Pillars of the Wu family

What's more terrible is that there are potential safety hazards in the rear of the Kira Army. Frequent attacks have made the food road leading to the Baba Pass very unsafe. It is a taboo for military strategists to go deep alone. Far away, because of this worry, Kira Yoshitoshi also kept shrinking his offensive, trying his best to ensure the safe supply of food roads in the rear.

However, the problem of being harassed is still unsolvable. No matter which castle or mountain the army camps on, they will be harassed tirelessly by the people of Cixinong. In the hinterland of Xichuan, the Kira Army's [-]-strong army can only rely on fighting to support wars. When they capture the Chinese fortresses, they loot food to maintain their combat power.

The disadvantage of these Chinese people is that they are not united enough, and their combat effectiveness is generally not good. A little bit is that they are very familiar with the geographical environment. The Mochizuki Ninja Army, who has just arrived and is far from understanding, can't catch them for a while. And there are more and more people coming back, and every time they come back, there will be more or less scars, which brings relatively large fluctuations in morale and accumulates more anger.

The Takeda army also launched an orderly counterattack at the same time, but their actions were very careful, and they were far less violent than the crazy Zhongxinnon people. They forced Kira's army to retreat one after another with a large army, and recovered several fortresses successively, which made the morale of the Takeda army somewhat lower. Recovery, at this time, Kira Yoshitoshi had already begun to consider retreating.

On August 26, more than a month after entering Shinano, the Kira Army stationed in the cottage city near Saikawa held an important military meeting. The focus of the meeting was that the recent war was not smooth and caused many unnecessary injuries. Case.

"Although so far, there have been battle reductions. However, the sharp increase in wounded soldiers is still very serious. More than 200 soldiers have been disabled due to ambushes. Please pay attention to the impact on morale... In addition, it is generally rumored in the army that The samurai are very dissatisfied with such a useless war!" Suzuki raised this question again, and the other samurai reacted to a similar attitude, which made Kira Yoshiki very worried.

But what is different is that Kira Yoshishi had to consider not only issues such as military strength, morale, food and morals, but also deeper combat effects and goals. Before he achieved his goals, he could only try to appease the impatient retainers: "The basics of fighting The goal has been achieved, but we can't retreat yet. You need to enlighten us about the emotional problems in the army. We are on the active side and can retreat at any time."

"The Hida side of the Takeda family seems to have made very good progress. The specific situation is not clear, but judging from the current situation, the Takeda army is becoming more and more active. It should be a plan to delay us by actively seeking war?" Langgang Tiaofang said vigilantly: "Will you put more pressure on the small prefecture, and then use the army to hold back the family, trying to force us to show our flaws or even stay here?"

Ben Duozheng was also awakened, and said in surprise: "If this is the case, it will be dangerous! Qingliu City must be reinforced immediately. Ensure the safety of our army's rear."

"I'm afraid it's too late in time, and there is a serious shortage of manpower. There will definitely be problems within half a month, and our retreat time is only half a month at most!" Langgang Tiaobo gave this one a wink at Honda, and then looked at At the time of Ji Liangyi, the latter nodded and persuaded: "My lord, when is the time for our army to retreat?"

"If you don't teach the Takeda family a painful lesson, they will definitely fight back after the autumn harvest. This way, the frequency of wars in our family will be too intensive. Once the main force is dragged in the hinterland of Shinano, it is uncertain whether the main force of the elder brother will be able to fight. Go back to Echigo in time, once there is a war in the rear, you will get into more trouble, so wait a little longer!"

Kira Yoshishi’s considerations are very clear. This time the initial goal of the punishment has been achieved, but the ultimate goal has not yet been achieved. Once the autumn harvest is over, the Takeda family has the strength and reason to take revenge. The eager Chinese people in China will definitely support it. This is not in line with Ji Liangyi The strategy at the time, so if you don't come, you have to fight the Fuji Takeda family, forcing him to be unable to threaten Kita Shinano in the short term.

This wait was another two days, just in time for the autumn harvest in Shinano in August. Kira Yoshitoki ordered the [-] army to attack everywhere. A large number of rice fields were harvested, and the methods they used were very cruel.

They used various methods such as coercion and lure to force local farmers to pick up sickles to harvest grain by themselves, and then these farmers were forced to pack up and salute, drive livestock and push flatbed carts to retreat to Kita Shinano under the escort of the Kira Army.

According to preliminary statistics, the farmers who were driven by the Kira army in three days harvested more than 5000 stone rice in a row, causing a direct population loss of more than 6000 people. A large number of relatives, friends and family members of the Shinano people were taken away together. This took all the hard-earned advantages of the people of CITIC Nongguo into account, and dealt a huge blow to the Takeda family.

