122. The Discussion of the Castle Tower
In this world, everything is your will. You have to play with the eyes of the heart, there is no reason to make others sincere. Right?
Sitting at the table in the castle tower again, Shibata Katsuie's attitude had changed dramatically, and through the conversation just now, he knew that I was not ignorant of the situation in Toei, on the contrary, I knew it very well, even, better than anyone else.
Shibata Katsuya suddenly had an incomprehensible feeling in my heart, this young man really deserves to be a warrior of the third grade! He couldn't help but think.
When everyone had retreated, and there were only the two of us left in the castle tower, Shibata Katsuya sat down and bowed and said, "Sun Dian!" Fang is my rudeness, how offended! ”
I also bowed down and said, "It's okay! I hope that we can cooperate sincerely in the future! ”
Shibata Katsuya bowed down again and said, "It's just that I didn't expect Sun Dian to know the situation so well!" Sure enough, there is no vanity under the fame, I am abrupt! ”
Without waiting for me to answer, he continued: "The situation is indeed very unfavorable for us now! I don't know what Sun Dian has to teach! ”
I said in my heart, that's right, begging for someone is still holding a shelf. But then again, the current game is really hard to break. So after thinking about it for a while, I said in a deep voice: "As the so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible in a hundred battles." I wonder what you know about the current situation? ”
He wants to hear my thoughts, but I'm a guest after all, and you don't explain the basic situation, can you let me guess? I know, but I don't say it!
Shibata Katsuya groaned: "Well, Zhou Xiang that Sun Dian is considering! I have also calculated many times that the current situation has three advantages and three disadvantages for us! ”
I took a sip of tea and said, "I want to hear about it!"
Shibata Katsuya said: "For those who benefit from our three interests, one of them is to occupy the righteousness!"
I understood what he meant. Although Hashiba Hideyoshi and others supported Nobunaga's eldest grandson, Sanmage, as the heir, the two-year-old child was still in the hands of Oda Nobunaga's third son, Nobutaka, and was assisted by Nobutaka.
The third son, Oda Nobutaka, is actually more than twenty days older than Nobunaga's second son, Oda Nobuo, but because he is a concubine, he can only step back one place in name from his actual younger brother, and instead becomes his younger brother's younger brother. And over the years, he has not been valued by his father, swaying on the periphery and on the edge.
After Oda Nobunaga was assassinated, Shibata Katsuie took a fancy to the unpopular Nobutaka and planned to make him his heir - but in fact, Katsuya also had the idea that the little-minded Nobutaka would be more controlled.
However, I didn't expect Hideyoshi to bypass Nobunaga's sons and set up the three mages as heirs instead! Singer argues with reason, although it does not change this fact, but it has received more other benefits. And the three mages are in the hands of Xinxiao, and there is no difference between them and in the hands of his ghost Shibata.
At least that's what he thinks himself.
But I know that after the beginning of winter, the road between Katsuya and Nobutaka was closed by heavy snow, and Katsuya prayed in his heart that Hideyoshi would not take advantage of this season to attack. And he also wanted to delay Hideyoshi by submitting a settlement letter and delay the decisive battle until after the snow melted in the spring.
However, the cunning Hideyoshi saw that the three mages were in the hands of the other party, and his own attack became an unrighteous pretext. So he simply found another way and supported Nobunaga's second son, Oda Nobuo, as the monarch, so that attacking Nobutaka or Katsuya would not be an unjust war, but an infighting among the Oda family!
He also took advantage of the heavy snow to launch an attack! The fight is a territory where the winner is besieged by snow-capped mountains, and the whip is out of reach.
In this case, Katsuya could only watch Hideyoshi make a big move, but there was nothing he could do. Who knew that at this time, Oda Nobutaka, who had a small brain, was not honest, and raised troops to attack Hideyoshi's back, and when Shibata Katsuya couldn't hide, he took the initiative to die!
As a result, Hideyoshi divided half of his troops, and in a few strokes, he subdued Nobutaka, and obediently handed over the three mages and his mother as hostages, in exchange for his own peace.
