Ashikaga Yoshiyasu hesitated for a long time, his childish little face was tangled for a long time, and he thought for a while before saying: "If there are three roads, you should choose to defend Mino or Mikawa! The overall situation of the strong tail trend should remain unchanged more than anything else.
It’s so important, so time-consuming and labor-intensive that Sakamoto can’t understand it at all.”
"Is that what you think?"
"Yes!"
Minamoto Yoshitoki chuckled and said: "What about Sakamoto? Nakajo Tokihide commanded 30,000 troops to guard Sakamoto. If you are more aggressive, you can seize Kyoto and capture Yoshiaki Ashikaga, and support the Emperor Masachachi to regain the throne. If you are more conservative, you can attack
Guanyin Temple occupies a small valley, and can rely on not breaking through the pass to defend it safely, blocking Oda Nobunaga and all 200,000 Western troops in Mino country, preventing them from entering or leaving.
If you want to turn back to Kinei, you can only break through the gate, or turn around and go south to enter Kinei through Suzuka Pass. No matter which one you choose, it will give the Eastern Army a huge space to display. Once Yu seizes the opportunity to pursue and attack, with the scattered organization of the Western Army
It would inevitably collapse in an instant, and Oda Nobunaga did not dare to take this risk."
It seems that the confrontation between the Eastern and Western armies is similar to the Onin Rebellion. In fact, the difference between the situation is very big. The morale organization of the Eastern and Western armies all depends on the adjustment of the generals of each party. This has resulted in many samurai families with ulterior motives fishing in troubled waters.
The imperial family of the Eastern Kingdom, who respected Minamoto Yoshitsune as their leader, were at an absolute disadvantage in all aspects.
The Western Army, which was hastily organized based on the Emperor's decree, even lacked basic unity. Twenty-five thousand troops were sent from Kyushu, Saikoku, and Shikoku sent 30,000 troops. It can be seen that many samurai were half-hearted about the decree. The so-called Western Army gathered
After being together for three days and quarreling every now and then, the samurai below were like a group of bandits fighting for territory, gathering restlessly and wielding swords and fire. From the beginning to the end, there was no so-called unity.
The chain reaction of Shimazu's actions took away the entire Kyushu military force. This had a very bad impact on those Western and Shikoku samurai who rushed over excitedly thinking they could get benefits. The morale of the military was severely damaged.
The cohesion of the people is also declining rapidly. With so many innate factors restricting it, Oda Nobunaga, who has always been arrogant, does not dare to choose a head-on confrontation.
Ashikaga Yoshiyasu asked reluctantly: "What if Oda Nobunaga leaves an army to stare at Sakamoto?"
Minamoto no Yoshi knew what the child was thinking, and probably felt that Oda Nobunaga should not be so stupid, so he said: "There is no specific number of how much to keep to keep an eye on Oda. Is it 30,000 or 50,000? Keep Oda's army?"
Or is it the main force of the Western Army? Can it be ensured that the remaining troops can indeed defend Nakajo Tokihide? You must know that he is also a general who has been in Kinnei for 20 years. It cannot be resisted by just sending a samurai.
Yes, if the remaining major general is weak and wants to keep an eye on Sakamoto, then he is lying to himself."
Ashikaga Yoshiyasu thought for a while, and suddenly an idea came to him: "If we leave 60,000 people, there will be no problem in letting Yoshikawa Motoharu, Kobayakawa Takakage, Miyoshi Yoshitsugi, and Akechi Mitsuhide keep an eye on Sakamoto, right?"
"That's a good distinction! It seems that Saburo is much smarter than Oda Nobunaga." Minamoto no Yoshiki praised his son's intelligence, and then shook his head and said: "The best of Western and Shikoku are the Maori family and the Miyoshi family, you
At once, the main force of the Western Army, the Mori family, the main force of the Shikoku Miyoshi family, and the main force of the Kinai Shogunate, Akechi Mitsuhide, were transferred to Omi to suppress Sakamoto. The main force of the Western Army under Oda Nobunaga was only available to the Oda family, Asakura, Asai, and the people of the Kinai Kingdom.
