Chapter 164: The Raising of Troops at the Utsunomiya Imperial Palace
From June 21 of the first year of Eiroku, the Uesugi family launched the 'Banji Order' within the entire Reido Province against Shimono Ichikoku, and began to force the adoption of 'Banji' for all large and small estates in Shimono Country. This move made all the people of Shimono and the wealthy people angry. At the same time that the Uesugi family was carrying out 'Hanji', they brought all their subordinates to the Utsunomiya Imperial Palace, hoping that the 'shogun' Ashikaga Fuji clan would make decisions for them.
And the Ashikaga Fuji clan felt helpless when he saw the crowd in front of him who had been in the service with titles such as 'Kyoto Support for the People', 'Gongfang Fengfu', and 'Gongfang Imperial Stable'. He himself knew that he had a few pounds and a few taels, and it was basically impossible to fight the Uesugi family head-on. However, even if the Ashikaga Fuji clan is no longer capable, he is also the Kanto Prince, and the influence of the family for generations still exists.
'Kyoto Support Public' is also known as 'Kyoto Imperial Support Public'. At one time, the Kamakura Princess, as an agent of the shogun, ruled the Kanto region in Kamakura Prefecture. In fact, in order to exercise indirect rule in the Kanto region, the shogunate began to establish the 'Kyoto Support Clan'. Due to the repeated confrontation between the Kamakura Shogunate and the shogunate, the prestige of the shogun was shaken. Samurai who became the 'Kyoto Supporters' were not required to go to the Kamakura Principality and were directly managed by the Shogunate. On the other hand, the "Kyoto Support Society" established by the shogunate has been carrying out anti-Kamakura public activities for a long time. In fact, the only 'Kyoto supporters' in the eastern country were the Kai Takeda clan, the Hitachiyamairi clan (the clan has disappeared), the Oguri clan, the Mabe clan, the Osho clan, the Shimono Utsunomiya clan, the Nasu clan, the Onodera clan, the Riku Okushinogawa Imperial Palace, the Ita clan, the Rina clan, the Nakana clan, the Nanbu clan, the Shirakawa Yuki clan, and the Minato clan.
However, after the destruction of the Kamakura Gongkata in the Eternal Shogunate Rebellion (which became the Furukawa Gongkata), the Uesugi family, the pro-Shogunate Kanto faction, became the de facto rulers of the Kanto region, and the Kyoto supporters in the Kanto region naturally died out, and the surviving families only wore the name of Kyoto supporters.
When the Ashikaga Fuji clan took the opportunity to immediately call the people who had supported him to the Utsunomiya Imperial Palace, everyone cried bitterly: "I have been killed by the Uesugi family!" The Ashikaga Fuji clan also shed tears, and greeted his 'old subordinates' one by one: "Yes, Yu has been oppressed by the Uesugi family for a long time, and he shouldn't have listened to their lies in the first place and was defeated and expelled from the next president." But now, all the generals of Shimono are on Yu's side, and it is impossible for the Uesugi family to defeat Yu easily. ”
As a result, the Ashikaga Fuji clan and the Shimono generals decided to raise the flag on June 29. The Oda family, the daimyo of Hitachi Province, also secretly sent a lot of grain, grass and ordnance to Utsu Miyagi, and Oda Clan did not want the Ashikaga Fuji clan, the Kanto prince, to be easily defeated by the Uesugi family later, and he knew very well the truth that 'the skin does not have hair, and the hair will be attached'. But his every move had already been reported to Chaoding by Zhuquewei.
Sure enough, Ashikaga Fuji supporters from all over Shimono, such as Hidetsuna Koyama, Takanobu Shiotani, Tsuneo Mibui, Tsunacho Mibu, Katsumune Mashiko, Osamu Motegi, and Yasumitsu Imaizumi, gathered at the Utsunomiya Imperial Palace on June 29. In the evening of the same day, the entire Utsunomiya Imperial Palace was dyed in blood by the setting sun, and in the Ohiroma of Honmaru in the castle, the Ashikaga Fuji clan, Harusuke Ryoda, and Mochisuke Ryoda erected the banner of 'Pledge to destroy Uesugi' surrounded by the chaotic parties such as Hidetsuna Koyama, Takanobu Shiotani, and Tsuneo Mibu······
In fact, what made Asada angry the most was not the Ashikaga Fuji clan's troops, but the retainers of the Sano family, Shigeru Hishige (the former lord of Fujioka Castle) and Tadashi Takase (Rabbit Castle Castle) also appeared in the ranks of the rebels, and even the Karasawa Mountain Castle of the Sano family was indifferent to the attack of Onodera Nagatoma, and they still held a banquet in the castle of Sano Castle, and had no intention of sending troops. This made Asadai very suspicious that the Sano family would be attacked after the Uesugi army borrowed the road.
And at this moment, Qianxin in Heyue City also gave birth to a son for Chaoding. And before the Yuan service, he used Kenshin's childhood name - Tiger Chiyo.
