On the 15th day of August in the 10th year of Tensho (1582), the allied forces of the daimyo of the various countries under my command surrounded Odawara, the strongest fortress in the world, and the Kanto hegemony established by Hojo Sakumo for nearly 100 years came to the end of life and death. However, it may be that the Hojo clan still did not think so, and was still dreaming of "holding on for several years and waiting for the enemy to kill himself", and it is said that he had prepared enough food for 20,000 horses in the city for three years.

This did not seem entirely impossible, and even many of the daimyo in the coalition were skeptical. At that time, Uesugi Kenshin also had 100,000 troops in the Kanto Coalition, and Takeda Shingen had also besieged Jingyue, and they all had no way to take Odawara Castle, so would His Royal Highness the Qing Clan be more clever than them?

I've always been talking in public about empty scenes, and I haven't had a heart-to-heart conversation with anyone since the still water ghost. Let those who are not determined let them ponder, and history will naturally run according to its own trajectory!

If you want to select the "outstanding employees" during this time, it must be Tokugawa Ieyasu, so that even those who have been resisting him have nothing to say!

Yamanaka Castle was conquered almost by the Tokugawa army alone, and Watanabe Moritsuna was the first to break through the castle gate, and the whole rhythm was very tight. When the castle was broken, Tokugawa Akabi, who was in the reserve position, immediately entered the castle, and then rushed out through the gate on the other side, and condescendingly slaughtered the troops of the Hojo clan, who thought victory was in sight. That's it, the street fighting in the mountain city was still in full swing, and the three thousand reinforcements collapsed first.

The Hojo clan rules in Nirayama Castle were originally made with the same intention as the Hojo clan's administration, and the deep ditch and high fortress were prepared for a long-term cage castle, although Nirayama could not catch up with the dangerous terrain in the mountains, but the man-made fortifications were more perfect.

At Tokugawa Ieyasu's request, I agreed to his suggestion and set aside 40,000 men to besiege the city, but he was the main attacker. His Iga ninja played a decisive role in this attack, successfully infiltrating the castle and opening the gates for the night raiding army. The last gateway to Odawara Castle, the base camp of the Hojo family, fell so easily.

The frightened Hojo Remnants were further attacked, and all the troops that had left the outlying fortifications and tried to enter Odawara were attacked, and six mobile units, including the Kokari, galloped across the Kanto Plain, and all the roads leading to Odawara Castle to Musashi, Shimoso, Izu, and the south into the sea were cut off until the siege was formed on August 15.

Tokugawa Ieyasu's actions caused some private controversy, but at least most people believed that the Tokugawa family had "survived". In fact, I know very well in my heart that it is those who have the most pouting lips that are truly collapsed at this moment, and at least Tokugawa Ieyasu has set a useful "example" for them.

Odawara Castle could not be conquered immediately, and there were also a large number of Hojo troops in the surrounding Edo, Hamagata, Hachioji, Matsuyama, Tamasho, Shinobi, Iwatsuki, and Koki Castle. However, I was not in a hurry, and this was the opportunity left for me to solve the Kanto and Tohoku issues once and for all.

At this time, the situation in Kanto has basically become clear, and most of the Daimyo of the Eastern Kingdom who were scattered a few days ago have come to fruition, and now not only Kobayakawa Takakei has swept away Izu and will join him, but the arrival of Keiji Maeda is also a matter of the past two days.

The Maeda army landed at Anbo with more than 40,000 troops, and the Satomi forces there were simply unable to resist, and the Satomi Yoshiyori soldiers who returned to the division were defeated and died, and not even a decent battle was fought.

On the way, Soma Yoshiyin was blocked by the Satake army and was severely wounded and captured, and the remaining resistance in the territory was quickly cleared. Because there is no longer the opportunity and capital to change the position, the Soma family is actually destroyed, even if I open the net, it is no longer possible to exist as an influential name, just keep a name!

The reason why the Cossack light cavalry was able to pass through Kitashinano and Ueno silently was because of the help of the Sanada family, and it was also because of all the bets of the Sanada family for nearly a hundred years, which led to the fall of Kawagoe Castle. Of course, the benefits of this were also enormous, because of the fall of Kawagoe Castle, the area south of Echigo and Musashi to the north, the area of Ueno and Shimono became a huge vacuum. With less than 2,000 troops of the wealthy clan, Sanada Nobuyuki quickly took control of this vast area, and according to my promise in advance, the Sanada family could continue to hold the territory of the Ueno Kunihara Sano clan after everything was settled.

Tokugawa Ieyasu's "accidental" defection ruined the Hojo clan's plan to recapture Kawagoe, and he had to turn back halfway and flee to Odawara Castle. This lightened the pressure on Kawagoe Castle, and Sanada Masayuki went out of the city to intercept and kill the daimyo troops who fled north, and it is said that he was also quite successful, but because he had been floating outside and had no detailed information to send back.

