In the third year of Yonglu, on the twentieth day of the second month. At the same time that the court decided to seal, reduce, and transfer the retainers, the war between the two countries in the northeast and Austria was also going relatively smoothly. Among them, Onodera Keido personally led his army to invade the Tozawa domain together with the Rokugo family and the Oi family (the only one left of the twelve heads of Yuri) after receiving the order of the court to 'freely take the Tozawa domain'. Subsequently, under the onslaught of the Onodera army, Omagari Castle, Jinguji Castle, Tomaki Castle, Ota Castle, Nakasen, Sixteen Sawa Castle and other places fell successively, and the Onodera army successively won the Jinguji Castle Lord Jinguji Temple, the Arakawa Castle Lord Jinfutsukugo, the Arakawa Castle Lord Shinto Chikugo, Naraoka Castle Lord Ogasawara Yoshinaga and other powerful generals of the Tozawa side, and even once came to the Tozawa family's main stronghold under Kakunodate Castle.

Because the Hiyama Anto family competed with the Mikunohe family in order to eliminate their worries, and after taking a decision to make peace with the Uesugi family, the Tozawa family was isolated and helpless. In particular, after Mori Keihiro led his army to defeat the Hokuritsu forces such as the Kasai family, the barnyard family, and the Waga family, Tozawa was surrounded on three sides by the Uesugi family (of which the Onodera family was to the south).

In desperation, Tozawa Michimori successively sent his retainers to the Daimyo such as the Andong family and the Nanbu family to ask for help. However, the Andong family is currently competing with the southern family for Tsugaru and Hokuritsu Antlers, and there is no time to take care of the Tozawa family, which is in the midst of the storm. What's more, in order to obtain the ability to secure and the survival of the family name, the Anton family directly chose to bow to the Uesugi family. On the other hand, Harimasa Minami is ambitious and actively moving south, intending to seize the Chu-Michi region and realize his dream of dominating the country. However, due to the obstruction of the troops of Mutsu generals such as Tao Haruxian, Mori Keihiro, and Saito Toshiji, Minami Harumasa was unable to quickly seize Takamizuji Spo and send troops to help the Tozawa family.

On February 25, after receiving a letter from Matsuhashi Yoshimori, the lord of Kazebari Castle, Tozawa Michimori, a retainer of the Yamato family, summoned his retainers and a family of relatives, and prepared to tell them the bad news that the Anto family had become an ally of the Uesugi family, a family of relatives and the head of the pen Anton Ji (the elder of Anton's family, the uncle of Anton Shunji) is the general general.

"My lord, my family's strength has been greatly damaged since it was defeated and retreated in Rokugo, so it's better to make peace with the Anton family as soon as possible, after all, the family's family background is not as strong as the Onodera family, the Anton family and other big names!" Shiraiwa Morishige, the lord of White Rock Castle, was the first to propose his own proposal to Tozawa Michimori.

"But the Anton family has only now stopped the invasion of Antler County, although it has not hurt the muscles and bones, but seeing the embattled appearance of the family, he Anton Aiji will take the initiative to negotiate peace with the family? It is reported that the Andong family has already called the Uesugi family a tribute, and even the Fujiwara town government agreed that the Andong family has been able to block it. "One of the members of the family, Monya Munemori (son of Toya Yorikatsu and grandson of Seimori Tozawa), would not have thought that Anton Aiki would lend a helping hand in the most difficult time for the Tozawa family. Not long after Nanfang Qing Zhengcai led his army south, he Anton Aiji couldn't wait to lead his army to attack Antler County.

"What you say makes sense, but the main family has been isolated by the Uesugi family at the moment, and the surrounding daimyo and countryman lords have either been destroyed by the Uesugi army or surrendered to the Uesugi family's military gate." Tozawa Masashige (Tozawa Masashige, Tozawa Seisei Sannan, Tozawa Michimori's uncle) said helplessly.

"The distant water can't save the near fire, and the letters from Yodogawa Kamisuke asking for help are sent one after another, but the family can't send a single soldier to the rescue······" Although Tozawa Michimori pretended to be calm on the surface, his hands were trembling all the time.

"My lord, if you want to keep your family name and part of your territory, you can only find a way to get in touch with the Uesugi family, and you can only submit to the Uesugi family's military gate as a last resort. Previously, the Onodera family had joined the anti-Uesugi clan alliance of daimyo such as Mogami and Date, but after getting the understanding of the Uesugi family, they were able to settle the ending, and even allowed the Onodera family to freely cut their own territory! Now the family can only quickly send their retainers to Kawagoe Castle to defend themselves to Fujiwara Town, otherwise the Onodera family and the Ando family will be destroyed sooner or later! "Oseki Mori (the younger brother of Kadoya Munemori, Katsuji Katsuo Katsuo) immediately stood up at this moment and proposed to surrender to the Uesugi family.

