different warring states of japan

Chapter 561 Changes in Kawanaka Island

Just as Yoshihiko Shiba was in a good mood, San Taifu brought him bad news.

In the imperial hall, Yiyin carefully looked at the information in his hand, and the three princes from all over the world knelt down respectfully and waited for the lord to question him.

Since being woken up by Yiyin's slap in the face, she has put all her thoughts on the intelligence of the Kanto Raiders.With Iga Jonin's ability, he quickly opened up the situation.

The military group targeted the Takeda family, and the Hojo family's intelligence poured in, until today's emergency military situation.

After reading the military situation, Yiyin pondered for a while and asked.

"The Takeda family started working after the summer harvest, why did the information arrive only now?"

"I'm very sorry! Shinano is mountainous, communication is not easy, and information always lags behind.

I will find a way to strengthen the connection there, but the mountain road is rugged, and it will take more than ten days at the earliest. "

Yiyin nodded, he recognized the ability of the hundred land santaifu.As long as you do things with your heart, you don't have to find fault with yourself.

His mind was immersed in this information, and he wondered if Uesugi Terutoro's Ninja Anbe had sent back any news so that they could verify each other.

Just thinking about it, there was a knock on the door.Yi Yin responded, and Gamo Clan opened the door, bowing in salute.

"Your Highness, His Highness Uesugi has come down and is waiting for you in the government hall, saying that there is an urgent military situation."

Yiyin glanced at the third husband of Baidi and said.

"You have done a good job, continue to increase your penetration into the Kanto countries. Don't be stingy with money, I will let Da Xiong Chaoxiu fully support your work."

"Hi!"

Yiyin didn't pay any attention to the third prince of the hundred lands, walked out of the inner room with military information in hand, and hurried to the government hall.

Uesugi Terutoro closed his eyes in the hall to meditate, when he heard Yoshiyin's arrival, he stood up to greet him.The two sides exchanged a few pleasantries and quickly got to the point.

Uesugi Terutora handed Yoshiyin a piece of information, and Yoshiyin also gave her the military information in his hand, and both sides looked down carefully.

After a while, Uesugi Terutora looked up and praised.

"Mr. Kenshin is amazing. It's only been a while, and the Siba Ninjas have been able to clearly understand the situation of Shinano's army."

Yiyin said humbly.

"It's just concentrating people in Shinano, spending a lot of money to get gossip, which is not as detailed as sister Uesugi's information."

The cooperation between Uesugi Shiba and his family is all-round. The Shiba family is weak in the Kanto region, and Yoshiba needs to show completeness in all aspects so as not to be underestimated.

Uesugi Terotora admired him, but the new Uesugi retainers might not think highly of the Shiba family.

Show your own value at all times so that you will not be underestimated in cooperation.Wild beasts do not keep company with domestic animals, only lions are worthy of tigers.

Warriors are all beasts, so keep in mind at all times.

Uesugi Terutora's mind is much simpler than Uesugi Silver's, and she pays more attention to the information itself.

"Mr. Kenshin, the Takeda family has already started after the summer harvest, so we must start immediately.

If Takeda Harunobu's mobilization is completed and he goes all out to the north, he will be even more passive. "

Yi Yin nodded and said.

"Don't rush.

It will take time to collect the treasury in autumn and mobilize the army, so there is no rush.

The root of the Takeda family is in the country of Kai, in CITIC Namshin.We are closer to Kawanakajima than she is.

The army can completely catch up with her, and force Takeda Nobushige back again to achieve a new balance. "

Uesugi Terutora thought for a while, then nodded in approval.

After the end of the Spring War, Takeda Harunobu left his younger sister Takeda Nobushige to guard the old Murakami collar in the southern part of Beixin, and led most of the army to retreat southward.

It was this Nobushige Takeda who played tricks in the Kawanaka Island area.

Harvesting in summer and autumn is the most important thing in a year, and it is more important for Wu family than expansion of war.

Without food, there is nothing.

In the slack season between summer harvest and autumn harvest, few samurai would make troubles, fearing that it would affect the autumn harvest rice.

Rice is the hard currency in the market.

A part of the rice is distributed for the job and salary, and food is always more important than copper coins.The army also eats rice when they go to war, which is the most basic and most important military supplies.

Just as Yoshiki Murakami waited silently for the autumn harvest and anchored the time of the Kawanakajima War after the autumn harvest, the Takeda family began to launch.

