Chapter 338: Battle of Kaga

Under the dark sky, Jiahe County is like a giant beast that chooses people to eat, squatting quietly in the wilderness.

A bunch of bonfires were lit in the wilderness around the city. The officers and soldiers of the Central Army of the Ming Dynasty were sitting in groups of three or five, talking and laughing around the fire. Several geishas were singing and dancing in the middle of the circle surrounded by the fire. From time to time, brave Central Army soldiers jumped up and twisted their waists and hips, which immediately caused a burst of laughter.

There were military tents scattered beside the fire. If someone approached the tent, he could hear bloody moans and heavy breathing from time to time. Needless to say, the carnival party of the Central Army of the Ming Dynasty was far from over, and they were still venting endless energy on the Japanese women.

Compared with the bright ignition around, the center of the Ming Central Military Camp was pitch black.

In a dense bush several miles away from the outer edge of the Ming Central Military Camp, more than a dozen eyes were staring at the brightly lit Ming Camp in the distance. The owner of these dozen eyes was nothing but Tada Abe, Masamoto Oda and several ninjas under them.

With the bright firelight in the Ming army camp, Tadao Abe saw the reality of the Ming army at a glance.

In Abe Tadaki's opinion, the military camp of the Central Army of the Ming Dynasty was really bad. He could not even imagine what kind of idiot the chief general of the Ming army was? Has this guy not read Sun Tzu's Art of War? Why didn't the army camps not even have a protective fence? Tens of thousands of troops drilled into the tent and it was done? What if the enemy attacked in large numbers?

However, Masamoto Oda maintained his usual caution and whispered: "Abe-kun, the situation is a bit abnormal."

Tadao Abe spit out the grass stems in his mouth and whispered, "Where is the abnormality?"

Daotian Masato said: "The Ming Dynasty people have always been known for their many tricks. No matter how poor the Ming Dynasty's army is, they will not relax like this, right? Will there be any conspiracy in the middle?"

"Conspiracy?" Abe Tadaoqiu said disapprovingly, "What kind of conspiracy can there be? Anyone who uses a plan must have a target, but now the Ming Dynasty people cannot know our existence at all. So who do they use it? Is it to deal with enemies that may appear at any time?"

Daotian Masato said nothing, but what Tadao Akira said was quite reasonable. If he didn't even know who the enemy was, then what's the point of setting up a clever conspiracy?

"So this cannot be a trick of the Ming Dynasty people." Tadao Abe said confidently, "Ming Dynasty people are arrogant, they don't take us Japanese seriously! I swear in the name of Amaterasu that they will pay the price for their arrogance."

"But..." Yutian Masato thought about it, but was still a little worried, and said again, "Abe-kun, look at the center of the Ming Dynasty's camp, what would it be like?"

"What can happen?" Abe Tadaqiu said coldly, "Look at the camps around there are only infantry tents, and there are no camps for artillery and supplies, so the central camp must be filled with firearms, ammunition and food, and supplies from the Ming Dynasty people. When the action is taken later, Daotian Jun, you will lead 300 ninjas to mingle into the Ming army camp and set fire everywhere and spread rumors. I will lead the main force to directly take the ammunition depot of the central Ming army camp."

"Okay." Yutian Masamoto said, "As long as we can blow up the firearms, ammunition, food and supplies of the Ming people this time, we will definitely win this battle. None of the Ming people who set foot on Japan's territory will be able to return home alive!"

In the distance, outside the Ming army camp.

A sentinel of the Central Army stood erect under an old tree like a javelin, and a burning torch was inserted obliquely in front of the sentinel's feet, pulling out a shadow of the old elder behind him. Dozens of steps behind the sentinel were the extremely lively Ming army camp, but the sentinel was surrounded by silence, so quiet that even the sound of the night wind blowing the dead grass.

Amid the heavy footsteps, a young officer came quickly surrounded by a team of guards.

This young officer was nothing but Li Dingguo, the general of the Central Army who came to check the post.

Seeing that it was Li Dingguo who checked the sentry, the sentry raised his gun with his legs and raised his right hand to his chest, and said with high apology: "Salute!"

Li Dingguo replied to the military salute that he had written standard and said in a deep voice: "Is there any suspicious situation?"

The sentry said with high hopes: "Report to the general, everything is normal."

"Yes." Li Dingguo nodded slightly, "Be alert and continue to be alert."

"yes!"

The sentry responded with a loud promise.

Li Dingguo nodded with satisfaction, and then he led the guard to another whistle. The moment he turned around, Li Dingguo's eyes glanced at the old tree intentionally or unintentionally. The old tree looked a little old and had a big crown. Although it would be winter, its leaves had not yet withered.

