Chapter 379 38. Uesugi Terutora Is Extremely Sad
"Oyakata-den, there is an envoy from the Shinshu Yamauchi clan!"
The shogunate camp outside Iwatsuke Castle, the important town of Minamimusashi, has surrounded the city. Uesugi Terutora, who has been attacking back and forth for more than 20 days, is in the midst of a difficult decision.
Is it to avoid the fortified city, go deep into the enemy territory, and fully display the true qualities of the Wu family? Or should he attack the city without stopping until this thorn in his side is removed, and forcefully intimidate the Musashi people in the north and south?
Due to the first battle, the ownership of the Ota family, the lord of Iwafu Ota Castle, was betrayed by the Hojo army, and the direct line of the Ota family was cut off. The Oishi clan took advantage of the opportunity and directly succeeded the head of the Hojo clan, Nao's younger brother, to the Iwatsuke Ohta clan.
Nowadays, in Iwasuke Castle, not only is the Ota clan leader who was born in the Hojo clan, but there are also two hard-core thugs from the Hojo side, Tominaga and Yuto.
I originally thought that it was just a matter of a word to support Ota Shizheng and regain his skills. But the reality slapped Uesugi Terutora in the face. Among the more than 3,000 troops in the city, not only were there no pro-Ota seniors, but there were not even many original Iwasuke Ota retainers.
Coupled with the determined will of the defenders, Uesugi Teruhora, who had driven all the Musashi Ueno people to attack the city, was helpless and sat at the foot of the city.
When he was upset, he heard that an envoy from the Yamauchi clan was coming. This made Uesugi Teruhu very surprised. How could he send an envoy here at such a time when he had nowhere to go.
Teruhora Uesugi called out "Pass!" and the person next to him immediately came out of the tent to welcome the person in.
"Why did the prime minister send you here?" Uesugi Teruhu treated the Yamauchi family very seriously.
"It is not His Highness the Prime Minister, but His Highness Izumo who sent me here. I have a letter to hand over."
Terutora Uesugi didn't remember for a moment who Izumo Mamoru Yamauchi was, so Kakizaki Keie went over and talked to him in detail.
Uesugi Teruhu, who finally understood who it was, was puzzled. He opened the letter and asked.
"Why didn't Yu Lin and the Prime Minister send a letter? Could something have happened in Yamauchi's family?"
Before he finished speaking, Uesugi Teruhu's hand holding the letter began to tremble violently. Looking closer, not only his hands, but his entire face began to tremble, and finally his whole body began to tremble unnaturally.
All the Uesugi retainers in the shogunate and the people of the Kanto nation had never seen Uesugi Teruhora in such an indescribable appearance. Even when his brother Nagao Harukage raised an army to attack him, he would not have behaved like this. Vice appearance.
"Your Highness! What happened?" Usami Suruga Shosamasu asked.
Uesugi Teru opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word. The five fingers were clenched tightly, as if they were about to bleed.
Nagata Kawada saw with his own eyes that something was wrong with Uesugi Teruhu. He was a descendant of Uesugi Huihu, and he had slept with Uesugi Huihu in the same bed for several years. The person here who knows Uesugi Teruhora’s temperament best is none other than him.
When he supported Teru Uesugi, without any reaction, Uesugi Teru burst into tears.
"Your Highness! I wish I had listened to your advice earlier! Your Highness!~~" Uesugi Teruhora cried and fell to his knees, touching his head to the ground in the direction of Luo Jing, and began to worship.
Kawada Changqin received the letter and his expression changed drastically!
"His Royal Highness Kōkata from Luokyo was murdered, and Yamauchi Habayashi from Shinshu died in the battle together. His Highness Kōkata's only son, His Highness Teruwakamaru, also died in the chaos!"
Kakizaki Keiye looked at the retainers in disbelief. No wonder Teru Uesugi had such a big reaction. The wise and brave Ashikaga General who had the same spirit as Uesugi Terutora was attacked and killed by Miyoshi and three others!
