On October 10, the 14th year of Tianwen (1545), in the maple forest in the north of Imagawadate. Imagawa Yoshimoto was sitting in Shuangye's wooden house at the moment, watching Shuangye gently shaking the baby in front of him. In fact, Imagawa Yoshimoto likes to get along with children. Whether it is with the now sensible Goro Imagawa, or with the two children Nagachiyo and Osomatsu, Imagawa Yoshimoto will be sincerely happy when he stays with them. Even the two living treasures, the former Asahina Taitomo and the current Asahina Matsuchiyo, Imagawa Yoshimoto was happy to accompany them in their mischief.
But now, Imagawa Yoshimoto felt extremely embarrassed and uncomfortable. It was clear that what Shuangye was holding in his arms was his own child, a cute little girl, but Imagawa Yoshimoto couldn't like her anyway.
"Feng'er, are you awake?" Shuangye gently patted Imakawa Kaede in her arms. Seeing her open her eyes, she smiled unconsciously, "Go and see who is here to see you. ?」
Imagawa Kaede blinked her eyes, turned her little head, and looked at the strange man sitting on the tatami in the distance. Imagawa Yoshimoto also looked at her. For some reason, the little baby opened its mouth and murmured, "Daddy!"
"Huh?" Imagawa Yoshimoto was stunned for a moment, feeling a little touched in his heart. Then he looked at Shuangye, "Did you bring her to the Imagawa Pavilion to see me from a distance?"
"No." After Shuangye had a child, her temper seemed to have softened a lot, and she replied softly, "How could I dare to take such a young child to the downtown area alone?"
"Then how could she recognize me?"
"Who knows? Maybe this is the magic of blood relationship?" Shuangye didn't know whether he was answering Imagawa Yoshimoto or talking to himself, looking at the little life in his arms in ecstasy. She had no intention of giving the child to Imagawa Yoshimoto for a hug, because that would make Imagawa Yoshimoto feel embarrassed.
Imagawa Yoshimoto looked out the window. There was no one around as far as he could see, but Hayasaka Nao should be on guard with ninjas in the distance - Imagawa Yoshimoto has never disclosed his itinerary and purpose to those around him, but For safety reasons, we chose to let them guard outside Maple Forest. If there is an emergency, Hayasaka Nao will fly a kite to warn Imagawa Yoshimoto.
"Will you stay for dinner?" Shuangye asked Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was looking out the window in a daze.
"Miss Shimoye, can you cook?" Imagawa Yoshimoto was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the nerdy girl in front of him could actually know these life skills.
"If I didn't know how, wouldn't I have starved to death a long time ago?" Shuangye laughed twice, "It's just that I can't use it, and it's just a simple meal."
"Hmm..." Imagawa Yoshimoto thought about today's arrangements. Shougui Ni went to worship the Buddha. Ginkgo and Takeda Nobutora seemed to have taken people out for hunting. The children were served by Kinoshita Tokichiro and Aoi, and there seemed to be no problem. .
Just when he was about to agree, he suddenly noticed that a blue kite was slowly flying - it meant there was urgent information. He frowned, stood up and said, "Sorry, I have something else to do tonight, I'm afraid it won't be convenient for me to stay long."
"It's okay." Shuangye tried hard to hide her disappointed look and forced a smile to Imagawa Yoshimoto - she knew that what she had done to Imagawa Yoshimoto before had made her lose the qualification to express dissatisfaction, "Your Highness does not have to I miss you, but the little girl can take care of her children by herself."
"Then I'll say goodbye." Imagawa Yoshimoto then turned around and walked to the door, put on his shoes and prepared to leave. Before closing the door, he looked back at Shuangye and Imagawa Kaede in the room. Both mother and daughter blinked at him.
What a bad fate...
After riding his horse to the maple forest where Hayasaka Nao was waiting, Imagawa Yoshimoto asked: "What kind of things do you use kites for?"
"Kanto Urgent Report." Hayasaka Nao responded with cupped hands, "Your Highness, please return to Imagawa Hall as soon as possible. Master Yukisai has invited you."
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"What happened?" After Imagawa Yoshimoto returned to the castle tower, Taiyuan Xuezai had already eaten half of his meal. Furunoji Yutaka was sitting at the dinner table politely, waiting for Imagawa Yoshimoto to use his chopsticks first.
"Guess what?" Taiyuan Xuezhai put a large piece of meat into his mouth and tapped Imagawa Yoshimoto with his chopsticks.
"Hayasaka said it was about Kato." Imagawa Yoshimoto thought for a moment, "The Hojo family made a surprise attack on the Kanto Alliance.
military? "
"That's right, what's the result?" Taiyuan Xuezhai seemed to be choked by the large piece of meat. He put down his chopsticks and began to fumble for the wine glass on the table. He took another sip of wine and then breathed out a sigh of relief.
"Did the Hojo family win?" Imagawa Yoshimoto thought about it again, "If the Kanto Allied Forces won, you wouldn't be in a hurry to call me back, right?"
"That's right, the Hojo family won. Let's guess the result." Taiyuan Xue Zhai touched his bulging belly and felt satisfied.