Such a Western Army is no match for the Eastern Army."
"Then..." Ashikaga Yoshiyasu thought for a while and said, "It must be feasible to assist Echizen Country!"
Minamoto no Yoshi said: "It is not feasible to make the lowest possible decision."
"Why?"
Minamoto no Yoshishi took the trouble to answer: "First of all, the terrain of Echizen country is narrow. With the influx of 200,000 troops in a short time, it is difficult to exert all the strength. Secondly, when the army is dispatched to rescue Echizen, it must pass through Ixiang County of Omi Province, which was once occupied by Yu.
If the master craftsman Yamamoto Michiki seizes it, he only needs to repeat his old tricks and recapture it to block the streets of Tsuruga. The 200,000 Western troops will have no choice but to die. Leaving tens of thousands of troops stationed in Ika County, they can perfectly defend Sakamoto.
If there is a sudden change, how much military protection does Kyoto need to leave behind?
How much military protection is left in Minami Omi? If Hida Corps suddenly attacks west to capture Gifu Castle, Sakamoto's defenders then march east to capture Kannonji Castle and Otani Castle, completely opening up the Higashiyama Road line, and Oda Nobunaga goes north to aid Echizen.
The meaning was gone, and the 50,000-strong army defeated Uesugi Danmasa with superior force and occupied Kaga.
And this has no impact on the battle situation. Even if Oda Nobunaga fights all the way to Echu, it doesn't matter. As long as Uesugi Danmasa defends the natural danger that he doesn't know and his son doesn't know, he can play a game of catching a turtle in a jar and enter Hida via Mino.
The only choice is the Hida River. Without the support of the navy, it is like a mirror, and going to Shinano is asking for death. The farther you go, the faster you die."
Ashikaga Yoshiyasu said thoughtfully: "So...the only option is to attack Sakamoto?"
"The first step in attacking Sakamoto is to eliminate hidden dangers. Tokihide Nakajo abandoned half of his army and fled to Maizuru Port with the other half. He has lost the ability to influence the situation of the war. Capturing the Emperor Masachika probably wanted to take this opportunity to force the Emperor to take back the imperial declaration.
By the way, I pointed out another enemy in the court to regain the disadvantage of fame and justice, but it was too impetuous, and the emperor burned Mount Hiei instead of catching it." Minamoto no Yoshiki was able to understand Oda Nobunaga's way of thinking.
Guess it's close to ten.
Based on their years of experience in exchanging letters, the relationship gradually faded from confidants to friends and then to frenemies, and it took more than a day or two for them to speculate on each other's thoughts. From Oda Nobunaga's temperament and behavior
Judging his thoughts is actually not very difficult to guess.
The most important thing is that he is confident enough. No matter which one of the three choices Oda Nobunaga chooses, he will not succeed. It is an accident that the Emperor Masachimachi escapes smoothly, but it is not an accident that the pillar of the samurai family raises troops at Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine.
For the samurai family, the announcement of the Imperial Order was just a convenient name. This can be seen from the fact that Yoritomo Minamoto raised troops according to the order of Nio, and Takauji Ashikaga changed the banner according to the order of Emperor Go-Daigo.
When the troops are raised, the role of this name becomes less important. The military family competes with strength and bloody battles, rather than the ministers playing tricks and tricks to win. The battle between the east and west armies still relies on real swords and guns, not
Even though they are thousands of miles apart, they shout slogans at each other to decide the outcome.
The Battle of Kamluo was repeatedly deduced by Minamoto Yoshitoki and his retainers countless times. Various unexpected factors and countless sets of corresponding solutions were prepared. For example, the Hokuriku Road, Higashiyama Road, and Tokaido were to climb Luo at the same time. Dongshan and Donghai combined
Fighting to annihilate the remnants of the formidable Kai-Takeda clan. To complete a task that normally takes several years to complete in two months is not something that can be done just by relying on a flash of inspiration.
