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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 521 A sudden change in Kanto

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    Throughout September, Uesugi Terutora continued to test the reaction of the Hojo family, using the powerful combat power of the Kira army to continuously wear down the military strength of the twenty-one Sagami clan, forcing the twenty-one clan members to either abandon their own territory and lead their troops into Odawara Castle.  Cage City, or bring their own military strength to fight stubbornly in the walled city.  This kind of stubborn resistance quickly collapsed under the strong pressure of the Kira Army. The meaning of hundreds of people holding on to a small town is very small, especially when the Kira Army adopts a rotation strategy, changing the military strength every half month to ensure that there are always fresh troops, so let  It became even more difficult for the people of Sagami Province to resist. Letters for help arrived at Odawara Castle one after another, making the Hojo clan feel very troubled.  The Hojo clan is very troubled by being huddled in Odawara City. The Sagami 21st family and the Izu 14th family are the main military bases of the Goshikibei. Now the people led by the Sagami 21st family have suffered a huge blow, and the bad impact on the Hojo family has even been severe.  It is more than the sum of the lost several important cities. Sooner or later, the lost cities and the lost land can be snatched back. How can Hojo Ujimasa, the governor of the family, lead the team once the hearts of the people are scattered.  Terutora Uesugi did not besiege the city, but set up a confrontation a few miles north of Odawara Castle. The materials used in the camp were the materials that the Hojo Ujimasa had worked hard to prepare for several months, and the food to be eaten was also the Hojo family's hard work.  The military rations, equipment used, and the small load-carrying team were all captured from the Hojo Army. It felt really uncomfortable to be slapped in the face every day.  The most important thing is that Uesugi Teruhu is not satisfied with the camp. The civilians who recruited Sagami Country continue to build the camp and build several small villages nearby to station troops. This posture is to tell the Hojo clan politics with actions.  They had no plans to leave Sagami Country this time, and they would never stop until they took over this country.  Uesugi Teruhu's main formation has a total of 20,000 people and is stationed in the camp to maintain a defensive state.  There were more than 15,000 troops walking on the Ashigara Plain to wipe out the rebellious Japanese people. Even if they regained the strong support of the Sagami Twenty-one Family and the Izu Fourteenth Family, which were severely damaged by the Kira Army, the troops sitting in Odawara Castle  There are only more than 22,000 troops, and the main formation does not have the numerical advantage to deal with Uesugi Teruhu, not to mention that the 15,000 mopping up troops can return at any time for reinforcements.  Just as Hojo Ujiyasu and Hojo Umasa were holding evaluation meetings with their family members to discuss strategies to face the enemy, a series of dazzling news came from the eastern part of Kanto. Kira Yoshitoshi was in the Shimosu Province, Hitachi Province, and Shimono Province one after another.  A string of incredible victories.  Captured and imprisoned Ashikaga Fujimasa alive, and subjugated a large number of people from Shimono, Shimono, and Hitachi, including the Oyama clan, the Yuki clan, the Chiba clan, the Hara clan, the Takagi clan, and the Amanada clan.  And it made a large number of people including Sano Masatsuna, Otata Sadakuni, and Nasu Shiin surrender to the Kira family, and almost single-handedly achieved the annexation of Kanto in just one year.  Needless to say, the young Hojo Ushimasa was almost frightened to death. Even the long-tested Hojo Ujiyasu was shocked and turned pale. The confidence of the people in the Hojo family tree was severely damaged. Kira Yoshitoki was so ruthless that he even threatened the people of Kanto.  Dumpling, single-handedly completed the qualitative transformation process of She Tun Xiang. From now on, I really don¡¯t know who can stop him.  After all, this is not Odawara thirty years later.  The Hojo family also has no influence on the strength of the 80,000 tigers and wolves under the command of the Eight Kingdoms of Kanto. The overall strength and self-confidence of the Hojo family cannot be compared with the Hojo family in another world. It is very similar to Uesugi Kenshin leading ten people in another time and space.  The scene of ten thousand troops besieging Odawara Castle, nervousness about Uesugi Kenshin's powerful strength, and full of fear and worry about the unknown powerful enemy.  If it weren¡¯t for the eight thousand soldiers who were the core of Kenshin Uesugi, there would have been 35,000 elite tiger soldiers in front of him, keeping an eye on every move of the Hojo family.  