Volume 6 Recruiting people to hear the Luocheng flute, chapter 737, support
Holding the signed agreement in his hand, and looking at the backs of Uesugi Kagekatsu and Higuchi Kanetsu returning to the city alone, Oda Nobutada couldn't help but sigh: "I've heard for a long time that His Highness Momiji is eloquent, but today I saw that he really lived up to his reputation. He can actually do it.
Forcing the other party to agree to such harsh conditions is the secret of diplomacy, right? My father has invited so many teachers to teach me, but it is not as rewarding as His Majesty Hongye's actual combat."
"That's because there are only two teenagers on the other side. They are not experienced in the world, and they are not as mature as the young master. If they were two veterans or master negotiators, how could they let me lead them by the nose all the time. There is actually a lot in my rhetoric.
The problem, among other things, is that if we really cooperate with Uesugi Kagetora and Uesugi Kagetora doesn't give it to us after taking Kasugayama Castle, we will have nothing to do. Moreover, if Uesugi Kagetora can be ruthless and abandon some of his subordinates in the fish,
After Jincheng was cut off, the main force broke out and cut off the mountain road. There was nothing we could do." After the success, Yu Qiuping felt a little disappointed, "To be honest, I originally wanted to use Kasugayama Castle as bait to defeat the enemy firmly.
After refusing, I exchanged it for Sado Island, but I didn’t expect that they actually agreed. It was so easy, it was a bit easy, so easy that I suspected fraud.”
"Ah?" Oda Nobutada was stunned when he heard this, and asked in a low voice hastily, "Your Majesty Hongye, please make it clear that I didn't see anything."
"No, no, nothing will happen this time. I was just scared by Miyoshi Mikyu, Matsunagahide and the others before." Yu Qiuping laughed dumbly and shook his head awkwardly, "It's a shame. There is no one in the Uesugi family's army now.
The dirty people will have no choice but to let the master family be slaughtered this time. Two 20-year-old young people, without sufficient training, have to shoulder the fate of the family, and face the crisis of genocide as soon as they take office.
It’s too early for them. If they were allowed to grow for another 10 years, this negotiation would never be successful.”
"Form an alliance with us and march eastward to Echigoyama Castle through the 'I don't know my parents, I don't know my son' mountain range, taking Kakizaki Keiie and Saito Asanobu as hostages on the way. After arriving at Kasugayama Castle, hand over the control of Kasugayama Castle to us.
Let's release the two of them and then coordinate the operation." Oda Nobutada read the plan on the paper again, "There should be no problem. Even if there is a scam, we can handle it."
On January 4, the Uesugi Army and the Oda Army, which hastily reached an agreement, joined forces and headed towards Echigo, and Uozu Castle was also handed over to the Oda Army. Kakizaki Keie and Saito Asanobu entered the Oriental Castle.
As hostages in the Tian family army - they are the two most prestigious and capable samurai in the Uesugi army. Without the help of these two, Uesugi Kagekatsu would never be able to command the army to attack the Oda army.
From Uozu Castle to Kasugayama Castle, there are nearly 200 miles of mountain roads. The Uesugi army, who is familiar with the terrain, leads the way, so the speed of the army is not too slow. On January 9, the coalition forces rushed to Kasugayama Castle.
At this time, the Hojo army had already captured Itado Castle and was heading north towards Matsushiro Castle where Naoe Keizuna was retreating. At this time, Honjo Shigecho, who was heading south, also arrived at Matsushiro Castle. However, Honjo Shigetsu's Yanghoku clan and the Hojo clan
However, an unexpected conflict broke out among the Sagami soldiers under his command, which made the relationship between the allies who were reluctantly united because of Uesugi Kagetora tense. Honjo Shigenaga led the army to the north of the city, while the Hojo clan stationed to the south. Their conflicts made
The siege battle did not break out so fiercely, and Naoe Keizuna was lucky enough to save the city. At the same time, Shimazaka Castle, the last gateway to the south of Kasugayama Castle, was also in danger at this moment. Amakasu Keikichi used all his strength to save the city under Uesugi Kagetora and Hojo Takahiro.
