The sun had already risen to the sky, and the early summer sun was not very hot, and it was so warm that it made me feel like I wanted to sleep, but the Shikoku Legion that was swimming across the river was on high alert, and fortunately there were no enemy troops on the other side. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Stepping back on the ground, Shimizu Soji breathed a sigh of relief, he was looking forward to the enemy's attack and a good fight, but he also didn't expect a surprise attack while swimming, so he might suffer a defeat.

On the bank of the river, Muneji Shimizu took out a map and said to Yoshikane Suzuki, who came over: "This should be the Nakafukawa, and the castle not far away should be the Banxi Castle of the Akasawa family, it will be the only obstacle that will stop us from advancing, as long as we break it, we will move forward all the way unhindered." ”

Yoshikane Suzuki had a serious expression on his face, turned his head and said, "Akasawa Shinano won't let us pass Itanishi Castle easily?" ”

The Namba Denbei came back from a panting horse on the path between the reeds, jumped off his horse and half-knelt on the ground, and said, "My lord, Akasawa Shinano is neatly clothed, as if he is secretly transferring troops, obviously wants to have a tough battle with us, do you want to attack?" ”

Shimizu Soji glanced at Heijo, which was not far away, and he ordered loudly: "Sit down, take out the rice balls, and rest for an hour!" As he spoke, he laughed loudly, and he rested and ate under the nose of Banxi City, which was a contempt for Banxi City.

Yoshikane Suzuki was still a little scared, not out of reason, but from lightning-fast intuition. This kind of directness often allows him to see through the truth of the world. He glanced at Shimizu Soji and saw that Shimizu Soji took out some beans from his marching bag, half of them drank water and swallowed them, and the other half were all fed to the war horse.

The people of the Date Army of the Shikoku Legion were also preparing for the battle, taking out rice balls from their arms, some wiping their already sharp knives and guns, and more chatting and laughing while eating rice balls, and they were not stopped by death at all.

It was the performance of the miscellaneous people, and Yoshikan Suzuki blushed slightly.

After resting for more than half an hour, a fast leg in a short coat crossed the cordon and came to Shimizu Soji in a false sleep under the leadership of the Namba Denbei. Shimizu Soji perked up, stood up, and asked, "Are you out of the battle?" ”

Yoshikane Suzuki and the others turned their heads suspiciously.

The fast legs gasped for breath, and then said: "My lord, Shengrui City really sent troops, the number is between six thousand and seven thousand, we collided with their vanguard, Kan Sansuke and Jiro Bei died like this. "Three fast legs, and he is the only one who retreats.

Qing Shui Zongji pondered for a moment and said, "You go and rest first, wait a minute, please fight hard, we have swam across the river, and now we are invincible." After saying that, he covered his hand and glanced at the sun in the sky and squinted his eyes.

Muneji Shimizu said to Yoshikane Suzuki, "Sunichi, do you know why I made a special request to the Legion Commander to transfer the Saga people to me?" ”

Yoshikane Suzuki was silent.

Shimizu Soji spread out the map and said, "This is the Nakatomi River, and if you want to reach Banxi City from Katsurui Castle, you have to pass through this river, this river is a small river in the tributaries of the Hino River, and a big battle will break out here between our two sides, and the time has come for the Saga people to show their strength." ”

Yoshikane Suzuki hesitated for a moment and asked: "The terrain of Nakatomigawa is gentle, the target is too big, I am afraid it is not easy to ambush, and time does not allow us to deal with it calmly, this is difficult for us, I don't know what the adults think?" ”

Shimizu Soji smiled: "They will come, there is no choice." ”

Suzuki Yoshikane's eyes suddenly widened, he thought of something, and exclaimed: "You mean let us fight alone, the difference in numbers is too big, I'm afraid it will not be easy to stop the desperate battle of the Miyoshi army, that river is too shallow and slow, and it won't last long." ”

Shimizu Soji patted him on the shoulder and said, "Isn't this a good time to correct the name of the Sakaga people?" ”

The Saga people in this time and space were extremely unlucky, not only did they not play his prestige, but at the beginning of the army, the important member Suzuki Shigehide lost his life early, and the Saga people were repeatedly defeated, and the morale of the army was low, which led to Suzuki Yoshikane's surrender.

Although Saga Zhong and Suzuki Yoshikane Tou Makoto are those who know the times and are handsome, they are still despised by some people and are given the title of Orange Samurai, and Saga Zhong is also given the nickname of the Orange Samurai. The meaning of this title is that in winter, although the Reed orange is beautiful in appearance, it is completely inedible because it is not yet ripe, and can only be used as a decoration for the New Year. In other words, although the members of the Zaga clan look dignified and neat, they are as useless as the oranges in the first month.

