The Boso coalition forces that had just defeated the Hojo Army went from being huge to falling apart overnight, leaving everyone stunned.
Yoshigan Shiba, who personally led more than 280 members of the Hojo Young Boys to cross the Edogawa River at night and met Yoshihiro in a dawn raid, once again deepened his image as an invincible military god in the hearts of the Kanto samurai.
Shortly after seeing Yoshihiro's main formation in Yoshigan Sukong-ri, the blue-clad men who raided from the north came to pay their respects, and then the Hojo Army of Daidaiji Morimasa also arrived on the battlefield.
A group of Ji warriors surrounded Yoshiyin and headed north. The Chiba family immediately opened the Taicheng, the national capital, to welcome the arrival of the saint.
Yiyin finally relaxed and went to sleep. He slept until the lights started to turn on and then reluctantly woke up. He forced himself to cheer up and immediately held a military meeting to discuss the next move.
In the meeting hall of Taicheng, the national capital, a group of Ji warriors waited with bated breath, waiting for Yiyin to enter.
Distant footsteps came in, the sliding door opened wide, and a group of Ji warriors fell to the ground and kowtowed.
"The saint is on board! Military fortune is prosperous!"
Facing the crowd of Ji warriors who were bowing respectfully, Yiyin touched the arrow wound on his shoulder. The wound was slightly itchy, indicating that it was healing.
He strode up to the main seat and said calmly.
"Everyone, get up. Today's battle can only be won thanks to the heroic sacrifice of Zhu Ji and the hasty escape of the rebels.
I am pleased that you ladies understand the great righteousness, and I will definitely reward you in the future.
It’s just that we are facing a formidable enemy, and it’s not time to relax yet, so all ladies should continue their efforts and help me.”
The Ji warriors cheered loudly and sang their praises. Yiyin stretched out his hand to signal, and the group of people stopped and waited for orders.
The Hime Samurai present all belong to different families, including Hojo, a powerful foreign vassal, the blue-clad people from the Higashi Shrine, the local snake Chiba Takajo, and Toki who defected in the face of battle.
Taking this group of people with different ideas to fight, Yiyin felt unsure.
He looked at Daidoji Nomimasa of the Hojo Army. Although this old woman was tricked by the Hojo Young Sect, her ability was beyond doubt.
The Hojo family has coveted the Boso Peninsula for many years. From the time the second generation chose to support it, they have seen Yoshiyao. Until now, the fourth generation has not been able to win the Boso Peninsula. The inner anger of the Hojo family can be seen by outsiders.
This time, the Kanto Secretariat acted in a unified manner to crusade against the unjust people of the East.
The Satomi family is one of the leaders of the Oriental people. With such a good opportunity to attack, the Hojo family is naturally well prepared and hopes to conquer the Bungalow Peninsula in one fell swoop.
The choice of the people of the East to raid the saint during the spring plowing period was beyond everyone's expectations. However, the Kanto Palace that had recovered its breath was definitely a powerful force that the people of the East could not resist.
It can be seen from Toki Nori's actions that the Hojo family has been working secretly on the Boso Peninsula, and they have a clear understanding of the changes in the situation on the Boso Peninsula and have clear intelligence.
Yiyin asked frankly.
"I know very little about the current situation on the Boso Peninsula. Can Daidaiji-sama teach me?"
Daodaoji Shengchang bowed and said.
"The foreign ministers were frightened, but the saint's eyes were as bright as a torch, and he penetrated Usato Yoshihiro's weakness in one fell swoop, causing Boso's coalition forces to collapse.
The foreign ministers are extremely admired and frightened, and cannot be regarded as a saint, but..."
Yiyin smiled.
"In military discussions, speak freely.
I look forward to the collective efforts of all the concubines, and Daodaoji-sama does not have to worry about anything. I have heard enough good words, please give me some unpleasant truths."
Yiyin's words were already a bit serious, and all the concubines present sat upright and looked like they were being taught.
Daodao Temple Shengchang did not dare to hesitate any longer and said directly.
"I just received urgent military information. Satomi Yoshihiro left Kururi Castle and headed north three days ago. He may have arrived at Shiizu Castle now."
