After confirming that all parties were willing to make peace, Yiyin once again moved forward to the base, crossed the Shochuan River and returned to Takaoka Castle to facilitate negotiations with all parties.
Because he was worried, Uesugi Teruhora brought his elite troops to Takaoka Castle to escort him this time, but Yoshihiro didn't take it seriously.
Politically, we have the help of Ming Yushang, militarily, the samurai family also has the advantage, and economically, we have the help of Hokurikudo's business interests. Yiyin is full of confidence in this mediation, and stability for a few years will not be a problem.
Just when he was savoring the fruits of victory after all his hardships, Terutora Uesugi came to see him for something.
The two were having a secret conversation in the Takaoka Castle Residence Hall, and Uesugi Teruhora frowned and said.
"Two pieces of news came from Echigo, one good and one bad."
Yiyin smiled and said.
"Then let's make it sweet first and then bitter. Let's talk about it first."
The Shiba family's foundation in Kanto was shallow, and the same military group was sent by Yoshigan to infiltrate the Kanto plain. His information was limited, and he was far less well-informed than the Echigo-Uesugi family.
Teruhora Uesugi said, dumbfounded.
"I'm not sure if it's good news or not. Takeda Harunobu succeeded and she won Suruga Country."
Yiyin was shocked.
"How could it be so fast? No matter how the Imagawa family declines, they won't be so vulnerable, right?"
Terutora Uesugi sighed.
"Shou Guisen passed away at the beginning of the year, and Takeda Harunobu was cunning and good at recruiting people outside the situation to rebel against the samurai family. The Imagawa family was strong in the outside and fell down with just one push."
Yi Gin was stunned, the Imagawa family was really having a bad time, and they were really unlucky.
"Tell me specifically, what's going on?"
Terutora Uesugi spoke eloquently.
The father of Imagawa Yoshimoto, Kotobuki Monk, was old and frail, and had long since neglected the affairs of the Imagawa family.
However, his daughter was killed in battle and his granddaughter could not suppress the retainers, so he had to drag his old body to stand up for his granddaughter.
I don’t know whether it was because I was too sad after the death of my daughter, or because the internal and external troubles this year were too debilitating for my spirit. The old man could not survive the deep winter and passed away at the beginning of the year.
After the death of Shougei Monk, the Imagawa family could no longer suppress the retainers, and even the samurai family near Sunfu Castle were in disbelief.
At this time, Takeda Harunobu broke the alliance and went south to invade Suruga Country on the grounds that the Imagawa family was using a salt control strategy.
She quickly captured the unsuspecting Fuji County and went straight to Sunfu Castle of the Imagawa Clan. The Imagawa Clan bravely led the retainer group to fight and blocked the Takeda army at the Satsuma Pass.
Satoshi Pass, Hakone Pass, and Suzuka Pass are collectively known as the three difficult points on the Tokaido Road, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack. The Imagawa family really defended Satoshi Pass and waited for the support of the Hojo family, which was strategically correct.
It is a pity that the Imagawa retainers group had already been instigated by Takeda Harunobu, and was riddled with holes, and Shou Keisen died suddenly. Once the Imagawa family's Dinghai magic needle was gone, the Imagawa family could no longer control the situation.
As a result, before the two armies engaged in battle, twenty-one important ministers defected in front of the Imagawa family formation. The army was demoralized and collapsed without a fight.
The Takeda family captured Sunpu Castle without a fight, and the Imagawa family had no choice but to flee to Kakegawa Castle on the Toon River.
Because the battle was defeated so quickly, her husband, Hojo Ujiyasu's son, did not even have time to get on the bullock cart and had to escape on foot.
The news of his son's embarrassing escape was reported back to Odawara Castle in Sagami Province, which made Hojo Ujiyasu furious. The Hojo family had found out about the Echigo army's march to Echichu, and began to mobilize to prepare for the invasion of Suruga Province.
At the same time, Motoyasu Matsudaira of Mikawa Province, who had been notified by the Takeda family, also launched an action.
The three people in Xiyuanjiang had already secretly taken refuge with Matsudaira Motoyasu, and the Matsudaira family's military power did not encounter any obstacles in Xiyuanjiang.
