A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Yamane Castle Lord Yamane Shinsing got the news and took advantage of the getting dark in the evening to quietly run to the coalition forces by the river. The river bank, which looked light and calm on the outside and looked like ordinary grass, was full of soldiers and horses.

After meeting Xiaogong Yaizumi and a group of generals, Yamane knew that the surrounding troops were strong. He thought that there would only be ten thousand people. Unexpectedly, there were a large number of military generals from Shimono, Shimoso, and Hitachi. According to Hosokawa Saime's words, there were 45,000 royal troops, and 25,000 troops from Hitachi Satake were right behind.

This made Yamane very happy. He had already learned about the battle plan of the coalition forces to ambush Ninja Castle to support the Hojo Army in Furukawa Castle.

Yamane Oyaki fully believed that the Hojo Army could be divided into 10,000 or even 15,000 troops to go to the headquarters. Previously, Hojo's army marched from Minamimusashi without borders and passed directly through Ninja Castle. There were probably not 40,000 people there.

so what! Outside Yamane City, this is the Northern Kanto Allied Force brought by His Highness Mr. Furukawa. I'm afraid of you.

"Did the Hojo Army make random arrests near Ninja Castle?" Hosokawa Saime sat under Koyomi Yorijun and asked the question on her behalf as a military officer.

"It lasted for two days at first, but then when the army passed by, we just defended ourselves in groups and turned to surveillance. There were only two thousand Hojo troops outside the city, which was almost the same as my army in Narita."

"So all the people around Ninja City have fled?"

"That's not true. Some of them have already entered the city to help defend, and some have taken refuge in the river." Shangen Xingxing told the truth, no matter what kind of army crossed the border, the people would definitely hide.

"These people must have boats, right?" There are rivers and lakes around Ninja City, and it is impossible to go out without a boat.

"Most of them are hiding in the river." Shan Gen nodded enthusiastically.

"Can you contact the Chinese people who are hiding in various places? Give a boat a piece of rice and a stone, and wait for the war to rush out together and cut off the Hojo army everywhere!"

“One boat gives Bai Mi one stone!”

"That's right! As long as the ship comes and attacks everywhere, you will be given a stone of rice and polished!"

"Okay, okay, I promise to let His Highness see the courage of my Bando man!"

Sanada Masayuki stood behind Hosokawa Saime and nodded frequently. Although he, a native of Shinano, a small county, was well-informed and knew that Ninja City's water network was dense, he did not expect it to be so dense.

There is no dry land at all!

It's all swamps and paddy fields, and there are boundless rivers where the Tone River and the Arakawa meet, and they flood for years, bringing a lot of fertile silt and turning the entire Shinobi City into a floating castle.

If there wasn't a well-prepared and relatively strong Kamakura street running through it, this wide area of ​​more than ten kilometers from north to south might be impossible to pass.

The hard-working working people naturally took full advantage of the geographical advantages of this area, developed paddy fields on a large scale, and built rivers like spider webs as water sources for the paddy fields. Water dikes and cofferdams were set up everywhere, making the entire terrain look like a honeycomb with dense clumps.

The plan may need to be revised accordingly, because although the coalition forces of 25,000 troops have reached the root of the mountain, they must be dispersed into four groups. This is due to the need to encircle on three sides, and also because the troops cannot be deployed along a single route.

At the same time, the time when the coalition forces arrive at the battlefield of Ninja City must be sequential. If the joint attack is not effective, it is not impossible for someone to eat one in one bite.

Therefore, it is not enough for the Ninja Castle soldiers to come out of the city to attack and block the advance of the Hojo Army. More raiding forces are needed to attack the Hojo Army from all directions. Make sure he can't unfold it or move.

This can delay enough time for the coalition forces to take advantage of their strength and launch a general attack from various embankments and ridge roads.

As for the four groups of troops, Hitachi's 3,500 men were naturally led by the "Oni Makabe" Makabe Shigan. As the frontal assault force of the entire army, that is, the vanguard, they gave a head-on blow to interrupt Hojo's advance.

The 9,500 men of the Hosokawa Corps, as an active combat force that can ensure combat effectiveness, cover the Minami Musashi side, serve as the main left wing of the army, and press the Hojo Army to the north.

