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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 349 Overt and Covert Struggle

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    Three thousand vertebrae troops, four thousand new troops of Yuezhong's wealthy families, and five thousand new Ji Liang troops totaled 12,000 people. They faced an army of more than 75,000. The disparity in strength was so great that no samurai had the courage to dare to say that he must  There is no doubt about victory. A samurai who dares to speak big words will not survive long in this troubled world. Yamamoto Tokiyuki happens to be a samurai who hates talking big words.  Yamamoto Tokiyuki most often said that there were many problems in the army, and the sharp internal conflicts were their chance to win, but he knew very well that his own defenders were not easy to serve, and the five thousand recruits had not seen blood yet.  , the 4,000 Chinese New Army who have just learned to be obedient cannot be relied upon, and the 3,000 famous troops only support each other in name but have no command authority, not to mention, this war is destined to be difficult to fight. The worse is yet to come.  , Yixiang Yi's ability to recruit strong men was fully unleashed. The Yixiang sect monks from all walks of life used their top-notch instigation skills to forcibly deceive the strong men they attracted into basic believers. In the past two months, they not only deceived countless new believers, but also successfully  to incite ordinary Yixiang sect believers.  The movement of the Yikui Army in Yuezhong is getting closer and closer to the eastern part of Xinchuan County. Every day, many soldiers are integrated into the Yikui army. It is said that the number has been rising rapidly in the past month, with the number increasing by 300 to 500 every day.  This is a bit scary.  Unarmed and untrained peasants are not scary, but when the number of people increases, it will trigger a process from quantitative change to qualitative change. As the saying goes, a good man cannot defeat a tiger with four hands and is afraid of a pack of wolves. A generation of martial arts saint Guandi was defeated in Maicheng.  What happened, not to mention the 12,000 defenders of their remote place.  What is even more unexpected is that Xiang Yijun has made new changes. A few days ago, he completely ignored the defense of Songcang City and went about destroying the city according to his own temperament.  Now they have stationed 30,000 main troops in Xiguang Temple.  Separated by a river, the defenders of Matsukura Castle were pinned across the Saoyuki River.  The defenders in the city were so pressed that they dared not move at all.  Matsukura Castle is located on the top of the mountains northeast of the Saoyuki River. The peak is 430 meters high. There are only three roads for climbing. There are three passages up the mountain around Matsukura Castle, one from the northwest.  Shengxing Mountain Castle, Shuiwei Mountain Castle to the southwest, and Akasaka Village to the south.  There are more than a dozen branch towns and cottages surrounding these fortresses. Each fortress is built on a hilltop and is easy to defend and difficult to attack.  There are secret passages connecting each other. In addition, there is a secret path behind the mountain that leads directly to Pingfeng Village. However, that road has always been difficult to get around and cannot climb up the cliff.  This was originally a perfect defensive network built by the ancestors of the Shiina clan over several generations. It was also the basis for the Shiina clan to resist the Jinbo clan.  To return in vain is to rely on the protection of this walled city group. Nowadays, using the tried-and-tested mountain walled defense network to resist the constant attacks is the only way.  Soon, the raids by the Xiang Yi Kui Army came to an end, and more and more troops gathered towards Xiguang Temple. The Xiang Yi Kui Army grew to more than 80,000 people in late June, and quickly exceeded 90,000 people in early July.  It's like a huge snowball, getting bigger and bigger as it rolls.  They easily broke through the 100,000 mark, and an army of troops filled the field and surged towards Xiguang Temple.  By the end of July, believers from all walks of life had basically gathered together, and all the military forces gathered together reached more than 18,300 people. The momentum was so huge that even a few kilometers away could be seen on Songcang City.  