The samurai of Kira's family smiled and were escorted by Chibei, and quickly evacuated in a flat carriage. This time, not only the anger of the people of Zhongxin, but also the Takeda army was furious. Regardless of dissuasion, he personally led the 1000-strong Chibei Warriors to attack.

On the other hand, the people of Zhongxin Nong were also angry and mad. The food they had worked hard for a year was dissuaded by the angry people of Zhong Xin Nong who were no longer listening to Takeda Nobushige. Slapped on the dilapidated Green Willow City and returned without success.

It's not because the Qingliu City has been re-fortified, but because the dozens of arrow sculls erected in this dilapidated castle have become new firepower output points. It is much easier to build arrow sculls if it is difficult to repair the city, more than 6000 The farmers only left 1000 people to build arrows and sculls, and the rest were sent to Kawanakajima by the supporting Shinano reserve team.

With the support of dozens of arrows and sculls, the Iron Cannon Team and the Heavy Rattan Bow Team could calmly shoot and kill the allied forces of the Shinano people who were attacking the city. Takeda Akabe, who tried to break into the city amidst the chaotic army, was also mercilessly repulsed. , Fanfu Huchang calmed down when he saw a large number of battle losses among the crazy CITIC Nong people.

At this time, the entire front of the Takeda Army had been dragged to the vicinity of Saichuan by him, and Nobushige Takeda would not dare to let the Akabe Samurai Corps mess around.He will be punished for his contribution.In case of getting into it, he is even more to blame.In order to meet the Chibei Warriors, 1 troops drew a large circle from several directions and surrounded Qingliu Castle to ensure absolute superiority and contain Kira's army.

Nobushige Takeda knew that it would be too difficult to exhaust Kira's army in Cage City with this force, so he could only hold him back as much as possible to prevent him from retreating easily. Soon there will be a huge blow.

On September 800, after paying the heavy casualty price of 3000 people.The people of Zhongxin Nong, who were dazzled by anger, seemed to have realized that they had made a huge mistake. The [-]-strong allied forces besieging the [-]-strong Cage City's Kira Army was no different from courting death.

The people of CITIC Nong, who had calmed down, remembered that the Kira Army, which was not strong in firepower in the cage city these days, was likely to lure them into a war of attrition. Thinking of the cruelty and ruthlessness of the Kira Army, some timid wealthy people couldn't bear it. If we retreat and retreat, the tacit understanding of unity and cooperation will be broken, and the disunity and instability of the Chinese people will be exposed.

The disadvantage of not following Takeda Nobushige's dissuasion appeared at this time, and the people of the country lacked a unified and effective command.The Chinese people in the county are generally a little bit discordant, and the Yamashita family said to fight again.The Xiaocun family said that they should prepare to preserve their strength, and the Sangmoto family said that it would be too late if they did not retreat, and it was too late when they responded to the retreat.

Kira's army had sensed that the fighting will of the people of China Shinano was weakening, and they were likely to retreat, so they resolutely opened the Otemon Gate of Aoyagi Castle, and then a thousand Kira Chibei went out again, and a cavalry chased the infantry* *Naked head harvesting begins.

The CITIC people sent only 500 horse-riding warriors to try to stop them, and chased them from the foot of Qingliu Castle to Xichuan Heyuan. More than [-] Shinano people were killed, and less than [-] escaped alive. The entire CITIC Ten out of ten of the strong Chinese essence is completely powerless to affect Kira's army.

The thousand rescued Chinese people were still oppressed by tens of thousands of troops led by Takeda Nobushige and Baba Nobuharu. Kira Chibi resolutely gave up his plan to continue the pursuit, and ran back to Qingliu Castle like a rabbit. The Takeda army also resolutely gave up the pursuit. In an attempt, he slowly retreated to the nearby mountain cities to seal off the southward passage of Qingliu City.

In Saichuan side and other power castles, the main force of the Takeda army is hoarded here, and many people from the Sino-Nano country gather here to make noise. The Shinano warriors who are unwilling to lose money and suffer heavy losses are clamoring for revenge. The small Ukyo Ryo He said emotionally: "We are familiar with the terrain, as long as we copy to Bachang Pass to block the retreat of Kira's army, they will be the turtle in the urn..."

As the city lord of this city, waiting for Li Feng to defend Ding Houzheng was pained by the heavy loss. Hearing what he said, he retorted dissatisfiedly: "How to block it? Can we seal Kira Chibei with the defeated generals?" ? If the Kira Army is determined to break through, how many troops will we need to block the [-] army, not to mention that Kawanakajima still has Kira Army's Shinano reserve team in command, this is simply impossible!"

"How do you know it's impossible if you don't try it? I just think it will be possible!"

