On December 1 of the third year of Koji, the weather gradually became colder, but the offensive of the Furukawa shogunate army did not stop. As a result of learning that the 33-pavilion nobles in southern Hitachi responded to the call of the Furukawa shogunate one after another, Nambada Hiroyoshi and Miyagi Masayi could only further strengthen the garrison in the territory. And Kano Hideharu can only gather troops in Higashijin Castle and other cities to garrison, and cannot send troops to meet and support.

However, there was no tension of war in Heyue City, and Chaoding was only responsible for coordinating the military situation of his retainers to fight and move in the city, and he himself had not been out of the city since the beginning of the war.

"Goro, the Utsunomiya family's Moka Castle has been lost, and the retainer Mashiko Katsumune has defected. Their situation is very difficult, and Utsunomiya Castle has been surrounded by nearly 10,000 rebels. Just as Chaoding was still staring at the map of the eight countries of Kanto to make his next move, the dragon girl walked into the empty military plane. Outside the door, there are small surnames such as Maori Jinghiro and Nagano Yeshiro waiting.

"It seems that the Utsunomiya family is going to be loyal to the shogunate・・・・・・" Asadacho sighed, he had no way to contact Shimono's Akechi Mitsutada and the others, he only knew that the Oshu Soma family had sent troops to support the Watamura family and sent people to deliver supplies to Shimono. He really didn't have the strength to rescue the stormy Utsunomiya family, and he couldn't even send reinforcements to the Satomi family, which bordered the Uesugi family.

"My lord, the Hojo Army's previous support for Izu and the Izu garrison, a total of 9,800 troops, have all left Izu, and they have already left Hachioji Castle!" At this time, Kato Duanzo suddenly appeared in the military plane.

"Are they going to give up on Izu again? Izu Province, together with its affiliated islands, gold mines, and ports, has a converted income of no less than 100,000 koku, and Izu, which has been run by the Hojo family for four generations, is very important to them. Asadaki couldn't believe his ears, even if the Hojo army went north and entered Musashi again, he would now have enough troops to fight them again.

"Back to the lord, the more than 200 cavalry of the Wind Demon Kotaro and the 2,000 troops such as Kasahara Yasukatsu have stayed in Izu Country. They will compete with the Enoe and Suruga clans of Takeda Nobushishi. "Kato Duanzo still ran Izu once for the authenticity of this information.

"What?! 2,200 troops against 18,000 Takeda troops? Either the Takeda family is connected to the rebels, or the combat power of the Takeda army is completely capable of quickly capturing Izu Province again! "The dragon girl thinks that Hojo Clan Yasu and Hojo Clan Masa, this is a joke about 2,200 lives.

"Takeda Nori's military strategy and command are no less than his brother's, if he is defeated in Izu, then the Takeda family will really have access to the Furukawa Shogunate." Asada felt that he should first set his sights on the upcoming decisive battle.

"My lord, the cities of the Satomi army in various places have been surrounded by the Hojo army at this moment, and they did not engage in field battles with the Hojo army due to the disadvantage of their troops. Moreover, they did not send envoys to the castles of the main family, such as Kamisao Higashijin Castle and Honsakura Castle, so it is possible that they were not prepared to ask the main family for help. "Kato Duanzo got the news from the ninja who was sent to the boss.

"Do you want to be loyal to the shogunate? Satomi Anbo is also a famous family of the Kanto martial arts, why did he make such a move? "The dragon girl doesn't understand Satomi Yoshihiro and Satomi Yoshiyao's decision at all, do they want the Satomi family to cut off the family name?

"They may also see the current situation of their own family, and they can't send reinforcements into the territory, so it's better to save some effort to guard the territory." After saying that, Asadachi chose the location of the decisive battle with the Hojo Army, in the area of Fuchu Castle in the east of Musashi-Tama-gun.

