One Thousand Three Hundred and One Chapter The Disputes between the Heren Clan
"Ishikari Mountain Bear! Did your scouts really see clearly? These Ainu people from the Northern Remains really have three large ships and armored warriors?..."
"It's true! It's more real than the bear teeth dedicated to the mountain god! Several of my scouts could see it clearly! They paddled south along the Ishikari coast and passed under the eyes of our mountain bear tribe! ...
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"...How many people are there in this batch of reinforcements going south? How many armored warriors are there?"
"Three hundred? Five hundred? Our scouts didn't count that clearly, and they didn't get that close... As for the armored warriors, there were at least fifty, no, a hundred!..."
"Damn it! What fifty or one hundred armored warriors?...Have you seen it clearly? Is there really a big ship?..."
"It's absolutely true! The boat is longer than four rafts put together! The boat is vaguely filled with archers and warriors! My scouts didn't dare to get close, and they were almost shot to death..."
"Huh? Such a long boat? Who sent three small morning boats? Or three Guan boats? No, how is this possible!..."
There was a lot of discussion in the Kazuto camp at the foot of Mount Ezo Fuji. Some of the retainers of the Oyizaki clan present looked suspicious, some frowned in thought, and they were all shocked by the news brought by the Ainu chief Ishikari Yamakuma.
Yoshihiro Uyizaki listened carefully for a long time, and looked at the Ishikari Mountain Bear's solemn expression, with doubts and confusion on his face. In this cold and barren northern country, which force can take out three ships full of cargo?
Armored samurai, going to support the Ezo tribe? It’s simply unbelievable!
"Mr. Kudo, whose big ship do you think it will be? Could it be Guardian Matsumae in the Twelve Pavilions, sent by Anton Dingji?...But it's impossible. This time we went on an expedition, Guardian Matsumae was very respectful and supplied.
He bought a lot of food and fodder, and also sent a small team of twenty samurai to join in... How could he go back and support the Ezo in the remaining northern tribes?... What's more, he didn't shut down the ship even on the surface..."
In the current North Country, the Ezo land north of the Tsugaru Strait is Kazuto's Twelve Halls. The Twelve Halls are divided into three kingdoms for guardianship, namely, Upper Country, Shimoguni and Matsumae. Takeda Nobuhiro is the guardian of Upper Country.
, although he is the head of the three guardians and leads the Twelve Halls for the head of the Andō clan, he does not have the title and righteousness recognized by the shogunate to truly lead the Ezo region.
Takeda Nobhiro's rule and influence on the Twelve Halls actually relied on his noble origin as a direct descendant of Wakasa Takeda, the trust of the Andong family in him, and even more on Hu Shemayin forty years ago.
During the war, he suppressed the Ezo people and regained the military achievements and affection of each hall! However, this kind of personal status, experience and prestige allowed him to temporarily rule the twelve halls, but it could not be passed down to the shogunate as stably as the official position of the shogunate.
His descendants. Therefore, he had to let his legitimate son lead the troops north to collect tribute to establish merit and prestige and ensure control of the Twelve Pavilions!
After forty years of planning, among the Twelve Halls of the Three Kingdoms, Anton Kasei, the guardian of Shimokuni, has formed an alliance and marriage with the Uyizaki clan, and has actually surrendered to the Uyizaki clan. And Matsumae protects Anton Saduki, although he has hidden thoughts.
But he has always shown enough respect to Takeda Nobuhiro. Therefore, among the twelve halls, the Oyezaki family has completely controlled two-thirds, leaving only the last nominal third, with Matsumae guarding...
Yoshihiro Uyizaki thought for a long time and decided to exclude Matsumae's guardian Anton Saduki from the list of suspects. Although the opponent had the intention to compete for the Ezo land, he did not have the strength at all. As long as his father is around for a day, Anton Sadiki will
Be obedient for a day. And if his father unfortunately returns to the Buddha, the Uyizaki family will already be ready to seize the title of Matsumae's guardian!
