"Everything is because Suzuki Shigekane was worse than a pig. My father was so angry that he killed him. We didn't want to cause trouble! If you, sir, can let my father live, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
In the lobby, Suzuki Shigehide was trying hard to explain to Amano Keitoku, Takenaka Shigeharu, and a group of samurai warriors from the Amaki family, including Tsuda Sousama, Satake Yoshimasa and others. Surrounded by the Kii rebel prisoners who were brought up,
They also tried hard to plead for Suzuki Shigei.
After Suzuki Shigei assassinated Suzuki Shigekane, the Yuqiu family immediately sent people to control the situation and took Suzuki Shigei back to Hanoi. Kii's rebels, especially the samurai of Zaga Zhong, petitioned one after another
, willing to disband the tribe and surrender to the Yuqiu family, and beg the Yuqiu family to forgive Suzuki Shigei.
And such an idea did not come out of nowhere. In fact, it was secretly guided by Amano Keide's insider who penetrated into the Zahezhong's crow, in order to attract this group of warriors who are accustomed to fighting - this is Yu Qiuping
Prior instructions. Yu Qiuping suffered a lot in guerrilla warfare when he attacked Kii last time. The Hongye Army is very good at positional warfare, but it is not proficient in special operations in complex terrain. If it can absorb some of the Zahe soldiers
Experts, that's the best.
Therefore, Amano Keitoku followed the trend and accepted the allegiance of Zahezhong in the name of Yuqiu Shang. However, the punishment for the rebels was not light. Two-thirds of the territories of all rebel samurai were confiscated, and the remaining three-thirds were confiscated.
One of them also forcibly signed a lease bill and handed it over to the Yuqiu family to manage it. As for the power of the temple community, Yuqiujia was also rude and confiscated all the territory of the temple community, and deported all the directors, bosses and monk soldiers back to Honganji Temple.
, leaving only a few necessary low-level monks to maintain the daily operations of the temple under the supervision of the Yuqiu family. Since the Yuqiu family did not ask the Ichigo sect believers to convert, the previous religious reform movement also greatly shaken these Honganji temples.
Due to the prestige of the monks, this territory confiscation did not cause a large-scale backlash. Although these defeated people were unwilling to accept it, after all, they rebelled first, and they could not explain the reason. In addition, the situation was irreversible, so they had to accept it sadly.
This treatment.
After that, the Yuqiu family disbanded the Kii rebel troops and recruited troops again in Kii. Those from the old Kii rebel group who were willing to return to the countryside to farm, the Yuqiu family would allocate a certain amount of land to them. And those who were willing to join the army,
You can also engage in your old profession and be disbanded and organized into new military camps in Hanoi and Izumi to participate in training. The samurai of the Kii rebels have not yet been awarded military positions.
Because there are still serious combat tasks in Kii's Jobanbei, there is no time to recruit new troops for the time being - that is, to resist the Awaji navy and Sanuki soldiers who are about to cross the sea.
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In the early morning of May 8, on a cliff along the coast of Kaifu County, Kii Province, Amano Keidemasa, Takenaka Shigeharu, Fukushima Yasunari, Uakishang, Uakiyu and other senior officers looked at the Seto Inland Sea. That time
After the conflict, Yu Qiu Shang and Yu Qiu You never reconciled, and the two brothers never said a word to each other. Although Fukushima Yasunari wanted to mediate, he didn't know how to start. As expected, this time Yu Qiu Shang and Yu Qiu You clearly...
They stood side by side, but never spoke.
"Master." Yu Qiuyou suddenly spoke, but he was not talking to his brother, "You have been standing here all night, is it necessary to wait for so long? Aren't we already fully prepared? As long as the Awaji Navy and Sanuki
As soon as everyone gets on board, will they immediately cross over and attack them one by one and knock them into the sea?"
"You can never be completely prepared for a fight with an enemy like Yoshihide Miyoshi." Amano Keide turned his head, pursed his lips towards Yu Qiuyou and said, "Don't underestimate the enemy."
