He couldn't reply to a word of Yuan Yi's accusations. He could only tactfully defend himself that Yonglu's rebellion was just an accident. He didn't want to see the tragedy of his brother and mother dying in the sea of fire. In short, his words were unconvincing.
He couldn't convince himself, so how could he frighten the bright-eyed Western warriors?
The Western samurai chose to come to Kyoto at this time not for the sake of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but to fight for the vested interests of preserving their one-third acre of land. No amount of clichés and empty lies can seduce the shrewd samurai. Names are not very useful.
At that time, the only way to decide the outcome was with fists. The current situation is that Oda Nobunaga's fists are relatively big. The Western Samurai thought that he could give it a try, so he came to Kyoto to listen to Ashikaga Yoshiaki talking nonsense in front of Ishikimizu Hachimangu Shrine.
On April 22, the twelfth year of Eiroku, the atmosphere in the Nijo Imperial Palace in Kyoto was not harmonious. The quarrels that lasted for several days exhausted everyone. Just a plan to send troops could cause a huge quarrel among several factions of samurai.
It is said that there are several major factions such as the anti-Oda faction, the anti-Maori faction, the anti-Otomo faction, the anti-Miyoshi faction, and other chaotic factions that are entangled with each other.
The samurai of the Asai family said to attack Sakamoto first, the samurai of the Mori family said to support Takeda first, the Asakura family said to attack the Ichikai clan first, and the Oda family said to deal with Hida first. Basically, you said yours and I said mine, and they praised each other.
One's own plan is good, but at the same time, each other denies the other's plan, and the result is that they quarrel from the moment they meet in the morning until they go to bed at night, almost without stopping.
The continuous large camps stationed outside Kyoto have become a new problem for public security in the city. There are almost as many hungover samurai lying on the streets as there are jealous samurai seeking revenge. In just a few days, dozens of murders have occurred in and around Kyoto.
.More than 200 samurai died under the butcher's knife of the coalition allies. They were fighting on their own before they even entered the battlefield. Military morale and discipline were really a problem.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki said eloquently: "The enemy must unite now! The Eastern Kingdom's Minamoto no Yoshiki is eyeing it. This is a great opportunity for the samurai of Kyushu, Shikoku, and the Western Kingdom to unite under the banner of the shogunate. I will formulate a new plan as soon as possible
The law is suitable for you, and the three management and four positions are all handed over to you, and it will be easy to say as long as you defeat Yuanyi!"
The shogun was only the bare commander, and the few remnants of the public such as Wada Yaimai and Ise Sadaki were also two or three big cats and kittens. The sharp-eyed Western samurai found that the general was really weak and could only rely on big words to brag about his abilities.
Consolation. The awe of the shogun in my heart disappeared immediately. It's better to say that the general didn't persuade him, but when he tried to persuade him, the quarrel became more fierce. While quarreling, he said plausibly that the matter was so important that he had to fight for the right direction.
OK.
Akechi Mitsuhide hurriedly walked in and said happily: "Good news! Hatakeyama Kingoden led a force of 15,000 troops to participate in the formation, and Tsutsui Sashoden led a force of 8,000 Yamato people to participate in the formation. Honganji Temple has always been the master of the patriarchal clan.
Xianruden also sent 2,000 monk soldiers to participate in the formation, and the total strength of the shogunate has exceeded 25,000 cavalry! If you include the 35,000 troops of the Takeda Daizen Daifu Palace, the shogunate has already achieved a military advantage!"
The warriors rejoiced and exclaimed in amazement: "Oh! Sure enough, we have more troops! Speaking of which, I calculated several times last night. Back then, I only relied on the troops of Xiguo, Kyushu, and Shikoku to gather 20 troops.
Thousands of knights. The current level is no better than in previous years, and the number of people and stone height is far higher than that of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. We also have the support of soldiers from the Tokaido, even if we gather 300,000 knights, it won’t be very strange!"
Chang Zonggabu Yuanqin said: "According to this, it is indeed possible. The premise is that all martial arts factions put aside their old grudges and overcome the difficulties together. Otherwise, these more than 200,000 riders will be the limit! After all, the logistics pressure is still very high.
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"Military food is indeed a problem... Fortunately, the main grain producing areas in Kinai and Tokaido are in our hands. Purchasing grain at market prices within the coalition forces can temporarily alleviate the food shortage!" If Miyoshi Yoshitsugi's words mean something, in fact,
It was to remind Oda Nobunaga not to think about eating alone. As expected, as soon as he said this, everyone looked at the new overlord of Kinai.
Being bigger is more eye-catching, just like Takikawa Tokiyoshi is the center of attention wherever he goes. The Kanto Ashikaga family, which has a huge territory, is a figure that attracts the world's attention. The slightly smaller Oda family is the largest family in Kinai and Tokaido.
famous, and these grain-producing lands happened to be concentrated in the hands of the Oda family, so it was inevitable that they would attract the attention of others.
