Chapter nine hundred and eighty first weak clan government
Tame Gentada came out to force the Hojo clan to make a political decision, which made her very embarrassed, but there was really nothing she could do against Tame Gentada.
Because Tame Gentada came from the Mio Roku family, her mother was one of the original Rokuhime who followed the Ise women to develop in Kanto.
This Sixth Princess was the first retainer of the Ise woman and had a transcendent status in the family. After the Hojo family became big, the family also enjoyed the unique trust and respect.
Tame Gentada served as an official for the Hojo family during the generation of the family governor, and is now the elder of the pentou family.
She is responsible for guarding the Hojo family's bridgehead in Nishi Ueno and the former residence of the Yamauchi Uesugi family, Hirai Castle. She is also in charge of Hojo's elite Kurobei, and is the chief among the members of the clan.
The Hojo family's five-color equipment uses flags in five colors to represent five elite military forces, which are given to the generals of the family who are both loyal and brave.
With such a big boss asking questions, Hojo Umasa was instantly forced into a corner, feeling secretly resentful in her heart. Just as Tame Motoada guessed, she did hesitate.
Although she advocated active defense and massed the army to intimidate the Wu family in the core area of Kandong, so that they did not dare to act rashly. But she did not expect that there were people who were not afraid of death and dared to jump out and charge the tower.
Now that things have come to a point, she is having second thoughts and hesitating.
In order to realize her strategy, the Hojo family mobilized their elites and gathered in Kagotsu Castle.
Including the Mahui tribe directly under the family governor, the elite Gosebei, the Yusou tribe under the jurisdiction of various castles, the Edo tribe and other local national tribes, as well as the Kagotsu tribe that was originally stationed in Kagotsu Castle.
The more than 20,000 troops in Kagotsu Castle were almost the entire mobile force that the Hojo family could mobilize.
If the losses of these troops are too great, the Hojo family will lose their strategic initiative and become completely beaten defenders. They can only defend the city and have no ability to fight back.
It is not difficult to guess the careful thinking of the Hojo clan's political foresight. Except for Tatume Mototada who came forward, many important ministers frowned.
They have been on the battlefield for a long time and are not afraid of battle. But war is not a child's play, and the Hojo clan's helpless appearance in the face of changes does make them a little uncomfortable.
Hojo Ushimasa looked at Ashikaga Yoshiji on the other side. The Kanto general was sitting no lower than her.
Ashikaga Yoshiji chuckled and said.
"Sir Domu is impatient. The enemy should be cautious now. Although the military situation is urgent, we must think it over carefully before making a decision.
The army is dispatched, and the whole body can be affected by a single move. The long-tailed rebels are coming with menacing force, so it is right for our army to be more cautious."
Tame Gentada originally didn't want to embarrass the new governor, but just stepped in to force him. Now Ashikaga Yoshiji, a Kanto general, came to ease the situation. She took advantage of the situation and bowed to express her apology for being rude.
Hojo Umasa breathed a sigh of relief.
Ashikaga Yoshiji is her strongest supporter of this active defense strategy, because it concerns the vital interests of the Kanto general.
The Kamakura Ashikaga family has long since moved from the remote Kamakura Prefecture in Sagami Province to Furukawa Castle in Kamisou Province, where they control the core area of Kanto.
Although Ashikaga Yoshiji, the Kanto shogun, is not worthy of his name, the current ruler of the Furukawa Territory, Harusuke Kada, still expresses his ceremonial respect.
The Kada family has been the samurai composer of the Kamakura Ashikaga family for generations and is responsible for all ceremonial matters. The succession ceremony of the Ashikaga Yoshi clan at Kamakura Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine was also presided over by Kada Harusuke.
There was nothing that Hojo Ujiyasu could do against this slippery old fox.
Do you want to fuck her directly? She has such a good attitude, it’s not convenient to do it. Don’t kill her? The Furukawa leader is outside the control of the Hojo family and is a major hidden danger in the core area of Kanto.