"That's not for you to act! Hirosawa Tadanobu (2,000 troops), Ogasawara Sadakan (1,000 troops), Hosoya Shigetao (1,500 troops), Honjo Shigenaga (3,500 troops), and Namba Tian Kenji (4,000 troops) should not have besieged the three castles of Ghana, Beppu, and Ishinodo. The forces of Okabe Motonobu, Asahina Shinji, and Asahina Taichao, who should not be placed, can go directly to the rescue of the Upper Commander. Even if the Utsunomiya family wants to be loyal to the shogunate, why don't the Satomi family, who can be saved, save it? "If the Dragon Maiden could govern the Kanto region, she would have sent troops a long time ago.

"Forgive me for taking the liberty of it, it's really Lord Arakawa who should be in Kasuga Mountain Castle, this is the main hall of the Kanto Governor Uesugi Dan." Kato Duanzo only now revealed the identity of the dragon girl, "The Guan Lingdian probably understands that the army of this family is not much, and it has to deal with the Hojo Army's invasion of Musashi again, and the family can only have tens of thousands of troops in Musashi." ”

"Well, now that you know, I won't hide anything. The Echigo people were unable to send troops due to heavy snowfall, and the village defense had sent his retainers to lead reinforcements into Ueno first, and at least 10,000 troops of Murakami's army would enter Ueno this month. Then as long as the army of the village last week defended by you can make peace, it is always too late to send troops. "The dragon girl still doesn't want the Satomi family to be wiped out by the Hojo family like this.

"The Okamoto Navy is currently resting in Kawasaki Castle, but they have already suffered two defeats, and at this moment the ships of the Izu Navy on the sea have completely blocked the Boso Peninsula. If you advance by land, you will enter the general administration within two months, provided that the family does not move the retainers of the lower general and upper general. "From the beginning of the war to the present, Asadaku has never had the idea of sending reinforcements to the Satomi family.

"My lord! Meddlesome! Lord Mori has already led a thousand troops from his headquarters to the south to merge with Lord Akechi Mitsutada, and now our army has more than 3,000 troops! "Sanada Masayuki entered the military aircraft department at this time.

"Shimono is a drop in the bucket even if he has 5,000 troops, and Lord Utsunomiya has been surrounded by tens of thousands of rebels, and the strength of the family is completely insufficient." Chaoding didn't think the news was a good thing, but began to worry. At this moment, the Kanto Shogunate and the Kanto Shogunate are only Utsunomiya, Nagano, Satake, and Satomi, and the four daimyos here, and there are only those sons-in-law of Nagano Yemasa in the wealthy family, and the contrast between the two sides is very different. If it weren't for the combat power of the Uesugi army, the Furukawa shogunate army would have attacked the Uesugi domain in a big way.

At this time, Kanto was like hell, and wealthy clans and daimyos from all over the country rose up against the Muromachi shogunate and the Uesugi family, the Kanto governor. Even if the dragon girl wanted to rescue the Utsunomiya family at this moment, she couldn't rush there, because she was now pregnant. Although it has only been more than two months, Ayahime will never let her leave Kawagoe Castle for half a step. The purpose of using Okabe Motoshin and the other three to fish out the main force of the Hojo Army has also been achieved, and whether the Hojo Army will send more troops depends on their strategy in the general government.

On December 3, Katsuura Castle was breached by the Hojo Army, and the lord of the castle, Masaki Tokitaka, was killed in battle, and 1,100 people from him were killed. Although Toki sent a thousand troops led by Toki to help, when the reinforcements arrived at Kohama Castle to the east of Katsuura Castle, they learned that Masaki Tokitaka had been killed. In desperation, Tuqi Weiyuan could only lead his troops to burn down Xiaobin City and retreat into Wanxi City.

And there are also 1,500 troops led by Masaki Toshigeru in Manki Castle to assist in the defense, as long as the two fierce generals of the Satomi family can defeat Tominaga Naokaka, Hojo Naosada on the other side will naturally retreat. But Tominaga is not a fuel-efficient lamp either. On the one hand, Tominaga Naokatsu sent 300 samurai on horseback to Daki Castle to raid it, and on the other hand, he led a large army to quickly surround Manki Castle.

