different warring states of japan

Chapter 415 Crazy
Otani Yoshitsugu was stunned, shook his head and smiled wryly.

Maeda Yoshiki is the chief military officer in his family, and he is loyal to his lord. The Omi war is closely related to Shibajin's safety, so he can't just sit idly by.

The more the lord is not nearby, the more prestige of the Shiba family must be displayed, so as to suppress discussions internally and deter prying eyes externally.

But fighting is about logistics.

Ten times the food and grass for long-distance combat, and five times the food and grass for cross-border combat. Even if you just mobilize the army to pull it out for a walk, you will have to eat two meals for physical exertion.

Japan is barren, and most people have never had enough to eat in their entire lives, living half-starved.

Only during the spring plowing and harvesting season do they need physical support, so they eat barley rice with a dry mouth. They can cook porridge to survive on weekdays. Who dares to waste food and eat dry rice?

This is not the case when the army is marching out. If you don't have enough food, you will die suddenly if you are exhausted halfway. A hungry army will definitely mutiny.

Iga country participated in the recent battle last year. Although it gained a lot, the whole family was empty. Without external input, there was not much food for the battle.

It's just a matter of eating.

Iga and Koga have been at odds for many years, and they don't like each other. Why are there so few wars?
Because I can't afford it.

Outsiders think that the battle between two ninja groups is a one-on-one, three-on-three one-on-one fight in the mountains and forests.

Such a romantic thing would never happen in a real war.

The field of view in the mountains is limited and the roads are not smooth. If a large army is dispatched, it is very likely that a small team of several people will use the terrain to trap them and even kill a large number of people.

Therefore, both sides infiltrated and fought with small teams, which was extremely cruel.If the field of view is limited, it will double the consumption of projectile weapons.

Bows and arrows are the mainstream, and ninjas are also the first armed groups equipped with iron cannons on a large scale. Projection weapons are all consumables, which means burning money.

The conflict between the ninjas of the two parties stems from interests. They are all vicious party wild warriors who take the route of intelligence and assassination, and their colleagues are enemies.

But because of the mercenary disputes of the samurai family, a large-scale mountain battle was launched, and people were killed by burning money and eating food?Are you sick?
It's fine to scold a few words, they are all out to make money, and they have the strength not to make money, and fight some bad wars that are not beneficial.

In the same way, if Maeda Stakeholder wants to launch a war to contain the Liujia family, he must break through the mountainous area of ​​Minami Omi Koga County in order to harass the Liujia family's rear.

This requires a lot of food and armaments to be consumed. In other words, without a lot of supplies, you can fight in the mountains and fields.

This is the reason, but Yoshitsugu Otani was unable to refute Maeda's interests.

Whether rescuing the family governor or taking care of Kita Omi Asai's family is a strategic matter, she also agrees.

It's a coincidence that it's hard for a husband to cook without rice, and Maeda Yili typed her words, and she could only be silent.

I have more than enough heart, but not enough strength.

Maeda Yili seemed to have glanced at the venue inadvertently, all the village leaders bowed their heads in silence, their morale was low.

She squinted her eyes in silence, staring into the distance, her pupils were out of focus, as if she was thinking about something.

After a long while, a chuckle came out of his throat, which was particularly eye-catching among the silent crowd.

"Since we can't fight out due to lack of supplies, let them attack us at Koga's mouth."

Otani Kichitsu frowned.

"Impossible, Jiahe people are not crazy, how could they do such a thankless thing?"

The Jiahe people are quite strange existences in Minami Omi. They belong to the outsiders of the Liujiao family and do not enter the territory.

The samurai family in Jiaga County formed its own school, and twenty-one of the fifty-three families made a letter of allegiance to the Liujiao family.

The self-governing group in the county headed by these [-] is called the county.

The three families of Kashiwagi, the nine families of Kitayama, the six families of Nanshan, the three families of Shonai, and the fifty-three families of Koga belong to the [-] families of these four groups, and jointly govern Koka County.

