The first year of Yonglu, October 1. The 23,000 Uesugi army, led by Asada, crossed the border of Noto Province with great vigour.

Due to the previous strategy and persuasion of Yusa Xumitsu, Yusa Morimitsu, and Nishino Sokei, Yusa Soen, who was stationed in the 'Hatakeyama Seven' stationed on the border between Noto and Vietnam, opened the gates of Fukusui Castle and Kanamaru Castle when the Uesugi army arrived, and also prepared a large amount of grain and grass for the Uesugi army.

As soon as Asadachi entered Kanamaru Castle, he ordered the three divisions of 3,000 troops to merge with the 1,000 troops of Yusa Soen, and launched an attack on Ishido Mountain with Yusa Soen. Since the disciples of Shi Dongshan are ignorant of current affairs, there is no need to continue to keep them, so as not to become a hidden danger to the Uesugi family in the future.

Soon, 20,000 Uesugi troops blocked the exits and mountain roads leading to various places in Shidongshan, and sent troops to garrison them, preparing to prevent none of Shidongshan's disciples from escaping from here. On the other hand, the 4,000 Uesugi army, led by Yusa Soen, Tsuchihi Masashi, Masanobu Dohi, and Koura Kazumori, quickly reached the foot of Mt. Ishido. In a short period of time, all sides around Mt. Ishido were obliterated by the Uesugi family's bamboo finch pattern.

For this invasion of the Uesugi army, how will the Takusaku Hatakeyama family respond?

When Mamoru Wahattakeyama and Suruga Mamoru and others learned that the Uesugi army had entered Noto Province, they deployed a large number of conscripted peasants and ashigaru soldiers to Nanao Castle and the surrounding castle fortresses on the same day.

Tokuda Castle (southeast of Nanao Castle) was garrisoned by 1,500 troops led by the lord Tokuda Hidesho;

Onjingkan was garrisoned by Onkai Keitaka's retainer Yashiro Echichu with 500 troops;

The Buddha Nature Temple (east of Kanamaru Castle) was garrisoned by Onkai Keitaka's retainer Onkai Chikuzen with 300 troops;

Wakurakan (northwest of Nanao Castle) was garrisoned by Onkai Keitaka's retainer Yashiro Higo with a garrison of 300 troops;

More than 15,000 soldiers and civilians were gathered in Nanao Castle to garrison the castle, and most of the important ministers of the Hatakeyama family were in the castle.

Compared to the Uesugi army that entered the Noto Peninsula, the Takusaku Hatakeyama family was not able to adjust all their forces to fight against the Uesugi army in a short period of time. The Matsuba Hatakeyama family, a branch of the Hatakeyama family in the northern part of the Noto Peninsula, has not yet been able to gather a considerable number of troops to support the south······

If Asada's battle with the disciples of Ishidoyama in the south of Noto takes some more time, then the Takusaku Hatakeyama family will be able to buy some time to cooperate with Kaga Kazuku, and the Takusaku Hatakeyama family will be able to make full use of the terrain around Nanao Castle to have a great battle with the Uesugi army. That's how Nagajiren and Hatakeyama Suruga Mamoru and others calculated.

However, the current craftsman Hatakeyama family has abandoned the disciples of Ishidoyama and Yusa, and let all the Uesugi troops enter Noto. Although their initial idea was to bring the main force of the Uesugi army into the hinterland of Noto Province, and wait for an opportunity to find an opportunity to annihilate more than 20,000 Uesugi troops in Noto.

"Entering the Taoist Sect Temple, the Zhenfu Hall ordered us to burn down all the large and small temples and shrines on Shidong Mountain, what do you think?" Dohi Masahiro quickened his pace and asked behind Yusa Soen.

“······” After a long time, Yuzuo Zongyuan replied, "I have repeatedly betrayed the Misakumori (Yusa Xuguang) and the Hatakeyama family, but now I can still be favored by the town palace to get the opportunity to serve the Uesugi family, I really don't dare to have any opinions and opinions!" ”

After listening to Yu Zuo Zongyuan's words, Tufei Zhengfan and the others were silent.

After a while, after the 4,000 Uesugi army arrived halfway up the mountain, the disciples stationed on the Shidong Mountain finally reacted - "The Uesugi army has attacked the mountain!" ”

Taking advantage of the bright moon, the Uesugi army began to narrow the encirclement from all directions, and launched an attack on Shidong Mountain one after another.