This kind of calculated calculation was reflected in all aspects of the war. Taking advantage of the moment when the main force of the Western Army was transferred to Mino Country to confront the main force of the Eastern Army, Uesugi Kenshin, who was a partial division, led an army of 50,000 men with unstoppable momentum and captured Kaga in late April.
The last fortress of the country, Echizen Ichichichi ordered the general Yoriteru Shimoma to flee to Echizen country for refuge, Kaga Ichichichi ordered the general Yoriteru Shichiri to escape, Kaga Kagebuji Kyoho and others congratulated the monks, and the officials committed suicide collectively.
All the members of the He Yixiang Sect were shattered and no one was spared.
It wasn't that he didn't want to be spared. It was because Uesugi Kenshin didn't want them to be spared. He killed thousands of people from old to young, from monks to village officials. Then Uesugi Kenshin raised the butcher knife again against the stubborn Ichikikai clan. This time they still massacred them.
It is reasonable to say that those who block the Eastern Army are all thieves. Those who block the army are monks, so they are called thieves and monks.
After staying in Kaga Country for a few days, he continued to attack westward into Echizen Country. Asakura Keike, an anson buried in Echizen Country, immediately rebelled. This general who commanded six thousand troops and was responsible for resisting Kaga Ichika Mune and the Eastern Army, but
He is the biggest destabilizing factor in the Asakura family. His ambition is to overthrow the Asakura family and kill all his relatives. For this reason, he specially changed his name to Dohashi Keikag, and asked Uesugi Kenshin to transfer it to Minamoto no Yoshiki.
When I got the chance to bow down, I couldn't wait to change my name to Dohashi Shikyo, discarding all the common characters passed down from generation to generation in the Asakura family.
The rebellion of the Ono leaders at the territorial bridge Tokiri Kiriki exposed the entire Echizen Kingdom to Uesugi Kenshin's eyes. It was like an invulnerable tiger suddenly exposing its soft belly. At this time, all that was needed was a sharp knife and a child.
A ferocious beast can be killed with just one stab. Kenshin Uesugi is not a child, and he does not have a sharp knife in his hand. Instead, he is the East Army Rangers that quickly increased to 60,000 people after entering Echizen Kingdom.
Most of it fell under the control of Uesugi Kenshin.
While Uesugi Kenshin was rushing to conquer Echizen Country, he was cleaning up Yoriteru Shimoma and his remnant party. This Echizen army, which had always been strong, was no longer the powerful and prestigious army it was more than ten years ago. Ever since Uesugi Kenshin invaded Kaga Country with fierce force,
, killing a large number of elite members of the Kaga Echizen Ikezu in one go, they basically lost their hematopoietic ability, and then caught up with the Sanrihama incident. The furious Asakura Yoshikage led an army to attack the Echizen Ikezu, which greatly weakened the power of the Echizenbo official.
He has long lost the courage he once had.
The sporadic resistance at Ichijodani Castle did not bring any trouble to Uesugi Kenshin. The only force that could be called resistance was the old man of Tsuruga County, Asakura Keiki, who was nearly seventy years old and played the role of a white-haired man in his later years.
The old samurai who sent the black-haired man still persisted and led the five thousand Tsuruga people who stayed behind to desperately resist Uesugi Kenshin, and hurriedly sent his second son Asakura Kagetsune to Mino Country to convey a message to Asakura Yoshikage.
This man who lived in Gifu City was living a carefree life. Every day he got together with the literati from the Western Army, dancing, writing, drinking and singing. Even during the confrontation, he did not feel nervous or sad at all. His comfortable life had come to an end at this moment.
The most trusted general, Asakura Yoshikage, changed his character from Miao to Tong to show his determination to sever ties with the Asakura family. With the help of this leading party, most of his hometown was sent away. Asakura Yoshikage became furious on the spot.
He cursed randomly and hurriedly led the Asakura army back to his home base.
