"Tiger poison will not eat women. Numata Kenyasu is really crazy. So what are our countermeasures?"
In fact, she just casually said that it was commonplace for the Wu family to fight for power and for mothers and daughters to kill each other.
It's just that Kenyasu Numata is so stubborn, which frustrates the Hojo family's strategy, and they always have to find a way to get rid of her.
Hojo Genan replied calmly.
"Kenyasu Numata's second daughter is the daughter-in-law of the Nagano family in Umbashi. Like her elder sister, she is very close to my family.
I have asked the Nagano family of Amabashi to come forward and help the Numata family bring order to the chaos, so that the crazy female superintendent can retire and repent as soon as possible."
Hojo Ujiyasu smiled slightly, this was a good idea. It would be best to let the pro-Hojo faction within the Numata family take action. And with the help of the Nagano family, it would be easy to capture.
she asked again.
"Where is the Nagano family of Minawa Castle? Isn't it hard to convince Nagano family?"
Hojo Genan looked really helpless this time and sighed.
"The Governor of Guofeng City, Xiaobata, is her daughter-in-law. I have already asked her to persuade her. However, I think this is very difficult."
Hojo Ujiyasu also smiled bitterly.
It's not easy to remove the nail in Nagano Yamasa's head. If a daughter-in-law is trying to persuade her to do something, she has twelve damn wives, and the network of relationships is too complicated.
The Hojo family did not dare to use the method of instigating civil strife as they did with the Numata family. If Nagano Yamasa was touched, they would be afraid of causing dissatisfaction among her twelve daughters-in-law.
Even the Kunimine Kohata family may not be happy to see Nagano Yap being driven out of office. This is really a hornet's nest. Nishi Ueno's mother-in-law gang is not easy to mess with.
Hojo Ujiyasu could only comfort him.
"Minawa Castle is not along the Tone River after all. Although the threat from occupying Nishi Ueno is not small, there is still room for maneuver.
If you can’t persuade Nagano Yamasa, just let it go for now.”
Hojo Genan nodded and said.
"I have ordered the Fuma Ninjas to mobilize and spread rumors in Echigo and Ueno.
Just say that Nagano is secretly seeking refuge with my family in order to drive a wedge between the Uesugi and Nagano families, hoping it will have some effect."
When Hojo Ujiyasu heard this, he shook his head secretly.
It would have been a good thing that the rumor had not spread. Once it did, Nagano Yasumasa would firmly support Terutora Uesugi to offset the bad influence of the rumor. It was a bit bad for my aunt to be careful and sparse.
Hojo Ujiyasu was not prepared to say anything else. Nagano Yamasa's case was difficult to deal with in the first place, so Hojo Genan's move could be regarded as treating a dead horse as a living horse, which is understandable.
Higashi Ueno is the most tense place for the Hojo family due to the presence of the Tone River, while west Ueno is actually of little use to the Hojo family.
Uesugi Terutora was even more nervous about Nishi-Ueno, because the Nishi-Ueno samurai could cut off her supply lines to the cities along the Tone River in Ueno Province.
Without this supply line, the Uesugi family would not be able to attack Musashi, Sagami and other Hojo family territories in the southern part of the Kanto Plain.
On the other hand, if the Takeda family invaded Ueno country, Nishi Ueno would be an obstacle that the samurai family in the Koshin Mountains had to overcome, and they would value this place more than the Uesugi family.
But at this time, Takeda Harunobu was in Tokaido trying to make a soft persimmon out of the Imagawa clan, so he had no time to come to Ueno Country to wade through the troubled waters.
Therefore, Hojo Ujiyasu was just testing Nagano Yamasa in Nishi Ueno, and even if he failed, he didn't care much because it was irrelevant.
But for Higashi Ueno, Hojo Ujiyasu very much wanted to control him, but he was powerless.
she sighed.
"My aunt has tried her best, but relying solely on diplomacy and using the Ueno samurai families cannot stop Uesugi Terutora.
