Pillars of the Wu family

The army entered the city without flaunting their might and did not line the streets to greet them. The attitude of the remaining townspeople towards the occupying army was full of insensitivity. Their eyes were as indifferent as ice, and there seemed to be a trace of hatred and despair. Silently gathered at the gate of the city waiting for the winner's final verdict.

"I wasted my strength to reap an abandoned city!" Hojo Ujiyasu was very angry. He worked hard to attack the city for a long time and took down an abandoned city. He lost [-] lives for this abandoned city. He was regretting such a desperate attack. Is the city too reckless? It might be better if the rhythm is suppressed.

It was useless to regret the matter so far, holding back the anger in his chest to stop the warriors' attempts to demand random arrests, he sternly warned all the warriors: "A terrible plague just happened here, if you don't want to die, don't touch anything! Not only can’t touch their things, but also eliminate the plague here, demolish all the houses and strengthen the city walls and towers, burn all the dead people and animals, including their used things!”

How much is left of these 500 survivors? Most of the houses in the city have been demolished, and there is little food left. The whole city is tinkling with poverty. The warehouses in the city are clean enough to run away mice, and there is no gold or silver in them. There are no swords, guns or armor for jewels. If you insist on looting anything from these poor townspeople, you have to hunt.

The random arrest is not about raping and looting these unarmed civilians. They used to be the leaders of the Hojo family. Now they stand on the opposite side of the Hojo family because of the war. It is harmful to kill these innocent people for the war waged by the samurai. The benevolence of the Hojo family is even more detrimental to the Hojo family's management of Musashi and Ueno.

Not to mention Hitokari, as an outsider, the Hojo family.If you want to gain a foothold in Kanto, you have to win over the local people.For example, a powerful local tyrant.There are also farmers living in this territory, the public four people six is ​​his way to win over, and now it is too late to do good governance, so how dare they engage in human hunting.

The siege is doomed to be worth the loss, and if you want to blame it, you have to blame Hojo Ushiyasu and Nagano Kentada for not playing cards according to common sense. The death of the last samurai was beyond the expectations of the samurai. In short, this war was a lose-lose result, and no one was a big winner.

Nagao Jinghu took the Isesaki Castle with all his might.It also paid a high price for this. The Ueno national coalition army complained that the siege was too uncomfortable. The [-] troops surrounded a small city for so long and did not get anything. It was very loud, and the samurai discussed to divide the first, second, and third merits to get a reward.

The Ueno Allied Forces are not yet ready to fight another tough battle, or Nagano Yezheng is waiting for the people of the country to block the Hojo army, and take the initiative to attack the enemy outside the country. This high-end strategy is obviously not suitable for only calling A national alliance that lacks coercive power. [

Of course, they can't afford to go to Musashi, and they don't plan to practice this strategy. The opposite is the Hojo family with an army of [-].It's not their mob's coalition forces, who still have a little bit of land and harmony at the door of their house.After rushing to Musashi, there was nothing left. The allies of the Ueno Kingdom clamored that they wanted to rest for a few days just after taking down Isesaki Castle.

The allies of the [-]-strong army did not move, and the Longtail Army naturally could not move either. The internal feedback voice expressed that they were not willing to go to the Hojo Army right now, and traveled long distances in the rain and wind to Ueno before running away. Come to fight a siege battle, and after finally winning the battle, rushing to beat the Beitiao Army to death, anyone would feel inappropriate.

Many reasons overlap with each other, forcing Nagao Jinghu to take the lead in breaking through Isesaki Castle and did not go to rescue Mitake Castle. He could only watch it fall. , but the veteran had no plans to rescue from beginning to end.

It is not a big deal for a brother to die, but a samurai is a business of licking blood with knives. You can't help crying and crying, and the 5000 men of the Ueno coalition army still count on him to protect them. Pity for a dead one. It's better to go Caring for the living, Nagano Kentada's children stayed in Minowa City, and giving them a decent status in the future would be worthy of this kindness.

Nagao Jinghu has a lot of preoccupations, and the delay of the war will be extremely detrimental to Echigo. The cruel facts are in front of him and he cannot choose. He has been entangled in the general affairs of rewarding and treating the wounded for several days. He finally finished his work and relaxed. After coming down, he walked out of the camp with a few personal guards.

