Sibo Yiyin thought for a while and nodded.
"I gave fifty heavy plate armored cavalry to Shima Katsumagi, and together with the Hime Warriors led by Kanto Shiba, they followed the heavy cavalry on horseback and attacked. I can make up one hundred and fifty cavalry, which is enough to change the situation of the battle.
But thank you for your hard work. The attack of the cavalry is the final word, so timing is very important. Your formation must last for a long time. "
Uesugi Teruhora grinned and said with murderous intent.
"Kakizaki Kageie and Saito Asanobu have followed me for many years, and their reserve troops are my most elite troops. I left them in the center, not to hold on, but to prepare for a counterattack.
Hojo Ushimasa dared to join me in battle, thinking that his number was two and a half times greater than mine. I will tell her today, what a wishful thinking! Daydreaming!
I'm going to make these soft-footed shrimps in the Hojo family scared. From now on, even if the army is ten times more powerful than mine, they won't dare to go out of the city to fight with me in the field! "
Yiyin had no choice but to smile bitterly. This arrogant man would always be awesome, Hong Hong, so confident that it makes people speechless.
How can Hojo Elite be so easy to fight?
But this was before the war, so he couldn't suppress Uesugi Teruhu's self-confidence, so he could only smile sweetly and speak softly.
"I trust you."
Hearing these four words spoken softly by Yoshigage, Uesugi Teruhu's bones almost went numb. She giggled twice, then suddenly remembered something and felt a little embarrassed.
"Mr. Qianxin, I have something that I don't know if I should tell you?"
"But it doesn't matter."
"Um... Irobe Katsunaga asked me to ask, can the Irobe Chief of Kaijin City return home?
She said that as she got older, she often felt powerless and hoped that her daughter could come home and help her manage the family business. "
Teruhora Uesugi said it coyly, but Yoshigan Shiba understood what she meant immediately.
In the original battle of Kawanakajima, Shiba Yiyin was abandoned on the battlefield by the Yutai people, and the three leaders of the Yutai people were severely punished.
Honjo Mancho became a traitor to the Yangbei Zhong and made great contributions to the dismantling of the Yangbei Zhong Group. As a result, his reputation was ruined and he could only earn a living with Yamanaka Yukimori, a minister of Yujin whom she had looked down on before.
Shinbada Shigeya was hacked to death by Shimakatsu fiercely. Shinbada Nagaatoshi was so angry that he launched the Shinbada Rebellion, and finally committed seppuku and the family fortune was wiped out.
As for Irobu Minato, because Shiba Yiyin was worried about Irobe Katsunaga behind her, she was promoted and secretly demoted, leaving her in Kaijin Castle in Hokusin to waste away her youth.
The Uesugi and Takeda families called off the war, and the Matsushiro leader near Kaijin Castle was awarded to Sanada Nobushige by Yoshigan.
Minister Se was actually Kaijin Jodai, but he didn't even have enough soldiers to guard the city gate. When he went out, he was led by Matsudai, and no one cared about her at all.
She was young and had both civil and military skills, but she was left to waste her time in a corner. This punishment could be considered a different kind of harsh punishment.
Now that one year has passed, Irobe Katsunaga took advantage of this war to ask Uesugi Teruhora to come and intercede, hoping to get Irobe Minoru back.
Her daughter abandoned the imperial office on the battlefield and would definitely not be able to get along in the Kanto Palace in the future, so she asked the imperial office to be kind and let her go home.
Yoshigan glanced at Terutora Uesugi and saw that she looked away in shame.
Uesugi Teruhora was also very angry at the Otai Mihime for abandoning Shiba Yoshigan in the battle of Kawanakajima. But this war is important, and she needs Irobe Katsunaga to lead her troops to defend the southern front.
Irobe Katsunaga took over the important task without hesitation, and only made this request. It was really hard for Uesugi Teru to refuse.
Terutora Uesugi felt that he was sorry for his sweetheart, and was afraid that his sweetheart would think that she didn't value him, so he acted coyly, which was also interesting.
