On March 5 of the first year of Eiroku, after the 25,000 Takeda Army under Takeda Shingen attacked Okuizu, Ryosei Ando, who was dispatched by the Hojo clan, also entered the Nijo Imperial Palace of Ashikaga Yoshiteru. Okuizu is located in the central part of Izu Province, which is the southern part of the North Izu Plain. The Kita-Izu forces led by Yasukatsu Kasahara were unable to drag the Takeda Army on the Izu border due to insufficient troops, equipment, and supplies. However, Yasukatsu Kasahara and Kotaro Kazema still lost one after another in the field battle.

Takeda Shingen did not take a strategy in this strategy. He adopted the advice of Takeda Nobuyoshige, Yamamoto Kansuke and others, and did not plan to leave one of the Hojo family's acting officials in Izu, but to kill or expel all of them from Izu. Only in this way can the Takeda family's rule in Izu be firm.

Ryosei Ando went to the Nijo Imperial Palace this time for no other purpose, that is, he hoped that Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who was in Kyoto, could come forward to mediate the war in the Kanto region. I also hope that Ashikaga Yoshiteru will give the Odawara Hojo family a way to live for the sake of the Ise family's dedication to the Muromachi shogunate.

Ando Ryoshi naturally didn't dare to directly say that he would ask Ashikaga Yoshiki to save the Hojo family, after all, Ashikaga Yoshiki had become jealous of the growing Uesugi family. Even if Miyoshi, Niko, Ouchi, and Takeda are big names who want to single out the Uesugi family, it is completely impossible. Ashikaga Yoshiteru also needs to keep Gohojo to 'disgust' the Uesugi family.

It can be said that Ando Yoshicho is still a step slower, if he can catch up with the Takeda army and make peace with the Uesugi family before attacking Izu, then Takeda Shingen will not invade Izu on a large scale. However, this cannot be entirely blamed on Ryozen Ando. Some of the Izu sailors had already been transferred by the Takeda family, and Ando had to leave Tokaido carefully, knowing best that he would never be captured.

The arrival of Ryoshi Ando is not airtight. Akechi Mitsuhide has been working in the Nijo Imperial Palace, and he notified the Togakure ninja who was obeying his orders on the same day to rush to Musashi to report the matter, but he didn't know what Ando Ryoshi and Ashikaga Yoshiki said.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru originally planned to send his younger brother (Ashikaga Yoshiaki or subordinate brother Ashikaga Yoshiei) to Kanto to take the post of 'Kanto Principality' (Kamakura Principality), but in view of the fact that the Uesugi family has already made Ueno, Musashi, Shitso, and Kamiso one of the eight countries of Kanto their own territory (Ashikaga Yoshiki did not know that Tsukui County in Sagami Province fell into the hands of the Uesugi family), in this way, the Kanto Governor, who originally checked and balanced the Kanto Prince, would be able to completely control the eight countries of Kanto, and who would listen to him in the future Ashikaga Yoshiteru?

The Hojo clan had long expected that Ashikaga Yoshiteru might propose to Ando Ryosei to send the new 'Kanto Prince' to Kanto, but the Ashikaga Yoshiki after Furukawa was still in Horikoshi. As long as Ashikaga Yoshiteru appoints Ashikaga Yoshishi as the Kanto Prince, he will be able to win the support of the people of the Daimyo such as the Satake family and the Oda family, which used to be the public of the Kanto Prince.

Ashikaga Yoshiki thinks about it, plus his own brother (Ashikaga Yoshiki is still commonly known as Ashikaga Yoshiaki after his death) is still a monk, and his younger brother (Ashikaga Yoshiei) is still in the hands of the Miyoshi family, if he turns against the Miyoshi family now, then he will be driven out of Kyoto and wandering around. After weighing it again and again, Ashikaga Yoshiteru issued this 'Imperial Script' that completely ignored Uesugi Dynasty':

"1. After the Shimono samurai were all members of the Shogunate's royal family and served the public, as long as they reformed themselves, the Shogunate will not pursue the crime of rebellion. The crimes of Ashikaga Fuji, Ryoda Harusuke, and Ryoda Mosuke are unforgivable, and I hope that the people of the Kwantung Kingdom will be able to bring them to justice.