The camp is stationed on the high mountain near the southern border of Ueno country. To the north, Hirai Castle is the residence of the Uesugi family in the mountain. The name of this 100-meter-long earth mountain is Takayama. There is also Takayama Castle at the northern foot of Takayama, which belongs to Gongwei The satellite branch city of Hirai Castle, [-] coalition troops from Echigo Ueno are stationed at the southern foot of Takayama.

The military camp is divided into two parts, the Ueno Nationalist Allied Forces to the west, and the Echigo Nagao Legion to the east. There is a row of fences between the camps of the two sides, and only a few guards are allowed to pass through. Being stingy and discriminating against the Ueno people is the method proposed by Nagano Industry.

Two states, a large camp of 3000 people gathered together will always have all kinds of troubles. If there are too many people, there will be more things. It is always an unavoidable question which one pays more rewards.

It is well known that the lords of the Ueno Kingdom have been hit by disasters for years and the lords are poor, and the servants are still struggling on the poverty line. Cornmeal soup cakes, snow-white and fluffy big steamed buns, and udon noodles made with a rich chicken broth, and then look at the cold and hard rice balls, a brown rice bento decorated with prunes, in my heart Unbalanced and provoking troubles should be avoided.

It is even more obvious in terms of rewards. Although Isesaki Castle was breached by the Nagao Army, the Nagano Nationalist Allied Forces believed that they had put in a lot of effort. The level is consistent, and the ashigaru first level ranges from 150 to [-] according to the grade.One effort and two hundred guan.[-] rounds of second round.Three rounds of skill are also rewarded with one hundred guans like Yichong and Yianqiang.

The Ueno Allied Forces didn’t have any rewards. They didn’t capture the city. When they broke the city, the Ueno Allied Forces were still waving their flags and shouting at the foot of the mountain. The Nagao family would not reward them and could not reward them. Accepting Nagao Jinghu’s reward is tantamount to admitting that he is Nagao The retainers of the family, the Ueno people with super self-esteem, do not allow this, since it is not allowed.Then I can only watch the samurai of the Nagao family happily accept the reward and stare blankly.

Camping in the wild is stricter than the military discipline in the city. You can’t go to Hirai castle town to drink and buy sex. There will also be some unconscious guys who use knives and big guns to settle their grievances.

In order to avoid unhealthy trends in the military camp, and because the Ueno people were very worried that the hatchback would pull Ueno's people to Echigo, Nagano Yezheng led a group of Ueno people to find Nagao Jinghu to discuss countermeasures. Both sides are allies. Complete isolation seems a little too raw.

So this fence isolation came in handy, and the Ueno samurai could enter the Echigo camp through the entrance, whether it was pure communication or enjoying delicious food, it would not be affected.The blocking of the ashigaru class can also effectively prevent the grassroots from being drawn in by Echigo's sugar-coated cannon.

Changwei Jinghu paced into the barracks, and the oncoming young warriors were all smiling.These young people are fresh blood who have just joined the Long Tail Army, and they don't know the long tail Jinghu who is wearing a hood. Listening to their conversations still revolves around the siege battle that just ended. [

A small siege battle almost cost thousands of Yongle coins. Although the money was finally distributed in the form of rice and food, these young warriors were shocked by such a large amount of money, and the young people were active in their thinking. Really, just now I was still admiring the generosity, and the next moment I walked to the open space far away, talking and laughing, someone took out a leather ball, and a ball game started in a short while.

Sports have always been valued in the Middle Ages. In the era of lack of entertainment, in addition to playing board and board games, there were outdoor activities such as horseback riding, archery, mountaineering, and outings. So many young people chose to practice swordsmanship and spearmanship as a way to vent their energy. Echigo has developed too fast in the past few years, and the food is better than before. The young warriors are also much taller.

There are two crucial growth periods in a person's life. One is a few years after birth, growing from a small child to a three-foot Mongolian child is an important growth period. The second growth period is twelve or thirteen years old. During puberty between the ages of sixteen and seventeen, as the saying goes, half-sized children eat to death, which means that young people in adolescence are especially good at eating, and the more they eat, the better they grow.

In medieval Japan, the agriculture was extremely underdeveloped, and the diet level remained at a thousand years ago. You could not eat meat or seasoning, and there was no other flavor except miso soup called miso soup. Therefore, the Kanhe trade in the Muromachi era was a fat shortage. Every time I go to the Ming Dynasty, the boat fortress is full.

