different warring states of japan

Chapter 783 Chaos Situation

Hojo Ujiyasu raised heavy eyes, and glanced at the prostitute Hojo Ujizheng who was sitting down.

She was in her early twenties just now, when she was in the prime of life, she was vigorous and powerful in her discussions with the retainers, and her youth was invincible.

Looking at her daughter's young and pretty face, and then at the withered skin on the back of her hand, the bulging veins are like old tree vines.

A thought slowly emerged in Hojo Shiyasu's mind, it seemed that it was time to give his daughter more power and let her share more responsibilities for her lack of energy.

Pulling back her empty thoughts, she said.

"Did the Numata family in Ueno reply to my letter?"

Hojo Ujimasa came out and bowed, and answered.

"Not yet. It is said that the internal disputes in the Numata family are quite fierce."

Hojo Shiyasu nodded silently, a little disappointed.

After destroying the two Uesugi families and holding the Kanto generals in their hands, the Hojo family has already occupied Sagami, Musashi, and Shimono in Guan Yashu.

Except for the Sagami country, which has been in business for many years, the two countries of Musashi and Shimoso are not peaceful.Internally, there is the rejection of the Tobu family, and externally, there is the provocation of the Satake family.

But these are not important. It is difficult for these Kanto samurai to shake the foundation of the Hojo family.Hojo Shiyasu is most worried about Uesugi Constitution who fled to the north.

The former governor of the Yamauchi Uesugi family has gone crazy. She betrayed her name and the position of the Kanto supervisor, which aroused the interest of Uesugi Terotora, the master of Echigo, in the Kanto Plain.

News came from the Ise family in Kyoto that General Ashikaga had become vigilant about the expansion of the Hojo family in the Kanto Plain, and Terotora Uesugi of Uesugi was admitted by the shogunate to inherit the name and service of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi.

This is a very dangerous signal, showing that Uesugi Terutora has the strength and the reputation to come to the Kanto Plain to get a share.

Now the Kanto Plain is full of rumors, all of which are news that Echigo's army is about to go south, making the Kanto samurai who were suppressed by force of the Hojo family eager to move and have different ambitions.

In this situation, Hojo Ujiyasu could only keep on the defensive against Satomi Satake and other Kanto samurai.She gave priority to conquest of Ueno to the north to expand the buffer zone in order to deal with the upcoming impact of Echigo's army.

The two countries of Echigo and Ueno are separated from the north and the south by the Echigo Mountains.The plateau between Echigo Sakado Castle and Ueno Numata Castle is gentle, and it is the main passage connecting the two countries.

Hojo Ujiyasu was attacking various Ueno families during the Northern Expedition, and at the same time showed his favor to the Numata family in the northernmost Ueno, hoping that her family would join him and become the first line of defense to prevent Echigo from going south.

Now it seems that the Numata family has not yet reached a consensus, which is not optimistic.

Hojo Clan Zhengjian's mother frowned, and followed.

"Mother, there is news from Fumo-sama. The rumors that the Echigo army is about to go south in the Kanto countries come from Kai Tonami."

Hojo Shiyasu stared at his daughter with a fixed pupil, and seeing her nodding with determination, his mind turned.

Fuma Shinobi is a branch of Sagami Rannin, and has been recruited and used by the Hojo family for three generations.Their ancestral land is in the Hakone Mountains, and their relationship with Kai Tonin on the other side of the mountain is quite bad.

These ninjas are mountain people and savages who can't survive. They are hired by the samurai daimyo to do things in exchange for food and drink.

Over the years, Takeda Harunobu has become more and more powerful in controlling Kai, and Tonin has already relied on her to do things.

The rumors of the chaos in the Kanto Plain this time were mostly caused by the Governor of the Takeda Family, who admired his grandson and paid attention to calculating before the battle.

Its purpose should be to distract the attention of the Hojo family and ease the difficulty of attacking the Suruga country.

And Tonami's deadly rival, Fuma Ninja who belongs to the Hojo family, is too familiar with the opponent's methods, so he quickly investigated the matter and exposed the details of the rumors.

