Warring States Survival Guide

Chapter 62 Let’s go watch the fun tomorrow!
Shortly after Oruki Seibei led the Takeuchi-sho's foot soldiers to set off, Hara also packed up his things, took his family, Maejima Juichiro, and thirty foot soldiers, raised the green jade gourd flag, and set off in an ox cart. However, the ox cart moved very slowly, even slower than a person walking, so they could only slowly move towards the Furuno Castle.

On the way, he also saw many small teams gathering towards the Kuno Castle, usually with 20 to 30 or 40 to 50 people. Judging from the flags on their backs, they all had five papaya patterns. They should all be directly under Oda Nobunaga. Perhaps the Matsudaira family's attack really angered him, so he directly used his all his strength to rush out and have a fierce fight with the Matsudaira family.

Yuanye was riding on a horse, watching another small group of Oda Nobunaga's followers overtake their slow-moving ox carts. He waved to Aman and wanted to ask what the war was about - he had never fought in a war in modern times. He had seen some Taiga dramas, but they looked very fake, and were all artistic adaptations, very fake. He estimated that a real fight would definitely be different.

Aman was standing on the ox cart, looking around, and was lazy and didn't walk. He was confused when he heard his question, scratched his face and said, "There's nothing much to say about fighting. Just shoot a few waves with bows and arrows, and then rush up to chop and stab each other. Whoever can't hold on first will be finished."

"that's it?"

"That's it, what else can I do?"

Yuanye was silent. Could it be that the ancient wars in Japan described on the Internet were not just stereotypes, but were really just a fight between two groups of villagers?
He thought for a while and felt that it was too hasty to fight randomly like this. He asked unwillingly, "That's all? There should be some tactics or something, right?"

For example, he knows "Fishing Ambush", which is a famous tactic of the Shimazu family in Saikaido. It was made into a skill in "Taikou 2" and is quite useful. If the Oda Danjotada family can survive to this day, they should have some skills, right?
"Oh, you mean this!" Ah Man finally figured out what he was asking and said directly, "Arranging troops is the job of the military commissioner. I've never been a military commissioner, so how could I know?"

Yuan Ye didn't understand again, and said in a deep voice: "Military Commissioner... is he referring to the military advisor?"

"That's about right!" Ah Man was already used to it, and explained in detail to this guy who lacked common sense, "Generally speaking, in a big battle, the general is not in charge of anything. He only decides whether to fight or not, and whether to hold out or flee if the battle fails. The ones who really do the work are his deputy generals, military officers, horsemen, and military commanders.

The Junfengxing is the person who is responsible for arranging the troops, which is what you call the military advisor.
The Ma Huizhong were the direct subordinates of the general. When a battle started, they would block the rear and kill those who fled or retreated without orders. Sometimes they would also be sent to deliver urgent military orders or replace warriors who were not fighting well on the front line.

The military officer was responsible for recording military merits and faults during the war, arresting and detaining those who violated military discipline and orders, and was also responsible for verifying the heads of soldiers after the war, writing reward and punishment certificates, etc.

The deputy general is in charge of a variety of people, such as the transport team and the hatamoto magistrate (command guard unit), and is usually the closest and most trusted person to the general.

Yuanye nodded slowly. It turned out that ancient Japan really had "military advisors" in wars. He originally thought that "Taikou 2" was just messing around and plagiarizing the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but he didn't expect it to be historical fact.

He pondered for a while and then asked, "Who is responsible for leading the troops on the front line?"

Aman immediately said, "It's the samurai generals, such as the spear generals, archery generals, and foot soldiers. These people are also considered high-level samurai. They will directly command the troops on the front line. After all, the battlefield may not be in the same place during a battle, and they cannot receive the flag orders of the military commander at any time. At that time, they are the ones who have the final say in a certain team and have the power to make decisions on the spot."

Yuanye nodded slowly again, indicating that he understood.

