Chapter 259: Chestnuts from the Fire (4) Marriage?
The Narita clan is a family that has long been in a dominant position in games with the background of the Japanese Warring States Period. The lord of the Ninja City, the Narita clan, is just a character with mediocre abilities in all major games. For example, in the famous Japanese Warring States game "Xin"
The only outstanding thing in "Naga Ambition" is that the command is relatively high, but it still does not exceed 70. Its combat method is only the second salvo, and even the lifespan is only a satisfactory 53 years.
It stands to reason that the Hojo family should feel at ease with such a well-behaved vassal castle lord. Moreover, the Narita clan's Ninja Castle has been able to hold up the Toyotomi clan's army of more than 20,000 for nearly half a year with an extremely weak force. It can be regarded as an unexpected miracle.
It should be reused by the Hojo family.
However, this is absolutely not the case. Not only was the Narita clan not reused in Odawara Castle, but he was even under suspicion. When he proposed to lead troops back to Ninja Castle, the Hojo clan refused without hesitation, and even divorced him.
The troops he brought withdrew from the front line and were effectively placed under house arrest.
Why is this happening? This has to start with the history of the establishment of the affiliation between the Narita family and the Hojo family.
Let's go back to about 150 years ago, that is, the beginning of the "Kyoto Rebellion" that broke out in Japan at the end of 1454 AD. There were conflicts within the Kanto Shogun Ashikaga family and began to divide. The Shogun family began to be divided into two factions: the Ashikaga clan and the Uesugi clan.
The Narita clan in Kanto was soon involved.
The Narita family came from a famous Fujiwara family, and their ancestors had also been prosperous in the past. However, it seems that they were suppressed by the shogunate because they supported the Southern Dynasties in the Northern and Southern Dynasties after Kamakura, and the family business declined rapidly.
Since then, the Narita clan has been appearing as a famous clan attached to powerful daimyo, wandering between the Ashikaga clan and the Uesugi clan all year round. Earlier, the Narita clan had followed Uesugi Kenmi and was recommended as the next chief shou. After the "Kyōtoku Rebellion", Ashikaga
The family was divided, and the Ashikaga Nari clan and the Yuuki clan established the Koga Koga clan in Furukawa, forming a confrontation with the Kanto governor. The head of the Narita clan at the time, Kenyasu Narita, and the Beppu clan changed from the Uesugi clan to support the Koga clan.
A century-long journey to Narita began.
It can be said that since the "Kyōtoku Rebellion", the Narita family has basically been responsible for border defense and offensive work at home. The overall attribute is just two words: "cannon fodder", and this has gradually cultivated the Narita family's abnormally twisted political personality.
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Soon, Ota Michizan, a famous fan-bone Uesugi general, appeared and built Edo Castle, which was very powerful for a while. Strategically, he quickly suppressed the government. Narita Sentai observed the situation and surrendered to Ota Michizan. Soon Sentai lived in seclusion, and his legitimate son Kintai succeeded him as the head of the family.
However, the good times did not last long. Shango Uesugi executed his important minister Ota Michizan in an internal fight with Yamauchi Uesugi. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Narita family immediately turned to subordinate Yamauchi Uesugi. During this period, Uesugi Akidero, the leader of Kanto, was reused, which was quite popular.
Fame.
After that, Chitai began to invade the Ninja clan. The weak Ninja clan was quickly defeated. Narita Chitai took control of Ninja Castle, inherited Ota's original fortification technology, and carried out large-scale expansion of Ninja Castle, taking advantage of the surrounding Fukada.
The geographical environment of the depression built Ninja Castle into a strange city with a depression around it and a solid center. From then on, Ninja Castle became the base of the Narita clan for many years.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. In 1546, which is a year that players of "Nobunaga's Ambition" are very familiar with, Hojo Ujiyasu came out of nowhere and slapped away the heads of the Kanto governor and Furukawa in the night battle in Kawagoe.
Allied forces, the situation in Kanto was violently shaken.
Just six or seven years later, the Hojo family attacked Ninja Castle. The new leader, Narita Nagayasu, took stock of the situation and surrendered the castle without a fight. This was the first time that the Narita family subordinated themselves to Hojo. But not long after, Nagao, who was encouraged by Uesugi Kensei,
Kagetora—later known as the “God of War” Uesugi Kenshin—conquered the Hojo family.
Forced by the military prowess of the Nagao family, especially the power of Nagao Kagetora himself, Narita Nagayasu once again chose to subordinate himself to the stronger one, and changed his family to join the Uesugi side. Who knew that Hojo Ujiyasu defeated the many with less, and used Kawagoe Castle as an advance
The springboard of the world, he attacked the coalition forces at night and became famous overnight.
