Yiyin put aside the thought of wooing Daxiong Chaoxiu and asked Honjo Minano.
"The army is approaching, and we have to defend it for at least five days.
If you are besieged in the city early and the risks on the Chinese and Vietnamese side are unpredictable, what are your thoughts? "
Honjo Minoru replied.
"Daxiong Chaoxiu's rebellion was caused by a moment of anger. I want to send someone to appease her. I don't ask for success, as long as she hesitates for a few days.
After all, Lord Nagao Masakage is a relative of His Highness, so the Fushi Nagao family can coordinate and let her wait and see.
Regardless of success or failure when she rebels, His Highness will not punish her too harshly. If you can look at the scenery first and then choose, you shouldn't refuse. "
Yiyin glanced at the upright-looking warrior Ji, but he didn't expect her to have such a dark heart.
After Daxiong Chaoxiu was killed miserably, he still wanted to lie to her, stabilize her, and wait for the fall to settle the score. When the two of them worked together before, they must have received a lot of criticism from this person.
As for the Ueda Nagao family, she was indeed right.
Nagao Masaki is the most free-spirited among the several rebel forces. Even if he fails, he will be punished with three drinks, and this will not happen next time.
The fact that the Fuchu Nagao family can rule Echigo is the political structure of the three Nagao families, and it is the foundation of Uesugi Teruhora's rule.
Although Nagao's political situation was chaotic, members of the three families had long been squeezed together by the Nagao family in the mansion and became the largest interest group in Echigo.
The Nagao clan is Uesugi Teruhora's most loyal followers and the backbone of the military.
If she severely punishes Nagao Masakai, the governor of the Ueda Nagao family, what will the Nagao clan think? What would the Fushi Nagao family think?
The Wu family gathers under the same name to seek benefits. The so-called blood connection is just a betrayal. Are there many cases of blood relatives killing each other?
Teruhora Uesugi wants to transform the Nagao family in Fuchu into the Uesugi family in Yamauchi. This can only appease the uneasy mood of the Nagao family, but it must not stimulate them and cause the fundamental collapse.
Nagao Masaki's behavior can be seen as the most intense reaction of Nagao's family to her changing her family name.
To stabilize the fundamentals, Teruhora Uesugi can only handle it with care. It is impossible to kill Nagao Masaki with a knife and hurt the hearts of the Nagao family.
Yiyin shook his head and strengthened his determination to follow his own path and increase his strength.
Uesugi Teruhora's love is really unreliable. This guy has so many troubles, so he just needs to take care of himself. Count on her? forget it.
Yoshihiro continued to ask Honjo Minano.
"What about Yangbeizhong?"
"Stick to the city, use Nakajo Fujitsu and other members of the Yangbei clan who are close to His Highness as internal agents, and disrupt their internal deliberations.
The casualties in sieges are far greater than those in field battles. Anyone in Yangbei who is willing to take advantage of the fire is the best person to preserve their own strength.
After a few days of chaos, by the time they reach an internal consensus, His Highness's reinforcements should arrive.
Otaisuo, what do you think? "
Yoshigami glanced at Honjo Mino. Her advice was ultimately to avoid fighting.
He shook his head and said firmly.
"not good.
The most important thing in defending the city is to seize the initiative. How can there be any reason to place all hope on the rebels?
What I mean is, before they are surrounded, take the initiative and fight! "
Honjo Sano narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
Her approach is conservative.
Since the master has returned to the country and can bring reinforcements in a few days, he can use words to confuse the rebel army to achieve the purpose of delay.
The approach is feasible, but it is a pity that Yiyin cannot agree. In both public and private matters, he had to fight before Terutora Uesugi arrived.
Yu Gong, Honjo Minoru has some confidence in Uesugi Teruhora's army. The master said that the meeting will arrive in ten days, so he will find a way to postpone it for ten days.
But how can there be any absolutes in battle?
Since ancient times, the most taboo thing about defending a city is being passive and stuck in the city. If something goes wrong, the defenders who have lost the initiative can only be beaten passively.
This hurts morale, and there is a group of grasshoppers in Tonglewei City, which increases the danger.
Honjo Sano's approach was to show weakness. Although it delayed time, it also exposed Toruo City's guilty conscience, which would increase the rebels' arrogance and military morale.
This is not beneficial to the subsequent battles, and Yiyin cannot agree with it.
In private, Yiyin first came to Guizhou, and the stubborn Kanto warrior family did not recognize the reputation of Kansai's achievements.
They would only laugh at the Kansai samurai for being cowardly and unable to defeat even a man.
The prestige of the martial arts family must be watered by the achievements of iron and blood.
In order for Yoshigan to gain a foothold in Kanto and Echigo, in addition to being a direct descendant of Kawachi Genji with the blessing of a sword, he also needs to prove that he is good at fighting.
The only way for a man to stand out in this female-dominated martial arts society is to be tougher, better at fighting, and better at killing than these Ji warriors.
There is no other way.
Therefore, Yoshigan must take the initiative and use this rebellion to establish his prestige among the Echigo samurai.
