Okay, you know the demons! In the next chapter after this, it's time for the warlords of Sengoku to start making their appearance in the next chapter!
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Azure and crimson parties with their respective banners fill the short horizon from a distance making General Kubo grits his teeth at top of the fortress gates. "Damn….I thought they attack later. It was sooner than I expect." He thought. After the Siege of Mount Hiei, he figures it would attract attention but never an alliance.
"So that's Date and Takeda, eh?" A voice startles Kubo as he snaps his head to the masked swordsman, Kage. Damn, he hates it when he scares him out of the blue like that.
"That's a lot," Kouki commented monotonically.
"Yes. It appears they're in an alliance and wants to claim this fortress. I assumed they want to hold off Oda's campaign by claiming the territories we claimed. Right now, I have the arquebus squad assemble as well to have the vanguards making sure they won't get past the line. We "
"Is that wise?"
"Of course, it's wise! It's suicidal to go out and fight them head on!" Kubo shouted. "We're outnumbered!"
"That's why you have us, General," Kage replied. He wondered who, where, what and when got these two clans to become one force? When and where did that happen? How they agreed? He heard those two are going out to get territory so he needs to figure that out. Kubo grunts, "Date, we can take on but Takeda is difficult to defeat. They have the strongest cavalry out of everyone."
"So to have the arquebus squad is a good idea to take them on?"
"If you don't think so, then what's your plan?" Kubo growled, getting irate with Kage's attitude. Kage chuckles before patting on Kubo's general much to his greater annoyance. "I will come up with something, don't worry."
"S-sir! Date and Takeda have commenced charging!" A soldier cried as they indeed charge before splitting into two. Kubo grinds his teeth, "Have the soldiers prepare and tell arquebus to hurry up!"
While as Kage is now pondering what to do in this situation. He looks over to see the arquebuses putting iron into their rifles along setting fire to the string, then he blinks. Iron? Suddenly, he had an idea. Would that seriously work? Let's put it to a test. "General, open the gate and get the men to grab some iron for us out to the entrance. Kouki with me."
"HA?! Are you out of your mind?!"
"If not, just throw some down before our feet. I have a plan."
"You better have. Iron is very precious to Oda!"
"Don't worry." Kage replied before looking over to Kouki, "Alright, here's what I want you to do."