▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kom aki ▁and ▁Nag ak ute ▁against ▁Hash iba ▁H ide y oshi . ▁Mas ay uki ▁was ▁left ▁in ▁northern ▁Shin ano ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁U es ug i ▁cl an ▁in ▁check ▁and ▁took ▁this ▁opportunity ▁to ▁sub j ug ate ▁small , ▁neighbor ing ▁land l ords ▁and ▁cons olid ate ▁his ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁In ▁December , ▁as ▁I ey as u ▁made ▁peace ▁with ▁H ide y oshi ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁territory , ▁he ▁was ▁pressed ▁by ▁H ō j ō ▁U j ina o ▁to ▁act ▁on ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁their ▁treat y . ▁ ▁In ▁that ▁treat y , ▁among ▁other ▁terms , ▁Tok ug awa ▁I ey as u ▁agreed ▁to ▁transfer ▁Num ata ▁Castle ▁and ▁its ▁adjacent ▁lands ▁in ▁K ō zu ke ▁province ▁to ▁the ▁H ō j ō ▁cl an . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 5 8 5 , ▁I ey as u ▁advanced ▁his ▁army ▁into ▁K ai ▁province ▁in ▁a ▁move ▁to ▁pressure ▁Mas ay uki ▁into ▁ab dic ating ▁Num ata ▁Castle . ▁Mas ay uki ▁however , ▁resist ed ▁having ▁to ▁hand ▁it ▁over , ▁having ▁conquer ed ▁it ▁with ▁great ▁effort ▁years ▁before . ▁Ult imately , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁cut ▁relations ▁with ▁Tok ug awa ▁I ey as u ▁and ▁once ▁more ▁switched ▁alleg ian ces ▁by ▁sending ▁his ▁second ▁son ▁Nob ush ige ▁to ▁U es ug i ▁K age k ats u ▁as ▁a ▁host age . ▁With