Hojo Shiyasu said.

"Let the young lady Fengmo take people to Echigo, and she must find out whether Echigo will go south after the spring plowing."

Whether Echigo will go south now, after the autumn harvest, or even next year will have a great impact on the strategy of the Hojo family.

Hojo Shiyasu still can't decide how to deploy the army mobilized after the spring plowing, because of the unsheathed sharp blade of the Echigo army.

Hojo Shizheng let out a hi, and made arrangements.Hojo Shiyasu closed his eyes again and continued to wait for the news.

When you can't see the way ahead, choosing to wait patiently is not a bad choice.

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The Hojo family is still wondering about the movements of the Echigo army.On the Hokuriku line, the spring plowing has not yet been completed, and the mobilization of the Jinbo family is already preparing.

After receiving the report from the devout people, the chief general of Etsuchu Ichikozong Shimoma Laizhao turned pale with shock.She went to Kaga in person and came to Oyama Gobo to ask for help.

Oyama Gobo is located in the Kanazawa Plain in the northern part of Kaga. Strictly speaking, it is already the boundary of the Noto Peninsula, but the neighboring country belongs to the Kaga Kingdom.

General Kaga Issato, Qili Laizhou took advantage of the civil strife in Noto, and last year went all the way north along the Kanazawa Plain, occupying a large area of ​​Noto Plain.

The northern part of the Noto Peninsula is densely covered with hills, and most of the plain grain-producing areas are at the junction of the southern peninsula.The area occupied by Kaga Ichimuzong is not large, but it is the essence of Noto.

The Onjing family colluded with the Isato clan to invade, which caused an uproar in the Noto country, and each family was quite dissatisfied.

Qili Laizhou is still trying to find a way to tie up the Onjing family, and continue to erode Noto's land in the new year.Unexpectedly, Shimoma Laizhao came in person and brought news of the Uesugi Jinbo two coalition forces.

The two chief generals simply held a deliberation, convening the officials and a group of leaders in Yushan Yufang to discuss countermeasures.

After listening to Xiajian Laizhao's narration, Qili Laizhou frowned and said.

"The coalition forces of the Uesugi and Jinbo are mostly targeting the Shiina family. What they want to carve up is the land of Etchu-Shinkawa County, and they will not shake the foundation of our clan in Hokuriku."

Qili Laizhou doesn't want to meddle in this business.

The temple leaders of Yixiangzong in Yuezhong are mainly in the west, and the small temples of Yixiangzong in the east are dotted with impure thoughts. They want to expand the temple leaders, and they even take the initiative to participate in the battle of Wujia.

The Jinbo Shiina two families are fighting each other, what is the matter with the local temple?Now that he has provoked revenge, he hastily ran to Kaga for help.

In normal times, Qili Laizhou might have intentionally intervened in the affairs of the middle school, but the timing is not right now.

The Daishoji River in the south of Kaga is occupied by Asakura Ono people from Echizen.The foundation of the Xiaozongsan Temple was destroyed, and the leader of the southern group, Homu Laixin, was killed by Qili Laizhou.

Shishan Hongan Temple admitted the matter while pinching its nose, but it was not easy for Qili Lai Zhou.

Shi Shan's Master Xianru started from the overall situation of the big sect suppressing the small sect, and pretended to be stupid, but Kaga Yizong didn't buy it.

Qili Laizhou grasped Kaga's loyal side of Dazong's side, and wooed a group of Kui people in the north, which suppressed doubts.

It happened that Noto's civil strife gave her the opportunity to expand her territory and use Noto's land to buy people's hearts.At this critical juncture, she didn't have the heart to take care of the conflict between Yuezhong Yixiangzong and the local samurai.

Xiajian Laizhao saw that Qili Laizhou was perfunctory, and quietly gave his daughter Xiajian Zhongxiao a look.

Xiajian Zhongxiao came out and said sincerely.

"Master Qili, Uesugi Terutora's aggressive approach this time is a major event in the life and death of our Hokuriku clan. It must not be underestimated."

(End of this chapter)