In the fifth year of Tianzheng, September 14

In the territory of Vietnam, Songcang Castle.

Looking down from the top of the city, I saw that there were flags like the sea on all sides, and the soldiers were like ants gathering, swarming in all directions.

As far as the eye can see, a piece of scale armor is dazzling, shimmering and shining.

The Echigo army attacked, and all over the ground were its black-clothed and black-armored formations, murderous.

The Vietnamese envoys with the banner of Bizi rode fast horses and galloped from the city at high speed, conveying the orders to the various departments.

Under a small castle that has fallen, the banner of the dragon and the banner of the bizi stand like a portal, guarding the flag from the left and the right, and Kenshin Uesugi, the most powerful general of the Warring States.

Uesugi Kenshin looked silent, his head covered with silk cloth, snow-colored monk's robe lined with battle armor, and holding a string of prayer beads, sitting on top of the maza, looking at the towering Matsukura Castle in the distance.

And his two adopted sons, Kamishi Jingsheng and Uesugi Jinghu, both sat on the horse under him, waiting for his orders.

Because Uesugi Kenshin served Bishamonten, he did not marry a wife and did not have children.

If nothing else, after Uesugi Kenshin's death, the successor to the Uesugi family governor will be one of these two.

In terms of blood relationship, Kamishi Keikatsu is superior, the son of Nagao Masaki, the nephew of Uesugi Kenshin, and the head of the Ueda family, so they will be closer.

Two years ago, Jingsheng also won the official position of Danzheng Shaobi.

However, although Uesugi Keitora is the son of Hojo Shiyasu, he was adopted by him as an adopted son as a hostage of Takeda Shingen.

But Uesugi Jinghu is treated differently on the Uesugi family's side. Kenshin Uesugi treated it as if he were a pro-person. Even under the premise of having a bad relationship with the Hojo family in the past few years, he did not cut the hostage, but married the sister of Jingkatsu to the other party, and regarded it as a public, and gave his own Jinghu name back then.

Therefore, the two of them are not equal, and they have been fighting with each other for a certain period of time.

Uesugi Kenshin's attitude is also ambiguous, which may make some people among the retainers speculate whether Uesugi Kenshin will let Uesugi Keikatsu inherit the Echigo guardian Nagao Uesugi family, and let Uesugi Keitora inherit the Kanto steward's family.

And the former Kanto governor. The Uesugi family in Yamauchi ignored the generational enmity of the Hojo family, and actually preferred Uesugi Keitora to inherit the Kanto administration.

This is undoubtedly surprising, but it can also be seen that the charm of Uesugi Keitora can be seen.

At the moment, the two of them are sitting next to Kenshin Uesugi, and the shirt Keikatsu is older. An unsmiling expression, even a bit majestic.

In fact, Uesugi Jinghu's extraordinary appearance is also known as the first beautiful man in the East. //

The end is not with a majestic hair, and the words of the lupine scarf cannot be described, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the Echigo woman poured into the alley for her ten thousand people.

Uesugi Keiho's birth and appearance. If it is placed now, it must be a handsome and rich second generation who can't run away.

With such a style and charm, it is natural that he has won many diehards in the Uesugi family.

However, the charm of Uesugi Keitora caused the first samurai who lived in Kamishikatsu to cast an unpleasant gaze.

The samurai wasn't tall and not very remarkable, let alone on par with Uesugi Keitora, but the front of his helmet was engraved with a huge word for 'love', which was quite eye-catching as he walked.

The samurai's name was Barrelguchi and Rokue Hikatsu, and he was the son of Nagao Masaki's retainers, Poguchi and Mikanetoyo. Originally, it was a small surname of Uesugi Kenshin, but now it is served as a close minister of Kamishi Jingkatsu.

Yes, this person is the famous world's first courtier in history, Naoe and Continuous.

