Shikoku, Awa, Hakuchi Castle. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

After receiving the invitation of Shigeharu Takenaka, the head of Chozong and Ibu immediately rushed to Hakuji Castle with his two younger brothers, Xiangzong Ibu Qintai and Kira Qinsada. Speaking of which, in terms of status, it should be Oda Shinna and Nagamune's head relatives who went to Ninety-Nine Mountain Castle to discuss matters, and in fact, Oda Shinna also expressed objections to this.

It's a pity that Shigeharu Takenaka vetoed this proposal, after all, this kind of thing is the most important thing to show his status, and although Oda Shinna is not very high among Oda Yoshinobu's retainers, her identity is over there, and Shigeharu Takenaka, as a smart person, how could he do such a thing beyond his identity?

And when the people arrived, Shigeharu Takenaka quickly discussed with Oda Shinna and Nagamune Motobu about how to attack Iyo Province. Well, in fact, there is nothing to discuss, it is just who attacked from where. After all, at this time, the entire Shikoku, Sanuki, Tosa, and Awa were in the hands of the Oda family, so what was there to discuss about besieging an Iyo country?

"Then, Lord Chosō, please set out from Tosa and attack Tokiwa Castle in the south of Iyo, and Lord Oda, please set out from Shirachi Castle and attack the Buddha Hall Castle to the east of Iyo. In the next place, he sat in Sanuki to defend against the counterattack of the Maori family and consolidate the defense of Shodoshima. Shigeharu Takenaka said in a deep voice.

In this regard, Oda Shinna and Nagamune naturally had no objections, but while they were discussing the details, Tarao Mitsutoshi walked in quickly, "Three adults, reinforcements from the Maori family have arrived!" ”

"So fast?!" The three of them were shocked, but then reacted. As the overlord of the Seto Inland Sea, the Maori family wants to transport troops from Aki Province, so it really shouldn't be too easy. If you only count the distance, I'm afraid you won't need half a day.

"How many? Who is the general?! Shigeharu Takenaka asked in a deep voice.

"There are more than 10,000 people, and the identity of the general is still being investigated, but the Mori family's navy has begun to assemble in Iyo Province." Mitsutoshi Dorao replied in a deep voice.

"Hmm...... That's ......," Shigeharu Takenaka groaned when he heard this.

"Takenaka-sama, I think this is a great opportunity!" Oda Shinna said in a deep voice, "The reinforcements of the Mori family show that they do not want to give up Iyo Province, and in terms of geographical location, it is impossible for the Mori family to give up Iyo Province. In this way, if we can create enough threats in Iyo Province, then without moving the two forces of San'in and Sanyo, the Mori family can only come to support through the naval army! In this way, the chances of the family sneaking up on Kyushu have been greatly improved. ”

"Sneak attack on Kyushu?!" Changzong was stunned when he heard this, but it was the first time he heard this information, but after thinking about it carefully, he was immediately shocked by this idea.

Well, in this era, the vast majority of offensives are carried out on the front, and it is rare to bypass the frontal troops and hit the tactics of the opposing rear. The most famous is the Itsukushima surprise attack created by the Maori Yuan, which spanned 1.8 kilometers of sea and went straight to Tao Qingxian's main formation. Perhaps when Tao Qingxian saw the Maori army, his first thought should be, "Where did this Nima come from?!" ”

However, this is not because the strategic and tactical level of people in this era is very low, but because of the special environment. Hawkers, to put it bluntly, most of the wars take place in the immediate vicinity, and even if you go around, you can't go around anywhere, but it's easy to send your own troops away. For example, when Oda attacked Saito, the two families were so close to each other, and there were so many main roads, even if they went around, where could they go around?

And when the strength is strong enough, most of the wars do not need to be detoured, just like Oda Yoshinobu attacked Ise and directly pushed it over, so why think of any strategy or tactics? The only thing that is more in line with the strategy is probably that some time ago, Otomo Sorini asked Ouchi Teruhiro to attack the defense minister from the sea, right?

As you can imagine, if the Oda family really landed in Kyushu, it would definitely deal a terrible blow to the morale of the Maori troops in San'in and Sanyo.

"What Oda-sama said is very true! If we can really pose a threat to Iyo, then we will inevitably draw more Maori sailors to support Iyo. Moreover, I believe that the Maori family will never dare to lightly move the troops of Sanyin and Shanyang. "Changzong and my relatives echoed.

