Fujigoro was an ordinary auxiliary soldier of the Oda family, and now he was running under the gate in front of Inabayama Castle. As an auxiliary, he doesn't need to wear a carcass and a spear to fight vicious enemies on the battlefield in peacetime. However, during the siege, he had to face the threat of death.

At this moment, his task is to throw the sandbags on his body into the moat in front of him, fill in the small section of the moat in front of him, so that his own chariots and ladders can lean on to attack.

The rain of arrows at the head of the castle beckoned them all the time, but Fujigoro was not afraid now. Because the archers of the Oda family were also suppressing the castle head all the time, relieving them a lot of pressure. Not far to Fujigoro's left, there was a huge lookout - it obviously attracted a lot of firepower, and the feather arrows fired at Fujigoro's side were basically aimed at that lookout, not Fujigoro and a few other companions with sandbags on their backs.

Soon, the front rush had been pushed to the edge of the moat, and a large number of feathered arrows were fired at the rusher. Several auxiliaries and soldiers who were hiding behind the rushing car waved desperately, signaling Fujigoro and the others to hurry up and rush forward. Fujigoro looked at the distance from the moat from his current position and the feathered arrows on the ground in front of him, and gritted his teeth. As the Ashigaru of the Oda family, it is inevitable that there will be moments when you will have to fight for your life for the Oda family! Their family has been like this for generations!

Fujigoro let out a low roar and sprinted towards the moat with a dozen of his companions carrying sandbags. The archers of the Saito family at the head of the castle immediately noticed them, and sharp arrows beckoned to them. One of Fujigoro's fellow villagers was shot in the thigh with an arrow, and after screaming, he threw down the sandbag in his hand and fell to the ground holding his leg and wailing. And one of the brothers who walked in front of Fujigoro was shot in the face by an arrow and fell down without saying a word, blood splashing on Fujigoro's sandbag.

Fujigoro himself was not much better, there were already two feather arrows stuck in the sandbag, and one of the feather arrows flew almost close to his left hand! Fortunately, he was not shot, but rushed to the moat with the remaining ten companions, and threw the sandbags into the moat with all his might. With a loud "bang" of sandbags entering the water, Fujigoro turned around and began to run away, splashing on his calves, as if to signal the danger of approaching danger. Sure enough, the city immediately fired another burst of feathered arrows at them, and another unfortunate companion was killed. However, Fujigoro, who had a big fate, finally ran back.

When he fled to the safety of the rear, he couldn't help but immediately turn his head to look at the battlefield. Nearly a thousand auxiliaries, who were shouldering the same task as him, also rushed towards the moat with sandbags. The mighty formation made Fujigoro feel his own insignificance, the insignificance of those Saito archers at the head of the city. They might be able to shoot themselves, but with so many sandbags, how can they manage it?

Under the attack of the Oda family's sea of people, the moat in front of the western castle of Inabayama Castle was filled in many sections before noon. The water from the moat overflowed the river and soaked the ground beneath the city. The samurai of the Oda family, who commanded the rushing car, immediately slowly pushed the rushing car across the moat from the uneven sandbags, and officially came to the gate of Inabayama Castle!

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Komaki Genta looked at the Oda family, which was making rapid progress, and couldn't help but sigh. The Saito family's lack of manpower allowed the Oda family to break through to the castle so easily. He immediately ordered the archers to start using rockets to attack the rushing carts under the city, and several barrels of boiling oil were poured on the rushing carts.

Soon, the first rushing car was set on fire. However, because the land in front of the castle gate was damp and not conducive to burning, the Oda family used the water from the moat to extinguish the fire nearby, so it did not cause many casualties to the Oda family. As the archers' attention was shifted to the city gate, the Oda warriors and auxiliaries in the distance were able to quickly advance under the city walls, and ladders were erected to the city walls.

When the Oda family began to climb the ladder, the casualties began to increase. The ashigaru on the ladder is a target for the defenders, making it difficult to effectively dodge attacks. Inabayama Castle has stored a large number of sassal wood, rolling stones, and feathered arrows, and the defenders do not need to save at all. Rolling stones and logs were smashed down the ladder, and Oda Ieshigaru, who climbed at the front, had to use his shield to resist these attacks, but he was always unable to do so. There are often ashigaru shots that fall directly from the ladder, or even knock over allies behind them.

At this time, under the castle, several more rushing carts of the Oda family were pushed up and pointed directly at the city gate. However, the Saito army at the head of the castle was clearly experienced in a hundred battles, and was always able to skillfully destroy or ignite one rushing car after another, so that the Oda family's attacks were futile. The archers of the Oda family on the lookout and in the siege tower have not been able to form an effective suppression of the castle. The damn difference in height and the towering walls of Inabayama Castle made it extremely difficult for the besieging side, not only for the archers to shoot at the head of the castle, but also for the ladder to climb.

However, the Oda family did not retreat because of the difficulties, but continued to attack the castle one after another.

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As time went on, the number of casualties in the Oda family gradually increased. Several of the units directly under the direct jurisdiction of the family have suffered nearly half of the casualties, and they need to be repaired. The Oda family then ordered the siege towers and watchtowers to be suppressed by fire, and the troops covering the siege were torn down to complete the rotation—this time the reserves of Shibata Katsuie and Ikeda Tsuneko were replaced.

The arrival of the new force immediately changed the tide of the battle - because the Saito family did not have a new force to change. In order to defend the three gates, almost all of the 2,000 Saito troops were sent into battle.

Komaki Genta was standing at the head of the city at the moment, helplessly watching the Oda family's troops climb up the ladder quickly.

