Shortly after the Kuchi Honma clan was destroyed by the Uesugi army, the Honma clan of the three clans, Zata, Kaharada, and Hashige, immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. Originally, they thought that the Honma family, as the lord of the big body, would be able to hold off the Uesugi army for at least half a month. What they didn't expect was that the Honma family was destroyed in just a few days, which made them start to be afraid.

However, most of the Northern Sado people, who were the strongest in the entire three prefectures of Sado, had already dispersed after being defeated by Gan Li Keichi and others. One of the leaders, Shimoo Satomori, is being pressed and beaten by the Shibuya family at this moment.

Honma Takashin knew very well at this moment that the strength of the Hamo Honma family was not enough to compete with the Uesugi family, and the strength of the Honma family in the north of him was not strong. Although the Zotai Honma family has the names of Sado Guardian, Shogunate Public, and Sado Land Chief, they are often pressed and beaten by the small wealthy clan Lanyuan clan. If it is really on the same chariot as the Honma family, then sooner or later the Hamao Honma family will have to follow in the footsteps of the Honma family.

Subsequently, Honma Takanobu quickly sent people to cross the sea to Kasuga Mountain Castle, hoping to obtain the ability to secure the blockage on the condition of taking the initiative to subdue. As for the rest, Honma Takashin has no extravagant hopes, he just wants to keep his one-third of an acre of land at the moment.

Takanbu sent an envoy to cross the sea and go south, and after that, he gathered 4,500 troops, including Ssawane, Shibuya, and Osakami, and attacked Zatai County, and the troops were directed at Zatai Castle. Along the way, the Uesugi army was overwhelmed. Successively captured Xinbao Castle, Kumagai Castle, Zhongxing Castle and other places, and within three days, the border troops fell to the Taicheng City.

Honma Yutai could only send people out of the city to ask for help in various places, while quickly organizing the existing forces to defend the city. However, Mamoru Honma Toe of Yoshioka Castle and Mamoru Honma Yamashiro of Shibu Castle were afraid of the number and combat power of the Uesugi army and did not dare to come to the rescue. Although Okazaki Takanbu of Kobo City came to the rescue, it did not have any significant effect. Okazaki Takanobu led a hundred troops to a stone's throw from the Uesugi army, waved the flag, and then hurried into the nearby branch city of Yoshioka Castle.

These Honma Taigao saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart. He couldn't understand why his father insisted on fighting the Uesugi family. If it weren't for the mediation between the Echigo Uesugi family and the Fuchu Nagao family, the Zatai Honma family would have been destroyed by the two wealthy families of Miyaura and Ranhara. Honma Taigao knew very well that at this time, Zatai Castle could not withstand a wave of attacks from the Uesugi army, and he immediately went to Ninomaru to find Honma Yutai, who was supervising the battle.

"Father, I'm afraid that the reinforcements from Yuanjiang Shou and Shancheng Shou won't be able to come." As soon as Honma Tai saw Honma Yutai, he said straight to the point.

"Impossible! If you say that others don't come to the rescue of the old man, you can still believe that Enoe Shou and Yamashiro Mamoru are important ministers of the family! What's more, if it weren't for Mamoru Yamashiro taking the initiative to make friends with the North Sado family such as Shimoo Sadomori, would the Kawarada family (Kawarada Honma family) bow to the main family? Honma Yutai shook his head and said, he didn't believe what Honma Taigao said.

"The Uesugi army outside the city is at least 4,000 people, but the defenders inside the city are only 300, how can you defend it?" Honma Taigao looked at the bamboo finch flags fluttering everywhere outside the city and said anxiously.

“······” Honma Yutai was stunned for a moment by Honma Taigao's question, and he couldn't answer Honma Taigao's question.

"Zatai Castle is a castle built on the plains, and the branch cities of Yoshioka Castle and Shibu Castle in the west are the same, and there is no danger to defend at all! This is precisely the reason why Shinho Castle, Kumagai Castle, Nakōko Castle and other places were quickly attacked and fallen by the Uesugi army! Irikawa Castle's Shimoo Sado Mamoru is also precarious, and the territory he once seized from the Shibuya family has now been taken back by the Shibuya family with the Uesugi family as the backstage. Honma Taitaka sighed and said helplessly.

"I finally won the support of most of the lords of the three Sado Prefectures, and my dream of regaining the guardianship is about to come true. It seems that dreams are dreams after all, and there will be a time to wake up······" Honma Yutai leaned against the corner of the wall and said weakly.

"Father, it's still too late to surrender in Kaesong, after all, the family's dignity is not low! What's more, you still have the duties of Sado Guardian, Shogunate Servant of the Public, and Sado Land Chief, etc., and the Echigo Governor's Hall will not kill the family. "Honma Taigao feels that there is still a glimmer of life.

