The alliance between Uesugi and Hojo has been concluded, and Yoshigan cannot force Uesugi Teruator to break the agreement. This will be a greater blow to Uesugi Teruator's precarious prestige.
Moreover, Dazang Chang'an is preparing for the Wu Jiayi Promotion Association, the soft knife of peaceful transformation of the eight states is being set up, and the new conquest has been launched.
As the Uesugi and Hojo families can maintain harmony, Yoshihiro Shiba's status becomes even more transcendent.
This will help him go south to persuade the local samurai families in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River to participate in the Tone River water conservancy project and promote the Shiba family's new samurai ideas of peaceful development.
For the sake of Terutora Uesugi, Yoshigage, who no longer embarrasses the long-tailed man, said.
"The armament that Mr. Nagao is busy preparing is for the attack on the Sano Territory after the autumn harvest?"
Changwei nodded and said.
"Exactly."
She was worried and lowered her head, waiting for Yiyin's question. Yiyin glanced at the ladies present and spoke slowly.
"As far as I know, the drought in Kanto this year is worse than last year, and it is also accompanied by a locust plague.
In the spring, we have already conquered the Lower Sovereign Kingdom. In the autumn, we will send troops to the Sano Territory again.
Can the harvests of each family support the consumption of the army? Or do we need to allocate grain and grass reserves from Echigo Naoetsu?"
Changwei was silent, not knowing how to answer.
War means fighting for money and food. The Kanhachishu is not as good as Echigo Province, with the rich Naoetsu blood transfusion. The ability of agricultural society to resist risks is extremely poor, and the economy of the Kanhachishu has collapsed after two years of poor harvests.
Last year's campaign in the Kanto region was devastated. This year's harvest was even worse, with many places predicting no harvests. She had to force the expedition, and she didn't know how many people would starve to death, but what could she do?
Unless Sano Masatsuna is killed, the breath stuck in Uesugi Terutora's heart cannot be released, and there will be no peace in these days.
Rather than repeating it over and over again, it is better to satisfy Uesugi Teruhu's face once, and then everyone can stop and take a breath.
Yiyin naturally knew where the crux was, and even though Changwei was forced to death, she couldn't make the decision.
Looking back at Terutora Uesugi, the two of them had actually reached a consensus at Sanfeng Mountain and would not talk about military affairs for several years.
But the unsightly stone of Sano Masatsuna must be kicked away. Because the key point of Ina Chuji's Tonegawa diversion project lies in Sano Territory.
To put it simply, the Tone River Diversion Project is to divert the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River, which originally merged with the Arakawa River, to the Watarase River and the Kinugawa River, thereby solving the flooding problem in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River.
But as luck would have it, Sano Territory is located between the Watarase River and Kinugawa River, in the alluvial plain between the two rivers. No matter how the diversion plan chooses the route, Sano Territory cannot be bypassed.
Therefore, Sano Ling must win.
The Echigo side could not allow a samurai force that had betrayed Terutora Uesugi to occupy the key location of the Tone River diversion project. The political risk was too great.
However, the attack on the Sano Territory did not necessarily require Terutora Uesugi to do it himself.
Yiyin's next action is to prepare to go south to the eight states of Kankan and go to the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River to persuade local powerful warriors to complete the Tone River diversion project.
To reach an agreement among the samurai along the coast, a landmark event is always needed to show the unity of all the ladies on the Tone River diversion project. It can also be called a letter of submission for everyone to join the team.
Sano Masatsuna, who was standing in the middle of the Tone River diversion project and who was disgusted by Terutora Uesugi and would never compromise with him, was the best person to vote for.
Yiyin didn't wait for Changwei to reply and continued to speak on his own.
“Drought is everywhere and people’s livelihood is difficult.
His Highness Uesugi was willing to surrender and make peace with the Hojo family because he sympathized with the Hachishu samurai family and could not bear the tragedy of starving to death.
In this case, I think Sano leader will not attack for the time being. A woman's revenge is not too late in ten years, and it is not urgent.
Your Highness Uesugi, what do you think?"
Terutora Uesugi nodded and said.
"Anyone who commits unjust acts will be punished by his own death. Sano Masatsuna has done all kinds of bad things and will not end well.
For the sake of the people of Guanbazhou, I will allow her to live for a few more days."
After supporting Yoshinobu's Tone River diversion project, Terutora Uesugi knew that Sano Masatsuna would die. Therefore, she was willing to endure it for a few more days.
The two masters exchanged a few words, which made Changwei Dangchang speechless.
Teruhora Uesugi is known for her strength, but she didn't expect that everything in this world is like one thing. She was so talkative in front of Yoshigami Shiba, and she was dumbfounded when she saw the long tail, and she was ecstatic in her heart.
Shiba Yoshigan's words are very clear. He recognizes the alliance between the Uesugi and Hojo families. Sano leader should not waste his efforts to conquer. In the face of disaster, everyone should take a good breath and survive.
