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Muneharu Shimizu looked silently at the map in front of him, and on the terrain shown above, Mt. Tenjin, Kitasone, Mount Tomita Matsuyama, and Sanshijo were arranged in a triangular shape. The farthest distance between them is only 1 hour from Sanshijo Castle to Kitasone Castle.

"If Hideyoshi Hashiba is based in Sanshi Castle, he can support Kitasone Castle and Tomita Matsuyama Castle at any time according to our actions. Although Tenjin Mountain Castle does not have a direct road to Sanshi Castle, Tenjin Mountain Castle is a castle that has been run by the Urakami family for generations, and even if there are no reinforcements, with our troops, I am afraid that we will have to surround Tenjin Mountain Castle for 1 month. Ukita Naoya said in a deep voice.

In one month's time, God knows what the situation of the entire siege network will become, and in a few days, Kobayakawa Takakei's army will arrive in Bizen, and it will naturally be impossible for Ukita Naoie and Shimizu Soji to continue to act wantonly as the commanders of the unified army.

In this regard, Shimizu Soji just listened quietly, and he naturally didn't know as much about Bizen as the Ukita Naoke. After all, the Ukita Naojia is not only a local force in Bizen, but also an important minister of the Urakami family in the past, and most of the major castles in Bizen Province, not to mention the preliminary understanding, there are many repairs by the Ukita Naojia himself.

Seeing that Muneji Shimizu didn't say anything, the Ukita Naoya continued to analyze, "If my expectations are correct, Tenjin Mountain Castle is naturally defended by Urakami Sokei himself, and Kitasone Castle is the territory of the Akashi family, and it must also be guarded by Akashi Keiko." And Tomita Matsuyama Castle, if the guess below is correct, Hashiba Hideyoshi should send Akamatsu Yoshisuke to defend. ”

Hearing this, Shimizu Soji sneered, "By the way, weaken the strength of the Akamatsu family?" "This trick is already a rotten trick in any era and any country. But I have to say, it's really easy to use.

As for whether Yoshisuke Akamatsu will be fooled? Well, this is not a conspiracy at all, but a conspiracy of eight hundred. It's impossible for Yoshisuke Akamatsu, Urakami Sokei, or the other Harima-rich patriarchs to be incomprehensible, but even so, will they disagree? Apparently not.

Because if they don't agree, Hashiba Hideyoshi will have more reasons to deal with them, and if so, to expect Hashiba Hideyoshi to be merciful to their subordinates is really thinking too well of Hashiba Hideyoshi.

In fact, none of the people who survive in this era, especially those patriarchs who carry their families, are soft-hearted. Replace Hideyoshi Hashiba with Urakami Munekei or Akamatsu Yoshisuke, and they will also make such a choice in this situation.

"If you follow the assumptions, this should be the case. Although the Akamatsu family has been very weak after experiencing civil strife, it is still Harima's guardian after all, and its influence in Harima is also very huge. So if it's Hashiba Hideyoshi in the next place, he will definitely use this opportunity to weaken the Akamatsu family, or even ......" Ukita Naoya said at the end, comparing a gesture of decapitation.

Hearing the words of the Ukita Naoya, Shimizu Soji couldn't help but feel a hint of a cold aura. At this moment, Soji Shimizu seemed to understand why Mori Moto would give up the Mimura family, and there were even rumors that Mori Yuan was very optimistic about the Ukita Naoka. At least, at that moment just now, Shimizu Soji once again thought that the person sitting in front of him was the Kobayakawa Takakei who had inherited the wisdom of Mori Motosho.

Of course, Soharu Shimizu didn't think that the Ukita Nao's strategy could be compared to Kobayakawa Takakei. In his opinion, the most similar thing to Kobayakawa Takashi is the kind of poisonous snake character that will bite the other party to death when he seizes the opportunity.

Just like the previous Mimura relatives, Yoshikawa Motoharu proposed to go to Mimura's house to visit Mimura Motoharu in person. In Shimizu Soji's opinion, as long as the Mimura relatives are not stupid, how can they continue to be enemies of the Maori family? Unfortunately, Kobayakawa Takakei raised a different opinion on cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, and Mori Motoshi was also inclined to this.

As a result, the three village families were wiped out, and only a few dozen of the branch and side families who stood on the side of the Maori family survived. But even so, unless the Sancun family can appear an extremely outstanding person, otherwise in more than ten years, they can only stay in Heshou City honestly and be a quiet little wealthy family.

