Samurai of the Takeda Family

Chapter 489: Turning Defence to Offense

Oyama Gobo, Takeda Army Headquarters.

In a hall.

Li Zheng held the sword and strode into the resting place prepared for him.

Behind Li Zheng, Baba Masabo, Shinbo Nagaken, Takenaka Shigeharu, Honda Masanobu, Atsui Keiro, Yusuke Tsutsumi, and other generals followed behind him.

Strictly speaking, this game in Kaga is also Li Zhengchu's battle.

Because Li is the general of the Yuezhong Hida, he automatically becomes the general as soon as he is the governor of the Li family, eliminating the process of Li Xiao’s step by step, from a low-level samurai, slowly climbing upwards. .

However, because of this, Li Zheng lacks experience in the way of running the military.

Right now, Li Zheng was dressed in a gorgeous and exquisite outfit, standing in front of his head with a Li character, and strode to his main position.

After that, the retainers took their seats. The second place on the table is Machang Masabo, who has battled with Naga Shino and killed Nobunaga.

Machang Changfang became famous in the first battle, and the Zongsanzuo writing hanging on his waist made people look at him.

As a deputy general of the legion, he has sufficient power to make suggestions on the direction of military discussions.

The second place in the horse farm Changbo is naturally a member of the Li family, Li Xiao's wife and brother Shinbozongemon Yuemen Yu Changxian.

Jinbo Changxian followed Li Xiao and fought in the Southern and Northern Wars for more than ten years. He also served as the Patriarch of Echigo’s largest family, the Jinbo family. In the past two years, he was also protected by the Etchō shogunate. He has already had the respect of a feudal lord, and he is acting more and more steadily. stand up.

His status, for Li Zheng, is the status of Takeda Nobuhiro in Takeda's family.

Under Shinbo Nagaken, Takenaka re-ruled, and at the same time, it was also carried out as the Hida Vietzhong Army Corps.

Takenaka rejuvenated the folding fan, his face was pale, and he coughed from time to time, but no one dared to underestimate this seemingly frail man, with infinite resourcefulness.

Next, it is Ben Duo Zhengxin. Right now, Ben Duo Zhengxin is also sealed by Ten Thousand Shi Zhixing, and he serves as the military think tank with Shigeji Takenaka, and his son Ben Duo Zhengchun has just been served.

This time he went out with the army, just like Li Zheng.

As for Onjing Kenglong, Yuzuo Tsukumi led Noto to participate in the war.

This time, in order to meet Shibata's large-scale Hokuriku Army, the Hida Yuezhong Army almost mobilized.

In addition to the five standing guards, as well as Kinoshita's beautiful Shinkawa, guarding Matsura Castle, defending Echigo Uesugi Kenshin, Shimakatsu Mengbu, Uchijima Clan and a Hida army, defending the Oda army in the direction of Gifu Castle Main force.

Hida Etsuchu had already taken out his family and mobilized 17,000 troops to Kaga.

Including Li Zhengxin’s standing equipment and Hu Ben equipment.

Hu Ben is one of the nine tins, and I don't know which history book Li Zheng read and named it.

Tiger Benbei imitated the establishment of Qibenbei. It was organized into a group of 1,500 people. It was composed of a large tube team, a riding team, an iron artillery team, and an Zuqing team. They trained in the way of a western phalanx for two years and just formed an army.

This time, as Li Zheng's banner army, it was the first time to go into combat.

Tiger Benbei is played by Takenaka Shigeto, the younger brother of Takenaka Shigeharu, and Katsusuke Ogihara, the playmate of Li Zheng since childhood.

Now the main force has just arrived at Oyama Gobo.

On the front line, under Shibata's offensive, Kaga Yixiangzong was already defeated and lost several cities.

As a support forward, the shooting general Takatora Fujido has already rushed to the front line of Kaga first to meet the Shibata Army's Toshiya Maeda. According to the news yesterday, the two sides have won and lost each other.

