Kaga, a long dragon set off from the Oyama Imperial Visit and quickly marched towards Wadayama Castle, and it was the Uesugi family army that was enough to make most of the forces change their color. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Report!!" A hurried voice came and caught the attention of Kenshin Uesugi and his party, who were slowly moving forward. When I turned my head, I saw a herald dressed as a herald riding a horse speeding towards this direction.

"Bang bang bang!" Several flags hurriedly stepped forward to stop them, but Uesugi Kenshin only waved his hand lightly, "Get out of the way, I think there is something going on." ”

Then, I saw the herald rush to a place about 5 meters in front of Uesugi Kenshin and listened, turned over and dismounted and hurriedly reported, "Your Highness! Shibata Katsuie had already led his army to retreat, but before leaving, he burned Wada Mountain Castle and ......"

"And what?!" Mizuhara on the side asked impatiently.

"Yes! Shibata Katsuie burned down Wadayama Castle and its nearby villages and towns! Hearing this, the herald shuddered and hurriedly said.

"What?!" Hearing this, everyone was stunned, obviously not expecting Shibata Katsuya to be so decisive.

Well, looting villages, towns, and so on in this era is not a very special thing, because most of the time, the army will only carry a small amount of rations when they go out of battle, which means that when the rations are insufficient, they have to find food on their own. Obviously, neither hunting nor any other method is faster or easier than snatching food directly from the villages or towns.

Today, the Shibata Katsu family has burned Wadayama Castle and the surrounding villages and towns, and although it is not known if there is anything wrong with the civilians, many of the Uesugi family's retainers know that it is impossible for them to get food from there.

And the burning of the city is even more needless to say, without the city, it means that the territory around Hetian Mountain City will be in no danger to defend.

"Bastard! Shibata Katsuie did this...... Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid ......" Kawada wanted to scold, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say. No way, who made him do a lot of this kind of thing? After all, this is a good way to deter the enemy, or even force the enemy to abandon the city and fight in the field, and many forces like to say this.

"Have you burned castles, towns, and villages?" Uesugi Kenshin groaned, and then suddenly ordered, "Chief! Jing Zhi! Jing Qin! Jing family! Asami! Lengthy! Immediately lead your team to the area between Wada Mountain Castle and Daishoji Castle, and try to rescue the castles, towns, and villages! If you come across civilians who have fled, help them take refuge in Noto and Vietochung! ”

"Yes!" Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly responded, but there was an expression of disbelief on their faces. Because from Uesugi Kenshin's words, they heard the message that Shibata Katsuya was not only planning to burn down Wadayama Castle and the surrounding villages and towns, but also planned to burn all the towns and villages west of Wadayama Castle.

This level of hard-walled and clear-field policy is basically unique in the entire history of Japan. After all, it is easier to destroy than to build, and even Kyoto, which was called hell in the Onin War, has been preserved intact.

"My lord, will this Shibata Katsuya really burn down all the castles, villages, and towns? Isn't he afraid of being punished by heaven?! Naoe asked in disbelief.

"Heavenly punishment? Ha ha! Jing Gang, are you scared silly? Do you even believe this?! Uesugi Kenshin shook his head and smiled when he heard this, and then showed a rather appreciative expression, "Actually, this strategy is indeed a very good way for this family. This time, the family's troops are too large, and it will be difficult to last long without local support. At this time, the roads are closed by heavy snow, and many roads have become muddy, and even if you want to transport, it will become extremely slow. Uesugi Kenshin said with a chuckle.

"Then ......" Naoe Jinggang opened his mouth when he heard this, but he didn't know what to say. Withdrawal? No kidding! If he said such a thing at such a time, he would definitely be beheaded off by Kenshin Uesugi on the spot. He believed that the character of Kenshin Uesugi would definitely be able to do such a thing.

But if the troops are not withdrawn...... With the rations carried by the Uesugi army today, it is already very difficult to hold out for a week. What's the point of fighting such a war?

"Don't worry~" Uesugi Kenshin sneered, then turned his head to look at Qili Lai Zhou, who looked numb on the side, and said with a smile, "Lai Zhou's acting official will help us solve this problem, won't it?" ”

"What?" Qili Yorishu was directly stunned when he saw Uesugi Kenshin looking at it, obviously he was still silent on the strong wall Qingye strategy played by Shibata Katsuie. However, after Uesugi Kenshin explained with a sneer, Qili Lai Zhou suddenly jumped up, "Impossible! How could this sect be able to get so much food?! Do you think that if I recite a few words of Amitabha, I will be able to conjure food?! ”

Qili Lai Zhou kept roaring, he was really in a hurry, there was no way, whoever asked Uesugi Kenshin to come over would seize power, and now he had to hand over the food after seizing the power, this was simply his life.