It is conceivable that the feeling of the defenders in the city would be different. If the five thousand troops trained by Yamamoto Tokiyuki were not professional enough, and their morale and fighting spirit were maintained well, they could barely act as military police to calm down the panicked Yuezhong wealthy family. Otherwise, the defenders in the city would not  Morale will fall all the way to the bottom. In this war, there is no need to fight to see who has more troops. Just scare the place and scare it to death.  Within a few days, a large group of monks moved into Xiguang Temple. The old abbot and young novice monks of Xiguang Temple were all driven to live in the firewood shed. The monastery was full of monk soldiers wearing robes, belly rolls and wooden clogs.  They wore cassocks to wrap their heads, only a pair of eyes that sometimes revealed a ferocious look were exposed, and they carried room-long sharp naginata, looking more like bandits than monks.  This group of monk soldiers is the main force of Xiang Yikui. The monks of Yixiang Sect don't trust the local officials who are from local compatriots. Just like the Chinese people don't regard them as their own family members, the monks don't think that the officials are their loyal confidants.  Surrounding Xiguang Temple is the safest place. This peaceful place for Buddhism is surrounded by the smoky atmosphere caused by these flower monks. The so-called dove occupying the magpie's nest is like this.  The long rainy season in early autumn has passed through most of the day. On this day, Vietnam and China ushered in continuous rainy days. An army of more than 100,000 people roughly built a camp several miles away, and all the major military leaders in the army gathered together.  Xiguang Temple held a grand banquet in this brightly lit temple.  "This has always been done with ulterior motives. There is no good banquet!" The chief priest held the wine cup with a bad expression on his face. He had been having a bad rest recently and couldn't eat. When he saw a full plateI didn't even have the slightest appetite for the fish dinner. Ever since the response to the military uprising has been poor, my life has never been smoother.  Shengxing Temple's grandmaster was holding a chicken leg and feasting on it. He accidentally caught a glimpse of the deity's expression and said sarcastically: "What's wrong with the deity? It's because our temple's side dishes are so poor. You can't even eat simple food."  I heard that you warriors eat better than us. Do you have chicken legs for every meal?" The chief minister saw the young monk's father looking towards him and said with a smile: "  I'm sorry to disappoint Master Yong Rong. I still don't like meat food very much, and I can't eat so much meat food at my age. I'm still too old to have as good an appetite as Master Yong Rong.  ¡± A trace of embarrassment and shame flashed across Shengxing Temple¡¯s face. It was still embarrassing to be pointed out that he had violated the rules. How could he have thought that the chief minister of the gods would be so bold and dare to accuse him of violating the precepts? He turned to see his father furious.  With a warning look in his eyes, he hurriedly shrank his head and said perfunctorily: "Hey! That's such a pity!" Ruiquan Temple Yongxiu raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "Today is an auspicious day for my hundreds of thousands of brothers to gather together. Please pick up your wine glasses.  , Let¡¯s drink this cup together on a good and auspicious day!¡± No matter how dissatisfied the chief minister was, he had to cheer up and accompany a group of flower monks who violated the precepts to drink yellow soup.  A big banquet was held until midnight. The light rain outside mixed with the cool breeze blew into the Buddhist hall.  A pile of leftovers was left on the spot.  The drunken monk didn't know which gentle land he had wandered into to have a romantic relationship.  There is a monastery behind the Buddhist hall, which was originally the room where the abbot meditated. Just like the solemn and sacred Buddhist hall, it has become a banquet hall for the flower monks. It has also become a place for their meetings. People sit loosely in the monastery.  There were more than twenty drunken monks and officials.  