Chapter 12 Yoshisuke Akamatsu dies and Urakami retreats
Akamatsu Yoshisuke's side, from the samurai to the peasants, basically participated in the last battle of the Hokuai River, so they had all seen the bloody violence of Tohi Yahachi, and they didn't dare to move forward, just stood there. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"The children of the Kuroda family, why are they so rampant? My temple former Jiro Guard will meet you. "A wealthy warrior from Shihe County didn't know the depth, so he rushed over with a knife. And all the soldiers of the Akamatsu family behind him looked at this samurai from the countryside like dead men.
Seeing that someone on Akamatsu Yoshisuke's side took the initiative to fight, he was relieved that he was still worried about how to provoke the opponent, and a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and when he saw the opponent coming, he raised the ring knife in his left hand, lightly blocked it, and pretended to take a step back, which shocked all the soldiers on Akamatsu Yoshiyu's side, is this the Kuroda family general who killed last time? Is this the warrior who dared to attack 800 people alone? Why didn't the picture of killing the enemy in one move appear, and was forced to retreat by this country warrior? Is there something wrong with Yahachi's body, or does this country warrior really have some strength? Even Akamatsu Yoshisuke couldn't believe it when he saw the scene just now, could it be that he picked up a treasure this time, it seems that he will have a good relationship with this temple Jiro Bei after the war! , maybe you can take refuge in your own command!
It only took three points of strength for the samurai to fight with Tsuchihi Yahachi, and Tsuchihi Yahachi was boring, and after a few moves, he shouted: "Retreat", dozens of Kuroda family's ashigaru ran back, and Tsuchihi Yahachi also quickly chased after him.
What's going on? The soldiers of Akamatsu Yoshisuke were stunned, Tsuchihi Yahachi was defeated, could it be that what, so that the name doesn't matter, is it really a god general? Did you defeat Tsuchiyama so easily? Although I can't believe it, it's a fact that Ichiya has retreated, and I can't help but believe it.
Seeing that Jiro Teramae had defeated Tsuchihi Yahachi, Akamatsu Yoshisuke was so excited that he drew his katana and shouted on his horse: "Attack, attack with the whole army, pursue the Kuroda army, as long as you kill the main general of the Kuroda family, I will reward you with the land of the Kuroda family." ”
As soon as he heard the promise of Akamatsu Yoshiyo to reward the land, both the Chimatsu family and the people of the two small wealthy families were moved. The so-called profit and wisdom are faint, as long as enough benefits are given, it can make people lose their minds, and under the stimulation of the land reward, people don't realize why there is such a big difference between the soil and the front and back, they only remember that they can get the land by defeating the Kuroda army.
Tsuchihi Yahachi quickly retreated to the woods behind him, and all the horses on Akamatsu Yoshiyu's side followed, and suddenly there was a "free fire" from the left side of the woods, and more than a dozen crossbow arrows suddenly shot out from the woods, and several Ashigaru and peasant soldiers who rushed in front fell to the ground in an instant. Immediately after that, another "free fire" came from the right side of the woods, and more than a dozen crossbow arrows were fired, which also took several lives.
And Tsuchihi Yahachi, who had been running away before, suddenly turned around, and ran directly to the wealthy samurai who had just fought with him with two knives in his hand, he swung a knife with all his might, only to hear a "bang", the knife in the samurai's hand flew out directly, stuck in the tree behind him, and before he could react, Tsuchihi Yahachi had already cut off his head with a knife. This is the bloody god of killing! The soldiers of the Chisong family, who saw this scene, finally understood that they had been tricked by it.
Most people realized that this was a trap too late, and hundreds of Kuroda soldiers came out of the woods, and the sudden shouting of killing completely collapsed the Akamatsu army, whose morale had begun to drop sharply.
Tsuchihi Yahachi saw a figure at this time, it was Akamatsu Yoshisuke who was originally riding on a horse, because he rushed ahead this time, but his horse was just shot in the neck by a crossbow arrow and fell to the ground, Akamatsu Yoshisuke was also thrown a lot, at this time he just stood up, looking at the chaotic soldiers around him and the Kuroda army that was chasing him, he could only use his knife to support himself to stand up first, and then mixed in the crowd and began to escape.
Now that he saw him, and he wasn't far from him, what did he want to do with him? Suddenly, Tsuchihi Yahachi made up his mind, since he has identified with the Kuroda family, then simply carry some infamy for the development of the Kuroda family!
He ran quickly to Akamatsu Yoshiyu, who had been pampered all year round, and asked him to run faster on horseback, so that he could run away by himself, obviously not as fast as he could. Tsuchihi Yahachi chased more than a dozen steps to catch up with Akamatsu Yoshiyu, two of the flag warriors who put salt and Akamatsu wanted to come to the rescue, and were hacked to death by more than a dozen people under Tsuchihi Yahachi, Akamatsu Yoshisuke looked at Tsuchihi Yahachi's bad comers, and originally wanted to run quickly, but he fell and sat on the ground, and even the katana fell to the side.
Seeing Tsuchihi Yahachi walking towards him, he shouted loudly: "Don't mess around, I'm the guardian of Harima Country, and even your Kuroda lord's family, Koji Family, has to listen to me, you can't kill me!" ”
As a result, Tsuchihi Yahachi just glanced at him and said, "Aren't you a samurai of the Shio Akamatsu family?" He also said that he wanted to ride with me, and now accept his fate like a samurai! ”
"No, no, I didn't say it, I'm not a samurai, I'm the guardian Dai-sama, you ......" Before he finished speaking, Tsuchihi Yahachi had already killed him with a sword,
"You're too long-winded, die like a samurai!"
After that, Tsuchihi Yahachi did not collect his troops, but marched all the way north, and an hour later, two hundred Kuroda troops gathered under the castle of Shishio, and before the defenders could react, they entered the city, because Akamatsu Yoshisuke took almost all the soldiers, so it did not take much effort to capture Shishio Castle, and the northern part of Shikaruma County of Harima Province was also completely included in the rule of the Kuroda family. After Tohi Yahachi entered the city, he killed the infant Akamatsu Yoshisuke's son-in-law, the historical Akamatsu Norifu, because Akamatsu Yoshisuke had no other heirs, and since then the name of the Shio Akamatsu family has been decided, which also represents the Akamatsu family, which is one of the four positions of the shogunate, has completely withdrawn from the stage of history.
While the Kuroda family and the Urakami family were still fighting for the walls of Murozu Castle, a fast horse came to the Urakami family's main camp.
"In the lower Uki family, the lord ordered me to deliver the message, and the Ukita is unstable, so the lord has already led the army back to the former country."
"What?" Urakami Sokei stood up in surprise when he heard that the Ukita Naojia had brought 3,000 people back to Bizen Province. Now he is still fighting with the Kuroda family, although the Kuroda family has suffered a lot of losses, but his side is not much better, and he has suffered nearly 4,000 casualties in the past two days, which can be described as a nerve-wracking for himself. At this time, the Ukita Naojia suddenly raised troops and turned back to Beizen, obviously having some contact with the Kuroda family, and he only remembered why the Kuroda family had been deployed near Kamitsuki Castle before, but when he came, the Kuroda family moved the main force to Murozu Castle, which was absolutely inseparable from the Ukita Naojia. And after the division of troops, he lost his shackles, and he could always stand still, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and now that the time is ripe, he will turn back to Beiqian, maybe he will go back to rebel.
Urakami Sokei paced back and forth in the big tent, his face was solemn, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and the more he thought about it, the more scared he became, the turn of the Ukita Naoya family at the moment, and he was not in the Bizen country, it was entirely possible that he would start to capture Bizen country. The battle between himself and Kuroda is a territorial battle, but if the Ukita Naoya occupies Bizen Province, even if it is only a part, it will shake the foundation of their rule and take their own lives. Whether it is important to expand the territory or to keep the foundation, Urakami Sokei obviously chooses the latter. Without any hesitation, Urakami Sokei issued an order for the entire army to collect troops and return to Bizen Province. After the horn sounded, the Urakami family receded like a tide, leaving only corpses and blood all over the ground, as well as the Kuroda army, who didn't know what was going on, and was already confused.