In the past, the Kira Ninja Army was mostly point-to-point to the intelligence of Yuezhong, mainly because the Xuan Ape Ninja had been in charge of this part for a long time, and it was easy to cause some misunderstandings by wasting intelligence resources with each other.

If it weren't for the fact that Tokudaiji Catholic lived in Echichu in his early years, he was still at Noto's uncle's house for many days before defecting to Echigo, and he accidentally learned of the unusual movements in Tonba County and immediately fled to Echigo to report the news.

Kira Yoshitoki immediately realized how terrible this information was, and held an assessment meeting overnight to discuss it, and while considering countermeasures, the secret reports from Koshin and Kanto were like pebbles thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples in Kira's house, and inadvertently, the dark clouds like a mountain covered the land of Echigo, and a violent storm was quietly brewing in the black clouds.

As the chief general of the Kira family's internal reserves, Watanabe Takatsuna wrinkled the two tightly: "What is the meaning of the tens of thousands of Ichichi troops gathered in Tonami County, and the unknown number of Kaga Ichichi assembling in Xiangyuezhong?" ”

"War! There is only war. Yamamoto Tokiyuki seemed to wake up from his memories and smiled peacefully: "The old minister remembered some old things again, and the people who have always come this time are not good, I'm afraid it won't be so simple." ”

The samurai were physically and mentally exhausted from the emergency meeting that lasted for many days from morning to midnight, and since the beginning of the meeting, Nanaoka has been uncharacteristically silent, either holding the information against the map in a daze, or pacing back and forth as if thinking about some distressing problem.

At this moment, when he heard Yamamoto Shiyuki's words, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and jumped up in horror: "Oops! Sadoden was right. Only war! But it was not a war between Vietnam and China. It's a much bigger war. The conference was beyond our expectations! ”

"Bigger war...... Could it be? Honda's face turned white, and he grabbed the information and kept rummaging through it when he thought of a possible panic, and muttered: "At the beginning of May, there was a change in Echichu, on May 25, there was a change in Kaga, on May 28, there was a change in Kai, on June 3, there was a change in Izu, Sagami, and Musashi, and there was a change in Aizu two days ago, and the military situation is unknown......"

A dry pursuit of the incoherent language of the crowd. A few people muttered to themselves, "Could it be ...... Could it be that is? ”

"The siege network, the anti-Vietnam alliance, is it aimed at my family or my brother?" Kira Yoshitoki's eyes were tightly closed, and his face changed from one to another, and Iwazurumaru, who was serving on the side, looked at the lord worriedly, and he could clearly feel how angry this invincible governor was in his heart, and every word he spit out seemed to carry the anger in his chest.

The atmosphere in the room was stagnant, and Takigawa Shiyi, who had just deserted, was also woken up by the neighboring island Shisheng, and looked at the stagnant atmosphere in the assessment room suspiciously, wondering: "What's going on?" ”

Nagasaka Nobumasa pouted: "Isn't it going to be a joint war!" What is there to be afraid of. ”

"Jiulang's words are good, what is there to be afraid of. Isn't it just a battle! I'm already hungry and thirsty! Takigawa Shiyi laughed heartlessly, attracting the attention of many eyes in the assessment room.

Honjo Fancho looked at each other with Hojo Takahiro and Kurokawa Kiyomi, and shook his head helplessly. Think about the last time the person who was besieged was still Hojo Shiyasu, the first time in the night battle of the river, he single-handedly defeated the 80,000 allied forces of the Kanto region and laid down the prestige of Nuoda, and the astronomical rebellion in the previous years was a wonderful example of several big turnarounds with fewer victories.

In the earlier Yongsho Rebellion, Nagao defeated the Echigo Uesugi army and killed Echigo's guardian Uesugi No, attracting the army of the Kanto governor Uesugi to settle down, and in a desperate battle, he sought the Kanto governor Uesugi in the Battle of Nagamorihara with the outnumbered Nagao as the scene, and achieved the name of Echigo Hero.

As for the more ancient history, there is no need to talk about it, these histories have a remarkable characteristic, the enemy army pressed the territory on a large scale, and the first to gain the advantage and thus relax the vigilance, only to be defeated by the less and more and the weak to defeat the strong, and the situation collapsed completely, but no one can say what the situation will be this time.

