Chapter 343: Tozawa cedes the land
In the third year of Yonglu, March 12. Musashi Province Kawagoe Castle Honmaru Ohiroma.
"The Yuzhou Tozawa family is still from the Hengwu Ping clan, and it is also one of the famous martial arts families in Yuzhou, why have they repeatedly fought against their own family before, and even faced each other against their own swordsmen?! Why did you not think of bowing to your family until now, when the allied soldiers of the Daimyo and Kuniren lords such as the Minamide Ha Onodera family, the Rokugo family, and the Oi family came to the castle of Kakunodate Castle? Isn't it a little late? Asadaki looked at Tozawa Masashi, who was lying on the ground and didn't dare to look up, and said after sneering.
"I still hope that the town government will be angry, and it is not out of intention that the Tozawa family is forced to choose to have a bad relationship with the Uesugi family under the pressure of several powerful daimyo of the Okuba family, such as the Hiyama Yasuto family and the Minato Yasuto family. Now, the Tozawa family is truly willing to submit to the Uesugi family's military gate and become the Uesugi family's eagle dogs! Tozawa said in fear.
"Under pressure from other daimyos? If it weren't for the Kasai family, the Waga family, the barnyard family, and other powerful daimyo of the Okuba family who were destroyed by the main family, I'm afraid the Tozawa family wouldn't have woken up too soon! "Asadashi won't believe Tozawa Masashige's nonsense.
"The town lord, you can't say that. Once the Tozawa family is now destroyed by the Hiyama Anto family and the Onodera family, then you have lost the best opportunity to quickly dominate Kitadeba! Just as Asada's words fell, Tozawa Masashige's attitude changed instantly.
"Oh? It's only a matter of time before the entire Hashu is pacified with the current strength of the family, and it is only a matter of time before the army led by the generals of the Chumura Oku, such as the Moritan Gomori, pacifies the Takasui Temple Spo Domain, and if the family continues to increase troops to the two countries, do you think the family will not be able to dominate the northern dewa? Chao Ding said disdainfully.
"The Tozawa family is willing to use 20,000 stone territory to become the hiding place of the town government! I also hope that the town government can let the Tozawa family keep their family name! After seeing that Asada's disappreciation was not appreciated, Tozawa reluctantly said the biggest bargaining chip that could make Asada's agree to the Tozawa family to keep their family name.
"Twenty thousand stone territory? Tozawa Missile-Mamoru is such a big deal! The Tozawa family only has a total of less than 100,000 koku of territory at the moment. It seems that Tozawa Missile-Keeper is determined to surrender this time, so when will Tozawa's Missile-Keeper's sister-in-law be sent to Kawagoe Castle? Asadachi was still not at ease about this, and planned to ask the Tozawa family to hand over the hostages.
"As long as the Hiyama Ando Army and the Onodera Army return to their territory, my lord will personally send his son-in-law here." Tozawa made a requirement.
"Yes, when the time comes, I will treat Tozawa Missile-Mamoru as I would treat a 100,000-stone daimyo." Asada nodded, and as for Tozawa Masashige's request, he felt that it was not too much, so he immediately agreed.
"Thank you very much to the town government." After Tozawa finished speaking, he retired and left.
"Yamazaki Shoyanagisai, now the Tozawa family is invited to surrender, and it is time to quickly pacify Hashu." Asadaki said to Hidesen Yamazaki, who had been sitting on the sidelines, after Tozawa was walking away.
"Well, in order to prevent the Hiyama Andong family and the Onodera family from continuing to grow in Yuzhou, the lord can only benefit the Yuzawa family. The Tozawa family is capable of being a sharp blade in your hands. Yamazaki Hidesen nodded.
"Once the lords of the former Onodera family, such as the Oi family, the Rokugo family, and the Salmon family, fall to the family, then it doesn't matter if the Onodera family doesn't hand over the hostages." Chao Ding said after smiling.
"If you want to add to the crime, there is no excuse, when the time comes, you only need the lord to say a few words to the lords of the Onodera family such as the Oi family, the Rokugo family, and the Salmon family, and the Onodera family will be on pins and needles." Hidesen Yamazaki immediately understood the meaning of the court.
"Once the Tozawa family hands over the agreed 20,000-stone territory, then I will immediately transfer it to the Samurai of the Nishiaizuhara Yamauchi family and the Ashina family." After all, the four prefectures of Aizu were the places where the Asadachi raised troops to retake the old Kanto territory, and there must be no instability left behind. Although most of these local samurai were willing to serve the court, there was still some resistance to picking up land, and if it went on like this, it would inevitably lead to instability in the rear.
"Killing two birds with one stone, killing two birds with one stone, probably that's what it means." Hidesen Yamazaki did not object to the decision of the Asada.
"Since Zhuan Liuzhai has no objection, then I will issue an order." Asadachi wanted to immediately intervene to mediate the war between the Onodera family and the Tozawa family, and then transfer the Nishiaizu generals to Kitidewa and Hokurichi.
