"Subordinates, see the lord! Young Lord! "In the main hall in the castle, Hosokawa Nobumoto sits in the first place, and next to him is Hosokawa Senomaru.

"Well, Gao Guang... Let's talk about the situation around you. Hosokawa Nobumoto nodded, and now this stable bridge city has become his temporary residence, and the 40,000 troops brought out from his home have gathered inside and outside the city.

"It's the lord." Hojo Takahiro saluted respectfully, although he also has the surname "Hojo", but he is not from the same family as the Hojo family at all, and it is a relationship that cannot be beaten by eight poles. (See Chapter 477 for details)

"Higashi-Ueno was guarded by the Hojo clan of the Hojo clan, the general of the Hojo family, and his residence was in a bowl-shaped castle on the border between Musashi and Ueno provinces. When the Uesugi family broke out in the Imperial Pavilion Rebellion, his subordinates, together with Honjo Hidetsuna and Uesugi Keishin, joined the Jinghu faction and were one of the main combat forces of the Jinghu faction. Speaking of which, Hojo Takahiro also peeked at the new master, who didn't react.

Hosokawa Nobugen didn't pay attention to it, because he knew what Hojo Takahiro wanted to express, but this level of main combat power was simply the level of a child fighting in his eyes.

"Later... The battle between the two families for the throne, his subordinate son-in-law Jing Guang... also died in battle..."Speaking of this, Hojo Takahiro couldn't help but feel sad.

"In the end, Uesugi Keikatsu negotiated a peace with 10,000 taels of gold, ceded Ueno, and married Takeda Kiku, and his subordinates were subordinate to the Takeda family... The Hojo family then sent the clan and the clan to rescue Uesugi Keitora with troops, and at the same time divided their troops to attack the branch of the Keikatsu faction, and after the clan occupied Numata Castle, they received the news that Keihu had killed himself in Sharko Castle, so finally the clan handed over Numata Castle to the management of the local wealthy Fujita clan and the Kaneko clan, and led the troops to withdraw to the bowl castle. That's the current situation..."After speaking, Hojo Takahiro looked at Hosokawa Nobumoto on the main seat.

"That is to say... As long as the bowl castle is taken, the connection between the Hojo family and Higashi-Ueno can be severed, and Higashi-Ueno can be slowly encroached upon. Hosokawa Nobumoto put his hand on his cheek, thinking of the key point of attack, to achieve the fatal effect of one blow.

"Uh... The lord is right, this bowl-shaped castle is a key node connecting Ueno in the north and Kai in the west, and has always been an important frontier position of the Hojo family. It's just that... The terrain of the castle is superior, its north side is close to the Arakawa River, and it is also upstream, and the river surface is extremely wide, becoming a natural water hori in the north of the bowl-shaped castle, and only a five-person wide Masaki Bridge can pass through..."Hojo Takahiro began to introduce the terrain of the bowl-shaped castle, and it was indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack, especially the natural danger of the Arakawa, whose river surface is more than 2.5 kilometers wide at its widest point, and is the widest river in Japan.

Therefore, it is almost impossible to swim through, and the only way to cross it is to cross the narrow bridge. No wonder Takeda Katsuyori personally led the army to besiege it, but he couldn't take this hard bone.

"So... The lord should think of something else... At first, it took several months for Takeda to win, but in the end, it was in vain. "Hojo Takahiro has seen this fortified city, and it is worthy of being an important town in the north of the Hojo family.

"Humph! Don't compare that idiot to me! Hosokawa Nobumoto became furious when he heard this, and he reprimanded angrily, so frightened that Hojo Takahiro didn't dare to say that he didn't dare to say again.

"I'd like to see how difficult the bowl city really is! Back then, Hatano's Yagami Castle and Bessho's Miki Castle were all known as the castles that never fell! But in front of the army of this family, none of them survived three days! "Hosokawa Nobumoto's floor crackled, and the man couldn't say no!

