The war in Kaijin Castle caused a chain effect due to Nagata Shigemi's escape.
The troops of the Tanaka family and the Takashima family also followed the Nagata family and exited Kaijin Castle. The Kuchiki family peasant soldiers who were still looting Kaijin Castle also left with their trophies contentedly after seeing the friendly troops running away.
In such a dramatic scene, Haijin City was miraculously defended?
Returning to the main formation, Takashima Takamochi was naturally furious and cursed at Nagata Shigemi and others.
But when the war ended like this, everyone besides Nagata Shigemi was also responsible.
Takashima Takamochi didn't pursue further, but just ordered to attack the city again the next day. If Kaijin Castle could not be captured again, he would not be lenient.
Nagata Shigemi and others immediately nodded their thanks as if they were being pardoned.
There was silence in Haijin City at this time.
The defenders in the city were not dazzled by the temporary victory. At this time, almost all the defenders were seizing the time to sleep. Everyone knows that being able to repel the enemy today is purely a fluke, and tomorrow they will definitely be attacked by the enemy even more fiercely.
On the last night when the storm arrives, you must take a good rest to regain your strength, otherwise you will not be able to fight again tomorrow.
The Ashigaru were asleep, but Numata Mitsukane in the palace stayed up all night.
Lying in front of Numata Mitsukane was a cold corpse.
This is Numata Mitsukane's eldest son, Numata Mitsunaga.
Aiko's smile still flashes in his mind, but he will never move again.
Numata Mitsunaga numbly stretched out his hand and brushed it on Numata Mitsunaga's cold face, and then sighed heavily.
"My son died today, and his good years have passed away, leaving me alone to grow old."
"Tomorrow's battle will be fought to the death for my father. Even if he wants to die, he will not come to accompany my son. Your brother and uncle are still involved in everything at home, so my father has nothing to worry about."
"My son, go well, my father will come to accompany you tomorrow!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Numata Mitsukane couldn't help but burst into tears.
The white-haired man gave the black-haired man a gift, and the pain of losing a child was heart-wrenching.
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On May 4th of the third year of Tianwen, the troops of Takashima County who had withdrawn from Haijin City for a day of repairs began to attack Haijin City again.
Ashigaru suffered heavy casualties, and Kaijin Castle was severely damaged (mainly caused by arson). Therefore, Numata Mitsukane did not plan to deploy troops elsewhere, and directly ordered everyone to stick to the honmaru.
"Kill! Charge with the whole army and capture Kaijin Castle in one fell swoop!" Takashima Takamochi rode on his horse, pulled out the sword from his waist, pointed at Kaijin Castle in front and shouted loudly. !
The battle in the past two days was infuriating. Takashima Takamochi decided to personally direct the battle. He couldn't believe it. How could a big-ass Kaijin City be played by the Kyogoku family?
"The first person to break into this pill will be rewarded with hundreds of coins!"
"Ouch!"
Under the temptation of a large reward, there must be a brave man. Under the temptation of a large reward, whether it is the ashigaru of the Takashima family or the military forces of other wealthy families, they all burst out with full enthusiasm.
"Come in here! Kill!" Nagata Shigemi seemed to want to regain his face and prove himself. Not to be outdone, he commanded the Ashigaru to rush towards Kaijin Castle first.
In the Kaijin Castle Main Maru, Numata Mitsukane stood on the palace palace with a solemn face, looking at the enemy troops outside the city that were constantly rushing into the city. He held the handle of the knife tightly with his right hand, and his tiger eyes suddenly widened.
"Instruct Numata and Shichiro to guard the gate, and the rest of the people will arrange their formations according to yesterday's battle plan."
The honmaru of Kaizu Castle is too small to accommodate hundreds of ashigaru. After Hatayama Asanobu entered the city with reinforcements, Honmaru's space became smaller. Therefore, Numata Mitsukane could only order the ashigaru to gather at the main gate of Honmaru to resist the enemy's offensive.
The enemy troops continued to approach, and Numata, Shichiro, Hatayama Asanobu and others clenched their weapons and stood ready. Nagasaka Nobumasa and Onoki Kunishige each guarded the tiger's mouth. This was the final decisive battle. If they couldn't stop it, Kaijin Castle would really be lost.
Just when the two armies were about to fight, Numata Mitsukane, who was standing on the palace palace, suddenly discovered an unusual place outside Tsugawa Castle.
"That is?"
...........
Outside Haijin City, an army was rapidly advancing towards Haijin City.
Those at the front were a well-equipped horse riding team, led by a general who was tall and handsome.
After the cavalry team, there was another army with a size of about several thousand people. Although the marching speed was not as fast as the cavalry team, their steps were steady, and they looked like an elite division at first glance.
Among the crowd, the figure of Kyogoku Takamasa stood out among them.
At this time, Kyogoku Takamasa really wanted to fly directly into Kaijin City with his troops and cut down the enemy troops besieging the city to the ground one by one.
Facts have proved that Kyogoku Takamasa made the right bet.
When Kyogoku Takahiro mobilized his troops, he asked people from Asai County who were closer to Takashima County, such as Isono, Akao, Aguan, Iguchi, and Amamori, to take the lead in coming to support. In addition, the Kyogoku family's horse team also rushed to Kaijin City as quickly as possible.
The people from Qianjing County set off ahead of the cavalry team, but the cavalry team was faster. The two teams met in Guanpu Township and immediately merged together.
Kyogoku Takamasa met Nobuharu Baba on the mountain road from Yamazaki Castle to Guanpu Township.
The moment he saw the reinforcements, Kyogoku Takamasa suddenly felt reassured, and immediately gathered the troops of the cavalry and the people to fight back towards Kaijin Castle.
"Takashima Takamochi, now the roles of you and me are reversed. I will let you, an old immortal, know what cruelty is!"
...
Seeing the four-eye knot pattern and the flags of various wealthy families flying outside the city, Numata Mitsukane was so excited that he almost shed tears!
"Reinforcements! It's reinforcements!" An archer standing next to Numata Mitsukane shouted excitedly.
"Reinforcements are coming! Haijin City is saved! Wuwuwu..." Another archer cried with joy.
The archers who discovered the reinforcements were so excited that they forgot to shoot for a while, and the two ashigaru families fighting near Honmaru heard the cheers of the archers.
"What? The reinforcements have arrived?!" Hearing the cheers ringing in his ears, Takashima Takamochi said in disbelief, "Where did the reinforcements come from? How could the Kyogoku family's reinforcements arrive so quickly?"
"Impossible!" Nagata Shigemi said loudly, "Takashima-don, this must be a lie! It's a lie!"
"Yes! This must be fake! Takashima Gaochi murmured in despair.
However, they all know that this is impossible.
"Kill! Rush into the city and kill the enemy troops one by one! Victory belongs to the Kyogoku family!"
"Come on!"
Listening to the shouts of killing that rang out outside the city, the Takashima family's soldiers stood stunned for a moment, their faces full of shock and disbelief. But the Numata family members were immediately happy.
Numata and Shichiro, who were already beaten and panting, waved their swords excitedly, "Reinforcements are coming! Now is the time to turn defeat into victory! Everyone, kill and destroy the enemy!"
"kill!"
Although Numata and Shichiro didn't know how many reinforcements came from outside the city, this was not the point. The key point is that the arrival of reinforcements has rekindled the desire for victory in the Numata family's forces in the city, which had already lost confidence!
Nothing is more exciting than the news of the arrival of reinforcements! The fighting spirit of the Ashigaru also soared with the shouts of Numata and Shichiro!
