Chapter 12 Weak sunny scene
Matsuno Kozaemon saw that Akita Tsuchirokusuke was very tempted, so he took out a letter from his bosom and put it in front of his knee.Akita's eyes showed curiosity. Although Matsuno knew what he wanted, he didn't explain and continued with the previous conversation.
"Up to now, there is only one way to survive, that is, you know Lord Junjing, who rebels and returns to the three. That is to say, when the sun sets, the sun rises, and disasters turn into blessings."
Akita sat still, listening to Matsuno's increasingly dexterous and penetrating eloquence.I thought that this person must be sent by Santiao, but then I thought, just now he said he was from Yuezhong, so Santiao had already contacted Yuezhong?I don't feel afraid.
Matsuno picked up the letter in front of his lap and said:
"After I left Asakura's house, I wandered the rivers and lakes for many years. Recently, I was destined to follow Jinbao Zuo Jingjin. I used to say that I came from Yuezhong, that is, I came from Shenbao. Shenbao is a great talent. Last year, I planned to kill him in the sandalwood. It should be remembered. Now that Jinbao has conspired with Mr. Jun Jing, if you join us and raise the flag to turn against Qingjing from within, Jinbao promises to be a backup, this document is the oath."
After speaking, hand over the document to Akita.
Akita took it and saw that it was an affidavit jointly signed by the noble families of Etsu and China headed by Jinbao Sakyojin.Akita was finally persuaded by Matsuno, and he also wrote an affidavit and handed it over to Matsuno.
"There will be an incident within a few days, but although the Guardian Dai family is declining, we still need to prepare for how much confrontation, can we hold off for a while?"
"Yes, Vietnam and China have already deployed properly. Whenever there is an incident, they can send troops to back up."
Matsuno stayed overnight and returned to Etsuchu the next day.In order to escort him out of the city, Zhao Tian went to visit Linquan Temple in person and mixed him into the entourage.
After discussing with his sons Kuroda Kunitada and Kanetsu Kunikichi, Akita Hitachi made pre-arrangements and appealed to the local wealthy families with deep friendship in the past.As a result, almost all the nobles who had been shaken when they raised their troops in Santiao responded.The rebels took advantage of the opportunity of Qingjing to launch an attack on Santiao, and demanded that Qingjing first parade, and then escort Qingjing all the way to conquer Santiao.Zhaotian also persuaded them, saying that they are all loyal people, so they should accept their invitation and go outside the city to review first.
Qingjing did not doubt that he was there, so people from all walks of life gathered towards Chunri Mountain one after another. The army numbered as many as 5,000 and stationed outside the city.Seeing the horse dust flying in the daytime, the smoke billowing from the kitchen in the day and night, and the campfire burning at night, Qingjing secretly rejoices in the battle, which is really pitiful.
The rebel uprising took place at night two or three days after Qingjing sent troops to Santiao.As usual, they lit a blazing bonfire in the camp, and at the same time quietly dispatched troops to besiege the city. They took the torches lit on the mountain behind Chunri Mountain City as a mark, and shouted to kill and attack the city together.At this time, almost all the soldiers and horses in Kasuga Mountain City went to attack Santiao, and there were only four to five hundred people left, and besides Qingjing's personal warriors and 150 to 60 entourages, most of them were old, weak, sick and young, with elbows and armpits. , all panicked.
"Who is the enemy?"
"Is it the people of Santiao?"
"Is it the Vietnamese army?"
"Or rebels?"
Because it was night and the situation was unclear for a while, women and children were crying and screaming, and the inner hall was in chaos.The samurai in the city rushed to the gates of the city to fight against the enemy. They had no time to wear armor, so they grabbed spears, swords, bows and arrows and fought forward.Due to the disparity in the strength of the enemy and the enemy, although the warriors in the city have high fighting spirit, their combat effectiveness is low. Seeing that the city gate is about to be breached, someone suddenly has an idea and rushes up to the tower to draw a bow and shoot arrows. Hiding, one after another fell to the ground with arrows, and the offensive was temporarily suspended.
Seeing that the plan was effective, the other warriors ran up the tower one after another to release arrows.Unable to approach the city gate, the rebels retreated again.However, there was only so much the defenders could do. They could not turn defense into offense and disperse the rebels. They could only stick to the city gates and fight to the death.
Soon, the two armies launched an arrow battle. Under the hazy first quarter moon, the two armies flew arrows intertwined, and then heard the shrill killing sound from Ninomaru.That was Akita rushing out from the mansion and attacking Honmaru.The defenders didn't know what was going on at first, but they became more and more disturbed when they saw the rebels killing and launching their offensive again.
"There are rebels!"
"There is a mutiny in the city!"
There was such an exclamation from nowhere, and the strength of the defenders collapsed instantly.
