Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 108
Yuan personally invaded Sanuki last year, and swept almost the entire territory of Sanuki in half a year. Takamatsu, who was the direct leader of Nobunaga at first, opened the city to Moto with little resistance after losing the protection of the Oda family.

After Yuanqin took Takamatsu, although he felt that the situation in Kinki would not stabilize so quickly, he still built a headquarters around Takamatsu Town and set up multiple beacon towers to prevent Ukido from landing directly from Takamatsu again like last time.

At the same time, he ordered Chinkichi Chomune, Kagawa Shinwa, and Chintai Kamune to be responsible for the strategy of Shido Castle, Wang Zuoshan Castle, and Toramaru Castle respectively, and led 3000 people to sit in Hesheng Castle to monitor Takamatsu Port.

The surface of the Seto Inland Sea is very narrow, and Okayama Castle can even see the situation on the opposite side of Sanuki. The raid during the day may have long been known to Nagamune's family, and the torches loaded on the ship at night will also make the opposite side extra vigilant.

After thinking about it, Hideka decided to borrow thousands of ships from Hideyoshi and the Salted Water Army. In order to prevent information leakage, the Salted Water Army stopped at the entrance of Okayama Town on the afternoon of November 11, and began to load Togawa Hidean and others. The D-type reserve team continued to bluff until the night was brightly lit, attracting its main force to gather in Takamatsu.

Hideka led the main force of 15000 people, and at the same time, they were loaded by the fleet of Ukita and Hashiba Army at the port of Bichu Kurashiki, and raided Tianwu City, Tado County in the dark.

Tianwu City is the base city of Kagawa affinity, and it is also a rare giant city in Sanuki that has 4 circles of city walls. In the foggy city.

If the Xiu family can take down Tianwu City in one go, not only can they cut off the logistics line of Chang Zong's family, but they can also hold the card of the proton of the rich family and occupy the absolute initiative.

It's just that Tianwu City, as a big city managed by the Xiangchuan family and Changzong's family, is not something that today's forces can easily win.

In order to ensure that the city was broken quickly, Xiujia found a Nanban businessman in Sakaimachi and rented two 1500-pound cannons for 2 taels of gold.

The Nanman Merchant Ship Association arrived in Sanuki with the Ukita Army to help the Hide family bombard Marugame Castle.

After taking down Marugame Castle, he stopped at Marugame Town, unloaded the artillery and went to Tianwu City with the army to take charge of the siege.

It's time to let the land turtles of the four countries know what it means to change the times, my lord!

After all, only across the Seto Inland Sea, Bizen's actions naturally cannot escape the eyes of Katsuzui Castle Chief Sogabe Motoko. Ukita's frequent mobilization in early November, coupled with a large number of ships calling in Okayama Town, finally caught his attention. alertness.

He hastily ordered Kagawa Jinhe and Xiangzong Ibu Qingtai, who were besieging Toramaru and Wang Zuoshan, to withdraw their troops to join him in Shengrui City.

On November 11, Xiangchuan Jinhe, who was in charge of besieging Wang Zuoshan, came to Shengrui first. The number of Yuan's troops reached 3, and he was more confident in defending the port.

At night, the Sanuki side of the Seto Inland Sea is already in darkness, but Okayama on the other side is brightly lit. Even in Sanuki’s Shengzui Castle, you can see the situation on the other side of the sea.

Kagawa Amiwa, who was asked to be stationed in Takamatsu Town, stood on the oar platform next to the main building at the entrance of the town, looked at the fleet that seemed to be loading soldiers on the other side, clenched his right hand into a fist, and vowed secretly, "I will not let you Ukita Hide's house today." Go ashore."

In Shengrui City, Yuanqin was accompanied by his eldest son, Xinqin, but he looked at the actions of Yuxi's family on the other side, but he was full of worries about his younger brother, and he still remembered what his younger brother Qinhe said to him.

"The Ukita Hide family likes to launch a surprise attack at dawn. The Ukita army on the opposite side boarded the ship at night. It must be to launch a surprise attack on Takamatsu at dawn tomorrow. Father and brother Qing, look at it. This time, the fox must have no return. "

In the past, when the Hide family was short of troops, whether it was a surprise attack on Kobayakawa Takakage during the Second Battle of Toyama or a surprise attack on Kagawa Affinity during the first Sanuki War, most of them chose to launch a surprise attack at dawn.

In addition, he used conspiracy and tricks many times during the Maori War, and used the information gap between the enemy and himself to retreat from the enemy. Unlike the Hashiba family who internally called Hideo "Xiaoxiguo Wushuang", the external daimyo likes to call Hideo "Xiaoxiguo Wushuang". fox".

This title was first mentioned by Motoharu Yoshikawa, and gradually spread in the Mori family. As the royal merchants of the Mori family spread throughout the Seto Inland Sea, Kagawa Ami, who was deeply impressed by the deceitfulness of the Hideo family, also began to do so. Call Xiujia.

