Chapter 204: The General Trend (Mid-Autumn Festival Outbreak 3)

Sit-down confrontation is never the style of the Date family, the history of the Date family's war is full of records of winning more with less, defeating the strong with the weak, which time is a victory won by confrontation, almost once, even if the enemy is tired and has to retreat, this tiredness is also a tired tactic. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Kuroda Kanwei also needs a victory, a big victory to complete the transformation, from the small surname Xi and Zhengheng's favorite ministers to a general, with a certain right to speak. Today's Kuroda Kanwei seems to be beautiful, but in fact he is the personal secretary of Zhengheng, he is an ambitious person, who wants to go from behind the scenes to the front and make his voice heard at military and political meetings.

Now all it takes is a victory, and after returning to Kyoto with the aura of victory, you can squeeze into the political and military core of the star-studded Date family, which can be said to be a shortcut to the center of power, but the shortcut is not something that can be walked by talking.

The Date family has already gone through the period of pulling people to fill the number, and during the preparation of China, the Date family can receive it as long as it surrenders, no matter what kind of mind you have, whether it is loyal or treacherous, whether it is mediocre or mediocre, those who come do not refuse, with the southern conquest and the northern war eliminated a large number of mediocre talents, and a lot of generals have emerged. To subscribe to the seniority, if it is the turn of Kuroda Kanwei, it will be at least thirty years old, not to mention that Zhengheng's age is only twenty-five or sixteen, and most of the generals who have just entered the prime of life with his birth and death have just entered the prime of life, and there are still a lot of years, so it is not easy for him to come out as the "first strategist of the new generation".

Now that Kuroda Kanbei finally has such a high position, how can he not grasp it well and waste his hard-won opportunity in vain. The situation in front of him was that the general Saito Ryuko was mediocre and ignorant, and he had to ask for his advice in everything, the people of Mino were waiting carefully, and Oda Nobunaga was concerned about the true intentions of the political balance represented by Kuroda Kanwei, and a series of unfortunate changes determined that Kuroda Kanbei had supreme power in Mino.

The power is not used, and the expiration is not waiting. Kuroda Kanbei is an ambitious and intelligent man, a smart person who knows how to grasp the changes in the current situation, and ambition who can use the changes in the current situation to the maximum for his own use, and he knows the path he should take from the moment he steps into Inabayama Castle.

Kisogawa's "go slowly, come back" is just a rehearsal for Kuroda Kanbei, who has to complete the task given to him by Masahiro, whose task is simple and complex, the first priority is to hold Kai's mountain monkey back, and the second is to help Oda Nobunaga win.

In other words, Kuroda Kanwei wanted to drag down Kai's mountain monkey as much as possible, and did not hesitate to sacrifice Oda Nobunaga, which was his understanding, and since this was the case, he proposed a strategy to go slowly, and the original one-day journey took twelve days.

In this way, in these twelve days, Imagawa Yoshimoto will not let the Takeda army leave on its own, and at the same time, it is also an extremely torturous time for Oda Nobunaga, who knows if Imagawa Yoshimoto will go crazy and suddenly attack Narumi Castle, which is also the result of him sending money and food at any cost.

Everything was expected by Kuroda Kanbei, who spent twelve days turning the Mino people from a rabble into a decent army, with high morale and military spirit, and then hiding the whereabouts of 2,000 men, and then grasping the initiative on the battlefield.

Suemori Castle, which was built by Oda Nobuhide, and together with Moriyama Castle to build an important castle of the eastern defense line, in the Nobuhide era, the lord of the castle was Oda Nobunaga's brother Oda Nobuyuki, and during the later Hongji period, Oda Nobunaga had the last laugh, and Suemori Castle was almost abandoned.

However, as Imagawa Yoshimoto's westward invasion became more and more rampant, Oda Nobunaga had to strengthen the eastern defense line, and Suemori Castle was used again, not to mention repairing and reinforcing it, and now this Hirayama Castle, which is about 200 meters above sea level and about 200 meters from east to west, and 160 meters from north to south, has become their stronghold by the Mino people.

The castle gave thirteen-year-old Saito Ryuko a sense of security, and he immediately moved into the safest Honmaru, and fifteen-year-old Kuroda Kanbei summoned his ministers to convene the first military meeting since he entered Suemori Castle in the name of Saito Ryuko.

In fact, Kuroda Kanbei did not summon them, and they also had a stomach full of doubts to ask Kuroda Kanwei, and the twelve days of slow marching gave them time to think, and also made them figure out many things, and also accumulated many doubts, which needed to be answered one by one.

