Sagara Yoshihiro was very excited that his masterpiece was working. Looking at the busy and high-spirited soldiers around him, he felt a deep feeling of elation.
The Three Hegemons of Kyushu? The unstoppable Shimazu family? Oh! They are all scum in front of my unbreakable city! Listening to the flattery of many retainers, he began to feel a little elated.
Those retainers in Shimadzu who had not had much hope for their master's family and who were ready to change jobs or defect at any time were also surprised to see this result. Although they lived in this castle every day, they did not know that there was a huge hidden treasure in the three pills.
The trap thing.
Some good people quietly rushed to the trap to check, and found that the entire trap was actually composed of two huge wooden boards. There were mechanism iron chains on the bottom of the wooden boards. It seems that there should be a switch hidden in another place. As long as there is a switch in the distance,
These two wooden boards covered with soil and camouflage will suddenly sink
Kumu Nagae commanded the soldiers to quickly clean up the scene. Many Shimadzu troops died in this battle, but not many useful weapons were captured. It seems that the Shimazu troops have good habits and never like to litter.
Nothing. Except corpses, nothing was left for the enemy on the ground.
At the same time, Du Fei had just made a large sum of money. Before he finished counting the money, he heard the guard running over in a panic and shouting: "This is terrible! The Shimazu army is coming again!"
"What?" Du Fei felt a little incredible: He just lost the battle and could recover so quickly? Impossible?"
He stood on the high pavilion of the inn and looked towards the official road not far away. He saw that the Shimazu army that had just been defeated was really menacing and making a comeback!
"Half a time! Send someone to secretly observe whether they are carrying siege equipment!" Du Fei vaguely felt that the momentum of the Shimazu army arriving this time was different!
He thought again and again, and personally climbed up the guard tower to closely observe the movements of the returning Shimazu troops.
I saw Shimazu's army suddenly divided into several groups, and one of them rushed directly in his direction!
Du Fei felt a little nervous and confused. What happened to the Shimazu family? Have reinforcements arrived? But I can't see how many people they have added.
At this moment, he saw a general wearing a horn helmet riding with a dozen cavalry, and shouted toward the town gate: "Where is the director of the Yatsushiro Chamber of Commerce?! I am from the Shimazu family.
Military general Dongxiang has regained his position! I came here to buy military rations on my lord’s orders! Please cooperate with me!”
"Dongxiang?!" Du Fei was surprised and happy. He didn't expect to meet him here! Seeing that Dongxiang didn't have many people with him, he immediately ordered the town gate to be opened to welcome them in.
Togo Shigeki was hesitating when he saw the town gate suddenly opened, when he suddenly saw Du Fei, who had been away for a long time, coming up with a large group of people!
"It's you! Are you the director of this merchant town?" Dongxiang Shige was also very happy: "Hey, it's easy to handle now! I was originally worried that I would be rejected if I buy military rations again."
"Come in! Don't stand outside and talk!" Du Fei put his arm around his shoulders and said, "I'm sorry! Brother, I've been busy with the management here recently and haven't visited you. I want to entertain you well today.
Brothers, come in too! You must be thirsty after a long journey? There is good wine here!"
The dozen or so cavalrymen who came with Dongxiang's return to the throne smiled easily. Seeing that their general was so proud, they felt that they also took advantage of it.
After a while, Dongxiang Chongbi and his men were seated, and good wine and food were quickly placed in front of them.
"Brother, you can't drink too much today. I just want to drink a few drinks. I have to go and meet His Excellency Shimazu Yoshihiro. Now that the military affairs are in progress, it's better not to be greedy. When I come back from victory, we will celebrate again! We must not get drunk and never come back!"
"He suddenly stopped and said quietly to Du Fei: "Brother, you should hurry up and change the family. I think Lord Shimazu Yoshihiro is bound to win the city this time! The Xiangliang family will also perish! I will
I’m going to put in a good word for you in front of His Excellency Shimazu Yoshihiro.”
"Haha, thank you very much," Du Fei said noncommittally. He was very clear about the situation of the Xiangliang family. No matter how much he spent to arm them, they were still a small force that only knew how to protect themselves. They could not resist for a long time as powerful as Shimazu.
Invasion of forces. However, it seems a bit unfair to Kumu Nagae if he betrays the Sagara family at this stall.
Dongxiang saw Du Fei in his seat, "Hey, it's time to get down to business. I'm on this trip to buy a large amount of military rations. You have to do me a favor."
Du Fei took a sip of wine and said: "No problem, since we are brothers and you need it, of course I will prepare enough for you, you can just take it."
"Then I'd like to thank you in advance. His Highness Shimazu Yoshihiro has ordered that not a penny less for military rations be given. We may have to deal with you again for a long time in the future. You can't do unjust things to the merchants."
