A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Looking at the Ueno people running all over the mountains and plains in front of him, Oishi Shiteru felt relieved.

I fought for two whole days!

The Hojo family's imperial family members and the imperial family members took turns to go into battle, and Folan's guns were fired one after another. With twice the strength advantage, they finally destroyed the defenses of Nagano Yashimai and the Uesugi army.

Such a brilliant victory should have been a good thing to be thankful for, but Oishi didn't have to hurry!

According to normal procedures, he should divide his troops into several groups, seize Ueno Country, and fight to Echigo. In response to Honjo Nobanaga and Odagiri Sonshichiro who were in Central and Lower Vietnam, they joined forces to attack Kasugayama.

But reality didn't give him a chance!

Hosokawa Saime is wreaking havoc in the headquarters. It is conceivable that with the banner of Koga Koga and Koyumi Norisumi, the hearts of the president will be shaken. If you can't go out quickly to put it out, the consequences will be endless.

Ueno Ikuni is like a soft and smooth hard-boiled egg with its shell peeled off, just waiting for someone to come over and swallow it in one bite. The Oishi clan Teru and the Hojo clan hate each other, such a good opportunity!

At the same time, surrounded by veteran Hidetsuna Kamizumi and his ten brothers-in-law, Nagano Yamori was defeated all the way!

"As soon as our army withdrew, Hosokawa Kaina's retreat was gone. How could I be right between His Majesty and Father (calling Uesugi Kenshin's father is not wrong, right?)!"

The generals were indifferent, and Hosokawa Kainyu jumped hundreds of miles into Furukawa City. The prerequisite was that Ueno and others would hold it in Hirai, so that Ueno would still have a way to retreat. But once Hirai was defeated, Hosokawa Kainyu became a rootless duckweed, and it was absolutely impossible to last long.

"We should immediately recruit miscellaneous soldiers in Guofeng City and hold on to the city. In this way, Cai Nuju can still have a way out." Kamiizumi Hidetsuna made a suggestion.

Don't run away, everyone. It's a fact that Hirai is missing, but we can hold on to Kuragano. As long as Minawa Castle is covered, Hosokawa Saime can still retreat, and our hometown can be barely saved.

"That's it! Shizhou quickly sent a letter to inform Cai Nu." Nagano Yemori could only do this.

Hirai's army was defeated, and Hojo Takahiro and Amanza Keimochi suffered even more misfortune. They originally wanted to escape to Hirai Castle. But Toshige Fukasawa was worried about Hojo Takahiro, so he closed the door and defended the castle.

The two of them had no choice but to turn their horses and run towards Shinano Zuibingdao. The people and horses were scattered, and the baggage and food were abandoned on the road. They were miserable and panicked, and they really only escaped with their own lives.

They didn't stop until they reached Chokubo Castle in Koheita, and reported urgently to Echigo that Ueno was missing and everything was over.

The situation in Ueno was completely in favor of the Hojo clan, but the Oishi clan still threw away the white and tender boiled eggs with tears in his eyes. After resting for a night, he led an army of more than 30,000 people and marched towards Ninja Castle, heading straight to the Soko River.

Only three or four thousand injured and unable to march were left, as well as the Jinfu handymen who continued to collect the loot all over the ground in Hirai. Ueno did not get any, so he comforted himself with some interest.

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Musashi Province, Kawagoe, and one of the places where the three major surprise battles of the Warring States Period took place.

More than ten years ago, it was here that Hojo Ujiyasu defeated the 85,000 Kanto army, attacked Ogitani Uesugi Chaosada, and destroyed the Ogitani family. This established the dominance of the Hojo clan in Musashi and established the largest force in Kanto.

"It is truly a fortified city!" Konishiharazaemon couldn't help but sigh.

The Yamauchi army left Isshiki Palace and 2,000 men to guard Kofu Castle, and the rest rushed out. After leaving 4,000 men at Takaan Temple to surround the remaining Hojo army, they entered Musashi with a force of 16,000 men.

