Chapter 12 Chapter 11 Lost

Azuchi Castle was crowded with soldiers from Mingzhi's army, Mitsuhide was here, and Zuomasuke was here. However, for some reason, people in the city were panicked, and there was a gloomy atmosphere. The summer sun shines on the gates, moats and fortresses of Azuchi Castle built by the late Nobunaga to show off his power to the world, but in the eyes of the soldiers, the sun is so illusory, as if it Every summer is different. "It's the first time I've seen such a dazzling sun." Said a warrior.After hearing what he said, Hayato Sakebe agreed. This day is the ninth day of June.It seems like a long time has passed, but in fact, it has only been seven days since the night attack on Honnoji Temple.

During this period, all the dark news passed into Hayato's ears.Mitsuhide sent envoys from Antu City to everywhere, but almost no one responded, which failed to open the expected situation. The envoy sent to Nagaoka Fujitaka was killed, and the envoy sent to Gamo Kenhide and his son was driven back.Although it is rumored that Tsutsui Junqing is willing to cooperate, it has not been confirmed. On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the lord general Guangxiu suddenly left only a part of the soldiers of Antucheng, and brought the rest to the mountain city. On the tenth day of the lunar new year, they moved to Dongling.Spent two days there.Among them, of course, is Hayato.

At noon on the 12th, the troops suddenly received an order to cross the Katsura River and spread out on the plains near Yamazaki. It was only at this time that the information of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army going north was conveyed to the whole army through the mouths of several generals. Hearing the news, no one made a sound, it was like a sudden dark cloud overwhelmed the top. The troops crossed Guichuan in turn.The first-line troops are 3,000 people from Aguan Sadae, followed by the reserve team, which is divided into three groups: the right wing is 2,000 people from Ise Sadao, the middle is 5,000 people from Mitsuhide, and the left wing is 2,000 from Tsuda Nobusumi. people.In addition, there were 2,000 members of the ranger from Binghe Yijia who finally crossed the river.

Hayato was among the five thousand soldiers led by Mitsuhide. It began to rain lightly as the troops stretched out in ribbons across the field near Yamazaki.However, when every army arrived at the prescribed position, the rain stopped again, the blue sky was exposed in the north, and a few beams of sunlight slanted across the field like arrows. That night, dozens of bonfires were continuously lit in the field.However, it was not long before the order came down to put out the fire.It is said that Hideyoshi's army has reached the other side of the same plain. Hayato was lying in the crowd near the Yubozuka. There was no bonfire, and even though it was summer, the night wind was cool.

"Since I was entrusted by Master Hinata, I am willing to suffer." Someone said so nearby. Entrusted by Master Hinata! Hayato leaned slightly in the crowd and raised his head.The words entrusted by Master Hinata caused a strange repercussion in his heart. "You said you were entrusted by Master Hinata?" "Well, I said it, I said it, what?" The grass rustled, and a warrior bowed half his body.Can't tell in the dark, but the voice is very young. "I'm not blaming you. I just want to ask, how much did Master Hinata entrust you?" "It's not that he personally entrusted me. However, isn't that the same as being entrusted by him? Although we have only been together for ten days, we can't just walk away when we see Master Hinata in a difficult situation."

"Ten days?" "That's right. I'm different from you. I'm not a samurai who has followed the Akechi family for generations. I'm a ronin in Kyoto. On the second day after the night attack on Honnoji Temple, I joined the Akechi family as an errand because I was idle and bored. If you don't realize Are you entrusted by Master Hinata to risk your life to fight?" "Well, how old are you?" "Me? Twenty years old." "Twenty years old? How young!" Hayato wanted to say it's a pity to be so young, but he swallowed the words.Just said "You are so young!"

The conversation between the two ended here.After a while, Hayato heard his deafening snoring from the crowd. Entrusted by Master Hinata! At this time, Hayato suddenly realized that he was also entrusted by Akechi Mitsuhide.Compared with the young samurai beside him, he voluntarily served Mitsuhide and received his family's salary, even if the time was short, he should be gracious and righteous. When Hayato was working for the Takeda family, he once lamented that he had never met a wise master who was enough to sacrifice his life for him; now that he thinks about it, he feels that he made a big mistake, and it happened because of a sentence of a young samurai that made him woke up.

He did the same to Qianli. Although he loved Qianli, he never gave her any gifts.Neither took anything from Qianli, nor gave anything to Qianli as a result. Hayato faced the night sky on his back, eyes wide open, he was sober as if every corner of his mind was as clear as water. Well, let's do our best to fight for Master Hinata tomorrow! Hayato fell asleep quietly without knowing it.Although a few gunshots from the direction of Tianwang Mountain made him open his eyes, he then fell asleep again. Later, I don't know how much time passed. A burst of intense gunfire woke him up.A red flame rose from the corner of the Tianwang Mountain.

