Chapter 38: The Attack on Murozu Castle (Part I)

"Does anyone dare to fight?" Imate Yushi grabbed the reins of the war horse and shouted loudly, the voice was loud, and he could only be heard alone in the entire Taniguchi Castle at this moment, and the Akamatsu army collectively gasped, and no one dared to fight. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Itetomo sneered, and suddenly pointed the gun forward, shouting at the Akamatsu army, "Kill"

More than a dozen horseback warriors urged their horses together, broadswords and spears were pointed at the Akamatsu Army, the morale of the Akamatsu Army at this time was low, in the face of these dozens of tank-like existence, some people held weapons and launched a fierce charge that was not afraid of death, some people were in a trance, some people turned around and fled, and the Akamatsu Army suddenly became a mess.

The Kuroda family's army finally marched into the city at this time, and at the forefront was the 400 ronin reserve led by Moriharu Ohtani, all of them with hideous faces and gnashing teeth, they were holding all kinds of weapons, wearing tattered clothes, and there was no armor on their bodies. Under the encouragement of Otani Moriji, whether it was to cut two more people to get a reward, or to find a chance to make a difference, he desperately rushed to the forefront.

After entering the city, they scattered in all directions, rushing to every corner of the city like locusts, slashing, slashing, slashing, slashing, as long as it is an enemy, as long as it is an enemy in front of them, all of them must be killed, an indomitable momentum, even the Imate Yushi shuddered when he saw the combat power of these people who burst out in an instant, if he is the opponent of these people, although he can kill a lot, but he will also get in!

In Taniguchi Castle, there were more and more troops of the Kuroda family, and the soldiers of the Akamatsu family were constantly killed, and in the face of the attack of the Kuroda family, the Akamatsu army, which had broken the city and had no morale, finally collapsed, more than 100 people surrendered on their knees, more than 100 people resisted and were killed, no one fled, and the Kuroda family was killed and wounded 19 people, and the battle of Taniguchi Castle ended here.

After some rest, the mother of Kobei, who received the news, also brought more than 100 people to Taniguchi Castle from Oguchi Castle, loaded all the prisoners, as well as the armor and utensils that the army in the city would not take away, and escorted them to Oguchi Castle, after which these captives will be enriched into the heavy physical labor of the Kuroda family's road construction and workshops, and whether they survive depends on their own creation.

Just as the Kuroda family launched an attack on Taniguchi Castle, the army led by Masahide Akamatsu also came outside Murozu Castle. Previously, Urakami Masamune's envoy Katsujiro Yamamoto came to the Kuroda family to form an alliance, and when he left, Kodera Zhigao handed him a letter and asked him to be sure to give it to Urakami Masamune to read.

Historically, it was because of the alliance between Urakami Masamune and the Kuroda family that Akamatsu Masahide was uneasy and led his army to attack Murozu Castle. The current situation is basically the same as in history, but the time is four years earlier, but Kodera Zhigao believes that if Urakami Masamune still has no precautions this time, he will still think that the castle will be destroyed and people will die.

The content of the letter was simple, Kotera expressed his respect for Urakami Masamune, his high respect for Urakami Masamune's rebellion against Urakami's brutal rule and his efforts to counterattack Bizen Province, and his great excitement about the alliance between the Kodera family and the Urakami family. At the same time, Urakami Masamune was reminded that this alliance was formed. Akamatsu Masahide will inevitably feel that he is threatened by both sides, and it is very likely that he will attack Murozu Castle, and I hope that Urakami Masamune can always be vigilant and not give Akamatsu Masahide a chance.

Kodera knew that Akamatsu Masahide was an extremely aggressive person, and it was impossible for him to be beaten passively without taking action when Urakami and Kotera were in an alliance. The current Kuroda family is no longer something he can bully casually, so the Urakami clan of Murozu Castle is a soft persimmon that is easy to pinch, and he will definitely choose Murozu Castle to start.

Historically, the Urakami family and the Kuroda family formed an alliance, the son-in-law of the Urakami family, Urakami Kiyomune married Kuroda Kataka's adopted daughter, on the night of the wedding, the Urakami family was defenseless, and was attacked by Akamatsu Masahide Murozu Castle, Urakami Masamune and Urakami Kiyomune died on the spot.

The reason why Kodera Vocational High School wrote this letter is to remind the Urakami family to prepare for a sneak attack, and secondly, to hope that the Urakami family can delay the offensive of the Takino Akamatsu family, as long as it can delay for two or three days, it is not impossible for the Kuroda family to completely capture the territory of Akamatsu Masahide. To put it bluntly, Kodera Vocational High School is purposefully reminding Urakami Masamune to take precautions.

