Pillars of the Wu family

Waiting and watching on the west bank of the Fuji Pond for a few days, the Ichikui army thought they had seen through the bluffing tricks of the Kira family, led a [-]-strong army swaggeringly, and boldly challenged the Yuezhong army that had been waiting for a long time. Satisfied, it is obviously the Chinese army, but it has a combat effectiveness far exceeding that of the Ichikui army. After half an hour of fighting, it will completely break through the first three formations of the Ichikui army.

Seeing that the situation is not good, Katsukoji Yuncheng immediately dispatched the most profitable official, Ishida Inaba, who is the younger brother of Ishida Yasumori who was killed by the Kira family. He learned that his brother died tragically in front of tens of thousands of people. In Echigo Kasugayama Castle, the hatred for the Kira family was strong in my heart, and seeing Yamamoto Tokiko's army of 10 troops naturally made the enemy jealous when they met.

Leading Shengxing Temple with five thousand main forces to launch a fierce attack, I have to say that the so-called main force of Shengxing Temple still has extraordinary strength. The brave and strong men in the crowd have been polished for many years and have already possessed the strength of the main army of the Warring States Period. This is also an important reliance for Shengxing Temple Yuncheng to dominate Yuezhong.

Ishida Inaba defends the strong and is not afraid of death. The army of five thousand tigers and wolves marched forward without hesitation, and forcefully brought back the gradually retreating situation. It is very difficult to attack from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain. After three battles, the layman can be pulled back Even if the power is evenly matched, this ability is enough to prove that Yun Cheng of Shengxing Temple has been in the middle of more than 20 years, and he is not a person who has made a name for himself.

Tokiyuki Yamamoto, who served as the general general, sat on the top of Tateyama, which was more than 100 meters high, and smiled without saying a word. He did not say a word throughout the war, but handed over the command to his apprentice, Numata Yumitsu, who served as the military commander. .This is a great trust in him but also a great pressure on him.If you are a general, you can't even bear the heavy pressure on the battlefield.And how can tens of thousands of soldiers be kept safe?

To give him a chance is to let him grasp it by himself, from the cage battles at Songcang Castle and Uojin Castle, to the siege battles at Gongzhuang Castle, Koide Castle, and Toyama Castle, to today's field battles at the foot of Mount Tate. It was a test for him time and time again. Fortunately, he performed very well and successfully completed the tasks assigned to him.

Numata Yumitsu patiently adjusted the formation of the army, putting some Chinese people who were scheduled to be sent to the front as cannon fodder on the two wings.Shiina Yasushi's army, as a ranger, is ready to rescue the collapse of the two wings at any time. In his view, this war is a predetermined war fought at a predetermined time and a predetermined place. This kind of mechanical command has no sense of accomplishment, because in the Before the war, his master had already calculated Yixiang Yikui to the bone.

However, it was the first time for him to lead an army of tens of thousands. The complicated military affairs and various decisions when facing the enemy still made him very excited. As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. For the first time, he always faces various thorny problems that need to be solved urgently. , Things that were easily done in his master's hands, were extremely clumsy and powerless in his hands.Trying to endure this feeling of powerlessness, after the initial changes of being in a hurry, I gradually feel a little more at ease.

This war is a given on the defensive.Using the mountain as the defense and the formation as the wall will drain the remaining strength of the Ichikui army. Since you want your side to win in one go, you have to let the opponent go down again. Therefore, whenever the national army on the two wings is facing the crisis of collapse, there will always be special forces rushing over to support in time. Appropriate reinforcements can just resist the crazy attack of the Kui army and leave some spare power.

It's like teasing a dog with a wicker stick. Every time when the puppy realizes that it is about to bite the target, the wicker will gently turn to the other direction. Seeing the dawn of victory for the first time, they were rushed by reinforcements from the mountain, as if a bucket of cold snow water cooled them from the beginning to the end.

For four full days, Viet Chung has paid nearly 3000 lives but made no progress. He managed to kill more than 1000 lives of the Viet Chung Legion, and also crippled the [-] troops of Shengxing Temple Yuncheng. , The Shenbao Army responsible for the left-wing attack also lost more than [-] lives, but they should not even touch the edge of the main formation on the mountain.

