Civilization Guardian Front

"It's really good wine. I didn't expect you to have... woo..."

Before he finished speaking, the world in front of Katsumasa Ogawa suddenly blurred... The next second, a wakizashi thrust into his throat.

Ishibashi Yusuke's knife seemed to be some kind of signal, and the audience who were always paying attention to his actions quickly drew out their short weapons and rushed towards their target.

puff!puff!puff...

The subtle sound of several sharp knives piercing into the human body announced the arrival of Zi Shi.

Chapter 61? The Oda Army Appears

The sudden sneak attack caught the six defenders of the East City Gate by surprise, and they died tragically on the spot before they could make a sound.

Two members of the Hibiki Tan group, wearing ashigaru equipment, immediately took the place next to the brazier, and the dead Susumori ashigaru was carefully dragged into the city gate scull by others, hiding behind the wooden pole.

The three actions of killing, transposing, and hiding the corpse take only 2 minutes.

The rest of the Sumori City Ashgaru closest to the screen wall are at least ten steps apart. Most of the time, they stare at the darkness outside the city. The light from the brazier around them is not enough to penetrate the deep night. I saw the shadow of a human figure wearing a hat and holding a spear.

"..."

No one was alerted, Ishibashi Yusuke and the rest of the ring members quietly maintained their disguise, waiting for the arrival of the Oda Army.

Their wait didn't last long. The Fifty Weaving Field Army, led by ten horse Huizhong, put on night-walking coir raincoats, and no one raised fire, quietly approached the east of Mosen City under the cover of night.

Their formation was not dense, so as not to collide with each other's equipment, their clothes blended into the darkness, and the straw sandals under their feet stepped on the soil and grass, making only a slight sound.

Not raising fire made them move a bit slower, but the advantage was that the defenders on the screen wall of Mosen City did not notice them at all. Even if they approached the city gate, only the people inside the gate oars could barely see their outlines.

Inside the city gate scull.

When Yusuke Ishibashi suddenly saw fifty Oda soldiers, he was greatly surprised.

Because it was different from his original plan.

His original plan was to seize the east city gate, open it when the thousand men from Ikeda Hengxing's troops arrived, and then let the loud talkers desperately stop the counterattack of the defenders of Mosen City until the army entered the city.

(I'm really ashamed, I'm still not thinking thoroughly enough...) Ishibashi Yusuke sighed secretly.

Hengxing Ikeda and Naruma Sasasa sent a small group of troops to the east gate of Sumori City's Sannomaru without a sound. This way, they can more securely seize control of this gate, and at the same time, they can continue to lurk in the Sumori army without sacrificing their lives. middle.

Right now, if you want to help fifty people enter the city, you don't need to open the city gate.

Five ropes hang down from the oars at the city gate.

As a random wave (ninja), Hibiki Tanaka naturally has a rope on his body.

Fifty Oda soldiers climbed up the city gate quietly. The defenders who had a chance to notice the movement had become corpses, and there was no accident during the climbing process.

After the horse warriors leading the team climbed up the gate oar, they briefly exchanged glances with Ishibashi Yusuke, nodded and exchanged positions...

Ishibashi Yusuke led the audience, climbed down the ladder behind the screen wall, and resumed the duties of the Sannomaru patrol team.

The Oda Army took over the defense of the East City Gate, six of them continued to pretend to be night watch sentries, and the rest squatted down and hid in the shadow behind the screen wall.

......

The time is about two quarters of an hour after midnight...

The defenders to the west of Mosen City noticed a considerable amount of flames moving along the official road, like a swimming fire dragon under the night.

The more experienced warriors immediately judged that it was an army marching with torches at night.

The [-] Oda Army led by Ikeda Hengxing and Sasao Narumasa did not covertly move, but marched towards Sumori Castle in a grandiose manner.

"There is an enemy situation, report it quickly!"

"Wake up the people in the barracks, the cage city battle has begun!"

With such a scene, the night watchman sent people to Honmaru to report, but at the same time he was confused.

If the enemy's purpose was to attack at night, how could they march in such a conspicuous manner? However, if it were not for the night attack, it would be too conceited to break through Mosen City with the number of enemy troops in front of them.

