Yiyin put aside the idea of wooing the big bear Asahi first, and asked Honjo Minori.

"The army is pressing, and we will hold it for at least five days.

If you are besieged in the city early, the risk on the side of the Chinese and Vietnamese people is unpredictable, what do you think? ”

Honjo replied.

"Da Xiong Chaoxiu's rebellion is a moment of anger, and I want to send someone to appease her, not to succeed, as long as she hesitates for a few days.

After all, Lord Nagao Masakei is a relative of His Royal Highness, and the Guzhi Nagao family can coordinate and let her wait and see.

She rebelled, regardless of success or failure, His Highness will not punish her too deeply. If you can look at the wind before choosing, you shouldn't refuse. ”

Yiyin glanced at this upright-looking Ji warrior, but he didn't expect her heart to be so black.

Da Xiong Chaoxiu was killed miserably, and he still wanted to lie to her, stabilize her, and wait for the autumn to settle the account. The two worked together before, and there must have been no shortage of black bricks from this one.

As for the matter of the Ueda Nagao family, she was indeed right.

The long-tail political scene is the most free and easy among several rebel forces, and even if it fails, it will be fined three glasses of wine, and it will not be an example.

The fact that the Fuchu Nagao family was able to rule Echigo was the political structure of the union of the three Nagao families, and it was the foundation of Uesugi Terutora's rule.

Although the Nagao political scene is muddy, the three families have long been pinched together by the Nagao family in the prefecture and have become the largest interest group in Echigo.

Nagao Ichigo is Uesugi Teruto's most loyal follower and the backbone of the military.

If she severely sanctions the head of the Ueda Nagao family, Nagao Masakai, then what will the Nagao clan think? What will the Furushi Nagao family think?

The martial arts family gathers under the name of one family, seeking benefits, the so-called blood connection is all p, and there are fewer cases of blood cannibalism?

Uesugi Terutora wants to turn the Nagao family into the Uesugi family in Yamanuchi, and can only appease the uneasy emotions of the Nagao family, and must not stimulate them, causing the basic plate to collapse.

Nagao's behavior can be seen as the most violent reaction of the Nagao clan to her changing her family name.

If Uesugi Huihu wants to stabilize the basic plate, he can only handle it lightly, and it is impossible to cut the long-tail political scene with one knife and hurt the hearts of the people of the long-tail family.

Yiyin shook his head, determined to follow his own path and increase his strength.

Uesugi Huihu's admiration is really unreliable, this guy has a lot of troubles, it's good to take care of himself. Counting on her? Forget it.

Yoshiin continued to ask Honjo Minoru.

"What about the Yangbei people?"

"Stick to the city, and use the Yangbei people who are close to His Highness such as Nakajo Fujizi as the internal response, and confuse their internal deliberations.

The casualties in the siege are far better than the field battle, and the people in Yangbei who are willing to take the chestnut from the fire are all the people who preserve their own strength.

After a few days of chaos, when their internal opinions are unified, it is time for His Highness's reinforcements to arrive.

What do you think? ”

Yiyin glanced at Honjo Minoru, and her advice boiled down to avoiding war.

He shook his head and said firmly.

"Not good.

The most important thing in defending the city is to seize the initiative, how can there be any reason to pin all hope on the rebels?

I mean, before they are encircled, take the initiative and fight! ”

Honjo squinted his eyes and didn't speak.

Her approach is conservative.

Now that the lord has returned to the country, he will be able to bring reinforcements to kill him in a few days, so he will use words to confuse the rebel army and achieve the purpose of delay.

It is feasible to do so, but unfortunately Yiyin cannot agree to it. In public and private, before Uesugi Terutora arrives, he must fight.

Yu Gong, Honjo is really confident in Uesugi Teruto's military strategy, and the lord said that he would find a way to delay it for ten days when the ten days would arrive.

But how can there be absolutes in the battle array?

Since ancient times, guarding the city, the most taboo is to be passive and stubborn, sitting in a lonely city. In case something goes wrong, the defenders, who have lost the initiative, can only be beaten passively.

This is very demoralizing, and there is a group of grass on the wall in Tochio Castle, which increases the danger.

Honjo's approach was to show weakness, and although it delayed time, it also exposed the weakness of Tozuo Castle's heart, which would raise the arrogance and morale of the rebels.

It is not beneficial to the future battle, and Yiyin cannot agree with it.

For private purposes, Yiyin first came to your realm, and those in Kansai were not recognized by the stubborn Kanto samurai.

They will only laugh at the cowardice of the Kansai Warriors, who can't even beat a man.

The prestige of the samurai family depends on the battle of iron and blood.

In order for Yoshiyin to gain a firm foothold in Kanto and Echigo, in addition to the identity of Genji of Kawachi with the blessing of Edgeworth, he also needs to prove that he is very capable of fighting.

The only way for a man to excel in this feminine samurai society is to be more resolute, more capable of fighting, and better at killing than these Ji samurai.

There is no other way.

Therefore, Yoshiin must take the initiative and use this rebellion to establish his prestige among the Echigo samurai.

