Chapter 1528 Everyone has their own pros and cons, but everyone hesitates
Yoshigan looked at Tozawa Moriyasu with deep eyes.
The troubles in the Ou area will be solved sooner or later. If Tozawa Moriyasu, a capable and righteous Samurai Hime, can be conquered, it will also be a help to Yiyin.
Yiyin, who follows the Shinto path and spreads his seeds widely, should not trust those cheap relatives who were the same family two hundred years ago. It is better to rely on Jill than to rely on relatives. How can he kiss his own daughter and children?
The most important thing is that Tozawa Moriyasu is very good-looking. If she can survive this war, Yoshigage can consider giving her the divine grace of being white for a night.
Yoshigami took down the sword from the sword holder on the side, stepped down from the throne in person, handed it to Tozawa Moriyasu, and said.
"Tozawa-hime traveled thousands of miles to come here and almost starved to death and froze to death on the street for the sake of the samurai family. I was very moved.
Today I give you this Bizen Kaneko. I hope you can hold this sword and fight to the end for the Samurai family.
Live well, I don't want you to die in this war, because Ji warriors like you should take on more important responsibilities in the future."
Tozawa Moriyasu took the famous sword given by Yoshiyoshi with both hands and was so excited that his whole body trembled.
Tsutado-den rarely favors the sword, which is equivalent to elevating the symbolic meaning of Bizen Kanemitsu. This favor is really too generous.
This is not over yet, Yoshigan turned around and said to Ii Naomasa.
"Bring back all the loyal people of the Tozawa family. I will not allow these people who came to Luo for the sake of the samurai family to be hungry and cold on the streets of Kyoto.
Tozawa Hime, I will reward you with five hundred shi of Shiba food stamps. Is it enough for you to offset the loss of selling your property to Luo?"
Tozawa Mori'an kowtowed on the ground and said.
"Tsudaden, you gave me too much."
Yiyin shook his head and said.
"Not much. Compared with your loyalty, it still seems shabby.
You can rest assured and follow me out into battle. After this battle, I will ask the shogunate for you and grant you the 44,000-koku seal of Ideha of the Tozawa family, and you will also have a place in the Great Council of the Kanto Palace."
Tozawa Sheng'an was overjoyed and kowtowed to the ground again.
"The kindness and kindness shown by Tsuta-den to the Tozawa family will be restored, and the Tozawa family will never forget it."
Although Tozawa Moriyasu regained his old territory of 30,000 dan and even gained a new territory of 14,000 dan, these territories were the spoils of war between the samurai families.
In other words, these were all taken by force, without a field leader recognized by the shogunate, and without official title protection.
Tozawa Moriyasu participated in the war through Kamikaze and obtained the shogunate's peace certificate from Yoshigan, allowing the Tozawa family's rule over these territories to be officially recognized.
Although the shogunate is thousands of miles away and out of reach of the Ou area, the Kanto Secretariat is not far away, and its power is growing day by day, becoming stronger and stronger.
If the Ou Daimyo wants to ignore the Tozawa family's security measures and annex these territories in the future, he must first consider the reaction of the Kanto Palace.
Tozawa Mori'an went to Luo with ten people, practiced asceticism for thousands of miles, and advocated righteousness. This bet was right and he made a lot of money.
As a benchmark figure of the Wu family's righteousness set up by the Yi Bank for everyone to see, it is natural to provide sufficient benefits to facilitate political propaganda. In fact, the Yi Bank is not at a loss, as both parties get what they need.
Tozawa Moriyasu cut his palm with Bizen Kaneko, wiped his forehead with blood, kowtowed to the ground and shouted.
"It's on the Jinduo Palace board! I will sacrifice my life and fight to the end for the justice of the Wu family!"
After receiving so many benefits from Yiyin, Tozawa Mori'an no longer dared to call himself a foreign minister, but instead regarded himself as a subordinate. There was no way, the Shiba family gave too much, and it was difficult for Tozawa Mori'an to resist the temptation of being a dog.
