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- When Mitsuhide Akechi proposed the decisive battle between Li Xiao's army, the words fell.
All the retainers of the Oda family present had solemn expressions in their eyes.
??????????? If it had been before the Nagashino battle, a mere Hida Echu Army would not have been in the eyes of the Oda family.
But now Li Xiao is already worth a million stones, and even Shibata Katsuie, the bravest and most skilled general of the Oda family, was defeated by Li Xiao.
Akechi Mitsuhide's Kinki Army may be equally matched in strength as Rixiao's Army, but there is no possibility of victory.
Although Mitsuhide Akechi is resourceful, he may not be able to defeat Li Xiao.
In other words, no one of the Oda family's legionary forces can suppress Li Xiao's legion.
You must know that there are fifty thousand troops gathered under Beizhizhuang City.
So what is Mitsuhide Akechi¡¯s plan?
Hideyoshi Hashiba, the commander of the Sanyo Sanin (Harmony) Dao Corps who had been silent at this time, spoke up and said: "Hyugamori-sama, as far as I know, the Kinki Corps is still suppressing and surrounding Honganji Temple, as well as Tanba Kingdom. Hatano family¡¯s strategy, then your Excellency proposes a decisive battle with Li Xiao¡¯s army, how much strength can the Kinki army draw?¡±
Akechi Mitsuhide turned his head and glanced at Hashiba Hideyoshi, feeling secretly angry in his heart. At the same time, he admired the shrewdness of this short, humble Owari monkey.
Hearing Hideyoshi Hashiba's words, all the retainers also understood that now that the Kinki Army, Hatano and Honganji families have not been pacified, they will definitely not be able to send too many troops to participate in the war against Li Xiao's Army.
? Then there is no doubt that this thankless and drudgery will have to be borne by others.
Therefore, Akechi Mitsuhide¡¯s move, in the eyes of everyone, became, ¡®Brothers, don¡¯t be afraid of death and fight for me. I¡¯ll give you the queen¡¯s behavior.
Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes flickered, and he saw Oda Nobutada's expression in his eyes. At this time, he stretched out two fingers and said: "With an army of 20,000, there is no problem."
??????????????? Akechi Mitsuhide¡¯s current situation. This is his limit.
Even Oda Nobutada nodded and said: "Hinata Mamoru, Honganji Temple is the most important thing in Kinki, so don't be careless."
Akechi Mitsuhide bowed his head to Oda Nobutada and said: "Please rest assured, my lord. There will be no problem with Ishiyama."
In fact, Mitsuhide Akechi has been lobbying Ishiyama Honganji to surrender through his connections with the imperial court.
Honganji Temple seems to have been blocked and surrounded by the Oda Army. In such a situation of internal and external difficulties, it has been loosened.
After receiving Oda Nobutada¡¯s approval, Akechi Mitsuhide raised his head and looked at Hashiba Hideyoshi. Asked: "Master Chizenmori, what do you think?"
According to Akechi Mitsuhide¡¯s knowledge, Hashiba Hideyoshi¡¯s situation is not easy either. While facing Miki Castle, he is carrying out a killing battle while also requiring support. The Uki family was attacked by the Mori family.
Hideyoshi Hashiba laughed, revealing the yellowed teeth in front of his face. He clenched his fist with his right hand and said with great confidence: "This legion can send out 10,000 troops to help my lord in his great cause."
Hear Hideyoshi Hashiba say this. Akechi Mitsuhide was surprised.
Oda Nobutada laughed loudly and said: "Hinata Mamoru, Chikuzen Mamoru, you two are worthy of being loyal ministers of our family."
Speaking of which. General Oda Nobutada's face darkened, and he said: "Everyone, what I want is the whole world, not the gains and losses of a mere legion. If Takeda is defeated, our family will be able to spread military power all over the world. If our family is defeated, the trunk will not exist, but the branches and leaves will not exist. .¡±
Oda Nobutada said so. There are many local tycoons here who are not from the Oda family, but they have completely different views in their hearts.
But everyone, with a peaceful face, knelt down to Oda Nobutada and expressed their obedience.
Oda Nobutada looked at everyone surrendering in front of him, and he couldn't help but feel satisfied, and said in his heart: Father, have you seen the spirit in the sky? I believe that I will carry on your legacy and eventually spread my power throughout the world.
Just when Oda Nobutada was full of ambition, a samurai hurried into the palace and loudly said: "Report to my lord, Takikawa-sama committed seppuku in the residence hall!"
"What?"
"What?"
The retainers of the Oda family who were present all turned around suddenly, judging the authenticity of the news from the face of this samurai.
But Oda Nobutada suddenly stood there blankly.
"Iyomori-sama." Hashiba Hideyoshi said silently, but his eyes became colder.
The death of Takigawa Kazumas was just an episode.
Oda Nobutada seems to have realized his mistake and treated the Takigawa clan favorably in order to reward Takigawa Kazuki for his contribution to the Oda family's southern and northern wars, and at the same time win people's hearts.
After the assessment of Azuchi Castle is completed.
