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Early in the morning of April 10 in the first year of Yongroku. Nagao Jingfang raised troops in Nagaokakan. He began his quest to conquer Echigo's various regions under the name of the guardian of Echigo and Sado, who was appointed by the Muromachi shogunate.

Although Minoru Honjo, Naoe Keixuna and others had been prepared for a long time, the raising of troops by Nagao Jingfang still made them a little scrambling. In particular, the first target of Nagao Keibo was Tozuo Castle, where Minoru Honjo was located.

However, fortunately, Nagao Fujikei sent Nagao Kori and Murata Hideyori to lead more than 800 reinforcements into the Honjo Domain, and then the two assisted Yamamoto Toyomori to garrison Hirosekan in the south of Tochio Castle. The defenders of Hirosekan also reached a thousand.

Although the daimyo Daihoji Yoshizo in Dewaso is a small daimyo with a territory of more than 50,000 stones, its territory is indeed one of the best places in the Tohoku region. First, the economy is good; Second, the location is good. Sandwiched between the Sea of Japan and the Asahi Mountains, the Shonai area is a long, stretching plain area from which the Mogami River resembles the sea, and together with the melting snow every year, it brings a rich nourishment to the rice paddies along the coast, making it the number one grain-producing area in the Ou region.

The Shonai area is the Tagawa-gun and Satsukai-gun of Haguni, which point out the Ha Province, and are named after the Shonai Castle in the territory. The area is separated from Mogami to the east by Mt. Asahi and the three mountains of Dewa (Mt. Gaskiyama, Mt. Haguro and Mt. Yuden), to the south by Kambara-gun and Iwafune-gun of Echigo Province, to the north by Yuri-gun controlled by Rijuko, and to the west by the Sea of Japan.

In addition, the Shonai area is also home to the precious port of Sakaminato, and the shipping routes are well connected in all directions. To the north you can reach the Ezo area (Hokkaido) and to the south you can go to the Shimonoseki Strait. When the monsoon comes, local merchants load local specialties such as rice, cod, and sake onto ships and sail to ports in Gyeonggi and Shikoku to exchange countless riches.

In addition, there are three deified mountains in the Shonai area: Mt. Gassan Mountain, Mt. Haguro and Mt. Yuden. The shrines in the three mountains attract countless worshippers every year, and the money for incense and lodging keeps making them rich. Not to mention the Daihoji Muto clan, the lord who has been entrenched in the village for generations.

The Daihoji family and the Mogami family have been at odds for generations, and if it weren't for the mediation of the Takeda, Hojo, and Date families this time, then I'm afraid the Daihoji family might still be on the side of the Uesugi family. As for Nagao Keibo, Takeda Shingen, Hojo Clanmasa, Date Harumune, Mogami Yoshimaru and others, once they fought with the Uesugi army, they urgently needed the 'Junjie' of Daihoji Yoshizen to stab him in the back. As the saying goes, if there is difficulty, we can carry it together, and we can eat it together.

Thanks to the diplomatic efforts of Nagao Jingfang, the Uesugi family finally reached the point of 'embattled' step by step.

The remnants of the Aizu Ashina clan genealogy retainer of the Kanoe family entered Echigo Kambara-gun under the secret order of the Ashina clan. Their stronghold is mainly in Mt. Iitoyo, so they are not going to attack Akita Castle, Takemata Castle and other places.

In order to increase his strength, Nagao Keibo distributed the Kambara Prefecture's security documents to Kambara Prefecture with the remnant leaders of the Kanjo family, Oda Kirisengawa Shouyumune, Yoshimi Jibu Shosuke Hiromori, Ni Civilian Department Daisuke Masatsu, Muroya Yahei Guard, Tsuchiya Sabei and others. These documents were naturally empty checks, and if they really wanted to have territory in Echigo, they had no choice but to find ways to capture the castles in various places.

