Although the Takeda clan did not perish after the Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima, they lost face in the entire 20 states (countries) of the eastern country, and not only did they have no hope of going north and westward to compete for hegemony, but they also had to start a long-term struggle with the surrounding daimyo such as the Uesugi family and the Oda family. From this time on, the Takeda family supported the Odawara Ise family, the Oda family and other daimyo to fight against the Uesugi family. The ambitions of the Odawara Ise family were triggered by this, and with the Takeda family as the backing, they recruited rebels and attacked the Uesugi clan. During this period, although he also survived the onslaught of the Uesugi army several times, he was always unable to stop the Uesugi family's offensive against the Takeda family. At the end of April in the fourth year of Yongroku, the powerful military generals of the Takeda family, Anayama Nobuyum, Koyamada Nobushige and others, took advantage of the defeat of the Takeda family to collude with the Uesugi family to raise troops to rebel, and with the assistance of Saito Michizo, Akiyama Soutuna and other Uesugi generals, they defeated the Takeda family and sent nearly 10,000 troops to Terusaka, Takiko Mountain and other places, and sought more than 3,000 heads. Takeda Katsuyori was terrified when he learned of the defeat, and hurriedly moved his headquarters west for dozens of miles, temporarily avoiding the advance of the Uesugi army at Nirazaki Castle, and renamed Nirazaki Castle as Shinfu Castle. At this point, the Uesugi family has become the true overlord of the eastern country, and even the biggest threat to the westward march to Shangluo has disappeared.

However, at a time when the situation was very good, the daimyo of the two countries of Northeast Ou, such as the Onodera family and the Ando family, who had been friends with the Uesugi family before, did not think of the Uesugi family at all, and although they did not invade the Uesugi clan on a large scale, they also continued to quarrel with the Uesugi family.

As early as the confrontation between the Uesugi army and the Takeda army in the Hachimangahara area of Kawanakajima, Asada received a secret report from the ninjas under his command that Anton Aiki intended to invade the southern territory again. Chaoding was still laughing and laughing when he learned of this: "Anton Akita is really ignorant of the height of the sky, and after being repelled by the southern family several times, he still has a thief's heart for Antler County, and his death is coming!" "Just when the court was preparing to unify the ten Shinano prefectures, he received several secret reports from the ninjas under his command - the former Kai guardian Takeda Shintora had infiltrated Kitadewa, and said that Ando Aiji would give up the invasion of Antler Prefecture, and instead conclude a peace agreement with the southern family, form a non-war alliance, and send troops south to prepare to invade the three counties of Yuri and Shonai in the Uesugi Domain; Takeda Shintora also said that Onodera Terumo, who had been friends with the Uesugi family for a long time, formed a non-war alliance with the Ou daimyo such as the Andong family and the Nanbu family, and was about to go south to invade Mogami and Murayama counties in the Uesugi domain; Although the Tozawa family, the Tono Azenuma family and other small daimyo did not join the Onodera family, the Andong family, and the Nanbu family at the first time, they were also preparing to move and dispatch troops······

Chao Dingda was annoyed, and he gritted his teeth with hatred for this Takeda Shinho. The Asadatsu had great ambitions to quickly seize Shinano and then launch an invasion of Shunenzo in Tokaido, so that he could quickly occupy half of Honshu Island in one fell swoop. The Uesugi clan has only now recaptured Mizuuchi-gun, Takai-gun, northern Azumi-gun, and Geng-gun that were previously occupied by the Takeda army, but there is an emergency situation in which the Ou daimyo such as the Ando family and the Onodera family invade Kitadewa and other places. Once the Uesugi family is entangled in war, who knows how long it will take to pacify the two countries? In case the Takeda family takes this opportunity to recover their vitality and meet the Uesugi family again, when will the Uesugi family send troops to Shangluo to order the world? How can Chaoding not feel angry?

In the fourth year of Yonglu, April 26. On this sunny day, Asaki was practicing Taidao stabbing in the courtyard of Saijo Castle Honmaru. said that he was practicing knives, but he was thinking about things without a match. Since the Ou daimyo of the two countries, such as the Ando family, the Onodera family, and the Nanbu family, suddenly attacked, they had to accompany them even if they didn't want to fight, but at present, the elite soldiers of the Uesugi family were gathering in the four prefectures of Okushinano, and more than 10,000 troops led by the Oshu generals such as Namba Tian Kenji and Kankawae Hirotoshi were stationed in Shuyi County to strictly prevent the invasion of the southern family, and more than 7,000 reinforcements from the Soma and Tamura families also assisted Uesugi Naga in the garrison of Lu China, which made the defenses of the three Shonai counties and Yuri guns empty. The lords of Mogami County, Murayama County and other places all followed Kenshin and the court to fight Okushinano, and once the Onodera family really made a big attack, it was very likely that they would be lost in a short time. For the first time, Chaoding felt that a dignified Uesugi family who dominated the twenty states (countries) of the Eastern Kingdom was actually bullied by a few former vassal daimyos, which was really unreasonable! However, the world is like this, if you are not strong, you will be angry, you will be humiliated, and you will be beaten. Chao Ding couldn't help but sigh: "Sometimes this battle can't be fought if you don't want to. "It seems that the Uesugi family can't do it if they don't go north to the feather and launch a strategy for Hokurichi.

However, distant water cannot quench the thirst of the near, and the key is how to eliminate the current military disaster. Thinking about it, the wooden knife in Chaoding's hand deviated from the direction, and the knife did not hit the wooden stake, but it hit the stone table next to the pool, and the loud sound of "dang" shook Chaoding's unsteady steps back a few steps one after another, and the wooden knife in his hand also flew out of the distance and fell into the sparkling pond. Chao Ding stared at the water in a daze, shook his aching arm, and was extremely depressed.

