Chapter 185: Confrontation (9)

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At dawn on November 29, the 23rd year of astronomy (1554), Zhengheng rubbed his cheeks, opened his red eyes, and did not sleep all night. The big war is imminent, without the slightest sleepiness, all his thoughts are on the land, looking at the map for a while, empathy, putting himself in the shoes of Nizi Haruhisa, to speculate on the possible decisions he makes, and using the mountains and rivers on the map to confirm whether his guess is possible to come true.

For him, every war will be a turning point in his fate, and it is not a battle between ordinary people to win or lose, but to die or surrender.

No matter what angle you think about it, no matter what method you use, every war he has experienced seems to have no chance of winning, and in the end it is all his final victory, which seems to be luck and chance, but in fact his innate competitiveness, which makes it impossible for him to bow down to others. Before returning to the world, Masahiro once thought of going to Owari Province to join Oda Nobunaga, who had not yet been seen, and with the stirring of Oda Nobunaga, he was confident that he could also become a lord of the daimyo domain.

But in the end, he didn't set off, not because he didn't have the courage to climb mountains and wade through waters, but in fact, he had all kinds of shortcomings, and if he really wanted to grovel under Oda Nobunaga, he might not be able to survive.

Zhengheng looked at this huge map of Kibi Shikoku, pointed to the mountains and important places with a wooden stick, and marked small flags on the map from time to time to mark them, not that he was suspicious, but the victory and defeat score of this war was too important, and the opponent was the battle-hardened Nizi Qingjiu.

Any traverser knows that Taizu's strategic and tactical thinking is to strategically despise the enemy and tactically value the enemy. Only by strategically despising the enemy can we dare to fight against the enemy. in order to be able to maintain a strong fighting spirit. Indomitable. Only by forging ahead will we be able to temporarily find ourselves under difficult conditions, not be confused by the phenomenon of the enemy's external strength and middle work, and will not be overestimated by the enemy's pessimism, disappointment, and stagnation. Attaching importance to the enemy tactically is a demonstration guarantee of restraint and victory.

As the battle was imminent, Zheng Heng issued several orders one after another, strengthening the forces patrolling the line from Ryonomiya Mountain Castle to Jinchuan Castle, while closely monitoring the movements of Tenjin Mountain Castle. If Kamihito Hojo Castle and Masaki Castle were the forward positions of the Date army, then Ryonomiyayama Castle and Kanegawa Castle were important lines of defense against Niko Haruhisa, and once the two castles were broken, the Date army could only hold Asahikawa. All the rangers were dispatched, and all the grass people were hidden in the surrounding mountains and forests, from three reports a day to four reports a day, and I couldn't wait for one report a day.

Knowing oneself and knowing the other is invincible, knowing oneself and not knowing the other, one victory and one defeat. In the face of the Maori Yuan. Zhengheng did not have such great pressure, in fact, the two families were facing each other in the Gaoyachuan Gorge at that time. The battlefield is not large, and it can be said to be a home battle, which occupies the absolute initiative in terms of geographical advantages; Now that the troops are out, the logistical pressure is extremely great, the battlefield is broad, and it seems that it can be guarded against everywhere, and it is precisely like this, there are loopholes everywhere, and it is really difficult for the Date family to resist the battle-hardened elite blow from the command of Niko Haruha.

In this way, the political balance that understands the advantages and disadvantages of the Date army is clearly marked by the SusΓΉ Niko Haruhisa, who is going to fight to the death with Nizi Haruhisa in front of Ryonomiya Mountain Castle, and also takes the lead in stationing in the two wings of Kamihito Castle and Masaki Castle to protect the main formation, Nizi Haruhisa is obviously not willing to confront each other for a long time, for Nizi Haruhisa time is his biggest weakness, otherwise he will not agree to fight to the death with the Date army in the land, especially when Kamihito Castle and Masaki Castle all fall into the hands of the Date army.

If there is enough time, Niko Haruma can feint to attack Ryonomiya Mountain Castle, move the Date army, and then attack Kanegawa Castle with all his might, Jinchuan Castle, which has just experienced a chaotic heart, is vulnerable, not to mention that all the widows and children of the Matsuda clan have taken refuge in Niko Haruma. Once Kanegawa Castle falls, it will be possible to cut off the return route of the Date army from behind.

Zhengheng did not wait for the latest movements of Nizi Qingjiu, but got the latest information from the direction of Tianshen Mountain City, Nizi Yijiu first his Laozi began to test the outer fortifications of Tianshen Mountain City on the evening of the 28th, and suddenly attacked Guanyin Mountain City, the gateway of Tianshen Mountain City, in the early morning of the 29th, the defenders of Guanyin Mountain City were extremely tenacious, fought for three hours, attacked the city wall several times, and were counterattacked by the defenders, and failed to enter the city.

The messenger continued: "By the time the villain came, the second wave of attacks had already begun. "There are not many strategies available for storming the castle, only to concentrate superior forces and firepower, form a multi-echelon attack deployment, continuous and uninterrupted impact, and resolutely break through the enemy's defensive positions.

Hearing this, Zhengheng was silent for a full minute before he said, "What about the cities of Akasaka County? "The castles of Akasaka-gun in Bizen Province are now all in the hands of Niko Haruhisa, and the main forces of Niko Haruma are stationed between the castles, and what he asked is the movement of Niko Haruhisa.