"But this time Miyoshi Yoshiken was completely plotted by his master, and his every move was anticipated! The Kii rebels he instigated have been dismantled from within by us in advance, and the Suzuki Shigekane he contacted has long since fallen willingly.
We are just trying to make ends meet with him, but we also got the news that the Awaji navy is coming to Kii for reinforcements. As long as we defeat Fuyayasu Anzai and Ichikawa Tokawa, won't this battle be a complete victory?
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"It's not that simple." Amano Keide shook his head and continued to stare at the sea and sky, "Miyoshi Yoshihide is no better than others. He is a strong man who has protected the family in the shadows for decades. You will never be able to
Even if you completely guess his plan, you will never be able to win completely. I plot against him, and he plots against me. The real duel in the shadows is two-way."
"Does Miyoshi Yixian have some assistants?" Yu Qiuyou couldn't help but asked in surprise when he heard that his usually taciturn teacher praised Miyoshi Yixian so much, "In this situation, he can't make a comeback from anywhere.
What can he do?"
"I don't know." After Amano Keide said this, his expression became more solemn, "This is the most terrifying thing."
"All my plans have been completed, but I don't know what other plans he has left unused."
Amano Keitoku stared at the eyes at the end of the sea, trying hard to capture the movements of the fleet. But he didn't know that the fleet he was waiting for had already been in Nisito Saden 6 for three days.
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On the morning of May 8, inside Nishi Tosakamura Imperial Palace.
Last night, the Sanuki people had completely suppressed the Nakamura Imperial Palace, the core of Nishi Tosa, and defeated all the remaining Chosou troops. Now, Tokawa Ichin's vanguard troops have moved north, preparing to attack Miyoshi Yoshiken's troops from both front and back.
, surrounded and annihilated Kira Chisada on the northern front line of Nishi Tosa.
As for Tokawa Ichitomi himself, he was making the final handover of defenses to Fuyayasu Anzai at the Nakamura Imperial Palace. Fuyayasu Anzai led part of the Awaji Navy soldiers ashore and took over control of the Nakamura Imperial Palace.
"Second brother is really a mastermind, and Yu Qiuping was completely kept in the dark." Shihe Yicun handed the city defense blueprints to Anzhai Dongkang, and said angrily, "I will deal with Ji Liangqinzhen as soon as possible, and then I will work with my second brother.
Come back and meet the Hongye Army who came to support us. When the dust settles here, the situation in Kinki is probably about the same. Once Kii is in chaos, Honganji Temple invades from the north again, and the Yuqiu family without any dragons and dragons will not be able to withstand it.
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"Don't underestimate the Yuqiu family. The family has grown from a small shop that settled accounts to a behemoth today in twenty years. There is definitely no shortage of capable people among them. Including Amano Kyoutoku, whom the second brother values the most." Anzhai Dongyasu said.
He shook his head and looked to the east with complicated eyes, "The so-called plots are two-way. We are plotting against them, and they are plotting against us. We will never sit back and get beaten. That person is in Kinki, Kii is afraid
There will be variables.”
"If there are variables, there will be variables. The core of this battle is in Shikoku." Shihe Yicun snorted disdainfully and hit the hilt of his knife heavily with his fist, "Yuqiu Hongye is in Shikoku, and their navy
It has been blocked in the port and cannot swim back to Kinki. There is no way to escape. As long as I kill Amaki Momiji in Shikoku, what will happen if Kinki is defeated and loses? Anyway, Kii is just a pawn that can be used."
"Yes." An Zhai Dongkang nodded, and slowly looked away from the distance, "You can tell which of the two battle situations is more serious or serious. The second brother still wins with one move."
And the Yu Qiuping they were talking about had been rushing for several days because he knew that he was already too late.
