Chapter 81: The End of the Crossbow (Part II)
After listening to his father's judgment, Takeda Katsuyori's blood surged, and he was determined to deal with the Tie Army with his own hands and wash away his shame.
But how old Xin Xuan is, after all, actual action is another matter.
He ordered Nobushige Koyamada, who was good at fighting and quite shrewd, as the vanguard, and ordered him to take 2,000 men out to test the water, and at the same time informed Takasaka Masanobu and Tsuchiya Masaji on the left and right wings to march together and cover each other.
And the elite of Takeda Katsuyori's department was on standby in the position of the second striker later, acting in the wind and moving the camera. Fearing that it would be attrition for days and dissatisfied, he sent 3,000 men and horses, including Yuan Changyin and Imai Katsusumi, to join it and listen to his orders. At the same time, it is also to prevent the child from becoming overly emotional and mishandled.
The generals received orders and hurried to and fro. After a loud noise, the tent became silent again.
Including Okujin Xi Zhong Muto Kibei, as the eyes and ears of the sovereign, he led a small team of personal soldiers to the front line to inspect the situation lightly.
However, the big tent of the Chinese army, which commands 40,000 or 50,000 people, cannot have a quiet time.
As soon as the above-mentioned people left on the front foot, Masayo Sone led Naito Masatoyo on the back foot and hurried in.
The two are currently focused on the siege of Hamamatsu Castle.
Sone Masayo, as a "Scholar of the Aojin", has a status roughly equivalent to that of Muto Kibei, serving as a representative of the prison army, patrolling and listening to public opinions; Naito Masatoyo, as the elder of the lineage, ranked second only to Baba Nobubo in the foreign surname because of his seniority, and commanded the specific military operations of the siege.
These two people are usually calm and calm generals, and they come to visit together at this moment, and they have some embarrassment on their faces, which is very rare.
Seeing this, Takeda Shingen couldn't help but be surprised: "Where Hamamatsu Castle, can there be any other situation?" Tokugawa Mikawa is certainly extremely wise and brave, but in today's situation, what can be done? ”
"Your Lord!"
The two knelt down together, and it was Sone Masayo who answered, which was an act in line with their status: "Hamamatsu Castle looks like it is close to exhaustion, and my subordinates estimate that three to five more attacks, and the cost of five hundred to seven hundred people, will be enough to plant my family's four-edged flag into Honmaru." In addition, Tokugawa Mikawa has also relented, willing to admit defeat and withdraw from the city, but he is still unwilling to defect and send troops to assist in the west, but the tone is far less firm than before......"
"Is it finally this far? Very good. If you can subdue this person, it is better than gaining the territory of a nation. Takeda Shingen expressed his relief: "Where did you hit it?" How are the branches handled? ”
Sone Masayo continued to reply, "The two Izumaru to the west and south of Hamamatsu Castle have been occupied by our army, and half of the walls of Sannomaru have been destroyed, and the defenders now have only two layers of defense. As of yesterday, 37 of the Tokugawa family's samurai with status have been confirmed to be killed, and it is estimated that there are no more than 1,200 soldiers in the castle. In addition, Noda Castle has been basically demolished, Futama Castle is being renovated, and there is still some combat power left in Takutenjin Castle, but it is definitely impossible to go out of the city to rescue Hamamatsu, so let's not surround it. None of this is a problem, it's just ......"
In the end, I stopped talking, and I didn't seem to know how to phrase it.
"Isn't that smooth? At this point, the problem can be solved by any means, as long as the life of Tokugawa Mikawa is spared. After speaking, Takeda Shinxuan's heart moved, and his expression suddenly changed: "...... Since the enemy soldiers defending the city have no tricks to use, and you are worried, it must be a trouble within our army. Think so...... There must be something wrong with the Suruga soldiers. ”
"The lord is really clever, and he knows the affairs of the world." Sone Masayo complimented with a bitter face, then turned his head sideways and said, "The details are not all clear, the villain has not figured out everything, please tell Naito-sama." ”
"Yes." Naito Masatoyo straightened up, gave a salute, and said in a deep voice with a guilty expression: "At the earliest of last month, there was a Suruga ancestor who claimed that the casualties were too heavy to fight. Two days later, another one came out, and after I inspected them, I thought that they were exaggerating and were quite cowardly, so I only comforted and announced the award, and did not relax the military order. The siege that followed went well. Unexpectedly, last night, 13 of the 15 Suruga Ancestors jointly appealed to Sone-sama, who was the military supervisor, saying that they would rather cut their stomachs than fight anymore...... Two-thirds of the besieging forces were the Suruga Forerunners, and once they wavered, it would be impossible for them to attack again......"
"......" Rao is Takeda Shingen is well-informed, and he is speechless for a while.
Naito Masatyo is an extremely experienced general, who has commanded the "outsiders" in Shinano, Ueno, Missile, Musashi and other places many times, and has always been very good at grasping the scale, why did he make such a big mistake this time?
Then Sone Masashi added: "After receiving the appeal, my subordinates quickly checked it...... The people of Suruga say that every family has a son and nephew who died in battle, and this is indeed true. But most of them are just one or two concubines or collaterals, and the real loss is not too big, and it adds up to more than one percent these days...... The Amano clan, who was really the most seriously injured and wounded, didn't have any complaints......"
