A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

"People are the city, people are the walls, kindness is the friend, hatred is the enemy."

On the plains below Kuzuo Castle, Kosaka Danmasanobu, dressed in white, recited Takeda Shingen's famous lines.

Xiao Pingtai poured wine for him personally, while the others stood aside and watched silently.

"Fujiwara bomb is using his troops like a god, but he is worse than honest!"

"It's just a grand formation, with thousands of people working together to the death!" Xiao Pingtai knelt down and sat aside.

The attendants took paper and pen and handed them to Kasaka Masanobu, giving him the opportunity to leave his last words.

Kasaka Masanobu picked up his pen, looked back at Kuzuo Castle, threw the pen away, and let out a long sigh.

"Although this body is gone, my innocence remains." After saying this, Kasaka Masanobu gritted his teeth and stabbed, his abdomen turning red.

The samurai behind him waved his sword, and a big head fell down.

Then, as agreed, about 1,500 city soldiers in Kuzuo Castle laid down all their weapons, opened the city gates, and handed the city over to the Yamauchi family. The Yamauchi family allowed these castle soldiers to flee back to Kai, spreading the devastating defeat of the Takeda army throughout Kai country.

Takanashi Masayori and Takanashi Hidemasa and his son looked at the suicide redemption in front of them and sighed. Takeda Shingen's soldiers entered Shinano with great power, but now they are in this situation.

Of course, the noble father and son did not come for nothing. When Murakami Yoshikiyo gave it to Takeda Shingen, the Yamauchi family gave it to the Takanashi family. The two of them came now willingly and willingly. What's wrong with picking up forty farms for free? It's also good to use them to support forty warriors.

As soon as Kuzuo opened, the Takeda family's business in Kitashino completely collapsed. The Sanada clan of the small prefecture retreated from the city to protect themselves. As the completely preserved Takeda clan's Nishi-Ueno special forces, if the team of 2,500 people held on to Matsuo Castle, there would really be nothing they could do against him at that time.

However, Sanada Yukitsuna didn't know why he moved so quickly. He first contacted Kobata Kenshige and Kobata Nobuzada's father and son who were escaping back, and pulled the four hundred precious Kobata Akabi troops into his chariot, and then gathered all the troops. While making a desperate stance of resistance, he personally sent people to the main headquarters of the Yamauchi Army.

The conditions are very clear. The Sanada family's territory of 5,000 kan in the small county and half of the county is preserved, and the Obata family of Yantian City is not prosecuted. It is also blocked. The two families will surrender to the Yamauchi clan. Both Sanada Yukitsuna and Kobata Nobashige will live in seclusion and serve as hostages under the castle of Yamauchi Prefecture. The governor of the Sanada clan will be succeeded by Sanada Nobutsuna, and the governor of the Kobata family will be succeeded by Kobata Nobusada.

Is the humble Yukitsuna Sanada really so humble? Kodaira couldn't tell, because the Sanada clan's second son Masaki Sanada and third son Muto Kihei were still on the side of Kai Takeda, standing on both sides. Two on each side for a complete solution.

Kuzuo Castle Kosaka Masanobu committed seppuku and Matsuo Castle Sanada Yukitsuna became a monk and surrendered. The two major news quickly spread throughout Aishina County, Omagashi County, Saku County and other places.

The Yamauchi army was almost convinced that Ashida Nobumoru, the lord of Ashida Castle, died in battle and opened the castle without any injuries. The lord of Komoro Castle, Naito Masatoyo, was killed in the battle, and the castle was opened without any injuries.

The lord of Changyi City and Xinxuan's younger brother Heyi Xinshi retreated from the city and fled to Jiafei. Iwao, Taguchi, and Uchiyama opened their cities one after another. The garrison assigned by the Takeda clan either died in battle under Toishi Castle or fled back to Kai.

Saku County changed colors almost instantly, and even the Uminoguchi Castle (Umijiri Castle?) where Shingen became famous was abandoned without even a single guard being seen.

The entire Shinano, except for the two and a half counties occupied by the Takanashi clan, and Suwa County, which was still in the hands of the Takeda clan, fell into the hands of the Yamauchi clan, but it only took five days.

