Chapter 651 57. Day and Night Reversal Has Miraculous Effects
Awakening!
Yuan Mei, Qing Dynasty, wrote in "Supplement to Suiyuan Poetry": "These few words are awakening. I think there must have been pedantic scholars who talked about poetry with classics."
It is not appropriate to use it here, but it is very appropriate!
The cannons on the Hongo Terrace opened fire!
The raging fire of Edo Castle burned half the sky red. Now it is a night battle there, which is exactly the same as fighting during the day. Originally, the cannons in the Yamauchi main camp were out of reach of Edo Castle, but due to the suggestion of Sanada Masayuki, they were dragged out again.
At first, the Hojo army was mixed with the Yamauchi army under Edo Castle, and they were far apart, so there was no place for the cannons to be used. But now it is very different. The Hojo army that crossed the flat river did not choose to evacuate at the speed of light, but launched a strong attack on the shaken main camp of the Yamauchi army.
The Hojo army rushed over frantically on the river beach, swamps and farmland, and behind them was a bright fire. What a coincidence!
But not to mention Oishi Ujiteru, even Kobayata didn't expect that it was now between one and two in the morning, and this time period was late at night. Fighting was originally a very focused time, and there was no time to think about anything else.
How could he think of using cannons in the middle of the night?
However, Yamauchi Yoshiyasu, who was guarding the main camp and holding a child in each hand, had no actual combat and was still thinking about wandering around.
He was watching the battle situation and was about to overthrow the Hojo army, which was in high spirits and was about to use random punches to kill the master. Yamauchi Yoshiyasu was also anxious!
But he had to guard the Yamauchi main team and control the two little Yamanouchi, so he couldn't split his attention. If he went to kill people, how could the main camp be without an adult who was the backbone?
Yamauchi Yoshiyasu held his head high, constantly observing the battle situation, and commanded Murakami Yoshimitsu, who was guarding the main team, to send messengers down the mountain to investigate the situation. I only heard that Kanai Aigoro of the 5th Division of the Hatamoto had been defeated, the Hirakawa Bridge had been lost, and Nakayama Ienori was the first to rush up and run into the reinforcements of Hosokawa Nainou coming down the mountain...
Various news came, and none of them was favorable to the Yamauchi army.
"Ah!" Yamauchi Yoshiyasu sighed heavily and sat on a large wooden box.
The wooden box was placed on a car, tilted, and Yamauchi Yoshiyasu could not sit steadily. Just as he was about to stand up and sit down steadily, he looked carefully! Isn't this the towing gun carriage of the cannon!
"Where is the cannon? Where is the cannon?"
"It's here!" A horse guarding the main camp lifted the cannon cover, and the bronze cannon glowed in the firelight.
"Then what are you waiting for? Fire at the Hojo down the mountain!" Yamauchi Yoshiyasu jumped up.
The gunners who woke up from a half-dream were summoned up. Originally, they were full of complaints. How could they use cannons at one or two in the morning? But when we got to the artillery position on the plateau, we found that it was a great preset artillery position!
The trees in the firing range had been cut down long ago, and there was nothing left. The view was surprisingly good except for the billowing smoke and drifting ashes.
The entire hillside was filled with the Hojo army rushing over like Shura demons. There was no tight formation, just full of blood and courage.
The results of the battle would not be too great, after all, it was not a battle of infantry phalanxes arranged in a tight queue, but the crowds on the hillside were enough to make the Hojo army suffer.
So what are you hesitating about? Fire!
"You yell?" Now it was Yamauchi Yoshiyasu holding Yamauchi Taro, and he looked at the busy big gun in front of him.
"This is Chiba Jie Yinsheng!" Yamauchi Taro remembered this person, after all, he was a subordinate samurai of his team.
"Yes, yes, that's right, little one!"
"Shoot at crowded places! I don't know how much gold you can get from firing one shot!" Although he was muttering about the classics, Yamauchi Yoshiyasu's expression was extremely excited.
"Boom!"
The loud noise of the cannon overwhelmed the fierce fighting between the two armies on the hillside. Before the first loud noise faded, the second and third loud noises exploded one after another.
The Hojo army, which was still in a frenzy and fiercely attacking the Yamauchi army, woke up in an instant!
No matter how crazy you are, you must stay calm after being hit by a cannon! It's just that some people are physically calm, and some are mentally calm!
The surging fighting spirit that had just been put to death quickly subsided with the shells that hit the crowd one after another.
I've already run out, what's the point of fighting!
If I don't run now, when will I run!
How fast did the Hojo army run out of Edo Castle? How fast did they turn around and run!
When Oishi Ujitsu saw that the offensive was blocked, the morale of the army changed, and he was filled with hatred! Or he was just one step short! The fire forced the soldiers to fight to the death outside the city, and also illuminated the entire Edo.
This was an opportunity for the Yamanouchi army to fire!
However, he was a great man after all. Seeing that it was impossible, he turned his horse around and ran without hesitation. The huge crowd almost immediately rushed towards Sagami Odawara.
The Hongo Terrace, which was still in a precarious situation, cheered continuously. Did the battle end so easily?
Chase!
If we don’t chase now, how can we make up for all the losses we have suffered!
The Yamanouchi main camp on the Hongo Terrace continued to fire, completely dispersing the Hojo army’s ranks, while beating the exciting Yamaga Ryujin Taiko. Encourage the soldiers to take advantage of this good situation to pursue the Hojo army.
The coalition forces, which were originally stationed in different camps, also went down the mountain to hunt down the enemy, and caught as many as they could.
Kobayata was still hesitant about whether to go down the mountain to help Hosokawa Saijo or retreat to the top of the mountain to join Yamauchi Taro. In the end, he watched a cannonball whizzing past his head. It was so exciting!
I suddenly got smart! I have a cannon, why don't I clean the ground? How cool is it to clean the ground?
This battle is over, it's time to draw a line.
When he ran to the Yamauchi main team, Yamauchi Yoshiyasu was shouting excitedly, holding Yamauchi Taro with one hand and pointing at anything with the other. He was commanding with great vigor, just like the iron ruyi who was in command.
"It seems that Izumo-no-kami is the one who turned the tide!" Xiao Pingtai understood everything.
"Oh oh oh oh... the bullet is coming. Hahahahaha... I got it by chance, but I didn't expect it to work so well!" Yamauchi Yoshiyasu put Yamauchi Taro down and came over to greet Xiao Pingtai.
"It seems that Izumo-no-kami has to be the first to win the battle!"
"Thank you, thank you!" The two of them praised each other.
"Is your highness okay?" Yamauchi Taro's little face was full of sleepiness. He was at the age of being sleepy. He had been making a fuss for most of the night and now he finally calmed down. How could he not be sleepy?
"Nothing, nothing! Thank you for your concern, uncle Tanzheng."
"Take the prince to rest!"
Just as he was speaking, Hosokawa Saijo also came to the main camp. As soon as she came in, she shouted "What a joy!", looking at the cannon that was still steaming after just firing, she was overjoyed.
A few people sat down, discussed a little, and began to order people to pass on military orders.
It is inevitable to capture the defeated soldiers of the Hojo clan, as there are many samurai among them. The second thing is to gather the defeated soldiers and the wounded, deal with the aftermath, and count the losses.
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