Regardless of the enemy's intentions, the retainers and warriors of Oda Nobukatsu's side still treat it cautiously.

A sleeping Ashigaru was awakened, and followed the ashigaru group to climb up the screen castle to strengthen the defense. The samurai resting in Ninomaru washed their faces with cold water to refresh themselves, and immediately rushed towards Sannomaru after putting on their equipment.

Part of the ashigaru led by the group leader came down to the east gate of Sannomaru, only to find that the gate oar and the nearby screen wall were already full of people.

These people are well-equipped, hold weapons, and look out of the city with serious eyes. Their attitude is really awe-inspiring.

I don't know which group leaders lead the team so efficiently...

Because the military affairs were urgent and they didn't have much time to exchange pleasantries, the defenders of Mosen City just left with a little emotion, looking for places that needed more reinforcement.

The patrol team formed by Ishibashi Yusuke and Xiang Tanzhong was mixed with other defenders on the screen wall of the west gate at this time.

Knowing the layout of the Oda Army, he naturally chose to defend the farthest from the east gate, avoiding the area where the battle is most likely, so as not to have to fight with his own people, or to be exposed.

As long as he can continue to infiltrate the main force of Mosen City, he will have no chance to make meritorious deeds.

"Stone Bridge!" The shout from behind made him turn his head, and found that the person who made the sound was Lin Tongju, the servant.

"Master Tonggu." Ishibashi Yusuke leaned slightly to greet Lin Tonggu.

Standing on the star pocket in front of the shovel, Lin Tongyu in a white and red armor is still particularly eye-catching even at night.Holding the gun, he climbed up the screen wall and strode up to Ishibashi Yusuke.

"How many enemy troops are there? Can you tell who the general is?" His eyes were focused on the fire dragon approaching Mosen City. Save face.

As Luanba, Ishibashi Yusuke is his strength in judging the number of troops. In order to conform to the low-level samurai he is pretending to be, he immediately expanded the scope:

"I estimate that the enemy's army should be between [-] and [-]. As for the general..."

He narrowed his eyes and looked at the direction of the Oda Army for a while, as if he was trying to identify the family crest on the enemy's flag. After a while, Yusuke Ishibashi answered Lin Tonggu's second question:

"It should be impossible for Qingzhou City's army to come to Mosen City so quickly, but... the closest to Mosen City, with an army of more than a thousand people, there is only one that I can think of..."

"It means Ikeda Hengxing, Sasao Narumasa, and even Sakuma University..." Lin Tongju gritted his teeth and said a few names.

Boom!The spear hit the ground heavily, Lin Tongju's eyes widened, and he cursed angrily:

"You bastard who looks down on people! After a small victory, you are so arrogant that you think you can take Momori City with this few people?"

After returning to Mosen City, he had already learned from others who led the army that attacked him near Mingzhongzhai that night.He even secretly made up his mind to let him meet the army of those three people again, and he must use all his strength to defeat them and avenge his shame.

"Qian foot light retreat, bow foot light step forward!" Lin Tongju walked into the oar at the west city gate, and after taking over the command, he opened his voice and shouted:

"Everyone cheer up, we are going to give this overwhelmed enemy army a head-on blow!"

Chapter 62? Kaesong

The defenders of Mosen City, who discovered the enemy's situation, added hundreds of bonfires on the screen wall in order to increase their own vision.

Mosen City, which had been sleeping under the night before, was suddenly brightly lit.

The lonely and quiet atmosphere disappeared, and on the arrow scull at the corner of the city wall, Kazuki holding a Marugi bow watched the enemy's every move lightly.

On the screen wall, there are neatly arranged ashigaru guns, each with three guns like a forest, and the blades of the guns are pointing at the sky, full of chilling meaning...

Riding a horse and walking in front of more than [-] Oda troops, Ikeda Hengxing looked at the continuously increasing flames on the wall of Suomori, and couldn't help but said with some worry:

"I don't know what happened to the companions who entered the city..."

"No news is good news." On the side, Naruma Sasao didn't have the worries of his colleagues, and replied calmly:

"If the plan unfortunately fails, at least a few people will escape to pay us back."

"That's right, the worst case scenario is that you fail to attack the city gate, and you just retreat and wait for the main force from Qingzhou City to come..."

