Pillars of the Wu family

Surrounded by the samurai, Takeda Harunobu retreated secretly without a flag. Takeda Noburen took off the Suwa Hoseiku and stood in the main formation after breaking with Takeda Nobushige. The arrow silently took Takeda Nobushige's life. A cavity of blood spurted out and sprayed on Nobushige Takeda's body and face, and Nobushige Takeda was stunned for a moment.

In order to act more like Harunobu Takeda and buy more time for his brother to retreat, he took off the Suwa mana pocket, which was used as a throat chakra without bullets, which brought the greatest harm to his death. Because, Shimazuki's arrow came so quickly that no one could react, it pierced through the gap between several knights on horseback at a tricky angle and penetrated into Takeda Noburen's neck.

The cast-iron arrow penetrated from one side of the neck and came out from the other. The blood from the left and right sides sprayed on his face at the same time. The tragic death of his brother dealt a huge blow to Takeda Nobushige. Seeing his brother die tragically under the enemy's deadly arrow, holding Takeda Nobushige's bloody body, Takeda Nobushige remained silent for a long time.

Takeda Harunobu retreated, and Takeda Nobushige did not move until his nephew Takeda Yoshinobu was escorted to the front of the formation. Takeda Nobushige's elite soldiers surrounded the main formation in a circle to protect the general. , Opposite them is a larger circle of the Kira Army, surrounded by no less than 5000 people.

"Surrender at once in Takeda Dionysus! Your lord has already escaped, so how long will it take if you don't surrender now?"

"Takeda Dianxi, look at your nephew, and look at your son-in-law, don't you surrender?"

The clamor one after another made the warriors of the Takeda family hang their heads in shame.The defeat in this battle is not their responsibility.But it will taste the bitter fruit of captives.How can the samurai swallow this breath? They don't hate Nobushige Takeda. As a partial teacher, he has reached his limit, but he still can't save the defeat of the war.

But after a while, a gap opened in the formation. Yoshitoki Kira came down to the front of the formation, surrounded by the army, and loudly persuaded: "Takeda Nomonu has tried his best, and all the samurai present have done their best. You should have a clear conscience. Failure by captives is not Your fault, surrender! This family will give you a fair treatment."

After a long silence, a long sigh came from the formation: "I, Nobushige Takeda, wish to surrender!"

In this battle, the Takeda family's ten-stop skills went to seven stops. Among the samurai who died in the battle, there were Takeda Noburen, Takeda Nobutomo, and Yiyi Ryu's close relatives. Oda Toramori, Kudo Masasuke, Hinata Masato, Saneda Shouzuna, Hara Torano, and Hara Masahiro died in battle, and a group of members including Kurihara Nobutomo, Asari Torazai, Kato Nobuhou, Iwate Yoshihide, Itomo Toromasa, and Itomi Chang Jing and other warriors were killed one after another.

This out-and-out total defeat was not only a serious injury to vitality and a broken bone, but also a waste of martial arts and no chance of recovery.

A total of 9000 people were killed on the frontal battlefield, and nearly 3000 prisoners were too late to escape, and only more than 3000 actually escaped.For example, Nanshin Nogi So Yoshiyasu, Hida's Ema Tokimori, and other people from other countries ran away early with oil on their feet.On the side battlefield, only Takeda Nobushige's team rushed over. More than 800 people rushed over and 1000 were captured. Seven to [-] people died on the river beach, and more than [-] people did not rush out and were captured on the river beach.

The more than 5000 members of Sanada Yukitaka's team on the south bank of the Chikuma River were bitten by Murakami Yoshiki's attacking army. In the end, they cleverly cut off their tails to survive, and voluntarily abandoned more than 2000 broken troops. Nvshan's Shandao narrowly escaped death, this is another time he narrowly escaped from the fingers of Kira's family.

There were a total of 3000 people in the war between the two sides, and only [-] escaped. The rest were either captured or killed. After the first real inspection, a total of [-] Takeda troops were killed. Most of them were destroyed during the assault. Kira's army beheaded, and on average, almost everyone killed an enemy. Such a high death rate far exceeded the trauma Hojo suffered.

In order to kill Takeda Harunobu, the Kira Legion also paid a heavy price. The 4000 army killed 300 people, and the Kira Legion’s direct standing equipment killed 1 people. Among them, Chi Bei lost more than [-] horses and ranked No. [-] in the loss list. .[-]. The cost of training each red cavalry can easily produce ten elite cavalry warriors and one hundred elite ashigaru.

In addition, the Murakami Yoshiki team who stood firm in Haijin City died in battle with 800 and 1000 people, and only 1000 or [-] remnants persisted until the end. If the Takeda Army hadn't been defeated on the main battlefield, and the morale of the Shinano National Army had collapsed, Sanada Yukitaka would definitely return. This pile of remnants of Yoshiki Murakami was left behind, not to mention why he used [-] or [-] people to capture [-] prisoners alive.

