Chapter 186: Confrontation (10)
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Since November, it has been the end of the crossbow to capture Ishiyama Castle, Takinoguchi Castle, and Liangnomiya Castle all the way, especially to repair these two palace castles, and then to repair the front of the land Niho Castle and Masaki Castle is really a powerless thing. The repair of Kamihito Castle and Masaki Castle can be said to be strongly implemented by the political balance, at that time, many people said that they were obedient verbally, but they were still a little powerless in their hearts, and it was more pressure from Niko Haruha, and they had great doubts about whether they could be repaired, but they did not expect that Kamihito Castle and Masaki Castle were completed within the scheduled time.
The timely repair of Kamihito Hojo Castle and Masaki Castle has ensured the safety of Ryonomiya Mountain Castle, at least it will not be possible to predict the consequences when it is not for the advance prediction of the political balance and the disadvantage of the military strength of the Mori Yuan. It was the repair of the two cities that made Nizi Qingjiu's plan to hide from the sky and cross the sea, and he could only mark the target on the two cities, instead of directly attacking the two palace mountain castles.
Once the two palaces and mountain castles fall into a heavy siege, the situation in Bizen Province will tilt in the direction that Niko Haruhisa and Urakami Masamune expected, and it is likely that Tenjin Mountain Castle will not be able to withstand the pressure to open the castle and surrender, and then all the pressure will be on the heads of the Date family.
There was an uproar in the city, and the news of the enemy's attack soon spread throughout the forts with the sound of the assembly trumpet. Most of the Date troops who went out of the town to prepare for the country were veterans who had been fighting in the south and the north with Date Masaki, at least they were also men and horses who had experienced the war of the country of Bigo, so they were naturally not as panicked as the recruits.
In fact. The Date family practiced as often as the men and horses of the other lords and daimyos. Doing more is a way of training in battle. Date started very shortly, did not have enough retainers, could only be promoted from the common people, and basically did not go through long-term training. Cruelty is a little cruel, the effect looks good, and nothing can be more profound than the experience learned in a moment of life and death. After two or three years of running-in, more than 1,000 people died in the battle alone, just human lives in troubled times. It's worthless!
The Date family started at the end of the micro, and there were more than ten retainers of the genealogy who respected the lord's family for several generations, and the rest of the retainers and samurai were either vassals or ronins, and a large proportion of them were the old pawns who followed Date Zhengheng, that is, the common people. There were only two classes in the Wa Kingdom, one was the samurai class and the other was the commoner class, and it was very difficult for the commoner class to enter the samurai class. But it was easy to do in Date's house, so it was. It is a glorious thing to be prepared for China's military service.
The soldiers gathered quickly and slowly, and the orders of the political balance came into the army one by one. But also calmly, these things have precedents in the past, and they are as they are. Horsemen rushed out of the city and summoned the important ministers under their jurisdiction to discuss urgent matters. Lianggong Mountain Castle is not only one castle, but a group of castles, and there are more than ten small forts guarded by more than 100 people within five or six miles near Lianggong Mountain Castle.
After dawn on November 29, the retainers of the castles of Lianggong Mountain City came to the main city one after another to obey the orders of Zhengheng. In the main conference room of Lianggongshan Castle, Zhengheng looked at the retainers who were full of people, and he said in a deep voice: "Nizi Haruma suddenly launched an offensive at dawn, pouring more than 10,000 troops to attack Kamihito Castle and Masaki Castle, in the direction of Kamijito Haruto, Niko Haruhisa sent his favorite general Yonehara Tsunakuan to lead three thousand foot soldiers to raid, and was attacked by Katayama Quansaku's ambush soldiers, and killed more than 400 ranks; Now in the direction of Masaki Castle, Iwase Heng Zhong held the city, fought fiercely for an hour, repelled two attacks by Niko Haruhisa, and now the two sides have stopped fighting. I wonder how the generals will respond? ”
Matsushima Hengsheng listened to Masahiro's words, and immediately said: "Kogoro met the army of more than 10,000 Nizi Haruhisa with a lone army, and only used three hundred defenders to fight for an hour, he was exhausted, and it was inevitable that he could not resist under the strong attack, and asked His Highness to immediately raise troops to fight to the death with the enemy, and Yaheiji was willing to serve as the vanguard." "Yaheiji is the common name of Matsushima Hengsheng, and Na Yajiro is a young name, and he and Iwase Hengtada are known as Date Sansangou, and they are from the same background and have deep feelings for each other.
Ishikawa Hisataka muttered: "Matsushima-sama, Lord Iwase is trapped alone in Masaki Castle, and we are all anxious, but Kamihito Castle was defeated and fled, and it cannot be captured in Masaki Castle in one fell swoop, Niko Haruhisa will obviously not continue to attack, and besieging the city and sending reinforcements will become his strategy, once the Date army attacks and encounters an ambush and tail attack, how to deal with it?" ”
Ishikawa Hisataka is the lord of Takamatsu Castle and the father of Mrs. Chi, and he still has a lot of power in the Date family, especially when Noyama Yoshitori, Taoshan Masayori, Kiyokawa Henghide and others are all in Bigo, and they are regarded as the old ministers of the Date family.
It is difficult to produce a strategist in a hundred years, but it must be admitted that a large number of excellent tacticians emerged in the Warring States Period, and Sun Tzu's Art of War in the Japanese Kingdom is a book that samurai must study from childhood to adulthood.
