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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 506: Change of Course in Kanto

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    "Although we, as generals, can act expeditiously, we cannot easily decide the timing of the war. It is best to obey the orders of the general." The mature and prudent Kakizaki Keie did not agree with his proposal. The Hojo Army will definitely not be so easy to deal with, let alone  No one knew the actual strength of the Hojo Army. It would be embarrassing to rush in and be ambushed.  Saito Asanobu was so excited that he was not willing to give up easily. However, when he saw Kakizaki Kage's resolute attitude, he asked unwillingly: "Are we going to just sit back and watch this opportunity slip away from our fingertips? I, Asanobu, thought that the two armies could work together.  It¡¯s not like there¡¯s no chance of a fight! As long as the main force of the Hojo Army is defeated, we can take down Sagami Country in one fell swoop!¡± Kakizaki Kage knew that Saito Asanobu wanted to achieve greater feats, but he was a little too concerned.  , kindly reminded: "That's not appropriate! I, the Jing family, think it's better to wait. Yezhou is also a general who is experienced in military affairs. He should know that the most taboo thing in marching and fighting is quick success. The more optimistic about the opportunity, the more likely it will be."  It may be a flaw. We have heavy responsibilities and should never act rashly at this time. If we don't respect the general's order, even if we win the war, we will make a mistake. If we lose the war, we will be punished by military law. I must know the majesty of the law!"  A few gentle words finally woke up Saito Asanobu. Only then did he remember that his proposal was a bit too much. Twenty thousand versus twenty thousand, even with Kira's army's abundant supply of food, could not prove it.  The Hojo family is a soft persimmon that can be pinched casually. Even if the Hojo family is really soft, it is not something that the two of them can pinch casually.  ??Previously, the Hojo clan did not dare to attack the Kira army, mainly because Uesugi Teruhora led an army of 45,000 to invade Musashi country.  With great prestige and strength, they were able to sweep across Kanto. The Hojo Army only had a strength of 40,000 troops if all the belongings of the Hojo Army were put together.  Such a huge gap allowed the Hojo Army to fight tooth and nail.  The reason why the Hojo family sent troops at this time is not too difficult to guess. The situation around the Hojo family is gradually deteriorating. Several busy lines have either been defeated or defended in the city. The operating space left for the Hojo clan is much worse than half a year ago.  In this case, it is not surprising that the Hojo family is determined to give it a try.  The Kira Army withdrew to Tamana Castle without hesitation, much to Hojo Ushimasa's dismay. He originally had a complex strategy to deal with these two groups of Kira Army. The 20,000 troops lying across the west bank of the Sagami River also deliberately lured the Kira Army across the river, but the Kira Army's  The cunningness was far beyond his expectation.  It is clear that they have absolute advantages in equipment, training, and fighting will, and their military strength is evenly matched, so no one is afraid of anyone, but even with such an advantage, they dare not attack.  As day goes by, the Kira army on the other side of the river seems to have made up its mind to use the tactic of surrounding three buildings to force Hojo Ushige to death in Tamana Castle. The Hojo Ujimasa's anxious back and forth in the big tent is also getting increasingly temperamental.  The regiment tried to persuade them several times but with no good results. Morale was seen to be declining day by day.  If he can't take more actions, his main force may collapse first during the autumn harvest.  Hojo Ujimasa vented his anger, then sat down and sighed: "The Kira family is so difficult to deal with! They actually implemented the policy of separating soldiers and peasants, so that Ashigaru can serve all year round without having to take care of the work in the fields, let alone  Worrying about the autumn harvest will be absolutely useless if we continue to use it like this! The warriors have to eat and the farmers have to harvest food. They only need to wait until the busy farming period before the autumn harvest arrives, and all military forces except the main force of the family will be gone.  If we are to be disbanded, what will our family do to fight against the Kira Army? I didn¡¯t realize how powerful the Kira Army was until I became the family governor, and the Kira family is even more difficult to deal with!¡±  Give me some advice.  The governor was about to become decadent, so he suggested: "Don't worry, my lord! How about ordering Hitachi Kaiden to lead the army to withdraw from Tamana Castle?" "Let Hitachi Kaiden lead the army to withdraw from Tamana Castle! Harima Shoden is not kidding.  Right?" Hojo Umasa seemed to have heard wrongly.  He kept staring at Ogasawara Yasuhiro, fearing that his royal strategist would really turn into a lunatic. The family members present also showed expressions of disbelief. Some young samurai showed disdain, as if they thought this strategist must be.  