Chapter 65: A More Professional Otomo Family

In addition to strict military discipline and bravery in combat, Otomo Munemori was also good at using unconventional strategies, namely ninjas, so he had a special team of ninjas under his command.

Normally, ninja operations would be carried out by a Chunin leading three to five Genin. Jonin would not be dispatched easily, but such a team would not play a big role in the war. Therefore, the ninjas under Otomo Munemori would act in groups of three to five ninja teams led by a Jonin. As a result, they were more difficult to guard against and had greater destructive power, allowing him to win many victories and establish the reputation of Otomo Anhu.

After receiving the mission, the ninjas under Otomo Munemori came to Onimaru Mountain. When the senior ninja in charge of the operation saw the target, he gasped.

Ueno had followed Otomo Munemori in battle for many years and had captured many mountain castles, but it was very rare to see a mountain castle as dangerous as the one before him.

There is no need to talk about the mountain path on Guiwan Mountain. Anyone who wants to die can go there.

Climbing up the hill is not much easier, because the two hills of Onimaru Mountain are curved, full and steep, and the bushes have been specially cleared away. After climbing up, you will become extremely conspicuous and it will be impossible to hide, but the general's orders must be followed.

Ueno couldn't help but feel lucky that they still had one night left, so he decided to sneak in under the cover of night.

At this time, the military strength of the Otomo family could be seen on Mount Onimaru. There were nearly a hundred samurai alone, more than 200 elite hatamoto, and 1,800 foot soldiers, totaling more than 2,000 people. It can be seen that Otomo Munemori not only regarded the Moroboshi family as a must-win, but also had further plans, otherwise there would be no need to mobilize an army of such a scale.

If you organize a hundred people to go hiking for a day, the food they consume can fill a car, not to mention thousands of people going to war. The supplies consumed every day can make anyone feel distressed.

Therefore, if the plan is not big, such a large-scale military force will definitely not be mobilized.

Moreover, unlike the village feuds between the Shimazu and Sagara families, the Otomo family, which had been in constant conflict with the Mori family, had more professional soldiers, as can be seen from the way they set up their camps and their soldiers.

The barracks were close to the river for easy access to water, and they had fences and arrow towers erected, with barricades set up at the camp gates, ensuring strict security.

However, no matter how good a camp is, it needs elite soldiers to garrison it, and the soldiers of the Otomo family are exactly capable of taking on this responsibility.

Most of the 1,800 foot soldiers actually wore armor, although it was only bellyband-style armor, but it was armor after all. Together with the bamboo hats, they had a certain defensive effect against flying arrows, and at least they would not be knocked down by a rain of arrows.

In addition, the weapon in his hand is not the common bamboo pole iron-headed spear, but a formal three-chamber spear, with an oak core, wrapped in bamboo strips, painted to be waterproof, and three meters long. Even a warrior would find it difficult to break the spear formation when it is arranged in a spear formation.

At the same time, the fact that they were able to use this kind of spear also proved that these foot soldiers had received considerable training, and at least their physical strength and formation were not bad.

Without sufficient physical strength, one cannot wield such a long spear, and if the formation is not good, the power of the spear cannot be exerted at all. This proves that the soldiers of the Otomo family have begun to specialize and become professional.

This is the case for the most basic foot soldiers, while the equipment of the hatamoto and samurai is even better.

The hatamoto guarding the main tent are equipped with not only the uniform domaru, but also spears and katana. With the shimono flag on their backs, they look quite imposing.

Samurai have to be more fancy, trying to make their armor look more unique and eye-catching. At the same time, their equipment is also varied, from standard katana to naginata, from spears to bows and arrows, almost everything, because each samurai is good at different things and has different responsibilities.

In addition to commanding the foot soldiers and leading the charge, the samurai also bears the responsibility of killing enemy samurai. When facing equally well-trained samurai, the best option is to use what you are best at.

The only thing to be thankful for was that Yan Xu did not see any muskets or cannons in the enemy’s barracks. He didn’t know whether they didn’t have them or they hadn’t taken them out.

However, the old-fashioned muskets and artillery were probably no match for his secret Eight Treasures Great Hualun, which was a little more threatening to him. "Master, today we found the ninjas of the Otomo family lurking at the foot of the mountain. I'm afraid they will take the opportunity to sneak into Onimaruyama Castle tonight." Mori Yu was respectful with a bit of murderous aura, and he was obviously ready for a fight.

"The city has sufficient garrison supplies. What the forest ninjas have to do is not to fight, but to find and point out the location of the enemy ninjas." Yan Xu does not intend to follow the traditional method because he cannot win by attrition.

There aren't many ninjas in the Moroboshi family. If they were all killed, who would be able to deal with the shady tactics?

"Hi!" This was better than Mori Yu had expected, but she dared not be careless, otherwise the Forest Ninja would lose the meaning of its existence.

"Tsuchigumo, Leech, stay in the castle tower and be responsible for cleaning up the rats that sneak in." Yan Xu turned around and said to the two of them.

"Hi!"

"Brother Itachi, Jinzhu Peak is steep and difficult to climb, but the more so, the easier it is to become a target for infiltration. You brothers will be responsible for guarding it." Yan Xu was not afraid of face-to-face fighting, but he was afraid of these unpredictable methods, so he arranged all his ninjas.

"Hi!"

Although it was just a word, everyone present was ready to risk their lives and felt excited and honored to be involved in the war.

The only exception is Yan Xu, because as long as he wants, he can escape to the modern world and kill a wave of soldiers and then come back at any time. Who would stay and wait to die?

The waterfall area was a barracks and was now crowded with many villagers, making it unsuitable for ninjas. Therefore, Yan Xu built several bamboo buildings in the hot spring area near Jinzhu Peak for ninjas to use.

Right now, except for those ninjas who are secretly guarding their masters, all other ninjas have gathered here to discuss cooperation.

In order to avoid loopholes in the defense circle, cooperation is inevitable, and now is not the time for internal struggle.

In fact, because Yan Xu had clearly divided the responsibilities, and the Moroboshi family treated them well and had sufficient supplies, there were no obvious conflicts among the ninjas. On the contrary, under external pressure, they were more inclined to cooperate closely in order to deal with the current dangerous situation.

Mori Yu personally opened the equipment box sent by his master. The more sophisticated ninja weapons made everyone present smile mysteriously involuntarily, because they had never fought such a rich battle in their lives.

The various types of fishing lines and fish hooks made Tsuchigumo dazzled, and there were so many of them that not only he, but also other ninjas took some away to make traps.

The two pairs of conspicuous flying sickles also made the Itachi and sickle brothers love them.

However, what ninjas like most are all kinds of fireworks.

Pulling firecrackers and throwing firecrackers, after being treated with moisture-proof, are good things for setting traps. Even during the day, once triggered, they will immediately expose the intruder's location, let alone at night.

In addition, the Babao Dahualun and Ma Leizi have become more threatening after being transformed by the ninja, and are much more useful than smoke bombs.

After cleaning up, the ninjas dispersed to prepare many surprises for the Otomo family ninjas who would arrive at night.

(End of this chapter)