Wako Uesugi had once again introduced the information regarding the Eight Elders of the Hōjō Clan and the Hōjō Goku Bei to Yang Rui on the way to Izu and Sagami.
However, because the names of the people in the Nihon civilization were too difficult to remember, Yang Rui only had a rough idea of what was going on, but he didn't remember all of their names.
Without a doubt, the Hōjō Clan being able to gain a foothold in the Kanto region and continuously expand their territory had a lot to do with the strength of the Eight Elders of the Hōjō Clan. In addition, the Hōjō Clan Yasu and other members of the Hōjō Clan were also present.
Thus, Yang Rui didn't let his guard down in this operation against the Hōjō Clan from the very beginning. He had made up his mind to go all out and subdue the Hōjō Clan in one go, not giving them any chance to make a comeback!
It took a little longer to clean up Kuriyama City. After all, Kuriyama City was still considered the Hōjō Clan's base. Although the Hōjō Clan had the intention of moving their base to Odawara City, this was still in the early stages.
After spending about an hour, Yang Rui's men finally finished 'plundering' the entire Kuriyama City. However, the final harvest still surprised Yang Rui.
In the entire treasury of Kuriyama City, Yang Rui's total harvest was less than 20000 gold coins, and the amount of food was even less than Hōkoshi's, only a few thousand jin. He wasn't sure if it was because the frontlines were tight and they were moved away, but from the looks of it, the Hōjō Clan didn't have too many resources.
As for the various equipment and other items, just like money and food, there wasn't much stock left. They were probably moved to the frontlines as well, and the more valuable items were nowhere to be found.
Yang Rui only casually took the spoils of war from Kuriyama City and Hōkoshi's base. As for the amount, he didn't really care too much. Through the situation of the first two cities, Yang Rui already had a rough understanding of the Hōjō Clan's resources.
After gathering all the soldiers, Yang Rui immediately used Sky City to continue heading north. His target was Odawara City, the core of this operation.
Wako Uesugi attached great importance to Odawara City's strategic position and reminded Yang Rui several times to take care of it. He had shown a keen insight.
After all, Odawara City had only been under his control for a short period of time, and the situation in the northwest was still not stable enough. The Hōjō Clan had yet to fully treat Odawara City as their main city. The fact that the Uesugi brat had the current acumen showed that his insight was not simple.
As a player, Yang Rui understood the importance of Odawara City. He didn't know much about the Nihon Warring States Period, but he had heard of Odawara City, the most fortified city in the Nihon Warring States Period!
Especially after doing some research on the situation around Echigo Country and Johto Country, Yang Rui's understanding of Odawara City became clearer.
According to historical facts, after Odawara City was controlled by the Hōjō Clan, it was constantly being fortified. It was regarded as a stable base for the Hōjō Clan, and was crucial to the Hōjō Clan's strategy in Kanto.
Therefore, even without Wako Uesugi's reminder, Yang Rui was very clear about the importance of Odawara City. It could be said that from the beginning, he had considered Odawara City as his priority.
At this time, Yang Rui was in a hurry to rush to Odawara City. First, it was to prevent the news of Horikoshi Imperial Institute and Alliyama City being captured from spreading too quickly to Odawara City. This would cause the enemy to be prepared and increase the difficulty of the siege.
On the other hand, Yang Rui had also coordinated with the two Uesugi Clan and Ashikaga Seiji through Wako Uesugi. They were preparing to attack Heyue City and Odawara City at the same time.
Yang Rui's side was responsible for attacking Odawara City, while the other side was responsible for taking back Heyue City. This would cause the Hōjō Clan to be unable to take care of each other.
The timing of the siege was also carefully calculated by Yang Rui according to the speed of Sky City and the difficulty of attacking Horikoshi Imperial Institute and Alliyama City. At the same time, he also left a lot of leeway.
The Nihon civilization's method of timing was almost copied from the Three Kingdoms' civilization. It was also the 12 Earthly Branches' method of timing. Therefore, there was no problem in communicating with the two Uesugi Clan and Ashikaga Seiji.
However, it was unknown whether the situation of the Battle of Heyue that broke out prematurely due to Yang Rui's arrival would change.
In fact, even if Yang Rui wasn't here to facilitate the war between the two sides. The two Uesugi Clan and Ashikaga Seiji had already formed an alliance and arranged part of the allied forces not far from Heyue City. This was also the reason why Wako Uesugi could coordinate with the other side so quickly.
No matter how the Battle of Heyue City ended, Yang Rui had already made up his mind to invest all his forces in the upcoming battle against Odawara City. Fortunately, he was able to take down the city at the first moment.
Among them, there were 9 Command Tokens and 1 Soldier Tiger Token. Yang Rui was also prepared to use them immediately. The two tokens were effective for 12 hours. With the luck of Sky City, he believed that within 12 hours, the summoned creatures of these two tokens would definitely not be limited to Odawara City.
At the same time, because the time of the attack was chosen in the middle of the night, if the situation required it, Yang Rui didn't mind using the soldiers and siege weapons in Sky City. He believed that he wouldn't be exposed too much because of this.
Yang Rui arrived near Odawara City more than four hours earlier than the agreed time of the attack. It wasn't even midnight yet, so Yang Rui had enough time to prepare for the attack.
Before finally meeting up with Wako Uesugi, Yang Rui had spent a lot of time in advance to investigate Odawara City. He was very clear about the situation of Odawara City.
As the strongest city in the Nihon Warring States civilization, although it hadn't reached the peak of its construction in the current situation, it looked extremely sturdy.
Odawara City was built with the back of Mount Hachiman and was surrounded by rivers. The entire city was divided into three levels in height. It could be said that they were arranged in picturesque disorder, and each level had a strong defensive function.
In terms of the layout, Odawara City could be said to be even more intricate. The entire city was planned into as many as four or five sections, and almost every section was separated by rivers. Not only could they take care of each other, but they could also be divided into units at critical moments, and each unit could be defended independently.
In historical records, it took the monkey Toyotomi Hideyoshi a few months to take down such a city from the Hōjō Clan.
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