A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

It took another two and a half days to cross Iida to Fukashi and reach the important town of Okushinano, where the Takanashi family was based, Kaizu Castle.

The army temporarily stopped again. The lord of Kaizu Castle, Takanashi Masayori, and Takanashi Hidemasa and his son also received orders from Uesugi Teruhu and mobilized 5,000 Kaizu soldiers to prepare to support the war in Kanto.

After all, he was Uesugi Teruhora's uncle. If his eldest nephew was in trouble, he would definitely reach out to help him. Moreover, Uesugi Teruhu contributed a lot to the Takanashi family's fortune of more than 40,000 yuan. The relationship between the two families needs to be maintained, and it is necessary to help each other.

Koheita also heard the latest news about the Kanto War from Takanashi Masayori. For example, more than 4,000 Echigo reinforcements had gone south, and Uesugi Teruhora had regrouped and could fight again.

There was generally no bad news, and of course there was no news for the Yamauchi and Nagano armies that were surrounded by Koshibata and Sugiyama.

However, in this case, no news is the best news, which proves that the war situation is now at a stalemate and no one can break the situation.

Kaizu is not a weakling, he has also struggled with Murakami Yoshikiyo and Takeda Harunobu. In addition to occupying the ranch along the Okushinano Senkuma River, there are actually 500 people on horseback serving the public out of 5,000 people, which is very enviable.

"Why are there so many people in the rear group behind the attack?"

Takanashi Hidemasa led a small team to serve as a guide for Koheita. After all, Koheita represented the head of the Yamauchi family, and his identity was there, so sending a retainer would be disrespectful.

He was a little surprised when he saw the five or six thousand righteous (shielded) brave (shielded) soldiers following the Queen Mother Xiaoping team. After all, these people don't have much experience in array battles (but they have a lot of experience in raids by Luo Wusha Shou, which is an essential survival skill in the Warring States Period.). They can't quickly form a square array to fight, and they also consume food and grass.

"They are all the people of Yina. When they saw our army going to aid Wuzhou, they brought their own food, pay and weapons to join the battle."

Xiaopingtai looked back at the righteous (shielded) and brave (shielded) soldiers who were in good order. After all, they were farmers in the Warring States Period. They had been baptized by the flames of war. Although their equipment was poor, they had high morale and were proud of their food and salary.

If used properly, it can still play a huge role. No matter how bad it is, you can just wave the flag and shout something.

"You have to pay for yourself? That's not bad." Takanashi Hidemasa looked a little surprised. These days, the people were so poor that they would be willing to carry food and volunteer to join the war. He refreshed his understanding of the extent to which the Yamauchi family has won the hearts of the people.

"Yes, it all depends on the popularity of the former Prime Minister." Xiao Pingtai followed him and answered.

After walking for a long time, we arrived at Toishi Castle. The city generals Suda Mitsurui, Tsuneta Genemon and others provided a hundred koku of food and some arrows. It can be regarded as supporting the two armies to fight in Musashi. After all, the five hundred of them cannot leave.

The importance of the location of Toishi Castle is self-evident. If Kanto is defeated, Ueno Kingdom will also be lost. If Numata can't get through, then the only way for Uesugi Teruhora to escape to Echigo is the stone. The strategic status of this place is increasing day by day, so we cannot be careless for a moment.

Entering Ueno, the atmosphere of war was very strong. The Saito clan of Azuma County followed Nagano Imasa to send troops, and there were not many people left behind in Iwaki Castle. An experienced warrior was sent as a guide, and the army did not enter the city to rest.

When we arrived at Minawa, it turned out that Jonashiro was Nagano Yashimai. The eldest son and second son whom Nagano Yamei had trained well as mentioned before had all died fighting for the leader of the family. Now Nagano Yashimai was only fourteen years old, and Nagano Yamasa was running away. Seventy. If Nagano Yoshie stretches his legs, where will the Ueno Nagano family go?