Saito Ryuxing sat on top of the top early, forced to be calm, his ability was mediocre, but fortunately, he was self-aware and knew what to do and what not to do. He knew that his father was seriously ill, and the only thing he could hold after his father's death was the Thigh of the Date family, and he had to hold it tightly no matter what, so that he could not lose his throne. He could see clearly that Kuroda Kanbei's status in the Date family, and the number one strategy of the new generation was enough to show that Kuroda Kanbei was a figure with hands and eyes.

Saito Ryuxing glanced at the black-robed young man sitting on his left side shaking a feather fan.

Kuroda Kanbei didn't know where to learn about the black-clothed prime minister, so he substituted himself into the role of the black-clothed prime minister, imitating the black-clothed prime minister and wearing a black robe, and the feather fan was the image of Zhuge Kongming in the very popular "Three Kingdoms" of the Japanese Kingdom.

Kuroda Kanbei noticed Saito Ryuxing's gaze, turned around and smiled slightly as a gesture, and then looked at the endless stream of Mino people who came in, this group of Mino people who eat hard and not soft, and soon the conference room was filled with people and became a little crowded.

At the beginning of the meeting, Kuroda Kanbei explained the reason why he wanted to implement the strategy of "go slowly, come back", which was actually known to only a few people, including Saito Ryuko and Mino, and was not clear to everyone.

Today, Kuroda Kanbei revealed all the results that he did not reserve, and analyzed the results obtained, and everyone was surprised and delighted, and only then did they understand why it took such a long march to march, and the original dissatisfaction disappeared.

The battle of Narumi Castle, which was about to break out, was stalled due to the participation of the Mino, and the twelve-day march forced both sides to look at their eyes, giving Oda Nobunaga more time to gather and mobilize his troops.

When the Mino trio first heard Kuroda Kanbei's strategy, they had some doubts, even Inaba Kachitetsu, who was the first to figure it out, but like everyone, the effect was surprisingly good, not only did the Mino people get enough time to integrate, but also made Imagawa Yoshimoto and Oda Nobunaga have to follow in their footsteps.

Kuroda Kanbei's methods are simply incredible, and he is worthy of being the No. 1 strategist of the Date family, and they removed the term "new generation" among them. Originally, the people of Mino still had concerns, thinking that Kuroda Kanbei was in a hurry to sacrifice them to achieve the final victory.

Kuroda Kanbei finished analyzing his strategy, and then said, "My strategy is to go slowly and come back, so I have completed the first half and go slowly, so I have to think about how to come back after completing the half, and how to get out of the whole body." ”

The people of Mino were all stunned, they never thought that the strategy of "go slowly and come back" proposed by Kuroda Kanbei that day would have a follow-up, and they originally thought that it had been perfectly interpreted, but it was only the first half of the paragraph.

Ando Mamoru took the lead and said: "According to the latest information, Imagawa Yoshimoto invested a total of 40,000 people, of which the number of Kai Takeda troops stationed in the castle is about 4,000, but the casualties in the battles before and after have been as high as 5,000, that is to say, the total strength is still 40,000, of which the ones who can fight and dare to fight are the Takeda army and the headquarters of Okabe Motonobu, Uden Nagatorou, and Imagawa Yoshimoto, and the rest are just hanging. Oda Nobunaga's side is a little miserable, although it has been closed for more than ten days, now there are still six or seven thousand people on the front line of Narumi Castle, plus Shoushan Castle, Iwasaki Castle, if you also add Ogawa Castle, the bits and pieces add up to only 12,300 people, of course, plus us, at most 16,700. ”

Ando Shou's meaning is obvious, whether it is in the number of soldiers and horses or the morale of the army, Imagawa Yoshimoto still has an absolute advantage, Oda Nobunaga's side has no capital to fight to the death with Imagawa Yoshimoto, and the only thing that can be taken is the reinforcements from 5,000 Mino.

Inaba Ichitetsu continued: "Now Narumi Castle and Suemori Castle have become a roadblock blocking Imagawa Yoshimoto's enterprising Owari, he still can't figure out our plans, but paper can't contain the fire, there is always a **** will understand, when the time comes, it will be the time of the general attack, if we attack Narumi Castle, we don't have enough strength to break through Imagawa Yoshimoto's blockade to save Narumi Castle, in the same way, Oda Nobunaga of Narumi City has no way to save Suemori Castle, this is the main problem we are facing now." ”

The family Bu fully agrees. The three Mino took the lead in expressing their position, except for a small number of people who were close to the Saito family, the rest of the Mino people immediately expressed their attitude, and they advanced and retreated together with the three of Mino, which also made Kuroda Kanbei see clearly the disadvantages of the country's political discussion.

