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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 333 People¡¯s Hearts Are Unpredictable

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    In Sagami Odawara Castle, Matsuda Morihide praised: "Amazing! It's really amazing! What a murderous message! This Lord of the Town is not a simple person!"  Resist." Toyama Tsunakage's scar healed and he forgot about the pain. Thinking of the past, a sea of ??hatred filled his heart: "We must let them know how powerful my Hojo family samurai are!" "Last year, we were not prepared enough. This year, we have allies to help.  , we will definitely capture Ueno Country!" Hojo Tsunari said with a slight smile on his face: "There is also Echigo! I heard that the land there is the most powerful country in the world. If we can get three points of it, why should our Hojo family not worry about it?  "Happy!" Hojo Ujiyasu took a deep breath and ordered: "Tear down all these notices and destroy them. It is forbidden to talk about the matters related to the notices, Kotaro! If you do something bad, you will be punished by one hundred kuan!" "Yes!"  !" Fuma Kotaro accepted the order with a grimace, and the entire Kanto area was covered with notices overnight, including the areas actually controlled by the Hojo family such as Izu, Sagami, and Musashi. Because of the Fuma ninjas, there were relatively few notices posted in these three countries.  , but no one can tell this truth. It doesn¡¯t matter if you post a hundred posts or a thousand posts.  A trace of anger flashed in Hojo Ujiyasu's eyes: "I, Ujiyasu, must avenge the hatred that ruined my reputation! Let me, the Hojo family, come to settle this siege with you!" "Ahem! Lord!" Hojo Gen.  The general called the stunned Hojo Ujiyasu back to his senses: "You can put the announcement first. The military service has been summoned, and the food and grass reserves have been prepared since the beginning of the year. I wonder when the lord is going to go into battle?" "Well, the three military advisors said that the day after tomorrow  It's an auspicious day to go out, so let's make arrangements for the day after tomorrow!" Hojo Ujiyasu said seriously: "This battle is a matter of life and death for our Hojo family. Please be careful not to underestimate the powerful enemy of Echigo!  After that, I will definitely reward the three armies!" The Hojo retainers said in unison: "I am willing to serve my lord!" Only four days after Echigo's action, the Sagami Hojo family announced the order, and Hojo Ujiyasu personally served as the general.  Vice Admiral Hojo Nagatsuna enters Dogenan Temple. Now the governor of the old family has resigned as the lord of Xiaoji Castle. His son Hojo Ujinobu inherited the family business of Xiaoji Hojo and served as the descendant of the Hojo family.  This time, Hojo Uyasuchika led an army of 38,000, including almost all the main forces of Izu, Sagami, and Musashi. This move shocked the entire Kanto region.  It made people realize that a great event was about to happen in Echigo. The Japanese people who were watching the excitement were at a loss. Many Kanto people subconsciously wanted to hinder the Hojo Army.  The stronger the enemy, the more dangerous he is. Satake, Utsunomiya, Satomi and other powerful people reacted quickly, but they were all held back by their own problems and unable to exert their strength. The Utsunomiya family had just captured Mibu, the traitor who had occupied Utsunomiya Castle.  Tsunafusa assassinated and had no time to send troops. On the other hand, Satake was attacking each other with the powerful Edo clan in Hitachi.  As an ally of the Hojo clan, the Oda clan has also had a difficult life. In recent years, it has been at odds with the Yuuki clan and the Satake clan. The two families took advantage of the Hojo family's opportunity to send troops to join forces to attack Oda Castle.  The Oda Castle that was surrounded by the Hojo family was in danger. If he had the time to send troops, he might as well save himself.  Satomi Yoshihiro was busy eliminating the disobedient Mariya Takeda clan and had no time to deal with Echigo's affairs.  As for some people who wanted to complain, they quickly shut up because Hojo Ujiyasu's son-in-law, Ashikaga Fujimasa, as the general of the Kwantung Allied Forces, was the one who reacted calmly to this, and he knew that he had offended Furukawa a few years ago.  