Chronicles of The Hardships of Komachi in The Sengoku Era

The obituary reached Yoshihiro Satomi, who was staying at the castle where the Satomi family lived.

It is said that Katsuyama Castle, which is also the mainstay of the Satomi Navy, is on the verge of falling in the face of the onslaught of the Oda Army.

Yoshihiro, who received the report, was about to collapse from his knee and stomped on his feet to hide it.

Katsuyama Castle, which was protected by the floating island, was an impregnable citadel, and it seemed like a nightmare to be easily captured.

I tried to send rescue aid to prevent the fall of Katsuyama Castle, but the plan was never implemented.

After that, the report came in early, and the person who knew it (about it) reported the emergency.

Not only Katsuyama Castle, but also Kanaya Castle and Okahon Castle, which are complementary to Katsuyama Castle, have been exposed to artillery fire and have been asking for help.

Bad things overlapped, and it was said that Oda faction ships showed up on the coast near Satan Castle as the latest report from the viewpoint.

They were also deploying small units and expanding their ground units.

Driven into a situation where there was no immediate reprieve, Yoshihiro yells at his subordinate general to stop it.

"We must not allow the Oda army to land!" Knock them out before they're ready! ”

Under Yoshihiro's orders, the generals packed in Saton Castle, which had already concentrated their forces, were ready to step out one after another.

Yoshihiro, who stepped into the battlefield, left the front line with minimal defense and left Satan Castle to defeat the Oda army with all his might.

The coast where the Oda army is still landing is now known as the Shin-iko Coast in Futtsu City, Chiba Prefecture, and is located just beyond the eyes and nose of Sadako Castle, so it is a maneuver that pushes a numerical advantage over making small crafts.

"Behold! Their ships remain offshore." Now is the time! The few troops that have already landed will show you the power of the Satomi Samurai. "Fetch the Prophet!"

In Yoshihiro's eyes, a small boat ran back and forth between the mother ship and the coast, and Oda's army, which was struggling to land, jumped in and narrowed their field of view.

Speaking only of the ground troops, he and I have more than five times the difference in power. This was a difficult situation to lose, and it was a stone and bird situation that prevented the firing of artillery by bringing it into a state of confrontation with the Oda army.

The common sense of this era is that cannons are good at attacking, but because of their low accuracy, they were not able to shoot very well in the presence of their own forces on the radiation.

If you're going to bombard your soldiers over their heads, you'll blow up your generals depending on the wind direction and the amount of gunpowder in them.

In a nutshell, it is a gigantic firearms rifle, and I speculated that because the shells are spherical and too heavy, we will be lucky to know where the impact point will be.

Yoshihiro always invites fast-legged horseback riders to join his troops on the straight line that links the enemy mothership offshore to Oda's troops on land.

As if looking ahead, all the Oda faction ships floating offshore burst into flames.

Artillery shells flew over the heads of the Oda troops deployed on the ground, blowing up the horseback unit protruding from the main body of the Satomi army.

The guns on the Oda faction's ships were not old-fashioned as Yoshihiro imagined, but rear-loaded and the shells were the latest in a streamlined outer shell.

There is no need to press the gunpowder behind the shells, and there is always a set amount of explosives, making it easy to understand the range of the shells, so you can fire without fear of accident.

When the thunderous roar and rising sand smoke subsided, Yoshihiro and his team entered the field of vision with a painting of hell spreading across the ground and surroundings.

It seems that there are few corpses that retain the shape of people, and blood and flesh fragments that do not know whether they belong to people or horses are scattered.

A second shot is struck from an Oda faction ship before the Satomi faction recovers from the shock of the shelling.

However, this artillery strike did not have the same effect as the first shot. The Satomi army general jumps up and stops at once, and the artillery shell lands well in front of them.

Even so, the frontline Satomi soldiers exposed to the fragments scattered along with the impact and the raised dirt and sand were damaged.

"Hee... pull back!" Sound the drums and retreat! "

When Yoshihiro screams with his throat cleft, he moves to evacuate the entire army to the back of the hillside.

There was no third shot from the Oda side. Even though they felt humiliated like they had been deliberately missed, Yoshihiro and the others fled to Saton Castle.

On the deck of the ship that was floating offshore, the nobles exclaimed as they watched the Satomi army retreat while looking into the telescope.

"Enemies, good generals and soldiers." He was thrown out of his nose (lottery), and then he was pursued, but I immediately pulled out my troops. "

Although the pre-emptive attack was successful, it did not destroy the Satomi army, but Nobunaga did not care about it.

