In the third year of Tianzheng, in Jiafu, spring is still light.The surrounding mountains are continuous, the residual snow is looming in the depressions, and the yard is full of frost pillars.Takeda Katsuyori stepped on the frost and snow, inspecting the officers and soldiers gathered inside and outside the castle.In his opinion, this army is strong and strong, absolutely reliable. Katsuyori went around the city and went back to his room.Bansaka Buzhai followed closely behind.Katsurai glanced back at him, and said, "I never thought that the prospect of sending troops this time would be so good."

"It all depends on the lord's good fortune and equal heaven." Fa Yin monk Bu Zhai, who used to be a follower of Shingen and now serves as a doctor of Sheng Lai, smiled and answered. "To be honest, I heard that Tokugawa Ieyasu put Okhei Kuhachiro Sadasho in Nagashino Castle, so I really can't be careless." "Goodbye my lord." "However, the current situation is completely different from what I thought at the beginning." Katsuyori faced the rising sun, full of interest, and his handsome face showed a dream chaser's trance expression, "Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who fled to Awajiro, urgently asked me Before I came to Beijing, I really didn’t pay much attention to Iekang Au.”

"Yeah, I didn't expect it to turn into a war in Beijing." "That's right, this is the battle to enter Beijing that my late father has been longing for all his life!" "My lord will definitely smile at Jiuquan." "Of course! General Yoshiaki not only sent Ieyasu a call for war, but also sent a letter to Ieyasu's biological mother's elder brother, Mizuno Nobumoto, the lord of Kariya, and Uesugi from Echigo. Yoshiaki had long wanted to follow me. Reconcile, and then go west in one fell swoop, eliminate Nobunaga, and restore the world. Of course, I can't have too much hope for this. But, for these secret envoys, I should know it well."

"In addition, General Ashikaga is also our strong ally." Bu Sai, who was born in Kyoto, of course pinned his long-cherished wish to enter Beijing on Katsuyori.Therefore, he secretly agreed with this dispatch of troops. "That's right! I heard that people from Honganji Temple, Mount Hiei, and Enjoji Temple are all waiting for us to go west." "I heard that the general in Kyoto specially sent Chikoin Laiqing as the envoy of the Uesugi family." "That's right!" Katsuyori nodded vigorously, "I was the one who mediated this. If Uesugi, Honganji, and I, the Takeda clan, join forces, Ieyasu will be killed."

"But what about the defense against Uesugi?" "This is foolproof. As long as we don't form an alliance with the monks and soldiers of Yi Muzong in Kaga Etsuchu, Uesugi will not attack a single soldier. They have sworn a long time ago. And..." Saying that, Katsurai narrowed his eyes, "Oka Saki used bitter tricks, and was already ready to enter the city. Haha, I never thought that the war that was originally planned to attack Nagashino would become a war to honor the legacy of my father and divide the world." He inadvertently went to his room Looking at it, he couldn't help frowning.It turned out that when he made his inspection tour, the important ministers and veterans had already gathered in his meeting hall.

"What's the matter with you?" Katsurai deliberately raised his voice and strode up the steps.Of course he understood the purpose of the crowd.To this day, the important ministers still want to prevent this dispatch of troops.This made Katsuyori deeply unhappy, almost unbearable. "Isn't it already agreed? What doubts do you have?" Saying that, Katsuyori glared at his uncle Xiaoyaoxuan, then glanced at Yamagata Saburobei, Baba Minomori, Sanada Gentazaemon, and Naito Xiu, while Nagasaka Yukan and Koyamadabei quietly sat behind Row. "Sanlang Bingwei, why are you silent? The leading troops from all walks of life have sent envoys, and the main force must not lag behind."

"My lord is right, but..." Gentazaemon finally said, "I heard that Tokugawa ordered Okazaki Jokuhachirou's father, Okuhira Sada, to lead Oguri Dairoku to reinforce Gifu..." "I had expected this a long time ago. Obviously, Nobunaga will divide his troops into three rivers. If not, he will have to worry about the future when he invades Meinong. He will not fail to think of this." "I'm afraid..." the little man Sanlang Bingwei straightened up and walked in front of everyone, "I would like to ask, what do you think about the power of muskets, my lord?"

"Are you worried that we have fewer muskets than the enemy?" "Tan Ma came back and said that Nobunaga is trying his best to strengthen the firepower of the Musketeer Battalion." "Hahaha," Katsurai said with a smile, "Sanlang Bingwei, when it comes to muskets, it's not like you don't know. You have to point fuses and load bullets. It's very troublesome to use. It's even more difficult to use when it's raining." , before the bullets are loaded, the enemy will rush up and kill you in pieces. So, when they have their muskets ready, let's wait until it rains to attack. Isn't that all right?"

