Chapter 60 The Tiger Descends the Mountain
The Takayama clan led an army to attack the Ji Koji family, and the Uesugi family knew about it, and how could the Takeda family, who also had a strong army in the Hida country, not know about it.
After receiving this news, the commander of the Hida Takeda Army, Yama Prefecture Masakai felt that it seemed to be a little tricky, because he only knew about the matter of the Sugi Army a few days at night, so he had more information than Uesugi Kenshin knew about the Road, not only did he know that the Takayama clan led 3,000 troops to defeat the Uesugi army in Kojima Castle and force the other side to withdraw, but also knew that he had arranged several ambushes along the way from Sakurato Castle to Matsukura Castle, which wiped out the entire army of Himekoji and caused Murakami Yoshikiyoshi to suffer heavy losses.
If these are still normal, the most difficult thing for him to understand is that after this battle, the Uesugi army actually made peace with the Takayama clan, and now both armies are resting in Matsukura Castle, which makes him feel very strange, when did the Uesugi army become so easy to talk to, and after losing more than a thousand troops at once, it can still get together with the Takayama army, and it seems that the relationship is still very harmonious, he can't understand how to think about it.
Although when he learned that the Takayama army had entered Hida, he was ready to fish in troubled waters, and only waited for the Takayama army and the Uesugi army to be defeated and wounded, that is, he led the army to attack and seize Hida, but when he had made all the preparations, the two armies not only did not fight to the death, but joined forces, and the army was already at a disadvantage, so he had to press the troops on the one hand, while immediately sending someone to report the situation to the lord to know, and wait for the lord's order.
And this information was quickly sent to Takeda Shingen.
In the Kai Castle Castle Tower, Shingen Takeda stared at Mt. Fuji in the distance and was dazed. This mountain was shared by himself and Imagawa Yoshimoto back then, and now, he has completely become his own private land, but the mountain alone is not enough, I heard that the scenery of Lake Biwa is no worse than this Mt. Fuji, so he wants to turn it into the private land of the Takeda family.
Since several battles of Kawanakajima, the Uesugi family has lost nearly 10,000 elite people. And although the Takeda family won strategically, the losses were no smaller than those of the Uesugi family.
In terms of military losses, Takeda Shingen can still bear it. And after the capture of Suruga, it was immediately replenished, but the loss of excellent retainers was not so easy to compensate. So he really wanted to wipe out the Uesugi family in one fell swoop, but he no longer had this ability.
And soon after the end of the war, he regretted his stupid decision to entangle with the Uesugi family, watching the Oda family grow day by day, and now it has become the biggest obstacle to his Kamiraku, if it continues to develop at will, then his ambition to rule the world will never be realized, so he immediately decided to strike with the Uesugi family, it was not easy to achieve the goal, but after the mediation of Ashikaga Yoshiaki. All the problems were solved, and Uesugi Kenshin's diehard loyalty was really ridiculous.
He originally wanted to personally lead a large army to Shangluo after reconciling with the Uesugi family, but who knew that Oda Nobunaga's strength also swelled rapidly, not only taking Minami Omi, but even after imprisoning the general. Even the mountain castle is under its control.
If it's just like this, he won't worry too much, after all, the mountain city is only a land of more than 200,000 stones, but who knows that this is not the end, he just got the mountain city, Yamato's Matsunaga Shu and Tsutsui Shunkei announced to the outside world to join Oda. Yamato is a land of more than 500,000 stones, which makes Takeda Shingen not re-evaluate the strength of the main family and the Oda family.
Since the Honke family got Suruga, they now have 1.2 million koku and control a number of gold mountains, so it is equivalent to 1.5 million koku, while the Oda clan now controls or indirectly controls Owari, Mino, Ise, Minami-Omi, Yamashiro, Yamato, Wakasa, Tanba, and part of Mikawa, and the total stone height has reached an astonishing nearly 3 million koku, which is nearly double the power of the main family. …,
If it's just a huge territory, you don't have to worry too much, just take it over, but the Oda family is different from other powerful forces, since the separation of soldiers and farmers, although the army under its command is not as strong as the main family, but it is also a rare elite, but the problem is that the family is only three thousand, and the Oda family elite has tens of thousands.
Although in addition to Chibei, the family also has 20,000 elite spears and light spears, and can also recruit more than 20,000 peasant soldiers to help in wartime, but even so, it is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength, and the family Shangluo still has to leave enough military strength to defend, so the most military strength that he can use is 3,000 Chibei, 15,000 elite spears and 20,000 peasant soldiers, at most 35,000 troops.
And once Oda Nobunaga recovers, there are at least 70,000 people in the three million stones, and there is still strength to spare, if the battle is really going to be together, I am afraid that the army that can be used will exceed 100,000 people, thinking of this large number, even Takeda Shingen feels a little incredible.
In just a few years, the Oda family has become the world's largest force from a force that is not fully controlled by Owari Ichikoku, and if he sits back and watchs, I'm afraid it won't take a few years, even if the family doesn't take the initiative to attack, Nobunaga will lead the army to come, and at that time, I'm afraid the family won't even have the power to fight back.
Thinking of this, he immediately asked, "What are the actions of the Oda family at present?" ”
When his voice fell, he saw a close attendant open the door, walked quickly behind Takeda Shingen, saluted and said: "Back to the lord, the Oda family has not sent out an army to fight again after seizing the mountain city country, and has been recuperating so far, and I ask the lord to decide." ”
Could it be that Nobunaga was satisfied? Even Takeda Shingen himself didn't believe it, Oda Nobunaga was extremely ambitious, he used the world's Buwu as a seal, which proved his determination to dominate the world, and now he is recuperating, it must be for greater benefits, and he must not be allowed to recover from the last few wars, otherwise the family may be really dangerous.
Thinking of this, I only heard Takeda Shingen speak: "Oda Nobunaga's life is really comfortable now, okay, you go and inform the ministers in the family to wait in the assessment room, I have something to say." ”
After Takeda Shingen finished speaking, he couldn't help but smile coldly, he couldn't give the Oda family a chance to recuperate, he must let him move, and he must let him consume a lot in the battle, only in this way can the family have a chance.
Now although the strength of this era has been further and further away, but it is not without the power of a war, if it drags on like this, then the family will forever lose the qualification to fight with it, although it seems to be risky, but in order to dominate the world, such a risk must be taken.
If Kansuke is still there, he will definitely support him, thinking of Kansuke Yamamoto, Takeda Shingen couldn't help but sigh. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )