Chapter 650 56. The War Situation Has Not Stopped Changing

Oishi Ujiteru had seen through the intentions of the Yamanouchi Army, and also realized that his seemingly solid Edo Castle was actually shaken by the people's hearts and was not a solid fortress.

The glory of the old era had long ended, and the cannons of the new era tore apart the authority. Everything was already a million times different from the past!

He was anxious and angry, and a fishy sweetness surged into his throat. In this situation, once the earthen platform was built, the fall of Edo Castle was imminent. Looking around at the Kanto land, in just a moment, his mind flashed, and Oishi Ujiteru had a plan in mind. Alas, he fell to the ground, and blood naturally flowed from his throat.

A group of generals rushed forward, and they naturally didn't know that Oishi Ujiteru had made up his mind. They only thought that once this white jade pillar fell down, everything would be over.

In public, the news could not be concealed, and the whole city realized in an instant that the death knell was ringing and death was imminent. This is exactly what Oishi Ujiteru hoped for. The fear of death may eventually turn into the courage to live.

Pretending to faint, he was carried into the Honmaru Palace. The other samurai generals naturally dismissed the idle people and hurriedly summoned the military doctor to treat Oishi Ujiteru. Seeing that only the iron retainers of the Hojo clan were left in the vicinity, Oishi Ujiteru "woke up" from his coma.

In this way, Oishi Ujiteru quickly made the generals present understand what he meant. Now Edo can no longer hold on, and the coalition forces may not agree to the request that Edo Castle be opened without damage and the soldiers of the city return to Sagami with their lives preserved.

It is better to ask for help from yourself than to ask for help from others!

First, let the samurai outside act nervous, and even accidentally let the secret slip, creating a certain illusion that Oishi Ujiteru is in danger or even has died of acute illness. Then relax the vigilance on the city gate and deliberately let a few weak-willed people escape.

This is not a dead spy, but a real human spy. Let a few people who are afraid of death sacrifice themselves to convey to the coalition army that the people in the city have collapsed and are about to be defeated.

Regardless of whether the coalition army outside the city can be careless and relaxed, at least the cowards in the city are eliminated first. In this way, the will of the people in the city may be unified and become better commanded.

Let's fight for life together!

Oishi Ujiteru told the generals to light a fire and fight at night tonight. As long as they rush out of the city, they can earn a way to survive. (It's a pity for those who have not seen the Edo situation map!) Anyway, there is only a detachment of the Yamanouchi army with no more than a thousand people blocking the door. In the dark, the coalition army with different commands will never raise a large army to fight.

Now there is only one Pingchuan Bridge on the Kami Pingchuan, and no floating bridge has been built in time. Kanai Akigoro can only face the enemy and cannot retreat. Once he retreats, the Pingchuan Bridge is narrow and it is dark, making it difficult for a thousand people to retreat quickly, and the whole army will be wiped out immediately. And the order he received was to block the gate of Edo City to ensure that the coalition forces could completely wipe out the defenders.

The narrow land between Edo City and Kamipira River could accommodate at most 2,000 to 3,000 people for a battle. In the case of a night battle with fire, the Hojo army could risk their lives to seek a way out, while the Yamauchi army only wanted a victory to capture Edo.

One is to survive, the other is to win!

It goes without saying!

Oishi Ujiteru is not gambling, but using! He is using the fear of death of his soldiers. When the fear continues to accumulate, it will eventually become endless courage for survival.

After thinking about it, it feels that the threat of the Yamauchi army alone is not enough to completely make the fear of the Hojo soldiers to survive overcome everything. Oishi Ujiteru ordered the city defense materials such as gunpowder, sulfur, firewood and kerosene in the city to be gathered in the name of centralized storage to the main wall, and then asked the generals of each team to go back and inform the soldiers who are still willing to stay in the city to follow the Hojo.

Life or death depends on tonight!

Break out and return to Sagami hometown. If we can't break out, let's defend Honmaru and die together!

Compared to death, everyone will choose to live! The Hojo army finally unified their thoughts, and recalled the glorious military feats of the Kawagoe night battle, and the generals also became more motivated.

Nakayama Ienori took the lead and rushed out of Edo Castle. It was inconvenient to use bows and horses at night, but the spear was still fast. And Nakayama Ienori's bravery was well-known, which could inspire the morale of the army.

The Hojo army, dominated by the desire to survive, began to charge fiercely at the Yamauchi army that blocked the city gate. Everyone seemed to be tireless and continued to fight. The Yamauchi clan's hatamoto foot soldiers, who were not weaker than the Hojo army, could not resist in the end when they had no advantage in time, place and people.

The Yamauchi army, which came to support from the rear team, did not even cross the Hirakawa Bridge, and was squeezed to one side of the bridge by the chaotic soldiers. When the soldiers of the Kanai team saw that they could not cross the bridge, they jumped into the water to survive. After being attacked by the Hojo army in the rear, even the reinforcements had to run away.

As the key point connecting the two sides of the Kamibira River, the Pingchuan Bridge was full of blood, all of which were the blood of the Yamanouchi Army soldiers. And there were countless dead floating and sinking on the Kamibira River.

The Hojo Army, who had fought their way out of the blood with human lives, was finally surprised to find that all the enemy soldiers in front of them had already fallen to the ground, and no one was standing with a knife. The vigorous courage and the thunderous victory inspired the Hojo Army soldiers who rushed out of Edo.

Oishi Ujiteru, who did not make any obvious signs, looked back at the Edo Castle he ordered to be burned. Although it was a pity, he still gathered his spirits. It was better to burn it to the ground than to leave it to the enemy. He was now considering whether to continue to attack the Yamanouchi Army on the Hongo Terrace, or to stop while he was ahead and turn his horse's head to Sagami.

Of course, now the Hojo army has turned its great fear into infinite courage, and a considerable part of them have already disobeyed his command and are fiercely attacking the troops of Hosokawa Saime who are coming down the mountain to fight.

Whether to advance or retreat, there is no hesitation!

The situation at the scene was actually very favorable to the Hojo army. The coalition army had 50,000 people, but they surrounded Edo from ten sides and were scattered over a wide area. Moreover, there was no central commanding general, and they came from eight or nine separate countries. The language was not communicated, and it was difficult to dispatch. It was late at night, which was not convenient for fighting, and there were at least four hours before dawn.

These four hours were not enough to escape, but also enough to create a brilliant victory.

Let's do it!

While commanding all the forces that could still be commanded at hand to rush forward, Oishi Ujiteru notified all other generals who could be contacted. There was only one order! Make a desperate fight. If you can succeed, the opportunity to swallow the East Country has come!

It was agreed to fight for only half an hour! If you can break through the defense on the Hongo Terrace, continue to charge. If you can't break through, everyone will run back to Sagami. We will meet again in Odawara Castle!

After passing the order, tying the helmet, Oishi Ujiteru mounted the warhorse that he had brought out with great difficulty, and commanded hundreds of Hojo people to attack Hosokawa Cainu who was blocking them.

The change in the battle situation has not yet completely ended!