With some damage done, he was able to show off my power differentials. From now on, Satomi's movement will always be slowed by the artillery fire.

What's the status of the ground forces?

"Haha! It takes a lot of time for a small boat to transport us back and forth." It's expected to take about two days, as planned. ”

"Hmm, I should have used Tiger Boat's assault landing craft." However, in the current battle, Satomi could not get close for a while. Tell them to be vigilant in their viewpoints, and never neglect to be vigilant. "

Hah!

It is precisely the Oda army that drove away the Satomi army, as the armored sleeves say, but the Satomi army itself is still alive.

I hated losing my riding squad, but I still let the pedestrians retreat without increasing the damage.

Shinbutsu decided to raise the rating of the Satomi Army one step higher. The current owner of the Satomi family, Yoshihiro, fought many times with the Kanto champion, the Hojo family, and built the Satomi family at its peak while repeating the territorial conquest.

The Satomi attack was merely a Hojo attack outpost, but I felt that things were not going to be so easy.

As Nobunaga predicted, Satomi's army then entered the castle's position, watching out for Oda's troops. Shinbutsu took advantage of the period during which he was able to nail the Satomi army, and first fell Katsuyama Castle.

When Katsuyama Castle is set up so that the Katsuyama castle can be used with the highest priority, materials etc. will be transported one after the other from Owari under the shield of securing control of the sea.

Using Katsuyama as a base for gathering supplies, he began to build several simple defense bases in the coastal area of Sanuki Castle, where nothing was found.

This is a castle tactic that the Oda army used to specialize in artillery, and it is an extremely effective means of developing ground battles.

Yoshihiro and I weren't looking at the arch with our hands all the time while the enemy troops were building their bases. If Satomi fell, he also requested reinforcements for the Hojo clan, which was affiliated with Hirono, and the Satake clan, and worked with the Uesugi clan, which was affiliated with the Oda clan, to explore the path of rapprochement.

However, without returning a colorful reply to all of them, Kanaya Castle fell while doing so, and Masaki Awaji (Masaki), who was the castle lord, led the remaining soldiers and fell as far as Sadako Castle.

According to his reports, Kinya Castle's situation was similar to that of Satan Castle, and it was cornered without being able to satisfactorily counterattack with a captured artillery shell offshore.

Masaki decided that instead of improving the situation by continuing the castle like this, he would only drain supplies and soldiers. Masaki set fire to Kinya Castle and set fire to Satan Castle.

"Hmm, did Lord Kinya set the castle on fire himself?" I thought I'd crush the castle on my pillow, but it looks like I'm good at off-balance. Never mind, throw away Kanaya Castle. Okamoto doesn't mind doing the same. "

After receiving reports that Kinya Castle was set ablaze, Nobunaga made the decision as mentioned above. Considering the difference in the range between the Satomi army and its own forces, Kanaya castle and Okamoto castle are eye-catching in operating Katsuyama castle, but there is not enough taste to split the fighting force and deploy it when secured.

Kanaya Castle and Okamoto Castle were strategically deconstructed as worthless because they could be operated more efficiently by collectively arranging around Katsuyama Castle.

In this way, Nobunaga built a military port on the Boso Peninsula and a fortress centered on Katsuyama Tsubaki, and gradually built a castle at the site where Satonaki Castle was located.

While the Oda army led by Nobunaga was attacking Satomi, what the Hojo clan, the leader of the Kanto alliance, was doing was repeating the military congress as in the "Odawara judgment" that was in the historical facts, and they were unable to reach a conclusion.

After the ambush of the Nine Ghosts Marine Army by the Oda Army, they were deprived of their maritime rights early, but there was no noticeable movement on the part of the Nine Ghosts.

All you have to do is sink all the things that gather offshore and go out into the sea, and you will never reach out to the ground. This gives the Hojo side a strange margin.

As some say, "If the throat goes too far, I'll forget the heat", this inaction has prevented Mr. Hojo from escaping the vicious circle of the military parliament, which strayed brilliantly.

Hmmm, it's going pretty much as expected.

Reproduce the latest faction map on the map from regular contacts delivered over the phone. The Kanaya Castle was removed, the Oda Fleet was stationed in Katsuyama, and the Katsuyama Castle ruins were gently looking around.

After opening the war with the Satomi family, the situation changes depending on the movement of the opponent, so the uncertainty increases, and it is important to gather detailed information on the ground. Shizuko ordered Masayuki Sanada, who is responsible for overseeing information, to make appropriate telephone calls as soon as there were major changes in the war situation other than regular contact.

