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Mikawa Butterfly Chapter 523 Red leaves in Kyoto

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    The eight nearby military forts were scattered around in an orderly manner. This defensive network was so powerful that it almost drove Hojo Ushimasa to despair. Several small-scale trials at Odawara Castle only resulted in the loss of troops, proving that Uesugi Teruotora was not only good at attacking.  General, he also has a set of special skills in defense to deal with the Hojo family.  When Kira Yoshi received the detailed information, he laughed and said: "Brother, you are going to strangle the Hojo family to death! Traffic in the Ashigara Plain is blocked to the point of cutting off the Hojo family's land transportation. The daily trade losses are enough to destroy Odawara Castle.  You are scratching your head! There are more important soldiers and food that cannot be replenished. If we continue to besiege the Hojo family, maybe we can really surround the Hojo family!" "The Hojo retainers group is unexpectedly united and tenacious!  Even after such a long time, few people are willing to join the family. It seems that Hojo Ujiyasu＊s actions over the years have really won the hearts of the people!§ Honda Tokimasa＊s sigh is more like a reminder that the Hojo family＊s resilience is beyond imagination.  The united retainer group meant that this was not a fortress that could be breached from the inside. There were only two ways to capture Odawara, a storm at all costs or a siege at all costs.  The truth is the same, but the price paid is different. The former loses elite teachers who have been trained for many years, while the latter only loses money, food, time and morale. Anyone who is not stupid and stupid can see that the loss of money, food and morale is always a loss.  It is much better than losing soldiers and generals. Although the Kira family is neither short of soldiers nor food, they cannot use their lives to fill the bottomless pit of Odawara Castle while they have soldiers.  A fortified city with an area of ??nearly ten square kilometers and a complete civilian town inside, with no shortage of food, grass, medicine and water, and guarded by 20,000 elites. How much it costs to win it is a very difficult problem. Uesugi Teruhora's War  He has a superb sense of smell and ability to capture fighter aircraft, and he is fully confident in handling any encounter. But this does not mean that his level of siege tactics is as invincible as in the field. The siege tactics of the Warring States Period are usually only that.  After using several moves back and forth, the foundations of all the large facilities in Odawara Castle are unfathomable and it is a flat mountain castle, which means that it is very difficult to dig earth to build a secret tunnel.  And it doesn't have the conditions for a water attack at all.  Under various unfavorable conditions, the siege war fell into a long-term stalemate. Either a bloody battle for troops or a "soldier attack" without food tactics were used. Both of these competitions are determination, willpower and command skills.  , and this aspect happens to be one of Hojo Ujiyasu's strongest strengths. Hojo Ujiyasu is a benevolent person who is lenient at home and strict at the outside. Kanto Civil Government is not a nickname given by some flattering Kanto samurai.  Instead, the common people praised the name in the market that was passed down by word of mouth, and the samurai still called him the Lion of Sagami.  Kira Yoshi was still thinking about how to deal with the difficult Hojo family. He knew very well that the strong Hojo family would have to persist for another thirty years in another time and space, until the Monkey King led an army of 200,000 and besieged it from all directions.  It took nearly half a year of coercion, inducement, bribery, intimidation, force, siege and other means to conquer.  He does not have an army of 200,000 and does not intend to use all kinds of messy tactics. He just wants to use relatively peaceful and less violent means to force the Hojo family to surrender as soon as possible.  After thinking about it, he decided to continue the high-pressure siege of Odawara Castle, and ordered Ota Shimasa to lead an army of 5,000 troops to take advantage of the falling snow in the winter moon to raid several Hojo branch castles near Mount Ashigara, completely blocking the path from Ashigara Pass to Sagami.  The passage of the country, especially Odawara Castle, ensures that every grain of food and every strong man in Izu Country is blocked outside Odawara Castle.  Secondly, Kira Yoshi adopted city-building tactics, which were based on the large camp and eight castles built by Uesugi Kenshin, and then built more than a dozen military forts according to about three areas as one interval, and used several intervals to form a camp step by step.  Advance to Odawara Castle.  And bit by bit, all external contact methods of Odawara Castle were blocked.  This method is a stupid method that wastes people and money. However, even if the Kira family is not short of money and does not care about the cost, there is nothing they can do. It does not matter how stupid the method is, as long as it is useful. The benefits of this stupid method are obvious. First of all  The tactics of advancing the military forts can ensure that the Hojo family will not be able to lead troops to raid and burn these newly built forts for a while, and the Kira army behind them can protect the newly built forts at any time.  