The loss of 500 people was mainly due to Kira Yoshitoshi’s eagerness to fight. In order to kill Takeda Harunobu, more than 200 riders died. Jing, Takeda Noburen, the brilliant results of capturing Takeda Yoshinobu alive, and capturing Takeda Nobushige, are still profitable overall.

After this battle, the main force of the Takeda family in the Shinano area was completely destroyed. Kira's army pursued the victory non-stop, and drove all the way back to the small prefecture. The national servants who resisted were given privileges and waivers for a corresponding number of years. For a while, the nationals in the small prefecture surrendered. County Kefu.

Sanada Xingtaka led the remnants of the defeated generals and once again retreated into the stone city to fight desperately. He bet his life and wealth on the Takeda family. Now there is no way out. Willing to surrender just like this, he has the dignity of a warrior and the glory of a wise general, even if he stands dead, he is unwilling to live in humiliation, trying to motivate the remaining eight hundred sons to prepare for the cage city, it seems that he wants to fight against the stone city .

It's a pity that Yoshiki Kira didn't seem to have much interest in the group of defeated generals, leaving behind the wounded Murakami Yoshiki team to nail Stone Rock Castle and headed straight for Saku County. Nezu Masaobu and Mochizuki Mori from Shino San's family who didn't understand the truth were asked for by Saito Asanobu early in Odaihara.

Masato Koyamada, the county governor, brought the remnants of the Takeda army to defend Uchiyama Castle, but it happened that Saito Asanobu came to pick up the leak and was taken away without hesitation.Just understand that the situation is over.Saku County then decided.

Some contributions are made by Yoshiki Murakami.Without him defending Haijin City for three months, there would be no brilliant record of the Kira Legion painstakingly arranging a lore. Just saying that he defended a flat city under tremendous pressure is a very remarkable feat, and it is only natural to give him credit.

In the second round, Daxiong Chaoxiu and Cheng Zhengzi made great contributions at the critical moment. If he gritted his teeth and blocked the Takeda army that could not be used from all directions for a moment, he would entangle Kira Yoshitomo, and then Takeda Nobushige came to rescue him. When you really can't get anything, let alone behead whoever is captured alive and whoever is captured.Moreover, the two of them stared at the huge pressure to die for several years and still did not betray. They delivered valuable information to the Kira family, and they deserved the credit for this.

Sanfangong Miyabe Jirun obtained four Ichibanjo achievements at the same time, and captured three castles in Hachimangahara in one night. Kui Ye lay in ambush outside the Takeda army camp, holding back the bait of the Takeda army without showing up. At the most critical moment, he flew to the camp to capture and kill a Xinlong, and ignited a raging fire to deal a fatal blow to the Takeda army.

However, such a high death penalty is a big thing to boast about, and the warriors can understand the loss of more people.The last battle to kill tens of thousands of people was the collapse of the Great Object decades ago, in which the more than [-] troops of Hosokawa Takakuni and Urakami Murakami were wiped out.Murakami Urakami was killed on the spot, and the indigo vat in Kyoya, Amagasaki Town, Hosokawa High Country, was captured and killed. That war was too outrageous and bizarre, almost comparable to some outrageous wars in the Genpei era and the Northern and Southern Dynasties era.

The outstanding performance of all the soldiers boosted their momentum and made up for the lost morale. Among them, the silent Miyabe Tsutsuru was very eye-catching in the Yawatahara night battle and the decisive battle. Another very eye-catching person was Shitara Zhentong, he led the Shinano reserve team to withstand the onslaught of Oda Toramori, Sone Masashi, and Hara Masahiro, and forcibly obtained Oda Toramori's head, causing the defeat of the Takeda Army's middle army is also a very boastful record.

After the war, counting the losses and counting the gains, Yoshitoki Kira immediately fulfilled the promise he made before he went into battle. As long as he defeated the Takeda army, he would release 800 guan to reward the three armies on the spot. The first thing to do when you arrive at Xushan City is to offer [-] copper coins as cash, and the [-] coins will be distributed to all soldiers on the spot. Among them, more than [-] war dead will also be collected by the widows and family members of the victims.

It is said that under heavy rewards there must be a brave man, and those who have meritorious deeds must be rewarded and those who have done wrong must be punished. Keeping promises is the way to be a king. Yoshishi Kira knew that trust and prestige are based on the establishment of a good reputation, so every time the reward is announced before the war, the He didn't hesitate to send out money afterwards. It wasn't the first time that the dozens of carriages in front of Kasugayama City pulled heavy cash boxes and opened them full of golden copper coins. He was telling all his followers with actions that they don't have to worry about following the Kira family. Achievement wealth.

