On August 15, the second year of Eiroku, Kenji Namba, Tadanobu Hirosawa, Mitsuyin Itaya, and Shitomo Hosoya were forced to lead their troops to retreat to Kinkojo Castle, a branch city northwest of Honjo Castle, by night raids and attacks on grain routes outside Kitamusashi Honjo Castle and Ishiko Castle. However, Namba Kenji was anxious to wash away the shame of his defeat at Kitamusashi, and instead of listening to the advice of the generals, he insisted on immediately sending troops to attack Honjo Minitada.

When Honjo Minitaka heard that the Uesugi army led by Namba Tian Kenji had not been fully rested during this time, Honjo Minitaka planned to take the initiative to go out of the city to meet the battle, and immediately prepared a lot of carts loaded with grain and grass and baggage.

Early the next morning, the Uesugi army and the Honjo army met in Pheasant Okahara, west of Honjo Castle, and a fierce battle ensued between the two armies. Minoru Honjo, Fujizaburo Honjo, and others feigned defeat and retreated after two hours of fierce fighting with the Uesugi army, leaving many vehicles loaded with grain and grass on Pheasant Okahara.

The vehicles discarded by the Honjo army were filled with mud and yellow sand, and covered with soybeans and green onions. Some of the Uesugi army, Ashigaru and samurai, because they were hungry, rushed forward to grab each other, and did not continue to chase after the Honjo army, which had not gone far. Seeing this, Namba Kenji, Tadanobu Hirosawa, Shimotomo Hosoya, and Mitsuyin Itaya were completely unable to stop the samurai and ashigaru under their command. Seeing that the time had come, Honjo immediately led his army back to attack the Uesugi army, and even the remaining defenders of Honjo Castle and Goshiko Castle immediately rushed out of the castle to join the onslaught on the Uesugi army. In less than half an hour, the Uesugi army was crushed. Namba Kenji, Hirosawa Tadanobu, Hosoya Shitomo, Itaya Mitsuyin and other generals can only lead their own banners to fight and retreat.

Seeing that the Uesugi army had been defeated, Minoru Honjo did not want to accept it when he saw it, and he also wanted to further expand the results of the battle. He immediately contacted Iwata Yoshiyuki and Iwata Yoshikuni, former retainers of the Fujita family, and promised them that if the Uesugi army was defeated, they would help restore the old Iwata clan. Iwata Yoshiyuki and Iwata Yoshikuni, father and son, immediately led more than 200 people, including the Lang Party and former Fujita clan ministers, to unite with Honjo Minitada, and they took turns to attack the Uesugi army. Namba Kenji, Hirosawa Tadanobu, Hosoya Shitoto, Itaya Mitsuyin and others had to retreat all the way to Mt. Hachiman, northeast of Tenjinyama Castle, while Minoru Honjo, Tosaburo Honjo, Yoshiyuki Iwata, Yoshikuni Iwata and others still did not give up, and followed the Uesugi army all the way to the foot of Mt. Hachiman.

Upon learning the news that Namba Tian Kenji, Hirosawa Tadanobu, Hosoya Shitomo, Itaya Mitsuyin and others would be defeated in Pheasant Okahara, Hiyo Castle Dai Jimbo Yasumune, Tenjin Yamajo Shiro Murayama Masashige, and Hagata Castle Honda Naokuma immediately spontaneously led their troops to the rescue. At this time, Honjo Minoru and others saw that Uesugi reinforcements had arrived, so they had no choice but to collect troops and return to their skills and continue to recruit ronins to prepare for war.

On the 16th, the news of the disastrous defeat at Pheasant Okamara by Kenji Namba, Tadanobu Hirosawa, Shimotomo Hosoya, and Mitsuyin Itaya reached the ears of Asada, and he immediately summoned Hidesen Yamazaki alone to discuss.

"More than 4,000 troops were defeated in the battle of Pheasant Okamahara by Shaosuke of Honjo Palace, who had more than 1,000 troops! If it weren't for the jodai of the three castles of Hio Castle, Bowl-shaped Castle, and Tenjinyama Castle taking the initiative to come to the rescue, I'm afraid that the heads of Nambada's attendants, Hirosawa Shimomo, and others would have already been placed under Honjo Castle! "When Asadai heard the news of the fiasco of General Namba and Tian Kenji, he thought at first that he had heard it wrong, and he didn't expect that Honjo Minoru would be so difficult to deal with.

"The reason for the defeat of the generals such as Nambada and Hirosawa is not their own, although Nambada's insistence on sending troops should also bear part of the responsibility, but the performance of the army under their command in the battle of Pheasant Okamahara is not to obey the command of the generals." Hidesen Yamazaki did not think that Kenji Namba, Tadanobu Hirosawa and others were fully responsible.

