Chapter 6 Second Army Division-3

On the eve of the summer battle, the military affairs meeting continued endlessly, almost until the moment before the start of the war, but the battle strategy was still not finalized. The meeting was deadlocked, so Osamu Ohno asked, "What advice does Sanada-sama have?" There were two opinions at the meeting.Most of the generals of the direct line advocated the defense of the castle, while the ronin generals insisted on a decisive battle outside the city. On this point, Yukimura and Matabei are in agreement, but there is still a difference on where the duel will be fought. Yubei chose Komatsu Mountain, forty miles away from the city, as the battlefield. On the contrary, Yukimura suggested that the area around Shitennoji, eight miles south of the city, was the most suitable.

"That won't work!" Matabei objected.He said: "Because the area around Shitennoji is close to the city, it is very convenient to dispatch troops, but the battlefield is open, and the strength of Osaka's troops is less than one-third of the Eastern Army. This is extremely unfavorable. It is inevitable that the mighty Eastern engulfed by the army." Yukimura retorted: "However, the wall and Garan of Shitennoji Temple are just a very good outer city wall." Yukimura, a tactician, never forgets to use castle tactics even in field battles.Each general has its own tactical characteristics. For Yukimura, using cities to fight is the housekeeping skill of the Sanada family.

This is both his strength and his limitation. "Furthermore," Yukimura said again, "Osaka Castle and Shitennoji Temple are on the same plateau at Uemachidai, and the distance between them is less than eight miles. If you ask me, the coach (Toyotomi Hideyori) is very hopeful." Yukimura's calculation was as follows: Mrs. Tai would definitely not agree to go to a place that is 40 miles away, but if it is only 8 miles away from the city, it is not impossible for Hideyori to go out. When the lord goes out to battle, the morale will be boosted. Matabei thought the same way.But why can't Xiu Lai go to a place that is only forty miles away?

"The golden tasseled handsome flag flutters on Komatsu Mountain..." This is the ideal battle map drawn by Matabei in his heart.Hideyoshi's father, the late Hideyoshi, was often a leader in battle in his youth, leading the charge.After conquering the Central Plains, he ran in Odawara, Oshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and other places. Wherever the army went, his handsome flag could always be seen. However, his next generation has actually reached the situation of "not daring to cross the threshold"! Yukimura and Matabei are both excellent military advisers with a century of history, but when discussing the matter of raising troops before the battle, they still have to consider such a trivial matter as how many miles the commander can walk out of the city.

This is the destiny of this city. It is more convenient to formulate a battle plan simply assuming that the coach will not go into battle.In this case, the society will drive forward and occupy Xiaosong Mountain in one go. "Master Chief Governor," Matabei still refused to give up his plan, and he opened a large map, which was specially drawn by a cartographer for this meeting. Mountains, rivers, villages, and roads are marked in color, as if overlooking the earth from the sky. The topography of Setjin and Hanoi is clear at a glance. "Oh—" Youbingwei's thoughtful preparation surprised the officials.

"This is a whole area of ​​mountains." Matabei drew a straight line to the north with his hand.Ikoma, Nobuki, Ershang, Katsuragi, and King Kong stand side by side from north to south, like a screen separating Yamato and Hanoi into two worlds. "The main force of the enemy army comes from Yamato." Of course, they had to get over the screen.Although there are several passes through which people can pass, there is only one passage for the army to pass through. Facing the Yamato River and running through this passage called "Kuofen Ridge", the enemy will definitely come along the Yamato River. "Kuofen" is the name of a village close to Hanoi on this passage, which was the capital of Hanoi in ancient times.

"It makes sense." Someone praised. When the army passes through the pass between two mountains, it has to be pulled into a long snake formation. Hebei said: "The one who can look down on this pass from a high position is Komatsu Mountain. Concentrate the main force on Komatsu Mountain, and you can defeat the Eastern Army advancing slowly in a single line down the mountain one by one. If they are allowed to enter Setjin University in Hanoi In the plains, our troops will be single and weak, and we will be powerless." Hebei raised his head and said, "The result will undoubtedly be defeat."

