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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 480 The Threat of War

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    Asakura Keiki's anger was both unexpected and reasonable, but Asakura Yoshikage would never be able to get justice for his uncle, not to mention that Asakura Keiki, who he had worked so hard to promote, was reluctant to kill him, even if he was willing  We also have to ask the thousands of soldiers in the field whether they agree. In the eyes of the field people and many members of the clan and the same name, Asakura Jingjing is responsible but not guilty, because the death of Asakura Jingjing is punishable.  Even killing Asakura Keijing is fatuous.  As a family governor, his views are different from those of his father, Asakura Keiki. In his opinion, Asakura Keiki is a special case who died because of his words. According to multiple testimonies of the same name and family members, it can be known that,  Asakura Jingjing did not say any particularly explicit and bad words at that time, but only deliberately used some words and sentences at the military meeting to deliberately stimulate Asakura Jingyun's nerves. Subjectively, there should be no inducement or forcing Asakura Jingjing.  The possibility of suicide means that this is an accidental event with a very low probability of happening.  Therefore, Asakura Yoshikage felt that Asakura Keijing had a responsibility, but it was not a major responsibility. However, he did not dare to discuss this with his angry uncle, so he could only use some vague and random promises to get rid of his uncle Asakura Keiki first.  To comfort him, he hinted that he should not cause trouble at this time that would affect the unity of the family, and said that he would deal with Asakura Jingjing and give their family an explanation.  Asakura Kageki also knew that his excessive demands would most likely not be approved. Now that he had seen through his eldest nephew's thoughts, he took action to seize some power from Tsuruga and established the authority of the family governor. This time he appointed the general.  It can be said that Asakura Yoshikage single-handedly contributed to it. Half of the responsibility for the death of Asakura Kage's legitimate son came from Asakura Yoshikage.  After sending away his uncle Kageki Asakura, Yoshikage Asakura ran to the front line to personally appease the commotion of the same name.  Trying to put an end to this farce.  At this time, the Asakura Army camp in Ono County was in chaos.  The impact of Asakura Jing'an's death is still slowly fermenting, and his body gradually rots and stinks in the midsummer heat.  However, the Tsuruga clan resolutely refused to allow the burial in the ground and strongly demanded that the retainers seek justice for the deceased. This request for the Asakura army's namesake clan and the Hodai clan were in a dilemma. Fortunately, Asakura Yoshikage arrived quickly at this time.  After the angry Tsuruga people gradually calmed down, these samurai still knew that they did not dare to cause trouble in front of the governor.  When Asakura Yoshikage arrived at the camp, he quickly held a pre-battle evaluation meeting. From what he learned from many parties, he discovered that the real problem was far more difficult than he imagined. He thought that the temporary conflict would dissipate soon.  But when he came to the front line, he realized how serious the situation would develop. He could only stand up and repeatedly emphasize that the death of Asakura Jingyu was a huge human tragedy, and expressed the grief of the deceased and the living.  He quickly cremated Asakura Keiki and collected the ashes and sent them to Tsuruga to his father Asakura Keiki.  All these actions were done very quickly. It only took one morning to complete them neatly. The person was already cremated, so what reason did the Tsuruga people have to continue making trouble? They could only dare to suffer the consequences of being dumb and had nowhere to express their anger. On the surface,  The matter has been perfectly resolved, but secretly the antagonism between the two people has become more and more serious.  Asakura Yoshikage also knew that this was unfair.  But he couldn't be cruel to Asakura Keijing, whom he promoted, and after thinking about it, he decided that he wanted to appease the grievances of Tsuruga.  So Asakura Kageki's second son, Asakura Kagehisa, was ordered to serve as the new Tsuruga County Sheriff, and he was ordered to rush to the Ono County camp to appease the restless Tsuruga people.  Asakura Kagekage, who he promoted and appointed, had to give him a few warnings for his reckless behavior that violated his bottom line, so when Asakura Yoshikage announced that he would personally serve as the general of the crusade, Asakura Kagekage was easily  The general was wiped out and instead continued to serve as the general of the large wild people. This is equivalent to not punishing Asakura Kejing at all, because he was the military leader of the large wild people before he became the general. This caused another problem.  All kinds of speculations.  After spending a few days in meetings to summarize experiences and lessons, the problem of internal unity was successfully resolved, and then he regained his composure and went out to attack Ichikui in Ono County. However, he found that Yoriteru Shimoma and Kyouyoshi Chaoshengji were already ready, and the three people in the county were ready.  