Chapter Ninety-Eight: Shin Xing's Rebellion (4)
Killing, cruelty, destruction, death, madness, dehumanization...... Almost all negative words are found in war. But why are there always so many people in www.biquge.info the world who look forward to or even obsessed with war? Perhaps, when a person has an absolute awareness of these negative words, he will discover the moving side of war.
The images of flesh and blood, the wandering between life and death, the thrill of conquering the weak, and the sense of accomplishment of a powerful enemy in war, all of these have fascinated many people.
Yamada Masamura has always considered himself not to belong to this kind of person, and he likes peace, because only in times of peace can he spend a lot of time enjoying food, wine, and beautiful people. Obviously, the war will not bring him these. Belch...... Well, at least the battlefield is not brought to him.
So many times, he felt very inexplicable about the idea that Maeda Keiji and them were so eager for war, "Isn't it good to live well?" ”
It's just that now, Yamada Masamura looks at the chaotic battlefield around him, the battlefield full of blood and flesh, and screams, and he only feels more and more excited. "Yamada Masamura is here! Who dares to fight? Yamada Masamura shouted, the sword in his hand constantly harvesting any enemy who dared to approach him.
Looking at the frightened eyes of the enemies around him looking at him, Yamada Masamura suddenly felt a burst of relief in his heart. "Is this the beauty of war?" Yamada Masamura didn't know why, but suddenly remembered such a philosophical question.
"My lord! Shibata Katsuya is moving this way! Keiji Maeda's voice woke up Masakimura Yamada, who was slightly distracted.
Looking up, Shibata Katsuya's eye-catching banner was indeed moving towards him. "It seems that Shibata-sama also wants to use this battle to prove who is the first fierce general in Owari......" Yamada Masamura pouted and said, "Unfortunately, I don't care about this~"
He is a man who wants to become the strongest man in the world, what is the first fierce general of Owari, how can he care about such a small pattern?
However, since Shibata Katsuya is here, he can't hide, not to mention that this is the fastest way to end this war. "Target: Shibata Katsuya Honjin! Rush! Yamada Masamura yelled and rushed out again.
"Quick! Keep up! Seeing this, Maeda Keiji and the others hurriedly shouted and followed. In other words, there is such a lord who likes to rush on the battlefield, and Maeda Keiji is really miserable.
On Oda Nobunaga's side, the war directly entered the white-hot stage. There were about 1,000 people on Oda Nobunaga's side, but there were more than 3,000 people on Oda Nobuyuki's side, and the difference in numbers made Nobunaga's army fall into a bitter battle as soon as they came into contact.
"Die!" Maeda Toshiya's spear stabbed out violently, killing one of the ashigaru in front of him, and then quickly pulled out and swept backwards, and the other ashigaru who tried to sneak attack was instantly knocked to the ground.
"There are so many people...... Maeda Toshiya muttered with a frown, but he didn't dare to have any slackness in his hand at all, a spear kept waving, attacking or defending.
Suddenly, a spear stabbed out of the diagonal area, and the speed and strength were obviously not something that an ordinary ashigaru could use. In an instant, Maeda Toshiya raised his gun violently to block, and he was able to block this attack.
"Who is it?!" Maeda Toshiie's eyes instantly became solemn, and he turned his head and shouted, from the power of this stab, he could guess that the person who came was definitely a samurai.
"Haha~ Ah Dog, your martial arts have become stronger again~ This can be stopped~" The samurai laughed and exclaimed.
Compared to this samurai, Maeda Toshiya's face was much more embarrassed, "Second brother...... I didn't expect that we would also meet with swords one day...... "The person who came was the second brother of the Maeda Toshi, Maeda Toshigen."
"Ha~ A dog, sentimentality is not your style! And now that each is his master, you are not allowed to show mercy to your subordinates! Maeda Toshigen said at the end, and his face became solemn.
Hearing this, Maeda Toshi's face also became serious, "Don't worry, second brother, even if I choose the lord, I won't lose the people of the Maeda family!" With that, Maeda Toshiya put on an offensive stance.
"Good! This is the samurai of my Maeda family! Maeda Toshigen praised, and then killed him with a gun. Li family, let me see how far your martial arts have improved over the years! ”
"Humph! Enough to beat you to the degree! Maeda Toshiya shouted loudly and rushed head-on.
