different warring states of japan

Chapter 1087 Complicated Moods

Hojo Shizheng is in a good mood. He has been suffocated these days, as if he was released in an instant.

Hojo Genan understood her thoughts, pointed at the gray in the sky, and said with a smile.

"Let's hurry up.

Judging by the weather, it is likely that there will be repeated snowstorms in the next few days.If the time is delayed, the wind and snow travel will be uncomfortable. "

The Hojo Clan was in a better mood when he heard it, and said with a smile, pointing to the army of the company battalion on the opposite bank.

"What my aunt said was, let's go to Tsuruoka Hachiman Shrine to avoid the snow as soon as possible.

It's just that I feel sorry for these Ji warriors who are on an expedition to other places. I don't know if they can get used to the flying snow in Sagami country and shooting white deer in the sky. "

At this time, the Hojo Clan Zheng wanted to fly to Kamakura with his wings. The greater the wind and snow, the better for the Hojo family.It would be best to laugh and talk about the wind and snow at Hachiman Shrine, and see how much stalemate the Echigo side still has.

Hojo Shizheng said to Hojo Yasunari who came with him.

"Kang Chengji, I will go to Kamakura with my aunt and grandmother, thank you for continuing to preside over the defense of Yusheng City."

Hojo Yasunari shook his head and said.

"I am really worried about the family governor going to the center of the enemy camp, please let me go with you as a guard.

I have already made arrangements for Yusheng City. All ministries will strictly guard the city and perform their duties. There will be no problems. "

Hojo Ujimasa glanced at Hojo Genan next to her, saw her slightly nod in approval, and said with a smile.

"Then let's go together."

Yasunari Hojo bowed immediately and thanked the governor.She wanted to go to Tsuruoka Hachiman Shrine mainly for two reasons.

First, the Hojo clan showed her favor and was willing to compensate Hojo Tsuna for what he did.

As the new governor of the Hojo family in Yusheng City and the leader of Yusheng, she also has to show something.

From yesterday's conversation, it can be basically confirmed that both parties are willing to conduct this negotiation.Then the life safety of the group will not be in any danger.

The guard is just a form, accompanying them to the negotiations to protect the safety of the Patriarch.It is the most important political statement to show that one accepts the Hojo clan's good intentions and is loyal to the lord.

Second, she was also unwilling to accept the battle of the Sano leader.

She also wanted to meet the legendary Odaisho.What kind of fairy character actually caused the mother who was the number one hero of the Hojo family to die in battle.

This autumn and winter, the Hojo family was unwilling to lose.It was hard for them to accept losing to Uesugi Terutora, a reckless woman.

As a result, a group of people began to reflect on their omissions and mistakes, and deified Shibo Yoshigin's role in the Kanto Raiders.

They comforted themselves that without Shiba Yoshigin, the Echigo Samurai led by Uesugi Terutoro would not have been able to defeat Hojo's elite.

Only by thinking in this way can the pain of not being led by Sano for most of the Hojo elite battle be healed, and the Hojo family will no longer be afraid to face the Echigo army.

Shiba Yoshigin is a foreigner, and will return to recent days after all, and the duel between Uesugi and Hojo may persist for many years.

If Shiba Yoshigin knew what they were thinking, he would definitely shake his head and smile wryly.

Echigo is rich and prosperous, with plain farming, gold and silver mines, special green hemp, coastal sun-dried salt, and port trade.The proud Uesugi Terotora is a veritable rich second generation, and his capital is really rich.

This rich land is blocked by the Echigo Mountains, and the cold wind from the Sea of ​​Japan cannot pass through Honshu Island, and it always echoes on the Echigo Plain, resulting in extremely cold winters and thick snow cover.

The wind and snow in the Echigo country is far more violent than that in the Sagami country. The Echigo samurai grew up in the cold and windy, with a resolute temperament and fearless death.

Under normal circumstances, rich places lack martial arts, while sturdy places are mostly poor.However, the Echigo Kingdom is an exception caused by the special geographical environment.

The elite equipment brought by the affluence and the fighting spirit brought by the harsh winter combine to form a unique Echigo Samurai Group.

Even without Shiba Yoshiyin, the Echigo samurai would have the confidence to go south and sweep across the Kanto Plain, causing the Hojo family to run away with their heads in their arms.

Although Uesugi Terutora has many shortcomings, she is really good at fighting, otherwise she would not be able to suppress the sturdy Echigo Samurai Group.

The Hojo family has been abusing vegetables in Kanbashu for a long time. This is the first time they meet the Echigo samurai family. If they use pure military strength to fight against them, they will definitely suffer a big loss.

The biggest problem of the Echigo Samurai Group is the superstitious belief in force and internal instability.Once the opponents change their minds and play off-the-market tricks outside the battlefield, and intensify Echigo's internal conflicts, it will probably work.

Whether it is Takeda Harunobu or Hojo Ujiyasu, they are politically more mature than Uesugi Terotora, and they do not lack the strategic means to fight against Echigo.

