Chapter 169: Hidetsuna Koyama in the Cracks
Ashikaga Yoshiteru was far away in Sakamoto Castle near Kyoto, and there was no way to stand out for the 'Kyoto Imperial Support Public' under the shogunate. And for the Asada, Ashikaga Yoshiki is not terrible across the mountains and rivers, but what is terrible is that the Shimono country is densely packed, such as the 'Shiotani Hatta family', 'Kanuma Hatta family', 'Minagawa Koyama family', 'Mibu Hatta family', 'Washikoyama family', 'Mashiko family', 'Motegi Hatta family', etc., including large and small 'land snakes' and 'panmountain leopards'. These wealthy people not only want to have a territory, but also to be armed and armed, but also the goods of 'ancestral psoriasis, specializing in the treatment of old Chinese medicine'. It is not subject to the jurisdiction of the Kanto Governor and the Kanto Governor at all. In short, the process of refining any Sengoku daimyo is often the process of cutting off these 'psoriasis' first.
The Shiotani Hatta family, the Kanuma Hatta family, the Minagawa Koyama family, the Mibu Hatta family, the Washikoyama family, the Mashiko family, and the Motegi Hatta family had long been unaccustomed to the situation of the Uesugi family's dominance, and at the instigation of the Ashikaga Fuji family, Ryoda Harsuke and others, they immediately led their troops into Utsunomiya Castle to assist in the defense. In addition, the Oda family and the Kasama family on the Hitachi side also sent a large number of arrows and weapons into the castle before Honjo Furo completely surrounded Utsunomiya Castle.
It can be said that the Asadaki will not only face a coalition of Shimono Kuniren gathered by the Ashikaga Fuji clan, but also need to prepare for a crusade against potential enemies on the Hitachi side at any time when he tears his face with the Satake family.
However, fortunately, the 8,000 Shangshu soldiers led by Namba Tian Kenji were deployed in the area of Nekoya Castle and Hachioji Castle, which already threatened the skills of the Takeda family. In addition, if the situation requires it, the Shangzhou soldiers can also climb over the mountains such as Wujia Mountain and Baiyan Mountain to directly invade the Jiafei Kingdom.
Takeda Shingen does not have a sufficient source of troops and a vast territory like the Asada, and he also came out of the nest this time in Okushinano. In addition, there are Oda Nobunaga's constant attacks in the west, 8,000 Kamishu soldiers in the east are about to invade Kai, and in the north, there are border points such as Iiyama Castle garrisoned by Kakizaki Keijia and Usami Dingmi. Takeda Shingen can no longer solve so many problems at the same time.
In the early morning of July 10, Niwa Nagahide, as a marriage envoy, brought Oda Nobunaga's sister Oda Inu to Kawagoe Castle.
Since the Uesugi family was busy with affairs, such as going out into battle, raising food, and counting ordnance, not many people went to greet the Oda family's mission.
"It's Niwa-sama of the Oda family, please come with me." Naosada Yamada, who was guarding the Minomaru Otemon Gate, immediately brought them into the castle.
"I'm tired." Niwa Nagahide is also aware of the current situation of the Uesugi family, but he still looks dissatisfied.
"Yuanchang, you can bring in this pill." After Yamada Naodari brought the Oda family to Ninomaru, he handed it over to Okabe Motomasa (Okabe Motonobu's second son) who was among the people on the side of the Asada.
"Yes."
After half a pillar of incense, the Oda family was finally brought into the Honmaru Ohiroma in Kawagoe Castle.
"Foreign Minister Niwa Saemon Captain Nagahide see the town government." Niwa Nagahide's stinky face immediately converged here, and he knew how to grasp the balance very well.
"It's been a hard journey, and the recent wars in various parts of the Kanto region have left me with no extra time to receive you at a high level······" Asadachi apologized to Niwa Nagahide, and his desire to form an alliance with the Oda family was nothing more than a desire to annihilate his enemies one by one by using the method of 'distant friendship and close attack'.
"Lord Zhenfu, my lord Oda Kamisuke hopes that you will be kind to Princess Inu." At this time, a young samurai behind Niwa Nagahide interjected.
"Who is so uneducated? How dare you interrupt my lord's words? Sanada Masayuki immediately scolded angrily behind Asada.
"In Shimoikeda Kii Shouhengxing, he is the nursing brother of Kami-Sosuke." Ikeda immediately revealed his identity.
"It seems that the Oda family really doesn't have any extra talents? Since the Oda family itself doesn't pay attention to it, there is no need for the Uesugi family to pay attention to it. Uesugi Kenmasa, who had not spoken for a long time, finally spoke.
"Who is this?" Niwa Nagahide felt that the middle-aged man sitting on the right side of Asadaki must not be an ordinary person. I vaguely feel that it must be a person who once held an important position.
"Oh, forgot to introduce. This is the former Kanto Governor Uesugi Military Department Daisuke Kensho. Asadachi immediately revealed the identity of Uesugi Kenmasa, which shocked Niwa Nagahide, Ikeda Tsuneko and others.
"I used to be the head of the Uesugi family······"
"This kind of thing is only when you marry the main room will the teacher move the public, since the side room of the town government that the general manager married out, then there is no need for the Uesugi family to take it seriously. I'm sure Mr. Kamisuke will know this too. Although Uesugi Kenmasa ignored political affairs, the court escorted him from Ueno to Koeshi Castle for a period of time for his safety.
