Chapter 658 3. Uesugi's Troops Enter Kaga

Where is Kenshin Uesugi now?

Kaga Province, Kanazawa Gobo!

What is he doing?

Of course, it is Wude Mitsuepei!

As the head temple of Kaga Ikko sect, Kanazawa Gobo in Kaga Province has a large town and a rich population. The key point is that in the northwest is Kanazawa Oki, which is the trade center of the Hokkien trade in Kaga Province and a rest stop before all Hokkien ships cross the Noto Peninsula.

In such a prosperous town, Kenshin Uesugi would be sorry if he didn't make up some money to fill his deficit after he entered this town!

Originally, there were only a few hundred people riding on white horses out of Kasuga Mountain, but now Kenshin Uesugi has 18,000 people under his command!

After entering Echizen, Kawada Nagachika led the response in Uozu Castle, and then Shiina Kagenao, who commanded the Shiina people, also came to help immediately. Uesugi Kenshin's adopted son Uesugi Masaharu and Nakajo Kagesuke's successor Nakajo Kageyasu came to Kagashi, and finally Jinbo Kakuhiro and Kojima Nakamura's commander Jinbo clan also came to fight.

The Uesugi clan became powerful all of a sudden, and then some people in Echizen who were in turmoil and Ikko clan in Kaga, Hida, and Echizen gathered at Inami Castle and Katsukoji Temple.

The two sides fought fiercely in Nishimizuhara, and the Ikko clan was defeated and retreated. Uesugi Kenshin opened the passage to Kaga. So he sent a letter to the chief of the Noto Hatakeyama clan, Nagauji, asking him to send troops to fight Kaga with him.

The content that the masses love to hear and see has appeared again!

The Noto Hatakeyama craftsman writer is in internal strife!

The struggle of Hatakeyama Yoshitsuga and his son to restore power completely failed, and then they were jointly exiled from the country by the important ministers!

Kenshin Uesugi's adopted son, Masaharu Uesugi, is a typical Hatakeyama clan descendant. In other words, who else can do it but me! My elder brother and father can't do it, so I will do it!

He can see clearly that the heir of the Uesugi clan will never be a hostage sent by the Noto Hatakeyama clan as a hostage, and he has no roots. Even the Nagao Akie, born to Kenshin Uesugi's biological sister, Senmoin, was killed. It's better not to wade into the muddy water of the Uesugi family!

Now there is such a great opportunity, it's a fool not to do it!

Masaharu Uesugi immediately asked Kenshin Uesugi to help him return to the country to inherit the Noto Hatakeyama clan. You are my father, the kind of father who is closer than my biological father! As long as you can help me return to Noto, I will always be your good son!

Kenshin Uesugi, who has never been able to completely suppress the Hojo clan in Kanto, changed his strategy at this time to expand his own forces in Hokuriku, suppress the people of Echigo, and expand his own authority by strengthening himself.

Then he can lead more troops into Kanto and face the Hojo family, which is like a sea of ​​people.

He has already taken 100,000 kan from Echizen, and the surrender of the Hida Emma family in the south has greatly reduced the threat from Echizen. Uesugi Kenshin needs Echizen to provide him with military rations and taxes to expand his strength.

Then the sudden disturbance in the royal family in Noto has become a great destabilizing factor!

Due to the attitude of Uesugi Kenshin in previous years to eliminate the Ikko clan in Echizen, the eastern part of Echizen is quite peaceful, and only the western part near Kaga has the Ikko Ikki.

This shows that Uesugi Kenshin's strategy of head-on suppression is very effective. These bald donkeys will not bow their heads unless they kill a transparent one!

The threats from the southeast have been largely eliminated, and the threat from Noto in the north naturally cannot be ignored. In addition, there is a son from the Noto Hatakeyama family in front of him, and he has a righteous reputation for free.

Let's do it!

After driving away the Ikko Ikki, Kenshin Uesugi turned his horse around and attacked Nanao Castle. The reputation of Kenshin Uesugi, the Kanrei of Kanto, was known to the world. Nagatsune was scared and sent his third son, Nagatsune Ryu, to Kaga Kanazawa Gobo for help. He gathered his men and the people who rebelled together to defend Nanao Castle.