The crescent moon was in the sky, the night was dark, and the defenders had no idea who the enemy was, but seeing that the bonfires in the camps outside the city were brightly lit, but there was silence, and they couldn't help but speculate whether the rebels were them.It was soon discovered that the main figures in the rebel army were Zhaotian and his son, and they were all furious. Most of the city defenders were Qingjing's personal warriors and Ma Hui, who were considered elite. They were divided into two groups, guarding the front gate and the back gate, and repelled the rebels who attacked the city several times.However, after all, there is a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and ourselves, and the rebels are coming up in turn, and the defenders are hard to defend. It was night, and as usual, Qingjing summoned her beloved maids and servants to have a feast and have fun until late at night when she got drunk.Lying in the arms of my favored daughter, I don't know that the sky and the earth are completely dark outside. "My lord! Wake up! My lord..." The woman shook her head for a long time before he opened his drunken eyes. "Listen, what is that? Noisy..." The woman's face was pale and her voice trembled. "What's the noise? Where? All right, all right, let's sleep! It's not dawn yet..." He opened his drunken eyes slightly, muttered a few words meaninglessly, and closed his eyes again just as he was about to fall asleep, when the servant rushed towards the dormitory with hurried footsteps, calling out in panic: "My lord, it's not good! Someone has betrayed! Please hurry up!" stand up." The woman screamed and shook Qingjing vigorously, "Rebellion, my lord, someone has rebelled!" Qingjing opened his eyes suddenly, "Treason?!" The man jumped up.Although he has no heroic spirit or heroic personality, he is not cowardly or cowardly. At least he knows that at this time he should put on a general's true colors and shout: "Take the armor!" "Obey!" The boy outside the paper door jumped in, pulled open the compartment and rushed to the corner to lift out the armor cabinet, and put it in front of Qingjing. Qingjing asked the servant to help him put on the armor, and asked, "Who rebelled? Who are there?" "It's not clear, but it seems that the powerful families outside the city are gathered in the name of a military parade." Qingjing knew that she had been designed, and couldn't help cursing: "Damn thing!" She grabbed the bow and arrow held by the servant, and rushed to the outer hall.The women in the inner hall cried and ran around in panic, in extreme chaos.Qingjing felt as embarrassed as a bamboo rake was scratching at his chest. If you are a perceptive person, you will definitely suspect Akita and his son at this moment, but it is a pity that Qingjing does not have this ability. Despite his age, he still has arrogance and indulgence towards everything. He not only reuses Zhaotian, but even has no doubt that Zhaotian will have a different heart. He almost blurts out: "It's called Zhaotian!" , There is always Zhaotian to help solve it, he firmly believes that as long as it is handed over to Zhaotian, it will be right. As soon as he stepped out of the guest hall, his valet rushed over with disheveled hair and bruises on his cheeks. He looked like he had broken through in a rebel army, and he reported angrily: "The mastermind is Akita Hitachi, the vanguard Kuroda Kunitada, Kanetsu Kuniyoshi has entered Honmaru!" "What?! Akita!..." Qingjing yelled so twice, but couldn't speak anymore.He didn't doubt, nor was he angry, but he was surprised and desperate, his whole body collapsed, and he almost fell to the ground. At this time, the rebels seemed to have entered Honmaru, and there were sounds of clashing swords and guns and smashing utensils everywhere, but Qingjing still had no clue at this moment, and didn't know what to do.Holding his bow, he stood still in a daze, and the warriors gathered around him one after another, all wounded. Qingjing still had no idea, just thinking blankly that he might have to cut seppuku, he looked around his retainers, and saw his second brother Jingkang and third brother Jingfang leading their troops, and when they saw Qingjing, they both knelt on one knee. Jing Kang said: "Our side is outnumbered, our defensive skills have been exhausted, and the rebels have already entered Honmaru. Although we know that the city is exhausted, it would be a pity if we hand over to the rebels. Please leave the city for now, brother, and plan later. Expedition, we brothers should try our best to protect the city! Come on! Escort the lord out of the city quickly!" After saying that, the brothers turned around and left quickly. Qing Jing, who had completely lost his will, walked out slowly as if hypnotized. In the eyes of his retainers, although he admired him as indeed a great general, and his attitude was calm in this critical moment, he still couldn't help but urge him to drive , "Please hurry up! Please hurry up!" I was leading the way, advancing into the dark night.The moon has set.