The implication of his words was to postpone the march and garrison the mountain castle of the two palaces.
Ishikawa Hisataka chose to be on the defensive, and naturally some people chose to go on the offensive, and Ueno Masacho, who has always been known for his bravery, said loudly: "Ishikawa-sama, the two palace mountain castles are only a few miles away from Kamihito Castle, and they are closer to Masaki Castle, mostly plain depressions, and a qualified adult can run back and forth from the two palace mountain castles to any city and a cup of tea in the time it takes, and the number of people exceeds 10,000. "At that time, the weights and measures of the Wa Kingdom were very different from place to place, according to Sanyo Road 1 ri, it was about 4 or 5 kilometers of modern land, and Ryonomiya Mountain Castle was 4.2 kilometers away from Kaminiho Castle and 3.2 kilometers away from Masaki Castle, so Ueno Masacho said Rixu.
Masahiro didn't expect that Ueno Masada, who had always acted recklessly, also knew how to use distance to measure the victory or defeat of the war, and he had made some progress, so he nodded slightly in his heart, looked at you, and felt that you didn't put forward many constructive suggestions, but it was a bit of a pity that there was still one less military advisor who gave advice. At this time, he coughed lightly, and the hall was suddenly silent.
Zhengheng glanced at everyone lightly, especially those Bizen people, and said: "Everyone, if you want to hold on, which one of the Takinoguchi Castle, Funayama Castle, Mingmi Mountain Castle, and Ishiyama Castle is not stronger than the Lianggong Mountain Castle, why did you choose the Lianggong Mountain Castle alone, and resolutely defend Kaminito Castle and Masaki Castle?" For the people of Bizen country, what is the difference between us and Niko Haruhisa, they are all guest troops. Winter is coming, the best countermeasure is to clear the wilderness, step by step, drag Nizi Haruhisa into the endless quagmire, why didn't I choose, but chose the most clumsy way to have a big battle with Nizi Haruhisa? ”
Zhengheng paused, saw that most of his subordinates were thoughtful, and continued: "Niko Haruhisa is strong, and our army has just experienced a big battle, and it is already exhausted, if you want to win, the only way to win is to win the hearts and minds of the people of Bizen Country. If we use the method of clearing the wilderness with strong walls and taking every step as a camp, it will certainly be able to drag down Nizi Qingjiu, but it will also make us lose the hearts of the people of Bizen Country, if the people's hearts are shaken, our army will lose the foundation of gaining a foothold in Bizen Country again, and in the blink of an eye, it will be a situation of falling apart! We have lost the hearts and minds of the people, and the Bizen people regard us as enemies, and at that time, we will have no choice but to withdraw from Bizen Province. ”
He said and looked around at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, under the current situation, we can only immediately send troops to meet the enemy, invite Nizi Haruhisa to be under Masaki Castle, and use a dignified decisive battle to tell the people of the former country that the strength of our Date family. Make a contribution, fight here! ”
The crowd replied in unison: "Understood!" ”
As soon as Zheng Heng decided to take action, the retainers and samurai gathered around him rushed in all directions one by one, returning to their ranks. Zheng Heng obviously had no intention of keeping it secret, nor did he think about hiding it from the world, so he immediately sounded the horn of the expedition, beat the war drums of the marching army, and raised the banners one after another, announcing the arrival of war to everyone, including Nizi Haruhisa.
Outside Masaki Castle, the main formation of Niko, inside the Hachiman Shrine in Otani. Yonehara Tsuna's body was straight, but his head was hanging down on his chest, and his mouth was even more hilarious, and several generals and ashigaru generals next to him were all with their heads lowered and their expressions were solemn, and they didn't even dare to take a breath, for fear of angering Niko Haruha, who was loudly reprimanding Yonehara Tsunaku, causing a hysterical roar of anger to the extreme.
The elders of the important ministers of the Nizi family present did not laugh at Yonehara Tsunakuan for selling chrysanthemums in the past, and they were all cautious, at this moment, Nizi Qingjiu had already lost his usual polite demeanor, and his entire cheeks even became a little distorted and deformed because of strong anger, and his eyes were almost bursting with fire.
The progress of the battle at the small Masaki Castle was beyond the expectations of Niko Haruha, and Yonehara Tsunaga's incompetence slapped him in the face again, and the three thousand Izumo lost five or six hundred men and horses in a silent manner, and the people who fled back were all demoralized. If Yonehara Tsunakuan was not his favorite minister, he was afraid that he would have already ordered Yonehara Tsunakuan to apologize, where would he still scold here.
Just when Yonehara Tsunaku thought that Niko Haruhisa was about to thunder, Niko Haruhisa suddenly raised his head and looked at Yonehara Tsunakua and said: "Heinai Guard, you immediately lead the headquarters to Masaki Castle to participate in the third wave of the offensive, and you will definitely break through Masaki Castle and wash away your humiliation, understand." "Yonehara Tsunashi is known as Heinai Guard.
Yonehara Tsunakuan suddenly straightened his chest and whispered, "Yes!" ”
A rush of steps came in, and Naiko Haruha's newly favorite favorite minister, Tachihara Hisatsuna, walked in with a stern expression, and reported: "Your Royal Highness, there was an urgent report from the direction of Masaki Castle just now, and the Ten Thousand Odds army of Date of Ryonomiya Mountain Castle has left the city. ”
"What did you say?" Niko Harumu raised her head suddenly, and said in disbelief: "Date is so daring! (To be continued......)