"Yes, calculating the time at this time, Maeda-sama's reinforcements should have arrived in Bizen, and although it is still not as good as Kobayakawa Takakei's Sanyo Road Army, with its standing combat effectiveness, there is not much difference. And on the other side of the mountain, there are two major armies of Niwa-sama and Akechi-sama, no matter how brave Yoshikawa Motoharu is, it is impossible to defeat Niwa and Akechi in a short period of time. Shigeharu Takenaka nodded in response.

After pondering for a moment, Shigeharu Takenaka said again, "But I still have to ask the lord for this matter, after all, the strongest navy in the family is still on the lord's side." ”

In this regard, Oda Shinna and Nagamune naturally had no objections, and Oda Yoshinobu sent Saeki Yukai to Kii Province just to see if he could steal Kyushu's idea, so he only sent two large ships and more than a dozen small boats, adding up to only 2,000 people. With such a few people, it is obviously impossible to resist the Maori naval army and at the same time sneak attack Kyushu.

"However, we can't let the Maori family calmly deploy defenses in Iyo Province, so let's do it according to the original plan! Also, Oda-sama, I will have Sakakibara-sama accompany you on the expedition as an assistant. Shigeharu Takenaka looked at Shinna Oda and said in a deep voice.

If there was only the Kono family, with the assistance of Yamanaka Yukimori, Gamo Clan, Fujido Takatora and others, Shigeharu Takenaka believed that with Oda Shinna's ability, he would still not encounter any trouble. But now that the Maori family has sent people to support, although I don't know who the leading general is, with the importance of Iyo, it is definitely impossible for the Maori family to send any cats and dogs over.

Although the ability of both Oda Shinna and Gamo clan is not bad, the experience of the Great War is still too little after all, and the only one who can really play a role is Yamanaka Yukimori, which makes Shigeharu Takenaka not very relieved. There's no way, who let Oda Nobuna's identity be over there?

And in this regard, Oda Shinna was not hypocritical, and directly agreed, because she also knew that this time was not the time to be petty. Hawkers, although Oda Shinna looks willful many times, but on formal occasions, her performance has always been very perfect, which is why everyone will always spoil her and indulge her.

"Lord Changzong, you don't have to worry too much about having Shodoshima here in Sanuki, but on Tosa's side, you still have to be careful that the Maori Navy goes directly around Sumo Bay and directly attacks Tosa's abdomen." Shigeharu Takenaka turned his head and looked at Changzong again, and reminded his relatives.

"Please rest assured, Lord Takenaka, I'll pay attention to it later." Changzong and my head replied respectfully.

"Then, I wish us good luck in martial arts!" Shigeharu Takenaka finally said in a deep voice.

Hokuriku, Kaga Province, and Uesugi Kenshin accelerated their progress after receiving the news of the disastrous defeat of Ichimune. Although the road was closed by heavy snow, the number of the Uesugi family's army really wanted to open a road, but it was not much slower.

Oyama Imperial Visit.

"Your Highness Uesugi, the little monk is finally looking forward to you!!" Qili Lai Zhou's tone was very, very unkind, and there was a hint of anger.

It's just that in this regard, Uesugi Kenshin didn't seem to see it, but chuckled, "Hehe, Lai Zhou Daiguan shouldn't be so angry, he will age quickly~~ Uh, I'm sorry, I forgot that you are already an old monk~Hahaha~"

Belch...... Well, does Kenshin Uesugi really regard Isunun as an ally? So if you laugh at it, you feel like you're here to stir up trouble? It's just a pity that although Qili Lai Zhou was very, very angry about Uesugi Kenshin's provocation, he could only grit his teeth and endure it. For no other reason, after the defeat of Tetorigawa, the morale of Kaga Ichijo Sect has fallen into an underestimate, and even many people have begun to doubt the leadership of Shichiri Yorishu. If this continues, it will be impossible to change the acting officials, but there is no doubt that the ruling power of Ichimune in Kaga will be greatly weakened.

Well, in fact, it has weakened a lot at this time, after all, 30,000 believers, where it is placed, is a very terrifying number. Therefore, when Naoe Jinggang rushed from Noto and asked to take over the command of the sect believers without saying a word, Qili Lai Zhou was stunned and didn't let go of a fart. However, this is also very tactful with Naoe Jinggang, which has given Qili Lai Zhou a lot of face.

It's just that then, Naoe Jinggang directly completely set aside Qili Lai Zhou, and even kept finding reasons to deal with those wealthy families who were loyal to the Yizong Sect and support those wealthy families who could be wooed. This blatant behavior completely angered Qili Lai Zhou, but if he wanted to resist, he had already been controlled by Naoe Jinggang.

