Chapter 553 The legend begins! The offensive and defensive battle of the Red Moon Fortress begins! [5000 words]
On the city wall of the Red Moon Fortress, due to Chanup's arrangement and dispatch, the number of sentries has doubled.
The "fire" lit by Chanup in his speech three days ago is still burning in the chests of many tribesmen.
Many people are filled with outrage.
Many people are gearing up.
Many people are determined to protect their homeland.
Almost all of the tribesmen standing sentry on the city wall stared at the shogunate army outside the city with their eyes wide open, for fear of missing any movement in the military camp outside the city.
At this moment, a young man with good eyesight suddenly raised his hand and pointed south, and then shouted:
"Look! There's movement!"
His shout immediately drew the attention of everyone around him to the south.
The movement was not caused by the army camp that had blocked their only way out of the Red Moon Fortress.
But the southern skyline.
All the tribesmen standing sentry on the city wall saw a nightmare-like scene outside the city: black "water streams" continued to emerge from the southern skyline - these were incalculable Kazuto soldiers.
They were like a black wave, constantly splashing from the horizon, joining the army that had completed the siege of their Red Moon Fortress three days ago.
"It's Kazuto's... new unit..." I don't know who whispered there, with extremely obvious nervousness and a touch of fear in his tone.
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About half an hour later——
Shogunate army, commander's camp——
"...I understand the specific details." Inamori's tone was neither sad nor happy, "Kasura, in other words - that Ogata Ittosai escaped?"
"Yes..." Gui Yizheng lowered his head in shame, "Master Inamori, please punish me for being incompetent..."
In the commander's tent, the generals of the First Army and the generals of the Second Army gathered together again.
At this moment, it is exactly like that moment: the generals of the two armies reunited again, just like the last time they met. The generals of the first army all buried their heads low, while the generals of the second army looked towards the first.
The general of the army cast a strange look.
But this time, the generals of the First Army buried their heads even lower than last time.
Daomori closed his eyes and let out a sigh of relief:
"We and Ogata Ittosai... are really destined..."
Three nights ago, after being suddenly attacked by Ogata and allowing Ogata to successfully break out of their First Army's blockade, Katsura Yoshimasa was dumbfounded.
No, to be precise, all the generals of the First Army were dumbfounded.
They were dumbfounded as to why Ogata came again.
They were dumbfounded that Ogata had rushed out of their military camp.
They were dumbfounded by Ogata's skills...
After the war, Gui Yizheng was dumbfounded when he was doing statistics and listening to the battle situation.
Listening to the reports of the generals who tried to intercept Ogata but failed - especially when listening to Kuroda's report, Katsura Yoshimasa had only one thought: Is this the "legend" who is still alive...
Ogata's attack this time, like the last one, did not bring much trauma to the First Army, but it further increased the psychological shadow area in the hearts of the generals...
After the war, while counting the battle losses, Gui Yi was sending out fast horses to pass the news to Daomori, who was leading the Second Army behind them and had not yet arrived at the Red Moon Fortress.
Kuai Ma arrived at Daomori's camp late at night the day before yesterday.
After completing the rendezvous with the First Army this morning, Inamori immediately and aggressively asked the generals of the First Army headed by Katsura Yoshimasa to discuss matters in the commander's tent. He wanted to inquire in detail about the details of "Ogata is here again".
The narration of Gui Yizheng and others lasted for nearly half an hour—it finally ended just now.
"Lord Gui! Please punish me!" Gui Yizheng loudly repeated what he just said.
Many generals of the Second Army looked at Gui Yizheng with gloating expressions.
"... We will discuss the matter of punishment later." Inamori said solemnly, "Instead of punishing you, it is better to use your time to think about it - why did Ogata Ittosai find your first army again?
Already."
"Could it be that..." At this time, a certain general sitting directly opposite Katsura Yoshitsune said, "Did you do something else... to annoy Ogata Ittosai?"