"Guess higher or lower?" Imagawa Yoshimoto also picked up the chopsticks.
"High." Taiyuan Xuezhai replied simply.
"How high can this be... The Hojo family only has 10,000 people. The opponent's force is five or six times his. They have also set up a fortified camp. It will be good if they can relieve the siege of Kagotsu Castle." Although Imagawa Yoshimoto felt deep in his heart Li thought it was unlikely, but since Taiyuan Xuezhai asked him to guess higher, he still boldly said: "3,000 casualties?"
"Low." Taiyuan Xuezhai replied without raising his head.
"Is this still low?" Imagawa Yoshimoto was stunned for a moment and then laughed, "Is it 5,000?"
"It's still low." This time it was Nagoya Furunoji Yutaka on the side who answered with a gloomy expression.
"5,000 is almost 10% of the total strength. Is it still low?" Imagawa Yoshimoto frowned for a moment and said in disbelief: "10,000 people?"
"Add it all up." Taiyuan Xuezhai tapped the bowls and plates casually with his chopsticks, and the music produced was quite pleasant.
"15,000 casualties? That's almost 30%, right? Can the coalition resist such casualties?" Imagawa Yoshimoto felt suffocated. "If there are really 15,000 casualties, wouldn't it be..."
"The entire Kwantung Allied Forces collapsed. This number of casualties is also the total number of heads and prisoners captured by the Hojo family on the battlefield. It is not known exactly how many people have lost their combat effectiveness, because no Kanto daimyo has sent an envoy to us. It is estimated that We are all too busy running for our lives to care." Taiyuan Xue Zhai laughed twice, sat up straight, took out a crumpled battle report from his arms, and stuffed it into Imagawa Yoshimoto's hand:
"Four days ago at night, the Hojo Army arrived outside Kagotsu Castle. Since the Hojo Army slipped away silently from the Kojun Allied Forces' position, the Imagawas and Takedas were unable to warn the Kanto Allied Forces in advance - to convey to them There is news that the Hojo Army has withdrawn and moved in. So they are completely unprepared to deal with the Hojo Army..."
Having said this, Imagawa Yoshimoto also roughly understood the outcome of the Kwantung Allied Forces.
"In order to make the march as fast and as quiet as possible, Hojo Sakyo ordered his subordinates to take off their armor, carry only their weapons, and quietly approach the camp of the Kanto Allied Forces in the dark of night. General Hojo Sakyo (Hojo Ujiyasu) The army was divided into four teams and launched an attack at the same time. Sosuke Kami (Tsunage Hojo) in the city also took the opportunity to open the door and fight back, cooperating inside and outside. In the early morning, the Kanto Allied Forces fell into an unimaginable chaos. In the dark night, the various forces that were not under each other's control Fang Daming was unable to cooperate at all, and instead scrambled to retreat..."
"Among the rebels, only Uesugi Shusei (Uesugi Tosada), the head of the Ogitani Uesugi family, tried to reorganize his troops to meet the enemy. He also died fighting together with the important minister Nambada Danmasa (Nambada Norishige). The Ogitani Uesugi family lost all heirs and most of the troops They were all annihilated in the rebellion, and they were probably not far from annihilation. The leader (Uesugi ***) fled without a fight, and the Uesugi army in the mountains immediately collapsed. Fortunately, they relied on Nagano Shinano (Nagano Yamasa) to cut off the rear and were able to survive. . Taking advantage of the victory, the Hojo Army attacked the main camp of the Kogata (Ashikaga Haruji), shouting "The coalition has been defeated." Kogata took the lead in abandoning the army and absconding, which ultimately led to the total collapse of the coalition forces. "
"Except for the Satake family and the Satomi family who successfully evacuated the battlefield, the rest of the daimyo suffered heavy losses. Judging from the current news, the Hojo family has completely occupied the entire Musashi, and there are further expansions to Ueno, Shimono, and Shimoso. trend……"
"Then the Hojo siege is over?" Imagawa Yoshimoto interrupted with a wry smile.
"It's just gone." Taiyuan Xuezhai shook his head repeatedly, "Fifty to sixty thousand people...how could they be destroyed like this overnight? Even if they were all huddled in their own camp and lying on the bed in a daze, It wouldn't be like this overnight. In any case, the Hojo family no longer has anyone of equal magnitude in Kanto.
opponent. The only things that will restrict his expansion in the future are the Hojo family's own limited absorption capacity and the local cowards' "obsession". In a few days, I will go to the Kadong area to adjust the defenses in person, and transfer Hatamoto Mitsuto to assist in the defense of Katsurayama Castle. There is no telling when the invasion of the Hojo family will come back. "
"We have already signed the armistice agreement." Imagawa Yoshimoto muttered.
"That thing is useless." Taiyuan Xue Zhai snorted, and then sighed, "I originally thought that the Kwantung Allied Army was unexpectedly attacked by the Hojo Army. The big deal would be a small defeat, allowing the Hojo Army to restore contact with Kagotsu City, and luckily Let’s go in and continue the long-term confrontation. Who would have thought that we would lose like this. Really, within the time of a meal, such a big change happened in the east..."
But they don't know that at this moment in the Western Kingdom, bigger changes are brewing.
