After staggering down the stairs and arriving at a safe place, Yosaburo suddenly felt his body lose strength and fell down. Immediately, two women from the logistics team came up to support him and helped him to the rest area.
He sat down on a stool. Before the confused Yosaburo could react, a dinner plate was served in front of him - a large bowl of white rice and a piece of sweet potato, a plate of fresh boiled vegetables, and a fat and oily portion.
Pork, a bowl of miso soup and a cup of herbal tea to relieve the heat - although the residents of Maple Leaf Mountain City are very wealthy, such a red leaf military meal set can only be eaten during the holidays.
But looking at this fragrant meal, Yosaburo had no appetite at all and shed tears - his eldest brother's favorite food during his lifetime was pork. It would be great if he could eat this meal.
"Sanlang, you are here!" At this moment, footsteps and calls suddenly came to his ears, and Sanlang recognized them as his father and second brother. He buried his head lower for a moment, and in his peripheral vision
You can see Wensuke and Yojiro sitting down on the stool next to him with their rice in their hands.
"What's going on, are you not injured?" As soon as Wenzhu saw the child, he hurriedly checked him. After finding that there were only a few scratches and scratches, he felt relieved and continued to ask, "Where's Taro? Look,
Have you reached your eldest brother yet?"
Yosaburo didn't reply, so Wensuke stood up and turned around to look for him. At this time, Yosaburo finally burst into tears, and his tears fell into the rice in large drops. Wensuke and Yojiro suddenly froze.
They were stunned. Even though Yosaburo didn't say anything, they all understood it all at once. Yojiro burst into tears for a moment, but Wensuke, who always showed weakness, held back his tears this time. He hugged Yosaburo and patted him.
She rubbed his back and whispered, "Be good, eat more. Only when you are full can you continue to fight the enemy..."
"But dad...eldest brother, he..."
"It's okay. Your brother died for His Highness Hongye. He died gloriously and will definitely be reborn in the Pure Land. When he gets there, His Highness Hongye will definitely take good care of him." Wensuke slowly stroked the youngest son's back,
He whispered, "Do it well, for His Highness Hongye."
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At this time, outside Maple Leaf Mountain City, on the official road in the northeast direction.
Most of those who have arrived at Maple Leaf Mountain Castle to launch a fierce attack are the troops under the direct control of Oda Nobunaga. And those who are now arriving outside the city along the official road are the Oda family's sect from Kanto, Hokuyo and the newly surrendered waifu.
Such famous people.
"Oh my God... there is such a huge city in the world? Is it as big as Yamata no Orochi?" Nasu Ziyin couldn't take his eyes away from Maple Leaf Mountain Castle since he first saw it. If he hadn't known about Maple Leaf Mountain Castle
He couldn't even believe that the huge thing in front of him was actually called a "city" - it was completely different from his home city and countless cities in the world. The city walls that stretched for several miles could not be seen at a glance.
You can't see the edge, and the towering walls seem to reach straight into the sky.
"There are half a million people living here..." Shirakawa Yoshinaya and Nasu Shiin, like countless other Kanto daimyo who saw Maple Leaf Mountain Castle for the first time, were shocked and speechless by the intimidating power of the behemoth.
Compared with this city, his residence is like a small and exquisite wood carving work of art.
"I once thought Odawara Castle was the biggest monster in the world... But in his eyes, Odawara Castle is probably just a kid from hell." Iwaki Tsunetaka, who finally regained his composure, pulled the names of several daimyo beside him.
, quietly pointed at the Hojo clan who came to command the Hojo family in this battle, "Look at that guy's expression when he looks at Maple Leaf Mountain Castle. Does it look like the expression when we first saw Odawara Castle?"
Everyone then turned their attention to the Hojo Clan, and found that the latter was sitting on the horse in a daze, with his mouth wide open. He didn't even notice that the drool was dripping on the horse's mane, and he was just looking at Maple Leaf Mountain City innocently.
direction.
"With such a long and high wall, how much money and effort it took to build such a huge city..." Ashina Moritaka looked at the high wall that was constantly spitting out firelight, and then looked at the moat underneath, and murmured
He murmured, "Is this really a city we can capture with manpower? This moat is wider than an ordinary river..."
"It's not a matter of whether it can be done. Should this battle really be fought?" Nanbu Harumasa held the horse with both hands.
