From the end of June to the beginning of August of the first year of Motogame (1568), Hirate Honhide and most of his retainers spent their time in military tents on Shikoku Island. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The people of the Western Sanuki Kingdom were exterminated one after another and recruited a little. The most important of these is the Kagawa family, who served as the guardian of half of the country and is now the head of the banner of the four prefectures of Nishi-Sanuki. This generation of Kagawa family governor Kagawa Jing, he himself has been dissatisfied with the Miyoshi family for a long time, and he was forced to surrender in the past. According to the agreement of that year, the Kagawa family was to bear the military service of 1,130 people, while the Miyoshi family ensured the stability and order of the territory.

Now that the foreign enemy has come to the door and occupied several cities in Nishisanuki, Shinohara Nagabo has no troops and confronts the enemy, with no intention of recovering the lost territory, so this "stability and order" is naturally impossible to talk about. Therefore, Kagawa no Jing used this as a pretext to change the court, and responded to the appeasement of the flat hand.

These matters, whether in Owari and Mino, Izumi or Awaji, are not uncommon, and everyone is already familiar with them. As is customary, it is then time to bargain.

This bargaining is aimed at nothing more than a few topics, whether the territory can be preserved, whether land seizure will be implemented, whether to send protons, if so, how many military services need to be sent, whether to compile detailed military service accounts, how to reward military merits, whether to hand over fiscal and taxation and judicial powers, and to what extent...... In this way, according to the comparison of the strength of the two sides, it must be carefully discussed and written into the oath paper.

Of course, writing the oath does not mean that the parties will honestly abide by the agreement, but it is somewhat a nominal constraint, which still has some effect.

When the master is unable to control the grassroots, he relaxes the conditions and gives more freedom. However, at the end of the Warring States period, it was more common for powerful daimyo to use various harsh laws to restrain the people of the independent kingdom and gradually convert them into their own vassals, which was called "unification".

Hirate was clearly a pioneer in the unification process, and he adopted a number of government decrees to strengthen management in Izumi, the most famous of which were the "exemption from military service" and the "knife shape".

However, the smooth implementation of the decree was based on an overwhelming superiority in strength. When it comes to Sanuki, the Hirate family is no longer in absolute upper hand, and I am afraid it will be difficult to exert effective suppression on the people.

Therefore, it is very important to say what kind of conditions will be given for this Kagawa view. What if some unrealistic demands are made? If you agree, it will lead to the interruption or even regression of the unification process, and if you refuse, it will form a negative example, giving outsiders the impression that "the Tie House cannot accommodate the people of Shikoku".

ushered in the other party's messenger with doubts, but the result was a big surprise.

Kagawa no view made much mention of sensitive topics such as territory, military service, and judicial and financial power, and his only explicit wish in the letter was: "I beg the world-famous Heite Prison Lord, to introduce for me the Sanuki Kagawa clan to an adopted son who is enough to glorify the lintel." ”

Seeing this, he hurriedly sent his retainers to find the locals to verify, and then learned that the old age of this Kagawa scene had long passed, and it was unlikely that there would be any more descendants, and his only son had died of illness more than two years ago, and the problem of the heir had been deeply troubled.

It's easy to get a random child, but it's hard to find the right person. At that time, the Miyoshi family was still the master of Miyoshi Changyi, hoping to stuff a side branch relative of his own, which was tantamount to changing direction and usurping the family business, of course Kagawa Zhijing could not agree to this - if the adopted son took refuge with his father and restored his original surname one day later, wouldn't the Kagawa family be cut off?

If you enter the side branch of the big clan, you will have this risk. What if you do the opposite and choose a poor child to be your adopted son? I am also worried that the foundation is too shallow and untenable. Even if it stands, it will cause the prestige of the family to fall.

The best way is to find a family of noble birth, but no real power. For example, among the relatives and important ministers of the shogunate, choose a family with more heirs, and invite the second son and concubine to come.

It's just that Kagawa no Jing is this guy, although he has some power on the ground of Nishi-Sanuki, but after all, he is a country samurai, and he has always had little to do with famous families. So this time, I used this as a condition for submission, and asked the "world-famous Tie Supervisor" to help.

This is really not difficult, Hirate Honhideto is already very close to the current deacon of the shogunate, Ise Sadako, and he is also very face-saving in Ashikaga Yoshiaki, so it is really not a problem to introduce a young child who has fallen into a high gate.

Immediately, Fan Xiu verbally agreed to this matter and sent someone to Kyoto to do some activities.

Then Ise Sadako patted his chest and agreed to help, and it took three or two days to find several eligible objects, including many well-known families such as Isshiki, Odate, and Settsu.

Taking advantage of this east wind, the tie was able to successfully surrender Kagawa, and as a breakthrough, it led to many people who were not firm.

Shinohara Nagabo has no choice but to claim that it is the Nishisanuki people who have turned their backs on the Miyoshi family first, and it is natural that they will not be rescued. In fact, this was tantamount to allowing the Hisho army to occupy Nishisanuki, and it also made the resistance of the rest of the people obviously meaningless.

After two months of work, most of the people of Nishisanki were persuaded to surrender or be wiped out, and only a few stubborn forces, totaling less than 500 soldiers, were still resisting the Pingshou army, fleeing in the countryside to fight guerrillas.

During this period, the three armies of the three families of Tieshou, Shinohara Nagabo, and Nagamune still had their own troops and confronted each other, and they were all afraid of each other, and they did not show any flaws, and the battle did not start until August.

