Chapter 466 25. Burning Down the Benzheng Temple

There were two loud noises, one hitting Kobayata and the other hitting Tsunayoshi's uncle.

I've been hunting geese all my life, but now I've been blinded by wild geese.

The troops that were standing in formation outside the camp heard two loud noises, and there was a commotion. The formation was shaken, and the flags fell.

Some wanted to go forward to rescue, and some wanted to retreat to defend. But at least Kobayata's reputation spread in the East was real, and everyone knew to look back at Kobayata's orders from the main camp.

In addition, Kobayata has repeatedly worked to improve the living standards of the two types of low-level soldiers, military service and foot soldiers, for many years. He is also tolerant and broad-minded. He never hesitates to reward those who should be rewarded, and he is not vague about comforting those who should be comforted.

The soldiers are still a little short of being loved, but they still love him.

Without Kobayata's orders, the army is still stable. The commotion soon calmed down, and there was no chaos in the army.

On the one hand, Kobayata asked each team to form a formation to defend on the spot, and ordered Tsunayoshi's father to bring 200 elite soldiers to support the soldiers who retreated from Monzen-machi.

The Ikki would naturally not miss this great opportunity, and the sparse resistance in the town suddenly became strong. Thousands of Ikki rushed out of the townhouses and alleys, shouting and shouting, each holding a sword and a gun, so brave.

The morale of the Yamauchi army was completely broken by two rounds of cannon fire within a dozen or twenty meters. The strong soldiers who were originally brave to fight were now dominated by the fear brought by the cannon and turned around to flee.

The already crowded and panicked team was attacked by the Ikki on both sides of the street. They didn't even have the thought of resisting, and one after another died under the swords and guns of the unknown.

When the approximately 300 people who entered the town fled to the bridgehead, the team was almost half weak, and they had no fighting spirit and no courage.

Fortunately, the reinforcements of Uncle Tsunari finally arrived, with the horse flags of Sunlight and Moonlight flying, and took over the defense of the bridgehead.

Move the wooden shields and bamboo bundles to gather the fleeing soldiers. A few people jumped into the ditch with a plop without knowing the direction. Fortunately, the water level rises in spring, and jumping in will not cause any harm except that they will be a little cold.

While gathering the fleeing soldiers, Uncle Tsunari counted the heads. The more he counted, the colder his heart became. Qigui's team walked the slowest and fell behind. Of course, it was also the first to run back. Only seven or eight of the fifty people were lost, and most of them ran back intact. Moreover, the weapons, armor, etc. were all intact, and nothing was missed.

Qigui's team was the most wronged. The two teams in front launched an offensive, and he was ready to attack. As a result, there were two bangs, and before he could understand what was going on, he was swept and attacked by the fleeing soldiers in front.

They were defeated without knowing why, and they didn't even see the shadow of a big gun. He ran back to the starting position without knowing what was going on.

Uncle Tsunayoshi grabbed Nanaki and asked him, "What is the situation in the town? How many casualties?"

How do you expect Nanakishi to answer? He was still in shock. He opened his mouth and babbled twice. He really didn't know how to answer Uncle Tsunayoshi. He simply closed his mouth and spread his hands.

After a while, Kanai Aigoro and Aji's brigades also retreated. Kanai Aigoro, who was at the front, looked so dirty that even his beloved sword was gone. His face was black and red, and he was panting heavily and couldn't speak.

Aji was the worst. He was carried out by someone. His left arm was bleeding, and most of the shoulder armor was cut off by the sharp blade. He didn't know where the armor leaf was broken, and it was still bleeding.

The injured were sent to the rear for treatment, and the pursuing Ikki came forward aggressively.

However, seeing that Uncle Tsunayoshi was on high alert, his soldiers were not infected by the fleeing soldiers. After a little probing, they were hit by two rounds of bullets and arrows, and the uprising retreated.

And Kobayata in the main camp was really bleeding. Counting all those who escaped, at the last check, a total of 127 soldiers were lost in the town!

This loss was almost beyond Kobayata's tolerance limit. There were too many! They were all armored soldiers and foot soldiers! Each of them was the most valuable military resource of the country.

Even though the Yamauchi family was rich and powerful, with a vast territory, the total number of soldiers and foot soldiers was only 130,000 or 140,000. This small probing was equivalent to cutting off 1% of the Yamauchi family's main combat force!

Cheers of victory came from the town, and the morale of the uprising was greatly boosted. The Matsushita team, which had been making good progress, also retreated. The morale has been lost and it is difficult to boost it again.

Kobayata really forgot that the Ikko Ikki had conquered Okazaki Castle last year, and in Okazaki Castle there were six large barrels that Kobayata had tricked Matsudaira Ieyasu into firing.

These large barrels really need to be put in for effective firing in field battles, but in narrow streets, close combat, this is where the large barrels show their power.

Kobayata's brain was half cold after these two collapses. Matsudaira Ieyasu was really useless. Such a city defense weapon was actually given to the Ikko Ikki army.

Useless!

After visiting the injured Aji, he calmed down the scattered soldiers. Kobayata withdrew his troops back to the camp and summoned the generals in the army again to discuss the attack and defense.

After this happened, the mood of the Yamanouchi warriors was not very high. The main camp was very quiet, and everyone didn't know how to speak for a while.

Kobayata first asked the escaped Kanai Aigoro to describe the situation in the town in detail, how to advance, how to fight the enemy, how to attack, and what kind of attack they suffered in the end, which led to the defeat of the whole team and the loss of soldiers and generals.

To say that he was careless, he was not careless at all. He was neither impetuous nor indulgent. It can be said that Kanai Aigoro's command was flawless, and anyone who replaced him would not necessarily be able to do better than him.

The only mistake was that in addition to bows and arrows and iron cannons, the Yikui people also mastered big guns.

The sound of the big cannon actually sealed the defeat of the Yamauchi Army's front team today.

"Today's defeat, there is no need to hide it. I have failed the Prime Minister, His Highness Gong Yulin, to ruin this great mourning."

Mrs. Xiaoping openly admitted that she had made mistakes in leading the troops and asked everyone to think of ideas quickly.

This place is lost, but we still have enough capital. There are many opportunities and possibilities to make money back, don't be discouraged, quickly find a way to avenge this revenge!

Naturally, everyone was filled with indignation and petitioned one after another.

Originally, the Yamauchi Army was wary of the huge wealth and population of Monzen Town, and was thinking of ways to make a fortune.

But this defeat stimulated everyone. In the end, everyone came to fight. Now if the battle is lost, not to mention grabbing a piece of it, even this small life will have to be lost in Xisanhe.

"Today the whole army is raising fire oil and fire arrows, and tomorrow we must teach these bald donkeys in Benzheng Temple how to look good!"

Koheta hit the table with his fist, and all the Yamauchi generals who might have objected at first agreed that after so many people died, they could no longer entertain the idea of ​​going out for a walk.

"Burn down the Honjoji Temple! Raise Monzen Town to the ground!"