Chapter 119 7. The Great Waves and the Eighth Prince

It has been a month since the news of the Kanto rebellion came. From the initial panic and confusion to the current numb waiting. The generals of the Yamanouchi clan heard one bad news after another.

The only smooth passage to Kanto now is the Izu area of ​​the Imagawa clan. In this month, Imagawa Yoshimoto almost took all of Zuzhou except for the territory of Satomi Yoshiyasu.

Imagawa Yoshimoto's plot succeeded and he no longer concealed it. The Yamanouchi clan's envoys finally entered Izu and got some news about Sagami.

Kawada Nagachika was a wise and brave general who was prepared at the beginning of the Sagami Rebellion. He directly besieged the hundreds of soldiers left by Uesugi Terutora in Odawara and sent people to inform Yasuda Kagehiro of Tamanawa and Satomi Yoshiyasu of Boso. Of course, things were as he expected. Yasuda Kagehiro was also attacked and began to besiege Tamanawa Castle, while Satomi Yoshiyasu was attacked by the people of Shimosa.

Those nobles in Shimosa who were reduced in fiefdom by Uesugi Terutora actually did not suffer any losses in the defeat, and his military strength was very complete. After Odawara was opened, the people of Shimosa came to Odawara to apologize, and Uesugi Terutora was the kind of person who would forgive others as long as they begged him humbly. So much so that in addition to reducing the fiefdom, they were not even asked to hand over fines or hostages.

These people cooperated with Uesugi Terutora to succeed the Kanto Kanrei with great respect at the Kamakura Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine, and changed their names. The dissatisfaction in secret was bred again, just waiting for an opportunity. But now that the old ministers of the Hojo clan are in chaos, Uesugi Terutora is trapped in the heavy snow in Echigo, and there will be no better opportunity.

And their counterattacks, Koyomi Yoshiaki and Satomi Yoshiyasu, Koyomi Yoshiaki's father Ashikaga Yoshiaki, died in battle for several years. Together with his uncle Motoyori and many retainers and samurai inherited from his grandfather Ashikaga Masauji, they all died in the Kokufudai area. Now the retainers are scattered and the samurai are dying. For a while, they all rely on the 2,000 Echigo soldiers sent by the retainer Nakajo Fujisuke, sent by Uesugi Terutora, to rule the newly restored Kogumigo Palace.

Dozens of samurai died in Odawara, which was not a serious loss for a daimyo with tens of thousands of kan, but it was also a big internal injury. However, he had just received 2,000 kan of Funabashi and several thousand kan of Ashigara County and Shimozu. As long as he digested it, it would not be a big deal. But he didn't have time to digest it at all, and Wanxi Castle was attacked by thousands of people. He had no choice but to take 5,000 people to fight back, and he couldn't take care of Sagami's territory at all. The territory of Izu was strongly supported by the Boso navy, so there were no taboos and no one dared to provoke it.

Originally, the strength of the Hojo clan's Ikki was not enough to quickly take down the city (referring to Odawara Castle), and when it snowed heavily in Kanto, everyone would go home and take a shower. When Uesugi Terutora's Echigo army arrived next year, the five heads of the Hojo clan would be the best example for these people.

But the biggest variable was the arrival of Takeda Harunobu's armored army. Anyway, Takeda Harunobu was driving his own people, so he didn't feel bad and directly adopted the direct attack method. The already withered Odawara Castle was finally broken after six days of strong attacks, and Kawada Nagachika boarded the ship arranged by the Satomi clan and fled to Anfang.

With Kawada Nagachika's defeat as a prelude, Uesugi Terutora's rule in Sagami Province almost came to an end. 50,000 Ikki and 5,000 armored troops attacked the panicked Tamanawa Castle. Yasuda Kagehiro finally escaped with his life and ran directly to Musashi through the ravine. Sagami Province was thus restored by the Hojo clan.

The biggest reason for the Takeda clan to take action was that the three-year-old Takeda Kiku and Hojo Ujinao were connected. That's right, a four-year-old boy married a three-year-old girl. Hojo Ujinao became the son-in-law of Takeda Harunobu, and at the same time, the Hojo clan ceded the Tsukui area, which was equivalent to allowing Takeda Harunobu to gain access to Kanto.

Everyone can see what Takeda Harunobu was thinking about to help his son-in-law recover his country, and the current situation of the Hojo clan must be done even if it is a poison to quench thirst.

Fortunately, Hojo Ujinao's two uncles were strong and decisive people, and they did not allow Takeda Harunobu to ask Hojo Ujinao to go to Kaifu to complete the marriage. Although there was some subordination to the marriage alliance with the Takeda clan, it still maintained the posture of an independent daimyo.

With the assistance of Takeda Harunobu, the Hojo clan was able to mobilize the last strength to sweep Musashi Province. So Hosokawa Harumiya of Hachioji and Hojo Takahiro of Kawagoe were surrounded by the uprising in Musashi and the 7,000 troops mobilized by the Hojo clan.

As for Iwatsuke and Ota Sukemasa of Edo, since a large-scale uprising also broke out in Musashi, everyone was actually one of them. Ota Sukemasa thought that as the head of Musashi people, he could say hello and appease them, and then spend some money to calm them down. Then he could raise troops to rescue Tamanawa or Kawagoe.

The result was exactly like what happened in history. The eldest son Ota Ujisuke, whom he looked down upon, directly rebelled and took advantage of him to leave the city, and without saying a word, he took over Iwatsuke Castle with his younger brothers. When Ota Sukemasa fled to Edo, Ota Yasutoshi sold out the Iwatsuke Ota clan under a heavy bribe from the Hojo clan and re-established the banner of the Edo Ota clan.

Ota Sukemasa was in a desperate situation and was betrayed by his eldest son and his own clansmen. He let out a long sigh and disappeared with dozens of his followers.

The Iwatuke clan (it is worth mentioning that the Iwatuke clan can mobilize 1,500 soldiers, including 500 on horseback, which should be the highest proportion of cavalry in Japan) and more than 3,000 Edo clans swarmed to Kawagoe Castle, and together with more than 3,000 Hojo troops, they attacked for five days. Hojo Takahiro saw that the situation was not right and it was very likely that he would not be able to hold on, so he led 500 or 600 remnants of the defeated army all the way to Matsuyama Castle. As a result, Nagano Yoshimasa of Matsuyama actually abandoned the city because of the tension in Ueno. Hojo Takahiro, who was surrounded by the Hojo army on all sides, sighed and was attacked by Fujita Ujikuni, the Hojo party who was chasing him. He was captured after a fierce battle and had to surrender to the enemy.

And Oishi Ujiteru of Musashi Kasai Castle cooperated with the national clan of Shimosa. Although there was little progress, Nakajo Fujisuke and Satomi Yoshiyasu were both delayed. Ryoda Harusuke of Shimosa aimed to save Ashikaga Yoshiuji, whose wife was the daughter of Hojo Ujiyasu, so the two did not help each other and closed the door to defend the city. Anyway, no matter who comes to Kanto, the Shogun will always have some face and will not be criticized. (At most, his reputation will be ruined again. Anyway, the Shogun in Kyoto is driven around every few days, and the Shogun in Koga is not ashamed.)

I don’t know what Narita Nagayasu of Musashi Oshi Castle was thinking. He did not launch a rebellion according to the historical trajectory. Instead, he reported the situation in Musashi to Amagasa Nagase of Hirai and started to watch the show. He also did not help either side and insisted on defending Oshi Castle in Kanto.

Now Hachioji is a small boat in the storm.

There are some things I don’t say, and some tickets I don’t want, but it doesn’t mean I don’t want them!