The following history will be deeply impressed by those who have watched the drama "Furinzan" in the Taiga drama: Kenshin Uesugi couldn't hide his anger in the drama and whipped Narita Nagayasu who fell to the ground with a riding crop.
At that time, Narita Choyasu, who believed that he was from a well-known family, not only showed no etiquette when Uesugi Kenshin visited Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, he even refused to get off his horse. He was forced off the horse by Uesugi Kenshin and abused him. He was really unpretentious and suffered a great shame and humiliation.
It is said that Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine has a deep connection with the Narita clan, so Narita Chotasu disagrees. I don’t know if this incident is true. If it is true, Chotasu is somewhat pedantic and ignorant of current affairs. However, regardless of whether it is true or not, it can be seen that Chotasu has a close relationship with the Narita clan.
The relationship between Kenshin and Kenshin has become sour. I am afraid that a celebrity like Kenshin who prides himself on justice will despise the duplicitous Narita family.
In short, shortly after this incident, the Narita family decisively jumped back again and became subordinate to the Hojo family for the second time.
Who would have known that in 1562, the 41st year of the Jiajing reign, the year before Gao Jingshi and Zhu Yijun were born, Narita Nagatai, the legitimate son of Narita, inherited the throne.
In the second year, this man couldn't bear the loneliness and betrayed the Hojo clan, formed an alliance with the Ota clan in Kanto, and married Ota's daughter Aju. He also showed strong rebellion against the Hojo clan and tilted his position toward Uesugikata. However,
At this time, with the deepening of the Uesugi Alliance, there was no large-scale conflict between Hojo and Uesugi.
However, after Hojo and Uesugi reached a settlement, the two families made a decision on the territorial issue, and Hojo incorporated the old Narita territory into the Uesugi territory. I wonder if it was because of territorial issues, but the Narita clan leader chose to follow the Hojo family.
This sub-subordination lasted in original history until the demise of the Hojo clan.
During this period, although the Narita family chief once had the idea of getting close to Oda Nobunaga, it disappeared with the assassination of Oda Nobunaga in the Incident at Honnoji Temple. In the following decades, the political situation in the world changed. Whether it was the famous Takeda, Uesugi, or Oda
, Ota and Yuki, the small daimyo of Kanto who were still drifting with the tide, have all experienced earth-shaking changes. Only Odawara Castle has remained standing, so the Narita family, which is subordinate to Hojo, has also experienced a period of stable development.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After Oda Nobunaga was assassinated, Hashiba Hideyoshi began to rise, and the Toyotomi army conquered east and west, except for a small loss in the Battle of Komaki Nagakute
Outside, they were almost invincible, and for a while almost everyone in the world could be seen. Only the Hojo family, which was sitting on the Odawara Castle, maintained a tough stance.
After the siege of Odawara, most of the castles owned by the Hojo family were destroyed in a short period of time. They were either defeated or surrendered directly. Only the Ninja Castle of the Narita family was not considered a powerful castle.
It was not broken, but many results were achieved.
This situation is a strange one for both the head of the Narita clan and the entire Narita family. Although the Narita clan has no special abilities in history, it has to be said that this man, who is a member of a famous family, has
The subsequent small daimyo families were able to survive for hundreds of years, at least because they had a certain degree of political sensitivity and decisiveness.
As the governor of the family, although his abilities, martial arts, military strategy, and internal affairs were mediocre in the eyes of later generations, he obviously still knew how to get close to the people he should get close to at the right time, and he always controlled the general direction of the family.
When more than 200,000 Toyotomi troops arrived, the Narita family, relying on the Hojo clan with only tens of thousands of miscellaneous troops, could still remain calm and resolutely fight the battle. This in itself is an unusual thing. The courage of the Narita family finally came to an end at the end of the Warring States Period.
reflected.
During the Battle of Odawara (referring to the entire battle), General Uji and his younger brother Yadaka supported Odawara Castle, Narita Hizen defended Taiji, Shimada Dewa defended, Imauchi Sado defended, Yamada Kawachi defended, Sakamoto took charge, and Fukushima Kankai
The retainers stayed behind to guard Ninja City, and later mobilized soldiers and civilians to cage the city with nearly 3,000 people.
Hideyoshi ordered Ishida Mitsunari and Nagasushi Masajia to attack Ninja Castle with water, but the Narita family quietly destroyed it. It rained heavily and the dam broke. More than 200 Ishida troops were drowned. This battle became known as the "War".
Ishida Mitsunari's military stain was that the disparity in the strength of the two armies was met by a water attack. The wrong attack method is often ridiculed, but in fact, the attack strategy of the water attack was actually decided by Hideyoshi, not Mitsunari.
