Samurai of the Takeda Family

Chapter 339 The Battle of Sanzeng Pass

Sagami Country, Odawara Castle.

Odawara Castle was originally built by the Omori family of the Sagami tycoon. The Hojo clan captured the city. After three generations of household governors, they built Odawara Castle into the most difficult and invincible city in the world.

In the fourth year of Yonglu, the Hojo family was relying on this city to withstand the siege of 100,000 Kanto coalition forces abruptly.

The design of Odawara Castle is contrary to the design of Japanese castles in this era, only besieged.

At that time, this design was called the general structure, which included the entire castle town of Odawara.

In Nobunaga’s Ambition, the design that included the castle town in this way is called Hojo’s special technology, copper wall and iron wall. After research, the effect of zero consumption of the city’s military rations in the defensive battle can be obtained.

This of course is nonsense.

However, after including the castle town, the scale of Odawara Castle is definitely the second largest in Japan in this era.

In fact, Odawara Castle Town is also the largest castle town in Kanto.

When describing the situation of Odawara Town at that time, it was mentioned that the townspeople and craftsmen of the whole country and the western and northern countries gathered here. Although the old Kamakura is within reach?

The meaning is the prosperous place, better than the samurai center Kamakura back then.

The number of people living in the town reached 100,000, which was only comparable to Kyoto at that time.

In addition, the port near Odawara Town has many ships from Ming, and there is also a special place for the people of Ming to live in the town, which was the "Chinatown" at that time.

Therefore, the Takeda troops who besieged Odawara Castle were shocked when they saw this huge city.

Just like the situation when the Uesugi army besieged the city.

The Takeda Army was first led by Naito Masato and Baba Nobubo assaulted the city, but the Hojo Army did not defend it, and fought outside the city.

The two sides fought fiercely, and the Hojo Army lost to Naito and Baba among the Four Heavenly Kings of Takeda and retreated into the city.

However, the Takeda army was helpless when facing the strong castle of Odawara. When it attacked the castle, it was repelled by iron cannons and bows and returned without success.

In fact, Shingen Takeda’s tactics are the centerpiece. Although it has penetrated into the hinterland of the Hojo family, the Hojo family’s heavily garrisoned castles, such as Takiyama Castle, and Hachijo Castle, are located in Hojo. At home.

Therefore, deep into the enemy's territory, the food path in the rear is not unblocked at all, so it cannot be maintained in the cage city under the city for a long time.

While the Hojo Army is stationed in Izu, the tens of thousands of troops in Suruga are also quickly returning to defense, strengthening the city, and preparing to attack the Takeda Army inside and outside the city.

Therefore, Shingen Takeda did not intend to capture Odawara Castle from the beginning.

Three days after the attack on Odawara Castle, and after giving enough warning to the Hojo Clan, Shingen cancelled the siege of Odawara Castle on October 4th, ordered Takeda Katsuyori to lead the army to retreat.

On the way back to Jiafei, Takeda Shingen paid homage to Hegang Hachimangu Shrine, the family temple of Qinghe Genshi.

It is well known that the Hachiman Daming God is the patron saint of the Gens of Qinghe. In the sixth year of Kangping, the second generation of the Gen Clan Laiyi of Hanoi moved the Hachiman Daming from the original Shiqingshui Hachiman Palace to the Hegang Hachiman Palace.

The Kamakura shogunate was founded by Genyori Dynasty, and Kamakura became the center of the samurai family. Hegang Hachimangu Shrine gradually replaced Ishikisui Hachimangu as the place where the guardian samurai of all Kanto warriors is located.

In Hegang Hachiman Palace, there are many allusions to many sceneries.

The white flag enshrined in the Hakuchi Shrine in Hamangu is the banner of the Genpei war source family.

Genpei Pond, according to legend, was excavated by Masako Hojo, the magistrate of the first general of the Japanese army, Genraichi Masako. In the pond, there are three islands in the Genre family and four islands in the Heike family, representing the meaning of "birth" and "death" respectively.

