The Kyogoku family's troops rested at the foot of Mt. Kanigake for the night. Early the next morning, Kyogoku Takamasa assembled his troops and prepared to go to Asai Ryomasa in person to talk about life.
After walking along the mountain path for about a quarter of an hour, Kyogoku Takamasa saw the mountain path ahead filled with rocks and tree trunks.
"Lord, this is the place!"
Nomura Mototaka pointed forward with a fearful expression and said, "Yesterday, I encountered an ambush from the Asai family when I walked down here. The enemy has archers on the left and right sides of the mountain road. Once I move the stones on the mountain road, they will shooting."
"The mountain road is narrow. If we concentrate on Ashigaru, we will pay heavy casualties!" Kyogoku Takamasa nodded, and then continued, "Use local materials and cut down the surrounding trees to make wood."
"In addition, there is a bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain. Let the people in the back team rush to make a batch of bamboo bundles!"
The wooden shield is a simple shield that can be held by one person. It has very good protection against bows and arrows. It is basically impossible to penetrate it with the penetrating power of the RB bow.
The bamboo bundle traps bamboo into a cylindrical shape. Although it is very bulky and difficult to carry, it is said that it can even block a musket...
"Wakisaka-sama, what are the Kyogoku family doing?"
In the woods beside the mountain road, a samurai looked curiously at the direction of the Kyogoku family's troops and asked.
Wakisaka Yasuaki squinted his eyes for a while, and then said, "It seems that the Kyogoku family is cutting down trees again, probably to make wood?"
"What should we do?"
"How about we go out and harass them?" Another warrior suggested.
Snapped!
Wakisaka Yasuaki hit the samurai's bald head unceremoniously, "Did you see the flag mark over there? Saburo Yasha personally went out into the battle. How many heads did you let him chop off?"
"Yasha Saburo... Kyogoku Sakyo Susumu?"
hiss.....
The group of melon-eating warriors suddenly took a breath of cold air, and the warrior who had proposed the attack had lowered his head. Although he still looked calm on the surface, his slightly trembling right hand betrayed him.
"Go and report to the lord that Sakyo Kyogoku has entered and exited the battle!"
"It will take some time to make the wooden bow. The Kyogoku family will not launch an attack for a while. Let the lord send troops to support quickly!" Wakisaka Yasuaki does not think that these broken bows under his hand can stop the Kyogoku family's attacks. A powerful attack with hundreds of troops, not to mention the fact that the opponent has Mu?J as a cover.
Asai Ryomasa quickly received the report from Wakisaka Yasuaki. When he heard that Kyogoku Sakyo had entered and exited the battle, Asai Ryomasa couldn't sit still.
"Saumasuke, what's the military situation of the Yanase family and the Higashino family?"
"The troops guarding Yanase Dango and Higashino Shu have crossed Gyoichi Mountain and are stationed at the northern foot of Mount Kage. Once they engage in battle with the Kyogoku family, they will be able to rush out from the northern foot to harass the Kyogoku family's flanks."
"very good!"
"The mountain path to the mountain is long and narrow. If Yanase Tango and others can attack from the flanks of the Kyogoku family, they may be able to block the Kyogoku family's troops in the middle of the mountain path. If the battle goes well, even if they cannot completely annihilate the opponent, they can still inflict heavy damage. !”
"Go out into battle!"
"Today I, Asai Ryomasa, will avenge the hatred between Anegawa and Uchiho Kawara!" After saying that, an inexplicable look suddenly burst out in Asai Ryomasa's eyes.
"ha!"
...
The wood was made very smoothly. The cut trees were chopped into several sections and then repaired into several wooden boards. It looked like a cutting board that was several times larger.
"Lord, two detectives died just now. The arrows shot from both sides of the mountain road indicate that there are many people on the other side."
"Don't worry too much. A group of rats hiding their heads and tails can't get on the stage. Let the ashigaru put the wooden sticks on both sides of the mountain road and clear the mountain road first."
