Nakatani Ichiro, the platoon leader of the third platoon of the 2nd company of sake brewers, was in the second platoon of the team at this time, following the captain Yutō Ogawa as he ran towards the battlefield where he was bound to die - where hundreds of Tokiwabe brothers were already piled up.
There are corpses. It is true that none of the soldiers brought out by Fukushima-sama is a coward. But the same goes for our sake brewers!
Ichiro Nakatani was originally a resident of Iimori Mountain Castle, and he was also the first batch of subordinates recruited by Ua Qiupei when he expanded his recruitment in Kinki. Without Ai Qiupei at that time, Nakatani Ichiro's family would have starved to death in the cold winter. This life-saving grace, Nakatani Ichiro will never receive.
I will forget. Now I just want to return this life to His Highness Hongye, so what is there to be afraid of? The bastards over there killed His Highness Hongye, I will take them down even if I go to hell.
The muzzle of the cannon that Ichiro Nakatani was facing flashed with fire, and dark projectiles spurted out in the smoke. Ichiro Nakatani did not stop, but closed his eyes. He did not gasp until the sound of the shells falling to the ground sounded around him.
Open your eyes again.
I'm not afraid of death... Nakatani Ichiro seemed to be warning himself in his heart... Anyway, it's the same whether you die early or late. If you hit, you hit, and you must not stop. If you stop, the deaths of so many brothers before will be in vain. His Highness Hongye's revenge
, there is no way to retaliate.
The troops advanced rapidly, and the artillery fire from the Oda family on the bastion did not stop for a moment. He closed his eyes again, and after opening them, Ichiro Nakatani discovered that the solid projectile he had just shot hit the right front of Ichiro Nakatani - his commander.
Nobumura Murakami, commander of the 2nd company of Yushubei. Ichiro Nakatani swallowed his saliva and understood that as the platoon commander with the highest rank and the most seniority in the 2nd company, he needed to assume the responsibility of commanding the 2nd company.
Although this death-defying charge does not require any command at all, otherwise the army would not be lined up according to military rank, but the quality of training for many years has made Ichiro Nakatani ready to take over the command. His eyes fell on Yu Ogawa
On Dong's body, he saw his right hand slowly clenched into a fist and raised, and he understood that this was an instruction to join the team. Nakatani Ichiro then accelerated his running speed and came to Murakami Nobumura's position. He also raised his arm high and pushed Ogawa
Youdong's order was passed on.
At the moment when a large group of soldiers from Fushubei quickly gathered together under a hail of bullets, they opened fire on a 12-pounder gun fired by Fushubei. After a flash of fire, Nakatani Ichiro subconsciously closed his eyes again.
, as if he had felt the pain of his body being penetrated and torn instantly - but that did not happen. After opening his eyes, Ichiro Nakatani found that the shot had just hit the front row of the team, from Ogawa Yutong down, countless
All the high-ranking officers in the field fell into a pool of blood without saying a word in the blink of an eye. But Nakatani Ichiro, like the soldiers behind him, still did not hesitate or pause at all, and rushed forward directly over the corpses.
Nakatani Ichiro took a cursory look at the front line and found that he was actually one of the only remaining officers and the highest-ranking among the remaining people - he, a small platoon leader, was now shouldering the responsibility of leading the wine preparation team.
He was responsible for the entire reserve team. But years of training suppressed his inner fear, and his legs naturally sped up, allowing him to run to the front and center of the entire team.
Like just now, he raised his right hand again to signal the formation. He was about to wave his arm down and give the order for the entire army to charge. As a veteran of the Red Leaf Army, he has seen such scenes countless times on the battlefield. Every time
At this time, the commander leading the team would give lectures, boost morale, and call on everyone to fight to the death. But his mouth opened, but he didn’t know what to say. After all, he was just a little platoon leader who was not good at words.
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He wanted to call on all the soldiers to rush down this fortress no matter what, and rush to Maple Leaf Mountain City, where their families and countless people were surrounded.
Waiting for their rescue.
He wanted to call on all the soldiers to rush to the fortress no matter what, rush to the sea of ​​​​blood on the mountain of corpses piled up by Tsukiwabei brothers, and stack the mountain higher. If he couldn't do it, Tsukiwabei's
The brothers died in vain, and more brothers will die in the future.
He wanted to call on all the soldiers not to be afraid of death. Our task is to die here and become a ladder for the brothers behind. Compared with trying to defeat them with an army of 400,000, our task is much simpler. As long as we die,
That's it. Our death here is the greatest contribution to victory. Are any soldiers of the Red Leaf Army afraid of death? For the sake of victory, which soldier of the Red Leaf Army will live an ignoble existence?
He wanted to call on all the soldiers not to forget His Highness Momiji's kindness. Among the soldiers of the Momiji Army, there were slaves from Chiri Castle, hungry people from several counties around Narumi Castle, and tens of thousands of hungry and cold people from Iimori Mountain Castle.
Refugees struggling in the cold winter, and countless displaced and homeless poor people who have fled from all over the world. It was His Highness Hongye who helped us settle down and make a life. It was His Highness Hongye who gave us a place to live. It was His Highness Hongye who
His benevolent government allows us to survive in troubled times and enjoy the hard-won happiness of family relationships with our families. It is His Royal Highness Hongye who has given us a different life. His Royal Highness Hongye loves soldiers like sons, loves the people like sons, and waits for equality.
We never regard ourselves as victims or tools, and will never sacrifice soldiers for merit. We would even give up our military name to bring more soldiers home safely. His Highness Hongye also remembers every soldier who died for him.