There's something wrong with your head.  Ogasawara Yasuhiro ignored the doubts and ridicule of the retainers, bowed respectfully and said: "My lord heard it right! My suggestion is to ask Hojo Hitachisuke to lead the army to withdraw from Tamana Castle. Only this strategy can work."  For the purpose of breaking the deadlock, what the Lord must be worried about is that the current deadlock cannot be broken! " "It seems to be true!" Hojo Ushimasa raised his eyebrows and carefully considered the delicate situation in front of him. It was really a deadlock.  Thirty thousand troops surrounded Tamana Castle, which was guarded by 4,000 people. They were playing house with each other, which was completely unlike Uesugi Teruatora's military habits. It can also be seen from this that Uesugi Teruatora attached great importance to the Hojo Army.  fear.  The Kira Army and the Hojo Army have not collided for several years. In the past few years since the Takayama Battle,The Hojo Army used a series of victories to force its morale back. If you say that the Hojo Army is a group of parallel imports without any strength, no one will believe it. It's just that at first glance, the Hojo Army's combat effectiveness is not as good as the Takeda Army, but the Hojo family has more and more powerful methods.  Difficult to deal with, it's hard to say who is more powerful compared to Takeda Army.  When there is not a big gap in strength, and there is no certainty of victory before the war begins, Zhuge Liang's clever tricks can only appear in operas. In reality, no general dares to make rash military decisions, even the so-called parallel importers.  Zhao Kuo, who is a fool, actually has a very good command of troops, but he only encountered Bai Qi, the invincible killing god.  Uesugi Teruhora would not be so arrogant that he could claim to be 100% able to crush the Hojo Army with 30,000 men. The battle of Kawanakajima in the past few years was so smooth. In fact, it was because of Yoshitoki Kira's series of plans and repeated attempts.  A successful military adventure achieves a great victory. If you try it again at another time and place, it may not be so successful. It is also very possible that a certain military adventure fails and suffers a big loss.  As the saying goes, think about defeat before you win. It is actually a normal mindset for the Kira army to not dare to attack when they are not worthy. The concept of war sounds very complicated, but in a nutshell, it is caused by the struggle between the two sides for their own interests.  Violent means, since it is war and mutual hostility for interests.  There will always be situations where the situation is evenly matched or where one side is relatively weaker and the other is stronger.  The strong ones are more inclined to use the tactics of stability and smoothness, and push forward with plain and straightforward narratives as if they are drinking boiled water.  Although it seems to be a boring and clumsy method, it is the magic weapon for winning that has been followed by everyone in ancient and modern times. However, the weak side does not have the capital to use this tactic. He can only find opportunities to sneak attack or set up a trap for the enemy.  Square diamond, this is the righteous way of doing things. Use the majestic and righteous way when you are strong, and use the dangerous and treacherous way when you are weak.  Uesugi Teruhora is unwilling to take risks and try to achieve a low probability of complete victory. He only needs to drag down and capture Tamana Castle to slowly push the Hojo family into a corner with a step-by-step suppression strategy.  Hojo Ushimasa was exactly the opposite of what he thought. The choices before Hojo Ushimasa were very limited. Either go for a fight or be trapped in Odawara Castle and wait for death. There was no third way to choose.  When Hojo Ushimasa heard that Ogasawara Yasuhiro suggested that he abandon Tamana Castle and let Hojo Hitachiki Ujishige withdraw with four thousand defenders, his first reaction was that the strategist's head must be burned, or he must accept Kira  The family's bribe came to speak for the Kira family.  The next moment, he felt that the latter was unlikely, and the former seemed unlikely. It wasn't until he heard the specific explanation that he realized the important meaning behind it.  Yamato Harut¨­ said: "The suggestion of the Harima guardian is very good. This deadlock was brought about by the Kira Army. The purpose is to further compress and isolate the activity space of our Hojo family. Although the step-by-step expansion tactics are inefficient, they can suppress us and others for a long time.  With the morale and vigor of the samurai, it is absolutely impossible for Tamana Castle to survive until the end of the autumn harvest as Kira's army besieges the city. I believe Uesugi Tanshoden is thinking of gradually increasing the pace of the attack and slowly consuming Tamana Castle over time.  The will to resist until the annexation." Ise Sadun continued: "This kind of tactics is extremely detrimental to our Hojo family. Letting this stalemate continue will only push us into greater failure.  Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hojo Hitachisuke pretended that the people in the city were unstable and morale was low, and he evacuated Tamana Castle overnight while the Kira Army was carrying them. When the Kira Army reacted, they should enter the city as soon as possible.  