Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1579 Taking Chestnuts from the Fire ([-])
Naturally, the Japanese at this time had never heard of such words as "influenced by the warm and humid air flow in the southwest Pacific", but long-term life can always allow them to sum up various life experiences and understand what kind of weather there is in which month.

For example, in Kanto at this moment, there may be a clear sky an hour ago, but after an hour, the sun will be covered by dark clouds, and then there will be a torrential rain, accompanied by strong winds.

The main island of Japan is a long and narrow island, lacking the depth from north to south, and Kanto is a plain area, so the strong wind blowing from the southern sea is completely unscrupulous because there is no terrain to block it.Under the violent wind and rain, people, horses and livestock are often blown to stand unsteadily and roll around on the ground. It is definitely inappropriate to march and fight.

This unsuitable weather came by a very coincidence, just one day after Kai Fei Ji soldiers left Ninja Castle, they encountered such weather.At this time, she and the 40 samurai and Ji samurai she led had arrived more than [-] miles north of Shido City.

To the south of Shinobi Castle, there are two nearest castles, the one to the west is called Matsuyama Castle (not the Matsuyama Castle in Bichu before the Mori family), and the other is Ishido Castle to the east.Ishido Castle used to be the territory of the Ota family, and later belonged to the Hojo clan. It had surrendered Toyotomi Hideyoshi not long ago. It is located in Zigong Park, Kitamoto City, Kitamoto City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

And not far to the north of this place, it is the current location of the large cylinder reserve team sent by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.This group of people was indeed guarded by more than 3000 people as stated in the information, but it seemed to have overlooked one point in the intelligence, that is, these 3000 people were only responsible for guarding, and in addition, there were about 2000 civilian husbands responsible for transportation.

In other words, the entire reserve team actually has more than [-] people, and the general of the reserve team is not an unknown person, but Toyotomi Hidekatsu.

Toyotomi Hidekatsu was originally the second son of Miyoshi Yoshifusa, and his mother was Zuiryuin Achi, so he was Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nephew in terms of blood, and later he was the younger brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi who once served as Guanbai.His childhood name was Xiaoji, and his wife was A Jiang, the third daughter of Asai Nagamasa, that is, Asai Jiang—yes, the third sister of Yododen Asai Chacha.

As mentioned before, Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s "Harem" is divided into two factions of Beizhengsuo Ningning and Yododen Chacha. The favored concubine, the supporters are mainly the Omi Samurai Group, also known as the so-called Pursuing School and the Civil Service School.

Although Toyotomi Hidekatsu, as Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nephew and adopted son, married Toyotomi Hideyoshi's concubine's younger sister, it seems a bit out of date, but this situation is not particularly strange even in ancient China, let alone Japan, which has always been more respected for being more intimate?
Therefore, this means that Toyotomi Hidekatsu, as a member of the Toyotomi family, has a close relationship with the Pursuing faction, and from the perspective of Chacha, it means that Toyotomi Hidekatsu is also a member of the Asai family .

Ishida Mitsunari is the representative of the Pursuing faction. Asai Chacha is of course willing to support him. Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent Toyotomi Hidekatsu to lead more than 3000 reinforcements and a backup team composed of [-] large tubes to support Ishida Mitsunari. Maybe there is Asai Chacha's meaning in it .

The soldiers are naturally strong, and the weapons are all "imported goods" from Jinghua, which is naturally the strongest artillery lineup in Japan today. It is better than the Kaiji Ninja Castle Samurai with only 3000 people.

However, they also have three disadvantages: First, because the Hojo family adopted the tactics of all-in cage warfare from the beginning, the army of Toyotomi Hidekatsu actually did not win any battles in the Odawara expedition, so the battle preparation The awareness is not strong, and the whole army hardly has any sense of urgency to face the battle.

Second, the sudden storm made the large-barrel reserve team carrying a large number of heavy artillery embarrassed.Cannons of this era cannot use stainless steel and other technologies. Although these cannons are Jinghua products and have always had an excellent reputation, they will still rust if they need to be rusted, and of course they must be maintained. in place.

Therefore, as soon as they discovered that a storm was coming, the peasants didn't even have time to temporarily set up their shelters from the rain, so they could only cover the artillery first.Considering the hurricane in Kanto brought by the storm, these covers are not easy to handle. If the cover of a cannon is blown away, the peasants may be beheaded by angry samurai, which must not be sloppy.The samurai and sergeants were also so nervous that they had to let go of their identities and join in their work.When the storm came, almost all the warriors, soldiers, and peasants were out of breath and just wanted to lie down and move.