Seeing that there were no casualties in fighting for a few days, there was no effect at all. Not only did the Chief of the Jinbao get angry in a hurry, but Yun Cheng of Shengxing Temple and Tanxiu of Ruiquan Temple were also running around like ants on a hot pot. It was decided to return to Tonami County for the time being. The great plain of Yimapingchuan near Fusaki Castle is really not suitable for the main battle.

Just as Ichikui's army saw that there was nothing to do and retreated slowly, five thousand troops suddenly appeared from the forest on the slopes on both sides of Tateyama. No.1, once again teamed up with No.1 of the former Echigo Seven Counties to give the Ichikui Army a head start.

Two thousand black dragon cavalry from the left-wing Saito Army rushed into Shengxing Temple Yuncheng's main formation like wolves and slaughtered wantonly, but the Shengxing Temple army was beaten to the point of being half disabled after a whole day's fighting. Seeing that the army's morale was shaken and the situation was not good, Shengxing Temple Yuncheng galloped up with a cast iron Zen stick in his hand, and took out the secret weapon hidden for many years from his cuff. The Wushuang general in front of him threw it violently.

This throw came suddenly, if an ordinary samurai would definitely die, but he didn't want Saito Chaoxin to see the fat monk with a swollen face rushing towards him. With a bit of vigilance, when he caught a glimpse of the monk throwing something he had never seen before, he subconsciously turned sideways to avoid the thrilling throw.

The flying man passed by and fell into the Ichikui army of Shengxing Temple behind him. Unfortunately, he hit the guard Ishida Inaba who was rushing here, and smashed the head of this general like a broken watermelon. Half of Sanriyue's pocket was removed, revealing red and white splatters everywhere in the head. The fierce general under his command did not die in the hands of the Black Dragoons, but accidentally fell under the hidden weapon of his lord. .

The only opportunity was lost, but the courage of Shengxing Temple Yuncheng also dissipated like the flying iron, and seeing the angry Saito Asanobu riding his horse to kill him, the timidity in his heart couldn't help but increase three times. However, the self-esteem accumulated in the past 30 to [-] years did not allow him to run away in embarrassment like a coward. He bravely stepped forward with a loud shout, and smashed the cast iron Zen stick with his strength.

The collision of the cast iron Zen staff and the large body gun sparked a series of sparks.Saito Asanobu blocked his life-threatening blow with a single pistol.He has a knack for parrying.But it wasn't the Iron Bridge's hard horse who set up his big gun and took a hard shot. Even if he was not afraid of sitting on the horse, he would suffer, but it was not worth the internal injury caused by the huge shock.

He just held the big spear with both hands, and with a slanting move to release the huge force of the cast iron Zen staff, he could easily dodge the blow. The slam can still be easily blocked, and I threw all the strength of my body to smash the cast iron Zen stick to the ground on the side with the sound of "huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu".

Shengxing Temple Yuncheng secretly groaned.Only when he raised his fat head did he see a dazzling white light flashing in front of him, and he raised his gun and shot through a huge head soaring into the sky. It was not until that moment that Yun Cheng of Shengxing Temple could see clearly that it was facing the evening. A bright ray of light in the afterglow of the setting sun was the flash of Saito Asanobu's spear blade passing by.

"Enemy general! Katsukoji Yuncheng was taken by me, Saito Chaonobu!"

The situation on the battlefield changed, and Katsukoji's Ichikui army immediately disintegrated. Katsukoji, who was in a panic, accidentally ran into the muzzle of Saito Asanobu's gun with his mount. A young head soared into the sky, and a cavity of hot blood burst into a high-pressure water gun and splashed out.Saito Chaonobu raised his big gun and picked up the remains of Katsukoji Sakae, hissing and laughing wildly, and released a big demon king.

The terrifying laughter frightened the whole army to pieces.Katsukoji Yuncheng, who is the most brave warrior in Yuezhong, and the death of Ishida Inaba have brought a major blow to the morale of this army. The sudden death of Katsukoji Sakae made them no longer meaningful to stay and fight. Seeing this black-armored general who looks like a terrifying big demon king, his face like a ghost seems to be his hideous face.

