Pillars of the Wu family

On the evening of September [-]th, Sugiura Gento dragged his exhausted body back to Yuancheng Temple to rest. Today, more than a thousand peasants and soldiers were killed and injured from fighting from early morning to evening. At first glance, compared with yesterday's losses It has increased significantly, but yesterday he only attacked for half a day and today he fought for a whole day. It was not that his command level suddenly improved, but that at the beginning of Shenshi, neither the Yiyiyikui army outside the city nor the defenders inside the city had the strength to continue. Only by fighting down can the battle damage be reduced.

Is this the second day of the attack? Are you so tired or Zengshan City is really hard to fight? There are only two roads to choose from up the mountain. One is that the passage leading to Guishan Castle from the north of the mountain cannot be used, and the other is the passage to the south of the mountain. , The mountain road is very neat and tidy, but there is no road for siege around the top of the mountain. A steep Horikiri turned their efforts in vain.

Fortunately, the Kira army in the city was much more tired than them, and they stayed up until midnight before going to bed. Another round of attack came at dawn. This kind of rogue tactic did bring great trouble to the defenders in the city. Sugiura Genren He was secretly proud of his performance, and asked himself that his command was not much worse than that of Kaga country's veteran generals. The only thing he lacked was that his reputation was not strong enough. He regarded this war as a battle of fame.

Korinji Hideo, Anyangji Ryojun, Motokoji Zhunyuki were a bit procrastinated in their actions today, until Sugiura Gentoshi had dinner before dawdling up the mountain. By this time the sky was much darker, perhaps they had never eaten The three great monks who had suffered so much began to get tired of this kind of attack in the middle of the night. On the first day, they were able to happily lead the army up the mountain to attack the city, but when they endured the mountain wind all night, they were bitten by many mosquitoes.I no longer want to go up the mountain.

But military orders are like mountains.The three fat-headed monks had no choice but to follow a large group of Yi Kui troops to climb the mountain with bitter faces and caps worn by women.The process of the battle was boring, there was no light in Zengshan City, the whole city was quiet as if there was no one there, and the three monks didn't think there was anything wrong with it, they never thought about letting Ashigaru pounce on him Dashou slammed into the door, but let the bow and arrow shoot lightly at the city wall while yawning.

Broken bamboo bows and cheap wooden arrows without tail feathers have the characteristics of poor stability, short flying distance, and unstable flying targets.Basically, even the bow and arrow didn't know where they flew when they were shot. The three monks didn't even have any plans to deal with official business. They still thought about the comfortable bed, and the beautiful little novice warm bed and so on. question.

Around two o'clock in the morning, Junyuki Motokoji, Hideyoshi Korinji, and Ryojun Anyangji were thinking about retreating early. At this moment, the Otemon Gate of Masuyama Castle suddenly opened, and thousands of menacing Ashigaru fought Burning torches rushed towards the stunned [-] troops, and the unsuspecting Yiyi Kui army was in chaos immediately. The peasants and soldiers in the front team involuntarily surged backwards, and the foot light in the back row couldn't see the movement in front of them and was suddenly shocked. Squeeze into a ball.

The originally wide mountain road was squeezed into a ball by [-] troops.The red-eyed Kira Army only woke up from a dream after rushing into the Zongyikui army. These Isongzong believers from Kaga and Etsuchu lacked the fundamental will to fight.As well as the basic fighting qualities of being an ashigaru, the peasants and soldiers in the back line ran down the mountain with their bamboo spears on their hands when they saw that the situation was not good. I don't know where to throw the bows, arrows and bamboo spears in the house, and I only have one belief in my heart to escape.

Guanglin Sixiu, Anyangsi Liaojun, and Motoxiangji Zhunxing were dumbfounded. The three of them were sleepy and fat, and they moved slowly. No one would care about the safety of these three fat pigs. Seeing that Kira's army was getting closer and closer, the three of them were so frightened that they spewed out feces.

