On June 28, the weather in Shinano cleared. The Takeda family seized the opportunity to launch a massive attack at the Shinano junction where the main force of the Kira Army was trapped in Echigo. The main force of the Western Front Army was led by Takeda Nobushige, an army of 12,000.
The army that went out from Zhongshinano still chose to attack Xiaozhen County from Machang Pass and Aoki Pass.
The main force of the Eastern Front Army was Takeda Harunobu, who led an army of 10,000 people from Saku County to the west to attack Susuki Castle. An army of 22,000 people launched a massive attack from three locations in two directions at the same time. Hokushin led by Murakami Yoshikiyo and Kakizaki Keie
The Nong Alliance Army had less than 8,000 men. Facing the fierce attack of 22,000 Takeda troops, they were like a small boat in the wind and rain, teetering on the edge of collapse.
At the critical moment, Yukitaka Sanada used his strategy again and successfully mobilized many Shinano people in Kozumi County. This time he used more clever methods. He took advantage of the gap in the communication between Echigo and the Shinano people and used the famous name of Murakami Yoshikiyo to convey the message.
Wrong information led the Kakizaki Kei family to mistakenly believe that Kuzuo Castle, where Murakami Yoshikiyo was located, was being raided and hurried out of the city for rescue.
As soon as they left the city, they were blocked by the Takeda Army's pocket formation. The Kakizaki Kei family reacted very quickly. Seeing that the situation was not good, they personally stayed behind to cover the retreat of the army. With three hundred samurai, the three thousand Takeda Army was entangled and prevented from making any progress.
Successfully hindered the Takeda Army's actions, allowing a loophole in the encirclement and giving Murakami Yoshikiyo the chance to come to the rescue in time.
Although the pocket formation was broken by luck, Sanada Yukitaka's all-out tactics still frightened the people of the Northern Shinano country. Not only did they have to fight against the powerful Takeda Army, but they were also extremely cautious in defense and did not dare to take any rash steps.
, the 10,000-strong army led by Takeda Harunobu sometimes launched a large-scale attack, and sometimes stormed one place. Sanada Yukitaka's strength was fully unleashed. Various erroneous intelligence emerged one after another, putting extra pressure on the defenders.
The deadlock was quickly broken. The Shinano Preparatory Force sitting in Arasato Castle was surrounded by Takeda Nobushige's 12,000-strong regiment, which put extra pressure on the defenders. Murakami Yoshikiyo was once again hit by an ambush of the Takeda Army during a rescue.
Caught off guard and only wanting to be beaten, Sanada Yukitaka took the opportunity to use the dark room in Kuzuo Castle to trick the city gate into opening, allowing Sanada's troops to enter the city and set fire to it wantonly.
There was a large-scale attack by the Takeda Army outside, and chaos broke out inside. As a last resort, Murakami Yoshikiyo could only burn the city in a hurry and retreat. After Murakami Yoshikiyo and the defenders who had broken out of Kuzuo Castle joined forces, they headed towards the Kakizaki Kei family.
At this time, the Kakizaki Kei family simply abandoned Isezaki Castle and concentrated all the main forces in Foxure Castle.
That night, the two discussed how to deal with the unexpected Takeda Army. Murakami Yoshikiyo, as the leader of the Northern Shinano people, and Kakizaki Keie, the elder of the Nagao family tree, served as the general of the Northern Shinano Echigo Army. Their decisions represented to a certain extent
The decision of all the people of Northern Shinano.
"The Zhenfu Palace told us to hold on to the walled city and retreat quickly if we can and cannot do so. Let's retreat tomorrow!" Kakizaki Keijia paused for a moment and then said: "Jingzi Palace and Jingyuan Palace have already notified us.
Presumably they will prepare as soon as possible, and we don’t have much time left.”
"What Izumi said is right. But it's best to leave before dawn. With Takeda Ozen and Sanada Tansho's strategy, I'm afraid they won't let us leave calmly." Murakami Yoshikiyo was worried that he wouldn't believe it, and emphasized: "Instead,
As the commander-in-chief of the Takeda Army, will you and I sit back and watch while we retreat calmly?"
Kakizaki Keike woke up with a slap on his head: "That's right! General Takeda Army will definitely besiege Fox City early tomorrow morning. You and I will make a lot of money by leaving you behind. If we can trap a few more reinforcements, Zhenfu Palace I’m afraid it won’t be easy for our army to come to our rescue!”
Murakami Yoshikiyo glanced at the boys from his own family and the two boys from the Kakizaki Kei family who were muttering something in a low voice. He didn't listen to the conversation of the two adults at all, and coughed and said: "Takeda Nomiya is besieging Aratori Castle. I wonder if there will be any danger! If Huangdi City is lost, our retreat will be cut off."
