In January of the third year of Hongji, the Echigo Nagao family and the Aizu Uesugi family attacked the Kanto region in two directions. After entering Ueno, the Nagao army summoned the Kanto generals, while the Uesugi army was delayed by the large number of new branch castles built by the Nasu family.

The most surprising thing is that Hojo Shiyasu did nothing about the joint attack of Uesugi and Nagao into Kanto, and the people of Nishiueno Province, who had only surrendered to Hojo not long ago, were completely overwhelmed. After the Hojo family did not send troops to help them, the Nabo family and the Akai family were then attacked by an army of 30,000 mainly the Nagao army! Naba Sotoshi was defeated after defending the castle for three days, and Naba Castle was captured, and he himself committed suicide after Honmaru killed his wife, concubine, and children. Naba Sotoshi's younger brother, Naba Sotoshi, was beheaded by the Yokoyori family's retainer Iwamatsu Jun when he abandoned his home city of Kagami Castle and fled to Akai Castle, and his head was sent to Minowa Castle two days later.

Since the Nabo family and the Akai family were the first wealthy families to take refuge in the Hojo family, these two families are the most shameless existence for the people of Ueno Province. Not only did he participate in assisting Hojo's invasion, but he also took the initiative to attack Yokoyori Yura's family and Ashikaga Nagao's family.

The dragon maiden did not rush to the south, but first received the envoys sent by each family or the daimyo and wealthy clans who came in person. When the Nagao Army was stationed at Minowa Castle, etc., he received the acquiescence of the Dragon Maiden and the instructions of Uesugi Kenmasa, and immediately led an army of 4,000 to instantly defeat the 2,000 troops of Kohata Kenshige and Sanada Yukitaka, and recaptured Yoshizaki Castle, Uenokan, and Nishimaki Castle, which had been captured by the Takeda family, and the Kohata Akabei cavalry lost no less than 200 people. The dragon girl did this in order to ensure her retreat, and also to show the people of Ueno Province her strength. As long as Nagano Yomasa can stabilize Nishiueno, the dragon girl will be able to attack the wealthy clans subordinate to Hojo at will.

However, on the 30th, Asadachi surrounded Otawara Castle with 4,000 troops, and almost all of the more than a dozen branch castles built by the Nasu family were captured within half a month. And all of the seven horsemen of Nasu were exterminated by the Uesugi family except for Otawara Ziqing, and Nasu Ziyin personally asked for surrender for the sake of his family's name. However, there was only one requirement for the DPRK -- that Daejeon would not die and that nothing should be discussed. Perhaps, because of the toughness of the court, Nasu Ziyin had no choice but to order Otawara Ziqing to cut his stomach in exchange for the soldiers and people in Otawara Castle.

On February 1, after Daejeonhara Seppuku, Otawara Castle was opened. Then, Nasu Ziyin wore a monk's robe and entered the main pill. Prepare to meet with Asahi and decide on the future of your family.

"The sinner Nasu Ziyin participated in the court." After looking around, Nasu Ziyin realized that he seemed to be late. The surrounding Uesugi retainers and the friendly Tamura retainers were waiting impatiently.

"Get up, this time the Nasu family took the initiative to build a city to block the family's entry into Kanto, and I know that it was done by Otawara Shikiyo, and it has nothing to do with you." Chaoding knew that Otahara Ziqing was Nasu Ziyin's grandfather, so he couldn't digest it if he didn't die. That Su Ziyin can be kept, at least he doesn't have much ability.

"Xie Chaoding Gong Mingcha!" As long as Nasu Ziyin thinks that the Uesugi family is not pointing the finger at Nasu's family, as for his grandfather, he can sell it completely! He's dead anyway, and the dead won't defend themselves!

"The Nasu family retains 12,000 stones in Wushan City, and the rest of the territory is confiscated!" Chao Ding first smiled at Nasu Ziyin's 'kindness', and then instantly changed his face and said this sentence that made Nasu Ziyin feel suffocated.

