Kuroda Officer, Shimizu Soji, Yamanaka Shikasuke, Hiraga Junior Master, Tsuda Sokazu and others' faces changed slightly, they didn't expect that the hundreds of thousands of one hundred thousand would collapse under the attack of the two or three thousand three good troops, and they originally wanted to leave quietly, and they didn't want to shoot.

Unexpectedly, trouble would automatically come up, Shimizu Soji pointed to the foot of the mountain and sneered: "Zha Hezhong damn it?!" ”

Everyone looked in the direction of Qing Mizu's finger, and saw that at the foot of the disturbed mountain, there was a group of miscellaneous soldiers in full gear carrying a three-legged black banner of the miscellaneous people who were running wildly, heading straight for the foot of the mountain. In order to distinguish other believers, in addition to the anti-swastika, there is also a three-legged black of the Suzuki clan on the banner.

Kuroda Kanbei shouted, "Damn indeed! "On the chaotic battlefield, the losing side still carries a flag when it flees, this is not to lure the enemy, to tell the enemy that there are big fish here, in addition to the sudden disaster, it also brings them trouble.

There were only twenty-seven observers sent by the Date family, and the number of Honganji guards was only a hundred or so people, a total of 120 people, but the boys of the Date family did not panic at all, and they were calm, some began to look for a way out, and some used trees to build simple defenses.

The guards of Honganji Temple were already trembling with fear, and the monk who had just wanted to rebuke Kuroda Kanbei was obviously taking the lead, and he was so frightened that his forehead sweated, and he stammered to everyone, "What should I do next?" "Obviously, there are no masters.

He was able to speak, which was already good. The other monks and soldiers were dumbfounded, their faces were as white as earth, and they couldn't even say a word. Usual times. They are all showing off their might, and now when they see the collapse of the army, their psychology is also collapsing, and they don't even dare to speak.

The leading monks did not leave, and these monks knew that the situation was critical, and their legs and feet were weakened with fright, but they fled without the leader's order. The consequences are very serious, and now it has not reached the time of life and death, echoing and scolding the Zaga people for deserving of death.

The way-finding Yamanaka Kasuke hurriedly returned. Pulling Kuroda Kanbei, Shimizu Soji and others, he looked left and right and whispered: "I found that there is a cliff about ten meters high behind me, and there are many vines of different thicknesses on the mountain, so it is not difficult to knot the rope and leave. It took more than an hour to get out. ”

His meaning is obvious. There is a cliff behind the mountain, you have to climb down the cliff to leave, and it is not difficult to leave with the vine knotted rope, or it is too late in time, you need to block the enemy on the mountain for a while, and finally you can block it until night, and then leave at night.

Soji Shimizu clenched his fists, and then said, "It's done!" The crowd agreed.

Kuroda Kanbei found the monk. This monk is indeed a monk who recites Amitabha Buddha in his mouth, not a monk with a sharp blade and a face full of flesh. stated that it was powerful, and then said: "Master, now that gang of Zi He He has attracted the attention of the enemy, it is not easy to break through, and now the only way is to hold on." ”

The monk listened to Kuroda Kanbei's words, his face was pale, and he was naturally unwilling to hold on, but when he broke through and saw the slashing and killing all over the mountain, he was a weak monk who was afraid that he would not have good luck to escape the disaster.

Seeing that the monks were confused, Kuroda Kanwei had no idea of breaking out, and said again: "Master, there are only three thousand enemies, and the number is limited, and now they have been dispersed, and they can be attracted by the Zaga people at most two or three hundred thieves. There are more than 100 people in the mountain, plus the group of miscellaneous people, and they don't suffer in terms of numbers. Besides, we are in the mountains, they are at the foot of the mountain, and we have a certain advantage in terms of location. has always suffered such a big loss, where will the headquarters be willing to give up. When the time comes, the whole army will collapse, and only you, the master, will hold on to the end. It is clear which is better and which is inferior. ”

The monk listened to Kuroda Kanbei's analysis, and when he heard the last sentence, his face showed a greedy smile, the Pure Land Shinshu is an impure religion, marriage and childbirth, father and son successively, wine, meat and wealth, everything is not taboo, naturally full of a large number of Buddhist scum.

The monk thought about it, he was a middle- and lower-level monk in Honganji, less than high, more than low, otherwise he would not have sent an observation group to accompany the Date family, and now he encountered this good opportunity, as Kuroda Kanbei said, after suffering such a big loss, the heads and brains of Honganji are afraid that they will immediately have to come up with a rut to fight back, and when the time comes, they will see that he is the only one who sticks to the end, and he will definitely be impressed. He thought that he really didn't have much ability in military strategy, and looked at Kuroda Kanbei, and thought that it would be better to hand over the monks to him for command. They were all outsiders, and when the war was over, they would have to return to Date's house, and it was not he who received the reward.

