different warring states of japan

Chapter 1656 The Enlightenment of a Faint King
As soon as he heard about Shonai and Aizu, Yoshigin knew who gave Yamanaka Yukimori the idea.

In the southern part of the Ou region, the terrain is complex and the struggle is even more complicated. Because the southern part of Ou is mostly a basin, which can be used for farming, so in the agricultural era, the cultivated land in the south was far more useful than the frozen soil in the north.

Divided by the Ou Mountains, the Ou area in the south is divided into east and west, Umae in the west and Nansendai, Fukushima, Aizu, and Iwaki in the south of Mutsu in the east.

Uzen in the southern part of Dewa country takes the Mogami River basin as the core, and the Mogami River passes through the three basins of Yonezawa, Mogami, and Xinzhuang, and then goes out to sea from the Shonai area.

The Sakata Port at the mouth of the Shonai area is the most important port in Uzen.

Sakata Port connects Naoetsu and Niigata Ports in Echigo Kingdom to the south, and Minato Port to Ugo to the north. It is an important port on the North Sea of ​​Japan shipping line.

The Yonezawa Basin in the southernmost part of the Dewa country is the four counties of Aizu in the Mutsu country. This area is a gateway to the south of the Ou region.

On the other side, the country of Mutsu starts from the Southern Sendai Plain, and to the south is the basins of the Abukuma River Basin, with the Fukushima Basin as the core, which is another gateway to the Ou area.

Aizu, Yonezawa, and Fukushima form a geographical defense line from west to east to intercept the southward movement of the Ou samurai.

As long as the basins on both sides of the Ou Mountains are guarded, Ou's careerists will be helpless, and they will not be able to rush out even if they want to.

Therefore, the attitude of the central government in the past dynasties towards Ouyu was to guard the Aizu-Fukushima line with close officials, and then dispatched Ouyu and Ouzhou prefectures to explore the issue and go further north to lead the check and balance of the local samurai.

The Ou area has a vast geography. It used to be a barren land where the Yamato tribe crusaded against the alien hairy people. The area of ​​a county here is larger than a neighboring country in the south.

Because of the vastness of the land, often a famous family in a county can gather a large force. For example, the Mogami family in the top county and the Date family in the Date county all rely on a county family to start their family.

The Date family started in Date County and occupied the Yonezawa Basin. Now Date Masamune took over the Southern Sendai Plain and sent troops south to attack the four counties of Aizu.

Had it not been for the rapid end of the Battle of Shiba Oda and the rapid return of the Kwantung Allied Forces to sit in Kwantung, Date Masamune's strategy might have really succeeded.

As long as the fierce battle between the Shiba and Oda families continues for another year or two, and Aizu is captured, Date Masamune, who holds the Ou portal, can advance and attack, retreat and defend, and will definitely become a big trouble for the Kanto Chamber.

Yamanaka Yukimori wanted to intimidate the Ou samurai, and he also sent troops from Shonai and Aizu, the most valuable territory in the Ou region, with both strategy and economy.

Yiyin knew in his heart that it must be Fanchang's idea to attack the village.Playing Aizu is mostly driven by Jiadi Jinggang.

In the beginning, in order to secure Yukimori Yamanaka's position, Yoshihiro bought Xiayuezhong for use, and personally gave Honjo Fanchang a great benefit, that is, the Shimoetsu Commercial Road at the northernmost end of the Hokuriku Road Commercial Road.

Shimoetsu went north into the Shonai area of ​​Dewa Country. This trade route was of little benefit, but it was enough to feed a small Honjo Shigecho.

Facts have also proved that Shigencho Honjo is very satisfied with this reward, and he has worked hard all these years, and he has indeed been honestly serving Yukimori Yamanaka as a dog.

This time, Yamanaka Yukimori's suggestion to win the Shonai area must have come from Honjo Shigecho.The prosperous Honjo Castle is located in the northern part of Shimoetsu, next to the Shonai area.

