Chapter 1678 The young Hojo is going to cause trouble
Yishina Shiba gathered troops at Sagamidai, and tens of thousands of people from the villages in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River were constantly crossing the Edogawa River, approaching him on the east bank. (Due to caching reasons, please visit the browser directly.\nCOM website
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As the winter snow melts and the water volume rises, the dry season of the Tone River in autumn and winter is gradually gone, and the spring flood season has arrived. Fortunately, with the last tail of the New Year here, the pressure to cross the Edogawa River is not great.
The spring floods in the lower reaches of the Tone River are actually more severe than the summer floods. As the spring plowing season passes, it has already caused a lot of trouble.
In order to avoid hindering logistics during the spring flood season, Yoshihiro Shiba must defeat the Boso-hime surrounding the national capital Taijo as soon as possible in order to protect the stability of the rear downstream of the Edogawa River and turn back to deal with Yoshige Satake.
At the same time, in Edo Castle on the west bank of the Edog River, the princesses of the Hojo family were also discussing the possibility of an attack across the river.
Daodaoji Shengchang sat in the main seat, keeping his expression calm as he watched several juniors making noise below.
She was born in the Myousu family, which came to Kanto to start a business with the first generation Ise girl of Hojo. She has served four generations of family governors, and she also went to the battlefield with the first generation Ise girl. Her qualifications are unparalleled.
Only she can suppress the arrogant and powerful generals in the Hojo army, sit in the complex situation of Musashi Province Kawagoe Castle, and watch the east gate for the Hojo family.
At this time, the person sitting under her seat who was making an impassioned speech was Hojo Yasunari, the daughter of Hojo Tsunari.
Hojo Tsusunari was a member of Kagotsu Castle before Daidaiji Temple prospered. He was known as Dihuo Hachiman and was a top-notch general of the Hojo family. Unfortunately, he died in the Sano Territory Battle that year.
His daughter Hojo Yasunari inherited the family business and belonged to the Jade Rope Hojo branch of the Hojo clan. Under his command, he had one of the five colors of the Hojo family's regular supplies, Huangbei, and was very powerful.
The main figure who supported Hojo Yasunari's speech was Hojo Yasunari, the daughter of Hojo Ryuzan.
Hojo Ryuzan also died in the Sano Territory, and Hojo Yasutane inherited her position and received Akabi, one of the five colors.
Hojo Tsusunari and Hojo Ryuzan are not heirs of Hojo blood, but they are important retainers who gave the Hojo family the Miao name and shared the joys and sorrows. They and Hojo Yasuno are sworn sisters and belong to the third generation of Hojo.
The Hojo Yasunari and Hojo Yasuzune who Daidaiji Temple saw before their eyes were the fourth generation of the Hojo clan, the young sect, and were of the same generation as the Hojo clan.
The Hojo family was a foreigner who came to Kanto from Kinki to seek a living. It was difficult to start a business, but four generations of people worked together to run the business. The retainers were known for their unity.
When the Sano leader joined forces in the battle, Shiba Yoshigan used the samurai's unprecedented plate armored cavalry and infantry as the spearhead, and hacked to death countless senior and important officials of the Hojo family.
This directly solved the aging problem of the Hojo family and helped the Hojo family reduce the average age of retainers by a large margin. Hojo Tsusunari and Hojo Ryuzan were both killed by Shiba Yoshigin.
The samurai feared power rather than virtue, and Yoshigan Shiba was so ferocious that the Hojo retainers were frightened by the news and did not dare to be enemies with Yoshigan Shiba from then on.
However, it was the consensus of most retainers that they did not dare to be enemies with Yoshigan Shiba. Not everyone was convinced, and there were still voices of resistance within the Hojo family.
The fourth generation of the Shouzhuang sect, led by Hojo Yasunari and Hojo Yasuzune, were very unconvinced.
