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Mikawa Butterfly Chapter 335 Mutsu¡¯s Action

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    The Takeda family is troubled by the difficult Kira Army. On the other hand, the Kira family is not having a good time. This time, the main force of the Kira Yoshiki headquarters is only 8,000 people, including 2,000 Etsu reserves, 2,000 Shinano reserves, and 2,000 more.  In addition to the main force of 4,000 people, the only expansion in recent years has been the training of 2,000 new troops. It can be said that the speed of military training is still too slow.  Kira Yoshitoki also realized that he had misjudged the situation. He always thought that Kawanakajima would be attacked five times as in history. He had plenty of time to slowly train his main force, but he did not expect that Echigo has developed rapidly in the past few years. Almost every year  One year is a step. The national power increases and the people become rich and powerful. It has almost become the center of attention for the entire Kanto, Yuao, and Hokuriku. The number of merchants and tourists from all over the country has doubled. This snowball effect will gradually increase the strength of Echigo and other countries.  Pull away.  In order to give Nagao Kagetora peace of mind, Kira Yoshitoki took the initiative to take on the pressure in the direction of Shinano, with 8,000 main troops, more than 1,000 Kakizaki Keie, Usami Sadamitsu and other Echigo national troops, and about 8,000 Shinano troops.  The Chinese army totaled more than 17,000 people.  In addition to the fact that the Kira Army is too powerful to ignore, the Echigo National Army is also very strong. Each family of the Echigo people such as the Kakizaki Kei family has hundreds of mounted samurai. For example, the Kakizaki Kei family has more than 300 riding equipment.  Excellent cavalry. In recent years, they have received guidance and training from the Shinano Reserve Corps. They have worked hard to get rid of the title of "mounted infantry" and become a cavalry with a good level. They can fight in this war.  Several ashigaru generals glanced at the many samurai in the hall in confusion and asked: "How should we fight this war? Do we still need to use the methods we used three years ago? Will the Takeda family still be fooled?" "Impossible! Short  We can't fight in time, so let's rest first!" Honda shook his head and turned to Kira Yoshi and said respectfully: "Before convening the military meeting, I specifically asked Murakami Habayashi and Kakizaki Izumi.  The morale of the warriors below is very low. They have not yet recovered from the depression of losing their homeland. If their morale cannot be boosted in a short time, it will be difficult to determine the outcome of this battle as soon as possible. " "Yes! I have observed Chasu Mountain.  The Takeda Army's camp is very heavily guarded. If the Takeda Army decides to drag it down, it will be troublesome. "It's really not easy to handle Hachimanhara, who is under the control of the Takeda Army!" Honda Toki was suddenly startled.  He hurriedly said: "The Takeda family is not really planning this, are they?" "Let's not talk about this for now." Kira Yoshi shook his head and said: "How can we fight if the morale of the army is not uniform? You should also focus on stabilizing the morale of the army! As for military adjustments, the general will  It will be announced later. "The entire process of the Takeda family's encampment was closely monitored by the Kira ninjas. Kira Yoshitoki had first-hand information about the Takeda family, and he also knew that the Takeda army stationed on Chasu Mountain was very tightly defended.  It doesn't look like they can win in a short time. If they really have to use delaying tactics, Kira's army really can't afford it.  So Yoshitoki Kira quickly made adjustments. The defender of Kaijin Castle was still Murakami Yoshikiyo. He led the Murakami Army, Takanashi Army, Inoue Army, Yashiro Army and other 3,000 troops from Northern Shinano Province as bait, and the rest  The 14,000-strong army gathered in Asahiyama Castle to reorganize and train, striving to improve the tacit understanding of cooperation in a short period of time.  The Takeda family on Chasu Mountain was not idle either. When the Takeda family became more and more convinced that the Kira Legion was difficult to deal with, Takeda Harunobu promptly changed his strategy. The first thing he loved was to use the momentum of victory to win over the obedient Japanese in Shinano.  Occupying Ohorikan, Hirota Village, and Yokota Castle on Hachimangahara.  