In the blink of an eye, midsummer is coming to an end and autumn is getting thicker. The branches and leaves on the treetops are gradually turning yellow. Seeing that the flood season is approaching and the autumn harvest is approaching, the deadlock in Kasugayama Castle has not been resolved. Hu Ji's life is also very uncomfortable. After more than 20 years of military service,
Okage Nobu is a character who speaks his mind. If he doesn't let her go, he will never take a step forward.
Nagao Cityemon is the head of the city police in Kasugayama Castle. He only needs to hand over the work on time every day and patrol the city a few times if nothing happens. This little life is full of fun and unpleasant. On this day, he was lying sideways.
Xiaoqu walked up the mountain road and saw two samurai guarding the door standing outside the door with their heads stretched out. Seeing that these two people were distracted, he became very angry.
He knew these two guards. They were the two young sons of his cousin Changwei's family, who he had played with since he was a child. His father followed Duke Jing in the Third Plain and killed many Chinese and Vietnamese men, and finally ended up with him.
As soon as winter came, no part of my body felt comfortable. It was hard to survive until my three sons had grown up and I had to worry about my two younger sons.
The eldest son, Nagao Suntaro, inherited the family's little inheritance and could not leave his two boys to eat rice bran. Nagao's main meal wanted to put his two sons, Sunjiro and Sunsaburo, into the inner city police force and live a good life.
Over the years, I relied on his cousin's relationship and spent a lot of money to smooth the relationship.
This small inner city police force is not conspicuous. In the past few years, there were only more than 300 people. This was a rule established by Nagao Shigege when he was still alive. They are the only ones who have followed the Nagao family in Fuchu for generations.
Only a generation of genealogy is qualified to be incorporated into the inner city police force. To praise these retainers for their contributions to the Nagao family through life and death, it is probably similar to the Yinbu official system of the Ming Empire.
In the past, the status of Kasugayama Castle was not prominent. The local lords of Echigo did not care about the small inner city police force. But this is different from the past. The Nagao family has recruited a noble man as their son-in-law. The Nagao family of Echigo is like a carp.
After leaping over the Dragon Gate, he transformed into a dragon and ascended to the sky, becoming a powerful name that shocked more than a dozen states. This small inner-city police force also gradually came into people's sight.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, both the two elders in the city and the elders of the city's auxiliary political family had to deal with this garrison carefully. After a heated discussion, on an early winter night a few years ago, the inner city police garrison was finalized.
Regarding the expansion matter, the expansion from 300 to 500 people was effortless.
At the beginning of this year, it was announced that the number of people would be expanded to 800. Those wealthy families and land servants came from all directions like sharks that smelled fishy smell. All 300 places were booked on the day the decree was announced, but people's hearts are always insufficient.
Eight hundred people are far from enough to satisfy people's appetites. Not to mention the thoughts of these wealthy people, even the elders of the family are thinking about sending their second and third sons to explore for a few years.
You could say this can be considered gold plating.
Nagao Ichiemon felt that he was also the number one person. Even the retainers who often went to and from the top of the mountain would smile and nod when they saw him as the head guard. The countrymen and wealthy people with slightly lower status had to stop and talk to him.
After two sentences, I was feeling complacent when I suddenly saw these two guys looking around at the activities in the inner city. The fire in Nagao Ichiemon's heart suddenly jumped up.
He quietly walked around, picked up the scabbard, pointed it at his head, and knocked on his head. The knock made the two of them scream and run away. He was not willing to let the two guys escape, so he chased them while cursing: "Give me these two little bastards."
Stop! If you run away again, be careful and I will have someone capture you two!"
As soon as the two brothers heard his threat, they immediately stopped running. They knelt down with a thump and said with a look of panic on their faces: "Ichiemon-dono, please don't yell! I was wrong to wait! Please take my father's face into account."
, please spare us two brothers this time! I will definitely not make any mistakes again!"
"It's easy for me to spare you, but who will spare me if something goes wrong?" Nagao Ichiemon was furious, saying in his heart that you two brothers would not be satisfied with such a fat difference, if it were not for the sake of the two brothers' father.
, I have already kicked you two out of Kasugayama Castle.
Nagao Ichiemon scolded fiercely: "I told you to carefully guard the nobles on the top of the mountain. Even in the middle of the night, you will have your eyes wide open. If something happens to the most important nobles on the top of the mountain, something will happen to you."
