In the Battle of Odawara Castle, the concept of One Night Castle reappeared.

In a sense, there are many records of one-night towns in Japan, but of course, the quality of these night-town towns is really not very good. It's just that compared to the side defending the city, the psychological blow of the night city to them is undoubtedly great.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi can be said to be a master of this. Or maybe he knows what kind of effect such a tactic can bring to the enemy.

In the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, there are two famous examples of the night town.

One is the Sumimata Castle that Toyotomi Hideyoshi built when he was a small ashigaru head of the Oda family.

In September of the 9th year of Eiroku, when Oda Nobunaga attacked the Saito clan in Mino, the most important tactical task of the Oda army was to build a fortress in Sumamata. Oda Nobunaga sent two-thirds of his army to build the fortress, and the remaining one-third to defend against enemy attacks. Hideyoshi was in charge of the construction of the fortress.

Hideyoshi first transported the timber from the fort to the upper reaches of the Kiso River, and then transported it down the river on a raft. After the building materials arrived, Hideyoshi led his cronies Maeno Nagayasu, Koroku Wasuka and his younger brother Koichiro, with 2,000 ninjas, to create a Sumamata Castle on the edge of Owari and Mino Provinces overnight, known as the "Ink Mata Night Castle".

Later, Hideyoshi suggested borrowing the strength of the wild samurai of the local tyrants to attack the enemy at night, and the result was a great victory.

And the second is Shihuan Mountain Castle in the Battle of Odawara:

In 1590, during the Battle of Odawara, Hideyoshi besieged Odawara Castle with an army of 200,000 land and water, and initially set up a main camp at Yumoto Sounji Temple, and then built Ishigakiyama Castle in April of the same year on Kasa Mt. Kakeyama in the west of Odawara Castle, and completed the giant castle that Odawara feared overnight, and finally caused the fall of Odawara Castle.

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As a result of the Battle of Odawara, the Toyotomi army divided the elite of the Hojo family more often, and then gradually occupied the Hojo family's castle, weakening the relatively small strength of the Hojo family itself.

However, there is no doubt that it was very difficult for the Hojo family to resist the main force of the Momoyama regime at that time, and even if the Hojo family held the defense line of Mt. Hakone, as long as the daimyo of Kanto held back a considerable part of the Hojo family's troops, the end of the Hojo family was doomed.

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During the Warring States period in China, the relatively large-scale urban offensive and defensive battles were not a minority. Among them, the Battle of Yanying and the Battle of Handan are examples.

The Battle of Yan Ying can be said to be a war that established Bai Qi's status as the first general of the Qin State at that time.

In the thirty-fourth year of King Zhou, there was a person in the state of Chu who was good at shooting the wild geese returning to the north with a thin bow and rope, and after the king of Chu Xiang heard about it, he called him to ask about the experience of shooting.

When the man replied, he said: "I like to shoot small geese and birds, this is the function of small arrows, how can it be worth telling the king? Moreover, with the vast land of Chu and the wisdom of the king, it is not only these small geese and birds that are shot...... Qin is a big bird, living with its back to the mainland, standing facing the east, close to the southwest of Zhao on the left, Yan Ying of Chu on the right, facing South Korea and Wei, and vainly trying to swallow the Central Plains alone. ”

In fact, the Qin State was bordering Yancheng at that time, but the distance between Yingdu was relatively far.

This man's words angered the king of Chu Xiang, who remembered that his father had been deceived by the state of Qin and died in the state of Qin. [12] As a result, King Xiang of Chu sent envoys to the vassal states to re-agree on the alliance in order to defeat the Qin state. When the Qin State heard the news, it decided to preemptively send troops to attack the Chu State.

The state of Chu wanted to join forces with the state of Qi and Korea to crusade against the state of Qin, and took the opportunity to plot against the Zhou dynasty. King Zhou sent Duke Wu to lobby the state of Chu, and successfully persuaded the prime minister of the state of Chu, Zhaozi. So the state of Chu abandoned the original plan.

The following year, the Qin general Sima Cuo led an army from Longxi County to capture Qianzhong County of Chu, and King Xiang of Chu was forced to cede Shangyong and the lands north of the Han River to Qin.

In the thirty-sixth year of King Zhou, King Qin Zhao sent Daliang Zaobai Qi to lead an army to attack Chu.

After analyzing the situation of the two armies, Bai Qi decided to adopt the strategic policy of directly attacking the central area of Chu rule. In the thirty-sixth year of King Zhou, Bai Qi led tens of thousands of troops to the east along the Han River, captured important coastal towns, plundered the abundant grain and grass in the Hanshui Valley to supply military supplies, and broke into Chu by surprise.

