Pillars of the Wu family

ps: Tiger Princess’s problem is not that complicated. The great plague was severe in 1554, not only in Echigo, but also in a large area. Many Wujia people died of illness, including many of their family members. The reason is that he took his own life by going outside to help the victims for his own man.As a woman of Kira's family, is it plausible for Torahime to hide in the city?The women of the samurai family just do things for the men. After the war, they have to clean the decapitated heads of their own men. There are many things to do.

The last ray of afterglow in the sky dissipated, and in the vast night, teams of footlights worked tirelessly to clean the battlefield. The Takeda army retreated in a hurry and left behind thousands of corpses. There were spoils belonging to the victors. The navy on the Chikuma River had long since disappeared. , the mournful crow seems to be telling an epic story, and the cold crescent moon is reflected on the blood-stained Hachimangahara.

Clusters of raging fires burst into the sky, and the corpses must be burned as soon as possible, especially in the season of drought, locust plague, and plague. From time to time, there were bursts of painful wailing in the military camp, and the military doctors were busy boiling water to treat the wounds of the wounded. Repeatedly distilled sake can exceed [-] degrees, and it can be used as alcohol for disinfection. Fortunately, the group of Echigo warriors who love to drink don't know about it, otherwise they will cause trouble sooner or later.

The war was victorious, but the results were not rich. Except for Sergeant Takeda who was seriously injured and paralyzed, almost no prisoners were captured. From the perspective of the benefits of the war, the gains outweighed the losses in this occasion. After the peace talks to slowly determine.

Some of the warriors sang the folk songs of their hometown excitedly, some frowned and thought about summarizing the gains and losses of the First World War, and most of them were at a loss after joy.The loss is not light and the gain is not much.The dead and wounded comrades were still moaning in pain.There are several Yubi who are good at writing documents and are actively making war records. [

In Asahiyama Castle, Kira Yoshishi was in a very bad mood. The bad news from Echigo made him not even think about holding a military meeting. His heart was no longer in Kawanakajima. Military affairs had to be dealt with with his nod. He was so busy that he only took a nap for three hours in the middle of the night, and barely got up when the sun was high.

Yubi Matsui Nobuyuki held a stack of papers and said excitedly: "The master of the museum came just in time. The statistics of this battle have come out. Our side killed 670 people, seriously injured 530 and 370 people, and slightly injured 850 people. [-] people... [-] and [-] people from the Takeda Army died in the battle, regardless of serious or minor injuries, but the losses of the Takeda Army are definitely much greater than our losses, and our army has won a complete victory in this battle!"

"More than 3000% were killed in the battle, and the number of serious injuries will not be less than [-]! According to the observation of the veterans, almost everyone in the Takeda army was injured. This time, it must be injured!" Tokiyuki Yamamoto forced a smile on the worry on his face. flashed by.Knowing the character of this house governor, it is not easy to be able to sit here.

"There is no surprise attack by the Roasting Team to decide the victory. I'm afraid I can only win a miserable victory!" Langoka Shoubo also knows how heavy his own army is, and the advantages it has are not professional training, strict military discipline, and excellent equipment. Neither the javelin nor the gun shield is far from the elite of a hundred battles.

"But our side already has a huge advantage..." Ben Duoshi was about to refute, but after thinking about it, it was really not that easy to fight, and finally shook his head and said: "The tenacity of the Takeda army is beyond our expectations, and the two wings are half damaged and still fighting to the death It’s really hard not to retreat!”

"However, there are quite a few samurai in the Takeda army seeking death this time!"

"Hehehe..." All the samurai laughed out loud. Compared to their own losses, a lot of the famous generals of the Takeda family died, and there is no way to unload their vital energy. Let's see how he said "five points win" .

Soon the Nagao vassals and Shinano people came one after another. Everyone was very excited about this long-lost victory. They were happily discussing how to defeat the Takeda family to make their family famous. Soon someone noticed that Kirayoshi’s expression was very strange. It's not good, I reminded my companions in a low voice, the excited discussions gradually disappeared, and hundreds of people returned to silence.

"Even though this battle is won and the Takeda army has not retreated, you should not take it lightly!" Yoshitoki Kira said solemnly: "Master, the next stage is to pin down the Takeda army, and the people of Shinano will gather together with Kakizaki, Izumi, and Murakami. Habayashi Nakaro's army will attack the city with all its strength, and the end of September will be the final boundary to determine the final border of harmony. Our family not only wants Kawanakajima, but also the small prefecture!"

