A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Lower the general state, Jiecheng County, Jiecheng City.

Inside the city were less than a thousand of Yuki Haruto's men, and outside the city were tens of thousands of troops, including Yuki Haruto's brother Koyama Hidetsuna, boundless and countless.

After the Yuki clan first entered and exited the Battle of Kanto, they turned their backs on Uesugi Kenshin and chose to stand firmly with the Hojo clan. Of course, this was out of consideration for fighting against the Shimono Utsunomiya clan and the Hitachi Satake clan, and there was no such thing as loyalty.

Originally, after that, Uesugi Kenshin's power declined rapidly, retreating from Izu country to Ueno country. Yuuki Haruto also maintained independence and peace for many years with the support of the Hojo clan.

But in the current situation, it is obviously impossible to give him a chance.

Yuuki Castle was devastated during the Yuuki Alliance War. Although a long time has passed, the Yuuki clan's strength has never returned to its original glory. Naturally, Yuki City, like its owner, is not a strong castle.

Yuki Haruto knew very well that with less than a thousand people in the city, there was no way he could withstand Hosokawa Saime's thunderous strike.

His brother, Hidetsuna Koyama, entered Yuki Castle at the invitation of Hosokawa Saime, and he was enlightened by reason and moved by emotion. In the end, Yuuki Haruto very wisely announced the surrender of the new Furukawa Lord Oyumi Yorijun, and offered hostages and military rations.

All the troops under the command of Beixia were pacified!

At this time, Hosokawa's army had grown so large that he could not believe it. The people in the field followed Hosokawa's army in the north and had a great meal. They were so happy to rob, and everyone's pockets were bulging.

The people in the field who were still in a wait-and-see attitude did not believe Hosokawa Harime, but they still believed the words of their fellow villagers. Anyway, what we are grabbing is the territory of the Hojo clan in another country, so there is no psychological burden. It happens to be spring famine now, so it’s better to go out and eat other people’s food than to be hungry at home.

Shimono Utsunomiya Hirotsuna and Nasu Suharu also followed them. Of course, they were not here to support Mr. Furukawa or to help justice. They were simply hearing that other Shimono people were having fun robbing Kitagashi. Come and get a piece of the pie.

The number of people in the field suddenly swelled to more than 9,000 people, almost as many as Hosokawa Saime. But because he belongs to multiple lords, if you don't obey me and I don't obey you, I just listen to Hosokawa Saime's greetings.

Our Hosokawa Saime is also a famous general of the Eastern Kingdom, with a high enough status and a famous reputation. Although he is far behind Uesugi Kenshin, the 10,000 people in our team are real, which is about the same as Uesugi Kenshin.

You have many people, you are the big brother!

Tagaya and Satake, whom Sanada Masayuki proposed to win over, also listened to the greeting. They came because they heard about beating Hojo, so they must be positive. Secondly, I heard that you can "make a fortune". If you don't come, you won't come in vain. Anyway, there are 10,000 Yamauchi troops in front of them. If the sky falls, the Hojo family will definitely beat Hosokawa Saime first.

Tagaya Masakei brought over 1,500 people. After all, he took 500 shi of food from Hosokawa Minami, so I was sorry for the lack of people. When we arrived at Satake's house, Satake Yoshige still expected Ashina Mori to kill the ball quickly and was ready to intervene in Aizu at any time, so he didn't send too many people to support.

But this is also relative. The Tagatani clan only has a daimyo of fifteen thousand kan, while Satake has a daimyo of 100,000 kan. Even though he has not many people, he has a lot of people.

Two thousand people in total!

The general is even more famous, and everyone in the northern Kanto region knows him once he speaks out.

"Oni Makabe!"

He is only twenty-two years old this year, but he is studying under the sword master Tsukahara Buden, the son of Makabe Kugan and the lord of Makabe Castle in Hitachi Province, Makabe Shigan.