On March 20, Kawada Naga arrived at Kakunodate Castle as the name of the dynasty to mediate the war between the Onodera family and the Tozawa family, and after a long attack on Kakunodate Castle, Onodera Keido was forced to accept the armistice order and return to his home, and the Tozawa family then surrendered the territories of Sawauchi Castle, Kawashue Castle, Waga Kanayama and Ikuho Castle with a height of 20,000 koku in the western part of Mt. Kawaga and Mt. Matsuka. The next day, Kawada Naga sent 3,000 troops to Toshita, including Miyashita Toshihisa, Nakamaru Toshishige, Nakai Hidetsu, Nusawa, and Miyazaki Yukitomo, to enter Tozawa to pick up land.
At the same time, Asadachi prepares to go to Minamiidewa in person to mediate the war between the Anto family and the Tozawa family. Before that, in order to prevent the situation in the Kanto region from deteriorating further, the court quickly ordered the old Ota Shimasa of the pen family to be his own name, and the generals of the Western Kanto region went to pacify the countrymen who were touching each other and guarded the border to prevent Takeda Shingen from taking advantage of it. In addition, the court also appointed Koyama Asayaki as the military supervisor, Nambada Hiroyoshi and Yamamoto Temple as the two lieutenants, and Hirosawa Tadanobu as the military commissariat, so that they could assist Ota Shimasa together.
At the same time, the generals of the Chu-Tsu Olympics, such as Mori Keihiro, Saito Toshi, Kankawa Mitsutoshi, and Kankawae Hirotoshi, finally temporarily stabilized the situation in the Hokurichi Olympic. He successively destroyed the retainers of the former barnyard family, Shinhori Yoshihiro, Terabayashi Minbu Shaosuke, Nakajima Tomihide and others, and captured the important towns of Shinhori Castle and Terabayashi Castle in the north of the former barnyard clan, and once came to the castle of Takamizu Temple to relieve the siege of the Takamizu Temple Spo family.
However, the former Takasui Temple's Spo family ministers such as Ryoda Kantai, Iwashimizu Yoshito, and Takada Yasumi (Kunohe Yagoro, Nakano Yasumi, and Spo Senma's son-in-law) saw that the southern Harimasa led the army to withdraw their skills and the Uesugi army entered the Takasui Temple Spo in large numbers and made a huge noise, Ryoda Kantai, Iwashimizu Yoshiyoshi, Takada Yasumi and others were frightened by the momentum of the Uesugi army. Originally, they could even attack the castle of Gaoshui Temple for a while, but now they had to quickly retreat to their own cities to defend the castle. Mori Keihiro, on the other hand, quickly dispatched Saito Toshishi to lead an army to besiege Iwashimizu Castle, Kankawae Mitsutoshi led an army to surround Kanzenkan, and Kankawae Hirotoshi led an army to Yushan Castle to cut off the powerful Chinese lords who had fallen to the south, such as Ryoda Kantai, Iwashimizu Yoshikyo, and Takada Yasumi, from the outside world, and cut off their food and water routes.
Previously, the coalition forces of the wealthy clans along Miyako Bay, such as the Sentoku family, the Tasuo family, the Shigeichi family, and the Tsugaru Ishijia sent by the Southern Harusama, had captured Akasawa Castle in the Takasuidaji Temple, and were waiting for an opportunity to prepare to cross the northward and westward to attack Takasuiji Castle. However, with the withdrawal of troops from the southern Harimasa, the coalition forces of the wealthy clans along Miyako Bay, such as the Sentoku family, the Tasuo family, the Shigeichi family, and the Tsugaru Ishi family, stopped their advance and instead stood by at Akasawa Castle and Kagojo.
Mori Jingguang felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, once the Qiantoku family, the Tian Suo family, the Shigeichi family, the Tsugaru family and other Miyako Bay coastal wealthy families were annihilated, it would be able to achieve the effect of deterring the southern family, so that they would not dare to lead their troops south as they wanted. Immediately, Mori Keihiro united with the Takamizuji Shiba family to attack the coalition forces of the wealthy families along the Miyako Bay, such as the Sentoku family, the Tasuo family, the Shigeichi family, and the Tsugaru Ishi family, who were stationed in Akasawan. Soon, after crossing the Kitakami River, the combined forces of Uesugi and Takasuidaji Spo quickly launched a fierce attack on Akasawakan. The coalition forces of the wealthy families along the coast of Miyako Bay, such as the Sentoku family, the Tasuo family, the Shimoichi family, and the Tsugaru Ishi family, held out for three days in Akasawan due to isolation and scarcity of troops, and then declared the fall, and the defenders of more than 1,000 city soldiers under the generals such as Tian Suo Masamitsu, Shigeichi Sanshichiro, Sentoku Zenkatsu, Tsugaru Ishishi Yoshitomi, and Efan Masatomo survived.
Subsequently, in order to prevent the Takamizuji Shiba family from being attacked on the back, Mori Keihiro ordered the Hokuriku Olympus generals such as Hirohisa Utori and Tochiuchi to lead an army of 1,500 to attack the lords of Miyako Bay, such as the Tasuo family and the Sentoku family. Once the Uesugi army defeated the Sentoku family, the Tasuo family, the Shigeichi family, the Tsugaru family and other national lords, then Nanbu Harimasa would no longer act rashly.