A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Teru Uesugi is miserable!

I want to cry but have no tears!

Ikuno Yamashita's defeat was strange. The confrontation lasted for less than half a month, and we fought very well. Although the defense of the Hojo Army was not broken, it did not suffer any losses.

Songshan City has enough food to support it for a year. Even if the rescue comes again this time next year, Songshan City will just be out of food.

As a commander with rich war experience, Terutora Uesugi knew that considering that his own troops were not as large as the opponent's (45,000 vs 55,000), it was naturally the most foolproof way to proceed step by step, fight steadily, and gradually reinforce Matsuyama.

Moreover, there are many branches of Songshan City. If we advance one mile today and one mile tomorrow, within ten days, the army will be able to gather at the foot of Songshan City. If the Uesugi clan's power in Kitakusa can be preserved, there will be a chance to break into Edo Castle and enter Kamakura Prefecture.

It is exactly the same as Hong's idea. He has 130,000 elite soldiers from Jiushi, with Chinese food and fodder, tens of thousands of shotguns and cannons, and 40,000 horses. Such a large army marched along the cities of Songshan, Tashan and Xingshan all the way to Jin (Shield) Prefecture.

Even if you don't win, you won't be defeated!

The Echigo Kanto armies, under the command of Terutora Uesugi, also followed the Ichino River all the way south, crossing Sugiyama, Koshihata and other cities, breaking through Ikunoyama and reaching Matsuyama.

How similar to Nair!

But just like Hong, the Hojo army attacked from three sides, and the people were not united. There was just chaos, and all the camps collapsed (fought to defeat).

They were defeated in a daze, and more than a thousand of the 45,000-strong army were killed. Is that true? There was no fierce resistance at all, just a scramble to escape.

Although the Uesugi army in Uesugi Castle did not abandon their armor, they abandoned all their friendly forces, so naturally they did not suffer too much of a blow. But it is true that the morale of the army is in chaos. It will take at least ten days and a half to regain the morale of the army and attack southward.

Moreover, without the cannon fodder of the Kanto people, there are only 8,000 Echigo people. What can be done? Eight thousand to hit fifty-five thousand? Uesugi Teruhu is not a fool either.

But the Yamauchi and Nagano troops who were surrounded by Koshibata and Sugiyama were the two most important allies of the Uesugi family in Shinano and Ueno. If these 20,000 people are lost, Yamauchi and Nagano will surely perish!

He must save!

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"Father, how is the situation?" As a general of the army, Hosokawa Zaimei had a look of exhaustion on her face.

Yesterday, in the battle of Ikiyama, Uesugi's central army was defeated, affecting the Yamauchi army. By the time the Uesugi army finished running, the Yamauchi army had no way to retreat and had to flee across Hata Castle.

But Eshihata Castle is nothing more than a small stockade, and it can't accommodate an army of 10,000. In addition to the Yamauchi troops, the Kiso troops, the Ogasawara troops, the Murakami troops and other Japanese troops just surrounded the city, built fences, dug trenches, and barely defended it.

"The food for the whole army can still last for twenty days, but the most important thing is that there is insufficient drinking water. There are only two wells in the city, and water is collected day and night, but it is not enough for the whole army."

Hosokawa Harugong has been looking very old recently, and there have been too many blows in life, making this old man very unhappy. But fortunately, during the Warring States Period in Japan, no matter what kind of army they were, they always had a small pack team with them, and at least they had ten or twenty days' worth of food.

Just when I finished eating, I went to the enemy's territory. If I didn't have anything to eat, I just sent my troops to the enemy's territory to rob it. There was nothing strange about it. Therefore, the Yamauchi army fortunately still had twenty days of food and grass, so they would not immediately fall into a desperate situation.

"The important point is that the people from all over the city were terrified when they heard that they were being surrounded, fearing that they would not be able to hold on for long." Konishiharazaemon was also very worried.

"Can you send someone to contact the leader of Kasugayama?" The nearest reinforcement is Uesugi Teruhu. If you don't want to rely on him, you have to rely on him.

Hosokawa Harumiya and Konishiharazaemon shook their heads at the same time. There were enemy troops in all directions. The local people also launched a hunt for fallen warriors. Roads were cut off and communication was blocked.

Not to mention Terutora Uesugi, who has disappeared, even Nagano Yamasa, who is nearby in Sugiyama, is difficult to contact. The two armies could only see fireworks in the distance, but they were separated by tens of thousands of troops.

What's even more difficult is that the morale of the military has been severely damaged. If the people under the city rebelled against the enemy, they might disperse in droves. Then it will be a big disaster, even if the gods come, they will not be able to save it.

That's why Hosokawa Haruna asked Hosokawa Harungong to keep an eye on the food supply, which was at least a means of restraint. Otherwise, it is not impossible for the people under the city to disband directly.

"The Murakami at the foot of the castle is the prime minister's son-in-law. The Murakami clan has a blood feud with Takeda Daisen, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"Yes, Murakami is my adopted brother, there will be no problems for a while. It's just other people..."

Hosokawa and his son were worried, with thousands of thoughts weighing on their hearts, and they were trapped in a tight siege. It’s true that the sky doesn’t respond and the earth doesn’t work.

Based on what Hosokawa Saime thought, most of the soldiers who entered Koshihata Castle last night just thought they were defeated. At that time, although the whole army was in panic, Uesugi Teruhora soon became famous for being brave and good at fighting. Secondly, the order of the troops in the mountain was intact and no major casualties were suffered.

At this time, the Yamauchi army still has the strength to fight. If it is slightly repaired, it can surround Matsuyama Castle while Takeda Harunobu is still there. The Hojo Army dispersed to pursue the defeated troops. If you run away at night, although some people will desert the team and some will die in battle, most of the troops may be able to cross the Tone River and escape with their lives.

But now the news of the army's collapse has spread to everyone, and they are surrounded by enemy troops from all directions. At this time, I couldn't leave even if I wanted to, and the team couldn't carry them.

There is no problem in motivating the soldiers with things like surviving and breaking through, but Hosokawa Saimei does not have the prestige of Yamauchi Yoshiharu, so the whole army can unite as a rope, unify their thoughts, and break out.

Some people want to stick around and wait for help, some want to surrender and survive, and some want to break out and return home.

This is the biggest problem exposed by the imperfect political (shielding) ideological work. There must be a person with high enough prestige, not with ideals and beliefs, but with strength, interests, and the size of a fist to lead everyone Walk.

Even if you manage to gather the soldiers and rush out, Takeda Harunobu and Oishi Teru are waiting outside for you to come. You have 10,000 men guarding a dilapidated city. No matter how bad the fortifications are and the soldiers are trapped and fighting, how many people will they have to die before they can break in?

But it's different when you stand out. In the wilderness, 55,000 people are attacking from all directions. How much strength do you expect from the fleeing army?

"What can I do, what can I do!"

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Xiaopingtou and Matsudaira Ieyasu exchanged interests for a while, then returned to the Master Hozoji Temple and handed Matsudaira Ieyasu's security documents to a Kiritan priest who had already arrived. In the infinite rainbow fart of that Portuguese priest, he returned to study in Hamamatsu.

The members of the Higashi Mikawa Nation of Uden Changzhao also shared the money and happily disbanded and went home.

There were more than 3,800 Hamamatsu warriors left. Koheta took them home safely, and the battle ended successfully.

"Just now, there is an urgent message coming from the palace, and the envoy wants to see you."