Swallow Back

Liu Yun waited for a while, and followed the large army back, and headed for the capital again.By the way, bring that drunk man, Nobumori Sakuma, and hand it over to the followers for "protection".

Just in case Nobuei Sakuma, that unreliable young man, has another problem.

……

Marching under the night, even though there are lanterns and torches to illuminate, there are still frequent occurrences.

People kept stepping into mud pits and fell to the ground, and then they were injured and couldn't keep up.Even a team of 30 to [-] people walked and didn't know where to go.

After all, not all have the technique of "Hundred Ghosts at Night", and there is no tacit understanding between the monsters in the oil house.

At this time, it fully shows the difference in the training level of soldiers.

On the way, Liu Yun had learned that the number of troops stationed here was [-] to be precise.

About [-] belonged to the troops directly under the Sakuma family, and the rest were temporarily assigned to their subordinates, including Owari's old buddies and Omi's new followers.

Although it is said to be powerful, it is conceivable that most of them are from the countryside, and they have no ability to hook up with Oda Nobunaga directly. On weekdays, they can only follow the lead of the Sakuma family. In fact, they are no different from the accompanying ministers.

What Liuyun sees in his field of vision may be the direct elite of the Sakuma family, and they are still in order.

There were hardly any soldiers whispering to each other, and they only carried their swords, guns and cannons on their backs and walked silently, while the grassroots officers would use short passwords to communicate from time to time.At the front, there are lightly armed warriors who are good at scouting as pioneers, and there are guards on horseback carrying oil lamps in the team to patrol back and forth.

It can be said that there is almost no difference from marching in the daytime.

Nobuei Sakuma doesn't look like someone who is good at training soldiers, and this guy is younger than most soldiers.

So - the drunk Sakuma Nobumori who was taken hostage by Liu Yun seems to have two skills?

It can be considered inhumane.

But Meko and Shiban keep bringing back bad news.

"Several people in the Kajikawa team were injured and unable to move forward, and a group of caregivers was left behind, reducing the number of staff by about [-]."

"Hisamatsu in the rear is moving slowly, and has lost touch with the team."

"The right-wing Jinteng group took a wrong turn two quarters of an hour ago. It has been corrected and is speeding up the turn."

"The Qingdi people in the left wing have lost contact and have not found any trace yet!"

Hearing these words, one can know that the quality of the army of the Yuli people is absolutely unable to meet the requirements of night marching.

Nobuei Sakuma was also well versed in military affairs, and he did not issue orders that were difficult for others, but repeatedly emphasized a simple and clear rule: "Those who arrive in Kyoto before the first hour of Maoshi to join the battle will be rewarded for their merits, and those who have not arrived at the end of the hour will delay the military situation." should be punished."

It sounds quite reasonable.

……

It took the whole army more than an hour to approach the capital, and then everyone saw the eerie light in the sky above.

Even if you don't know that this is a magic circle, you probably know that the situation is wrong based on common sense.

Immediately, many ashigaru and even samurai exclaimed in panic, and there was an uproar among the ranks, and the voice of discussion suddenly swarmed.

Fortunately, I turned around and ran away before I saw it.

Sakuma Nobuei also turned pale, a little shaken.

But after all, his wealth is tied to the rise and fall of the Oda family, and considering that his drunk father is not in the hands of that bastard Sasaki Ruun, he had to grit his teeth and insist.Put on a stern and calm posture.

In the direction where Oda Nobunaga was, that is, the Imperial Palace Ouchi, there was a faint crackling sound.

At this moment, Tera Nishi Hideo, who was sent as a pioneer, happened to come over, his face and body were covered with smoke, and he had completely turned into black charcoal. When he saw Sakuma Nobuei, he couldn't wait and said with a stern expression: "Young master, yes The Oda Hall is besieged! There are so many monsters and they are so vicious that even my samurai can hardly fight against them. Fortunately, my subordinates have enough long spears and iron cannons, but there seems to be an endless supply of monsters. I don’t know if they can be revived or come from outside. Come here, so the pellets and gunpowder are not enough... By the way, where is the lord? Isn't it with you?"

