In the evening, the torrential rain stopped, and the setting sun fell on the ground one by one through the cracks of the dark clouds.

The castle stands as it used to be.

The corpses of the former Echigo army of Iwazuki Castle Ninomaru are everywhere, with upside-down flags and broken spears.

The victorious Takeda soldiers were all excited, raising their guns and shouting.

Takeda Katsuyori was also immersed in the great victory, as if he had forgotten the 16,000 Echigo troops still eyeing the castle outside the city.

Masanobo Baba, Masanori Hoshina, Masanori Hoshina, Masataka Kubabe, Akiyama Kinhisa, Takeuchi and Gozaemon, Abe Munesada, Ohara Jitada, and other young generals of the Takeda family were also very happy.

They were all from samurai families, and they had heard and witnessed the deeds of their fathers' battles, and they followed Takeda Katsuyori in just a few days, and they won two big victories in a row under Iwaki Castle, and they were all full of confidence in Takeda Katsuyori.

Only Li Xiao and Sanada Masayuki were still silent.

Takeda Katsuyori was elated, then looked at Li Xiaoyan and said, "Li Xiao, thanks to your ambush strategy, our army was able to break through the Echigo army, why didn't you look happy at all?" ”

Glad? Can you be happy now?

Gan Yu Jingzhi, Shinbata Nagatsu is just two generals under the command of Uesugi Kenshin. Echigo's famous generals are like clouds, and they tried their best, but they only repelled Gan Li Jingzhi and Xinfa Tian Changdun, and the overall disadvantage was not reversed. Uesugi Kenshin can continue the attack at any time.

Moreover, in the afternoon battle, many strong bows made of animal tendons have been scrapped because of the rain. And the consumption of arrows is very large, and the next defense of the city can only rely on iron cannons.

Li Xiao glanced at Takeda Katsuyori, he naturally wouldn't sweep the lord's interest at this time.

Just as Li Xiao was about to speak, a loud sound of wood collapsing came from the direction of Zhongcheng.

The cracking sound made the people present can't help but change their color.

Sanada Masayuki's face changed drastically, and he shouted: "It's not good, it's Jinglou." ”

Jinglou is the only place in the city where nearly 1,000 soldiers of the Takeda Army can obtain water.

The Echigo army is in the main camp.

Gan Bad Jingzhi, Shinbata Nagatsu knelt down on one knee in front of Uesugi Kenshin.

Uesugi Kenshin held the military ration in his hand, stood with his back to his back, and a group of Echigo generals beside Shinbata Nagatsu stood quietly with bated breath.

When the Echigo army suffered this crushing defeat, Uesugi Kenshin thundered and became angry, and all the generals knew about it, and everyone speculated about what kind of punishment would befall Gan Li Keiji and Shinbata Nagatsu.

After a long time, Uesugi Ken Nobu sighed and said: "Seven hundred soldiers were annihilated in one battle, and I am not entirely to blame for the defeat today, I know that your Lang Party cronies have suffered a lot of losses in this battle, so retire and compensate your subordinates." ”

Seeing that Uesugi Kenshin did not punish them, they couldn't help but feel grateful, but they remembered that they were in Iwaki City and had damaged many of their children and cronies, and they almost burst into tears.

Gan Lijing gritted his teeth and said: "My lord, please let your subordinates make meritorious service for their crimes, and swear to capture Yanjiao City." Otherwise, the subordinates will have no face and the soldiers who will be killed. ”

"No need, Jing Zhi," Uesugi Kenshin turned around and said resolutely, "Ming said that I will go into battle in person, I want to see if this Takeda Katsuyori, Li Xiao, really has three heads and six arms." ”

"Lord!"

"Your Highness!"

Hearing that Uesugi Kenshin said this, all the generals in the camp knelt down one after another, if the general Uesugi Kenshin was allowed to go into battle in person, it did not mean that their group of Echigo generals were all a group of wine bags and rice bags.

All the generals could not bear this humiliation and stepped forward to ask for battle.

Usami Dingman was still seated, shaking his feather fan lightly on the side, thinking to himself, His Highness's fierce wrist is really too high.

At this time, Usami Dingman said: "My lord, in my opinion, the Takeda Army's great victory in this battle is just a return to the light. I'm old, but my ears are not deaf, haven't you noticed that today is a day, and the loudness of the iron cannon at the head of the rock city is much worse than yesterday? It can be seen that the ammunition of the Takeda Army's iron cannon is already insufficient. ”

After a pause, General Usami Dingman waved the feather fan in his hand towards the Azuma River at the bottom of the mountain, and said in a deep voice: "Moreover, today the battle situation will be extremely favorable to our army!" ”

Uesugi Kenshin and the generals immediately understood what Usami was trying to do.

