different warring states of japan

Chapter 998

Three days passed in a flash.

In the early morning, when the first ray of sunlight rises from the ground level, the earth finally casts aside its false calm.Sano led this small plain, and there was a lot of people's voices at the east and west ends, and the smoke from the cooking.

Yoshihiro Shiba, who had just finished his breakfast, greeted visitors in the formation.

Uesugi Terutora looked good today, and seemed to be sleeping soundly, which made Yoshihiro involuntarily envy her self-confidence and calmness.

"Mr. Kenshin, are you not going to sit on the left wing today? Do you want to join me in the formation and command the battle?"

Yi Yin nodded and said.

"The left wing has been properly arranged. The two reserve teams of Sanada are the first, the four reserve teams of the Kanto Service Office under Yamanaka Yukimori are the second, and Shima Katsuki leads the Kanto Shiba to lead the two reserve teams to form the third.

I stay on the left wing and can't see the whole situation clearly, why don't I sit on the front with you to prevent emergencies, what do you think? "

Uesugi Terutora smiled and nodded.

"Of course I would."

This time, the Echigo army dispatched more than [-] people in [-] reserve teams, plus Ma Huizhong, Gongyazhong, Wu Jianban, Shifan and other full-time Ji warriors, a total of more than [-] soldiers.

In the early days of the Warring States Period in Japan, both strategy and tactics and organization and mobilization were rudimentary.Therefore, the leading country is often used as the unit, and village fights are mainly carried out in the country.

However, as the samurai daimyo gradually established an effective mobilization system in the troubled times of more than a hundred years, and expanded to the territory of one country or even several countries, the number and organizational strength of the army continued to rise.

For example, this time the Sano collar battle.

The Echigo army has [-] soldiers, together with logistics personnel, this is an army of [-] to [-].The Hojo family sent more troops. The [-] warriors counted [-] to [-] soldiers including the logistics farmers.

If this were placed in the previous village fights, peasants and soldiers would also have to fight.A reserve team has forty or fifty Ji warriors, two hundred foot light, plus five or six hundred farmers and soldiers, which can expand to eight hundred people.

However, as the size of the samurai daimyo has grown, the supply line for overseas operations has lengthened, and the peasants and soldiers have gradually withdrawn from the queue.Only local samurai masters will use farmers and soldiers to assist in the defense of the territory.

However, the big and powerful samurai daimyos often began to set up semi-full-time standing equipment, and the division of functions of the army's battles became more and more detailed and clear.

This time, the Echigo army was composed of Uesugi Terutora as the general.As the special envoy of the shogunate, Shibo Yoshihiro was second in command.

There are writers in this formation who are responsible for sending documents, collecting printed letters, and recording military orders.

The army pursuer is responsible for planning for the general, and manages the specific deployment of the horse Huizhong, the archers, and the soldiers and food executives.

The military eye is in charge of supervising military discipline, as well as investigating things, sending messages, and so on.

As the number of troops expands, the chief general will also divide into independent legions, which will be handed over to the general servants for management, with relatively independent command power.

Regardless of the complex political relationship between the Kanto Servant and the Uesugi family, in this battle, the Kanto Servant belonged to the left-wing independent army.

Now, Shiba Yoshigin hopes to enter the main formation and command together with Terutora Uesugi, which is equivalent to reunifying the command of the army.

Terutor Uesugi didn't know that Nobushige Sanada made a big fuss about the military meeting of the Kanto Office. She thought it was Shiba Yoshigin who took the initiative to unify the command for the sake of the war situation. Of course she was very happy.

She wanted to go forward to hold Yiyin's hand, but he shrank his hand away and got a blank stare, so she rubbed her hands together and laughed.

Seeing how stupid she was, Yiyin couldn't help sighing.

The battle is about to start, and there are busy Ji warriors all around, and the two lords are the focus of everyone's attention.This bastard actually wants to touch himself here, he is really ignorant.

Terotora Uesugi doesn't care about this, as long as he wins this battle, the Kanto Raiders will embark on the fast track of advancement.Then the matter of Uesugi Shiba's confluence should also be brought up for discussion.

She knew that this was Shiba Yoshigin's headquarters, surrounded by warriors from the Kanto Office, so she deliberately expressed intimacy.

The overall situation of the merger of the two must not be shaken by the likes and dislikes of these samurai of the Kanto servants.

Seeing the confident and dangerous brilliance in Uesugi Terutora's eyes, Yoshihiro's heart tightened, not daring to let her make any more abrupt moves, so he quickly changed the subject.

"You came to me, are you going to go down the mountain to start a war?"

Seeing that he was talking about serious business, Uesugi Teruta could only hold back his impatience and said in a deep voice.

"The soldiers are eating, and after another meal, the whole army will go down the mountain as planned.

There have been reports ahead, and there is also a lot of smoke in the Hojo camp, and it is time to dispatch soon. "

Yi Yin nodded and said.

"How do you think the Hojo clan's government will deploy?"

Uesugi Terutora smiled and said in a positive tone.

"It's probably a fish scale array.

Hojo's army is numerous and powerful, and the more Hojo's government wants to win, the more cautious it will be.Fighting consumption and playing dumb battles are the surest way for her to win. "

Yiyin thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

Terotora Uesugi took the initiative to fight, which will definitely make the Hojo clan, who has the advantage in numbers, overjoyed and eager to become famous in the first battle.

This is the first time she has led troops to battle after becoming the governor of the family. The victory of this battle will have a great impact on whether she can control the Hojo family business in the future.She is unlikely to take risks, and will definitely choose the safest tactics.

The Hojo clan's leadership is also an elite division, and they will not doubt the strength of their own army. The safest way to fight is to fight the numbers, and the fish-scale formation is the most suitable for her current thinking.

Gather the main forces in the center, divide them into several fish-like small formations, and advance the battle step by step.First use a small number of troops to consume the strength of the Echigo army, and then gradually increase the strength and number.

This offensive method of the fish scale array will magnify the number advantage of the Hojo family.As long as the Hojo clan is willing to bear losses and is not afraid of death, this flesh and blood mill will grind the Echigo army to pieces sooner or later.

Yiyin couldn't help frowning.

"Then shall we still use the Crane Wing Formation? Do we need to make some targeted changes?"

Uesugi Terutoro shook his head resolutely, and said confidently.

"No, I just want to make her proud, let her slowly look forward to victory in the advantage, and finally overwhelm the whole army.

I have ordered Katsunaga Irobe to be in charge of the right wing, and put the Shimoetsu Congregation and ten reserve teams from the rest of the local tribes on the southern line, and they will not retreat.

When the fish-scale formation first pressed up, the number of people would not be too many, and the Hojo clan's government must hope for a breakthrough in the center.The task of the left and right wings of Hojo is to stabilize the front, and the pressure on the southern front will not be too great.

And I will concentrate the Kakizaki Kei family's standing staff, the direct ministers under Saito Chaonobu's command, Hatakemoto, and the elite reserve team directly under him to guard the front of the line and wait for her to attack.

In our Crane Wing Formation, the left and right wings can advance and retreat.

The right wing on the southern front will not retreat, and I will wear down her vigor and patience in the central part.When the Hojo Clan's patience is exhausted and the entire army is on the move, it will be Kenshin's turn to attack your left wing.

As long as the left wing can quickly break in from the northern front, disrupt the Hojo Clan's formation.I am sure that I will pull out my troops to counterattack with all my strength and defeat the army of the Hojo Clan. "

(End of this chapter)