The next day, at the foot of Xingshi Mountain, Sibo's army began to move and retreat.
Yuwu Lake is surrounded by mountains, making it difficult to maintain supplies for the army.
After occupying Oiwa Mountain, Higashino Mountain and other passages into and out of the Kitaomi Plain, Yoshigan prepared to withdraw most of his troops to the Yanjin City area to receive follow-up supplies and reorganize the remaining troops.
Yoshigan was sitting in the main formation, having breakfast with dried matsutake mushrooms cooked in porridge to make a medicinal diet. Speaking of which, it was the matsutake mushrooms donated by Sanada Nobushige, which was very nourishing.
Yesterday, there was a big battle and it rained again. In the evening, he was frightened by Sanada Nobunshige's murderous act. Yoshigan's body was really exhausted.
After all, he was not as physically strong as Warrior Ji, so the doctor who accompanied the army prescribed a medicinal diet called pine mushroom porridge to replenish his body.
Yiyin was drinking this bowl of matsutake porridge and couldn't help but snorted coldly. He looked at the Hamo family who was serving him and asked.
"That guy is still kneeling outside the formation?"
Kamousojigo nodded.
"Hi! I've been kneeling down since I came here at midnight yesterday.
Your Majesty, the way I look at her is that she hasn’t rested since yesterday’s battle.
The clothes on my body were still on, I was caught in the rain, I was injured, and I knelt down all night. My iron-clad body couldn't withstand such an ordeal.
If you can't stand it any longer, something happens. . "
Yiyin dropped his chopsticks and stopped drinking the porridge. He stood up and cursed.
"Can't stand it? You deserve to die!"
Isn't she very capable? More than two thousand people were buried as soon as they were told! awesome! I don't even dare to do this!
Since she is so capable, why should she kneel down? Just go and do whatever you want! "
Before Kamaojigo could reply, Sanada Nobushige's sad shouting could be heard from outside the formation.
"Sanada Nobushige was born as a Shiba, and died as a Shiba ghost!
I beg you to give me a chance to explain. If you still think that I am unforgivable, I am willing to commit hara-kiri! "
Yiyin pointed outside the curtain and said to Kamao clan.
"Listen, she's full of anger, unrepentant, and looks like she's about to die? It's a disaster for thousands of years! She won't die even if I die!"
Kamojigo whispered.
"Your Majesty, the Sanada Army sent out 10,000 troops, but now there are less than 5,000 left. Almost all of them are injured, and they have become a mourning army. Their leader has been kneeling outside your formation all night.
As the only members of the Kanto clan who have participated in recent battlefields, the Sanada clan has made great achievements this time. If you don't even give Sanada Nobushige a chance to defend himself, it will be a bit embarrassing. . some. . "
Yoshigan glared at Kamaojigo. He knew that Kamaojigo spoke for Sanada Nobunaga out of public interest.
Up and down Xingshi Mountain, countless pairs of eyes were watching how Yiyin handled this matter. One careless move could chill the hearts of the soldiers.
Yiyin was also very embarrassed.
He would not deny the merits of the Sanada people and was willing to reward them generously. However, Sanada Nobushige's behavior of trapping and killing Oda prisoners was so bad that it affected his plan for peace talks with the Oda family.
It is not appropriate to punish the meritorious officials severely. If the merits and demerits were to be balanced, it would be inappropriate not to reward the Sanada clan with so many deaths.
This group of mountain people from the Jiaxin Mountains were originally a source of instability in Kanto, but this time they fought sincerely for the Shiba family, resulting in heavy casualties.
If the Shiba family becomes resentful because they are not rewarded for their service to the public, then the land of Nishi Ueno will be unstable and there will be another wave of trouble.
The Wu family values profit over righteousness and does not have many moral constraints.
At the beginning of the samurai regime, Minamoto Yoritomo obtained the land distribution rights from the court, and granted them to his subordinates as samurai warriors in the form of imperial favors, thus forming the imperial family system.
