The ice and snow melt in March, as the sun moves north, the warm sunlight falls in the Izuwa country, the spring water of Mogami River soars into the small flood season, the farmers of the Izuwa country are busy plowing the land and sowing seeds, like the season of the Izuwa country can only plant one season of rice a year, the latitude is too high, the weather is too cold, and the impact of the lack of sunshine is still great, and every autumn harvest must be rushed to dry the grain before the snow and put it in the barn, and sometimes it is bad to encounter the wind and snow and fall.

Growing food in the Northeast is like fighting a war, farmers hide in grassy houses and huddle through a long winter, hoping that when spring comes, there will be more good weather for the ice and snow to melt a few days earlier, so that they can grasp the world's Barça rice seeds and work hard, fortunately they still have Mogami River, the melting snow water infiltrates the land, and a small part flows into the river to nourish the water and soil along the coast.

Shimizu Castle Dabao Temple Yoshimasa is upset, only to lay down the territory of the Shimizu clan at the end of the autumn of last year, as a new lord to refamiliarize himself with a bunch of government affairs, the military strength of the Kira family is easy to kill people, but after killing people, he threw this mess to him to deal with, and he didn't sleep well for many nights.

What's worse is still to come, in the season of heavy snow in winter, there are suddenly a few streams of news in the Qingshui clan that the remnants of the Qingshui clan have unveiled the anti-flag, which can make the Dabao Temple righteous increase not light, the cold snow outside can almost reach the knees, a group of lonely ministers and sinners want to rebel at this time, so that he, the lord, is going to crusade or not?

If you don't go to crusade, you are always worried that the newly attached countrymen and people in the territory will have similar thoughts, but if you really send troops to crusade against him, you will have to face the fierce storm outside, and stepping on the thick snow in the winter that is dripping into ice to send troops to fight against the thieves is simply looking for death, not to mention that the retainers of the spectrum will not agree. Even the soldiers below would not go with him. If you really make that choice. Presumably, the retainers of the spectrum thought that the governor's skull was burned out.

Thinking about it, there is no good way, at this time, his sister suddenly returned to the door, and he was naturally very happy to not see his sister suddenly come back for a few years, but his sister relayed the warning of her husband Onodera Jingdao that a pinch in the Qing Shui collar would completely explode after the spring blossoms, and said that he would never help.

Dabaoji Yizeng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked his brother-in-law how he got the news, but he got it from him that there was Mogami Yoshimori behind him. Most of the people of Dewa country, including Tendo Yorizhen, unanimously supported it, and he Onodera Jingdao was also determined to make a decision to support it at this time, and sent his wife back to the province just to help him for the sake of his relatives for many years.

Hearing that his brother-in-law and powerful ally also abandoned him at this time, Dahoji Yoshizen's mood was really bad, but his sister persuaded him to calm down, and told him that this union was also a last resort, and the Dewa Country has always been their Dewa Country people to call the shots, and everyone has never broken this tacit understanding.

But since Daihoji Yoshizen invited reinforcements from Echigo, the situation was turned around, and the 15,000-strong army of Uesugi Masahu brutally killed the Shimizu Yoshitaka clan and swept away the old clan of the Shimizu clan with lightning speed. and transferred the Dabao Temple Yizeng to the old collar of Qingshui, which is clearly to make the Dabao Temple family and the people of Dewa antagonistic. Pushing Daihoji Yoshizen to the front line of the confrontation in Dewa Province, Onodera Keido is now very suspicious of Daihoji Yoshimasu's intentions, whether he is willing to be Echigo's lackey.

Listening to his sister questioning himself so unceremoniously, Dabaoji Yoshizen immediately understood what was going on, it turned out that he was in a hurry to go to the doctor but violated the tacit understanding of the people of the country of Deyu, and secretly scolded these bastards for being hypocritical, and he had never seen them so polite when he was against him everywhere and wanted to annex himself, and now he had to do it to himself because he invited reinforcements.

Onodera Jingdao said that he also knew that he had no way out, and there were only two ways to choose in front of him, willing to be Echigo's lackey, or join forces in their Dewa Alliance to fight against Echigo's strong dragon, but where is this decision so good, Dahoji Yoshizen is not a fool, and it is simply death to see the power of Uesugi Masahu and go against him.

Not to mention that the original territory of the Daihoji family west of Haguro Mountain has been completely annexed by Echigo, and all the wealthy landholders who are loyal to the Daihoji family are all packed and sent to the Shimizu Domain, and the remaining countrymen and landholders are basically bought by the Kira family's silver bullet offensive, and the entire Yuguro is exposed to the surveillance of the Kira army, and if Daihoji Yoshizen chooses to turn back at this time, not only will he not be able to hurt the four thousand Yoshira troops next to the Sakata Port, but he will also be easily captured by the Kira army.