Bai Qi also ordered Qin's troops to dismantle bridges, burn boats, and cut off their own way back after crossing the river, as a sign of confidence in fighting to the death. The Chu army had worries because of fighting on its own soil, and the soldiers only cared about their own families, had no fighting spirit, and could not resist the onslaught of the elite soldiers of the Qin State, and retreated one after another.

The Qin army, led by Bai Qi, marched straight into the field and quickly attacked and occupied the Chu state's important position in the Han River valley, Deng (present-day north of Xiangyang, Hubei), all the way to Beduyan of the Chu state.

Yancheng is very close to Ying, the capital of Chu, and is an important military town to defend Yingdu, and the Chu people have already gathered heavy troops in Yancheng in an attempt to prevent the Qin army from attacking Yingcheng in the south.

The Qin army encountered the most stubborn resistance since entering the Chu realm in Yancheng, and the Qin army was alone and inadequate, and it was not suitable to last, so it took advantage of the favorable conditions that Yishui flowed out of the long valley of the Chuxi Mountain and flowed to the southeast, built an embankment to store water in the west of Yancheng, and built a long canal to Yancheng, and then opened a canal to irrigate the city, the water entered the city for the abyss, the northeast corner of Yancheng was soaked and broken by the river, and the people in the city were drowned hundreds of thousands.

The Qin army then occupied Yancheng. After conquering Deng and Yancheng, Bai Qi rested his troops, replenished his troops and military resources, and at the same time moved the convicts and prisoners of the Qin State to Deng and Yan, which were used as bases for further attacks on Chu. He also led the army to attack and occupy Xiling, choke the Yangtze River, and cut off the connection between Yingjun and Wujun in the west.

In the thirty-seventh year of King Zhou, Bai Qi sent troops to attack Chu again, the momentum was like a bamboo, captured the capital of Chu State, burned down the tomb of its ancestor Yiling, and marched east to Jingling, after the defeat of King Xiang of Chu, he fled to the northeast to Chen, and was forced to move the capital here to protect himself.

There is a theory that in the Battle of Yanying, the Qin State mobilized 600,000 troops to crush the Chu army......

In 280 BC, King Zhaoxiang of Qin mobilized 600,000 Qin troops, plus 100,000 Wei troops, to launch a large-scale attack on the Jianghan region of Chu State, this war lasted for seven years, and was the longest and largest war in the Spring and Autumn Warring States.

In this war, the Qin army participated in the war of 600,000 people, and the 600,000 Qin troops were: Wei Ran Qirong 100,000, Bai Qi Baigui 100,000, Sima Cuo 100,000, Sima Terrier 100,000, Wang Yi 100,000, Zhang Ruo 100,000, and the Chu army participated in the war 350,000, respectively: Zhengtong Zhuang Qiao 100,000, Jingwei Zhaoran 100,000, Qu Zhao Zhaoyu 50,000, Zhaoyu Zhaoxiang Dongdi 100,000. The war was divided into three phases:

First, Wang Di's 100,000 Qin troops went out of Dongjun and Wei Xiong's 100,000 Wei troops crossed the Yellow River and launched an attack on the Chu army's Heze, Dingtao, and Cao counties, with the aim of attacking the east and west, diverting the attention of King Xiang of Chu Qingxiang, so as to contain the eastern Chu army and cooperate with the western Qin army to attack Jianghan and Jingzhou. The 100,000 Qin troops of Wei Ran and Mi Rong went out of Shangnan, Xiaxixia, Neixiang, and Ba Dengzhou, and the 100,000 Qin troops of Baiqi and Baigui went out of Jingzi Pass and Manchuan Pass, and went down to Yunxi, Yunxian, and Danjiangkou, and Sima Cuo's 100,000 Qin troops went out of Longnan, to Xishu, and went down the Yangtze River east to Wushan.

In the south, King Xiang of Chu ordered Zheng Tong, Zhuang Qiao led 80,000 Jingzhou guards to rescue Wushan, and 90,000 Chu troops completely defeated Sima Cuo's 100,000 Longxi Qin troops in Fengjie, 100,000 Qin troops disappeared, and the Chu army won a brilliant victory.

