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Personally, I think that among the "second generation of officials" in the Warring States, the Hojo clan is a more capable guy.

Not to mention his achievements in domestic affairs in the past 30 years at the helm of Odawara (of course, this guy's strategic vision is really not very good), he has a prophecy that is particularly interesting.

It was after the fall of Odawara that he was forced to death by the Toyotomi monkeys, and he said:

"Sooner or later, Hideyoshi Hashiba will follow in my footsteps. Life is just a dream, there are good dreams and nightmares. At the end of the day, everyone is dead. ”

After the Battle of Osaka, this sentence was fulfilled!

The monkey family really followed in his footsteps, and the monkey not only ruined the country, but also fell into a situation of being cut off from children and grandchildren!

At the beginning, when the Hojo clan was seppuku, it was the height of the monkey's arrogance, how did he make such an accurate prediction? Could it be that there is also this prediction in "The Dream of Early Clouds"? Or does he have the potential to be an onmyoji himself? ……

At night, my father, Akechi Mitsuhide, stood in front of the military tent on Mt. Taiko, staring at the lights of Kenbu Mountain Castle, where Isshiki Yoshimichi and his son lived, and fell into deep thought.

The moon had not yet come out, and the sky was full of stars.

On the night of the 26th day of the sixth month of the sixth year of Tensho, the generals of the Akechi family gathered here, and the faces of many people were illuminated by torches, and from the darkness, the neighing of war horses could be heard from time to time.

Standing next to his father were Masanobu Honda Yahachiro and Saito Uchizo Rizo, and before the general could speak, the two of them also chose to remain silent.

I had been waiting in the tent, armed and breaking the silence.

I said, "Father, there are a lot of mosquitoes on this mountain, so let's come to the tent." ”

"Hmm!" The father didn't answer, just hummed.

I was surrounded by Shishiro and Hosokawa Tadashiko, both of whom were silent.

"Unreasonable, unreasonable," I said to myself, "that old fellow is as fine as a fox, and the situation is clear at the moment, and there is no point in making any resistance, what is he resisting?" If you know what's interesting, just surrender obediently......"

Although my voice was very soft, because there was no one around me talking, everyone who was close should be able to hear it, but even if I did, no one answered, and I didn't say a word.

Two days earlier, the Wise Army, 12,000 men, had been marching north of Tambo in the Hao clan (leading the way?). With the help of the Emperor, he swaggered into the country of Tango.

There was no resistance along the way, not even the slightest interference, the whole process went very smoothly, and the only military operation was that on the way we came, we easily exterminated a group of thieves who gathered in the mountains and forests, numbering more than 100.

This group of thieves ...... Anything else, the only thing that is commendable is that they more or less add some not-so-boring fun to the boring military operations that our bunch of boring people do.

On the occasion of this afternoon, the Wise Army completed the siege of the mountain castle of Jianbu.

At this point, everyone can see that the strength of the Isshiki family is not able to compete with Oda Nobunaga at all, not to mention that Oda Nobunaga comes in person, even if he is a retainer of the Wise Mitsuhide, he can easily destroy them with the little men and horses in his hand.

Yes, it's time for them to wake up.

Historically, there is a routine in the battle of Wise Guangxiu: salute first and then soldier, and try not to use force if you can!

After coming to Mt. Taiko, my father started to play again.

However, the head of the Ichishiki vine who went to persuade him to surrender touched his nose with ashes.

By the way, let's start with the fact that this Isshiki Fuji Chang and the Tango Isshiki family are distant relatives (but the Tango Isshiki clan is one of the "Four Positions of the Shogunate", and this Isshiki Fuji Chang was born only as a shogunate imperial offeror, and the status gap is very large), and his father also took a fancy to this, so he asked him to persuade him to surrender, but the Ichishiki family obviously did not buy this relative's account.

Isshiki Yoshimichi himself replied like this: "So that His Highness does not need to say much! My Isshiki clan is a loyal and righteous person, and I have the heart to fight to the death with the Oda Inner Mansion, so if His Highness wants our clan to surrender, then use the sword in his hand more! ”

That's really decisive, but then again, who are you loyal to as a "loyal person"? Could it be the wandering shogun Yoshiaki Ashikaga? Or is it a Maori family?

Don't tell me that you're loyal to His Majesty the Emperor...... The era of Greater East Asia co-prosperity is hundreds of years earlier......

It doesn't matter who you're loyal to? When it comes to this, there is no room for maneuver.

"Kogoro!" My father, who was riding on a horse, walked back and forth a few times before he stopped me, who was thinking about it in a broken way.

"Hello!"

"The Isshiki family seems to have made up their minds to fight us to the death, tell me, why do they have such determination?"

"This ......" in front of everyone, I can't say that I don't know, of course, I really don't know.

I stubbornly said, "That's probably ...... Probably because of the dignity of the samurai, the Isshiki family was one of the four positions of the shogunate, and the family was more than the main family, so they regarded surrendering to us as a shame to relieve the dignity and deprecation. ”

After listening to my words, my father glanced at me with a slanted eye, "Forget it, until you find the most suitable answer, your words will be considered the best explanation." ”

Hehe, it seems that my explanation has been approved by him to a certain extent.