For such a reliance on the outside world, everyone below the new leader of the Saga people, Yoshikane Suzuki, felt ashamed and embarrassed, and they all made up their minds to play a hearty victory to wash away the evaluation of outsiders and make a name for themselves.

Hearing the righteous name, Suzuki Yoshikane no longer defended, he came to the place where the Saga people gathered, shouted loudly, and angrily reprimanded, and suddenly the crowd became excited, and they all shouldered iron cannons and headed towards the west side of Itanishi Castle, and went to block the attack of Katsu Miyoshi's army.

Shimizu Soji saw the people of Saga leaving, and knew that they should also move, so he shouted loudly: "Hewei Banxi City, carry our coffins out, let the people of Saga see our strength, and don't fall behind." As he spoke, he led the army to rush towards Banxi City.

West bank of the river.

Shinohara, Mininaga did not cross the river immediately, he stood on the embankment and looked south, and a military formation of about seven or eight hundred men appeared on the opposite bank, which was urgently arranged, obviously trying to block their advance, and the river made it impossible for the Miyoshi army to cross the formation.

Shinohara thought for a long time, and suddenly a gust of wind blew, smelling a fishy smell, and a trace of ominous thoughts welled up in his heart for no reason. He knew that the safest thing to do was to withdraw to Shengrui City, but it was the most unfavorable decision for him, and he would lose his reputation. Fighting, it is possible to win, it is possible to lose, whether it is victory or defeat, he dares to fight, retreat without a fight is a coward, and the courage to fight is a brave. What's more, he is facing the "invincible in the world" Date family, and if he wins, he will spread his prestige to the world, and it is natural that he will fail.

Minoru Shinohara didn't let the Saga people wait for a long time, and with an order, he almost threw all his strength. In his opinion, anyway, he has to use his own soldiers to consume with the enemy, and early death and late death are deaths, so it is better to try to have a good time first, and then use the numerical advantage to pile up the other party.

Shinohara Minoru and his brother have a harmonious relationship on the surface, but there is always a thorn in his heart, he has been wandering around Shikoku Island since he was a child, and he has never landed in Kinai with the Miyoshi Army, and he doesn't know that the tactics outside have become earth-shattering, and he doesn't know that the enemy he has to face is the tactics of the sea of people, especially the tactics of the sea of people with barriers.

Yoshikane Suzuki looked at the battlefield, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, his face was slightly heavy, and he shouted loudly: "It seems that the enemy is going to fight hard, and there should be a big victory today!" He looked up at the sky, the sun was hanging in the sky, it was really good weather.

The sound of trumpets sounded on the other side of the river, and a group of troops began to swim across the river, rushing to the army formation that he had just laid out. This horn sound means that the attack of the infantry of the Miyoshi Army has begun! The river, however gentle, always eased the advance of the army.

Soon, hundreds of people crossed the river smoothly and everything was normal. Instead of attacking immediately, the hundreds of men formed battle formations on the shore, waiting for more of their companions to cross over. Minoru Shinohara's eyes squinted at the enemy formation on the other side, and he was slightly puzzled, why didn't he attack immediately?

Soon, Saga's attack shattered his doubts and completely destroyed his illusions. A drum suddenly sounded, and the originally static military formation suddenly stood up, and some smoke rose from the military formation, which was quickly blown away by the wind.

"Bang bang bang!"

The fire rope ignited the medicine trough, and the gunpowder in the iron cannon made a roaring sound, and in the roar, one by one the projectiles were shot out, and the sound of the projectiles being discharged rang out, and on the battlefield, smoke rose up, covering the entire officers and soldiers of the Miyoshi Army who had boarded the river bank in the rain of bullets.

The Saga people are known for their iron cannons, and in the army, almost more than seventy percent of them have iron cannons, and the remaining swordsmen are there to protect the iron gunners. About thirty percent of the iron gunners were experts in iron artillery, and the rest of the personnel were not novices, and the projectiles tore through the feet and flesh at close range, and the Miyoshi army on the river bank was caught off guard, howling violently, and making a mess.

"Kill!" The swordmen who protected the iron gunners roared out, rushed up to the riverbank, and slashed around the Miyoshi army. The battle ended quickly, and the three or four hundred Miyoshi troops were all wiped out, and no one survived. The iron cannon was still raging, and the small river could not stop the iron cannon shot, and the three danzake that Saga learned from Date showed its strongest power, and for a time the Miyoshi army suffered more than a thousand casualties, and they retreated back one after another, withdrawing from the range of the iron cannon.