The original lord of the Shonai area, the Dabaoji family, had a good relationship with this dealer, but it was a pity that the Mogami family later invaded the Shonai area and took over this geomantic treasure.

If Yamanaka Yukimori can win Shonai, he must rely on Honjo Shigecho, who has a strong influence on the local area, to manage it. Honjo Shigecho can also use Sakata Port to open up shipping from Niigata Port.

The commercial route in the northern part of Shimoetsu expanded to the country of Dewa, coupled with sea and land transportation to do business northward, this piece of fat swallowed in the stomach, Honjo Shigetsu could laugh out loud in his dreams.

And the Mogami family will also receive a painful lesson because of the loss of the Shonai area, and will no longer dare to underestimate the majesty of the saint.

Yamanaka Yukimori gained territory and prestige, and Honjo Shigeru won the good port and trade routes of Uzen. Only the unlucky Mogami is a dumb man who eats coptis, and he can't tell what he has to suffer.

Who made the Mogami family offend the saint first? The king worried about the minister's labor, the king humiliated the minister to death, and Yukimori Yamanaka sent troops to occupy the Shonai area for a good reason, and no one could fault it.

As for the four counties of Aizu, it should be the idea of ​​Kaji Jinggang to go to Vietnam.

The entire four counties of Aizu are too big for Yamanaka Yukimori's team to handle, but it is no problem to just win the part of Nishi Aizu.

The Agano River connects Shimoetsu and Aizu on both sides of the Echigo Mountains, and the water transportation support logistics line. Although there are mountains blocking it, it does not prevent Shimoetsu from attacking West Aizu.

In the Shibata Rebellion, the descendants of Sasaki in Shikotsu suffered heavy losses, but it was not without benefits.

The Takemata family took refuge in the Uesugi family, and the rest of the descendants of Sasaki were basically incorporated by Kaji Jinggang.

The descendants of Sasaki became stronger by relying on Shiba Yoshigin and Kagetsuna Kaji came forward to integrate the various families.

Having successfully integrated the descendants of Sasaki, Kaji Jingzuna is fully capable of breaking into Nishi Aizu through the Agano River.

The Ashina family in the four counties of Aizu has long been torn apart, and this place has become a battlefield for Date Masamune and Satake Yoshishige.

The vassals of Ashina, who was close to Date and who was close to Satake, fought each other. After several years of war, the local samurai had already been overwhelmed and tired of the current chaos.

Under the order of the deacon of the Kanto Servant, the Xiayue group headed by Kaji Jinggang entered Nishiaizu to restore local order. Most of the local samurai had no intention of resisting.

Even if there is a small group of ambitious people who want to make trouble, the local samurai can't beat the sturdy Xia Yuezhong, and Jiadi Jinggang is very confident.

Yamanaka Yukimori was famous for sending troops to Ou this time. Honjo Shigecho and Kaji Ketsuna contributed their efforts to enter the border of Ou in the name of maintaining the prestige of Yiyin, and ate two pieces of fat in Shonai and Aizu.

Yiyin touched his face, feeling more and more like he was being taken advantage of.Everyone said that the emperor humiliated his ministers to death, but in their hearts they were all about their own business.

Yamanaka Yukimori's plan couldn't be figured out overnight. Most of the time, she and her subordinates thought about their own strength and Yiyin's bottom line before proposing it at this juncture.

Yiyin glanced at Xingsheng Yamanaka and couldn't help but sigh.

Yamanaka Yukimori's talent is indeed mediocre, far inferior to Shima Katsura's. Honjo Fancho and Kaji Jingzuna's subordinates are rebellious and cunning, and they are not subordinates that Yamanaka Yukimori can control by himself.

However, things in this world are often not compared to brains or fists, but to background.

Was Wei Zhongxian able to control civil and military officials because of his wisdom and courage, and overwhelm the Donglin Party?impossible!
The Donglin Party is the King of Juan Kings. If it's just a competition of brains, Wei Zhongxian, who has only read a few books in the palace and knows a few words, is not worthy of carrying shoes for the group of Donglin Party school bullies.

