Chapter 170: Hexi Mitsuhide's Request
The Ashikaga Fuji clan, who managed to escape from Utsunomiya after nine deaths, and others took refuge in Oda's house with the assistance of the Kasama family. If it weren't for the fact that the Ashikaga Fuji clan came from the Gongfang family and was a big 'noble race', maybe the Kanto generals would not have responded to his call and raised troops.
The Ashikaga Fuji clan fled Utsunomiya Castle without saying hello, which made the already demoralized puppet shogunate even more depressed. In addition, Mibu Tsuno, Mibu Tsunacho and others were successively captured by the Koyama army, and a large number of defenders either fled over the wall or laid down their weapons on the spot and surrendered to the Uesugi army.
Asadachi did not intend to exterminate the Ashikaga Fuji clan now. In contrast, he also needs to prioritize the post-war disposition of the 'Utsunomiya Battle'. The first to bear the brunt is the collaborator of the Sano family.
Hidetsuna Koyama not only took the lead in the battle, but also worked harder after the war. He informed Asadachi of the news that Nobutsuna Sano had made way for the Ashikaga Fuji clan to successfully escape to Hitachi. What Hidetsuna Koyama did was nothing more than to secure and preserve his family's name, so he didn't hesitate to bite the Sano family like a mad dog.
When the news of the Sano family's "inability to work" in the 'Utsunomiya Battle' was confirmed, Asadachi immediately ordered Honjo Shiranaga, who was still in Shimono, to lead an army into the Sano domain, forcibly change the Sano family, and drive the family out of Kanto. And Sano Nobutsuna immediately took his retainers and clansmen to the Takeda family. Of course, his purpose and motive are very simple, that is, he hopes to use the power of the Takeda family to return to his old realm.
However, although Takeda Shingen withdrew from Okushinano at this moment, there were only more than 10,000 left of the previous army of more than 20,000 at the moment, and he used half of his troops to garrison Kai country. Then, Takeda Shingen's strategic purpose was to find a way to win the three counties of Azuma-gun, Ganraku-gun, and Usuic-gun in Nishi-Ueno. And there are nine large ranches in Ueno One Country, which is also one of the motivations of Takeda Shingen to want to capture Ueno.
Although Japanese horses are short in stature and have poor physique, they are not improved due to the fact that they are islands. But can't you also fight on horseback?
According to the regulations of the Imperial Court in the "Enki Style", the "Imperial Decree Pastor" was established in the four countries of Shinano, Ueno, Kai, and Musashi. The Imperial Court was the Imperial Court's Imperial Ranch where the finest horses were selected and sent to Kyoto for use. There are sixteen locations in Shinano (Omuro, Shiobara, Uehara, Yamaga, Kasahara, Inoka, Mochizuki, Ogikura, Takai, Nagakura, Ohno, Hiraite, Shiono, Okaya, Miya, and Shinbari), collectively known as 'Shinano Jukki'. In contrast, the three Kai divisions (Hosaka, Kashiwazen, and Maino), the four Musashi divisions (Ishikawa, Ogawa, Yubi, and Tateno), and the nine Ueno divisions (Kohata, etc.) combined to offset Shinano alone.
Coupled with the importance of the geographical location of Ueno, the court had to place a large number of retainers and parashites in Ueno. Before and after, the Uesugi family had already reformed, exterminated, or expelled a large number of people and wealthy clans in Ueno. If the Takeda family gets Ueno Ichikoku, then the Takeda family will be able to immediately rebuild the original Akabi and Kohata Akabi. If it weren't for the four ranches controlled by the Ogiya Uesugi family before, otherwise Chaoding would not have been able to form the Kawagoe Knights from the beginning.
In view of the fact that Naito Masatoyo in the West Ueno area dragged down tens of thousands of Uesugi troops with only a few thousand nationalist coalition troops, this made it possible for the court to only transfer the Uesugi army from the Boso side to the Ueno side to support. And the Shimono side still needs to beware of the Ashikaga Fuji clan's 'homecoming group' counterattack.
However, when Sano Nobutsuna and his entourage came to Kai Fuchu (Kofu), they did not see Takeda Shingen himself. Takeda Shingen is still in Komoro Castle, so he can only order Koyamada Nobushige, who has returned to Kai, to bring a message to Sano Nobutsuna and others.
Shingen Takeda knows what it means to be a friend of an enemy. Of course, there are also conditions for him to help the Sano family. The first point is to let Sano Nobutsuna accept Takeda Shingen's side near Sano Genemon as an adopted son, and let him inherit the family name of the Sano family.
