Yoshihiro looked at the respectful Kosaka Masanobu, feeling expectant and uneasy at the same time.
The three powerful feudal lords of Kanto, Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen, are not fuel-efficient lamps. Although Hojo Ujisei was not as good as her mother, Hojo Ujikoshi, the four generations of the Hojo family had the strongest foundation in business.
If these three families can reach an agreement and establish a united front to conquer Kanto, the integration of the Kanto land may be faster than Yoshihiro imagines.
But he began to worry again, could the three giants Yukimori, Shima Shengmen and Daxiong Chaoxiu who stayed in Kanto's mountains be able to suppress the position of the Kanto Palace?
The three Uesugi, Takeda, and Hojo families work together to make progress together. Just thinking about it makes people feel invincible. It puts great pressure on others, both externally and internally.
Yoshigage subconsciously touched his Gil with his hand. Once the three giants of the Kanto Palace were in a passive situation that could not withstand the momentum of the three powerful vassals, he would not hesitate to use Gil's power.
The Shiba family must firmly hold on to the absolute leadership of the Kanto Palace. The Uesugi-Takeda family has a hidden dispute between the eldest daughter and the second daughter. If Hojo Ushimasa is given another child, it will be a tripartite conflict.
Even if the three families can temporarily join forces, they will not be able to achieve true mutual trust in the end. In the future, the Kanto Palace will still have to revolve around the Shiba family.
Once Yoshigami establishes his Shinto status, his descendants will be divine descendants. As long as his attitude is relaxed and Gil is revealed, I believe the Hojo family will not refuse the temptation of the divine descendants family.
I just don’t know if Hojo Ushimasa will marry someone else before the situation is formed, cutting off this path of blood fusion.
After all, Hojo Ushimasa was considered an older leftover girl in this medieval era when marriage was common at the age of fifteen.
Yiyin frowned as he thought about it.
If Ujimasa Hojo really gets married and Gil, who is unable to be used by Yoshigan, wins over the Hojo family, then we can only lament that the fate of the Hojo family is not good.
Yoshihiro will definitely unite with the Uesugi Takeda family to suppress the Hojo family into an ordinary powerful samurai family, and will never allow the Hojo family to threaten the ruling network of the Shiba family's kami bloodline.
Yiyin was still thinking about something when there was a sudden noise outside.
He looked up at the courtyard, and a warrior Ji appeared quickly and bowed deeply to him.
"Report to Jinduo Palace. Sir Mingzhi is waiting outside the door. He said that he has something urgent and wants to see you."
"Let her in."
"Hi!"
Soon, Akechi Mitsuhide came to Yoshiyin and kowtowed to the ground.
"Greetings to you, Your Majesty. May you be well."
Yiyin nodded slightly and asked directly.
"What happened?"
Akechi Mitsuhide said in a deep voice with a hint of joy on his face.
"Isono Umasa expelled Oda Nobsumi, who was sent to Kita-Omi Takashima County by His Majesty Oda, and accused the Oda family of being disrespectful to the shogunate. He instead supported your Lord's righteous move and officially announced his separation from the Oda family.
The samurai families of Takashima County followed suit and left the Oda family one after another. Their oaths of allegiance to the shogunate have arrived in Kyoto, waiting for your inspection.
Your Majesty, Tadayoshi the Takee of Takashima County, our road to Echizen Province Tsuruga County is now clear! "
Yiyin was so surprised that he stood up from the porch. Because he stood up too fast, he even felt dizzy due to lack of oxygen.
"Mitsuhide! Well done!
With the help of Masa Isono, I feel more confident about the war after the beginning of spring.
What benefits did you promise to Isono Uemasa? She was not afraid of Oda Nobunaga's revenge and stood by me resolutely. "
Akechi Mitsuhide bowed.
"I dare not take credit. I just maintained normal communication with Takashima County. Isono Yuanmasa's resolute act of justice was not due to anything I did, but to God's help for your success.
