As soon as they arrived at the castle tower room, before Imagawa Yoshimoto and Takeda Harunobu could sit down, Uesugi Chaosada said impatiently: "What are the plans of His Highness Jibu and His Highness Ozen? Tell me quickly! Plan!
How can I repair the Ise dog thief properly?"
"Hmm... We plan to form a Hojo encirclement network. At that time, we will first send troops to attack Hedong to attract the main force of the Hojo family. The daimyo of Kanto will then raise their troops to attack the rear and attack Kanto." Although Imagawa Yoshimoto is still a little uncomfortable with the Uesugi Dynasty.
Although I have a certain amount of enthusiasm, I am still ready to tell the truth about my plan, "specifically..."
"Then when will the troops be sent out?" Uesugi Tosada hurriedly interrupted Imagawa Yoshimoto and asked first.
"It is estimated that in the middle of next year, we still need to contact other Kanto daimyo, and it will take some time for everyone to prepare." Imagawa Yoshimoto gave an expectation very cautiously.
"Ah? We still have to wait a year?" After hearing the news, Uesugi Chaosada lowered his head in disappointment and said with some reluctance: "Can't we send troops faster? I really can't wait any longer."
"This kind of battle is about the success or failure of the war and the life and death of the family. Naturally, there is no rush. We have to wait until all parties are ready before we can start." Takeda Harunobu very firmly rejected Uesugi Chasada, and unknowingly he had changed into a pair of opponents.
The junior's preaching tone: "I hope that Your Highness, Xiu, will calm down and be patient in preparing for war."
"Okay..." Although Uesugi Chaosada's face was full of reluctance, he quickly cheered up and pumped his fist again to cheer himself up and said, "I will use this year to practice martial arts diligently and take back the Uesugi family in one fell swoop next year.
Old collar."
Then, Uesugi Chaosada turned to Imagawa Yoshimoto and Takeda Harunobu, and did not forget to add: "Is there anything I can do to help? As long as I can kill the Ise family's bastards, I am willing to do anything!"
After the meeting, Imagawa Yoshimoto was a little tired because he recounted many specific details of cooperation, but Uesugi Tosada was still energetic. He didn't even bother to say goodbye to Imagawa Yoshimoto and Takeda Harunobu, holding Takeda in his hand.
Harunobu gave him the cooperation memo, opened the door and rushed out, running all the way to the room where the retainers were gathered, waving the piece of paper and shouting excitedly:
"The Imagawa family and the Takeda family have agreed to cooperate with us. We will form a siege network for the Hojo family. We will also have the Yamauchi Uesugi family, the Kanto family and a group of Kanto daimyo. We will send troops next year to wipe out all the Hojo family members!"
"Is he okay?" Takeda Harunobu, who slowly walked out of the room, could hear Uesugi Chaosada's yelling on the first floor from the third floor. His face was already full of black lines: "I told you that the news was to be kept secret, and you went out to make a big show of it.
Promote."
"It's nothing. The teacher told me before that the Hojo family's intelligence work in the Fuuma Ninja is extremely powerful. Ryo Uesugi has probably been penetrated to pieces. Even if he keeps it secret, he won't be able to keep it secret for long. Sooner or later, the Hojo family will find out. So-called
The three of them are not secretive. We have to contact so many Kanto daimyo, so there is no way there will be no news." Imagawa Yoshimoto comforted Takeda Harunobu.
"That's not the reason for him to behave like this. Whether he can do it is one thing. Whether he takes these requests to heart is another matter." Takeda Harunobu glanced coldly at the corridor where Uesugi Chaosada left.
, "He looks unreliable at first glance. I, the noble Takeda Harunobu, actually want to cooperate with such a rat...forget it, even if it is garbage, it still has value."
"It's really hopeless... I really can't figure out what my lord is doing." After leaving the castle tower, before returning to his house, Ota Shiaki was already cursing in a low voice on the street.
The Ota family is the most important minister of the Ogidani Uesugi family, and Ota Shiaki, who is the governor of the Ota family, naturally serves as the patriarch of the Ogitani Uesugi family.
"Brother, what are you talking about?" After hearing his brother's violent words, Ota Shizheng's younger brother, Ota Shizheng, ignored the passers-by around him and stepped forward to contradict him: "How can you talk about your lord like this?"
"You're still young, what do you know?" Ota Shigen glanced at his younger brother's young face, sighed, and didn't answer immediately. After returning to Yashiki all the way, he couldn't help but cursed: "My lord is doing this, Ogiya
The Uesugi family will be destroyed soon!"
"What do you mean?" Seeing this, Ota Shimasa also raised his voice and protested, "Cowardice before fighting?"
"What's the point of being cowardly before fighting? How can you be a governor if you don't even know the basic judgment of strength? How can the Uesugi family of Ogitani be the opponent of the Hojo family now? And they take the initiative to attack? Can they defend Matsuyama Castle and Iwasuke?
The city is already not easy!" Ota Shixuan shook his head repeatedly with hatred, and sat down on the tatami, "You don't know the current affairs... The Uesugi family in Ogudani is already a withered skeleton in the grave, and they can't stand this kind of torment.
ah."
"Aren't there also the Imagawa family, the Takeda family, the Yamauchi-Uesugi family and many Kanto daimyo as allies? With so many of our families joining forces, how could we not be able to defeat the Hojo family? It's not like our family is fighting alone!" Ota Shimasa was still reasoning.
