55. The east wind is weak
"Oh?" Hojo Clan's tone and expression were quite successful, and everyone stared at him with wide eyes. Now that the Kanto drama has entered its climax, the drama that will only come on at this time must be the big axis.
"Cough, cough, cough, uh-huh......!" The Hojo clan really liked this feeling, and deliberately coughed twice and groaned, and saw that the tension of the atmosphere had reached a certain level before he said: "The cavalry of the Uesugi army is strong, even Takeda Shingen was helpless back then, and Oda Nobunaga and the Zhuxing Qing clan have been defeated repeatedly, how can Zhuxing Xinqing do anything." But ......" he deliberately paused again.
As I said before, there was a "but", and most of the people in the room became more and more nervous.
"However, the Uesugi army's own 20,000 horses are still a little weak, and even if they win at the beginning, it is still difficult to effectively and quickly expand the results!" Hojo's gaze slowly swept over everyone's faces, and the smile on the corner of his mouth gradually expanded, gradually extending upwards from both directions along the earlobes and nose to the eyes. "To deal with a treacherous person like the Zhuxing Qing clan, you have to be careful. A few months ago, His Highness Tokugawa and I came into contact with various daimyo in Tohoku, and we made considerable progress. Two days ago, the news had already come that His Highnesses Date , Mogami, Nanbu and Andong had already raised troops, and a total of 40,000 people were about to arrive at the front line in Vietnam, which was not more than a few days later than Zhuxing Xinqing. I handed over this to you today, and the end of the Zhuxing Qing clan is not far away! ”
For about half a minute, no one spoke, and most of the audience stared blankly, as if they could not believe that such a good thing was happening, and then there was a "buzz" moment, and a lively conversation began.
This is a big war, a big war that will determine the trend of the world, and the daimyo of the Eastern Kingdom, who were originally just trembling to keep their territory, have now come up with some new ideas!
Now the combined number of the Eastern Coalition Army is not much less than that of the Zhuxing troops, and it may not be that there is no strength in a battle, and the combat power of the Eastern soldiers has surpassed that of the Western Kingdom since ancient times, so it must not be difficult to make up for the small gap in the number of the above. Thinking about the previous precedent of the Pingyuan War and the confrontation between the north and the south, it is naturally a good time to expand the territory and increase the value of the vassal, and maybe you can also get a ministry, management and the like. Of course, it doesn't matter if you lose, just change your position at the right time!
"This time, the work of eliminating thieves is in Sheji, and I will go all out to follow His Royal Highness Hojo for all this eternal achievement!" Utsunomiya Kunitsuna's cheeks were flushed, and he rubbed his hands excitedly.
Plagued by internal and external troubles for decades, the Utsunomiya family has declined to a miserable situation, and he, the governor of the family, has to pay attention to the faces of the ministers internally, and relies on Satake Yoshishige's uncle to act externally. As a teenager, Guogang naturally has his dreams, and now is the time to become famous in the world with a century of dreams!
"His Royal Highness Hojo is worthy of being a majestic strategy, and this time it is possible to calm the world and save the court and the people!" Ashina Moritaka was a few years older than Utsunomiya Kunitsuna, and knew that at this time he should combine loyalty and compliment. Even if a weak daimyo like the Ashina family really followed Hojo to pacify the world, it was impossible to become a force to be relied on, at most he could get a fat meat bone, but this premise was that the "master" had to be in a good mood.
At this time, people are of the same mind, and everyone has offered flattery to the Hojo clan, to be honest, not everyone here has so much confidence in the Hojo clan to confront me, but at least it provides myself with such an opportunity.
The Hojo clan did not get carried away, but his confidence was more than others, although these people in front of him may not be able to play the role of Mount Tai to the top, but at least in terms of numbers, he can compete with the stars without being too reckless. As long as the strategy is right and the is hit, the people of Mori, Shimazu, Otomo, and Nagamune will definitely reconsider their positions, and they will definitely be! The total of 32,000 taels of gold spent on sending troops for the Daimyo of the Northeast is on the "blade".
In the midst of the hustle and bustle of the crowd, the Hojo clan, who was in the main position, suddenly noticed a person sneaking in from outside the door, looking at the outfit of this is a herald of the Hojo family, who looks like he has traveled a long way, and there is even white foam on the corner of his mouth. The strange thing is that this man was brought in by the attendant and did not report directly to him, but slipped to the side and whispered to his deacon's retainers.
"What's there to sneak around!" The Hojo clan, who was constantly expanding, felt a little unhappy, as a big man who was about to manage the world, he should naturally have the momentum to swallow the world. "Is there any news from Beilu, report it immediately!" He spoke aloud to the next, and this one drew everyone's attention.
"This ...... This ......" faced with Hojo Masa's question, the herald had to come up, but he was a little nervous, raised his head and looked at Hojo Masa and then at the others, but he still didn't say anything.
Hojo Clan frowned slightly, and his heart was even more awkward. Now that Date and the best Tohoku reinforcements have not arrived, even a slight defeat in Uesugi is not a big deal, and dodging is suspicious. "Say!" His voice instantly raised an octave.
