Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Don’t work for your children and grandchildren. This is a simple saying, but how many people can avoid this?
For the sake of his daughter, Uesugi Kenshin treated the second and third-ranked heirs of the Uesugi family as thieves. He didn't even bother to cover up, and didn't make any sense.
For the sake of his daughter, Takeda Shingen regarded the entire Takeda retainers as potential enemies. It seemed that he wanted to fight externally, but his thoughts were all about pruning the branches internally to avoid hurting his daughter's delicate hands in the future.
When a mother has a daughter, her thoughts are different, and the whole world becomes more distinct.
In their eyes, there are only two kinds of people in the world, those who are useful to their daughters and those who are harmful to their daughters. There are only two kinds of things in the world, those that are beneficial to their daughters and those that are harmful to them.
Takeda Shingen and Takeda Nobutora discussed for a long time and rested for a night at Tsuguzakikan. The next day they left their beloved daughter and embarked on the journey again.
She led the side soldiers and went straight to Karuizawa. Along the way, she gathered the elite soldiers who came to participate in the battle. A group of horseback warriors passed through Usui Pass and entered the land of Nishi Ueno.
As promised, Sanada Nobushige had already let go of border defenses, and Takeda's cavalry rushed to Shimo-sou-goku without being blocked along the way.
Unlike Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen, Hojo Ushimasa was not prepared to rescue Qingqi and show his face in front of the saint as soon as possible.
The Hojo Army already had elite troops on the Musashi front line. As a fourth-generation veteran, Daidoji Morimasa had been stationed at Kagotsu Castle for a long time and had extremely strong autonomy.
Musashi Kingdom was close to Shimo-sou Kingdom, and Shimo-sou Kingdom suddenly changed. Daidaiji Morimasa immediately entered Edo Castle for defense. The reaction of the Hojo family can be said to be the fastest among all the families.
When the Hojo clan returned to the Hojo territory, they did not go to the front line of Edo Castle, but went in the opposite direction to Odawara Castle, intending to mobilize on a large scale.
In the inner chamber of Odawara Castle, Hojo Ushimasa and Hojo Genan were sitting and discussing secretly.
Hojo Genan frowned.
"Why does Your Highness insist on having his own way?
When the saint was trapped in the lower kingdom, each family in the Kanto Palace immediately gathered their elite cavalry, hoping to enter the lower kingdom as soon as possible and show their loyalty in front of the saint.
But after you returned, you did not go to Edo Castle to lead the army, but insisted on returning to Odawara Castle for mobilization. What does that mean? Is there anything more important than showing your loyalty to the emperor before going to the Holy Spirit as soon as possible? "
Hojo Umasa ignored Hojo Genan's question and asked.
"Hasn't my great-aunt received the latest intelligence from the front?
The saint had taken over the command of Daidaiji Morimasa and led the Hojo Army to attack the Boso Allied Forces at night and achieve a complete victory.
At this moment, the Saint should be leading the army in pursuit to see Yoshihiro's defeated troops. The Eastern Army's southern front has collapsed, and we don't need to worry about the Saint's safety.
On the other hand, Satake Yoshitaka on the northern front besieged Xiaojin Castle and attacked the city day and night, intending to move south as soon as possible and fight the Sage decisively.
I want to mobilize all the soldiers of the Sagami and Izu people to go to the Shimo-sou Kingdom and assist the saint in defeating Satake Yoshige, the chief culprit of the rebellion!"
Hojo Genan shook his head and said.
"It is our duty to rescue the saint, but it is unwise to mobilize all our strength.
Satake Yoshitaka incited the people of the East to rebel with the intention of raiding the saint. His crime is unforgivable, but the Hojo family has no obligation to shoulder all the responsibility alone.
The encirclement and suppression of Satake Yoshige was the common mission of all samurai families in the Kanto Palace. The Hojo family should not exhaust their military reserves just for this matter.
Your Highness, you should be very clear about the cost of fully mobilizing the Sagami and Izu tribes. The food and armaments we have accumulated are all for the purpose of conquering the Boso Peninsula and should not be touched lightly."
Of course Hojo Ushimasa knew what it meant to fully mobilize the Sagami and Izu clans.
By the time of Hojo Ujimasa's generation, the Hojo family had been operating in Kanto for four generations. The seemingly strong Hojo family actually did not have a deep foundation.
The famous families in Kanto can trace their ancestors back to their ancestors four to five hundred years ago.
The Hojo family is just a branch of the Ise family from Kinki. They pretended to have the Hojo name and wanted to be on an equal footing with the famous Kanto families. Stop dreaming!
The famous families in Kanto never recognized the Hojo family, and even the local samurai families under the Hojo territory lacked recognition of the Hojo family.
Even after four generations, the core of the Hojo family, the Hime Warriors, are still the descendants of the first generation governor and the retainers who followed the first generation to Kanto, that is, the Hojo Ichimon clan and the six Goyusu families.
