On September 19, Kira's army entered Iwafune County, the northernmost part of Shimotsu, extending from the Agano River to the northeast. Along the way, they newly attacked the Ta clan, the Kachi clan, the Nakajo clan, the Kurokawa clan, the Irobe clan, the Honjo clan, and the Ayu clan. The Kawa clan extended in a line towards Dewa Kingdom. Their group of warriors was the so-called Yangbei clan, also known as the Agaboku clan. This group of psoriasis-like local Chinese organizations exists in various countries. For example, there is a group of Chinese people in Kinei who are difficult to offend and difficult to deal with. Usually their knees are as weak as noodles and they kowtow to everyone they meet. But if you mess with them, they will form a group. The swarms of soldiers rose up to become a military force, and even the imperial court and shogunate couldn't recruit them. The people in these places were similar, and everyone had a good ability to entangle people. For example, the Yangbei Zhong of Echigo was a model-level Lang party among them. This group of people is very similar to the Musashi Seven Party but not the same. The similarity is that they all come from the north of the Agano River and are far away from the Kasugayama Castle Government Office in Joetsu. They gradually established a group of samurai groups relying on the local area based on geographical relationships. The difference is that These people are different from the Lang Dang in the Kamakura period. They are not from a clan themselves. They come from many unrelated Lang Dang. Among them, the more famous clans are divided into the Chichibu Party of Koizumi-so, the Miura Party of Okuyama-so, the Sasaki Party of Kaji-so, the Omi Party of Shirakawa-so, as well as the old Nitta Party and Shinano Genji who favor the Nagao family. Waiting for the joint formation of the Wu family. The Honjo clan, the head clan of the Chichibu Party, is divided into two other families: the Irobe clan and the Ayukawa clan. This family comes from one of the Bando Hachihei clan. The real direct descendant of the Chichibu party is the Hatakeyama Shigetada clan, a famous imperial family in the early Kamakura period. Since his death The latter family leader was inherited by the Ashikaga family, and the Ashikaga Hatakeyama family, one of the three current leaders, emerged. The Nakajo clan of the Miura Party has nothing to do with the Nakajo Tokihide family of the Kira family. The Miura Party is also one of the Bando Hachihei clan, and the governor of the family, Nakajo Fujiji, is also a leader in the Yangboku clan. The samurai family is divided into the Kurokawa Morimino, Kurokawa Kiyomito and his son clan who are causing chaos, the Yoshie Keizi clan, and the Yamayoshi Masahisa clan who is close to the Nagao family. The Omi Party is spread throughout Echigo, and its direct descendant is the Jo clan, the one who escaped with Ohuma Tohide. He also became an honorable prisoner. The Omi Party is also one of the Bando Hachihei clan, and the branch family There are the Kakizaki Keike clan, the strongest warriors in the seven counties of Echigo, the Yasuda Nagahide clan, and the Sugihara clan. The clan of the Sasaki Party is the Kachi clan, and its branch families include the Shinbada clan, the Igog¨no clan, and the Takemata clan. They are also a very powerful and powerful clan of people. In order to achieve peace with the Yangbei clan, Nagao Weikage had his sister under the sword. Marrying Kachi Harutsuna, a member of the Sasaki party, as the main wife, this was how the Yangbei people were appeased. The old Nitta Party is not a family, but a samurai family from the Southern Dynasties to which Nitta Yosada belongs. Among them are the Oguni clan and the Ganzao clan who are close to the Nagao family. The Kanjin clan and Nitsu clan of Shinano Genji are also biased towards the Nagao clan. In addition to these families, the Yamaura clan of Shirakawaso and the Chisaka clan of Hashimaro Castle, although they live north of the Agano River, are not members of the Yangboku clan. The Yamaura clan is a common branch of the Echigo Uesugi family. The Chisaka family is a common branch of the Inukaku-Uesugi family. Both families belong to the Echigo-Uesugi sect and are deeply separated from the Yangbei clan. In fact, the Shimogoshi Nagao family also has a territorial tomoyo, and the Nagao family is also a member of the Kamakura Party clan, one of the Bando Hachihei clan. The development of the family is intertwined throughout Kanto, and it has been serving