A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Yamauchi Yoshikatsu stood up suddenly: "You're here just in time, you're a little skilled, but you want to test my blade."

Everyone also stood up one after another. After all, there was an enemy situation, so it was natural to send people to meet the enemy. The Kiso Army's combat effectiveness is really mediocre, and everyone wants to earn this share of the credit.

"Blow the war drums, call the whole army, everyone return to the team and follow me to defeat the enemy." Yamauchi Yoshikatsu loudly announced the order.

"Your Highness, wait a minute, Kiso's attack can only consist of a hundred people (because we saw about a hundred torches). Just send an ashigaru headband and dozens of soldiers to disperse them. It would be unwise to drive an army at night unless you are fully prepared. Ah!" Matsumi Zhai, who had just stood in the crowd and talked about "Three Kingdoms" for everyone at night, spoke directly to stop Yamauchi's order to defeat the enemy.

"Huh?" Yamauchi Yoshikatsu was stunned after hearing this. The hand that was raised high to hold the military partner no longer decisively followed him, but took it back. Then Yamauchi Yoshikatsu looked at Xiaoheita, wanting to consult.

"Shinshu Shou, what Mr. Matsumi Sailao said is absolutely true. The soldiers have been working hard all day, and now they have just rested after a meal. A sudden summons will cause chaos, and even extend to the entire army, giving the Kiso soldiers a chance." Koheta himself said at night You can't even see it clearly. Since meat is not easy to obtain, the nutrition is still not up to par. Not to mention the soldiers who didn't have enough to eat. They were summoned in the dark, and the devil knew what would happen.

"Dianma, in that case, I will order dozens of banners to patrol the camp in person, and you will assign the entire army here." As the deputy general, Hosokawa Saime went out of the tent to the outer camp. His reputation was enough to suppress people.

"Then let's do it!" Yamauchi Yoshikatsu felt that this arrangement was indeed safer than going up to fight together.

Then the attendants lit the bonfire even bigger and illuminated the Yamauchi 2-horse and 2-horse mark of the formation so that all the Yamauchi troops could see clearly, indicating that he had no problem with Yamauchi's victory and victory in the central army.

Then all the warriors were asked to return to their troops and pass the order. All soldiers who were not on patrol or on duty that night should stay quietly in the camp. They were not allowed to make any noise or move around. They had to endure it even if it was convenient. If anyone dares to shout or run in panic, he is allowed to be executed directly to prevent chaos in the military camp.

In addition, Hosokawa Zaimei in the outer camp was asked not to leave the camp to pursue. He only needed to use the iron cannon horseback of Yamauchi Yoshikatsu he brought and his own bow and arrow ashigaru to shoot back to disperse the Kiso soldiers as much as possible. Even if the Kiso army can't shoot inside the camp, you can just watch them perform outside the camp and ignore them.

After the distribution was completed, everyone sat quietly by the campfire, waiting for news about Hosokawa Harime.

But there is no news here yet, and news of attacks and enemy sightings are coming from various surrounding areas one after another. According to calculations, it is no less than fifteen or sixteen teams. (Firstly, it is dark, and secondly, there is a delay in information transmission.)

At this time, all the generals in the tent, including Yamauchi Yoshikatsu, began to panic. After all, the Kiso army had a favorable location and people, and the soldiers were familiar with the local plants and trees. The dark night makes the fighting power between the two armies infinitely more intense. Even if they fight at night, the Yamauchi Army may not be able to defeat the Kiso Army.

Now the disadvantage of everyone's lack of war experience has appeared. After all, everyone here has only fought in the war for a few years. There was more or less a problem of insufficient response. Matsumisai accompanied Hosokawa Harime to the outer camp to direct the soldiers patrolling the camp to deal with the continuous harassment.