Kuroda Kanbei watched their performance with a smile. Yes, the performance, whether it is the Mino trio or the other Mino people are all performing, they all want to take it all, maximize the benefits, and try their best to show the strength of Imagawa Yoshimoto to set off their weakness, so that when Kuroda Kanbei makes a proposal that is not in their interests, they can use Imagawa Yoshimoto to block Kuroda Kanwei's words. Let's talk about the ugly things first, so that Kuroda Kanbei can't say anything.

After everyone finished performing, Kuroda Kanbei spoke: "Today, Imagawa Yoshimoto suddenly ordered Okabe Motonobu of Okazaki Castle and the reactivation of Uden Nagasho, and each of them led a group of men and horses to enter the Kariya Ino Valley and Kagagawa Ferry respectively. ”

As he spoke, Kuroda Kanbei dotted two points with a black pen on a rough map and continued: "Why did Imagawa Yoshimoto station the two armies he had at his disposal at Kariya Ino Valley and Kagagawa Ferry respectively, and what was his intention, was it really just for Narumi Castle and to protect the flanks of Kariya Castle. ”

But anyone who knows a little military common sense intuitively feels something wrong from the map, Inaba Ichitetsu pondered for a while, and then said: "Is it to monitor the Takeda Army in the city, how is this possible?" ”

Yes, it's not possible from a local point of view.

However, from the map, the only purpose of Kariya Inoya and Kagagawa Ferry is to monitor the castle, and no matter from any point of view, it is unsurpassed, which makes the people of Mino fall into a dead end of their thinking again, and they all look at Kuroda Kanbei and ask the latter to solve their doubts.

Kuroda Kanbei enjoyed everyone's attention, this was the life he wanted, and he continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, the battles that took place in Owari and Mikawa can only be understood by looking at the overall situation and analyzing the general situation of the world. If the general trend is today, my lord is wise and martial, and the Date family is dominant, and it has become a prairie fire, but there are still many people who can't see through the general trend of the world to make the final struggle. Imagawa Yoshimoto launched the battle of Owari, Takeda Harunobu helped Imagawa Yoshimoto, all of them were choices under the general trend, but they were not the only ones who used their mantis arms as a car, Echigo's Nagao Keitora brazenly launched the Battle of Ueno in front of the month, and the combination of the inside and outside forces defeated the forces of the Hojo family and captured most of the Ueno country, and now the Ueno country is rearming the war. Ueno Kuni fell into the hands of Nagao Keitor, and Shinano fell into a crisis of being attacked from two sides, what do you think is the only thing Takeda Harunobu wants to do at this time? ”

Of course, the people of Mino know the general trend of the world, and the Date family's strong entry into the capital has become a prairie fire, and no force can stop their rolling wheels. It's not that the people of Mino didn't think about fighting, but after the Battle of Otani Castle and the Battle of Tsuruga broke out, they were glad for their decision.

But the people of Mino don't want to fight, they just want to pick up some cheap leftovers under the Date family, it doesn't mean that other people have the same idea as them, now that the Echigo army has annexed Ueno Province, as long as people with a little geographical knowledge know that Ueno Province has been the settlement of the famous Kwantung samurai regiment since ancient times, and this martial atmosphere has been passed down until the Warring States Period, if Nagao Keihu can completely digest Ueno Country, it will greatly enhance his strength. In this way, the pressure on neighbors near Ueno Province will be multiplied.

Everyone knows that the dragon of Echigo and the tiger of Kai are a pair of rivals, and neither side looks down on anyone, the tiger of Kai thinks that the dragon of Echigo is a sanctimonious hypocrite, and the dragon of Echigo thinks that the tiger of Kai is a true villain who is against humanity by marrying a nephew after his father.

Now, the dragon of Echigo has annexed Ueno Province and its strength has increased greatly, but the tiger of Kai has lent the men and horses to the first bow of Tokaido, and he can only watch the dragon of Echigo grow step by step, how can he be willing, his first thought is naturally to withdraw the men and horses lent to Imagawa Yoshimoto

How can Imagawa Yoshimoto be willing to pay it back, he personally swept the snow in front of the door, and didn't care about the frost on the tiles of his house. As long as my Imagawa family wins the final victory, even if you Kai and Shinano become a mess, what do you have to do with me? Maybe when the dragon of Echigo invades, Imagawa Yoshimoto will be able to earn one more vote? (To be continued.) )