0360 Approaching and encamping
At that time, the artillery was very heavy and very difficult to carry. And I don't know what people thought at that time, such a heavy artillery was actually installed with only four narrow small wheels! Probably because people didn't understand physics at that time!
Birshan, Jiugao clenched the knife in his hand, and scolded: "What a group of despicable villains!" Don't dare to fight in a dignified manner, and actually engage in such a small action in the middle of the night! ”
Kono Kamiyoshi carefully glanced at the camp and asked, "My lord, the losses in the camp are not big, right?" ”
Birshan, Hisadaka, gritted his teeth and said, "The real loss is not big, but the impact on morale is too great!" Do you know? I almost had a camp howl just now! ”
As soon as Yoshiyoshi Kono heard this, cold sweat immediately covered his forehead! He bowed down and said, "Thanks to your divine might, the camp is safe!" If you fail to discover the enemy's conspiracy, please give your order to punish you. ”
In fact, Kono's request for punishment was just a show. He didn't think he was at fault at all. If he really thinks he's wrong, he'll be seppuku!
Of course, Hisataka Kayama also knew that the fault was not with Kono Kamiyoshi. And at this point there is no need to delve into it. He said, "It's none of your business, it's my carelessness!" When I return to my home, I will plead guilty to the governor. ”
Kono Yoshiyoshi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and asked, "My lord, what should we do now?" Do you want to keep the sentinels farther away? ”
Biryama thought for a moment and said, "No need. There is no point in having too many people, because they will come and disturb us from another position. If the number of people is small, they may take advantage of the chaos to eat. Forget it, you can go down and rest too! ”
Kono said, "My lord, I'm worried that they will attack again, so why don't I sit here with you." ”
Balance public and private affairs, close his eyes and say, "It's okay, I've worked hard for you!" ”
Sure enough, just over an hour later, the camp was shelled again. And it also died down after four rounds. Fortunately, the Japanese soldiers did not fall asleep at all at this time, and did not cause chaos in the camp. But tonight everyone won't want to sleep.
Birshan, Hisashika, sat firmly in the tent. But the puffing up of the chewing muscles showed that he was extremely angry at this time! Since he has been in the army for so many years, he has never suffered such humiliation! This made him angry!
Kono Yoshiyoshi said cautiously, "My lord. We can't go on like this tomorrow! After two more days of torture like this, morale completely collapsed. ”
Morale is a wonderful thing, you can't see it or touch it. But it is solid, you can still feel it, and it directly affects the combat effectiveness of the soldiers. As a veteran, Hisataka Kayama certainly knows this.
He was silent for a moment and said, "When the morning dawns, we will pull out the camp and approach the enemy's camp directly, and we will camp and rest in the place where he is facing each other." At that time, he couldn't use any small means. ”
Kono's heart was much more settled when he heard this. When it was dawn, the soldiers, who had been tossing all night, lined up outside the camp. Birshan, Hisataka looked at everyone's red eyes, and was very indignant in his heart. But he knew this was not the time to lose his temper. After arranging for people to guard the dock, he led the army to march and directly approached Liu Pei's camp and set up camp.
Liu Pei's camp was re-expanded on the basis of the original camp of the Japanese people. It is also a double layer of timber with rammed earth in the middle. But what is strange is that Liu Pei also asked people to build a ring of earthen walls around the perimeter of the camp. The earthen wall was not built high, but only to the chest of a man.
Kono Kamiyoshi was also a general, and he immediately saw the purpose of the earthen wall. This is used to have the Musketeer stand behind the earthen wall and shoot outward. In this way, most of the firebolt's body is covered by an earthen wall, leaving only the head outside. Therefore, the probability of being hit is very low, which can effectively reduce the casualties of soldiers.
