Although I am dissatisfied, I am not a reckless person.
Seeing that Naoe Kanetsugu, a close confidant of Uesugi Teruhora, was so cowardly, she did not dare to arbitrarily resist the imperial office's order until she understood the reason.
He advised tactfully.
"The troops from Yangbei are approaching with great force. These barbaric fools do not know etiquette. The imperial palace has a rich body and cannot be put in danger in front of the battle.
Tonglewei Castle is the gateway to Shangyue and its location is important. The reinforcements from the family governor are not far away, so why not wait for a few days is the best solution."
Yiyin shook his head and said.
"Just because Tonglewei City is too important to allow for any loss, we need to go out to compete in the city to test the enemy's energy first.
The most taboo in the isolated city is to defend, and taking the initiative is for defense. Only those who are rebellious will not treat us as weak persimmons and do whatever they want."
What Yiyin said is true.
Since ancient times, it is rare to defend a city without being able to get out. Unless there is a big difference in the strength of the troops, most of them rely on the city to wait for opportunities to attack and gain the initiative.
Passively defending the city puts oneself into a desperate situation. It is passive strategically and lacks many tactics tactically.
The most important thing is that being trapped in a desperate situation is too destructive to morale and will not last long.
Honjo Minoru narrowed his eyes, this Otaisuo was secretly changing his concept.
With the bravery of the family governor, if she said she would arrive in ten days, she would definitely arrive in ten days. How could a mere Hojo Castle stop her.
But the news hadn't come yet, so she couldn't arbitrarily conclude that the reinforcements would arrive on time. If she even said it, she would be speechless by the emperor.
How can we take chances in a war and rely solely on reinforcements?
Yiyin applied the concept of long-term defense to the current situation, deliberately ignoring the fact that Tomei Castle only needed to defend for five more days.
Although Honjo Shino understood that he was sophistry, due to the high status of both parties, he had scruples and could not refute it explicitly.
She had to find other excuses.
"Our army is mixed and the commander is not here, making it difficult to command smoothly. It is better to defend the city and wait for reinforcements."
Yiyin retorted.
"There is no peace within the Yangbei people. Aren't the four parties also full of contradictions and dissatisfaction with each other? If they can overcome it, we can't?
What's more, this place is already the residence of the direct descendants of the Genji family in Hanoi. This is where the great righteousness lies. I will give you unified orders. Who dares not to listen!"
As soon as these words came out, Daxiong Chaoxiu decisively bowed down and shouted loudly.
"Serve the general and die serving the emperor!"
Yamanaka Yukimori, Shimakatsu Takeo and a group of Spocky warriors were half a beat too slow to react, allowing her to take the lead. They quickly kowtowed to the ground and shouted to obey the order.
The Chinese and Vietnamese people followed and fell to the ground, looking like they were united. I had no choice but to bow my head and worship, and the people in the upper garments also bowed to Sibo Yiyin.
Yiyin looked at her unwilling look and smiled inwardly. His status as a direct descendant of Genji in Kawachi was very useful.
The biggest reason why he dared to fight was because this rebellion was a civil war.
The Echigo samurai family has been prospering for hundreds of years. Although there are many conflicts between the upper, middle and lower Mitsukoshi, the relationship between the families is actually not far apart.
Just like the three clans with a long tail, and the four parties in Yangbei, our ancestors worked together to lead the country. They are not relatives of each other, but they are also relatives of relatives.
Therefore, although Echigo had many rebellions, his national strength suffered little loss. In the final analysis, he did not kill anyone.
When the Wu family fights, they pay attention to the blood ties of the township party.
If it were between two territorial kingdoms, like Kai Country and Echigo Country, then the fight would definitely be full of people, and no one would regard the other as a human being.
But the country is so complicated that the struggle is only for power. If you take one more bite of rice, I will take one less bite. Although I will be angry, it will not push people to death.
The Yangbei clan rebelled several times. The two generations of Uesugi Teruhu and his daughter only intensified the military and food service punishments, but did not crush the Yangbei clan into ashes. They transferred the samurai family from other places to re-enfranchise this place.
As for the Yangbei people, they went to war all over Central and Central Vietnam, and no one heard of any villages being burned or fields being destroyed. At most, they were just seeking self-reliance.
The most heart-wrenching thing to say is, if we actually say that we have nothing to do with Yangbeizhong, does it really mean that we have nothing to do with it?
If Teruhora Uesugi massacred the Yangbei Zhong, most of the samurai under his command would directly rebel, which would be more troublesome than the Yangbei Zhong.
The Wu family society is a blood society through and through, and the iron rule is to help relatives but not to take care of others.
Whenever defending important areas, the defenders are always on guard. They are afraid of losing the city and ruining the overall situation, so they naturally dare not act recklessly.
Yoshigan dared to fight because he had seen through the nature of the Echigo rebellion. Neither side would make a fatal move, and going out to fight once would not cause trouble.
If he were really facing a foreign enemy like Takeda Hojo, he would not dare to be so casual.
He has less than 200 Ji warriors under his command, and they are really at the point of killing. They are not enough to consume the amount of one battle. Who will he cry to if he loses them all?
In this battle, he was seeking prestige, not really fighting to the death.
Both sides probably have a lot of worries. It would be even better if it turned into a gentleman's battle like this.