Hojo Genan is the daughter of the first generation and the second generation of the Hojo clan. Daidaiji Morimasa is the second generation of the Daidaiji family, one of the six Goyusu families, and serves the fourth generation of the Hojo family.
With these two types of retainers as the core, the Hojo family has continued to encroach on and digest territory for four generations. In fact, the only Hojo territories that truly care about Hojo and never abandon it are Izu Kingdom and Sagami Kingdom.
This is the accumulation of four generations of the Hojo family. The Izu clan and the Sagami clan are the real old foundation of the Hojo clan. As for the peripheral samurai families from various countries such as Musashino and others who rely on the Hojo clan, that is unreliable.
Back then, Yoshihiro Shiba and Kenshin Uesugi jointly launched the Kanto Strategy. The Hojo clan was defeated in the Sano Territory, and almost all external forces defected.
Hojo Ujiyasu could only shrink his troops and retreat all the way to Odawara Castle. Only within the territory of Sagami Kingdom and backed by reinforcements from Izu Kingdom could the Hojo family truly feel at ease and defend.
Therefore, Hojo Genan did not understand the ideas of the Hojo clan, so he used the Izu clan and the Sagami clan to open warehouses and spend money like water, which was to use the old foundation of the Hojo family to go out and kill people.
If it is to conquer the Boso Peninsula, Hojo Genan can understand that no matter how much money, food and military power are used, but is it necessary to use it to defeat Satake Yishige?
Anyone with a discerning eye can clearly see that Satake Yoshige has fallen into a corner and is still fighting. She has completely failed strategically, and the rebellion of the Eastern People has been a failure.
Satake Yishige was doomed to lose because she couldn't catch the saint. She is now desperately seeking a chance to fight the saint, hoping to survive.
But no one thought she could defeat the Saint face to face on the battlefield, not even the people in the East believed it.
If Satake Yoshige was really that powerful, how could he still be stuck in Hitachi Country at such a young age?
Just say that in the past few years, which one has been eliminated by Date Masamune in the north, Oda Ujiharu in the south, and Yoshige Satake?
Uniting small and medium-sized martial arts families and becoming the alliance leader behind closed doors, Satake Yoshishige may have some tricks, but when it comes to fighting, it depends on talent!
Shiba Yoshigan went into battle at the age of fifteen, and fought from Kinki to Kanto in 1989. He hit everyone with a hammer and never lost once!
He is regarded as the patron saint of the samurai family, the god of war, and the incarnation of Bishamonten. There may be many factors of coincidence, but there is only one fundamental reason, and that is that no one can defeat him!
How awesome is an opponent that cannot be defeated on the battlefield!
Just this time, the Hojo Army was defeated in the battle across the river, and the morale of the whole army was severely damaged. Yoshihiro Shiba took a few people into the Hojo Army, and he pulled out less than 300 people to cross the river overnight, and went to see Yoshihiro again!
Is this something ordinary people can do?
What's even more frightening is that he led a tired army of less than 300 people to defeat the 12,000-strong Bosou coalition. Yoshihiro Satomi escaped alone, and he didn't even have time to take away the flags, horses and seals. .
This guy is still a human!
After this battle, if anyone still thinks that Satake Yoshige has a chance to beat Shiba Yoshige head-on, then this person must have something wrong with his brain.
According to Hojo Genan's idea, the Hojo clan should learn from the practices of other houses in the Kanto Palace, march quickly with some elite cavalry, and go to the general government as soon as possible to show their loyalty.
She couldn't understand why Hojo Ujimasa wanted to pull out the old members of the Hojo family to fight with Satake Yishige. What benefit would it bring to the Hojo family?
Satake Yoshitaka will be defeated sooner or later. There is no need for the Hojo family to be sentimental and waste the manpower and material resources originally planned to be used on the Boso Peninsula to do useless work in the lower capital.
Hojo Umasa said in a deep voice.
"Just because everyone is watching from the sidelines, the Hojo family seems to be valuable.
The Hojo army led by Lord Daidaiji Morimasa, led by the saint, has entered the Boso Peninsula. Yoshihiro Satomi is no match for the saint, and her mother, Yoshihiro Satomi, can't hold her position either.
The Bosou family and the martial arts families are not fools. Change is just around the corner, and they will know how to choose. Once the Bosou families unite to join the Saint, what will be the future of the Boso peninsula?
If the Boso Peninsula was conquered not by my Hojo family but by a saint, what qualifications do we have to share the big share?
Therefore, I want to use the troops and materials used on the Boso Peninsula to attack Satake Yishige.
The families in the Kanto Palace are eager to show off and will not waste time mobilizing. They will only lead a small number of knights on horseback to participate in the battle and appear in front of the saint as soon as possible to show their loyalty.
But is true loyalty performed? True loyalty is to bleed for the saint and kill enemies for the saint!