After taking the small prefectures and Saku counties, the whole of Kita-Shinano was completely swallowed up. Miyabe Jijun led an army of [-] troops and was ordered to go to Saku prefecture, and tentatively crossed the Shinshu Pass to launch an attack on Kai, but was soon resisted by resolute The people of Kai were forced to retreat. Considering that the people of Saku County had just been captured, the hearts of the people were still undecided. Yoshitoki Kira agreed to Namioka Takabo's proposal and ordered Miyabe Jijun to lead an army of [-] troops to guard the city of Kaizhikou.

On the other side, Shigeru Honjo, Keigie Kakizaki and other Echigo people led more than [-] people across Baba Pass to attack Zhongxinano. Shigeru Honjo did not show much in the battle, probably because he was not used to night battles and was slow to respond, so he only had time The head of Qianlihuzai was obtained, and the servant of the unknown countryman who had been beheaded was embarrassed to show it off.

The Kakizaki Kei family did not make it to the third round of work, and they wanted to find it in Zhongxinnon, but in the first battle they were stubbornly blocked in Qingliu Castle. In the battle that ended, more than half of the people of Shinano lost, but even this could not change their hatred of the Kira family.

Five hundred defenders stubbornly blocked the Honjo Fancho and the Kakizaki Jingjia team in the renovated Qingliu City. The Echi reserve team, lacking the support of iron cannons and bakers, could only stare at the city in a hurry, and those local servants came from time to time. Harassing the grain roads and harassing the barracks annoyed the Kira army. As the snowstorm in late October became heavier, seeing that the attack was completely useless, it was recalled by Kira Yoshitoki to end the unsuccessful attack by CITIC.

It was also a headache for Kira Yoshitoshi to learn about this situation. Thinking about it, he was too eager for quick success last year. He offended the people of CITIC Nongguo too hard, and it is impossible to take it down in a short time.At this time, the snow is getting bigger and bigger, and the end of the year is approaching.Good news came out one after another from Echichu and Echigo.When Ji Liangyi relaxed, he considered returning to Echigo and made corresponding arrangements before leaving.

Ordered Murakami Yoshiki to lead the troops of the headquarters, together with the 3000 people of Kita-Shinano, a total of 2000 people guarded Katsuo Castle, and was responsible for attacking the only one in Kita-Shinano who did not surrender Sanada Kotaka. For a long time, Ogasawara served as the banner head of the CITIC Raiders, responsible for wooing and attacking the CITIC Territory.Allow him to restore the old territory after the success of the Raiders.

Kakizaki Keijia, Yasuda Keimoto, Yoshie Kagesuke and other nationalities transferred the title to Etchu-Shinkawa County. The Kakizaki Keijia transferred to Tenjin Mountain to build a new city as the city lord. The land knowledge increased to 550 chobu. Arranged in the nearby territory, because there is no ready-made strong city, they are allowed to migrate to the nearby small villages and merge them into a town, and then build corresponding buildings, city walls and castle towers.

As for the large number of captives captured, there is no plan to deal with them for the time being. Takeda Harunobu ran back to Kai from Zhongxinano with the remnants of the defeated soldiers, and had no time to care about the safety of his younger brother and son.For a while, Kira Yoshishi didn't think about how to use these trump cards, so he had to bet them and retreated to Echigo with the army.

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At the end of September, the Supreme Army lingered in Xiayue for a long time and quickly retreated.They have to return to Dewa country before the snow falls, otherwise they will not be able to leave even if they want to go when it snows in the mountains. Day and night, I was wary of being taken away from my old lair, just like a bandit who shot and changed places.

I wanted to make a fortune and go home for the New Year during the autumn harvest, but I was scared by the defeat of the Date and Ashina coalition forces and retreated. The main force of the top army is the people of the country, not the so-called direct subordinates. After running to Echi, he wanted to grab money, food, and women. Facing the people of Shimoetsu, who were chasing and intercepting them and attacking everywhere, the treatment was basically the same as that of the Shinano National Army under the Takeda family, and even more unlucky than them.

In Echigo, the flexible maneuvering of the Kira Navy can appear near the Arakawa and Agano River at any time, scaring them into weakness. As the helpless Date and Ashina coalition forces fled in a big defeat, the Chinese and Vietnamese Chinese troops flocked to the next Vietnam. Fortunately, the most terrifying "Takigawa Tokimashi" and "Shima Tokikatsu" obediently returned to Kasuga Mountain City, otherwise the top army would be really frightened.

