Yoshigan Shiba gathered troops at Sagamidai, and tens of thousands of people from the villages in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River were constantly crossing the Edogawa River and approaching him on the east bank.
As the winter snow melts and the water volume rises, the dry season of the Tone River in autumn and winter is gradually gone, and the spring flood season has arrived. Fortunately, with the last tail of the New Year here, the pressure to cross the Edogawa River is not great.
The spring floods in the lower reaches of the Tone River are actually more severe than the summer floods. As the spring plowing season passes halfway, it has already caused a lot of trouble.
In order to avoid hindering logistics during the spring flood season, Yoshihiro Shiba must defeat the Boso-hime who surrounded Oicheng, the national capital, as soon as possible in order to protect the stability of the rear downstream of the Edogawa River and turn back to deal with Yoshige Satake.
At the same time, in Edo Castle on the west bank of the Edog River, the princesses of the Hojo family were also discussing the possibility of crossing the river to attack.
Daodaoji Shengchang sat on the main seat, keeping his expression calm as he watched several juniors making noise below.
She was born in the Roku family of Myousu who came to Kanto to start a business with the first generation Ise girl of Hojo. She served four generations of family governors, and she also went to the battlefield with the first generation Ise girl. Her qualifications were unparalleled.
Only she can suppress the arrogant and powerful generals in the Hojo army, sit in the complex situation of Musashi Province Kawagoe Castle, and watch the east gate for the Hojo family.
At this time, the person sitting under her seat who was making an impassioned speech was Hojo Yasunari, the daughter of Hojo Tsusunari.
Hojo Tsusunari was a generation of Kagotsu Castle before Daidaiji Temple prospered. He was known as Dihuo Hachiman and was a top-notch general of the Hojo family. Unfortunately, he died in the Sano Territory Battle that year.
His daughter Hojo Yasunari inherited the family business and belonged to the Hojo branch of the Hojo sect. Her subordinates possessed one of the five colors of the Hojo family's regular supplies, Huangbei, and they were quite powerful.
The main person who supported Hojo Yasunari's speech was Hojo Yasunari, the daughter of Hojo Ryuzan.
Hojo Ryuzan also died in the Sano Territory battle, and Hojo Yasuche inherited her position and received Akabi, one of the five colored bets.
Hojo Tsusunari and Hojo Ryuzan are not heirs of Hojo blood, but they are important retainers who gave the Hojo family the Miao name and shared the joys and sorrows. They and Hojo Yasuno are sworn sisters and belong to the third generation of Hojo.
The Hojo Yasunari and Hojo Yasuzune who Daidaiji Temple saw were the fourth-generation young men of the Hojo family, and they were the same generation as the Hojo clan.
The Hojo family was a migrant who came to Kanto from Kinki to seek a living. It was difficult to start a business, but four generations of people worked together to run the business. The retainers were known for their unity.
When Sano led the battle, Shiba Yoshigan used the samurai's unprecedented plate armored cavalry and infantry as the spearhead, hacking to death countless senior and important officials of the Hojo family.
This directly solved the aging problem of the Hojo family and helped the Hojo family reduce the average age of retainers by a large margin. Hojo Tsunari and Hojo Ryuzan were both killed by Shiba Yoshigin.
The samurai feared power rather than virtue, and Yoshigan Shiba was so ferocious that the Hojo retainers were frightened by the news and did not dare to be enemies with Yoshigan Shiba from then on.
However, it was the consensus of most retainers that they did not dare to be enemies with Yoshigan Shiba. Not everyone was convinced, and there were still voices of resistance within the Hojo family.
The fourth generation of the Shouzhuang sect, led by Hojo Yasunari and Hojo Yasuche, were very unconvinced.
In particular, the Hojo retainers kneeled down and licked Shiba Yoshiyin, and offered the land of Higashi Musashi in exchange for the ticket to sleep with the governor of Hojo Ushimasa. In the eyes of the fourth generation of young men, it was simply a great shame and humiliation.