"My lord, I also want to say a few words." Nagasaka said leisurely.Diaoxian belongs to the main combat faction in private, but he followed behind everyone, pretending to agree, Katsurai was deeply surprised by this. "Speaking out is an old tradition since the First Lord, so please forgive me." "Speaking." "Last year, the general took Takatenshin City in one fell swoop and returned triumphantly. When he held a celebration banquet in Kofu..." "how?" "Takasaka Danzheng is holding a wine glass in his hand, but weeping at me."

"Why?" "He said mournfully that it was the wine of the death of the Takeda clan." "What?" Shenglai's eyes burst into flames, "Gaotian Shencheng's father was unable to attack repeatedly, but I was crushed in one fell swoop. This has become a harbinger of destruction?" "My lord's words are very true. Although you took down the city that the previous lord did not capture, you are still proud... Afterwards, Kosaka and Naito continued to speak, and the rest don't need to say more. I just hope that the lord will follow the advice and keep it in my heart as a tradition."

Of course, Diaoxian is still the main combat faction. He said this because he wanted to incite Katsuyai in turn.Sheng Lai suppressed his anger and gave Diao Xian a look: capturing Gaotian Shencheng, which even his father hadn't conquered, was the only thing he could be proud of after his father's death.Some people even described it as a harbinger of the demise of the Takeda family, which undoubtedly shows that this person misses and admires his father very much, but it is an insult and distrust to himself.However, Diaoxian still made himself keep it in mind.There is no need to be reminded by fishing, and there is nothing more annoying than this. "Hmph," said Katsuyai, suppressing his anger, "No matter what, you are thinking of me and Takeda, and I don't blame you." All Katsurai's thoughts were within Yuxian's expectations. "In short, this group of people..." Diao Xian continued, "I suggest that my lord can negotiate a peace with Oda and Tokugawa first, and then go east. Specifically, it is to give Dongmino to Nobunaga's son Gobomaru, let Ieyasu's half-brother, Hisamatsu Gennosuke, marry your sister in Suruga's Joto-gun, and let him marry your sister, and then we'll turn around and attack Odawara, that's the best policy." "Diaoxian, don't talk about it. Odawara is my wife's natal family." "Of course I know that because of this, everyone has different opinions on this westward march. If everyone can't be convinced, it will greatly affect the morale of our army." Suddenly, Sheng Lai knocked on the cushion with a white fan, the audience fell silent, and Diao Xian quickly shut up. "Got it! It's a good idea!" The veins on Katsurai's pale forehead twitched violently, and his face was as red as if he just got out of the bath.He came to the corridor, like a volcanic eruption, and shouted loudly at Bansaka Busai: "You send someone to the treasure house, and bring me the Suwa legal armor and the family flag!" Bu Zhai agreed, and was about to get up and leave—— "My lord!" Saburo Bingwei took a step on one knee and said, "Wait a minute! The armor is a treasure handed down from generation to generation of the Takeda family. Even when the former lord was alive, he didn't dare to touch it lightly. My lord..." "Shut up! Bu Zhai, get someone to fetch it quickly." "Of order." Bu Zhai stood up again.The rest of the people froze, dead silent.Everyone knows how powerful this treasure is.When it comes to inviting this thing to fight, it means that the master has made up his mind.If you talk too much, you may even lose your head.These are passed down from generation to generation.Sheng Lai ordered people to fetch the treasure today, just to show his determination to overcome all opinions. The people in the full house were full of energy at first, but now they all faded away.Only Nagasaka Diaoxian glanced at everyone maliciously, and said, "I understand everyone's feelings very well." Katsuyori, whose face was flushed, also lowered his head. "This is a rare and good opportunity for my lord. I hope everyone will do it well, so that my lord can fulfill the last will of the late lord. Sanhe and Changxiao City, the lord will collapse in one blow. Everyone must have seen it. So, I hope everyone reserves their opinions. , help the lord." At this time, there was a sobbing sound from a corner.Everyone looked and saw a person was quietly wiping tears with the back of his hand.It was none other than Xiaoyaoxuan who looked almost exactly like Shingen. When the Takeda clan's brigade, led by Katsuyori, set off from Kofu, it was at the end of February, when the peach blossoms were in bud and the cherry blossoms were in full bloom. Katsuyori first intentionally created the illusion of a feint attack, while mobilizing the soldiers and horses of Suganuma, the original lord of Shinojo Castle, to move towards Mikawa in the east, and at