Samurai of the Takeda Family

After Shioka Kazuha left, the heavy rain continued to tilt down, and the streets of Takatocho were already empty. At this time, the sound of horses hoof sounded in the distance of the street, and five cavalrymen galloped from the direction of Gaoyuan City. The leader is a military commander wearing a belly roll, his face is full of beard, the body is burly, and he looks very rough.

　　 After dismounting, the military commander went straight to Takeda Katsurai and said after saluting: "His Royal Highness Katsurai, after a long absence, he has finally grown into a man."

　　 Takeda Katsurai laughed and said, "Really? Master Akiyama."

　　 Li Xiao looked at this person. The other person's name was Nobuyuki Akiyama, also known as Hu Fan, who came from the tributary Akiyama of the Takeda clan. The Akiyama clan of its clan has always existed as the descendants of the Takeda clan. After the original service, Nobuyuki Akiyama himself became a fierce general of the Takeda family, and he made a lot of martial arts. He was promoted to a 250-kicks general by Takeda Shingen. Because of his bravery in combat, he was praised by Tokugawa Ieyasu as a bull of the Takeda army. .

　　This time Kawa Nakajima battled, he did not lead the army, but as the defense of Ina County, staying at Gaoyuan City to guard against the military forces in the direction of Mikawa Mino.

　　 Takato Castle has always been the direct leader of the Takeda family, and Nobuyuki Akiyama served as the city's representative here, not the city lord, his territory was sealed elsewhere. After Katsuyori Takeda became the lord of the castle, Akiyama Shinyou will move to Iida Castle, which is the border of Shinano, closer to Mikawa and Mino.

　　 Takeda Katsuyoshi, Li Xiao, and Yamamoto Kansuke re-started. Horseshoes trampled on the uneven road, splashing mud and water. Takeda Katsuyai suddenly whipped a whip and galloped forward. Nobuyuki Akiyama, and Li Xiao and the others urged their mounts to keep up, while Heizo Nishimura and his Zuqing team speeded up their pace and followed the horse team all the way. Trot up from behind.

　　 The outline of Gaoyuancheng became clearer in front of Li Xiao's eyes.

　　 As Pingshan City, Gaoyuan City still occupies a large area. From the appearance of Gaoyuan Castle, we can see the structure of Japanese castles in this era. First, they were built with a rammed foundation-based soil barrier, and then on the stone wall built with huge stones to prevent the enemy from climbing. The curved wheel (city wall) surrounded by a circle.

　　 Takato Castle has two types of curved wheels. The inner one surrounded by the outermost layer is called Ninomaru, and the innermost one surrounded by the double curved wheel is called Honmaru. There is a trench dug under the outermost curved wheel called Hori. Takato Castle is one of the masterpieces of Yamamoto Kansuke's fortification, and the skyhori outside Takato Castle is designed to have the characteristic of "Sankiyukibori".

The so-called "Mikazukibori" is in front of the two-danbori, there is a meniscus-like Hori, and the three-danbori forms a convex semicircle. The soil excavated during the excavation of the Hori is all piled at the back of the Hori. , Forming a soil barrier to cover the soldiers defending the city, and when the enemy is attacking, they can only go around the narrow passages on both sides of the "Mikazukibori". During the march, they will be intensively killed by the defenders’ bows and iron cannons, even if they are attacked. If you enter, you will be attacked by the defenders from multiple sides. The stronghold formed by Mikazukibori is called "Maruma De" because of its shape.

　　 There are similarities and the same skills, and the Hojo family often used the "horn horse out" when building a city.

　　 This structure is somewhat similar to the design of the protrusion of the European prismatic fort, and the purpose is to kill more enemy troops. In addition to Takato Castle, Yamamoto Kansuke also built Fukaji Castle, Komorro Castle, and Kaizu Castle based on this structure, all of which were built by Takeda Shingen to consolidate Shinano's rule at that time or to prevent invasion by his forces.

　　 It’s not surprising that when Li Xiao played Nobunaga’s Ambition, Yamamoto Kansuke’s suitability for fortification would be S grade.