When the rebels attacked Honmaru, Jinghu also rushed to the main city gate with his spear, but he was too small and weak to hold the nine-foot spear, so he drew out his short knife, cut off a section, and fought with the spear.Although this was his first battle, he didn't feel scary at all. As soon as he saw the spikes of spears and the light of knives shaking from the rebels who were shouting loudly in the dark, his whole body was full of tension and prestige, and he felt a surge of excitement. Like a feeling of joy.He kept yelling "Rebel!" He fought bravely in the first place, although the fighting time was short, he was sure to have stabbed three of them down. As the rebels came up in turn, like a tide, without exhaustion, and the city defenders fought and retreated, Jinghu wanted to rush into the enemy's line at every turn. Fortunately, Jinjin Xinbingwei, who was always on the sidelines, kept stopping him: "Retreat, yes! Time to retreat!" They retreated to the entrance of the outer hall with the crowd. At this time, the rebels who entered from the back door had already entered the inner hall, searching for the clear scenery, and fought with the defenders.Brothers Jingkang and Jingfang were also killed. Jinghu wanted to avenge his brother several times, but was stopped by Jinjin Xinbingwei desperately. "These people are the revenge of killing my brother. If I turn a blind eye to it, wouldn't it be an insult to my name!" "Having said that, please be patient for a while. They are just ordinary warriors. The real enemy is Akita Hitachi. If you don't kill Akita, it's not real revenge!" Xinbingwei thought that no matter what, Jinghu should escape from this place first.He led Jing Hu to desperately search for a way out, but the enemy was everywhere, dodging left and right to hide in the samurai standby station in the outer hall, and there seemed to be no way to escape.He finally came up with a plan, "I really want to take you out of the city, but now the rebels are all over the city, and you can't leave for a while, so you can hide under this floor temporarily. There is no way tonight, and tomorrow night I will Come pick you up again!" "Okay! I heard that Rai Chaogong, the right general of the Kamakura shogunate, once hid in the dead tree hole. This is probably a sign that I will be great in the future!" After Jing Hu finished speaking, he removed the corner floor and got in.
Kasuga Mountain City fell completely into the hands of the rebels. It was at twilight that the defenders of the city had either died in battle or had escaped from the city, leaving not a single soldier left. Zhaotian led the cooperating generals to hold a victory cheer ceremony in the city. After inspecting the beheaded heads of Jingkang, Jingfang and other famous warriors, they opened the treasure house in the city and distributed them to the generals and meritorious warriors without hesitation.This point is enough to show his ability to change from a rogue to a respected elder. He understands that the most important thing at this moment is to win people's hearts, so he does not hesitate to treasure. Akita sent envoys to Sanjo and Yuezhong to report the results of the battle, and ordered the city to be guarded tightly. He believed that the reinforcements from Yuezhong would arrive soon, and Sanjo Junjing would be able to boost the morale of the army and defeat the crusade army. The order to defend the city was strictly enforced, and sentry posts were placed at important places such as the city gate, city wall, and enclosure, and guards continued to patrol.Because the lord general Qingjing escaped, and there was Uesugi Uesugi who was guarding him one mile away, so he couldn't take it lightly. For Akita, Dada is a difficult character to deal with.He has no strength, but a puppet supported by the Nagao family. Although he must be destroyed, the aftermath is extremely troublesome.The wealthy families in the country all agree with Dingshi's suzerainty authority. If he is attacked, the wealthy families who originally betrayed Qingjing are likely to turn against him.Therefore, he can't be an enemy of Dingshi, and he can't take it lightly, just in case he comes to attack, whether it's revenge for the hero Kasugayama Nagao's family, or revenge for his wife's natal family, Dingshi's name is all important. High-sounding.For today's plan, there is only strict defense, and we dare not neglect defense. After the sun went down, when the thin crescent moon bloomed with refreshing light, raging bonfires were lit all over the city, as if they were going to scorch the sky.After a while, when the light of the bonfire became brighter, Shinbei Jinjin crawled out of the haystack of the farmhouse half a mile away from Kasuga Mountain City. After he hid Jinghu under the floor of the samurai standby station in Honmaru, he traveled out of the city from Chenghao and hid here.Although the people in this family had been in contact with each other, at this time, they might become malicious and go to the city to report soldiers to arrest him. Therefore, he didn't dare to show his face, sneaked into the house, grabbed a big bowl of cold rice and ran to the city. Eating in the woods will rise.The rice was mixed with a lot of miscellaneous grains and kept spilling from between his fingers, but he was so hungry that he thought it was so delicious that even the rice grains sticking to the beard covering half of his face were carefully picked into his mouth one by one.After that, he got into the straw pile and slept all day.He knew he had to wait until dark to act, so he slept through the long day. Climbing out of the haystack, he yawned big at the sky.There are a few stars hanging faintly in the sky, as if covered by thin clouds.After recuperating all day long, my spirit is very refreshed and I feel full of energy.Because I felt a little relieved, I felt hungry again after walking into the forest to liberate myself. To be careful, it is better to eat secretly.He found a suitable farmhouse along the road to Chunri Mountain City, and approached it quietly to peek, but unfortunately, after seeing three of them, no one was asleep.No way, he had to reach out and knock on the door of the third