"ha!"
The first element at present is to ensure that the roads are smooth. Otherwise, it will be a waste if the roads are blocked.
Following Kyogoku Takamasa's order, the ashigaru quickly placed the prepared wooden boards densely on both sides of the mountain path, and then a group of ashigaru bent over and slowly moved to the stones, starting Lifting stones in relays.
"Fire the arrow!"
Deep in the dense forest, even though he knew that firing arrows would have little effect, Wakisaka Yasuaki still gave the shooting order. Even if you can't hit anyone, it's always good to scare them.
A dense rain of arrows quickly poured out. Except for the arrows that flew away, most of them were nailed to the wooden board. Some of the arrows didn't even hit the board, but were directly inserted into the soil around the board.
However, although no casualties were caused, the Ashigaru who were carrying the stones were still a little panicked when they heard the "dong dong dong dong" sound that kept coming from their ears. In this panic, the movements of his hands naturally became a little slower.
Kyogoku Takamasa stood watching from a distance, surrounded by ashigaru holding wooden sticks. They were afraid that a stray arrow would accidentally fly and hit Kyogoku Takamasa, which would be great fun.
"Report!"
"My lord, the rear team has sent the bamboo bundles they made. How should they be arranged?"
"Bring it up, and once the road is cleared, extend these bamboo bundles along the mountain path. Make sure that both sides of the mountain path are protected by the bamboo bundles."
"ha!"
"Sakyo enters the palace, the wind is blowing."
Just as Kyogoku Takamasa finished speaking, a young samurai standing next to Kyogoku Takamasa suddenly spoke.
Kyogoku Takamasa turned around, was stunned for a moment, and then said, "It turns out to be Zuohei. Is there any problem with the wind?"
Lin Zhengxin came to Kyoto Takamasa and whispered, "My lord, the enemy's troops cannot rely on high mountains and dense forests to hide. I have a way to force these enemy troops hiding in the dark."
After Hayashi Masanobu ran away from the Asai family, he first met Kyogoku Takahiro outside Imahama Castle, and joined the Kyogoku family in order to make a living. Kyogoku Takamasa was short of manpower in Takashima County at that time, so he sent someone to borrow people from Kyogoku Takahiro. In this way, Hayashi Masanobu was sent to Takashima County by Kyogoku Takahiro.
"oh?"
Kyogoku Takamasa looked suspiciously at the retainer whom Kyogoku Takahiro recommended, "What can I do?"
"I discovered that Aconitum is everywhere at the foot of Jiyue Mountain. This kind of grass contains highly poisonous plants. If you order people to collect Aconitum and store it in the wind outlet, burn it with fire, and use the wind to blow the smoke into the dense forest. It won't take long to hide in the dense forest. The enemy troops will naturally scatter in all directions."
"Is this true?"
"I am proficient in medical science and have a deep understanding of various plants and trees. Aconitum poisoning can cause general paralysis and pain in breathing. In severe cases, it can cause coma or even death." Lin Zhengxin said with confidence.
Talent!
Kyogoku Takamasa didn't expect that his cheating father could find such a talent for him. It was a surprise.
"But this move also has risks. If the wind direction suddenly changes and the wind blows towards our side, it may have the opposite effect. If Zuo Jing enters the palace, he needs to be careful if he uses this method." Lin Zhengxin then added.
Kyogoku Takamasa nodded, hesitated for a moment and then said, "Collect the aconite first. If it comes to a last resort, we can only give it a try."
"I'll give you twenty people. You try to collect as many as you can and put them in our formation for later use!"
"ha!"
Anyway, now that there are wooden beams and bamboo bundles, the threat of archers in the dense forest to their own troops has been greatly reduced. The current situation does not require Kyogoku Takamasa to take risks and use aconite. Otherwise, if the wind suddenly changes as Lin Zhengxin said, it will be called death.