Error, everyone’s heads have to be moved! Look, you are just guarding the door like this? Are you looking for death if you are sneaking around and snooping around?"
The two brothers were immediately frightened and said anxiously: "We are just curious when we heard the shouts from above. We can't see anything here..."
Nagao Ichiemon cursed angrily: "You can't see it if you can't see it! You shouldn't look inside at all. Is that what you can look at? Do you know the guard warriors who were executed a few years ago? It's just like
You all have the same evil thoughts, and your head was hanged outside the city for three years by Fandian! You don’t want to end up like that kind of people!"
When the two brothers realized that the cousin did not ask anyone to arrest the two brothers, they immediately calmed down and put on a sad face. The older brother hurriedly leaned over and said, "I know I'm wrong."
! Please give me a way out, uncle. My brothers and I have to repay your kindness even though we are working as cattle and horses! You see, our brothers are also considered warriors promoted by you. If we two make a big mistake, uncle, you will not be able to escape the blame.
Bar!"
"Hoho! You're such a cunning boy! You want to use a talking point to get me?" Nagao Ichiemon knew what the two boys were thinking with a twitch of his eyelids. The two brothers have been hanging out together in Kasugayama Castle all year round, and their martial arts skills are very good.
He didn't learn much about military strategy. He was so glib and glib that even though he had learned a lot, he still didn't have the loyalty and honesty of his father and brother. They were just a bunch of glibs.
"Get up! This time, I will spare you for your brother's first offense... But!" Nagao Ichiemon deliberately coughed, making the brother angry, and then said proudly: "You two have made a big mistake.
But it must be punished. The responsibility of guarding the gate on the top of the mountain is so important that it is better to let someone else do it. You brothers, go to the mountainside to guard the three tiger's mouths. You have nothing to do today. Go back and rest and prepare to take over tomorrow!"
The two brothers watched Nagao Ichiemon walk away with three steps, and then cursed: "Bah! This old bastard is wandering around the door when he has something to do, thinking that I don't know, so why can't he let others do it if he can do it?"
"Sooner or later, the old guy will be in trouble, let's ignore him and go drink!" The two brothers walked away angrily.
The two brothers were not lying. Standing at the first gate leading to the top of the mountain, you can't see anything going on inside. Above it is an inner gate guarded by the small surname, sideways public, and servant Oku.
It is the main building of Kasugayama Castle, and the Himekurin and Kasuga Imperial Palace behind are further away.
In the training ground at the back of Kasuga Imperial Palace, Ii Naotora's dancing spear is like a dexterous butterfly jumping with strange steps. Every thrust and sweep has a different style. This set of spear skills is from the Ii family.
The skills passed down from ancestors are said to have been passed down from the hermits who fled from the Central Plains during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. A set of marksmanship must be performed by not to mention three or five well-trained warriors. Even ordinary generals must be careful to deal with it.
"My sister is really good at shooting, and her dancing is both beautiful and powerful. If I look carefully, I'm afraid I'm not sure I can beat my sister!" Hu Ji applauded and praised her, and then said: "Compared to my sister's shooting skills, my country sister is
But the style is far behind."
Naohu's little face was red, and he replied a little shyly: "...If sister wants to learn, sister can teach you."
"Really?" A hint of surprise flashed in Hu Ji's eyes, and then she remembered the ancestral spear skills, and couldn't help but said with disappointment: "That is my sister's ancestral spear skills, and it should not be passed on at will!"
The teaching of martial arts in Japan was inherited from the Central Plains dynasty. On the basis of the master-disciple transmission, the basic features of feudalism were added, and a new system of exemption and transfer was evolved. The so-called exemption and transfer are two levels of recognition, exemption is
Recognize the apprentice's academic level and recognize him as a disciple of his sect. It is said that this sect's superb academic skills allow him to establish a sect and spread it as a branch of the sect.
The system is completely different, forming two completely different apprenticeship systems. The teacher does not teach the apprentices skills based on the criteria of "retaining a skill" or "teaching the apprentices to starve the master to death". The more and more powerful his disciples are, the greater the reputation of the sect.
