"The purely reactionary encirclement of Nobunaga is no longer enough. We are going to mobilize all the daimyo in Kinki to join the grand alliance against Oda, Tokugawa and Du Fei!" After Miyoshi Nagakei finished speaking, he coughed violently again.
Honganji Kenru, who had been silent for a long time, sighed and said, "Even if we join forces, we won't be their opponent."
"Master Xianru! Why are you talking like this!" Asakura Yoshikage immediately became anxious after hearing this: "Do you mean what you said? Now we should unite and fight them together! Otherwise, Rokkaku, Asai, Saito
Tomorrow it will be our turn! Even though you are still so arrogant here today, maybe one day the city will be destroyed!"
Miyoshi Nagakei, who organized the meeting, knew very well that in fact, only himself and the Asakura, Hatano, and Honganji families were the only ones capable of resisting. The remaining troops such as Isshiki, Matsunaga and other daimyo might not be enough to defend the city by themselves.
There is no hope of using it at all.
Isshiki Yoshimichi, the governor of the Isshiki family, sat in the corner without saying a word. To be honest, he was a little flattered that the Miyoshi family could invite him to come to the meeting this time.
The Isshiki family is located at the junction of Chugoku (Japanese place name) and Kinki. The place is remote, desolate and inaccessible. There are only a few small trading towns and a dozen villages in the entire territory, and the number of soldiers is only a few thousand.
Because this place was so desolate and barren, none of the daimyo next to the Isshiki family bothered to attack it. It was for this reason that many smaller daimyo were gradually annexed by those powerful daimyo, leaving only
The Isshiki family, which is the weakest, staggered and trembled to survive the strong attack.
For decades, no one in the Isshiki family has dared to offend. Once a powerful daimyo came down with an ultimatum: You must surrender to me! (formal affiliation), the Isshiki family would respectfully present the roster and wait for others to enthrone it, and the cycle starts over and over again.
Year after year.
Their experiences are also a true portrayal of the difficult survival situation of all the weak daimyo during the Warring States Period in Japan.
In fact, Miyoshi Changqing didn't want to bring these grasshopper-like countries to work together, but his operation had to use the territory of the Isshiki family, so he was summoned for the first time.
"Everyone! Stop talking about these so-called things!" Miyoshi Changqing calmed down at this time, but his face was still very pale: "I think the topic we are talking about today should not be 'Should we resist the organization?
Tian family's problem! Instead, we should directly start discussing how to defeat and eliminate them!"
His words immediately shut up the chattering old men. More than a dozen pairs of eyes stared at Miyoshi Changqing, because although the Miyoshi family was newly defeated, it was still the most powerful among the daimyo present.
"I think! We should now allocate half of our troops to each daimyo, which is usually used for territorial defense. I will command the other half. Let's launch an unexpected surprise attack on the Oda Alliance! Defeat them in one fell swoop!" Miyoshi Nagakei
Finally, I stated the theme and purpose of my meeting.
As soon as this statement came out, the big names started talking, and some shouted: "Draw out half of the troops? How can this happen? There has been an uprising against the Xiangzong in our territory recently!"
Another daimyo said angrily: "Half the troops? You know, with the strength I have now, as long as the Oda family attacks with all their strength, it will be over in three days! And I have to take away the troops? Isn't this a joke? I thought the Miyoshi family would send it to me.
Here are some reinforcements!"
Miyoshi Nagakei almost fainted from anger after hearing these unqualified and ignorant words. Fortunately, at this time, the abbot of Honganji Temple, Honganji Kenru, stood up in time: "If you don't agree, you can leave immediately! But if
If one day we are besieged by the Oda Alliance, please don’t come crying to us again!”
Honganji Kenru has always spoken very cautiously, but for some reason he uncharacteristically supported the fight against the Oda Alliance today. His words hit the mark, and those little daimyo who were talking about him immediately shut up.
Seeing that his proposal was supported by the Honganji family, Miyoshi Nagakei felt a little relieved. Regardless of the opinions of those small forces, Asakura would definitely agree, because the Oda family hated him to the core and would take action on him next. Hatano, and
The attitude of the Honganji family is crucial.
Now the Honganji family also stands with them, waiting for the Hatano family to express their stance.
Miyoshi Nagakei immediately turned his attention to Hideharu, the governor of the Hatano family.
The Hatano family is a powerful family in Tamba country. They have been operating in Tamba country for many years, and their power and power are not comparable to those of small names. The new family governor Hatano Hideharu is a young man under thirty years old, but he is relatively mature.
He is also relatively sophisticated in the management of territory. He does not have the impetuousness and shallowness of those young daimyo. He never easily makes enemies or marries with others.
He adhered to the style of neutrality, hiding from the world, avoiding war, and self-reliance. This allowed the Hatano family to avoid a lot of troubles and wars. As a small and medium-sized vassal state, it stood firmly amidst the fluctuations of conflicts among the powerful powers in Kinki. It also took the opportunity to expand.
Many territories have gradually become another major local power in Kinki.
"Hideharu, why haven't you expressed your stance yet? We are all waiting for you." When Miyoshi Nagakei said this, Honganji Kenru and Asakura Yoshikage both raised their heads and stared at the silent Hatano Hideharu together.
If the Isshiki family was flattered to be invited, Hatano Hideharu was completely unwilling to come.
Because Hatano Hideharu believed that Oda Nobunaga and himself had always been enemies, he just had to stay on track and continuously strengthen his territorial defense.
Regardless of whether they are from the Oda Alliance or the Kinki Encirclement, they are all people who are using the public name to seek their own interests.
But he understood that if he didn't even show his face, he would be completely disrespecting the Miyoshi family of Kinki. Although the Miyoshi family was in decline, everyone was still wary of getting angry.
He originally planned to find a reason to leave early for a meeting, but he didn't expect that several people had already targeted him in advance. It seemed that it was absolutely impossible not to express his position.
I saw Hatano Hideharu leaning forward and smiling: "Our Hatano family has always implemented neutrality and secluded governance. That was the case before and it is still the same now. We have nothing to do with the Oda family and have never thought about confronting them."
"Forget it! Stop talking!" Miyoshi Nagakei saw that Hatano Hideharu had already made up his mind, so he forcibly interrupted him to prevent his words from affecting the fighting spirit of others. Seeing that the Kinki encirclement was about to take shape, Shao
Although it is a pity that he and the Hatano family are alone, the three of them plus several other small forces barely have the capital to fight against the Oda Alliance.
Hatano Hideharu felt slightly relieved when he saw Miyoshi Nagakei not embarrassing him anymore. He turned his head away with some leisurely look, and saw a black bird standing on the branch outside.
Crow? This is an ominous sign.
He couldn't help but shudder and turned his head back.