Kawagoe Castle seemed to have received advance warning from Fujita Clan. The Yamauchi army might rush out of Koshu Pass in three or four days, so it was not completely unprepared.

But this defense is also very weak. Musashi's main force is all in the Ueno Hirai formation. Even if Fujita Ujikuni reminds Kagotsu Castle to be nervous, what's the use? We can only recruit the old, weak, sick and disabled nearby to defend the city, which is better than nothing.

"Send someone into the city to persuade them to surrender. Tell the city that our army of 30,000 soldiers in the mountain cannot bear the disintegration of the common people in Heyue City, so I will surrender with courtesy and keep the people under my command." Xiao Pingtai also felt that Heyue City was disgusting, mainly because the trenches were very wide and filling them was too troublesome. .

"It is good to subjugate the enemy's army without fighting!" Yamauchi Taro acted like a young adult, learning and selling what Kuaichuan Shaoxi taught him.

Soon a Yamauchi Hatamoto entered the city carrying a flag, but it turned out that the general at this time was still an old acquaintance of everyone.

Ogitani Uesugi Kensho!

He was the weakling son of Mr. Fukaya Uesugi Shizuken, who was now the guardian of Musashi and the deacon of Kamakura. He was supported by the Hojo family to enter Kawagoe Castle, but in fact the city owner was Daidoji Masashige.

That is to say, Daidoji Masashige left for Ueno, so he left this miscellaneous fish in Kagotsu. There were a total of 200 miscellaneous soldiers left behind, and they could not stir up any waves.

This Ogitani Kensheng married the adopted daughter of the Hojo clan, and he still had a good impression of the Hojo clan's support of him as the guardian of Musashi, but after so many years without real power, he felt depressed.

He wanted to open the city, but his wife and the Hojo samurai who stayed behind were definitely not willing. In the end, Mr. Uesugi Shihken showed his prowess, and others thought he was in his sixties, so old that all his teeth had fallen out, and he was useless.

The old man exceeded everyone's expectations. He wielded his large sword and chopped from the east to the west of Kagotsu Castle, from the first floor to the third floor. He led a dozen hard-core men to kill heads and clear out the Hojo people in the city.

Heyue Kaicheng!

Everyone respectfully welcomed the old man who had been fighting Hojo all his life and still refused to give up, out of the city. Taro Yamauchi took the main seat and the old man took the second place. No one was dissatisfied.

Uesugi! The famous family that was so famous in the world now only has one and a half men left!

One is Uesugi Kenshin, and the other is Uesugi Shihken who has half his foot on the coffin board in front of him.

The old man learned about the battle situation and knew that the Yamauchi army was going to Matsuyama, hooked up with Ninja Castle, and combined with several people from Ueno to annihilate the 30,000 Hojo main force of Hojo Uji Nao and Oishi Uteru.

The old man was so excited that he immediately expressed his willingness to be a pioneer. His son Nobuya Ogitani opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing, leaving it up to his father.

Although the old man's hair has all turned white and all his teeth have fallen out, he is still as majestic when armed. The years of being imprisoned by the Hojo clan have not weakened his determination to resist.

After greeting him, the name of the Uesugi family of Ogitani was still useful. Seven or eight hundred people, including crooked melons and cracked jujubes, old, weak, sick and disabled, came to him, and they all became the Musashi leader of the Yamauchi family.

The whole army rushed to Matsuyama non-stop. Matsuyama Castle was different from Kawagoe. It was the food depot of Ueno and Hojo Army. There were thousands of escort teams and guard horses left before that.

They were originally going to support Furukawa City, but Furukawa fell too quickly and they didn't set out at all. So he stayed in Songshan City, which allowed Songshan City to have enough soldiers and rations.

The goal of the Yamauchi Army is to unite with Ninja Castle and attack the Hirai Hojo Army from both sides. Naturally, they do not want to be trapped in Matsuyama for too long.

The entire Kanto military force has focused its attention on Ninja City!