In particular, the Hojo retainers kneeled down and licked Shiba Yoshiyin and offered the land of Higashi Musashi in exchange for a ticket to sleep with the governor of Hojo Ushimasa. In the eyes of the fourth generation of young men, it was simply a great shame and humiliation.
Shiba Yoshigan and Hojo Yasunari, Hojo Yasuzhong has a hatred of killing his mother, and the Hojo family has to rush to send the governor to fuck that slut, who has no name and no status, just to conceive the noble son of Shiba Yoshigan.
This is too humiliating!
Although the four generations of young men are not convinced, they still have no ability to influence the family's strategic plans.
The current people in charge of the Hojo family are second-generation veterans such as Hojo Genan and Daidaiji Morimasa, as well as third-generation important ministers.
The four generations of Hime warriors, Hojo Ujimasa, Hojo Yasunari, and Hojo Yasuzune, did not have much say.
Even Hojo Ushimasa, the fourth-generation family governor, was suppressed by the veterans, let alone juniors like the Young Masters.
But daily administration is one thing, and pre-battle military meetings are another. The right to speak in military meetings depends on the strength of each family.
The Oriental People suddenly rebelled, and Daidaiji Morimasa quickly dispatched troops to confront Bosou's coalition forces across the Edogawa River in Edo Castle.
The troops under her command were some of the Kagotsu tribesmen brought from Kagotsu Castle, followed by Huangbei and Akabei of the Gosekibi, and the local Edo tribesmen.
The local Edo people are no longer trustworthy. In the past few years, three Edo city lords have died unexpectedly. Especially the recent execution of Ota Yasushi has seriously shaken the hearts of the Edo people.
In addition, the Higashi Musashi land has been given to Shiba Yoshigan by the Hojo family, and the local management rights will be transferred at any time. The local samurai family has no idea of sympathizing with the Hojo family.
Therefore, the prosperity of Daidaiji Temple needs to rely on Hojo Yasunari and Hojo Yasuzune, and the Huangbei Chibei in their hands, so we can only let them talk nonsense and give them a chance to speak.
Hojo Yasunari spoke for a long time, and finally bowed to Daidaiji Norishima and concluded to the ladies.
"The above is my opinion.
The Chiba family is the peripheral force of my Hojo family. Now that Satomi Yoshihiro is besieging Taicheng, the national capital, the Chiba family has asked for help from my Hojo family. We have an obligation to go to the rescue.
If we wait and watch with cold eyes, I am afraid that the Chiba family will have other thoughts, even the Lianjo family will become alienated, and the Hojo family will lose almost all influence in the Lower Sovereign.
Therefore, I propose that we should cross the Edogawa River immediately, cooperate with the Chiba military forces in the national capital Tai Castle, and defeat Satomi Yoshihiro!"
Hojo Yasunari's suggestion was approved by all the ladies present.
The Shimo-sou-goku is of great value to the Hojo family, as it serves as a bridge to the eastern part of Kanyashu. The Chiba family and the Yuki family are the two biggest grippers of the So-gu country under the influence of the Hojo family.
The Hojo family used the Yuuki family to extend their influence to the northeast, penetrating into Shimono and Hitachi countries.
However, these two territories are both large states with eight states. The local famous families can even be traced back to the Kamakura shogunate period. The local forces are deeply rooted and it is difficult to make progress.
But the Chiba family is different. The Chiba family is the tentacles of the Hojo family extending to the Boso Peninsula.
The Anbo Kunisato family in the Boso Peninsula had long been in decline, but it was the Hojo family who supported and revived the famous local family.
However, Satoshi saw that Yoshiyao was very ambitious. After establishing a foothold in the local area, he turned against the Hojo family and became independent.
The power of the Satomi family is far less powerful than that of Satake Utsunomiya and other families in the Hitachi-Shimono Ryogoku, and they have long been at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the Hojo family.
In the Battle of Taicheng, the capital of the country, the Satomi family was almost swept out of the Lower Main Kingdom, and could only barely gain a foothold in Kogami Castle to resist the invasion of the Hojo family. The situation was precarious.