Naoe continued to stare at Uesugi Jinghu coldly, as a close minister of Kamishi Jingkatsu. Naturally, the Hojo family, who competed with Jingsheng for the head of the Uesugi family, was regarded as the biggest opponent. …,

At this time, Uesugi Kenshin spoke. Asked, "How is Matsukura Castle now?" ”

The vanguard general, the only remaining Gan Yu Keizori of the Four Heavenly Kings of Uesugi, said loudly: "Returning to the lord, as stated in the intelligence of the Shibata Army, in order to go to Kaga, Li Xiao transferred the five standing forces of Matsukura Castle, Tenjin Mountain Castle, and Uozu Castle to be garrisoned, and Kinoshita Hidecho and Takenaka Shigeharu did not sit in Matsukura Castle, and the current Matsukura Castle Keeper is Yokohama Ichian, a retainer under Kinoshita Hidenaga. ”

"Father," Uesugi Jinghu spoke, and he said slowly, "Although Li Xiao transferred the five standing branches, the Shinkawa people stationed here were not transferred, and they were stationed in the three cities, and this Yokohama Ichian should not be underestimated, it was this person who took Lord Yamamoto Temple under the Tenjin Mountain Castle back then. So I don't think it's to be underestimated. ”

"What are these words? Could it be that His Royal Highness Jinghu is afraid of the enemy and does not dare to fight? Naoe, who was the next one, naturally stood up and sneered.

Uesugi Keiko glanced at Naoe Kanesu, turned to look at Kamikatsu, and said elegantly, "It seems that Your Excellency's retainers are too presumptuous. ”

Jingsheng looked at Uesugi Jinghu and said word by word: "Brother Hui, the opinion of the barrel mouth is also my opinion." ”

"That's it. Naoe can't be rude," Uesugi Kenshin shook his head and said, "I don't care about the Shinkawa people and Yokohama Ichian, and the only ones I am worried about are this Matsukura Fortified Castle and the big cylinder above the castle head, and if you want to capture this castle, you will definitely suffer heavy losses." ”

"However, I have also been prepared for a long time, and the large cylinders purchased from the Nanban merchants are on the way here, and if the large cylinders arrive, our army will be able to bombard the city with this."

Hearing Uesugi Kenshin say this, all the retainers nodded, showing a look of relief, although the Echigo army was heroic, but if they died in battle under the big barrel and iron cannon, it was really not worth it for the samurai.

When the retainers were relieved, the two of them quietly looked at each other, but they showed their refusal to back down at this time.

At this time, a samurai came directly and said, "Report to the lord, the envoy of the Takeda army, who has come from Kaga to negotiate peace." ”

"Peace?" Uesugi Jinghu smiled slightly and said, "Father, the invincible Li Xiao is also afraid of his father's military might. I want to make peace based on this. ”

Listened to Uesugi Keitor's flattery. Uesugi Kenshin smiled indifferently and said, "Li Xiao is not a timid person, and if you hear what he has to say, please invite the messenger to come in and speak." ”

After Uesugi Kenshin finished speaking, the envoys of the Takeda Army were brought in by the samurai of the Uesugi family.

After the other party saw Uesugi Kenshin, Shi Libai said: "See Yagata Gong, the samurai Yamamoto Yasumoto of the Shimoto Takeda family." ”

Uesugi Kenshin nodded slowly and said, "Major General Konoe, the expedition to Shibata in Kaga must have been a complete victory. ”

The Takeda family envoy nodded. Yan said: "Exactly, the lord took the river bank and severely damaged the Oda family's Hokuriku Army, annihilating more than 10,000 enemies, and the Shibata Katsu family ran away without a fight. That's how he escaped. ”

The Uesugi family will be shocked when they hear the news that Li Xiao has won a big victory over Shibata Katsuya on the side of the River.

They originally thought that in the decisive battle between Shibata Katsuya and Li Xiao, Li Xiao would win and pay a considerable price, but from this messenger, it seemed that the Takeda family looked like a light weight.