"What do you think is useful! I also think we should drive away the Kira army early!" Li Dinghou grinned and complained: "We shouldn't be so impulsive, the cunning Kira army is beyond our ability to deal with! Not only have you lost money, food and people, but you have also lost troops and generals, how will you live in the future?"

As the most powerful Nishina family in Azumi County, the powerful officials and others still have some say, but his statement quickly aroused the resentment of Hiki Tamba Mori, who was also hit hard: "If you are not impulsive, don't you just sit there and watch?" Watching Kira's army steal our people and food and swallow it? Do you just watch them kill our people?"

Hiki Tanbamori’s words awakened the deep-rooted hatred of many people in the country. There are many Chinese warriors like him who were attacked and killed many relatives. They all have a strong sense of revenge to treat the Kira family. They will not thank you The Kira family’s preferential treatment of the old, the weak, women and children would not remind them of persuading them to surrender every time they attacked the city. All the Chinese who were attacked by the Kira army here were accomplices who surrendered to the Takeda family to help drive out the old master Ogasawara.

"Tanba Mamoru is right, but what he said after the decision is also reasonable. Let's calm down now! In any case, we still have to make arrangements for the Stable Hall!" Sencheng City Lord Nishina Shengzheng expressed his dissatisfaction when he saw everyone. , quickly stood up and talked with each other, and by the way brought the topic to Nobushige Takeda.

Nobushige Takeda had already caught a glimpse of his brothers shaking their heads slowly.Then I knew that the generations in the family were already dissatisfied.He had to say vaguely: "Wait! Kai should give a new order."

Except for Takeda Nobushige himself, the group of people who went out with the army this time.Matsuo Nobuyuki, Kawawa Nobumi, and Ilichi Shinryu's concubine younger brothers all went out with the army. This is Takeda Harunobu's method of check and balance, sending a few concubine brothers who are his confidants to "assist" his younger brother who is both civil and military. The tacit actions have run through the entire 15 years, either one school or the "assistance" that takes turns from generation to generation. Nobushige Takeda has long been used to it.

The people of CITIC Nong didn't get the answer they wanted, and they knew that this time they lost their wealth and wealth because they couldn't find a place and could only leave disappointed. Xinlong, the youngest among the brothers, said indignantly: "These Chinese people are greedy. Gambling. I have repeatedly disobeyed restraint and sent troops without authorization. Only when I caused trouble did I think of begging me to wait. What did you take my Takeda family for? It's really disgusting!"

"We should understand their feelings! After all, the loss of so much food and population will greatly weaken the power of CITIC, which is not a good thing for my Takeda family." The obedient countryman speaks, otherwise, if these young and vigorous disciples stab the lord, he, the county representative, will hardly be able to absolve himself of the blame.

"The most important thing is that there is no wink! Didn't the military department react earlier and successfully withdraw?" Kawawa Nobumi unscrupulously revealed the scars of Fanfu Huchang, making the face of this veteran who has been on the battlefield for many years flushed, and finally He grunted to express his dissatisfaction.

Whoever was hotter than him almost took a thousand red warriors into it, and nearly a hundred combat losses occurred after only a few rounds of blows from stray bullets from iron cannons and bows and arrows.The fierce firepower of the iron cannon team penetrated the warriors' bodies without any suspense, and the brave and skilled warriors fell to death one by one.It was as if a pot of cold water had awakened Fan Fuhuchang's feverish mind.

Hastily led the army to retreat to Saichuan to join the main camp before calming down. If such a disgraceful thing is reported to Kai, he will definitely lose a lot of prestige. This is a shadow that cannot be erased no matter how you explain it. The reason why I kept my mouth shut was because this mistake really shouldn't have happened.

"How will the lord arrange it? The army will go out to besiege Qingliu City, or launch an attack from the small prefecture? I always feel that the timing is not good!" Nagasaka Mitsuken thought for a while and said: "I am afraid that Kira's army will retreat?"

"Retreat! How can you let them go so easily! I have never seen a famous family that robs people and food! How dare you disrespect the lord, it is shameless! I, Huchang, will never let him go!" Fan Fu Huchang Roaring angrily, this righteous statement aroused great resonance among Takeda's retainers.

"I'm afraid it's not right!" Seeing this, Nagasaka Mitsuken hurriedly objected: "You probably don't know the strength of Echigo. Shi Gao has 200 million stones and there are more than [-] standing legions. If I force him to rush and send a large army to attack, how can Shinano withstand the looting of the army, please don't think about it without the command of the lord!"

"Is Chikugo a bit timid?" Iifu Huchang snorted coldly: "Even the lord will understand the thoughts of our retainers! How can the samurai family stand in the countryside without revenge, and how can my Takeda family lead Shinano?" People of the country, let me wait to be weak, and I will be ridiculed by the people of the country!"

