While Tokugawa Ieyasu was sleeping, the Takeda family's army, which was pursuing the victory, seemed to have forced the defeated Okazaki soldiers to the castle.

At this time, the shouts and arrows mixed with the wind and snow became tighter and tighter. Among these noisy sounds, there is also the snoring of Tokugawa Ieyasu. He was extremely tired and snoring like thunder.

Shichiro Okubo Uemon Tadashi silently listened to Tokugawa Ieyasu's thunderous snoring, and did not move for a long time. Although the lord returned defeated, he was able to sleep soundly! Tadashi Okubo was a little moved, which came from the shock of the brutal war.

The lord has exhausted all his strength, and now he is sleeping peacefully. What will he say when he wakes up? Do you mean to immediately retreat to the castle of tranquility and wait for reinforcements from Oda? But after all, Okazaki Castle is the home of the Tokugawa family, and if you give up suddenly, I'm afraid it will be a great blow to the morale of the family? But, or at the cost of life, according to the city to the death? However, this doesn't seem to be the right solution!

Tadashi Taikubo suddenly felt a shock in his heart. In the face of the enemy's attack, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was sleeping peacefully after eating three bowls of rice, could not think about people at all. He would say, putting life and death aside and throwing himself into battle wholeheartedly.

At this time, Saburo Amano and Ishikawa Hakuki ran over with arrows all over their bodies.

"Is the lord asleep?" Saburo Guard. Ishikawa tilted his head dumbfoundedly.

"Snoring?"

"It's snoring. So, did you light a campfire? ”

"The fire shone like day, and the gates of the city were opened. Enemies are pouring into the city. The lord must be immediately woken up and given command of the battle. ”

"He'll command us." Tadashi Taikubo moved forward, "We have failed, if we retreat from here." Instead, it will invite the enemy to pursue. Shingen is not a ghost. And let the adults sleep. Sober up and command the battle ......" at this moment.

"Do you still have confidence?"

"Yes. We are going to devour the enemy here and prove the ability and bearing of the people of Mirikawa. Taikubo Tadashi suddenly turned around and faced Saburo Guard, "So, I'm going to the Rhino Cliff!" ”

"You're still going to Rhino Cliff?"

"I'm going to attack the enemies from behind. Saburo Guard, you immediately gather the Iron Artillery Team. ”

Saburo Bei looked at Tadashi Taikubo and nodded: "Understood." I don't know how many people are left, so I immediately gathered them. "After Saburo Bei left. Okubo Tadashi tightened the straw laces: "Everyone, let's act!" ”

A few more lights and candles were added to the hall, and Tokugawa Ieyasu's snoring continued.

"Let's die at the gates of the city." Ishikawa said, jerking out an arrow from his sleeve. At this time, the sound of the drums of the arrow warehouse pierced through the wind and snow and reached their ears. People looked at each other in astonishment. Apparently someone rushed into the city and quickly climbed up the corner tower.

The sound of war drums came, and Tokugawa Ieyasu's snoring stopped abruptly. He stretched slowly, listened to the drums with a stern expression, and looked around again: "Ah. Okay, let's go to the fight again......"

The open gates were covered with snow. It is exceptionally white in the light of a campfire. Every few moments, samurai with spears on their shoulders walked back and forth. They weren't here to keep out the cold, but Yasukei Amano, who was in charge of guarding the place, was trying to confuse the enemy, making people think that there were hundreds of people waiting here.

Bonfires light up the night sky and the whole city is in full view. Sakai Tadaji's men galloped all the way back, climbed up the corner tower, beat the war drums, and the whole city seemed to be rejuvenated in an instant. Taking advantage of the victory, the Kai Dwarf Yamaguchi Saburo Soldier Guard Masakai tried to capture the castle in one fell swoop, but when he arrived at the city gate, he suddenly gestured to stop his subordinates.

