As soon as they arrived at the castle tower room, before Imagawa Yoshimoto and Takeda Harunobu could sit down, Uesugi Chaosada said impatiently: "What are the plans of His Highness Jibu and His Highness Ozen? Tell me quickly! What are their plans? How can I repair the Ise dog thief properly?"
"Well... we plan to form a Hojo encirclement network. At that time, we will first send troops to attack Kadong to attract the main force of the Hojo family. The daimyo of Kanto will then raise their troops to attack the rear and attack Kanto." Although Imagawa Yoshimoto is still a little uncomfortable with the Uesugi Dynasty Although he was very enthusiastic, he was still ready to reveal his plan in full, "specifically..."
"Then when will the troops be sent out?" Uesugi Tosada hurriedly interrupted Imagawa Yoshimoto and asked first.
"It is estimated that it will be in the middle of next year. We still need to contact other Kanto daimyo, and it will take some time for everyone to prepare." Imagawa Yoshimoto gave an expectation very cautiously.
"Ah? You still have to wait a year?" After hearing the news, Uesugi Chaosada lowered his head in disappointment and said with some reluctance: "Can't we send troops faster? I really can't wait any longer."
"This kind of battle is about the success or failure of the war and the life and death of the family. Naturally, there is no need to rush. We have to wait until all parties are ready before we can start." Takeda Harunobu rejected Uesugi Chasada very firmly, and unknowingly he had changed into a pair of opponents. The junior's preaching tone: "I hope that Your Highness, Xiu, will calm down and be patient in preparing for war."
"Okay..." Although Uesugi Chaosada's face was full of reluctance, he quickly cheered up and pumped his fist again to cheer himself up. "I will use this year to practice martial arts diligently and take back the Uesugi family in one fell swoop next year." Old collar."
Then, Uesugi Chaosada turned to Imagawa Yoshimoto and Takeda Harunobu, and did not forget to add: "Is there anything I can do to help? As long as I can kill the Ise family's bastards, I am willing to do anything!"
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After the meeting, Imagawa Yoshimoto was a little tired because he recounted many specific details of cooperation, but Uesugi Tosada was still energetic. He didn't even bother to say goodbye to Imagawa Yoshimoto and Takeda Harunobu. He clutched the cooperation memorandum that Takeda Harunobu listed for him in his hand. He opened the door and rushed out. He ran all the way to the room where the retainers gathered, waving the piece of paper and shouted excitedly:
"The Imagawa family and the Takeda family have agreed to cooperate with us. We are going to form a siege network for the Hojo family. We will also include the Yamauchi Uesugi family, the Kanto family and a group of Kanto daimyo. We will send troops next year to wipe out all the Hojo family members!"
"Is he okay?" Takeda Harunobu, who slowly walked out of the room, could hear Uesugi Chaosada's yelling on the first floor from the third floor. His face was already full of black lines: "You said the news was to be kept secret, and you went out to make a fuss. Promote.”
"It's nothing. The teacher told me before. The Hojo family's intelligence work in the Fuma Ninja is extremely powerful. Ryo Uesugi has probably been penetrated to the point of being penetrated. Even if he keeps it a secret, he won't be able to keep it secret for long. Sooner or later, the Hojo family will find out. So-called The three of them are not secretive. We have to contact so many Kanto daimyo, so there is no way there will be no news." Imagawa Yoshimoto comforted Takeda Harunobu.
"That's not the reason for him to behave like this. Whether he can do it is one thing. Whether he takes these requests to heart is another matter." Takeda Harunobu glanced coldly at the corridor where Uesugi Chaosada left. , "He looks unreliable at first glance. I, the dignified Takeda Harunobu, actually want to cooperate with such a rat... Forget it, even garbage can still be used."
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"It's really hopeless... I really can't figure out what my lord is doing." After leaving the castle tower, before returning to his house, Ota Shiaki was already cursing in a low voice on the street.
The Ota family is the most important minister of the Ogitani Uesugi family, and Ota Shiaki, who is the governor of the Ogiya Uesugi family, naturally serves as the patriarch of the Ogitani Uesugi family.
"Brother, what are you talking about?" After hearing his brother's violent words, Ota Shizheng, Ota Shizaki's younger brother, stepped forward and contradicted him, regardless of the surrounding passers-by: "How can you talk about your lord like this?"
"You're still young, what do you know?" Ota Shigen glanced at his younger brother's young face, sighed, and didn't answer immediately. After returning to Yashiki all the way, he couldn't help but cursed: "My lord is doing this, Ogiguchi The Uesugi family will be destroyed soon!"
"What do you mean?" Seeing this, Ota Shimasa also raised his voice in protest, "Is it timid before fighting?"
"Why are you cowardly before fighting? How can you be a governor if you don't even know the basic strength judgment? How can the Ogitani Uesugi family be the opponent of the Hojo family now? And they take the initiative to attack? Can they defend Matsuyama Castle and Iwasuke? The city is not easy anymore!" Ota Shixuan shook his head repeatedly with hatred, and sat down on the tatami, "You don't understand the current affairs... The Uesugi family in Ogudani is already a withered skeleton in the grave, and they can't stand this kind of torment. ah."
"Aren't there still the Imagawa family, the Takeda family, the Yamauchi-Uesugi family and many Kanto daimyo as allies? With so many of our families joining forces, how could we not be able to defeat the Hojo family? It's not like our family is fighting alone!" Ota Shimasa was still reasoning. Strive, "The Ota family should be preparing for war at this time so as to regain the lost land of our Ogidani Uesugi family!"
