Chapter 1300 Dispute with the Human Clan

"Ishikari Mountain Bear! Did your scouts really see clearly? These Ainu people from the Northern Remaining Division really have three large ships and armored warriors?..."

"Really! It's more real than the bear teeth dedicated to the mountain god! Several of my scouts could see it clearly! They paddled south along the Ishikari coast and passed under the eyes of our mountain bear department! ... "

"...how many reinforcements are there in this batch of reinforcements going south? How many armored warriors are there?"

"Three hundred? Five hundred? Our scouts didn't count that clearly, and they didn't get that close... As for the armored warriors, there are at least fifty, no, one hundred!..."

"Damn it! What fifty or one hundred armored warriors?...Have you seen it clearly? Is there really a big ship?..."

"It's absolutely true! That boat is longer than four rafts put together! That boat is vaguely filled with archers and warriors! My scouts didn't dare to get close, and they were almost shot to death..."

"Huh? Such a long boat? Who sent three small morning boats? Or three Guan boats? No, how is this possible!..."

There was a lot of discussion in the Kazuto camp at the foot of Mount Fuji in Ezo. Some of the retainers of the Uyizaki clan present looked suspicious, while others frowned and thought. They were all shocked by the news brought by the Ainu chief Ishikari Yamakuma.

Yoshihiro Uyizaki listened carefully for a while, looking at Ishikari Mountain Bear's solemn expression, with confusion and confusion on his face. In this cold and barren northern country, which force can take out three ships, full of armored warriors, to support the Ezo tribe? It’s incredible!

"Mr. Kudo, whose big ship do you think it will be? Could it be Guardian Matsumae in the Twelve Pavilions, sent by Anton Dingji?...But it's impossible. This time we went on an expedition, Guardian Matsumae was very respectful and supplied. He bought a lot of food and fodder, and also sent a small team of twenty samurai to join in... How could he go back to support the Ezo of the remaining tribe in the north? What's more, he didn't shut down the ship even on the surface..."

In the current northern country, the Ezo land north of the Tsugaru Strait is Kazuto's Twelve Halls. The twelve pavilions are divided into three guardianships, namely the upper country, the lower country and Matsumae. Takeda Nobhiro is the guardian of the Kingdom. Although he is the head of the three guardians and leads the Twelve Halls for the head family of the Andō family, he does not have the title and righteousness recognized by the shogunate to truly rule the Ezo land.

Takeda Nobhiro's rule and influence on the Twelve Halls actually relied on his noble origin as a direct descendant of Wakasa Takeda, the trust of the Andong family in him, and even more on Hu Shemayin forty years ago. During the war, he suppressed the Ezo people and recovered the military exploits and sentiments of the various buildings! However, this kind of personal status, experience and prestige allowed him to temporarily rule the Twelve Halls, but it could not be passed down to his descendants as stably as the official position of the shogunate. Therefore, he had to let his legitimate son lead the troops north to collect tribute to establish merit and prestige and ensure control of the Twelve Pavilions!

After forty years of planning, Anton Kasei, the Guardian of the Three Kingdoms in the Twelve Halls and the Guardian of the Lower Kingdom, has formed an alliance and marriage with the Uyizaki clan, and has actually surrendered to the Uyizaki clan. And Matsumae protects Anton Saduki. Although he has hidden thoughts, he has always shown enough respect for Takeda Nobuhiro. Therefore, among the twelve halls, the Oyizaki family has completely controlled two-thirds, leaving only the last nominal third, Matsumae guard...

After thinking for a long time, Yoshihiro Oyizaki decided to exclude Matsumae's guardian Anton Seiki from the list of suspects. Although the opponent has the intention to compete for the Ezo land, he does not have the strength at all. As long as his father is around, Anton Dingji will be obedient. And if his father unfortunately returns to the Buddha, the Uyizaki family will already be ready to seize the title of Matsumae's guardian!

"O Great Bodhisattva Hachiman! Could it be that the Nanbu Clan of Dewa interfered with the three ships? If this is the case, things will be in trouble! The Nanbu Clan is a truly powerful force... but they are not secretly communicating with our Oyizaki Clan. Is it possible that our master, the Hiyama Anton clan, has little interest in the Ezo land? It is impossible that the clan, the Anton clan, sent the fleet north to support the Ezo tribe, right? ... "

"Young Master Yoshihiro, please speak carefully about these disputes between clans in front of the chiefs of the Ezo tribe, regardless of whether they can understand them or not..."

Kudo Shigeyasu frowned and spoke out to dissuade him. Young Master Uyizaki Yoshihiro said so much that he almost exposed the inside story of the disputes between Kazuto's clans to the Ezo people.

Yes, the various tribes in Ezo are constantly fighting with each other, and the various clans are also seemingly incompatible with each other, but each has his or her own agenda. As this chaotic world gradually begins, everyone's ambitions are aroused. They want to win more, master more, and climb up step by step! However, after all, there are shoguns at the head of each Kazuto clan. Some things can only be done, not said...

"Young Master Yoshihiro! The most important thing right now is to quickly send an envoy to report back to the head of the Shengshan Hall! Then, send a scout to take a real look and find out the situation of the Beiyu clan... If it is really the worst The bad result is that the Nanbu clan on the south side of the strait intervened... Then considering the relationship between the Nanbu clan and our Oyizaki clan, there is something to talk about..."

"Yes! That's what the Kudo family said! Then first send out scouts to investigate and find out the situation on the other side! Then send envoys south to inform the family head... Finally, let the Ishikari tribe gather their hunting warriors and go north with us to have a look. The situation in Beiyu Hanbin Department!…”

Yoshihiro Oyizaki thought for a moment and quickly made a decision. As a martial artist, you must never hesitate or be afraid, especially at this critical moment when you have an advantage and want to establish your prestige!

"Join forces with the Ishikari tribe and go north together to the Beiyu clan?..."

The veteran general Kudo Shigeyasu wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything in the end. As a member of the Lang party from Wakasa Takeda, he was different from the people from Ezo. He looked down on, would not trust, and dared not trust these Ezo foreigners!

Therefore, he set up camp at the foot of Ezo Fuji Mountain, seventy or eighty miles away from the Kanhama tribe in the north, hundreds of miles away from the Ishikari tribes in the northeast, and more than a hundred miles away from the Nishihara tribes in the east. This is a very safe position, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is a way to retreat! Even if these Ezo foreigners attack with a thousand soldiers, he is sure that after repelling the enemy's vanguard, he will return south with the main force of the Kakizaki samurai! According to purely military considerations, before the enemy situation is clear, they should not go north, and should even immediately withdraw to the south side of Ezo Fuji Mountain, contact the Twelve Halls, and establish an invincible position first...

However, doing so conforms to the optimal military principle, but does not conform to the political arrangement of this northward march. If Yoshihiro Kakizaki had not fired a single arrow, but had just heard the rumor and withdrawn with the tribute-collecting team in disgrace... then the prestige of his samurai family would have been completely ruined, and he would only be left with a bad reputation of "cowardice", and it would be even more impossible for him to control the entire Twelve Halls like his father.

"Hachiman Great Bodhisattva! O mountain spirits of Ezo! May you protect us!..."

Kudo Shigeyasu sighed secretly and prayed for the first time. His prayer floated in the wind, and the wind blew over the towering "Ezo Fuji Mountain" until the white and sacred snow-capped peaks, reporting back to the silent mountains.

And when the wind returned from the top of the mountain three days later, the entire Japanese camp also took action. Two hundred Japanese warriors, all carrying long spears, formed a roughly formed marching column and crossed the river in the north. And ten samurai scouts on horseback carrying bows also galloped in the valley by the sea, all the way to the north! On both sides of them, there were large groups of Ishikari tribes, which were scattered into loose groups, following together like hunters.

Note: The Easter egg chapter is a distribution map of the twelve mansions in Ezo. The distribution of the Dewa and Ou clans further south is still being sorted out.