A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Fortunately, the soldiers all knew that if they did not conquer it within three to five days, they would return to Kaibi. This was the established combat strategy from the beginning and the consensus of the entire army. So suddenly the whole army was ordered to pack their packages and prepare to go home, and no one felt anything was wrong.

In fact, only the generals in the shogunate knew that the Hojo army defeated everyone in Ueno yesterday and had no opponent in Ueno. And the news that the Yamauchi army entered Musashi must not be hidden, and Matsuyama Castle will definitely send a report.

There will be trouble if you don't return to fight the Yamauchi Army!

This is also the reason why Koheta asked Murakami Yoshimitsu to quickly send people to sneak into the headquarters, and told Hosokawa Saime not to attack Furukawa Castle and run back quickly. Before Ueno is lost, he can still run back with all his hair and tail.

This battle has been lost and cannot be saved for a while.

The Yuanjiang people and generals are all indispensable. They were originally transferred to suppress Jia Feiyikui. They made a small fortune and almost no losses. Whether the Nagano family dies or not and whether Ueno is lost or not is none of their business. The river is far away.

In addition to the first Mononomi who ran back to deliver the news about Ueno's battle situation, four or five more Monomichi also ran back soon, bringing back more news about Ueno.

Why Hirai Castle was closed and defended, what Hojo Takahiro fled to Shinano Saku County, and why Nagano Yamori fled to Kuragano, basically the general situation of the Hirai War is clearly understood.

Ueno was completely ruined. It is said that 20,000 people came and killed 2,000 people one after another. The remaining people were completely defeated and couldn't be gathered together even if they wanted to.

No news has come from Ninja City yet, but Koheta dare not bet. If Yamauchi Taro is left here, how can he deal with Yamauchi Yoshiharu and Yamauchi Yoshikatsu.

The army immediately removed the siege of Songshan City and retreated toward Jingcao in the southwest. As long as they cross Jingcao, the river will be in sight, and the army will be safe.

"Tanzheng, I asked Youbei Heiroku, I have some doubts about something." In the marching formation, Kanai Meigoro rode his horse forward.

"what?"

"Youbei informed us that Hojo's 36,000-strong army needs 500 koku of rice and beans, 5,000 bunches of grass, and some salt, miso, and prunes to consume in one day."

Xiao Pingtai nodded. Pingliu's estimate was not bad. The army that was fighting fiercely had a minimum consumption of food and grass at this level. So waiting for Kanai Meigoro to continue talking, what questions does he have?

"And Matsuyama Castle, as Hojo's grain platform, is about a day and a half's journey from Hirai. It may be slower if the little load team goes there."

"Wait, you mean..." Xiao Pingtai suddenly felt something.

"It has been two days since our army arrived at Matsuyama. Today's withdrawal means that Yamakaku Shirozaemon, who was originally here to escort grain supplies, has been away from the Hirai main formation for more than five or even six days.

Moreover, he did not know beforehand that our army was heading to Matsuyama, so the thousand men at the foot of the mountain should be the normal strength of Hojo Oga's regiment. Furthermore, Songshan City was small and could not accommodate many oxen, horses and vehicles, and there were no abandoned vehicles and horses from the Shanjiao team outside the city.

It is a famous practice in the world. A small load carrying team of 1,000 people can carry loads on their shoulders. How much food and grass can be transported at one time? "

"A small load carrying a thousand people can only carry 2,000 to 3,000 shi of food and grass at most." Xiao Ping Tai started out as a logistics worker. The difference between 2,000 shi and 3,000 shi is whether there are vehicles for transportation.

“But when the Ueno main camp learned that Matsuyama Castle was under siege and the grain platform was in danger, it still violently attacked the Ueno people instead of going back and forth to rescue the grain platform.

I have also heard about the fierce resistance of the Ueno people. No matter how powerful the Hojo clan's troops are, they cannot be sure to destroy the Ueno people in a day or two! Then there must be something more important than Matsuyama Liangdai that Hojo needs to save! Prevent him from dividing his troops! "

Nowadays, large armies usually only carry ten or twenty days' worth of food and grass with them when they go out, and all they plan to do is hunt randomly in the territory of foreign enemies. Eating other people's food is always more delicious than eating your own.

