Pillars of the Wu family

It is not known what happened to the Kotokuji Josage, but the Kotokuji family who is the most powerful in Kagahebei County is not the only one who acts as the face of the Kotokuji Joseon. The reclusive hometown governor Guangde Temple Chengshun, as well as Guangde Temple Chengxian's younger brother Guangde Temple Chengjiao and younger brother Guangde Temple Chengyi.

"It's just that Guangde Temple Chengjiao and Guangde Temple Chengyi are not as good-looking as Guangde Temple Chengxian. Fayan of the great monks who failed to enter can only be the leader of monks and disciples in Hebei County. This time Guangde Temple Chengxian died. , Hebei County Qitou probably chooses one of the two of them, and the monks should take into account the attitude of Master Chengshun, and it is very likely that they will choose Guangde Temple to teach." Sugiura Genren talked about Kaga Yi Xiangzong's little thing went smoothly, and he didn't see any major flaws such as brain problems at all.

Shen Baochang shook his head in disbelief: "Is it really dead? It's really incomprehensible!"

"He deserves to be blamed! He is already in his 20s and old, but he occupies the position of the leader of the inner circle and is unwilling to let go. He wantonly oppresses the young inner circle by relying on his love for following the great monk capital when he was young. The most important thing for the great monks, the Prajna Temple Zhenru, was driven to Shishan Hongan Temple to practice. You must know that even the great monks in the Shishan Hongan Temple may not speak well. After hitting the wall several times, I finally annoyed Chengxian of Guangde Temple, so I kicked him out."

Shen Baochang touched his weather-beaten old face, with a lot of messy beards on his dark and thin cheeks, he was a little glad that he was not born with the appearance of Prajna Temple, and murmured : "So it's still a matter of jealousy! It's incomprehensible! It's the first time I've heard that men can be jealous among themselves because of my senior position. It's really incomprehensible!"

"Hey! Who says it's not! This man can still play with each other. I really can't understand it! It's just that the Guangde Temple Chengxian fell out of favor and caused a lot of trouble. Let me drink and kill people all day long The general also dirty his ears. Hey! Don’t mention it!” Sugiura Genren groaned and said that he is not a gossip guy, in fact, his mouth is enough gossip.

The evaluation will be organized into a religious meeting by Chaosheng Temple, how to preach in Yuezhong, the situation of monks in each county, the number of male believers and female believers, etc. "messy" things are all counted, listening to the local people of Yuezhong The Chinese lords in Yuezhong were drowsy one by one, until they suddenly heard the rhythm like chanting scriptures in the big room, and the crisp copper bell knocking woke up these Yuezhong Chinese lords again.

Chaoshengsi Mizhao coughed lightly and said: "The poor monk has carefully studied the form of Xiayuezhong. In Sheshui County in the north, three important fortresses, Shoushan City, Guguofu City, and Fangshengjin City, fell into the hands of the Kira family. And these three fortresses just formed a straight line of defense network, not far from each other and the transportation is very convenient, which is the best choice for seizing the city.

Unfortunately, there is Masatora Uesugi, the dragon of Echigo, sitting there, even with an army of 1, it is difficult to deal with, not to mention that his army has won a huge victory. 』The total force of the servant army in Shui County and the Vietnamese Chinese army who surrendered will most likely exceed [-]. "[

Shen Baochang's eyes lit up when he heard this, this General Kaga has always lived up to his reputation. Compared with the drafting of Bao Guangdeji Chengxian, it is a heaven and a world. The above analysis is very clear and coincides with his many days of thinking look alike.Attacking the three big cities in Sheshui County would take great risks. In the north of Sheshui County are Noto Hatakeyama's family and Shiina Yasushi who went to rescue.And near the sea, there are reinforcements from the Kira Navy at any time, and one who is not careful may be caught.

It's a pity that Chaosheng Temple's next sentence is not what he thought: "Another point, if we wait to attack the three strong cities in Sheshui County, the army in Zengshan City on the southern line will always be hidden in the The Kakizaki Kei family and Saito Tomoshin army in Toyama Castle will also swarm up, and we will be defeated at the foot of Mount Nikami just like Sugiura Iki Shouden."

Shinbo chief slapped his head and understood where the problem was, and said angrily, "Oh! Why didn't I think of this level! The northward tilt of the formation will inevitably lead to the defenders in Zengshan Castle and Toyama Castle to block the rear. It might even be possible to capture Kuangshan Castle in one fell swoop and cut off the passage for us to return to Kaga, and our [-] army will be like a duckweed, and we will be in danger of being destroyed at any time!"

