Chapter 507 Piracy
On December 2o, the morning after Yuqiu's arrival, the important officials of Yuqiu's Tokugawa family gathered together to hold an assessment meeting. At the meeting, Yuqiuhei announced his amazing plan to people.
"According to His Highness Tokugawa's plan, our tour will follow the North Road and set up a Shigepan outside the north gate of Hamamatsu Castle, echoing Hamamatsu Castle, and attacking Takeda's army on both sides." Yu Qiuhei hung the map on the wall and pointed the key positions with one hand. "But given that the opponent is Takeda Shingen, he will never sit and watch us complete the strategic plan. I believe everyone has heard of his strength in military strategy. Zongheng has rarely lost for decades, and his Koshu Corps is one of the best strong troops in the world. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the first military strategist of the Warring States Period. We must consider this situation, that is, Takeda Shingen left some troops to block His Highness Tokugawa from leaving the city and attacking him, and personally led the main force to face us."
"The Takeda family has very powerful cavalry, including the Akaba cavalry, and the total number of cavalry is about 3 ooo." Yu Qiuhei reported to everyone present based on the information collected by Masayuki Sanada not long ago. "And the total number of cavalry between our two armies is only 5 ooo. Our cavalry is completely unable to compete with the Takeda family, and it is naturally difficult to cover the retreat of the troops. If the Takeda family's cavalry sticks to us on the plains near Hamamatsu Castle, we will not be able to retreat to Yoshida Castle before the main force of the Takeda army catches us. Apart from Yoshida Castle and Hamamatsu Castle, there is no strong city suitable for our defense in the Mikawa-Tojiang line. If so, we can
We are forced to accept a field battle with the main force of the Takeda family in the plains and wilderness. This is something we don’t want to see, but it is something Takeda Shingen very much hoped to see." Takena Shingen was gone, and Yu Qiuhei had to take on the role of Takena Shingen and analyze the situation for everyone. "Because if we let the 12ooo army with 135o iron cannons enter the city, the Takeda army will no longer have any choice. After all, the cavalry cannot climb the city wall, so Takeda Shingen will definitely pursue the elimination of us in the plains and wilderness. Because in the plains and wilderness, the Takeda family’s cavalry’s mobile advantages and military strength advantages can be maximized, and we have almost no chance of winning."
"What my uncle said is very much." Tokugawa Nobuyasu was convinced by Yu Qiuhei's analysis last night. He listened to it again today and was even more convinced.
"So, we must adopt a countermeasure plan and cannot give Takeda Shingen the chance to force us to fight in the plains and wilderness." Yu Qiuhei knocked on the map with a combination and said in a deep voice: "And my plan is to enter the mountain!"
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"As I said just now, if the Takeda army wants to raid us and force us to fight on the plain, we must lead us to as close as possible to them and as far away from Yoshida Castle as possible before taking action." Yu Qiuhei used the arrangement to follow the north line of the march, and analyzed, "If we had just advanced to three days from Yoshida Castle, the Takeda army at Hamamatsu Castle sent troops to us. Once our ninjas and horse provocation appeared, we could withdraw immediately. The Takeda army was about 50 miles away from us at this time. Even if we were stuck by the Takeda cavalry, we could withdraw back to Yoshida Castle before the main force of the Takeda army caught up with us, so that the Takeda army could return without success."
"So, the Takeda army must put the prey, that is, we, closer to the point of taking action. For example, Iiya, which is 20 miles ahead, or Iiya, which is 15 miles ahead. According to the General Staff's calculations of the marching degree of the two armies, as long as we arrive at Iiya or in the front, we will not be able to return to Yoshida Castle before the main force of the Takeda army catches us."
The senior samurai of Yuqiu Army never had any doubts about the calculation results of his own staff. However, the Tokugawa family did not understand and frequently turned their attention to Tokugawa Nobuyashi and Gao Liqian, but they were both rejected with a very affirmative look.
"According to further calculations by the General Staff, if we learned from the Sanfanghara that Takeda's army was coming to attack us, we would have to fight with the Takeda family on the plains. Therefore, we must not advance to the Sanfanghara. At most, we should advance to--" Yu Qiuhei said, while using the position of Iiya to knock hard, "Iiya."
"Because in Iiya, if we see Takeda troops 30 miles away and rush towards us, we have time to retreat to three days before the Takeda troops catch up with us, and then go north to the Ina Mountains." Yu Qiuhei pointed to the location of the Three Days with the match. "Although this map is not marked, I was familiar with this place before. From three days, there is a mountain road to enter the Ina Mountains. Although this mountain road is not narrow enough, it is enough for our troops to block the Takeda army and not be surrounded by cavalry. Just fight and retreat, retreat all the way to-"
"Wait a minute, Your Highness!" Before Yu Qiuping finished speaking, the captain of Seiyu Bei, Mimaezaki Nakahide suddenly raised his hand and interrupted, "But this mountain road is not wide, and our 12ooo people don't have time to retreat together! At that time, Takeda's family will come here, and a lot of us are crowded with us who can't squeeze into the mountain intersection. Wouldn't it be over?"
