"Lord, are you retiring from the army?"

After thinking about it for a long time, Kojima finally asked tentatively. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Even if Matsukura Castle is breached, with the intervention of the Uesugi clan, it will not be able to swallow the territory of the Shiina clan. It is not a good choice to be an enemy of the Uesugi family. ”

The Divine Protection Elder nodded and said:

"You're right, being an enemy of the Uesugi family is actually the worst option. In my opinion, going against the Uesugi clan must end worse than going against Kaga Isōmune. But ......"

The long-term conversation turned,

"This is our last chance."

Kojima couldn't help but be stunned, lost his voice for a while, and let the chief of the god protect himself and said:

"Twenty-eight years ago, Changwei was Jingxi's expedition, and the momentum along the way was like a bamboo, and the military strength that my Shenbao army had gathered many times was scattered by him. I will always remember the night when my father called me to the castle tower. Career Zhenjun, guess what my father told me at that time? ”

Kojima only felt that his throat was a little blocked, and he couldn't speak for a while.

Twenty-eight years ago, Nagao, who was the guardian of Echigo at that time, set out to conquer Echichu and crusade against the Jimboo family, who was also the guardian of Echichu.

The Nagao family is the predecessor of the Uesugi family, and how sharp the blade is, how can the Jimbo family resist it.

Kojima still remembers that at that time, when he had just been subdued, he witnessed the defeat of the Jimbo family, and he also personally felt the shame of being a vassal.

Without waiting for Kojima to react, the chief of the divine protection was already moist and said:

"At that time, my father told me that I must revitalize the family name of the Jimbo family, and I would rather be a ghost male than a chicken dog! Zhizhenjun, do you know the meaning of this sentence? ”

There was also a gleam in Kojima's eyes, he had been the companion of the elder since he was a child, and of course he understood the last words of the previous governor.

The Jimbo clan was originally a dai official of the Noto Hatakeyama family, and it took ten generations of business to become the daimyo of the middle generation of Saiyue with the family character of the guardian generation. They are from humble backgrounds, and of course they do not want to continue to live in troubled times, even if they are defeated in the troubled times, people die and the country is destroyed, it is better to survive in the gifts of others.

The so-called rather for the ghost male, not for the chicken dog is also!

"After telling me to revitalize the Jimbo family, my father cut my stomach to apologize in exchange for the forgiveness of the long tail, and asked for a chance for the Jimbo family to survive...... I also picked up a life, and lay dormant in Takiyama Castle under the escort of my retainers. Zhizhenjun, do you understand, you and I can have today, thanks to my father's seppuku self-defeating shadow! ”

Xiao Daozhen's face was pale, and he finally said:

"Of course, Zhizhen understands that if it weren't for His Highness's scapegoat back then, there would be no reason for my God Bao family to survive. But since even the survival of the family depends on the snort of others, it is better to fight hard. If this battle ends here, our Shenbao family will no longer have a chance to unify Vietnam, and with the strategy and skill of Zuo Chengzheng, sooner or later the Shenbao family will be eaten and divided, so ...... This battle, even if it is a heavy injury, even if it is attacked in the rear, can only continue.

"Matsukura Castle must be captured, otherwise I will never have the day to protect my family!"

After saying this, Kojima Zhizhen already had a strong fighting spirit in his chest, and he raised his head to look at his lord, and found that there were already tears in the bloodshot eyes of the Jimbo Nagashi.

"For 28 years, I have been lamenting all night, for this opportunity to unify Vietnam and China, if this battle is defeated, the worst is just my seppuku to apologize, there is nothing to worry about. Merely...... If that's the case, I'll ask you to take good care of it! ”

Xiao Daozhen also felt that his eyes were hot, and he suddenly bowed down and bowed down to receive the order:

"Hah!"

The next day, the Shenbao army attacked again.

After the loss of Terasaki and the transfer of Jimbo Kakuhiro and Jimbo Zhang, they still had an army of 6,000 men, and after several days of siege battles, they were still able to mobilize 5,000 troops.

