Chapter 471

Chapter 471

Chapter 471 Ueno Surprise Attack (End) Hojo Retreats

"Sanzhicheng! Sanzhicheng!" The Hideka, who was extremely restless, exchanged Tsusue Sanzhicheng again, and asked him about the situation of the Hojo Army in Fukaya Castle on the other side of the Tone River.
"What's going on in Fukaya City Hojo? Is there any special action?"

Tsushage Sannojo replied, "From the current information, there is no change in the Fukaya Castle on the opposite side. It's just that Daodaoji Masashige and others stationed in Honjo Castle have withdrawn to Fukaya Castle together."

After hearing this answer, Hideka was even more puzzled. He turned to look at Narita who had already surrendered and asked, "Shimoshou, is Fukaya Castle big? Can it accommodate so many soldiers?"

According to the previous information, the Hojo clan led a total of 4.2 troops. Naturally, it is impossible for so many people to shrink into one city, and the cities are almost spread along the Tone River.

Among them, more than 6000 people were dispatched by Daodaoji Masashige and Hojo Ujibun in charge of the western front, and 8000 people were assigned by Hojo Ujimasa in charge of the eastern front.

But you must know that the Hojo family is on the offensive on the front line of the Tone River. In order to respond quickly when fighters appear, it is impossible to choose to garrison in separate cities. At most, they must garrison a few key cities.

But neither Shengu Castle nor Ninja Castle is a peerless giant city like Osaka Castle. How could it be possible to obtain the 6000 Daoji Army that was withdrawn from Honjo Castle on the basis of accommodating more than [-] people?

Hearing Hideo's question, the head of Narita replied to Hideo almost without thinking, "Honjo Castle is only the base of the Hojo Clan's advance because of its geographical location. Bowl shaped city.

Fukaya Castle is Uesugi Ken, the owner of the Ogaya Uesugi family supported by Hojo, who is the son-in-law of the Hojo clan and is also a member of the country who is assigned to serve under the Hojo clan.

But after all, this is the residence of the Ogiya Uesugi family. As a flat city, there are three layers of walls, of which the main pill is a stone wall, and the outside is blocked by water.I estimate that the city can accommodate about 5000 people. If there are more people, they can only be stationed under the city. "

Hearing Narita's answer, the Hide family turned their attention to Tsusue Sanzhicheng. Although he hadn't asked yet, Tsusue Sanzhicheng already understood Hideka's thoughts. .”

"En..." Hideka nodded, and fell into an anxious wait. He had a guess that the Hojo clan of Shengu City might have run away.

However, the fact is exactly as he imagined, Zhezhi Sanzhicheng came back not long after he left, and there were two people he didn't know on vacation with him, one was dressed as a monkey showman, and the other was Yao Nong's appearance.

Tsushage Sanzhicheng pointed to these two people and introduced: "Your Highness, they are the ninjas that my family scattered in Kanto back then, and they brought information from the other side of the Tone River."

Hideka was stunned when he heard that it was someone from the other side of the Tone River. After all, with the arrival of the Hojo clan a few days ago, Hideka's ninja army and the Hojo clan's Fumas fought a cruel intelligence war along both sides of the Tone River.

Due to the blockade by the Hide family, it was difficult for the Hojo clan to detect information about Ueno, and they mistakenly believed that Stable Bridge Castle and Minowa Castle were still in their hands, and it was the same as the main force of Tame Motochu and Inomata Kunkeng.

The Tone River blocked by the Fumas also made it difficult for the ninjas on Hideo's side to send out information, especially the main force like Hojo's existence along the Tone River, and there were people patrolling the river day and night.

The Hide family has not received any information from Musashi in the past few days, and it is indeed a bit delayed than before. This is because the Hojo Clan's blockade on the southern line of the Tonegawa River is too tight, and the ninjas spying on Musashi cannot get through.

If you want to send it from Musashi, you must go west into the mountains deep in Musashi, enter Chichibu County, and then cross the mountains and enter Ueno, which takes almost double the time.

It's no wonder that Hideka was surprised when he saw the two ninjas coming directly from the other side of the Tone River. His first reaction was "Has the Hojo Clan lifted the blockade on the other side of the Tone River?"

The fact is exactly as Xiujia expected, the ninja dressed as a medicine farmer said to Xiujia, "His Royal Highness, I was in charge of investigating information in the Matsuyama area. A pair of Hojo troops with about 5000 people entered Musashi Matsuyama last night. city.

In the middle of the night, another group of Hojo troops entered Musashi Matsuyama Castle, numbering no less than [-] people.Although the vision is not clear at night, I did see the horse seal of the Hojo Clan below. "

The ninja dressed as a monkey showman replied, "I will dress up as a city monkey showman and go to Ninja City to investigate information. You know that the low-level warriors like to watch monkey shows the most, and they often reveal some news inadvertently.

