After the Asadachi expelled Sekiguchi Clan Hiro and Horikoshi Sadaki from Kawagoe Castle, they could only take the Chidori incense burner and ten accompanying samurai on the way back to Enoe. If it is calculated according to the relationship, Sekiguchi Shihiro can directly send the Matsudaira family, and Sekiguchi Qinei's daughter is still the main room of Matsudaira Ieyasu, and he can play a certain role in the survival of the Imagawa family. In particular, Matsudaira Ieyasu was beaten by Okabe Motonobu at the moment, and he couldn't step into the far river at all. In fact, as long as the Imagawa clan really wants to truce with Matsudaira Ieyasu, it is very simple, and Matsudaira Ieyasu also has this idea.

Let's talk about Shingen Takeda. After the Takeda Army captured the whole of Izu under the leadership of Takeda Shingen (the Hojo Army took the initiative to withdraw, and Takeda Shingen threatened to capture it himself), he did not plan to go to Toe and Takeda Shinshige, but further attacked Sagami! His decision was nothing more than a waste of his own food and grass, the Takeda army, which lacked siege equipment, could not capture Odawara Castle in a short time, and even the Uesugi army in Musashi could not lend a helping hand, and the court still needed to recuperate. Even the general strategy was basically entrusted to the head of Yamamoto Temple, and let him fight it himself. The head of Yamamoto Temple was directly given to the court by the dragon girl, and the court also gave the head of Yamamoto Temple a total of 14,400 stones. The court decided to put all the heads of the high-ranking and low-ranking samurai of the Hojo Army, such as Hojo Tsunari, Hara Yinei, and Takajo Yinchen, in the temple to build a Kyoto temple to commemorate the Uesugi family who died in battle. The bodies of ordinary ashigaru, peasant soldiers, and all the samurai who died in battle (including Hojo Tsusunari and others) have long been buried.

And the 2,600 ashigaru who were captured were assigned a profession by the court - miners! Since the gold mine at Chichibu Castle was buried on the spot when the Hojo Army withdrew, Asadai wanted to reactivate the gold mine so that the Uesugi family would be more financially powerful. The miners don't need to be recruited, and they directly use 2,600 people to mine. And three meals a day are guaranteed to be supplied, and they only need to go to mining every day.

Takeda Shingen withdrew his troops on July 1 after besieging Odawara Castle for more than ten days, although the Hojo family's retainer Shimazunaga (formerly Edo) led an army of 1,000 out of the castle to pursue, but was ambushed by Naito Masatsuki (Naito Masatoyo's eldest son) in Hakone Mountain, thousands of Hojo troops were pressed and beaten by 600 Takeda troops in the valley, Naito Masahiro (Naito Masahiro's second son) led 300 troops and then surrounded from behind, Shimazunaga fled back to Odawara Castle with only 20 men. The Takeda Army, on the other hand, lost less than two hundred. This made Hojo Shiyasu dare not send troops to pursue again, and Takeda Shingen was able to retreat with his whole body.

And Izu Ichikoku Takeda Shingen still wants it, although he knows that the service of Izu Guardian already belongs to Uesugi Chaoding, but as long as he occupies all Izu, even if he wants to, he can't easily capture it, not to mention that there is a Hojo family in the middle. In addition, Yamamoto Kansuke also saw clearly that the strength of the Kanto Governor Daiya was no longer possible to make a big move in a short period of time, Musashi, the southern part of Shimoto, and the eastern part of Sagami were all famines, and a large number of peasants and lords fled abroad, even if there were 'Kamisu soldiers', Uesugi Asadatsu was not enough to defend various places. Moreover, the newly formed 'Wushu soldiers' were almost completely wiped out at Namba Castle, and even the Aizu soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Now Asadai doesn't even have time to pursue the Narita family, even the Setagaya Kira family. Although Kira Yoriyasu died in the battle under Namba Castle and the main force of the Setagaya Kira family was destroyed, the Asadachi no longer has the strength to solve them, and he still needs to stabilize the territory, recruit displaced people, and so on.

