On Tsuma and Daughter Mountain, Terutora Uesugi always paid attention to the direction of Kaijin Castle.
Grab. Grab. The Uesugi retainers requested orders several times to go down the mountain and return to Zenkoji Temple, but she sternly refused.
On this day, when he saw the smoke from Kaijin Castle at noon and twice in the evening, Uesugi Teruhora immediately held a military meeting.
The Ji warriors from all the families had just arrived, and she had already said firmly.
"Takeda Harunobu is going to send troops."
All the samurai present were in an uproar. Naoe Keizuna bowed and came forward to ask.
嘘戅 Chasing Literature zHUI 战戅. "Our troops are deep behind enemy lines. Where did your Highness get the information?"
Terutora Uesugi grinned.
"intuition."
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience became cold. The corner of Yiyin's mouth twitched and he gave this bastard a sideways look.
Uesugi's 120,000-strong army were accompanying her on the Wife and Daughter Mountain to enjoy the breeze. Uesugi Teruhu was still in the mood to joke and have a big heart.
The army crossed the Saikawa River and the Chikuma River in succession, and arrived at Tsumeyama, southwest of Kaijin Castle.
It is easy to enter the army, but difficult to return.
Once noticed by the Takeda Army and followed and pursued, it might be a disastrous defeat.
Terutora Uesugi didn't want to take any countermeasures, so he summoned all the girls to discuss things based on his intuition. He was simply crazy.
Just like a beacon playing on the princes, the hearts of the people are dispersed. How can they trust her again in the future?
Naoe Keizuna, who asked, was also surprised and smiled bitterly.
"Your Highness, this is not the time to joke."
Teru Uesugi said solemnly.
"I'm not kidding.
The Takeda Army and our army have cut off each other's logistics. Although there is enough food in Kaijin City, there is no reason to eat three meals a day.
I had breakfast just now, and then had lunch and dinner.
What do you think Takeda Harunobu wants to do? "
Naoe Keizuna was stunned by what she said, lowered his head and thought, unsure.
"She wants to attack at night?"
Teru Uesugi laughed.
"That's nonsense. How can a sinister villain have the courage to attack the mountain? She wants to divide her forces."
Yiyin shook his head.
"How can it be?"
Takeda had 20,000 soldiers and Uesugi had 12,000 soldiers. The gap seemed quite large.
But if we hold on to the mountain, the attacking side will be at a great disadvantage and will inevitably suffer heavy losses.
Takeda Harunobu is not a newbie on the battlefield, so he would not make such a stupid mistake.
Teru Uesugi replied.
"I'm sure of three things.
First, she wants to send troops.
Second, she will divide her forces.
Thirdly, I occupy Wife and Daughter Mountain and am stuck in a blocked position. No matter how she divides her troops, she can only go in two directions.
It's just between Kaizu Castle and Tsumameyama, and there's Hachimanhara, which crosses the Chikuma River to Kawanakajima. "
Yiyin thought for a while.
If Takeda Harunobu wanted to divide his troops, he would definitely go in the two directions of Hachimangahara and Tsumayama, because he had no choice.
Teruhora Uesugi was trapped in a desperate situation, but he also blocked his position on the battlefield.
To the southeast of the Kawanakajima Plain, two rivers divide the area, with Mt. Tsuma and Kaijin Castle facing each other to the south and east.
To the west are all river plains, to the east are mountains. If Takeda Harunobu wants to start a war, he can either go south or west, there is no third way.
This was also Uesugi Teruhora's greatest advantage when he broke into Tsumabukiyama and cut off the retreat, locking the position for the battle.
But Yiyin still couldn't figure it out. With the opponent's 20,000 soldiers, wouldn't it be good to have Haijin City to hold on? Why rush to divide the troops to fight?
"Then why do you think she will divide her forces?"
Terutora Uesugi said.
"There is no reason for her to let the troops eat three meals a day? Do they eat enough and sleep? They must send out troops at night to replenish their strength.
Takeda Harunobu has 20,000 soldiers. He can send troops after breakfast in the morning to cut off our logistics in the Kawanakajima Plain and force me to fight decisively.
Why night?