Maybe the "indestructible" Odawara Castle had been breached thirty years in advance. Confidence in strength and necessary luck determined the fate of a samurai family.  A few years ago, in the battle of Takayama, the wise and powerful Hojo Ujiyasu suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Terutora Uesugi. As a result, he fell seriously ill not long after returning to Odawara Castle, and then made a decision to make the monk unable to retire.  decision.  Since then, the Hojo family has lived in the shadow of the Kira family, and the Hojo family's samurai looked at the northern sky.  It was like seeing an evil dragon that kept baring its teeth and claws. His terrifying body and ferocious fangs made every Hojo samurai stay awake at night with fear.  In the final analysis, he still lacks enough self-confidence. This cannot be blamed on the incompetence of the Hojo family samurai. It is really because the Kira family is too powerful and cunning. The routines played by Kira Yoshitoki are not common in this era at all. They seem to be deviant and messy, but in fact they are not.  He didn't step out of the circle and still played within the rules of the game. He was billions of times more powerful than national thieves like Saito Douzan and Nizi Yujiu. The Hojo family had no right to blame him because of their messy fortune.  The behavioral habits of the Kira family are always traceable and difficult to figure out. The whole Kanto and even the whole world's samurai families are guessing what Kira Yoshi will do next, but no one would think that he can? Ashikaga Fujimasa captured Klaus alive. Hojo Ujiyasu's resourcefulness could only mean that he was helpless. Every step he took went beyond the imagination of the Kanto samurai. Every time he stepped within the red line, it made people uncomfortable but unable to resist. This was Kira Yoshi's time.  strange means.  Hojo Uyasu suddenly understood why Takeda Shingen was so aggrieved, and how he suddenly thought of killing the Imagawa family. Perhaps it was because of the psychological distortion caused by Kira Yoshiki's various conspiracies inside and outside, or because  The Takeda family members were also driven into madness. He felt that the figure of Yoshitoki Kira might be hidden behind Suruga's attack.  Glancing at the members of the clan who looked like bereft dogs with their tails between their legs, Hojo Ujiyasu knew that this time was really going to be bad. He shook his head and sighed: "This is really terrible! Why would I encounter such a powerful opponent?  What on earth did our Hojo family do to deserve punishment from the gods and Buddhas again and again?¡± Hojo Ujiyasu¡¯s fear was not wrong. No one could guess Kira Yoshitoki¡¯s next move, just when the siege of Odawara was beginning to take shape!  At that time, Kira Yoshitsune brought an army of 30,000 men and gathered 20,000 men from Shimosu Province, Shimono Province, and Hitachi Province. He assembled an army of 50,000 men and launched an attack on the Utsunomiya family. The name of the attack was Haga Couture, who advocated participating in the anti-Kira alliance.  .  The assessment room in Utsunomiya Castle was in panic.  Similar to the situation in Odawara Castle, several members of the Utsunomiya family were frightened and paralyzed on the spot.  The remaining ones were wailing like defeated dogs and shouting meaningless slogans for mercy. Where could they still see the brave and good fighting spirit of the past without fear of death? Several important officials of the past were cowering like quails and did not dare to move, for fear of  Utsunomiya Hirosuna clicks their names and throws up some difficult problems that cannot be solved.  "What should we do? This is going to be very difficult for our family!" Utsunomiya Hirotsuna's situation is similar. Ever since he received the Kanto Crusade Order signed by Kira Yoshitsune, his legs and feet have become weak for the past few hours.  He didn't even have the strength to stand up. He never expected that the dignified general of the garrison would attack him, or in other words, his most powerful auxiliary minister, H¨­ga Couture.  After leaving Fanghe Couture, he really didn't know how to manage the family business.  The members of the Utsunomiya family tree kept secretly looking at Hoga Couture, but they were also worried that their aim was too obvious and that Faga Couture would discover their little moves. They were really afraid that H¨­ga Couture's machinations would be used against them.  On his body, even a powerful figure like Tsunbo Mibu was assassinated by his poisonous plot. The Utsunomiya family's mortal enemy Nasu Takatou was also killed by his plot. With such a vicious and cunning samurai working with him, his life was difficult.  Don't feel too uncomfortable.  Faga Couture doesn¡¯t care what these mediocre colleagues are thinking.  