different warring states of japan

Chapter 974 Fight for the initiative

Uesugi Terutoro glanced at the earnest Uesugi Keishin, suppressed his selfishness, and reluctantly said.

"Then hurry up and invite your mother to come forward. The soldiers are precious and fast, and it won't take too long."

"Hi! I'll send my envoy Pankuma back to Echigo to report, and first ask His Highness Uesugi Kensei for a letter to order Nagao to bow his head and open the border.

Then ask her to come forward, take a trip to Ashikaga Castle, and have a good talk with the head of Nagao. "

Uesugi Terutora nodded, expressing satisfaction.This approach covers all aspects, clearing up first, and seeing people later, so as not to delay the business.

Uesugi Terutoro glanced at Katsuo Shima below, and she was the one who brought up this strategic change.But she is calm and calm, not in a hurry or rash, and even more impressive.

Uesugi Terutora said as he looked at Shiba Yoshigin who was on the main seat.

"From the military rations in our inventory, prepare three thousand stones, and when the Ashikaga collar opens, it will be shipped directly to the Sano collar.

Boss Jingxin, I will leave the matter of coordinating Sano Masatsuna to you.After that, it was her turn to deliver on her promise. "

"Hi!"

Shiba Yoshigin couldn't help laughing.

Uesugi Terutora's unwillingness is really interesting.She pretended to be open-minded and didn't care about the three thousand stones, but in fact her flesh hurts a lot.

Yoshihiro Shiba himself is very optimistic about this matter.

Previously, he and Uesugi Terutora's Kanto Raiders focused on opening up the two countries of Ueno Musashi, but ignored the Hojo family's blocking countermeasures.

Hojo Ujiyasu supported the Musashi people economically, let go of the Ueno people politically, and assembled a large number of troops in Kawagoe Castle militarily, forming an imminent oppressive force.

With the sharp sword of the Heyue army out of its sheath, none of the samurai families in the core area of ​​Kanto dared to move it.The Echigo army who entered the Ueno suddenly fell into an embarrassing predicament, and no one responded.

But looking at it from another angle, this situation will be formed sooner or later.

The Hojo family, the Kamakura Ashikaga family, and the two Uesugi family have fought around the core area of ​​Kanto for so many years.Hojo Shiyasu's understanding and control of the local samurai far surpassed that of Echigo, who had just arrived.

If you want to break the deadlock and get rid of passiveness, the worst strategy is to fight all the way.Uesugi Terutora's idea is to use violence to break the situation.

But Yoshihiro Shiba didn't want to, Shima Katsumo's suggestion gave him another way of thinking, to find a way to mobilize the Hojo army, and turn passive into active.

The Hojo family was able to suppress the core area of ​​Kanto because the Hojo army in Kawagoe City did not move, and everyone was afraid that they would be hit by this heavy hammer.

But what if the Hojo army attacks, or even suffers setbacks?The attitude of the Kanto Wu family will definitely turn around. These people have no integrity at all, and they will mess with whoever is strong.

As long as the Hojo army moves, the Echigo army may seize the initiative.

What is the battle?It is hard power, poor information, and initiative.

The two sides of the war started a game around these three aspects, fighting for strength, fighting for information, and fighting for the initiative, racking their brains for this.

If you pay three thousand stones, you will have a chance to seize the strategic initiative, Shibo Yoshihiro will not be stingy with this little money.

The northern part of Shimono Country is a mountainous and hilly area extending southward from the Echigo Mountains.

Especially in the Nishishitano area, stretching from Mount Akagi to Mount Ashio, it is easy to stay in the mountains.The Watarase River, which originated in the mountains, flows southward into Shimosokoku and exits the sea at Edo Bay.

The plain area along the Watarase River belongs to the Ashikaga Territory in the north and the Sano Territory in the south.

Although the Nagao family and the Sano family in Ashikaga Castle are not as strong as the Utsunomiya family in the central part of Seto, the Oyama family is powerful.

