Chapter 96: Surrounding the Point for Reinforcement
Lingguan Jiachen led Xuanjia's heavy cavalry to fight out from Suzuka Mountain, cutting off the retreat route of the Fighting Way Faction. The two sides fought at the junction of Anon County, Suzuka County, and Mie County. In the end, the Fighting Way Faction was defeated.
He was able to successfully enter Kobe Castle, which is located in Kawabashi County and is backed by Mie County. Instead, he retreated into Kameyama Castle, which is located in Suzuka County and adjacent to Anno County.
Now that the retreat has been cut off, it will only be a matter of time before the Jia Shen Ling Guan's troops catch up.
However, there is also good news for the Taoist faction, that is, the reinforcements along the way found a different route, bypassed Ding Weilingguan's blockage, landed at Jincheng in Anon County by sea, and then fought hard to move closer to Guishan City, with the intention of rescuing Guishan City.
siege.
As a result, the support force happened to collide head-on with the Jiashen Lingguan headquarters entering Anon County, and the two sides started fighting again.
Because they were taking the sea route, this support force was lightly equipped. Not to mention whether they had heavy firearms, even if they had enough heavy firearms, they would not be able to carry them due to objective conditions. After encountering Jiashen Lingguan's troops, they were immediately put into position.
The heavy artillery group was defeated.
The retreat in the direction of Jincheng was cut off by Jiachen Lingguan's troops, and the border line between Hequ County and Anong County was cut off by Jiachen Lingguan's troops. The defeated troops had no choice but to flee toward Guishan City.
As a result, although the original reinforcements reunited with the trapped Taoist army as expected, they, like the defenders in the city, became caged birds sitting in the trapped city.
At this time, the atmosphere in Guishan City was extremely depressed, and almost everyone was injured.
Even the coach Maeda Masao is the same. His entire right arm has disappeared. This was a gift from Koshigawa. In fact, the two of them just met each other, and then he lost an arm. He almost lost an arm.
He was about to die in the hands of Jiachen Lingguan.
The Taoist sect's first-grade spiritual officer is indeed worthy of his reputation.
Maeda Masao did not expect the Taoist sect's offensive to be so swift and violent, nor did he expect the Taoist sect's army to arrive so quickly. He had just finished negotiating the terms with the Westerners and was planning to take action slowly. But in the blink of an eye, the Taoist sect's army had already arrived.
Let all his ambitions come to nothing.
Maeda Masao had to admit the fact that in front of the Taoist sect, even if he became a general to resist the barbarians, it would be meaningless.
The gap between the two sides on the frontal battlefield was really too big. The Taoist sect only needed less than 50,000 people to fight all the way from Musashi to Ise, while the Zunbo faction was almost catching up with the Taoist army in terms of the number of casualties.
Maeda Masao learned about the result of Kuju Castle from Sarutobi Masanishi. The entire city was reduced to ruins, and the 40,000-strong army was wiped out. Almost all of the priests of Ise Shrine, ranging from pure priests to ordinary priests, were
The army was annihilated. Jixiang Palace was captured, life and death
Unknown. Hieizan Zen Master was beaten to death by a young deputy master of the Taoist sect.
These two names made Masao Maeda feel a pain that was more painful than losing his right arm.
Qi Xuansu, Zhang Yuelu.
According to the information, this is a pair of quasi-Taoist couples.
The former was born in Quanzhen Taoism and was originally unknown. Later, he became famous during the second Jinling Mansion case and became deeply involved in the struggle between the three Taoism. As a result, he gained the favor and trust of the senior officials of Quanzhen Taoism and rose to prominence. However,
There is also unconfirmed news that this person is actually the illegitimate son of a big shot in Quanzhen Taoism. This big shot does not hold a Taoist position in the open, but secretly has extremely huge power and energy and can influence the Taoist sect.
Because of his or her support, Qi Xuansu was able to be promoted rapidly.
The latter has a greater background than the former. She was born in the Zhang family of Zhengdao and is the granddaughter of a heavenly master. In terms of status, she is even higher than Jixiang Palace. The marriage between the two is a political marriage, not a son-in-law. In other words
, the two are evenly matched.
Dao Sect sent these young people with special status to the battlefield for two main purposes. First, to serve as an example, so as to boost morale. Children of common people cannot bleed while children of powerful people enjoy. Second, it is
It is an indisputable fact to accumulate military exploits reasonably. Among many merits, military exploits are the greatest. Since ancient times, knighthoods have been due to military exploits. Although the Taoist sect does not have a title, military exploits will allow two young people to be promoted quickly.
Masao Maeda asked, "Are there any portraits of these two people?"
Sarutobi Masanoshi said, "I have only met Qi Xuansu face to face. Although I hurt him, the impact on a martial artist is minimal."
Masao Maeda said loudly, "Get a pen and paper!"
Soon, an entourage brought pen and paper.
Drawing is also a necessary course for ninjas. Whether it is portraits or maps, it is not difficult.
Soon, Sarutobi Masanishi handed the portrait into the hands of Maeda Masao.
Maeda Masao's eyes narrowed, "This is..."
He had seen this person, the Harima-ryu Onmyoji who called himself "Taoist Priest"!
Taoist priest is the honorific title for Taoist priests.
The Iga ninja he sent died in mysterious circumstances.
The black armor heavy cavalry that suddenly appeared in Suzuka Mountain.
Everything makes sense.
It's a pity that he had a sudden thought and let this person go.
Maeda Masao couldn't help but sigh.