2. After Ashikaga Yoshiji is the Furukawa Duke Ashikaga Haru, he can be reappointed as the Kamakura Duke. Hojo clan served as his successor.

3. The retainer of the Uesugi family, Nagao Toyozen Mamoru Keishinobu (his father Nagao Bokei called himself Bunzen Mamoru when he was in the past, and Ashikaga Yoshiki did not know that he was already using the word 'Uesugi' Miao, so he was called 'Nagao') to fill in the Ueno guardianship.

Fourth, the retainer of the Uesugi family, Kakizaki and Izumi Shoukei, were appointed as Kaga guardians.

5. The retainer of the Uesugi family, Usami Suruga, was appointed to be guarded by Noto.

6. Satake Tokichi Yoshiaki and Hojo Masa were re-appointed as the acting governor of the Kanto region, and together with Uesugi repair doctor Asadada, he assisted the Kamakura Princesse and the Kanto governor.

Seventh, the Kanto Governor Uesugi Dan Masakenshin granted the house number (exempt one), Kikutong pattern (exempt one), and the royal companion; Satake Hitachi, Yoshiaki was awarded to the Outer Samples; The Hojo clan was awarded to the Outer Samples.

8. Utsunomiya Shimono Mamoru Hirotsuna, who was loyal to the shogunate, posthumously presented Shimono Guardian and Outsider; Satomi Criminal Department Shaofu Yoshiyao posthumously presented the general guardian (who was the guardian of the house before his death), and the outsider; Satomi Criminal Department Shaofu Yoshihiro posthumously presented as the royal companion; Soma Shengyin posthumously presented as the guardian of Mutsu and the outsider; Date Sakyo Doctor Uemune posthumously presented him as the companion of the imperial minister.

9. The Date clan shall not be hereditary Oshu Explorer, and the Mutsu Guardian and Oshu Quest shall be replaced by the Soma clan, and the old leader of the Date clan shall be managed by the Soma clan.

10. The Uesugi family, the Takeda family, and other local daimyo are not allowed to fight the Hojo clan without permission in the future. ”

Ashikaga Yoshiteru: This is completely selling the two of Asadaki and the Dragon Girl. These contents either dismantle the Uesugi family's platform or make it impossible for the Uesugi family to continue to attack Shimono, Sagami and other places. In addition, although the court is currently holding the two official positions of the general of the town guard and the repair doctor, the position of the general of the town guard has changed from the original five to the fourth, and the position of the repair doctor is from the fourth. In other words, Ashikaga Yoshiteru did not intend to recognize the position of shogun held by the court.

The Musashi people, the Aizu people, and other retainers who belonged to the Asada, and the cavalry fought bloody battles in various parts of the Kanto region, but Ashikaga Yoshiteru's paper imperial teaching book gave the service that should not be given to those who should not be given, and also gave the guardianship that originally belonged to the Notoyama family to Usami Jomitsu. Originally, the Ise family, which was only a public servant of the Muromachi shogunate, now even Ashikaga Yoshiteru has admitted in writing that he had stolen the 'Hojo' Miao character.

Although Nagao Keishun was given the right to use the 'Uesugi' Miao character by the court, he was a member of the Echigo people after all, and even if he was Kenshin's uncle, some people in Ueno would not necessarily buy his face. After all, Nagano is the leader of the people of Higashi-Ueno Province.

As the Takeda Army became more and more fierce, the Izu people were unable to continue to support it. Kasahara Yasukatsu led more than 200 men to escort the Ashikaga Yoshishi to escape into Sagami, while the rest of the Hojo family's retainers who stayed in Izu and the Wind Demon Kotaro were outnumbered.

Although Kotaro wanted to consume the combat power of the Takeda Army in the field, the Izu people ignored him. Nirayama Castle is located to the north of the Horikoshi Imperial Palace, and its location is very important as it holds the meeting point of Hakone, Suruga and Shimoizu.