Sakuma Xinrong had already learned the details from Mrs. Guidie on the road, and was not surprised by this.He avoided answering the last question, nodded solemnly, and issued an order to the left and right: "Let the order go on, follow the experience of fighting monsters in the past, form a formation with long spears, protect with bamboo bundles, and shoot with iron cannons! Let Kajikawa lead people to go to the black from the left Maru Road, Hisamatsu led people around the two avenues from the right, and let me take the rest to Suzaku Gate!"

The soldiers took their orders and left.

……

Moving forward for a while, the demonic aura in the sky became stronger and the light became more prominent.

Liu Yun raised his eyes and saw the "Da Nei Li" where the royal family and ministers lived. The nine hundred steps in length and eight hundred rooms in the palace wall were completely occupied, and the gates in all directions were opened. The monsters must have already rushed into the courtyard.

Outside the wall is a mess, at the Suzaku Gate to the south, there are about one or two hundred ghosts and monsters, fighting evenly with the troops of the enforcement office.

The army of the Sakuma family joined the battle immediately.

Is the most elite directly under the troops.

The three 400 people in front, all with long spears and ashigaru, formed a dense formation and advanced slowly.After that there were five hundred iron artillerymen, standing in many rows, firing regularly under the order of the group leader.Then came the samurai armed with bamboo bundles and short knives, deftly protecting the flanks of the team.

Every time a volley was fired, there was a deafening bang, and dozens of thick projectiles quickly attacked the monster.

Then squat down immediately to load ammunition, and the soldiers in the back row continue to attack.

Working in such shifts, about every five to ten seconds, there can be a large-scale salvo, which hits the enemy like raindrops.

The grotesque monsters were already fighting with the troops of the enforcement office, and they were attacked fiercely from the flanks and rear. Not only did they not intend to retreat, but they did not hesitate to divide their troops to deal with it.

There is a strong and strong crocodile-headed monster, and it is not a serious problem to be hit by iron cannons continuously. It is proud of its rough skin and thick flesh, and wants to fight against the bullets to break into the spear formation.

On the side of Sakuma's army, a group of iron artillery soldiers with different clothes from others emerged, pulled out their exquisite iron cannons, and shot lead pellets that seemed to be blessed with some kind of power. The head was beaten to pieces.

There are also skinny human monsters with red hair, red beard, and puffed up cheeks, spraying large balls of flames towards the gun array.

Immediately, two onmyojis in Sakuma's army chanted mantras and worked together to summon a gust of wind, blowing the flame back.

Then there was a half-worm, half-human monster with cicada wings on its back flying across the spear array, trying to attack the iron artillery.

Several bow-wielding samurai of the Sakuma family in magnificent armor immediately bent their bows and mounted arrows to snipe.In an instant, a worm demon was hit by two arrows and fell down. It landed on the diagonal above the spear formation, let out a scream, and was pierced through the body.

There is also a wind-shaped monster with a translucent body, passing through the spear array like mist, and coming straight to the general.

Su Laoji Nishihide of the Sakuma family was very focused, shouted loudly, a blue light appeared from his body, and his whole body became half empty, half solid, and swung a knife to stop the wind demon.Then archers and onmyojis also provided support, and Feng Yao was overwhelmed by the left and right, and was slashed by the sharp blade with blue light three or two times.

The powerful monsters with various skills all returned in vain, and the other monsters had no good way to face the dense gun array and iron cannon salvo.But perhaps because he knew that he could be resurrected, he still had no fear and went forward recklessly.

In an instant, everyone died.

But no corpse was left behind, instead it turned into a monster and ascended to the sky.

Judging from experience, it will be resurrected in about 10 minutes.

At the same time, the sudden behavior of the monster also made the Sakuma army inevitably suffer casualties.

Nobuei Sakuma used the teacup he carried with him to continuously spray out the nectar, and wherever he went, the injuries of the soldiers were slightly relieved, and those who were seriously injured and dying were given a chance to be treated.

In this way, the monsters guarding the Suzaku Gate were wiped out.

The elite army of the Sakuma family merged with the less morale troops of the Kyoto Magistrate and continued to advance.

Entering the palace wall, but saw a strange scene.

It turns out that there are many halls and halls of different sizes in the "Da Nei Li", most of them have not been disturbed in any way, but the gates are closed and they are not allowed to come in and out.

Only a courtyard with a radius of less than 200 meters on the west side of the south side was completely surrounded.