These three castles happen to include the entire Hachimangahara within the scope of surveillance. Any military force attempting to land on the Hachimangahara will be discovered immediately.  In order to improve their defense against invasion, the Takeda family's diggers began to repair and expand the three cities and sent 8,000 troops to garrison the three cities.  These three castles can not only ensure the continuous defense, but also play a very strong offensive role. Takeda Harunobu intends to use the opportunity of these three castles to strengthen the achievements and penetration of Kaizu Castle, which hangs alone on the south bank of the Chikuma River.  , he knew very well that as long as this branch city could be solved, the Kira family's control over the south of Sai River would decline rapidly, but this strong city with three thousand defenders was not as easy to pull off as imagined.  Kaijin Castle is located in the valley of Xiangshan Mountain. On the west side is the famous Wife Girl Mountain. Among the peaks stretching from Xiangshan Mountain to the west to Wife Girl Mountain are Zhushan Castle, Amagi Castle, Angu Castle, and Tangqi Castle. On the east side  The Nisu City on Nisu Mountain is also in the hands of the Kira army, and the entire south bank of the Qianqu River is controlled by the Kira family.  Kaizu Castle in front of the Chikuma River has strong enough support and strategic depth. Once the Takeda family makes any move to attack Kaizu Castle, the Kira navy deployed in the Chikuma River basin can easily cut off the Takeda army's path back to Hachimanhara. Therefore,  Several tentative attacks were easily resisted by Murakami Yoshikiyo, and the stalemate did not end.  ??In Aizu County, a remote Iwashiro region of Mutsu Province, a dark military force appeared outside Kurokawa Castle. This military force was so orderly and imposing that one could hardly count them at a glance.A few leading generals showed off their power to greet the Ashina family samurai who could not raise their heads. There were several other samurai hiding in the team and looking left and right at Kurokawa Castle in the hinterland of Aizu, next to Inaashiro Lake.  "This is Kurokawa Castle! It looks good! It's even more developed than Yonezawa Castle." Date Terumune clasped the reins with both hands and looked around. As the heir of the Date family's governor, he was pampered by his father since he was a child.  Dai retainer carefully trained him to become an outstanding samurai. At only fourteen years old, he had already participated in several battles. This was his first time participating in the Echigo war.  Date Huizong was a proud young man. He was raised as the heir to the family governor since he was born. It can be said that he grew up with a golden spoon. Years of pampering made him develop a proud and proud temperament. He never considered himself to be a playboy.  Having been on the battlefield and killing enemies, one cannot be associated with a playboy.  He has set a lofty ambition since he was a child, determined to surpass his grandfather. He wants to fulfill his father's dream, the dream of unifying Mutsu. His father Date Harumune has clearly told him that after this war is over, he will  He gave him the heir to the family governor. He still remembered Date Harumune's encouragement to him before leaving: "If an eagle wants to soar in the sky, it must flutter its wings and fight the wind and clouds. The future of the Date family belongs to you, work hard."  Seize the opportunity in front of you and establish your own prestige." Matsumoto Shusuke serves as the messenger of the Ashina family.  Personally greet the Date family's army.  As the governor of the Matsumoto clan, one of Ashina's Four Heavens, the lord of Funaoka Castle in Onuma County has been involved in the affairs of the Ashina family for generations. Naturally, he is aware of the relationship between his masters. The Astronomical Rebellion that caused so many troubles in the past few years is  It was caused by this family, and he didn't dare to neglect the visiting troops of Date's family without the host's representative.  "It's an honor for us to praise Date-den in a remote place! You must be very tired from the long journey! Please come this way, we will be there soon!" Matsumoto Jisuke led the Date family samurai with a smile on his face.  Enter the city.  Entering Kurokawa Castle, Date Huizong enjoyed the highest courtesy.  Ashina Mori personally hosted a banquet to entertain the future governor of the Date family. As an ally and relative of the Date family, Ashina Mori was also a powerful member of the Date family. Ashina Mori's aunt was the principal wife of the Date family, which meant that Date  Ji Zong is the uncle of Ashina Mori.  