"My lord, it's too early to send an envoy to the Uesugi family to claim his vassal status. According to the information gathered by Umezawa Minbu Shosuke, the southern family has been engaged in a war with the Uesugi army, and many important ministers of the Takamizuji Siba family have fallen to the southern family, and the Uesugi family has no advantage at all. In addition, the daimyo such as the Barnyard Family, the Waga Family, and the Kasai Family had only recently been destroyed by the Uesugi Army, and there were still a large number of former retainers, so once they launched a nationwide attack in the rear of the Uesugi Army, then the Uesugi Army of Hokuriku would be completely wiped out, and the Uesugi family would not be able to send troops north in a short time. "Kodan Moritge (Tozawa Michimori's eldest son, Tozawa Masashige's adopted son) didn't want Tozawa Michimori to bow down to the Uesugi family so quickly, because at this moment the Uesugi family did not have an absolute advantage in Hokurichi. Once the Nanbu family succeeds in repelling the Uesugi army, the Tozawa family will be able to use the power of the Nanbu family to restore their old domain and expand their territory.

"That's true, but don't forget that the Uesugi army from the south of the Uesugi army has not yet gone north. However, most of the wealthy clans of the Yuri Twelve Heads have been destroyed, and the only remaining Oi family has survived because it is a member of the Onodera family. Once the Uesugi army in the south of the Ueda is ordered to go north by the Fujiwara town government or Uesugi Dan Masayin, how many troops do the family still have to resist the invasion of the Uesugi army? At the moment, just the Andong family and the Onodera family are attacking the main family at the same time, and if the Uesugi army, which can fight well, comes, I am afraid that the main family will not have a chance to bow their heads and claim the vassals. Tozawa Michisheng said earnestly. Because he knows the current situation in his heart, the Uesugi family has a strong foundation and can afford to lose. And the foundation of the Tozawa family is already thin, and they can't afford to lose at all.

Just after Tozawa Michimori's words were finished, many of the family's relatives and important ministers no longer insisted on the idea of uniting with the southern family. Because the southern family only quickly dominated the Hokuritsu and did not completely control all parts of the Hokurichi region, a large number of national lords and local samurai only superficially recognized the southern Harusasa as their own lord.

Subsequently, Tozawa Michimori immediately sent a major minister, Tozawa Masashige, to Kawagoe Castle, and also asked him to bring a large number of gifts, for fear that the court would not be satisfied. At the same time, Tozawa Michimori also made a posture of defending the cities in various places. As long as the Tozawa family can hold out until Tozawa returns with good news, then the territory that is defended will definitely be able to be blocked by the court.

At the same time, Asadachi left the Echigo Fuchu Imperial Hall. Because he needs to return to his home city quickly at this moment, there are still many retainers in Ueno Ichikoku who have not yet been transferred, and some of the retainers who have made war achievements have not yet been rewarded, and many other things need to be dealt with by the court. And the most important thing is to prevent Takeda Shingen from suddenly launching an invasion of Kanto. On the way back to Jucheng, Asadaku was thinking about a question that Kenshin asked him - the Onodera family's power is expanding a little fast, are there other big names in the country of Dewa?

Asadachi did not ask for hostages when he agreed to Onodera Jingdao to surrender to him, so that now the Onodera family has become a problem for the Uesugi family in Dewa. In terms of strength, the Onodera family is already the most powerful daimyo in the entire Dewa country, and the stone height is close to 100,000 stones, including the territory of the subordinate countryman lords, and even the Ando family, who has already sent acting officials to the Ezo region, cannot be surpassed. In the event of a sudden defection by the Onodera family, the Uesugi family's power will be expelled from the Ou region.

Just when Asadaki was still thinking about how to weaken the strength of the Onodera family, Kato Duanzo suddenly appeared next to Asada's side and reported to him a bad news - Sagami's outbreak of the country's people, a large number of former retainers of the Odawara Ise family and the ninjas of the Takeda family have infiltrated Sagami country, and the Imagawa clan has fled from Kamakura Tsuruoka Hachimangu to Takeshikawaminato.

It's been a long time since I've been updated, so I've been waiting for a long time. During this time, due to busy work, there is not much time to be able to code words, and I hope that readers can greatly forgive me, I will try to code words in my spare time.