So from this point of view, Shibata Katsuya's so-called occupation of righteousness is actually self-consolation that does not exist. So I sighed and said, "Is Nobutaka a trustworthy person?"
Shibata Katsuie was speechless and couldn't answer. I continued, "And Nobunaga is not only a son of Nobunaka, but also a grandson of the three masters!"
I can only remind me of this, and if I talk too much, I will be more interested. When Shibata Katsuya heard this, he was silent, and said for a while: "You mean, that monkey will fight Nobuo's idea?"
I didn't say anything, but I took a sip of tea.
Shibata Katsuie thought for a while and said, "I'll send someone to pay attention, if it's true, then ......" said, looking at me with a cold look in his eyes, and slashing down with his right hand!
I smiled and shook my head, "Isn't that an excuse to crusade against injustice?"
Shibata Katsuya asked, "Then ...... you see?"
I said lightly, "Let's just settle it out." Let's talk about something else first. ”
Shibata Katsuya nodded helplessly and continued: "Second, in terms of the strength of the enemy and our army, the number of enemy troops is more than our army, but the battlefields are all mountainous, and I am not afraid of ten monkeys in mountain warfare."
I agreed, so I nodded, "Reasonable!" I'm sure of Oni Shibata's bravery! Just ......"
Shibata Katsuya frowned and said, "What's wrong?"
I shook my head and said, "Let's talk about it when we get to the specifics." In fact, the defeat of Shibata Katsuie's military strength was largely due to this self-confidence, or arrogance, within the team. They considered themselves to be unrivaled in their prowess, but they saw Hideyoshi's victory as a ploy. But I can't say it now, and he won't listen to it.
Shibata Katsuie stretched out his third finger and said, "My greatest reliance is internal unity, which is not the same as Hideyoshi's mixed team."
When I heard this, I suddenly felt some sympathy for Shibata Katsuie-these fulcrums he relied on happened to be the turning point of his defeat-during the decisive battle, due to Sakuma's recklessness, the balance of victory tipped in Hideyoshi's favor, but it was Maeda Toshiie's retreat without a fight that led to the collapse of Shibata's army!
Historically, there have been many theories about the reason for the strange retreat of the Maeda Toshiya, but if I think about it with my toes, I know that the assistant that Oda Nobunaga sent to Shibata Katsuya was actually in Cao Ying after Oda Nobunaga's death, and in fact he had already been rebelled by Hashiba Hideyoshi!
After all, before Hideyoshi began to make a career, Maeda Toshiya was a good friend of Hideyoshi, and later married his sister to Hideyoshi, and the relationship between the two sides was already very close, I really don't understand why Shibata Katsuya still trusts Maeda Toshiya so much. However, this is also a problem that cannot be solved for a while!
So I was silent again.
Shibata Katsuie's heart once again rose to a more unfathomable feeling towards me, and he concluded that I must know something. So in the following conversation, become more cautious!
He ordered someone to bring out a topographic map, which was finely made. The paintings of the mountains and hills surrounding several places are particularly detailed. The enemy forces on it are painted black, and our forces are white, and it looks like they are staggered for a while, and they are very anxious.
Shibata Katsuya pointed to the black forces on the opposite side and said, "One of the disadvantages for our side is that the enemy army is huge, and our forces are single."
I understood what he was trying to say. At the Kiyoshu meeting, Hideyoshi Hashiba co-opted two other elders of the Oda family, Niwa Nagahide and Ikeda Tsuneko, to fight against Shibata Katsuie. So the Singer put these two on the enemy side.
So I nodded, shook my head again, and said, "Shibata Hall really doesn't have to worry about Niwa Nagahide and Ikeda Tsuneko, they are just wall-riding factions, and they won't really help Hideyoshi!"
Shibata Katsuya's eyes lit up, and he asked urgently, "Why did Sun Dian say this?"
