Takeda Harunobu knew the attitude of the Anayama family and the Koyamada family, and they were not active in the conquest of Shinano.

The territory of the Anayama family is close to the Imagawa family, and the territory of the Oyamada family is close to the Hojo family, and they are the two most independent forces in the Takeda family.

The two territories are in the south of Kai, and it is normal not to be interested in the conquest of the northern Shinano country, because it is the farthest away and the benefit of the battle is the least.

Takeda Nobushihiro was dissatisfied with their perfunctory attitude, and there was no room for sand in his eyes, but Takeda Harunobu could understand.

After the alliance of Imagawa, Hojo, and Takeda, the Anayama and Oyamada families in the south lost room for external expansion.

Unless the three alliances collapse, there is little chance that the two will grow.

Of course, Harunobu Takeda will not allow these two relatively independent factions to vigorously expand their sphere of influence.

Therefore, her attitude is mainly to appease and unite, as long as she does not make a fuss and supports the Northern Expedition of the main family, even if she is grinding, she is also a good retainer.

Compared with these trivial things, Takeda Harunobu, who spent a lot of effort to mess up Echigo, was more concerned about the Northern Expedition Murakami Yoshikiyo, and tried in vain to win all the success in one battle.

She is determined to win the Shinano country.

Not only because Shinano is an important fulcrum of the Takeda family's ambitions in the world, but also because she has spent countless efforts to conquer this place.

Politically, Shinano Province was divided into north and south, and in the early days of the Muromachi shogunate, the Ashikaga shogun designated the North Shinano Murakami family as the general of Shinano and gave him full powers.

Then the world returned to the Ashikaga family, and Shinano was guarded by the Ogasawara family of Minami Shinano.

The confrontation between the two countries and the political-for-tat was the beginning of Shinano's domestic division.

Although Shinano is large, there are many mountains and few lands, and the real land is fertile, and there are only two large boundaries that can sit on it.

One is the Nagano Basin led by the Murakami family, and the other is the Suwa Basin led by the Ogasawara family, one north and one south.

During these years, the Shinano samurai family continued to divide within the civil strife, and to this day, the country is divided into four regions.

The Kiso family in Minami Shinano, the Ogasawara family and the Suwa family in Nakashinano, the Shino family in Higashi Shinano, and the Murakami family and the Takanashi family in North Shinano.

Kai's national strength was weaker than Shinano's, and Takeda Harunobu took advantage of Shinano's samurai discord, strategy first, and force followed.

It took great difficulty to lay down almost the entire Shinano, which was her proud work.

Minami Shinano connects Hida, Mino, Mikawa, Enoe and other countries, and the relationship is complicated, which is not the direction of the Takeda family.

After Takeda Harunobu conquered the Kiso family, he married him, making the Kiso family the Takeda family's thugs and the western barrier.

Nakashinano, she wooed the Suwa family, expelled the Ogasawara family and fled north to the old enemy Murakami family.

Of the three families of Higashishinano Shino, Mochizuki and Youzu surrendered.

She also wooed the Sanada family, a relative of the Umino family, who was beaten away by her mother, and persuaded the Sanada family governor Yutaka to join the Takeda family.

The Umino family is the one with the widest branch among the three Shino families, and there are many people of the same clan in Higashi Shinano and Nishi-Ueno.

Sanada Yutaka was originally in Nishi-Ueno Minowa Castle and was sheltered by Nagano Yoshimasa.

She led her people back to Higashishinano and defected to Takeda Harunobu, and Nagano Yoshimasa did not stop her, or even comforted her, which shows that many branches of the Umino family are intertwined.

Takeda Harunobu's series of dazzling operations frightened the Murakami family, who were fighting in North Shinano, to shake hands with the Takanashi family, and wary of the Takeda family, which was growing in the south.

In this expedition to Kita-Shinano, if the Kawanaka Island area, where the Nagano Basin is located, is successfully conquered, Takeda Harunobu will truly have a strategic high ground to peek into the world.

Advancing north can attack the Takada Plain and the Echigo Plain, and advancing east can flank Ueno Province with the Hojo Allied forces and advance into the Kanto Plain.

With the advantage that Shinano Kuniyama is easy to defend, it can be attacked and defended, and the Takeda family has a lot to do.

Takeda Harunobu thought of the depths, and couldn't help but be arrogant and high-spirited.

"Xinfan, Takeda is thriving here, you can also fight with me, and rise up for the ambition of the Takeda family!"

"Hey!"

———

Takeda Harushi of Kai Country swore to the Northern Expedition, in the northwest of Mino, and Isshiki Yoshilong was also a shipwreck, and the march did not break through.

She changed her family name, but the political instability still did not improve, and even fell into an even more embarrassing situation because she lost the title of guardian of the Saito family.

The shadow of her mother's murder hovers over her head, and one day it will turn into a greatsword and smash her to pieces.

To change this situation, she needs a lot of loot to buy off the Mino samurai.

Prove that you are stronger than your mother, and you are more suitable to lead them to occupy more land and obtain more benefits.

At this time, she was passing through the Ibuki Mountains and marching into Kita-Omi, taking advantage of the fact that Owari Oda Nobunaga had not yet recovered from the internal affairs of Owari Ichito, and took a son on the chessboard first.

