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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 310: Battle and Revenge

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    "Is this the core area of ??Kasugayama Castle?" Nagano Yoshitoki and Obata Nobusada led by several samurai entered the Honmaru Castle Tower. Due to the influence of the assassination at the disclosure banquet, except for Kira Yoshitoki and Nagao Kagetora,  , but if any samurai enters the core area of ????the Honmaru, they need to take off their weapons and check whether there are any hidden weapons.  The complicated security inspection procedures required inspections at three gates, and Uesugi Kensei's handwritten monogram was verified before release was allowed. There was also a system similar to the certificates for retainers, which were changed every month, and the identification symbols were different each time.  A precautionary measure to prevent someone from taking advantage of troubled waters.  The earthen walls in the city were replaced with new walls made of Sanhe soil and stones, and they were repainted with lime to look clean and tidy. The high walls with this new technology are still called stone walls, but compared with the traditional stone walls, both thickness and height are greatly increased, half of them.  Three meters thick and three meters high are enough to withstand most infiltration possibilities. With the current average height of Echigo, it is impossible to climb over this kind of wall with bare hands.  In fact, the inner wall is not the highest. The outermost side wall where the Otome Gate is located has been raised to more than six meters. It is equipped with new arrow oars and iron running oars with a height of eight meters made of soil and stones. This not only improves the monitoring range, but also increases the monitoring range.  By the way, to improve safety, in the Hokuriku region where guns are still a new item, the safety level is astonishing.  The reconstruction work has been carried out intermittently since two years ago and is still being carried out this year. It is expected that it will take another year to comprehensively reconstruct and strengthen all the walls and buildings in Kasugayama Castle. Honda Tokimasa is the general manager of this reconstruction.  Gang Tongfang served as the deputy in charge of supervision, and the two took turns monitoring the progress of the project. This siege was regarded as a practice for the two of them.  It is different from entering the lower level of Kasugayama Castle in the past.  This time we came to the highest point of the entire mountain city, which was also the top of Mount Kasuga.  Here you can overlook the entire castle town and Naoetsu Port beyond.  The two of them experienced a different feeling.  Kobata Nobuzada whispered: "My Kunimine Castle is not bad, why don't I feel this way?" "My Takadashi Castle is also a mountain castle, but there are still differences between mountain castles and mountain towns. Just look at the castle town at the foot of the mountain and you will see the difference.  How old is it?" Nagano Yagu said as he walked down the mountain. Along the high slope, he could see the densely packed towns below. The population of this city expanded very fast. With the strong economic growth of Echigo, it attracted a large number of businessmen and merchants in two years.  Craftsmen move in.  It is different from the situation in Omi-Sakamoto Port.  Most of the craftsmen in Hokuriku, Togoku, and Uyo have no plans to go to Kinai. The high mountains and long roads there are too far away from their hometowns, and it is far less convenient than Naoetsu Port, which has developed transportation and is located in Togoku, Hokuriku, and Uyo.  ,Safety.  The Sado navy destroyed the sea to Noto in the west and Dewa in the east. The ports currently controlled by the Kira family include Naoetsu Port, Kashiwazaki Port, Sado Port and the Niigata Port under construction. The Echigo Nagao family also focused on  The inland daimyo transformed into a powerful maritime daimyo.  Busy maritime trade has placed great demand on maritime escort services. The Kira navy also expanded rapidly during this year. The number of personnel quickly increased from the original 2,000 to 4,000. It now has 60 ships under its jurisdiction. Xiaozao  More than three hundred ships.  Anzhai Ship is building two ships, which together will form a small maritime overlord.  Thus, the inland navy's short legs were overcome, and it became a powerful navy that dominated the outer seas.  The protection of the navy ensures the safe operation of trade to the greatest extent. Noto Wajima Port and Dewa Sakata Minato took the initiative to sign a trade agreement with the Kira navy. Businessmen traveling in Hokuriku and Yuo will be protected by the Kira navy and related escort and rescue work  Choose according to the needs of business travelers, and the rules will be modified in detail according to the Kira family's operating regulations in Yodogawa.  Today, there are more than 8,000 households in Kasugayama Castle Town, more than 12,000 households in Naoetsu Town, and a permanent population of more than 80,000. The number of merchant ships coming and going every day is increasing, and the expansion of Naoetsu Port has been ongoing. Currently, Minato Sakata has been replaced by  The trend of becoming the largest port in the north.  Nagao Kageren stood in the corridor outside the large room and looked at the two of them carefully. He saw the samurai standing next to them nodding slightly, and then said seriously: "You can go in! Please pay attention to samurai etiquette when meeting.  "Yes! Let's save the trouble." Nagano Yegu replied hurriedly and cautiously. The two of them followed Nagao Kageren and walked slowly into the large hall. They saw only a dozen samurai kneeling on futons in the spacious hall.  Among them were Uesugi Kenmasa and Nagao Tocho, who were accompanying two samurai sitting side by side on the main seat.  I just quickly saw the physical features of the two people, and hurriedly followed Nagao Kage, bowed down, and said loudly: "Ueno samurai Nagano Yoshigu and Kobata Nobuzada have seen the Jinfu Hall and the Tanshoden Hall!"  I could feel several eyes scanning them back and forth. The short few seconds seemed to be stretched infinitely until a majestic voice came into my ears: "You two don't need to be polite, please take a seat." "  Xie Zhenfu Hall and Tanzheng Hall!¡±   "Although the assassination and the Ichiku incident eventually happened, my sworn brother and I will keep your achievements in mind. In recognition of your achievements, two famous Bizen Nagafun swords will be given to you as a token of gratitude."  This is the tachi of the Bizen captain. Due to its geographical location, there are very few tachi handed down from this swordsman settlement in the Gyeonggi and Zhenxi regions in Kanto. Although the two of them are the direct heirs of a powerful family, the tachi they use in their hands  That is, high-grade street goods.  "It's good to have a talented swordsman. You can make a sword anytime you want. The two Nagabuneko's swords are still in stock from a few years ago. As long as you have good Izumo jade steel ingots, you can build a famous sword in two months."  " Kira Yoshishi smiled slightly. He had a swordsman with great talent and potential, Souga and Heibei. In recent years, due to the abundant supply of jade steel ingots, the craft of making weapons has also been advancing by leaps and bounds, and he is only one step away from being a famous craftsman.  Haruka, give me two swords as a training exercise.  "Thank you, Jinfu-don!" The two held the sword and couldn't put it down. It wasn't until Kenmasa Uesugi coughed to remind them that they hurriedly bowed down.  The reward part was completed, and the next step was to get down to business. Nagao Kagetora said to the two young people: "The assistance to Ueno will be prepared in the next few days. Going into Ueno requires the active cooperation of the local people, so I ask you to help us.  The words were brought to Nagano Nobuno, asking the people of Ueno to be prepared." The two men heard this and said solemnly: "I understand!" Uesugi Kenmasa can finally feel at ease after receiving his promise.  Nagano Yegu and Obata Nobuzada hurried back to pack their bags and prepare to set off.  They will return to Ueno with the grain and rice provided by Echigo.  Its meaning is to act as a messenger to communicate between the two parties.  Hearing that Uesugi Kenmasa had fulfilled his wish, Ogasawara Nagaki also hurriedly came to ask for help. Nagao Kagetora was so indignant that he almost agreed. Fortunately, he still remembered Kira Yoshitomo and was now the guardian of Shinano. The biggest role of his former guardian was to connect the south.  As for the Shinano people, it is impossible to restore their status as the lord of the country.  "I dare not expect to return to the throne of the country. I just ask your two highnesses to help me regain my old territory for a long time. I will be grateful!" Ogasawara pleaded with tears for a long time. Sitting next to him were his three sons.  .  The eldest is only one year older than Kira Yoshi, and the youngest is only eleven years old this year. The three children also cried with their father.  Having said this, he was too embarrassed to go too far, so he took advantage of the situation and said to the family: "I have fully understood that Shinano is homesick for guarding the palace. Since there are no other requests, we agree! It just takes time.  It needs to be delayed a little longer, after all, we will send troops to the field this year. " "Yes! As long as your two highnesses can agree, I will be very grateful! As for the time of sending troops, it is all decided by your two highnesses.  Then he bowed down and bowed.  Exit slowly with the three children.  Formulate a troop dispatching plan and design a marching route.  The advance preparations for military rations and Xiaotuohe's observance, the collection and analysis of ninja intelligence, the determination of the military service accounts of each samurai family, and other intricate tasks must all be carried out at the same time. The Nagao family is different from the Kira family in that  Here, or in other words, all Warring States daimyo are essentially different from the Kira family.  The traditional daimyo still adheres to the idea of ??integrating farmers and soldiers. It takes several months from establishing military service accounts, urging lords to assemble, counting weapons and equipment supplies, and then mobilizing the army to go to war. There is a chance that March will call out to fight someone.  In a certain territory, preparations were made until September to send out the army. Preparation in the early stages of a war accounts for half of the weight of the war.  As the governor of the Kira family, he did not personally participate in these preparations, because the main purpose of this war was to expel the invading Hojo army in Ueno, and the secondary purpose was to have a preliminary understanding of the Uesugi family's geographical location, people and returns in Ueno and Kanto.  