Chapter 715 27. Chen San Gave Me the Wuhou Car

Because Kenshin Uesugi led his troops to station in Kawagoe Castle, Aki, who was isolated in Kanto, could temporarily withdraw to the mountains and participate in the battle of Shangluo. After all, he was still the general of the 11th Division, and this time he brought back 600 warriors and standing foot soldiers belonging to the hatamoto.

"Greetings!"

The four people in front of him started from humble beginnings along with Xiao Ping Tai, and they were truly brought up by Xiao Ping Tai. It is true that "a prime minister must start from the state, and a fierce general must start from the ranks."

So now Kawabe Ieyoshi, Kawabe Ienobu, Kawabe Ietsu, and Kawabe Iekori have also been nicknamed.

The Four Generals of the River!

"All get up." Xiao Ping Tai looked at the four people in front of him and was still relieved.

After all, because of their success, except for Nanaki who stayed by his side as the general of his own team, the other three had long been sent out for various reasons.

The four people were also close friends who had been together since their youth, so they were naturally happy to see each other now. They all came forward together, shouting Tanzheng, but Xiao Pingtai had taken care of him for so many years, and he was almost like a half-father in terms of emotion.

"Is Tanzheng better?" Chen San and Aji hadn't seen Xiao Pingtai for a while.

"Better, better, isn't this good." I don't know if it's because of his age or some changes in his mood, Xiao Pingtai is very happy to see the four people crowded in front of him.

"We are going to Luoyang with Tanzheng." Pingliu is the oldest and is considered the leader among the four.

"Okay, okay! Let's go together."

"Have you agreed on the date of the uprising?"

"It's scheduled for October 5th." When Aji asked, there was no outsider in his family, so Xiao Pingtai had nothing to hide.

"That means there are only seven days left!" Chen San responded beside him, counting on his fingers.

"So the troops in Suruga and Koshu have already started to mobilize." Heiroku had been a magistrate for several years, and he knew the general distance very well.

"His Majesty Suruga and (Konishihara) Saemon-san should have already started to assign military service."

This is one of the problems with the huge territory. If you want to gather troops within a fixed period, you will inevitably have to start the military service in advance in the territory far away from the main city, which will naturally lead to the leakage of the news of the Yamanouchi uprising.

But that's all. Anyway, everyone knows that the Yamanouchi family responded to Ashikaga Yoshiaki's order to attack. It's normal to raise troops to fight Oda Nobunaga any day, but it just allows Oda to prepare for two more days to know that the day of the Yamanouchi army's uprising is approaching.

The combat effectiveness of the Kai and Suruga people has declined greatly due to repeated wars. If it weren't for the fact that this expedition must go all out, Kobayata actually didn't agree to let such a level of conscripted troops go out.

But Hosokawa Saijo's words "It's not certain that the soldiers of Nobi are that strong?" convinced Koyata.

What he said was true. Koyata regarded the level of Echigo and Shinano foot soldiers, who were poor and rugged, as the average level of the Warring States period. These two places, including Kai, which had not been shaved three times by Koyata before, were really a good source of soldiers who were brave and brave and happy to hear about war.

If a historian walked around here, he would definitely make a comment. "The people are stupid and strong, and they are brave but not brave!"

Nobunaga transferred a large number of samurai from his own country of Owari to serve as lords in the newly occupied territories. Owari itself was not tolerant of hard battles due to its developed agricultural production and relatively wealthy people. Now the number of samurai and servants serving as grassroots officers has decreased a lot. To be honest, their fighting power may really be on par with the current Kai and Suruga people!

After thinking it through, let's take them with us. Secondly, Kai and Suruga can also bring out 15,000 people. Even if only 8,000 of them are capable of fighting, they are enough to serve as one wing.

Then the 10,000 people in Totomi (including the navy) serve as the other wing, and the main force of Shinano and the reinforcements of Echigo, about 20,000 people, are more than enough to serve as the main force and the rear guard of the entire army. The remaining group of Udono Nagateru in Higashi Mikawa can at least have 3,000 people, and can serve as a vanguard to lead the first mover sent by the Yamanouchi.

Although it is not perfect, it can only be done this way.

Originally, I wanted to let Kai's Anayama Baiyuki, Takeda Katsunobu and his son, as well as Kawaguro Nobumitsu, Katsurayama Nobumasa and others show their "loyalty". But I was afraid that mixing them with the Shinshu people would affect the performance of the Shinshu people, so I simply placed them on the side of the Suruga people.

At least Imagawa Yoshichika is the uncle of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, one of the closest Ichimon of the Yamanouchi family, and he is loyal. Taking the Kai clan with him to the battlefield, just like a pair of mismatched melons and cracked dates, make a perfect match.

"What about the military service in Yamanouchi? When will it be recruited?"

"On the first day of next month, in three or four days, the troops from all the counties of Xin will be gathered. On the fifth day, we can officially set out and march to Kyoto."

"Luckily I came back in time." Aji grinned beside him.

"By the way, Tanzheng, did I bring you a car?" Chen San seemed to suddenly remember something.

"Car?"

"So that thing is a car!" Nanaki seemed to have seen it before coming in.

"Push it and see?" Xiao Pingtai became interested and asked Yoroku who had returned to his side to help him sit up.

Aji immediately went forward to open the barrier door. Although some cold wind came in, Xiao Pingtai unexpectedly felt that he was more comfortable than lying quietly in the house. After all, he is destined to be a hard worker! He really wakes up early on weekends, and his life is cheap and miserable until old age! Chen San ran out and quickly pushed a "car" in.

Isn't this just a wheelchair!

Although Xiao Pingtai has never sat on it, he can tell from the appearance. The whole body is made of hardwood, and because it does not need to bear too much weight, the wheels do not need to be too wide. The seat cushion seems to be made of rattan first, then a straw mat is installed, and finally a cotton pad is filled on the surface. A soft backrest is specially installed on the back of the chair to ensure comfort.

"Do you want to try it?"

"Let's try it." Xiao Pingtai thought that he might not be able to ride a hundred-section into battle for a while, and it would be better to ride this than riding an ox cart.

At least Xiao Pingtai can always see this thing. In this day and age, as long as the general appears in the eyes of the soldiers, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will be much worse than when they can't see the general.

After sitting for a while, there is still one problem. This wheelchair is directly installed on the wheel frame. Even with three layers of padding, it is still uncomfortable and there is no shock absorption.

It's OK on the flat ground in the yard, but when you think about marching in the wild, even on ordinary dirt roads, this thing is not suitable for long-distance use.

"Very good, you are thoughtful!" But Xiao Pingtai didn't want to discourage Chen San. This wheelchair is still useful. It is definitely better than walking for short distances.

Just treat it as a Wuhou car.