(Not to mention information about the enemy, you must grasp the deployment status of food, etc., to the weapons, ammunition and medicines of your own army. It is my job to keep the station to help my army achieve its full potential.)

Shizuko, who was often attentive to things, was able to cope with urgent issues, so she left the office to take a short break. As she walks across the corridor, a noisy voice reaches her ears from around the edge.

“I see. So why does fertilizing grow more crops?”

"Well, that's it again... because by giving them fertilizer, they can supplement the nutrition of the crops that are lacking."

"Is that so? The Four Six Seasons are very knowledgeable." So why do you lack the necessary nutrition? ”

"Ugh... oh, that's..."

Judging by his voice, Fujijiro (later Date Sect) and 46 seemed to be asking questions. Unusually, Shizuko became interested in the fact that Four Six was mouthing, and she peered at the two from the shadows.

It seemed that Fujijiro had repeatedly asked questions about the role of fertilizer in crops, and when Fujijiro had answered those questions, Fujijiro had repeatedly asked further questions.

This is a sight often seen as a question inheriting a child-specific question, but it is also connected to the "Ignorance" conducted by Socrates, an ancient Greek philosopher.

The meaning of "knowledge of ignorance" is that you know that you are ignorant, and if you repeat the kind of questions that Fujijiro does unconsciously, you will notice that your knowledge is actually thin.

In fact, 46 people know that nutrition is necessary to promote the growth of crops, but they do not know what nutrition is or why it is lacking in the growth process.

In other words, 46 is just imprinting the knowledge that it is such a thing from a book, but it has not reached a true understanding. In order to answer this, it is necessary to know how each nutrient acts on the crop, and where the root of the nutrient comes from, etc.

“What are you making so much noise about?”

Shizuko decided to send out a rescue boat on the 46th in an unknown gesture. Yuuki and Fujijiro noticed Shizuko's voice, stopped asking questions, and turned around. It was impressive that Kodokuro, who was standing behind Fujijiro, appeared to be relieved by Shizuko's intervention.

"If you're shouting out loud in such a place, everyone will wonder what's going on." And 46, it is not ashamed not to know. If you don't know, you should investigate. You've already learned how to investigate, right? "

Yes, yes.

Shizuko nodded in satisfaction at the sight of Four Six's nodding his head. Then he turned to Fujiro and called out.

"Lord Fujijiro, the method of questioning has been extensively used by the great Nanba people, and as a result, people are being imprisoned and killed for buying resentment. It's not about asking questions to others, it's about asking yourself questions.”

"Oh my God! What I was doing was making Lord Four Six uncomfortable... I'm sorry for what I didn't know, Lord Four Six."

Fujijiro, who was pointed out by Shizuko, hurriedly bowed his head towards Forty-Six.

Forty-six was in a panic because of this, and it was difficult to be exposed in the sight, but it was beneficial to be able to realize that understanding had not actually been reached. Forty-six returns the word.

"I don't want to apologize. I also have a position as the next chairman, so if you can refrain from seeing it, you can do as you have always done. Rather, it helped me to realize that I was missing.”

Shizuko watched the two apologize to each other, but when she saw the story becoming grand, she hit her hand.

“Yes, that's all we need to talk about. Since this is an opportunity for the corners, please show Fujijiro the library. So why don't we get to know each other better until we both get to know each other?”

"Yes, Mother."

Thank you, Shizuko-sama.

After bowing to Shizuko, the two returned their heels and took them to the library. When I watched the two of them leave, I noticed that only Kodokuro was still there, and I turned to him.

"My lord is sorry for the inconvenience."

"It's okay." I don't think it's annoying, and it would be a good stimulus for 46. "

While apologizing to Shizuko, Kodokuro seemed to be unable to say anything. Shizuko, who had guessed it, was talking about it as a call water.

Do you miss your mother, Fujijiro? You're dazzlingly staring at where Four Six calls me Mother.

Kodokuro seemed to have seen through his confusion and was greatly wolfed off, but he reopened his mouth thinking that the opponent was an adult character who was regarded as Nobunaga's python.

"I was wondering if I should say exactly that." After the Lord became sick, he lost his mother's interest with one eye. "

Xiao Ten-ro leaks his words with regret.

Fujijiro suffered from smallpox in five places over the years, which caused him to go blind in one eye as a result of wandering around the boundary between life and death. Now, the traces of blisters have faded and the normal appearance has been restored, but immediately after recovery, the blisters became significantly uglier.

Since then, Yoshihime, the biological mother of Fujijiro, has become the love of all his younger brothers, Kojiro. Father Huizong did not change his attitude before or after the illness, but the gentle mother's leopard mutation cast a deep shadow on his young heart.