When the time came to midnight, the fleet from Okayama Town on the opposite side began to leave. The fleet spanned the entire Seto Inland Sea sponge from Men and Women Kijima to Naoshima.

The torches on the ship were brightly lit, and there was no sign of a sneak attack at all. At the same time, Xiujia was beating the big drum on the mark. As the fleet left the port, the drums on the ship sounded immediately.

The rumble of war drums spread from the Seto Inland Sea to Sanuki, and the people of Sanuki were awakened by the sound of the drums late at night. Ordinary people were afraid of war, and the samurai's hearts vibrated with the beat of the drums as they drove the ships in the Seto Inland Sea.

Changzong's father and son were also fooled by the Xiu family's manipulation.Why does the opponent think that he can successfully land on the beach under the defense of 1 troops?Why march with such fanfare instead of choosing a sneaky raid ashore?

"Will the enemy use the strategy of exhausting troops?" According to legend, Changzong's family is the descendant of an old man from the Qin and Han Dynasties in mainland China, so there are always some stories of the ancestors that have been passed down by word of mouth. The first thing that comes to my mind is the strategy of exhaustion.

Don't think that guessing the opponent's strategy will lock the victory. The strategy of exhausting troops is a proper plan. The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. The enemy can choose any time to attack, and our army can't defend day and night without sleep. Therefore, the strategy of exhausting troops is a strategy with a great chance of winning for the attacker with superior numbers.

After listening to his son's words, Chang Zong's Ibu Yuanqin frowned slightly, thinking about the strategy to defeat the enemy.

According to Yuan Qin's understanding of China, the Bizen Hashiba family on the opposite side has a total stone height of about 50 stones in the three countries of Bizen, Bichu, and Misaku, and the mobilization capacity should be about 2.

At this moment, our army has 1 elite troops, and we have an advantageous geographical location.On the opposite side, the defenders in the city and the town can take turns to rest.Ships are no faster than horses, and sailing on water cannot be fast, even if there is a sign of landing on the opposite side, there is still time.

As long as the 6500 members of the Asuka Sect's family arrive, I will be invincible. No matter how cunning the Hashiba Hide family is, there is nothing I can do.

After figuring this out, Yuanqin ordered someone to send a message to Xiangchuan, and the soldiers took turns to rest. If there was any abnormality, Sheng Ruicheng would be condescending and immediately notify him to be alert.

It's just that both of them misunderstood the Hideo family's strategy. The Hideo family's strategy is called fighting eastward and westwardly, and it's not a strategy to exhaust the army. The father and son of the Nagamune Ibube waited until the sky was bright, and the fleet across the Seto Inland Sea had no intention of logging in. .

Soon as the prosperity of the Seto Inland Seaway resumed, the fleet turned to the west, Yuanqin sent a boat to follow, and according to the report of the boat in the afternoon, "Ukita's fleet has gone to Beichu."

The sailors on the opposite side made a fuss all night, so they went to Beizhong?
The unusual information not only did not make Changzong's followers relax their vigilance, but made him tremble. "Hurry up, send someone to see what happened to Zhidu, Guanyin Temple, Tadujin and Rama four cities!"

Xinqin's words reminded Yuanqin, he stared at his son with wide eyes, "You mean their target is not Takamatsu? But they are indeed a force assembled in Okayama!"

Only 2 hours later, the envoys who went to Guanyin Temple, Duodujin and Yujian almost returned together, and brought a shocking news to Changzong's relatives: Duodujin, Tianwu City, and Jiashan City are no longer for the public. Owned by the main family, the entire Marugame Plain is full of Uki family's flags!

Yuanqin and Xinqin of Changzong's Ibu realized at the same time: It's over, my retreat has been cut off!
When the Japanese army marched, they would store rations in important cities along the way. As the front continued to advance, so did the ration fortresses. Soldiers generally only carried about 3 days’ worth of food, so they were very dependent on follow-up supplements.

Fortunately, Changzong's family's offensive has penetrated into Hanchuan County at this time, and Changzong's family has just transferred the grain from Tianwu City to Shihe City to support the attack on Hanchuan, Xiangxi, and Shihe's family.

However, if the back road is not cut off, it means that the relatives of Changzong's tribe will inevitably not be able to obtain follow-up military rations. The grain stored in Shengrui and Shihe grain depots will be exhausted one day, and at this moment in Sanuki's Changzong's tribe There are a full 2 people in the army, and I'm afraid they won't last long.

After Yuan Qin heard the news that Tianwu had lost the city, he immediately asked Jun Fengxing to inspect the grain depots in Shengrui City and Shihe City, and urged Xiangzong's relatives Qintai and Changzong's relatives to join him as soon as possible. Like a tiger imprisoned in Sanuki's cage, he can only survive by defeating the Ukita Hide family behind him by putting all his eggs in one basket.

(End of this chapter)