Sugiura Gento came over and asked, "What is the Changjo Hall talking about? What kind of duckweed?"

"We didn't come at the right time! Echigo only dispatched more than [-] troops to contain our [-] troops easily, turning passiveness into initiative and disadvantages into advantages. This military strategy and judgment is really amazing!" Chief Jinbao let out a long sigh, and finally figured out what went wrong.

It stands to reason that the well-endowed [-] troops marched into Yuezhong, even if Xinchuan County could not take back Fushan Castle, they should be able to secure Zengshan Castle and Fangshengjin City, relying on the mountain terrain advantage of Zengshan Castle It only takes a moment to rush into Hirano in Fusho County. Toyama Castle in Shentongchuan is probably in a dilemma. Whether to defend the castle or not to defend the castle is a problem. up.

If you want to understand this truth, looking back at the Kira family's strategy is really terrible, but the actual situation is that one defeat after another loses half of the [-] army, and the remaining remnants lose their morale and have no courage to fight. I am afraid Uesugi Masatora has already planned it This step of the plan also takes into account the "possibility" that Sugiura Gento will inevitably return to Shoushan Castle after the defeat, and sends Kakizaki Keiya and Saito Chaoxin to lie in ambush in the mountain stream of Erkami Mountain, and encounters Kaga who is retreating. The army is chasing and fighting.

Sugiura Genji's first reaction must be to go south to find his companions, so they can drive the defeated army to the foot of Kuangshan Castle with ease. The door will be opened to welcome, and then Uesugi Masatora's cavalry will come out again. If it hadn't been for a storm that disrupted Uesugi Masatora's attack plan, something more terrible might have happened.

And Uesugi Masatora is now sitting in the town to release Shengjin City, and let Zhang Jinbao, who guards the mountain castle, and Nagazaka Nagami and Ueno Iamari of Kokokufu Castle lead 2000 troops each. It seems that the city guarded by [-] people is sent to the mouth. The fat on the side is actually a terrible poisonous bait.Wakaga has always moved northward to besiege and defend the mountain castle.Then he will definitely fall into the trap of Uesugi Masatora Kyoshin's purchase.

His eight thousand troops are like a sharp knife.It will suddenly appear in the place you least expect, and then deal a fatal blow to the Ichikui army, and Yamamoto Tokiyuki in Masuyama Castle, Kakizaki Keiya and Saito Asanobu in Toyama Castle will also appear at the same time, opening a series of battles. A barbed net covered with spikes launched a war of annihilation of [-] against [-].

Jinbaochang said with a wry smile secretly: "If Uesugi Masatora uses 3 people to wipe out our 9 people, this face will really be lost! It seems that my military strategy is still much worse than that of Chaoshoji Misho. Masatora Uesugi is even further behind..."

Many monks, officials, and Chinese people in the Daguang room listened attentively to his analysis.A faint smile appeared on the face of Chaoshengji Mishao: "With Uesugi sitting in the northern line, you must not move lightly. If you are absolutely sure of light movement, you will suffer a big defeat, and I have always been one. The morale of the army is now low. One more defeat, one more defeat, and the believers in Yuezhong will not be able to protect them!

Therefore, the poor monk’s opinion is to focus on Masuyama Castle on the east line, nailing the onslaught of Masuyama Castle and at the same time several armies defending the several strong castles on Tonami Plain, if Uesugi Masa, Kakizaki Izumi, and Saito Noshu dare to move Then give it a resolute blow, relying on our strong army to hold the position and fight against them will not suffer! "

Chief Jinbao rushed over to greet him and said, "That's right! Our 10-strong army is quite a lot! If we recruit some disciples from Tonami Prefecture, there will be [-] people! Kira's army is full and there is no gap between [-] troops. It's still very obvious, as long as we defend the city and stop them, we won't be afraid of the dragon who is behind you!"

Sugiura Xuanren followed suit and booed: "It's true, an army of [-] can gather together. Let me, Xuanren, wander around Tonami County for a few days to keep five or seven thousand strong men... believers!" [

The scene in the Dahiro room suddenly became lively, and Hideo Korinji said with a smile: "The problem we are going to face is this Masuyama Castle. Then please tell us about the situation of Masuyama Castle!"

Jinbao Changzhi coughed and said: "Masuyama Castle was built on the mountainous area on the east bank of the Hota River. It was named Masuyama Castle because the west side is Masuyama Lake. It was originally intended as a branch of Kameyama Castle. Because of its dangerous terrain, the north is Kameyama Castle. , Sun Cilang Village, and the southern part is the tortuous Hetian River, which is very difficult to cross, so it was rebuilt in the hands of the ancestors to become the residence of the family..."