Wan Yu always ordered everyone to guard all the passages in Ono County, and put on a tight defensive posture to prevent the Asakura family from entering.  This made Asakura Yoshikage very embarrassed. This was his first time as the governor of the family. This first good start had to be more brilliant than the capture of Yoshizaki Gobo in order to be justified. However, Echizen had always been indifferent.  He did not intend to cooperate with Asakura Yoshikage's actions, especially since Echizen, who had the support of the Kira family, became increasingly tough.  The Nanbukuro Nanchiyama family in Ono County had always reacted very fiercely. They gathered in the newly built Muraokayama Castle on the upper reaches of the Kuzuryu River to block the Asakura Army's main advance route. When Asakura Yoshikage led an army of 20,000  When they followed the Kuzuryu River to Ono County, four thousand troops were already stationed in this new city, which made the Asakura army even more embarrassed.    Asakura Keitaka suggested abandoning this mountain fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and go directly up the river into the hinterland of Ono County to attack the old enemy of Haishan Castle, Ninomiya Sakon Shogun. As long as the Ninomiya family's Haizan Castle is captured, they will be defeated.  Echizen has always caused a huge blow, and Asakura Yoshikage thought it made sense and accepted his suggestion.  This Ninomiya Sakon Shogun is a hereditary title. The Ninomiya clan was originally the Echizen East Guardian Dai family appointed by the Shiba clan. During the Onin Rebellion, in order to fight against Asakura Toshikage sent by the shogunate, they joined forces with another Echizen Guardian Dai Kai clan.  Fighting against the Asakura family, but their level was really poor, and they were badly repaired by Asakura Toshikage.  They couldn't defeat the wolf-like Asakura brothers in a joint battle, and they were no match for Asakura Toshikage and his alliance in strategy. As a result, the Echizen West Guardian Daikahi family fell before the Onin Rebellion was over.  The guardian Ninomiya clan was forced to join Kaga Ichikui, and became a powerful official of Honganji Rennyu, and later served as a vanguard against Asakura.  For almost a hundred years now, the Ninomiya family has always been a resolute anti-Asakura faction. It can be said that this family has regarded anti-Asakura as a philosophy throughout their lives. As long as Asakura is not defeated, they will be unhappy. Asakura  Keitaka's proposal to attack this family is also based on this point. After all, the Ninomiya clan's defection to Ichikui is a relatively famous story in Hokuriku and even Kinai. It can bring substantial benefits to the Asakura family and satisfy Asakura Yoshikage's fame needs.  .  The Asakura army bypassed the Nanbukuo Nanbukuo Nanchiyama family in Muraokayama Castle.  Taking advantage of the convenience of the waterway, we headed straight for the most important Haishan Castle in the plains of the county.  Under the personal supervision of Asakura Yoshikage, the Asakura army launched a fierce offensive.  They broke through the small village and killed all the people, discarding their helmets and armor. Soon they came to the foot of Haishan City and surrounded the Pingcheng guarded by 1,200 people.  Although the name is Haishan Castle, it seems to be built on the top of a mountain, but it is actually an authentic flat castle. Several tributaries of the Kuzuryu River flow through the plains. The location of Haishan Castle is very good, with no natural obstructions around it.  Not to mention the mountains and hills, several forests have been developed into castle towns after several generations of development.  What¡¯s even better is that the city defense of Haishan Castle can be described as inferior. This kind of construction method that is completely unfavorable for military operations reflects the brainlessness of the governor of the Ninomiya family. No wonder he was beaten by the Asakura family and turned to him.  Of course, it also reflects to a certain extent that Echizen has always been relatively confident about this hinterland, so he has not strengthened the city defense of Haishan Castle.  The flat and unobstructed terrain meant a wide field of vision. The poor city defense and the large castle town provided the Asakura army with a powerful offensive environment. The Asakura army immediately cheered up and launched wave after wave of attacks. Ninomiya Sakon, the general, was once very confident.  He said that he could withstand the main force of Asakura's army and gain favorable time and space for Kaga Ichikui's advance.  As a result, after resisting for two days, he felt that something was not right. He found that the city defense of Haishan City seemed to be made of paper. The Asakura army dared to stare at the rain of arrows falling from the oars and forcefully climb the earth. Although these climbers came in  The Cang soldiers were either killed by a hail of arrows or hacked to death by the combined forces of the city's defenders.  But this could not curb the increasingly fanatical Asakura army.  "One or two can block ten or eight with no problem, but a hundred or so would be a bit difficult, not to mention the influx of nearly a thousand people at once.  Gradually, the Ninomiya family samurai found that it was becoming increasingly difficult to kill the enemy, and their companions were getting more and more casualties. On the first day of the battle, more than 200 of the defenders in the city were killed or injured, and they were beaten so hard that they were unable to fight back.  force.  This was not the worst result. In the evening of the next day, Otemon was attacked by the Asakura army, which frightened him so much that he almost fainted. In desperation, he wrote a letter to Ichiko asking for reinforcements that night. Early the next morning  A total of 5,000 troops from Kono Castle, Ryumenji Castle, and Kozhi Castle rushed to the rescue, but were quickly pushed back by the well-prepared Asakura Army.  Shimo Yoriteru also realized that five thousand men were too large to deal with the 20,000 elite Asakura Army, so he ordered Chaoshengjijiao Yoshiuchi to lead 25,000 troops from Ono County to attack the Asakura Army.  A fierce battle broke out near the Mana River, a tributary of the Kuzuryu River, and the Asakura army took advantage of the strong terrain to launch a surprise attack on Ichigo Ichiku.  The Tsuruga clan and the Ono clan attacked from both directions from the north and the south. The Choshoji Temple's Yoshiro Kinki ordered the current lord of Kono Castle, Wakabayashi Kozaburo, son of the late Wakabayashi Nagatomoru, and the lord of Ryumonji Castle, Miyake Gonmorimei, to provide emergency reinforcements.  On both wings, the main force of the army was inevitably drawn to the two wings, leaving the formation's military strength temporarily empty.  The cunning Asakura Kagetaka saw the opportunity and immediately advised the formation to launch a surprise attack. Asakura Yoshikage refused the proposal without hesitation because he was worried that his safety would be harmed. Although the military strategy was pitiful, he still knew  As the son of a rich man could not sit down in court, Asakura Keitaka had no choice but to say that the Ashyu clan would serve as the raiding force, and only then did he get Asakura Yoshikage's permission for the raid.  The Ashikabi only had a total of 4,000 troops. Facing Echizen, who still had 7,000 troops, he was always very weak.??It was completely impossible to defeat or even annihilate Echizen Ichikui's goal with a single military force. Even under such difficult circumstances, Asakura Keitaka still showed excellent leadership and just cut through the seven thousand main formation of Echizen Ichikui.  The gap forced Chaosheng Temple Jiaofang to order the two wings to shrink their troops and return to support the main formation.  This was a big deal. The Tsuruga and Ono troops who had the upper hand quickly bit Echizen's tail, which had always been tight. The normal retreat gradually turned into a disorderly retreat. The two wings gradually collapsed and triggered the main formation.  There was a wavering, and the absolute gap in the quality of the military strength exposed Echizen's biggest weakness. Chaoshengji Kyoyoshi retreated with the formation without saying a word.  The actual losses in this battle of Managawa were not great. Asakura's army killed more than 600 people, and Echizen Ichikui lost nearly a thousand people. The generals on both sides did not suffer any damage. However, this battle put Echizen Ichikui's control.  The attempt in the western part of Ono County was completely cut off. The day after the battle ended, General Ninomiya Sakon packed up his troops and fled to the eastern part of Ono County with his family.  The Honmaru of Haishan City was completely burned.  It was announced that the area controlled by Echizen to the west of the Kuzuryu River would be completely divided into two pieces.  Then, Kaga's usual 50,000-strong army became too redundant for emergency reinforcements.  Asakura Yoshikage took advantage of the situation and captured Ono Castle, Suzan Castle, Oyama Castle, and Chasuyama Castle, and swept away all the forces in the western part of Ono County. Shichiri Yorishu and Shimon Yoriteruichi thought that it was not safe to fight head-on, so they might as well use the Kuzuryu River as their base.  Keep boundaries.  After experiencing a series of glorious victories, Asakura Yoshikage's self-confidence has been significantly improved. He feels that fighting a joint war is not a troublesome matter. As long as there is a brave clan and loyal retainers to rely on, timely success can be achieved.  Follow the strategies and advice of veterans and you'll be on your way to a string of victories.  For example, in the Battle of Managawa, he listened to the suggestion of raiding the Chaoshengji Jiaoyang main formation at a critical moment, which became an important turning point in changing the direction of the battlefield.  Faced with Kaga's embarrassing strategy of being unable to move forward even when the army gathered, Asakura Yoshikage felt proud beyond words. He kept showing off to his retainers that the Asakura family was getting stronger and stronger in his hands, and he successfully solved the troubled family.  Over the past century, more than half of the Echizen Kingdom had been wiped out, and the remaining remnants of Ono County and the remnants of Ashuba County who were divided and surrounded were not a problem at all.  