different warring states of japan

Chapter 2182 A Battle Must Be Fought

Hosuka Masakatsu closed his eyes in despair and no longer looked at the crowd of his own female warriors who were prostrating themselves on the ground and kneeling before him.

She sighed and said to Inada Uemoto who was leading the group.

"We have known each other for many years. We are like sisters, but are you going to kill me just for Maeda Toshiie's 10,000 koku grain coupons?"

Inada Uemoto shook his head and said solemnly.

"No one wants to betray you, the head of the family. We just hope that you don't go down the wrong path and lead the Hosuka family to a dead end.

You and I are as close as sisters. You gave me the 14,000-koku land of knowledge and practice in Awaji. I will always remember it and will never forget it.

What Lord Maeda Toshiie gave was far less than what you gave, but it was an attitude. By accepting the food coupons from Lord Maeda Toshiie, we will have a proof of our uprising afterwards, and we can feel at ease.

Everyone just wants to keep what they have worked so hard for over the years. They are afraid that the Hosuka family business will decline and their family name will be cut off. That's all, they don't ask for anything else.

You, the head of the family, acted on your own will and, out of your temporary blind loyalty to Hideyoshi Ichijo, disregarded the interests of the world and put the Hosuka family into a crisis of survival. This was truly unwise.

Now, the battle drums on the other side of the river have sounded, the battle flags have been raised, and the saint's daughter is about to lead the troops into battle. We really can't continue to indulge the head of the family in his willfulness.

Once they start fighting with the descendants of Sasaki, the Hosuka family will be doomed and there will be no chance of returning home.

We are all retainers of the Hachisuka family and are loyal to the family, but we also ask the head of the family to recognize his mistakes, commit seppuku, apologize, and beg for forgiveness from the eldest daughter of the Sasaki family in order to save the Hachisuka family.

I am willing to act as your intercessor and personally deliver your head to the army on the other side to explain the situation on behalf of the Hosuka family.

We have been loyal to the Fengxuhe family from the beginning to the end, and we will also loyally assist the young master from now on, please rest assured."

After Inada Uemoto finished speaking, he fell to the ground and kowtowed, and the female warriors behind him saluted together.

"Please rest assured, Head of the family!"

Hosuka Masakatsu closed his eyes and his eyebrows trembled slightly. Thinking back on his experiences over the years, he couldn't help but burst into tears, which squeezed out of the corners of his eyes and fell to the ground.

she sighed.

"Forget it, forget it. I can't be both loyal and righteous, and I don't blame you.

Prepare a seppuku ceremony for me, and send someone to inform Lord Uesugi Yoshikage on the other side of the river, asking her to wait a moment, as the Hosuka family is willing to revolt.

I, Hosuka Masakatsu, am willing to commit seppuku and offer my head as apology. I beg her to have mercy on me."

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Hachisuka Masakatsu committed seppuku and the Hachisuka family revolted. The 3,000-strong army immediately bowed their heads and obeyed the command of Uesugi Yoshikage.

Uesugi Yoshikage was confused and could not say he was happy at all, so he asked Inada Uemoto to lead the Hosuga army first, while he would lead his own troops to follow the military supervisor, heading straight for Tominomori.

The report of active defense and limited counterattack has been delivered to Fushimi Castle. Before Otani Yoshitsugu knows that the Hosuga army has surrendered, Uesugi Yoshikage must immediately attack Fukushima Masanori.

Otherwise, by the time Yoshitsugu Ōtani received the news that the danger of being attacked from both sides by Toba Ikiya had been resolved, Yoshikage Uesugi would have no reason to take the initiative to attack.

Therefore, Uesugi Yoshikage quickly drove the rebellious Hosuga army forward, letting them be stained with the blood of friendly forces and hand in their surrender.

While slowly sending the head of Hosuga Masakatsu to Fushimi Castle, they tried their best to delay Otani Yoshitsugu from knowing the news of Hosuga's rebellion.

Time was running out, and Uesugi Yoshikage was also gathering his strength, holding his breath and determined to fight.

Who could have imagined that the power of that cheap father, Yoshikin Sasaki, was so terrifying that the generals under Hideyoshi Ichijo didn't even dare to fight him and could only commit suicide to thank their lord, and the army directly turned against him.

Uesugi Yoshikage had to speed up her pace. She didn't dare to negotiate with Fukushima Masanori anymore. She just wanted to fight him first. If she talked for a few more words and Fukushima Masanori surrendered, Uesugi Yoshikage would be mentally broken.

The cheap father is too powerful, making it difficult for his daughter to even get military merit. How can this matter be justified?

In fact, Uesugi Yoshikage thought too much. Although Hosuka Masakatsu and Fukushima Masanori were both trusted generals of Hideyoshi Ichijo, their situations were very different.