Each retainer??Return to the territory and conduct troops.
In February of the seventh year of Tensho, when the spring warms and the snow melts, it rises as far as Harima Country in the west, Ise Coast in the south, and Owari and Mino in the east.
Countless soldiers and horses gathered from all directions towards Azuchi Castle.
And the news that Oda Nobutada was preparing to personally lead the army to Echizen was sent to Li Xiao through various channels as soon as possible.
Echizen, Beizhizhuang Castle.
It was February of the seventh year of Tianzheng, and the siege of Beizhizhuang also entered the fifth month.
The 50,000-strong army that besieged Kitanojo Castle spent a winter in Echizen.
In the military tent, Li Xiao took out the letter in front of the brazier burning charcoal fire, and read the military report from Azuchi City.
Except for Hidetaka Kawajiri of the Higashiyamado Army Corps, Tokugawa Ieyasu who monitors the direction of Mikawa, and some garrison troops.
The main forces of the four major armies, namely the Army directly under Oda Nobutada, the Kinki Army, the Sanyozan (Harmony) Army, the Ise Army, and the Shima Army, gathered in the direction of Azuchi Castle.
Li Xiao closed the letter and put his hands next to the brazier to heat them. He thought to himself, this is the maximum strength the Oda family can use now. Oda Nobutada really thinks highly of me.
Kitanojo Castle has not yet been captured, and the Oda family has gathered a large number of troops outside. How should we deal with it now?
Li Xiao picked up a glass of sake and drank it while thinking deeply.
Do you want to retreat? All previous efforts have been wasted and all efforts have fallen short.
Oda Nobutada is not an incompetent person.
The timing of Oda Nobutada's coming to fight this time is indeed somewhat perfect.
When Li Xiao¡¯s army surrounded Beizozhuang City, Oda Nobutada could hold back and not come to the rescue.
Now in the fifth month of the siege, Li Xiao has put countless efforts into Beizhizhuang City. Just the consumption of military rations is an astronomical figure.
Li Xiao¡¯s several granaries in Yuezhong, Noto, and Kaga are now empty enough for mice to run around.
In the past ten years, it is easy to accumulate a little bit. It will be consumed.
"Seeing that the Shibata army's food and grass in Kitanoshuo City were drying up and about to be exhausted, the Maeda Toshiie rebelled against several Shibata family generals in the city. When you are getting stronger day by day.
At this moment, Oda Nobutada mobilized the main force of the Oda family to come to the rescue.
If he wants to capture Beizhizhuang City, then Li Xiao must leave part of the siege force behind and lead the main force to engage in a decisive battle with Oda's four elite legions.
If it were based on Li Xiao¡¯s current strength. If we can win, we have to wait until Takeda Nobushige finishes cleaning up the Hojo family, and then he can directly lead his army to Luo and spread his military power all over the world.
But if the siege is lifted, the general will return to Kaga. Is Li Xiao willing?
While Li Xiao was deep in thought, an urgent report came from Guandong.
Looking outside the military tent, the warrior who delivered the message looked exhausted and covered in mud. It was obviously an urgent message.
Li Xiao pinched the center of his eyebrows with his thumb and index finger. Spread out the letter paper.
This is a handwritten letter from Takeda Nobushige to Li Xiao.
The letter contains one piece of good news and two pieces of bad news.
The good news is that Takeda Nobushige promised to suppress the Hojo family. On the terms of paying the Date family's Kanto governor, he finally got Date Terumune, the Date family's governor, and made up his mind to put down the bet with all his strength and fully support the Takeda family.
Seeing the Ida family on both sides of the snake and mouse, they finally made a decision, and Li Xiao couldn't help but feel shocked.
But what comes next. Takeda Nobushige wrote that the Mogami clan daimyo of Dewa was the thirty-three-year-old Mogami Yoshimitsu. Joined the Hojo family camp.
The governor of the family, Yoshimitsu Mogami, led an army of six thousand troops out of Kurokawa Castle to attack the daimyo Daihoji family, which belonged to the Date family.
Li Xiao was shocked when he saw this news. He remembered Mogami Yoshimitsu, who had only been in charge of the family for a few years.
He is currently trying to quell the rebellion of the eight highest-ranking retainers in his territory, and he looks very worried. How could he have the energy to get involved in other people's affairs at this time?
But Li Xiao quickly figured out the reason.
For the first half of Dewa Daimyo Mogami Yoshimitsu's life, it was a difficult life. He was originally the first heir to the Mogami family, but he was disgusted by his father Mogami Yoshimori and wanted to appoint his second son as the family governor instead.
It was easy for Yoshimitsu to get into the position of house governor with the help of his retainers, but Mogami Yoshimitsu was still hot on his butt.
Known as the Mogami Hachijo, the eight ministers of the Mogami family, as well as Mogami Yoshimori's son-in-law Date Terumune, jointly mobilized troops to remove Mogami Yoshimitsu from the position of governor.
At this point, Mogami Yoshimitsu began a long journey to pacify the wealthy families in the territory.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????For the first time, he intervened in the affairs of the Mogami family, so the two sides had deep grudges, and the Dabaoji family also coveted the territory of the Mogami family.
