Chapter 1534 Take the mountain is Iwasaki Mountain
Xingshi Mountain, Sibo Yiyin Main Formation.
In front of Yoshigan, Sanada Nobunaga and Maeda were fighting for their own interests, and they were also fighting for the land of Jiyue.
Sanada Nobushige pointed at the map and said.
"Although the flat land on the east side of Lake Yuwu is conducive to military deployment, the Oda family came here a month before us and occupied a favorable terrain.
The defenders of Iwasaki Mountain blocked the road to Kinomoto. Any attempt to attack southward would be flanked by Higashino Mountain and Nakanomoto to the east.
My opinion is that after we capture Maoshan, Shenming Mountain, and Tangmu Mountain in the north of Yuwu Lake, we should not continue to go south along the mountain road.
Fight through the hills on the west side of Lake Yuwu, cross the Iiura River, climb over the hills around Shidake, and attack Mount Oiwa on the other side of Mount Iwasaki.
After taking Oiwa Mountain, we immediately attacked Kinomoto's Oda main formation directly. The Oda army on the front line was effectively surrounded by us and trapped in the mountain.
At that time, the Oda army must retreat, otherwise there is a risk of annihilation.
The hills in the area between Yuwu Lake and Bipa Lake are very low. For the mountain people under my command, it can be said that they are walking on flat ground.
Our Sanada Army can launch attacks on the enemy's defense lines without being affected by the terrain at all. The dense mountain forests and rugged slopes can also block the enemy's line of sight for us, which is conducive to our army's advancement."
Maeda Yoshida said coldly.
"Sanada-hime, your idea is good, but I have in my hands the information brought back by the ninjas from the security team just now, and the real situation is a little different from what you think.
The Oda army has been preparing on the front mountain road for a month, which of course makes it more difficult for our army to attack, but the side of Jiyue is also reinforcing the defense line and is not idle.
Because of the importance of Mt. Oda, His Highness Oda inspected the defense many times, and the local garrison Takigawa Kazugashi did not dare to slack off.
The defenders of Shiyue cut off the obstacles that blocked their sight, built fences, dug trenches, built earthen forts, and equipped themselves with a large number of iron cannons and bows and arrows.
There are mountains behind the mountain and the Iiura River in front. The enemy is at a commanding height and can cover the attackers with iron cannons and bows. In addition, the river swells in summer and the land is muddy. How are you going to charge?
The width between Yuwu Lake and Biwa Lake is not enough. If the attack is frustrated, you will have no space to make another detour, and the mud will also limit the army's retreat, and you will have to be beaten continuously.
Therefore, I think that instead of taking the risk of taking a detour to Mt. Iwasaki, it is better to attack Mt. Iwasaki directly!
Iwasaki Mountain is the core of the entire defense line. Although there are defenders on the flanks to respond, once we break through Iwasaki Mountain, Kinomoto's front will be undefeated.
The Oda family has more people than us and cannot operate in the narrow mountainous area. If they want to support Mount Iwasaki, they must pull out men and horses to attack us on the flanks in the small plains to disperse our forces.
As long as they are willing to leave the mountain, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and come down to fight with us, it will be the most beneficial situation for us."
Sanada Nobushige said coldly.
"Then what should we do if they refuse to go down the mountain and just use Iwasaki Mountain to drain our military morale?
Kinomoto is in the rear and can continuously send troops to join the defense of Iwasaki Mountain and fight a war of attrition with us.
They have more people and we have fewer people. If we cannot capture Iwasaki Mountain, we will only consume more military power than they do.
Moreover, once the vigor of the offensive is frustrated, and the enemy troops on the flanks come down the mountain to attack, the army attacking Iwasaki Mountain will be attacked from both sides, and the entire army will be in danger of being destroyed."
Maeda Yoshida snorted coldly.
"What I mean is to lure the enemy troops on the flanks down the mountain. As long as the frontal attack on Iwasaki Mountain can put enough pressure on the enemy troops, the enemy flanks will have to go down the mountain in advance to support them.
As for the frontal losses you mentioned, there is no point in fighting without killing people!"
Sanada Nobushige retorted.
"Since we are determined to have a tug-of-war on Mt. Iwasaki and expect the enemy to rush down the mountain in a hurry, why not simply raid Mt. Iwasaki?
Once Jiyue is breached, Dayan Mountain will definitely not be able to defend it.
Iwasaki Mountain and Oiwa Mountain are at the horns of each other. Once Oiwa Mountain is lost, Iwasaki Mountain will have no meaning in continuing to defend.
As long as they hesitate for a few days, we can directly capture Kinomoto and block the entire Oda army in a dilemma on the mountain road. Isn't this more powerful than the threat of directly attacking Iwasaki Mountain?
Maeda Hime, you said that taking a detour to the base is very dangerous, but the risk you take on a frontal battlefield is no less than that of a detour.
You said it yourself, people are destined to die in war, so why not choose to fight in a way that makes the enemy most uncomfortable?"
The two were arguing, and none of the concubines participated. Only Yiyin was a little irritable and shouted.