This was originally the main city of the Narita clan, and for the time being, the third son of the Hojo clan, the Ota clan, was in charge of assisting in the defense.

But yesterday afternoon, Zai Xia was playing monkey games in the barracks, and was suddenly gathered and confined by the team directly under Ota's family in a village outside Ninja Castle, and was not allowed to go out until earlier today. Most of the time, a large number of Hojo troops were transferred away. "

After the two of them finished speaking, Tsuge Sanzhicheng said by saying, "The two of them confirmed an answer to me at the same time on the way here. Fukaya Castle on the other side of the Tone River is still tightly guarded, but there is no horse seal of the Hojo clan. .”

The Xiu family started pacing back and forth when they heard the news of the first person, and after hearing what they said, they clasped their fists and hammered hard to express their regret.

He is very sure that among the troops that the Hojo Clan can mobilize now, the only one who can mobilize troops from north to south is the fresh army in the hands of the Hojo Clan. Since it has entered Musashi Matsuyama Castle last night, then the Hojo Clan has already run away yesterday. up.

Fukaya Castle is 25 kilometers away from Musashi Matsuyama Castle. According to the foot strength of this era, ashigaru generally needs to walk for a whole day, even if it is a quick march, it will take more than half a day. From this, it can be inferred that the Hojo Clan Government had already made arrangements to withdraw its troops last night and yesterday afternoon. .

From this point of view, there is an explanation for Hojo Shiteru's strange behavior early this morning. He is trying to learn how a gecko cuts off its tail to survive.

He knew that it was impossible for his 8000 people to escape calmly under the eyes of the Toyotomi Army with an equal number of people, so he cast a shadow on the nobles under his command and let them serve as cannon fodder to attract the attention of Osafune Sadakin. I slipped away first.

Judging from the information brought by the ninja, the Ota Clan, who was in charge of guarding Ninja Castle, also retreated, which shows that the Hojo Clan has retreated across the board.

"It seems that the Hojo Clan Administration has received information about Hideyoshi's departure, and he made the same choice as in history." Hideka looked at the sky and said with emotion.

At the same time, he couldn't help but feel that the Hojo Clan's government is the Hojo Clan's government after all, and the Hojo Clan is the overlord of Kanto after all, with a deep foundation, and under such a big disadvantage, they can calmly make arrangements to withdraw troops to ensure that their main force is not lost. .

Facts have proved that although the Fumas did not perform well in the initial Suruga intelligence battle, they could still make Hideie blind after launching a ruthless attack.You see, it has been a whole day before the Xiu family got the news.

The Hojo Clan administration had already left, and Hideka's strategic goal of annihilating the Hojo Clan's main force at the junction of Ueno and Musashi could no longer be achieved.

Although the big meat in his mouth ran away, the pressure on Xiujia was much lighter.

To be honest, if we really want to fight the Hojo clan here, the elite brought by the Xiu family must do their best. These are the treasures of the Xiu family, and the Xiu family cannot afford to wear them down.

Now that the Hojo clan took the initiative to avoid the war, it also gave the Xiu family a step down, allowing the Xiu family to avoid excessive losses.

Besides, even though the Hojo Clan left, the Hojo Cistercian's East Route Army and the troops who stayed in Shengu City were still two small pieces of meat, and they should have gained a lot of military merit.

Talking about the garrison on the opposite side of Fukaya Castle, Hideka took the initiative to ask Tsusue Sanzhicheng, "The Hojo clan government has retreated, who is in charge of the defense of Kita Musashi now?"

Zhezhi Sanzhicheng knelt in front of Xiu's family and replied, "I have just sent people to investigate, and I think I will get the answer soon.

According to the information we have at present, the 5000 troops in the hands of the Hojo Clan and Daidoji Masashige just retreated from the front line of Honjo Castle to the deep valley this morning. There is no information at present that they will go south with the Hojo Clan. They may be responsible for the defense of Kita Musashi. Work. "

The Hide family agreed with the judgment of Zhezhi Sanzhicheng, but the military information did not allow speculation, and the Hide family still ordered with a straight face, "Investigate again, if the investigation is clear, give me the information. I want to know who the guard is. As well as the distribution of military forces under his command, the clearer the better."

Zhezhi Sanzhicheng nodded in response: "Ha Yi, I will do it now."

After Zhezhi Sanzhicheng left, Hideka asked his attendants, "Where is Maeda-sama now? If he hasn't arrived in Hirai City, let him come to me for a military meeting."