The Hojo family disdains false expressions of loyalty, we must express true loyalty.
Mobilize our core military strength to annihilate Satake Yishige's men who offended the saint, and wash away the shame of the saint being forced to go south!"
Hojo Genan thought for a while, shook his head and said.
"The Boso Peninsula is not as easy to capture as you said, Your Highness. The eastern and southern parts of the Boso Kingdom and the entire Anbo Country are all mountainous.
Satoshi Yiyao is a tough person, and she will never give in until the last moment.
With the hidden danger of Satake Yoshitaka behind the saint, he could not concentrate on dealing with Satomi Yoshitaka. The battle line advanced as far as the Yoro River and approached Shiizu Castle. Satomi Yoshitaka was so frightened that he could not leave.
I understand what you mean, Your Highness. You are eager to let the saint understand your thoughts, but it is really not necessary.
Satomi Yoshiyao will not collapse easily, and our Hojo family will still be responsible for the strategy of the Boso Peninsula. Your worries are unreasonable, and there is no need to rush."
Hojo Umasa looked at Hojo Genan, his eyes twinkling.
This old woman is the second generation of the Hojo family. She has served as the governor for four generations and is highly respected. She and the veterans behind her have been restricting the politics of the Hojo clan, both in terms of governance and ideology.
Over the years, Hojo Umasa has been enduring it because she knows what she is carrying.
The defeat of the Sano-led Alliance War almost destroyed the foundation of the Hojo family for several generations. As the general of the Alliance Alliance, the Hojo clan could not escape the blame.
Although Hojo Ujiyasu was reluctantly promoted to the position of family governor, the Hojo retainers group had never been at ease with the Hojo family's politics.
The second and third generation veterans gathered together to question the ability of the Hojo clan.
Most of the young men of the fourth generation had their mothers die in the Sano Battle and at the hands of Yoshigan Shiba, and they were not close to the Hojo clan.
Hojo Ushimasa always thought that he could only follow the rules in his life, be a weak and weak family governor who was restricted by others, and live a mediocre and boring life just by maintaining the family business.
But the trajectory of her life was completely changed in the hot springs of Mount Hakone.
After years of secret love, Hojo Umasa finally got her wish and became entangled with Shiba Yoshigan. She is no longer the same person she once was.
Especially... Hojo Umasa touched his belly, his eyes shining with compassion.
At this moment, she will never give in to anyone again. Even her respected aunt, Hojo Genan, cannot shake her will.
Hojo Umasa said calmly.
"I remember, I am the governor of the Hojo family, Master Hojo Genan, do you want to disobey me?"
Hojo Genan was a little nervous when she was glared at by Hojo Umasa. After her age, she rarely felt this way, which made Hojo Genan a little confused as to whether she had neglected something.
She bowed respectfully and said cautiously.
"Of course, you are the governor.
However, the inheritance of four generations of the Hojo family has been hard-won. I have an obligation to fulfill my duties to the governor and not to cause chaos to harm the interests of my Hojo family.
I am very moved by His Highness's feelings for the saint, but the Hojo family has fulfilled its responsibility and expressed its admiration for the saint.
We dedicated the land of Higashi Musashi and handed over His Majesty the Imagawa clan to the saint. We have done enough."
Hojo Umasa shook his head and said.
"Not enough, far from enough.
Uesugi Kenshin gave half of his family property to the saint for the sake of the saint. Takeda Shingen gave up Suruga Province, the hub of the Tokaido Road, for the sake of the saint.
Compared with them, what is a worthless Tomusashi land and an Imagawa clan that has been raised for many years and is of no use?"
Seeing that the Hojo family was stubborn in their politics and still emphasizing their own opinions, Hojo Genan, no matter how good-tempered he was, could no longer control himself.
Hojo Genan replied stiffly.
"The Hojo family and the Uesugi Takeda family are in different situations, and the positions of you and His Highness Uesugi Takeda are even more different."
Hojo Ushimasa smiled slightly.
"What is the difference?"
Hojo Genan was so angry that he spat out two names.
"Reina Takeda, Miyuki Uesugi."
Hojo Genan thought that because of this, the Hojo clan would be at peace, right?
The Uesugi and Takeda families are descendants of Shiba Yoshigan, so the Kamishi family is a sure thing. Naturally, we are close to each other regardless of you and me.
But we, the Hojo family, haven't even scratched the surface yet, so why should we be so impatient and anxious to send him to your doorstep at the expense of ourselves and others?
Unexpectedly, Hojo Ushimasa actually sneered at this, gently touched his abdomen with his hand, and said calmly.
"So that's what my great-aunt thought... Then how can you be sure that I don't have it?"
No matter how cunning and cunning Hojo Genan was, her eyes were wide open in shock at this moment, and the hair on her back stood up. She looked at Hojo Umasa's lower abdomen, and was dumbfounded for a moment, unable to speak.