If Uesugi Kenshin hadn't gone south, Shiba Yoshigan had risen, and the Hojo family would have been beaten to pieces by the Echigo twins, the Satomi family might have been gone long ago.
Therefore, in the peace agreement between the Hojo family and the Satomi family, the Satomi family completely gave in.
The important cities in the southern part of the Shimo-sou Kingdom, such as Chiba Castle, Kokufu Taicheng and other places, are all controlled by the peripheral forces of the Hojo family, such as Chiba Takajo.
The seemingly equal agreement between the two parties to withdraw from the Lower Mainland was actually just a fig leaf, with the Hojo family using peripheral forces to control the local area without directly intervening.
The Satomi family has gained face and lost dignity. Over the years, they have been thinking about returning to the Lower Sovereign. Unfortunately, they are not strong enough and can only drool silently.
But now, the people of the East have been designated as the next target of the attack by the Guandong servants. Even if they bow their heads and beg for mercy, they will not be forgiven, so they can only take risks.
Since last autumn, various families in the East have begun to raise military supplies and prepare for war. In fact, the Kanto Palace also knows these things.
But no one expected that Satake Yoshishige would imitate Oda Nobunaga's tactics and launch an unseasonal offensive in a surprise attack.
Kanto is conservative and far less fancy than the Kinki samurai family. According to the tradition of the samurai family, troops are not sent out during busy farming seasons.
However, Satake Yoshige just used the military supplies he had accumulated since last autumn to pay the price of this year's autumn harvest and launched a surprise attack on the Furukawa Territory during the spring plowing.
The Boso coalition forces on the southern front, led by Yoshihiro Satomi, the daughter of Satomi Yoshiyao, also entered the Shimo-sou Kingdom and caught the Chiba family by surprise.
While the governor of the Chiba family fled to Oicheng, the national capital, he sent people to ask for help from the Hojo family. Only then did Daidaiji Morimasa respond quickly, send troops to Edo Castle, and assemble the army earlier than Yoshigan.
The Hojo family cannot sit back and watch the Chiba family be defeated. This will shake the confidence of the Hojo peripheral forces in the Hojo family and become the first domino to fall, with far-reaching consequences.
At this time, the Hojo family, because they were actively moving closer to Shiba Yoshigan, had confused many peripheral samurai families.
Now that the Hojo family has lost interest in being the boss and has gone to be a dog for the Shiba family, why do the powerful warriors outside the Hojo family continue to kneel down and lick the Hojo family?
It's the same as being a dog licker. It's better to go directly to the Shiba family. Wouldn't it be better if there is no middleman like the Hojo family to make the difference?
Hojo Yasunari and other young men of the fourth generation of the Hojo family used this to persuade Daidaiji to prosper and take a preemptive strike.
By coercing this fourth-generation veteran minister, are you still a loyal minister of the Hojo family? Are you going to switch to Shiba?
Daoji Shengchang shook her head. She didn't care about the childish threats from these young and energetic Shengji warriors.
These young people have grown up hearing the story of the Hojo family's hard work and four generations of building the great cause of Kanto. They are so proud that they do not understand how difficult and painful it is.
If Mu Qiang of the Samurai family and Yoshiyoshi Shiba are so powerful, what's wrong with the Hojo family treating him as a dog? Do they have to be unruly and lose all the chips in their hands before the Hojo family can surrender willingly?
Without the bargaining chips in hand, the Hojo family's treatment at the Kanto Palace will be weakened. Wouldn't it be nice to take advantage of the fact that they have more chips and negotiate for submission early without losing their status as descendants of Shiba?
Taking refuge in Shiba Yoshigan, integrating into Shiba theocracy, using the land of Higashi Musashi to buy a bed ticket, and letting Hojo Ushimasa, the family governor, go to Shiba Yoshigan, is the best choice that has been repeatedly deduced by the top management of the Hojo family.