Now news from the north says that Sano Munetsuna, Ashina Moritaka, and Utsunomiya Kunitsuna have not been able to return to their territory, because their troops have been blocked on the road and scattered into several roads, so that their own whereabouts have become mysterious, as if they have disappeared in the vast land of Kanto.

The above situation has been confirmed through correspondence with Xinqing, and there is no problem with him there. The Uesugi family was at the end of their rope, and it was only a matter of time before they signed an alliance with the castle, and the other daimyo in Tohoku were also showing signs of making contact.

On August 16, there was a busy scene under Odawara Castle, and everyone thought that sooner or later I would give the order to storm Odawara, so all the armies were stepping up their preparations. This time, the major names were required to come with elite light equipment, so it was naturally impossible to bring bulky siege machinery, although I was responsible for providing food and grass, but this siege equipment could not be done for everyone.

But fortunately, there are a lot of talents in each family, and it shouldn't be a problem to make a trebuchet by yourself, and it shouldn't be a problem to make a ladder or something, anyway, there are tall trees nearby.

Actually, I don't necessarily ask for this, but doing so can at least reduce the casualties of my troops in the next operations, and maybe I can take the lead or something!

"His Royal Highness Tokugawa...... It's so positive! "Standing on a relatively high hill, I looked at the Tokugawa military camp below, which looked like a huge workshop.

"Ieyasu's ignorance angered the court, and this is the only way to atone for his previous sins!" Tokugawa Ieyasu lowered his eyebrows and lowered his round face, which was really unbearable punishment for his poor face.

"A guy who can't see the general trend of the world can't see clearly, can only ...... in this way" I don't know who is secretly talking behind me, although the voice is very low, I still hear it. But after only half a sentence, he might have been stopped by someone on the side, so I didn't know who it was.

I didn't look back, and I didn't have to find out who said it, there is always a fool in this world, even if he is a big name.

"Your Highness!" Seeing that I was just looking at the scene below and smiling silently, Honda Masanobu took a step forward and stood close behind Tokugawa Ieyasu and said, "In order to show their respect to the imperial court and His Royal Highness Dainayan, I would like to do my best to lead the way, and I also ask His Highness Dainayan to be magnanimous and benevolent......"

"Shut up! His Highness is a well-known sage in the sea, and how can his kindness and mercy be discussed by a person like you? After reprimanding Honda Masanobu, Tokugawa Ieyasu sincerely apologized to me and said, "Most of the samurai of the Tokugawa family are foolish people like me, and it is really rude to speak without knowing how to advance or retreat, and please don't be surprised by His Highness Da Nayan!" ”

"We ...... Look elsewhere! I turned around and walked along the north slope towards the riverbank. This little episode was naturally in the middle of the accompanying daimyo, causing a burst of chattering and whispering.

"Killing chickens and police monkeys" is a very ancient method, but "chickens" are not necessarily without a little room for counterattack, Tokugawa Ieyasu is like this now, if you kill such a deferential "chicken" then what will the "monkeys" think? Was it because Tokugawa Ieyasu had opposed me, or was it because he was suspicious of the Tokugawa samurai, or because he had some prejudice against Tokugawa Ieyasu as a person? None of these reasons seem to be on the table. More than half of those daimyo have had conflicts with me, and none of them would consider themselves stupid, so if Tokugawa Ieyasu could not be forgiven to such an extent, then you can imagine what kind of guess they would make about themselves!

"Your Highnesses, go back and prepare!" After walking roughly around the various camps, the group returned to the gate of my Chinese military camp, and I turned back to the crowd and said, "Odawara Castle is famous all over the world, and it has been run by four generations of the Hojo clan. Your Highnesses don't need to be in a hurry, please go back and guard your respective defense areas, and make careful and meticulous preparations. The Hojo clan will definitely not be honest, and please don't relax! ”

"Yes!" The crowd responded in unison, and then gradually dispersed.

"His Royal Highness Tokugawa stays!" I stopped Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was also leaving, and when he came to him, I said, "Please come to Naomasa Motoi, Mamoru Watanabe, and Hanzo Hattori!" With that, he turned around and walked inside.

"Meet His Highness Da Nayan!" After a while, three men were brought into my tent and saluted me again under the leadership of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

"Oh, a few adults are tired!" I was already sitting on the throne of my big tent, and I stretched out my hand to signal that Tokugawa Ieyasu could sit on the side. "Several adults have made great contributions in the battle to capture the mountains and the castle of Nirayama, and I have heard of some of them and seen them with my own eyes. This loyalty to the imperial court is really rare, and I hope to continue to carry it forward in the future! ”

"We are only doing our duty as a samurai when we are ordered to kill the enemy, and there is really nothing to boast about!" Watanabe Moritsuna preemptively said in his somewhat hoarse voice, which means that it is very not "cold" to me.

"Well said!" I didn't show any displeasure in a few probing eyes, and continued to wave to the side with a spring breeze.

The three attendants who were standing on the test immediately turned and carried three trays over the shelf, each covered with a cyan cloth. Mei Chiyo walked over and uncovered them in turn, and there was a pile of yellow golden judgments on each plate......