The messenger shook his head slightly and said, "It's calm. ”

Zheng Heng nodded slightly, waved his hand and asked the messenger to go down: "If there is any situation, come and report immediately!" Saying that, he looked at the map again, and the fierce conflict in the city of Tianshen Mountain made his mind ripple again, twelve-year-old Nizi Yoshihisa would have such a great courage to attack first, or Nizi Yoshihisa, who was called the dog of the Tiger Father and Dog, Zhengheng didn't believe it.

It was obviously a decision made by Niko Harujiu to attack Tenjin Mountain City first, but why Niko Haruhisa made such a decision is incomprehensible. Tenjin Mountain Castle is similar to chicken ribs in the eyes of Zhengheng, since the battle of Washiyama Castle Urakami Zongjing elite lost nearly half, morale is strictly low, as long as the reinforcements are expelled, that is, after the Date Army, there is no reinforcement outside Tenjin Mountain Castle and no morale inside, even if Niko Haruhuna does not make a move, just relying on Urakami Masamune's Harima people can easily achieve the final victory, why kill the enemy and attack Tenjin Mountain Castle with a thousand self-damage and eight hundred.

Unsettled, Zhengheng paced up and walked towards the porch.

A cavalryman hurried from the direction of Shangrenbao City, and it could be seen from his military uniform that he was from the yellow bei, and he saw that he was full of anxiety on his face, and it was obvious that something had happened. When he entered the city, he was grabbed by the reins by the attendants, and the cavalry jumped down, and did not avoid it, but hurried a few words and rushed in the direction of the main pill in the city.

The cavalryman obviously knew Zhengheng, and when he saw Zhengheng come out, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and said urgently: "Your Highness, before dawn today, Niko Haruha sent the lord of Takase Castle, Yonehara Tsunakuan, to lead the army to attack Kamirenbo Castle, but was ambushed by Lord Katayama in Shimono Renbaowa, and Yonehara Tsunakuan fled alone and killed more than 630 levels...... It is reported that at the same time, Nizi Haruhisa personally led 10,000 troops to attack Masaki Castle, and Masaki Castle was in danger. His Majesty came to report on the orders of Lord Katayama. ”

"What? Niko Haruma sent troops?! "Just now the fierce battle of Tianshen Mountain Castle, the report of the calm of the castles of Akasaka County is still in my ears, and now I heard the news that Nizi Haruhisa sent troops to attack Kamiren Bao Castle and Masaki Castle, which made Zhengheng's face change sharply, and he immediately exclaimed: "Damn, I deceived Nizi Haruhisa!" Two military orders were issued in succession: "The whole army assembles!" Gather the generals to discuss countermeasures! ”

The fierce battle against the Heavenly God Mountain City is obviously Nizi Haruhisa to divert Zhengheng's attention, although it can only lead to a short time, at most most an hour's time, but it is enough for Nizi Haruhisa to mobilize troops and horses to win a surprising victory, enough to support the victory or defeat of a big battle.

The place of the Wa Kingdom is not large, and there are few detours on the battlefield, and it is really difficult for a team of thousands of people to hide from the world and cross the sea under the noses of both sides. Niko Haruhisa verbally despised Date Masaki as worthless, but in his heart he was full of vigilance against this newly promoted Warring States Daimyo who had just defeated his old enemy Mori Motosaki, especially when the Bo Qi people were unstable and put back Maki Hideyuki, he understood that if he wanted to defeat Date Masaki in a short period of time, the only way to win by surprise and uproot Kamihito Castle and Masaki Castle in one fell swoop.

Niko Haruhisa's abacus clanged, and he took advantage of the most lax moment before dawn to launch a surprise attack, conquering Kamihito Castle and Masaki Castle in one fell swoop, forcing Date Masahiro to sigh at the castle. Why didn't he send other retainers to send Yonehara Tsunakuan to Kamihito Ho Castle, it was really that this Yonehara Tsunakuan was the most favored Taoist origin of Nizi Harumu. It is rumored that Yonehara Tsunakuan was beautiful and handsome when he was a child, and he won praise from a beautiful young man. At that time, Niko Haruhisa, who had become the lord of a country, was infatuated with Yonehara Tsunakuan and loved him very much, and even often introduced Yonehara Tsunakuan into the city to stay overnight.

In fact, at that time, the wind of the Dao was popular all over the world, it was really because the wind of the lower Ke Shang was born repeatedly, and the great names of the princes of the Dao attached great importance to loyalty and righteousness, whether it was the original guardian or the daimyo who rose up from the lower Ke, they did not want to see the latecomers overthrow their thrones, and they believed that the wind of the Dao could increase cohesion and unity. Like Zhengheng, who only likes women and has never been attracted to the Tao, there are very few princes who have never been attracted to the Tao, for Zhengheng, the love between men and men is really too much for him to do as a traverser.

The unexpected defeat of Yonehara Tsunakuan and the stubborn resistance of Masaki Castle made Niko Haruha's hard-fought plan to cross the sea come to naught, but the situation that Zhengheng had to face was no better.

There are two options before the balance. One is to stick to Kamiren Bao Castle and select elites to save Masaki Castle; Second, the whole army attacked and fought to the death with Nizi Qingjiu. Nizi Qingjiu has been on the battlefield for a long time, and the surprise attack plan has been in vain, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no idea of besieging the city to send reinforcements, but compared to guessing, what he wants to know more is the information of Nizi Qingjiu's specific deployment.

If Niko Haruhisa really responded to the idea of besieging the city and sending reinforcements, it is difficult to say how effective it would be to send elites to save Masaki Castle. (To be continued......)