As for why Suwa is still in the hands of the Takeda family, the main reason is that the march route did not go through the streets of Suwa. Secondly, the two people who stayed behind in Suwa County, Atobe Katsuki and Nagasaka Nagasaka Kansai Mitsuken, raised the banner of Suwa Katsuyori. , calling on the people of Suwa to protect themselves!

Moreover, when the Yamauchi army reached Wakamiko Castle at the junction of Shinano and Kai, and Nirasaki Castle was in sight, various news about the Takeda clan finally came through.

Takeda Shingen escaped, but it is said that he has not been seen for so many days. Moreover, all the famous doctors in Kai were arrested and taken to Tsugasakikan.

Suwa Katsuyori was defeated all the way back to Suwa, but could not leave Uehara Castle. Coupled with the support of retainers, the defeat has been somewhat restored. Now we are exhausting the people's power, recruiting farmers on a large scale, and preparing to defend to the death.

Takeda Yoshinobu escaped faster, and under the protection of Nobu-kun Anesama, he ran all the way back to Suruga. But he was actively arranging troops and horses and marching towards Kai.

In the entire Toishi City battle, the Suruga people suffered the least losses. With oil on the soles of their feet, they could run extremely fast. Many people were even faster than Takeda Yoshinobu. Almost all of the more than 4,000 people ran back to Suruga.

It is said that the people actually handling government affairs at Tsuguzakikan today are Takeda Nobutoyo, the son of Nobashi Nobushige, and Masakei of Kaoyama Prefecture. They respectively represent a relative of the Takeda clan and a retainer from the Kai country.

It was certain that Kai was in a mess, but Takeda Shingen's condition was still unknown, so the combined forces of Yamauchi and Takanashi temporarily stopped.

The road before the Yamauchi Army is very simple, enter Kaibi directly, or temporarily suspend the troops and wait and see. Anyway, the military rations are sufficient at this moment, and we can plan for a protracted war.

As for Ruoshenzi City, which was blocking the way of the army, with three tones of drums, the city garrisoned by only two to three hundred people was breached.

Beyond Nirasaki Castle is the hinterland of Kai, which is the easiest thing to do.

All the generals in the mountain were encouraged, hoping to march forward immediately and completely destroy the Takeda clan. Among the entire camp, only Xiaoping was too cautious and hoped that the Yamauchi army would wait and see for the time being.

After all, the Takeda family has an open dispute between Takeda Yoshinobu and Suwa Katsuyori for the heir. If Takeda Shingen dies in a hurry, these two people will definitely get up and fight.

If the Yamauchi army invades at this time, Takeda Yoshinobu will receive the full support of the people of Kai. They absolutely do not want the Yamauchi clan to take over Kai with force. The result must be that Suwa Katsuyori is defeated and Takeda Yoshinobu wins.

If the Yamauchi army retreats temporarily, the Kai people may take sides and choose their favorite successors. Then a vigorous internal fight began.

Moreover, the Hojo clan will never sit back and watch the demise of the Takeda clan. If Takeda is destroyed, Yamauchi and Uesugi will form a pincer attack on Kanto. Hojo is bound to be surrounded by enemies from both sides and is on fire everywhere.

Whether out of covenant or reality, Hojo will definitely save Takeda.

As for Suruga's old Imagawa power, the Yamauchi family only has some contact, and the actual operation has not yet been determined. If he rashly enters Kai, Takeda Yoshinobu, who is the true heir, will definitely use Suruga's troops to save Kai.

This is excellent news for Imakawa. Suruga is empty and does not need Yamauchi. They can also make troubles on their own and gain independence. This will not help Yamauchi intervene in Suruga, and may even hinder him.

Xiao Pingtai argued with the generals in the tent, asking everyone to give him face and wait for ten days. After receiving Taro Yamauchi's nod and Hosokawa Saime's permission, he burned Wakamiko with a fire and retreated to the mouth of the Shinano Sea.

After halting the troops at the mouth of the sea for eight days, they finally found out about Takeda Shingen.

No one is dead!

But he suffered a heavy blow to the chest and was in coma for many days. After he woke up, he kept coughing up blood!