I am willing to fight side by side with His Highness Uesugi to bring order out of chaos and restore peace and clarity to Kanto."

Sibo Yiyin smiled.

"The past few years at Kamakura-den have not been easy. We came late and made you suffer.

But after all the hardships come happiness, I assure you, the better days are yet to come.”

Yoshigan Shiba used honorifics to Ashikaga Yoshiji for the first time, acknowledging her identity, and Ashikaga Yoshiji smiled in return.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became warm, and the Ashikaga family became a happy family.

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The next day, Kanto General Ashikaga Yoshiji officially made a statement.

She denounced Hojo Ujiyasu for harming the famous family, wreaking havoc in Kanto, and depriving her of the Kanto leadership granted to her.

He also recognized Teruhora Uesugi as the governor of the Uesugi family in the Yamauchi family and the chief of staff in charge of Kantō, and was grateful to her for her righteous deed of sending troops to Kantō.

With Ashikaga Yoshiji, the Kanto general, coming out to take sides, the situation in Kanto became even more one-sided.

Terutora Uesugi supported Ashikaga Yoshiji as the new Kanto shogun, and quickly returned to the Ueno Kingdom to outflank the Dahu Territory. Echigo's follow-up troops from the Numata Territory in the north followed closely south and besieged the Ubashi Territory.

The Ueno samurai who were close to Hojo were in a panic. They didn't even have time to ask for surrender when they were killed by Uesugi Teruhora's sudden attack.

In less than ten days, Wuqiao City, Dahu City, and Chishi City were all defeated. The warriors in the city all abandoned their masters and opened the city to surrender.

Terutora Uesugi beheaded all the Hime samurai who were direct branches of the Dahu family and the Naha family, and the family was wiped out.

While Nagano was interceding for the Nagano family in Amabashi Castle, Teruhora Uesugi ordered the governor of the family, Nagano Kentada, to commit seppuku and apologize, dedicate Amabashi Castle, and allow the family name to remain.

At this point, the Mangqiao leader, the Dahu leader, and the Nabo leader fell into the hands of the Echigo army.

In the plains southeast of Ueno, facing the strict order of Terutora Uesugi, Yura Shigege did not dare to disobey, so he had to withdraw from the territory and return to his home, Kanayama Castle.

Ashikaga Castle's Nagao Tocho was ordered by Sugi Terutora to go south and attack Tatebayashi Castle Akai Terukage.

The two sides had similar territories and had a deep relationship. After the Nagao commander besieged Tatebayashi Castle, he wrote a letter to the city to persuade him to surrender. Akai Terukage knew that he had committed a serious crime, and at the request of the retainers, he committed seppuku.

Tatebayashi Castle surrendered, and the entire Ueno Kingdom was on the side of Uesugi Terutora. The support of the Shimono Sano leader and the Shimotou Furukawa leader allowed the water transportation of the Tone River to flow directly into the Musashi Country.

After clearing up logistics and stabilizing supply lines, the Echigo army officially marched into Musashi Country. At this time, Uesugi Teruhora already had absolute political and military advantages.

Ashikaga Yoshiji and his colleagues endorsed the justice of his participation in the battle.

Ueno Province Shirai Nagao, Headquarters Nagao, Minawa Nagano, Uenobashi Nagano, Numata, Yura and other samurai followed suit.

Ashikaga Castle Nagao of Shimono Province, Ryota of Shimotsou Furukawa Castle, Narita of Musashi Province Ninja Castle, Ota of Iwatsuke Castle and other samurai wings sent troops.

The samurai families from the five countries, including Shimono Kuni Oyama, Utsunomiya, Shimotsou Kuni Takajo, Hitachi Kuni Satake, Oda, Makabe, Tagadani, Anbo Kunisatomi, and Kamisou Kuni Sakai, were waving flags and shouting from the outside.

At one time, 100,000 allied troops advanced into Musashi Country and surrounded and suppressed the Hojo family with great momentum.

The samurai family in Musashi trembled in front of a hundred thousand troops, except for the Daidoji Temple of Kawagoe Castle, Sheishang, who defended the city.

On the Hojo side, Edo Castle Lord Ota Yasushi, Matsuyama Castle Lord Ueda Asanao, and Takiyama Castle Lord Oishi Sadahisa all changed their banners and welcomed the king.

Uesugi Teruhora and Shiba Yoshigan led the coalition forces, crossed the Matsuyama Territory, went straight into Sagami Country, bypassed Kagotsu Castle and entered the core territory of Hojo.

Odawara Castle was shocked three times a day, so they gathered their own troops and entered the city. Hojo Ujiyasu ordered the daughter of Hojo Tsunari, who was killed in the Sano leader, to defend Tamana Castle, and all parts of Hojo were unable to leave the city.

The Hojo family completely turned into a giant turtle, shrinking into its own turtle shell. Even though the Kwantung Allied Forces were ravaging the territory, they did not dare to come out to fight with them.

The Kanto Allied Forces invaded from the Otsuki area of ​​Sagamihara, then went south along the Sagami River, took the Sakazaka River, and besieged Odawara Castle.

At this time, it is also the first snow in winter.

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Odawara Castle is located not far from the shore of Nishi-Sagami Bay. It stretches for nine kilometers from Mount Hachiman to the coast and has multiple outer borders.

After repeated reinforcements and repairs by the Hojo family, it almost became a huge city that the medieval samurai could not capture, and it was daunting.

Izu Country to the west of Sagami Bay was the first base for the Hojo family to invade the Kanto Plain. Odawara Castle is connected to the outer border on the coast and can continuously receive supplies shipped from Izu Country.

The walls are high and the city is strong, and the logistics are constant.
Chapter completed!