"Then try it, the old man is going to shave his family to apologize, you must keep the name of your family, and you must not lose it in your hands!" Honma Yutai slowly walked to Honma Taigao's side and said.

"Yes!" Honma Yasutaka nodded with tears in his eyes.

In this way, Honma Yutai took the initiative to open the castle and surrender, and after shaving his hair, he walked into the main camp of the Uesugi army in white clothes and pleaded guilty to Kanyake. And Gan Yu Keichi also immediately promised that Zatai Castle would still be under the jurisdiction of the Zatai Honma family for the time being, but it was necessary to let Honma Yutai serve as the vanguard to go out to Yoshioka Castle and Castle.

For the only condition put forward by Kan Yu Keiji, Honma Yutai can't refuse, and he has no reason to refuse, which is the key to whether the Honma family can continue to exist. Immediately, Honma Yutai agreed, and he asked his son Honma Yasutaka to stay in Zatai Castle, and he led 300 troops to serve as the vanguard of the Uesugi army to Yoshioka Castle.

What Honma Yutai didn't expect was that his retainers Ji Liang Danmasa and Usuki Gaoding took the initiative to dedicate the three castles of Nishimikawa Castle, Kobo Castle and Jinghei Castle to the Hamo Honma family, and the two of them immediately went out to the Hamo Honma family. That's not all, Ji Liang Danmasa and Utsuki Gaoding also transported a lot of arrows into Shibu Castle, which caused a lot of trouble for Honma Yutai.

More than 350 ronin, including the former Inawashiro retainers Ishibu, Inawashiro Maru Sabu, Hori Kiri Uchitaku, Kohiyama Moricho, and the former Ashina retainers Oda Kiritama Castle and Oda Kiritsu Main Meal, who crossed the sea and fled into Sado with the Sado people, also entered Jinghei Castle to assist Ji Liang Dan Zhenglong Castle.

After the opening of Zatai Castle, he did not send most of his troops to assist Honma Aritai in attacking Yoshioka Castle and Shimate Castle, but led an army of 3,000 to the north to defeat the 700 troops of the Kawahara Honma family in Mano and defeated the 700 troops of the Kawahara Honma family, and killed the Kawahara Honma family's important ministers Enoki Sabu, Kondo Takayoshi, Ranhara Hideji and others. Honma Tokinobu, Honma Tokikan, Honma Nobuya and others fled from Kawarada Castle in a hurry, and led the remnants to defend Beidi Castle at the foot of the mountain west of Jinbei Mountain. In this way, Kagan Keiji took Kawarada Castle without much effort. In the south, Honma Yutai finally captured Yoshioka Castle with the assistance of Takaya Mizuhara, Shibuya Makiyoshi, Sawane Takahide and others, and took Okazaki Takanobu and Honma Toe Mamoru for it.

With most of Zatai County falling into the hands of the Uesugi Army, the pressure on the Hamo Honma family is also increasing. However, at this moment, what Honma Takanshin can do is to defend the territory and protect himself and send troops to fight the chaos, which are barely achieved. Although he has the ambition to swallow Sado and the capital to dominate Sado, he has long been stingy with money and materials and refuses to expand his armaments. It's like a child hugging a bamboo horse, reluctant to give up. Because of this, the Honma family missed the best opportunity to unify the three prefectures of Sado. By the time Honma Takashin realized that it was too late.

On April 3, a thousand Uesugi troops led by Mizuhara Takaie, Honma Yutai, Shibuya Makiyo, and Sawane Takahide captured Yoshioka Castle, Shibu Castle, Nishimikawa Castle, and Jinghei Castle one after another, and took the capricious Honma Yamajo Mamoru Sho, Jira Danmasa, and Usuki Takacho. The ronin, composed of the former Inawashiro retainers and the former Ashina retainers, were also immediately purged by the Uesugi army, and the general manager of the Ishibe, the Inawashiro Maru Sweep, the Horikiri Uchisho, the Kohiyama Morina, the Oda Kiritama Castle Mori, and the Oda Kiri main meal were all taken, and the more than 350 Ronin were all killed.

Two days later, the Uesugi army invaded Hamo-gun. Kobo Castle, Murayama Castle, Kawamo Castle, Osaki Castle and other places were successively attacked. However, at this time, Honma Takanobu voluntarily surrendered to the Uesugi army. Not only that, but an envoy sent by Honma Takansho to the Echigo Prefecture also returned to Sado and presented a letter written by Kenshin.

The relationship between the Hamo Honma family and the Fuchu Nagao family is not shallow, and when Nagao was driven out of Echigo, he went to Sado to avoid the limelight. The counterattack on Echigo was long and the tail was the scene, and with the help of the forces of the people of Sado Province and the Northern Believers, the Kwantung Guan led the army was defeated. If it weren't for the Hamo Honma family, I'm afraid that Nagao would have been cornered at that time, let alone counterattack Echigo.