Warring States Eagle

On March [-]th, the second year of Yonglu, night.

At this time, Masara was standing in front of the main gate of the main camp on Mount Chima, Kaibu County, Bungo Country, staring at the lights of the Saeki family's Umemure Castle in the distance, lost in thought.

The moon has not yet risen, and the sky is full of stars.From time to time, the neighing of war horses came from the darkness.Masara stood beside Kansuke Yamamoto and Nagasuke Yoshioka. For some reason, they were silent.

Yoshida Shigemasa, who had been waiting in the courtyard, said at this time: "My lord, you should come to the tent." Zhengliang didn't answer, but just hummed.Akuta and Oishi Tomohisa sat next to Yoshida Shigemasa, and they were also silent.

"It's unreasonable. It's obvious that they can't hold on anymore, and they are still stubbornly resisting?" Yoshida Shigemasa said to himself.But no one answered.After making the decision to siege the city, Zheng Liang still sent envoys to persuade Xin Na Zhongyuan and others in Meimuli City to surrender, but the result was naturally that they refused to surrender.

At this moment, in Meimuli City, another scene appeared.

"Wanting to come here is not a permanent place;

Like dewdrops on grass leaves, the shadow of the moon hanging upside down in the water is fleeting;

@顶@点@小说 I would like to warn those who dance the flowers and enjoy the moon that there must be a wind of impermanence at the front of their glory;

Promising clouds are hidden before the bright moon in the South Tower;

50 years of life;

It's like a dream compared to those who live in the next heaven;

enjoy a lifetime;

There is no reason for immortality. "

In the courtyard, a middle-aged monk was singing "Dun Sheng" in time.The famous song "Xing Ruo Wu" in the "No" drama known to later generations because of Oda Nobunaga was actually widely circulated in various parts of the Warring States period during this period, and it was praised by many artists and literati. favorite.but.At this time, the monk was performing for Xin Na Zhongyuan and Saeki Zhenzhong in front of him.Rather than singing alone because of personal preference.

This middle-aged monk is the abbot of the temple on Chijian Mountain opposite Meimuli City.When the Luo family's army approached, he led the monks and fled into the ritual center of Meimu City.In fact, secretly, this monk has an unknown identity.That is the uncle of the late Otomo Family Governor Otomo Yizhen (Dharma name Zonglin).

He was originally the abbot of a temple near Otomo's Bungo State House (now Qibu Castle). When Otomo's family was seen to be destroyed by the Luo family, most of the Bungo country would fall into the hands of the Luo family. , he decisively fled to the territory of the Saeki family with several clansmen who were also practicing in the temple, and finally settled down in the temple outside Meimuli City.

Originally, because of this, he escaped in the operation to purge temples and shrines not long after the Luo family destroyed the Otomo family.He has been very lucky.It's just that as a member of the Dayou family, he has not given up his belief in revenge for the Dayu family.After settling in the temple outside Meimuli City, he incited believers and monks to help the Saeki family resist the invasion of the Luo family more than once, until the villagers near the temple were either relocated by the Saeki family or plundered by the Luo family. down.As for why his temple has not been burned down by the Luo family's army who came to harass him, in the eyes of the middle-aged monk, it is probably because the Luo family does not want to confront the local temple and shrine forces before they solve the Saeki family. Touch, thus adding more enemies to the Luo family.

It’s just that the Luo’s family doesn’t want this to happen, but the middle-aged monk wants to do this more. Only in this way can the Luo’s family be hit as much as possible (but he doesn’t know. Everything he has done has been hidden in the local intelligence cabinet of the Luo’s family. Zhengliang is also aware of everything related to him under the surveillance of the government, but Zhengliang completely treats this as a small matter. Because according to the investigation of the intelligence cabinet, Zhengliang knows that the power of temples and shrines in the territory of the Saeki family is really limited. So even if these forces unite, it will not have any impact on the Luo family).During this period of time, the middle-aged monk has been constantly contacting all the nearby temples and shrines, hoping to win them into an alliance against the Luo family.But before his plan was successfully implemented, an army of more than [-] members of the Luo family rushed over.

Facing the full-scale invasion of the Luo family this time, the middle-aged monk knew that the Luo family was serious about the Saeki family. He really couldn't believe that the Luo family would turn a blind eye to his temple as before, so he had a ghost in his heart. , Facing the menacing Luo family army, he naturally quickly abandoned the temple and fled into Meimuli City.

"It seems that the other side is going to attack tomorrow, my lords." After singing, the middle-aged monk suddenly said.Previously, he had learned from some warriors in the city that the envoys of the Luo family had come to persuade them to surrender today, and he also knew the final deadline for surrender given by the Luo family, so he asked about it now.

"Master, if you say that your life is only fifty years, it's enough for me." Zhenchu ​​Zuobo smiled on his face after hearing the words, "I have no complaints or regrets in my life, and I always act according to my own will and never lose my integrity."

"The poor monk understands..."

"Now that you understand, you should also understand my current mood. I will never surrender."

