Naturally, the Japanese at this time had never heard of anything like "affected by the warm and humid air currents in the Southwest Pacific", but long-term life always allowed them to sum up various life experiences and understand what kind of weather there was in which months.
For example, in Kanto at the moment, it may have been clear and clear an hour ago, but then dark clouds will cover the sun an hour later, and then it will rain heavily, accompanied by strong winds.
The main island of Japan is a long and narrow island, lacking depth from north to south, and Kanto is a plain area, so the strong wind blowing from the southern sea is completely unbridled because there is no terrain to block it. Under the violent wind and rain, people, horses and livestock are often blown away and become unstable.
, rolling all over the ground, marching and fighting is definitely inappropriate.
This kind of unsuitable weather came very coincidentally. Just one day after the Kahi Hime soldiers left the Ninja Castle, they encountered such weather. At this time, she and the two hundred samurai she led, the Hime warriors, had arrived in Ishido.
More than forty miles north of the city.
South of Ninja Castle, there are two nearest castles. The one to the west is called Matsuyama Castle (not the Bitchu Matsuyama Castle before the Mori family), and the other one to the east is Ishido Castle. Ishido Castle used to be the Ota family's castle.
The territory, which later belonged to the Hojo clan, had surrendered to Toyotomi Hideyoshi not long ago, and was located in Zigo Park, Kitamoto City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Not far to the north of this place is the current location of the Otsutsuki team sent by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. This group of people is indeed escorted by more than 3,000 people as stated in the intelligence, but the intelligence seems to have overlooked one point, that is, this group of people is guarding them.
More than 3,000 people were only responsible for guarding, and in addition, there were about 2,000 civilians responsible for transportation.
In other words, the entire reserve force actually numbered more than 5,000 people, and the general of the reserve force was not an unknown person, but Toyotomi Hidekatsu.
Toyotomi Hidekatsu was originally the second son of Miyoshi Yoshifu, and his mother was Zuiryuuin Achi, so he was the nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi by blood. Later, he once served as the biological brother of Toyotomi Hideji of Kanbai. He
His childhood name is Xiaoji, and his wife is the third daughter of Asai Nagamasa, Ae, who is Asai Jiang - yes, the third sister of Asai Chacha of Yododen.
As mentioned before, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's "harem" is divided into two factions: Hosei Ningning and Yododen Chacha. Hosei Ningning's supporters are basically the Owari samurai group, and Yododen Asai Chacha is the most powerful faction of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
The favored concubines and supporters are mainly the Omi samurai group, also known as the obedient faction and the civil servant faction.
Although Toyotomi Hidekatsu, as the nephew and adopted son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, married the sister of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's concubine, which seems to be a bit confusing, this situation is not particularly strange even in ancient China, let alone
Has it always been more admirable for Japan to be more intimate with one another?
Therefore, this means that Toyotomi Hidekatsu, as a sect of the Toyotomi family, has a close connection with the Gosei sect. From Chacha's perspective, it means that Toyotomi Hidekatsu is also a sect of the Asai family.
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Ishida Mitsunari is the representative of the faithful faction, and Asai Chacha is of course willing to support him. Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent Toyotomi Hidekatsu to lead more than 3,000 reinforcements, and a reserve team composed of 100 large tubes to support Ishida Mitsunari. Maybe Asai Chacha also has the intention.
Inside.
The troops are naturally strong, and the weapons and equipment are all "imported goods" from Beijing, so they are naturally the strongest artillery lineup in Japan today. As for the comparison of troops, Toyotomi Hidekatsu has more than 3,000 soldiers and 2,000 civilians at hand.
Far better than the 200 warriors of Kaihime Ninja Castle.
However, they also have three disadvantages: First, because the Hojo family adopted the tactic of a full-scale cage battle from the beginning, Toyotomi Hidetoshi's army actually did not win any battles in the Odawara conquest, so the war preparations were
The awareness was not strong, and there was almost no sense of urgency in the battle throughout the army.
Secondly, the sudden storm left the large-barrel reserve team carrying a large number of heavy artillery in a panic. The artillery of this era cannot use technology such as stainless steel. Although this batch of artillery is a product of Jinghua, it has always had an excellent reputation.
But what should rust will still rust, and of course what should be maintained must be properly maintained.
Therefore, as soon as they discovered that a storm was coming, the civilians did not even have time to temporarily set up their own shelter facilities, so they had to rush to cover the artillery. Considering that the storm brought hurricanes in Kanto, these covers were not easy to handle, and a cannon could be blown away.
With the cannon covered, the civilian husbands might be beheaded by the angry samurai, which was not careless. The samurai and sergeants were also so nervous that they had to put down their identities and join in the work. When the storm came
, whether they were samurai, soldiers or civilians, almost all were exhausted and panting, and just wanted to lie down and not move.
