บท 290: Fire

"Our plan might have been foiled," Gengyo admitted grimly. There were still a few hours of daylight left. They needed to keep the Uesugi army occupied until night fell.

Horsemen ran along the tree line, carrying caskets of oil, drenching the ground in it. They covered the entire perimeter.

"That won't be enough, will it?" Jikouji said with a frown. "Something so primitive shouldn't be enough to push us back."

"As unwilling as I am to admit it, I think it just might. If we stay here much longer, then we will be burned alive in support of our plan. But, we can stall a little while at least. Prepare to move forward, men," Gengyo said, sliding out from the undergrowth, using the trees to cover him. "As soon as anyone gets close with a torch, he's taking a bullet."

"There's risk in that," Yamagata warned. "We might find ourselves diving through a wall of flame."