house.The rustling of words in the pitch black stopped abruptly. "Open the door! I'm from the city!" There was a rustle of hay in the house.He immediately said in a slightly threatening tone: "I am a warrior in the city!" "Oh!" The door creaked open, and at the same time the hay-sleeper rustled behind, and the lamp was lit, which moved the buried charcoal fire in the stove to the pitch. This family has a couple and two children. The man is standing on the muddy ground, while the wife and children are sitting on the hay.The already serious Xinbingwei's face was full of thoughts, which made him look even more terrifying.In the black smoke and red flames, in the blazing turpentine light, the man's thin calf trembled uncontrollably, and the eyes of the family were full of horror. "I just want something to eat." "what?" "Food! I'm in a hurry, even leftovers are fine. I came back from an errand out of the city, and when I got here, I was suddenly hungry. I couldn't stand it. I didn't bring any money with me, so let's use this instead!" As he spoke, he took off his undershirt and threw it in front of the woman, walked towards the rice cooker on the shelf, and reached out to take it down.He had spotted it as soon as he entered the door.The dishes and chopsticks have been washed and dried in baskets.He lifted the lid of the pot, and there were about three bowls of rice in the pot, also mixed with a lot of miscellaneous grains.He poured some water, then stood naked and swallowed it whole.The woman suddenly rushed to his side.She was wearing ragged clothes and a dirty blouse that looked like soy sauce, half of her body was half naked. Contrary to the skinny man who looked like a dried river fish skewered on a bamboo branch, she was fat and tall.She shook her two big tits and lifted the stone from the pickle bucket.Probably because I feel that the price of two or three bowls of leftovers is not worth buying a brand new white linen sweater! Xinbingwei said: "Don't bother, this is fine..." The woman had already grabbed the pickles, rinsed them with a splash, cut them up quickly, and served them in a large bowl. "Thank you!" Xinbingwei took it and served the last bowl of rice.Although the dishes are salty, the rice is sweet.He wanted to eat again, but he was running out of food. He put down the bowl and chopsticks, put on his coat, and bowed to thank him: "Thank you for the trouble."
To sneak back into the city, Xinbingwei had to work hard.He planned to swim back along the escape route and sneak into the entrance of the water gate.The outer wall of Ninomaru is the most heavily guarded. If you can sneak here safely, there will be no problems in the future.Most of the people standing guard in various parts of Ninomaru and the outer wall of the Honmaru were rebels who had entered the city for the first time from other places. I was familiar with the topography of the city, so it should not be difficult to avoid their eyes and ears.He confidently walked towards the water gate where he landed last night. Seeing several figures squirming in front of him, he immediately crouched down to watch. There were four figures, holding spears.He thought it was probably his own. He left the cover and walked away.The four figures spread out in a hurry, and they put on a posture without making a sound. They stared at this side, probably wondering if they were their own people. Xinbingwei stopped and said in a low voice, "It's one of our own! I'm Jinjin Xinbingwei, who are you?" The four of them relieved their tension, straightened up and retracted their spears, and reported their names one by one: Tokura Yohachiro, Sone Heihei, Akiyama Genzo, Oni Kojima Yataro, all young warriors from the Nagao family who were known as warriors.Although they didn't wear armor, they all wore cross belts and turbans. "What are you doing, tell me carefully!" Xinbingwei said. He was older and had a higher status, so his tone was naturally louder. Gui Xiaodao replied: "We were outnumbered last night and lost the city. Thinking about it today is really timid, biting shame, because of this hatred, we agreed to sneak into the city and risk our lives to kill the enemy!" Xinbingwei was really moved when he heard this, he scratched his itchy nose and said: "Your personalities are really admirable, but there are only four of you, no matter how brave you are, you can't accomplish anything. After all, a warrior can't die in vain. I think so! I hid Master Jinghu in the city, and now I'm going to How about bringing him out, and after he comes out, how about we support him and start a family business again? You probably don't know that Master Jing Hu is not like Qing Jinggong, although he is young, he has the temperament of becoming a famous general." "Where did you hide him?" Shinbei hesitated for a while, and told the truth: "It's under the floor of the samurai standby station in Honmaru." The four felt uneasy, "Is it okay?" "I believe nothing will happen. Although he is small, he is very courageous. He is different from ordinary children." Although Xinbei praised Jinghu, the four seemed to have no feelings.After all, Jing Hu was not only the young master who was not hurt by the former master, who was never placed in a prominent position, and who was sent far away to Tochio when he was young, the four of them had no way of knowing his personality.But they're both willing to find someone to commit their allegiance to before making a drastic move, so either is fine. Gui Xiaodao advocated: "What a coincidence, let's support Young Master Jinghu! However, we should leave it to one of us to pick him up, which is more suitable for young people." "No, I have to go, I know how to sneak in!" After the new soldier finished speaking, he took off his coat, bare his upper body, tied the knife obliquely on his back, and inserted the short knife into his thong, walked to the place where he came ashore when he escaped, and went down into the water without the slightest sound of water. The four of them scattered on the edge of Hao, hid behind the bunker, and watched the water surface.The black water, where not a single star was reflected, was rippleless and soundless.People have dived to the bottom of the water.
