Pillars of the Wu family

The red sun is scorching in midsummer and May. This year's sun is far hotter than in previous years. It is not as bright and warm as in March and April, but it brings the heat waves of the fire season. The damage was severe, and the sun was shining continuously for the past two months. The dry land was cracked and cracked, and the rice seedlings in the rice fields were roasted and drooped their leaves vigorously, enduring this long and painful midsummer.

The atmosphere in the Kai Yazaki Pavilion was as cold as winter, Takeda Yoshinobu was arguing fiercely with his father Takeda Shingen, the servants walked carefully along the edge of the corridor, and they met each other only a little The head passed by in a hurry, and at this juncture, no one dared to speak to offend the father and son in the hall.

Since Takeda Yoshinobu was imprisoned for a few months, his "temperament" has become more and more unpredictable and his temper has become more and more serious. He quarreled with his father several times because of a little disagreement. It's rare that Takeda Shingen can be patient enough to explain to his son, whether it is the family member of the genealogy or the servant with a small surname, he feels that His Royal Highness Taro has changed, but the lord has not changed.

Takeda Yoshinobu has fair skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes. His appearance is more similar to his mother, Mrs. Sanjo, but his personality and temper are just like Takeda Shingen's when he was young. My father, my lord, has learned that there is a lack of disasters in the middle of the country. The hot summer is getting worse, but the water is falling, and the water in some tributaries of Fuebuki River and Busan River has bottomed out. At this time, it is time to investigate the drought and rescue the victims, instead of waiting for thousands of soldiers in Suwa County. Please respectfully. My lord father and the town government have reached peace as soon as possible, withdrew the army and allowed them to return to their hometown for disaster relief, and then I respectfully invite my lord to go to Fuechuan and Busan to visit the victims of the disaster."

Takeda Shingen stared at his younger and more handsome eldest son, suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and said patiently: "Taro! Our family has already exempted all the taxes of the junior high school this year. He also ordered his family members to station in various territories to dig wells for water. To help fight the disaster, it is really difficult for my family to go to the countryside to visit the victims in this scorching heat! Also, the army stationed in Suwa County cannot be withdrawn. The request for peace from our family to the Kira family has never been cut off, but The town government is unwilling to give up the land of the two counties, so why?"

"The Lord of the Town is the guardian of Shinano appointed by the shogunate. If you need the two prefectures, you can give them to him..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Takeda Shingen jumped up.Realizing that his voice was a little out of bounds and scaring Takeda Yoshinobu, he sat back and said slowly: "These two counties are territories that my Takeda family must never cede. Most of the lost lives will cause "chaos" sooner or later, if these two counties are handed over to the town government, you and my father and son will die."

"Is it so serious? I think it shouldn't be like this?" Takeda Yoshinobu looked at Takeda Shingen in doubt, feeling that his father was making a fuss to deceive him again.

Takeda Yoshinobu did not know how many times he was deceived by Takeda Shingen since he was a child. Every time he said to take him to play in the country, he never realized it even once. It was his father who quietly took concubine Ji away.Keeping himself in a daze in the caretaker's hall. [

"Of course it will be so serious. Have you forgotten the story of your grandfather and great-uncle? That is the problem left over after your great-grandfather fought for power with your great-uncle. In the end, your grandfather raided and killed all your great-uncle's clan on a rainy night. It was only then that the complete unification of Kai ended the century-old "chaos" of genealogy and generation."

Takeda Shingen said that he was referring to the "rebellion" of Yuchuan Nobue. Yukawa Nobue was Takeda Shingen's uncle and Takeda Nobutora's uncle.In the end, he died under the young Takeda Nobuobu (later renamed Takeda Nobutora) to end the battle for the governor of the Takeda family. Needless to say, the bloody battle during this period, compared with Takeda Nobuo's tragic childhood, Takeda Harunobu and Takeda Yoshinobu father and son The childhood of the two was relatively happy.

Takeda Yoshinobu said blankly: "Grandfather? I don't seem to have seen it before!"

"Taro has seen it before. In the past, your grandfather loved you the most. Back then, your grandfather said that he would bring back more local products from Suruga, and he would prepare a special gift for you..." Takeda Shingen said There was a look of confusion and reminiscence in his eyes.

"What then?"

"Later...your grandfather lived in seclusion in Suruga and never came back." Takeda Shingen let out a long breath, not intending to continue this topic.