the same time march towards Takeshi Avenue in Ximai.Katsurai felt that this was the best opportunity in his life. If he wanted to fulfill himself, he could only use family treasures to make the veterans obey. In fact, Ohgaya Yashiro's conspiracy to collude with Katsuyori and prepare to welcome him into Okazaki Castle has already been discovered at this time, but the secret letter has not been sent to Katsuyori.It turned out that Yahachiro had an accomplice, Jinzaemon Kotani, who had swam across the Tenryu River and fled to Takeda's territory.It's a pity that when this person sneaked into Kofu, Katsuyori had already left the city. Different from the road to Suruga and Yuanjiang, the Kiso Mountains were on the right side of the team. The team marched in the valley, and brought a lot of military supplies, so they walked very slowly.Crossing the Shezhu Mountain, on the way from Langhe to Neba, the mountain cherry blossoms seem to overflow from the valley, covering the mountains and plains, which is very charming. "There will be good news when you enter the Wu Festival." Katsuyori, who was feeding the horses, suddenly said at the edge of the Hehe River. No matter where the enemy sends troops, his own opinion has been unified, and Katsuyori is very satisfied with this.He is having a sweet dream, dreaming of taking advantage of Ieyasu's unpreparedness and attacking Okazaki Castle in one fell swoop.The team arrived at Inaoqiao near Wujie on a drizzling day.The air is filled with a strong breath of spring, the rain is as thin as silk, and the sadness of the march is blended with the softness of the heaven and the earth. "Report." In the drizzle, Katsuyori waited in the horse for the report, but he saw the banner general Oyamada Beichu Shou Masahiro coming to him with a look of embarrassment. "What's going on? Your face is wrong. Wu Jie sent an envoy?" "This..." As he spoke, Bei Zhongshou came to Katsuyori's seat, knelt down on one leg, bowed his head and said: "Just now, the soldiers under him caught a suspicious-looking person, and that person said there was a strange thing. I want to report important things to the lord." "Strange thing? In Wujie City?" "No, it's Okazaki Castle. He said that on the outskirts of Okazaki Castle, a man named Yashiro Ohgami was buried alive and his head was sawed off. He saw it with his own eyes." "What, Yashiro Ohgami?" "Yes. It is clearly written on the sign that it is a crime of treason. The man swears by it." "Tell him to come here." Being urged by Katsuyori, Beichu, who hadn't recovered from his senses, rushed over immediately. "Drag that man over here." Under the fir tree in the distance, a group of soldiers were huddling together to avoid the rain.Bei Zhongshou yelled at them, and a young samurai agreed and ran over.The man who was brought over was in his early sixties, he didn't look like a spy, he looked a little silly, he was a chubby little old man. "What are you doing here from Okazaki Castle?" "The villain, his daughter, and his grandson live in Genyu in the front. They come out to sell cotton seeds, and when they are sold out, they come back." "Then why are you sneaking around here, peeking at our soldiers and horses?" "No, no, no, the villain dares to peek..." The old man looked really frightened, "I met the general when I walked over here, and I also saw the general when I passed over there, but I was frightened, so I went to see the general." Collapsed by a tree." Bei Chushou took a look at Katsuyori, and waited for his solution. "Master General, did Genyu start a war and get burned?" "Who would know that!" Katsurai replied, staring at the old man motionlessly. "Excuse me for being so presumptuous. I know you are from the Takeda family from the pattern on the curtain. Dare I ask the general's name?" "What will you do if I don't tell you or let you pass?" "My lord, please be merciful, my son-in-law died from a stray arrow in the previous battle, leaving behind two grandchildren and my daughter... The daughter has been sick with illness since then, and if I don't work, the child will starve to death ..." "Old man!" At this moment, Katsuyori finally showed the look of believing that the other party was a country bumpkin, and asked, "What did you see outside Okazaki Castle? Did you see the prisoner whose head was sawed off?" "Yes, yes, since the villain saw that disgusting thing, every time I eat, I feel like throwing up..." "What does that person look like? Tell me what you saw!" "Yes. Hey... that person's face was swollen and purple, his head was kicked by passers-by, the skin on his forehead fell off, and his lips were cut like a pomegranate that exploded." "anything else?" "He begged us to save him loudly, and said that if he was dug out of that pit, he would be thanked for anything in the future. He also said that he was an official from Sanhe. Everyone laughed. Such a powerful samurai, like Crying like a baby, who would believe