Kawakami Yarokuro glanced at the dozen or so men who were clearly shaking, and suddenly raised their heads and looked towards him. The next moment, these people shrank back to their original state without any expression. Kawakami Yarokuro coughed and said: "Eat first, let's eat after dinner.
Let’s chat again.”
The fresh experience of three meals a day brings more than just one more meal to the people of Echigo. White rice, white noodles, golden potatoes, corn, and fragrant white rice are shipped from Echigo. They are delicious.
Soup cakes, a wide variety of noodles, stewed potatoes, corn soup and other dishes.
Not to mention that farmers have never seen these things, even the Yue-Chinese people who are used to eating pickled radish and drinking miso soup are also attracted to it. According to rumors, the Kira family has spent a lot of money on the support of Yue-Chong and wants money.
The only requirement is that the Vietnamese and Chinese must resolutely defend Xinchuan County and cannot let the Chinese and Vietnamese move even half a step closer to Vietnam.
Yarokuro Kawagami didn't know whether this was true or not and didn't have the heart to think about it. He finished the noodles in the big bowl in a few mouthfuls, took the empty bowl and added another bowl of fragrant noodles, poured red chili oil on it, and served it with garlic vinegar.
Sprinkled with some green vegetables, it is simply a delicacy in the world. The peasants clinked their bowls and chopsticks together like hungry wolves, and wolfed down the soup and rice.
He picked up the bowl and slurped down the noodles in the bowl. A middle-aged woman carrying a bamboo basket came over and took away the bowl and chopsticks, which attracted a few old bachelors to tease them. The woman was very aggressive and scolded them as "lazy."
Those guys didn’t mind, they were laughing and joking and taking advantage of what they said.
"A bunch of ignorant farmers!" Yarokuro Kawakami cursed secretly, stood up and walked back to the construction site to rest.
More than two months ago, he was a powerful countryman in Fufu County, with hundreds of farmland and about 500 soldiers under his command. He was also considered the number one figure in Yuezhong. Unexpectedly, Yuezhong's sudden appearance disrupted the situation.
His peaceful life was admired by the peasants, the ashigaru, and eventually even his retainers.
The city was captured by rebellious retainers, and Yarokuro Kawakami's old father died at the gate of the city in order to cover his retreat. He had no choice but to flee with more than fifty of his trusted family members. He escaped from Fufu County and crossed the border.
The overwhelming influx of 70,000 to 80,000 troops from Zhongyi Yikui did not give the wealthy family a way to survive. If they did not surrender, there was only a dead end. Regardless of whether they surrendered or not, land, food, and women would still be taken away. The spies who had always been Yikui had long figured out that Yuezhong
The wealthy family's background did not give them any chance to choose.
Kawagami Yarokuro originally didn't want to fight against Ichiki, but he had to avenge his father's death and destroy his family. He was burdened with a blood feud. He wore shabby clothes, smeared his face with mud, and mingled with the fleeing peasants with dozens of remaining people.
Slowly arriving at Xinchuan County, he discovered that most of the Chinese people in Xinchuan County had gone to the Shiina family's territory. Then they followed a large group to the Shiina territory.
The Shiina family simply gave up all their territory south of the Sayuki River, and moved all their armed forces to the north of the Sayuki River to garrison. Local farmers also heard the news and flocked here. In addition, the refugee army of Kawakami Yarokuro's army totaled more than 60,000 people.
With the ability of the Shiina family, it was obvious that they could not cope with such refugees. When it was about to turn into a disaster, the Kira navy came with a large amount of supplies to support and saved the defeat.
When he returned to the foot of Tohori and squinted for a while, he heard the sound of soft footsteps. Kawagami Yarokuro immediately opened his eyes and saw a middle-aged man jumping down the slope. He walked over in a few steps and whispered in his ear: "Master, I
We have contacted those two families, and it is said that there are seven or eight Yue-Chinese wealthy families hiding among the refugees. There are acquaintances from our county and Sheshui County. Everyone is waiting for this opportunity!"
"Son Saburo, tell me, after we waited so long, can we really see Yamamoto Sado Mamoru?" Yarokuro Kawagami said hesitantly: "I really regret it. If I had revealed my identity earlier, I would have saved everyone from suffering the same hardships as me.
