Chapter 301: Wooing the Good Clan
As the Uesugi army successively destroyed the Ueno family that fell to the Takeda family, such as the Takaro Nagano family, the Takada family, the Takayama family, the Go-Hiroshi family, the Anaka family, the Azuma Saito family, and the Shiri Takaya family, etc., and almost wiped out the 6,000 Takeda army led by Takeda Katsuyori, the entire Ueno country was left with only the Urano family and the Ita family still surviving, and the rest of the countrymen and lords were desperately following the Uesugi family.
The Battle of Tagaryu once again demonstrated the prestige of the Uesugi Army, and the Uesugi Army's performance in this joint battle with fewer victories made Takeda Shingen dare not raise the matter of the war in Kanto again. And Takeda Shingen was also privately called 'Evil Meal' and 'Evil Doctor' by his retainers and wealthy families.
On September 11, when the lord of Honjo Castle, Minoru Honjo, heard that the former lord Uesugi Kenmasa had been killed by his close ministers, he no longer intended to fight the Uesugi army, and sent his son Honjo Kintomo to Hirai Castle to deliver a surrender.
"Honjo Hayato, this family seems to be not thin on you!" Chao Ding said angrily after looking at the book.
"The town government is a clear man, my father didn't mean to fight against you. If it weren't for the provocation of villains such as Uehara and Kanno, the Musashi dealer would never have rebelled, and I hope the town government will forgive the crime! Honjo said tremblingly.
"Not intentionally?! If you are provoked by treachery, you will rebel, and you will face the Musashi guardian sword soldiers?! Hayato Honjo, what you said is really interesting! After Asadaki finished speaking, he immediately crumpled the surrender letter written by Honjo Shitada and threw it towards Honjo's face.
"The sinner deserves death! As you know, the Musashi Honjo family has been affiliated with the Uesugi family in Yamauchi since ancient times, and this time I can't help myself! Besides, my father has been convicted and shaved out! Honjo immediately pounced and knelt down and said.
"I really don't understand, whether the young assistant in the Honjo Palace only opened the city and surrendered when he heard that the Xianzheng Gong was killed, or whether he thought of surrendering when he saw 30,000 soldiers approaching the city." Chao Ding said after sneering.
"My father surrendered when he heard that the old lord Xianzheng Gong had been killed, and if you continue to defend the city, then you will also pay a considerable number of casualties." Honjo immediately retorted.
"Honjo Hayatomasa, don't forget, since ancient times, there will be casualties when two armies fight. However, recently I got a new stone catapult, and if Honjo Miyasuke continues to plan to cage the castle, then this family can just test the power of the stone catapult. "Chao Ding doesn't mind attacking one or two more cities at this time, because there is no one else to contain him at this time, and he can let go and completely wipe out the rebel forces.
"What?!" Honjo Jinchao began to panic after listening to Asada's words, he had only heard that only a small number of stone crossbows appeared during the Genpei War, and at this time, there was no news of the use of stone crossbows in the joint war that broke out in the whole world, if Asadaki really had a stone crossbow, then it was undoubtedly the last straw that crushed the camel for the Musashi Honzhuang who could only cage the castle at present.
"Don't be so surprised, I'll ask the retainers to take you to see you later." Chao Ding said with a smile.
"No need······ The Musashi Honjo will accept all the punishments of the town government······" Honjo was covered in a cold sweat recently, and he knew very well that the current Musashi Honzhuang had a few catties and taels.
"Well, then confiscate the entire collar, and exile the Musashi Honjo clan to Sado!" Chao Ding said after knocking the folding fan on the table in front of him.
"Yes······" Honjo could only agree with hatred.
The next day, Honjo Minoru took more than 20 members of his family to pack up and set out on the journey to Sado, and Honjo Castle and Ichiko Castle were then taken over by the Uesugi army.
"My lord, the Musashi Honjo didn't resist surprisingly." Yamazaki Hidesen felt that he had a high opinion of Honjo Minota and Honjo Kinchao, father and son.
"That's fine, Too Zhang Mamoru, Naito Shuryo Ryo , Saito Yama Castle Mamoru Miyagi, Miyagi Izu Mamoru and other generals will be able to free up their hands to go to Hitachi to attack the Edo family." Chaoding was actually happy to see the result of the bloodless opening of Honjo Castle and Fifty Son Castle, and he also saved a lot of effort.
"The lord is wise, but the rest of the war will be up to us. The outbreak of the Ichiyama War in Vietnam, the former ministers of Hatakeyama, the craftsman of Noto, raised troops one after another, and the Ichijo Sect of Kaga was also mobilizing troops with the intention of invading Noto and Vietnam. "Yamazaki Hidesen's original idea was to borrow troops from Kenshin to destroy the Kasai and Osaki families, but now the situation has changed abruptly, so he can only give up.