Just as he was immersed in the joy of victory, he suddenly received a shocking news. Yamamoto Tokiyuki led an army of 19,000 troops to attack Tsuruga County with lightning speed, easily defeating 5,000 unsuspecting troops.  The Tsuruga people burned down the newly built customs in Tsuruga County.  Then he even said harsh words before withdrawing from Tsuruga County.  The Tsuruga people were once again shaken, and this time it wasn¡¯t just the new Tsuruga Governor, Asakura Kagehiro, who jumped in hastily.  Some family members and people from the country who were close to Tsuruga County couldn't help but request to retreat. Asakura Keijing took the opportunity to express that he was capable of stabilizing the situation for the Asakura family, and asked his lord to return to Ichijodani Castle to handle military affairs.  .  Asakura Yoshikage thought it made sense. After spending half a day in the wilderness of Ono County on a hot day, he would have died of discomfort, so he simply handed over the newly acquired cities in Ono County to the Ono people as city lords, leaving them behind.  The Ono clan, the Ashuba clan and some of the Kanadai retainers continued to maintain a confrontation, and they returned to Ichijodani Castle with the remaining troops. As for the collegial issues that Echizen had always insisted on, they were completely left to the Kanadai retainers to deal with.  As the messenger between the two parties, he is an old acquaintance of the Asakura family, and is also the uncle of Kanshi Konoe's predecessor. He serves as the gatekeeper of Daikakuji Temple of Shingon sect, Shitennoji Temple. The famous renge master and cultural figure Daikakuji Yoshitoshi comes to visit.  , this eminent monk, who is fifty-seven years old this year, looks like a middle-aged man in his early forties. At the age of thirty-six, he was promoted to the top of the monk's rank, and received the top treatment announced by the quasi-third empress in one fell swoop.  Daikakuji Yoshitoshi did not rush to deliver the message like an ordinary messenger. Instead, he held a small tea party with Asakura Yoshikage, chatting about Buddhism and recent rumors in Kyoto. From his mouth, he learned that Kira Jun was there.  In these short few months, huge actions were taken, half of Asai County and half of Ika County were captured with fierce wind and fire. In the Battle of Shiyue, they defeated Asai Nagamasa and gained the absolute advantage of Omi Junior High School.  A tea party lasted for two hours, and was followed by a grand dinner. It was not until the next morning that Daikakuji Yoshitoshi got down to business: "Yamamoto Sado Mamoru said that the mayor hates being threatened the most, no matter what.  Both the Miyoshi family and the Takeda family were defeated by the Jinfu family. This time, the names of the Asai family and the Asakura family were added to the list of defeats. I hope that the two families will correct their mentality and not try to challenge the Jinfu family's bottom line. This time it is just.  Burning the checkpoint taught the Asakura family a lesson. Next time, the Asakura family will lose Tsuruga County forever. The mayor never breaks his promise. I believe Asakura Kingoden is a smart man and should know how to offend the Kira family.  What are the consequences?" Asakura Yoshikage had just won a battle, and at this moment when his confidence was bursting, how could he withstand the threat of this red fruit? He immediately became furious and said: "Yoshikage Kira is really bullying.  Too much!This is a naked humiliation to my Asakura family!  I, Asakura Yoshikage, must be with him" Asakura Kage coughed quickly: "My lord, what I mean is that my Asakura family is very dissatisfied with the Kira family's arrogance!  The town government official¡¯s statement is really too much!  The Asakura family is the Echizen guardian of the shogunate. Setting up a checkpoint in Tsuruga County is an act allowed by the shogunate. How could the Kira family invade Tsuruga County so arrogantly and kill and wound hundreds of Asakura family soldiers?  My dear, I, the Asakura family, will report the Kira family's outrageous behavior to the shogunate and request His Highness the Lord's judgment.  " "This" Daikakuji Yoshitoshi smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "The poor monk feels that it is better not to report to the shogunate for a ruling. Sado Mamoru told the poor monk that the lord of the town has decided to destroy all the people on the Hokuriku Road.  The Xianza navy is conducting a comprehensive cleanup. The focus of this operation will be on the various navy bandits near Wakasa Bay, aiming to completely eliminate the bad behavior of various navy exploiting merchants in Hokurikudo" "This is a humiliation, this is  It¡¯s Hong Guoguo¡¯s humiliation!  "Asakura Yoshikage still strives to maintain his noble demeanor, but his face as black as the bottom of a pot reveals his angry mood at the moment. The reason why he is so angry is very simple, it is to show that I am not only capable of threatening Tsuruga with harsh words  The security of the county will make it more powerful to seize Tsuruga Port, the economic lifeline of the Asakura family. (To be continued)
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