Shiba Yoshigan and Hojo Yasunari, Hojo Yasuzhong has a hatred of killing his mother, and the Hojo family has to rush to send the governor to fuck that slutty man, who has no name and no status, just to be pregnant with Shiba Yoshigan's precious son.
This is too humiliating!
Although the fourth generation of young men are unconvinced, they still have no ability to influence the family's strategic plans.
The current people in charge of the Hojo family are second-generation veterans such as Hojo Genan and Daidaiji Morimasa, as well as third-generation important ministers.
The fourth generation of Hime warriors, Hojo Ujisei, Hojo Yasunari, and Hojo Yasuzane, did not have much say.
Even the fourth-generation family governor, Hojo Ushimasa, was suppressed by the veterans, let alone the juniors like the Young Masters.
But daily administration is one thing, and pre-battle military discussions are another. The right to speak in military discussions depends on the strength of each family.
The Oriental People suddenly rebelled, and Daidaiji Morimasa quickly dispatched troops to confront Bosou's coalition forces across the Edogawa River in Edo Castle.
The troops under her command were some of the Kagotsu tribesmen brought from Kagotsu Castle, followed by Huangbei and Akabi of the Gosekibi, and the local Edo tribesmen.
The local Edo people are no longer trustworthy. In the past few years, three Edo city lords have died unexpectedly. Especially the recent execution of Ota Yasushi has seriously shaken the hearts of the Edo people.
In addition, the Higashi Musashi land has been given to Shiba Yoshigan by the Hojo family, and the local management rights will be transferred at any time. The local samurai family has no idea of sympathizing with the Hojo family.
Therefore, the prosperity of Daidaiji Temple needs to rely on Hojo Yasunari and Hojo Yasune, and the Huangbei Chibei in their hands, so we can only let them talk nonsense and give them a chance to speak.
Hojo Yasunari spoke for a long time, and finally bowed to Daidaiji Morimasa and concluded to Zhu Ji.
“The above is my opinion.
The Chiba family is the peripheral force of my Hojo family. Now Satomi Yoshihiro is besieging Taicheng, the national capital. The Chiba family has asked for help from my Hojo family. We have an obligation to go to the rescue.
If we wait and watch with cold eyes, I am afraid that the Chiba family will have other thoughts, even the Lianjo family will become alienated, and the Hojo family will lose almost all influence in the Lower Sovereign.
Therefore, I propose that we should cross the Edogawa River immediately, cooperate with the Chiba military forces in the national capital Tai Castle, and defeat Satomi Yoshihiro! "
Hojo Yasunari's suggestion was approved by all the ladies present.
The Shimo-Songoku is of great value to the Hojo family, as it is a bridge to the eastern part of Kanyashu. The Chiba family and the Yuuki family are the two biggest grippers of the Sovereign under the influence of the Hojo family.
The Hojo family used the Yuki family to extend their influence to the northeast, penetrating into Shimono and Hitachi countries.
However, these two territorial states are both large Guanzhu states. The local famous families can even be traced back to the Kamakura shogunate period. The local forces are deeply rooted and it is difficult to make progress.
But the Chiba family is different. The Chiba family is the tentacles of the Hojo family extending to the Boso Peninsula.
The Anbo Kunisato clan on the Boso peninsula had long been in decline, but it was a local family that was revived with the support of the Hojo family.
It's just that Satoshi Yoshiyao was ambitious. After establishing a foothold in the local area, he turned against the Hojo family and became independent.
The power of the Satomi family is far less powerful than that of Satake Utsunomiya and other families in the Hitachi-Shimono Ryogoku, and they have long been at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the Hojo family.
In the Battle of Taicheng, the national capital, the Satomi family was almost swept out of the Lower Main Kingdom. They could only barely gain a foothold in Xiaogong Castle to resist the invasion of the Hojo family. The situation was precarious.