An archer, even with a soft bow, will be very tired from firing the bow thirty times a day. And now the archers of the Saito family at the head of the castle were exhausted from the battle that lasted for several hours in the morning. The auxiliaries who carried the sassagers and rolling stones were so tired that they could barely lift their arms. In a normal siege, such a tired defender should be replaced to rest. However, Komaki Yuantai did not have any spare troops to provide rotation, so he could only let them harden at the head of the city. As the frequency and power of the shots decreased, the besieging side became less and less hindered. More and more Oda family Ashigaru was climbing towards the castle, more and more lookouts were pushed in front of the castle, and the rush car also gained a foothold under the castle and began to attack the castle gates.

Soon, the first samurai of the Shibata clan ascended to the top of the castle. The soldiers of the Saito family, who had been recuperating for a long time, also immediately pounced on them to fight them. The valiant samurai who took Ichiban Castle didn't last a few shots before he was outnumbered and hacked to death. However, as more and more Oda troops climbed the castle through the ladders, the Saito family gradually began to be unable to cope with it. More than two dozen ladders were erected on the city walls, and almost every moment, more than a dozen soldiers of the Oda family climbed on the battlements at the same time, putting great pressure on the Saito family's defense. Soon, the Saito army was unable to expel all the Oda clan soldiers at the head of the castle. As the Oda family gained a foothold in the castle, more and more Oda troops poured into the castle walls, expanding the territory they controlled at the castlehead.

As hand-to-hand combat on the walls intensified, the Saito's auxiliaries and archers had to retreat. As soon as they withdrew, the Oda army under the castle immediately lost the pressure. The chariot began to ram the gates of the castle without stopping, and the archers on the lookouts and siege towers could aim and shoot at the Saito army at the head of the castle as they pleased, and the Oda family ashigaru who climbed the ladder was no longer under any attack.

Komaki Genta is fighting at the head of the city at the moment, relying on his superb marksmanship to stab down one enemy after another. However, there were too many Oda families in the castle, and although the Saito army had killed and wounded dozens of Oda troops at the head of the castle, it was still difficult to stop the torrent of ascending the castle. When he realized that the outer walls of Sannomaru could no longer be defended, this experienced general immediately ordered the entire army to retreat from Sannomaru, and they had a chance to adjust calmly while the gate had not yet been breached.

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As the Saito army retreated like a tidal wave, the Oda family also occupied the walls of Nishijo. Although the Saito army in the southern and northern castles was able to hold on, they also abandoned Sannomaru together and retreated to the walls of Ninomaru's urn castle to defend. The Oda family completely occupied the entire outer castle of Inabayama Castle.

The time had come to six o'clock, and the Saito army, who had been tired for most of the day, began to eat lunch in Ninomaru to recuperate. However, the Oda family did not intend to leave them with any chance to rest. The Takigawa family, the Sasa family, the Mori family, the Sakuma family, and the Yuaki family were immediately thrown into the siege of Ninomaru. Ladders were carried in from inside the city gate for Ninomaru's attack, and the cart was pushed to the city gate. The archers of the Oda clan stood on the walls of the outer castle and began to shoot at the archers of the Saito clan in the inner castle.

The already exhausted Saito army resisted hard, and although the situation was very dangerous, it was not yet out of control. Therefore, the scale of Ninomaru is not too large, and the remaining 1,700 or so Saito troops are enough to divide into two groups to defend the castle in rotation, and the entire city wall is tightly defended.

The Oda family's troops stormed for an afternoon, and until nightfall, they were unable to capture the walls of Ninomaru. After this day's fighting, the Oda family has suffered nearly 700 casualties, which can be said to be a big loss for Owari, who has been fighting for many years. Oda Nobunaga saw that he could not capture Ninomaru Castle tonight, so he ordered the whole army to enter Inabayama Castle for repairs. Early tomorrow morning, it is bound to take down Inabayama Castle! At the same time, he also sent a large number of scouts to reconnoiter the surroundings to check the situation of the Saito family's reinforcements.

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At this time, inside the castle tower of Inabayama Castle.

Saito Ryuxing looked at the outer castle of Inabayama Castle, which had been broken through for most of the day, and the army of the Oda family that surrounded Ninomaru, a young man who was only a teenager, and his body couldn't stop shivering. Two years ago, when he stood at the top of the castle tower for the first time, as the owner of Inabayama Castle, he looked down on the entire Mino Province, he was also in high spirits. He believes that he has the strength to compete with the heroes of troubled times.

So this inexperienced blue bird boldly launched a surprise attack on the Oda army a few years ago, and once forced the Oda family into a desperate situation. However, when he had been in the safety of the fortified city, he was defeated at the Battle of Jujujo and had to flee in a hurry under the protection of his ministers, only to realize that death could come at any time. As a result, he can no longer do the attack of a newborn calf that is not afraid of tigers like he did back then. He may still be more suitable to sit behind the scenes, battle wits and courage with the enemy, and issue orders one after another, rather than being on the battlefield on the line of life and death.

At this moment, the real fear once again made the young man almost incomprehensible. The onslaught of the Oda family made him shudder - he didn't know if Inabayama Castle could be held tomorrow, he didn't know if his life could be saved! The intense fear made it difficult for him to control his emotions, and he had to drink glass by glass to suppress the panic in his heart. Naomitsu Takewaist and Genta Komaki were already trying to persuade him to abandon the city and flee from the trail - even these two loyal retainers said so, and the severity of the situation can be imagined.

There is nothing to hesitate about, the Saito family must not lose Inabayama Castle.

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