A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

When Murakami Yoshikiyo was attacked, it was when the lower camp was dismantling its armor. The entire camp, which was full of food and fodder for eight thousand people, as well as flags, armor, livestock, money and other things were all thrown on the shore of the Kami River. In addition to food, Uesugi Teruhu allowed soldiers to freely take most of the financial resources.

The soldiers naturally grabbed a lot of money, and there were many who exchanged shotguns for cannons. This directly saved Uesugi Teruatora a year's worth of weapons and equipment, and also made Uesugi Teruatoru, who was worried about food, breathe a long sigh of relief.

With such a batch of grain, Teruhora Uesugi has stabilized the hearts of the wealthy people of Shinano and Ueno. Everyone can see that our leaders are still invincible in fighting all over Kanto. Isn't it true that Murakami Yoshikiyo's "Shinano Giant" is also under our control? The mother who was in charge of the beating didn't even recognize her. She cried for her father and mother and ran away.

After the sudden counterattack of the Hojo Army, the people of Shangzhou, who were frightened by the invasion and persecution, once again strengthened their determination and made it clear that they would go all the way with Uesugi Teruhu.

An inexplicable loyalty was formed between the two. The people of the country would fight hard to defend the city for their own territory. Since they nominally belonged to Uesugi Teruator, they were also defending the city for Uesugi Teruator. At the same time, because the people of the country "surrendered" to Terutora Uesugi, he would send troops to rescue these people and help them restore their territory.

This model is the most important way to express the so-called "loyalty" in the Warring States Period. Because you are strong, I will follow you, plant your flag, and follow you when you fight. On the surface, he seems to be very loyal, but in reality, he is only haha. This kind of loyalty is maintained on the premise that the daimyo can fight. If the successor does not come, these peripheral Chinese forces are likely to suddenly fall apart.

The clearest example is the Nagao family. Nagao is able to fight for the scenery and can let his younger brothers follow him around, so it is relatively easy to maintain a huge territory of 300,000 koku. But Nagao Harukage cannot be beaten. As soon as everyone saw that you were not in trouble, the trees fell down and the hozens dispersed. When Nagao Kagetora was able to fight again, everyone came back to continue their "loyalty".

The people of the country are not loyal to your Nagao family, they are loyal to you, a great name. Similarly, when Imagawa Yoshimoto died, the people of Mikawa Owari immediately became commotion. Takeda Shingen died, and the people of Shinano Mikawa Enji were in commotion. Not to mention the area in the Western Kingdom. Ni Ziqing is dead for a long time, and even the Izumo Kingdom can cause commotion for you.

Therefore, how important a prestigious and capable name is to a family, the master is doubtful! The ancients' wording was extremely precise. What you get in exchange for the loyalty of other people is that you will not suffer any loss if you follow you. If there is a problem with the daimyo itself, then you don't blame others for being disloyal.

Under this abnormal master-slave loyalty relationship, Uesugi Teruhu must be strong and decisive in front of his younger brother. Where could Uesugi Teruhora stop? He quickly sent his troops into the Musashi Kuni Ninja Castle. I have to praise that the lord of Ninja Castle, Narita Choyasu, has really good vision. Whoever he supports will prosper. Last time, almost all the Musashi people betrayed Terutora Uesugi. This veteran who was also involved in betrayal in history suddenly had a sudden increase in IQ and EQ. He was determined to get involved with Uesugi Teru, so he closed the gates of Ninja City and defended the city tightly, preserving Musashi's bridgehead for Uesugi Teru.

Uesugi Teruhora then easily broke into Musashi again, and then he took a position and asked people from all over the world to send troops to help. Unfortunately, this time there were very few responders. Everyone has a feeling that this time Uesugi Teruhu will not go as smoothly as last time.

Okay, Uesugi Teruhu was not discouraged and praised Narita Chotai and Narita's eldest father and son. Then, with the five hundred Shinobi City residents as the vanguard, they rushed towards the lost Matsuyama Castle. 【Note 1】

At this time, the castle leader of Matsuyama Castle was Ueda Asanao, who had just taken office. He was also a bachelor. Originally, the Matsuyama clan was a very independent branch of the castle clan during the era of Ogiya Shosada. This time, when Uesugi Teruhora came, he He didn't even feel like pretending to hold on for the Hojo family to show his loyalty. He directly changed the king's flag at the top of the city, knelt in front of Uesugi Terutora and called him daddy.

Come on, Uesugi Teruhora did almost nothing and just carried out an armed march, and almost all of Kitamushi surrendered. They casually hit the foot of Kawagoe Castle again. The castle was owned by the Hojo clan's old Daidoji Masashige. He hated Uesugi Teruhora day and night, and had a feud across the country. An army of more than 1,500 people was called up and entered the city to defend it.

The happiest person to fight here was Yamauchi Yoshiharu. Hosokawa Harugong saw that his old boss had returned with soldiers, so he came to join the battle with 500 people. It is said that the two people held each other's hands and cried, and the fellow villager burst into tears when he saw the fellow villager.

So the 16,000-strong army surrounded Heyue City with a tenfold advantage. Not even a fly could escape from the ten- and twenty-layer encirclement. Even Hojo Uji Nao and his two uncles, Fujita Ujikuni and Oishi Jiteru in the Odawara residence took several days to get the exact news that Kawagoe Castle was besieged.

Let's fight. What else can we do? The two eldest brothers hugged their nephews, who were several years old, and gathered 6,000 people from the Sagami clan to rush to the foot of Kawagoe Castle to confront Uesugi Teruhora.

The negative consequences of the shitty things Teruhora Uesugi did last time in Kanto were revealed. First of all, the resistance in Kawagoe Castle was very resolute, with 1,500 castle soldiers fighting to the death. Even when the Echigo troops boarded the castle, they were counterattacked and left.

Then there was the Hojo Army, which was confronting the Uesugi Allied Forces, and volunteers continued to join due to the support of the people. The people who did not have much love for the Hojo family did not hesitate to side with the Hojo Army after experiencing the two worlds of ice and fire.

In just a few days, the Hojo clan's volunteer army numbered as many as 2,000. This is not over yet. When Shimoso's Nakajo Toshi led the small bowmen and Satomi reinforcements, a total of 2,500 people came to support Uesugi Teruatora, Shimoso's Hojo Saukura people (the same ones who were previously captured by Uesugi Teruatora) The weakened group of Chiba, Hara, Takagi, Yuuki, etc.) actually brought 3,500 people to support the Hojo Army.

After a month of siege, the number of Hojo troops outside the city actually increased to 12,000. Uesugi Terutora's soldiers were unable to attack for a long time because they had exhausted their rations, and most importantly, the remaining Echigo rice would be harvested in a few days. He was forced to lead his troops back and left with hatred.

So much so that he forgot to deal with Fukaya Jingxian in front of him.

[Note 1]: Why go to Songshan Castle? This is one of the most important branch cities of Musashi. Due to successive defeats, the Ogitani family retreated from Edo Castle to Kawagoe Castle, and then from Kawagoe Castle to Matsuyama Castle. It was the fulcrum-type castle of the entire region. It was the fall of Matsuyama that led to the complete collapse of the situation in North Musashi. Castles such as Habagata and Tenjinzan surrendered without a fight. The Ogitani family even lost the chance to hold a child and continue to resist.