With the end of the war, Hojo Shiyasu hosted a banquet at Odawara Castle to celebrate the recapture of Shinobi Castle and inflict heavy losses on the main force of the Uesugi family. At this time, after the battles of the generals of the Hojo family, the most powerful Uesugi family in the Kanto region, has been weakened, and the Kanto heroes have not been able to recover from the night battle in Ninja City, so although the Hojo family is exhausted by the perennial battle, it shows the domineering spirit of unifying the Kanto region and retaking charge of the Kamakura shogunate. As a member of the Hojo family, the soldiers of the Hojo family are still very proud.

Seeing the happy celebration of his generals, Hojo Shiyasu also drank happily and talked happily with everyone, but few people noticed that Hojo Shiyasu not only did not become ruddy after drinking, but was a little sickly pale, and a trace of melancholy flashed in his eyes.

When the banquet was almost underway, Hojo Shiyasu got up to go to the toilet, but met Hojo Phantom in a gray-white monk's robe in the corridor, and hurriedly greeted him respectfully.

Hojo Han-an is the son of Hojo Sakumo, who is also the uncle of Hojo Shiyasu. When Hojo's father, Hojo Tsunade, died, Hojo was only twenty-six years old, and before his death, Hojo Tsunade entrusted his son to his two younger brothers, hoping that they could assist his immature son well. Unexpectedly, the following year, the second uncle Katsuyama also died of illness, and the burden of the entire Hojo family was on the shoulders of Hojo Phantom An. Hojo Phantom served as the successor of his nephew Yasu, and as an elder of the clan, he was also responsible for the management of the Hojo clan's expansion in the southern Kanto, and was also responsible for the housekeeping of Odawara Castle, and carried out the unification of the castle town, and commanded the Wind Demon Party to collect intelligence for the Hojo family, and was one of the souls of the Hojo family for a long time, and was deeply admired by the Hojo family. Historically, Hojo Fantasy Temple, who was dedicated to planning for the Hojo family, served the four generations of the Hojo family at the age of 96, which can be said to be a model for the samurai of that era.

After seeing Hojo Shiyasu, Hojo Phantom Nunnery did not show a gentle smile as usual, but looked at Hojo Shiyasu in a daze for a while, and then asked for a long time: "Shiyasu, my Hojo family is now supported by you alone, you must not fall." ”

Hojo Shiyasu smiled bitterly when he heard this, he knew that he was going out with an injury and had a long-term confrontation with the main force of the Uesugi army, which made Hojo Phantom Ann very worried about his physical health. In fact, it was a miracle that the arrow had already injured his internal organs, but Uesugi Kenmasa swung south again so quickly that he had to lead his army to meet it. After all, in the night battle of Ninja City, the Hojo family also suffered heavy losses, and they still need to divide their troops to garrison the newly captured area, so there are not many troops that can be drawn. However, such a disenchanting life made his unhealed injuries even more serious. But he is in the prime of life, and if he doesn't desperately fight for the Hojo family at this time, do you have to wait for himself to grow old before leading the army to fight?

"I'll pay attention, uncle, what is the situation around me after I send out the army?" Hojo had to change the subject.