It should be to pursue Hojo Hitachisuke, and then the deadlock will break down." Hojo Ushimasa said without saying a word: "That's it! Let's do it as soon as possible!"  As the war in Higashi Sagami progressed.  When the fire was in full swing, far away in the Ohiro room of Ota Castle in Hitachi Province, Satake Yoshiaki convened the important ministers to hold an evaluation meeting. Satake Yoshiaki's legitimate son Satake Jiro Yoshigeage was present as the successor of the family governor. This was not the first time Satake Yoshishige attended.  Participating in the evaluation meeting, although he was not yet fifteen years old, he had already completed the first battle of his life in the attack on Xiahui Kingdom a few months ago.  Ever since the Kwantung Allied Forces were having trouble fighting in the Shimo Kingdom, the Satake family had transferred their main forces back from the Shimo Kingdom to continue to strengthen their penetration into the central Hitachi Kingdom. Especially when the Kira Army captured Musashi Country with lightning speed, giving  The enthusiasm of the Satake family to march into Kanto was poured cold water on, and at the suggestion of the house governor, they quickly decided to change their focus to the advancement of Hitachi Junior High School.  Yoshiaki Satake's face is not very good. He was born with a weak body and would suffer from minor illnesses from time to time. If he were not well-groomed and well-dressed, no one would mistake his identity. Just because of his sallow complexion and skinny appearance, he really looks like a malnourished country man.  Farmer Yoshiaki Satake coughed lightly and said: "Look, gentlemen, this is a royal letter issued by His Highness Koga Koga to my family. It says that I am asking my family to send troops to the country of Sui to jointly resist the arrogant and brutal Kira Army. I don't know.  What do you think?"" Hotan's assistant, Zhaowei, hurriedly said: "My lord, this is absolutely inappropriate!"  The Duke of Jinfu was an invincible Echigo military god. He had never suffered a single defeat in his life since the first battle twelve years ago. Now he personally led 60,000 strong troops into Kanto to seize the territory of the Musashi Kingdom in an instant.  He lightly immigrated 300,000 people to join the Musashi Kingdom. Such unpredictable methods are definitely not something that our Satake family can resist!  " The Satake Family Genealogy Retainer Group also showed deep approval. The Kira family was able to wipe out the Hojo family who had bullied the Kanto people for decades in just a few months. All the samurai here could not help but break out in a cold sweat. This  The powerful strength is definitely not something that the Satake family can deal with. Running to fight against the Kira family now is just seeking death. Funaoyama Castle Mori Akinao said in a deep voice: "What Sobu Sukeden said is correct. I think this is the relationship between the Kira family and the Furukawa family."  It's better for Muddy Waters not to get involved. In the final analysis, it's also a fight between the Ashikaga Lianzhong.  We, as subordinate retainers, will not gain any benefit by rashly participating in the dispute, not to mention that the town government has many generals and generals who are as powerful as a rainbow.  There really shouldn¡¯t be any hasty hostility!  ¡± This Funaoyama Castle Shouchi Nao is not a descendant of the Satake family. He is originally a member of the Iwaki clan, a powerful member of the Southern Mutsu country. He was subordinate to Satake Yoshiaki because of his opposition to the family governor more than ten years ago and paid homage to him.  Satake Yoshiaki's "Sho" became the general of the Satake family, and from that time on he served as the leader of the military strategy for Mutsu. His opinions in the Satake family were not small, and he was also highly valued as a general who knew the military.  Chief Enforcer Nemoto Kii Moriyuki continued: "The Yamashiro Wardens mentioned that Duke Jinfu is so powerful that we cannot resist it. I would like to mention that the current Imperial Palace of Lord Furukawa is not a virtuous master!  Since the decline of Furukawa Imperial Palace during the Tianwen period.  Koga Koga is controlled by the Sagami Hojo clan, and it is becoming less and less like what a noble Lord Koga should do. Not only did he not advocate for us and the Kanto people to attack the Hojo army, but he became closer to the Hojo family and was willing to do it for us.  He acts as a vanguard against Kira. Such behavior makes me and other Kanto people feel really chilled when we see it!  ¡± The family members of the family members all talked about the bad behavior of Lord Furukawa, such as the Hojo family who had forgotten their ancestors and killed their father and brother, and killed two underage brothers. He was close to friends and far away from the family.  The family elder Harusuke Kada, the appointment of the unidentified Matsunagamichi and the launch of the anti-Kira alliance, and the final and hasty ending, etc., have brought many negative sensory evaluations to the people of Kanto Country.  Except for a few samurai who are worthy of being national treasures, all samurai families in the world have very high expectations for the shogunate and the famous shogunate, Furukawa. This expectation is like being covered in filth.  