Pillars of the Wu family

() It has to be said that geographical disadvantages can sometimes turn into advantages. The Imagawa family, who has the most advantage in the Kosho Jun Alliance, has no chance to fight left and right. It is very troublesome to digest a country with two countries, which is time-consuming and expensive. It was a waste of resources, and as a result, if the Taiyuan Xuezhai was delayed, it was hard to say whether it was a loss or a gain.

The rise of capable and ambitious daimyos such as Takeda and Hojo will be very troublesome. After the accumulation of quantitative changes to qualitative changes, no one can stop them. However, one blow in the process of accumulation may be irreparable. The Takeda family suffered a loss once. It's almost impossible to slow down.

Takeda Harunobu, who knows the difficulties of the Kira family, will take the risk and send the leader to assassinate Kira Yoshi. For him, it is nothing to die. As long as he can replace Kira Yoshi, half of the retainers will die. It's worth it, but it's a pity that it fell short and didn't get anything.

He is not very worried that the Kira family will retaliate immediately. According to the Takeda family's calculations, as long as Kira Yoshishi is not stupid, he will not choose to send troops to Shinano at the same time as sending troops to Ueno. Besides, the assassination did not hurt anyone, and he has always killed a lot. Human beings should first take revenge on Yuezhong Yixiangzong out of emotion and reason.

Therefore, when planning the assassination, the Takeda retainers had considered how to deal with the anger of the Kira family, and chose to use this disgusting trick at the point where the Ueno crisis was about to erupt, so that the Kira family had nowhere to spread their fire. Being able to fight against the Hojo family in a joint battle, no matter who wins or loses after they finish fighting, it will be convenient for the Takeda Army to send troops to Kita Shinano to regain the "lost ground".

Takeda Harunobu is very confident, give him a year or two to turn the situation back, by then it is hard to say who will win and who will lose, even if the Takeda family still can't beat the Kira family, he can still face Kira Yoshitoshi Talking about the issue of harmony, we can decide whether to sign a covenant according to the situation.

This time his wishful thinking was wrong again, and Takeda Harunobu said with a frown: "I never thought that the Kira family would be so decisive. They would rather invite Nagao Jinghu out of the mountain to take revenge on the family. In your opinion, how should the family deal with it?" ?”

Seeing that all the ministers were unwilling to speak up, Nobuaki Atobe, the elder of the Pudai family, had no choice but to speak first: "I really can't figure out the attitude of this Kiraden! Repeated changes never follow the rules, so that I have to wait It’s really difficult to deal with the plan that keeps making mistakes! I believe that even after hard thinking and meditation, Qiu can’t find a solution, so I wonder if you have any new ideas?”

"Will Iitomi Genshiro's attack on Hida be affected?" Iitomo Tomasaka, regardless of strategy or not, is still a little uneasy about his younger brother. He was the shortest in the family since he was a child, and he became Takeda early. Affectionate close servant is also a gesture of Fanfu Huchang.

A few years ago, he was well-known in the Takeda family for his achievements in attacking Shenzhifeng Castle. He was hailed as Genshiro, who went forward bravely, and was later promoted to a general of 150 knights. It seems that Iifu Huchang is very proud of this younger brother. He stands as the chief teacher of Taro Yoshinobu, and Genshiro is the main force of the new genealogy generation. Who can shake the status of Iifujia in the future.

"Probably not. As a ranger, Chang Jingdian should not be affected." Komai Masaobu was not angry when he caught a glimpse of Iifu Toromasa's triumphant expression, and said with a smile: "This time the [-] troops will go to battle in Hida. It has an unexpected effect! What we should worry about is how to deal with the menacing Kira Army."

"What should we do? Stand firm? Or seek peace?" Imai Toruofu said with a half-smile: "Kai only has [-] available troops now, Shinano has [-] troops, Suwa has [-] troops, and five people from all over Shinano. Thousands of troops, adding up to [-] troops is enough, but in the current situation, how can there be time to call up the army? The autumn harvest is not yet, and the wealthy family has no food in their hands. How can we recruit military service? What I need most now is time! "

Masato Koyamada rubbed his clean chin, and pondered: "From the point of view of intelligence, Murakami Yoshiki's team was the first to attack the Kira Army in Xiaoxian County. It is not clear how many troops the Kira Army has deployed this time. The resistance of the Shinano people in the first place, and the proper arrangement in the small prefecture should be able to support it for a while. The available soldiers in Shinano will not exceed [-]. The Kira family will really fight against time. "

Nagasaka Mitsuken said worriedly: "The more important thing is that Echigo has the strength to support the two wars. Last year, Echigo harvested 200 million shi in autumn. What is the concept of 200 million shi! The Echigo Kingdom with nearly 50 people can easily Armed with an army of ten thousand people, if this Takeda Lord really intends to invade Shinano, it will definitely be a fatal blow to my Takeda family."

Harunobu Takeda pondered for a long time, swept across the retainers in the hall, and said slowly in a hoarse voice: "Be prepared, send envoys to Kyoto with a lot of money, and ask the Shogunate to mediate! In addition, dispatch a large army to defend the main city. Don't let the Kira army break into Minami Shinano! The only plan for now is to be patient, and wait for Genshiro to return in victory, which is the time for our family to fight back!"

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At this moment, Yoshitoki Kira went out to fight in Shinano country in a big way, which greatly exceeded the expectations of the people of Shinano country. Perhaps it should be more accurate to use "Recovery of Shinano". The protection of Shinano granted by the shogunate is already a clear signal. Any military recovery is justified.

