"How is that possible? It has started to snow outside. Can Xinfa Tian Changdun still march in the snow?"
Japan is a poor country, and often a single farmer cannot afford a set of linen clothes. Spring, summer, and autumn are no big deal, and whoever goes out in winter wears the clothes.
With such economic conditions, if you go on an expedition in heavy snow, aren't you afraid that a lot of people will freeze to death before you reach your destination?
Honjo Manchang said solemnly.
"Everything that Yutai doesn't know.
The Echigo Plain is indeed subject to heavy snowfall every winter. However, there are two points in time where a few off-duty elites can still be dispatched.
First, it is the beginning of winter when the heavy snow has not yet fallen, which is the past few days. Second, it is the end of winter when the snow has stopped melting.
I guess Xinfatian Changdun must have chosen to send troops to attack the city a few days ago. Fake opening the city gate is not an attack on the city, so there is no need to endure the cold outside the city.
With the elite warriors from Shinbada and Igogongye, it was easy to capture Kachi Castle, which was defenseless against them.
The Jiadi people might even be overjoyed and take Xinfa Tian Changdun to the family governor to force her to join the rebellion."
Yoshigan couldn't help but shake his head. The Sasaki Party was indeed united. But it was because of this that Yoshigan's idea of dismantling Yangbeizhong was confirmed.
he asked.
"The Takemata family is also a member of the Sasaki Party. Will Takemata Keizuna participate in the Sasaki Party's rebellion?"
Honjo Nogecho thought for a while and said unsure.
"I can't say for sure. The Takemata family has been surrendered to His Highness Uesugi for two generations. Shinbada Choatoshi is so desperate that he may not be able to trust Takemata Keizuna."
Yiyin nodded and asked again.
"You said there are two opportunities to send troops in winter. Since Xinfa Tian Changdun wants to take action, he will not miss the second opportunity, right?"
Honjo Manchang said solemnly.
"That's what worries me the most.
After taking Kachi Castle, the three Sasaki clans were fighting against each other. Now that the rebellion had begun, they had no way out and could only hold on.
I'm worried that they will take advantage of the winter snow to send troops to Niigatajin.
The Yangbei Zhong is no longer the same as it used to be. When I raised the army at the beginning of the year, Nakajo Toshi and Irobe Katsunaga were no longer willing to send troops to fight against His Highness Uesugi.
Now that you, the Imperial Office, have straightened out Echigo's interests, everyone is looking forward to going to the Kanto Plain to receive the reward.
Even if there were some Wu family members in Yangbei who were dissatisfied with Shangyue, words alone could not inspire everyone to rebel.
If Xinfatian Changdun is to succeed, it must give them a lot of benefits."
Yiyin's eyes narrowed.
"Her target is the gold and silver shipped from Niigatazu from Sado Island?"
Honjo Shibunaga nodded solemnly.
"This is the worst case scenario I can think of, but it's probably not wrong. Without enough benefits, the dissatisfied Yangbeizhong will never follow Xinfa Tian Changdun's mischief.
The most important thing is that the right time and place are beneficial to Xinfa Tianchangdun.
There is heavy snow in the Echigo Plain in winter, and after the snow melts, the roads are muddy, making it difficult to march. Only in the days when the snow has stopped but has not yet melted, can it be convenient to send troops.
If it gets cold again in late spring, the water will freeze in the ground, which will put a heavy burden on farming. Every family is busy with spring plowing and cannot respond in time to Shinbada Choatoshi who has captured Niigatajin.
With this time, she can use gold and silver to buy off the Yangbei people who are dissatisfied with His Highness Uesugi and fight against Uesugi's army after the spring plowing.
And Sasaki Sanjo and Niigata Tsu helped each other, blocking the entire central part of Shimotsu. This caused the north and south to be torn apart, and the news was blocked.
By that time, neither Nakajo Toshi nor Irobe Katsunaga in the north will be able to communicate with His Highness Uesugi in time, and the opportunity to counter the rebellion will be delayed again."
