Warring States Eagle

Shimomo County, Bungzen Country, Kitakyushu.

This is a small hill outside Ichinoto Castle in Shimo County. Two men dressed like the others nearby are sitting together, eating black and astringent food in their mouths. This is obviously a Baked rats.

Surrounding them in the distance, there are more than a dozen men in ragged clothes, their hair is loose, their faces are dirty as if they haven't been washed for many days, and their sunken eyes are shining faintly. Like a will-o'-the-wisp in the night, it kept swallowing the rat meat in its mouth.Although most people would not eat these things during this period, but now that they are almost starving to death, they still care about so much.

On the outskirts of them were hundreds of women, children, and elderly people. Their fate was much more tragic. They had to endure hunger and wait for these people to give some food.

Among the two men, the leader, a young man aged seventeen or eighteen, whispered to a young man in his twenties next to him at this time: "My lord, the timing seems to be almost here. Look, shall we add more?" What about the last fire?"

At this time, the face of the young man who was called an adult was also covered with a lot of dust, covering a lot of his real appearance.After listening to the words of the younger young man, the young man also frowned and looked at the rat meat in his hand, and then replied in a low voice: "According to the lord's explanation before departure, the army of our family will also be there These days have come."

"My lord, if this is the case, then we should act immediately." The young man said immediately, and then he looked up and looked around, and said with worry in his eyes: "My lord, as long as we are mixed in the crowd to encourage .It must be able to surround this city. At that time, the defenders in the city will definitely be attracted to this side by us. Then their attention to the side of the border of their home will be reduced. But, my lord, this matter It must be done as soon as possible! Otherwise, when these citizens riot, they will no longer be under our control, and I’m afraid even we will be in danger.”

The worries of young people are not alarmist.When a group of dozens of them pretended to be refugees and first arrived here, there were only a few hundred people gathered here.But now, there are thousands of people.When there are too many people, various small groups will naturally appear.And their group can be regarded as the largest group with hundreds of people, and the others are mostly small teams of dozens of people, but most of them are men, men who can go out to fight, so in general their The strength is not strong.But it's different once they join forces.As more and more refugees gathered, there was less and less food around.Small animals such as rats and snakes are hard to find anymore, and some people have started to eat tree bark and even dirt.

Once there is a complete lack of food, it is time for everyone to completely lose their minds.Hunger can really change a person's mind!The young man's family was ruined because of the famine. If he hadn't been taken in as a servant by the Aso family when he was dying, he would have starved to death with his family.So for the consequences of hunger, fear, irritability and even loss of reason.He is also very clear.What young people are worried about is the emergence of such a situation, once it does.They will not be able to guide the movements of the refugees, and these refugees will probably fight each other first.And they, who have always been the largest group of people, are naturally the first targets of other refugee groups.At that time, they will really play with the fire and burn themselves.

What the young man said immediately aroused the young man's thinking.If the young man hadn't mentioned it like this, he really didn't realize this problem.All along, as the lord's sidekick, his task is only to protect the lord's safety, and to follow the lord's orders.This time, he was appointed by the lord to sneak into Xiamo County in the southeast of Bungzen Kingdom with more than a dozen young people. The purpose was to mix among the refugees, wait for an opportunity to incite the refugees, and create chaos for the local rich.This time they will come here, also at the suggestion of young people.

Just like what the young man said, according to the time given by the lord, it is estimated that the army of the family will definitely enter the Fengmae country in the next few days.If they can create some chaos on the side of Ichinoto Castle located in Shimo County, they will naturally be able to attract the garrison on the side of Ichinoto Castle that is close to the border with Bungo Kingdom, so that the garrison on the other side will meet. somewhat slack.Now that the young man said this again, he immediately realized that it was indeed time to incite the many refugees who were blocked under Ichinohe Castle again.

They were also lucky, because not long after they arrived here, Kaneyuki Noyori, the lord of Ichinoto City, was summoned to Changyan City by the Governor of Noaka's family, Ye Zhongxingshi, to discuss and deal with the problem of refugees in the territory.Only two frizzy guys in their early 20s, Noyori Kanefō and Bailiu Kanesada, were left in the city to defend the castle.If Noyori Kanko was here, he would definitely not do the stupid thing of hacking and killing the troubled refugees.This move of Noyori Kanefō and Bailiu Kanzhen undoubtedly ignited a fire in the hearts of these refugees who had long been dissatisfied with these wealthy lords.It's just that this is just a small fire, but if it is instigated by young people and others, even a single spark can start a prairie fire.

Therefore, under the secret instigation of dozens of young people and young people, thousands of refugees began to gather under the city of Ichinoto Castle, and began to loudly demand that the defenders of Ichinoto Castle open the road to the Bungo Kingdom. The inner city passage on the border allows them to go to Bungo country to make a living.

"These damned thugs! Order the army in the city to stand guard on the city wall. If they dare to take a step closer to the city wall, I will shoot them to death." Noyori Kanabou, acting as the acting city lord, immediately ordered.This time, seeing so many refugees gathered under the city, he didn't dare to open the city gate and go out to face these refugees.