it!" "Okay, what's that man's name?" "There's a sign that says something like Yashiro Ohgami, villain." Katsurai's forehead was dripping with cold sweat: "Beizhong, send someone to investigate the truth quickly. Before you find out, lock this person in the city." "Get up!" Beizhong said, pulling the old man out. "Master General, everything I said is true..." The old man was taken down.The rain is still falling, pattering, as if to peel off the young shoots of the trees.Between the valleys and streams, like warmed milk, there is a layer of mist. "I see. Yashiro was exposed." Katsuyori sighed, looking around like a wounded eagle.War Demon is really too harsh on Katsuyori.The execution of Yashiro Ohgami was by no means a trivial matter for the Koshu Army.Because of this, Katsuyori should calm down and study the battle plan carefully, but this is not the case. In order to conceal his inner embarrassment, Katsuyori deliberately exaggerated and said to the generals: "The death of Yashiro is insignificant. The difference between whether he is alive or dead is whether Okazaki Castle or Nagashino Castle fell first." It is necessary to enter Xiaocheng Wujie immediately to discuss the military situation. Now that Yashiro's internal response has been exposed, it means that Okazaki Castle has already made preparations, so we must not be paralyzed.Once the siege battle begins, if it cannot be captured within a day, the Koshu army will be flanked by the Oda reinforcements in the west and the Hamamatsu Yoshida army in the east. "Okazaki is not a problem, we should turn around and flatten Nagashino Castle." "Therefore, what happened just now is not meaningless. They thought that our main force was going to attack Okazaki, so they reduced the number of people attacking Nagashino." This is the logic of Katsuyori who is good at sophistry. While speaking, the map of Changxiao City unfolded in front of everyone.The mountain city was built at the confluence of the upper reaches of Toyokawa, the Ono River and the Takizawa River, which can be called a natural danger.On the front cliff where the two rivers meet is the bison gate, and there is also a slender cable bridge, which is called Duhekou here.To the northwest is the main city. On the left facing the main city is Tanzheng Garden, behind it is Dai Garden, and behind it is Bayuan and Piaoyuan.The family's old mansion is located outside Tanzhengyuan.The main gate of the city is in the northwest, and the back gate is in the northeast. Therefore, if you want to defeat Changxiao City in one fell swoop, you must attack from Duhekou in the south, harass across the river in the west, and harass across the Ono River in the east. Wait for the offensive.Before and after, left and right, the military situation in all places has been discussed. "Where should the main force of our army be placed?" asked Oyamada Beichu. "Yaowang Temple Mountain in the north of the city." Katsurai replied without hesitation, "Leave 3,000 reserve troops stationed there, and you come to command, how about it?" Everyone thought that Katsuyori would put the vanguard at Bison Gate, but now he is relieved.Minong Mamoru of Baba asked, "Then how many divisions will the whole army be divided into?" "The whole army is divided into six divisions, North, Northwest, West, South, Southeast and the main force. How about it?" "I'm afraid..." Yamagata Sanlangbei added, "I think in addition to this, we should also add mobile troops and rear troops, and it would be more appropriate to divide them into eight." "Mobile troops? Do you think mobile troops can exert their power as expected in the dangerous valley?" "But it's the common sense of military strategists..." "Got it. So, who's in charge?" "Let Yamagata Saburobei and Takasaka Gengoro move around Ukai Village." "Youkai Village?" Katsurai's forehead was throbbing with veins, "Saburobei, you bastard, you were timid from the beginning. You just wait to be defeated!" Being scolded by Katsuyai, Yamagata couldn't help but be dumbfounded. Seeing that Shanxian was in a hurry, Katsuyori laughed again: "Hey, it's just a joke. How many troops do you think Changxiao City has now?" "It is estimated that there are five or six hundred people." Saburo Bingwei replied coldly. "It's only five hundred people, but we have mobilized troops from the three prefectures of Jia, Xin, and Shangzhou. If we miss it, it will be no wonder not to be laughed at by future generations. Good! You and Kosaka Gengoro lead the mobile force, and the rear force is composed of Amari Saburo Shiro, Under the leadership of Oyamada Hebei and Atobe Daisousuke, there are a total of 2,000 troops, and they are on call at any time." "My lord's ability to quickly and decisively adopt the suggestions of my subordinates is truly commendable. Then, please deploy an offensive force." Katsuyai knew that the army had a big heart, so he pretended to agree readily.As a result of the discussion, everyone