"There is Shirakuden in Arasato Castle and Usami Suruga Shuden is there, so there should be no problem. However, what Habayashiden said is right. We can't wait until dawn before leaving. It would be safer to leave in the middle of the night. Genius Ganghei, please hurry up and take a rest." Kakizaki Keijia also noticed that his two sons were deserting, and suddenly shouted: "Genzaburo, Heisaburo! What are you doing!"
"Ah! No! We didn't do anything!" The Kakizaki brothers were shocked and quickly denied it. The two brothers' names are very interesting. The elder brother's name is Kakizaki Genzaburo Yuie, and the younger brother's name is Kakizaki Heisaburo Harue. Yuie is sixteen years old. Years old, the Haru family is only thirteen years old this year. Even though they are young and look like stupid boys, in fact, these guys are murderous guys. They followed the Kira Legion to participate in the Battle of Kawanakajima a few years ago. They belong to The kind of true warrior who has been on the battlefield and killed people.
Murakami Yoshikiyo now only has three sons left. His eldest son, Gentaro Yoshikatsu, died in the Uedahara battle, and Genjiro Yoshitoshi died in the Takeda invasion. The three remaining sons are Genzaburo Yoshiteru, Genshiro Yoshikuni, and Gengoro, who was only twelve years old and had not yet entered the Yuan Dynasty.
In addition, his brother Murakami Norihei is staying at Kaijin Castle, and his two sons Murakami Yoshimitsu and Murakami Yoshifu are also young samurai. These two brothers are engaged to a cousin of their uncle Murakami Yoshikiyo's family and will marry soon. The other clans such as the Yashiro clan, the Amamiya clan, the Yokoyama clan, and the Iwama clan declined one after another because they could not recognize the form. The Kiyohara clan who was the first to betray Murakami Yoshikiyo was exterminated. This is also the current clan of the Murakami clan. All the main forces.
It was the first day of July, which was the alternation of evil days from the end of the month to the beginning of the month. The Takeda Army, which maintained the ancient marching laws, also avoided marching on this day, just like the military adviser who also divined the auspicious day and time for sending troops, and held a ceremony on the formation of the troops. Similar to fortune-telling, the alternation of evil days has been tabooed by generals since ancient times. For example, the Ouchi Army led by Tao Qingxian did not believe this and ended up with the tragic end of Itsukushima. That's why the Takeda Army let go so easily. Destroy Murakami Yoshikiyo and let him easily lead his army to retreat into Huru City.
It happened to be a light rain, and the dark sky was obscured by dark clouds, blocking the only bright light in the sky. It was just after three o'clock that night, and there was no light in Kitsuru Castle. The Takeda army outside the city withdrew to Katsurao Castle early to rest, and on a wilderness There was only the chirping of crickets.
The big gate of Fox City opened quietly, and the march of the army was stopped with banners. The men and their horses tied up their mouths and left quietly. Halfway through, they met Yasuda Keimoto team and Yoshie Keizi team who were doing the same thing. In the dark moon and wind, Gao Ji Not to mention how ridiculous the sneaky march of thousands of people is, it makes sense for them to be so cautious. There are family members of each family sitting in the carriage behind them. If they are accidentally forced by the Takeda army, the samurai can run away on horseback, slowly. In the carriage are his own family members.
More and more Shinano people gathered along the way. It was no longer just the more than 7,000 coalition forces of Murakami and Kakizaki, but a refugee team of 12,000 people including their families. This team soon arrived at the foot of Chikuma Mountain
, Aratō Castle sits on a mountain peak with a height of nearly 600 meters, and across the east bank of the Chikuma River is Katsurao Castle owned by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
Because Aratō Castle has always been strong, the mountain is steep and difficult to attack, even with only 500 people, it can withstand a large-scale attack by 5,000 people. It has always been an important branch city for Kira Yoshitoshi when he entered the south from Northern Shinano, and Takeda Nobushige's army
Instead of stationing near Huangdi City, they chose to camp at Guanchong Mountain not far away, allowing the more than 10,000 people to lean down to the foot of the mountain calmly.
The team walked very slowly, and it took about an hour to get here. Kakizaki Keike ordered a temporary stop to rest. It was dark at this time and he didn't know the specific time. Murakami Yoshikiyo cautiously walked to the front of the team on horseback and handed it to Kakizaki.
The Jing family brought a lotus leaf package, and when they opened it and smelled a tangy fragrance, Kakizaki Jing family said happily: "Mountain whale bacon? This is a good thing!"