The dance hall in Hachimangu Shrine is said to be the palace where Gen Yoshitsune was forced to perform dances before Jingyu.

The concubine of Seiyuqian and Kiso Yoshinaka, Bayuqian, were all beauties of the same name when Genpei fought together.

At that time, in the Genpei battle, he made great contributions to the Genji and defeated the Hei clan. However, Gen Yoshitsune, the master of Gong Gaozheng, was hunted down by his brother Gen Yoshiki. Unfortunately, his concubine Jingyu Qian was captured and escorted to Kamakura. Ordered to perform dances in Hachimangu Shrine.

At that time, the pregnant Jingyu danced lightly and sang the song "White snowy Yoshino Peak, the beloved man took the grass into the woods, the figure is elusive in the woods, and the two places are in love for each other now and the past." Out of the unyielding meaning of Gen Yoshizhao.

Genyari was furious at hearing the song, and was finally persuaded by his wife Masako Hojo to retreat, but later the son of Jingyu's former belly was still killed by Genyachi.

And there is a big ginkgo tree planted before the shrine.

At the time, the second son of the second-generation general Genyori family of Kamakura, Koaki, hid in the shade of the trees, riding on the grandson of the third-generation general Genyoshi of Kamakura, when he visited the shrine, he was beheaded. Also executed.

In the reign of Genshi, Gong Xiao died, but Gen Yoshitsune was forced to die, and the family of Kamakura General Gen Raisaku, the son of Seiyu's former son, was also extinct.

At this point, the Hojo clan of Gen Yoshio's wife Masako Hojo officially took control of the Kamakura shogunate.

And Shingen Takeda personally visited Hachimangu Shrine in Hegang, and prayed in front of Hachiman Daimyoji that the Takeda family's martial arts would last forever and his ambition to go to Luo would succeed.

After paying the worship, Shingen Takeda officially led his army back to Kai.

Along the way, Hojo Shiyasu sent General Kenhide Matsuda to chase behind him.

Takeda Katsuyoshi and Matsuda Kenhide fought many times to cover the Takeda army's calm retreat.

However, at this time, the Hojo clan had passed the news of the return of the Takeda army to the Hojo army everywhere.

The Hojo Clan of the Koshu Subdistrict Defense Army, and the Hojo Clan of the Chichibu Defense Army, were ordered by Hojo Clan Yasushi to lead an army of 20,000 to Mimasu Pass on the main route of Kai Sagami.

For fear of the Hojo clan's photo, the two clan are not Takeda Shingen opponents, Hojo clan Yasushi also sent the Hojo clan's first general, Rehmannia Hachimanten, Hojo Tsunai, and his yellow equipment to assist the two sons to block the Takeda army.

On the other hand, Hojo Clan Yasushi, Hojo Clan’s Masa and his son also just reunited. The 20,000 troops who had rushed back from Izu chased the Takeda Army and prepared to take photos with Hojo Clan.

In the twelfth year of Yonglu, October 6th.

Takeda Shingen's 20,000 troops rushed to Mizotoge.

Here, the Takeda Army noticed that the Hojo Army was about to move. Takeda Shingen ordered Naito Masaoto and Asari Shinkin two generals to guard the squadron, Takeda Katsuyori, and Baba Shinbo each led a team to guard the left and right sides of the mountain road, Yama Prefecture. Chang Jing led the Red Army Corps to support the army.

After making the above preparations, Shingen Takeda went to Kamishu Owata's house, and Owta's Akobe was the striker, and the main force began to cross the Sanmasu Pass.

After the main force crossed the Sanzeng Pass, when it was the turn of the heavy squad, there were difficulties. The heavy squad of Naito Masato and Asari Nobuchi trudged through the mountain roads. Due to the influence of the terrain, the army was unable to deploy, and it was at the risk of being attacked. Unfavorable state.

The Hojo clan general, headed by the ground yellow Hachiman Hojo Tsuna, keenly caught this fighter.

