In Kanto, relationships are so complex that sometimes even the locals themselves don’t understand the subordination between them.
From the Bando Hachihei clan during the Emperor's court period, to the imperial family during the Kamakura shogunate period, and to the Kamakura clan after the establishment of the Ashikaga shogunate, the relationship between each family was extremely confusing.
Not to mention the distant ones, just say that after the Ashikaga Shogunate was established, the first shogun, Ashikaga Takauji, took his eldest daughter as the successor to the shogunate.
She was afraid that the Kanto samurai family would break away from the control of the Ashikaga shogunate, so she sent her second daughter to Sagami Kingdom to entrust the ten kingdoms of Kanto and call them Kamakura Duke. This is the origin of the Kanto shoguns and the Kamakura Ashikaga family.
Excluding the Kai Kingdom in the mountains and the Izu Kingdom on the edge, the main jurisdiction of the Kamakura Ashikaga family is the eight territorial states of the Kanto Plain and Kanhachishu in the traditional sense.
Ashikaga Takauji was afraid that the Kamakura Crown Prince would not be able to suppress the local area, so he invited his husband's family, the Uesugi family, to help him and become the head of the Kamakura Ashikaga family.
It's a pity that Ashikaga Takauji had good intentions and was bent on suppressing the Kanto samurai family. As a result, the Kamakura Ashikaga family, which had gained too much power, quickly became dissatisfied.
In just two generations, the Kwantung general led the Kwantung warrior family in rebellion.
Afterwards, although the Ashikaga shogun in Kyoto put down the rebellion, the balance of the Kanto Plain was also broken, and it headed towards chaos.
The Uesugi family is the head of the Kamakura family, and is also responsible for the Kanto administration. After several generations, the Uesugi family split into four branches.
The two strongest families are the Inugaku Uesugi family and the Yamauchi Uesugi family, who have been competing for the position of leader of the Kanto governor.
Afterwards, the Inukaku Uesugi family fell into decline, leaving the Uesugi family alone in the mountains. At this time, the Uesugi family of Ogidani rose again, and the two families continued to fight.
The rise of the Ogitani Uesugi family was due to the great help of the Ota family, the head of the family, who assisted the master's family in achieving success. The Nagao family is the head of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi and is also a wealthy Kanto family.
As a result, the Kamakura Lord, the Yamauchi Uesugi family, the Ogidani Uesugi family, together with the Ota family, the Nagao family and other important ministers and families, became a pot of porridge in the core area of the Kanto Plain.
The Yamauchi Uesugi family occupied Ueno, Kitamusashi. The Uesugi family of Ogidani occupied Sagami, Minamimusashi. The Lord Kamakura had long since lost Kamakura and was living in the area around Furukawa, the Lower Sovereign.
Each family fought fiercely, and with the collapse of etiquette and joy, the martial arts families of various countries in the Kanto region gradually got rid of the rule of the Kanto generals and Kanto leaders.
The Echigo Nagao family, Nishi Ueno Nagano family and other local people saw the opportunity to defeat the superiors and became independent one after another, which also weakened the strength of the Kanto rulers.
At this moment, the Hojo family came in to pick peaches. The bravery of three generations captured the Kanto generals, killed two Uesugi families, and severely shocked the Kanto samurai family that had been in chaos for more than a hundred years.
Facing the powerful Hojo family, the Kanto warrior family did not unite. Some defected to the Hojo family, and some resisted the Hojo family, and the internal strife became more serious.
The Nagao family is one of the Bando Hachihei clan. It was a famous family during the Kamakura shogunate period and was divided into three families at this time.
One line is the Echigo Nagao family, the other line is the Shirai Headquarters, and the third line is the Ashikaga Castle Nagao family.
Shirai, Headquarters, Ashikaga Castle and other Nagao families are no more distant than those of the Echigo Nagao family. They successively became the heads of the Uesugi family in Yamauchi, and they were all prosperous for a while.
Fortunately, the two branches of Shirai Headquarters in Ueno Country faced the threat from the Hojo family and were willing to seek refuge in Uesugi Teruhora for self-protection.
