Chronicles of The Hardships of Komachi in The Sengoku Era

It was on the 23rd of June of the same year that Nobunaga met Yishao at the Rizheng Temple.

It was on June 12 of the same year that Yishao left the Square Valley to meet with Nobunaga even more unwindly.

It's not much to do with that, but it was on June 25th that Jiayang arrived in Gifu with his soldiers.

And June 26, 11 (1568), Yonglu. On this day, Gifu, the home of Nobunaga, was in a hurry.

"Oh, it's a boulder."

Shizuko, dressed in the world's feet (Toshiguku), groans so when she sees people hissing.

I'm usually a static child using horses, except if it's an army march. She marched on foot because she didn't have time to prepare the feed or hire a horse caretaker.

Shizuko walks around looking for a designated location.

The differences between men's and women's bodies cannot be hidden to the extent of armor, and if you look closely, you can quickly see that Shizuko is a woman.

So most soldiers turn their gaze of curiosity to Shizuko. But I take my gaze off right away.

On her left is a talent troupe dressed as normal, on her right is a celebration dressed as a curiosity, and behind her are two Kaiser and Kanich.

If they can look at each other simultaneously from them, it is only natural that the miscellaneous soldiers lose sight of each other to avoid getting involved.

Before that, Shizuko's outfit was also heterogeneous from the standpoint of the miscellaneous soldiers.

She was carrying a large backpack.

It is made of leather but has a lot of storage outlets, and various items such as food, maintenance tools, travel kits and knives used for deer demolition can be put in small pieces from bamboo water bottles.

I originally use it for deer hunting, but the backpack is highly versatile, and I can expect it to be fully active depending on the contents even on the battlefield.

Later it's a compound bow I brought because I thought it looked good, and an arrow made of arrow bamboo and an arrow barrel to put it in.

Because compound bows are used for deer hunting, they boast a high hit rate on land.

But Shizuko never shot a man, and all his prey until now was only animals.

This compound bow boasts a high hit rate and a low power high continuous fire type, but does not exceed the Japanese bow.

And maintenance takes a lot of work. In a bad way, it's a 'half-performance' bow.

But to the people around him who didn't know those tools, the look of a backpack in armor and a compound bow looked very suspicious.

(The compound bow adjusted to make it more powerful... maybe 60 pounds or so. There is no time to make use of it. Just a tool to get food on the move anyway)

As long as I was dressed like that, I thought it was Shizuko, but in fact, she was dressed heterogeneously as a curious person.

When she arrived a little later, she opened her mouth to the lid.

"... the guy from Seung-zo at the place, I thought you hadn't been back in uniform yet"

At the time of Nobunaga's ascension, the age of Nagakane was 10 to 11 years.

In historical fact, he served about thirteen or fourteen years old, but that's because his father, Kasei Mori, and his brother, Kasei Mori, died and officially became the head of the Mori family.

Celebration tilted its neck at the question as to why permission had been granted to follow Upper Lo.

"Lord Katsuzo received permission from Oda to serve in Ueno at the reward of the previous Corner Games."

"I see, that's why you were able to participate even though you were a child... I guess you arrived."

The two of you turn your gaze forward to the next word of celebration. There was a longable figure that spanned the horse with a Rin look.

Although there is Kasei Mori nearby, I don't see a man slightly older than Kasei Chang. His brother, Kohloon Mori, did not leak into the example, and this time he was also defending the absence of Mr. Mori's old realm in Ozhang.

"Shizuko, your life has brought you here."

"Shizuko is the chief, Keiko Maeda. Likewise, the life of the museum is at stake."

"Likewise, Kozato. Oda's life has spared me."

They arrive at Nagato's place. Nagato, they greet Kasei Mori.

"Um, I accept the conversation. The three of you need to act with Seung-zo."

"Ha. Yes, I understand."

After a greeting or a light meeting, the three of them move to the head office.

He was able to participate in the Battle of Upper Lo as a child, but naturally, it's not that he can fight on the front line, it's basically a tour in the rear.

