Chapter 177: Bad Battle
The current Hokuriku has to say that it is really terrible. After Yang Cheng and Uesugi just came to Hokuriku to have a brief meeting with Asakura Yoshikage, the successive battle reports were in full swing, and they almost never stopped.
However, most of the battle reports are such as "XXX city lost", "XXX general died in battle", "XXX has surrendered to the enemy", which is all over the place, and it is obviously the rhythm of the country's destruction.
Asakura Yoshikei, an old man, now that he sees Uesugi, it is like seeing a great god, where is there still the momentum that dared to declare war with Echigo, he also understands that if Echigo abandons the alliance and retreats now, in a few days, Oda, Mori and Tanegashima will definitely hit his capital, and I am afraid that the only way to greet him at that time is seppuku.
Uesugi was also refreshing, and after negotiating in detail about the alliance between the two sides, she then took Yang Cheng and Naoe Ai directly to the west of the border and decided to meet the Maori army. As for Tanegashima and Oda in the north and south, Hokuriku is responsible for it.
The current situation, the two sides have also roughly analyzed, although the sub-island is now a sudden force and sharp, but due to the number of congenital limitations, Tanegashima does not pose much of a threat to the Hokuriku. Oda was different, the army was like a dark cloud, so dull that it was breathless.
As long as you can repel Mori and Oda, as for Tanegashima, it is just a casual situation, as long as this side is calm and the two sides form an alliance, it will be easy to defeat Tanegashima.
To the west of Hokuriku, there are many lofty mountains and mountains, and the Maori army, in just a few days, has successively conquered several cities in Asakura. It wasn't until Echigo played the banner that the two sides were at a stalemate.
Yang Cheng, Uesugi and the others were surprised, at first they thought that Namori was just trying to get a piece of the pie when he attacked Hokuriku through Oda, until they saw the other side's camp and realized that this idea was simply wrong.
It can be seen from the banner of the Maori army that it is not only the Maori family, but also another force, the banner of Takuya. Moreover, the total number of people on both sides is definitely not less than 20,000, and in today's country with many volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and sulfur, if you can produce 20,000 troops, it is simply a million heroes.
Seeing this, Yang Chengdu regretted a little that he had made a mistake by instigating Uesugi to come here to meet the enemy, and from the analysis of troops, his own side did not have an advantage at all. And the other party has several cities, and his morale is like a rainbow, and now he is heading head-on, which is really unwise.
But now that he has formed an alliance with Asakura, if he retreats repeatedly in the first battle, it will be absolutely fatal to the entire battle situation.
The two sides were in a stalemate for a few days, attacking and defending each other, but most of them were harassing and tentative, and they did not show the real bottom of the cards when they couldn't figure out the opponent's old bottom.
On the fourth day, the Maori army suddenly rushed out of the army with a slave corpse, and this attack caught Yang Cheng's side by surprise, and after losing several generals in succession, the reinforcements had to retreat thirty miles and lose a town.
By the time the news reached the ears of the old man Asakura Yoshikage, the old man was already in despair. At first, he was glad to be able to cooperate with Echigo, but after hearing about the first battle of Echigo, he retreated and lost, and the seeds of hope were immediately wiped out.
When he heard for three days that Echigo's reinforcements had been forced back a hundred miles by the Maori army, he had no hope for Hokuriku's prospects.
And Yang Cheng really didn't expect it, he didn't even see the face of the other party's main body, the general lost seven or eight, and the eight thousand people he brought with him at the beginning have now died nearly 2,000 or so.
As a result, most of the retainers who came to Echigo's support are increasingly opposed, and they all propose that Uesugi should abandon the alliance with Hokuriku and return to Echigo.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the military formation is also very tense.
"Lord Qianxin, don't hesitate any longer, I can't imagine that the other party actually has a few lost slaves, and if this continues, the casualties of our sergeants will only become more serious, please ask Lord Qianxin to immediately order to withdraw from this troubled water!"
Most of the retainers led by Ai Naoe agreed with this move, and listening to the discussions of the retainers, even Uesugi, who had always adhered to righteousness, could not make up his mind.
"I didn't expect that the other party actually had a secret weapon, and the refining control method of the slave was lost for a hundred years, and I didn't expect it to appear now. However, if he renegades now, the wrath of Bishamonti will surely descend and the future will pass, and how can he bear it then? ”
Uesugi Kenshin sighed, her eyes fell on Yang Cheng, who had been silent for a long time, and said, "Sprout, do you say yes?" ”
Yang Cheng smiled bitterly, it was he who instigated Uesugi to come here to form an alliance and retreat from the enemy, the reason why he didn't open his mouth was entirely because he was the initiator, and now he has almost become the target of all the retainers, and it is not easy to be able to keep silent.
Now that I heard Uesugi ask, I had to reply: "Things are indeed unexpected, but the so-called death of lips and teeth, if Asakura is destroyed, then Echigo will not only face the two major forces of Takeda and Hojo, you have also seen, whether it is Maori or Oda, these two are mainly attacking, no matter who has taken down Hokuriku, there will definitely be a war with Echigo later, if it can't be contained now, then it will be trapped on three sides, and the situation will be critical!" ”
Naoe Ai said in a deep voice: "Maybe there is one thing you didn't pay attention to, what you said will happen in the future." But whether it's Mori or Oda, since they both want to swallow the Hokuriku, there will definitely be a war between them, in other words, we can actually sit back and reap the benefits of the fisherman, so there is no need to share life and death with the other party now! ”
"What if Mori and Oda are secretly in an alliance?"
Yang Cheng also had a headache, in fact, Naoe Ai was right, but I was afraid that I would form an alliance with Oda in Maori, if this was the case, when the other party defeated Asakura, the next was Echigo, so, Echigo is really dangerous.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was silent, this problem is very serious, and it is related to the life and death of Echigo. In the era of war, the most feared is weak, and when Echigo is forced to go to war with Mori or Oda, it is guaranteed that Takeda and Hojo will take the opportunity to rob, and then Echigo will completely become the second Asakura, in that case, there is only one word to find reinforcements, difficult!
Just when the barracks was solemn, a soldier hurriedly came to report.
"Report - the Maori army formation released four slave corpses today, and the other party has launched a full-scale attack under the leadership of the slaves, and our army's forward has been broken through, please give the order and instructions immediately!"
This news is like a fish and a thunder thrown into a big river, and there are thousands of strikers, and it is difficult not to be shocked when it is broken so quickly.
"Lord Qianxin, you can't wait any longer, the other party is powerful, please retreat immediately, the top priority, keeping Lord Qianxin's safety is the most important thing!"
Naoe Ai bluntly pulled out his long knife and said: "Of course, it's up to me to cut it off, and ask Lord Kenshin to immediately lead everyone to withdraw, and as for whether to withdraw from the Asakura, please ask Lord Kenshin to decide for himself." ”
"Entrusted by others, how can you say that you will retreat?" Uesugi Kenshin said with a somewhat angry expression.
"Lord Qianxin, it's better for me to come and break off, Lord Zhijiang is right, although I don't recommend withdrawing from the Chaocang, but now that the Maori army is fully charged, I will lead people to block it first, Lord Qianxin will lead everyone to retreat and stick to the city, as for how to discuss it slowly after that!"
Before everyone could make a decision, they heard the earth-shattering sound outside the military formation approaching, and a hideous laughing sound and a strange buzzing sound followed.
"Do you want to go, stay all, dare to block my attack, let me cut you all into slices!"