One breath, the two brothers fought together, they used the ancestral marksmanship of the Maeda family, both sides can be said to know the roots, you come with a move, I move to go, as if it is a daily competition, if the murderous spirit in their eyes is not so sufficient, the move is not to stab the other party's vital point.
This is the war of this era, brothers, fathers and sons, friends, even if they drank together yesterday, today for their respective lords, but they can't fight to the death.
"Hah!" Sasa Naimasa slashed at the enemy in front of him with a big knife in his hand, instantly cutting the enemy in front of him in half. "Damn! It was still so far from the enemy's main position. Sasa Narumasa didn't seem to be far away, but he was still scolding in a low voice from the Oda Nobuyuki main formation, which was separated by countless enemies.
Suddenly, all I heard was "Bang! Then a miserable scream sounded in the ears of Sasa Chengzheng. Hurriedly turned his head to look, but it was an enemy Ashigaru, looking at the direction, it seemed that he was planning to sneak attack him, and behind him, his brother Sasa Masaji was looking at him seriously.
"Don't be distracted!"
"Yes!" Sasa Narumasa nodded, and once again plunged into the chaotic battlefield.
The battle on Daosheng's side was in full swing, and the Cheongju City side also entered a tragic city defense battle.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! The sound of violent impact continued to sound outside the door, and each sound made the gate of Cheongju City tremble tremblingly. Behind the gate, the only few male servants blocked the door, preventing the other party from breaking through the city gate.
On the city walls, countless women armed with spears kept stabbing at the enemies who tried to climb up. Although they were originally just ordinary women, they had neither been on the battlefield nor practiced martial arts, but with their geographical advantages and desperate thoughts, they were still able to block the impact of the enemy.
"Mrs. Nong, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hold here." Li Huamei said with a frown.
"Well, that's true, but I'm not going to stick to the outer city. When we were about to lose our hold, we retreated to Nimaru, then the inner castle, and finally to the castle tower. Nohime replied as she looked at the gates.
"Madame is trying to stall for time?" When Li Huamei heard this, she guessed Nongji's thoughts.
"Not bad." Nonghime nodded, and then said helplessly, "I'm afraid, this is the only thing we can do at the moment, right?" ”
Indeed, a group of women in them add up to only about 100 people, and what can be done in the face of a force of more than 400 people? Even if this group of troops is only peasant soldiers, it is not comparable to their group of women.
"Madam, I have an idea...... Li Huamei said suddenly.
"Huh? Let's hear it. ”
"We can pile up a large amount of firewood, clothes, and other things at the city gate, and light it when the city gate is about to be breached, and rely on the fire to block the enemy, so that we will not suffer too many casualties when we retreat into Nimaru." Li Huamei said respectfully.
"Well, it makes sense, this matter will be handed over to you, and the speed must be fast!" Nohime thought about it for a moment and immediately agreed, because there wasn't much time for her to think about it at this time.
"Yes!" When Li Huamei heard this, she immediately took someone to prepare.
The sound of the gate being slammed and the tragic shouts of killing continued, and Nohime looked at the trembling gate and muttered, "Master Kichibo......"
"Sister-in-law." At this moment, a crisp voice woke up Nonghime, and when he turned his head to look, he found Ah Shi, Yu Da and Duo Cho Ji.
"Ashi?! What are you doing here!? Nonghime looked at Ah Shi in shock, and then turned his head angrily and glared at Yu Da, "What's the matter!" Didn't you want to take a good look at her?! "Nonghime is angry, there is no way, her most beloved sister is now in such a dangerous place, how can she not be angry?
Just before he could speak, Ah Shi had already answered first, "Sister-in-law! Ah Shi also wants to protect his brother's city! Ah Shi said firmly.
Hearing this, Nonghime saw that the three of them were all holding knives in their hands. "Nonsense!" Nonghime was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily again, "Yu Da, bring Ah Shi back to the castle tower immediately!" ”
"I'm not going back! They can do their best to protect this place, and so can I! I'm Oda Nobunaga's sister! Mrs. Yamada Masamura in the future! I'm not afraid of death! Ah Shi shouted.
"Boom!" There was another loud bang, Nonghime looked at Ah Shi deadly, Ah Shi also looked at Nonghime without showing weakness, half a sound, Nonghime said helplessly, "Don't die!" With that, he turned and continued to stare at the city gate.
