Everything is indeed over.
On November 16, thousands of stones were dug into the castle tower.
Fukushima Yasunari, along with Uakisama, Yoshioka Katsumasa, Mizusaki Sussei and Hachisuka Koroku, met with Tsuda Sumasa, Tsuda Sancada and his son from Neraizo to discuss the future action plan. Not long ago
, Nelai Zhong just opened the city gate, welcomed the troops of Jobanbei into the city, and invited the officers of Jobanbei to come to the castle tower for a meal. In order to show sincerity and trust, Fukushima Yasunari also brought the senior commanders of the army to the banquet calmly. This move
He immediately won the favor of the public.
"This..." At the banquet, Yoshioka Katsumasa recognized Oshigemasa sitting in the back row at a glance, "But that samurai who has been guerrillas a few days ago? I recognize him and he has brought us a lot of trouble.
It’s troublesome.”
"Ah..." Oku Shigemasa was a little embarrassed when he heard this. He didn't know how to reply. He was stunned for a long time before replying nondescriptly, "You're flattered."
Yoshioka Katsumasa's one stone caused a thousand waves, and the officers of Tokiwabi immediately began a large-scale "recognition of relatives" operation, one after another to find out from among the samurai warriors those who had fought against each other on the battlefield before. To be honest,
There is definitely mutual appreciation, but it would be a lie to say that there was no hatred towards each other before. After all, the guerrilla actions of the Kii people made life very difficult for the Red Leaf Army, and they even killed many of their brothers.
However, war is like this, there is no way. These warriors are also people who have been licking blood for so many years, so they will not be ignorant of the importance.
"I would like to ask you about a person." While chatting, Shui Yuanjing suddenly remembered something and asked the warriors in Genlaizhong, "Do you know a warrior who also uses an iron cannon?
A pipe that whistles every time an attack is launched, and the whistle sounds like the crow of a bamboo bird!"
"You have to ask that little bamboo bird!"
"You must be talking about the little bamboo bird!"
Before Shui Atom Jing finished speaking, several other colleagues of Tsukiwabei had already guessed what he wanted to ask and echoed in unison.
"Little Bamboo Sparrow?" Commander Tsuda laughed when he heard Tsukiwabe's name for the Kii samurai, "It doesn't sound like a samurai's name at all."
"How old is the person you're talking about?" Tsuda frowned and thought about it, but it seemed that there was no good candidate.
"He looks like he is in his mid-twenties, wearing a blue Jinhaori." Mizuhara Atonsune recalled the man's appearance and replied to Tsuda.
"This..." Tsuda finally thought about it for a while, raised his head and whispered, "Could it be the director of the Zahe Clan?"
"Lord, sir? He does seem to like smoking." Commander Tsuda nodded with approval, "But I didn't know he could whistle?"
"Ah, never mind, you will know when the time comes." Yoshioka Shengmasa smiled and waved his hand, "At that time, he gathered the entire Zahe army and attacked our baggage train several times, causing us great misery.
Everyone in the army remembers him, and His Highness also remembers him, so we must be careful about this person."
"It is also an honor for a samurai to be valued by His Highness Hongye." Tsuda said with some envy after hearing this, "After all, His Highness Hongye is the leader of the younger generation of the samurai family. He can face the repair doctor and the great chef.
Even the great officials are not inferior, and in ten years there will probably be no one in the world who can surpass them."
"Then what are the further arrangements for His Majesty Hongye? Do you need Genlaizhong to do anything?" Commander Tsuda took over his father's words and asked in a low voice.
"Your Highness has considered that the Nerais may not be willing to fight with their former colleagues, so there is no need for the Nerais to participate in the battle." Fukushima Yasunari whispered in a very considerate voice, "Your Highness only needs the Nerais to send guides to guide us in our march.
At the same time, we also hope that Gen Laizhong can provide envoys to help us persuade more people to surrender."
"Then what is Tokiwabi's next plan?"
"After crossing the Izumi Mountains, we are equivalent to going deep behind the Kii people's defense line and cutting the entire defense line into two. Your Highness asked us to cooperate with the Eastern Route Army to encircle and annihilate the Kii people's eastern front troops, and then join forces.
March westward and cooperate with His Highness's main force to attack the Kii army on the western front."
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As the Nelai people were betrayed, a hole was opened in the middle of the Kii defense line. The Red Leaf Army Tokiwabi entered Naga County directly from the mountain road and appeared behind the Kii people. The Kii people were shocked.
In disgrace, the troops on the eastern front retreated urgently, but were defeated by the pursuit of Ikeda Tsuneaki, and the retreat road had long been blocked by Tokiwa Bei. Under the persuasion of Genlaizhong, these people had no choice but to declare their surrender. However, these defeats
Those who surrendered and those who had previously surrendered to the Yuqiu family would certainly not enjoy the same treatment. The weapons of their troops were confiscated, and the main samurai retainers were also temporarily placed under house arrest.
With both the central and eastern defenses collapsed, Suzuki Shigei did not dare to block and harass the Hongye Army in the mountains remaining on the western front, lest they be outflanked by troops attacking from the side. As a last resort, he ordered his troops to be divided into
Zero, withdrew from various roads to Zahe City and stood firm. However, many small wealthy families did not come back after leaving the large army. Instead, they returned to their territories and sent envoys to Yu Qiuping to negotiate peace.
