In fact, there are currently two choices in front of the Sarawashi clan, first, defeat the Uesugi army on Mt. Tashiro, and then invade the empty Salmon Enling, and unite with the Tohoku daimyo such as Mogami Ie; 2. Attack Tozenji Temple, Sakata and other places, cut off the sea supply lines of the Uesugi army, and then quickly go south to attack the castles of the old territory of the Daihoji family.

Sarawakoshi chose the first option. Because he felt that the Uesugi army in the area of Tozenji Temple and Sakata was very small, and it was not enough to defend the city, let alone go out of the city to fight with him. On the contrary, Satsugoshi has always felt that the Uesugi army stationed on Mt. Tashiro threatens the safety of his territory at all times. Therefore, the Satsushi clan regarded the Uesugi army in the Tozenji Temple and Sakata area as "lonely and weak". Therefore, Satsugoshi and others made a decision: first set Tadai Mountain, and then returned to Tozenji Temple, Sakata and other places.

Although, at that time, there was also a calm voice in opposition. Toshima Shigemura, a minister of the Minato family, believed that although the Uesugi army on Mt. Tashiro threatened the territory and lines of communication of the Satsu family, as long as one of the partial divisions was used to hold back the Uesugi army, the rest of the army would quickly attack all parts of Shonai, and the Uesugi army on Mt. Tashiro would inevitably withdraw on its own. However, if the Uesugi army in the Tozenji Temple and Sakata area is left alone, the situation in Shonai will be difficult to predict, and it will be necessary to seize Sakata Minato first and cut off the Uesugi army's supply lines by sea.

However, the voice of Toshima Shigemura was soon drowned out by the opposition of the crowd. Because they all thought that the Uesugi army stationed in the Tozenji Temple and Sakata area was completely unpleasant, but the Uesugi army on Mt. Tashiro was a threat. As a result, the Saragoe clan sent most of his troops to the front lines in Matsuyama, Tachikawa and other places, and even the Hiyama Ando Army and the Yuri Party also went there to help. Seeing that he couldn't convince everyone, Toshima Shigemura had to bite the bullet and follow them to Matsuyamabara.

Both the Hiyama Ando Army and the Yuri Party hoped to quickly defeat the Uesugi Army on Mt. Tashiro so that they could go south to attack Maruoka Castle and other important towns. These wealthy clans of Kitaidewa all hoped to gain benefits from the raiding of the castle and the castle town in this expedition. As a result, most of them were stationed outside the city rather than inside the city.

In the first year of Yonglu, in the early morning of December 16. At the top of Mt. Tashiro, the Uesugi army is in the main camp.

"The movement of the various subordinates after descending the mountain should not be too large, and the samurai, ashigaru, etc., of the various divisions should not whisper during the march, and those who violate it will not be forgiven immediately." Shinbata Shigejia said sharply.

"Yes!" The generals nodded their heads.

"In order to prevent everyone from being greedy for merit, cut off the heads of the enemy and ask for a reward. This battle is not about the head, but about victory! In order to ensure the smooth implementation of his plan, Shigeya arranged this order.

“······” All the generals looked at each other.

"Each division tried to work in groups of three, and sent several groups of horseback warriors to leap in all directions, raising dust and making noise, so that the enemy army did not know what the number of our troops was. Try to get close to the enemy as much as possible. Above, I hope that the generals will fight bravely to kill the enemy. Let those Tansha samurai of Kitadewa see the strength of our waiting! The Xinfa Tian Shigejia didn't have anything to say, so he hastily ended the military discussion.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Shigeya Shinbata was the first to assemble the 1,000 troops of his headquarters, and he planned to personally serve as the vanguard of the Uesugi army.

"Elder brother, since the enemy dares to station outside the city, it must be its elite soldiers, and if you win the battle with them, then it will be enough to be a merit. On the contrary, if we lose the battle, it will inevitably have a negative impact on the morale of our troops. Xinfa Tian Shengxi was a little worried about this.

"Hiyama Anto's family, Minato's Anto family, and Yuri's army came from afar. It's definitely exhausted by now. They are at a certain distance from our army, and they will certainly not have suspicion of our army, and while their ranks are not yet in order and their personnel have not yet gathered, they should be frustrated and taken by surprise, and there is no reason not to win. Besides, I have observed that the woods near the enemy's camp are very thick, so they will not come out at night, if you have any concerns, then don't follow me, let me lead the army to attack them alone! The Shinbata Shigeya then mounted his horse, took the spear handed by the retainer, and shouted, "Go! He rushed to the camp of the Anton Army in Hiyama to the west.

