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

Chapter 206 Nobunaga’s Dilemma
Following a series of roars, a small number of the ghouls who were munching on the corpses stopped completely in an instant. Without exception, almost all of them had their entire heads and upper bodies blown away.

After experiencing the Battle of Noragada and being specifically warned many times, these iron artillerymen certainly knew the weak spots of these monsters.

At present, Nippong's iron cannons may have disadvantages such as slow loading, insufficient accuracy, and short range, but they are not lacking in power. After all, their caliber and the gunpowder are real.

The second round of iron cannons fired again, and some ghouls and ashigaru lost their lives forever. The five-stage attack was not only effective against human troops like the Hexagon Army, but also against monsters.

After several rounds of attacks, I don’t know whether it was because he was awakened by the thunderous sound or for other reasons. In short, a corpse that originally only knew how to roar suddenly started to howl, and his mind was restored. part.

"I am the master of the forest, Mizumi. Please pay the price for disobeying Lord Saito Yoshiryu!"

In the distance, Asai Nagamasa, who was riding his horse, couldn't help but frowned when he heard this. Of course he knew the name. The other party was one of the ashigaru generals of the Saito family. He was ambushed and killed by Dozo a few days ago.

But now the other party has suddenly appeared here, and it seems to have become a war ghost in the corpse.

But when he thought about what Ning Ning had reported before, he felt that this might not be anything.

Now that he has decided to use the power of the spirit stone to hunt down his father, Saito Yoshiryu certainly doesn't mind using it more to intervene in the war between humans!

Just imagine further, if he wins this time, will he further expand the scope of use of spiritual stones and use them to conquer the entire Nibon?

Saito Yoshiryu's abuse of spirit stones must be stopped!
"Sengoku Mataichi is here, pay the price for disobeying Lord Saito Yoshiryu!"

Another ghoul let out an angry roar, rushed out of the formation, and charged at Asai Nagamasa.

Although his armor was in ruins and there was blood everywhere, looking at his attire, he was at least an Ashigaru general.

"Another death? Saito Yoshiryu really doesn't waste anything."

"It's a pity that the deceased should have gone to Hirazaka, Hell, instead of continuing to wander around the world!"

With a low shout, Asai Nagamasa raised his spear and directly picked up an oncoming corpse on the spear, showing his extremely powerful wrist strength.

But that ghoul didn't seem to feel any pain. It completely disregarded its current state. It just let out bursts of roars while vigorously waving the long knife in its hand, trying to attack the enemy in front of it.

Just listening to the sound of the air being torn apart, you can tell how powerful it is at this moment, even far stronger than it was before it was alive.

It was also resurrected from the dead, but compared to those guys in Shisanying Village, the ghouls in front of them are undoubtedly many times stronger.

Unfortunately, it faces Asai Nagamasa.

With a slight sigh, Asai Nagamasa shook his wrist, and the gold-rimmed flames spread along the gun body to the opponent's body, turning the opponent into a huge fireball in the blink of an eye.

The corpse ghost immediately let out an extremely painful cry involuntarily. It could let the sword attack it without changing its expression, but it could not bear the burning of the flames, because this was not just an ordinary fire spell, but also came from Yu Huang’s blessing!

With a flick of his wrist, Asai Nagamasa directly hit the huge fireball at the place where the ghouls were densest. Then he clamped his horse's belly and charged towards the group of ghouls.

At the same time, Xiaolong Jingguang, the thunder knife shining with purple light, was also drawn out by him.

After so many days of repeated challenges and rebirths, the sword spirit in it finally completely defeated the fragment of consciousness of the resentful spirit ghost. It has become more powerful. Now it is time to find some new enemies for it!

The sound of iron cannons was continuous, and ghouls and those ashigaru with obvious problems fell down every moment. Later, some samurai such as Shima Sakon, Ieka Baigo, Yuri Kizo, etc. also shouted loudly, He commanded the infantry under his command to form a gun formation and march forward in a neat formation.

After such a long period of training, these infantry have been able to adapt to the gun array well, and when attacking the strong with the weak, the dense gun array is the most harmful to the enemy, and at the same time can best protect themselves formation.

Although the individual combat effectiveness of the ghouls is far superior to that of ordinary ashigaru and even samurai, once the ashigaru form a dense spear array, their power is not so prominent.

Although many infantrymen are still afraid of monsters and the like, after experiencing the original Battle of Noragada and seeing the death of the extremely huge wraith ghost, the fear in their hearts is far greater than that of others. The respect for one's own lord.

