Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 222 Please Surrender from the Changzong My Family
It was beyond the expectations of many people, including Asano Nagamasa, that Hideya was ready to accept the surrender of Nagamune's family.

In their cognition, defeating the main force of Changzong's family on the frontal battlefield is now a good time to continue to pursue and wipe out Changzong's family. How can they give them a chance to breathe.

The Xiu family naturally considered it on their own. The entire Four Kingdoms Legion and the number of Yuxi belonged to him. In the end, if it really developed to the point of guerrilla warfare in the deep mountains in the Tosa Territory, the most unbearable one must be himself.

As generals, after the main battlefield is over, they can pat their butts and leave to receive rewards from Hideyoshi, but as the general, Hideyoshi's rewards are determined by the overall judgment.They can leave at any time, but Hideyoshi cannot leave Hideyoshi a Tosa who is riddled with holes and frequent wars.

Just like two years ago in the Hoki Kingdom, in order to quickly pass through Tsutsugi, Hideka had no choice but to agree to Naoshige Yamada’s sky-high price of 4 koku in exchange for his surrender, so Hideka would rather exchange 10 koku from Tosa at this moment for the Changzong Gabu family surrender.

After Gu Zhongcheng left, the evaluation between Hideka and Asano Nagamasa continued. In this battle, the troops under the Asano Nagamasa Army suffered the most damage and achieved the most results. They looked completely different before and after Hideka's arrival.

In this battle, thousands of people were claimed by the Asano Legion, but they also claimed thousands of heads from the opposite side.From this point of view, the essence of the Sengoku daimyo and their army is not at all whether they can fight, but whether they want to fight.

On the Xiu family's side, the reserve teams did not get many heads, and they were not worth mentioning in front of Asano Nagamasa and other daimyos.

After the ceremony of the first-level inspection is over, the military merits of the daimyos present will naturally be registered by Junmufu. After the war of the Four Kingdoms is over, they will be given to the Xiu family according to the ranking of military merits as a reference for the arrangement of rewards.

Before the Hide family can continue to Tosa, there is one more problem that needs to be resolved, and that is the Xiangzong Gabu Qintai in Baidi Castle.

There is no possibility of estrangement between the two brothers Yuanqin. The reason why Qintai sticks to Baidi City is entrusted by Yuanqin to delay the progress of the Xiu family as much as possible.

In his heart, he absolutely believed in his elder brother's ability, and this was also the source of his firm belief after being surrounded by soldiers for so many days.

Now Yuan Qin was defeated on the frontal battlefield, although the defenders in the city couldn't believe what they saw.But seeing that the Xiu family was full of people, it was said that there were captured Tosa people in the team, and the blood-stained banner was thrown in front of Baidi Castle. Believe me a little.

No matter what age, the defenders will never be able to defeat the besiegers without external support.

Don't look at the advantage of the city's battle situation, but the initiative on the battlefield will always be in the hands of the attacking side. The city that the city guards is said to protect their own city walls, and often becomes a cage to trap themselves.

Xiangzong's family can trust his brother unconditionally, but ordinary soldiers in the Warring States Period don't have a big structure. They only know that their reinforcements are gone. There are no less than 4 troops outside the city, while the defenders in the city are no more than 5/600 People, even if they don't attack from outside the city, can starve themselves to death inside the city.

When the morale in the city fell to the bottom, even if the high-ranking warriors headed by Qintai of Xiangzong's department wanted to continue to stick to it with perseverance and determination, their subordinates were unwilling to continue to accompany them.

The moment deserters appeared, everyone inside and outside the city knew that Baidi City was no longer able to hold on.After all, deserters are contagious, and no one wants to die in the city. Instead of becoming a poor commander in the end, it is not weak to rely on the current Baidi City as a better bargaining chip.

The Xiu family accepted the Kaesong of Baidi City, and the conditions they gave were very generous. While promising to guarantee the lives of the whole city, they also gave Xiangzong my family a 3 koku security protection, but the condition was that they would be sent from Changzong's family. Independence, becoming a daimyo who pledges allegiance to Hideyoshi independently.

The opening of Baidi City marked the official entry of Changzong's family into the stage of homeland defense.

The Xiu family didn't give Changzong and my family members too much time to rest, and only two days passed from the decisive battle in Zhongxi City to the opening of Baidi City.

On the third day, Hideya ordered Asano Nagamasa to continue to lead the Asano Army to launch an attack on Awa according to the original plan, and led the main force to go up the Yoshino River to officially start the battle against Tosa.

Due to terrain constraints along the Yoshino River, although the river with the most abundant water in Shikoku runs through it, too many fields cannot be dug out on both sides of the Yoshino River.Due to this restriction, the cities built by the families entrusted here are not very large.

