At five quarters of noon, 100 people from the Sasa family and 100 people from the Mori family arrived near Chiri Castle, followed closely by the remaining 50 cavalrymen who also carried 800 auxiliary troops, as well as auxiliary troops. The siege equipment was dragged and transported behind the soldiers. The soldiers did not wear armor, but handed the armor to the auxiliary soldiers behind them, and they only held their weapons.
"More than a dozen ladders and three observation towers." Yu Qiuping looked at the huge siege equipment, and his throat couldn't help but feel a little dry. He looked at the auxiliary soldiers of the Oda family army in front of him who were busy setting up camp. The scale of the camp seemed to be quite large. The same thing is bigger.
"I guess a lot of people will come." Yu Qiuping sighed.
At this time, the Oda family in the northwest of Chiri Castle was building a camp next to it. Naomasa Naomasa and Hidetaka Kawajiri of the Ma Huizhong had just had a fierce quarrel with Takikawa Kazumasu.
Takigawa Kazuki blamed the Ma Huizhong's poor investigation, which led to him not bringing siege equipment to forcefully attack the city, and so many people died in vain. However, Sasaki Narimasa helped him by saying that he had dissuaded Takigawa Kazuki from doing so. The attack was initiated by Takigawa Kazugoshi because he thought he had a brilliant plan.
"My lord will set off soon and will meet us before sunset. Let's wait until the lord comes to judge, and all my lords, please stop arguing." Masaji Sasaki tried to smooth things over, "We are all samurai who live and die together. If the enemy sees us like this, won't we be laughed at?"
After the troops of Sasa Masaji and Mori Katsunari arrived, the total number of Oda troops outside the city reached about 1,200. Among them, the number of combat soldiers reached more than 400, forming a 2:1 ratio against the defenders inside the city. Advantage. Fortunately, Takigawa Ichimasu had just suffered a heavy blow, and Ma Huizhong was responsible for intelligence shielding and reconnaissance, so he was unable to attack the city. Only the newly arrived 200 ashigaru could really carry out the siege.
"It's already noon, what a delay." Masaji Sasaki glanced at the sun hanging high in the sky, "Originally, at this time, we should all be at Anxiang City."
"The longer it is delayed, the worse it will be. When the armies of the Imagawa clan and Suruga arrive, the battle will be impossible to fight." Hidetaka Kawajiri said with some annoyance, "Originally, at this time yesterday, the Chitate Castle was within easy reach. At that time, no one could I didn’t think they could pull off any tricks, so I didn’t attack them.” He slapped his thigh angrily, “I don’t know what happened, but I repaired Beicheng in just half a day and repelled Lord Takikawa’s attack. .”
"At least it will be delayed for one day." Naomasaka Namasa sighed, "Those people who went in yesterday were definitely not ordinary people. Could it be Toshi Sena?" Naomasa Namasa suddenly asked in confusion, "Listen carefully, I was in Oka the day before yesterday. I saw the flag of the Sena family near Saki Castle." He paused and pointed to the red tablecloth fluttering on the castle tower in the castle. "It's either an unknown person using this nondescript as a flag, or it's to hide his identity."
"We don't rule out this possibility." Sen Kecheng didn't say much and simply expressed his views briefly.
"It won't take a day, at most half a day." Masaji Sasaki waved his fist, "After the Ashigaru have finished lunch, we will immediately take the siege equipment to attack the city. Humph, where have we seen those two hundred slaves? A big scene of siege? We set up a ladder and pushed the observation tower forward to see how they defended?"
"Isn't 200 people too few? There are more than 200 people on the opposite side." Sen Kecheng reminded.
"It doesn't matter," Masaji Sasaki waved his hand, "Just 200 slaves, that's enough. Besides, we're in a hurry."
"The most upright method is the surest way. It's not like someone who tried to make clever plans, but ended up in vain." Sasana Narimasa snorted coldly, and Takigawa Kazuki glared at him angrily.
"Hey! Uchizo Suke!" Masaji Sasaki scolded his younger brother angrily, "Have you read so many books, have you read them all into the dog's belly? My lord praises you for being unreasonable and strict in your work, but I don't mean to encourage you and
Colleagues are in trouble!”
"Brother, you are right." Sasaki Namasa hurriedly apologized with his fists clasped, his cheeks turning red. He turned around and bowed to Takigawa Kazumasu, "Takigawa-sama, I have offended you many times today. Please forgive me."
What's wrong with me? Sasaki Narimasa felt regretful. He was different from ordinary Warring States warriors. He was familiar with a large number of classics and was proficient in sinology. He was a well-known elegant person in the Oda family. But because of his inhumane temperament
He was very straightforward, fair and strict in his conduct, and was nicknamed "Asura" by Oda Nobunaga.
However, because the war was not going well, Sasaki was always in a bad mood. In anger, he directly clashed with Takigawa Kazumasu, who was usually at odds with him because he often violated rules.
"Sasa-sama is serious. I am indeed reckless this time." Takigawa Kazuki looked at the top of Chiri Castle, "Originally, the defenders in the city have fallen into the trap, but there are people who are capable of defeating the enemy with fire. I really admire them."