"The Ministry of War is right! If my Takeda family does not take any action, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction and commotion among the people of the country. Please pass on our opinions to the Stable Palace!" Baba Nobuharu said worriedly: "The current situation in the county How about it, you can all see clearly, if I believe that Chun, as the governor of the county, can't appease the people of the country and cause commotion, I will be punished for believing that spring is a small matter, but it will affect the lord's great cause!"

"That's right! I'll ask the Stable Palace to pass on our opinions!" Many warriors, led by Itomi Toromasa and Baba Nobuharu, stood up and spoke, causing Nagasaka Mitsuken's eyebrows to twitch, and cursed secretly: "What a group of careless bastards! Is the Kira family so easy to provoke? If you can defeat the Kira family, you need to use such a troublesome plan!"

Nobushige Takeda listened carefully to the opinions of each samurai, and then slowly said: "Please rest assured, I, Nobushige, will definitely report the truth to my brother."

The information sent to Kai has not been definitely reported. On September [-]th, just after dawn, Takeda Topo Ninja found that there was no flag at the top of the green willow castle, and the whole mountain castle became extremely quiet. After careful inspection, he found Kira The army was completely withdrawn overnight, and several Topo ninjas knew the importance of the matter and rushed back to report the news.

When Nobushige Takeda stepped into Aoyagi Castle, he realized that this quiet mountain city had been simply repaired. The damaged Otemon Gate and the earthen wall had been repaired and repaired. The dead cattle and sheep destroyed the well with the plague, and the few curved wheels were cleaned cleanly. You can also see the traces of countless footprints on the ground. Not an iota was left.

After a hasty inspection, no flaws were found, and Nobushige Takeda, who was worried about any backhands, heaved a sigh of relief, and at the same time thought to himself: "You are a well-behaved nobleman! You didn't use low-level methods to deal with my Takeda family... Maybe it's because of disdain. in this way!"

After a long circle around, he finally arrived at the castle tower. Nobushige Takeda ignored the warning of the ninja, and opened the closed paper door to see a unique Chinese painting. From the content of the Chinese painting, it can be seen that Minamoto Yoritomo bent his bow and shot In the story of Hirai Weisheng, Genji's white banner has the figure of Takeda Nobuyoshi, the ancestor of Takeda.

This battle is called the Battle of Fujigawa, and it was the first battle that Minamoto Yoritomo fought after raising his troops. The general of the Heike family, Hei Weisheng, was so frightened that he left [-] troops and fled in a panic with [-] Heike samurai.

There are also two lines of characters on the traditional Chinese painting, which read Cao Zijian's "Seven Step Poems": "They are born from the same root, so why rush to each other!"

"The meaning of this painting is really profound!" Takeda Nobushige was silent for a long time, and ordered someone to carefully put away the painting before framing it. Yoshitoki Kira's meaning was very clear, but what choice did his Takeda family have? The troubled times are not the Yuanping era, and they are not the ancestors who shook the world in the past.

The brilliant morning light dyed this dilapidated mountain city golden, and Nobushige Takeda stood on the terrace looking at the distant green hills, and sighed softly: "It's just a small boat of my Takeda family drifting with the tide, unable to change this troubled world of disputes! "

The Kira Army evacuated from Zhongxinano without fanfare or burning the mountain city, let alone poisoning the well water, stuffing dead cattle and horses to release the plague. Disappointed and relieved, they had neither the ability nor the guts to keep Kirajun behind, so they could only watch him leave.

There are many people from the Zhongxinano country who have suffered heavy losses. From the main force of the Shinano family, they have fallen to a position comparable to the Ina County people who have repeatedly disobeyed control. Feeling resentful towards the Takeda family, Baba Nobuharu had to go to Kofu to seek aid for Zhongxinano in order to appease the people who had suffered heavy losses.

It’s nothing more than a painful loss and a bloody lesson, and the worst is still to come. The Kira family used the powerful public opinion and the natural rulership guarded by Shinano to publicize the land of Shinano and even the neighboring states, and put the Takeda family in Kasuga The ugly and evil deeds at the wedding banquet in Shancheng were exposed, and the crime of colluding with Yixiang sect followers to incite Yikui riots and killing innocent people was made public.

The good word of mouth that the Takeda family has worked so hard to build in Kanto and even the Tokaido over the past ten years was lost, and the resourceful Harunobu Takeda suddenly turned into a despicable and shameless villain with no limit. This change is unacceptable to the Takeda family.

The countries in the Kanto region were in the mood to watch a play, and the people of Ueno also took advantage of the opportunity to expose the tragedy of the Oda Ihara war ten years ago. The massacre of captives in the castle and the demotion to slavery were also uncovered, and the reputation in parts of Shinano, Echigo, and even Ueno was simply notorious. (To be continued..)