Swallow Back

Can we really wait until Liuyun and his party move back to rescue soldiers?

Chapter 172 The Way to Persuade Sakuma

Accompanied by the "Hundred Ghosts Night Walk" technique of the oil house monster, Liu Yun and them came to the military camp in the southeast of the outskirts of Kyoto.

At this time, the night was very deep, away from the noisy center of Kyoto, the countryside was pitch black.There are only dim and sparse stars and moons shining in the sky.Fortunately, there are members of the oil house monsters who are not good at fighting but are good at lighting, who can help them see the surroundings clearly.

I don't know if it has received the influence of the magic circle, but there are quite a few vicious monsters wandering along the way.

Fortunately, he did not meet such a powerful opponent as the leader of the Hungry Ghost Skeleton.

Ordinary lonely ghosts would be deterred when they saw the size of the lineup of oil house monsters, and occasionally those who did not have long eyes in front of them could be cleaned up in twos and twos.

……

According to the previously known information, Sakuma Nobumori's army has about 5000 people, stationed at the foot of Uji Mountain, on both sides of the Shizu River, it should be a very eye-catching traffic point.

Walking hundreds of steps away, you can see the scene of continuous camps and lights.

At a glance, it is indeed the scale of thousands of people.

Apparently most of the soldiers must be sleeping and resting, but there were also many night watchmen parading around with lanterns on horseback. Liuyun and the oil house monster and his party were soon discovered, and they were warned and questioned.

The embarrassing thing is that the other party can't judge the authenticity after explaining the intention of coming.He hurriedly summoned a high-ranking warrior named "Sixixiu Ze", and only then did he recognize the identity of Mrs. Gui Die. After some respectful but cautious interrogation, he confirmed that it was correct before he was allowed to be brought into the camp.

The monsters in the oil house had strange shapes and strange auras, and there were sixty or seventy of them in number. They were afraid that they would cause panic and confusion among the soldiers, so they stayed outside with the rest of the entourage and retainers, accompanied by Liu Yun and two normal-looking humanoid monsters. Lady Butterfly went in.

The soldiers on night duty raised their horses and let them go.

After entering the barracks, I saw hundreds of tents arranged very neatly and regularly, leaving enough space for passage. There were teams holding torches standing guard every fifty steps vertically and horizontally, and the situation of thousands of people could be seen at a glance.

From this point of view alone, Sakuma Nobumori, who leads the army, is at least not mediocre.

Under the leadership of the senior warrior named "Teraxi Xiuze", a group of several people passed through several checkpoints without hindrance, and came to the main tent of the Chinese army.

Needless to say, someone had already reported it.

When he got closer, he happened to see a young warrior who hastily put on his armor and didn't even put on his helmet. He hurriedly got out of the military tent, knelt down and saluted and said, "See mistress! I don't know what orders you have here ?”

Mrs. Gui Die recalled and thought for a moment, and asked: "You are the son of Mr. Xinsheng? Do you remember that Yuanfu is not long?"

The young samurai fell down on the ground, and replied carefully: "Yes. Nobuei Shimosakuma, three years ago in Yuanfu, you were also present at that time."

Mrs. Gui Die nodded, without much nonsense, and immediately got to the point: "There are changes in the capital, and starry night support is urgently needed. Please send troops as soon as possible."

Sakuma Shinei was shocked when he heard the words, and raised his head in astonishment: "There are changes in Kyoto? This... how is this possible... Could it be that the news received earlier is true?"

Mrs. Gui Die immediately asked: "Since I received the news, why didn't I take any action?"

Nobuei Sakuma was taken aback, and quickly explained nervously: "The person who came to send the letter claimed to be the messenger of Mr. Murai Sadakatsu, and also said that he encountered an attack on the way and lost the token. I...I feel that it is not trustworthy, so ……then……"

Mrs. Gui Die didn't pay attention to the other party's reaction, and said solemnly: "Let's talk about the details on the way. Now that I am here in person, and brought the joint signature of the execution office, it should be enough to win the trust. There is nothing suspicious, right?"

"Don't dare..." Nobuei Sakuma was terrified when he heard the words, and immediately sweated profusely, and buried his head down again.

Mrs. Gui Die shook her head and felt disappointed when she saw this, but she also realized that time was running out, so she said sharply: "Where is your father? Please let him come out to meet."

"This..." Nobuei Sakuma hesitated, and the sweat on his forehead was beading faster, but he couldn't answer.

Mrs. Gui Die frowned, feeling suspicious, she simply stopped asking, and was about to walk into the big tent.

Liu Yun and the others followed without hesitation.

Nobuei Sakuma was so anxious that his face turned pale, he got up and seemed to want to stop him, but he didn't really say it, so he could only follow behind in despair.