Yiyin's eyes flashed.
After taking over Anbo Country, Satomi Yoshihiro built the Satomi family's base with Kururi Castle as the core, and oversaw the development of both countries, creating the most glorious page in the Satomi family's history.
This time Boso's coalition forces went out, Satomi Yoshiyao sent his daughter Satomi Yoshihiro to be the general, but he stayed behind for a long time and could not leave Satomi Castle. Unexpectedly, she moved three days ago.
Yiyin asked.
"Why did she suddenly go north?"
Daodaoji Shengchang said.
“This time the Eastern Army attacked in two fronts: the north and the south. The troops on the southern front led by Satomi Yoshihiro have been reluctant to go north to respond and have been occupying territory in the southern part of the Lower Mainland.
Satake Yishige on the northern front is the general in charge of the Eastern Army's battle this time, and has the authority to control the Boso coalition forces on the southern front.
Satomi Yoshihiro hid in the back and let his daughter do whatever he wanted in front, just to deal with Satake Yoshige. Satomi Yoshihiro's thoughts are actually not difficult to guess.
She probably wanted Satake Yoshitaka to fight to the death with you, the saint, while the Satomi family hid in the south to grab territory and gain chips.
If Satake Yoshitaka succeeds, the Satomi family will be credited with sending troops to help, and some unpleasant details during the war will not be able to shake the Satomi family's status in the future.
If Satake Yoshigeage fails, the Satomi family will immediately go on the defensive, and may even turn to the bright side, selling Satake Yoshigeage and begging for surrender to the saint.
By that time, the cities in the Lower Mainland that Satomi Yoshihiro had snatched would become bargaining chips in the hands of the Satomi family.
Satomi Yoshiyao can completely give up these cities and sell them to you, and he won't be too ruthless in reducing his territory after the war."
Yiyin shook his head, seeing that Yiyao's wishful thinking was loud and clear, but it had to be said that she might actually succeed.
The Kanto Shrine was a traditional samurai sanctuary established by Yoshigan from the beginning. It was completely different from Oda Nobunaga's approach of completely destroying the old order. Yoshigan has always followed the traditions of the samurai family.
What is the tradition of the Wu family? In everything, respect should be left for the famous family.
Don't think that the Kanto Sheriff's Office is greedy. Compared with Oda Nobunaga's behavior of uprooting local famous families and changing the territory at will, the Kanto Sheriff's Office can be said to be soft-hearted.
Don't look at people like Satake, Satomi, and Utsunomiya who can jump high. In fact, if they are really defeated, they can usually keep their family names and even save the dignity of several thousand koku.
There was a grand meeting at the Kanto Palace. The United Front members inside were all famous families, county magistrates, and powerful warriors from all over the Kanto region. They all competed for food in the same pot without overturning the table.
Only a deviant reformist like Oda Nobunaga would ignore the overall interests of the high-level samurai family, completely discard the traditional old system of the samurai family, and build a new farming and warfare system to strengthen themselves.
In a sense, Oda Nobunaga is the enemy of all high-level samurai families. She is a true madman that everyone is afraid of.
Where is Yiyin? He is a good man from the Wu family.
Although Yiyin also cut the flesh of the high-level Wu family to fill the grievances of the middle and lower classes, his reforms were moderate and aimed at promoting a virtuous cycle within the Wu family group.
Although the Wu family is selfish, they are not stupid and know that Yiyin's actions are conducive to the long-term stability of the Wu family regime.
As for Oda Nobunaga, haha... if she keeps doing this, the untouchables will stand up, and even if the world is unified, it may not still be the world of the samurai family.
Another point is that Yoshigan respects the traditional and famous samurai family. Ogasawara Nagatsuki and others who were the first to be recruited by the Kanto Palace were from a low-income family with declining family fortunes. Yoshigan also protected and respected them.
This is also the psychological guarantee for Satomi Yiyao to dare to act recklessly.
Everyone knows that saints are merciful and do not engage in massacres or uprooting.