Ogata Ittousai's last attack on the First Army was basically determined to be because Mogami Yoshihisa injured a female companion of Ogata Ittousai.
This time Ogata Ittousai once again approached the First Army... It is difficult not to make people wonder whether Katsura Yoshimasa and the others have done something to offend Ogata Ittousai again.
After shouting loudly, Gui Yizheng turned his attention back to Inamori.
"Lord Inamori! We suspect that Ogata Ittousai is most likely just trying to escape!"
"When Ogata Ittosai launched an attack on our military camp, the gate of Red Moon Fortress was opened."
"Then Ogata Ittosai rushed southward after breaking into our camp."
"We suspect that Ogata Ittosai was just trying to escape."
"He stayed in the Red Moon Fortress for some reasons."
"After seeing my shogunate's army, I thought that staying in the Red Moon Fortress would lead to death, so I fled in a hurry."
After Gui Yizheng finished speaking, many generals in the tent nodded slightly in agreement.
But at this moment, a very calm voice suddenly sounded:
"But it's also possible that it's to move reinforcements."
Everyone in the tent turned to look at the owner of the voice - Sadanobu Matsudaira who was sitting next to Inamori.
"Move reinforcements...?" Gui Yizheng said hesitantly.
"Is there such a possibility?" Matsudaira Sadanobu said calmly, "Ogata Ittosai needed to fight side by side with the barbarians of the Red Moon Fortress for some reasons. The reason why he charged all the way south three days ago
, to move outside to bring in reinforcements."
"What kind of reinforcements can Ogata Ittosai bring?" a certain general said, "Who is willing and capable to rescue the barbarians in the Red Moon Fortress?"
"I don't know about that," Matsudaira Sadanobu said frankly, "I'm just stating a possibility."
"But I think this possibility cannot be ignored."
"...Lao Naka-sama is right." Inamori, who had been silent since just now, said solemnly, "No matter what the reason was for Ogata Ittosai to attack the First Army, he and Red Moon Fortress should
They are all connected.”
"But no matter what kind of connection Ogata Ittousai has with the Red Moon Fortress, and why Ogata Ittousai attacked the First Army camp, what we have to do remains the same - take the weapons as quickly as possible
Go to the Red Moon Fortress!"
"As long as we capture the Red Moon Fortress as quickly as possible, even if Ogata Ittosai goes to bring in reinforcements, there's nothing to be afraid of!"
Inamori's last shout changed the atmosphere in the commander's tent. The generals of the First Army, who had lowered their heads all the time, now raised their heads one after another.
"Let's put aside the matter of Ogata Ittousai for now."
"Now - let's get down to business."
Daomori shook the military accessories in his hand.
"In the past three days, the barbarians have not surrendered in Kaicheng, so their attitude is very obvious." Daomori looked around at the generals, "Since these barbarians are stubborn and unresponsive, let us let them recognize the reality.
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"Gui." Inamori turned his attention to Gui Yizheng on the side.
Gui Yizheng, who was suddenly called by name, trembled and hurriedly said "Yes".
"I'll give your First Army a chance to make a difference."
"Half an hour later, I decided to launch a tentative attack on Red Moon Fortress."
"This tentative attack - your First Army is responsible for it."
"Fight a good battle and prove to me that your First Army is not defeated repeatedly."
After hearing what Daomori said, Gui Yizheng was stunned for a moment, and then shouted loudly with a face full of ecstasy:
"yes!"
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Red Moon Fortress, outer city wall——
"It's really amazing..." Looking at the Kazuto army outside the city, Retannoe's expression sank uncontrollably, "Boundless...how many people are there..."
"...According to my estimate, it should be more than 7,000 and less than 10,000." Chanup on the side responded softly.
Retannoe: "So... most of Kazuto's troops are here..."
After the tribesmen standing sentry on the city wall discovered that new Japanese troops had appeared outside the city, they immediately reported the news to Chanup.
