Yamanaka Yukimori felt a little relieved when he learned that Yoshigami Shiba was just frightened and left the battlefield.
She was too lazy to care about the fate of the Yutai people. When the master was found, he would take care of these bastards.
She bowed respectfully and answered.
"It all depends on His Highness Uesugi."
Uesugi Teruhu nodded and was about to speak. Naoe Keetsuna, who came with her, looked at each other with Kakizaki Keie, and Naoe Keetsuna came out and bowed.
"Your Highness, our army is exhausted from the hard battle just now, so it is not appropriate to mobilize troops for the time being."
Uesugi Teruhu glanced at her without saying a word. Kakizaki Keiye gritted his teeth and bowed in line.
"Your Highness, it is indeed difficult."
Maori Jingguang glanced at the two important ministers and bowed behind them without saying a word.
Uesugi Teruhu laughed in anger. The new Uesugi retainers were frightened by the tragic losses of this battle.
Naoe Keizuna represents the interests of the lineage of the clan, and Kakizaki Keie represents the Naomi lineage. They all disagreed with Uesugi Teruhora returning to Kawanakajima to look for Shiba Yoshigan.
What if Takeda Harunobu is provoked and she sends troops to confront him again and a fight breaks out?
On behalf of Kashiwazaki, Mouri Kehiro carefully followed the opinions of the new Uesugi retainers group, which was also a statement.
Her hatred for Sibo Yiyin will never go away, and now she has legitimate reasons to oppose it. Of course, she hopes that the rescue will be delayed as late as possible. It would be best if Shiba Yoshigan was discovered and killed by the Takeda family.
Uesugi Teruhu squinted her eyes and calculated. She wanted to return to the army to find Shiba Yoshigan, but she couldn't.
The name of the Wu family is actually very hard-working, and their power comes from the bottom.
Since ancient times, in order to seek shelter, the lower-class villagers have given part of their control rights to the owners of the upper-class famous fields. Upper-level famous masters also sought refuge and ceded power to higher-level masters.
The layers of power moved upward, solidifying the cornerstone of the rule of the Daimyo Lord, who was the prototype of the samurai clan's daimyo.
The power of the samurai daimyo comes from part of the control rights ceded by the samurai group under his command, so he must fight for the interests of the samurai group that is loyal to him.
Just like buying a fund, everyone invests money under a family name. What they expect is appreciation and what they hate is loss.
The power structure of the Wu family is similar to communal ownership, a system of shared governance by nobles. Unlike the centralized system of the Celestial Empire, daimyo had very little autonomy.
Even a Sengoku daimyo like Takeda Harunobu, who concentrated his power, could not leave his retainers to do his own thing.
Terutora Uesugi was canonized by the shogun and is a traditional guardian daimyo. Within the guardian system, her power is more easily restricted.
Originally, based on her prestige, the Hime warriors of the Hatamoto lineage, such as Kakizaki Kageie and Saito Nobubu, who were close ministers, would definitely look up to her.
The genealogical retainers were not willing to disobey her will and suffer the consequences of being suppressed.
But the price of the bloody battle on Kawanakajima was too shocking. Everyone was frightened by the shocking damage and was unwilling to fight against the Takeda family again.
This was a very big blow to the Kanto Strategy, and it could be said that it was a bad start.
But Uesugi Teruhu has no time to think about this for the time being. Her only goal now is to get Shiba Yoshigan back safely!
Fortunately, due to Yoshihiro Shiba's deliberate favoritism, the loss of Nagao Ichimon was still within the acceptable range, which allowed Uesugi Teruhora to maintain the confidence to exercise power.
Thinking of this, Terutora Uesugi's heart ached.
She finally understood Shiba Yiyin's good intentions. The purpose of using Yutairen to cut off the queen was to preserve the vitality of the Nagao clan.
The result of this approach was that the Yutai people abandoned their master and retreated. Uesugi Teruhora thought about this and felt sad.
This is Yiyin's deep love for her. Although he has repeatedly rejected her, Yiyin definitely loves her!
Otherwise, why would he come all the way to Kanto to accompany her and Uesugi Teruhora on the Kanto strategy! Is there anyone who can force him to do it?