The mentality of expecting someone to come out of the mud and remain unsullied is understandable because they are country lords. The Ashikaga family and the Ashikaga Renedazu of the Shogun must not be ungrateful, because you are the role models of the samurai family and cannot be less virtuous than ours.  The two hundred years of rule by the shogunate have deeply embedded the imprint of the Ashikaga family in the hearts of all samurai. Even if they don't admit it or realize it, they can't express this mentality. This is also the case with the so-called superiority of the shogunate.  The supreme authority is essentially another support and affirmation of the authority of the shogunate. After all, after hundreds of springs, summers, autumns and winters of two generations of shogunates, the trickle of time is enough to fill the ravines in the hearts of all samurai, at least from the current moment.  The situation seems to be like this. It seems that Satake Yoshiaki did not expect that the opposition of the clan retainers was so unanimous. In the past, there would always be a few retainers or people who stood up to oppose the unification argument, but this time Furukawa Gong's party  They were surprisingly unified on the issue of invitations. This also made him realize that the Kira family seemed to be not only powerful in military affairs. This method of spreading money and diplomatic propaganda had unknowingly won the hearts of the people. He frowned and thought for a while before speaking.  As he spoke, he saw his eldest son Satake Jiro Yoshitaka saying loudly: "No matter how powerful the Kira family is, they are not Kanto samurai. No matter how bad Koga Koga is, he is still the co-leader of my Kanto samurai family. I don't think it can be done because the Kira family is strong.  Show your timidity!  The Hojo family was also very powerful back then. Do you think the Satake family was ever afraid of the Hojo family?  " "This is different" Wada Aki wanted to explain, but his sleeve was pulled down by Ueno Hideunaga by his side. Only then did he realize that the Lord Satake Yoshiaki seemed to admire the silly and bold son-in-law. He cursed secretly and lowered his head.  Pretending not to speak, Satake Yoshiaki coughed for a while and said softly: "Everyone knows that Lord Jinfu is a prominent figure in the world, and he also knows that Lord Jinfu has the ambition to swallow up Kanto. Behind the Ashikaga family is His Highness Guanbai of the imperial court and the shogunate.  It is indeed difficult to resist the support of His Highness Kogata and tens of thousands of elite troops. However, we Kanto warriors uphold their faith and stand between heaven and earth. How can we be afraid of power and hesitate to move forward? How can we sit back and watch His Highness Koga Furukawa fall into danger and not want to  What about coming to the rescue?  ¡± Satake¡¯s family tree has been passed down by his family for generations.The lord was dumbfounded by his righteous speech. He could not understand how the ruthless and black lord turned into a great and upright loyal and brave general of Kanto, became the "conscience" of the Kanto samurai, and was suddenly willing to be the "conscience" of the good-for-nothing Duke of Furukawa Imperial Palace.  "Loyal ministers and good generals".  The family members whispered to each other for a long time, but they still couldn't understand. Some smart samurai seemed to see some clues, secretly guessing whether there was a reason mixed in, which would make Satake Yoshiaki, who has always been far-reaching and resourceful, make an incredible decision. Of course, there are more  The family members of the family are still very dissatisfied with the attitude of the family governor.  Wada Akira was responsible for receiving the diplomatic activities of Asayama Nichijo. He once accepted a large gift of money from a monk who spread wealth and was deceived by the monk's rhetoric. He became the vanguard of the pro-Kirara faction in the family out of cannibalism and the desire to be soft.  Most of the samurai in the retainer group had received "gifts" from Asayama Hichijo, and they all had some influence on Oyakir¨­.  When Wada Akira heard these words from the family governor, he couldn't help but cursed secretly: "My lord, did he eat something unclean today? He was talking nonsense and it was completely unlike his past behavior I think back when Mr. Fuji was here  When Furukawa Imperial Palace was in trouble, why didn't I see that the Lord was willing to lend a hand to rescue him? There must be something wrong with this!" Satake Yoshiaki coughed for a while, and then said slowly: "Actually, what I want to say is, Lord Furukawa.  The family intends to welcome the legitimate son of our family as the heir of the family governor of the Furukawa family. I have considered this over and over again and feel that this is a very attractive condition. Once the legitimate son of the Satake family becomes the family governor of the Furukawa family, I will become the family governor of the Furukawa family in the future.  , it will be a successful leap for my Satake family, and you will definitely understand the meaning of it.¡± PS: Thank you to book friends Hattori Masashige, Thor Mitsunari, Hejian Zhigu, and Jane Eyre the Devil for their rewards, thank you!
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