Rein, his resolute face was full of dissatisfaction, and he said without hesitation, "Yuqiu Hongye is known as a benevolent person in the world. He is also loyal to the Oda family and has served the government wholeheartedly for twenty-two years. This Oda family veteran
One-third of the world was conquered by him, right? He was such a loyal and good general. General Oda killed him whenever he wanted. Wouldn’t it chill the hearts of the world? General Oda You was like this with Yuqiu Hongye.
What do you think they will do to us outcasts? Maybe one day when they are in a bad mood, they will randomly pick a family and exterminate it..."
"Be careful, Your Highness Nanbu, be careful that walls have ears..." Mogami Yoshimitsu put his finger in front of his lips and made a gesture of silence. However, these Kanto daimyo thought about what happened to Yu Qiuping, but they all felt sad about the death of rabbits and foxes.
Feeling, who will go back to report it? Although they are not relatives of the Yuqiu family and the Oda family, many people have a vague expectation in their hearts - to make the cruel and unreasonable Oda Nobunaga suffer, and be beaten by Yu.
It doesn't matter if the Qiu family is defeated.
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Unlike the shocked and frustrated Kanto daimyo, the troops directly under the Oda family were confident in capturing Maple Leaf Mountain Castle.
"There are not many defenders in the city. There is only one reserve team for Nirvana and several thousand second-rate guards. The rest are mobilized militiamen." Hidetaka Kawajiri crossed his arms and looked at the resistance at the top of the city nonchalantly, "
For such a big city, he filled up all the walls, and they must have been militiamen. Now it's okay to throw things down, and our troops can really climb up and start hand-to-hand combat, and those militiamen will collapse at the first touch."
"I just want to attack the Yuqiu family. It's really..." Hori Hidemasa behind Kawajiri Hidetaka was not as full of fighting spirit as him, but whispered in confusion, "His Royal Highness Momiji and the Yuqiu family actually have nothing wrong, right?
…”
"Your Highness Hongye is indeed right. To be honest, my lord is really disrespectful of His Highness Hongye." Hiroyuki Hiroyuki coughed twice, then shook his head and said, "But that brat from the Yuqiu family deceived the lord and also treated Zhi.
The Hatakemotos and ninjas of the Tian family went on a killing spree. Note that when they attacked the Hatakemotos and ninjas of the Oda family, they didn't know that His Highness Momiji was killed by their lord. They just harbored evil intentions and had long wanted to do the opposite. Now the Momiji Army has also made a statement
We want to take revenge, this is clearly a rebellion, there is nothing wrong with us countering the rebellion."
"That's true, but the reason why the matter has reached this point is because the master is too much towards His Highness Momiji... Aren't His Highness Niwa and His Highness Shibata both dissatisfied? His Highness Niwa persuaded the master for several days, and even Shibata
His Highness, a man of few words on weekdays, went to express his dissatisfaction to his lord. His Highness Hashiba was obviously worried about something, as he walked so slowly, and even stayed in Bizen Country and refused to come back on the pretext of concluding a peace treaty with the Mori family.
My lord, this time is really..." Hori Naomasa stood up to speak to his clan brother, but his status meant that he did not dare to directly criticize Oda Nobunaga's decision, so he just hesitated to speak. However, the direct samurai of the Oda family who were present
Everyone also understood what he wanted to say, and no one stood up to accuse him - everyone knew that Yu Qiupei was unjustly killed. It is inevitable for people like Shibata Katsuie and Hashiba Hideyoshi to be in the same position as Yu Qiupei.
Do you think it’s sad that a rabbit dies and a fox dies? This time it’s the Uqiu family, and maybe it’ll be your turn next time? And senior ministers like Niwa Nagahide, who have high prestige in the family, are naturally very dissatisfied with Oda Nobunaga’s actions. Among them
In the eyes, it is natural for the Yuqiu family to want revenge. However, due to their limited position, the retainers of the Oda family will naturally not criticize themselves. Everyone just finds a set of logic that can convince their own conscience. In the final analysis
, they also have some illusions about Oda Nobunaga - as long as they obey orders honestly and do their tasks well, and don't disobey orders and disobey like Yu Qiuping again and again, they will not be liquidated by Oda Nobunaga.
"As long as you don't think too much like the Yuqiu family and add trouble to the lord, the lord will not treat you badly! Just obey the lord's orders honestly! The lord's order is to capture Maple Leaf Mountain City before June 18th.
Please don't slack off, your highnesses!" The Kamao clan who came to supervise the army saw that the atmosphere was a bit subtle, and did not forget to urge the samurai. Then everyone stopped chatting and returned their attention to the battlefield, "Don't forget the Lord's order.