Hachisuka Masakatsu was born in Shimo-Owari. She and her sisters watched Sasaki Yoshigane become invincible and defeat all the enemies in Kinki.

In addition, Yoshigin Sasaki has his own system special effects, which can frighten all enemy forces in Owari Province.

Oda Nobunaga once thought that he had many soldiers and generals, so he set up a battle array at Owari to welcome Yoshikin.

She tried to give Yoshigin Sasaki a warning, but the female warriors under her command were so scared by the effect of Yoshigin Sasaki's system that they wet their pants.

Not to mention the subsequent battle between Sasaki and Oda, where the Owari and Mino samurai witnessed the sudden change in the weather and were defeated by Sasaki Yoshikin.

Therefore, the Mino Owari samurai family, especially the female samurai from Shimo-Owari, were particularly afraid of Sasaki Yoshikane.

Their wealth is held in the Sasaki Territory, and their backbones have been broken by Sasaki Yoshigin. How dare they confront Sasaki Yoshigin?

But Fukushima Masanori was different. She was a relative cultivated by Ichijo Hideyoshi himself. When Sasaki Yoshikin was killing people everywhere, Fukushima Masanori was still a young boy.

Hearing about the legend of Sasaki Yoshigane and actually fighting against him are two different things.

Whether it is loyalty to Ichijo Hideyoshi or fear of Sasaki Yoshikane, the new and old factions in the Ichijo Army are very different.

The Owari Mino faction was most afraid of Sasaki Yoshikane, while the Omi faction, the Saikoku faction, and Hideyoshi Ichijo's later relatives were not so afraid of Sasaki Yoshikane.

Uesugi Yoshikage himself was a junior, so he naturally couldn't understand why old men like Hosuka were so afraid of Sasaki Yoshigane.

In her eyes, Yoshigane Sasaki is always kind-hearted and loving to his children, just as people around a great man do not think he is that great, this is because the distance is too close and the relationship is too close.

In fact, how could it be peaceful for a man like Yoshigane Sasaki to have a reverse harem in a world where women are dominant?

His journey was full of blood and gore.

Some of the female warriors were beaten into submission, some were slept into submission, and some were both beaten and slept into submission. As for the female warriors within the influence of Sōma who dared to show their disobedience, they had all died long ago.

Ichijo Hideyoshi may be the last island woman who has the courage to challenge Sasaki Yoshikane.

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"Hurry up!"

Teams of female warriors moved forward quickly. They needed to reach the ambush position before Fukushima Masanori's army passed through the Tomino Forest and catch Fukushima Masanori off guard.

Looking at the elite army armed to the teeth in front of him, Inada Uemoto, who had come specially to ask for instructions, felt relieved.

Although the Hosuga army had 3,000 soldiers and Uesugi Yoshikage had only 1,500 men, the advantage of twice the number of troops did not mean that they could win.

The Hosuga army was a traditional samurai army, with female samurai accounting for only about a quarter of the entire army, and the rest being foot soldiers.

These foot soldiers who had fought in the peninsula were stronger than the half-farmer and half-soldier mobilized soldiers, but they were no match for the female samurai alone. Although Uesugi Yoshikage had only 1,500 men under his command, they were composed of 300 Tongxin-min, 800 Uesugi-min, and 500 Takeda-min.

They are all selected elite female warriors, stronger than ordinary female warriors.

If Hosuka Masakatsu had not stopped at the critical moment and committed suicide to atone for his crime, the Hosuka army might have been defeated by now.

While feeling fortunate, Inada Uemoto desperately looked for people to ask for directions, and searched for any trace of Uesugi Yoshikage on the busy marching road.

Suddenly, she saw the flag in front of her, and she was cheered up. She and a few people around her squeezed forward desperately, but before they got close, they were stopped by the horse-riding female warriors on the periphery.

Inada Uemoto shouted.

"Where is Lord Uesugi Yoshikage? Inada Uemoto wants to see you!"

The cavalry team split up into different paths, and one rider came out under escort, and it was none other than Uesugi Yoshikage who was on that rider.

"Master Inada, why are you here?"

Inada Uemoto did not move forward. As new surrenderers, they did not dare to provoke Uesugi Yoshikage's guards. She could only speak from a few steps away.

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"Your Highness, the Hosuga army has arrived at Tominomori. Ahead is Yodo-Kobashi Bridge, and across the Yodo-Kobashi Bridge is Yodo Castle.

Tominomori had not yet discovered Fukushima Masanori's military strength, perhaps the Yodo Castle side had changed their minds.

This place is too close to the enemy's main camp. Your body is worth a ton of gold and is extremely noble. If we accidentally alert the Yodo City army... We should not take too many risks. Why don't we just return home?"