While Chanup hurried to the city wall to check the situation, he quickly ordered everyone to prepare for battle.
Accompanying Chanupu to climb the city wall to check the situation was the "second in command" of their Red Moon Fortress - Retannoe.
Since the two of them climbed onto the city wall, it was as if they had rehearsed in advance, their faces darkening.
Let alone the Ainu who basically live a life without fighting against the world, even Kazuto has never seen such an army of nearly ten thousand in this peaceful era.
However - although the faces of Chanup and Retannoe both darkened, there was no trace of fear on their faces.
"Kazuto's army is basically here." Retannoe said slowly, "It won't be a surprise when they launch an attack."
Having said this, Retannoe paused as if he remembered something.
Then, while showing a helpless expression, he asked Chanup in a half-joking tone:
"Chanup, since you lived in the 'Heren Land' for a period of time when you were young, did you really not learn some of the Japanese fighting techniques during that time?"
"At that time, I focused all my energy on broadening my horizons." Chanup showed a faint wry smile, "I never learned how to fight with others."
"...Tsk." Retannoe curled his lips, "It's really annoying... The only thing we lack now is someone who knows how to defend this kind of fortress..."
For the past three days, everyone led by Chanup has been preparing for the battle in full swing.
In the process of preparing for the war, they also discovered their biggest shortcoming.
That is - they lack people who know how to fight this kind of "city defense war".
The Ainu people had previously lived a life of fishing and hunting without knowing what a city wall was.
When it comes to fighting in the wild, they still have some experience.
But facing the "city defense battle", they were completely blind...
Therefore, although Chanup and the others quickly discovered their shortcomings, their timely discovery was of no use. After all, they could not conjure up a person who knew how to fight "city defense" out of thin air.
"...We have done everything we can." Chanup said softly, "Next - just leave it to fate."
Boom boom boom...
It's like pinching the right spot.
Just as Chanup finished speaking, a strange sound suddenly sounded outside the city. The sound was like the muffled sound of thunder - this was the sound of the shogunate's army starting to move.
Outside the city, countless shogunate soldiers filed out of the military camp and gathered in the open space between the Red Moon Fortress and the military camp.
The sound they made when they drove out of the military camp made Chanup and Retannoe, who were standing on the city wall, feel the ground shaking slightly.
"...Retannoe."
Chanup said in a calm tone.
"Help me inform everyone - prepare to fight."
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First Army, this formation——
The First Army, which has already formed its formation in the open space between the Red Moon Fortress and the military camp, has its main formation located in the center of the military formation.
In this formation, Gui Yi is riding his war horse, holding military accessories, looking at the Red Moon Fortress in the distance.
Looking at the Red Moon Fortress from a distance, he repeatedly regained the appearance that he had never seen again after being attacked by Ogata's "second attack" - confident and high-spirited.
In the past three days, Gui Yizheng had been uneasy - he was worried about how Daomori would punish them after they reunited with Daomori and others for having once again disgraced themselves.
Because he has always been uneasy, when he learned that Inamori was willing to give them a chance to make amends, and the way of doing so was to let their First Army take the lead in the attack, Katsura Yoshimasa's mood... can be said to be extremely exciting.
It's hard to describe in words.
"Lord Gui."
At this time, Kuroda's voice suddenly sounded from behind Gui Yizheng.
Kuroda walked quickly towards Katsura Yoshimasa and continued to shout loudly to Katsura Yoshimasa:
"All the generals have arrived."
"Okay." Gui Yizheng nodded, then turned over and dismounted, looking behind him.
Behind Gui Yizheng, all the senior generals of the First Army had gathered together and formed a small square formation - Qiuyue, who had been recovering from her injuries and was much better from her injuries, was also among them.
"Everyone." Gui Yi was moving his eyes, letting his eyes glide over the faces of the generals in front of him one by one, "I don't need to elaborate, you should also know what this battle means to us."
All the generals had serious faces and looked like they shared the same hatred of the enemy.
