Takeda Harunobu held the wine glass, lowered his head and said while thinking.
"Send someone to inform the Hojo family that Nagao Kagetora went to Luo to ask for the Kanto governor.
Just say that I plan to send troops to Northern Shinano after the spring plowing, and let her family suppress Nishi Ueno to relieve my pressure."
The three of Echigo Nagao Kagetora, Nishi Ueno Nagano Yamasa, and Kitashinano Murakami Yoshikiyo formed an offensive and defensive alliance, keeping each other warm while their teeth were cold.
If the Takeda family wants to swallow up Northern Shinano, the other two families will inevitably raise troops to help.
If the Hojo family threatened Nishi Ueno from the east, Nagano Yamasa would feel uncomfortable.
When his own territory is threatened, he doesn't care about his allies. Nagao Kagetora will also hesitate to decide which company to support first.
This is extremely beneficial to the Takeda family's strategy for Northern Shinano.
However, why did the Hojo family help the Takeda family take advantage of the fire? There is no benefit in doing so.
Although the area east of the three Kanto gates is the Kanto region in a broad sense, dozens of Kanto countries are here, and the Takeda and Hojo families each have their own goals and their interests are not consistent.
The Takeda family's plan to plot Shinano Country was to break through the Kai Mountain area designated for them by the shogunate and open a path for the family's subsequent development.
Shinano Province is said to be the main road connecting ten countries in the world. It has intertwined mountains and stretches in all directions, and there are many passes that must be defended. It is a battleground for military strategists.
What the Hojo family wants is that the Kamakura Crown Prince, who is controlled by her family as a puppet, has direct jurisdiction over the ten countries of Kanto and the Kanto Plain.
Of course, we have to exclude Kai Country, which is an ally of the Takeda family.
Anyway, the land in this country is barren, and there is nothing good except gold mines. The Hojo family owns the Izu gold mine, so they are not jealous enough to kill their allies.
Takeda Nobushige said in confusion.
"If you inform her family, they will send troops? There is no need for the Hojo family to contribute to my family. Nishi Ueno is located on the edge of the Kanto Plain, and nearly half of it is mountainous.
The Nagao, Murakami, and Nagano families are all powerful mountain samurai families. There is no need for the Hojo family to go to war with the three families for my family, as it will be of no benefit."
Takeda Harunobu smiled.
"It wasn't necessary before, but now it is. The position of Kanto Governor in the shogunate is not that easy to get.
After Nagao Kagetora got her title, she had to put things right, otherwise Uesugi Kenmasa would have to fall out with her.
The Yamauchi Uesugi family even gave their family name and service position to the Nagao family in order to avenge the Hojo family.
If Nagao Kagetora cannot go to Kanto and compete with the Hojo family, how can Uesugi Kensei give up?"
Takeda Nobushige replied thoughtfully.
"Indeed, the Hojo family cannot escape this disaster. Nagao Kagetora will definitely order the samurai families of the Kanto countries to besiege her family out of righteousness."
Takeda Harunobu laughed.
"So I, the Takeda family, conquered Kita Shinano, so that Nagao Kagetora has no time to go east to find trouble for her Hojo family, and her family can't help?
Even if it was just a pretense, the Hojo family had to pretend to send troops to Nishi Ueno to threaten Nagano Yasumasa.
Otherwise, I will ambush Minami-Shinano and wait until the two Nagao and Hojo families start fighting before we make a fuss.
As long as I don’t send troops to Northern Shinano, can Nagao Kagetora still come to attack my new leader of Southern Shinano for the sake of the Ogasawara family?”
Takeda Nobushige also frowned with joy and nodded repeatedly.
"What my sister said is that the Hojo family should be more anxious than my family. We can just sit back and watch them fight to the death before taking Hojo Shinano."
Takeda Harunobu shook his head.
"It's enough to coerce the Hojo family to send troops, but Nagao Kagetora is not a fool. If our family's future troubles are not solved, her Echigo Kingdom will ultimately be unstable.
The border of Northern Shinano was only a hundred miles away from the city where she lived, so she could reach it in three days by hurrying up.
How dare she send troops to the Guandong Plain if she doesn't deal with me?
In the final analysis, the Nagao Takeda family must fight first, and the Hojo family is the spectators.
It's just that this spectator has something up his sleeve, so I can still lure her out and relieve the pressure on the flank."
Takeda Nobushige nodded in agreement.