The new guards evaded the guards cleverly and arrived at the corridor of the samurai waiting room in Honmaru. There were several samurai in the room drinking and having fun, and the laughter was mixed with the voices of women. It must be the maid who failed to escape. Join in the fun. The new soldier snickered that he was lucky.He knew that there was a plank of wood built into the junction of the corridor and the room, and it was used to remove the board during cleaning.He slipped there and removed the boards, and a musty, damp air crept into his nostrils.He didn't go in, thinking that Jing Hu would notice him coming out.Sure enough, after waiting for a long time, he heard a slight exhalation sound, and the person had crawled out. The two nodded silently, and ran out of the corridor cautiously, following the shadows to the edge of Honmaru, where the old Matsushita was squatting on a tree branch upside down in the river. They have to go into the water here.Xinbingwei taught Keihu how to swim when he was young, so he should not be afraid of water, but he still asked worriedly, "Did you swim when you were in Tochio?" "Well, I spent the whole summer in the Kariyata River, and none of the children in Tochio could swim better than me." "Okay, try your best to dive into the water, don't make a sound, I'm right behind you, you dive to the water gate and swim out of Ninomaruhiro!" "I know." Jing Hu took off his clothes, and also slanted the long knife on his back, and the short knife was stuck in his thong. Although the security of Honomaru is much looser than that of Ninomaru, there are still bonfires burning around, and guards patrol from time to time.The two took advantage of the time to slide down the earth wall, got into the water, and quietly dived towards the water gate. Soon it was close to the water gate, but for some reason, Jing Hu accidentally made a sound when he surfaced to take a breath. In the silent night, the sound sounded extremely sharp. Startled, Xinbingwei grabbed Jinghu's arm, leaned against the shadows on the bank, and slowly probed the mounds on both sides of the bank and above the water gate, just in time to see a figure of a guard walking towards the water gate with a spear. "Oops! He found out!" The new guard stared at him, but the guard didn't seem to have any intention of informing the others.Xinbingwei still held onto Jinghu's arm, pointed his chin there, and then looked closely. Although the guard's figure was invisible, the tip of the spear raised high reflected the bonfire burning in the distance, which was clearly visible.The flames of the bonfire jumped up and down, and the spears flashed a light and disappeared. The recruit guard knew in his heart that the man obviously planned to wait for them to emerge from the water and shoot them at the door, so as to monopolize the credit.
The crescent moon was in the sky, the night was dark, and the defenders had no idea who the enemy was, but seeing that the bonfires in the camps outside the city were brightly lit, but there was silence, and they couldn't help but speculate whether the rebels were them.It was soon discovered that the main figures in the rebel army were Zhaotian and his son, and they were all furious. Most of the city defenders were Qingjing's personal warriors and Ma Hui, who were considered elite. They were divided into two groups, guarding the front gate and the back gate, and repelled the rebels who attacked the city several times.However, after all, there is a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and ourselves, and the rebels are coming up in turn, and the defenders are hard to defend. It was night, and as usual, Qingjing summoned her beloved maids and servants to have a feast and have fun until late at night when she got drunk.Lying in the arms of my favored daughter, I don't know that the sky and the earth are completely dark outside. "My lord! Wake up! My lord..." The woman shook her head for a long time before he opened his drunken eyes. "Listen, what is that? Noisy..." The woman's face was pale and her voice trembled. "What's the noise? Where? All right, all right, let's sleep! It's not dawn yet..." He opened his drunken eyes slightly, muttered a few words meaninglessly, and closed his eyes again just as he was about to fall asleep, when the servant rushed towards the dormitory with hurried footsteps, calling out in panic: "My lord, it's not good! Someone has betrayed! Please hurry up!" stand up." The woman screamed and shook Qingjing vigorously, "Rebellion, my lord, someone has rebelled!" Qingjing opened his eyes suddenly, "Treason?!" The man jumped up.Although he has no heroic spirit or heroic personality, he is not cowardly or cowardly. At least he knows that at this time he should put on a general's true colors and shout: "Take the armor!" "Obey!" The boy outside the paper door jumped in, pulled open the compartment and rushed to the corner to lift out the armor cabinet, and put it in front of Qingjing. Qingjing asked the servant to help him put on the armor, and asked, "Who rebelled? Who are there?" "It's not clear, but it seems that the powerful families outside the city are