Nagano Yoshimasa's anger and determination are not surprising. The Western Ueno Loose Autonomous Alliance is the dream of every Chinese lord. Just like the crooked people in Kaga Country, are all the people who believe in the Ichikai Sect fools? Obviously not, but they would give anything to live a life where monkeys are kings without being controlled. Compared with the lawless situation of the people of Kaga, the people of Nishi Ueno are relatively loose. As soon as their lord Kensei Uesugi was kidnapped by the people, he was immediately attacked by the world, and Hojo and Takeda attacked him one after another. He was swollen, and now he couldn't help but remember that he still had a lord with a weak sense of existence, and hurriedly asked for help from Echigo. This also shows that the internal coordination of the people of Ueno is still relatively poor. Nagano Yasumasa can also be regarded as a weakened and incomplete version of Nagao Shikage. It seems that being the leader of the alliance is quite prosperous. Once someone is old-hearted and tries to start the Warring States Period If someone becomes a daimyo, he will immediately encounter disaster, and he can see this himself. While declaring his determination and will, he actively carried out self-rescue operations, persuaded and persuaded the Japanese lords in various places in Ueno, and tried his best to unite his own forces to resist the invasion of the Hojo family. The situation this time was better than the last time he expelled Kensei Uesugi. , the number of Chinese people who insist on being Ueno's leading party has been greatly reduced. Except for some old Uesugi ministers who have long fallen into the arms of the Hojo family, both Higashi Ueno and Nishi Ueno have a clear attitude towards resisting the invasion of the Hojo army. On July 6, Nagao Kagetora received a letter asking for help from Ueno and immediately convened a military meeting. Kira Yoshiki did not speak at the meeting. None of the samurai present were rookies. The veterans who had been on the battlefield did not need to explain much. Knowing what he should do, Nagao Kagetora's military strategy is flawless. When it comes to commanding skills in battles, especially field battles, there is no one in the entire Kanto and even the world who can stabilize him, and the level of Kira Yoshitoki is still far away. Far from catching up. "Yoshitoki, come and take a look at my newly written military flag!" Nagao Kagetora unfolded a piece of white silk with a strange "dragon" character written on it, which looked very much like the character "Ran". "Is this a dragon character? The strokes of the pen and the dragon and the snake highlight the extraordinary momentum" At first glance, it looked familiar. After a closer look, I realized the origin of this military flag. I couldn't help but exclaimed: "This Could it be the Ranryu Flag? "The Ranryu Flag is Nagao Kagetora's most proud military flag, second only to the "æÂ" flag used later. Its influence even surpasses the family crest flag, and it has become the spiritual symbol of the Nagao family. The name was so famous that it was difficult for him not to remember it. "Ranryuqi?" Nagao Kagetora looked extremely happy and laughed loudly: "What a good name! I like this name, so let's call him Ranryuqi!" "Ahem! I seem to have done it again. What" Seeing Nagao Kagetora being so happy, Kira Yoshiki could only shrug and mutter helplessly: "Forget it, let him go." A flag embodies the personal will of the general and the collective of a legion. Will, the Ranryu flag, like the Kira family's "Ashikagami Usaburo Yoshitoki" flag and the Takeda family's Fuulin Volcano flag, represents the glory and strength of a legion. The appearance of this military flag also heralds the rise of Echigo's dragon. What will the beginning of flying above the sky bring to Kira Yoshiki? He couldn't tell himself clearly. The work that needed to be done was already ready. On a sunny morning two days later, the Nagao Legion held a marching ceremony. As the general, Nagao Kagetora could only use water instead of sake to complete the three offerings ceremony. Then he swore to break camp and send tens of thousands of troops. The army slowly boarded the return ship in Naojiangjin Port. This time, troops were sent to the field not by land but by water. The advantages of the navy were greatly demonstrated at this moment. The Kira Navy dispatched a large number of return ships to transport the Longtail Corps from Naoetsu and Kashiwazaki Ports to the newly built Niigata Port. Then proceed south along the Shinano River, pass the Uonogawa River, arrive at the landing outside Yuzawa Town, cross the Mikuni Pass and enter Ueno Country. Half a month after Nagao Kagetora's high-profile appearance, Kira Yoshitoki also began to assemble his troops according to his own plan, and launched a raid and retaliation against Shinano Kingdom. The purpose this time was to destroy Shinano's effective forces and give Nobuchika Takeda The people of Fang Nong can deal heavy blows and adopt special combat methods when appropriate. He then delineated the scope of this battle. All the six thousand troops were provided by the Kira Army. There was no need for the Echigo people, wealthy families, and towns and villages to bear additional military service. This battle did not include the Shinano reserve force. The main force, combined with Shinano's two thousand troops, reached eight thousand, which was enough for a war not aimed at seizing territory. In order to increase the suddenness of this retaliatory raid, Kira Yoshitoki did not choose to hold a military meeting, but instead verbally conveyed the order in daily meetings. At the same time, on the grounds of normal defense deployment, he deployed 3,000 troops to guard the front near Minikuan Castle. It's simpler, just go out and wander around and no one knows where they go. In this way, only two thousand troops will actually follow Kiragi. This workHattori Masakiyo did not participate in the operation, but was responsible for cleaning up the ninja sentries deployed by various samurai families in the Echigo area. The order given by Kira Yoshitoki was to ensure the "cleanliness" of Naoetsu and Kasugayama, and he was responsible for a very important task. , in order to ensure the success rate, all Iga ninjas were left on standby in Kasugayama Castle. In the castle tower of Kasugayama Castle, Torahime was carefully dressing Kira Yoshie in a more gorgeous black lacquered two-piece Nanbaru suit. Now he is no longer the little boy he used to be. At the age of sixteen, he is already a tall and