different warring states of japan

Chapter 1529 Three Lines of Defense Lock Kanto

Echizen country faces the Sea of ​​Japan, and together with Wakasa country, it forms the junction of Hokuriku Road and Near Japan.

The Nosaka Mountains, the Ibuki Mountains, and the Ryohaku Mountains cover the southern and eastern parts of the Echizen Kingdom. Because of the mountain range, the seven counties in the north of Echizen are alienated from the Tsuruga County in the south.

On the contrary, the relationship between Tsuruga County and Wakasa Country is closer. The Fukui Plain in the north of the seven counties in the north of Echizen is the most prosperous and borders Kaga Country.

In other words, the Fukui Plain, the main grain-producing area of ​​the Echizen Kingdom, is on the side facing the Kaga Kingdom, which is the direction in which the Kwantung Allied Forces entered.

Shibata Katsuie has not been idle all winter, married the city lord and gained the identity of Oda's clan, and received more than 40 koku from the Echizen Kingdom. Shibata Katsuie must work hard.

With the almost unlimited support of Oda Nobunaga, Shibata Katsuya built high walls, accumulated grain widely, dug deep holes, and built the Echizen defense line.

Kuzuryu River runs through the Fukui Plain, dividing the plain into two parts, the north and the south.Mikuni Minato at the mouth of the Kuzuryugawa River is a good port in the northern part of the Echizen Kingdom, second only to Tsuruga Port.

Shibata Katsuya knew that the enemy was outnumbered, so he simply gave up all the territory north of Kuzuryu River, huddled on the south bank, and defended the river as the first line of defense.

Secondly, Shibata Katsuya reinforced Beizhuang Castle located in the center of the southern plain of the Fukui Plain as his residence.

On both sides of Beizhuang Castle, the east is Ichijo Valley Castle relying on the Liangbai Mountains, and the west is Imai Castle on the Rihoku Kunimi Mountain on the Sea of ​​Japan side.

Beizhuang Castle is located in the middle of the plain, with high walls and a moat. Shibata Katsuie personally led the elite to garrison. Ichijo Valley Castle and Imai Castle are backed by mountains, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack.

These three cities built the second line of defense.

After that, Kongo-in Temple, Longmen Temple, and Xiaomaru Three Castles in the northern part of the former Nanyue area guarded Shibata Katsuie's back, which was the third line of defense.

There are many Chinese people in the former area of ​​Nanyue, they have long been hooked up with Asakura Keiji of Tsuruga County, Shibata Katsuie can't trust them.

In case the former South Vietnamese people were attacked by Yoshihiko Shibo against their backs when the war was at stake, wouldn't it ruin the overall situation?

The third line of defense is not only Shibata Katsuya's last line of defense, but also her forward position to guard against the south.

In just one winter, Shibata Katsuie forced the Echizen peasant women to brave the cold wind and heavy snow to fortify the city with a knife, build three lines of defense, and hoard a large amount of military rations, preparing to defend until the last moment.

Oda Nobunaga tried his best to satisfy her request, as long as Shibata Katsuya was willing to stick to it, he wanted soldiers for soldiers, food for food, and building materials for building materials.

Only then did the three lines of defense of the Echizen Kingdom, which made the Kwantung Allied Forces feel difficult, firmly blocked the front of the Kwantung Allied Forces and prevented them from joining Shangluo and Shiba Yoshigin.

Although the Kwantung Allied Forces easily controlled the northern part of the Fukui Plain and captured the Three Kingdoms, the transport ships at Nanao Port could smoothly transport supplies to Echizen, greatly reducing the logistical pressure.

However, in front of the defense line that Shibata Katsuya painstakingly built, the Kwantung Allied Forces had no way to attack, and they lingered in the northern part of Echizen Kingdom, unable to advance an inch.

Shiba Yoshigin has already sent orders to Mikuni Minato through Tsuruga Port, expecting the Kwantung Allied Forces to break through Echizen Kingdom as soon as possible, join him, and launch a decisive battle against Oda Nobunaga.

The immediate difficulties and the call from afar caused fierce debates and conflicts within the Kwantung Allied Forces.

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On the north bank of Kuzuryu River, Sanada is stationed.

There were only two people in this formation, and Nobushige Sanada said to Uno Toshiichi with a frowning face.

"Those bastards in the back are really going too far. When they easily broke through the Fukui Plain a few days ago, they were still gearing up to grab my credit.

At this moment, the defense line in the river was scratched a little bit, and a few people died, and they retreated one by one. They are really a group of irresponsible bastards.

Do you know that someone has suggested to Yamanaka Yukimori to bypass Shibata Katsu's strong defense line, go upstream along Kuzuryu River, break into Mino Country from Minokou, and flank the Oda family. "

Uno Toshiichi said coldly.

"The Fukui Plain was not our breakthrough at all, it was the result of Shibata Katsuie's active retreat.

The Kwantung Allied Forces came from afar, and Oda Nobunaga gave Shibata Katsuie a great kindness and reward, that is to ask her to commit suicide and stick to it until the last moment.

