On December 21, the fifth year of Tensho (1577), the Oda army began to withdraw from Oyama Gobo. At the same time, Oda Nobunaga announced that he would use troops on a large scale against the Mori family and the Miyoshi family.
The next day, after receiving the news of the withdrawal of the Oda army, on December 22, the fifth year of Tensho (1577), Uesugi Kagetora, who was located in Toyama Castle, Echigo Prefecture, claimed that he was the legal heir of the Uesugi family and raised an army to resist Uesugi Kagekatsu. Uesugi
Kenshin's powerful horse-riding samurai team suffered so many casualties in the Battle of Kurigara that the cavalry team inherited by Uesugi Kagetora had almost no combat effectiveness. This made Uesugi Kagetora feel that there was an opportunity.
After hearing the news that Uesugi Ketora had raised an army, Hojo Takahiro, who stayed in Vietnam, immediately led his army to express his support. Hojo Takahiro had been the lord of Ueno Kuni Amabashi Castle during Uesugi Kenshin's lifetime and was responsible for managing the Uesugi family's power in Kanto. Hojo Takahiro
After Hiro joined the Uesugi Kagetora army, his eldest son Hojo Kagehiro, who stayed in Ueno Bridge Castle, immediately launched an army to attack and kill the forces of the Uesugi Kagekatsu faction in Ueno country. At the same time, he asked for help from Uesugi Kagetora's brother, the Hojo clan government. The Hojo family immediately established the Hojo clan clan.
As the general, he led 15,000 troops northward, trying to enter Echigo through the Takeda family's Shinano. Nagao Kenkei, the lord of Ueno Numata Castle, asked for help from Uesugi Kagekatsu, but at the same time he had an affair with Uesugi Kagetora, which seemed to be ready.
A two-faced plan.
After Kagetora Uesugi of Ezhongchina, together with Takahiro Hojo, forced the Etchujinbo clan to join their camp, he immediately led his army on an eastward expedition, trying to invade Echigo through the "I don't know what I know, but I don't know what I know" mountain range. But what stood in front of them was,
It is the starting point of the western end of this mountain range - Etsuchu Uozu Castle. The lord of Uozu Castle, Kawada Nagauchi, was a retainer recruited by Uesugi Kenshin when he was alone in Luo. He was loyal to Uesugi Kenshin, so he firmly rejected Uesugi Ketora's offer.
Instead, he immediately asked Uesugi Kagekatsu for help.
At the same time, the Yangbei Zhong who originally sided with Uesugi Kagekatsu during the Okan Rebellion in Yu Qiuping's previous life also rebelled under the leadership of Honjo Shigenaga. And behind the Yangbei Zhong, the North Vietnamese rear, newly established Tian family
The civil war broke out internally and divided into the Uesugi Keigatsu faction and the Uesugi Ketora faction. The fighting was so unstoppable that no one could contain Honjo Nobunaga for a while. Honjo Nobunaga raised troops and went south to attack Tobi Castle. Naoe Keizuna, the elder of the Uesugi family, hurriedly led the army.
Cong Yubancheng went south to provide support, and was able to barely contain the long offensive of our village.
North Vietnam was already in chaos, Ueno rebelled, and Vietnam was in danger. The Noto Kingdom in the north was only established not long ago, and its foundation was not solid. The huge territory of the Uesugi family established by Uesugi Kenshin fell apart instantly after his death. Uesugi Kage
What Katsu can control now is less than a quarter of the territory around Kasugayama Castle.
However, in this quarter of the territory, the main force of the Uesugi Army gathered - an army of nearly 20,000 people, and most of the important ministers. This is also Uesugi Kagekatsu's confidence. Faced with the chaos in front of him, Uesugi Kage
With the support of the retainers, Katsu decided to capture the thief first and capture the king first, and capture Uesugi Kagetora, the core of the rebellion. Then the battle for the governor of the household would be settled.
