It has to be said that geographical disadvantages can sometimes be turned into advantages. The Imagawa family, which has the most advantage in the Kaso Shun alliance, does not have the opportunity to attack from both sides. It is extremely troublesome to absorb the annexation of two countries into one country, which delays time and wastes resources.
, but as a result, Taiyuan Xuezhai was delayed. It is hard to say whether it will be a loss or a profit.
The rise of capable and ambitious daimyo such as Takeda and Hojo will be very troublesome. Once the quantitative changes accumulate to the qualitative changes, no one can stop them. However, if they are hit once during the accumulation process, they may be irreversible. The Takeda family suffered a loss.
It's almost too much to slow down.
Takeda Harunobu, who was well aware of the difficulties faced by the Kira family, took the risk and sent the Tohoku leader to assassinate Kira Yoshitsune. To him, the death of a Jonin was nothing. As long as he could replace Kira Yoshitsune, half of his retainers would be dead.
It was worth it, but it was a pity that I fell short and gained nothing.
He was not very worried that the Kira family would retaliate immediately. According to the Takeda family's calculations, as long as Kira Yoshitomo was not stupid, he would not choose to send troops to Shinano at the same time. Besides, the assassination did not hurt anyone, but he killed many people.
People, both emotionally and logically, should first take revenge on the Yuezhong Yixiang clan.
Therefore, when planning the assassination, the Takeda retainers group had considered how to deal with the anger of the Kira family, and chose to use this disgusting trick with peace of mind when the Ueno crisis was about to break out, leaving the Kira family with nowhere to spread their anger.
Being able to fight against the Hojo family in a joint battle, no matter who wins or loses after they fight, it will be convenient for the Takeda Army to send troops to Northern Shinano to regain the "lost territory".
Takeda Harunobu is very confident. Give him a year or two to turn the situation around. By then it is hard to say who will win and who will lose. Even if the Takeda family still cannot defeat the Kira family, he can still face the Kira family in a decent manner.
Discuss the issue of peace, and then decide whether to sign a covenant depending on the situation.
This time, his wishful thinking was wrong again. Takeda Harunobu said with a frown: "I didn't expect that the Kira family would be so decisive. They would rather invite Nagao Kagetora out of the mountain to take revenge on our family. In your opinion, how should our family respond?"
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Seeing that all the ministers were unwilling to speak up, Atobe Nobuaki, the elder of the Genedai family, had no choice but to take the lead and said: "I really can't figure out the attitude of this Kira-don! He has changed repeatedly and never acted according to the rules, so he made me wait.
My plans have gone wrong time and time again, it’s really hard to deal with! I’ve been thinking hard but I can’t find a solution. I wonder if you guys have any new ideas?”
"Will Iitomi Genshiro's strategy for Hida be affected?" Regardless of strategy or not, Iitomi Toramasa is still a little uneasy about this younger brother. He was the shortest in the family because of his slow stature since he was a child, and he became Takeda early.
The valet of love letter is also a gesture of Iifu Huchang.
A few years ago, he became famous in the Takeda family for his feat of attacking Ichibanjo in the Kaminamine Castle. He was praised as Genshiro for his courage and bravery. Later, he was promoted to General of the One Hundred and Fifty Knights. He was a member of the emerging generation who was valued by Takeda Harunobu.
Everyone, speaking of it, Iito Homasa is very proud of this younger brother. He stands as the chief of the clan and serves as Taro Yoshinobu's teacher. Genshiro is the main force of the new generations. Who can shake the status of the Iitomi family in the future.
"Probably not. As a special force, Shokageden should not be affected." Masaru Komai caught a glimpse of Iitomi Komasa's triumphant expression and was not angry. He said with a smile: "Hida will definitely do it this time when three thousand troops are deployed.
It had an unexpected effect! What we should be worried about is how to deal with the menacing Kira Army."
"What should we do? Hold on? Or seek peace?" Imai Torao said with a half-smile: "Kai currently only has five thousand available troops, Shinano's 3,000 troops, Suwa's 2,000 troops, and five people from all over Shinano.