As for the nine thousand people in the lower field, they will serve as the right wing of the army. They do not need to perform well on this journey, but they only need to be able to delay the Hojo Army. Let the Hojo Army not be able to take care of both the head and the tail.

The last 3,000 soldiers served as Oyumi Norisumi's main team. These people have always been nominally subordinates of Koga Furukawa, but after all, they have been working with Hojo for many years. If the attack does not go well, they will definitely not be willing to work hard. But if there is hope of defeating Hojo, they will exert 200% combat effectiveness.

If they can hold Hojo to death, their efforts will be the highest in the entire army!

"Nai Nyume, our army cannot hesitate at all in this battle. The armies have the momentum to fight Hojo at the moment. If time goes by or the attack is frustrated, they will most likely disperse."

"Don't worry, I will go out in person! I will charge with all my strength and strive for complete victory!"

"Another point is that the old master of the Ninja Castle, Dr. Narita, is in the Hojo Formation, and he may not be able to contact the city. If the Ninja Castle has internal strife and has not left the city by then, Kainyu will have to make a decision!"

Hosokawa Saime looked at Masayuki Sanada, who seemed to be saying something innocuous, and then at Norisumi Koyumi, who was walking around not far away, looking around.

How could he not understand what Masayuki Sanada meant? If the coalition's attack did not go smoothly, the Yamauchi army would have to make a decision at any time. These temporary allies and auxiliary troops can all be discarded.

The Hojo Army must also be very willing to cut down the high and swaggering Eryinliang flag in the formation. The head of the Kanto general is always more fragrant than the heads of other generals.

"I understand, I know what's going on."

"Then I won't say any more, everything depends on God's will!"

………………

Teru Oishi, who was overseeing the 30,000-strong army that had arrived at Fukaya Castle, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the news that Koheita was running south and retreating with Taro Yamauchi in his arms. After all, Fujiwara Amamasa did not dare to take any dangerous risks, but he was killed by the soldiers of the Hojo Army. Wei was frightened.

It is estimated that he ran all the way back to Kai, and then left a general to guard Kawagoe, waiting for Uesugi Kenshin to command Kanto again to support Uesugi Kenshin's flank.

However, the Yamauchi family, who had ten thousand people killed along with Hosokawa Saime, must be frightened and will not have the courage to fight the Hojo army for the time being!

Maybe Heyue City can open the city with just a letter of surrender.

The threat from Matsuyama disappeared, and Oishi Shiteru completely turned his attention to Xia Zong. He immediately sent someone to the general manager to try to contact Fujita Clan, asking him to ignore the small fish and shrimps along the way and join him at the foot of Furukawa Castle.

The Yamauchi Army has artillery, and coupled with the fortified city and the 10,000-strong army, the more than 40,000-strong Hojo Army may have to go through another tough battle.

But if we can wipe out ten thousand people from the Yamauchi family, it will be a great and glorious victory!

The Yamauchi family will not be able to stand up for at least three to five years!

"Starting tomorrow, I'll leave it to Suruga to guard (Daidoji Masashige) first!" Oishi Teru began to arrange the marching order for tomorrow in the shogunate.

After passing the deep valley and walking towards Ninja Castle, the road will gradually become narrower. The 30,000 Hojo Army may not have to meander for four to five kilometers. It would be more appropriate for the first general to arrange for an experienced general who can open roads across mountains and build bridges over water. Anyway, the little fish in Ninja City can't do anything to the Hojo Army, and there is no need for brave generals to open roads.

After taking the lead, generals such as Ishinomaki Yasukei, Nakayama Ienori, Matsuda Kenhide, Yoto Hatero, Hojo Ujinobu and other generals marched in sequence.

These people were divided into more than ten or twenty teams, with a strength of only about 10,000. However, they were all samurai ashigaru serving in the public military service, with only one or two thousand auxiliary personnel.

The Hojo main force, which set out last, had a strength of 15,000, of which 13,000 were auxiliary logistics. Only 2,000 of the Hojo clan's royal horses were capable of fighting, and the rest were all carrying military supplies and supplies. Follow slowly.

The 3,000 people at the rear of the army were naturally Oishi Shiteru's own troops, and he was not passively avoiding the battle. He wanted to serve as a soldier in his own army and teach his eldest nephew, the Hojo family, how to fight directly, so that his own army would be easy to manage.

Rarely, Oishi Shiteru had a peaceful sleep tonight.