different warring states of japan

Sagami Terrace, Yiyin Main Array.

The sun is setting and the scenery is picturesque. Yiyin, who is in the middle of the battle, still has a leisurely mood. Appreciating the beauty of this spring is naturally because everything is going well.

The army in the middle and lower reaches of Tone River is constantly moving closer to itself. The number has exceeded 2000, and they will arrive faster and faster. Within five days, it is estimated that 1 people will come to see Juyi.

But Yoshishige Satake on the other side of the Furukawa leader still hasn't moved. It's been fifteen days, and this general known as the ghost of the Kanto hasn't noticed any abnormalities yet.

Jing Yi Naomasa has already returned from the imperial palace of Echigo Kingdom on a fast horse, and it took only [-] days to go back and forth. This little girl really worked hard enough, three of the horses ran away and died, and they all ate, drank and lazed on the horse.

The most important thing is not her loyalty and uprightness, but her impeccable aggressiveness in the imperial palace review, which instantly ignited the common hatred among the samurai families in the entire Kanto chamber.

Kenshin Uesugi gave Yoshihiro a stumbling block completely ineffective, so he had to follow the general trend and mobilize south to rescue Yoshihiro.

Yoshihiro is very happy in his heart, no matter how cunning and cunning you Kenshin Uesugi is, you use your daughter to scare me, and in the end you just bow your head and drink my footwashing water, if you have the ability, don't love me, don't bother me.

The deserving Yiyin welcomes the Hojo envoy from Edo Castle again. Daodaoji Shengchang is mature and solemn, and respectfully expresses that he will obey the saint's will and is ready to cross the river at any time, and cooperate with Yiyin to attack the Fangzong coalition forces.

Kirikage Saizo has been ascertained that the Boso coalition forces besieging Taicheng, the national capital, have Satomi Yoshihiro as the general, and the army has about 1 troops.

The current strength of the Hojo family in Edo Castle is almost 1 horses. This is the figure after the lack of mobilization during the spring plowing season and the strength of the troops has been halved.

As for Yiyin, it is expected to reach tens of thousands of horses, or even 5000 horses within five days.The sum of the two is already double the size of Boso's coalition forces.

Yiyin is in a good mood now, and after only four or five days, he will go south to work and force Satomi Yoshihiro, who is besieging Taicheng, the national capital, to a decisive battle.

As long as Satomi Yoshihiro is quickly defeated, and the forces of all parties in the southern part of the Shimoso Kingdom are unified, the [-]-odd army in Yoshigin's hands will be enough to deal with the northern frontier troops led by Satake Yoshishige to the end.

When the spring plowing was over, reinforcements from all walks of life in the Kanto Office arrived, making it easy to defeat the Dongfang people.

While admiring the infinite beauty of the sunset, Yiyin thought about sweet dreams, and the rice balls in his hands seemed to smell a lot better, and he happily ate his dinner.

At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside the curtain, causing Yiyin to frown slightly and put down his dinner.

The Tongxin people who were guarding outside rushed in with an envoy who was in a mess, and the man kowtowed to the ground, panting.

Ii Naomasa, who served Yoshihiro next to him, came out and scolded him.

"What's going on? Why did you disturb Shengjia and lose your dignity in front of the imperial court?"

The man kowtowed to plead guilty.

"I'm very sorry! But the military situation is extremely urgent, and the ministers dare not delay!"

Yiyin carefully looked at the man's face full of dust and dirt, and felt a little familiar.

"Are you... the Mamiya sent by the Hojo family before?"

"Hi! Foreign Minister Jiangong has seen a saint!"

"What's wrong? What happened?"

The man seemed speechless and sighed.

"My lord, something big happened.

Hojo Yasunari and Hojo Yasunari refused to accept control, joined forces with part of the Edo Castle army to attack without authorization, and crossed the Edogawa River in Yagiri.

They wanted to cooperate with the Chiba Army in Taicheng, the national capital, and fight against the Boso Allied Forces.

Master Sheng Chang of Dao Dao Temple got the news later, and hurriedly led people to chase for reinforcements, but he was forced to fight fiercely with the Satomi army at the ferry.