"That's enough! Stop it all!"
Maeda and Sanada Nobushige looked at each other and bowed to each other. This was regarded as an official dispute and did not harm the harmony.
As Sanada Nobushige, she was originally not qualified to compete with Maeda for the right to speak. She was just a powerful samurai from the Kanto Palace, while Maeda was the general of the Shiba camp in recent times.
Regardless of the status gap between the two, it would be Sanada Nobushige's turn to act recklessly in front of Ginza and confront Maeda's interests.
It's just that this time the situation is special. The recent coalition forces only have 20,000 soldiers, and the Sanada family has 10,000 soldiers. There is not much difference in the strength of the two sides.
In the final analysis, the samurai family still relies on strength. No matter whether Sanada Nobushige relied on the financial resources of the Kanto Palace to attract so many people, the letter of respect corresponding to strength must be given to Sanada Nobushige.
In addition, the Sanada people who came to join the recent coalition forces as a separate force of the Kwantung Allied Forces, in a sense, represent the side of the Kwantung Allied Forces.
Therefore, Sanada Nobushige, who has 10,000 soldiers and is the representative of Kanto, is qualified to argue with Maeda, the recent general, about the direction of the main attack.
The Sanada clan comes from the Koshin Mountains, and trekking across the mountains is commonplace.
The Yuwu area is close to the southern plains. The local mountains are not high and can only be regarded as hilly areas. For the mountain people, these short hills are not an obstacle at all.
This is the reason why Sanada Nobushige wants to put the main attack direction on the detour around Shiyue, because if the Shiba army chooses Shiyue, there will be no more suitable attack core than the Sanada army.
This is also in line with Sanada Nobushige's purpose of coming here this time, which is to stand in the C position, chew hard bones, obtain a lot of military merit, and show off the martial prowess of the Sanada people.
The Sanada people were not afraid of death, but they were afraid that they would not be able to get a lot of military honors to protect themselves, and would be at a disadvantage in the political struggle of the Kanto Palace after the war.
Maeda's interests are also very clear. Most of the Kwantung Allied Forces are blocked by Echizen Kingdom. Only the Sanada Army comes, and it is not the turn of the Kanto people to point fingers here!
If 50,000 to 60,000 people from the Kwantung Allied Forces come to join forces, Yamanaka Yukimori and Shima Katsuo are both experienced enough, so it doesn't matter if Maeda gives in to Maeda's interests in matters of tactics.
But who is Sanada Nobushige? She has only 10,000 troops, but she demands to stand in the C position and seize the main offensive role. Where does this put the face of Maeda's interests? Where does it put the face of the recent coalition forces?
The most important thing is that Yuwu Lake blocks the two armies, and the battle must advance from both sides of the lake.
In wars, there must be priorities. Who is the primary and who is secondary are the standards for measuring military success after the war.
Regardless of whether it is to detour to Mount Iwasaki or to attack Mount Iwasaki, it is actually very difficult. Because the Oda army prepared for a month in advance, the favorable time, place and people on the battlefield have been taken away by the Oda army.
But it is because of the difficulty that the value of the Wu family can be highlighted. Whoever takes the main attacking role in this battle will get the fattest piece of meat after the war.
The Spurs-Polish coalition seems to have one heart, but in fact there are many internal contradictions.
Not to mention the small discords that the Kanto Kinjin people have, no one will give in easily in the face of the big regional differences between the Kanto people and the Kinjin people.
To put it simply, why is Sanada Nobushige, a Kanto native, riding on the heads of the few of us?
Although Maeda Yoshida was born in Owari, she is now the general of the Konki family and represents the face of the Konki samurai family.
There were no tactical advantages or disadvantages in detouring around Mount Aitake and storming Iwasaki. It was only because it became the focus of the two sides' fight for the main attack that the dispute became fierce.
Of course Yiyin understands the thoughts of the martial artists very well. I am really tired when I feel tired.
These bastards, they don’t understand what it means to be more narrow-minded than the treatment, and to talk about dedication, the higher the realm. They are full of thoughts that they are stupid if they don’t take advantage of others.
Ancient rulers did not have the personality charm and institutional advantages of public servants. They could only use constant checks and balances, coordination, differentiation, and resolution of conflicts, and then dragged these bastards to victory with difficulty.
Yiyin could only lament that the new society had turned ghosts into humans, while reaching an exchange of interests with these ancient evil ghosts to accomplish what he wanted to do.
In this hypocritical samurai society that talks one thing but practices another, Yoshigan even feels like he has gradually been assimilated into a ghost.
Yiyin sat on the horse, clapped his hands gently and said.
"Whether we are going to take a roundabout route to Mount Ayake or attack Iwasaki directly, we need to capture Mt. Mosan, Mt. Shinmei, and Mt. Domoku to the north of Lake Yugo before we can proceed.
Instead of arguing in front of me, you should think about how to capture the three mountains as soon as possible and open the way for the army to go south."
Sanada Nobushige's eyes flashed, he bowed deeply and said.