I smiled and said, "Onishibata is a tiger, Hashiba Hideyoshi is a wolf, and those two are two foxes at best." It's okay for a fox to steal a chicken, but it's not a matter of thinking about it against a tiger. As long as the Shengjia Hall shows its military superiority, the two will never dare to make the slightest objection and make his voice! ”
Shibata Katsuya seriously thought about the meaning of my words, nodded for a long time, and said: "Those two people do have a wait-and-see attitude, they talk a lot at the meeting, but in actual action, they strictly guard the door and do nothing!" Mr. Sun was exactly what he expected! Admirable! ”
Maybe I slowly accepted my point of view, and even called me a lot more polite.
People are polite, and I am polite. So I arched my hand and said: "The Shengjia Hall is falsely praised, and it is just a matter of facts." If there is anything inappropriate, please forgive me from the Victory Palace! ”
Shibata Katsuya laughed twice, showing the true character of the general, and said with a smile: "Mr. Sun doesn't have to be humble, I am fighting for a lifetime, and I can claim to know a little in the war. Live up to the name of the steppe people's attack on the Wall of Despair in the Central Plains! ”
I smiled and asked, "Where did this wall come from?"
Shibata Katsuya smiled and said, "Mr. Sun's illness came and went urgently, and there are some things that I don't know. After you left, several steppe tribes had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and they were afraid of Mr. Sun's ruthless methods! What's more, facing Mr. Sun is like facing a high wall that can't be crossed and has no way to live! Therefore, it is also known as the Wall of Despair! ”
I pursed my lips and smiled: "They are coming to disturb them, and it is natural that they were expelled, but what a desperate thing!"
Shibata Katsuya laughed again. Without waiting for him to reply, I continued: "Some false fame, not worth showing off! Getting back to the point, what the main hall of the Shengjia said has been cracked, and I'll talk about the other two evils together."
Shibata Katsuya was not ambiguous, so he said: "Ju Gong is not arrogant, he is really a real husband!" As for the other two evils on the battlefield today, the heavy snow blocks the mountains, blocks the roads, and the enemy's strength is strong, and I am weak! ”
After saying it as a whole, Shibata Katsuya stopped talking. In my senses, in addition to the inaccuracy of some people's views, Shibata Katsuya is still very accurate in the overall situation and positioning of the war, and he lives up to the name of Oni Shibata! And the reason why I know better is that it is all thanks to history textbooks. If I'm in the same place, I'm not necessarily stronger than him!
After another long time, Shibata Katsuya opened his mouth and asked: "The above is the enemy's military situation, listening to Mr. Sun's words, I must also know very well, but I am ugly!"
I smiled and said, "On the battlefield of the decisive machine, between the vertical and horizontal formations, who is the opponent of Oni Shibata?"
Shibata Katsuya laughed, presumably very complacent. But looking at my smile, he said a little weakly: "I want to ask Mr. Sun for more advice!"
I smiled slightly and said, "Don't you dare to advise, just throw bricks and lead the way!" Glancing at Katsuie Shibata, we showed a smile that we both understood, and I continued: "The current situation seems to be very unfavorable to us, but in fact, it is hiding life in death, and victory in defeat!" As long as you get the right seven inches, you may not be able to catch the poisonous snake of Yushiba Hideyoshi! ”
When Shibata Katsuya heard this, he was overjoyed, stood up on the tatami mats, walked around the small square table, sat down beside me, approached me and asked, "I wonder what kind of prescription Mr. has?" Singer listens! ”
Seeing the humility of this battlefield ghost, I couldn't help but feel some sympathy in my heart. When people reach the end of their rope, they really don't want to let go of a straw, let alone a log like me!
For a moment, the entire castle tower was silently pin dropping. Looking at the burning eyes of the Shibata Shengjia, I sighed in my heart, for the entrustment of the second uncle, I will definitely do my best to help him, so I said: "Since the Shengjia Hall has three interests and disadvantages, I will come up with three countermeasures in the next, and I hope that the Shengjia Hall will do a little more detailing!"
Finally got to the core issue, Shibata Katsuya leaned over, while I, unhurriedly, stretched out three fingers.