Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 209 Conspiracy in Minpu City

Hosokawa Tadake finally brought news of the capture of Uomiyama Castle to Asano Nagamasa at around 2 pm.Although it was a bit later than he claimed before, the strong combat power of the Hosokawa army was still unanimously recognized by the daimyo.

Because the Hosokawa army had too hard to attack in the morning, and the battle was urgent on the front line, Asano Nagamasa ordered Hosokawa's team to rest and rest in Uomiyama Castle for repairs, and the follow-up troops marched towards Minoura. This battle will be handed over to the Hoki people for the attack.

Jipu is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the sea on one side. It is a basin in the mountains. Jipu City was built on a small hillside facing the sea. Compared with Yujian Mountain City, it is much lower. It is the most common Pingshan Castle that Japan has ever fought.

It is more appropriate to call it a fortress than a city. It was originally a village in the Minoura area. In order to prevent Ukita from advancing westward, Chang Zonggabu's family carried out a semi-military transformation of the village, and built two circles of earthen walls along the way. , but due to financial problems, the city wall can only be used with fence mixed screen panels.

If Jipu City was built in China, it might not even be as good as the landlord's Wubao, it is simply a cottage built by bandits.

However, such a castle is indeed the most common style of castle in the Warring States period in Japan. Even the Yashizakikan is a Hirayama castle with a combination of fences and screens.

In the morning, the massive battle at Uomiyama Castle had already spread to Minura Castle. The guard, Kaji Matagoro, knew that if Uomiyama Castle couldn’t support it, then the small Minura Castle would be nothing more than a plate of fish in the eyes of the Oda Army. That's all.

With only 150 people at hand, half of them are farmers, soldiers and fishermen in the Minoura area. Kaji Matagoro looked at the papaya pattern coming towards him across Mount Uomi, feeling anxious.

In the end, after a long ideological struggle, Kaji Matagoro decided to give up resisting Kaesong and surrender.

He ordered people to prepare food and drinks, and personally led people to send them outside the city. They were named Lao Jun, which was actually a surrender. For an old Japanese samurai like Kaji Matagoro, changing his family is a bit of a burden.

In their minds, they surrendered to the enemy because their masters could not provide them with the necessary protection. Of course, there is no problem with this kind of thinking. The feudal relationship is mutual.

It's just that Kaji's fate was bad this time, and he didn't know the opponent's general who surrendered to him. Now he has to face the Hoki group composed of Takayama Ukonki, Nanjo Motosuke, and Yamada Nobushige.

Among the three daimyos of the Hoki Congregation, Zhongnanjo Motosuke was the first daimyo to surrender to Hideyoshi. Hideyoshi also kept his promise to help him recover the territory of Hoki 2 koku and Hagoromoshijo. He is currently the third-tier daimyo next to Hashiba Hideyoshi, but he is the least powerful among the three. Yes, and the right to speak is the least.

As for Takayama Ukon, when Hideyoshi first started his army, his own territory was only 30 koku. Of course, he attached great importance to Takayama Ukon who was 4 koku in Settsu.

Now he nominally owns 6 koku of Yonago, but he was actually exiled from Settsu. His poor performance in the two battles of Yamazaki and Kiyake also made Hashiba Hideyoshi very disappointed in this guy.

Yamada Nobushige can be regarded as an outsider among the outsiders. The 4 shi given to him at the time was originally the reason why the Hide family compromised in a hurry, and because they were defeated before the Battle of Kii years ago. The seal reduction of 2 shi still remained on top of his head.

Therefore, both Yamada Nobushige and Takayama Ukon urgently need military exploits to show themselves. The battle of the four countries between the two came with responsibilities. If they have no military exploits, they will inevitably be further dealt with.

That's why they were so excited when they heard Asano Nagamasa let them take the first step to capture Minoura Castle. The battle has come!

But now you Kaji Matagoro told them "I want to surrender." How can they obey you?
Especially after listening to Kaji Matagoro's words, I know that there are only 150 defenders in the city, of which more than a hundred are farmers and fishermen nearby, and there are hundreds of old and young women and children.

The two quickly exchanged glances, and after confirming that they both meant the same thing, Yamada Nobushige's brother-in-law Kume Shigeshige took the lead, drew his sword and held Kaji Matagoro who was pouring wine for the soldiers himself, and shouted, "You are in the wine!" What happened!"

Yamada Nobushige and Takayama Ukon cooperated very well at this moment, clutching their stomachs and shouting, "The thief An dares to poison the wine, is it to resist the master?"

The operation of the three of them stunned the Nanjo's retainers present, especially Nanjo Motosuke, who had drunk the wine in advance, really thought that the wine was poisonous, so he hurriedly inserted his finger into his throat to induce vomiting, and he hadn't drunk the wine yet. The warriors threw their wine bowls to the ground one after another.