However, Narita's somewhat paranoid courage seems unusual. In fact, the Narita clan leader originally intended to lead the main force to support the Hojo family, but he has been considering secretly communicating with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and planning to order the Jodai clan to
Narita's elders and family elders took the initiative to surrender to the city when Toyotomi's army arrived, and used an attitude of non-resistance to preserve the name of the family.
If the Hojo clan is stupid as the last samurai family to resist the Toyotomi regime, then the Narita clan, as a subsidiary of Hojo, is more helpless. On the whole, it is inevitable to submit to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but as a samurai, he cannot
It was a loss of dignity, and he was accused of treachery even before a battle was fought, so operating in secret and waiting for the opportunity to surrender seemed to be a foolproof strategy.
However, what I never expected was that after the main force of the Narita family left, Ishida Mitsunari sent his deputy, Daisuke Nagasuke Masakae, to Ninja Castle. Nagasuki Masaie served as the deputy of Niwa Nagahide, one of the original Four Heavenly Kings of Oda.
, who was already an important minister of the Toyotomi family at this time, completely looked down upon the Narita clan, which had only a few hundred troops left, and had an extremely arrogant attitude. In his words, he said, "If you surrender, we will spare your life;
If you don’t surrender, I will crush you ants to death. As for negotiations... are you worthy?
Narita Taisuki was completely angered during his conversation with Nagasuke Masaiya, and angrily led less than a few hundred remaining troops and civilians in the city to directly fight against Ishida Mitsunari's 23,000 troops.
As the war progresses, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is having fun outside Odawara Castle, which has boosted the nearby economy. However, thanks to a windfall, there has been no failure within Odawara Castle so far. However, with the fall of Nirayama Castle, the Hojo family has strategically The decline was already evident, and Mr. Narita had to make a decision.
However, Narita's decision was not easy to make. What he is most troubled about now is that his deceased uncle Taiyuki Narita disrupted his plan. Due to his determined resistance and particularly outstanding results, Narita was unable to judge this decision. At that time, someone was sent to inform Ninja City of the consequences of surrendering.
If the Toyotomi family is magnanimous and forgets about the previous war, then it would be fine. If the Toyotomi family feels that the Narita clan's strong resistance has made them lose face, especially the face of Lord Guanbai, if they insist on pursuing it to the end, then they will not tolerate it. All family members and retainers in the city may die, and the Narita family name may not be preserved in the future.
While hesitating, the Narita clan leader, who was almost under house arrest in Odawara Castle, suddenly received news that Luo Yuan from Misaki Castle sent an envoy to meet with Hojo Ujimasa, Uji Nao and his son.
Although the head of the Narita clan has almost been put under house arrest, perhaps the Hojo clan also considered that the Narita clan at least performed well in this battle, and was more polite to the people he brought. For example, his cousin Narita Yasdaka, because he usually interacts with Hojo If the family members have a harmonious relationship, they will have greater freedom of movement.
The head of the Narita clan then secretly sent Narita Yasugao to find a way to find an opportunity to meet with Luo Yuan's envoy and have a secret discussion. Luo Yuan's envoy was not an ordinary person, but Gao Yunping, the standard commander of the Marine Corps.
Gao Yunping was originally invited here. It turned out that the Hojo family wanted to ask for help from the Sea Trade Alliance, and it happened that Luo Yuan also wanted to discuss several matters with the Hojo family. In order to show his sincerity and guarantee the right to make decisions on Luo Yuan's behalf, plus at this time Odawara Castle itself was quite safe, so Gao Yunping came in person.
First let’s talk about what the Hojo family meant. Of course they came to Luo Yuan for help because the current situation was not good. Although Odawara Castle itself did not seem to be in danger of falling, the external situation was already very bad.
Hideyoshi, who was traveling outside Odawara Castle, was not really relaxed. He sent troops to attack the Hojo family's branch city in Kanto. The foundation of the Hojo family's rule in Kanto was destroyed, and the cities of various important defensive strongholds were attacked. Matsuda Castle , Yangui City, and Bo Xing City have been captured one after another.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! A few days ago, after the long-term resistance of Nirayama Castle was captured by the Toyotomi army, the only remaining castles in Hojo were Odawara Castle and Ninja Castle. Considering that Although Ninja Castle persisted, its military strength was extremely weak after all. The Hojo family had already regarded Ninja Castle as an enemy city that would be lost sooner or later.
But if things really develop to that point, the threat faced by Odawara Castle will be extremely huge, because at this moment, the Toyotomi troops attracted by Ninja Castle have reached at least 40,000, and some even say it has been as high as 60,000 - according to the latest news , heading south from Hokuriku to Uesugi Kagekatsu, Maeda Toshiie has already arrived, plus Asano Nagamasa who arrived first (actually he was still called Asano Nagamasa at this time, for convenience, he is called Nagamasa), it is said that there are 60,000 troops. It seems reasonable.