Many rout soldiers were smothered by the stench from them, and desperately pulled their bodies away from each other. Korinji Hideo slammed into Kira's army with a whip, and was immediately led by several ashigaru with bamboo spears. The horses were stabbed into a hornet's nest, Anyangsi Liaojun and Ben Xiangsi Zhunxing were so frightened that they couldn't even walk, they obediently got off their horses and knelt down to beg for forgiveness, but it was a pity that their movements were hard to distinguish in the dark. The ashigaru who rushed in front didn't care so much, and it was heart-warming to shoot down.

The general was killed and his morale collapsed. The peasants and soldiers forgot the formations they had honed before the battle, and they didn't remember that they still had weapons in their hands. They fled down the mountain crying for their parents and mothers. The bad thing is that although the mountain road down the mountain is wide, it is very tortuous. , you need to go through several turns and Seriya, where Senko Temple and Masuyama Hachimansha are located, to return to Gansei Temple at the foot of the mountain. Along the way, the ashigaru who fled several times huddled together and were killed by the Kira army who came later. Flowing into a river, there are countless casualties.

In less than half an hour, the first wave of troops fled and retreated to the camp of Gancheng Temple at the foot of the mountain. Sugiura Gento, who was sleeping soundly, was hurriedly woken up by Xiao Xing. He put on his clothes and walked out of the tent, only to see the bright fire in the distant forest lighting up the sky In the howling mountain wind, the sound of shouting and crying could be faintly heard. The first wave of retreating troops knocked on the city gate in a panic, yelling nonsense like running for their lives.

"This is... an ambush! Why did you get ambushed! How did those three idiots lead the soldiers! They can't even do a routine siege, and they can still be ambush on such a big place on the mountain! It's almost younger than twelve or thirteen years old. Your little baby is still trash!" Sugiura Xuanren jumped up and down and cursed, wishing to curse the three monks to the [-]th floor of hell.

He was full of anger and depression towards those three useless monks. He thought that if it wasn't for Chaosheng Temple's official regulations to strike a balance, nothing would happen if the 70 troops were handed over to their officials to lead them. But the Kaga Issangzong is that system, and if the monks don’t command soldiers, they will be abolished by the officials in minutes. From the rise of Kaga to the present, so many wars lost in the past [-] to [-] years are probably useless monks The leaders dragged their feet, and the war that could have been won was lost, and the war that was originally a small loss turned into a big defeat.

Seeing more and more blights coming down from the mountain, the little surnames suddenly panicked: "My lord! What should we do?"

"How do I know what to do? No! You are so confused! Wake up the boys and retreat! The faster you run at this time, the better! We are killed by the night attack of the Kira Army, so we don't I want to cross the river! Hurry up and call for help!" Sugiura Xuanren wished he could kick all these elm-headed boys to work. He usually felt that the dull and honest girls were easy to handle, but now he realized that the people around him were too To be stupid is to cheat yourself.

Although Sugiura Gento's cultural quality is really poor, it's okay.But fortunately, he was forced to read some books on the art of war by the photo of Chaosheng Temple.Probably knowing that this situation must not stick to it.The ghost knows whether the night attack troops of the Kira family have any back-ups. Even if the west bank of the Shogawa River is the camp of Chaoshoji Misho, it is not absolutely safe.

It is actually very dangerous for him to stay on the other side of the Shogawa River at this time. The elusive Kakizaki Keiya and Saito Chaoxin have not yet shown up, and the situation of Uesugi Masatora is completely unknown. Crossing the river and being left unable to move outside the Yuancheng Temple is tantamount to turning yourself into a dish for others to eat.

Sugiura Gento's movement was not slow, but Kira's army was even faster, following the retreating Kaga and Ichikui's army, they chased down the mountain.Sugiura Genichi gritted his teeth and blocked all the rout soldiers who were packing their bags and preparing to flee, and ordered them to go out to block the surprise army of Kira's family, and ordered the army to retreat immediately. He personally led the banner warriors to break the rear.