His Highness Oda couldn't trust Isono Umasa, so he pointed out Oda Nobuchen to her as his adopted daughter, who was actually a supervisor. He wanted to continue the old affairs of the Minami Ise Kitahata family and replace her.
Oda Nobsumi was a young girl. She couldn't control the arrogance and power given to her by Oda Nobunaga, and as a result, she forced Masanobu Iso to jump over the wall.
These people not only bullied the Isono retainers, but also had conflicts with Hashiba Hideyoshi, and expelled the garrison sent by Hideyoshi to Takashima County to prevent the local samurai from causing rebellion.
Without the threat of Hashiba Hideyoshi's garrison, Isono Danmasa simply seized this opportunity, captured key points at various passes, and directly drove Oda Nobusumi out of Takashima County.
It was the twelfth lunar month of winter, and even if His Majesty Oda was furious, it would be impossible for him to send troops to attack Isono Umasa, who was strictly guarding the pass. Masa Isono's adventurous independence actually succeeded. "
While listening to Akechi Mitsuhide's explanation, Yoshigan paced back and forth and nodded silently.
"good very good!
Write a letter to Isono Yuanmasa for me and ask her to guard the city and be careful of the Oda family's sneak attacks. After the snow melts in spring, I will send troops into Takashima County to help her resist Oda Nobunaga's counterattack.
Tell her that I am very moved by her profound righteousness. The shogunate will never forget a loyal person, and I will never forget her determination.
Let her guard Takashima County with peace of mind. After this war is over, I, Shiba Yiyin, promise her a bright future! "
Yiyin looked at the snowy scene in the courtyard and finally felt a little proud. These days I have been suffering from all kinds of troubles, but today I finally heard a good thing that cheered me up.
Oda Nobunaga is a fool. She has no absolute confidence in suppressing Isono Masaru, so why should she push Isono Masaru into a dead end? This is going to be self-defeating, right?
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Yoshigan and Akechi Mitsuhide did not know that it was not that Oda Nobunaga was unable to suppress Isono Umasa, but Hashiba Hideyoshi secretly let Oda Nobunaga fall.
The samurai family of Takashima County raised the flag of justice and turned against the Oda family, which immediately disrupted Oda Nobunaga's original plan and triggered her rage.
Except for Oda Nobsumi herself, Oda Yuki, who was deported back with her, were all ordered to commit seppuku by Oda Nobunaga.
Hashiba Hideyoshi was also implicated and was severely reprimanded by Oda Nobunaga, asking her to beware of the Kitanomi family being instigated by Isono Umasa, and not to allow another bad incident in which the Oda family collectively left the Oda family.
Hashiba Hideyoshi's plot was successful and he immediately showed his loyalty. Not only did he have no resentment against Oda Nobunaga's unreasonable criticism, he also actively implemented Oda Nobunaga's new orders.
Hashiba Hideyoshi used Oda Nobunaga's orders to severely suppress the Kitaomi samurai family headed by Aguchi Sadaki. Aguan Zhenzheng and others complained endlessly, but they did not dare to resist at all.
Isono Umasa's rebellion has stimulated Oda Nobunaga, and he will never have the patience to listen to their complaints. Instead, he will think that they have ulterior motives and support Hashiba Hideyoshi to further suppress them.
The helpless Kitanomi samurai could only bow to Hashiba Hideyoshi one after another, and even Aguan Sadazaki was listed as Hashiba Hideyoshi's strength by Oda Nobunaga.
With the help of Isono Umasa's rebellion, Hashiba Hideyoshi was finally able to legitimately integrate the Kitaomi family. As a result, he had a stable retainer group and territory, and quickly became a powerful retainer of the Oda family.
Surrounding the unexpected events in Takashima County, the originally relaxed state of affairs between Shiba and Oda was stimulated to tension.
Oda Nobunaga was actively mobilizing troops and generals, and Yoshihiro Saba was communicating with allies about the coalition. No one on either side was idle, and before he knew it, it was the new year of late winter and early spring.
