After being taken to the tent where Suwa Yorishige was imprisoned by Takeda Harunobu, Imagawa Yoshimoto was shocked by the sight before him - Suwa Yorishige was stripped naked and tied up in disgrace like ordinary prisoners of the Suwa Army.
Next to a stake on the ground, there was a rag stuffed in his mouth.
"Don't forget about the public rules of 'You can't be punished like a doctor, and you can't be polite like a commoner'. I, Harunobu, have always treated everyone equally. As long as you are a prisoner, you will be treated like this." Takeda Harunobu stood with his waist in front of Suwa Yorishige
Before, "The armor he is wearing is even more valuable, so naturally I can't keep it for him."
"Okay." Imagawa Yoshimoto reluctantly nodded this time, "In the final analysis, wars are started by high-ranking 'meat eaters'. I'm afraid no honest and dutiful people are willing to start a war, right? If the war is over,
, the captured people can only be enslaved for life and die in a foreign land, but the captured daimyo can be sent back with good food and drink, that is too unfair."
"Well said! That's cool!" Takeda Harunobu laughed and punched Imagawa Yoshimoto twice in the chest, "I never like to do those empty things."
"It's just that Suwa Sakon is also your brother-in-law and my brother-in-law." Imagawa Yoshimoto looked at Suwa Yorishige who had his head raised on the ground and tried desperately to speak but was gagged with a rag, "Since it is
Relatives, you should not do such cruel things. How sad will my sister be when she finds out?"
"A girl from the Wu family should have realized long ago that she will become an enemy after she gets married. Even if I kill her husband, she shouldn't have any complaints." Takeda Harunobu shook his head completely indifferently.
"If one day I am captured by you, will you do the same to me?" Imagawa Yoshimoto looked at Suwa Yorishige's miserable state and asked with pretense of fear.
"Haha, so try not to be captured by me, and don't let the Imagawa family be weak enough for me to break the alliance." Takeda Harunobu laughed boldly, making Imagawa Yoshimoto also amused.
"Even if you really want to take off my clothes, remember to find a cleaner place to lock me up. Don't throw me naked on the muddy floor. Take a bath for me by the way." Imagawa Yoshimoto did not forget to add.
One sentence.
"Haha, you are a prisoner and you still dare to show off?" Takeda Harunobu slapped Imagawa Yoshimoto hard on the back, "Just calm down for a while, I will definitely cure your mysophobia by then."
"But seriously, let's put some clothes on Suwa Sakon, and don't tie him up all the time." Imagawa Yoshimoto straightened his expression, half joking and half serious, "At least for the sake of him being my brother-in-law,
You should also take care of your sister's feelings, otherwise your sister will definitely feel sad."
"Okay, okay, Goro." Takeda Harunobu waved his hand impatiently to greet the servants, "Go and change Suwa Sakon's clothes."
After leaving the camp, Imagawa Yoshimoto called Hayasaka Nao over and whispered a few instructions to him.
"Collect those family letters and bring them over?" Hayasaka Nao was a little surprised after hearing the order.
"Just do it, it's just a little effort. I don't want their family to miss them every day. Even though it's useless to send this book back, they will definitely miss their relatives who are living in a foreign country. But I'm not going to persuade my allies to release the prisoners just for this.
A good person can only go so far." Imagawa Yoshimoto said without explanation. After a while, he discovered that Hayasaka Nao did not follow the order and leave as usual, but instead stood silently in place.
"What's wrong, Koichiro?" Imagawa Yoshimoto asked with concern.
"It's nothing..." Hayasaka Nao lowered her head to hide the tears in the corners of her eyes, "Your Highness is such a good person."
"Haha, don't say such pretentious words." Imagawa Yoshimoto turned around and waved his hand with some embarrassment, "Go quickly."
"I'm sorry, Your Highness." Hayasaka Nao bowed deeply behind Imagawa Yoshimoto, "I'll tell you to go."
After Hayasaka Nao left, Ginkgo, who was lying on the mattress behind the screen, smiled and said, "What's the matter? Our husband is showing kindness again?"
"You look quite happy?" Imagawa Yoshimoto walked to Ginkgo and sat down, hugging the beauty into his arms.
"There is nothing more joyful than this." Ginkgo kissed Yoshimoto Imagawa gently on his neck, as if giving Yoshimoto Imagawa a reward.
"Speaking of which, are Ginkgo and your sister Mimi familiar? She is the one who married Suwa Sakon."
"She was only in her early 10s when I got married. I haven't seen her for a few years, and I don't know how she is doing." Ginkgo recalled her sister, and the expression on her face softened. "She has been sensible since she was a child. She never fights or robs. She has never
She has no special requirements, she is a very quiet and well-behaved little girl."
