Chapter 591 53. The Deep Love Between Brothers

When the army was dispatched to Hachioji to pursue Takeda Yoshinobu, a small incident occurred, which greatly changed Kobayata's view of Sanada Nobutsuna and the entire Sanada clan.

Before Tsuchiya Masahiro attacked the Yamanouchi main camp, Hosokawa Saejo and Ogasawara Nagamasa's iron cannon and longbow were ready to greet Tsuchiya Masahiro, letting him know what the times have changed.

But at that time, Sanada Nobutsuna rushed out alone to fight Tsuchiya Masahiro, but due to his special status, he could not order to shoot, which led to Yamagata Masakage rushing straight to the Yamanouchi main camp.

This is the most extreme "insurrection" crime in military law. In theory, it is not wrong to sentence you to beheading or seppuku directly.

However, he was attacked by Akiyama Kii during the one-horse fight, and then hit hard by Tsuchiya Masahiro, and was robbed back while unconscious.

So he has never been able to investigate his crimes. You can't argue with a person who is still unconscious, right?

After that, the army entered Kai. The head of Tsuchiya Masatsugi had been sent back to Kai Erin-ji Temple, but was found and sent to the army.

Tsuchiya Masatsugi, who was praised as "the best soldier of Tsuchiya Sozo among the 12 Takeda envoys", shone brilliantly under Uehara Castle. His heroic spirit of charging with the dead made his reputation of killing thousands of people with one hand widely known among both the enemy and our army.

Needless to say, the merit of killing such a famous samurai was worth at least 300 to 500 kan.

Kodaira, who served as the military magistrate of the Yamauchi Army, naturally began to ask who killed Tsuchiya Masatsugi. According to the confession of the miscellaneous soldiers in the Takeda main camp at that time, Tsuchiya Masatsugi died from the iron cannon during the last attack of the Sanada army.

And the one who shot Tsuchiya Masatsugi with the iron cannon was Kawahara Tsuna, and Kawahara Tsuna was a retainer of Sanada Nobunaga.

Then according to the rules commonly used in the Warring States Period, it was Sanada Nobunaga who killed Tsuchiya Masatsugi and made the first merit of killing a general!

On the same day, Sanada Nobutsuna woke up!

The chaos and the killing of the general, a big fault and a great achievement fell on one person at the same time.

How to deal with this?

As the military magistrate who replaced Yamauchi Taro to command the battle and determine rewards and punishments, Kobayata must uphold the principle of fairness and justice, rewarding those who have made contributions and punishing those who have made mistakes. His decision represents Yamauchi Taro's decision and represents Yamauchi Taro's prestige.

Kobayata, who did not dare to make a decision easily, discussed with his old father-in-law and decided to summon the father and son of Sanada to make the final decision on the spot.

"Gentazaemon! I ask you, did you disobey orders during the battle, block the rear formation without authorization, and fight on your own?" Kobayata said in a dignified voice, pointing at Sanada Nobutsuna with a green bamboo stick.

"I did go out alone to fight against Tsuchiya Sozo!"

"Good! Then where is Kawahara Tsunaie?"

"Yes!" The young Kawahara Tsunaie ran over and knelt beside Yamauchi Taro and Kobayata.

"Did you really shoot Tsuchiya Sozo? Where did you hit him?"

"I did shoot him, but I don't know where exactly."

"Now Takeda's general Tsuchiya Sozo was killed by a cannon, and it is now confirmed that you hit him. It is a great achievement of the first leader!"

"I dare not, it is all the credit of the young master!" Although the young man was overjoyed, he still lowered his head and gave the credit to Sanada Nobutsuna according to the rules.

"Okay! Then the matter is clear, Sanada Genta Zaemon, who messed up the army in the battle of Uehara Ariga, should be beheaded! But at the same time, he killed Tsuchiya Sozo, which is the first merit of the entire army. The two cancel each other out, no merit or fault! Do you accept it?"

After Koheita's judgment, everyone in the Sanada family nodded slightly, it's okay, it's okay. The credit can be established later, anyway, Sanada Nobutsuna is still young.

"Why don't you thank His Highness the dismounted prince!" Sanada Yukinaga didn't do much in this battle, and he didn't expect anything to happen. But his son Sanada Nobutsuna messed up the army, which made him very worried. Now that the verdict had been made, he saw Sanada Nobutsuna standing there without answering, so he hurried up.

"Your Highness, please take back your order! Sentence me to commit seppuku!" Sanada Nobutsuna was shocked.

"Huh?"

Not only was Xiaoping too surprised, but everyone present was surprised. How could such a thing happen? Especially Sanada Yukinaga, his old face trembled, and he was about to slap him in the face.

"Gentazaemon, if you are dissatisfied with the verdict of the shojo, you can tell me." Yamauchi Taro said.

"The verdict of the shojo is fair and impartial, and there is nothing wrong with it!"

"Then why don't you accept it? And still commit seppuku?"

"Your Highness, the guilty minister, please step down and give the credit for the first victory of the Uehara Ariga Battle to my two brothers. After subduing Takeda Kai, exempt them from the death penalty!"

After saying that, Sanada Nobutsuna's forehead hit the floor heavily with a "bang", and the whole person knelt down, very solemnly.

After saying this, Yukitsuna Sanada stammered, not knowing what to say to his favorite eldest son. The retainers of the Sanada family present were also moved, and some even covered their faces and cried.

This kind of brotherly love, which was rare in the Warring States period, was actually encountered by Kobayata. After all, the Sanada family was able to pass down from generation to generation in the struggles of the Warring States period, and even hundreds of years later, there really is a reason.

"The love between the noble brothers is admirable!" Yamauchi Taro nodded repeatedly.

"Sanada Danjo has a good successor!" Hosokawa Harumiya also nodded.

"Gentazaemon, think about it, if you give the first place to your brother, you will have to commit seppuku to apologize!" Although Kobayata was moved in his heart, he could not show it on his face.

"That's good!"

Clap, clap, clap, Yamauchi Taro couldn't help but applaud. In this day and age, fathers kill sons, sons kill fathers, brothers fight against each other, and monarchs and ministers fight day and night. All morals can be thrown out of the window and all promises can be broken.

The nobles of the country come to you, he comes to him, and their loyalty and love are not even as strong as a piece of toilet paper. Even in the extremely united Yamauchi family, there is a conflict between the Ichimonshu and the Fudaishu.

Suddenly seeing a man who is willing to sacrifice himself to save the lives of his two younger brothers, it is really impossible not to be moved.

This is no joke in the army, and strict military law is the responsibility of the Warring States daimyo. A spit is a nail, and what is said must be taken seriously.

"Genta, your head will be kept for the time being. I hope you can exchange it for the merit of conquering Hachioji with the first spear!" Yamauchi Taro made the judgment himself and would not change it.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" The Sanada clan, led by Sanada Nobutsuna, bowed their heads to thank him and promised loudly.

Sanada Nobutsuna was appreciated by Yamauchi Taro for his loyalty and loyalty. Not only was his life safe, but the evaluation of the Sanada family within the Yamauchi family also increased a lot.

After the Sanada family left, the righteous army prepared to go to Hachioji to catch up with Konishihara Saemon who had already set out. Kiso Yoshimasa, Ogasawara Sadakeshi, and the Suwa brothers who followed also set out.

The Yamauchi main force headed for Suruga.