Chapter 729
Outside the castle of Mt. Wada. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"Oh? Those fake monks did a good job~" Shibata Katsuya sneered, then turned his head to Mao Shousheng and ordered, "Inform Chang Jin, let them pretend to be about to be attacked." ”
With Shibata Katsuie's order, soon, the sound of the Buddha's horn from Wada Mountain Castle became much quieter, while the shouting of killing on the side of the Oda army became louder.
"Not good! Hetian Mountain City is about to be unable to hold on, Xuan Ren, how about launching an attack now? Qili Lai Zhou asked anxiously. Although he was eager to immediately give the order for the whole army to attack and kill all the heaven-killing Oda troops in one go, he still asked Sugipu Genren's opinion very knowingly.
In fact, since Nanori Yorishu became Kaga's acting officer, he has never dictated the military aspect, and all the battles that have always been fought are in charge of Sugi Genren and Tokuda Shigekiyo, who has been killed in battle. And the reason why this is so is all because in the third year of Eisho, that is, in 1506, the battle of the Nine-Headed Dragon River gave a resounding slap in the face to the monks of the Kaga Ichisho sect at that time. In that battle, they finally understood that war was not just because of the number of people who could agree to it, but also understood that even if they had seen a lot of military discipline, they were vulnerable to the real famous generals among the samurai.
And now, 80,000 to Shibata Katsuya 20,000, I can't help but think of the war again, although he was not born when the war broke out, but he really heard a lot about the war. So even though he was very eager to defeat the Oda army, he still held back. Hawkers, maybe that's the advantage of being older? No matter how angry you are, you will keep a trace of sanity.
Faced with Qili Lai Zhou's inquiry, Sugipu Xuanren did not answer immediately, but looked intently at Hetian Mountain City in the distance. I don't know why, he always had a very bad feeling.
"Xuan Ren?!" Qili Lai Zhou saw that Shanpu Xuanren didn't speak, and couldn't help but raise his voice.
Hearing this, Sugi Pu Xuanren hurriedly nodded and said, "What the acting official said is extremely true, it is indeed necessary to support Wada Mountain Castle immediately, otherwise after being broken by the Oda army, the morale of our army will inevitably decline." More importantly, the Oda army could have burned the castle and retreated to Echizen at that time. ”
"In that case, it's up to you! Remember! In this battle, we must play the momentum of this sect! Let the world know that the majesty of the Sect will never allow anyone to provoke! Qili Lai Zhou said sharply.
"Yes!" Sugi Pu Xuanren responded in a deep voice, and then turned around and ordered the rest of the Yixiang sect believers to start marching towards Hetian Mountain City. It's just that as the order was given, the uneasiness in his heart became heavier and heavier. "Did I think too much?" Sugi Pu Xuanren thought secretly in his heart, but then he shook his head, "As long as the battle is steady and steady, the Oda army is only 20,000 people, how can it be the opponent of the 80,000 army of this sect?" ”
Although Shanpu Xuanren is not a famous general, his years of war experience make him still full of confidence in this war. Although he was not unaware of the Oda family's standing army system, he was completely scoffed at it. Professional troops? How can it be?! If that's the case, what's the difference between it and a samurai?
After a while, the earth began to tremble, and the sound of huge footsteps came from far and near, and in a short time, countless Sect Disciples appeared in the field of vision of the Oda Army. At this time, the Oda army had already withdrawn from the range of Wada Mountain Castle, and was not far away from the formation and waited for the arrival of the army.
Seeing this scene, Sugipu Xuanren did not hesitate, and immediately ordered the whole army to continue to charge the Oda army. His idea was simple, that is, to break through the enemy's position in one go with his huge forces. Although the believers who rushed to the forefront in this way would surely suffer heavy casualties, what did that have to do with him?
"Chongtai, you lead people to Hetian Mountain City and take over the troops there!" Sugi Pu Xuanren ordered. In his opinion, as long as Suzuki Shigeyasu led the army into Wada Mountain Castle, even if this charge failed to break through the position of the Oda army, the Oda army would only fail. Because it has an army of 80,000 and a fortress as a horn, even if the Oda army is brave and invincible, what is the army afraid of?
"It's nice to think about~" Shibata Katsuya sneered after seeing Ichijun's actions, "But it's time for them to know the cruelty of reality." With that, he was ready to give the order for Sakuma Morimasa of Wada Mountain Castle to attack. After learning that the Ichijo army was marching towards Wada Mountain Castle, Shibata Katsuya did not let Sakuma Morimasa and others, who were acting, retreat, but let them enter Wada Mountain Castle and hide. Pinch attack, a straightforward and very useful tactic.
