A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Musashi Country, Kawagoe Castle.

After supervising the collection of the annual tribute in Kai, Koheta went to Kawagoe and notified Uesugi Kenshin in advance, hoping to have a discussion.

Uesugi Kenshin also wanted to talk to the Yamauchi family, and he heard that Yamauchi Taro was coming with him, so he also wanted to meet them. Yamauchi Taro, like his half son, was very much loved by Uesugi Kenshin.

Sitting at the head of the table with his legs crossed, Uesugi Kenshin asked Yamauchi Taro to sit on his lap. Yamauchi Taro is also happy, after all, he is his uncle, and he is quite close.

"In the case of Bando, Taro has made a contribution this time!"

"Don't dare take credit!"

The two nephews and uncles are living in harmony. Although it is not appropriate to describe them as a loving father and a filial son, the meaning is this.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty the Commander-in-Chief for the great victory in Nengzhou and Hezhou!" Mrs. Koheira bowed and saluted Uesugi Kenshin.

"Sorry to trouble you, Koheita." Uesugi Kenshin nodded towards Koheita.

"It's all thanks to His Highness's wise luck and taking the risk himself."

Let's start by saying some clichés and complimenting each other. You praise me, and I praise you. Very normal! The sedan chair was carried by everyone, and it was hard to boast how the military story would be so colorful in the future.

After chatting, Uesugi Kenshin naturally asked about the specific process of this Battle of Kanto. After all, in this year's battle, countless coincidences worked together, and the outcome was reversed again and again.

It wasn't until the last moment that the dust settled.

It just so happened that Masayuki Sanada was training in the Flagship 1st Team, and he also came over this time as Taro Yamauchi's bodyguard. Koheita knew that Sanada Masayuki was Hosokawa Saime's think tank. The dragon swinging its tail at Furukawa City and the three-way surprise attack on Ninja City were all done by him.

It has to be said that Masayuki Sanada's talent is extremely high, and Kodaira feels inferior to him in this regard.

Since Uesugi Kenshin asked about this, Koheita summoned Sanada Masayuki. As a direct experiencer and the person who proposed many strategies, he must know more clearly than those present. Rather than having Koheita tell the story of how many times he was defeated, it would be better for Sanada Masayuki to narrate it himself.

It can be regarded as giving him a chance to perform. As everyone knows, Xiaopingtai has always liked to train young people. We never hesitate to reward and recommend talented people, and give them opportunities and stages to perform as much as possible.

Sanada Masayuki was called over, and he didn't panic when he saw Uesugi Kenshin, and bowed to him gracefully.

He answered all the questions Uesugi Kenshin asked one by one and described them in appropriate detail. Of course, as young people, there is inevitably some boasting involved.

During the attack on Furukawa Castle, Sanada Masayuki secretly built a plank road to Chencang, and ostensibly filled the muddy areas with water, preparing to attack Furukawa Castle from all sides with ten times the force. Secretly launching a surprise attack on the Furukawa Castle Honmaru in the early morning, using mind-attack tactics to break the fort without a fight.

Of course, such a record must be shown off!

Previously at the Furukawa Imperial Palace, Uesugi Kenshin also roughly observed the terrain and defenses of the city. He already knew a rough idea of ​​the story of Sanada Masayuki's surprise attack on the city. But now that I hear it, I still feel that this young man really has some abilities.

Such a fortified city, according to Uesugi Kenshin himself, he thought that it could not be conquered in a day or two, but Sanada Masayuki only used a mere day and night.

Hearing his admiration, he took off his tachi and gave it to Masayuki Sanada.

Of course it's not the red bean that grows bright, it's just an ordinary tachi. But this is also a great honor for Sanada Masayuki.

After that, he carefully inquired about the details of the battle of Ninja Castle. Naturally, he ignored the fact that the defeat of Ganzha Keagemochi and Hojo Takahiro led to the complete collapse of the Ueno wing and the almost collapse of the situation in Northern Kanto.

The two sides focused on how they made decisions at that time, how they deployed, as well as the start, process, and results of the battle. How to deal with the original estimated reinforcements of more than 10,000 troops turning into more than 30,000 Hojo troops.

Sanada Masayuki didn't dare to boast at this point. He had calculated everything, but he never expected that the Ueno people who held on to the city would be defeated in just a few days. Although this is mainly caused by the many orders, different minds, and weak military strength. But in the end, it was Ueno and everyone who lost, which almost led to a crisis for Hosokawa Harime's team.

As for the final result, everyone knows that the armies of both sides who fought fiercely for 4 hours were at the critical moment of their last breath. Xiaoping Tai came flying day and night, but there were only a few thousand people who were unable to fight. However, a Minami Musashi folk song Tianraku destroyed the majority of the Musashi soldiers in the Hojo army, and only then did the battle situation turn around.

Uesugi Kenshin listened with rapt attention, fearing that he would miss even a little bit. When the dust finally settled, he cheered loudly and praised every moment.

Once these are clear, the rest is minutiae, or superficial minutiae. The Yamauchi family knew very well that Musashi was one of the great powers in the world, with a power of almost two hundred thousand swords.

The Yamauchi family really didn't get involved at all. They revived the Ogigaya Uesugi clan and the Fukaya Uesugi clan, restored the Iwasuke-Ota clan and the Edo-Ota clan, and supported the Koga family.

It is in line with Uesugi Kenshin's strategy of dividing and conquering Kanto and supporting his younger brother.

Although these restored families will inevitably be quite close to and grateful to the Yamauchi family, in the final analysis, they will still listen to the greetings of the Kanto leaders.

As long as you are willing to listen to his greetings from Uesugi Kenshin!

It was one of Uesugi Kenshin's long-cherished wishes to restore the old order and protect the feudal system of the Muromachi shogunate.

Uesugi Kenshin has established so many territories in Kanto, but he also knows that once he seals the mountains in Echigo, it will be difficult to control them. For these territories, it is an inevitable choice to hand them over to his loyal younger brother. The current situation is the best!

It is really good for both parties to talk face to face. If you have any questions, you can clarify them face to face. As a marriage alliance, in this troubled time of the Warring States Period, the long-term solution is not to harbor grudges.

"You all stand down! Taro and I have something to say!" After finishing the general questions, Uesugi Kenshin ordered everyone present.

Kodaira also wanted to leave, but Uesugi Kenshin signaled Kodaira to stay. When everyone left, there were only three people left in the huge room.

There should be something important to talk about, but it's not easy to make it public.

"What are the orders from the steward?" Xiao Pingtai inquired slightly.

"I do have something to tell you. It concerns Taro, it's very important!" Uesugi Kenshin became extremely serious and looked at Taro Yamauchi sitting on his lap with a complicated tone.

"Is it related to His Highness? This... I wonder?"

"You should know that it has been two months since the troops retreated from Jinze, Hezhou. Although the city is said to be difficult to conquer, there are actually other reasons!"

"Isn't it possible?" Xiao Pingtai had a guess in his mind.

"Has Taro received the secret letter from the tree?"