But the reality is that the Donglin Party was beaten to death by Wei Zhongxian, and Wei Zhongxian was overthrown only after the new emperor ascended the throne through the change of imperial power.

Therefore, it is more important than anything else that the background is strong enough and that there is a big boss behind him to back him up.

No matter how stupid Yamanaka Yukimori was, Honjo Shigenaga and Kadi Jingzuna would not dare to fool her into bullying her.

Because behind Yamanaka Yukimori is the most powerful faction of the Shiba family, Nizi Yamanaka, who also has the trust of Yoshihiro who is almost pampered.

If Honjo Shigecho and Kaji Jingzuna don't want to seek death, they can only take Yamanaka Yukimori to win a win-win situation and help her make plans to expand her power, and by the way, let herself get a share of the action.

Yoshigin could see through at a glance the small calculations behind Yukimori's strategy of attacking Shonai and Aizu in the mountains, but why should he refuse?

Honjo Shigecho and Kaji Jingzuna did benefit from this strategy, but it was Yamanaka Yukimori who got the most benefit, and her name and prestige were the strongest backing for Xia Yuezhong to send troops.

Now that the Guandong waiter is getting bigger and bigger, what are those little bastards in Xiayuezhong?Can they speak in the Great Review and Standing Council?
Only with the help of Yamanaka Yukimori's power, can the samurai descendants gain greater benefits. In order to obtain greater benefits, they must get closer to Yamanaka Yukimori and show their loyalty.

This is a virtuous circle, and Yukimori Yamanaka's position will become more and more stable in the process.

Yiyin likes this kind of virtuous circle very much. The world can't take advantage of it all, and it's not wrong to distribute it to the people below.

If the Siba theocracy formed by the descendants of the gods can be worshiped as a bodhisattva by the samurai below, and benefit from offering advice and contributions to the master, the Siba theocracy will be the biggest beneficiary.

With the god-descendant clan as the core, the peripheral warriors gain benefits by assisting the god-descendant clan. Even if the master of the god-descendant clan is a little stupid, the peripheral warriors dare not deceive and betray them.

This is perfect.

What Yiyin has to do now is to build the superstructure of Shiba theocracy and ensure the internal unity and absolute advantage of the God-descendant group.

Then, naturally, the smart warriors below will choose to get close, attach themselves, and take the initiative to help the God-descendant group stabilize the regime.

Whether it is the marriage strategy of the adopted son and daughter of a good family, or the win-win and profit of the subordinates, it is Yiyin's satisfied martial arts mentality.

In short, when the samurai below want to gain benefits by ingratiating and attaching to the Siba gods instead of overthrowing the Shiba gods through deception, Yoshigin should encourage them instead of rejecting them.

Yoshigin glanced at Yamanaka Yukimori whose eyes were full of anticipation, couldn't help but patted her on the head, and kissed her pretty and delicate little face.

This silly girl, let Benzhuang Fanchang and Jiadi Jinggang coax her to get promoted and get rich.

"Okay, you take Date Masamune to wait for me in the conference hall, and pour her a bowl of ginger soup, so that she won't freeze to death.

If she freezes to death, my family's plan to conquer the Ou region will be in trouble. "

Yamanaka Yukimori looked at Yoshiyin in surprise.

"The saint agreed?"

Yi Yin nodded.

"Of course I agreed. When will I be willing to refuse you?"

Yamanaka Yukimori hugged Yoshinori and kissed him deeply for a while, until the oxygen was exhausted, and then he left panting heavily.

"I know that the saint likes me."

Yiyin touched her tender cheeks, seeing her silly and beautiful face, he smiled helplessly.

I'm such a stupid king, I can't handle a Daji, let alone a group of powerful vixen by my side.

This fate will be given to you sooner or later.

(End of this chapter)