Shinano, Aoyagi Castle.

Uesugi Army's main formation.

At this moment, in the midst of the military tent, a masked man stood in the middle.

The left and right sides pressed their hands on the hilt of the knife and looked at the person vigilantly.

And Uesugi Kenshin, who was dressed in a snow-colored monk's robe, sat quietly on the maza, looked at each other and said, "What token do you have to prove that you are the envoy of the Kiso family?" Since he is the envoy of the Kiso family, why is he hiding his face, hiding and hiding. ”

The masked man looked at Kenshin Uesugi and said, "If you don't show your true face, of course, you are worried that if your identity is revealed, you will be killed." I heard that the house shape is a promise, I wonder if you can keep it a secret for me? ”

Uesugi Kenshin said softly, "Okay, I promise to take off your mask." ”

The masked man nodded and took off the mask, the other man was about thirty or forty years old, with a pale face, and looked directly at Uesugi Kenshin proudly, but there was no sign of restraint.

At this time, a samurai of the Uesugi family, after seeing the man's face, whispered a few words beside Uesugi Kenshin.

Uesugi Kenshin's eyes narrowed, and he said with a smile: "It turned out that His Royal Highness Kiso, the head of the Kiso family, was here in person, so I was offended." ”

The other party saw that Uesugi Kenshin recognized his identity, so he nodded and said, "I didn't expect that there were people in the Uesugi Army, which was really unexpected." ”

Uesugi Kenshin bowed his head slightly, and said, "The Kiso family is a first-class family after the righteous prince back then, even among the Genji. His Royal Highness Kiso is a descendant of the Kiso family, so naturally many people know him, but I am at war with the Takeda family, and you and I belong to enemy countries, so what is the purpose of Your Excellency coming in person? ”

Kiso Yoshimasa said directly, "Kenshin Gong, the purpose of my coming here is to give the entire Shinano country to the Uesugi family. ”

"Shinano country? With your Kiso family, is it okay? ”

Kiso nodded. "Of course," he said confidently. ”

Uesugi Kenshin's eyes narrowed, weighing the meaning of the other party's words. He smiled instead, "You said that the Kiso family wants to take refuge in my Uesugi family." I remember that your wife, the daughter of Shingen, gave up the position of the Takeda family and took refuge in my Uesugi family. ”

Kiso Yoshimasa said, "The Takeda family only cares about Kai's interests. And turn a blind eye to my Shinano wealthy family, Shingen is like this. That's what we're all about, and it's like that, right now. He would rather send a large army to capture Mikawa than send a single soldier to support Shinano. In vain to consume the combat power of my Shinano clan. ”

"My Kiso family naturally can't bear it anymore. Kai Genji is not a descendant of Hanoi Genji, but he has the heart of the world, which is really ridiculous, and it was just a temporary expedient measure, and the current opportunity was subdued. It was really an opportunity for the family to break away from the Takeda family. ”

Speaking of this, Kiso Yoshimasa looked at Uesugi Ken and said, "I don't know." Yakatako, can you trust my Kiso family? ”

Uesugi Kenshin smiled, pointed the bamboo cane in his hand at Kiso Yoshimasa, and said, "Of course I can believe it, my Uesugi family and the Kiso family have not cooperated once or twice. ”

When Kenshin Uesugi said this, a smile appeared on Kiso Yoshimasa's face.

Uesugi Kenshin stood up leaning on the bamboo cane, paced in the tent, and said in a deep voice: "More than ten years ago, I fought with Shingen in the fourth Kawanakashima battle, if it weren't for your father, Yoshiyasuko, who secretly reported the news, otherwise I wouldn't have known that Shingen sent Takasaka Masanbu to lead a special team to attack Mt. Tsunabu at night, and then made arrangements in advance to attack Shingen's main camp on Hachimangahara. ”

Hearing this, Kiso Yoshimasa nodded.

Uesugi Kenshin paused and said, "I have always kept this friendship of the Kiso family in my heart, how can I not believe what you say?" ”

Kiso Yoshimasa was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "Thank you Yagata Gong, my Kiso family will definitely die for Your Excellency." ”…,

Speaking of this, Kiso Yoshimasa's face showed a look of excitement, and he said in a deep voice: "In addition, I also want to present a generous gift to Yagata Gong. At present, Li Xiao was ambushed by the ninjas of the Tokugawa family, was seriously injured, and was living in Kiso-Fukushima Castle for treatment. I know that this person is a great calamity for Yagata Gong, and I am willing to kill this person and dedicate his head to Yagata Gong to add to his first work. ”

After Kiso Yoshimasa finished speaking, he was full of thoughts that Uesugi Kenshin would reward him and trust him with confidence.

After listening to Kiso Yoshimasa's words, Uesugi Kenshin's face changed, and he said with a cold smile: "Your Highness Kiso, are you kidding, Li Xiao is that your Kiso family is just a shadow warrior, and he himself has already returned to Hida, you don't know this news yet." ”

"Is this news true?"

Kiso Yoshimasa was shocked when he heard this, he thought that with Li Xiao in his hands, the Takeda family would no longer have anyone to restrain him, and the Kiso family would be able to rebel unscrupulously.

Kiso Yoshimasa's heart was full of incomparable remorse, and his heart knew that this was the case, so he waited and watched for a while before making the decision to rebel against Takeda.

And Uesugi Kenshin saw Kiso Yoshimasa's hesitation and struggle, and his face did not hide his disgust, and said: "His Royal Highness Kiso, whether you have repented, taking advantage of the current situation is unclear, I advise Your Excellency or Kiso Valley to redo your plans, and I can treat today's events as if they had not happened." ”

Kiso Yoshimasa's body trembled, and he also felt Uesugi Kenshin's indifference to him.

