As the Maori family gave up the fantasy of surrendering to survive, Yu Qiuping also gave up the fantasy of getting the Maori family to give up resistance through peaceful means. The Maori family, united because they cut off the escape route of surrender, relied on the complex terrain of Kansai to withstand a month of
No matter how you say it, there is no problem. In other words, Yu Qiuping cannot stop Zheng Chao no matter what. Thinking of this, Yu Qiuping lost all motivation in an instant. Ikeda Hengxing came to comfort him, but Yu Qiuping had no interest.
However, no matter how listless he was, the battle still had to be fought, and Yu Qiuping had to shoulder the responsibility of commander. Previously, because his mind was not on the battlefield, Yu Qiuping did not personally lead the guards around the preparations until May 14th, the tenth year of Tianzheng (1582).
Nakadaka Matsujo inspected the terrain and figured out the current situation.
Bitchu Takamatsu Castle is surrounded by mountains to the east, west, north and east, making it difficult to march, and is surrounded by dense swamps and mud. Only the south has flatter terrain, and it is also blocked by the Ashimori River, which flows from northwest to southeast. In addition, the famous generals in the castle
It is extremely difficult for the 15,000 troops led by Shimizu Muneharu to attack by force. After Yoshikawa Motoharu arrived, the total number of Maori army reinforcements outside the city reached nearly 30,000. They were stationed 20 miles south of Bitchu Takamatsu Castle
The Hizashi Mountains on the left and right are at an angle with Bitchu Takamatsu Castle in the distance, helping Bichu Takamatsu Castle to protect the only vulnerable south. Once the Oda family tries to attack the city from the south, they may encounter 30,000 reinforcements from Yoshikawa Motoharu at any time.
Attack from behind. Yoshikawa Motoharu, who was extremely excited because of the death of Kobayakawa Takakage, had shown a strong desire to attack many times in the past few days, which made the Oda army worried and did not dare to launch an offensive in Nancheng.
As for the Oda Army, Hideyoshi's main formation was located on Ishii Mountain to the east of Bichu Takamatsu Castle. His 40,000 Yushiba troops were stationed in the east and north of Bichu Takamatsu Castle. Ikeda Tsuneaki led 8,000 troops to station in Bichu.
Kanzan Castle, northwest of Nakatakamatsu Castle, relied on the mountains in the upper reaches of the Ashimori River to control the west gate of Bitchu Takamatsu Castle. And Uakihei's high-powered 50,000 red leaf army was dispatched to the most dangerous place as always -
Outside the south gate of Bitchu Takamatsu Castle. He wanted to prevent both Shimizu Muneharu's possible breakout and Yoshikawa Motoharu's possible relief. The pressure was very high. Fortunately, the Momiji Army had built complete defenses on both sides of the Ashimori River to cross the border.
The huge camp across the Ashimori River cut off the connection between Yoshikawa Motoharu and Bitchu Takamatsu Castle. The Momiji Army even built multiple bridges on the Ashimori River with fast currents and wide rivers to facilitate the exchange of troops on both sides of the river.
On the evening of May 14, the tenth year of Tensho (1582), three senior officials of Sanyodo, Yu Qiupei, Hideyoshi Hideyoshi and Tsuneki Ikeda, held a military evaluation meeting in Hashiba Hideyoshi's main camp to discuss how to act in the future. Hideyoshi Hashiba
He and Ikeda Hengxing were obviously still at odds with each other because of the previous incident. They didn't deal with each other and didn't even say hello. Yu Qiuping smiled bitterly and was in no mood to mediate between them.
"Mouji, the situation is a bit anxious right now, do you have any clever plans to attack the city?" Hideyoshi Hashiba asked directly to Yu Qiupei without even looking at Ikeda Tsuneki.
"The terrain around Bitchu Takamatsu Castle is too bad to deploy troops at all, and it is not suitable to attack by force." Umei Qiupei looked at the sand table that Hashiba Hideyoshi's army followers had copied from his own staff, and questioned.
The amount seems to be pretty good, "If you ask me, it's better to just spend it here. We have contained most of the main force of the Maori family here. Although His Highness Akechi has encountered trouble, it will definitely be no problem for our Kyushu front army to make progress. Besides,
The Red Leaf Fleet still carries 30,000 people. No matter where they land now, they are enough to make the Maori family drink a pot of emptiness in the hinterland. We don’t have to do anything, just drag Yoshikawa Motoharu’s main force here.”
"How can that be done?" Hashiba Hideyoshi became anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly came to Yu Qiuping's side and said, "This is the last battle for the peace of the world. Can we seal the territory here in one fell swoop? How can we sit quietly until the end?
We must capture Bichu Takamatsu Castle quickly, annihilate Yoshikawa Motoharu’s main force, and achieve great success!”
"This monkey has a reliable way of speaking." Ikeda Tsuneaki on the side said sarcastically, but he obviously agreed with Hideyoshi Hashiba, "If you ask me, Momiji, don't let the troops of the Momiji Fleet land from the hinterland.
Call them to prepare for the landing on the coast of China. Let's fight a decisive battle and defeat Yoshikawa Motoharu and Bitchu Takamatsu Castle in one go. Wouldn't all the credit belong to us? Otherwise, you can let them land in the hinterland and conquer the city and territory along the way, and all the benefits will be gained.
It's theirs, but we can't get anything out of it."
"That's right." Hashiba Hideyoshi pinched his nose and endured the "monkey" in Ikeda Tsuneaki's words. He didn't get angry. It must be because he couldn't agree more with his words. "Momiji, please transfer the Momiji fleet to Bichung."