"Eh~Don't be so excited~" Uesugi Kenshin reached out and grabbed it, hugged Qili Lai Zhou's shoulder, and smiled as if the two brothers were good, "Acting Officer Lai Zhou, you should know that although this war has to be fought by the family, I believe that the family still has a lot of choice." Actually, the family could have waited for the Oda family to completely conquer Kaga, and although there was a lack of reinforcements from your sect at that time, I think you would continue to cause riots in the rear of the Oda family, right? ”

"So, this family can be said to be helping your sect now, so shouldn't your sect support one or two for the predicament that your family is about to face? Personally, I think that this bit of food is just a drop in the bucket for your sect. Uesugi Kenshin sneered.

"Mixed ...... Bastard...... Don't you think about it......" Nanori Raizhou angrily wanted to struggle, but unfortunately his struggle was completely futile, in the face of Uesugi Kenshin, his strength was like a child, and it was undoubtedly humiliating to want to fight against adults.

"Jing Gang, I'll leave it to you. Well...... Take more people with you. Uesugi Kenshin casually threw Qili Lai Zhou to the flag book beside him, turned his head and said to Naoe Jingzuna.

"Yes!" Naoe Jinggang said in a deep voice, and as for Uesugi Kenshin's attitude towards Qili Yorishu...... Ahem, he said without seeing anything.

"Kenshin Uesugi! You're going to hell! Qili Lai Zhou shouted angrily, but as soon as he shouted, he was gagged by the thing in Qiben next to him.

"Alas~ It seems that this generation of officials has to be done by someone else." Uesugi Kenshin shook his head and muttered.

Under the orders of Uesugi Kenshin, Kawada Nagajin and others led his troops to quickly march towards Wadayama Castle and Castle in the direction of Echizen. And Uesugi Kenshin led the army to stay at Matsuren Castle, a little further north of the Tetori River, there was no way, if it was really as Uesugi Kenshin expected, then even if Uesugi Kenshin led the army to kill it, it would be useless. Although Uesugi Kenshin has never lacked self-confidence, he also does not think that he will be able to take Kanezu Castle, which is guarded by Shibata Katsuie, in just ten days, after all, it is Echizen's gateway to Kaga.

Time passed slowly, and fast horses continued to return from the front line to report the situation, just as Uesugi Kenshin expected, Shibata Katsuie completely turned the entire south of the Tetori River into a sea of fire, well, it seems a bit exaggerated to say that, but all the towns and villages along the way have been burned down by the Oda army.

"The civilians were not injured except for being frightened, but their food was taken away by the Oda army, leaving them with only a few days' rations, and the Oda army gave them this when they left." The herald said, pulling out an old piece of clothing with something like an IOU written on it. It's nothing more than that the Oda Army temporarily borrowed something from the person today, and it must be returned in the coming day.

"In addition, many civilians chose to follow the Oda family to Echizen, and according to the civilians, it seems that the Oda army will wait for them to go to Echizen if they are willing to change their faith, and promise them shelter and fields." At the end, the herald's face was full of incredulity, obviously unable to believe that such a thing could happen.

"Haha~ This Shibata Katsuya is really interesting~ Why didn't I find out that there was such an interesting guy in the Oda family before?" Uesugi Kenshin laughed when he heard this.

"Your Highness, what about the civilians...... Do you really want to bring back Noto or Echichu? The herald asked with some hesitation.

"Of course, with so many slaves, how can they give up so easily? Although the slave trade between the main family and Oda Yoshinobu has been suspended due to the war, they are very good laborers~ Even if they can't be sold, it's excellent to reclaim wasteland~" Uesugi Kenshin said with a smile, but that smile made people feel so chilled.

Later, after finding out that all the Oda troops had retreated into Kinzu Castle, Uesugi Kenshin asked one of the officials of the Kaga Ichijo sect to come forward and ask the believers to build a new castle near the burned down castle of Daishoji Temple, while he himself led his army to rest not far away.

In this regard, there was no movement at all in Jinjin Castle, although the idea of sending troops to interfere with the other party's construction of the city sounded good, but obviously, once the Oda army was dispatched, it would inevitably be attacked by the Uesugi army, and at this time, Shibata Katsuya did not want to fight a field battle with the Uesugi army.

"Go, report the situation here to the lord in detail, and tell the lord that his subordinates will definitely defend Echizen, and will definitely not let the Uesugi army break through Echizen!" Shibata Katsuya said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

"Close, carefully inspect the gunpowder, pick out all that can be used and keep it, after a while, it will be used in large quantities."

"Yes!"