As soon as Fujido Takahu finished speaking, he saw that he was even further back than he was sitting, and he had just been dressed this year, and Otani Yoshitsugu, who was only thirteen years old, was also out of his mind, and he didn't want to win the appreciation of the lord, but completely for the sake of the Asai family, so even if the lord reprimanded, he still had to say

As soon as Asai Nagamasa finished reprimanding Fujido Takatora, he saw him step forward and said, "My lord, my subordinates think that Fujido-sama's strategy is still meritorious, and it only needs to be slightly changed to ensure that nothing goes wrong." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, before Asai Nagamasa could speak, a senior monk of Honganji Temple couldn't help but smile and said: "Lord Asai is really enlightened, such an important military discussion, and the lower-level retainers have put forward suggestions one after another, it seems that we are indeed old." ”

How could Asai Nagamasa not hear that he was making fun of himself, but after all, the other party led a large army to help, and he didn't have to say anything, so he had to vent his unhappiness on Otani Yoshitsugu.

I just heard him say, "Enough! Don't give me back yet. ”

If Otani Yoshitsugu retreats at this time, it will be fine, but although he is young, his personality is very upright, and this time the family is facing this existential crisis, even if the lord orders himself to cut his stomach because of this matter, he must finish his words. So he could only disobey the order: "Lord, after the subordinates finish speaking, if the lord feels that what his subordinates say is unrealistic, his subordinates can cut their stomachs, but this is related to the survival of their own family, and their subordinates have to say it." ”

If someone dares to contradict Oda Nobunaga like this, then he can go to seppuku to apologize now, but Asai Nagamasa is different, he is much softer than Oda Nobunaga, even if he really wants to make the other party seppuku, he will let him finish his words.

Seeing that the lord didn't speak, Otani Yoshiji said that the lord was giving himself a chance to speak, so I saw him take a deep breath. Then he said: "My lord, my subordinates think that what Fujido-sama said is right, if you want to defeat the enemy, you must concentrate your superior forces and attack all the way first. Retreat all the way, and if you want to achieve such a goal, then your subordinates think that the 2,000 elites who are blocking the Shibata army in the west can be transferred to the south, so that it goes. The elite in the south will reach 4,000 people, and relying on the defense of the city, it can block the enemy on the southern front for at least a few days.

As for the western road, the lord did not have to lead the army to go. The target of the Shibata army is Otani Castle, and the lord can bring it closer and fight it outside the castle. So. Not only can it give the army under his command more time to rest and recuperate, and avoid the pain of traveling, after the Shibata army is settled, he can directly send the army from Otani Castle to fight a decisive battle with the Takayama Sakuma army, if he can divide an army at the same time and detour behind him, then even if he can't wipe it out, he can also make it suffer heavy losses. This is the strategy that the subordinates want to say, and I ask the lord to decide. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the monk saw that Asai Nagamasa was looking down and thinking, as if he was about to agree, and couldn't help but say, "Isn't Lord Asai going to agree to this trick full of loopholes, right?" ”

Asai Nagamasa was indeed going to agree, and in his opinion, this strategy was still very feasible, but now after listening to him, he knew that he must have overlooked something, so he hurriedly asked: "I don't know what the loophole is in the master." ”

"It's okay to say anything else, but what I'm worried about is what to do if the Shibata Army is put into the territory, and instead of attacking Kotani Castle, it will sweep other castles in the territory, or join up with the enemy on the southern route?"

Before Asai Nagamasa could speak, he heard Katagiri and Yuan, who was also young and not high, said: "The subordinates think that the lord and the master don't have to worry about this at all, if the other party is the Takayama clan, it is likely to be like what the master said, but with the character of the Shibata Katsuya, it is not at all, not only is he arrogant, but he has always taken credit very seriously, and removing the elite defense on the west road will give him the illusion that our side is vulnerable, so that with his character, how can he go to converge with the enemy army on the south road, and in his opinion, Conquering this city is much more credit than winning other cities, how could he give up attacking Kotani Castle alone and attack other places, so according to his subordinates, this is not a loophole. ”

What he said is not wrong at all, according to Otani Yoshitsugu's strategy, Shibata Katsuya will definitely be tricked, and there is another point he doesn't know, that is, the position of Ashi in Shibata Katsuke's heart, Shibata Katsuie's purpose is to attack Kotani Castle, how can he go elsewhere.

And after he finished speaking, he only heard Wakisaka Yasuji echo in his voice: "My lord, my subordinates think that even if Shibata Katsuya leads the army to join the enemy on the southern front, it is not a big deal, and a decisive battle with the enemy is inevitable. ”

Otani Yoshitsugu heard that the two of them said everything they wanted to say, so he could only speak: "The suggestions of the two lords are also what the subordinates want to say, and I ask the lord to decide." ”

After listening to this, Asai Nagamasa couldn't help but secretly think about the method that Otani Yoshitsugu said, although it seems a bit risky, but it can be implemented, and what makes him even happier is that he has regained face in front of outsiders, don't look at the young retainers of my Asai family, but this ability is not bad, even the lower-level samurai can say such an insightful strategy, which is enough to prove the excellence of the retainers of this family.

When Otani Yoshitsugu finished speaking, Asai Nagamasa's unhappy mood also disappeared, and he only heard him smile and say, "If you can succeed, you should take the first credit." ”

Otani Yoshitsugu finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, he was not glad that he didn't have to cut his stomach, but he was happy that his family was able to keep his name, and he thought that in terms of the current situation, there would never be any strategy that could outweigh the way he thought of, and there was only one way to repel the Oda army and minimize the losses.

In the blink of an eye, it was another day, and after two days of non-stop attack by the Shibata army, the defenders were on the verge of collapse, and Isono was looking forward to the reinforcements of the lord day and night, and it was precisely because of this that he still had the confidence to continue to resist, after all, the current reinforcements of Asakura and Honganji Temple have felt that the elite army of the family is not less than the enemy, don't do more, as long as the lord can send another two thousand reinforcements, he is confident that the enemy will not be able to jump one step over the thunder pool.

However, the reinforcements he was hoping for did not arrive, only a low-ranking samurai.

"When will the lord's reinforcements arrive?" As soon as he saw this low-level samurai, he asked impatiently.

"Back to Lord Tanba, the lord will not send reinforcements to come, and the lord also orders you to immediately lead the army to Takatori Castle to resist the enemy's attack on the southern front with the defenders in the city, without any delay."

Isono Yuanchang couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this, only to hear him quickly ask: "If the defenders leave, then how should this Western Front be faced?" ”

"Back to my lord, the lord decided to lead the army to a decisive battle with the Shibata army, in order to block the enemy's attack on the southern front, so this is the case, please prepare immediately."

Since this was a policy set by the lord to ward off the enemy, Isono Yuanchang did not hesitate, and took advantage of the enemy's rest at night, and immediately secretly assembled his army and threw himself into the castle.

Because before the clan led the army into the North Omi, he received a report from the ninjas under his command that there were only 2,000 shallow well elites in Takatori Castle, and 4,000 peasant soldiers defended, for this defender, the clan did not take these thousands of people to heart at all, needless to say, the peasant soldiers were impossible to cause any substantial damage to the army under their command, and there were still 2,000 elites left, even if they had a city to defend, but in front of the more than 8,000 troops of himself and Sakuma Nobukatsu, they were still vulnerable, and the clan decided that Even if you just attack without any stratagem, it will only take one day at most to break the city.

But he didn't know that at the same time as he led the army to come, Isono Yuanchang had already arrived with nearly two thousand elites, and it was not only them, after the Asai family held a military meeting, Asai Nagamasazo They couldn't hold back the Takayama Army for too long, so they transferred two thousand elites, it can be said that there are only nearly 6,000 elites in the Asai family in Takatori Castle at present, and there are also fierce generals Isono Yuanchang, and the talented Fujido Takatora is in charge, and it is completely possible to block the main Takayama Army for a few days.

As soon as the army was in Takatori Castle, Isono Yuanchang and others began to discuss, don't look at Fujido Gaohu's age, and his status is not high, but Isono Yuanchang is still very polite to him, even if he doesn't want to admit it, he has to admit that the other party's intelligence is far better than his own, and his wisdom has been praised by the lord, so he has nothing to doubt.

Therefore, as soon as the three of them sat down, they heard Isono Yuanchang ask: "Lord Fujido, although the lord only ordered us to hold the city and wait to block the enemy for five days to complete the task, but in this way, how can we show our bravery, I don't know how the lord may repel the enemy army on the southern road before the lord comes?" ”

Even if he doesn't say it, Fujido Gaohu has been thinking about this problem, this battle is a good time for him to show his skills, if he can repel the world-famous Takayama Clan, then his reputation will definitely be known to the world, and this is not what he wants the most.

Thinking of this, I only heard him speak: "Lord Tanba Mamoru, there is a plan to retreat from the mountain army when you go down." ”

Isono Yuanchang just asked casually, he didn't think that there was really any way to do it in Fujido Gaohu, after all, the other party was a well-known Takayama clan, and he was only a fledgling, even if he had some intelligence, how could he compare with the Takayama clan, but now seeing him say it so confidently, he couldn't help but move in his heart, only to hear him quickly ask: "Please also ask Lord Fujido to speak clearly." ”

"My lord, now there are 6,000 elite defenders in the city, and it would be a bit of a waste if they were all used to defend the city. Therefore, I think that only 2,000 will be left to defend the city, and the other 4,000 will be outside the city, and when the enemy attacks, these 4,000 troops will be killed, and the enemy will inevitably be defeated if they are unprepared. ”

I saw Isono Yuanchang slap his thigh, and Da Yan smiled: "If you act according to this plan, you will definitely be able to repel the enemy army." ”

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