After thinking about it, Shimizu Soji asked in a deep voice, "But the Oda family's troops are full of 30,000 people, and our side has less than 20,000 troops. ”

He basically agreed with the analysis of the Ukita Naojia, but Muneji Shimizu had to worry about the combat effectiveness of the Oda family, after all, in the case of fewer troops, the combat effectiveness of individual soldiers and groups was weaker than that of the other party, plus the other party had a castle to defend, no matter how you look at it, there seems to be no hope of victory.

Hearing this, the Ukita Naoya chuckled and said, "Lord Shimizu is too worried, the Oda family's troops are certainly strong, but that is only limited to the 10,000 people that Hashiba Hideyoshi brought from Harima. The remaining 20,000 people were just ordinary peasant soldiers mobilized by Urakami Sokage from various territories. ”

"Oh?!" When Shimizu Soji heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, this information is very important, because at this time, the Maori family has already begun to carry out reserve military service, although compared with the original Oda family's reserve military service, it seems to be a bit suspicious of being a cat and a tiger, but in any case, it is much stronger than those ordinary peasant soldiers.

"In that case, you can give it a try, I wonder if Ukita-sama already has a plan to win?" Shimizu Soji asked respectfully, his attitude seemed to be completely dominated by the Ukita Naoka, but no matter according to seniority or status, Shimizu Soji should be above the Ukita Naoji.

However, for Shimizu Soji, these are all inconsequential things at all. Being able to make a great contribution before Kobayakawa arrives is what he wants. In this war, which was even bigger than the Yingren Rebellion, all the people with lofty ideals had already sharpened their knives and were ready to leave a heavy mark on history. Moreover, if this war can be won, Shimizu Soji will definitely be able to take this opportunity to enter the upper echelons of the Maori family in one fell swoop. Instead of being like now, although it looks beautiful, the bloody example of the Mimura family is in front of him.

Speaking of which, at the beginning, Shimizu Soji always thought that as long as the Maori family sent troops to Sanyo Road, he must be Kobayakawa Takakei's deputy. It's a pity that all this was shattered because of the appearance of this city Yuan Town. Although Muneji Shimizu is an outstanding samurai of the new generation of the Maori family, he is obviously no match for Motojin in Honjo, whether it is his military exploits or fame. Although he was not dissatisfied with this, Shimizu Soji clearly wanted to find some opportunities to prove himself, and he did not feel that he was much worse than Motojo Motozhen.

Hearing Shimizu Soji's words, Ukita Naoya showed a smile that he was very familiar with, which was the smile that Kobayakawa Takakei often showed, and this smile represented that Kobayakawa Takakei was already determined to win.

"I do have some ideas, but we have to wait for specific news to come before we can be sure." Ukita Naoya smiled, but although his words didn't seem to be very sure, his tone sounded unusually affirmative.

"I want to hear about it!"

"Hehe~" Ukita Naoya chuckled and reached out to point on the map, "If my guesses are all correct, then we have at least an 80% chance of winning this battle." As he spoke, Ukita Naoya's finger tapped at Kitasone Castle, "Here, this is the breakthrough!" ”

"Kitasone Castle...... Akashi family? Hearing this, Shimizu Soji looked at the map and muttered to himself abruptly.

"Yes, the Akashi family's governor, Akashi Keijin, once participated in the war against the Mimura Motokin. At that time, I formed a good friendship with him. Ukita Naoya smiled.

"Is there a battle in Mingzen Temple?" Shimizu Soji nodded when he heard this, and suddenly looked at Ukita Naoya and smiled, "I'm afraid, it's not just friendship, right?" The bravery and strategy that Ukita-sama showed in that battle have been heard of a lot, even if he was in the middle of the battle. ”

"Haha, in this bit of false name, how can you compare to you, Lord Shimizu? Lord Shimizu, you are already the only general in your family at a young age. The majesty of your town garrison in the past is vividly visible below. Ukita laughed.

Okay, these two people suddenly changed to a mode of touting each other, but the change is natural?

However, this kind of praise is only the end of the point, after all, Shimizu Soji has always been known for his calmness and courage, and the Ukita Naojia is a generation of heroes in Bizen, so how can they waste too much time on this kind of thing?

