The Bosou coalition forces that had just defeated the Hojo Army had transformed from overwhelming strength to disintegration overnight, leaving everyone stunned.
Yoshigan Shiba, who personally led more than 280 people of the Hojo Young Forces to cross the Edogawa River at night and met Yoshihiro in a dawn raid, once again deepened his image as an invincible military god in the hearts of the Kanto samurai.
Not long after seeing Yoshihiro's main formation in Yoshigan Sukyo-ri, the blue-clad people who raided from the north came to see him, and then the Hojo Army of Daidaiji Morimasa also arrived on the battlefield.
A group of Ji warriors surrounded Yiyin and went north. The Chiba family immediately opened the Taicheng, the national capital, to welcome the arrival of the saint.
Yiyin finally relaxed and went to sleep. He slept until the lights started to turn on and then reluctantly woke up. He forced himself to cheer up and immediately held a military meeting to discuss the next move.
In the meeting hall of Taicheng, the national capital, a group of Ji warriors waited with bated breath, waiting for Yiyin to enter.
Distant footsteps came in, the sliding door opened wide, and a group of Ji warriors fell to the ground and kowtowed.
"The saint is on board! The martial arts will be prosperous!"
Facing the crowd of Ji Warriors who were bowing respectfully, Yiyin touched the arrow wound on his shoulder. The wound was slightly itchy, indicating that it was healing.
He strode up to the main seat and said calmly.
"Everyone, get up. Today's battle can only be won thanks to Zhu Ji's brave sacrifice of life and the hasty escape of the rebels.
I am pleased that you ladies understand the great righteousness, and I will definitely reward you in the future.
It's just that we are facing a formidable enemy, and it's not time to relax yet. You ladies should continue your efforts and help me. "
All the Ji warriors cheered and sang their praises. Yiyin stretched out his hand to signal, and a group of people stopped and waited for the order.
The Hime Samurai present all belong to different families, including Hojo, a powerful foreign vassal, the blue-clad people from the Higashi Palace, the local snake Chiba Takajo, and Toki who defected before the battle.
Yiyin felt unsure about taking this group of people with different ideas to fight.
He looked at Daidoji Morimasa of the Hojo Army. Although this old woman was tricked by the Hojo Young Sect, her ability was beyond doubt.
The Hojo family has coveted the Boso Peninsula for many years, and they have seen it since the second generation chose to support it. Until now, the fourth generation has not been able to win the Boso Peninsula. The inner anger of the Hojo family can be seen by outsiders.
This time, the Kanto Secretariat acted in unison to crusade against the unjust people of the East.
The Satomi family is one of the leaders of the Oriental people. With such a good opportunity to attack, the Hojo family is naturally well prepared and hopes to conquer the Bungalow Peninsula in one fell swoop.
The people from the East chose to raid the saint during the spring plowing period, which was beyond everyone's expectations. However, the Guandong Palace that had recovered its breath was definitely a powerful force that the people from the East could not resist.
It can be seen from Toki's actions that the Hojo family has been working secretly on the Boso Peninsula, and they have a clear understanding of the changes in the situation on the Boso Peninsula and have clear intelligence.
Yiyin asked frankly.
"I know very little about the current situation on the Boso Peninsula. Can Daidaiji-sama teach me?"
Daodao Temple Shengchang bowed.
"The foreign ministers were frightened, and the saint's eyes were like a torch, and he penetrated Usato Yoshihiro's weakness in one fell swoop, causing Boso's coalition forces to collapse.
The foreign ministers were extremely impressed and frightened, and they could not be regarded as saints. . "
Yiyin smiled.
“In military discussions, speak freely.
I look forward to the collective efforts of all the concubines. Master Daodaoji does not have to be scrupulous. I have heard enough good words. Please give me some unpleasant truths. "
Yiyin's words were already a bit serious, and all the concubines present sat upright and looked like they were being taught.
Daodao Temple Shengchang did not dare to hesitate any longer and said directly.
"I just received urgent military information. Satomi Yoshihiro left Kururi Castle and headed north three days ago. He may have arrived at Shiizu Castle now."