Even if we are affected, for the sake of our sympathies, the Shiina family will not make things difficult for us."
Kawagami Sonsaburo said anxiously: "No, my lord! When we endured the humiliation and fled all night, wasn't it just to restore our family business and avenge our grievances? We have no soldiers, no food, and we have to take care of our family. If we really vote for Shiina Yasuyin, we won't be able to do it.
Separate them and treat them as their family's retainers. My lord, look at who else besides the people from Xinchuan County has openly gone to join the Shiina family!"
"Uncle is right!" Kawagami Yarokuro said tangledly: "But if we can't see Yamamoto Sado Mamoru, how can we be chosen as the wife of the prince? We can't just stay here and be a civilian husband!"
"Let me go down! I must find a way to see Yamamoto Sado-den!" Kawagami Sonsaburo stood up, jumped up and disappeared.
As soon as Yamamoto Tokiyuki returned to the castle from the construction site of Shogatayama Castle, the lord of the castle, Kobata Kusuke, hosted a banquet in honor of him. This man was the patriarch of the Shiina family and had a high voice in the Shiina family. In the past two months,
After several contacts, I also became aware of Yamamoto Tokiyuki’s ability and influence. With his flattery, the banquet ended with the guests and hosts enjoying themselves.
Yamamoto Tokiyuki will inspect Shogatayama Castle for three days, mainly to check the completed defense facilities and supervise the speed of construction. In order to build a strong fortress group, working day and night for the past two months has made Yamamoto Tokiyuki's mental state not very good.
Well, as soon as he arrived at the exquisite hut prepared for him by Obata's house, Yamamoto Tokiyuki felt a sudden discomfort in his chest. He held his heart and lay on the tatami, breathing heavily.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Numata Yumitsu hurriedly rummaged through his bag and took out the secret pills Nagata Tokumoto had prepared for him. He helped him up and hurriedly drank it with warm water. After a while, Yamamoto Tokiyuki regained his breath and said with a wry smile: "
Hey! As I get older, panic and shortness of breath are becoming more and more useless! Fortunately, Shiliuwen Qiandian prepared pills for me, otherwise..."
The young man came over with a wooden basin filled with hot water, unbuttoned Yamamoto Tokiyuki's clothes and wiped his body. Numata Yumitsu advised: "Master, please rest first! Shirokumon Zenden said that your illness requires self-cultivation.
Don’t overwork yourself, you don’t have to do all these city-building and construction skills for me, just let your apprentice practice them!”
"...That's fine! The young eagle that always hides under its wings will never be able to fight in the sky. You are already twenty-one years old this year, and it's time to let you go and gain experience." Yamamoto Tokiyuki nodded happily.
As a young disciple, he is not as smart as Kira Yoshitomo, not as good as Honda Tokimasa in terms of strategy, and not as victorious as Shima Toki in terms of generals in battle. But there is one thing about him that is very good. He is modest and prudent, knows his mistakes and can correct them, and he is very good at learning from other people's experiences.
.In the past few years, I have followed him from the most basic copywriting records. In five or six years, he has gradually participated in all aspects of implementation, military affairs, and government affairs. It is impossible to say that he has not been trained at all. What he really lacks is
A unique experience.
In the next few days, Numata Yumitsu was very busy, sometimes going to the front-line construction site and sometimes breaking into the castle tower to discuss issues with the city lord. He didn't care how ugly the faces of Kobata Kusuke's family members were. As an authentic "for-profit" Those who are "consequentialists" are accustomed to using strong means to make themselves appear more proactive. What the Chinese people think is a secondary issue.
"It is an indisputable fact that the Kira navy dominates the second half of Hokuriku. Every day, a steady stream of food passes through Toyama Bay and is transported to Matsukura Castle through the seaside Uozu Castle and the Saoyuki River. Our battle is to defeat the Japanese army. Army, at the very least, we must defend the front line of the Saetsuki River without being breached, otherwise everything we do will be in vain. We might as well retreat to Echigo and block Echigo by relying on our own hands and ignorance of our children and the dangers of nature. I have always been embarrassed. Can you understand what I mean, Kohata-dono? "
"Yes, yes, yes! I must understand! What I mean is very good. We must defend the Saoyuki River and defend Matsukura Castle! But if Ezhong always chooses to attack Uojin Castle, give up Matsukura, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. What should I do about the city?" Kobata Jiuzhu looked harmless, but suddenly made an unexpected retort.