Perhaps it was inspired by Sugiura Gento's bravery, and his bravery was unexpectedly powerful. With his own strength, he smashed out of the camp with a slashing momentum, and the tens of thousands of troops behind him filed out, and the morale of the army was immediately raised. Excited, tens of thousands of routs regrouped to attack the surprise attack of Kira's army, and actually suppressed the momentum of Kira's army.

Such a fierce reaction was far beyond Numata Yuguang's expectations. The army he led had only 5000 soldiers and they were all exhausted from long-term battles.Relying on the strong physique that has been trained for years and the resentment of attacking non-stop for two days, it took a lot of physical strength to chase and fight all the way just now.At this time, it was very uncomfortable to suddenly encounter Sugiura Genren's turning back and assault.

Our [-]-strong army is exhausted, and the enemy's newly defeated army still has the strength to fight again. Moreover, the Ichigoku army on the east bank of Shogawa River is ten times larger than Kira's army. Once Kira's army shows a little timidity, Sugiura Genren notices and fights back. However, these five thousand exhausted soldiers might not even have the chance to escape back to Masuyama Castle. The crisis of the entire army's annihilation, like the Asama Volcano erupting at any time, was restless in Numata Yumitsu's heart.

In the middle of the night, the shores of the Shogawa River were ablaze. Thousands of warriors lit torches and fought desperately in the dark night. The warriors of the Kira Army were all brave and courageous, but they were not made of iron. , Gradually the army could not take root and retreated, and the situation began to fall like the unfavorable situation of Kira's army.

This is the critical point of the reversal of the momentum of the two sides. Numata Yuguang knew that he would die on the spot if he didn't do anything at this time, and immediately shouted: "At this moment of life and death, it is our samurai who will die for the Kamiso Ashikaga family. Time! You listen to my general order! Form a front and arrow array! Follow me to attack! There is death but no life, there is no retreat!"

"Hey! Assault!" The samurai of the Kira family erected in front of the cold gun forest without fear, raised their bright swords and rushed towards Kaga with Yukiko Numata. There was no fear or cowardice in their eyes. The samurai's concept of honor and disgrace is based on despising life and death and emphasizing honor and honor. People can die but their dignity cannot be humiliated.

The Kamakura shogunate has collapsed for 200 years, but it will not erase the glory deposited in the blood of the samurai. Finding a master is always the most common thought of the samurai. Encouraging the samurai to die for the master is the most motivating method. This is the same as winning the war It is not contradictory to get credit and rewards. There is an element of obedience in human nature, just like the saying of Hanoi Genji and Genji noble species. This is the result of Bando samurai's vigorous pursuit.

Before the charge started, the bows and arrows in the back row raised their longbows and threw a dense rain of arrows. More and more bowstrings trembled from behind them, and the sharp arrows pierced the night with a low whistling sound. Piercing through the simple armor and clothes of the Kui army, he got into the flesh and blood viscera, and a handful of blood gushed out from the face of despair.

Kaga Ichikui ushered in the first round of the Kira Army's outbreak, and suppressed the offensive rhythm of the wind and fire to a standstill. Facing the fearless Kira Army's assault against the guns, Kaga Ichikui's head fell into a trap. For a moment of confusion, they didn't understand why Kira's army dared to charge so violently, as if they were about to win, when their own morale, strength, and physical strength were all superior.

The rain of arrows is still throwing deadly arrows non-stop. With the advance of the Kira Army, they are also constantly following up the projectile. The tactical action of advancing more than ten steps, standing still, throwing and then advancing more than ten steps, will kill the soldiers of the Kira Army. The strength of the quality is vividly displayed, the muffled sound like the continual autumn rain beating plantains is like a sonata with a strange rhythm, and each melody exudes enchanting and magnificent blood flowers.

Numata Yuguang rushed into the formation at the first moment.Raising the Taidao in his hand, he slashed open the forest of spears in front of him.He slashed across at the dazed Yiyi.Even the array hat and half of the head were cut open. The poor-quality array hat could not provide them with effective life support, and its effect was infinitely approaching zero under the sharp katana.