He would take off their paper red leaves and keep them in the castle tower, and he would also commemorate their passing at the mausoleum in Dongshan. Although His Highness Hongye did not say it, his love for the soldiers and the people was seen by everyone.
I will keep it in my heart. This kindness will never be repaid in all my lifetimes.
He wanted to call on all the soldiers to avenge His Highness Hongye no matter what, even if they risked their lives! What a good His Highness and what a good person he was, but such a good person was killed by Oda Nobunaga in front of him.
They were despicably murdered. So many brothers of the Hongye Army also died at the hands of these evil spirits. Now they still want to destroy His Highness Hongye’s wife and children and everything that His Highness Hongye has created. It is also the result of the hard work of the Hongye Army soldiers.
Everything that I have worked hard to protect for ten years... This hatred is irreconcilable! Even if I go to hell, I must kill Oda Nobunaga and the Oda army completely and avenge His Highness Momiji!
Thousands of words were in his mind, and the stupid Nakatani Ichiro didn't know how to express them. Seeing the flash of fire from the iron cannons on the fortress, Nakatani Ichiro knew that he had no time, so he gathered all his emotions into one sentence,
He yelled heartbreakingly——
"For His Highness Hongye!"
His emotion was conveyed to the hearts of all the soldiers through this short sentence, because everyone shared the same complex mood. They were not good at words and did not know how to express themselves, so they could only use loud words.
Roar to vent your inner resentment——
"For His Highness Hongye!"
After the earth-shattering roar, a large section of the army was swept away by iron cannons and shotguns, but the remaining soldiers still did not pause at all. They were as relaxed as if they were bathing in the sun, heading towards the trench in the bloody storm.
On the side of the mountain of corpses before Tokiwabei, they pounced on them one after another.
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The Oda soldiers on the bastion were stunned, their ears were numbed by the roar.
They watched as a Hongye soldier was beaten until his intestines came out, but he stuffed it back into his abdomen, yelled "for His Majesty Hongye", staggered and struggled and continued running towards the mountain of corpses.
They watched a red leaf soldier being interrupted.
He only had one leg, but he gritted his teeth and half-propelled his body. He yelled "For His Royal Highness Hongye" and worked hard to climb up the mountain of corpses on both hands and feet.
They watched as a Hongye soldier did not shy away from the hail of bullets. He jumped up to the top of the mountain of corpses in a few steps, shouted "For His Royal Highness Hongye", and allowed the bullets to beat him to pieces.
They watched a Hongye soldier holding the body of his dead comrade, yelling "for His Majesty Hongye", and threw the body to the top of the corpse mountain without any explanation, and then he was shot through the heart.
They watched as a red leaf soldier who was not completely dead struggled to reach out from the mountain of corpses, grabbed the outstretched arm of another red leaf soldier whose body was half knocked off, and struggled to pull his companion toward the mountain of corpses, yelling at each other, "
For His Royal Highness Hongye".
They saw countless Hongye soldiers, shouting "For His Royal Highness Hongye", one after another, group after group, rushing towards the mountain of corpses, rushing to the top of the mountain, and allowing themselves to be beaten to death by bullets.
Until the last living red leaf soldier covered in blood struggled to crawl on the corpse mountain, grabbing various parts of the corpses of his companions and slowly climbed up, and finally climbed to the top of the corpse mountain. And at the top of the corpse mountain, and the bastion
The wall stacks were already close at hand. Unarmed, he squirmed to the wall, grabbed the wall stacks with his left hand, and casually grabbed the broken arm of a dead companion with his right hand. He exerted all his strength with his hands and feet, and jumped up, becoming the first
The red leaf soldier climbed up the Oda Army bastion. He waved his arm with broken bones and threw it hard at the helmet of Oda Nobunaga who was watching the battle by the wall, causing Oda Nobunaga to stagger.
The next moment, the Oda family samurai guarding the city all drew their swords. In an instant, four or five samurai swords were inserted into the chest of the red leaf soldier. Large chunks of blood foam gushed out from his mouth, and he grinned.
Looking at the countless Oda soldiers on the wall of the bastion, they roared heartily:
"For His Highness Hongye!"
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Everyone was stunned, every Oda soldier was stunned, unable to move due to the terrifying momentum. Sooner or later, they poked their heads out and looked at the magnificent tragic scene under the fort wall -
- From the bottom of the trench to the edge of the fort wall, the Hongye Army piled corpses into an offensive staircase ten meters wide and eight meters high - a veritable mountain of corpses in a sea of ​​blood.
Everyone's breathing became rapid, and then some people gradually lost their breath. The dead corpses all had their eyes widened, looking at the city with extremely hateful eyes, as if they could suck all the enemies into hell in an instant.
"For His Highness Hongye..."
A faint, feeble roar came from the pile of corpses, like the last words of a soldier who was not yet dead. But this shout made the Oda family soldiers at the top of the city tremble collectively, and even
Many people leaned against the wall and vomited.
They had heard this sentence for several days and nights during the siege of Maple Leaf Mountain City, and they heard it thousands of times this morning. This sentence, just a few words, was in their minds.
However, it has been bound to countless angry faces that risk their lives and regard death as home - just hearing the voice seems to be able to see the countless red leaf soldiers and volunteers who were shouting these words and rushing towards themselves.
The hatred in their eyes and the deep-seated will. Now, just hearing a faint "For Momiji-sama" can make countless battle-hardened Oda family warriors shudder.
"For His Highness Hongye!"
This sentence seems to have magic power, driving countless soldiers and civilians to willingly give up their lives and die in national disaster. This is a belief more terrifying than religion. People in the Oda family will not understand what His Highness Hongye means to the soldiers and civilians of the Yuqiu family.
Chapter completed!