It is like a mountain rising from the sea, standing in the sea, and Shinano is its top
Viewed from the sky above Japan, Shinano is the center of the central mountainous area, with mountains extending out to the surrounding areas.
Like countless branches, it spreads in all directions, dividing Honshu Island into countless small plains, basins, and hills.
The two most important ones are Settsu, Izumi, the Osaka Plain around Hanoi, and the Kanto Plain where the Eight Kingdoms of Kanto are located.
Further south, Kyushu, Shikoku, and the Western Kingdom became rich with maritime trade, but they lacked the most important land and population in the feudal era.
The Mutsu Dewa area further north is vast and sparsely populated due to the cold.
Even with the Sendai Plain, the largest in Japan, it was difficult to develop further in ancient times when there was a lack of heat sources and fuels.
Therefore, the Osaka Plain in Kansai and the Kanto Plain in Kanto occupy the largest cultivated land and population in Japan.
It is also the key to deciding who will rule the whole of Japan, Kanto and Kansai.
The Echichu area where Yoshihiro and his group were trapped is northwest of Shinano, and the Echigo-Echu border is the intersection of the Hida Mountains and the Echigo Mountains.
Vietnam is covered with hills, and on the plains near the coast, many rivers flow toward Toyama Bay.
Rivers and mountains are obstructed, the road is not smooth, and a few passes can trap people.
The grassroots of the Wu family are in chaos, but as long as they control the access channels, Yiyin and his party cannot secretly cross Chencang.
Shangshan Teruhu thought silently, her footing in Echigo was unstable, and she always prioritized stabilizing the hearts of the people in the country.
In order to win over the military families under his command, he took in all the results of the war in Yuezhong and rewarded his retainers.
It seems generous, but in Shiina Yasuyin's eyes, this is generosity to her. Is it too much?
Now that I think about it, I thought I was the savior of the reinforcements and acted like a fool, which left hidden dangers today.
As of now, I only hope that Shiina Yasuyin will abide by her covenant. When she returns to Kasugayama Castle, she will make adjustments to ease the relationship with the Shiina family.
Yiyin is not optimistic about this.
The oath of alliance is just a piece of waste paper to the Wu family. What really binds both parties is the interests.
Although the Uesugi family is in a strong position in the alliance, Teru Uesugi is too intimidating.
A dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, and a rabbit jumps over the eagle in a hurry. Shiina Yasuyin may not be a soft persimmon who can be bullied casually without saying a word.
The samurai feared power rather than virtue, so she didn't dare to act rashly because Uesugi Teruhora was in Echigo.
Now that he is alone, how can he ensure that Shiina Yasuyin is honest and does not show his teeth?
You really don’t know how to behave!
Yiyin glared at her, speechless, and swore secretly in his heart.
In the future, when the two parties cooperate, political matters cannot be left to Uesugi Teruhu to do anything he wants. He must check it for her, otherwise not all the samurai families in Kanto will be able to offend her alone.
This political idiot, she just thinks very highly of herself and looks down on those martial artists who keep their heads down and act small.
How can you get their support if you ignore their interests and concerns?
Japan's geographical characteristics are scattered and fragmented, and its political ecology is characterized by enfeoffment and sinking. It is simply impossible to adopt a centralized dictatorship.
The only correct approach is to win over the small lords, share profits and benefits with them, and form a Wu family group with consistent interests.
Terutora Uesugi's arrogant character, who doesn't care about other people's demands, means that even if he fights against all the invincibles in the world, he still can't stabilize his family fortune of more than one million koku.
Yoshigan asked a little upset and looked at Uesugi Teruhora.
"How do you want to break through the Jinbo family's blockade?"
Speaking of military affairs, Teru Uesugi's eyes suddenly lost their confusion and shone with confidence.
"Spring plowing, waiting for the breakthrough in spring plowing time.
The chief minister wanted to trap me in Yuezhong, but she couldn't stop her subordinates from carrying out spring plowing.
