After comforting Nobushige Sanada, Shiba Yigin rushed back to the front without stopping and led the rested cavalry across the river.
The morale of more than a hundred knights on horseback was high, and they followed Yiyin and intended to make new achievements. But just as they crossed the river, they received bad news.
"What? Tame Gentada collected the defeated troops in Sano Castle? Didn't she retreat?"
Yoshigage frowned and looked at Kirigakure Saizo. Ninjas from the same military group were active around the battlefield, conveying the latest military information. At this time, she brought very bad news to the Lord.
Kirigakure Saizo bowed.
"Informed the imperial office, Domu Yuanzhong did not retreat, but instead led his troops to fight.
She gathered some of her defeated troops and rested in Sano Castle to prepare for war. She led her own troops to ambush our army, which had already caused some losses to our army. "
Kirigakure Saizo spoke in a subtle way, but Yoshigage understood it as soon as he heard it. The troops prepared by the Kanto Guards on the northern front were all exhausted, and chasing the defeated troops was just in the hope of a great victory.
Tame Gentada's Sano Castle defenders took the initiative to attack and caught the pursuers off guard. The morale of the Kanto Shishuo troops was dampened, and it was difficult to take Sano Castle in one go.
Without pulling out the nail in Sano Castle, Yoshigan's cavalry would not be able to go south to pursue Hojo Umasa, putting themselves in danger of being attacked from both sides.
Yiyin sighed.
"Heaven will never stop the Hojo family."
As the Hojo army was defeated, the true story of the Hojo family began to emerge. The great defeat caused by the Ashikaga Yoshiji and the Hojo clan was actually saved by these loyal ministers and generals who were determined to die.
The Hojo family has been in business for three generations, and successive family governors have worked hard to govern and work closely with the retainers. At this moment, Yi Gin finally realized the horror of the Hojo family.
Because of the rash advances of the Ashikaga Yoshiji and the Hojo Ujimasa, Yoshigan Saba could not help but feel contempt after the great victory in the joint battle, and a trace of respect and uncertainty emerged in his heart.
With so many important ministers who are willing to die for the Hojo family, and the Hime warriors who still have high morale even in desperate situations and fight to the death, the Hojo family deserves to be the new overlord of Kanto.
Teruhora Uesugi's plan to overthrow the Hojo family in one fell swoop with the help of a victory in the joint battle may be difficult to realize.
The radical Hojo Ujiyasu has caused great trouble. The treacherous and cunning Hojo Uyasu will not let her do anything wrong again. He will definitely come to the forefront again and stabilize people's hearts.
Because of the initiative of Hojo's loyal ministers to cut off the rear, the core strength of the Hojo family was not completely wiped out in the Sano territory. Hojo Ujiyasu still had military strength to adjust his strategy and rearrange his layout.
The governor of his hometown has once again taken full control of power, and the test of the Echigo army has just begun.
Yiyin sighed and stopped thinking about these troubles. He looked in the direction of Sano Castle and said.
"Send someone to Karazawa Mountain Castle to tell Sano Masatsuna of the victory of our army and ask her to come down to participate in the Sano Castle strategy.
Then send an envoy to inform the Central Army His Highness Uesugi that the Sano Castle defenders have counterattacked. I will take over the military affairs on the northern front and attack Sano Castle. The goal of pursuing the Hojo Ujimasa cannot be achieved.
Notify Yamanaka Yukimori that I will take over command. The various reserve teams at the Kanto Palace are exhausted and must be alert to Domu Gentada's surprise attack. Wait for me to arrive to command the battle and let her stabilize her position first. "
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In the golden autumn, Sano Masatsuna acted as the first righteous man and fell to the side of Echigo. The Hojo clan invaded the Sano Territory and besieged Karazawayama Castle.
The Echigo army resolutely went south, with 8,000 soldiers versus 20,000 soldiers, to relieve the siege of Karazawa Mountain Castle. A great battle broke out between the two sides on the Sano Territory Plain.
The result of the joint battle shocked all families in Kanto. The powerful Hojo family was beaten to pieces by the Echigo army.