Therefore, Uesugi Kagekatsu asked Naoe Keizuna to block the Yohoku clan; he also sent Amakasu Kagemochi to Iiyama Castle, the junction of Echigo and Shinano, to prepare to resist the reinforcements of Hojo Kehiro and the Hojo family from Ueno. He himself led
The 15,000-strong army left Kasugayama Castle and marched westward, passing through the "I don't know what I know, what I don't know" mountain range after the snow stopped, and marched towards Vietnam and China, preparing to support Uozu Castle and confront Uesugi Kagetora in person.
On December 27, Uesugi Kagekatsu finally arrived at Uozu Castle
After that, he didn't see the scene he imagined - he originally thought that under the attack of Uesugi Kagetora's army, Uozu City was probably at the limit at this moment, and the war was raging. However, the surrounding area of ​​Uozu City was quiet and could not be seen.
There are no traces of war.
"What's going on?" After Uesugi Kagekatsu entered the city, he immediately found the city owner Kawada Nagauchi, "Where is Uesugi Kagetora? Didn't you call?"
"Things are a little strange, young master. Oh no, master." Kawada Changqin curled his lips, not knowing how to describe the previous situation, "I have just figured out what happened."
It turned out that after Uesugi Kagetora announced the rise of troops, the Oda army that was evacuating immediately returned and announced its support for Uesugi Kagetora's appointment as the governor of the Uesugi family. At the same time, he declared that he would send reinforcements to help Uesugi Kagetora. Uesugi Kagetora was shocked and hastily declared that he and
The Oda family had no contact and refused the Oda family's reinforcements. However, the Oda army marched into Echuchu without mercy and attacked Toyama Castle where Uesugi Kagetora was. Unknown to Uesugi Kagetora, the Oda family had already received a large number of new troops.
Thinking that there were only remnants of the Hokurikudo Army and the Momiji Army, they did not pull back Hojo Takahiro's troops attacking Uozu Castle. When the Oda Army, which numbered more than 20,000, arrived at the gates of Toyama Castle, there were only less than 1,000 people on hand.
Uesugi Kagetora was immediately dumbfounded.
The Oda army swarmed in and soon surrounded all 1,000 of Uesugi Kagetora's men. However, they did not embarrass Uesugi Kagetora, but instead sent envoys.
"Only Your Highness Uesugi Kagetora is worthy of being the governor of the Uesugi family. Only you are the hope for peace in Hokuriku. The Oda family strongly condemns the reactionary forces of Uesugi Keigatsu for stealing the governor of the Uesugi family and will unswervingly support it."
His Highness Uesugi Kagetora regained the position of governor of the family." - This is what the unknown samurai of the Oda family who is responsible for monitoring Uesugi Kagetora said. He also asked Uesugi Kagetora to write a letter to Hojo Takahiro immediately, asking him to come to Toyama Castle to meet and support together.
Uesugi Kagetora regained the position of governor of the family - in fact, he wanted to force Hojo Takahiro to surrender.
Uesugi Kagetora couldn't laugh or cry when he saw this. He had never seen such a request. Even if he wanted to use Uesugi Kagetora as a puppet and chess piece in the invasion of Echigo, he must at least get Uesugi Kagetora's consent, right?
However, the attitude of the Oda family was very tough. They stated that if Hojo Takahiro was unwilling to support Uesugi Kagetora out of selfish motives, they would act on behalf of the Kiyoshi, eliminate Hojo Takahiro and allow the Oda army to support Uesugi Kagetora and invade Kasugayama Castle.
With the Oda Army in front of Uesugi Kagetora, and Uesugi Keigatsu's counter-rebel forces behind him, there was no hope for being surrounded on all sides. People had to bow their heads under the eaves, and Uesugi Kagetora had no choice but to try to negotiate with the Oda Army, but found out that the Oda family's conditions
It's also ridiculously weird.
On December 27, the same day that Uesugi Kagekatsu arrived at Uozu Castle, 5,000 people from Uesugi Kagetora and Hojo Takahiro were being "escorted" by the Oda family's tens of thousands of troops from Vietnam to the Hida Country. Needless to say, Uesugi
Kagetora's Toyama Castle and the western part of Echichu had naturally been taken over by the Oda Army a long time ago, and the Echichu Jimbo family also surrendered to the Oda family. The Oda family is currently continuing to mobilize Noto, Etchu, and fully take over the Uesugi army's Etchu and Noto peninsulas.