Although they had been prepared for a long time, the Xiu family did not expect that even Zhongxi City, a branch city of Baidi City, would be regarded as a big city in front of many cities along this line.

From the Xiu family's point of view, many so-called cities can only be regarded as the level of villages, and some can only be regarded as villages surrounded by a circle of fences.

Since Zhongxi City, Xiashan City and Tianwei City have been captured by other vanguards one after another. Xiujiaben's team spends more time on the road every day than attacking the city.

After Tianwei Castle, there are two most dangerous places in the Yoshino River. The Dabuke Gorge is similar to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. There are mountain villages built on the mountains along the way. Here, the mountain people grow camellia and fry matcha powder as a pregnancy.

The Xiu family thought that Yuan Qin would set up an ambush here, but until they walked out of Dabuwei Canyon and came to Taoyuan City at the last corner of the zigzag, they did not encounter any resistance.

Walking out of Daboke Canyon, you will enter the sphere of influence of the Benshan family in history. Although it is still a mountain road from here, the slope of the mountain has slowed down along the way, and you can see terraced fields and mountain villages built against the mountain.

At this corner, there are three cities, Taoyuan Village Castle, Toyonaga Castle, and Saga Mountain Castle, standing on both sides of the Yoshino River. The Hideo army divided into two groups, and took the three cities under their control one after another within a day.

Looking west from Sawayama Castle, you will come to Datoyo Castle through Otaguchi. This is the T-junction that enters the essence of Tosa. If you continue to the west, you will be Motoyama Castle, the home of the Motoyama family, and you will go directly to Okatoyo Castle in the south.

On the way to Xiu's family, I thought that Changzong and my family would set up a high castle fortress in Dafeng City to guard against themselves. After all, this is the last barrier before Gangfengcheng.

But when Xiu's family came to the city, they actually saw Chang Zong's relatives and Gu Zhongcheng coming out of the city to greet him.

"His Royal Highness Yu Chai has worked hard all the way, and foreign ministers have been waiting in Dafeng for a long time." Gu Zhongcheng sent a greeting to the Xiu family like an old friend, and Changzong's relatives also bowed to the Xiu family and said, "Your Highness, you have worked hard all the way." , My family is so hard, it is my family's fault."

If it hadn't been for the three wars with Changzong's family, the Xiu family would even have the illusion that they haven't seen old friends for many years.

From the point of view of etiquette, Yuanqin sent his son Xinqin to Dafeng City to welcome him, and he really gave him a very high courtesy.

The Xiu family knew Chang Zong's family had a strong temper, and it was impossible for him to pull himself off and go out to greet him in person. Now sending his son here is probably the result of being frightened by the Xiu family.

It's just that at this moment, neither the elder Gu Zhongcheng nor the eldest son Xinqin gave the Xiu family a firm attitude, whether the Changzong family will surrender or not?
Therefore, the Xiu family deliberately put on a face, and said in a slightly sarcastic tone, "What is this? Now our two families are still enemies. If the Xinqin Palace is here this time, it will be a fight, and I, the Xiu family, will accompany you." After all, your current attitude makes me puzzled."

Xiujia believes that the words of trusting relatives are to downplay the hostile relationship between Changzong's family and Hashiba's family, and downplay the bad reputation of treason against the locust army with the Wusantong pattern, so as to leave behind for their future negotiations. A certain amount of room.

The Xiu family deliberately brought up the hostile relationship between the two families, which made his wishful thinking come to nothing.Seeing that the Xiu family didn't accept this approach, the believers could only reluctantly admit the hostile relationship between the two families, accept the result of defeat, and formally ask the Xiu family to surrender.

As the saying goes, people who stretch out their hands and don’t hit smiling faces, since they accepted Changzong’s family’s request to surrender, the Xiu family did not pursue further investigations, but said to their relatives, “From now on, you and I are colleagues, it is It's time to work together to calm the world for Da Nayan."

The Xiu family stayed in Dafeng City for one night, and early the next morning, under the guidance of Chang Zong's relatives, they went to Gangfeng City to formally accept Yuan's surrender.

The 2 troops were stationed under Gangfeng City, and the Xiu family ordered everyone to set up camp on the spot. In order to show respect for Chang Zong and my family, the Xiu family sent the elder Huafang Zhengxing into the city to formally discuss peace talks with Yuan Qin.

In fact, there is nothing to discuss. The conditions offered by the Xiu family are extremely generous. Since Yuanqin has sent his eldest son and relatives to meet the Xiu family in Dafeng City, he has naturally chosen to accept the request of the Xiu family. Now the flower house is lucky to enter the city, but it is Just hand over relevant materials.

During this period of time, the relatives were with the Xiu family throughout the whole process, and they were regarded as the proton handed over by the Changzong family to the Xiu family. From this point of view, the Xiu family had indeed received the sincerity of the Changzong family.

