Bab 332: Cunning

Where there was once but a single cart full of gunpowder, there now rolled five, all of them heading to the same point in the wall, though they would quickly switch directions once they reached it.

The Hojo generals were beginning to see the logic in their younger companion's plan. With so many targets to deal with, the Miura forces would not be able to counter without revealing certain weaknesses.

From a single glance, it could be seen that the carts were resistant to fire and so no burning arrows were wasted on them. From the rocks that were piled high inside them, one could tell that no bullets would be able to puncture them. And with the cannons on top of the gate-wall being all but inaccessible, they had no immediate means of dealing with them.

Instead, they held their position and fired upon the infantry that came forward with the intention of support.