Hojo Phantom Ann shook his head, obviously seeing through Hojo Shiyasu's plan, but he still spoke: "This year and next year, there should be no force around us that has the ability to start a large-scale war. The Takeda family suffered a crushing defeat in the Toishi collapse, and it was not enough to protect themselves, let alone send troops to fight, and now they need time to recuperate. The Imagawa family launched another offensive against the Owari Oda family, but although Imagawa Yoshimoto mastered the land of the Three Kingdoms, he was still blocked by Oda Nobuhide in the area of Ansho Castle, and both sides suffered heavy casualties. In the short term, there is no way to start a war against our Hojo family in the east. The Uesugi family has shown its decline, and since the expulsion of Tsukahara Moryu, the retainers of the Uesugi family have been chilled, even in Ueno Country, the control of the Uesugi family is not as good as before. After my adjustment, many wealthy clans of Ueno Province began to disobey the Uesugi Constitution, and it should only be a matter of time before they captured Ueno Province. The contradictions between the Satake, Utsunomiya, Yuuki and Oda families have intensified, and war should break out between the two sides early next year. After the Satomi family was severely damaged by Tsunari, they have not recovered so far, and I heard that their command seems to be unstable and cannot afford to start a war in the short term. So the most important thing for us now is to govern the territory and recuperate. "Hmm." Hojo Shiyasu nodded, he knew that Hojo Phantom didn't want him to lead the army again, so he just used this excuse to recuperate his injuries with peace of mind. "How's Tsukahara Moryū doing?" "The situation is not optimistic." Hojo Phantom An's brows furrowed slightly, "He is now very close to the young master of the Takeda family, Takeda Yoshinobu, and the young master of the Imagawa family, the Imagawa clan, and both the Takeda family and the Imagawa family have said that they will not participate in our hunt for Tsukahara Molong." ”

Hojo Shiyasu sneered when he heard this: "When I hunted and killed Tsukahara Molong in Kai, Imagawa Yoshimoto also participated, but now I want to stay out of it?" Takeda Harunobu is not worried, although the Kai army is good at fighting, but Koshin is mountainous, and the stone is not high, even with the support of Jinshan, the soldiers of the Takeda family are armed to the teeth, and the Takeda family can't take out many troops, not to mention, after the collapse of Toishi, it is difficult for Takeda Harunobu to protect himself. ”

Seeing that Hojo Shiyasu was like this, Hojo Phantom said: "Shiyasu, I know that you hate Tsukahara Moryū very much, but at the moment, the biggest enemy of my Hojo family is not him, but the Uesugi family......"

Hojo Shiyasu smiled and waved his hand: "No, the Uesugi family is no longer my opponent, our current enemy is the Echigo Nagao family." ”

"Echigo?" Hojo Phantom was slightly stunned, "There is a heavy mountain barrier between Echigo and Ueno Province, and it is difficult for the Nagao family to mobilize a large army even if they send troops. ”

"You don't need to do all the soldiers of Echigo, Nagawei Jinghu alone will make people feel a headache." Hojo Shiyasu sighed lightly, "Originally, I didn't take this person seriously, but I just routinely inquired about the relationship between the Nagao family and the Uesugi family. Unexpectedly, it was only when Echigo realized what a terrifying person he was. ”

Hojo Phantom Nunnery showed a dignified look, since the night battle of Kawagoe, the Hojo clan Yasui became famous all over the world, the Hojo family is even more advanced, and now there are few people who can make him feel admired, let alone afraid. It seems that the collection of information on the Echigo side will be strengthened in the future.

"Actually, I'm very jealous of Nagao Jinghu," Hojo said as he walked, "Although he doesn't have a sect that he can rely on, he himself is a natural general who is rare in a hundred years, and he has been carefully taught the art of war like Usami Dingman over the years, and his talent for leading the army in battle is unimaginable." The height of the stone of Echigo is only about 400,000 stones, but it is supported by a large number of gold and silver mines, and it obtains a lot of income every year by virtue of the ramie trade, and Echigo is rich in war horses, so the Echigo army is extremely well-equipped. Echigo is really the land of kings, but a general like Nagawei Jinghu is the lord of Echigo, which is really unsettling. ”

In fact, the Hojo family has reached the generation of the Hojo clan, and after three generations of unremitting efforts, it has become the overlord of the Kanto region, and even if other Kanto heroes join forces, they can't help the Hojo family. Later, the Triple Alliance made Hojo Shiyasu no longer have any worries, and he could go all out to attack the Kanto region, just when a powerful force that unified Kanbazhou was about to rise, Nagao Jinghu went south several times, and the Hojo Shiyasu, who was about to reach the peak of his life, instantly beat him to the liberation.