Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 212
Due to the deployment that the Xiu family had made before, the three generals including Takayama Youkon were under control in advance, so the subsequent disposal did not cause too much disturbance.

Even the treatment of the main samurai officers of the Hoki group was extremely meticulous. In the name of making great contributions to destroying the city and pulling out the fortress, Hideka invited the samurai of the Hoki group and the Tango group to a banquet together, and then cooperated in Ninomaru of Kawanoe Castle. Chang Bei disarmed the warriors of the Boqi people and temporarily detained them in the city.

At the same time, Gang Lisheng brought the Misakus to the camp of Hoki, and took over the Hoki who had lost their commander. Even though Hoki's junior warriors were a little puzzled, Gang Lisheng took the seal signed by the Xiu family , come to the situation that people are stronger than you, you can only cooperate obediently.

These dispositions of the Hide family were quickly completed within a few hours. When the daimyos were feasting happily in the Kawanoe Castle Honmaru, Oka Toshikatsu and other Uki's retainers were carrying out an unusually quiet coup outside.

After Oka Toshikatsu and others sent the news that everything was done to the Hide family, the Hide family directly ordered Kimura Joji and others to transfer Takayama Ukon and others overnight to prevent disasters from being left behind.

In order to prevent too much noise, the Xiu family even used force against the three daimyos, tied them up, gagged their mouths, stuffed them into a sedan chair and carried them away overnight.

As for the officers who were under house arrest in Erzhiwan, they would be escorted away the next morning.

Because this was the first time the Xiu family had staged a coup d'état, they were under great pressure, fearing that improper handling would cause a commotion. They didn't heave a sigh of relief until the dust settled, and then went to the evaluation room to participate in the banquet.

The daimyos present had already noticed that the situation was unusual. After all, Hideka, who was the chief general, was no longer present, and at the same time, the three daimyos of the Hoki Kingdom who had been suspicious before were also absent.

But they didn't expect the situation to be complicated. They just thought that the three of them were called by Hideo for questioning. After all, Nagamasa Asano would report to Hideo for such morale. Reasonable things.

Before the Hide family's future, many daimyos asked Asano Nagamasa about the Hide family's attitude in the name of offering tea, but Asano Nagamasa refused all of them with the words "Your Highness is too secretive to speak clearly".

It wasn't until the banquet came to an end that Xiujia came late with a tired face.

The arrival of the Xiu family attracted a lot of attention. Of course, most people were staring at the back of the Xiu family, but they looked around and did not see the figures of the three daimyos, and they became more and more curious about this matter.

"I'm really sorry, everyone. I have some important things to attend to, so I'm a bit late, so I'll drink three cups of tea instead of wine as an apology." As soon as the Xiu family sat down, they picked up the stack of tea and apologized to everyone. road.

"Your Highness shoulders the mission of pacifying the four kingdoms entrusted by the Dainagon. There are many more things to consider than us, and we can understand." Asano Nagamasa has not yet spoken, and Fukushima Masanori, who knows only 2 koku, preemptively said .

Hearing Fukushima's answer, Hideka raised his eyebrows, looked at his defense line from the corner of his eye, but saw a harmless smile on his face, and finally let go of the suspense in his heart, "Sure enough, it's still an old man. Does it look like?"

After Fukushima Masamori, Asano Nagamasa smiled at Hideka and said, "It's not too late to come to Zaemon Governor Hall, we just talked about the topic, and Hosokawa Hall has just started to narrate the battle of Uomiyama Castle." .”

Asano Nagamasa brought up Tadake Hosokawa, which made this "scumbag" frowned, feeling puzzled, and thought, "Didn't I finish talking a long time ago?"

Fortunately, Matsui Yasuyuki, the old man behind him, signaled in time, and he said, "Yes, yes, it's time for His Highness to come down, and we are just about to start."

Listen to the art of the two of them replying. Although they all answered the introductions thrown by Xiujia, Fukushima Masamori's reply was too straightforward.

Maybe he thought he had euphemistically mentioned that the Xiu family was busy with work, but what does the last sentence mean that we can understand?

Xiujia's apology to them is self-effacing, but Xiujia himself is the general, and Fukushima Masaru is only a member of the army, so where is it his turn to point fingers and forgive Xiujia?Xiujia apologized and you just picked it up?
And Nagamasa Asano's answer was much more snobbish, he was talking nonsense with his eyes open, the banquet was coming to an end, and the side dishes on everyone's table had been consumed long ago, what was it like at the beginning.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Asano Nagamasa is lying, but this step makes Hideka extremely comfortable.