The large tent of this military camp is six to seven meters wide, with two entrances, the front and the back. The outside can be used to entertain guests and discuss matters, and the inside is the place for the general to rest.

As soon as Liu Yun entered, he smelled a faint smell of alcohol.

Madam Gui Die also came to her senses later, her expression was not hesitant, and she strode straight in.

Two warriors who looked like personal soldiers guarded inside, and when they saw someone coming, they subconsciously wanted to block the way.

But when he recognized that it was the mistress who came, he was instantly frightened.

Nobuei Sakuma dared not stop him, let alone them.

Mrs. Gui Die walked in with frowning eyes.

Lifting the curtain and walking to the innermost place, I saw a strong smell of wine, two empty small clay pots lying on the side, and a middle-aged man in disheveled clothes was lying sprawled on the mat, his face was bright red and he was half asleep and half awake. It's too much to drink.

It seems that this person is Sakuma Nobumori?

I didn't think I was a mediocre just now, but now I have encountered alcoholism in the military camp...

That guy seemed to be insane, but he kept complaining: "Outsiders got official positions, ninjas got official positions, even the sons of peasants and soldiers got official positions, but I stood aside here, it's really unfair ! It's not fair!"

See what you're saying, it's really...

Liu Yun suddenly felt contempt, but he didn't want to say it in front of his son.

But Mrs. Gui Die immediately flew into a rage, pointing at the drunken middle-aged man on the mat, staring sideways at Sakuma Nobuei and scolding: "What's the matter with your father?"

Nobuei Sakuma lost his mind and was very frustrated, he murmured: "During the day, in a nearby temple, a well-known eminent monk came to visit with a gift, saying that he wanted to ask some important matters. In the end, when I entertained the eminent monk, I realized that the gift brought by the other party was fine wine, and for some reason, I suddenly started drinking..."

This is suspicious!

Liu Yun thought to himself, if the drinking incident in the military camp happened in normal times, it might just be a coincidence.But it happened tonight, but it was inevitable.

Mrs. Gui Die probably also thought of this, she breathed a sigh of relief, suppressed her anger, and ordered: "Quickly sober your father up and let him lead the troops out!"

Sakuma Shinei wept and explained in a timid voice: "I received a message from the messenger before. Although I didn't accept it, I immediately tried to wake up my father, but...but all the methods of sobering up were useless. Even last year The hangover tea I got from Mr. Sakaimachi Sen no Rikyu has no effect..."

Mrs. Gui Die was angry and helpless when she heard this, she gritted her teeth and let out a "hum", and said sternly: "Lord Xinrong, let's ignore your father's affairs for now. Now I only hope that you can wake up the whole army as soon as possible to support the capital! "

"This..." Nobuei Sakuma drooped his head, and said dejectedly, "I'm afraid I can't fulfill your entrustment, madam. I have only served Yuan for three years. Without my father's order, how can I have the confidence to command my retainers and soldiers?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Gui Die couldn't hold back her anger any longer, she stretched out her hand and slapped the curtain heavily, causing the military tent to be tilted, her eyebrows were raised upright, her face was frosty, and she said angrily: "There is an urgent military situation in Kyoto, we can't do it right now." No excuses!"

Nobuei Sakuma faltered for a while, then replied in a low voice: "My father is very strict in governing the army, and I can't give orders for him, especially now that it is night, and we need to march overnight..."

Mrs. Gui Die interrupted sharply: "If you are so drunk, how can you talk about governing the army?"

Sakuma Shinei was speechless, so he just dropped his body to the ground, knelt down on the ground without saying a word, and kept saying that he was incompetent and couldn't help.

Mrs. Gui Die was very anxious, but there was nothing she could do.

After all, Fusang still basically follows the feudal system now, and the vassals of the vassals are not my vassals.Not to mention the mistress, even if Oda Nobunaga was present in person and wanted to bypass Sakuma Nobumori to command the army, it might not be effective.

Otherwise, why are there so many examples of rebellion against Xia Keshang?

In this situation, since Sakuma Nobumori cannot be the director, the only person he can count on is his son.

……

At this time, Liu Yun had already walked to the drunk man—that is, Sakuma Nobumori—and tried to use his "healing power" and "bewitching power" to wake this guy up, but to no avail. any effect.

It seems that the fine wine sent by the eminent monk should be very powerful stuff.

So Liu Yun made a decisive decision and thought of a simple way.

He picked up the knife, put it on the drunk man's neck, and said to Nobuei Sakuma, "Just wait half a quarter of an hour. If you still can't send troops, my knife won't listen to explanations."

Nobuei Sakuma raised his head slightly when he heard the words, and was shocked and dumbfounded when he saw this.