Although the wishful thinking was very loud, Kenshin Uesugi's tactical ability was superior, and he also had Masashige Uesugi as a guide. Going back to Noto was really like going home. He grew up in Nanao Castle, so he was familiar with the roads and geography.

Since the war in Echigo ended quickly, Kenshin Uesugi now had plenty of time to deal with the mess in Noto. After observing Nanao Castle for a while and sighing that it was another disgusting mountain castle, Kenshin Uesugi set up his main camp on Ishidoyama and stationed his army along the Tenjin River.

The main force of 8,000 people set up siege works outside Nanao Castle, and the remaining 10,000 people attacked the various branch castles of Noto. The resistance of Nagatsuna Ren of Anamizu Castle, Matsunami Yoshichika and Hatakeyama Yoshiki of the Matsunami Hatakeyama family in the various branch castles was quickly disintegrated. The lord of Suemori Castle, Doi Tajima no Kami Masaharu, surrendered to Kenshin Uesugi, and then Taira Yasutane, Nagasawa Mitsukuni and other generals successively joined Kenshin Uesugi's side.

The situation in Noto began to reverse in the Uesugi side. Nagatsuna Ryu finally asked for 6,000 reinforcements from the Kaga Ikko clan, but he was helpless and was beaten up by Kenshin Uesugi again and failed.

In June, the summer heat rose again, and a terrible plague broke out in Nanao Castle, which had been besieged for nearly four months. More than a thousand soldiers died in just a few days. Due to insufficient food and rations, more than a thousand people starved to death.

In the end, Yusa Tsunemitsu and Oni Kagetaka were betrayed by Kenshin Uesugi, and they launched an attack in the city, killed the entire family of Nagatsuna Ren, and opened the city to surrender!

Uesugi Masaharu restored the name of Hatakeyama Yoshiharu and entered Nanao Castle to serve as the lord of the Noto Hatakeyama clan. Noto was completely pacified and became the territory of the Uesugi clan.

After this round, Uesugi Kenshin prepared to return to Echigo to deal with Honjo Shigenaga.

But after the bad luck reached the lowest point, it began to go uphill. Naoe Kagetsuna led the people of Chugoku to defeat Odagiri Sonshichiro and stabilized the situation in Chugoku. Then he joined forces with the lords of Sugiyoshi Castle, Uesugi Kagenobu and Uesugi Kagetora, and his sons to attack Honjo Shigenaga. Uesugi Kagetora was extremely brave, took the lead, and won the first battle.

Honjo Shigenaga also learned that the Hojo clan's Ueno attack strategy had collapsed, and it was impossible to enter Echigo to respond to his rebellion. He was alone and could not make a difference, so he surrendered to Uesugi Kagetora and sent his two sons as hostages to the military camps of Naoe Kagetsuna and Uesugi Kagenobu.

Echigo Rebellion was quelled!

It happened that the Yamanouchi family sent a letter to Uesugi Kenshin again, saying that the Hojo family was beaten by our family, and we have supported Kogumi Yoshizumi and Uesugi Yoshinori to restore their power. Now please send Ota Sukemasa over, we will fight to Edo Castle and help him revive his family on the way.

This news surprised Uesugi Kenshin. The Yamanouchi family must have taken stimulants to be so brave. But he is my nephew after all. He knows how to do things in moderation and follows my way of survival. Strike the Hojo clan and restore order in Kanto.

Let Ota Sukemasa go back!

I gave Ota Sukemasa several hundred taels of gold as a settlement fee and told him to block the Hojo clan's way after taking Edo. If there is anything, he can ask my nephew for help. My nephew, that's the same as my son, no problem!

He himself used the newly-minted Hatakeyama clan head Hatakeyama Yoshiharu as a banner to hunt down the chief thief Renryu. With the power to seize the whole country of Noto, he broke through Kaga Takamatsu Castle and Kamiyamada Castle in one day and arrived at Kanazawa Gobo Castle.

There are always 40,000 brave soldiers, but they only dare to sit and watch Uesugi Kenshin admire his martial virtue under the castle!