"He's beyond saving, just put him out of his misery!"
Harano's face was exhausted and numb as he lifted open an Ashigaru's abdominal wound and took a look. When he saw the trauma had reached the lungs, saw the Ashigaru's twisted face, his struggle to breathe, the bloody froth bubbling out of his mouth—even pink blood bubbles—he gave the death sentence then and there.
Two other equally weary grunts silently carried the Ashigaru out, while yet another blood-soaked Ashigaru was carried in.
Ten days ago, Oda Nobunaga called for a full mobilization. This time, plenty of local clans had no excuse left and were forced to join in. Oda Nobunaga scraped together over four thousand men and rushed to the Bai Chuan Pass, trying to launch a preemptive strike against the Imagawa family. Instead, the Imagawa family pulled a preemptive strike of their own. The casualties were catastrophic.
