Chapter 300 33. Takeda Is the Final Winner

Yamamotoji Sadanaga, who once swung a longbow and shot Murakami Yoshikiyo with arrows, is now serving him food.

Kakizaki Kageie, who once rode a warhorse and charged at Murakami Yoshikiyo with thunderous hooves, is now serving him wine.

Kojima Sadaoki, who once wielded a spear and stabbed Murakami Yoshikiyo with spear flowers like snow, is now making a fire for him.

Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu's robe is now also draped on Murakami Yoshikiyo, and everyone seems to be doing their best to entertain a distinguished guest.

Uesugi Terutora and Yamanouchi Yoshiharu, who were at the top, raised their glasses with Murakami Yoshikiyo frequently, talking and laughing. It is hard to tell that these big guys had just fought a brutal battle a few hours ago, with thousands of deaths and incalculable number of injured.

Murakami Yoshikiyo's chest was hit by an arrow with great force, but it was a pity that it was not shot specifically at him, and lost a bit of focus. Although it penetrated the armor, it was wrapped by the silk and kapok behind it, and it just hit his chest heavily.

At that time, Murakami Yoshikiyo was full of anger and anger. He was hit in the chest and couldn't catch his breath. In addition, he was old, over 50 years old, so he fainted.

When he was transported to the camp of the Yamauchi army, he woke up slowly and became a guest of Yamauchi Yoshiharu.

"Drink this cup, Lord Zhou, don't refuse." Yamauchi Yoshiharu raised his wine glass, although the appetizers for several people were just a dish of black beans soaked in vinegar, a dish of pickled shellfish, and a dish of pickled radish.

Murakami Yoshikiyo was also a bachelor. The blood on his face had been washed off long ago, and his armor and weapons had been stripped off long ago. He changed into clean clothes and combed his braids.

He drank the wine in the white porcelain wine dish and began to work hard to finish the soup and rice in front of him without saying a word.

Yamauchi Yoshiharu and Uesugi Terutora had solved a big problem. They raised their glasses frequently and talked about miscellaneous things with each other, and their happy expressions could not be concealed.

"Shou Shoufang will go to the capital with my son (Sanyuan Fujitaka) to meet His Majesty the Lord of the Kubo and ask for forgiveness." Seeing that Murakami Yoshikiyo had finished eating, Yamauchi Yoshiharu exchanged with Uesugi Terutora and prepared to present Murakami Yoshikiyo to the capital.

The heads of his two sons, Murakami Yoshitoshi and Murakami Yoshikatsu, were also to be sent along the way. This was also considered the chief culprit, and since it was taken, there was no reason not to present it.

Murakami Yoshikiyo was somewhat numb when he saw Murakami Yoshitoshi's head. He watched Murakami Yoshitoshi being sandwiched on three sides by the elite cavalry and infantry of the Uesugi army, and then died heroically in battle. At this time, he just took another look at this son he loved.

But when Murakami Yoshikatsu's head was presented, his face was greatly disturbed.

"God wants to kill me Murakami!" Murakami Yoshikiyo sighed, and his weathered face kept changing.

All the generals in the tent were puzzled. You have only two sons, and there are three sons-in-law in Katsura City, not to mention five sons-in-law, one of whom is Takanari Masahiro's son. How could it be destroyed? If you kill all the direct descendants of your Murakami and let Takanari Masahiro send his son for adoption, he will probably be so happy that he can't sleep for three days.

"So my family and relatives didn't come to surrender to the prime minister?" Murakami Yoshikiyo seemed to still have some hope.

"No relatives have come to surrender." Yamauchi Yoshiharu frowned, as if he felt the meaning of Murakami Yoshikiyo's words.

It seems that Murakami Yoshikiyo may really be willing to give his son to be a son-in-law, so that Yamauchi Yoshiharu can keep his family for him.