The blood of the Shinano people present here is full of enthusiasm. It is the hometown that has been separated for several years. What will it be like to go back again? Many people fantasize about the wonderful feeling of returning home.

"Let the old minister, Honjo Misaku, and Ogasawara Shinano be in charge here."

"Yeah! Our family will go back to Echigo first!" Yoshitomo Kira got up and left.

"Wuweidian wants to go back?" Echigo and Shinano's samurai said in surprise: "What's going on? It's not appropriate for the general to rush back just after the war is over before peace is reached."

Yamamoto Tokyuki frowned and remained silent, and several warriors who knew the inside story also kept silent. After the whispered speculations and discussions of the warriors gradually disappeared, the elder of the genealogy family said: "Yesterday's victory was not easy. Originally, There should be a celebration banquet today, but this battle has not been done yet, so it can only be postponed first. Now that the war is not over, I hope you will understand when there is a banquet. As for the reward for the victory of this battle, you don’t have to worry. The Lord has already made a plan, and it will be released immediately after peace with the Takeda family is reached!"

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Harunobu Takeda listened to the list of fallen samurai with regret. As the governor of the family, he had to bear a huge responsibility, how to face the elders in Kai's hometown, how to meet those relatives who were eagerly looking forward to the return of victory, and the family fortune that had been recorded for more than ten years was lost. If [-]% is knocked out, what will happen to the future of the Takeda family!

"The loss in this battle is twice that of Uedahara, and the stone collapsed!" Winning a war is more important than real money, and talking about not winning a war is in vain.

"The ruthless scheme of Ji Liangyi, it must be a plan to slander us and the army! It is really for the purpose! In the opinion of the old minister, this battle cannot be fought!" Nobuo Imai's gaze swept across the group of Takeda's retainers, especially staying on the faces of Masaobu Komai, Nobuaki Atobe, Mitsuken Nagasaka and the others for a long time.

All the retainers who had been active in the past kept their mouths shut.They seem to explain that the defeat in the war actually hit the Takeda family.Instead of being hit by the scolding of Xiwen to the Takeda family.But how many people believe it?The people of Shinano don't care who you were hit by, they only know that you passed out after being scolded, and then you lost. Only Takeda's vassals know that's not the case. [

Kira Yoshishi scolded happily, but how many people in the Takeda family cared about what he scolded. The old things of the Takeda family can't explain anything, and the people of Shinano country don't care what he is talking about. Whoever has the harder fist on the battlefield is the one who can win.You can't win the war with lip service, let alone the title of Genji's famous family.

The situation is different now, he not only scolded cheerfully, but also stunned his own master, making the people of the country who don’t know the truth think that he was wronged, those people of Shinano country are thinking that your Takeda family is really useless. The color does not change, the elk is on the left but does not blink, it has the ability to win the battle!

Harunobu Takeda is happy to promote his title as a famous Genji family, adding luster to his ancestors and adding a glorious and sacred coat to himself, from any point of view, it is beneficial but not harmful.The premise is that you don't meet a samurai nobleman who is both famous and not lacking in prestige like Ji Liangyi.

This time he was out of luck.Unprepared, he fainted on the spot when he was scolded by Kira Yoshitoki, which directly caused the command center of the Takeda Army to fail. Try to adapt to the rhythm of the opponent's war, it is not surprising that you can lose.

The Takeda vassals know how useless it is to lose in this battle. Even if they can’t win, they won’t lose. It’s okay to fight evenly. At least both sides can claim their victory. As for who wins and who loses, it doesn’t matter. That's the most important thing. If you can't take both, you can only suffer a dull loss without any reason. You can imagine how useless Takeda's retainers are.

Anyway, his Takeda family is also a famous martial arts family for hundreds of years, and its reputation is not too bad when it is not as good as the Kira family. I don't care how he scolds, as long as I can win the war, I can get back sooner or later.

With a "bang", Takeda Harunobu's fist hit the table, and the spirits of all the retainers and people who were thinking about it were shocked. He said loudly: "My lords! This is the life and death of my Takeda family. Please You must be vigilant and work with Harunobu to stabilize the situation. The adherents act immediately to appease the people of the country and heal the wounded soldiers. The samurai unite to boost the morale of the decline. The Takeda family!"

The impassioned voice and tone were so familiar, it once again aroused the slightly quiet enthusiasm of the Takeda family warriors, and the warriors present all leaned on the ground and said: "I am willing to do my best for the Lord!"

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The fierce battle that took place on the Shinano Chuanaka Island passed away quietly. On the street leading to Echigo Kanzan, a group of red armored cavalry galloped past, and the leading knight glanced at the dry and cracked land on both sides of the street. His face suddenly became even uglier.