Matsudaira Motoyasu quickly captured Ii Dani Castle and Hikima Castle in the central part of Ene Kingdom. The Ii family, a famous family in Ene, under the leadership of the male family governor Ii Naotora, took the lead in joining the Matsudaira family, and Ene was shaken for a while.
The ruling systems of the Imagawa family in Suruga and Enji were destroyed by attacks from both sides in one spring. The Imagawa family was trembling in Kakegawa Castle in Higashi Enji, and the family business was overturned right before their eyes.
After confirming that the Imagawa clan was no longer a threat, Takeda Harunobu turned around to deal with the approaching Hojo army. Matsudaira Motoyasu also stopped at Hima Castle, waiting for an opportunity.
After Sibo Yiyin heard this, he couldn't help but sigh.
Tokaido has become a mess. No matter who is the winner in the end, the Imagawa family will definitely be the loser.
The family property left by Imagawa Yoshimoto was smashed to pieces. At the same time, the Tokaido trade route, which had been peaceful for many years and was considered safe by the caravans, was also destroyed.
Shiba Yiyin said.
"That's good news.
The East China Sea Road is unsafe, and the recent caravans will inevitably choose the Hokuriku Road trade route. The large amount of commercial profits is enough for us to stabilize the situation of Noden Ezhong and focus on launching the Kanto strategy."
Uesugi Teruhu disagreed.
"Takeda Harunobu used despicable methods to alienate the Suruga people. Although he gained the upper hand for the time being, he will definitely pay more price in the future.
Now that the Matsudaira family has an unclear attitude towards the Toe State, and Hojo Ujiyasu is determined to stand up for the Imagawa family, she may not be able to stabilize the situation."
Yoshigan Shiba knew that Terutora Uesugi looked down on Takeda Harunobu and always believed that her strategies outside the battlefield were ineffective in winning.
But Yoshigan admires this approach very much. If Terutora Uesugi could learn from Takeda Harunobu and use his brain more to do things, he wouldn't be so tired.
Teruhora Uesugi's perspective on this matter makes sense. Violence is the most costly solution, but it is also the most thorough solution.
Takeda Harunobu was eager for success and won over the rebel Suruga people. He indeed quickly captured Suruga Country, but the spoils would be much less.
The Suruga National Stone has a height of 150,000, and most of the country is mountainous. Only around the four rivers that lead to the sea in the south, there are many alluvial plains.
At the junction of Oigawa River and Higashion River, there are many samurai who are loyal to Kakegawa Castle's Imagawa clan.
The Kano River is the border with the Hojo family. The Hojo family still has a lot of territory in Suruga country. The Takeda family cannot influence the samurai family there.
The actual land taken by Takeda Harunobu was mostly along the Fuji River and the Abe River, and would not exceed 100,000 koku. Even the Kaibi people who sent troops might not have enough land.
In order to appease the Suruga people who came to seek refuge, Takeda Harunobu could not rob their land, and the Kai people would get even less.
Therefore, Takeda Harunobu seems to have taken advantage, but in fact it leaves a lot of hidden dangers. The Kai clan may not be able to tolerate the Suruga clan. And the Hojo family is coming fiercely, and the internal and external tests have just begun.
Yoshigin gave Uesugi Teruhora a blank look.
Whatever Terutora Uesugi can think of, Harunobu Takeda will only calculate it more deeply. Whether to do it or not is a choice that weighs the pros and cons. The great names of the samurai family are helpless. What can they do if they are riding on the back of a tiger?
Terutora Uesugi was dismissive of Takeda Harunobu.
On the one hand, she admired Wu Zi's idea of taking advancement to death as an honor and retiring from life as a humiliation. However, she disagreed with Takeda Harunobu's admiration for Sun Tzu's strategy of advancing troops and attacking enemies, and then attacking friends.
On the other hand, the problem lies with Yoshigan Shiba. The more Yoshigan admires Takeda Harunobu's actions, the more dismissive Uesugi Teruhu becomes.
Everything that involves the relationship between men and women is simply unreasonable and is just a sour word.