agreed: first flatten Nagashino Castle, then wipe out the Tokugawa Army that rushed to support between Nagashino and Yoshino, and finally beat the Oda Army. At Datong Temple in the north of the city, two thousand troops were led by Takeda Sasuke Nobutoyo, Baba Mino Shoushinbo, and Koyamada Bitaka Mori Masahiro; A thousand and five hundred troops; Ukai Village in the west of the city was attacked by 2,000 people led by Naito Xiuliang Changfeng and Kobagami Sosuke Nobusada; The original Hayato Changyin and Kanzhao Shinsaburo decided to defend with two thousand soldiers.Takeda Hyogo Assistant Nobuoshi served as the commander-in-chief at the Toneso Mountain in the southeast of the city, and Nobuya of the Wada Military Department and Saneda Zaemon Shouyou led a thousand people.In addition to the main force of three thousand, the mobile one thousand, and the backup of two thousand, the city of Changxiao will be completely surrounded. The next day, accurate news of Yashiro Ohgami's execution reached Katsuyori's ears, and the Takeda Army finally changed its marching route and began to march towards Nagashino. On the other hand, the fortification of Changxiao City is also in full swing.Okupira Kuhachiro, who sent his father Zhenno to Okazaki Castle and stayed alone in Nagashino, was commanding the troops to build fortifications opposite Otsuji Temple. "If the Kozhou army comes, will these fortifications be able to withstand it?" "I heard that the enemy must have 20,000 to 30,000 troops." "There are no more than two hundred and fifty warriors in our city. I really don't know what to do." Seeing the people carrying earth and rocks whispering to each other from time to time, Jiubalang whipped them and urged them to work quickly. "Our mountain city is a natural danger. It is better than 3,500 soldiers and horses. This battle will definitely win! Don't think about it!" Jiubalang is extremely innocent, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.He racked his brains, thinking about the current battle. "The day Nagashino Castle perishes is the day the Tokugawa clan perishes." Ieyasu's words, Kuhachiro believed them to be true, and remembered them in his heart without thinking.Ieyasu's only daughter, Kamehime, is married here, so he will never sit idly by.Reinforcements will surely come. If the reinforcements haven't arrived by then, Chang Xiaocheng will end up like Gao Tianshencheng... No, even so, Jiubalang has no resentment towards Ieyasu.He was already prepared in his heart. If it really came to the time when Gui Ji and himself died together with the city, he would smile and die for her.At least let people mention him, saying that he has never tarnished his father's name.Behind it, of course, is the fact that he actually wins the love of Kamehime without even realizing it himself.In this sense, Turtle Hime was the first enemy he encountered in this city. From the very beginning, Kamehime regarded Kuhachiro as a monkey or something, and despised him extremely.She didn't say a word all day.On the wedding night, she said: "I have a stomachache tonight, and I want to be alone." Without any explanation, she drove Jiubalang out of the bridal chamber. As long as it is a person with feelings, he will tremble with anger.At this time, Jiu Hachiro was like a crazy tiger.He smiled and said, "Tuiji, do you hate me?" "Hate...I want to say hate, what do you think?" "Not at all. Women are just like that. You'll understand soon enough." "Understand what?" "Your father said that I am a trustworthy and capable person. Therefore, I think you are completely different from your father." Saying that, Jiu Hachiro walked out quickly. Kamehime was so surprised that she was speechless.It can be said that this was the signal for the beginning of the war between the two.Gui Ji boasted to the maids in the inner court: "Even if I bite off my tongue, I will never sleep with him." However, Jiubalang was calm and calm.In the evening, he brought his guards to Gui Ji's room, where he actually ate and even chatted late into the night. "Are you still arguing?" Jiubalang didn't panic, his calm eyes met the anger in Guiji's eyes, he laughed and walked out. After repeating this over and over again, Gui Ji became worried, does he hate women?People actually turn a blind eye to him, do they want to live with such a person for the rest of their lives?Turtle Hime started thinking like this, which meant she was going to lose the war. "Are you still playing your temper?" It was the same words again, in the same tone. "What would you do if I said I changed it?" Gui Ji asked loudly. "Changed?" Jiubalang, who was about to go out, immediately turned back, "If you change it, I will be like this." As he spoke, he suddenly picked up Gui Ji and kissed furiously, "Unfortunately, I'm too busy tonight, so I can't get away." Then, he resolutely left. It wasn't until recently that Kamehime told Jiuhachiro that it was the most embarrassing