In the second year of Yonglu, on the twenty-ninth day of the seventh month. Hirai Castle Honmaru Goden.

"Report to the lord, the old ministers of the Hetian clan have attacked and captured Hetian City and Yatsu City!"

"Report to the lord, the old ministers of the Kuragano clan have united with the lord of the big class city Yarokuro to gather the crowd and raise troops!"

"Report to the lord, the old ministers of the Kuragano clan are marching towards Kuragano Castle!"

"Report to the lord, the old ministers of the Kiryu clan have attacked Kiryu Castle!"

"Report to the lord, the old ministers of the Akai clan are marching towards Guanlin City!"

In just a few days, Asadaki received urgent news from all over Ueno. What's even worse is that the Takeda family is continuously sending military rations, ordnance and other materials to the countrymen lords, ronin, and wild samurai who raised anti-flags against the DPRK. Even Sagami's generals such as Okabe Motonobu, Asahina Shinji, and Asahina Taichao sent people to Hirai Castle, and they had already found out that the retainers of the Takeda family in Suruga and Enoe were recruiting the retainers of the former Gohojo family on a large scale.

Originally, the arrival of the former heir of Sekihaku Konoe made Chaoding a little happy (he was promoted from the fourth to the third, and he was appointed as the general of the Left Guard and the general of the town guard), but now he is not happy at all. Konoe's former heir wanted to use his status as minister and regent Sekihaku to help the court stabilize the situation in Kanto (the imperial court did not want to destroy the imperial land in Kanto because of the war), but the heavens did not grant it.

Just when the court was actively deploying to quell the rebellion, there was even worse news from Musashi Province in his rear - the lord of Honjo Castle, Honjo Minorutada, raised troops to rebel.

Honjo was originally a retainer of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi, and once led his troops to break off in order to ensure the safe evacuation of Uesugi Kense. After the pacification of Musashi Province, the court had to let Honjo Shitada continue to take possession of the area around Honjo Castle for various reasons. Honjo Castle is located near the Arakawa River and the Tone River, and has a natural moat, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

If Chao Ding does not lead the army to retreat, then his own base Heyue City will not be guaranteed. After all, the powerful retainers of Musashi and Shitamaso were sent to fight, and at this moment, even hundreds of disheveled peasant soldiers could easily kill under Kawagoe Castle.

The court did not inform the generals and retainers of the news of Honjo's rebellion. Because he didn't want to cause panic in the crowd. At this moment, Ueno is already a pot of porridge, with me among the enemies, and I have enemies, and the forces of all parties are intertwined.

Previously, Uesugi Keimitsu was defeated by the former retainers of the Saito family, the Shiri family, and the Shirai Nagao family, resulting in most of Azuma-gun falling into the hands of the enemy, except for Iwaki Castle. Just when Higashi-Ueno was about to be pacified, the former ministers of the Akai family and the Kiryu family sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

"My lord, Takeda Shingen has sent a military general such as Takeda Uenosuke, Anayama Saemon Doctor, Itagaki Sakyo Ryo and other generals to lead an army of 5,000 to enter Kitashinano Saku-gun, and it is very likely that they will wait for an opportunity to enter Nishi-Ueno." Just when the rebellion of the dynasty was determined to be Honjo Shitada's rebellion, the appearance of Kato Duanzo brought another bad news.

"Zhuan Liuzhai, hurry up and tell me what you think." Asadaki immediately summoned Yamazaki Hidesen and asked.

"My lord, Ueno Ichikoku is now a piece of chicken ribs to you. It's a pity to discard it. Yamazaki Hidesen paused and then said, "If our army retreats, withdraws to Higashi-Ueno, and withdraws from Ueno, then the Takeda family will definitely take action." It's not a day or two since the Takeda family coveted Ueno, and Takeda Daizen would not give up such an opportunity to expand his power to Nishi-Ueno. ”

"Now that there are still several powerful retainers and the Kohata family in Nishiueno, wouldn't it be a pity to give up just like that?" The court was also reluctant to give up Ueno, which had spent a lot of energy to capture, to Takeda Shingen.

"My lord, it's not about giving up, it's about retreating. Even if you don't retreat, what can you do to quell the rebellion of the people? The powerful retainers are all distributed on one side, and because of the attacks of the remnants of the old retainers and the separation of the territories of the people, they cannot merge. Rather than spend it like this, it is better to hand over Nishiueno to Kohata Shosuke Hall and Yebo Hall (Nagano Yesu, Nagano Yesasa's younger brother) to pacify. "Yamazaki Hidesen has come up with a way to get out.

