Chapter 725 8. Sanada Sees Through Torii Strategy
Torii Kyouemon volunteered to go into the city to persuade them to surrender, and his sincerity was evident in his words.
"Hahahahahahaha..." Kobayata couldn't help but laugh, and Torii Kyouemon looked puzzled.
The Yamauchi Bunbu also laughed with Kobayata, treating Torii Kyouemon as a fool. It's already this time, is there still a need to persuade them to surrender?
In the final analysis, Torii Kyouemon ran out of the city to contact Okazaki on the night of filling the moat, and did not see the two cannons on the earth platform making a final roll call on the city. Under normal circumstances, Nagashino Castle and Honmaru, which are located on the top of the cliff, are almost like an iron barrel, and it would be difficult to take it down in three to five days.
But three-quarters of the soldiers in the city were killed and wounded by the Yamauchi army, and there were almost no soldiers left in Honmaru to fight. Secondly, the Yamauchi army had already launched a round-the-clock war against the castle. From Okudaira Sadamasa to the rest, everyone in the castle was extremely tired and sleepy. After more than four days of high-intensity combat, almost no one who had rested could fall asleep while standing.
"Kyoemon, let me tell you straight. When our army finishes breakfast, three drums will break the Nagashino castle. What's the point of persuading them to surrender?"
Pointing to Nagashino, where only the Honmaru was still flying a flag, Kobayata even had Torii Kyoemon lifted up so that he could see more clearly, lest he think Kobayata was lying to him.
There are two deeper reasons. First, Nagashino Castle has been promised to Suganuma Masada. This is the first person to be a traitor. He is considered a "role model" on the road to Kyoto in the future. Since he has been promised, he must really give it to him.
Second, Nagashino is a chicken, and it must be taken down, so that the monkeys who are still watching behind can see clearly that the Yamauchi family has the strength to completely kill you, it just depends on whether you know how to behave.
"The dismounted soldiers are precious. It's a pity to lose one of them. It's better to persuade them to surrender." Torii Kyoemon's mind turned quickly and he gave a very appropriate reason.
The Yamanouchi children were all the capital that Ashikaga Yoshiaki was going to bring into Luoyang to rule the world. They were indeed precious forces that would make him feel distressed if any of them died.
"You want to enter the city like this, I'm afraid it's to inform the city that the reinforcements have arrived!" A loud shout suddenly came to mind.
Sanada Masayuki, who was originally serving everyone with rice soup, held a rice spoon and pointed directly at Torii Kyoemon. Although the image was a bit funny, the question revealed severity.
"Well?" Hosokawa Caime immediately got jealous after hearing what Sanada Masayuki said.
After all, he was a fierce general who had killed people for more than ten years. Even if he didn't use many tricks, he knew that Sanada Masayuki was saying that Torii Kyoemon was pretending to surrender and deceiving the Yamanouchi generals.
Hosokawa Sakyou walked up to Torii Kyouemon and glared at him. Even Koyata felt a little scared when he saw her eyes. After all, her brother-in-law had hundreds of lives on his hands.
"I dare not! I absolutely dare not!" Torii Kyouemon immediately knelt down and banged his head on the ground.
Originally, the generals in the tent only thought he was a coward, but now that the words were spoken, the impression was somewhat different.
Koyata tilted his head, raised the corners of his mouth, and looked at Sanada Masayuki. Sanada Masayuki raised his eyebrows slightly, and his eyes turned, and the two of them had a tacit understanding.
"Danzheng has seen it a long time ago, right?"
"You are not slow either!"
"Thank you, thank you, but you are still one step slower than Danzheng!"
"I admire you!"
"I admire Danzheng too!"
Although they didn't say a word, the two old swindlers had completed the whole process of praising each other and pretending to be better than each other in a flash.
"Hmph, let me show you how the city falls at the third drum!" After leaving the man behind, Hosokawa Saimie stopped talking nonsense with him.
Before, I persuaded you to surrender, and you said I was waiting here for you to attack from three sides, and I would give you a head-on blow. Now even if you want to surrender, I can only apologize.
Go on your way with peace of mind!
After the army finished breakfast, each team slowly moved, and those who played a round-robin battle with Nagashino yesterday all withdrew. Hosokawa Saimie just said that she would supervise the selection of troops to go into battle.
After a turn, she thought about it. Since she had said such a big word, she had to make it happen at the third drum, and she couldn't lose face no matter how difficult it was. She simply let Sanada Masayuki lead the Hosokawa main team to go in person.
His son-in-law, needless to say, is capable, and it is obvious to all. In addition, as a member of the hatamoto, he also represents Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who commands the hatamoto, to a certain extent. If he didn't take it down, it would be his own fault. If they take it down, then in the future military history, it can be said that it was Ashikaga Yoshiaki who personally commanded the thunder attack on Nagashino.
"Watch it!" Not afraid of Torii Kyouemon running away, Hosokawa Saime untied him, and brought Ishikawa Narimatsu who had been captured before, to see how the Yamanouchi army broke the city.
The cannons on the outer platform began to sound. Due to the problem of shooting angle, the cannons could not enter the main castle, but it was no problem to bombard the castle foundation and intimidate the castle soldiers.
The problem of the narrow attack reserve area under the main castle of Nagashino is difficult to overcome by manpower. After all, it is on the edge of the cliff where the two rivers meet. There is no way. Now we can only weaken the castle soldiers from other aspects to achieve the goal of strengthening our side.
If it was Takeda Katsuyori in history, Okudaira Sadamasa would definitely not surrender, because he betrayed and sold out the Takeda family after Takeda Katsuyori ascended the throne. He can be said to be the first to jump out and slap the face of the new king.
If Takeda Katsuyori didn't kill him, he would be shameless! When he goes out in the future, everyone will say, "Look at that Takeda Katsuyori, what a piece of trash." He couldn't even deal with the insignificant noble family of Okudaira Sadamasa after he rebelled. He was just a waste, not as good as his father Takeda Shingen.
But the Yamanouchi side doesn't need it. The Yamanouchi Sanfangshu and the Yamanouchi family have no old grudges, nor have they had any subordinate relationship. He has always been under the command of the Tokugawa family.
In fact, the Yamanouchi generals have not thought of using war to promote peace, forcing Okudaira Sadamasa in the city to give up resistance and retreat from the city. After all, people will die in war. Torii Kyouemon is right. Every death is a pity.
As long as the city is handed over, there is actually no big problem in saving Okudaira Sadamasa and the city soldiers. Just drive them back to Okazaki. After all, he is the son-in-law of Tokugawa Ieyasu. How can Tokugawa Ieyasu not take them in?
But at the moment, regardless of whether Torii Kyouemon's 115,000 troops are true, Oda Nobunaga must have sent reinforcements, so there is no time to hesitate. The problem of Nagashino must be solved today, and then the troops will be sent to Okazaki tomorrow.
In front of the upcoming main force of Oda Nobunaga, there cannot be such a thorn in the grain road behind the Yamanouchi army. It's like a thorn in my throat, I must get rid of it as soon as possible!
The cannons stopped, and Sanada Masayuki put on his helmet and was about to charge the city. Suddenly, a samurai jumped out of the city and shouted loudly, "Peace! Peace!"