Takeda Harunobu knew the attitudes of the Anayama family and the Oyamada family, and they were not active in conquering Shinano.
The territory of the Anayama family is close to the Imagawa family, and the territory of the Oyamada family is close to the Hojo family. They are the two most independent families in the Takeda family.
The two territories are in the south of Kai, so it is normal not to pay attention to the conquest of Shinano Kingdom in the north, because they are the farthest away and the benefits from the war are the least.
Takeda Nobushige was dissatisfied with their perfunctory attitude and could not tolerate sand in his eyes, but Takeda Harunobu could understand.
After the alliance of Imagawa, Hojo and Takeda, the Anayayama and Oyamada families in the south lost their room for external expansion.
Unless the three alliances collapse, there is little chance that the two will grow.
Of course, Takeda Harunobu will not allow these two relatively independent family factions to vigorously expand their sphere of influence.
Therefore, her attitude is mainly to appease and unite. As long as she does not make a fuss and supports her master's Northern Expedition, she is still a good retainer even if it takes her time.
Compared with these trivial matters, Takeda Harunobu, who spent a lot of effort to mess up Echigo, was more concerned about the Northern Expedition Murakami Yoshikiyo, and tried to gain full success in one battle.
She is determined to win the Shinano Kingdom.
Not only because Shinano was an important fulcrum for the Takeda family's ambition to conquer the world, but also because she had devoted so much effort and effort to conquer this place.
The Shinano country was politically divided into north and south. In the early days of the Muromachi shogunate, the Ashikaga shogun designated the Murakami family of Northern Shinano as the general of Shinano, giving them full power.
Then the world returned to the Ashikaga family, and the guardianship of Shinano was given to the Ogasawara family of Minami-Shinano.
The rivalry between the two families, north and south, and political tit-for-tat were the beginning of the split in Shinano.
Although Shinano is large, it has many mountains and little land. The land is really fertile, and there are only two land boundaries that can be large.
One is the Nagano Basin headed by the Murakami family, and the second is the Suwa Basin headed by the Ogasawara family, one in the north and one in the south.
Over the years, the Shinano samurai family continued to be divided by civil strife, and now, the country is divided into four regions.
The Kiso family in Minami Shinano, the Ogasawara family and Suwa family in Central Shinano, the Shino family in Higashi Shinano, and the Murakami family and Takanashi family in Northern Shinano.
Kai's national power was weaker than Shinano's national power, so Takeda Harunobu took advantage of the feud between the Shinano samurai family to advance with strategy and follow up with force.
It was her proud achievement that she managed to capture almost the entire Shinano with great difficulty.
Minami-Shinano is connected to Hida, Mino, Mikawa, Enji and other countries. The relationship is complicated and is not the direction that the Takeda family is exploring.
After Takeda Harunobu conquered the Kiso family, he married with them, making the Kiso family the thugs of the Takeda family and the barrier to the west.
In Shinano, she wooed the Suwa family, expelled the Ogasawara family and fled north to join the old enemy Murakami family.
Among the three families of Dongxinnongziye, Wangyue and Nijin surrendered.
She also wooed the Sanada family, a relative of the Umino family who was driven away by her mother, and persuaded Yukitaka, the governor of the Sanada family, to join the Takeda family.
The Umino family is the most widely branched of the three Shino families, with many members of the same family in East Shinano and West Ueno.
Yukitaka Sanada was originally in Minawa Castle in Nishi Ueno and was protected by Nagano Yasumasa.
She led her tribe back to Higashi Shinano and defected to Takeda Harunobu, but Nagano Yamasa did not stop her and even comforted her. This shows that the many branches of the Umino family are intertwined.
A series of dazzling operations by Takeda Harunobu scared the Murakami family and the Takanashi family, who were fighting in Northern Shinano, to shake hands and make peace, and jointly warned the Takeda family, which was getting stronger in the south.
In this expedition to Northern Shinano, if the Kawanaka Island area where the Nagano Basin is located is successfully captured, Takeda Harunobu will truly have a strategic high ground to peer into the world.
If you advance north, you can attack the Takata Plains and Echigo Plains. If you advance east, you can attack Ueno Kingdom with the Hojo Allied Forces and advance into the Kanto Plains.
Taking advantage of the fact that Shinano Country has many mountains and is easy to defend, as it can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating, the Takeda family has a lot to do.
Takeda Harunobu couldn't help but feel so heroic and high-spirited when he thought about the depths.
"Nobushige, the Takeda family is here to fight, so you will fight with me and rise up for the Takeda family's ambition!"
"Hi!"
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Takeda Harunobu of Kai Country vowed to march to the north, and in the northwest of Mino Country, Isshiki Yoshiryu also tried his best to advance without breaking through.
She changed her family name to Isshiki, but the political instability still did not improve. She even fell into an even more embarrassing situation because she lost her status as guardian of the Saito family.
The shadow of matricide and seizing the throne hovered over her head, and one day it would turn into a giant sword and smash her to pieces.
To change this outcome, she needed a lot of loot to bribe the Mino warriors.
Prove that he is stronger than his mother and more suitable to lead them to occupy more land and gain more benefits.