The 35,000 troops of Hokuriku Province were defeated on the banks of the Tetori River, and the momentum of Oda Uesugi East-West to flank the Takeda family Hida Echichu Army has been shattered.

Uesugi Kenshin smiled: "It's really worthy of being a major general of the Konoe, the first time I saw Kawanakajima." But I didn't expect that today he would become the strongest rival after my self-confidence Xuan, and today, he has been fighting with me for more than ten years in the North Continent, and he has the qualifications to fight with me, but I don't know why he came to seek peace? ”

The envoy of the Takeda family said calmly: "I don't want to be ruined, I hope to stop the fighting, and I can make friends with Yuezhong in the future." There are no more orphans and widows in the two countries. ”…,

When the envoy of the Takeda family said this, all the generals of the Uesugi family burst into laughter when they heard it.

Gan Lijing stood up and said, "Does Major General Konoe also have the kindness of this woman? Joke, if you are greedy for life and afraid of death, why become a samurai. Go back and tell Major General Guard. Although let the horses come and fight. ”

Uesugi Kenshin waved his hand and said, "Li Xiao cares about the words of the common people. I will believe it, and I will not let the people of Li suffer, yes, he wants to negotiate peace, and I promise him. ”

Listening to Uesugi Kenshin's words, all the generals were in an uproar.

I saw Uesugi Kenshin wave his hand, signaling that everyone didn't need to say anything, and said in a deep voice: "If Li Xiao really has the sincerity to negotiate peace, he will hand over all the land of Xinchuan County in Yuezhong to me, so I will agree to withdraw from the army and negotiate peace with the Takeda family." ”

Shincheon-gun, Echichu, is the largest of the four counties in Echichu, and Matsukura Castle, Uozu Castle, and Tenjin Mountain Castle are all located here, and its terrain is between the mountains, with ups and downs, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Uesugi Ken believes this, which is equivalent to giving up the defense line of Matsukura Castle that Li Xiao has operated for many years to the other party.

For example, it is equivalent to the Ming Dynasty including Shanhaiguan, and all the places outside the customs are given up and given to the people outside the customs.

If Shinkawa-gun is handed over to Uesugi Kenshin, the other party will turn his face in the future, and the Echigo Iron Cavalry will be able to go straight down to the hinterland of Echichu overnight, and in front of him is the open land of the Ichima Pingchuan, and he can directly attack the castle of Toyama Castle.

How could Li Xiao agree.

The envoy of the Takeda family didn't think about it, and said categorically: "This is absolutely impossible. ”

Uesugi Kenshin smiled slightly when he heard this, and said, "Then we have nothing to talk about." ”

The envoy of the Takeda family seemed to refuse to give up, and continued: "Yagata Gong, right now the palace of the prince lives in his own family, and your Excellency is raising an army to fight, is this the righteousness of the courtiers. Is it the righteousness of Your Excellency that the Oda family betrayed its lord and rebelled, but did not crusade against it, but joined forces with it? It really disappoints the world's hopes. ”

"Bold, what qualifications do you have to dare to question the main hall!" Naoe Kanesuke admires Uesugi Kenshin the most, but at this time he stood up and scolded.

The envoy of the Takeda family sneered and said, "Question? I think so, Your Excellency just talks about righteousness, but in fact it is hypocrisy and false righteousness, which is not a question, but a fact. ”

Uesugi Kenshin sneered at the envoy of the Takeda family, and just said: "Your Excellency, you have sharp teeth and sharp mouths, but you can only use your tongue, and I practice righteousness, so why bother to explain to you, step down." ”

A chill flashed on the face of the envoy of the Takeda family, and just as he was about to retreat, a samurai of the Echigo Army stood up and said: "Stop, I have never heard of a samurai named Yasumoto Yamamoto in the Takeda Army, but your Excellency's appearance is somewhat similar to that of Li Xiao's Youbi Usami Katsuyuki, I wonder if I am wrong?" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )