A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Because Uesugi Kenshin led troops to Kawagoe Castle, Aji, who was alone in Kanto, could temporarily withdraw to the mountains and participate in the battle of Shangluo. After all, he was still the Hatamoto general of the 11th Division, and this time he brought back 600 Hatamoto samurai and standing ashigaru.

"Greetings, Tanzheng!"

The four people in front of me started out together with Xiao Pingtai, and they were all brought up by Xiao Pingtai. In response to the sentence, "The prime minister must rise from the state headquarters, and the fierce general must be sent to the army."

So now Hebian Jiaji, Hebian Jiaxin, Hebian Jiachen, and Hebian Jiagui also have fancy names.

Four generals by the river!

"Everyone, get up." Xiao Pingtai looked at the four people in front of him, still pleased.

After all, due to their success, except Qi Gui, the four of them stayed by their side to serve as generals of their own team, while the other three had already been released due to various reasons.

The four of them have been close friends since they were teenagers, and now they are naturally happy when they see each other. As if they had a tacit understanding, they all came forward, shouting "Tan Zheng", but after so many years of taking care of Xiao Pingtai, from an emotional point of view, he was almost like a half-father.

"Did you play it just right?" Chen San and Aji hadn't seen Mrs. Xiaoping for a while.

"It's better, it's better. Isn't that great." I don't know if it's because of his age or some changes in his mood, but Xiao Pingtai is very happy to see the four people crowded in front of him.

"I will go to Luoyang with Danzheng later." Pingliu was the oldest and the leader among the four.

"Okay, okay! Let's go together."

"Has the date been agreed upon for raising the army?"

"Scheduled for the fifth day of October." When Aji asked, there were no outsiders at home, so Xiaopingtai had nothing to hide.

"That means there are only seven days left!" Chen San answered next to him as he clapped his fingers.

"So the soldiers and horses of Junzhou and Koshu have begun to mobilize." Hei Liu has been practicing for several years, and he knows the general distance well.

"Your Highness Suruga and (Konishihara) Zaemon Saki should have already started to assign military service."

This is one of the problems with a large territory. If you want to gather troops within a fixed period, you will inevitably have to start calling for military service in advance in territories far away from the city. Naturally, this will lead to news of troops rising in the mountains. Give way.

But that's all. Anyway, everyone here now knows that the Yamauchi family responded to Ashikaga Yoshiaki's order of subjugation. It was normal to raise troops to attack Oda Nobunaga on any day. It just allowed Oda to prepare for two more days, knowing that the day when the Yamauchi army would raise troops was approaching.

Due to repeated wars, the combat effectiveness of the Kai clan and the Suruga clan has been greatly reduced. If it weren't for the fact that the troops must go all out this time, Xiao Pingtai would actually not agree with the recruitment of troops of this level.

But Hosokawa Saime's words, "The thick-tailed soldiers may not be that strong?" convinced Xiaopingta.

What he said is indeed correct. Kohei Tai immediately regarded the level of Echigo and Shinano Ashari, who grew up in harsh and harsh conditions, as the ordinary level of the Warring States Period. These two places include Kai, whose head has not been shaved three times by Koheta before. It is really a good source of soldiers who fight fiercely and are happy to hear the battle.

If there is a historian who walks around here, he will definitely give an evaluation. "Folk custom is stupid and strong, and bravery is unworthy!"

Nobunaga transferred a large number of his own samurai from Owari to the newly occupied territories to serve as lords. Owari itself had developed agricultural production and the people were relatively wealthy and could not bear to fight hard. Now there are many fewer samurai and public servants serving as grassroots officers. . There is a saying that the combat power may be on par with the current Kaibi clan and Suruga clan!

Once you have figured it out, bring it with you. Again, Kai and Suruga can bring out 15,000 people. Even if there are only 8,000 people with combat effectiveness, it is enough to serve as a wing.

Then 10,000 people from Toeji (including the naval forces) will serve as the other wing, and Shinano's main force and Echigo's reinforcements, about 20,000 people, will be more than enough to serve as the main force and the entire army's rear guard. The remaining members of Uden Changzhao from Higashi Mikawa could reach 3,000 people no matter how hard they worked, and they could act as a vanguard to lead the vanguard sent out by Yamauchi.

Although it can't be called perfect, it can only be like this.

Originally, I wanted to let Kai's Umeyuki Anayama, Takeda Katsunobu and his son, as well as Nobuyuki Kawae, Nobuya Katsurayama and others show their "loyalty". But they were afraid that mixing them with the Shinshu people would affect the performance of the Shinshu people, so they simply placed them on the side of the Suruga people.

At least Imagawa Yoshiuchi is the biological uncle of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, one of the closest members of the Yamauchi family and very loyal. Bringing the Jia Fei people into battle, let's treat it as a pair of crooked melons and cracked dates.

"What about the military service in the mountains? When will the recruitment begin?"

"On the first day of the next month, on the third or fourth day, people from all counties in Quanxin will be able to gather. On the fifth day of the month, we can officially set out and raise troops to Luo."

"Luckily I came back in time." Aji grinned beside him.

"By the way, Tanzheng, did I bring you a car?" Chen San seemed to suddenly remember something.

"car?"

"It turns out that thing is a car!" Qi Gui seemed to have seen it before coming in.

"Come and take a look?" Xiao Pingtai became interested and asked Yu Liu, who came back to his side, to help him up and sit upright.

Aji immediately went to open the barrier door. Although some cold wind came in, Xiaoping was surprised to feel that he was more comfortable than lying quietly in the house. What a hard life! It’s true that if you wake up early on weekends, your life will be miserable until you grow old! Chen San ran out and quickly pushed a "car".

Isn’t this just a wheelchair?

Although Xiaopingtai has never sat on it, it looks like this. The whole body is made of hardwood. Because it does not need to bear too much weight, the wheels do not need to be too wide. It seems that the seat cushion is first made of rattan, then a straw cushion is installed, and finally it is filled with kapok to make a table. There is also a soft backrest specially placed on the back of the chair to ensure comfortable sitting.

"Want to try?"

"Let's try it." Xiao Pingtai thought to himself that he might not be able to go into battle on a hundred-dan horse for a while. Riding on this would be better than riding on an ox cart.

At least this little Pingtai can always be seen by the surrounding soldiers. These days, as long as the general appears in the soldier's field of vision, the soldier's combat effectiveness is greatly different from when the general is not visible.

After sitting for a while, there was still something wrong. This wheelchair was mounted directly on the wheel frame. Even with three layers of padding, it was still uncomfortable and had no shock absorption.

Of course it's okay on the flat ground in the yard, but when I think about marching in the wild, even on ordinary dirt roads, this thing is not one that can be used for long distances.

"Very good, you have your heart!" But Xiaopingta didn't want to hurt Chen San. This wheelchair was still useful, and it would definitely be better than walking for short distances.

Just think of it as Wuhou's car.