At this time, the drums of war grew louder and louder, and the bonfire burned more and more vigorously. The wounded Tokugawa soldiers walked to the city gate in twos and threes, but the soldiers defending the city did not seem to see them at all, and their faces were solemn.

"Don't be presumptuous." Yama Shojing tilted his neck, turned his horse's head, and ran towards the Takeda Katsuyori formation in the right rear.

Seeing someone coming, Takeda Katsuyori also stopped his horse, shook off the snowflakes on his head, and looked up at the castle: "Is it Saburo Guard?" What is the condition in the city? ”

"In my opinion, there are not many remnants left."

"What the hell is the war drum all about?"

"You think it's strange too?"

"Of course."

At this time, Nobushige Oyamada's war horse kicked the snow and flew over. His eyelashes were also covered with snowflakes: "It seems that there are still people guarding the city." ”

Takeda Katsuyori nodded: "Send someone to Meixue to have a look." Everyone is tired, don't fight hard. ”

"Yes." A cavalry warrior responded and ran towards the Cave Mountain Meixue formation on the far right.

At this time, Okubo Tadashi, who took advantage of the chaos to find out of the city, led twenty-six iron gunners and quietly sneaked under the rhino cliff from the side of the cave mountain. The soldiers were shivering from the cold, and generally felt discomfort in their lower abdomen. With a slight movement, you can feel like water filling your crotch with excrement.

Tadashi Taikubo's expression was grim, "My lord, please forgive me. He muttered. He thought of the strong-willed Tokugawa Ieyasu actually laughing and calling the stool on horseback miso soup.

The snow on the edge of the cliff was knee-high. Tadashi Taikubo stopped his advance and ordered twenty-six iron cannons to be aimed at Anayama's back: "You don't need to aim, just light the fire and set off the cannons, and then shout in unison." ”

The fuse was lit. The smell of gunpowder grew stronger and stronger, and before long a loud noise of twenty-six iron cannons was heard.

Coupled with the fire in Tokugawa Castle, the sound of gunfire resounded all over the world.

The shouts of the Cave Mountain Army dispelled the chill from the samurai. Due to the unexpected attack, the army in the cave mountain was temporarily blown up and plunged into chaos.

"One more ......" Tadashi Taikubo suppressed his excitement and shouted loudly.

Due to the two gunshots and the sound of war drums in the city, the Takeda family's army judged that it had been attacked from inside and outside. Incredibly, the chaos seemed to be contagious, and soon spread from the ranks of Anayama to the ranks of Yamayama and then to the army of Oyamada, and the Takeda army finally decided to retreat. Neither Tadashi Okubo, Ishikawa, nor Amano were in hot pursuit; But there is no doubt that their actions frightened the Takeda people.

Tokugawa Ieyasu felt extremely tired when he heard the news that the Takeda Army had finally retreated in the hall. It was by no means a skillful battle, but a fiasco that cannot be expressed in words. But after experiencing a crushing defeat, he was alive and successfully stopped the enemy's pursuit. Of course, this is by no means the work of Tokugawa Ieyasu alone. There seemed to be an invisible force ruling over this qiē, and he was grateful for that power in his heart.

Heavily armed men brought chestnuts and rice balls from the kitchen. However, Tokugawa Ieyasu did not let his subordinates distribute the meals, but let the returning samurai stare at the rice balls with hungry eyes.

Mototada, who has always been strong, lost his younger brother, and his eyes seemed to be burning.

Kuzaburo Suzuki brought Tokugawa Ieyasu's spear: "I picked it up on the way." ”

"I gave it to you." Tokugawa Ieyasu replied nonchalantly, then turned to Yasukei Amano, "What about Tadaji?" ”

"Sakai is still being treated under the kitchen."

"Are you badly hurt?"

Four arrows were drawn. It is being washed with wine. ”

In fact, all of them were wounded in this battle.

"The people gathered here are like a hundred ghosts walking at night, it's really ugly." Hearing Tokugawa Ieyasu say this, everyone finally had a smile on their faces. (To be continued......)