The purpose of Takeda Shingen's dispatch this time was very simple, that is, to withdraw his troops after taking one or two territories. He didn't want to drag on the war for too long, and for now, the Takeda family occupied nothing more than Minami Shinano, Kai Province, Higashi Mino Province, Suruga Province, and Izu Province. Except for Izu, who has only been taken for a short time, the people of Suruga Province and the naval army are very willing to be loyal to the Takeda family, and Takeda Shingenko is all given them the ability to block it. Some of the people of Enoe had already raised troops to help Takeda Nobuyoshi, and it was only a matter of time before the Imagawa family continued to perish.

After Takeda Shingen withdrew his troops, he sealed Takasaka Masashi in Izu Nirayama Castle, and was responsible for defending Hojo and running Izu Ichikoku. Masahiro Naito was trusted by Masashi Takasaka to be the lord of Yamanaka Castle and received 6,000 stones. Takasaka Masanobu trusted Naito Masatyo's second son very much, and directly put him on the front line against Hojo, as long as the Hojo family wanted to fight back to Izu, then they had to pass through Yamanaka Castle by land! In addition, Kawawa Nobuki is still stationed at Tokura Castle in Suruga Province, and this place is very close to Yamanaka Castle, which can directly form a corner with Naito Masatsuki. In addition, if the Takeda Nobuyoshi of Xingguoji Castle marched faster, he could reach the rescue of Yamanaka Castle in two days with thousands of troops.

Takasaka Masasumi (Takasaka Masanobu's eldest son) was placed by Takasaka Masanobu in Tohi Castle (4,000 stones) to be responsible for gold mining and trading ports, and to reduce the burden on the lord's finances. Shimoto Shinheng is Shimoda Castle 7,000 stones, as a genealogy retainer and general of the Takeda family, he was directly arranged by Takeda Shingen in Shimoda Castle, and the trade port of Shimoda City is directly in charge of him, which is really a fat shortage. Ashida Shinbo (a retainer of the lineage) was transferred to Kano Castle as a parade, and received 2,500 koku; Ogasawara Nobuki was transferred to Kawazu Castle as a native of Shinano as a messenger of Takasaka Masanobu and received 4,000 koku. The remaining 41,000 koku (the ostensible 41,000 koku, but in fact a lot of land is in the hands of temples and shrines) is also at the disposal of Takasaka Masanobu. This shows how much Takeda Shingen relied on and trusted Masanobu Takasaka.

In addition, Takeda Shingen also gave Takasaka Masanobu permission to attack the Izu Islands, as long as he can build an 'Izu Naval Army' that completely belongs to the Takeda family, then he can easily take the Izu Islands. However, the Izu Islands are currently only worth two larger islands, Oshima and Rishima.

I have to say that Takeda Shingen did not hesitate to transfer Ganli Masataka and Takasaka Masanobu from Mino to Kai Province in order to gather more than 20,000 troops this time. He thought that a Noboryu and Akiyama Nobutomo were enough in Mino, and the strength of Isshiki Yoshiryu (Saito Yoshiryu, who changed his mother's Miao character) could not counterattack Higashiminon. Therefore, Takeda Shingen dared to secretly transfer Takasaka Masanobu and Ganli Masatuda to Kai Province to obey orders.

Instead of going to Edo Bay to take a boat, Sekiguchi and Horikoshi Sadaki went to Sagami. They must make progress this time, and if they go back without accomplishment, they will really be ridiculed by the Ono people. In fact, Sekiguchi still pinned his hopes on the Hojo family. The Hojo family and the Imagawa family have been friends for a lot more time than the Takeda parents, and it can even be traced back to the time of Ise Sakumo (Hojo Sakumo)! Even if the Hojo family is left with only one country, Sagami, as long as they can hold this country, they will definitely have a chance to counterattack.

