After resting for a while, Teruhora Uesugi stood up resolutely and said to Yoshigan Shiba.
"Mr. Qianxin, let's go."
"good!"
The two of them went out side by side without taking anyone with them.
Matsukura Castle is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with Ninomaru at the lower level and Honmaru at the top. The narrow road first goes around the Honmaru for half a circle before reaching Ninomaru.
The main entrance of Ninomaru should be inward, and then go around half a circle from the side of Honmaru. All actions are under the sight of Honmaru. If the enemy attacks, they will be rained down by projectile weapons.
The entrance to the Honmaru is stuck on one side of the Ninomaru. To attack the Honmaru, you must capture the Ninomaru.
Otherwise, the military formation along the narrow barrel road, which is already in the shape of a long snake formation, would be flanked by the Ninomaru behind them when attacking the Honmaru.
The layout of this kind of mountain city is so disgusting. The entire process of siege is to advance while being beaten. Some forts are even designed with a five-pellet structure.
In the Middle Ages when there were no artillery, attacking a mountain city like this could only be done with human lives.
But in peacetime, it is very convenient to go from Ninomaru to Honmaru.
Teruhora Uesugi and Yoshigoshi Shiba only need to cross the Ninomaru main gate, walk up the ramp for a while, and then reach the main gate of Honmaru.
The retainers who led the way were extremely respectful, and the two of them crossed the threshold of Honmaru with expressionless faces.
As the wooden door closed behind him, the hair on Yiyin's body stood cold, as if he was trapped in hell.
I thought he had already adapted to the cruelty of the battlefield, but he still overestimated himself.
When he was far away from his warrior princess and was alone in a dangerous place, he found that he was afraid. It felt like he was in Owari's first battle.
At that time, Yiyin broke out in fear, rushed back to the enemy formation, and beheaded his first person in his life.
He took a deep breath and tried to adjust his condition. Suddenly his palm felt warm. It turned out that it was Uesugi Teruhu holding his hand.
His hands are like catkins, his skin is like gelatin, his fingers are like sharp bamboo shoots, and his fair skin is as clear as jade.
He stared blankly for a moment and whispered.
"What a shame if you let go."
Terutora Uesugi chuckled and answered in a low voice.
"Don't let go."
Yoshigami curled his lips and found that his floating heart had calmed down again. He glanced at Terutora Uesugi and saw her solemn expression, holding his hand and moving on.
I can't tell you are quite reliable.
Yiyin smiled unconsciously and was led forward by her.
A strange feeling arose in Uesugi Teruhora's heart, and he suddenly felt grateful to Shiina Yasuin, wishing that this road would never end.
The castle tower did not appear for a long time. The endless wars in recent years have made each family pay more and more attention to the city, and then the castle tower appeared.
The governor's residence was turned into a castle tower in order to have a broad view and occupy the commanding heights. The lower floor of the castle tower served as a residence, and the upper floor served as a command tower during wartime.
Matsukura Castle has a double castle structure, with the large and small castles as the main body, and the outer court is divided into an inner court, an atrium, and an outer court.
The outer part is the residence where the horses, surnames, servants and other attendants are housed. The inner courtyard is the residence of the Lord's relatives.
When Shiina Yasuin wanted to surround and kill Uesugi Teruhora, he would definitely choose to meet at the small castle guard far away from his relatives in the inner palace.
The small castle tower is one floor lower than the larger castle tower. Teru Uesugi and Yoshigan Shiba walked through the inner courtyard and entered the walkway inside the small castle tower.
As he entered the room, the surrounding area was much darker, so Uesugi Teruhora squeezed Yoshigan's palm.
Yoshigami kowtowed slightly, and the two took advantage of a blind spot to start a fight. Uesugi Teruhora covered the mouth of the retainer who was leading the way and pushed her to the ground.
Yoshigami turned around and looked out, but no changes were noticed outside. He gave Uesugi Teruhora a gesture, indicating that she could interrogate.
Teruhora Uesugi placed his ribs across the retainer's throat and warned in a low voice.
"Don't shout! Tell me, why did Shiina Yasuyin attack me?"
Although the situation was strange, Terutora Uesugi still couldn't be 100% sure about Shiina Yasuin's betrayal of the alliance, so he had to make a show to scare this person.
I had the last illusion in my heart, maybe it was really a misunderstanding.
The Shiina retainer was pressed to the ground, his eyes rolled around, and he asked in a low voice.
"What do you mean, His Highness Nagao? My Highness invites you to come to Matsukura Castle for a talk. There is no ill intention."
Teruhora Uesugi deceived her.
"Don't make excuses! My family has already tipped me off before they died. Why did they set up an ambush in the city to kill me?"
The retainer's mind was instantly confused, and there was a mole! The Xiang Zong cooperated with the Shiina family, and both sides were wary of each other and distrusted each other.
She actually believed Terutora Uesugi's probing words. She thought about which link was wrong and forgot to refute it for a moment.
Seeing her silence, Uesugi Teru's heart sank. This was most likely true.
Only then did the Shiina retainer realize that his hesitation was the best evidence that he had fallen short and could no longer pretend.
She was a close confidant of Koma Tsunemitsu, so she was sent to do a trick to lure the enemy deeper. When the situation was exposed, she suddenly became determined to die and shouted.