Koga knew that he couldn't get close to this family, especially after he had offended Kada Harusuke so badly. What's more, now that Furukawa has fallen into the arms of his old enemy, the Hojo clan, he can't get closer.  The Koga Koga family held high his own banner and announced the crusade against Echigo. The family tree of Koga Koga of Shimonosu Kingdom was Dai Adena clan, as well as the Chiba clan, Shimono Sano clan, Musashi, Ueno Shirakura clan and Kuraga clan, one of the eight famous clans of the eight houses.  The Ye clan and the Nabo clan went out as soldiers from other countries, and the entire army exceeded 42,000 soldiers.  Before the Hojo family's army left Sagami Country, the Shirakura clan and the Kuragano clan near Ontake Castle took the lead in changing their banners as the vanguard and took the initiative to take on the heavy task of attacking Ontake Castle. The eight dignified Shangshu clans were driven out of Ueno Country.  The two families are simply an indelible shame. As early as half a year ago when the Hojo envoy arrived, the two families expressed their surrender without hesitation.  Fortunately, Nagano Kentada had already taken precautions. He was appointed as the castle lord last year with the intention of defending against the rebels. As soon as the Hojo family announced their presence, Nagano Kentada made corresponding countermeasures. The castle was high and fortified and deep. Mitake Castle was modeled after the structure of Kaizu Castle.  For a whole year, it can easily accommodate a large army to garrison and store three months of food. There are enough wells near the river in the city. It only takes a thousand defenders to guard the city wall to withstand the raids of the two armies.  On the Ontake Castle, Nagano Kentada's snow-white beard was ruffled by the disturbing wind. As Nagano Yamasa's younger brother, he was already quite old, and he had to work tirelessly to stand at the forefront.?It was really hard to withstand the pressure from the Hojo family. Looking at the dark sky, lightning flashed from time to time, and the chaotic Shirakura and Kuragano coalition forces under the city were retreating in an orderly manner.  "The war started so soon, which was beyond Danshoden's expectation!" The worry on Nagano Kentada's brow could not be dispelled. It was true that Nagao Kagetora had led his army out into battle, but when he would arrive in Ueno was another question.  Said, streaks of white light flashed through the dark clouds, illuminating the gloomy battlefield.  "Boom!" One after another thunder illuminated the sky, and the pattering raindrops fell on Nagano Kentada's face. The next moment, the drizzle turned into a downpour, and the cold rain poured into the sleeves along the gaps in the armor.  , the Nagano family warrior standing at the top of the city frowned and stared at the dark crowd below the city as they walked away.  The people on the top of the city flashed a sentence in their hearts: "The heavy rain is coming" On June 20, Echigo's army was assembled and the last military meeting before dispatching troops was held.  Kira Yoshitoshi was at the top of the table. He glanced at the two rows of retainers and said, "Everyone understands that we must go out into battle! But how to go out into battle requires brainstorming." "My lord, let's use your ideas to attract others!" Honda Tokizuma coughed and said: "Defend the enemy at the gate of the country.  Foreign! You must have heard this! The strategic goal of this battle is to lift the so-called Echigo encirclement, so let¡¯s first count our enemies!  The number is very likely to exceed 50,000! The second is the Sagami Hojo clan, whose military strength is not less than 35,000! The third is the Kahi Takeda clan, whose military strength is more than 15,000!  The number of troops is unknown, but there will not be many people in the battle. "It's abominable that Etsuchu Ichikui also comes to interfere randomly! There are also Deha Mogami and Mutsu Ashina. They had bypassed them last time, but they didn't expect to be solid.  "Unforgivable!" General Miyabe Tsurujun hated the two cunning lords Mogami and Ashina. He barely managed to retain the Mogami family during the crusade against the Honjo clan a few years ago. This regret has been lingering in his mind.  Lasts forever.  "I would say we should focus on attacking all the way!" "No! Who should we attack along the way? Kai and Sagami are difficult to deal with. Don't forget that there is Echu Ichikui." "This" The ministers said at the meeting  There was a heated debate over how to send troops to lift the siege.  