"Yes, this is my lord's sister-in-law, Princess Inu." At the signal of Niwa Nagahide, Oda Inu walked in front of Asadaki in a pure white wedding dress.
"Sure enough, she is worthy of being a 'papaya' girl, not to mention her fair skin, and her figure is still very good." Chao Ding thought to himself. He has already seen it in some film and television dramas, games and other works, but this time, the appearance of a real person really surprised him.
"Don't forget what happened to the old man." Uesugi Kenmasa whispered this beside Asada.
"Yes." Asadachi also understood what Uesugi was saying. The defeat of the former Uesugi Kenmasa was due to his own indulgence in gentleness. He can be regarded as admonishing the court, and he can be regarded as doing his part. After all, he has been eating and drinking here in Chaoding and Qianxin, and he also needs to have some role.
At the same time, Tomioka Hidetaka and Tomioka Hidenaga father and son entered Utsunomiya Castle very smoothly, and no one doubted them. They immediately dragged Hidetsuna Koyama to a longhouse in Kitanomaru to convince him.
"Brother, Xiaoshan Castle has been captured by the Uesugi army, and the Uesugi army is not in a hurry to attack this pseudo-imperial palace this time." Tomioka Hidetaka first informed Koyama Hidetsuna of the news of the loss of the Koyama family's base.
"And what about my father and his family?" Koyama Hidetsuna hurriedly asked. He was very worried about the safety of his family.
"Uncle, don't worry, Lord Musashisuke has already settled our people in Mikawa Castle, and they have not been harmed by the Uesugi army." Hidecho Tomioka immediately helped Hidetsuna Koyama to sit down.
"Is it possible that we will cut into the army?" Koyama Hidetsuna felt that this was the only way to save his people, and if he chose to live and die with the broken ship of the Ashikaga Fuji clan, then he would end up being punished by the whole clan.
"According to the current situation, in order to keep the name of the Koyama family, this is the only way to ······" Tomioka Hidetaka said with a sigh.
"Then immediately contact the general of the Uesugi Army, and I, Hidetsuna Koyama, am willing to defect to the Uesugi family." Koyama Hidetsuna had no choice but to do this, in order to keep the name of the Shimono famous Koyama family, he could only do this. He had already guessed that the Uesugi family would definitely be liquidated after the war.
Late on the night of July 6, Hidetsuna Koyama killed all the Ashikaga Fuji clan's ministers Shimada Yoshihiro and Oshima Katsuyoshi, who were in charge of the army, at the agreed time, and immediately opened the gate of Kitanomaru and let in the 4,000 troops of Akechi Mitsutada's army.
In order to make his punishment lighter, Oyama Hidetsuna directly led the 3,000 Koyama Army to serve as the vanguard of the Uesugi Army. The ashigaru and samurai of the Koyama family all lined up with spears and arrows, and instantly slashed into the unprepared Sannomaru. Sannomaru, who was garrisoned by 2,000 people, including the retainers of the Sano family, Shigeru Hisashige (former lord of Fujioka Castle), Tadayuki Takase (Rabbit Castle Castle), and the rebels of the Utsunomiya family, Yasumitsu Imaizumi and Mashiko Katsumune, were completely powerless to resist the premeditated rebellion. Soon, Shigeru Hisashige, Tadayuki Takase, Mashiko Katsumune, Imaizumi Yasumitsu and others were successively captured.
After the loss of four generals, the morale of the puppet shogunate army was greatly damaged by the loss of Minomaru in Utsunomiya. Immediately afterwards, the small mountain army rushed into various parts of the city, slashing with knives and stabbing with spears······ They mechanically cut the rice and grabbed the first ······
Sannomaru was captured in less than half a pillar of incense. Even the remaining Uesugi armies on the south and west sides began to attack the castle, and they did not want the credit to be taken away by Akechi Mitsutada and Koyama Hidetsuna. And just when the two of them in Ninomaru, Mibu Tsuneo and Mibu Tsunacho, were about to defend themselves, they learned that Ashikaga Fuji, Ryoda Harusuke, Ryoda Mochisuke and others had fled the precarious Utsunomiya Castle under the escort of public Ryoda Keisuke, Machino Yoshitoshi and others.
The Ashikaga Fuji clan was able to escape from Utsunomiya Castle thanks to Sano Nobutsuna. Without his intentional or unintentional assistance, the Ashikaga Fuji clan would not have dared to escape from the city. And this time, the two important ministers of the Sano family also directly assisted in the defense of Utsu Miyagi, and it is impossible to say that the Sano family has nothing to do with the Ashikaga Fuji clan.
The direction of escape of Ashikaga Fuji and others was Tokirichi. They felt that since the people of the country in Shimono had no way to stop the advance of the Uesugi army, they fled into the country of Hitachi, where a large number of people were divided. Anyway, some of the Furukawa Princess's Hokosaka family and the Imperial Horse House are still in Hitachi, and the Baba family of the Kyoto Imperial Support Family has also seized a lot of territory in Hitachi Province. Ashikaga Fuji and others believed that if the Uesugi family wanted to do it, they had to ask Ashikaga Yoshiteru for instructions first. After all, the Kyoto Imperial Support is directly subordinate to the Shogun's family.
However, Ashikaga Fuji and others seem to have forgotten that Asadachi did not need to ask Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who was separated from him by mountains and rivers. His method is to fight first and then say, as long as the Kanto can be pacified, then it is feasible to slowly repair relations with the shogunate.