, at all costs and casualties, give priority to killing the soldiers of the Hongye Army, even if they accidentally injure friendly troops. Killed all the Hongye Army,
The remaining militiamen are leaderless and have nothing to fear."
"Don't worry. We have an army of 400,000, but there are less than 20,000 in the city. Even one of ten people can completely replace the Red Leaf Army. It won't take long to take the city. Now they can still resist stubbornly at the top of the city for a while. Wait until
As soon as our large team arrives early tomorrow morning, we can enter Gonomaru in half a day!" Hidetaka Kawajiri patted his chest and gave Kamao clan a guarantee, "Please, my lord, wait for the good news."
"When the daimyo from Kanto arrive, give them the offensive area of ​​​​the east city. Our troops under the direct jurisdiction only need to be responsible for the west city and the north city." Ota Ushiichi reiterated the order issued by Oda Nobunaga who was far away in Kyoto.
"What about Nancheng?" Ikoma Oka noticed that Ohta Gyuichi had missed one thing.
"Nancheng is the offensive area of ​​Young Master's Kanto Army, His Highness Shibata's Hokuriku Army and His Highness Takikawa's Higashiyama Road Army. Young Master did not arrive at the scene in Kyoto, and His Highness Shibata is still responsible for allocating a lot of manpower to the city.
We are building fortifications in the southwest and may not be able to fully commit to the attack for the time being, so we need to share part of the pressure." Ota Ushiichi repeated Oda Nobunaga's order, and at this time, Shibata Katsuie, who he said needed to take on additional tasks, had already
They led the army to the southwest of Maple Leaf Mountain Castle where Oda Nobunaga asked them to build fortifications.
"Did His Highness Shibata not even serve as a pioneer this time? He took the initiative to apply to repair fortifications... It seems that he also..." Hori Hidemasa muttered in a low voice, and several people around him made silence gestures to him. Hori Hidemasa
He quickly shut his mouth.
"When building the rock fort in this direction, we should be wary of the Red Leaf Army's return reinforcements after arriving at the port." At this time, Shibata Katsuie of Nancheng was holding the fortification sketch handed to him by Oda Nobunaga and wrinkled it more than once.
He frowned and said, "This is the shape...it's really strange. It feels a bit familiar."
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Before he and Saburo had rested for long, the horn sounded again. This time he did not need to be reminded, he stood up consciously and rushed to the assembly area to queue up - the horn was the signal for another shift change. Mitsui Junji inspected the queue again
He made a circle to check the equipment of the volunteers. When Yosaburo found the latter walking in front of him, he immediately turned his head and deliberately did not look at Mitsui Junji. Mitsui Junji laughed dryly when he saw this, and still served him dutifully.
After checking his equipment with Saburo, he ordered all members of the squadron to follow him to the city and take turns to garrison.
This time when Saburo and I went to the city, the situation on the city was already much more dangerous. There were many corpses lying on the walls that were too late to be transported down. There were also many wounded soldiers in urgent need of rescue who were stranded on the city. They were erected at the top of the city.
The number of ladders is at least twice as large. Iron gunners and archers are pressed behind the wall stacks and cannot raise their heads. They can only attack through the shooting holes opened in the wall, but this greatly limits the aiming angle. Only the city
The cannon at the top was still tilting its firepower all the time, and every time the smoke rose, a scream could be heard above the roar.
"Recruits, don't be so scared. The first day is just a tentative attack to fill up the moat. The enemies haven't arrived yet. Now you are so scared that you can't move. What will you do during the general attack tomorrow?
"The veteran who had been rescued together with Saburo and his brother walked past them again. He took out his iron cannon and patted their shoulders, "Cheer up and do what you should do!"
"Yes!" The volunteers agreed with a bang, and rushed to the city in a hail of bullets, throwing down logs and rolling stones, and carrying corpses and wounded soldiers. Mitsui Junji also began to direct the volunteers to come up with oil pans and put them from the wall stacks.
The ladders were thrown at the gap in the ladder, and then torches were used to light the ladders. However, one ladder after another was burned, and row after row was burned. The ladders never stopped. The siege troops continued to sacrifice, and the people at the top of the city continued to sacrifice themselves.
The casualties of the defenders were also increasing. Running back and forth with Saburo, I was so busy that I was sweating. Unknowingly, the sky gradually darkened. At the last moment before the sunset fell into the horizon, the Oda Army's position rang.
With the sound of gold, the army retreated swarm with papayas and flags. From the top of the city, the view was as spectacular as the ebbing red tide. The defenders lit all the remaining ladders on fire, ending the first day of attack and defense. At sunset
Chapter completed!