In the early morning of April 27 in the first year of Eiroku, more than 4,000 people led by Nagao Keibo (Uesugi Keishinobu, Maruta Takatoshi, etc.) and Ueda (Kokubun Hikogoro, Oida Shikibe Shosuke, Oseki Confidants, Oseki Moriken, Kaneko Shotsuna, Aohito Hayato, Shimizu Fujizaemon, etc.) began to attack Tochio Castle. The defenders in the castle were only more than 1,300 people, including Minori Honjo and Hidetsuna Honjo. The arduous battle for the attack and defense of Tochio Castle began on this day.

Previously, Nagao Fujikei, the lord of Thunder Castle, sent Nagao Kori and Murata Hideyori to lead more than 800 reinforcements into Honjo (Tochio Castle and Hirosekan), and then the two assisted Yamamoto Toyomori to garrison Hirosekan in the southern part of Tochio Castle. The defenders of Hirosekan also reached a thousand. And Hirosekan only pinned down hundreds of enemy troops.

After Nagao Keikoku succeeded to the name of the Ueda Nagao family, he received the support of the old department of the Ueda Nagao family, especially the support of Ueda Fifty Horse. The military strength of the Ueda Nagao family mainly comes from this 'Ueda Fifty Horse'.

Since Long-Tail Jingfang gave him face, then Long-Tail Jingguo had to be a good person to the end. He himself was in charge of Sakado Castle, and sent his sister-in-law, Nagao Kimasa, to lead Sakurai Misuke, Toyono Sakon, Kakuya Hayato, Hashipaw Hayato, Uemura Bingbu and others to lead 800 reinforcements north to Urazokate.

With more than 200 people, the leaders of the remnants of the Kinjo family, Oda Kirisengawa Shouyumune, Yoshimi Jibu Shosuke Hiromori, Ni Civilian Department Daisuke Masatsu, Muroya Yahei Guard, Tsuchiya Sabei, and others attacked the Guardian Hall in the northern part of Karamatsuyama in Uonuma County. They blocked the road from Shimokura Castle to Hirose Hall in the southern part of the Morimonkan, making it impossible for Takashige Fukuoji of the Uesugi family to send grain and ordnance into the Hirose Pavilion.

The Morimonkan is located in the western part of Mt. Morimon and Mt. Asakusa in Aizu, and you can enter and exit the western mountains of Aizu. It is not for nothing that the remnants of the Kanoe, Ashina, and Yamauchi families chose to enter Echigo here. The Aizu Basin is full of Mezuki and ninjas, who are unable to attack in the hinterland of Aizu, and can only choose the loosely defended Uonuma County.

Fukuoji Takashige has been stationed at Shimokura Castle since the Nagao period to monitor the Ueda Nagao family, and has been fighting against the Ueda Nagao family for a long time. He didn't expect that this time he would pick up arms again to fight against the Ueda Nagao family. There were more than 900 troops in Fukuoji Takashige, but they were all scattered in Shimokura Castle, Koidekan, Yunoya Hall, and Horinouchi Hall. It is not easy for him to hold his skills, and as for supporting the besieged Honjo Minoru and Noborisaka Kiyoko, he has more than enough heart but not enough strength. As the 60,000 Cavalry Dynasty, Nagao Jingqin was not in the 60,000 Cavalry City, and he went to Kashiwazaki Port before the Nagao Jingfang raised his troops.

Originally, Marumawa Masakiyo, Maruma Masakatsu, Miyashita Toshihisa and others attacked the checkpoints on the Aizu and Echigo borders everywhere, but after receiving the order from Nagao Keibo, they immediately led more than 300 people south and went to the gate to concentrate. This freed up Nagao Fujikei to maneuver to support Minoru Honjo or Naoe Keitsuna.

It was also when both sides were deploying troops that the lord of Miyamaji Castle, Shinomiya Dehamori, fell to the side of Nagao Jingfang.

As a genealogy retainer who guards the Dai family, Shinomiya Dewa Mamoru has long been dissatisfied with Uesugi Kenshin, who has been absent from his skills for a long time. He had been moved by the fact that he had been moved when Nagawei Jingfang raised his troops, but he could only make up his mind after seeing their strength clearly.