As for how much is left, it will be impossible to take the post of governor of Kantung in the future without leaving Kantung. Before leaving, we must first familiarize ourselves with the specific situation.  For the samurai of Echigo, the Eight Kingdoms of Kanto were a strange place. Thirty years ago when Nagao was at its most beautiful, they teamed up with Soun Hojo to attack the two Uesugi trees in the mountains and valleys, but they were all useless.  In the old days, most of the samurai who went to Kantš­ were old, and the new generation after Echigo had never been to that land.  As an outsider, it is impossible to be like Shinano who knows the inside and out, and dare to run around half of Shinano in the first battle of Kawanakajima. A strange samurai on a strange battlefield must first carefully test the opponent's strength and truth.  manner.  Therefore, the Nagao Army decided to lead an army of 10,000 people into battle this time. Among them, 8,000 Echigo Regiment was the main force of Nagao Kagetora. There were still 5,000 main troops left behind in Echigo, and the other 2,000 were from the Echigo reserve force of the Kira Regiment.  The three samurai from Echigo, Honjo Shigenaga, Kurokawa Kiyomi, and Hojo Takahiro, led the entourage into battle.  During the time of Kiragi, he stayed in Echigo to guard his hometown. Two thousand Shinano troops guarded the vicinity of Iiyama Castle. Of the remaining six thousand troops, two thousand were newly formed troops and three hundred horses returned to the generals.In addition, they are all the original members of the Kira family. This elite army is the main guarantee of his combat power.  There was a reason why the Kira family stood still. The Takeda family and the Echichu Ichiki army jointly took advantage of the situation and almost took their lives. Kira Yoshitoki and Nagao Kagetora were very angry and wanted to take revenge on these two shameless people.  Disciple is also a must.  But the current situation in Ueno Country does not allow them to be distracted. If the Hojo family accidentally takes Ueno away, Ueno Country will become the next Kawanakajima. The Hojo family can easily strangle Echigo by the throat and immobilize him.  Combined with Shinano Takeda and Echichu Ikku, it becomes a situation of attack from all sides, and the danger contained in it is simply terrifying.  Therefore, it is necessary to send troops to the field to rescue the people of Ueno. Whether it is to defend the enemy outside the country to ensure the greatest safety for oneself, or to prepare for the future march into Kantš­ and take up the post of governor of Kantš­, or it is a simple and crude request for territorial expansion.  It is inevitable that troops must be sent into the field.  As for the revenge on the two shameless people who attacked Kiragi, it was an unplanned factor. Originally, this part was not included in this year's plan. Solving the Ueno problem and waiting for an opportunity to severely damage the Hojo Army was the primary goal of this year's troop dispatch plan, but God has it.  Unforeseen circumstances, plans always fail to keep up with changes, and temporary changes in strategies become a top priority.  The target of revenge was the Takeda family. Firstly, the assassination was really despicable. Secondly, Kai Takeda was Echigo's biggest enemy. The use of troops against Shinano could effectively suppress the Takeda family, even if Echigo could only send a small number of legions to attack due to the current situation.  We must fight back, and we have done all the high-profile burnings. Retaliation is definitely indispensable. We cannot let outsiders think that the Kira family is weak and can be bullied. We must be tough at critical moments.  Hattori Masashige has been having a very bad life recently, and his life has been unsatisfactory. The Iga Ninja's successive mistakes have brought great pressure to him and the entire Iga Ninja. I don't know when his face lost the smile and confidence of the past.  He forced an ugly smile to face the samurai who was walking by, and slowly walked towards the Honmaru bamboo room.  Iwakuru's face was not very good. When he saw his old acquaintance Hattori Masashige looking at each other and smiling bitterly, he knew that their expressions were ugly, so he cheered up and said: "Shojo-den is here! Please wait a moment, the master of the hall is having a conversation!"  "Well! I'll just wait in the corridor. If you have something to do, go ahead!" Hattori Masashige knew that Iwakuru was busy with many things, so he didn't show any pretense, so he smiled at him and left quickly.  Sitting in the corridor, I caught a glimpse of a young man in the corner, squatting in front of a small stove and clumsily fanning himself. An unknown soup was simmering on the stove, exuding a strong fragrance. Hattori Masashige kindly reminded: "Pay attention to the lid, the soup will overflow.  "Oh! Thank you!" The young man hurriedly lifted the lid, stirred slowly with a spoon in one hand, and flashed the stove in the other hand. It was obvious that the milky white soup was simmering.  Sweating profusely.  "Let me help you!" Hattori Masashige walked over and fanned him. The two of them worked much faster. After a while, the heat went down, so they covered the pot and simmered it slowly over low heat. The young man was grateful.  He bowed and said: "Thank you! My name is Masuda Shinsaburo, I am twelve years old, and I come from Masuda Township, Omi Asai County!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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