"Oh?" Du Fei thought to himself after hearing this: This Shimazu Yoshihiro is also a scheming person! This statement has two meanings. One is that he pays the food at the price, which will definitely damage this place.
Secondly, there is a hint of coercion in the interests of the merchants. The subtext is: If you dare to kill me and do unjust things to me, you will be in good hands if the Shimadzu family is in power in the future!
From these words alone, Du Fei understood that this person must be an extremely difficult character to deal with. If he was the leader of the siege party, it seemed that Renjie City would definitely be doomed today.
"Look at what you said! Since you are a brother, do you have the nerve to accept the money if you need it? Besides! Just take as much food and grass as you want! Don't ask me for money again!" Du Fei's words made Dongxiang Chongwei feel hot in his heart and he wanted to wait.
It was as if he had cut off his head and exchanged his neck: "Brother! You are so interesting! I have decided that after today's battle, I will follow the example of the Taoyuan Three in the Three Kingdoms of Middle-earth and sworn sworn brothers with you!"
"Okay! It's a deal! It's an honor for me to be sworn in with a great man like my wise brother!" Du Fei picked up a glass full of wine and said, "Although we are not in the same camp now, our brotherhood will never be the same.
Obliterate! Done!"
Dongxiang Zhongbi drank the wine in the cup with enthusiasm. After drinking, he stood up and said: "Drink the wine here for today. Please wait until I return victoriously, little brother!" After saying this, Dongxiang Zhongbi led his men quickly and quickly.
Leave.
"Sir, director, do you really want to repay them with food and grass?" A rice shop owner seemed a little reluctant.
"Don't worry, I will replenish it for you according to the price, but remember! Don't sell it off as a good one!" Du Fei said to him sternly.
"Hehe, that's natural." The round-faced rice store owner nodded and bowed and said, "My friend, Mr. Director, how dare I play such a trick."
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On the other hand, the soldiers of the Sagara family who were leisurely cleaning up the burned city gate suddenly discovered the Shimazu army who had made a comeback, and they were so frightened that they fled behind the stone wall of Nimaru.
Shimazu Yoshihiro commanded the soldiers to surround the city tightly. He took out his binoculars and stood on a high place to look at the city. He saw that the soldiers of the Sagara family gradually calmed down after a brief panic and began to guard the sentry.
People in the tower peeped out and fired at the Shimadzu troops outside.
He turned around and asked the lieutenant beside him: "Have the siege equipment been set up?"
"It's ready and ready to attack at any time!"
"Aim at that stone wall and attack immediately! Defeat it completely!" Shimazu Yoshihiro ordered loudly!
The ordering soldier turned around and waved the flag with the family crest in his hand. Not far away, Kobayashi saw the flag order and immediately ordered his soldiers to aim the trebuchet at the stone wall of Nimaru. After giving the order, ten
Several trebuchets violently shot huge stones at the stone wall!
The solid stone wall was shaken slightly by the boulders, but its dense internal structure prevented it from collapsing. The archers inside were slightly frightened and then poked their heads out, poisoning the Shimadzu soldiers who rushed up.
The arrows shot back! Some people may wonder why just now the Shimazu army was able to bravely break through the arrow rain and attack Nimaru, but now they can't.
The reason is very simple, because the soldiers just didn't know that the Xiangliang family used poisonous arrows! That's why they were afraid to take the lead. Once everyone knows that they will be poisoned after being shot, they will probably die, and who will have the courage?
Go ahead?
"Come here! Distribute the shields I prepared to the soldiers!" Shimazu Yoshihiro was a little surprised to see that Nimaru's city defense was so strong, so he gritted his teeth and put his treasured weapons in reserve. These shields are all
He spent a lot of money to build it. He would never be willing to use it in ordinary small-scale battles, but now he has to spend money.
The Xiangliang archers on the sentry tower found that their bows and arrows had no effect at all. Because all the attacking enemies were holding huge shields, shooting bows and arrows on them would have no effect at all.
Relying on the protection of the shields, the Shimazu troops gradually approached the Nimaru Castle wall. After a while, the ladder was set up.
The archers on the sentry tower saw that they could not inflict damage on the enemy, so they all retreated one after another.
Sagara Yoshihiro, who was watching the battle from the castle tower not far away, quickly triggered the mechanism, and saw that the chains on the inside of the two huge wooden boards that had been sunken immediately started to rotate, and the wooden boards gradually rose up so that the archers could easily escape from them.
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But at this time, dozens of Shimadzu's soldiers with neat legs also climbed over on the ladder, following closely behind the retreating archers!
When Sagara Yoshihiro saw this, he became very cruel and moved the trap again!
I saw more than twenty archers from the Sagara family, along with nearly a hundred soldiers from the Shimazu family, falling into the pit full of sharp bamboo stakes!