Going out to fight in the city means having to encounter Uesugi Teruhora in the wild. This is a situation that the Hojo family tries to avoid, so Hojo Ujiyasukai does not dare to issue a surprise attack order hastily.  However, the massive push to build a military fort on the spot under Odawara Castle has no such effect. First of all, the construction of a military fort requires a long time and many farmers. This process is not a day or two, but lasts for half a month to a month.  Unequal process.  The Hojo family is so blatantly building a military fort with arrows and sculls that it is probably to deceive all the Hojo family samurai into thinking they are fools. You must know that the Hojo family samurai are also elite men who have gone through many years of training. Their intelligence is not necessarily unusual for the Kira family.  The genealogy of the retainers is much different, and their abilities are not necessarily the same.?How much difference.  If I can't beat you during the day, then there's no problem with sneak attacks at night!  No matter how powerful your Kira family is, whether you can protect them during the day or at midnight is still a question. Whether you can protect them today and whether you can protect them tomorrow is still a question. When the tiger is still taking a nap, there are so many soldiers scattered around.  A huge irregular city wall requires a lot of troops to look after several points.  From a military perspective, this is a very risky move.  The so-called principle of siege by ten is to warn the generals not to be blindly arrogant. They must obtain absolute superiority in military strength and logistics before they can besiege for a long time. If you want to siege a city with evenly matched forces, it is asking for death. For example, if you don't  Using a step-by-step strategy to siege and build a walled city directly outside Odawara Castle is a very arrogant act.  The strength of the Hojo garrison inside the city is not much worse than that outside the city, and the besieging party must disperse the heavy troops into several groups to enter the walled city to trap Odawara Castle. It is equivalent to dispersing a fist into rootless fingers to exert force. The power of the fist is  How can it be equal to the force of five fingers inserted? The former is a heavy hammer and the latter can only be regarded as a rake.  It is very dangerous to be scattered like this. If you are not careful, the Hojo army in the city may rush out and kill and burn a certain wall. By the time your army arrives, the Hojo army has already retreated into the city and cannot come out. As for what you want to do,  It is still very difficult to deceive Hojo Ujiyasu and be deceived. You must be confident enough to play with the wisdom between Hojo Ujiyasu and Ujiyasu.  This is not to comment on the fact that Zhuge Liang is not as smart as a monster. Kira Yoshishi did not have the confidence to set up a trap to trick Hojo Ujiyasu out and beat him up when he attacked the gate of Odawara Castle. This is not to underestimate the intelligence of Hojo Ujiyasu.  If you overestimate your IQ, it is more reliable to use stupid methods. Using the city wall to advance the system can also form strategic depth.  Even if the Hojo family occupied or burned several military forts, it would not change the fate of being cut and surrounded.  A few days later, Kira Yoshitoki proposed the latest rotation plan. Uesugi Terutora's 30,000 troops, from the general to the ashigaru, would all be rotated before the end of December. Yukitaka Sanada would lead the Shinano troops and the Ueno troops.  More than 30,000 generals from Kira Yoshitoshi's direct lineage will take over the heavy responsibility of Uesugi Teruhora. This rotation is initially set to occur every three months. The withdrawn troops will be stationed near Edo Castle to rest and wait for their morale and energy to return to their peak.  After the state is reached, a new rotation is performed.  Using the advantage of military strength to continuously consume the morale and confidence in Odawara Castle.  Even if Hojo Ujiyasu follows suit and comes up with a rotation strategy, it can't change the fact that morale is gradually declining. The Kira Army's withdrawal will be for unburdened self-cultivation, play and reorganization training, while the Hojo Army's withdrawal will only take a breather and rest for a few days.  Just take it easy.  With the end of the war in Shimono Country, more than 20,000 Kanto people recruited returned to their territory to celebrate the New Year. Kira Yoshitsune assigned their respective tasks to the newly attached Kanto people. They must strictly follow the laws of the Kira family to guard the territory and comply with the arrangements.  Guide to the task direction.  Satomi Yoshihiro, who did not join the anti-Kira alliance and had no contact with the Kira family, was also listed as a target.  In Kira Yoshitoki's plan to conquer Kanto, there is no such thing as no grudges in the past and no grudges in the present. With his eyes on the throne of Kanto K身kata, Kira Yoshitoki aspires to gain actual control over the Eight Kingdoms of Kanto and become the leader of K身k身 with a ruling power that surpasses all previous dynasties.  