A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Kanto Koshinobu was originally one, and although the Ujiyasu clan died, the Hojo retainers group did not disintegrate. An Imagawa clan also gained the two Jundong counties for the Hojo family, and Uesugi's public sentiment was as firm as ever in history.

As usual in history, the Hojo clan still won the second National Battle of Taiwan. Since then, the Satomi family has been in decline. Except for Mifuneyama, who breathed a sigh of relief, he has fallen into inevitable decline.

The Oishi clan, who was quite like his father, took advantage of the three armies and captured Shiijin Castle in Zongzhou in one fell swoop. The three most important clan retainers of the Satomi clan in the Miura Peninsula, the Hyakushu Masaki clan, the Anzai clan, and the Manki Toki clan collectively defected to the Hojo clan.

The worst impact of this was the rebellion of the Masaki clan. The Masaki clan was the ancestral clan of the Satomi clan. The Satomi clan and the Masaki clan were two closely related families.

Of course Oishi Teru knew the Masaki clan's influence and status, and immediately announced the marriage contract between his daughter and Masaki Tokitada's son, treating the Masaki clan as a member of the Hojo clan.

At the same time, the Masaki clan was included in the fourteenth military service led by the Hojo clan, ranking second among the imperial family, and the first was Hojo clan Nobu. In front of him, apart from the Hojo brothers, there were only Matsuda Kenhide, Shimizu Yasuhide, and Daidoji Masashige.

There won't be peace in Kanto next year, so Xiaodaita can't wait and wants to spread the news to Komaba immediately. Without the cooperation of the southern Kanto generals, Uesugi Terutora will face a huge crisis in Kanto rule, and it is hard to say that he will even be pushed back to Ueno.

"A'Ling, A'Ling!" Xiao Pingtai opened the barrier door and shouted loudly.

"Help me prepare my horse. I'm going to the Colony. Sir, please treat them well and don't make any mistakes." As she said this, Xiao Pingtai tied the knot of her thick cotton coat tightly.

Chen San also hurriedly brought a cloak and bamboo hat, and asked if he wanted to go with him so that someone could take care of him.

"It will get dark soon, so be careful." A Ling didn't ask what happened, but just reminded Xiao Ping to pay attention to safety.

He deliberately did not leave the crowded area through the main gate, opened the side door, led a horse and left quietly.

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Not to mention how dangerous it is to ride a horse on a snowy night, so he hurried and hurried slowly, and Xiao Pingtai finally arrived at the horse farm before it got dark.

There were dozens of people kneeling in the snow outside the hot spring villa, and there was a thin layer of snow on each of their shoulders and backs.

How long have you been kneeling for?

Murakami Yoshimitsu is still in the house, and there is no one to ask Xiaoping Tai. The attendants at Komaba naturally knew Heita. As soon as Heita showed up, someone immediately came to take the horse.

"Who are these people? Why are you kneeling here?" Xiao Pingtai took off his cloak and handed it to the attendant.

"These are the soldiers of the Eight Princes. The castle guard Oishi is in the palace."

"Eighth Prince?" Before he could think about it carefully, Xiao Pingtai had already walked into the hall. After the attendant informed him, he immediately entered the hall.

Sure enough, Hachioji Jodai Oishi Saburo Haruhide was kneeling in the hall, while Yamauchi Yoshitsugu looked ten years older, completely like a candle in the wind.

A terrifying thought immediately appeared in Xiaopingtai's mind. The Eighth Prince was lost!

"Your Highness." Koheita called softly and handed the information he compiled to Yamauchi Yoshiharu.

Yamauchi Yoshiharu looked very tired, waved his hand and asked Heita Xiao to read it directly.

Xiao Ping briefly summarized the information and did not express his thoughts yet.

"The situation in South Kanto has deteriorated so much..." Yamauchi Yoshiharu sighed.

"Your Highness, could it be...?" Xiao Pingtai couldn't believe it. The Eighth Prince was a strong castle that ranked among the top five mountain castles.