After several years of knowledge and rich experience, Numata Yumitsu's temperament has become stronger and sharper. He was not stunned when he heard this question, but asked: "This is impossible to succeed. Uozu Castle is backed by the sea, and on the other side is Saoyuki." Sichuan represents the problem! I bet that Etsuchu will never do this. If he does, he will face the powerful navy of my Kira family. Do you understand what I mean? Kira navy!"
"I see... In that case, we only need to defend Matsukura Castle. The Imperial Army cannot be so stupid as to abandon the two cities and take Echigo directly. As long as the Saoyuki River is still controlled by the Kira navy, we can't cross this river. Any attempt by Kagawa will have to pay a price, I understand! Please rest assured Sado-den and Numata-den, Shogatayama Castle will definitely not have any problems!"
After leaving Shogatayama Castle Castle Tower, Numata Yumitsu walked around the shikiya without stopping. As soon as he reached the halfway point, he saw a middle-aged man dressed as a servant looking thiefly into the shikiya. Seeing this, Numata Yumitsu was furious. He drew out his sword with a cry and shouted: : "Who dares to break into Shengxing Mountain Castle? Someone will come and capture the thief!"
This roar immediately attracted seven or eight samurai, who surrounded the middle-aged man with shining swords. The man even raised his hands to show that he had no weapons, and then shouted: "Wait! I have something to say. Let me tell you! I am a warrior from the Yuezhong Fufu County, and I have come here to see Sado-den on important matters!"
How could Numata Yumitsu believe his rhetoric? When he saw several guard warriors looking at him, he immediately yelled and cursed: "Why are the Chinese sneaking into the city sneakily? Sado-den is something you can see whenever you want!" Let me capture you first!"
"I am really a warrior in the Yuezhong Fufu County. If you don't believe me, ask the Yuezhong wealthy people in the city. They must know me, Sonsaburo Kawakami! My lord, Yarokuro Kawakami, is hiding in the refugee camp with his family, and there are more than ten other families. The Chinese people are in a similar situation to us, they all want to defect to the Zhenfu Palace! Let me go, let me go..."
Watching Sonsaburo Kawagami being fucked, he turned around and saw Yamamoto Tokiyuki standing in the small courtyard looking over. Numata Yumitsu stepped forward to help the old man, and said worriedly: "Why is the master out? Didn't you just rest? Did you take the medicine at noon? I asked Xiao Xing to make a pot of chicken soup and replenish your body in the evening."
"No need to support me, I'm not that weak yet. That little problem will be much better after a few doses of medicine." Yamamoto Tokiyuki stared at him with clear eyes: "Let me ask you, who was the person who was caught just now? Why were you arrested?"
"It turns out that Master was disturbed by him and woke up! No, it must have been me who woke up the Master with a loud shout!" Numata Yumitsu patted his head in annoyance and told everything about what had just happened. At the end, He did not forget to sarcastically say: "If the rich people in Yue and China have to hide their heads and tail, wouldn't it be easier to go directly to Songcang City? If you want to use this method to deceive me, do you really think I am a fool?"
Yamamoto Tokiyuki pondered: "I see. In this case... what he said may not be a lie."
"What? What he said is not a lie? How is it impossible? How can any Chinese people hide in refugees for several months? It is absolutely impossible!"
Seeing that Numata Yumitsu still didn't understand, Yamamoto Tokiyuki smiled and asked: "I just heard that man talking about defecting to the Zhenfu Palace. Do you know the difference between defecting to my Kira family and the Shiina family?"
"The difference? One family is the guardian of the Echu government. The other family is the imperial family of the shogunate. The difference is too big to be counted...Does master mean that they are unwilling to take refuge in Shiina Yasuin and are hiding among the refugees just to join us?" Numata Youguang was a little confused and said with doubts on his face: "This is not right! Then they can also surrender to Matsukura Castle first, and then switch to my Kira family!"
