The top floor of the three-story castle tower of Kawagoe Castle

"What did you say?!" Asadashi was very surprised to learn that Mori Takahiro had been killed in battle and that the main force of the Aizu army had suffered too much damage. He didn't believe Kato's report at first.

"It's true, Maori Hall was attacked by the remnants of the Ashina family when he retreated, and the mastermind was the Ashina clan." It was also on the 24th that Kato Duanzo got the news.

"My lord, this news is further confirmed from the mouth of the Tomita clan, a retainer of the Ashina family, and the two brothers Mori Takamasa and Mori Takatsu found the letter written to them by the Ashina clan from the assassin's body, and it is not a forgery." For this reason, Ota Shimasa came from the bottom of the total in a hurry.

"True and false, false and true. There is no need to suspect the Ashina clan for the sake of a letter and the testimony of a courtier, as long as he is allowed to come to Musashi from Aizu in order to explain. Michizo Saito, who was listening on the side, smiled and said.

As soon as Saito Michizo's words fell, the retainers who were still in the room of the military aircraft department instantly fell silent. Many people feel that Saito Michizo's suggestion is still very appropriate. He didn't directly target the Ashina clan, but just asked him to come to Musashi to 'explain', if he didn't dare to come and make some small moves, it would be confirmed.

"The Satake family is still a little unstable, and although the people of Hitachi have calmed down, they don't give Satake Tokichi Shoji Shoden face. War in Hitachi is also a matter of time. Miyagi said helplessly. He was assigned to the next office in order to monitor the movements in Hitachi, and the current situation in Hitachi is not optimistic for the Satake family.

"The report only mentions the loss of the family's military strength and the death of Maori Gaoguang, and if this is the case, the family can still accept this loss. However, who can guarantee that Yoshiyin Soma will be able to withstand the offensive of the Date Army? The Soma Army participated in the battle at Senbon, and there were casualties, but the report did not say so. Chao Ding put down the report and looked at the retainers in front of him and said.

"The lord means that Date Harumun will still lead the army to attack Soma Territory!" Kenji Namba reacted immediately.

Asada didn't answer Namba Kenji right away, just nodded at him.

"According to the current strength of the Soma family, it is already the limit to be able to gather two thousand troops, let alone be able to support the attack of the Date army alone." Ota Shimasa would not have believed that the Soma family would be able to defeat the invading Date army with the help of the Uesugi family.

"That's not the point, Taoo Zhang Shou didn't see that he could win many battles with the Date family, but when Moriden sent troops to fight alone, he didn't personally go to lead the army to support, and the reinforcements he sent arrived too late. The weakness of our army, which is not good at attacking the city, was also discovered by the Date family. The head of Yamamoto Temple, who had not spoken, said his opinion at this time. As a member of the Uesugi family, he should have spoken first, but he felt that he had only been in Kanto for a long time, so he gave up the opportunity to speak.

"Even if the losses from this defeat are nothing to the family in general, for the time being, our army does not have any extra troops to send to Aizu. The Ashikaga Fuji clan and others are still wandering around Shimono, and the war is in turmoil, and the military strength of the family also needs to be used to monitor these areas. "Momoi Yoshitaka didn't think that at this moment, a soldier could be sent to Aizu to support Tao Qingxian.

"The reinforcements of the northern part of the country have already arrived in the Aizu area, so it shouldn't be a big problem. The next thing is that the family needs to punish the daimyo and wealthy families in Shimono. "Asadaki understands that it is now more important to reduce the territory of the people of Shimono than to send reinforcements to Aizu. If the road to Aizu could not be secured, there would be no mutual support in the event of a war, as was the case in the Koji War. If it weren't for the fact that the rebels in the lower field were all rabble, then the wise people would have been wiped out long ago.

Now that the court has decided to punish the Shimono clan first, this is still a very correct decision for the Uesugi family. At this moment, the Uesugi family urgently needs time to recuperate, and who would not be happy to expand their territory without spending a single soldier?

On the Echichu side, under the continuous struggle of Kakizaki Keiie, Usami Dingmi, Okuma Asahide and others, Zuisenji Junhide was attacked by Dohi Masashi and died in battle when he organized a battle near Echichu Imanami. With the complete destruction of Zuisenji Temple and Shengxing Temple, the power of the Pure Land Shinshu sect in Vietaka greatly faded. The remaining disciples and believers could only retreat to Noto and Kaga. After discussing with the Asada, the dragon girl handed over the flag of the Echichu side to Kakizaki Keijia, and Usami Dingman and Okuma Asahide assisted him, and the goal of the Etsuchu side was Noto.

Since the Ashikaga Yoshiclan, the prince supported by the Hojo family, was recognized by Ashikaga Yoshiteru, he continued to send documents to the daimyo and wealthy families in the Kanto region, asking them to go to the Tsuruoka Hachiman Palace in Kamakura as soon as possible to see him. The first 'daimyō' to be referred to is Satomi Yoshiyori. Satomi Yoshiyori became a puppet of the Hojo family after defecting to the Hojo family, and as the nominal daimyo of Anfang Province, he deserves to give the Hojo family face.

Ueno's Nagano Yoshimasa, Numata Kenyasu, Kohata Keijun and other people directly expelled the envoys, not giving the Ashikaga Yoshishi any face at all, anyway, they have all become vassals of the Uesugi family, why should they obey the orders of the Ashikaga Yoshiji? Asadachi was more direct and wrote back to Ashikaga Yoshiji, hoping that he would come to Kogoe Castle in person to meet with the former Kanto governor Uesugi Kenmasa, the current Kanto governor Uesugi Kenshin, and himself, the Kanto governor.