The long-term assembly will always make the soldiers feel tired, and the autumn harvest is imminent, so it cannot be delayed, so the matter of Mingjin's collection of troops is gradually put on the agenda.

The banners of the Heishou family were all professional soldiers who had been separated from agriculture and could fight for a long time, but the total number of soldiers was only more than 2,000, and the other affiliated troops had some peasant soldiers to a greater or lesser extent, and it was impossible for them to leave the country for many years.

And the proportion of peasants and soldiers in the troops of Shinohara Nagabo and Nagamune's relatives will only be higher.

On the whole, a truce is inevitable, no matter what kind of truce.

Each tacitly led the troops to retreat, replenished the troops, recuperated the wounded, and recuperated before coming back to the battle, which is called a truce.

A peace charter was made to ensure that there would be no fighting for a year and a half to see the after-effects, which was also called a truce.

Sending each other hostel to form relatives, turning hostility into friendship, and setting their sights on other fronts for the time being, is still called a truce.

Standing in the position of the weakest Nagamune Ibu Motokin, he wanted to know about this matter as soon as possible, and he hoped to free up his hands and pacify the remaining two or three percent of the territory of Tosa Ichi, which required maintaining peace with Awa's Shinowara Nagabo for at least a year or two.

But on the other hand, the appointment letter and the ceremonial equipment of the Tosa guardian are still in the hands of Hirata Tsunohide, and the things have not arrived, so I can't rest assured. Changzong and my relatives couldn't figure out the character and intentions of Fan Xiu, for fear that taking the initiative to propose peace talks would cause dissatisfaction with the "Lord Supervisor", so he still stubbornly said in the letter, "As long as you give an order, my family can still fight hard." ”

Not to mention Shinohara Nagabo, his usual view is not to clash with the Oda family, which is gaining momentum, but to stay out of the way and wait for the potential anti-Oda forces in Kinai to make a move.

During this time, he lost part of his land, so there were fewer unstable factors in the family, and Miyoshi Changyi and others also took advantage of the chaos to move away, and now Miyoshi's family, all of them are like-minded "Shikoku faction" with Shinohara Nagafang, and it is everyone's common wish to negotiate peace.

Both sides have a unified idea, but under the tie, there are different opinions, and there is no consensus.

Some people think that the momentum of the winning streak is rare, and it should be immediately after the completion of the autumn harvest, and the comeback should be launched; Some people think that they can ask for some reinforcements, and it is more certain to attack after two or three months; Some people think that it is necessary to recuperate for about half a year, and completely digest the newly occupied territory as in the case of Hequan; No one felt that more than a year of peace was necessary.

However, the discussion is a discussion, and the final decision is still firmly in the hands of the main general.

Let's not talk about the retainers and Keiji, and they have long developed a "good habit" of blindly obeying orders. Even Sazuo Chengzheng, Nine Ghost Jialong and other forces and temporary reinforcements did not dare to have any slackness and doubts. Because most of the victories this year have been created by the tie and the show.

The new ally of Chosamune's new alliance was chosen by Honhide with a unique vision, and he used the name of the shogunate to propose an alliance that could not be refused. The eight Nanban galleons were built by Honhide with a lot of financial resources, and they showed amazing combat effectiveness when attacked by Murakami's naval forces. These two points are the two most important conditions for everyone to be able to stand on Shikoku Island and obtain countless loot.

In the face of such a far-sighted general, who would dare to disagree with his judgment?

In the end, when he opened his mouth, he summoned all the important ministers and the forces to dine together on an informal occasion, and asked inadvertently: "What is the meaning of waiting for us to attack Awaji first, and then take Nishi Sanuki?" ”

Sasa Narumasa, who was upright on the left-hand side, replied without thinking: "Lord Eunuch, take Awaji first, which means to hold the Seto Inland Sea and ensure the traffic of the route; Re-entering Nishisanuki means to replace defense with offense, to obtain a buffer, and not to make Awaji the front line of the enemy. ”

This is actually what Hisei said before, but Sasa Nari was able to change his own words to narrate, which also shows that he put a lot of effort into understanding the intention of the main general.

"Not bad!" Pingshou Fanxiu nodded expressionlessly, was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Haven't these two goals been achieved?" What are you doing while staying on Shikoku Island? ”

"This ......," Sasa said.

On the contrary, Keiji, who has always obeyed orders, couldn't help but interject: "Uncle! Please allow your nephew to talk more, the raid on Shikoku is so smooth, it makes me think that the Shinohara Nagafang of the Miyoshi family may be knocked down soon, and it would be a pity to go home at this time! ”

"Really?" Hite-sho was still expressionless, shook his head, and asked rhetorically: "Shinohara, is it really going to be knocked down soon?" ”

Keiji stopped talking.

Indeed, the fact that Shinohara's Nagabo has retained its internal cohesion despite the repeated loss of land is impressive. He is no man to be easily defeated.

At this time, Iwanari Tomoto, who had been fighting as a pioneer for several months, suddenly spoke: "Lord Supervisor, I must have found a better direction for the strategy. Awa and Sanuki are not rich, and Shinohara Nagabo is not a mediocre hand, so it is better to use the army in a place where it is easier to obtain practical benefits. ”

"What the lord of Iwacheng says is very true." Kawada Nagakina and Honda Masanobu agreed.

The attitude of two close ministers can be equal to the attitude of a tie.

Now all the generals realized that the next step may be to negotiate peace.

It's just that the reason for this is whether it is so simple on the surface is difficult to say.

However, there is no need to think too much, anyway, the master of the equal-handed superintendent is clever, how can mortals understand the arrangement of his old man's house?