"It was all due to my inability to defend and underestimate the enemy that the Eighth Prince fell. Please punish me, Your Highness!"

With a "thud", Koheita's head seemed to have been hit hard by something. The Yamauchi clan's only achievement in helping Kanto for many years, the territory of 20,000 Kanbun in Hachioji Castle in Tama County, Musashi Province, was really lost!

This is the territory that belongs directly to the Yamauchi clan. As a daimyo, the Yamauchi clan relies on its direct leadership to suppress the arrogance of the country. Once all was lost, the Yamauchi clan's direct strength was reduced by at least a quarter.

"What's going on! How could this happen!"

"Five days ago, Imagawa Sukegoro (Uzuki) led five thousand people from Izu Suruga including Shimizu, Tominaga and others to attack."

The Fuji gold mine in Jundong two counties with an annual output of 6,000 taels of gold allowed the Imagawa clan to strengthen its troops. When his two brothers went to Kokufudai to fight against the Southern Kanto Allied Forces, he set his sights on the Eighth Prince.

It didn’t snow in Kokufudai, and it certainly didn’t snow in Hachioji. It was a mild winter in southern Kanto this year.

Originally, Hachioji's city had a thousand soldiers, so what if it was surrounded by five thousand? As long as the mountain city has enough food and soldiers, and the soldiers are united, it is not a big deal to guard it until the end of the world.

But the Yamauchi family was already internally unstable and people were in panic. The eighth prince was alone in Guandong again, even more uneasy.

Forget it, Takeda Harunobu, at the request of his son-in-law Uji Nao, Hojo, sent two thousand Oyamada soldiers, one thousand Shimoyama cave mountain soldiers, and one thousand direct Takeda Ashigaru soldiers to help.

Without the cover of severe cold and heavy snow, Demaru at the foot of Hachioji Mountain quickly fell. At this time, Oishi Saburo was not in a hurry. The real focus of defense was on the Honmaru on the hillside. Hosokawa Spring Palace was also attacked by Demaru back then, but as long as the Honmaru was not lost, the problem was not big.

On the one hand, Takeda Harunobu asked the Hojo clan to fight with five times the strength advantage, and on the other hand, he ordered the Abe gold diggers, Komoro gold diggers, Fukada gold diggers, and Shimoyama gold diggers to bloom in all directions.

Tunnels were dug around the Hachioji Honmaru from halfway up the mountain, and more than ten tunnels were dug simultaneously.

Saburo Oishi, who was troubled by the wheel battle, tried his best to plug the leaks, but there were too many tunnels.

Three nights ago, late at night, with the joint efforts of Komoro's gold diggers, the Takeda army dug through the tunnel. The two armies of Hojo Takeda attacked from inside and outside, causing chaos in Hachioji City.

A thousand city soldiers were either dead or dead, and now only Oishi Saburo and dozens of people kneeling outside the hall have escaped.

Not only was the territory greatly reduced, the loss of a thousand soldiers and horses was greater than the loss of a large-scale battle of 40 to 50 thousand people. This was also a huge blow to the Yamauchi clan's military strength.

After Oishi Saburo finished speaking, his face turned red, his eyes were bloodshot, his lips were chapped, and his whole body was trembling slightly.

Xiaopingtai lamented in her heart that the house was leaking but it rained all night, and the boat was broken and hit by the rain. Why did God treat the Yamauchi family so harshly?

The general is a trap and his allies are weak, so Yamauchi should try his best!

Turning back to look at Yamauchi Yoshiharu, he was so angry that he couldn't speak. He was leaning on the armrest and breathing heavily, his chest was rising and falling violently, and his face turned pale.

"Your Highness, don't be angry. The matter has come to this. It's important to take care of yourself." Seeing Yamauchi Yoshiharu's behavior, Xiaoping Tai immediately asked the attendant outside to tell the doctor.

But Yamauchi Yoshiharu didn't give Nagata Tokumoto time to rush over. His body suddenly stiffened, his eyelids rolled up, his whole body leaned back, and he fell heavily on the couch.

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