In fact, he didn’t finish what he said later, just because what he said later was a bit embarrassing, and he couldn’t tell the old monks of the Kaga Ichitozu. In fact, our ancestors chose the terrain of Hota River and Masuyama Lake on the west side. It is convenient to resist the invasion of Yi Yi Kui, and he doesn't have to think about getting out of Sangshan City alive if he wants to say this.

Before the Kira family invaded Etsuchu on a large scale, the focus of defense in Etsuchu was never the east. A chain of walled defenses from Masuyama Castle to Inami Castle was more about defending against attacks in Tonami County. There are no large-scale Chinese, and the famous masters in Xinchuan County farther away have not been eaten for decades, so the focus of defense in the middle school is the Etsuchu in the west.

Chaosheng Temple Misho nodded and said: "Yes! So the opinion of the poor monk is to cross the Hetian River from the Yuezhong Street on the south side. The ferry on the Hetian River is named Yuancheng Temple Ferry. This Yuancheng Temple is my pure land. The last temple of Shinzong is just unknown! I waited to cross the river with the support of the monks of Yuanchengguang Temple to take advantage of the situation, and then attack Zengshan Castle from the side, so that we can bypass Guishan Castle and Sun Cilang Village as much as possible. Powerful attack from the side."

The monks in Kaga, the officials in the village, and the aboriginal people in Vietnam had no doubts. Chaosheng Temple Misho immediately announced a full-day rest, and then chose an auspicious day to send troops to Masuyama Castle. The monks and officials of the Kaga congregation assigned duties one by one, and the Yue Chinese were all assigned secondary tasks such as guarding the city. Everyone's faces were almost pulled up to the waistband of their trousers.

After the meeting was over, a group of monks embraced the handsome young novice monk to enjoy it. The Chief Shenbao and a group of angry Vietnamese people slowly left Sangshan City. , His treatment is quite good, he is assigned to a decent branch city to guard, and those ordinary Chinese people are directly assigned to the village to guard the intersections. The Chinese were very annoyed, and even the best-tempered samurai could not help feeling resentful.

A group of Vietnamese Chinese wanted to express their dissatisfaction.But the Kaga who are everywhere has always been a Kui army, and they don't have a good look at them.After many inquiries, it turned out that there was no accommodation for them in Sangshan City.All the Vietnamese who have homes go back to their homes, and those who don’t have homes live in the assigned villages. This is simply kicking them away like stray dogs.

You Li said that he wanted to ask for help but was rejected. In desperation, Zhi Daer, the head of the Shenbao, brought his own army to Dongbaoguan, and then called scattered Vietnamese Chinese to live in it. The head of the Shenbao was also very sorry to see that they all looked like dead parents.

He also felt that these monks of Kaga Yixiangzong were too much, but on the surface he wanted to comfort him: "This is what Kaga Yixiangzong is like. These great monks behaved similarly to the officials in their own territory, so Kaga Junior High School There are often severe confrontations between the officials and the monks, and Sugiura Ikishou told the family that the more difficult the situation, the more we must stick together."

The nephew of Jinbao Chief, a sect of gods, Bao Zhengwu, said angrily: "What do they mean? Are they using us like cattle and horses? This is too much! Hmph!"

"Hey! I can't help it! Who told us to choose this road of no return! It's hard to get out if you get involved in the Ichiko sect!" Shen Baochang sighed, and said in his heart: "I thought I was willing to hang out with these bastards Wasn't it "forced" by the Kira family!"

Jinbao Kakuhiro caught a glimpse of Jinbao's chief job, and couldn't help shaking his head at the young and impulsive Jinbao Masaobu, and then said: "Let us a well-known and well-known samurai guard the village. From this attitude, we can see that the photo of Chaosheng Temple The importance they attach to us is nothing more than this, and the minister doubts whether they will return Zengshan City as scheduled!"

Da Zhizhengxiu opened his mouth in disbelief: "They really dare to do this? Shouldn't it be so shameful? Aren't they afraid of provoking the wrath of us Yue Chinese?"

"I think it's very strange! If Chaoshoji Misho really remembered us Chinese people from Vietnam, he wouldn't put us in this embarrassing position..." Ushinosuke Terashima pointedly said Said: "However, that's good, at least we didn't send the cannon fodder to rush to the front to die. Probably because we are worried that if we don't try our best to attack, if we press too much, it may be cut off?"