"That's not necessarily the case." Yukimura said: "Whether the enemy army came from Kunubun Mountain is still unknown. If they bypassed the foothills of Ikoma Mountain from the north to attack, the main force on Komatsu Mountain would not only be useless, but Osaka would also be like an empty city. There is no doubt that we will lose. Instead of taking the risk of losing, it is better to place the main force at Sitianwang Temple near the city wall. No matter where the enemy army comes from, because it is not far from the city, our army can be dispatched freely. This is really a surefire strategy."

The Chief Zhi's mind is confused, he is more or less capable when it comes to playing tricks and tricks, but he doesn't know anything about killing and fighting.At this time, mediocre politicians have only one way.He doesn't think about which plan can win, but he blindly tries to find ways to calm things down.He can only mediate in the middle and make a compromise. "So, how about this?" He flattered, his eyes flicked back and forth a few times on the faces of Yukimura and Matabei. "what to do?" "Wonderful attention." Zhichang clenched his hands into fists, and placed his right fist on the location of Komatsuyama on the map, "How about Mr. Hebei here?" Then he placed his left fist at Shitennoji, "Left guard Lord Menzuo is here."

He actually divided the main decisive battle battlefield into two places, and divided the small number of troops into two places, each commanded by two people.He thought that in this way, wouldn't everyone be happy! "It's worthy of being the chief executive!" Mrs. Tai praised, "It's a good idea, you can act accordingly! What do you think of the right minister?" "Great opinion!" Xiu Lai couldn't control her loud voice and shouted sharply. "My lord is ready to play!" Zhi Zhang looked at the two generals triumphantly. Yukimura and Matabei were at a loss.Neither side was happy with the compromise.Doing so will only accentuate the shortcomings of the respective schemes.

Xiaosongshan divided 50,000 troops. Fifty thousand troops were divided at the mouth of the four heavenly kings. The Toyotomi family will use these forces to resist the 300,000 Eastern Army.It is a big taboo in the art of war to let a small number of troops divide their troops to resist the enemy, and it is tantamount to letting the enemy break down one by one. The military council is over.The seven generals went back to camp one by one under the shadow of the moon.On the way, Akashi Quandeng, who used to be a retainer and elder in Ushido, and Shengqin, Chang Zonggabu, who was about to return to the camp at Bajokou, walked side by side.Every few steps he took, he burst out laughing wildly in despair. "What stupidity!" said the brave old Christian. He smiled: "There are two military advisers in the city, Goto and Sanada, who are rare in a century. No matter who is in command of the army and which plan is adopted, it is not difficult to defeat the Eastern Army. However, the current masters of the city are Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Tai. The wife's wet nurse's son, Zhichang. The two military advisers, Goto and Sanada, fought and came up with such a stupid plan, which is completely incompatible with the art of war. This kind of plan is something that even a farmer who gathers a crowd to make trouble would not bother to adopt." The new compilation is as follows: The First Army Goto Matabei led 6,400 people, including Susukida Kansho, Akashi Zento, Yamakawa Kennobu, Inoue Tadari, Kitagawa Nobukatsu, Yamamoto Koo, Masakishima Shigetoshi, and Ogura Yuharu . The second army Sanada Yukimura led 12,000 people, including Maori Katsunaga, Fukushima Masamori, Fukushima Masatsuna, Watanabe Takumi, Otani Yoshin, Nagaoka Xingqiu, Miyata Tokisada, and the supervisor Iki Yuan male. However, Hideyori did not delegate the absolute military power of these two armies to Goto and Sanada. All the generals are "staff officers", and everything must be discussed by the generals to be effective. It can be said that this is a coalition army. The camp of the Yukimura Second Army was set up at Shitennoji, and the camp of the First Matabei Army was set up in a village on the plain more than ten miles away from Shitennoji.After the formation was completed, it was already May 1st of the first year of Yuanhe, and a decisive battle would take place in a few days.