At this time, Qili Lai Zhou realized that the Uesugi family didn't really want to cooperate with the Ichijo Sect at the beginning, or rather, what he needed was the believers of the Ichijo Sect who were not afraid of death, not the Ichijo Sect itself.

So, when he saw Uesugi Kenshin at this time, how could he have a good face? It's a pity, does Kenshin Uesugi care? How can it be!

"Jing Gang, thank you for your hard work~" Uesugi Kenshin put Qili Lai Zhou aside, looked at Naoe Jing Gang and said with a smile.

"It's all a matter of subordination, but please also ask the lord to treat Lai Zhou Daiguan well, without him, it is not so easy to control the believers of the Yizong Sect." Naoe Jinggang persuaded respectfully.

"Haha~ That's natural~" Uesugi Kenshin laughed when he heard this, then turned to look at Qili Lai Zhou and said with a smile, "Then, Lord Lai Zhou, let's go into the city~"

After the Uesugi army rested for a day at the Oyama Imperial Visit, Uesugi Kenshin immediately ordered the march to begin the march, and together with the nearly 110,000 troops of the Ichijo Sect, they set out from the Oyama Imperial Visit and began to march towards Wadayama Castle, where Shibata Katsuie was stationed.

With such a huge army, it was naturally impossible to hide from the spies who only talked about Jun, and soon, the information about the Uesugi army was placed in front of Shibata Katsuya's case.

Unlike the previous Xiangzong who came to attack, although they were also huge armies, but that time, the leader was a monk like Qili Lai Zhou, although there were many awesome monks in this era, but Qili Lai Zhou obviously did not belong to this category. But this time, it's completely different, the army of 110,000, the commander is still Uesugi Kenshin, who is known as the god of war, as long as you think about it, it's enough to make people chill.

Shibata Katsuya looked around at the many retainers below, even those who had seen a big scene like Asakura Jingjing, or lords like Sakuma Morimasa and Tomita Shigemasa who were not afraid of heaven and earth, were sitting there with a stern expression at this time.

Shaking his head helplessly in his heart, Shibata Katsuya looked at everyone and said in a deep voice, "Pass my order, and the whole army will return to Jinjin City." ”

The enemy was outnumbered, and Wada Mountain Castle was not a fortified city, and the hearts of the generals were full of fear for Uesugi Kenshin. Of course, the most important reason is that Shibata Katsuya burned down almost all the castles in the area from Daishoji Castle to Wadayama Castle. If the Uesugi army waited until it arrived at Wadayama Castle before retreating, God knows if there would be a way for the Shibata army to retreat to Echizen in the face of the powerful Uesugi army.

And after hearing Shibata Katsuie's order, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, although it was not very obvious, Shibata Katsuya was still keenly aware of it. "Alas, it seems that only through a few battles to defend the city can we first dispel the fear in the hearts of the retainers." Shibata Katsuie thought helplessly, he didn't expect that Uesugi Kenshin would instantly change the position between friend and foe just by coming to Kaga.

"Perhaps, this is the deterrent that Oda-sama has brought to other forces, right?" Shibata Katsuie thought with some envy, as a samurai, why didn't he want to have such a deterrent?

However, even if he chose to retreat, Shibata Katsuya did not plan to retreat so simply. "Shengzheng, long-term and heavy! The three of you will take people everywhere and burn down all the castles, villages, and towns between Tenzan Castle and Echizen! ”

"What?!" Everyone was shocked when they heard this, although the Shibata army burned the city all the way to the road, but it was only a burning city, and for villages and towns, unless they encountered resistance, they were all directly ignored. After all, the castle was burned because the people in the castle were all believers of the Ichikozong sect and were enemies, but the villages and towns were all ordinary civilians.

Perhaps knowing that his order was a bit shocking, Shibata Katsuie explained patiently, "As long as all the castles, towns, and villages on the road are burned, then even if the Uesugi army reaches Kinjin Castle, it will not be able to fight for a long time because there are no supplies around." Even if Uesugi Kenshin wanted to rebuild the castle, it would take a lot of time and materials. ”

"But those civilians ......," Sakuma asked hesitantly.

After thinking about it, Shibata Katsuya finally couldn't say what he had planned, "If they are willing and promise not to believe in the Ichitsujo sect anymore, then they can go to Echizen on their own, and the family will definitely arrange them properly." If you don't want to, hehe......"

"Yes!" Although Shibata Katsuie did not say what to do if he did not want to, it is clear that no one wants to bear the reputation of slaughtering civilians.

PS: I'm busy writing an outline today, so it's just one chapter~