On the 25th day of November in the first year of Yongroku, late at night. Hitachi Province Ota Castle Honmaru Ohiromachi.

"Minister Satake Ukyo Doctor Yoshiaki see the Gongfang Palace!" Yoshiaki Satake said respectfully to a man in a hunting suit who slowly walked into the big wide room.

"Yes. The Satake family is really worthy of loyalty, and if there is a strong Satake family, the Kanto servants will unite more and more to fight against the Uesugi family! Ashikaga Fuji couldn't help but laugh when he finished speaking.

"Gongfang Palace, after the Fujiwara Town Government sent troops to kill the Ashikaga Yoshishi of Gongfang, I have already asked the Kanto servants to wake up. Once the Hojo clan is destroyed, the next lord will be the Hitachi country. As far as the eye can see, only Hitachi and Sagami are left in the entire eight countries of Kanto that are not completely controlled by the Uesugi family. Yoshiaki Satake said helplessly.

"Satake Ukyo, you don't have to worry too much. There are still a large number of supporting lords in the country of Hitachi. In addition to several daimyo in the northeast, such as Iwaki, Date, Osaki, and Kasai, our win rate is still very large. Ashikaga Fuji smiled as he hid his face with a fan.

"Lord Iwaki has already lived in Ota Castle, and at present, although the Iwaki family has relinquished the position of governor of the Iwaki family, the power is still in the hands of Edo Tatsuma Mamori and Iwaki Tsukiyamaden. As long as the troops are sent to attack the Iwaki Domain and the Iwaki retainers who are pro-Uesugi are cleared, the Soma family will not have to worry. Yoshiaki Satake laughed as well.

"The Lord, the Princess. Daisuke of the Checheng Cavalry Department has been transferred by our side, and many members of the Iwaki family support their families. It won't be too difficult to pacify the Iwaki family. He Tian Zhaowei said about the results of his work.

"Very good, first let the Aramaki Suruga Mamoru of Lion City join forces with the Ishikawa family, the ronin of the Yuki family, and the former ministers, and then let the Onozaki Yamajo Mamoru of Yamao Castle send troops to the north to join the Otsuka family." Yoshiaki Satake didn't plan to send more troops.

"Understood!" Immediately, Wada Zhaowei was ordered to leave Daguangma.

The Ashikaga Fuji clan's entry into the Satake family's origin, Ota Castle, symbolizes the alliance of the Satake family with the Oda family, the Kasama family, and other people who oppose the Uesugi family in Hitachi Province. Although the Edo family had previously expressed their submission to the Uesugi family, the situation had now changed, and they had to remain neutral.

The Ishikawa family, the former retainers of the Shirakawa Yuki family, and the ronin who were previously defeated by the Asada, threw themselves into the Satake family's military situation. The lord of Lion Castle, Aramaki Weishu, united with the former Shirakawa Yuki family's retainers Madarabme Hirotsuna, Madaraba Hiroki brothers, and the former Ishikawa family's retainers, Nobumitsu Koku, and Asakawa Yoshijun, a total of 1,500 people, to attack Koma Castle in the western part of the Iwaki family.

The lord of Koma Castle, Hiromitsu Takekuri, came from the Ishikawa clan, and the Ishikawa family was immediately subordinated to the Iwaki family after being destroyed by the Uesugi family. Therefore, Hiromitsu Takeguan did not intend to be loyal to the end, so he immediately abandoned the broken ship of the Iwaki family and joined the Satake Army, and also took the initiative to serve as the vanguard of the Satake Army. The southern part of the Iwaki family was also led and coordinated by the Otsuka family and the Che family, and the Satake army entered the hinterland of the Iwaki family like a bamboo. By the time Iwaki Shigetaka and Edo Tajima Mamoru sensed the seriousness of the matter, it was too late. The Tomioka family of the Iwaki clan also did not save the main family when they saw death, and their family governor Tomioka Takashi was still the younger brother of the former Iwaki family governor Iwaki Yutaka. It's just that he doesn't like Edo, but Mamori is a person, so he doesn't want to lend a hand to Iwaki Shigetaka. In addition, its territory, Hirono Takakura Castle borders the Soma territory, so it can't be rash in the first place.

December 1. The 4,000 Satake troops arrived at the Iwaki family and the headquarters of Odate Castle. The important ministers of the Iwaki family, Ichimen, all surrendered to the Satake army in order to protect themselves. In Odate Castle, Iwaki Shigetaka, Iwaki Kintaka and Edo Tajima Mamori became lonely in an instant. There were only 1,000 defenders in Odate Castle, and because the Satake army came too quickly, the army had not yet been fully recruited, and the grain and grass had not been moved into the city from all over the city in time.

Shigetaka Iwaki is still Yoshiaki Satake's father-in-law, and he can see the true face of the Satake family now, but it's too late. He could only commit suicide by seppuku with Edo but Mamoru in the residence. And Iwaki Shintaka was the son-in-law of Yoshiaki Satake, who surrendered Kaejo after Iwaki Shigetaka and Edo Tajima Mamori committed suicide. The Iwaki family, a famous Michinoku family, fell at this moment.