Regarding this result, although Sano Nobutsuna had expected such a consequence at first, he later thought that as long as he could return to his old territory, it would not be impossible to adopt an adopted son. However, a few of the retainers who followed Nobutsuna Sano to Kai were very unhappy. They don't want people from the Kai Takeda family to inherit the Sano family, and if they want to inherit, they must at least have a certain blood relationship, such as marriage.
Unfortunately, Sano Nobutsuna had no daughters, and Shigeru Hisashige (Sano's brother-in-law) and Daikan Takeshige (formerly Sano Ashio Copper Mountain Shono) were the most opposed to letting someone who was not part of the Fujiwara Kita family inherit the Sano family (the Sano family was from the Fujiwara Kita family Ashikaga clan).
Soon, Daikan Takeshige and Shiguro Hisashige immediately left Kai Province with their families and went to the mountain road, hoping that he could persuade the court to settle for the name of the Sano clan. After all, the Uesugi family is also from the Fujiwara Kita family.
At the same time that Daikan Takeshige and Shigeru Hisashige were acting, there was also an old minister of the Takeda family who was not idle. As soon as he learned that the Takeda family and the Uesugi family were at odds, he immediately ended his wanderings in various countries and rushed directly to the castle of Koeshi to ask for the Uesugi family.
"I heard that the town government accepts samurai from all over the world, so I hope that the Uesugi family can give me a chance." The tattered young warrior said in a pleading tone.
"In the past, everyone from the family was dressed decently, why did you ・・・・・・" Chao Ding didn't finish his words. If it weren't for the fact that he had a knife hanging on his body, he would really look like a beggar on the side of the road.
"In Shimo, it is the son of Kai Takeda Genealogy, Daijia, Lao Yuan, Southern Castle Lord, Nanbu Shimono Morune Hide, Kawanishi Mitsuhide." When Mitsuhide Kawanishi reported his identity, his anger appeared when he said the words Kai Takeda.
"My lord, he is a descendant of the southern clan of Kai. However, his father must have starved to death in Aizu when the family was raiding Aizu・・・・・・" Kato Duanzo said as he walked lightly to Asada's side.
"My father was kicked out of Kai Province by Takeda Shingena on the grounds of 'disorder', and then took our family to Aizu to settle down. However, after that, the four counties of Aizu were violently conquered by the Ashina Mori clan, and my father starved to death, otherwise he would not have wandered all over the place・・・・・・" Kasai Mitsuhide couldn't help but clench his fists.
"'Disorder'? The retainers of the genealogy revolted against the crime, and it stands to reason that they will not be easily driven out of the country. Chao Ding was a little puzzled.
"My father once bluntly advised that Yamamoto Kansuke should not be reused, but later Takeda Shingena directly used my father as an example and drove our family out of Kai Province. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Kansuke Yamamoto to have a stable position in the Takeda family. "Kawanishi Mitsuhide's hatred for Takeda Shingen and Yamamoto Kansuke is no longer a day or two, he is not only his father starved to death, but the whole family is still alive.
"In this way, you change back to the original Miao character first, and I will give you the biased 'ding' word. After that, you will serve as my side first, and Sanada will tell you the details. Chao Ding will also put him by his side first, prepare to see how his ability is, and then depending on the situation.
Such a person is a malleable talent, so in the future, he will need to be assigned to the task of transferring the retainers and wealthy families of the Takeda family. Soon, Hexi Manxiu had a new name - Southern Dingxiu.
Since, Takeda Shingen wants Chaoding to taste the taste of 'Wang Xiaoer's New Year, a year is not as good as a year', then Chaoding also wants to tell Takeda Shingen what 'courtesy is still exchanged'.
The first Takeda retainer to communicate with the Uesugi family was Takeda Shingen's younger brother Katsunuma Nobumoto, the lord of Katsunuma Castle. As a member of the Takeda family, he has long been dissatisfied with what Takeda Shingen did. Although he has been serving as the garrison of the Jiafei Kingdom, what he hopes most is the sealing of the territory and the promotion of status. However, Takeda Shingen did not fulfill his 'little' wish.
This time, when Namba Tian Kenji led his army to wander around the border between Musashi and Kai Province, waiting for an opportunity to find a fighter, Katsunuma Nobumoto always sent information about the emptiness of the Takeda Army's garrison to Namba Tian Kenji, which made Namba Tian Kenji a little embarrassed. His original mission was only to deter the Takeda family, not to invade Kai Kingdom.
After that, Asadachi specially asked Kato Danzo to assist Namba Tian Kenji and ordered him to attack Kai Province. But the premise is that you can't go it alone. He didn't want Namba Tian Kenji's main team to be wiped out in Kai Province.