Sagami Province is bordered by Musashi Province from east to north, Kai Province to the northwest, Suruga Province to the west, and Izu Province to the south. It is separated by the Miura Peninsula and the Uraga Waterway across the sea from Kamisaoku and Abodo Province. The country is divided into the eastern part of the Kanto Plain and the western part of the Kanto Mountains. To the west, there are Mt. Ashigara and Mt. Hakone, which are a natural hazard on the Tokaido. Kamakura, the root of the Miura Peninsula, was the center of the Kamakura shogunate, and its economy, culture, and politics were relatively developed, and in the Muromachi period, it was also very important, and the Kamakura Gongbo was established, and at its peak it commanded the ten countries of Kanto. During the Warring States period, the Kamakura Gongfang declined sharply, and the Hojo clan launched the Kanto hegemony, and Sagami Odawara Castle became the center of the Kanto Economic Strategy. As an important place in the eastern and western provinces of Tokaido, and the presence of daimyo such as the Takeda clan and the Imagawa clan in the north and west, it is necessary to take precautions with the help of the natural hazards of Tanzawa and Hakone. After the Hojo family unified Sagami, the development of Odawara Castle began, and it became the political, economic, cultural, and military center of the Hojo clan.

On July 4, when the Sekiguchi clan Hiroshi and Horikoshi Sadaki and ten other samurai entered Odawara Castle in Sagami Province, the Hojo clan had already led Ogasawara Yasuhiro, Shimizu Yasuhide, Tominaga Naokaka, Hojo Shigeru (now the new general Huang Bei), Yamakaku Yasucho and other retainers, gathered 7,000 troops and quickly attacked Minami Musashi, intending to kill the Musashi guardian Daidai Oishi Dinghisa and the former Kanto governor Uesugi Kenkatsu.

If it weren't for the mistake of Yasuhiro Ogasawara, Uesugi Kenkatsu would not have safely fled into Musashi Tokura Castle, although the Hojo army gathered 7,000 people, but when Oyamada Nobushige's army was about to enter Musashi, Takeda Shingen sent ninjas to tell him to withdraw quickly, and then Koyamada Nobushige had to retreat without doing anything.

The Hojo Army, which had been gathered for a long time, would soon be able to attack Tokura Castle in Oishi Dinghisa, but the Oishi family's army still needed to be summoned temporarily, and although they had summoned 1,800 ashigaru and peasant soldiers in a short period of time, they could only be regarded as sheep compared to the Hojo Army with a ball of fire.

Soon, in just one day, the Hojo army had already surrounded Tokura Castle, and Oishi Dingjiu relied on the dangerous terrain and the fortification of the castle, which made the Hojo clan not succeed quickly, but it would take a while. During this period, the Hojo clan still had the Hojo Phantom Ann to watch over the Uesugi family, and he didn't have to worry about his back being cut off or being raided from behind.

No matter how critical the Hojo family was, he still met with the envoy of the Imagawa family, although he didn't really send the Hojo family.

"Foreign Minister Sekiguchi Criminal Department Shaofu Shihiro (Horikoshi Sadaki) participates in Hojo Sagamimori (Hojo Shiyasu calls himself)." As soon as Sekiguchi and Horikoshi Sadaki arrived at the castle, they were immediately arranged to rest in Ninomaru's Kohiroma, and Hojo Shiyasu also quickly rushed to Kohiroma to meet the two of them.

"The two adults have come from afar to work hard, how is the situation of the Imagawa family?" Hojo Shiyasu was still very concerned about the battle situation in Enoe. After all, his son, son-in-law, and daughter are all in Yuanjiang.

"Fortunately, Higashimikawa and Lord Motonobu Okabe did not let Matsudaira Ieyasu enter Enoe even a single step, but Takeda Nobuyoshi and the defected Enoe people still took Higashitoe." Speaking of losing the Dongyuan River Sekiguchi Shihiro, he is still a little pessimistic, even if the main family died either in Matsudaira or in Takeda.