Kuroda Kanbei saw the monk's expression and knew that it had succeeded. The monks quickly handed over the leadership of the monks to Kuroda Kanbei, and Kuroda Kanbei did not shirk it, and immediately ordered: "Now that the enemy is holding the mountain, the only way to save one's life is to save oneself." Hurry up and block the way up the mountain for me, and then build a few defensive points on the mountainside, and the rest of the people will find stones for me and build them, and the thieves of the Miyoshi family will rush up and smash them all for me. ”

The monks were a little puzzled at first, but the leading monks handed over the command to this young man, and no one dared to oppose it. Hearing that the only way to save oneself was to save one's life, he hurriedly acted according to the words of Kuroda Kanbei, and did not dare to delay in the slightest.

Kuroda Kanbei and others kept urging and directing the monks to build a rudimentary defensive position out of stones and trees on a small platform on the mountainside. While they were building their positions, Miyoshi Minoru led more than 200 men to finally catch up with the Saga people who had fled to the foot of the mountain.

This group of people carrying the banner to find death is Suzuki Shigehide himself, and there are less than 100 people left around him of the 3,000 Saga people, and the rest of them are all scattered, Suzuki Shigehide's intention to raise the flag is to gather the Saga people.

Suzuki Shigehide obviously overestimated the cohesion of the Saga people, he has just expanded not long ago, and he has not been formally trained, how to talk about cohesion, not to mention that now there are fleeing everywhere in the mountains, and it is much safer to escape alone than to gather together to attract the key strikes of the Miyoshi Army.

Shigehide Suzuki ran to the bottom of the mountain and saw that there was no escape. When I turned around, I saw that the Miyoshi Army was chasing after me, and the front was less than thirty steps, and the faces could be clearly seen. With a young face, he knew that if he climbed the mountain with his back to the enemy, there was only one way to die.

Shigehide Suzuki shouted loudly: "Kill them for me first, or we will die without a place to bury!" Kill! With that, he took the lead, picked up his spear and rushed towards the Miyoshi army who rushed to chase and kill, and hundreds of miscellaneous people also followed, swarming up.

At this time, it is time to grab. Once the Miyoshi Army rushed in, it was really in danger. It's a pity that this team of Miyoshi troops who rushed over was numerous, surpassing Suzuki Shigehide and his gang. And most of them are samurai, professional soldiers who have been passed down from generation to generation, and they are more proficient in kendo, and they are extremely strong in hand-to-hand combat.

Soon. Shigehide Suzuki and his gang couldn't resist. The two small leaders of the miscellaneous groups fell to the ground screaming in a pool of blood, and more than a dozen miscellaneous soldiers were also cut to the ground. Seeing that there was a danger of annihilation, Shigehide Suzuki roared loudly and rushed into the crowd like a wolf and a tiger, waving his spear and flashing in a flash, only to see one person being killed by him on the spot.

Miyoshi Minoru on horseback ran at the front when he chased and killed, but when he actually engaged, he went to the back. He usually doesn't kill people himself, and today he has made an exception at the moment of crisis. He saw that the enemy general was fierce and unusual. Slashed three people in succession.

Miyoshi Shixiu shouted loudly: "Kill! Kill him! His blood was surging, he was furious, slapped his horse's belly, and rode his horse towards Suzuki Shigehide. All his soldiers were also well-trained, and one by one they were even more furious, frantically shouting for siege and killing on all sides.

Shigehide Suzuki was extremely brave, but he was also human, and he was quickly slashed three times, bleeding profusely, and fought and retreated. His deputy, Tsuchihashi Shigeji, saw that the winner was about to be injured, and hurriedly led the army to meet him, and Miyoshi Shikyu shouted loudly: "Kill me." ”

There were less than 60 people left in the more than 100 Zaga people, and they were all injured, so they had to endure the pain and climb up the mountain. Shigehide Suzuki heard the miserable cries of his subordinates before they died, and said desolately: "It's over!" ”

Behind him, the elite of the more than 100 Sanhao army chased and fought fiercely, and he wanted to slash and kill the Zaga people, and he had to climb the mountain, naturally there was no formation at all, all of this was clearly seen by Shimizu Soji who was guarding the mountainside, he picked up a stone with a big head, and ordered: "Pick up the stone and listen to my command!" Smash! ”

Most of the monks and soldiers have been learning martial arts since childhood, and they have been training for many years, and they have fought in ordinary times, as long as they can calm down and rely on the terrain, it is easy to defeat an enemy who is only one or two times their own number. And what they need now is not the facts, but the unwavering confidence of the leader, and accurate and effective orders.

