Although the war did not progress as smoothly as expected.
But Akabori Tominobu didn't panic at all.
The Kyogoku family's troops in Umedo Castle only numbered a hundred or so, and Akabori Tomanobu had already figured this out.
Counting those who came to participate in the battle, the total strength of the Akabori family has reached more than 2,000 people.
This is a 20 times advantage.
In Akabori Tominobu's view, if he still couldn't capture Umedo Castle despite this, he could simply die.
"Hmph! Why Yasha Saburo, that is, the idiots in Omi are afraid of you. This name is not good for me, Ise!"
Akabori Tominobu stood up, looked around at everyone in the formation, and then said with disdain: "You guys still overestimate your opponents."
"Even if one of his Kyogoku family members can fight five or even ten, so what?"
"We are twenty times as powerful as them!"
"It doesn't matter if I have a hundred or so casualties, but if there are twenty or thirty casualties in the city, I'm afraid we won't even need to attack the city, and the enemy forces in the city will naturally collapse!"
"We will continue to increase our offensive tomorrow. I want to see how long the Kyogoku family can hold on!"
boom!
Akabori Tominobu slammed the table in front of him, making a loud noise.
...
The next day.
Kyogoku Takamasa got up early and went to the city tower to continue observing the movements of the enemy troops outside the city.
Looking at the enemy troops who were gathering their forces, Kyogoku Takamasa had a serious look on his face.
"Lord, the enemy troops seem to be mobilizing very frequently today." Next to Kyogoku Takamasa, Akao Kiyozuna pointed at the Akabori family's troops outside the city and said slowly.
Nizi Quanzheng on the side also nodded and said, "Indeed. Compared with the previous two days, the enemy's movement today is quite large."
"Looking at the opponent's flag, it seems that even the Akabori family's team has been dispatched!"
"Look, my lord, the Akabori family's main formation seems to have moved forward a lot. That is the flag seal of Akabori Tominobu! It seems that the enemy is preparing to launch a general attack today, and today's offensive will be even more fierce." Akao Kiyozuna He said solemnly.
Kyogoku Takamasa nodded, and then continued, "No matter what, we must defend Umedo Castle! This is the territory we fought hard to grab, and we must not throw it away so easily!"
"My family has sent Jinsuke back to Omi to ask for help. Reinforcements will arrive soon! As long as we persist for a few more days, victory will not slip away from our hands!"
After saying this, Kyogoku Takamasa's face became even more determined.
"Master, it's okay for the rest of us. We are all people who have followed your master through life and death for so long. What big scene haven't we seen before?"
"In the old battle of Anekawa, when Baiqi entered Takashima a few years ago, it didn't have to be as dangerous as it is today. Didn't we survive just like that?"
"Although we believe in the Lord, these ronin and wild samurai have never experienced this! I am worried that as the enemy's offensive intensifies and the casualties of the troops in the city increase, these people's military morale will be unstable."
"And these people are quite familiar with each other. Once one of them escapes, it will definitely cause a chain effect, making most people lose their will to fight!"
"If this is the case, our situation will be dangerous!"
How come Kyogoku Takamasa doesn’t understand Akao Kiyosuna’s words?
In fact, when he made the decision to "grab Yuan Bengun" a few days ago, Kyogoku Takamasa had already anticipated today's situation, so he sent Matsunaga Nagayori back long ago to ask for help.
What I didn't expect was that the Akabori family's troops would come so quickly.
What I didn't even expect was that such a large-scale uprising broke out in the collar at this time.
Looking at the flag held high in Ikaku outside the city, Kyogoku Takamasa couldn't help but cursed in his heart, "Damn it Ichibuki!"
"Akabori Tomanobu is quite good at fighting. These days of fighting are enough to prove that Akabori is a stable person. With such a huge advantage in military strength, Akabori has been reluctant to launch a general attack in the past few days. The attack seems to be meant to consume our physical strength. And with the enemy's movement being so loud today, it seems Akabori Tomanobu feels that the opportunity has come to capture Umedo Castle in one fell swoop."