The ruler must beat and teach the people of the Kanto Kingdom who are not very married in their hearts. He must establish his absolute dominance over the eight Kanto Kingdoms. Regardless of whether they understand or not, they must obey unconditionally.  Satomi Yoshihiro, who is known as the "Vice Marshal of Kanto" family, obviously cannot accept it, just like he cannot accept the olive branch extended by the Hojo family.  The Kira family's military force took advantage of the retreat of the Hojo army to invade the Kamui Kingdom and violated the fundamental interests of the Satomi family. Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that Kira Yoshihiro's overbearing demands were hostile.  Sometimes the absolute gap in strength is not enough to make up for the huge difference in interest recognition. The Satomi family is not the weak Utsunomiya family, and the ambitious Satomi Yoshiyao and his son are not the backboneless Utsunomiya Hirotsuna. In this era, friends often appear  The fundamental reason for the huge transformation into an enemy is still inseparable from the word profit.  What people want in this world is nothing more than fame, wealth, power and sex. People who are ambitious and capable are more inclined to expand their own interests, while people who lack ambition and strength are more inclined to stabilize their status and interests.  This is the difference between Satomi Yoshihiro and Utsunomiya Hirotsuna. The strong man is stronger than the latter in terms of skill, vision and ambition, so the Satomi family can maintain silent hostility, while the Utsunomiya family can only shout about unfairness.  Then throw in the towel.  The huge turmoil caused by the Kira family in Kanto had a profound impact. This not only shocked many samurai in the Eastern Kingdom, but also shocked the world. Once upon a time, Kamakura K身k身 was a serious problem for the Muromachi shogunate family. Furukawa K身k身, who was reborn from the ashes, is still  Adhering to the strategy of hostility to the Muromachi shogunate.  It is very troublesome to gather a group of people from the Kanto country to cause turmoil in Kanto every three days. ?From Ashikaga Yoshitaka to Ashikaga Yoshimasa, several generations of k身k身 have dreamed of wiping out the Kanto k身k身 or finding a new k身k身 close to the shogunate to replace them. Their actions proved to be very unsuccessful. The fall of the Kamakura k身k身 can still lead to the rise of Furukawa.  public square.  Even if Furukawa K身k身 falls, another K身k身 may rise. As long as the flag of Kanto does not fall, there will be a steady stream of Kanto people to stand up.  So not long after Horikoshi's efforts were proved to be useless, Hosokawa Masamoto took advantage of the death of Ashikaga Yoshimasa and Ashikaga Yoshihi to launch the Mei'an coup. First, he used the direct descendants of Horikoshi as waste and then supported them.  He was a puppet, and secondly, he appointed Hojo Soun, who had a background from the Imagawa family, to manage the Kanto region. Of course, this move collapsed with the collapse of the leadership system before it was even taken.  Kira Yoshitoki is fulfilling the ambition of his predecessors. He will become the first Kant身 official under the control of the shogunate and loyal to the general who conquered the barbarians. This is his dream and the greatest hope for many years of struggle. Looking back on this journey  There have been many ups and downs and hardships along the way, there have been laughter and anger, there have been victories and there have been sorrows and pains, and there are so many sorrows hidden under the superficial scenery. Now he is like an acrobat holding a plate and walking a tightrope, without paying attention.  It's like a chicken and a flying egg, all in vain.  As the governor of the household, he must always perform flawlessly.  He must always maintain the attitude of having the pearl of wisdom in his hands and give more people strong confidence. He is no longer the young man who lives for himself. He has generations of retainers, a huge group of warriors, and the full support of countless people. He is no longer lonely at the same time.  He was also paying the price for not being lonely. The ideals in his memory quietly faded into yellowed photos. Those familiar scenes were exactly what he had been working hard on for the past twenty years.  Looking at the dots of sunset on the top of the distant mountains gradually disappearing, he murmured to himself: "If you don't win, you will die. If you don't prosper, you will perish I am fulfilling my oath! Please protect me, ancestors, and protect me from joining the Ashikaga family!"  § ＃ The temperature in Kyoto dropped at the end of October, and the temperature difference between day and night was nearly ten degrees. The red-leafed trees around Kyoto were dyed a red color, and against the blue sky and white clouds, it seemed that the entire city was burning. Ashikaga in Nijo Imperial Palace  Yoshiki and Konoe sat opposite each other drinking tea for a long time.  The two did not choose the time-consuming and labor-intensive traditional tea ceremony, but instead used roasted tea as a social tool in private conversations.  