With the strength of thousands of troops, the total of 15,000 troops is enough, but under the current situation, how can there be time to raise an army? The autumn harvest has not yet happened, and the wealthy people have no food in their hands. How can they recruit military service? What we are short of most now is time!
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Oyamada Masachen lifted his smooth chin and muttered: "From the intelligence point of view, the first soldier of the Kira Army to attack Xiaozhen County was Murakami Yoshikiyo. It is not yet clear how many troops the Kira Army will be deployed this time. With the Sanada bombs and the
The resistance of the people in front of Shinano, and the proper arrangement in Kozun County, should be able to support it for a while. The number of soldiers available in Shinano will not exceed 5,000. The Kira family is really good at timing, and it happened to hit the Takeda family at the moment when I was unable to do anything.
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Nagasaka Mitsuken said worriedly: "What's more important is that Echigo has the strength to support two wars. Last year, Echigo's autumn harvest of grain was two million koku. What is the concept of two million koku! There are nearly half a million people in Echigo.
The country can easily arm an army of 10,000 people. If Lord Takeda really plans to invade Shinano, it will definitely be a fatal blow to our Takeda family."
Takeda Harunobu pondered for a long time, glanced at the group of retainers in the hall, and said slowly in a hoarse voice: "We must be prepared on both sides. Send an envoy to Kyoto with a heavy sum of money, and ask the Shogunate Palace to mediate! In addition, send out a large army to defend the main cities.
We must not let Kira's army invade Minami Shinano! The only solution for now is to be patient and wait for Genshiro to return victorious. This is the time for our family to fight back!"
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Kira Yoshitoshi's massive invasion of Shinano Province at this moment was greatly beyond the expectations of the Shinano people. Perhaps it would be more accurate to use the method of liberating Shinano. The guardianship of Shinano granted by the shogunate was a clear signal. The Kira family's campaign in Shinano was
Any military reconquest operation is justified.
Not to mention that the autumn harvest has not yet happened yet, the closer to the autumn harvest, the more anxious the warriors and farmers became, and there was not much food left in their hands at this time. The heavy rains during the summer flood season made recruiting military service a luxury, not to mention the status of the family.
There is a huge gap in personality. If you resist the Kira family, you will regret it if you are accused of some crime and killed.
The corpses that were hanged outside Asahiyama Castle had long been turned into bones and were still hanging on the gallows outside the city. The people of Shinano were unable and dared not to mount a fierce resistance. The Kira Legion was always hidden near Kawanakajima Island, allowing them to
A three-thousand-strong army composed of Murakami Yoshikiyo, Kakizaki Keie, Yoshie Keizi, Yasuda Keimoto, and Usami Sadamitsu attacked a large territory belonging to Sanada Township, and successfully forced Sanada Yukitaka to hide in the inner cage of Toishi Castle and defend it.
A military camp rose from the ground in Sanada Township, Xiaozhen County. In the center of the military camp was the military tent of the Kira Army Rangers. Murakami Yoshikiyo stood at the entrance of the military tent and looked at the distant green mountains in deep thought. He was too familiar with this mountain.
Towering cliffs and solid fortresses, this city was reinforced by his own hands. He has walked every road up the mountain countless times, and he can know the way to go even if it is closed.
Kakizaki Keike wiped the sweat from his forehead, picked up the uchiwa fan and kept fanning. Unfortunately, his heavy armor blocked the only cool breeze. After fanning for a while, he realized that it was useless and finally gave up. He said depressedly.
: "This stone city is really evil. The clouds and mist on the top of the mountain cover the entire mountain. You can't see anything more than ten rooms away. It's not possible to fight like this!"
Yasuda Keigen looked at Murakami Yoshikiyo, who was still in a daze, and asked aloud: "Didn't you leave a secret passage or other means? It is common sense to leave a secret passage when building a city, right?"