This was the wish of the Ueno samurai family headed by Nagao. They just didn't dare to disobey Uesugi Teruhora, so they agreed to her request to conquer the Sano Territory, thinking that it would be a condition for peace in the future.
Now that I see Terutora Uesugi listening to Yoshigan Shiba's words, he really doesn't want to use swords anymore. Nagao will definitely be willing to obey his orders.
She even felt that it was a wonderful death for Minister Se to die. A bastard like him, who was too selfish and instigated his lord to be militaristic in a calamity year, should die early so as not to live and continue to harm everyone.
Yiyin first used his royal power to kill the color minister, and then used Bu Zheng to appease the long tail, so that all the concubines present were convinced and did not dare to go against his will.
But in fact, the most important thing was the three days at Mt. Mitsumine, which made Terutora Uesugi fascinated.
This is a time of great affection, and everything is easy to discuss. Only then can Yiyin successfully take the initiative in Kanto's new strategy and control the rhythm again.
Looking back at Uesugi Teruhora's affectionate eyes, Yoshigine breathed a sigh of relief. At least he had dealt with this stubborn dragon, but his waist was a little sore.
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After stopping the Sano leader's conquest at Numata Castle, Yoshigan continued southward along the Tone River.
Before leaving, Terutora Uesugi still had unfinished business and wanted to reconnect with Yoshigami and learn new things. However, under the attention of all the ladies, she never found a chance to get close, so she had to give up in frustration.
Yoshigan didn't mind having sex with her a few more times to increase her chances of getting pregnant. But time waited for no one, and he had to go south as soon as possible, so he had to let Teru Uesugi hold back his unhappiness and secretly drool.
Yoshigan held his nose and recognized the alliance between the Uesugi family and the Hojo family. However, the actual territory of the Uesugi and Hojo families in Kanhachishu was not very large.
Within the scope of the eight Kanshu, the Echigo family occupied Ueno Kingdom, and the Hojo family occupied Sagami Kingdom.
The seemingly huge force was actually the powerful samurai family of Kanhachishu who opportunistically operated under both sides. These wallflowers were spread all over Musashi, Shimotsou and Ryogoku, and Shimono Province occupied parts of Ashikaga Castle and Sano Castle.
The Kanhachishu samurai family in the Boso Peninsula and the eastern plains have always been watching the battle for hegemony between the Uesugi family and the Hojo family in the core area of Kanto, and rarely get involved.
Because to them, the Uesugi and Hojo families are both outsiders and intruders, and neither of them is good. It is best for them to fight in the core area and lose both sides, and not to go to the east to cause trouble.
Yiyin established the Samurai Giri Promotion Association to promote the Tone River diversion project in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River in Ueno, Musashi, Shimono, and Shimoso Shikoku.
And this area highly overlaps with the core area of Kanto. His strategic plan is actually a conspiracy that everyone can understand.
The peaceful alliance between the Uesugi and Hojo families has shocked the Kanbaju samurai family. Hojo Ujiyasu, an old fox, will definitely seize the opportunity to win over the local samurai families in the core area of Kanto.
When Yoshinobu went south to promote the Tonegawa diversion project, he was using the appeal of Hachiman Taimu's white flag to compete with Hojo Ujiyasu for people.
During the time when Terutora Uesugi was preparing to conquer the Sano territory, the Hojo family had already taken the lead. Yoshigan was lagging behind, so he must move south quickly.
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Although Ueno Country is under the control of Echigo, it is actually divided and ruled by the Uesugi family and the Kanto Palace.
After Mouri Kehiro fled south, Amabashi Castle returned to the Uesugi family. Yoshigan took a boat to Amabashi collar in the middle of the Tone River, landed at Amabashi collar, rode eastward, and entered Dahu collar.
Before continuing south, he needs to take care of one thing first, and that is Nagano Yasimori, who is under the protection of Shima Shengmeng in Dahu City.
A generation of heroes, Naganoye, died of illness in the spring. Due to hesitation, she did not accept Kamiizumi Nobutsuna's suggestion and join the Kanto Shrine, but chose to continue to maintain the independence of the Minawa clan.
Less than a few months after her death, the Minawa clan, which had lost its backbone, fell apart. Her daughter Nagano Yamori was desperately rescued from Minawa Castle by Nobutsuna Kamizumi and fled to Dahu Castle, the residence of Shima Katsuo.
Kamiizumi Nobutsuna used the friendship of his comrades in Hokuriku to plead with Yoshihiro, but he died in this matter again.
Regardless of whether it is out of personal feelings or to protect its own moral persona, Yoshihiro must properly handle Nagano Yoshimori.
Originally, Yoshigan could have allowed Nagano Yashimai to return to Nishi-Ueno with just one word. Although Sanada Nobushige was a bastard, she really didn't have the guts to disobey Yoshigan's decision.
You must know that the one hundred most elite Sanada soldiers under her command are still eating the same welfare food as the Yutai people.
Ten shi of brown rice per person per year is equivalent to Yiyin helping her to raise elites with high wages. Does she want to be disobedient? Can her soldiers agree?