The bright moon rose from the east sky and then sank from the west. Time quietly passed by in the night. Finally, it came the darkest time before dawn, and it was also the time chosen by Tadao Abe. This period before dawn was not only the darkest time, but also the time when the Ming army sentries were physically most tired and easy to relax their vigilance.

With a "swoosh", Tadao Abe rushed out of the bushes. The lurking in the middle of the night and the severe cold below zero did not cause much discomfort to his body, because this guy was born in a low-level samurai. Not only was he skilled in martial arts, he also learned excellent ninjutsu. It was precisely because of this outstanding martial arts that Tadao Abe made great achievements and was appreciated by Tadao Sakai and gradually became a famous daimyo in the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Compared with Tada Abe, Masamoto Die Tian is much worse. After drilling out of the bushes, it took a long time to clear the blood and blood.

Under the night sky where he could not see his fingers, Tadao Abe whistled, and the shogunate samurai who had long been secretly lurking in the woods, bushes and grass came out one after another. These shogunate warriors have undergone rigorous training to maintain combat effectiveness under the worst and most harsh natural conditions. The dark night cannot have too much impact on their assembly.

Soon, the two thousand shogunate warriors had already completed the entire team, and all three hundred ninjas gathered behind Masamoto Oda. Their mission was to rush into the Ming army camp to create riots, and the other 1,700 elite warriors gathered behind Tadao Abe. Their mission was to blow up the firearms, ammunition, food and supplies in the center of the Ming army camp.

In the bitter cold wind, Daotian Zhengsheng pulled out his samurai sword and pointed forward with force. Three hundred ninjas quietly rushed towards the Ming army camp under the cover of the night.

At this time, the carnival party in the Ming army camp had already ended, and the young stallions in the tent had already vented their excess energy and had already entered a deep dream. Only the sentries around the camp were still erecting their bodies as if they were javelins, and their vigilant eyes kept searching the dark wilderness around them.

The Ninja's hidden skills were indeed not covered. Although the sentries of the Ming Central Army were already very alert, the two ninjas still quietly sneaked under his nose. At some point, the Ming Central Army seemed to have noticed a trace of abnormality. Just as they were about to blow the whistle and warn, a sharp crossbow had already ruthlessly shot through his throat.

A hissing breath sounded from the throat of the Ming army sentry. He tried desperately to shout, but he could no longer make a sound. The young life was rapidly fading from his body. In less than a moment, his eyes began to dissipate, and then he fell backwards straight.

Two black shadows quickly emerged from the dark surface, holding the Ming army sentry who was about to fall from the ground, one on the left and the other on the right.

Less than a few dozen steps away from this sentry, there is another Ming army post. If there is too much noise here, it will probably alarm that post. If that happens, the ninja's sneak attack will be wasted. The night surprise attack that Abe Tadakami and Masatori Yuda want will become a strong attack, which of course is something that the two ninjas cannot tolerate.

However, eight out of ten people are unsatisfactory in the world!

Just as the two ninjas barely supported the Ming army sentry that was about to fall to the ground, a crisp gunshot suddenly sounded under the quiet night sky. One of the ninjas who supported the Ming army sentry fell down immediately. A scorching lead bullet shot into his eyebrows, lifting his entire sky cover away, and blood and brain paddles were splashing all over the ground.

Another ninja was shocked, but no matter how surprised the ninja was, he was not panicked. He shot a dart to the big tree not far away like a conditioned reflex. A muffled groan sounded from the tree canopy, and a black shadow fell from the tree, making a dull sound after falling to the ground.

It was a pity that the secret whistle. If the rifle in his hand could be fired continuously, the two ninjas could not escape his killer even if they had high martial arts and ninja skills. Unfortunately, the rifle in his hand still needed to pull the bolt after every shot. The effort of pulling the bolt caused him to die under the dart of another ninja.

However, this is enough!

The crisp sound of gunfire had already alarmed the entire Central Army camp. The night emergency team, which was ready to go, quickly woke up from their sleep without noise, hesitation, and there was no panic. With the tactical movements of normal training, quickly rushed out of the tent and gathered a shooting queue in the shortest time.

Outside the Ming army camp.

When Abe Tadaki heard the gunshot, he knew that the ninja's sneak attack had failed, but he did not take it seriously. In his opinion, it would be better if the ninja was able to successfully attack and create riots in the Ming army camp. But if the sneak attack failed and failed to create riots in the Ming army camp, it would be fine, because in the Battle of Koga tonight, the shogunate army had already gained an unexpected advantage!
Chapter completed!