Guangde Temple stopped his mouth and slowly lifted the tea cup to drink the bitter matcha tea, and carefully appreciated the thoughts of the thoughts in Jingshe. After a while, Ruiquan Temple showed back.  His face looked quite unhappy: "Does the great monk of Guangde Temple mean to attack the city with all his strength when the wind and rain stop? But we have always wondered how it is better to attack the city if we are not good at it. Compared with this, the poor monk thought that we should attack the fish first.  "Jincheng is better." "Don't be afraid of this. We have a secret weapon and will definitely teach them a lesson." Chengxian of Guangde Temple looked confident, which made the monks of Yuezhong Yikui even more dissatisfied.  The opponent was the main force assigned by Kaga Ikkei. He had a large number of troops and came from the front-line army that fought against the Noto Hatakeyama family. It was completely different from the ragtag group of Echu Ikkei.  "Oh? The great monk has a secret weapon? Tell me." "Iron cannons! Iron cannons produced by Kishu Neraizo! You must know that the Tsuda family in Kii is good at making iron cannons.  After years of disaster, we retreated to Kii and stayed dormant for a few years. As a blessing in disguise, we developed a sect called Zahe Sect in Kii and established contact with this sect. From then on, this Kishu Iron Cannon was given priority to our Yixiang Sect.  Knowing that Hokuriku has been making progress is very important, and a thousand iron cannons were specially allocated. The great monk sent me here this time, and he brought five hundred iron cannon monks with him. " "So we have five hundred iron cannon monks.  Really? It¡¯s really good news!¡± All the officials were delighted. The power of the iron cannon had long been spread throughout the world with the war in Kinei. As a weapon for killing people at close range, it easily replaced the bow and arrow and became the first choice of the samurai family.  However, due to the high cost and inconvenient transportation, the effectiveness of popularization was greatly reduced. Only wealthy customers like Xiang Zong would allocate a thousand iron cannons at once, while other martial arts famous names might not be able to buy a hundred iron cannons.  "In this case, shouldn't we attack Uozu Castle? It is located in a plain and there is no dangerous place to rely on. Taking Uozu Castle is equivalent to opening up the passage to Echigo." Honkakuji Sadaunori pointed out.  I clicked on it, which means to remind you not to sacrifice the basics and forget the purpose. Fighting Echigo is their slogan for sending troops. If you don't fight Echigo and are busy fighting against Echigo, it will be a joke.  "Uozu Castle cannot be attacked. The ships coming and going on the Sayatsuki River are all under the banner of the Kira family. If we cross the Sayatsuki River and besiege Uozu Castle, we may never come back." Kakuzu Ishiguro, who was born in Hebei County, Kaga Province  Emon has no feelings at all about the so-called Etsuchu clan. Regardless of the clan clan, Ishiguro, Sakon Shomitane, or the powerful clan, Ishiguro Sakon Z¨­to Naritsuna, they glared at each other and ignored each other. Everyone is a samurai and each has its own master.  have nothing to say.  Ishiguro Sakonzoruto Naritsuna snorted angrily: "According to Kakuzaemon's theory, we can't attack Matsukura Castle. If we want to attack Matsukura Castle, we have to cross the Saetsuki River. If we want to cross the Saetsuki River, we must  You have to defeat the Kira Navy, and if you can't defeat the Kira Navy, you don't have to do anything. Is that what you mean?" Ishiguro Kakuzaemon's expression changed, and he defended: "This is all Sakon Zou's.  I never said that in a one-sided statement" Seeing that the situation was not going well, the chief minister said half-advisingly and half-sarcastically: "Okay!??, no matter which city we attack, we have to cross the river to attack it. If we are afraid of the Kira navy, how can we continue to fight?  Don¡¯t forget that there is more than one Saetsuki River in Etsuchu. There are the Shiroiwa River, Joganjibune, and Jintsu River in the south, and the Busie River, Katagai River, and Kurobe River in the north. Don¡¯t regard every river as your own enemy.  Don't forget that the main force of Echigo fell into Shinano and Ueno countries.  " "The poor monk also agrees with Jinboden's judgment. Although the Kira Navy is difficult, it is not invincible. The main force of the Kira Navy does not dare to move lightly in the territory of Echigo. Even with my 100,000-strong army in front of me, I dare not measure this special force.  