Hearing this, Takeda Shingen nodded suddenly: "I understand." In the eyes of the Koshu Lang Party, such a thing was just a necessary sacrifice to achieve victory, and the samurai of Shinano and Ueno were able to bear it with a hard heart, and even the people of Toe, who had just surrendered to me, probably couldn't hold on, but Suruga ...... Suruga alone...... Suruga has its own national conditions......"
"Your Majesty is ashamed! Actually neglected here. Naito Masatoyo was embarrassed and knelt down to plead guilty: "The matter has come to this point, forcibly drive the people of Suruga country, just afraid of change." But the siege of the city cannot be delayed, and it is really difficult to grasp the proportions. For the sake of the future, the only way to do this is to depose and punish the despicable people, to make the people angry, and then to choose another good general to be responsible for the siege of the city, ......"
"It does solve the problem." Takeda Shingen smiled lightly, but immediately shook his head: "But in this way, I am too wronged by you." Obviously, it was my repeated strict orders that the attack on Hamamatsu Castle should not be relaxed in the slightest, which led to today's loss. ”
"Your Majesty is terrified!" Naito Masatoyo buried his head deeply and said: "For the sake of my family's great cause of going west, the false name and self-interest of my mere person are really not enough to worry about......
"Otherwise, otherwise, ......" Takeda Shingen suddenly straightened up and said categorically: "Why should I sacrifice my reputation as a famous general in order to please those cowards?" It's just fifteen Suruga people, and the ordinary people like local chickens and tile dogs can't compare to half of Naito Masato. ”
"Lord...... Please think twice...... Naito Masatyo was not moved to lose his mind because of the grace of his knowledge, he still continued to try to persuade bitterly: "After all, the people of Suruga are the newcomers who have surrendered one after another in the past two years, and although their strength is somewhat insufficient, they have always been loyal and diligent, and there is no big mistake. It's my ...... after all."
"Needless to say." Takeda Shingen seemed to have made up his mind, and interrupted with a wave of his hand: "I have made up my mind!" Tell me that the thirteen people who have appealed must continue to besiege the city before two o'clock this afternoon! If you want to seppuku, go to seppuku, it's a big deal to change their governor, and you have to follow the order! ”
“……”
Masatoyo Naito and Masayo Sone looked at each other, and they were both shocked.
Of course, they did not dare not carry out the order.
The reuse of the Kai spectrum and the squeezing of foreign Chinese people have always been the "basic national policy" of the Takeda family. The newcomers are known as the "Pioneers", and they must fight for many years and make many deeds before they have the opportunity to improve their treatment - for example, the attitude and merits of the Kitashinano Sanada family are outstanding, so there is a much-loved Muto Kibei.
But there has to be a scale for squeezing......
You can't squeeze people dry or force them to turn things around.
The two of them were full of worry, and reluctantly retreated slowly outside the tent.
Suddenly, Takeda Shin Xuanfu spoke again: "Stop!" ”
Masatoyo Naito and Masayo Sone stopped in confusion and turned around to obey orders.
Seeing that Takeda Shingen was not slow, he closed his eyes and said: "Shiro (Takeda Katsuyori) is waiting in front, Genzo (Naito Masatoyo) you go and tell him about the affairs of the Suruga country, and it is enough for Sun Jiro (Sone Masayo) to convey what I just said alone." ”
“…… Subordinates understand! ”
Naito Masato's sorrow is mostly gone, and he suddenly understands the protagonist's instructions.
deliberately said to go to the young master, which obviously means that let the people of Suruga Country go to the young master to intercede!
The father and son, one with a red face and one with a white face, performed a double reed, so that the second generation had the opportunity to win people's hearts and show benevolence.
It is indeed necessary.
And the current Lord of the Imperial Pavilion is so powerful that it is obviously no longer necessary to use this means to win support.
Naito is happy to see this happen.
But Masayo Sone subconsciously frowned secretly. He and the "abolished prince" Takeda Yoshinobu are called brothers and sisters, and their relationship is very close. After Yixin was abolished, he fled because he was implicated, and was persuaded to come back by his father two years later.
Since then, his loyalty to the Takeda family has not deteriorated, but there is always an indescribable hostility towards Takeda Katsuyori's "Suwa Shiro from Shinano".
Of course, it is impossible to really oppose the heirs of the family because of this hostility, which is both stupid and bad.
But if ...... Just say what if...... One in 10,000 possibility, what controversy has arisen over the inheritance of the Takeda family...... Nasone Masayo is definitely willing to add a handful of oil and a few drops of vinegar.
After listening to the full order, Masatoyo Naito and Masayo Sone left separately.
At this time, it seemed that the sky was already bright, and Takeda Shingen felt a little hungry and ordered the servants to hurry up and get food.
Then he got up and went to the door, and opened the curtain to see what the weather was like.
As soon as he stretched out his hand, the light that pierced in was so dazzling that his eyes suddenly ached, as if he had been pierced by many thin needles.
Quickly turned around and turned around, rubbing it for a long time, and the vision gradually recovered.
It seems that today's sun is particularly blazing......