This dear man never uses swords and guns on the battlefield, not even bows, arrows and iron cannons. Only a large wooden lintel more than three feet long was used. With one stroke of the stick, people and ghosts will be destroyed, and all the red and white ones will be beaten out for you.

In the future, the Xia Liu Stick Technique will also be pioneered, using a special wooden stick to defeat enemies.

The whole army returned to Furukawa Imperial Palace to discuss where to go next.

Xiaoyumi Yaizumi knew that the current Furukawa Lord was hard-won, and he had worked very hard these days. He actually went to Guansu City in person to ask Liangda Haru for help. The veteran minister was so "moved" by him that his eyes filled with tears, and he was extremely grateful. He vowed to work with him to defeat Hojo and re-establish the Koga Ashikaga clan.

With the addition of Aangada Harusuke, a powerful local leader, the Furukawa Imperial Palace suddenly became "full of people". Not only the retainers group was enriched, but also the number of soldiers increased to 4,000, and the military rations could last four months.

The situation is great!

"Everyone! Presumably the Hojo army in the Ueno Hirai formation already knows the situation of Shimoso. We may be subject to a crazy counterattack by the Hojo army at any time!" Sanada Masayuki poured a basin of cold water on the main hall of Furukawa Imperial Palace Honmaru.

The Northern Kanto generals present were in an uproar, and they almost shouted at him, "Who do you think you are, a nobody!"

Fortunately, those who arrived early quietly explained to their colleagues that this was the son of the Sanada Danmasa family in the small prefecture of Shinano. Although he was an unknown person, Hosokawa Harimi liked him and was said to be planning to recruit him as his son-in-law.

Ouch! Big brother’s future son-in-law!

You are awesome! Go on!

With the firm support of Hosokawa Saime, Sanada Masayuki officially presided over the military meeting.

According to his estimate, the news of the fall of Furukawa Imperial Palace must have reached the Hirai Formation. After Oishi Teru knew that the 10,000 people in Hosokawa's house were not in Ueno, he must have immediately figured out that the number of people in Ueno opposite was less than 20,000.

Then his 36,000 troops, almost twice the advantage, will definitely divide their forces to save the president!

Mr. Furukawa is a puppet, but he is also the most important sign of the Hojo family and must be saved.

Not to mention, Hosokawa Saime always makes a big fuss, and she can also insert herself into Minami Musashi and disrupt the Hojo family's nest.

According to his estimate, Teru Oishi would send about 10,000 people to support Mr. Hosokawa and drive Hosokawa back. After all, the Hojo clan always has a large number of supporters. If ten thousand Hojo troops come over, they can gather an army of 20,000.

These words made the generals of Northern Kanto present all become nervous. They were absolutely right! Don't just see the joy of robbery, but also realize that the Hojo family are not weak chickens and will take revenge.

This can be regarded as Sanada Masayuki's little plan. The reinforcements here are mainly for making money. It would be good if only half of them sincerely resist the Hojo clan.

But now that he is here and has robbed him, it means that he has received a certificate of surrender and is on the Hojo family's list of grievances. When the time comes for revenge, no one can escape.

First, use the revenge of the Hojo clan that does not exist yet to intimidate these miscellaneous fishes, so that they will at least not stop working, and strengthen the momentum of the coalition forces.

The Hojo family has great prestige in Kanto. Sanada Masayuki just mentioned it and grasped the minds of the generals in northern Kanto. He asked them to board the pirate ship first and then paddle to the middle of the lake. No one could Don't even think about jumping ship!

Sanada Masayuki just waved his feather fan gently, looking like he was making clever calculations.

He pointed at Yuuki Haruto, "His Royal Highness Yuuki Shichiro is with us, and the Hojo Army cannot expand its military strength even if it enters the headquarters!"

Then Hojo will only have 10,000 people, otherwise his troops on Hirai's side will not be able to maintain their advantage over the wild people!

As for our own side, there are 10,000 Hosokawa Kainyo, 9,000 Shimono soldiers, 3,500 Hitachi soldiers, and 4,500 Kogumi Norijun, a total of 27,000 people. Not counting the fact that no troops have been sent, only the hostages Yuki and Yamakawa have been sent out. , Mizutani and other lords.