Uesugi Kenshin sent troops to Kantō as soon as the spring plowing was over, stayed in Kantō for four or five months, and then returned to Echigo to harvest the rice of the season.

The other famous names are pretty much the same, they all have the same idea. Although the Hojo Army has set up a grain station in Matsuyama, it certainly will not carry a huge amount of grain and grass with the army for several months. After all, he neither has nor can carry so much.

According to previous estimates, Hojo was planning to enter Ueno to make a fortune, and then break into Echigo to kill Uesugi Kenshin. They had made careful calculations, and the food and fodder the team carried at this stage might only be enough for five or eight days.

However, when he learned that the Yamauchi Army was surrounding Songshan Liangtai, Oishi Shiteru did not send any troops to rescue or transfer grain and grass. Instead, he attacked the Ueno people even more violently, as if he would not stop until the Ueno people were beaten to death.

It would be understandable if they continued to fight to seize the food and fodder of the Ueno people, but Hosokawa Miname's letter beforehand stated that the Ueno people were short of food. And the subsequent grain and grass are all in Mangqiao City, which means that the grain platform in Ueno is still two days away from Hirai.

Teru Oishi, who has been fighting for more than ten years, will understand such a simple truth. If you win the Ueno people, you can get weapons and armor, livestock captives and even captured samurai lords. These are very valuable, but there will never be too much food.

How could there be countless supplies of food and grass hoarded in the army when everyone was in dire straits?

"Even so, Hojo still only cares about the Ueno side, and has temporarily put aside the Matsuyama side!" Kanai Meigoro was born in the Ueno Kuragano Kanai family, and he was familiar with the nearby land.

"So Meigoro, you think it's other places that make it impossible for the Hojo clan to cover everything."

"Combining the fact that Fujita's team rushed to Shimo-sou before, and Hojo's main team rushed to attack Kamino, something must have happened to Shimo-sou!"

"Furuhe has been conquered!" Koheita himself couldn't believe that Hosokawa Saime could attack that fortified city.

"I can't be 100% sure, but I'm still 50% or 60% sure!"

"Hiss..." Mrs. Xiaoping took a deep breath.

If Hosokawa Saime captures Furukawa Castle, then the general plan will be alive, and there will be a Furukawa opponent who can support Hojo. With the support of the new Furukawa Kōfō, no matter how hard it is, they can recruit thousands of people and join forces with Hosokawa Saime's 10,000 troops, which is likely to disrupt the situation in the entire Northern Kanto.

The Yamauchi Army and the Ueno Army could not attack the Hojo Army in front and behind Hirai, but if Furukawa was in hand, they could attack the Hojo Army in front and behind the border between Shimotsou and Musashi.

However, if the Hojo main force and Fujita's force join together, the strength will exceed 40,000, while the combined strength of the two Yamauchi armies will only be 30,000. Unless the strategy of attacking from both front and rear is successful, it will still be a tough battle.

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"Your Highness, there is Yamane Castle in front of us. It is surrounded by dense water nets. The spring floods are rising again. The grass in the surrounding grass is taller than people. It is not a problem to hide a hundred thousand troops!" Hosokawa Saime and Kogumi Norisumi finally arrived to command the army. Outside Ninja City.

Before they left the Furukawa Imperial Palace, Hosokawa Saime left Ogasawara Nagamasa to lead about 500 people to cooperate with Ogumi Yorijun's thousands of miscellaneous soldiers to defend Furukawa Castle.

In the final analysis, what Koyumi Yorijun believes in the most now is Hosokawa Saime. After all, it was Hosokawa Saime who supported him, and most of his close retainers stayed in Furukawa to guard the lair. Anyway, tens of thousands of people can't defeat Furukawa easily. After all, this time the soldiers, horses, money and food are all abundant.

"What did the Ninja Castle Narita clan say?" Xiaoyumi Yaizumi was a little excited.

"Once there are reinforcements sent by the Hojo clan to Shimoso, they will definitely leave the city and intercept them! At that time, please be sure to rush into Ninja City and encircle them on three sides!"

"Leave everything to Cai Nu!"