Chapter nine hundred and sixty-ninth is not beneficial
After the ladies met, Uesugi Teruhora spoke a lot of nonsense impassionedly. The Ueno cast members were also very involved in the performance, as if they were looking forward to the stars and the moon, hoping that their old master's family would come back.
Ueno Country was originally the foundation of the Yamauchi Uesugi family that they had cultivated for many years. However, due to the many civil strife in the family, Uesugi Kensei was severely beaten by Hojo Ujiyasu, which made people feel heartbroken.
Who among the Wu family is willing to hang out with this incompetent person who has been defeated in every battle. Being a loser is a sin, and being unable to win is trash, so on and so forth.
Now the Yamauchi Uesugi family is in the hands of Uesugi Teruhora, who has captured the Numata family in a flash, and the entire Saito family of Iwaki Castle has been wiped out.
This move suppressed each family, and the people whose territory was close to the north suddenly remembered that they were loyal ministers of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi, and came to flatter them one after another, hoping to get some benefits.
After all, there is a severe drought in Kanto this year, and every family does not have enough food to eat. It is better to go south with Uesugi Teruhora to rob the damn Hojo family. Who doesn't know that the Hojo family's territory is extremely rich.
The thoughts of the middle and lower classes are simple, just to survive in the disaster years and grab whatever they can. But at the level of high-level martial arts families, their thoughts are even more serious.
Nagano was originally an ally of Echigo, but now that Terutora Uesugi has the title, she wants to expand southward. The connection between the two parties is too deep, and she can't jump back, so she might as well follow and get a piece of the pie.
The two Nagao clans have been in decline for many years, and their strength is not as good as before. They cannot stop the Echigo army. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. If you can't defeat them, join them. After all, they are the same ancestors and can build friendship.
The Ueda Nagao family has a close relationship with Ryō Nagao. Although Nagao Masaki was killed by Uesugi Teruhora, Ryō Nagao pretended not to know and continued to communicate with Uesugi Kagenobu of the Furushi Nagao family.
These three families are on the side of Uesugi Terutora, but the problem is that their territories are in the west and north. The people in Ueno, central and southeastern countries have no intention of joining the alliance.
Yoshigan Shiba was looking around and thinking, and Nagano Yamasa off the court was also secretly observing him.
Ever since that time when Kamiizumi Nobutsuna persuaded her to join Shiba Yigen, but she was perfunctory, the sword master stopped talking nonsense. This time she invited Kamiizumi Nobutsuna to come with her, but she was also rejected.
Ueizumi Nobutsuna had a good personal relationship with Shiba Yoshigan and Uesugi Terutora, and when they returned to Echigo Country, they even became more friendly on the battlefield.
But this goodwill was not saved for Nagano Yamasa, but to save some favor for the development of Shinin-ryu Kendo. Since Nagano Yamasa did not listen to his own advice, Kamizumi Nobutsuna did not want to get involved in the dispute between the samurai family.
She is already young and has already achieved fame, so why bother wading into such troubled waters? If it were to happen, she would be ruined, and most likely the Shinin-ryu sect would be unlucky as well.
Nagano Yamasa knew where his old friend was concerned. It wasn't that she refused to listen, but the Kanto samurai family was suspicious by nature.
In this century-old chaos of the Kanto Plain, who can survive who is not a cautious and slippery person.
Although she did not express her position, she secretly observed Shiba Yiyin very carefully. But for a while, except for the appearance and temperament that were far beyond ordinary people, she could not see anything special about him.
In the conference hall, Uesugi Teruhora's speech ended after the Ueno people praised him, and the discussion turned to the main topic.
Terutora Uesugi said to Nagano Yamasa with a pleasant look.
"Mr. Nagano, please come here just once."
Nagano Imasa smiled and bowed.
"The Nagano family of Minawa Castle is a retainer of Yamauchi Uesugi. The return of the master's family is a great joy, so I should come to see him."
Nagao, the Nagano family of Minawa Castle and Shirai of the headquarters, both insisted that they were retainers of the Yamauchi Uesugi family. They followed Uesugi Teruhora and established a firm moral foothold.