Since the unification of Nobishi, a large area of new land has been developed. The total stone height of the Three Kingdoms has increased from less than 900,000 koku to 1.6 million koku. It is not far from the exaggeration of Echigo.
At least 800,000 koku. If he occupies one third, it would be about 300,000 koku. Half of the Mikawa Kingdom must also have about 150,000 koku. Kinai’s Settsu, Izumi, Yamashiro and other territorial kingdoms are fragmented.
600,000 stones were broken, which added up to almost 25,600,000 stones.
Oda Nobunaga secretly cursed something bad, snorted and said: "I will arrange the issue of grain purchase properly, but I will say something ugly first. Grain purchase is not an unlimited purchase, and credit and forced purchase are not allowed.
, if I find that a certain samurai does not follow the rules, then I am sorry to say to that samurai that there is no chance of buying grain! The food in Kyoto will not sell a grain of grain to such a person."
You can't go out without rules, you can't march and fight without military law, and you can't run a country without laws. Even if Oda Nobunaga is the deputy general, even if it's just an honorary one, his status is higher than that of a bunch of cats and dogs here. Besides, he is also a deputy general now.
The three counselors of the imperial court, this is a serious official status. Of course, he cannot be the same as a peasant in the countryside. Even when he was young, he was very rustic and very stupid. The position under his butt has changed. The father is no longer alive.
He's a bastard who spreads ashes before his death.
Oda Nobunaga successfully calmed the situation, making the samurai of the Western Kingdom realize that this was the real leader of the shogunate, the deputy general personally appointed by the shogun, the three councilors appointed by the emperor, and the 60,000 eagle dogs.
The minions are all over the Kinai East Sea. If you don't count the weirdo Minamoto no Yoshi, he must be the strongest samurai in the world today.
The Mori family couldn't raise 60,000 people despite all their efforts. The Miyoshi family had 60,000 people at its strongest. But at that time, the Miyoshi family was the overlord of Kinai. Now the former overlord only has 30,000 people at full strength.
, most of them don't like to listen to Miyoshi Yoshitsugu's words. The ability to get 20,000 people this time is all due to the efforts of Miyoshi Yasunaga and the three Miyoshi people. At least they have to show off the posture of the former overlord.
This is the kind of person who pretends to be fat. There is a reason why the Sanhao family does this for generations. After all, the Sanhao family was once the rich man who ruled the land a few years ago. Although it is yesterday's flower, it cannot be with a bunch of rustic warriors.
He gave in in front of the enemy, so he only sent 5,000 men out. I believe that it won't be long before a large number of enemies from the Shikoku, Kinai, and Western countries come to attack.
The reason is very simple. In the past, the Miyoshi family had 60,000 people to attack others at will, but now they can only use 5,000 people to attack others at will. The Miyoshi family, the Mori family, the Oda family, and the Otomo family can all take out tens of thousands of people.
A powerful daimyo would never let go of the perfect opportunity for the fat meat of the four countries to fall into his mouth. In order to frighten the enemy and improve the morale of his family, he had to grit his teeth and send 20,000 people to Luo.
The Otomo family is planning a war with the Maori family. As long as the Maori army that is hanging on in Tachibanayama Castle is successfully driven away, the Otomo family will be the veritable overlord of Kitakyushu. They can bully everyone with an army of 50,000 to 60,000 at any time.
He is almost as big as the Oda family, but unfortunately the family governor is a bit weird. A neon man had to be baptized and given the southern name of Francisco. At first glance, he thought he was the Japanese Drake.
The change direction of his life experience is exactly opposite to that of Oda Nobunaga. When Owari was a fool, he was a killer when he was young, and his middle-aged attributes transformed into a big devil mode. When Otomo Yizhen was young, he was killed by the second-order collapse.
His father killed his teacher again and was considered a hero. In middle age, he became more and more stupid and turned into Francisco model.
The Mori family is an enhanced version of the Nishi family. It is slightly smaller than the Ouchi family in its heyday and has less territory in Kyushu than the Yamano family in its heyday. The Moto family does not have the guardianship of a large ship like Haruhisa Niko, but
The strength of the Mori family is definitely much stronger than that of the Nizi family in its heyday, but it is still much worse than the Oda family.
The countries of the Mori family seem to be many, but when tied together, they are not as thick as the thighs of the three countries of the thick tail. The water protected by Nizi Haruhisa's eight countries is actually only a little when squeezed, and it is not as affordable as the one from the Owari country, so the east country
It often happens that one country or two countries can produce an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people to fight successfully. The Western Kingdom often has to be the overlord of five or six countries to fight with an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people. The Western Kingdom is really too barren, second only to the South.