The details of our coalition forces should have been figured out by the other party, knowing that we have too many people to form a joint force.That's why Shibata Katsuya tried his best to promote the three lines of defense, so that we would quit.

Originally, the morale of the Kwantung Allied Forces was not high, and the people who were most motivated to make contributions were my Sanada people, and the next most aggressive were the troops of Yukimori Yamanaka and Katsumo Shima.

The rest of the people can wait to fight with the wind, but it will be difficult for them to overcome obstacles and attack the city in a bloody battle.

The roads in Ryobai Mountain are rugged, even if we break through Minokou along the Kuzuryu River upstream, not many people can get in, and it will not threaten the foundation of the Oda family, but will disperse our troops.

Doing so is nothing more than harassment by partial teachers, and it is nothing more than an explanation to Jin Duodian, which is irrelevant to the overall situation of the war. "

Nobushige Sanada said in contempt.

"These people eat and drink all the way, but when they want to contribute, they push back and forth, which is really shameless.

Don't want to fight hard to kill the enemy, but just want to bypass the line of defense and perfunctory your lord, it is simply unreasonable! "

Uno Ri shook his head and said.

"Yamaka Yukimori and Shima Katsumo are lacking in prestige after all. If His Highness Tsutaden or Uesugi are in charge in this battle, who would dare to slow down?

It's a pity that His Highness Uesugi is recuperating in Kasugayama Castle, and Jin Dadian is facing His Highness Oda in Takashima County, and neither of them is in the Kwantung Allied Forces.

It's not that the Kwantung Allied Forces are incapable of fighting, but they lack a leader who can convince the masses, so they can only be scattered.

Shibata Katsuya hoarded a large amount of military rations, and the high walls and deep pits were waiting for us to crash into them. It is indeed not a good way to attack by force, but if you grind slowly, I am afraid it will take several months or even more than half a year.

As for the strategy of bypassing the defense line, no. . "

In the middle of Toshiichi Uno's speech, there was already movement outside one after another. One after another, Ji Wushi entered the main formation and saluted Sanada Nobushige.

When the time for the military discussion came, Unano Toshiichi stopped talking and waited for everyone to arrive first.

The Kwantung Allied Forces mobilized [-] to [-] soldiers, and the Sanada family sent [-] troops. They were all in the spotlight and attracted much attention.

But Nobushige Sanada knew in his heart that most of the people in the Sanada army at this time were not his subordinates, but the poor ghosts of Koshin Mountain who were tempted by food and future.

Originally, this matter was not easy, but Takeda Shingen secretly let go of his support, so that the mountain folk samurai on the Shinano side did not have any scruples, and only then did they have [-] soldiers summoned on a super-scale.

The mountain people in the Koshin Mountains were already tough. When Genpei fought together, Shinano's Kiso Yoshinaka once fought against Genpei, which can be called a tripartite confrontation.

Kiso Yoshinaka can fight, but he doesn't understand politics. She has offended the samurai family, the public family, and the sects, and she can survive for several years because of her military talent and bravery.

Leaving aside how many talents she has in the army, the core old team of her army is Kiso, Saku, and Shangshu.

The Kiso people are from Shinano Kisoya, the Saku people are from Shinano Saku County, and the Joshu people are the Ueno Samurai.

Calculating carefully, the Sanada crowd is Kiso Yoshinaka's copy of the mountain militia, or that group of sturdy daredevils.

Nobushige Sanada is very satisfied with the soldiers under his command. The mountain people are simple-minded, and they come out to serve as soldiers to make a living. The belief in the mountains makes them distrust people outside the mountains, and they stick together.

The powerful logistics of the Guandong servants are most suitable for these mountain people.Eating white rice and wearing linen clothes, they cut people down as soon as they were told, and charged with bows and arrows without blinking an eye.

The whole poor family in the mountains only has one pair of trousers, and they starve to death every winter. As long as the money and food are sufficient and the treatment is good, who cares about their lives?
Leading this group of screaming mountain people to the expedition, Nobushige Sanada is gearing up to take this opportunity to make contributions.

This is not only an explanation to the Kanto servants, making Shiba Yoshihiro look at him differently, but also for his own status among the mountain people.

The Ziye family is a large family in the Koshin mountain area, the Uno family is the general leader of the Ziye family, and the Sanada family is a branch of the Uno family.

After the decline of the Unino family, the Shiye clan went through several trials, and finally Nobushige Sanada used the unlimited financial resources of the Kanto servants to throw money and make a big splash.

If this battle is fought well, the Koshin Mountain Samurai Group will receive a military merit award, and Sanada Nobushige's status in the Shiye clan will be further improved.

At that time, her influence in the local area will surpass the boundaries of the three clans of Ziye, and she will become a representative of Jiaxin.

Plains and fields represent food, rivers and coasts represent commerce, and although the mountains are poor, the mountain warriors are the best source of soldiers.

The Sanadas pride themselves on being the number one soldier in the Warring States Period, and if the scene of the Shiba Oda War can hold up now, it will be a confirmation of their status as the number one soldier in the Warring States Period.

This is of great benefit to the future of Nobushige Sanada.

