At the last moment, I saw the reserve led by Ogawa Yudong, who still had wine hanging on the corner of his mouth, rushed to the city. He was drinking happily, and he was urged by Yu Qiuping's heralds to go to Beicheng to support immediately. They picked up the wood and stones left by the north gate of the city, and rushed to the city gate, blocking the wood and stones to the crack of the door that had been gradually knocked open, and the rest of the people were flesh and blood. Push up to the gate to resist the violent impact one after another. However, the cracks are still getting bigger and bigger.

Arriving with Ogawa Yuto's reserve was Akihei Rain and Keitori Amano. Amano Keitori was in charge of directing the blocking of the gate, while Yu Qiuping hurriedly climbed the city wall. As soon as he entered the city, an arrow flew towards him. Yu Qiuping turned his head suddenly, dodging the deadly feather arrow, and Yu Qiuping, who was scared into a cold sweat, had to bend down and run to the center of the city wall, and found Fukushima Yasunari, who was leaning against the battlements and commanding.

"How! Ancheng! The noisy surroundings forced Yu Qiuping to yell in order to communicate with Fukushima Yasunari.

"Very bad! My lord! Fukushima Yasunari shouted to Yu Qiupei while directing Ashigaru to continue throwing stones and simmers down, "They don't know where they got the ram and are banging on the door!" ”

"Can't you stop it?" Yu Qiuping asked.

"I'm afraid it won't work!" Fukushima Yasunari roared, "There are a lot of people below, holding door panels and table boards to defend, stones can't kill anyone, and someone will make up for them as soon as they die." ”

"Where did the ram come from! Where did the door panels and table panels come from? Yu Qiuping was so angry that he was actually found by the Oda family and hit the siege equipment.

"Looks like I'm guessing it's the beams, door panels, and table panels that haven't been burned in the castle town!" Yasunari Fukushima shouted.

"I didn't burn it! I didn't burn it all night! When Yu Qiuping complained, he suddenly had an idea, "Those wooden things have been burning for a long time, there must be no moisture, they are very dry!" ”

"What do you mean, sir!" Fukushima Yasunari was slightly stunned.

"Quick! Fast! Yu Qiuping yelled to the two feet on the edge of the oil pot, "Move the oil pot over!" Fall here at the gates! ”

The two ashigaru were stunned for a moment, then got up suddenly, carried the oil pot and staggered to the city gate. Before he could start pouring the oil, a ashigaru was shot in the shoulder by a stray arrow, and painfully let go of his hand and retreated. The oil pot shook and almost poured onto Yu Qiuping. Yu Qiuping hurriedly got up and held on to the oil pot, and the other ashigaru came to the head of the city, leaned over suddenly, and poured all the boiling oil in the oil pot. Yu Qiuping hurriedly retreated back, and a feather arrow chased after him, shot at the armor, and bounced off with a "clang" sound, but failed to shoot. The other Ashigaru was not so lucky, he was shot in the center of the eyebrow, and he was directly planted in the city with a whimper.

The boiling oil fell into Takigawa's house below, and the oil droplets splashed and hit the bodies of more than a dozen ashigaru people around, causing a wail. The pounding on the gates stopped again. Ogawa Youdong, who blocked the door under the city wall, had been tired and sweating for a long time, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief at this moment.

"Torches! Torch! Yu Qiuping shouted, and the two Ashigaru who had just finished lighting the flint came with torches, and Yu Qiuping took the torch, regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, and threw it under the city.

After throwing it, Yu Qiuping didn't dare to take a breath, leaned against the city wall, and quietly waited for the result of this blow.

Time seemed to stand still.

The shouts and killings around suddenly seemed to be inaudible.

Yu Qiuping can clearly see that Fukushima Yasunari's eyes are wide with anger and the shape of his mouth is roaring loudly. You can see the archers around you, holding their heads, dodging the bow and arrows. It can be seen that Ashigaru who has just finished throwing the sassawood, is still unfinished, and roars loudly.

Torches flew down in the air.

This second seems to be as long as an hour.

What broke the eerie silence was the blazing sound of the fire suddenly burning and the screams of the crowd below! Yu Qiuping secretly poked his head out and glanced at the situation under the city wall. I saw that more than a dozen people who were fine just now were caught in the flames at this moment, their hair, clothes, arms, faces, every part was full of flames. The dry beams and planks were already engulfed in flames in an instant. The flames were still expanding, and the soldiers of the Takigawa family around them hurriedly fled from those fire people, watching their companions who had been fine just now screaming and struggling in pain in the sea of fire. Seeing that there was no need for cover, the archers also retreated. The Takigawa family suddenly receded like a tide.

Yu Qiuping let out a sigh of relief, and finally held on for the time being.

Unfortunately, the good times were short-lived.

Suddenly there was a frightened cry from under the city gates!

"Oh no! The gates are on fire! ”

Yu Qiuping was shocked, yes, how could he have forgotten that the city gate was also made of wood!

He hurried to the city to direct the firefighting. But they found that the entire wooden gate was already burning.

"It's not saved, don't put out the fire!" Yu Qiuping shouted to stop Ashigaru who was holding a bucket of water and was about to splash it at the city gate. "You guys, immediately!" Yu Qiuping pointed to the large stone bricks on the side, the stone and the mud that was about to solidify yesterday. "Build another stone wall behind this wooden gate and seal the gate directly! Just enough of the flame to help dry the mud and make it finish faster! ”

When the castle was being repaired nervously, Yu Qiuping returned to the city wall again and made sure that Takigawa Ichiyi had retreated to the outside of the castle town with his troops before he settled down. At this time, both Xicheng and Nancheng sent heralds to ask how the situation was, and under Yu Qiuping's appeasement one by one, the whole city finally stabilized.