Yoshigan really hopes that Tozawa Moriyasu can survive this war, so that he can lay out the Ou area in the future.
But Tozawa Mori'an knew that he must be the first in every battle, and even if he died, he would die on the way to the top.
She has received too many benefits through her meritorious deeds. If she had not dared to die and sacrificed her life for justice, how would the jealous martial artists view her?
If he wanted to be recognized and accepted by the Shiba family of samurai, and if he wanted to avoid being resented and ostracized by the Kwantung Allied Forces who were still on their way, Tozawa Moriyasu had no choice but to fight.
Only when one has outstanding military exploits and is so tough that others have nothing to say, can the Tozawa family completely win the bet.
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How unreliable can the samurai of the island country be in fighting? Christina told Yoshihiro Shiba in Sakai Port that the medieval feudal army was terrible.
This is not a problem with Samurai Ji's personal martial prowess, nor is it a defect in the battlefield wisdom of high-level warriors, but rather an inherent deficiency caused by the island nation's environment.
Fighting with the neighboring counties and villages does not require too much attention to logistics, and because the ratio of farmers to soldiers is too high, the number of people fighting and the intensity of the war are not large.
Therefore, Warrior Ji lacks the experience of coordinated operations with large corps, and even lacks the logistical support system required for large-scale use of troops.
Traveling hundreds of miles and fighting a battle of thousands of people, the Ji warriors can show their strongest state.
But once the number of people reaches tens of thousands and the journey is thousands of miles, only the elite samurai groups such as Oda, Uesugi, Takeda, and Hojo can avoid problems.
In this Battle of Shiba Oda, both sides claimed to have more than 100,000 troops. The large-scale mobilization across the Kanto region was theoretically a grand battle involving 200,000 people.
But before the war even started, all sorts of things started to go wrong.
The trouble with the Shiba family is that Shiba Yiyin is not a centralized monarch. He is just the leader of the samurai alliance and relies on his appeal to mobilize the military.
No matter how he upholds the cause politically, cooperates with subsidies economically, and uses his cronies to lead powerful names to fight in the military, the result is that his mobilization power is still low.
The Oriental people in the eastern part of Guanyashu are acting against the will, and the relatives in the Ou area are pushing back and forth. On the contrary, in recent times, because Yoshihiro Shiba is personally in charge of Kyoto, it has given him a lot of face.
However, no matter how much face the coalition forces give in recent years, it is impossible to deal with the huge mobilization force of the East.
Yoshigashi Shiba's own 200,000 koku, plus the shogunate samurai from Yamashiro Province, Kawachi Province, and Izumi Province as the main body. In addition, with the support of Ishiyama Honganji Temple, he hired and mobilized Kii's Zaigashou.
Lin Lin finally calculated that the recent coalition forces in Sibo Yiyin's hands were about 20,000 soldiers.
And what about the Kwantung Allied Forces?
Because of the lack of support from half of the Kanshu, even if Sanada Nobushige launched a large-scale mobilization and Takeda Shingen secretly mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers from the Koshinobu Mountains, the mobilization was still insufficient.
Even with the support of Noto, Vietnam and China, the number of the Kwantung Allied Forces did not exceed 60,000.
This means that Sibo Yiyin and Shangluo Jingdu held great righteousness and collected two million shi for military expenses. They worked hard for more than half a year and finally managed to gather 80,000 so-called coalition troops with different agendas.
However, don't just look at Yoshigan Shiba's crotch pulling. Oda Nobunaga also had many problems.
As early as the beginning of spring, when the snow melted, Oda Nobunaga came to Kitaomi, stationed in Hashiba Hideyoshi's Nagahama Castle, and asked all places to mobilize into Kitaomi.
The old teams of Owari and Mino naturally acted quickly. The North Ise and South Omi samurai families had been repaired by Oda Nobunaga for several years, and now they were very obedient and followed the mobilization to send troops.
But something went wrong in the land of Minami Ise.