In the north, Wei Ran's 50,000 Qin troops pulled out Dengzhou and occupied Laohekou, while Mi Rong's 50,000 Qin troops and the 30,000 Chu troops of Su's Department fought in Shangnan and were at a standout. Bai Qi Bai Gui led 100,000 Qin troops out of Languan, took the Shangluo Ancient Road, and rushed to Shangyi. When he arrived in Shangzhou, Bai Qi's troops were divided into two routes, all the way 50,000 Qin troops led by Bai Gui, from Shangzhou south to Shanyang, out of Manchuan Pass, and captured Yunxi and Yunxian on the north bank of the Han River, Bai Qi led 50,000 Qin troops from Shangyi to aid Shangnan, and fought with Mi Rong, and Qu and his 30,000 Chu troops were killed. Bai Qi used a plan to attack Nanyang, Zhaoyu and his 20,000 Chu troops were killed, and Nanyang fell.

In the first stage, interspersed with the 50,000 Chu army of Zhuang Qiao, together with the Chu army of Qianzhong, Cangwu County, and the 50,000 Chu army of Zhuang Qiao entered Yunnan.

Second, Wei Ran's Hanbei Qin army crossed the river at the mouth of the old river, and Bai Qi's 100,000 troops from Baihe and Shiyan captured Gucheng, and the troops were divided into two routes, one route was Baigui to attack Xiangyang, and Bai Qi led the other road to Baokang, entered Nanzhang, and led the mountains and rivers to irrigate Yanbaicheng. Then he and Sima Terrier attacked Jingzhou and Baying, and plundered the land to Wuhan Anlu.

Sima Terrier's 100,000 Qin troops went out of Nanzheng, went east to take Ankang, Xunyang, Shangyong, and divided into two roads in Zhushan, and attacked Badong, Zigui, and Yichang in the south, and then attacked Jingzhou Baying with Bai Qi.

Zhang Ruo's 100,000 Qin troops left Chengdu, went east along the Yangtze River, and successively captured Chuba and Wuqianzhong.

Third, King Xiang of Chu gathered 100,000 soldiers from Huai'an, Huainan, and Guangling to the east, and in only three months, he fought from Ezhou to Chongqing, wiped out Zhang Ruo's 100,000 Qin troops, and returned to Chu in Bawu Qianzhong. Zhaoyu Zhaoxiang defeated Sima Terrier in Yichang, picked Sima Wrong with a gun, repelled Bai Qi's rescue, Badong, Zigui, and Yichang returned to Chu. Later, Zhaoyu Zhaoxiang led the army to recapture Wuhan Anlu, and fought a tug-of-war with the Qin army of Bai Qi Sima Terrier on the front line of Xiangyang, Jingzhou. At the same time, King Xiang of Chu Qingxiang dispatched the Chu army of Fang Ye Xuchang to the south in an attempt to recapture northern Han, and the Qin army in Shangnan, Dengzhou, Nanyang, was also in a tug-of-war, and finally could not recapture the line from Nanyang to Jingzhou.

Zhang Jiashi said that in this statement, not to mention where the 600,000 troops came from, Sima Co may have died at the time of the Battle of Yan Ying:

In the twenty-seventh year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Sima Cuo was ordered to mobilize the Longxi army to attack the Qianzhong County of Chu from Shu, and the Qin army defeated the Chu army and captured the Qianzhong County of Chu, forcing Chu to cede the land north of Hanshui and Shangyong to Qin.

The subsequent deeds of Sima Cuo are unknown.

In the history books, whether it is the historical records or the Warring States Policy, there is no record that Qi Rong participated in the Battle of Yanying.

Well, where did Zhang Ruo come from? And Sima Terrier also has no record of participating in the Battle of Yan Ying......

Zhang Jiashi said that this can be done, and Bai Qi smiled but did not speak.

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And the battle of Handan is even more tragic:

After the Battle of Changping, in many considerations, King Zhaoxiang of Qin did not take Handan directly, but asked Zhao to cede the city for peace talks.

However, after that, King Zhaoxiang of Qin saw that Zhao had broken the contract and did not cede the six cities, but instead joined forces with the eastern states to deal with Qin, so in October 259 BC, he ordered the five doctors Wang Ling to lead an army of 200,000 troops to attack Zhao and attack the Zhao capital Handan.

Zhao general Lian Po led the Zhao army to 100,000 stubborn resistance, Zhao Xiangpingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng also scattered his wealth in the soldiers, arranged his wife and concubines into the army, and encouraged the army and the people to go to the national disaster together.