Takeda Yoshinobu said cautiously: "Father, I heard that you exiled grandfather, is that right?"

"Who told you?" Takeda Shingen frowned at his uneasy expression.He snorted coldly and said: "How can I exile your grandfather with the strength of one person in my family? It's not that the gang of genealogy retainers worked together to keep your grandfather out of Kai. My family has thought about bringing your grandfather back to enjoy his old age. It’s just that the old man’s temper is too stubborn. He doesn’t want to come back.”

Takeda Yoshinobu suddenly realized: "So that's the case, then it's really because of the Pudai retainers! But why did they "persecute" the family governor? Now that the family business of my Kai Takeda family has turned from prosperity to decline, will the Pudai retainers be able to do so? Do you want to "persecute" Father like a few decades ago? What should we do now that we, Kai, have no way to expand?"

A faint light flashed in Takeda Shingen's eyes, and he said with a warm smile: "There will be a way, and the family members of the Pudai family will definitely not "persecute" the family, don't worry!"

"Then what about this year's drought? Farmers are tax-free and can't handle this dry summer! The weather may not rain for half a month, and this year's grain production will definitely drop sharply. How many people died of starvation, but my Takeda family still maintains nearly [-] troops, can we support them with food and grass? Without food and grass, what will the samurai and ashigaru eat? Will there be "chaos"?" Takeda Yoshinobu The questions spit out like a cannonball, even Takeda Shingen couldn't parry it in a short time.

He has long discovered that his son is not the same as before. He always speaks and acts with a strong purpose. The penetration information shows that he has a deep relationship with some thorny warriors in his family. Most of these warriors come from Of the [-] captives released, a small number were young warriors from Takeda Yoshinobu's trusted family.

These people are advocating the theory that Echigo is invincible at home, trying to fight for the right to speak in the family under the banner of young samurai. Their theory is that Echigo Kira's family is worse than resisting and reaching peace as soon as possible.As long as harmony is achieved, technical knowledge can be learned from Echigo to improve Kai's living standards. When Kai becomes rich, he no longer needs to expand or die.

In short, their theories always have a bit of a strange argument. It is simply that most of these people are young samurai, and they are not popular in the mainstream public opinion in Kai. Some family members of the genealogy also know the supporters behind them, so everyone avoids it. Talk about this group of people.Of course, many genealogists still talk about the disappointing performance of these young warriors behind their backs.

The formation and role of samurai from ancient times to the present is to live a life of "licking" blood on the edge of a knife. What they fight between life and death is land, wealth, fame and family inheritance. Killing them is still uncomfortable. The role of wealth is slightly inferior to that of land, followed by personal prestige and family business inheritance. Most samurai live this kind of life.Only a very small number of top martial artists will put family inheritance and reputation at the forefront, because land and wealth are at their fingertips, so they can only care about the latter two. [

Unfortunately, the Kai Takeda family is the kind of samurai who lacks four things and three things. The land is scarce enough to support the appetite of many pedigree retainers.There are some reputations, especially in the Eastern Kingdom, but they still can't compare with the glory of the seven or eight leading countries, or even one-sixth palaces, such as Yamana, Ouchi, and Nizi. Only the inheritance of the family business is not bad. It is stable and has not declined due to problems in the inheritance of children like Yamana, Ouchi, and Nizi.

Takeda Shingen was determined to test his true thoughts, and said patiently: "Well, these problems are very important. How can Taro solve them?"

A look of excitement flashed across Takeda Yoshinobu's face, but he still replied cautiously: "Yes! I don't think this is too difficult to solve. Now I am facing many problems in Kai. The crisis and the huge burden of military service are two. Haier's initial idea is to use Koshu Kishikin to buy food from Echigo, disband half of the military service and return to the countryside to work in agriculture, and learn advanced agricultural technology from Echigo to rectify Kai's agriculture. In just a few years, the stone height of Kai can be increased from 24 shi to over 50 shi, and by then the Pudais will have doubled their territories without changing their territory, so there should be no complaints!"