We should have been prepared in advance and not have too much hope."
All the ladies of the Hojo family present agreed. As the saying goes, without the backing of force, these Kanto samurai families, who are just like grassroots, are unreliable.
Hojo Ujiyasu asked again.
"How is the situation of the Iwasuke-Ota family? What did Ota Shimasa say?"
One of the people present came forward and bowed and said.
"I advised Ota Shizheng through letters from home, but her reply was perfunctory."
This person is Ota Shiyasu, governor of the Ota family in Edo, and the current Edo Castle Dai.
The Ota family is the head of the Ogitani Uesugi family and has a high status in the Musashi country. The ancestors of the Ota family made great contributions to the rise of the Ogitani Uesugi family.
In particular, the Ota family was involved in the construction of the important Musashi towns such as Iwatsuki Castle, Matsuyama Castle, Kawagoe Castle, and Edo Castle.
During the struggle between the Hojo family and the Ogitani-Uesugi family, two generations of direct descendants of the ancestors of Ota surrendered to the Hojo family with the fall of Edo Castle.
Ota Yasushi was the family governor of this generation, and was highly used by the Hojo family to guard Edo Castle.
The Ota Shimasa of the Iwatsuke Ota family is the niece of the Ota ancestor. Recently, the Hojo family also destroyed the Ryoesugi family, so they had to bow their heads and surrender.
The Hojo family has a deep foundation in Sagami Country, and the front lines of Tamana Castle and Small Machine City are all led by relatives, which is reassuring.
What Hojo Ujiyasu couldn't worry about was the Musashi defense line headed by the three cities of Matsuyama, Kawagoe, and Edo within Musashi territory.
The Hojo family has not been in Musashi country long enough to convert the local samurai clan into a national state and replace these cities with a clan and important ministers trusted by the Hojo family.
Hojo Ujiyasu sighed, feeling a little annoyed.
Originally, she was ready to attack the Musashi clan, but Terutora Uesugi's southward strategy interrupted this process, and also caused the Northern Musashi clan to fear and resent the Hojo clan.
Stealing the chicken will end up losing the rice.
Hojo Ujiyasu asked Ota Yasushi to write a letter to persuade him, hoping that Ota Shizuma would stabilize his position. With her as an example, the Hojo Musashi family could safely follow the Hojo family and not be instigated by Uesugi Teruhora to rebel.
Now it seems that Ota Zimai has changed his mind, and the Narita family in Ninja Castle is probably unreliable, which makes Hojo Ujiyasu very irritated.
Marching to fight is not a game. The success or failure of a war mostly depends on whether the logistics support is perfect.
From the map, the shortest distance from Echigo to Sagami should be through Nishi Ueno, and Nishi Musashi directly inserting into Sagami country. But in reality, it is difficult to do this when marching.
There are mountains and hills along this route, and most logistical supplies rely on people and animals walking on mountain roads to transport heavy equipment. Not even a tenth of the military rations that can reach the front line are saved, which is simply a waste of money.
When a large army goes to war, the most economical way to supply supplies is to march along the waterway. Only when there is a last resort will the land route be chosen. The rugged mountain road is the last and helpless choice.
If Uesugi Teruhora wants to go south, he will only use water transportation to reduce the pressure on supplies. Only then can he deliver the huge Echigo army to the Musashi and Sagami countries in the south.
The Tone River runs through Ueno and Musashi, the Arakawa runs through Musashi from west to east, and the Sumida River joins the two rivers in the south.
This logistics supply line is almost Uesugi Teruhu's only choice.
Although Hojo Genan was making small moves in Ueno, all the girls of the Hojo family knew that under Uesugi Teruhora's overwhelming military power, such small troubles would only disgust her.
The key to truly stopping Echigo's army lies in Musashi territory, that is, the cities such as Ninja Castle, Iwasuke, Matsuyama, Kawagoe, and Edo that control the Tone River and Arakawa basin.