Asai Nagamasa saw that something was wrong and hurried back with his own troops. He had never seen how powerful Uesugi Kenshin was, but he had always heard of the terrifying reputation of the God of the Northern Army. Asakura
If Keiki couldn't bear it anymore and handed over Tsuruga County, he wouldn't have to fight all the way to Kitaomi to take over his lair.
Takeda Yoshitomi was more worried about the safety of his own family than he was. The loss of Tsuruga Port would expose Wakasa Country's territory. It would be difficult for him to protect his vitals with his head and body, let alone Ayaya at home. Yoshimi saw this
With the existence of Wakasa's double wall, don't even think about being loyal and working hard, but pushing back and tricking top experts. The meaning of the existence of these two families is to avenge the Wakasa Takeda family.
Isshiki Yoshimichi was even worse than them. As early as Nakajo Tokihide fled to Maizuru Port, that is, before the confrontation in Mino began, Isshiki Yoshimichi fled back to Tango Kingdom in embarrassment with his own military strength to protect his home base.
Tango Kuniman only has 4,000 troops at full strength, and most of them are at the level of peasant uncles who have put down their hoes and picked up their bamboo spears. When it comes to farming skills, these peasants and soldiers cannot be said to be first-rate or second-rate. But if there is a competition,
His ability to kill enemies on the battlefield is probably not even considered as a skill for harvesting crops.
The morale of the major generals was almost non-existent. Isshiki Yoshimichi himself had no ambition at all. He was frightened by the 15,000 troops in Maizuru Port at his doorstep, and he did not dare to defend the castle built with the friendship of the Ashikaga family.
When I went out, I thought to myself that war is too terrible and people's hearts have changed so much that it would be safest to stay in a stable home. The so-called Hokuriku Four-Nation Alliance has long become a joke.
The departure of Asakura Yoshikage, Asai Nagamasa, and Takeda Yoshito without saying goodbye signifies that the disintegration of the Western Army system is accelerating. Sooner or later, the so-called West Japan Allied Forces will become the Kinki Allied Forces west of the East China Sea. Neither the Mori family nor the Miyoshi family are very good.
They were willing to stay and clamored to go home and guard their respective lairs, but Oda Nobunaga could not let them go. As soon as they approached the samurai of Ki, they might also follow, so wouldn't he become a polished commander?
The Western Army was once again reduced to more than 140,000 troops, and its morale also dropped to a new low. Oda Nobunaga hoped to use a small-scale victory to boost morale, so he actively planned a plan to regain control of the southern bank of the Nagara River. This battle
The core of the plan is simply pitiful. It just wants to drive the Eastern Army from the south bank of the Nagara River back to the south bank of the Kiso River. No bigger hope can be imagined, because the lower reaches of the Kiso River and Nagara River have been controlled by the Japanese navy of the Eastern Army. This small plan is too small.
When Sichuan and other companies go out to conduct reconnaissance, they must take advantage of their familiarity with the terrain before they dare to act.
Oda Nobunaga's plan has not yet been put into action. June, the most stormy month, has passed quietly, ushering in the good season of July, when the rains are relatively relieved and sunny days appear. Gifu City received a piece of bad news from Kinai, Hojo Tokiwa,
The Kakizaki Kei family combined 60,000 troops to march out of Iga and invade Yamato. Facing an army of 60,000 and supported by the Iga ninjas who led the way, Tsutsui Junkei and his Yamato people made a wise decision to surrender.
Then 60,000 troops coerced the Yamato people into 70,000 troops, and captured Shinikiyama Castle and Iimoriyama Castle with fierce winds and fierce fire. The troops went straight to Takaya Castle where Kawachi Kunihatakeyama Akidaka was located. Hatakeyama Takamasa, who had been hiding in Kii, took advantage of the situation and raised his troops.
, led more than 12,000 soldiers from the Kii Kingdom and Genlai soldiers to the gate of Gaowa City, but at this moment, there were only a pitiful 500 defenders in the city.