"You are right, so our auxiliary troops and a large amount of baggage will stop when we reach three days, and let the soldiers advance with the necessary dry food and drinking water. After three days of arrival, the auxiliary troops will start to transport the baggage into the mountain road, and enter the mountain road first. If the Takeda army attacks us, the soldiers will retreat immediately. When the soldiers retreat to the entrance of the valley, the auxiliary troops should have all retreated into the mountain road, and the soldiers will retreat in turn. If the Takeda army does not attack immediately, the auxiliary troops of 4ooo will be left to set up camps at the intersection of the mountain road as a granary to transport food and grass to the front line. The remaining auxiliary soldiers will set up camp on the mountain road to rest."
"I got to know Your Highness. I didn't expect that Master Takenaka was not here, and Your Highness also had such skills." Even when Mimaezaki Nakahide was in a tough position, he still looked careless and joked, "It's amazing."
"How is it possible? It was obviously Yu Nan who made it. I heard it when I went to report yesterday." Xushan Shin-shi, who was sitting beside him, took over the conversation with a smile, "I can't finish it in a few days."
"There are still outsiders here, can you save some face for your highness!" Yu Qiupi heard that there was a faint laugh from his samurai, and the Tokugawa family couldn't help laughing. The Tokugawa family's meeting has always been very serious. If someone dares to interrupt at will, they will be in jail, let alone teasing the lord.
"Finishi, you guys are still laughing!" Yu Qiuping saw that Shinshi Mizua was still laughing aside, and his nervous mood couldn't help but relieve a little. "Before you went to the battle, you told me that if you can make great contributions, let me help Hu Songyuanfu! What, do you still want to do it now?"
"Ah, no, no, no, your Highness!" Xinshi Aishan was panicked when he heard this, and immediately sat in a very well-behaved sitting position.
"Hmph." Yu Qiuping chuckled when he saw this, clapped his hands, and continued, "Then let's continue."
"If Takeda's family doesn't fight, we will respond to His Highness Tokugawa and drag it to spring plowing. If Takeda's family calls us, we will retreat all the way for three days, and then go north from three days to enter the Ina Mountains."
"What if you enter the Ina Mountain?" Mimaezaki Nakahide asked again, "The Takeda Army is not stupid, why would he fight us in such a narrow terrain? He must be looking for a place suitable for cavalry charges! Otherwise, the cavalry on the mountain road are not all targets for our iron gunners."
"Yes, Takeda Shingen will never go to war with us in the mountains, so I plan to sell a flaw, that is, to introduce Takeda Shingen into a battlefield that he can accept." Yu Qiuping nodded, and then used the pointing location of Shingen in Sanhe on the map. "That is Shingen. From the mountain road we entered the mountain, we will gradually become spacious, like a trumpet. After walking out of the mountain road, we will arrive at Shingen. Here is a small plain with multiple streams and rivers intersecting, and a depression in the center. We will set up positions in the depression."
"Set a position in the depression?" Fukushima Ansei felt something was wrong when he heard this, and he also spoke up and said, "The Takeda family cavalry is famous all over the world. If they are allowed to charge towards the depression from a high place, wouldn't we be in danger?"
"If there is no arrangement, it is true. This is why I arranged for the young master Tokugawa to lead 3ooo people to Shirahara to arrange the battlefield in advance." Yu Qiuhei smiled slightly and began to describe the arrangement in Oda Nobunaga's previous life that attracted worldwide attention and changed the direction of Japanese history - the arrangement of Nagashinosa.
Although it is located in a depression, it is surrounded by water nets. Oda Nobunaga laid a large number of horse-proof fences along the Toyogawa and Lianzichuan, resisting horses, trenches, and earthen walls, and hidden the iron gunners behind the complex fortifications. When the Takeda army launched its charge, it was difficult to break through this complex defense line, and instead was shot by the Oda family 3ooo iron gunners, causing heavy losses.
However, even though the tenacious Takeda Army was under multiple disadvantages, the terrain was not good, and the tactics were improper, the tenacious Takeda Army still fought tenaciously with the Odo Alliance until the last moment, breaking through multiple horse-defense fences and continuously breaking through many troops of the Oda family. If Yama Prefecture Masake Yama Prefecture, the leader of the Takeda Family Preparation Team, was accidentally shot dead by Tada Honda Tada in the formation, the Takeda Army would not have suddenly collapsed. This shows how fierce the Takeda Army's combat effectiveness is.
Yu Qiuhei planned to "use the same trick again" this time, and pirated Oda Nobunaga's idea of fighting in Nagashino in his previous life, so he also gave Takeda Shingen a Nagashino battle. However, the Takeda family's troops this time were more troops than Nagashino in his previous life, while the Oda family's troops were fewer than those in his previous life. The commander of the Takeda army was also Takeda Shingen several times stronger than Takeda Katsurai. Even though the quality of the Yu Qiu army was far higher than that of the Odori in his previous life, Yu Qiuhei still had no confidence in victory. He just wanted to use this to fight with the Takeda family and force the Takeda family to give up his plan to annihilate himself in the field.
Chapter completed!