"O Great Bodhisattva Hachiman! Could it be that the Nanbu Clan of Dewa interfered with the three ships? If this is the case, things will be in trouble! The Nanbu Clan is a truly powerful force... but they are not secretly communicating with our Oyizaki Clan.
Is it possible that our master, the Hiyama Anton clan, is plotting against us, but has little interest in the Ezo land? ... It’s impossible. It was the master clan, the Andō clan, who sent a fleet north to support the Ezo tribe, right? That’s too funny!…
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"Young Master Yoshihiro, please speak carefully about these disputes between clans in front of the chiefs of the Ezo tribe, whether they can understand them or not..."
Kudo Shigeyasu frowned and spoke out to dissuade him. After the young master Uyizaki Yoshihiro said so much, he almost exposed the inside story of the disputes between Kazuto's clans in front of the Ezo people.
Yes, the various tribes in Ezo are constantly fighting, and the various clans in Kazuto are also seemingly incompatible with each other, and each has his or her own agenda. As the chaotic world of Kakami gradually begins, everyone's ambitions are aroused, and they want to win more and master
More, climb up step by step! However, after all, there are shoguns on top of the Kazuto clans. Some things can only be done, not said...
"Young Master Yiguang! The most important thing right now is to quickly send an envoy to report back to the head of the Shengshan Pavilion! Then, send a scout to take a real look and find out the situation of the Beiyu clan... If it is really the worst
The bad result is that the Nanbu clan on the south side of the strait intervened... Then considering the friendship between the Nanbu clan and our Oyizaki clan, there is something to talk about!..."
"Yes! That's what the Kudo family said! Then first send out scouts to investigate and find out the situation on the other side! Then send envoys south to inform the family head... Finally, let the Ishikari tribe gather their hunting warriors and go north with us to take a look.
The situation in Beiyu Hanbin Department!…”
Yoshihiro Uyizaki thought for a moment and quickly made a decision. As a martial artist, you must not hesitate or be afraid, especially at this critical moment when you have an advantage and want to establish prestige!
"Join forces with the Ishikari tribe and head north together to the Beiyu clan?..."
Veteran Kudo Shigeyasu wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't speak. As a member of the Wakasa Takeda family, he was different from Kazuto who was born in Ezo. He looked down on them from the bottom of his heart, did not trust them, and did not dare to trust these shrimps.
Yi alien tribe!
Therefore, he set up camp at the foot of Mount Ezo Fuji, seventy or eighty miles away from the Hanhama tribe in the north, a hundred miles away from the Ishikari tribes in the northeast, and more than a hundred miles away from the Saihara tribes due east. This is
A very safe position, easy to defend but difficult to attack and with a way out! Even if these Ezo aliens attack with thousands of troops, he is still sure that after repelling the enemy's vanguard, he will return south with the main force of the Oyizaki samurai! And according to the pure
Due to military considerations, before the enemy's situation is clear, we should not go north. We should even withdraw immediately to the south of Mount Ezo Fuji, contact the Twelve Halls, and establish an invincible position first...
However, this is in line with the optimal military principles, but it is not in line with the political arrangements for this northern expedition. If Uyizaki Yoshihiro did not attack, but just heard the rumors, he withdrew with the tribute team in despair... Then
The prestige of his martial arts family was completely over. He would only be left with a reputation of "cowardice", and he would never be able to control the entire Twelve Halls like his father.
"O Great Bodhisattva Hachiman! O spirit of the mountains of Ezo! May you protect us!..."
Shigeyasu Kudo sighed secretly and rarely prayed. His prayer floated in the wind, and the wind blew over the towering "Ezo Fuji" to the white and sacred snow top, returning to the silent mountain.
And when the wind returned from the top of the mountain three days later, the entire Kazuto camp also took action. Two hundred Kazuto warriors, all carrying long spears, formed a rough formation and crossed the river in the north.
Ten warrior scouts on horseback with bows on their backs were also galloping in the valley by the sea, all the way to the north! On both sides of them were large groups of Ishikari tribesmen, who were scattered into a loose team, accompanying them like hunters.
