different warring states of japan

The sunset is infinitely good, just near dusk.

As the sun set, the land fell into darkness and loneliness. The defeated Hokjou army retreated all the way to the west, and it was only at Xiaoyan that it could gain a firm foothold.

After confirming that Satomi Yoshihiro had no intention of crossing the river to pursue him, Daodaoji Shengchang had already set up a main formation here, preparing to strictly enforce military discipline.

The young faction headed by Hojo Yasunari and Hojo Yasunari led the troops out without authorization, and incited the Edo people to follow, causing the Hojo family to suffer an undeserved fiasco.

Not to mention how much damage was caused by the battle, this incident had a very serious blow to the morale of the army. The Hojo young men must be severely sanctioned.

Under the darkness of night, piles of bonfires lit up the formation brightly. Daodaosi Shengchang sat on the horse, looking coldly at the dozen or so Ji warriors who sat down on the ground to accept the crime.

The leaders, Hojo Yasunari and Hojo Yasunari, were dressed in white and their belts were half loose. They seemed to have accepted the fate of harakiri and wanted to wash away the shame with their own blood so as not to drag their families down.

At this moment, the sound of horseshoes came from the outside, and someone shouted that the saint was coming, which made the formation panic.

Daodaosi Shengchang stood up from the saddle with a puzzled look on his face.

When the battle was defeated, she immediately dispatched envoys to inform the saint of the military situation, so as not to drag the friendly army into misjudgment.

But she never imagined that the sage would risk crossing the river himself, come to the east bank of the Edogawa River, and take a look at the remnants of the Hojo family's defeated generals.

Just when Daodaoji Shengchang was hesitating, Yiyin had already strode into the formation, and it was the envoy Banjian Gong sent by the Hojo family to lead the way.

I saw Yiyin dressed in white, with a haori hanging on the outside, 1.8 meters tall, tall and mighty like a giant among the short Japanese girls.

Behind him, followed by Jing Yi Naomasa, Li Hua Zuo and other five Concentric Congregation, they only took a few hours to ride fast horses to find the trace, and rushed to this place.

Seeing that the saint was really coming, Daodaoji Shengchang hurried forward to greet him, and all the Ji warriors sitting there kowtowed to the ground together, even Hojo Yasunari and Hojo Yasunari who were about to commit seppuku were no exception.

"Saint Wanan!"

Yiyin waved his hand and said.

"I heard that Hojo's family is discussing military affairs, do you mind if I listen in?"

Dao Temple Sheng Chang bowed.

"The sage is here, how dare foreign ministers do it for you, and ask you to preside over the military discussion."

Yiyin walked up to Mazha, didn't sit down, turned to look at Hojo Yasunari Hojo Yasunari who was kneeling at his feet, and asked.

"Don't obey the general's order, and take the enemy lightly, what is going on in your mind?
Sun Tzu said, soldiers are the major events of the country, the place of death and life, and the way of survival.

You are so frivolous, are you worthy of the family business that your ancestors have built so hard? "

The two daughters were blushed by Yi Yin's reprimand, remembering that their mother was hacked to death by Yi Yin in the battle, but they had to bow their heads and confess their guilt, they felt even more mixed, ashamed and annoyed.

Hojo Yasunari said hard.

"Foreign ministers are unforgivable, please harakiri!"

After being unwilling to be reconciled to others, Beijo shouted.

"Foreign ministers also implore a heartfelt apology!"

Yiyin looked at the two of them and said in surprise.

"Seppuku? Who wants you to cut seppuku?

Master Daodaosi and I agreed to wait for the rebel army to assemble, to fight together, and to defeat the enemy.

But what about you?For their own selfish desires, they sent troops without authorization, and the strategy of implicating the coalition forces failed. How many soldiers died at the ferry in vain!
Huang Bei and Chi Bei are the elite of Hojo. How many sisters, mothers and daughters died on the river bank, and the corpses fell on the river bank and were picked up and humiliated by the enemy. As a family governor, are you worthy of your loyal followers! "

Daosi Shengchang looked nervously at Yiyin, as old as she was, at most he was going to let the leading dozen Ji warriors cut their stomachs to suppress the arrogance of the young and strong faction.

But listening to the meaning of the saint, they are not allowed to cut seppuku?This is going to cause a big mess!
The Wu family's seppuku is not a humiliation and suppression, but an honor and apology. One person resists everything, and the family business is less involved. This is the traditional rule.

Shengchang of Dao Dao Temple cut the seppuku of the leader of the young faction, which may make the young faction slump, but there will be no further troubles in the future.

But the sage forbade them to perform seppuku, which was the greatest humiliation to the Hojo young men, and the contradictions within the Hojo family would be intensified instead.

Before Daidaiji Shengchang had time to intervene, Hojo Yasunari was already yelling.

"My lord, don't you even want to give me a chance to cut seppuku! Do you want to destroy my lineage of Yusheng Hojo!"

She knelt on the ground, looked up at Yiyin, her back was straight, and her face was full of resentment.Kneeling behind him, Yasuzu Hojo and others also stared at Yoshiyin together, as if they were about to lose control of their emotions.

Jing Yi Naomasa hurriedly stood in front of Yoshihiro, cursing.

"Are you going to rebel! How dare you look directly at the saint and refute!"

Naomasa Ii was very nervous. This time Yoshihiro came across the river, and in order to save time, he only brought five fellow believers with him.

Before setting off, Gamo's township asked Qian Jingwan to let Naomasa Ii protect the saint.The war generals of Hojo's important ministers had been hacked to death countless times by saints, and the descendants of these people had all grown up.

The saint entered Hojo Honjin alone, who knows what the descendants of these people will do.

