Samurai of the Takeda Family

North Shinano, south of Kawanaka Island.

With the bright moon in the sky, Qianquchuan sparkled in the night.

The next day was the seventh year of Yongluo. On September 9th, it was the night three years ago. Uesugi Kenshin led 13,000 Echigo Army from his wife and daughter Yamamoto, and crossed the Chikuma River from Amamiya Crossing. Takeda Shingen Honjin in Hachimanbara.

Lai Shanyang, a sinologist in the post-Edo period, once made a ‘whip to cross the river at night, and see that thousands of soldiers have big teeth. Ten years of hatred to sharpen a sword, a long snake under the light of the meteor. ’

This poem is used to describe history with scenery and expresses emotions with history for the fourth battle of Chuanzhongdao.

Among them, the sound of whip was surging across the river at night, which was regarded as a vocal sentence by later generations, referring to the fact that Uesugi Kenshin led his army to cross the Amamiya crossing at night and attacked Takeda Shingen's main formation.

The Echigo Army Headquarters under Chausu Mountain.

Uesugi Kenshin wears a snow-colored monk's robe over his armor, wears a white silk cloth over his head, and holds a samurai sword in his hand. Under the moonlight, he is gazing at the slowly flowing Qiankuma River like silver frost.

Naoe Keizuna, the head of the desert village, and more than a dozen flagmoto warriors, stood not far behind Uesugi Kenshin, holding his breath and dared not say a word.

After a long time, Kenshin Uesugi took a deep breath and asked, "Kingzuna?"

"Oh" Keizuna Naoe promised, Keizuna Naoe just bowed to Uesugi Keihu, and changed the name of Shizuna to Jingzuna.

Kenshin Uesugi raised his samurai sword, pointed at Takeda Shingen's main formation under Shiozaki Castle, and asked, "Do you think Shingen will see the sea first from Etchu?"

Naoe Keizuna was silent for a while, and said: "Master, Saito Niche's momentary defeat, Takeda Army is not enough for me to suffer."

Kenshin Uesugi waved his hand and said: "I don't need to say these comforting words. I failed in this battle. I underestimated Li Xiao again. I originally sent troops to Chuanaka Island for this purpose, and I could force Xinxuan to withdraw his troops. Saito Niche invaded Hida as a pioneer. Unexpectedly, with a few hundred people, Li Xiao defeated the Jinbao family and the Saito family's thousands of soldiers, and the Saito family leader Saito Toshiki was also attacked. got it."

After a pause, Ken Nobunaga Uesugi sighed and said, "Is it true that God helped Takeda and bestowed Shingen to such a good general. At present, Li Xiao has taken advantage of the victory and captured the castle city, and now the banner of Takeda Hiroshima has appeared in Etchung. , I, Uesugi Terutora, will face the enemy back and forth, no, not only that, if Ueno is lost again, Echigo will be attacked by the Takeda army on three sides."

Naoe Keizuna said: "Lord, although the current situation is not good for me, the Takeda family is not better. If the confrontation continues for a long time, Kai will definitely not be my Echigo opponent."

Uesugi Qianxin uttered a loud voice and asked, "Kingzuna, you have a basis for saying that."

Keizuna Naoe nodded and said: "According to the underlings' understanding, the rapid rise of Takeda Shingen in the past ten years is based on the Jinshan of Kai. According to Xuanyuan's report from the Ninjas of Kai, several Takedas Dajinshan is almost exhausted. Jinshan is the courage of Xinxuan. It can be seen that if Xinxuan does not have the support of Jinshan in the next few years, Jiafei will not even have the power to send troops to conquer."

"It's not that the Takeda family is different from me

Echigo, whether it is Shinano or Kai, the country is trapped in the mountains, without the benefit of the coast, and income is limited. On the other hand, I Echigo, relying on the green ramie's business and maritime transactions, the benefits obtained are no less than Jinshan, and will always be inexhaustible. In addition, Kai and I, Echigo, have another fatal shortcoming, which is the lack of salt in Kai mountainous area. The salt road is controlled by others and is now controlled by Hojo Imakawa. The two companies have always made a lot of profits from Jiafei by trafficking in salt. So if things go on like this, if the battle continues, the Takeda army will no longer be able to compete with me Echigo. "

Under Naoe Keizuna's analysis, Uesugi Kenshin couldn't help but nodded. Kenshin is not only a man of military strategy, so he is very proficient in domestic people's livelihood.

Kenshin Uesugi said to Naoe Keizuna, "Kingzuna, you are right, so that's why, even if I die, Shingen will not be able to see the sea, otherwise the Takeda family will be out of control."

Seeing the support of Uesugi Kenshin, Naoe Keizuna screamed, and continued: "Master, the biggest crisis of the Takeda family right now is not in Echigo or Hojo Imagawa, nor is it the detriment of domestic gold mountains and salt sales. For Takeda Shingen, the biggest current crisis lies in internal instability."

Hearing Naoe Keizuna's words, Kenshin Uesugi's eyes dazzled, obviously grasping the meaning.

Naoe Keizuna continued: "Shingen's eldest son Yoshinobu, and the fight for the throne of the four men Shenglai has become a swordsman. Each of the two men has a group of subordinates to support them. I guess it is here. In two years, the Takeda family will undergo a major change. It is foreseeable that, whether it is Yoshinobu or Katsuyoshi's superior, the Takeda family will not be able to avoid a major internal cleansing. The loser and his subordinates Supporting retainers will be killed or banished. No matter how good they are, their status will be drastically reduced in the Takeda family."

