Chapter 290: Soldiers Approaching Shichuan

Soon after Wada Castle was captured by the Uesugi army, the new lord of Wada Castle, Wada Yoshitsune, was arranged by the court to be stationed in Wada Castle and provide supplies such as military rations and drinking water for the Uesugi army. And the former city lord, the governor of the Hetian family, and the head of the Hetian clan, Hetian Chaolian, were beheaded by the court outside Pingjing Castle with more than 50 people, including a gate, a retainer of the genealogy, and a side nearer.

After learning that Wada Chaoren, Wada Singoro, Wada Yotaro and others had been killed outside Hirai Castle, Wada Nobukatsu was immediately surprised and didn't even speak. Wada Nobukatsu didn't expect that Chaoding would be so decisive this time. Originally, the lords of the countrymen who took the initiative to submit to the Uesugi family's army would definitely let them live. However, this time it was different, Chaoding did not intend to forgive Wada Chaolian and the others at all, but directly ordered them to be taken to Pingjing Castle to be beheaded for public display. After that, Wada Nobukatsu became ill, and the affairs of Yatsu Castle were controlled by Wada Nobukatsu's nephews, Wada Captain Gatekeeper and Wada Saemon.

As soon as the front foot Wada Nobukatsu was ill, the more than 11,000 Uesugi troops who had been assembled outside Wada Castle on the back foot immediately marched quickly towards Yatsu Castle, where Wada Nobukatsu and others were located.

At the same time, a large number of Uesugi troops had been assembled on the banks of the Higashi-Ueno Shibugawa River. Among these Uesugi armies, not only the Echigo army, but also Numata (Buntou Numata Yumitsu), Ushiwa Tsugu (Mura Keimitsu), and Iwakuge (Buntou Dobi Ra Yusada) and other generals were strengthened, and the total number reached 10,000 troops.

At this time, Nagano Yesuki (Nagano Yetsu's brother), who was stuck in Shibukawa Castle, did not have much troops under his command, and he boarded Ninomaru's arrow turret at this time, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when he saw the Uesugi army approaching the castle.

"Report to Omoriden! Big things are wrong! Uesugi Gun······ The Uesugi Army is constantly moving a lot of wood and ships! At this time, Toneki Masayasu, a retainer of the Takaru Nagano family, also boarded the arrow turret and reported to Nagano Yesuki the latest movements of the Uesugi army.

"What did you say?!" After listening to Toneki Masayan's report, Nagano Yekuni immediately looked into the distance and found that there were indeed many lords and miscellaneous servants of the Uesugi army in the rear of the Uesugi army, who were quickly carrying wood and boats.

"Omoriden, although we destroyed all the pontoon, wooden, and stone bridges in the upper, middle, and lower reaches of the Shibu River before the arrival of the Uesugi army, all the ships in the surrounding lords' homes have been confiscated by our army and placed in Ninomaru's house. However, when I looked into it, I found that what I had done was completely futile······" Tone Mu Changan said helplessly. He felt that what he had done before did not pose much difficulty to the Uesugi army, and that it was just a waste of their time.

"Now the defenders in the city, plus the more than 200 city soldiers in Shichuan City before, are only more than 700 people. How can this small city resist at least tens of thousands of Uesugi troops outside the city?! At this time, Nagano Yekuni thought that with more than 700 defenders in his hands and this small city, it was impossible to hold Shibukawa Castle for long.

"Damori Palace, do you want to abandon the city and lead the army to return to your skills?" Toneki Masayan immediately walked behind Nagano Yekuni and asked softly.

"Not exactly. Send someone to Minowa Castle immediately to report the emergency! Either the elder brother will send reinforcements to support Shibukawa Castle, or our army will withdraw from Shibukawa Castle. At the moment, we have no choice! "Nagano has only two paths to go for now, because he doesn't want to surrender to the Uesugi army at this time.

"Yes!" Toneki Masayan immediately took the order and left.

After a while, Nagano Yoshikuni went to Honmaru's Ohiroma and sat on the maza and began to close his eyes and recuperate, and he ordered the ronin Nanai Yinnari and others who had been recruited before to be well guarded and take more precautions.

Nagano was not suspicious of the ronin he had recruited earlier. He believes that the ronins are helpless and have no foundation, and they will only be loyal to themselves, and they can use them with confidence. However, Nagano Yekuni didn't expect that one of the ronins he recruited a few years ago was an internal responder of Uesugi Fang, and this person was Nanai Yinsei, who had always been respectful to Nagano Yekuni on weekdays.

Langhe Yincheng came out of the wild country, and once successively used Miao characters such as wave, chiba, yuan, and langhe. When he was young, he also became the adopted son of Kohata Keitari, the lord of Kohata Castle, and he was also a member of the family of Chiba Cainu, a major minister of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi. Due to his frequent change of his Miao characters and wandering around over the years, no one can find out his previous experiences and interpersonal relationships in a short period of time.

