Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1580 1552. City Defense War

The mask imitated the devil's, covering the face under the helmet, revealing only a pair of eyes flashing blood red light. It looked more like a devil than the mask.

Although she is loyal to her lord and trapped by loyalty, to be honest, now that Saito Yoshitatsu has become like this, the samurai are actually not as close to her as before.

At this moment, she was the only one in the main formation.

No. Actually, there is a second one, but I don’t know if it is a human being.

"Dingling bell~"

A distant, ethereal, and crisp sound echoed within the curtain; it was the sound of the metal rings on the staff colliding with each other as they shook.

He was wearing a monk's robe that should have been quite elegant, but now it was worn and tattered, and a bamboo hat. Under the bamboo hat, the monk's face was wrinkled and gray, like a drowned corpse.

He just stood quietly behind Saito Yoshitatsu, holding his staff.

The pupil, composed of three pupils, looked down at Mino Daimyo with squinted eyes.

Saito Yoshitatsu seemed to be completely unaware of the presence behind him, and just sat there quietly, waiting for his monster army to break through Iwamura Castle and deliver the head of his father in the city.

Saito Yoshitatsu stood up and walked out of the main camp curtain amid the sound of armor clinking.

He drew the katana from his waist and swung it towards the Iwamura Castle in the distance without hesitation!
"attack!"

The warriors outside the main formation roared and waved their flags after hearing the order. Next to him, another warrior had already drawn his bow and shot an arrow.

The attack led by monsters has begun!
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"Ouch!"

"Shoot them down! Hit the rocks!"

The roars from the city walls and below the walls were endless, chaotic and frightening.

But overall, I am quite optimistic.

The predictions made by Hanbei and Lan were completely correct. Saito Yoshitatsu couldn't even make the scattered monsters complete a simple operation like changing direction to attack.

The direction the monster is rushing towards is a clear frontal attack.

Therefore, Iwamura Castle was able to easily complete the deployment of defensive forces.

Under the city wall facing the attack, a trench more than one meter deep was dug in the past few days. The height difference was increased to nearly five meters, which was taller than most of the big and strong monsters.

Height differences can bring safety and advantages.

The monsters had already gone mad and their eyes were red due to the temptation of the spirit stones.

Even those monsters who are good at controlling rocks and building buildings would not have the rationality to use their power properly at this moment.

Therefore, most of the tall and strong monsters could only hope to climb up the city wall with their claws, and then be hit head-on by the soldiers on the wall.

The monsters have thick skin and strong vitality.

But for low-level monsters like demons and corpse warriors, five or six arrows would be the limit. In total, their ability to withstand damage is about the same as that of a normal human wearing armor.

But it is much more flexible and ferocious.

They are also the main targets of ordinary foot soldiers.

As for powerful characters like demons, ghosts and ape ghosts, the falling rocks and muskets on the city walls were specifically aimed at them.

The muskets in this world really have two hands.

Lan En didn't look at the muskets carefully at first, but when he was allocating supplies, he found that in addition to the conventional lead bullets, there was also a kind of ammunition called "sound gun bullets" for the muskets.

When this type of ammunition hits the target, the bullet will actually be blocked by the defense.

But the projectile will then trigger a very penetrating sonic attack!
One through two is exactly the same basic operation!
Sonic attacks can cause armor-piercing damage in most cases. No wonder European knights were defeated by this thing.

There were nearly thirty muskets in Saito Dosan's army, in Iwamura Castle, and among the reinforcements from Sagiyama Castle.

"Focus!"

Takenaka Hanbei has already put on military uniform and used a face curtain embroidered with the Takenaka family crest of "Nine Bamboo Leaves" to reveal only a pair of eyes on his kind and young face, in order to increase the sense of majesty required of a commander.

He walked around the city walls, giving orders.

"Everyone, pay attention! Unless the monsters tear down the city wall, or knock it down, they'll have to climb up! They're so confused now that they can't even tell where the city gate is!"

"If the archers lose strength in their hands, call for replacement! Musketeers, don't move rashly, concentrate your attack in the direction I command! Five people in a wave! Just like we trained before!"

The fame of Takenaka Hanbei Shigeharu lies not only in the fact that in normal history, he once captured Inabayama Castle in one night with a force of more than 20 people.

Also because he was the first commander in the Japanese archipelago to command a large-scale musket formation and successfully apply it in battle.

To call him "Kong Ming", Takenaka Hanbei himself felt that it was an exaggeration.

But if you say that he is a hero who can shine in troubled times, then even with his humbleness, he would accept such an evaluation without any surprise.

At present, the new weapon, the musket, is still a luxury item sent from Owari as a gift.

However, in the tense situation on the battlefield, a few days, coupled with real pressure, had forced Takenaka Hanbei to try to use the only thirty muskets to fire in waves.

However, the lethality of the Japanese bows used by the foot soldiers was ultimately insufficient.

"Ugh!"

With a sound like a bellows, a big red claw climbed up to the top of the city wall.

There were at least three arrows stuck in its muscular arm alone, two of which were broken by the violent movement while it was climbing the city wall.

The sharp arrowheads stirred and cut through the thick muscles, and the pain made the monster even more crazy.

The foot soldier on the city wall who was closest to the claw let out a strange cry of panic and hurriedly tried to aim the drawn bow at the demon.

But before he could release the bowstring, a ball of green liquid spurted up from under the city wall.

The green liquid did not hit him directly, but it brushed past him and hit the arrow hole reserved on the battlement beside him.

With a "splash" sound, the liquid scattered all over the ground. The green liquid was bubbling on the city wall and green smoke was floating upwards.

The foot soldier next to him took a whiff and the strength of his bow was instantly reduced by 30%, and the arrow flew out crookedly.

A sharp woman's laughter came from under the city wall.

This is a ball of venom spit out by the Nunu with a snake tail and a human body!

Hanbei was watching this scene.

But he remained calm and composed even as he watched the demons and ghosts climbing up to the top of the city wall.

"Reserve! Water the ground with buckets! Wash away the poison! Quick!"

As he spoke, it was as if the demon that was about to rush to the top of the city wall did not exist. He was only concerned about the pool of venom spread on the ground that affected the movement of people on the city wall.

The demon's face, which was deformed by the surging muscles, had already revealed a hideous smile that looked like it could draw blood.

But just when its empty claws were about to grab the edge of the last section of the wall.
"Bang~"

The sound of a bell as loud as a huge bell suddenly rang out on the city wall, dull and solemn!

"Well!"

The human didn't feel anything, but the monster nearby suddenly groaned, and the demonic energy on its body dissipated as if it was pushed out of the body by the sound waves of the bell.

After a burst of black smoke came out of his body, he fell down completely powerless!
When the demon fell completely and was too weak to move, Hanbei gave orders to the musketeers not far from the city wall.

"Aim! Fire!"

Facing the target that had fallen from the city wall and was unable to move, three musket shots were fired, and the demon under the city turned into foul air and disappeared.

Hanbei, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened and turned around to continue his command on the city wall.

The remaining twenty or so muskets also took advantage of the opportunity when the demonic energy of the monsters was instantly emptied to pour out bullets. Many powerful monsters under the city wall were eliminated, including the nun who often spit out venom balls on the top of the city.

The formation of this monster may contain some sexual and lustful factors, so don't be fooled by its snake tail and the fact that its upper body has no hands.

But if you just look at the curves, it's actually unusually slender and full.

The wet long hair draped over her body added a sense of vague temptation.

It’s just that now, when the big bell rings, everyone on the city wall is calm and unaffected.

In the folk and in the wild, the number of men who are seduced and eaten by the Nünü is probably no less than those men in the magical Middle Ages who want to vent their desires on dryads, nymphs, or even Hekna, and then are killed and eaten.

Looking down at the results of this round of bell-ringing, Hanbei nodded, then turned around and looked back.

Akechi Mitsuhide, dressed in military uniform, held one hand in front of his chest in a palm-shaped gesture, as if he was worshiping Buddha with one hand, while in the other hand he held a wooden hammer and struck a large half-human-sized hanging bell.

It is both a Yin-Yang technique and also implies Buddhism. This is the concrete manifestation of the so-called "integration of gods and Buddhas".

"How's the situation with the clock?"

On the battlefield, Hanbei's tone abandoned his usual kindness and became straightforward.

"No problem." Akechi Mitsuhide also answered simply, "Not too much pressure! It seems that the situation will be much better than we expected! His Highness Lan En cut off the weapons of these newly born monsters, which greatly reduced their threat!"

Akechi Mitsuhide was in charge of magical matters in this battle. He placed several bells on the city wall that could dispel evil spirits with sound, and assigned a praying monk to ring each bell.

He felt at ease knocking on the enemy wall with his own hands, as it was the most stressful part at the moment.

"Don't be too optimistic, just like His Highness Lan En said."

Hanbei shook his head at Akechi Mitsuhide's relaxation and looked further away at the army of monsters that were pouring out of the forest in a steady but scattered manner and spreading across the fields and reeds.

He turned his head and looked in the direction of the tallest tower in this section of the city wall.

His Highness Lan En, whom they highly praised, was sitting in the center with His Highness Hidechiyo and Lord Saito Michida.

This experience of being on the front line greatly boosted the morale of the defenders of Iwamura Castle.

As for the fighting power of Wu Ming, A Xiu and Lan En, it allows those who know the situation to remain calm when facing unbearable pressure.

But overall, the monsters charged forward without any organization, discipline, or planning, and their weapons supply was cut off by Lan, so they did not overwhelm the defenders of Iwamura Castle in terms of magnitude.

So the result of the battle was indeed much less stressful than expected. I was actually quite optimistic.

But then, the half-soldier who was on the city wall looking at the tower on the city suddenly saw the window of the tower being pushed open suddenly, and Lan En's upper body leaned out, looking solemnly into the distance.

As if in response to him, a series of "karala" snapping sounds were heard in the woods.

It was the sound of something huge and powerful, rolling through the forest unhindered!

Dozens of tall and fat one-eyed ghosts walked out of the shadowy forest. Like giants, they neither roared nor charged recklessly.

Instead, across the fields and reeds, he threw a large piece of golden crystal stones towards Iwamura Castle!

(End of this chapter)