Without the cover of Yuhei Mountain, the old leader of the original Dabao Temple in the south will also fall into the hands of the Kira army, he is not a fool How can he fall into this kind of evil, in contrast, it is better to take refuge in the Kira family and be a loyal minister, just with the means of the town government prince, how can they not be disadvantaged by the means of the town government family.

Seeing that her brother gradually settled down from panic, and looked at her with a bit of banter in her eyes, her mood immediately dropped a lot, knowing that this bit of bargaining chip was not enough to make her brother comply, she gritted her teeth and took out the killer weapon they had prepared, and said in a low voice: "Brother shouldn't know yet!" Dewa Kunizheng is planning a major attack on his brother and Shonai, and the brother knows that the participants include the Mogami family and Mogami Hachiya in Yamagata Castle, the Date family in Yonezawa Castle, our Onodera family, and the Minato family further north. ”

"What! Are you saying that all the people of Dewa have united to attack me? How so! Isn't it normal for territory to change? As long as the samurai can keep their territory, they should be fine! Dabaoji Yoshizen was very panicked, he didn't expect them to react so violently.

"What the hell is my brother thinking? The first thing the Kira army did when they invaded Dewa Province was to slaughter the Shimizu clan, something that had never happened in hundreds of years! The cruelty and tyranny of the Kira army are far beyond the imagination of the people of Dewa and other countries, and it is precisely because of what they have done that my husband-kun has made a painful decision to break with Echigo, and for this reason, he will not hesitate to go to war with his brother to drive them away! ”

Dabao Temple's righteous anger jumped like thunder, and shouted loudly: "But how can you drive them away!" I've seen that Uesugi is strong and still wants to resist, are you crazy! Do you want to be wiped out like that idiot of Shimizu Yoshitaka? ”

"Brother, please calm down! This is my husband's letter, please take a look, you will understand after reading it! "Mrs. Dabaoji took out the letter that had been hidden for a long time and handed it to her brother, this is her last resort, whether she can achieve this move.

Dabao Temple Yoshizeng Xinxin almost fainted when he saw it. His good brother-in-law attached a copy of the most important family document signed and sealed in this letter. It was a copy of a transcription. This anti-Echigo alliance brought together all the national lords of the entire Dewa country, and it was aimed at the Kira army and his retainer Daihoji Yoshissu, and Shimizu Ichizo will be launched at the same time, and then the Shimizu Leader will be captured by the Liying Wai Alliance, and then the troops will be attacked together to divide this piece of fat together.

At the same time, this covenant also has an important message, for the first time, it officially wrote the regulations prohibiting other countries from meddling in the affairs of the feather, if there is an attack by a powerful external force, they must form an offensive and defensive alliance to deal with a strong enemy, and a large number of names of gods are written on it to make an oath. It's a bit of a bloody alliance, and it's self-evident who this regulation is aimed at.

In the attached letter, Onodera Keido told him that there was no need to be anxious about which side to choose, and that the people of Dewa had no intention of forcing him to betray the powerful Echigo, but only that he would shrink into Shimizu Castle after Shimizu made a fuss and ask for help from the Kira army in Shonai, and that they would take the opportunity to ambush in the Shimizu Domain, waiting for the opportunity to give the Kira army a head-on attack, and then take the opportunity to seize Oura Castle and control Shonai, and then Dahoji Yoshizen could take advantage of the situation to make a posture of forced submission. Onodera Keido will guarantee with his life that the family business of Daihoji Yoshizen will not be taken away.

"Is it stupid to be a family? A letter wants to lead the family into the urn! In the end, you didn't take my territory away! Don't even think about it! Hum! ”

"Brother, think about it again!" Mrs. Dabaoji knew that nothing would come of her and left in a hurry. Although Dabaoji Yoshizen did not agree to this proposal, he did not obviously mean to tear his face. I just folded the letter in a hurry and put it away, and I would take it out and read it several times a day.

This is half a winter has passed, until the arrival of early spring, the river thaws, and the country of Dewa enters the charming season of spring and the recovery of all things, and the movements of Shimizu are getting bigger and bigger as expected, and the number of letters asking for help from the Daihoji Yoshito is increasing, and many originally neutral countrymen are also instigating, and even the retainers under the Daihoji family are showing signs of instability.

