The first year of Yonglu, June 15. Two pieces of news reached Kawashi Castle at the same time. There's bad news and there's 'irrelevant' news.

"Lord, Zhoudao City has been lost, and all the defenders in the city have been shattered. The thirteen guards are all ······ in Honmaru seppuku" Sanada Masayuki hurriedly walked to the door of Guidie's bedroom and reported to the Asadachi in the room.

"The island city is isolated, and it is inevitable that it will be lost. It's a pity that the long tail sweeps the hall and the defenders in the city. Chao Ding could only sigh deeply and said, there was nothing he could do. With enemies all around, it is not easy for him to try to be undefeated on a macro scale. It was not only the Echigo people who died in the castle of Chau Island, but also the Aizu people.

Even so, Chao Ding did not blame himself too much. There will always be sacrifices in war, and he hopes that the sacrifice of Zhou Island City can be exchanged for a change and a turnaround in the overall situation.

"My lord, there is also news that the Nishi-Ueno side Numata Uenosuke, Ogasawara Shinano Mamoru and other adults have conquered the Rokuhekan under the control of the Takeda family, and asked for Takayama Re-sei, one of the Takeda family's Nishi-Uganno ancestors." After Sanada Masayuki finished speaking, it was not worth the joy of Asada. Because there are only more than 200 Takeda troops in the Liuhe Pavilion, plus it is not worth rejoicing about the acquisition of a small wealthy family in the west of Ueno who has little value.

"There are only more than 200 people in the Liuhe Pavilion from the city lord Gao Shan Chongcheng, and there are more than 2,800 people in the island city from the Changwei Sweep Hall below. There are also some officials of the family in the city. Which is more important, Gorou should know which is better. Gui Die brought a plate of unknown persimmons to the front of Chaoding.

"I don't know ······ persimmon" Chao Ding picked up a persimmon on the plate and looked at it for a while. The persimmon is a specialty fruit of Aizu, and it is also known as the persimmon of Nishinji Temple.

"You are now like the name of this persimmon, and you don't know where you are going to use it as a breakthrough point. This is true of Nishi-Ueno, Shimono, Echigo, Sagami, Joso, Aizu, and Ou. Gui Die saw Chao Ding's hesitation during this time.

"Yes, as long as the Oda family sends the concubine of Oda Mikawamori to Kawagoe Castle, then the Oda family and the Matsudaira family can contain the Takeda army of Higashimino and Enoe." Asadachi still has high hopes for the Oda family.

"Don't put all your bets on the Oda family, if something suddenly happens, then all the relevant plans and strategies must be reformulated." Guidie is not optimistic about the Oda family, and she feels that instead of pinning her hopes on the Oda family's attack, it is better for the Uesugi family to overcome the difficulties themselves.

"Lord, report urgently." Kanzo Kato suddenly appeared behind Masayuki Sanada.

"Say."

"Ogasawara Shinano was defeated under the Rokuhekan, and our army lost more than 100." Danzo Kato said bad news.

"Didn't Ogasawara Shinano Mamoru win once in Nishi-Ueno?" Chao Ding was a little incredulous.

"Yes. Ogasawara Shinano Moriden won in Nishi-Ueno, but won first and then lost. Even Numata Uenosuke lost the siege of Hawei Castle and was raided by Sanada Yutaka with his army······" Before Kato Duanzo finished speaking, Chao Ding had already pinched a persimmon in his hand.

"What's the specifics?" Asadaki now has no time to get angry, and since Takeda Shingen can send Sanada Yutaka out, it means that the fortification of the castle in Kaizu will soon be completed. If so, how much time do you have left?

"Ogasawara Shinano Moriden and others were originally resting their troops in the Rokuhekan, preparing to attack Hawei Castle from both sides at the same time with Numata Uenosuke and others of Naganohara Castle. However, I never thought that Naito Masatoyo led an army of 3,000 straight to the Rokuhaekan, and Ogasawara Shinano Mamoru relaxed his vigilance after the victory, and was defeated by the Takeda army after the raid and more than 100 people withdrew from the Rokuhae······" Kato Duanzo first told the defeat of the Rokuhekan, but he did not continue to tell the defeat of Hawei Castle.

"So how did Numata Uenosuke lose?" Chao Ding wiped his hands clean first, and then asked.

"Yes. Numata Uenosuke learned of the loss of the Rokuhekan, so he hurriedly led his army to attack Hawei Castle, which had only more than 1,000 defenders. However, Takeda's reinforcements also entered Nishi-Ueno at this time. With Sanada Yutaka as the main general, and Kohata Kenshige as the deputy general, the strength of the army is 2,000 ······" Kato Duanzo didn't dare to continue when he said this. When he saw that Chao Ding's face was already very bad, he was afraid of angering Chao Ding and causing unnecessary trouble to himself.

