The first of the fire bomb-throwers made it into range and threw his bomb inside, only exposing his head for a single moment. He managed to send the bomb where he wanted, but for the price of his brain. Two bullets shattered his skull before he had the chance to draw back, and he fell to the floor a moment later.
And then his bomb went off, sending men flying, killing multiple soldiers instantly, and severely disorientating the rest.
"Retreat! We'll go deeper into the castle!" Gengyo ordered. He had initially planned to have his men posted nearer to the hole in the wall so that they could pick off the enemy as they came through, inflicting damage that would not be easily rectified. But the bomb-throwers more than countered that.
The men marched their way backwards, giving more ground to the Hojo men, but rendering their bomb-throwers ineffective.