Dabaoji Yoshizen is really panicked at this time, he can not worry about Shimizu Yihua can also refuse the invitation of Onodera Jingdao, but he can't help but consider the meaning of the Dabaoji retainers, so he urgently convened the retainers of the spectrum to discuss countermeasures, and at the meeting, the retainers of the spectrum have complained that the Kira family is too harsh on them, from the feng shui treasure land in the village to the clear water collar where the bird does not, the days are not as moist as before, and everyone still misses the previous territory.

Dabao Temple Yizeng also looked at the generations with a sad face, sighed and said: "I understand what you mean, why don't my family miss the previous territory, the water and soil in the village are more fertile than here, and Weipu City is hundreds of times better than this clear water, but what else can we do if we have already transferred it?" ”

The lord of the city of Daibao Temple, the lord of the city, said: "There is another way, retake the village and get back the territory that belongs to us!" ”

"How can this be! It's occupied by the Kira family. "Dabaosi Yizeng didn't say anything in front of the retainers of the spectrum, anyway, his own situation is very clear.

The city lord of Guanyin Temple, Laiji Shixiu, said with a smile: "This is true, although we surrender to the Kira family, but it is only an expedient move, sooner or later we will have to stand on our own, if the Kira family is better to us, it will be postponed for a few years, almost a few years earlier, anyway, we will eventually break away, since the Kira family is not good to us, why can't we raise the anti-flag now?" ”

"Not good! Very bad! In case the army of the Kira family comes to encircle and suppress, won't the family and the monarchs end up with Shimizu Yoshitaka? Very bad! Dabaoji shook his head, he wouldn't be so stupid to do this kind of thing, and after a while, he came back to his senses, looked at the retainers of the spectrum with burning eyes, and said angrily: "I also said why are you so quiet today, it turns out that you have long colluded with the Mogami family, the Onodera family, how much benefit do they give you to persuade the family?" And how many benefits will be promised to share the profits with you afterwards? Explain them all to me! ”

The retainers of the spectrum were shocked by the governor's keenness, and they didn't expect him to find the flaw so quickly, and the atmosphere in the assessment room was awkward for a while, and many people shrank their heads and didn't dare to raise their heads, for fear that Dabao Temple Yizeng would notice that there was still a person like him, but everyone didn't speak but made Dabao Temple Yizeng more atmospheric, and he was about to leave with a wave of his sleeves.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Abao Neng hurriedly said: "Lord, stay!" The minister has a word! At present, it is a foregone conclusion that the army of the Deyu Kingdom will be exhausted, and there are 12,000 people gathered together by several armies, but we and the Dabao Temple family can't resist so many armies at all, if we don't make a decision at this time, it will really be over! ”

"Even if the family has been robbed of its foundation, it can also take refuge in the town government and make a comeback, which is better than you bastards who want to calculate your own family! Look what you've all done! Colluding with other martial artists to plot their own family, do you plan to take this opportunity to claustrophobic your own family and set up a puppet to control my Dabao Temple family! Say! Why don't you talk anymore! What Yizeng of Dabao Temple said was a heart-wrenching word, how dare they deal with this group of genealogy retainers, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to squeak.

Governor Abe Yoshiki has no way out so far, so he can only grit his teeth and say: "Actually, it is not for the lord to take the lead in raising the anti-flag, but there is a side of the subordinates who only needs the lord to invite support, and they can seize the castle with their defeat and retreat into the village, and then find an opportunity to seize the castle to regain the dominance of the village." ”

Dabao Temple Yi smiled with great anger, and kept shaking his head and said: "If this family listens to your words, there will be no place to die!" How much can that group of people from the Dewa country have the ability to kill their own family! Retreating to Oura City and daring to wait for an opportunity to take the city is a dead end, do you think that the army of the town government, the command of Uesugi Danmasa, and the bravery of that bastard boy in Honjo can be stopped?

Looking at the entire Dewa, there are almost no ones that can compete with the 3,000 troops of Honjo, and the elites of Date, Mogami, Tendo, and Onodera can barely fight with each other! Don't you forget, there are tens of thousands of such strong troops under the command of the town government, and they have experienced the combined battles of Takeda, Hojo, and Ichijo Sect, and they are the elite of the world.

Don't forget that the port of Sakata is in the sphere of influence of the Kira Naval Army, and the Kira army is said to come, and at that time, a few families such as Date, Mogami, and Onodera can pat their butts and leave, and the hatred of the family with betraying the Kira family and then seizing the village will not be taken in by any of them, and the family will be the first to die under the soldiers of the Kira family! Even if the family chooses to survive and escape to a remote territory north of Mutsu, then they will inevitably lose their last chance to repeat the old one! At that time, will you still follow your family as a minister of the country? I will definitely kneel in front of the Kira Army and surrender as soon as possible! (To be continued......)