"But the Takeda family has deployed 5,000 troops in Kitashinano Saku-gun at the moment, and once our army retreats or withdraws from Nishi-Ueno, it is very likely that they will attack Nishi-Kamino and merge with the rebellious Nishi-Ueno people." Asadaki knew very well that once he led his army back, then the Takeda army would take advantage of the situation to enter Nishi-Kamino and unite these Nishi-Kamino people, and at worst, it might attack Higashi Kamino in one fell swoop. In that case, Higashi-Ueno, which he has worked so hard to manage, will not be able to protect it.

"The Nishi-Ueno area will not fall so quickly, after all, there are still powerful countrymen Nagano and Kohata. The Kamishu Nagano family can't be left without an owner for a day, so let the Yaboden inherit the official name of the late Ueno Guardian Daishi Nagano Shinano Masamushi of the Nagano Mori Industry, and then appoint him as the Guardian of Ueno, the Lord of Minowa Castle, the head of the Minowa Bun, and the aftermath of the Nagano Yeseiden, and let him lead the Minowa people to suppress the surrounding national lords. Then he was ordered to build a new branch city to defend Minowa Castle, the address of which was Wakatawara in the southwest of Minowa Castle, which could not only make Ita Mitsukei of Eagle's Nest Castle dare not act rashly, but also cut off the connection between the Ita family and the former ministers of the Wada clan, and also deter the lord of Takaru Castle, Nagano Iyo Moriyatsu (Nagano Yegu), who was about to move. Yamazaki Hidesen said a lot of reasons to persuade Asadaki to retreat.

"Yes. Zhuan Liuzhai is reasonable. The Takaru Nagano family controls the two fortified castles of the Kamishu Nagano family, Takayama Castle and Satomi Castle. Once the Takaru Nagano family rebels, it will be a very big blow to the Kamishu Nagano family and the Minowa people. If a new branch castle is built in the Wakabara area, many problems will be solved. Asadachi felt that Yamazaki Hidesen was right, and he immediately sent a letter to Nagano Yabo, asking him to build a castle in Wakatawara as soon as possible, and also asked Toshima Tairai, who was stationed in Sosha Castle, to assist Nagano Yakubo.

Just as Asada's front foot led an army of 6,000 and retreated to Johoji Temple at the junction of Ueno and Musashi, Takeda Shingen immediately seized this opportunity and went down the mountain to 'pick peaches'. Takeda Shingen immediately ordered a military general such as Takeda Nobuyo, Anayama Nobuyum, and Itagaki Nobuyasu, who were stationed in Kitashinano Saku-gun, to lead an army of 5,000 from Saku-gun. In this way, the Takeda army took the opportunity to enter Nishi-Ueno Azuma-gun and captured Nishi-Nagaku Castle, Mihara Castle, Kamawara Castle, Hawei Castle, Naganohara Castle, and Ogura Castle, and bordered the Urano family in Oto Castle. The Takeda family not only seized many castles in Azuma-gun, but also expanded their influence in Usuic-gun and Ganraku-gun in the southern part of Azuma-gun.

Not only that, but the Takeda army also sent troops non-stop to attack Meio Masakatsu, which was deployed in Matsui Tianjo, and Shibata Kiyomasa, who was deployed in Anaka Castle. Taking advantage of the retreat of the main force of the Uesugi army at the rate of the Asada, the Takeda Army also sent military rations and ordnance materials to the Eagle Nest Castle, Wada Castle, Yatsu Castle, Daiko Castle, and Tamamura Castle in the central region of Ueno Province. Takeda Shingen himself also worked tirelessly, and sent it to the lord of Oto Castle Shigenari Urano Shigenori, the lord of Eagle Nest Castle Ita Mitsukei, the lord of Dansheng Castle Goken Shinjun, the lord of Takata Castle Takada Shigerai, the lord of Takayama Castle Takayama Yushige, the lord of Daiko Castle Yarokuro, the lord of Nakayama Castle Yazuru Yasumi Mamoru Nakayama, the lord of Iwasa Castle Tomizawa Iyomori, and the lord of Nakajo Castle Yunano and other Nishikano people lords of the country of Nishiueno and other people of the Nishiueno country.