Mino-Owari and the two countries were rivals, and from the time of their mothers, Michizo Saito and Nobuhide Oda, they fought for the entire Nobi Plain.

It was only because the two sides were evenly matched that he reluctantly reached a rapprochement with Oda Nobunaga with Nogami's marriage.

With the passing of the ancestors, the next generation has ignited new fighting spirit and ambitions, and continues the unfinished business of the predecessors.

Isshiki Yoshiryu doesn't blame Oda Nobunaga, in other words, she will also peep north at Mino, but she will not sit still.

It is necessary to first stabilize the samurai under his command in the interests of Kita Omi, and prepare for the subsequent battle of Mino-Owari, which led to the battle between the two Rokkaku and Ichishiki to attack the Kita-Omi Asai family.

What she is passing through is the border between Omi and Mino, and even the boundary between Kansai and Kanto in a broad sense.

It is not a pass that does not break through, but a small basin and a small plain surrounded by mountains, and it is not an exaggeration to call it Sekihara.

The Ibuki Mountains are a true meeting point of mountain ranges that connect the Hakusan Mountains of Hokuriku Province to the northwest and the Ise Mountains to the southeast, completely isolating the Kanto and Kansai regions.

The entire barrier is surrounded by several mountains, and this basin plain is suitable for military battles.

Perhaps one day, this place will become the battlefield of the Kanto and Kansai samurai warriors fighting for dominance in the world.

The Asai family, who was attacked from both sides, did not choose to send troops without breaking through, and when Isshiki Yoshiryu crossed the Ibuki Mountains and arrived at the Mikageji River, he was blocked by the Asai family's army.

She observed the military situation on the other side and found that the Asai family had already poured out of their pockets, and the main forces of each family were here.

Isshiki Yoshilong frowned and sighed.

The Asai family chose to repel her first, and then fight against the Minami Omi Rokkaku family, she didn't want to lose too many troops to make a wedding dress for the Rokkaku family.

Isshiki Yoshilong decided to keep it on standby, nailed the main force of the Asai family to this place, and waited for the Hexagonal family's Northern Expedition to succeed and come to converge.

On the other side, Asai Nagamasa had no choice.

The mobilization power of the two enemy forces is above her, and if she divides her troops to block it, she is afraid that she will be broken one by one.

She can only let Isono Yuanchang defend Sawa Yamashiro to the death, and lead the main force to fight against Isshiki Yoshiryu.

Oda Nobunaga's response has arrived, she intends to marry her sister, and promises to make a move in Mino to shake the rear of Isshiki Yoshiryu.

Asai Nagamasa didn't say no, didn't listen to her nonsense, and only looked at the performance of the Oda family in this battle.

To the north near the south of the river, Fujido Toraka has joined forces with the samurai of Inougami Aichi and the two counties to provide full support for Isono Motomasa in Sawa Mountain Castle.

Iga's Maeda interests also promised to send troops to help contain the Rokkaku family.

Compared to the empty vernacular of the Oda family, Asai Nagamasa believed in the support of the Spo family more.

After entering Vietnam via the Hokuriku Road, Spo Yoshiyin joined forces with samurai from all over the world to develop the Hokuriku Maritime Trade Route, and Kita-Omi was an important link in the trade route.

If the Spo family wants to achieve this strategic plan, they must keep the existence of the Asai family, and there is no reason to slack off in this battle.

Asai Nagamasa's mind wandered in front of the battle, thinking of the boy who had gone to Kanto, and wondering if he was out of danger now.

If the Oda family does help in this battle, for the strategic needs of the Asai family, she will marry the man of the Oda family, and she will no longer miss the young man.

With a sigh, the girl's gaze gradually became resolute, putting aside the love of children and daughters, and she was sure to teach Yishi Yilong a lesson.

If you want to drag it, I'll let you drag it down?

Asai Nagamasa felt a depressed breath in her heart, and she squinted her eyes and ordered.

"Akao Kiyotsuna!"

"Hey!"

"Tomorrow morning, bury the pot to cook and send troops across the river, I will let the mother killers of Mino know.

In recent years, it's not like any crooked melon and cracked jujube can be intervened! ”

"Your Highness is wise!"

On the other side, the Yishi Yilong was terrified, looking into the distance, silent.

———

Mino Country, Iwamura Castle House.

The leader of the Samurai family of Nishimino and one of the three of Nishimino, the lord of Iwamura Castle, Mamoru Ando, is receiving his daughter-in-law, Shigeharu Takenaka, the lord of Bodhi Mountain Castle.

Bodhi Mountain City is not far from Bubaguan, all in Minong Bupo County, seeing that the Isshiki Yilong army went abroad, Takenaka Shigeji rushed to persuade his mother-in-law overnight.

"Mother, this is a godsend, don't hesitate."

Mamoru Ando frowned.

"Although the lord of the country has killed his mother, his power is thriving, and now he has sent troops to Omi to attack the Asai family in Kita-Omi.

We have a lot of benefits to follow her, why bother to start an army, if we don't catch it, won't it cause the disaster of extermination. ”