Chapter 283: Fierce Battle at the Head of the City
On July 2, the 12th year of the Tenmon Dynasty, after the first wave of the Tsugawa family's attack on Omori Castle was completed, they gathered forces and launched an attack on all sides of Omori Castle at the same time. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The entire Omori Castle suddenly shouted and killed, and the four gates of the east, west, north and south were all plunged into battle.
The Tsukawa family's strongest attack was on the north gate and west gate of Omori Castle, and the attack on these two places was the Tsukawa family's most elite Qingbei and Midoribei. Similarly, the Onodera family's forces defending these two places are also the most elite Ashigaru of the Onodera family.
The ashigaru under the command of Hachibai Michiwei and Dohido are the battle-hardened ashigaru of the Onodera family, but they are still slightly insufficient compared to the Tsugawa family's green and green preparations. Fortunately, with Omori Castle as a backing, it can still be equal to the strength of the Tsugawa family.
"Shoot the arrows!" At the north gate of Omori Castle, Ashigaru of Mizutani Hisaharu's 1st Aobi Squadron is climbing the castle wall, and Mizutani Kuji is directing the archers of the 4th Squadron to remotely suppress the castle tower of Omori Castle and support the 1st Squadron besieging the castle.
Leading the first squadron to attack the castle was the ashigaru head Kobayashi Kiyoshi under Mizutani Kuji, who had already rushed to the castle tower at this time.
"Kill!" Kiyoshi Kobayashi screamed and rushed towards the nearest Onodeera ieashi, slashing him to the ground with a single sword. At this time, there were more than 10 people in the Tsugawa family Ashigaru who had already climbed the castle tower, and more than 10 ashigaru people were close together to open up an area on the castle tower of Omori Castle, so that the follow-up ashigaru could smoothly climb the castle tower.
On the tower of the north gate of Omori Castle, Hachibai Dao saw that the troops of the Tsugawa family had already climbed the castle tower, and hurriedly rushed to support with a team of ashigaru.
"Give it all to me, and beat the enemy back!" Babai Dao shouted loudly.
"Kill!"
Hachibai Dao rushed over with the sword in his hand, and Kobayashi Kiyoshi on the side saw the enemy samurai rushing over, and hurriedly raised his sword to meet it. The knives in the hands of the two of them collided violently together!
"The Tsugawa family's head is light, and Kiyoshi Kobayashi has come to ask for your head!" Kobayashi Qingzhi said loudly, and then rushed towards the Hachibai Daowei again.
"Humph!" Babai Dao snorted coldly, and then raised his knife and slashed at Kobayashi Qingzhi.
When Kobayashi Kiyoshi saw that Babai Dao despised him so much, he was immediately furious and repelled Babai Dao with a hateful blow. Then he stepped forward again and rushed towards Babai Daowei, and the knife slashed at Babai Daowei's neck.
Babai Dao flashed to the side without changing his face, and then turned over and slashed at Kobayashi Qingzhi, Kobayashi Qingzhi's eyes froze, and he waved the sword to block. Unexpectedly, Babai Dao suddenly changed his moves, turning slashing into thorns, and Kobayashi Qingzhi had no time to react, so he could only forcibly dodge.
"Stabbed", Kobayashi Qingzhi's right arm was punctured, but fortunately, there was the protection of the carcass, and the Taidao knife of the Babai Dao only pierced the outer layer of protection.
Kobayashi Kiyoshi was really enraged at this time, thinking that as the first general of the Tsugawa family, he couldn't even beat the unknown members of the Onodera family.
"Ahh I'll kill you! Kobayashi Kiyoshi shouted and rushed towards the Eight Princes, and the sword in his hand swung down heavily.
Babai Dao did not dare to fight hard, and retreated while fighting, and the two of them were already far away from the city tower in a short time. Kobayashi Kiyoshi realized that he had actually broken away from the ashigaru team and immediately prepared to return.
But Babai Dao would not give him a chance, so he hurriedly stepped forward and dragged Kobayashi Qingzhi.
"Bastard!" Kobayashi Kiyoshi secretly screamed in his heart, because he found that the Tsugawa family Ashigaru on the castle tower had been blocked by the Ashigaru of the Onodera family, and he was also dragged and unable to command the troops. For a while, the strength of the Tsugawa family on the castle tower began to show its decline.