Come on, let’s restrain Yoshikawa Motoharu from behind, so as to avoid accidents.”
"You brought back Topachi, Kolong, the Chosougabe family and the Miyoshi family. Isn't that a waste of time? If we can't capture Bechu Takamatsu Castle, isn't it that the whole army is wasting time here, and the lord will blame it?
How do you explain it?" Yu Qiuping turned his head left and right, glanced at Hideyoshi Hideyoshi and Ikeda Hengxing, "Don't go crazy trying to grab credit."
"If there's anything that can't be defeated, just push your Jingzhe equipment into the city and blast it. With so many big cannons, how can they stop them?" Ikeda Tsuneki shrugged nonchalantly, and Hashiba Hideyoshi on the side also nodded repeatedly.
"Nothing difficult."
"Who will go to the city after the bombardment? My people won't go." Yu Qiuping rolled his eyes at the two of them angrily, then sat down on the chair, "This is the last battle for the peace of the world. I have nothing to achieve."
I just want to bring as many soldiers home alive as possible. I don’t want countless families to lose their loved ones in the last battle before peace. I have many old subordinates, such as my reserve captain Fuji.
Shima Yasunari, I was planning to retire after returning from the Eastern Expedition. Just because my lord provoked this damn war, they have to go on another expedition. Do you expect me to push them to the front line?"
"Then who will go if the Hongye Army doesn't go? Your station is in the south of the city." Hashiba Hideyoshi couldn't help but feel a little anxious when he saw Yu Qiupei's attitude.
"Whoever wants the credit will get it. The worst thing is to change the defense. But when you switch to the south of the city to attack the city, if you encounter Yoshikawa Motoharu desperately trying to clear the siege from behind and make a surprise attack, just take it easy." Yu Qiuping said as if it had nothing to do with him.
He said sarcastic remarks in an attitude, folded his arms and leaned on the back of the chair to look at Hideyoshi Hideyoshi, scratching his head and head anxiously. It was obvious that he wanted credit, but did not want to change to the south.
Assume the main offensive role.
"Hongye." Ikeda Hengxing looked at Yu Qiuping's lackluster attitude, then walked behind him and patted his shoulder, saying a riddle that only the two of them understood, "Don't be too demotivated..."
"Anyway, it's all the same. I have nothing more to ask for. I just want more subordinates to go home and reunite." Yu Qiuping knew that Ikeda Hengxing was talking about his failure to prevent the imperial conquest, so he responded cryptically, "
Let those of you who want credit and the lord worry about the rest, and I won’t accompany you.”
"How about this?" Hashiba Hideyoshi, who had been thinking hard on the sand table for a long time, suddenly turned his head and pointed in the direction of Bichu Takamatsu Castle in the sand table with great joy, "Let's attack by water!"
"Huh?" Ikeda Hengxing was stunned when he heard this, but Yu Qiuping, who had already known the plot, nodded without any hesitation.
"Look at the Bitchu Takamatsu Castle surrounded by mountains on three sides, does it look like a basin with a gap?" Hashiba Hideyoshi pulled Ikeda Tsuneaki and Yu Qiupei to the sand table and showed them the topography of the basin at Bitchu Takamatsu Castle.
.Then he picked up a wooden board from the side and inserted it on the plain south of Bichu Takamatsu Castle. This separated the positions of Bichu Takamatsu Castle and Uakihira, and at the same time connected the mountainous areas to the west and east of Bichu Takamatsu Castle.
He stood up and said, "As long as we build a long embankment in the south of the city, we can completely surround Binchu Takamatsu Castle."
"If you want to close the gap between the mountains to the west and the mountains to the east, the embankment must be at least six miles long and about two feet high." Ikeda Tsuneaki pointed to the wooden plank Hideyoshi Hashiba had inserted on the sand table.
"That's okay. We have 60,000 to 70,000 auxiliary soldiers and civilians here. When the time comes, we can recruit more people from the troops on the Red Leaf Fleet. If not, we can't recruit people from my territory! This project will take them less than ten days.
It can be done!" Hideyoshi Hashiba gestured confidently, the smile on his lips could no longer be concealed.
"Then you've filled the basin, where did the water come from?" Ikeda Hengxing asked again.
"The rainy season in Kansai is coming soon, and it won't stop raining once it starts." Hideyoshi Hashiba walked to the tent, opened the tent door and looked at the sky, then walked back to the sand table, "When the time comes, not only
Relying on that rainwater, we still have the Ashimori River. The water flow of the Ashimori River is already terrible, and when the rainy season comes, it will be inexhaustible." Hideyoshi Hashiba said while finding another piece of water.
The board was inserted into the upstream mouth of the Ashomori River not far from the west of Bitchu Takamatsu Castle. "We will build a dam here and change the course of the Ashori River so that it flows into the basin of Bitchu Takamatsu Castle. This way.
There is so much water that it flooded Bitchu Takamatsu Castle, what do you think?"
"No problem, it will definitely work." Yu Qiuping nodded without thinking too much. After all, this is a tactic that has been exactly the same in previous lives. And if this tactic can succeed, it can really achieve the goal of "it doesn't cost a cent."
To the point where the soldiers were flooded and the tall pines were flooded. For the now frustrated Yu Qiupei, as long as his people are not killed, it is completely up to Hashiba Hideyoshi how to fight.
"Hongye said it can be done, then it must be possible." Ikeda Hengxing didn't bother to use his brain, stretched out comfortably, yawned and walked out the door, "Then you two staff members should quickly do something about it.
Come up with the plan and we're ready to start construction."
Chapter completed!