"It's... It's not that the Nasu family wants to be the enemy of the Uesugi family! It's all Otawara Shikiyo! "That Su Ziyin obviously didn't understand his situation, and it was unacceptable for him to do so.

"The Su family doesn't want to be an enemy of their own family, but they can't even manage their own retainers how to manage the remaining 100,000 stone territory? The main family sent troops to assist the Nasu family in exterminating the tiger and Daewara Ziqing was also paid. Chao Ding sneered, if he didn't take this opportunity to take these territories, how could he connect with his Musashi Territory in the future?

"・・・・・・" Nasu Ziyin seemed to understand something, and after thinking about it, he felt that if he didn't want to accept it, if the Uesugi family didn't even give the 12,000 stone of Osan Castle, then there would really be nothing.

"What's wrong? How mother-in-law mother-in-law as a samurai! Namba Kenji impatiently knocked on the floor with his folding fan.

"Uh..." Nasu Ziyin can only agree now, otherwise the famous Nasu family will die in his own hands.

"By the way, the Nasu family should still have a thousand troops in Osan City, so let's quickly bring it out and go to Ueno Province with the main family to round the Long Tail Army." Chaoding doesn't want to let the tiger return to the mountain now, it just so happens that he still lacks cannon fodder!

"How many days will it be feasible for the subordinate to prepare for this matter?" That Su Ziyin is not happy to go to Ueno, his relationship with Hojo is not bad, if he really goes, won't it be over?

"Then you won't accept the 12,000 stone blockade, Mino Mamoru and Hayato Sakuro go and take Osan Castle, and Nasu-sama will take refuge in the Hojo family." Chao Ding didn't seem to care, he wasn't stupid.

"Yes." Ota Shimasa and Namba Kenji were about to get up and leave Ohiroma after answering in unison, but Nasu Shiyin immediately reacted.

"The subordinate is willing to send troops! Willing to send troops. As soon as Nasu Ziyin saw that the Uesugi family was doing this, he had no choice but to send troops.

On the very next day, 5,000 Uesugi troops, 600 Tamura troops, and 1,000 Nasu troops first borrowed the Michi-Utsunomiya Domain, and then entered Ueno on February 5 through the Sano Ryo and Ashikaga Nagao Ryo. However, it was only three days later that I entered Minowa Castle. Akechi Mitsuhide was in charge of managing the territory under the new capture of 100,000 koku, and of course the seven castles of Sumidahara Castle, Ashino Castle, Tateyama Castle, Iohano Castle, Fukarai Castle, Hachirohara Castle, and Arai Castle were still rewarded to him.

Just after the Uesugi army entered Ueno, the Nagano family of Stablebridge Castle raised troops to cage the castle, echoing the Akai family from afar. Under the coordination of Uesugi Kenmasa, Yukiquan Hatao of Hamao Castle, Kenhiro Saito of Iwaki Castle, Shigenari Urano of Odo Castle, Numata Kenyasu of Numata Castle, Nagao Kenkei of Shirai Castle, Nagao Keihide of Sosha Castle, and Yasunaka Hisamasa of Anaka Castle led their troops to surround these two houses. Two days later, both Stablebridge Castle and Akai Castle were captured. In this way, Ueno Province was temporarily settled, and the supply channel of the Nagao Army was also secured.

As soon as Asadashi arrived in Minowa Castle, he quickly changed into the black court clothes he had been wearing, and then entered the Honmaru Castle Tower under the guidance of the Nagano family's retainers. Then he saw a new face - a minister in a white court robe.

"Shimono Musashi, Sagami, and Izu are guarding the Uesugi repair doctor, and they are going to be late, and they hope that the mountain inner hall will forgive their sins." After entering Minowa Castle, he changed into a black court robe and hurriedly took Saito Toshizo and Hirosawa Tadanobu into the Honmaru Castle Tower.

"Chaoding, this is the former heir of Lord Guanbai, who came to Kanto to help us this time." Uesugi Kenmasa immediately introduced the young minister who was sitting next to him.

"Participate in the White Palace." Looking at it, it is really more popular than people. Looks younger than me!