Kono said, "My lord, if the enemy bombards our army with iron cannons from behind the low wall when our army attacks, our army's losses will be very heavy!" ”
Birshan, Hisaka snorted coldly and said, "It's nothing remarkable! It's just a matter of following the wisdom of Oda Gong, and there's nothing to worry about. ”
This is going to talk about the Battle of Nagashino in the history of the Wa Kingdom. Also mention the Red Reserve cavalry formed by Takeda Shingen. Chibei literally means red armor. During the Warring States period of Japan, the Takeda family of Kai Province adopted a red uniform, unified fiery red armor, a unique training mechanism, outstanding combat ability, and top leading generals, which made them attract attention.
The first to lead the Takeda Army's Red Reserve Force was Iitomi Toramasa, known to later generations as the "Tigers of Koshu", a cavalry unit composed entirely of cavalry. Most of the red samurai were clearly rewarded by the daimyo. And this is a team of the second sons of the generals who uniformly dress in red and organize the red reserve troops. So this army is undoubtedly strong in battle. It can be said that it is the strongest army of the Takeda family! Of course, there's definitely an element of bragging.
In order to increase his prestige and subdue his father's old retainers, Takeda Katsuyori launched a war against the Oda clan and the Tokugawa clan, and although he knew that his strength could not be compared to the other, he still insisted on going his own way regardless of anyone's dissuasion. He besieged the Tokugawa clan's Nagashino, but there were only 500 garrisons at the time, so Ieyasu turned to Nobunaga for help, and Nobunaga soon brought soldiers, and a fierce war ensued between the two sides in Nagashino.
In the course of the battle of Nagashino, although the Takeda army launched a surprise attack again and again, but the number of the Oda army increased, and the Takeda army lost a lot of soldiers, so the Takeda army had to use its main force to prepare the cavalry, originally this cavalry team was very famous, Takeda Katsuyori has always regarded them as his main force, but the tragedy is that Nobunaga began to shoot with muskets at this time, the muskets were so powerful that not only frightened the horses mad, but also killed many cavalry and famous generals, The casualties of the Takeda Army were unusually heavy. By this time, the Takeda army had already shown a state of defeat, and then he fled in a hurry under the escort of his retainers, and at the beginning of the war he vowed to start a war, only to lose 10,000 soldiers, and ended up in defeat. Therefore, Kayama Hidaka said that this is Liu Pei's imitation of Oda.
A samurai next to him said, "My lord, so the enemy is planning to defend to the death?" ”
Hisakama said, "This is the enemy's cleverness!" The earthen wall was low and thin, and if he went out of the city to fight back, he would fall down with a light push of the earthen wall, which would be equivalent to opening the way. Our opponents are not simple. ”
Kono said, "Don't worry! No matter how clever they are, they are just a bunch of pirates, and they can't stand up to the army head-on! Maybe they're good at sea, but they can't on land. ”
Kayama Hisataka said, "You're right! Okay, tell the soldiers to set up camp and rest. Just set up a sentry tonight, and the enemy won't come to attack. ”
At this time, Liu Pei on the earthen wall was observing the movements of the Japanese soldiers. When he saw that Kayama Hisataka had left, he said, "See? These Japanese soldiers are also fierce enemies! We were turned twice with artillery last night, and not only did we not blow up the winning camp, but the discipline was still very good today. ”
Qi Qitao said: "Master of the family, do you want to attack them again tonight?" This time we don't use artillery, I'll take a team of people myself. ”
Liu Pei shook his head and said, "It's useless." They're definitely on our guard. ”
Liu Pei has also read a lot of military books and war books recently. As a result, he found a problem. It is praised by everyone in history, and there are too few victories won by using clever schemes. Compared to the dignified battles in history, it is simply negligible.
However, it is precisely because of their rarity that they are sought after and recited by the world. When there were more people reciting, everyone thought that fighting a war would depend on clever tricks! Not at all! Most battles in history have been won by crushing opponents with real strength.
In Liu Pei's view, the so-called trickery is an adventure. If the adventure succeeds, then everyone is happy. If the risk fails, the price you should pay will be doubled. Even the last book will be exported, and there will be no chance to be on the table again.