Still, he didn't fail to prepare for battle, carrying a cross spear. If he's going to raise the only strange spot, he's going to be equipped with compound bows again.

However, unlike Shizuko's compound bow, it is resized so that even Japanese bow arrows can be handled.

As it was getting bigger, the total weight was going up, but it was covered by a leather shoulder belt.

"Oh, Shizuko. Don't be afraid to take part in this one."

Look at Shizuko. She shrugs her shoulders. He himself was an unusual participant, but unlike Shizuko, he was so grand that he didn't take a pull around.

"Nice to meet you today. But, Katsuzo, anyway, I'm sure I'll make the tour later."

"Really? I think your bow arm is pretty good. You still can't beat a number of hits."

"Well... we're working to get rid of the beast."

There are deer living around the village where Shizuko lives. The activities of the two works improved the mountain environment.

Naturally, the deer also had a wider sphere of life, resulting in dispersed herds that were solidifying.

Originally, the deer were only dense because of the density of abundant feeding grounds on top of the fact that the two areas were not made up as living areas.

If we re-establish the mountain environment, the deer will disperse themselves. And the numbers aren't diminishing just because they're dispersed.

On the contrary, the number of deer had increased more than a few years earlier due to the increase in the number of feeding grounds.

It is a pleasure for both of us because skin and meat are available, but it is not a hoard for the static children who farm.

Shizuko also needed to hunt deer, which until now had been left to the two works.

So he went on to train and was able to do so, and then he was Shizuko, who was also making Celebrations and Talents help him hunt.

"I was insulting you, Deer Growth... will destroy the forest, and if you don't adjust to the right number, Bald Mountain will be here in no time."

Even modern Japan is devoured of trees by deer growth. The deer are badly devoured, and even the woods are depressed and dusty.

Because of this, the environment that has been set up to maximize the capabilities inherent in the mountain is destroyed by deer.

In order not to do so, it was necessary to reduce it to an appropriate number and constantly check for deforestation.

Because of his frequent participation in deer hunting, Changkao was able to compete with skilled hunters.

The compound bow boasts a high accuracy of hit because it can be targeted with the arrow pulled as a characteristic of the bow itself.

Wah Bow, on the other hand, takes time to master and is very useless in a short period of training.

The only problem was that the spare bow could not be prepared, so if it was suddenly necessary to replace it with a Japanese bow, it would not be hit first.

It all looks good but in the end the compound bow just has a good hitting accuracy and has no impact enough to take on a transitional period of generations from bow to fire rope gun.

To put it badly, the bow is already a 'halfway weapon'. No matter how powerful the compound bow is for simple ideas and principles, it has no performance like a Japanese bow.

"Well, neither will I. nor you. Exceptions are about celebration and talent."

"Oh, right."

He said something while running a horse when he said he was bickering with the chief.

I was unluckily distant, so I couldn't hear nearly half of it, but I guess the contents of the decree from the words I hear leaking.

"Apparently, the march to Upper Lo has begun. We've been talking for a long time, but, well, this is the Chinese army."

In the Warring States era, the army was basically divided into three units: the ex-military, the middle army and the rear army.

The ex-military marches forward as it releases its scouts, while the Chinese march left and right.

"You can only hear the roar of the ex-military. Did the innkeeper say something... Ku, I wanted to hear it too!

Legion morale is very important in warring times.

Generally, prior to the match, there was a rhetorical battle (sayings) that claimed the legitimacy of their own armies in order to boost the morale of the soldiers and speak out loudly about the injustices on the part of the enemy.

But this battle, a battle so important that the morale of the legions depends, sometimes touched the opponent's scales to boost his will, or unexpected battles.

Because some men were bloody with blood on their heads and zero military secrets, in some parts of the army, those who fought in rhetoric had issued military decrees condemning them to death.

"Um, it's going to take a while for this neighborhood to start marching."

Shizuko seemed to be watching the army as the soldiers charged with the roar of the former army were raising their pneumonia.

The only presence that stood in Nobunaga during the Upper Lot was Mr. Hexagon, who ruled the South Omi River.