On the twelfth, there was already a ninja in Xuanyuan in Ayahime's pavilion in Kawagoe Castle, who had bypassed the layers of obstacles of the Bamboo Bird Guard and came here, and he was half-kneeling at the door.

"Lord Gokan, Nagao Keiboden unites Uesugi Toyozen Moriden of Suyoshi, Koguni Repair Ryo of Tenjin Mountain, Shimojo Satsuma Mamoru of Shimojo, Nagao Koshiro Hall of Uozu, Jojo Hall of Kamijo, etc., they raised troops at the Chuetsu Nagaoka Hall two days ago." Xuanyuan Ninja, dressed in a black ninja suit, reported to the dragon girl who was still reading.

"What?! Even my uncle is among them? Surprised, the dragon girl dropped the books in her hand on the tatami mat.

"Yes, it's not been a day or two since the Fengzen Shouden took in the Nagao Jingfang Palace. According to the speculation of his subordinates, the Nagao Jingfang Hall should have been in Qiji Castle long before you became the lord of Tochio Castle. "The ninja can only speculate and not be sure.

"Why didn't Uesugi Asadashi tell me earlier?!" The dragon girl struggled to turn around.

"The current state of the Uesugi family is not optimistic, and the Nagao Keiboden contacted the Takeda family, the Hojo family, the Date family, the Mogami family, the Daihoji family, the Jodo Shinshu family in Kaga, the Ashina clan in Aizu and other forces before raising troops, and even the Satake family in Hitachi is likely to be on the side of the rebels." The ninja is considered to be justifying the court.

"So, Gorou did this to keep the retainers from panicking?" Ayahime also understood Asada's approach a little.

At this moment, Nagano Yoshimori surrounded the Xuanyuan ninja with a dozen samurai dressed in carcass and armed with a sword.

"Xuanyuan's ninja, this is the residence of the family of the general of the town guard, and he dares to sneak here!" Nagano kicked him over.

"That's enough, you put away your knives first." Asaki walked slowly and stopped Nagano Yemori.

"Zhenfu Gong, Echigo, Echichu, Okushinano, and Aizu have all appeared supporters of Nagao Keifu, and even the surrounding daimyo support him, if he is left to this way······" The ninja didn't dare to continue.

"I know that the Kyoshi Guardian and Sado Guardian were awarded to Nagao Keibo, and the Kamakura Ashikaga Yoshiji also appointed him to the public. What do you think I can do? If I were to attack him immediately, I would be no different from a rebellion. Chao Ding smiled bitterly.

"Goro, what do you say? Even if the Kyoshi government backtracked and wanted to fall into the trap against the Uesugi family, we couldn't make a move to disobey the shogunate. Qianxin said helplessly. It was originally impossible for her to be the governor of the Sanjo Nagao family and the guardian of Echigo, and if it weren't for the 'disappearance' of Nagao Jingfang, the people of Echigo would not have taken the opportunity to support her as the master.

"Don't worry, I won't learn Zen Xiugong. But I'm going to change the Miao character to Fujiwara. My former heir has already agreed to my request through his father, and from now on I will be Fujiwara Asada. "Asadaki is ready to abandon his identity as a daimyo and fight against Ashikaga Yoshiteru in the name of Fujiwara.

“······” Kenshin and Ayahime seemed to understand something, but they couldn't speak.

"What's your name? You are the only one who can get from the layers of the Azuma ninja and the Takejaku Guard to the Xuanyuan ninja in Kawagoe Castle. "Chao Ding somewhat admires this Xuanyuan ninja.

"Back to the town of Fugong, below is the Xuanyuan Ninja Nakanishi Jirobo." The ninja immediately got up and replied respectfully.

"Very good, you go to Tochio Castle and tell Honjo Misaku that I will send troops into Echigo within a month, and ask him to hold on." Chaoding happened to lack a flying foot to go to Echigo, and Nakanishi Jirofang took the initiative to send it to the door.

"Yes." After speaking, Nakanishi Jirobo disappeared from everyone's sight.

