Chapter 424 The Soldier's Trickery

Since Sanada Masayuki and Honda Masanobu have both decided on this policy, the two of them have already made up their minds for a long time, so they only heard Sanada Masayuki speak first: "Back to the lord, my subordinates think that if they can capture Wakae Castle, they will hold on to this castle and block the Miyoshi army from entering the Yamashiro country, which will definitely allow the Oda army to take this place with the smallest casualties, and for the family, the credit obtained in this way should be the greatest credit in the strategy of the Yamashiro country, and please ask the lord to decide." ”

The reason why Sanada Masayuki is full of confidence in suggesting that the clan defend the castle is mainly because the location of this castle is extremely important, it is the only way to enter the mountain city country from the place controlled by the Miyoshi family, no matter where he comes from, but if you want to enter the mountain city country, the last will pass under the castle of Wakae Castle, and the terrain of this castle is dangerous, there is a river behind the mountain castle on both sides, if the enemy wants to attack, he can only attack from one side, or climb over the steep and roadless mountain peak to attack Wakae Castle.

Therefore, don't look at the small number of the army, but if you want to hold on to this city, it should not be difficult to wait for the Oda army to come to help, and at that time, the Oda army and the army of the family should be combined to defeat the army of the Miyoshi family, then the mountain city can be decided, and the lord blocks the way of tens of thousands of enemy troops with hundreds of troops, which is definitely a great achievement.

However, Honda Masanobu was not the same as he thought, and after Sanada Masayuki finished speaking, he only heard Honda Masanobu speak: "Although Sanada-sama's plan can make the lord gain great merit, it is really too dangerous, and even if the family can hold on to the main hall to lead the Oda army to help, but under the attack of the tens of thousands of troops of the Miyoshi family, it will also suffer heavy losses, and the adults may not know very well, the strength of the family army is rare in the world, and it is not easy to train, and it is even more difficult to form an army."

If the army of the family suffered heavy losses because of the defense of this city, then it will take a year or two to recover, let alone a year or two, and this two years of time is crucial for the family, as early as when the Oda family captured Inabayama Castle, the main hall set the general strategy of the world's Bubu, and after the capture of Minami Omi, looking at the world, it can already be said that it is one of the most powerful forces in the world, and moreover, the Miyoshi family has been injured, and there is no power in the region that can compete with the Oda family. From this moment on, the Oda family will usher in a period of great development.

If the family misses the rapid development after the attack of the mountain city country because of these few meritorious achievements, it will be a little more than worth the loss, so the subordinates do not agree to defend Ruojiang City and block the attack of the Miyoshi family. ”

After listening to the clan, he couldn't help but be very pleased with the strategic vision of Honda Masanobu, the fact is just as he said, in history, after Nobunaga captured Minami Omi, the speed of the development of the Oda family was described by leaps and bounds, which was a little inappropriate, and it should be described with the rapid change, Oda Nobunaga after supporting Ashikaga Yoshiaki to the throne, not only was the army strong, unmatched in the world, but also mastered the righteousness of the world, before he turned against Ashikaga Yoshiaki, it can be said that he would take a country in a few months, and the Miyoshi family and the surrounding forces were simply powerless to resist, And the military strength of the family in the Oda family, is the elite of the elite, this is the time to use force, if you miss it, it will affect the development of the family, if you miss it, then you will regret it for a lifetime.

Therefore, in the battle of the mountain city, the clan did not plan to fight hard with the Miyoshi family at all, but if he wanted to preserve his strength and make great contributions, it was really difficult, and the clan did not think of a good way for the time being, so let's listen to what Honda Masanobu said.

Thinking of this, I only heard the clan sect ask: "Zhengxin, according to your opinion, what should it be?" ”

Listening to the lord's question, only to hear Honda Masanobu hurriedly said: "Lord, the subordinates think that after the family goes out of the army, they can directly attack Nijo Castle, although Nijo Castle has been broken, but it is the symbol of the Ashikaga shogunate, if the lord seizes Nijo Castle, his subordinates guess that the Oda family army will inevitably be in a big array, and the Miyoshi army will get this news, its ashilight momentum will also be weakened, the Miyoshi family sneak attack on the shogunate, capturing the mountain castle is an unexpected move, morale is not high, and the Oda family Xingren and righteous division, plus the general's residence was recaptured, Between this and the other, the offensive will definitely be like a bamboo, and it is only a few days before the capture of Minami Omi and the invasion of Yamashiro Province are just around the corner. …,

And Nijo Castle is in the north, far away from the Miyoshi army, when it arrives, I am afraid that the army led by the main hall has already arrived, even if there is an accident, the family can also calmly withdraw, and the Oda army, the morale of the Miyoshi army has been lost, it is not so easy to recover, although the merit of seizing Nijo Castle is not as good as holding on to Wakae Castle, blocking the Miyoshi army from entering the mountain city, but it is the safest, this will not let the family have too much loss, in this way, you can prepare for the next battle, this is the foolish opinion of the subordinates, Please also ask the Lord to decide. ”