A month ago, Mr. Hex and I persuaded him to join the Upper Los Army for seven days, but the negotiations had been broken.

Nobunaga thus decided to conquer Mr. Hexagon. Prior to that he took a certain approach.

He dispatched Wada Monarchy from the Oda family to Omijiang and Yamashiro, and worked to side with the Upper Lo Army to the people of the country and the Shogun public.

Furthermore, the common house (Shigeru), or Hexagonal Yoshihito, a family member divided from the main house, worked on the hexagonal ruler who was not comfortable becoming the guardian of the South Koe, and put the people of Koe on the side of the Upper Los Army.

By this tactic, Nobunaga succeeds in taking a number of Kinai generals to his side and, conversely, weakening the hexagon.

The day after Shinchang makes a statement of Ueshiro to Yoshisho at Takamiya Temple, Shinjong lands in Omi and Takamiya.

Here I was supposed to marry the sister of Nobunaga, the city, and rendezvous with the army of Asai, which became an alliance. However, due to some problems, it was changed to a plan to rendezvous with Nobunaga and Jiayang on the 28th of the following day.

"Well, even without that, we need to rest the human horses for two days... what's up, Shizuko? Did you even put it down in your belly?

"... I wondered why you were here. - I thought?

For some reason, Shizuko sees the strange circle sitting face-to-face, half-eyed with shuddering emotions.

"My father told me I was studying. No more training than practice, I guess. No matter what, I can't take part in the match."

"I don't care about you, why are you eating rice that people make for granted? I'd like to say."

The season is right around the time of early summer, but unlike modern times during the Warring States, the average temperature is low and the nights are quite cold.

Thinking of something warm, Shizuko decided to make porridge with dried rice.

Simply boil the water in a simple, deep-bottomed frying pan, place it in the order of dried rice, dried meat and dried vegetables, taste it with salt and soy sauce, and finally add plum dried to enhance the sterilization action.

Hard to say it tastes good, but it's as good as satisfying a meal during the march.

After completing the wartime rice porridge, odd circles appeared where Kaiser and Kanich were feeding.

"Well, there's you and me."

"... ha, give it back to me properly later. I only have my share of food on the boulder, and I don't have much spare because it was sudden."

"Don't tell everyone I know, I'll tell your father later and have him spin it from his luggage supplies."

"Don't flaunt me."

"Say what. Just have it officially split...... oops"

Odd circles rush to balance as the porridge almost spilled out of the spoon.

After exhaling relief at the fact that it did not spill, place the porridge on the spoon in your mouth.

"But your soy sauce, was it? Father really liked it. Hurry up, we're going into full-scale production next year."

"I didn't devise it, though. Well, the restaurant likes dark flavors, so I guess the soy sauce matches my taste."

"I guess so. I used to like stewed fish in soy sauce, so I gave the cooks a gold seal."

"... Really? Tea Maru, I'm not impressed with you walking alone."

"Uh, shut up. Shut up. Don't smell like preaching until you do. I studied, trained and studied from cough to today, let me take my wings off a little bit."

"Well, it's good that you're the one who'll scold me later..."

After meals, soak fixtures and cookware for two in a watered wooden barrel.

Like the others, I wondered if I should have bought a meal from the merchant who followed the march, but it was too late because I realized it after completion.

Kaiser and Kaenig were relaxed when Shizuko stroked their heads, closing their eyes looking comfortable.

Still, my ears are pointing towards the odd circle, so I was on minimum alert.

"And why isn't Hexagon joining the Upper Los Army?

To Shizuko, who is skinning with Kaiser and Kanich, Odd Maru throws a question.

"Tori used to be in Hexagon territory. But the three good people attacked me, so I guess Mr. Hex thinks Lord Tori resents us."

"You should mourn the status quo of a general who can't even protect himself."

"Because it's easier for humans to blame someone. Well, since the 13th princess was assassinated a generation ago, I thought you couldn't help but mourn now because you didn't have to wait for him to fall.

"Hmmm... if it weren't for your father's power, it wouldn't happen."

Whimpering like that, Odd Maru drinks after-dinner sweet wine (manufactured from koji).