"Impossible. The entire Kiso army only has 2,000 people. Now that fifteen or six teams of soldiers have come to attack the camp, doesn't it mean that there are almost no defenders in Kiso Fukushima Castle?" Kodaira slapped his forehead. This number is the key. The Kiso family has worked hard to arm various soldiers, but they only have about 2,000 people. How can they create such a large army.

"Shinshu Shou, you should send someone to ask the ashigaru heads of each team whether the Kiso army was just harassing and never crossed the shallow ditch to actually attack the camp."

"That's right! Zuo Mayun, take a few horses and go for a trip in person, especially to ask what Matsumizai means. Come back quickly, don't delay!" Yamauchi Yoshikatsu waved his hand, and several people behind him Ma Hao, who had already dismounted, held an iron cannon and carried a long sword, immediately followed Murakami Yoshimitsu out of the shogunate tent.

"Heita-chan, do you think the Kiso army is just harassing? Are they just a small group of scattered soldiers?"

"That's right, our army's camp is well-organized, and it will definitely be difficult to break through in a hurry. Unless there are people inside, internal and external attacks can be successful. Moreover, if we attack the camp, how can we divide the troops into more than ten teams? We should concentrate our troops, make an assault with all our strength, break the camp, and then Expand the results.”

"Then there is no need to move around at will and it is enough to be so cautious?" "I think so too." "Okay!" Then the two of them said no more, each found a small pony and sat down quietly.

However, the bamboo stick in Koheita's hand kept touching the ground lightly, and Yamauchi Yoshikatsu's fingers kept rubbing the military partner. The uneasiness and anxiety of the two of them were still hidden in their hearts.

"Your Highness, Ms. Zaiyu replied that the Kiso Army was indeed only traveling on the periphery, and kept firing fire arrows into the camp. No one came close to the camp to test it." Murakami Yoshimitsu, who went to inquire, quickly returned to the camp, knelt down on one knee and walked towards the mountain. Yisheng reports.

Several horses who went out together asked several ashigaru heads in other places and got the same answer. Now Yamauchi Yoshikatsu felt reassured.

"Shou Shinshu, you can take a short rest. I can come down and watch the night." Koheta advised Yamauchi Yoshikatsu to lie down for a while. Anyway, judging from the current situation, nothing will happen to him.

"No need, let's wait until Cai Nu comes back to worry about it." Yamauchi Yoshikatsu didn't feel much sleep, but he still wanted to hear his own personal report.

In the second half of the night, there were fewer and fewer Kiso soldiers attacking. Compared with the situation in the first half of the night, where the killing shouts were loud and loud, they were completely sparse. At this point, all the attacking Kiso troops had retreated, and Lin Lin Cong Cong's torches were no longer visible.

Hosokawa Saime and his old retainer Matsumisai also came back. The old man was old after all, sitting by the fire, warming his hands by the fire, his face a little tired. Xiaopingtai quickly poured a cup of hot tea on the stove and handed it over.

"Why do you think the Kiso Army is here, sir?" Xiaopingta wanted to hear what this old soldier thought.

Song Jianzhai took off his pocket and wiped his sweating head with a piece of cotton cloth. He said he was a monk, but in fact he had a crew cut. He was not a serious monk, so he didn't need to shave so cleanly. He wiped his head and covered his hair like this to prevent himself from catching a cold. This was done based on his decades of experience in bad battles.

"Thank you for being honest. The Kiso army should be trying to wear down our army. After all, it will snow in less than a month. As long as our army is tired and unable to conquer Fukushima, all our previous efforts will be wasted and we will retreat to the mountains."

Sure enough, it seems that Kiso Jun did a good job. When everyone heard the word "tired", they all yawned, and it was contagious, and everyone yawned non-stop.

"Everyone, please go back and lie down for a while. There is still some time before we go out into battle." Yamauchi Yoshikatsu felt sleepy and asked everyone to go back and rest.

Matsumi Sai also stood up and walked down to the camp with Hosokawa Kainyu.

Suddenly the old man seemed to have thought of something!

"Your Highness, something bad is happening! Something bad is happening!"