With the plug-in in hand, you are invincible.
I couldn't really defeat him, my eyes rolled around, and I kept talking.
"The people in Yangbei are arrogant and brave, with a large army. They attack rashly because they are afraid that the enemy will be outnumbered and we will not be able to fight in the field."
Yiyin glanced at her.
Honjo Mino seemed to be afraid of him, and the excuses he gave were worse than the last. Naoe Kanetsugu's head almost dropped into his chest, and he really couldn't stand it anymore.
Yiyin asked rhetorically.
"Where is our army lacking? Or is it that the Shangshanmen are too weak to fight against your so-called brave Yangbei soldiers?"
As soon as these words came out, even Saito Nobunobu glared at Honjo Minoru and became a little emotional.
Honjo Minoru smiled bitterly. She was anxious to find a reason to refute, but she forgot that today was not five days ago.
With Saito Nobunobu bringing back part of the Nagao Chosen, and Shiba Yoshigan bringing back the Daokuma Chosen, Tobi Castle's military strength became not much inferior to that of the Yangbei Chosen.
Although the ingredients are messy, Yangbeizhong is actually not that good either.
The most ridiculous thing is that she had just reported this news to Sibo Yiyin, and now that it was used to slap her in the face, she was simply asking for humiliation.
The height of the Echigo National Stone is about 400,000 koku. Most of it is located in the Echigo Plain, which belongs to Nakashita Etsu. The Joetsu Takata Plain is not as large.
However, as the lord of Echigo, Teruhora Uesugi occupied the gold and silver mines in Echigo, and green hemp was also grown on the territory directly under Kamechuetsu.
Therefore, Echigo's actual mobilization strength was no less than 500,000 to 600,000 koku.
The Shimotsu of the Yangbei Zhong relied solely on their land and accounted for 30% of Echigo's military strength.
There were about fifteen reserve troops dispatched this time, with more than 3,000 ashigaru and nearly a thousand Ji samurai. Together with the heavy peasants and soldiers, it was known as a military strength of 10,000 people.
The Echigo Plain is equally divided between Central Vietnam and Lower Vietnam, and is even larger. Its military strength accounts for about 40% of the Echigo military service account.
Excluding the few onlookers, the Furushi Nagao family and the part of the Ueda Nagao family who returned to the army, most of the remaining military forces have been assembled in Tobi Castle.
The Big Bear Clan has five reserve teams, the Shangshan Clan plus part of the Ueda Nagawei Clan are also five reserve teams, plus the Chinese and Vietnamese soldiers who came to assist in the battle, the number of reserve teams is not inferior to that of the Yangbei Clan.
The lack of troops that Honjo Sano mentioned does not exist, but there is indeed a gap in combat power.
As the core, the Shangshanmen are naturally good at fighting, the Big Bears are famous for fighting against the five scum, and the Chinese and Vietnamese people have different minds, so it is not wrong to say that there is a gap in military strength.
But the bad thing is that just now Saito Asanobu boasted of his martial prowess and almost got into a fight with Odaisho.
At this moment, the troops are similar in strength, but they deliberately avoid fighting. It's so shameless for everyone in the shirts!
I am really helpless on the face, but secretly hate in my heart, it is too difficult to be a human being!
The Sino-Vietnamese area was in such a mess that she couldn't even wipe her butt because of the trouble caused by these top-dressed people. Now she was still being glared at by Saito Asanobu, feeling aggrieved.
I have secretly made up my mind that when the governor comes, I will ask myself to step down as the governor of China and Vietnam.
What the heck, whoever wants to be the superior officer among them should be the superior! I won’t take the hot seat anymore!
She could no longer find any reason to refute, and the people in the upper garments were ridiculed for being timid and afraid of the enemy, which was also a secret tide, making it difficult for our village to refuse.
She sighed and simply stopped talking.
Naoe Kanetsugu on the side was quite understanding and sympathized with her, but he didn't dare to ask for help.
When the village was really in trouble, Yiyin acted arbitrarily and proposed that when Yangbeizhong arrived, he would go out to give him a decisive blow.
None of the Ji warriors had any objections, and the matter was passed.
Yoshigami smiled and said to Honjo Mino.
"My guard army has just arrived, so I still need to worry a lot about the city defense."
Benzhuang actually kowtowed to the ground and said.
"I am afraid. This is my duty."
After the quarrel, neither of them wanted to break the surface harmony. After all, guarding the city of Tongwei was the greatest common interest of both parties, and neither of them wanted to break up the alliance.
Afterwards, the military meeting was dissolved, and each family went back to continue preparing for war. Naoe Kanetsugu quietly left with everyone in the shirts, and Yoshihiro pretended not to notice.
Naoe Kanetsugu had to go and make friends with Honjo Minoru and Saito Asanobu.
There are still a few days until the governor arrives. Before then, there should not be too much of a split within Tonglewei City.
Naoe Kanetsugu felt tired and knew that he couldn't control Shiba Yoshigan because he was too tough.
Then we can only frighten the two leaders of the upper-shirt crowd, let them recognize the fact, and don't quarrel with each other. At least they can endure it for a few days, so as not to implicate themselves.
When the governor comes, you two can do whatever you like, it has nothing to do with me, Naoe Kanetsugu!