Chapter 67 26. Yamauchi Sama Is a Real Talent (Part 2)
At the signal of Nagao Kagetora, Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu continued to describe the strategy.
After the Boso navy completely blocked Sagami Bay or eliminated the Hojo navy, they could send a large number of return ships from the sea route. Even if the ships were empty, they could hire them to make a trip, so that Hojo Ujiyasu in the city would miscalculate the amount of food transported. They could also transport some salt and wood, and at the same time let the soldiers loading and unloading as slowly as possible to create the illusion that a lot of supplies had arrived.
Then they could pretend that the exploratory attack had failed and now they had a large-scale military food supply and changed to a long-term siege (after all, Takeda Shingen here had not yet reached Kawanakajima, and Nagao Kagetora's team had no worries). Nagao Kagetora could invite all the generals, set up wine and sing, and have hunting parties during the day. They only needed to guard against surprise attacks at night. Of course, those small fish and horses did not need to disclose this news. Who knew if there were any insiders? As long as the camps were secure, they would be fine.
In this way, even a wise man like Hojo Ujiyasu would certainly be confused and suspicious, but it is not enough for only the upper-level samurai to be suspicious. The lower-level soldiers must also try to shake them, and the best way is to bring local people from Nagao Kagetora.
After all, most of the families of the Hojo samurai are in the city, while the 20,000 soldiers are recruited from Shimotsuma, Musashi, Sagami, and Izu. Now the families of a considerable number of them have been captured by the Kanto generals. All of these people should be identified and two-pronged.
Two rice balls per person every day, to distinguish them from other captives who are treated miserably, and then they can all be pushed in front of the city, shouting the names of the soldiers in the city. If the soldiers in the city can escape and surrender, then they will be promised to let their family go and give them a few liters of rations, so that they can go home and barely survive.
If they are killed by samurai or soldiers in the city, then the city will see their parents, wives, and children being killed by their superiors and accomplices, and there will be no doubt that there will be internal strife. Anyway, for Nagao Kagetora, it is just the loss of some slaves.
In addition, the relationship between the generals in Kanto is complicated. Although the two sides inside and outside the city are now fighting in full swing, they may be in-laws or even fathers and brothers. Just like Nagano Yoshimasa, which gangster in Kanto is not his relative? Even if it is not his own, it is his father's. In short, they are all relatives within the fifth degree of mourning. Then the generals in Kanto can continue to shoot letters to the generals they know in the city, promising to secure the territory and surrender and be exempted from punishment. Whether it is useful or not, shake his military morale.
Yamauchi Yoshikatsu took a sip of the tea handed to him by Xiao Pingtai, with clear logic, one by one analysis and arrangement. There is no stage fright at all, nor is he humble because of the big guys in the field. He exudes a strong and mysterious self-confidence.
In addition, he is tall and strong, energetic, and eloquent. He has both the heroic spirit of the military family and the gentleness of the public family. At the same time, he was of the right age (19 years old, 20 years old), his father was powerful (a powerful daimyo with 200,000 koku), he was of noble birth (the family of Ashikaga of the Seiwa Genji clan), he was handsome and talented. The most important thing was that he was unmarried, had no wife, was a virgin, and didn't even have a concubine. Compared with his father, a 40-year-old old pervert who married a 14-year-old, he was simply a pure and flawless white lotus.
The generals present were already calculating whether their daughters were old enough, especially Nagano Yoshimasa, who had two daughters, both about 10 years old. He quietly asked Kohara how old Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu was, and Kohara told him that he was 20 years old. Nagano Yoshimasa asked if he had a wife, which of course he didn't.
But Nagano Yoshimasa was so happy that he turned around and asked Yamanouchi Shukei if anyone had come to arrange an engagement, which of course he didn't. Looking at Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu's vigorous appearance, he knew that he had definitely not done bed riding a few times, and he might not have done it at all.