The Yuezhong clan territory has not been completely sealed off yet, and my family's business is only difficult, but it is not completely uprooted like the Jimbo family's territory.
He bribed the nuns here with a lot of money and repaired for a few days to recover from the fatigue of the journey.
When the spring plowing starts in a few days, and every family is busy with this matter, the gaps in the fields will become larger.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, he galloped through Fufu County.
Even if the Chief Divine Protector calculates my route and blocks it with military strength, she will not have much standing troops at her disposal, and she can defeat it in one battle."
Yiyin thought about her tactics carefully and nodded.
Teruhora Uesugi failed in politics, but he was indeed good at fighting and had a ruthless vision.
Spring plowing was the most important production activity in ancient times. It was related to the harvest of the year. Who dares to take it lightly?
With the sound of spring thunder, everything on the earth revives, which is called Jingzhe. It is the time when spring returns to the earth and every second counts.
The military lord's control over the countryside was already weak.
If it weren't for the rugged terrain of central Vietnam, where hills and rivers intersect, and there were only a few passable roads, how could Yi Bank and his party be trapped here.
The chief minister's function only controls the key passes and cannot control the grassroots level at all.
The so-called blockade is just a matter of calculating the pass that Uesugi Teruhu must pass.
When spring plowing comes, will the Hime Samurai and Ashigaru under her command return to the village to farm? Will they still have food to eat this year? The mobilization power will inevitably shrink.
The elite sixty-year-old warriors of Shiba Shangshan's family cannot handle a mobilization force of more than 100,000 koku.
However, it is still possible to use off-the-job reserves under the direct control of the lord, and the number of standing units will not be very large.
Yoshigami felt a little relieved, nodded silently, and said to Naoe Kanetsugu with his shirt on.
"Kanetsuji, contact the merchants here to prepare accommodation and supplies for us.
Gold is not a problem, I will repair it here for a few days, and as long as the nearby nuns are willing to accept the offerings, the incense money will make her solid."
"Hi!"
Yoshigan shook his head and was speechless. It was great to have money. He glanced at Nobutsuna Kamizumi who was standing aside.
She was calm and composed, completely ignoring the quarrel between the two, which was quite impressive.
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The castle where Jinbo Nagasaki resides and the Toyama Castle castle tower.
The Chief Divine Protector closed his eyes and meditated in the main position, saying nothing.
She is in her twenties, her pretty face looks a little tired, and her tail lines are faintly visible at the corners of her eyes.
too difficult.
Jinbo's family fell into decline. When her mother suffered a defeat and committed seppuku, she lost almost all her capital.
When the family was in ruins, loyal ministers appeared, but fortunately the Jinbo family treated her kindly. She, the widowed daughter, was raised by important ministers, and it was only then that the Jinbo family made a comeback.
With the help of her ancestor Yu Ze, she raised troops to revive her family business after serving in the Yuan Dynasty. The old ministers joined her one after another and occupied the two counties of Sheshui Fufu, and she was very energetic.
The Chief Divine Protector overcame all objections, crossed the Kamtsugawa River, and built Toyama Castle.
The purpose is to kill the Shiina family that has been entangled for many years, swallow up Shinkawa County, and realize the Jimbo family's ambition to unify Ezhong for generations.
Who would have thought that Shiina Yasuin, a coward, would ask for help from the Echigo Nagao family, lure a wolf into the house, and beat her into a miserable state.
If Toyama Castle hadn't been strong, she would have followed her mother's old path of committing seppuku and committed suicide, and the Jimbo family would have fallen again.
A few days ago, she received news from the Takeda family that Nagao Kagetora (Uesugi Terutora) secretly went to Kyoto to seek the post of Kanto Governor. She was so frightened that she broke into a cold sweat.
When that woman was in Echigo's unstable condition, she was beaten to pieces.
Once she has stabilized the country and has Echigo's huge capital of 400,000 koku, what use does she have to fight others as the chief priest?
Could it be that the Jimbo family’s dream of unifying Ezhong will always be just a fantasy?
She is unwilling to give in, she wants Nagao Kagetora to die!