At this moment, Endo Kyouyo walked up to Kyogoku Takamasa's side.
"Main meal, what's the situation like at the door?"
"It's no different from Otemon! But there are still so many people after all. Even if we increase the offensive, it won't be much stronger than the previous two days. We should still be able to withstand it!"
Kyogoku Takamasa thought for a while and then said, "Umedo Castle is not large in scale, although the terrain is not dangerous. However, when the Umeto family renovated Umedo Castle before, they reinforced and heightened the walls of Ninomaru and Honmaru. A lot. I think I have considered that even if the castle tower is lost, we can retreat to Ninomaru and Honmaru and hold on for a while."
"Send the people detained in the city and the townsfolk in the castle town to the Honmaru. In addition, mobilize the people to move all the food and materials in the city to the Honmaru. We must be prepared to defend the Honmaru!"
"Even if Otemon and Katemon are defended, we will continue to deal with the enemy in Umedo Castle!"
Endo Kyouyo quickly agreed and said, "My lord is right! No matter what, Umedo City must not give up! Even if we fight to the last man, we must hold off the enemy and wait for the arrival of reinforcements!"
While he was talking, the enemy troops outside the city seemed to be preparing to attack the city.
Kyogoku Takamasa hurriedly interrupted Endo Kyouyo, and then quickly ordered: "Master, please return to the city immediately to mobilize the people to prepare, and be sure to prevent mutiny.",
"ha!"
After Endo Kyouyo left, looking at the enemy troops outside the city that had begun to approach Umedo Castle, Kyogoku Takamasa couldn't help but feel nervous about the upcoming battle.
This time, I can only put myself to death and live!
...
Yoroyama.
In the mountains at the junction of the three countries of Ise, Omi, and Mino.
A group of people is moving forward rapidly.
There is a cliff on the left and a cliff on the right. Every step you take seems to risk your life.
Uesaka Munanobu's headband was gone at this time, and only a white towel was wrapped around his forehead to prevent the sweat left on his head from entering his eyes.
Behind Uesaka Munanobu, thousands of ashigaru lined up in a long queue and trudged forward.
Everyone was out of breath.
Everyone was sweating profusely.
But no one complained, let alone tired.
These Ashigaru knew in their hearts that the person they were going to save was the famous Yasha Saburo, the hero of Omi!
It is no exaggeration to say that the reputation of Kyogoku Takamasa "Yasha Saburo" is so popular in the Kitaomi area that it can even stop children from crying at night.
Now that heroes are in trouble, even if they are ordinary people, these Ashigaru will not choose to hold back at this juncture.
Not to mention, during the mobilization before the war, everyone received one koku of rice and three koku of brown rice from the Kyogoku family, which was enough for all the Ashigaru families to live a good year.
"Uesaka-sama, after climbing over the mountain in front, you will enter the territory of Ise. It is the territory of the Katayama family and is only a day's journey from Umedo Castle!"
Behind Uesaka Munanobu, Matsunaga Nagayori was breathing heavily and pointing to a mountaintop opposite.
In fact, if Uesaka Munonobu and others followed the route Kyogoku Takamasa took to Ise, they would have arrived at Ise long ago.
However, Uesaka Munanobu, with nearly two thousand troops, could not cross the Mino country at all. The Kyogoku family and the current head of the Toki family, Toki Yorigi, did not have much friendship, not to mention that the Fuwa family in Fupa County was not good either. Provoked.
Therefore, Uesaka Munanobu and others could only choose to browse Mount Reishen and Mount Yoro.
The road is a bit difficult to walk.
But everyone's hearts are extremely firm.
Looking at the mountains in the distance, Uesaka Munanobu gritted his teeth and said, "Sakyo Susumu, hold on, I will be here soon from the Uesaka Civilian Department!"