Even so, the Mogami Army was still terrified when they saw Echigo's large-scale siege operation. Seeing that the situation was not good, the leaders of Mogami Hachimura ran away without saying a word. Absolutely love to spend 500 taels of gold to let them march in arms, which is worthy of Takeda Harunobu's heavy reward.

The Echigo siege war showed signs of anticlimax as the two horns of the Takeda Army and the Hojo Army collapsed one after another. The new round of attack was probably because Kotokuji Chengxian, who felt that it was in the way, withdrew to Kaga, and he had the opportunity to take the fruits of victory for himself. The greedy Etchu had always tried to attack for more than a month, but harvested nothing but dead bodies all over the ground.

As the heavy snow fell, Yiyiyikui’s final hope of ending the Vietnam-China War within the year fell through. The disadvantages of Yiyiyikui’s nature as belonging to the peasant and soldier group emerged. To such an extent that a heavy snowfall wiped out the fanaticism of the believers of the Zongzong, and the side lost thousands of lives but got nothing in exchange, how should this war go on.

"How should we fight this war?" The Zongfang officials were also hesitant, but they quickly stopped doing this unnecessary entanglement, because the news of the Takeda family and the Hojo family's successive defeats came, and the Etsuchu's Fang The officials panicked.

The total collapse of the big patron Takeda’s family was like a bolt from the blue. The news of the defeat of the Hojo family further weakened the fighting will of the officials of the Yuezhongfang. There are more and more cases of the warriors in the city clamoring to provoke the Yixiangyi army outside the city, and there are even signs of instability in the Yixiangyi army.

Under such circumstances, the position of Chief Jimbo embodies the fine tradition of their family's team-mates, leaving a few words on the scene that night and leading the army away early the next morning. Si Tanxiu was very angry, but he was a Chinese lord and not a local official, and the two big monks couldn't stop him.

The officials of Guorenfang in Yuezhong also expressed that they would go home for the New Year and enjoy the hard-won fruits of victory. A group of great monks, such as Yuncheng of Shengxing Temple and Tanxiu of Ruiquan Temple, were convinced that the governor could not do anything, so they simply disbanded their armed forces. Let's go back to our homes and find our mothers. Tens of thousands of Yixiangyi Kuijun came happily and went safely, driving the chickens and ducks back to their old nests to celebrate the New Year with a flatbed cart full of grain.

As for the territory of Xinchuan County, the local officials each occupy a piece of land and do their own thing. The Shenbao family arbitrarily assigned a large piece of territory near Toyama Castle to themselves. The two old monks were disgusted by this. It’s a one-on-one initiative. Fortunately, Kaga’s big grass bag Kotokuji Chengxian left early. It’s not bad to carve up the chassis. It's still very profitable.

Tokiyuki Yamamoto relied on tenacious defense, with [-] against [-], and [-] against [-], he just survived until the moment of victory. Although they paid a heavy price for this, it was almost like a one-for-two-for-three fight. Yes, the defenders have strong fire support, plus tenacious will and several months of rich experience in defending the city. hope.

At the end of the war, Yamamoto Tokiyuki did not lead his army to withdraw from Etsuchu. Instead, he led his army away from Matsukura Castle on a high mountain and came to the relatively wide and flat Uozu Castle to spend the winter. The 2000 troops paid the price of nearly half of the casualties. This loss is unavoidable. For nothing, if there is a painful price to pay, there will naturally be rich rewards. The more than [-] people who survived experienced a rare baptism of the war and completely transformed into a strong team.

They learn how to fight, how to cooperate with their comrades, how to survive the war as much as possible, and kill as many enemies as possible. After killing the enemy, they have seen blood and experienced the horror between life and death on the battlefield. This is the transformation process from recruit to elite soldier. , Saijo prepared five years of training back then, and was carefully covered by Kira Yoshitoshi for a year. It was only after the Fukakusa War that they were able to complete this transformation process. Now they only need less than two years of training and a few months of war to succeed. I don't know if it's lucky or unlucky.

In the blink of an eye, the end of the year came. Because of the heavy snowfall, the Kira Corps and the Nagao Corps returned to Echigo to celebrate the new year. They learned the details of the civil war in Kasugayama Castle Kirayoshi this summer. Ii Naotora's surprise attack was still highly appreciated and praised.

Of course, their nonsense behavior was also strongly criticized by Nagao Jinghu, the so-called "their feelings are permissible but their actions must be severely punished". As punishment for the two former princesses and current wives, Princess Aya has stricter control over them The act of using guns is strictly prohibited, and they are only allowed to do basic exercises with wooden knives and bamboo swords. All their collections of armor, knives, guns and other military equipment were taken away, and the number of times they rode horses was strictly limited to three times a month. It seemed that they would never Say goodbye to these murderous weapons. (To be continued..)