The Satomi family has lost the battle. As long as they surrender as soon as possible and go back to Anfang Country, they can continue to be the boss of their own famous Anfang family. Why do they need to cause trouble and ruin everything?
So from the very beginning, Satomi Yoshihiro was not prepared to go all the way to the dark side with Satake Yoshige. She let her daughter linger in the southern part of Shimoso Province, just to wait and see, see the wind direction, and gain chips.
After Daodeji Shengchang broke it into pieces, Yiyin finally understood Satomi Yiyao's thoughts, but before going south, Yiyin didn't know this!
In order to prevent being attacked from both sides, Yoshihiro decided to attack the southern front first and beat Yoshihiro Satomi until his teeth were scattered all over the ground, and all the Bosou and allied forces fled together.
Now, will Satomi Yoshiyao be forced to jump over the wall by himself and be forced to join forces with Satake Yoshige to save the situation?
Yoshigan smiled bitterly and looked at Daidaiji Norimasa, thinking that he should stop thinking nonsense and listen to the views of this veteran of the Hojo family.
"Master Daidoji, do you think Satomi Yiyao will reorganize the coalition forces and make things difficult for me?"
Daodaoji Shengchang is actually very happy to see the current situation. What she fears most is not that Fang Zong's coalition forces will attack the city, but that the saint's heart will be soft and ruthless.
Saints have always been immortal, which gave Satomi Yoshiyao room to move, but it was not conducive to the Hojo family's attack on the Boso Peninsula and the death of the Satomi family.
Therefore, when Yiyin decided to attack the housing alliance first, Daodaoji Shengchang was overjoyed.
It doesn't matter even if all the Hojo army under Daidaiji Morimasa's command are defeated. The Hojo family has a deep foundation and they just need to gather the elite.
However, the more severely the Satomi family offends the saint, the less likely they will be to survive in the future.
Of course, Daidaiji Shengmao did not dare to instigate the saint, because the saint was not stupid. If he found something wrong in the future, he would still have a grudge against the Hojo family, which would not be conducive to the Hojo family becoming a divine family.
After thinking about it for a long time, Daodaosi Shengchang simply discussed the matter and said.
"Satomi Yiyao's journey to the north should have nothing to do with the war situation on our side.
It was yesterday that the Hojo Army was defeated in Yagiri, and it is today that you suddenly defeated the Fuso Allied Forces. Satomi Yoshihiro three days ago could not have predicted this.
The most likely reason why she left Ijo and went north was because of the pressure from Satake Yishige.
Satake Yoshige has already discovered that you are not in Furukawa City. She secretly arranged to raid Sekishuku City in the south and approach Xiaogane City. At the same time, she urged Fusou's coalition forces to go north to cooperate.
Why the Satomi family refused to go north, and why Satomi Yoshiyao was hiding behind his daughter, Satake Yishige must be very clear in his mind.
Therefore, Satake Yoshigeage may have put a lot of pressure on Satomi Yoshihaka through the internal channels of the Oriental People, so that Satomi Yoshihaka had to go north and make a positive and cooperative political gesture."
Yiyin nodded.
"What the boss said makes sense."
Daodao Temple Shengchang sighed again.
“But it was also a coincidence.
Satomi Yoshihiro left Kururi Castle three days ago and headed north, and he has probably arrived at Shiizu Castle by now.
We have defeated the Bosou coalition forces here, and Satomi Yoshiyao will get the news soon. In order to ensure the value of the Satomi family, she cannot watch the Bosou coalition forces disband.
Once the presence of the Boso coalition is dispersed, the Satomi family will become dispensable and lose their political value in bargaining, whether it is Satake Yishige or you, the saint.
Therefore, I think Satomi Yoshiyao will definitely go north immediately after receiving the news of the defeat of Boso's coalition forces.
She may be in Xiaogong City or Chiba City further ahead, reorganizing the retreating Bosou families, regrouping, and making a comeback."
Daidaiji Morimasa's judgment is naturally in favor of the Hojo family, but the future she predicted is indeed what Yoshigan is most worried about.
Yiyin sighed.
"The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, that's all. If I see that Yi Yao has evil intentions, then you can't blame me for ruthlessly punishing her."