"Let's not talk about the funeral for now. Resistance is a dead end. You can't help but see it." Yamana Yutoyo sighed softly and decided to change his words. In the middle of his words, the artillery on the top of Hisamatsu Mountain roared again, and Tottori
There was another loud noise in the city, causing Yamana Yutaka to stop for a while and wait until the round of shelling was temporarily over before speaking. He smiled bitterly and pointed in the direction of the fort on Kusatsu Mountain, "There is no way to defend it, right?
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"Your Majesty Yamana, for us, surrender is a dead end, and there is no chance of survival." Ukita Naoie said with a gloomy face, but his tone was quite relaxed, "On the contrary, if we defend the city to the death, it will be just one more day."
Did you get a chance to live?"
"I don't understand where this opportunity lies?" Yamana Yutaka smiled upon hearing this and said sarcastically in a somewhat sarcastic tone.
"For example, if Shibata Katsuie suddenly sends troops to betray Oda Nobunaga and kills the unsuspecting Oda Nobunaga in Azuchi Castle, Uaki Momiji, Hashiba Hideyoshi and Akechi Mitsuhide will definitely sign an armistice agreement immediately and then return to the division.
Put down the rebellion." Ukita Naoie responded casually as if nothing had happened.
"Your Highness Ukita is really good at telling jokes." Yamana Yutoyo laughed exaggeratedly after hearing this, "I have learned a lesson, so is this the life that Your Highness Ukita has been waiting for?"
"For us, something is better than nothing." Ukita Naoie also laughed with Yamana Yutoyo, "Or, does Yamana-sama think there will be any good results after we surrender Hideyoshi Hashiba?"
"I have already said that I will give you a nice word to His Highness Akechi." Yamana Yutoyo still insisted on what he said before.
"His Majesty Akechi will at most take in us and our few retainers and dependents, but what about our thousands of soldiers? Where is our territory?" Nizi Katsuhisa took over the conversation and once again brought the topic back to Urakami Munekage before he was killed.
The place where the mountain is named Youfeng Branch.
"Well... they are all young people. I don't blame you for saying that." Yamana Yutoyo pretended to be helpless and shook his head, and then had to respond to this question head-on. "Over the past thousands of years, many martial arts families that were very prosperous for a time finally failed.
Are they all going to die? We, the Yamano family, once held the fourth position and held one-sixth of the eleven kingdoms, but now we have to become the prisoners of a retainer of the Oda family. I think back then, the Oda family
They are just the unknown acting officials of Echizen. Who would have thought that the Yamana family would surrender to them?" Yamana Yutoyo spread his hands, smiled bitterly and said, "Those who prosper will inevitably decline. There is no way around it. We are at the end of the road.
At that time, it was lucky to be able to save one's wealth and life, but how many famous nobles could not even save their lives in the end? How could they dare to ask for territory and soldiers? "
"That's because His Highness Yamana knows that His Highness Akechi will leave you a piece of land and face, so he can talk here and show off." Nizi Katsuhisa angrily used the sharpest words to pierce the cake painted by Yamana Yutaka.
"Well, if Your Highness Nizi is not satisfied, you can open the city gate and fight to the death with the Oda army. I will personally beat the drum for you at the top of the city." Yamana Yutoyo said in a strange way, looking at Nizi with satisfaction.
Katsuhisa's face turned purple to the color of pig liver, and then he changed his tone and said calmly, "I have already said that I must be thinking about the lives of the entire Yamana family. Is it okay for me to fight to the death with you?
It's possible. I'm also willing to give you a kind word to His Highness Akechi for the sake of joining hands, and ask His Highness Akechi to leave you a way to survive. Although Hideyoshi Hashiba may be obstructive, but talking about the treatment for the rest of your life in a deserted island village should be
It's still possible. Rather than annihilating the dead, you'd better think about it seriously."
"Who wouldn't want to...if I could spend the rest of my life with my family." Ukita Naokai's temperament suddenly changed. His eyes were red and he changed his tone of crying, which surprised everyone.
"Hachiro...that kid, Hachiro, is only so old and not sensible yet, but he has been telling me all day long: 'Father, can you stop fighting? People will die if we fight. If we don't fight, everyone can live in peace and contentment.
That's what he said... But I, a foolish father, arrogantly thought that his child didn't understand anything. He arrogantly stuck to his so-called 'way of doing things in troubled times' and kept provoking evil wars. In the end, even Hachiro..."
At this point, Naoki Ukita actually burst into tears and said in tears, "Have you even lost Hachiro..."
"Please rest assured, Your Highness Yamana, I will never fight Hideyoshi Hashiba, oh no, Your Highness Hashiba for the so-called 'avenge for Hachiro'. If Hachiro is alive in heaven, he will definitely not want me to give up my life in order to avenge him."
Thousands of people died in vain." Ukita Naoie wiped his tears with his sleeves, bowed to Yamana Yutaka, "Please don't worry, I will never resist! But please help Ukita's family beautify the house.
Just a few words!"
After that, Ukita Naoie slowly stood up and left, leading everyone in the Ukita family out of the house, and walked towards the Ukita family's barracks. Ukita Naoie's obviously excessive "emotional performance" just now made the atmosphere in the room tense.