Somehow, Fujijiro began to draw a line against others, and he stopped showing his heart as if he had put a lid on his heart. However, by coming to Ogata as a hostage, the environment changed drastically, and it was tied to the kindness and inclusiveness of Mitsuo, and the original character may have emerged from the presence of nearly 46 years old.

(If it was here, there would be no anti-Fujijiro eyes, and maybe his closed-hearted hoop would have been loosened)

Due to a childhood illness, Fujijiro was probably hungry for his mother's love. I put the lid on my feelings, but even if I grow up, I may have a distorted behavior somewhere.

When he came there, the environment surrounding him changed drastically, and he realized that he was hungry because he touched the kindness of a miserable person who had no interest, and he was deeply tied to the fact that there was no blood connection. He said that he was envious of the situation of Shizuko and Four Six Parents and Sons.

"And I know that what Shizuko-sama scolded my Lord was partly due to the openness of her heart."

Shizuko looks back at Kodokuro's words. Fujijiro's missing disturbance was not important, but as a result, someone had to bear the responsibility for causing trouble to the surroundings because he could not grasp the whereabouts of the master.

At that time, Shizuko succumbed to Shinoko's offer of punishment because she had sheltered her master.

Fujijiro will be in an irrational situation many times in the future. Protecting him and punishing him instead means depriving him of the opportunity to irrationally face and grow. Responsibility must be borne by those who stand on top of others. You shouldn't stand on top of people if you can't do it. It is the Lord's duty to support people with irrational frustration, rather than suffer the punishment of the Lord. Aren't you upsetting your role?

Then Shizuko turned her face to Fujijiro, who was annoyed that she had gotten lost, and who was biting her own impudence by being sheltered by the Minister.

Master Fujijiro, you are here as the representative of the Date family. Be aware that each and every one of your hands and feet will determine the fate of your homeland. I'll tell you something terrible, but be aware that if you don't grow up, there will be sacrifices that are useless. "

Shizuko remembers what she said and blushes out of embarrassment. I've said things from above quite a bit, and I'm asking a child about a dozen suspicious things that I can practice myself, so I don't even want to grow up.

"Since my lord lost one eye, no one has expected of him, nor has he been scolded for it."

In his words, Shizuko remembered the life that the Historical and Factual Sect had followed. Princess Yoshihime, the mother of the Masamune Sect, had a period of deterioration in her relationship with the Masamune, her biological family, and the Dada family she married, but she was finally reconciled to the extent that she exchanged sentences from time to time.

It is not uncommon to eliminate a real mother if she stands in front of herself as a regular warring nation. Nonetheless, it may be said that it is unusual to let go of one's home and eventually reach a settlement. Perhaps there was an admiration for my mother.

In any case, I was looking forward to seeing what kind of growth Forty-Six and Fujiro would show as the situation changed significantly from the historical facts.

Initially, it was a hostage acceptance of the Date family, which was thought to be difficult for everyone to navigate, but when I opened the lid, it was peaceful and safe after the first stray commotion.

The faces of the Date family were initially confused by the heterogeneous style of life of Ogata, but they adapted with remarkable speed according to the convenience of experiencing it with themselves.

As far as hostages are concerned, Shizuko takes the report, which is an urgent issue, and proceeds to read it.

Hmmm. It's not that easy to see the stones fall.

I followed the regular reports and updated the three-dimensional map showing the state of the war. Although many of the branch castles owned by the Satomi family have fallen, Satan Castle, a resident castle, is still alive and well, and although it holds a lot of personnel, it does not appear to be in need.

And there was a project where believers were worried and sent a request to explore the trend. It is the presence of Mr. Satake, who has decided not to interfere.

Mr. Satake is the daimyo of Sengoku, which controls most of Ibaraki Prefecture, and his current chief, Yoshige Satake, is known for his spicy arms.

He has successfully introduced the latest metallurgical (Yakin) technology in this era, and has acquired enormous financial power, which has led him to organize an iron artillery corps called Kanto No.1.

Of course, Mr. Satake's firecracker guns are several steps inferior to the new guns adopted by the Oda army. However, no matter how inferior the performance, if the bullet hits, people will easily die.

The presence of a large artillery fleet and the ability to operate it meant that it was a formidable battle force.

"Sanada-san is looking into them, but I don't know why they are keeping silence in this situation. Since the Oda family is dominating the world, if Satomi falls, we will cooperate as ourselves tomorrow, or it is not a strange time to send an emissary to submit to us....."

