Uesugi Teruhu glanced at the sincere Uesugi Keishin, suppressed his selfishness, and spoke reluctantly.
"Then hurry up and ask mother to come forward. Soldiers are so quick that we won't be able to delay it for too long."
"Hey! I will send the envoy Ban Kuaima back to Echigo to report a message. First, I will ask for a letter from His Highness Kenmasa Uesugi, asking Nagao to bow his head and open the border.
Ask her to come forward again, go to Ashikaga Castle, and have a good talk with the Nagao leader. "
Teru Uesugi nodded, expressing satisfaction. This approach is comprehensive, clearing the air first and meeting people later, so as not to delay the business.
Terutora Uesugi glanced at Shima Katsuki below. She was the one who brought up this strategic change. But she is calm, neither impatient nor impatient, which makes people look up to her.
Looking at Yoshigan Shiba on the main seat, Terutora Uesugi said.
"From our inventory of military rations, we will allocate three thousand koku to prepare and transport them directly to the Sano Territory after the Ashikaga Territory is opened.
Mr. Jing Xin, I leave the coordination of Sano Masatsuna to you. After that, it was her turn to make good on her promise. "
"Hi!"
Shiba Yiyin couldn't help laughing.
Teru Uesugi's unwillingness is really interesting. She pretended to be open-minded and didn't care about the three thousand stones, but in fact her flesh ached very much.
Shiba Yiyin himself is very optimistic about this matter.
Previously, he and Uesugi Teruhu's Kanto strategy focused on opening up the Ueno Musashi two countries, but ignored the Hojo family's blocking strategies.
Hojo Ujiyasu supported the Musashi people economically, let go of the opposition politically, and militarily gathered heavy troops in Kawagoe Castle, forming an oppressive force on the string.
The sharp sword of Heyue's military power is not unsheathed, and no one in the Wu family in the core area of Kandong dares to touch it. The Echigo army that entered Ueno suddenly fell into an awkward predicament, with no one responding.
But looking at it from another angle, this situation will form sooner or later.
The Hojo family, the Kamakura Ashikaga family, and the two Uesugi families have been fighting around the core area of Kanto for so many years. Hojo Ujiyasu's understanding and control of the local samurai family far exceeded that of the newly arrived Echigo party.
If you want to break the deadlock and get rid of passivity, the best option is to fight all the way through. Teru Uesugi's idea was to use violence to break the situation.
But Shiba Yigen was unwilling. Shima Shengmu's suggestion gave him another way of thinking, to find a way to mobilize the Hojo army and turn passivity into initiative.
The Hojo family can suppress the core area of Kanto because the Hojo army in Kawagoe City does not move. Everyone is afraid that they will receive this heavy blow.
But what if Hojo's army attacks and is even defeated? The attitude of the Kanto martial arts family will definitely change. These people have no moral integrity at all and will mess with whoever is strong.
As long as the Hojo army moves, the Echigo army may seize the initiative.
What was the war like? It is hard power, information gap, and initiative.
The two sides in the war started a game around these three aspects, racking their brains to fight for hard power, overcome information gaps, and compete for the initiative.
If you pay three thousand stones, you will have the opportunity to seize the strategic initiative, and Sibo Yiyin will not be stingy with this little money.
The northern part of Shimono Province is a mountainous and hilly area extending southward from the Echigo Mountains.
Especially in the Nishi-Shimo area, which stretches from Mount Akagi to the Ashio Mountains, it is easy to stay in the mountains. The Watarase River originates in the mountains, flows southward into Shimosoukuni, and reaches the sea in Edo Bay.
The plain area along the Watarase River belongs to Ashikaga Territory in the north and Sano Territory in the south.
Although the Nagao family and Sano family of Ashikaga Castle are not as powerful as the Utsunomiya family in central Shimono, the Oyama family is stronger.
But compared to Utsunomiya Castle, which was easily captured on the plains, Ashikaga Castle and Karazawayama Castle relied on mountains and were easier to defend.