If Uesugi Kenshin hadn't gone south, Shiba Yoshigan had risen, and the Hojo family would have been beaten to pieces by the Echigo twins, the Satomi family might have been gone long ago.
Therefore, in the peace agreement between the Hojo family and the Satomi family, the Satomi family completely gave in.
The important cities in the southern part of the Shimo-sou Kingdom, such as Chiba Castle and the national capital Taicheng, are all controlled by Chiba Takajo and other peripheral forces of the Hojo family.
The seemingly equal agreement between the two parties to withdraw from the Lower Mainland was actually a fig leaf, with the Hojo family using peripheral forces to control the local area without directly intervening.
The Satomi family has gained face and lost dignity. Over the years, they have been thinking about returning to the Lower Kingdom, but unfortunately they are not strong enough and can only drool silently.
But now, the people of the East have been designated as the next target of the attack by the Guandong Palace. Even if they bow their heads and beg for mercy, they will not be forgiven, so they can only take risks.
Since last autumn, various families in the East have begun to raise military supplies and prepare for war. In fact, the Kanto Palace also knows these things.
But no one expected that Satake Yishige would imitate Oda Nobunaga's tactics and launch an unseasonal offensive in a surprise attack.
Kanto is conservative and far less fancy than the Kinki samurai family. According to samurai tradition, no troops are sent during busy farming seasons.
However, Satake Yoshige just used the military supplies he had accumulated since last autumn to pay the price of this year's autumn harvest and launched a raid on the Furukawa Territory during the spring plowing.
The Bosou coalition forces on the southern front, led by Yoshihiro Satomi, the daughter of Yoshiyao Satomi, also entered the Shimo-sou Kingdom and caught the Chiba family by surprise.
While the governor of the Chiba family fled to the national capital Oicheng, he sent people to ask for help from the Hojo family. Only then did Daidaiji Morimasu respond quickly, send troops to Edo Castle, and assemble the army earlier than Yoshigan.
The Hojo family cannot sit back and watch the Chiba family be defeated. This will shake the confidence of the Hojo peripheral forces in the Hojo family and become the first domino to fall, with far-reaching consequences.
At this time, the Hojo family had confused many peripheral samurai families because they were actively moving closer to Shiba Yoshigan.
Now that the Hojo family has lost interest in being the boss and has gone to be a dog for the Shiba family, why do the powerful warriors outside the Hojo family continue to kneel down and lick the Hojo family?
It's the same as being a dog licker. It's better to go directly to the Shiba family. Wouldn't it be better if there is no middleman like the Hojo family to make the difference?
Hojo Yasunari and other young men of the fourth generation of the Hojo family used this to persuade Daidaiji to prosper and take a preemptive strike.
After coercing this fourth-generation veteran minister, are you still a loyal minister of the Hojo family? Are you going to switch to Shiba?
Daodeji Shengchang shook her head. She didn't care about the childish threats from these young and energetic Shengji warriors.
These young people grew up hearing the story of the Hojo family's hard work and four generations' establishment of Kanto's great achievements. They were so proud that they did not understand how difficult and painful it was.
Mu Qiang of the Samurai family, Yoshiyoshi Shiba is so powerful, what's wrong with the Hojo family treating him as a dog? Do they have to be unruly and lose all the chips in their hands before the Hojo family is willing to surrender?
Without the bargaining chips in hand, the Hojo family's treatment in the Kanto Palace will be weakened. Wouldn't it be nice to take advantage of the fact that they have more chips and negotiate for submission early without losing their status as descendants of Shiba?
Taking refuge in Shiba Yoshigan, integrating into Shiba theocracy, using the land of Higashi Musashi to buy a bed ticket, and letting Hojo Ujimasa, the family governor, go to Shiba Yoshigan, is the best choice that has been repeatedly deduced by the top management of the Hojo family.
