At the end of July of the first year of Eiroku, after the 6,000 Uesugi army from Shimono entered the central part of Ueno, Yumitsu Numata, who had been repelled by the people of Azuma-gun and the ronin, was also emboldened, and he immediately united with Uesugi Keemitsu of Sushiwa Castle to send troops to Azuma-gun. After that, in order to support Tobira Tomosada who was in the Iwaki Castle, Tobira Tomosadi began to send troops to attack Nakayama Castle, Nakajo Castle, Shiri Takajo Castle and other cities controlled by the people of the country, so that they could not besiege Iwaki Castle with all their might.

When Nagano Yetsu, who was staying in the castle, learned that the court had given the official name of Ueno Guardian, the Lord of Minowa Castle, the Minowa Bunto, Nagano Yesemi and Nagano Yesamaru 'Shinano Mamoru', Nagano Yefu was angry that he cut off his own support on the spot. And after learning that Nagano Yebo and Toshima Takurai, a retainer of the Asada, were organizing a large amount of manpower and material resources to accelerate the construction of the castle in Wakatawara, Nagano Yetsu immediately summoned his two younger brothers, his uncle Ueda Dingkiyo, and his eldest son in the Ohiroma of Honmaru in Takaru Castle.

"Nagano Yefang is too deceitful! How can he?! It's not enough to get the positions of Ueno Guardian, Minowa Castle Lord, and Minowa's pen heads, but now I'm starting to build a castle in Wakatawara! It seems likely that they have sensed what we are doing. Nagano was depressed at the moment.

"There are now 6,000 Uesugi troops stationed in Futeki Castle, and there are at least 1,000 Uesugi troops in Sosha Castle, not far east of Minowa Castle. At the moment, the war will be extremely unfavorable to our side. "Nagano Yoshikuni was not in favor of going to war at this time. After all, the strength of the two sides is there at the moment.

"Yes, nephew, in the past few days, Fujii, Aoyagi, Daido Temple and other generals have also led their troops back to Minowa Castle, and the total strength of the Minowa people at this time is not less than two thousand. Even the Hirai Castle Castle Daishi Harima Mamoru and the Kunimine Castle Lord Ayukawa Shinano Mamoru under the command of the Commander Hall led their troops back to Ueno, but the current situation is starting to be unfavorable to our side. Ueda also began to oppose the start of war at this time.

"Uncle, don't worry, there are some of our generals among the Minowa. At present, the family has two fortified cities that have been renovated many times, Eagle Stay Castle and Satomi Castle, as well as a checkpoint Tenjin Jam, plus we have been recruiting and rebelling over the years, with a total strength of no less than 2,000 people. It is completely possible to fight with the Minowa people and the Fujiwara town. Nagano had a smile on his face at this time. He had waited too long to become the guardian of Ueno, the lord of Minowa Castle, and the head of the Nagano clan.

"Yes, there are three hundred horsemen in the Eagle City alone, all of whom are good warriors. If you really fight with the Minowa people or Fujiwara Town, you won't be able to lose! Nagano Yeguo immediately echoed Nagano Yetsu.

"My family has a lot of money. Temples such as Omoriji Temple alone can earn at least 1,000 kan a year, and a lot of the family's money is used to adjust the Minowa people, and the effect is still very obvious. Sects such as Nagano Saemon and Nagano Main Diet have become our allies. The Shirakawa clan, the Daido clan, the Kishi clan, the Yagiwara clan, and other retainers of the Minowa Nagano clan would all stand still. In fact, our side still has a chance to win, and the form is not completely unfavorable. Nagano Yetsu forced a smile on his face.

In that case, the old man will be relieved. The old man will continue to contact the close ministers of the Yamanuchiden. After Ueda finished speaking, he got up and left Ohiroma. And Nagano Yetong's son, Nagano Yeren, slowly walked in front of Nagano Yetong at this time.

"Father, there are still many branch castles around Minowa Castle. There are more than 10 branch castles closest to Minowa Castle, such as Lima Castle, Hazakura Castle, Uchikomori Castle, Nakazato Castle, Imamiya Border Castle, and Baodu (Watara) Castle. Even if some lords and city generals support us or stand still, not all branch cities are like this. Besides, there is still Toshima, a retainer of Fujiwara Town, in the head office of Castle, and once the war is together, it is inevitable that there will be no retainers of Fujiwara Town Government to intervene. Even the current guardian Uesugi Kei Mangong is still supported by the Fujiwara Town Government, and the righteous name is not here with us at all. Nagano Yeren watched Ueda Dingqing gradually walk away before he spoke to Nagano Yetong.

