Chapter 276 10. The Strategy of Uesugi Terutora
Ochiai is a member of the local shrines in northern Shinano, and the Iinawa where they are located was actually a subordinate manor of a shrine or temple in the past.
It's just that in an unknown era, they seized the territory and struggled to survive under the control of the great power of Zenkoji Temple.
"Your Highness is right, there will be heavy fog in Kawanakajima tomorrow morning!" Ochiai and San watched the fog on Kawanakajima from below, and they were sure.
"When will the fog dissipate?" Uesugi Terutora raised his eyebrows, as if he had a chance to win.
"Based on my many years of experience in Kawanakajima, it will not completely dissipate until Chenshi (9 am), and it will fade after the sun rises at Maoshi (7 am). "
" Very good! Got it." Ochiai and San retreated outside the tent again.
Kawanakajima is not really an island. It just happens to be at the intersection of the Saigawa River and the Chikuma River, and it looks like an island in the middle of a river.
Because the local area is relatively humid, the melting of winter snow brings a lot of meltwater. The temperature in Kawanakajima is not high at night, but the temperature will gradually rise from night to day, and the water vapor will eventually form a thick fog that is so thick that you can't see your hand in front of you.
The key point is that the thick fog will not only greatly affect the sight of the entire Kawanakajima, but also make it impossible for anyone to see the situation three meters away.
And this is only one aspect. On the other hand, people of this era definitely don't understand. But people with basic scientific and cultural literacy in the future should know that the transmission process of sound will be different if the transmission medium is different.
Uesugi Terutora only knows that the thick fog will cover the sound of the army's actions. Even if the two armies are only a hundred meters apart, the sound of the Uesugi army may not be heard by the Murakami army!
This is a rare and unparalleled geographical advantage and opportunity!
"Then, please, brother!" Uesugi Terutora turned his sights to Takanari Masayasu.
Of course, he was definitely not looking at Takanari Masayasu, but Takanari Hidemasa, the legitimate son of Takanari Masayasu, who was two years older than Uesugi Terutora. In addition to the generations of in-laws, he is indeed Uesugi Terutora's cousin.
Moreover, Takanari Hidemasa was no weakling. He once fought against three enemy generals alone in the battle with Takai Ichikawa. He was the vanguard general of the Uesugi army in the fourth battle of Kawanakajima in history, and he was very brave.
"It's all up to your Highness!" Takanari Hidemasa stepped out and answered loudly.
Uesugi Terutora has two meanings. No matter how close Takanari Masayasu is, he is not a retainer of his own Uesugi clan. There will definitely be many casualties if he is the vanguard. It is not painful to let the northern Shinano people die first.
Secondly, Takanari Hidemasa is the vanguard. After winning, the basic first credit is stable. Then he will have an excuse to strive to give the Kawanakajima he captured to his uncle Takanari Masayasu. Although it is not to strengthen his own strength, the Takanari clan and the Uesugi clan are in the same boat. Counting back a hundred years, each of them has saved their lives two or three times, and they are as close as can be.
In the future, if there is something wrong with Kasuga Mountain, Takanari Masayasu will only be 20 miles away and can send troops to rescue immediately. Theoretically, it was Kasugayama's nearest reinforcement.
And Takanari Hidemasa was also happy to be the vanguard, and he also intended to sit in the first chair of the Northern Shinano people. Showing off his muscles would make it easier for him to suppress the nobles of Northern Shinano in the future.
Someone took the lead, and someone else took the place of the most sacrificed position. Shimazu Tadanao of the Shimazu clan consciously asked to play the second baton, and the third was Kakizaki Izumi no Kageie.
It seems that Uesugi Terutora's hope is that the two teams of the Northern Shinano people will open a gap and consume the enemy. Then Kakizaki Kageie will ride his horse to the camp and expand the victory. Finally, he will personally lead the Echigo people to rush forward and defeat Murakami Yoshikiyo.
"Tonight, we will feast the three armies. We will get up at three o'clock tomorrow and move the camp at five o'clock. At dawn, join me in breaking the defense of Zhou!"
"Hey!" "Oh!" "Oh!" The voices of receiving orders continued, and dozens of samurai responded loudly, with high momentum.
On this side, Yoshiharu Yamanouchi continued to march. After tying up Kiyono Kiyohide and throwing him into the pack team, no one cared about him anymore.
Anyway, Yoshiharu Yamanouchi just wanted to disturb Yoshikiyo Murakami's emotions. It would be best if he could cause internal strife, but it would not be a loss if he could not. He did not kill the envoy, but just kept him as a guest, which would not ruin his reputation.
And Kobayata was riding on his horse, thinking about the reason why Yoshikiyo Murakami tried to delay the Yamanouchi army.
It would be the same decisive battle whether it came early or late. Yoshikiyo Murakami would not have no military rations for the next two days. He must have hoped that the Yamanouchi army could not join the Uesugi army. The reason is not that simple.
Kobayata rode out of the team and asked his uncle Tsunayoshi who came from Totomi to take care of his reserve team.
"Old sir, old sir!" Kobayata ran a few steps and entered the reserve team of Hosokawa Saijo.
"Hello, brother, hello, Lord Matsumi-sai." Kobayata greeted Hosokawa Saijo and Matsumi-sai.
Hosokawa Harumiya and Koyata nodded, "Koyata, what do you want?"
"Don't you think it's suspicious that Zhou Shoufang is trying to delay our army for a day or two?" Koyata expressed his doubts.
"It is a bit suspicious, but in my opinion, the biggest possibility of Zhou Shoufang is just waiting for Kai Daizen to join him. After all, if our army joins with His Highness Kanrei, there will be 34,000 people, far more than his 14,000 people!"
"Having said that, if they don't join? What if Takeda Daizen arrives first?" "Hmm? Kai Daizen arrives first?"
"Impossible, Takeda Daizen arrived in Matsuo, Ogata County five or six days ago, but he kept his troops and didn't join the Murasaki week defense."
Hosokawa Saijo was in Suwa County, closest to Takeda, and had the best news. Takeda Harunobu was cunning and treacherous. Although he sent troops, no one could guess what strange thoughts he had in his heart.
"That's true. The Murakami army urged Takeda Daizen to join forces several times, but Takeda Daizen remained unmoved!" Matsumi Sai echoed Hosokawa Saijo's opinion.
"So, even if our army reaches Kawanakajima, Takeda Daizen may not have arrived yet?" Kobayata saw that Hosokawa Saijo was certain.
"It should be so." The Hosokawa trio nodded together.
"Generals of each team should go to their own team immediately! Generals of each team should go to their own team immediately!" A horseman in mother's clothes galloped past.
"Well? Let's go together." Hosokawa Harumiya waved his whip in the air, and the warhorse under his crotch was quite human, and turned by himself.
"Just got the news that Kai Daizen has arrived at Kaizudaira." Yamanouchi Yoshiharu was riding on a horse, and dozens of generals from various teams followed him around.
"So tomorrow the Takeda army can also reach Kawanakajima." Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu spoke first.
"That's perfect, the enemy and our armies will join forces and beat the drums to fight," Hosokawa Saijo continued Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu's words.
The other generals also nodded. This was a large-scale battle involving 60,000 to 70,000 people, and it would definitely leave a strong mark in history. It was the honor of every warrior to be able to participate in this battle in person.
"No, Your Highness, it's not right!" Xiao Pingtai woke up with a start and shouted.
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