Hojo Yasunari, Hojo Yasunari, these young people are not convinced, but you are so awesome and you were hacked to death by Shiba Yigen, can you still be more awesome than you?
If you can’t beat it, you have to face reality!
The Hojo family, run by four generations, is no longer a poor person who came to Kanto barefoot to seek a future, but a big boss who puts on shoes. It is impossible for the top management to follow the young men and go crazy, and to dodge when their brains get hot.
Integrating Shiba theocracy is the high-level strategy of the Hojo family, and Daidaiji Morisho also supports it.
The Hojo family was sending the Imagawa clan to their home, and they were also sending the Higashi Musashi land to them. Naturally, they could not waste all their efforts and let the Young Masters faction do whatever they wanted.
Daidaiji Shengmao ignored Hojo Yasunari's fiery gaze, looked at Mononomibanto, and asked.
"How is the situation on the east coast? Have you contacted the saint? What instructions does the saint have?"
Ban Tou bowed and said.
"The saint is gathering troops at Sagamidai, and troops from the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River are constantly coming to gather for justice. There are already more than a thousand people around him.
The Shiba family's secrecy team has been hunting down the Monogami Ninjas of Boso's coalition forces. The Boso coalition forces in Taicheng, the national capital, have not yet discovered the military situation of Sagamidai.
The Saint has learned that our Hojo military presence exists in Edo Castle, and hopes to form a coalition with us to attack the Fusou coalition from both sides."
Daodaoji Shengchang nodded.
"Although it is the spring plowing season, the samurai family in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River do not dare to despise the saint's will. The number of people gathered will not be less than ten thousand people. With their help, they will be more certain to defeat Boso's coalition forces.
I will send envoys to the Saint’s formation to report the military situation and accept the Saint’s command. We will wait three to five days for the Saint’s people to gather together, and then we will take action together.”
The Hojo girls looked at each other in confusion. Hojo Yasunari, who had been slobbering for a long time, was ignored by Daidaiji Morimasa, and his face turned red with shame.
However, Daidaiji Morimasa was too senior. As a second-generation retainer who had fought with the first generation Ise-onna, the third and fourth generations of the Hojo clan and retainers were all her juniors in the military.
Many of them have received her favor and support, including Hojo Yasunari and Hojo Yasuzune.
Daidaiji Morimasa didn't want to talk nonsense. It was ridiculous to be coerced by these ignorant juniors. As the general who controlled Musashi's armies, she did not need to explain to Zhuji and could act arbitrarily.
If you have any dissatisfaction, you can write to Odawara Castle to complain, but as long as you sit here, you have to obey my orders.
Daodao Temple Shengchang glanced at the whole place and saw that all the concubines were speechless, so he nodded.
"Today's military discussion ends here. Everyone, go back to the camp and prepare carefully for war. Don't relax. Wait for my order and be ready to attack at any time."
"Hi!"
All the Princess Warriors bowed and left. Hojo Yasunari rushed to the front with a dark face. She only felt that her face was red and hot, as if she had been slapped twice in public. She was embarrassed.
She had thought that her suggestions might be rejected, but being ignored like this seemed even more humiliating. It was as if Daoji Shengchang was deliberately suppressing the young people, showing no mercy.
Suddenly, a hand appeared behind Hojo Yasunari and grabbed her arm.
"Kangcheng! Why are you ignoring me?"
Hojo Yasunari turned around and wanted to curse, but when he saw that the person in front of him was Hojo Yasunari, he reluctantly held back his anger, nodded with a sullen face, and asked stiffly.
"Is something wrong?"
Hojo Yasuzhong looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he whispered.
"Let's talk after we get back to my formation."
Hojo Yasunari snorted.
"What else is there to discuss? Lord Daoji won't listen to our advice at all!"
Hojo Yasuzhong shook his head and said.
"It's not time to despair yet. There are so many people here, so you can go back with me first."
After saying that, she grabbed the reluctant Hojo Yasunari and returned to the camp.