Chapter 2166 Fushimi Castle that cannot be given up
When Yoshigan said that Miyuki would be the general in this decisive battle, Miyuki's scalp went numb.
Although she has worked hard to learn to be a good ruler over the years, she is still a second-generation time traveler sheltered under the wings of Yiyin.
Her seemingly arrogant confidence actually comes from Yiyin's strength.
Although she longs for independence and the chick will eventually fly for the first time, when the time comes and her cheap father really lets her take charge, Miyuki, like many normal children, feels a little timid.
Just like those young people who clamored in college that they are the successors of socialism and can easily earn tens of thousands in the future, when they really want to step into the society and face life, they are worried in their hearts.
Yoshigan looked at Miyuki with a half-smile.
"Why, are you scared?"
Miyuki said harshly.
"Afraid? What am I afraid of!"
To be honest, how could Miyuki not panic?
That was Ichijo Hideyoshi, the most famous Taiko Toyotomi Hideyoshi in history, one of the Three Heroes of the Warring States Period, a top player in the island country who climbed from a lowly person to a world-class player.
Even though Miyuki usually looked down on Ichijo Hideyoshi's various actions, that was because Gigin was holding her up when the sky fell, so she would naturally not have back pain while standing and talking.
But if she was allowed to do it by herself, she would be frightened.
Yiyin smiled slightly and said solemnly.
"Since you are determined to inherit my career, you have to prove to me that you can.
Defeated Ichijo Hideyoshi, gained recognition from the samurai family, and became the master of Shiba's world.
Transform the island country into a feudal, ignorant and theocratic country, and let the people of the island country bleed for the heaven from generation to generation and be happy to do so.
Miyuki, prove it to me and make me believe you can do what you say.
Defeating Ichijo Hideyoshi will be the starting point of your life. I have prepared the stage for you. All you have to do is appear on the stage.
I have already made arrangements for politics, diplomacy, and military affairs. What are you still afraid of? What you need now is the courage to face the future alone.
Everyone must die, and I am no exception. You cannot rely on me forever."
Miyuki looked into Yoshiyuki's eyes, and suddenly felt a sense of shame in her heart.
How could I show my cowardice in front of him?
Just like every big woman in the world of female supremacy when faced with the man she was secretly observing, Miyuki's face instantly turned red with embarrassment.
Her mind was spinning with thoughts Uesugi Miyuki, are you still a woman? Shame! I don’t want to be looked down upon by him!
Gritting her teeth, Miyuki said in a deep voice.
"I will defeat her! I will prove it to you! I will never let you down!"
Yiyin smiled slightly, with a hint of relief in his eyes.
Of course he didn't know the inexplicable emotions in Miyuki's heart, but the effect of today's excitement was indeed very good.
The war was naturally handled by Yoshigan, but the name of this general must be hung on Miyuki's head.
In the Battle of Shiba Ichijo, both sides tried their best. Although the fighting had not officially started yet, the war had actually begun.
Ichijo Hideyoshi wanted to have a decisive battle at Sekigahara, but Yoshigan would not let her have his way. Her dream was interrupted by an early decisive battle at Toba Fushimi in the southern suburbs of Kyoto.
Miyuki may seem young, but she has lived through two lifetimes and is not young mentally, so she is capable of big responsibilities.
The battle between Toba and Fushimi was the decisive battle for the unification of the world, and it was the best opportunity to establish prestige for the heir. Yoshigan did not want to miss it. Therefore, Yoshigan wanted to provoke Miyuki and push her to the front of the stage, while he hid behind the scenes and commanded.
Military merit is the most important thing in the samurai family. Let the samurai all over the world see the young Miyuki command with determination, win the greatest military merit, and gain the sincere respect of the whole society of the samurai family. This will establish the stability of Shiba's inheritance for two generations.
Two generations of peace were enough to transform the society of the Wu family, stabilize Sibo's theocracy, and establish an unshakable ideological line close to the Celestial Empire.
In this way, Yiyin can rest in peace even if he dies.
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South of Kyoto, Fushimi Castle.
The Kyoto Basin's ability to replace Nara as the center of the world has a lot to do with its convenient water transportation.
Hundreds of small rivers flow into Lake Biwa in the Omi Basin, and the only outflow is the Seta River, which leads directly to Kyoto and connects the two major basins of Omi and Kyoto.
The Kyoto area runs through the Katsura River, Kamogawa River and Takalam River from north to south.
The Takahara River and Uji River in the east merge at Fushimi and continue eastward.
The Katsura River-Kamo River in the west joins, and finally merges with the Uji River at Yodo to form the Yodo River, which flows to Osaka Bay.
These rivers are like blood vessels of rule, carrying water through them and connecting the Omi Basin, Kyoto Basin, and Osaka Plain, bringing them together and becoming the basis for the emperor's court to unify the island country.
Since ancient times, the core area of Kinki with the Lake Biwa Yodogawa basin as its core has been the cornerstone of the emperor's rule.
Until the direct descendants of the Kawachi Genji clan emerged in the Kanto Plain, with the development of productivity, a political situation gradually formed between Kanto and Kansai.
The third Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, took a different approach, paying tribute to the Celestial Empire, developing exploration and trade, and stabilizing the basic foundation of the shogunate through maritime trade.
Subsequently, the increasingly active commodity economy in Kansai once again surpassed the closed manor economy in Kanto.
With the large-scale development of the Wu family Giri Promotion Association established by Shiba Yoshigan in the Kanto Plain, the flood problem in the Kanto Plain was gradually solved, and the terrible agricultural production capacity of the Kanto Plain was gradually released.
As the only huge plain in the island country, the Kanto Plain is larger than the Noo Plain, Osaka Plain, Omi Basin, Kyoto Basin, and Nara Basin combined.
The most critical means of production in feudal society was land. Only with land could there be food, population, and everything needed for the functioning of society.
Kantō is isolated, and its commerce is not as active as Kansai, which is close to the mainland. However, once the huge agricultural production capacity of the Kantō Plain breaks out, it will be enough to suppress the entire island country.
Unless times change and agricultural society enters an industrial society, changing productivity and production relations, whoever occupies the Kanto Plain will be the master of the island country.
At this time, the potential of the Kanto Plain has not yet exploded, and the Kinki core area from Lake Biwa to Osaka is still unique and the focus of unification.
The intersection of two rivers, Yodo and Fushimi, is an important town in the Kyoto Basin, the core area of Kinki.
Yodo Castle is the key to the Yodo River in the west entering the Kyoto Basin, and Fushimi Castle guards the ferry from Omi Nara to Kyoto in the east.
Controlling Yodo Castle and Fushimi Castle is equivalent to controlling the communication in the entire Kinki core area.
Whoever controls Kyoto will control the core area of Kinki and even the world.
The most important thing to control Kyoto is to control its waterways extending in all directions. The key is Yodo and Fushimi, and the focus is Yodo Castle and Fushimi Castle.
For the Shiba family, Fushimi Castle is far more important than Yodogawa.
To the north of Fushimi Castle is Kyoto, the center of the world, to the south is Tamonzan Castle, the saint's residence, leading to Nara, and to the east is Azuchi Castle, the symbol of Oda's old territory.
In the Battle of Shiba Ichijo, if Fushimi Castle was lost, it would be equivalent to losing the strategic initiative. Yoshigan Shiba could only watch as Hideyoshi chose the next direction of attack.
Therefore, once Shiba Yoshigan, who is unwilling to fall into passivity, is determined to start a war in advance and break Ichijo Hideyoshi's wishful thinking, then Fushimi Castle will be a key point that Shiba Yoshigan must not give up.