The mechanical swing of the knife cut through Yi Yi's light body time and time again. Hearing the crisp sound of bone shattering seems to be a wonderful illusion, and when the Tai Dao penetrated those Yi Yi's mentally broken, it was like a sharp object piercing into defeat. The voice of Ge is the most fascinating. Yumitsu Numata, who is devoted to killing the enemy, has forgotten when, where and who he is, and there is only the sound of cutting bones one after another in his head.There were cries, wails, and moans of pain that accompanied it.

The battlefield in front of the Wishing Temple is filled with a faint layer of blood mist, bright blood-colored flowers bloom from time to time, and when a broken corpse is cut open, the body will twitch a few times before falling down, Yin Hong's blood spurts out like a spring Covering his head and face, he poured it on Numata Yuguang's body, dyeing his black armor bright red, and the bright red blood soaked his face along the gaps in his face, and the stench of blood soaked his whole body. It was very uncomfortable, and the ground under his feet had merged into a flowing dark red stream.

Sugiura Gento tried his best to maintain the broken formation. He knew that it would be a matter of time before these rout troops, who were not much better than the mob, would be unable to stop Kira's army.The ever-changing fate seemed to be playing tricks on him, and just now he had given him a false hope that he could persevere and usher in a chance to turn defeat into victory.But in the blink of an eye it turned into a rout again.

He didn't intend to rush to the front to resist the attack for these soldiers who collapsed again. He looked back and found a golden dragon on the mountain coming down from the southeast foothills. Sugiura Genren sighed: "It really is the reinforcements of the Kira family. Lizeng Mountain City’s attack is so inactive, there is still one hidden in Anchuan City on standby, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, I have to keep my useful body!”

Sugiura Genren quietly turned his horse's head, and went straight to the Yuancheng Temple Ferry without saying a word. The Banner Samurai who accompanied him cleared a passage for him early and followed the footsteps of the general, taking advantage of the hazy night to quietly leave the Yuancheng Temple. , There were a few small boats waiting for them outside the ferry of Yuancheng Temple. His main force evacuated very quickly under the premise of abandoning their supplies and food, and he was the last group of people to retreat.

Another quarter of an hour later, when the tens of thousands of Ichikui troops could no longer maintain their positions and began to retreat, they realized that the main general had disappeared into the long night, and suddenly the army was in chaos. Zhang Fa was in a mess, and immediately realized that the commander-in-chief of Ichikui's army had disappeared, so he shouted: "Sugiura Iki has escaped! There will be a big reward for catching Sugiura Iki's defender! Life and death do not matter!"

The officials of several roads found that Sugiura Xuanren had indeed run away without making a sound, and secretly hated that this guy didn't pull him when he ran out of loyalty, but they didn't think that Sugiura Xuanren ran away secretly, if they called them Then it's not called sneaking away, you have to call him when you call him, and then spread it ten to ten times, then it turns from escaping to retreating.

In desperation, they had no choice but to take the troops of each family and retreat to the ferry of Yuancheng Temple, trying to find a return ship to transport them, and with [-] exhausted soldiers, they head-on and killed the enemy army several times their own. The Kira army was full of energy and momentum like a rainbow, and when they played their strength, they drove the defeated army to Shuangchuan Gancheng Temple in one fell swoop.

There were about 5000 Ichijikui troops who were driven to the bank of the Shogawa River. When these troops arrived at the ferry of Gancheng Temple, they found in despair that there was not even a single sampan left on the side of the ferry. Sugiura Genren called for ships earlier. Transporting his own army seems to be to prevent Kira's army from taking the opportunity to seize the boat and cross the river. Sugiura Genren simply got all the boats to anchor on the west bank.