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After arriving at Kasugayama Castle, Uesugi Kagekatsu seemed unwilling to lose Kasugayama Castle again and tried to delay the handover of Kasugayama Castle to the Oda family. Many samurai in the Uesugi army were also excited and blocked the entrance of Kasugayama Castle and refused to let the Oda army
enter.
When these things happened, Yu Qiuping was commanding and arranging the supply line on the "I don't know it, but I don't know it" mountain range, and was not at the scene. He originally thought that things would be a bit dangerous, but when he arrived at Kasugayama Castle, he found Oda Nobutada.
The handling was unexpectedly good. Oda Nobutada restrained the equally angry Oda army and occupied several key points in the northwest of Kasugayama Castle. He took Kakizaki Keiie and Saito Asanobu as hostages and was not in a hurry. The Oda army was not in a hurry.
, but Uesugi Kagetora was extremely anxious. Urgent letters from Shimazaka Castle and Matsushiro Castle were sent to Kasugayama Castle like a snowflake. Once these two castles were lost, Uesugi Kagetora's power would reach Kasugayama Castle, Kashiwazaki Port, Naoetsu and other important cities.
The port would not be able to be saved either. But without Kakizaki Keie and Saito Asanobu, Uesugi Keigatsu asked himself that he really did not have the ability to fight the rebels in the field.
In desperation, Uesugi Kagekatsu tearfully ordered the Oda troops to enter the city. Many Echigo samurai committed seppuku after receiving the order, and some carried out retaliatory attacks on the Oda troops who entered the city. Uesugi Kagekatsu had no choice but to
As a result, the Uesugi Army had no choice but to suppress these angry comrades, and the hearts of the Uesugi Army were further dispersed. After the news spread that "Uesugi Kagekatsu sold Kasugayama Castle to the Oda family in exchange for reinforcements", many people who originally supported Uesugi Kagekatsu
The victorious samurai and wealthy families all sided with Uesugi Kagetora and asked him to take back Kasugayama Castle.
At this time, Uesugi Kagetora, who had almost betrayed all his relatives, only had about 10,000 people left. He was unable to repel Uesugi Kagetora's forces on his own, so he had to ask the Oda army for further assistance - the Oda family's assistance was of course not free.
Under the instruction of Ue Akihei, Uesugi Kagekatsu was forced to sign a series of agreements with the Oda family - offering the Oda family a large amount of gold stored in Kasugayama Castle, luggage, and promising not to form alliances with surrounding forces in private.
Diplomacy requires the consent of the Oda family.
"The majestic Kanto Commander...a few dozen days ago was the one who dominated the Hokuriku and frightened the Oda Army. A few dozen days later, he is already on the verge of being reduced to a vassal... If my father was still here...how could he be manipulated like this?
Sure enough, I can't bear such a responsibility?" When Uesugi Kagekatsu signed the agreement, his hands could not stop shaking, and his livid face had already exposed his inner thoughts. However, the man sitting in front of him was
But the old Oda samurai remained calm, as if nothing that happened before him could surprise him.
"The fall of any behemoth is always caused by internal disintegration. If there is no internal obstruction, the centipede insect will still be dead, let alone a behemoth." Yu Qiuping looked at Uesugi Kagekatsu's lonely figure and sighed secretly in his heart.
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On January 11, the coalition force composed of Uesugi Kagekatsu's forces and the Oda army set out south, with the goal of rescuing Shima Saka Castle. The Oda family left three people in Fuchu and some deployments to guard Kasugayama Castle, and the remaining 15,000 people followed Uesugi.
Kagekatsu went to battle, and the total number of coalition forces reached 25,000. The 8,000 men of Uesugi Kagetora and Hojo Takahiro could have bullied the 4,000 men of Amakasu Kagemochi, but when they encountered the huge number of reinforcements, they were instantly dumbfounded and hurriedly retreated towards Iiyama Castle.
The coalition forces pursued and recaptured Iiyama Castle again, while Uesugi Kagetora and Hojo Takahiro turned to the east and withdrew to the Hojo clan alliance outside the southern city of Matsushiro Castle. Seeing that Uesugi Kagekatsu actually invited the Oda army, Honjo
Shinchang and the Hojo clan did not dare to quarrel anymore, and sent envoys to each other to apologize.