This time, the chief of the god no longer left his hands behind, and divided all his forces into five teams, besieging the city with four teams, and one team taking turns to attack.

"The team that breaks through the city, I will reward the lord with the territory of ten thousand stones! The first 100 people to attack the city were all promoted to samurai, and they were rewarded with 100 anti-paddy fields! ”

Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men.

Jia Yong, the general of the Jimbo clan, fought and soon climbed the walls of Matsukura Castle.

Unlike ordinary small wooden castles, Matsukura Castle stands on Mt. Matsukura and is a lianguo-style structure, and the outer walls are wrapped in thick earth, which is also effective in preventing fire.

Before the large cylinder was used in large quantities, this kind of earthen wall-wrapped wall was also the highest standard in the Warring States period.

At the end of the day, both the Jimbo Army and the Shiina Army suffered heavy casualties, hundreds of corpses were piled up under the walls of Matsukura Castle, and the death was horrific, coupled with the summer heat, the corpses and blood attracted countless mosquitoes and emitted a disgusting smell.

Strangely, after the truce, the chief of the gods stopped his subordinates from taking in the corpses.

"What do you mean, my lord?"

Kojima shuddered when he thought of Harunobu Takeda's practice of creating the plague under Kasuga Yamashiro Castle a few years ago.

The chief of the god protection was not so frustrated, he looked at Matsukura Mountain and Matsukura Castle on the mountain, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a sneer:

"Zhizhen, you take someone to collect dry firewood and fire-starting things, go now! I'm going to-

"Burn Matsukura Mountain!"

The generals of the Shenbao clan were shocked when they heard this, what happened to the lord of the heart path, in the Warring States Period, although there were many sieges and villages, they did not directly burn the city.

What are you burning? It's not the Six Demon Kings, so there's no need to play with fire at every turn.

The siege of a city is about capture, not destruction, and there is a consensus on this.

But this time, the priesthood ...... Is it to destroy Matsukura Castle?

"Lord, this is inappropriate!"

Some retainers advised so.

"It doesn't matter, even if Matsukura Castle is burned, the promise I made before will still be valid! Those who take the lead in this battle will be rewarded! Gentlemen come forward and conquer this city for me, and it will be tonight! ”

Seeing that the governor was bent on going his own way, the generals naturally couldn't object, but they were also infected by the fiery fighting spirit of the god protector, and they all shouted their orders.

Two hours later, the night was deep.

Kojima Vocational Town dispatched the manpower of various departments, and collected dry firewood, gunpowder, and sulfur for ignition non-stop, and the chief of the Jimbo was also anxious about the troops and horses of the various departments again.

After two hours of rest, although the physical strength of the army is not abundant, it is already worthy of battle.

"Burn it! Burn it all! ”

In a short time, the flames spread all over the mountains, and when the tongue of fire licked the moat, it was not extinguished by the blockade of the moat, but set fire to the corpses piled up under the city.

"Shoot!"

There was already a team of archers in the city, taking advantage of the cover of fireworks to come to the wall of fire, ignite rockets, and shoot them into the city under the command of the bow leader.

In addition, the strong armies of the chief of the gods were drawn from various departments to throw simple fire pots and cannon shells into the city with rope nets.

In just a moment's effort, the flames of Matsukura Castle were also burning into the sky.

In the rush of dodging and extinguishing the fire, the Shiina clan scurried around like headless flies.

Only Shiina Keinao was extremely calm, and he went to the highest castle tower by himself, climbed to the top of the castle tower, and ignited the artillery that had been prepared for a long time.

The cannon was not as terrifying as the usual barrel, but it fired a glowing green cannonball, and with a screeching sound, it flew high into the depths of the sky.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, the priest couldn't help but change color.

"Tired of Wow ......"

Although he didn't understand what it was, he already had an ominous premonition in his heart. (To be continued.) )