"That's easy to drink with ginger juice in it. Speaking of which, was it Shizuko who advised that overnight liquor (one of them) be a constant supply for the army? What the hell does this mean?

"... there's a word for nutrition. This is a generic term for what people need to maintain or enhance the functioning of their bodies. I need a lot of detailed explanations, but, well, think about what you can take if you end up eating dinner. So, there are several kinds of this, and people's bodies are dysfunctional when they lack it."

"Is it because of that your father's diet has changed? I've been told a lot of things, too."

"That's what you need to make your body strong. Overnight drinks made from rice koji are efficient in replenishing their nutrients."

The liquor contains vitamin B groups, vegetable fibres and amino acids derived from rice, and large amounts of sugar typical of glucose.

This is the equivalent composition of ingredients derived from lactate ringel solution + rice used as an infusion of nutritional agents, and sweet liquor is sometimes also referred to as a "drinking infusion".

Similarly, there is an oral rehydration solution in what is called a "drinking infusion". This is obtained by dissolving a small amount of salt and more sugar in the water.

It is easier to absorb moisture than just drinking water, and has the advantage of taking up more energy and salt (electrolytes) quickly.

Adding precursors of bicarbonates such as citric acid to this can further increase the absorption efficiency.

Porridge with plum dried that Shizuko had earlier can also be described as an oral rehydration solution made in Japan.

Both sweet wine and oral rehydration solutions are excellent drinks, but since sugar is a precious commodity in the Warring States, Shizuko recommended sweet wine made from rice koji.

"Hungry and fluffy soldiers and healthy and well-conscious soldiers. Which one do you think is stronger?

"That's well the latter. I don't think you'll get morale no matter how hard you try, like a hungry soldier."

"That's the thing. Even 10,000 soldiers can't help people with malnutrition."

Simply improving a soldier's nutritional status can considerably change the strength of the military.

But improving the food situation is not that easy.

First, crop productivity needs to be increased to the extent that it becomes over-supplied. A super-efficient form of agriculture is imperative, even if the working population is reduced as a result of the war, where productivity does not fall below the required supply. It will be possible to generate surplus personnel by increasing production efficiency per population.

And to think about that ultra-efficient type of agricultural management, we will need working area, yield, yield per 10a and a huge amount of data.

To have the data listed in a uniform format, a copy printer is required.

It's a distracting task, but since copies (Toshiba) printing machines can still be used in the future, Shizuko is studying whether they can be reproduced in the technologist district.

"(Thomas Edison made the prototype around 1893, so I think we can make the Gali edition even in the Warring States... well, we're thinking about it now) And marching is a lot of hassle, right? I think it would be easier if we made improvements that would eliminate waste."

"I had no idea, but which part of the world did you think was useless?

"There's a lot going on, but the biggest problem is the barracks."

"Soldier station...? You're not talking about small baggage?

Small baggage is the transport unit of supplies directly attached to the army, separate from the unit of the barracks that provides any support from the rear.

"It's completely different. It's not about the baggage squadrons coming with us on the front line, it's about backward support for the advance delivery of munitions, supplies, securing liaison networks, etc."

I explained while drawing a diagram, but the strange circle tilts its neck.

But there's no reason why he can't understand. Uesugi Kenshin and Shingen Takeda, who were said to be war celebrities, also repeatedly pulled food on their baggage, competed with their enemies, and returned to their national licences if they ran out of food for their baggage.

That was the stone of battle during the Warring States, and it was unquestionable common sense until Hideyoshi bought up rice on the Tokai Street roadblock and attacked Hojo (the old font of Hojo).

"Well, building a rear support team is more cumbersome and laborious than building a normal army. I don't know when it's gonna work.

When I finished saying that, someone gently slapped Shizuko on the shoulder.

Weird Maru, who was listening, and Shizuko, who was talking to him, turn to the person at the same time.

When the person there understood 'who', they stiffened their faces.

"We're having some fun. Let me tell you something about Shizuko, too, after school."

That's what I said to the two of them as Nobunaga, the head of the Upper Los Army, smiled with a good smile from people.

