A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 14 Preparations before the war
Shinkuro first praised his cheap apprentice a few times, expressed his gratitude, and then asked about his latest situation.

After informing the other party about the monsters last night, Tsurujun Miyabe had already sent several ashigaru to search for traces of the pig monsters and made relevant arrangements.

"Master, we found some blood stains in the forest, and there was a faint roaring sound. In order to avoid alerting each other, the Ashigaru did not come closer, but continued to be vigilant, but there is a high possibility that the monster you mentioned is hidden in it. "

Miyabe Tsurujun is also very concerned about this matter, because according to his master's information, those monsters are very close to his Miyabe City. If he doesn't get rid of them while his master is here, he will have to let them go by then. He went to the trouble of it himself!
"Is that so? I see."

After looking at the monk soldiers holding bows and arrows, Shinkuro thought for a while and then gave another order: "Jirun, prepare grease and cloth strips, hurry up and make some rockets, and then we will set off again."

Although the bamboo bows used by these archers look very big, almost two meters long each, they are actually very low in power, and their deterrence is greater than their actual lethality, not to mention the large armor worn by senior warriors. , even the body ball made of leather and bamboo on Kosaburo's body can resist most of it.

In past battles, there were often situations where warriors were shot with several or more than a dozen arrows, but they still charged into battle to kill the enemy.

Even before, a samurai of the Asai family was shot by an ashigaru of the Rokkaku family with an arrow. His companion stepped on his face and pulled out the arrow. The samurai wiped the blood from his face. Then he continued to kill the enemy, and one can imagine how weak his power was.

If this kind of bow and arrow really wants to kill the enemy, either the user's archery skills are extremely good and they specialize in shooting the enemy's vital parts that are not covered by armor, or they can only kill the ashigaru who have no protection and are weak.

But when fighting monsters, this problem will become more obvious.

Although monsters don't have armor, they have rough skin and thick flesh, which is completely worthy of armor, and their weaknesses are much less than that of humans. The effect of this bamboo bow will be further weakened.

Miyabe Jijun was stunned at first, and then he immediately understood what his master meant, and he immediately nodded and gave instructions.

Although he has always wanted to become the Lord of the Samurai Castle, he still retains Yuji Shrine, which is barely a place of incense. During festivals, hundreds or even thousands of people often come to worship gods and Buddhas. Naturally, they cannot afford to buy sesame oil. , but animal fats are not particularly rare here.

Miyabe Jijun quickly consumed a lot of grease, made seventy or eighty rockets, and came back to report back to Shinkuro.

Shinkuro waved his hand directly, indicating that everyone should set off immediately and formally go to hunt down monsters, so as not to delay the time and cause any unexpected situation.

In fact, Miyabe Castle is not far from Otani Castle, the main city of the Asai family. If he was lazy, he could report this information to his nominal father, his name Asai Hisamasa, and ask him to mobilize an army to encircle and suppress it.

At that time, no matter how ferocious these pig demons are, they will never be able to withstand dozens of warriors plus Senzugaru.

But I don’t know how long it will take, and the pig demons will not die in a short period of time, so it is easy for the ghost girl Hongye who is suspected of controlling them to feel that something is wrong, and then find a flaw.

Secondly, if he, Shinkuro, simply reported a letter, how much merit would he have achieved?

You must know that he had lost dozens of ashigaru before. If he suffered another defeat and went back to ask for help, I am afraid that the evaluation of him within the Asai family would further decline, which would not be beneficial to his future plans.

Now that he has come to Nippon, a country full of war, and is lucky enough to become the legitimate son of a daimyo, Shinkuro's ambition has also been ignited in his heart.

He is not willing to be a young master forever, he wants more, not only strength, but also power.

The pig demon in front of him is not only an enemy he wants to kill, but also a tool for him to make a name for himself in his family.

So no matter what aspect you consider, the current strategy is the best, which is to kill those pig demons as quickly as possible without using the Asai family's troops!

When Shinkuro and others arrived at the suspicious location mentioned by the hunter in Miyabe Castle, Shinkuro asked most of the ashigaru and monk soldiers to stay behind and guard near the things he had ordered Miyabe Tsurujun to deal with yesterday.

He personally led a small group of elites to conduct reconnaissance, and soon discovered the monsters, because that was the forest where they fled yesterday.

When he saw the other party, Shinkuro found that the other party seemed to be having an internal fight. Two large and one small, a total of three pig demons were there.