Kitahata Tomokazu fled to Yamato and went to Shiba Yoshigan. He seemed to be in a miserable state, but the former governor of the Kitahata family who dominated Minami Ise was never a vegetarian.
She knew very well in her heart that her two daughters were nicknamed by Shiba Yiyin. Whether they would rise to great heights or fall into dust in the future could all depend on Shiba Yiyin's thoughts.
Whether it was for the future of his children or because he couldn't bear the resentment of the Oda family for their betrayal, Kitahata Guojiao had to take action.
After the beginning of spring, Kitahata Xinbao began to mobilize the Minami Ise samurai family to perform in front of Oda Nobunaga's sister.
But just at this time, waves of rebellions broke out within the Kitahata family. The retainers who once seemed to be submissive and submissive all had backbones growing on the backs of their heads, and were encouraged by Kitahata Tomo to start causing trouble.
Kitahata was disgraced by the sudden rebellion, and Oda Nobunaga had already received a stern warning from Oda Nobunaga, asking her to calm down the situation quickly.
The actions of the Kwantung Allied Forces were faster than expected. Shibata Katsuie of Echizen Province had already reported the appearance of the vanguard of the Kwantung Allied Forces on the border.
Thanks to the generous military expenditure of two million koku and the superimposed buffs of the Hokurikudo logistics system, the Kanto Allied Forces passed through the Hokurikudo much faster than Oda Nobunaga imagined.
Since ancient times, marching operations in Kanto and Kansai have mainly taken three routes. One is the Hokuriku Road, the other is the Nakasen Road, and the third is the Tokaido Road.
Due to the winter cold current from the Sea of Japan, Hokurikudo is blocked by heavy snow every winter, so it is not the best choice for marching.
Nakasendo has the Kiso River connecting the Noo Plain as a logistics waterway. It is not impossible to walk, but it is very expensive. The cost of providing military supplies in the Koshin Mountains as a rear military depot is too high, and the poor cannot afford it.
The best choice is actually the Tokaido Road that Imagawa Yoshimoto took back then.
The three countries of Suruga, Toe, and Mikawa are very wealthy and can provide some supplies. After entering the Nobi Plains, the cost of obtaining military rations is lower.
According to normal samurai mobilization, Kanto should start mobilizing after spring plowing, and the first batch of troops should approach Echizen Kingdom no earlier than early summer.
The period from the beginning of spring to the beginning of summer was enough for Oda Nobunaga to go north to attack Tsuruga County, draw out Yoshigan Shiba, and create a fighter plane to encircle the point and provide reinforcements.
However, due to the strong logistics system of Naoetsu Nanao Port and the marching power invested by the Shiba family with millions of stone, Oda Nobunaga miscalculated and the Kanto Allied Forces mobilized in advance and quickly approached Echizen Country.
And because Isogan Masagi Yoshiki defected to Shiba Yoshigan, the Oda family lost the barrier of Takashima County and could not use the mountains of Takashima County to delay the recent coalition operations that blocked Yishina Shiba.
These problems put Oda Nobunaga into a dilemma. She had to send troops in a hurry to attack Tsuruga County in advance, and fight a decisive battle with Yoshigan Shiba before the Kanto Allied Forces broke through Echizen State.
But at this time, the Minami Ise Land was lagging behind, the Kitahata family temporarily fell into civil strife, and the mobilization force of hundreds of thousands of koku was suspended.
Of course, Oda Nobunaga was very angry about Kitahata Shinbao's incompetence and his behavior of slipping up at the critical moment.
Just when Oda Nobunaga was hesitating whether to invade Tsuruga County at this time, disrupting the local spring farming, and forcing Asakura Keiki to ask for help from Yoshihiro Shiba, another problem arose in the backyard of the Oda family.
The Toyama family of Iwamura Castle in Mino Kununi collaborated with foreign enemies and surrendered to the Takeda family. Baba Nobuka led eight hundred elite bannermen to garrison Iwamura Castle.