"The refugees are coming fiercely. I am afraid that relying on the guards on the south side of the city gate may not be able to suppress these refugees." Bailiu Jianzhen reminded at this time.

"Then temporarily transfer the guards on the north side to the south gate, and no matter what, you must suppress these refugees as soon as possible." Noyori Kanebou ordered.It is estimated that his father Noyori Kanxing will return in the next few days. If his father's team is stopped outside the city by these refugees, then he will definitely be punished.Don't look at him now that he is the heir designated by the family.Before taking the position of house governor for a day.He dared not let his father down.Especially at this time when he still has two younger brothers watching over him.

Ichinoto Castle is a fortress built in a canyon connecting Shimo County of Buzen Country and Hita County of Bungo Country, so it has two gates facing the border of Buzen Country and Bungo Country respectively. .After several generations of the Noyori family continued to build, the Ichinoto Castle at this time was like a cork that divided the entire canyon into two.If ordinary merchants and citizens want to pass through this walled city, they must pass through a passage that has been included in the Ichinoto Castle Outer Maru.

Just when Noyori Kanefo transferred the guards on the side facing the border of Bungo Kingdom to the city gate to the south to suppress the riots of refugees, a small caravan of more than ten people happened to arrive at the gate of Otemon on the border side of Bungo Kingdom.

"Who?" The ashigaru who were in charge of guarding the Otemon Gate asked immediately.

It is estimated that it has not been attacked for a long time, and there are several checkpoints along the road before coming to Ichinoto Castle to guard against movements on the border of Bungo Country.Since there is no warning signal from the border, the guards seem to be a little lax at this time.They didn't realize it at all, because of the blockade of Luo's house, no caravan had passed by their place for a long time.Even as the caravan approached, a few ashigaru were still talking about the refugees on the other side of the city wall.Compared with those citizens, because they are relatives of the lord, even if there is a drought, they can still have food for the time being.

"Stop, you guys stop." At this moment, the two Ashgaru standing in the front shouted at the small caravan that had come to Otemon.But the moment they stopped drinking, the two guys dressed as businessmen walking in the front suddenly drew their swords and pierced the heads and necks of the two of them.The gazes of the two Noyori gatekeepers suddenly became dull, and there was a rumbling sound in their throats.Soon he died.

"Kill!" Before the rest of Noyori's Ashgaru, who was in charge of guarding the city gate, could react, a group of more than a dozen businessmen had already drawn out their swords and charged at them.

"Killed! Killed! It's terrible! Come on! The enemy is attacking the city! Quickly, go and report to the castle guard!" Several Noyorijia Ashgaru, who were guarding the city wall, saw a large group of murderous people. After putting down several companions at the Otemon, they let out panic screams almost at the same time, and crawled towards Honmaru together to report.

"Kill!" At this time, the army of the Luo family, posing as a businessman, had already cut down all the guards in front of the Otemon Gate, and then pushed open the Otemon Gate.Masao Kinoshita, who was ready in the distance, ordered immediately.Before that, after they quietly took down the small cottage of Noyori's family that was used as a warning along the way, they secretly lurked outside the city of Ichinoto Castle.It's just that Ichinoto Castle is embedded in the canyon like a portal. If it is attacked by force, the defenders in the city can completely attack the siege army through the condescending position of the city wall, so it is impossible to take it in a hurry.At this time, the members of the Luo family discovered that the guards on the city wall suddenly decreased, so Kinoshita Masao realized that their opportunity had come.After discussing with the generals, a team pretending to be businessmen approached the city gate.This was the scene just now.

Following Masao Kinoshita's order, the Luo family's army of thousands of people began to pour into the outer pill of Ichinoto Castle.While dealing with the defenders in Waimaru, some soldiers of the Luo family also started to kill Ninomaru.In a short time, the inside and outside of Ninomaru immediately became lively, and the voices of crying father and mother became one.

"Kill..." Kumon Shigetada also climbed up to the Qianguan gate of Honmaru at this time, slashed at it with a knife, and smashed the door panel with a click.At this time, the two standing ashigaru coming up behind him also began to hit the wooden door fiercely, and the wooden door was knocked open in an instant. The city ashigaru was hacked so that he turned his back on his horse and fell to the ground bleeding all over the ground.

Kumon Shigetada was exceptionally brave. After entering the Honmaru, he hacked to death one of the defenders, kicked another person, and shot away several long spears that came to intercept him. Seeing his unstoppable bravery, the guards at the gate retreated one after another. Luo Shi behind him The family army took the opportunity to rush in.

"Stop them for me!" Noyori Kanebo shouted after rushing over after receiving the news that the city was being attacked from the north by the enemy.It's just that most of the defenders on the north side of the city have just been transferred to the south at this time, and the number of soldiers is not many.Coupled with the fact that the Luo family's army is coming in menacingly.After being killed several people in a row.They had been terrified a long time ago, even if Noyori Kanefo came to help in person, they kept retreating.