Before the clan could speak, he heard Sanada Masayuki first ask Wasuka Masakatsu, "May I ask Lord Wasuka, how many defenders are there near Nijo Castle, and who are the guards?" ”

Wasuka Masakatsu thought for a while and said: "Military advisor, according to the ninja under his command, there are currently the largest number of defenders in Katsuryuji Castle, with two thousand people, and the guard is the old Matsu Yongxiu of the Miyoshi family, after the Miyoshi family captured the mountain city country, in order to strengthen the garrison of Nijo Castle, so they sent a large army to garrison here, and after Matsunaga Xiu learned that the army of his family went to Luo, it was known that the dilapidated Nijo Castle could not stop the attack of the Oda army, so he led the army to Katryuji Castle, and asked the lord and the lord to decide. ”

After hearing this, the clan was quite puzzled, Matsunaga Xiu's territory is in Yamato, even if he doesn't stay honestly in the territory, he should stay by Miyoshi Yoshitsugu's side, how did he go to Nijo Castle to garrison, this is really a little inexplicable, it can be said that in the entire Miyoshi family, the only one who can make the clan be careful is this Matsunaga Xiu, this person has always hated the hand, and is quite wise, he was attacked by himself, and he will be very careful what to say, and this is the army he leads is a mixed horse, It was not easy to sneak attack again, although he didn't want to interrupt Sanada Masayuki's train of thought, but he still asked, "Zhengsheng, do you know why Matsunaga will appear here?" ”

Wasuka Masakatsu really knew a little about this matter, and only heard him speak: "Back to the lord, as far as his subordinates know, after Matsunaga Xiu was defeated by his own family last time, he took the task of repairing Nijo Castle from Miyoshi Yoshi, and under the pretext of repairing the city, he also spent a lot of money from Miyoshi's family, and when he arrived at Nijo Castle, he did not use the money to repair the city, but all of it was used to train the army, after more than half a year, he has now trained 3,000 elites, including 500 cavalry, Although it is inferior to the family in terms of combat power, it is better than the number of people, and the strength should not be underestimated. ”

The retainers present couldn't help but gasp after hearing this, and now the retainers all know that if there is such a strong army stationed around Nijo Castle, it will be difficult for the family to capture Nijo Castle, and even if it is captured, it will inevitably suffer heavy losses, so this is no different from capturing Ruojiang Castle and blocking the entry of the Miyoshi family's army.

They all know that the combat power of the two thousand elites who have undergone strict training and wear armor is definitely not inferior to that of thousands or even tens of thousands of troops.

Nijojo Castle still didn't want to go, and after listening to it, Honda Masanobu didn't say anything more, and it was obvious that his plan could not be implemented at all.

Seeing that the two military advisors had no way, he couldn't help frowning, now there is not much time left for himself, if he can't think of any strategy, then in the end he can only helplessly lead the army to join the army of the Oda family outside the city of Guanyin Temple, in this way, if you want to get great success in the strategy of the mountain city country, I am afraid it will not be an easy task, what is the way to do it, in order not to fight hard with the enemy, but also to destroy the enemy.

Thinking of this, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in the mind of the clan, how could he forget about the sports war, this kind of warfare, isn't it just used now, his own army is small, if the defense of the ridge city is the most unwise, and it is not stupid to fight the enemy head-on, and if he wants to destroy the enemy and save himself, then it is for there is a sports war to achieve this purpose. …,

They can attack the Miyoshi family city irregularly, and after they succeed, they leave quickly, so that they can not only loot a lot of money, but also make the enemy tired, if the enemy divides the army to encircle and suppress, then they will break each one, if the enemy does not divide the army, then they will be exhausted, and when their army is physically exhausted, they will lead the army to sneak attack, and if they want to win a big victory, I am afraid it will be much easier, even if they can't succeed, but when the Oda army arrives, the Miyoshi family has no physical strength to fight.

However, the area of Yamashiro Province is small, and as long as the enemy sets up checkpoints on several major roads, the whereabouts of the army's own army will be too easy to be exposed, and it will not be possible to implement it at all, so if you want to succeed, it is not enough to be in Yamashiro alone, at least Settsu and Hanoi must be included in the scope of the attack.

In this way, even if the enemy sets up a card, it will not only disperse the enemy's troops, but it is also of little use, after his own attack, even if the enemy comes to the rescue, he has already calmly withdrawn, if the enemy guards the card too much, how can he face the attack of the Oda family's army? That's right, just use this movement battle to destroy the enemy.

Thinking of this, the clan finally made the most difficult decision. But what he didn't expect was that the retainers couldn't understand what they meant at all, even Honda Masanobu and Sanada Masayuki couldn't understand it for the time being, in their opinion, after the enemy city was captured, if they retreated without encountering the enemy's attack just for the sake of looting, this was no different from the bandits' approach, and it was a great shame for the samurai, and I am afraid that only cowards would do this, so as soon as the clan clan finished speaking, it was strongly opposed by the retainers.

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