It was because Shiba Yiyin always thought about her that his whereabouts were unknown in the end!
Terutora Uesugi looked up at Mouri Kagehiro and sneered. She finally figured it out, this guy was taking advantage of the situation.
Mouri Kagehiro and Hojo Takahiro have a deep mother-daughter love, and they deeply hate Shiba Yoshigan, who killed Hojo Takahiro.
Although she did nothing wrong, she must have played a disgraceful role in this incident!
Naoe Keizuna felt uneasy when he saw Teruhora Uesugi sneering at Mouri Keikihiro and spoke out.
"Your Highness, Lord Maori has done a great job this time."
Terutora Uesugi glanced at Naoe Keizuna and understood what she meant.
The Kashiwazaki Plain is located between the Takata Plain in Joetsu and the Echigo Plain in Central and Lower Etsu. Its location is very important and the relationship between the samurai family is complicated.
There are the Fuchu Nagao family tree generation of Hojo Takahiro's line, and the old guardian ministers of Usami Sadamitsu's line, intertwined with each other.
Now Hojo Takahiro was killed in the rebellion, Usami's family was exiled, and Kashiwazaki was marginalized among the Echigo samurai.
In desperation, they approached Mouri Jinghiro, a descendant of a famous family, and hugged each other for warmth.
Mouri Kehiro has the dual recognition of the generational retainers and the guardian of the old retainers, which is very beneficial to the Kashiwazaki people in fighting for the rights of the new Uesugi retainers.
If Uesugi Teru gets angry and punishes Mouri Kagehiro for his meritorious service, Kashiwazaki will never accept it.
Just these days, two important ministers from the Kashiwazaki Plain have been beheaded by Uesugi Teruhora, and another family has been severely punished by being exiled.
If we take down Kagehiro Mouri, who has both merit and innocence, do we really think that Kashiwazaki is a good man and a woman of faith? What if they riot?
This is not in the interest of the Echigo samurai. They support Uesugi Teruhora because they want the benefits of the Kanto Plain, not civil strife.
The new Uesugi retainers were opposed to returning to the battlefield to find the missing Yoshigan Shiba, and Uesugi Terutora could not force them to march.
At this moment, Murakami Yoshikiyo, who heard about the battle in the army, rushed over and heard the second half.
She made a prompt decision, rushed into the circle, and bowed to Uesugi Teruhu.
"Your Highness, what happened here?"
Uesugi Teruhora actually saw Murakami Yoshikiyo in the outer circle. Seeing that she knew what she was asking, his heart became bright and he said.
"Gong Qianxin frightened his horse in the battlefield and has not returned yet. I am very worried."
Murakami Yoshikiyo pretended to be surprised, pretending not to see the opposition from the new Uesugi retainers, and said anxiously.
"The imperial office is missing? What should we do? We should quickly return to the army and search for it on Kawanaka Island.
The Odaisho was an envoy sent by the shogunate to condemn Takeda Harunobu's invasion of Shinano Kingdom and to supervise the war. If he had an emergency, how would he explain it to the shogunate?
We, the Wu family, are all to blame for all deaths. "
Murakami Yoshikiyo is the one who least wants the Uesugi family to return to the army. Her roots are all in Hokushin.
This time the Uesugi family and the Takeda family fought hard, and she was afraid that Uesugi Teruhu would give up on the Murakami family.
If Terutora Uesugi withdraws her troops, the isolated Murakami Yoshikiyo will have no choice but to follow her and turn back to Echigo.
Maybe Terutora Uesugi would save her face and give her some land to survive, but the Murakami family, known as the general of Shinano, would completely decline, and its future would be bleak.
How could Murakami Yoshikiyo be reconciled to this result? Of course she hoped that the Uesugi Army would insist on fighting the Takeda family. The disappearance of Shiba Yiyin gave her an excellent excuse.
The Ashikaga Shogunate was indeed on its last legs, but the direct descendants of Kawachi Genji had a noble status. Murakami Yoshikiyo used this as an excuse to encourage Uesugi Teruhora to return to the army and fight again. There was no moral flaw in this.