In his previous life, Hideie was fed up with the intrigues in the office, and thought he was leaning towards people like Masanori Fukushima, but now, as a superior, he understands how comfortable it is to be praised.

It was also because of the past life that Hideka didn't care about Masanori Fukushima's words.

Of course, the Xiu family also knew that everyone couldn't really just start, and the night was dark, so naturally they couldn't let everyone have another banquet, so after a few words, they said that everyone should go back to rest, and participate in the evaluation on time tomorrow.

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In the early morning of the next day, when it was just dawn, all the big names came to the assessment room of Jiangzhichuan City one after another, and sat down under the instructions of the samurai of the Xiu family's attendants.

People like Tadake Hosokawa and others have discovered that the seating positions have changed. In the area of ​​the Central Route Army where Asano Nagamasa is located, the positions of the three daimyos of Hoki have been replaced by Oka Toshikatsu, Takatora Fujido and others, and the three daimyos of Hoki have not been in their positions until now. All the seats were full and no one was seen.

The absence of the three of them caused speculation among the crowd. After all, no matter how you say it, the three of them are city lords with more than 2 shi, and the combined strength of the three is enough to be arrogant.

I don't know which daimyo got the news. After Ukita's army entered the city yesterday, he summoned three daimyos to enter the city. The news that hasn't come out so far began to spread among the daimyos.

This news spread very fast, mainly because it exceeded the daimyo's cognition. After all, this has never happened before. In terms of level, although there is a certain gap between their size and the Uki family, they are all Oda families in name. What right does the Xiu family have to place under house arrest?
To put it bluntly, is it true that Hideyoshi wants to learn from Hideyoshi and engage in private politics?
As the news spread more and more evil, the discussion that had been whispering just now became restless, so that the Xiu family who was changing their clothes could hear the quarrel in the evaluation room.

Xiujia was very much like the class teacher who was catching up on evening self-study. After hearing the noise, he dressed as soon as possible, surrounded by the attendants and warriors, and came to the assessment room. There was no sound.

"Everyone seems to be very energetic." Xiujia glanced around after taking his seat, and said slowly, "Very good, since this is the case, I hope you will leave a name worthy of your martial arts on the Shikoku battlefield, and don't let Oda samurai fall. reputation."

Although Xiujia is only a 13-year-old boy, relying on his past reputation, when his eyes gradually swept across the group of big names who held power in the territory, many big names lowered their heads in fear and avoided the Xiujia's attack. look.

Xiujia felt that his goal of suppressing the crowd had been achieved, so he said, "We will start the assessment now. First, we will talk about the personnel adjustment."

"I have decided to separate the Hoki from the Asano Legion series, and will serve as the garrison work for the three cities of Yumizaki, the important stronghold of Sanuki, and the newly occupied fortresses. I will transfer the main force from my command due to the shortage of personnel. 2100 beautiful works make up for it.”

"This is the result of my deliberation. I know that the defense work of the new city has always been the responsibility of the legions themselves. However, as the legions gradually attack the city, the combat power of the legion entity will inevitably be weakened. Therefore, I specially formed the defense legion."

"Mizuo and Boqi are right next to each other, and they are familiar with their cooperation. I think 6000 people are enough to defend our rear. Everyone can rest assured to attack the city ahead."

"The newly formed garrison will be led by Harada Sada, Takeuchi Hisaji, Arimoto Saaki, Niimen Zongguan, etc., and Niimen Zongguan will be the general. Takayama Ukon, Yamada Nobushige, Nanjo Motosuke and others will take the initiative to me Asked to be transferred to the garrison army, I have agreed, they have already returned to Sanuki to take over He Sheng and other cities."

The Xiu family lied here. After all, if it is revealed that I directly kidnapped the 6 stone daimyo Takayama Ukon and used it directly with the troops that swallowed him, it will definitely have a very bad influence on the daimyos.

They will be afraid that the Xiu family will treat them like this, they will not care about the cause and effect, let alone empathize with a few untouchables, they will only empathize with daimyos who are similar to them, no matter what Takayama Youkon does. How outrageous, Xiu's treatment was unacceptable in their eyes.

Therefore, the reason why the Xiu family did this was because they had no choice but to proceed from the overall situation, taking into account the morale of the entire army and the feelings of the daimyo.

