A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Accompanying the Ashikaga Yoshikahi no Hachiman Daibodhisattva horse symbol is another person who is very useful to the Yamauchi family.

Ogasawara Nagato Mamoru.

The son of Ogasawara Nagatoshi, the former Shinano guardian, and the younger brother of Ogasawara Shinano's guardian, Ogasawara Sadane.

And this man did not come alone, he also brought Mizoguchi Nagatomo, who was already over 70 years old, and his son Mizoguchi Nagasatsu. [Note 1] These two people are unknown people, and there is not much written about them in history.

But they can't stand up to their two third-generation grandson Mizoguchi Sadayasu. This big brother is quite famous!

Because he followed his father and ancestors to travel to Kyoto, he did not develop superb archery and horse skills, but he was a blessing in disguise and learned a lot of cultural knowledge. As a result, this dear friend wrote a book "Mizoguchi Family Chronicles", which successfully whitened the Shinano Ogasawara family in history.

There are also several family members who fled with the Ogasawara clan, so I won’t go into details one by one.

Although Ogasawara hasn't been back for a long time, he has sent his younger brother back to test the waters. Obviously they are also full of hope, thinking of using the power of the Yamauchi family to restore their old territory in parts of Higashi Shinano.

Ogasawara Sadune lived up to expectations, and the Yamauchi family sent 2,000 people to escort him back home. The Ogasawara crowd who originally succumbed to Murakami Yoshikiyo immediately changed their minds. Whether it was because they were loyal to their old master or because they saw the wind direction and turned the helm in advance is unknown.

First, the city lord of the middle tower, Ermu Shigao, took the lead. Anyway, this man was not very famous at first. But he couldn't stand it and gave birth to a good son named Futaki Shigeyoshi.

I don’t know if Futaki Shigeyoshi had any martial arts skills, but he must have been educated. This man also wrote a book called "Futaki Family Chronicles". Fortunately, Takeda Harunobu, Murakami Yoshikiyo, Suwa Yorishige and others were hacked, and the Shinano Ogasawara clan was once again whitewashed and enhanced.

Following the change of the Futaki clan in the middle tower, Masanori Inugam of Inugama Castle also immediately changed his tune. When these two leading generals of the Ogasawara clan turned against each other, Murakami Yoshikiyo's weak rule here was immediately destroyed.

The small and medium-sized wealthy families such as Akazawa, Aida, and Hiki all submitted affidavits or presented hostages. The foundation of the Ogasawara clan's local rule was established in an instant, and the Ogasawara clan was also very powerful. They mobilized more than 3,000 clan members, and cooperated with the Yamauchi family's 2,000 clan members to conquer Fukashi Castle, the largest town in Higashino. Later Matsumoto Castle) was surrounded.

At this time, all parties were frantically turning on their war machines. The most reckless one was Murakami Yoshikiyo, who cheerily mobilized 12,000 people even as his territory shrank.

The monk Hyunobushi brought by Takeda Harunobu for him finally gathered no less than 2,000 people. Of course, the combat effectiveness is worth discussing.

Takeda Harunobu himself was not idle either. Two thousand people from Oyamada in the prefecture were sent out to join the eight thousand people led by Imagawa Clan and Fujita Clan of the Hojo clan, with the intention of capturing the Eighth Prince.

The rest of the Takeda clan's 14,000 troops slowly passed through the small counties and temporarily stopped under Matsuo Castle. He did not enter the territory of Murakami Yoshikiyo, and his specific movements are unknown.

Uesugi Teruhora's more than 6,000 people joined more than 4,000 Northern believers including Takanashi Masayori, who took the lead in seizing Zenkoji Temple and advanced to Asahiyama Castle and Katsurayama Castle. Rely on the Xichuan formation.

Murakami Yoshikiyo's 14,000-strong coalition army set out from Kuzuo and stationed with Kaijin at their back and the Chikuma River on their sides.

The location of the confrontation between the two sides is Kawanaka Island!

Teruhora Uesugi entered Zenkoji without any bloodshed. Zenkoji, unlike the Kurita clan, dared not speak out. They were originally a small wealthy family under the pressure of the Takanashi clan. It is better to say that he is a wealthy family than a priest, because they have not relied on the huge wealth of Zenkoji Temple to develop power for many years.