The territory of Ashikaga Castle Nagao family is in Shimono country and has not yet been threatened by the Hojo family.
Her family was the Nagao clan. Now the Echigo Nagao clan was renamed the Yamauchi Uesugi clan and returned to the Kanto Plain. The common people from the side branch have become their masters, so her family doesn’t want to lose face!
The Hojo family has not yet reached Shimono Country, and the Nagao family of Ashikaga Castle has not yet made up its mind to seek refuge with Uesugi Terutora, so they should just deal with it for now.
As soon as Terutora Uesugi heard what Uesugi Kagenobu said, he knew what the Ashikaga Nagao family was planning, and he didn't bother to pay attention to her family's little thoughts.
The two Uesugi families were wiped out, and Uesugi Kenmasa fled to Echigo. For nearly two years, the Hojo family has been digesting the Uesugi family's territory in both Musashi and Ueno.
Uesugi Teruhu, holding the banner of the Yamauchi Uesugi family, wants to fight back to the Kanto Plain. The main focus is the old territories of the two Uesugi families in the Musashi, Ueno and Sagami Three Kingdoms.
For the other Kanto territories, unity will be the main focus for the time being. Uesugi Teruhu will pretend not to see the little thoughts of Ashikaga Castle Nagao family for the time being.
she said.
"Not mentioning the Ashikaga Nagao family, what is the response from other families? Can they win over?"
Uesugi Keishin smiled bitterly.
"The two countries of Ueno and Musashi have always been in chaos. Now that there are no two Uesugi families, they don't even have a nominal leader, and it's even more chaotic.
In Ueno country. The Nagano family of Minawa City is your ally and supports our army going south. The Nagano family of Umbashi City has chosen to surrender to the Hojo family.
The Ota family of Iwafusuke Castle expressed support for our move south, while the Ota family of Edo Castle had pledged their support to the Hojo family for two generations.
Fortunately, the two members of the Shirai Headquarters, the Nagao family, stood over, but the Numata family seemed to be in trouble again. "
Teru Uesugi's eyes flashed with a fierce look.
"Didn't Numata Kenyasu swear that he would stand by me? Is this guy going to regret it?"
The Nagano family, the Nagao family, and the Ota family that Uesugi Kagenobu mentioned were all influential families in the Kanto samurai family.
The Tone River waterway runs through the two countries of Ueno and Musashi, and is the most important logistics channel for the Echigo army's southward movement.
All threats to the Hojo family must be eliminated to ensure that the way forward is not lost. The Numata family that had the problem was located near the source of the Tone River.
The Numata family is a descendant of the Miura clan and one of the Bando Hachihei clan.
The Numata family's territory was the first stop for the Echigo army's march south. After crossing Sakato Castle and over the Echigo Mountains, it was her family's territory.
In particular, her family's home city, Numata Castle, and its branch city, Walnut Castle, are key cities that control the upper reaches of the Tone River.
The governor of the Numata family, Sentai, had long been bribed by Uesugi Teruhu with a lot of money and took refuge. Now that the Kanto strategy is about to begin, she says there is a problem at home? What a mess!
It's a joke to send troops to the Guandong Plain and have trouble happen at the first place they set foot on. Terutora Uesugi was smiling, but his eyes were cold and murderous.
Numata Kenyasu had better settle her own affairs, otherwise she would have to let the Echigo army help her settle it.
Seeing that his master was furious, Uesugi Keishin kowtowed to the ground and apologized. She was innocent in this matter. Who knew that the Numata family, who had negotiated the deal first, would do something like this.
The Tone River, also known as Bando Tainyang, is a river that runs through Ueno and Musashi.
In ancient times, Kantō was called Bandō, and Tainiang means eldest daughter. The eldest daughter of Kantō also illustrates the importance of Tonegawa to Kantō.
The Tone River flooded all year round and was diverted, and the Edo Ota family also thought about regulating it. But the Tone River is so fast that it is impossible to succeed just by working hard downstream.
However, if we try to find a way to divert the flow from the middle to the upper reaches, given the current war situation in the Guandong Plain, it is even more wishful thinking, and we can only give up in the end.