There is actually a loophole in the Xiu family's words, after all, what is the urgent matter of the three of them, how can they not even participate in the military meeting?Even if you know the arrangement of the Xiu family in advance, you should make up the number.

Fortunately, the daimyos present rarely thought of the existence of this layer. Even if they did, they were smart people. If they thought about it a little more, they would know how deep the water was inside, so naturally they would not talk nonsense at the meeting. (For example, Tadake Hosokawa)
"However, after the Hoki people are transferred from the Asano Army, the power of the Asano Army will inevitably be affected. Therefore, I decided to use my standing white tiger equipment as the theme, plus the peace equipment and the remaining Misakus. The total number of people will be 4100 people to form a support army. Come to the Asano army, take Okali Katsura as the general, and follow the command of Asano-sama."

After the Xiu family adjourned yesterday, they deliberately left Nagamasa Asano to make a confession. Although they were amazed by the swift and resolute actions of the Xiu family, since the Xiu family had already dealt with it without leaving any loopholes, and thoughtfully gave him stronger support, He naturally has nothing to say.

He even made suggestions for the Xiu family. It was his idea that the Xiu family had just borrowed Takayama Ukin and other three generals to return to Sanuki to garrison first.

Asano Nagamasa had already gotten close to Hideo before, so he saluted Hideo in a very formulaic way and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, it is my honor to have Oka Misaku as your support, and I can't talk about obeying my command. There is a lot to learn from Oka Misaku."

And Oka Toshikatsu, Fujido Takatora, and Baba Shijia all wanted to bow to Hideo, "Yuyi (meaning that only the king's order is obeyed)", Okatoshi Katsu specially added a sentence, "Next, I will ask Mr. Asano for your advice. "

After dealing with the personnel changes, the military council finally began to enter the previously planned theme. Hideka first praised Tadakashi Hosokawa for his contribution to the attack on Uomiyama Castle, and said that his bravery had been relayed to him by Junmufu, and he would describe it for him achievement.

In fact, although he has rated this aspect many times, Xiujia is not used to it every time he praises someone. No matter what his mental age is, he is still a 13-year-old child.

It is somewhat strange for a 13-year-old child to praise a 20-year-old "uncle" in public.

After the compliment, Xiujia officially revealed his strategic plan for the next stage.

That's right, for the sake of confidentiality, the Xiu family's battle plan is released in stages. Only the Xiu family knows the overall battle plan. How to get there, Xiujia didn't tell them.

"Asano-den, please regroup the army after the meeting is over, set off in the afternoon and turn east, cross the Jingme Pass and enter Awa, I have already found out for you that Sano City Lord Onishi Yoshiba is in Iyo, Sano Castle was guarded by his brother Onishi Laixiu with more than a hundred men."

"Even though Sano Castle is small, I believe that Mamoru Etchu can definitely go down with one blow." At this point, Hideka looked at Tadake Hosokawa, and received a nod from Tadake Hosokawa.

"After Sano Castle is broken, send people to surround Baidi City as soon as possible. Even if you can't break the city that day, you can't get Baidi City in touch with the outside world, and prepare for the attack on Baidi City the next day."

Baidicheng is a place that often appears in the biographies of the four countries, and its importance even surpasses the main cities such as Okatoyo, Yaozhu, and Shengrui.

Why?Because it is located in Shikoku, it is located on the bank of the Yoshino River that crosses Awa, crosses the border to the west and is the country of Iyo, and crosses the Yoshino River to the northeast not far away, which is one of the few traffic arteries that pass through the mountains between Sanuki and Awa Tuzan line.

Shikoku's strategic position in Shikoku is comparable to that of Xiangyang in China.

More importantly, the Yoshino River not only crosses Awa, but also passes through the deep mountains of Tosa, passing through the three countries of Iyo, Tosa, and Awa. .

Baidi Castle is located in the west of the Yoshino River, Ikeda in the east of Sichuan, and the two cities of Naka and Nishi. It is not an exaggeration to say that Baidi Castle is the Wuhan of Shikoku in terms of this strategic location and environment.

Therefore, Baidi Castle has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. During the most difficult times of the raid on Oda Nobutaka and the subsequent Battle of Nakabucheon with the Miyoshi family, Nagamune Kabumoto always insisted on " All the border towns can be temporarily abandoned, only Baidi must stick to it" belief.

(End of this chapter)