The last disadvantage is Toyotomi Hidekatsu himself. He was born in 1569. How old is he this year? He is twenty-one years old. His only war experience is that he participated in the Kyushu Conquest, but the problem is that by the time he came on stage, he only needed to pick up the pieces of the Kyushu Conquest.
Just merit, there is no significant achievement bonus at all, and in fact, I don't get much training.
Such a young general, apart from his blood status, has reputation but not prestige, and ability but not necessarily ability. He himself is a hidden danger to this team.
Of course, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who sent him out, didn't think this was a hidden danger. After all, in Japan during the Warring States Period, many young generals were able to lead troops early because of their origins, and after leading the troops, they won great victories one after another.
It's not a big deal.
Youth may not really be the main reason for not being able to fight well. After all, young generals are often more courageous and fearless. However, the opposite of this advantage is often poor thinking, which is due to lack of experience and poor thinking in handling accidents.
The method is too crude. If other disadvantages are added to it, the disadvantages inherent in youth may explode in an instant.
Because he was worried that the heavy rain would cause water accumulation and threaten the artillery, Toyotomi Hidekatsu temporarily camped on a small hill. Although Guanzhong is a plain, it is already close to the Takeda family's old territory, and there are already some scattered hills.
, it is not a bad idea to choose such a place to take shelter from the rain.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, Toyotomi Hidekatsu did not expect that he would be ambushed, so when he was urgently shielding the large tube from the rain, he did not even think of sending out a Monoami to investigate.
After checking the surrounding situation, the elite warriors led by Kafiji had already reached the foot of the mountain.
"Princess Kai, it is difficult to launch the big cannon in the heavy rain. The opponent's firepower advantage cannot be used today. Toyotomi Hidekatsu is just an inexperienced nobleman. We can defeat them as long as we approach quietly and launch a surprise attack!"
The one who spoke was Shibazaki Izumi, a fierce general under Kafihime. In the previous battle to attack and defend Ninja Castle, he had fought against Otani Yoshitsugi, whom Toyotomi Hideyoshi was very fond of, and obtained Otani Yoshitsugi's generals, Senge and Zaemon.
He is the number one general in Ninja City, other than the chief boss Masaki Tanba, and is allowed to use the "Shu Spear", a bright red spear, which represents his status and respect.
Kafihime's armor was already soaked like the warriors around her. The rain kept flowing down her face, making her already delicate facial features appear more delicate and attractive. However, it also messed up her hairstyle. A strand of black hair fell from her helmet.
It leaked out, and the tips of the hair were pointed on her nose.
Ji Feiji reached out and brushed away the stray bangs, looked at the scene in the distance carefully, and did not speak immediately.
A young samurai seemed to be answering for her, saying: "I'm afraid we have to wait now. Although the Toyotomi army is tired, they are not particularly relaxed yet because of the storm. I think it is better to wait until they start to make a fire.
And prepare to go out when they are ready to eat, because at that time their minds are focused on drying themselves and eating, and their defense must be at the lowest. If they are suddenly attacked, there will definitely be chaos immediately, which will make it easier for us."
This young samurai is called Sakemaki Renegai. Although he has a relatively ordinary background, he has excellent intelligence and scheming. He once fought against Ishida San's headquarters during the offensive and defensive battle of Ninja Castle. He used a trick to obtain the enemy general's Kaizuka and killed more than ten enemy soldiers on the spot.
However, everyone retreated completely. So much so that after Ishida Mitsunari returned to his own camp, he angrily scolded his soldiers for being timid and afraid of the enemy, thus losing Lord Guanbai's face.
It was just a small battle. In fact, it certainly did not affect Lord Guan Shiro's face. The reason why Ishida Mitsunari was angry at that time was that Sakemaki Renegade had no reputation at all, but he relied on the special terrain of Ninja City to allow him to use his army even though he had no time to do so.
Without opening up, the front-line troops could only maintain the size of a dozen people in the small battlefield. The fight was really frustrating, and in the end, this unknown soldier became famous in one battle, so Ishida Mitsunari couldn't help but take the opportunity to vent.
Sakemaki Renegade is different from Shibazaki Izumi. The latter has a typical spirit of a fierce general brother. His combat ideas are simple and clear, that is, the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road. As long as they decide to fight, go up and do the fucking thing. There are not many other considerations.
Although the former had a low birth status and a low reputation, precisely because he had nothing to brag about, he managed to read some books, including "The Art of War" spread from the "Tang Kingdom" and even the popular "Three Kingdoms" in recent years.