But Yoshigin pushed away Naomasa Ii, who was blocking him, and stood in front of Hojo Yasunari, looking down at her from a high position.

"Apologize, that's after admitting defeat, why did you give up until the last moment?

Your mother, Hojo Tsunasari-sama led troops to block my cavalry in order to cover the retreat of His Royal Highness Hojo Clan in the midst of the rebellion.

Ji warriors in fine plate armor, riding armored southern horses, charging on the Great Plains are so powerful that you can't imagine!
But your mother was able to bravely face such a steel giant in a desperate situation, and died in battle, shrouded in horse leather, she is really a role model for the warrior family!

Hojo Yasunari, Hojo Yasunari, and the people behind you, you are the heroines of the Hojo family and the future of the Hojo family!

Why are you so stupid?Do such a foolish thing!Why don't you make up for your stupidity?All I know is to die!
Cowards like you, are you worthy of your brave and fearless mother?Tiger bitch!A bunch of trash! "

Yasunari Hojo and the others' eyes were red from being stimulated, and they let out a low roar of a beast being injured, and Yasunari Hojo roared loudly.

"Ahhh! We have already lost! We are willing to cut seppuku! Why do you want to humiliate us like this!"

Yiyin's voice was louder than hers.

"Who told you, you have already lost!
Your battle is not over yet!It is you who have no intention of fighting again and rushing to die, trying to evade your responsibility by cutting seppuku!
stand up!Cowards!You shouldn't kneel down to plead guilty and let others slaughter you!You must continue to fight, you must overcome difficulties! "

Hojo Yasunari and the others seemed to have grasped the last straw, their eyes ignited a raging fire.

"We...do we still have a chance?"

Yiyin said coldly.

"I played for eight years and never gave up lightly. As long as I survived, no one can beat me.

We used to be rivals, and I have killed many, many retainers of Hojo, but today, we are comrades-in-arms!
I will personally lead you to charge into battle and take back all the glory you lost!

What about you?Are you willing to let go of your past obsessions and fight side by side with me? "

Yasunari Hojo looked back at Zhuji behind him, their eyes were exactly the same as his own.

"The saint is above, life and death are fate on the battlefield, and it is fate for Ji Wushi to die on the battlefield.

Our mother died well, we have no complaints, I just ask the sage.

Can you trust us? "

Yiyin laughed, looked at Daodaosi Shengchang, and asked.

"Would the Hojo Army be willing to accept my command?"

Daosi Shengchang understood now, and bowed without hesitation.

"Respect the holy decree and dare not violate it!"

Yiyin nodded.

"Okay! Bring the map!"

Li Huazuo unloaded a roll of maps from his back and laid them out in front of Hojo Yasunari and the others, Yoshigin pointed to the map and said.

"This is our location, Koiwa, and this is the Yagiri Ferry where you retreated before, the east bank here is Nagasaku, and the west bank is Takasago.

After defeating you, Satomi Yoshihiro has turned to Kofutai to the south of Kofutai City to rest, and has left enough vigilant troops on the front line of Changsaku.

Satomi Yoshihiro's troops on the front line of the long work are very alert, but most of the troops who have returned to the National Government Station to rest are relaxing and celebrating.

According to reports, the enemy troops in the Guofutai area have distributed drinks and food, singing and dancing. "

Hojo Yasunari and the others gritted their teeth, breathing heavily.The joy of the enemy is based on their pain, and what the enemy sings and dances tramples on the bones of their dead sisters.

Seeing that they were extremely angry, Yiyin knew the morale of the army was available, he continued.

"Takasago Village on the west bank is a stronghold where the rebels gathered in the lower reaches of the Tone River, and Yotsuki Village behind it is the rebel depot.

I have ordered the rebels on the Takasago Yotsuki line to bluff and pretend to be actively preparing to cross the river, so as to attract the attention of the enemy.

Satomi Yoshihiro's base camp was celebrating, and a little attention was also drawn to Nagasaku's front line to prevent Yagiri from crossing the river for the second time.

And this is our opportunity. "

Yiyin drew a circle at Takasago and Nagasaku in the north, then pointed at Xiaoyan where he was now, and drew a line to the south.

"We set off immediately, crossed the river from Shinozaki in the south, and after crossing the river, headed north, arriving at Kofudai before dawn.

At dawn, when the enemy army was the most exhausted after celebrating, Yoshihiro's main camp was seen in the raid! "

Daosi Shengchang opened his eyes wide.

"Crossing the river for the second time tonight? Fighting again at dawn? Is it too risky?"

Yiyin shook his head.

"This is the only way to turn defeat into victory. There are three reasons why I want to send troops immediately.

First, the enemy army had just fought for a day, and they were exhausted and celebrating. At dawn, they were most exhausted, which was conducive to surprise attacks.

Second, the Boso coalition forces are loose internally, and the core is the Satomi family. As long as Satomi Yoshihiro is defeated, the rest of them will be leaderless, and they are likely to retreat in chaos.

Third, in today's defeat, the Chiba family in Guofu Taicheng went out to help, and the loss is unclear. We must reverse the situation before the Chiba family is shaken, so as to prevent Guofu Taicheng Kaesong from surrendering. "

Daodaoji Shengchang nodded again and again, and Yoshinori turned his gaze to Hojo Yasunari and the others.

"I know you're tired right now, very, very tired, but if you want to wash away the shame, then come with me.

Let's find the ecstatic Satomi Yoshihiro and tell her who is in charge of the Edogawa area! "

Yasunari Hojo and the others were so angry that they fell to the ground and kowtowed together.

"I'm willing to follow the saint! Shrouded in horse leather! Death never comes!"

(End of this chapter)