"Do you think that after becoming Shiina Yasuin's retainers and switching to my Kira family, do you think the master of the house will accept them as retainers?" Yamamoto Tokiyuki couldn't help but mention his own disciples. There are people in every era. Don't mess with your own rules and cause trouble.
The Shiina family is a leader of the Japanese people who are pro-Echigo, and has extraordinary influence in Echigo, especially in Shinkawa County. Although he is happy to talk about it now, once Echigo takes actions that harm his interests, he will rebel tomorrow if he cannot protect everything. Shui Yizhi is an upright and upright general. With his size and influence, the monk who has always been upright would not dare to move no matter how stupid he is. After all, this celebrity is just waiting for a price, and he will follow whoever offers the highest price. Damn it, just because he is optimistic about Echigo doesn't mean he will always be tied to Echigo's chariot.
If the cake on Shiina's plate is touched before the battle is decided, who knows how dissatisfied he will be, even if it doesn't turn into a betrayal. Just dragging his feet behind and making some small moves or something. It was unbearable for them, and they were upset because it only delayed the business. Yamamoto Tokiyuki could not allow this possibility to happen.
The Shiina family is not a wealthy family that only spends money on hard work. The nominal master is still Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna, who is busy fighting the civil war in Noto. He joined Echigo because Echigo is stronger and more profitable, not because of any "loyalty". It doesn’t matter that the Chinese who have not joined the Shiina family have arrived, but those who have joined the Shiina family cannot be accepted casually, at least not without a justifiable reason.
The Shiina family cannot be provoked, or cannot be provoked for the time being. This is the established strategy of the Kira family. To stabilize the western front and try to deal with the powerful enemies on the southern front, we must not only implement the strategy of keeping the enemy outside the country, but also keep the stalls in Shinkawa County intact. They were beaten to pieces and laid a good foundation for the future strategy of Yuezhong. Their burden was very heavy and they had to be careful.
"It turns out that this is how it is..." Numata Yumitsu took a deep breath and realized that he was still too young to see the reason. He shook his head and said: "It seems that I still have a lot to learn, I will release it now." he."
Two days later, Kawagami Yarokuro and his family entered Shogatayama Castle. The news that the Kawagami family saw Yamamoto Sado Mamoru spread like wildfire. Within two days, more than 20 groups of Japanese people poured out of the refugee camp. So many Japanese people dragged their families with them.
There are thousands of people. As the saying goes, when you pull up a carrot and unearth it, there are so many people from the country who are relatives and relatives of the old people, and there are many people who are related to the old relatives. The number of people has increased to more than 3,000, so that even the Shengxing Mountain Castle cannot accommodate them.
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Hearing that a group of Yue-Chinese people had defected to the Kira family, Shiina Yasuin's smiling face immediately turned cloudy. In his opinion, this Ezhong was the Jimbo clan of Tonami County and the Shiina clan of Shinkawa County. They were fighting for supremacy. Noto Hatakeyama
I can't even take care of my own affairs, so how can I get involved in Yuezhong's affairs?
This time, the chief priest of the gods did not follow the rules and invited Echu. Kaga always invaded and plundered wealthy families and villagers, which made Shiina Yasuyin both worried and happy. He was sure that the chief priests of the gods would regret it now.
His intestines were turning green, and Yuezhong always understood that he was playing a trick on the family.
Didn’t the chief priest want to take advantage of the east wind to take advantage of the three counties of Yuezhong? The monks thought about it carefully. Anyway, the army had a bad reputation. As long as the army moved, sooner or later the local lords would be offended.
, in this case it is better to offend him all at once.
We simply plundered the people in Yuezhong and made real profits, which were more valuable than real money and silver. Everyone was happy after dividing the land and reaping the benefits. We will talk about what happens next. No matter what the emperor and the general think and do, there are so many officials.
Why should I follow them to start a war? It's not because I can get money and food and gain benefits.
Even if there are any problems in the future, it doesn't matter. No matter how many problems there are, it is not their fault. At worst, the responsibility will be passed on to the gods, and it will be said that he lured Yixiang into Yuezhong. He can still say it with his mouth.
