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Mikawa Butterfly Chapter 338 Fighting Ueno again

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    In the blink of an eye, midsummer is coming to an end and autumn is getting thicker. The branches and leaves on the treetops are gradually turning yellow. Seeing that the flood season is approaching and the autumn harvest is approaching, the deadlock in the Kasuga Mountain Castle has not been resolved. Hu Ji's life is also very uncomfortable. The long military life of more than 20 years.  Okage Nobu is a character who always speaks his mind. If he doesn't let her go, he will never take a step forward.  Nagao Cityemon is the head of the city police in Kasugayama Castle. He only needs to hand over the work on time every day and patrol the city several times if nothing happens. This little life is full of fun and unpleasant. On this day, he was lying sideways.  Xiaoqu walked up the mountain road and saw two samurai guarding the door standing outside the door with their heads stretched out. Seeing that these two people were distracted, he became very angry.  He knew these two guards. They were the two young sons of his cousin Changwei's family, who had been playing with him since he was a child. His father followed Duke Jing and killed many Chinese and Vietnamese men in the Third Plain, and finally ended up with him.  As soon as winter came, my whole body felt no better. It was hard to survive until my three sons had grown up and I had to worry about my two younger sons.  The eldest son, Nagao Suntaro, inherited the family's little inheritance and couldn't let his two boys eat rice bran. Nagao's main meal wanted to put his two sons, Sunjiro and Sunsaburo, into the inner city police force and live a good life.  Over the years, I have relied on his cousin's relationship and spent a lot of money to smooth the relationship.  This small inner-city police force is not conspicuous. In the past few years, there were only more than 300 people at full capacity. This was a rule established by Nagao Shigege when he was still alive. They are the only ones who have followed the Nagao family in the mansion for generations.  Only a generation of genealogy is qualified to be incorporated into the inner city police force. To praise these retainers for their contributions to the Nagao family through life and death is probably similar to the Yinbu official system of the Ming Empire.  In previous years, the status of Kasugayama Castle was not prominent.  The local lords of Echigo are also not interested in the small inner city police force.  But these days are different.  The Nagao family recruited a noble man as their son-in-law. After Echigo, the Nagao family was like a carp leaping through the dragon's gate. Once they transformed into a dragon and ascended to the sky, they became a powerful name with awe in more than a dozen states. This small inner city police force also gradually entered.  in people's field of vision.  Under the watchful eyes of the public, both the two elders in the city and the elders of the city's auxiliary political family had to handle this garrison carefully. After a heated discussion, on an early winter night a few years ago, the inner city police garrison was finalized.  The expansion matter, this expansion from 300 to 500 people was effortless.  At the beginning of this year, it was announced that the number of employees would be expanded to 800.  Those wealthy families and local servants came from all directions like sharks smelling fishy smell. All three hundred places were booked on the day the decree was announced. However, people's hearts are always insufficient. Eight hundred people are far from satisfying people's appetite.  Not to mention the thoughts of these rich people, even the elders of the family are also thinking about sending their second and third sons to explore for a few years. After all, this can be regarded as gold plating.  Nagao Ichiemon felt that he was also the number one person, even among the family members who often went to and from the top of the mountain. When they saw him, the head guard, they would smile and nod.  The countrymen and wealthy people with slightly lower status had to stop and say a few words to him. Just when they were feeling complacent, they suddenly saw these two guys looking around at what was going on in the inner city.  The fire in Nagao Ichiemon's heart suddenly jumped up.  He quietly went around, picked up the scabbard, pointed it at his head, and knocked on his head. The knock made the two of them scream and run away. He was not willing to let the two guys escape. He chased them while cursing: "Give me these two little bastards."  Stop! If you run again, be careful. I'll have you two captured!" The two brothers immediately stopped running after hearing his threat. They knelt down with a bang and said with a look of panic on their faces: "Ichiemon-don, you can do anything!  Don't yell! I made a mistake! For the sake of my father, please spare us brothers this time!" "It's easy for me to spare you.  "Come and spare me?" Nagao Ichiemon was furious, saying in his heart that you two brothers are not satisfied with this fat difference. If it weren't for the sake of the two brothers' father, I would have kicked you two out of Kasugayama Castle.  .  Nagao Ichiemon scolded fiercely: "I told you to carefully watch the nobles on the top of the mountain. Even in the middle of the night, your eyes will be wide open. If something happens to the most important nobles on the top of the mountain, something will happen to you."  Wrong, everyone's heads have to be moved! Look, you are just looking for death by being so sneaky and snooping." The two brothers were frightened and said anxiously: "We just heard the call from above.  He yelled a little curiously, you can't see anything here" Nagao Ichiemon yelled angrily: "You can't even look inside if you can't see it!  Did you know that the guard warriors who were executed a few years ago were just like you, and their heads were hung outside the city for three years? You don¡¯t want to end up like that!  When the brothers realized that the cousin did not ask anyone to arrest the two brothers, they immediately calmed down and put on a sad look.With a look of shame, the older brother of the two brothers hurriedly leaned over and said: "I know I was wrong! Please give me a way to live, my two brothers have to repay your kindness! Look at us  My brother is also a warrior you promoted. If we make a big mistake, uncle, you will not be able to escape the blame!" "Oh! You are so cunning!" Nagao City?  Iemon could tell what the two boys were thinking with just a twitch of his eyelids. The two brothers had been hanging out together in Kasugayama Castle all year round. They didn't learn much about martial arts. They were so glib and glib that they had learned it 100%. How could there be anything else?  His father and brother don't look like they are loyal and honest at all, they are just like a bunch of naughty people.  "Get up! This time, I will spare you for your brother's first offense But!" Nagao Ichiemon deliberately coughed, making the brother angry, and then said proudly: "You two have made a big mistake.  But you must be punished. The responsibility of guarding the gate on the top of the mountain is so important that it is better to let someone else do it. You brothers, go to the mountainside to guard the three tiger's mouths. You have nothing to do today. Go back and rest and prepare to take over tomorrow!"  Watching Nagao Ichiemon walk away in three steps, he cursed: "Bah! This old bastard is wandering around the door when he has something to do, thinking that I don't know, why can't he let others do it if he can do it?" "Sooner or later, old guy!  It's bad luck, let's ignore him and go drink!" The two brothers walked away angrily.  "The brothers didn't lie.  Standing at the first gate leading to the top of the mountain, you can't see anything going on inside.  Above it is an inner gate guarded by Xiaoxing, Xikonzhong, and Okukon. Above that is the main pill of Kasugayama Castle. As for the Himekurin and Kasuga Imperial Palace behind, it is further away.  In the training ground at the back of Kasuga Imperial Palace, Ii Naotora's dancing spear is like a dexterous butterfly jumping with strange steps. Every thrust and sweep has a different style. This set of spear skills is from the Ii family.  The skills passed down from ancestors are said to have originated from the skills passed down by hermits who fled from the Central Plains during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. A set of marksmanship can be performed by more than three or five well-trained warriors.  Even ordinary generals must deal with it carefully.  "My sister is really good at shooting, and her dancing is both beautiful and powerful. If I look carefully, I'm afraid I won't be able to beat my sister!" Hu Ji applauded and praised, and then said: "Compared to my sister's shooting skills, my country sister is  The skill is far behind." Naoto's face turned red and he replied shyly: "If you want to learn it, I can teach you." "Really?" Hu Ji's eyes flashed.  After a moment of surprise, he immediately remembered the ancestral marksmanship, and he couldn't help but said with disappointment: "That's my sister's ancestral marksmanship. It shouldn't be passed on at will!" Japanese martial arts professors inherited from the Central Plains Dynasty.  On the basis of the inheritance from master to apprentice, the basic characteristics of feudalism were added, and a new system of inheritance from master to disciple was evolved.  The so-called exemption and jiechuan are two levels of recognition. The exemption is to recognize the apprentice's academic level and recognize him as a disciple of his own sect. The jiechuan is that this disciple's superb academic skills allow him to establish a sect as a leader of the sect.  Branches spread.  The system is completely different, forming two completely different apprenticeship systems. The teacher does not teach his apprentices skills based on the criteria of "retaining a skill" or "teaching his apprentices to starve the master to death". The more and more powerful his disciples are, the greater the reputation of the sect.  