HLnovel Chapter 500: There are still some fish that have slipped through the net!
Chapter 500: There are still some fish that have slipped through the net!
Let me first explain what the Jiu Tiao Formation House is.
In fact, it was the military camp of the shogunate army.
Generally speaking, the main force of the shogunate army was stationed there.
But now is the general situation.
Although the shogunate has been rebuilt today, most of the people who have been rebuilt are just the top brass of the shogunate, and some middle and lower-level personnel have not yet been recruited.
Therefore, Inazuma Castle is still in a semi-military state today, and the main force of the shogunate army is still stationed in Inazuma Castle.
The shogunate army in Kujo Jinya was left with only a small number of secondary main forces.
Of course, this number is not too large only relatively speaking. Even the secondary main force of the shogunate army has a large number of troops.
So the question is, these shogunate troops actually defected! Where could they defect to?
Seeing Kujo Sara rushing in to report the news, everyone present was surprised and confused.
Lei Dianyi, who was sitting in the center, looked a little unhappy.
She has been a god for so many years, but this is the first time she has encountered a large number of shogunate troops defecting en masse. This situation is like a slap in her face!
Maintaining a cold expression, Lei Dianying asked the nine Saras below:
“What exactly is going on?
Why would the shogunate troops in Kujo Jinya defect for no reason?
When talking about this, Kujo Sara's expression was embarrassed and self-blaming:
"General, we have overlooked the situation at the Nine Formation House.
You know, the officer who commands the Kujo Jinya is my brother... Kujo Masahiro!"
Hearing this name, everyone present was shocked!
Lei Diary was fine, she had only heard of the name but was not particularly familiar with it.
But Yae Shinko was extremely regretful. She slapped her forehead, obviously feeling very remorseful.
Gu Chen also came to his senses and felt a little regretful.
It was only now that Gu Chen discovered that there was still a fish that had escaped the Jiujiao family!
The one who slipped through the net was Kujo Masahiro, the nominal elder brother of Kujo Sara, the biological brother of Kujo Kamajiro, and the eldest son of Kujo Takayuki.
As the eldest son of the Kujo family, Kujo Masahiro has always been placed with the family's hopes and even entrusted with important tasks.
What are the manifestations of being entrusted with an important task?
Of course it involves military power.
The original leader of the Kujo family, Tenryo Bugyo, had great power in his hands and could almost be said to have absolute power in the shogunate.
However, even if he had absolute control over everything, he only had firm control over the shogunate's political power.
Political power is certainly important, but military power is also important, and may even be more important!
Without a large violent armed force like the army, who would listen to you even if you hold political power?
After all, we must not only hold the pen in our hands, but also the gun!
Well, that's what the Kujo family thinks.
Therefore, after Kujo Takayuki took control of the shogunate, he was very ambitious and sent his eldest son Kujo Masahito into the army, and also planned a position for him as a senior officer in the shogunate army.
This position has certain command and leadership powers, and can be considered a high-ranking position.
In this way, the father and son will be in charge of the government and the army respectively, and the father and son will go into battle together. Only then can the Kujo family be said to have absolute control over Inazuma!
Haha, it’s a good idea, but it’s not that easy.
Kujo Takayuki was not the only smart one. Any noble with vision could see the importance of military power.
Therefore, among the senior officers of the shogunate army, there was not only Kujo Masahito, but also many other children of nobles serving in it.
At most, among these noble children, Kujo Masahiro has the highest position.
The senior officers in the shogunate army were all corrupted by the children of aristocrats, so naturally there would be power struggles within the shogunate army.
They were all born into aristocratic families and were quite capable. So who was more noble than the other? Who was more humble than the other?
Since we are almost the same, why should my position be lower than yours? Why should I submit to you?
In this way, the power struggle continued to permeate the high-level ranks of the shogunate army.
This is also one of the reasons why the war between the shogunate army and the rebels had been dragged into the quagmire.
The top brass is busy fighting among themselves. How many people are focused on fighting and commanding? They are all fighting for power and profit!
This was the situation among the top brass of the shogunate army, but then something big happened!
The Tenryo Bugyo Kujo family was destroyed!
When this news reached Kujo Jinya, Kujo Masahito was in disbelief and distraught.
He should have rushed back to Inazuma Castle as soon as possible to find out what had happened.
But... this person has a rather rigid personality.
Without orders, he dared not and was unwilling to leave his post, especially since he didn't know how to face the fact that all his family members were wiped out.
Helpless, Kujo Masahito could only stay frozen in the Kujo formation room.
As for other noble officers in the high-ranking shogunate army, they were not very surprised after learning that the Kujo family had been destroyed. Instead, they felt a sense of grief.
The Kujo family was such a big family, but it disappeared just like that. This is really scary!
Today, the Kujo family and the Hiiragi family are gone, who knows if their family will be gone tomorrow?
As a result, the top brass of the shogunate army stopped fighting for power, and everyone fell into anxiety and worry.
Just when they were feeling anxious and worried, the shogunate issued an order to transfer the main force of the shogunate army. The reason for the transfer was to go to Inazuma Castle for military control.
After hearing this reason, the senior officers of the Shogunate army looked at each other in confusion.
They had no choice but to let the soldiers go and watch helplessly as their soldiers left Kujo Jinya and headed for Inazuma Castle.
Without sufficient strength under their command, the senior officers of the shogunate army became even more nervous.
They did not dare to return to Inazuma City without permission and could only inquire about the situation in Inazuma City from time to time.
After inquiring for a while, a few days passed, and suddenly a new earth-shattering news came!
Most of the nobles in Inazuma City had their properties confiscated and their families exterminated!
After hearing the news and confirming that it was true, the high-ranking officers of the Shogunate Army felt as if the sky had fallen, and each of them was like a bereaved family!
Uh... no, to be precise, I really lost my mother-in-law.
Because these officers were of aristocratic origin, their parents were originally the heads and wives of aristocratic families.
So many nobles in Inazuma suffered a catastrophe, and almost all the great nobles were liquidated. Naturally, these noble family heads and their wives were not spared, and their properties were confiscated and destroyed!
Upon learning of the tragic plight of their families and the fate of their loved ones, the senior military officers' eyes turned red and they were extremely angry.
They were angry, sad, and hateful, but they didn't dare to do anything.
Because they also found out that the confiscation of property and extermination of the clan was an order from their general, and it was impossible to go against the gods!
Really helpless and afraid that the disaster of property confiscation and extermination would affect them, these shogunate army officers had no choice but to escape from Kujo Jinya and become bandits in the Inazuma wilderness!