Recently, the poor monk still disagreed with the attack on Yujin City for three reasons.  First, Uozu Castle is the choke point guarding the streets of Echigo. It is located between the coast and rivers in an easy-to-attack and difficult-to-defend position. It is extremely important. If we move Uozu Castle, it will be like telling Echigo that an attack will come soon. Don't forget it.  There was also a dangerous obstacle blocking the road that I didn't know about. Echigo was so angry that it was too late to mobilize the army. He only needed to send a thousand elites to guard the pass that he didn't know about. This would put us in a dilemma.  Even if we have an army of 100,000, can we still be able to send magical soldiers from the sky and fly to Echigo?  " The Ichiganfang official was amused by Guangdeji Chengxian's humorous words and laughed loudly. On the contrary, several heads of Ezhong Yikui had serious expressions. They sometimes whispered to each other and didn't know what opinions they were exchanging. "Secondly, Uojin Castle's geographical location is not convenient.  Shimomatsukura Castle is even better, with the ocean to the west and the Hayazuki River to the south. This special force of the Kira Navy is stationed in the port next to Uozu Castle Town. As long as we attack Uozu Castle, we will have to face a head-on conflict with the Kira Navy.  , the right time, place, and people are all on the side of Uozu Castle, but the attack on Matsukura Castle is different. It is true that the Saoyuki River is close to Matsukura Castle, but the city is on the mountain and not by the river.  What else can the Kira navy do besides harassing you from behind?  Landing operation?  impossible!  " said that most people here nodded subconsciously. Guangtokuji Chengxian smiled sideways and looked at Shengxingji Yuncheng and Ruiquanji Nongxiu's faces became a little more serious. The two people looked at each other and understood Chaoshengji  The guys sent here are not simple at all. These few words alone are not something that a literary monk can say. It seems that they still underestimate the enemy. "Thirdly, there are more than ten thousand defenders on Songcang City and tens of thousands of residents.  In order to fight against our large army, we have hoarded a large amount of food and countless armaments that can last for several years. The poor monk does not believe that you will not be greedy According to the poor monk, this year's strategy should focus on capturing the central part of Vietnam.  The rebels in China have been wiped out, and there will be room for further advancement in Echigo. What's the point of going all out to capture Uojin Castle?  ??The next step is to rush directly to Echigo with the army or turn around and besiege Matsukura Castle?  If you choose to go straight to Echigo.  What should I do if more than 10,000 defenders of Songcang City rush out to block our retreat?  If we choose to turn back and attack Songcang City again, wouldn't it be unnecessary? It would be different if we attack Songcang City first.  The people of the Shiina family in Uozu City turned into a pool of loose sand, and their defense naturally collapsed.  The Kira navy that has lost its significance as a support will definitely evacuate, and Echichu will be in our hands. So if you can choose, should you attack Matsukura Castle or Uozu Castle first?  " After a long time after the speech of Cheng Xian of Guangtoku Temple, several Ezhongfang officials jumped up and shouted: "Of course it is Matsukura Castle!  What are you all working so hard for?  Of course it is for the sake of territory, money and food. It would be a pity not to eat this piece of fat meat in Songcang City in front of us!  No matter what you think, we are going to attack Matsukura Castle!  Seeing that the situation was not good, Dingyun of Honkaku Temple said quickly: "Everyone, stay here. In fact, Uojin City is also a piece of fat!"  Facing the sea, with the Sazuki River at its back, convenient transportation, and a developed castle town and seaport, we in Uozu Castle actually eat meat and drink soup!  " Shengxing Temple Yun Cheng waited for the two bull's-eyes to stare at the Yuezhong Yiqianfang official, and said half-threatening, half-coaxing: "That's right!  