"Do you think that the Imagawa family and the Takeda family are here to pull chestnuts from the fire for us? How is that possible? They just want to use us to divert the attention of the Hojo family so that they can take over the west of Hakone. When they negotiate with the Hojo family, the Hojo family will They have no choice but to come and fight us. But when the fight really breaks out, the Yamauchi Uesugi family and the Kanto family are hiding behind. Only the territory of our Ogitani Uesugi family is standing in the face of the Hojo family! Once the battle situation goes wrong, the Ogitani Uesugi family will instantly be Damn it for the dead clan!" As Ota Shixian spoke, he began to sigh.
"Then wouldn't it be good if we win? Why do we have to think about losing? No matter what, the Imagawa family and the Takeda family will help us lure away part of the Hojo army and buy us time. We can capture Kawagoe Castle before then. , Wouldn't it be better to defeat Musashi? Why do we have to acquiesce that we will lose?" Ota Shizheng was furious when he saw his brother's dejection, "Your Majesty, the governor, did not surrender, and trained diligently day and night. Ma, we are working so hard for the rejuvenation of our family, and we, the family ministers, just want to share his worries, so how can we hinder him?"
"Forget it, it's useless to tell you. Anyway, it's not you who has the final say in the Ota family." Ota Shiaki seemed to have no intention of explaining anything to his brother, "When a person doesn't understand current affairs, then all his actions Everything they do is in the opposite direction, and it is useless no matter how hard they try. The only way for the Ogitani Uesugi family and the Ota family to survive now is to surrender to the Hojo family. The Ota family can be a down-to-earth lord, and the Ogitani Uesugi family can also surrender to the Hojo family. The family uses it as a signboard to preserve the family name."
"Bah!" Ota Shizheng scolded his brother fiercely: "I will never surrender to the Hojo family. If my brother wants to surrender, just go ahead! Even if it is for the governor of the family, I will fight with the Hojo family until I die. "
"Aren't you a person who doesn't understand current affairs? Hey..." Ota Shixian shook his head repeatedly, and then waved his brother to leave.
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Also in the corridor outside the castle tower, another important minister of the Ogidani Uesugi family, Norishige Nambada, was sitting next to an empty dry well, leaning against the well wall and looking up at the blue sky.
There were footsteps nearby, and Namba Tian Kenshige turned around to look, only to find that the person coming was actually Imagawa Yoshimoto.
"Your Highness Jibu." Nambada Norishige hurriedly stood up to greet him.
"No, it's not necessary. I have admired the name of Danzheng for a long time. This time I am looking for him as an envoy. I only talk about elegance and not official matters, so there is no need to salute." Imagawa Yoshimoto waved his hand, indicating that Nambada Norishige did not need to do this.
"Your Highness Jibu said..." Nambada Norishige understood what Imagawa Yoshimoto meant.
"Fengliu Hezhan has already resounded throughout the Eastern Kingdom." Imagawa Yoshimoto used a rare tone of admiration to praise other people's singing skills - the last person who made him feel ashamed was Shuangye.
It was in the sixth year of Tianbun (1537) that the old head of the Ogidani Uesugi family, Tosaki Uesugi, died. The Hojo family aggressively invaded Musashi and captured Kawagoe Castle, the home of the Ogidani Uesugi family. The new head of the Ogidani Uesugi family, Tosada Uesugi, who was only 13 years old, was He was forced to flee to Matsuyama Castle where his retainer Nambada Norishige was staying. The Hojo family took advantage of the victory and pursued it, trying to wipe out the Uesugi family in Ogidani in one fell swoop. 7,000 troops surrounded Songshan City and attacked from all sides. Songshan City was once in danger.
At the critical moment, Namba Tenshige went out of the city to counterattack, attracting the attention of a large number of Hojo family siege troops in one fell swoop, which relieved the pressure on the Matsuyama Castle defense troops and put the defenders in danger. When the main force of the Hojo family encircled and suppressed them, Namba Tian Norishige also chose to retreat very rationally. The head chef of the Hojo family, Pioneer Yamanaka, clung to Namba Denshige and refused to let him go, but in the end he let him go.
Namba Tian Xianzhong fought back to the city.
When Namba Tian Xianzhong entered the city, the somewhat unwilling Yamanaka chief chef came outside the city gate and loudly recited a Japanese song and sarcastically said:
"Nambada, who prides himself on being resourceful and undefeated in a hundred battles, is running away in embarrassment now?
The soldiers of the Hojo family burst out laughing after hearing this witty remark, and cursed the retreating Nambada Kenshige with all kinds of obscene words. However, Nambada Kenshige did not fall for this provocation, nor did he suffer the humiliation in silence and damage his morale. Instead, he immediately stood up at the city gate and calmly recited a waka in reply:
"Your efforts are in vain, I already know it well, Matsuyama Castle will still be in turbulent waters in the end. (君おきてあだし心を我もたば后の松山波もこえなん)"
On a battlefield filled with lightning and flint, and corpses strewn across the field, Nambada Kenshige, who had just fought to the death and was covered in blood, could still immediately sing such an elegant waka in the midst of the chaos. It is really rare in ancient and modern times. From word of mouth, this battle of Matsuyama Castle was also called the "Fengliu Battle" and became famous in Kanto.
(PS: I have studied the meaning and translation of this waka for a long time, and even consulted several classmates, but I am still not sure it is accurate, sorry)
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