"Did it happen that when Numata Uenosuke was attacking the castle, Sanada Yutaka and Kohata Kenshige attacked the flank of Numata Uenosuke and others, resulting in the defeat of the army?" Chao Ding also guessed the ending.

"Yes. Like Ogasawara Shinano Mamoru, he also withdrew after losing more than 100 people. ”

"That's my problem too. Nishiueno doesn't have a banner leader to command, can he be undefeated? Chao Ding said after thinking about it.

"Forgive the concubine for being blunt, in Ueno, in addition to Honjo Musashisuke, who has only become a relative of the family, the only one who can hold the position of flag head is Nagano Shinano Mamoru in Minowa Castle." Gui Die proposed two candidates. As for the final result, it will be decided by the dynasty.

"Honjo is too young, the Takeda family has Naito Masatyo and Sanada Yutaka sitting in Nishiueno, with his temperament, I don't see any benefit, and it is very likely that he will lose badly." Chaoding is very aware of Honjo's long ability, and it is no problem to let him be a pioneer, but it is very problematic to let him be a general. If he had half of the wisdom of the Kakizaki Jing family, Asadaki would have let him be in charge a long time ago.

"So it's decided?" Gui Die looked at Chao Ding, who was deep in thought, and asked.

"In this way, let Nagano Shinano Mamoru serve as the head of the Ueno banner, and the military command of Nishi-Ueno will be handed over to him. Duan Zang, you will take my letter to Ueno once. "After Chao Ding finished speaking, he began to write the 'power of attorney'

It was also when Kato Duanzo left Kawagoe Castle with the letter from the Asada, and the war in Echigo gradually improved. Kamijo Yoribo and Kamijo Sekan were defeated in Kamietsu one after another, and they could only lead their troops to withdraw to Kamijo Castle and Kurotakikan to defend them.

Midate Castle Daiyamaura Main Water was on his way to Oma Castle and was being taken by the Kakizaki family's retainer Sonokuzo. The Yamaura family, a branch of the Echigo Uesugi family, officially cut off the dripping.

Under the constant attacks of Kakizaki Keijia and others, the Ueda Nagao family stationed at the Joetsu Azuka Pavilion and Oshimakan Nomoto Daizen and Ohori Iki Mamoru were captured. In addition, after the two of Okuma Shigeren and Okuma Shengxiu in Aoguan Castle, Arai Torisakayama Castle and other places stepped up, the Uesugi army successfully expelled the forces of the Ueda Nagao family in the Joetsu region. The important towns of Joetsu such as Matsushiro Castle and Takayanagi Castle were quickly recaptured. The Uesugi army opened the passage to the territory of Biwajima Hiroto and others in the Ueda domain, and the life of Nagao Jingguo and others was getting worse and worse.

Yasuda Keimoto, the lord of Joetsu Yasuda Castle, together with the former Hojo Takahiro (Mori Takahiro) retainers Mori Hidehiro and Ishiguchi Hiromune, led a thousand troops to attack Kurotakikan on June 12, conquering one of the only two castles left by the Uesugi family in Jojo. More than 400 people, including the Uesugi family's elder Morishiro Saemon and Dr. Hachijo Saemon, were all killed in the battle.

However, it is a pity that Yasuda Nagahide, the lord of Yasuda Castle in Yangbei (Shimoettsu), fell ill and died. His son, Yasuda Nagashige, was unable to send troops to help the Northern People's counterattack against the Dahoji army.

Originally, Asadaki was still a little worried about the war in Dewa. However, when the news came that Deura Morikiyoshi had withdrawn Mogami Yoshimitsu from the island castle, the scruples of the court finally disappeared.

Mogami Yoshimitsu originally conquered Sushima Castle and sent it to Yamagata Castle after inspecting the heads of the Uesugi samurai. However, Mogami Yoshimori ordered Mogami Yoshimitsu to withdraw because he doted on his second son, Nakano Yoshitoki, and after following Nakano Yoshitoki's 'advice' and not leading his army deep into the hinterland of the Uesugi family.

Although Mogami Yoshimitsu was angry, he thought that there were not many allies of his own in Mogami Eight Shields, and he finally retreated with hatred. Mogami Yoshimitsu knew that if this was to give up on continuing to attack the Uesugi family's territory in Dewa, then it was very likely that there would never be this opportunity again in the future.

This also gave Tao Qingxian and the others a great opportunity, because they were preparing to give Date Harumune a 'big gift' in Iwaki, in the south of Mutsu.

Note: Historically, Yasuda Nagahide died of illness in the second year of Koji (1556).