Since they don't dare to fight, then okay, it's always okay to surrender, they did the same before, whoever is strong will submit to whom, anyway, as long as you can save your family name, then nothing else matters, but this time, this method is not easy to use at all, the other party does not accept submission at all, Kasahara Yasukatsu only left them with two ways, the first is to hand over the territory, and then take the people to get out, and the second is to die.

Because the strength of these wealthy clans is too weak, the Hojo Army can eliminate more than a dozen such forces a day at most, and after all the wealthy clans in Ueno have already known the attitude of the Hojo Army, it is too late to unite, because during this time, whether it is the Takayama clan or the Uesugi family, at least half of the wealthy clans have been wiped out, and this number is still increasing, and the Hojo family is still continuing to clear these wealthy clans.

These wealthy clans were completely desperate, but just when they were desperate, there was a sudden turnaround, Kasahara Yasukatsu, who was frantically sweeping Ueno, suddenly stopped attacking and went all the way north, and even the wealthy clans encountered along the way were spared, just when everyone was puzzled, some well-informed wealthy family heads finally got the news, that is, on the side of Kasuga Mountain Castle, the Hojo Army had been surrounded by the Takayama Army, and this Kasahara Yasukatsu of Ueno had to go to the rescue. And as soon as the news spread, almost overnight, the heads of those wealthy families in Ueno knew the ins and outs, which made them unmoved.

Due to the frantic sweep of the Hojo family's Shirabi, at present, in the country of Ueno, except for some scattered small wealthy clans, attached to Takayama, there are only four wealthy clans left in the Uesugi family with a stone height of more than 1,000 stones, which is entirely because they saw that things were not good, and immediately united and held on to the rock cabinet castle. In addition, Kasahara Yasukatsu wanted to destroy the wealthy clans scattered all over the place first, and then concentrate his forces to attack the city, otherwise there was no chance of being spared.

Among these four wealthy families, two of them were the former wealthy members of the Uesugi family, but when they learned that Ueno had been allocated to the Takayama family, they immediately voted for the Takayama family. It can be said that the power of the Uesugi family in the current Ueno Ichikuni has been taken over by the Takayama family.

At this moment, these four families have received information from the direction of Kasuga Mountain Castle, and the news that Kasahara Yasukatsu led the army to rescue and has left Ueno, so Saito Kenhiro, the lord of Iwaki Castle, immediately moved his mind, of course, his idea is not to capture Ueno or anything, he just wants to gain the trust of the Takayama clan as soon as possible, if he can become a direct minister of the Takayama clan, it would be ideal. He knew that he was a wealthy family that originally belonged to the Uesugi family, and this time because of Jinghu's rebellion. That's why he became a subordinate of the Takayama family, if a vassal like himself can't gain the trust of the main hall, then he may be in danger of perishing at any time, he is a big wealthy family in Ueno with eight thousand stone knowledge and action, the news is much better than those of the small wealthy family, he knows that the big hall doesn't seem to treat the Hao family very well, if you can't seize the opportunity, then the family has absolutely no hope of survival.

So he wanted to take advantage of Hojo Shirabi's departure. Make some achievements in Ueno so that the main hall can see what you are capable of. Just when he wanted to order someone to invite the three heads of the wealthy family who were temporarily stationed here to come and discuss. But I heard a junior samurai outside the door report: "Report to the lord, Kamahara, Yura Shigeru, Kohata Nobusada The three adults have arrived outside the castle tower, and I ask the lord to decide." ”

"Got it, immediately invite the three adults to come to the meeting."

It didn't take long. I saw a middle-aged samurai and two young samurai walking quickly into the small assessment room in Rock Cabinet City.

After everyone sat down, they only heard Yura Narishi, a wealthy family who originally belonged to the Uesugi family, take the lead in speaking: "Lord Saito, now that the Hojo Army has gone north, the crisis in Ueno has been resolved, so I will wait for this time." but to say goodbye to the adults. And the three of us discussed that because this time was too disturbing, they decided to give two hundred yuan and one hundred stones of grain as a reward, and asked the adults not to refuse. ”

Originally, the three of them took the initiative to come, and Saito Kenhiro was very happy, thinking that their thoughts were the same as his own, and they wanted to do a big job in Ueno, but who knew that the other party actually resigned to him, which made him secretly scold the three of them in his heart for being short-sighted. It's just that the Kohata and Kawara families don't have an idea, after all, they had already surrendered to the Takayama family before the civil strife in the Uesugi family, but this Yura Narishigeru actually thought the same way, how could he not be angry.

