A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

It rained heavily that night, and it rained all night. The soldiers in the mountain were miserable. It’s not just a matter of humid air. The Ina area in the river valley plain has gradually become a swampland.

Early the next morning, Yamauchi Yoshiharu calmed down a little and sent word to the generals that he wanted to invite him to breakfast. The warriors entered the city with sad faces and begged him to disperse the army.

Yamauchi Yoshiharu borrowed the donkey from the slope and dismissed most of the people and went home. Apart from paying a huge disbandment fee, everything went smoothly.

And the Chinese people who were beaten hard yesterday looked at Yamauchi Yoshiharu holding a rice bowl and drinking tea and rice, and they can live if they can eat. Didn't Sima Yi ask the Han envoy how many bowls Zhuge Liang ate in one meal? The concept of this era was very simple, and eating more would make you healthier.

Even Sima Yi said that the prime minister would not live long if he worked too much and ate too little. In order to respond to the sentence "Lian Po is old, can he still eat?" the famous general Lian Po of the Warring States Period had one bucket of rice and ten kilograms of meat, which is eye-catching.

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Especially the leaders of several major countries who still had semi-independent status, their eyes were darting around, staring hard at the rice bowl in Yamauchi Yoshiharu's hand.

When they heard Yamauchi Yoshiharu calling for more food, everyone hurriedly lowered their heads, finished eating and ran away. One by one, they concluded that Yamauchi Yoshiharu could still run for several years, and maybe even longer than them.

In addition, Yamauchi Yoshiharu successfully created a baby last year and gave birth to a daughter. The upright betrothal to Ogasawara Sadaki's big-headed son cannot be faked. There are real people out there.

Now people in the country are scolding Yamauchi Yoshitari for being cunning and cunning. He must be not sick or have a slight illness, so he deliberately took advantage of this stall to perform. Let’s see which one wants to die and wants to test the speed of his sword and taste the power of Yamauchi Yoshiji’s iron fist.

Yesterday, he knocked down the 15,000-guan Ogasawara Nagakaku with just one sentence. Let alone pricking his head today, there are few people in the world who can be more submissive than everyone in the hall.

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In the main hall of Iida Castle, there were intrigues and fierce exchanges. However, Xiao Pingtai ran out. The experience of guarding Suzuki's mountain entrance made Xiao Pingtai very surprised.

Why did the ancestors only build the city in Iida, but not the more dangerous location at Sukinotakeguchi?

When we stepped on the pond, braved the rain, and reached the entrance of Jingzhiyue, one foot deep and one foot shallow, we all understood. The mountain pass that was originally more than 100 meters wide only had more than 80 meters of land left due to the heavy rain last night. After asking Hosokawa Zaimei, in winter, this gap can reach more than 150 meters. After heavy rains in summer, the narrowest point is only 40 to 50 meters.

Moreover, after heavy rains in the entire Ina Valley plain, water will accumulate due to the natural valley terrain. Only a small hillside like the one where Iida Castle is located can stay dry for a long time.

It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I can’t.

Whether it is a rammed earth city wall or a wooden city wall, although it is not a big deal if it is soaked in water for a while, what if the water recedes?

The most famous example is Jinyang City in Taiyuan. Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin led hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers from all over the world to attack the Northern Han Dynasty and dug rivers to flood the city. The floods lasted for three months and nothing happened. But as soon as the water receded, Jinyang City collapsed. The small court of the Northern Han Dynasty in the city was so frightened that they plundered a hundred thousand pieces of money and silk before sending away their Khitan father's reinforcements.

Even if the predecessors had the idea of ​​building a city in Ina, God would teach them how to behave. This is probably the reason why it is said in the art of war that the right time and place are difficult to obtain suddenly, and such a good thing cannot happen.

After asking about this matter, Xiaopingtai gave up the idea of ​​building a fort at the mountain pass. It's time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it may not be useful. Let's wait until we have to fight.

Also, now that he has arrived at Tsukinotakeguchi, Koheita is thinking about the battle that happened here before. Seeing the Black Shovelers gathering the dead in the rain in the rain, Xiao Pingtai felt a sense of emotion again.

"Tatsuzo, how much money do you have left in the team? Buy thirty kan of land nearby, send the rent to Suwa Taisha Shrine, and ask them to send people to build a lower shrine to commemorate the soldiers who died in this battle."

"In addition, we will try to cremate the women, take them back to the mountains, and return them to their families. In addition to His Highness's pension, you will also give each household five guan of money and ten shi of wheat."

"If there are any children in the family who are willing to continue to serve in the public service, they can receive it directly and their salary will remain the same as before."

"Is it too much?" "Not too much..." Koheita looked at the war dead who had been thrown directly into the ditch by the Takeda army. Now each straw mat was rolled up, exposed to the rain.

He remembered that after the Battle of the Three Emperors (Battle of Austerlitz), Napoleon's compensation for each war dead was that the state would adopt their children and give each widow an annuity of three thousand francs. Mrs. Xiaoping's money is completely incomparable to other people's. It is already very little.

Chen San had to write it down one by one. After this battle of Xiaoping Tai's two hundred iron cannons, only more than fifty people were killed, and the team was almost wiped out. The losses this time were really heavy.

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On the way back to the city, Xiao Pingtai sighed secretly as he watched the wealthy people from all walks of life smearing their soles with oil and running away quickly.

Having finished his acting, Yamauchi Yoshiharu was carried by his attendants and hurriedly sent to Shinano Komaba Hot Spring, where he planned to recuperate for a period of time to slow down the passage of his life.

Chief Accountant Yamauchi, who was actually temporarily in charge of government affairs, also shared the sentiments of others. Imai Meigoro and Ogasawara Nagamasa each received the title of Baikan and became the generals of the banner division. Now the total number of the Yamauchi clan's banners is only the thirteenth division.

Meigoro was selected as the general of the fifth division, and Shiro was selected as the general of the tenth division. Promoting them in this way can be regarded as selecting loyal people and enriching the strength of the military units directly under the daimyo.

Aji, Qigui, Chensan, Heiroku, Kurosawa, anyone who fights will be given an additional salary of thirty guan. At the same time, Tatsuzo's status as a samurai was fully confirmed, and he transformed from a servant to a soldier, and was awarded the Yamauchi clan's military certificate.

Of course, his military service status is very miserable. One person wears armor and carries an iron cannon on foot, another person holds a cannon, another person is a warrior, and another person is carrying a small load.

This is roughly the most basic military service of a low-level samurai with thirty swords. Whenever there is a battle, so many people must be drawn out and given to Xiaoping Tai for unified command.

Kodaira looked at all the petitions. Imai Meigoro and Ogasawara Nagamasa were direct ministers of the Yamauchi family and wanted to be given to them personally. Aji is his own horse, and he is also his domestic servant, so he can just bring it to him.

Returning to the temporary longhouse in the city, Qigui sat under the eaves, trying to find a good wooden pole to replace Xiao Pingtai's golden bamboo leaf horse tag. I broke the pole yesterday and now I can't lift it.

"Qi Gui, increase your salary by thirty guan." Xiao Pingtai handed the feeling to Qi Gui, who took it, stuffed it into his arms, and continued to play with his pole.

"Aren't you happy to be a sixty-gun warrior?" Qigui tilted his head and thought about it, then smiled noncommittally.

"It's true! It's true! The chief planner calls you to enter the city!"