On June 6, the Oda family was in the castle of Imushan.
It has been three days since the Oda family crossed the river, and the fortress on Mt. Imu has been reinforced. The baggage and grain that were originally left on the south bank of the Kiso River were also transported in these three days - enough for the Oda family to move around Mino for two months. More than enough.
After gaining a foothold in Mino, what they had to start to solve was how to conquer the city of Mino. At this moment, everyone in the Oda family was gathered around a hanging map, discussing the situation in front of them.
"Saruga Castle must be captured." Niwa Nagahide pointed at Sarugaga Castle, which is located a few miles upstream of Mount Imu. It is located on a high mountain on the north bank of the Kiso River. The terrain is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. On Mount Imu On the top of the mountain, you can clearly see the whole city. Although it is only a small city, the altitude difference is huge. The castle towns around it are scattered in the chaotic mountains. If you want to attack the city, you can't even attack the city. There is no open space to deploy the troops, so small troops can only be sent out in groups on the ground, while the large army has to block in the rugged mountains and watch. The troops at the top of the city can calmly defend the siege of a city that is not even larger than itself. The ratio of troops to casualties will be very different. In an era when cold weapons were dominant, this kind of city was generally considered to be a city that could not be captured through siege methods, and could only be captured through a long-term siege.
However, Sarugato City is a small city, which means that it does not need too many defenders - it is estimated that there are less than 500 people in it. These people consume relatively little food and can sustain themselves for a long time even if they are besieged. .
Generally speaking, small towns that have such a precipitous terrain advantage are often built in remote places, rather than beside important roads - because no one would build important official roads next to such rugged and difficult areas. The Oda family also You can choose to bypass Sarugaya Castle without fighting. Anyway, the hundreds of people inside don't dare to go out to fight in the field. After bypassing it, go to attack other cities in Higashi Mino. After the other cities have fallen, the isolated Sarugaya Castle will also Had to surrender.
However, the Oda family was not engaging in a strategic decisive battle, but instead sent partial divisions to attack the city. Their goal was only to capture one or two Higashi Mino castles, and then withdraw to Owari. If they missed Sarugagaki Castle, they did not attack it. , when the Saito family sends a large army to regain the lost territory, the Oda family will find that they have a nail stuck in the land occupied by Mino - Sarugagaki Castle. It can easily obtain information on the movements of the Oda family's army through the view from the mountains. , attacked the Oda family's baggage train, and even cooperated with the Saito family's troops to attack the Oda army. This was intolerable to the Oda family, which was short of troops.
"Oh, Your Highness Niwa, we all understand what you are saying!" Ikeda Hengxing muttered dissatisfiedly, "But we have to be able to defeat it! But such a small broken city is still built on that bird On the high mountain where people don’t poop, tell me how to fight?”
"Oh my god, even our Owari King has a city that he can't defeat!" Maeda Toshiie laughed loudly, sarcastically saying to Ikeda Tsuneaki: "Aren't you! Invincible!"
"Aquan! Shut your mouth, you brat!" Ikeda Hengxing slapped Maeda Toshiie dissatisfied, "How am I a bitch! I've always been the one who knows the right things, okay?"
"Then our Lord Hengxing, who knows the most important things!" Maeda Toshiie teased in an exaggerated tone: "What do you think we should do now?"
"You two, please stop making trouble," Yu Qiuping said with a bitter smile, "We are discussing business matters! What do your highnesses think?"
Yu Qiuping then turned his attention to Takigawa Yiyi, who was standing next to him. The latter noticed his gaze and nodded slightly: "How to act can only be decided after having sufficient information."
"As for how to obtain sufficient information, we can only know by going to the field to see it." Takigawa Kazuki said solemnly.
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At noon on June 6, a group of senior generals of the Oda family came to the outside of Sarugano Castle with their own guards to investigate the local geographical conditions.
"This mountain is really high." Longzi, who was following Yu Qiuping, kept raising her little head, and her plump hair was hanging down behind her head. She looked at the Sarugato Castle built on the mountain and asked puzzledly, "Why?"
Someone would build the city in a place like this."
"Nanosuke, what do you think?" Yu Qiuping did not answer directly, but asked Honda Tadakatsu on the side.
"I don't know. There is no need to know." Honda Tadakatsu shook his head, "I only know that if His Highness wants to conquer this city, I will definitely take the lead."
"Oh, Nanosuke," Yu Qiuping sighed and patted Honda Tadakatsu on the shoulder, "Being a general requires more than just a sense of bravery. If you want to be a great
A samurai must also be familiar with military strategy."
"I have limited talent and knowledge, so I can't do it." Honda Tadakatsu refused very simply.
"Well, no one wants this kind of thing to happen." Yu Qiuping said with a bitter smile, "Then let me tell you."