Yoshiin said to Minoru Honjo.

"Your strategy can indeed make the rebels hesitate, but it also shows that we are cowardly.

The morale of the rebels is like a rainbow, our army is holding the city, and His Royal Highness Uesugi is leading reinforcements to arrive, and he will have to pay more strength to subdue these rebels.

Therefore, we must not be passive, but must take the initiative to suppress the rebellious momentum.

When His Highness Uesugi arrives, he can defeat them more quickly and end this chaos sooner. ”

Honjo was contemplative for a long time and couldn't help but nod.

"What Yutai said is that it is true that you should not increase the risk of confrontation for Your Highness, but I have not thought it through.

What do you mean, and how to deal with it? ”

Yiyin said.

"There are still three days before the Yangbei people arrive, and the army of Daxiong Chaoxiu and Nagao Masaki has already approached Tochio City, intending to encircle it.

Give me some military strength, and I will lead the elite of the Spo family as the backbone, and take the initiative to attack the Great Bear Chaoxiu to the west.

The Shangshan people also divided an army to the east, and sent envoys to unite with the Guzhi Nagao family to flank the Nagao political scene.

Attack from both sides, limited to three days. It is best to defeat the rebels, and return to the city immediately after a fight.

The rebels would never have imagined that we would dare to send troops to fight in the field, and they would be caught off guard. At worst, it is to give them a dismount and discourage them.

You sit in the city, rush to make the banner of the Ashikaga family, plant more white flags at the head of the city, and publicize the fact that this city is my imperial residence, and wait for the arrival of the rebels in the northern part of the country. ”

Yoshiin buried a careful thought in it, letting everyone know that Uesugi Terutora had given Tochio Castle to himself, so as to break the Uesugi family's desire to return it after the war.

Honjo didn't think of his selfishness, but just carefully thought about the pros and cons of taking the initiative.

Later, she nodded and said.

"The Imperial Taisho is wise, I will assign a few Zhongyue people who are close to the main family to you, and take them to fight against the Great Bear Chaoxiu.

Coordinate the military situation and lead the way, or Naoe Kanesu-sama is in charge. ”

Naoe continued to hi and bowed to accept the order.

Minoru Honjo said to Saito Asanobu again.

"Lord Saito, you take half of the troops close to Qimoto and his forces to stop Nagao Masaki, and I will send an envoy to contact Lord Nagao Keishinobu and ask her to send troops to assist you in the battle.

If you can't do a blow, you will join forces with Lord Nagao Keishin to come to Tochio Castle, please focus on the overall situation, and don't fall in love with the war. ”

"Hey!"

Honjo Minoru looked at Yiyin and bowed.

"I wish you good luck.

I will hold the city, prepare the flags, and wait for the return of the two armies. ”

Honjo is not worried about Saito Asanobu, this man has been in battle for a long time and is brave in battle. What she was worried about was whether the Imperial Observatory of Spo Yiyin would work?

But if she stays in Sibo Yiyin to defend the city, she will go by herself, and she is even more afraid that the city will be lost.

The lesser of two evils, she still chooses to guard the more important Tozuo City by herself.

Yiyin nodded, knowing her concern. You have to show your hand to give these guys long eyes, so as not to be looked down upon again in the future.

At this time, it is useless to say more, Yiyin nodded.

"Repair overnight, and ask Honjo to coordinate logistics and make rations overnight, enough for the army for three days.

Bury the pot tomorrow morning to make food, and immediately send out troops after eating enough. ”

All the Ji warriors had no objections, and they let out a sigh of excitement and bowed to receive the order.

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In Yiyin intimidated the Chinese and Vietnamese warriors, and tried to find a way to seize military dominance from the hands of Honjo Mino, at the same time.

Uesugi Terutora also led his army over Yoneyama and joined up with Kakizaki Keike and Usami Jomitsu, who were stationed outside Hojo Castle.

There are two major plains in Echigo, the Kamietsu Takada Plain in the west and the Echigo Plain in the east, and the Agano River divides the border between Chugetsu and Shimo-Echi.

Between the two plains is a mountainous area that derives from the Echigo Mountains to the northwest.

It is a hilly area of rocky wasteland called Yoneyama in the west and Ishichi in the east.

In between, there is a small plain, nestled against the mountains and the sea, is the Kashiwazaki Plain.

As the main road connecting the two plains of Echigo, the situation is quite complicated because of the mixed and sealed samurai families of Shangyue and Zhongyue.

Hojo Castle is stuck near the entrance to the stone ground leading to Chuetsu, and it is a castle that must be grasped for logistical stability.

From the time of Uesugi Teruto's mother, Hojo Takahiro has served the Fuchu Nagao family.

No one expected that she would respond to the rebellion and instantly cut off the ties between Shangyue and China that were loyal to the Uesugi Teihu samurai.

This made the Shirts quite passive in the face of the rebellion, but fortunately, the lord returned to China and took charge of the army to quell the rebellion, and the Ji warriors finally found the backbone.