He took this crusade order and read it over and over again, as if he was chewing on the hidden meanings of the words and sentences in the crusade order, until he put down the words and slowly bowed to Utsunomiya, and then he burst into laughter.  The smile was so free and hearty that tears would flow from his eyes.  The laughing Utsunomiya family members didn't know what to do.  "Kosada-don what do you mean?" Utsunomiya Hiratsuna was so frightened that he scrambled and said hesitantly: "If you have anything to say, please tell me. I, Hiratsuna, will never abandon any of my family members.  "Don't think too hard!" "No! My lord, I'm not crazy I'm sorry for making your highnesses laugh!" Fanghe Gaoding gradually returned to normal, pointing at the crusade order and said with a smile: "My lord.  Do you know what the purpose of the town government's order is? Why do you want to force the master to give me a couture by name?" Utsunomiya Hirotsuna and Hakudai glanced at each other.  Fortunately, this conspiracy expert is not really crazy yet. He was thinking about how to persuade him when he heard this question and shook his head and asked: "I don't know what is going on. Has Gaoding Palace understood the cause and effect?"  "Haga Gaoding laughed out loud and said: "Although I dare not say that I have complete knowledge, I can at least be sure of one thing, that is, the territory of my Utsunomiya family will probably be reduced. If not, the town government will not mobilize troops to attack me, Utsunomiya.  The second reason for the Gong family to take action is that I, Gao Ding, is a person important to the town government. The lord must hand over his subordinates in order to maintain peace. " "This is simply unreasonable!  I made a huge contribution to seizing Utsunomiya Castle. If it weren¡¯t for Hao Tada¡¯s best efforts, I, Hiratsuna, would never be where I am today! I absolutely cannot agree to this, absolutely not!¡± Utsunomiya Hiratsuna is a young man after all, and I was so impressed by H¨­ga¡¯s high order with just a few words.  Arousing a surge of anger in his heart, he threatened to fight to the death with the Kira family and never back down.  This time, the members of the Utsunomiya Family Genealogy family were quite frightened. Several older members of the Utsunomiya Family Genealogy family had just been revived. They were shocked and fainted after hearing the lord's statement. Utsunomiya Hirosuna stood up and jumped on his feet.  While cursing Kiragi, the minors led the doctor to treat the fainted family member, and the assessment room turned into a mess.  When faced with a life-and-death crisis, Utsunomiya Hirotsuna could still persevere.??The death protection of Yoshiga was so high that the Warring States conspirator was moved, but he did not agree with the decision proposed by the young and inexperienced lord. He shook his head and smiled and said: "My lord is totally wrong to think so. As a family governor, my lord  The Utsunomiya family's fortune is our top priority. Compared with the Utsunomiya family's foundation, I dare not compete with the bright moon. It would be unwise to offend the prince for my sake. It would be unwise to give up Utsunomiya for my sake.  The family's inheritance has been unfilial for hundreds of years. If the master really does this, how should he face the ancestors under Hirasaka? " Utsunomiya Hirotsuna's heart suddenly froze, like a raging fire bursting out.  There was a violent storm. Just a moment ago, he was planning a desperate counterattack to teach the arrogant and arrogant Kira Yoshi a profound lesson. Just now, he was poured cold water on his head and face.  It's cool. After all, he is still too young and lacks enough knowledge and experience.  Political skills are just the surface of what I have learned from Faga Couture in the past few years.  ¡°Honga Gaoding is a middle-aged samurai who is over forty years old. His rich experience, outstanding wisdom, and deep understanding of Shimono Country enable him to play with people from all over Shimono Country.  It is even the main source of changes in the direction of the entire Eight Kingdoms of Kanto. This is just like Saito D¨­zo and Nizi Tsukuba, who seized the family business based on their high understanding of the local area and their rich ingenuity.  Yukitaka Sanada, who previously conquered Shinano, and Moto Moori, who conquered the Western Kingdom, also belong to this type. However, due to various factors, these two successfully transformed. The former became the lineage of the Kira family and the old commander of tens of thousands of troops as the vanguard.  The Utsunomiya family was mobilized, and the latter won the battle of Itsukushima and became the new generation hegemon of the Western Kingdom.  Of course, this type of samurai is also the same as Matsunaga Hide, Mogami Yoshimitsu, and Ukita Naoie. This kind of talented samurai has a major feature. It is almost impossible to defeat them in their own country by playing tricks with them.  