"Hm. Buying food from Echigo, so how to ensure the price of food? Koshu chess stone gold is used to train the red cavalry, if it is used to buy food, what should the red cavalry do? Dismiss [-] military service and return to the countryside to work in agriculture Although it is good, what I lack in Kai is not the population but the land. The countryside has suddenly increased by [-] surplus laborers. What should I do if there is not enough farmland for them to plant? These Ashgaru are veterans who have experienced life and death. Without a source of income, how do you appease them and ensure safety at home? Learn Echigo’s agricultural techniques, but how do you ensure that the Kira family will teach you wholeheartedly?”

The young Takeda Yoshinobu was "forced" by a series of rhetorical questions. He couldn't figure out how to get the support of the Echigo Kira family. Allies are likely to get a certain amount of support, just like Kosho Jun's Three Kingdoms Alliance, and to the extent that Takeda Yoshinobu said, at least they have to surrender to the Kira family and serve as foreign daimyos to be eligible to enjoy it.

Takeda Yoshinobu left unhappy. He still had nothing to gain in this struggle. He didn't understand the reason why Echika was not as strong as his own family, and he didn't understand the role and influence of the genealogy family members on the Kai Takeda clan. , Takeda Nobutora was exiled under the joint efforts of Takeda Shingen and the family of Pudai and could never come back again. Although he lied again in front of Yoshinobu Takeda, the disgraceful role played by the family of Pudai during that exile There is no doubt about it.

The Kai no Torora, who had been in Shinano for more than ten years, suddenly let out a long sigh, and he had already figured out how weird and weird his eldest son's thoughts were. Some family members knew that the arguments held by those young samurai came from the mouth of Takeda Yoshinobu , but still dare to express his disappointment with these young samurai, it is just another way to release his dissatisfaction, which is what troubles Takeda Shingen the most.

There is a two-san system within the Kai Takeda family, the Oyamada family in the county, the Yamada family in Hanoi, and the complex family of family members such as Yi Family, Old Family, New Family, Ashgaru General, etc., so that a family with only The samurai disputes within the 24 koku Kai country are comparable to the small warring states in Northern Ise.

A few years ago, Takeda Shingen, the tiger of Kai, was confident that he could suppress any problems at home, but with the failure of the two Kawanakajima battles.The loyal and brave family members of the family members of the genealogy generation are dead and useless, and the Shinano country that has been conquered so hard has been handed over to others. The double blow of prestige and territory has made him gradually unable to suppress the family members of the generation family members with ulterior motives. He is very worried about a certain If you go to bed at night, you will never see the sun again the next day.

"Taro has changed so much that he doesn't even know his family anymore! What kind of soup did Kira Yoshishi give him to make him change so fast... But what he said is good. I, Kai Takeda, can't just stay in Kai's hair If the north cannot make progress, then only the south, the Suruga Imagawa clan in the south is really... but Taro is the real brother-in-law of the Imagawa clan, so what should we do? Do we want the family to attack the eldest son?" Takeda Shingen fell into deep worry. among.

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One thing Takeda Yoshinobu guessed wrong was that the drought was about to disappear. Less than half a month later, a terrible typhoon mixed with a storm swept across half of Japan. The storm continued for more than a dozen days and nights to rejuvenate the dry river. vitality.The river surged and turned into a terrible flood. In less than half a month, the entire Eastern Kingdom became a vast ocean.

This storm temporarily halted the tense fighting in the territory of Yuezhong, and a group of uninvited guests came to Sangshan City, Tonami County, Yuezhong. Sugiura Genren returned with more than [-] defeated soldiers who looked like mud monkeys. It was a disastrous defeat, and it was hit by heavy rain during the retreat.He had no choice but to brave the storm and cross several half-collapsed mountain roads, and barely fled back to Sangshan City.

Joken Kotokuji didn't expect that there would be problems in the north route, which was very stable. He had a reason to shirk his responsibility for his failure to attack Iba Castle. There was no obstacle in front of Sugiura Genren. Why did he lose so embarrassingly? Could he still lose to Can't the unsuspecting Chinese defenders in the rear fail?Or ran into that elusive cavalry raid?

The angry and puzzled Kotokuji Chengxian questioned Sugiura Genren angrily: "Shouden Iki has [-] Kaga elite troops under his command, and there are [-] troops from Jinboyouemon Lieutenant as a joint force. The [-] miscellaneous soldiers led by the monk are much stronger. The front line of guarding the mountain city is unblocked. Didn’t there be information about the capture of the ancient capital city a few days ago? Why did it fall like this?”

