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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 336 Temptation and Regret

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    At 8 o'clock in the morning on July 12, the battle clouds were thick on Shinano River Island. Kira's regiment approached Ohorikan on Hachimangahara to launch a landing battle. As the general, Kira Yoshitoki led by example and personally led his five hundred troops.  The horsemen stood on the shore, drew Boqi An Gang from their waists, and pointed the tip of their swords straight ahead to urge the army to attack.  There are no less than a dozen arrow sculls densely packed on the wall on one side of the Ohori Hall. Each one has an arrow scull with a height of close to five rooms and a mixed structure of earth, wood and stone. It is much stronger than the previous pure wooden sculls, and the iron cannons on the arrow sculls are  Sporadic gunshots erupted from the Ashigaru, and soon they were fired back by dozens of iron cannons. Unfortunately, most of these bullets hit the thick rocks and caused many stone fragments.  Thousands of Ashigaru held their shields high and charged forward hard. As soon as they rushed to the city, they were attacked by stones and arrows from the city. During the fierce battle, the Kira family samurai found that these three temporarily reinforced castles were not easy to deal with.  Especially since the three castles are connected to each other, most of the reinforcements can be sent into the city to participate in the defense before the Kira family's army invades. Each time, the rhythm of seven thousand defenders versus thirteen thousand is very troublesome.  The battle lasted until evening with no outcome determined. Kira Yoshitoki had no choice but to order his troops to retreat. The Takeda family defenders in the city did not come out to pursue them. They stood on the arrows and watched closely as Kira's army retreated calmly.  It was not until Kira Yoshishi stood on the side of the ship that he spat bitterly: "Is this the Tiger of Kai? He is clearly a cunning old fox! You want to lure the Kira family into taking the bait, but I am not as good as you want! As the saying goes, if you stay for a long time, you will be sure.  If you lose it, I don¡¯t believe you can continue to defend it like this!¡± Kira Yoshihi stepped on the boat where the navy had been waiting for a long time and slowly retreated. He returned to the boat on the Sai River and went back and forth between the two banks. The Ashigaru team took the lead to leave.  The red cavalry, the iron artillery team, and the heavy Fuji bow team were always at the back to keep watch.  Until the last cavalry boarded back to the ship.  The Takeda defenders in the city did not take any action. Today's siege battle is destined to end in failure.  Takeda Harunobu's intentions were profound. Several of Kira's army's cross-river attacks also suffered heavy setbacks. He knew that his own disadvantage lay in the absolute gap in equipment. The gap in the soldiers' military literacy and cooperation was not particularly obvious. On his own side, the gap was not very obvious.  In the case of superior strength and inferior strength, it is also a very correct idea to resolutely avoid a decisive battle with the Kira Army.  If it¡¯s just that, it¡¯s just showing the basic characteristics of ¡°avoiding shortcomings¡± and ¡°avoiding reality¡±.  It is also necessary to bring out the characteristics of "strength" and "defense". To this end, Takeda Harunobu painstakingly designed a set of battle formations and built ramparts at Ohorikan, Hirota Village, and Yokota Castle on Hachimanhara.  A security force of 8,000 people was deployed in the three branch cities. Moto's 12,000 troops were still stationed on Chasu Mountain. The Takeda family's defense measures were very detailed and in place. The troop deployment in the three cities was 3,000 and 1,000 troops.  The ratio of three thousand to two thousand troops, among which the two thousand defenders of Yokota Castle are closest to Chasu Mountain, are the farthest and safest from Xichuan.  It is equivalent to saying that even if Ohorikan is unprepared and surrounded by the Kira army, facing the powerful attack of the Kira family's iron artillery team and roasting team, it will be difficult to capture the fortified city of these three thousand defenders in a short period of time.  What's more, the movement of the Kira Legion's landing was very loud and slow. Located next to the confluence of the Saikawa River and the Chikuma River main stream, Ohorikan could easily detect them.  And issued a warning before the Kira Legion launched a large-scale attack, calling for friendly support.  Just like this, you can't trick the Kira family. The most powerful thing is that these three connected cities are not afraid of the so-called attack from behind. No matter how you go around, you can't ignore the defenders in the city. For example, in today's case  Take the Takeda side's seven thousand defenders in the Battle of Cage Castle as an example.  