The forces above, the Naga family and the Hatakeyama family all surrendered hostages. The Onai family and the Yusa family tried to resist, but they were helpless in the face of the overwhelming military power of the Oda family.
Many small wealthy families in Hida Country did not dare to say "no" to the Oda family who forcibly crossed the border with armed parades, and only sent a few teams
The scouts observed the movements of the army from a distance. Uesugi Kagetora glanced at the scouts in the distance, and then at Etchu who was gradually moving away from him. Noto couldn't help but sigh.
"The land of two countries that we worked so hard to conquer was all given to the Oda family in an instant." Hojo Takahiro, who was walking beside Uesugi Kagetora, kept repeating in a deep voice. The eyes of the powerful samurai were full of unwillingness.
Uesugi Kagetora himself was just an adopted son of the Hojo family. He did not follow Uesugi Kenshin in the north and south, and he still regretted losing his territory. Hojo Takahiro, who had sacrificed countless subordinates and followed Uesugi Kenshin for decades to fight, watched helplessly.
Uesugi Kagetora couldn't even imagine how angry he must be when he lost Noto in Echu.
"Will he regret raising an army to help him seize the throne?" A thought that made him panic flashed through Uesugi Kagetora's mind, "If I had not raised an army to seize the throne, the Uesugi family would not have been in chaos because of the civil war.
The reinforcements can also come directly to help, then Etsuchu and Noto will not be lost."
The more Uesugi Kagetora thought about it, the more frightened he became. He even felt that the eyes of the countless Echigo samurai around him had changed. They were all Echigo people anyway, and the Uesugi family had always been relatively lenient towards the rebellious Echigo samurai. If they wanted
There is no psychological burden for him to rebel. But he is a Sagami, the leader of this rebellion, and a thorn in Uesugi Kagekatsu's side. If these Echigo samurai capture him and offer him to Uesugi Kagekatsu to atone for his sins, then Uesugi Kagetora, he
It is certain death.
Uesugi Kagetora bit his lip and looked at the surrounding Oda army - under the current circumstances, they are more reliable than the surrounding Echigo samurai. He is valuable to the Oda family, but not among the Oda family's army.
safer?
Thinking of this, Uesugi Kagetora couldn't help but shake his head hard, trying to get rid of these thoughts. He is also an ambitious person. He raised the army because he wanted to rely on the power of the Hojo family to seize the Uesugi family governor and become a decisive figure.
How can a big shot become a puppet in the Oda family?
That being said, their current treatment is similar to that of captured puppets. God knows where the Oda family will send them and imprison them. They have been walking on the mountain road of Hida for two days, and they don't know when they will end?
Is he going to escort them back to Meinong? If that's the case, why not disarm us? Isn't he afraid that we will fight to the death?
Just when Uesugi Kagetora was thinking wildly, the team in front suddenly stopped. Uesugi Kagetora then reined in the horse, and a samurai from the Oda family rode up to Uesugi Kagetora and the others.
"Here we are, Your Highness Uesugi." The Oda family samurai said respectfully. At the same time, the Oda family's army slowly dispersed the encirclement, making way for the Uesugi army.
"Where are you?" Uesugi Kagetora was stunned when he saw this, and asked without knowing what he was doing.
"We're at Shinano, and beyond that is the territory of the Takeda family. Your brother and the Takeda family are allies, so I'm sure the Takeda family won't refuse you entry." The samurai of the Oda family said with a smile, while pointing in the distance.
, "You don't need me to explain it. Walking northeast from Shinano and crossing Kaijin Castle is Iiyama Castle on the Echigo border."
"Ah?" Uesugi Kagetora still couldn't react. He pointed at himself and then at the opening made by the Oda family in the distance, "So you want to let us go to Echigo?"
"Yes, you are free." The samurai of the Oda family said with a smile.
Chapter completed!