After a while, Kato Duanzo flashed out from nearby: "He has left." ”

"Well, you send someone to Aizu and let Zhuo Zhenxuan go and destroy the Ashina clan." Asadachi doesn't want to leave the seeds of the Ashina family anymore, anyway, Aizu has settled down, so there is no reason for the Ashina family to continue to exist.

"Yes."

Asadaki already has a candidate to go to Echigo to support - the only seedling of the head office, the head of the O, Nagao Keitaka.

Ever since he lost his family and territory, Nagao Keitaka has been living in a small mansion under Kawagoe Castle that was awarded to him by the court. This time, at the time of employment, Nagao Keitaka was immediately dispatched to Ueno to gather the remnants of the old department of the head office and the Shirai Nagao family, and these people were all controlled by him.

Just after the long tail Jingfang raised his troops, Takeda Shingen was not idle. Takeda Shingen personally went into battle, and a major minister Imai Nobuo, Imai Torano, Imai Nobumasa (two hundred horsemen), Sone Toraki, Sone Torana, Sone Toramari and others participated in the battle, and Takeda Katsuyori, the successor of Takeda Shingen, also took his retainers and forces to participate in the battle. Takeda Katsuyori's side of the crowd: Masataka Kibe, Mitsutsugi Akiyama, Katsuho Abe, Hirokatsu Ohara (Suwa Shokata), Ohara Shimosamoru (younger brother of Ohara Hirokatsu), Takeuchi and Gozaemon, Mamoru Mukaiyama, Captain Oda Kirison Uemon.

The Takeda Army gathered 12,000 troops at Kai Hesakikan and headed north. On the way, after being guided by Ashida Nobuyori and other Shinano people, Takeda Nobuyen ordered Hara Huyin to be the first to lead him to lead an army of 1,000 troops and the surrendered Shinano people to quickly attack the territory of the Murakami family. Takeda Shingen also placed Sanada Yutaka in the army of Hara Huyin, and asked him to transfer the people of Okushinano.

Of course, the Takeda Army is more than all the way. On the other hand, the Minami Shinano Takeda Army, composed of the three families of Kiso, Shimojo, and Katakiri, had a strength of more than 2,700. The general general will be Kiso Yoshiyasu, and the deputy will be the Shimojo family (Suzuoka Ogasawara branch) and Katakiri Masada (Funayama castle lord). Their goal was to capture the Nishina family, and of course they still had the support of the Suwa Ancestors. Mamoiya Yorima (the priest of Suwa Kamisha), Suwa Manga, Suwa Yoriho (son of Suwa Mangami), and Suwa Yoritada (son of Suwa Mangami) led 1,400 troops north into Rinjo and began to rebel against the surrounding countrymen and the retainers of the Murakami family.

While the Takeda Army was still marching, Okushino Iiyama Castle raised the banner of rebellion. Iiyama Castle lord Takanashi Yoriji defended Iiyama Castle with 700 troops, and he also rebelled against Nojiri Castle's defender, Yamada Kunimasa (Takanashi's division of the Yamada clan), so that Okushinano's roads to Echigo, Fuchu and Ueda were blocked.

Takanashi Hidemasa succeeded to the throne not long ago, and he was unable to effectively control Takanashi Yoriji's rebellion and mediate his own retainers. Hidemasa Takanashi could only rely on the rescue of Saito Asanobu of Saijo Castle and Suda Manqin of Suda Castle.

Saito Asanobu and Suda Mitsumi could only hand over their backs to Murakami Yoshikiyo. As the Zenko Temple negotiated peace, Murakami Yoshikiyo, who became the leader of the North Shinano banner, of course, would not save the Uesugi family to death. He and the Uesugi family can be said to be prosperous, and it is not necessarily a loss.