Once upon a time, when Ise Sakumo entered the castle, Nirayama Castle was renovated. He built five mounds at the top of the mountain behind Nirayama Castle and in front of and behind the roots: Wada Island Fort, Tengaku Fort, Kanaya Fort, Egawa Fort, and Tote Wada Fort. There are a lot of arrows built inside these barracks, and empty hori is also built outside. Even the exterior of Nirayama Castle was built with a water wall that surrounded the entire city. In addition, during the reign of the Hojo clan and the Hojo clan, Yasu also continued to revise and revise Nirayama Castle.

The last time the Takeda Army invaded, Nirayama Castle was defeated, and that was because Hojo Clan Yasu mobilized a lot of Izu people to Musashi. This time, the Takeda Army invaded again, and the Hojo family, just like last time, still didn't have many troops to defend Izu.

Despite this, the Izu people gathered 4,000 people in Nirayama Castle. The water of these 4,000 people is still very large, and the peasants who have been temporarily conscripted occupy more than 3,000. Even if Kasahara Yasukatsu was able to fight, it would be impossible for him to fight with more than 2,000 ashigaru and ten times the enemy army, so he could only leave Izu this time under the pretext of 'escorting the Kokata Hall to Sagami for refuge'. And the troops escorted by the two hundred were all white reserves.

Kasahara Yasukatsu's choice to leave Izu at this time is nothing more than the absolute injustice of the Hojo family to him, while his status and knowledge and deeds have been reduced again and again. This made him feel that after doing his best to the Hojo family, the gains outweighed the losses. In that case, it is better to leave Izu directly with Ashikaga Yoshiji.

As soon as Yasukatsu Kasahara left, the defense of Nirayama Castle fell on the shoulders of Masanobu Oto. As the Ashigaru general of the Hojo family, Masanobu Oto also has a lot of actual combat experience, but the army defending the city has only less than a thousand people with real combat effectiveness, which makes him feel a headache.

However, the nine members of the Izu crowd, including Yamamoto Otani, Nishikawa Toshiro, Nishijima Tojiro, Umehara Woodworking Saemon, Uemura Genbo, Sato Shiro Guard, Nishihara Jiro Uemon, Otani Zenzaemon, and Watanabe Tibeto, were still willing to live and die with Nirayama Castle.

First of all, Masanobu Oto guarded Nirayama Castle Honmaru; The five fortresses around Nirayama Castle were garrisoned by Yamamoto Otagaya (Wadajima), Nishikawa Fujishiro (Tengaku), Nishijima Tojiro (Kanaya), Umehara Woodworking Saemon (Egawa), and Uemura Genbo (Tote Wada); The Otemon Gate was guarded by Watanabe Tibetans; Sannomaru was jointly guarded by Yasuhiro Fujita and Zenzaemon Otani; Ninomaru was guarded by Shiro Sato and Jiro Nishihara Uemon.

Probably because the Hojo clan couldn't get used to being driven out of the territory by the Uesugi family, and Fujita Yasumobu had been doing nothing in Odawara Castle, so he directly kicked Fujita Yasuma to Izu to let Oto Masanobu take charge.

Originally, Oto Masanobu was only sent to Izu by the Hojo clan to 'assist' Kasahara Yasukatsu, and he didn't expect that Kasahara Yasukatsu would leave Izu directly with his elite because of this.

Most of the Wind Demons under the command of Wind Demon Kotaro are cavalry, and they are not suitable for defending the city. He also didn't want the remaining more than 100 people to accompany Masanobu Oto to be martyred. Wind Demon Kotaro also immediately led people away from Izu.

The power and strength of the Hojo family have been greatly reduced, and even the Sagami Uraga Navy under his command has secretly contacted the Takeda family. The leader of the Uraga naval army was the Hojo family's retainer Aisu Shosuke. Once he becomes an ally of the Takeda family, then the Hojo family's coastal shipping will be fatally hit. The Izu Navy was already dealing with the Suruga Army, but if it was flanked by the Uraga Army, the largest army of the Hojo family would be destroyed.

