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On December 4, the Momiji Army, which braved the blizzard, finally arrived at Oyama Gobo. Under the blizzard, only 30% of the iron cannons could still be used by the Momiji Army, which smashed open the city gate against the arrows of the Uesugi Army and climbed to the top of the city.
Oyama Gobo was captured at the cost of huge casualties. As usual, the Uesugi army burned the entire building of Oyama Gobo during its retreat. As a large city, Oyama Gobo has a population of tens of thousands in the castle town outside the city. These people's food reserves
Most of them were plundered by the Uesugi Army, leaving only tens of thousands of hungry people to the Red Leaf Army. The moment the Red Leaf Army captured Oyama Gobo, they fell into an unprecedented food shortage crisis.
"Can't the Uesugi Army be treated like a human being?" After seeing the tens of thousands of hungry people in the castle town, Yu Qiuping was so angry that he threw his helmet to the ground, "All the way, all the way! Every time, the people are killed.
We robbed all the grain reserves, and then threw these people to us! Bullying honest people? Hasn’t Uesugi Kenshin always flaunted himself as the embodiment of righteousness? Can he still do some human affairs? "
"War is not a child's play, but a life-and-death duel. Compared with His Highness, Uesugi Kenshin is a qualified commander." Fukuzawa Yunan looked extremely relaxed at this moment, because he felt that there was no good choice.
He said, "Retreat, Your Highness, this battle is no longer possible. Once these 40,000 hungry people arrive, our military rations will only be enough to last until December 7. Even if there are no obstacles in front of us, it will be beneficial for us to brave the heavy snow and walk through it."
We won’t be able to reach Jialuo Canyon on the 7th.”
"Yes, your highness, withdraw your troops." Yoshioka Katsumasa's Rakihara Bei was the vanguard to attack Oyama Gobo today. The heavy casualties made him heartbroken. "There is no need to bury so many of our brothers here for others. Last time we ate in Yuanjiang
After suffering a loss once and again in Tosa, Your Highness, do you want to suffer another loss again? How can you do it without gaining wisdom?"
Yu Qiuping first looked up at the white snow in the sky, then looked down at the castle town where the residents gathered below the city. By stopping and looking far away, he looked in the direction of Takaoka Castle in the northeast - nothing could be seen in the snow and fog, and finally turned around to look
On the way back.
"If we don't evacuate now, it will be even more difficult to evacuate later." Sanada Masayuki pointed to the densely packed civilian transport convoy on the official road back, "With such a crowded official road, it is impossible to evacuate them and allow the army to evacuate.
It is possible that we can only let them walk in front and our army behind, then our speed can be imagined. When the Uesugi army comes to pursue...Does His Highness have the confidence to command more than 50,000 people and thousands of cavalry?
Are you going to retreat hundreds of miles with thousands of ashigaru chasing you?"
"Our ninjas have just detected that the Uesugi Army is retreating and has no intention of returning. We left a reserve team at Oyama Gobogu to lay out a suspicious formation and bluffed. The others immediately withdrew, and we were able to deceive the Uesugi Army for at least two days.
With these two days, everyone will have a chance to retreat safely." Sanada Masayuki has already prepared a method for withdrawing troops, "Your Highness, please make a decision."
Yu Qiuping turned back and looked in the direction of Gaogang City. He pressed his hands on the wall stacks and stood on tiptoes slightly, but he still couldn't see Gaogang City at all. He understood that even a flat plain in the 65-mile journey could not be seen.
What's more, it's snowing heavily now, and the two armies are separated by the natural chasm of the Kurigara Gorge. Hundreds of years ago, Kiso Yoshinaka raised an army against the Taira clan, and the Taira clan's 100,000-strong army marched towards Etsuchu.
They were almost completely wiped out by Kiso Yoshinaka in the natural dangers of the Kurigara Gorge. The Taira family suffered a spine-breaking defeat, completely losing their ability to fight in the field, and were forced to abandon Kyoto and flee westward.
Hundreds of years later, he also came to this place with 60,000 people. Waiting for him in front of him was the 30,000 Echigo army of Uesugi Kenshin, who was known as the Japanese military god. The difference was that the Taira family at that time
We sent out troops in the summer and did not encounter the same supply difficulties as the Red Leaf Army.
"Gaogang City is isolated outside the country, and the only hope is us. If we withdraw, Gaogang City will have no choice but to surrender." Yu Qiuping stated the facts without emotion, "What will happen if Gaogang City surrenders?
As for the impact...the North 6th Army will collapse directly, and the Uesugi Army will advance westward after spring, and Kaga and Echizen may be lost. There are so many important ministers, samurai and even the young master of the Oda family in the hands of the Uesugi family, we
They can use these people as hostages to force us to agree to some excessive conditions, or even use their connections to rebel."
"The problem now is that continuing to march will not avoid the crisis mentioned by His Highness, but will only cause the Nankaidō Army to collapse." Fukuzawa Yunan poured cold water on Yu Qiuping unceremoniously, "Sixty thousand
The army has been reduced by more than 10%, the number of available soldiers has dropped to about 8,000, and there are still 3 days of food and grass left, so there is no chance."
