Chapter 261: Plan Ahead
In the second year of Yonglu, April. The Hamo Honma family and the Zota Honma family, who had seized Hamo County and Zatai County, were successively subjugated to the Uesugi family's military gate. The Kuchi Honma family in Kamo County was destroyed, and the Kitasado Ichikushi and Kawaharada Honma families were also severely damaged by the Uesugi army.
In order to have some say in front of Kenshin, Honma Takanbu and Honma Aritai took the initiative to ask to serve as the pioneer and the vanguard. They knew very well in their hearts that as long as they made enough achievements, then Qianxin would not punish their family too severely. And the source of their military exploits is the Kawahara Honma family, who have lost their original positions and lost their troops. Due to the heavy losses of the Kawahara Honma family in the First Battle of Mano, most of the important ministers in the family died on the battlefield. Honma Shinobu, Honma Tokikane, Honma Nobune and other members of the Kawabara Honma family led the remnants to flee into Kita-Sado's Kita-Tsuki Castle, hoping to fight each other with Kita-Sado's people, and prepared to continue the struggle against the Uesugi family.
On April 6, Honma Takanbu and Honma Aritai led 600 troops northward, defeated more than 50 Kawaharada Honma troops stationed at the foot of Mt. Kimaki, and took advantage of the situation to surround Kitadi Castle.
Just two days after Honma Takanbu and Honma Yutai besieged Kitashi Castle, Irikawa Castle, which was controlled by Kitasado's Ichigo, was attacked by Shibuya Madaka, and Shimoo Sadomori, who refused to defend Irikawa Castle, was also captured. In this way, the Kawahara Honma family even lost their last hope. The Mizuhara Takashi family immediately executed the heads of the Kitasado Clan outside the Beidi Castle one by one, preparing to use this way to tell the Kawahara Honma Army, who refused to defend the city, that their reinforcements would not come.
The next day, in despair, Minoru Honma surrendered to Kaejo. However, Honma Takanobu and Honma Yutai did not intend to let go of the Kawahara Honma family. With the acquiescence of the commander-in-chief, Honma Takanobu and Honma Yutai raised their butcher knives against the Kawahara Honma family, who had surrendered······ More than 50 members of the Kawahara Honma family were killed by Honma Takanshin and Honma Yutai.
In this way, the Uesugi family completely pacified the three counties of Sado. Although the three counties of Sado have been pacified, this is not the end. Kenshin didn't intend to let the surrendered Honma Takanobu, Honma Yutai, and Honma Masaharu have the idea of being able to block it. If they are allowed to stay on Sado Island, the hidden danger of pirates in the waters around Sado will continue to exist.
On April 10, the three families of Shibuya, Ssawane, and Osakami were transferred to Murayama-gun and Mogami County in Minamiidewa under the name of "Kafeng". Among them, the Asakami family was transferred from the old Lingyu Shangcheng 3,000 stone to the White Bird City in Murayama County, and received 6,000 stone Zhixingdi; The Shibuya family transferred 3,000 koku from the old territory of Umezu Castle, Tamasaki Castle, Urakawa Castle, Irikawa Castle, and Iwataniguchi Castle to Tani Castle in Murayama County, and received 5,000 koku Chiyukidi; The Sawane family transferred 2,000 koku from the old territory of Zene Castle and Futami Castle to Sakagaoka Castle in Murayama County, and received 5,000 koku Zhixingdi.
Although Sawane, Shibuya, and Asakami are all a little unhappy to leave their homeland on the surface, they are happy in their hearts. The three prefectures of Sado have been places of exile for criminals since ancient times, and the land is barren and the people are strong, and most of the people also use the robbery of merchant ships as a means of earning a living.
And the Murayama Basin, where Ssawane, Shibuya, and Osakami were transferred to Minamiidewa, also made them pick up a big bargain. Not to mention the increase in their own territory, the fertile land in the Murayama Basin alone made them excited.
Subsequently, after the three families of Sawane, Shibuya, and Akami were transferred to Murayama-gun in Minamiideha, Kenshin issued a punishment against the Zota Honma family and the Hamo Honma family: "Reduced seal". The Zatai Honma family moved to the mountain city of Zhongnei in Dongyue, and received a thousand stones of Zhixing. The Honma family was directly transferred from the 5,000 stone territory to the 1,000 stone territory, and Honma Youtai's heart was very uncomfortable, but he had to accept it. The Honma family of Hamo was moved to the mountain castle of Nakamura in Saiyue, and received a thousand stone Zhixingdi. The Hamao Honma family and the Zata Honma family are not much different, from the territory of 3,000 stones, there are only 1,000 stones left, which is still Qianxin in the relationship between the two families in the past to give the same high stone standards as the Hamao Honma family and the Zatai Honma family. And Honma Masaharu did well after "abandoning the darkness and turning to the light", and was transferred to Iida Castle in Minamiide Hamurayama County, where he received 2,000 stone of Zhixingdi. Shortly after the pacification of Sado was completed, Asada set off to leave Aizu for Musashi.