Loud, for example, Kashima Sword Master Tsukahara Fuden, who studied under Tenshin Shinka, took the essence of Shinto-ryu and Kashima Shinto-ryu, obtained permission from both schools, and then founded Shinto-ryu. His success also contributed to both schools.  Bring many students and financial resources.  However, all of this needs to be established in a strict master-disciple inheritance system. The close relationship between the sect and the disciples is similar to the guardian daimyo and the local people. Both parties can influence and restrict each other while maintaining relative freedom and independence. Hu Ji  If you want to learn the spear skills of the Jingyi family, it will be very difficult without joining the sect of the Jingyi family.  "No need! My sister and I are both His Highness's women. Is there anything we can't share between you and me? Naohu is still worried that my sister doesn't like my spear skills!" Ii Naohu muttered for a long time before finishing his words.  The little girl is really a bit introverted. If she hadn't received several years of training from the Imagawa family, she might have been even more introverted.  Torahime smiled heartily: "I, Torahime, don't want to do anything just to take advantage! So let's exchange marksmanship with each other! As long as my sister doesn't mind that my Nagao family's marksmanship is not that good!" "How could it be! This is  This is what Naohu has been dreaming of! Look out, sister, Naohu is about to demonstrate his spear skills!" Naohu calmly and calmly fell into a state of selflessness, and his wonderful spear skills emerged again.  Standing in the corner of the teaching field, Sandalwood hummed and held an exquisite bamboo bow to learn archery. The target only eighteen meters away is the most basic archery target. For beginners, especially Sandalwood who does not know martial arts.  It was perfect for the situation. The girl puffed up her cheeks and shot an arrow while mumbling something unknown.  "Sister Zhihu is so amazing"??Sister Hu Ji is so amazing!  Everyone is so awesome!  "Chiyome Mochizuki held her little face in her hands and cheered for her two sisters. She had completely forgotten her dissatisfaction with Kiragi for leaving her behind a few days ago. Her childish little face began to take on the appearance of a beauty. Compared with the gorgeousness,  The colorful sandalwood, the graceful and heroic Tora, the quiet orchid Naotora, she is more like a pointed lotus in the pond, her youth is still hidden. The army of the Hojo family is still here, and this time the army is coming.  The menacing army of the Hojo family shattered the fragile illusions of the Ueno people. Those Ueno people who extravagantly hoped that a war could bring peace were dealt a heavy blow. All the secrets laid by the Hojo family in advance were activated. Some Ueno people, including the Naha family,  Raising the anti-flag, Nagano Yasumasa and the Nishi-Ueno people paid the price for their own hindsight. The 15,000 Minawa troops gathered in a hurry pressed into Nishi-Ueno and besieged Naha Somoto, who was the first to raise the anti-flag. They attempted to use it tenfold.  With a small force, Hojo Ujiyasu led the army to seize the fortress before the Hojo family invaded Ueno. It snowballed to more than 40,000 people. Fortunately, there was no gap in the encirclement of Ontake Castle with so many troops.  Tadashi quickly evacuated the residents of the castle town into the city. With the full preparations over the past year, there was no shortage of food and water. The high walls and deep fortresses were enough to protect the thousands of soldiers and civilians in the city. One thing he miscalculated was that the Hojo family was bent on capturing this place.  After several attempts to persuade the city to surrender failed, they simply surrounded it and refused to let go. The endless siege that followed put great pressure on the defenders of Ontake Castle. It was really difficult to live with three surprises in a day. Nagano Kenchu ??was so worried.  Hiri's hair turned white. One after another, the Hojo family did not block Ontake Castle's appeal for help, but they did not allow them to easily break through.  The pressure persisted, and Nagano Kentada was determined to hold on until the last moment. On the other side, Nagano Yamasa was also leading an army to storm the Naha clan's Isesaki Castle. In the absence of siege technology in medieval Japan, every fortress was attacked.  It was a very painful thing, plus the 3,000 troops of Higashino Ueno, as well as the military strength of Nagao Kaishiro Keaki and Nagao Kanshiro Keichika, together they could barely scrape together an army of 20,000, and if they wanted to quickly break through a relatively strong army  , it is very difficult to prepare a well-prepared castle. What is worse is that after a winter of peace, the people of Ueno thought that the war would not break out in the short term, at least for another year or two before starting war. The relaxation of armaments made this country people.  