Chapter 70: The Hokuriku Crisis

As the riots in the Long Island area were suppressed and nipped up, the lords, monks, and civilians in various places also received new instructions and had a certain understanding of how to deal with similar disputes.

All the instruments signed by the old authorities in the past, which were generally regarded as "old and unfit for today's circumstances", called for the re-establishment of order under the supervision and mediation pursued, and this has in fact begun to touch the category of "indescribable".

Did the Heite family represent the shogunate, or did the Heite family replace the shogunate?

One word apart, the difference is very different.

At the moment, the concept is a little vague. However, if the army of the Hitei family continues to advance and win victories, it will probably become clear slowly.

In the autumn and winter of the seventh year of Yuangui (1574), the nations were not peaceful.

Nagasune's Kyushu strategy achieved certain results, he received logistical support, led 10,000 people across the strait, and joined forces with the Shimazu family to attack the Ito clan, and won successive battles, and skillfully blocked the reinforcements sent by Otomo Sorin, and gained a firm foothold in Kita-Hinata Koyu County. And in the name of the shogunate and the peace hand, he recruited three powerful countrymen, and it was quite popular for a while.

Taking this opportunity, Shimazu Yoshihisa concentrated his main forces to completely solve Osumi's liver Fu Kaneliang, stabilized the rear, and expressed to the head of Nagamune's department, "Jun seeks the Ito clan, according to Hinata; I cut down the Sagara clan to take the fertilizer after the "willingness to cooperate."

However, Sagara Yoshiyo in southern Higo abandoned his allies Otomo and Ito and unilaterally moved closer to the Hirate family, expressing his submission and requesting mediation to stop the ferocious aggression of the Shimazu family.

In this regard, the judgment of the tie was that "if you let him join the anti-big friend encirclement, you can get a pardon." ”

Shimazu Yoshihisa proposed: "Allowing the Sagara clan to set things right, but it should be under the command of the contemptible people, is a reasonable reward." ”

In short, it is stuck in a rift.

In Kitakyushu, the power of the Otomo family is also declining, and after Hizen, they have lost their grasp of Chikuzen. However, the disagreement between the Mori, Ryuzoji, and Akizuki families over the division of the fruits of victory led to the dissolution of the coalition and the inability to pursue the victory, giving Otomo Sorin's chance to recuperate in Bungo's hometown.

Mori Terumoto paid too much attention to the battle for Hakata Town in Kitakyushu and always maintained more than 20,000 troops stationed in the Nagato area, which forced him to loosen his control over the western side.

Niko Katsuhisa and Yamanaka Shikasuke once again raised troops in Inaba, and with the support of the Ukita Naoya and Asai Nagamasa, they raised two or three thousand people.

Yoshikawa Motoharu immediately led 8,000 troops to suppress it. Originally, the road was smooth and unsuccessful, but suddenly got the news that the Nanjo clan of the Boqi country was rebelled by the Ukita Naojia family, and was worried that the back road would be cut off, so he had no choice but to withdraw his troops and lose undefeated.

Sanyo's Kobayakawa Takakei was unable to defeat the combined forces of Ukita and Asai, and after the defeat, he was forced to abandon the second central Mimasaka Prefecture and the eastern one Prefecture of Bichu, and the situation was also quite embarrassing.

The Mori family has repeatedly sent people to ask for support from Hite, and to fight against the forces of Ukita and Asai. Hirate Hazuhide theoretically agreed, but his proposal to "hand over the Kita Iyo-Kono family to us" was never approved, so the matter was postponed indefinitely.

The Kanto side is more interesting, and the "three-strong joint anti-tie", which was originally good, has never been able to adjust in the same step.

It seems that only Takeda Katsuyori is the most knowledgeable, he invested 20,000 men to continue to oppress Tokugawa in the Tokaido, 10,000 people along the Nakasendo Road to attack Oda, first with a surprise attack and quick battle to take down the important town of Takatenjin Castle in the Enoe, and then used the method of digging the ground to conquer the Higashimino barrier White Eagle Castle, and once the troops were directed at Hamamatsu and Gifu, making it difficult for Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobutada to sleep and eat. It's only because of the weak logistics that I have to accept it when I see it.