The Hojo family considered that if Ninja Castle is lost and the 60,000 troops move south to Odawara, Odawara Castle may be in danger. Although Toyotomi Hideyoshi is rich and powerful, maintaining supplies for an army of more than 200,000 troops is no joke.
The daily consumption is huge. Once the military rations are consumed too much, Toyotomi Hideyoshi may be forced to change the siege strategy and order an army of more than 200,000 to attack.
Doing so will certainly cause a lot of casualties, but although Odawara Castle is strong, there are not many troops in the city - less than 30,000 people. It is probably only a matter of time before the city falls.
Therefore, the Hojo family put forward two hopes: first, they hope to obtain food supplies from the Sea Trade Alliance; second, they hope that the Sea Trade Alliance will also provide certain support to Ninja Castle.
Regarding the first item, the Hojo family's plan is a bit empty handed. They proposed to offset the rent of Misaki Castle "for the next five years", and the Hojo family only received 90% of the rent, but all of it was food.
Luo Yuan had already guessed about this. Although the Hojo family would definitely be destroyed in Gao Jingshi's prediction, Gao Jingshi had already told him that he didn't need to care about this, because what Gao Jingshi cared about was the contract signed by the Hojo family. In other words
In other words, what Gao Pragmatic wants is just to get the name - Toyotomi Hideyoshi has a strong business mentality, Gao Pragmatic is not afraid that he will not be able to negotiate with him after getting the name, not to mention that if the negotiation cannot be reached, then just fight a war
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Gao Yunping then proposed that he could agree in principle, but this time we would not discuss the market price, but would settle the bill with another 20,000 shi of rice. The Hojo family agreed.
As for the second question, Gao Yunping, who had already met with Narita Taigao, the elder cousin of the Narita clan, proposed that people from the Narita clan also participate in the meeting because he wanted to ask about the specific situation of Akira Ninja Castle.
The Hojo family didn't have many bargaining chips now, so they had no choice but to agree, so the Narita family appeared in the meeting.
The three parties did not talk about "what to assist" at the beginning, but "how to assist." The result was that the Maritime Trade Alliance sent warships up the Arakawa River to Ninja Castle for rescue.
The Maritime Trade Alliance has been operating in Japan for many years. Although it has never gone up the Arakawa River, it has already collected the hydrological conditions of the Kanto water system. This time Luo Yuan became the commander of the Kanto Squadron, and he brought a large amount of hydrological data to understand it in detail.
, major rivers such as the Arakawa, Tone River, and Edogawa in Kanto, Japan are all passable at this time.
Although armed transport ships can be called giant ships in Japan of this era, after all, they will only have a displacement of 800 tons in later generations. Of course, there is no problem entering such a large river, as long as they do not go upstream of the source.
However, the two sides have different opinions on how to provide support and the rewards after support.
The Hojo family was in danger, and only Odawara Castle and Ninja Castle were lost. Since Ninja Castle was waiting for help, of course they couldn't count on it, and Odawara Castle itself was under great pressure, so the Hojo family just wanted nothing more than nothing, and they didn't want to pay any actual costs.
Mr. Narita was willing to give, but it was a pity that he had nothing.
After repeated talks but no agreement could be reached, the Narita family leader finally came up with a plan that stunned Gao Yunping: offering his eldest daughter to marry Commander Luo.
Perhaps the Narita clan leader considered that although his family had a high status, after all, his current status was not high and he was just a subordinate of the Hojo family, so he also revealed one thing: his eldest daughter was the general of Ninja Castle at this time.
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Since he was going to marry his superior, Gao Yunping had no choice but to ask Hojo and Narita to wait while he personally returned to Misaki Castle to report to Commander Luo.
When he returned to Misaki Castle and reported to Luo Yuanyi, Luo Yuan was also shocked. The general of Ninja Castle who led the weak forces of Ninja Castle and defeated the famous generals of the Toyotomi Army was actually a teenage girl? This is simply unbelievable.
It’s “Tachibana Chiyo of Eastern Kingdom”!
But having said that, Luo Yuan did not dare to agree to this marriage. Although Gao Pragmatic had already told him that the purpose of supporting the Hojo family was to bleed more blood for the Toyotomi Army. No matter economically or militarily, the Toyotomi Army was dragging down Kanto.
The longer it takes, the better it will be for future sea trade alliance plans, so there is no need to think too much about whether it is cost-effective or not.
However, Luo Yuan had to consider that if he married a famous Japanese family, would the master doubt his position in the future? As a servant, and a servant who has never changed his surname, this issue is serious enough for him and he must not joke about it.
So he immediately sent another envoy to Odawara Castle and proposed a new marriage plan.
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