On the northern front, the Kanto general Ashikaga Yoshiji was captured, Hojo Ryuzan was killed in the battle, and Tame Motochu defended Sano Castle and committed seppuku.
In the middle army, Hojo Tsunari and Shimizu Yasuhide covered the Hojo clan's retreat and were killed one after another.
On the southern line, the people under the Hojo family discovered that the Hojo clan was retreating and fled one after another. Yasukage Tominaga and Tsunayoshi Toyama defended the river bank and were defeated in the battle.
Most of the elite members of the Hojo family were destroyed, and no one of the five colors was spared. They all fell on the plains of Sano territory.
The Hojo Ujimasa pretended to be victorious in the joint battle, and deceived Harusuke Kada of the Furukawa Territory with the imperial flag of Yoshigan Ushiba. He took a detour with the remaining troops, fled in panic to Kagotsu Castle for supplies, and quickly returned to Odawara Castle.
After that, people from all countries fled the battlefield one after another, and the news of the defeat of Hojo's army could no longer be concealed and announced to the world.
The prosperity of Daidaiji Temple is struggling to support Kawagoe City, the people of Musashi are disloyal, and the martial arts families of various countries in Kanto are even more ready to move.
For a time, the situation in Kanto changed drastically. The Hojo family is surrounded by crises, storms are coming, and they are in a precarious situation.
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Odawara Castle, castle tower.
Hojo Ujiyasu carefully read the information just sent by the Fuuma Ninjas with a solemn expression.
Bad news came one after another. The warriors in the Guandong Plain contacted each other and once again chose sides when the situation became clear.
In Ueno, Nagano Yamasa, the leader of the Minawa clan in the Kitano, once again emphasized his loyalty to the Uesugi family in Yamauchi and united with the Nishi-Ueno clan to march south to attack Hirai Castle for Teru Uesugi.
Hirai Castle is the gateway to the Ueno Musashi two mountainous areas. Tame Motochu, the castle sent by the Hojo family, has been killed in the Sano territory. The territory is in chaos and is unable to stop the steps of the Nishi Ueno samurai family.
The Yuryaka family, the largest public figure in Ueno, began to unequivocally support Uesugi Teruhora, and launched an offensive against the Naha family, which was the strongest supporter of the Hojo family in the country.
Ueno families such as the Nagano family, the Ohu family, and the Akai family were shaken one after another. The Echigo army powerfully defeated the Hojo army, making their previous resistance attitude very ridiculous and putting them in danger.
Outside of Ueno Kingdom, the five samurai families of Shimono, Hitachi, Shimoso, Kamosou, and Anfang all responded to Uesugi Teruhora's call and united under the Kanto commander to mobilize their military forces to defeat the rebels.
In Musashi, the powerful people of Northern Musashi, the Narita family of Ninja City, and the Ohta family of Iwafusuke City presented their swords and recognized Terutora Uesugi as the leader of the Kanto region.
In the central and southern part of Musashi Province, Matsuyama Castle Ueda Asanao, Edo Castle Ota Yasushi has an ambiguous attitude, and Daidaiji Temple is prosperous and alone guards Kawagoe Castle. The Hojo family's three-city, one-line defense strategy had collapsed.
Overnight, the Hojo family seemed to have returned to before the Kawagoe Night War. They almost lost control of all territories outside Sagami Country and were besieged by the entire Kanhachishu samurai family.
Faced with the rapidly deteriorating external situation, Hojo Ujiyasu was overwhelmed. But the worse the situation becomes, the more she has to appear emotionally stable and not impatient.
The Hojo family had just suffered a huge defeat and suffered heavy losses. The eyes of the entire family were all fixed on her. If she panics too, the Hojo family will really be doomed.
After reading the information for a long time, there is no good news. Hojo Ujiyasu stretched his stiff neck and began to write a letter.
The Hojo family needed time to adjust, so she could only pull off her old face and beg everyone to think again. She must find a way to slow down Uesugi Teruhu's offensive so that she can have a chance to breathe and regroup.
Hojo Ujiyasu, a great hero of the generation, dominated the Kanto region for decades, but now he begs for help in a low voice and is ridiculed by others. It can be said that his reputation has been completely lost.
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