"You..." Noyori Kanefo was furious when he saw this, and he was going to continue to boost morale.At this moment, there was a "whoosh", and a feathered arrow shot straight at him. Yeyi and Kanfang, who had no time to react, screamed and was shot through the neck.The one who shot this arrow was Takeuchi Hisakatsu who was temporarily transferred to the third army to participate in the Raiders of Buzen Kingdom.

"The city lord is dead!", "The young lord is dead..."

Following the sudden killing of Noyori Kanefō, the morale of Noyori's defenders suddenly plummeted.They retreated to some defensive strongholds in the main pill one after another, preparing to defend to the death.Some defenders simply dropped their weapons and surrendered.

"My lord, Mr. Watanabe and Mr. Tetsunosuke have captured the Otemon Gate of Uwaimaru. They found that a large number of refugees are gathering outside the city at this time. These refugees are asking to open the gate and let them pass. The two adults sent people to come. Ask for your opinion on how to deal with it." Just as Masao Kinoshita, who stayed in the rear to coordinate the battle, stepped into the Otemon Gate of Gaimaru in Ichinoto Castle, an ashigaru standing guard came to report.

"Refugees? How many are there?" Masao Kinoshita asked immediately.

"There are at least several thousand people." Chang Bei immediately reported.

"Thousands of people?" Hearing such a huge number of refugees, Kinoshita Masao was also taken aback, so he said immediately after thinking for a while. "Using the banner of our family, we promise to the refugees outside the city. After our family takes this city, we will definitely give them relief."

With such a large number of refugees, Masao Kinoshita dared not open the city gate to let them in.After all, the city is still fighting fiercely at this time, and after letting the refugees in, it will only affect the attack of the family.Although looking at the structure of Ichinoto Castle at this time, it is nothing more than surrounding the original passages in the valley to form the outer pill of Ichinoto Castle. As long as Luo Shi sends people to guard the Ninomaru after putting the refugees into the outer pill, The impact of these refugees on the Luo family's siege can be minimized, but for the sake of safety, it is better not to let them in.

It’s just that you can’t treat them forcefully, otherwise, if these refugees also attack the Waimaru gate in the south when the main family is fighting fiercely with the defenders in the city, it will be troublesome. Relief for their slogans.Besides, the reason for the reduction of guards in the north this time is probably inseparable from the gathering of these refugees in the south, so it was also a kind of gratitude to them at that time. After all, these refugees will also be the leaders of the Luo family in the future. It is also good to win the hearts of the people.

While Masao Kinoshita was dealing with the situation of the refugees outside the southern city, the Luo family's army, which had entered the Honmaru, was gradually approaching the last stronghold of the defenders in the city.

"My lord, use a hanging basket to break out from the back. We need to send people to Changyan City and Baimi City to spread the news of the Luo family's invasion!" On the south wall of the Honmaru city, a warrior who had no hope of defending held him back. Said Bailiu Jianzhen who wanted to rush forward to die.The Luo family's invasion this time was really too sudden. After all, it was already approaching winter, and the weather was gradually getting colder. September and October, the most suitable months for combat, had already passed.Besides, this year, there was a drought in various places, and the powerful and famous people all over the place were busy with their own disaster relief, but they did not expect that the Luo family would leave their own territory and launch a surprise attack regardless of the disaster.

"Break out? No, send someone to set fire to the castle tower and use beacon smoke to warn the distance. It will not take long for the reinforcements to arrive. Just kill for a while..." At this time, an arrow was stuck in his shoulder and he felt a dull pain. Hyakuliu Kanesada, after learning that his good friend Noyori Kanebang had died, had already made up his mind to defend Honmaru to the end, so he ignored the samurai's obstruction, waving his long sword and climbing up from the city wall. The Luo family's army was killed.

But at this time, the city gate of Honmaru had been opened long ago, and a large number of soldiers from the Luo family poured into Honwan.There were no more than [-] defenders in Ichinoto City, and when the Luo family attacked the city, they were concentrated and transferred to guard the city wall in the south because of Noyori Kanefo's order.As a result, the Luo family's surprise attack from the north not only caused the defenders to be transferred away on the way forward, but also cut off the connection between the defenders and the soldiers in the city in an instant, and caused confusion among the defenders who were being transferred. Some of them rushed to the north city wall to meet the Luo family's army, while some still rushed to the south city according to the previous order.In this way, after losing the geographical advantage of the city wall as a defense, they were even more divided and eroded when their numbers and combat capabilities were not as strong as the Luo family's army.

Under such circumstances, Bailiu Jianzhen's last struggle was futile. In the end, he was also stabbed into a hornet's nest under the constant siege of several Luo's families, and his head was chopped off.However, his counterattack before his death also allowed several retainers to burn the castle tower in the city before his death.Immediately, thick smoke billowed directly into the evening sky, dyeing the blood-red sky black.

It’s just that Bailiu Kanesada didn’t know that, even if the other fortresses of Nonaka’s family realized that their borders had been invaded through this fire, they wouldn’t have too much impact on the strategy of Kinoshita Masunao’s army.

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