burly man with a loud voice. It doesn't sound as thick as it used to, but it's stronger and more powerful than it was a few years ago. "I heard that the thin gold armor has been repaired well, but it's a pity that I can't put it on at my height! This Nanman carcass is quite heavy!" He stretched his arms and tried it, and it felt okay. This Nanman carcass was shipped from Sakai Town at the beginning of the year. While waiting for the goods, he only wore them a few times to try out the feeling, and he had not experienced a single war baptism. The plate armor production techniques passed down from Spanish merchants greatly inspired the armor craftsmen, and all kinds of strange and bizarre armors came into being from their hands. After several years of trial production, they gradually developed from the initial simple imitations to the local ones. The style is outstanding for the world, and a full set weighs almost 20 kilograms. It is difficult for ordinary people to put it on, not to mention how difficult it is to carry out military operations. You can imagine how uncomfortable it is to fight wearing this kind of thing. "Your Highness, don't move, the armor won't fit!" Hu Ji is also very tall, taller than his brother and sister. Thanks to her excellent martial arts background, she has been tied up in marriage in the past few years. , less training in archery and horse archery, and more practice in spearmanship and swordsmanship. Recently, due to etiquette training, I simply shortened the training time. It is not too difficult to wear this set of armor for him. Even so, putting on the complex armor layer by layer is not something that can be done in a short time. Kira Yoshi's not honest movements also caused her a lot of trouble. When the last piece of Jinhaori was draped on his body At this time, Hu Ji was also exhausted, dripping with sweat and moaning. "Thank you for your hard work!" The thick armor that held Hu Ji's little hand blocked the transmission of body temperature, but could not block the transmission of love between the two. Kira Yoshishi took advantage of the situation and hugged her waist, and said softly: "You are the one in the house. Come and take care of us. If you don¡¯t decide on external affairs, you should ask the master. If you don¡¯t decide on internal affairs, you should make your own decisions. Protect yourself and our home.¡± "Master! It's time to send out troops!" Tokiyuki Yamamoto stood downstairs and urged loudly. After hearing this, the two could only sigh and slowly separated. "Be careful!" "Yes! I will come back as soon as possible!" A few days later, in Kaifu's Uzaki Hall, Takeda Harunobu listened to the urgent report from the ninja with a gloomy face, and Iitomi Toramasa said: " When the Kira Army invaded Shinano, General Kira Yoshi, the number of troops was unknown, the direction of the attack was unknown, and the reason for sending the troops was unknown. It was an undeclared surprise attack. Please make a quick decision, my lord!" "Since Ideurai Seiji fell and died! , had a great impact on the Torupa Ninja Army. Twenty elite ninjas died meaninglessly in Kasugayama Castle and nothing was gained. Currently, the Torupa Ninja Army will face the problem of reorganization. The originally appointed leader of the Torupa Ninja Army is Kozaburo Deura. , still duli accepts the dispatch of the family governor. But judging from the current situation, Iitomi Toromasa is managing the Tohoku Ninja Army on his behalf, which is equivalent to another small victory for the Takeda Ichimen. By virtue of his status as Taro Yoshinobu's teacher, Iitomi Toromasa has become the Akabi of the Takeda clan. The leaders of the two major military organizations, the Samurai and the Tohoku Ninja Army, hold military power that is close to that of Takeda Nobushige, leaving those Gendai and Ashigaru generals far behind. Takeda Harunobu didn't have time to think about this troublesome matter for the time being. Three days ago, the Kira army crossed the Chikuma River by boat overnight and invaded Kozumi County in the early morning of July 19. The Kira family's ninjas did a good job of blocking the information. Cooperating with Xuanyuan Ninja's ambush, it took an extra day for the information to be transmitted to Jia Fei. "Why did Shinano come out? Isn't Ueno's form already very tricky?" Nobuaki Atobe looked at his colleagues around him in confusion, and found that they were also confused. Kira's army suddenly came out to Shinano. This was something they did not expect. Yes, according to their plan, they should deal with the more threatening Hojo family. At the beginning of April this year, at the request of their new ally Oda Ujiji, the Hojo family went out to attack Yuki Masakatsu together. Koyama Takatomo, a member of the same clan and the current governor of the Yuki family, immediately led his troops to help. Satake, another ally of the Yuuki family, Yoshiaki also came to the rescue urgently, and the two sides fought a battle in Yuki. In the end, Hojo Ujiyasu, who was invaded by guest troops, suppressed the enemy with a slight advantage and won, ensuring Oda Ujiharu's influence in Shimosu and Hitachi. Oda Ujiharu allied with the Hojo family regardless of opposition, which Hojo Ujiyasu was happy to see. As expected, the fierce conflicts among the Kanto people were exposed with the great war. After winning a landmark victory in Shimosu, the Chiba family was displeased when they saw the situation. Miao hurriedly joined the Hojo family, and with Furukawa Duke Ashikaga Fujimasa, who had already made an alliance to be his son-in-law,The country is basically controlled by the Hojo clan. In July of this year, Hojo Ujiyasu led an army of 20,000 people to the Ueno. Compared with the difficult situation a few years ago, the Hojo family has regained its vitality and is stronger than the severely damaged Takeda family. Many Ueno people, including the Obata party, are He once accepted the advice of the Hojo family and made "significant contributions" in the process of expelling Uesugi Kensei. In terms of the degree of threat to Ueno country, the Hojo family is far above the Takeda family. The strategic layout of the Hojo family is very similar to that of the Takeda family. First, they will fight a combined battle in the southern Kanto, then fight a combined battle in the northern Kanto, seize some territory in the south and annex it, and then go to the north to seize some territory and annex it. In this way, both This will create time for the retainers to win over the local people and expand Hojo's influence little by little. (To be continued.)