On the other side, the frightened Minoru Shinohara was dumbfounded, and the soldiers of the Miyoshi Army of Katsurui Castle looked at the bloody scene in front of them in horror, unbelievable, none of them had ever experienced such a bloody scene, and the casualties were so heavy from a long distance.

The Saga people stopped the attack, Suzuki Yoshikan listened to the report of his subordinates with palpitations, and the red and hot iron cannon actually had nearly 30 shots blown up, and by the way, it lost 36 Saga people, if the Miyoshi army on the other side was ruthless again, I am afraid that the Saga people would have to retreat.

Fortunately, the first thing that can't stand it is the three good army.

Banxi City.

The sound of the golden drum shook the heavens and the earth, and Shimizu Soji stood in the forefront, shouting hoarsely: "Brothers! Forge ahead! "Driven forward by a horizontal formation of shield soldiers and pikemen, the Wa Kingdom used to fight without shields, but this was common knowledge in the Date family.

Arrows were constantly being shot from the arrow holes in the Banxi city wall, and the arrows were scattered without any casualties under the shield guards, and the pikemen advanced steadily under the protection of the shield soldiers. After arriving at the trench outside Banxi City, the shield soldiers lined up on the side of the trench and divided the gaps, and then the soldiers carrying dirt and stones threw the bags into the trench.

The trench was quickly bulldozed for a while, and the shield soldiers advanced again, and the people in Itanishi Castle obviously did not have much means to counterattack, if it was really Honshu Island, it was time for the golden juice to play, but there were obviously only a few woods, stones, bows and arrows to block the attack on Shikoku Island.

Four wrestlers appeared in front of the battle carrying a coffin, and then pressed the coffin in front of the city gate, lit the fire rope hanging on the coffin with flint, and then the tide of Date soldiers retreated as if the tide was receding, and the defenders at the head of Banxi City were very inexplicable.

"Why did you retreat, could it be that the reinforcements have arrived!"

The lord of the city, Akasawa Shinano, was shocked, and only this reason was reasonable, and his face was filled with joy, and he shouted loudly on the platform above the city gate, wanting to watch the enemy's situation, but before he could settle down, he heard a boom, and his eyes were dark, and he didn't know anything.

In the huge roar, the seemingly solid city tower of Banxi City was destroyed, a huge pit was broken, and the smoke and dust were filled, and there was no expression on Shimizu Soji's face, he was also shocked when he first saw the "coffin", but now he just smiled faintly, knowing that Banxi City had fallen.

Akasawa Shinano was blown to pieces, and all the people who followed him were the upper floors of Itanishi Castle, and under this explosion, all of them were reimbursed, and the fierce Date soldiers poured into Itanishi Castle, and they immediately fell apart, fled and hid, and were slaughtered.

The battle of Banxi Castle almost ended with the battle on the banks of the river, and when Shimizu Soji sent his army to meet him, he saw a bloody scene, and the incoherence of the people who came back to report to Shimizu Soji showed the shock that the Saga people gave them.

I don't know that the clean victory in the battle of Banxi City also gave the Zaga people a deep shock, and they thought about whether the same Zaga Village could be held, and the answer was no. The iron cannon that the Saga people are proud of, the Date family has a stronger one.

The strength of the Date army, Shinohara, Minoru Shinohara really felt it personally, he didn't expect that the losses in this battle would be so heavy, he knew that his subordinates no longer had the courage to win in the field again, and even he himself had no courage.

Minoru Shinohara took a deep breath, he knew that it was impossible to clean himself up, and the only way to exaggerate the enemy situation was to exaggerate the enemy's situation, and at the same time he said that his rash advance was to rescue Banxi City, and a statement of a letter for help was urgently sent to Ten Rivers City.

Early the next morning, the battle that took place in Nakabucheon was over. Shimizu Soji did not stay here, and he climbed Mount Mei in front of the trembling Miyoshi Army, and set up the main formation above Mount Mei, saying that there may not be many people who know about Mount Mei, so under Mount Mei is Tokushima Castle built by a gate of Beesuka in history.

Shinohara, who had just returned, stood on top of the ruins of Banxi Castle, looking at the corpses strewn across the ground, his anger burning.

This Date army was really ferocious, and in only half a day before and after the Battle of Nakabukawa, nearly 600 defenders of Banxi Castle were all killed, plus reinforcements from Shengrui Castle that were killed on the river, adding up to more than 1,200 people.

From Shengrui Castle up and down, the morale of the army was discouraged, and Shinohara Nagabo scolded his younger brother for his incompetence, but there was no way to turn the tide, so he could only write a letter to Miyoshi Yoshiken about 1510 today. (To be continued.) )