Whether it is the Echigo army of Upper Uno Country in the west or the Hojo army of Musashi Shimoso in the south, if you want to get involved in Shimono Country, you must pass the southwest foot of the Ashio Mountains.
The Sano family are descendants of Fujiwara Hidego and belong to the Fujiwara Kita family. After the fall of the Kamakura shogunate, her family enshrined Ashikaga Toshiba as their ancestor and made a living with the Kanto shogun system of the Kamakura Ashikaga family.
The territory of the Sano family and its branch, the Kiryu family, is from the southwest foot of the Ashio Mountains to the Kiryu River, a tributary of the Watarase River. It is the northeastern part of the core area of the Kanto Plain and the gateway to Shimono Country.
Nowadays, the Kiryu family has been defeated by the Yura family, the largest family in Ueno. The Sano family also lost the protection of the Kanto general after the Battle of Kawasaki, and the family business declined.
But from the perspective of the overall situation in Kanto, this place can be used to spy on the core area of Kanto, and when retreated, it can defend the lower reaches of the country. It is a battleground for military strategists.
Since the Echigo army can no longer open up the situation in Ueno, the best choice is to use Sano Masatsuna to show off and mobilize the Hojo army.
All in all, these three thousand stones are worth spending.
After discussing the matter of Sano Masatsuna, there were only some trivial matters left, nothing more than logistics and transportation, the garrisoning of various armies and so on.
Before the situation changes significantly, the Echigo army will stay in the Numata Basin and wait for opportunities, and there will be nothing major for the time being.
After the meeting ended, the concubines filed out.
After the arrival of Shiba Yoshigan, the Numata Castle Castle Tower was naturally given up for the noblest one to live in.
Kawada Nagachi had never lived in the castle tower at all, so he cleaned it early and waited for the emperor to arrive. She always does things smoothly and steadily.
Uesugi Teruhora lived in a annex in the city, while the others left the city and returned to their base.
Sanada Nobushige and Ogasawara left Numata Castle chatting and laughing for a while. Their two families were stationed not far away, both coming from the direction of Azuma County.
Ogasawara has been in the Kanto Palace for a long time and belongs to the United Front Army. Although her territory was not large, she still squeezed out a reserve team this time to participate in the battle south and serve the imperial court.
The two chatted and laughed all the way, and when they arrived at the Ogasawara station, Sanada Nobushige bowed gracefully on his horse.
"Your Highness Ogasawara, I'll take my leave now."
Ogasawara didn't dare to say goodbye for a long time, so he returned the favor and said goodbye. Looking at Sanada Nobushige and his entourage walking away, she couldn't help but sigh.
His Highness Ogasawara? How can she be called "His Royal Highness" now? The old leader of Shinano had been lost long ago, and now he was just surviving in the Iiyama Castle area with the help of Yoshigan Shiba.
She could pull off this old face and get close to a young girl like Sanada Nobushige, but she was forced to do so. Don't look at it, she is the descendant of Ogasawara, a famous family in Shinano, but now she is so weak that only this sign is left.
Internally, she had to deal with Murakami Yoshikiyo's soft knife in Beixin. Externally, we should pay attention to the Takeda family's movement north.
Therefore, she must stay close to the Kanto Palace to resist the erosion of Murakami Yoshikiyo, who surrendered to Uesugi Teruhora.
The Sanada clan was divided into two branches at the Kanto Palace and the Takeda family. Ogasawara Nagatoki also wanted to use Sanada Nobunshige to establish a relationship with Sanada Yukitaka of the Takeda family to ease the external environment.
Bending down at the end of the road, Ogasawara smiled bitterly for a long time, shook his head and entered the station.
In the distance, Sanada Nobushige, who had just left, said to Umino Riichi next to him with a playful smile.
"How is it? I know how to advance and retreat very well today, right? Isn't it very heroic?"
Umino glanced at her and remained silent.