It turns out that the game "Taikoku 2" is still messing around. Samurai-shogun and Ashigaru-shogun are not family hierarchies at all, but military positions - the upgrade route in "Taikoku 2" is "house elder-general-samurai-shogun-ashigaru-shogun-ashigaru chief". According to Aman, the two are completely unrelated. A house elder can become a samurai-shogun, and a samurai-shogun is not necessarily a house elder, he may just be a senior retainer, and an Ashigaru-shogun is even more outrageous, he is a samurai-shogun himself, but he is accompanied by Ashigaru miscellaneous soldiers.

Thinking of this, he asked again: "Where is the Ashigaru head? Is there an Ashigaru head?" He remembered that at the beginning of "Taikou 2", Monkey was the Ashigaru head.

"Yes, below the Ashigaru General is the Ashigaru Chief, who are usually low-level warriors." Ah Man knew all about this, and it was all within the scope of her previous intelligence gathering. "Similarly, there are also Spear Ashigaru Chiefs, Bow Ashigaru Chiefs, etc. They all bring their own men to join the team and directly participate in the battle. Generally, there will be heavy casualties, but it is easy to gain military merits. All you have to do is be the first to break the formation, or chop off enough heads."

Yuanye continued to nod. He had already understood the military system in Japan's medieval wars, which was quite helpful. At least if someone called out "Sir Nohara, the military commissioner is looking for you," he would not stand there stupidly, not knowing what the military commissioner was. But after thinking for a while, he asked again, "Who should be in charge of my job as a medical commissioner?"

A-Man thought about it and said uncertainly: "It should be the deputy general. You are a messy person. The deputy general should be in charge of you."

The confused Yuan Ye finally nodded. He had found his direct superior and would go back to find out who that superior was. Then he changed the subject and began to ask about the military discipline and unspoken rules in ancient military camps, so as to avoid being caught by the military commander for no reason and having to follow battlefield discipline.

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Takeuchi-sho was only about an hour's walk from Naguno Castle. When Yuanye and Aman were discussing whether the tacit military discipline of "noise can lead to success or failure - if there is a fight in the barracks, no matter what the reason is, whoever starts it will be punished" was reasonable, they arrived at Naguno Castle even though the ox cart was moving very slowly.

This time, Yuanye was allowed to enter the city. After verifying his identity and passing the message, he entered the Kuno Castle for the first time. Just as he was thinking about how to find the deputy general to report, Maeda Toshiie came galloping on horseback, jumped off the horse from a distance and said happily: "Great, Lord Nohara Saburo, I'm relieved that you can come!"

Yuan Ye narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at him, suspecting that it might not only be Jubei's matter, but it might also be that this kid betrayed him again and talked too much in Oda Nobunaga's ear, which caused him to be brought here to be the "Director of the Field Hospital". However, it was useless to pursue it now, so he just asked: "Why is Lord Maeda Magosiro here?" "His Highness Kaminousuke heard that you were here and was about to send someone to accommodate you, so I quickly received the order and came here!"

"So that's how it is. But Lord Kamisuke is..." Yuanye recalled. Oda Nobunaga changed his common name to Kamisuke no Kami. So Kamisuke was probably his deputy general. But he didn't know which member of Oda Danjotada's family he was from.

Maeda Toshiie looked slightly embarrassed, and after a moment of hesitation he whispered, "It's His Highness Oda Saburo."

Yuanye was stunned for a moment, thinking that there should be nothing wrong with his memory, and hesitantly said: "Didn't he say it was the Kazusa-no-Mori?"

Maeda Toshiie looked even more embarrassed, his rough face slightly reddened, and he whispered, "Your Highness changed it again last night. It's now Kamisuke, but it hasn't been announced yet."

Yuanye was silent for a while, and looked at Maeda Toshiie with some sympathy - it's not easy for you to have a boss like this, who changes his nickname every three to five days!
Yuan Ye felt a little sympathetic in his heart, and didn't want him to be embarrassed, so he immediately changed the subject and asked with concern: "What is the current battle situation?"

