Outside Nagano Castle, Michimori Tozawa and Tadashi Hondo had already led their respective forces to set up a position outside Nagano Castle. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Lord Tozawa, looking at the strength of Nagano Castle, it seems that the Tsugawa family has also made a lot of preparations," Hondo Tadashi said to Tozawa Michimori.

"Don't worry, Lord Hondo, even if the Tsugawa family can mobilize a lot of peasant soldiers in a hurry, but they are only peasant soldiers, how can they resist the elite Ashigaru of our army? It was only a matter of time before our army captured Nagano Castle. Tozawa Michimori swore and said.

"That's what Tozawa-sama said. However, our army has traveled a long way, and the ashigaru people are a little tired, so why don't you rest for a while before attacking? Hondo asked.

"Well, the herald is to rest on the spot," Tozawa Michimori said to Kimoto beside him.

When Qiben received the order, he hurriedly shouted: "Rest on the spot!" ”

For a moment, the Tozawa family and the Hondo family's Ashigaru sat down one after another.

On Nagano Castle, Soharu Tsugawa and others also closely watched the movements outside the castle.

"Mabei, how is the strength of the enemy army?" Soji Tsugawa asked.

The Kuroda family thought for a moment and replied, "My lord, according to the report of the family's detectives, the Tozawa family originally had a strength of 1,600 people, and the Maeda family took more than 300 troops back to the army to rescue Maeda Castle. In addition, the Tozawa family still had 200 ashigaru left behind in Takane Castle. Therefore, the Tozawa family's army strength in this attack should be around 800 people. In addition, there are more than 400 people in the main house, and the total strength is about 1,200 people. ”

"1,200 people? It seems that even if the Iwamatsu Castle battle against the Tozawa family and the Hondo family win, it will be a lot of losses," Tsugawa Soji nodded and said.

"The enemy is not attacking now, I think it is to repair for a while. Mabei, how many archers are there in Nagano Castle now? ”

"My lord, there are only about 60 archers in our army at the moment, and all of them are untrained ashigaru. In addition, most of the bows and arrows were made of bamboo bows and captured maruki bows, and the arrows were also made on the spot. Kuroda replied.

"60 people? It's still too little! Isn't the Great High City occupied by the family? After this battle, set up a bow workshop in the Great High City, and invite more archers to come and make bows and arrows! Soji Tsugawa said with a solemn face.

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"Mabei, order your family's troops to get ready, the enemy is about to start attacking the city!" Soji Tsugawa said loudly to Kuroda Iekane.

The afternoon sun has risen into the sky, and it is particularly unusual to have such a sun in such a season. The weather, which had just been fairly refreshing, became hot and humid by noon.

The two ashigaru, who had rested for a while, finally received an order from Tozawa Michimori to attack the city!

For a time, the Ashigaru of the Hondo family and the Tozawa family poured towards Nagano Castle like a tidal wave.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Dozens of archers suddenly appeared on the upper floor of Nagano Castle. The first salvo sent dozens of arrows into the enemy camp, but the touching accuracy and rough arrows did not cause too many casualties to the Ashigaru of the Tozawa family, and only a few hapless Ashigaru were shot, but none of them hit the vital point.

"Keep shooting! Shooting"

The Ashigaru of the Hondo family and the Tozawa family braved arrows and gradually approached the castle walls. Nagano Castle is built on a hill and is on high ground, which is not conducive to the besieging side. If it weren't for Tsugawa Soji who captured Nagano Masabo, it would have been a lot of effort for the Tsugawa family to capture Nagano Castle.

"The archer backs back, and the foot light presses down!" Soharu Tsugawa saw that the enemy army had begun to climb the mountain wall, and hurriedly ordered the archers to retreat. At this time, the role of the archer is much less than that of the spear.

Not long after the "killing", the two families climbed the walls of Nagano Castle. Almost half of the well-armed Tozawa family's ashigaru were armed with swords, and after rushing up to the castle tower, they drew their swords and began to attack.

The Tsugawa family's Ashigaru was killed and injured several people before he could react. A place like the castle tower is not suitable for weapons such as spears, and it affects the play too much. However, the current financial resources of the Tsugawa family are not enough to equip every ashigaru with a weapon such as a sword. Most of this kind of treatment can only be enjoyed by very elite ashigaru or wealthy daimyos.

After several generations of accumulation, the Tozawa family's abundant materials such as cedar, iron ore, and silver ore in the territory made the Tozawa family's ashigaru have good weapons and equipment. It's far from being comparable to the newly rising people like the Tsugawa family, after all, the Tozawa family is also an independent little daimyo anyway. Even the defeated Onodera family was an independent daimyo. And forces like the Tsugawa family and the Hondo family are at best powerful wealthy families, and they still can't get rid of the label of the countrymen.

Seeing that the Tozawa family had just captured the castle tower, Tsugawa Soji said anxiously: "Shinbei, inform the Yoshikawa Hiroshi family to send Taidao Ashigaru up, and the enemy can't be allowed to gain a foothold on the castle tower!" ”

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Under the suppression of the Tozawa family's elite ashigaru, the Tsugawa family ashigaru on the upper floor of Nagano Castle was completely pressed and beaten, and there was almost no power to fight back. The Tozawa family, which gradually gained the upper hand, firmly controlled the area on the edge of the castle wall, and more and more of the Hondo family and the Ashigaru of the Tozawa family climbed up.

After receiving the order of Tsugawa Soji, the Yoshikawa Hiroke family brought the only 50 or so Tai Dao Ashigaru to the castle tower, and Tai Dao Ashigaru, who was originally going to fight as a new force, now had to join the battlefield early.

With the addition of more than 50 elite Taidao Ashigaru, the Tsugawa family Ashigaru on the castle tower gradually stabilized the situation.

Yoshikawa Hiroke waved the half-moon text in his hand and killed several Ashigaru of the Tozawa family in a row. This captured Saber of Yoshimitsu Ryohei has followed him in every battle since Soji Tsugawa rewarded him.

Outside the city, Tozawa Michimori watched the situation in the city closely, and saw that the originally favorable situation was reversed by the Tsugawa family, and Tozawa Michimori's heart was also very angry.

"Lord Hondo, it seems that the strength of the Tsugawa family is not as unbearable as imagined, and it is not bad to be able to face the family's ashigaru without falling behind," Tozawa Michimori said to the Hondo Tadashi on the side.

"Lord Tozawa doesn't know that the Tsugawa family has a standing team of Tai Dao Ashigaru, and it must be this team of Tai Dao Ashigaru that resists the military momentum of our army. In addition, Nagano Castle is already easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it will take a little more time to capture such a castle," Hondo replied with a smile.

Tozawa Michimori nodded and said, "Even if the Tsugawa family has elite ashigaru, there must be a very small number, and when this ashigaru team is eliminated, I think the Tsugawa family can conjure up another team!" Tozawa Michimori said calmly.

At the age of 11, Tozawa Michimori succeeded the Tozawa family as the head of the family, and he has undergone several trials in the past seven years. Repelled the enemies of the Michinoku Minami family, the Hinachi Asari family, and the Minato family. Although he is young, he has also been in battle for a long time, and it is not comparable to waste like Yoshiyasu Yamada.

"Order Ashigaru to take turns, don't rush! Slowly wear out the fighting spirit of the Tsugawa family! Tozawa Michimori said to the general flag.

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"Humph! Soharu Tsugawa, even if you rise in a short period of time at the same age as me, I, Michimori Tozawa, am not in vain! ”