He bowed and saluted with the scenery, feeling secretly happy.
As expected, Yamanaka Yukimori does not like Honjo Shigenaga. This person is a capricious traitor. How could Yamanaka Yukimori believe her?
Kachi Kagetsuna hurried back to prepare troops and take charge of military affairs. Yamanaka Yukimori noticed her uncontrollable joy, but pretended not to know.
Yamanaka Yukimori is no longer the silly sweet girl she used to be. How many times has she been tricked by these people? If Yoshigami Shiba hadn't sincerely protected her, she would have been tricked to death.
Even if Katsuki Tsuna was indeed loyal, Yamanaka Yukimori would not dare to give up the check and balance of Honjo Shigenaga so easily.
Because the methods used to break up the Yangbei Zhongwu Family Group were too sinister, our village Fanchang and Jiadi Jinggang were incompatible and looked down upon each other.
The Shimogotsu Otai people led by Yamanaka Yukimori himself, except for the Hime Samurai from the Honjo clan, all others also disliked Honjo Nobunaga.
Honjo Nobunaga's base was the Honjo Castle in the northernmost part of Shimotsu. She used the trade route privileges granted by Shibo Yiyin to try her best to win over the local samurai families, and finally appeased the dissatisfaction of the core territory.
Kaji Keizuna's territory was in central Shimotsu. After the Shibata Rebellion, Shiba Yoshigan handed over the territory of the three Sasaki rebels to Kaji Keizuna.
This time, both sides brought two reserve troops each to form the Kanto Military Force under Yukimori Yamazaka.
Yamanaka Yukimori said that he was the deacon of the Kantō Service Office. In fact, even among the one hundred imperial guards under his control, most of them followed Kaji Keizuna and the other half followed Honjo Shigenaga.
Her position is very embarrassing, but both parties are willing to be used by her because Shiba Yiyin really loves her.
Honjo Shigenaga was out of helplessness, Kaji Kaizuna was out of gratitude, but the two of them thought more about their future, so they paid their respects to Yamanaka Yukimori.
Although the subordinates under her command were muttering in their hearts that Yamanaka Yukimori was not capable enough, the imperial office believed in her and gave her power. Who would dare to make a fuss?
Because he did not understand the favor of the imperial court towards Yamanaka Yukimori, there were even rumors that Yamanaka Yukimori was a female favorite and had slept with his lord.
Sometimes I am so jealous that I cannot understand, and I would secretly slander him. I can only say that if I have the same person but different destiny, I will have a good life and a safe life.
Honjo Shigenaga and Kachi Keizuna left one after another. Yamanaka Yukimori lowered his head and thought for a while, and couldn't help but shake his head.
She is not really confused about many things, but if she really understands what she said, what can she do?
These people did not follow her because they admired her abilities. They just felt that she was deeply favored by their master and there was a lot of potential to be earned by following her, so they were willing to be driven by her.
Yamanaka Yukimori is not willing to be regarded as Shiba Yoshigan's lucky minister, but without this layer of tiger skin to win over these utilitarian samurai, what capital does she have to fight with Shima Katsu?
Time is also fate, the sinking is getting deeper and deeper.
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The Hojo clan is sitting firmly in the formation, contented with their ambitions.
The Echigo army was indeed brave and good at fighting, but they were just a little stronger than ordinary Hime samurai. The Hojo army was fully capable of handling it.
As the two sides fought first and headed towards a stalemate, Hojo Umasa's heart became more and more stable. The Hojo army had an absolute numerical advantage, and this stalemate was something she was happy to see.
Human physical strength is limited, and it is impossible to keep fighting without eating or drinking. The reserve team needs to take turns, needs to eat, and needs a reserve team.
As long as the Echigo army cannot break the deadlock, as time goes by and their physical strength declines, the Hojo army will gain the upper hand sooner or later.
Hojo Umasa looked at the sun and saw it moving little by little towards noon. She knew in her heart that afternoon was the critical moment for the war situation to change from quantitative to qualitative.
After half a morning of physical exertion, the Uesugi family's reserve team must catch up with the forward reserve team to let them take a breather. At that time, it will be the time for them to increase their offensive and win with numbers.
Just when she was feeling proud, an envoy hurriedly walked in outside the main shogunate, bowed and saluted, and said.
"Your Highness, Kamakura-den has broken through the northern line."
"What!"
Hojo Ushimasa couldn't sit still for a while, so he stood up and was about to walk out. At this moment, Hojo Tsunari strode into the shogunate, saw Hojo Ushimasa, and shouted urgently.
"Your Majesty Ujimasa, the situation is not right, there is something wrong with the enemy's movement!"
Hojo Umasa's heart skipped a beat and he asked quickly.
"Tsunari-sama, what happened?"
"The enemy is retreating very quickly, as if they are deliberately trying to lure us across the river."
The political outlook of the Hojo family sank, and she suddenly felt unhappy, but she still spoke patiently.
"It was Kamakura-don on the northern line who broke through and crossed the river. Uesugi Teruhora's central army was afraid of being flanked and had to retreat."
Hojo Tsunari shook his head and insisted on his opinion.
"impossible.
Noon has not yet arrived, and we have only been fighting for such a short time. How can the enemy's northern front be unable to hold it? The Echigo army has brought elites here, so it is impossible for such a problem to occur."
Hojo Umasa suppressed his anger and said.
"The northern line is composed of the Kanto Shifu tribe members belonging to Shiba Yoshigan. These people's combat capabilities are uneven. They are not as elite as Uesugi Teruhora's reserve team. They were beaten back and forth. It is completely normal."
Hojo Tsunari shook his head firmly and said.
"No, this is definitely not normal.
Even if the Kanto Imperial Palace does not have enough combat power, the Kamakura Palace’s reserve team is not our strong army, so how could it be possible that we could not hold on for half a morning?”
Hojo Ushimasa finally couldn't suppress his anger and snorted coldly.
"Tsunari-sama, is there something wrong with Kamakura-don's upper hand? Shouldn't her reserve team be able to break through the enemy's northern line?"
Hojo Tsusunari was stunned, seeing the anger on the Hojo clan's face, he explained.
"That's not what I meant. What I meant was that there might be some deceit involved, and Uesugi Teruhora might be luring us across the river.
Her southern front was motionless, but the northern front and the central army retreated continuously due to minor setbacks. This is not normal, and everyone can detect the weirdness."
After hearing Hojo Tsunari's oath that everyone could detect something was wrong, Hojo Ushimasa said angrily.
"Hojo Tsunari! You are so rude!
You say there is something wrong with this and that something is wrong, and you belittle the results of the heroic battles of the Kamakura-don warriors as worthless and turn them into a conspiracy of the enemy.
So tell me, what kind of plan can Uesugi Teruhora have to lead Kamakura-den across the river?
The military strength of both the enemy and ours has been clearly detected by the Fuuma Ninja. Within a radius of dozens of miles, we are the only two armies fighting. Can Terutora Uesugi have any other support?
If not, what else can she do if she withdraws her front line, except to boost her military morale? We have 20,000 soldiers, a total of 20,000 soldiers! We can kill her with a pile of people!"
Hojo Tsunari was speechless for a moment.
In this battle, the formations of the enemy and ourselves were clear. With her keen intuition from many years of fighting, she felt the atmosphere of conspiracy. However, she was unable to answer Hojo Ushimasa's question.
Because she didn't know why Uesugi Teruhu did this?