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In the early morning of May 8th, inside Kubokawa Castle in Takaoka County, Tosa Province. The Red Leaf Army marched all night long with torches, and finally arrived at Kubokawa Castle in the early morning. The lord of Kubokawa Castle, Kubokawa Toshimitsu, hurriedly welcomed the Shoshu Bei and the cavalry company.
After entering the city to rest, he invited Yu Qiuping into the castle tower for a detailed discussion.
"Your Highness, please save Nishi Tosa, save Nakamura Imperial Palace, and save Lord Kira!" As soon as he arrived indoors, the disheveled Kubokawa Toshimitsu knelt down with a plop in front of Yu Qiuping, "Three days ago, the people of the Miyoshi Army
Suddenly we boarded 6 from Shioya Valley! There were only a few people in the entire Nakamura Imperial Palace. All the remaining troops in Nishi Tosa rushed over to help, but they were still outnumbered and could not stop the Oni Juga! Almost all the troops below were destroyed.
The few adults who stayed behind also died, and the Nakamura Imperial Palace has been lost!"
"Is someone chasing you?" Yu Qiuping glanced at Kubokawa Toshimitsu, who still had some blood on his clothes, and realized that he had probably just escaped, so he immediately asked.
"No, everyone in the Miyoshi family has gone north!" Kubogawa Toshimitsu pointed his finger in the northwest direction in great horror, "Lord Kira's 3,000 people are in Omori City. If the 9,000 Sanuki people in Tokawa Ichibun are
The 8,000 Awa troops together with Miyoshi Yoshiken have surrounded Omori Castle, but they are completely helpless! Your Highness Jibu, please save Kira-sama!"
"How far is it from Nakamura Imperial Palace?" Yu Qiuping took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and asked in a low voice.
"There are still 80 miles!" Kubokawa Toshimitsu replied hurriedly, and at the same time he added hurriedly, "There is also a road directly over the mountain from the north, which is about 120 miles, and you can go directly to Omori Castle!"
"8o miles... bad." Yu Qiuping not only held his forehead deeply when he heard this. The Hongye Army unfortunately encountered a storm while rushing on the road, which seriously delayed the trip. The 80 miles of mountain road will not arrive until tomorrow anyway.
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"Your Highness Jibu, it is better not to go to Nakamura Imperial Palace. Nakamura Imperial Palace has been lost!" Kubogawa Toshimitsu seemed to be frightened by the previous disastrous defeat at Nakamura Imperial Palace. "Go directly to Omori Castle! This way, Kira-sama can still be saved!"
"Kubokawa-sama, does he know the deployment of the Miyoshi Army at this time? How many people are there in the Nakamura Imperial Palace?" Fukuzawa Yunan calmly spread out the map and began to analyze, "If all the Sanuki troops have gone north, there will be at most only 10 people in the Nakamura Imperial Palace.
Some of the miscellaneous soldiers in the Awaji Navy are not difficult to fight."
"I don't know, I don't know how far the Sanuki people have gone!" Kubogawa Toshimitsu shook his head after hearing this.
"Then you just said that all the Sanukis have gone north?" Fukuzawa Yunan raised his head in surprise and stared at Kubokawa Toshimitsu, "Are you going to lie about the military situation?"
"I don't know anything. I just ran away! How could I have time to go back and see the deployment of Miyoshi's family!" Kubokawa Toshimitsu didn't dare to look at Fukuzawa Yunan, and looked away in panic, but his mouth was not moving for a moment.
Stop, "Anyway, please, Your Highness, hurry up and save Nishi Tosa! The only one Nishi Tosa can count on is His Highness Jibu!"
Fukuzawa Yunan and Yu Qiuping exchanged a helpless look: Kubokawa Toshimitsu has been completely frightened, and his troops have also collapsed. It is estimated that there is nothing that can be done to help. If you listen to his suggestions,
Climb over the mountains and ridges from the mountain road in the north, and keep an eye on the Miyoshi family's 17,000 troops to rescue Omori Castle. If they fail, the Hongye Army will not be able to retreat. It is safer to take the south road and attack Nakamura Imperial Palace honestly.