"Jin Duodian is a wise man, and the warriors use swords and guns to judge heroes and women, and they are quick to talk. It is better to prove their rightness with victory on the battlefield.
If we detour around Jiyue, we must capture Maoshan. I will send troops to capture Maoshan and then discuss with the concubines!"
Maeda said with a smile.
"Sanada-hime said well! I beg your Majesty's permission to let me personally lead the elite to attack Shenmei Mountain!"
Yiyin almost rolled his eyes. After these two people talked, they wanted to use their military exploits to differentiate themselves. Why is it that no one is willing to give in a little bit? Can't they understand what I say?
At this moment, there was a burst of noise outside, and Yiyin frowned.
"What's the fuss about?"
An envoy rushed into the formation, kowtowed to the ground and said.
"Your Majesty! Tangmushan has been captured!"
Yiyin stood up from the horse and asked urgently.
"What's the matter? I don't remember giving the order to attack Tangmushan?"
Shifan answered respectfully.
"It was Miyoshi Yoshitsugu on the front line. She discovered that Domushan was changing its defenses, so she mobilized her own troops to attack directly, causing chaos among the enemy troops.
Master Tozawa Mori'an followed closely and went up the mountain, climbed the mountain village first, and took the Tangmu Mountain by force!"
Yiyin was stunned.
"Tozawa Moriyasu, I remember her headquarters only has nine people? Why did she go up too?"
Shifan said excitedly.
"Lord Tozawa Moriyasu waved the Bizen Kaneko gifted by your Majesty, took the lead, and climbed the wall for the first time. His bravery was unstoppable!
Encouraged by her, the sergeants quickly defeated the enemy's resistance and drove them down the mountain without sacrificing their lives!"
Yoshigami glanced at the embarrassed expressions of Maida Yoshida and Sanada Nobushige, smiled inwardly, pretended to be overjoyed, and said.
"Okay! Yasha Jiuniang deserves to be a hero of Guandong, a righteous person, loyal, courageous and resolute, and truly a model for the Wu family!
She selflessly assisted Miyoshi Yoshitsugu of Konki to capture Mount Doki and gave our army the lead! This also proves that as long as the Kanto samurai family and the Konki samurai family join hands, no one in the world can defeat them!"
Regardless of whether Yiyin is really happy or pretending to be happy, he must act extremely happy at this time.
Maeda Yoshikatsu and Sanada Nobushige respectively represented the recent Allied Forces and the Kanto Allied Forces. Before the war even started, they began to suppress each other as opponents. This trend was very bad.
Tozawa Moriyasu was born in Ou, but technically she also belonged to the Kanto samurai family. Although Miyoshi Yoshitsugu was born in the Western Kingdom, she now lives in the northern part of Kawachi, relying on Yoshigoshi to survive.
Even if Yoshigan insists on making an Ou samurai family and a Shikoku samurai family into a model of cooperation between Kanto samurai families and recent samurai families, who dares to say that it is not the case?
Bad trends must be suppressed as soon as possible, and they must not spread and affect the situation of the war.
Yiyin said.
"The supply group of Miyoshi Yoshitsugu's unit is on the first rank, and I will record her first contribution. Tozawa Mori'an's unit is on the same level as the Tongxinzhong, let her come and accompany me."
The two came out on top, and although the righteous silver reward was not much, it was a heart-warming move that was enough to boost the morale of the army.
Yiyin looked at the two people sitting down again and said solemnly.
Sanada Nobushige!”
"Hi!"
"Go and take down Maoshan."
"Hi!"
"Maeda Benefits!"
"Hi!"
"It's up to you to solve Shenming Mountain."
"Hi!"
"Go for it!"
The two generals bowed to accept the order and strode out, both of them a little angry.
Being interfered with by Miyoshi Yoshitsugu and Tozawa Moriyasu, they immediately became useless followers in sending troops this time.
There are two good friends, Tozawa, who are working together, but their rivalry seems particularly stingy, which makes your Majesty unhappy.
Now we go to attack the two mountains. If we win, we should win, but if we lose, we have no ability. This kind of thankless business naturally makes people feel a little discouraged, and it is also a subtle warning given by Yiyin to them.
After the two left, Yiyin glanced at the ladies present and said.
"Let's all disperse. Go back and guard the camp. Don't let down your guard. We can discuss military affairs after we capture Maoshan and Shenming Mountain."
The ladies bowed together and then walked out of the formation one by one.
Yoshigan looked at Akechi Mitsuhide and said.
"Mingzhi Ji, please stay for a while."
Akechi Mitsuhide stood aside obediently and waited until everyone left before stepping forward and asking softly.
"What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
Yiyin glared at her and said.
"Are you happy? Are you happy to see Maeda's interests suffer?"
Akechi Mitsuhide covered his mouth and chuckled.
"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. I have always admired Maeda-hime's military talents. How dare I have contempt for him?
However, Sanada-hime is worthy of being a powerful general among the Kanto servants, and the style of Sanada’s number one soldier in the Warring States Period, I have indeed learned a lesson from you today.”