However, compared with Utsunomiya Castle, which is easy to be captured on the plain, Ashikaga Castle and Karasawa Mountain Castle rely on the mountains and are easier to defend.

Whether it is the Echigo army of Ueno country in the west, or the Hojo army of Musashishitazo in the south, if you want to get involved in Shimono country, you must pass the southwest foot of Mount Ashio.

The Sano family is a descendant of Fujiwara Hidego, belonging to the Fujiwara Kita family.After the fall of the Kamakura shogunate, her family enshrined the Ashikaga Toshiki as their ancestors, and followed the Kanto general system of the Kamakura Ashikaga family for a living.

The territory of the Sano family and its branch family, the Kiryu family, is located at the southwest foot of the Ashio Mountains, to the section of the Kiryu River, a tributary of the Watarase River, in the northeast of the core area of ​​the Kanto Plain, and the gateway to Shimono Country.

Today's Kiryu family has been defeated by the Yura family, the largest national in Ueno, and the Sano family has also lost the protection of the Kanto General after the Kawa cross-country battle, and the family business has declined.

However, from the perspective of the overall situation in Kanto, this place can be used to spy on the core area of ​​​​Kanto and retreat to defend the mainland of Shimono Kingdom.

Since Echigo's army is no longer able to open up the situation in Ueno, it is the best choice to use Masao Sano to make a face and mobilize the Hojo army.

All in all, these three thousand stones are worth spending.

After discussing the matter of Masaozuna Sano, there are only some trivial matters left, which are nothing more than logistics and transportation, and the garrison of various troops.

Before the situation changes significantly, the Echigo army will stay in the Numata Basin and wait for an opportunity, and there is no major event for the time being.

After the meeting was over, Zhu Ji filed out.

After Shiba Yoshigin arrived, the castle tower of Numata Castle would naturally be given up for the most honorable him to live in.

Elder Kawada had never lived in the castle tower at all, so he cleaned it up early and waited for the visit of the imperial platform.She has always been stable in her work.

Uesugi Terutora lived in the annex in the city, and the rest of the people left the city one after another and returned to the station.

Nobushige Sanada and Ogasawara left Numata Castle chatting and laughing for a long time. Their two residences are not far away, and they both came from the direction of Agatsuma County.

Ogasawara has been in the Kanto Office for a long time and belongs to the United Front Order.Although her territory is not large, she still squeezed out a reserve team this time to participate in the southward battle and serve as the official of the imperial platform.

The two chatted and laughed all the way, and when they arrived at Ogasawara's residence, Nobushige Sanada immediately bowed gracefully.

"His Highness Ogasawara, I will take my leave first."

For a long time, Ogasawara didn't dare to hold her up, so she saluted and bid farewell.Looking at Nobushige Sanada and his party going away, she couldn't help but sighed.

Your Highness Ogasawara?She is not qualified to be called His Highness now.Shinano's old collar has long been lost, and now he is surviving in the Iiyama Castle area under Shiba Yoshiyin's protection.

She was able to pull off this old face and get close to a fluffy girl like Sanada Nobushige, but she was forced to do so.Don't look at her as a descendant of Ogasawara, a famous Shinano family, but now she is so weak that only this signboard remains.

Internally, in Beixin, she has to deal with Murakami Yoshiki's soft knife.Externally, we should pay attention to the northward movement of the Takeda family.

Therefore, she must stay close to the Kanto Office to resist the erosion of Murakami Yoshiki who surrendered to Uesugi Terutoro.

The Sanadas are divided into two branches in the Kanto Servant Office and the Takeda family, and Ogasawara also wants to use Sanada Nobushige to maintain a relationship with Sanada Yutaka in the Takeda family for a long time, so as to ease the external environment.

Bending down at the end of the road, Ogasawara smiled wryly for a long time, shook his head and entered the station.

In the distance, Nobushige Sanada, who had just left, said to Uno Riichi beside him with a playful smile.

"How is it? I know etiquette very well today, right? Don't you look like a hero?"

Unori glanced at her and remained silent.

(End of this chapter)