"The disaster started within the Xiaoqiang, and how many celebrities collapsed in an instant, no longer the situation of yesterday. The past generals, the Hosokawa family, and the current three good changes in Kinki are the best examples?"

When Uesugi Kenshin heard this, his eyes flashed and said: "Kingzuna, for the moment, Yoshinobu, who is more likely to win the victory?"

Keizuna Naoe thought for a while and said: "The lord lies in the righteousness of his name. Of course, he is on the side of Yixin. Although Takeda Katsuyori is outstanding, he has made great achievements for the Takeda family. But he is orderly in his childhood. The rules of the martial arts have been hard for hundreds of years, so as long as Xinxuan is alive and Yixin himself does not make mistakes, Shenglai will have a hand, and he will be no more than the most powerful retainer in the crowd."

"But it's a pity that Yixin has short-sighted eyes, narrow-mindedness, and cannot tolerate victory over Lai, so the two of them will eventually have a big fight. As far as the fight is concerned, although Yixin has a meal, Fuhuchang, Shibu Xinqiu, and many others. With the support of the elders of the generation, there is even Suruga’s Imagawa family in foreign countries as support, but I am not optimistic about this person. Relatively speaking, I am more optimistic about victory, but such competition is changing rapidly. Who wins and who loses? I dare not make a judgment easily."

Uesugi Kenshin heard

Therefore, he pondered for a while and said: "Success depends on this person, who is courageous and strategic, acts resolute and decisive, and can do things that ordinary people cannot do. His future achievements will not be inferior to Xinxuan. Therefore, I am more righteous and faithful. Never want to see this person ascend to the throne and take charge of the Takeda family."

"Not only that, Katsurai's subordinates also have vassals such as Sanada Kotaka and Li Xiao help. If he will be the head of the Takeda family in the future, and Shingen will leave behind a group of elite soldiers, it will be unimaginable horror. Something. Maybe one day, after I die, no matter it is Echigo, no one in the world can restrain him."

Naoe Keizuna uttered a loud voice and said: "The lord has a foresight, and his subordinates have the same view. If Yoshinobu is in the high position, he is under the control of the loyal minister of the Takeda family, and even his life is just a preserving generation. From then on, the Takeda family will no longer be a successor. It was my Echigo’s serious problem. So the lord and his subordinates suggested that we secretly support Yoshinobu with all his strength in the battle for the throne of the Takeda family."

Kenshin Uesugi smiled indifferently and said: "In fact, the secret contact between Yoshinobu and me has not been interrupted in the past few years. Even when he was confined in Toko Temple last year, we had correspondence. It is inevitable to support Yoshinobu's superiority. thing."

"Although Yixin has various shortcomings, he is a man of great righteousness. If he succeeds in the future, he will be grateful to me. Then Echigo and Kai can also turn enemies into friends and eliminate a military disaster for the world. ."

Keizuna Naoe cried out and said, "Lord, I never expected Shingen. He has always been good at instigating discord in other countries for profit, and this time I will use this method on him. My lord, in fact, for my family, the best result is that the Takeda’s civil turmoil together, and the two are at odds with each other. I can send troops to Kahi in the name of helping Yoshinobu. Maybe that day I can take this opportunity to do everything. Shovel Takeda and seize a place in Koshin."

Kenshin Uesugi lifted the samurai sword in his hand and said rightly: "No, it is unrighteous to profit from chaos. Shingen can do it. How can I go with him? I will fight Takeda for justice, not Conspiring on its territory, so I will never do this. Jing Gang, I Uesugi Kenshin has risen up to the present, and I have won many battles. What depends on is that it is righteousness and unrighteousness. Takeda is brutal and innocent. Destiny collects, so it’s better to rely on the enemy’s self-conflict. It’s better than yourself now. As long as you uphold justice, you will be invincible."

"Lord." Naoe Keizuna waited to persuade him again, but Uesugi Kenshin stretched out his hand, he said: "Kingzuna, the emperor granted me the decree and let me fight against the unjust ministers, so I only defeated Takeda and helped him. Righteousness, not to seize territory, if the people are in my heart, Jiaxin will be attached to it. If it is forcibly taken, it is not my act."

Naoe Keizuna nodded, only then understood Uesugi Kenshin's intention, and finally said: "No matter what the lord decides, his subordinates will follow to the death, and Bishamon will protect Echigo's martial arts."

Kenshin Uesugi nodded when he heard this, and then looked at Takeda Shingen’s main line~www.wuxiamtl.com~ and said, "Since the Takeda family has established a firm foothold in Hida, the significance of sending troops to Kawasaki Island this time is also Is no longer there, write to Xingen Yihe

Bar. In the eleven years of the battle of Chuanzhongdao, both I and Xin Xuan are still in a tie."

September 10th, early morning.

Chuanzhong Island, Takeda Army Headquarters. There was another heavy fog in the early morning.

Takeda Shingen wears the Suwa Dharma-nature pocket behind his white bear fur, draped all over his body, looking at the thick fog outside the front line.

He held a letter in his hand, which was written to him by Kenshin Uesugi. It was written about the dismissal of the two parties. At the end, there is a sentence: If you still fight against Shingen, everything will be difficult to achieve (this sentence is the original sentence Kenshin wrote back to Shingen Takeda during the first battle on Kawanakajima.)

At the end of the letter is the monogram of Kenshin Uesugi himself.

Shingen Takeda held this letter and looked back at Iifumi Tomasa, and the Baba Nobuya asked: "Uesugi Kenshin, proposed to stop the soldiers, what do you think?". ..

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