as the head of the Uesugi family in Kanto, and the Kamakura Party The strength even exceeds the combined strength of the Chichibu Party, Miura Party, and Omi Party. Among them are the Chiaki Nagao Clan, the Kamakura Nagao Clan, the Shirai Nagao Clan, the Sosha Nagao Clan, and the Echigo Nagao Clan, but The strength of this clan is dispersed to the eight Kanto countries and is much weaker. In Echigo, there is only one Echigo Nagao branch. Even so, Echigo Nagao still has branches such as Fuuchi, Sanjo, Ueda, Suiyoshi, Shimoda, Zooudo, and Biwajima. Once the power of the entire Nagao family is kneaded together, its power can stabilize the head of the Yangboku clan. , the strategy pursued by Nagao Kagetora is also a strategy of uniting one sect and winning over and dividing the Yangbei people. From the moment the Kira army carrying the Ashikaga two banners and two flags entered Shimotsu, the people of Echigo showed great enthusiasm. Yorihisa Oguni personally greeted them. Both of them were around forty years old, and their expressions of excitement could not be concealed. The two of them have been under tremendous pressure for more than half a month. They also learned about certain secret agreements reached within the Yangbeizhong through special channels, but what would they do even if they knew? If you live in this circle, you must abide by the rules of the circle. The same principle can be applied to the circle of Yangbeizhong. They, non-mainstream people who belong to the Nagao family, can only do so much unless they are obsessed with getting along with Yangbeizhong. Their family is not a good thing either. "Wuweidian's great victory in China and Vietnam greatly boosted everyone's morale! It made many people more determined to resist the rebels!" "Wuweidian! Should we start a war?" The two people who had been depressed for many days nowEager to fight, Kira Yoshiki said with a pleasant face: "No hurry! Let's talk about the situation of Nakajo Echizen-den first?" "The situation of Echizen-den is not bad! The Kurokawa family and the Honjo family have been quiet these days, and the Dabaoji family There has been no movement at the Maizuru City garrison of the main dealer." Neither of them said it was because they were frightened by the Kira Army and did not dare to go out. The news that the Kira Army casually captured two thousand troops reached Xia Yue. Who would dare to do this. A decisive battle in the wild without opening your eyes at the critical moment is simply seeking death. "Hiding yourself and being a coward? Do you think I can't deal with you if you do this?" Kira Yoshi smiled silently. He burned Hojo Castle to half ashes with just a handful of fire, suppressing it with both the iron cannon and the heavy vine bow. With the current level of tactics, it was simply cheating. If he hadn't cherished his troops and was not willing to use human lives to replace them, Hojo Castle would have been captured long ago. A simple welcome banquet was held hastily with the people of Shimogotsu gathered together. Except for Nakajo Fujisaki, Ayukawa Kiyonaga, and Irobe Katsunaga who were in charge of the front line, basically everyone who was supposed to come came. At the banquet, the Yangbei people competed. In order to flatter the acting king, some people who were directly involved in Kasugayama Castle vividly described the situation that day, and how Yoshitoki Kira acted wisely and decisively. Anyway, the cultural background of these Yangbei people is just like that. On the other hand, there are just a few adjectives used. The Kira family felt nauseated. Although the samurai of Mikawa are stupid enough, at least they are also in Kinai. After three years of training, I have never eaten pork and seen pigs running away. I have long dismissed such low-level flattery. This modest welcome banquet ended quickly. Kira Yoshishi refused those Yangbei people who were ready to flatter him on the grounds that he was tired from the distance. These people just wanted to get closer to each other, and it would be best if they could find out about the Kira family's armaments. And how to train elite soldiers, as for their loyalty? They never said it from beginning to end. "It's okay to hide! It's better to hide than to wander around." Honda said with a sad face: "Lord, the owner of the museum! The traffic in Xiayue is not smooth, and the transportation of the little lotus team is really" "The little lotus team is out "Is there a problem?" "Because there are too many swamps and terraces in Xiayue, our