"Come quickly! Nagao Kagetora has discovered it!"
The shouts echoed in the corridor structure, and Uesugi Teruhora made a prompt decision and cut her throat.
She made strange noises and wanted to shout, but the air went straight into her throat and she could no longer make a sound.
The blood rushed into the trachea, he opened his mouth and vomited blood, he scratched his neck in pain, and he suffocated to death.
She yelled outside and stopped for a moment. Then there was the sound of weapons and armor clashing, and the sound of running steps getting closer and closer.
Most of the castle towers have wooden wooden doors made of paper. Teru Uesugi took them out as flammable materials, and Yoshigan Shiba struck them with flints to light the paper doors.
Teruhora Uesugi took out the sake flask from his waist and sprinkled it everywhere, while Yoshiyoshi dotted it one by one with paper doors.
After doing all this, they thought about retreating towards the way they came.
At this time, two Ji warriors rushed out of the castle tower, holding swords and looking ferocious.
The corridor was blocked by the fire. They gritted their teeth and rushed through the fire, chasing after them.
Yoshigan and Terutora Uesugi rushed to the inner courtyard outside the door, and saw only seven or eight Hime warriors holding swords.
Yiyin pushed her back into the door, closed the sliding door, and shouted.
"You take care of the last two!"
Although Terutora Uesugi felt that it was inappropriate for Yoshigan to deal with the seven or eight Ji Samurai, it was too late to argue at this time and he drew his sword and turned around.
Prepare to kill the two pursuers first, and then go out to help.
She rushed towards the person in front of her, and at the moment when their swords were about to cross, Uesugi Teruhora suddenly stopped and dodged the sword strike, then kicked out and hit the other person's calf.
The opponent's calf bone was in pain. He leaned forward slightly, lowered his head, and tried to kneel down on one knee. The moment he tried to control his body, he was beheaded by Uesugi Teruhu with a single blow.
After finishing off this person, before he could stand still, someone behind him had already arrived, and he slashed up to kill him.
Terutora Uesugi's forward momentum was gone, but his remaining strength had not yet risen, so he had no choice but to hold the opponent with his sword and attack.
The other party hit her with a knife and pushed her hard against the wall.
Uesugi Teruhora took advantage of his shorter stature than the average Hime Samurai, and his short stature took advantage of her strength.
Then he hit her chin with a left hook. When she was dizzy and retreating, he struck the knife with his right hand along the back of the opponent's knife and cut off her palm.
When she was in pain and weak, he kicked her to the ground, stepped on her chest and stabbed the knife into her neck.
Drawing the knife, blood splattered, and silently wiped the blood from his face.
Uesugi Teruhora had no time to stop, so he quickly walked out, opened the door and rushed out, wanting to fight side by side with Yoshigan.
Then, I was stupid on the spot.
In just a few breaths after she killed the two Ji Warriors, all seven or eight Ji Warriors in the inner court fell to the ground dead.
Yiyin looked back at her and scolded.
"Why are you stunned! Come here quickly!"
Teruhora Uesugi came to his senses, shouted, and followed.
Yi Gin looked out through the crack in the door, and all the soldiers outside were surrounded by naginata nuns.
"No, they are all long-handled naginata. We can't kill them. We have to block the door and find other ways."
As he spoke, Yiyin pulled all the movable objects around him and blocked them behind the door.
The people outside seemed to be shocked by the surprise, and hesitated for a moment, not making any plans to rush through the door.
Uesugi Teruhora helped him pull it out, took a few heavy breaths, and asked.
"What should we do now?"
She means what she says. She promised to obey Yiyin's orders before, so she really does as she is told.
I feel calm in my heart, at worst, we will die together as a pair of desperate mandarin ducks.
If Yiyin knew what she was thinking, he would definitely give her a look, but he had no time to think about it at this time and walked around the wall of the inner courtyard.
The inner court is not the outer city wall, it is not a city wall, and it does not need to be repaired from time to time. There are always some damaged areas.
Yiyin found a hole, which seemed to be a dog hole dug by wild cats and dogs. The soil was loose and could be dug downward. If it was expanded, it could barely pass through.
Terutora Uesugi stood by and looked dumbfounded, pointing at the dog hole with trembling fingers.
"You want me to crawl into a dog hole?
No! Even if I die here and fight these nuns, I won’t be able to crawl through a dog hole!”
Yiyin couldn't stand her and cursed.
"What does it mean for the Ni soldiers to appear here? You don't understand?
The Yixiangzong temple in Sinchuan County has joined forces with the Shiina family! Shiina Yasuin is preparing to use the Echu Ixiangzong to fight against Jinbo Nagashi!
You are of no use to her anymore. It would be best if you die here and there will be chaos in Echigo.
Is now the time to save face? The most important thing is to get out alive!"
At this time, the sound of rushing and killing came from outside the wall.
Yoshigami grabbed Uesugi Teruhora's arm and said sternly.
"Your subordinates and mine are fighting to the death outside. Do you want to waste the life they bought with their lives just to save a little face?"
Terutora Uesugi looked at the angry Yoshigami, gritted his teeth and lowered his head.
"I'll drill! I'll drill! Ahhh! Shiina Yasuyin, you bastard!"
