Outside Hojo Castle, the Uesugi Teruhora shogunate.
Terutora Uesugi looked down at his left hand, rubbed his thumb and index finger, and listened to Kakizaki Keie and Usami Sadamitsu's military situation.
After they finished speaking, they looked up at the two of them and cursed.
"Because Hojo Takahiro stays behind closed doors, so you just wait here obediently?
Kakizaki Keijie! China and Vietnam are in crisis, are you still wasting time and your brain has been eaten by a dog?"
The Kakizaki Kei family was young and energetic, and was irritated by being scolded by his master. His pretty face turned red. Usami sat beside him and felt even more uneasy.
Kakizaki Keie is a close general of Teru Uesugi, and holds Joetsu's standing army.
It is a privilege for a close relative to be scolded. If the master is angry, it will be fine if he scolds him, and it will not affect his future.
Usami Sadamitsu, who also made the same mistake, was ignored. This was a dangerous sign.
She took the initiative to step forward and bowed deeply to apologize to her lord.
"Your Highness, I asked Mr. Kakizaki to give me a few days to come forward and persuade the samurai in the city to return from their lost ways.
Hojo Castle is not a small village, and it will be difficult to quickly defeat the city under a strong attack, which will damage the morale of the troops.
Even if Hojo Takahiro is hot-headed, the samurai under his command may not be of the same mind as her.
If the persuasion is effective, then the siege will have less resistance and more internal support, which will be beneficial and harmless."
Terutora Uesugi glanced at her and said.
"Forget it, you responded in a timely manner and dispatched troops quickly after spring plowing. It was a success but not a fault. I was too demanding."
Seeing that Terutora Uesugi no longer pursued the matter, Usami Sadaman breathed a sigh of relief.
she asked cautiously.
"Your Highness, do I still want to continue to persuade the military families in the city to surrender?"
Teru Uesugi smiled coldly and said.
"Persuade, why don't you persuade? It's up to you to do it."
Usami was stunned on the spot, feeling the murderous intent in his master's tone. He couldn't tell whether the words were sincere or a joke, and couldn't make up his mind for a moment.
Terutora Uesugi stopped paying attention to her and turned back to Kakizaki Keike.
"I brought the gold diggers here, and they surrounded Hojo Castle, cut off the water source, dug tunnels, and built earthen forts.
I don’t care what method you use to capture the city in five days. If you can’t do that, go home and nurse your child!”
Kakizaki Kage's mouth twitched and he said harshly.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, we won't be able to capture it within three days. I will commit hara-kiri in front of you to atone for my sins."
There are many gold and silver mines in Echigo, and Terutora Uesugi has a lot of gold nuggets from the mines. He brought some here this time. They are all good at digging holes and filling mountains.
Although Hojo Castle is not a small fortress, it is not a fortified castle either. It can be attacked and captured at all costs.
Usami felt a chill in her heart and could not understand more and more, so she asked cautiously.
"Your Highness, you want to attack the city, so how about persuading it to surrender..."
Teru Uesugi replied coldly.
"It's up to you to persuade them to surrender. Attacking the city won't hinder your work.
Use your channels to tell Hojo Takahiro and those bastards under her to surrender as soon as possible.
By the time I take the pill, it will be too late. This time, I won’t forgive anyone! I won’t let anyone go!
I promised him that I would arrive at the foot of Changwei City in ten days, and there are still eight days left.
If Hojo Takahiro and the others want to die, then go ahead and die. I will kill their families and let them die cleanly."
Terutora Uesugi looked into the distance with deep eyes and murderous intent.
Kakizaki Keie and Usami Sadamitsu looked at each other, both of them confused.
Who makes the lord so worried? Could it be the cavalry army that Naoe Kanetsugu led by?
Echigo rebellions were frequent. Although Uesugi Terutora fought fiercely, he was quite tolerant of the defeated and surrendered samurai, and would not kill them all, but would leave as much room as possible.
The Echigo samurai family under her rule was too complicated.
The most core group is her direct ministers, sidekicks, and banners, such as Naoe Kanetsugu who married into the Naoe family, Kakizaki Keie, Honjo Minoru, and Saito Asanobu.
Then there are the retainers left to her by her mother, such as Naoe Keizuna and Hojo Takahiro.
The outer layer is the surrendered guardian old ministers, such as Usami Sadamitsu and Ohkuma Tohide.
Then the allies who got married were the Ueda Nagao family and the Furushi Nagao family.
In the end, there was the Yangbei Zhong who was not convinced and was suppressed by force.
Rather than saying that he was the Lord of Echigo, Terutora Uesugi was better said to be the leader of the Echigo samurai alliance.
Echigo is very independent in various places, so she can't be too strict in her work. If she accidentally triggers an atmosphere where rabbits die and foxes are sad, and they share the same hatred and enemies, it will be more troublesome.
Suppression of rebellions has always been carried out with open swords and guns, and it is easy to subdue them, and there are rarely punishments that involve genocide.
Usami Sadamitsu also followed his usual approach and wanted to persuade him to surrender first.
The Kashiwazaki Plain connects Joetsu and Central Vietnam. This time, the samurai family, which was coerced by Hojo Takahiro to rebel, included old guardians and Uesugi retainers.
Let's talk secretly, make some conditions, and accept them as soon as possible.
Even Hojo Takahiro himself took the opportunity to stir up troubles and try to achieve the best results, and surrendered if anything failed.
According to the old rules, they will be punished with three drinks of wine. If they don't follow the same example next time, Uesugi Teruhu will not do anything to them.
But I never thought that Terutora Uesugi would fall out this time and break the rules.
Even if he got the post of Kanto Governor and became the governor of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi, Uesugi Terutora still needed to unite the Echigo samurai family.
Usami Sadamit never expected that Terutora Uesugi would choose such a drastic approach.
It is not common sense to attack the city with all your strength while threatening the clan with execution.
Kakizaki Kage is also surprised, but she is Uesugi Teruatora's confidant, so there is no need to think so much. If the master wants to kill someone, then just kill him!
Uesugi Teruhora took a closer look at their expressions and sighed inwardly.
Even if the title has been obtained, it is still too difficult to control samurai families like Echigo with different ideas.
She was afraid that it would be unsustainable to just rely on force, so she decided to give the two of them a justifiable reason.
"Did Naoe Kanetsugu lead a cavalry army through here a few days ago?"
Usami nodded and said.
"It is indeed true, but Lord Naoe just confirmed the identity of the friendly troops and passed by in a hurry without saying much."
Teru Uesugi nodded and said.
"That's the Shiba family's Hime Warriors, heading to Tomo Castle in a hurry."
Kakizaki Keike said curiously.
"The Shiba Mune family? Haven't they been in decline for a long time? What did they do after they came to Echichi?"
Terutora Uesugi's heart became twisted, but he had to suppress his depression and continue talking.
"He is the legitimate son of the Shiba clan.
The shogunate envoy accompanying me this time is His Highness Yoshigan Shiba, Lord Kenshin.
The general gave him a sword to come to Kanto to stand up for me and fulfill my title.
I have given Tomei City to him as a temporary stay in Kanto."
The two of them took a deep breath after hearing this. The legitimate son, Yu Jian, Xing Zai, turned out to be Yu Taisuo.
Usami thought for a moment and sighed.
"Your Highness is wise, Tomi Castle has become the royal residence of the direct descendants of the Genji family in Hanoi. Any rebel dares to attack it casually. This is a crime of great treason."
Teru Uesugi said reluctantly.
"This is Duke Qianxin's own intention, and it may not be useful. The Yangbei people are used to being vulgar, so I'm still worried that they will collide with Xing Xing.
To be continued...