Dome Motochu smiled and said nothing. She knew that Tsunari Hojo was in a bad mood recently and didn't care about Tsunari Hojo's offense.
She didn't care, but others did. Hojo Ryuzan next to Tame Mototada glanced at Hojo Tsunari and thought to himself.
You yourself are unwilling to face and denounce the new governor, but you are pretending to be in front of Domu Yuanzhong. How can you talk about being fair and outspoken?
She said coldly.
"Speak directly, Tsunasagi, why have you learned to beat around the bush too?"
Hojo Tsunari choked and lost his temper instantly. She was so angry that she forgot about the person sitting there.
Hojo Tsunagaka enters Doryuyama. She is the adopted daughter of the second-generation family governor. She is older than Hojo Tsunari, his daughter-in-law, and is considered the eldest sister.
She will get angry because Dome Motonada is her teacher. Hojo Tsusunari, a cheap girl, also asked the teacher for advice, and there was a master-student relationship.
The martial arts family values etiquette, and the apprentice reprimanded the teacher. It was really rude, how could he not be angry.
And Hojo Tsusunari really didn't dare to talk back. This eldest sister managed Yu Rope City before her and was her predecessor's leader of the Yu Rope people.
Hojo Tsunari took over Yurope Castle from her. As her successor, how could he have the nerve to talk back to her.
What's more, Hojo Ryuzan is a powerful general of his generation, commanding the Akabei among the five colors, and has a high status in the family.
Hojo Tsunari secretly regretted it.
I was so angry and dizzy that I forgot she was there, and even pointed out Tamu Yuanzhong. I was really scolding her.
Hojo Umasa, who was at the top, twitched the corners of his mouth, not knowing whether he should laugh or not.
Hojo Tsunari came out to criticize Sang and Huai. It seemed that he was targeting Tame Motochu, but in fact he was blaming himself as the family governor.
Seeing her embarrassed at this time, he should be happy, but Hojo Ushimasa really couldn't be happy. Looking at the elites accumulated by three generations of the Shuhojo family, I felt like I was about to suffocate.
Above her is a mother who seems to be retiring, but is actually in charge of things, and below her there are a group of nobles who rely on their elders to support their elders.
They look down on themselves at all and feel that they are just a little girl and cannot be relied upon to do things.
The Hojo clan gritted its teeth.
She must send out troops and use her military exploits to impress the concubines, thereby cultivating her own confidants. Otherwise, she will always live in the shadow of these people.
Her eyes turned determined and she said.
"I have made up my mind to send troops to attack Karazawa Mountain Castle and make Sano Masatsuna pay the price."
Nagao Tocho and Sano Masatsuna jumped at the same time, and Hojo Ushimasa could only choose Sano Masatsuna.
The long-tailed Ashikaga Castle is close to Ueno Country and is within the attack range of the Echigo army. From a military point of view, the Hojo family originally avoided fighting the Echigo army in areas that were conducive to it.
Sano Masatsuna is different. Sano Territory is located at the southwest foot of the Ashio Mountains. It is the gateway to Shimono and belongs to the core area of Kanto.
This is the active defense strategy of the Hojo clan. It must be deterred from the sphere of influence. No samurai must be allowed to rebel and affect the overall situation.
The family governor made a decision, but the ladies below were whispering to each other, seemingly discussing the feasibility of the family governor's strategy.
Hojo Umasa's face looked a little ugly. She knew that she couldn't do what her mother said when she made the decision, but these guys also disrespected her too much.
At this time, a man came out and bowed and asked.
"Your Majesty Ujimasa, Sano Territory is the gateway to Shimono. Lord Hojo Ujiyasu also wanted to capture this place.
However, it was difficult to capture Tangzao Mountain City, so they changed their strategy. Use the method of weakening the Sano family and encroaching step by step, hoping to force Sano Masatsuna to surrender.