There are monsters hovering in the sky, and there are monsters drilling holes in the ground.

The shouts and screams, the roar of iron cannons, the various movements of swords and soldiers clashing, the smell of blood and gunpowder almost all came from there.

It seems that the goals of the monsters are very clear!

Needless to say, Oda Nobunaga and the six accompanying retainers, plus more than 100 guards, must have been besieged there.

The good news is that depending on the situation, Nobunaga and the others should still persist and have not been killed by monsters.

Chapter 174

The core of the Kyoto magic circle seems to be within the palace walls.

Countless monsters of all kinds surrounded a small courtyard and howled loudly. They seemed to be trying to break in, but they hadn't succeeded yet.

The sky above here is extremely bright, just like noon in the daytime.

According to the normal weather, there should be at most a little white belly at this time.

The demonic aura that can be felt is also the strongest, and it is an unbearable place for human beings.

And stronger people are more sensitive.

Ordinary soldiers will only find it a bit unpleasant and indescribable. The grassroots officers at the head of the group and the generals can vaguely perceive the sense of danger contained in it. When the light ball turned pale, he was dazed for half a minute, forgetting to give orders.

As for Liu Yun, he could almost feel a real sense of oppression.

It was as if a transparent incorporeal creature was pinching its own neck.

But Liu Yun was not afraid because of this, on the contrary, he was even more motivated to fight.

To a large extent, the fighting spirit comes from the "long ship and long light" in his hands.This knife seems to have the character of being more excited when encountering a stronger enemy. When it feels the thick and terrifying evil spirit, it will make a cheerful and long "ding" sound in the scabbard.

Iori's grandmother looked like an ordinary and kind woman when she was in human form, but she didn't expect the main body to be so fond of fighting.

It's not incomprehensible - after all, it's a sword demon.

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The monsters who were besieging Nobunaga seemed to have a strict order of command. They noticed the appearance of reinforcements, and after a while, part of their forces were allocated to stop them.

It is still a group of ghosts and monsters of different sizes and shapes.

At this time, there was a little confusion in the Sakuma family's army.

To be precise, there was some confusion in the middle and upper levels, and they all fell into a state of sluggishness and absent-mindedness for a moment.Although ordinary soldiers would be nervous when they saw the scene of demons dancing wildly, but because of their lack of perception, they would not think too much.

It took about 20 seconds for Nobuei Sakuma to react, and then hurriedly waved the military equipment and pointed forward, shouting loudly: "The gun team is in formation, the iron gun team is shooting! Shoot quickly! Attack the monster! Hurry up!"

Although a little flustered, this is also a normal order.

After an hour and a half of night marching, coupled with the short and intense encounter outside Suzaku's gate, all kinds of problems have already appeared in the slightly less well-trained troops. No more than 500 people, but they are all reliable veterans.

Following Nobuei Sakuma's order, the first team members in the army will quickly enter the state, and enter their respective post states according to past training and battlefield experience.

At the front is the shield hand holding a large bamboo beam, and then the three rows use the long-handled ashigaru of the five-meter giant gun to set up the formation. The samurai walks on the flank holding the dagger.

Then came Nobuei Sakuma, the main general, accompanied by two onmyojis, a monk, and six or seven heavy rattan archers.

In the end, there are people who wave the flag and shout and advocate Faluo.Their work does not seem to be illusory, the wide flag and the loud sound of the spiral should contain some kind of mysterious power, at least it can increase the courage of the soldiers.

Crackling bullets sounded, the gun array slowly moved forward, and the iron artillery kept shooting at the monsters. The warriors on both sides, the onmyoji and archers behind them calmly dealt with the brave but reckless attacks of the monsters.

This tight formation and uniform movements looked impeccable and hard to resist.

The monsters that come up from the pigs will be smashed into honeycombs by spears, or smashed to pieces by iron cannons.The speed-type monsters that outflank and outflank will be stopped by foot warriors, the monsters that summon water, fire, thunder and lightning will be resolved by onmyoji, and the flying monsters will be sniped by archers.

Compared with the battle outside Suzaku's gate just now, the biggest difference is the appearance of a beast-shaped monster that can cause small earthquakes, but this effect was quickly resolved by the monks.