However, these three families are not their subordinates after all, and each of them is similar to themselves in terms of strength, if they turn their faces at this moment, they will definitely not do themselves any benefit, thinking of this, I only heard Saito Kenhiro say: "Three adults and move slowly, there is still something to say below." ”

"This time, the four of us can be preserved, thanks to the concerted efforts, adults may as well speak directly." Although Kohata Nobuzhen said politely, but his right hand tightly held the handle of the knife, as a wealthy family, you must have the consciousness of being a wealthy family, now that the enemy has gone, this Saito Kenhiro should be eager to leave himself and others immediately, but now he wants to leave himself and others, which can't help but make him think more, although the four families had some friendship before, but in front of interests, this friendship is nothing, once Saito Kenhiro kills himself and the other three, then he can immediately become the largest force in Ueno with nearly 30,000 stones, Such a temptation was enough for him to take a risk.

And the other two also have the same thoughts as Kohata Nobusada, and their hands are also tightly gripping the hilt, so that if a situation arises that is unfavorable to them, then they can fight back as soon as possible. Immediately, the atmosphere in the room became tense.

Seeing this, Saito Kenhiro hurriedly said, "Don't misunderstand, my lords, I don't have any bad intentions to leave you behind, but I want to discuss with the three adults about the development of our four families in the future." When he said this, seeing that the other party still hadn't relaxed his vigilance, he didn't hesitate and continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, do you know the attitude of the High Mountain Hall towards the Hao family? As far as I know, Takayama-sama's prejudice against the wealthy clan is not small, as can be seen from his treatment of Shinano and Hida's local forces. ”

Speaking of this, the other three heads of the Hao clan present couldn't help but nodded, they knew a little bit about the attitude of the Gao Shan family towards the Hao family, but this time, when they were obedient, they were originally a little worried, but for a few months, the hall did not take any action against them, so they gradually felt relieved, and their hearts were raised again when the old things were brought up today.

"My lord, since this battle, my four families have been counted as the same qi and branches, adults don't have to hide it, you might as well say it if you have something to say." Yura Narishi's thinking immediately changed, and like Saito Kenhiro, as a wealthy family originally belonging to Uesugi, if he wants to keep his family business, then he must first gain the trust of the main hall.

"In that case, then I'll say it bluntly, since we are united here this time, and there are thousands of troops under our command, why not take this opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the Hojo army that is leaving in a hurry, and destroy them I dare not say, but if you want to cause certain losses to them, you can still do it, in this way, not only will the pressure in the direction of Kasuga Mountain Castle be reduced, but the most important thing is that you can also let the main hall see our determination, so that not only can the family business be saved, but maybe even another reward."

According to his thoughts, Kasahara Yasukatsu led eight thousand white preparations this time to sweep the country of Ueno, so it will inevitably make him think that the Ueno Hao clan is vulnerable, so it should not be guarded, and now the Ueno Hao clan does not have one, which will make him more determined to such an idea, and if at this time, while it is leaving, suddenly attack, then although the combat power of the four is much worse than the other party, but the other party is defenseless, It is still possible to achieve certain results, and in this way, it will undoubtedly be much easier to gain the trust of the main hall, at least the main hall should no longer find excuses to deal with itself.

After Kamaharara Yukishige heard this idea, he couldn't help but be startled, he was different from the other three wealthy families, although he was also one of the Ueno wealthy families, but he had a deep background in the Takayama family, he was the younger brother of Sanada Yukitaka, that is, one of the three major military divisions of the Takayama family today, Sanada Masayuki's uncle, has such an identity, as long as he doesn't make a big mistake, then I'm afraid even the main hall is not easy to move him, especially after the Takayama family eliminated Takeda, he was attached for the first time, and then deepened his connection with Sanada Masayuki, It can be said that he is as stable as Mount Tai now, of course, if the risk is not too big, he is willing to mix, after all, as a samurai, who does not want to have a better future, but if the risk is too great, he still decides to protect himself.

So I just heard him hurriedly say: "It's not proper, it's not proper, although the adult's idea is good, but if you act like this, the risk is too great, the other party has eight thousand elites, and what is the situation of the army under our command, I think you all know that with such an army to attack the elite of a hundred battles, and the number of enemies is several times that of our equals, even if we can achieve some results at the beginning, but with the ability of the other party, I am afraid it will not take long to be able to react, and what awaits us at that time is to be surrounded and chopped by the enemy, although the adults think of success, But have you ever thought about failure? Once it fails, the four of you and I will fall into a situation from which we will never recover. ”

Nobusada Kohata also nodded in agreement: "I also think that what Kamahara-sama said is reasonable, and if you steal chickens and rice, it will not be beautiful, so I think this matter needs to be considered in the long run." Although he doesn't have the same relationship background as Kamada Yukishige in the Takayama family, he is actively moving closer to Sanada Masaaki, who is also from the Ueno people, and has been recognized by the other party not long ago, even if the main hall wants to change the pattern of Ueno, with the protection of Sanada Masaaki, there will be no big problems in the family, so he is not very enthusiastic about this thankless thing. (To be continued.) )