she said.
"Ueda Castle can be built slowly, there is no rush. Nobushige deserves more investment from us. This is for the future of the Sanada family."
Sanada Masayuki nodded, she understood what her mother meant.
"Then let's do things about Ueda City slowly. I'll call Yuki back and ask her to help my sister."
Yukitaka Sanada looked at his daughter and said.
"It's okay to help, but don't show it to the public. We are the subjects of the Takeda family, and we can't let people catch us and say we have evil intentions.
Remember, all participants are voluntarily helping the oppressed Azuma clan in the name of the Shino clan and have nothing to do with the Sanada family. "
"Hi!"
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Yukitaka Sanada is an old-hearted person. He wasted his years until his hair turned silver before he got this opportunity. How could he let it go so easily?
Just when she was mobilizing all the strength of the Sanada family to support Sanada Nobushige's Agatsuma River strategy, Echigo's Uesugi Teruhora came to the palace with a solemn face and asked to see Yoshigan Shiba.
Yiyin feels strange that the summer harvest season has arrived, and the strategy for Guandong is also complicated. The two want to join each other, and the ladies are very busy. What is Uesugi Teruhora doing at this time?
Terutora Uesugi first came to the side hall to see him, and after saluting, he hurriedly spoke.
"Mr. Qianxin, something happened.
There was civil strife in the Numata family. Kenyasu Numata and his third daughter Kuniken Numata fled to Echigo country overnight. "
Yiyin narrowed his eyes and asked.
"What's going on? Didn't she promise before that she could control the situation at home?"
Teru Uesugi was also filled with hatred.
"This idiot.
She killed her eldest daughter to establish her authority, hoping to frighten the retainers at home who were close to the Hojo faction. As a result, the second daughter who had just become the heir also loved Hojo.
Her second daughter secretly contacted her husband's family, and the Nagano family of Umbashi sent troops to help, hoping to force Numata Kenyasu to abdicate. After Numata Kenyasu found out, he directly deceived his second daughter into the city and killed her.
By brutally killing his heirs twice in a row, Numata Kenyasu's behavior completely angered the retainers.
She couldn't stop the rebellious retainers, so she could only escape with her three daughters and come to Echigo to seek refuge with me, hoping that I would send troops to help her regain the family property. "
Yiyin is also heartbroken.
Even though tiger poison does not eat women, Numata Xiantai was so heartbroken that he killed two of his daughters in a row. No wonder the retainers couldn't stand her.
Although the Wu family is cruel, they attach great importance to etiquette. In other words, extremely hypocritical.
If you kill and set fire to hate your daughter, you can either expel her or even assassinate her, and you will still be a good mother.
Just don’t put it on the table!
Such a crazy family governor who had no regard for dignity and tried to scare the retainers with blood. If your two daughters are willing to kill you, what sense of security do other people have? They will definitely choose to overthrow you.
"I remember she only had three daughters. Now two are dead and one is on the run. How are the Numata retainers going to end up? Are they going to set up another branch?"
Teru Uesugi sneered with a toothy grin.
"These bastards are so hot-headed that they actually sent people to ask Hojo Ujiyasu to prepare to welcome her heir into the Tsuginumata family."
Shiba Yoshigami looked at Uesugi Teruhora in astonishment and murmured.
"How stupid."
If the Numata family can remain neutral, Uesugi Terutora may not be able to make up his mind to send troops to intervene, but will use diplomatic means to coerce the Numata retainers to make concessions.
Although Numata Kenyasu's approach was extreme, she always firmly stood firm, that is, she firmly supported Uesugi Teruhora.
But the Numata family is obviously being coerced by pro-Hojo retainers. If they want to completely fall over to the Hojo family, don't blame Uesugi Terutora for being ruthless.
Numata County in Ueno Province is close to the Echigo Mountains and is the only way for Echigo's army to enter Ueno Province. Numata Castle even controls the upper reaches of the Tone River, the logistics hub for the army moving south.
The towering Echigo Mountains block the cold current from the ocean, causing heavy snowfall on the Echigo Plain in winter. The passage between Echigo and Ueno is closed every year due to wind and snow.
Therefore, Echigo's conquest of the Kanto Plain was inherently flawed. That was the period when the mountains were closed during winter and spring, and Uesugi Teruhu was unable to respond in time to the changes in the Kanto Plain.
Therefore, Numata County has special importance to Echigo. With the bridgehead in Numata County, even if something unexpected happens in winter, Echigo can still send troops to deal with it after the snow melts in spring.
But if the Numata family surrenders to the Hojo family, the Echigo side's foothold in the Kanto Plain will be equivalent to being uprooted, and they will have to re-enter the Kanto Plain from the other side of the Echigo Mountains.
Yiyin shook his head and said.
"The strategy for Kanto is ahead of schedule. We must send out troops after the summer harvest. Before the Numata family welcomes back the heir of the Hojo family as their governor, we rush into Numata County and capture Numata Castle."
Teru Uesugi nodded.
"That's what I mean too, we can't let the Numata retainers group's conspiracy succeed.
Now that the Numata family is in chaos, Numata Kenyasu still has cronies who can help us cooperate inside and outside to quickly capture Numata Castle.
But if we wait until after the autumn harvest and let the Hojo family take control of the Numata family, it will be too late to send troops. "
Yiyin sighed.
The original plan was to send troops after the autumn harvest. After the grain purchase plan was completed, the Echigo army was comfortably mobilized and attacked southward directly from Numata County.
But the Hojo family are not fools. Of course they know how to seize the opportunity to make arrangements and constantly create obstacles for the Echigo army to move south.
Teru Uesugi said bitterly.
"The Numata retainers are also stupid.
I am close to them, but the Hojo family is far away in Sagami Musashi. They dared to surrender to the Hojo family, they really didn't know how to live or die. "
Yoshigan glanced at the angry Terutora Uesugi and said calmly.
"Okuma Asahide's practice has already given the answer. Don't underestimate Hojo Ujiyasu, she has put in a lot of effort.
Her attack on the Guandong Plain was not only a military conquest, but also coordinated with a series of domestic strategies.
If you are full of head-on confrontation, you will head into the Kanto Plain. Even if you have the upper hand for a moment, you can't really defeat her. "
Uesugi Teruhu groaned in dissatisfaction.
"The Samurai family does not use force to solve the problem. They think about those crooked ways all day long. Takeda Harunobu and Hojo Ujiyasu all bring shame to the name of the Samurai family.
No wonder the families in Kanto don't like the Hojo family. Before I sent out troops, they had already begun to communicate in private to make the Hojo family look good. "
Yiyin glanced at her helplessly.
"Just talking about military affairs, of course they can't defeat you. You are the most capable martial artist I have ever seen.
But fighting is not just about using swords and guns, but also using diplomacy, trickery, money, food, and people's hearts to gain advantage.
The Kanto Warrior Family moved closer to you because you were more in line with the Warrior Family's behavior? Nonsense, because the Hojo family harmed their interests.
Hojo Ujiyasu persecuted the upper class families and wanted to conquer their territories. However, he tried every possible means to win over the servants of the lower class, including the public, the public, and the people. They exempted and exempted them from paying their bills, and even levied money on them.
She is going to break the foundation that the famous families in Kanto have relied on for hundreds of years. Can those famous families not fight against the Hojo family in the future?
This is our opportunity, but it will also be our trouble in the future. The Hojo family is on the right track. These decadent old rules do need to be cleaned up and reformed. "
