In the summer and June of the second year of Eiroku (1559), there was a breakthrough in the war in the Echichu region of Hokuriku Province. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Zuo Army, which was originally a soldier under Zengshan Castle, suddenly exerted great might, and broke through several cities one after another, defeating the Shenbao Army and fleeing one after another.

And Sasa Seimasa's original base, Uozu Castle, has also been surrounded by the chief envoy of the Jimbo clan for ten days.

Although the Sasa army defeated the Jimbo clan many times, they were never able to annihilate it, but the thin garrison of Uozu Castle became more and more precarious in the repeated attacks.

In addition to the two families that are still in the fierce war, the place of Shengxing Temple in central and western Vietnam, which is also the border area of Kaga and Hida, quietly gathers tens of thousands of believers.

Shengxing Temple is an industry under the name of Honganji Temple, and it is also the bridgehead of Honganji Temple in Vietnam.

The abnormal military movement here naturally can't hide from the eyes of the ninjas, especially for Echigo Xuan Aru, it is not difficult to find out this information.

In the early hours of June 4, Ishikawa Goemon received a detailed piece of information.

Concerning the success or failure of the Echichu expedition, the "great thief" Ishikawa, after a little consideration, decided to ask to see Uesugi Terutora overnight.

However, after layers of investigation and reporting, when he finally came to the castle tower, Ishikawa Goemon vaguely heard a woman's voice coming from the top floor of the castle tower.

Could it be that the Kanto Governor is reciting Buddhist scriptures all night?

The noise gradually became clear as the distance was drawn, and Ishikawa Goemon's thick eyebrows were slightly raised, a little surprised.

It seems that the Kanto Governor is still not asleep, but the woman who spoke out is not her.

By the time he passed through the second floor of the castle tower, Ishikawa could clearly hear the words of the two women on the top floor, the strange Hime Bushi:

"So you're going to let them be besieged and killed by the bald donkeys of the Sect?"

In the face of such a question, Uesugi Teruhu seemed unmoved, but said calmly:

"I can't meddle in the affairs of Vietnam."

At this time, Ishikawa Goemon had already come to the door, he stopped, bowed his head and said:

"Lord Steward, there's new information."

"Come in."

Uesugi Teruto's deep and majestic voice seemed to have an overwhelming momentum, and the previously noisy Hime samurai fell silent for a moment, and Ishikawa Goemon gently opened the door and walked in.

"I'm sorry to interrupt you late at night, but this information is very important, so be sure to ask the consul to take a look."

Ishikawa took out the wax pill hidden on his waist, and the Ji warrior who was already serving Huihu came up to take it away, and the Ji warrior saw several blood-colored marks on the wax pill, and knew that this meant that the information was very urgent, and he was inevitably surprised.

Ishikawa looked at the strange Ji samurai who was kneeling beside him, and found that her hair was slightly messy, and she had a tired feeling all over her body, and knew that this Ji samurai was probably the one who let out the noise.

Looking at her like this, could she have returned from the battlefield?

Seeing Uesugi Terutora taking the wax pill, Ishikawa said again:

"Two urgent pieces of information, one from Kanto and the other ...... From Vietnam. ”

As he spoke, he peeked at the Ji warrior and found that the man's face had changed suddenly.

She seemed impatient to ask:

"What happened in Vietnam?"

Uesugi Terutora was frowning and reading the information sealed inside the wax pill, and there was worry in his eyes that flashed.

"Goemon, introduce yourself, and take a look at the latest information."

As she spoke, she crumpled up two pieces of oiled paper and threw them at Ishikawa.

Ishikawa grinned at Takeshi Hime:

"In Shimoishikawa Goemon, he was originally a thief, but fortunately he was appreciated by the lord, so he had to serve left and right."

There was still a confused look in the eyes of the Ji warrior, and he also said:

"In Shimonarita Kai, he is a hostage of the Narita family, and he came from Uozu Castle in Echichu."

"Soga...... It turns out that you are the famous No. 1 beauty in Guanbazhou, and you have admired it for a long time. ”

Hearing this, Narita Kai's dirty little face was half red and half black, and she looked extremely embarrassed at the moment, and it was really difficult for people to think of the so-called "No. 1 beauty in Kanhachi".

"Intelligence from Vietnam and China...... Our ninjas in Saiyue discovered that Kaga Ichijo had gathered a large number of followers at Katsukoji Temple, and according to this secret report, the army of Ichijo Sect would set off for Moriyama Castle in the near future. ”

"Shoushan City? Why is it Shoushan Castle, isn't the Sasa army attacking Masuyama Castle? ”

"No...... Masuyama Castle had been breached by Sasa-sama ten days earlier, and Toyama Castle, the Shinho clan's stronghold in Echichu, had also been captured three days earlier, and according to the latest battle reports, the Jimbo clan had fled to Moriyama Castle. ”

"Nani? Sasa Seimasa actually forced the Jimbo clan to Shoushan Castle? There was indescribable surprise in Narita's beautiful eyes, but she immediately realized the danger of this situation.

"But if Uozu City was captured before Shoushan City, then what is the point of these results?"

Ishikawa didn't expect that this reckless Gu Liang was not stupid, but he didn't follow her words, just smiled narrowly.

"That's not right!" Narita Kai immediately added, "If it's just the Jimbo family, you can't do it to this extent!" If it weren't for the support of the forces behind them, it would have been impossible for the Jimbo family to hold on to this point. It stands to reason...... They had already lost most of their combat strength in Masuyama Castle, and Toyama Castle, which was known as a fortified castle, had also been captured, so if it was common sense, they should surrender after the fall of Toyama Castle! ”

"What is it that supports the Jimbo clan, and the reason why they don't give up must be something to rely on...... Is it the Hatakeyama family, the main family of Noto, or the Kaga Ichijo sect? ”

Analyzing this, Narita Kai suddenly remembered the information that Ishikawa had just told her.

Ishikawa Goemon did mention that a large number of Ichiko-koji believers had gathered at Saiyue Nakatsu Koji Temple, and they would leave for Moriyama Castle after dawn!

The Sasa army, which has won successive battles, naturally has a great advantage over the little defeated army and remnants in the mountain castle, and it is inevitable that they will relax their guard, or even say that they are not on guard.

Narita Kai can imagine that Sasa's toes must have been cocked on the way to Moriyama Castle.

However, there have long been countless military secret books and ancient war examples that tell her that the arrogant army will be defeated!

What's more, what the Sasa army has to face is the Ichijo Sect, which has the greatest strength in the Three Kingdoms of Hokuriku, and the Hatakeyama family, whose movements are unknown, although it is possible to pounce on it and take a bite!

Narita Kai's heart flashed with panic, she almost crawled and knelt under the knees of Uesugi Teruto, this is not because she cares about the safety of Sasa Narumasa, but because she knows her aunt's temperament, if Sasa Narumasa is defeated and killed in the area of Shoushan Castle, then Akai Teruko is also ...... It's going to be hard to survive!

Therefore, she knelt under the knees of Uesugi Terutora and lost her dignity as the princess of the Narita family and the first samurai of Kanhachishu, and pleaded:

"Please, please, don't abandon Yuezhong, please save them!"

Uesugi Teruto's clear eyes had a complicated look, she had worries, she had doubts, and now she looked at Narita Kai in her eyes, there was such a ...... Acerbity.

"What did Baga Chengzheng do to this little girl to make her so obsessed with him?"

Sister Uesugi was full of slander in her heart, and secretly decided to punish him the next time she saw Sasa Narumasa.

However, thinking of the dangerous situation that Sasa Chengzheng was facing at the moment, she couldn't help but be a little worried.

It's just that...... It's useless to worry about more, even if Uesugi Teruhu wants to personally lead the army to Yuezhong to help him, it is impossible.

For this, Uesugi Terutora cleared his throat:

"The matter of Yuezhong, I have handed over to Cheng Zheng to be fully responsible, if he is already in danger at this time, then I think he must have expected it and prepared a follow-up move, you don't have to worry too much. In fact, this Jimbo expedition, even if it is difficult to complete the success, has succeeded in making the bald donkey of the Ichizong show the fox's tail, no matter what the structure of this battle is, I already have the status of entering Kaga in the future, about this...... Cheng Zheng did a good job. ”

"However, I can't send reinforcements to Vietnam."

As soon as the words changed, Narita Kai's original look of expectation suddenly froze.

At the signal of Uesugi Teruto, Ishikawa Goemon said again:

"The second piece of information I got today is from the Kanto region. According to reports by Narita Nagakina and Ota Shishimasa, the Hojo clan had already raised troops to attack Edo Castle. If it was just a Hojo clan government, it would not be enough to be afraid, but this time the Hojo clan united more than a dozen daimyo such as Shimono Utsunomiya, Iwaki Soma, and Hitachi Oda, and Kanto is now in a mess. ”

Narita Kai was surprised inexplicably, why is there war in Kanto again?

She's certainly not worth it...... The abnormal actions of the Hojo clan, the defections of the daimyo and wealthy families of Shimono, Hitachi, and Iwaki, have long been monitored by the ninjas of the Uesugi family, and even the Hojo clan has written a letter to whom on which day, and it is clear to find out.

The Uesugi family knew that the Hojo clan would raise the anti-flag again, but they still ignored it and tolerated it.

Because this is the strategy set by Uesugi Terutora and Sasa Narumasa.

In the secret report "Guide to the Unification Strategy of the Eight Prefectures" compiled by Sasa Narumasa in the past, it was clearly pointed out that the grand strategy and small tactics that would gradually digest and absorb the eight prefectures were clearly pointed out. Among them, it is very important to use the Hojo family as an anti-Uesugi banner to induce wealthy families and daimyos who are dissatisfied with the status quo to jump out and make trouble.

But Narita Kai didn't know this, and even said that most people, including the high-level leaders of the Uesugi family, didn't know about this, and at this moment Narita Kai really thought that there was chaos in Kanto, and the Uesugi family's domination in Kanto was already in jeopardy.

Then she heard Uesugi Terutora say:

"I have to go to Kanto, and there is no other way to thwart the Hojo clan's conspiracy!"

Narita Kai still did not give up, still pleading:

"As long as there are reinforcements, Naoe, Yasuda, or Yangbei's Honjo and Xinfatian are fine, and there are reinforcements, do you sit back and watch Zuo Zuo Cheng be defeated?"

By this time, Narita Kai had already stood up and almost roared.

Uesugi Terutora didn't know what he was thinking, and turned a deaf ear to Narita Kai's overreaction, and at the end, there was a smile on the corner of her mouth:

"No, I believe him. I am confident that he will come back safely. ”

"What's more...... This is an agreement between us. (To be continued.) )