To put it simply, you kill people for me, and I give you rewards to reach a contract that is acceptable to both parties.
Five hundred years later, although the imperial family system has long since declined, the cornerstone of the Wu family, the public reward, has become the core value of the Wu family regime.
The Sanada people fought tooth and nail for the Shiba family, half of them died, and they managed to gnaw down the Oiwa Mountain defense line and force Oda Nobunaga back. This contribution was so great that Yoshigage had to reward it.
If he refused the reward on the grounds that the Sanada people massacred prisoners, it would be difficult to convince them. Sanada Nobunshige's attitude was so good, he knelt obediently all night, which made Yoshigami find no reason to get angry.
After thinking about it, Yi Gin said to Kamao clan.
"Let that bastard get out of here. I want to hear how she wants to explain it."
Kamaojigo breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and hurried out.
Yiyin rubbed his temples and didn't know how to deal with this wild monkey who couldn't get enough food and salt.
When Sanada Nobushige really came in front of him, his face was gray, his spirit was listless, his clothes were stained with blood, and the scratches from swords and guns were clearly visible, which was really pitiful.
Yiyin looked soft and said with a hard tone.
"Why are you pretending to be pitiful when you are wearing heavy armor in front of me? Someone, take it off for her."
Sanada Nobushige shook his head.
"Your Majesty, I am not being pretentious on purpose.
It's just that the blood is completely dry and cannot be removed without pouring hot water. Besides, there are still some wounds connected to me inside, which are now scabbed, and if I force them to be removed, they will bleed again. "
Sanada Nobunshige spoke carelessly, and Yoshigan felt his heart tighten when he heard it. Even the general was in such miserable condition, and the whole Sanada army must be even more miserable.
He was silent for a while and said.
"You fought well, but that's not a reason for you to act recklessly. A merit is a merit, and a fault is a fault. Don't think that you can do whatever you want after you have done merit.
Killing has been ominous since ancient times. You killed more than 2,000 people at once without even screening them. You didn't even give Ji Ji a decent ritual of seppuku. It's so unjust and rude! Worse than a beast!
The world of samurai is one, and I oppose Oda for the sake of the future of the samurai family and to advocate the great cause of a community with a shared future for the samurai family.
It's better for you to bury two different people in the same soil. Do you have any brains? "
What Yoshigan was most angry about was that Sanada Nobushige played a trick on everyone's equality and trapped Hime Samurai and Ashigaru together.
The Battle of Shiba Oda was a battle between Yoshigan and Oda Nobunaga.
Yoshigan accused Oda Nobunaga of destroying the tradition of the samurai family and subverting the world of the samurai family. This is unquestionable political correctness.
If Sanada Nobushige singled out the Hime Samurai and gave him a decent ritual of seppuku, this could still be explained.
But these mountain people didn't change their minds and directly buried the Hime Samurai and the Ashigaru together. This was a serious political mistake!
The Hime Samurai of the Oda family is also a samurai family, and the one that Yoshigan wants to unite with.
Ever since the Battle of Shiba-Oda, there have been voices among the Oda retainers who did not want to be enemies of the Shiba family.
Because Oda Nobunaga's interests were not consistent with those of the samurai family, the Oda Hime Warriors also criticized Oda Nobunaga's innovative policies.
Shibata Katsuie and other powerful warriors from the Owari faction were actually sabotaging their work overtly or covertly.
It's just that Oda Nobunaga was more skilled and used the temptation of interests to force Shibata Katsuie and other Owari generals to send them to Echizen Country to block the sword.
Yoshigan has been using the righteousness of the Wu family to divide the Oda family's fighting will and increase Oda Nobunaga's mobilization costs.
After the battle at Yuwu Lake, the Oda family definitely didn't want to fight anymore. Oda Nobunaga's troubles had just begun.
At this critical juncture, Sanada Nobushige launched a trap and killed everyone without discrimination. Can Yoshihiro not be furious?