The samurai around Hayato also jumped up, and it was dawn. It is not yet known whether the flames on the distant Tianwang Mountain are from our own family or from the enemy.Judging from the starting point of the gunshots, we can only guess that the two armies did exchange fire. However, for a while the gunshots faded away, and finally, finally fell silent. When the sky was bright, the fire on Tianwang Mountain disappeared.It was a peaceful summer morning, the sky was cloudless, and the heat at noon was imaginable. After a while, the order to march came down, and the wise right wing pushed the front line to the vicinity of Yuanmingsi River.

The Mitsuhide camp where Hayato was located remained in place at the Gobozuka.Because that is a good place to look down at today's battle. Hayato saw the enemy army and our army on the right flank of Enmyoji River facing each other with a very small distance.He estimated that the curtain of battle would be lifted from this approach point. Except for this right wing, there is no trace of the enemy at all. On the vast plain, where are they deployed?All that came into view were the flags of our army dotted all over the plain. In the past, although Hayato had ushered in the dawn of dozens of battles, it was the first time for such a big battle.What kind of battle this is and how it will be fought is simply unimaginable.It is absolutely true that only the life "entrusted by Master Hinata" will be tested between life and death.

Although the right wing was close to the enemy to the extent that the armor touched, the fighter plane was not yet mature, and the whole morning was spent in panic. The summer sun was shining fiercely. Finally, the red sun slanted westward and arrived Hayato thought: Maybe there will be no fighting today.Not only Hayato, but also the surrounding samurai slowly relaxed. "What's going on, why didn't you fight?" While they were discussing, suddenly, an accident occurred on a corner of the plain—the long-term balance was broken, and the three large enemy troops rushed out of the enemy camp like three torrents that opened their gates. One team rushed straight from the streets of Yamazaki, another team came from the path along the Yodo River, and another team came from the foot of Tianwang Mountain. The wise army also rose up to fight and began to attack.The Aguan team, known for its bravery, spread out its personnel, completed the encirclement of the enemy on the bank of the Yodo River, and quickly turned to the assault. Shouts and gunshots, clanging swords, and thunderous drums! Hayato was in Mitsuhide's camp, watching the duel of tens of thousands of people that had already begun! This battle was completely different from the dozens of battles that Hayato had experienced in Kai and Shinano.Beneath the sluggish sun of a summer afternoon, the great mass of life was crashing against each other and breaking apart like mighty waves. Within a moment after the start of the battle, the Akechi Army on the Yamazaki Street gained momentum. The vanguard Saito Naizosuke's troops intercepted the enemy's Takayama Ukon troops, pushed the enemy back by more than a hundred feet, and took advantage of the situation to fight the second and third. Each battle defeated and dispersed the enemy. On the other hand, the battle between the two armies on the front line of Yuanmingsichuan was also extremely fierce. Both sides blindly increased their sacrifices, and the corpses piled up like mountains, making it difficult to decide the outcome for a while.However, the third army of the advancing enemy rushed into Zhizhi's flank. Zhizhi's army couldn't support it, retreated, and sent the reserve team forward. The two sides formed a see-saw situation, and the Yamazaki battle entered the second stage of fierce fighting. When Hayato's troops were sent to the front line, dusk had quietly fallen on the vast wilderness. Unexpectedly, the enemy appeared in the direction of Kuga Nawate, and the top and side of Tianwang Mountain were also drowned in the shouts of the enemy.After a while, a situation began to form in which the wise army was surrounded by a numerically superior enemy army. Hayato didn't know which front to send him to, but he just obeyed the order and moved forward. A samurai on horseback rushed towards him, passing by Hayato's troops like a gust of wind, and he yelled frantically: "Master Ise Zhenxing died in battle!" After a while, another knight followed behind, roaring the same content, and galloped past. After a while, Hayato's team encountered the retreating army's team.At first there were a dozen or so people, and then a group of hundreds of people fled back like demons wielding swords in their hands. Hayato also fled behind, his eyes could only see the feet of the samurai running ahead. Suddenly there was loud shouting in front, and countless thousands of troops crowded over like mountains and seas.Hayato rushed towards the huge wave, the cannons rumbled, and thick smoke billowed on the left and right sides. Facing two or three enemies, Hayato had just fought for a few rounds, and was immediately pushed violently by the huge wave, and even the enemy and his own people fell to the ground on the spot. Countless feet ran past Hayato one after another, stepping on his hands and feet. Hayato got up and fled desperately, surrounded by