Going north from Mount Shinano Iiyama, winding north along Lake Nojiri, what he saw was the barren fields, hopping locusts gathered in swarms to eat all the plants they could see, and farmers kneeling on their knees With his hands tied between the ridges of the field, his wrinkled, painful and sad expressions weighed heavily on his heart.

Traveling northward along the Sekigawa River, you will enter the core area of ​​the Nagao family. This mother river that nourishes 10,000+ residents on both sides of the river has become extremely clear and shallow. The drought demon has ravaged the entire Eastern Kingdom, especially in Echigo, which has a greater impact. In previous years This time is the season of abundant rain, and the ponds and ditches in the four branches are full, but now there are no traces of the ponds. A shocking scar.

Pass through the Otemon gate, go up the winding mountain road all the way, and when you come to Honmaru, you can see the faces of the servants are normal before you let out a sigh of relief. Axu waited in the corridor early, and when he saw Kirayoshi, he rushed over: "Your Highness! Your Royal Highness I'm out of danger, thanks to Mr. Shiliuwen Qian's rejuvenation!"

"Nagata Tokumoto? Isn't he in the Yugosho?".Ji Liangyi looked at the little maid Axu suspiciously, and followed her all the way to the castle tower. At this time, Hu Ji had just fallen asleep.There was a peaceful smile on his pale face.All the maids waited carefully with masks on.I don't know how the recovery is going.

Standing outside the door and seeing the scene inside the house through the gap, he sighed after a long time and asked, "What's going on? Why did the princess get the plague?"

"Ten days ago, a plague broke out in Joetsu for some unknown reason, and the followers rushed to treat the patients. Her Highness said that as a woman from the Kira family, she wanted to share the worries of His Highness. She took us down to the town to prepare medicine and deliver food for the seriously ill patients. We took great care to protect Her Highness the Princess. Later, because everyone was very busy, we may have been negligent from dawn to dusk. After returning to Kasugayama Castle, Her Majesty the Princess passed out. Fortunately, Mr. Nagata was in Kasugayama Castle , personally consulted the doctor and quickly stabilized Her Royal Highness's condition." The little maid intermittently explained the cause and effect clearly.

Tiger Princess fulfilled the duties of a samurai woman to deal with the epidemic and disaster for him, probably because she was more assured of her own protection and in good health, so she was so busy for a few days that there was nothing special, and she didn't fall ill until she returned to Kasugayama Castle. Nagata Tokumoto's diagnosis was Overwork, sickness into the body.Fortunately, the body is strong and the condition is not serious.

"Thank you for your hard work! Rest carefully, I see that you are also very tired." Yoshitomo Kira forced a smile and left the castle tower.

Maybe he came back when he knew about Kirayoshi.That night, the girl's fever went down successfully. On the fifth day, the color recovered slightly. On the tenth day, she could sit up. When she saw Kira Yoshiki, she stood by her side worriedly. Tiger Princess buried herself in his arms, weeping aggrievedly: "I'm sorry. , Your Highness! Hu Ji is still too capricious! You are worried! Hu Ji almost thought that she would never see Her Highness!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Ji Liangyi put his arms around Hu Ji and tidied her messy hair, and said in a soft voice: "Hu Ji will be healthy and healthy, and she will give birth to a baby for me in the future. So it will definitely get better, just pay attention next time, and you must bring more guards when you go out, okay?"

"En! Hu Ji knows." The girl buried her head deeper.

For the next half month, Yoshishi Kira never left the castle tower to guard the Nagaogi, he hugged her every day, told stories, told jokes, played big games with her, and played flying chess, checkers, and military chess to make her happy. Made it. [

Military chess is also very simple, just replace it with the white flag of Genji, and change the level of the chess pieces into generals, guanling, guanlingdai, guardian daimyo, guardian Dai, servant general, ashigaru general, ashigaru head, and ashigaru. It can eliminate traps, and baked jade can blow up chess pieces of any level. In this way, four people can play two games: turning chess and standing chess. It is also very interesting to ponder.

With the new game, he invited Aju and Axu to play with them, and the girl's complexion gradually became better and better, which made him feel relieved.

"My lord, the plague caused by the death of farmers from neighboring countries has been brought under control. All the cows and horses that died of illness were burned, and the patients were isolated and treated separately. The spread of the disease was brought under control. Mr. Nagata's help is very important. "Hosokawa Fujitaka has also returned from the front line. He has been busy for many days, and the rich figure he has managed to raise has become emaciated again.