It's just that at this moment, Asakura Jingjing stopped Shibata Katsuya. "My lord, the leader of the musket team of the Ichijo sect is Suzuki Shigeyasu, who is a member of the Suzuki clan of Kii Province. If you put it in the city and kill it, it will definitely demoralize the army. Asakura Jingjing said respectfully.
Hearing this, Shibata Katsuya did not hesitate, and nodded directly, "Since that's the case, let's do as you say." At this time, the Ichimara army was about to rush into the range of the Oda army, and he didn't have time to hesitate about the pros and cons of doing so, and he didn't even think about whether Sakuma Morimasa could make the most suitable choice on his own without his orders. But at this time, it can only be handed over to him.
500 meters, 400 meters...... As the distance got closer and closer, the soldiers of the Oda Army couldn't help but start to get nervous, they tightened the weapons in their hands, subconsciously swallowed their saliva, cold sweat slipped from their foreheads, and their eyes stared ahead without blinking.
Yes, they are standing soldiers, that is, professional soldiers, and what they have to do every day is train, train and train. It can be said that after this period of training, each of them was able to defeat those ordinary peasant soldiers with an overwhelming advantage.
It's just that even so, when they saw the almost endless sea of people rushing towards them quickly, nervousness still involuntarily surfaced in their hearts. After all, no matter how comprehensive the training is, it is impossible to achieve the current situation.
"Ready!" A loud voice sounded in the ears of the soldiers of the Oda Army, completely subconscious, the guns were deployed, the bows and arrows were bent, and the muskets were aimed, these actions had already been imprinted into their bone marrow in the long training.
As the distance got closer, the soldiers of the Oda Army could even see the hideous faces on the other side.
"Shoot!"
"Boom!" The arrows fell into the charging army in graceful parabolas.
"Bang bang bang!" In the gap between the pikes, the musket began to give vent to its powerful firepower.
"Ahhh In an instant, there were many believers of the Sect who did not know how many fell.
"Stomp, stomp!" Striding forward without the slightest pause, those believers of the Sect didn't seem to see those fallen allies at all, even if the friendly army in front of them fell, they would trample on it without scruples, even if the fallen allies were still struggling to stand up.
On the other side, when Suzuki Shigeyasu led his army to the outside of Wadayama Castle, Kanamori Nagajin immediately ordered Kaejo to welcome Suzuki Shigeyasu's troops in.
"What about Wada-sama?" Suzuki Shigeyasu frowned and looked at the army in front of him, although he knew that it would definitely not be easy for Wada Mountain Castle to be able to resist until now, but he never thought that it would be so miserable.
I saw that in front of Suzuki Shigeyasu, hundreds of Sect Believers were standing there scattered, their expressions were tired, their clothes were stained with blood, and many of them even needed the support of others to be able to stand. In the surrounding area, many people were sitting or lying on the ground, constantly making faint screams.
Hearing Suzuki Shigeyasu's words, a young samurai came out and said with a sad expression, "My father and elder brother have already gone to Elysium. ”
"Dead?!" Suzuki Shigeyasu was surprised, then looked at the young man in front of him, and asked with some uncertainty, "You are Wada-sama's ......" Suzuki Shigeyasu had seen Wada Heita and his eldest son Wada Heichi in the past, but at that time, he just took a look. After all, although he has always had a high status in Kaga, he is not as knowledgeable about various wealthy families as Sugi Genren or Tokuda Shigekiyo.
"In Shimowada Heiji, he is the second son in the family, and he has seen Suzuki-sama." Heiji Wada said in a deep voice. His tone was a little low and hoarse, and his eyes were even redder, as if he was holding back his sadness.
Hearing this, Suzuki Shigeyasu nodded, patted Wada Heiji's shoulder and said comfortingly, "Don't be sad!" Your father and brother have gone to Elysium, and you should be happy for them! And those devils who dare to be the enemy of my Buddha will definitely be damned! At that moment, he felt a slight tremor in Wada's body, but he didn't care about it, he just thought it was because of the reaction to the loss of his father and brother.
"Yes!" Wada Heiji nodded firmly, and at the same time said fiercely, "Lord Suzuki, please allow me to go out in the next battle and crusade against those devils who are enemies of my Buddha!" ”
"Haha~ Don't worry, let me arrange the defense first." Shigeyasu Suzuki said with a laugh. Well, in fact, Suzuki Shigetai didn't take Wada Heiji's words to heart at all, after all, these defenders in Wada Castle can see with the naked eye that they have basically lost their combat effectiveness, even if they are out of battle, what role can they play? And in Suzuki Shigeyasu's view, how could the Ichixiang Army, which had an army of 80,000, lose to the Oda Army?
Hearing Suzuki Shigeyasu's words, Wada Heiji didn't say anything more, just accompanied him to check the city defenses, and at the same time, when he passed by two ordinary-looking believers, he gave them a vague look.