Chapter 331: Overwhelming
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The Oda Army's offensive was very ferocious, although every castle was desperately resisting, but in the face of the powerful Oda Army, the resistance of the Kita Army seemed to be just a mantis arm blocking the car. One city after another was breached, and the Beitian army continued to retreat, and it seemed that the defeat of the Beitian family seemed to be only a matter of time.
Wooden city.
"Lord Muzao, in its current form, I believe you should know very well that if you don't make a decision earlier, then even if you lose a few troops, Lord Li will forcibly attack the city. However, at that time, the fate of the wooden family may only be the only result of complete disappearance. Ii Naohu bowed down in front of the wooden Gu Zheng and whispered.
Looking at the ugly face of Mu Zaoji, Jing Yi Naohu suddenly felt a burst of comfort in his heart. It is said that when she visited Muzaku Masashi for the first time, although Muzaku Masashi didn't say anything too ugly, it was not difficult to see from his expression that he was full of contempt for himself.
Hawkers, it's no wonder, after all, even if a woman is a samurai, she is now acting as a diplomatic envoy? Even if you don't despise her, I'm afraid it's difficult, right? After all, this is a man's world.
Seeing that Muzaku Guzheng was silent, Ii Naohu urged again, "Kizo-sama, now that Ichishi County has almost been taken by the family, but your family governor has not seen any action, in this case, can't Muzao-sama still see that you have been abandoned?" ”
"This ......" Mu Zheng Yan was speechless for a while, how could he not know this. You must know that he doesn't know how many times he has sent letters to Kitada Gukyo urging him to send troops, but Kitada Gukyo still stays in Okochi City and does not move. If you don't feel cold, that's definitely fake.
But if he surrenders, Muzao Guzheng is very embarrassed in his heart, because he is the younger brother of Kitada Gujiao, and betraying the former family for the survival of his family, this is a difficult thing to accept.
Mu Zao Guzheng thought about the pros and cons, and over there Ii Naohu didn't know how to continue to persuade for a while, after all, this was the first time she had persuaded others as an envoy, and she really didn't have much experience. Suddenly, there was silence in the room, and an atmosphere called awkwardness was brewing.
I don't know how long it took, but he finally spoke, only to hear him sigh and ask in a rather bleak tone, "Lord Ii, if you are in the clothes, can the Wooden Builder keep the original collar?" ”
"This ...... I'm sorry, but I can't answer this question below. However, with the understanding of the lord below, as long as the wooden family is loyal to the family, the future territory will definitely not be less than the present. After hesitating for a moment, he still chose to tell the truth.
"That's ......," Muzoku Masato said, and after a moment of silence again, he sighed to Ii Naotora, "I-sama, since I was succeeded to the Kizo family, I have been working hard for my family. So if you can't get a guarantee, please forgive me for not being able to agree to surrender......"
"This ......," Ii Naotora said in a deep voice after hesitating for a moment when he heard this, "Then please wait a while, and report this matter to the lord first, and he will decide this matter." ”
"That's the best." Hearing this, Mu Zheng said with a smile, and as he spoke, he invited the little surname on the side to whisper to him, and then the little surname left in a hurry. Soon after, he walked back with a bag in his hand.
"Inoi-sama, this is a little sincerity, and I would like to ask you to pass it on to Oda-sama." Mu Zamashi pushed the bag in front of Naoto Ii and explained with a chuckle.
"Thank you, sir! I will definitely convey the sincerity of the wooden builder to the lord! When Jing Yi Naohu heard this, she naturally had no reason not to agree, although she didn't look at the contents of the bag, but she also knew that it was money when she heard the voice.
After Jing Yi Zhihu left, Mu Zao Zheng looked at the scenery in the courtyard helplessly, "Lord, this can't be complained about his subordinates......" Mu Zao Gu Zheng sighed in a low voice, his face was very sad.
Although he was originally from the Kitada clan, at this point, he had to give priority to the affairs of the wooden family. After all, now the wooden family is his family, and it belongs to his family! The blood relationship of the past and the current family, the family affection of the past and the rights of the present, this choice question is not too difficult to choose for the wooden housekeeping.
After Jing Yi Naohu came back, he immediately told Li Huamei the news, and when Li Huamei heard this, she immediately sent someone to convey the word to Muzaoji, "Either surrender, or destroy the clan!" ”
Well, I have to say that Li Huamei is worthy of being a woman who has been with Oda Yoshinobu for a long time, and her domineering appearance has also learned well.
"Master Li, is this a good job?" Jing Yi Zhihu was a little worried, after all, Li Huamei did this, strictly speaking, it was already overstepping her authority.
