Chapter 140: Chaos in the Distance (Part 3)
Shortly after the end of the autumn harvest last year, the Kanto region fought several battles one after another, including two joint battles over the ownership of Edo Castle in three months, in which Hojo Yasu used successive victories to demoralize the Kwantung coalition forces, and then carefully planned a battle of Kawagoe Castle before the onset of winter.
Hojo clan Yasu first suddenly surrounded Kawagoe Castle with 8,000 light cavalry, and when the Kwantung people hurriedly organized an attack of 35,000 troops, he attacked the Kwantung coalition army from behind with 6,000 troops.
Such a crazy plan can only be done by the madman Hojo Shiyasu, and he not only did it but also let him succeed in doing it, the coalition forces of the three countries were defeated, and Uesugi Kenmasa, who had been playing soy sauce, was almost captured alive by the wolf-like samurai of the Hojo family, and for a while the people of the Kanto country were terrified and thought that the terrible guy who fought at night in Kawagoe was back.
Just as the Hojo family was about to sweep away the invading Kwantung coalition army in one go, the Kamishu yellow spot Nagano Yoshimasa, who was the head of the Nishi-Uganno people and led the 8,000-strong army, suddenly turned the tide with force, and the Yachiro Party under his command burst out with strong combat effectiveness, and in one fell swoop, several reserves of the Hojo family collapsed, and the troops were pressed all the way to the main formation of the Hojo clan.
If it weren't for the Dihuang Hachiman Hojo Tsunasa desperately returning to the aid and blocking Nagano Yemasa's brutal assault, it is hard to say whether Hojo Shiyasu can go back alive, this battle Nagano Yemasa and his match with the Shangzhou Sixteen Guns are in the limelight, and the performance of the head of the Shangzhou Sixteen Guns is particularly eye-catching, and the gun bayonet slashes all the way to kill several fierce generals of the Hojo family.
That is, the reserve team led by him forced into the main camp of the Hojo clan, and then fought with Hojo Tsusunari in the chaotic army for a short time without a victory, relying on the people of Nishiueno Province to stubbornly contain the offensive of the Hojo family, and the Kwantung coalition army that was knocked out of the soul regrouped and fought with the Hojo family, and once the people of the Kwantung country calmed down, the Hojo side felt powerless again.
Just when the balance of victory was falling like that of the people of the Kwantung Kingdom, the news of Kaejo's surrender suddenly came from Kawagoe Castle, which caused the Kwantung coalition to lose confidence and left more than 4,000 corpses on both sides, before announcing that the battle ended with a difficult and narrow victory for the Hojo family.
The Hojo family finally recaptured Kawagoe Castle, which had been lost for more than a year, but Hojo Shiyasu also paid the price for his miscalculation, and a wave of surprise attacks by the people of Nishi-Ueno almost made the Hojo army fall into a total collapse, but fortunately, the traitors lurking in Kawagoe Castle seized control of the city gate in time, and then the samurai of the Hojo family urgently attacked Rutemon to pull out the bamboo finch pattern of the Uesugi family, and the three-scale pattern fluttering everywhere frightened the Kanto coalition army before he had the last laugh.
In fact, at that time, Kawagoe Castle had not fallen, and the Hojo family's army only attacked the side curved wheel, and he used this dangerous strategy to deceive the 30,000 troops on the opposite side to retreat voluntarily, and finally barely managed to maintain the victory.
Kira Yoshitoki admired his military strategy very much, worthy of the Sagami lion Hojo Shiyasu, without the support of allies, he could stubbornly repel the attacks of the Kwantung coalition army, and successively recaptured the two important branch cities that were lost.
Hojo Shiyasu won, but Takeda Harunobu lost, he turned around and crashed into Toshishiro when he drove away the beam-jumping clown Ogasawara Naga, I have to say that he was really back, he wanted to hit Murakami Yoshikiyoshi by surprise before the first heavy snow in late autumn, but in turn he gave himself a heavy blow.
At this time, Murakami Yoshikiyoshi was confronting Takanashi Masayori further north, and he didn't think that Takeda Harunobu, who was killing and robbing in Kanto, would kill him at all, and when Takeda Harunobu trotted all the way through Kanto, Kai, and drove away Shinano's Ogasawara who jumped up and down in one fell swoop, and then crossed the mountains and mountains to the front of Toshi Castle, such a rapid march was indeed beyond Murakami Yoshikiyo's expectations.
Sun Tzu said: Surprise attack unprepared, Takeda Harunobu is indeed right to do this, but he still forgot a taboo in the army, that is, the veteran soldiers are tired, and the time of death is coming.
The Takeda army had just fought in the Kanto region for nearly a summer, and after returning to Kofu for a few days, they hurried all the way to Shinano to kill chickens and dogs, and the only supplement was 2,500 recruits, the recruits were energetic but inexperienced, and the veterans were experienced but exhausted, and more than 1,000 people died in the summer, and even if 2,500 recruits were replenished, it was only in the early 6,000s.
