Chapter 166: Sleeping Rebellion
The first year of Yonglu, June 30. The court summoned important ministers Ota Shimasa, Hirosawa Tadanobu and others to Kawagoe Castle to discuss.
"Tell the lord that the rebels in Shimono have gathered five thousand people, and they are in Utsunomiya Castle." Sanada Masayuki hurried to the Ohiroma early in the morning.
"Saemonzo and Sagami Mamoru what do you think?" Asadachi didn't have much to say, although he had already sent Ueno's Honjo Shiranaga to lead his army into Shimono and made him the commander-in-chief of Shimono.
"With Honjo Musashisuke out of the field, there is no doubt that it is a matter of time before Shimono is calm. And the Hojo Army on the Boso Peninsula is still a problem for henchmen. If the Boso Peninsula is not suppressed for a long time, then there will be no way for the family to mobilize more troops to Ueno, Echigo, Aizu and other places. "Ota knows what's important.
"Your Majesty heard that the Hojo family has canceled the 'five-color preparation', so the only one with combat power will be reduced by the white preparation of the Kasahara Yasukatsu Division, who slaughtered the Satomi family in the Battle of Kano Mountain, and even the Satomi Yoshishige Hall was killed there・・・・・・" Although Hirosawa Tadanobu felt that Kasahara Yasukatsu was a good general, the Satomi family was a loyal supporter of the Uesugi family after all.
"Some of the rebels on the Shimono side were still the Kyoto Imperial Supporters, and the rebellion of Echigo Nagao Keibo and others, as well as the surrounding daimyo Takeda, Daihoji, Mogami, and Date, were all ordered by the Kyoto Princess. Go on like this・・・・・・ "Zeng Youjun didn't dare to continue.
"At this moment, the Kyoshi side is still in Sakamoto Castle, and the Nijo Imperial Palace has been captured by the Miyoshi family. It's really karma. Chao Ding couldn't help laughing.
"Uesugi Goro is set! The general is in distress and you don't think about how to save His Highness the general, but here you say 'karma'? At this time, Qianxin walked to the door of the big wide room despite the time he was still in confinement.
"See the Hall of Rulers." The crowd immediately saluted.
"Why are you here? Didn't Ayahime tell you to take a month off? Chao Ding instantly felt a headache. If you laugh at Ashikaga Yoshiteru, she can hear it.
"It seems that the town government has done a lot of amazing things during this time!" Qianxin didn't pay much attention to Chaoding, but walked straight to Chaoding and sat down.
"Don't dare to ・・・・・・" Chao Ding could only signal Ota Zizheng to sit back, and he sat on the futon of Ota Zizheng.
"First of all, I sent troops to attack and kill the Kamakura Duke Ashikaga Samatou Yoshiji, who was appointed by the shogunate, and also used my name to implement the 'Banji Order' in various parts of Shimono, and the town government is getting more and more emboldened." Although Qianxin had just given birth to a child, even if she said it softly, Chaoding couldn't refute it.
"The Kyogong sent an envoy from Hosokawa to Koshin-go, causing the 'Echigo Eiroku Rebellion', followed by an attack by the Ou daimyos, and I had no choice but to do it." Chao Ding could only answer her like this.
"How's Okushinano doing?" The dragon girl didn't care about anything else, so she stared at Koshinkoshi's side.
At present, only a few castles close to Echigo, such as Iiyama Castle and Nakano Kodate Castle, remained, and the rest of the castle was captured. The land of 100,000 koku near Kawanaka Island was occupied by the Takeda family. Kaizu Castle has also been re-expanded, expanded, and renovated, and it is feared that in order to regain the lost territory of Kawanaka Island, it is necessary to first capture Kaizu Castle, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Zeng Youjun immediately replied.
"What about Shingen Takeda?" At this moment, the dragon girl's forehead has burst out with green tendons.
"He is leading an army of 20,000 to Xiaozhucheng and other places, and will wait for an opportunity to enter the western field."
"Looks like it's running out. In this way, he immediately informed the Saitoyama Castle Commander of the Upper Sect and asked him to find a way to reverse Kasahara Yasukatsu and let one of the Uesugi troops on the Boso Peninsula go north immediately. "Asadaki can only hope for Saito Michizo at this moment, as long as he can defeat the Hojo family's general Kasahara Yasukatsu, then it will be a huge blow to the Hojo family, and it will also be able to calm the entire territory of Anfang and Shangzong in one fell swoop.
"Yes."
Soon, Saito Michizo sent an envoy to Kasawara Yasukatsu in Sakan Castle.
Due to the financial problems of the Hojo family, the last standing reserve was reduced, which was also something that Kasahara Yasukatsu did not want to see, even if he did not cut some personnel, the main family did not have the funds to support it. Just when Kasahara Yasukatsu felt uncertain about the future of his 2,000 troops, his son Kasawara Terushige brought an uninvited guest.
"Heizaemon, who is this?" Yasukatsu Kasahara was still reading some letters in his room, and only looked up when Terushige Kasahara walked in with a samurai with a raw face.
"Father-sama, this is Hideji Kano-sama, and I'm here for the sake of our future." Kasawara Terushige didn't tell Hideji Kano's true identity, but just listening to the name Kasahara Yasukatsu already knew it in his heart.
"Kano? Could it be Uesugi ・・・・・・" Kasahara Yasukatsu immediately got up, walked to the door, and after carefully checking that there was no one around, he asked a few close samurai to guard the surroundings.
"Kasahara can be on the side, and you should know the situation best. The Uesugi army is tens of thousands, and the Hojo army is only your more than 2,000 troops in Sakan Castle. "The reason why Hideharu Kano was sent by Saito Michizo is because he is the only one who can speak well, and Miyagi Masayi, Namba Hiroyoshi and others can only fight in battle.
"Yes, Sakan Castle is easy to defend and difficult to attack, in order to break through the city defended by the Satomi family, tens of thousands of troops were also sent to besiege the city and attack it day and night. If the Uesugi army came to attack, I am afraid that it would not be able to be easily captured. Although Kasahara Yasukatsu said this, he still hoped in his heart that he would get the support of the Uesugi family and keep the only more than 2,000 white preparations under his command.
"Father, the Hojo family's qi is about to run out, and the Kamakura Gongfang Ashikaga Left Horse Head Yoshishi was also killed by Toshimitsu Anazawa and others not long ago, and the Hojo family no longer has the righteousness to rule in the Kanto region." Kasawara Terushige had already met with Hideji Kano for a long time, and he was already dissatisfied with the appointment of the Hojo clan when Hojo Yasukane arrived, and took the initiative to contact Saito Michizo.
"The Kasawara family has been loyal to the Hojo family for four generations! For the father or the white flag head, the retainers of the lineage, and the ・・・・・・ of the royal family" Kasahara Yasukatsu sat down on the tatami mat in the middle of speaking, he used to have a very high status, but since Hojo Tsusunari died in battle, he broke through without permission, and his status has taken a sharp turn. If it weren't for the Hojo clan Yasu and the Hojo clan masa father and son who urgently needed to hire people, otherwise they would not even be able to recover their identities as the head of the white flag and the retainer of the genealogy.
"Kasawara can ascend to the guard, your talent is very much appreciated by my lord, although you killed your family's ally in the battle of Kano Mountain, but that is all in the past, at that time, they were all their own masters, and you didn't do anything wrong." Hideji Kano's words made Yasukatsu Kasahara have no scruples.
"Since the town government feels that there is some use for the next sinner, then the town government can't let the town government lose face." Yasukatsu Kasahara slowly stood up with the support of Terushige Kasahara.
"Don't worry if you can defend the territory, this is the security document of Zuoguan City, Tianyu City, and Baishou City, please take a look." Hideji Kano immediately handed the Andu document with the large seal of the 'Kanto Town Guard' on his body to Yasukatsu Kasahara.
"At this point, Heizaemon immediately summoned his retainers to the Ohiroma." Kasahara Yasukatsu looked at the seal on the paperwork, and he decided to join the Uesugi family.
"Yes." Kasawara Terushige then left Kasahara's apartment.
Soon, Yasukatsu Kasahara received the unanimous support of his retainers, especially Kasahara Keinaka, Kasahara Yasuaki and other members of the family who had long wanted to break away from the broken ship of the Hojo family.
On the 5th day of the seventh month of the first year of Eiroku, the Hojo family general Kasahara Yasukatsu was rebelled by the Uesugi family. Later, Saito Michizo, Yamamoto Temple Dingcho, Nambada Hiroyoshi, Kano Hideji, Itaya Mitsuyin and others led 15,000 Uesugi troops and 2,000 Hakubi of the Kasahara Yasukatsu Department merged and invaded the Anbo country in one fell swoop.
Hojo Yasukane had no foreknowledge of what Kasahara Yasukatsu was doing, and after Kasahara Yasukatsu served as the vanguard, the Uesugi army went all the way to Katsutsu Yamajo, Miyamoto Castle, Okamoto Castle, Inamura Castle, etc.
When Hojo Yasukan hurriedly gathered 2,000 troops to defend the cage castle of Tateyama Castle, the Okamoto naval army had already blocked Tateyama Bay, and the Hojo army in Anfang had no way to retreat.
On July 9, the morale of the Hojo Army in Tateyama Castle was low, and in the afternoon the Oteemon Gate of Tateyama Castle was opened by Daidoji Hachiro Guard (Daidoji Masashiro Gate), and then the Minomaru and Ninomaru of Tateyama Castle were quickly attacked by the Uesugi army. The head of the house, Yasukan Hojo, and his own sect, Takahashi Takama, Takahashi Hyogo, Takahashi Takaka, Takahashi Genshichiro, and Takahashi Kutaro committed suicide in Honmaru. And Hidenobu Oto, Shigetake Kamata, Sukemi Kondo and others were all killed in the castle.
Within a few days of Yasukatsu Kasahara's rebellion, the Hojo family's territory on the Boso Peninsula was completely lost. One of the few remaining sects, Hojo Yasu, killed himself in the city again.
However, the Hojo clan in Odawara Castle has been carrying a kemari, likes to wear heavy makeup, and uses incense for a long time.