The snow on Hokurikudo has not completely melted yet, so the spring review of the Kanto Shrine Office was held ahead of schedule.
The United Front members from all over the country, who braved the cold to come to the Imperial Palace to attend the meeting, unanimously approved Yoshiba Shiba's request to send troops, and collectively decided to go to Luo to safeguard the shogunate's justice.
The mobilization plans in various places have been arranged long ago. The decision of the Grand Council was just the sound of the starting gun, and all places in Guanba Prefecture took action quickly.
Uesugi, Hojo, Yamanaka, Shima, Sanada, Obata, Ota, Nagao, Yura, Narita, Adena, etc., Echigo, Sagami, Izu, Musashi, Ueno, Shimono, all the famous masters of the country.
The martial arts families in the western part of Guanbazhou all responded to Shiba Yiyin's call. No matter how many troops they sent, they at least showed their obedience to the decision-making of the Grand Council of the Kanto Palace.
But the eastern part of Kanhachishu was silent. Except for a minority like Oda Ujiharu who participated in the mobilization, the big guys in the east such as Utsunomiya, Satake, and Satomi were actively working together and passively resisting.
Together with all the famous masters in the eastern part of Guanbazhou, they all looked on and ignored the Shangluo operation of the Guandong Palace.
The indifference of these eastern samurai families caused extreme dissatisfaction among the western samurai families, and also paved the way for Takeda Shingen's instigation of the Kanto Palace Council to send troops to the eastern part of the Eight Prefectures.
The most embarrassing thing at this time was Ashikaga Yoshiji, the Kanto general. She is the nominal leader of the Ten Kingdoms of Kanto, but no one takes her seriously now, and she is left to gather dust.
Like the samurai families from all over the Kanba Prefecture, Vietnam, China and Noto also participated in the mobilization.
The local samurai families such as Jimbo and Hatakeyama, who benefited from the Hokuriku Road trade route, could not tolerate the Hokuriku Road trade route being cut off by Oda Nobunaga.
In addition, Shiba Yiyin held high the flag of the shogunate and called on the warriors of the samurai family to go to Luo. This is a great righteousness!
The samurai family, which had interests in the trade routes along the Hokuriku Road, naturally had a duty to do so and would definitely get involved.
Since the Hokuriku Dao Ichikui was defeated by the Oda family, he has been worried that the Oda family will counterattack and invade the Ichichi clan territory in Kaga Echu.
Seeing that Shiba Yoshigan finally took action, the Kanto Palace and the Hokurikudo samurai worked together to send troops, and Hokurikudo was naturally happy and excited.
Nanari Yorishu went to the Imperial Palace in person and made a serious promise to the Kanto Palace. The Kanto Allied Forces could pass through the territory of Ichikoku on the Hokuriku Road, and the Ichikou clan was even willing to provide some supplies.
On the other hand, Naojiang Jinguan Office, which had been preparing for a winter, also began to exert its efforts.
Naoe Keizuna and Ohkuma Asahide jointly took charge of the logistics of the military station, borrowing the ports and ships on the Hokuriku Road trade route to ensure the logistics line of the Kwantung Allied Forces.
Because Oda Nobunaga closed the Lake Biwa waterway, the Hokurikudo trade route was cut off, and the ports and ships were idle, so they were all requisitioned.
The Sibo family has a good reputation and never lets people do idle work. The businessmen participate in transporting military supplies and can also receive food stamp subsidies.
The Hokuriku Road trade route has been cut off, and the ports and ships of various companies are useless. They are also willing to support the Kwantung Allied Forces in going to Luo and open up the Hokuriku Road trade route again. Not to mention that there are subsidies, so naturally they will do their best.
The coalition forces clamored to seize Luo Juyi and safeguard the world of the Wu family, but in private, countless people shouted slogans to defeat the Oda family and open up the Hokuriku Road trade route.
Sure enough, righteousness cannot be eaten for a living, and most people's goals are still very realistic.