However, because its own characteristics are more focused on strategy, the overall governance strategy is more feminine, and its rigid control over its retainers and people is relatively weak.  And Hoga Couture has won the trust of Utsunomiya Hiratsuna with his unique methods and loyal heart. This influence is even so great that it can influence the mood and decision-making of the young house governor. Take the crusade just now, the same sentence  The words written in the message made Utsunomiya Hiratsuna panic. Repeating it from his mouth aroused the anger in his heart, and he calmed down immediately after he said it again.  This push and pull to control the family governor in the palm of his hand is extremely astonishing.  Yoshiga Gaoding said: "My lord, you should understand one thing. The Utsunomiya family must surrender and only surrender. The one we are surrendering is not the Kira family but the Kanto family! The troubled times of the Warring States Period are like a cauldron in the fire, and we are like a cauldron.  The only way to make a living is to annex each other in order to protect oneself. Now, the appearance of the town government official is like a scoop of cold water from the cauldron that can extinguish the fire of troubled times. Why should we, the Utsunomiya family, give up getting closer?  "Where is this ladle of water?" "Is it really that important?" "Of course, my lord, let's see how many of the Eight Kingdoms of Kanto are left to resist the governor?" Fangga Gaoding stood up and walked to the corner to get a map.  A scroll with a simple map of the Eight Kingdoms in the Kanto region. In just a few words, he listed Musashi, Sagami, Shimo, Ueno, most of the Shimo, a small part of Uosu, and Hitachi. The entire Eight Kingdoms were actually  There are six countries whose territories are partly or mostly occupied.  Only Anfang and Izu, which are relatively remote and small countries, escaped the tiger's mouth.  At first, Utsunomiya Hiratsuna didn't pay much attention, but after taking a closer look, he realized that he was surrounded from all directions.  And the territory of the Kira family was dozens of times larger than his own. After hearing a few words from Fangga Couture, he estimated that the Kira family had an army of 100,000. Hearing this, he was trembling all over and his legs were as weak as noodles.  Don't get started.  Utsunomiya Hirozuna said depressedly: "What should we do! Do you really want to hand over the Gaoding Palace? You are the heir apparent of my family! Wouldn't it be life-threatening to give Gaoding Palace away? No! Even if it's not possible!  There is no safety in life, and it is not good to be trapped in a claustrophobia. " "Haha, don't worry, my lord. I think the town master is probably a drunkard who has no intention of drinking. I am just one of the people who have been selected, and there may be others.  Being forced to take them away, this should be the check and balance strategy of the Zhenfu Gong against the new martial arts family like us! As for the safety of my Gaoding, there should be no problem. The Zhenfu Gong will never confine his subordinates because of their transgressions.  ." Fanghe Gaoding comforted softly, as if he didn't care about his future situation at all.  He really does not need to worry too much about his own safety. From today on, the Utsunomiya family must be subordinate to the Kira family, and may even be forced to become a generational retainer and lose their autonomy privileges. All negative actions against the Kira family in the past should not be counted as future ones.  In the old account, otherwise it would be Kira Yoshitoki himself who broke his promise to his subordinates. I believe that many samurai including Yukitaka Sanada would feel uneasy.  If Kiragi had been so unwise, he would not have become the hegemonAs the new ruler of the Eight Kingdoms of Kanto, Hoga Couture can be sure that he will never be threatened. Yuuki Haruto, a rebel who protected Koga Furukawa, will eventually escape punishment. He is just a powerless civil servant.  It doesn't matter if he comes up with a few ideas. He can be sure that Kira Yoshitoki is looking for a reason to deal with the Utsunomiya family, and intends to beat the biggest power in Shimono Country to keep his tail between his legs.  There were three fires when the new official took office. When Kira Yoshihiro was in charge, the Kanto family that had not yet been enfeoffed had already started two fires. These two fires burned down most of Kanto and involved countless samurai families. The Utsunomiya family, who was the little overlord of Shimono,  It's not unusual to be targeted, especially since the Utsunomiya family has always been a die-hard supporter of the Furukawa family. It's not unusual to be targeted directly or to settle accounts in the future, but Kira Yoshiki chose to hit the door on the spot.  , so as not to cause a big disturbance in Nuo after settling accounts in the future.  