However, the main force of Shibata's army has also approached this area.

After sitting down, Li Zheng signaled the beginning of the military meeting. As the deputy general Masabo Baba, he said: "His Royal Highness Tajima Shou, the main force of the Shibata Katsura family, has just crossed the Tottori River, and the front is with Shibata Army General Toshiya Maeda and Sasa Narita. The politically confronting Master Tengtang, and Qili Laizhou of Yixiangzong, asked the young master for the next move, whether to avoid his edge for the time being."

Masamoto Honda said: "The intention of the Shibata Corps is now very obvious. To mobilize the three kingdoms of Etchu, Wakasa, and Omi to send out a large army of this size, the intention is to find our army and Yixiangzong for a decisive battle. Victory will thoroughly pave the way for its enterprising Hokuriku Road."

Hearing what Honda Masahiro said, Jinbao Changxian snorted coldly and said, "Shibata is so loud, I don't know if he has such forces."

Just as everyone was discussing it, a samurai approaching walked into the main hall and said to Li Zhengyan: "Report to your Highness, Mr. Mukai has sent a message to you, Wakasa Country’s Tase Mountain Castle has already been captured!"

"very good!"

Li Zheng nodded, his face was full of joy. It was his idea to run a detour to Wakasa country.

After inquiring about Takenaka Shigeharu and Honda Masanobu, both of them did not express any objections, and they also submitted a detailed strategy to Li Zheng, which enabled the smooth implementation of this sneak attack plan.

"If Sako was attacked by a sneak attack, and the waterway from Omi would be broken, the grain route for transporting grain to Echiqian would be cut off. If the Shibata Katsura wants to go deep into Kaga and use its troops, it will definitely be inefficient," Shigeharu Takenaka said to Li Zheng, "thanks to this. The strategy of your Highness."

Li Zheng smiled and said: "If it weren't for the detailed arrangements of the two adults, my idea would be nothing more than a loft in the sky. I would still have to thank you for it."

Under the praise of Li Zheng, he is very calm. He understands that an outstanding idea will only become a bad idea without strong execution.

This is still more reliable, Li Xiao left him two outstanding staff.

"However, Mr. Mukai also sent a letter to the lord, about the Fuji family in Tamba, willing to be subordinate to this family."

"What, the Tamba domestic rattan family!"

The generals were amazed.

Masanobu Honda said in a deep voice: "The Fuji family in Tamba is the guardian of the Tamba country. Although it is not as powerful as the Hatano family, it is also a famous name of tens of thousands of stones. Why did you subdue your family at this time? Is it the relationship of wise Mitsuhide?"

Following Honda’s suspicion, Shigeharu Takenaka said: “This Naito Ruyasu is actually the younger brother of Hidetoshi Matsunaga and the younger brother of Nagara Matsunaga. In order to attack the country of Tamba, Nagarai Matsunaga ordered his son to marry Naito’s family. The daughter of the governor Naito Kunisada, and later inherited the famous Naito family."

Shigeharu Takenaka deserves to know everything about the world. Hearing his careful analysis, everyone understands Naito Ruan's details.

"But as for why the Naito clan would take the initiative to subordinate to the clan, it is hard for me to guess," Shigeharu Takenaka said: "Just call the Naito clan's messenger to see it."

Immediately afterwards, the Naito family's envoy visited Li Zheng and declared his affiliation to the other party.

After going back and forth, everyone understood why the Naito family took the initiative to subordinate. It turned out that when Ashikaga Yoshiaki presided over the second Nobunaga siege, Naito Ruyasu, the governor of the Naito family, stood firmly on Ashikaga's side.

As a result, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was chased by Nobunaga.

And Naito Ruan also deeply offended the Oda family for this, and this time Mitsuhide Akihide naturally settled the stalemate well.

This messenger also made it very clear that the reason why the Naito clan took the initiative to ask the Takeda clan for affiliation was that Ashikaga Yoshiaki was in Kai at this moment and prepared to use Takeda's power to restore the shogunate.