"There used to be a hidden small door leading to the bottom of the mountain. The trial attack just now has confirmed that the small door has long been blocked." Murakami Yoshikiyo smiled bitterly: "Sanada Danmasa is really cunning. I am afraid that after seizing the city,
Just by re-building Toishi Castle, this mountain castle is completely different now, and even I don’t know how to attack it.”
"This is going to be very bad. This is a fortified city where Takeda Haruki's 6,000 troops attacked the 500 defenders without defeating it. We only have 3,000 troops. On the opposite side, Sanada Yukitaka defends the city with as many as 2,000 troops.
, it will be even harder to capture now!" Jijiang Jingzi slapped the table on the table in annoyance. He originally thought it was an opportunity to perform meritorious service, but now it seems he was wrong.
"The two thousand defenders of the Sanada Army are mainly scattered in the three castles of Toishi Castle, Yoneyama Castle, and Masakata Castle. It is obvious that these three castles have been built. The terrain just happens to form corners to support each other. The castles are high and deep.
There is a lack of water, so it is really difficult to capture it in a short time." Usami Sadamitsu waited until they all finished speaking before speaking, not because he respects others, but because as a newcomer, there is always an integration process, not to mention the reduction of seals.
You have to be extra careful when coming here.
"Toushiki Castle is behind the three castles. If these three cities are not conquered, Toshiki Castle cannot be captured... Who designed this? How did they create such a strange fortress that can be connected to each other and support each other?" Kakizaki Keijie.
He banged his head with a headache. It would be a headache for anyone to attack such a troublesome fortress. No wonder Takeda Harunobu Kaizi and Toishi Castle suffered a huge failure.
Yasuda Keigen rubbed his sore eyes, gave up the intention of continuing to look at the map, propped his head and asked: "If we can't attack Toishi Castle, my attack in the eastern part of Xiaozhen will be contained. If I'm not careful, I will probably be shot by Sanada."
They are cutting off the food road and stealing our home city, but what will happen if we continue to wait?"
Usami Sadaman did not have a headache because of Toishi's natural dangers, but raised a new question: "How could the Jinfu Palace not see this with its wisdom? Then there must be some reason why the Jinfu Palace allowed us to fight for the first hand.
That’s the reason!”
"Suruga Shoden is right, this is a question worth pondering!" Kakizaki Kageie said enthusiastically: "Everyone knows the method of Zhen Fuden. You never fight an uncertain battle, and you can win big every time.
Victory, we will definitely win this time, right? But if we can’t defeat this Shicheng, how can we attack Xiaozhen County?”
"The Takeda Army should be arriving soon, right? I heard that the leader is still Takeda Nomiya, 3,000 people from Kai country, 2,000 people from Shinano. Are the main forces of the Takeda family in Kai and Shinano hidden in the snow? Even because of that
Because of the autumn harvest, the Takeda family should be able to send out ten thousand troops!" Yoshie Keizi has obviously done his homework carefully. Not only is he well versed in the military service divisions of the Takeda family, but he also knows who the main army garrisoned in each place is.
"I don't know about this." Murakami Yoshikiyo shook his head and smiled: "But isn't it just what we want that the Takeda Army cannot go out?"
Usami Sadamitsu shook his head and said: "You can't look at it that way. What kind of back-up force is the Takeda family hiding? There are two thousand Takeda troops stationed in Chikuma County, of which one thousand are the troops of the vanguard. The general is Baba Nobuharu, and there are two people stationed in Sakuma County.
Thousands, the people in front also account for one thousand, and the general is Oyamada Masatatsu, which seems to be very balanced, but what on earth is the main force of the Takeda family hiding in Kai?"
"Whatever he does, let's first find a way to deal with the five thousand troops of Takeda Noriya!" Kakizaki Keike tilted his head and said: "I can guarantee that as soon as the Takeda army arrives, Sanada Danmasa on the two sides of the mountain will definitely take the opportunity to attack the two sides.
How many of us, more than 3,000 people, can escape from this flanking attack?"
"Then it depends on Zhenfudian's plan!" (To be continued.)