Shizuko's heart was not calm.

It was good until Nobunaga took me with Odd Maru after returning Celebrations and Talents, and leaving the luggage numbers to Kaiser and Kanich.

But then Nobunaga left the room behind, saying he would be ready. Little by little, he brought back a large blackboard and a minister who was the Lord.

"It's just a good opportunity. They'll join us."

That was just the sound of a crane. Neither the ministers who were the Lord, nor Shizuko, could say no.

The militant ministers, such as Shibata Katsuya (and no) and Sasaka Chengzheng (Become Maasa), were uncomfortable faces, but Shizuko pierces the gesture he dared not see.

There's nothing Shizuko can do about it.

On the contrary, Hanbei Takenaka, his brother, Heavy Moment, and Tanyu feel intrigued.

"Well, first of all, that's the difference between a barracks station and small baggage. It sounds like it to me, but can you explain the difference?"

"Yes. First...... small baggage is the transport unit for supplies serving. Soldier stations, by contrast, aim to maintain and improve the combat capabilities of the military. I mean, strategically, I'm responsible for everything but combat, and tactically, I'm responsible for keeping combat operations going."

"Lord Shizuko, may I?"

Hanbei Takenaka raises his hand and mouths the question. Quickly, I wonder if any questions have come to mind, while Shizuko urges me to continue.

"Neither do I, but I was wondering if everyone here probably understood exactly the term tactics and strategy. If you don't mind, could you explain from there?"

"Okay. First of all, a strategy is a long-term plan to effectively achieve an end. And by tactics, we mean short-term ways to conduct combat effectively, in accordance with the concepts laid down by strategy. To take this case as an example, the strategy is:" The Hall of Fame will be the general. "The tactics are" to conquer Mr. Hex "and" to conquer the three good people in the capital "in a way that will make it possible."

There is no clear criterion from which scale I said it would be a strategy, a tactic, but it is conceptually classified.

Strategies are tactics that teach you to win the battle as a whole, and tactics are tactics that direct and control battle units to actually win the battlefield.

One of the reasons why these two clear demarcation criteria are difficult is that they both have a common nature as a means of achieving the Goals.

Regardless, some points are decidedly different, such as the size of the problem to be considered and the wide and narrow field of view.

"There are other details, but for ease of mixing, these are the only two here. Now, when it comes to the stuff you need to win a war, roughly speaking, it's water, food and other supplies of livelihood, armor and knives, spears, bows and arrows and other weapons, cow horse feed, etc. And you'll need soldiers to transport these. Collect them and call them the barracks."

Although it is unclear what is affecting them, many Japanese often do not understand the concept of a military station.

When such a person takes the upper position, he or she repeats such foolishness as having a psychiatric theory of 'lack of temper' and killing people who would otherwise die if they were not treated, stretching the supply line to dangerous levels, starving to death without providing the necessary food, etc.

In fact, it is also said that Nobunaga and Hideyoshi were the only ones who had some understanding of the concept of barracks during the Warring States period.

The Japanese Imperial Army repeated reckless marches during World War II because the word "barracks" had never functioned properly just because it appeared in military textbooks.

In other words, there is evidence that the modern Japanese army did not understand the normal thing of "the side enriching the capabilities of the barracks wins".

"... small baggage sounds like a problem. I want to know what's wrong with that."

It was Tanyu who raised his hand quietly.

"Small baggage has the advantage of small baggage. I'm not saying no small baggage at all. But the greater the scale of military action, the more problematic there will be for small baggage. I'll explain that using Uesugi, Takeda and Hojo from the East."

The reason I chose these three is because they are the most convenient way to talk about the issue of small baggage.

And because of the small baggage problem, it's one of the reasons why the wins and losses of these three fights were not intermediate.

"Takeda and Uesugi have surrounded Odawara Castle, where Hokujo cages, but they end up being taken to the National License without much success. On the contrary, at the time of withdrawal, he has been badly damaged by pursuit from Hojo. Hokujo's crusade to Odawara Castle, one of the strongest castles in the East, is also due to the fact that he ate up all the food he had loaded on his baggage."

