When it comes to defending the city, of course, it is the most suitable weapon of long-range destruction. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, at this time, the iron cannon had not yet reached a remote place like Senhoku-gun, but even if there were, it was impossible for the Tsugawa family to afford it. So I had to choose bows and arrows, and Soji had people rush to make bows and arrows a few days ago, but due to the limitations of materials and the lack of craftsmanship, I could only make more than a dozen deformed longbows in a hurry.

On the upper floor of Tsugawa Castle, Soji Tsugawa looked at the Yamada family ashigaru who was approaching step by step, and said to the more than ten archers behind him: "Release the arrow!" ”

However, the archers of only a dozen people seemed too thin, and the archers could not be trained, and the accuracy was too low. After a few rounds of shooting, most of the arrows missed, and only a few shot into the formation of the Yamada family. However, there was still an arrow from the Yamada family that fell to the ground, and a stray arrow shot through this unlucky Ashigaru Guashi. In the blink of an eye, the ashigaru fell straight to the rear, becoming the first victim of this cage battle.

The Yamada family's Ashigaru had already rushed to the edge of the castle wall in a short time, and the small wooden wall like Tsugawa Castle was too short. The two ashigaru help each other and can easily climb up. Several ashigaru had already taken the lead in climbing the castle tower, but they were killed by the ashigaru of the Tsugawa family in an instant.

As more and more of the Yamada family asagelight climbed the castle tower, a hand-to-hand combat ensued.

The ashigaru who "killed" the Yamada family climbed the city wall one after another. Tsugawa Soji brandished a knife, a knife cut off the head of a foot light, and when he was about to turn back, he was suddenly hit by another ashgaru with a bamboo gun barrel, and Soji, who couldn't dodge, could only flash his body slightly, and took this shot hard, fortunately the bamboo gun only hit Soji's left arm. The Kuroda family on the side saw that Soji was injured, and left a shigaru who was trembling, and rushed over to kill the ashigaru with a knife.

"Lord, are you alright?" asked Kuroda Iekane anxiously. "It's okay, it's just that my left arm is injured, leave me alone, go to the south, the enemy army has a powerful samurai, and the ashigaru over there can't stand it." Kuroda Iekane looked back and saw that it was the Yoshikawa Hiroshi family who had personally climbed the castle tower.

Kuroda Iekane hurriedly rushed over, pulled up a knocked out ashigaru, and slashed at Yoshikawa Hiroya with a sword. Yoshikawa Hiroshi's household knife was in gear, and with a fierce force, he pushed Kuroda Iekan away. Then he stabbed Kuroda Iekane. Kuroda and a donkey rolled and flashed to the side.

Yoshikei Komura had just killed a ashigaru, and seeing that the Kuroda family didn't seem to be an opponent of the general, he hurriedly came to respond. Yoshikawa Hiroka's face did not change in the face of the two, and he rushed over with a loud roar, and the Kuroda family and Komura Yoshikei joined forces, and they could only barely parry the attack of the Yoshikawa Hiroka.

At this time, the Yamada family's Ashigaru was not so lucky. After a long period of training, the Tsugawa family ashigaru burst out with strong combat power at this moment. Most of the ashigaru who climbed the castle tower were easily killed, and the ashigaru who had not yet climbed the castle tower had already had a low fighting spirit, and when he saw the Tsugawa family's ashigaru fighting without fear of death, he had already had the idea of retreating.

Finally, when the first ashigaru began to retreat, one by one ashigaru began to run back. The Yoshikawa Hiroke family, who was pressing the Kuroda family and fighting, saw that the ashigaru men under his command had begun to retreat, and they had to force the Kuroda family and the two to retreat, and retreated from the castle tower under the cover of several ashigaru.

Sure enough, it is impossible to rely on peasant soldiers alone to fight a war, especially this kind of tough battle. At this moment, the peasants and soldiers of the Yamada family explained this truth to everyone with facts.......

In this way, the Tsugawa family survived the first wave of the Combine's offensive.

Before the retreating Yoshikawa Hiroya returned to the front of the battle, the angry Yamada Yoshiyasu ran over and said accusatoryly: "Who told you to retreat?" Obviously, the castle tower is about to be captured. Why retreat? ”

Yoshikawa Hiroshi was angry, but after all, it was Yamada Yoshiyasu who was the lord, and Yoshikawa Hiroya couldn't show it, so he could only say: "My lord, the Ashigaru people are no longer able to fight, can you rest for a while, and when the time comes, your subordinates will attack again, and they will definitely be victorious."