Kawanakajima is composed of alluvial plains where the Saikawa and Chikuma Rivers meet. The Saikawa runs from west to east, and the Chikuma River runs from south to north, and then goes north after converging in the east.

If the Chuanakajima Plain were a chessboard, it would have a grass belly with golden horns and silver edges.

The four most important golden horns are Shanguang Temple in the north, Zunu Mountain in the south, Chajiu Mountain in the west, and Haijin City in the east.

The silver side is the Sai River and the Chikuma River, and the grass belly sandwiched by the two rivers is the Kawanakajima Plain.

In the spring, Terutora Uesugi frightened Harunobu Takeda away, but Mount Chausu in the south, Mt. Wife and Girls, and Kaizu Castle were still in the hands of the Takeda family.

Yoshiki Murakami guards the north, and at Zenkoji Temple on the west bank of the Chikuma River, he watches over the Kawanakajima plain.

The Chikuma River flows north, and Takanashi Castle on the east bank of the farther north is guarded by Ogasawara for a long time, protecting the newly built Iiyama Castle behind him.

Uesugi Terutora and Takeda Harunobu have a difficulty in entering Beixin.

Takeda Harunobu needs to get through Toshin City, the gateway for Dongxin to enter Beixin.

After Murakami Yoshiki lost Toishi Castle, he was quickly defeated and fled to the north to seek help from Uesugi Terotora.

Now the Takeda family has firmly occupied the southern part of Beixin. Katsuo Castle, Yantian Castle, and Toishi Castle are all firmly in their hands, and they have the initiative strategically.

To enter Beixin, Uesugi Terotora must ensure the safety of the Myoko Plateau connecting the Kami-Etsuda Plain, so that there will be no problems with the supply line.

There are two roads connecting Myoko Plateau to Hokshin, one is through the Togakushi Passage, and the other is through the Iiyama Passage.

To the south of Togakushi Mountain is the pass Katsuyama Castle, and then south to the Omine Mountain is the Zenko Temple, which can directly attack the Chuanzhong Island Plain.

The Iiyama passage exits Iiyama Castle, and goes south to Takanashi Castle on the east bank of the Chikuma River, away from the Kawanakashima Plain.

Therefore, Uesugi Terutora must go to Togakushi Mountain and leave Zenko Temple.And Iiyama Castle is the defense point to prevent the Takeda family from attacking and disturbing the Uesugi family's logistics.

Originally, Murakami Yoshiki was on the front line of Zenko Temple and Katsuyama Castle, and Ogasawara had been on the front line of Takanashi Castle and Iiyama Castle for a long time.The two sides echoed each other from a distance, and nothing was lost.

But the Takeda family played dirty.

Takeda Harunobu strategized in the Kai country, and used a lot of money to win over the Geshan people in Katsuyama Castle, the nuns of Zenko Temple, and the local samurai in Takanashi Castle, making them rebel one after another.

Yoshiki Murakami couldn't take care of both ends. He was running between Katsuyama Castle and Zenko-ji Temple. Takeda Nobushige took the opportunity to go north and occupied the Zenko-ji flat on the north bank of Saigawa River.

Zenkoji Hei is a commercial town to the south of Zenkoji Temple. Takeda Bingfeng was able to point directly at Zenkoji Temple, forcing Murakami Yoshikiyo with a small force to stay at Zenkoji Temple and dare not move again.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Takeda Nobushige launched the Haijin Castle army during the slack time between summer harvest and autumn harvest.

Going north along the east bank of the Chikuma River, passing through the Fushi area where the previous battle was fought, it directly threatened Takanashi Castle.

Ogasawara was short of troops for a long time, unable to block the attack of the Takeda family while suppressing the local samurai family.

In desperation, she retreated to Iiyama City to guard the last line of defense.

During the slack after the summer harvest, Nobushige Takeda took advantage of the turmoil planned by Harunobu Takeda to decisively take down the two strongholds of Zenkojidaira and Takanashi Castle.

This move almost drove the Murakami faction affiliated with Uesugi Terutora out of the Kawanaka Island area.

The strategic situation on Uesugi Terutora's side became worse and worse, and Murakami Yoshiki had to ask for help again.

She hoped that Uesugi Terutora would dispatch troops as soon as possible to expel the threat of Takeda Nobushige, in case Kawanakajima joined the battle, and his position would be too passive.

(End of this chapter)