The poor samurai of Kyushu can probably compete with the bitter Mutsu to see who is poorer.
The samurai of the Western Kingdom, Kyushu, and Shikoku realized that the Oda family was too powerful. Oda Nobunaga had soldiers, money, and food in his hands, and he held the power of the two commercial centers of Sakai Town and Kyoto, as well as Nobishi and Omi Kingdom.
With the backing of the grain producing areas, the 60,000-strong army was almost frightening to death. No matter how you look at it, it looks like the shrunken Minamoto no Yoshiki. If the Kanto man called it a dragon, Oda Nobunaga would be considered a tiger.
After several days of quarreling, Oda Nobunaga gradually understood the respective opinions of the so-called elites of the Western Kingdom. Each had their own opinions, and their ideas overlapped and conflicted with each other. Like a shrew, the quarrel was endless. After being unbearable, he finally stood up and said
: "The threat to Hida and Kaga is nothing more than scabies. Bando and Shinano are so far apart from each other in the mountains that it can be regarded as an arm's length change. Only Sakamoto, who is in the adjacent Reyoki region, is a serious concern. If Sakamoto does not eliminate the unrest in the Gyeonggi region! It cannot be done.
If Minamoto no Yoshiki is allowed to be unscrupulous, Sakamoto must be captured before Minamoto no Yoshiki marches into the East China Sea!"
Oda Nobunaga was more determined than ever. He was extremely convinced that his lifelong rival was only that person. When Minamoto had experienced transformation and rebirth again and again, the boy he had expected back then still chose the opposite path to him.
A path that protects the past that must be abandoned and goes against the ambition of innovation.
"Your performance really disappoints me! Why don't you understand that the stubborn old school will perish. Only by following Nobunaga's pace of innovation can we bring new hope to Japan! Insist on guarding the despised past.
It will only make you lose yourself and wallow in the past, which is a waste of your talent. The dream of conquering the Seven Seas urgently needs your strength, why are you unwilling to help me? Why do you want to be that abominable old sect!"
When he hated Yuanyi even more than before, this hatred made him like an angry lion, his eyes seemed to be bursting with flames, and he sneered secretly: "Do you think you have won? Do you think that 230,000 riders can do it?"
Can you lock down Kyoto and reserve the throne of the General to conquer the barbarians? You are wrong! There is no sure-win war in this world, and no matter how cunning your calculations are, you will eventually have the power to deal with you! Just wait! I will deal with you when I take care of Sakamoto.
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In the evening of the same day, the Nijo Imperial Palace reached an understanding for the first time. Several samurai agreed to Oda Nobunaga's proposal and would send all their troops to attack Sakamoto Castle. At the same time, the naval forces of Saikuni, Kyushu, and Shikoku must carry the Kinai legions to aid the Tokaido. Assistance
The Takeda family's defense in Shunenzo resolutely guarded the security of the gate leading to Kinai from the Tokaido.
On April 25th, the shogunate army swore to go out. An army of 150,000 troops surrounded Kitaomi from all directions. The samurai of the Western Kingdom, who were proficient in naval combat, were very careful to avoid marching on the inland river. The Ashigaru troops were scattered outside and the cavalry troops were hidden inside. As long as
If Sakamoto's naval forces dare to land with their troops, they will immediately be surrounded from all sides.
Kobayakawa Takakage was very cunning. When he learned that the Oda navy suffered a disastrous defeat at Lake Biwa, he deliberately let the Kobayakawa navy avoid the Sakamoto navy's blockade. Just like the similar method used by Anzhai Fuyasu back then, he spread it bit by bit from the Yodogawa main stream.
Slowly blocking the mouth of the Uji River and then slowly infiltrating into the Uji River, the army was surrounded by enemies on all sides and had no way to retreat. Even if the Sakamoto navy had the ability to reach the sky, there was nothing they could do.
Yodogawa Mitsunaga managed to rush into the Uji River in an attempt to raid the main force of the Kobayakawa navy and thwart a counterattack by the Oda army. However, Kobayakawa Takakage would rather abandon one of his ships and retreat. He retreated very simply, carrying him with him all the way.
The main force of the navy retreated into the Yodogawa River. Instead, the Sakamoto navy was left in the Uji River without any embarrassment. Should we pursue it or not? It must be a trap if we pursue it. If we don't pursue it, we will not be willing to do so. If we go all the way in vain, we will expose our whereabouts and lose our only life.
The advantage of ambush seems to be a big loss.
"We can't chase! The Western Kingdom's army has gathered in Kyoto. It takes more than 200,000 people to ride many ships, and this Kobayakawa navy is just one of them. There are also Mishima navy, Otomo navy and Awaji navy. I can't fight!