Yoshimitsu Ryohira, who was in the rear, looked at Yamada Yoshiyasu and the others with contempt, and rode over and said, "The combat effectiveness of the Yamada family's ashigaru, I can be regarded as seeing it today. No wonder Yamada Yoshinobu was taken by the Tsugawa family, and he also lost this mountain castle. It was an eye-opener to see it today. ”

"You...."Yoshikawa Hiroya heard Ryohira Yoshimitsu's cynicism, and was about to get angry, but was interrupted by Yamada Yoshiyasu, "Okay, Yoshikawa Hiroie, you now reorganize your army and attack again." This time we must take the city. Yoshikawa Hiroya looked at Yamada Yoshiyasu silently, and it took a while to hold back two words "obey"

The Yamada family is attacking again. Soji on the castle tower originally thought that after repelling a wave of attacks, the Yamada family would repair for a while before attacking, but he didn't expect it to be so fast. Soon, the Yamada family, who had re-attacked, once again ascended the castle tower.

One after another, the Ashigaru of the Yamada family and the Tsugawa family fell, and the intensity of the battle was the first in several battles between the Tsugawa family and the Yamada family. The two sides fought anxiously on the castle tower, but although the Yamada family attacked fiercely under the command of the two brothers, the Yoshikawa Hiroke and Yoshikawa family, the Tsukawa family still stubbornly resisted wave after wave of attacks. Soon, the Yamada family, who had regained his fighting spirit, was once again discouraged, and after more than ten charges, he still couldn't capture the castle tower, and with hunger in his stomach, it was useless to fight again except to increase casualties in vain.

Seeing that the fallen Yamada family ashigaru is getting more and more, the ashigaru people have lost their fighting spirit to attack. Yoshikawa Hiroya was unwilling to give the order to retreat. I can't help if he doesn't make such a decision, and if he doesn't withdraw, the Yamada family's Ashigaru will be dead and injured.

Yoshiyasu Yamada, who was in the back, saw that his ashigaru had retreated again, and he was anxious.

Ryohei Yoshimitsu looked at the Yoshikawa Hiroshi family, who was fighting in front, and catalogued the fierce light.

"This is a troublesome person," Yoshimitsu Ryohei thought. Thinking of his brother Ryohei Yoshishi's explanation before he left, Ryohei Yoshimitsu smiled cruelly, and then rode his horse to the Ryohei family's army and said, "The waste of the Yamada family is gone, a group of cowards who only know how to escape. Archers, seeing the retreating Ashigaru firing freely, let's give them a morale boost. Haha" After speaking, Yoshimitsu Ryohei laughed.

Immediately, a small group of archers separated from the Ryohei family's army were all armed with this fine Maruki bow. The Yoshikawa Hiroshi family, who was directing the retreat of Ashigaru, suddenly heard the voice of his younger brother Yoshikawa's in-laws.

"Brother be careful" Yoshikawa Hiro's family was thrown to the ground by Yoshikawa's in-laws. Confused, Hiroke Yoshikawa struggled to his feet, and suddenly his eyes were fixed. He looked incredulously at the arrow stuck in his brother's back. It was shot from behind us, and he immediately looked back to see that the archers of the Ryohei clan were firing arrows at the Honke Ashigaru.

Yoshiyasu Yamada was also taken aback, and hurriedly found Ryohei Yoshimitsu, "Lord Ryohei, why did the archers of the Ryohei family release arrows at the family?" Yoshimitsu Ryohei motioned for the archers to stop firing the arrows, and then said slowly: "I'm sorry Lord Yamada, but the archers of this family may have accidentally injured your ashigaru, and now I am very sorry" However, Yoshimitsu Ryohira thought regretfully in his heart, "It's a pity that I couldn't shoot Hiroke Yoshikawa." ”

Yoshiyasu Yamada was skeptical, but considering the strength of the Ryohei family, he silently did not dare to make a sound.

On the upper floor of Tsugawa Castle, Kuroda Iekane and several others looked at each other, and watched in confusion as the archers of the Ryohei family under the castle released arrows at the Yamada family. Only Tsugawa Soji nodded thoughtfully, and his right hand stroked the hilt of the saber, thinking about something.

The Yamada family's forces retreated, and they did not attack again for a long time. The Tsukawa family's Ashigaru ushered in a rare opportunity for repairs. And in the base camp of the combined army outside the city, the Yoshikawa Hiroie, who came to ask for an explanation, looked at the unapologetic Yoshimitsu Ryohei with tears in his eyes, and the silent lord Yamada Yoshiyasu. After a long time, the disheartened Yoshikawa Hiroya picked up the body of his younger brother on the ground and left the camp.

"Liangping Yoshimitsu, this revenge is not avenged, and it is not a person!" Walking out of the camp, Yoshikawa Hiro's family, suddenly burst out with a ray of light in his originally dull eyes. "Old lord, please forgive me, the Yamada family is hopeless........"