So what if it's a corpse?They are absolutely incomparable to the power of the Lord.

After being attacked by iron cannons, after being slashed with swords and guns, they will still be injured, and they will still die.

Moreover, according to the new laws issued by the lord, killing such a monster is a higher achievement than killing an ordinary warrior!

Looking at the Asai Army who fought bravely, although there was some fear on their faces, there was no sluggishness in their actions. Then look at the rapidly decreasing number of zombies and Yilong Army in front, and the mixed crowd who also came here. Suzuki Akane couldn't help but sigh secretly.

She didn't know what was going on in the world. It was as if everything had changed suddenly.

It was obviously a "lower defeating the upper" that was not very special in the Warring States Period, but now there are monsters appearing openly and openly during the day, and there are so many of them.

This made her feel a sense of crisis.

Even if His Highness Asai can follow the previous agreement and go to the underground cave in Kishu to defeat the evil bat demon there, his brother can successfully inherit the special existence called the guardian spirit.

But can this alone really protect the Suzuki family and the Zahe people in this turbulent and chaotic world?

Turning her head, she wanted to whisper a few words to her brother, but she saw that the other person was looking straight at the battlefield in the distance, his eyes full of admiration and admiration.

She couldn't help but sigh. Really, her brother had turned out like this after only staying in Xiaogucheng for such a short time.

But looking at the handsome warrior galloping across the battlefield, with a sword in his left hand and a spear in his right hand, with thunder and flames lingering around his body, she suddenly couldn't help but turn red.

Facing such an excellent warrior, how many women can truly resist his charm, even if nothing else is considered?
And the longer they get along, the more she can feel the specialness of the other person.

Unlike most of the samurai in Nippon now, His Highness does not seem to have any discrimination against women. Whether it is the two ninjas Ning Ning and Xiao Nai, the little miko named Kaga, or himself, His Highness is as equal as a man. treatment.

Not only are they allowed to appear in various meetings, but they are also treated the same as other samurai in terms of treatment, and even have some extra preferential treatment.Even if his father hadn't made that suggestion at the beginning, I would probably have thought of that solution involuntarily, right?
Maybe, I really should reconsider, instead of just pretending to be ridiculous like before, which only made people laugh. Although His Highness didn't say it clearly, it was obvious that he saw through his intentions.

However, this is not for myself, it is all for the continuation and prosperity of the family!

Because the firing range of the iron cannon in her hand was too short, Suzuki Akane, who was not used in the frontline battle, was thinking a lot here, while Akechi Mitsuhide in the other direction was dumbfounded. Even if he saw the appearance of the ghouls with his own eyes, they were far behind him. It's so shocking now.

"Is this the Asai family's army? Is this the power that His Highness Asai Nagamasa possesses?"

Looking at the Ashigaru who were crying and running away, even throwing their flags and weapons to the ground, and looking at the extremely weak and dim light emerging from his sword, Akechi Mitsuhide suddenly felt a little ashamed of himself.

He seemed to somewhat understand why the Rokkaku family had always had the absolute upper hand in the battles between North and South Omi in the past few decades. However, after His Highness Asai Nagamasa succeeded to the throne, the Asai family not only reversed their occupation in one fell swoop, but even attacked one after another. The Rokkaku family has reached three counties.

Because a wise and powerful lord can really change the entire situation of the war!
Let’s compare it to our own Highness Yilong.
Mitsuhide Akechi sighed secretly, and immediately raised his sword again, summoning the few remaining samurai and ashigaru around him: "Don't be a bystander on the battlefield. The entire army listens to my order and assists the Asai army to defeat the evil rebels." Dragon Army!”

At the same time, on a battlefield dozens of miles away from Sagiyama Castle, the Oda Army was confronting the Yilong Army headed by Ando Mamoru and others. After a simple mutual test, they learned that the other party was not easy to mess with. , both sides retreated slightly and did not start the battle again.

For Ando Mamoru, the task given to him by the master is just to be vigilant and prepared for the possible appearance of the Oda Army. Now that the Oda Army has appeared, his most important task is to prevent the opponent from continuing to move north, rather than to It was completely defeated.

And there is no need. I have already sent someone to inform my lord. As soon as the army arrives, the mere Oda army will not be my opponent at all!

Although this "Owari fool" basically unified Owari within a few years, he was still far behind his father. What's more, even his father Owari Nobuhide, known as the "Tiger of Owari", was still the same back then. Defeated at his own hands?