Takeda Shingen also promised to help the people of Azuma-gun, such as the Saito family and the Shiri family, restore their old domains, and subsidized them with a lot of money, food, and armament. Among them, the former ministers of the Shiri Takashi clan supported Shiri Takatsumori, who was closest to the dripping bloodline, as the governor of the family, and recaptured the old lord Shiri Takajo. The former retainers of the Saito clan of Iwaku established Saito Yazuru Mamoru (a branch of the Saito clan of Iwaku and a member of the Shiri Takashi family) as their governors, and returned to Azuma County with the assistance of the former retainers of the Kano clan, the Tomizawa clan, and the Wasuka clan, and stationed in Azuma Castle, a branch of Iwaku Castle in the eastern part of Iwaku Castle.

With the restoration of some of the Saito and Shiritaka clans in Azuma-gun, Iwaki Castle was isolated and left in a state of isolation.

Thankfully, at this time, Hirai Castle Tsunamoto Oishi and Ayukawa Kiyonaga, the lord of Kunimine Castle, who had gone out with Kenshin in Kita-Shinano, returned to their territory. Their arrival relieved the pressure on the court to a certain extent.

The retreat of the Asadaki did not go far, but only returned to the Johoji Temple at the junction of Musashi and Ueno. In addition, it is more convenient to command the war against the northern part of Musashi Province and Nishi-Ueno at Johoji Temple. The six thousand troops of Honjo, Soga Yushige, and Omori Fujiyori still surround Takayama Castle. The 6,000 troops of Asahina Shinji, Takai Ukin, and Akiyama Jotsuna, who had arrived from Shimono, were stationed at Fugi Castle, separating Ashida Yukimori, Nagao Shinroku, and Nagao Shinsuke, who occupied Fujioka Castle, and Asakura Nagasaki, Nagane Masakasuke, who occupied Tamamura Castle, and others, and severed the connection between the two castles. When the former retainers of the Kurakano clan saw that the 6,000 troops of the three divisions of Asahina Shinji, Takai Youjin, and Akiyama Seitsuna had entered Te Ki Castle, they knew that they were invincible, so they took the initiative to retreat to Daiko Castle.

On the other hand, although the former retainers of the Kiryu clan have recaptured Kiryu Castle, the old leader of the main family, Shini Munetoshi (the adopted son of Shini Toyomaemori, the son of Kiryu Kintsuna, the younger brother of Kiryu Shigetsuna, and the uncle of Kiryu Sutsuna), who planned to be established for a while, has not yet arrived from Shimono over the mountains and mountains. Originally, their capture of Kiryu Castle was a bit of a mishap, and without a family governor in charge, their righteous reputation was gone. Counting the scarcity of soldiers and the exhaustion of military horses, the Kiryu people are already a little vulnerable. All of this was seen by the nearby city lord Zen Zongji.

When Zen Soji learned that the governor of the Kiryu clan was not in Kiryu Castle, he immediately asked Ota Shimasa to take the initiative to take the lead in the attack on Kiryu Castle. The Kiryu family had long been united with the lords of the surrounding countries to oppress the good family, resulting in the death of the father of the good sect, and the good master would not let go of such a good opportunity to take revenge. Ota Shimasa also knew what happened between the two families, and he was also very relieved to completely hand over the task of attacking Kiryu Castle to Zen Soji, after all, he still needed to mobilize troops to suppress the old ministers of the Akai clan and the attack on Tamamura Castle.

After Zen Soji succeeded in asking for instructions, he immediately led the 600 troops that had been assembled long ago to kill Kiryu Castle and surrounded Kiryu Castle. The good family up and down held a breath of evil and didn't send it towards the Kiryu family, and now the former ministers of the Kiryu family took the initiative to return to Higashiueno, and also recaptured the Kiryu family's original base, Kiryu Castle, which made the good family see the hope of revenge. Shan Zongci himself took the lead in leading the troops to attack the city, and the retainers of the good family did not dare to lag behind. Under the hard work of the good army, the Ninomaru of Kiryu Castle was broken by the good army in one day, and the former ministers of the Kiryu clan had to gather the remnants of the army and retreat to Honmaru to defend it.

With the 6,000 troops from the lower field entering the upper field, Chaoding gradually gained confidence and confidence. On the one hand, he still sits in Ueno himself. On the other hand, the court ordered Namba Tian Kenji to lead 3,000 troops into Musashi to attack Honjo Castle, and he didn't want his backyard to catch fire (although there was already a small fire).