To put it simply, it is a group of people from fifty-three villages.

The Rokkaku family also wanted to include Koga County as a neighboring country, but Koga County is mountainous, and all the Koga people are ninjas who are good at fighting in the mountains.

Several expeditions failed and returned, and then under the attack of the shogunate, the governor of the Rokkaku family fled to Koka County and was sheltered by the local people.

Only then did the [-] families get their titles, barely reaching a contract between monarchs and ministers.

In Liujiao's family, the Jiahe people are relatively independent, and they cannot be recruited for military food and service, and Liujiao Yixian has to spend money to order them.

If Iga's army doesn't fight in the past, the Koga people won't start a war.

What the Liujiao family wanted was the northern expedition to the rich land of Omi, and Iga was too lazy to pay attention to the poor and remote areas, let alone spend money to recruit the Koga people to send troops.

As long as Maeda's interest does not enter Koka County, it will be impossible to support Kita Omi and attract the attention of the Rokkaku family.

Therefore, Otani Yoshitsugu felt that she was imagining things.

Maeda Yoshiki looked into the distance, as if he was answering Otani Yoshitsugu's question, and also seemed to be talking to himself.

"I promised the lord that I will guard Sibo Jin for him until he returns.

I will not let him down, I never let him down! "

She stood up, with her back straight, and looked at Otani Kichitsu.

"Otani Hime! Minami Omi Samurai under your command, are there any people from Koga County?"

Dagu Jiji was taken aback, shook his head and said.

"Jiahe County does not enter the territory, and does not conscript soldiers and food.

Although life in the mountains is poor, they are not exploited by the Liujiao family. How could the Wu family leave their homes and come to serve under my command.

What exactly are you trying to do? "

She had an ominous premonition in her heart, maybe this question was the reason why Maeda Mashiro called her from Minamiiga.

A bloodthirsty red light flashed in Maeda Yoshiki's eyes, he showed his white teeth, and smiled.

"It's okay, it's still according to the original plan, you guard the Katai Pass leading to Ise Kingdom, and protect my rear."

Otani Kichitsu squinted, feeling more and more nervous, and asked again.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Maeda Yili no longer looked at her, but stared at the various lands under his command.

"Is it impossible to fight without money and food? I want to try.

My mother is busy with spring plowing, and when the busy farming season is over, she will be at Jiagakou, and I will personally lead the team to cross the border.

Don’t the Jiahe people have money, food and armaments? "

Her face at this moment chilled the heads of those who belonged to Iga Yuno, and suddenly remembered the past.

This lord came to Yu Ye alone with one horse, went into the mountains alone and killed a whole family of rebels, swore by smearing blood on his face, and threatened the people of Yu Ye to send troops.

Several people's heartbeats accelerated, and they peeped at each other, and their hearts suddenly trembled.

Maeda Yoshiki said slowly.

"The Jiahe people will come, and they will definitely come to Jiahekou to fight with me.

Because, I will lead a team into their village.

Burn down their houses, trample their fields, kill their children, old and young, and rob them of food and armaments. "

Otani Yoshitsumi said angrily.

"Are you crazy? They will fight you desperately, and you will have an endless blood feud with Koga ninjas!
They will hunt and kill you for the rest of your life, as well as your heirs and relatives, they are all ninjas!

Assassination will fill the rest of your life, keeping you alive in vigilance and fear until the moment of death! "

Maeda Yili looked at her calmly, making her feel cold all over.

"Then let them come, I must do what I promised the Lord! I will never let him down on me even if I die! Absolutely not!

Koga fifty-three?There are forty or fifty members of Nomura's family, so that's two thousand people?
Not many, just kill them all. "

Otani Kichitsugu only felt her scalp tingling. She believed that she was so loyal to Shiba Yoshiyin that she could give her life for him.

But under Maeda Yili's flat attitude, she smelled the smell of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

That was the purest and strongest emotion, and Maeda was willing to do anything for that person.

A hundred deaths without regret.

(End of this chapter)