Terashima Ushinosuke's elder brother, Tsukio Hidean shouted: "Why can't I wait for Rigiri! Our family members have been arranged to take refuge on the mountain long ago, and it was not Kaga Kazuki's hands. It’s not a matter of one sentence! Why do you have to listen to the words of the great monks of Kaga! They drink and eat meat, and they like to eat both men and women. We don’t follow the rules. Why do you want to be cannon fodder for this group of monks!"

Jinbao Hachiro Saemon said dissatisfiedly: "Is Shuanden going to join the Kira family? Don't forget who made us lose our territory. Isn't it revenge for us to leave our hometown and flee to Kaga? Isn't it why we bear the humiliation..."

Tsukio Hidean said loudly: "In order to regain the territory! So if the Kira family gives us the appointment of Andu, there will be no problem!"

"That won't work either! The hatred of destroying the family is irrelevant!"

Terasaki Morinaga made a different opinion: "Hachirozaemonden is wrong! Since the price Kaga has always given is not appropriate, why can't he join the Kira family? Anyway, the mission of our countrymen is to keep the family business rather than empty hatred. Right now, our homeland is occupied by the Kira family and the Kaga Ichikomune, isn’t that a two-sided bet? If they take back Masuyama Castle and don’t give it to the lord, wouldn’t we be wasting our efforts in vain.”

"In the last battle of Shuiwei City, 11 people failed to capture a small city. This time, 10 people attacked Zengshan City, which is more difficult to attack. From the perspective of my subordinates, it is really difficult!" Terashima glanced at Mo Ran. He used his clear attitude to tell his lord that he seriously disliked the Kaga Ichiko clan. The Terashima family is one of the most powerful Chinese families in the Jinbo clan's retainers, and the other is Homiyajo Kojima Township, but he surrendered the Kira family early and was no longer counted.

The Pudai retainers quarreled and quarreled, and it didn't take long for them to quarrel. At this time, Jinbao Changzhi was also muttering: "This Kaga has always been famous for acting recklessly without respecting the rules of the samurai family. Decades ago, he dared to lead [-] people to surround Kaga's guardian Tomikashi Masakashi and "force" him to "commit suicide". Now it is not a trivial matter to annex the family's territory.

If we win this battle, we will take over half of Etsuchu in one fell swoop. At that time, the use value of our family will approach zero. If we lose, Kaga Izumo will completely withdraw from Etsuchu and still lose our use value... I have nothing to do with victory or defeat. relation.How can we fight this joint battle?What's the point of fighting it down? "

Jimbo Chojo is not wrong to worry.Chao Sheng Si Mi Zhao had no intention of giving the Vietnamese Chinese a share of the pie.In his eyes, the only enemy is the Kira family. His plan is not to create a situation similar to the Echizen Asakura family. No matter how much the price is paid for the victory of the war, at least drive the Kira family out of Tonami County, "shoot" Water county and women are on the front line of the county.

In other words, his plan is to use Xinchuan County as the boundary to govern independently, and then use the religious power that has always been consistent to gradually penetrate into Xinchuan County and spread to Echigo to complete his further plan. Of course, this plan is just an unformed plan in his mind. At present, his plan is to annex Zengshan City.

According to the photo of Chaosheng Temple, it is certain.Uesugi Masatora will definitely attack their flanks. At that time, he will order Jinbo Chochi to lead the Yue Chinese on Tonami Hirano to meet Uesugi Masatora. To die is really a wishful thinking that kills two birds with one stone.

And this time the bottom line of Chaoshoji's battle is to capture Masuyama Castle and stabilize the inherent interests of the Ichiko clan in Tonami County. Even if the battle ahead is unfavorable, he can use a suitable reason to reach peace with the Kira family, such as The death of Jinbao Chief, Kaga has always lost the need to fight, and so on.Anyway, it's just a scene, so it's good that everyone understands it in their hearts.

In fact, no matter whether it is Chaoshengji Misho or Jinbao Chief, they are very clear that they are not the opponent of the Kira family at all.Because the main force of the Kira family has not been dispatched on a large scale. If there are [-] elite troops plus [-] national servants from all over Vietnam, then there is no need to think about how to fight, but how to talk about peace. .

Both Takeda Shingen and Hojo Ujiyasu failed to take advantage of the Kira family. It is conceivable how much they, the mob of Kaga Issouzu, can do. The Katsukoji Temple and Zuisenji Temple that originally belonged to Xiao Yikui were all destroyed. The believers of the local Ichizumi sect in Etsuchu lost their support and could only follow the trend. At this time, Kaga Ichimuzong suddenly came to take over these believers and occupy the territory of Tonami County. It is also a very profitable thing.