Was it difficult to sift through it? Is it difficult to give a decent hara-kiri? We must use the most humiliating method to kill the noble Samurai Hime and the lowly Ashigaru together. Isn't this a slap in the face?
Facing Yoshigan's anger, Sanada Nobunaga drooped his head, looking pitiful as if he was being beaten and scolded.
After scolding for a while, Yoshiyin felt a little tired. He sat back in Mazar, looked at Nobushige Sanada who was pretending to be a dead dog, and snorted.
"Why don't you speak? Don't you want to defend yourself?"
Sanada Nobunaga kowtowed to the ground, almost bowing to the ground, and said weakly.
"Your Majesty, the Sanadas fought twice at Mount Saiki and twice at Mount Oiwa. In four battles, more than 50% were killed or injured. All the officers and men in the army were injured, and almost every family was mourned.
Their resentment and anger. . To be honest, I did it only after the fact.
I knew about the trap and killing, but even if I knew about it in advance, I wouldn’t dare to stop it.
Before attacking Dayan Mountain, in order to boost morale, I ordered that no one should be left alive on or near Dayan Mountain, but. . I really have no intention of killing the prisoners.
Don’t I know your temper yet? I have nothing to do to cause such trouble for myself. Am I sick? "
Yiyin glared at her and cursed.
"Don't you do enough random things? You are just sick!"
Although he was scolding fiercely, Yiyin's tone was a little loose.
Everyone is a leader, and many things can be revealed at a glance, and it is indeed difficult for Sanada Nobushige to handle.
In ancient times, military discipline was enforced by beating and killing.
If you leave the queue casually, twenty army sticks will hit you. Retreating during the war, no matter the reason, just show your head to the public.
Normally, you have to count the time to pee. If you exceed the time, you will be served with a military stick. Ten people sat together, one ran away, and the remaining nine were tortured together.
In this environment where humanity is extremely suppressed and military discipline is maintained solely through violence, people can easily be driven crazy.
Therefore, it is necessary to give soldiers a channel to vent from time to time, such as slaughtering a city for several days without sealing the knife.
The Sanada Army fought four deadly battles in one day, with more than half of the casualties, but it did not collapse and actually won. This is a miracle beyond imagination in any country.
But within the army, the accumulated negative emotions must have reached the extreme. Facing the Oda prisoners who had killed their own colleagues, it was not surprising that the Sanadas would do anything.
At this time, let alone Sanada Nobushige, even if Shiba Yoshigan himself was present, there was no absolute certainty that he could restrain this group of killers.
After all, this is an island country. Under the feudal system, the commander-in-chief does not have strong control over the army.
In other words, Sanada Nobunshige took the blame unjustly.
Yoshigan was still silent, but Sanada Nobushige had already taken out a blood book and presented it with both hands.
"Your Majesty, the Sanada people are aware that they are guilty, and this is the list of officers and soldiers who have committed hara-kiri.
The Sanada people did not dare to beg your Majesty to forgive their sins. They only asked your Majesty not to offset the merits and demerits, and to spare the reward of 200 Sibo.
We can kill people, and it doesn’t matter if we die a little more, but Si Bo, please be kind to your Majesty and don’t deny it to us. "
When it came to the emotional part, Sanada Nobunaga fell to the ground, choked with tears and unable to speak.
Yoshigan looked at Sanada Nobushige who was shrunken and looking cowardly, but there was a chill in his heart.
This group of mountain people was more terrifying than he imagined. Half of them were already dead, but they could still face death calmly, just hoping that the reward would remain unchanged.
In their eyes, reward is more important than life. What kind of life do these people live in the mountains, to think that their lives are so frivolous?
He shook off the bloody book, and the seven-eight-foot-long strip of cloth fell directly to the ground and rolled far away. The spread out white cloth was densely covered with fingerprints. At a glance, Yiyin couldn't tell how many people there were.