In the second year of Eiroku, on August 9, late at night, the camp of the Uesugi army on the shore of the Shibu River was humble and believed in the main camp.

"I reported to the Imperial Palace, there is a suspicious figure who claims to be an old minister of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi, who crossed the Shibu River by boat and came to the outside of our army's camp, and now he has taken it." Arakawa Nagami hurried into Kenshin's tent and reported to her.

"An old retainer of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi? So did that person report his name, identity, etc.? Qianxin first rubbed his eyes and then got up and asked.

"The man claimed to be the adopted son of Kohata Shosuke, and Kohata was a faithful servant." Arakawa Nagami thought about it and told the person's identity and official name.

"Kohata Shosuke's adopted son? I only heard that there are only two daughters under the knee of Kohata Shusuke, where did he say that he was an adopted son? Qianxin said after sneering. She felt that this person's identity was nonsense, and wanted to deliberately elevate her identity.

"Did you see him or did you order summarily executed?" Arakawa Nagami looked at Kenshin's face and asked softly.

"See, why not?! Now that I have inherited the name and service of the Yamauchi Uesugi family, it is only natural that I should meet this man who claims to be the adopted son of Kohata Books. After Kenshin finished speaking, she immediately motioned for Arakawa Nagami to help her put on her armor, and she was ready to meet the man who claimed to be the adopted son of Kohata Keitari.

"Yes." Arakawa Nagami nodded.

After a while, Arakawa Nagami and several samurai escorted 'Nobuyuki Kohata', who claimed to be the adopted son of Kohata Keitasa, to Kenshin's camp.

"The sinner Lang is ready to guard Yincheng before seeing the Guanling Palace, I wish the Guanling Palace a long martial arts!" Lang Heyincheng, who was brought into Qianxin's tent, didn't say a word, and immediately knelt down in front of Qianxin and said his real name.

"Aren't you claiming to be the adopted son of Kohata Shosuke, and Kohata is keeping his word? He also said that he was an old minister of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi, why did he change his words now? Qianxin was a little speechless, which was similar to her previous guess.

"The leader of the palace is a clear guide, the criminal minister is from the Yamanuchi Uesugi family tree generation retainer Chiba clan, is a member of the family of the constitutional minister Chiba Cainuden, once became the adopted son of the Kohata book suke hall at an early age, and then ran to the Takaru Nagano family." Lang He Yincheng immediately briefly introduced his identity and experience.

"I see, then your previous self-proclaimed claim is not nonsense." It was then that Qianxin learned the true identity of this person.

"The Commander of the Palace, now the Takatori Nagano family is extremely ambitious, and its family governor Nagano Iyo Shouye is the biggest rebel in the history of the Takatori Nagano family. In order to get the coveted position of the head of the Ueno Nagano clan, the guardian of Ueno, and the lord of Minowa Castle, he even raised a counter-flag against you and the town government at the risk of opposing the Goya Palace and the town government prince, and not long ago united with a group of people from the Minowa Nagano family to attack Minowa Castle, and attacked the Ueno Shinano Shouye Hall appointed by the town government and the guardian hall Keimita. After that, Nagano Iyomoru still did not change his thieving heart after capturing Minowa Castle, and even claimed to be the guardian of Ueno, the head of the Nagano clan, and the lord of Minowa Castle! On the other hand, Nagano Iyomori also colluded with the Takeda family, and asked his son to marry the princess of the Takeda family, forming an offensive and defensive alliance with the Takeda family. Not long ago, Nagano Iyomori allowed the Takeda family to exploit Mt. Honshibakuyama in Azuma-gun. Lang Heyincheng paused and then said: "The sinner's strength is weak and he has to endure until now, and he has been looking forward to the palace of the palace for a long time!" ”

"Yes. It's really hard for you to endure humiliation for so long. Now that the Fujiwara town government has pacified Higashi-Ueno, and Nishi-Ueno is currently only left with the Takaru Nagano family, the Takada family, the Urano family, the Go-Kan family, the Anaka family and other national lords who are still stubbornly following Takeda Daizen and Nagano Iyomori to make a rebellion. In order to be able to merge with Fujiwara Town as soon as possible, it is indispensable for Nanai to prepare for the front defense. Although Qianxin hated people like Lang Heyincheng in his heart, he couldn't use it at this time.

"The criminal is very grateful for the great kindness of the Imperial Palace, and the criminal will open the big gate of Shibukawa Castle for the Uesugi army even if he is full of liver and brains! The criminal minister must let the Imperial Palace merge with the Fujiwara Town Government as soon as possible to pacify Ueno! Lang He Yincheng said very happily.

"Yes. Then please, I'm looking forward to your activity. Qianxin nodded and said.