"Do you have any plans for taking this city?"

I'm the next Olympics~

I couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth in my heart, you really plan to treat me as a military advisor~

Kenbe Yamajo is backed by the three mountains of Ino, Icheda and Fujisaki, with Mt. Taiko on the left and the Sasakawa River on the right.

When the sun sets, a jade belt that flows from the mountains to the south shines, and the castle is bathed in the beautiful summer with green leaves.

The mountain castle of Kenbe was built on the mountain, and the main maru was built on the top of the mountain, followed by Ninomaru, Isshikien, Misakaen, and Matsuoen, making perfect use of the terrain.

This sturdy city has allowed the Isshiki family to prosper for generations, from the time of their ancestor Yishiki Quanfan to the Onin Rebellion, the Isshiki family relied on this impregnable (at least they themselves think) mountain city, and enjoyed peace for more than 100 years.

Stop! Stop! Now it's not me pretending to be a literary and artistic youth, and when I express my feelings here, as a "military advisor", if I don't come up with a feasible combat strategy, I'm afraid that this "old man" in front of me will have to turn his face.

I thought about it

Jianbu Mountain Castle can be said to be a natural fortress - Mt. Jianbe, which is more than 100 meters above sea level, was built by the Isshiki family.

The castle lord Isshiki Yoshimichi himself naturally stayed at the Honmaru at the highest place, and according to the situation, there were Ninomaru, Isshikien, and then Misakaen, which was defended by Isshiki Yoshita, which was connected to Matsuoen. The latter has a heavy minister, and the beauty of the mountain is guarded by Xiu Zhong.

"My idea is to attack the central Ichishikien first, in order to cut off the connection between the castle lord Isshiki Yoshido and Misakaen Isshiki Yoshiki." Thinking about it, a method that I don't know if it is mature or not came out of my mind.

"In other words, after capturing Kyogokuen, Father, you will immediately send troops to insert between Matsuo-en and Misaka-en."

"That, His Royal Highness the General," Akai Nao, who has already "returned to the Imperial Army", reminded heartily: "You don't know, Matsuo Yuan's Yamanaka Hidetada, is a rare tiger general, the Battle of Ikedawara that occurred on the border of Tango Wakasa back then, Isshiki Yoshimichi relied on him to repel the coalition forces of Takeda and Asakura. ”

"Oh?" I became interested, "To be so praised by His Royal Highness Akai, it seems that he must be very capable." ”

"I'm ashamed, more than ten years ago, when the old man invaded north, he stopped him."

"In this case, you must be familiar with his combat routines, so it should be enough for you and the three Saito Rishi of the family to attack Matsuo Yuan and deal with that guy."

"Okay, leave it to the old man."

"Okay, in this way, you can achieve the goal of isolating that old guy of Isshiki Yoshiki," I turned my head and said to my father with a relaxed expression, "It's up to you to decide how to treat Isshiki Yoshido next, whether to kill or chop." ”

"No, you're a military advisor, or you'll decide his life and death."

I thought about it for a moment and smiled mischievously, "Isshiki-sama, when it's time to defend Honmaru, I'll have to trouble you to go." ”

"Me?" Ichishiki Fuji Chang was puzzled, "Does the young master still need me to persuade him to surrender?" Isshiki righteousness has long been ......"

"No," I interrupted, "it's because he turned you down once that I'm letting you go again." ”

"But what's the point?"

"It's meaningful," I showed an unfathomable smile, this feeling of being a military advisor is really refreshing, "The first lobbying seems to be just a kind of 'discussion', after all, the battle has not yet been fought, and the strength of the two sides seems to be equal." And when we surround Honmaru, the meaning is different, at that time, Fuji-sama, you go again, it is a kind of 'pity', just ask, the arrogant Isshiki Yoshimi-sama, can you accept this kind of pity? ”

"Ahh Could it be that Isshiki Yoshido will be angry and kill Fuji-sama?! Hosokawa Tadashi suddenly exclaimed.

All of us looked at him, and although he had taken everyone by surprise just now, there was no denying that it was possible.

I gave him a blank look, "Although this is relieved, the two armies will not fight each other, and if Isshiki Yidao still takes into account his famous face, he will not do that!" ”

"Well," I felt that Hosokawa had not inherited his father's wisdom at all, and he thought thoughtfully, "if you can't accept it, then why do you ......?"

"He's definitely going to cut his stomach! Dying on the battlefield is not the characteristic of these 'nobles', he will definitely use the knife and slaughter himself before we attack! I don't want to listen to Hosokawa Tadashi ask these "stupid questions" again, "In other words, we can force the old guy of Isshiki Yoshido to death before attacking Honmaru, and lose the Isshiki family, what is the difficulty in attacking?" ”

"Amazing...... Awesome, young master! ”

"This method works!"

"Forcing the main general to death, and then breaking the enemy, the young master's idea is really good." ……

Words of praise poured in on me.

"That's right," my father patted me on the shoulder, "just do as you say!" ”