Ashina Mori himself, not long after inheriting the position of governor of the family, married the daughter of Date Harumune, who was his aunt's cousin, as his wife. In this way, Ashina Mori himself became Date Harumune's cousin and  The brother-in-law is also the cousin and uncle of Date Terumune. This kinship makes the covenant and relationship between the two parties much more stable than the so-called covenant between the Ashina clan and Dewa Mogami and Kai Takeda.  A feast was held in Kurokawa Castle.  When he was half drunk, Date Terumune suddenly stood up and said proudly: "Repair the Palace! There must be no problem with this action to carve up Echigo? My father is looking forward to the results of this action. I specially sent the three thousand elites of my Date family to  We sent them out to help, and we have initially set the goal to capture the entire Shimotsu. If everything goes well, it would be great to capture Central Etsu as well! I wonder what the repair hall thinks?" "It's such a big statement!" Yamauchi Ujikatsu muttered, and Tomita Shimito glared at him.  He glanced and closed his mouth.  The Ashina retainers seemed completely unaware of Date Terumune's provocative actions. They just paused for a moment and then continued to eat and drink as if nothing had happened. Their retainers could not interfere in such household matters, even if they continued  I dare not speak out if I am dissatisfied.  Ashina Mori just fluttered his eyelids and had no other reaction. His legitimate son, Ashina Morihoshi, had just entered the Yuan Dynasty and was younger than Date Terubune. A child was too ignorant to understand this cousin and future son.  What the brother-in-law was saying was clapping along with him.  As early as five years ago, Ashina Mori made an agreement with Date Harumune to find a daughter-in-law for his legitimate son Ashina Morihei. This wife was Date Harumune's fourth daughter and Date Terumune's biological sister.  The relationship between family members is unimaginably complicated, which explains why Ashina's retainers didn't react at all.  "Haha I am so impressed by Date-don's lofty ambitions!" Matsumoto's assistant picked up the wine cup and said with a smile: "We should talk about some pleasant things during the banquet. Don't be busy beforehand! Don't be busy first!"  " It's okay for Date Terumune to be slightly disrespectful to Ashina Mori in his words. It's normal for a young man to be a bit harsh in his words. However, the Date family can't do anything without expressing it. Date Mimoto still has a terrible headache.  I have to wipe this kid's butt and try my best to ease the tense atmosphere.  The cunning Ashina Mori was still aware of the flaw in his little nephew's character, and in a few words, he went around posting notices for the entire Kanto area. His words showed awe for Kira Yoshi, which soon aroused the anger of Date Terumune.  .  "The promise of repairing the palace was successful! In my opinion, Huizong, the garrison general is not worthy of his name. It is unreasonable for a samurai family from Kyoto to want to interfere in our affairs in Mutsu! Oshu has his own samurai family."??Well, there are the Mutsu Shou of the imperial court and the Oshu Tentai of the shogunate. It is simply a dream for a general who has been abandoned for two hundred years to become the master of Mutsu.  "Ida Huizong's face showed disapproval. "Haha!  You can't say that.  "Mori Ashina said with some meaning: "That person is the governor of the Ashikaga family, the shogun's family. As a new member of the imperial family, we and other foreign ministers should be more respectful.  " As expected, Date Terumune fell into the trap and said angrily: "It doesn't matter if it's a famous family. Dongguo has always been the Dongguo samurai family's own business, and it's the same with Mutsu. It's a big mistake to try to use the general of the garrison to suppress us.  wrong.  ¡± The pride of Date Terumune comes from the Date family. Since his grandfather Date Aizune, he has successively won the honors of Dr. Sakyo and Oshu Tentai, and successfully sent his adopted son to the former Oshu Tentai and Sakyo Dr. Osaki clan. In his eyes,  The whole of Mutsu belongs to his family, so why does a garrison general have authority over Oshu and call them to take up arms against the alliance? "This is a joke. Date is young and promising.  What an amazing ambition!  I, Mr. Sheng, agree with this view.  Only the Mutsu warriors have a say in Mutsu affairs.  " Ashina Mori chatted with the young man for a while, and gradually turned the topic to dispatching troops. Date Terumune was still vigilant and remained tight-lipped and did not talk about the details. Date Mimoto followed suit. As for the powerful retainers of the Date family, they were either drinking wine or eating vegetables.  