"The Romance", in his heart he hopes to become a wise general with both civil and military skills, so he is more meticulous in his battles, hoping to take advantage of every small opportunity for victory.
Kaiji was obviously more satisfied with Sakemaki's statement. She stood up straight, nodded and said, "Then let's wait a little longer and make sure to win with one blow."
When she stood up straight, her whole image became clear. On top of her long black hair was a black hat-shaped helmet, outside of Sakura's powerful armor was a crimson jinhaori, and around her waist hung the romantic flag passed down by the Narita family from generation to generation.
She cut a treasure knife and held a silver match. She originally had a black mount, but because it was not easy to get out of the city, she did not follow her at the moment.
The Japanese are quite unique in their armor and armor. They not only adhere to their own traditions, but also inherit and carry forward foreign countries, especially the "Tang style". As a result, the Japanese also have many styles of armor.
In later generations, various shrines, museums, and even private collectors' homes in Japan have rich collections of armors and weapons from various ancient periods. Their quantity and degree of preservation are among the best in the world.
Some people say that this is a manifestation of the spirit of Bushido, but Mr. Chen Shunchen's analysis of Japan's national character in his book "The Chinese and the Japanese" is probably the main reason for this unique phenomenon.
Mr. Chen believes that Japan is the country with the best preserved cultural relics in the world because a lot of Japanese knowledge comes from foreign countries (mainly China). This knowledge is combined with its local culture to form the so-called Japanese culture and Japanese spirit.
The envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty risked their lives and traveled thousands of miles to come to China to acquire all aspects of culture and knowledge. Because it was hard-won, it gradually turned into the Japanese people's extreme cherishment of various broomsticks.
Not only is it reflected in the weapons, many ancient Chinese anecdotal books can later be found in Japan, which is also a great circumstantial evidence. In addition, as mentioned before, Japan is a nation that attaches great importance to family names, so armor and
Weapons are often the heirlooms of samurai families and become symbols of noble family status and family name, so they are widely collected and protected.
The history of the development of Japanese armor is quite long. There is no need to go into details now. I will only talk about the situation after entering the Kamakura period. At that time, the production of large armor was more exquisite.
More fine. Wei silk can be divided into many types based on its color, pattern and weaving method, such as "Red Silk Wei", "祄丝伟", "褄取伟", "Xiaoying Wei", and "Waist Picking Wei"
, "Alismatis prestige", "Jianwei prestige", "Three-bird prestige" and so on.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the shapes of large armors began to diversify, and many new styles were born, such as the 鬠鋋 (opened like a bamboo hat), the shape of a large spade standing in front, etc. In addition, in order to facilitate mountain operations, generals began to
They wore lightweight straw sandals, and in order to better protect their knees, they also developed knee armors (knee armor) and shin guards with huge tops that could cover the knees.
In the middle period of Muromachi, each samurai family gradually separated from the control of the central government, and local private wars became increasingly frequent. In order to show the majesty of the general, the use of large armor once again reached a peak; and in order to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, sleeve seals and kasahara were also used more often.
get used.
The so-called sleeve imprint refers to adding certain specifications of decorations to the sleeve armor; the so-called li qian refers to inserting a small flag in the shape of a flag on the front stand, flipping the tail of the flag to the back of the head, and using the flag color and pattern to distinguish it.
Mother's clothing also appeared. The so-called mother's clothing is a piece of cloth decorated on the back. When riding a horse at a gallop, when the wind blows, it can cover arrows. The mother's clothing is generally five feet eight inches long and five wide, and the color is not fixed. Generally, the general's family
Most of the mother's clothes were in wood color. Later, Oda Nobunaga selected generals who could fight and organized them into "red mother's clothes" and "black mother's clothes", which refer to the elites wearing red and black mother's clothes.
Daikai is a unique armor shape in Japan, and it is also a cultural heritage with national characteristics and artistic value that the Japanese are proud of. It was born around the middle of Heian period, and reached its completion by the end of Kamakura and the beginning of Muromachi. In the late Muromachi shogunate period,
Due to various reasons such as the frequency of wars, the civilian population, and the introduction of gunpowder weapons, the status of the large armor was gradually replaced by the tōmaru, abdominal scrolls, abdominal dang, and gushi.
The "armor" Kaibi is wearing at the moment is actually the belly roll. The belly roll can be described in one sentence: a tight skirt with suspenders - of course it is made of fine scale iron or copper sheets.
become.
The "Sakura Wei" associated with the scale armor is pink but not conspicuous, the body of the abdominal roll is black, and the outer cover of the jinhaori is dark red. This "iron and blood" color matches the beauty of Kaiji with a three-point field.
The heroic face does not seem weird at all, but instead makes people look forward to it. What will such a delicate and fierce female general look like in battle?
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