A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Chapter 713 25. How do the Echigo people behave?

The generals in the mountain kept secret about Xiao Pingtai's health condition, but everything seemed calm on the surface of the mountain.

Xiaopingta can only say that he is in a state of being unable to die for the time being. He drinks bitter medicine four or five times a day, but he neither gets better nor gets worse. Although the situation looked bad, I just couldn't take a breath and kept holding on.

All preparations for Shangluo are proceeding in an orderly manner. According to Xiao Pingtai's request, Pingliu and Chensan were transferred from Hamamatsu and Changyi successively. Xiao Pingtai has already had regulations on the transportation of troops and rations. Both of them were learned from Xiao Pingtai's subordinates and have a clear background. As long as you tell them a rough idea, there will generally be nothing wrong.

The food was not delivered to the official warehouse in Fuzhong City and then carried along with the army when it was set off by civilians. Military rations from Yuanjiang were collected locally and stored centrally in Hamamatsu, with part of them packed in grain ships.

As long as Yamauchi's navy can block the Kuuki navy at Shima, Yamauchi's grain ship can be released all the way from Toehama to Tsushima in the south of Owari. Water transportation has many more benefits than land transportation, so there is no need to talk nonsense.

Moreover, Koheita also predicted that Oda Nobunaga would gather at least 50,000 to 60,000 troops to fight after entering Minami-Owari from Yamauchi. After all, this is his home base, and Owari definitely belongs to Oda Nobunaga's territory that cannot be lost.

As for Shinano's military rations, in addition to the ten-day supply carried directly by the army, the summer harvest of wheat will now begin to be transferred to Hamamatsu according to the military depots established in advance.

The emptied Yamauchi treasury was filled by Kai and Suruga, so as to save the distance of transporting grain as much as possible. It is guaranteed that there will not be a huge drain on the people's power due to large-scale expropriation of labor.

In addition to food, salt, miso, vinegar kombu and other foods are also gathered in Hamamatsu. The wound medicine, tents, straw mats, etc. necessary for the soldiers began to be mobilized three or four months ago. They have not been fully used yet. They need to continue to purchase or increase production.

Four hundred thousand arrows were prepared in advance, but Xiao Pingtai still felt that it was not enough, but he could only do so for the time being. Gunpowder, saltpeter and other items were also hoarded in Hamamatsu in corresponding quantities. However, due to the sudden incident, the Nanman merchant ships heading to Hamamatsu for trade did not carry more than the amount purchased by the Yamauchi family in the past. The insufficient part may need to continue to be purchased.

Historically, Takeda Shingen set out for Luo in the third year of Gengame on the third day of October, and Koheita expected the same time. The reason is very simple. It is going to snow in Shinano and Kai, and the troops must be quickly mobilized to the Shunen San area by the sea. The climate at the seaside is relatively warm and there is almost no snow in winter.

And the key point is that when the weather is relatively cold, plague is less likely to occur when large armies gather!

It stands to reason that the army should all drink boiled water, wash hands frequently, and concentrate on defecation and other dirty methods can greatly improve the situation. But it's a pity that this was during the Warring States Period in Japan, so there was no need to explain. If it couldn't be done, it just couldn't be done.

The lesser of two evils! That's all!

There are still two big problems, and Xiao Pingtai doesn't know how to deal with them at the moment.

The first thing is that frost has started in Echigo early. In addition to the cold rain, there has been snow, but it has not accumulated yet. But it is foreseeable that since the snow has started to fall, more than one meter of snow may accumulate overnight at any time.

Do you want Uesugi Kenshin to come over to increase the momentum?

The Yamauchi family's military service tent can hold 45,000 people without breaking their muscles and bones, and 5,000 of them have followed Yamauchi Yoshiho to Mino Rock Village.

The Yamauchi Army only has 40,000 land and water troops along the East China Sea Road. In terms of combat effectiveness, they must be stronger than ordinary fish. Except for those who are not very good at Suruga and Kai, the Shinano soldiers are especially the most capable. They have been fighting for more than thirty years in the past three generations and have survived a hundred battles. They are the best soldiers in the world, and can even fight one against two in a wild battle.

But Nobunaga didn’t mention anything else, but more people means more money!

Now Owari still has 20,000 Shibata Katsuie garrisoned to guard his hometown to prevent Nagashima from protruding out. Oda Nobunaga overthrew Asakura Yoshikage, and Kotani's Asai Nagamasa was just a trapped beast still fighting. No matter which way he goes, he can pull in more than 30,000 people.

Once the Yamauchi Army enters Owari, regardless of the battle losses in Mikawa, the Army Division's thirty-seven thousand or eight thousand men will have to face the Oda Army of more than fifty thousand.

The outcome is a matter of 50 to 50!

Therefore, Echigo Yachiki, the backbone of Uesugi Kenshin, is very important!

If these 8,000 Echigo elite soldiers come to add strength, Koheita believes that defeating Oda Nobunaga will cost at most 3,000 to 5,000 casualties, and he can use cannon fodder for the Japanese in the first place. In critical situations, Yamauchi Hatamoto and Echigo elite Ride again.

The backbone force will not suffer too much loss, and the Chinese people can also be weakened, getting the best of both worlds!

But this involves the second issue. With the 45,000 people in the mountain gone, will the Kanto troublemaker Hojo's family be safe?

Although except for the two Jundong counties and Kawagoe Castle, which are directly facing Hojo, Shinano in the mountains is very safe. But after all, Hojo still has 20,000 troops. If he really accepts his destiny to become a local daimyo, Koheta would laugh out loud in his dreams!

This is not the first time that Oishi Shiteru has been a rival, and it is not the first time that the two sides have given each other foot-washing water!

Xiaoheita can guarantee that once the Yamauchi army leaves, Hojo will be restless. As long as the Yamauchi army's advance to Luo does not go smoothly, the Hojo family will definitely jump out and have a good time.

Killing you while you are sick has never been the case in ancient or modern times, at home or abroad!

But if Uesugi Kenshin's eight thousand cavalry can sit in the center, Uesugi Kenshin's face will be enough to respond to a hundred calls in Kanto, and they can easily pull out 30,000 to 50,000 cannon fodder.

Although the Kanto Noodles are not very successful when fighting alone, when they follow Uesugi Kenshin to beat up Hojo, they are really brave. As long as someone supports them, their combat effectiveness will definitely rise to a level.

Even if he can't beat Hojo to death, he can still make him retreat home and rest for a year and a half.

The current situation is very simple. Yamauchi must go all out, and has already started to go all out. But what to do with the most important ally and the thorn in the back?

Uesugi Kenshin had previously said that his troops had not moved in response to Ashikaga Yoshiaki's request to go on the road, or Ashikaga Yoshiaki's reinforcement invitation.

It's going to snow heavily in Hokuriku now, so we have to decide quickly what to say!

Whether they go to Kanto or follow them to Shangluo, these eight thousand Echigo knights are the most important bargaining chips, and there must be an explanation.

As for going to Echizen, no one has considered it. After all, there is heavy snow in Hokuriku. When Echizen is exaggerated, the snow is two meters deep. Let alone a war, if there is no snow disaster, if a group of people freeze to death, God will open his eyes.

So difficult!

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