The officials of Kaga Ichikozong looked at the torrential river, and jumped to their feet angrily, scolding Sugiura Gento for being ungrateful, and running away without saying a word, others can’t blame him, but it’s really too much for you to get all the boats to the other side of the river. Damn it, the peasants and soldiers who were assigned to Yiyiyi became agitated and gradually showed signs of disobedience, which made the officials scratch their heads anxiously.

They huddled together and jumped into the icy river desperately, trying to cross Zhuangchuan by swimming, but the armor they wore was too heavy, and they sank into the flowing Zhuangchuan after struggling for a long time, and jumped into the river like dumplings. Among the 2000 people in the river, less than 500 people successfully swam to the other side of the river. These people either have better water skills or have lost their bodies. The previous successful people gave them great inspiration.The peasants and soldiers, who have always been consistent, immediately unloaded the missing carcass and jumped into Zhuangchuan.This can hurt people who can't swim.

Someone yelled: "Look! It's the Kira Army from Yaskawa City! Everyone jump into the river and swim there!"

Looking back, it was indeed the shadowy Kira Army coming from the direction of Yaskawa Castle.Now even the landlubbers couldn't help being ready to move, but at this moment, dozens of Xiaozao ships suddenly appeared in the lower reaches of Zhuangchuan, facing the Yiyi defeated army who was desperately swimming on Zhuangchuan, they rained arrows on their heads and covered their faces, killing these defeated troops. A glimmer of hope was snuffed out.

Numata Yuguang took the opportunity to surround the ferry of Yuancheng Temple, and yelled at the quail-like Xiangyi army: "There is an interception in front and there will be pursuers in the future. You should surrender quickly! Those who surrender will not die! Those who do not surrender will jump into the river by themselves." !"

A few square officials smiled wryly, gritted their teeth and shouted: "We surrender! We are willing to surrender!"

On the other side of the Zhuangchuan River, Chaosheng Temple's main formation also fell into a turmoil. In the middle of the night, a large wave of retreating troops suddenly rushed in.The noisy movement woke up the sleeping soldiers. The monks of the Kaga Ichiko sect didn't understand what the retreating army was about, but Sugiura Genji didn't show up all the time, and he was confused about what to say when he caught a few officials They didn't know what was going on in the night attack, which annoyed the great monks. It would be a ghost if their sleep was disturbed and they felt comfortable.

About the fourth watch, Sugiura Gento finally came to the camp. As soon as he came, he was surrounded by a large group of monks and asked him what he had done. How can I withdraw to fight with you when there is no war ahead, the military situation is urgent and let me get out of the way! If you misunderstand the military situation, be careful, the monks will use your heads as kicks!"

The chattering monks were intimidated by Sugiura Genichi with his loud voice.Only then did he realize that the samurai beside Sugiura Genren were all covered in blood, and many samurai had bandaged wounds with tattered armor.The thick bloody smell immediately caused the monks to scatter like birds and beasts, Sugiura Genren's banner samurai spat, showing extreme disdain for these guys who know nothing but eating, drinking and having fun.

After a while, Chaoshoji Misho in the large tent of the Chinese army looked at Sugiura Genren with his clothes on, and asked coldly: "You, Yamaura Ikimori, are not a teenager, and you have experienced several big scenes in Echizen anyway. After making a lot of achievements, how did you get to the bottom? When you encounter a night attack, you retreat. What's the use of having so many troops? What's the use of having you as a general?"

Sugiura Genren, a seven-foot strong man, looked like a junior in front of Chaoshoji Misho, who didn't even dare to lift his head, and didn't even dare to refute the idea in his heart. The Buddhist kingdom of Hesanji Temple has become the Buddhist kingdom of their Chaoshoji Temple since the first and second ages. Maybe Chaoshoji Temple’s discourse power in Shishan Honganji Temple is not strong, but it still has great authority in Hokuriku.

Moreover, Chaoshoji Misho also has the kindness of knowledge and support for Sugiura Gento, since he emerged in the war with the Asakura family at the end of Tianwen, Sugiura Gento has been promoted to his side by Chaoshoji Misho. The following seven or eight years of kung fu went smoothly and became one of Kaga's most generals. This kindness Sugiura Gento must be remembered.