Yiyin took a breath of air. After reasoning like this, it is indeed difficult to put an end to the rebellion.
He glanced at Honjo Nobunaga, who was chatting eloquently.
This concubine is indeed talented, and she is familiar with the interpersonal relationships among the Yangbei people and the geographical climate of Xiayue. If we want to quickly put down the Xinfatian rebellion, she is indispensable.
Thinking of this, Yiyin looked at her with softer eyes and nodded.
"It is indeed troublesome. Once the rebellion cannot be quelled after the spring plowing, it will be dragged by Xinfatian Changton until the autumn."
Honjo Noganaga shook his head and said.
"If the chaos in Xinfatian cannot be resolved after spring plowing, it will be even more troublesome after autumn.
With so much military supplies coming to the Aizu area, she must have colluded with the Ou daimyo.
If the spring plowing cannot be quelled and the Xinfatian rebellion shows signs of stabilizing, I'm afraid someone will directly send troops to respond."
Yiyin sneered twice.
The Ou samurai family coveted the land in the south. Whether it was the Kanto Plain or the Echigo Plain, it was the warm south that they could only dream of.
This time they extended their tentacles further and further down, which was also a test. If Shinbada Choatoshi could gain a firm foothold, a pack of hungry wolves would inevitably be attracted to invade Echigo's territory.
Yiyin said coldly.
"It's just Ashina and Date. As long as we can solve the problem in the spring, we don't have to worry about them.
My Lady Zhuang, what you said is very good. It seems that you have worked hard to study it.
I originally thought that this battle would have to be postponed until after the spring plowing, but now it seems that Xinfatian Changdun has already started.
I will send ninjas to Shimotsu and even to the Aizu area of Mutsu Province to collect information.
If it is true as you said, Shimbada Choatsu has captured Kachi Castle, then I will immediately command the counter-rebellion at Tomeo Castle and never give Shimbada Choatsu a chance to capture Niigatazu.
I hope you can fully assist me and point out any omissions."
Yiyin kowtowed slightly, and Benzhuang Fanchang avoided the ceremony and bowed deeply in return.
"Don't take it seriously. This is the duty of a minister. I am your lackey, so I should go all out to share your worries."
Yiyin clapped his hands.
"Okay! Since the Xinfatian Changdun you analyzed is so ruthless, what about us? How should we respond?"
Honzhuo Fanchang had a complicated look on his face. He paused for a while and then said leisurely.
“The four parties of the Northern Yang Dynasty have come to the north of the Agano River one after another since the Kamakura Shogunate period, and have been working there for hundreds of years.
The land in Xiayue has long been developed, but the descendants of each family are still multiplying and growing.
In the dispute between the Fuchu Nagao family and the old guardian Uesugi family, the Yangbei clan sided with the old guardian. As a result, the Fuchu Nagao family, which was victorious, vigilantly suppressed them for several years.
From what the imperial court knows, how much blood has been shed within the Yangbei community over the years in the fight for land and water between villages?
How many people can't stand the oppression and abandon the Yangbei people to join His Highness Uesugi?"
Yiyin stared at Honjo Mancho and asked slowly.
"what do you want to say in the end?"
This villager Fanchang kowtowed to the ground and said.
"The Yangbeizhong group has come to an end, and the hundreds of years of vows to help each other have been overwhelmed.
I am here to implore the imperial office to provide relief to the families in Yangbei, so that families in Xiayue will no longer have to bear this heavy burden.
Let us go to Guandong, serve the public with our bravery, and create a new world for our descendants!"
Yiyin looked at the impassioned Honjo Nobunaga with a smile on his lips.
This girl is really interesting, she can actually express her selfishness so righteously.
Wasn't the tacit understanding and internal bottom line of Yangbei people's unity broken by you?
Now that you have become a traitor, you turn around and want to dismantle the Yangbeizhong group so that you can feel at ease and avoid being liquidated. You are indeed a ruthless person.