moment in her life.The moment she was hugged suddenly, she couldn't help being furious, and wanted to slap Jiubalang severely, and raised her right hand high.However, before her hand fell, she had already been thrown beside the lattice door, and she fell very badly.The retainers hadn't left yet, she was extremely wronged. "What the hell are you trying to do? Treat a weak woman like this...wait!" Gui Ji hurriedly straightened her dress and shouted loudly. But this time, unlike the previous few times, Jiubalang disappeared quickly without looking back. "I said I couldn't get away tonight." "I can't go on like this, I've never been humiliated like this before..." That night, Gui Ji stayed up all night, and she even wanted to send someone to her father immediately to dissolve her engagement with Jiu Hachiro.That wasn't enough, and she wasn't relieved.It's no wonder that Miss Qianjin was so angry... On the second night, Kuhachiro came with a smile, still pretending nothing had happened, and then talked loudly about some military affairs, how the trustworthy Uesugi Kenshin is doing, how is General Oda, and so on.This time, Gui Ji waited for him to finish talking and took the initiative to get close to him. It turned out that Gui Ji wanted to fight an eye for an eye.If you want to humiliate the other party, you have to approach the other party first, and then reject him severely, making him feel ashamed.However, Jiubalang walked away with a smile: "Today is my grandfather's death day, please show some respect." After being rejected by Kuhachiro, Kamehime was forced to fight for the third time.If he was rejected again, it would not be Kuhachiro who was injured this time, but Kamehime.She twitched coyly, but was subdued by Jiubalang again. "I thought it would take several years for you to become a wife who truly loves me, but I didn't expect it to be so fast. I think you still like me very much in your heart." Playing lip service, "You want to be my good wife, this is the happiness of being a woman." Of course, Jiu Hachiro believes that this is just a tie.However, Kamehime stared blankly at the sky, and after a while, she grabbed Kuhachiro and burst into tears.Why she was crying, Jiu Hachiro still doesn't understand.It's just that since then, Gui Ji has become an impeccable wife. During the battle preparations, Kuhachiro noticed even the smallest details.Since he started repairing the castle this time, he kept copying the drawings to Ieyasu for his review.Through Jiu Hachiro, Kamehime began to understand his father's mind. "In case the city falls, I will stay here and live and die with you." Gui Ji's words were very clear.She has realized that the father may abandon his daughter and son-in-law. Kuhachiro, who was in trouble, ushered in the first support army. That day, it had been raining since the morning. Looking down from the Bison Gate, I saw the red turbid flow of the One River from the left collided with the clear water from the right, and thousands of horses were galloping and rushing for thousands of miles.The waves were so rough that even the voice of speech could not be heard.Even when the reinforcements arrived, Erbalang mistook it for an enemy attack, and hurried to the tower next to the bison gate to look. "Master Tokugawa asked you and me to join forces to defend to the death. I wonder if the city has been repaired yet?" When Kuhachiro hurried to the bridge to greet him, Matsudaira Saburo Jiro, who was walking at the front of the reinforcement team, asked impatiently, "When it is a last resort, you must stick to it. No matter how few people are, you must stick to it. This is an order from your lord." .A total of two hundred and fifty people, right?" "Two hundred and fifty people..." Jiubalang nodded lightly, "There are five hundred people including the children. But let's count one as ten, and five hundred people can be worth five thousand. Not bad. Please go to the city quickly and let the Let the horses rest." "Master Okuhei!" Matsudaira Yakuro Jingzhong came from the end of the team, followed by a young samurai, "My lord ordered you, our father and son, and Saburo Jiro to command. What do you think?" "Now I've made up my mind." Jiubalang lowered his head and said with a smile, "The four of us should have fun with this Kai's mountain monkey." "Lord Opin." "What is it?" "Takeda's men and horses who showed up at the martial arts festival are rushing to Changxiao Castle, do you know?" "I don't know. I don't have any information yet. However, no matter when and where they collect them, I have no fear." "No matter how many people there are, are you not afraid?" "Even if he comes five thousand seven thousand, I'm not afraid. I still beat them hard." "However, it seems that it is more than five thousand seven thousand." "So, more than 10,000 people?" "Hamamatsu received a report of more than 15,000 people." "Hahaha..." Jiubalang laughed loudly, which confused Jing Zhong's