Ashikaga Yoshi's invitations were rejected one after another, and he directly asked the Hojo clan to send troops to attack the Kamiso and give the Uesugi family a little color. This request of the Ashikaga Yoshishi was not too much for the Hojo family. The Hojo clan wanted to seize the president, and also wanted to expel Satomi Yoshishige and others. However, the Hojo clan naturally knew in his heart that the Uesugi family would not sit back and wait for the Satomi family to be destroyed by himself, and he had learned the news that the Satomi family and the Uesugi family had exchanged oaths, and the Hojo army did not have the ability to enter the Kamiso in a short period of time. At most, the Hojo clan could only verbally promise the Ashikaga Yoshiji, and he could not take action immediately.

At this moment, in Suyoshi Castle, Koshi County, Echigo Province, several important ministers of the former Nagao family are gathering.

"Isn't there still no response from Misaku Honjo?" Uesugi Keishin, who was sitting on the main seat, asked Nagao Keinao on the side.

"Feng Qian Shou, you are a master of the pen head and the spectrum of the family, and even the old master of the pen head family can not be invited, how can we complete the great cause?" Nagao Jingzhi said sarcastically.

"If it weren't for the fact that Honjo Misaku Mamoru had befriended Jingyasuden and Jingfangden before he became friends and supported them to inherit the family governor before Kenshin Gong became the lord of Tochio Castle, I wouldn't have put down my body to invite the enemies of the Nagao family of my ancient history." Uesugi Keishinobu did waste a lot of effort to invite Honjo Minoru, but Honjo Minoru didn't give him face, he just didn't come to Suyoshi Castle.

"The Zhuang family and the Guzhi Nagao family have been at war for several generations, and it was not until the time of Jing Gong that the war stopped, and the surrounding lands such as Tochio Castle were once the territory of the Guzhi Nagao family." Takatoshi Maruta said with a sigh. He was a retainer of the ancient history of the Nagao family, and he guarded the castle for several generations, and once served as the defense of the Thunder City Castle.

"Torisaka Castle Daisaki Sasaki (former Nakajo retainer) will garrison troops on the border of Dewa and Echigo, and the two brothers of Katsunaga Sebe and Seki Minister will pour their own army out of the nest, and the two cities of Hirabayashi Castle and Joseki Castle are at your fingertips." The person who contacted the head of Sasaki was Yorihisa Oguni, the lord of Echigo Tenjin Mountain Castle. He once took the initiative to follow Nagao Jinghu and won his trust, but he took advantage of the dragon girl's absence in Echigo・・・・・・

"At present, our allies include the Ashina clan of Aizu, the lord of Shimojo Castle Minoru Shimojo, and the lord of Okawa Castle Tadahide Okawa; Small country castle (Daihoji temple leader) The lord of the castle, the small country is inaba"; Honma Takanobu, the lord of Hashima Castle, Honma Yutai, the lord of Zatai Castle, Sadanao, the lord of Kawarada Castle, and Honma Masaya, the lord of Kuchi Castle; Northern believers Iiyama Castle Lord Takanashi Yoriji (brother of Takanashi Hidemasa). Uesugi Keishinobu paused, and then said, "In addition, Shibuya Makiyo, the lord of Kamo Castle, and Hidetoshi Osakami, the lord of Osakami Castle, among the Sado people, remain neutral, but they will send troops to our side. ”

"I will contact the Vietze-Central side, the city lord of Muzhou City, Kuroishi Chengzuna, the city lord of Koura City, Mitsuzen Mitsuyasu and others have long been in contact with me, I believe that as long as I go out, then it will be difficult for Kakizaki Keijia, Usami Dingmi, Okuma Asahi and others in Echichu to move an inch, let alone enter Echigo." Nagao Keinao has a confident smile on his face.

"You all know that the head of the family can only stand up for the elders, not the young. Nagao Jinghu was lucky to be appointed as the master, but he was absent from Echigo for a long time for the lack of Kanto governor, and I was willing to succeed as the governor of the Nagao family in Fuchu for the sake of the peace of Echigo and the prosperity of the Nagao family. At this moment, the long-tail view room came from the inner room.

"Well, most of the people in Ueda are also willing to follow Jingfangdian." Kaneko Shotsuna and Oseki cronies spoke on behalf of the Ueda Ueo retainers.

"Then, great things can be done. Most of the lords of Echigo Province will stand still, and the strength of our lords has reached tens of thousands! Takatoshi Maruta couldn't help but exclaim.

If Nagao Keibo succeeds in raising troops, then Echigo will not belong to Uesugi Kenshin. Coupled with the blockade of the followers of Echichu, Okushinano, and Aizu, the Uesugi army would not be able to lead the army into Echigo. As long as the time is extended, Echigo will be covered in heavy snow when winter comes, and even if you put on your wings, you will not be able to fly into Echigo.

Nagao Keibo did not die at the hands of Kuroda Hidetada before, but used the Shadow Warrior to escape. His survival Uesugi Kenshin and Asadachi did not know. After that, he stayed at Uesugi Keishinbu as an ordinary samurai. He kept in touch with the lords who were willing to follow. However, Minoru Honjo, one of the earliest supporters, turned to support Kenshin Uesugi. But he did not give up, and now he has the capital to raise troops. If the attack on Maori Gaoguang was one of them, then this huge conspiracy has already begun.

Takeda Shingen and Hojo Clan Masato also received a letter from Nagao Keifang a long time ago, but they didn't reply immediately. Takeda Shingen did not completely refuse Nagao Keibo, he sent 500 Koshu gold to Echigo Suyoshi Castle, and when to send troops in response depends on how the situation changes. There are still a large number of supporters of the Takeda family in the northern Shinano prefectures, and once Takeda Shingen goes north, Murakami Yoshikiyoshi will be beaten to the ground. At that time, Kita-Shinano was only supported by a few Uesugi retainers such as Saito Asanobu.