Chaoshengji Mizhao did have 5000 elites in his hands, and his level could probably touch the army of the Asakura family, but these troops cannot be easily moved. This time he only brought [-] elites. The [-]-strong army was divided into two halves. One group of [-] people guarded the same clan in Echizen Yoshizaki Gobo, controlled by the Choshoji Jiaofang of Fujishima Choshoji Temple, and the other part stayed in Kanazawa Gobo in Kaga to guard the old lair. .

Excluding the [-] elites in his hands, they are his own treasures and cannot be easily lost. As for the other [-] Kaga Ichikui Army, they are all self-supporting military officials. Who will lead, win the joint battle and share the spoils, whether you are my friend or me, if you lose, you will ask for blessings, dead Buddhist friends, and poor monks, no matter how you fight Chaosheng Temple, you will earn money.

Just when the position of Jinbao Chief was uncertain, two days later, on a cool morning, an uninvited visitor suddenly appeared in front of Dongbaoguan. He came to Daguangjian in a hurry, and appeared in front of them majestically.

Xiao Dao Zhizhen didn't care about their frightened expressions, bowed with a smile and said: "I have seen His Highness Shenbao and all your highnesses present, I wish you all good health and long-term martial arts! I also wish you all the best in advance." Get off the ground and get rich rewards!"

Many retainers wondered what he meant in and out of the words, and really couldn't figure out how this new senator who had surrendered to the Kira family dared to wish his enemies victory in front of so many enemies, thinking that there must be something wrong in his head. But the problem doesn't look like it if you look carefully, and you hesitate and don't know how to make a correct response.

"Lieutenant Kojima Rokurozaemon! Tangren Shikibe! You traitors dare to appear in front of us!" Jinbao Hachiro Zaemon drew out his sword with a clang. Looking back at the Vietnamese people in the hall, every one of them looked strange, either in doubt or thoughtful, but no one got up to attack these two people, and they didn't even seem to have the idea of ​​scaring them.

Xiaodao Zhizhen is a middle-aged samurai who is over forty years old. He is also a veteran figure who has served in front of the Jinbao chief for many years in the family of Etsuchu Jinbo. During the Xianglu period, he served as the second servant of the Echizen Asakura family after the Yuan service. The Vietnamese warriors present here are either his former colleagues and old friends, or his nephews in his later life. Perhaps they are too familiar with their character traits. So that there is no tension or fear at all.

So when Kojima saw Jinbao Hachirozaemon drawing a knife, he didn't show any surprise, but looked at him with a smile and said, "Hachirozaemon has calmed down." ? Then I'm going to talk!"

"Huh! You said yes, and no one stopped your mouth." Jinbao Hachiro Saemon sat down resentfully. He is not a fool. It is enough to be impulsive, and he must make further troubles so as not to anger the head of Jinbao. embarrass yourself.

"I entrust Uesugi Seiden's order, to contact His Highness Jinbao, thinking that we should move at the right time, and cooperate with Uesugi Seiden's army to encircle and suppress the main force of the Kaga Issouzo clan who invaded! Cough! The following is the document read out. Kaga Issozong does not respect the shogunate today. Disobedient to the law, my government upholds the justice of the shogunate, holds high the banner of Hanoi Minamoto, and orders the emperor to fight against evil spirits and quell the source of the chaos in Vietnam. Now there is the guardian of Tonami County in Vietnam, the Daijinbao clan. The Xinxiang shogunate is coerced by Kaga Ichigomune, so I hereby write a letter as an agreement to cooperate with our army to fight against Ichigo evil spirits in the near future! On August 26th of the second year of Yonglu, Uesugi Zhengshao Bizhenghu Monogram."

After reading this not-so-long letter, Kojima sat quietly cross-legged in the large room to observe their expressions. The head of Jinbao did not see much change for a while. The expressions of each group were fluctuating, many people were filled with righteous indignation while more remained silent in contemplation.

The appearance of the young samurai's uncontrollable desire to be violent is not expected, and most people's hesitation is a subconscious reaction. With more than 20 years of understanding of Jinbao Chief, Kojima Town can be sure that the former lord must be shaken Masatora Uesugi clearly wanted to give them a step down, and it was up to him whether he took it or not.

Seeing his old rival's triumphant look, Terashima felt extremely uncomfortable. Last year, a large group of samurai were defeated in a hurry. Some surrendered to the Kira family, but more people chose to flee with Jinbao. Now Looking back at the original decision, many people regretted complaining that they were short-sighted, and the reason why many members of the Jinbo family genealogy regretted it was because the new senators who surrendered, such as Kojima Township, were vigorously promoted. (To be continued..)

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