"The current strength of the family is less than 20,000 people, and in my opinion, you will lead the headquarters to attack Tomita Matsuyama Castle, even if it is not Akamatsu Yoshisuke who is stationed at Tomita Matsuyama Castle, I think it is also a powerful family of Harima. I believe that for Lord Shimizu, as long as there are no reinforcements from Hashiba Hideyoshi, there should be no problem trapping him in the city. Ukita Naoya nodded Tomita Matsuyama Castle, then picked up a pen next to him and drew a cross on it.

"And Kitasone Castle and Tenjin Mountain Castle, in the next meeting, personally led the 8,000 people of the team to attack Kitasone Castle, and let the retainer Hidean lead an army of 2,000 from Kameyama Castle all the way north to attack Tenjin Mountain Castle." Ukita Naoya sneered, "When I hear this news, no matter whether Urakami Munekei returns to help or not, Kitasone Castle will be able to take it." ”

"What about Hashiba Hideyoshi's troops? As you said before, the 10,000 Harima Army led by Hideyoshi Hashiba is as strong as Hajimoto. No matter where this army goes, even if it is divided into three routes to support the three cities, it will be enough to cause us very big trouble. Shimizu Soji asked with a frown.

The strategy of the Ukita Naoya is really good, but the team of Hashiba Hideyoshi did not mention it. And this is precisely the big problem that is enough to change the entire war. Although I only heard about it from the mouth of the Ukita Naoji, Shimizu Soji compared it with his own troops, but he had to admit that even if it was just the Oda army in the mouth of the Ukita Naoya, it was not something that the Bichu people led by Shimizu Soji could contend with. Of course, this is a case of simply competing for ashigaru combat effectiveness.

Hearing this, Ukita Naoya lightly tapped somewhere on the map, but it was Misakuni. "Although Zai Xia doesn't have complete control over Misaku, it's still no problem for them to attack Harima's Shangyue City. Although it is impossible for Hideyoshi Hashiba to be defenseless, even so, it is difficult for Hideyoshi Hashiba not to worry after hearing the news. ”

"What we need is just a slight hesitation on the part of Hashiba Hideyoshi, as long as Hashiba Hideyoshi's reinforcements can come a little later, we can take Kitasone City in the next place!" Ukita Naoya sneered, "Even, if the timing is right, you can give Hashiba Hideyoshi a big surprise." ”

Hearing this, Soji Shimizu didn't say much, after all, from the plan of the Ukita Naoka, he didn't see too many flaws. In that case, let's try it. Anyway, it really didn't work, so they retreated to Toshi Castle again and waited for reinforcements from Kobayakawa Takakei. But on Hideyoshi's side, if he loses Bizen, the Mori family can go straight in and go directly to Harima. And when the time comes, it is impossible to say whether the wealthy families such as Urakami and Akamatsu will stand on the side of the Oda family.

"So, let's go according to the plan!" Shimizu Soji said in a deep voice, and then discussed some details with the Ukita Naoya, then got up and left, preparing to lead the army to Tomita Matsuyama Castle.

And after Shimizu Soji left, Ukita Naoya stood up and walked outside the door, looking at the clear sky in the sky, and suddenly showed a sneer. When talking about the combat effectiveness of the Oda army just now, there is a detail that the Ukita Naoya family did not explain to Soji Shimizu, that is, the Harima people of Yushiba Hideyoshi, although they do have sophisticated equipment and good cooperation, but strictly speaking, the only thing that really makes the Ukita Naoya jealous is the main team of Yushiba Hideyoshi. Most of the other ashigaru, although they have the same equipment, are not as skilled as Hashiba Hideyoshi's team in terms of coordination.

Well, this is also quite normal, because Hashiba Hideyoshi did not rule Harima for a short time, and it is impossible to train the Harima people into a strong force at once. And his own team has been following him in the southern and northern battles since the Owari period, and it has been expanded when he was in Nagahama Castle, and his combat effectiveness naturally cannot be compared.

And the reason why the Ukita Naoya exaggerated was so that Soharu Shimizu would not have the heart of underestimating the enemy. He believed that as long as he was steady, it would not be too much of a problem to drive Hideyoshi Hashiba back to Harima.

It's just that suddenly, Ukita Naoya frowned again, because he suddenly thought of something, "Yushiba Hideyoshi's main team has such a strong combat power, what about the troops under Oda Nobunaga and Oda Yoshinobu?" How powerful will it be? Is that kind of army really able to be defeated through strategy? Ukita Naoya fell into deep thought.