It's terrible, it's terrible.
Don't look at Sanada Nobunshige being submissive and begging for mercy, but in fact, the Yoshiyin holding the blood letter in his hand is holding a hot potato.
If Yi Gin really said a word of unforgiveness and deprived him of his reward at this moment, he could hardly imagine what would happen to the Sanada people.
At this time, Yoshigan's eyes looked at Sanada Nobunshige somewhat differently.
The wild monkey, who looked a little worried at first, causes trouble for himself every day. Looking at it now, why has this person become so pleasing to the eye?
The Sanada clan occupies the land of Nishi Ueno, which spans the Koshinobu Mountains. On the other side is the Matsushiro area where Yoshihiro was rewarded by Sanada Nobushige, and their influence is very wide.
The mountain people have unique beliefs and are strong in clinging together. The Shino clan is accelerating to move closer to Sanada Nobushige, a developed fellow villager.
In this war, the mountain people really tried their best, and the Sanada people showed a terrifying fighting will, worthy of the reputation of being the best soldier in the world.
This group of smelly, tough and unafraid of death mountain people hold a useful sharp knife in their hands. But this knife has a double edge. While hurting the enemy, you must also be careful not to hurt yourself.
Yoshigan sighed. Fortunately, Sanada Nobunshige was loyal to him, and there would be no problems with Sanada's sword for the time being.
question.
As for the hidden dangers in the future, it is ridiculous to say that there are not many long-term problems around Yiyin? Look at the present first and deal with it slowly.
After weighing the pros and cons, Yoshigami signaled the Kamao clan with his eyes, rerolled the blood book on the ground, and placed it in his hand.
Yoshigan stood up, tapped Nobushige Sanada's pocket with a cloth stick rolled in blood, and cursed.
"Sanada's hard work is great, so I will naturally give you the reward you deserve. I will definitely give you the two hundred Sibo braid. Don't cry and act like a little man. It makes me feel uncomfortable all over."
You haven't had any rest for more than a day. Go down and have a good meal, take a nap, and wait until you wake up and regain your energy to talk about anything else.
In Pusheng's Township, take her down to tidy up, boil some hot water for her to remove her armor, find a doctor to check her injuries, and arrange a rest. "
The Kamao clan bowed to accept the order, and Sanada Nobunichi thanked him profusely, looking like he was crying with gratitude.
But Yiyin felt helpless.
He seems to be a man of his word and majestic, but in fact, he just looks intimidating and is actually cowardly.
Regarding the killing and surrender of the Sanada people, one can only hold one's nose and pretend to be confused, and wait and see what the Oda family's reaction is before making any plans.
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Yoshigan was very frightened, and so was Oda Nobunaga.
In the combined battle at Yuwu Lake, the 60,000 Oda army faced off against the 30,000 Shiba army. All the traps and advantages were exhausted, and they could not defeat them, so they had to retreat.
Although Oda Nobunaga was clamoring for more mobilization and war, he was actually very uneasy in his heart.
Originally thinking that Yoshigan Shiba didn't want to continue fighting and would come to negotiate with him later, Oda Nobunaga pretended to be confident but also calm.
However, when the news came that Shiba's army had killed more than 2,000 Oda prisoners, Oda Nobunaga was confused.
What is Sibo Yiyin doing? Did you agree to fight to facilitate the conversation? What does it mean to kill prisoners? Do the Shiba family really want to fight to the death with the Oda family?
Oda Nobunaga, who was confident at first, suddenly lost his confidence. She couldn't figure out what Yoshigoshi Shiba was thinking, and she also became timid.
This is the mentality of the two masters, Yoshigan Shiba and Nobunaga Oda.
They are said to be the two giants with the most power in the world, but in fact only they know the depression in their hearts.
The more you control, the more trouble you will have, because you can't control people's hearts. If something goes wrong, the tallest person will take the biggest blame.
As the name suggests, with great power comes great responsibility.