"Back to ...... Returning to the lord, Izu Shimizu Yasuei-sama sent an urgent military report! "I really can't hold on, so the herald has to say.
"Izu?" A big question mark popped up in everyone's heads, and the east, west, south, and north could not have imagined that there would be a military situation in Izu.
Fortunately, the herald did not keep everyone's curiosity for too long, and stumbled and said, "Report ...... Reporting to the lord, Izu Nagahama Castle was attacked by the Western Navy......"
"What?!" For the first time, the Hojo clan lost his composure, and asked with a pale face. However, his gaffe was not noticed by many people, and countless pairs of eyes stared at the herald together. "How's the battle going?" Hojo Clan's hand gripped the edge of the table tightly, and the green tendons on the back of his hand burst out one by one.
"There are thousands of soldiers and horses on the warships of the Western Alliance, and the Dachuan Navy is exhausted overnight. Nagahama Castle has fallen, and the whereabouts of Lord Okawamote Hyogo are unknown! "Speaking of this, the herald has no scruples, and his speech suddenly becomes fluent." Now the 6,000 men of the Kobayakawa Takakei Division of the Western Army are storming Yazaki Castle in Ghana, and it is difficult for our defenders to resist with less than 1,000 people, and Lord Shimizu Yasuei is anxious for reinforcements! ”
"Didn't you say that there were tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on the warships of the Western United Naval Army? So what about the movement of the rest of the troops? Satomi Yoshiyori suddenly realized something terrible, and asked hoarsely, regardless of etiquette. Seeing that his eyes were red and his lips were blue, it really made people wonder if his heart would burst suddenly.
"Oh......" The herald looked at the Hojo clan with hesitant and inquiring eyes.
The Hojo clan wanted to speak, but when he opened his mouth, he could say at most anything, probably not remembering what to say. With great difficulty, he broke off his right hand, which was clasped to the edge of the table, and pointed and swung at the herald with his already stiff fingers.
"Look at the commander of the Western United Naval Army is Maeda Keiji, after conquering Nagahama Castle, only Kobayakawa and some warships were left, and the rest all sailed east!"
"...... to the east" Many people's mouths were silently reading, and their eyes wandered, not knowing what they were thinking. I didn't get accurate information, I only knew that it was to the east, and there was too much space for imagination here......
In addition, there is another problem, that is, the Okawa Navy of the Hojo family is the most powerful navy in the Eastern Kingdom, and now that even the Okawa Navy has been destroyed, others have nothing to say, and the territories of the Satoma, Soma, and Ashina families are all under threat. But what is even more serious is that now even the way back is threatened, once Kobayakawa Takakei takes Yazaki Castle in Ghana, the next step will definitely be Kokokuji Castle, then the road for the Eastern Coalition to retreat directly to Odawara Castle will be broken.
"Now...... His Royal Highness Hojo, are we ...... now? It's time to think about a change of battleground! Rima Yoshiyori finally couldn't help but be the first to speak, and although he used a very euphemistic expression, he still retreated in the end.
It stands to reason that he is old and cautious if he shouldn't have come out of this, but at this time he can't help it, theoretically speaking, the next stop of the Western Navy will attack Anfang, which is his lair. Although it may not be a rush to go back at this time, it is definitely not a matter to confront the Zhuxing Qing clan here all the time, and if you go back, you may be able to ......
"Kobayakawa is only 6,000 people, and Izu is a fortified city so far, so it is difficult for him to do anything!" Just when the atmosphere of panic in the hearts of the people was getting stronger and stronger, Tokugawa Ieyasu said slowly: "Maeda Keiji has tens of thousands of troops in Kyushu, Xiguo, and Shikoku, why don't you dare to go straight behind our army?" It's because he wasn't sure he could win quickly! Now, as long as our army assists Yazaki Castle in Ghana in time, all opportunities are still in our hands! ”
"This ...... This can ...... "Soma Yoshiyin was relieved at this time. He was already timid, and the pressure he was under was no less than that of Yoshiyori Satoma.
"Why can't this be, I think His Royal Highness Tokugawa said that this is the right reason!" Hojo clan gritted his teeth fiercely, his red eyes full of murderous aura. "The Western Army has mobilized such a large force from afar, it is absolutely impossible to hold on, according to the current number of mobilizations, the vast majority of the daimyo have already mobilized a considerable number of peasants and soldiers, I don't believe that it will not be returned to the autumn harvest after two months. I immediately order Hojo Tsunataka to come to the aid of Yazaki Castle in Ghana, and I hope that Your Highnesses will do your best to help me! He slapped the table with a bang.
The Hojo clan is really anxious this time, and as soon as he retreats, the foundation of the Hojo family in the Kanto region will collapse, which he must not see. Although the Saikoku Navy is now outnumbered, the defense system of Sagami Province centered on Odawara is still very complete, and as long as Uesugi makes progress in Hokuriku, everything will slowly turn around!
"Lord Qiqi, Hokuriku Emergency!" At this moment another herald entered, and compared to the one in front of him, he stumbled in with two attendants.
"It's finally here!" Hojo Clanmasa, who had just sat down, suddenly stood up again, pressing his hands tightly on the table. "Say, how is the battle?"