A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Under the Suwa Daimyojin horse symbol are Takeda Harunobu, who is smiling happily, and Yamamoto Kansuke, who is half-kneeling on the ground to plead guilty.

"Kansuke, did you lose a hundred people in half a day?" The words were meant to accuse him, but Takeda Harunobu's expression was very relaxed.

"Yes, this is all my fault. The iron cannon fired at Zixiao Road at the mountain pass is very sharp."

Yamamoto Kansuke did not shirk his responsibility and mistakes at all. He was killed by Koheta's delaying strategy and killed a hundred people. This loss was worth a large battle involving ten thousand people.

But no one in the shogunate cared about the death of more than a hundred people, and everyone looked happy.

"So the Zixiaolu bombs in Yamaguchi are resolute in resisting the unexpected? How many people are there in Zixiaoji bombs?"

Takeda Harunobu looked happy with his plan. The Yamauchi family was indeed in chaos, and they had not yet gathered an army to fight. Uesugi Teruhora, a die-hard ally of the Yamauchi family, would not be able to come back immediately to support Shinano's war effort.

Takanashi Masarai of Northern Shinano was a prince with 8,000 soldiers, but he was more interested in defending Anjiang, not to mention whether he could come would depend on the decision of his eldest nephew Terutora Uesugi. Takanashi Masayori is the Uesugi family's doorman at Okushino, so the two families are actually one family.

"At first, I guessed that there were five hundred people, but volunteers joined in day and night, and Zixiaolu Bomb seems to have hidden strength. It has 200 iron cannons, so the army may not be as many as a thousand people."

Yamamoto Kansuke suffered a big loss from Koheita, and finally became more cautious, miscalculating the strength of Koheta's troops.

"A thousand people?" Nobu Nobushige blurted out in disbelief, representing the voice of most Takeda retainers in the shogunate.

"Dismount the troops. The Shannei clan has determined that there are only a thousand soldiers in the vanguard of the Zixiaolu bombardment?" Fu Huchang, an old fan of the pen family, couldn't believe it either.

"No more, that's all." Yamamoto Kansuke confirmed.

"It's really unbelievable. Danzheng is also a general who has been fighting for many years. In the past few years, he has fought in the Eastern Kingdom. How could he think that a mere thousand people can resist our army." Takeda Yoshinobu is now in charge of his son's Suruga Kingdom. The Takeda family speaks very loudly.

"Doesn't this just show the weakness of the Yamauchi clan? Maybe Prime Minister Yamauchi is now bedridden and unable to fight? Maybe the ministers in the palace are debating who to support?" Shi Jingzheng, the teacher, asked Takeda Yoshinobu with a smile.

The Takeda clan's retainers were really an elite gathering, and they were all chatting and laughing, and seemed to have decided to take over Xiao Heita.

But he did have the capital to capture Xiaoheita. Takeda's entire army, which gathered 27,000 people, was the essence of the Takeda clan from the five states of Jia, Jun, Wu, Xiang and Xin.

In addition to Yamamoto Kansuke's more than 3,000 pioneers, the standard army is 30,000. Not to mention invincible, it is a powerful military force that is enough to shock the world.

"Okay, okay, what can you do to break through the sutra's mountain entrance?" Takeda Harunobu is an activist.

After hearing his question, Takeda Nobushige stood up and looked at the rain outside the shogunate. After confirming that the rain was heavy enough, he said: "The rain is like catkins, and the iron cannon fired in Zikoji will be useless."

Xiaopingtai's biggest reliance, the two hundred iron cannons, were greatly affected by the non-stop rainy season. In the case of wild battles, these iron cannons were no longer able to function.

"The layout of Jingzhiyuekou is a ditch. The ditch is more than a room wide. Bamboo thorns and wooden stakes can be vaguely seen under the water in the ditch. Behind the ditch is a slightly higher low wall in half a room. The distance between the ditch and the wall is very short. It’s easy to get a foothold. There is a wooden fence in the five rooms behind the wall, and I don’t know where it goes.”

Tsuchiya Shoji led his team to attack Koheita's defenses, so he was the only one here who knew Koheita's defense arrangements best. In addition, he is Takeda Harunobu's apprentice, loyal and reliable, and everyone trusts him.

"It's as good as an ordinary fortress." Yokota Takamatsu, a sixty-year-old veteran who was very good at attacking cities (actually died long ago, so I just stepped in), joined the army to help in the battle this time, and was not idle at all.

Everyone nodded, admiring Heita Xiao's efforts in setting up such a line of defense in such a short period of time.

Under normal circumstances, such a walled city would be attacked from all sides. Give Takeda Harunobu two hours and he would be able to drink tea in the city. But in a terrain that is extremely unfavorable for attack at Suzhiyue Pass, the enemy side of Koheita's headquarters is only a hundred meters away from the mountain pass. The advantage of 30,000 people cannot be fully utilized, and it is impossible to invest in a few people at once.

"Given the large number of our troops, we will divide them into ten rounds, day and night, and the Zixiaolu bombs will have no effect even with three heads and six arms."

The first person to speak was actually Takeda Harunobu's fourth son, Suwa Katsuyori. He had just inherited the Suwa family name, and now he joined the army with Takeda Harunobu and accumulated a military reputation.

Some people in the tent also took this approach and expressed their approval. The large number bullies the small number, and it is rare for Takeda Harunobu to fight such a rich battle, so why not take advantage of his large number.

"Shiro, this is a plan, what else?" Takeda Harunobu mainly wanted to pick fruits and didn't want many people to die.

"We can rely on those who are good at climbing among the masses to break through the mountains of Jingzhiyue. If we break through from the flanks, Zixiao Lubangzheng will inevitably retreat without a fight. In this way, we only need to drive two or three thousand people, which can avoid the deployment of the entire army. "

Takeda Yoshinobu was still a little unhappy after seeing his younger brother speak. Suwa Katsuyori was very favored by his father just because of his mother, Suwa Kokihime. He, Takeda Yoshinobu, has been fighting for many years, how could he lose to his fledgling brother.

"Taro's strategy is feasible." This strategy is in line with Takeda Harunobu's central idea of ​​using fewer troops and killing fewer people.

"However, the high mountains and dense forests in Suzuki-dake Mountain do not seem to be conducive to the use of large numbers of troops, and progress may be slow."

Takeda Nobushige is not afraid of attacking Takeda Yoshinobu at all. He will only be suspected if he is completely in harmony with Takeda Yoshinobu. So he immediately pointed out the shortcomings in Takeda Yoshinobu's strategy, which was quite fair and fair.

"What Nomiya said makes sense." The person who spoke this time was Suwa County Secretary Akiyama Nobuyoshi. This man had a very straightforward temper. He said whatever he had to say, and it was not to oppose Takeda Yoshinobu.

In the end, Yukitsuna Sanada stood up to be the peacemaker. He is now the patriarch of Matsuo Sansenkan, the foreigner of the foreign castle. He has no deep interests with everyone in the Takeda clan. At the same time, his third son Muto Kihei also did Takeda Harunobu's apprenticeship is quite popular.

"Now that Your Highness has sufficient troops, it is better to pursue two strategies in parallel. The faster we can break through Jingzhiyuekou, the faster we can enter the city of Fuzhong."

After Sanada Yukitsuna finished speaking, Takeda Noburen and Ichijo Noburyu from the Takeda Ichimen agreed. They are not very vocal at home and are not willing to offend others, so the middle and thin way of doing things is more acceptable to them.

"Okay, in that case, let's take two strategies at the same time!" Takeda Harunobu also has to consider the face of Takeda Yoshinobu, the successor he trained.