"The punishment for Satake Yoshige has been completed."
On November 15, the ninth year of Tensho (151), in Minawa Castle in Ueno Province, Ameaki Heimasa discussed with Shibata Katsuie, Maeda Toshiie, Fuwa Mitsuharu, Sasaka Narimasa and other important ministers of the Hokurikudo Army how to implement Oda Nobunaga's plan.
Order.
"It's much lighter than expected. Satake Yoshige, the person who surrendered at the end, actually left Hitachi half country with him." Fuha Koji held the letter from Azuchi Castle in his hand and said incredulously, "My Lord
When I declared war on all of Kanto before, I thought that according to my lord’s temper, I would definitely kill them all this time.”
"Perhaps His Highness Niwa's hard work day and night has finally worked." Yu Qiupei felt a little sympathetic when he thought of Niwa Nagahide's worried and tired face, "It's not easy. But those little big names who joined the Kwantung Allied Forces are...
Everything has been changed, and there is no emotion at all.”
"They brought it upon themselves." Sasanagi Masa clearly agreed with this and responded coldly, "They have to resist stubbornly at this time. It is obvious that they do not agree with our Oda family."
"But that's fine. After all, the ronin of the little daimyo of Kanto who were changed will hate the Satake family instead of us." Yu Qiuping nodded thoughtfully, and as he spoke, he seemed to gradually understand Oda Nobunaga.
The profound meaning is, "They will probably seek revenge. If anything goes wrong with the Satake family, the lord can change them from beginning to end, and also calm down the dissatisfaction of the ronin of the little daimyo of Kanto."
"It's still Hongye who thinks quickly." Maeda Toshiie nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and praised, "When the world is at peace, Hongye will still need more advice on government affairs."
"It's not the duty of a warrior." Shibata Katsuie snorted coldly and glared sideways at Toshie Toshie, who was immediately frightened and speechless.
"The entire Takeda family has been suppressed. Except for the Nishina family's Takato Castle, which took some effort, the other cities basically surrendered without a fight after learning that the main force of the Takeda family was destroyed and Takeda Katsuyori committed seppuku.
Even the next governor perished before being elected, and Takeda Katsuyori's orphans and widows also fell into the hands of His Highness Tokugawa." Fuha Koji continued to look at the intelligence summary sent from the rear, turning the pages quickly with his hands.
"Izu has also been suppressed. The young master led the army to conquer the Hakone Mountains and surrounded Odawara Castle. The army of the Hojo family that escaped from Shinano was stopped by the young master at Tamana Castle and could not enter Odawara Castle."
"Then the Hojo family is finished." After hearing this, Shibata Katsuie seemed to stop paying attention to the rest of the story. He narrowed his eyes indifferently and leaned back with his arms folded, not intending to continue to participate in the discussion.
"It depends on whether the young master wants to capture Odawara Castle or destroy the main force of Hojo first." Yu Qiupei also holds the same view as Shibata Katsuie, "Young Master's rapid march across Odawara Castle to block the main force of Hojo is a wonderful move.
Otherwise, it would be really difficult to let those tens of thousands of Hojo troops return to Odawara City."
"My lord's hard work is not in vain. The young lord who was still a little stiff in front of the battle is now a famous general who can command tens of thousands of troops and act alone." Maeda Toshiie also praised a few words with emotion, "
I can still remember when I was a child, we, the mother-in-laws, played with the young master and watched the young master running around in the yard... Time flies so fast, and in the blink of an eye, the young master will take over."
"That's right." Sasaki Narimasa was also touched when he heard this. He smiled and whispered, "Back then, I was the strictest in disciplining the young master. The young master was even afraid of me at one time. Who would have thought that a little kid who was only a little bit old back then would
The child is now able to take over the master's mantle."
"Did the young master say whether you want us to go south to support?" While the two mothers-in-law, Maeda Toshiie and Sasana Narimasa, were in mourning, Yu Qiupei looked at the letter in Fuwa Koji's hand and asked with concern.
"Young Master didn't say it clearly. He just said that everything should be done according to the judgment of His Highness Hongye and His Highness Shibata." Fuwa Koji slowed down his speech and turned over a few pieces of paper again as he spoke. Then he shook his head and said, "Indeed, there is no such thing.
Give clear instructions."
"Then I think the young master means that we don't have to rush there." Yu Qiuping thought for a moment and then judged in a low voice, "The young master has a general sense of etiquette and will definitely not say that we should not go south to share the credit.
In this case, the lord hopes that the young master will make more meritorious deeds, so the young master leaves the right of judgment to us and lets us guess what the lord means."
"That's what Momiji said." Maeda Toshiie said clearly, and immediately straightened up and responded, "Then we will lead the army into Shimono, Shimono, Hitachi, let's take over all the territories of the small daimyo in Kanto.
, and then send the Satake Army who has been disarmed and detained by us back to Hitachi."
"After that, we will march into Mutsu and take back the land that Date Masamune usurped." Fuhamitsu sorted out the pile of paper and added, "Let's send a letter to the lord and ask him to bring Date Terumune and Date Masamune back."
The minor Daimyo of Mutsu are all released, and the territory will be returned to its original owners."