She wanted to take advantage of the night to divide her troops and lurk in order to trick me into going into battle.
This person has many schemes and tricks, but he is just a little timid. If I had 20,000 soldiers, I could fight anything.
Since she wants to play tricks, I won't be polite to her.
After dinner, our army crossed the Chikuma River at night and went to the plains of Kawanakajima to block her divided forces. "
Terutora Uesugi described Takeda Harunobu as useless while chatting and laughing, but Yoshigan was still a little uneasy because her thoughts were too subjective and one-sided.
"If Takeda Harunobu didn't send troops, but only had three meals a day to increase the strength of the army, wouldn't your efforts have been in vain?"
Uesugi Teruhu said calmly.
"If she really doesn't divide her forces to fight, then I will take advantage of the situation and return to Zenkoji Temple, which is just a restart.
The battle formation is dangerous and ever-changing, so how can anything be certain? If I'm 30 to 50 percent sure, I'll take a gamble. "
Uesugi Teruhora's words made sense, and he not only convinced Yoshigan, but also the samurai present.
It's not a problem to stay at Tsumabushi Mountain all the time. The reason why the army is here is because Uesugi Teruhu insists that everyone can't control her.
Now, the opportunity has come.
If Takeda Harunobu really divides his troops to fight, he will try to lure the Uesugi army into a pincer attack.
Then the army crossed the Chikuma River in advance and gave her a surprise at Hachimanhara on Kawanaka Island.
If Terutora Uesugi's calculations were wrong, it would simply mean that the previous layout was invalid, and the Uesugi army would abandon its stronghold at Tsumeyama and return to Zenkoji.
The two armies resumed the North-South confrontation and started a new game of chess. As long as the military strength is not compromised and the strength remains, it is not considered a failure.
Seeing that the girls agreed, Uesugi Teruhu pointed at the battle map and expressed his thoughts.
"I think that if Takeda Harunobu really wants to divide his troops, he will definitely choose to cross the Chikuma River all the way, intercept our logistics depot at Yawatahara, and lure me into battle.
The other road is mostly hidden in the forest on the east side of Wife and Daughter Mountain. It will follow me after I cross the river, attacking from both sides. "
Yoshigan looked at the map pointed by Teru Uesugi and also observed and thought.
The Chikuma River is located in the south of Tsumayama Mountain, and it goes around the mountain in an inverse C-shape to the west. Then in the north of Tsumabushi Mountain, it goes northward in an inverted L shape to reach Kaijin Castle, and continues to flow north.
This section of the reverse L-shaped river has three ferries.
One is Hiroseguchi in the north of Kaijin Castle. It is outside the sight of Uesugi Army and across the river to the west is Hachimanhara.
One is the Nemoseguchi at the inflection point at the bottom of the reverse L-shape between Kaijin Castle and Tsumame Mountain. There are mountains and forests on the east coast here, which can hide the ambush of the army.
The other one is the Twelve Seguchi on the west side of Tsumabushiyama. It is outside the field of vision of the Takeda Army in Kaizu Castle. Crossing the river and heading northeast is the Hachimangahara.
What Uesugi Teruhora meant was that the position of Tsumayama was too accurate, making it difficult for Takeda Harunobu to carry out his conspiracy.
If she wanted to play the trick of dividing her troops, the most likely possibility would be for a group of people to cross Hiroseguchi and lure Terutora Uesugi at Yawatahara.
Another group of troops was lurking in the forest near Nemoseguchi. When Uesugi's army crossed the river and headed for Hachimanhara, they followed behind and attacked the Uesugi army.
This design is clever. Either Uesugi Teruhora doesn't take the bait, and once he can't help but send troops, he will be defeated.
Even if the temptation fails, Takeda Harunobu can calmly withdraw his troops without any loss.
Thinking of this, Yi Gin somewhat believed in Uesugi Teruhu's judgment and listened to her continue.
"Takeda Harunobu is always cautious. There must be a lot of people lurking under my nose, at least as many as our army.
Then, there are not many people in Hachimangahara to tempt me. "
Uesugi Teruhu said to himself, his tone was excited, and his eyes gradually turned red.