The total number of Uesugi Keishi forces has reached 26,000. The combined forces of Uesugi Keishi forces plus Naoe Keizuna's troops who are holding firm in Matsushiro Castle have a total number of about 26,000 people. The Kasuge forces and Keishi forces are competing for the position of governor of the Uesugi family.
The battle for position is about to break out.
However, both Uesugi Keigatsu's army and Uesugi Ketora's army have some scruples at this moment. This is because the person who actually controls the situation in Uesugi Keigatsu's army is Oda Nobutada, while the person who actually controls the situation in Uesugi Keigator's army is the Hojo Clan and the Oda family.
It is now the most powerful samurai family in the world; and among the Takeda family, after the Uesugi family lost to the Oda family, the Hojo family, together with the Mori family, became the most powerful force after the Oda family. Although the Hojo family is also in name
Joined Nobunaga's siege network, but the Hojo family has never fought head-on with the Oda family on the battlefield before. The relationship between the two families is still in a state of "hostility" and "unbroken diplomatic ties" in a sense. Should we be rash?
Neither side has considered clearly what impact the war will have.
The Hojo Clan has sent an envoy back to Odawara Castle to ask for instructions from the Hojo Clan. The Oda family also did not know what choice to make after a military evaluation meeting. Everyone agreed that they would send an envoy back to Azuchi Castle to ask for Oda's letter.
long opinion.
However, after the meeting, Oda Nobutada sat in his seat and did not leave. Yu Qiupei noticed his movements, and sure enough, not long after, Oda Nobutada's nickname was Yu Qiupei and returned to Oda Nobutada's main tent again.
"Your Highness Momiji, you must know why I asked you to come back, right?" Oda Nobutada looked a little struggling, and his hands were rubbing uneasily.
"I have been following my lord for almost 20 years. According to my understanding of my lord, what my lord hates is never people who are good at making decisions but make mistakes, but people who are hesitant, submissive and unable to make up their minds." Yu Qiuping naturally understood.
What was Oda Nobutada thinking about? After bowing deeply, he did not sit down. Instead, he said directly, "You are the young master of the Oda family. You can make decisions on some things. Echigo and Azuchi Castle are so far away. If you wait
If the messenger goes back and forth, I'm afraid the Hojo family will take advantage of it."
"That's all I can say. The rest is your judgment, young master." Yu Qiuping bowed respectfully again, and then exited the main tent. Oda Nobutada, who was sitting on the postcard, took a deep breath and raised his eyebrows.
The hesitation and hesitation in his mind gradually faded away, replaced by the domineering spirit that only Oda Nobunaga possessed.
In the early morning of January 12, Uesugi Kagekatsu's army suddenly took action. Shibata Katsuie took the lead and led his army straight to the hill to the north of Matsushiro Castle. By the time Honjo Shigenaga responded, the hill had already been occupied by Shibata Katsuie. Shibata Katsuie
Then he led his army to roar down from the hill and attacked Honjo Nobunaga's camp in the north of the city. The Oda Army and Uesugi Army in the west of the city also attacked together. Honjo Nobunaga was caught off guard and was defeated and fled with his head beaten.
Without looking back, they withdrew in the direction of North Vietnam.
Uesugi Kagetora was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot when he saw this, and immediately asked for support, but the samurai of the Hojo Army were hesitant. Some people advocated rescue, while others advocated waiting for Hojo Ujimasa's order. Until Honjo Shigenaga was defeated
, they did not discuss the results. Seeing that Uesugi Keigatsu's army had entered Matsushiro Castle, they attacked Uesugi Ketora's army outside the south city from three directions: the south gate of Matsushiro Castle, the west of Matsushiro Castle, and the east of Matsushiro Castle. Uesugi Ketora's army was helpless.
, led his army to retreat to the mountains south of Matsushiro Castle, set up camp at the foot of the mountain, and defended it. Uesugi Kagekatsu's army took Matsushiro Castle as the core and half surrounded Nanshan.