After all, there are only more than 10 people in the Tsugawa family on the castle tower, and there are more than 100 people under the command of Hachibai Dao, so it is unrealistic to quickly take the castle tower with more than 10 people.
"Hah!" Kobayashi Kiyoshi suddenly slashed Hachibai Road into retreat, and then turned around and began to run in the direction of the main family's ashigaru.
Babai Dao didn't have time to pursue, so he could only shout loudly behind him, "Stop him!" ”
Several of the surrounding Onodera family members saw Kobayashi Kiyoshi rushing in their direction, and hurriedly raised their spears to intercept them.
Seeing that the enemy Ashigaru was about to stop him, Kobayashi Kiyoshi quickly accelerated and rushed to the side of Onodera family Ashigaru, quickly slashed the front Ashigaru, and then accelerated again to kill the remaining Ashigaru.
The other Ashigaru of the Onodera family couldn't help but feel a little timid when they saw that Kobayashi Kiyoshi had easily killed someone. Kiyoshi Kobayashi seized the opportunity to rush out of the Onodera family's interception and returned to the Ashigaru team.
"Spear Assault!" Kiyoshi Kobayashi loudly commanded the Tsugawa family ashigaru beside him.
The Tsugawa family Ashigaru next to Kobayashi Kiyoshi heard the order and hurriedly approached, and then raised his spear and stabbed him with a burst of stabs, and several Ashigaru of the Onodera family were stabbed to death by surprise. The ashigaru behind saw the aggressiveness of the Tsugawa family, and involuntarily took a step back.
Seeing this situation, Kobayashi Kiyoshi hurriedly commanded the Ashigaru of the Tsugawa family to seize the castle tower, which gave the Ashigaru of the Tsugawa family in the back an area where they could stay. At one time, more than a dozen people rushed up to the tower.
At this time, there were already more than 30 people in the Ashigaru of the Tsugawa family on the castle tower, and even if Hachibai Dao tried to command Ashigaru to defend it, he could not repel the Ashigaru of the Tsugawa family.
And the rest of the North Gate, the Tsugawa family's Ashigaru also continued to break through the walls of Ninomaru and climb up, and for a time the entire North Gate fell into battle.
At the West Gate not far from the North Gate, Tadashi Kawakami also commanded Ashigaru to launch an offensive against the West Gate.
The battle at the west gate was more intense than at the north gate. The Tsugawa family's Ashigaru offensive was rapid, and the Tohi Michikin did not give up an inch of land, and the two sides started a tug-of-war around the West Gate Castle Tower.
Kawakami Tadashi had already sent out all three squadrons of Ashigaru, but they were all stubbornly blocked by Ashigaru led by Dohi Michi.
At the same time, the battle between the south gate and the east gate of Omori Castle was also going on.
Compared to the battle between the North Gate and the West Gate, the East Gate and the South Gate were not so fierce. In these two places, both the Tsugawa family's troops and the Onodera family's troops are ordinary ashigaru and peasant soldiers, and the Tsugawa family's offensive is slightly insufficient, but the Onodera family's ashigaru combat effectiveness is also not strong.
In the Tsugawa family's main camp, Tsugawa Soji was also a little anxious when he saw this situation. According to the current attack progress, it is impossible to storm Omori Castle in a short period of time. And the reinforcements of the Onodera family are also about to arrive at Omori Castle, and the battle will be even more stalemate at that time.
"Takahashi Xingjia!" Soji Tsugawa shouted loudly at this time.
Takahashi Xingjia on the side hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty is here!" ”
"You immediately take the Taidao team to support Nanmen Yamamoto Ichiro and others, and the one guarding here is the Onodera family Nittame Yukichi team. The Yukichi Nittame team only played one night last night, and they didn't have time to fix it at all. Ashigaru's morale and combat effectiveness are not high, so increase the intensity of the attack and capture the south gate in one go! Soji Tsugawa said loudly.
"Hah!"
Takahashi Xingjia hurriedly gathered the ashigaru of the Taidao team and rushed to the south gate of Omori Castle with the Taidao team.
With the addition of Takahashi Xingjia and others, Yukichi Shintame, who was guarding the south gate, was suddenly miserable. Originally, the Nittame Yukichi team fought hard all night last night, and they stayed awake all night, and today they have to face the siege of the Tsugawa family, and Ashigaru is not able to fight at all.
"Hurry up and report to the lord, we need reinforcements!"