There is no point in pursuing these matters at this time. Suzuka Mountain has become the bridgehead of the Taoist sect. They are trapped here. The problem that needs to be solved immediately is not to kill one or two high-level figures of the Taoist sect, but how to break out of the encirclement. Lessons from Jiuju Castle
To explain one thing, times have changed, and cities are no longer impregnable. Unless it is a majestic city like Jinling Mansion, Xijing Mansion, or Imperial Capital, ordinary cities will be blasted open by artillery. Looking at the entire Fenglin Continent, only Xiu
There are only a few cities such as Jingjing and Pingjing that can compare with them. The Guishan City where they are located can hardly withstand the heavy artillery coverage of Daomen.
But the problem is that the city can't be defended, and when they go out to fight in the field, they are no match for the Xuanjia heavy cavalry. They can't beat them, get rid of them, and can't escape. It's a dead end.
Sarutobi Shonishi said, "The situation is already clear. The Daomen have surrounded us in Kameyama Castle and have formed a siege. The next step is to send reinforcements. They deliberately left a gap in Tsu Castle for this purpose. Let's
The reinforcements can only go to Jincheng, it is like a tactic to add fuel to the fire, kill one by one, cut the flesh with a blunt knife, and slowly bleed."
Maeda Masao turned around and looked at the map, "Jincheng is a port. Our reinforcements can enter Ise from Tsucheng by sea. It is indeed intentional that the Donghai Navy of Daomen does not block the port. But this is also our hope. As long as there is a
A group of cavalry attacked from the side and rear of Jiashen Lingguan's headquarters, causing chaos. Then we cooperated from inside and outside, regardless of Jiachen Lingguan's headquarters in the north, and formed a two-sided attack on Jiashen Lingguan's headquarters in the south in a short period of time.
, you can turn the support around the spot into a flower in the center.”
One of the duties of a ninja is to spy on intelligence, map terrain, and serve the military, so Sarutobi Masanoshi is also a man who knows the military. He said, "The current situation requires an elite reinforcement force to rush to the rescue quickly, but both first-class spiritual officers are on the battlefield.
Veteran generals are well versed in the art of war. If I were them, I would definitely set up an ambush in the middle and set up defenses layer by layer. The main purpose is to delay. As long as the Jiashen Lingguan Department can hold on for a moment and wait until the Jiachen Lingguan Department arrives, we will
They were easily penetrated and divided by the heavy cavalry of Xuanjia, and what followed was a devastating defeat."
Maeda Masao sighed, "It is a conspiracy to encircle the area and seek reinforcements. We have no choice but to abandon Ise. But if we abandon Ise, we will completely lose the hearts of the people. Now the neutral daimyo lords are paying attention to Ise.
If Ise defends and defeats the Taoist sect, then these feudal lords will turn to us and become members of the Zunbang sect. After all, the Taoist sect has few people, and it is
Fighting in a different place can delay the situation. But if Ise falls, these feudal lords will not hesitate to turn to the Taoist sect and become the pawns of the Taoist sect. At that time, the real situation will be unstoppable. So we know clearly that it is
Even if there is a conspiracy, you have to force your way through it."
Sarutobi Masashi was silent for a moment and said slowly, "No wonder they say that military affairs are the continuation of political affairs. The observation and influence cannot be ignored at all."
Maeda Masao said, "Isn't it true that the Taoist sect is like this? The position of the seventh-generation master is still vacant. Pei Donghua is the chief counselor of Jinque and has a great reputation. If this trend continues, Pei Donghua is very likely to become the seventh-generation master.
If Li Qingwei, the great master, wants to defeat Pei Donghua, the Fenglinzhou battle is the key. They also cannot lose. Not only must they win, but they must win cleanly. You know, many young men within the Taoist sect have already shouted
The slogan of "breaking through Fenglinzhou in three months" will be severely criticized if it is delayed."
Sarutobi Masashi said, "Since Taoism demands speed, then we demand slowness."
As the leader of the Dao Sect, Maeda Masao has a far better grasp of the situation than ordinary people. "That's right, our chance to win is here. As long as we hold Ise and defeat the Dao Sect, we can win Fenglinzhou
The general trend of people's hearts has turned the huge Fenglin Continent into a quagmire, making it difficult for the Taoist sect to survive. We don't have to seek victory. As long as it lasts for a year and a half, the Taoist sect will launch an attack on Li Qingwei, saying that he has spent time on expeditions and money.
We have countless manpower, but the battle is unfavorable. By that time, not to mention the position of the Seventh Generation Grand Master, even the position of the real person in charge of the army may not be able to keep it."
"If Li Qingwei retires, if someone else comes in, he won't have the influence of Li Qingwei. He may not be able to integrate the Lingguan Mansion, Tiangang Hall, Toyotomi Prime Minister's Mansion, Donghai Navy and other forces, let alone guarantee Xiujing Xingying and Qizhou
The base camp is of one heart and one mind. Maybe Xiujingxing camp and Qizhou base camp will have different opinions and restrain each other. In this case, even if Daomen is completely invincible, it will be defeated without defeat. And we, dragging Daomen until we feel that we can't win
When the cost of Xia Fenglinzhou is far greater than the benefit, they will withdraw their troops and we will win without a fight."
"Momentary gains and losses in military affairs are not the key. Political victory is the real victory."
Sarutobi Masashi was stunned for a long time, then exclaimed, "Listening to your words is better than ten years of reading."
Masao Maeda said, "Whether we are going to surround the points for reinforcements, or whether we are going to bloom in the center, it all depends on how we fight. We still need to plan carefully."