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On the 6th day of September in the 5th year of Tensho (1577), Kenshin Uesugi, known as the most powerful name in the Kanto region, came to Kaga from Noto.

Uesugi Kenshin first rode a horse to inspect the construction of the fortifications, and then went to Hakuyama Castle to take a look, and there were no big problems, so he returned to Nomi Castle.

"From yesterday until now, the Oda army has set fires everywhere in this area, and even clashed with the villagers of some villages where the people are fierce, and Nobunaga has a lot of fun."

Kenshin Uesugi, who was looking down at the map, suddenly burst out with a sentence.

"Father," Uesugi Keitora said excitedly, "There is an old saying: 'The time is not as good as the place, and the place is not as good as the people,' Nobunaga's move made him lose the hearts of the people before the war, which is a harbinger of the victory of our army!" ”

After listening to his son's words, Uesugi Kenshin's face did not change at all.

"Is it, could Oda Nobunaga be so stupid?"

"Father is worried that there is fraud in this?"

"No, I can't tell what's going on." Uesugi Kenshin shook his head and said:

"But this is really to the point where war is inevitable, thanks to him Oda Nobunaga set a fire here, and the villagers are burned to our side, many villagers are kneeling under the city, begging me to send troops against Nobunaga, and on the Kanazawa Imperial Workshop, those monks have also urged several times."

"Everyone is ready, just waiting for your order to do it."

"Okay, I'll set it up."

At this time in Sarusaka, Oda Nobunaga was also carefully arranging the battle formation.

Oda Nobunaga knew that he, like Uesugi Kenshin, was far away from his homeland, fighting in a different place, and the number of troops sent exceeded 40,000, which was a huge number.

In the face of this figure, it is obviously inappropriate to use a steady but rigid positional warfare.

If it is a general war, positional warfare is suitable for the defending side, and even the attacking side can use this tactic to achieve their goals. But right now, whether it's yourself or Uesugi, there's no one to guard it.

Although he came with the purpose of defending Hokuriku, deep down, he also had the idea of seizing the territory of Uesugi Kenshin.

In addition, he used such a passive tactic in front of a local daimyo whose territory was only more than a million stones, so how could he say that he had said the past?

Uesugi Kenshin is similar, he came under the banner of "King Kamikyo Qin", not to mention whether the combat characteristics of the Uesugi cavalry can be used for defense, just stopping in Kaga is enough to make the military god lose face.

However, Kenshin still has a slight advantage, that is, in terms of military consumption, he is far inferior to Nobunaga, and in addition, he only holds three kingdoms, and he has no worries in the rear, so he can hold this place for a long time.

But Nobunaga can't do it, his family has a big business, and if he drags on here for a long time, the outside world will doubt his strength, and he is determined to dominate the world, so if he stays here for one more day, he will delay for one more day.

The coolness of early autumn seemed to be an illusion, and soon the heat returned to the world.

Kaga hadn't rained for more than two months, and the weather was very dry.

The people of Kaga shook their heads, saying that there was no hope for this year's harvest, and the weather was really terrifying.

Natural disasters are so terrible, what about man-made disasters?

Bonfires were everywhere in the Chinese army camp. The red flames reflected on the empty plain, and the officers and men at all levels in the camp were wiping the beads of sweat left on their foreheads while working hard.

His Royal Highness Nobunaga, the 44-year-old minister of Oda, who was fierce and masculine, sat on a military bench and wiped the sweat from his armpits from time to time with his shirt open and clinging to his armor.

He didn't have a gorgeous helmet yet, but was held by Moriranmaru on one side, but he was already wearing armor on his arms and legs, and he looked particularly powerful. He was barefoot and had a buckskin on his leg.

If it had been ten years, oh no, five years ago, he would have had to go into battle shirtless if he had encountered such hot weather, but now it is different, how can he be such a vulgar and immoral minister (the author asks, are you looking good now?). ）？

In the end, Oda Nobunaga didn't know if he really heard the author's words, and he didn't pretentiously, so he simply took off the last white single coat on his body.

The bulging muscles were directly exposed to the scorching sun, and in order to cover the sun, he took a hat again, which looked very peculiar.

In the end, it was called the Warring States Fat Pig Flow by later generations, oh no, the man who was not mainstream, and his behavior was so strange.

At this time, Mori Nagaka, I, and Ikeda Motosuke, the three "little guys", came running over in full gear.

We're sweating all over now, like we've just come out of the tub.

"Is everything going well?"

"It's all right," replied Motosuke Ikeda, "and we burned the nearby villages, and two of them fought with us after an unsuspecting resistance, but after we killed a few people, they surrendered and packed up and left. ”

"So there wasn't a massacre or anything like that?"

"Yes."

"You have to do it when it's time to do it, and you don't have to reason with these untouchables...... What else do you have to gain? ”

"My lord, His Royal Highness Takigawa, they also found out about Uesugi Kenshin's movements!" Mori Naga could say in an equally excited tone.