To attack around the rear or divide the troops to plunder the ground, it is necessary to bypass the fortified city to attack the rear and station some of the main force to target the Takeda family defenders in the city. However, how many of the 7,000 defenders are left in the city is another question. The remaining troops are too large.  The young master couldn't withstand the 7,000 defenders who came out of the city to counterattack. If one of them was eaten and the Kira Army's retreat was taken from behind, it would be a disaster.  Leaving too many troops is also a problem. The main force that Kira Legion can use is only 13,000 people. Of the 7,000 people left, only 6,000 are left to attack the other two cities. But if there is a steady stream of army support behind them,  What should we do?  An army of twelve thousand against six thousand is not a pleasant experience.  The eight thousand defenders of the three castles on the Yawatawara are not afraid, or in other words, they deliberately gathered all their main forces in one city to attract the Kira family.  The Takeda Army Camp will definitely send some reinforcements to support the defense of the two cities. The two cities only need to be sustained for half an hour. Most of the main forces on Chasu Mountain will gather under the city to fight a beautiful anti-siege battle.  Therefore, these three castles are like three poisonous baits with full color, fragrance and fragrance. The tempting bait exudes fatal temptation. If Kira Yoshiki cannot help but submit at this moment, then he will inevitably be dragged into the Takeda family's attack.  Rhythm, it is very dangerous to fight according to Takeda Harunobu¡¯s ideas.Love.  In the first battle of Kawanakajima, it was Nagao Kagetora's repeated surprises that forced the Takeda family to come forward to negotiate an end to the war. In the second battle of Kawanakajima, Kira Yoshitoki also used surprise attacks to face Tsuyoshi, forcing Takeda Harunobu to give up what he was best at.  The offensive rhythm will only be defeated if it is dragged into the familiar rhythm of the Kira family. This is the third time that Takeda Harunobu decided to fight according to his own design. Of course, Kira Yoshitoki could not do what he wanted.  Back at Asahiyama Castle, the Kira retainers were busy convening a military meeting to discuss the gains and losses of this battle. Several Yoshitakas were busy writing various records without touching the ground. Kira Yoshitsune thought to himself: "The Takeda family will definitely fight head-on."  If we can't defeat them, we have to hold on, but can Echigo afford it? We don't know the situation at my brother's place, nor do we know the situation in Echigo. I have to take the lead in supporting them with practical actions!"  The failure of several recent landing battles has given the Kira retainers a high degree of understanding of the Takeda Army. Each time, they mainly used exploratory attacks. Although they did not gain many results, they did not suffer much losses, except for a hundred or so injured unfortunates.  Dan went to receive treatment from a doctor and there were no other losses. The military meeting adjourned not long after it started. Everyone generally knew the enemy's situation and there wasn't much to say.  Hattori Masakiyoshi walked out of the shadow of the camp, leaned down and whispered: "The situation of the anti-Echigo alliance has basically been established. As early as the beginning of last year, Takeda Harunobu was planning this alliance. It was only because of Hojo Ujiyasu's perfunctory attitude that he did not  It can take shape. Originally Takeda Harunobu had decided to launch a siege network this year even if Hojo Ujiyasu refused to join. At the beginning of this year, Hojo Ujiyasu suddenly announced that he would join the alliance and agreed to send a large army to join forces to fight together. " "Hojo Ujiyasu suddenly announced that he would join.  "What does this mean?" Kira Yoshi suddenly felt something in his mind: "Is it because his brother defeated the Hojo family in Tonegawa last year and made him feel resentful and join the alliance? If that's true, Hojo!"  Ujiyasu should have joined last fall, why did he wait until the beginning of this year? There must be some unknown reason for this?" Hattori Masakiyoshi nodded and said, "It's exactly as expected!  There are internal reasons. I was lucky enough to get some information. After the Hojo family was defeated and retreated last year, Hojo Ujiyasu fell seriously ill when he returned to Odawara Castle. It is said that after his illness, his attitude suddenly changed and he decided to contact the Takeda family's envoys. From the end of last autumn until  In the first few months of this year, there were frequent exchanges of messengers between Takeda and Hojo. It was not until Takeda Noburen visited Odawara at the beginning of this year that the alliance plan was finalized. "Then why did you tell me now?" "Please forgive me, Lord Kafi!"  