Chaoshengsi Mishao vented his anger and felt that it was a bit too much just now. He also knew that the situation on the other side was indeed beyond his expectations. The Guanglinsi Xiuying, Anyangsi Liaojun, and Motoxiangji Zhunxing he sent were indeed a success. A bastard who is not enough to reveal more than enough, if he loses this war, he will lose on these three monks who have more than enough to die.

But the problem is that Kaga’s internal checks and balances are the combination of officials and monks. The strategy of using officials as bones, monks as viscera, and believers as flesh and blood has been used for generations. Aiding Vietnam and China is a matter of urgency. This year, when sending out a large army, it will be balanced by Joken Kotokuji and Genren Sugiura.

Send Sugiura Genren to lead an army of [-], so the corresponding monks and disciples should be matched with more generals as a balance, but most of the monks and disciples under him are fat-headed waste, but it is impossible not to arrange monks and disciples, he himself belongs to the monks and disciples The leader cannot betray his own class. Without the support of many monks, there would be no such strong control of the Chaosheng Temple family.

Those with great skills are all in Echizen and western Kaga to resist the attack of the Echizen Asakura family. After all, on the frontline battlefield of Echizen, they have both military exploits and military power, which is much better than staying in Kaga country to eat and drink. The monks who are more capable or ambitious all go to Echizen Kingdom early, and those who stay in Kaga Kingdom to serve Chaoshoji Temple are all people who eat and wait to die. When they choose, they choose three monks who look very reliable. The result Still so deceitful.

It's a pity that a young talent like Chengxian of Guangde Temple has repeatedly made mistakes and evil photos of Chaosheng Temple. To be simple and rude, if you keep Guangde Temple Chengxian's life and let him commit crimes and meritorious deeds, he will definitely be better than these three wastes, and maybe he can achieve good results.

It's useless to think too much, and Chaosheng Temple Mizuo felt that the heavy words just now would be effective, so he comforted him: "Forget it! The poor monk also knows that he is too harsh on you, but you have to understand how much the poor monk expects from you , you should also know how unfavorable the current situation is to our Kaga Ichikoi sect. Damoto Mountain has already moved to replace Kaga Ichikoi General. It has long been replaced by people from the Xiama family to do this General Kaga Ichikui.

It must be known that once the emperor and the courtiers are replaced by someone from the next family to be the general, a general like you will inevitably be suppressed. How will you be given the opportunity to command an army of [-]?Even if he doesn't change your position but transfers you back to Echizen as the general, will you still have a chance to be the leader of a party in the future?They won't give it to you, only the poor monk can give it to you, so you have to fight for yourself and don't always suffer defeat, it will embarrass the poor monk and it's not good for you! "

Sugiura Xuanren lowered his head and whispered: "Yes! I, Xuanren, must keep it in mind, and dare not let down the kindness of the monks!"

Chaosheng Temple's photo caught a glimpse of Banruoyuan Zhenru slowly walking towards him with a bowl of soup, leaning against him, with a faint smile on his face. On the face of this little monk, there was something that can only be seen between men and women. Tenderness and sweetness, Sugiura Gento hurriedly turned his head to avoid their intimate scene, this kind of popular thing was also invited by his colleagues and officials to play together, but Sugiura Gento sternly rejected them all, he always felt that it was better A man whose woman is more like a woman is an evildoer.

Prajna-in is like a woman serving her own man, feeding the soup spoon by spoon to Chaosheng Temple, and the two of them come here from time to time to make sparks and so on. After a warm meal of soup, he turned around and left with a smile after feeding the Banjna-in Temple. The scene looked warm and happy in the eyes of Chaosheng Temple, but in the eyes of Sugiura Genren, it was an embarrassing silence.

After the little monk drifted away for a long time, Chaosheng Temple Mizhao came back to his senses, smiled awkwardly and asked, "In the end, what happened tonight?" (To be continued...)