On April 20, as soon as Asadai entered Kawagoe Castle, he summoned Shikamasa Ota and Kenji Namba in the courtyard of Honmaru.
"Congratulations to the Lord Fair Dingnan Izuba and Chudi." Ota Shimasa and Namba Kenji said happily in the corridor of the courtyard to Asada, who was feeding the fish.
"The Chinese Fields have not yet been settled, and the south has been settled." Asadaki doesn't feel too good about himself, and there is still an Osaki family in the Middle Continent who is still hostile to him, and the so-called "ally" Kasai family is still ready to move.
"My lord, before you returned, the ministers led the generals to capture Misaki Castle, and the Ise Samasuke clan (Hojo clan rule) was taken by the retainers of the Okabe Temple." Namba Tian Kenji first looked at Asada's somewhat sad face, and then said a good news.
"Really?!" Chaoding immediately came to the spirit. For the Hojo family, once Misaki Castle is lost, then only Odawara Castle is left to defend.
"Yes. At present, most of the country has been captured by our army. Ota nodded.
"Stop for a moment, the steward will soon come to me for a question." Chao Ding had a headache when he thought about it.
"Ruler Palace?! Could it be the one who went to Echigo? Namba Kenji looked dazed.
"Not bad." Chao Ding nodded.
"My lord, I forgive you for taking the liberty of asking, have you done something that annoys the Stewardship." Ota Zizheng guessed that eight or nine were not far from ten.
"Received the retainers of the former retainer who fled to Aizu from Echigo. There are Shimoji, Ichikawa, Ishiguro and so on. Chao Ding said helplessly.
"You are openly fighting with the Echigo side! At the least, the palace will send people to be held accountable, and at the worst, it will send troops to crusade against the family! Ota immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.
"Then you can't just watch them defect to the rival daimyo! Once they defect to the Takeda family, the Tozawa family, the Andong family, and other daimyo who are hostile to their own family, then you should also guess the consequences. "Chao Ding is completely dumb now, and he can't say what he suffers from eating Coptis chinensis.
"You do have some reason to do this, but Echigo's Leader Hall doesn't think like that! The Qiji people were almost all wiped out, and there was only one single seedling left in the Gu Zhi Nagao family. The Ruler Hall won't forget that! "Although Ota Shimasa did not play in Hokuriku, he also had some understanding of the battle situation.
"Fortunately, Misaki Castle is now in the hands of the family, so the family has no worries. Let Honjo, Ogasawara, Numata, Omori and other Ueno generals take strict precautions, and the Takeda family must not be allowed to take advantage of the opportunity! "The court is still prioritizing, and the most important thing for the Uesugi family at the moment is to defeat external enemies rather than internal friction.
"My lord, how about transferring Okabe, Asahina, and others to Ueno to assist in defense? I'm afraid that there won't be enough defenders in Ueno. "Kenji Namba had already thought of what it would look like if Echigo and Shinano were to attack Ueno on both sides.
"With Nagano Shinano guarding, Nishiueno won't be so easy to lose." Asadachi still believes in Nagano's ability.
"But the three counties of Shonai are in danger. Although the generals Shinbata, Abe, Ikeda, Tosabayashi, Tozenji, and Suda were good at fighting, they fought several battles one after another, and the soldiers were exhausted. Not to mention that the people of Yuri County are still at war with their own family. "Ota is worried about the enclave in the three counties of Shonai.
"Military Road! The Korean military road! Immediately sent people to the three counties of Aizu, Zhiji, and Sendo, and quickly recruited a large number of laborers to pave the Korean and Japanese military roads. In this way, Zhishi County can be connected with the three counties of Shonai, and Mogami County and Murayama County will be surrounded by it. What's more, the new Mogami family, the Tendo family, the Zuo Ze family, the East Root family, and the Onodera family are all on the side of the main family, even if the Guan Ling Hall wants to do it, he has to have scruples. "It's a good idea, at least it sounds like that.
"My lord, it is not an overnight time for the Korean military road to be completed. Even if a large number of laborers are mobilized, it will take at least half a month. During this time, I am afraid that the three counties of Shonai have already been invaded. Ota shook his head and said.
"Even if I send someone to Kyoto now to ask His Royal Highness the King of Kyoto to teach the Imperial Teaching, I can only find a way to get the Constitutional Government to come forward." Kenji Namba thought of someone who could mediate.
"I'm afraid that it's useless for the constitution to come forward." This is what Chao Ding is most worried about.