Both Japan and Sagami have powerful ninja armies, and they have done very good counter-intelligence work especially near the cities where they live. Because there were some problems with the previous intelligence setup, I had to make some adjustments to achieve initial results in the intelligence collection of the two countries.  It¡¯s not fully unfolded, and I can¡¯t get first-hand intelligence information from these two companies for a while.¡± Hattori Masakiyoshi bowed his head and begged for forgiveness.  Kira Yoshihi smiled bitterly and said: "Forget it! I also know that this is not your fault. Those two old foxes have no intention of giving you a chance to spy on first-hand information. The two families are allies, and messengers frequently communicate with each other.  It¡¯s even more common. Unless you can foresee it, the alliance will definitely not know about it. If even the target of the alliance¡¯s counterattack can detect the core secret, then the alliance will really have no meaning and value.¡± ¡°Thank you.  Thank you, Master! I will try my best not to make the same mistake next time." Hattori Masakiyoshi bowed and thanked him, then paused and said, "According to the feedback from the Feng Demons, they seem to be looking for some traces.  There are signs of haunting in Kasugayama Castle and Omi Sakamoto. "What does it mean that they are active in Kasugayama Castle and near Sakamoto? Is there something wrong with my family?"  There is no connection, even a series of battles in the field are left to my brother, what is the problem?" Kira Yoshishi walked back and forth with his arms crossed.  As a personal experiencer of that incident and the supreme commander of the mission, Hattori Masakiyoshi realized that Kira Yoshi had not realized the impact of the incident, so he carefully reminded: "I don't know the reason, but I feel that  Maybe it has something to do with Murasame¡¯s exposure!¡± ¡°Yes! And Murasame¡¯s sword! How could I have forgotten it?¡± Kira Yoshishi slapped his head and said in annoyance, ¡°How could I have forgotten this?  Wasn't the sword given to me by my family? How did they find out Bah! What am I talking about! The Hojo family will definitely find out that such a big assassination was reported to me.  I didn¡¯t know there was a problem! I was too careless!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that he regrets giving the sword to me, nor does he regret that he publicized the assassination incident.There won't be any problems if there is no difference. However, the assassination happened before and Murasame was behind, and afterwards he made a big show of it and wanted to change Sarugaku. This is simply asking for trouble. In a word he often likes to say, "It's so stupid."  hopeless".  Kira Yoshishi held his head and spoke incoherently in frustration: "What a mistake! What a mistake! How could I have completely forgotten about Murasame! The Hojo family must have known it after Uesugi Kenmasa confirmed it!  When Yaashikaga Haruji died mysteriously, there was one Murasame sword missing in the whole city. If I had known earlier, I should have burned down the Furukawa Imperial Palace. What a big mistake!" Hattori Masakiyoshi lowered his head in embarrassment. He couldn't do it because of his lord.  He seriously burned the Furukawa Imperial Palace again with just one angry word. The order he received back then was to steal knives rather than kill people and silence them. However, the Lord was annoyed that he had some responsibility for this. He bit the bullet and said: "Information about the activities of the Fuumas in Sakamoto happened."  At the turn of summer and autumn last year, I also conveyed this information. At that time, Nagao Danshoden was fighting fiercely with Hojo Sagami in Ueno, and the master of the hall was attacking the Takeda family in Shinano. I don¡¯t know if the master of the hall noticed this.  "I didn't notice it, but I have this impression," Kira Yoshi said dejectedly, "I probably forgot about it because I was too busy." "That Mr. Hojo Sagami didn't believe it.  Reason, otherwise the Fuma ninja wouldn¡¯t have gone to Omi to inquire about the news!¡± ¡°Of course he doesn¡¯t believe it, no one else would believe it, this is another wrong move, a random prevarication!  The reason is full of flaws. How could a smart person like Hojo Ujiyasu believe this reason? No wonder Hojo Ujiyasu suddenly changed his attitude. No wonder he has to use his family's wealth to fight this year. This is all the family's fault!" Kira Yoshi sighed!  He said in a tone: "The matter is over, let's find a way to make up for it first!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster! PS: Tomorrow is New Year's Day, I wish you all a happy New Year's Day in advance! Happy family!
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