Uozu Castle has a port and a castle town. Once you build the port, everything will come. I think it would be better to attack Uozu Castle. We are all from the countryside and we must know that Uozu Castle is richer. Master Yongxiu said that, right?  " "The old monk thinks that what the great monk said is very good, but Ujin City is better!  " Ruiquan Temple's face smiled and agreed. " Ruiquan Temple's face is as thin as an old monkey and smiles like an old fox. Shengxing Temple's face is as tall as a big bear and behaves like a crazed bull. Guangde Temple's  Xian is not a country man like them. He has been stationed at Ishiyama Honganji Temple for more than ten years and is very uncomfortable with this rough way. In his early years, when Xian walked around Kyoto and Sakai Town, he saw and heard elegant people. As a learned monk.  His eloquence earned him the Dharma Master's trust, and he was treated with courtesy when he returned to Kaga. Never had he seen such naked intimidation from such a country man.  Ruiquan Temple Yongxiu is the same as the second general Heng Ha of the Yixiang Sect in Yuezhong. The two are in harmony with each other. They have been domineering in Yuezhong for more than 20 years and have made the officials of Yuezhong change their expressions. Now they are resorting to their usual intimidation tactics.  Can they not worry? Seeing that the two old monks in Yuezhong did not cooperate, Hebei CountyThe wealthy Saburo Kotake was dissatisfied. Compared with his arrogance and arrogance, he was nothing more than a bird's egg. Except for the Echizen Asakura family, who was a threat, no one in the world could bully them. So he stood up  He stood up and pointed at the two intimidating old monks and cursed: "You two have not respected the general's orders and have repeatedly made things difficult for our generals. Do you think that I, Jiahe Yikui, have fewer people than you and are easy to bully? Let me tell you.  You two old guys, we have General Genjin Sugiura. As long as the general gives an order, the 200,000-year-old army will rise up and kill you two in an instant, just like we did when we wiped out the small one. Believe it or not!" "Wow!  Ah! The first thing I hate in my life is being threatened. The second thing I hate is being scolded in person. If you break two precepts in a row, I will kill you alive today!" Yun Cheng of Shengxing Temple jumped up with a whoosh.  Taking long strides, he rushed towards Saburo Kotake.  The latter's face turned blue with fright, and his legs went weak and he almost knelt down.  Suddenly, two burly men rushed out from outside the monastery and stood in front of Saburo Kotake.  The two of them were as strong as two buffaloes, with broad shoulders and round waists, and two pairs of bull's-eyes like copper bells. They blocked Shengxingsi Yuncheng's inevitable punch. They used both hands to hold his arms at the same time, and kicked him at the same time.  The crook of his legs pushed him to the ground and subdued him.  Shengxing Temple Yun Cheng was still struggling like crazy, but the two monks were really powerful. Shengxing Temple Yun Cheng struggled with their brute strength, and his face was almost twisted and deformed. They still held him down and refused to move. Rui  Quanji Yongxiu didn't care about the safety of his old friend, and asked urgently: "Aren't the two of them the personal monks next to the general? Why are they here." "Yes. They are indeed the general's monks.  , these two are Chaosheng Temple Shengzhi and Chaosheng Temple Shengli respectively. They are the two adopted sons adopted by the Master of Chaosheng Temple in his later years. They have learned the Beiling Superior Cultivation Method and are equipped with bronze skin and iron bones.  He was once praised by the Master Zhenyu." There was a gasp in the monastery. Chaoshengji Mingyuan was a general who had conquered the Hokuriku decades ago. He single-handedly cut off the arrogant Kagami.  Temple, Xiaoyi's army was defeated under his fierce attack, and Kaga's famous general Nobuhisa Kawai personally asked for it.  The three leaders of Koichi Kikata Kaga Sanji Temple, Matsuokaji Renzuna, Kokyoji Renshou, and Honsenji Rengo were defeated and committed suicide in his hands.  This achievement made Chaoshengji Miyong the well-deserved general of the Hokuriku First Army. In terms of military merit, ability and skills, he was a strong man that made people talk about it.  