It was very strange. No one believed that it was the true expression of Ukita Naoie's feelings, but everyone had different positions and could not complain together. So, the meeting ended hastily.
Not long after the meeting ended, Yamana Yutoyo, who was discussing with his clan members and retainers, received the notice of "Urakami Munekage's visit."
"Your Highness Urakami." Yamana Yutoyo couldn't help joking after seeing Urakami Munekage leaving and returning, "Did you come back after circling around the door?"
"I am worried that His Highness Yamana will be deceived by the Ukita Nao family, so I dare not delay for a moment." Urakami Munekage did not seem to respond to Yamana Yutaka's teasing intention, but replied seriously, "His Highness will not really be deceived by the Ukita Nao family."
Have you been lied to? You can’t believe a word that guy says!"
"We are all friendly forces fighting side by side, why did His Highness Urakami say this?" Yutaka Yamana frowned and shook his head in persuasion.
"Your Highness Yamana! Rather than treating the Ukita Nao family as an ally, he may not necessarily regard you as an ally!" Urakami Munekage saw some hesitation in Yamana Yutaka's attitude and immediately said anxiously, "Maybe he just regards you as a stepping stone for him to climb up.
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"It's a bit sentimental to say this, Your Highness Urakami." Yamana Yutoyo raised his hand and asked Urakami Munekage to sit down, but the latter's face was ashen and refused to move. After struggling for a while, he actually knelt down on the spot.
He came down and leaned towards Yamana Yutoyo and said: "Your Highness Yamana! I, Urakami Munekage, have already left my hometown and have nothing to worry about. I guess my death is not far away! It's just that when people are about to die, they also speak kindly!"
I'm afraid that His Highness Yamana will repeat the same mistakes I did back then! Ah... To be honest, I'm not worried about His Highness Yamana! I just don't want to see the vicious villain like the Ukita Nao family profit again! In order to succeed, he can
Murdering his father-in-law and abandoning his wife! He can betray his master's family and then cooperate with the master's family who both know and hate each other! This kind of person has absolutely no faith at all, and it's no surprise what he does..."
"Okay, okay, Your Highness Urakami doesn't have to say that." Yamana Yutoyo waved his hand, interrupting Urakami Munekage's blazing accusations, with a smile on his face, "But don't I understand what His Highness Urakami said?
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Urakami Munekage raised his head in confusion and looked at Yamana Yutaka, who said calmly: "To be honest, before the military assessment meeting, I had already sent an envoy to surrender to His Highness Akechi. We agreed that tonight, by
The Akechi family stationed outside the north gate entered the city and surrendered. The Yamana military generals and the Akechi army cooperated inside and outside to capture the Ukita Naoie family and Nizi Katsuhisa who refused to surrender. The Yamana family will also take down these two traitors for the Oda family.
We must strive to secure even a small piece of territory."
Yamana Yutaka's words immediately made Urakami Munekage break into a cold sweat, and he looked around the room with some fear.
"Your Highness Urakami, please rest assured. I am not a treacherous person, so why would I ambush an army in this room?" Yamana Yutoyo clapped his hands and signaled Urakami Munekage not to worry, "Besides, His Highness Urakami has no grievances with our Yamana family.
, and there is no deep grudge against the Oda family, so why do we have to get rid of you? As long as you are willing to lend us a helping hand, it may not be impossible for His Majesty Akechi to allocate you a piece of territory to secure it."
"Thank you, Your Highness Yamana, but I still don't know something." Urakami Munekage took a deep breath and tried to calm his breathing, "If His Highness really wanted to capture Naoie Ukita and Katsuhisa Nizi and surrender, why didn't you do it just now?
What? Letting the two of them return to their own barracks, wouldn't it be like letting the tiger return to the mountain?"
"The Ukita Nao family is very careful. He has many ninjas with him. I'm afraid His Highness Urakami didn't notice." Yamana Yutoyo sneered twice and casually tapped the outside of the Yashiki with his hand, "We started in a hurry.
What should I do if someone from the Yamano family accidentally injures me? Anyway, as long as the Akechi family comes to the city, the Ukita Nao family will be a piece of cake, so why should I be in a hurry?"
"What His Highness Yamana said is true." Urakami Munekage stood up and bowed to Yamana Yutaka, and changed his title obediently, "I am also willing to help! Is there anything I can help you with?"
"When the war breaks out in the city, Urakami-san can go down and keep an eye on Nizi's family." Yamana Yutaka hesitated for a moment before giving this answer.
"Then I wonder when the wise army will enter the city? Can you tell me so that the Urakami family can make preparations?" Urakami Munekage leaned over and asked very sincerely.
"This...I don't know yet. His Highness Akechi didn't say it clearly. I am also a person who has to bow his head under the eaves. How dare I ask more? I'll just wait for the news from Akechi's family." Yamana Yutoyo said with a smile.
Haha, I pushed this topic away.
"In that case, I will have to wait for news from His Highness Yamana!" Urakami Munekage did not forget to salute Yamana Yutaka again before leaving, "I hope you can speak kindly for me in front of His Highness Akechi! I don't ask for any glory.
Fugui, I just want the brothers who will never leave the Urakami family to die of hunger!"
Chapter completed!