But unlike Uesugi Teruhora's reaction, the retainers were noncommittal about the death of Kyoto Shogun. Anyway, it's so far away and it's easy to die. Someone with the surname Ashikaga will do it anyway.
But with Yamauchi Yoshikatsu dead, the Uesugi family lost a powerful allied general. Although there is a sense of mourning on the face, most of it is just to agree with Uesugi Teruhu.
Kakizaki Keike helped Uesugi Terutora up and asked him to listen to the Yamauchi family's envoy to finish the news.
"His Highness Mihamamatsu suffered a stroke and is in coma. His Highness Habayashi died in battle, and the family was in chaos for a while. Izumo will keep your orders and send a message to take charge of His Highness. Taro's succession may not be stable, so I implore Your Highness to come forward to protect him!"
After Shiban finished speaking, the Uesugi retainers who were originally shocked by the death of Yamauchi Yoshikatsu exploded. Yoshinori Yamauchi suffers a stroke! Doesn't that mean you're going to die?
Two generations of the Yamauchi family have been named like this, and Yamauchi Taro is only three years old. Without strong supporters, he will definitely not be able to secure his position.
Regardless of whether Uesugi Terutora can really be trusted, the Yamauchi family must use this power to completely finalize the succession of Yamauchi Taromaru.
The Yamauchi family can't stand the trouble!
"Your Highness! For this plan, the Yamauchi family is in turmoil right in front of us. Your Highness is urgently needed to come and take charge!"
"Exactly! Taro Yamauchi is the nephew of His Highness, and he should go to his aid and protect him out of emotion and reason."
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Uesugi Teruhora stopped mourning. He had completely different priorities from those of the Yamauchi family and his retainers. Everyone, including Koheita and other Yamauchi retainers, was thinking about the survival of the family, but he was the only one who really cared about the shogunate.
Now that Ashikaga Yoshiki is dying, the last majesty of the shogunate has been wiped out, and the country will no longer be a country. There may not be anyone in the world who is more heartbroken than him.
"Ministry of Civil Affairs, I will hand over Daishan City to you. I will definitely come back next March!"
Seeing that the retainers all suggested that they should quickly help the Yamauchi family and support the Uesugi family's direct nephew, Uesugi Teruhu made a prompt decision and obeyed the opinions first.
Daiyama Castle is a castle about one mile south of Iwatsuke Castle. It originally belonged to the Iwatsuke Ota clan. It is one of the most important branch cities of Iwasuke Castle and was captured by the Uesugi coalition not long ago.
Now that Uesugi Terutora has not conquered Iwatsuki, he can only hand over Daiyama Castle to Ota Sukemasa, asking him to hold out in southern Musashi for a year, and then he will send troops to help him in the spring of next year.
"I will not let your highness down!" Ota Sukemasa promised generously. He is the local snake in southern Musashi, and he can't do it if he is asked to fight the Hojo clan alone. But just holding on and waiting for help to show his presence, that's not a big problem. He can be a skilled nail for Uesugi Terutora in Musashi, leaving a gap for Uesugi Terutora to come again next year.
After arranging the garrison, Uesugi Terutora instructed Kawada Nagachika, Nakajo Fujitoshi, Kanzusa Kagemochi, Hojo Takahiro, Yasuda Kagehiro and others to stay attentively, while disbanding the military forces of the various countries and some of the troops in Echigo on the spot.
Finally, there were about 2,000 cavalry around him, and he rushed to Yamanouchi Fuchū Castle as soon as possible to establish the successor issue of his eldest nephew as soon as possible, and to check on Yamanouchi Yoshiharu's condition.
If Yamanouchi Yoshiharu doesn't do anything, then Uesugi Terutora can't sit back and watch the Yamanouchi family weaken. If the Yamanouchi family falls, no one will be watching over the Takeda family, which will be very disadvantageous to Echigo.
He can't allow this to happen!