Terutora Uesugi appears to be soft-hearted, but in fact he always has no choice but to do some disgusting and terrible things.

Of course, he didn't do it himself, but gave a hint to his gang of warriors who were eager to make money. A basin of dirty water was poured on the Kurita family's head. Why had they colluded with the Kai Takeda family for a long time, and why did Murakami Yoshikiyoshi secretly transfer money.

As you can imagine, there were dozens of people from top to bottom, men and women, old and young. He just died without any explanation, that's all.

However, Terutora Uesugi really obeyed Ashikaga Yoshiteru's royal letter and occupied not an inch of his territory. The small wealthy families who were driven away by Murakami Yoshikiyoshi all returned to their old territories. All the old lands occupied by the Shimazu, Suda, and Takanashi clans were also returned.

The Echigo Samurai Order was fed fat with tens of thousands of dollars, and they repeatedly praised Uesugi Terutora for his brilliance and martial prowess. All the old leaders of the Northern Samurai Order were restored. Except for the Kurita clan, which was dead, the others were extremely happy. There is no sense of sadness when a rabbit dies or a fox is saddened by the death of a rabbit, or when an object harms its own kind.

Moreover, Terutora Uesugi also knew that taking care of his eldest uncle, Takanashi Masayori should be appointed as the new head of Zenkoji Temple, but the money-in-charge Okanshin was directly appointed by Mitsuchika Suda, who was appointed by Echigo. As for how much they will divide the accounts in the future, it is not enough for outsiders.

When Murakami Yoshikiyo saw that the bandit Takeda Harunobu had taken his Shishizhuang territory but stopped moving forward, he jumped up and scolded his mother angrily. But he didn't dare to act rashly when facing the majestic Terutora Uesugi. He was deeply afraid that if he lost in a full-scale decisive battle, he would be directly cremated.

On the contrary, Yamauchi Yoshiharu and Yamauchi Yoshikatsu had better take their time. First, they watched three thousand cannon fodder from Kiso Yoshimasa and Asahina Carpenter arrive, and then two thousand Higashi Mikawa reinforcements were hired with money.

Finally, they slowly mobilized the rest of the Yuanjiang people and the people in the mountains. When the news came that Shenzhi City was surrounded, everyone started to send troops without any delay.

In addition to the five thousand cannon fodder above, the rest of the Yamauchi army also mobilized thirteen thousand people, which was considered to be going all out.

Shaobi of Leyan Temple, who was originally deeply committed to the city, planned to use the 500 city soldiers, 1,200 miscellaneous soldiers, 5,000 Ogasawara people surrounding him and the reinforcements in the mountains to compete with each other. After Murakami Yoshikiyo wins the battle on Kawanaka Island, he will then deal with the Ogasawara crowd.

However, after the entire army of 18,000 soldiers arrived in the mountain, all loyalty and oaths were forgotten. Without saying a word, they opened the city with 500 soldiers and ran away in the middle of the night.

That energy was a hundred times more exciting than when he was about to defend Shenzhi City. All he needs to do is hold a torch in his hand and draw five rings on his chest.

Koheita and others were originally holding the Ogasawara army together, asking them to quickly contact relatives, relatives, acquaintances and friends in the city, and open the door inside, so as not to let the Yamauchi army waste time under Fukazhi Castle. But before the military meeting was even halfway through, a fire broke out in Shenzhi City.

When I entered the city the next day, I saw that the city soldiers had already disappeared. The soldiers looted the city, set fire to it and looted it.

Only the most important town of Higashi-Shinano was left behind.

Yamauchi Yoshiharu and Yamauchi Yoshikaku were so relaxed that on the one hand they sent Pegasus to conquer Kyoto. On the one hand, more than 3,000 Ogasawara cannon fodder were carried and headed for Kawanaka Island.

[Note 1]: If they don’t come back, these two people will be dead with Ashikaga Yoshiki’s front and rear feet. Of course, it doesn’t matter if they are a supporting player anyway.