Outside Hojo Castle, Uesugi Terutora Honjin Shogunate.

Uesugi Terutora looked down at his left hand, rubbed his thumb and index finger, and listened to Kakizaki Keike and Usami Jomitsu state the military situation.

When they finished speaking, they looked up at the two of them and scolded.

"Because Hojo Takahiro is closed, so you are waiting here?

Kakizaki Keijia! Zhongyue is in danger, you are still wasting time, have your brains been eaten by dogs! ”

Kakizaki Jingjia was young and vigorous, and was annoyed and embarrassed by the lord's angry scolding, and his pretty face turned red. Usami on the side was full, and her heart was even more uneasy.

Kakizaki Keijia is the confidant of Uesugi Teruto, and he holds the standing military strength of Joetsu.

It is a privilege for cronies to be scolded. The lord has anger in his heart, and if he scolds it, it will be fine, and it will not affect the future.

And Usami Dingman, who also made mistakes, was ignored, which is a dangerous signal.

She took the initiative to step forward and bowed deeply to ask the lord for her guilt.

"Your Highness, I asked Kakisaki-sama to give me a few days to persuade the samurai in the castle to get lost.

Hojo Castle was not a small village, and it was difficult to fall quickly under a strong attack, which damaged the morale of the troops.

Even if Hojo Takahiro is hot-headed, the samurai under her command may not be of the same mind as her.

If the persuasion is effective, the siege can be less resistant, more internal response, beneficial and harmless. ”

Uesugi Terutora glanced at her and said.

"Forget it, you reacted in a timely manner, and quickly dispatched troops after spring ploughing, but I was too demanding."

Seeing that Uesugi Teruhu was no longer pursuing it, Usami was relieved.

She asked cautiously.

"Your Highness, then do I still want to continue to persuade the martial artists in the city?"

Uesugi Terutora smiled coldly and said.

"Persuade, why don't you persuade, you do it."

Usami was full of people on the spot, only to feel that the lord's tone was murderous, and he couldn't figure out whether this was from the bottom of his heart, or ridicule, and he couldn't make up his mind for a while.

Uesugi Terutora ignored her and turned back to Kakizaki Keijia.

"I brought the nuggets, surrounded Hojo Castle for me, cut off the water supply, dug tunnels, and stacked earth barriers.

I don't care what method you use, take the city in five days, and if you can't do it, go home and nurse the baby! ”

The corners of Kakizaki Jingjia's mouth twitched, and he said fiercely.

"Your Highness, don't worry, if you can't attack it within three days, I will atone for my sins in front of you."

There are many gold and silver mines in Echigo, and there are many gold diggers in the mines in the hands of Uesugi Terutoka, and some of them are brought here this time, and they are all good at digging holes and filling in the mountains.

Although Hojo Castle is not a small village, it is not a strong castle, and it can really be attacked at any cost and can be taken down.

Usami was full of chills, and she couldn't understand it anymore, so she asked cautiously.

"Your Highness, you want to attack the city, then persuade you to surrender."

Uesugi Terutora replied coldly.

"You let you persuade you to surrender, and the siege of the city will not hinder you from doing things.

Use your way to tell Hojo Takahiro and her bastards that it's too early to surrender.

It's too late for me to take this pill, and this time, I won't forgive any of them! Leave no one to chance!

I promised him that I would rush to the castle in ten days, and there were still eight days left.

If Hojo Takahiro and the others want to die, let's die. I will destroy their families and let them die cleanly. ”

Uesugi Terutora looked into the distance, his eyes were deep, and his murderous aura was leaking.

Kakizaki Keijia and Usami Dingman looked at each other, both confused.

What is it about the sovereign that makes him so worried? Could it be the cavalry army that Naoe Kasushi led the team to pass by?

Echigo rebellions were frequent, and although Uesugi Terutora fought fiercely, he was quite tolerant of the defeated samurai who surrendered, and would not kill them all, leaving as much room as possible.

The Echigo samurai under her rule were too complicated.

The most core group is her Naoto, who is close to the side, and who is in the flag, such as Naoe Kanesu, Kakizaki Kei, Honjo Minoru, and Saito Asanobu.

Then there were the retainers left to her by her mother, such as Naoe Keitsuna, Hojo Takahiro.

On the outer layer are the old ministers who surrendered, such as Usami Dingman and Okuma Ashide.

Then the allies of the marriage, the Ueda Nagao family and the Koshi Nagao family.

In the end, there were Yangbei people who were not convinced and were suppressed by force.

It is not so much that Uesugi Terutora is the lord of Echigo, but that he is the leader of the Echigo samurai consortium.

Echigo is very independent in various places, and she can't do things too much. accidentally caused the death of the rabbit and the fox, and the atmosphere of hatred and hatred was even more troublesome.

For a long time, the suppression of rebellion has been a battle with a clear knife and a gun, and it is enough to subdue it, and there is rarely a punishment for extermination.

Usami Dingman also followed the usual practice, so he wanted to persuade him to surrender first.

The Kashiwazaki Plain is a place that connects Kamietsu and Chukoetsu, and the samurai who were coerced and rebelled by Hojo Takahiro this time have guardians of the former retainers and Uesugi retainers.