At the same time that Masaki Shigeru, Toki Weilai and others strengthened the garrison of Manki Castle, the loss of most of the Joy Castle also made them feel that they were more than capable of strength. Satomi Yoshiyao could only defend Kururi Castle, and he did not have the extra military strength to counterattack Daki Castle.

Due to the loss of most Kijo castles, the Satomi family completely lost control of Higashigami Zong, and even the communication with Toki and others could not be completed. As Tominaga Naokatsu's strategy of attacking the branch city first and then attacking the main city was gradually completed, the branch cities around Manki Castle and Kururi Castle were gradually captured by the Hojo Army, and Masaki Toshimo and Toki Yuri in Manki Castle could only watch one castle after another hang the Hojo family's third-order ryshi.

On December 10, the remaining 3,000 troops in Wanxi City were no longer able to provide food and grass. In order to repay the kindness of the Satomi family, Masaki Toshigeru led 1,500 troops out of the castle, and fought with the troops of Tominaga Naokakatsu, Ishinomaki Iesadada, and Asakura Notomori outside the castle. In less than an hour, Masaki Shigeru was killed in battle, and all the remaining troops of his troops surrendered.

After seeing this, Toki and his retainers could only order all of his subordinates to go out of the castle and surrender, while the Toki clan was seppuku and self-slaughtering in Honmaru Daihiroma. In the end, the retainers of the Toki family set the Honmaru on fire and committed suicide in the burning Honmaru.

The 4,000 troops led by Naodari Hojo and the 3,000 troops of Yoshihiro Satomi were at Sakan Castle, but as the Hojo army occupied most of the castle in Togami So, deserters already appeared in Sakan Castle.

Kururi Castle is surrounded by some mountains, but it is completely surrounded. Tominaga Naokatsu took the surrendered 2,500-odd Ritomi army as the first and marched into Kururi Castle. Satomi Yoshiyao knew that he only had a thousand troops, and he was no match for the Hojo Army at all, and even if he defended Kururi Castle, it was already a fantasy.

Satomi Yoshiyao wrote the last letter and handed it to Ichikawa Gentosai, asking him to immediately go to Higashikinjo in the northeast of Kamiso Province and ask Kano Hideji to pass it on to Uesugi Asada. Satomi Yoshiyao had 700 people after the Ashigaru and samurai who were willing to stay and fight were integrated, and before that, Satomi Yoshiyao had Masamo Toki no Kata commit suicide before leading the remaining 700 troops out of the city.

When the Hojo Army's first soldiers were the generals of Murakami Nobukiyo and Itami Nobu. Although the two of them were forced to do so, they could only surrender to the Hojo family's military after thinking about the survival of their own family, and they naturally would not let go of such an excellent opportunity to make meritorious contributions when they discovered Satomi Yoshiyao.

On the plain outside the castle of Kururi, Satomi Yoshiyao led 700 people who dared to die and his former subordinates to start a joint battle. Originally, the Satomi soldiers were unwilling to do their best to fight Satomi Yoshiyao, but after Tominaga Naokatsu and two hundred Seibei horseback warriors came to help in the battle, the battle situation on Satomi Yoshiyao's side was different, and it was completely suppressed by the Hojo Army. An hour later, none of the 700 samurai and ashigaru who were willing to fight Satomi Yoshiyao surrendered, and all of them were killed. Asakura Noto Mori took Satomi Yoshiyao, but their losses were small for the Hojo Army, but the losses of Satomi's pawns were large. Yi was killed in battle, and the soldiers lost a thousand.