Strive, "The Ota family should be preparing for war at this time so as to regain the lost land of our Ogidani Uesugi family!"
"Do you think that the Imagawa family and the Takeda family are here to pull chestnuts from our fire? How is that possible? They just want to use us to divert the attention of the Hojo family so that they can take over the west of Hakone. When they negotiate with the Hojo family, the Hojo family will
The only way to fight us is to fight hard. But when the fight started, the Yamauchi Uesugi family and the Kanto family were all hiding behind. Only the territory of our Ogitani Uesugi family stood in the face of the Hojo family! Once the battle situation goes wrong, the Ogitani Uesugi family will instantly be
For the sake of the dead clan!" As Ota Shixian spoke, he began to sigh.
"Then wouldn't it be good if we win? Why do we have to think about losing? No matter what, the Imagawa family and the Takeda family will help us lure away part of the Hojo army and buy us time. We can capture Kawagoe Castle before then.
, wouldn’t it be better to defeat Musashi? Why do we have to acquiesce that we will lose?” Ota Shizheng was furious when he saw his brother’s dejection, “Your Majesty, the governor, did not surrender, and trained diligently day and night.
Ma, we have worked so hard for the rejuvenation of our family, and we, the family ministers, just wish we could not share his worries, so how can we hinder him?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Forget it, it's useless to tell you, anyway, it's not you who has the final say in the Ota family." Ota Shiaki seems to have no intention of having sex with his brother.
What is the explanation? "When a person does not understand current affairs, then everything he does is in the opposite direction, and no matter how hard he tries, it will be useless. Now the only way for the Ogitani Uesugi family and the Ota family to survive is to surrender to the Hojo family.
The Ota family can be the lord of one side in a down-to-earth manner, and the Ogitani-Uesugi family can also be used as a signboard for the Hojo family to preserve the family name."
"Bah!" Ota Shimasa scolded his brother fiercely: "I will never surrender to the Hojo family. If my brother wants to surrender, just go ahead! Even if it is for the governor of the family, I will fight with the Hojo family until I die.
"
"Aren't you a person who doesn't understand current affairs? Hey..." Ota Shiaki shook his head repeatedly, and then waved his brother to leave.
Also in the corridor outside the castle tower, another important minister of the Uesugi family, Norishige Nambada, was sitting by an empty dry well, leaning against the well wall, looking up at the blue sky.
There was the sound of footsteps nearby, and Namba Tian Kenshige turned around to look, only to find that the person coming was actually Imagawa Yoshimoto.
"Your Highness Jibu." Nambada Norishige hurriedly stood up to greet him.
"No, it's not necessary. I have admired the name of Tansheng for a long time. This time I am looking for him on an emissary. I am only talking about elegance and not official matters, so there is no need to bow." Imagawa Yoshimoto waved his hand, indicating that Nambada Norishige did not need to do this.
"Fengliu Hezhan has long been resounding throughout the Eastern Kingdom." Imagawa Yoshimoto used a rare tone of admiration to praise other people's singing skills - the last person who made him feel ashamed was Shuangye.
It was in the sixth year of Tianbun (1537) that the old head of the Ogidani Uesugi family, Tosaki Uesugi, died. The Hojo family invaded Musashi aggressively and captured Kawagoe Castle, the home of the Ogidani Uesugi family. The new head of the Ogidani Uesugi family, Tosada Uesugi, who was only 13 years old, was
They were forced to flee to Matsuyama Castle by their retainer Norishige Nambada. The Hojo family took advantage of the victory and pursued it, trying to destroy the Uesugi family in one fell swoop. 7,000 troops surrounded Matsuyama Castle and attacked from all sides. Matsuyama Castle was once in danger.
At the critical moment, Namba Norijue went out of the city to counterattack, attracting the attention of a large number of the Hojo family's siege troops in one fell swoop, which relieved the pressure on the Matsuyama Castle defense forces and allowed the defenders to be in danger. When the main force of the Hojo family encircled and suppressed them, Namba Tian
Kenshige also chose to retreat very sensibly. The chief chef of the Hojo family, the pioneer Yamanaka, bit Nambada Kenshige and refused to let him go, but in the end he still let him go.
Namba Tian Xingzhong fought back to the city.
When Namba Tian Xianzhong entered the city, the somewhat unwilling Yamanaka chief chef came outside the city gate and loudly recited a Japanese song and sarcastically said:
"Nambada, who prides himself on being resourceful and has never lost a single battle in a hundred battles, is running away in embarrassment now?
The soldiers of the Hojo family burst out laughing after hearing this witty remark, and cursed the retreating Nambada Kenshige with all kinds of obscenities. However, Nambada Kenshige did not fall for this provocation, nor did he suffer the humiliation in silence and damage his morale.
Instead, he stood up immediately under the city gate and calmly recited a Japanese song in reply:
"You are all trying in vain, I already know it well, Matsuyama Castle will still be in turbulent waters in the end.
On a battlefield filled with lightning, flint, and corpses, Namba Da Kenshige, who had just fought to the death and was covered in blood, could still immediately sing such an elegant Japanese song in the midst of the chaos. It is really rare in ancient and modern times. It is passed down by word of mouth.
, this battle of Matsuyama Castle was also called the "Fengliu Battle" and became famous in Kanto.
(PS: I have studied the meaning and translation of this waka for a long time, and even consulted several classmates, but I am still not sure it is accurate, sorry)