Talking quietly to oneself, "It seems that Date Ky¨­jo has something to predict!"  "Mori Ashina immediately guessed the cunning Date Harumune, who showed great prowess during the Astronomical Rebellion and suppressed the first-generation British lord Date Harumune into seclusion. Although the Date family's vitality was greatly damaged by this, it was worse than that of his father Ida.  The power of the Tatsumi clan was reduced by nearly half during his reign, but from the perspective of revitalizing the family business, his approach was extremely correct. The Date family established a huge kinship network through many years of marriage, compared to Nagano Yoshimasa's twelve.  The son-in-law is only strong but not weak. A big net has caught half of Mutsu, Dewa, Shimono and even Echigo. They are all relatives of the Date family. Neighbors fighting for more territory will bring lawsuits to the Date family.  Who said their relatives were so generous? His father, Ida Yizong, was indeed a great man, a man of the highest rank in Tianwen.  In the fifth year (1536), he wrote "Zang Fang Nai Peng" and "Chen Jie Ji", and in the seventh year of Tianwen (1538), he wrote "Duan Shao Ancient Account", which further improved the systems related to national laws, financial and tax accounts, taxation, and military service.  Strengthen. There are advantages and disadvantages to the centralization of power. When you have face, you have no dignity. When you have the moral high ground, you have to work hard to maintain this network, help relatives in fights, and mediate.  Disputes will inevitably offend someone. Arbitrating land disputes between the two parties will either offend you or offend him. If both parties do not offend the alliance, it will damage the prestige of the alliance leader. In short, in the eyes of Date Harumune, this is a thankless act.  He thinks that today is different from the past. Back then, the Date family was weak and could not survive without marrying off their daughters. However, the situation is different now. How can the Date family expand when they are surrounded by relatives? Mutsu is the leader of the alliance.  It is wrong to be complacent in being the nominal master. Instead of wasting his strength in endless mediation, it is better to tear this net apart. It can be said that Date Harumune has long had the intention to tear this net apart.  Since he became the governor of the family, he has been holding back until his father proposed to send Tokimunemaru (now Date Mimoto) to Echigo to be Uesugi Sadamito's adopted son, and also send a hundred powerful retainers of the Date family as assistants  In addition, several hundred horse-riding samurai will be sent as a direct reserve force. The starting point of the Date Aizong is good. Using the powerful clan to inherit the position of the head of the Echigo Kingdom, send a powerful retainer group and horse-mounted samurai as a military deterrent, at least not.  It would treat people as soft persimmons and destroy them at will. This proposal was strongly supported by the leader of the Northern Yang Dynasty, Nakajo Fujizu, because his sister was the biological mother of Date Tokimunemaru. But most of Echigo.  He was not happy with an outsider interfering in Echigo's affairs, so when Date Aizong proposed this intention, he was immediately strongly opposed by Nagao Harukage and another big leader of the Yangbei clan, the head of the house. Nagao Harukage also wanted to do it.  How could the adopted son of Sadami Uesugi tolerate the king slipping into the hands of outsiders? The head of the house is the father of Honjo Shigenaga. As another giant of the Yangbeizhong, of course he cannot allow Nakajo Toshi to rise to power. Maybe let him  The Nakajo family might annex the entire Yanghoku clan in one fell swoop. While Echigo put forward fierce objections, Date Harumune also made fierce objections. He could not allow his father to do such a stupid act, but Date Tokimunemaru did not.  A commoner son, but he has to inherit the powerful territory of Echigo. The territory of the Uesugi family and the Echigo Uesugi faction even exceeds the entire territory of the Date family. If Date Tokimunemaru is allowed to digest this territory, and then in turn intervene in the territory of Echigo,  Regarding the government affairs of the Da family, isn't it like his family making wedding clothes for others?Date Harumune's unilateral opposition was nothing more than a unilateral objection. The problem was that all the sects, generations, and even outsiders generally opposed the family governor's decision. To remove a hundred powerful warriors, plus hundreds of elite horseback warriors, at once was equivalent to a  Sex drains one-third of the blood from a person's body, and if you are not careful, your entire family will be destroyed.  