On October 13, the ninth year of Tensho (1581), inside the Odawara Castle castle tower.
"Lord." Hojo Tsunari, who is nearly seventy years old, is still the most active backbone of the Hojo family. After Hojo Genan passed away unexpectedly, he even had to share a lot of work in the Fuma Ninja. "According to recent ninjas,
According to the information sent back, the Oda family began to unite with the Tokugawa family 5 days ago to implement large-scale martial law in the Ono area and around Ise Bay. Our ninjas tried their best to infiltrate, but they failed to make much progress.
We don’t know anything about the situation in the Nong area.”
"Owari and Mino?" Hojo Ushimasa was very puzzled by this news, shaking the tea cup in his hand and said, "Didn't the armies of Oda Nobutada and Tokugawa Ieyasu advance to the confrontation between Suruga and Takeda troops? Why are they here?
Suddenly, martial law was enforced behind our own back?"
"Are the Tokugawa family also involved?" Hojo Ujiki, the fourth son of Hojo Ujiyasu, responded. Hojo Ujiki, who had an acquaintance with Tokugawa Ieyasu when he was a hostage in the Imagawa family, has since been responsible for diplomatic work with the Tokugawa family, so he is very interested in it.
Matters related to the Tokugawa family are very sensitive. "The Tokugawa family rarely has large-scale martial law. This time it is unexpectedly unusual. Something important must have happened."
"Obviously there will be reinforcements from the rear." Hojo Ujiyasu's third son and one of the most important relatives in the Hojo family immediately asserted, "In order to prevent us from finding out the leader and strength of the additional reinforcements.
, so martial law is imposed.”
"What the third brother said makes sense." Hojo Ujiyasu's second son, Hojo Uteru, who had great military exploits in the Hojo family, also echoed, "I guess Oda Nobunaga sent another horse under his direct control."
The speeches of the Hojo Clan and the Hojo Uteru were recognized by the Hojo family retainers, and everyone began to speculate on the commander and strength of the supporting army. The Hojo Clan advocated that troops should be sent to Kabara Castle immediately to reinforce the Takeda family, but the Hojo Clan still worried about the location of the Momiji Fleet.
No answer.
While everyone was discussing, another old man sitting in the upper hand position coughed twice, attracting everyone's attention. He was an old man with gray hair and wrinkles on his face.
Ten years older than Hojo Tsunari - Hojo Tsunadaka, the outstanding commander-in-chief of the Hojo family's five-color red reserve team. From the word "Tsuna" in his name, we can know that he, like Hojo Tsunari, has
He is a close confidant of the second generation of the Hojo family, Hojo Tsuna, who is one step older than everyone here. Due to his age, Hojo Tsuna has long retired from political affairs. However, this decisive battle is related to the survival of the Hojo family.
, Hojo Ujimasa also invited him to serve as a staff advisor.
"If it's such a trivial matter, why do the Oda family bother so much?" Hojo Tsunaka shook his head, seeming to be a little frustrated by the slowness of his younger generations, "And not only is martial law on land, but Ise Bay is also blocked. Obviously, this
The matter is related to the movements of Hongye Fleet."
Hojo Tsunari's words immediately changed the expressions of everyone in the evaluation room except Hojo Tsunari.
"The Momiji Fleet came to Ise Bay?" Hojo Uteru was the first to shout in surprise. "They boarded the ship mysteriously and left. Instead of attacking our eastern coast, they went around to Ise Bay to land? Then why did he
Why don’t you walk over?”
"Because this way we can hide our traces." Hojo Ujiki has gradually come to his senses, tilting his head and thinking, "This way the Red Leaf Army can suddenly appear in Ono and disrupt our original deployment."
"But why don't they land on the Boso Peninsula where the Satomi family lives? Then they can attack Oda Nobutada from both front and rear. They can also directly bypass the Hakone natural barrier." Hojo Ujikuni continued following Hojo Ujiteru's train of thought, "If
If they don’t want to disperse their forces, but want to concentrate in one place and move forward...why doesn’t the Red Leaf Fleet move the ship forward? Wouldn’t it be more sudden to sail to Suruga and release the people?”
"In any case, it is meaningless and a waste of time to put down troops in Ise Bay." Hojo Ujiteru added to the Hojo clan, which made the Hojo clanki, who previously thought all this was reasonable, begin to doubt it.
"Two uncles..." Hojo Ujimasa saw that his brothers could not come up with a solution after discussing it for a long time, so he once again turned his attention to the two old men, "What do you think?"
Hojo Tsunari frowned, looked at Hojo Tsunaka, who also had a solemn expression, and then nodded knowingly.
"Higashiyama Road." Hojo Tsunagi said in a deep voice, "It's Higashiyama Road."
"Higashiyama Road? March from Mino to Shinano?" This time, even Hojo Ujimasa's son, Hojo Ujimasa, who had always dared not speak at such a military evaluation meeting because of his lack of seniority, couldn't help but say, "Uncle Yoshino
, it’s impossible for the mountain roads there to support tens of thousands of troops passing through. As long as the Takeda family sets up defenses around Kiso Fukushima Castle, they can take over with one man."
"Yes." Others in the room agreed.
"Countless people have thought about Yuqiu Hongye with the word 'impossible'... He who entered Maple Leaf Mountain Castle alone could not stop the Miyoshi family; he who was caught in the trap with a small number of people could not survive in front of Lord Shingen; in Hokuriku
It's impossible for him to win against Kenshin in the heavy snow on the road... What's the result?" Hojo Tsunaka glanced at the juniors sitting in the lower seats, and sighed again, "Respect your opponent, he is standing at the end of this troubled world.