But the Hojo family's contribution was still worth it, at least in exchange for the Satomi family's retainers Kurokawa Hiroshige, Sano Kunishin, Taga Nobushi, Horie Yoritsu and others defected and surrendered. In a short period of time, the Hojo family acquired most of the territory of the Satomi family, and the Satomi family was left with only Sakan Castle and other surrounding castles. And Ichikawa Gentosai also sent Satomi Yoshiyao to Higashijin Castle and then marched towards Sakan Castle.

Although Takeda Nobuhiro learned that Hojo Yasushi had transferred his army away from Izu, he was troubled by the attacks of Yasukatsu Kasahara and Kotaro Kazema. Although the two divisions of Anayama Nobuyojun and Takeda Nobuyoru even attacked Nirayama Castle for a time, the supply lines were constantly attacked, causing Takeda Shingen not to plan to invest too many troops in Izu, and the army that Kai Province had originally gathered was disbanded.

In order to make this trip fruitful, Takeda Nobushihiro and others held off against each other in the 2,000 troops of Ukishima Nokuhara and Kasahara Yasukatsu in Izu Province. Nobuyoshi Takeda led a large army on the Izu Ukishima plain (eastern Shizuoka Prefecture); Kasahara Yasukatsu was arrayed on Hatsune no Ara, separated by a river (present-day Kano River, Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture).

Having said that, at that time, the samurai hated rainy days the most when they were in the field. When it rains, the strips of cloth tied to the armor of the calf will absorb water and increase the weight. The leather products inside the armor on the body will also emit a foul smell due to sweat and rain. When the weather clears up, some leather products will shrink and deform. If it rains for several days in a row, not only will the armor on your body be damp, but also iron products such as knives, arrows, and spears will rust. Gunpowder was even more useless, and the arquebuses were all useless. In short, the samurai hated rainy days when they were in the field. In actual combat, it is usually dismounted on foot, armed with weapons in hand, and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy.

The Wind Demon Clan's combat method is to take care of both rain and shine. Moreover, it was the whole army on horseback, rushing into the enemy positions in a swarm to loot. Food, weapons, horses, men...... Grab everything. When retreating, be sure to set fire to enemy positions. When snatching a horse, the person is close to the horse's flank, so the enemy cannot see anyone on the horse's back, so he cannot make an attack such as archery.

Across a large river, the Takeda Army and the Hojo Army faced each other. Every night, the Wind Demon released a group of horses with scarecrows on their backs and rushed into the Takeda position to stir up chaos. At first, the Takeda Legion thought it was a real surprise attack, and they all faced it seriously. After a few times, the Takeda Army relaxed its vigilance, and at this time, the Wind Demon Kotaro led the real troops to carry out a surprise attack. The result, of course, is to win every battle. The Takeda Legion could not stand this kind of night attack, and trembled every night, unable to sleep with their hearts and souls. In the end, one night, the monarch and minister, father and son killed each other, and after dawn, they found out that they had caused a catastrophe. Because of the ugliness, some generals even want to be ashamed.

The surprise attack of the wind demon Kotaro did stop Takeda Nobushi's offensive, and with the cooperation of Kasahara Yasukatsu's attack, Takeda Nobuyoshi could only lead his army to withdraw from Izu territory. From the 1st of December until the 10th. These days, the Takeda army has been attacked by the Wind Demon clan every night, and even if it encounters the forces of Kasahara Yasukatsu head-on, it does not have enough combat strength to face it. After the Battle of Ukishima no Hara, the Hojo Army only lost more than 200 men, while the Takeda Army lost more than 700 men, and the whole army was even more panicked.

It can be said that after the ninjas in the Wind Demon are lost, they only have such a use value. Although Hojo Clan Yasu promised Wind Demon Kotaro that he would become a retainer of the Hojo family instead of a mercenary subordinate to the Hojo family, with the Hojo clan taking power, this hope of Wind Demon Kotaro was dashed. He also wished that he could have a territory like Kato Duanzo and Deura Morikiyo, but after all, he worked for the Hojo family and not the Uesugi family.