"I know. But Taro, don't you forget, the guardian hall is now defeated by the former ministers of the Shiri Taka clan, the Shirai Nagao clan, and the Azuma Saito clan, and they are talking about making peace and sending troops? He is still in a hurry to send troops to the shame at the moment, where does he have time to take care of Nishiueno? Not to mention that the Uesugi Army was unable to cross the Nishi-Ueno River during the current season, not to mention that the Uesugi Army was currently attacking the hinterland of Ueno and was delivering military rations and other supplies to the people of the Kage Castle in various places, it was not possible to cross the Tone River and go to Higashi-Uneno. After a pause, Nagano continued, "Besides, my father didn't plan to storm Minowa Castle from the front, which would be too time-consuming and labor-intensive. Your uncle's Omori Temple has now expanded to the castle level, and your father plans to send troops from the Omori Temple. In this case, you only need to climb over Mt. Komiya to get to the bottom of Minowa Castle. It can also avoid more than a dozen branch cities. ”

"Father is wise! It's the stupidity of the child. "Nagano Yeren is at a loss for words.

Just after Nagano Yetsu's troops were ready, something happened that he didn't expect at all - his father, Nagano Yeshi, who had been in seclusion for a long time, suddenly came out of the mountain now, and took the initiative to leave Nagano Yebo in Minowa Castle, and also led 500 troops as the general to crusade against Urano Shigenari, the lord of Oto Castle who had rebelled to the Takeda family.

When Nagano learned that his father was still leading the army despite his old age, he panicked and didn't know what to do. Originally, Nagano did not consider this stubble in various plans. Once his father, the Nagano clan, sent troops to attack Oto Castle, then Urano Shigenari would no longer support him as always, taking over the Nagano clan's head and Ueno guardian. The worst outcome is that the two families will fight each other from then on. If he fails to capture Minowa Castle by himself, it is very likely that Urano Shigenari will fall into the well for himself and encroach on the territory of the Takaru Nagano family.

After much deliberation, Nagano decided to betray his father's march route to Urano Shigetari, and ceded Sannokura Castle, the westernmost branch of the Eagle Retention Nagano Domain, to the Urano family. And Nagano Yetsu's decision was finally approved and supported by Nagano Yekuni and Nagano Katsuye's two younger brothers. After all, the Minowa Nagano family has begun to decline now, and there is no need to stay with the Nagano family for this broken ship. In addition, the 5,000 troops of the Takeda family, such as Takeda Nobuyo, Itagaki Nobuyasu, and Anayama Nobuyo, could wander around Wada Castle, Yatsu Castle, and Daiko Castle, and if they did not draw a clear line with Minowa Castle as soon as possible, they were likely to be attacked by the Takeda army. Nagano had no intention of becoming an enemy of the Takeda family, and his strength was not enough to compete with the 5,000 Takeda army. After all, it is still very important to preserve your strength.

On July 30, Nagano had no idea that he had been sold by his three biological sons. Just as he swaggered his march to the outside of Urano Castle, not far west of Sannokura Castle, he was attacked by Urano troops several times his size. Even the Azuma Saito, Shiritaka, and Tomizawa clans, the lords of the Azuma clan, sent reinforcements to support the Urano family.

After several hours of fierce fighting at the foot of Mt. Asama, the 500 Nagano armies were wiped out, and all the generals from the general Nagano to the Yoshiji clan were killed. Minokura Castle of the Eagle Stay Nagano family was also taken over by the Urano Army.

When the news of the defeat of the Nagano Ye clan and the destruction of the entire army reached Minowa Castle, the people of Minowa were all terrified. The once brave and good Nagano Ye clan was defeated by his former subordinates?! That's not all, the 500 troops were still made up by the Minowa people, and none of them came back after the entire army was destroyed.

For this reason, the Shimana Castle general Kuwaki Hachiro, who had long been dissatisfied with Nagano Yebo, and the Iwabi Castle generals Fukaya Sabei and Nakamura Ise Mamoru took the opportunity to leave and defect to the Takeda family. The encirclement that had already formed over Yucun City collapsed like this. Ota Shigemasa had to detach a part of his forces and send Shigetasada, Hosoya Shimichi, and Nishiritsu to monitor the enemy in the direction of Shimana Castle and Iwabi Castle.

And the former ministers of the Kuragano clan who were parasitic on the big class city also took this opportunity to fight out of the city again and marched quickly towards Kuragano Castle. When the court received the news, he had to order Honjo Shiganaga, Omori Minori, and Soga Yushige to lead their troops from a siege to a siege and storm Takayama Castle. As long as the three of them take Takayama Castle, then they will be able to free up their hands to deal with the 5,000 Takeda troops and the countrymen lords who are roaming around the central part of Ueno.