gathered in the name of a military parade." Qingjing knew that she had been designed, and couldn't help cursing: "Damn thing!" She grabbed the bow and arrow held by the servant, and rushed to the outer hall.The women in the inner hall cried and ran around in panic, in extreme chaos.Qingjing felt as embarrassed as a bamboo rake was scratching at his chest. If you are a perceptive person, you will definitely suspect Akita and his son at this moment, but it is a pity that Qingjing does not have this ability. Despite his age, he still has arrogance and indulgence towards everything. He not only reuses Zhaotian, but even has no doubt that Zhaotian will have a different heart. He almost blurts out: "It's called Zhaotian!" , There is always Zhaotian to help solve it, he firmly believes that as long as it is handed over to Zhaotian, it will be right. As soon as he stepped out of the guest hall, his valet rushed over with disheveled hair and bruises on his cheeks. He looked like he had broken through in a rebel army, and he reported angrily: "The mastermind is Akita Hitachi, the vanguard Kuroda Kunitada, Kanetsu Kuniyoshi has entered Honmaru!" "What?! Akita!..." Qingjing yelled so twice, but couldn't speak anymore.He didn't doubt, nor was he angry, but he was surprised and desperate, his whole body collapsed, and he almost fell to the ground. At this time, the rebels seemed to have entered Honmaru, and there were sounds of clashing swords and guns and smashing utensils everywhere, but Qingjing still had no clue at this moment, and didn't know what to do.Holding his bow, he stood still in a daze, and the warriors gathered around him one after another, all wounded. Qingjing still had no idea, just thinking blankly that he might have to cut seppuku, he looked around his retainers, and saw his second brother Jingkang and third brother Jingfang leading their troops, and when they saw Qingjing, they both knelt on one knee. Jing Kang said: "Our side is outnumbered, our defensive skills have been exhausted, and the rebels have already entered Honmaru. Although we know that the city is exhausted, it would be a pity if we hand over to the rebels. Please leave the city for now, brother, and plan later. Expedition, we brothers should try our best to protect the city! Come on! Escort the lord out of the city quickly!" After saying that, the brothers turned around and left quickly. Qing Jing, who had completely lost his will, walked out slowly as if hypnotized. In the eyes of his retainers, although he admired him as indeed a great general, and his attitude was calm in this critical moment, he still couldn't help but urge him to drive , "Please hurry up! Please hurry up!" I was leading the way, advancing into the dark night.The moon has set.
When the rebels attacked Honmaru, Jinghu also rushed to the main city gate with his spear, but he was too small and weak to hold the nine-foot spear, so he drew out his short knife, cut off a section, and fought with the spear.Although this was his first battle, he didn't feel scary at all. As soon as he saw the spikes of spears and the light of knives shaking from the rebels who were shouting loudly in the dark, his whole body was full of tension and prestige, and he felt a surge of excitement. Like a feeling of joy.He kept yelling "Rebel!" He fought bravely in the first place, although the fighting time was short, he was sure to have stabbed three of them down. As the rebels came up in turn, like a tide, without exhaustion, and the city defenders fought and retreated, Jinghu wanted to rush into the enemy's line at every turn. Fortunately, Jinjin Xinbingwei, who was always on the sidelines, kept stopping him: "Retreat, yes! Time to retreat!" They retreated to the entrance of the outer hall with the crowd. At this time, the rebels who entered from the back door had already entered the inner hall, searching for the clear scenery, and fought with the defenders.Brothers Jingkang and Jingfang were also killed. Jinghu wanted to avenge his brother several times, but was stopped by Jinjin Xinbingwei desperately. "These people are the revenge of killing my brother. If I turn a blind eye to it, wouldn't it be an insult to my name!" "Having said that, please be patient for a while. They are just ordinary warriors. The real enemy is Akita Hitachi. If you don't kill Akita, it's not real revenge!" Xinbingwei thought that no matter what, Jinghu should escape from this place first.He led Jing Hu to desperately search for a way out, but the enemy was everywhere, dodging left and right to hide in the samurai standby station in the outer hall, and there seemed to be no way to escape.He finally came up with a plan, "I really want to take you out of the city, but now the rebels are all over the city, and you can't leave for a while, so you can hide under this floor temporarily. There is no way tonight, and tomorrow night I will Come pick you up again!" "Okay! I heard that Rai Chaogong, the right general of the Kamakura shogunate, once hid in the dead tree hole. This is probably a sign that I will be great in the future!" After Jing Hu finished speaking, he removed the corner floor and got in.