Maeda Toshiie didn't want to talk about the mess of Kamisamachi and Kamisuke, so he immediately said, "Everything is fine, Ori... Kamisama, uh, His Highness is going to go to Higashitsuno early tomorrow morning to repel the despicable people of the Matsudaira family."

"We will attack early tomorrow morning?" Yuanye was a little surprised. There are not many modern troops that can set out to carry out attack missions within 24 hours after receiving an order. Could it be that the mobilization efficiency in ancient times was so high?

He quickly asked, "Isn't time a bit tight? Can the nobles from all over the country make it here?"

Maeda Toshiie didn't care at all and said casually, "We won't recruit the powerful families this time. Both Lord Hayashi and Lord Hirate disagree. They said they want to guard against Suemori... uh, not guard against, but... they also feel..."

His eloquence was indeed only one star, and he got stuck in the middle of his speech. He couldn't say directly that the old-fashioned retainers were afraid that their lair would be raided, so they were unwilling to loosen the reins and mobilize the main force. They also felt that relying on the two forts of Tojin and Toki, the front line should be able to hold on, the Matsudaira family could not break in, and there was no need for Oda Nobunaga to take the initiative to attack, so they didn't want to send anyone at all.

He couldn't say much about the internal disputes of these retainers, nor could he comment on the signs of division in the Masatada family. He could only be vague for a while before continuing, "So His Highness plans to rely on us to attack directly and defeat the Matsudaira family in Higashitsuno to prevent them from going south to harass Chita County. Even if the Matsudaira family has already gone south, it doesn't matter. We can directly block them on the Chita Peninsula, cut off their retreat, and slowly wear them out!"

Yuanye nodded slightly, thinking that there seemed to be no problem with the strategy, so he asked with concern: "Are there enough troops?"

If a few hundred people were to fight against thousands of people, he would decline the offer and it would be better for him to think about the BCDEFGHIJK plan.

"Enough!" Maeda Toshiie was really confident. "The Matsudaira clan has about a thousand people this time, and His Highness has more than a thousand people too. Among these people, there are nearly six hundred Langdang. His Highness has been training them for more than a year and has spent a lot of money on them. It should be easy to defeat the Matsudaira clan!"

That works!

Yuanye was relieved. He had seen the more than 200 men in Takeuchi Manor. They were young and strong, and had complete armor and weapons. They were indeed elite soldiers. He thought the men in other manors should be similar. So even though it seemed like they were outnumbered, Oda Nobunaga actually had a considerable advantage and it should be easy for him to defeat the enemy.

Since he would not lose, he wanted to improve his reputation and save some money, so he immediately asked, "Who is the deputy commander for this attack? Should I go meet him first?"

"Well, there are no military assignments this time. Your Highness will be in charge personally." Maeda Toshiie said as a matter of course, "It's just that Your Highness is praying now and can't see you in person, so he asked me to settle you."

Yuanye nodded to show that he understood. After all, there were only a thousand people and they were fighting in the territory. There was really no need to make it too complicated. Moreover, Oda Nobunaga was considered a famous general in later generations. He should have the ability to command. At least it was impossible for him to be beaten to a pulp by a group of unknown people. There should be no problem for him to command the troops personally.

As for praying, the troops will be dispatched tomorrow. In ancient Japan, it seems that the generals would pray to ghosts and gods for help the night before a battle. It is reasonable to engage in some feudal superstition or psychological comfort.

He was completely relieved, and took his men to Maeda Toshiie's place, preparing to tear some cloth and boil it to make some bandages at night. And there was no need to make too many. Given the nature of the ancient feudal army, the enemy would most likely collapse if one or two people were killed or wounded. The Oda family, with more than a thousand people, would only have dozens of wounded at most, so he could just bandage them randomly and that would be it!

However, looking at it this way, maybe I can go tomorrow to see the excitement and broaden my horizons?
It seems like I should go. There's no danger in it anyway, so it would be a shame not to go!

Well, that seems to be the case. Let’s go and watch the fun tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)