Chapter eight hundred and ninety-fifth Guandong martial arts
In the Kanto region, relationships are so complex that sometimes even the locals themselves cannot understand the subordination between them.
From the Bando Hachihei clan during the Emperor's court period, to the imperial family during the Kamakura shogunate period, and to the Kamakura clan after the establishment of the Ashikaga shogunate, the relationship between each family was extremely confusing.
Let’s not talk about the distant ones, just say that after the Ashikaga Shogunate was established, the first shogun, Ashikaga Takauji, took his eldest daughter as the successor to the shogunate.
She was afraid that the Kanto samurai family would break away from the control of the Ashikaga shogunate, so she sent her second daughter to Sagami country to divide the ten kingdoms of Kanto and call them Kamakura Duke. This is the origin of the Kanto shoguns and the Kamakura Ashikaga family.
Excluding Kai Kingdom in the mountains, Izu Kingdom on the edge, and the main jurisdiction of the Kamakura Ashikaga family, it is the eight territorial kingdoms of the Kanto Plain and Kanhachishu in the traditional sense.
Ashikaga Takauji was afraid that the Kamakura Crown Prince would not be able to suppress the local area, so he invited his husband's family, the Uesugi family, to help him and became the head of the Kamakura Ashikaga family.
It's a pity that Ashikaga Takauji had good intentions and was bent on suppressing the Kanto samurai family. As a result, the Kamakura Ashikaga family, who gained too much power, soon had other ideas.
In just two generations, the Kwantung general led the Kwantung samurai family in rebellion.
Afterwards, although the Ashikaga shogun in Kyoto put down the rebellion, the balance of the Kanto Plain was also broken, leading to chaos.
The Uesugi family is the head of the Kamakura family, and also holds the position of head of the Kanto administration. After several generations, the Uesugi family divided into four branches.
Among them, the two strongest families are the Inukaku-Uesugi family and the Yamauchi-Uesugi family, who have been competing for the position of leader of the Kanto governor.
After that, the Inugaku Uesugi family fell, and the Uesugi family became the dominant one in the mountains. At this time, the Ogidani Uesugi family rose again, and the two families continued to fight.
The rise of the Ogidani Uesugi family was due to the Ota family, the head of her family, who helped the main family achieve success. The Nagao family was the head of the Yamauchi Uesugi family and was also a wealthy Kanto family.
As a result, the Kamakura Lord, the Yamauchi-Uesugi family, the Ogidani-Uesugi family, together with the Ota family, the Nagao family and other important ministers and families became a mess in the core area of the Kanto Plain.
The Yamauchi Uesugi family occupies Ueno and Kita Musashi. The Ogidani Uesugi family occupies Sagami and Minami Musashi. The Kamakura Crown Prince has long since lost Kamakura and is only surviving in the Furukawa area of Shimo-sou Province.
Each family fought fiercely, and with the collapse of etiquette and joy, the martial arts families in the Kanto countries gradually got rid of the rule of the Kanto generals and Kanto leaders.
The Echigo Nagao family, Nishi Ueno Nagano family and other local people saw the opportunity to overcome the superiors and established themselves one after another, which also weakened the strength of the Kanto rulers.
At this moment, the Hojo family came in to pick peaches. With three generations of bravery, they captured the Kanto generals and killed two Uesugi families, which severely shocked the Kanto samurai family that had been in chaos for more than a hundred years.
Facing the powerful Hojo family, the Kanto samurai family did not unite. Some went to the Hojo family, and some resisted the Hojo family, and the internal strife became more serious.
The Nagao family is one of the Bando Hachihei clan. It was a famous family during the Kamakura shogunate period and was divided into three families at this time.
One line is the Echigo Nagao family, the other line is the Shirai Headquarters, and the third line is the Ashikaga Castle Nagao family.
The Shirai, Headquarters, Ashikaga Castle and other Nagao families are not as far away as the Echigo Nagao family. They successively became the head of the Yamauchi Uesugi family, and they all had a great time.
Fortunately, the two branches of Shirai Headquarters in Ueno Country faced the threat from the Hojo family and were willing to seek refuge in Uesugi Teruhora for self-protection.