Unexpectedly, the enemy army had ambushed long ago. When our army was halfway across, all the ambushes came out and attacked halfway. Our army suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat back to Edo Castle. "

Yiyin stood up from the saddle all of a sudden, because he got up too quickly, he felt dizzy from lack of oxygen in his brain for a while, and a word echoed repeatedly in his mind, down and up.

The Hojo Clan is obsessed with himself, and the senior members of the Hojo retainer group are in awe of him, but this does not mean that the Hojo family has completely surrendered to Shiba theocracy.

It was only five or six years ago that Yiyin led troops to hack and kill many important officials of the Hojo family in Sano, but these people's husbands and children are still there, and even the children have grown up and are in charge of their own affairs.

Yoshigin also has an understanding of the internal situation of the Hojo family, and knows the dissatisfaction of the Hojo young men.

But the Hojo family has always been known for their unity, and the young faction has always been suppressed by the steady old people, so Yoshihiro didn't care too much.

As long as the Hojo clan's government and high-level officials are willing to move closer to Yoshigin, and then give birth to a Shiba descendant belonging to the Hojo family, then the integration of the Hojo family into the Shiba theocracy system is a certainty.

This is good for both parties. When the young people get older and have more interests, they will naturally let go of the obsession of young people and make more rational choices for the future.

But Yiyin never expected that Daodaoji Shengchang would not be able to restrain these turbulent Hojo young men, and at this time they would cause such a big defeat.

Knowing the news of the disastrous defeat of the Hojo family, Yoshiyin's heart was full of alarm bells, and his near and far-sighted worries rushed into his heart.

Nearby, the Chiba army in Kofudai City did not know that Yoshiyin had sneaked to Sagamidai and was gathering troops.

The national capital Taicheng is willing to insist, because they have sent envoys to seek help from the Hojo family, and they also know that the reinforcements of the Hojo family are outside, so they will unswervingly defend the city.

But now, the Hojo family's reinforcements were defeated at the ferry, and the Chiba Army, which was going out of the city to cooperate with the outside world, also suffered a lot of losses, and their morale was greatly depressed.

Once the Chiba family loses their fighting spirit and chooses to surrender to Satomi Yoshihiro, Yoshihiro's side will be in great trouble.

The island country lacks siege weapons, and the siege is mainly based on siege and heart attack. Taicheng, the national capital, is an important town with tight defenses.

Once the Chiba family shakes their minds, Kaesong surrenders, and Boso's allied forces enter Taicheng, the national capital, Yoshihiro is not sure that he will be able to defeat Yoshihiro Nari in a short time.

Field battles and sieges, the difficulty of fighting and the time it takes are completely different. Behind Yoshigin, there is Satake Yoshishige who may find something is wrong at any time.

If Yiyin is consumed under the Guofutai City, when Satake Yoshishige finds out that something is wrong and goes south to join the war, Yiyin will have to face the embarrassment of being flanked.

If Yiyin had no choice but to retreat and retreat from Edogawa, this anticlimactic battle of gathering righteousness would severely damage his invincible image.

But if he is forced to face the enemy on both sides and fight at the same time with the Eastern People on the North and South Lines led by Satake Rimi, the risk is too great.

It can be said that the failure of this venture by the young men of the Hojo family has completely disrupted Yoshihiro's wishful thinking.

This is just a short-term worry, and another long-term concern.

The Hojo family's young and strong faction took the risk to attack and returned in a disastrous defeat. They would inevitably be severely suppressed by the Hojo retainers, and they might even be devastated.

Don't think that the weakness of the young faction is a great thing for Yiyin.

In fact, the Hojo Clan himself is also a fourth-generation youth faction, but he is more forbearing than the radical youth faction of Hojo Yasunari.

The Hojo family has been in business for four generations, and many hidden dangers have been highlighted.The second and third generations hold the power in the family, and the fourth generation of heirs is difficult to succeed, and the family has gerontocratic politics, which is lifeless.

The hero of the Hojo clan, Yasushi, was able to bridge the gap between the old and the young when she was alive, and control the big ship of the Hojo family, but the Hojo clan was far behind.

Even though he had slept with the Hojo clan and had a close relationship, Yoshihiro still believed that, as the governor of the house, the Hojo clan was far less sophisticated than her mother.

The Hojo family that Yoshiyin wants is the Hojo family that belongs to him and the Hojo clan's political heirs, not the weak and strong subjects manipulated by the Hojo retainer group.