There was a sound of heavy footsteps outside the assessment room, and the closed door was opened, and the little surname outside the door was heard singing: "The main hall of the long tail bullet has arrived!" Nagao Toyozen Mamoru, Honjo Misaku Mamoru, Nagao Echizen Mamoru ...... Naoe Yamato Mamoru arrives! ”

The long-tailed Jinghu, who was dressed in fish skin and white silk, strode into the assessment room, his beard looked particularly majestic, and his blazing eyes burst out with a powerful battle intent: "When it is righteous, you must be ready to go into battle!" ”

"Has my brother found out?" Ji Liang Yishi smiled helplessly: "Also, how can such an obvious action hide people's eyes?" Presumably this alliance has been brewing for a long time! ”

The continuous abnormal behavior of several surrounding countries is enough to make people of insight vigilant, Echigo is no longer the Echigo of the past, from a poor and destitute territory to the most powerful state today, the prosperous and powerful Echigo exerts invisible pressure on the surrounding lords, even if Echigo is unintentionally involved, it will make them sleep.

Especially in recent years, Echigo has successively issued decrees in favor of the peasants, and there are more and more cases of peasants in neighboring states abandoning their fields and moving with their families, for these national lords, Echigo means a terrible disaster, because he is willing to accept the peasants unconditionally, but he will not accept them, these national lords, and refuse to recognize their lordship, because the land of Echigo is a land with a lord and will not give them a penny.

In the past few years, Echigo has used foreign troops for many years, defeated the invincible Takeda family and Hojo family again and again, and forced the losers to fight back against Echigo, this change is far beyond their expectations, but it seems reasonable to think about it.

It is conceivable that the Kira family's strategy of boiling frogs in warm water against Shinano Province is exhausting the last vestiges of the Takeda family's faith in Shinano, and Nagao Keitor, who is destined to accept the position of Kanto governor, is bound to take action against Ueno and Musashi in order to regain the old Uesugi domain, so that the direct conflict between the Nagao family and the Hojo family is inevitable.

It is not surprising that they made such a decision, and the strategy of Takeda Harunobu and Hojo Yasuyuki was enough to preside over this alliance, and the appeal of the two joining forces was greater than two.

Nagao Keitora strode into the assessment room and sat on the side of Kira Yoshitoki, his determined gaze scanning the samurai in the field: "No matter how many conspiracies and tricks. We remain loyal to the shogunate. The crusade against Shinano and the pacification of Ueno were all at the invitation of the Kanto Governor and the former Shinano Guardian. And those despicable people have bad intentions and intend to destroy the great momentum of my Echigo, and I Jinghu will never tolerate them! ”

Honjo nodded in agreement: "It is morally impeachable for us to send troops to Shinano and aid Ueno out of righteousness, so why be afraid!" He's going to fight, then he's going to fight! ”

The addition of the Nagao retainers made the atmosphere lively, and greeted each other and gave up their seats to dispel the stagnant atmosphere, and Honda was just right to smile and say, "My lord is the governor of the Ashikaga family, the shogun of the town guard, and the Shinano guard." So far, the troops sent to Shinano have followed the laws of the shogunate, such as Takeda, Hojo and other tigers and wolves, in a vain attempt to threaten me with such an evil alliance, which is very wrong! We will not throw in the towel! ”

Langoka was more entangled than Bendo, and he was distressed for a long time with the information: "Your Majesty is more concerned about how they will fight?" What should we do to prepare? Now that mid-June is only three months away from autumn, it seems that their preparations will be sent out between October, and it seems that we have not much time left! ”

"Divide the troops, only divide the troops to fight!" Nagao Keitora raised his eyebrows and pointed to the large map hanging on the wall: "The enemy's movements are coming from all directions, and its main forces are the Kai Takeda clan and the Sagami Hojo clan south of Echigo. It is still unknown how many troops there were in the western part of the country, and the Ashina clan in the northeast and the Mogami clan in the north also moved. For today's plan, there is only a division of troops! ”

"Absolute disadvantage in troops!" Nagao Masaki stared at a few blue arrows surrounding Echigo from all directions, and smiled bitterly: "Although it is good to divide the troops, how many troops can be divided in Echigo?" No matter how it is divided, the direction of the formation is fixed, and there must always be a focus! ”

The samurai present frowned at the same time, if you don't count the Kira Legion, just looking at the "Echigo Military Service Account" established last year, the entire Nagao family's 15,000 military service is well known, although this does not mean that there are only so many professional soldiers in Echigo, but the absolute gap in numbers cannot be reversed.