Sibo Yiyin smiled indifferently and said.
"Since Irobe Katsunaga asked you to come forward, of course I am willing to step down from the position of Shirodai as Irobe Katsunaga and let her go home to help her mother take care of the family business.
Kaizu Castle was under the leadership of Matsudai, and was transferred to Sanada Nobushige. As for Izuku's status as a royal official, I'll keep it. I just want to work hard at home and don't have to come to the Kanto Palace. "
Shiba Yoshigan also gave Irobe Katsura some face by letting Irobe Minoru back without depriving her of her status as an imperial concubine, so that she could live in peace of mind.
The Wu family attaches great importance to face, although everyone knows that Minister Se was actually punished for abandoning his master and was expelled from the Kanto Palace.
But if she is not given even a little face, it will directly deprive her of her imperial status. Then she had no choice but to commit seppuku and apologize, having no shame to live anymore.
Now Yoshigami is leaving her decent, and I hope Irobe Katsunaga can understand this kindness. At least Uesugi Teruhu was satisfied and felt that Yoshigami had given him face.
She smiled and nodded.
"Humility, justice, fairness and righteousness."
Yiyin smiled and shook his head, no longer thinking about this trivial matter. The war is coming, and there is still much to do.
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The Hojo clan is firmly entrenched in politics and appears to be majestic in the shogunate. In fact, her mind was fluctuating with orders of varying lengths from outside, making her uneasy.
At this time, an envoy hurriedly entered the tent and bowed.
"Your Highness, the enemy troops are descending the mountain to form a formation. The left and right wings are spread out, shaped like crane wings. The Kwantung Minister's Office is determined to be on the left wing and is arranging the formation on the northern line."
Hojo Umasa stood up with a groan, clapped his hands and walked around with a smile on his face.
"Okay! The long-tailed rebel's thoughts are all within my expectations!
Pass the news to the left and right wings and ask Kamakura-den. Lord Yasukage Tominaga knows what he is doing and stabilizes the positions of the two wings.
Order each team in the formation to prepare, arrange fish scales as planned, and all units line up in sequence. "
She glanced at the sundial beside her and continued.
"From now on, we will form an array and advance in three quarters. Let's do this for now."
"Hi!"
Twenty thousand soldiers were ready to go, and Hojo Ushimasa's orders were passed one by one to the bosses of all parties, and then spread to the entire army.
Three moments later, drums were beating loudly outside, Warrior Ji's scoldings came one after another, and the roar was like thunder, and the army finally moved.
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On the endless plain, on the measurable horizon, a black line composed of people is getting deeper and deeper, and the sound of drums can be faintly heard.
The large and small mountains go toward the southeast, and the rolling hills are called Mt. Chigi. Following Mount Jiki to the east, there is another highland on the plain called Mount Okazaki.
After Uesugi Teruhora descended from the mountain, he set up his formation on Okazaki Highlands, overlooking the Akiyama River to the east.
The Akiyama River is a small river flowing north-south in the central part of the Sano Territory, and it can originally be forded. Now that autumn and winter have entered the dry season, the water level is even lower, almost turning into an ankle-deep stream.
Although the Qiu Shan River does not affect the crossing operations, it is the natural dividing line between the east and west formations of both sides.
Echigo's army was in the west, and Hojo's army was in the east, forming a formation across the Akiyama River.
The Echigo side spread its wings like a roc, with its north and south wings spread out, revealing the central front, taking on a C shape.
The Hojo family's political formation is like fish scales, with the two wings bent backwards and convergent, and the middle part is plump and firm, showing an O-shaped shape.
The two sides in this battle are like betting on whether C will burst O first, or whether O will burst C first.
Uesugi Teruhora and Hojo Umasa were ten miles apart, but they seemed to have a tacit understanding. They looked at the sun together, and the time agreed in the gauntlet had arrived.
"Come out of the battle! Crush them!"