Not afraid of god-like opponents, but afraid of pig-like teammates, after Urakami Masamune saw the letter, he learned that this Kotera vocational high school was just the son-in-law of the Kuroda family, and after he was only fourteen years old this year, he immediately threw the letter aside, and it was completely inappropriate. What kind of heart does a child understand, what strategy does he understand? Besides, this kid himself has not heard of it.

The military strength of Urakami Masamune, who escaped from Bizen, now finally has a place to settle, and has just formed an alliance with the Kodera family, everyone feels that they can breathe a sigh of relief for the time being, so in the past two days, the garrison of the Urakami family seems to be very lax, and when Akamatsu Masahide's army is driving to the castle, several ashigaru in the city are still sleeping, and they don't know that the danger is approaching.

A few sturdy soldiers of Akamatsu Masahide quickly set up a ladder, and the two-meter city wall went up in a few steps, and the garrison was easily solved with a few knives, and then the city gate was successfully opened.

When the gates opened, the sound of "crunching" finally alarmed the soldiers of the Urakami family. Several samurai shouted to warn everyone in the city that there was an enemy attacking, and it was the army of the Akamatsu family.

When Akamatsu Masahide's army entered the city, Urakami Masamune had just finished doing what he loved on his concubine, after all, he fled all the way to Harima, and the road was hard, so he settled down and had time to enjoy the snow-white beauty around him.

"Father, it's not good, Akamatsu Masahide's army has already entered the city." Urakami Kiyomune, who was dressed in armor, walked directly into Urakami Masamune's room at this time, and his face was full of anxiety.

"What? How so. Urakami Masamune immediately stood up from the ground, Urakami Qingzong saw that the concubine was wearing nothing, if he usually looked at it twice, but now he is in a hurry, and his life will be gone, and he is not in the mood to look at the scenery.

"Father, the Red Song Army has sneaked into the city, and the city gate has been breached, what should we do now?" Urakami Kiyomune half-knelt on the ground and asked loudly.

Urakami Masamune didn't come back to his senses for a while, he wanted to get the katana in the corner, but he saw a letter that had been crumpled in the corner of the ground, and he remembered that it was a letter written to him three days ago by the Kuroda family's sister-in-law, Kotera Vocational High School, asking him to be careful of Akamatsu Masahide's sneak attack.

"Am I really wrong, Koji Vocational High School, fourteen years old? What kind of kid is he? If my two sons had this kind of vision, would Zong Jing, still be able to win against me? Urakami Masamune muttered to himself.

"Father, there is no time, how are we okay?" Urakami Kiyomune got up directly and quickly, came to Urakami Masamune's side, knelt down again, and asked loudly.

"I have already left a back door in this city, you and Yamamoto Katsujiro took Seimune to the Kuroda family, went to the Kuroda family, became a retainer of the Kuroda family, and maybe there is a possibility of recovering Bizen country!" Urakami Masamune's eyes were suddenly full of determination.

"What about you, father?"

"I, I don't want to leave, just stay here. I want to fight as a samurai, as my father said. You must live, try your best to live, and live to avenge me! Recovering Bizen Country, understood? Urakami Masamune said firmly, and at the same time looked into Urakami's eyes, which were rare love and reluctance.

"Father, I know, and the Urakami family will be handed over to me in the future. I will become a retainer of the Kuroda family, and one day I will take back Bizen Province. Urakami Kiyomune already knew his father's belief in death, so he bowed and said with tears in his eyes. One last glance at his father, he wiped away his tears, and quickly went to Seimune Urakami and Katsujiro Yamamoto.

Akamatsu Masahide's army set fire to the city, and the Urakami army was suddenly attacked, and by the time he reacted, Akamatsu Masahide's army had already entered the city, and 1,500 people attacked the Urakami army, which was in its early 300s. Under the desperate organization of several generals, the Urakami army began to rely on houses and bunkers to make stubborn counterattacks.

However, the difference in the number of the Urakami army and the Akamatsu army is too much, and dozens of people were killed and wounded at the beginning of the sneak attack, plus some soldiers did not even have all the armor, although in many places, the tenacious Urakami army even collectively launched a decisive charge, but like a small splash, it was quickly extinguished by the Akamatsu army. After an hour of fighting, except for a few dozen people from the Urakami army who entered the palace to continue the defense, the rest of the soldiers all resisted and died.