The Hojo vassals threw the Hojo clan government out to Cao Yoshiyin, thinking of taking advantage of Shiba's descendants, but Yoshiyin also hoped that Koto would occupy the magpie's nest and let his children dominate the future of the Hojo family.

After all, the Hojo Clan was governed by four generations, and they were also justifiable family governors. The grievances of the young and strong faction could be resolved with bribes. If the benefits were in place, they would be worked out slowly, and there would be no political knot that could not be untied.

Therefore, the confrontation between the old man and the young man in the Hojo family is a good thing for Yoshihiro and the Hojo clan's government, but the young man's faction is completely ruined, and the old man dominates the family, which will become a disaster in the future.

The recklessness of the young men made Yi Yin fall into the anxiety of long-term and near-term worries.He was thinking about countermeasures, and there was another commotion outside.

Kirigage Saizo rushed into the formation, knelt down in front of Yiyin, and shouted loudly.

"Saint! What happened?"

Yi Yin sighed.

"what happened again?"

"At noon today, Yoshishige Satake has occupied the Edogawa Terrace, approaching Xiaojincheng, and the crossing points along the Edogawa River have been harassed and attacked.

Satake Yoshiki sent cavalry to harass and burn supplies along the way, and the rhythm of the subsequent crossing of the river was messed up.The families and horses lacked command and it was difficult to form a joint force. They were chaotic on the other side and could not cross the river. "

Yiyin snatched Wu Yingcai away, stared into her eyes, and asked sharply.

"Why did Yoshishige Satake suddenly go south? Why is there no information from your side? Did she fly over? Bastard!"

Yiyin threw Wuying Caizang to the ground, and Wuying Caizang kowtowed.

"I'm very sorry, according to the latest information, Satake Yoshishige discovered something was wrong five days ago, the brigade had already withdrawn from Guhe City, and went south to hide in Guansu City.

Satake Yoshishige ordered a small number of people to set up camp under Furukawa Castle, and even sent people into the city to negotiate several times, but Furukawa Castle didn't notice it at all.

When it was discovered yesterday that the camp below the city was empty, it was already too late. The Ninjas on the northern line rushed to send back the information, but it was still delayed for a day.

Kansu Castle is a transfer station for materials in the middle reaches of the Tone River. These days, people come and go, and there is little vigilance. Satake Yoshishige raided and attacked the city and took it down in one fell swoop!
After taking Guansu Castle, Yoshishige Satake directly led his troops southward, crossed Edokawadai, and pointed at Xiaojincheng.
Everyone in Xiaojincheng is already in panic, so I ask the saint to make a quick decision! "

Yiyin took a deep breath, the situation took a turn for the worse, the north and the south made mistakes at the same time, it was a terrible thing.

The morale of the Chiba Army in Taicheng, the national capital, was low after the defeat, and I don't know how long it can last.

The Gaocheng army in Xiaojincheng was not determined to fight, and now they may have been secretly discussing surrender.

The Hojo family's army in Edo Castle suffered a defeat just now, and Yoshihiro only had 2000 people in his hands, and the follow-up rebel army could not make it through.

The right time, the right place, and the right people are not on Yiyin's side. He's in big trouble!

How to do?How to do!
Yiyin let out a breath slowly, he knew that this was the end of the matter, and he couldn't blame Wuying for hiding.

Satake Yoshishige deserves to be called the ghost of the Kanto region, he found out that Yiyin was not in Furukawa City in only ten days, and backhanded Chen Cang secretly, hitting Yiyin by surprise.

The Kanto Secrecy Team has only fifteen days to establish military intelligence. The southern line intercepts the boso coalition's Ninjutsu, and the northern line investigates the movements of Satake Yoshinaka, which is simply too busy.

Yoshigin asked too much, and he couldn't chew too much, so neither the Hojo family's fiasco nor Satake Yoshishige's changes were detected.

Sighing, Yiyin lowered his body, patted Wuying Caishi's shoulder, and said.

"You've worked hard. I'm asking too much. I shouldn't blame you."

Wuying Caizang was moved to tears.

Ninjas are generally not regarded as human beings by the samurai family. The treatment and status of Shiba ninjas are already the top of all ninjas. Now that there is a mistake, the sage does not blame himself, but blames himself, embarrassing others.