If you eat up all the food your baggage has, you will not engage in any further combat activities and raise it to the National License.

Japan's match is a stone's throw, and if food is well prepared for a strong defense in a castle, the opponent will mostly lose.

Naturally, the food of those who surround them runs out first. Because of these circumstances, war clashes continue from the North and South Dynasties to the Warring States.

"Small baggage has the advantage of being small and able to move flexibly depending on the circumstances, but it has the disadvantage that military operations end when the supplies you are carrying are exhausted"

If I give you any further reason, most places can only compete in peasant idleness because they hire civilians as miscellaneous soldiers and military husbands.

Because at the end of the agricultural idleness, the miscellaneous soldiers miss farming, and the morale of the army falls extraordinarily.

"But when there's a supply trooper called a barracks station, the story changes. Imagine a state of uncertainty as to when the war will end."

You could even imagine the fine depiction, and some of the warlords shivered slightly. Shibata was among them, but Shizuko decided not to see it.

"You have the ability to relapse, that's the only threat. And because you can't see it, it gives them a bottomless horror"

"... I see we finally have a line."

Nobunaga, who had so far been silent and listening to Shizuko, said so with a grin on his face.

"A few years ago, when I picked you up, you had no hesitation in spreading the technology consistently. Until a while ago, I thought it was to moisturize the people... but I didn't know it was a military station. Not a big girl at all."

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Shizuko, who felt highly regarded due to some absurd mistake, rushed to deny it but didn't speak well.

In the meantime, Shizuko's rating rises in Nobunaga climbing.

"We will first reform agriculture, thereby obtaining a high level of productivity. If we don't, we won't have the ability to supply food stably. Next, spread it to the world to increase its productivity as a country. You'll find out from another country, but you won't be able to keep it secret forever. And finally, incorporate the power of a military station into our army. Hmm... I thought you said you were going to use the rich world as a force."

"I see. If you don't have the productivity to support the march, the idea of a barracks would also be picturesque."

"Her spread was rice, salt, soybeans, and lots of other crops. They're all very difficult to secure in large quantities because of supplies directly linked to life support."

Along with that, the ratings from the ministers were soaring. It's no longer too late to say anything when this happens, Shizuko gave up completely.

(Ha ha... what do I do...)

Shizuko consistently has the philosophy of "improving living standards". To this end, he spread the technology of agriculture, worked on the production of silk yarn, hemp yarn and cotton, and created a technician district to carry out research and development.

Stabilizing clothing and shelter finally gives people room, and if they use that room to educate, the country will prosper.

Knowledge has long been the monopoly of the powerful, for better or worse. Because knowledge was the power of the people to resist the powerful.

But even with that in mind, the whole nation must be allowed to complete their studies. It is Fukuzawa Takechi's "Academic Recommendation" that explains the importance of the area.

Because of the complaint in Title I, "Heaven does not make man over man, nor man under man," it is easily misunderstood that the recommendation of academia is a work that glorifies human equality. Because of this, Fukuzawa Fukiyoshi is thought to be like a saint prince in some respects.

But the "academic recommendation" is after that sentence: "But in fact, there are smart and stupid people, poor and wealthy, great and poor people in the world, right? What do you think the difference is? That is whether you are completing your academic studies or not."

And over the course of all seventeen editions, he forcefully explains the importance of completing academics in the contents of "If you don't want to be a fool, study if you don't want to be oppressed by the powerful" and "If you don't want to be invaded by a foreign country, study."

As you can see from that, he is a super-taka father who enriches himself with macabelli and napoleon.

And on "Academic Recommendations," you said, "Ako Wanderer? He is also a poisonous tongue-in-law father who writes very dangerous things such as" I'm not an idiot's "," Confucianism and what use is it "and" Scholars haven't changed for a long time ".

"Well, it's time to consider it."

"(I'm not thinking about the barracks. I just know because I was reading your sister's book...) Yes..."

Shizuko, whose mouth could not be torn, responded to Nobunaga's words in a state that was not here.