Langoka Tsunofang rubbed his sour eyes and said: "It seems that Kai Takeda and Sagami Hojo should be the main messengers, these two will definitely attack with all their might, according to the information at hand, the mobilization power of the Takeda family is between 18,000 and 23,000, and the mobilization force of the Hojo family is between 35,000 and 42,000, the recent situation of the Ashina family and the Mogami family is unknown, and it must not be easy to give each other, and the Yuezhong has always been the same, and overall, the comprehensive encirclement network is likely to exceed 100,000 people!" ”

The audience was full of military generals who knew the soldiers, and they quickly raised different opinions: "Alarmist, right? Do you take out all your military strength and leave some of them to stay in the city? Wouldn't it be the end of chaos in the rear? I don't believe they're going to come out! ”

"Maybe, maybe not, but what's the difference? I believe that in a war, we should neither overestimate nor underestimate the enemy, and if we fight a war of 100,000 people, we should prepare 100,000 people, and even if they have a large number of people, they will not necessarily win us. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Langgang Fangfang smiled slightly, and said eloquently: "The alliance has different orders, and our army is united and disciplined, and this order is victorious!" The peasants and soldiers are mixed and demoralized, and our army is well-equipped and morale-strong. It is unjust for him to go against the trend and repeatedly violate the border, and my lord respects the law of the shogunate, and does the righteousness of the samurai to crusade against the unsubordinate, and this righteousness is victorious!

He invaded the Echigo with military might, and the troops plundered each other unpopularly, and my lord governed the soldiers and food to fill the people's hearts and stability, and this benevolence is victorious! He is capricious and treacherous, and it is immoral to assassinate the public party to chase and kill the leader, and my lord has agreed on the law to make sure that he must be admired in the sea, and this virtue is victorious! He wantonly harmed the lord and repeatedly ignored the orders of the shogunate for disloyalty, and my lord respectfully obeyed the edict of the shogunate to suppress the troubles of the eastern country, and this loyalty is victorious!

After the repeated defeats of the alliance, he still rebelled, and my lord has not been killed several times, and this time he has won! His conspiracy to assassinate one after another is endless, and our army is an upright teacher, so that the plan is righteous and bright, and this plot is also victorious! His land is barren and the people are poor, and our fields are fertile and abundant. The ministers of the shogunate did not follow the orders of the shogunate, and my lord and noble got the seven exemptions of the Ashikaga family for the Ashikaga family, and the general of the book was used to crusade against the non-ministers, and this way is victorious! Our army has won these ten victories, and although the alliance is outnumbered, it is not enough to be afraid! ”

"What a 10-10 win! With this ten victories, how can our army not win! Kira Yoshishi stood up and shouted: "Listen to the order! I have written the order of the book. From now on. Echigo mobilized as a whole. Farmers and townspeople take up arms and receive training, and I will pay for food and medical expenses during the training. Ladies and gentlemen, take up arms and fight! ”

"Hah!" The samurai nodded excitedly.

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is not in vain, and it actually makes ten wins and ten defeats, which seems to despise the enemy a bit strategically and attach importance to the significance of the enemy tactically...... It's really interesting. Kira Yoshitoki cast an approving glance at Nanoka.

On June 12, Echigo issued an emergency mobilization order. Among them, it was required that all the people of the towns and villages, and up to the lords and countrymen should take up arms and organize themselves, that the old land attendants should bear heavy responsibilities, that the villages and villages would guarantee that no renegade and betrayal would be allowed, and that the united front should be achieved at the village level, and that Shinano and Ueno also received mobilization orders one after another.

Shinano, as a neighbor of the Kira family, was unconditionally conscripted for military service, and in an instant, the Kita-Shinano region north of Kogami Prefecture gathered 6,000 troops, including Murakami Yoshikiyo. Takanashi Masayori was all within the scope of the draft, and Kakizaki Keike, Yasuda Keimoto, Yoshie Keishi, Usami Dingman and others were also incorporated into the account of the Kira Army.

On the other hand, the response of the Ueno people to the emergency mobilization of Echigo varied. Most of them were frightened by Nagao Jinghu, and less often they were bent by Nagao Jinghu's invincible momentum, such as the early leadership of the Ueno Numata family and his ilk to take on the role of leading the way, and they spared no effort to wave the flag and shout, and they pulled together more than 3,000 people, as if they came to fight soy sauce to deal with the military service of the Nagao family.

Nishiueno's reaction was a little sluggish, perhaps because he didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in Echigo's gourd, and the people, who lacked a strong source of information, didn't know about the chaos that came to Kanto Yoshira, but they were only left with a short time to hesitate.

Only two days later, new changes occurred in the entire Kanto, Hokuriku and even Yuao, Kai Takeda, Sagami Hojo, Echichu Jimbo, Dewa Mogami, Aizu Ashina, and Iwashiro Date successively announced their departure to Echigo, and a huge encirclement network was formed, and the nominal leader of the alliance turned out to be Ashikaga Fujimasa, the Furukawa Gongkata.