Loud, such as Kashima Sword Master Tsukahara Buden, who learned from Tenshin Shinto-ryu and the essence of Kashima Shinto-ryu two schools, obtained the permission of both schools to pass on, and then founded Shinto-ryu. His success also contributed to both schools.
Bring many students and financial resources.
However, all of this needs to be established in a strict master-disciple inheritance system. The close relationship between the sect and the disciples is similar to the guardianship of the daimyo and the local people. Both parties can influence and restrict each other while maintaining relative freedom and independence. Hu Ji
If you want to learn the spear skills of the Ii family, it will be very difficult without joining the sect of the Ii family.
"No need! My sister and I are both His Highness's women. Is there anything we can't share between you and me? Naohu is still worried that my sister doesn't like my marksmanship!" Ii Naohu mumbled for a long time before finishing his words.
The little girl is really a bit introverted. If she hadn't received several years of training from the Imagawa family, she might have been even more introverted.
Torahime smiled heartily: "I, Torahime, am not willing to do anything just to take advantage! So let's exchange marksmanship with each other! As long as my sister doesn't mind that my Nagao family's marksmanship is not that good!"
"How could it be! This is what Naohu wants! Sister, watch out, Naohu is about to start demonstrating his spear skills!" Naohu calmly and calmly fell into a state of selflessness, and the wonderful spear skills emerged again.
come out.
Standing in the corner of the teaching field, Sandalwood was humming and holding an exquisite bamboo bow to learn archery. The target only eighteen meters away is the most basic archery target. For beginners, especially Sandalwood who does not know martial arts.
It was perfect for the situation. The girl puffed up her cheeks and shot an arrow, muttering something unknown at the same time.
"Naotora-nee is so awesome! Torahime-nee is so awesome too! Everyone is so awesome!" Chiyoko Mochizuki held her little face in her hands and cheered for her two sisters. She had long forgotten about her dissatisfaction with Kira Yoshitsune a few days ago.
Er Jing, a childish little face has begun to take on the look of a beauty. Compared to the gorgeous sandalwood, the graceful and heroic Hu Ji, and the quiet orchid straight tiger, she is more like a pointed lotus in the pond.
, the youth is still hidden.
The Hojo family's army still came. This time, the Hojo family's menacing army shattered the fragile illusions of the Ueno people. Those Ueno people who extravagantly hoped that a war would bring peace were hit hard. All the secrets laid by the Hojo family in advance were started, some Ueno people, including the Naba clan, raised a flag of rebellion.
Nagano Yasumasa and Nishi-Ueno people paid the price for their own hindsight. The 15,000 Minawa troops that were hastily gathered pressed into Nishi-Ueno and besieged Naha Somoto, who was the first to raise the rebel flag, in an attempt to take advantage of the tenfold difference in military strength. Capture this fortress before the Hojo family invades Ueno.
The army led by Hojo Ujiyasu swelled to more than 40,000 people like a snowball. With such a large army surrounding Ontake Castle, there was almost no gap. Fortunately, Nagano Kentada evacuated the residents of the castle town into the city early. With the full preparation of food over the past year, There is no shortage of water sources. The high walls and deep fortresses are enough to protect thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city.
One thing he miscalculated was that the Hojo family was obsessed with capturing the fortress. After several attempts to persuade them to surrender, they simply surrounded it and refused to let go. The endless siege that followed put great pressure on the defenders of Ontake Castle. The days of being frightened were really difficult, and Nagano Kenchu's hair turned completely white during those days of sadness.
The Hojo family sent out messengers asking for help one after another. The Hojo family did not block Ontake Castle's request for help, but did not allow them to break out easily. The three thousand townspeople and more than a thousand defenders living in the city stared at the huge pressure and held on. Nagano Kentada. Determined to hold on until the last moment, Nagano Yasumasa on the other side was also leading an army to storm the Naha clan's Isesaki Castle.
In the absence of siege technology in medieval Japan, every attack on a fortress was very painful. In addition, the three thousand troops of Higashino Ueno, as well as the troops of Nagao Kaishiro Keakiu and Nagao Kanshiro Keichika With the combined strength, they can barely gather an army of 20,000 troops. It is very difficult to quickly break through a relatively strong and well-prepared castle.
What's worse is that after a winter of peace, the people of Ueno thought that war would not break out in the short term. It would have to be delayed for at least one or two years before the war started. The relaxation of armaments had reduced the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army by more than 10%. The worries hidden in the military situation kept Nagano Yamasa awake at night.
