Chapter seven hundred and twenty seventh God help me
Shiba Yiyin glanced at Honjo Shigejo and saw her nodding slightly, knowing that this strategy was indeed feasible.
Yasuda Nagahide's idea was very clear. Since she was determined to participate in counterinsurgency, she would simply take ruthless measures to lock down the rebels and prevent them from affecting the territory of the Omi Party.
Thinking about it, the northern families should have the same idea as hers and would agree with this strategy. Limit the rebellion to the rebel party's own territory. If you want to attack, you will also destroy the rebel territory.
The range of activities of the army is limited by logistics. The Yasuda and Mizuhara families will definitely assist Honjo Shigenaga in guarding Niigatajin and blocking this end. The northern families will also try their best to block the Shionozu side.
The three Sasaki families, who did not have access to waterways, could not launch a large-scale peasant and soldier transportation in late winter. The scope of their rebellion was limited to their own territories.
At most, the Takemata family, who were also members of the Sasaki Party, were unlucky and became the target of their attack. This also forced Takemata Keitsuna to take sides and see if she would fully assist in suppressing the rebellion.
This strategy is vicious, but it also shows Yasuda Nagahide's sincerity. Only with the full cooperation of her family can this strategy be completed.
Sibo Yiyin thought for a while and said.
"I will send someone to deliver a message to the north to inform all parties to make every effort to capture Shionojin.
Honjo Mancho, with Niigatazu and Shionozu communicating, you will be able to command each family's counter-rebellion forces.
I hope you won’t disappoint me. The chaos in Xinfatian must be subsided before the end of spring plowing."
"Hi!"
With Yiyin's decision confirmed, the territory of the three rebel families will turn into a hellish scene. Even if the local villages can survive this counter-insurgency, the interrupted spring plowing will cause severe famine in the coming year.
The villagers of Jiadi, Xinfatian, and Shigongye are destined to pay a heavy price for this rebellion. And each family in Yangbei will definitely do the same for their own interests.
Si Bo Yiyin couldn't bear it, but he could only hide in the distance and turn a blind eye. Yang Beizhong's problem must be solved. He suffered from ulcers again and again, so it was better to deal with it once and for all.
He chose to supervise the war in Yasuda Castle, so the primary goal of countering the rebel families would be to prevent the rebellion from spreading to their own territories. How many people would starve to death in the territories of the three rebel families was not a concern for them.
After this time of internecine fighting, the Yangbei Zhong Group will become a thing of the past. Each family will do its own thing, and the united Yangbei Zhong will become a loose Xia Yue Zhong, with no cohesion anymore.
Yiyin sighed in his heart, and then braced himself not to think about these human tragedies.
He asked Yasuda Nagahide.
"After the winter comes, will Ou Daimyo's support for Shinbada Nagaatoshi continue?"
Mutsu Province and Dewa Province, collectively known as Ou, are a vast land in the northeast of Japan. Like Kyushu Island at the other end of the southwest, it has always been a distant place beyond the control of the shogunate.
The cold Ou is twice as big as Kyushu, which has smooth foreign trade. It is vast and sparsely populated, and is more like an uncivilized land.
In order to manage the remote areas at the north and south ends, the shogunate set up the post of Tantai, which was divided into Kyushu Tantai, Oshu Tantai, and Yushu Tantai.
In the structure of the shogunate, the topic is under the direct jurisdiction of the shogun, just like the Kanto shogun who rules the ten kingdoms of Kanto.
As for the governors held by the three families of Hosokawa, Shiba, and Hatakeyama, they actually managed the shogunate's institutions and local guards for the shogun.
Therefore, in theory, the leaders, the generals, and the Kanto shoguns all do not interfere with each other in the guardianship system and take orders from the shogun himself.
The Shiba Yoshibank asked Yasuda Nagahide because Yasuda Castle is connected to the Mutsu Kokusai Tsu area. The Agano River passes through the Echigo Mountains and connects the Lower Vietnam and the four Aizu prefectures.