Kasuga Mountain City fell completely into the hands of the rebels. It was at twilight that the defenders of the city had either died in battle or had escaped from the city, leaving not a single soldier left. Zhaotian led the cooperating generals to hold a victory cheer ceremony in the city. After inspecting the beheaded heads of Jingkang, Jingfang and other famous warriors, they opened the treasure house in the city and distributed them to the generals and meritorious warriors without hesitation.This point is enough to show his ability to change from a rogue to a respected elder. He understands that the most important thing at this moment is to win people's hearts, so he does not hesitate to treasure. Akita sent envoys to Sanjo and Yuezhong to report the results of the battle, and ordered the city to be guarded tightly. He believed that the reinforcements from Yuezhong would arrive soon, and Sanjo Junjing would be able to boost the morale of the army and defeat the crusade army. The order to defend the city was strictly enforced, and sentry posts were placed at important places such as the city gate, city wall, and enclosure, and guards continued to patrol.Because the lord general Qingjing escaped, and there was Uesugi Uesugi who was guarding him one mile away, so he couldn't take it lightly. For Akita, Dada is a difficult character to deal with.He has no strength, but a puppet supported by the Nagao family. Although he must be destroyed, the aftermath is extremely troublesome.The wealthy families in the country all agree with Dingshi's suzerainty authority. If he is attacked, the wealthy families who originally betrayed Qingjing are likely to turn against him.Therefore, he can't be an enemy of Dingshi, and he can't take it lightly, just in case he comes to attack, whether it's revenge for the hero Kasugayama Nagao's family, or revenge for his wife's natal family, Dingshi's name is all important. High-sounding.For today's plan, there is only strict defense, and we dare not neglect defense. After the sun went down, when the thin crescent moon bloomed with refreshing light, raging bonfires were lit all over the city, as if they were going to scorch the sky.After a while, when the light of the bonfire became brighter, Shinbei Jinjin crawled out of the haystack of the farmhouse half a mile away from Kasuga Mountain City. After he hid Jinghu under the floor of the samurai standby station in Honmaru, he traveled out of the city from Chenghao and hid here.Although the people in this family had been in contact with each other, at this time, they might become malicious and go to the city to report soldiers to arrest him. Therefore, he didn't dare to show his face, sneaked into the house, grabbed a big bowl of cold rice and ran to the city. Eating in the woods will rise.The rice was mixed with a lot of miscellaneous grains and kept spilling from between his fingers, but he was so hungry that he thought it was so delicious that even the rice grains sticking to the beard covering half of his face were carefully picked into his mouth one by one.After that, he got into the straw pile and slept all day.He knew he had to wait until dark to act, so he slept through the long day. Climbing out of the haystack, he yawned big at the sky.There are a few stars hanging faintly in the sky, as if covered by thin clouds.After recuperating all day long, my spirit is very refreshed and I feel full of energy.Because I felt a little relieved, I felt hungry again after walking into the forest to liberate myself. To be careful, it is better to eat secretly.He found a suitable farmhouse along the road to Chunri Mountain City, and approached it quietly to peek, but unfortunately, after seeing three of them, no one was asleep.No way, he had to reach out and knock on the door of the third house.The rustling of words in the pitch black stopped abruptly. "Open the door! I'm from the city!" There was a rustle of hay in the house.He immediately said in a slightly threatening tone: "I am a warrior in the city!" "Oh!" The door creaked open, and at the same time the hay-sleeper rustled behind, and the lamp was lit, which moved the buried charcoal fire in the stove to the pitch. This family has a couple and two children. The man is standing on the muddy ground, while the wife and children are sitting on the hay.The already serious Xinbingwei's face was full of thoughts, which made him look even more terrifying.In the black smoke and red flames, in the blazing turpentine light, the man's thin calf trembled uncontrollably, and the eyes of the family were full of horror. "I just want something to eat." "what?" "Food! I'm in a hurry, even leftovers are fine. I came back from an errand out of the city, and when I got here, I was suddenly hungry. I couldn't stand it. I didn't bring any money with me, so let's use this instead!" As he spoke, he took off his undershirt and threw it in front of the woman, walked towards the rice cooker on the shelf, and reached out to take it down.He had spotted it as soon as he entered the door.The dishes and chopsticks have been washed and dried in baskets.He lifted the lid of the pot, and there were about three bowls of rice in the pot, also mixed with a lot of miscellaneous grains.He poured some water, then stood naked and swallowed it whole.The woman suddenly rushed to his side.She was wearing ragged clothes and a dirty blouse that looked like soy sauce, half of her body was half naked. Contrary to the skinny man who looked like a dried river fish skewered on a bamboo branch, she was fat and tall.She shook her two big tits and lifted the stone from the pickle bucket.Probably because I feel that the price of two or three bowls of leftovers is not worth buying a brand new white linen sweater! Xinbingwei said: "Don't bother, this is fine..." The woman had already grabbed the pickles, rinsed them with a splash, cut them up quickly, and served them in a large bowl. "Thank you!" Xinbingwei took it and served the last bowl of rice.Although the dishes are salty, the rice is sweet.He wanted to eat again, but he was running out of food. He put down the bowl and chopsticks, put on his coat, and bowed to thank him: "Thank you for the trouble."
