Chapter 1604 The reason why I must return to Kanto
Although Yiyin is in recent years, the news from Kanto is not blocked.
On the one hand, there are official documents coming from the Kanto Palace Standing Council, and on the other hand, the Kanto head of the confidentiality team, Kirigakure Saizo, regularly sends information.
Coupled with the private channels of Sibo's retainers, United Front and other forces in various places, Yiyin's information sources are very comprehensive.
Yoshihiro was in such a hurry to return to Kanto that he couldn't even wait for the snow on the Hokurikudo to melt in spring. This was because there was another dispute within the Kanto Agency. The core of the dispute was the next strategic direction and resource allocation.
After the Kwantung Allied Forces returned to Kwantung, Takeda Shingen entered the Kwantung Chamber of Secretariat and set off a wave of crusade against the unjust people of the East in the Grand Council.
The Oriental people, who were lagging behind in the Battle of Shiba Oda, were tacitly accepted by Yoshigan as trophies to appease the Kwantung Allied Forces, and became the next target of the Kwantung Palace.
On the other hand, the war in Ou Land also fell into greater chaos due to the rapid end of the Battle of Shiba Oda.
Date Masamune, who had wiped out the Osaki family, sent his troops into the four Aizu counties in an attempt to seize this gateway to and from the Ou region before the Battle of Shiba Oda was over.
Of course, Satake Yoshige of Hitachi Province could not allow Date Masamune to successfully annex Aizu, so he united with the remaining Ashina family remnants of Aizu to resist Date Masamune's conquest.
In addition, the Mogami family became anxious after seeing Date Masamune destroying the Osaki family. They have been contacting the Kanto Secretariat, asking the Kanto Secretariat to come forward to attack the Date family who broke the agreement and started a war without authorization.
Back then, Yoshigan gave face to the two relatives, the Osaki family and the Mogami family. Supported by Yamanaka Yukimori and headed by Honjo Shigenaga, the Shimogoshi clan sent troops to attack the Date family severely.
Under pressure, Date Masamune reached peace with the Osaki Mogami family under the supervision of the Kanto Palace.
The Osaki family and the Mogami family thought they had nothing to worry about. However, during the Battle of Shiba Oda, they dared to ignore Yoshigan's call and refused to do anything. They did not send a single soldier, which directly angered Yoshigan.
Yoshigan took the initiative to drag Ou to show his loyalty to Tozawa Moriyasu and support the Tozawa family to rise to power, but he no longer wanted to trust those Ou Shiba relatives who were one family hundreds of years ago.
The Mogami family's request for help did not attract the attention of the Kanto Palace at first, because at that time the Kanto Allied Forces were at war with the Oda family in Echizen Province, Hokuriku Road, and had no time to answer Ou's question.
When the Kwantung Allied Forces turned around and the Great Council decided to attack the Eastern People, the matter of Date Masamune in the Ou region tearing up the agreement and ignoring the majesty of the Kanto Palace was put on the agenda again.
At this time, the Ou area was in chaos.
Date Masamune did not expect that the Battle of Shiba Oda would end so quickly, which directly disrupted her plan and fell into panic of strategic failure.
On the other side, Satake Yoshimasa and Date Masamune were confronting each other in the four counties of Aizu. Suddenly, they were shocked when they heard that the Grand Council was preparing to attack the people of the East.
The Satake family of Hitachi Province was one of the founders of the Eastern Crowd. Seeing that the Kanto Palace was about to attack his family and the family business was in danger of overthrowing, how could Satake Yishige have the heart to take care of the four Aizu prefectures.
Taking advantage of the heavy snowfall in winter and the truce, the Satake family's military force immediately returned to Hitachi Kingdom, preparing for the crusade in the direction of the Kanto Palace in the spring of next year.
The withdrawal of the Satake family directly frightened the remnants of the Ashina family in the four counties of Aizu. Without the assistance of the Satake family, the local samurai family would not be the opponent of the Date family.
As a last resort, they quickly sent someone to the Kanto Palace for help, hoping to get shelter.
The crusade against the Eastern Masses was Yiyin's compensation for giving up land rewards to the Kwantung Allied Forces, and it was a political deal in which the West did not take compensation from the East.
But within the Kanto Palace, not everyone is interested in the Oriental People.
The Hojo family's political leaders were targeting the Bosou Peninsula, and the primary target of the expedition was the Satomi family of Anbo Country. This was a continuation of several cross-sea expeditions by the Hojo family.
Uesugi Kenshin's influence over Sekihashishu is mainly concentrated in Ueno Kingdom, and he holds Sano Territory, the gateway to Shimono Kingdom.
What she wants is to expand her sphere of influence in both directions, down and down the country, and the Utsunomiya family in the down country is her first target.
Takeda Shingen ran out from the Koshinobu Mountains to join in the fun, and she was geographically distant. She chose the Hitachi Kingdom, hoping that Takeda Yoshinobu, the daughter of Yoshigan, would replace the Satake family of the same clan and become the guardian of Hitachi.