Under the persuasion of the Ueda Nagao family's old Higuchi Kanetoyo, Shinomiya Dewa Shou belonged to the Nagao view room. And he obtained the paperwork of Kashiwazaki Port to cut freely-

"Are you all ready?" Standing on the Minomaru arrow turret of Iizuka Gray Hair Castle, Kan Katsuri asked aloud to the dense samurai Ashigaru below.

"Ready!" Hundreds of people replied in unison.

"Very well, from now on all the samurai on horseback are on their horses, and the samurai and ashigaru discard all unnecessary items, including flags, hats, and helmets. You need to travel light! After saying that, he threw aside the three-day moon helmet he was wearing.

The castle lord threw away his helmets, and the samurai and ashigaru people standing below untied their helmets, banners, and hats and threw them on the ground.

After leaving the arrows, he checked the equipment of the soldiers who had gone out of the battle a little, and then mounted his black horse and took the spear handed by his retainer.

"Takemata Jiro Uemon and Yoshiyi Sewing Hall help defend the castle, and the rest of the people will go out with me!" With a wave of the spear in his hand, Gan Lijing left Sannomaru on the side of the horse.

"Yes, I wish you a long time in martial arts!" Takemata Jiro, Uemon and Yoshii Seuken said to themselves while looking at the deteriorating Kanri Jingji from the corner of the turret.

Kanya Keichi and his adopted son Kanya Keitsugu and his retainers Aoki Kiyoemon, Kohata Kobei, Yamada Yazaemon, Fukuzaki Hikojiro, Maruyama Tairazaemon and other retainers led 100 mounted samurai and 600 ashigaru to go into battle, and their direction was Yosakajo.

There were only more than 700 defenders in Saka Castle, and the Naoe retainers Shida Haruyoshi and Naoe Masanobu (of the same clan) led more than 1,000 troops to enter the deserted castle before Shimojo Minoru and Motoi were stationed outside the castle to prevent the Sado people from attacking.

Previously, Minoru Shimojo, the lord of Shimojo Castle, and the lord of Sakai Castle and the Daimoto of Nutashi Castle led a thousand troops to line up on the east bank of the Shinano River, but they couldn't wait now. Just as they were about to cross the Shinano River, Sado Sawara Toshikuni led 500 troops to help.

Sawara Toshikuni was only in the vanguard, and the main forces of the Sado people of Honma Masaharu, Honma Takan and others were still resting and monitoring Yamagishi Mitsusuke in the branch city Yoshida Hall in the east of Kurotaki Castle.

Two hours later, Gan Li Jingzhi led an army of more than 700 to the plain south of Yosaka Castle. He didn't go to inform Naoe Jingzuna, but only sent some spies to reconnoiter the situation of the surrounding enemy forces.

When the spies returned, Kanya Keichi obtained that 500 people from the Shimojo Minoru Clan, who had already led his troops across the Shinano River, were already preparing to attack the castle in the west of Yosakajo. And the other two are still preparing to cross the river.

Gan Yu Jingzhi didn't want to waste such a good opportunity, and immediately divided the headquarters into several parts. Himself, Aoki Kiyoemon and Kohata Kobei led a hundred samurai on horseback to break into the Shimojo Army; Kanga Keitsugu, Yamada Yazaemon and Fukusaki Hikojiro led four hundred ashigaru to follow; Maruyama Heizaemon led two hundred ashigaru to quietly cross the lower reaches of the Shinano River, and once Motoi and Sawara Toshikuni evacuated, they pursued and attacked fiercely.

Just when Naoe Keixuna was still hurriedly arranging the defense, Gan Jie Keichi had already led the mounted samurai into the Shimojo army, which had no array.

"I'm Gan Bad Omi Shoujing Jiya! Next, Satsuma Mori pro, come and fight me! "After rushing into the Shimojo army, he struck left and right, accompanied by retainers and samurai on horseback, and instantly scattered Minoru Shimojo's own troops.

