The "Hojo Raid", which began in the late spring of the third year of Tensho, will be remembered by future generations of history buffs and gamers as an "all-star carnival" based on the lineup of participants alone.

Due to the hard work of the Hojo clan, the Hojo clan, the Hojo Tsusunari and others, the heroes of Kansai and Kanto were a little discouraged and helpless in the first few months, and they lost some face.

Fortunately, Hirate Honhide had enough logistical resources to maintain an offensive on four or five fronts at the same time, which would always make the Hojo clan overstretched.

After all, the generals of all countries still have a few masters, and as they gradually enter the state, they begin to show their true skills.

First of all, Takeda Katsuyori sent his retainer Sanada Masayuki to use a counter-plan, which made the lord of the Bowl Castle, the Hojo clan, suspicious and killed his brother-in-law with soil. Sensing the danger shrewdly, Nobuyoshi Fujita, the younger brother of Tsuchichi, fled the city to Takeda, breaking all the arrangements of the defenders and the weak points of the city's defenses.

Two days later, the Koshin warriors stormed along a specific route and took down Sannomaru and Demaru in one go, and the Hojo clan was so frightened that they had to surrender in order to save their lives. Uesugi Jinghu in the same city would rather die than bend his knees, but he was also brought over by a plugged mouth ball and five flowers.

Musashi Province's system of defensive lines has since collapsed.

A few days later, Yoshishige Satake, known as the "Oni of Hitachi", led the soldiers who had been recruited from the miners in his collar to dig tunnels in the mountains and forests overnight, burying hundreds of pounds of gunpowder, blasting open the wall behind Moriyama Castle and creating a path leading directly to Honmaru. Then he personally charged into the battle and took the lead, along the gap into the city, and after a fierce battle, he lifted the head of the defender Yuan's own head.

The rest of the city soldiers were naturally scattered.

Then the old man of the Utsunomiya family, the famous wise general Haga Taka, came up with an idea, and asked everyone to deliberately run in the direction of Honsakura Castle with the remnants of the enemy's defeated army, and take advantage of the chaos to plant a spy in it.

So after the army fled to Honsakura Castle, for some reason, the news suddenly spread that "Odawara Castle has been captured, and Sagami-sama (Hojo Clan) has been buried in the fire".

Tens of thousands of troops followed them.

The lord of the castle, Chiba Kuniyin, believed that his future was bleak and that he had lost his future, so he launched a desperate suicidal charge with his cronies and soldiers, and after repelling a crusade army several times his size, he was punished with all his might.

In the area of the lower headquarters, it was mostly peaceful, and only a few stubborn local field warriors remained, which was not a problem.

Then, Uesugi, Satake, and Utsunomiya joined forces with the and Shikoku people, and in one fell swoop, they advanced westward into Musashi and approached the Edo region.

Hojo Retainer Avenue Temple Masashi was originally stationed here. However, considering that the terrain and city defenses were not enough to support, they temporarily withdrew to the more stable Iwafu Castle.

The rich town of Edo Port was abandoned, and many residents and small businesses did not have time to move, and they encountered tens of thousands of outsiders who were like wolves.

Located at the intersection of Tokaido Avenue and the Tone River, the largest river in Fuso, and close to the port of Sagami Bay, it is a transportation hub for the entire Kanto region, and has been a trading center for hundreds of miles in the vicinity since the famous Ogiya Uesugi clan built the castle on Ota Michi, decades ago.

It's not comparable to Kaimachi, but it's a first-class metropolis for the countrymen of Eastern Province. Not to mention ordinary people, even the daimyo can't help but be blushing.

Since there was no deliberate restraint—on the contrary, most of the princes were willing to make a windfall here—the soldiers, as usual, indulged their desires, turned into beasts, burned and plundered, and bullied men and women.

There is a merchant seat in the center of the town, and it is always possible to select a representative to make contact with the samurai and give gifts to keep the samurai. At most, it is just a big sword for eating and living in the hotel, and it will not give money and charge a protection fee, so as not to make a big mess. But those who do small business on the periphery of the side are miserable, those who are wiped out if they don't say a word, those whose property is robbed, and those who are outstanding in appearance and are forcibly plundered and enslaved, can be described as countless.

Some monks and priests from major temples and shrines in the vicinity were blind, and sheltered some innocent refugees a little.

Unexpectedly, there were mad people who rushed into religious places, killed monks and soldiers, and burned down the monastery.

This alarmed the "nobles", and the news was spread layer by layer and was known by the tie show.

The lord of the inner house was still kind-hearted, and immediately sent a group of people such as Hiraite Jiyin, Hishote Nagami, and Ikutsu Sadatsu to inspect various places and issue prohibitive orders to ensure the safety of well-known temples and large merchants.

As for ordinary people, they are really powerless.

Holding Mount Tai to surpass the North Sea, the speaker said: "I can't, I can't be honest." ”

After all, this is Fuso in the sixteenth century, if there is a ** son who sneaks to a small fishing village to kill people and steal goods and then absconds, I am afraid that if you summon Wise Kogoro, Kaneda Ichikosuke, Furuhata Renzaburo, plus Edogawa Conan, there is no way to find out the real murderer.

In a report written after arriving in Edo, Heide said: "Thousands of people were killed, and two-thirds of the towns were destroyed, and I am afraid that it will not be possible to recover them for a decade or two." ”

For this reason, Honhide specially instructed Toraya Soyi and others to unite the monks of and Kanto to hold a requiem prayer.