At this time, she was passing through the Fubo Pass in the Ibuki Mountains and marching towards Kitaomi River. Before Owari Oda Nobunaga could recover from the internal affairs of Owari Unification, she took a piece on the chessboard first.
The two countries of Mino and Owari are old enemies. Starting from the mothers of both sides, Saito Douzan and Oda Nobuhide, they have been fighting endlessly for the entire Noo Plain.
It was only because the two sides were evenly matched that Nobunaga reluctantly reached peace with Oda Nobunaga.
As their ancestors passed away, the next generation ignited new fighting spirit and ambition to continue the unfinished business of their predecessors.
Isshiki Yoshiryu doesn't blame Oda Nobunaga. She would also spy on Mino from the north, but she won't sit still and wait for death.
We must first stabilize the samurai family under our command with the interests of Kitaomi and prepare for the subsequent battle of Mino Owari. This is how the Rokkaku and Isshiki two families attacked the Asai family of Kitaomi.
The Fuwa Pass she was passing through was the border between Omi and Mino, or even the dividing line between Kansai and Kanto in a broad sense.
Bupoguan is not a pass, but a small basin and plain surrounded by mountains. It is not an exaggeration to call it Guanyuan.
The Ibuki Mountains connect the Hokurikudo Hakusan Mountains to the northwest and the Ise Mountains to the southeast. They are the true intersection of mountain ranges, completely isolating Kanto and Kansai.
The entire Bupo Pass is surrounded by several mountains, and this basin and plain is suitable for military battles.
Perhaps one day, this place will become a battlefield for the Kanto and Kansai warriors to compete for dominance in the world.
Being attacked from two sides, the Asai family did not choose to send troops to break the barrier. Isshiki Yoshiryu crossed the Ibuki Mountains and arrived at Miikageji River, only to encounter the Asai family's military resistance.
She observed the military situation on the other side and found that the Asai family had poured out all their money, and the main forces of each family were here.
Isshiki Yoshiryu frowned and sighed.
The Asai family chose to repel her first, and then fight with the Minami Omi Rokkaku family. She did not want to lose too many troops to make wedding clothes for the Rokkaku family.
Isshiki Yoshiryu decided to wait patiently and pin the main force of the Asai family here, waiting for the Rokkaku family to come to join them after the Northern Expedition was successful.
On the other side, Asai Nagamasa had no choice.
The mobilization strength of both enemy armies is greater than hers. If they divide their forces to block them, they will probably be defeated one by one.
She could only let Isono Tamashiro defend Sawayama Castle and lead the main force to fight Isshiki Yoshiryu.
Oda Nobunaga's response has arrived. She intends to marry her sister and promises to take action in Mino to shake Isshiki Yoshiryu's rear.
Asai Nagamasa refused to comment and did not listen to her nonsense. He only looked at the performance of the Oda family in this battle before making any calculations.
In the southern part of Kita-Omi, Todo Toradaka has united with the samurai families of the two counties of Inugami Aichi to provide full support to Isono Umasa in Sawa Mountain Castle.
Iga's Maeda interests also promised to send troops to help contain the Rokkaku family.
Compared to the empty words of the Oda family, Asai Nagamasa believed in the support of the Shiba family more.
After Ivan Shiba entered Vietnam via the Hokuriku Road, he united with samurai families from various places along the way and was developing the Hokuriku Road maritime trade route, and Kitanomi was an important link in connecting the trade routes.
If the Shiba family wants to achieve this strategic plan, they must preserve the existence of the Asai family, and there is no reason to slack off in this battle.
Asai Nagamasa's mind wandered before the battle, thinking of the young man who went to Kanto. He wondered if he was out of danger now.
If the Oda family really helps in this battle, for the strategic needs of the Asai family, she will marry a man from the Oda family, and she will never miss that boy again.
With a sigh, the girl's eyes became firmer. She put aside the love between her children and decided to teach Isshiki Yoshiryu a lesson.
If you want to delay, I will let you delay?
The depression in Asai Nagamasa's heart was unbearable. She narrowed her eyes with murderous intent and ordered.
"Akao Kiyosuna!"
"Hi!"
"Tomorrow morning I will bury the pots to make rice and send troops to cross the river. I will let the matricide of Meinong know.
Not just any crooked person can have a hand in recent events! "
"Your Highness is wise!"
On the other side of the river, Yoshilong Yishi felt terrified. He looked into the distance and remained silent.
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Mino Country, Iwamura Castle Hall.
The leader of the samurai family of Simeon and one of the three people of Simeon, the lord of Iwamura Castle Ando Mamoru, is receiving his daughter-in-law, the lord of Bodhi Mountain Castle Takenaka Shigeharu.
Bodhi Mountain Castle is not far from Bupa Pass, both in Mino Bupa County. Seeing Isshiki Yoshiryu's army leaving the country, Takenaka Shigeharu came overnight to persuade his mother-in-law.
"Mother, this is a God-given opportunity, don't hesitate."
Ando Mamoru frowned.
“Although the king committed patricide, his power has grown steadily, and now he has sent troops to Omi to attack the Kitanomi Asai family.
There are a lot of benefits for us to follow her, why bother to start an army and cause chaos? If things are not caught, it will lead to the disaster of annihilation. "