Subsequently, Shibata Shigejia rushed into the enemy camp first, and a thousand troops rushed left and right, swinging back and forth, and for a time the enemy army did not know the number of Uesugi troops. The Xinbata army, which rushed up, defeated the 1,500 troops of Toshima Shigemura, Shirane Masayoshi, and Ishizuka Ieji with the momentum of Shura, and they were powerless to fight back.

"The Uesugi family's retainer Shinbata Moriki has taken Ishizuka Minomori!"

"The Uesugi family's retainer Harunobu Sasaki has taken Shirane Shichiro!"

With the two generals of the Hiyama Andong Army being captured, the Hiyama Andong Army was greatly impacted. The fifteen hundred troops were pressed and beaten by the 1,000 Xinfa Tian army, and they were still losing and retreating, and they almost couldn't even stand on their heels.

"Bastard! The Uesugi army attacked at night! Although Toshima Shigemura had long expected that nothing good would happen on this trip, it all came a little suddenly, leaving him unprepared.

Although Toshima Shigemura was at odds with Shirane Masayoshi and Ishizuka Ieji, he had to do his best to resist the offensive of the Uesugi army for the sake of the overall situation. He soon dispatched a cavalry team of 100 samurai on horseback to outflank the Shinbata Shige's department, the main force of the Minato family, and used them to outflank the Shibata Shigeke Division.

"The Anton Army is nothing more than this, and the two generals have already collapsed after they were captured. Come with me, everyone! Crush the enemy! Immediately after Shibata's family came Fujita Dingyoshi, who had insight into the low morale of Anton's army and how long it would last.

When Fujita Dingyoshi's conch sounded, the fifty horseback warriors under Fujita Dingyoshi's command rushed to the front. They ran quickly, and a cool breeze blew along with the fierce shouts and killings on the battlefield.

"Discover the Uesugi Army Cavalry!"

The general who led the cavalry of the Andong Army was Minato Kinjuro, who was the second son of the tenth head of the Minato family, Anton Shigeki, and the military supervisor of the Andong Army in the Shonai area. When he heard the warning of the samurai on horseback beside him, he also spotted the fifty samurai on horseback under Fujita Dingyoshi's department, dressed in black carcasses and with bamboo finch flags fluttering on their backs.

"Just beat them and make a name for themselves!" With Minato's order, the hundred samurai on horseback behind him quickly divided into two groups and outflanked the samurai on horseback of Fujita Dingyoshibe.

As the distance between the two mounted samurai became closer and closer, Minato's courage at the beginning disappeared in an instant. Minato Jinjuro was still his first battle, he had never experienced such a scene, he first looked around and found that many of his own ashigaru and peasant soldiers began to scatter. Minato's face turned pale as paper in an instant.

Although the cavalry team commanded by Minato Kanjuro was the elite of the Minato family, this cavalry team had not experienced such a bitter or vicious battle as this battle. As the two armies engaged in close combat, many horseback warriors of the Andong family were knocked off their horses. For a moment, the wails of the samurai on horseback mingled with the neighing of the horses.

Minato Kanjuro saw that he couldn't take advantage of it at all, and then he began to retreat in his heart. However, just as he hesitated, Fujita Dingyoshi had already led the Ashigaru team into the melee. The Uesugi Army, armed with spears, saw the cavalry samurai of the Ando Army and stabbed them without hesitation. After a while, even Minato Jinjuro himself was killed in the chaos. The cavalry of Minato's family was also wiped out.

Toshima Shigemura had hoped that Minato would lead a cavalry to attack the flank of the Uesugi army, and then in exchange for himself being able to gather the remnants of the defeated army and retreat to Matsuyama Castle. However, when he was about to send an envoy to urge, he learned that Minato Kanjuro and a hundred samurai on horseback had all been reimbursed, and the 1,000 troops of Fujita Dingyoshi's army had also joined the melee. The superiority of the Andong Army in terms of strength had been completely lost at this moment.

"Hey! It is already impossible to recover the defeat of our army, withdraw the troops! Toshima Shigemura looked around and said disappointedly. Toshima Shigemura retreated into Matsuyama Castle with only 100 men, and most of the Ando army outside the castle had been annihilated by the Uesugi army.

At the same time, it was heard that Toshima Shigemura and others in Matsuyamabara had engaged the Uesugi army. Karitukyo, Kawajiri Nakajiri, and Shuki Armpitoto, who were stationed on the north bank of the Tachikawa River, began to be unable to sit still. The three of them belonged to the wealthy family of Minato's family, and this time they came to Shonai to obey the command of Toshima Shigemura and Minato Kanjuro. And they did not know that the Anton army had been routed.