The last disadvantage is Toyotomi Hidekatsu himself.He was born in 1569, how old is he this year? 21 years old.He has only one piece of war experience, he has participated in the Kyushu Conquest, but the problem is that he only needs to get credit for his achievements when he plays, and there is no outstanding record bonus at all, and he has not actually gotten much training.

Such a young general has no prestige other than his blood status, and his ability may not necessarily be capable. He himself is a hidden danger for this team.

Of course, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who sent him out, didn't think it was a hidden danger. After all, in Japan during the Warring States Period, many young generals were able to lead the army early because of their birth, and after leading the army, they won successive victories. Not a big deal.

Youth may not really be the main reason for bad battles. After all, young generals are often more courageous and fearless, but the opposite of this advantage is often lack of thoughtfulness. It is due to inexperience and lack of thoughtfulness. Dealing with accidents The means are too crude.If other disadvantages are added, it is possible to explode the disadvantages hidden in youth in an instant.

Toyotomi Hidekatsu temporarily camped on a small hill because he was worried that the heavy rain would cause stagnant water to threaten the artillery.Although Guanzhong is a plain, it is already close to the former collar of the Takeda family, and there are already some small hills scattered here and there. It is not a mistake to choose such a place to shelter from the rain.

However, Toyotomi Hidekatsu did not expect that he would be ambushed, so when he urgently sheltered Otsuru from the rain, he did not expect to send Motomi to investigate the surrounding situation, and the elite warriors led by Kai Ji had already I touched the foot of the mountain.

"Princess Kai, it's difficult to launch a big canister in the heavy rain. The opponent's firepower advantage is difficult to use today, and Toyotomi Hidekatsu is just an inexperienced nobleman. We just need to approach quietly and launch a surprise attack to defeat them!"

The one who spoke was Shibazaki Izumi, the fierce general under Kaihime. He had fought Otani Yoshitsugu, whom Toyotomi Hideyoshi was very fond of, in the previous offensive and defensive battle of Ninja Castle. He is the number one fierce general in Ninja City except for the chief tycoon Masaki Tanba, and is allowed to use the "Zhu Spear" that represents the respected status, that is, the bright red spear.

Jia Fei Ji's armor was already soaked like the warriors around her, and the rain continued to flow down her face, making her already exquisite facial features look more delicate and moving, but it also disrupted her hairstyle, and a strand of black hair came out from the helmet It leaked out, and the tip of the hair was pointed on her nose.

Jia Feiji stretched out her hand to casually brush away the stray bangs, carefully looked at the situation in the distance, but did not speak immediately.

A young samurai seemed to be answering for her, saying: "I'm afraid we have to wait now. Although Toyotomi's army is tired, they are not particularly relaxed because of the storm. I think it's better to wait for them to start the fire." And they will be dispatched when they are preparing to eat, because at that time their minds are turned to drying their bodies and eating, and their defenses must be the lowest. Once they are suddenly attacked, they will definitely be in chaos immediately, which is convenient for us to act."

This young samurai is called Shunomaki Habashio. Although his background is relatively ordinary, he has excellent ingenuity. He once fought against Ishida Sangen's department in the attack and defense of Ninja Castle. People retreated completely.So much so that after Ishida Mitsunari returned to his home screen, he angrily reprimanded his soldiers for being afraid of the enemy and fighting cowardly, which lost the face of Lord Guan Bai.

It's just a small battle, but of course it won't affect Master Guan Bai's face.The reason Ishida Mitsunari was angry at the time was that Jiuzhaibaba was not well-known at all, but relying on the special terrain of Ninja Castle, he had a large army but couldn't use it. The front-line force could only be kept at a dozen people in the small battlefield. The scale of the fight was really aggrieved, but in the end this unknown pawn became famous in one battle, so Ishida Mitsunari couldn't help but take the opportunity to vent.

Shunomaki Blade is different from Shibazaki Izumi, the latter is a typical heroic spirit, his combat thinking is simple and clear, that is, the brave wins when he meets on a narrow road, as long as he decides to fight, go up and fuck his mother and it's over, without too many other considerations.

Although the former came from a low status and had a bad reputation, but because he had nothing to brag about, he tried his best to read some books, including "Sun Tzu's Art of War" handed down from the "Tang Kingdom", and even the popular "Three Kingdoms" in recent years. Romance", he hoped that he would become a wise general with both civil and military skills, so he was more meticulous in combat, hoping to make use of every small opportunity for victory.