The advantage of the new tea ceremony is that it is easy to learn and enjoy for both elegance and secularity. The elegance one still needs to take a bath and burn incense to purify the mind and body before using the tea ceremony etiquette. The vulgarity one only needs a few simple steps to taste the pure fragrance of the tea. The advantage is that you can think of it.  You can drink it however you want, it＊s more refreshing and comfortable without too much fuss. A small handful of tea leaves can be drunk again for five or six brews.  These five or six cups of tea lasted nearly an hour, which was enough time to discuss many things.  At this time, Ashikaga Yoshiki's face was dark and his eyes were sunken. He looked like a victim who had escaped from a refugee camp. He was so thin that only a handful of bones were left connected to the flesh. He listlessly said to Konoe Maekyu: "According to Maekyu's instructions.  In other words, Yoshitoki is asking me to give him the title of Kanto K身k身, right?" Konoe Maekaku shook his head when he saw Ashikaga Yoshiteru's weak appearance. He also tried to persuade him a few times that he was just in love with K身k身.  He still couldn't cross this threshold and said regretfully: "Yes. Yoshitoki's offensive in Kanto is reaching a critical moment. As long as Ashikaga Fujimasa is captured, Kanto can be easily controlled. By then, most of the entire Eastern Kingdom will be under the control of the shogunate.  , this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. " "Is Yishou so eager to become the Lord of Kanto? Will he be eager to get Yu's throne? How must Yu's Karuwamaru die!  Find out and take revenge on my poor child!" Ashikaga Yoshiki's mental state is still very poor, as if he can't muster any strength. The so-called heart disease requires heart medicine.  If he fails to cross this threshold, Ashikaga Yoshiteru may be greatly reduced in ambition and transform into a mediocre man with collapsed ideals.  Since the mysterious death of Teru Wakamaru, Ashikaga Yoshiteru's life seems to have suddenly slipped from the glorious peak to the bleak bottomless abyss.  The legitimate son, Teruwakamaru, placed all his hopes for the continuation of his dream. An heirless father-in-law is miserable and destined to be in vain no matter how hard he works. Just like Ashikaga Yoshinori is still lonely when he dies of old age. But who could have imagined that then?  He was so glorious when he was still called Ashikaga Yoshisai.  Ashikaga Yoshiteru suddenly understood the feelings of "Ryu K身ka" Ashikaga Yoshimoto. He thought that Ashikaga Yoshiteru, a great general who conquered the barbarians, could not even keep a legitimate son. This was similar to the "long-distance running general" Ashikaga Yoshimoto, who could not keep his own shogunate.  His legitimate son, Takeohmaru, was also very similar. Perhaps the most similar thing between him and Ashikaga Yoshimoto was that he was so proud in the first half of his life, but the long-distance runner was more unsuccessful than him in the second half of his wandering life.  "Compared with the tragic circumstances he experienced, Kira Yoshi's dominance of Kanto seemed less important. A few years ago, the shogunate might have paid attention to the changes in political trends caused by the turmoil in Kanto, but theseThe momentum of the shogunate's resurgence continued to decline, and the wonderful feeling of "sitting on top of the world" was no longer there.  In these days, the tragic scene of his son Teruwakamaru's death was always echoing in his mind. This was the most failed scene he had ever experienced in the first half of his life. He could only vaguely remember what happened next, as if he was surrounded by many samurai, and all other memories were complete.  It's just fragments of chaos, and I can't remember what I've done at all.  After spending a few months in a daze, he gradually returned to his normal thinking as a general, but the mark left by this mark was so profound that Ashikaga Yoshiteru could never forget it. He could not care less about Kira Yoshiki's dominance of Kanto, and he could allow it.  He did some transgressive behavior, but he would never allow anyone to offend his majesty as a general, as well as his poor child Teru Wakamaru.  "This" Konoe was a bit lost in what he was talking about. "It is said that there are no two masters in the sky and no one in the world. The people of the Kanto Kingdom are about to lose the Kwantung Palace. If the shogunate cannot replace it in time, it will have to let those small-minded people support it again.  One may cause the Kotoku Rebellion caused by the Ashikaga Sei clan. "The establishment of a new Kanto government will only push the Ashikaga Shogun family into an endless abyss!" Ashikaga Yoshiki coldly!  With a cold smile, he closed his eyes and drank tea slowly, trying to sort out the chaotic thoughts to make his brain clearer. He had realized that what Kira Yoshihiro did in Kanto was very dangerous, but he could not think of anything more.  Dealing with him may be the tragedy of being a general.  PS: I bow to thank Xiao Zimu and Jane Eyre Devil for their rewards. It＊s so impressive that Wu Mei feels a little embarrassed. As I said before, I will definitely fulfill my promise.
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