　　 When they arrived at the dobashi bridge on Sorahori, Takeda Katsurai, Li Xiao and his entourage slowed down their riding speed, and slowly walked towards the tiger’s mouth of Gaotocheng. Hukou is where the curved wheel opens, and the city gate located at Hukou is called Dashoumen, or Chaishoumen. In contrast, the gate located at the back of the city is called the Nianshou Gate.

The Otemon Gate is also the main gate, so it is very stylish. Now the Otemon Gate has been opened long ago. The Takeda family samurai guarding the castle on both sides of the passageway behind the gate stand upright on the left and right sides, preparing to welcome Takeda Katsuyori's. arrival.

　　 Despite the unabated rain at this time, Takeda Katsuyori still poses a lord, sitting on the horse with his back straight, riding his horse along the horse path into the city, and only dismounting after reaching the Honmaru Gate. Then, surrounded by Akiyama Shinyou and others, enter Honmaru.

　　 On the same day, Takeda Katsuyori and Akiyama Nobuyuki handed over Takato Castle. Since Takeda Katsuyoshi has no family members, Li Xiao and Yamamoto Kansuke moved into the castle tower in Honmaru. The castle tower in Gaoyuan City is relatively small, and it is a bit more difficult to call it a castle tower, or it is more appropriate to call it a small arrow tower such as a scull. But it's better than nothing.

　　 Tianshou Pavilion is the daily residence of the city lord, and also the headquarters of the wartime. In the cage city battle, it is usually attacked by the enemy, which basically means that you are finished.

　　 In addition to the castle tower, the Honmaru also stores weapons, rations, and a large pool that has already been dug. This is to prevent the cage from being stored when the opponent cuts off its own water source during the war. And Ninomaru is the residence of the guarded samurai, the horse farm, and the horse road that connects the Honmaru Gate to the Ote Gate under the mountain, and circled up the mountain. It was built just like the current winding road.

　　 In order to prevent the enemy from breaking through the main gate, he directly attacked Honmaru on this horse track. The garrison will also set up various obstacles to prevent the enemy from deploying troops and delay the opponent's offensive. The defenders can pass through the condescending castle tower, or at the curved wheel narrows (shooting holes) around Honmaru, and shoot at the enemy with iron cannons or bows and arrows.

　　From the design of Hazama, one can also see the meticulousness of the Japanese. Iron guns and bows and arrows are used differently. Generally speaking, the openings of iron guns are triangular, but there are also circles and squares, while the openings of Yasa are rectangular. UU看书www.uukanshu.com is said to have such a design. , Because the angle and movement of the bow arrow and the fire gun are different when they shoot.

　　 Now Li Xiao is like a curious tourist, carefully observing everything up and down Gaoyuan City. With the design of the Japanese castle, it has become a purely militarized building. Before advanced weapons such as artillery appeared, with such a city, it was easy to hold on to the enemy's superior forces for a period of time and then wait for reinforcements.

　　 Someone has counted the more than 80 battles Takeda Shingen fought in his life. Except for a few, they were active offensive. More than half of the offensive battles were also siege battles. Cage battles can last for a few days at least, and for as long as a year and a half. Otherwise, with Takeda Shingen's majestic strategy and the elite of Kai's vassal group, how could it take more than ten years to spend more than a decade on Shinano strategy, and most of the time was spent on siege of the city.

　　 Therefore, if you want to come to Takeda Shingen, you should hate siege wars. Since he loves to read Sun Tzu's Art of War, it is absolutely impossible not to know the most logical saying of "siege is the next", but he still has to do it. The reason is also very simple. Shinano's castle or stockade is too **** too much.

　　 Therefore, it is often said that Shingen Takeda advocates offensive, so he never repairs the castle, and in his life, no enemy hits his home city. The basis is the sentence Takeda Shingen repeatedly said before, ‘Man is a mountain, man is a city, and man is Hori. 'Also,' the strong city is not to be defended, only the powerful retainer group can be trusted by Xinxuan. ’

　　 But Li Xiao has seen the design of Gaoyuan Castle and Haijin Castle, and he feels that there is still a discrepancy in his understanding of Takeda Shingen's words. Perhaps throughout his life, no one has hit the Sakikan under his castle. But it does not mean that his rule in Shinano is equally strong. And Shingen Takeda ordered Yamamoto Kansuke to build four cities in Shinano.