Takashima Yoritaka had a good idea, seeing that the shogunate and the Miyoshi family were in a quiet period before preparing for war, he preemptively sent his cronies to Settsu to present the oath, so that the Miyoshi family would definitely be launched in advance, and the shogunate had to respond, as long as they Takashima held on until Miyoshi Changqing went out, even if they lost Shimizuyama Castle, they could rely on the name to gain the trust of the Miyoshi family, maybe they would be able to return to their hometown in time or something.

The wishful thinking crackled, but unfortunately it was still a bad move, and before Takashima Yorigao's cronies left Takashima County, they were slaughtered by the Hattori ninja who had already targeted him, and the letter with Takashima Yoritaka Flower Charge passed through Kira Yoshishi's toss and turns, and then fell on Ashikaga Yoshito's table.

It is said that he drew his knife and cut off the case, scolded Takashima Yoritaka for being a rebellious samurai scum, and ordered the Sasaki Takashima clan shogunate to be taken away in the name of the public, listing him as a Miyoshi rebel, and determined to completely eradicate the Takashima clan without leaving any trouble.

Mibuchi Harumoto, Hosokawa Fujiken and other members of the Shogunate Gao family hurriedly dissuaded, and after a long time of bitter persuasion, they calmed down the stubborn Ashikaga Yoshito, and reluctantly agreed to cancel the original extermination plan, but the severe punishment of the Takashima clan must not be tolerated, and Kira Yoshitoki, who was the guardian of Shiga and Takashima counties, was named and had full authority to deal with the matter.

When Ashikaga Yoshito lost his temper for that hated oath, Kira Yoshitoki had already assembled 1,500 troops, and the Kuchigi family, who rushed to hear the news, also joined the battle, and in order to take revenge, the Kuchigi family had a bloody investment, and the Kuchigi Valley was able to set out, and a small half of the wealthy families in Takashima County were taken away by him, adding up to 2,500 troops.

Originally, the Kuchiki clan also planned to mobilize all the people with all their might, but of course this proposal was vetoed by Kira Yoshitoki, just kidding you to mobilize, and the crops were left in the ground to grow weeds? He is now the guardian of the two counties, and he is the guardian of the shogunate who is not linked to the Rokkaku family, and these two counties are equivalent to when they were transferred to Kira Yoshishi by the direct jurisdiction of the shogunate, how could his own territory let these guys mess around.

At this time, the spring sowing has just passed, and the one-year military service has just begun, and the early mobilization of military service is too heavy for the logistical burden, 2,500 people are enough to swallow the Takashima family, and increasing the unnecessary mobilization is only a waste of precious food, the end of April and the beginning of May is the time when the green and yellow are not harvested, and the highest mortality rate of the year is during this time, how many farmers would rather starve to death than move the seeds for the sake of more harvests that year, and the Kira family does not have much food allocation this season, how can there be surplus grain to feed these people.

Sakamoto is not far from Takashima County, on the morning of April 23, more than 1,500 people of the Kira army went out to join the 2,500 allied forces in Takashima County, and stationed in Hirai Castle, which is one mile away from Shimizuyama Castle.

With the support of the Hirai clan, which is closest to Shimizu Mountain Castle, this war is half won, and the evidence of the Takashima family's rebellion has been spread to Takashima County, even those wall grasses do not dare to take refuge in the Takashima family at this time, and the Takashima family must be very clear about this.

"This is the first military meeting of the family, as the battle of the family, this joint battle is given full authority to Yamamoto Shixing to command, the family only comes to listen with ears, you can do what you have to do."

Yamamoto Shixing was a little humble and said: "The Pavilion Master appointed me Shixing as the military minister to take charge of military affairs, and I ask you to cooperate with me to complete this Qingshui Castle strategy operation." ”

"Yes!"

"We must destroy Qingshui Mountain City! Traitor Takashima Yoritaka! Give back my brother's life! Kuchigi Fujitsuna roared resentfully, as the general of the Kuchigi Army, the opinion of Kuchigi Fujitsuna, who commanded a thousand troops, was very important, and the rest of the dozen or so countrymen also cursed one after another, as if it was their brother who died.

"Hmm! In this case, this joint battle will be led by Kuchigi Fujitsunaden, with Hirai Kawachi Moriyori as the second striker, and Watanabe Takatsuna as the third formation, so please do your best to attack and be sure to open the castle within ten days. Tokiyuki Yamamoto directly made the decision to arrange the combat mission.

Because it is a siege war, so Kira Yoshitoki can sit in Hirai Castle without going to the front line to supervise the battle, Yamamoto Tokiyuki told him that the art of war is the lowest siege, and this siege is helpless to send troops to test the reaction of the Takashima family, and then make the next decision, and then the military discussion just talked about some garrison things, the trivial matters of transportation and storage of military rations.

