"Ueda Castle can be built slowly, don't rush it. Nobushige deserves more investment. This is for the future of the Sanada family."
Sanada Masayuki nodded, she understood what her mother meant.
"Then let's do things about Ueda City slowly. I'll call Yuki back and ask her to help my sister."
Yukitaka Sanada looked at his daughter and said.
"It's okay to help, but don't show it to the public. We are the subjects of the Takeda family, and we can't let others catch us and say that we have evil intentions.
Remember, all participants are voluntarily helping the oppressed Azuma clan in the name of the Shino clan, and have nothing to do with the Sanada family."
"Hi!"
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Yukitaka Sanada is an old-hearted person. He wasted his years until his hair turned silver before he got this opportunity. How could he let it go so easily?
Just when she was mobilizing all the strength of the Sanada family to support Sanada Nobushige's Agatsuma River strategy, Uesugi Terutora of Echigo came to the Imperial Palace with a solemn face and asked to see Yoshigan Shiba.
Yoshihiro feels strange that the summer harvest season has arrived, and the strategy for Kanto is also complicated. The two want to join together, and the girls are very busy. What is Uesugi Teruhora doing at this time?
Terutora Uesugi first came to the side hall to see him, and after saluting, he said in a hurry.
"Mr. Qianxin, something happened.
When the Numata family was in civil strife, Numata Kenyasu and his third daughter Numata Kuniken fled overnight to Echigo Country."
Yiyin narrowed his eyes and asked.
"What's going on? Didn't she promise before that she could control the situation at home?"
Terutora Uesugi was also filled with hatred.
"This idiot.
She killed her eldest daughter to establish her authority, hoping to frighten the retainers at home who were close to the Hojo faction. As a result, her second daughter, who had just become the heir, also had a crush on Hojo.
Her second daughter secretly contacted her husband's family, and the Nagano family of Umbashi sent troops to help, hoping to force Numata Kentayoshi to abdicate. After Numata Kentayashi found out, he directly deceived the second daughter into the city and killed her.
By brutally killing his heirs twice in a row, Numata Kenyasu's behavior completely angered the retainers.
She couldn't stop the retainers who were rebelling, so she could only escape with her three daughters and come to Echigo to seek refuge with me, hoping that I would send troops to help her regain the family property."
Yiyin is also heartbroken.
Even though tiger poison does not eat women, Numata Xiantai was so heartbroken that he killed two of his daughters in a row. No wonder the retainers couldn't stand her.
Although the Wu family is cruel, they attach great importance to etiquette. In other words, they are extremely hypocritical.
If you kill and set fire to hate your daughter, you can expel her or even assassinate her, and you will still be a good mother.
Just don’t put it on the table!
The crazy family governor who has such disregard for dignity and tries to scare the retainers with his blood. Kill your two daughters whenever they want. How can anyone else feel safe? They will definitely choose to overthrow you.
"I remember she only had three daughters. Now two are dead and one has escaped. How are the Numata retainers going to end up? Will they set up another branch?"
Teruhora Uesugi said with a toothy smile.
"These bastards are so hot-headed that they actually sent people to ask Hojo Ujiyasu to prepare to welcome her heir into the Tsuginumata family."
Shiba Yoshigami looked at Uesugi Teruhora in astonishment and murmured.
"How stupid."
If the Numata family could remain neutral, Uesugi Terutora might not be able to make up his mind to send troops to intervene, but would instead use diplomatic means to coerce the Numata retainers into making concessions.
Although Kenyasu Numata's approach was extreme, she always firmly stood her ground and firmly supported Terutora Uesugi.
But the Numata family is obviously being coerced by pro-Hojo retainers. If they want to completely fall over to the Hojo family, don't blame Uesugi Terutora for being ruthless.
Numata County in Ueno Province is close to the Echigo Mountains and is the only way for Echigo's army to enter Ueno Province. Numata Castle controls the upper reaches of the Tone River and is the logistics hub for the army moving south.
The towering Echigo Mountains block the cold current from the ocean, causing heavy snowfall in the Echigo Plain in winter. The passage between Echigo and Ueno is closed every year due to wind and snow.
Therefore, Echigo's conquest of the Kanto Plain had an inherent flaw. That is, during the mountain closure period from winter to spring, Uesugi Teruhora was unable to respond in time to changes in the Kanto Plain.
Therefore, Numata County is of special importance to Echigo. With the bridgehead of Numata County, even if something unexpected happens in winter, Echigo can still send troops to deal with it after the snow melts in spring.
However, if the Numata family surrenders to the Hojo family, the Echigo side's foothold in the Kanto Plain will be removed, and they will have to re-enter the Kanto Plain from the other side of the Echigo Mountains.
Yiyin shook his head and said.
"The strategy for Kanto is ahead of schedule. We must send troops after the summer harvest. Before the Numata family welcomes back the heir of the Hojo family as their governor, we enter Numata County and capture Numata Castle."
Teru Uesugi nodded.
"That's what I mean too, we can't let the conspiracy of the Numata retainers succeed.
Now that the Numata family is in chaos, Numata Kenyasu still has cronies who can help us cooperate inside and outside to quickly capture Numata Castle.
But if we wait until after the autumn harvest and let the Hojo family take control of the Numata family, it will be too late to send troops."
Yiyin sighed.
The original plan was to send troops after the autumn harvest. After the grain purchase plan was completed, the Echigo army was comfortably mobilized and attacked southward from Numata County.
But the Hojo family are not fools. Of course they know how to seize the opportunity to make arrangements and constantly create obstacles for the Echigo army to move south.
Teruhora Uesugi said bitterly.
"The Numata retainers are also stupid.
I am close to them, but the Hojo family is far away in Sagami Musashi. They dare to surrender to the Hojo family, they really don't know whether to live or die."
Yoshigan glanced at the angry Terutora Uesugi and said calmly.
"Okuma Asahide's practice has already given the answer. Don't underestimate Hojo Ujiyasu, she has put in a lot of effort.
Her attack on the Guandong Plain was not only a military conquest, but also coordinated with a series of domestic strategies.
If you head into the Kanto Plain with all your thoughts on head-on confrontation, you won't be able to truly defeat her even if you gain the upper hand for a moment."
Teruhora Uesugi groaned in dissatisfaction.
"The Samurai family does not use force to solve the problem. They think about those crooked ways all day long. Takeda Harunobu and Hojo Uyasu both bring shame to the name of the samurai family.
No wonder the families in Kanto don’t like the Hojo family, they have already started to communicate secretly to make the Hojo family look good before I send out troops.”
Yiyin gave her a helpless look.
"Just talking about military affairs, of course they can't defeat you. You are the most capable martial artist I have ever seen.
But fighting is not just about using swords and guns, but also using diplomacy, trickery, money, food, and people's hearts to gain advantage.
Is the Kanto samurai family moving closer to you because you are more in line with the samurai family's behavior? Nonsense, it's because the Hojo family has harmed their interests.
Hojo Ujiyasu persecuted the upper-class families and wanted to conquer the country and transform their territories. However, he tried every possible means to win over the lower-class servants, including the public and the six citizens.
She is going to break the foundation that the famous families in Kanto have relied on for hundreds of years to survive. Can those famous families not fight against the Hojo family in the future?
This is our opportunity, but it will also be our trouble in the future. The Hojo family is on the right track, and these decadent old rules really need to be cleaned up and reformed."