"I asked my servants to do this before I left. Eat more food so that I can continue on my way." Murakami Yoshikiyo listened to the gurgling river and sighed: "The silence of this night is so unsettling!"
"Habayashi-den is worrying too much!" Kakizaki Kageie smiled calmly, and then said: "I have ordered my close samurai to stock up on firewood and oil, and will ignite the city wall just before dawn at the fifth watch. There is probably still one more time left for us.
Time, we still need to get to Haijin City as soon as possible."
"Burn the walled city? Then how can they retreat? It will definitely be too late to ride on horseback." Murakami Yoshikiyo frowned slightly, suddenly thought of a possibility, slapped his thigh and said, "Why did I forget to retreat by boat! The town government
I especially like to march by boat, and since Omi raised his troops, he has used boats to clear the way for almost every battle. People like us, who are native to Shinano, do not like this method of warfare for a while."
Kakizaki Keike smiled: "Actually, we and other Echigo people are not really used to it. It's just that the Zhenfu Palace has strict orders, so we gradually started to use it."
After a while, there was a slight movement on the mountain. Soon an army came from Qianqu Mountain. Several white flags stood out. Shitara Sadachi, wearing red armor, rode up on his horse and started to fight.
He said hello: "I'm sorry! There are more people in the city, and it has been busy since the second watch, so the speed of going down the mountain is a bit slow."
Kakizaki Keike looked at the long queue behind him and said politely: "The Ezhong Wardian came just in time. I have just arrived a while ago. Is the boat ready?"
"It has been prepared a few days ago. It is hidden in the reeds of the river bend outside Shiozaki Castle. We only need to walk downstream along the river and we will reach the place when we encounter the river bend." Shitara Sadachi did not want to chat.
Wasting time, he said bluntly: "Everyone, get ready and set off immediately!"
In the midsummer season of July, even if the weather is bad, the sun will rise much earlier than in winter. It will be dark just after the fourth watch. Some older samurai in the Takeda Army camp get up one after another. When they leave
What I saw outside the camp were several clusters of blazing fires in the distance.
"Big fire! Where did it catch fire? Look in that direction: Kitsune Castle, Isesaki Castle, Susuki Castle, Muroga Castle, and Aratori Castle on the other side... Could it be that they escaped!" The fire quickly attracted many people.
The Takeda family warriors noticed, and exclamations soon spread throughout the camp.
Takeda Harunobu stood by the door with his clothes on, staring at the gradually extinguishing fireball, and sighed: "Even after all calculations, I missed a step. If we surrounded the walled city yesterday, they wouldn't be able to escape."
"Doesn't this just mean that my lord's strength made them retreat with a guilty conscience? This is the turning point for the great prosperity of our Takeda family!" Kosaka Masanobu also walked to his side with his clothes on, and said with a smile: "In this way, Kawanakajima The south is probably no longer defendable, so my lord can march to Kawanaka Island with a large army!"
Looking at the dark clouds on the horizon gradually dissipating, a ray of sunlight passed through the thick clouds and shone warmly on his face. Takeda Harunobu patted Kosaka Masanobu on the shoulder: "Send the order, all troops must break camp and march out to Kawanakajima!"
Across the west bank of the Chikuma River, Takeda Nobushige walked back to the camp with a disappointed look on his face. Arasato Castle, Shiozaki Castle, and Yashiro Castle all burned themselves down. All the castles controlled by the Kira family on both sides of the Chikuma River were burned down, and the raging fires engulfed them. The lack of time to carry the food, grass and equipment left no chance for the Takeda family.
From a strategic point of view, part of the set goals have been achieved by successfully driving away the anti-Takeda people of Shinano. However, Takeda Nobushige was still unwilling to give in. The long-planned strategy for launching the battle was shattered overnight. Takeda Nobushige had no doubts in his heart How regretful.
"My brother must be very angry too! If we move forward to Kawanaka Island to block the retreat of the Shinano people, the desperate Shinano people will have no choice but to sit on the fortress. By then, we can definitely gain more. …Now we can only wait for better times.”
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The Takeda family returned victorious from the first battle, and the army encircled and suppressed the rebellious people in some areas of the small prefecture, Nanako, and Sarawak counties. This once again shook the Shinano people's belief in resisting the Takeda family. It only took three days to conquer several cities and force a large number of Shinano people. The Japanese fled north one after another. A wave of counterattacks flooded half of Northern Shinano, causing panic and the people of Shinano did not know how to deal with it.
It was not until July 5th that the Kira family's 6,000 troops entered Asahiyama Town to calm people's hearts, and the Takeda Army restrained its forces and gave up its plan to seize the bridgehead on the other side of the Saikawa River. Takeda Harunobu knew that a hasty attack at this time would make a bigger mistake, and the Kira Navy Its power has been demonstrated as early as the last battle on Kawanaka Island. Blindly fighting across the river can easily be cut off by the Kira navy.
The Takeda family's main camp was once again located on Chasu Mountain, perhaps to remind the family members to always bear in mind the painful memories of three years ago, or perhaps to remain unchanged in response to all changes, as if the entire situation has been brought back to three years ago. The situation when that war broke out. It's just that this time the Takeda family is stronger, and the Kira family is weaker without the support of the Echigo Legion.
Not long after we set up camp at Chausu Mountain, Takeda Harunobu summoned his retainers to discuss military deployment. A large group of civil servants and military generals cried out when they saw the map of Kawanaka Island. It seemed that they were really frightened by the difficult Kira family. The current situation is worse than three It looked much better a year ago, but this was not enough to give them more confidence.
All the ministers looked like they were thinking hard. Baba Nobuharu sighed and decided to tell the truth: "I have endured the humiliation for three years, but Echigo has not been idle in the past three years. Last year, we fought together and won a game. I'm afraid It’s not easy to deal with this time either!”
"Huh? What do you mean by Mino?" Iito Huchang said with a smile: "My lord has been strategizing for several years to create this great situation, how can he say such depressing words at this moment! I, Huchang, think this is the battle If we win, we will not only achieve a complete victory, but we will also conquer Echigo in one fell swoop and achieve the unparalleled prestige of our Takeda family!"
"That makes sense! Meinong is wrong!"
"That's right! We must win this battle! Meinong is still too conservative!"
Everyone in the Takeda family echoed in agreement. They also knew that Baba Nobuharu was Takeda Harunobu's confidant general. He was a powerful general in the modern family governor Takeda Nobutora era. He was assigned to Takeda Harunobu by Takeda Nobutora early on as a capable subordinate.
Over the past ten years, he has achieved many military and military achievements. Even a wealthy man would not dare to offend him easily. The occasional verbal advantage is enough.
Takeda Yoshinobu couldn't stand his teacher's criticism of Onimino. Since he was a child, he had envied generals like Nobuharu Baba who fought on the battlefield. The young heir to the family governor decided to support Nobuharu Baba: "Mino is right, then Yue
The Empress is indeed very powerful. The spies sent by my ministers gathered a lot of information, and they all said that Echigo's people were rich and powerful, and its soldiers and generals were twice as powerful as ours, but I don't know why they were not sent out..."
"Taro! Don't interrupt when discussing important military and state affairs. What you have to do is listen with your ears and see with your eyes."
Facing his majestic father, Takeda Yoshinobu calmly said: "Father! I understand."
Komai Masatake noticed that his master's face was not very happy, and he knew that he was probably upset because of being disturbed by a sect, so he smiled kindly at Takeda Yoshinobu: "What the young master said is not bad! It's just that
You can know how much military strength Echigo has by looking at its division of troops. It is said that at the beginning of this year, Echigo established a military service account with a maximum of 15,000 people, not including the Kira Legion."
"We have an army of 22,000!" Asaritora emphasized.
"Then how much is the military service account of my Takeda family?"
"This..." Everyone in the Takeda clan was silent. The Takeda clan's military service has been expanded several times. Three years ago, there were only more than 8,000 people, including Kai and most of Shinano.
, the Takeda family regained balance from Minami Shinano and Hida successively, and the overall military service level will not exceed 9,000 people.
Usually, the number of military services stipulated in the military service account can only show part or most of a daimyo's military strength. For example, the military service of Takeda Harunobu and the military service of his legitimate son Takeda Yoshinobu will not be written, and another part of the war period will be included.
The extra-duty military service consists of ronin recruited temporarily with money and rice grains, as well as Chinese, peasants and soldiers.
The daimyo should not count the military service of his retainers and countrymen to the core. For example, Iito Huchang can afford 300 military services. In fact, his maximum war mobilization force may be 700, 800 or more people. This is actually sacrificing the development of agriculture.
, under the premise of social stability and economic order, the price paid for mobilizing most of the combat forces in the territory to defend the homeland.
It is not about the fate of the family. When life and death are at stake, no one can cross this red line. If we think about it from another perspective, the Takeda family's 8,000 military personnel can raise an army of 20,000, and the Nagao family's 15,000 military personnel can raise an army of 20,000.
The warriors here are all veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, so they naturally know how many armies they can pull up. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
