Chapter 691: Increasing the number of troops at Sandao Sakaguchi
Nikaido Xingzuna said in a deep voice, "If that's the case, let me assist you, Your Excellency Anda. ”
Hojo Tokimune nodded and smiled, and solemnly encouraged: "With your concerted efforts, we will definitely be able to keep the fake makeup Sakaguchi!" I will give you the same 20,000, plus the 10,000 there, please do your best. ”
Anda Taisheng and Nikaido Yukitsuna saluted together and said loudly, "Yes!" ”
Heira Raitsuna raised his head, looked directly at Hojo Tokimune, and said slowly: "Lord Ruling Authority, the last Yamauchi Sakaguchi, please let me guard it." ”
Yamauchi Sakaguchi is the last line of defense of the Kamakura shogunate, and if you lose it, you will die! Ping Laigang's move is to fulfill his duties.
Miyauchi Ryren and Hojo Shihiro grabbed it together, and said: "And us, this is a battle to the death, we will fight to the end!" ”
Hojo Tokimune said with relief: "Okay, I'll give you 20,000 people, and Sakaguchi in the mountain will please." ”
The three of them bowed and said, "Yes!" ”
Seeing that all the Sakaguchi had been snatched away, Hojo Soyori had no choice but to say, "Lord Ruling Power, please let me go to the Sakaguchi of Kek Lok Temple!" ”
Hojo Tokimune waved his hand and said, "No need, I also need people here, you can stay with me." ”
Hojo Sorai is not easy to shirk, not to mention that Hojo Tokizong really needs a strong assistant, so he nodded heavily: "Yes!" ”
Hojo Tokimune thought for a moment and said solemnly: "If the war is unfavorable, you should try to gather your troops and horses and return to the mountain." We are guarding the mountain, and the grain and grass in the mountain are abundant, as long as we can hold it, it is enough to support it for two years! ”
Everyone understood what Hojo Tokimune meant, and hurriedly nodded yes.
Hojo Tokimune said: "Without further ado, please hurry up and immediately strengthen the defense of Mido Sakaguchi!" ”
"Yes!" The generals received the order, bowed deeply to Hojo Tokimune, and hurriedly bid farewell. At dawn, Cheng Yue's army will inevitably attack, and they must act as soon as possible.
After everyone had left the Yamanuchi Temple, Hojo Toki Zong sighed long and said to the only remaining Hojo Soyori in the hall: "Soyori, I have one of the most important things to hand over to you. In the cave on the mountainside, I hid enough food for 5,000 people to eat for a year, and if the mountain could not hold on, we would retreat there. There are still 5,000 elite samurai of the Hojo clan, I will hand them over to you, and you must quietly arrange for them to be deployed there as soon as possible. Also, you go and gather all the hundreds of people from our Hojo clan, don't miss a single one, and send them over immediately in a critical moment. ”
Hojo Soyori suddenly felt a great responsibility, and said with a pause: "Yes, I will do it at dawn." ”
Hojo Shizong sighed: "You have told me many times how strong Cheng Yue is, but I have never understood it very well, and now I have finally figured it out, but I'm afraid it's too late." ”
Hojo Zonglai was silent for a long time, and said: "Lord in power, if Cheng Yue surrenders......"
Hojo Shizong instantly burst out and shouted angrily: "Why did he recruit me? There are no cowards in the Hojo clan who surrendered, and I will only fight him to the death, so I don't have to mention this again! ”
Hojo Soyori nodded silently, and when Hojo arrived, Zong's anger subsided a little, and he said, "Lord Ruling Authority, do you want to find a way to send away Sadashi and Shishi from your cronies?" ”
Hojo Tokimune was stunned, his mouth opened and opened, and he still didn't say anything for a long time.
Hojo Soyori said: "After turning over the back mountain, you can go directly to the sea, don't we still have a few boats there?" Put on ordinary clothes for Zhenshi and Shishi, and others also pretend to be ordinary people, and when the war is in chaos, it is easy to hide their identities. It's nothing for us to die here, but they're too young to die. ”
Hojo Tokimune muttered, "If Kamakura is unfortunately breached, this is the last thing to do, and I hope I will never give this order." ”
Hojo Soyori said: "The general, do you want to send someone to monitor?" ”
Hojo Shizong snorted coldly and said, "Although Yuan Weikang is thirteen years old, he is an incompetent person, his mother Zaiko is better than him, but after all, she is a woman, so what is the use of monitoring them?" Let them be. ”
Hojo Soyori said: "Will Cheng Yue take care of Yuan Weikang?" Can we take them hostage? ”
Hojo Shizong shook his head and said: "It's useless, the life or death of their mother and son is none of Cheng Yue's business in any case." Yuan Weikang is dead, but he can vacate a position of general Zhengyi, which may be more beneficial to Cheng Yue. ”
Hojo Soyori said: "Lord Ruling is speculating, does Cheng Yue intend to covet the position of General Zhengyi?" ”
Hojo Shizong said: "What kind of person is Cheng Yue, he doesn't really care about the official position of the general of Zhengyi, I mean, this position is vacant, it may be useful for Cheng Yue." Whether he takes it himself or lets someone else take it, in short, this position will not be occupied by Yuan Weikang. ”
Hojo Soyori nodded again and again, "I see." ”
Hojo Tokimune said: "It's not early, you go and prepare." ”
Hojo Soyori replied yes and bowed back.
The three secret soldiers sent by Hojo Tokimune were completely annihilated, and the shogunate was forced to reinforce Mido Sakaguchi with heavy troops, and the news spread quickly throughout Kamakura like wings in the early hours of the morning, and the morale of the army began to fluctuate.
The garrisons of the Kamakura armies were not far from Midosakaguchi, and they were originally intended to be reinforced at any time, and all the armies could be in place within an hour with a single greeting.
At dawn, the reinforcements from all three directions had arrived under the wild rush, and the tense atmosphere before the battle was permeated.
Angier slept soundly, and when he awoke, Wang Li presented the results of the night's battle. Angier asked a few words briefly and took credit for Wang Li.
Angier immediately summoned the generals to listen to the order, and as soon as the generals entered the account, there was a probe to report that the sakakou of the Kek Lok Temple saw heavy reinforcements, and the total strength had reached 50,000!
Angel laughed and said: "This is good, the grass startles the snake, let's kill these 50,000 people, and then we can drive straight in!" ”
You Xian smiled: "It's time to return to the majesty of the cannon this time, right?" ”
Angier said: "The Japanese occupy the upper slope of Sakaguchi, condescending, I plan to use bombs and spearmen as the mainstay, the cavalry will be encircled and suppressed at the end, and the artillery will be kept to attack the city." Although the Kamakura shogunate has been running Kamakura for many years, it is vulnerable in front of us! Before leaving, the prince told me that from the time I launched my attack, the whole territory of Kamakura must be wiped out within three days, and there must be no major casualties. Otherwise, instead of merit, I will be severely punished. Generals, it's only three days, understand? ”
The generals said in unison: "Yes! Obey the orders of the prince! ”
Angel nodded and arched his hand: "I am willing to work with all the generals to make contributions to the prince!" ”
"Yes!"
"Let's go!"
Angier personally commanded the return artillery and spearmen, and led the army to the mouth of the Kek Lok Temple. (To be continued.) )