At this moment, Katsuhiro Mori, who was close to him, hurriedly walked over: "Report to the lord, the shogunate Takeda Mutsu Shouden asks to see him." ”

"Who? Takeda Mutsu Mamoru ?! Where is he?! Chao Ding's teeth rattled, but he didn't turn around.

"I'm waiting to see you outside the Big Hands Gate." Katsuhiro Mori replied immediately

"Let him in." Chao Ding said slowly after walking into the living room.

"Yes." Mori Katsuhiro then ran out in a hurry.

A moment later, Takeda Shintora, dressed in a black Wu suit, walked quickly with Mori Katsuhiro. Chao Ding looked at it from a distance, and saw that this Takeda Shinho, who was almost old, was still running around for the Takeda family, so he couldn't help but sneer a few times and stood still. Takeda Shintora naturally saw the face of the younger Kamakura Prefecture (Kanto Prince, Kamakura Principality) and the head of the Uesugi family, Chaoding, very clearly, and saluted Asadachi with a blank look: "Shogunate Takeda Mutsu Shouxinhu, see Fujiwara Town Shogun." ”

"Takeda Mutsu Omomoru, don't you feel that it hurts Yin virtue when you are in the two states of Ou during this time?" Chao Ding directly split his head and rebuked coldly.

After listening to the rebuke of the court, Takeda Shintora couldn't help but smile suddenly: "It turns out that the Fujiwara Town Shogun is unhappy about this, and fortunately. The old man has traveled around the world for a long time, showing the way of heaven and showing personnel, so that the deceased will die early, and those who should be prosperous will prosper early, just prolong their lives, how can they damage the yin virtue? ”

"There's no need to quibble." Chao Ding smiled coldly, "Bringing troops into the country of my own family, and now I dare to publicize Saijo Castle, aren't you afraid of being beheaded to show the public?!" ”

"The old man is now bringing hundreds of thousands of stone to the Uesugi family, why should he be beheaded for public display? Please Fujiwara Town General Hall Clearly. Takeda Nobuta smiled calmly.

Asada was so astute that he was slightly stunned: "Takeda Mutsu Okumori said that the Ou daimyo such as the Ando family, the Nanbu family, and the Onodera family are the fish belly that was sent to the door (compared to the fish head, the fish belly is the weakest and weakest in the fish, defenseless and has no attack power, and it is boneless and easy to eat; Like fish belly, easy to attack and easy to eat)? ”

"Exactly. Isn't the Fujiwara Town General Hall impressed? Takeda Shintora asked rhetorically.

"The daimyo such as Anton, Nanfang, and Onodera alone have divided the northern country for hundreds of years, poor mountains and bad waters, brave and aggressive, and tens of thousands of troops have invaded their own country in the south almost at the same time, how can it be a weak and small state?!" Asadashi did not think that it would be an easy task to defeat the daimyo of the two countries of Ou, such as Anton, Onodera, and Nanbu.

After listening to the words of the court, Takeda Shinhu immediately laughed and said, "How closed the hall of Fujiwara Town. How can the current daimyo of the two states of Ou, such as Anton, Nanbu, Onodera, Tono, and Tozawa, be compared with ten years ago? Especially since the right Ma Yunqingzheng succeeded to the governor, the southern family has withered and infighting, not only is it unable to integrate the generals of the family to unify Aozhou in the south, but even the five households and the Chishi area, which were extremely rich in the past, have also become sparsely populated. Right Ma Yunzheng in the south right now, he doesn't measure his own strength, but he wants to attack the Uesugi family, wouldn't it just give the Uesugi family a big profit? Once the Uesugi family defeated the southern family that dominated the northern part of Oshu, what would be the benefit? Fujiwara Town General Hall should know much better than the old man. ”

Chao Ding wanted to laugh but still held back, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly: "In that case, why did you lure the army of the Anton family away from the southern territory?" Don't you want to ask for a big reward in the southern house? ”

Takeda Shinhu immediately said eloquently: "The great gift of destroying the country, there is a certain number in the sky." Although the southern family is a powerful daimyo in northern Oshu, it is not their forte to defeat the Andong family. Although the Uesugi family had empty defenses in Yuri, Shonai and other places in Hashu, they were able to recruit an army of tens of thousands in a short period of time because they had a large population and sufficient food and ordnance, and they were even more familiar with the destruction of the daimyo of the two prefectures, such as Ando, Nanbo, Onodera, Tono, Asonuma, and Tozawa. At present, the daimyo of the two prefectures of Ozu, such as Anton, Nanbu, Onodera, Tono Asonuma, and Tozawa, are provoking the Uesugi family, isn't it just the time for the Uesugi family to be ashamed? ”

After thinking about it again, Chao Ding came to his senses in an instant, and couldn't help laughing: "There is a lot of offense below, please sit down in the Takeda Mutsu Shou Palace." Takeda Mutsu Shouden specially gave the fish belly to the family, is it that there is nothing to ask for? ”

Although the old man didn't want anything, he wanted to make an exchange with Fujiwara Town. The Takeda family is from the Kai Genji clan under the Kawachi Genji, a branch of the Seiwa Genji, and it is a famous samurai family that has lasted for more than 500 years. At this time, Takeda Shintora finally said his true purpose.

"Oh? Takeda Mutsu Mamoru was in the two states of Ou before, and it was for this?! This request of yours makes it a little difficult to do it! Chaoding's face changed instantly after listening to Takeda Shintora's request.