"If the family hadn't carelessly sent the 35,000 army north to attack the Uesugi family, they wouldn't have let Takeda Shingen take the Izu country!" Speaking of which, Hojo Shiyasu was still very angry. He was first confused by Uesugi Kenkatsu's false report, and directly gathered a large army to attack Musashi. But who knew that Nanba Tian Kenji withstood the siege of tens of thousands of troops with an army of nearly 4,000! Moreover, Uesugi Asadachi has not left Musashi yet, and directly trains and gathers troops in Koe Castle! Wind Demon has suffered heavy losses, and with the loss of contact and death in Suruga Province, Wind Demon has already existed in name only.

"You can't blame you, it's all Takeda Shingen's ghost obsession, at that time, the Isshiki Yoshilong Hall was attacked by him after forming an alliance with him for the stability of Mino, and all the territory of 150,000 stone in Higashimino was encroached upon by the Takeda family!" Sekiguchi Clan knew that this matter had nothing to do with Hojo Shiyasu, and the Imagawa family and the Hojo family were both given 'Burst Chrysanthemum' by the Takeda family, so it can be said that they are in sympathy.

"Yes. Then the mission of the two of you to come this time is ······" In fact, until now, Hojo Clan Yasu doesn't know why Sekiguchi Clan Hiroshi came this time.

"Hey, it's hard to put into words!" Horikoshi Sadaki shook his head directly, he didn't want to say anything anymore.

"Originally, the lord sent the two of us to Musashikawa Koshi-sei Castle to ask the Uesugi family to mediate the war between the main family and the Takeda family, but Uesugi Asadashi was prepared not to mediate. Forget it, later his retainers directly told us that the Takeda family was instructed by them to attack the main family and the Hojo family! Sekiguchi reluctantly told the truth.

"What?!" Hojo Can't Believe It! It was difficult for Takeda Shingen to make friends with the Uesugi family because he couldn't go north and west, and took the initiative to break the alliance and attack Suruga and Izu. In this way, we can recover the loss of Kita-Shinano, and we can also get the outlets to the sea of Izu and Suruga, the salt factory, and the gold mine!

"So does the Hojo family still have the strength to come to the aid of the lord from the sea when the family is in danger?" In fact, the Sekiguchi clan came to Odawara Castle to listen to Hojo Shiyasu's words.

"That's nature!" Hojo agreed without hesitation, knowing that as long as the Imagawa clan was still there, he would be able to regroup his army and have a reason to attack Suruga Province, but before that, he had to find a way to expand his territory. After all, no one in the Hojo family is willing to face the Uesugi army directly now, and they are all scared.

"Thank you so much! I'll go back to Yuanjiang and tell the lord that Gong Kang wishes you a long martial arts! "Sekiguchi Clan Hiro is reassured now, as long as the Hojo family is willing to take in the Imagawa clan, then he can also escape to Sagami Province with the Imagawa clan. Moreover, even if Sekiguchi Hiroshi left Sagami, he did not give the Chidori incense burner to Hojo Shiyasu, and he was ready to take it back like Zhao.

Wind Demon Kotaro, the upper ninja, didn't have to go out in person, but when it came to life and death in the Wind Demon, he had to go to Izu to find out in person. Soon, he reported the list of personnel assigned by the Takeda family to Izu to Hojo Shiyasu. Although Hojo Shiyasu didn't know the ability of Takasaka Masanobu, he knew that Izu was not easy to fight just by looking at the standing ashigaru two thousand that the Takeda family placed in Izu. Hojo Shiyasu was now mainly to ensure the safety of Hachioji Castle, the bridgehead of Minami Musashi, and the second was to capture the nearby Tokura Castle, and then transfer it to the Vasage retainers or a garrison.