The tired soldiers of the long-term war did not have the heart to teach the recruits how to fight together, under the leadership of Takeda Harunobu, they ran to Kitashinano as if they were playing with their lives, and after launching a surprise attack on Toshishi, they had already found the fatigue highlighted in the military situation, but he still chose to insist on attacking, and in the next six days, the number of casualties rose rapidly, and Takeda Harunobu also attacked desperately like a demon.
These six days made the Takeda family pay a heavy price, Yokota Takamatsu and Koyamada Nobuyi died in battle, with a total of more than 500 casualties, Takeda Harunobu underestimated the tenacious will of the defenders of Toishi Castle, and couldn't think of where the 500 defenders in the opposite Toshi Castle came from, most of the 500 defenders were the remnants of Shiga Castle who escaped before the slaughter of the castle in the Battle of Odaihara, and they were willing to pay all the price in order to avenge this group of people.
When the six precious days passed, Murakami Yoshikiyoshi and Takanashi Masayori reached a rapprochement, and hurriedly returned with 2,000 soldiers and horses, and the 2,000 Murakami army encountered the long-term tired Takeda army, and a headlong collision caused the total collapse of the Takeda army, and the invincible Koshu army in the past was like a seedling exposed to the sun for many days.
Takeda Harunobu never dreamed that the situation would evolve like this, hurriedly threw out the shadow warrior to attract Murakami's attention, and he took off his armor and disguised himself as an ordinary samurai to flee under the escort of his retainers, and the Takeda army, which had lost its command, scurried like a headless fly, becoming a performance time for Murakami's wanton pursuit, and the Takeda army lost 2,300 dead again, more than one-third of the casualties.
Takeda Ichijo Zhongli killed Imai Nobuyama, Kurihara Nobuyomo, Kurihara Masaaki brothers, Gendai Zhongkatsu Tsuno Masatada, Saone Toranaga died in battle, Takeda family's Ashigaru general Tada Mitsuyori, Hara Torain and others were wounded, this Oni Mino is really a rotten skin general, almost every fierce battle has to be wounded, but every time he survives, it is really a living miracle.
After the victory, Murakami Yoshikiyo also specially asked the remnants of Shiga Castle to build a Kyoto temple with their own hands to retaliate against Takeda Harunobu for their brutal treatment three years ago, because of the impact of this great victory, the wind direction of the entire North Shinano changed, and the originally wavering Shinano people once again stood on the side of anti-Takeda, including Mochizuki, Nezu and other people who had surrendered.
Because of the huge loss in one family and genealogy, Takeda Harunobu was hit by a huge blow this time, and began to build a defensive offensive in Kofu suspiciously, while he hid in the arms of Mrs. Sanjo to lick his wounds, and at this time, an unknown Shinano lost samurai Sanada Yukitaka, as an inconspicuous member of the Shinano ancestors of the Takeda family, began to become active.
The Imagawa family, one of the three alliances of the same armor and shogun, also came with new news, Oda Nobuhide of Owari was defeated again, he didn't know that the Imagawa family on the opposite side had changed the general general, and recklessly took the Owari people to collide with the main force of the Imagawa family, and then was hit head-on by the returning army Taiyuan Xuezhai who lost his armor.
It is said that even after the defeat of Oda Nobuhide returned to Owari, he became seriously ill in anger and urgency, and he was still sick, and it was rumored that he had an infectious disease, and it was also said that he was haunted by evil spirits, anyway, it seems that this Owari Tiger has not much time, but his son of the Owari big fool still wanders around Nakono with his friends, and from time to time he runs to Iwakura Castle, and Kiyoshu Castle puts a fire on the castle town chickens and dogs, and then his good teacher Hirate Masahide goes to wipe his buttocks.
It is said that Imagawa Yoshimoto received a new title, the Giant of Tokaido, and it is also said that it is the first bow in the East China Sea, anyway, it is always bullish and coaxing, this Yoshimoto began his ambitious rectification plan, to establish a system of national law within the territory, to achieve the unification of the territory, to gradually digest the power of Mikawa Province, to strengthen the connection with the imperial court and the shogunate, to strive to improve his family character and prestige, to pave the way for his son who is a genius to take the throne.
Kira Yoshitoki looked at the newly sent information with a grotesque expression, smacked his lips and said, "Imagawa Yoshimoto is only in his thirties, right?" He has only been on the throne for more than ten years and began to pave the way for his son to build bridges, and his son Imagawa is really only three years older than his family, right? Got married last year? This news won't be a problem, right? ”
"There is absolutely no problem with the guarantee of your subordinates!"
"Don't be so serious, this family is just asking." Teenage children don't understand anything, and they can get married...... Anyway, he thinks that he will not be very happy to get married so early, he will not get married so early, let alone have children so early, and when the child is old, the governor will have to give way to train the next generation, even if you don't give way, the retainers will automatically turn to support your son to take the throne, this is the rhythm of the tragedy of hardship.
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