Chapter 335 25. The Troops Returned to the City and the War Ended

After Kobayata returned to Yamanouchi, the decisive battle between the Takanari, Uesugi, and Yamanouchi coalition forces and Takeda Harunobu never took place.

The rice and wheat were stored in the warehouse, and the winter barley and wheat were planted in the fields. Everything was like a calm surface of water, even the fluttering fish had hidden their bodies. For more than 20 days, it was another boring confrontation.

Even though Yamanouchi Yoshiharu had announced in Totomi that he would mobilize Totomi troops to attack Suruga, Takeda Harunobu had no intention of withdrawing his troops or stopping the war.

The Hojo clan was still very supportive of the Takeda family's ability to hold back Uesugi Terutora, so they willingly mobilized 2,000 people to enter Ankokuji and demonstrated their relationship with the Takeda clan with practical actions. Because too many Suruga samurai had died in the past, it was really difficult to incite them to be hostile to the Takeda clan.

The Suruga clan that could be organized were basically added to the ranks of the Takeda clan, and the few capable men that remained were also recruited into the reserve forces under Takeda Yoshinobu.

Even the brothers Okabe Motonobu and Okabe Masanaga, who were devoted to protecting their master, were incorporated into the Suruga clan and the navy of the Takeda clan respectively, which did not play the role that the Yamanouchi clan hoped he would win over a group of people to fight against the Takeda clan when they allowed him to return to the country.

Takeda Harunobu had a strong ambition to expand, but he still had a face and knew what was important. His grandson, Imagawa Hikogoro, was white and fat, growing up healthily, and always served as the head of the Imagawa clan in name.

Even though all the daimyo in Japan knew that the Imagawa clan was finished and was just a puppet of Takeda Harunobu, the Imagawa family still existed on paper.

Others had no excuse to attack the Suruga Imagawa clan, after all, they were the legitimate heirs of the imperial edict written by Ashikaga Yoshiteru and passed on to the world.

How loyal are the Imagawa samurai? The most loyal ones were first cut by Oda Nobunaga, and then by Takeda Harunobu. Samurai are not real leeks. After two cuts, the rest are fence-sitters.

The few truly loyal ones who survived the test of time are also smart, not blindly loyal.

Well! Since you, Takeda Harunobu, are willing to give us a grandson, we will really raise him as the son of Imagawa Yoshimoto, and instill in him every day "Your father is Imagawa Yoshimoto!" "You are not a retainer of Takeda, you are the daimyo Imagawa Hikogoro!" "You are a shogunate pro-domain country mochishu!"...

Although the effect may not be shown for a while, if Imagawa Hikogoro grows up and reaches the age to govern. After being brainwashed by the only remaining loyal retainers of Okabe Motonobu, who knows what disgusting and rotten things will happen.

Choosing between power and grandparent-grandchild affection, the answer is self-evident.

Blood relationship was the most unreliable thing in the Warring States Period. Tears on the surface, but a stab in the back.

However, there is no hope to stir up trouble now. The traitors are now on the same side with Takeda Harunobu, and the loyal ministers are temporarily dormant to accumulate strength for the future.

Since Suruga can't do anything, Kai is even more impossible. After more than 20 generations of management, Kai doesn't know the general, but only knows Takeda. This kind of basic base cannot stand unless they have internal strife, father and son, brothers, uncles and nephews fighting against each other.

Even Oda Nobunaga frantically issued a Takeda arrest order, and would rather all the samurai in Kai die and not be able to mobilize a single soldier in Kai for ten or eight years, but also completely wipe out any possible resistance factors.

As for the Shinano counties, the enthusiasm for resisting Takeda Harunobu is very high, especially the Oi clan and Uchiyama clan in Saku County. As long as the Takeda family shows a flaw, they will rebel. Several generations have been fighting against the rule of the Takeda clan.

It was precisely because of the firm resistance of the Oi clan that Takeda Harunobu was very determined to take action. The Oi clan killed so many people that they were wiped out. In order to prevent him from reviving again, Takeda Harunobu did not even send his son to him, and would rather lose the most convenient way to unify the Oi clan's retainers.

As for the others, there was a courageous one, Nishina Moriaki, the lord of Kuwabara Castle, who raised an army after Takeda Harunobu was defeated in the Battle of Uedawara. But this person was very stubborn and refused to turn around and become a retainer of the Yamanouchi clan. He believed in his own strength. He thought he could compete with Takeda Harunobu, but everyone knows the result.

The whole family was killed! Goro Morinobu was sent to the family to take over.

The rest were fence-sitters, who would go wherever the wind blew. As long as Takeda Harunobu was not about to die, their position was still somewhat firm. Of course, if the Takeda family showed signs of defeat, there would still be a chance to adjust.

In this way, the Takeda family is basically stable, and is much stronger than Uesugi Terutora, who is either suppressing a rebellion or on the way to suppress a rebellion.

The Yamauchi family also looks prosperous, but there is a huge gap between them and the Takeda family. The number of Yamauchi's trusted samurai group is less than one-third of Takeda's trusted samurai group. The Takeda family can still expand, but the Yamauchi family is like a glutton. There is not enough time to digest, and they can't eat anything at all.

In this way, Takeda Harunobu has the greatest chance of winning on Kawanakajima. Compared with the coalition forces that are several times stronger than him, it can be said that "everyone is united"!

Unless he reveals a flaw himself, the current confrontation will become the norm.

I only regret that my Hundred Sons Linked Portuguese are not able to fight yet. If I can fight now, would I still be afraid of his mere Fucheng in the wild? I will cover him with saturated firepower, and his entire army will collapse.

As for the cannon, I brought two, but they were useless. Because it fired shotgun shells, its range was 30% shorter than that of a normal cannon.

There was no chance to appear at all. The Takeda family never took the initiative to attack, and just waited for the coalition forces to come up and build fortifications. If you shoot from a distance, the sound is loud, but it is useless, and you can't even hit a hair. If you want to push it closer, you will be hit back by the Takeda family's iron cannon.

It's useless!

Takanari Masayasu and Uesugi Terutora, who were somewhat fond of each other at first sight, directly put the large gun into the ranks of silver wax spear heads. It seems that the large gun has no chance to appear in their territory, and it is dead in the womb.

On the other hand, Takeda Harunobu on the opposite side saw it clearly, and I don't know how he feels about the large gun.

When the first snow fell, everyone knew that the battle of Kawanakajima this year could not be won, but they didn't dare to retreat for fear of being chased.

Finally, the landlord Takanari Masayasu couldn't hold it in and proposed a joint proposal. Takeda Harunobu's conditions were extremely generous. He burned down Fu Castle, and the coalition forces gave him a large gun.

He now holds the initiative in the war. At worst, he can come back next year. There are plenty of trees in the mountains. They can just cut them down and rebuild them next year.

The morale of the coalition forces was low, and they had to leave. Uesugi Terutora and Yamauchi Yoshikatsu, who were looking forward to the Portuguese, didn't care about the big gun at all. They turned around and pulled one for Takeda Harunobu.

The Battle of Kawanakajima ended in vain.