To sneak back into the city, Xinbingwei had to work hard.He planned to swim back along the escape route and sneak into the entrance of the water gate.The outer wall of Ninomaru is the most heavily guarded. If you can sneak here safely, there will be no problems in the future.Most of the people standing guard in various parts of Ninomaru and the outer wall of the Honmaru were rebels who had entered the city for the first time from other places. I was familiar with the topography of the city, so it should not be difficult to avoid their eyes and ears.He confidently walked towards the water gate where he landed last night. Seeing several figures squirming in front of him, he immediately crouched down to watch. There were four figures, holding spears.He thought it was probably his own. He left the cover and walked away.The four figures spread out in a hurry, and they put on a posture without making a sound. They stared at this side, probably wondering if they were their own people. Xinbingwei stopped and said in a low voice, "It's one of our own! I'm Jinjin Xinbingwei, who are you?" The four of them relieved their tension, straightened up and retracted their spears, and reported their names one by one: Tokura Yohachiro, Sone Heihei, Akiyama Genzo, Oni Kojima Yataro, all young warriors from the Nagao family who were known as warriors.Although they didn't wear armor, they all wore cross belts and turbans. "What are you doing, tell me carefully!" Xinbingwei said. He was older and had a higher status, so his tone was naturally louder. Gui Xiaodao replied: "We were outnumbered last night and lost the city. Thinking about it today is really timid, biting shame, because of this hatred, we agreed to sneak into the city and risk our lives to kill the enemy!" Xinbingwei was really moved when he heard this, he scratched his itchy nose and said: "Your personalities are really admirable, but there are only four of you, no matter how brave you are, you can't accomplish anything. After all, a warrior can't die in vain. I think so! I hid Master Jinghu in the city, and now I'm going to How about bringing him out, and after he comes out, how about we support him and start a family business again? You probably don't know that Master Jing Hu is not like Qing Jinggong, although he is young, he has the temperament of becoming a famous general." "Where did you hide him?" Shinbei hesitated for a while, and told the truth: "It's under the floor of the samurai standby station in Honmaru." The four felt uneasy, "Is it okay?" "I believe nothing will happen. Although he is small, he is very courageous. He is different from ordinary children." Although Xinbei praised Jinghu, the four seemed to have no feelings.After all, Jing Hu was not only the young master who was not hurt by the former master, who was never placed in a prominent position, and who was sent far away to Tochio when he was young, the four of them had no way of knowing his personality.But they're both willing to find someone to commit their allegiance to before making a drastic move, so either is fine. Gui Xiaodao advocated: "What a coincidence, let's support Young Master Jinghu! However, we should leave it to one of us to pick him up, which is more suitable for young people." "No, I have to go, I know how to sneak in!" After the new soldier finished speaking, he took off his coat, bare his upper body, tied the knife obliquely on his back, and inserted the short knife into his thong, walked to the place where he came ashore when he escaped, and went down into the water without the slightest sound of water. The four of them scattered on the edge of Hao, hid behind the bunker, and watched the water surface.The black water, where not a single star was reflected, was rippleless and soundless.People have dived to the bottom of the water.
The new guards evaded the guards cleverly and arrived at the corridor of the samurai waiting room in Honmaru. There were several samurai in the room drinking and having fun, and the laughter was mixed with the voices of women. It must be the maid who failed to escape. Join in the fun. The new soldier snickered that he was lucky.He knew that there was a plank of wood built into the junction of the corridor and the room, and it was used to remove the board during cleaning.He slipped there and removed the boards, and a musty, damp air crept into his nostrils.He didn't go in, thinking that Jing Hu would notice him coming out.Sure enough, after waiting for a long time, he heard a slight exhalation sound, and the person had crawled out. The two nodded silently, and ran out of the corridor cautiously, following the shadows to the edge of Honmaru, where the old Matsushita was squatting on a tree branch upside down in the river. They have to go into the water here.Xinbingwei taught Keihu how to swim when he was young, so he should not be afraid of water, but he still asked worriedly, "Did you swim when you were in Tochio?" "Well, I spent the whole summer in the Kariyata River, and none of the children in Tochio could swim better than me." "Okay, try your best to dive into the water, don't make a sound, I'm right behind you, you dive to the water gate and swim out of Ninomaruhiro!" "I know." Jing Hu took off his clothes, and also slanted the long knife on his back, and the short knife was stuck in his thong. Although the security of Honomaru is much looser than that of Ninomaru, there are still bonfires burning around, and guards patrol from time to time.The two took advantage of the time to slide down the earth wall, got into the water, and quietly dived towards the water gate. Soon it was close to the water gate, but for some reason, Jing Hu accidentally made a sound when he surfaced to take a breath. In the silent night, the sound sounded extremely sharp. Startled, Xinbingwei grabbed Jinghu's arm, leaned against the shadows on the bank, and slowly probed the mounds on both sides of the bank and above the water gate, just in time to see a figure of a guard walking towards the water gate with a spear. "Oops! He found out!" The new guard stared at him, but the guard didn't seem to have any intention of informing the others.Xinbingwei still held onto Jinghu's arm, pointed his chin there, and then looked closely. Although the guard's figure was invisible, the tip of the spear raised high reflected the bonfire burning in the distance, which was clearly visible.The flames of the bonfire jumped up and down, and the spears flashed a light and disappeared. The recruit guard knew in his heart that the man obviously planned to wait for them to emerge from the water and shoot them at the door, so as to monopolize the credit.