Since the Satake family quickly pacified the Iwaki Domain, this alerted the remaining officer Ota Shimasa who was still in Musashi. He immediately informed Okabe Motonobu and Namba Tanji that they would suspend their raids on the Hojo clan and return to their respective territories instead. Ota Shimasa is not sure what Satake's attitude is at the moment, so he can only do a good job of defense work in various places first.

After Satake Yoshiaki annexed the Iwaki family, he first issued a certificate of security to the Iwaki family's one gate and important ministers, and then appointed his younger brother Onozaki Yoshimasa as the lord of Odate Castle. Before Yoshiaki Satake could digest it, the Iwajo Collar began to make inches.

Originally, he ordered his retainer Aramaki to build the Lion Castle in Michinoku, occupying about 8,000 koku of land west of Hanazono Mountain. At that time, in order to go south to Kanto to gain the support of the Satake family, he acquiesced to this matter in exchange for the support of the Satake family. Unexpectedly, Yoshiaki Satake connived at the two brothers, Madara Hirotsuna and Madarme Hiroki, former retainers of the Shirakawa Yuki family, to seize the branch city of Akakan in the southeast of Shirakawa Castle. It directly threatens the connection between Shimono and the four prefectures of Aizu. Not only that, but the two former retainers of the Ishikawa family, Nobumitsu and Yoshijun Asakawa, also captured Sanlu Castle under the hint of Yoshiaki Satake. This made the former ministers of the Nikaido family see the hope of reviving the main family and are ready to move. The situation around Aizu became tense in an instant.

At the same time, the 3,000 Uesugi Army, which had been assembled at Echigo Yangbei Rinjo Castle, was hurrying to the Shonai area, and Asadachi was also preparing to go to Aizu Wakamatsu Castle. The Satake family's annexation of the Iwaki family had already been heard, and he needed to rush to Aizu now to stabilize the situation in Aizu first, and he must not allow the Satake family's power to further develop into the hinterland of Aizu. Chao Ding vaguely felt that the development of the Ogiya Uesugi family over the years had been too fast, and it had become a huge monster, which made the surrounding major forces begin to be afraid.

At present, the Tamura family of Nanjiao can still curb the development of the Satake family to the north, but after a long time, the Tamura family's stone height of 39,000 stone will not last long. What's more, the Soma family doesn't have the ability to fight the Date family and the Satake family at the same time. Therefore, the court must first stabilize the Minami-Mutsu area, and then the enclave of the three counties of Shonai.

On the night of December 15, Asadachi finally entered Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle. He immediately summoned Shintoku Anazawa, the lord of Hibara Castle, and Kawada Nagakin, Kawada Shigekin, who were guarding Jishi-gun, and others.

"See the lord." When everyone saw Chaoding, they saluted first.

"Excuse me, come and meet the new members of your family." Asadachi motioned to several samurai standing outside the door of Ohiroma and let them in.

"Ladies and gentlemen. I am the former Mori Tango retainer Mori Nazaemon Hidehiro. ”

"I am the former Maoridan queen who guarded the palace, and the retainer Shikou Cainu Guangzong. They are my brother's inner craftsman, the military department, and the big meal. ”

Immediately, five samurai dressed in large armor walked into the big hiroma and introduced themselves. And Kawada Nagajin and the others sitting on both sides didn't pay too much attention to these new faces.

"My lord, after the Aizu people followed you to the west, the remnants of Nikaido, Ishikawa, Shirakawa Yuuki and other parties were ready to move. Nowadays, it occupies several castles in Michinoku! Tamuraden has written several times, hoping that we and other retainers left behind will send troops to help. Tomita immediately reported the current situation to the Asada.

"Well, I've heard a few things in the Echigo Prefecture. The Aizu people had suffered a lot of casualties in Zhizhi County, so a large number of surrounding territories only had acting officials and commissioners and no city lords. Otherwise, the Satake family would not have had a chance to put their hands on this side. Chao Ding felt that this matter was inseparable from himself. Since he entered Kanto, he has sent a large number of Aizu retainers and his own deputy officials to Kanto, but in the end, he has not had time to fill the vacancies of the lords around Aizu.

"My lord, the Date army has withdrawn from the vicinity of Mt. Zao. However, the Mogami family of Yamagata Castle is attacking in all directions, and has now captured Nagasaki Castle, Seiseikan and other places. There are also many wealthy families in the surrounding area who have joined the top trend. The generals of Murayama and the top two counties are in a hurry. Kawada said helplessly.

"It seems that the Mogami family is planning to reinvigorate the majesty, and send someone to tell the color department, Takemata, Tsukiji and other generals, quickly pacify the territory, and then send troops to exterminate the Mogami family!" Asadachi has been disappointed in Mogami Yoshimitsu. I originally thought he would be a smart person, but I didn't expect him to be very ambitious, so there was no need to keep the Mogami family.

"The Ando family has united the Tozawa family to go south, and the Onodera Hall has been holding out for a long time. If it weren't for the defection of the Hondo family, how could the armies of the Andong and Tozawa families enter Yukatsu County so quickly! Kawada said angrily.

"It's come to this, there's no need to complain." Chao Ding didn't trust these little wealthy clans, and they didn't see the wind and rudder, but it was a little abnormal.