After Hojo Umasa pretended to be confident, he looked at the contemplative concubines present, feeling uneasy in his heart.
This was a strategy that she and Naoomi's cronies had worked hard to plan, hoping to gain the approval of all the concubines present.
Sano Masatsuna jumped back, and Hojo Umasa had no choice but to attack. But she surrounded him instead of fighting, just to find a way to keep Hojo's army ready and continue to seize the strategic initiative.
As long as the twenty thousand soldiers were not lost, the slippery martial artists in the core area of Kanto would not dare to make mistakes. And the ball was once again kicked to Uesugi Teruhora's feet.
If she refuses to save her, Sano Masatsuna responds to her but is trapped to death, which will make the Kanto samurai masters miserable, and no one will actively move closer to her.
If she goes to war, just as Hojo Ushimasa said. The Echigo army has just arrived and has too many things to worry about. It is impossible to send all 20,000 soldiers to the rescue. The maximum number of troops sent is 10,000.
The people gathered in the Hojo family this time are all elites. The proud and powerful members of the family do not feel that they are weaker than the Echigo samurai family. Two against one, isn't it a sure win?
This is the policy of the Hojo clan.
If Echigo's army doesn't come, Uesugi Terutora's reputation will be lost. If Echigo's army dares to come, expect a big defeat, so go back to Echigo!
Her strategy was very good, and all the big guys in the family nodded. This gradually calmed her heart and made her smile.
It was not easy for the Hojo clan. Her shoulders were burdened with a burden far greater than that of an ordinary samurai girl. She did not dare to be unwise, and she was even more afraid of making mistakes. It was really difficult.
The concubines discussed for a long time, their voices gradually became lower, and one of them came out and bowed and said.
"Ujimasa-sama is wise, I think this strategy is feasible."
The people who came out to give face to the Hojo clan were Yasukage Tominaga and Edo Castle.
Edo Castle is an important town in Higashi Musashi. It was built by the Ota family and has been continuously expanded over the years. Although the branch of the Edo Ota family has taken refuge with the Hojo family, Hojo Ujiyasu is not reassured.
She established the Sanjo Dai on the grounds that Edo Castle was important. Yasushi Ota, the governor of the Ota family in Edo, could only be second to Sannomaru. Tsunake Toe was stationed in Ninomaru. The castle representative of Honmaru was Yasukage Tominaga.
Aobei, who was under the command of Yasukage Tominaga of the Five Colors, was an important minister in the family. She had previously seen the bosses not giving the Hojo family face in politics, embarrassing the new family governor, and secretly shook her head in her heart.
The most important thing for the Hojo family to occupy a place in the Kanto Plain is the unity and loyalty of the family and the retainers.
These old comrades-in-arms were so trusting that they really regarded Hojo Ushimasa as an ignorant child. This would leave a knot in the heart of the new governor and would be detrimental to the long-term success of the family business.
She came out to say a few nice words, hoping that Hojo Ushimasa would not be rude to the senior ministers and have no grudges.
When she came out to say good things, Ota Yasushi was sitting in his seat, laughing in a low voice with Tsunakage Tooe next to her.
"Master Tominaga has gone out to be a peacemaker."
Toga Tsunakage shook his head slightly. Her son married Ota Yasushi, and the relationship between the two was relatively close.
Hojo Umasa is talented, but she lives in the shadow of the Sagami lioness Hojo Ujiyasu. If she cannot step out, she will always be a mediocre and conservative leader.
When Tooe Tsunakage lamented the difficulty of continuing the Hojo family business, a trace of unwillingness flashed in Ota Yasu's low-qualified eyes.
The Ota family is the head of the Ogidani Uesugi family, and the Edo Ota family is a direct descendant of the Ota family, with a prominent family background. But now, she is ranked third in Edo Castle, which is really a shame and a great shame.
The political power of the Hojo clan is far less powerful than that of the Hojo clan. Will there be a chance for the Ota family in Edo to revive in the future?
Not only Ota Yasushi was observing the politics of the Hojo clan, but so were the Lord of Tsukui Castle, Naito Yasuyuki, the Lord of Matsuyama Castle, Ueda Asanao, the Lord of Takiyama Castle, Oishi Kusada, and others.
They are all former ministers of the Uesugi families of Ogidani and Yamauchi, and they have surrendered to the Hojo family one after another. Some of them have sincerely surrendered, and some may have other intentions.
Things are unpredictable.
In troubled times, take one step at a time, and no one will say anything and take the road to death. If there are any changes, you must always leave a way out for yourself, right?
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Numata Castle in Ueno Province, the headquarters of the Sanada clan.
Sanada Nobushige and Umino Riichi were talking in the formation, and Nezu Sadamori quickly walked into the formation.
"My lord, Sarutobi Sasuke is back."
"What!"
Sanada Nobunaga was overjoyed and jumped up to walk out. After taking two steps, she suddenly stopped and murmured to herself.
"If I go out in such a hurry, this girl will be very proud, as if I can't leave her for a moment.
No, I have to be more reserved."
She turned around and sat back and said with a straight face.
"Ask her to come in."
On the side, Umino Ri looked at her performance with a crooked eye, and Nezu Sadamori twitched the corner of his mouth, bowed and was ordered to go out and call for someone.
After a while, Sarutobi Sasuke poked his head out of the formation and walked in, still a little hesitant.
But when she saw Nobushige Sanada sitting in the main seat with a serious look on his face, he was immediately furious and no longer felt restrained.
She pretended to bow, and then pointed at Miyoshi Izo and Yuri Kamanosuke who were following behind her, and said.
"Lord Nobushige Sanada, I caught two spies in Mount Asama and received urgent military information. I had no choice but to come back and report the news."
She bit the word "have to" so hard and forcefully that Sanada Nobushige couldn't help but hum and said.
"Where did the spy come from?"
“Sanhaojia.”
"where?"
"Three, good, home."
Sanada Nobushige touched his head and tilted his head to think.
"It seems that there is no martial arts clan called Miyoshi in Shinano country, but the word "Miao" sounds very familiar."
Umino Ri glanced at Sarutobi Sasuke and said.
"The Miyoshi family is a big name in the west Konki. Its territory is in Shikoku and the Settsu area."
Sanada Nobushige's serious face suddenly lost its composure, she pointed at Sarutobi Sasuke and cursed.
"What a fool you are! If you want to come back, just tell me what kind of spy the Miyoshi family is. Do you know how far away Shikoku is from here!"
Sarutobi Sasuke stamped his feet, holding his neck and breathing hard.
"Anyway, he's a spy from the Mihaoshi family. Just say so, right? If you don't admit it, I'll leave right now and go back to the mountains!"
The two friends who wanted to reconcile looked at each other angrily. For a long time, they both looked away in embarrassment and looked away.
Sanada Nobushige coughed and said sarcastically.
"A spy from the Mihaoshi family, right? I understand, just say so.
Sasuke, don’t go back this time, stay and participate in the Kanto War."
Sarutobi Sasuke is pretending to be an act.
"Isn't this bad? I still have a mission over at Dongxin."
Sanada Nobushige slapped the document and cursed.
"The mission is p! Just tell me whether to keep it or not!"
Sarutobi Sasuke rolled his eyes and answered dryly.
"I know, I'll stay and help."
The two of them were uncomfortable with their eyes wandering, pretending to be adults. They secretly observed each other, and inadvertently made eye contact. They both smiled awkwardly and felt relieved.
Umino Riichi watched them with cold eyes, while Nezu Sadamori smacked his lips twice, feeling his teeth sour when he saw how they were squirming.