"Don't worry, the Murakami family has been a famous family for generations. Even His Majesty the Lord will not order extermination. Tomorrow, His Majesty the Prime Minister and I will inform Katsura that the lives of your relatives will be absolutely guaranteed, and they will defend the capital together with Zhou." Uesugi Terutora, a defender of the feudal system, immediately made a guarantee.

In the Warring States Period, many people did things to exterminate famous families, but the daimyo who had some dignity still followed the rules and were generally not willing to kill them all directly. More often, they coerced them into surrendering, then married them, gave them sons, and made them retainers in two or three generations.

Therefore, letting one of Murakami Yoshikiyo's sons marry the daughter of Yamanouchi Yoshiharu was a method that everyone recognized. The condition was of course that all the remaining retainers of the Murakami clan surrendered and acted like the Yamanouchi clan.

Murakami Yoshikiyo did not comment, and sighed again, "If you two can guarantee it, it would be great, but now that I am defeated, I am afraid that Takeda Daizen of Kai has entered Katsurao Castle for a long time!"

Yamanouchi Yoshiharu's hand suddenly froze in the air. He had been hunting geese all his life, and was pecked in the eye by geese!

Takeda family's Iitomi Hyobu Toramasa, Takeda Taro Yoshinobu, Sone Uchi Takumi, Naito Masahide, Yamamoto Kansuke and other generals did not appear in Kawanakajima Hachimanhara!

Murakami Yoshikiyo was right! He himself was drinking poison to quench thirst, and in order to save his life, he did something like inviting a wolf into the house. If he won, then Takeda Harunobu would have obediently taken the thank-you gift of 40 houses and would have withdrawn.

But now Murakami Yoshikiyo was defeated, and Takeda Harunobu didn't even want to save him when he arrived at Kawanakajima. He just sold out his teammates and cheated people.

What good is there for Kuzuo?

As if to cooperate with Murakami Yoshikiyo's statement, a Yamauchi clan's Monomi Bantou was blocked outside the tent by two guards, shouting "Urgent news! Urgent news!"

"Hurry up, what news!" Yamauchi Yoshiharu stood up.

"Three thousand Takeda troops attacked Katsurao Castle this afternoon. The soldiers in the castle could not resist and were captured overnight. It is said that Murakami Yoshiteru, Murakami Yoshikuni, Murakami Yoshifusa and other relatives of the Murakami clan were all killed, and only a few defeated soldiers escaped!"

Murakami Yoshikiyo seemed to have aged a lot in an instant, "As expected, Takeda Daizen is really scheming!"

"Go and search for the escaped people in the castle. Once found, bring them in immediately without delay."

The matter is done, and there is nothing that Yamanouchi Yoshiharu can do. The Takeda army suffered minor injuries in this battle, and no serious injuries were caused. Now that they have captured Katsuragi Castle, the army of tens of thousands is sitting on the Diaoyutai.

The Shinano giant Murakami clan, who once crossed states and counties and was known as the "General of Shinshu", has now even the last bit of its foundation broken.

It's all fate, and it's not up to man at all!

Uesugi Terutora and Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu still have to pass through the northern part of Xiaoxian County, go to Agatsuma County in Joshu, and join the 2,000 people of Usami Suruga no Kami (they haven't robbed money to make a fortune yet, and they were very poor due to the drought last year), as well as the people of Joshu, and go south to Kanto, on the one hand to rescue Hachioji, and on the other hand to continue looting to supplement the expenses of Echigo.

Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu will need at least 2,000 to 3,000 elite soldiers this time, so the Yamanouchi army will not even have much advantage in terms of military strength over the Takeda army.

Moreover, Hachioji has been operating for several years, and he must be rescued. Katsuragi can come to fight next year. It is self-evident which is more important.

Yamanouchi Yoshiharu would not fight for personal reasons, but he immediately came up with a plan. If he couldn't deal with Takeda Harunobu, he could just disgust him.

"The Kaizu Plain overlooks the streets of the North Country. It is located at a strategic point. It seems to be more important than Kuzuo. As long as we build a strong city and control the disaster, we can kill the tigers and wolves of Kai."