Does Yikui have hundreds of thousands of mouths? Does the chief god protector dare to offend Kagami Yikui? Do those Chinese people really dare to come and cause trouble for Yiyikui?
Obviously they don't dare and cannot do this. Hokuriku only always seeks trouble for others. There is no time when others would trouble themselves.
The chief priest thought he was extremely smart, but in the end, he was trapped in the trap by all the agencies. Women were betrayed, shot water, how many Chinese people in the three counties of Xinchuan were separated from their wives and families due to the indiscriminate plundering of the army. They were the first to
The first is to hate the cruel ones, and the second is to hold the post of divine protector.
It was Shiina Yasuyin who had the bad luck for the long term of the divine protection. How could he not be excited about the rare chance that the long term of the divine protection was missed this time? In the past two months, he has been doing stupid things to offend a large number of people in the country, and then he has been fleeing.
The turmoil spread to most of Yuezhong, and in the end it was the Kira family who spared no effort to support him. He was the only one to catch up with all the good things. No wonder he was smiling from ear to ear all day long.
The current situation was different from before. It was not a good sign that the Chinese people were flocking to join the Kira family. Soon he found that the people who joined the Kira family were starting to stir. For example, the land was rich and the country was rich and the government had troops and food in hand. It was not just a matter of dependence.
The Shiina family was unable to restrain him, and within two days Dohi Masashige became a guest of Yamamoto Shikiya. This greatly stimulated many people in the country and set a very bad example.
Soon, the Chinese people from Shinkawa County who originally came to join the Kira family turned to the Kira family. The powerful Japanese people such as Yokota and Yokoyama ran over without even saying hello. The less powerful servants from the wealthy families would even pretend to say hello.
Then he walked away in a swagger. As for the small wealthy family, the local servants and others left a letter thanking the Shiina family for their financial support. After many visits to the land to determine the reward, Shiina Yasuyin almost fainted from anger.
However, Shiina Yasuyin was in trouble and couldn't tell. He couldn't go to Yamamoto Tokiyuki and scold him for being unjust. The Chinese people ran over by themselves, not the Kira family who snatched it from him. He couldn't scold the Kira family for being too strong.
Are you going to seduce the hearts of the Chinese people? It’s already done, and whatever you say will be in vain and will only make people laugh. You might as well just suffer the loss and pretend not to know how to pull it off.
A few days later, Yamamoto Tokiyuki returned to Matsukura Castle. The residence of the Shiina clan, who serves as the governor of Shinkawa County, is being expanded almost every generation. The scale is far less spacious than Kasugayama Castle, but it can still be done with three to five thousand people.
, as soon as he returned to the city, Yamamoto Tokiyuki rushed to the castle tower without stopping and took the initiative to find Shiina Yasuin to discuss the army expansion plan.
"Does Yamamoto Sado-den mean to gather 3,000 people below, and then gather 3,000 people from the country together with the 5,000 elite members of the Kira Army? It's a good plan, but I really can't afford so many troops!
Sado-den also knows that many people from the country have recently joined the Kira family, and life in the Shiina family is not easy either!"
Shiina Yasuyin kept pouring out his bitter words, how could it be so difficult for this guardian to be a retainer below? The people ignored him, as if he, the guardian of Yuezhong, was about to turn into a mere commander. What he said was that he didn't have any soldiers, even if he did.
I will take it out, what can you, Kansuke Yamamoto, do to me?
"I see... I didn't expect that Shiina Hall would have so many difficulties, so I got a little reckless." Yamamoto Tokiyuki flashed a light in his single eye, and then laughed and said: "Since Shiina Hall has difficulties, then we will also
You can’t force it, right! How about lowering the standard? Shiina-den should have no problem shouldering the two thousand military service!”
"This is really..." Shiina Yasuyin was about to refuse when he suddenly saw Yamamoto Tokiyuki's meaningful expression. Unconsciously, something suddenly popped up in his heart and his tone changed again: "I have to discuss it with my retainers before I give it to you.
An answer, after all this is no small matter!"
Yamamoto Tokiyuki nodded thoughtfully: "That's right! Then I'll just wait for the good news."