Not long after, Li Huamei brought people to bring firewood, cloth, oil and other things over. "Madam, it's time to ......," Li Huamei said with some apologies. The time was too daring, so she didn't dare to take too much, of course, with a few of them, she couldn't take much.
Looking at the small pile of firewood and oil, Nohime frowned, and then looked at the city gate again, "It's okay, that's enough." Pile these things up behind the door at once, and you can block them for a while. ”
"Yes!" Li Huamei immediately responded.
"We're here to help, too!" Seeing this, Ah Shi hurriedly shouted.
"Ashi?! Why are you here too?! Li Huamei was shocked when she saw Ah Shi.
"There's no time to explain, hurry up!" Nohime urged.
Hearing this, Li Huamei also knew that this was not the time to talk too much, so she had to suppress the doubts in her heart and carry her things over to prepare.
"Hurry up! Heap them all up! Li Huamei continued to direct the women to carry the firewood, and soon, a gap was left in the entire gate, and the oil was poured on it.
"Prepare to retreat!" Seeing this, Nohime immediately ordered.
With Nohime's order, everyone hurriedly withdrew to Ninomaru. Although they were climbed up by some ashigaru on the way to retreat, Li Huamei and Da Zhuhe showed their martial arts at this time, and killed those ashigaru in a few moves.
"Boom!" The loud noise sounded again, and without the people blocking the door, the gate that had been crumbling for a long time was finally breached.
"Haha! Rush in! Cheongju Castle is mine! Oda Nobutoki shouted excitedly, but after shouting, he suddenly found that the ashigaru in front of him was completely unmoving.
"What's going on?! Give me a rush...... Enter...... What the?! As soon as Oda Nobutoki was about to question, he saw the huge pile of firewood at the door. Before I could understand what was going on, I was dyed with a bright red in front of me.
"Bastard! Climb over the walls for me! Oda Nobutoki roared angrily, he couldn't have imagined that the other party would play like this. Looking at the fire that filled the entire city gate in front of him, he found with pain that Qingzhou City, which seemed to be easy to take, was going to drag on for a long time.
At this time, Nohime had already led people back to Ninomaru, and while looking vigilantly out of the city, he continued to pile up firewood and other things behind the gate.
"Mrs. Ji Nai, Yu Da, you bring more people to move this time, and this time you will get some to throw outside the city wall, don't let them climb the wall easily." Nohime ordered.
"If this is the case, this city is ......," Li Huamei on the side said with some concern, it is easy to damage and difficult to repair. When the Oda army captured Cheongju Castle, it took a lot of effort to repair the castle defenses.
"If even the city is gone, what else do you want to do with the city defense?!" Nohime shook her head and said.
"Understood." Yoshino nodded, and then led the people away.
"Huamei, Crane, go and ask who knows who can use a bow and arrow. In this case, it would be best if you could have some archers. Nonghime turned to Li Huamei and Da Zhuhe and commanded.
"Yes!" Li Huamei and the two daughters responded.
Ordering everything, Nohime faintly looked at the enemy troops in the distance who were still trying to extinguish the fire. Although there were a few ashigaru who crawled over, it was clear that they did not dare to run to attack the castle themselves in the face of this situation.
"Looks like it can last a while, Yoshi-sama, it's up to you......" Nohime whispered.
Rice raw.
"Death to those who stand in my way!" Yamada Masamura kept chanting this slogan that sounded like a bit of a middle two, and the sword in his hand kept slashing the enemies around him, trying to increase the credibility of this slogan. Well, in fact, this slogan already has a strong degree of convincing, at least the enemies around him are the few.
The ashigaru of the Shibata Army subconsciously dodged the death-like figure of Yamada Masamura, and they really couldn't dodge, and they just ran away perfunctorily with a shot from afar. It looks like Yamada Masamura is a monster that eats people.
Watching Yamada Masamura rampage through the battlefield as if entering a no-man's land, and then looking at Maeda Keiji and others who followed behind Yamada Masamura, who were also brave and almost unmatched, Shibata Katsuya smiled a little helplessly, "I really don't know what is going on with this kid, his martial arts are perverted enough, and even his retainers are so strong......"
"However, I didn't plan to give up the title of Owari No. 1 Commander so simply!" Tightening the big sword in his hand, Shibata Katsuya directly led the Honjin flag to drive in the direction of Yamada Masamura. (To be continued.) )