All these things were able to be given to all the house of Date.

Forty or fifty stones fell from the sky, and they were happy to slash and kill the elite of the Miyoshi army who were facing their backs, and who would have thought that there were still people on the mountain who dared to resist their soldiers, and they were thrown to the front by surprise, and rolled down the mountain with a terrible howl.

With a calculating or unintentional, he hit at least seventeen or eighteen Sanhao troops at once, and the morale of the monks and soldiers guarding the mountain was suddenly swept away, and Qing Shui Zongzhi, who knew that he was going to evacuate the plan at night, naturally did not pity the number of stones, and shouted loudly: "Smash it for me!" ”

The battle ended quickly, and the more than 100 good soldiers who had been chasing and killing suddenly fled in confusion, killing and wounding more than half of them. At the foot of the mountain, Miyoshi Shixiu was dumbfounded, and the one hundred and seventy or eighty soldiers around him looked at the bloody scene in front of him in disbelief.

Looking at the sky, Miyoshi Shixiu gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "It's almost time today, whistle and collect the troops!" However, he did not leave, although he no longer pursued and killed the general collapse, but he did not want to let go of the enemy who was stuck in the mountains, kill all these thieves, and avenge the death of his own soldiers.

Shigehide Suzuki and Shigeharu Tsuchihashi and others naturally had the monks on the mountain to contact and treat their injuries, and the morale of the other monks was unprecedentedly high, and today's battle gave them absolute confidence, believing that by everyone's concerted efforts, they would definitely be able to defend until the reinforcements arrived.

Even in the observation team with Ida's family, many people had the idea of waiting for help, and even gave birth to a lot of unrealistic ideas.

Kuroda Kanbei looked serious, unceremoniously poured cold water on them, and said: "The Miyoshi army is completely enraged, and the Miyoshi army, which has always been slashed and killed, will be regrouped, and it should not be a problem for the three thousand Miyoshi army to gather thousands of people in a day or two, and with a thousand people, we can be wiped out." ”

Shimizu Soji agreed with Kuroda Kanbei's analysis, and said in a deep voice: "It is very difficult for the scattered Miyoshi Army to assemble, but there is no problem in gathering thousands of people, but with the terrain, it is still no problem to hold it for a day or two, but what about after a day or two?" I'm afraid that there will be no food, and there is only one way to die, not to mention, I am afraid that it will be difficult to break through at that time. ”

The two agreed to leave immediately at night, and the others naturally had no objections.

Tsuda Muneki suddenly asked, "Do you want to inform them?" ”

Kuroda Kanbei glanced at him and said: "There is always someone who guards the mountain to attract the attention of the Miyoshi family, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no miracles, and they really hold on until the arrival of reinforcements, whether to add officials to the knighthood or the whole army to be wiped out, this is all a matter of people." ”

The leading monk didn't care when he saw the whispers of Kuroda Kanbei and the others, they weren't from Honganji like him, and they always had to leave, but now they still had to rely on their command to fight, so they naturally let it go.

Kuroda Kanbei also discussed with the monk that he should not sleep all of them at night, and that he should leave someone to patrol the night, for fear that the enemy would attack the mountain at night. Naturally, the monks did not dare to slack off, and the Kuroda Kanbei divided the monks into five squads, changing shifts every half an hour, and the people of his Date family were naturally divided into a small team. Due to exhaustion, the Saga people of Shigehide Suzuki naturally rested first, and they will patrol the night alone tomorrow night. When the people saw that they had even separated themselves and did not go to sleep, coupled with their prestige, they naturally agreed.

It was already deep in the night, and the exhausted monks and soldiers and the Zaga people fell on the small cold platform, around a fire, and slept very deeply. The mountainside was filled with the sound of snoring and snoring. At the foot of the mountain, more than a dozen fires were also surrounded by the exhausted Sanhao army. Miyoshi Shixiu and Shihe Izuku were sitting under a crooked-necked tree sighing, although the two of them had overcome the previous one, they knew that these inexhaustible thugs would soon gather again and surround them.

Miyoshi Shixiu suddenly said: "Fourth brother, I'm afraid that the defeat of this battle has been decided, and it's time to leave Kinai and return to Shikoku." ”

Shihe Yicun looked back in amazement, sighed, and said, "Big brother will not go back." (To be continued......)