The goals of these three powerful feudal lords are very clear. They are the Satomi family, the Utsunomiya family, and the Satake family, the three core forces of the East.
In addition, important Shiba ministers like Shima Katsume and powerful people from the country like Yura Narashige also hoped to get a share of the military campaign against the Eastern Army.
But except for the Kanhachishu samurai family who were willing to participate in the crusade, the local samurai families far away in Echigo, especially the Shimogotsu clan, had no interest in crusading against the Eastern people, and this was of little benefit to them.
The Shimoyoshi people were brave and good at fighting. After the Shinbada Rebellion, they were divided into two groups. One group followed Uesugi Kenshin and the other group followed Yoshigan.
Now, two letters asking for help from the Ou area were sent to the Kanto Service Office and fell into the hands of the deacon Yukimori Yamazaki of the Kanto Service Office.
Yamanaka Yukimori himself is the leader of the Xia Yuezhong branch, so he is naturally very interested in this.
The crusade against the people of the East is to strengthen the power of others. The territory is mainly in the mountains of Nakaxiagotsu, but it is very interested in the Ou area.
The source of the Agano River, which is the geographical dividing line between Shimotsu and Central Vietnam, comes from the four Aizu counties.
The Yangbei Zhong, which once gave Uesugi Kenshin a headache, is also known as the Aga Hokuzhong, which means the people north of the Agano River.
Therefore, it is easy to get to the four Aizu prefectures from Central Shimotsu. Just take the waterway upstream along the Agano River. This road is also the most important trade route in Echigo country after the direction of Kanhachishu.
On the other side, Honjo Castle in the northernmost part of Shimotsu, and Honjo Nogecho are also coveting the Ou-so area further north.
This trade route leading further north was the inducement and benefit offered by Yiyin when it required our village, Fanchang, to surrender to Yamazaka Yukimori.
If Honjo Shibunaga can occupy the Shonai area further north, he can go deep into Ou and earn more through this trade route.
However, the Shonai area is now controlled by the Mogami family. Due to the fact that the Mogami family is a relative of Shiba, Honjo Shigenaga has never dared to cause trouble.
Until the Mogami family ignored Yoshigan's call for justice and angered Yoshigan, this made Honjo Shigenaga look at new opportunities.
The two trade routes, one large and one small, had closely related interests, which made the Xia Yue people eager to take action.
Both Uesugi Kenshin and Yamanaka Yukimori had petitions from the Shimogotsu people, hoping to intervene in the disputes in the Ou area and suppress Date Masamune.
For Uesugi Kenshin, she was obviously more interested in the fertile land of Shimono Shimono Ryogoku.
Yamanaka Yukimori didn't get much benefit from the Eastern Army's crusade, so he naturally supported the Yuezhong's proposal and wanted to go to the four counties of Aizu to make a fortune.
Originally, the Kanto Palace was surrounded by hills, and there was no conflict between the Eastern people's crusade and Date Masamune's crusade. Everyone was doing their own thing.
But when you go out, the most important thing is money. Once money is involved, you will be in trouble.
Fighting a war is very expensive. Both the Eastern Legion and Date Masamune are not weak, and the expedition will definitely require the mobilization of a lot of money and food.
Inside the Kanto Service Office, there is currently a commotion over logistics distribution.
The two were unable to deal with Okuma Chaohide from the Observatory and Ozo Changan from the Samurai Giri Promotion Association. The two economic bosses from the Kanto Servant each supported one side, and a quarrel suddenly broke out.
Letters were handed to Yiyin one after another. The father-in-law said that the public was right, and the mother-in-law said that she was right. No one would give in.
The conquest of the Eastern Masses was Yoshigan's compensation for appeasing the Kwantung Allied Forces. Date Masamune's tearing up and jumping in the Ou area was a provocation to Yoshigan.
As long as they are willing to go online, anyone can speak out with confidence. This has already affected internal unity and next year's strategy.
Whether it was the crusade against the people of the East or Date Masamune's rebellion, it was all because Yoshigan launched a call for justice and took the initiative to provoke the Battle of Shiba Oda.
Therefore, Yoshigan had to go to Kanto once, just to settle the aftermath of the Battle of Shiba Oda.
It just so happens that Oda Nobunaga has been gearing up to attack Ichigo Mun in recent days, and Yoshigan also needs to avoid it. He simply went to Kanto to avoid the limelight, which would kill two birds with one stone.
Yoshigan was distracted by his thoughts. In addition, there was not much left in his body. Oda Nobunaga worked hard for a long time and was so tired that he was sweating but could not do anything to Yoshigan.
With all his thoughts on his mind, when he saw Oda Nobunaga panting, Yoshigan was happy to see that he was waiting for work.
Finally, he was able to stand up and sing as a serf, defeating Oda Nobunaga so hard that she begged for mercy.