The commotion was quickly suppressed by Yamamoto Tokiyuki and Honjo Mino working together.  Namioka Sobo saw the opportunity and suggested: "From my perspective, let the Dewa and Mutsu routes be released to the people of Echigo for defense, and we should focus on resisting Kai Takeda and Sagami Hojo in the south!"  How to resist is the most important issue. It is difficult for a party to resist those madmen without a general. In the case of Nobuno and Ueno, the Lord and the Jinfu Palace must be asked to take command, which is not easy to handle. " Naoe Keizuna, who changed his name at the beginning of the year!  , officially entered the ranks of the family members, so they were particularly active in the evaluation meeting, and this military meeting was no exception.  "Yes! Who will be the general? And how many troops should be sent?" Everyone knows how much military strength Deyu and Mutsu have. The Deyu Mogami family can't even suppress their own retainers.  The nominal question of Dewa was not something to be afraid of at all. Mori Ashina of Aizu was famous for his cunning, and had attempted to interfere with Echigo several times, most of which ended up being a waste of money.  The samurai of Echigo have experienced hundreds of years of war and have honed their tough folk customs. They look down on the daimyo of U¨­ at all. If Echigo is a wealthy family from a distant land, the samurai of U¨­ are even more rustic and petty. After so many years,  The people of Deyu did not get any advantage from the Echigo samurai, and Mutsu was not much better, so the ministers did not put much pressure on the two sides.  Hundreds of retainers in the hall were deep in thought. Nagao Kagetora didn't say anything and just looked at Kiragi thoughtfully. With his sense of war developed over many years, he had already discovered that his brother-in-law was not nervous or worried at all, which was a bit strange.  I wanted to turn around and ask, but I heard Yamamoto Tokiyuki said loudly: "Let me share this matter with the master of the hall!" "Sado-den?" "How could it be!" All the samurai in the field showed their faces.  Looks of surprise. In their impression, Yamamoto Tokiyuki has always been famous for his military training and city building. As colleagues, they naturally knew that this one-eyed old warrior had rich experience and superb strategic skills. Many people, including Kira Yoshitoki,  All the important ministers were his apprentices, but it was still too surprising to leave the town.  "Master, has the decision been madeforget it! I agree!" In fact, Kira Yoshitoki was not happy at all. He knew the temperament of his mentor, just like Yamamoto Kansuke knew himself.  He has always planned to make this teacher a general of the army, and it seems that this time he finally got his wish.  The old warrior's gray hair was neatly combed. He took a deep breath and bowed before saying an energetic reply."Please rest assured, Master! I am willing to go through life and death for the Kira family!" "Well! Master, please be prepared with confidence! We will give you 10,000 main men" "Thank you, Master, for your love,  Fortunately, I only need five thousand Omi warriors!" "Five thousand is enough?" Ji Liangshi repeated in surprise, his tone suddenly rose a little, and he said earnestly: "Master, are you sure this is not a joke?  Master, Master, we must not take this matter lightly." Yamamoto Tokiyuki raised his head and replied with a calm and firm look, "I am extremely sure, Lord!  "Yes!" Kira Yoshi sighed: "I'm sure! Please take care of yourself, master!" The originally heavy military discussion became slightly tragic when the old warrior Yamamoto Tokiyuki bravely shouldered the greatest pressure.  Immediately, more than a dozen samurai jumped out to follow Yamamoto Tokiyuki to defend Ezhong, but the old man declined them one by one with a smile. He said that the other routes were under greater pressure and needed more outstanding samurai to support them.  Just let him guard it.  Solve the problem of Yuezhong Yikui.  It¡¯s just a matter of Shinano and Ueno¡¯s formation.  After some discussion the decision was quickly made.  Nagao Kagetora led the 15,000-strong main force to enter Ueno Province, while Kira Yoshitoki led 4,000-strong main force and 2,000 Echigo reserves, a total of 6,000 troops, to Shinano to join the 2,000 Shinano reserve units. This is  All the main force he can use.  