son Yi Changzhanger.Jiubalang said: "Five hundred men against fifteen thousand men. Such a battle is worth fighting." "Master Opin!" "Hey!" "It's not worth fighting, it's worth sacrificing." "No no no." Jiubalang shook his head.Rather than saying that he has a bottom in his heart, it is more appropriate to say that he has no worries and a simple mind. "The son-in-law of the Tokugawa family is not a soft persimmon, and he cannot die in this mountain city. One person is enough for thirty people. But in this way, the battlefield will definitely be bloody. Just rest assured, you two." , Jiubalang walked in front and led everyone into the city. After the reinforcements entered the city, everyone immediately began to discuss matters.In the ancient academy that had just been repaired and the remaining wood hadn't been removed, the four of them unfolded the map and began to count.However, no matter how we distribute five hundred people to fifteen thousand people, it doesn't seem to be enough.Therefore, just climbing up the archery tower to check the terrain was repeated five or six times. No matter which side you look at, there are mountains.Mi Jiulang Jingzhong said: "Although there are many mountains, they will all become positions." "If there are 15,000 people, it will probably be like this." Saburo Jiro Qinjun echoed. However, Jiubalang didn't take it seriously at all: "Even if the city is filled with enemy soldiers, they won't be able to touch the city. I wonder why Yingmao abandoned the city and fled?" "Humph!" "It seems that the guy is a daredevil, and he was scared away with five or six days of food left." "Five or six days..." It was Jingzhong's son Yasaburo Ishang who asked Jiubalang the truth. "If you still have five or six days of rations, use your brains. If you're lucky, you can last for half a month." Only at such times did Jiubalang show a serious expression on his face, and his tone was decisive and resolute.Although he looked indifferent, he knew very well in his heart that the enemy's 15,000 troops were coming, but he only had 250 people to distribute.He was seriously analyzing Ieyasu's intentions for sending so few reinforcements. "The battle must start outside the city. No matter what happens before, don't give up easily. You and my daughter are here, and we will never sit idly by." Ieyasu's words echoed in his ears again.Because of this, whether it is Songping Qinjun or Jing Zhong and his son, Jiu Balang must make them prepare for everything. That night, Jiubalang held a simple banquet, and Guiji also participated.The enemy is at present, if we want to defend to the death, we must unite with sincerity.It often happened that one person sighed and caused the morale of the whole army to drop. So the newly joined conductors, as well as the veterans of the Okping family, all participated in the reception, so that everyone's hearts can be twisted together. After the introduction between the two sides, after a round of drinking, Jiubalang said solemnly: "Everyone, in today's world, Koshu is the most powerful, followed by Sanhe. This battle is an excellent opportunity to change this situation. The mud in the north of the city can increase strength, even if the heroes of Sanhe eat mud, they can kill Koshu's army and horses and flee. Don't you want to leave such a good name?" One sentence made everyone laugh out loud.Then, Gui Ji stood up and said humorously: "Everyone, if I don't marry here, I really won't be able to learn the technique of cooking red clay. I will give the red clay rice to me, Gui Ji, and everyone will eat it. Let's have a good time." .” The affection is so inconceivable, I don't know when, Kamehime also learned Kuhachiro's tone. Five hundred people blocked fifteen thousand people.People racked their brains and vowed to stick with it.And soon, Ieyasu will persuade Nobunaga to come to this decisive battle together.Therefore, before this, the city must be defended.Once the castle falls, the Koshu Army will attack Hamamatsu from Yoshida Castle, and then break into Owari from Okazaki. If the Koshu people are allowed to set foot on the land of Owari, then the day when the Tokugawa family will disappear from the world will not be far away.In order to keep everyone in mind, Jiubalang said these sincerely at the banquet, saying it over and over again. The next day, the sky finally cleared up.Carrying sandbags, making fences, and making mounds of soil, the generals and civilians are very busy.Because in this city, no matter the officers and soldiers or the common people, no matter men, women, old or young, they will all face the same fate: either they will smash the Jiazhou Army, or they will die in battle, and their corpses will be exposed in the wilderness. It is already May.Rhododendron circled between Bison Gate and Longtou Mountain, wailing mournfully. The city wall has been repaired and the fortifications have been built. "Kill!" "Come on!" At dawn, the