Hojo Tsunari first led his yellow equipment and launched a fierce attack on the Takeda army's heavy squad trapped in the mountain road.

Suddenly, under the Sanzeng Pass, all the yellow equipment of the Hojo Army with the yellow flag of the dead leaf inserted.

Hojo Tsunari rushed into the Takeda army's army, Naito Masaoto, Asari Nobujo's forces were under the offensive of Hojo Tsunaru, and suddenly fell into a bitter battle.

And the horse farm letter room that was supposed to be supported on both sides, the Takeda Katsuyoshi team, was also attacked by the Hojo army led by the Hojo clan and the clan, and was unable to support the heavy team for a while.

Seeing that the squadron was tight, Takeda Shingen immediately ordered Megumi Sane and Takumi Sone to lead the army to support him. At the same time, Masakei Yamagami led the army to attack the Hojo Army immediately.

But under the Hojo Army's fierce attack, the Takeda Army general who guarded the squadron, Shigehide Urano, died under Hojo Tsunari.

Asari Nobuchi is a famous general of the Takeda family. He has just succeeded the seriously ill Nobuya Amori, as the castle generation of Minowa Castle, and temporarily replaced as the general general of the Takeda Army Nishi Ueno Corps.

Right now, he himself was killed in battle. As soon as the news came out, the morale of the Takeda army was shaken.

After the death of Asari Shinkin, the squadron almost collapsed, and at this time the reinforcements of Mie Sane and Nai Takumi Sone arrived. When the two died desperately, it was easy to withstand the onslaught of Hojo Tsuna Sakura.

While the Takeda Army's heavy corps was fighting hard, the Red Army Corps in Changjing, Yama Prefecture had entered the attack position and launched a surprise attack on the Hojo Army.

At the same time Takeda Shintoyo team also rushed from the side to launch an offensive on the flank of the Hojo Army.

Changjing in Shanxian County divided Chibei into nine teams and arranged them in a geese formation to attack the Hojo Army under the mountain in turn.

In front of Chibei of Yamaxian Changjing, none of the Hojo Army was its opponents, and their preparations were defeated one by one, and finally a general defeat was brewing.

The next day, Hojo clan Yasushi and Hojo clan Masa led an army to Sanzeng Pass.

The Hojo Army was in a state of collapse, and the mountains and plains were full of dead bodies.

The Takeda army has returned to Kai with a strong victory.

Hojo clan Yasushi was under Mimasu Pass, and after hearing that his two sons and Hojo Tsunari described the war.

Hojo's Kang couldn't help sighing, saying: "In this battle, even though I am here, the situation will not change. To overcome the unfavorable situation, Shingengō is the first general in the world, and my family is not as good as Kang."

After that, Hojo's Kang comforted his two sons, packed up the defeated army, and returned to Odawara.

The battle of the Sanzotoge Pass was also the largest battle between Takeda and Hojo in history, and it was also the largest mountain battle in the Warring States Period.

The two troops dispatched nearly 50,000 people~www.wuxiamtl.com~ The Takeda army lost 1,000 people in this battle, while the Hojo family lost more than 3,200 people.

After the Suruga offensive last year, Shingen Takeda attacked the Hojo family twice, and both dealt a major blow to the Hojo family.

And this time the battle of Sanzeng Toge made the Hojo family suffered a disastrous defeat.

After seeing the mighty combat power of the Takeda Army, Hojo's Yasushi also thought about it. When he went west by himself in the future, with his sons, would he be Takeda Shingen and the invading Takeda Army’s opponent?

After returning to Kai, Takeda Shingen also said to others: "It is something I have never expected in my life to be lucky enough to defeat Shi Kang."

After that, Takeda Shingen felt very deprived of his body when he sent troops to fight again and again, and his tuberculosis became more and more serious. Now it is time to consider letting Katsuyai inherit the Takeda family.

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Chapter 339 The Battle of Sanzeng Pass

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