As soon as we made the decision to go into battle, we were unfortunately hit by violent storms and bad weather. The typhoon carried huge rain clouds and swept across half of Japan. The flood-like scene just like a few years ago struck again, but this time the situation was relatively better.  In some cases, typhoons quickly weaken into ordinary low pressures.  It only brought a wave of not serious floods, but even this brought great pressure to the flood season in previous years. The surging river water washed away many wooden bridges, and the collapsed mountains washed away the roads, which brought great difficulties to the march in this season.  pressure.  The Hojo family and the Nagao family encountered the same problem. The Nagao army that had just left Kasugayama was trapped in front of the fork of a tributary of the Shinano River. The Uono River in front was close at hand, but the surging river water brought great difficulties to the waterway transportation.  Great difficulties arose, and the floods in the tributaries brought great inconvenience to the transportation of the 15,000-strong army. In desperation, they could only abandon the boats and move forward on foot.  Most of the baggage was changed into horse-drawn carriages and dragged forward little by little.  On the other side, the Hojo family was also affected by the flooding of the Tone River and Arakawa. The army raised from all directions was blocked by several rivers that ran through Musashi.  Fortunately, there were still some ferries in Musashi that could be bypassed, but the unfavorable weather forced the march to slow down.  Two days after the Hojo family announced that they would go into battle, Takeda Harunobu in the Tsuzakikan also made the decision to go out and send troops to Shinano to recapture the lost Kawanaka Island. The Kai-Takeda family mobilized an army of 22,000 and almost wiped out the little family wealth.  They all were taken out, and the army set off for Shinano Country that day.  The main forces guarding Shinano took the lead in taking action, forming several lines of troops to attack the defenders of Xiaozhen County. They had the momentum of not turning back until they hit the south wall. However, the Takeda family's army was caught in a storm as soon as they arrived at Saku County.  During the attack, it was difficult to move even for nearly half a month.  What was worse than him was that the Kira family's army was unable to march as soon as they left the Sekikawa River Basin. They had to send flying pigeon messengers from the Kira Ninja Army to immediately convey Echigo's order. More than 5,000 people from the Northern Shinano Country immediately organized their troops and headed south in an emergency.  Chiyuan and Murakami Yoshikiyo joined together to form an army of 6,500.  The 2,000 Shinano reserve troops guarding Northern Shinano also immediately guarded Arataki Castle. They wanted to support the Kakizaki Keie and more than 1,000 Echigo people's troops, and coordinate with the people of Northern Shinano to defend the branch cities of Xiaozhen County and strictly prevent the entry and exit of the Takeda army.  Racecourse Pass was caught off guard from behind.  The mobilization of both sides was disrupted by a sudden heavy rain. It improved in July when the heavy rain subsided. Kira Yoshitoki's arrangement was to clear the two Yu-O roads and let the local people hold on to the place. At the same time, in order to protect the safety of Kasugayama Castle.  , two thousand new troops were handed over to Watanabe Takatsuna to guard Kasugayama Castle. Yamamoto Tokiyuki was ordered to lead the untrained 5,000 Omi soldiers to central Vietnam to support Shiina, Doi, Yokota and other pro-Echigo people. Kira Yoshitoki personally  He led more than 6,000 people from his headquarters to Shinano Country.  In early July, in the Nijo Imperial Palace in Kyoto, Ashikaga Yoshiteru listened to the letter asking for help from Echigo. He was silent for a long time and sighed: "I had long advised him not to be impatient. The high mountains and high roads in Kanto Far Country are so dangerous that people are uncertain, and now they have ended up like this."  The result is that even if I try my best, I can¡¯t save him!¡± ¡°His Royal Highness is very worried! Wuweidian is too concerned about it. He consciously made some achievements after that and attacked everywhere, and now the local people are counterattacking.  , it is said that there are enough 200,000 troops to besiege, I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to solve! It's a small thing for Wu Weiden to lose face, if he is buried in Echigo" Rokkaku Yoshimi stopped mid-sentence, making many ministers think so.  