And the reason for his weak logistics is that only a very small part of the material support promised by friendly forces is in place.

In order to go all out to the west, Takeda Katsuyori preferred to give up some of the interests of Hida, Kita-Shinano, Nishi-Ueno, and Higashi-Suruga. It's a pity that he is the only one who thinks so.

The Hojo clan seems to prefer to pinch soft persimmons rather than hit them hard, and he focused more on the expansion of the Shimono and Shimoso fronts than to the west, and spent more than half a year uprooting the forces of Ryoda, Koyama, and Oda and inflicting heavy losses on the Satomi family.

The "powerful reinforcements" promised to Takeda were only 2,000 people, and only a quarter of the supplies were given.

Uesugi Kenshin is better, at least most of his energy is still spent in the areas of Echichu, Noto, and Kaga. However, it may have been made nervous by many rebellions, and as soon as he heard the wind and grass behind him, he hurried back, ignoring nothing.

Therefore, despite repeated defeats, the Hokuriku Ichijo Sect was still strong and survived, and was not completely killed.

The biggest problem is that even if Takeda Katsuyori made concessions on the Ueno issue, Uesugi and Hojo still couldn't satisfy their appetites, and they still fought for the ownership of the territory, and it was difficult to reach an agreement.

This made Takeda Katsuyori quite depressed, and his strategic goals were never achieved, and he was evaluated at home as "the master of the Imperial Palace, who is unparalleled in his strategy, does not reduce his father, but lacks planning and is inferior to the ancestors".

In addition, the disputes between Mutsu and Dewa, and the changes in Tanba and Tango have also reached the ears one by one, but the border areas are not in a hurry to deal with.

All in all, allies and affiliates are not the same.

The head of the Chozong clan is going well in Kyushu and is showing his majesty, so there is no need to worry.

The eastern front of the Maori family is tight, but they refuse to hand over Iyo, so they can be reinforced.

Tokugawa and Oda are under a little pressure, but it seems that they should be able to hold on for a while.

The Hokuriku mess had to be dealt with.

Ichijo was beaten very badly by Uesugi, and in the name of the shogunate, Heite Tsunohide appointed Shigeharu Takenaka, Asakura Keiken, Sakai Masasho and others to reinforce him.

Originally, I thought that if it could not reverse the situation, at least it could play some role.

I didn't expect the follow-up development to be surprising.

After Asakura Keiken entered Kaga, his subordinates could not coexist peacefully with the disciples of the Ichikozong because of old grudges, and gradually developed dissenting intentions. During the battle with the Uesugi army in Echichu, these men killed Asakura Keiken and turned against each other, resulting in a great defeat for the coalition forces.

He has always suffered three thousand casualties, almost losing the last force that can fight, and Lai Long was killed in the middle of the arrow, Sugiura Genren was unable to escape and stabbed himself, and Qili Lai Zhou ran away in advance and was disappointed.

The few remaining anti-Uesugi factions in Echichu either died or surrendered, and the Noto Yusa clan and the Onkai clan accepted the transfer to Uesugi as vassals, and the Naga clan and the Miyake clan hid in the countryside.

In addition, Sakai Masashi was seriously injured and died, and before he died, he was left alone in Takenaka for serious treatment.

Fortunately, at this time, there was news of turmoil in Aizu, Dewa and other places, and there was a slight shortage of supplies from Uesugi Kenshin, so the class returned to the court.

Mino Kirin was also unable to return to the sky at this time, and wrote a letter frankly: "The Northern Army is lost, Echichu and Noto have been lost, and the next time Uesugi marches, I'm afraid Kaga and Echizen will be difficult to protect." ”

In view of this, it was already imperative for the northern front to send troops to the draw.