Tominomori is so close to Yodo Castle that it is almost separated by a bridge.

The one stationed in Yodo Castle was Ichijo Hideyoshi. If he found out that the heir of Sasaki Yoshikane was within a few kilometers of his army, he would definitely take action.

Capturing Uesugi Yoshikage, or one of the three sisters of the gods, would give one a greater advantage in the subsequent political and military struggles.

The fact that Fukushima Masanori's army did not show up made Inada Uemoto nervous. She was afraid that the news would leak out and the situation would change. The Hosuka family could not bear such a heavy responsibility.

That's why she hurried to find Uesugi Yoshikage, hoping that the girl would change her mind and not continue to take risks.

Uesugi Yoshikage frowned upon hearing this.

Fukushima Masanori didn't set off? Did she change her schedule at the last minute, or did Hideyoshi Ichijo discover something?

Just as Uesugi Yoshikage was hesitating, he heard the dissatisfied voice of Yuigahama Yoshinao behind him.

"You are such a boring guy!
We worked so hard to escape from the palace, but ended up accomplishing nothing, and just because of speculation, worry, and fear, we had to retreat in a hurry.

Won’t you be laughed to death when you go back this time? "

When Inada Uemoto saw Yuigahama Yoshinao, she also looked bitter. This young lady had a sharp tongue, and she had experienced it during the negotiations.

"Your Highness Yuigahama Yoshinao, this is a war, not a game. We can't joke about the safety of the three highnesses."

Yuigahama Yoshinao rolled his eyes and yelled.

“Of course I know it’s a war!
As the saying goes, you can't get a tiger cub without entering the tiger's den. If you are afraid of this and that, you might as well go home and hug your child!"

Although Yuigahama Yoshinao spoke incoherently, she could clearly see what was in Uesugi Yoshikage's mind.

There is no war without risks.

I have come all this way, if I return without success, how will the 1,500 elite soldiers under my command look at me? How will Otani Yoshitsugu and the reinforcements behind me look at me?
In order to grab the credit, it would be okay for her to eat in an ugly manner, but if she was scared and turned around and ran away because of the unknown, she would be laughed at and looked down upon.

Uesugi Yoshikage looked at Inada Uemoto who was still trying to persuade him, and said solemnly.

"Does the Hosuga Army not want to follow my orders? Do they doubt my judgment?"

Inada Uemoto was stunned and quickly shook his head.

"I have no such intention. The Fengxuhe Army follows your Highness's lead and has no second thoughts."

Uesugi Yoshikage nodded firmly.

"Then you return to your own camp immediately and hold your position. The ambush plan remains unchanged. I will lead the team to provide support."

Inada Uemoto smiled bitterly.

"If Yodo Castle really notices something, the three thousand Hosuga soldiers will be crushed in an instant. It wouldn't matter if we died in the battle, but I'm afraid that it would implicate the three princes."

Uesugi Yoshikage shook his head.

"I have made up my mind. No need to persuade me."

Inada Uemoto knew that it was useless to say anything, so he could only sigh and bow to say goodbye.

Her kindness was not rewarded. If she continued talking nonsense, she would be looked down upon by Uesugi Yoshikage, which would be harmful to the Hosuka family.

At this point, Inada Uemoto became furious and just hoped that Fukushima Masanori would come over so that he could have a good fight and show his value.

If the Yodo City army was dispatched, she would be unlucky. She would fight to the death to buy time for the three sisters of the descendants of gods to escape, even if it meant wiping out the Hosuga army.

Looking at Inada Uemoto's leaving back, Uesugi Yoshikage felt a little uneasy. She turned around to look at Takeda Yoshinobu, but received a hearty smile in return.

“You did the right thing.

Fengxuhe's army had just surrendered, and he was feeling uncertain and worried about gains and losses.

If we just listened to Inada Uemoto's one-sided story and went back, we would be making a big mistake.

No matter what the result is, we have to fight. With these 1,500 elite soldiers in our hands, we can retreat to the palace even if we make a mistake.

At worst, we can abandon the Hosuga Army and let them cover our retreat. We can then compensate them after the battle."

Uesugi Yoshikage felt relieved and smiled.

"That's what Big Sister said. I don't care what Inada Uemoto thinks or how the Hosuga army dies. I just want a fight in Tominomori."

The two sisters were talking and laughing. Takeda Yoshinobu subconsciously looked in the direction of Kousaka Masanobu and exchanged glances with him.

These words were taught by Kousaka Masanobu, who used Takeda Yoshinobu's words to comfort Uesugi Yoshikage.

On the contrary, Yuigahama Yoshinao is cheerful and carefree, and every time he speaks, he can make the point, which is amazing. Is he really born to be lucky?