Qin increased 100,000 troops to support Wang Ling, the five colonels of the Qin army were killed, and King Qin Zhaoxiang ordered Bai Qi to replace Wang Ling as the commander, and Bai Qi resigned due to illness. King Zhaoxiang of Qin ordered Wang Ji to replace Wang Ling as the main general, and increased his troops by 100,000 to continue the siege of Handan. More than half of the Qin army was killed and wounded, but it still couldn't get down. Fan Sui then recommended Zheng Anping as a general, and led an army of 50,000 to carry a large amount of grain and grass to support Wang Yi and strengthen the attack on Zhao. The city of Handan ran out of food, and King Zhao Xiaocheng was forced to ask Wei and Chu for help.

In 258 BC, Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, was ordered to send an envoy to the state of Chu. He wanted to select twenty civil and military entourages among the doormen, but only nineteen were selected. A guest then recommended himself to go with him, but Zhao Pingyuanjun thought that he had been under the door for three years, and he had not heard of his ability, so he refused to take him. Mao Sui said: "The minister is please, please dispose of the ears in the bag today." So that he can get in the pocket early, it is to stand out, not to see it at the end." When Zhao Pingyuanjun hired people, he took Mao Sui with him.

Zhao Pingyuanjun and his entourage came to the state of Chu and stated to King Chu Kaolie the interests of conniving against Qin, from the "sunrise" to the "middle of the day", the king of Chu Kaolie still hesitated. Mao Sui then drew his sword and stepped forward, approached King Chu Kaolie and said: "Now Chu is 5,000 miles, holding a halberd of one million, and this overlord is also a capital." With the strength of Chu, the world can be done. Bai Qi, Xiao Zhuzier, led tens of thousands of people, Xingshi to fight with Chu, one battle and raise Yan Ying, then fight and burn Yiling, three battles and humiliate the king's ancestors. This resentment of the centuries is ashamed of Zhao, and Wang Fu knows evil. The one who cooperates is Chu, not Zhao". King Chu Kaoli was ashamed, and "only only" agreed, "Determined by blood". After Zhao Pingyuanjun returned to China, the state of Chu sent 100,000 troops to rescue Zhao.

King Wei Anxu sent Jin Cong to lead an army of 100,000 to rescue Zhao. King Zhaoxiang of Qin sent people to threaten King Wei Anxi, saying: "Among the princes, those who dare to save Zhao will attack first and save Zhao after defeating Zhao." King Wei Anxu was frightened and ordered the Jin army to suspend in Ye and wait and see. Wei Xinlingjun Wei Wuji relied on Wei Anxi's favorite concubine Ruji to steal the tiger talisman, led the warrior Zhu Hai to kill Jin Contempt, seized his military power, and selected 80,000 elite soldiers to attack the Qin army. This is "stealing talismans to save Zhao".

Chu Chun, Shenjun, and Huang Xie also led the army to rescue Zhao. The Qin army lost the battle, and King Zhaoxiang of Qin ordered Bai Qi to lead his troops to attack Zhao. Bai Qi has never been sick. King Zhaoxiang of Qin dismissed his official title, and Bai Qi was forced to commit suicide in Duyou.

Before the arrival of Wei and Chu reinforcements, Zhao Sheng recruited 3,000 death squads and ordered Li Tan to lead the attack on the Qin army and repel the Qin army for 30 miles.

In December 257 BC, the armies of Wei and Chu successively entered the outskirts of Handan and attacked the Qin army. The defenders of Zhao cooperated with the Wei and Chu armies outside the city to counterattack. Under the internal and external attacks of the armies of the three kingdoms, the Qin army was defeated and suffered heavy losses. Wang Yu led the remnants to flee back to Fencheng, and more than 20,000 people under the Qin general Zheng Anping were surrounded by the United Legion, so they had to surrender to Zhao, and the siege of Handan was lifted. The Wei-Chu coalition army took advantage of the victory and advanced to Hedong, while the Qin army was defeated and retreated to Hexi.

At this time, Korea also joined the joint attack on Qin, and Zhao, Wei, Chu, and Han successively recovered Wei's Hedong County and Anyang, Zhao's Taiyuan County, Pijiao, Wu'an, Han Shangdang County, and Runan.

In fact, if King Zhaoxiang of Qin followed Bai Qi's advice and took advantage of Zhao's weakness in the Battle of Changping to take Handan directly, it would be difficult for Zhao to resist the offensive of the Qin army.

However, King Qin Zhaoxiang launched an offensive against Handan after about half a year, even if Handan was still weak, but at the same time, the soldiers and civilians of Handan City, who had already prepared, were naturally much stronger in the face of the offensive of the Qin army.

As the saying goes, it is advisable to chase the poor and beat the water dogs, and it is no wonder that King Qin Zhaoxiang was more likely to not see the birth of the Qin Empire until he died.

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