Nagano Yoshimura was about to propose marriage on the spot. Not to mention that this was a good destination for his daughter, it was also good to have such a strong ally. Satomi Yoshiyasu next to him was not happy, and he also had this idea. Instead of marrying his daughter to a noble family, there were not many young talents like Yamauchi Yoshikatsu in the whole Kaido. It just so happened that he also had a twelve-year-old daughter (if I remember correctly, she was later promised to the Maritani family). Anyway, there is not much difference between twelve and twenty, just eight years old.
When Ota Sukemasa saw Ota Ujisuke beside him, he thought to himself that I would give you a good brother-in-law even if I paid the dowry. Otherwise, the gangsters in Kanto will kill you, a young man, one day (in history, he really died in battle in his twenties). He did not hesitate. His brother Ota Suketaka also had a daughter, and now he raised her under his knees. He shouted, "Wait, don't fight."
This made Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu a little embarrassed. He hadn't finished speaking yet, but Uesugi Kenmasa, who was sitting in the upper seat, spoke slowly. His family, Uesugi Kenmasa's family, had a daughter who was raised in the Ashikaga Nagao family. Now she was fourteen years old, gentle and beautiful. She was definitely the blood of the Uesugi family, the governor of the Fujiwara clan. She could be adopted as a daughter and married.
Nagao Kagetora was not happy. What about the military meeting? Do you still take me seriously? Is this a live blind date meeting in Odawara? The father-in-law is looking at the son-in-law? The more he looks, the happier he is? He knocked on the floor with his folding fan, and the generals realized that they had lost their composure. They sat down and continued to listen to Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu.
As a result, Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu didn't speak, and Nagao Kagetora hummed twice to pretend to clear his throat, then moved his hands and feet, pretended to turn around and chat with Yamamotoji Sadanaga who was standing behind him, saying that the daughter of the previous Harukage, Kaji, was already thirteen years old.
The generals under the seat: mmp!
Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu had to pretend not to know and continued. With the above means in place, there was still a need for other heavy hammers. The Imagawa clan could let him send troops to take the two counties of Izu directly, and then invite Imagawa Yoshimoto to come to the city with a horse flag to watch the battle.
The reason why Imagawa Yoshimoto was guaranteed to agree to this matter was that Imagawa Yoshimoto was eager for Hojo Tsunari and Hojo Ujiyasu to die. At that time, Hojo Tsunari and his father Fukushima supported Genko Etan (Imagawa Yoshima?) during the Hanakura Rebellion and tried every means to kill Imagawa Yoshimoto, and even led the army to attack Suruga Fuchu Castle directly. Imagawa Yoshimoto would definitely be happy to come and kill Hojo Tsunari and his entire family in person.
As for Hojo Ujiyasu, he was not a good person either. Seeing the internal strife of the Imagawa family, he completely disregarded the friendship of many years and sent troops to Suruga without hesitation. The intention was to take advantage of your weakness to kill you. Fortunately, Imagawa Yoshimoto's teacher Taiyuan Chongfu Xuezhai Zen Master was a smart man and quickly quelled the domestic unrest. Hojo Ujiyasu also took over the eastern part of Suruga, such as Kato County, but he did not spit out the Suruga area.
With such a deep hatred, it is not easy to conclude the Zentokuji Alliance in history.
Anyway, Imagawa Yoshimoto has ten thousand reasons to come and beat Hojo Ujiyasu, who is already trapped in the jar.
As long as Imagawa Yoshimoto comes, Hojo Ujiyasu will know that even if he sells out his interests, it is impossible to find reinforcements to save himself. At this time, Nagao Kagetora will raise the banner of rebellion in accordance with the order and use war strategies to attack the city, which will definitely be twice the result with half the effort.
As for the war strategy, it is Koyata's turn to speak.
Basically, all the words in this chapter are not prompted in the writer's assistant. Ten may only prompt one, so many people posted this chapter and said that I didn't know it at all. I am very sorry.