In other words, the materials used by Ou Daimyo to support Shinhada Choatsu were transported by water from the Agano River next to Yasuda Castle.
Once Shinbada Choatoshi rebelled, this transportation line would be cut off. Unless she or the Ashina family of Aizu sent troops to break through Yasuda Castle, they would no longer receive material support from Aizu.
The three Sasaki families who were revolting in central Shimotsu were connected to the Oki-gun of Dewa Province across the Echigo Mountains, which was the territory of the Date family.
Because the Date family controlled this area with Yonezawa Castle as its core, it was also called Yonezawa Domain.
The Shonai area connecting Dewa Province in the north of Shimotsu is the territory of the Mogami family. The Mogami family occupied this area not long ago, and they are still reorganizing their internal affairs and did not intervene in this rebellion.
The three parts of lower central and northern Vietnam, including Aizu, Yonezawa and Shonai in Ou, are divided by the Echigo Mountains. The main channels are the Agano River in the south and the coastline in the north.
Judging from the information received by Yoshigan, the Ou daimyo who intervened in the Shinhada Rebellion were the Ashina family and the Date family of Aizu.
The Date family's logistics and military strength made it inconvenient to cross the Echigo Mountains and reach central Shimotsu. Therefore, the Ashina family had the strongest support for the Shinhada Rebellion and was most likely to send troops to respond.
The Agano River waterway guarded by Yasuda Castle is the front line for monitoring the movements of the Ashina family in the direction of Aizu.
While finalizing an internal plan to deal with the Shinbada Rebellion, Yoshigan set his sights beyond Shiagotsu. He considered whether the Ou Daimyo's intervention in the rebellion would affect the counterinsurgency.
Yasuda Nagahide couldn't help but smile when he heard Yoshigan asking about this.
"Odaisho, Ashina Moritaka is dead."
"What!"
Yiyin stared at Yasuda Nagahide, and was overjoyed when he saw her nodding affirmatively.
God is helping me!
Yasuda Castle was attacked by Shinbada Choatsu and the Ashina family. Yasuda Nagahide decisively sided with the Uesugi Shiba coalition forces and was not afraid of the Ashina army invasion in the Aizu area. It turned out to be this reason.
Momochi Santao had not yet returned from the Aizu area, and Yoshihiro did not receive any further information. On the contrary, Yasuda Nagahide, as a local snake, was well-informed.
The overlord of the Aizu region, the Ashina family governor Moritaka, died. Shinbada Choatsu lost foreign aid, and Yasuda Nagahide had no worries. No wonder the attitude of supporting Yoshihiro Shiba was so firm.
The Ashina family in the Aizu area originated from the Miura clan of the Bando Hachihei clan, and went north to Ou to become the dominant figure in the Aizu area.
However, in the past few generations, the heirs have withered, and Ashina Moritaka is also an adopted son, and has little control over the family business. Therefore, she has a strong desire to expand outside, hoping to conquer the retainers.
Yiyin asked.
"How did she die?"
Yasuda Nagahide said.
"Assassinated by a retainer in Kurokawa Castle."
Yiyin shook his head.
It's hard to make a great name. The Ashina family governor was considered a powerful person, but it was really tragic to be assassinated by a retainer in his own city.
"It seems that the Ashina family is going to be in chaos. The Date family can't support Shinbada Nagasaki anymore, right?"
Yasuda Nagahide sighed.
"indeed so."
This is also the reason why she decisively joined Spo Yiyin. Xinfa Tian Changdun was very unlucky.
The two Ou daimyo and Ashina families who supported the Shimbada Rebellion are in civil strife, and the Date family will definitely be nervous in the Aizu area. Who can care about Shimbada Nagasaki?
Xinfatian Changdun rebelled on the front foot and lost all foreign aid on the back foot. It was really bad luck for eight lifetimes.