At the end of the military discussion, when Ji Liangyi, who was bored for a long time in the big tent, couldn't wait to walk to the sand table and said: "There is not too much food in my family, and now the price of food is the most expensive time of the year. So let's talk about the siege strategy! ”

"Let's fight first! Let's see how the will of the Takashima family is to defend before we can make the next decision! Yamamoto Tokiyuki picked up his teapot and poured the freshly brewed tea leaves, carefully smelled the fragrance of the tea, and said with an intoxicated face: "The way of sencha in the Ming Kingdom is also broad and profound!" Although it is only Omi's aged tea, it still has a fragrant aroma when brewed...... That's right! It seems that the new tea is coming down soon. ”

"Don't interrupt the master!" Kira Yoshitoki frowned and asked, "In other words, today's siege battle is just a military temptation?" So when is the real siege? ”

"The siege of the city is not so simple, such as Qingshui Mountain City, a city built on the mountain, with our army of 4,000 people, it is normal for ten months to be difficult, and there are many people who can't capture a strong city in three years and two years." Yamamoto Shiyuki smiled bitterly and saw that he couldn't get around the problem, so he could only sigh and explain the reason.

Japan's low level of siege is notoriously low, otherwise there would not have been so many fiascos, such as the Kamakura shogunate's Hojo family led an army of 100,000 to besiege Akasaka Castle 500 defenders but was beaten and lost their armor, this kind of thing is a shame to say, Japan has many fortified cities, most of them are built on the mountains and are easy to defend and difficult to attack prominent positions, completely as a military fortress, it is difficult to attack and a waste of manpower.

But it doesn't mean that these cities are really difficult to fight, the reason why they can't be beaten is because the engineering technology is too vegetable, and there are almost no decent siege equipment, which makes it difficult to attack a city for several years, or repeatedly planted in the hands of a strong city.

"Then why not make siege engines? Trebuchets should be able to do it, right? "I have seen it in his family's treasury, and Yamamoto Tokiyuki has also read it, but he just read it once and read it again, what is the reason for this, he has never understood it.

Yamamoto Tokiyuki understood what he meant, but still shook his head and said: "No craftsman can do it, the original purpose of the war book was only to collect or send it to the temple, and there are very few people who have really read the war book. ”

“…… That's more than a lot, that is to say, in addition to the strong attack, there is only outwitting! Kira Yoshitoki clapped his hands, but in a moment, a samurai dressed in red and his face was obscured by the face and throat chakra, "Hattori Yasumoto has seen the hall owner!" ”

"Oh! It turned out to be Taro! You're looking good, keep up the good work! How is the adjustment work in Shimizu Mountain Castle? Kira Yoshitoki smacked his lips and didn't say anything, the people of the Hattori family like to dress up in fancy clothes, or to say that they don't do their jobs.

The Hattori family is also a native of the country, and there is no ninja profession, but in the Kira family, he is classified by default as a special samurai regardless of the battle formation, that is to say, the Hattori family is still classified as a professional samurai, and when he usually comes and goes without a trace, he usually spends much more time practicing martial arts with a big gun and a sword.

Hattori Taro Homoto is an alternative.,Usually like to dress up as a samurai.,A samurai outfit and then comb a sky-high broom head.,The waist and crotch knife walks up and down.,Especially the pistol skills are very powerful.,It is said that after a few years of practice, you have to say goodbye to the gun Hanzo.,In addition to engaging in intelligence,This guy usually devotes time to practicing marksmanship.。

Not to mention how much black history Hattori Homoto has, who has a slightly sharp appearance, I saw him leaning over and replying: "Takashima Yorigao's brother Yoricho has secretly contacted his subordinates, hoping to obtain the shogunate's security certificate at the cost of Kaejo's submission, and at the same time, he also proposed to inherit the family title and title of the Takashima family after his brother's death." ”

"Humph! What a greedy person! As soon as the Takashima family changed hands, they changed to a governor? Paying such a small price can quell the consequences of rebellion, and then the people of the country will rebel if they have nothing to do, how can the shogunate still manage the world? ”

Tokiyuki Yamamoto suggested: "The owner of the pavilion might as well promise him first, as long as he can open the castle, the matter behind him can be easily solved, and this point must be believed in Iwami Mamoru's ability." ”

"Huh? What do you mean...... Do you understand the trick of deceit? I don't like it very much, but in order to eliminate hidden dangers, I have to do it! Kira Yoshitoki sighed and commanded, "Just do it this way!" Takashima Yorinaga's condition was agreed, and he was asked to open the city gate as soon as possible to welcome the family into the city! ”

In the early morning of April 24th, the warm sunlight sprinkled on the face was very comfortable, it was a good day for outings, but because of the sudden arrival of 4,000 troops and became more and more slaughtered, the geographical location of Shimizu Mountain Castle is good, overlooking the Azumi River in the south, is a well-known fortified castle in Takashima County.

Kira Yoshishi sat in the military tent in the middle of the army, listening to the military report with a blank face, this process was both boring and boring, this siege battle Kira family did not have any strength at all, because Kuchigi Fujitsuna swore in front of Kira Yoshitoki that he would take the head of Takashima Takari to pay tribute to his dead brother, who was embarrassed to attack with him is not long-sighted, and a good siege war evolved into a boring battle between the Kuchigi family and the city wall.

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