Chapter 40: Encirclement and Reinforcement
A mile outside Nagano Castle, Soharu Tsugawa and others were finally able to see the outline of Nagano Castle. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"Stop advancing," Soharu Tsugawa said loudly, stopping his horse and dismounting.
Kuroda Iekane's team stopped and asked, "My lord, Nagano Castle is close at hand, and the castle is very empty. Why don't you just take the opportunity to take the city and stop here? ”
Soji Tsugawa was speechless: "Attack and attack, you know to attack!" Of course, I know that Nagano Castle is empty. It only takes one charge to capture the city, but what about after taking the city? ”
Kuroda Iekane was puzzled: "If you take the castle, you will... That's it... What else? ”
"What if enemy reinforcements arrive after we take the city? Are we not going to be surrounded? ”
Kuroda Iekane said with a smile: "If you worry too much, the reinforcements sent by the Nagano family are only more than 100 people, even if they come back, what role can they make?" ”
Soji Tsugawa sighed and said, "How is the strength of the family?" What about the enemy? ”
Kuroda Iekane replied, "This time, the main family sent troops, and in addition to the forces of the Yoshikawa Hiroke family to attack the Ryohei family and Mizutani-sama to attack Otaka Castle, we have 400 troops attacking Nagano Castle."
"What about the Nagano family?"
"There are more than 100 people in the Nagano family's Odaka Castle, and the Nagano government has taken more than 100 reinforcements to support the Hondo family, so Nagano Castle can mobilize up to 100 troops now."
Kuroda Iekane continued, "In this way, the Nagano family can't resist the strength of the family."
"Nonsense, you can know something, the enemy can't think about it?" Tsugawa Soji said angrily: "After the Hondo family learns that the family has sent troops, Nagano Masabo will definitely withdraw his troops and return to Nagano Castle. But the Hondo family will definitely send troops to help, and when the reinforcements from the Nagano family arrive, it will not be as simple as the 100 people led by Nagano Masabo. ”
"And what if the Ichino family can't capture Nagano Castle in a short period of time, and the Nagano family's reinforcements come out from behind the main family?" Soharu Tsugawa continued,
"This ...... Lord, what do you say?" said Kuroda Iekan dejectedly. Sure enough, this kind of brain-using thing is still not suitable for me.
Soji Tsugawa thought for a moment and said, "In that case, His Royal Highness will send a reinforcement to the Nagano family!"
"Reinforcements?" The Kuroda family and the Takahashi family on the side both questioned.
"That's right! Siege point reinforcement! At this time, Soji Tsugawa remembered in his mind the classic tactics used by a certain route army led by a certain great man in later generations.
"Mabei, wait a minute, you take 2 pairs of ashigaru to surround Nagano Castle. Make the momentum a little bigger, and plant more flags of your own family. All you need to do is wave the flag and shout, and make a feint at the right time. If Ashigaru sends out a request for help in Nagano Castle, don't stop them, let them out! Soji Tsugawa said with a smile.
Kuroda said urgently: "Lord, why do you want to let the enemy's request for help come out?" In this way, if Nagano Masabo learns that the family is attacking Nagano Castle, it will speed up and rush back, and it will not be conducive to the family's attack on Nagano Castle. ”
Soji Tsugawa replied with a smile, "I just want the enemy to know!" ”
......
"Kill" rang out with a shout of killing, breaking the quiet atmosphere of Nagano Castle.
On Nagano Castle, a Nagano family ashigaru heard the movement and looked outside the city, and his face suddenly changed.
"Oh no, it's the enemy, the Tsugawa family is attacking the city"
"Hurry up and report to the Lord."
Nagano Masahi was shocked when he heard the news of the Tsugawa family's siege, "The Tsugawa family is attacking the city?" How many people are there? ”
"My lord, the enemy army is huge, it is estimated that there are no less than 500 people"
"500 people?" Masahei Nagano thought for a while and said, "Organize the ashigaru in the castle and stick to the castle." In addition, immediately send Ashigaru to the direction of the main house to find reinforcements from the young master, and send a few more. ”
"Hi"
After a while, Kuroda Iekane, who was commanding Ashigaru outside Nagano Castle to wave his flag and shout, watched several Ashigaru rush out of Nagano Castle, and a smile appeared on his face. "The lord is worthy of being the lord, and every step of the enemy's plan is under control."
After thinking about it, Kuroda Iekane yelled loudly at Ashigaru behind him: "Scream, shout louder"
"Huh"
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"Quick, speed up!" Nagano Masabo, who was on his way back to help, commanded this ashigaru loudly.
"How long will it take to get to Nagano Castle?" The head of the small temple on the side, Koji Masamitsu, asked eagerly. I can't help but be in a hurry, at present, the Hondo family and the Tozawa family have dispatched most of their troops to fight the Kodera family. If Nagano Castle is captured by the Tsugawa family, then the Kotera family's territory next to Nagano Castle will also face a threat from the Tsugawa family.
"Lord Koji, it's almost there. Walking through the valley in front of you is Nagano Castle. Nagano Masabo pointed to a valley in front of him and said to Kodera Masamitsu.
Kodera Masamitsu looked in the direction Nagano Masabo pointed, and a steep valley appeared in front of him. There are dense mountains on both sides, and the path in the middle can barely accommodate 2 adults. "It's really precipitous," Kotera Masamitsu thought to himself.
"Lord Nagano, the valley ahead is so steep, be careful that the Tsugawa family ambushes us here again," Kodera Masamitsu said worriedly.
"This...."Nagano Masabo hesitated.
Just as the two of them hesitated, a ashigaru with a flag of the Nagano family ran over quickly.
"Young master, the Tsugawa family is attacking the city. The lord sent a villain to inform the young lord and speed up the rescue of Nagano Castle, which was almost impossible to hold. Ashigaru said breathlessly.
"What?" Nagano Masabo exclaimed.
Kodera Masamitsu asked, "How is the Tsugawa family's troops?" ”
"My lord, the Tsugawa family is huge, and the number of troops is no less than 500! Nagano Castle is in danger, so please come to the rescue! ”
"500 people?" Kodera Masamitsu nodded and said, "With the strength of the Tsugawa family, this time there will be no more than 1,000 troops. Excluding the forces attacking Ryohei Castle and Odaka Castle, I think that the entire force of the Tsugawa family will attack Nagano Castle at this time."
Nagano Masafang, who was worried about the safety of Nagano Castle, saw Kotera Masamitsu say this, and hurriedly said to Kotera Masamitsu: "Lord Kodera, in this way, all the forces of the Tsugawa family are attacking Nagano Castle, and there should be no ambush soldiers to ambush us."
"Well" Kotera Masamitsu nodded, "In that case, let's quickly rescue Nagano Castle through this valley" Kotera Masamitsu looked at the valley in front of him suspiciously, and said after finding nothing abnormal.
"Okay" Nagano Masabo hurriedly said loudly: "Speed up, target Nagano Castle, full speed ahead!" ”
"Huh"
With the order given, the Ashigaru of the Nagano family and the Kodera family began to move towards Nagano Castle at full speed.
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On one side of the valley, Tsugawa Soji looked at the two families that were rapidly approaching the valley, and a smile appeared on his face.
"It's finally here"
After speaking, he threw a look at Takahashi Xingjia, who was squatting opposite, and Takahashi Xingjia hurriedly nodded in response.
"Don't make a sound, prepare the stones, and do what you are told."
"Hi," the Tsugawa family on the side replied softly.
At this time, the Nagano family and the Ashigaru of the Kodera family would not have thought about what would await them in front of them........