a vortex of shouts and a torrent of warriors. Hayato was squeezed into a mess, and was thrown out of the torrent of the enemy's large army in a short while.That is the river, the river is more than one foot wide; it has been blocked by corpses.Hayato ran wildly along the river. The battlefield has left Hayato behind and moved forward, and the front line has moved to the area around the Obozuka where Hayato stayed just now. Hayato was swept away by the torrent of samurai again, and he couldn't tell whether he was surrounded by his retreating companions or the pursuing enemy. The great group of warriors, like a rushing river, roared and screamed, and drove straight down the center of the plain. Hayato was so exhausted that he couldn't hold on anymore, and collapsed under a row of pine trees. "Oh, where are we going?" Suddenly someone asked him.A samurai in his forties was sitting on the ground with his knees folded, his right side was dyed red. "You're seriously injured!" Hayato said. "You're hurt too." The other said. Only then did Hayato realize that he was also covered in blood like the other party.Thought it was blood spatter, but it wasn't.His right arm was numb, and his waist and legs were numb.The injury was serious.He was stabbed several times in the shoulder and waist. "Where are we going?" asked the warrior again. "Besides Shenglong Temple City, there is nowhere else to go." "Shenglong Temple? What? You belong to the Zhizhi Army?" "yes." The opponent seemed to belong to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army, but Hayato felt no hostility or hatred towards him. The other party was silent, and seemed to be in the same mood. Hayato stood up again and walked forward.After a while, someone shouted to him again: "Oh, run away to Sakamoto?" Hayato looked back and saw three or four people.They were clearly sensible troops, walking slowly. "Escape? How is our team?" Hayato asked. "You still don't know? It's all broken, and they all fled to Shenglong Temple City." Hayato thought: Shenglong Temple City can't accommodate so many people, and he knows how much Shenglong Temple can accommodate. At this time, a small group of defeated soldiers of the army appeared in front of and behind Hayato, and Hayato had no choice but to follow them. They walked a mile or two along the foot of the mountain, and entered the mountain as the sun rose.When they were about to climb to the top of the mountain, they found that there was still the remnant of Mount Rui, because they could see the city of Kyoto from a distance. Knowing that this was still Mount Eizan, Hayato immediately felt it was difficult to walk, dragging his legs with difficulty. Hayato was exhausted at last, and the servant was halfway. Hayato struggled to walk again, and his steps were more difficult than before.I don't know when he was injured, and his right shoulder was cut deeply.He didn't know when he was injured or by whom. The battle is simply a monster, and Hayato has to admit that he is powerless in front of it.He felt that there hadn't been a decent fight, not because he didn't do it, but because he wasn't allowed to do it.You are not allowed to think about personal fame and achievements at all, and it is useless whether you are brave or not. Hayato found it more difficult to walk, and the pain in his chest intensified.He seemed to have encountered the torrent of the enemy's large army again, and was overwhelmed by the torrent. Countless people and horses passed him, and he was being trampled by people. well!In this vast sky, I am afraid that there will be no room for me to survive in the future.This thought haunted Hayato.However, he was neither sad nor regretful.Back then, he should have lived and died with the Takeda family; he should have realized that he was entrusted by the "failing Takeda family" to fight and die for Takeda. However, everything was beyond regret.A new era, a new battle had passed him over. But what about the young samurai who claimed to be "entrusted by Master Hinata" now?Maybe I have died in battle, if I haven't died in battle, will I be entangled in this kind of thought now? What is it that I rely on to grow up in hundreds of battles since I was young?Isn't it just because you are a little bit stronger than others? Later, Hayato walked without thinking about anything, and there were corpses lying everywhere, all of which were samurai who escaped from the battlefield and died here. It was almost evening, and the lake was seen from a distance. Hayato is still walking, he doesn't know how far he has gone, and he doesn't know where he has gone. thousands of miles! Hayato's mouth moved suddenly, but no sound came out.He also knew he couldn't make a sound.He wiped his lips with his hand, which was stained red with blood. thousands of miles! Hayato closed his eyes. Only then did he realize that he was lying down in the grass.He thought to himself: I am going to die.His mind is very clear, his heart is also very peaceful, and he has nothing to worry about anymore. thousands of miles! Hayato felt that Qianli was beside him, and he stretched out his hand in that direction.But this is just what he thought, his hands could no longer move. Live happily, Qianli! Hayato's upturned face dropped to one side, and he didn't move again.

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