Further back from Iwamura Castle is Akechi Castle, which can threaten Mino to the west and enter Owari to the south. The Takeda Army's aggressive cross-border invasion is too deceiving.
The most important thing is that Higashi Mino is the place where the Saito family started. Even though it was purged many times by Oda Nobunaga, there were still people who dared to surrender to the enemy and rebel.
Oda Nobunaga was worried that the Toyama family was not the only local samurai family with evil intentions. If they followed suit, they would be in big trouble.
In addition, Maeda Toshiie of Gunjo County did not choose to defend. Instead, he led his troops over the mountains and ridges, bypassed the Oda family's defense line, and attacked from both sides to break the pass.
The army has passed Subara as it marched south, and its frontline is pointing directly at Matsumori. Further south is Gifu Castle, where Oda Nobunaga's father, Tsuchida Gozen, is still retiring in the city!
An incident occurred simultaneously in the northern and eastern parts of Mino Country, and Oda Nobunaga's military force that had just entered Omi Country suddenly became unstable.
The Nobi Plain is the foundation of Oda and the source of the main force of the army. There is no room for any mistakes. As a last resort, Oda Nobunaga could only order Ikeda Tsuneaki and Kawajiri Hidetaka to return to Mino.
With Ikeda Tsuneaki guarding Gifu Castle and Kawajiri Hidetaka guarding Takayama Castle, they ensured that Maeda Toshiie and Baba Nobbo were blocked from the mountainous areas outside the Noo Plain. This stabilized Kitanomi's military morale.
By the time Oda Nobunaga finished the mess behind him, Shiba Yoshigan had already led troops into Takashima County in advance, and was at odds with Asakura Keiki of Tsuruga County, echoing from the north to the south.
Oda Nobunaga's plan to encircle the area for reinforcements was completely shattered.
At this time, Yoshigan Shiba had nearly 20,000 coalition forces in his hands, and he did not have the strength to fight Oda Nobunaga for the time being.
On Oda Nobunaga's side, excluding Shibata Katsuie from Echizen Province, Kitahata Nobubo from Minami Ise, and Ikeda Tsuneaki and Kawajiri Hidetaka who returned to Mino, the number of troops was only 40,000 to 50,000.
It seems that the number of the Oda Army is more than doubled, but as the attacker, it is difficult for the Oda Army to achieve quick results.
There is another hidden danger for Oda Nobunaga. Shibata Katsuie of Echizen Province is now caught in a double-team between the Kwantung Allied Forces and the Kwango Allied Forces.
If Shibata Katsuie's defense line collapses and the 50,000 to 60,000 Kwantung Allied Forces follow the trend, then the 70,000 to 80,000 Shiba Army will face the 40,000 to 50,000 Oda Army, and the situation of strength will be reversed.
But Shibata Katsuie has been preparing for a whole winter with the support of the Oda family.
If she can set up layers of defenses and wear down the low morale of the Kwantung Allied Forces, the trouble will be on the side of Shiba Yiyin again.
Once the war in Echizen Province was postponed until autumn, and in the blink of an eye, the Hokurikudo road was blocked by heavy snow, and the Kanto Allied Forces had to retreat, the Oda family's chances of winning became even greater.
Therefore, whether fighting or waiting, both sides have their own advantages and disadvantages, which puts both Yoshigami Shiba and Nobunaga Oda in trouble at the same time.
How to find the right time, the right place, and the right enemy to fight the right battle.
Both sides have a combined number of hundreds of thousands of soldiers on various battlefields. The victory or defeat in this battle is related to future political initiative, and no one dares to take it lightly.
The more attention you pay, the more hesitant you become.
Even Oda Nobunaga, who loved taking risks the most, was frightened when faced with the undefeated Yoshigan Shiba and did not dare to take risks casually.
Shiba Yiyin, who was already very timid, would not take the initiative to start a war that he was not sure of.
Both lords were hesitating and needed an opportunity at this time.
If a pebble breaks the calm surface of the lake, the turbulent undertow under the lake will be disturbed and a stormy sea will instantly arise.