Members of the Utsunomiya family tree are well aware of the Kira family's attitude towards it. After all, the Utsunomiya family's territory is several times that of the Oyama family and it is located in the essence of Shimono country. Within its territory is the famous Nikko Yamawa.  Ouji Temple is one of the famous Buddhist holy places in Kanto. The other one is the Bodhi Temple of the Utsunomiya family, Shimono Kuni Fenhe Temple. These two Buddhist holy places establish the special status of Shimono Kuni in Kanto, and both of these places are under the control of the Utsunomiya family.  Within, this is something that a strong man like Kira Yoshiki cannot allow.  Kira Yoshitoki's method to deal with him is very simple. Find a reason to rebel against Kira and directly remove the Utsunomiya family's spine. I will punish the retainers in the territory and take it away. If the Utsunomiya family surrenders, I will start to steal the family.  It is even more difficult to act as a retainer. After all, it is inappropriate for the rulers in the system to rob the newly joined retainers. In another time and space, the monkey loved Naoe, and it was easy for Kojuro Katakura to lure him to his advantage.  fail.  Based on this judgment, Yoshida Koada calmed down and comforted the family governor. He just sighed that he had been planning for the Utsunomiya family for decades, but in the end, his cleverness was mistaken for his clever head. During Kiragi's time,  He was being stared at in front of others with his tricks, but this time he was called out by the Kira family but there was no room for resistance. This is a portrayal of conspiracy and conspiracy being powerless in the face of absolute strength.  Hoga Couture finally left Utsunomiya Castle. When he left, he left with only a few nicknames and a carriage. On the third day after Hoga Couture left, he saw envoys from the Kira family entering Utsunomiya Castle to announce the edict.  , the general idea is that the Utsunomiya family participated in the anti-Kira alliance several times, and also protected the former Lord Furukawa Ashikaga Fujimasa. This is a big mistake that must be punished.  Since it is a punishment, it will not be very light. Parts of the territory of Hoga County and Shiotani County and part of the territory of Kawachi County in the core area of ??the Utsunomiya family will be cut off as punishment. Kira Yoshitoki does not intend to take Utsunomiya away at once.  The family was so anxious that they jumped over the wall, so when they attacked, they only included the family retainers in the southern part of Utsunomiya Castle as their own.  This includes the powerful Utsunomiya family members such as the lord of Tako Castle, Tako Nagatomo, the lord of Ozan Castle, Ozan Kanetomo, the lord of Ojo Castle, Omo Asahitsu, Kamimikawa Castle Imaizumi Takamitsu, etc. Taking them away would also mean  Not only did the Utsunomiya family have to lose a large territory, but they also faced heavy losses to their family members.  However, Utsunomiya Hiratsuna had nothing to do with all this. The edict issued by Kira Yoshitsune stated: "Utsunomiya Shimonamori is allowed to arrange the stay and leave of the clan retainers in various territories on his own, but those who are willing to stay at Utsunomiya's home will continue to work."  Those who serve as genealogical retainers can be given permission to make a decision, and a decision period of fifteen days will be given from now on. If a clear answer is not given after the decision period, the land will be assigned according to the location. "What this means is to tell Utsunomiya Hirozuna that the land must be assigned to me.  What you want to take away is not necessarily the case for the Genedai retainers. You may want to take away everything you want or the Genedai retainers want to take away everything from you. On the surface, it gives the Utsunomiya family a loose choice, but in fact, everything is cut off.  How could Utsunomiya Hirosuna, who had a large territory, have so much food to feed these large family retainers.  The territories of these retainers range from a few hundred koku to a few thousand koku. A large group of members of the Zong family will always have to support as many mouths as possible. Their territories are taken away and then kicked down by the Kira family as if they are throwing garbage.  Utsunomiya Hirotsuna, how could he, as a household governor, let these family members who were "loyal to the Lord" and made homeless eat rice bran?  He abandoned his own land of several thousand and hundreds of stones for the Utsunomiya family and took refuge with the family governor. If he, the family governor, didn't show his sincerity, how would he be able to hang out in Shimono country in the future? In the end, he would have to grit his teeth and take out his direct collar to support his generational retainers.  , Utsunomiya Hirotsuna would never do such a stupid thing. Hoga Couture told him before leaving that he must be careful not to be fooled by the Kira family's conspiracy, even if he said nothing, he would be beaten to death.  Can't do it.
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