Chapter 440 43. Bad News and More Bad News
Kanto Koshinobu was originally one, and although the Ujiyasu clan died, the Hojo retainers group did not disintegrate. An Imagawa clan also gained the two Jundong counties for the Hojo family, and Uesugi's public sentiment was as strong as ever in history.
As usual in history, the Hojo clan still won the second National Battle of Taiwan. Since then, the Satomi family has been in a state of decline. Except for Mifuneyama, who breathed a sigh of relief, he has fallen into inevitable decline.
The Oishi clan, who was quite similar to his father, took advantage of the three armies and captured Shiijin Castle in Zongzhou in one fell swoop. The three most important clan retainers of the Satomi clan in the Miura Peninsula, the Hyakushu Masaki clan, the Anzai clan, and the Manki Toki clan collectively defected to the Hojo clan.
The worst impact of this was the rebellion of the Masaki clan. The Masaki clan was the ancestral clan of the Satomi clan. The Satomi clan and the Masaki clan were two closely related families.
Of course Oishi Teru knew the Masaki clan's influence and status, and immediately announced a marriage contract between his daughter and Masaki Tokitada's son, treating the Masaki clan as a member of the Hojo clan.
At the same time, the Masaki clan was listed as the fourteenth member of the military service led by the Hojo clan, ranking second among the imperial family, and the first was Hojo clan Nobu. In front of him, apart from the Hojo brothers, there were only Matsuda Kenhide, Shimizu Yasuhide, and Daidoji Masashige.
There will be no peace in Kanto next year, so Xiaodaita can't wait and wants to spread the word to Komaba immediately. Without the cooperation of the southern Kanto generals, Uesugi Terutora will face a huge crisis in Kanto rule, and it is hard to say that he will even be pushed back to Ueno.
"A'Ling, A'Ling!" Xiao Pingtai opened the barrier door and shouted loudly.
"Help me prepare my horse. I'm going to the Colony. Sir, please treat them well and make sure they don't make any mistakes." As she said this, Xiao Pingtai tied the knot of her thick cotton coat tightly.
Chen San also hurriedly brought a cloak and bamboo hat, and asked if he wanted to go with him so that someone could take care of him.
"It will get dark soon, so be careful." A Ling didn't ask what happened, but just reminded Xiao Ping to pay attention to safety.
He deliberately did not leave the crowded area through the main gate, opened the side door, led a horse and left quietly.
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Not to mention how dangerous it is to ride a horse on a snowy night, so he hurried and hurried slowly, and Xiao Pingtai finally arrived at the horse farm before it got dark.
There were dozens of people kneeling in the snow outside the hot spring villa, and there was a thin layer of snow on each of their shoulders and backs.
How long have you been kneeling for?
Murakami Yoshimitsu is still in the house, and there is no one to ask Xiaoping Tai. The attendants at Komaba naturally knew Heita. As soon as Heita showed up, someone immediately came to take the horse.
"Who are these people? Why are you kneeling here?" Xiao Pingtai took off his cloak and handed it to the attendant.
"These are the soldiers of the Eight Princes. The castle guard Oishi is in the palace."
"Eighth Prince?" Before he could think about it carefully, Xiao Pingtai had already walked into the hall. After the attendant informed him, he immediately entered the hall.
Sure enough, Hachioji Jodai Oishi Saburo Haruhide was kneeling in the hall, while Yamauchi Yoshitsugu looked ten years older, completely like a candle in the wind.
A terrifying thought immediately appeared in Xiaopingtai's mind. The Eighth Prince was lost!
"Your Highness." Koheita called softly and handed the information he compiled to Yamauchi Yoshiharu.
Yamauchi Yoshiharu looked very tired, waved his hand and asked Heita Xiao to read it directly.
Xiao Ping briefly summarized the information and did not express his thoughts yet.
"The situation in South Kanto has deteriorated so much..." Yamauchi Yoshiharu sighed.
"Your Highness, could it be...?" Xiao Pingtai couldn't believe it. The Eighth Prince was a strong castle that ranked among the top five mountain castles.