We must retreat!" Yodogawa Mitsunaga hesitated for a long time but decided to retreat. His mission was by no means to cripple the navy. He was guarding the pearl on Lake Biwa behind his back. Sakamoto was his beloved home.
Seeing Yodogawa Mitsunaga retreating in a hurry, Kobayakawa Takakage laughed and ordered the entire army to regroup and fight back to the Uji River. Behind him, hundreds of Mishima Navy and Awaji Navy fleets were arranged neatly, and in their hands
Holding the black gunpowder can, that is the exclusive secret skill of the Mishima Navy, the baked fire arrow, which was once proud of. Even though this secret has been inherited and carried forward by the Sakamoto Navy, even though it is no longer a secret weapon, in this sailing boat,
In the age of wooden boats with oars, gunpowder was always the most threatening weapon.
Tens of thousands of sailors from 1,400 boats and 70% of the elite navy from the Seto Inland Sea gathered here. Lake Biwa is still as clear and blue as a beautiful sapphire, and all this is gradually transformed by the bright blood and fire.
Dyeing red, the sky of Otsu Port was reflected in blood. Fires shot up into the sky, and cries, roars and curses were heard endlessly. This beautiful city fell in less than half a day.
Thousands of sails competed outside the small Otsu Port, and tens of thousands of people screamed. Sakamoto's naval forces did not dare to face the enemy head-on. They used more than two hundred warships to fight against an enemy that was several times their own. Every iron cannon needed to be resisted several times.
Unless everyone becomes a sharpshooter with bows and arrows and iron cannons, and the other party cooperates and cannot hide and shoot black guns, there will be no chance of winning.
This is indeed the case. As soon as Yodogawa Mitsunaga retreated to Sakamoto Port, he learned that Otsu Port had been captured. Tens of thousands of shogunate troops ravaged that beautiful city. The red flames of war and the dark smoke turned twenty years of hard work into ashes.
Otsu Castle turned into flames in the billowing smoke. Yodogawa Mitsunaga closed his eyes in pain. The guard of that city was his long-time friend Suganuma Sadashi.
The Sakamoto Navy's attempts to rescue Otsu Port all failed without exception. The Saikuni Navy was very well prepared. Nobuyasu Anzai, Takeyoshi Murakami, and Takakage Kobayakawa were all heroes of this generation. The unparalleled general of the Maori family, Takakage Kobayakawa, was even more intelligent.
In the center, he commanded the naval forces to mobilize their formations and put up copper and iron walls to block Sakamoto's naval forces outside the wall.
"The opportunity has been lost! Retreat!" Yodogawa Mitsunaga stared at the beautiful burning city for the last time, turned around and left without hesitation, because at this moment, the shogunate army had already reached the outside of Sakamoto Castle, and was surrounded by 30,000 defenders to resist the siege of 150,000 troops.
At this critical moment, Sakamoto's navy was the only mobile force that could be used.
The battle at Usayama Castle was unusually brutal. The brave and skilled Okouchi Kunizuna guarded Usayama Castle and held back the shogunate's 30,000-strong army with 3,000 defenders. No matter it was veteran generals like Shibata Katsuie or Yoshikawa Motoharu,
Even young samurai such as Takahashi Shoun, Narumatsu Nobukatsu, and Kira Chisada could not defeat him. The defenders' iron cannon firepower was too fierce, and the cost of risking their lives to rush to Otemon's gate and attack the city was too heavy.
In addition to this difficulty, there are almost no strong points in the entire Shiga County. Oda Nobunaga personally led an army of 30,000 to attack Sakamoto Castle, forcing Nakajo Tokihide to fight with Asakura, Asai, Wakasa Takeda, and Tango from Takashima County.
Isshiki's coalition front line has withdrawn, and the gap in the battle situation caused by the huge disadvantage in military strength has become more and more obvious. Sakamoto Castle, which is said to be undefended, has only a water castle that can serve as a defense, but it is not enough if a large area of castle towns outside the city is not defended. Failure to defend it means
Years of hard work have gone up in smoke. Isn't Shou seeking death by drinking poison to quench his thirst?
The Western navy in pursuit of victory blocked Sakamoto Port, and the famous trade center in the Lake Biwa area has become a death place. The cunning shogunate army adopted suppressive tactics and attacked everywhere to suppress the activities of the defenders, just like the cunning wild wolves hiding in the bushes.
I will take a bite when I seize the opportunity, and from time to time I will use the shameless tactic of being a coward. When you come out, I will retreat, and when you retreat, I will come out again. A street can change hands several times for a whole day.
In such an unrestricted stalemate, morale was disappearing little by little. Sakamoto's defenders could only rely on the iron artillery ammunition stored for many years in exchange for a short-term balance of power. The unbalanced balance of power is also called terrifying.
Balance, the strength gap between the two sides is very large, and they only maintain the superficial balance of power for various reasons. This is a very dangerous state. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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