I didn't expect a warrior with the appearance of an ordinary follower to be so courageous.

Mrs. Gui Die was also stunned.

But she reacted quickly and chose to support Liuyun without hesitation, showing a threatening smile to Nobuei Sakuma: "Yes, that's the case. Now you still insist that you can't replace your father and give orders?"

Sakuma Shinei knelt on the ground, his face changed drastically, sad, angry, helpless... Finally, with a bitter face, he said: "Please rest assured, I will definitely find a way to persuade the retainers and soldiers to go out overnight..."

Chapter 173 Nobunaga's Rescue Battle

Human beings have great potential when they have no choice.

Nobuei Sakuma, who has only been in Yuanfu for three years and is no more than seventeen or eighteen years old by visual inspection, was in a state of being at a loss in front of Mrs. Guidie before. He seemed to be an incompetent dude who had no responsibility or wisdom. second generation.

However, when the blade was resting on his father's neck, the young man finally did not collapse. Instead, he calmed down a little while being nervous.While staring at Liu Yun angrily, he hurriedly thought of a solution.

It is estimated that he did not dare to look at Mrs. Gui Die with such a gaze, so he could only retreat and divert the target of hatred.

Liu Yun didn't care too much, and always smiled calmly, maintaining a posture that seemed to be half joking, but not entirely joking.

A person who put a knife on his father's neck with a smile is really a bit scary.

Nobuei Sakuma thought hard, racked his brains, and quickly figured out a simple solution.

Don't look simple, but in fact, in politics, simple solutions are often more effective, and too complicated ones are prone to mistakes.

After hearing what the young man said, Mrs. Gui Die immediately agreed.

So Nobuei Sakuma tried his best to look calm, wiped off the sweat from his forehead, came to the gate of the big tent, and ordered the soldiers on duty at night to call the general named "Teranishi Hidenori" and issued an order: "Now the capital of Kyoto is here to serve you." There are monsters making trouble, and it is difficult to calm down the enforcement office for a while, please immediately lead the 500 people patrolling tonight, as the vanguard, to Nijo Castle and Ouchili to help in the battle!"

That fellow, Tera Nishi Hidenori, is a short, slender middle-aged man, who seems to belong to the status of the old and important minister of the Sakuma family, and has seen a lot of worlds. Although he was shocked by the news, he was not flustered and immediately calmed down. Asked back: "So that's the case, no wonder Mrs. Gui Die ran over overnight... Speaking of the young master, why didn't the master show up?"

Nobuei Sakuma's face twitched when he heard the words, and he said solemnly without changing his face: "My father is in a hurry to summon other retainers, and then he will set off as soon as possible. The time is urgent and there is no time to elaborate. Please act immediately!"

Si Xixiu frowned slightly, a little puzzled, but didn't think deeply, and said "obedience" to the ground, then turned around and left with great strides.

Then, under the dim lights and starlight, I saw this short and stalwart warrior shouting orders, quickly recruited hundreds of soldiers, lit up lanterns and torches, and hurriedly set off, disappearing into the night in an instant.

Seeing this, Nobuei Sakuma breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he ordered the soldiers to wake up all the retainers who had fallen asleep and bring them here.

After a while, a dozen sleepy-eyed warriors gathered here.

Sakuma Nobuei said to them solemnly: "Kyoto has suddenly changed, and it has been disturbed by monsters. Please wake up the soldiers immediately and follow me to help the battle! Of course I know the difficulty of marching late at night, but the situation is urgent now. I just want to reach the battlefield as soon as possible. Don't worry about those who fall behind halfway!"

When all the retainers heard such a big thing, they were all dumbfounded. They were stunned for a while, and then they couldn't help but whisper to each other.

Those who were bold took two steps closer and asked: "May I ask, young master, where is the old master when such a big thing happened?"

Shinei Sakuma reached out and pointed northwest, and said loudly, "The military situation is urgent! My father and Master Tera Nishi Hidezawa have already taken [-] elite troops on the road. There is no longer any delay!"

In all fairness, this acting is really not good.

Although under the shining lights, you can't see the facial expression if you don't look carefully, but Sakuma Nobuei's tone is too tense, a bit like "there is no silver 300 taels here".

It's no wonder that Sixi Xiuze just now reacted a bit hesitantly.

Fortunately, the dozen or so warriors currently present did not seem to have very strong eyesight, and did not show any doubts. Immediately following the young master's order, they went back to their tents to wake up the soldiers, and the whole team assembled.

Sure enough, this old and important minister is indeed a little more powerful than the general retainer Lang Dang.

The matter finally saw the hope of being resolved, and Mrs. Gui Die finally breathed a sigh of relief.