Masuyama Castle was besieged by the Honganji army for the third day.

Under the city of Zengshan, the chanting of the Nan no Amitabha Buddha number, roaring like a sweeping wave blowing, and the towering banner of 'Nan no Amitabha' is even more obscuring the sky.

The sound of iron cannons roared incessantly, arrows shuttled like flying locusts, and from time to time the rolling balls of fire were smashed high from the top of the city.

However, none of this could stop the fanatical disciples of the sect.

"If you go further, you will be reborn in bliss, and if you take a step back, you will be infernal hell."

The disciples of the Sect, who had been fanatical by religious passion, held this talisman in their hands and poured towards the Great Hands Gate.

These people, who had rarely participated in the war, although there were monks and soldiers and their respective leaders and lords, and the ground attendants were organized, but the attacks still seemed to be undisciplined and lacking cover, and they were almost relying on human flesh.

The corpses of the ragged disciples were everywhere in front of the big hand, like a pile of wheat straw cut to the ground in autumn, and each by one the living beings turned into cold corpses in the blink of an eye.

And the warriors of the Shenbao family who were guarding the city, their hands were weak, but when they looked ahead, they were still densely packed with disciples of the sect.

Soon, the Great Temen Gate was finally breached, and the disciples of the Sect were no longer unstoppable, and they all poured into the city together.

After being thrown to the ground by their disciples, some of them were stabbed with knives, stoned, poked with guns, and even pounced on their necks and bit their teeth to death.

Although the chief of the Divine Protection made the most resolute resistance, under the attack of countless disciples of the sect who were like ants, Zengshan Castle was gradually unable to support it.

Outside Zengshan City, on a mountain in two miles, Li Xiaojun's main formation.

All the retainers knew that Li Xiao did not move for the time being and watched the battle from the wall before the victory or defeat was decided, so they were all sitting on top of Mazha and watching the siege battle with the mentality of a bystander.

However, with the precarious situation of Masuyama Castle, many retainers have begun to be stunned, and Masuyama Castle, a famous fortified city in Vietnam, could not stop the crowd-like attack of Honganji.

"Shengxing Temple's tactics, too don't take human life seriously, these are the most pious disciples who rush to the front, so even if they capture Zengshan City, but the damage is great."

When Kinoshita Koichiro saw this, the muscles on his face twitched slightly, as if he was moved by compassion, and finally couldn't help but sigh.

"This is also an inevitable move for them," Li Xiao said loudly, "Xuanzong's intention is obvious, that is, to use such a large number of killing and injuring people's sea tactics, in order to capture Zengshan Castle before the Uesugi family's reinforcements arrive, and then turn around to meet the Uesugi army with the momentum of taking the lead." ”

As soon as Li Xiao's words came out, everyone suddenly realized.

Honganji Xuanzong's plan is understandable.

"There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south." As a disciple of the Honda Masanobu Honda folded his hands together, he silently looked at the killing under Zengshan Castle, but he didn't know what he was thinking of in his heart at the moment.

Li Xiao silently guessed Honda Masanshin's thoughts.

At this time, Shima Katsutoshi stood up on the side and said to Masuyama Castle: "If there is no accident, Masuyama Castle will be broken within today, if even the fortified city Zengshan Castle is lost, not to mention the destruction of the Jimbo family, there is no longer a force that can resist Honganji." ”

"If the Jimbo family is destroyed and the Echichu guardian generation is cut off, in this case, the decisive battle between Honganji and the Uesugi family, whether won or not, Honganji's momentum of sweeping over Echichu will be irreversible."

Li Xiao knew very well that Dao Shengmeng's words represented the current worries of the retainers and himself, and the situation of Honganji unifying Yuezhong was definitely something they did not want to see.

But at this moment, the Shiina family of the Vietoche Central forces second only to the Jimboo family, and now in the face of the 80,000 troops of the Ichijong sect, they also shrank their forces and did not dare to move.

As for the remaining Kikuchi family, the Terashima family, the Ishiguro family, and the wealthy family of Echichu, who came early in the letter of Ken Uesugi, they did not dare to move forward.

This group of troops who came to the aid could only watch the army of the Zong sect besiege Zengshan Castle for several miles, but they did nothing and watched from the wall, and no one dared to step forward to shake the military momentum of Honganji.

At this moment, Li Xiaojun's Wujian Fantou rode a fast horse and galloped up the mountain, came to the front of the formation, turned over and stepped forward to meet Li Xiaohou and said.

"Report to the lord, Uesugi Huihu has arrived with the banner army."

After saying that, the name saw that Fantou stretched out his hand and pointed to a hill to the east.

When all the retainers heard this, they all stood up and moved to look at the east, at this moment, only Li Xiaoan sat still and took his gaze back, but he looked at Usami Katsuyuki, who had just entered his banner.

If this person really has a great enmity with Uesugi Kenshin, when he hears the arrival of the other party at this moment, he can definitely see the difference in his expression. If not, it must be done without a doubt.

Li Xiao thought so in his heart, and when he looked at Usami Katsuyuki, he saw that his expression was very strange, his eyes were staring at the mountain where Uesugi Kenshin was located, his hands were clenched, and his eyes seemed to be full of tears, and he was a little out of shape.

What does this look mean?

Li Xiao was a little puzzled for a moment, saying that this person was excited, there must be something, but where did this inexplicable sadness come from?

In this way, Li Xiao was even more puzzled about his identity and background.

"My lord, it's really the flag seal of Uesugi Huihu himself, the 'Bi' character flag and the chaotic 'dragon' flag."