"Oops! How could I have said this..." Shiina Yasuyin was so regretful! He wanted to slap himself: "Looking at his expression, is there any deception in it? I heard that the Kira family is used to deception. It seems that I
Be careful!"
Yamamoto Tokiyuki is not in a hurry. Echichu has always been inconsistent with each other without the control of the general. There is a clear distinction between Kaga Ichiku and Echichu Ichiku. The chief minister of the gods and the military officer of Ichiku are also at odds with each other and can't get anything done.
Support, this huge and chaotic army is greedily plundering the resources of various counties, and will not be able to reach Songcang City for a while.
Shiina Yasuyin was busy discussing countermeasures without affecting Yamamoto Tokiyuki's plan and deployment. Soon he recruited 3,000 soldiers in the name of assisting in defending the city. Chinese people from the three counties of Vietnam and China enthusiastically signed up to participate, as well as civilian husbands working in the refugee camps.
They also took action after hearing the news, and this time tens of thousands of people unexpectedly came to sign up.
Numata Yumitsu was in charge of the selection work. His approach was very smart, direct and strict. He wanted to select 3,000 soldiers who were strong and had some combat experience. These few soldiers alone drove away half of the refugees who were joining in the fun. It was not even 40 years after fourteen years.
Those who were weak and disabled did not want them, and those who had no fighting spirit did not want them. In the end, there were more than 4,000 people left, 80% of whom were from the local Chinese system, and the remaining 20% were also experienced ashigaru.
Yamamoto Tokiyuki handed over these four thousand people to Numata Yumitsu for training. He has been studying with Tatsumitsu for five or six years since Sakamoto accepted his disciples. He has long been familiar with this military training technique. How to deal with the difficult soldiers and ruffians? The unconvinced Chinese people all have a set of corresponding methods to deal with it. After seven or eight days of training with the new army, they easily picked out dozens of mistakes, from running circles on the training ground, training in queues, emergency gatherings to armed marches, and quickly forming formations. , tortured these four thousand people to the point of death.
In less than half a month, these 4,000 people were brought into obedience, and then they were taken to practice frequently with 5,000 new troops. The shouts of killing were heard on the training ground from dawn to dawn. In the evening, sometimes after dinner, the army would be sent out for special training in the middle of the night. Every time, Matsukura Castle would be in a state of chaos, but the samurai of the Shiina family seemed to turn a blind eye, and instead often visited their training and praised them. Revealing a deep sense of envy.
When this news reached the ears of the Shiina family, it was a different story. Shiina Yasuyin threw several vases angrily and complained loudly: "The Echigo samurai are so bullying. They came to my door to recruit soldiers and treated me as Shiina." What does a family do? I am the dignified guardian of Etchu, not the heirloom retainer of your Kira family!"
"There is also military training, and all kinds of nonsense tricks are practiced every day. This is a naked show of force. It is to compare with my Shiina family! His heart is sinister and cruel!" Hata Kyuusuke, the youngest member of the Shodai family, said yinly. to fan the flames.
"In my opinion, this person from the Kira family is not a good person, and most likely he wants to stay in Echu. Our Matsukura Castle is about to become a castle of the Kira family. If this continues, the influence of the Shiina family in Echu will be lost." They were all snatched away by him!" Hosokawa Sojuro shook his huge head and shouted indignantly.
This person's name is very deceiving. He is one of the "Five Generals of Yue and Zhong". He is a group of Yue-Chinese people who were bored and put together people from all over the country who seemed to be very good at it and had strong martial arts skills. , after a few small battles, he felt that he was extremely arrogant, and then he proclaimed himself a general, and then he was said to be one of the five generals in Vietnam and China.
The origin of Sojuro Hosokawa is unknown. In Vietnam, he always boasted that he had superior martial arts and could defeat the three armies. When the Kira Army first arrived at Matsukura Castle two months ago, this man went to show off his skills in front of the Kira Army and mocked them. A bunch of weaklings with no hair, claiming that they can pick out ten or eight of you with a big gun, but they ended up saying such nonsense and slapped them in the face, and were beaten by three Kira Ashigaru using the combined attack technique, so that even his mother didn't recognize him. , he has been remembering this hatred since then. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
