The Hirate Tsunohide army arrived at Echizen Fuchu Castle, three days later than Uesugi Kenshin arrived in Kaga. As soon as he got off his horse, he heard the news that the enemy soldiers were already killing him head-on.

However, it is said that it was not Echigo Uesugi soldiers, but all the people of Hokuriku who were in the lead.

When I met with all the people in Fuzhong City, I realized how urgent the situation of the disciples of the sect had always been - Sugiura Xuanren, who had been serving as the military commissioner, died in battle, and the Qili Lai Zhou people sent by Shishan were lost, and most of the more than a dozen local abbots and fang officials did not know much about the soldiers, and they also held their own views, and their thoughts were not unified at all.

On the other hand, Shigeharu Takenaka can suppress the local tyrants and servants of Echizen. But his expression was abrupt, his body was weak and weak, and he seemed to be in a very unsatisfactory state of health, and there was a hint of concern for the future in his words.

These "friendly troops" waiting for rescue can provide 20,000 troops together, but they are all defeated, demoralized, and mixed with a large number of old and weak soldiers, and it seems that they will not play a big role.

The war is imminent, and there is no time to deal with chores. Tieshou Fan Xiu only briefly comforted and encouraged a few words, and he didn't bother to think about it carefully, so he immediately gathered people together to establish a battle plan.

Since Takigawa Ichiyi was "pointed", he held his heart to prove himself, obviously did enough research, and took the lead in standing up and speaking: "Referring to the experience of the Echigo Army in the past ten years of 27 battles, I found that the way to win with Uesugi Danmasa is actually the same plan in the final analysis-that is, to take advantage of the negligence of the opponent's own position, when the response is not tight, charge with the flag and take the general. ”

Someone asked: "Then if the opponent's position is stable and does not miss flaws, how will the Echigo army act?" ”

Takigawa Kazuki had already prepared, and immediately replied: "In that case, Uesugi Bullet will most likely drive the miscellaneous soldiers to test the attack first and induce the other party to come out of the battle." Then carefully observe the situation, and take advantage of the fact that the other party is mobilizing troops to loosen the formation, and lead the elite cavalry to assault. ”

Some people questioned: "Not everyone in the world will go out to pursue when they encounter provocations." If the other party does not move, what will happen to the Uesugi army? ”

Takigawa Ichiyi said: "Then the Uesugi army will be more patient than the other party." Moving like a rabbit, quiet like a virgin, there is no better truth than what they do. ”

After a moment of silence, someone asked again: "In this way, Uesugi Bullet actually sees the appearance as a bait that can be sacrificed at will?" Won't anyone be dissatisfied? ”

Takigawa Yiyi Pi smiled and said, "You should also know that the appearance of the Uesugi family, rebellions in private are extremely frequent. On the other hand, there is not a single example of a wartime man who dared to refuse an order or bargain in person. ”

After a short while, someone raised again: "In this way, if you defeat the Uesugi family's miscellaneous soldiers, and then drive the rout soldiers to flee, can it affect the elite of the banner on standby behind?" ”

Takigawa Yiyi shook his head decisively: "I'm afraid it's difficult!" Over the past two decades, there have been many draws and defeats in the Uesugi army, but there seems to have never been a single instance of a major collapse. ”

This answer made everyone present gasp.

After all, victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, and whether it is Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, or Mori Moto, they have all had the experience of being violently beaten and damaged. Uesugi Kenshin has been fighting for 20 years, and it is really amazing that he can be defeated without being defeated.

Someone asked why.

This made Takigawa Kazuyi hesitate for a long time, and replied in an uncertain tone: "First of all, it is probably Uesugi Danmasa's own fierce style of not fearing death, as well as the severe punishment of cowards, that have played a role...... But more importantly, it may also be the reason for the use of the theory of 'Bishamentian' to confuse the soldiers. People who fight to the death with a few blades are rare warriors in other countries, and it seems to be a normal thing to go to Echigo. ”

At this time, Tieshou Fan Xiu concluded: "Zuo Jindian said it very well, so how should our army fight this time?" ”

Takigawa Kazuki hesitated for a moment, bowed down and saluted: "Please forgive the contemptible words, once our army is negligent when moving the formation, and is broken into by the white soldiers, the elite soldiers of the Uesugi family, even if it is the Prime Minister's Lieutenant General's banner army, I am afraid it will not be able to support it for a moment." ”

As soon as these words came out, many people who were dissatisfied with him took the opportunity to accuse him of "being bold and talking nonsense".