The territory of the Ashikaga Castle Nagao family is in Shimono Country and has not yet been threatened by the Hojo family.
Her family is the Nagao clan. Now the Echigo-Nagao clan has been renamed the Yamauchi-Uesugi clan and has returned to the Kanto Plain. The neighboring common people have become their masters, so her family has no face!
The Hojo family has not yet reached Shimono Country, and the Ashikaga Castle Nagao family has not yet made up its mind to seek refuge with Uesugi Terutora, so they should just deal with it for now.
As soon as Terutora Uesugi heard what Uesugi Keishin said, he knew what the Ashikaga Nagao family was planning, and he didn't bother to pay attention to her family's little thoughts.
The two Uesugi families were wiped out, and Uesugi Kenmasa fled to Echigo. For nearly two years, the Hojo family has been digesting the Uesugi family territory in both Musashi and Ueno states.
Uesugi Teruhora held the banner of the Yamauchi Uesugi family and wanted to fight back to the Kanto Plain. The main focus was on the old territories of the two Uesugi families in the Musashi, Ueno, and Sagami Three Kingdoms.
For the other Kanto territories, unity is still the main focus for the time being. Uesugi Teruhora will pretend not to see the small thoughts of the Ashikaga Castle Nagao family for the time being.
she said.
"Not mentioning the Ashikaga Castle Nagao family, what is the response from other families? Can they win over it?"
Uesugi Kagenobu said with a bitter smile.
"The two countries of Ueno and Musashi have always been in chaos. Now that there are no two Uesugi families, and they don't even have a nominal leader, it is even more chaotic.
In Ueno Country, the Nagano family of Minawa Castle is your ally and supports our army going south. The Nagano family of Umebashi Castle has chosen to surrender to the Hojo family.
The Ota family of Iwafusuke Castle expressed support for our move south, while the Ota family of Edo Castle has pledged their support to the Hojo family for two generations.
Fortunately, the Nagao family of Shirai Headquarters came over, but it seems that the Numata family is in trouble again."
Teru Uesugi's eyes flashed fiercely.
"Didn't Numata Kenyasu swear that he would stand by me? Is this guy going to regret it?"
The Nagano family, Nagao family, and Ota family that Uesugi Kagenobu mentioned were all influential families in the Kanto samurai family.
The Tone River waterway runs through the two countries of Ueno and Musashi, and is the most important logistics channel for the Echigo army's southward march.
All threats from the Hojo family must be eliminated to ensure that the escape route is intact. The Numata family in question is located near the source of the Tone River.
The Numata family is a descendant of the Miura clan and one of the Bando Hachihei clan.
The Numata family's territory was the first stop for the Echigo army's march south. After crossing Sakato Castle and climbing over the Echigo Mountains, it was her family's territory.
In particular, her family's home city, Numata Castle, and its branch city, Kurumi Castle, are key cities that control the upper reaches of the Tone River.
Kenyasu, the governor of the Numata family, had long been bribed by Terutora Uesugi with a lot of money and came over. Now the Kanto strategy is about to start, and she says there is a problem at home? What a mess!
It was a joke to send troops to the Kanto Plain and have an accident happen at the first place they landed. Teruhora Uesugi was smiling on his face, but his eyes were cold and filled with murderous intent.
Kenyasu Numata had better settle her own affairs, otherwise she would have to let the Echigo army help her settle it.
Seeing that his master was furious, Uesugi Keishin fell to the ground and knelt down to plead guilty. She was innocent in this matter. Who knew that the Numata family, who had negotiated the deal first, would do something like this.
The Tone River, also known as Bando Tainyang, is a river that runs through Ueno and Musashi.
In ancient times, Kantō was called Bandō, and Tainiang means eldest daughter. The eldest daughter of Kantō also illustrates the importance of Tonegawa to Kantō.
The Tone River flooded all year round and was diverted, and the Ota family in Edo also thought about controlling it. However, the Tone River was so fast that it was impossible to succeed just by relying on downstream efforts.
However, if we try to find a way to divert the flow from the middle to the upper reaches, considering the current war situation in the Kanto Plain, it is even more wishful thinking, and we can only give up in the end.