On April 15, Murakami Yoshikiyoshi ordered Inoue Masatsu to garrison Kaizu Castle (Inoue Castle) to guard the rear for Saito Asanobu and Suda Mitsukin, and to monitor Yashiro Castle in the southwest. Due to the long-term collusion between Yashiro Masakuni, the lord of Yashiro Castle, and the Takeda family, even if he is a member of the Murakami family, Murakami Yoshikiyo cannot take it lightly. Therefore, Murakami Yoshikiyoshi arranged for Inoue Masamitsu, who was also a disciple, to monitor him, and also sent Inoue Kiyoji to lead two hundred troops into Haizu Castle.

Murakami Yoshikiyo asked the old Rakuyanji Hikari clan of the pen family to enter Toishi Castle. On the other hand, he ordered Aoyagi Kiyonaga, the lord of Aoyagi Castle, and Akasawa Jingyasu, the lord of Kariyahara Castle, to strengthen the garrison. He himself mobilized 4,000 troops to enter Yantian City.

Murakami Yoshikiyo didn't know that under the strategy of Sanada Yutaka, the remnants of the former Kamaharara family entered Okushinano from Ueno. With more than 150 people, Satoshi Nishiwa, Shigechi Nishiwa, and Yumoto Yukimasa, with the assistance of Haneda Yukiquan (Sanada Yukitaka's son-in-law), Mamoru Ikeda, Mamoru Ikeda, Sado Kimura, Takamasa Kawahara, and Kubei Ogami, took Sanada Castle (Sanada Yamajo) in one fell swoop. The surrounding branch cities of Matsuo Castle, Johei Castle, and Tianbai Mountain Castle have erected the banner of the Sanada family's six mon money. In one time, the strength of the Sanada people reached more than 900 people.

Okushino's situation instantly became favorable to the Takeda family, and Murakami Yoshikiyo asked Kiyono Kiyohide to take Murakami Kunikiyo to Ueno, but he continued to keep Okushino to fight the Takeda army. Murakami Yoshikiyo is not fighting alone, Naganuma Castle Lord Shimazu Tadanao, Suzaka Castle Kanazu Yoshiyo, Saito Asanobu of Saijo Castle, and Suda Manqin of Suda Castle will all advance and retreat with him.

At the same time, Shiina Keizhi, Shiina Yasuin and others persuaded the people of Echichu and the Shiina family to raise troops in response to Nagao Jingfang. The lord of Mushu Castle, Ishiguro Naritana, invited reinforcements from Kaga Jodo Shinshu to enter Echichu, and the lord of Matsuren Castle, Kurota Nokitada, led a thousand troops to assist Ishiguro Narita and his son in capturing Inoba Castle.

The two of them, Tsuchihi Masanobu and Gongzhuang Castle, were closed and did not come out, blocking the roads for Shiina Keinao, Shiina Yasuyin and others to march into central Vietnam. As a result, they could only send a part of their forces into Echigo, and most of the troops still needed to hold on to the Tohi family. Although the strength of the Tufei family is not as good as that of the Shiina family, it can still mobilize at least more than 1,700 troops.

Shiina Keinao had no choice but to garrison Uozu Castle with 700 defenders, and Yasuyin Shiina and his Shiina family retainers garrisoned Matsukura Castle with 1,200 troops. Shiina Yasuyin sent a major minister, Kamizen Chikuzen, to lead 600 troops into Echigo, in a vain attempt to capture the city and enter the Echigo Fuchu area.

If the Shiina army wants to enter Echigo and take the land route, they must pass through the Falling Water Castle, and this Falling Water Castle is indeed as its name, built on the mountain, and has the ability of 'one man is the pass, ten thousand people are not open'. The lord of Falling Water City is the small island of Sadako.

Kojima Sadakei was originally the lord of Needlei Castle 500 koku and Sendang Castle 500 koku in Okushino Takai County, and his collar was sealed to the Takanashi family, and he was transferred to Falling Water Castle with 8,000 koku. The castle served as a defensive line for the Uesugi family to defend the Echigo and Vietnam-China borders. As long as Falling Water City is not lost, Echigo does not have to worry about attacks from Echichu.

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