In terms of defeat, the only defeat was at the hands of Asakura Sotetsu, who was in his prime at the time, forty years ago. Then he came to Kaga and washed away the shame of defeat with a series of victories.  It has been less than ten years since the death of Choshoji Miy¨­zai. As the saying goes, the power of a tiger still lingers after death. Chaoshoji Miy¨­'s successor, Chaoshoji Miy¨­teru, is still a ruthless character. Under his command, Kaga Ichikijun and Somotoyama  Ishiyama Honganji Temple has close ties, and no one in the entire Hokuriku dares to stroke his beard.  "Two masters, please let go! I believe that the great monk Yun Chengfan must have figured it out." Chengxian of Guangde Temple smiled and gestured. The twin brothers hesitated for a while and then let go. They knew that the young scholar monk who was following closely on behalf of the master was  He is not an ordinary person, and the prerequisite for completing this mission still requires this person's cooperation, so he still has to sell some points of face.  As expected, Shengxingji Yuncheng stopped making trouble. He rubbed his arms and glared at Kotakesaburo. He sat back in his seat angrily. He didn't even look at the two brothers from beginning to end. He didn't know what happened.  It's time to cast a look of hatred or other expressions. A dignified monk, a general who has been traveling for more than 20 years, being held down by two young monks is simply a shame and humiliation, but he doesn't dare to use these two people.  If you offend, you can only have your teeth knocked out or your blood swallowed.  Ruiquanji Yongxiu quietly glanced at the people in the venue. From their envious eyes, he knew that this plan was probably going to go bankrupt, so he coughed and said with a smile: "I know there is no need to make such an unpleasant incident, Xiaoxiao  Let¡¯s end the contradiction here! Hahaha But having said that, we still have a lot of choice. I think it¡¯s better to divide the army into two halves and attack Uojin and Matsukura Castle separately.¡± ¡°Listen.  It's a good idea, let's do it." The chief minister of the gods hurriedly expressed his support. Seeing that he was the first to come out to support, the officials of the Ezhongbo also expressed their agreement. After thinking about it for a while, Chengxian of Guangtoku Temple also agreed to this strategy.  In the end, this plan with Xini was accepted by both sides, and the army was divided into two to attack each other.  After the meeting, the monks from all walks of life went back to rest. The chief priest sat in his monastery in a daze. Now he was in a very embarrassing situation. The dignified guardian of Yuezhong was unwilling to crowd with these rich and wealthy servants to become the official of Yuezhong Yikui.  After all, the Jinbo family also served Ashikaga Yoshimoto who was in trouble. It would be wrong to leave the upright samurai family and become the lackeys of a group of monks.  However, he is the guardian of Ezhong and is not the official of Ezhongfang, so it is so awkward to be sandwiched among the monks of the Ichigo sect. Just like a little green among thousands of flowers, he is always the most eye-catching character in the crowd, especially when facing Kaga Kazuki and Ezhong  When there is internal strife in Yikui, that kind ofThe feeling of awkwardness and visceral fear became even stronger.  He was really afraid that Kaga Yikui and Yuezhong Yikui would really stand up to him, because he, the guardian of Yuezhong, might be forcibly coerced by Shengxingji Yuncheng and Zuiquanji Yongxiu into the Yijun army to fight against Kaga Yikui.  From a cooperative relationship to a master-slave relationship, the original relationship of mutual use turned into a unilateral envoy, which he did not want to see.  Jinbo Nagasaki began to regret that he had so blindly believed Takeda Harunobu's words, and the relationship between Jinbo and Etchu, which had always been aloof, suddenly deepened to the level of an alliance. Now it is very difficult to break away. He is not Shiina Keiin, and he lives in the city.  It was Masuyama Castle in Tonami County, very close to Tonami's home base.  The chief priest clenched his fists and said fiercely: "No matter what, we must move our residence to Toyama Castle as soon as possible! We must get rid of these lunatics!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster! ps  : Yesterday¡¯s word count update was a bit unfair, so I specially added some free words in this chapter.
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