Yiyin's eyes flashed.
After taking over Anbo Country, Satomi Yoshihiro built the Satomi family's base with Kururi Castle as the core, and oversaw the development of both countries, creating the most glorious page in the Satomi family's history.
This time Boso's coalition forces went out, Satomi Yoshiyao sent his daughter Satomi Yoshihiro to be the general, but he stayed behind for a long time and could not leave Satomi Castle. Unexpectedly, she moved three days ago.
Yiyin asked.
"Why did she suddenly go north?"
Daodeji Shengchang said.
“This time the Eastern Army attacked in two fronts: the north and the south. The people on the southern front led by Satomi Yoshihiro have been reluctant to go north to respond and have been fighting for territory in the southern part of the Lower Mainland.
Satake Yishige on the northern front is the general in charge of the Eastern Army's battle this time, and has the power to control Boso's coalition forces on the southern front.
Satomi Yoshiyao hid in the back and let his daughter do whatever he wanted in front, just to deal with Satake Yoshige. It is actually not difficult to guess what Satomi Yiyao is thinking.
She probably wanted Satake Yoshitaka to fight to the death with you, the saint, while the Satomi family hid in the south to grab territory and gain chips.
If Satake Yoshitaka succeeds, the Satomi family will be credited with sending troops to help, and some unpleasant details during the war will not be able to shake the Satomi family's status in the future.
If Satake Yoshigeage failed, the Satomi family would immediately turn to the defensive, and even abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, take the initiative to sell Satake Yoshigeage, and beg for surrender to the saint.
By that time, the cities in the Lower Mainland that Satomi Yoshihiro had snatched would become bargaining chips in the hands of the Satomi family.
Satomi Yoshiyao can completely give up these cities and sell them to you, and he will not be too ruthless in reducing his territory after the war. "
Yiyin shook his head, seeing that Yiyao's wishful thinking was loud and clear, but it had to be said that she really might succeed.
The Kanto Shrine was a traditional samurai sanctuary established by Yoshigan from the beginning. It was completely different from Oda Nobunaga's approach of completely destroying the old order. Yoshigan has always followed the tradition of the samurai family.
What is the martial arts tradition? Everything must be done to give dignity to famous families.
Don't think that the Kanto Secretariat is greedy. Compared with Oda Nobunaga's behavior of uprooting local famous families and changing the territory at will, the Kanto Secretariat can be said to be soft-hearted.
Don't look at people like Satake, Satomi, and Utsunomiya who can jump high. In fact, they are really defeated. They can usually keep their family names and even save the dignity of a few thousand koku territory.
There was a great review at the Kanto Waiting Office. The United Front members inside were all famous families from all over Kanto, including county magistrates and powerful martial arts families. Everyone was grabbing food from the same pot without overturning the table.
Only a rebellious reformist like Oda Nobunaga would ignore the overall interests of the high-level samurai family, completely discard the traditional old system of the samurai family, and build a new farming and warfare system to strengthen themselves.
In a sense, Oda Nobunaga is the enemy of all high-level samurai families. She is a true madman that everyone fears.
What about Yiyin? He is a good man from the Wu family.
Although Yiyin also cut the flesh of the high-level Wu family to fill the grievances of the middle and lower classes, his reforms were moderate and aimed at promoting a virtuous cycle within the Wu family group.
Although the Wu family is selfish, they are not stupid. They know that Yiyin's actions are conducive to the long-term stability of the Wu family regime.
And Oda Nobunaga, haha. . If she keeps doing this, the untouchables will stand up, and even if the world is unified, it may not still be the world of the Wu family.
Another point is that Yoshigan respects the traditional and famous samurai family. Ogasawara Nagatsuki and other United Front members who were the first to be recruited by the Kanto Palace were from a low-income family with declining family fortunes. Yoshigan also protected and respected them.
This is also the psychological guarantee for Satomi Yiyao to dare to act recklessly.
Everyone knows that saints are compassionate and do not engage in massacres or uprooting.