"Lord Takigawa, victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers." Masaji Sasaki comforted, "After lunch, I will definitely conquer this city and vent my anger on Lord Takigawa. However, I may need to borrow Lord Takigawa's archers. Taki
Although Master Chuan’s army is unable to fight anymore, the archers can still be used, right?”
At the beginning of the day, the defenders of Chiryate Castle had just eaten their fill and rested for only a quarter of an hour. The Oda family in the northwest of the city left the camp and began to take action. This time, the Oda family did not attack and had already sealed the city gate.
Instead, he went south along the official road, pushed the lookout, carried the ladder, and went straight to the west gate of Zhili City. Upon seeing this, Yu Qiuping sent all the archers to the west gate, and he also went to the west city wall to take charge.
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Sasamasaji's troops of the Oda Army were in front, and Mori Katsunari's troops were behind. In front of Chirit Castle, they lined up on the open ground outside the west gate and reorganized their formation. The northwest and southwest corners of the city wall
A large number of horses and cavalry were active, ready to contain the possible counterattack of the Zhili Castle defenders.
Five nearly 8-meter-long ladders were each carried by more than a dozen auxiliary soldiers, and were prepared about 300 meters away from the city wall. In the middle of these two ladders, there were three observation towers about 6 meters high.
The lookout is a thick wooden plank with multiple wheels at the bottom. Above the plank is a small tower rising high. There is a space for people to stand on the top of the tower. Five archers stand on each lookout.
.These watchtowers will be pushed close to the city wall during the siege, and archers can shoot at the same height as the city wall. In addition to these 15 archers from the Sasa family, under the city wall
There are also thirty Takigawa army archers under the personal command of Takigawa Kazumasu. The 15 archers of the Mori family were also deployed to the front line and handed over to Takigawa Kazumasu to command together. In terms of the number of archers, the Oda family was more
The Imagawa army has an advantage of nearly 2:1.
After Yu Qiupei realized the intention of the Oda family to attack one side, he also adjusted his troops on the city wall. Nakahide Omaezaki, who was in charge of the west city, shortened the defense line to the center of the city wall. Ogawa Yufuji of the north city and Yoshioka Katsumasa of the south city each sent their own troops.
The reinforcements of 25 people were responsible for taking over the positions on both sides of the city wall. The oil pans in the South City and North City were also carried to the West City. On the West City tower, a forest of red leaves was gathering at the head of the city.
In less than three quarters, the Oda family, which had completed their formation, slowly approached the city wall with the sound of a drum. The auxiliary soldiers pushed the heavy watchtower forward slowly, while the auxiliary soldiers carrying the ladder moved much more briskly.
, and soon approached the city. They were immediately attacked by the archers of the Imagawa Army. Charlie directed the archers to focus fire on the ladders. The four people at the front of the middle group of ladders were quickly hit by arrows and fell to the ground.
, the entire ladder also shook and fell to the ground.
Soon, several more auxiliary soldiers came up to hold the ladder forward. During this period, Charlie successfully blocked the approach of the two ladders on the left and right. However, after all, there were only a few thirty archers at the top of the city, and they could not take care of the entire crowd.
A defense line. At both ends of the west city wall, there were two ladders that were slowly stood upright by the Oda family's auxiliary soldiers shouting slogans, and then suddenly let go, and were set up on the city wall. While the auxiliary soldiers let out a burst of cheers, at the same time, on the city wall
The soldiers of the Imagawa family began to try to push away these ladders. The auxiliary soldiers held the bottom of the ladder tightly and fixed it. The soldiers under the city wall and on the wall continued to wrestle. The soldiers of the Sasa family quickly surged in.
Toward the two completed ladders.
At this moment, Yoshioka Shengmasa was trying hard to push a ladder down in front of him. Veins popped out on his arms, his muscles were so tight that they were almost deformed, and he roared at the top of his lungs.
"Three! Two! One! - Get up!" Yoshioka Katsumasa and the five ashigaru around him shouted, and they suddenly lifted it up. The ladder was slightly raised, and Yoshioka Katsumasa gave it a sharp push.
, the ladder was pushed out of the wall, and the top of the ladder slid down against the outer wall of the city wall, making a harsh friction sound.
In the northwest corner, the ladder failed to be pushed down the city wall.
"Sir! Stop drinking!" An ashigaru shouted angrily at Yufu Ogawa, "Push it down quickly!"
"Wait for me - finish this sip." Ogawa Youfu raised the bottle with a red face, letting the last few drops of low-quality wine drip into his mouth. "Hey, let me see." He staggered away
When he arrived at the ladder, he tried his best, but it didn't move. He quickly looked up and saw that three or four soldiers of the Sazu family had begun to climb up the ladder. The weight of the soldiers made the entire ladder more stable.
"Fuck!" Yufuyu Ogawa cursed angrily, and took out his sword from the scabbard, "Everything is ready, Owari guy is coming up!"