In other words, the Sanada clan was able to quickly capture Nishi Ueno with the strength of the Ten Thousand Stones Territory, and the blood transfusion of the Kanto Palace to the Sanada clan was also indispensable.
However, the changes in the Takeda family's followers forced Yoshigan to put down this idea of checks and balances.
After Nagano Yamori returns, will it intensify the internal conflicts in Nishi Ueno? If the Takeda family is given an opportunity to take advantage of it, wouldn't Yoshihiro have shot himself in the foot?
There were unusual movements among the Takeda clan's followers at this time, and Yoshigan had doubts as to whether Sanada Nobushige had tampered with them.
But after thinking about it, Sanada Nobushige probably didn't have this ability and it was just good luck.
Teruhora Uesugi cut off Hokushin's cheap supplies, and Takeda Shingen's backhand allowed the Higashinos to test the situation. This was a high-level game that Sanada Nobushige could not influence.
Although the Toshin Sanada family is the nominal leader of the Toshin community, if they are good at causing provocations, they must be ordered by direct descendants of the Takeda family. The Toshin Sanada family does not have such great energy.
Thinking of this, Yoshigan was inevitably a little angry. Sanada Nobunaga made trouble several times, and he had long wanted to beat him up.
But this mountain monkey seems to have divine help, as if God is blessing her. Step by step, she has averted every crisis, and her territory is getting bigger and bigger.
Yiyin did the math and found that she now occupies approximately 50,000 shi of territory.
In the Kanto territory, it does not count as the sphere of influence under jurisdiction. Shima Katsuki, the agent of the Kanto Shiba Territory, only has a territory of 10,000 koku, and Yamanaka Yukimori, the deacon of the Kanto Palace, only has a territory of 5,000 koku.
Sanada Nobushige's reckless behavior in Nishi-Ueno turned out to be the most powerful faction in the Kanto Palace. He was only half the leader of Nishi-Ueno and had affected the balance of power within the Kanto Palace.
Yoshihiro could have allowed Nagano Yamori to return to the land of Nishi Ueno and divide Sanada Nobunshige's territory. This was both a warning and a check and balance.
But it happened that the Takeda family was trying to advance, so he had no choice but to focus on the immediate future and let Sanada Nobushige secure his territory to resist the Takeda family's attack.
Yiyin couldn't help but have a headache. This mountain monkey was moving so fast that he no longer knew how to suppress her development.
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Dahu City, residence.
Yiyin and Shima Shengmeng sat opposite each other in a side room, with no one else around. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they had skin-to-skin contact, so they were naturally very intimate.
Dao Shengmeng is brave and brave in appearance. At 1.7 meters tall, he stands out among the Ji warriors and is extremely domineering. But in front of Yiyin, he is extremely shy.
Yoshigan knew very well in his heart how wild the Shima Katsuki was in front of him at certain times. Except for Oda Nobunaga, among the Hime warriors who had sex with Yoshigan, Shima Katsuru was the most daring to play.
As the ancients said, people cannot be judged by their appearance, and sea water cannot be measured. Who would have thought that the island of Shengmeng, which has always flaunted its principles and principles, would actually be the one who dented Yiyin the most.
Humans, the stricter they are on themselves, once the lower limit is exceeded, the less human they become, commonly known as perversion.
Dao Sheng suddenly saw his master staring at her, and couldn't help lowering his head, his cheeks glowing. This was in stark contrast to her craziness on the bed, and Yi Yin couldn't help but twitch his fingers.
Unfortunately, this is not a good time to have sex. There are still a bunch of people outside waiting to be received by Yiyin.
Yiyin rubbed his chin with his fingers and asked.
"When did they arrive?"
Dao Shengmeng answered respectfully.
"Your Majesty, as soon as the letter you sent from Naoetsu arrived, Sanada Hime arrived at Dahu City, saying that she wanted to apologize to you."
Yiyin snorted and said.
"Sanada Nobushige, this naughty mountain monkey.
She sold out Kirigakure Saizo and Sarutobi Sasuke, and asked them to go to the palace to plead guilty to me. Then she came to Dahu City and pretended to be a good baby. She was really getting more and more stupid.
Sasuke Sarutobi took all the blame, so what else could she be guilty of? It really gives me a headache to see such cunning people in the Kanto Palace to worry me.
What about Honjo Shigenaga and Kachi Keizuna? When did they come? What are they here for?"
Hearing Yiyin's coquettish complaints, Dao Shengmeng felt sweet in his heart. The master was so relaxed in front of her, he really didn't regard her as an outsider.
Overjoyed, she cheered up and said.
"The two of them came later than Sanada-hime. I talked to them once. It is said that they have some relationship with Daxiong-hime.
You scared Daxiong Ji very much in Naoetsu. When she came back and hugged you, a group of people were frightened.
I know a little bit about people like Nakashita Etsu. It is true that they are dissatisfied with His Highness Uesugi. But they will never dare to go against your will and do whatever they want without permission.
I just took advantage of His Highness Uesugi's defeat to make some sarcastic remarks, but didn't do anything that crossed the line."