To put it simply, the Sanadas are here for the dead this time, as long as they have great military achievements and generous rewards, they don't care about sacrifices.

But the current situation is that if you want to die, you won't be given a chance!

The enemy retreated and defended, and the allies flinched. Nobushige Sanada couldn't rush forward and get his head broken, and he would be laughed at as a fool when he turned around, right?
Nobushige Sanada was annoyed, seeing Yuri Kannosuke walking carelessly into the formation, he was so angry that he went up and kicked her to the ground.

Yuri Kannosuke fell to the ground, still a little dazed.

"My lord, are you hitting me?"

Sanada Nobushige went up and stomped his feet again, and Yuri Kannosuke gasped for air when he stepped on it, and rolled to the side with his head in his arms.

"You are the one who beat me!
You bastard messed me up again, didn't you?Did you cut off the logistical supplies of the Katsumeng people on the other island, didn't you?
Take other people's supplies, and tell them to go away, good guy, I don't dare to talk to Shima Katsumoto like that, you are awesome, aren't you?

My old lady kicked your troublemaker to death! "

Yoshinosuke huddled on the ground, protecting his vitals, lest Nobushige Sanada would get angry and kick himself to death accidentally.

She never forgot to beg for mercy.

"Master, this is not the case, please allow me to explain!"

The bystanders who came back to their senses, rushed out a few Sanada Nobushige who hurriedly grabbed him.

Miyoshi Isan stopped in front of Nobushige Sanada and said.

"Master, give her a chance to explain.

Although Yuri Kannosuke loves to take advantage of small things, he is not confused about big things. It is better to listen to what she has to say first. "

Nezu Sadamori took Sanada Nobushige's arm and persuaded.

"Lord, calm down.

This girl has always been an asshole, and it is indeed not a pity to die, but there must always be a chance for people to explain, how can there be any reason to kill the girl first without distinction? "

Both of them made friends with Yuri Kannosuke, and hurried out to stop them.

In fact, Nobushige Sanada didn't want to kill Yuri Kaminosuke, she just acted when she saw everyone present, she knew that someone would hold her back.

It's just that what the bastard Toshikanosuke did was too much to offend anyone, but to offend those people under Shima Katsumog's command.

Shima Katsutoshi's Hime Samurai Regiment is a samurai belonging to the Kanto Shiba Territory, and almost all of them have the Shiba establishment, and they are all masters!

These people are the old team who followed Shiba Yoshigin to charge into the battle in the Battle of Yamato, and they are young and strong from the old Peking University and the old Iga congregation.

Their qualifications in the Shiba family are second only to Maeda Yoshitsuya, Otani Yoshitsugu, and Yamanaka Yukimori, who are Hime warriors who were born near Shiba Yoshinori.

In the past few years when the Shiba collar was first established, Nizi Katsuhisa and Akechi Mitsuhide tacitly agreed to reject the old Peking University congregation and the old Iga congregation in order to facilitate the control of the new collar.

At that time, it happened that Yoshihiko Shiba was in danger on the Hokuriku Road, and Shima Katsumon rushed to the Hokuriku Road with this group of Ji warriors, and followed Yoshigin to the Kanto to fight as a congregation.

Afterwards, Shiba's family established a firm foothold in Kanto and developed better and better. These old departments also brought their husbands and children to Kanto and settled here.

They are the first batch of samurai in Shiba collar in Kanto, with senior qualifications and deep background.

When Shiba Yoshigin allocated Shiba's establishment, almost all the lists submitted by Shima Katsuo were approved, and even Gamo's village did not dare to block people.

These people are all old people who have come out of the Tongxinzhong. If the second generation of the Tongxinzhong in Gamo Clan Township dares to do something wrong to their predecessors, they will not be able to be human in the future.

As Shiba Yoshiin's prestige grew, these people seemed to be the heroes of the Shiba family's development of Kanto.

Nobushige Sanada was still thinking about how to build a good relationship with them, who knew that Yuri Kamanosuke would actually rob them of their supplies!

Shima Katsuo personally asked about Nobushige Sanada's situation during the meeting. Although he didn't say a word, Nobushige Sanada was running wild in his heart, and he just wanted to kick the idiot Yuri Kaminosuke to death.

Pulled by Miyoshi Izo and Nezu Sadamori, Sanada Nobushige pretended to struggle a few times before giving up. She pointed to Yuri Kaminosuke who was still curled up on the ground, and cursed.

"Pretend to be dead! Get up and explain this matter clearly to me. If the explanation is not clear, you can go to Dao Shengmeng and apologize by yourself!"

Yuri Lianzhisuke climbed up dejectedly, not daring to wipe off the ashes on his face, and said in a panic.

"How dare I snatch the things that Sipo compiled for those superior people?

I heard it a few days ago that a new batch of supplies from the Three Kingdoms was seized by the monastery leaders.

I think this is a good thing, hurry up and grab the things back before others, because they are our things.

Who knew that this batch of supplies belonged to Mr. Dao Shengmeng. If I had known in advance, I would have sent them directly. How dare I bring them back?
Lord, I am wronged! "

(End of this chapter)