So this time Mogami Yoshimitsu took this opportunity to join the Hojo camp and officially started war against the Dabaoji family and the Date family.
After Li Xiao understood all this, he understood that this was another confusing account.
The complicated situation in Kanto and the hundreds of years of grudges between the various daimyo have led to both sides joining camps.
I heard that even the Soma family of Mutsu may join the team.
¡°If this continues, if one day the Uyizaki family from Hokkaido gets involved here, Li Xiaoyi won¡¯t be surprised at all.
This life-and-death battle in which Takeda suppressed Hojo was simply like the Sarajevo of World War I. The powder keg was punctured, and various wealthy families joined both camps because of their personal grudges.
The current Date family is like a boy who has taken off a woman's pants but has been unable to complete the last step, still lingering at the entrance of the cave.
From Takeda Nobushige¡¯s letter, Li Xiao learned that the private grudge between the Mogami family and the Date family had successfully held back the Date family.
To be fair, from the perspective of his own family interests, Mogami Yoshimitsu's choice was not wrong and very correct, but for the Takeda family who was also shot while lying down, it was a great disadvantage.
Date Huizong, a carefree and indecisive person, once again lost his way on the road.
The Date family's inability to participate in the war is directly related to the final outcome of the showdown between Takeda and Hojo.
The next bad news that Takeda Nobushige gave Li Xiao was that the war in Kanto seemed to be far from over yet.
At this critical moment, Major General Konoe, please support us no matter what, and hold back the main force of the Oda Army on the Hokuriku Road.
" Takeda Nobushige analyzed at the end of the letter that the key to the battle lies in Kanto, but the one who affects the outcome lies with Li Xiao of Hokurikudo.
"If Li Xiao cannot support the retreat, the Oda family's 100,000-strong army will inevitably attack Shinano from Nakasendo. In this way, let alone defeating Hojo, the Takeda family will be destroyed in the blink of an eye.
Li Xiao understood the helpless tone shown by Takeda Nobutanobu at the end, driven by fate and struggling hard.
The war situation has reached this point. If the Takeda family takes one step forward, they can take control of the world. If they take one step back, the country will be destroyed.
Sometimes, the winner is the king or the loser, just between advancing and retreating.
The current situation has reached a point where there is no way forward for the Takeda family.
Takeda Nobushige has already used an extremely pleading tone, asking Li Xiao to continue to lead the army to camp on the Hokuriku Road.
Li Xiao doesn¡¯t understand that Takeda Nobushige is looking at his situation at the moment. If Kanto wins and suppresses Hojo successfully, Takeda Nobushige can lead the Takeda family in one fell swoop, go to Luo to conquer the world, and achieve hegemony.
And if Li Xiaoruo retreats from Hokurikudo, the Takeda family will be destroyed and he will become a big sinner.
Li Xiao crumpled up Takeda Nobushige's autographed letter without politeness and threw it into the brazier.
"What does this mean? It's a thankless strategy task. If Hojo is defeated and defeated, Takeda Nobu's prosperity will be endless, and who will see Li Xiao silently paying for it now in the future?
It¡¯s just like a big drama. We only see the glory of the lead female lead, but we don¡¯t see the tears and sacrifices of the mistress. Everything is for the sake of ratings.
¡°That¡¯s all, I can only play a supporting role temporarily, so be patient.
Li Xiao shook his head. Although he criticized Takeda Nobushige countless times, this strategy was also one that he strongly supported in the beginning.
When it comes to implementation, he doesn¡¯t care about anything. Compared to the entire battle, no matter how powerful Li Xiao is, he is just a pawn at the moment. He must do his own thing well at the moment.
Li Xiao immediately gave the order: "Call the generals immediately for a military meeting."
In the military tent.
Li Xiao told the generals the truth about the current situation of the legion without any concealment.
Let them know that the main force of the Oda family has arrived, but Kitanojo Castle has not yet been conquered.
At this time, two paths lay in front of the generals: facing the main force of the Oda Legion, and returning to Kaga to preserve the strength of the Legion.
The retainers knew that both roads were difficult and difficult.
At this time, retainers who were not closely related to the Takeda family, such as Todo Takatora, Kano Hideharu and others, began to express their opinions in military discussions tactfully.
It is nothing more than this legion. It is the main family at the moment. It is enough to dedicate yourself to this level and fulfill the responsibilities of the subordinate legion very well.
Facing an impossible enemy, it is not a shameful move to preserve one's power and retreat intact.
The retainers have another opinion. In troubled times, in fact,?? is king.
If we lose the main force and lose all our power, even if our family succeeds in going to Luo in the future, it will be difficult for them to gain a foothold.
??????????????????????? And if we preserve our military strength, then even if our family is destroyed, the Hida Ezhong Army can still stand on its own, and in the future, at worst, it can still be regarded as a feudal lord.
When Li Xiao heard this, he shook his head and said: "Since you don't have any better opinions, I have decided to launch a general attack on Beizhizhuang City in the near future!"
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