Soon, the sound of iron cannons, shouts of killing, and screams came and went. However, the monks and devotees still guarded several mountain gates and monasteries, preventing the Uesugi army from crossing half a step.

After rounds of onslaught, the line of defense formed by the monks and devotees was finally broken by the Uesugi army. At this time, flames were lit in all directions.

When the middle hall of the stone mountain also erupted with raging fire, it was already the evening of October 2. At this time, the entire Stone Moving Mountain was completely shrouded in flames and smoke. Dozens of stupas and monasteries were turned into a sea of fire. If you look at the shore from the sea, it is a shocking sight!

For hundreds of years, the Seok Dong Mountain, on the border between Noto and Vietnam, has been a "peaceful paradise" and a "paradise", but it has become a hell at this moment.

In every valley, there were ashigaru and samurai with bamboo finch patterns on their banners, and the ground was littered with the corpses of people who had choked to death in smoke, and some small novices who were begging for mercy. However, the Uesugi army completely ignored the wailing scene, like a beast that had already lost control, and only wanted to raze the place to the ground as soon as possible.

The central hall of Shidongshan has been completely burned down, and all the gods, shrines, monks, pagodas, Buddha statues, scriptures, etc., have been reduced to ashes in an instant. The old and weak women and children who fled blindly in the mountains were certainly sympathetic, but under the orders of the court, none of the monks, women and children, and ordinary people survived. After a burst of burning by the Uesugi army, thousands of corpses were scattered everywhere on the ground. The blood that had been sprinkled on the ground gradually merged into a small river, flowing slowly on the ground covered with ashes······

"Your Highness, isn't you afraid that Ishiyama Honganji will issue a crusade against you? At that time, the daimyo and lords of Hokuriku, Tokaido, and Kyoto will all be enemies of the Uesugi family! Usami sighed and then bent down to pick up a tattered scroll from the ashes on the ground.

"I've been running rampant in Hokuriku, Gyeonggi, and Tokaido for nearly a hundred years, and the disciples of Ishi-dongshan have all become allies who have always been Ichi-kyo, and if we don't eradicate them, I'm afraid Suruga won't be able to sit firmly in the position you can climb." Chao Ding looked at the scene in front of him, and there was an indescribable sense of pleasure in his heart.

"The old man thanked the town hall. I'm afraid that if I can get on a country, I will soon swarm. "Usami had a sense of foreboding.

"Mamoru Suruga refers to an army that Sugiura Matachigoro, the son of Genren Sugiura, is organizing with Kawai Toraharu, Tsubaka Baoaki and others?" Chao Dingman smiled nonchalantly.

"In the southern part of Noto Province, there are more than 18,000 craftsmen and Hatakeyama troops. If this army arrives in Noto territory or enters Nanao Castle, I am afraid that our army's strength advantage will be lost in an instant. Usami Dingman said with some worry after flipping through the broken scroll in his hand.

"The two Chiefs and Ichichi and Hatakeyama Generals stationed at the Toriya Pavilion have been persuaded by the Kamijo Oribe I sent to surrender to our side in Kaejo, and the strength of our army has increased by another thousand." Chao Ding couldn't help but laugh after speaking.

"The key to this battle lies in the Suemori Tohi family, and their every move will affect the entire battle situation of Noto. Once they fall to Kaga, it will be a great trouble for our army! After saying that, Usami Joshimitsu threw the scroll in his hand into the fire.

"I understand what Suruga Mamoru means, compared to the Suemori Tohi family, our army should give priority to sweeping away all the branches and soldiers around Nanao Castle, and then send a partial division to deal with the Suemori Tohi family." After Chao Ding finished speaking, he looked at the Seven Tails Castle, which was not far away.

"To the east and northeast of Kanamaru Castle, there are also three castles of the Onkai family. So far, the Wenjing family has not sent anyone to contact us. It seems that the letters that I have been willing to be our internal response are all falsehoods. "Usami Dingmi, thinking that it is impossible for Onai Keitaka to fall to the Uesugi family at this moment. If he wanted to surrender, he would not have sent his retainers to garrison various important places to block the advance of the Uesugi army.