"What do you mean by this? Nambata's attendant served as the general and went out to Honjo Castle, since he was not fully responsible for the defeat, did he have to let others take responsibility for him?! Asadaku didn't understand what Yamazaki Hidesen meant.

"It is said that the young assistant in the palace of Honjo was defeated first and then won, but his first defeat was not a real defeat, but a feint." Yamazaki Hidesen, as an important strategist around Chaoding, still knew some first-hand information about this battle.

"Since the Honjo Imperial Shosuke is a feint, why didn't the Nambada attendants, Hirosawa and other generals see it? It is impossible for them to follow me to fight in all directions, and it is impossible not to see that the young suke in the palace of Honjo is a feint. "The court decided that Namba Tian Kenji, as a retainer of the spectrum dynasty, had followed him to the east and west for so many years, and it was impossible not to see the feint defeat of Honjo Shitada.

"My lord, have you heard of the 'Big Tree General' in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty?" Hidesen Yamazaki did not directly analyze the reason to Asada, but changed the topic.

"The 'Big Tree General' in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty?" Chao Ding really couldn't think of who it was for a while.

"One of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai under the command of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty - Feng Yi and General Feng Gongsun." Hidesen Yamazaki saw that Asadaki couldn't think of it, and immediately said the answer.

"Then what is the direct connection between him and the battle of Pheasant Okahara?" At this time, Chao Ding did not think that this famous name in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty would have any connection with this battle.

He once attacked the Red Mei Army with General Deng Yu (Yuntai Twenty-Eight Generals ranked first) who was also one of the 28 generals of Yuntai, and he saw that the Red Mei Army abandoned the baggage grain and grass and feinted defeat and fled, but General Deng Yu and his subordinate Deng Hong did not listen, and then Deng Hong's troops were attacked by the Red Mei Army when they snatched the heavy grain and grass discarded by the Red Mei Army. If it weren't for General Feng Yi and General Deng Yu to send troops to rescue, I am afraid that the defeat of the Han army would have been even worse (the Han army suffered more than 3,000 casualties, Deng Yu only led 24 horsemen to flee back to Yiyang, and Feng Yi abandoned his horse before returning to Huohan). Yamazaki Hidesen immediately told the story recorded in the book to Asada.

"It seems that this Honjo Miyasuke is really a character! But most of his troop raisals were provoked by close ministers of the constitutional government. After listening to the allusions that Yamazaki Hidesen said, he began to appreciate Honjo Shitada.

"It is said that the constitutional prince went to Ueno to be coerced by his close ministers, and it was not his intention, which can be seen from the fact that he handed over his eldest son to Chiba Cainu. There is no doubt that the close ministers around the Kensei have been dismissed by the Takeda family. When the Kensei entered Ueno, some of his retainers and stables raised troops against you and Kenshin. Like the three people who raised troops before, Captain Fukaya Sabei, Nakamura Isemomoru, and Kuwaki Hachiro are the former ministers of the Constitutional Prince. I am afraid that at this time, many of the retainers of the Constitution and the Madashi had already defected to the Takaro Nagano family, the Urano family, the Ita family and other Nishi-Ueno generals. If Minowa Castle is not recaptured as soon as possible, I am afraid that sooner or later Ueno Kazukuni will become the Takeda family's pocket. Although Yamazaki Hidesen is exaggerating, he wants to persuade Asadashi to take Minowa Castle as soon as possible, and it is better to recapture the puppet of Uesugi Kenmasa.

"Since Kensei entrusted my eldest son, Kento, to me, then I will live up to my trust and let Kento inherit the Utsunomiya clan, a famous samurai family in Kanto. After all, the Utsunomiya clan and the Uesugi clan are the same clan (after the Fujiwara clan). "Asadaki has long wanted to find a suitable candidate for the Utsunomiya clan who can inherit the family name. Although Uesugi Kenmasa is close to the villain and has been defeated repeatedly, the former ministers of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi are still willing to follow him, which shows that this person is not completely incompetent. Now that Chiba Senme has brought Uesugi Kento, the eldest son of Uesugi Kenmasa, to Hirai Castle, it is not possible for Uesugi Kenmasa's sons to continue to use Uesugi Kenmasa's Miao characters, which is also for the long-term stability of the Uesugi family.

"The lord is wise." Hidesen Yamazaki was very happy when he heard about Asada's decision.

"Immediately send someone to Kita Musashi to count the casualties, and send someone to collect and bury our samurai and ashigaru who died in battle. He ordered Nambada's attendants and Hirosawa to regroup their defeated forces, and then launch a general attack on Honjo Castle after Too Zhang Mamoru and Naito Shuryo entered Higashi-Ueno. "The first task of the court at present is to drive the Takeda army out of Ueno Province, and as for Honjo Shitada, he can let it go for a while.