The Satomi family has lost the battle. As long as they surrender as soon as possible and go back to Anfang Country, they can continue to be the boss of their own famous Anfang family. Why bother causing trouble?
So from the very beginning, Satomi Yoshihiro was not prepared to go all the way to the dark side with Satake Yoshige. She let her daughter linger in the southern part of Shimoso Province, just to wait and see, see the wind direction, and gain chips.
Daodeji Shengchang broke it into pieces and said that Yiyin finally understood Satomi Yiyao's thoughts, but before going south, Yiyin didn't know this!
In order to prevent being attacked from both sides, Yoshihiro decided to attack the southern front first and beat Yoshihiro Satomi until his teeth were all over the place, and all the members of Boso's coalition forces ran away together.
Now, will Satomi Yoshiyao be forced to jump over the wall by himself, and be forced to join forces with Satake Yoshige to save the situation?
Yoshigan smiled bitterly and looked at Daidaiji Shengmao, thinking that he should stop thinking so much and listen to the views of this veteran of the Hojo family.
"Master Daidoji, do you think Satomi Yiyao will reorganize the coalition forces and make things difficult for me?"
Daodaoji Shengchang is actually very happy to see the current situation. What she fears most is not that Fang Zong's coalition forces will attack the city, but that the saint's heart will be soft.
Saints have always been immortal, which gave Satomi Yoshiyao room to move, but it was not conducive to the Hojo family's attack on the Boso Peninsula and the death of the Satomi family.
Therefore, when Yiyin decided to attack the Fangzhong coalition first, Daodaoji Shengchang was overjoyed.
It doesn't matter even if all the Hojo army under Daidaiji Morimasa's command are defeated. The Hojo family has a deep foundation and they just need to gather the elite.
However, the more severely the Satomi family offends the saint, the less likely they will be to survive in the future.
Of course, Daidaiji Shengmao did not dare to encourage the saint, because the saint was not stupid. If he found something wrong in the future, he would still have a grudge against the Hojo family, which would not be conducive to the Hojo family becoming a divine family.
After thinking about it for a long time, Daodaosi Shengchang simply discussed the matter and said.
"Satomi Yiyao's journey to the north should have nothing to do with the war situation on our side.
It was yesterday that the Hojo Army was defeated at Yagiri, and it was today that you suddenly attacked and defeated the Fuso Allied Forces. Satomi Yoshihiro three days ago could not have predicted this.
The most likely reason why she left Ijo and went north was because of the pressure from Satake Yishige.
Satake Yoshige has already discovered that you are not in Furukawa City. She secretly arranged to raid Guanshuku City southward and approach Xiaogane City, while urging Bosou's coalition forces to go north to cooperate.
Why the Satomi family refused to go north, and why Satomi Yoshiyao was hiding behind his daughter, Satake Yishige must be very clear in his mind.
Therefore, Satake Yoshigeage may have put a lot of pressure on Satomi Yoshihaka through the internal channels of the Oriental People, so that Satomi Yoshihaka had to go north and make a positive and cooperative political gesture. "
Yiyin nodded.
"What the boss said makes sense."
Daodao Temple Shengchang sighed again.
“But it was also a coincidence.
Satomi Yoshihiro left Kururi Castle and headed north three days ago, and he has probably arrived at Shiizu Castle by now.
We have defeated the Bozong coalition here, and Satomi Yoshiyao will get the news soon. In order to ensure the value of the Satomi family, she cannot watch the Bozong coalition disband.
Once the existence of the Boso coalition is dispersed, whether it is Satake Yishige or you, the saint, the Satomi family will become dispensable and lose the political value of bargaining.
Therefore, I think Satomi Yoshiyao will definitely go north immediately after receiving the news of the defeat of Boso's coalition forces.
She might be in Xiaogong City or Chiba City further ahead, reorganizing the retreating Bosou families, regrouping, and making a comeback. "
Daidaiji Shengmao's judgment is naturally in favor of the Hojo family, but the future she predicted is indeed what Yoshigan is most worried about.
Yiyin sighed.
"The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, that's all. If I see that Yi Yao has evil intentions, then you can't blame me for ruthlessly dealing with her."