So many people go to Daming Dynasty firstly to make money, and secondly to enjoy the exquisite food of Ming Dynasty. After a few days of good life, even monks are willing to go to Daming Dynasty. The Su Zhai is a real treat.

Nowadays, Echigo can basically meet this demand. The people of Echigo who are full of warehouses are also pursuing more enjoyment. The better the life, the higher the physical fitness of the younger generation. These young warriors are only fifteen or sixteen years old, and they generally have a height of 1.6. About 1.7 meters tall, and occasionally you can see a big man close to [-] meters. In the early years, this body was cultivated as a strong seedling.

The old injury on Nagao Jinghu's leg has basically recovered. Nagata Tokumoto is worthy of being a medical saint of a generation. This stubborn disease was cured in only three years. Walking has long been done without a bamboo stick, and there is no problem with taking small steps, running quickly, and jumping lightly. It's just that he still goes to the hot spring every winter to recuperate to consolidate the curative effect, which is not a problem for Nagao Jinghu.

Walking all the way to the small gap between the two rows of fences, a wooden door blocked the way out on both sides. This is the pass. There are more than a dozen samurai guarding here. The young samurai who surrounded the center were of extraordinary status, and they were allowed to pass through after a brief interrogation.

After passing the pass, I saw some injured warriors walking with difficulty on crutches. They were usually accompanied by some relatives. It seemed that some wounded were undergoing rehabilitation. Nagao Jinghu hesitated for a moment, and looked at the group The wounded walked over.

After walking a few steps, I saw the closest distance. A middle-aged warrior with a right leg injury suddenly dropped his crutches and forced himself to stand up and walk.The two young men who were serving at the side were startled by the middle-aged warrior.He hurried over to help.However, he was recklessly driven by the middle-aged warrior, and he staggered and fell after taking a few steps.

Nagao Jinghu stopped to watch, and the accompanying samurai whispered in his ears: "That is the lord of Takayama Castle, the leader of the Takayama group, Takayama Sakashige, and these two young men are his nephew Takayama Yushige, and Takayama Jiro Saburo Yasushige."

The older Gao Shan Xingzhong was more prudent, he hurriedly helped the injured Gao Shan Dingzhong, and persuaded in a low voice: "Uncle, please don't do this! The doctor told you to practice more, and you will recover within three months, so now It’s still too much to lose the crutches! Please believe the doctor’s instructions and don’t do such a dangerous move again!”

"Shut up! If I listen to that quack doctor's words and practice for three months, will it be our Gaoshan family's turn to participate in this year's war? I don't believe that quack doctor's words, don't say three months, I can't wait for even one, I must recover as soon as possible The sooner the better!" Gao Shan Dingzhong drove off the two juniors as if possessed, insisting on standing up and continuing, but this time the two young people did not dare to go far.Seeing him staggering, he hastily supported him.

"Uncle! You were really in danger just now, let's take a break and try again!" Gao Shan Anzhong, who was younger, said anxiously: "If you fall to the wound and burst the wound, you will be in trouble!"

Takayama decided to drive two more people.One staggered and almost fell down. This time he gave up the so-called struggle, but still refused to admit defeat: "Scars are the highest glory of a warrior. Our mission as a warrior is to win meritorious service with our lives. If you get a little injury, you can call it dead or alive. Why should you be a warrior?" , if you are afraid, go home and farm!"

Gao Shan Dingzhong's voice was very loud, attracting the surrounding family members of the injured to look sideways. The two teenagers flushed with embarrassment, and hurriedly said: "We are really not afraid! We will never embarrass the Gao Shan family!"

"Young people are still inexperienced." Changwei Jinghu shook his head, seeing that it was getting late, he turned around and went back the same way. Halfway, he saw a group of old and young people in black mourning clothes coming out of a distant tent. He listened carefully. They were Kentada Nagano and his family, the widows of the genealogy family.

Seeing the mournful faces and mourning voices, the samurai who maintained order bowed their heads in silence. Kentada Nagano's wife died young. The waiter stood with a sad face, and two young children followed the procession. They were the five-year-old eldest grandson and the two-year-old granddaughter. The youngest granddaughter still didn't know that her grandfather had passed away.