But Takigawa Kazuki was calm and unwavering.

Instead, the even-handed Fan Xiu smiled noncommittally, raised his hand to stop the discussion, and ordered: "Keep talking." ”

Takigawa Kazuyi was not surprised, and said: "But the enemy also has fatal flaws. Although the Uesugi family does not attach great importance to firearms, due to geographical and financial constraints, both in terms of quantity and quality, they are completely different from your troops. If it relied on civil fortifications to shoot and fight, the courage of the Echigo army would be useless. ”

Immediately, someone ridiculed and said, "It seems that your strategy is to give up the three kingdoms of Echichu, Noto, and Kaga, and if you hold Echizen, you will win, right?" It's really not an ordinary old and steady! ”

Obviously, this is actually a mockery.

Takigawa Yiyi didn't care, and then said: "Our army has a large number of generals, and it is completely possible to move forward step by step and use the fortress as a weapon. After building fortifications in Echizen and then cooperating with the wagons, the fortifications were extended forward, and it was only necessary to advance 30 towns (about 3 km) every day, and it was possible to reach Kaga in 20 days, Noto in 40 days, Echichu in 50 days, and Uesugi Bomb was forced back to Echigo in 70 days. All that was needed to do this was for the Prime Minister, Lieutenant General, to issue a military order: as long as the forces were not instructed otherwise, they were not to fight in vain, and they were to strictly defend their positions. ”

This grand plan was taken by surprise.

Or say: "Where can so many civil works be transported in one moment?" ”

Takigawa Kazuki shook his head and said, "Actually, I don't need so many materials. You just need to keep tearing down the fortifications in the back and moving them to the front, isn't it? ”

But that doesn't dispel the question: "What about the manpower needed?" ”

Takigawa Yiyi silently did not answer, pondered for a moment, and turned back to the flat hand to salute: "I have calculated below, the total cost will be about 300,000 yuan." ”

300,000 guan.

That's enough to scare the pinch, but for the drawer, it seems to be affordable.

The strategy that Takikawa Kazuyi is talking about is about soundness. Even if something goes wrong and a part of the army is eaten, since most of the people are under the protection of the fortifications, it is impossible to defeat them if they do not come out to fight in the field. The actual time and cost may be higher, but with enough patience, you can really force Uesugi Kenshin back.

Of course, whether or not strong strongholds such as Toyama Castle and Uozu Castle can be taken is another matter.

However, what about aftersight? When the Echigo army comes back next year, will it still be so confrontational?

Takigawa Kazuki's statement is: "The Uesugi bombs were forced back to Echigo, and then they built a fortified castle on the border and stationed heavy troops. As long as they stick to this path, the other side will have to deal with multiple fronts with only the income of Echigo, and will not be able to maintain too many troops, and will definitely be in chaos without a fight for several years. ”

Tieshou Honxiu said "um", there was no dissatisfaction or too satisfied look, he thought about it for a moment, and suddenly commented out loud: "As a famous general who can advance and retreat, why don't you boldly express your own opinions, but blindly go along with my combat strategy?" Do you think that this strategy of replacing offense with defense is completely in line with my mind? ”

As soon as these words came out, Takigawa Kazuki, who had always been calm and composed, was suddenly shocked, stammered, at a loss, and speechless.

It seems that he was said to be in the right mind.

No matter how you explain it, it doesn't seem right.

Shigeji Takenaka, who was full of sickness, coughed twice, and reluctantly said: "What Takigawa Zuojin Hall said is very true. Although our army is numerous, it is difficult to unify the orders, and if we fight with Uesugi field, it is inevitable that we will lose. It is better to wait for work with ease and attack with defense. Of course, you can't just stick to Echizen, otherwise Uesugi won't attack, but focus on cleaning up Kaga and Noto, wouldn't it be embarrassing? It is better to have a reason to give the enemy a reason to seek a decisive battle. ”

"Oh?" Hijo was a little interested: "There is a good plan for the bamboo hall." ”

"Huh......" Shigeji Takenaka stroked his chest twice, his face changed red and white for a while, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said slowly: "I don't dare to say that it is a good policy, but I do have a little idea......