Now that the army of Heyue City has gathered, it is indeed not a problem to send troops to capture Tangzao Mountain City. But I was worried that the protracted siege would give Echigo's army an opportunity. "
The one who came out to speak was Shimizu Yasuhide, the leader of the Ouizu clan in Izu country and Bai Bei who commanded the five colors.
The territories directly under the governor of Hojo were mainly Izu Kingdom and Nishi Sagami. Among them, Izu Country is the place where the Hojo family started. It is divided into two parts, North Izu and Oizu, and is managed by retainers.
The Shimizu family is the leader of the Oizu clan and the most powerful local samurai family in Izu. They mainly manage the Izu Navy.
This time, the Hojo family mobilized elites from all over the country, and she also followed the Hojo clan to Kawagoe City, becoming a direct subordinate of the family governor. She wasn't deliberately looking for trouble, she was just asking about tactics.
Sano Masatsuna had the courage to rebel, and his biggest reliance was the solid Karazawa Mountain Castle. The walls of this city are towering into the clouds, and there are water sources on the mountains. It is difficult to capture the city with the poor siege weapons of the Wu family.
Sano Masatsuna didn't need to take the initiative, he just had to defend the city and delay time. If the Hojo army cannot attack for a long time, the situation in Kanto will change drastically.
Uesugi Teruhu is not a fool. The Hojo army was mobilized, which was her opportunity to take the initiative.
Those outsiders in Kanto will definitely feel dissatisfied when they see the Hojo family being beaten and bloody in Karazawa Mountain Castle. Cooperate with Teru Uesugi and defeat the Hojo family's defense system.
The dilemma of the Hojo family is that the Hojo army has to attack, but it is not sure to capture Karazawa Mountain Castle quickly.
Hojo Umasa glanced at Shimizu Yasuhide and felt relieved when he saw that she had a sad look on her face, not seeming to embarrass him.
Always living under the scrutiny of everyone, Hojo Umasa, who is far less mature than his mother, is very sensitive in his heart.
It's not that she has no talent, it's just that she tends to worry about gains and losses, and is afraid of doing something wrong, disappointing her mother, and being despised by her retainers.
As for the strategy for conquering Sano Territory, she had already started to think about it with her advisers when the news came, and she had her own strategy.
she said.
“After we enter Sano Territory, we will not attack Karazawa Mountain Castle.
The army surrounded them but did not fight, and sent people to rob the village of supplies, forcing Sano Masatsuna to ask for help from the Echigo army. "
The concubines thought carefully and couldn't help but nod. The Hojo clan strategy is indeed feasible.
Sano Masatsuna didn't really surrender to Uesugi Teruhora, he was just forced to have no choice but to fight.
She would definitely not be able to bear it if the Hojo army sent out and did not attack her Karazawa Mountain Castle, but only plundered supplies from her territory.
This year was originally a famine, and the territory was destroyed by the Hojo army again. Sano's leadership would not be able to recover for three to five years. The Kanto Plain is surrounded by wolves, all watching to devour the weak.
Even if Sano Masatsuna survives this test, he will not be able to keep his family business. The Utsunomiya family has long been eyeing the Sano leader, how could they let her go so easily.
Hojo Ushimasa continued.
"Sano Masatsuna will definitely not be able to bear the siege without fighting. She will definitely ask for help from Uesugi Teruhu, and I will secretly let the Shiban who asks for help go.
I want to see if Teruhora Uesugi will come to save her?
If she didn't come, my army wouldn't attack the mountain city, but it would still be able to frighten the warrior families in the surrounding territories, so that they wouldn't dare to act rashly.
If she had come, the Echigo army had just moved south, and it would be difficult to distinguish between enemies and friends everywhere, so they would not be able to go all out, and at most they would only have 10,000 soldiers.
I left a few troops to guard Kawagoe Castle, and took 20,000 soldiers to Sano to wait for Terutora Uesugi.
Twenty thousand versus ten thousand, the advantage is mine! "