In Naito Nuri's eyes, since the Naito family was punished for supporting Ashikaga Yoshiaki and offended the Oda family.

So this time, it was also the right choice to choose the Takeda family members who supported Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

After hearing this, Li Zheng deeply felt that Ashikaga Yoshiaki's banner of the shogunate was really easy to use. In this way, he would get a subordinate of the tens of thousands of stone daimyo from Tanba country without any blood. It is not a vain thing.

After the Naito family’s messenger retired, Li Zhengyi read the letters of opinions of the Naito family’s surrender from Mutoi Masazu, Wang Tanzhi, Mutoh Yuki and others, and then passed them to his retainers for circulation.

At this time, all the retainers talked a lot.

The four retainers with the most voice, Masanobu Honda, Shigeji Takenaka, Shinbo Nagaken, and Masabo Baba, did not express their views.

All the generals felt that even though the Naito family's subordinates had great benefits to the family, it was not time to swallow this benefit at this moment.

At this time, Baba Masabo, who was the deputy general, spoke first. He said, "Your Majesty, at the moment this family is fighting on the three fronts, Kaga has Shibata Katsushika, Echigo has Uesugi Kenshin, Mino and Oda Kamoto Corps. On the one hand, none of the forces are under one's own family. Now if we disperse our forces and open up another front in Wakasa, our army will have no strength to support it. This is a big taboo of dividing our forces."

The words of Machang Changfang spoke the aspirations of most generals.

Indeed, in the past two years, just to deal with Shibata's two-sided attack, Uesugi Kenshin's two-sided attack has made the Takeda family members miserable and exhausted.

If it is to open up another Wakasa front, then where will this extra effort be drawn?

After listening to Machang Changfang's opinion, Li Zheng also knew that the other party's opinion was mature and serious, but he was a bit unwilling to give up his subordinate of such a big name as the Naito family.

Li Zheng remembered Li Xiao's words, if there is any indecision about foreign warfare, he can ask Takenaka re-governance.

So Li Zheng looked at Takenaka Reji and asked, "Master Takenaka, what's your opinion?"

Shigeharu Takenaka lightly shook the folding fan, pondered for a while, and said, "As Mr. Baba said, opening a front in Wakasa is very risky, but I personally think I can give it a try and take a gamble!"

Hearing Takenaka Shigeharu's words, all the retainers were shocked, but he didn't expect that Takenaka Shigeharu had this bold idea.

But Shigeo Takenaka made it very obvious in his words, and he was not sure about this, otherwise he wouldn't have to gamble on the word.

"I want to hear Mr. Takenaka's careful opinions." Li Zhengyan said.

Shigeharu Takenaka nodded and said, "Take Hokuriku~www.wuxiamtl.com~Kinki map!"

At this time, several people approached, and the maps of Hokuriku and Kinki were presented and spread out on the ground.

It can be seen from these two maps that the Li family has done a lot of homework on the terrain of Hokuriku. The cities, rivers, and power distribution are very clearly marked, but for Kinki, it is undoubtedly much simpler.

It can be seen that the current strategy focus of the Li family is indeed not placed on Kinki at all.

At this time Takenaka Shigeharu walked to the map, holding a folding fan and lighting Wakasa's national language: "After the lord retired, the war has been fought for two years. My family is under the attack of Shibata and Uesugi. Although the territory is still maintained, It's hard to make progress."

"In the overall strategic situation, the family has been fighting on multiple fronts, in a disadvantageous situation of being attacked on three sides and passively beaten. If you sit on it like this, although the current strength of the family is sufficient to support it, there is no risk, but in addition to passive defensive warfare. It’s hard to make a difference, but if you can open up a front in Wakasa, where the Oda clan’s power is weak, it can be seen as a strategic opportunity to switch from defense to offense."

"The Naito family members are giving us this opportunity!"