"Excuse me, presumably this is the Uesugi repair doctor of the Three Kingdoms." The former heir of Konoe is also jealous and hateful to the Later Hojo family, of course, he mainly came to ask the Nagao family for food.

"Yes, the lower officials are late, and I hope you will forgive your sins." Asadachi knew that Konoe's former heir came this time to form an alliance with Nagao and Uesugi, so that he could also enhance his voice in the court.

"Report! Dahu Castle raised troops in response to Hojo! A samurai with the banner of Kuyaoba hurried into the Ohiro room.

"It's okay, Imagawa wants to go to Luo, and now he is still gathering all his troops. And Takeda Shingen's most important combat power, the Red Reserve Army, has existed in name only, and its strength has been greatly reduced. Hojo Clan Yasu has no way to rescue the wealthy clans that belong to him in various places, so we can settle down in Ueno first and then slowly send troops to other countries. "Asadashi had long heard that only the peasants in the Hojo domain had fled in large numbers in the Kanto countries, and although the taxes were low, the military service was not low, on the contrary, it was much higher!

"Then stabilize Ueno first!" Uesugi Kenmasa is confident now, but he has the army of the Ogiya Uesugi family and the Echigo Nagao family as the backstage, so he is not panicked at all. He was ready to return to his original city, Hirai Castle, after the war.

Subsequently, the defender of Dahu Castle, Dahu Zuo Ma Yun, was also captured by the combined forces of Sano, Utsunomiya, Nagano, and Shirai Nagao after defending the castle for ten days, and Dahu Zuo Ma Yun was captured and beheaded. And just under the lightning offensive of the coalition forces, the power of the Hojo family of Ueno Ichikuni was completely eliminated! Even some of the territories with the Takeda family are the same. Although the coalition forces took several castles subordinate to Hojo, the only castles that could be divided were Dahu Castle (4,000 koku), Mabashi Castle (10,000 koku), Akai Castle (3,600 koku), Akaishi Castle (5,400 koku), Naba Castle (5,400 koku), Tatebayashi Castle (7,200 koku), and Koizumi Castle (4,500 koku). However, the dragon girl did not want to continue to want to be in the territory, and directly handed over the management of these cities to Chaoding, and asked him to send people to manage them.

The Great Famine of Kanto still did not have a great impact on most of the Ueno, Shimono, and Hitachi in the northeastern part of Kanto, especially Ueno Province, which was completely unaffected! On the contrary, the security and joegu parts of Izu, Sagami, Musashi, and Satomi were all greatly affected, and hundreds of thousands of refugees left their hometowns with their families to join Ueno and other countries. On the border between Ueno and Musashi alone, there are more than 100,000 refugees wandering.

Chao Ding felt that his opportunity had come! Cao Mengde recruited a large number of young men from the million Yellow Turban Army to join the army, and the rest of the Tuntian, these Qingzhou soldiers are very professional, or family-style to join the army! If these refugees are really subdued, it will be a surge in strength for the Ogiya Uesugi family!

Asadachi immediately asked Jieshan Yunsheng to persuade the wealthy clans in the southern part of Ueno to get out of the way, causing more than 100,000 refugees (hungry people) to pour into Ueno. On the one hand, most of the generals came to help them, and he also contributed to the expansion of castle towns in Dahu Castle and other cities to allow them to settle down. Even the food was taken from the Nasu family and given to them.

However, the place where the most hungry people are housed is still in the city of Stables. At least 40,000 hungry people poured into a stable bridge! This made Chaoding have to make Zeng Youyou the lord of Stables City, and let him be responsible for relocating the hungry people here. Chao Ding finally licked his face and asked the dragon girl to borrow 3,000 stone of food for emergency.

Of course, these more than 100,000 refugees cannot eat in vain. The two castles of Stablebridge Castle and Dahu Castle were important castles for Ueno to enter and exit the Kanto region, and it was necessary to repair and expand them. In addition, among the more than 100,000 refugees, the court will select 5,000 young and strong people to serve in the army, and their treatment is naturally that the families of the war dead will have pensions, and those who are injured and can no longer fight will be provided with funds by the Uesugi family, and the war dead will be buried in a special cemetery.