Because of the nonsense of the Western Army, the country of Hanoi was empty. Yusa Nobuji led more than 8,000 people from Hanoi to participate in the Meino Kingdom. Lao An, the family member who stayed at Takaya Castle, saw that the clan house was in a bad situation and quickly ordered the governor of the family, Akira Hatakeyama.
Gao was tied up and sent out of Takaya Castle, thinking that he would be forgiven if he bore the thorn to plead guilty, but he didn't expect Saito Asanobu to pull out his sword and chop off his dog's head when he accepted the surrender.
It is a disaster to keep a retainer with such bad military skills and evil intentions. Minamoto no Yoshiki deliberately spared his life because he wanted to kill him in front of everyone. Hatakeyama Takamasaichi
He kicked the dog's head away with his foot and cursed that this bastard had betrayed him again. There were not many loyal and stable samurai in the Kawachi Hatakeyama family.
After the capture of Kawachi Kingdom, Nagao Yoshikage led an army of 10,000 troops to attack Izumi Kingdom. Hatakeyama Takamasanori and Tsutsui Junkei's troops of more than 20,000 troops launched an attack on Settsu Kingdom. Hojo Tokimasa and Saito Asanobu were ordered to go north.
The attack on Yamashiro Kingdom was a series of great changes that took only six or seven days. If the heavy rain at the end of June had not caused the river water to swell and indirectly caused the interruption of communications, Oda Nobunaga would not have been so embarrassed that even the information would have been delayed so much.
After receiving this news, he really couldn't continue the fight. Even the Mino country, which he had worked hard for many years, could not be defended. Whether it was Oda Nobunaga himself or the Western Army, Kyoto was a place that could never be lost.
, Oda Nobunaga stayed up all night and finally made a painful decision, abandoning Mino country and retreating to Kinai with all his troops. In order to cover the retreat, he also deliberately chose to start the retreat in the evening. In one night, all the 140,000 troops retreated without breaking through.
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While Oda Nobunaga led his army to retreat, Minamoto Yoshitoki also received accurate information about the retreat. After weighing the pros and cons, he gave up the plan to pursue the enemy. The main force of the Western Army was in Gifu Castle, the main force of the Eastern Army was in Komakiyama Castle, and the Western Army
It is very convenient to retreat to the west without breaking through the pass, but it is very difficult for the Eastern Army to pursue it. It needs to cross the Nagara River and the Ibi River in sequence. The obstruction of these two rivers makes it very unrealistic to continue the pursuit. If you pursue it forcefully, you will easily fall into a trap.
Suffered a head-on blow.
After gaining a comprehensive advantage, he decided to move his main formation to Gifu Castle first, and ordered Yukitaka Sanada to lead an army of 100,000 people to cross the unbroken barrier and launch an attack on the Asai family, hoping to force Oda Nobunaga to turn around and rescue the Asai army and expose the flaw.
As a result, Oda Nobunaga was indeed ruthless. He watched helplessly as his brother-in-law Asai Nagamasa was defeated. In less than a day, Otani Castle was breached by artillery fire. The entire clan committed seppuku without sending a single soldier.
He rescued the soldiers, and the northern four-nation coalition forces were abandoned by him.
A man did extraordinary things, abandoning his allies again and again and losing all his last vestiges of faith. The more than 140,000 Western troops who retreated to defend Kyoto also lost their basic morale. Oda Nobunaga suddenly regretted his cowardice.
, when he takes the first step back for various reasons, it becomes a habit to take the next step back, which shows that he is still afraid of Yuanyi from the bottom of his heart, and is afraid of the giant dragon in Kanto.
His guilty conscience ruined the little advantage the Western Army had. The only achievement he could show off was that when he retreated to Kyoto, he successfully forced back the troops of Hojo Tokimasa and Saito Nobubu, but he was really embarrassed to show off this achievement. Last year
When Oda Nobunaga went to Luo, he was a stronger man than Minamoto no Yoshi. Now, looking back, the gap between the two is not that big, just like the difference between a firefly and a bright moon. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature,