On the 11th day of August in the second year of Tensho (1574), the day after I arrived at Toe Yoshida Castle, at about 9 o'clock in the morning, I arrived outside the hall of the main castle of Ninomaru. Out of respect for Tokugawa Ieyasu, a son and daughter, and a "close comrade-in-arms" as the master, Oda Nobunaga set up the hotel in Ninomaru, and Tokugawa Ieyasu also came here every day to discuss military affairs, as a sign of complete obedience to Oda Nobunaga's commandery, so it became the nerve center of the Oda-Tokugawa side of this campaign.

At this time, due to the arrival of Oda Nobunaga's main team, a huge Yoshida Castle had been stuffed into a "can", and groups of soldiers waiting in line could be seen everywhere, and since the final battle plan had not been decided, everyone was waiting for orders at any time. Everyone knows that a powerful enemy is close at hand, and the tension of the mood cannot be avoided.

Because of the long road, I came late, so it is impossible for the strategic planning to start until I come, and this kind of meeting has actually been held for more than ten days in a row, but the result has not yet been discussed. It is said that the other day there was a heated debate, and many people think more about their own interests than strategic thinking.

In the porch and waiting room, many people gathered in small groups, all of whom had come to participate in the battle. Most of them were chatting, and whatever they had done at the beginning, they had now brought back the battle. The groups of people who are talking are basically similar groups, but there are also very few people who go to talk to circles that they do not belong to, and I think there may be some off-topic intentions.

Along the way, many people took the initiative to talk to me, and I politely replied with a few greetings, but the footsteps did not stop, and these people were not the people I wanted to talk to. As my status grew, so did the number of people I had a relationship with, but I barely had a suspiciously close relationship with anyone. This is not just because of Oda Nobunaga, but because I don't really want to offend others unconsciously because of some people who don't know what to say, and those places are still too far away from me to see later.

"It's so lively!" In a small corner of the waiting room, I saw Ikeda Tsuneko, Hidemasa Hori, Kazuji Nakamura, and Kanamori Naga, nearly four people gathered together, and walked over to them. Now Hori Hidemasa and the three of them are already generals, and they all play the role of leading the middle-level figures of the Oda family. "How was the discussion the other day, is there anything 'interesting' going on?" I asked for a long time.

"Tell me more! It's almost noisy...... "Ikeda Hengxing is still the fastest, although he is already the old city lord, he still lacks a steady energy. Recently, his status and strength have increased, although he has not directly increased his territory, but due to his special mission in Western, not only has he never handed it over, but he has often gotten some assistance from Gibu! For example, this time, the "monkey" brought 2,000 people and horses as the guardian of more than 300,000 stones, and he also had 2,000. "There is a great deal of disagreement, and each side wants to overwhelm the other in its own words. In fact, it is certain to fight, and there is not much suspense about how to fight, the key is a question of where to fight! ”

"Where do you want to fight?" I asked with a smile.

"What else can I do, it's nothing more than two opinions, Yuanjiang and Sanhe!" Kanamori said with a shrug. He had now lived in Echizen Fuchujo with Maeda Toshiie and Fupo Koji, nominally under the leadership of Shibata Katsuie, but almost all of their troops had been brought from the Gibu main family, and they had stayed there under the pretext of putting down the Isunamune rebellion last time. In fact, Oda Nobunaga didn't think about sending such a group of people to San'in, but first, there was no suitable candidate, and second, I didn't give him the opportunity to "help" me. “…… The former wanted to fight a decisive battle in Yuanjiang, while the latter wanted to put the Takeda Army into Mikawa and fight again! ”

"On the basis?" I'm interested in this issue. History only mentions that Oda Nobunaga fought this battle in Enoe resolutely against public opinion, but I have never figured out what this "public opinion" is.

"The Enoe faction thinks that retreating will shake the morale of the army, and it is better to use the advantages of the changeable terrain here to block the Takeda army...... "This time the answer to me was Hori Hidemasa, who had the best military quality among these people. In recent years, he has been increasingly valued by Oda Nobunaga, and in several major battles he has led thousands of men to play a leading role in the battle. "The Mikawa faction thinks that it is not easy to give full play to the numerical advantage of our army here, but it is possible that after a long time, the Takeda army will be diagonally inserted from Minami Shinano, and then it will be a situation where the enemy will be attacked on the back of the belly! Therefore, it is better to only stick to a few fortified cities in Yuanjiang, and the rest of the forces will retreat to Sanhe, if the Takeda army attacks the city and does not defeat our army, it will attack, and if the Takeda army commander drives straight in, it will cut off its rear road. ”

"Oh, there's some truth to that......" I nodded, roughly understanding what I meant.

Most of those who supported the retreat to Mikawa were nouveau riche with roots in the area, and they were afraid that something would happen to their families if they were trapped and died here, and they could retreat with a fight. The Toe faction, of course, consisted mainly of the Tokugawa clan and those who were still living in Owari, who either did not want danger to be forced into their territory, or could not afford to smash Mikawa to the ground. I found a problem in these words, that is, these two strategic concepts are based on the premise of a long-term stalemate, a war of attrition, why no one has planned where it is most advantageous to fight?