"Evil ghost! Evil ghost Yasha crawling out of hell! Run away, everyone!" The defeated generals of the Yikui army in Shengxing Temple completely collapsed. They cried and shouted and struggled to escape desperately. The monsters crawling out of the underworld, they actually provoked such a group of monsters, and even killed the brave and invincible general. Who else in the world can resist such an existence?

At the same time, at the other end of the battlefield, the Kakizaki Kei family scattered the main force of the Shenbao Army. Seeing that the situation was not going well, the slippery Shenbao Chief dropped his one god Baojiharu, and this unlucky guy managed to escape. Living the fate of being a prisoner of Toyama Castle, but once again being coaxed by one's own clan to come and capture Toyama Castle, this is called remembering to eat but not to fight.

The one who ran away with the [-] remnants of Jinbao was so fast, he withdrew without even saying hello, worried that the Kakizaki Kei family would stare at him, and deliberately threw away the banner and ordered his confidants to lead several armies to separate Withdrew back to Zengshan City, the Shenbao family's ancestral running talent exploded at this moment, and it really made this fish run away again.

The Kakizaki Kei family used all their strength to attack but was in vain. Jinbao Jiharu, who was facing the challenge, was frightened by the Kakizaki Kei family, his legs were weak, his mouth was bitter, and he was shaking for a long time. A shot pierced his heart, and with a "plop", he fell down unwillingly and struggled a few times to swallow his last breath.

More than a thousand soldiers from the Shenbao Army were killed by the Kakizaki Jing family in just a moment, and then the Ashgaru who were replaced by the Jinbao Army carried out the war harvest. The flanking army was broken, exposing the Ruiquan Temple Yikui army who was in the middle army. He had gathered nearly 500 main troops in his hands. Among them, there were less than [-] people with horses, and most of them were running on two legs. Ashgaru, and an armed civilian husband who carries his own rake as a "soldier".

The level of Ruiquan Temple Tanxiu's military strategy is really appalling, at most it is about the same as Shengxing Temple Yun Chenggang's dead son Shengxing Temple Tanrong. He started catching chickens. Shengxing Temple Yuncheng didn't let him be the main attacker of the two wings because he was worried that his level would trap him. It's better to stay in the central army to stabilize the morale of the army, as long as the two wings open up the situation and let him lead the army to keep up.

This arrangement is also very reasonable. In this way, the main force of Shengxing Temple Yuncheng will not be afraid even if it is disabled. As long as it retreats to the Central Army and takes over the command, it can still stabilize the battle, and maybe even catch the Vietnam Central Army. A relentless pursuit of the key points ahead can still play a role in opening up the situation. The helpless thing is that although the military strategy is good, who will command it when the general dies?Ruiquan Temple Tanxiu is obviously not acceptable.

He knew he couldn't do it, and his son Zhunxuan of Ruiquan Temple couldn't understand military affairs.Nothing except being competitive with Sheng Xingsi Tanrong and causing trouble.I just thought about how to get some beautiful girls from the country to sleep with me all day long.When the army goes out and brings a few concubines disguised as men to hang out in the army, it is really useless. If you can't rely on others, you can only rely on yourself, but can you rely on yourself?

Ruiquan Temple Tanxiu's reaction was very slow, and he didn't react until the Shenbao army withdrew from the battlefield. The first reaction was "Why did the Shenbao chief escape?" He didn't know that he missed the best time to retreat. It took a quarter of an hour for the first Kui army in Shengxing Temple to be completely defeated, and a large group of light-footed and crying fathers and mothers escaped before he realized that he had lost.

The defeated troops on both sides rushed to break up the tight formation of the main formation at the foot of the mountain.You can't kill your own broken soldiers. If you don't kill them and force them into the formation, can you let them go?Do you feel frightened by the terrified faces stained with blood, are you worried when you hear their incoherent cries and yells?Shaking the morale of the army is naturally inevitable.