When the Yuqiu family's army met at the foot of Zahe Castle and surrounded Suzuki Shigei in the city, there were only a pitiful 3,000 people left around Suzuki Shigei. Yu Qiuping then issued an order asking all Kii people who had previously remained neutral to
The public and the temple forces immediately stated their position - those who are willing to surrender to the Yuqiu family will lead their troops to meet at Zahe City, otherwise they will be treated as enemies.
Yu Qiuping's move was actually suggested by Amano Keitoku. He wanted to transfer the small wealthy families and the common people from their territories to facilitate the implementation of the subsequent "land reform" plan. Amano Keide also pointed out that those temples and communities
The forces will most likely ignore Yu Qiuping's announcement, which also gives the Yu Qiu family an excuse to attack later.
As expected, most of the small wealthy families and the common people led their troops to the gate of Zahe City, but most of the temples in Kii were indifferent to Yu Qiuping's request. Yu Qiuping secretly recorded the names of these temples in his heart.
, but they did not settle the accounts immediately - burning the flames to the Ichigo clan now would easily arouse the dissatisfaction and resistance of the entire Kii. It is better not to rush into action before the dust settles.
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"Exactly." At the top of Zahe City, Chang Changchang, the "Little Skylark" who was cherished by the Red Leaf Army, was at the top of the city, staring at the camp below the city very angrily. There were many flags there, and they were still side by side a few months ago.
The friendly forces fighting have now turned to Yu Qiuping - Yu Qiuping obviously didn't promise anything, and didn't even provide the security measures he led. Why did these guys just wag their tails and surrender?
At present, three thousand Zaga people are besieged by more than 20,000 people in Zaga Castle, with no chance of breaking out. Even though they had asked Honganji for help before, Honganji also agreed to contact the navy frontmen of the Miyoshi family and the Mori family.
They came to help, but they couldn't count on these reinforcements. This back and forth was delayed for who knows how long. By the time the navy arrived, the day lilies were already cold.
In the past few days, the auxiliary soldiers of the Hongye Army outside Zahe City are frantically building siege equipment, such as rams, ladders, and siege oars. The entire camp is densely packed with watchtowers, making the Zahe people in the city shudder.
Akihira also sent envoys many times to persuade him to surrender, but they were all rejected by Suzuki Shigeyoshi. As Kii's strongest believer in the Ichikai sect, the Zaga clan could not betray the master of Honganji Temple, let alone surrender to the Buddhist enemy Oda Nobunaga.
.Although Tsuda was right, Dohashi Shigeharu, Satake Yoshimasa, Ota Sadahisa and other wealthy leaders wrote letters to persuade him to surrender, explaining that "His Majesty Momiji has a kind heart and is different from a demon king like Oda Nobunaga", Suzuki
However, his seriousness remained unwavering. In his opinion, these rhetorics were just excuses made by the surrenderers for their unsteady will.
However, although Suzuki Shigei is determined, the hearts of the Zaga crowd are floating, and the desperate situation in front of them makes them unable to see the future. Many people are talking about it, saying that those who surrendered were not treated, and those who refused to come
The temple has not been embarrassed by Yu Qiuping. Why not surrender in this case? Can't we still serve the Dharma Master in the future? And those who hold similar views include Suzuki Shigei's eldest son Suzuki Shigekane
Thinking of this, Suzuki Zhongyi seemed to feel that he had a lot more white hair. Seeing that the Yuqiu family's general attack was imminent, Suzuki Zhongyi's heart became more and more tense. However, at this critical moment, something suddenly happened in Zahe City.
An uninvited guest was welcomed - the visitor lurked in from the mountains and escaped the blockade of the Red Leaf Army.
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"What? His Highness Suzuki agreed to negotiate for peace?" Yu Qiuping asked in a low voice with some surprise after listening to the envoy's report. He originally planned to launch a general offensive early this morning, but Suzuki Zhongyi's envoy suddenly said that he wanted to negotiate for peace -
—If you really wanted to negotiate peace, why did you go there so far? We sent so many envoys and wasted so much time, but were they all eaten up?
"Yes, but my lord must first find out the conditions for His Highness to govern the ministry." The messenger replied in a low voice.
"What other conditions can we offer now?" The impatient Yoshioka Katsumasa shouted dissatisfiedly upon seeing this, "You are going to be finished soon? Surrender unconditionally! Do you still want conditions?"
"Don't be like this, Shengzheng." Yu Qiuping pressed his hand and signaled Yoshioka Shengzheng to stop, and then whispered to the envoy, "The conditions are very complicated and cannot be explained in a few words. I suggest His Majesty Suzuki to put down his arms and stop resisting.
, then I will call all the people of Kii Country for a meeting to discuss peace talks."
"We will not lay down our weapons until we receive guarantees." The messenger whispered in a neither humble nor condescending tone.
"Ah, forget it, it doesn't make sense to you." Yu Qiuping smiled and shook his head, "If His Highness Suzuki really wants to talk about peace, let him come out in person and I will talk to him."
Hearing this, the envoy glanced at the heavily armed guards of the Red Leaf Army with some vigilance, but said nothing more.
"What's there to worry about? Haven't we talked about it once before?" Yu Qiuping asked with some confusion, "I have always been trustworthy, don't you know it already?"
"If your Highness Zhibu doesn't mind, can you come to Zahe City to negotiate?" The envoy did not answer Yu Qiuping's question, but whispered to himself.
"Are you kidding me?" At this moment, Maeda Keiji couldn't sit still anymore, stood up from the stool and shouted, "It's now, will we let the lord come to you to negotiate? Don't you have any idea in your mind?
?If you want to talk, get out of the city and talk!”
Chapter completed!