Sugiura Xuanren suffered a defeat in a battle, and was drenched in a storm for several days. He had just returned to Sangshan City when he heard this learned monk come to question him. If you don’t fight well, you’ll know if you have the ability to go to Chengxian Palace to try it out! If Chengxian Palace can encounter Uesugi Masa’s cavalry and still escape death, I, Xuanren, will willingly bow down and walk around when I see Chengxian Palace!”

"This..." Guangdeji Chengxian is a fair and clean monk with delicate features. He has been widely rumored in Kaga as one of the faces of Chaoshoji Temple. He is only 1.5 meters tall and thin. How can he be as tall as him? Compared with Sugiura Gento, Sugiura Gento scared half of the three souls and seven souls with his roar.

With the help of Xiao Xing, Jinbao Changzhi untied the wet body pill.With a wry smile, he said: "What Iki Shouden said is correct. What we encountered were not other warriors, but cavalry from the main hall of Uesugi, the dragon of Echigo. Can Chengxian Temple believe it? I am waiting for more than [-] troops to come Fang Sheng Jincheng collided with Uesugi Masa, the opponent only had [-] troops, of which there were about [-] black armored cavalry. No matter what, our army also had [-] cavalry warriors, and [-] Chinese people who were good at fighting, and the result..."

"Sure enough, 3000 of us were smashed by Uesugi Masaru from the front. If I hadn't escaped with my life, I would have died under Uesugi Masa's big gun! Look at my Aguto-shaped pocket I know!" Sugiura Gento took off the tattered helmet and showed him, half of the helmet was cut open like a leaking kettle, Sugiura Gento's hair was messed up when he took off the helmet, and it was obvious that the hair on the scalp could be seen A small lock of hair was chopped off by a sharp knife.

Kotokuji Chengxian also knew how poor his military strategy was. The elite cavalry who met Uesugi Masatora head-on must have died, but Kaga's first general, Sugiura Gento, was defeated, so he was a little puzzled: " Uesugi also came here. He only returned from the conquest of Dewa country last year. Today, I feel that Etsuchu is really expected! But this is an army of 8000! Even if you are defeated, you won’t have only [-] people to get back. ?”

"This time I was a bit unlucky. As soon as we arrived at Fangshengjin City, we bumped into the eight thousand elites of Uesugi Main Hall. Then we couldn't resist and retreated. There were still about 6000 people. When we were retreating to the guarding mountain castle, we were killed by half of them. Kakizaki, Izumi Mamoru, and Saito Shimono Mori who were killed by Dao made a surprise attack, and Uesugi Masa came after a fight, and then we retreated."

It was only after Jinbo Chief's explanation that he realized that this time he had completely fallen into the trap set by Masatora Uesugi. Twenty-three thousand troops rushed to Fangshengjin Castle with great fanfare. Masatora Uesugi, who had been waiting in the city for a long time, suddenly led his army to kill It can be seen that the combat effectiveness of the Echigo cavalry is completely unmatched by the cavalry warriors of the Kagafang official.

The two wings were shaken by the broken main formation without any suspense. Masatora Uesugi rushed out with a few shadow warriors at the right time. I don't know if it was the deity or the shadow warrior who chased him down, and almost gave his life to the city of Fangshengjin.

The two wings collapsed and the entire formation collapsed. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Shenbao chief of the rear team used his family's ancestral skill of anointing the soles of his feet. Under the protection of the young Kaga samurai, Ren Ye reluctantly escaped from the pursuit, and more than 2000 lives were lost on the spot. It was a completely one-sided massacre. He took [-] remnant soldiers and retreated desperately to defend the mountain city.

After fleeing more than a dozen kilometers, he ran into a surprise attack by Kakizaki Keiya and Saito Asanobu. He had just suffered a disastrous defeat and his morale fell to the bottom. He also fully understood that he was on the right path, and left half of the army in a panic. He didn't dare to retreat towards the Shoushan Castle, so he ran to Sangshan Castle in Tonami County.

Fortunately, a sudden storm extinguished the chasing momentum of the Echigo cavalry. The violent rain covered the field, and there was a vast expanse of water mist everywhere. Uesugi Masatora was worried that the pursuit would be too deep and cause accidents, so he ordered the troops to withdraw and strike. That's why the eight thousand defeated troops fled into Sangshan City in embarrassment. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m to read.)

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