While making harsh pig sounds, they used their alienated pig claws to tear the bodies of several ghouls, but the resistance of the ghouls seemed so weak.

However, after carefully observing for a few breaths, Shinkuro rejected this idea. He found that the other party was not fighting, and the pig demons seemed to be simply eating.

Wild boars were originally omnivorous beasts. After transforming into monsters, they became even more bloodthirsty. When they ate, the internal organs of corpses and bloodstains were scattered within dozens of meters.

Even though Abe Seimei's inheritance contains many descriptions of the cruel habits of monsters, when he actually saw this scene, Shinkuro still felt nauseated. This was the instinctive reaction of this body.But he still suppressed it forcefully. If he was nauseated or even vomited because of this small scene before the battle, then all his previous efforts would be in vain.

In the chaotic Warring States period, blood and killing were things that samurai had to adapt to.

His attendant, Kosaburo, was also pale, and the right hand holding the long knife was stretched with blue veins and blood vessels due to the force.

Although they had had an encounter with monsters before, the incident happened suddenly and many ashigaru were killed when they came up. Then they just ran away for their lives without being able to take a closer look at the opponent's appearance. They were far incomparable. The scene this time was shocking.

On the other hand, Miyabe Jijun, who saw a monster for the first time, stared excitedly at the pig monsters, which were several meters tall and stood upright, even with some animal skins and rags covering their waists.

He lowered his voice and said, "Master, is that the legendary monster?"

Seeing a few pig demons chewing the limbs of the ghouls, the surrounding ghouls just let out meaningless growls while wandering around aimlessly, with no intention of rescuing their companions. .

Shinkuro knew that they probably only had fighting instincts left, and not much wisdom at all.

So the key to this battle lies in those pig monsters.

He nodded slightly, and then led everyone back: "Jirun, let everyone arrange their formation first. The pikemen are in front, ready to resist the charge. The archers are preparing rockets. The musketeers follow my orders."

Normally, the Ashigaru also have various weapons, but the spear is the most versatile, not only because they are easy to learn and use, but more importantly, they are also easy to make.

Just find a piece of bamboo on the roadside and sharpen it, and it becomes a simple spear that can kill people. Therefore, most of the Ashigaru in Nippon use long spears, and Miyabe Castle is no exception.

"Yes, Master!" Miyabe Jijun immediately became more energetic, and he trotted to the front of the Ashigaru.

Without saying a few words, he began to loudly command the monk soldiers and ashigaru, and kept calling the names of gods and Buddhas to boost their morale.

Soon they all clenched their weapons with excitement and began to form a simple formation around a huge pit prepared in advance in a certain order.

They couldn't help but chant words of prayer for the protection of gods and Buddhas, and responded to Miyabe Tsurujun. Looking at their appearance, Shinkuro realized that they could be used in a short time, and as long as they could resist the monster's first Wave shock, let them fall into the trap, and the rest is much easier.

At this time, Miyabe Jijun turned to Shinkuro and nodded, indicating that he could continue to act.

Shinkuro waved his hand and asked Kozaburo to take their remaining ten or so ashigaru to line up on the flanks of the monk soldiers.

These ashigaru had been frightened out of their wits by two monster attacks. Even after resting for such a night, they could not recover, so let them just make up for it later.

If these Ashigaru dare to escape when they have more than 100 friendly troops and Shinkuro is personally holding the battle, then he may have to use the privileges of the samurai class.

Not to mention that he is the young master of the Asai family, it is not uncommon for even a down-and-out wild samurai to test the sword with a farmer on the roadside when he gets a new sword!

As for Shinkuro himself, he jumped off his horse and began to make some preparations before the battle.

Although he ordered it to go down last night, due to insufficient time, there is only a simple pit four meters long and four meters wide, and less than two meters deep.

Under the pit, there were a dozen sharpened bamboo poles stuck in a mess, which were specially prepared for the pig demon.

At this depth, ordinary people would definitely be seriously injured if they fell, and it was not impossible that they would even die on the spot.

However, if the target is replaced by a real monster, it may not be enough. Shinkuro feels that he needs to add fuel to the fire.

And with the intelligence currently displayed by those pig monsters, they probably won't easily step into such an obvious trap, and they still need to use magic to make up for it.

Just in time, I took this opportunity to show off my abilities in front of these monk soldiers and ashigaru.

He didn't conquer Tsurujun Miyabe with the reputation of the Asai family, but with real power!
(End of this chapter)