The relatively moderate group proposed cutting the share in half, at least not causing the Date family to bleed to death. The other group proposed the idea of ??either sending retainers instead of mounted samurai, or sending mounted samurai.  Instead of sending retainers, a more radical proposal was to send only twenty or thirty retainers and fifty or sixty mounted warriors.  At any rate, Ida Yi Zong served as the family governor for thirty years.  Years of smooth sailing have given him the ability to tell the truth.  The requests made by the family members were completely rejected.  Date Harumune's objections were also rejected. As a result, the remonstrance failed to achieve military remonstrance, and the moderate faction was forced to go to Liangshan, thus giving rise to the Tianwen Rebellion.  The forces that supported the Date Aizong during the Tianwen Rebellion were either the confidants that the Date Aizong had cultivated over the years and the retainers who had done them favors, or their close sons-in-law and quasi-sects. The people gathered around the Date Qingzong were all the Date family.  A powerful branch that has passed down generations.  As well as the brothers who were dissatisfied with Date Yuzong, the daimyo who was forced to adopt an heir, etc. In the end, this astronomical chaos ended with Date Qingzong's victory and Date Yuzong's abdication.  After succeeding to the throne, a large-scale political change spread throughout Mutsu, Dewa, Echigo and other large areas, which lasted for six years. Date Harumune gradually grew from a young and energetic young man into a scheming tycoon, and easily  By impressing his former rival Date Mimoto, one can see that his scheming is as unfathomable as Lake Inaashiro.  After a confrontation without any gains, Ashina Mori felt that the banquet had become boring, so he said a few hasty remarks and ended the banquet on the grounds of fatigue.  After quickly arranging accommodation, we hid and discussed the idea of ??going out.  After some deliberations among the family members, Ashina Mori finally came up with the strategic idea for this battle.  His theory is to "move at the right moment", a strategy of not being impatient after invading Echichi, slowing down when encountering a strong enemy, guarding the main camp when the enemy is weak, and taking advantage of the enemy's situation to pursue the victory.  Ashina Mori's idea is more realistic. The road from Yuo to Echigo is not ordinary. It has to cross the mountains and overcome many obstacles. It is not easy for the daimyo of other countries to conquer half of Echigo in one fell swoop. Without the help of the traitor leading the party, there is a high probability that it will be impossible.  Nine is about to return home in vain.  "I have thought about swallowing Echigo at a young age. This ambition is commendable but unrealistic! If everything in the world is so simple, why do we have to wait for the samurai family to work hard for hundreds of years? In the end, it is still  He is still young and is far inferior to his father!" Ashina Mori held two walnuts and turned them around in his hands, thinking about how to get benefits from this war.  At the same time, in a quiet room in the Kurokawa Castle annex, the samurai of the Date family sat cross-legged to discuss countermeasures. The reaction of the Date family was basically contrary to the will of Date Terumune, or in other words, to the thoughts of Mori Ashina.  After returning home together by different routes, Date Miyuan and several retainers looked at each other and then said: "Young Master is still too reckless. Repair Hall has been married to my Date family for several generations, and he is also the lord's sister-in-law. Young Master should respect Repair Hall more."  "I know! I will pay attention to it in the future." Date Huizong frowned for a moment, but still accepted Date Miyuan's advice.  "My lord, the arrangement is very clear. We don't seek merit in this battle, but seek no fault. Although it is always a loss of face, this is the situation we are in! The main purpose is to fight against the autumn wind and gain some advantages. You must know how big Echigo is.  It is many times larger than five years ago. With the three thousand troops of the Date family, they can only take a bite when they see the opportunity. Don't be impulsive and act like a hero!" "Yeah! I understand."  