army's small team was not familiar with the roads and were in danger of elk. They took long detours several times to transport supplies and were robbed by local guards and bandits. Fortunately, they were all They were annihilated one by one by the Ashigaru troops of the clan. "The territory of Echigo is extremely wide, hundreds of kilometers from the northeast to the southwest, and its terrain is complex and covered with various landforms such as swamps, dense forests, hills, mountains, and deep valleys, from the Shinano River to the northeast. Moving forward, a large number of undeveloped lakes, swamps and wetlands gradually appeared, which caused great trouble to the normal march of the small team. Kira Yoshi walked to the map and thought for a moment, then pointed to a blue line on the map and said: "Change back to the boat! You can go directly from Arakawa to Hirabayashi Castle." "Following where his hand pointed, that is The Arakawa at the northern end of Shimotsu. This natural river divides the Yohoku clan into two parts. To the north of the Arakawa are mainly the Honjo clan, Ogawa clan, Irobe clan, Ayukawa clan and other clans belonging to the Chichibu Party. The geographical location here Being close to Shonai of Dewa Country, the Honjo family has always been inextricably linked with the people of Dewa Country. Honjo Castle was originally called Maizuru Castle. It was originally the residence of the Ogawa clan, the branch of the Honjo clan. When he was young, he presided over the 13th Taboo of his father Honjo House. After he suddenly launched an attack and forced his uncle Ogawa Nagato to death, he took advantage of the situation to seize Maizuru Castle and rename it Honjo Castle. Attacking Honjo Castle was the core goal of this operation. The Kira family. The use of this Arakawa to transport troops and supplies to Pinglin City is not just a simple operation of transporting troops and supplies, but also a test of the people of Xiayue, testing their attitude and stance towards attacking Honjo Castle. ¡°My lord understands! "Honta Toki nodded as if he had some understanding, and stood up and left in a hurry. "Honjo Nobunaga, Irobe Katsunaga, and Ayukawa Kiyonaga. The Chichibu clan Honjo clan is really troublesome, and the Yangboku clan is even more troublesome. ! "After staring at the map and thinking for a long time, he couldn't bear the urge and ran back to his battalion commander Li. Reprimanding the maid arranged by the Katchi family, Kiragi immediately relaxed. The many days of running around and making plans was really frustrating. There is a feeling of exhaustion. Fortunately, the bad situation is finally under control. The battle that is about to break out is an important battle to end the Echigo Civil War. ¡°Your Highness, must you be tired? Chiyome will give you a shoulder squeeze! "The little loli with twin ponytails quietly emerged from behind him. Compared with the skinny little loli half a year ago, she has grown more than half a head in just a short time. If the little loli had not been able to keep up with her nutrition when she was a child, maybe You can also challenge 1.48 meters. ¡°Well, use some strength here! "Idiot Loli has not only grown much taller, but her hair has also grown longer. The two twin ponytails are dozens of times larger than the pigtails she first saw, and they can already hang down to her shoulders. "Speaking of which, Chiyome is usually pretty. what to do? Always elusive. ¡± ¡°Now?¡±??Follow His Highness, practice ninjutsu, eat and sleep! "The idiot Loli's off-line answer was still powerful. With the massage, her little head would sway from side to side, and her twin ponytails would tickle his face. After a while, she gradually closed her eyes in a fit of sleep. "Your Highness. ! " "Well? " "What happened to that demon boy? " "Didn't you agree that you can't ask questions about Doraemon before you go back? You committed another foul! " Kira Yoshishi opened his eyes and flicked Chiyoname's forehead. "Oh! Then don¡¯t talk about it! Why do you want to flick someone's forehead? "The idiot Loli pouted and rubbed her smooth forehead with an unhappy expression. After a while, she turned her head and asked quietly: "Is Your Highness going to fight again? " "Um! " Chiyome Mochizuki tilted her head and looked at him: "When will we finish beating those bad guys? " "This is a bit complicated, and I can't say exactly. " "Is it like the story of Doraemon? It will take a long time to know the result! " "In a sense, yes! "(To be continued.)