"Do you want the Date family's territory to be returned to its original owner?" Sasana Narimasa sneered a few times and glanced contemptuously toward the northeast, "Is that a kid who doesn't know how high the sky is? You want to hedge your bets for the Date family?
Come with a big one and mess up our good situation. Just give it back to its original owner? He should be lucky that it didn't change."
"The Mogami family also needs to be cleaned up. They talked about standing with us, the Oda family, but in the end they had an affair with the Date family and put Date Masamune in Echigo, which caused us great harm.
The number of troops during the decisive battle was much reduced." Talking about Date Masamune, Sasanagi Masamune immediately thought of Mogami Yoshimitsu's sudden ceasefire and indulgence of Date Masamune, "Seeing how actively he fought for the Oda family.
For the sake of the market, the change should not be necessary, and the territory cut in half is unavoidable."
"The Satake family all fought with us, and surrendered at the last moment. Only then did the lord reduce his territory by half. Although there was some element of conspiracy in it, the Mogami family would never end up like the Satake family.
Right." Yu Qiuping seemed to think that Sasaki Narimasa was a bit too harsh, and couldn't help but explain a few words to Mogami Yoshimitsu, "It was quite embarrassing at the time. The Mogami Army was not the opponent of the Date Army in the first place, plus
With my sister's mediation, I can personally understand why he withdrew his troops and made a truce - after all, he has never been an enemy of the Oda family."
"If there is no severe punishment for having an affair with the enemy, how will the Oda family govern the world in the future?" Sasaki Narimasa did not agree with Yu Qiupei's handling method at all, "Besides, the punishment of the Satake family will be light, so the Kanto samurai
I’m afraid everyone will look down upon our Oda family, thinking that we are strong on the outside but strong on the inside and dare not offend their cowards, so we are mainly tolerant.”
"Asura, Momiji, don't argue. In the end, it's not us who has the final say." Seeing that Sasana Narimasa was a little aggressive, Maeda Toshiie immediately stood up to smooth things over, and at the same time apologized to Yu Qiupei.
He said, "It all depends on the lord. It is the right thing for a retainer to do if we quickly send troops to Guandong..."
Before Maeda Toshiie finished speaking, Shibata Katsuie, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly stood up and walked out of the house. The remaining four people watched Shibata Katsuie leave blankly, and then heard his greeting
An order for the troops to continue marching.
"Your Highness Shibata is really impatient." Even after fighting side by side with Shibata Katsuie for a while, Yu Qiuping is still not used to Shibata Katsuie's style. "He is ruthless and doesn't talk much. I can't keep up with his rhythm."
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On November 15, the ninth year of Tensho (151), the Oda family's northern route army started from Minawa Castle in Ueno Province and advanced to the southeast. Most of the Hojo family's castles along the way surrendered - this can be regarded as the traditional performing arts of the Hojo family. And the Mori family
Similarly, the Hojo family cannot control the many small wealthy families in the Kanto region very well, and their status is closer to that of the leader of the Kanto alliance who has Sagami, Izu, and half of Musashi under their direct leadership. Therefore, every time the enemy comes, the small wealthy families in Kanto
They would all surrender quickly, and even the direct leaders of the Hojo family would surrender one after another until only Odawara Castle was left. After the Hojo family relied on the fort to repel the enemy, they would all surrender back to the Hojo family. No wonder the Hojo family
The family will manage Odawara Castle into such a strong castle - because although the Hojo family is large, it may evolve into "But we have no way out, Odawara is behind us" at any time.
After basically suppressing Musashi Province, the Northern Route Army left Fuwa Koji and Sasanagi Masa behind to surround Ninja Castle and Kawagoe Castle, two cities that refused to surrender. The main force continued to advance towards Shimono Province. At this time, they also received
News from Echigo - After Date Masamune heard about the disastrous defeat of the Kwantung Allied Forces on the battlefield of Kawanakajima, he immediately left Uesugi Kagetora and fled back to Mutsu. It is said that he was so worried that he even left the army behind and left with his bodyguards.
Rushed all the way back to Yonezawa Castle. Mogami Yoshimitsu immediately raised his troops to kill the North Vietnamese after the Date army left, and cooperated with the Oda family to attack Uesugi Kagetora, trying to make up for his previous behavior of indulging the enemy, and win the favor of the Oda family
Leniency. Isolated and helpless, Uesugi Kagetora committed seppuku when he was defeated.
"Date Masamune has come back?" Maeda Toshiie was a little surprised after receiving the news, and asked Uakiuhei and Shibata Katsuie, "They retreated so quickly. Are they going to come back to protect the Mutsu territory he just conquered?
So what should we do? Should we change our plan? Why don't we put the matter of sending Satake Yoshi back to Hitachi for a while? Hurry up and suppress Shimoguni and prepare to attack the Date army."
"Does he dare? There is no need to prepare." Shibata Katsuie snorted dismissively, and then said nothing.
After hearing this, Maeda Toshiie laughed twice in embarrassment, and then turned to Yu Qiupei for help, hoping that he would persuade Shibata Katsuie. However, Yu Qiupei actually smiled, and then shrugged at Maeda Toshiie and said: "Don't
Worry, Date Masamune wouldn't dare."
"Then why did he come back in such a hurry?" Maeda Toshiie asked in confusion.
"Maybe it's to kowtow." Yu Qiuping said maliciously.
Chapter completed!