"Yes, yes, yes... Our Hosokawa army is extremely brave, and the main attack is invincible, and the battle is invincible. Hojo Takahiro had no choice but to follow Hosokawa Nobumoto's words and keep flattering.

"Hmph, that's it. I'm here this time, so I'll let you see it. Pass the order! The whole army rested for five days! Five days later, besiege the Bowl City! Hosokawa Nobumoto knew that he didn't believe it at all, so since this was the case, then speak with strength. In this way, it is also a good deterrent to these new arrivals.

Five days later, the Hosokawa army set off on time and arrived at Yorii Town before dark, across the river from the bowl-shaped castle.

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"Hmm..."Hosokawa Nobumoto looked at the turbulent river and the narrow Shoki Bridge, and he really didn't know it, and he was sad at first sight.

"Zhengqing!" Hosokawa Nobumoto shouted without looking back.

"The subordinates are here!" Hattori Masaaki immediately knelt down and saluted.

"Go and check the surrounding situation, I must see the drawn topographic map during the military discussion at night!" Hosokawa Nobumoto said in a very stern tone that he wanted to take it as quickly as possible to show the strength of the Hosokawa family.

"Yes! Please rest assured! The subordinates will definitely hand over the most realistic and accurate topographic map as soon as possible! "Hattori Masaaki made a military order and hurriedly led Monomi to investigate.

"Smart Maru, any ideas?" While waiting for information, Hosokawa Nobumoto wanted to teach the smart pill.

"Hmm... Father... Child... The child didn't think of a good idea... Let you... You've been disappointed. Senimaru felt a little sad, the more he went through it, the more he felt that he was far from enough.

"It doesn't matter, you will always come up with a solution, and if you can't think of it yourself, just listen to other people's opinions. As soon as you summarize your opinions, you will naturally come up with a solution. Hosokawa Nobumoto patted Smart Pill on the shoulder and comforted, in fact, he didn't come up with a good solution himself now.

"The child understands, Father!" Smart Pill nodded solemnly, he still has a long way to go in the future.

In the middle of the night, Hosokawa Nobumoto held a military meeting, and everyone gathered around the freshly drawn topographic map, meditating.

"My lord, in addition to the strong attack, the siege is nothing more than siege, fire attack, water attack, earth attack, tunnel, plague, attack, spies to open the city, depending on its topography, can you first cut off the upstream water potential... When the river swells, the embankment will burst and flood the city! Shima Katsu was the first to speak, proposing a method of water attack.

"No! Not to mention that the rainy season has passed, there is no prerequisite for the river to swell, but it is said that this bowl-shaped castle was not built in a depression, but a flat mountain castle. Its terrain is higher than that of our army, and if it really breaks the embankment to release water... I'm afraid it's also our army that suffers. Honda shook his head and dismissed the idea.

"That's... What about digging tunnels? "Takigawa interests will only say this every time they discuss the military, probably because of the defensive battle of Devon City back then, and I saw the tactics of Takeda's earth dragon attack.

"No, the bowl city is close to the Arakawa, and there is likely to be a dark ditch underneath it, and if you are not careful, it will only waste manpower and time." Niwa Nagahide is not only good at attacking castles, but also good at building castles, and he was responsible for building Azuchi Castle in history.

"That's... What about sending ninjas to steal the city? Miracle Pill was also among them, and bravely put forward his own idea.

"It's just a pity... Otemon is only accessible by Shoki Bridge, and there is no place to hide. But if it's a door... Maybe. Hosokawa apparently agrees with this plan.

"Think again, think again! Say whatever you have in your mind, and maybe you can find a safer way. Hosokawa Nobumoto nodded, and with everyone's words, the siege strategy gradually matured. Still struggling with the latest chapter you can't find? Amway One or search for Hot/Degree/Net/Article "Remember to remove "/"Otherwise you won't be able to search", here is a young lady to help you find books and accompany you to chat!