Sideways glance.  Since he came to the shogunate to serve as the leader of the Gao family, life has been going smoothly in the past few years. Rokkaku Yoshihide is very fond of him.The only explanation was to give Kira Yoshiki some eye drops in front of Ashikaga Yoshiteru. Although most of these simple tricks were ignored by Ashikaga Yoshiteru with disapproval, a drop of water can still penetrate the stone, let alone the eye drops.  "Takayori-dono is serious!" Mibuchi Fujihide disliked Rokkaku Giumi very much. He usually called him by his other name Rokkaku Takayori to remind him that he was just a branch of the Rokkaku family. Seeing him, he smiled and closed his mouth.  , then turned around and sighed: "From what I see, most of the efforts made by Wuweiden will be wasted this time! It's a pity that the great foundation has been destroyed by this battle!" Now Ashikaga Yoshiki has become the two great ministers.  , General Ukonoe, after many years of pampering and living a comfortable life, most of his reliance on Kira Yoshitoki has quietly dissipated. The most common thing he does now is to compare himself to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu of Luen Garden, and the one who loves to move around most is the minister of the imperial court.  , occasionally mentioning the distant country's daimyo to arbitrate territorial disputes and earn a lot of money, which is much higher than the reputation of his father and grandfather.  He didn't take Echigo's letter asking for help seriously, and just smiled silently and said: "That's fine. If Yoshitoki suffers this defeat, he will definitely have to return to Kyoto. By then, the shogunate will come back with a big helping hand. Isn't it a blessing in disguise?"  Regardless of what they were planning in their hearts, all the ministers followed suit and said: "His Royal Highness, what a wonderful plan! We express our sincere congratulations to the shogunate for their generous help, and they will surely prosper in the future!" "Then let's make an announcement first.  He issued an imperial letter and rebuked all the illegal actions of the people of all walks of life in besieging Echigo, and ordered them to withdraw all their troops within a month. If there is any violation, the shogunate will not be lenient. " Mibuchi Fujihide opened his mouth to speak, but was pulled back by Odate Harimitsu!  After a while, he had no choice but to follow the ministers and bend down: "I'll understand!" After all the ministers retreated one by one, Ashikaga Yoshiki lost his proud expression. He naturally knew that a royal teaching letter must have any effect.  None, not to mention that the simple royal teaching book with only a few dozen words was so stingy with pen and ink. Anyone with a discerning eye would definitely be able to see that his favor for Kira Yoshitoki was not as good as before. This was how he forced Kira Yoshitoki to come back.  Ashikaga Yoshiteru was skeptical of Kira Yoshitoki's "Echigo Miracle" and suspicious of his "crazy" expansion. He didn't trust Kira Yoshitoki, not least because he didn't believe him in Ishimizu Hachimangu Shrine.  He swore an oath of allegiance to him, but he didn't dare to believe in his scheming skills and abilities, especially his skill of turning his hands into clouds and rain, which often made him toss and turn in sleep.  Especially the cracks left by the smash a few years ago made him realize that there is no unreasonable loyalty between a monarch and his retainers. The more loyal a capable minister is, the more things he asks for. He thought of his father.  Ashikaga Yoshiharu once told him some words before his death.  "Events and everything are always unpredictable, but what people want remains unchanged! What they want is nothing more than the three words 'fame, profit, and power'" Ashikaga Yoshiki's brows jumped slightly,  What did he want when he thought of Kira Yoshi?  He already has the reputation of the Ashikaga family, and there is always a shortage of land benefits from the Omi and Echigo counties, so what does he need?  "Hmph! No matter what you ask for, I always have to beware of one-handedness!" Ashikaga Yoshiki sneered: "No matter how capable you are, once you are out of my majesty, the country of Echigo will be in deep trouble.  , If you can repent in time after this incident, it would be best to return to the shogunate as a confidant. If not just live there until you grow old!" 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