After about half an hour, seven quarters, the new stone gate was finally completed. Yu Qiuping felt uneasy, and added a few more brackets in the back. At this time, the ashigaru people on the castle tower were trying to help the wounded.

"4 people were killed, 3 were seriously wounded, and 6 people were slightly injured. Yu Qiuping looked at the injured ashigaru and the three dead ashigaru on the city wall, and his heart ached as if it had been torn. The companion who was still talking and laughing just now has gone to another world in the blink of an eye. Next to the three dead companions, knelt Yasunari Fukushima and a dozen ashigaru who were sobbing quietly. Yu Qiuping walked over and knelt beside them. Looking at the blood stains on the corners of the deceased's mouth, he tried not to shed tears. He took their hands one by one, and said softly as if he were a plea, and as if whispering.

"You're all amazing people. You sacrificed your lives to protect your companions, for honor, and more importantly, for freedom. Yu Qiuping said, tears still flowing down his face, "Your will will be passed on to those of us who are still alive." We will always remember you, we will always remember that you died for freedom, for your family, and your will will become the strength for us to move forward. ”

"Go in peace." Yu Qiuping suddenly burst into tears and smiled, "You have passed on your will, and you can leave with peace of mind." ”

"And we who are alive," Yu Qiuping looked around at the ashigaru people around him, "we must continue to fight for freedom, to practice the will of the deceased, and to make their lives and existence meaningful, all thanks to the efforts of those who are still alive!" ”

"Yes! My lord! Everyone agreed in unison.

"Yasei," Yu Qiupei ordered Fukushima Yasunari, "your squad has suffered a reduction of 7 people, so swap places with Ogawa Yuto's squad and serve as a reserve." You've fought this battle well, so get some rest. Let's start cooking by the way. Yu Qiuping laughed, "Let the big guy have a hot meal at noon." ”

"And, Thompson," Yu Qiuping said to Charlie, "how many bows and arrows we have left." ”

"Nearly two hundred were used just now, and there are more than six hundred left." Charlie said.

"Did you use up a quarter of it all at once?" Yu Qiuping sighed, "This is not good," Yu Qiuping raised his head, and suddenly found that on the city wall, as well as on the buildings in the city behind the city wall, there were many feather arrows shot by the Oda family. "Let's see if we can collect some feather arrows that can still be used, and replenish them," Yu Qiuping pointed to the feather arrows scattered in the city.

At this time, the castle town outside the north gate.

The morale of the Takigawa army was sluggish. The uninjured ashigaru supported their injured companions, and the burned ashigaru continued to wail in pain. The blood on Takigawa Kazuyi's face had not yet been wiped away, and he was sitting on a charred wooden box with some weakness, looking at his men angrily and helplessly, listening to the report of the military eye.

"Your Highness." Jun Mufu said with a heavy face. "My family lost 22 people, 15 were seriously wounded, and 25 were slightly injured."

Takigawa Kazuyi didn't reply, still looking at the north gate with some indignation. At this moment, under the north gate, there are more than a dozen corpses that have been burned beyond recognition. The originally good man was burned to a black stub, his hands and feet curled painfully, emitting a foul stench, and he could not recognize the original appearance of the born.

That's where the biggest casualties come from. More than a dozen people were burned to death by the fire, and more than a dozen people around them were also burned. What hurt him the most was the heavy casualties of the samurai. This time, he took 40 samurai from his family to the battle, of which 25 were his banner warriors, and the other 15 were elders or important generals of various families under his command. Of the 40 men, 10 were killed in battle, and most of them were in the city and were burned to death. This huge casualty made his heart ache, because the samurai were the backbone of the military system, and the head of the family controlled Ashigaru through the samurai. The loss of a large number of samurai caused Takigawa Kazuyi's ability to control the army to decline significantly. In addition, there were three samurai who died under the arrows of that archer, and the samurai who helped him block an arrow was originally a very talented offspring, and it was also the object of his key training, and before he went out to fight, he promised that the guy's posterior would give him a position as a general when he returned. Unexpectedly, he unfortunately fell here.

The casualties of the troops were more than 30%, and the direct loss of 20% of the troops, which was already a huge blow to a feudal army. Until the replenishment is restored, it will be difficult for this force to launch an effective offensive again, and may only serve as a reserve or a remaining force.

The Takigawa family is not a native of Owari, and has a bad relationship with the Sakuma family, the Shibata family, and the Sasa family, and the local wealthy families, and the foundation is not very strong, and there is not much territory and population. With such a heavy loss, it may take several years for the Takigawa family to fully recover.

"Damn, you actually set it on fire." Takigawa Kazuki spat the ground. Generally speaking, the power of the fire attack is not very great, and the besiegers under the city have every chance to burn up and evacuate with all the siege equipment. However, this time, because the door panels, table panels, and beams had already been roasted overnight, they were too dry, and with the help of boiling oil, a fire ignited in an instant.

The Takigawa family was forced to retreat after rectification, and without auxiliaries, it was difficult for them to even set up camp, so they had to rest on the spot. Seeing the failure of the siege, the cavalry also left the southern city and sent people to report the battle to the barrel saga.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, in the castle tower of Zhili Castle, you can see that another unit of the Oda family has appeared near the distant hills. "Sure enough, there's more." Yu Qiuping smiled bitterly.