With the mature logistics system of the Hokuriku Road trade route, as long as each military force crosses the Echigo Mountains, the coalition's logistics becomes very smooth.
The main body of the Hokurikudo is the five countries of Echizen, Kaga, Noto, Echichu, and Echigo after the split of the ancient Etsu Kingdom. It is about 400 kilometers along the coast.
With the weak logistics line of the island country's martial arts family, it would have been very difficult to support the Kwantung Allied Forces' logistics supply line of 50,000 to 60,000 people.
But with the mature logistics system of the Hokuriku Road trade route, this will not be a problem.
Naoetsu, Nanao Port, and Tsuruga Port are the three most important nodes of the Houriku Road trade route and are also the hub of maritime transportation.
Tsuruga County is now surrounded by the Oda family, and the role of Tsuruga Port has been temporarily blocked.
However, the port line with Nanao Port and Naoetsu as the main body is enough to support the supply needs from the front line of Echigo Country to Kaga Country.
For example, Nanao Port is a large port. Materials disembarked at Nanao Port will be transferred to small boats, flow down the river, and be unloaded at various small ports in Fuji Bay on the coast of China.
Scattered along the coastline of China, small ports like sporadic drizzle are the supply points for the advancing Kwantung Allied Forces.
It is very convenient for the Kwantung Allied Forces to supply military supplies during their march. Every ten miles, there is a nearby port town where military supplies can be supplied.
This logistical efficiency is simply unbelievable to the samurai from the island country who only carry ten days of dry food when they go out to fight. When have the Ji warriors ever fought such a wealthy war?
The two million stone military expenditure raised by Takada Yono was not only used in Japan.
Because the military strength of the Kwantung Allied Forces is higher than that of recent allied forces, Naoetsu actually receives more military expenditures.
With a huge sum of more than one million dan spent, and the most mature commercial logistics system in the island country to reduce losses, the various needs of the Kwantung Allied Forces on the road are simply infinitely satisfied.
If you want some white rice, here you go! If you want some pickled radish, here you go! If you want salted fish, we can’t guarantee that it will be available every time, but we will definitely arrange one for you within a few days!
Coupled with the free maintenance and subsidies for their weapons and equipment, many Ji warriors from small places enjoyed this march as a paradise.
They even hope that this road will never come to an end. They are enjoying life every day, and they are reluctant to repair their tattered swords and guns at home. This time they can get a new one without spending any money.
The lower class Xiaowu family is grateful and hopes to enjoy it for a few more days. The middle-level martial arts family with a little bit of insight were already in a state of turmoil.
As long as a discerning person knows a little bit about calculation, he will know the intensity of logistics behind this unlimited supply.
How strong is the Spo family? Is it possible to persevere even though we are burning money and spreading food?
The emotion was transmitted to the upper-level Wu family leaders. They were no longer horrified, but incomparable fear and awe.
Because they are at the top, they have more complete information and know more clearly how much money Shiba Yiyin spent on food for this dispatch. That was a full two million dan in military expenses!
The total stone height of the sixty-six countries in the world is only 20 million stones. The Sibo family can use the equivalent of one-tenth of the entire island country's annual land income to fight a war. What a terrifying strength this is!
Originally, there were some upper, middle and lower-class martial arts families in Kanto who looked at Yiyin with an old feudal eye that despised men, and were openly and wholeheartedly dissatisfied with him.
But after spending money on this armed march, everyone was convinced.
The samurai family originally had a plot to be strong, and the absolute strength of Shiba Yiyin will only make the Ji warriors more convinced.
How many rumors spread among the army, all of which are about the infinite admiration for Sibo Yiyin.
If it weren't for justice from heaven and the spirit of the ancestors, how could Siba Yiyin, a down-and-out noble man who had his family wiped out, revive the Siba family to such a powerful level in just seven years?
As expected, Shiba Yoshigan is the designated successor of Hachiman Tainiang, the patron saint of the samurai family, and the Bishamonten who walks on earth.
Only God can achieve this, humans absolutely cannot!
(End of chapter)