However, after Takeda Shingen led his army to the castle, he did not take the method of storming. He knew very well that the castle that the Hojo family had been running for more than 100 years was not easy to capture, and if it was attacked, it would lead unnecessary losses, but he still wanted to lead his army to attack Sagami after capturing Izu Province, and he also wanted to collect his troops after showing off his might under Odawara Castle.

Just when Nirayama Castle was surrounded by 20,000 Takeda legions, an uninvited guest came to Takeda Shingen's main camp - Fujita Yasumong. Although Fujita Yasumang is not a good fighter, he has been in Nirayama Castle for more than a month or two, and he is very aware of Nirayama Castle's weaknesses. Fujita Yasumong's initiative to take refuge is nothing more than to seek the refuge of the Takeda family, and wait for an opportunity to return to the old territory with the help of the Takeda family. Of course, Fujita Yasumi didn't expect the Takeda family to shelter him before, and he suddenly woke up after a secret conversation with Kansuke Yamamoto.

After receiving a verbal assurance from Kansuke Yamamoto, Fujita immediately consulted with his retainers, Ishiyama University and Hosaka Daikaisuke, and decided to blow up the wall near the Sannomaru Otemon Gate with gunpowder in the early morning of the next day, allowing the Takeda army to attack. And the Takeda Army also needs to attack the five barricades surrounding Nirayama City at the same time after the explosion, otherwise the Takeda Army will not be able to brave the rain of projectiles and arrows to rush into the city.

On the other hand, after Yamamoto Kansuke completed the transfer of Fujita Yasuku, he directly suggested that Takeda Shingen convene a military council, but not all the retainers who participated in the military council. Takeda Shingen only summoned Takeda Nobushi, Takeda Nobuyo, Yamamoto Kansuke, Baba Nobubo, Naito Masatyo, Kawakubo Nobutomi, Murosumi Koto, Yokota Tsunamatsu and other close and important ministers to start a military council in Nagaoka Castle.

This military meeting was very brief, and Takeda Shingen ended it after quickly assigning the tasks of their various departments. Takeda Nobuyoshi and Takeda Nobuyoshi led 10,000 troops to the west of the city, waiting for Fujita Yasuhiro to blow up the city wall and attack the city; Kawawa Noshishi (1000) was responsible for the capture of Wada Island in the mountains behind Nirayama Castle; The Racecourse Information Department (1000) was responsible for capturing the Tianyue Fortress at the foot of the mountain; Naito Masatyo (1000) was responsible for the capture of Kanaya; Muroju Tiger Den (1000) was responsible for the capture of Egawa; Yokota Tsunamatsu (600) was responsible for the capture of Tote and Tada; The Yamamoto Kansuke Department (200) was responsible for leading the army to respond to the various departments.

Just after the Takeda Army was fully arranged, the time quietly walked to March 6.

"Boom ・・・・・・" Just after an explosion sounded, Takeda Nobuyhiro and Takeda Nobuyo, who had been waiting outside the city for a long time, directly urged the retainers and samurai to rush to the gap in the city wall near the Otemon Gate of Nirayama Castle. The rest of the Takeda Army also attacked the five fortresses scattered throughout the Nieksan Mountains at the same time. Yasukuni Fujita and his retainer Daikisuke Hosaka led fifty samurai to set fire to many of the Ashigaru longhouses at Sannomaru, while Ishiyama University brought a dozen samurai to meet the Takeda army in the gap.

Since a large number of peasants and soldiers were resting in the early hours of the morning, even some samurai were napping. Just after the explosion sounded, Masanobu Oto didn't understand what was happening for a while.

The various units of the Takeda Army, which were besieging the outer barrage of Nirayama Castle, rushed directly into the barricade after the ninjas and gold diggers opened the gate, and slaughtered the Hojo Army, peasants and ashigaru who were still asleep. None of the five guards could defend it, and Yamamoto Otaya, Nishikawa Fujishiro, Nishijima Tojiro, and Umehara Carpenter Saemon were taken one after another, and only Uemura Genbo escaped from Nirayama Castle by walking the path at night under the escort of two samurai under his command.