Nagao Jinghu said lightly: "Parting from life and death cannot be avoided. This may be absolute calmness and rationality, but my family hates the calmness of accepting the truth of Nai, and the rationality of sitting and watching his companions die. Yoshitoki is right, ending this troubled world is the right thing to do. The only way, let's put an end to it all!"

In the early autumn, the flood gradually subsided, and the warm climate was very suitable for launching a war. On the third day after Mitake Castle was captured, the Hojo Army launched a tentative attack. In the next three days, they invested [-] and [-] , the [-]-strong army was repeatedly chased by the Nagao Legion near Takayama Castle. The cunning Hojo Army turned around and retreated after two quarters of an hour at most. back to camp.

In a few days, the ruins of Mitake Castle were cleared up. Thousands of warriors gathered outside the city to re-clean up the soil bore that was blocked with mud during the siege battle. He had just returned from his tour of the camp under the city, and saw Matsuda Shengxiu leading several samurai waiting in the large room for a long time.

These people are of different ages, the oldest one has a gray beard and wrinkled face, he is probably over [-] years old, and the fluff on the youngest beard has not faded. Seeing Hojo Ujiyasu surrounded by a large group of people, he seemed a bit at a loss, and Matsuda Mori Xiu pointed to a few people and said: "My lord, these are the relatives of Canggano and Bai Cang, and they are willing to serve as the internal staff of my Hojo family and clear the way for my Hojo family."

Hojo Shiyasu's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "Very well, my family has a plan, please come here with your ears."

A few days later, the Hojo family announced their departure for Ueno, and the [-] troops marched in three directions, aiming at the [-] coalition troops on the border of Ueno.

Nagao Jinghu reacted very quickly. With the intelligence support of the Kira Ninja Army, he obtained the exact information at the first time. Immediately, he summoned the retainers to issue an order to attack. The response of the Ueno Allied Forces was very slow. In order to strengthen the strength of supervision and supervision, it is necessary to hold a military meeting before the war to do unified persuasion work.

Nagano Yezheng is also very anxious. The Nagano family's headquarters has only 800 troops. If they don't convince the people of the country, if they don't want to send troops with them, or if they don't agree in their hearts, then it's a good idea to hold back the foreign workers. This military meeting will be held. It took an hour to settle down. At this time, the Hojo army had entered Ueno territory, only a few kilometers away from Takayama Castle.

When the Ueno coalition army walked out of the camp slowly, the Hojo army narrowed the distance between the two sides to less than one kilometer. As soon as they saw the [-] troops rushing over the mountains and plains, the morale of the Ueno coalition army was shaken, and some Chinese people showed weakness before fighting. , it is obvious that they are very reluctant to fight with the Hojo Army.

Knowing the current situation of the Ueno coalition forces, Nagao Jinghu can say that he was angry. Last year, when he attacked Hojo's family, he was trying to drive ducks to the shelves. This time, when he attacked Hojo, some people's mentality changed. They always thought that they were the masters of Ueno. The Nagao family and the Hojo family were treated on the same level, especially their expressions and actions made him sneer.

"They waver because they are unwilling to fight against the Hojo family. They feel that this war is related to the people of Ueno. It’s not the villains trying to take advantage of the fire, maybe some people still want to drive away the family, so they can negotiate peace with Hojo Ujiyasu!”

Nagao Jinghu looks down on the Ueno people. These greedy people always only care about their own interests. Today, they can use this reason to unite with the Nagao family to fight against the Hojo army. Tomorrow, they may change their appearance and serve under the Hojo family's banner to counterattack Echigo. vanguard.

For example, the [-] party members of the Ueno people in the east are simply too much for soy sauce. They haven't moved much since the war started. They set up their own camp at the southern foot of the mountain, which is near Takayama Castle, and they don't join the two armies at all. At this moment, when the army came out, they moved the slowest, and they seemed to be planning to escape at any time when they dragged to the back.

Nagano Karmasa is not an upright samurai, he also has his own selfishness. So far, he, the leader of the Minoru, has been working hard to maintain his power. Twelve sons-in-law are not enough as wings. He wants to take the entire West Ueno People's hearts are all drawn together, so his reaction will be so slow, and he will have to persuade him earnestly to send out a soldier, which is completely different from his previous temperament of being unambiguous. (to be continued...)