Wine is a good thing, but this is war time after all.
Whether it was Matsudaira Kagetora or the samurai in the city, after drinking some wine and celebrating for a while, they dispersed.
The northern warriors quickly lay down to rest.
The elite soldiers responsible for the defense stood guard and patrolled in the castle in high spirits. Their morale was high and their momentum was skyrocketing.
The next day. morning.
Matsudaira Kagetora was woken up. Normally he would not wake up so late, but he had accumulated a lot of fatigue from marching and fighting last night, so he overslept today.
Matsudaira Kagetora sat on the bed, his expression still a little dazed. The young man who woke him up knelt on one knee and said, "Sir, the Iga ninjas came to report. The Han army camps were demolished one after another, and the large groups of people headed east along the road."
Matsudaira Kagetora woke up immediately, lifted the blanket and stood up. He said in a deep voice to Xiao Xing: "Change my clothes."
"yes."
The young people responded and immediately took action. Soon after, Matsudaira Kagetora put on a blue haori, equipped with a samurai sword and a wakizashi, and led a group of samurai to the top of the castle tower to observe the situation of the Han army.
Matsudaira Kagetora and the warriors looked solemn as they watched the Han army march eastward in an orderly manner.
Matsudaira Kagetora said: "The action last night was actually dangerous. If I had not defeated Maeda Tadamichi, I would not have been able to return to Osaka Castle."
"If I can't come back, Osaka Castle will definitely fall."
"But I still did it. I needed a victory to boost my morale. At the same time, I wanted to attract Wu Nian's hatred, make him lose his mind, and hoard his troops in Osaka Castle. Start a death battle with me."
"With the strong walls of Osaka Castle and the elite northern warriors, the strength of the Han army will be consumed. Once the consumption is almost over, the general will have an opportunity to take advantage of it."
"Unexpectedly. Wu Nian still chose to go around and continue eastward. Although we are safe, there is trouble on the General's side."
The warriors all nodded.
After a moment, a samurai said: "Osaka Castle and Edo Castle are at odds with each other. Although we did not attract Wu Nian to attack, we were firmly nailed behind Wu Nian."
"Send the Iga ninja out to find out Wu Nian's grain transportation route. We will harass their grain route."
Everyone got excited when they heard this.
Yes. Another function of Osaka Castle is to disturb the rear grain roads.
"Yeah." Matsudaira Kagetora agreed, and then arranged for all Iga ninjas to be sent out to explore the Han army's food transportation route.
Two hundred thousand people, plus the war horses, rhinos and other livestock in the army, consume an astronomical amount of food and grass every day.
According to normal circumstances, when the army sets off, it will bring some of its own provisions. Subsequent military rations will be transferred according to the situation.
Fusang is very mountainous, making it very difficult to transport food.
Matsudaira Kagetora is like a turtle, huddled in Osaka Castle, waiting for the opportunity to launch a fatal blow.
Thirty-eight days later.
morning.
It is already the middle of winter and the weather is very cold.
Osaka Castle, inside the castle tower. Matsudaira Kagetora was wearing a winter coat, kneeling on the main seat, with a charcoal stove beside him. The charcoal in the furnace burns red and radiates heat outward.
Matsudaira Kagetora lowered his head and looked at the map in front of him. He held a folding fan in his right hand and tapped the map unconsciously.
According to the news from Iga Ninja. Currently Wu Nian's 200,000 troops are confronting Toyotomi's army in the central countries.
The two sides fought for months, each winning or losing.
The Han army was very capable in field battles, but the Toyotomi army relied on a strong castle and was not far behind.
But as time goes by, this confrontation will develop in a direction beneficial to the Han army. The national power of Han was so strong that even with its logistics, it could overwhelm the Toyotomi family.
Unless there is a problem with Han's external environment, such as Mongolia, Yuan, Chu, and Slavic.
But no news has come yet. Meng Yuan Huanglong was defeated and was still recuperating. The Slavs are beyond the reach of the whip, and the bears in Chu have no self and are just shrinking tortoises.
The key is the geographical location of Osaka Castle.
Harassment.
at this time. A man with a minor surname held up his pants and walked in quickly from the outside. He knelt down on one knee and reported: "Sir, the Iga ninjas came to report. They found a team of about 5,000 people walking on a remote road. There are a large number of baggage vehicles. The flag is [Zhang]."
"We've been waiting." The dozen warriors kneeling on the left and right sides were all refreshed and showed joy.
Matsudaira Kagetora's eyes flashed and he asked: "Where is it?"
"Sorry." Xiao Xing lowered his head and apologized, then came to Matsudaira Kagetora, pointed to a point on the map, and said: "The Han army is here now."
"Yeah." Matsudaira Kagetora hummed, his eyes fell on the map, and he fell into deep thought.
That night. Matsudaira Kagetora ordered five thousand elite soldiers to guard the castle, and led the northern warriors out of Osaka Castle and along the remote roads to the location of the Han army's grain transport team.
By the afternoon. They ambush in advance in a mountain called [Rongguang Mountain]. There are dense trees on the mountain, and it is winter again. There is no need to worry about mosquitoes and poisonous snakes. It is a good place to hide soldiers.
Ten miles north of Rongguang Mountain is the remote road used by the Han army to transport grain.
The wind is howling and the snow is white. In the white tent, Matsudaira Kagetora was sitting on a small bench, wearing armor but no helmet. His bun was untied and his hair fell from both sides.
At this time, Tsukiyo's head became a standard bald head.
On the left and right in front of him, there were more than a dozen warriors also wearing armor.
Matsudaira Kagetora looked down at the map on the ground, looking thoughtful.
The Iga ninjas monitored the actions of the Han army at all times and came back to report every mile.
"Let Kawada Fujima lead fifty northern warriors and follow me." Matsudaira Kagetora suddenly stood up and ordered loudly.
"Uh!" The warriors were stunned, and then someone stood up, bowed and asked, "Master Kagetora, what do you want to do?"
Matsudaira Kagetora didn't answer, just shook his head. Then he put on his helmet and tied it up, and walked out of the tent.
On the soft white snow, a warrior waited with his horse.
Matsudaira Kagetora jumped on his horse vigorously. He did not bring a big gun, but he did bring a bow. He led fifty northern warriors and rode down the mountain, and then disappeared into the white snow.
The samurai chased him out of the tent and looked at Matsudaira Kagetora's disappearing figure with confusion.
What are you doing!
The cold wind was biting, blowing on the body, like a sharp knife, cutting the skin. Matsudaira Kagetora wore a mask on his head and black deerskin gloves on his hands, almost fully armed.
He led dozens of northern warriors, speeding down the path. Soon they arrived at a hilltop near the Han army.
Matsudaira Kagetora dismounted from his horse at the foot of the mountain, climbed to the top of the mountain on foot, and stood on a large rock. Look down at the Han army.