The military's combat strength dropped by more than 10%. The hidden worries in the military situation kept Nagano Yemasa awake at night. When news of the siege of Echigo by hundreds of thousands of troops came, all kinds of strange things were heard in the army.  There are many ridiculous rumors such as the Kira family is about to end, the Nagao family cannot withstand the Hojo family's army, and has been planning to invade Kanto. The samurai know some inside information and can temporarily suppress their impatience, but the big head  The soldiers don't want to do this. Forcibly suppressing it will only have the opposite effect, and leaving it alone will damage morale. In the dilemma, they can only watch the people's hearts and morale drop all the way. The attack on Isezaki Castle becomes increasingly weak.  The Naha family of Cage Castle in the city thought that news of the victory of the Hojo family came from outside. Under the propaganda of the house governor, they became energetic and became more and more determined to resist. The Ueno coalition forces outside the city did not know what was happening in the city, so they  Was knocked back.  The wave of troops in the city seemed to have been on stimulants, which made the Ueno coalition forces mistakenly believe that the Nabo family had some back-up plan to deal with them, or that there might be something strange happening to the Hojo family. They were even more suspicious and unwilling to attack to the death. Nagano  When Ye Zheng realizes that something is wrong, it becomes extremely difficult to suppress the momentum of the rebels in the city.  The siege battles between Ontake Castle and Isesaki Castle began at almost the same time. The scorching heat since midsummer dissipated a lot with the arrival of the last wave of violence. Another violent storm swept across the entire Kanto, and the black clouds seemed to be boundless.  Huge boulders pressed against the sky, and dense rain poured down from the sky, like a rain column stretching from the horizon.  The bad weather reduced the visibility to the minimum, and the rising mist made the whole world foggy and unclear. After half a month of calm, the Tone River, which nourishes the Kanto Plains, once again ushered in a surge of water and a rushing river.  Like a violent dragon, washing over the river bank and trembling in the violent wind and rain.  The summer typhoon swept in with torrential rains. The continuous heavy rains and soaring floods for many days delayed the progress of the Nagao family. It took a month to reach Ueno despite hurrying and slowing down. Fortunately, it was not too late.  Nagao Kagetora's 15,000-strong army was trapped in Numata Castle and couldn't move. They tried their best to reach Ueno territory, but they couldn't do anything in this damn weather. They could only brave the wind and rain and urgently set up tents in the city. The bad weather hadn't happened yet.  In the past, many people fell ill.  Qu Naose Morizhen is very busy. He was sent to serve as the medical officer of the Long Tail Regiment. The endless bad weather in the past few months has added many illnesses to the army. In recent days, he has even fallen ill while camping in the rain.  large crowdHe and the dozens of medical workers under him would definitely be too busy, so they could only find Nagao Kagetora and ask for the urgent deployment of Ueno doctors to assist the army.  Most of the small load-carrying team stayed near the Sanguo Pass to take shelter from the rain. Even cattle and horses could not march on heavy rain days. The terrain of the mountain pass was relatively dangerous. In the bad weather of heavy rains, landslides and mudslides could occur at any time. Every two days  There will be some small changes in the mountain road every three years. Only business travelers and local people who travel all year round can grasp these news in time.  The situation of the Hojo family is even worse. The 40,000-strong army has nowhere to run and can only set up camp around several gates of Ontake Castle. This unscientific way of setting up a camp brings great trouble to logistics and supply, and these 40,000 people  This does not take into account the warriors. If the calculation is serious, it would be 40,000 troops, 10,000 warriors, cattle and horses and other pack animals. Tens of thousands of mouths for people to eat horse chews every day is a huge number.  , the longer the war drags on, the greater the impact it will have on the Hojo family.  Sultry and humid weather can easily breed diseases. The Longtail Legion far away in Ueno Numata Castle cannot avoid it. The Hojo Legion stationed in the wilderness and unable to enter the city is more serious than them. The Chinese legions from various states belong to each other, making it difficult to allocate supplies.  Not to mention the sudden increase, infectious diseases are also difficult to treat. In half a month, nearly a hundred people died due to lack of medical treatment and medicine, and nearly 3,000 people were sick and unable to fight, casting a shadow over this war.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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