"The rats dare to assassinate the Heavenly Soldiers, and Genjiro vented his anger by chopping off his head." Before everyone could react, Yamada Nobushige ordered his brother-in-law to behead Kaji Matagoro.

Kume Shigetsu's swordsmanship is fast, and Kaji Matagoro has already left his head without even saying the word "wronged."

"The thieves deceived me, all the troops attacked the city, and no one was left behind after breaking the city!" Taking advantage of this opportunity, Takayama Youkon also dragged his heavy "sick body" and ordered to his generals.

Although I didn't figure out the ins and outs of the matter, didn't I see my protagonist's "pain"?With a bitter smile on his face, the thieves are determined to poison our lives.

The samurai of the Yamada family and the Takayama family who received the order started immediately, hacking to death the farmers, soldiers and local samurai brought by Kaji Matagoro first.

When Nantiao Yuanxu came back to his senses after vomiting, there were already bloody rivers of heads in the main formation under the city, which made this daimyo, who was born in a family of public servants and whose ancestors were sent to the Boqi Kingdom, a little at a loss as to what to do.

Nanjo Motosuke is so big, how could he have seen such a situation? After all the Minura people in the formation were hacked to death, Takayama Ukon and Yamada Nobushige, who were still clutching their stomachs and suffering unceasingly just now, looked alive again at this moment, commanding The soldiers of his subordinates wanted to kill Jipu City on the top of the mountain.

The entire Hoki group is led by Takayama Ukon, and the main components are Takayama Ukon 1800, Nanjo Motosuke 850, and Yamada Nobushige 1350. In other words, the total number of Takayama Ukon + Yamada Nobushige accounts for 78% of the entire reserve team. %.

Faced with this situation, do you expect Nanjo Yuanxuan to stop them and find out the situation and deal with it?I'm afraid it wasn't for the rebellious soldiers who got on the top and charged you with the crime of collaborating with the enemy. It would be better for you and your 850 people to do military service.

At that time, not only will there be no witnesses for this matter, but they will also have a good reputation for scouting out the details and eradicating traitors, and they will be promoted to rank. As for you, Nanjo Yuanxuan, who remembers it?
In addition, the samurai and ashigaru from the other two families rushed forward to fight, smash, kill, and kill. Look at the longing eyes of your Nanjo soldiers, can you overturn public opinion?I'm afraid it wasn't the public opinion that overthrew you first.

Nanjo Motonsuke, who didn't know what was going on, felt a little strange, but he still gave the order to siege the city along with the other two daimyos.

Hearing Nanjo Motosuke's order to attack the city, Takayama Ukon, who had been staring at Nanjo Motosuke tightly just now, with his hands on the handle of the knife, heaved a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, it's good to be on the road. After being in the same boat, you will be on the same boat." Yamada Nobushige who was on the side also thought with a sigh of relief.

There are only 150 defenders in the city, most of whom are farmers, soldiers and fishermen temporarily recruited nearby. Where are the opponents of the 4000 "True Tiger and Wolf Division"? With just one charge, the fences and screens were pushed down. Soldiers rushed into the city and started a disorderly carnival.

The people who were trembling in the city originally thought that their way of life was coming when they heard the city lord leave the city to surrender, but they didn't know what happened in the city, which made the army that was calm just now become violent.

There is a very strange phenomenon that only exists in the army of the old era, not only in Japan, but also in China, South Korea, and European countries at that time, that is, soldiers at the bottom bully the people at the bottom.

For those soldiers, they were born at the bottom of the society and suffered all kinds of oppression. After they put on military uniforms and turned into officers and soldiers, they did not receive a good ideological education. For the rulers, "soldiers" only need to know how to kill people. "Soldiers" who understand the truth will rebel.

And when these "soldiers" quelled civil strife for the ruler, it seemed that they never regarded the poor people in other places as their compatriots.

What's more, some bandit soldiers still talk about the morality of the world, as long as you pay the protection fee, I will not harm your family.

But when the officers and soldiers come, no matter what, you are all people who have followed the thieves, you are rioters, and everything you own will be confiscated, including your food, money, women and even your daughters.

Yes, it’s about being boasted by countless “workers” in the past few years, and this is where Tu Shien’s "Yichou Describes Chaos Fear Soldiers Like Tigers"

Fear soldiers like tigers, bandits like ghosts.Tigers are all cannibals, and ghosts can still pray.

Banditry has its own reasons, and it is cold and sad.When the soldiers came, they had no choice but to pass through the room like washing.

Women have no beauty and shame, and they are not spared when they meet.Go out to catch fat sheep, often as thin as hogs.

Searching for wealth is inexhaustible, but chopping things may not be destroyed.With a grinning grin, the knife is drawn out, and people think it is a stone.

A word of joy and anger, killing them like ants.Painful, my people say: It is better to meet bandits than to meet soldiers!

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