As a last man, never think that there is anything that Yuqiu Hongye and Hongye Army cannot do..."
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While there was a heated discussion in the evaluation room of the Hojo family, something had happened to the Shinan Shinano, which they said was "one man in charge".
At noon on October 13, the ninth year of Tensho (1581), Shinano Province Kiso Fukushima Castle.
"Your Highness..." The Takeda family's messenger still didn't realize what happened before he was pushed to the ground and hacked to death.
In front of several solemn-looking retainers, Kiso Yoshimasa personally cut off the head of the Takeda family's orderly soldier with a knife and showed them around.
"In this way, we will destroy the Takeda family and there will be no way back."
"Your Highness..." The family's father, Yamamura Lianghou, stared at the corpse of the order soldier in front of him with his mouth open, and said to Kiso Yoshimasa tremblingly, "What should I do with Madam..."
The "lady" in the words of Yamamura Lianghou is none other than Kiso Yoshimasa's main wife, Takeda Shingen's third daughter, Shinryuin. It was because of his status as a member of the Takeda family that Kiso Yoshimasa was sent by Takeda Katsuyori to alone
Keep the trust of Shinano West Gate.
"She is a girl from the Wu family. She should have been aware when she got married." Kiso Yoshimasa replied forcefully and calmly.
"But old madam... the young master and the young lady are both hostages in Xinfucheng..." There were tears in the eyes of Yamamura Lianghou, and his voice became trembling, "With Takeda Daiden's temperament, your reaction... I
I'm afraid both the young master and the young lady will need to..."
"This is a sacrifice that must be made for the survival of the Kiso family." Kiso Yoshimasa swallowed, trying to cover up his inner sorrow and anger with an unwavering tone, "We are direct descendants of the Genji family, and the family name and bloodline have been passed down to this day.
It has been nearly a thousand years, and I cannot let it end here under any circumstances... The Takeda family is at the end of its rope, and continuing to follow the Takeda family is a dead end. Only by leading to the Oda family can we have a glimmer of hope."
"Send an envoy to the Oda family. We have agreed to the request of Lord Sanada and Lord Amano." Kiso Yoshimasa gritted his teeth and whispered harshly, "From now on, Nishi-Shinano will be open to the Oda family."
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On October 13, the ninth year of Tensho (1581), when Kiso Yoshimasa had just rebelled, the Takeda family did not receive any news. They were just curious about why the envoys traveling between Takato Castle and Kiso Fukushima Castle were so late today. However, by Tensho
On the evening of October 14, the ninth year (1581), the envoy had not returned. The lord of Takato Castle, Takeda Shingen’s fifth son Nishina Morishobu, finally became nervous. This was not an ordinary day. Now the enemy was facing a border pass like Kiso Fukushima Castle.
It was not a small matter to lose contact with an important town for a day. So he sent three groups of envoys to Kiso Fukushima Castle, but there was no news from them all.
In the early morning of October 15, the ninth year of Tianzheng (1581), Renke Shengxin had realized that something was wrong.
"There has been a change in Kiso." Morinobu Nishina personally led his guards out of Takato Castle and headed towards Kiso Fukushima Castle. Sure enough, when they advanced to the Miyagoshi area east of Kiso Fukushima Castle, they found the Kiso army who was waiting in full formation.
"Go ahead and send an order for Kiso Yoshimasa to come out and see me. You must return within half an hour. If you don't come back, I will treat you as if something has happened to you." Nishina Morishobu ordered a guard beside him. The guard
Hearing this, his expression changed - he knew this was a life-threatening mission, but he still followed the order without saying a word like a traditional Takeda samurai.
Everything was as expected by Nishina Shengxin. His bodyguard did not return, and after waiting for an hour, there was still no news. Kiso Yoshimasa had already rebelled.
"Kiso Fukushima Castle is naturally dangerous. We can't defeat it with these guards. Even if we add all the troops in Takato Castle, we can't do it." Sweat slowly appeared on Nishina Morinobu's forehead, and he was holding the horse's reins.
His hands clenched convulsively, "The gate to Nishi-Shinano has been opened, and the Oda family may come in at any time..."
"Kiso Yoshimasa, Kiso Yoshimasa, my father really misjudged the wrong person. He actually married his sister to a scoundrel like you. Your mother and children are all in Xinfucheng. Don't you want their lives..." Nishina
Shengxin reined in his horse, turned the horse's head and rushed towards Takato Castle. After returning to Takato Castle, he immediately ordered the guards beside him quickly, "Go and inform the lord! Kiso Yoshimasa has rebelled, and the Oda army has
The advance is about to begin! Let him withdraw from Suruga as soon as possible. If this continues, Shinano will not be safe!"
Watching the envoy ride away in a hurry, Nishina Morihiro, who climbed up the tower, slowly stroked the bricks of the Sannomaru wall of Takato Castle with his hands. Unsurprisingly, he was the first line of defense against the Oda army in Shinano.
The defense line is up... If the Oda army comes quickly, he will not be able to wait for the Takeda family's reinforcements to come back... He will have to use the thousands of people at hand to resist the attack of countless Oda family troops.
"Father." Nishina Moronobu turned his head and looked in the direction of Lake Suwa, and at the same time clenched his fist fiercely:
"The child will not embarrass the Takeda family."
Chapter completed!