The worst thing is that Ruiquan Temple Tanxiu didn't come up with any countermeasures, just watched a group of broken soldiers attack his formation, neither opened a gap in the formation to let people enter, nor ordered to kill and attack the formation The defeated soldiers just explained to a group of officials who were in a hurry: "The Chinese army at the foot of the mountain couldn't see the changes in the battle formation on the slope, and only heard a burst of tragic fighting and screams. This can't be blamed. Poor monk!"

Shengxing Temple, one of the "Two Generals of Hum Ha", has a different head, and it is an iron fact that the entire army of Shengxing Temple's Kui army will collapse.Without his long-time partner Shengxing Temple Yuncheng as a deterrent, the officials of the square would not be afraid of this weak old monk.The hatred and anger accumulated for many years burst out.

In an instant, the crowd was agitated. Dozens of warriors huffed and surrounded Tanxiu of Ruiquan Temple. On the spot, a village official pointed to his nose and yelled angrily: "Don't blame you? Who do you blame? Don't you blame us warriors for being colorless?" I can’t do without reminding you! You, a general, are not as good as my youngest son! You old bastard has brought your bastard son to do so many bad things over the years, enslaving us officials like cattle and horses, and how many of our relatives have died Quansi, how many wives and daughters have been ruined by your own father and son! I really want to eat your flesh and drink your blood to relieve my hatred!"

The old monk was trembling with fear from a group of angry officials. The humiliation of being pointed at his nose and spitting all over his face made him angry and anxious. His precious son Ruiquan Temple Zhunxuan was squeezed out of the circle and couldn't even come in. He was angry and anxious when he saw his old father being scolded so badly, but this guy didn't dare to do anything more Can't do it.

Their Ruiquan Temple Yikui Army only has 3000 people, and its military strength only accounts for one-tenth of the [-] army. Moreover, their Ruiquan Temple is not famous for its military strength, and its overall level is the average national army level. Facing the army of the officials in the front, back, left and right, even if he was given ten guts, he would not dare to attack this group of emotional officials. If he really had the courage to make a move here, he might let the father and son together on the spot. to hell.

"Hey! Saburo Hachiro, don't be angry with this old bastard, this old bastard is going to be finished soon, it's only serious if we run away quickly! How about leaving them here at Ruiquanji?"

"Okay! I support it!" "I agree too!" "I agree!"

In just a short moment, a group of officials made a decision in a hurry, and then left Ruiquan Temple Tanxiu who staggered and fell, and scattered in a crowd. Only then did Ruiquan Temple Zhunxuan come over to help his father, Facing the backs of the gradually dispersed officials, he cursed: "A group of ungrateful bastards, without our protection, they would have died in the hands of Da Yikui long ago!"

Seeing his incompetent son still cursing, Ruiquan Temple Tanxiu couldn't help feeling a little angry, pushed his arm away and scolded: "What are you still doing here? You also heard their plan just now, didn't you?" Do you want to go to hell to accompany Yun Cheng, Yan Rong and his son? Hurry up and retreat!"

"Yes! My child is going now!" Ruiquan Temple Zhunxuan ran out with hands and feet to deliver the order.

Faced with the assault of the two sharp knives of Saito Chaoxin and Kakizaki Keijia, the 3-odd Ichigoku army had only one thought of escaping. Retreating together, the officials of each family wanted to run faster than the others.

A Kui army from Ruiquan Temple also wanted to squeeze down the mountain and retreat. For a while, the mountain road leading to Tonami County was crowded with tens of thousands of troops, and the scene became out of control in a short time.Seeing this situation, Saito Chaoxin and Kakizaki Jingjia also laughed.The Vietnam Army Corps on the mountain was not in a hurry.Two groups of cavalry directly circled the side mountain road and tried to make dumplings.

Numata Yumitsu, who was sitting on the top of the mountain, saw all these changes clearly. He looked back at his master Tokyuki Yamamoto and said nothing at all, so he frowned and said: "Inform Izumi Mamoru and Shimono Mamoru to outflank properly, so that we don't ask for annihilating all the prisoners." , don’t hurt your roots because of greed! Tell the generals of each team to pay attention to the formation when the whole army assaults. Don’t underestimate the enemy and don’t rush forward. It's a pity that the two elite cavalry must not lose."