It seems that Satake-san, who would naturally be letting go, has grasped the battle situation because he repeatedly donated to the Satomi family quite flashily.

"It would be nice if Mr. Satake's silence could determine the movement of Hojo, but what will happen after that?"

The unfolding of the unreadable is terrifying. It is easy to say by mouth that you will be able to respond to whatever happens, but it is difficult if you put it into action.

Even with the wealth of the Oda family, which is unmatched by historical facts, we cannot afford to let the supplies play under the circumstances of simultaneous invasion of both the east and the west.

While I was doing so, the moon and day were flowing, and in mid-August it was approaching. In the meantime, the autumn will be fruitful, and eventually the harsh winter will come.

Faithful to this, the settlement with the Satomi family is not intended as a short-term showdown, but is steering to a siege in order to minimize damage.

Nobunaga uses Nobunaga's special castle strategy to set up a castle that surrounds Satonaki Castle. Satan Castle is inflowing a lot of people from the surrounding branch castle, so if you place the castle to cut off the supply road, it will be a military offensive.

It was reported that Katsuyama Castle was being rebuilt and fortified while it was under siege. Since Katsuyama Tsubaki is a necessity for logistics and armaments even in the battle against Hojo, it seems that the outpost of Hojo is constructed in parallel further south from Katsuyama Castle (near Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture).

Mother, can you give me a moment?

When Shizuko was thinking about it, she heard 46 voices from outside the room. Since the voices of Fujijiro and Kodokuro were heard, it was decided that they had taken him to visit.

"Please wait a moment."

With one word, Shizuko cleans up all the confidential matters that exist in the room. The three-dimensional map showing the state of war can be stored on the wall, and if it is pushed into the wall, it cannot be distinguished from the other walls.

When I put the orders and reports on the state of war in a locked storage box, I put the boxes on the desk for the internal affairs of the territory. And when she had recovered the appearance of the documents, she gave permission to enter on 46.

Shizuko's prediction was that Fujijiro and Four Six would enter by opening the door separating the interior from the exterior. Kodokuro, who was attached to the room, was kept in the hallway, and only two people entered the room.

I think you have something to talk about, don't you?

"Yes, I was curious when I was discussing Fujijiro and the Tohoku offensive." To put it simply, has Satake already betrayed Hojo? "

Shizuko was surprised at how soon they got along, and how they were starting to call each other names.

And when I was asked about the trend of Mr. Satake, which I was also concerned about, I was stunned and spurred on. I accidentally went out with a look on my face, but I pierced through with no reaction at all.

"I don't want to let anyone know about the war, but I don't want to keep it a secret, so let's answer that. No."

That's right. Our guess is that it's time to betray Hojo and contact us, so I'm surprised.

"Why did you think that?"

"This is the result of scrubbing the information I have and the information that Fujijiro has." Even the tiger (Takeda Shingen) gave in before the Oda family. No matter how well situated the castle is, Hojo alone is unlikely to be an enemy of the Oda family. And the alliance of the Hojo clan is only an inviolable treaty for fear of being attacked by Hojo if they refuse to do so. It seems that not everyone is sincerely submissive to Hojo. "

Shizuko was impressed by the information she had received from Yuriko and Fujijiro. The conclusion they had reached at a young age was the same as the conclusion that Shizuko and the others had judged, although the evidence was scarce.

And the influence of Hojo was significantly reduced by the situation where even reinforcements could not be sent to the plight of the Satomi family who were in a cooperative relationship. So far, there is no merit in maintaining an alliance with the Hojo family.

It is self-evident that Hojo, who can't even regain control of the sea, will decide to destroy the alliance, even if he is not eligible to become the leader of the alliance.

"You've noticed a good thing." That said, Mr. Satake is actually keeping silent. How do you judge it? ”

"I think we are exploring each other's abdomen. Although in a disadvantageous position, the Satomi family is still fighting and maintaining their strength in tandem with Hojo. In other words, since the plate of the scale is not tilted towards the Oda family, isn't it keeping silence?"

"The words of the Four Six Houses are nothing but astray." In short, let's just keep watching and taking chances until the battle situation is decisive! ”

"Fujijiro, you're in front of your mother!" Keep your mouth shut. "

Forty-six blamed Fujijiro's rudeness for suddenly breaking into the conversation. Shizuko smiles when she sees that the two of them really broke into a stand-up position without hesitation at 46 that takes a step back from everyone.

You guys are so close.

“It's not good!”

I'm in trouble at the shadow shop.

Shizuko thought that they were similar somewhere while staring at the two who spoke the opposite words.