Hojo Shiyasu is very depressed.

Finally eliminated the Uesugi family, the skinny camel occupied Musashi and Ueno, and the butt was not yet hot, and the Nagao family came again. You long-tailed Jinghu is not good to stay in Echigo, and you have nothing to do and run to Ueno to get involved!

"Inosuke, what is the current situation in Ueno Province, can the situation still be controlled?" Half a quarter of an hour later, Hojo Shiyasu slowly picked up the rice that had been knocked over that night, and lowered his head to pick up the rice again.

God knows why the people of the Hojo family love to eat soup and rice so much, and the later Hojo clan is also this virtue!

A man kneeling on the side hurriedly spoke, "Shirai Castle, Sosha Castle, Numata Castle and other territories in the northern part of Ueno Province have been occupied by the Nagao family, and when the news came, the Nagao family's army was still repairing. ”

"Hakone Quan has already entered Hirai Castle and is preparing to be in Hirai Castle! Among the people of Ueno Country, the Nabo clan and the Akai clan also led the army into battle, and at present, the strength of the main family in Hirai Castle has more than 6,000 people, and the strength of the Nagao family has reached 20,000! The man who spoke was dressed as a ninja, tall and ugly.

Hojo Shiyasu continued to take a bite of rice, and then said while chewing, "Hirai Castle is extremely strong, and although the troops are inferior to the Nagao family, it is still possible to defend the castle. ”

"Let my uncle drag the Nagao family in Hirai Castle first, and wait for the strength of the family to recover for a period of time before sending troops to Ueno to fight the Nagao family!" As he said this, Hojo Shiyasu clenched the bamboo chips in his hand, and then took another bite of rice, as if eating was the right thing.

The samurai in front of Hojo Shiyasu had already seen the surprise, "My lord, the Wind Demon Sect has infiltrated the vicinity of the Nagao family's territory, and after several days of investigation, they have also noticed an unusual place!" ”

"Go on." Hojo Shiyasu fished two pickled radishes from the kimchi jar next to him, and then put them in his mouth, closing his eyes and reminiscing about this wonderful thing that Hojo Shiyasu couldn't put down.

I don't know when kimchi with "porridge" became popular in Odawara Castle, but Hojo Shiyasu liked it very much. Every time I eat soaking rice, I always feel like I'm missing something if I don't eat two pieces of kimchi.

The ninja pulled a bamboo tube out of his bosom and carefully broke it open, taking out a piece of paper that had been rolled up the size of a cigarette. The ninja didn't read the words on it, because the ninja was already familiar with the content of it, "When a ninja from the Wind Demon Party infiltrated Shirai Castle again, he found that the general of the Nagao family, Nagao Danmasa, was surrounded by a samurai with extraordinary bearing in addition to Uesugi Shosuke. ”

"And it can be seen from the demeanor and demeanor that Nagatail Danmasa Shaobi and Uesugi Bingbu Shaosuke have great respect for this samurai, which shows that this samurai's identity is very unusual!"

Hearing this, Hojo Shiyasu also stopped what he was doing, frowned and said, "There are still such people........

"People who can make both Nagao Keihu and Uesugi Kenmasa respect, I'm afraid I can't find two people in this Kanto, right? Could it be the Furukawa Gongfang Palace? A man flashed in front of Hojo's eyes.

After hearing Hojo Shiyasu's speculation, the ninja shook his head, "According to the information that came back, this samurai is very young and looks about the same age as the lord. And there is also a force of about 500 people next to him, all of them are well-armed, and each of them is equipped with muskets! ”

"In addition, there is also a cavalry team in this army, all dressed in black and full, all of them are high-quality war horses, and their momentum is very extraordinary!"

After the ninja finished speaking, Hojo Shiyasu became more and more confused, "Horse riding team? Could it be Kai's Takeda? It shouldn't be, the Takeda family has just been defeated in Shinano, how can it be possible to recover its strength so quickly? ”

"It's even more impossible for the Imagawa family, even if they send troops, they won't appear in Ueno ........" Hojo Shiyasu thought carefully about his enemies, but he didn't find a single person who echoed the ninja's description.

Suddenly!

The corner of Hojo's eyes swept to the kimchi in front of him, and he was stunned again, and suddenly his breathing aggravated, "Could it be..... It's the Tsugawa family! ”

"Possibly!" The ninja also reacted, "The Tsugawa family and the Nagao family are in-laws, and they can appear in Ueno in the world, and they have such elite troops to protect them, and they are very young samurai, and they can also make the Nagao family and the Uesugi family treat them with great courtesy, it seems that only the Tsugawa family is the head of the Tsugawa Right Guard General's Palace!" ”

At this time, even the old altar sauerkraut couldn't arouse Hojo's appetite, and pushed the rice bowl aside, and Hojo Shiyasu walked back and forth, "How is it possible!" How could the Tsugawa family participate in the war! ”

Hojo's head began to hurt.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Hojo Shiyasu said with a solemn face, "No, this matter is not trivial!" If the Tsugawa family also participates in the war, the strength of my uncle in Hirai Castle alone will definitely not be enough! ”

"The loss of Ueno Province is small, and I'm afraid that Musashi won't be able to protect it by then!"

"Inosuke, you immediately mobilize all the ninjas in your family, and be sure to find out the situation of the Nagao family's troops!"

"Hah!"

After the ninja left, Hojo Shiyasu also walked out of the residence hall and came to the castle tower of Odawara Castle.

Half an hour later, a group of Hojo family retainers entered the Odawara Castle castle tower with puzzled and puzzled eyes.

Before everyone could sit down, Hojo Shiyasu had already spoken, "Everyone, the situation is not good! ”

"After Uesugi Kenmasa fled to Echigo, he received the support of the Nagao family, and now the coalition of the two 10,000 Nagao families and the Ueno Kunigo has occupied Ueno and threatens Ueno Ichikoku!"

"What's more serious is that the Tsugawa family in Dewa seems to have been involved in this operation. When the Wind Demon Party was investigating information, they inadvertently discovered that the samurai suspected to be the head of the Tsugawa family, Tsugawa Soji, was also in the Nagao family formation! ”

As soon as Hojo Shiyasu came, he dropped a "bomb", which frightened the unprepared Hojo family's retainers.

A samurai dressed in red and beard said with a solemn expression, "Is the news true?" If it's just the Nagao family, the family is not afraid at all, but with the Tsugawa family, things will be tricky! ”

"The most important thing is that if the news of the Tsugawa family's participation in the war reaches the ears of other countries in the Kanto region, I am afraid that the time of Kawagoe Castle will be repeated again!" The samurai who spoke was the leader of the Hojo family's five-color Bichu Akabi, the Hojo Jibu Shosuke Tsunaka.

Hojo Tsunataka was born in the Takahashi clan, his father was Takahashi Takashi, and his mother was the adopted daughter of the Isemori period. Takahashi died when Hojo Tsunataka was ten years old, and then Hojo Tsunataka was raised by his maternal grandfather, Ise Moritoki (Hojo Hayunmo).

Because of the relationship between his mother and the Hojo family, coupled with his own outstanding martial arts, he made a lot of meritorious achievements, so he was accepted as a child by the Hojo clan, and gave Hojo's Miao character, and worshiped the Hojo clan as "Hojo Tsunagao".

After Hojo Tsunataka finished speaking, a unanimous echo sounded all around.

At the same time, a samurai dressed in (shi) yellow and feet said with a disdainful expression, "It doesn't matter if he is from the Nagao family or the Tsugawa family, will the family still be afraid of him?" ”

"Even if the danger of Heyue reappears, but don't forget the battle of Heyue City, it is the family that wins in the end!"