But if you only fight for military power, Uesugi Terutora, who can suppress the entire Echigo Samurai group with an iron fist, can beat them both.

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Shiba Yoshigin looked at the increasing wind and snow outside, and Uesugi Terotora behind him said.

"Hojo Shizheng is here, and the negotiations will start in the afternoon."

Yiyin said in astonishment.

"In such a hurry?"

He looked at the wind and snow outside again, he understood a little, and sighed.

"It is indeed a favorable weather for them to negotiate, no wonder they are impatient.

How is the military situation over there?No problem with supplies after the blizzard? "

Uesugi Terutora said proudly.

"You have also lived in Echigo for two years. How can the snow season here be compared with Echigo? It is far worse.

The Echigo Samurai have long been accustomed to the harsh winter, so they will have no problems. "

Yiyin shook his head and remained silent.

Uesugi Terutora's words are indeed very heart-warming, and the Echigo Samurai family can also endure the bitter cold, but the superiors cannot think about the problem in this way.

The consumption of going out in winter is far greater than that in spring and autumn. Not to mention the cold weather consumes a lot of calories and eats more.Warm clothing, tents and firewood alone can overwhelm the weak logistical supply capabilities of the samurai family.

Fighting among warriors often has the characteristics of small-scale, short-term, and close-range.

Geographically, the scale of battles between the small plains separated by mountains will not be too large, and small-scale wars of low intensity will break out all year round.

Politically, the guardian daimyo under the guardian system often has decentralized power, making it difficult to mobilize large-scale military expeditions.However, the Warring States daimyo, which broke away from the guardian system and developed towards centralized power, has not yet taken shape.

Looking at it from another perspective, although Japanese samurai are good at fighting, they lack the combat experience of large corps and their logistics supplies are poor.This is also the reason why the Japanese army was hanged and beaten by the Ming army in the Korean War tomorrow.

No matter how many local tactical victories were achieved, the overall strategy was a complete failure.

Before the war, there was no mature bureaucratic system to organize logistics supplies, and most of the military supplies were supplemented by plundering the local area.

During the war, the various ministries lacked contact, and there was no long-term unified military organization to coordinate and order, and it was almost impossible to coordinate operations.

Although Japan can gather the population and economy at the level of the two provinces of China to launch a war, individual combat is fierce and the will to fight is tenacious.But in a battle at the National Games level, this advantage is not enough.

There is no mature logistics system to support operations thousands of miles away, and there is no experience in large-scale corps operations.These fearless Japanese samurai will be crushed by the size advantage of the Ming army without any shortcomings.

The difficulties Yiyin is facing now are the same.

The Echigo samurai fought in the country before, or fought in the northern part of Shinano, which is close to the Echigo country, and the logistical pressure was not great.

This time, the Echigo army straddled the two countries of Ueno and Musashi, and fought against the local Hojo family in the country of Sagami, and the requirements for logistical supplies were very high.

After the weather turns cold, the material consumption to maintain the army will increase by at least two or three times.And the water transportation that maintains the army's logistics will be cut off due to ice, and the transshipment capacity will be more than doubled.

One ebbs and another, the supply problem is very serious.This is not something that Terotora Uesugi can cover up by saying that the Echigo Samurai family endures the bitter cold.

The world is material, and no matter how strong the spirit is, it must have material support as a carrier.Not enough to eat and not warm, and the army is still fighting a p battle.

The Wu family is not that one, they have not sacrificed their dedication, and there will definitely be problems if they continue like this.

What's more, there are [-] troops stationed by the Katase River, of which [-] are Echigo's army. This number far exceeds the number of soldiers that ordinary daimyo can mobilize.

If these people were lost in Sagami, the Echigo Samurai Group would be over.This time, they pulled out all the backbone forces, and only then did they organize a [-]-strong soldier.

Once these Echigo elites are lost, Uesugi Terutora and Shiba Yoshigin will not be able to control the Echigo country at all.

He is not in the centralized celestial dynasty, but in Japan where the samurai Zhixing ruled.The samurai family is in their own territory, and they are the tyrants who control the military, government, and finance with one hand.

Most of Hojo's elite lost in Sano, and Hojo's family went to beg for forgiveness, and had to rely on external threats and oppression from the Echigo army, so they managed to unite the Hojo retainer group.

The Echigo samurai group is not a united Hojo family. Once the heads of each family who are close to the two lords die in battle, God knows what will happen.

Yoshimoto Imakawa died in the narrow space of the barrel and lost a lot of important officials in the battle.Her daughter Imagawa Clan really directly lost control of the territory of the Three Kingdoms, ordered not to leave Junfu City, and ended up losing her country and going into exile.

Shiba Yoshiyin looked at Uesugi Terutora worriedly, if the Echigo samurai lost more than half of it here, it would only be worse for the two of them to return to Echigo.

It's not that Uesugi Terutora doesn't understand the truth, but she just doesn't want to show weakness in front of her sweetheart.