"Lord Jingyi, you have to remember that the lord never likes the weak to negotiate terms with him." Li Huamei said in a deep voice.
"Remember!" Hearing this, Jing Yi Zhihu was stunned and hurriedly said.
"Well, you have too little contact with the lord, so you don't know his temper yet, but after a long time, you will naturally know." Li Huamei said with a smile, "With the character of the lord, I am afraid that there will be many Ji warriors in this family in the future, you don't want to be compared to others~"
"Please rest assured, Lord Li! I won't let you down! Jing Yi Naohu said with a resolute expression. Even if Li Huamei doesn't say so, she won't relax herself, because what she shoulders is not only her own fate, but also the fate of the entire Jing Yi family.
Although Toramatsu has begun to train as a samurai with Taro and the others this year, he is only 4 years old after all. If Ii Naohu doesn't work hard, even if Hu Song grows up and inherits the Ii family, I'm afraid he can only get a family name, which is definitely not something Ii Naohu wants to see.
Although initially subjugated to Oda Yoshinobu, Ii Naotora only hoped that the Ii family would continue and not perish in her generation. But now, after seeing that the Oda family is getting stronger and stronger, and Oda Yoshinobu's territory is getting bigger and bigger, if Ii Naotora doesn't have any ideas, it is definitely a lie.
On the same day, in the face of Li Huamei's strength, after thinking about it for a long time, Mu Zao Guzheng finally decided to submit. After all, in the face of the strength of the Oda Army, he really didn't have much confidence in himself and the Kitada family. What's more, the two families of Nagano and Kobe have also surrendered, and they are not inferior to him.
So is it really not bad for him? How is that possible?! The submission of the Kizo clan directly opened a large gap in the Kitada family's defense in Minami Ise, so that the Oda family could go straight to Okochi Castle. It's just that in the face of the strong Oda Army, what else can Kitada Gukyo do in addition to helplessness?
Historically, Kitada Gukyo was able to withstand the offensive of Takigawa Ichiyi for a period of time, and he did not surrender until Oda Nobunaga personally led a large army, but it was entirely because Takigawa Ichiyoshi's strength could not be compared with Oda Yoshinobu at all. At that time, Takigawa Ichiyi did not have an army that did not belong to the Kitada family brought by a territory of nearly 100,000 stones, nor did he have fierce generals such as Maeda Keiji under his command. And its prestige cannot be compared with Oda Yoshinobu.
Although the prestige thing is very mysterious, it is a very useful thing in any era. After Oda Yoshinobu defeated Tsukahara Buden, he was already famous all over the world, and his war rumors also spread Owari. This made many wealthy clans in Ise Province cowardly when facing the Oda army.
In addition, the Oda family has now used all reserves, and the combat effectiveness of the troops is not comparable to those ordinary peasant soldiers.
At the end of October, the Oda army surrounded Okochi Castle, and Oda Yoshinobu sat on Kuromaru's back, looking at the fortified castle from afar, and for a time there were mixed feelings.
To be honest, although he was very disdainful of most of the forces in Ise, no matter how confident Oda Yoshinobu was, he couldn't have imagined that the Ise strategy would be fought so smoothly. Along the way, there was hardly any hard war.
Just think about it carefully, all of this seems to be a matter of water gathering, first instantly conquered the Shima country to deter the Ise clans, and then took most of the northern Ise like lightning, and in an instant, the situation was completely mastered by Oda Yoshinobu. Moreover, the battle of the Imperial Grand Shrine in the Ise Shrine made the troops sent by the Kitada Gujiao to attack Shima Province defeated, and the important minister of the family, Toriya O, committed suicide, and the last trace of courage of Kitada Gukyo was lost.
And without the reinforcements of the Kita family, how could they stop the powerful Oda army just by relying on the stubborn defense of the castles in various places? It can be said that even if Kitada Gukyo has gathered more than 10,000 troops in Okochi Castle now, even if it is himself, I am afraid that he will not see the hope of victory for the Kitada family, right?
"Lord, do you want to attack the city immediately?" Li Huamei walked up to Oda Yoshinobu's side and asked softly.
"Hmm...... Not yet. Oda Yoshinobu thought for a while and said, "Although Kitada Gukyo is not very good as a daimyo, his swordsmanship is praised by His Royal Highness Tsukahara. ”
"Could it be that the lord will teach Kitada for a while?" When Li Huamei heard this, she immediately said angrily, and from the tone of her voice, it was obvious that she was very opposed to this proposal.
"Haha~ You guessed it right~ You'll be rewarded at night!" Yoshinobu Oda laughed.
(To be continued.) )