Chapter 20: The Arrival of the Main Force
Because the proportion of samurai in the Kohata Army is too large, even if the Hojo samurai exchange one life for another, they can't fight hard, so although it took a bloody battle to break out of the encirclement, the combat power of the Kohata Army should not be underestimated. Under such circumstances, Duomu Yuanzhong had no choice but to gather his army and prepare to fight again.
Soon, three pieces of news reached the ears of Tamu Mototada, and he was bittersweet, but he was somewhat sure that the Uesugi army would be kept out of Southern Musashi. It turned out that when he learned of the transfer of the North Shinano army, the army of Ueno Province poured out, and the Kai Tiger Takeda Harunobu, who later became Takeda Shingen, could no longer hold back. On the day that the Kita-Shinano army arrived at Minowa Castle, he sent his younger brother Takeda Nobuyori to the Hojo family and the Imagawa family to lobby and carry out a nationwide general mobilization, with the intention of capturing Shinano Province in one go. In the face of the menacing Takeda Army, Murakami Yoshikiyoshi did not dare to slack off, and after playing a bloody letter to Uesugi Kenmasa to show his difficulties, he transferred the North Shinano Army back to defense without Uesugi Kenmasa's consent. On the other hand, the Imagawa family, who learned that the Hojo family was besieged by the Kanto heroes, also released a signal of goodwill, on the one hand, saying that they would never take advantage of the danger of others, but on the other hand, they took the opportunity of the main force of the Hojo family to seize the time to digest the Mikawa Province that had just started, and quell the rebellions in various places, so as to prepare for their all-out attack on Owari Province. In response to the goodwill of the Imagawa family and the Takeda Army, Hojo Shiyasu will transfer part of Nirayama Castle's forces north to support him.
The only piece of bad news was that Uesugi Kenmasa arrived with a main army of 24,000 men, and after joining forces with the remnants of Kohata Kenshige, he formed an overwhelming advantage over himself.
Tamu Mototada, who had been anxious, decided to abandon his foolish plan for a head-on decisive battle, and built a defensive position outside Musashi Matsuyama Castle, and Musashi Matsuyama Castle was a horn. Although the time was short, fortunately, the raw materials and other materials had already been prepared in advance, and the foundation had been laid before Kohata Ken returned to aid Musashi Matsuyama Castle, although because the troops had to besiege Kohata Kenshige, the local people could only be requisitioned to build it, but when the main force of the Uesugi army arrived and found this fortification, both Nagano Yoshimasa, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, and Kohata Kenshige, who had been educated as an orthodox samurai since childhood, couldn't help but gasp. Although Tamu Mototada is not a fierce general of the three armies, he is resourceful and a civil and military all-rounder, not only is he an outstanding general in leading troops to fight, but he is also involved in the internal affairs of the Hojo family on weekdays, and he is extremely proficient in the construction of the city. Although it was only a temporary fortification, and even the dwellings were not very ready, it was still a tough bone judging from the dense horse fences, the arrow towers that were lined up, and the fortifications that were still being built in the rear, not to mention that it was a horn with Musashi Matsuyama Castle, and it was difficult to concentrate troops to break it.
Seeing that the two generals under his command were numb, Uesugi Kenmasa was also entangled for a while, but he was still relieved. After all, this time he launched the power of the Kanto group to besiege the Hojo family, even if he is blocked along the way, as long as one of the others breaks the Hojo army, then the Hojo family will collapse completely, and the vitality will be greatly damaged, and even if it does not perish, it will no longer be able to threaten itself. Of course, he was the initiator, and if he just sat and didn't fight, it would be difficult for others to explain, so Uesugi Kenmasa also sent people to attack and harass from time to time in an attempt to delay the progress of the fortifications.
But the situation is developing in unexpected directions.
The Hojo clan army, which was originally the weakest in strength, after connecting with the Chiba family, relied on the two strong armies of Huang Bei and Chi Bei, and marched rapidly overnight, and launched a surprise attack on the 20,000 li army of the besieging city under Benzuocang Castle. After ordering Huang Bei and Akabei to repair for the night, the Hojo clan attacked Shiizu Castle in one fell swoop with the peasants who had arrived from the territory at the ruins of the former Kogong Castle.
The main army of the Hojo clan led by the Hojo clan Yasu, and instead of entering Musashi Province or supporting the Hojo clan, he drove straight into Shimono Province and attacked the Furukawa Imperial Palace! The Utsunomiya family, the Yuki family, the Satake family, and the Oda family were shocked, and hurriedly led the army to support, but they were desperately blocked by the commander of Kasahara Yasukatsu, and it was difficult to advance.
"Ahhh......h Suddenly found that he still looked up to Uesugi Kenmasa, this thing was like a miser, for fear of bumping his army under his command, nearly 30,000 people besieged a small Musashi Matsuyama Castle for so long, if it reached the Ming Kingdom, it would not make people laugh off their big teeth. The employment pile is also dead. And Kohata Kenshige and Nagano Yesamasa are also the same, pulling each other's skin and dragging each other's feet, both for fear that the other party will make a great contribution, resulting in the fact that Tamu Mototada now looks like he is surrounded by a large army, which is very dangerous, but in fact, he is living quite nourishingly.
Alas, I think that at the beginning, Kohata Kenshige shattered several big teeth of more than 10,000 people with 5,000 people, and now it is three times the strength of Tamu Motozhong's army, but Kohata Kenshige can't take a step beyond the thunder pool. His original worries have become a reality, and Mo Longbei's group of hot-blooded young people are now almost idle.
"My lord, the situation is not good." Danzo Kato, who hadn't appeared for a long time, appeared in front of Tsukahara Moryū and said in a low voice.
"How bad is it?" Tsukahara Molong shook his head, no matter how bad it is, there will always be a fight, right? I'm not here to gild the battlefield.
"The Satomi family and the Hojo family have made peace."
"What!" Tsukahara Molong was taken aback, the Hojo clan is the least optimistic in this battle, he and Sanada Yutaka have deduced many times, even if he can drag the Satomi family, he has to lose the skin, but who knows that the Satomi family was actually settled by him? Dihuang Hachiman really didn't blow it...... "Then after the Hojo clan returned to the division, where were the troops transferred?" ”
"I don't know yet, he just returned to Jade Rope City to repair. However, the Furukawa Imperial Palace was about to be captured by the Hojo clan. ”
"Wow!" Tsukahara Moryu immediately jumped up, if Hojo Clan's outstanding performance made him very uneasy, Hojo Clan Yasu made him face a life-and-death crisis! Once Hojo Clan Yasu captured the Furukawa Imperial Palace, with the help of the Kanto Shogun, it is likely that the Utsunomiya family, the Yuki family, the Satake family, and the Oda family will make peace with the Hojo family, and even join the Hojo family's army. At that time, whether it is all the way north to take the east Ueno to storm the stable bridge castle, or the west to attack the Uesugi army from the ninja castle, it is definitely not something that Uesugi Kenmasa can stop. I'm really not afraid of god opponents, but I'm afraid of pig teammates!
Facts have proved that when it comes to the life of the family, a person's potential is often stimulated to the maximum, after thinking for a while, Tsukahara Molong found Nagano Yemasa who was happily watching "The Tale of Genji" in the camp, and after whispering, Nagano Ye's face changed greatly, and immediately took Tsukahara Molong to Uesugi Constitutional Office. No one knows the exact conversation, but Nagano Yoshimasa led the Minowa people and Ryū with 7,000 troops and left the battlefield.