Just because the influence of the Kanto shogunate is mainly in the core area of Kanto, Ashikaga Yoshiji does not like the passive defense strategy of the Hojo family, which is equivalent to giving up the core area outside Musashi country.
Politically, it was a slap in the face to Ashikaga Yoshiji. It made her, a Kanto general who was not recognized by most people, very embarrassed and would become even more of a puppet in the future.
Ashikaga Yoshiji and Hojo Genan are both the leaders of the Hojo clan. She supported the Hojo clan's masasa expedition and came with her to prevent the Hojo family from changing course and shrinking its strategy at a critical moment.
Seeing that Hojo Ujimasa was being questioned, of course she had to speak out and cheer her up.
she said.
"Twenty thousand troops have gathered in Heyue City, attracting everyone's attention. If we retreat if our intimidation fails, all the Kanto families will definitely look down on us.
If one or two more families follow Nagao as chief, and Sano Masatsuna joins the Nagao rebels, we will be completely passive."
Domu Yuanzhong couldn't help but nodded.
Although Ashikaga Yoshiji is very selfish, her words really hit the point.
Most of the veterans were disgusted with the active defense strategy of the Hojo Ujimasa, but the army had already assembled, and retreating at this time would worsen the situation and cause misjudgments among the Kanto samurai families.
Even if we want to restore the original defensive strategy, we must wait until this battle is over and kill the thorn in the side who took the lead in offending the Hojo family to serve as a warning to others.
At this time, the next person couldn't help but snorted. Everyone looked and saw that it was Hojo Tsunari.
Hojo Tsusunari is living a very miserable life these days. She is the same generation as the third-generation family governor Hojo Ujiyasu. Hojo Ushimasa, the junior family governor, acts arbitrarily and his petty tactics are really disgusting.
She is the lord of Tamana Castle, a great contributor to the Hojo family in the Battle of Kawagoe, and served as the Dai of Kawagoe Castle after the war.
When Hojo Ushimasa proposed the strategy of massing troops in Kagoshima Castle, she wrote a letter from Kagoshima Castle to Odawara Castle to express her opposition. However, she was far away and could not prevent the adoption of this strategy.
She did not take this matter to heart. On the contrary, Hojo Ujimasa was worried that she would be obstructing the front line. Worried about her lack of energy, she asked Daidaiji Morimasa to take over her Kawagoe Castle and lead the Kawagoe people.
Hojo Tsunari was extremely angry. She felt that Hojo Ushimasa was narrow-minded and could not tolerate dissent. However, for two reasons, she still chose to be patient.
First, before Hojo Ushimasa sent out troops, Hojo Uyasu wrote a special letter asking her to take care of her daughter, help her fight this battle, and solidify the foundation of the family governor after succeeding to the throne.
Secondly, Daidoji Norimasa, who succeeded Kawagoe Castle, was one of the six Goyusu families, four generations old, and had a very high status. If Hojo Tsunari came forward to cause trouble, it would affect the relationship with the Goyusu clan.
In order to maintain the stability of the family business and unite his retainers, Hojo Tsunari swallowed this dumb loss and endured this injustice.
Even if she lost the Kagotsu clan, she was still the lord of Yusou Castle, commanding Huang Bei, one of the Five Colored Bei, and a big shot among the Hojo clan. There was no need to fall out with the new governor over Kagotsu Castle.
Regarding personal interests, Hojo Tsunari chose to give in and didn't care.
But at this time, she saw that the Hojo clan was afraid to implement her own ideas, and Tamu Motochu was arrogant in front of him and respectful in the back. It was related to the overall situation, and she finally couldn't help it.
Hojo Tsusunari groaned and attracted the attention of all the ladies. She glanced at Hojo Umasa, and remembering Hojo Ujiyasu's instructions, she still couldn't bear to embarrass her niece directly, so she decided to go around and try to persuade her.
She turned to Tamu Motochu and said.
"The family business is in trouble, so you ladies should speak out and speak out honestly, put your best efforts into planning, and leave it to the family governor to make a decision.
Master Duomu, it’s not appropriate to say something halfway and stop talking.”