Although he was unhappy, he still endured it. The first reason was that this battle was the first cross-border war he had experienced since the Yuan Dynasty. It was not auspicious for him to have a disagreement between the general and his deputy in the first important battle.  If he really caused any trouble, even if he returned home with fruitful results, these generations of retainers might spread some rumors to disgust him.  On the other hand, he could not contradict his uncle Date Mimoto, because Date Harumune personally designated the general for this battle. As a deputy general, he must obey the command of the general. There is no distinction between high and low on the battlefield. Disobeying military orders even if you have a noble status.  Date Huizong is also unavoidable, and this is not a pleasant thing.  In addition, several elders of the Date family were sent to accompany him to supervise. It can be said that it was a major assessment to examine the level of the successor of the family governor. This was his father's last test for Date Huizong. How the war went is anyone's guess.  How the house governor performed was another matter. Such a test forced him to brace himself and treat it with caution.  Date Mimoto and several family elders are Date Harumune¡¯s eyes and ears. Perhaps there are more people secretly watching his every move.If he performs poorly, he will definitely disappoint many family ministers. This will have a very negative impact on his future as the governor of the family. If his performance is worse, it may even shake his status as the heir to the family governor. He will never allow this time to be changed.  The exit was messed up.  Seeing that the young master finally calmed down, Date Mimoto was very pleased and told him that the results of this battle were actually second best, because Date, Ashina, Mogami and other Japanese people were able to gain some advantages as partial troops, and Kai and Sagami meant to give him  The sweetness of their three melons and two dates helps them share some of the offensive pressure, so there is not much pure benefit from beating Echigo.  Another point is that the Date family is not as good as the Mogami and Ashina families who border Echigo. The relationship between the Date family and the other two families is quite subtle. The competitive relationship in the same area cannot be explained by words such as close relatives. Even if  It wouldn't make much sense for these companies to take over an enclave in Echigo.  Their main purpose is to rob people, food and important talents who are in short supply. Now the whole world knows that Echigo has developed agriculture and rich products. In a few years, it has grown from a poor country to the most prosperous place in the world. If we say  Absolutely no one believes that this is not due to the rule of man. Therefore, the anti-Echigo alliance can be successfully promoted this time. The carving up of Echigo's land wealth is one aspect, and the abduction of a large number of political talents is also an important reason.  As long as the Date family can obtain some talents, not to mention turning into another trumpet Echigo in three to five years, quadrupling the total economic volume will be a huge event. The development of the Date family will be at a high speed in less than ten years.  On the fast track of development, I was worried that the future governor would have a knot in his heart if he had any prejudice against them. Date Mimoto had to persuade Date Huizong to change his mind.  Seeing that Date Terumune's mood was not too high, Date Mimoto suddenly smiled and said: "After this battle, we will go to Yamagata Castle, the home of Dewa Mogami, as a guest. By the way, we will visit Young Hall's fianc¨¦e Mogami Yoshihime. Young Master  Haven't you been attracted to this most beautiful girl in Deyu for a long time? I wonder what you think of the engagement being concluded this time? " "Ah! It's great. I've wanted to see her for a long time  Ahem! In fact, my intention is very good! I agree very much!" Date Terizong's mood was like a roller coaster, and he wanted to grow a pair of wings and fly to Yamagata Castle to visit his fianc¨¦e.  It is said that Mogami Yoshihime is the most beautiful woman in Deyu, and even the most beautiful woman in Tohoku. Date Terumune is also a person who loves beauty and is very satisfied with Mogami Yoshihime as the candidate for the main wife. Although she can see this beauty from the picture scroll  She is beginning to take on a majestic appearance, but looking at a painting is not as good as looking at a real person, even if it is just for a while, she is willing to look at it from a distance.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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