Hengxing took a deep breath of the cool night air to calm down his mind and adjust to the best condition to face the next battle.

"The whole army..." With a wave of his hand, Hengxing issued an order:

"Go towards the south gate of Morsen City!"

The order was passed on, and the Oda Army marching from west to east quickly turned to the southeast.

The defenders of Suesori Castle's West Gate, who were most wary of the Oda Army's attack, found that the Oda Army's route had changed, and many people breathed a sigh of relief.

The soldiers in charge of the south gate became nervous...

Due to the large number of torches held by the Oda Army, people on the walls of Suesori saw the flag of the invading enemy army.

The black papaya-patterned flag on a yellow background, this army belongs to Owari King Oda Kami Sosuke Nobuna...

No matter how Oda Nobukatsu's samurai emphasized the legitimacy of Nobukatsu, Oda Nobuna was the real governor of the Katsuba Oda family after all, unifying Owari's daimyo despite internal and external troubles.

Unless a person from Owari has strong beliefs, fighting against this flag will be three points weaker in momentum.

What's more, the [-] Mori army led by Lin Tonggu was ravaged by Oda Kamisuke's army just one day ago.

For this, the samurai in Sumori City are annoyed, but Ashigaru is afraid. It would be best if they can avoid fighting...

The more than [-] Oda troops did not particularly speed up their pace, and maintained their usual marching rhythm, all the way into Suemori Castle Town.

All the people in the houses closed their doors and windows tightly, and the family hid in the house in fear, wondering if the army would rush in and kill them, or even set them on fire.

In wars, looting villages, destroying farmland, and burning castle towns are all very common methods...

Fortunately, the target of the army tonight is not on them.

Not long after, the army had crossed the street and approached the south gate of Mosen City...

"The whole army obeys orders!"

Ikeda Hengxing drew his sword from his waist, holding the blade high with a cold light, attracting the attention of his own soldiers and the defenders of Mosen City.

brush!

The blade fell, but the tip of the knife pointed to the east, Heng Xing flicked the rein and said:

"Come on, follow me to break through the east gate of Mosen City!"

Since his appearance, the Oda Army, who has been moving at a leisurely pace, suddenly accelerated under the command of the general...

The girl in charge galloped at the forefront, and the members of the Oda horse group beside her also stepped up to catch up.

The samurai raised his sword, and the ashigaru held three guns, and trotted forward following the back of the leader of the group.

The Oda army suddenly went straight to the east gate, as if they were fighting in the wilderness, and the attitude of advancing without hesitation made the guards on the screen wall of Mosen City stunned.

(What exactly is the enemy trying to do?)

Sumori Castle, the east gate of Sannomaru...

"You idiot Owari, you're really messing around..."

The Ashgaru General Kobe Heishiro, who came to command the battle at the east gate, shook his head when he saw the Oda army charging towards the gate he was in charge of.

With a mocking look on his face, Kobe Heishiro waved his hand and ordered the defenders:

"Archer light ready!"

However, none of the ashigaru inside the city gate turret and the dozens of people nearby raised their bows, and they were still holding spears, like monks in meditation.

Furious, Kobe Heishiro walked towards the city gate scull, approaching the foot of the city gate, and shouted:

"Are your ears broken? The enemy is already three hundred paces away, raise your bows!"

"Forgive me..." Inside the scull at the city gate, a man in the samurai costume suddenly turned his face to the side and refused with a smirk.

"you..."

Heishiro Kobe, who felt something was wrong, reached out to pull out the saber from his waist, but it was too late...

puff!puff!puff...

More than five long spears pierced him from the front and back, and his whole body was like a shrimp that had been stabbed, twitching and being lifted up by the gun.

"Damn.....dammit..."

Kobe Heishiro struggled to spit out a few syllables, but the Ashgaru cast him aside impatiently, allowing him to die in pain and indifference.

"Hurry up and open the city gate!"

Under the command of Ma Huizhong, the fifty Oda soldiers no longer pretended to be disguised, and several ashigaru moved the heavy wooden bolt behind the gate, and all of them worked together to open the city gate.

Ga...

The thick wooden door slowly opened inward.

"What should I do? Heishiro-sama is dead!"

"It's treason, someone betrayed Mr. Shinkatsu!"