Of course, Matsudaira Motoyasu did not know that Oda Nobunaga's army had taken Narumi Castle. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

If he knew, he wouldn't have launched a general attack.

His troops were entangled with Oda Nobunaga the whole time, and never let Oda Nobunaga's troops go too far. And there were defenders in Narumi Castle, and he had no idea how Oda Nobunaga took Narumi Castle.

Goxianda didn't know either.

When he and Okabe Motoshin came out of Narumi Castle, they also deliberately left 200 people in Narumi Castle. The prevention is that Oda Nobunaga comes to steal the city.

A force of 200 people, with plenty of bows and arrows, is always fine to support a team of 2,000 people of the Oda family for a day or two. Coupled with the harassment of Gao Xianda, he will definitely be able to wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

At that time, Oda Nobunaga could only be completely annihilated.

Who knows, Oda Nobunaga actually has this kind of ability, he can take down Narumi Castle without blood, and let the defenders of Narumi Castle be used by him.

Gao Xianda said: "I think there must be a master in the middle of their team. Taking Narumi Castle and pretending to attack the city to lure the enemy into the city is not something that ordinary people can come up with. The battle formation with the rejection of horses as a defense and the muskets firing from behind is also very powerful. And the person who knocked me out just now is not small, I'm afraid he is a brave general. It may not be so easy to break their morale and make them surrender for a while. ”

Now comes the formal military meeting stage.

Although Gao Xianda's troops are small, his status is high, and Matsudaira Motoyasu should have listened to Gao Xianda's arrangement. But Gao Xianda deliberately wanted to see Matsudaira Motoyasu's ability.

So Gao Xianda said: "We now have two ways to choose, one is to take advantage of the victory to pursue and attack the city at any cost." This will inevitably lead to heavy losses. The second is to retreat slightly, the three fortresses set up by the Oda family in the vicinity have all been taken by us, and we can count on a stronghold to defend. Then wait further for reinforcements from Okazaki Castle to arrive. What do you think? ”

Matsudaira Motoyasu looked at Sakai Tadaji next to him and said, "How many people are left?" ”

Sakai Tadaji said: "My lord, our forward troops have a total of 1,273 people on this expedition, and there are still 806 people who have combat effectiveness. The remaining 93 were killed and 374 were slightly wounded. ”

Matsudaira Motoyasu nodded and said, "I see." ”

Gao Xianda immediately stood in awe of Sakai Tadaji. In a short period of time, he was able to count the casualties of his soldiers down to the head. Strict military discipline is one thing, and on the other hand, it also shows that Sakai Tadaji is good at mathematics.

There was no one under Gao Xianda who was so good at math. He wasn't good at math, and the cavalry captain was even worse. Gao Xianda asked him how many people numbered, and he only told Gao Xianda that there were still about 200 people who could fight.

When it was time to return to dinner, he couldn't count the specific number of people.

Matsudaira Motoyasu asked Hattori Hanzo again: "As far as you know, how many people are left in the Oda family?" ”

"The Oda Army has more troops than we expected. He dispatched three teams of Ashigaru under the city this time, each with 500 people, that is, 1,500 people. In addition, he had a musket team of 300 men, divided into two teams. Counting the soldiers who went out of the castle and the soldiers who guarded the castle walls, it was estimated that there were 200 people. All of them all, that's two thousand. Hattori Hanzo stepped forward and replied, "But after this night's fighting, his main force suffered heavy losses, and the Niwa Nagahide troops guarding the flanks were routed by the troops led by Shin-sama, and the Sakuma Nobumori troops behind the palace were also eaten by our army, and basically only Oda Nobunaga's main team was less injured, and most of them withdrew to the castle." The musketeers of the Oda Army suffered heavy casualties this time, and fewer than 100 people fled back to the city. Soldiers are counting the number of muskets captured. If you count the original 200 people in Narumi Castle, the number of people in the city should be between seven and eight hundred. ”

"Another math good." Gao Xianda secretly said.

People who do espionage work should indeed have enough sensitivity to military information.

"Eight hundred against eight hundred......," Matsudaira Motoyasu muttered, "if you count the two hundred cavalry of the clan, we have the advantage in numbers, and they don't have the support of the musket team......"

Gao Xianda said: "They have an advantage in numbers, but they occupy the geography of the castle. And my cavalry units are of little use in sieges. You can't ride on a horse to the city wall. ”

"That's what my lord said." Matsudaira Motoyasu muttered, "Siege is no better than field battle, if it is outside the city, our heroes of Mikawa will be useful for dealing with the weak soldiers of Owari." But if you attack the city, on the city wall, I'm afraid they will be the three of us one by one. In that case, let's do what the adults said, first find a camp and wait for reinforcements to arrive. ”

Goxianda certainly understood what he meant. Gao Xianda's subordinates are all cavalry and cannot be used to siege the city, so can Matsudaira Motoyasu use his own men to fill the pit?

This forward army is all from the Three Rivers. Matsudaira Motoyasu was not appointed by Imagawa Yoshimoto, but was promoted because of his status as the young lord of Okazaki Castle. This Three Rivers army is his biggest reliance, and he is reluctant to take it out and consume it.

Gao Xianda's eyes closed slightly, and said, "Reinforcements must be invited, but I don't know when they will arrive." If we had waited for them to come, our morale would have been gone. And Oda Nobunaga's wounded soldiers are probably all healed. Oda Nobunaga is scheming, and he doesn't know what tricks he will play when the time comes. The lord's 10,000-strong army has been attacked by him, can we definitely take the city with 2,000 reinforcements? ”

"Then sir, do you mean to continue the siege?" Matsudaira Motoyasu asked.

Gao Xianda said: "Since your subordinates are all ashigaru, the vanguard always has to play its role. ”

Matsudaira Motoyasu's abacus was originally played very well.

He originally thought that Narumi Castle was still under the control of the Imagawa family, and that Oda Nobunaga had fled all the way. With the combat ability of his Mikawa soldiers, with 1,200 elite soldiers to fight 1,800 deserters, plus the double-sided attack of Narumi Castle, he can still fight.

Defeating Oda Nobunaga's main team was a big credit.

After the assassination of Yoshimoto Imagawa, the main force of the Imagawa family was damaged. If he can take advantage of the situation to attack Cheongju Castle, he will be able to control the entire territory of Owari. When the time comes, the army will be self-respecting, so even if independence is declared, I am afraid that the Imagawa family may not be able to manage it.

And Imagawa Yoshimoto died at the hands of Oda Nobunaga, if he crusaded Oda Nobunaga, it could be regarded as revenge for Imagawa Yoshimoto. It's always difficult for the people of the Imagawa family to pull down their faces and attack him directly.

When the time comes, as long as he submits to the Imagawa clan on the surface and pays tribute on time, he can't go to Junfu Castle if he is killed. I'm afraid that the Imagawa clan really can't do anything with him.

When he is full-fledged, he can be regarded as a prince.