"It would be nice if there was a moat." Yu Qiuping couldn't help but feel a little annoyed when he saw that not long after he attacked the city, a ladder was set up. He walked quickly to the north, wanting to personally supervise the battle situation.
At this time, the ashigaru who climbed the fastest had almost rushed to the top of the city. He held a spear in one hand, climbed up on his hands and knees, and suddenly stabbed Ogawa Yutong. Ogawa Yutong dodged sideways.
Then, the iron spear tip poked out from his side. He cut off the bamboo shaft of the spear with a knife, and the spear tip fell on the city wall, leaving only a wooden stick in the ashigaru's hand. The ashigaru panicked.
At the moment of hesitation, Ogawa Yutou leaned out of the wall and cut him off the ladder with a backhand knife. Another ashigaru immediately climbed up and continued the attack. However, since the ladder can only board one person at a time, he will soon be besieged at the top of the city.
, the northernmost ladder has been making no progress, and the ashigaru on the ladder behind are hesitant to step forward and die.
"Oil pan! Oil pan!" Yu Qiuping, who arrived, immediately called two ashigaru to hold the oil pan, intending to pour it in while the ashigaru on the ladder hesitated to step forward. The two ashigaru rushed over excitedly
Next to the wall, he poured the whole pot of oil far away from the wall with all his strength, and poured it all on the last unlucky guy at the end of the ladder. The man screamed and rolled on the ground, and the people around him hid in fear.
Opened him.
"Don't pour it in such a random way!" Yu Qiuping was angered by the two ashigaru, "Go back and continue cooking the oil!"
"Youdong, come here!" Yu Qiuping directed Ogawa Youdong to carry another oil pan close to the city wall with him, and while pouring it, he explained to the people around him, "Take your time, follow the handrails on both sides of the ladder, one by one,
Pour it down." Yu Qiuping and Ogawa Yudong carefully poured the hot boiling oil down the ladder handrail, and the ashigaru below was immediately so hot that it screamed and let go of his left hand. Yu Qiuping poured it on again reluctantly.
On the right handrail, the ashigaru on a row of ladders had to hold the middle foot of the ladder with both hands to maintain balance.
"Come on, torch!" Yu Qiuping set fire to the ladder again with ease. Although the ladder was not as spectacularly burned as the beams in the morning, it was still quickly ignited, and the few ashigaru at the back had time to howl and jump.
After getting off the ladder, the people in the middle were directly burned and fell to the ground in pain. The ladder that was burned by the fire quickly lost its function and collapsed to the ground.
Just when Yu Qiuping was proud, Ogawa Yudong suddenly pulled Yu Qiuping and pulled Yu Qiuping behind the wall. It was too late, but it was fast, and nearly ten feather arrows were shot "swiss, swish, swish"
Climb up to the top of the city and aim at exactly where Yu Qiuping was just now.
"The other side's archers." Yu Qiuping quickly glanced outside the city through the gaps in the wall. About 70 meters away from the city wall, there were more than forty archers spread out on the entire front, thinking about taking aim at the top of the city.
shooting.
Due to the suppression of the city by the opponent's archers, the situation was exactly the same as in the morning. The Imagawa family's archers, who had not received much training, were unable to shoot with the Oda family's archers, and soon they were unable to stop the opponent's siege troops. After a while, Wu
A new ladder was driven to the top of the city, and the soldiers of the Oda family began to climb the city along the ladder. Except for Charlie, who could effectively counter the opponent's archers, the Imagawa family's archers could only show their heads quickly and shoot their bows and arrows towards
The ladder shot randomly, and then quickly retracted its body to avoid being shot by the Oda family's archers. Such blind shooting only caused some trouble for the climbers, but it did not really prevent the troops from climbing the city. The ashigaru who defended the city began to shoot Sagi
The ashigaru and the rolling stones were thrown towards the ladder. Everyone who climbed the ladder was carrying a shield or a shield. They put their weight on the ladder and tried their best to withstand the blow, trying to find a way to unload the ashigaru and the rolling stones on the ladder.
On both sides of the ladder, from time to time, a Sasa family ashigaru was shot down by a rolling stone because he could not withstand the blow, and slid down with his companions behind him. However, as several observation towers were pushed up, the Sasa family archers were
20 meters away, shooting from the top of the city from a high position, the ashigaru who were responsible for throwing rolling stones suffered heavy casualties. Even Yu Qiupei and Omaezaki Nakahide had to bend their waists to direct. Every time the ashigaru leaned out to throw rolling stones, they risked their lives.
Huge risk.
The archers of the Imagawa family tried hard to shoot at the archers on the lookout, but with little success. The archers of the Oda family under the city were also shooting at the city wall non-stop. The double number difference made the archers of the Imagawa family who were not skilled in the first place.
They were helpless.
The three ladders in the center of the west city were the most powerful ones to climb the city, because they received the most effective cover from the archers. Under the instruction of Masaji Sasaki, several Hatamoto samurai went into battle in person, taking advantage of the rolling stones and arrows.
A few less intense moments, a quick climb.
Not five minutes later, the first Oda family soldier climbed onto the top of Chirit Castle.