Jia Di Jing Gang bowed and saluted, feeling secretly happy.
Sure enough, Yamanaka Yukimori didn't like Honjo Nobunaga. This person is a capricious traitor. How could Yamanaka Yukimori believe her?
Kachi Kagetsuna hurried back to prepare his own troops and take charge of military affairs. Yamanaka Yukimori noticed her uncontrollable joy, but pretended not to know.
Yamanaka Yukimori is no longer the silly sweet girl she used to be. How many times has she been tricked by these people? If Shiba Yiyin hadn't sincerely protected her, she would have been tricked to death.
Even if Katsuki Tsuna was indeed loyal, Yamanaka Yukimori would not dare to give up the check and balance of Honjo Shigenaga easily.
Because the methods used to break up the Yangbei Zhongwu Family Group were too sinister, our village Fanchang and Jiadi Jinggang were incompatible and looked down upon each other.
The Shimogotsu Odai people led by Yamanaka Yukimori himself, except for the Ji warriors of Honjo's line, also disliked Honjo Nobunaga.
Honjo Nobunaga's base was the Honjo Castle in the northernmost part of Shimotsu. She used the trade route privileges granted by Shiba Yiyin to desperately win over the local samurai, and finally appeased the dissatisfaction of the core territory.
Kaji Keizuna's territory was in the middle of Shimotsu. After the Shibata Rebellion, Yoshigan Shiba handed over the territory of the three Sasaki rebels to Kaji Keizuna.
This time, both sides brought two reserve teams over to form the Kanto Military Force under Yamazaka Yukimori.
Yamanaka Yukimori said that he was the deacon of the Kanto Service Office, but in fact, even among the one hundred Yutai people under his control, most of them followed Kaji Keizuna and the other half followed Honjo Shigenaga.
Her position is very embarrassing, but both parties are willing to be used by her because Shiba Yiyin really loves her.
Honjo Shigenaga was out of helplessness, Kaji Keizuna was out of gratitude, but the two of them thought more about their future, so they paid their respects to Yamanaka Yukimori.
Although the subordinates under his command were muttering in their hearts that Yamanaka Yukimori was not capable enough, the imperial office believed in her and gave her power. Who dared to make a fuss?
Because he could not understand the favor of the imperial court towards Yamanaka Yukimori, there were even rumors that Yamanaka Yukimori was a female favorite and had slept with his lord.
Honjo Nomonaga would sometimes be so jealous that he couldn't understand, and would secretly slander him a few times. All I can say is that if you have the same person but different fates, you will have a good life and a peaceful life.
Honjo Shigenaga and Kachi Keizuna left one after another. Yamanaka Yukimori lowered his head and thought for a while, and couldn't help but shake his head.
She wasn't really confused about many things, but she really understood what she said, so what?
These people did not follow her because they admired her ability. He just felt that she was deeply favored by his master and had a lot of potential to earn by following her, so he was willing to be driven by her.
Yamanaka Yukimori is not willing to be regarded as Shiba Yoshigan's lucky minister, but without this layer of tiger skin to win over these utilitarian samurai, what capital does she have to fight with Shima Katsu?
Time is also fate, and the sinking is getting deeper and deeper.
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The Hojo clan is sitting firmly in the formation, contented with their ambitions.
The Echigo army was indeed brave and good at fighting, but they were just a little stronger than ordinary Hime warriors, and the Hojo army was fully capable of handling it.
As the two sides started to fight and headed towards a stalemate, Hojo Ushimasa became more and more stable. The Hojo army had an absolute numerical advantage, and this stalemate was something she was happy to see.
Human physical strength is limited, and it is impossible to keep fighting without eating or drinking. The reserve team needs to take turns, needs to eat, and needs the reserve team.
As long as the Echigo army cannot break the deadlock, as time goes by and their physical strength declines, the Hojo army will gain the upper hand sooner or later.
Hojo Ushimasa looked at the sun and saw it moving towards noon little by little. She knew well that the afternoon was the critical moment for the battle situation to change from quantitative to qualitative.
After half a morning of physical exertion, the Uesugi family's reserve team had to catch up with the forward reserve team to give them a breather. At that time, it will be the time to step up the offensive and win with numbers.
Just when she was proud, an envoy hurriedly walked in outside the main shogunate, bowed and saluted, and said.
"Your Highness, Kamakura-den has broken through the northern line."
"What!"
Hojo Ushimasa couldn't sit still for a while, so he stood up and walked out. At this moment, Hojo Tsusunari strode into the shogunate, saw the Hojo clan, and shouted urgently.
"Your Majesty Ujimasa, the situation is not right, there is something wrong with the enemy's movement!"
Hojo Ushimasa's heart skipped a beat and he asked quickly.
"Tsunari-sama, what happened?"
"The enemy is retreating, quite rapidly, as if they are deliberately trying to lure us across the river."
The Hojo family's political attitude sank, and she felt unhappy, but she still spoke patiently.
"It was Kamakura-den on the northern line who broke through and crossed the river. Uesugi Teruhora's central army was afraid of being flanked and had to retreat."
Hojo Tsunari shook his head and insisted on his opinion.
"impossible.
Noon has not yet arrived, and we have only been fighting for this little time. How could the enemy's northern front not be able to hold it? The Echigo army brought here all elites, so this kind of problem is unlikely to occur. "
Hojo Umasa suppressed his anger and said.
"The northern line is composed of the Kanto Shifu tribe members belonging to Shiba Yoshigan. These people's combat capabilities are uneven. They are not as elite as Uesugi Teruhora's reserve team. They were beaten back and forth. It is completely normal."
Hojo Tsunari shook his head firmly and said.
"No, this is definitely not normal.
Even if the Kanto Palace is not strong enough, the Kamakura Palace reserve is not a strong force on our side. How could it be possible that we could not hold on for half a morning? "
Hojo Umasa finally couldn't suppress his anger and snorted coldly.
"Tsunari-sama, are you saying that there is a problem with Kamakura-don's upper hand? Shouldn't her reserve team be capable of breaking through the enemy's northern line?"
Hojo Tsusunari was stunned for a moment, seeing the anger on Hojo's face, he explained.
"That's not what I meant. What I meant was that there might be a deceit, and Uesugi Teruhora might be luring us across the river.
Her southern front remained motionless, but the northern front and the central army retreated continuously due to minor setbacks. This thing is not normal, everyone can detect the weirdness in it. "
After hearing Hojo Tsunari's oath that everyone could detect something was wrong, Hojo Ushimasa said angrily.
"Hojo Tsunari! You are so rude!
You say there is something wrong with this, that is wrong, and you belittle the results of the heroic battles of the Kamakura-don's Hime Samurai as worthless and describe them as the enemy's conspiracy.
So tell me, what plan can Uesugi Teruhora have to lead Kamakura-den across the river?
The military strength of both the enemy and ours had been clearly detected by the Fuuma Ninja. We are the only two armies fighting within a radius of dozens of miles. Can Uesugi Teruhora have any other support?
If not, what else can she do besides boosting her military morale by withdrawing her front? We have 20,000 soldiers, a total of 20,000 soldiers! A bunch of people can kill her! "
Hojo Tsunari was speechless for a moment.
In this battle, the formations of both the enemy and ourselves are clear. With her keen intuition gained from years of fighting, she sensed the aura of conspiracy. But she couldn't answer Hojo Ushimasa's question.
Because she didn't know why Uesugi Teruhu did this?