When the order was passed down, Saito Tomonobu and the Kakizaki Kei family also had to restrain their forces and dare not charge wantonly. In fact, the status of the two of them in the Kira family was far higher than that of Numata Yukiko, who was still a young boy. What, it's just that this general order was issued in the name of Chief General Yamamoto Tokiyuki, that's why the military order is so mountainous.

The two of them also understand that outflanking and annihilating are very risky. This is the same reason that besieged cities must be closed. When the defeated army finds that the retreat route is blocked and their spare power is not exhausted, they may choose to take risks and fight to the death.In the eyes of Kira's family, these all-time Kui troops are a bunch of dregs who are not worthy of death, and it is barely cost-effective to use them to kill the unstable Vietnamese Chinese army.It's not worth it to spend your own sharp knife.

The slowdown of the attacking speed of the cavalry of the two groups does not mean that the attack of the main force on the mountain has slowed down. The 1 main force on the mountain drove the retreating Ichikui army down the mountain, biting the Ruiquan Temple Ichikui army that was behind all the way. Saito Chaoxin and Kakizaki Jingjia also changed their strategy at this moment, abandoning the attempt to outflank the front and wipe it out, and instead cut it from the middle.

The [-] routs crowded together are stupider than [-] pigs, and pigs have to be caught and killed one by one. These idiots crowded together are a piece of fat that makes people want to eat, and the two cavalry are like two sharp knives. With a thick but crude line of defense, the [-]-strong army was easily divided into two parts. The Yiyi Kui army who was separated outside was desperately rushing forward, without any hesitation behind the old friends from the same country. Not including Lin Niao, they wished they could hold up a sign and tell the cavalry of Kira's family that I was just an innocent passerby.

The Yiyi Kui army who was cut into the encirclement fell into despair and collapse. Some courageous farmers tried their best to break through this gap. There were a few lucky ones who were rushed out by him, and more like a wave The waves slapped on the strong embankment and disappeared without a trace. In front of Echigo's most elite cavalry, they even had no chance to resist and became the souls of the sword.

The orderly massacre can be called a classic siege, and all the ashigaru who did not give up their weapons turned into corpses. Yoshitomi Kira issued a brutal "bloody edict" to the participants who had always been consistent, and would rather kill mistakes Let it go, but if there is resistance, the old and the young will be killed, and the Yizong believers who are unwilling to give up resistance will give them a chance to "be reborn in bliss".

The master of Echigo hated the Izumo clan extremely, hated their greed, hated them for treating the shogunate's laws as nothing, and even more hated a group of religious lunatics who dared to touch the world of the samurai family and provoked him several times. A little bit angry, he really thought he couldn't spare a hand to clean up, and he was always afraid that they would fail.

The massacre lasted until the evening, because these desperate Ichikui troops were really hard to deal with. In order to prevent the cavalry from being damaged in this unskilled fight, Saito Asanobu and Kakizaki Jingjia withdrew from the formation early , The follow-up massacre work was handed over to the 1 main force of the Vietnam Central Army. They were land-lost Chinese from all over Vietnam and Central China.

In the end, there were only 5000 Yixiang Yikui troops who were willing to surrender, which could reach one-third of the total army. The remaining 1 people were all buried at the foot of Lishan Mountain, on an open field on the north bank of Fujichi, and the dark red blood covered this small open field. Stained red, the clear and quiet lake water was also stained red by the overflowing blood.

Fighting for a whole day and slaughtering for half the night, many warriors were tired and uncomfortable. Repeating the mechanical slaughter and resisting the resistance of the captives was both difficult and disgusting. In the silent night, the bloody atmosphere rose to the sky, attracting crowds of soldiers. The crows of the team came here to peck, until the next day, they simply counted more than a thousand sets of suitable armor equipment, gathered all the corpses, lit a mountain fire and incinerated them into a pile of bones.