"I know." Yu Qiuping also understood that the chance of victory in this battle was slim. The heavy snow on the North 6th Road and the harassment of the Uesugi Army completely overwhelmed the Hongye Army - the Hongye Army has always been famous for having adequate logistics supplies. They
Not only did they have auxiliary troops who were regularly trained, but there were also 3,000 civilians recruited and a sufficient food and grass base, but they were still exhausted. No wonder neither Shibata Katsuie nor Uesugi Kenshin easily moved in the winter of North 6th Road.
soldiers.
"I really have a headache." Yu Qiuping covered his forehead with his hands. The palms of his hands that had been pressed against the wall for a long time were cold, and a biting chill suddenly spread throughout his body. "I have to make a choice again."
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At this moment, the sound of rapid footsteps suddenly came from the stairs of the city wall. Yu Qiuping turned around and saw Ye Gu Suizi running up quickly.
"Your Highness, Lord Takenaka, please see me!" Yegu Suiko's voice already revealed her anxiety, "I've been helped over by someone, and I'm going upstairs!"
"What is he fussing about? Is he cured? Didn't I ask you to keep an eye on me?" Yu Qiuping immediately became anxious when he saw this and walked quickly towards the stairs. When he went to visit Takenaka Shigeharu yesterday, the latter was still suffering from a high fever.
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"You are all fine, Your Highness, don't worry." Takenaka Shigeharu's weak voice came from the stairs, and two guards helped him up, one on the left and the other on the right.
"If you want to find me, let me go to your camp to find you. Why are you running here by yourself? Are you blowing the wind up there?" Yu Qiuping hurriedly took a few steps down, supported Takenaka Shigeharu and was about to go down, saying hello at the same time
He asked all the officers to leave with him. Although Takenaka Shigeharu looked much better and could get up and walk, he was obviously not recovered. However, Takenaka Shigeharu shook his head resolutely and whispered: "It doesn't have to be like this, the situation is
If it’s urgent, just say it here.”
"Then tell me quickly, and go back to rest as soon as you're done." Yu Qiuping urged hurriedly.
"Your Highness, please do not withdraw your troops, but immediately divide your forces to pursue them." Takenaka Shigeharu's decisive words shocked everyone present.
"Within three days, no Uesugi trees will be broken and no heads will be left."
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"Are you crazy?" Even Yu Qiuping, who had been reluctant to withdraw his troops, was shocked when he heard Takenaka Shigeharu's words.
"I'm very awake." Takenaka Shigeharu coughed heavily, and then tried his best to whisper in a hoarse voice, "Your Highness, if you want to rescue Takaoka Castle, there is more than one way to defeat Takaoka Castle."
"Huh?" Yu Qiuping was stunned when he heard this, as if he suddenly understood something.
"It's not that Takaoka City lacks combat effectiveness. On the contrary, His Highness Shibata still has a lot of troops at his disposal. It's just that due to the pressure from the Uesugi Army and the lack of supporting bases around him, he didn't dare to break out in the snow," Takenaka Shigeharu said.
He reluctantly said, "As long as the main force of the Uesugi army is defeated, they will not be able to suppress the troops of Takaoka Castle. At the same time, if you light a bonfire or send ninjas to inform Takaoka Castle of our location, His Highness Shibata can break out on his own."
"How did you judge this Hanbei? No one knows what is going on in Takaoka Castle right now! Our communication with Takaoka Castle has been cut off for a long time..." Yu Qiuping asked with some embarrassment.
"The Uesugi Army once sent out a large army to attack us, but after that there were never that many troops on the frontal battlefield. It was always just a group of people defending the city and a group of people attacking." Takenaka Shigeharu seemed to want to say such a long paragraph.
The words were a little forced, and his face became ugly, "It was not because of anything else, but because after the main force withdrew, they could no longer maintain the suppression of Gaogang City. The besieging army of Gaogang City was in a hurry and had to transfer the main force back.
Only a part of the people are left to harass on the front line. It can be said that the Uesugi army in front of us that has been entangled with us for many days is all the troops operating west of the Kurigara Valley."
"Uesugi Kenshin definitely wants this army to fight and retreat, retreat to the Kurigaro Canyon to occupy the terrain for defense, block us west of the Kurigaro Canyon, and wait for us to run out of food and retreat. So we have to rush in.
They retreated to the Kurigaro Canyon and caught up with them. As long as they were defeated, the Uesugi family would no longer have any available troops west of the Kurigaro Canyon, and we could take advantage of the situation to break through the Kurigaro Canyon. At that time, Uesugi
The troops Kenshin has are not enough to deal with us and the Takaoka Castle defenders at the same time. As long as we can get in touch with Takaoka Castle and attack from inside and outside, Uesugi Kenshin will have no choice but to retreat."
"That's right...I didn't expect it before. Takaoka Castle is not a dead city. There are tens of thousands of troops inside, as well as countless fierce generals of the Oda family." Fukushima Yasunari suddenly realized after hearing this, and couldn't help but exclaimed, "So that's it..."
"But with such heavy snow now, we don't have an advantage in intelligence. How can we pursue it?" Yu Qiuping glanced at the white snow and the endless white snowfield, and whispered with some fear, "It's too risky."
"His Highness did not dare to pursue in the snow, and the Uesugi Army naturally believed that His Highness did not dare to pursue, so he must have neglected his precautions." Although Takenaka Shigeharu looked very bad, the sharpness in his eyes was not diminished at all, and he said with all his sharpness, "Once you underestimate the enemy, you will
Chapter completed!