"That's good. The Suwa family will probably not be spared this time. At most, they will become the retainers of the Takeda family. I hope your sister can persuade Suwa Sakon to calm down and serve the Takeda family well. It would be good to live a peaceful life."
Imagawa Yoshimoto took a deep breath after hearing this and smiled reassuringly.
On August 25, the 10th year of Tenmon (1541), the Takeda-Imagawa coalition forces backhandedly attacked Uehara Castle next to Lake Suwa. Suwa Mitsuru and the remaining 1,500 people stayed behind closed doors and frantically sent messengers to Suwa
The Takato family, the Kiso family of Minami-Shinano, the Tomohisa family, the Fujisawa family and other wealthy families asked for help. However, the distant water could not quench the near thirst, and the Takeda-Imagawa coalition forces surrounded Uehara Castle that night.
When the master fell into the hands of the enemy, half of the samurai and ashigaru in the family were captured, and people in Uehara Castle were already in panic. In the chaos, the retainers of the Suwa family decided to temporarily support Suwa Mitsuru as the master and let him take his place.
The captured nephew Suwa Yorishige returned to take charge of the overall situation.
However, at the first evaluation meeting held overnight, a fierce quarrel broke out within the Suwa family. Suwa Mitsuru himself seemed to have no desire to resist firmly, and believed that he was relying on the demoralized 1,500 remnant soldiers to resist Takeda-Imagawa.
Tens of thousands of coalition troops. What's more, the official governor of the Suwa family is still in the hands of the enemy. If Takeda Harunobu asks Suwa Yorishige to write a letter to persuade the samurai in the city to surrender, break the will of the defenders, or force Suwa Yorishige to go into battle in person——
As the acting governor of the family, Suwa Mitsuru really didn't know what to do. (He obviously didn't have the consciousness to kill his own father as righteously as Date Masamune)
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In any case, the Suwa family can be regarded as the in-laws of the Takeda family. Even if they surrender and are forced to surrender, they can probably retain some territory. After thinking of this, many retainers are also thinking
He started to waver, thinking about surrendering to the Takeda family.
However, there are still some die-hards in the family, most of them are retainers whose territory is south of Suwa Lake. If the Suwa family wants to surrender to the Takeda family and cede land to the Takeda family, their territories will definitely bear the brunt - they blame those territories
The retainers in the north could stand and talk without pain - the land being cut was not theirs anyway.
However, since the acting governor himself, Suwa Mitsuru, was more inclined to surrender, in the debate at home, surrender still had the upper hand. However, the retainers still had the pride of Suwa Shrine's blessing in their hearts and were unwilling to surrender so easily.
What they regarded as a "monkey from Mount Kafi" surrendered, and then the stalemate came to an end.
"Sounds like there's a chance it won't bleed?"
After learning about the controversy in the castle from Sesaku, Imagawa Yoshimoto immediately found Takeda Harunobu, who was also making preparations.
"Yes, I plan to send your brother-in-law back to the city to persuade him to surrender." Takeda Harunobu pointed to the entrance of the camp. Imagawa Yoshimoto looked along his arm, only to find that Suwa Yorishige had changed into a uniform at some point.
Putting on decent clothes, he was escorted to the camp gate by several Takeda family warriors.
"Put Suwa Sakon back?" Imagawa Yoshimoto frowned instinctively upon hearing this.
"Yes, the captivity and mistreatment these days have probably weakened his mind. He must be thinking about surrendering as soon as possible. How can he have the slightest thought of resistance? Could it be that he wants to be captured by me again?
?" Takeda Harunobu laughed triumphantly, as if he was confident.
"Why do I think that with my brother-in-law's temperament, he would hold a grudge because he was abused by you, so he would choose to resist desperately against all opinions after returning to the city?" Imagawa Yoshimoto watched the camp door open, and Suwa Yorishige appeared.
After Yiqi Juechen rode away on horseback, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"It's okay, I threatened him. If he resists, I will massacre the entire Uehara City." Takeda Harunobu's smile gradually faded, and finally stopped with a sneer, "Goro, do you think he can withstand such pressure?
"
"Some people will surrender because they can't bear the pressure, and some people will decide to fight with the lives of tens of thousands of people after careful consideration. These are prudent people. But Tora Chiyo, you must not forget that there are stupid people in the world.
, because out of resentment, you might drag the whole city to their death without even thinking about it.”
Imagawa Yoshimoto only felt depressed for a while, and then added: "Why do I feel that my brother-in-law is not very cautious?"