However, the young man was very motivated. When he heard that his father was besieged on Sugiyama, he immediately called for the boss of the family, Lord Hu, the leader of the Nagano 16 Guns and the most powerful retainer who stayed at home, Kamizumi Ise Mori Hidetsuna.

My father definitely wanted to save him, so he brought in another three thousand people, which meant that he had exhausted all the troops in Nishi Ueno. Just wait for the backup Yamauchi Army and Takanashi Army to arrive, and hit the road as soon as they arrive.

From him, Heita also learned the news that Terutora Uesugi was heading south with 12,000 people in advance. Nagano Yasumasa had brought very little food and had to rescue him quickly, otherwise his father would starve to death in Sugiyama Castle. .

However, no matter how eager he was to save his father, he was assisted by a wise and wise Hidetsuna Kamizumi.

"Almost all your brothers-in-law went to Musashi with your father. The remaining three melons and two dates are not enough for Takeda Harunobu. What a waste of time you go there. Why don't you wait for the reinforcements from Yamauchi and Takanashi to come over? If you recruit a few younger brothers, you will be more confident!"

After hearing what Hidetsuna Kamizumi said, Nagano Yamori understood instantly. He is fourteen years old, not four, and he understands the truth. Besides, in this day and age, there are many fathers who are fourteen years old, so he can be considered an adult.

Xiaopingtai doesn't have many requirements for the Minunzong. It's great to have more than 3,000 people. I just hope that I can bring more food, otherwise everyone will most likely not be able to eat for a few days when they arrive in Musashi, and they will go to war hungry.

Nagano Yamori wanted to agree, but as the elder of the family, Kamiizumi Hidetsuna did not dare to agree. The Nagano family had been fighting for so many years and had no financial resources. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have followed him to Musashi in the hope of grabbing a fortune and making a fortune.

"Just do your best, every family has its own difficulties."

"Thank you for your understanding."

Koheta went to save Hosokawa Minae, but he also went to save Nagano Yamasa. It was not too much to ask for food, but Kamizumi Hidetsuna couldn't get much, so he was really a little sorry.

Just as he was talking, a flying horse came to report. The Uesugi family's bamboo bird pattern was flying. Everyone guessed that Uesugi Teruhora failed to advance the troops, so the troops behind him rushed up and broke through the Tonegawa defense line.

The letter is not to Koheita, but to Nagano Yamori.

Uizumi Hidetsuna took it, opened it, and handed it to Nagano Yamori. When the young man took it and took a look, his face suddenly turned pale, and he burst into tears after a while.

Something happened to Nagano Yasumasa!

Xiao Ping Tai's heart sank.

Everyone rushes forward to take a look. Sugiyama Castle has been lost, Minawa's thousands of cavalry have been routed, and Nagano's direction is unclear!

Come too late!

Unexpectedly, Shangzhou's yellow spot was also defeated. The war situation in North Musashi has deteriorated to this point, so the Yamauchi army surrounded by Koshihata is probably in danger.

"Don't worry! If Minun-dono is killed in battle, the bandits will definitely use his head to make a big publicity. Now that Minun-dono's whereabouts are unknown, he may just be fleeing and hiding." Koheta comforted Nagano Yamori.

"Yes, yes, what Tanzheng said makes sense." Kamiizumi Hidetsuna also went to persuade Nagano Yamori.

After persuading Nagano Yemori, the army rushed to Mabashi, crossed Hirai, and came to the bank of Tone River.

Sure enough, the flags were fluttering on the south bank, and the Takeda and Hojo coalition forces were densely deployed. There were no flaws in the defense along the river.

Several people were observing the defenses on the other side along the river beach, and at the same time they were also confused as to why Uesugi Teruhu wasn't here.

Aji, who was holding the horse, suddenly shouted at the grass beside the river beach: "Who is it! Come out, or I will kill you if you don't come out!"

"Ah, it's Tanzheng! It's over! It's all over!"