At the same time, news came that hundreds of thousands of troops were besieging Echigo. Various strange rumors spread among the army, such as the Kira family was about to be destroyed, the Nagao family could not withstand the Hojo family's army, and they had always wanted to invade Kanto, etc. There are many absurd and bizarre rumors. The samurai know a little bit about the inside story and can temporarily suppress their impatience. However, the big soldiers are not willing to accept this trick. Forcibly suppressing it will only have the opposite effect, and leaving it alone will damage morale. The dilemma All I could do was watch helplessly as people's hearts fluctuated and morale plummeted.
The attack on Isesaki Castle is getting weaker and weaker. The Naha clan in the cage castle inside the castle thought that news of the Hojo family's victory came from outside. Under the propaganda of the governor, they became energetic and became more determined to resist. The Ueno coalition forces were pushed back before they knew what was happening in the city.
The wave of troops in the city seemed to have been on stimulants, which made the Ueno coalition forces mistakenly believe that the Nabo family had some back-up plan to deal with them, or that there might be something strange happening in the Hojo family. They were even more suspicious and unwilling to attack fiercely and fight to the death. Nagano When Ye Zheng realized something was wrong, it would be extremely difficult to suppress the momentum of the rebels in the city.
The siege battles between Ontake Castle and Isesaki Castle started at almost the same time. The intense heat since midsummer disappeared a lot with the arrival of the last wave of violence. Another violent storm swept across the entire Kanto, and the black clouds seemed to be an endless patch. Huge boulders pressed against the sky, and dense rain poured down from the sky, like a rain column stretching from the horizon.
The bad weather reduced the visibility to the minimum, and the rising mist made the whole world foggy and unclear. After half a month of calm, the Tone River, which nourishes the Kanto Plains, once again ushered in a surge of water and a rushing river. Like a furious dragon, washing over the river bank and trembling in the violent wind and rain.
The summer typhoon swept in with torrential rains. The continuous heavy rains and soaring floods for many days slowed down the progress of the Nagao family. It took a month to reach Ueno despite hurrying and slowing down. Fortunately, it was not too late. Nagao Kagetora's 15,000-strong army was trapped in Numata Castle and couldn't move. They tried their best to reach Ueno territory, but they couldn't do anything in this damn weather. They could only brave the wind and rain to urgently set up tents in the city. The bad weather hadn't happened yet. In the past, many people fell ill.
Qu Naose Morizhen is very busy. He was sent to serve as the medical officer of the Long Tail Regiment. The endless bad weather in the past few months has added many illnesses to the army. In recent days, he has even fallen ill while camping in the rain. With such a large number of people, he and his dozens of medical workers would definitely be overwhelmed, so they had to go to Nagao Kagetora and request the urgent deployment of Ueno doctors to assist the army.
Most of the small load-carrying team stayed near the Sanguo Pass to take shelter from the rain. Even cattle and horses could not march on heavy rain days. The terrain of the mountain pass is relatively dangerous. In the bad weather of heavy rains, landslides and mudslides may occur at any time. Every two There will be some small changes in the mountain roads every three years, and only business travelers and local people who travel all year round can grasp these news in time.
The situation of the Hojo family is even worse. The 40,000 troops have nowhere to run and can only set up camp around several gates of Ontake Castle. This unscientific way of setting up a camp brings great trouble to logistics and supply, and these 40,000 troops This does not take into account the warriors. If the calculation is serious, it would be 40,000 troops, 10,000 warriors, cattle and horses and other beasts of burden. Tens of thousands of mouths for people to eat and horse chews every day is a huge sum. , the longer the war drags on, the greater the impact it will have on the Hojo family.
The hot and humid weather can easily breed diseases. The Long-tailed Legion far away in Ueno Numata Castle cannot avoid it. The Hojo Legion stationed in the wilderness and unable to enter the city is more serious than them. The Chinese legions from various states belong to each other, making it difficult to allocate supplies. Not to mention the sudden increase, infectious diseases are also difficult to treat. Within half a month, nearly a hundred people died due to lack of medical treatment and medicine, and nearly 3,000 people were sick and unable to fight, casting a shadow over the war. (Unfinished) To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!