"This battle is a battle that can save our face!"
Gui Yizheng suddenly raised his voice and tone.
"This battle is the battle that can restore our honor!"
"Let the rest of the soldiers see what we are capable of!"
"Let the barbarians in the fortress see how stupid they are for trying to resist. Let them see how powerful our warriors are!"
Gui Yizheng raised the military equipment in his hand high: "Eh——! Eh——!"
"Oh——!" All the generals, including Kuroda, shouted in unison.
Gui Yizheng: “Eh——! Eh——!”
Generals: "Oh——!"
It turned out that after Gui Yizheng shouted "Ah——! Ah——!", the generals followed up with "Oh——!"
But this cry "spreads" quickly like a highly contagious virus.
First, the soldiers near the formation began to shout together.
Then, soldiers from further away began to follow.
Finally - all the generals of the 1st Army were shouting in unison.
Gui Yizheng: “Eh——! Eh——!”
All the generals: "Oh——!!"
Gui Yizheng: “Eh——! Eh——!”
All the generals: "Oh——!!"
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The wave of their unanimous shouts pressed against the Red Moon Fortress with overwhelming force.
Faced with these waves of noise, although everyone tried their best to suppress it, fear and panic still appeared on the faces of most people involuntarily.
After Gui Yizheng shouted until his throat became a little hoarse, he turned towards the Red Moon Fortress and swung down the military equipment in his hand.
"Bragging!"
"attack!!"
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woo woo woo woo--!
A faster than loud conch horn sounded, resounding through the sky.
The generals of the First Army, who were lined up in a tight square formation, split into dozens of "trickles" and rushed toward the Red Moon Fortress after the conch horn sounded.
The sounds of swallowing saliva due to nervousness and panic resounded one after another on the inner and outer walls of the Red Moon Fortress.
But at this moment——
"For these thousand years, we Ainu have been defeated repeatedly!"
Chanup's voice suddenly sounded from the inner city wall.
Everyone focused their attention on this tall figure.
"If Kazuto likes any of our land, there's nothing he can't occupy!"
"If Kazuto takes one step forward, we can only take one step back! We keep losing land!"
"I can't remember the last time we Ainu defended our land in front of Kazuto, hundreds of years ago!"
"but--"
Chanup shouted with all his strength.
"Even if we lose for a thousand years, we will never lose the courage to face powerful enemies!"
"If we win this battle, it will be the first time in hundreds of years that we, the Ainu, have successfully blocked Kazuto's army! Defend our land!"
"This small piece of land under our feet is insignificant compared to the vast land that has been taken away by the Japanese over the past millennium!"
"But it will also be our glorious shot!!"
Chanup's shouting ended, and some of the tribesmen closest to Chanup shouted loudly: "Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh -!!"
Then, the same "infection" as the First Army just now appeared.
More and more people chanted along.
The sound made up of the shouts of the Ainu people on the city wall was not inferior to that of the First Army just now.
Amidst this wave of cheers, Chanupu raised the spear in his hand and pointed the spearhead directly at the jackals rushing toward them outside the city.
"Attack!!"
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Three years of Kuanzheng.
Edo Shogunate·Visit·Red Moon Fortress.
Or in other words: Kazuto, Right, Ainu
Red Moon Fortress Attack and Defense Battle—The battle begins!
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In this chapter, Katsura Yoshimasa and his team’s "Eh! Eh! Oh!" should be familiar to those who have played games with the theme of the Warring States Period or watched movies and TV shows with the theme of the Warring States Period in Japan.
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It may seem a bit funny at first glance, but this is considered an ancient Japanese fighting tradition.
This kind of shouting is called "victory".
Before a battle begins, the general usually shouts "Eh--! Eh--!", and then the people below follow up with "Oh--!"
Although it sounds a bit joyous, if you try it you will find that shouting like this is quite exciting.
Used to boost morale and scare enemies.
And after the battle is won, there will be another shout like this.