Not to mention that the autumn harvest is not yet, the closer it is to the autumn harvest, the more anxious the warriors and farmers will be, and there is not much food left in their hands at this time. The rain in the summer flood season makes it a luxury to enlist military service, not to mention the status of the family. There is a huge gap in character, if you resist the Kira family, if you are charged with some crime and killed, you will regret it.

The corpses that were hanged outside Asahiyama City back then have long turned into bones, and they are still hanging on the gallows outside the city. The people of Shinano were powerless and did not dare to raise a fierce resistance. The Kira Legion has always been hidden near Kawanaka Island. Murakami Yoshiki, Kakizaki Keie, Yoshie Keisuke, Yasuda Kemoto, and Usami Sadamitsu's [-] troops captured a large area of ​​Sanada Township, and successfully forced Sanada Yutaka to hide in Toishi Castle and defend the cage city.

A barracks rose from the ground in Sanada Township, Xiaoxian County. The center of the barracks was the military tent of the Kira Army Ranger. Yoshiki Murakami stood at the entrance of the military tent and looked at the distant green hills in thought. He was very familiar with this mountain. The towering cliffs and the strong fortress of the fortress, the city was reinforced by his own hands at the beginning. He has walked every road up the mountain countless times, and he can know how to walk even if he closes it.

Kakizaki Keijia wiped off the sweat from his forehead, picked up the round fan and kept fanning. Unfortunately, his heavy armor blocked the only cool wind. After fanning for a while, he realized that he was doing useless work and finally chose to give up. He said depressedly : "This stone city is really evil. The clouds and mists on the top of the mountain cover the entire mountain, and you can't see anything ten rooms away. It's not good to fight like this!"

Yasuda Keimoto looked at Murakami Yoshiki who was still in a daze, and asked aloud: "Is there no secret passage or other means? It is common sense to leave a secret passage when building a city?"

"In the past, there was a small hidden door leading down the mountain. Just now, after testing the attack, we have confirmed that the small door has been blocked long ago." Yoshiki Murakami smiled wryly: "Sanada Danzheng is really cunning, I am afraid it was after the capture of the city. Just rebuild Hushi City, the mountain city is so different now, even I don’t know how to attack it.”

"This is going to be very bad. This is the fortified city that Takeda Haruyuki's [-] troops stormed and the [-] defenders failed to take down. We only have [-] troops. On the other hand, Sanada Yutaka, who is defending the city, has [-] troops. , it will be even more difficult to conquer now!" Ji Jiang Jingzi slapped on the table in annoyance, thinking it was an opportunity to perform meritorious service, but now it seems that he was wrong.

"The [-] defenders of the Sanada Army are mainly scattered in the three castles of Stone Rock, Yoneyama Castle, and Masugata Castle. It is obvious that these three castles have been built, and the terrain just happens to be horns that can support each other. There is a shortage of water sources, and it is really difficult to conquer in a short time." Usami Dingman waited for them to finish speaking before speaking, not because he respected others, but as a newcomer, there must always be a process of integration, not to mention reducing the seal Be extra careful when you come here.

"Huishi Castle is behind the three cities. If these three cities are not taken down, Huishi Castle cannot be taken down...Who designed this, and how did they create such a strange fortress, which can still connect and support each other." Kakizaki Jingjia Knocking his head with a headache, anyone who came to attack such a troublesome fortress would have a headache. No wonder Takeda Harunobu met his son, Stone Stone Castle, and fell into a big somersault.

Yasuda Keimoto rubbed his astringent eyes, gave up the intention of continuing to look at the map, and raised his head and asked, "If I can't attack Hushicheng, my attack in the eastern part of the small prefecture will be restrained. If I don't pay attention, I may be shot by Sanada." They are cutting off the food road and stealing to our residence, but what will happen if we continue to wait?"

Usami Dingman didn't have a headache because of Hushi's natural danger, but raised a new question: "How could the town's wisdom not see this? Then the town's palace let me wait for the first fight, there must be something wrong. The reason!"

"Shouden Suruga is right, this is a question worth pondering!" Kakizaki Keizaki said enthusiastically: "You all know the methods of the town hall, never fight uncertain battles, and win big every time If you win, you will definitely win this time too? It’s just that if this stone city can’t be defeated, how can we attack the small prefecture?”

"The Takeda Army is due to arrive soon? I heard that the leader is still Takeda Noriyu, with [-] people from Kai and [-] from Shinano. Has the main force of the Takeda family in Kai and Shinano been hidden by the snow? Even because of the autumn harvest Because of the past, the Takeda family should be able to send [-] troops!" Jijiang Jingzi obviously did his homework seriously, not only knowing the details of the military service division of the Takeda family, but also knowing who the main army garrisoned in various places is.

"I'm not sure about that." Yoshiki Murakami shook his head and smiled, "But isn't it in our favor that the Takeda Army can't go out?"

Usami Dingman shook his head and said: "You can't look at it this way. What kind of backhand is the Takeda family hiding? There are two thousand Takeda troops stationed in Chikuma County, and one thousand of them are from the previous army. The general is Baba Nobuchun, and the one stationed in Saku County is also Two thousand, the first party also takes one thousand, and the general is Koyamada Masato, it looks very balanced, but what is the main force of the Takeda family hiding in Kai, what is it going to do?"

"Whatever he is doing, first find a way to deal with the five thousand troops of Takeda's stables!" Kakizaki Jingjia tilted his head and said, "I can guarantee that once the Takeda army arrives, the Sanada bullets on both sides of the mountain will take the opportunity to attack the mountain, and the two sides will attack How many of our 3000 people can escape?"

"Then it depends on the plan of the town hall!" (To be continued.)