On July 22, the 11th year of astronomy, when Soji Tsugawa and others rushed to the main camp of the Miki Army outside Rokugo Castle, Onodera Uedo had already learned the news in advance. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Brother, Tsugawa Soji has returned to the territory with his troops, what should I do next?" Onodera asked.

Onodera Uemichi hesitated for a moment and said, "Tsugawa Soji gave up the opportunity to annex the Tozawa family's territory, and it is really admirable to return to the territory so decisively. It is worthy of the eagle of Xianbei County! ”

"How's the situation at Yokote Castle? When will it be captured? ”

"Brother, the Owada family is too tenacious. For a while, the strength of my family will not be able to capture Yokote Castle! And after many days of fighting, the morale of the ashigaru is also a problem, if you don't repair it, I'm afraid the combat effectiveness of the ashigaru will be greatly reduced," Onodera said helplessly.

"Is it so difficult to fight the Owada clan?" Onodera Uemichi said angrily, "It's really hateful! The Tozawa family was actually defeated by the Tsugawa family in one day, and even Tozawa Michimori was also taken over, so I really can't underestimate Tsugawa Soji! ”

"Yes, although Tsugawa Soji is not very old, he has shown an ability that is different from ordinary people, whether it is leading troops to fight or governing the territory. In this battle of Komatsugawa, who would have thought that Soharu Tsugawa would be able to use the water of Komatsugawa to defeat the Tozawa family in one fell swoop! It's amazing! Onodera said with admiration.

"What about Yoshisuke Togo, the messenger of the Tsugawa family?" Onodera Uemichi then asked.

"It's in Numanokan Castle!"

"Okay, send someone to inform him, and say that His Highness wants to discuss with him the war in Yokote Castle."

"Hi"

The battle of the Onodera family attacking the Owada family was not personally commanded by Onodera Uemichi. Since his defeat in the last battle with the Tozawa family, Onodera Uemichi has lost confidence in leading his troops in battle. The commander-in-chief of the Owada clan in this attack was the Tozawa family's important minister, the owner of the Hachikashiwakan, the owner of the Hachikawa Nagashi clan. Under his command is the forces sent by Onodera Uemichi: Nishino Michitoshi, the lord of Nishino Castle, and Matsuoka Michikei, the lord of Matsuoka Castle, with a total of 700 troops attacking Yokote Castle.

In addition, the lord of Ukan Castle, Shimizu Naokin, and the lord of Inaniwa Castle, Dohi Michikin, led a force of about 300 people to attack Iwai Castle, a branch of the Yamada family. After several days of onslaught, Iwai Castle, which had few defenders, fell.

However, Yokote Castle is the foundation of the Owada family, and it is built on Mt. Maeno, so it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Therefore, even though the Owada family only has less than 400 troops in Yokote Castle, it is still tenaciously in charge of the Onodera family's troops twice as strong as their own.

It has been almost half a month since Togo Yoshisuke sent an envoy to the Onodera family, and although he actively negotiated with the Onodera family, the two sides have never been able to reach an agreement. The Tsugawa family asked the Onodera family to make a truce for the peace of Senhoku-gun and Hejika-gun, but the Onodera family asked the Tsugawa family not to meddle in their affairs. After all, the Onodera family is still in an advantage over the Owada family's strategy for now.

But when Togo Yoshisuke received that Soharu Tsugawa defeated the Tozawa family at Komatsugawa and captured Komatsuyama Castle, Togo Yoshisuke knew that his opportunity had come. Sure enough, Togo Yoshisuke then received a summons from Onodera Uemichi.

Immediately, Togo Yoshisuke tidied up his clothes a little, and led by the attendants of Onodera Uemichi, went to the castle tower of Numadate Castle.

"Foreign Minister Togo Yoshisuke has seen Onodera-sama!" Togo Yoshiyu lowered his head slightly and said.

Onodera Uemichi nodded, and said with a smile, "Haha, Togo-sama is still comfortable living in Numanodate Castle?" ”

"Thanks to Onodera's concern, everything is fine in the next place!" Togo Yoshisuke replied with a smile, "I don't know what happened to Lord Onodera's call?" ”

"The family heard that the Tsugawa Soji Hall had captured Tozawa Michimori and captured Komatsuyama Castle, the Tozawa family's original base, what exciting news!" Onodera Uemichi pretended to be happy and said, "Last year's battle of Takamatsu Castle, His Highness was deeply ashamed! Now that Tsukawa-sama has avenged this great revenge for his family, I don't know how to thank him......"

"Onodera-sama, please speak up if you have something to say!" Togo Yoshisuke said as if he hadn't heard Onodera Uemichi's words.

Onodera Uedo was suddenly very dissatisfied, but now was not the time to show it. Random Onodera Uemichi said with a smile on his face, "This time the main family attacked the Owada family, but Owada Mitsumori saw no one, and sent troops to attack the Iwai family, which belonged to the main family. Therefore, if there are any doubts caused to you in this battle, please tell the Tsugawa Hall on your behalf and convey the goodwill of the family. ”

"Onodera-sama, you have no enmity with the family, so naturally the family has no objection to your request for goodwill. However, the Owada family had a close relationship with the lord under him, and he was sent to make peace. Please also ask Onodera-sama to put the long-term peace of your family first and stop fighting with the Owada family! ”

For a while, Onodera Uedo was silent, and Onodera Uedo had long coveted the land in the eastern part of Hirako County. The major wealthy families of Pinglu County have taken refuge in the Onodera family, but the Owada family has always been unwilling to belong to the Onodera family. And when the Onodera family didn't have time to take care of too much, he deliberately created friction. This time it was even more excessive, directly destroying a wealthy family that belonged to the Onodera family.

This made Onodera Uemichi feel very embarrassed, so he angrily sent his retainers to attack Yokote Castle to teach the Owada family a lesson. However, before the Onodera family could start attacking, Togo Yoshisuke, the messenger of the Tsugawa family, rushed to Numanodate Castle.

For the north, which is not weaker than the family, Onodera Uedo is still very cautious. So on the one hand, he dragged Togo Yoshiyu, and on the other hand, he ordered his retainers to capture Yokote Castle as soon as possible. However, the Tsugawa family took the lead in defeating the Tozawa family, and Tsugawa Soharu had already led his army back to the territory.

This forced the Onodera family to start anew and think about the future war. The stone height of the Onodera family is about 3W stone, of which the direct collar of Onodera Uedo is 19,000 stone, and the other is the domain of each major minister.

The total strength of the Onodera family is about 1,800 people. However, the southeastern part of the Onodera family had to guard against Mutsu to protect the wealthy clans such as the Osaki Yoshinao, the Kasai family, and the Waga family, so they were unable to mobilize all their forces.

The 1,100 men dispatched this time are already the full force after removing the necessary garrison forces, and the main force is still fighting at Yokote Castle, so it would not be good if the Tsugawa family took the opportunity to attack. You must know that the original base of the Onodera family, Numanodate Castle, is only about 50 miles away from the territory of the Tsugawa family's Shimonoyama area.