Twenty-seven thousand versus ten thousand, what does it mean?

You can win with your eyes closed!

However, considering that the prestige of General-in-Chief Koyumi Norisumi may be insufficient, and the front is openly engaged in battle, there may be two or five men who will not spare any effort, or may retreat before the battle.

then what should we do?

Let's do a trick of the dragon's tail swing!

Go to Ninja City!

The road Hirai came from was either Ueno passing through Shimono, or Kamakura Avenue in Ninja Castle. It was impossible for Hojo to pass through Shimono in enemy territory, so he could only pass through the surrounded Ninja Castle! What's more, Ninja City still has 2,000 Hojo soldiers surrounding and monitoring Ninja City who can join together, and the force will be even stronger.

Sitting on the defensive can only be a passive defense, which is purely seeking death. The longer the time goes, the more disadvantageous it will be to the coalition forces. The only way is to go out and break out of the established offensive and defensive thinking.

Instead of being trapped in Furukawa City, eating out food for four months and waiting to die. It is better to rush out, fight in a hurry, and strive to win with the high morale of defeating (robbing) Hojo together now.

When the time comes, Oyumi Norisumi, as the general, will be able to secure the position of the Hojo General with the power of victory over the Hojo clan. The Yamauchi army will take advantage of the victory to disrupt Kitamushi, cut off the Oishi clan's food route, and attack Hojo from both sides with the Ueno people. military.

There are thirty-six thousand people in the Hojo family, and none of them can escape. They all have to be accounted for in Kitamusashi!

Even Hosokawa Harime was surprised by Sanada Masayuki's grand strategy. What's in our minds is not the same thing as yours!

But Sanada Masayuki hasn’t finished speaking yet!

Pointing to the sketch of North Kanto, everyone here knows the terrain of Ninja City. There are swamps and paddy fields in all directions, and it is impossible to completely surround it without an army of 100,000 or 80,000 people.

Now Hojo only used 2,000 men to block the Narita clan, preventing him from sending troops to support Ueno or attack other parts of North Musashi.

The coalition forces only need to send a brave and careful warrior to dive through the swamp outside the city with a straw in his mouth. You can enter Ninja Castle and report the news to Narita Nagatada, telling him that reinforcements are coming.

The special topography where the Tonegawa and Arakawa rivers converge will inevitably lead to narrow roads for passage. If tens of thousands of people from the Hojo Army were to pass through, they would be dragged into a long snake formation like spaghetti. As long as the Narita Army rushed out of the city at the right time, it blocked the Hojo Army passing through the river.

If the coalition forces encircle and rush out again and again, they can definitely kill the 10,000 people of the Hojo army!

Think about it, everyone!

What is the concept of eating ten thousand people in Hojo?

It is absolutely impossible for the Hojo family to take care of themselves for three years!

When the time comes, everyone from Northern Kanto will be able to ride on the head of the Hojo family, flatten and round them, and have unbridled joy!

Not to mention Oyumi Yorijun and Hosokawa Saime, even those newly arrived generals Shimono Hitachi gave a thumbs up. They are really talented people. No wonder Hosokawa Zaimei wants to recruit him as her son-in-law. With just this brain, she can make a golden rice bowl!

"Please give the order, Your Highness, command the Ninja Castle and destroy Hojo!" Hosokawa Saime blinked at Sanada Masayuki, and immediately understood, and gave advice to Koyumi Yorijun.

After hearing this plan, Yui Yorijun was so excited that his face turned red. He knew that this was his best chance to secure his position in the Kanto Empire, and there could be no better opportunity than now.

All the generals shouted in unison: "Your Highness, please issue an order to send out troops to defeat the traitor Hojo!"

"Okay! Send out troops! I, Ashikaga Yorijun, am here to pray to Hachiman Daimyojin that I will destroy Hojo and return!"