Yoshigami said to Honzo Minoru.
“Your strategy can indeed make the rebels hesitate, but it also makes us appear cowardly.
The morale of the rebels is high, and our army is holding on to the city. With the arrival of reinforcements led by His Highness Uesugi, we must put in more effort to subdue these rebels.
Therefore, we cannot passively defend, we must take the initiative to suppress the rebellious momentum.
When His Highness Uesugi arrives, they can be defeated more quickly and this chaos can be ended as soon as possible. "
Honzhuang Shinai pondered for a while and couldn't help but nod.
"What Yutai said is true. We really shouldn't increase the risk of a confrontation for His Highness. It was my lack of consideration.
So what do you mean, how to deal with it? "
Yiyin said.
"Yangbeizhong still has three days to arrive, and the troops of Daxiong Chaohide and Nagao Masaki are already approaching Toruo City, intending to encircle them.
Give me some military strength, and I will lead the elites of the Sibo family as the backbone, and take the initiative to attack Daxiong Chaoxiu to the west.
The Shangshan people also detached an army to the east and sent envoys to join forces with the Nagao family of Guzhi to attack Nagao Masaki.
Attack from both sides, limited to three days. It's best if you can defeat the rebels, and return to the city immediately if you can't lose the battle.
The rebels never expected that we would dare to send troops to fight in the field, and they would be caught off guard. The worst thing is to give them a blow and lower their morale.
You sit and guard the city, rush to make the flags of the Ashikaga family, plant more white flags on the city head, advertise this city as my royal palace, and wait for the arrival of the rebels from the north. "
Yoshigan buried a small thought in it, letting everyone know that Uesugi Teruhu had given Tochio Castle to him, so as to stop the Uesugi family from wanting to ask for it back after the war.
Honjo Sano did not think about his selfish motives, but carefully considered the pros and cons of taking the initiative.
After a while, she nodded and said.
"The emperor is wise, I will transfer to you several Chinese and Vietnamese people who are close to the master's family, and take them to fight against the big bear Chaoxiu.
It is still Naoe Kanetsugu-sama who is responsible for coordinating the military situation and leading the way. "
Naoe Kanetsugu cheered, bowed and accepted the order.
Honjo Sano said to Saito Asanobu again.
"Lord Saito, you can take half of the close-quarters of Hatamoto and his troops to stop Nagao Masakage. I will send an envoy to contact Nagao Kagenobu-sama and ask her to send troops to assist you in the battle.
If the attack fails, join forces with Nagao Kagenobu-sama and come to Torowei Castle. Please put the overall situation first and don't be obsessed with fighting. "
"Hi!"
Honjo Minoru looked at Yoshiyin and bowed.
“I wish you good luck in martial arts.
I will guard the city tightly, prepare flags, and wait for the return of the two armies. "
Honjo Minoru is not worried about Saito Nobubu, this man has experienced many battles and fought bravely. What she was worried about was whether Shiba Yiyin's imperial office would work?
But if Sibo Yiyin was left to defend the city, she would go alone, even more afraid of losing the city.
Given the lesser of two evils, she chose to guard the more important Tomei City by herself.
Yiyin nodded, understanding her worries. You have to show off your skills to give these guys a chance to avoid being looked down upon in the future.
It's useless to talk more at this time, Yiyin nodded.
"We spent the night repairing, and asked our village to coordinate logistics and make rations overnight, which is enough for the army for three days.
Tomorrow morning they will bury pots to make rice, and then send out troops as soon as they are full. "
None of the Ji warriors had any objections. They cheered and bowed to accept the order.
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While Yi Yin was frightening the Zhongyue military family, he was trying to find a way to seize the military leadership from Honzo Shino.
Terutora Uesugi also led his army over Yoneyama and met up with Kakizaki Keie and Usami Sadamitsu who were stationed outside Hojo Castle.
There are two major plains in Echigo, the Takata Plain of Joetsu in the west and the Echigo Plain in the east. The Agano River divides the border between Central and Shimotsu.
Between the two plains is a mountainous area derived from the Echigo Mountains to the northwest.
Here, the west is called Mishan and the east is called Shiji, a hilly area of rocky wasteland.
Between the two, sandwiched between the two is a small piece of plain, surrounded by mountains and sea, which is the Kashiwazaki Plain.
As the main road connecting the two plains of Echigo, there are various samurai families from Joetsu and Central Vietnam mixed here, and the situation is quite complicated.
Hojo Castle is stuck near the stone entrance to China and Vietnam. It is a city that must be grasped for logistical stability.
Hojo Takahiro has been working for the Nagao family in Fuchu since he was the mother of Teru Uesugi.
No one expected that she would actually respond to the rebellion and instantly cut off the ties between Joetsu and China that were loyal to the Uesugi Teruhora samurai family.
This made the Shangshan people quite passive in the face of the rebellion. Fortunately, the Lord returned home and took charge of the army to put down the rebellion. The Ji warriors finally found their backbone.
