27 dead soldiers
In a short time, the exhausted Sasa army built a low fence and dug a trench less than three feet long.
And the vanguard army led by Shibata Katsuya has finally arrived.
"All hands are ready for battle!"
Sasa Morimasa roared, and pulled out the knife from his waist.
Seeing the Shibata Army's more than 1,000 troops, the black pressure was enclosed in a fan shape under the Inabu Heights, and many peasant soldiers from the vicinity of Hira Castle were trembling with fear, they on the Inayu Heights, there were only three hundred, and they were tired divisions, how could they defeat Shibata Katsuya, the number one fierce general of the Oda family, with one enemy and four?
In their hearts, many people have already retreated, ready to drop their weapons and flee at any time.
At this time, a samurai on horseback in Shibata's army slowly stepped out of the crowd, and the sharp-eyed people had already caught a glimpse of the man who was burly and majestic, with a beard on his face, and it was Shibata Katsuya.
Sasa Sunsuke couldn't help but look at his father, and found that there was not even a trace of expression on Sheng Zheng's calm face.
"Please come out of the battle, I have something to say!"
Singer shouted from afar.
"You and I are upright, if you have anything to say now, although Sasa Shengzheng is old, his ears are still good!"
Sheng Zheng didn't go down the mountain, but just shouted in response.
Shibata Katsuya under the mountain didn't expect Sheng Zheng to be so faceless, he paused slightly, and shouted:
"The son-in-law is not talented, he serves the lord Oda Nobuyuki, and he took the liberty to come to see his father today because he wants to share a great event with you and crusade against Oda Nobunaga, who usurped the position of the governor! Please come down the mountain and come with me to Cheongju! ”
As soon as the words of solicitation came out, the peasants and soldiers of the Sazuo Army couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief...... Listening to Katsuya's meaning, Oda Nobuyuki can not blame the past for helping Nobunaga's side. And the Shibata Katsuya married the eldest daughter of Sasa Morimasa, and the two families have a marital alliance, and in the future, the Sasa family will not be treated coldly under the command of Nobuyuki.
For a time, people's hearts fluctuated.
After a long time, Sasa Morimasa replied:
"Kwon Liu, did you forget to take your medicine before you went out today!"
Shibata Katsuya under the mountain was stunned for a long time before he understood the meaning of this sentence.
At this time, the Zuo Zuo army on the mountain had already burst into laughter.
"You forgot to take your medicine today", "Your mother called you home for dinner", "Your mother blew up" and other absurd words have long been well-known to people inside and outside Hira.
Sheng Zheng cleverly borrowed a sentence, the original intention was just to humiliate the Katsu family, so that he would cut off the idea of persuading the Sasa family to surrender, but unexpectedly eliminated the tension and fear of the peasants and soldiers, but it was an unexpected harvest.
After Zuo Zuojun's laughter died down, the singer sighed helplessly, turned his horse's head and returned to the formation.
Why didn't he know that this was done on purpose by Sasa Shengzheng?
Although it is a guarantee from him, it is difficult to say whether Oda Nobuyuki will give Sasajun the punishment of reducing the seal or even removing the name, Sasa Morimasa's move seems to be humiliating his victory, but in fact, he is drawing a line with him, and he doesn't want to affect him.
“…… If I lose this battle, it will not be impossible. ”
I don't know when, the singer vaguely had such a thought in his heart.
"Woo ......"
The sound of the conch sounded, and Shibata Jun rushed to the mountain bag with buried steps.
At noon, Sasa Narumasa rode a fast horse rewarded by Nobunaga through the narrow territory of Kita-Owari like the wind, approaching Inagigahara outside Kiyoshu Castle.
Of course, he knew how many peasant soldiers the Sasa family could mobilize, and he also knew the mobilization power of his brother-in-law Shibata Katsuie, and he also knew that in the original history, the Shibata army attacked the Sasa army, resulting in the annihilation of its entire army and the death of many people in the Sasa family.
…… Be fast, be faster!
The tragedy must not be allowed to happen again.
Sasa Chengzheng didn't care about horsepower, and kept beating the horse, like an arrow.
Ride the dust.
……
The sun is past noon.
Sasa Morimasa looked up at the sky, and subconsciously raised his arm to wipe his sweat, only to find that he had long been out of sweat.
What he wiped off was all blood.
Red blood.
Scarlet, more dazzling than the afternoon sun.
They have held out for two hours, and the loss of their troops has exceeded half, and it is estimated that there are only 100 people who can stand up and fight at this time
"Oh roar!"
Sheng Zheng roared and stabbed a shot, stabbing the foot light that rushed through the fence.
Blood flowed down the bamboo spear, making the barrel of his spear a little thicker. Sheng Zheng sank in one breath, and was just about to draw his gun from the corpse of the enemy soldier, when his hand slipped. The bamboo spear was stained with too much blood, and the barrel of the gun had already become wet and slippery, and he was already old and decrepit, and his strength was insufficient......
The Shibata family's ashigaru discovered Morimasa's flaw and screamed and pierced the bamboo spear together.
Sheng Zheng hurriedly abandoned the bamboo spear and wanted to draw his sword to block, but his reaction was already a little sluggish, and he was about to be stabbed by Shibata Jun's Ashigaru.
A large spear pressed up, directly crushing the bamboo spears of the ashigaru people to the ground. This gun is made of authentic ash wood, which is several times better than a bamboo gun?
A tall young man roared in front of Sasa Morimasa, and with the wave of his spear, he had already forced the ashigaru to retreat, stabbing one to death and injuring two.
"Retreat! Fall back! ”
A samurai of the Shibata Army shouted on horseback.
After hearing this, Shibata Jun's Ashigaru of course didn't want to fight anymore, and hurriedly put together a scattered formation and retreated to the main formation.
Sasa sat down on a corpse, gasping for breath.
He is the young man who released and saved Sasa Morimasa, and he is the second son of Sasa Morimasa and the second brother of Sasa Chengmasa.
"Fortunately, I retreated, and I couldn't stop it if I didn't retreat. Did my father get hurt? ”
Despite his exhaustion, Sasa stood up with his spear in his hand, clearly concerned about his father.
"I'm fine."
Sasamori was quick to say nothing, he pressed one hand on the hilt of the knife, looked around at his remnants, and his gray eyebrows seemed to be about to be twisted together.
"Don't stop! Divide into two teams, one to rest and one to repair the camp! ”
Sasa Morimasa shouted as he patrolled. When the more than 100 remnants heard his order, they didn't complain, but just obediently did it, which was really surprising.
Sasa Sunsuke also stood up and joined the group that repaired the camp, re-erected the toppled wooden fence, moved the corpses out of the trench, and piled them under the wooden fence.
"We don't have much time! If you don't want to die, hurry up! ”
Sheng Zheng's voice was hoarse, and the ashigaru of the Sasa family was almost injured, and when they heard the lord's order, they subconsciously carried it out.
The battle has progressed to this extent, and the only suspense is how long they can hold out.
On the plain not far away, a big man with a beard waved his military equipment again.
The Shibata Army's Ashigaru lined up and rushed towards the Sasa Army on the mountain bag again.