"There are many retainers under the command of the Duke of Qianxin, but there are few territories. However, the family is the opposite, and the family now has a lot of territory and few retainers. If there are enough retainers to defend the important places of each country, then the people of the kingdom who had been subjugated will not rebel again. "Chao Ding has an idea.
"The Lord means ······" After hearing Asada's words, Yamazaki Hidesen always felt that Asadaki wanted to do something unexpected.
"Quickly transfer the retainers of the Ueno country to Shimono, Musashi, Sagami, Kamiso, Shimoso, Hitachi, etc., and the Ueno country will be handed over to Kenshin Gong." Asadachi thought that Takeda Shingen would not dare to send troops to invade Ueno again in a short period of time before he planned to make this decision.
"The country of Ueno is now a scorched earth, and continuing to guard such a country will do more harm than good to our family." Hidesen Yamazaki nodded, agreeing with Asada's decision.
"Yes, Ueno Kazukuni is now thousands of miles away. If the family wants to restore the prosperity of Ueno One Country, it will have to pay a lot of material and financial resources. It's not worth it for the family. "Although Asadachi is well aware of the importance of Ueno One Country, Ueno has now become a 'chicken rib' existence. The long-term pain is better than the short-term pain, and if you abandon an Ueno country, you can seize a Changlu country that is more conducive to your own development.
"Before you give the order, you should gather the local people of Ueno Ichikoku, and it depends on whether they are willing to transfer the seal. If they are willing to change their titles, there will be many warriors who are good at fighting to join the family, such as the good family of Zenjo and the Kohata family of Kohata Castle. Yamazaki Hidesen immediately said to Asada.
"Well, what Zhuan Liuzhai said is right. The Zen family and the Kohata family have made great contributions to their families, and they are the most supportive nationals of the Ueno country. After Chao Ding finished speaking, he began to think about how to win them into his system.
Immediately after that, Asadachi summoned Zen Soji in the Daihiroma of Hirai Castle and wanted to ask him directly if he would like to become his retainer and transfer to another country.
"Prepare for the palace, during this time, you have repeatedly sent troops to assist your family in quelling the rebellion, it is really hard for you." Chao Ding came up and first soothed with kind words.
"Why should the town government be so outside? As the general of the town guard and the representative of the Kanto Governor, it is only right that you should lead the army to take the initiative to participate in the battle. If you need to send someone to urge, it will be disloyal to the minister. Zen Tsuji scratched his head after finishing speaking.
"I heard Ota Saemonsa mention that Zenbei Nakamori was very active in quelling the rebellion in Higashi-Ueno this time, and his military achievements were outstanding, completely surpassing many of my retainers, which I didn't expect." After Chao Ding finished speaking, he immediately signaled to the side to bring a pot of gold sand to Shanzong.
"Zhenfugong, you are ······" Shan Zongji said in surprise after seeing a pot of gold sand in front of him.
"Please be prepared and don't shirk, you deserve it." Chao Ding said with a smile.
"The minister is a martial artist, and holding these is of no use to the minister! It is already a great grace for the prince of Kenshin and the prince of the town to restore the retainers and the old lords when they attack the Kanto region, and it is only natural for the minister to take the initiative to send troops to assist the Uesugi family in quelling the rebellion, and these are still rewards from the town government to others! "Shanzongci didn't beat around the bush at all, and directly rejected the reward of the court.
"Zenbei Nakamori is really a hero of Higashi-Ueno.,Now Ueno's country has become almost a scorched earth after experiencing large and small wars.,Your territory Zenjo was also invaded many times by Kiryu、Yura and other people in the early years.,Territorial production was completely destroyed.。 If you don't dislike it, I can make a total of 25,000 koku of Okazaki Castle and Oshikiri Castle in the west of the Sagami River in Sagami Province your new territory. Of course, your retainers and vassals can move there. Chao Ding didn't plan to talk nonsense, and said straight to the point.
"Twenty-five thousand stones?! That's more than twice the amount of the minister's current territory! Isn't your reward too much? After listening to the words of the court, Shan Zongji couldn't believe it.
"Not much, not much. The exploits of the good preparation in the east of the field are enough to be competent. In addition, the country of Sagami was only recaptured by the family, and a strong military general was needed to defend it. The ability to be well prepared and guarded is exactly what the family needs and relies on, so I also hope that the good preparation and guard will not be shirked. "Asadachi hopes to use Zen Soji as a nail to be driven behind Okabe Motonobu, Asahina Shinji, Asahina Taichao and others, so that they can know their position and identity, and not be easily tempted by the Takeda family.
"Then thank you to the town government! In the future, the minister will inevitably go to the soup for the Uesugi family! "In fact, what Zen Zongji wants most is land, because gold and silver will be spent one day, and the crops on the land are available every year, not to mention that the new territory is close to the sea, and it can also profit by collecting taxes from ships entering the port, so why not?