"It's Mamoru Omi! Evacuate! Minoru Shimojo personally knew that he was invincible to Kanya Keimochi, and hurriedly ordered a retreat, and began to cross the river himself under the escort of his trusted samurai.

"Shimojo Satsuma Mori go!" Gan Liang Jing was full of strength, and he increased his horsepower, and he shouted while chasing back: "Get out of the way!" Get out of the way! Get out of my way! ”

I saw Gan Liang Jing holding galloping past like a galloping wind, and many of the next army dodged one after another. If he doesn't look back, he will quickly whip up.

He threw the spear in his hand to the retainer Aoki Kiyoemon next to him, and he took the bow and arrow himself.

Just when Minoru Shimojo was still reluctantly watching his subordinates fleeing from the shore, an arrow shot by Kan Yakei hit him right in the neck, and he fell into the water on the spot. The samurai guarding Shimojo Minoru were all frightened, and he left Shimojo Minoru and fled for his life.

Motoi and Sawara Toshikuni, who were still crossing the river on the other side, immediately withdrew their troops when they learned of the death of Minoru Shimojo in battle. However, nearly half of their troops were wading in the Shinano River and could not get ashore quickly.

Maruyama Heizaemon saw this moment and fought out from the flanks of the two of them, not waiting for them to completely evacuate.

"I'm a retainer of the Ganya family, Maruyama Heizaemon is also! Die quickly! Maruyama Heizaemon roared, and with his guns, the ashigaru rushed into the gap between Motoi and Sawara Toshikoku.

In peacetime, Motoi and Sawara Toshikuni would definitely use their superiority in strength to suppress Maruyama and annihilate him completely. But at this time, they no longer had the heart to continue fighting, the next real relatives were all taken, and their morale had dropped a lot, so it was better to retreat than this.

The non-resistance of Motoi and Sawara Toshikuni made Maruyama Heizaemon very happy, and he did not chase Motoi and Sawara Toshikuni, he did not want the vitality of the Gan Jie family to suffer unnecessary losses. Therefore, he led the ashigaru men to pick out the enemy troops who had not been ashore for a long time to fight the enemy troops who had lost their armor.

When Naoe Jinggang learned that Gan Li Jingzhi was coming with an army, he immediately took two hundred city soldiers to kill and deal with Gan Liang Jingzhi.

An hour later, the Ganji army lost only more than 20 people (mostly samurai on horseback), and the combined forces of Shimojo, Motoi, and Sawara lost more than 300 killed and captured more than 200.

This battle was the first defeat of the Long-Tail Army since the Long-Tail Jingfang Army. It can be regarded as letting the generals of Echigo see that the supporters of the long-tail view house are not very strong and good at fighting. Gan Lai Jing gave confidence to all the lords who resisted Nagao Jingfang, and the Nagao army was not invincible, they would also be defeated, and their generals would also be won.

It is not far from Tochio Castle and Bancheng, and it can be reached in half a day by flying horses. When Nagao Keibo was supervising the battle on a high platform built outside the castle, the envoys of Sawara Toshikuni and Motoi Yumune arrived here.

"Tell the guardian Dai-sama, Ganya Omi Mamoru suddenly arrived at Yosaka Castle, and the next Satsuma Mamoru was attacked during the siege, and our army lost no less than five hundred ······" Before the messenger could finish speaking, Longtail Jingfang kicked him over.

"What?!" The long-tail view room couldn't believe its ears. Obviously, there were more than 1,500 people in the three coalition forces, how could they be defeated so quickly? Even the lord of Shimojo Castle, Shimojo Satsuma, was courted by Gan Yu Jingzhi.

"It seems that Kanya Keizori is pouring out of the nest, and he can send the remnants of the Yamauchi in the Ueda domain to attack his territory." Shosuke Iida Shikibe immediately came up with a workable plan.

"If Omi Shou can lead the army to battle, then we must do a good job of garrisoning skills, and we can't get cheap." Uesugi Keishanobu doesn't think Eida Shikibe's plan is the best.

"Stop the siege first." The long-tail view room seemed to think of something and left the high platform.