The news of the disastrous defeat of the Yikui army in Yuezhong seems to have grown wings and quickly spread across the land of Yuezhong. Yuncheng and Yanrong of Shengxing Temple died in Huangquan, and Yanru and Zhunxuan of Ruiquan Temple also went to hell to reunite with their good brothers. Jinbo Chief immediately threw away a thousand main forces to escape to the limit. In this war, an army of 8000 went out, and only less than [-] people came back alive. The result of this battle is really miserable.

Following the news brought by the defeated army, the Echigo warriors were described as evil spirits crawling out of hell. Soon after the nickname of the Black Dragon Cavalry, this cavalry was given the title of "Echigo Ghost Army". Spreading Saito Chaoxin's name "Echigo Zhongkui" was exposed, and soon his name was processed into Echigo Ghost King by folklore, and he brought an army of ghosts crawling out of hell to Etsuchu to punish Ichigomune.

Keizaki Keiya, who had been watching jokes all the time, was unfortunately shot and became the "No. [-] Ghost General" guarded by the "Echigo Oni King". Xin asked him viciously, why am I the number one ghost general under your command, and you can't be the number one ghost general under mine? What about his nickname Zhong Kui?

The defeat of Etsuchu Ichikoi directly affected the resistance of Etsuchu Ichikozong. The lord of Huomiya Castle, Kanbogen Shichiro, died in battle, the lord of Josei Castle, Saito Riki, the lord of Kankaiji Castle, Terasaki Morinaga, and the lord of Kojima Castle, Kojima. Kaesong surrendered in Zhizhen, followed by Gaoweicheng and Gaolingcheng. Sheshui County.

The guardian of the mountain city, Jinbao Zhang, did not want to follow in the footsteps of his relatives, Shenbao Shichun, and chose to open the city and surrender. Once the city was released, Shengjin City was isolated. Riser trembled, and he found in despair that the backing he could rely on had completely disappeared. Etsuchu's usual spine had been interrupted and his retreat was cut off. Now he is alone and has to face the invasion of Kira's army at any time.

Shinbo Changjo hid in the castle tower of Masuyama Castle in horror and hadn't come out for more than ten days. Every news about Kira's army breaking the city and seizing the stronghold made him nervous and unable to sleep all night, and every news of surrender made him sleepless. Unable to eat, it took only half a month for the originally strong Jimbo Chief to lose his human form.

"What should I do? Do I really want to surrender to the Kira family? Is the hegemony that generations of the Jinbo family have longed for coming to an end in my hands? But I am not reconciled!"

Shen Baochang's expression kept changing, and his heart was still hesitating and struggling. Suddenly there was a sound outside the castle tower, and the little surname outside the door greeted in a low voice, and then pushed the paper door open a gap to see clearly. When Shenbao took office, he opened the door and came in and reported softly: "The latest information from Sheshui County, the Kira Army once again massacred the Yiyiyi people who tried to resist, and they drove the Yijiyi people into the valley and set fire to the whole valley. All the congregations were burned, and then General Yamamoto Tokiyuki of the Kira Army promulgated the Etsuchu no hindrance to the public prohibition order, prohibiting the belief of the Ichizo sect in the territory of Etsuchu, prohibiting the monks of the Ichizo sect from abroad to walk in Etsuchu, and prohibiting anyone from going to the temple of the Ichiko sect. Offenders will be exiled! And ordered to demolish all Yixiang Zongjialan in Yuezhong territory, arrest Yixiangzong monks and send Echigo exiled."

"I didn't expect them to be so ruthless! The believers of the Ichiko sect are also human! They slaughtered like this is inhumane. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the Echigo Ghost Army... Wait!" Shen Baochang was cursing and suddenly stopped , jumping up very much and repeating: "Slaughter monks, ban the one-way religion, demolish the Garan..."

"Yes! My family is going to Kaga, and I want to go to Chaosheng Temple Daseng Zheng! My family wants revenge! I want to avenge the dead of Yixiang Zong!" Shen Baochang shouted hysterically with a ferocious face, his eyes were red and frightened like crazy The little surname trembled all over, until he turned his face and ordered: "Get ready immediately, my family is going to Kaga! Go see the great monk!" (To be continued...)