"The country is famous, and I don't know heroes. Please forgive me for bumping into Your Highness by mistake on the Sanuki battlefield last year."

"I am honored to see His Majesty's heroic appearance, and I am quite admiring. Therefore, it is really rude to leave His Majesty's horse seal and formation flag for a while. Now, the relatives are formally requesting His Majesty to give Ma Yin without the formation flag. I would like to follow His Majesty's example. , protect the environment and the people, protect one side.”

Xiujia didn't realize it at first, and it wasn't until Xinqin finished speaking that he understood what he meant. It turned out that he wanted to apologize to Xiujia for attacking Xiujia's formation last year and stealing the horse seal and flag, and gave it to Xiujia. A very comfortable step down.

Hideya is now the number one daimyo under Hashiba's family, and his strength is second only to Hideyoshi himself.

Coupled with his young age, it can be seen that he will inevitably become like Uesugi and Hosokawa in history in the future, becoming the core daimyo of the new shogunate and the leader of the leadership.

Since Changzong and my family are going to surrender, they are naturally prepared to get as close as possible.After all, compared to other families, this thigh is considered familiar, and it can be regarded as convincing to lose.

However, as the heir of Changzong's family, there is a hurdle between Xinqin and Xiujia, that is, the horse seal and formation flag captured by Xinqin in the battle of Sanuki last year.

For warriors, the horse seal and the formation flag are like their second lives. Many warriors entrust their military fortune to the formation flag and horse seal, and the capture of the horse seal is like the end of their martial arts fortune.

For the Xiu family, being captured of the Xiu family's Ma Yinzheng flag is the eternal pain of the Xiu family, and it is also a black spot of the Xiu family.

At this moment, if the Xiu family didn't mention it, it doesn't mean that the Xiu family has let go of it.Although the soul came from later generations, the Xiu family has lived in this era for more than ten years, so they still have some grudges about this matter.

As far as the relatives are concerned, the second volume is naturally not mentioned on purpose. Waiting for the passage of time, the Xiu family may forget one day, but the relationship with Changzong's family will definitely not be very close.

The middle policy is to return these things to the Xiu family. The reason why we say it is the middle policy is because Changzong and our family used these things to publicize their victory back then.

Returning things to others now is more or less a deliberate way to bring up this matter, and to sprinkle salt on the wound. Even in the eyes of the Xiu family, this is not only a bad plan, but even worse than a bad plan.

Xinqin cleverly avoided the two conventional options, and asked the Xiu family for a gift, so that the horse seal and array flag of the Xiu family would stay in Changzong's family forever.

To the outside world, it was said that this was specially given to the relatives by the Xiu family after seeing their bravery on the battlefield. It may not be logical to say it, but as long as it is slightly beautified, it will definitely be a good story about a dragon and a tiger.

The most important thing is that the Xiu family can not only save face, but also the relatives of Changzong's family can draw in their relationship with the Xiu family.

After thinking about it for a while, the Xiu family understood the joints, and thought to himself, this kid is very good!

Since he asked for it on his own initiative, of course the Xiu family had no reason to disagree. Under the witness of his retainers, he officially "admitted" that these props representing his martial arts were "given" to his relatives, and the two of them hooked up like good brothers. shoulder to shoulder talking and laughing

In the afternoon, Huafang was fortunate enough to leave the city accompanied by Gu Zhongcheng. To the outside world, this was an official announcement of the reconciliation between the two families. After decades of war, the land of the Four Kingdoms finally began to move toward peace.

Although the Xiu family complained that Yuan's relatives did not go out of the city to ask for their surrender, they had a good conversation with their son's relatives at the moment, so they didn't pay much attention to such trivial matters.

When the flower house was fortunate enough for the two to come back, the Xiu family couldn't wait to ask them to submit a peace agreement, the contents of which were exactly the same as the conditions offered by the Xiu family before, and Yuan's relatives didn't even bargain. Indeed, a very generous condition was offered.

After Hana Fong was lucky enough, it was Gu Zhongcheng who represented Yuanqin General Tosa to inspect the territory and the military service certificate. This link was originally a process in the surrender process. Xiujia only needed to make a gesture to flip through a few pages, then nodded to express approval, and finally agreed Signing and marking on the sign means that the agreement has been reached.

But just when everyone was looking forward to the end of the war, the beginning of meritorious service, and the return of the soldiers to their long-lost hometown, Changzong's family's request for surrender fell off the chain here.

Everyone stared at Xiujia, and clearly watched Xiujia's process from flipping through a few pages of accounts casually like a gesture, to carefully reading; his facial expressions changed from laughter to forced laughter, and then to shock and anger.

Everyone thought in unison: "It's broken, something happened to the account."

(End of this chapter)