Of course, Oda Nobunaga does have the unique spirit of young people, and he is not the kind of soft persimmon that can be manipulated casually.

Thinking of this, Ando Mamoru couldn't help but look at his subordinate, a slightly frail young samurai, with admiration.

However, his own side is not weak at all.

He was worthy of being his chosen son-in-law. After just his first battle, he set up a plan that gave Oda Nobunaga a taste of his power. He directly killed two well-known members of the Oda army, Yamaguchi Torutesuke and Hijikata Hikosaburo. warrior.

If the other party hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, it might not have been completely impossible to capture the head of the traitor Mori Katsaki who had betrayed the family and turned to the Oda family!

On the other side, in Oda Nobunaga's large tent, Shibata Katsuie, Takigawa Kazumasu, Sasana Narimasa, Niwa Nagahide and many other Oda family generals were nervously discussing the situation of the battle.

From the information reported by the ninjas just now, they all know that the Taoist Army has been defeated and is currently lingering in Lushan City. It is not far from complete defeat.

But now our side is restrained by Ando Mamoru and others who have more troops, and there is no way to quickly go to support and rescue Master Daosan.

So now it is meaningless for them to continue to stay here, because the Yilong Army may win a complete victory at any time and come to support, and they also have to guard against the Imagawa family behind them!

So what they are arguing about now is no longer how to fight next, but whether they should fight each other at all.

But Oda Nobunaga, who was sitting at the top, turned a deaf ear. He was just listening to a ninja's report, nodding and chuckling from time to time.

"Is he originally a samurai from the Takenaka family? No wonder Ando Mamoru's military strategy seems to have suddenly improved a lot."

Next to him, the frost beauty Nohime seemed not to be affected by the samurai. She just held the scroll and copied it with concentration.

Only when you are close can you roughly read what she copied: If someone is about to be killed and calls the name of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva, the sword and staff he holds will be broken in pieces, and he will be liberated.

This is the Guanyin Sutra.

Although her face was still expressionless, her heart was not really as calm as water, but she could only pray for her father and brother in this way.

At this time, a black-clothed ninja belonging to the Oda family ran in panting.

"Report, your highness, the Matsudaira family of Mikawa Kingdom, Yamaguchi Kyoutsugi of Narumi Castle, and Ii Naomori of Iigaya Castle have all raised armies one after another!"

Nohime's right hand holding the pen suddenly shook violently, completely destroying the work that was about to be completed, because as smart as she was, she had already thought of what was about to happen!

The many warriors who were originally arguing all stopped at this moment. They all looked at their lord in unison, waiting for the other party's order.

Should we continue to insist on the almost impossible rescue, or should we immediately withdraw our troops to resist the invasion from foreign enemies?

Oda Nobunaga couldn't help but sigh secretly. Really, it seems that Imagawa Yoshimoto, known as "The First Yutori of Tokaido", is indeed no ordinary samurai.

Not to mention the powerful threat that the Imagawa family poses to my family, whether it is his old childhood friend Matsudaira Motoyasu or Yamaguchi Kensugu who once betrayed the Oda family, he cannot ignore it.

However, Imagawa Yoshimoto does not seem to really take this war to heart, because the Matsudaira family is a minor daimyo controlled by the Imagawa family, Yamaguchi Kyotsugu was originally a rebel general of the Oda family, and the Ii clan also Famous and feared.

These three families are not direct descendants of the Imagawa family, and they even pose a slight threat to the Imagawa family.

This time, these three families joined forces to attack. It would be nice to win, but even if they lost, it would only be good for Imagawa Yoshimoto. It would make his rule more stable. It was really a good move.

However, the family does not have the capital to use it for unnecessary consumption, and if time drags on for too long, the Imagawa Yoshimoto family may also take action.

He snorted again, and did not immediately issue a retreat order. Instead, he looked directly at the general in charge of ninjas and iron artillery at home: "Ichimasu, send ninjas in the direction of the Asai family. I want to know where the Nagamasa Army is. trend."

Several generals in the tent were shocked at the same time. Shibata Katsuie, who had the most irritable temper, couldn't help but ask directly: "My lord, are you saying Asai Nagamasa has also raised an army?"

Oda Nobunaga turned to look at the north: "Haha, although the ninja has not detected the relevant information, Mino is in such chaos right now, how can he stay out of it? After all, he is the 'dragon' recognized by me! "

(End of this chapter)