The tragedy is, of course, deplorable. However, given the values of our time, no one is responsible for this. At most, the hot-headed maniacs who plundered the monastery will be punished.

After all, Kanto is not Kyoto, and except for a few special bases such as the Imperial Palace and Hachimangu Shrine, it is not necessary or possible to prohibit "indiscriminate fishing" in other places. Since there is no prohibition, then the actions of the soldiers should not be held accountable.

The Hojo family didn't blame ties, they had done a lot of the same things before, and they didn't feel anything wrong.

This has not had any negative impact on the coordination work of the parties, but has contributed to a certain extent.

After arriving in Edo, Ji Yin immediately urged the princes of all walks of life to end the raids and continue to march westward. However, only Uesugi Keikatsu and Sasa Hidenari can respond to the call immediately, and the other teams need to be reorganized.

It can be seen that these two people did not act recklessly like other generals, but made certain constraints on the behavior of soldiers in order to ensure the integrity of the system.

This situation was apparently also passed on to Tie Sho through a secret letter.

A few days later, the soldiers of Satake, Utsunomiya, Yuuki, Jukawa, and Saionji regrouped and went into battle, but the morale of the army was obviously not in a state. People who have made a windfall are anxious to bring money home to build a house, buy land, marry a daughter-in-law, or find a gold cave to enjoy, and they are tired of it.

It was at this time that they encountered a counterattack by the Hojo clan, Daido Temple Masashi and others, and suffered heavy losses due to negligence in precautions, but fortunately, Uesugi Keikatsu was vigilant and returned in time with Sasa Hidenari to help without causing a rout.

This caused the progress of the strategy of Yanfu City and Jade Rope City to lag by more than a month. Of course, it doesn't have a big impact on the big picture.

Gradually, several fronts were basically united, and the defenders of the Hojo family had been compressed into a few isolated strongholds, and it was impossible to form a linear connection.

The forces were slightly redistributed.

At the end of September, Masayuki Hanafu, a "famous bow celebrity" of Uki, led an archer unit and had great luck in shooting Hojo Tsunari, who was boosting morale on the castle wall, during the attack and defense of Kawagoe Castle. This "Rehmannia Hachiman" who has achieved great military achievements has passed the age of the sixtieth birthday, but he encountered the situation of family suffering, the eldest son died violently, and he was exhausted from hard work for days, and his condition deteriorated rapidly after being injured, and he died in a few days.

The remaining city soldiers immediately lost their will to fight and surrendered on the condition of saving their lives.

When the news broke, the samurai near and far mourned.

Katsuyori Takeda, who fought side by side with Tsusunari Hojo and had also fought on the battlefield, was particularly sad, and offered to take out a thousand pieces of money from his not rich pockets to do the aftermath.

However, Heite did not give this opportunity to show off his wealth and buy people's hearts to others, and with a wave of his hand, he took all the expenses and went to worship in person, listening to the loyal and brave deeds of "Jihuang Hachiman" told by the locals of Kanto.

After learning of this bad news, the Hojo clan, the lord of Nirayama Castle, who had been persuaded by Kobayakawa Takakei and Tokugawa Ieyasu for a long time, finally bowed his head, gave up resistance, and surrendered to his vassals.

He had been besieged for five months by tens of thousands of troops, but he still had a living force of 3,400 men and a firm grip on the city. Such combat effectiveness is quite respectable.

Considering that this guy's attitude belongs to the "dove", he has always advocated submission and opposed resistance, and he is a good young man who knows the times and the general situation. So Heishou said to him bluntly: "Since Brother Sagami (Hojo Clan) is so stubborn and arrogant, the bloodline of the Hojo family will be passed on by you in the future!" I have always had a lot of respect for the Lingzun Daishoji Temple Hall (Hojo Shiyasu), and for the sake of the old man's face, I will arrange tens of thousands of stone territories anyway. ”

Hojo was tired, hungry and thirsty, sloppy and sloppy, and it was clear that it was not easy to stick to it for months. When he heard of such privileges, he was not pleased, but fell to his knees with tears and begged, "How dare you receive such a generous gift?" The criminal minister is willing to go to Odawara Castle to persuade him to surrender, and ask the lord of the inner house to be magnanimous and forgive the life of one family. ”

Pingshou Fanxiu immediately ordered someone to help him up, but his expression was stern, his words were urgent, and there was nothing to turn around: "At this point, even if the main responsible person saves his life, he must be exiled to a bitter cold place, and he will not be pardoned and return to his hometown for life." Family names and bloodlines can only be passed down by you. ”

Hearing that the Hojo clan was in tears, but he was trembling and didn't dare to speak, he hesitated for a moment, and asked timidly: "I heard that the younger brother Shintaro clan has surrendered, and the Saburo clan shows ...... Now it is called Jinghu, and it was captured by the heavenly soldiers. May I ask Lord Neifu, can the two of them be ignorant juniors, can they ......?"

Seeing the other party's gesture, Hijo Honhide gave it a fulfillment, and ordered the Hojo clan and Uesugi Keitora to be sent to Kii for seclusion, where they were served with good food and drink.

At this time, seeing that Odawara Castle had become an isolated island, an uninvited guest suddenly came from afar in front of the tent.