A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Koheita and Yamauchi Taro divided into two groups. At present, more than 7,000 troops were directly led by Koheita, bypassing Kawanaka Island, and then rushed south to aid Toishi Castle.

Hosokawa Zaimei hugged Yamauchi Taro and all the generals of the Yamauchi clan back to the palace, launched military service, inspected the books, and gathered the remaining troops of the Yamauchi clan.

The two parties agreed that if Xiaoheita arrived at Kawanaka Island, he would detect the battle situation in Toishi City. Regardless of the situation of the war, envoys will be left on Kawanaka Island. If Toishi Castle is destroyed, we will use all our strength to eat up the suspicious detachment of the Takeda Army in Kaijin Castle. If Toishi Castle is still holding on, Hosokawa Saime will cooperate with the lord of Kaizu Castle, Takanashi Masarai, to go out of the city to repel Kosaka's suspected soldiers. They will move quickly to insert the Takeda Army's rear path from the side and rear, and attack the Takeda Army from both sides.

This time, all the military forces in the mountain must be mobilized. It is best to ask Oda Nobunaga to order the generals of Higashi Mino to also support and join, so that an additional three thousand troops can be added.

The Yamauchi Army and the Takeda Army are both known as the Koshishin Elite Soldiers, unparalleled in the world. When the number of people is roughly equal, the more the better.

"Your Highness, please gather the entire army within three days and arrive at Kawanaka Island within six days. Victory or defeat depends on a quick battle!"

"Uncle, don't worry, please trust me just like you trust your father!"

Although Yamauchi Taro is young, his face is full of solemnity. The two are both uncle and nephew, as well as master and apprentice. But to be honest, Xiaoheita could trust Yamauchi Yoshiharu and Yamauchi Yoshikatsu without reservation, but he was still a little worried about the child in front of him.

Just because the soldiers are fierce and the battle is dangerous, not a single step can be missed. But for the current plan, we can only trust Yamauchi Taro and Hosokawa Saime, and hope that they can arrive at Kawanaka Island on time for the final battle.

"Okay! I'll be waiting for His Highness's army in Peishi City!"

"Xiaoheita, don't worry, as long as I'm here you won't be able to delay the army!" Hosokawa Zaimei pointed at Kawanaka Island sideways on her horse and vowed.

That’s it!

The army under Koheita's command now should be the most elite team in the entire Warring States period. There are 500 Hatamoto samurai cavalry, 1,500 public cavalry, and 4,500 standing ashigaru (mostly iron cannons and bow and arrow ashigaru). public, as well as five hundred small flag bearers, drum bearers and other necessary military personnel.

He mercilessly extorted Ogasawara Sadakei's food and grass for five days, and Kodaira turned north without looking back. It takes about a day and a half to reach Kawanakajima via Nakato, Iwahara, Komu, Hiki, and Makishima.

Contacted Takanashi Masayori, who was facing off against Kosaka Danzheng at Kaizu Castle south of Kawanaka Island. At first, Takanashi Masayori was surprised (actually a little dissatisfied) that the Yamauchi army only came with 7,000 troops. After Koheita explained that the opponent was just Takeda. After the empty camp of the army, Takanashi Masayori suddenly realized.

Just as he was about to pull Xiao Pingtai, the two armies joined forces and went out of the city to beat Xiangsaka. As a result, he was naturally persuaded. Koheita hoped that Takanashi Masarai would continue to contain the suspected soldiers of Kasaka in Kaijin. If you find that Kasaka is about to leave, you will not hesitate to leave the city to pursue him. Or just wait for the subsequent large forces of the Yamauchi Army to arrive and work together to eat it.

Another request is that the Takanashi family's precious five hundred cavalry should leave the city from the north of Kaijin at night and join the Yamauchi army. Anyway, the cavalry is of little use in defending the city, so it is better to follow Xiao Pingtai to fight in the field first.

Moreover, there are 10,000 troops in Haijin City, and the lack of 500 dismounted infantry will not cause any damage. With so many people, it was more than enough to deal with the Takeda Army's feint attack.

Takanashi Hidemasa once again commanded the 500 cavalry to join Koheita, and naturally he carefully inquired about the specific plans of the Yamauchi army.

There is nothing to hide, the key point of this battle is in Peishi City.

Koheita was not so much going to rescue Toishi Castle as he was going to attack the Takeda army who was attacking Toishi Castle.

As the premier mountain castle in Hokushinano, Toishi Castle is also called Toishi Castle. The east and west sides of the entire castle are completely cliffs, the kind that a monkey would have trouble climbing. The only road that can be used to climb the city is the slope with a path to the southeast.

Therefore, although Dishi City is small, it has become a key location to control the entire northern part of the small county. It is easier to defend and harder to attack than most mountain cities.

Even if the Takeda Army brought the Franco machine cannon, it would not be effective, because the Franco machine gun cannot shoot at a large angle. This is the job of the mortar. At the moment, Japan does not have such high-tech gadgets.

So it is very possible that, according to Koheita's estimation, the Takeda army should have been trapped under Toishi Castle for more than a week. It would take Koheita another two to three days to turn from Naganuma Castle and pass through Si'a Mountain to reach Toishi Castle.

One can imagine what kind of expression Takeda Shingen would have on the Yamauchi army that suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Tishi City happens to be at the intersection of Si'a Mountain and Xichuan. If there are mountains on one side, a river on the other, and a fortified city that is difficult to conquer, and thousands of enemy troops emerge from the last side, what will Army A do? think?"

"It seems to be a 100% dangerous place, but the water of the Sai River is shallow. Now that the autumn is high and the water is dry, it is just a strategy to surround three and one is missing." Takanashi Hidemasa is well aware of the situation in Northern Shinano.

"Exactly, but Army A is resistant to fighting, and our army is small. Even if we have an immediate advantage, it will be difficult to gain the upper hand for a while."

"If we can't catch him off guard, we may end up in a tough fight."

"So the specifics need to be discussed in the long term!"

Discussing the battle situation with Takanashi Hidemasa, both of them believed that a sudden attack on the Takeda Army was very possible. But it's hard to say whether it can succeed in one blow. It's almost, it's just short of such a powerful force that can destroy everything.

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Takeda Shingen, who had been trapped in the city for ten days, felt very sick. There were only 500 soldiers in Toishi Castle, but he had an army of 17,000 people. He launched a round-the-clock battle, and actually three to four hundred people died. The city of Toishi cannot be shaken at all.

Seeing that the army was beginning to feel war-weary, they were out for more than half a month, but they didn't grab anything, and even people died when they attacked the city. This was a chore for any contemporary army.

However, Takeda Shingen cannot retreat. He has worked so hard to plan such a grand chess game that coordinates the entire East Kingdom. There will never be a better opportunity than what he has now.

In other words, he felt that there would never be a better time in the future, so how could it be possible to hold back Yamauchi and Uesugi every time.

Therefore, Takeda Shingen now feels like he is riding a tiger and cannot get off. The small stone town that he thought he could easily capture is now useless, tasteless to eat, and it is a pity to abandon it.

But retreating in despair will not only make the soldiers who have gained nothing from looting resentment, but also shake his reputation.

Let’s fight!

He didn't believe that 17,000 men could attack a castle with 500 men and still not be able to capture it. The Tiger of Kai had such confidence!