"It seems that it is better to be in a wider place, after all, we have 30,000 more troops than Takeda! But...... The advantage of the Takeda family is cavalry, so it is good to calculate the narrow terrain, which can limit the impact of 'Akabei'! I thought about it. Due to the passage of time, I have forgotten the exact location of the Battle of Nagashino in history, which is a key factor, and success or failure can vary greatly. “…… This battle is actually ...... What's wrong with all of you? "I suddenly noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere around me.

"Are you alright? Is it raining on the road? Ikeda walked over and touched my forehead, his concern palpable. …… If you feel uncomfortable, you can speak, but you can't hold on! If it doesn't work, go back and rest first, and I'll explain it to you, my lord. Really! Seeing that there was going to be a big battle, you fell down......"

"What? Don't move your hands! I slapped his hand away. If you have something to say, why do you always pretend to be a ghost like this? ”

"You...... Is it really okay? Ikeda looked up and down uncertainly, and reached out to push me. It's okay what nonsense are you talking about! "It looks like I'm really fine," he roared all at once. Takeda Akabei is the strongest soldier in the world, and even if our cavalry is added to the flag, it is only seventy percent of the opponent's! Once the enemy is lined up head-on, as long as one of the tens of thousands of people is crushed in one place, the whole line will collapse, and what is the use of having more people at that time? Your armor cavalry is also a well-known team, and you didn't stand a single photo last time, how can we fight against so many uneven troops? The whole army is in the field, you are healed, the scar forgets the pain, isn't it! His voice was so loud that it caught the minds of a few people around him, but no one came up to participate.

"Oh......" I suddenly realized a problem: the course and outcome of the Battle of Nagashino in my country was an indisputable fact, but it was still a dreamlike speculation to them! In their minds, the Takeda family is still a nightmare, and Oda Nobunaga's strategic intentions are still a first-class strategic secret, but even if they say it, most people will still think it is a joke. "Is there anything strange about it?" At this point, I can only defend myself, and the real plan can only be told by Oda Nobunaga himself. "When has our lord flinched over the years? What kind of strong enemy is invincible? When it was worse than a barrel, it was better to ...... "When I talked about it, I thought it was nonsense.

"Actually saying such a thing, is it infected with some stupid disease! What a smart person, but it's a pity that ......" Ikeda shook his head as he chattered, as if he had suffered a great loss. Although Kanamori Nagajin and Nakamura Kazushi did not speak, they obviously had such an opinion on their expressions.

"Your Highness, there are some things you may not have heard of...... Horihide said earnestly, "When the army was raised from Qibu this time, the lord ordered us to bring a large number of pointed wooden stakes for building fences, and the total number was more than 20,000. Coupled with a large number of cables and all the iron artillery reserves of the family, this is obviously a strong posture! If I shouldn't have said anything, I would venture to guess that the lord was trying to build a huge defensive system on the periphery of a certain pass, so as to keep the Takeda army at the end of the river. After consuming a large amount of Takeda's vitality and sharpness, take advantage of the situation to send troops to break the enemy. Our army's logistical supply capacity is far superior to Takeda's, so this seems to be the safest way......"

"Stalingrad Strategic !!" I looked at the person in front of me in surprise. I only understood Nagashino's victory after knowing history, and Takenaka Hanbei's view was to divide troops in Yuanjiang without fighting to achieve the goal of containing the Takeda army, but both tactics have their own weaknesses, what if one or two castles were torn apart by the Takeda army? After all, not all generals are masters. What if the Takeda Army did not attack Oda's preset position? Pulled out the stake and changed places? In fact, Hori Hidemasa's method was more secure, forcing Oda to retreat with superior forces, which would better satisfy Takeda Katsuyori's vanity, in other words, it would be more likely to attract him. The situation of Takeda and Oda is really a bit like that of Germany and the Soviet Union in the early days of the Great Patriotic War, where the side with a small number of people is generally of high quality and relatively balanced. "I have full confidence in the Lord's ability to lead us out of this difficult situation and defeat Takeda in a head-on battle!" I decided to play the role of "prophet" one more time. "Just like ever!" Finally, I added.

"It's a pity to be so sick!" Ikeda continued to sneer at me, and this time even Hori Hidemasa shook his head and sighed and gave up hope of persuading me.

"Who's sick?" At this time, Hashiba Hideyoshi walked over with Niwa Nagahide, and asked curiously after listening to Ikeda Hengxing's half-sentence.

"You've come just in time! Listen to his dream talk......" Ikeda immediately grabbed the new listener.

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Bear in Winter: Some of them have been praising me in the review, but I feel really embarrassed, so I dare to explain it!

If I could get into the VIP, I would have entered a long time ago, but people just ignored me, and as for the person who thinks he is not short of money, I haven't seen it so far. Everyone, communism has not yet been realized, and the "root of all evil" is still attractive to me! It's just that since I have so much support, I'm sorry if I don't make a result. However, if I open a new book in the future, I will make it clear in advance, and I will stop writing if I can't make money for a certain period of time! At least that's how it can be considered "kind".

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