"It's all because of my inability to defend and my carelessness in underestimating the enemy. As a result, the eighth prince fell. Please punish me, Your Highness!"
With a "thud", Koheita's head seemed to have been hit hard by something. The Yamauchi clan's only achievement in helping Kanto for many years, the territory of 20,000 Kanbun in Hachioji Castle in Tama County, Musashi Province, was really lost!
This is the territory that belongs directly to the Yamauchi clan. As a daimyo, the Yamauchi clan relies on its direct leadership to suppress the arrogance of the country. Once all was lost, the Yamauchi clan's direct strength was reduced by at least a quarter.
"What's going on! How could this happen!"
"Five days ago, Imagawa Sukegoro (Uzuki) led five thousand people from Izu Suruga including Shimizu, Tominaga and others to attack."
The Fuji gold mine in Jundong two counties with an annual output of 6,000 taels of gold allowed the Imagawa clan to strengthen its troops. When his two brothers went to Kokufudai to fight against the Southern Kanto Allied Forces, he set his sights on the Eighth Prince.
It didn't snow in Kokufudai, and it certainly didn't snow in Hachioji. It was a mild winter in southern Kanto this year.
Originally, Hachioji's city had a thousand soldiers, so what if it was surrounded by five thousand? As long as the mountain city has enough food and soldiers, and the soldiers are united, it is not a big deal to guard it until the end of the world.
But the Yamauchi family was already internally unstable and people were in panic. The eighth prince was alone in Guandong again, even more uneasy.
Forget it, Takeda Harunobu responded to the request of his son-in-law Hojo Uzunao, and sent two thousand Oyamada soldiers, one thousand Shimoyama cave mountain soldiers, and one thousand direct Takeda Ashigaru soldiers to help.
Without the cover of severe cold and heavy snow, Demaru at the foot of Hachioji Mountain quickly fell. At this time, Oishi Saburo was not in a hurry. The real focus of defense was on the Honmaru on the hillside. Hosokawa Spring Palace was also attacked by Demaru back then, but as long as the Honmaru was not lost, the problem was not big.
On the one hand, Takeda Harunobu asked the Hojo clan to fight with five times the strength advantage, and on the other hand, he ordered the Abe gold diggers, Komoro gold diggers, Fukada gold diggers, and Shimoyama gold diggers to bloom in all directions.
Tunnels were dug around the Hachioji Honmaru from halfway up the mountain, and more than ten tunnels were dug simultaneously.
Oishi Saburo, who was exhausted by the wheel battle, tried his best to plug the leaks, but there were too many tunnels.
Three days ago, in the middle of the night, with the help of Komoro Kindi, the Takeda army finally dug a tunnel. The Hojo and Takeda armies attacked from both inside and outside, and the Hachioji Castle was in chaos.
One thousand soldiers from the castle were either dead or alive. Now only Oishi Saburo and the dozens of people kneeling outside the museum escaped.
Not only was the territory greatly reduced, but the loss of one thousand soldiers was greater than the loss of a large-scale battle of 40,000 to 50,000 people. This was also a huge blow to the military strength of the Yamanouchi clan.
After Oishi Saburo finished speaking, his face was swollen and red, his eyes were bloodshot, his lips were chapped, and his whole body was slightly trembling.
Xiao Pingtai lamented in his heart, why was God so harsh on the Yamanouchi family?
The general was a pit, the allies were not strong, and the Yamanouchi tried their best!
Turning back to look at Yamanouchi Yoshiharu, he was so angry that he couldn't speak. He leaned on the armrest and panted heavily. His chest rose and fell violently, and his face turned pale.
"Your Highness, don't get angry. Things have come to this point. Take care of yourself." Seeing Yamauchi Yoshiharu like this, Xiao Pingtai immediately asked the attendant outside to call the doctor.
But Yamauchi Yoshiharu didn't give Nagata Tokumoto time to come. His body suddenly stiffened, his eyelids fluttered, and he leaned back and fell heavily on the couch.
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