Chapter 123 11. Suspected that Takeda Would See the Troops

Back to the Yamanouchi Castle, dozens of retainers in the Great Hall were anxious, angry, annoyed or resentful when they heard that the Kanrei did not send troops.

This news was like a wake-up call to the Yamanouchi family. The marriage alliance and the oath of mutual assistance that the two sides had just signed a few months ago were almost in front of them.

On the other hand, the people of the Yamanouchi clan were looking forward to the reinforcements of Uesugi Terutora, and the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. If Uesugi Terutora did not come this time, it might even make some retainers of the Yamanouchi clan dissatisfied or even resentful.

As Koyata thought, these Yamanouchi warriors could not calmly deal with this shocking news. Uncle Tsunayoshi pounded the ground with his hand, "Koyata, how could the Kanrei be such a person? In the past, he was a man of heroic spirit and unparalleled loyalty."

Although Uncle Tsunayoshi was not a very cunning person, after all, he had fought for more than ten or twenty years, and he still had a basic level of cultivation. Even his question seemed to reveal a trace of anger, dissatisfaction, and suspicion. It is conceivable what the other Yamanouchi retainers were thinking, and Kobayata was not afraid to speculate with the worst idea.

"Uncle, don't worry, wait until the lord finishes speaking." Kobayata pressed his hand down, indicating that uncle Tsunayoshi should not be anxious, and everything should be said after listening to the rumors in the letter. From Kobayata's own thinking, something big must have happened in Echigo, otherwise there are so many territories of the Uesugi clan in Kanto, and even the man he had loved is in Kanto, and Uesugi Terutora will not ignore it.

"His Highness the Kanrei of Echigo never thought that the Ikko Ikki would suddenly rise up, and the Chuetsu and Shimoetsu regions collapsed. Kasugayama has been surrounded by more than 40,000 Ikki troops, and His Highness the Kanrei has only more than a thousand soldiers guarding it. Kasugayama is already in a precarious situation." Yamanouchi Yoshiharu sighed, not knowing whether he was lamenting his bad luck or lamenting the critical situation of Uesugi Terutora.

The two explosive news that the Echigo Ikko Ikki broke out and Uesugi Terutora was trapped in Kasugayama were thrown out at once, which was more shocking than Uesugi Terutora not sending troops to Kanto.

Everyone knew the alliances in the Warring States Period. They would naturally abide by the alliances that were beneficial to them. If they felt that they were not beneficial to them, it would not be a big deal to kick them off. The most typical one was the alliance of the three countries of Kazuo, Jun and Xiang. They said that the offensive and defensive alliance would never leave each other, but in the end the three families still tore each other apart fiercely, without any mercy at all. As the saying goes, human feelings are thinner than paper, and the alliances in the Warring States period are probably worse than human feelings. They only use each other and cheat each other.

At first, the Yamanouchi family thought that they had an invincible golden thigh and could easily win the game. However, the Kanrei Echigo Uesugi family, who had just signed the alliance, had been beaten to the city of the original family and was about to die. The huge monster, the most powerful daimyo in the East with 500,000 kan, actually had only more than 1,000 people guarding the city, while the enemy had 40,000 troops.

However, before Yamanouchi Yoshiharu finished speaking, the lord of Hirabayashi Castle in Joetsu, Irobe Shujin Katsunaga, had already received an order from Uesugi Terutora, who ordered him to coordinate the Yangbei people and send 2,000 troops to the south of Ueno as soon as possible to support the former governor of Hirai, Kankasa Nagashide, to calm the situation in Ueno and Shimosa. If the forces of Ueno and Shimosa can be freed up and Musashi can be settled, it would be perfect.

When everyone heard this name, they said that they had heard of this person more or less. He was a member of the Yangbei people, and a very powerful one. Later, the status of the Irobe family was even higher than that of the Honjo family. Honjo Shigenaga was a second-rate man, but it did not hinder his nature of being able to fight. The Irobe family could suppress the Honjo family, which showed that they had some ability. Irobe Katsunaga himself was also one of the elders of the original Echigo Nagao family, the current governor of the Uesugi family, but Kobayata still had a deep impression of his glorious image of following orders but not instructions.

Since Kobayata had been to Echigo Province in person, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu looked at his father and then asked Kobayata: "Kobayata, do you know what kind of person this Hirabayashi Irobe Shujin is?"

Kobayata shook his head, "I didn't see this Irobe Shujin when I stayed in Echigo, but this Irobe Shujin was from the Yangbei clan. It's a blessing in disguise that he didn't collude with the Ikko Ikki. It seems unlikely that he can help the Kanrei family again."

"Could he dare not listen to the imperial edict and order of His Highness the Kanrei?" Yamauchi Yoshikatsu asked. He couldn't believe it. After all, a man as strong as Uesugi Terutora would tolerate such a troublemaker?

"Your father, Nagao Shinano-no-kami, fought for power with the Echigo guardian Uesugi clan, and had a fierce battle with the Yangbei people. When he was young, Your Highness Kanrei was also stationed in Tochio to suppress and intimidate the Yangbei people. Except for the Kamietsu Nakajo clan, the other Yangbei generals are really untrustworthy." Kobayata knew that this group of Yangbei psoriasis specializes in treating Echigo for four generations of old Chinese medicine practitioners, and whoever disobeys will be treated.

Kobayata just explained the facts and put those old things in front of everyone. Everyone is not unaware, after all, Echigo relies on Shinano, and the news exchange is not blocked. It's just that the new Kanto Kanrei can't even use the people in his own country, which is really sad.

But this is the most simple fact. The Shogun of Kyoto can't even use a scoundrel and can only be a puppet waving flags and shouting. Compared with Uesugi Terutora, the Kanrei is even more miserable, but what can he do?

Therefore, there was a long sigh in the Great Hall. The governor of the Uesugi family encountered such a big change. Judging from everyone's impression of Uesugi Terutora, it is generally believed that he can suppress the rebellion. But what about the reinforcements? What about Kanto? Who will take care of it? The 10,000 people of the Yamanouchi family are useless.

Kitabatake University saw that everyone in the Great Hall was a little discouraged. He felt that it was best to control his own destiny. He thought it was safest to mobilize the army. Since October last year until now, in the past six months, everyone has felt the situation in the entire East Country. It is very chaotic, but there is a sense of microseconds in the chaos.

If the army is gathered, then at least no matter what happens, it can be dealt with immediately. In the current situation, the safest place is in the ranks of tens of thousands of troops. Don't you see that the world-famous city of Kasugayama is surrounded, and it is still safest in the army.

Kobayata also thinks that summoning the army and responding to changes with the same attitude is the most appropriate way at the moment.

Just as the meeting was about to end, Kohei Taiyi slapped his head and suddenly an idea occurred to him, "It's urgent, it's urgent, Doctor Takeda Daizen and Master Honganji Kennyo are brothers-in-law!"