These young men like Hojo Yasunari and Hojo Yasuzhong are not convinced, but you are so awesome and you were hacked to death by Shiba Yigen. How can you be more awesome than you?
If you can’t beat it, you have to face reality!
The Hojo family, run by four generations, is no longer a poor person who came to Kanto barefoot to seek a future, but a big boss who puts on shoes. It is impossible for the top management to follow the young people and go crazy, and dodge when the brain gets hot.
Integrating the Shiba theocracy is the high-level strategy of the Hojo family, and Daidaiji Morisho also supports it.
The Hojo family was sending both the Imagawa clan and the land of Higashi Musashi, so naturally they couldn't waste all their efforts and let the Young Masters sect do whatever they wanted.
Daidaiji Morimasa ignored Hojo Yasunari's fiery gaze, looked at Mononomibanto, and asked.
"How is the situation on the east coast? Have you contacted the saint? What instructions does the saint have?"
Ban Tou said with a bow.
"The saint is gathering troops at Sagamidai, and troops from the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River are constantly coming to gather for justice. There are already more than a thousand people around him.
The Shiba family's secrecy team has been hunting down the Monogami Ninjas of the Bosou coalition. The Bosou coalition in Taicheng, the national capital, has not yet discovered the military situation of Sagamidai.
The saint has learned that our Hojo military presence exists in Edo Castle, and hopes to form a coalition with us to attack the Fusou coalition from both sides. "
Daodeji Shengchang nodded.
"Although it is the spring plowing season, the samurai family in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River dare not despise the saint's will. The number of people gathered will not be less than ten thousand. With their help, they will be more certain to defeat Boso's coalition forces.
I will send envoys to the saint's formation to report the military situation and accept the saint's command. Let's wait three to five days for the saint's team to gather together, and then we'll take action together. "
The Hojo girls looked at each other in confusion. Hojo Yasunari, who had been slobbering for a long time, was ignored by Daidaiji Morimasa, and his face turned red with shame.
But Daidaiji Morimasa was too senior. As a second-generation retainer who had fought with the first Ise-onna, the third and fourth generations of the Hojo clan and retainers were all her juniors in the military.
Many of them have received her favor and guidance, including Hojo Yasunari and Hojo Yasuzhong.
Daidaiji Morimasa didn't want to talk nonsense. It was ridiculous to be blackmailed by these ignorant juniors. As the general who controlled Musashi's armies, she did not need to explain to Zhuji and could act arbitrarily.
If you have any dissatisfaction, you can write to Odawara Castle to complain, but as long as you sit here, you have to obey my orders.
Daodao Temple Shengchang glanced at the entire audience and saw that all the concubines were speechless, so he nodded.
"Today's military discussion ends here. Everyone, go back to the camp and prepare carefully for war. Don't let up. Wait for my order and be ready to attack at any time."
"Hi!"
All the Princess Warriors bowed and left. Hojo Yasunari rushed to the front with a dark face. She only felt that her face was red and hot, as if she had been slapped twice in public. She was embarrassed.
She had thought that her suggestions might be rejected, but being ignored like this seemed even more humiliating. It was as if Daoji Shengchang was deliberately suppressing the young faction, showing no mercy.
Suddenly, a hand appeared behind Hojo Yasunari and grabbed her arm.
"Kang Cheng! Why are you ignoring me?"
Hojo Yasunari turned around and wanted to curse, but when he saw that the person in front of him was Hojo Yasunari, he reluctantly held back his anger, nodded with a sullen face, and asked stiffly.
"Is something wrong?"
Hojo Yasuzhong looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he whispered.
"Let's talk after we get back to my formation."
Hojo Yasunari snorted.
"What else is there to discuss? Lord Daoji won't listen to our advice at all!"
Hojo Yasuzhong shook his head.
"It's not time to despair yet. There are many people here, so you can go back with me first."
After saying that, she grabbed the reluctant Hojo Yasunari and returned to the camp.
(End of chapter)