She knew very well that it was difficult on her side, but it was not easy for Hojo's family either.

The two sides are now like two opposing knights, both racing towards each other at full speed.Whoever dares to show timidity and rein in his horse to avoid it will lose.

This is a game for the brave, and the game is not only about wisdom, but also courage.

Uesugi Terutora collected his thoughts and said in a deep voice.

"The Hojo clan would like to see you before the negotiation."

Yiyin raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? What's her intention?"

Uesugi Terutora shook his head.

"It's just a simple meeting, to express my respect for you and condolences to General Ashikaga's misfortune."

Yiyin thought for a while, then nodded.

"Then let her come here."

In Tsuruoka Hachiman Palace, the upper palace and the lower palace are dedicated to gods, and the White Flag Shrine is dedicated to two imperial white flags.The solemnity of the dance hall is the place where the gods see, and it is most suitable for negotiations.

Yiyin and other high-ranking samurai who lived in Hachiman Palace stayed in a house not far from the dance hall, which was a quiet room prepared by the priests for visiting monks.

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Hojo Genan, Hojo Ujimasa, and Hojo Yasunari walked on the way to the quiet room.The three of them are the only ones who came to visit the Imperial Palace this time, and the others are not eligible to enter this mansion.

Hojo Genan asked in a low voice.

"Negotiations will begin in the afternoon. Why does His Royal Highness insist on seeing the Imperial Palace? Wouldn't it be better to have enough energy to compete in the negotiations later?"

Hojo Ujimasa replied in a low voice.

"I thought about it on the way here, if the imperial flag matter is to be effective, one possibility must be ruled out first.

When I took out the imperial flag, what should I do if the imperial platform did something bad and refused to recognize the flag, or find someone to take the blame and be punished?
Therefore, I must meet him first to see if he is really as pure and flawless as the embodiment of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith as rumored. "

Hojo Genan just wanted to shake his head.

Knowing people, knowing the face but not knowing the heart, what can be seen through a one-sided relationship?A good player in politics is always different from the outside, what can you see from the outside?
Hojo Genan's approval of the Hojo Clan's plan in Tamamao City stems from the fact that she has been following the Kwantung Allied Forces for a long time, and has been observing Shiba Yoshigin's conduct in the world, confirming that he is benevolent and kind.

Playing political means is a game of running on honest people, and it is not easy to deal with shameless people.Because of Shiba Yoshiyin's good character, Hojo Genan recognized that the Hojo Clan's plan would work.

If he was not sure, Hojo Genan would not let the Hojo Clan use the imperial flag to attack and take Shiba Yoshigin into his army.But at this time, it was really inconvenient for her to persuade her.

It is a good thing that the Hojo clan can think of the loopholes in their plan, and it should be tolerated.Her methods are still immature, of course not as sophisticated as old foxes like Hojo Shiyasu and Hojo Genan.

People can't be born knowing it, they have to learn it.In addition to learning, you must continue to encounter and solve problems in order to grow up.

The Hojo clan is determined to make progress, and Hojo Huanan is happy to see it succeed. She is the future helm of the Hojo family.It's nothing more than an interview, just walk around with her.

The Hojo Clan spoke high-sounding truths, but there was a throbbing in his heart that outsiders didn't know.

No matter how many excuses are used to persuade others, she knows best in her heart that she just wants to meet Yoshihiko Shiba, before the two parties formally meet and negotiate.

Hojo Shizheng has never seen him, and the nightmare of nightmares is always a blurred face.

She was so eager to see her true face, she took a closer look at the young man who had destroyed all her self-confidence in the Sano collar and made her unable to eat or sleep well.

She couldn't explain this strange longing that came from the bottom of her heart, and it was even more difficult for her to communicate with others.

As he walked forward, Shiba Yoshigin's quiet room was in front of him.With respectful faces on the left and right, Shiba unanimously opened the door and let the three of them in.

Hojo Shizheng walked in the front as the governor of the house. She took a deep breath and strode into the room with neither humble nor overbearing expression.

Looking up, Yoshihiro Shiba was half lying on the main seat, looking out at the wind and snow outside with a lonely expression, not knowing what he was thinking.

Hojo Ujimasa's heart trembled, and in an instant, Shiba Yoshiyin's handsome and extraordinary appearance made up for the blurred face of the person in the dream.

His appearance is exquisite like a god, his temperament is dusty, and his eyes sweeping across her is like washing people's hearts, giving people a strange illusion.He is not from this world, and has troubles different from those of this world.

Seeing Hojo Masaru looking straight at Shiba Yoshihiro with unscrupulous eyes, the Gamo family who served him felt an unknown fire in his heart.

"Irreverent! Get on your knees!"

Hojo Shizheng woke up, pretended to be indifferent, and knelt down in front of this Yudaisuo who was rumored to be the most beautiful woman in the world.

"Hojo Shizheng pays a visit to the Imperial Palace and asks you how you are."

(End of this chapter)