日本には城がたくさんあります。
There are many castles in Japan.
天守までそっくり残っているものや城跡だけのものなど
日本全国にあります。
There are various types of castles throughout Japan, including those with the castle tower still remaining and those that are just castle ruins.
今回紹介する本はこちらです。
Here is the book I will introduce this time.
「知れば知るほど面白い 戦国の城 攻めと守り」
“The more you learn, the more interesting it becomes: Sengoku Castle Attack and Defense”
目次
本の内容 Contents of the book
こちらの本は城について書かれたものですが、
攻め方や守り方が主に書かれています。
This book is about castles, but it mainly writes about how to attack and defend them.
城の歴史や魅力などを紹介する本はたくさんありますが、
なかなかこの種類のものは珍しいです。
There are many books that introduce the history and charm of castles, but this type of book is quite rare.
内容は3部構成となっています。
The contents are divided into three parts.
１部は攻め方、守り方の主な戦法について
Part 1 is about the main tactics of attack and defense.
２部は城の各設備の機能や役割の紹介
Part 2 is an introduction to the functions and roles of each facility in the castle.
３部は戦国時代の攻城戦についての解説、紹介
Part 3 is an explanation and introduction of siege warfare in the Sengoku period.
１部 攻め方守り方 Part 1: Attacking and defending
この章では攻め側、守り側それぞれの戦法、戦略について
紹介と解説があります。
This chapter introduces and explains the tactics and strategies of the attacking and defending sides.
攻め方の戦略は良く解説がありますが、
守り方についてはなかなか資料を見ないので参考になります。
There are many explanations of attacking strategies, but it is difficult to find materials on how to defend, so this is helpful.
２部 城の各設備、役割 Part 2: Each facility and role of the castle
城の構成について書かれています。
It describes the structure of the castle.
各設備の役割や重要性などです。
The role and importance of each piece of equipment.
この部分を読んでおけば城の観光に行ったときに
その城がどのように守るかの理解が深まります。
If you read this section, you will have a better understanding of how castles were defended when you go sightseeing at castles.
よりお城観光が楽しくなります。
It will make your castle sightseeing even more enjoyable.
３部 攻城戦紹介 Part 3: Introduction to Sieges
こちらでは有名な攻城戦について紹介があります。
Famous sieges are introduced here.
戦国時代の初期、中期、末期で有名なものをピックアップしているようです。
It seems to pick out famous sieges from the early, middle, and late Sengoku period.
私も知っていたものでは忍城攻防戦、大坂の陣などがあります。
Some of the ones I knew were the Battle of Oshi Castle and the Siege of Osaka.
先人たちの経験を知っておくのは良いことです。
It’s good to know about the experiences of our predecessors.
勉強になります。
It’s educational.
こんな人におすすめ Recommended for
・異世界転生した人
・People who have been reincarnated in another world
・観光で城を訪れるのが好きな人
・People who like to visit castles for sightseeing
・武士
・Samurai
Memo: Basics of castle defense
It is said that the defender has an advantage in sieging a castle.
It is said that to be successful in sieging a castle, you need three times as many troops as the defenders.
Let’s review how to defend a castle.
Castle defense
The basics are about castle defense.
You need to effectively combine defenses such as walls and moats with counterattack methods such as “Koguchi” and “Masugata” that were introduced in the book.
You need to find a way to defend that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
You also need to consider things like stockpiling food and water.
Defence comes first.
Reinforcements
There are cases where you can win just by defending, such as when the attacking side suffers heavy losses or a powerful general on the attacking side is killed.
However, there are cases where the difference in troop strength is large, or the enemy is starving you out.
In those cases, reinforcements are effective.
Have them attack from behind while you are defending.
You can create a pincer attack.
If you notice reinforcements and attack, send troops from the defending side to attack them from both sides.
This is a great strategy.
Summary
This time, we’ve introduced the most basic of castle defense.
You can’t just let them get away with it, so make sure you’re well prepared.