The battle between the Wu family is all about strong soldiers and horses, sharp swords and spears, and relying on other families' ideas is really bad.
she said.
"I'll go back and reorganize our troops right away. After the spring plowing, we can take action."
Takeda Harunobu grabbed his younger sister who was about to leave in a hurry and rolled his eyes at her.
"I ask you to read more military books on weekdays, but why are you still so impatient.
This is just the first step, what’s the rush?”
Xinfan's face was slightly red. In the past few years, he learned the art of war like his sister and felt that he had made a lot of progress.
But compared to the young and mature Takeda Harunobu, he is still far behind.
Takeda Harunobu continued.
"Nagao Kagetora takes the Hokuriku Route to Raku, and must pass through the four countries of Echichu, Kaga, Echizen, and Omi.
The Echizen Asakura family and the Kitaomi Asai family are an alliance. They focus on recent times and have no ambitions in the Kanto direction.
She only needs to pay a lot of money to buy him, and she can use the road to go to the mountain city of Kyoto.
If you want to cause trouble for her, you must work hard at both the Kaga Ichiko clan and the Etsuchu Jinbo clan.
You paid a large sum of money to bribe the head of the Kagawa Ichigo sect, and then sent people to Ishiyama Honganji Temple to ask for the appearance of Honganji Temple and tell you the benefits.
Counting the days, we can’t make it in time to block Nagao Kagetora’s return journey, but we must cut off the first line of communication on the Hokuriku Road so that the shogunate can’t support her actions in the future.”
The Ichibuki clan coveted the Buddhist kingdom of Yamato, so he launched the Ichibuki attack in the Kaga Kingdom and succeeded in taking over the Hokuriku Territory.
Although this move aroused hostility from the Wu family, after all, it is the territory of one country and there is no reason to let it go.
The current master of the Yixiang sect is Honganji Temple, but she has been lingering on her sick bed since the autumn of last year, and her days are short.
It is proved that the master is cautious and still treats the shogunate with respect. In recent years, he has suppressed the believers and barely maintained the peace between the Xiangzong and the Wu family.
But her legitimate daughter, Honganji Hianru, is the leader of the Yixiang sect's Shaozhuang sect, and has been clamoring to expand the scope of the Yixiang sect so that all the world can become a Buddhist kingdom.
Once the master has passed away, he will appear as a master.
So in recent years, Tokaido and Hokuriku have been territories with a large number of religious believers, which is interesting.
The Yixiang Sect increases the intensity of Yixiang Yikui and expands the Buddhist kingdom on earth. The balance between the martial arts family and the sect will no longer exist.
As for the Kaga Ichimu clan's erosion of Echu, there must be an irreconcilable conflict of interest with the Echigo Nagao family.
Severing the connection between the shogunate and Echigo would help the expansion of the Hokurikudo Ichimu clan.
Takeda Nobushige hesitated.
"Does my family really want to break the tacit agreement between the sect and the Wu family not to interfere with each other?
Sister, are you too radical?"
Takeda Harunobu shook his head.
"It has been broken. There is information that the attack on Miyoshi's family has almost failed. The shogunate blocked her family's offensive.
But one of the attack routes is to enter the Yamato Kingdom, hoping to use the Buddhist Kingdom on the ground as a flank to launch a surprise attack on Kyoto.
I have requested high-level nuns from the Hieizan Tendai Sect to come to Kai to interpret Buddhist scriptures and teach Buddhist principles to me.
As expected, I will join the Tendai Sect next year and seek support from Mount Hiei.
As the head of the Kai Kingdom and the governor of the Takeda family, I should be given the position of Tainisho no matter what.
Since neither the sect nor the Wu family can escape from the increasingly chaotic world, it is a good idea to join forces to overcome the calamity."
Takeda Nobushige was stunned when he heard this. It turned out that his sister had already had the means to intervene between the sects and had chosen a partner for cooperation.
Japan has had a nun system since the Nara period. Although it has gone through many twists and turns, it has generally maintained its three-level and five-level structure.
Ni Zheng is a master, lower than the master, and higher than Ni Zheng. His status is indeed not low.
The Tiantai Sect is close to Kyoto, and although Master Shan's combat effectiveness has long been ignored by the samurai family, in terms of influence on the shogunate, the Tiantai Sect is the leader of all Buddhist sects.
Takeda Harunobu contacted the Tiantai Sect and entered Taoism to seek a high position. His thoughts were far-reaching.
If it were not for Shangluo and for the ambition of the world, why should we do this?