After learning the news that the Ashikaga Fuji clan had raised troops again, the court immediately ordered the Honjo Shigenaga Fire Rate Army, which had only been transferred to Ueno, to enter Shimono to quell the rebellion, and Akiyama Dingzuna and others would also be temporarily under the command of Honjo Shigerang, among which Akiyama Dingzuna and Akechi Mitsutada were the two deputy generals, and the troops of the Shiro Shiro were under the jurisdiction of Xuanyuan Shigeru, Tsumiki Hirotada, Ikeda Teruya, Shinshi Sadaren and other vassals and Joshiro.
Since the territory of the wise people is located in Nasu County, Honjo can only find a way to open up the passage to Nasu County.
While Honjo was still on the way, Takeda Shingen had already completed the reconstruction and expansion of Kaizu Castle. On June 25, more than 20,000 Takeda troops were all stationed around or inside Haijin Castle.
In view of the fact that Echigo had not yet been pacified, Kakizaki Keike and Usami Dingman and others could only lead 7,000 troops to Iiyama Castle, while Okuma Ashide, Dohi Masashige and 2,000 troops assisted Kanga Keiji, Naoe Keitsuna, Honjo Minoru and others to completely surround Kamijo Castle, Suyoshi Castle, and Tenjin Mountain Castle. In addition, Hiroto Biwajima, Nagao Keitaka, Shinbata Nagatsu, Shibata Shigeie, Uesugi Keimitsu and others also surrounded the Ueda Nagao family's main base at Sakado Castle, and the western part of Echigo basically completed the suppression of the rebels.
Under the efforts of Kaji Harutsuna, Sebe Katsunaga, Kurokawa Kiyomi and others, the Shimoetsu Yokita Land also surrounded the Nutashi Castle where Motoi was located, and repelled the reinforcements of Okawa Tadahide and others several times. Once Numatari Castle was recaptured by the Uesugi army, the Uesugi army would have the surrounding ports and ships capable of going to Kurishima.
As long as Nutashiri Castle is breached, then the rebels of Shitai, Okawa Tadahide, Sasaki Socho and others in the east of Shimoetsu will be attacked on their backs.
It can be said that the 'Echigo Yongroku Rebellion', which lasted for two months, was about to be put down, and the fierce war of the Uesugi family retainers had just begun.
Takeda Shingen, Yamamoto Kansuke and others were not too worried when they learned of the arrival of Kakizaki Keike and others, because they had already thought of a countermeasure - to send Hosaku.
"Lord of the Pavilion, Kakizaki Izumi Mamoru, Usami Suruga Mamoru and Okuma Bizen Mamoru are important lords among the Echichu people, and if one of the three of them betrays the Uesugi family, then the defenses of Iiyama Castle and Nakano Kodate Castle will be self-defeating." Yamamoto Kansuke asserted that as long as the strategy could be successfully adjusted, then the Takeda Army would be able to recover the entire territory of Shinano in an instant.
"Even if we can capture the whole of Oshinano, what can we do? The envoy of the Kyoshi Princesses has arrived in Kofu, and although the strength of the Miyoshi family has declined, they still drove the Kyoshi Princesses out of the Nijo Imperial Palace. "Takeda Shingen wanted to attack Echigo in one go, but the reason why he came to fight the Uesugi family was because he was invited by Nagao Keibo and Ashikaga Yoshiteru's secret order. If he refused to receive the shogunate's envoys, it was difficult to guarantee that Ashikaga Yoshiteru would not turn to support the Uesugi family. All his efforts will then be in vain.
"Your Excellency, your goal is not for that ethereal glory. As long as the overlord of the Eastern Kingdom, the Uesugi family, is defeated, then the world is within reach for the Takeda family! "Kansuke Yamamoto doesn't want Shingen Takeda to retire at this time.
"Even if you don't support the Kyogong side, but the war in Nishi-Ueno is not supported by Naito Shuryo, the Uesugi army has reached more than 10,000 in Ueno alone, and if you count the strength of the Nagano family, then Naito Shuliang will be defeated in a short time. Once Nishi-Kamino is not protected, then what is the point of our army even if it invades Echigo? Even Okushinano's retreat is not guaranteed! "Takeda Shingen is ready to take it one step at a time, and he wants to prioritize the interests of the retainers and the people of the country in Okushinano.
"Your Excellency! Naito can hold on for a while, and now that Kaizu Castle has been completed, as long as he can send troops, he can drive the Uesugi army out of Okushinano. Kansuke Yamamoto still suggested bitterly.
"It's useless to talk too much, but it's helpful. You still have to think about how to defeat the Uesugi army in Ueno, and then let's talk about it, and the army in charge of our army can never attack Echigo without worries. After Takeda Shingen finished speaking, he strode away, leaving only the very unwilling Yamamoto Kansuke in place.