Chapter Seventy-Four: Victory Over the Mountain and Falling on the City
The Kuroda family's 100 crossbows that came to Mimasaka Province were finally gathered at Katsuyama Castle this time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info They walked steadily towards Katsuyama Castle with steady steps, which was a rhythm they were very familiar with.
It was only when they came seventy paces below the city that they stopped and began to search for their target in the city. After a short period of aiming, fifty people shot their crossbow arrows first, and the Miura soldiers in the city were still somewhat guarded, so they only caused more than ten casualties.
"Damn the Kuroda family, everyone will find a place to dodge, and when the Kuroda family ants are attached, they will attack again." Miura shouted loudly as he hid behind a stack. For the Kuroda family's crossbows, there are really not many ways to come up with other than erecting planks.
The Miura family took the initiative to give up a long-range confrontation with the Kuroda family, and the Kuroda family's crossbow ashigaru didn't bother to carry out such an attack again, just holding his own crossbow and attacking again in case someone came forward.
Soon, under the arrangement of Kuroda Vocational High School, the two Hao clan teams were ready to attack the city, and behind them, there were four Hao clan teams of 800 people who had already lined up and were on standby at any time.
The two wealthy clans attacked the city wall smoothly, but under the leadership of Miura Sadakatsu, the resistance of the Miura family soldiers was also quite strong, and the combat effectiveness of these wealthy family miscellaneous soldiers was indeed a bit miserable, and the Miura family quickly repelled the first wave of attacks of the Kuroda family.
It's just a soldier of the Miura family, and he can't get a respite at all. Just after repelling the two Kuroda family's teams, two more teams came up, and the Miura family's soldiers entered the defense work again. It's just that no one paid attention to the dozens of people from the Mu family, and they all withdrew to the Mu family's house in the city.
At this time, at the rear of Katsuyama Castle, there was a cliff five or six meters high, and under the leadership of a concentric group, Kato Kiyotada, Sugihara Iesada, and Mizuri Junsei came to the bottom of the cliff with three teams.
The congrens opened a large area of dense vines, revealing several thick hemp ropes inside, as well as some grooves carved out of the hemp ropes.
"The three adults, this is it, as long as you can pass through here, you can enter the castle of Katsuyama Castle, and the rest of the matter will be left to the three adults." The Tongxin people who led the way pointed to it and said to Kato Kiyotada, Sugihara Ieding, and Mizuri Junsei.
"Hmmm! We understand, hard work, you step back first! Kiyotada Kato said.
"Hey!"
Kato Kiyotaka walked quickly to the hemp rope and pulled it hard, and the rope was very strong.
After making sure that there was no problem, Kato Kiyotada nodded at Sugihara Ieding and Sanzuri Junsei. The crowd didn't stop long, and immediately began to climb upward. There are a total of ten such hemp ropes, and because of the limited load-bearing, one rope can accommodate two people to climb together at a time. It took a full two quarters of an hour for all three teams to safely reach the rear of Katsuyama Castle.
They were standing behind Katsuyama Castle, and they could hear the sound of battle in front of Katsuyama Castle. It seems that it is not too late, and the battle is still going on ahead.
The three of Kato Kiyotada immediately led everyone and went straight to the back of Katsuyama Castle, where there was already a city wall that had been manipulated by the Tongxin people. Because the Tongxin people had already reserved a big mark, Kato Kiyotada and the others found the city wall through the mark very smoothly, and successfully smashed the city wall and rushed into the city along the big hole.
Sure enough, as the people said, the location of this hole is very good, and behind it is the Miura family's imperial hall and granary. And at this moment, these two cities, which should be extremely important, are unguarded at this time. Only fifty men were sent to control these two important places. Immediately after that, Kato Kiyotada, Sugihara Ietasa, and Mizuri Junsei took 500 people and began to march towards the city wall.
At this time, a soldier of the Miura family standing on the city wall found out that there were soldiers of the Kuroda family attacking from inside the city, and shouted: "Oh no, the Kuroda family has attacked from the city." ”
"What do you say? How is this possible? Several of the soldiers of the Miura family looked back at the castle in surprise, and sure enough, they saw the soldiers of the Kuroda family rushing towards the city wall. But at this time, they forgot that they were still fighting with the Kuroda family, and it was at this moment that they turned back and were stunned, and more than a dozen soldiers of the Miura family died under the attack of the Kuroda family.
At this moment, the defenders of the Miura family, who could have competed with the Kuroda family, immediately showed signs of instability, especially after more than 30 people died one after another, and the defenders directly collapsed. The Kuroda family's siege team took advantage of this opportunity to open the city gates. The Kuroda family's army began to rush in, and under the siege of nearly a thousand people, the Miura family was really in a desperate situation.
After learning that his family, including his only sister-in-law, the eight-year-old Momojumaru, had been executed by the Kuroda family, Miura Sadakatsu no longer had any hope, and finally died of seppuku in the city with Miura Sadahisa, Yokoyama Yoshisuke and others.
When the Kuroda family cleared the remnants of the Miura family in the city, the old minister of the Miura family, the herdsman, led everyone in the family to surrender to the Kuroda family. Under the leadership of the new head of the family, Mu Shoharu, Mu Nobu Masa, Mu Liangcho and others went to the camp of the Kuroda family to meet Kuroda Vocational High School.
"I've met Kuroda-sama in Shimomaki Kunishin." Mu Guoxin respectfully knelt down to Kuroda Vocational High School, and several people from the Mu family behind him knelt down together.
"Hmmm! I heard that when the family attacked Katsuyama Castle this time, your Mu family did not assist the Miura family in defending the city during the whole process, but is there such a thing? Kuroda looked at Maki Kunino and asked.
"Hey! My Mu family had no intention of being an enemy of the Kuroda family, and this time it was just in accordance with the will of heaven. My family is willing to submit to the Kuroda family, and I hope that the Kuroda family will forgive the family for their previous transgressions. The pastor said in a pleading tone.
"Hmmm! This time, the Mu family did a good job, and the Kuroda family had no intention of embarrassing the Mu family, but the former head of the Mu family, Mu Dongqing, died at the hands of his own family, I don't know if the Mu family can hate my Kuroda family? Kuroda suddenly asked the people in the herd family.
When Mu Guoxin heard Kuroda suddenly mention Mu Dongqing, a trace of cold sweat unconsciously flowed on his head, along his forehead, all the way to the ground, he didn't know. He didn't know why Kuroda Vocational High School brought up this matter at this time? What is his purpose?
As a result, before he could speak, Kuroda suddenly stood up, and when everyone in the Mu family was nervous and afraid, he came to Mu Shangchun. (To be continued.) )