Chapter 291 24. Do Whatever You Want with Money
"Prime Minister Yamauchi has come so early." It is true that Uesugi Terutora is the Kanto Kanrei, but unfortunately, Yamauchi Yoshiharu is a member of the Ashikaga clan of the Seiwa Genji clan, and is also a member of the Gosei-sama clan. Yamauchi Yoshikatsu is also a Shinano shugo-shi and a member of the Kuni-mochi clan. Uesugi Terutora also has to give some respect, which is the face of a high status.
"The Kanrei has fought hard for half a day, and now he has won a great victory. The reward from His Highness the Kofu will surely arrive soon."
The flowery sedan is carried by everyone. If you respect me one foot, then I will definitely return you one foot and compliment you.
The main battle goals of the two people have been achieved, and the Murakami army has been defeated and is not a threat. The Takeda army in front of them can be discussed later, or even let go.
So although the attack on the Takeda army on the front line continues, the two big guys have already started talking about other things.
"How is the defense of the Murakami clan?" This is a key question. Yamauchi Yoshiharu came with a political mission.
Just like Di Qing in the Song Dynasty, he quelled the Nong Zhigao Rebellion in Guangxi. With such great merit, it was a pity that he did not get Nong Zhigao's head. This made those people who were jealous of his position as the Privy Councilor very happy, and they kept talking about it. In the end, Di Qing was almost angry to death, which was a pity.
And this time, Ashikaga Yoshiteru issued a punitive order, and he was the commander-in-chief himself. He needed the head of Murakami Yoshikiyo to add bricks and tiles to his own cards and add luster to the power of the shogunate.
So it is very important whether Murakami Yoshikiyo is dead or alive! Dead? Then everyone is happy, the head is sent to the capital, and the mission is accomplished. It's good for you, me, and everyone, and it's both face and inside.
Not dead? Then search the mountains and seas to find this person, otherwise the battle will be in vain.
"No news yet."
Uesugi Terutora was also helpless. He clearly saw dozens of him riding in the crowd and killing left and right, and he disappeared while killing. But there was no corpse or living person.
"This is a top priority! Please take care of the officers and soldiers." Yamanouchi Yoshiharu was a little anxious when he heard this. If Murakami Yoshikiyo was not dead, it meant that the mission was not complete.
"Brother Yoshikiyo is assigning soldiers to search Kawanakajima. The other prisoners from the other divisions should also be carefully identified. Prime Minister Yamanouchi, please rest assured." Uesugi Terutora was actually a little anxious, but he couldn't show it in front of Yamanouchi Yoshiharu.
The two of them stopped talking at the right time. This is a delicate job. Murakami Yoshikiyo is such a famous warrior. No matter who wants to kill him, he would have jumped for joy. He must have loudly announced it on the battlefield, hoping to become famous and even achieve success in one battle.
The Murakami army has now been completely defeated, and the army has fled and scattered. The biggest possibility is that Murakami Yoshikiyo has died in hiding. He still chose to run away, or was taken away by someone.
Alas, you said this person, if he dies, he dies, and if he dies, forget it. Maybe his family will still treat him leniently. If he runs away now, let alone being lenient, the family members will definitely be arrested to establish authority or even executed.
"You can send another army to go straight to Kuzuo, and defend the family members around. Don't let them go easily." Yamanouchi Yoshiharu can do things that are cruel when he is ruthless.
"Well, that's the way it should be." But Uesugi Terutora glanced around and gave Yamanouchi Yoshiharu a small look.
You see my more than 10,000 troops, most of them are fighting Takeda Harunobu, and the other part is sweeping the mountains and plains to eliminate the remnants of the defeated troops, capture prisoners, and deal with the battlefield.
The meaning is very clear, I don't have anyone to send out for the time being, what do you say?
But Yamanouchi Yoshiharu can't do it either, because there are more than 3,000 people who are led by Kitabatake University to sort out the abandoned baggage behind.
Then there are the various troops besieging the Takeda army in front of them. The cannon fodder cannot act alone without confidence. Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu and Hosokawa Saejo are blocking the left wing of Takeda from the main force. Then there are the Ejiri and Yamanouchi, but many people in these two troops have already been involved in the siege and cannot be withdrawn for the time being.
Finally, there are the regular foot soldiers and hatamotos around him, but these small 2,000 people are his main force. If they are sent out, Yamanouchi Yoshiharu will be left alone without any direct troops.
After a calculation, neither of them actually has enough troops to capture Katsurao Castle. After all, no matter how bad Katsurao is, there are at least 200 to 300 soldiers in the city. In addition to the temporarily armed family members, servants, townspeople and even samurai women, there can be hundreds of people stationed in the city with just a few words.
If you send two or three kittens, you will not be able to capture the city at all. There is also Murakami Yoshikiyo's son in the city, closing the door and defending the city. Who will fight? Who can bear it for three to five months?
This requires at least 2,000 to 3,000 people, and it is best to use samurai who are good at capturing cities to lead the team. Take advantage of Murakami's defeat and panic, and strike a fatal blow to capture the city immediately.
The two looked at each other and understood each other.
Let's go. There's no rush now. Let's deal with Takeda Harunobu first, and then we'll crush them with more than 30,000 people. Let's just take down Kuzuo.
More haste makes waste.
We all understand the truth, let's get to work.
The big guys over there are already planning for the aftermath, but here Kobayata and his men are in a tough fight.
The Imagawa and Asahina men also retreated one after another, but Takeda didn't have to change men yet. The tenacity of the main force of the A army is amazing.
"It seems that it will be difficult to break through for a while." Kobayata sighed.
But Kobayata's side still fought forward, and the other teams were still slacking off and fooling people.
"Since my father is here, let's borrow the iron cannon from him." Imagawa Yoshichika saw that the iron cannon was indeed useful. At least the Takeda army couldn't raise their heads. Killing people was secondary.
"It's the only way." Everyone nodded.
The last round of firepower coverage killed and injured dozens of Takeda soldiers, but a shot from the iron cannon costs fifty coins. Of course, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can have a few more rounds. I don’t believe that you can’t defeat the Takeda army.
“Then I will report to my father.” Imagawa Yoshichika bowed to everyone and ran to Yamauchi Yoshiharu’s main team.
How can a father not agree to his son’s coming? Besides, it’s not asking, it’s borrowing, the kind of borrowing that will be returned.
In just a few minutes, Yamauchi’s main team has separated a group of people. Two iron cannon generals on horseback shouted at several iron cannon team leaders and ran over with iron cannon foot soldiers.
Their father didn’t feel sorry for them, and Xiao Pingtai didn’t feel sorry for them even more.
Without saying a word, they all sent them to the Aburakawa team and rained bullets like they didn’t cost money.
Nearly 500 iron cannons, good guy, that kind of firepower, not rich women can’t use it.
The Takeda Army's Aburakawa Squadron originally had only 300 to 400 men, and with the reinforcements, there were only over 600 men. They were immediately hit by 500 iron cannons in three rounds.
They were really stunned, and nearly 100 men were killed or injured in a short time. The huge casualties in a short period of time stimulated all the soldiers of the Aburakawa Squadron.
I don't know who took a step back first, and the strict military law will come later, but the Yamauchi Army's thousands of bullets and bows and arrows followed them like a shadow.
The Aburakawa Squadron was loose!
It's good to have money!