The war against Narimasa was held over till next year, and during that period, Toshiie contacted Kagekatsu UESUGI and had him advance to the border with Ecchu Province, and tried to tempt Takekatsu KIKUCHI, a local samurai of Ecchu Province who had become a busho of Narimasa, to take sides with Hideyoshi. 成政との戦いは、翌年まで持ち越され、その間利家は、上杉景勝と連絡をとって越中境に進出させたり、成政の部将となっている越中国衆菊池武勝に誘いの手を伸ばしたりしている。 |