Probably because of the simplicity of the Uesugi family's requirements and good treatment, many hungry people enthusiastically signed up. However, the selection was strict, and the court specially sent two people, Namba Tian Kenji and Namba Tian Hiroyoshi, to be responsible for the selection. The ordnance was gathered from the castle and transported out, but it could only temporarily equip 2,500 people. However, there is no need to worry too much about the problem of equipment, and you can equip a thousand troops by collecting weapons at will in the castle town of Stable Bridge Castle!

As a result, the Ryuma's plan to send troops to Musashi in February was completely disrupted by the resettlement of the hungry people by the court, which was busy until the end of March, and the refugees had their own things to do—the men cultivated the land, built the roads, and repaired the city; Women specialize in the textile industry.

In the end, the 5,000 new troops that had been reorganized were assembled under the city of Stables. Chao Ding first thought about Cao Mengde's naming, and then named this army "Shangzhou Bing". The army is reorganized, but the training has just begun. The court could only let Saito Rizo take the 450 members of the Kawagoe Knights as instructors in charge of training, while Ota Shimasa was in charge of their formation training, etc. It can be said that the Uesugi army rose from 5,000 to 10,000 in an instant! In addition, Ohu Castle was also managed by Minori Omori as the lord of the castle.

Due to the urgency of time, the court had no choice but to leave the knights behind to continue training, and he led 4,550 troops with his lieutenant generals Namba Tian Kenji, Namba Tian Hiroyoshi and others, together with the 600 troops of the Tamura army and the 1,000 troops of the Nasu army, and the 15,000 troops of the dragon girl to enter Musashi.

Since the original Bowl Castle was garrisoned by the Hojo clan, the Hojo clan was temporarily abandoned by the Hojo family after the Hojo clan was killed in Okushinano. On April 1, after 35,000 troops of the Kwantung Coalition Army approached the castle of Tenjin Mountain, Fujita Shigetoshi of the Fujita family immediately surrendered. It may be the reason why Fujita Shigemori became the first domino, and then the Uesugi family fell to the Fukaya Uesugi family, the Narita family, the Koyama family, etc. And at this moment, Hojo Shiyasu is still trying to find a way to save his people, although it has no effect. Even the war against Satomi had to be completely abandoned.

"Chaoding, are these hungry people really that important?" The dragon girl didn't seem to understand Chaoding's approach, but in fact, she had wanted to ask for a long time.

"Righteousness is wanted, and so is righteousness. A family without a heart can't last long, and the Ashina family is a lesson for us. "Asadaki knows that as long as these refugees are settled, more refugees will defect to the Uesugi family, which is what Asadatsu wants. As long as they came, the Hojo Ryo and its subordinate daimyo clans would have fewer people and fewer troops. Moreover, Ashina was also unpopular because of tyranny, and the long-term high-pressure policy caused the people and the main family to drift away from morality.

"Could it be that the revenge for the Yamanuchi Temple and the imperial court's edict are all after benevolence and righteousness?" The dragon girl doesn't understand whether benevolence and righteousness are important or the righteousness she has always insisted on is important?

"No, didn't I come with someone with me? These two things should be done at the same time, but it is better for the Echigo army not to burn and loot, otherwise I will not stay in Musashi for long. "Asada wanted to see his uncle's grave, but he had left him behind before there would be a rebellion against Uesugi Kenkatsu.

"Chao Dinggong! Jinghu Gong! The constitutional prince and the former heir have been waiting for a long time in the big hiroma. Fujita Shigeruri hurriedly ran to the vicinity of the castle town to find Asada and the Dragon Maiden, and it was considered lucky that they found it at once.

"Got it." Asadatsu could guess that Hojo was now ready to withdraw his troops into Odawara Castle to defend it, and it was impossible for the Hojo family to continue to defend Musashi, a treasure of feng shui.