So he was arrogant, and suddenly a wave of anger came out of his heart, and he said: Since he has decided to rebel, he can't turn back, Uesugi Ken believes that this person is so arrogant, not a hero, otherwise he will not be able to fight Xinxuan for the rest of his life. Since Uesugi won't allow me, my Kiso family will take it out of their own, so I'll throw myself at Oda.

My Kiso family is an important daimyo in Shinano Province, Oda will inevitably laugh at it, and Uesugi Ken believes that if you don't accept me, it will be a loss for your Uesugi family.

Thinking of this, Kiso Yoshimasa gave a salute indifferently, and then silently withdrew from the camp.

Uesugi Kenshin watched Kiso Yoshimasa go away, snorted, and said: "Like Kiso Yoshimasa, a repeated villain, a traitor who betrays his lord and seeks glory, his existence really tramples on a samurai who should abide by righteousness." ”

After Uesugi Ken finished his words, Saito Asanobu said on the side: "But such villains are sometimes very useful. ”

Kenshin Uesugi smiled, "I've always come when I agree, and go when I don't." ”

Saito Asanobu sighed secretly when he heard this, thinking that Uesugi Kenshin Masata upheld righteousness, so he couldn't be the same as the light.

Just as Uesugi Kenshin had finished speaking, a samurai entered the tent and reported to Uesugi, "My lord, the Shibata Katsuya sent a ninja to send a secret letter. ”

Seeing this, Uesugi Kenshin immediately took the secret letter, read it quickly, and said, "Shibata has decided to conduct a decisive battle against the Takeda army, and the victory will be decided. ”

"A decisive battle?"

Saito Chao said, "Could it be that Shibata Katsuya really thinks that in Li Xiao's absence, he will defeat Li Zheng." You must know that under Li Zheng's army, there are also Honda Masanobu, Takenaka Shigeji, Shenbao Nagaken, Fujido Gaohu and other strategic generals. Shibata didn't win so easily. ”

Uesugi Kenshin shook his head and said, "If I'm not mistaken, among the four major generals of the Oda family, Shibata is the most ambitious. He is also one of the best generals in the Oda family, and now that he has endured it for two years, he will definitely take this opportunity to launch an offensive and go down to the Hokuriku, and the Li family is in danger. ”

"So what do we do with it?" Saito Asanobu asked.

Uesugi Kenshin thought for a moment and said, "It's very simple, the Hokuriku Road is the way for me to go to Luo, and in any case, we must open up Vietnam, China, and Kaga. ”

"If Shibata wins this battle, the family will take advantage of the situation to force the Li family, and then sweep the Hokuriku and fight with Shibata. If the Li family wins, it will definitely be a big loss, and I can also take this opportunity to capture Yuezhong. The two heroes compete, and the winner is also a big loss of vitality, this is a variable that Li Xiao can't recover, and this is a good opportunity for me to Uesugi Kenshin. ”…,

Speaking of this, Uesugi Kenshin said in a deep voice: "Saito, you lead 5,000 troops to monitor Takasaka Masanobu's Northern Shinano Army here. After that, I will lead the main army back to the north, advance along the Hokuriku Road, and fight the winner between Shibata and Takeda, and fight with them! ”

In the fifth year of Tianzheng, in September.

Just as the head of the Takeda family, Takeda Nobukatsu, mobilized 20,000 troops from the Tsukisakikan to attack the Tokugawa family in Mikawa.

Hokuriku, which had been fighting fiercely for many years, was attacked from both sides by Kenshin Uesugi and Katsuie Shibata at the same time, which led to a major war.

In Kaga, after a three-day break.

On September 5th, in the midst of an autumn breeze.

Under the Oyama Imperial Workshop.

The 35,000-strong army of Shibata Katsuke's army all came out and set up an attack lineup here.

The golden flags of the two geese all over the sky are swaying with the wind, and the rigor of the Shibata army lineup is moving.

Today, Shibata Katsuya wears a headbag that rises to the sky, is dressed in large armor, and stands under the horse seal of the gold imperial coin with his feet spread.

The zigzag on the gold coin is superimposed with gold leaf hanging paper, hanging in front of Shibata Katsuie, fluttering in the wind.

Shibata Katsuie's eyes are far-reaching, his face is short like a halberd, and his sideburns are connected to his lips, at this moment he is almost standing at the peak of his career, for a general, there is still nothing more exciting than commanding tens of thousands of troops and launching a devastating offensive against the enemy.

Now Shibata Katsuya is ambitious, at this moment he looked into the distance, as if he saw, Nanao Castle, Toyama Castle, Jobu Castle, Matsukura Castle, Kasuga Mountain Castle one by one male castles opened the gates for him, and countless people prostrate under the military banner of his Shibata Katsuya.

And dozens of Shibata Army generals such as Gamo Kenhide, Sasa Naimasa, Bu Po Koji, Kanamori Nagakin, Bai Xiang Jia, Tokuyama Norihide, Maeda Toshiie, Mao Shou Katsuzhao, Yamaji Masakoku, Sakuma Morimasa and other Shibata Army generals all stood in front of him.

Shibata Katsuya's voice like gold and iron sounded at this time, and he said: "I have already said everything that should be said, and today I only have two words, victory!" ”

"Victory!"

"Victory!"

"Victory!"

All the generals raised their arms and shouted.

As the generals shouted, cheers rang out from the Shibata Army's main formation, and then spread to the entire army!

The roar of the 35,000-strong army was like a big wave sweeping towards the front of the Oyama Imperial Workshop.

The sound goes on!

Hearing this, Shibata Katsuya knew that the army's heart was excited, and of course he lifted his vermilion beast hair to the sky, and then fell heavily!

The 35,000-strong army was all committed.

The Shibata Legion is out!