"Mino is originally a place where there are many wealthy families, big and small, and mergers between wealthy families are very serious. The ancestor of Tajimi Xiu-sama must have wanted to preserve his family, so he built a fortress here. The surrounding small wealthy families
Seeing such a mountain castle, one must be intimidated. Sarugagaku Castle stands on a high mountain beside the Kiso River, enough to overlook the movements of Owari in the south of the Kiso River. Such a view point with great strategic significance must also be the Dahao clan or Minosai
The target that the Teng family wants to win over. Therefore, building a city here can ensure the safety of the family."
Ryuko nodded in understanding, while Honda Tadakatsu still had a nonchalant expression on his face, which made the teacher Yu Qiuping very frustrated. In desperation, he had no choice but to open a new topic in embarrassment: "
How can I put it this way, generally this kind of high ground is a good place to build a city!"
Yu Qiuping scratched the back of his head and wanted to cite an example to prove his argument, but in his haste, he was unable to find an example of a highly profitable example of building a fort at a high altitude. Instead, a negative example came to mind.
Ma Su! In the Battle of Jieting, he chose to set up camp on a high mountain to curb the offensive momentum of the Wei army. However, his opponent, Zhang He, one of the five good generals, keenly found the weakness and cut off his water source.
In the end, he was defeated by Zhang He.
Yu Qiuping felt that his heart suddenly opened up, and when he looked at the almost indestructible mountain city again, he felt full of confidence.
"Let's go! Let's go around this Sarugagashi City!"
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Yu Qiupei and his attendants rode horses and rushed to where Niwa Nagahide and Takigawa Kazumasu were. Just when he was about to make suggestions, he suddenly found that Kinoshita Tokichiro also ran away from the other direction with a few followers.
come over.
"Oh? Momiji, Tokichiro, you are so anxious to come back, could you have discovered something?" Niwa Nagahide asked with some joy.
After Yu Qiuping and Kinoshita Tokichiro looked at each other, they both smiled. Yu Qiuping patted Kinoshita Tokichiro on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Tokichiro, you go ahead."
"Then I'm welcome!" Kinoshita Tokichiro was not afraid of the stage. He patted his chest and said, "Your Highness Niwa! I have a way to conquer Sarugagaku Castle!"
"Ah?" Kinoshita Tokichiro's words were spoken, and everyone around him exclaimed. Although everyone regarded this monkey as a friend, they also felt that he had no special abilities except being clever, and he could only talk nonsense.
At this moment, his words were so shocking that Maeda Toshiie and Ikeda Tsuneaki couldn't help but snicker at the side, ready to see his joke.
"Oh?" Niwa Nagahide was as generous and kind as ever, without showing any dissatisfaction or contempt, "Fujikiro, tell me."
"Your Majesty Niwa!" Kinoshita Tokichiro pointed at Saruga Castle and shouted excitedly: "We can use the strategy of cutting off the water to capture Saruga Castle!"
"Breaking water?" Many people around him were stunned, but Yu Qiuping was surprised. He did not expect that Kinoshita Tokichiro would coincide with him.
"Yes, that's right!" Kinoshita Tokichiro nodded repeatedly, "Saruga Castle is located on a high mountain, so it is not easy to get water! I found that the water source of their entire city seems to come from the groundwater of three springs on the mountain behind Saruga Castle! We only need to combine these three
If the water source is cut off everywhere, the wells in their city will probably not be able to get water!"
"If this is really the case, it will be a great achievement, Tokichiro!" Niwa Nagahide encouraged happily.
"What Fujiyoshiro said is right, that's exactly what it is." Yu Qiuping smiled and affirmed: "The method I came up with is also a plan to cut off the water."
"Then what are you waiting for!" Maeda Toshiie jumped three feet high excitedly, "Let's quickly go around the mountain city! See if this is the case!"
As the group of people hurriedly set off on the road, Kinoshita Tokichiro couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes. This was the first time he had contributed to the battle, and the entire 4,000-strong army might act according to his plan!
However, Yu Qiuping who was following him understood that this was by no means the last time he would shine. In the history of his previous life, Hideyoshi Hashiba in the future would kill birds with hunger and Miki with thirst without spending a single soldier.
, a master of city siege who is famous for "Flooding Takamatsu". Even Odawara Castle, which is said to "never fall", was conquered by him in one fell swoop. In that era, wherever his thousands of horse seals reached, there was no city.
If he could stop this siege genius, all of Japan would be frightened.
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After the investigation was completed, the Oda family immediately launched a water cut-off operation. They sent a large number of auxiliary troops to the mountain behind Sarugaya Castle to dig the land near the three springs in an attempt to block the water source or dig ditches to divert the water source upstream.
Tajimi, the repairman in Sarugagaki Castle, was immediately shocked when the Oda family began to try to cut off the water source - that is the lifeblood of Sarugagaki Castle! In the past decades, no outsider had ever seen through this! The Oda family actually caught him easily
He had caught the flaw! Caught off guard, he hurriedly sent out his troops to counterattack out of the city in an attempt to prevent the Oda family from cutting off water.