Only then did Wu Ying hide and kowtow to the ground.

"The sage is not wrong, but his subordinates are incompetent and have failed the sage!"

Yi Yin shook his head and said.

"Satake Yoshishige hasn't arrived in Xiaojincheng yet, you have already stood in front of me and reported this emergency military situation, you are meritorious."

After finishing speaking, Yiyin cast his eyes on the envoy Fanjian Gong from the Hojo family who came to inform, and said in a deep voice.

"How about the loss of the Hojo family?"

Mamiya bowed and said.

"Edo Castle probably had more than ten thousand troops before the battle, and the casualties have not been counted yet, but it should not be less than eight thousand.

Hojo Yasunari Hojo Yasunari's Huangfan Chifans were all elites and suffered little losses. The main reason was that the Edo people who were instigated were killed and injured a lot, and their fighting spirit was low.

In addition, because of this defeat, Daodaoji Master Shengchang has launched a military discussion in Edo Castle to severely punish the chaotic behavior of the lower and the upper, and the whole army is panicked and morale is low. "

Yi Yin nodded.

The Beitiao Army did not hurt the bones, but the morale of the people.In particular, Hojo's disciples of the direct line acted without authorization, and the morale of the army was severely damaged.

Thinking about it this way, there is still a chance.

Yiyin looked towards Pusheng's village and said in a deep voice.

"Shi Township, the situation is urgent. I want to cross the river immediately to Edo Castle. You will lead the people here to go north to Xiaojin City for me."

Gamo's Township said eagerly.

"Saint, Satake Yoshishige is heading south, the Edogawa coast is no longer safe, you can't take risks."

Yiyin shook his head.

"No matter how fast Satake Yoshishige's cavalry is, they will not have reached the downstream coast. I will take a few followers to cross the river quickly, and safety will not be a problem.

Don't worry about me, I have a difficult task for you, which is related to the success or failure of this battle and my safety. "

Immediately, Gamo Clan knelt down and prostrated himself.

"The subject is willing to go through fire and water for the saint, and he will do whatever he wants!"

Yiyin nodded.

"it is good!

The rebel army in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River was blocked by Yoshishige Satake, making it difficult to cross the river for a while.I'm going to Edo Castle to regroup the Hojo Army and wait for an opportunity to fight again with the Boso Allied Forces.

I will hand over the two thousand rebels that have assembled at Sagamidai to you, and you will take them to Xiaojincheng.I want you to guard Xiaojincheng for me and block the enemy forces on the northern front until the war on the southern front is over.

I grant you full authority, no matter if the Gaocheng family in Xiaojincheng is not strong-willed, or the rebels from all walks of life in the periphery don't obey the command, you can act cheaply, kill first and play later! "

Yiyin is also helpless now, he has no soldiers in his hands, so he can't rush to Fang Zong's coalition army Kai Wushuang by himself, right?
The Hojo family didn't hurt their bones, as long as they can bridge the gap between the old people like Daidaiji Shengchang and the young people like Hojo Yasunari, they will still have the strength to fight again.

However, if Yiyin wants to turn the tide on the southern front, it must ensure that the enemy troops on the northern front cannot go south.

Yoshishige Satake has already arrived at Edokawadai, and when she clears the river bank and blocks the rebel army's crossing, she will continue to go south, take Xiaojincheng, and kill the national capital Taicheng.

Xiaojincheng is far less big than Guofutai City Wall Gaocheng, but Yiyin needs Xiaojincheng to persevere, even if Xiaojincheng's Gaocheng retainers want to surrender, that won't work!

Gamo's Township had to bring the [-] rebels assembled here in Sagamidai to suppress the surrender faction in Xiaojincheng, a small village where they were not familiar with their birthplace, and withstand the onslaught of more than ten times the enemy's troops.

If it wasn't a last resort, Yiyin would never make such a decision to push Gasheng's family and other cronies, as well as Miaoyin monk and other men into that dangerous situation.

But Yiyin has nothing to do at this moment, so he can only fight.

Gamo Shixiang obviously understood this too, bit his index finger, and swore to the sky.

"Saint, don't worry, my Kamo Clan's hometown is still alive, and Satake Yoshishige will not even think about crossing the Little Golden City!"