Plague is a horrible thing that is talked about in this era. The combination of drought, locust and plague is a huge disaster. In just a few months, more than 5000 people died of Echigo disease, including Some Chinese lords and their family members were attacked by the epidemic and died one after another. To make matters worse, the epidemic spread very quickly. Plague disasters appeared one after another in the vast land from the south to the Kantohoku to Echigo. Sleep.

Fortunately, Echigo has a complete and sound mechanism, and the concentric people from all over the country play a decisive role at this time. Whether it is people who died of illness or cattle and horses, all are cremated collectively, and the sick are isolated separately to ensure that the speed of the spread of the plague has dropped sharply. Tokumoto Nagata , Qu Naose Shouzhen and other doctors provide enough time for the treatment work.

"Did Mr. Nagata say anything when he came back this time? Our family hasn't seen him, and we don't know how his brother's condition is."

"According to Mr. Nagata's description, the main hall's illness has long been cured, and now it is undergoing recovery treatment, especially the old injury on the left ankle still needs to be healed, and it will come back after winter."

"Well! Tell me how the autumn harvest is going?"

"It's basically over! Judging from the current situation, it is very serious! Fortunately, chickens and ducks are raised to kill locusts, otherwise it will be more serious!" In the next year, when the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, thousands of people will die.

Nowadays, where there are rivers in the seven counties of Echigo, there are more or less waterwheels. It is more convenient to connect the wells to get water than before. Every household has enough old grain from last year to survive the famine.

"My family knows, you have been suffering a lot recently, pay more attention to your body."

The difficult autumn is finally over. The first consecutive days of snowfall in winter heralds the end of the drought. Before the snowfall comes, the last sown late rice and the second season corn are all put into the warehouse in the sun, and the statistics are soon available. Come out, because of the impact of drought and locust plague, the result of Echigo's grain production statistics this year is 67 shi.

"It's more than one-third less than expected... I didn't expect the impact of the disaster to be so great!" Yoshihiro Kira's face was gloomy. Jinghu Nagao's illness is still not cured, and Huji Nagao is recovering from a serious illness. How can he do that? don't worry.

What troubled him even more was the occupation of Kita Shinano. From the end of July to the end of September, the intensity of this war was far beyond everyone's imagination. The Takeda family paid more than [-] people in battle and more than [-] people were seriously injured. He paid a heavy price but got nothing, which can be described as a serious injury.

In the stalemate, the Nagao and Shinano allied forces joined forces with the Kira family's navy, iron cannon team, and heavy rattan bow team to successively break through Yashiro Castle, Arato Castle, Waho Castle, and Muraka Castle, and completely captured Murakami Yoshiki's original territory in one fell swoop. Sanada Yutaka could only stay in the Toishi Castle and Sanada Township area, and the Takeda family army was deprived of nearly half of the basic base in Zhongxinano.

The peace talks in Kita Shinano also came to a stalemate. The Takeda family was unwilling to reap a defeat and retreated, but they tried their best to fight against the morale of the Kira family, so they were passively nailed to Mount Chausu, unable to advance or retreat. What's more unfavorable was that the back road was copied. , Even if you want to retreat without saying a word, it is not so easy.

On the other hand, Murakami Yoshiki suffered a terrible loss when he attacked Toishi Castle. He was beaten back by Sanada Yukitaka's troops after several attacks. He knew how difficult it was to beat Toishi Castle. A few years ago, Toishi collapse relied on this fortified city. Blocking Takeda's army, now it's time for him to make trouble again, if you don't fight Stone Rock City, if you let it go, copying the back road and breaking the grain road at any time will definitely put them in a life-or-death dilemma, so the two sides are in a stalemate and no one can do anything about it.

In this situation, Yoshimoto Imagawa suddenly jumped out to act as an intermediary for the two parties. Taiyuan Xuesai came from Suruga to Chuanaka Island as an emissary to discuss matters between the two sides, and finally reached the basis of harmony between the two parties. The Takeda family occupied the Kira family in Shinano The ground recognizes that the Kira family must let the Takeda family leave, and the two sides strike peace.

At the same time, Taiyuan Xuezhai expressed to Tokiyuki Yamamoto the hope of getting married as soon as possible. After several years of teaching, the adopted daughter of the Imagawa family, Princess Ii, has grown into a beautiful daughter of the samurai family. when.

Tokiyuki Yamamoto told Taiyuan Xuesai that the main wife of Yoshitoki Kira was still to be married next year, and Taiyuan Xuesai immediately said that it didn't matter, and that Princess Jingi could be sent to Echigo first. Let's talk about old things. (to be continued...)