After Watanabe Tibetan, the defender of Nirayama Castle's Otemon Gate, was assassinated by Ishiyama University, the Hojo army was in disarray, and the Takeda army encountered little resistance after attacking. In addition, after the 10,000 troops of the Takeda Army entered Sannomaru, the defenders of Nirayama Castle were even more powerless to resist. Otani Zenzaemon rushed towards the Takeda Army with only five samurai and twenty ashigaru men, and soon Otani Zenzaemon was named by one of the Takeda Army

After learning of the loss of Sannomaru, Masanobu Oto hurriedly closed the gates of Ninomaru and distributed all the remaining 1,000 or so defenders to Ninomaru. Masanobu Oto asked Listed Genbo to disguise himself as a mountain man and ordered him to find a way to go to Odawara Castle to ask for reinforcements. And Nirayama Castle can only defend for three days at most after losing the five fortresses and Sannomaru.

However, Masanobu Oto is still too idealistic after all. Although he told Xuanfan that he would defend for three days at most, the grain and grass in the city could only be eaten by more than a thousand defenders for a day at most. Coupled with the lack of arrows and buckshot, there were only twenty iron cannons left. Oto Masanobu wants to hold Nirayama Castle for three days in this situation, unless there is a god to help.

Just when Takeda Nobushishi, Takeda Nobuyo, and Shimosone Nobutei and other important ministers of the Takeda family were at a loss for anything in the face of the closed gates of Ninomaru, Fujita Yasuhiro pointed out that the wall on the east side of Ninomaru was not strong, and as long as he attacked there, he could quickly attack Ninomaru.

As soon as Takeda Nobuyhiro heard the reason, he immediately asked Hatsukano Tadashi to organize a team of fifty brave men to make an attack, and let the iron cannon Ashigaru and Bow Ashigaru cover. Just after Hatsukano Tadaji half-convinced and rushed to the east side of the city wall, several samurai under his command effortlessly dismantled the dilapidated slabs there.

"The retainer of the Takeda family, Hatsukano Tadashi, was the first to attack the castle)!" The fifty-one men of the Hatsukano Tadaji team soon engaged the defenders of Ninomaru, and the follow-up forces of the Takeda Army also entered Ninomaru.

And Shingen Takeda, who has become, has also heard good news in a row:

"The Stable Hall (Takeda Nobuyoshi), the Criminal Department Shaofu Hall (Takeda Nobuyo) and other adults have already attacked Nichiyama Castle Ninomaru!"

"The young assistant of the Horse Farm Civil Department has captured Tianyue Fortress!"

"Naito repairs Ryo captured Kanaya!"

"Kawawa Hyogosuke (Kawawa Faithfulness) Hall captured Wada Island!"

"Lord Yokota Tsunamatsu has captured Tote and Tatsuma!"

"Muroju Xuanfan Yundian (Muroju Hudeng) captured Jiangchuan Yan!"

In just half a pillar of incense, the Takeda army conquered the five fortresses on the periphery of Nirayama Castle plus Sannomaru and Ninomaru, and Sato Shiro and Nishihara Jiro Uemon were captured. The Buddhist halls near Honmaru were all set on fire by the Takeda Army, and all the Ninomaru defenders were killed, and none of them survived. Only Masanobu Oto and his three samurai were left in the Honmaru. Masanobu Oto asked three samurai to guard the door of the pavilion, and he would cut his stomach.

Takeda Nobushiro also guessed that Masanobu Oto wanted to seppuku, so he asked Hatsukano Tadaji to lead people to surround the building and did not rush in. Wait until the three samurai under the command of Masanobu Oto rush out before attacking the building. The three samurai under Masanobu Oto were quickly killed by a large number of Takeda troops. When Tadaji Hatsukano entered the building, he saw only the body of Masanobu Oto lying on the floor.

If Jiushan Castle is backward, the Takeda Army can completely divide its troops into two routes. One way you can attack Sagami, and the other way you can continue to conquer various castles in Izu.