The reasons for these families to go out of Echigo are not the same, Kai Takeda is Shinano, Sagami Hojo is Ueno, Echichu Jimbo and one Xiang Ichijo are revenge, and the reasons put forward by Dewa Mogami are more strange, in order to avenge the Banker, Honjo Shicho was almost angry when he heard the news, Aizu Ashina and Iwashiro Date had a vague reaction, saying that they were supporting Mogami as allies, in short, these two were the most unconfident.

As the leader of the alliance, the reason given by Ashikaga Fujimasa of the Furukawa Gongfang was high-sounding, Echigo Kira and Nagao bullied their neighbors, robbed the grain and plundered the good people, wantonly slaughtered the countrymen and persecuted the wealthy clan, so he ordered a crusade in the name of the Furukawa Gongkata, but for the people of the Kanto country, they should send troops to participate.

It's very good, but in fact, the effect is almost none, the people of the Kanto region should fight and fight, and the infighting and infighting, such as the new ally of the Hojo family, the Oda clan, said that there is Satake inside, and there is Yuki outside to be unable to fight, please understand more, the Chiba family is to follow the battle, and the definition he gave himself is to play soy sauce, and the same ginseng, such as Ota Zimasa of Iwafu Castle, Narita Nagata Nagatai of Ninja City and others also came to fight soy sauce.

At the same time that Echigo issued an emergency mobilization order, Kira Yoshitoki sent a secret envoy to Kinai overnight by boat with a letter in hand, and their task was to carry the letter safely to Sakamoto and hand it over to Odate Harudada, who would then forward it to His Royal Highness the Shogun.

The imperial court also made a corresponding decision, writing to his uncle Zhongyuan Tongwei, his brother-in-law and brother-in-law Konoe's former heir, "the right minister of the long world" Jiu I Qingtong, and the letters of the Kikutei Qingji were also sent to Kyoto together, and the contacts that have been operating in Kyoto for many years should be enabled at this moment, and nearly half of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs have a close relationship with the Kira family, which is his confidence.

Of course, he can't just expect the shogunate and the court to help him much, the name of righteousness and the support of the imperial court shogunate can only be relied on, and in the end, he still has to rely on his own fists and hard skills to suppress the menacing enemy army.

In the streets and alleys of the towns of Ueno, Shimono, Musashi, Sagami, Shimo, Kami, Anbo, and Izu provinces, countless posters were posted overnight, and when the townspeople woke up in the morning saw these notices, their mouths grew incredibly.

The elders gathered in the town carefully stared at the proclamation and whispered: "The noble family of Furukawa is a nobleman of the Genji clan, who cannot respect the shogunate and appease the people of the country, and in order to survive in the world, he marries his former enemies and marries his former enemies, and forms a friendship with his son-in-law, which is really a shame for the samurai!" The modern Furukawa Gongfang Harushi has five sons, the eldest son Fuji and Mei Chiyo Wangmaru have died young, and the two younger brothers of the current Ashikaga Fujimasa have no disease, but they died violently at the same time in less than ten months after the marriage, the reason for this is not to be known, such capricious and incorruptible and shameful people should be spurned by the world, and should be rejected by the ancestors!

I, Ashikaga Kamikozaburo, honored the order of the current Ashikaga Right General of the Gongkata Palace, and went out of the town of Echigo, and the general of the Timi Shinano Guard, the Shogun of the Shogunate, has always been careful to expel the enemies of Shinano's invasion as his own responsibility, and his Sagami Hojo clan repeatedly violated Ueno, forcing the Kanto governor Uesugi Kenmasa to flee to Echigo and run to pray, what is the fault of us in defending the righteousness of the shogunate to go out of Ueno to crusade against the unsubordinate? For example, if Kai Takeda carried out an assassination plan last year, leading to a burning of the queen, what is the fault of the plan to be broken and executed?

Today, Echigo suffered a catastrophe for no reason, and it is unrighteous for the small people to besiege it! Those who are disloyal, unfilial, untrustworthy and unrighteous should be defeated and destroyed by the heroes of the world!

I, Ashikaga on the shogunate of Saburo Yoshi, uphold the righteousness of the shogunate, respect the order of the right general of Ashikaga to crusade against the people of the eastern country, there is Ashikaga seven exemption in the book number of the countrymen, to maintain the righteousness of the world of the shogunate law as their own responsibility, take up arms and rush to Echigo to participate in the battle, in the name of the Ashikaga family, loyal and law-abiding people will be rewarded and treated! ”

As the chanting became louder and louder, people's expressions gradually changed, and they quietly swallowed their saliva and stammered, "This ...... This is a declaration of war! ”

People were surprised by this majestic letter and muttered to themselves: "What a powerful letter! (To be continued......)