Chapter 59: The Expedition to Kyushu (12)
Sefukuji Castle has no intention of participating in the battle from the castle lord down, and the upper and lower levels have become depressed, which will naturally affect the soldiers below, and the strength of the defense has been reduced to a minimum almost all at once in a short period of time. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Shao Erdong still knelt in front of the ancestor's tablet and chanted something, and suddenly the tablet on the wooden niche trembled slightly, and he raised his head in horror to look at the rows of gods leaning forward and leaning back.
Waiting outside the shrine, Kamidai Shengli, Baba Kenshu, Egami Takeshi, and Izumo Yoritsu immediately turned around and pricked up their ears to listen.
Bang Bang ...... Bang Bang ...... Bang Bang ......
All I could hear was the sound of horses' hooves and footsteps, and the sound grew louder and louder.
The enemy is coming.
This is the first formation of the Date Army from Dazaifu is rushing towards Sefukuji Castle, Kamiyo Victory, Baba Kenshu, Egami Takeshi, and Izumo Yoritsu hurriedly run out of the house and run towards the castle tower.
I could only see the dust on the street in the distance.
Pap, papa, papa...... There was a deafening sound that was neat and rhythmic, and it was getting closer, and it was only as they got closer, and only then did they feel that even the whole ground and the castle seemed to tremble.
The castle was already in turmoil due to the attack of the enemy, and all the subordinates of the young family, from the family to the samurai, and even the maids in the back court, all shouted "enemy" and ran all over the castle, most of them concentrated on the castle tower where the arrow tower was located.
Only Shao Er Dongshang was still sitting in the shrine, and he didn't look like he wanted to get up.
Machang Jianzhou looked out of the city, as if he saw the truth that he couldn't believe, and said in horror: "How can it be the sound of footsteps, I can't imagine that the march can still step out of such a majestic footstep, and the pace is completely the same, this is the military might, who can stop it?" "Even the horse farm Jianzhou, who has already prepared for the surrender of Kaesong, is desperate when he sees this situation.
As the only remaining famous general of the Shao Er family, the private soldiers he personally trained did not have such a neat pace, and he never thought that the Date army would be so well-trained.
Judging from the neat pace and powerful steps alone, this army must be the elite of the Date army, but when I think of the Date army that crossed the sea as high as 250,000, think about it, the momentum of tens of thousands of people is so strong, so who can stop the momentum of hundreds of thousands of people. His original intention of wrestling with Date Jun was extinguished by a basin of cold water.
Kamidai Shengli turned his head and said, "Descend!" ”
Standing on the arrow tower, Jiang Shang Wu Chong not only revealed his timidity at this time, but swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and was softly supported to stand on the city tower, muttering: "It's terrible!" He never imagined that Date Army would come so quickly. Yesterday he said that he was standing in Dazaifu, and now he is killed under the castle, and he did not give them time to react and surrender.
Ma Chang Jian Zhou sighed and said, "Let's go find an adult!" ”
The victory of the gods, the martial arts of the river, and the Izumo Yoritsu walked towards the shrine together, and the descendants of the Shao Er family followed one after another, some of them cried in low voices, and some showed joy.
Shao Erdong Shang was no longer timid and did not dare to go out of the city to surrender, and in full view of everyone, he wanted to veto the decision of the earlier meeting, who knows if they would tie him up and send him to Date Army.
The 9,000 men and horses of the headquarters led by Qinghe Hengxiu surrounded the castle of Shifuji Temple at noon on the seventh day of September in the third year of Tianzheng, he glanced at the castle that was sincerely frightened, and said: "Send an envoy to ask if it is peace or war?" ”
At that time, it was common practice to send envoys to ask the enemy if they were willing to surrender before going to war, and if they resolutely did not surrender, they would go to war.
For Qinghe Hengxiu, if Shao Erdongshang surrendered before the siege, there might be some trouble. Now that Sefukuji Castle has been surrounded, Shaoji Dongshang will have to go to Osaka Castle even if he surrenders.
At this moment, the city gate was opened, and a person stumbled out of the city: "Don't fight!" Don't hit! Sefukuji Castle can be opened to welcome you! He walked up and down and knelt among the soldiers who surrounded him, shouting the same thing incessantly.
This person is Shao Er's family governor Shao Er Dongshang.
Qinghe Hengxiu looked at Shao Er Dongshang, who was begging for his life again and again in the Chinese army, and said to himself in a daze: "What is this, Lian Hezhan surrendered the city without asking, hey, he didn't fight?" ”
Qinghe Hengxiu muttered, his face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Tell Shao Er Dongshang, let him not worry, we have our own arrangements to send one of his clans back to Ogura Castle to camp first, and then go to Osaka City, the road is long, it is better to leave as soon as possible." ”
Shao Er Dong Shang is the governor of the famous Shao Er clan, and Qinghe Hengxiu has no power to execute him after the surrender of Xiancheng, so he should be sent to Zhengheng as soon as possible. However, he also clearly told Shao Er Dongshang that Hizen, Chikuzen and other places have nothing to do with Shao Er's family.
Qinghe Hengxiu sneered, it's all at this time, how can he leave a little room for the Shao Er clan to turn over, he directly asked the Shao Er Dongshang to be arranged, first sent to Dazaifu Tenmangu Palace, which is already completely controlled by the Date Army, to be settled, and sent to the camp of Kokura Castle on a later day.
Qinghe Hengxiu paused, was in a good mood, and ordered: "Inform Matsushima Hengsheng and Iwase Hengzhong that Sefukuji Castle has been surrendered, and now it's time for Toji Michiyuki, the famous general of the Great Friendly Army, to make a choice?" ”
Ono Zhenyuki bowed his head and crawled among the reeds, looking through the gap in the reeds in the direction of Sefukuji Castle.
At ten o'clock, he grabbed Ono Zhenyuki and scolded in a low voice: "Be careful, there are Date thieves all around, don't let people find out, these people are left in the scout team." ”
Hearing this, Ono Zhenyuki immediately retreated, nodded and replied, "Settsu is right, I really wasn't careful enough. "Although Ono Zhenyuki got the weight of Toji Michiyuki, he was a newcomer after all, and at ten o'clock he was the only minister of Toji Michiyuki, and he made a war exploit at the beginning of Toji Michiyuki.
At ten o'clock, he only knew that Ono Zhenyuki was quite impulsive and liked to take risks, but he didn't expect him to be quite serious at this time, he frowned and said: "Sefukuji Castle will be lost if it is defended for a long time, and it is time to go back." ”
Suddenly hearing cheers in the distance, Ono Zhenxing spat and said viciously: "Shao Er is incompetent?!" The cheers came from the direction of Sefukuji Castle, and it was clear that the castle had fallen.
At ten o'clock, his face was extremely ugly, Shifuji City would fall, and Shao Erdong would still be defeated, but he never thought that he would lose so quickly, and he didn't even give Toji Daoxue time to react.
Suddenly, someone shouted: "There are people here, it's a spy, quickly, surround them, don't let them run." "There was a rush of footsteps outside the reeds, the sound of weapons clashing against feet.