sound of drills was everywhere in the city.No matter where the enemy comes in, be sure to push them back.If the enemy is a little negligent, they will immediately kill them, avoiding the real and attacking the weak. "If we hide quietly in the city, the enemy will detour and divide their troops to Gutian. The enemy's plan must not be allowed to succeed. We must pin them here, so that they can't advance if they want to, and they can't retreat if they want to. We are the ones who are caught by surprise and caught by surprise. Tactics. Remember.” Everyone is busy training soldiers, some are chopping arrow targets with knives, poking soil bags, throwing stones, and shooting arrows.After the daily patrol, Jiubalang must laugh a few times: "Hahaha... so, our army will win, win, win!" At first, very few people laughed with him.However, with day and night training, after the invincible confidence was established, Jiubalang smiled, and everyone opened their mouths to laugh, laughing until their throats itch. May 7th, morning. Gui Ji brought all the chats during the day into sleep, and when she woke up, Jiu Hachiro next to her had long since disappeared.She was startled and jumped up.It turned out that when she was sleeping soundly, her husband woke up at some point. In such a tense atmosphere, Gui Ji felt both sorry and ashamed. Inheriting his father's habit, Jiubalang practiced for a while shirtless every morning.At the beginning, I practiced 300 times, and then increased to 500 times.The place to practice the knife is on the rockery behind the bedroom. "Have you finished practicing swords, sir?" Gui Ji came to the rockery wearing wooden clogs. "Oh, practice is over." Jiubalang's voice came from the rockery, "Come on, come up and have a look. The sea of ​​flags is everywhere, it's really spectacular!" Attracted by her husband's happiness, Gui Ji also smiled and climbed up the rockery. Looking in the direction her husband pointed, she saw a sea of ​​people rushing in like a tide, and her legs were so frightened that her legs went limp.The number 15,000 is often heard from family members, but I never expected it to be so many. "That's Yaowang Temple Mountain, that's Datong Temple Mountain, that's Grandma's Arms, that's Zhongshan, that's Yuanchao Mountain..." All the flags and people were referring to.The moment she knew the enemy was coming, Kamehime felt that this small town seemed to have disappeared, very small.If there was panic on Jiubalang's face at this moment, even if it was just a little bit, maybe she would have fallen to the ground long ago. "How about it, doesn't it look good?" "yes." "I am also from a family of warriors, and I want to command so many troops, even if it is only once, I am satisfied." "Assemble quickly and arm yourself." "What's the hurry, there's no need." 九八郎嘲笑道，“敌人现在才开始做饭，而我们已经做好了。走，回去吃饭，吃得饱饱的。” 龟姬叹了口气，跟在丈夫身后下了假山。晨光中，丈夫不仅神色未变，就连走路的姿势、沉着的样子也丝毫没有变化。九入郎盘起腿，刚端起泡饭，就不断地接到众臣的报告，哪个阵地怎么样、主将是谁等等。每次听到报告，九八郎都没有什么明示，嘴里仍然嚼着泡饭，只是“哦”一声。 “请大人火速赶往野牛门，松平三郎次郎大人已经等不及了。” “用不着这么急。明白人只有在明白的时候才出现。”他称赞了一番泡饭好吃，又和一旁的龟姬聊几句，方才顶盔挂甲。 信长武装迅速，远近闻名；而九八郎贞昌却截然相反，他先慢腾腾地比较一下丝绦长短，才喜滋滋地系上。可是，一旦准备就绪，他就雷厉风行地发号施令。他事无巨细，考虑周到。所有的榻榻米都得收拾好，拉门隔扇要卸得干净利落，这样，敌人放火箭时，容易把火扑灭；屋内要不留杂物，才能舞得开刀剑；弹药库要保护好；火枪队的行动要迅速及时；饮用水的使用更要严格控制。结果那一天，敌人没有进攻，战火没有烧起来。“敌人像是在休整，而我们却有劲无处使，闲得难受。” 第二天，有了动静，城南的武田逍遥轩开始构筑阵地。武田军似也不知从哪里进攻这个天险，最后终于选了南面为阵地。 人一旦找出一个不怕死的理由，就会异常胆大，甚至会认为生死无别，即使可以保全性命，也在所不惜。武田逍遥轩想从野牛门外的激流渡河，奥平的军队发觉这一意图之时，早已将生死置之度外了。 “大人，他们终于上来了。”跑到本城的大门前来报告的，是奥平次左卫门胜吉，“我领军到河滩去，出其不意，攻其不备。” 九八郎想训斥他，却又住了口，只是皱起了眉头，道：“次左卫门，你的胆量倒是不小啊。” “大人过奖了。我只是想吓一吓敌人。” “休要再说！”九八郎站了起来，立刻向野牛门方向走去，“正面的悬崖高二十间，从那里下去得死多少人，你考虑过吗？” “只要打仗就会有牺牲。我想至多折五六个人……” 九八郎踱来踱去，然后回过头来，严厉地盯着次左卫门：“我们是五百人对一万五千人，你这样做划算吗？ “白白折了一个人，就等于损失了三十人，如果折二十人就相当于损失六百人，你难道没想到？断不可贸然出击！这次战斗，轰轰烈烈地死不是英雄，在痛苦的深渊中坚强地活下来的，才是真正的英雄，你明白吗？” 次左卫门不再说话。 “不仅要你知道，还要让大家都知道。这是一人对三十人的战争，不能过早地断送性命。”说完，九八郎头也不回地向野牛门走去。 这一天，高二十间的悬崖下方，激流笼罩着一层薄雾。河大约宽四十间，上游有许多竹筏，伴随着轰鸣声，不断地涌下来。 “甲州军渡河，像是要用竹筏把河面填起来。” “还真是铺张浪费啊。” 要在这儿架起桥，那得流失多少竹筏啊！九八郎正在感慨，又发现从上游漂下来四只一组的竹筏。那筏子到底是用什么固定的呢？透过雾霭，他定睛一看，恍然大悟地拍了一下大腿。 原来，有一张粗麻绳结成的大网张在河面上，这样就可以阻止筏子漂走了。只见那张大网不断地把漂流下来的竹筏串到一起。九八郎目不转睛地盯着他们的举动。大家公认这条河无法渡过，甲州军却从一开始就改变了局面。 “大人，敌人开始渡河了，怎么办？”不知是谁在九八郎身后尖叫起来。自然，在这里观察敌人的绝不仅九八郎一人。 甲州军欲攻破野牛门、征服天险，表面上看起来愚蠢透顶，实际并非如此。若是敌人从这里突入城内，那么战斗一开始，守军的信心就会被击垮。所有人都在忖度着敌人能不能渡过来。 “啊，大人，敌人已经源源不断地过河来了。” 不知谁又大喊了一声。九八郎像磐石一样，一动不动。这种情况，他也没有想到。当这支敌军向野牛门进攻的时候，东西北三面的敌人也必定会出动。而自己的军队早就耐不住了，只要他一声令下，所有士兵就会从城里杀出去。可是这样一来，就成了混战，起码两三天后才能决出胜负。 “急个屁！”九八郎在心里骂着自己，此时决不是发泄怒气的时候。“哈，哈哈……”当敌人的先头部队抵达岸边的时候，他竟然大笑起来，“把火枪队调过来！” “是。弓箭手呢？” “不需要。这样一来，我军胜券在握矣。哈哈哈……” 只见敌人一到岸边，就立刻钉楔子，投绳索，然后忙着往悬崖上爬。这可是甲州军的拿手绝活。不一会儿，只见两条绳索垂到悬崖中部，攀岩开始了。 “大人，敌人已经……” “再等。” 火枪队的八十支火枪已经调过来待命。九八郎努力控制着情绪，装出一副轻松的样子。他回头看了一眼火枪队：“好！等到那根绳子上爬上三十多人的时候，打两发子弹。一发打人，另一发炸断绳子。不要紧张，要打准。” 为防万一，九八郎命令瞄准一条绳索，三支枪的引信同时点火。甲州军发现城内出奇地安静，绳子刚一搭到悬崖中间的凹处，他们就接二连三地抓住绳子爬了上来，和九八郎预想的丝毫不差。 “准备！瞄准！”九八郎不敢大声，只是飞快地挥了一下手。 很快，天晴了，雾霭散去，只见激流穿越峡谷，奔腾而去，明媚的阳光照着两岸，格外壮丽。 “砰，砰……”随着枪响，两条绳索应声而断。回声相呼应，如同百雷轰鸣。悬挂在两条绳上的人哗啦一下掉了下去，正砸在刚刚渡到岸边的士兵身上。 “啊……”惨叫声从下面传了上来。九八郎不动声色地盯着，低声说道：“枪弹珍贵。留着以后再打。”