At this time, an envoy of the Echigo army came to the mountain, ran into the tent and said, "My lord, the well tower of Iwaki Castle has been completely destroyed by the bamboo rafts used by our army. ”

"Got it."

Kenshin Uesugi looked happy and said, "Miruga-sama, well done. ”

Usami Dingman smiled slightly, looking like he was holding a wisdom bead, took a folding fan and shook it lightly: "As soon as the water source is cut off, the hearts of the Iwajijo Castle army are in chaos." Takeda Katsurai, Li Xiao, and Daxiong Chaoxiu can only fight a few people, and they can't suppress their soldiers. I have asked the local farmers that this afternoon will only be short-lived, and that not a single drop of rain will fall in Ueno Province in the next few days. ”

Usami got up and said loudly: "Everyone, when the tiger enters the hunter's net, it is still a trapped beast and fighting back. What's more, Takeda Katsurai, Li Xiao, and Daxiong Chaoxiu are all fierce generals in the world, and with them, if our army captures Iwaki City, it will be normal if it is smooth sailing. One or two defeats are nothing, if this point is not estimated, how can you assist the lord in the future, sweep the Quartet, and conquer the world. ”

When the people heard this, their faces were full of indignation.

Seeing that the generals were defeated and inspired a sense of bravery, Uesugi Kenshin nodded, looked at Minoru Naoe, who had been silent among the generals, and said, "Naoe." Ming, it is up to you to be the master, and you will go into battle. ”

Naoe Minoru smiled, knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you, my lord, my majesty can't wait for a long time." ”

The third day of the Battle of the Cage City of Rock Castle.

The Echigo army was not affected by yesterday's fiasco in the slightest, and the sweetness of the scenery was held, and Shinbata Nagatsu was replaced.

The general who attacked Iwaki Castle was replaced by Minoru Naoe, the lord of Bancheng Castle, and the head of Fudoyama Castle, Yamamoto Temple.

Li Xiao couldn't help but shake his head when he saw such a magnificent attack lineup of the Echigo Army under the mountain.

Yesterday the Echigo army was so badly damaged, and today it is said that it will continue to fight you again like a nobody.

The Echigo army is like the hydra in ancient Greek mythology at the moment, just cut off one of his heads, and then replaced with another. On the contrary, the Takeda Army had no reserve army, could not be replenished and rested, and the battle was miserable.

In the battle to defend the city, the Takeda army can win one, two, or even several battles, but it will never be able to win, and it will not be able to change the disadvantage in troops, and it will not be able to achieve a decisive victory.

Affected by the water cut, the Takeda Army only had a little water in reserve, only the pool of Honmaru. But this little water, aside from the water needed for cooking, is only enough for nearly 1,000 people to drink for a day. Therefore, from now on, the Takeda army can only limit the amount of water supply, and even Takeda Katsuyori will only have enough for each person to drink a small cup.

On the other hand, the Echigo army also changed its tactics.

Naoe is known as the wise general of Echigo, and although his tactics are not brave and strong, they are much more flexible. He did not rush straight to the main gate and attack hard like the tactics of the Echigo army in the first two days.

He borrowed a 100-man iron artillery team from Uesugi Kenshin's banner, and together with the original iron artillery team of himself and Yamamoto Temple Dingchang, they formed an iron artillery team of 200 people.

The number of iron cannons is amazing, iron cannons were still scarce at that time, and the entire Echigo army, tens of thousands of soldiers, and iron cannons together were only a few hundred.

Takeda Shenglai Li Xiao finally tasted the situation of being shot continuously by the opponent's iron cannon, and then being frantically suppressed, and he couldn't raise his head.

Naoe Minoru's iron cannon Ashigaru was hiding behind the arrow shield at the gate of Ninomaru Castle and firing at the iron cannon team of the Takeda Army on the curved wheel.

The entire siege battle almost evolved into an iron cannon battle. This was intended to see that the Takeda Army did not have much ammunition and adopted a posture of war of attrition.

And Naoe Minoru was not satisfied with this, he constantly sent troops, climbed the stone wall, and the curved wheel to attack and harass. When the Takeda army showed a little fatigue, Naoe Minoru led his army to storm the main gate.

The officers and men of the Takeda Army had to be like a fire brigade, running around and running for their lives.

On the third day of the Battle of the Cage City of Iwaji, the two sides fought hard for a while, and after each paid the price of casualties, the two sides led their troops to end.

The battle had just ended, and the crisis of water shortage forced the Takeda army defending the city into a predicament.