With the withdrawal of the Hojo Clan's administration and Hojo Clan Teresa's surviving, the Ueno Kingdom was officially acquired by the Hide family, and Inomata Bangken, who is still in the cage city of Shirai Castle in Ueno, is just a disease. As long as Uesugi Jingsheng is willing to help Attack, you can go to the city in 2 days at most.

Now Hideo is no longer worried about Hojo's coming back to fight Ueno, but has begun to plan how to fight Musashi next.

The land of Musashi is not small at all. When Tokugawa was just transferred to the senate, Zhixing had 66 shi, which can be said to be the highest outside of Mutsu and Omi.

To be honest, Hideo's attack on Ueno was actually his own arrangement before Maeda and Uesugi arrived.

Nowadays, it is already a great achievement to attack Ueno with only one surprise attack, capture Suiqiao Castle, persuade the surrender of Minirun Castle, and occupy most of Ueno.

Coupled with the two credits of defeating the Hojo Clan photo and forcing the Hojo Clan administration to retreat today, Hideka will definitely be in the top three in the Kanto evaluation. It is also time to share some soup with Maeda and Uesugi. Come on, it’s not good to eat alone, isn’t it?

Immediately, the Hide family sent someone to Shirai Castle to deliver a letter, saying that the Hojo Clan had retreated, and urged Sado Mamoru and Uesugi to consult and speed up the offensive against Shirai Castle to reconcile with him as soon as possible.

Send someone to Jinjing City to wait for Misaku Shou to come back, ask about the situation in the Ueno East, and let him be in charge of the defense arrangements in Ueno East.After the arrangements are made, let him and his garrison captain come to Isesaki Castle for a military meeting.

Maeda Toshiie was the fastest. He rushed over from Takasaki later that day, and as soon as he dismounted from his horse, he complimented Hideo, "Oh~ Oh~ General You is really fast. Shizheng fought back.

Your Highness, you took Ueno from the Hojo family with only the Kibi in your hands. In my opinion, you are braver than Kenshin and Harunobu back then.Hojo kid doesn't dare to face your tiger whiskers. "

Maeda Toshiie's words sounded like he was complimenting Hideka, but Hideka could hear a trace of resentment from his mouth.

Thinking about it in another way, whoever mobilized the troops in the territory and ran in such a big circle would definitely complain if he didn't get any credit in the end. From this, we can see the necessity of the Xiu family holding a spoils conference next.

Besides, Maeda Toshie is now the quasi-father-in-law of the Xiu family, and he wants to give me a daughter before he leaves.

Immediately, Hideka apologized and said with a smile, "The military situation was urgent at that time, I was afraid that the Hojo Clan would blockade Ubing Ridge, and it would be difficult for me to enter Ueno again, so I led the troops into Ueno first.

Who would have thought that the Hojo clan could not stand the fight so much, I took the Hojo clan in Ueno in more than ten days of effort.

It's just that Ueno is not the core territory of the Hojo clan after all, their rule over here is relatively weak, and there is a problem with the command of the Hojo clan's generals, which gave me the opportunity, which is really not creditable.

The next step is Musashi. This is the core territory that has been ruled by the Hojo clan for four generations. It still needs to rely on Maeda for counseling. "

Maeda Toshiie didn't want to turn against Hideo at first, and Hideka took down Ueno by virtue of his real ability, and he really didn't contribute much, and after all, he had no right to blame Hideka.

It's just that it's really not easy to explain to the people below that I didn't get any credit for traveling all the way, so this made the Xiu family say a few words.Who would want Hideo to be humble on this side and take the initiative to invite himself to share the credit for Musashi, then Maeda Toshiie would naturally not be able to blame Hideo anymore.

"Oh, what are you talking about? I am under the command of the Northern Army, and naturally you belong to the right general. Considering your military exploits, you will definitely lead us to defeat the Hojo Clan. We will take your order as the only one. Fate is yours."

As soon as Maeda Toshiie's words fell, Hideka heard cheers from the castle, and sent someone down to inquire about the arrival of the first samurai led by Osafune Sadakin, Sanada Nobushige, Kagawa Keinori and others.

In particular, the arrival of Nobushige Sanada ignited the emotions of the warriors of Isesaki Castle.

Under Hideka's intentional or unintentional exaggeration, the story of Sanada Nobushigechi destroying Stable Bridge City and burning Tamu Motochu was widely spread.

In a certain degree of artistic modification, Sanada Nobushige was described as a brave, wise and brave general, and naturally became an idol sought after by the ashigaru warriors of the Toyotomi clan.

Now that Nobushige Sanada has come in person, the samurai and ashigaru worship like their "brothers" like the fans of later generations.

(End of this chapter)