"Hikoemon did a good job of his homework, tell me, what did he find?"

"His Royal Highness Takigawa saw that the enemy had already set up positions in the Komatsu and Kiba areas opposite the Tetori River, and these formations were just connected to the original Hakuyama and Nomi formations."

"Well, try to make use of the terrain, this is the handiwork of Qianxin."

"We haven't seen the specific situation clearly, but what can be confirmed is that it is Minoru Shikinaga who is stationed in Komatsu, and it is Keiko Chisaka who is stationed in Kiba, and Hakuyama and Nomi are still stationed by the original Yamamoto Temple and Honjo Shiranaga ......" After saying so many words in one breath, Ikeda Motosuke was a little hypoxic in his brain for a while, and after taking a few breaths, he finally recovered, "His Royal Highness Takikawa did not come back with us, and he continued to explore ahead. ”

"Well, yes, the investigation is very clear~" Oda Nobunaga stretched, "Okay, it's nothing, you all go down, well, Ranmaru, go and send your brother them." ”

"Yes."

"By the way, I'll say one more thing, and you'll all remember it for me!" As we were about to leave, Oda Nobunaga suddenly added in a fierce voice, "The three of you are all less than twenty years old, which is the age when you are strong and courageous. The dignified Oda samurai came all the way to Hokuriku without any effort, but he can't be like a sixty or seventy-year-old man who wants to die or live, even if the other party is Uesugi Kenshin, don't be afraid, you must show momentum and courage to kill him without leaving a piece of armor! Do you hear that!! ”

"Understood! Lord! ”

A decent tactic slowly emerged in Uesugi Kenshin's mind.

During the arrangement, Uesugi Kenshin never took his eyes off the map, carefully observing the surrounding terrain while giving orders to his generals.

Uesugi Kenshin thought that as a samurai who fought for justice, he had to face Nobunaga with dignity at all times, rather than playing any indiscriminate tricks in private, which would hurt his demeanor as a "teacher of kings".

"Nobunaga was a very realistic man, he valued his life more than anything else, and if he was defeated here, he would rather flee back to Kyoto like a dog than commit suicide by seppuku in the midst of this chaos.

However, even if Nobunaga can't be killed in this battle, he must be made to understand a truth - only himself, the dignified Uesugi Left Konoe Major General Kenshin (Author: What's going on with this official position?) If I'm not mistaken, Uesugi Kenshin's official position should be Danzheng Shaobi, and I have free readers to help me find out what's going on), which is where the justice of the world lies, and he Oda Nobunaga is at best a shameless clown who took advantage of the country's riots and usurped the position of a high-ranking official.

Therefore, in order to achieve this goal, he must do his best in this battle to fully demonstrate the strength of the Uesugi samurai, so that he can declare to the whole world that he is Uesugi Kenshin and is with the great righteousness of the world! ”

In the afternoon, Uesugi Kennobu took his two sons and a dozen attendants out of the city and rode to the banks of the Tettori River.

In front of me is the Tetori River, which winds like a silver snake. On the opposite side of Daii Mountain, the Oda army rushed over from Echizen spread all over the mountains, and the military flag fluttered; On the road to Noh and other countries in Hokuriku Street on the left, there will be a group of people who have come to reinforce you.

Tetori River, hundreds of years ago, the famous "Asahi General" Kiso Yoshinaka fought a general battle in the Kurikara Valley not far from the Tetori River, and Genkatsu was defeated.

It is said that when the Ping army pursued the source army to the east before the war, they held hands and worked together to cross the Tetori River, and the turbulent Tetori River did not take a single life, but when the defeat was defeated and fled westward, the Ping army trampled on each other and killed each other, and the number of soldiers who finally died in the hands of their compatriots was far more than being killed by the source army and drowning in the river.

This Nobunaga is also the Taira clan, can Wuyun be better than those unlucky ancestors of his, well, hum......

"Father-sama, according to the reward that Xuan Saruli endured, at noon today, Oda Nobunaga made a redeployment." Uesugi Keitora Road.

"Yes," Uesugi Kenshin was intrigued, "let's hear it." ”

"According to the report, Oda Nobunaga divided the army into three formations, the first with Shibata Katsuie as the vanguard, the second by Fupo Mitsuji, Maeda Toshiie, and Sasa Narumasa, the so-called 'Fuchu Three', and the third formation, by Sakuma Morimasa, Ikeda Nobuyuki, and himself."

"What about the others? It seems that Takigawa Kazuki and Hashiba Hideyoshi are missing from these three formations. ”

"Back to my father, it was Hashiba Hideyoshi who was in charge of attacking Komatsu and Kiba, while Takigawa Kazuyi was in charge of blocking the attack from Kanazawa Castle in the north; Oh, by the way, Nobunaga himself is not in Sarusaka, he is in charge of the Sengenyama Formation one mile away from Sarusaka. ”

"It's very well done and detailed," Kenshin Uesugi finally smiled with satisfaction, "I can't wait to see Oda Nobunaga's sad face." ”