Chapter 823: Switching Offense and Defense (13)
"The Maori family is finished!" Ukita Naoya thought so, as a wise general recognized by Maori Yuan, Ukita Naoya could see the situation in front of him very clearly. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Although the Mori family doesn't seem to have any losses, and even has a certain advantage in the Harima and Tajima battlefields, if it weren't for the reinforcements of Hashiba Hideyoshi and others from Maeda Toshiie and others, plus the destruction of artillery and the naval army, then even if Kobayakawa Takakei can't defeat the entire Harima, at least half of it can be captured.
But even if it seems so, is it actually so? No! In the face of the stubbornly defending Oda army, the Maori army had no choice. It can be said that even if the Takeda family does not surrender, and Shanyang Road and Shan ** have been in such a stalemate, then the first one who can't hold on is definitely the Maori family.
And now, once the main force of the Oda family comes to help, how can the Mori family resist? Coupled with the destruction of the naval army, the entire coastal fortress will be under the artillery bombardment of the Oda Navy.
"We must find a way to contact the Oda family, otherwise, the family will definitely become a victim between the two families!" Ukita Naoya thought silently. He surrendered to the Mori clan because he believed that the shogunate coalition would achieve a final victory. Now it seems that people all over the world have underestimated the Oda family, even if they have a very high opinion of the Oda family.
There were times when the Ukita family wondered if they were at war with a group of enemies from the future, because no matter how they looked, the Oda family was too far ahead of them in every way.
Yoshikawa Motoharu retreated to Inaba's Tenjin Mountain Castle, although Tottori Castle was undoubtedly more suitable for holding, but because Tottori Castle was a port castle, in consideration of the Oda Navy, Yoshikawa Motoharu retreated to Tenjin Mountain Castle and began to build this castle continuously.
And Kobayakawa Takakei returned to Tenjin Mountain Castle, yes, it is another Tenjin Mountain Castle, and I don't know if the Japanese of this era are all bitter names, so many castles have the same name. However, Bizen's Tenjin Mountain Castle is much better than Inba's Tenjin Mountain Castle, and it doesn't even need Kobayakawa Takakei to do too much, and this castle is already quite difficult to attack.
And the Ukita Naoya was sent to Misaku by Kobayakawa Takakei and put him in charge of Misaku's defense.
The Maori army chose to surrender because of the news of the Takeda army, and on the other side, Hokuriku, Echizen Kanatsu Castle.
Like the Maori family, Uesugi Kenshin was also a little helpless in the face of Kanatsu Castle, in fact, most of the forces in this era did not have much to do in the face of the enemy's stubborn defense.
On the one hand, this is due to the terrain, which is difficult to transport even if siege weapons are built, such as rugged roads and mountainous and forested terrain. In addition, the vast majority of wars in this era were short-lived, and carrying heavy siege weapons would undoubtedly slow down the march.
On the other hand, most of the forces in this era are composed of small wealthy families, and everyone forms a community for their own interests, and correspondingly, what they get must be distributed according to a certain proportion. In this case, who will make expensive siege weapons?
Moreover, most of the fortified cities of this era were built on mountains. Even after passing through the rough road, is it still possible to push these heavy weapons up the mountain? Obviously unrealistic.
Finally, the design of the fortresses in this era made it so that in many cases, siege weapons could not play a role. To put it simply, most castles in Japan were built in this way by Ichinomaru, Ninomaru, and Sannomaru. Even if you break through Ichinomaru, you can't push the siege weapon to Ninomaru because of the city wall. Completely destroy the city walls? Tsk, if it's so easy to destroy, do you still need to build siege weapons? And the city wall has been destroyed, how can you defend it after it is captured? Does it cost a lot of money to rebuild?
This also makes many so-called famous generals of the Warring States often helpless when facing Jiancheng. Of course, if Jinjin Castle were to be stormed, the Uesugi army would naturally be able to capture it, but the losses were ......
And just as Uesugi Kenshin was studying how to capture Kanatsu Castle with a headache, the news of the surrender of the Takeda family came.
"The tiger has submitted?!" Uesugi Kenshin's eyes flickered, obviously very surprised by the news.
"Yes! The Takeda family was defeated by the Oda family at Mikatahara, and was subsequently overtaken by Oda Yoshinobu in the process of fleeing. As a result, I don't know why, but I obviously have more than 100 people in the flag and retainers, but in the face of Oda Yoshinobu who is alone, Takeda Shingen still chose to submit. The ninja reported in a respectful voice.
"yes, got it." Uesugi Kenshin replied lightly, and when he saw this, the ninja immediately left.
"Tsk, is Takeda Shingen too old to have a bad brain? More than 100 people faced one person, and they surrendered without even fighting? Kawada said with some disdain.
"Hehe, didn't you fight, didn't you die?" Uesugi Kenshin smiled when he heard this, "In this case, Takeda Shingen will also choose to submit immediately, proving that although there are more than 100 people to protect him, that tiger still has no confidence to stop Oda Yoshinobu." ”
"This ...... Impossible, right?! Kawada Naga said in shock when he heard this, with one enemy and one hundred, even if those hundred people were just ashigaru and rushed up, Kawada Naga could only retreat.
"Hehe, what's impossible? It is rumored that Oda Yoshinobu is the reincarnation of Susanoo, and although I don't believe it, there is nothing to doubt about his martial arts. Invincible? He deserves it. Uesugi Kenshin chuckled.
And at this time, Kawada Naga realized that his father-in-law's performance didn't seem to be right, because after getting the news, except for Uesugi Kenshin who was a little surprised at the beginning, the next mood turned out to be very calm? This is obviously too abnormal. You must know that at this time, Kawada Changqin is also using his contempt for Takeda Shingen to reduce the panic in his heart.
After all, after the Takeda family surrendered, the impact it would have on the entire battle situation was easy for him to see.
Seeing Kawada's gaze, Uesugi Kenshin suddenly smiled, "Isn't it strange? In fact, this war has been fought until now, even if the Takeda family is still fighting in Yuanjiang, do you think we will win? ”
"This ......," Kawada was speechless when he heard this.
"Pass my order and retreat to Matsuren Castle, before Shibata Katsuya defeated those wastes of Ichijo Sect in Tetorigawa, then I'll wait there for the Oda army!" Uesugi Kenshin chuckled.
"This boring chaotic world seems to be finally coming to an end~ Oda Yoshinobu? Hehe......" Uesugi Kenshin looked at the sky and chuckled.