Everyone secretly ventilated, opened some conditions, and accepted it when they saw it.

Even if it is Hojo Takahiro himself, he also takes the opportunity to toss it, and it is best to succeed, and he will surrender if he can't catch it.

According to the old rules, three glasses of wine will be punished, and if you don't take them as an example, Uesugi Huihu will not do anything to them.

I never thought that Uesugi Huihu would turn his face this time and ignore the rules.

Even if he got the post of Kanto governor and became the governor of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi, Uesugi Terutora still needed to unite the Echigo samurai.

Usami never expected that Uesugi Terutora would choose such a drastic approach.

While attacking the city with all its might, it is not reasonable to threaten the clan at the same time.

Kakizaki Jingjia was also surprised, but she was a confidant of Uesugi Huihu, so there was no need to think so much, the lord asked him to cut people, so let's cut it!

The two of them looked at Uesugi Teruhu carefully, and sighed in their hearts.

Even if the title is already in hand, it is still too difficult to control these samurai families with different minds in Echigo.

Relying only on strong pressure, I am afraid that it will be unsustainable, so she decided to give the two of them a reasonable reason.

"A few days ago, Naoe Kaneji led the way for a cavalry army to pass through here?"

Usami nodded his head.

"It's true, but Lord Naoe just confirmed the identity of the friendly army and hurried by, and didn't say much."

Uesugi Terutora nodded and said.

"That's the Ji samurai of the Spo family, hurrying to Tochio Castle."

Kakizaki Keike said curiously.

"The Spozons? Isn't it long gone? What do they do when they come to Echigo? ”

Uesugi Teruto's heart twisted, but he had to endure his depression and continue.

"It's the son-in-law of the Spo family.

The envoy of the shogunate who came with me this time is His Royal Highness Yoshigin, who is humble and faithful.

The general gave him the imperial sword to come to Kanto to stand for me and make my name stronger.

I have given him Tochio Castle as a temporary stay in Kanto. ”

The two of them gasped after hearing this, the sister-in-law, the sword, is here, it turns out to be the Imperial Table.

Usami pondered for a moment and sighed.

"Your Highness is wise, Tochio City has become the imperial seat of the Genji clan of Hanoi, which rebel army dares to attack casually, this is a great crime of rebellion."

Uesugi Terutora said reluctantly.

This is what humble and honest Gong himself meant, and it may not be useful. Yang Beizhong is used to being vulgar, and I am still worried that they will rush to the road.

I made a ten-day covenant with Kenshin Gong that I must rescue Tochio Castle in time, and if Hojo Takahiro didn't know each other, then I wouldn't be blamed. ”

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Usami Dingman listened to it, and always felt that something was strange, and the lord didn't seem to want to admit the identity of the Imperial Observatory, and his words were a little strange.

She shook her head and didn't think much about it, just lamented that Takahiro Hojo was unlucky.

This man picked the wrong time to rebel, and the general's man was used as a human shield to block the enemy in Tochio City, and the lord was in a hurry, so how could he care about anything else.

This Hojo Castle has become a thorn in the eye, a thorn in the flesh, and no matter how difficult it is, it will be gnawed down. No wonder she is uncharacteristically tough and tough.

Usami was determined to take advantage of the samurai in the castle. If you are clever enough to talk about the conditions, you will really kill the whole family!

Thinking that he had figured out the thoughts of the lord, Usami was full of confidence and knew how to do things.

She said.

"I will do my best to spread the word to the city to weaken their will to resist.

Since His Royal Highness has the help of the Imperial Table, he has all the qualifications. Why don't you ask Uesugi Kenmasa to come forward, maybe it will have a miraculous effect. ”

Uesugi Teruma squinted at Usami Dingmi, her expression was sincere, and she seemed to be single-minded.

"Don't bother her old man, I'll clean up those rebellions and let them know that they are powerful."

Usami sighed in his heart, his face was silent, and he bowed to accept the order.

The Hojo family attacked the Kanto Plain and slaughtered the Yamauchi Uesugi family and the Ogiya Uesugi family, but only Uesugi Kenmasa, the governor of the Yamauchi Uesugi family, escaped.

She ran to the house of Nagao in Echigo Fuchu, willing to seek revenge in the name of the family, which led to the move of Uesugi Teruto.

It's just that although the two are adoptive mothers and daughters in name, they know in their hearts that this is just a transaction.

Echigo was originally the territory of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi, and there were many guardians of the old retainers who surrendered to Uesugi Terutoka, such as Usami Dingmi, such as Okuma Asahide.

They all hope that the former governor of the Shangshan family can give full play to his residual heat, come out as a director, and unite and protect the old ministers in her name, so as not to be bullied by the retainers of the Changwei family in the house.

But how could Uesugi Huihu let her come forward to share her power and prestige, so she naturally abdicated with her adoptive mother and refused to raise her for a long time.

This time, Okuma Asahide was humiliated and rebelled, and Usami took the opportunity to bring up the matter again, but it was still rejected by Uesugi Teruma.

She was gloomy in her heart, guarding her former ministers was not trusted by Uesugi Teruto, and she couldn't find credible big people to support her, so she was afraid that her future days would be even more sad.

Today of the Great Bear Asahi may not be her Usami's full tomorrow.