"So... there's no need to fight anymore?" After a long time of contact, the middle-aged monk who knew Saeki's character well seemed to deliberately arouse Saeki's courage to resist, so he asked deliberately.

"Hahaha..." Saeki Zhenzhong looked up to the sky and laughed, "Fight again? Master, I have always been fighting. It's just that I need to pick up the spear and swing the sword myself this time." After finishing speaking, he laughed again .Seeing this, the fierce general of the Shimadzu family, Shinna Tadamoto, also admired the veteran of the Saeki family.

In this way, facing the refusal to surrender in Meimuli City, on March [-]th of the second year of Yonglu, Zheng Liang personally led the army to Meimuli City.

On the side of Umemori Castle, above the oars of Gawaimaru, Shinna Tadamoto of the Shimadzu family and Zhentada Saeki of the Saeki family looked down on the Luo's army that was forming a formation below the castle.

On the top of the city, there was a strong wind, which made people's clothes bulge.Looking down from the top of the city, the mountain road below the city is steep and steep. It is not an exaggeration to describe the dangers of Meimuli City with the pool of golden soup.

At this moment, Zheng Liang was holding a binocular clairvoyant, looking at Meimuli City from a distance, and he couldn't help admiring in his heart: "It's really a strong city!" With such a strong city, it's no wonder that the other party hides in it with confidence and is unwilling to surrender, but today you are afraid I'm going to be disappointed.

"Report to the lord, the supplies have arrived." At this moment, the ashigaru general of the logistics team came to report.

"Okay!" Zheng Liang put down the Nanman clairvoyance in his hand, nodded in praise, and then he turned his head again, and said to Ander, the Southern barbarian iron cannon general on the other side, "Ander, it's up to you next It's gone."

"Yes, my lord!" Ander, who received the order, immediately bowed to Zhengliang to salute, and then trotted towards the Iron Cannon Squad and the Datong Squad led by him.At the same time, Honda Junzheng saluted Zheng Liang again, and then followed Ander away.

Soon, under the command of Honda Junzheng, a group of pack carts operated by the logistics team appeared in front of everyone. In order to push this group of pack carts up the mountain, it took a lot of effort from the logistics team. of power.

After stopping at the place designated by Ander, following the command of Toshimoto Honda, everyone in the logistics team lifted the thatch on the cart and began to carry the five bronze objects on it one by one.These bronze objects are the main weapons of the Datong team of the Luo family, Datong!

After waiting for the five large cylinders to land completely, Ander waved the horsewhip in his hand and directed his subordinates to start setting up the large cylinder positions.Under Ander's various gesticulations, the peasants and soldiers piled up bags of freshly filled earth bags at a place less than a hundred meters away from the city of Memuri.Dozens of peasants and soldiers in the rear are trying to carry the big tubes one by one to this place, and place the big tubes to the accurate firing position.

And before the soil bag, on the side of the road, under the order of Masara, the troops of Yoshida Shigemasa, Akuta, Oishi Tomohisa and others are waiting in full force, guarding against the troops in Umemure Castle rushing out of the city and destroying the big tube built by the Luo family. position.

Facing a series of strange actions of Luo's family outside the city, there were densely packed Umemori castle defenders Ashigaru on the top of the city. They didn't seem to understand why, so they rushed to watch enthusiastically.And when Shinna Tadamoto, the powerful general of the Shimadzu family's army, saw the big tube that the Luo family was manipulating, his expression changed drastically.

The Saeki family and most of the general samurai Ashgaru of the Shimadzu family didn’t know what this big tube was, but he, who had followed Shimadzu Takahisa to visit the Ming country pirate ships off the coast of Satsuma, knew the big tube.He even witnessed with his own eyes the situation where the pirate ship of the Ming Dynasty launched a large cannon on the ship.He really didn't expect that the Luo family would bring such a powerful weapon as a big tube, and they still brought so many statues.No wonder the Luo family had been practicing their military power at the foot of the mountain confidently before. It turned out that the other party had already been very sure of capturing the city.

For a moment, Xinna Zhongyuan felt bitter in his heart.It's just that you can't back down at this time, you can't even order your subordinates to back down and dodge, otherwise, the morale of the opponent will be like a rainbow, and the defenders of your own side have already been frightened by the power of the Luo family's daily drill of the army outside the city during this period of time It is very likely that the guards in the city will collapse.

Just when Xinna Zhongyuan was debating whether to order his subordinates to hide, Ander, who was under the city, confirmed that the Datong position had been built, and a smile appeared on his face immediately.So he immediately compared his thumb, opened and closed his eyes, glanced left and right for a while, and finally made all possible gestures to the five big tube money standing under him, and then waved his hand in a domineering manner. Said: "Give me the cannon!"

Soon, the five large tubes were finally arranged according to Ander's request.Under the sunlight, the muzzle of the big tube was filled with cold light, and the five big tubes opened their bloody mouths one by one, facing the top of Meimuli City.

"Fill the shells!"

"It's over!" (To be continued...)