If Terutora Uesugi wins, of course they will go one step further as a reward from the public. If Terutora Uesugi is defeated and the Hojo family comes to kill them, it will be difficult for Hojo Ujiyasu to hold them accountable.
It is a virtue to be loyal to the master's family. It is not convenient for the Hojo family to criticize them harshly. Instead, they should be given some benefits and comfort.
Terutora Uesugi knew what these three families were thinking. She smiled and asked.
"Sir Nagano is of course a loyal minister of the Yamauchi Uesugi family.
By the way, where are Nobuzada Obata from Kunamine Castle and Kentada Nagano from Umebashi Castle? Do they still think that they are ministers of the Yamauchi-Uesugi family?"
Nagano Yasumasa did not expect Terutora Uesugi to be so direct, and hesitated for a moment not knowing how to answer.
Terutora Uesugi continued to ask in a nonchalant tone.
"I heard that they gave an oath of allegiance to the Ise rebels. Are you ready to be loyal to them?"
Nagano Yasumasa was forced into a corner.
She had a close relationship with these two families and did not want Terutora Uesugi to use a large army to annihilate them, which would also weaken the connections and power of the Nagano family in Minawa Castle.
Uesugi Teruhora currently holds an army of 20,000 men and is entrenched in the Numata Territory. If he takes advantage of the trend and attacks the Anabashi Territory and the Kunamine Territory, the strength of these two families will not be able to stop the female soldiers of Echigo.
The Hojo family's military force was as far away as Kagotsu Castle, which shocked the core area of the Kanto Plain, and they were unwilling to go to the central and northern parts of Ueno Kingdom to fight with the Uesugi family.
Nagano Yamasa explained.
"Your Highness Uesugi has misunderstood. Obata Nobusada and Nagano Kentada are not stupid people. Of course they know etiquette, justice and honor.
However, the Hojo family returned the oath of allegiance they had been forced to surrender and offered, allowing them to make their own choices.
Hojo Ujiyasu's actions have put them in a bit of a dilemma. Please give them some time, Your Highness Uesugi, they will understand the truth."
Terutora Uesugi turned around and glanced at Yoshigan Shiba, both of them had solemn expressions. Is Hojo Ujiyasu willing to do this?
Forcing Nagano Yamasa was a countermeasure that had been discussed a long time ago. Her eldest daughter and second daughter married into the Kohata family in Kunamine City, and her tenth daughter married into the Nagano family in Umbashi City. They have deep connections and wide popularity.
Echigo's army marched south, sharpening their swords to scare the two families. Let Nagano Yamasa come forward to force them, and it would be best if they could surrender without a fight.
But I didn't expect that Hojo Ujiyasu was such a bachelor. Knowing that these two families couldn't stop him, he simply returned the oath and let them choose.
By doing this, it would appear that the Hojo family was benevolent and righteous, and it would be inconvenient for Uesugi Teruhu to force him.
Now all the Kanto martial arts families are watching the situation change, and the situation is very complicated. Whoever the majority of the martial arts families support will be able to establish an advantage in the next battle.
Although the Echigo army and the Hojo army were powerful, they each only had 20,000 soldiers. The Kanto samurai family were scattered in one place, but they could pull up 70,000 to 80,000 horses in total.
The initiative in this war lies in who can really capture these useless local martial arts families in the Kanto Plain.
Now Hojo Ujiyasu is doing things right and has returned the oath of allegiance. If Terutora Uesugi is forced to fight hard, even if he can really win over these two families, from the overall situation, it will be a big loss.
Uesugi Teruhora and Shiba Yoshigan initially agreed to use a large army as a deterrent to force Nagano Yoshimasa to come forward to persuade the Kobata family of Kunimine Castle and the Nagano family of Umebashi Castle to surrender. The strategy could no longer proceed.
I just took a sap when I went south, and then I looked at the respectful expressions of these people in the upper and lower fields, and there was a hint of irony.
Yoshihiro Shiba feels more and more that this Kanto strategy campaign will not be easy.