Li Xiao gave up his intention to continue to investigate Usami Katsuyuki, and instead looked at the top of the mountain.

These two flags of Sugi Qianxin, Li Xiao is not the first time to see them, in Kawanaka Island, in Shirane Mountain, and in Yanzhu City, he has met with this No. 1 military god of the Warring States three times.

Li Xiao vaguely felt that this Takeda Shinxuan, as well as his lifelong enemy, was on this mountain at this moment.

"Yes, it's Uesugi Terutora himself, he's already here." Li Xiao left Mazha and pointed the horsewhip in his hand towards the opposite mountain.

At this moment, Uesugi Kenshin was holding a bowl scroll on his head, holding a ten-character spear, and riding on a war horse.

He glanced sideways, and the moon double-patterned flag on the next hill pointed to the object, as if he said casually: "Li Xiao is also here." ”

"Yes, my lord." Murakami Kunikiyo reported to Uesugi Kenshin that since his father Murakami Yoshikiyoshi died at the hands of Li Xiao, Uesugi Kenshin took pity on him and personally married his adopted daughter, so Murakami Kuniqing has now entered the ranks of the Uesugi family.

Murakami Guoqing looked at Li Xiao's moon double-patterned flag, and his eyes revealed the color of forest.

"Guoqing, our biggest opponent in this battle is Yixiangzong, not Li Xiao, you need to understand."

Murakami replied with a sigh of relief, and then looked down the mountain.

At this time, the members of the Uesugi family, Shangjo Zhengfan, rode up the mountain on horseback, and said to Uesugi Qianxin: "My lord, all the wealthy families in Yuezhong are hesitant about the huge army of Shengxing Temple, and they dare not advance with our army. ”

"A group of cowards, unworthy of the name of a samurai." The Uesugi family's fierce general, Yasuda Nomoto, said so loudly.

Immediately, Yasuda Nogen asked Utugi Teruto: "Please let me be the vanguard, break the current Honganji army, and raise my military name as Echigo." ”

"Don't be rash, Yasuda-sama, you have 80,000 troops in front of Honganji, and on the contrary, we only have 2,000 people," Masashiro Uejo dissuaded.

"Uejo-sama, are you also afraid?"

"It's not that I'm afraid, I can't help but be unwilling to make meaningless sacrifices, but damn, most of my strength is restrained by the Takeda family. Otherwise, if the army came out together, how could they be afraid of this group of monks. ”

"Nonsense, you're obviously cowardly."

"Yasuda-sama, you're insulting the martial name of my Kamijo family."

Seeing that Yasuda Nomoto, Uejo Masashiro was about to continue arguing, and Uesugi Kenshin waved his hand indifferently.

When the two saw that they had lost their manners, they apologized together.

Uesugi Kenshin raised the ten-character gun in his hand forward, pointed at the Honganji army that surrounded Masuyama Castle for several miles, and said, "What do you think of the Honganji formation? ”

The retainers did not understand what Uesugi Kenshin meant, and looked left and right.

Uesugi Kenshin smiled slightly and said, "Honganji Xuanzong is also a person with outstanding intelligence among the monks, but unfortunately he doesn't know military strategy. ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, Honganji has an army of 80,000 troops, but it is just a rabble, just like a pile of sand that is still sand no matter how high it is, it will be destroyed with one blow. Military conscription is not counting, it is not addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, you can win by virtue of the number of people. In my opinion, the layout of Honganji Temple is full of flaws, and it can be broken at will. ”

When the generals heard Kenshin Uesugi say this, their confidence was greatly boosted.

In the midst of the uproar, the dull sound of the taiko drum sounded, like a thunderclap that sounded for half a day, waking up the disciples of the sect who had been immersed in frenzy.

At this moment, it is already afternoon, and it is said that it is already westward.

On the opposite hill, Echigo's vanguard cavalry lined up the castle, and a long black line appeared on the hilltop.

The horse's mouth repeatedly chewed the horse's mouth, and the horse's hooves kicked the soil layer beneath him.

The echigo army's mounted samurai were holding ten-character spears and looking down at the mountain with solemn expressions, and the outer pills of Masuyama Castle were smoking, and the flames were burning everywhere, and the defenders were still making the last resistance.

Yamashita Ichimune noticed the military strength of the Echigo army and hurriedly organized disciples.

The disciples of the Ichijo sect, who were originally heading towards the head of Zengshan Castle, were mobilized, hurried over, and set up a position in the direction of the Echigo army to defend it.

At this moment, Uesugi Kenshin, dressed in heavy armor and wearing eye-catching armor, rode a war horse, and appeared in front of the Echigo Army's cavalry team.

"Murakami, you lead the headquarters to guard my left flank."

"Uejo, you guard my right flank."

"Yasuda, Kojima, you two follow me straight to the main camp of Honganji."

After Uesugi Kenshin finished giving the order, the four generals groaned and rode away.

At this time, Uesugi Kenshin raised the ten-character spear in his hand high, and the Echigo cavalry behind him neatly placed the head of the spear in his hand on the ground and laid it down.

"Heaven blesses Bishamon."

Uesugi Kenshin stabbed the tip of his spear into the air and shouted.

Behind him, the samurai of the Echigo Army immediately let out a stormy cry.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

The disciples of Honganji Temple, who had been mobilized in a hurry and had not experienced the great war, had already begun to tremble under this roar like a ghost and god.

Then it was like the sound of a drum, like a thunderous explosion, thumping.

Uesugi Kenshin waved the ten-character gun forward and roared loudly.

"Out of battle."

(To be continued)