Chapter 741 Three-way convergence

At this moment, in the assessment room of Kotani City, the military discussion is underway.\\

And at this moment, I saw a junior samurai running in from the outside, and said loudly: "Report to the lord, Shibata Katsuya has divided the army under his command into three, and is carrying out a non-stop attack on the mountain castle of Sawa, so that more than 3,000 troops under the command of Isono Yuanchang fell into a bitter battle, and the city is now in danger. ”

Asai Nagamasa couldn't help frowning after hearing this, it was nothing to send reinforcements, after all, if you add reinforcements, you have 14,000 troops in your hands, but if the enemy attacks every place, you have to send reinforcements again, then the initiative is completely in the hands of the enemy, if you want to break the stalemate, then the best way is to have a decisive battle with the enemy.

Thinking of this, Asai Nagamasa first ordered the junior samurai to step down, and then asked, "I don't know if you have a suggestion for this?" ”

"My lord, my subordinates believe that at present, our 14,000 army should be divided into two for a decisive battle with the enemy, although the enemy's army is elite, but our side's combat strength is not bad, and there are 5,000 monks and soldiers to help, even if the decisive battle with the enemy, our army is also the upper hand in the big war, and please decide."

As soon as the samurai finished speaking, he heard others hurriedly say: "Lord, Oda Nobunaga is just sending three retainers to fight, even if the family can win the decisive battle with it, but it will also suffer heavy losses, and once Oda Nobunaga personally leads the army to attack, then my three families may not even have the strength to resist, according to the opinion of the subordinates, it is better to divide the army into the cities on the front line, so that not only can the losses be minimized, but also the enemy can be kept out of the territory, Therefore, the subordinates think that it is better to defend the city at this moment. ”

I have to say that the method he said should be the most feasible now, but the Asakura family Asakura Jingjian did not agree with this suggestion, although the lord did not say it explicitly, but he also knew that the family was taking a great risk to send troops to help this time, if the Oda family sent troops to attack Echizen at this time, then only those troops in the current territory could not stop the attack of the Oda family, and at that time, the Asakura family was about to be finished, so his idea was to fight quickly, and then quickly lead the army back.

Thinking of this, I only heard him speak: "Lord Asai, I agree to a decisive battle with the enemy, if it drags on for a long time, I am afraid that Oda Nobunaga will send reinforcements again, if this is the case, it will be a little tricky." And when he finished speaking, the leading monk of Honganji Temple also spoke: "This seat is reconsidered." ”

After all, the main force of this battle is the Asakura army and the Honganji monk soldiers, since both of them are willing to have a decisive battle with the Oda family, then what can Asai Nagamasa say, and what he said also has some truth, only before Oda Nobunaga sends reinforcements to arrive, the army of this road can be repulsed, in order to temporarily ensure the safety of the main family, otherwise let them join forces, then even with the strength of the three families can not resist.

When he thought of this, he no longer hesitated in his heart, and immediately said: "Okay, I am determined to fight a decisive battle with the Oda family, Lord Asakura, the southern front will be in charge of the Asakura army, and I will lead the army with the master to fight a decisive battle with the Takayama Sakuma army." ”

As soon as he said this, he heard a young warrior sitting very far back say, "The lord must not ......."

After listening to this, Asai Nagamasa couldn't help but look pale, this young samurai's name is Fujido Takatora, he is a retainer he just recruited not long ago, because Fujido Takatora is quite talented, and the Asai family has a time when employing people, so he directly appointed him as the general of Ashigaru, but after all, it is limited to his identity, and in such a meeting related to the survival of the family, he has no part to open his mouth at all, and now he not only said, but also spoke out against it, which made him feel very unhappy.

If it is placed in normal times, this is not a big deal, after all, Asai Nagamasa is not a stingy person, but now that there are the generals of the Asakura family and the monks of the main temple present, if they feel that the retainers of the Asai family are so ignorant, then their faces are also gloomy.

However, since Fujitang Gaohu has already spoken, it is too late to say anything, so it is better to listen to what he has to say, maybe he really has some clever plan.

Thinking of this, I only heard Asai Nagamasa ask, "What's wrong, let's say it." ”

The reason why Fujido Gaohu spoke out to stop it was not because he wanted to be in the limelight, but because he felt that if he was divided into two armies to face off with the enemy, his family would not be able to take advantage of it at all, and he would not be able to win, this was a major matter related to the survival of the Asai family, how could he be so reckless, so as soon as the military discussion opened, he had been thinking about countermeasures, until this moment, he lightened his mind, if the lord could implement it according to his own methods, although he was not ten percent sure, but seven or eight percent still existed.

Seeing that the lord's face was not good, he only heard Fujitang Gaohu hurriedly said: "Lord, according to his subordinates, although the Shibata Katsuya is brave, but he is not resourceful enough, and the combat power of the army under his command is equivalent to the combat power of our army, and even if it is compared with the monk soldiers, it is slightly inferior, so the subordinates think that they should concentrate on the superior forces to defeat the Shibata army first, our army is 14,000, and the Shibata army is only more than 6,000, and the Shibata army is absolutely sure that it can win, and after defeating the Shibata army, turn back and fight with the Takayama Sakuma army, Then our side will still maintain a considerable advantage in numbers, and as long as the Shibata army is defeated, the elite of the defending city can be transferred, our army is 17,000, and the Takayama Sakuma army is only more than 8,000, although the combat power of the Takayama army is stronger than our army, but in terms of numbers, our army is twice as much, this battle may not have any suspense, in this way, not only can be made to a quick decision, but also can minimize the loss of the family, this is the humble opinion of the subordinates, but also please make a decision. ”

After Fujido Gaohu finished speaking, he thought that he would be appreciated by the lord, but what he didn't expect was that the lord not only didn't say a word of praise, but said angrily: "It's just nonsense, concentrate the best forces to defeat Shibata first, and then fight Takayama Sakuma?" It's really unexpected, I ask you, if the army goes out to deal with Shibata, who will stop the enemy's attack from the other side? Do you think that only a small number of elite and peasant soldiers on the southern front can stop the attack of Takayama Sakuma's army, if you do what you say, I am afraid that the southern front has already allowed the enemy to lead a large army to capture before the Shibata army is defeated. What should we do then? ”

Asai Nagamasa's title of Omi Eagle is not for nothing, and his intelligence can be said to be not top-notch, but it can also be called outstanding, and as soon as Fujido Takatora finished speaking, he knew that it was completely different to do so, so he retorted unceremoniously.

Although Fujido Takatora is also a person with outstanding resourcefulness, but after all, he is young and lacks knowledge, he originally wanted to get the appreciation of the lord through this battle, but it is obvious that his plan has failed, the lord is right, if this is the case, then even if the Shibata army can be defeated, but if you want to return to the army to deal with the Takayama Sakuma army, it will be too late.

When the lord finished speaking, he saw him blushing and hurriedly said: "It's because the subordinates are not thoughtful, and I ask the lord to forgive me." ”

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