Jia Feiji was obviously more satisfied with Sakumakibaba's argument, she stood up straight, nodded and said: "Then we will wait a little longer, so that we can win with one hit."

When she stood up straight, her whole image became clear.On top of the long black hair is a black black hat-shaped helmet, and outside the Kosakura armor is a crimson haori. On the waist hangs the Narita family's Namikiri sword from generation to generation, and holds a silver samurai.She originally had a black horse, but because it was not easy to get out of the city, she did not follow at this moment.

The Japanese are quite unique in their armor and armor. They not only insist on their own traditions, but also inherit and develop foreign countries—especially the "Tang style", so that the Japanese have many armor styles.

In shrines, museums, and even private collectors' homes in Japan in later generations, there are rich armors and weapons of various periods in ancient times, and their quantity and preservation are the highest in the world.

Some people say that this is the embodiment of Bushido spirit, but Mr. Chen Shunchen's analysis of Japanese national character in his book "Chinese and Japanese" is probably the main reason for this unique phenomenon.

Mr. Chen believes that Japan is the country with the best preservation of cultural relics in the world, because a lot of Japanese knowledge comes from foreign countries (mainly China), and the combination of this knowledge and its local culture forms the so-called Japanese culture and Japanese spirit; The envoys sent to Tang Dynasty risked their lives and traveled thousands of miles to China to acquire all kinds of culture and knowledge. Because it was hard to come by, it gradually transformed into the Japanese's extreme self-preservation of all kinds of brooms.

It is not only reflected in military equipment, but there are quite a lot of ancient books in ancient China, which can be found in Japan later, which is also a big circumstantial evidence.In addition, as I said before, Japan is a nation that attaches great importance to family names, so armor and weapons are often used as family heirlooms of samurai families, and become symbols of noble family status and family names, so they will be widely collected and protected. .

The development history of Japanese armor is quite long, so there is no need to go into details now, only the situation after entering the Kamakura period.At that time, the production of large armor was more exquisite, and Weisi (silk thread for weaving armor pieces, Japanese characters have skein next to it) was more fine.Weisi can be divided into many kinds in terms of its color, pattern and weaving method, such as "Chisiwei", "Piaosiwei", "Kaoweiwei", "Sakurawei", "Waist Weiwei", "Zeweiwei". Xiewei", "Jianyiwei", "Xieweiwei" and so on.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the shape of the large armor began to diversify, and many new styles were born, such as the Li Bing (the Bie that opened like a bamboo hat), the front standing big spade shape, and so on.In addition, generals began to wear light straw sandals on a large scale in order to facilitate mountain combat. In order to better protect the knees, Peilu (knee armor) and Daliju Dang (gain guards with a huge upper end that can cover the knees) were also produced.

In the middle period of Muromachi, the samurai families gradually existed out of the control of the central government, and local private wars became more and more frequent.In order to show the majesty of the general, the use of large armor reached a peak again; and in order to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy, sleeve seals and seals were also used more.

The so-called sleeve seal refers to adding decorations of certain specifications on the sleeve armor; the so-called Li check refers to inserting a small streamer-shaped flag on the front stand, and the tail of the flag is thrown behind the head, and the flag color and pattern are used to distinguish it.

Mother clothing also appeared. The so-called mother clothing is a piece of cloth decorated on the back. When the horse is galloping, when the wind blows, it can shield arrows.The mother's clothes are generally five feet eight inches long and five wide, and there are no rules about the color.Generally, the mother's clothes of the general's family are mostly wood color.Later, Oda Nobunaga selected generals who could fight and weaved them into "red mother clothes" and "black mother clothes", which refer to the elite wearing red and black mother clothes.

The large armor 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 in the middle of the Heian period, and reached Dacheng at the end of Kamakura and the beginning of Muromachi.In the late period of the Muromachi Shogunate, due to various reasons such as frequent wars and civilianization, and the introduction of gunpowder weapons, the status of the large armor was gradually replaced by the body ball, belly roll, belly dang, and foot.

The "armor" that Jia Feiji is wearing at this moment is actually a belly roll.The belly roll can be described in one sentence: a suspender tight skirt-of course it is made of fine scale-like iron or copper.

The "Sakurai" attached to the scale armor is pink but not conspicuous, the body of the belly roll is black, and the haori weave on the outer cover is dark red.This "iron and blood" color, coupled with Jia Fei Ji's delicate and handsome face with three points of wild heroism, does not feel weird at all, but makes people look forward to it. Such a delicate and fierce female general is fighting What kind of scene should it be?
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