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Mikawa Butterfly Chapter 586: A group of murderers surround Sakamoto

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    He couldn't reply to a word of Yuan Yi's accusations. He could only tactfully defend himself that Yonglu's rebellion was just an accident. He didn't want to see the tragedy of his brother and mother dying in the sea of ??fire. In short, his words were unconvincing.  He couldn't convince himself, so how could he frighten the bright-eyed Western warriors?  The samurai from the Western Kingdom chose to come to Kyoto at this time not for the sake of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but to fight for the vested interests of preserving their one-third acre of land. No amount of clich¨¦s and empty lies can seduce the shrewd samurai. Names are not very useful.  At that time, the only way to decide the outcome was with fists. The current situation is that Oda Nobunaga's fist is relatively big. The Western Samurai thought that he could give it a try, so he came to Kyoto to listen to Ashikaga Yoshiaki talking nonsense in front of Ishikimizu Hachimangu Shrine.  On April 22, the twelfth year of Eiroku, the atmosphere in the Nijo Imperial Palace in Kyoto was not harmonious. The quarrels that lasted for several days exhausted everyone. Just a plan to send troops, several factions of samurai could quarrel.  It is said that there are several major factions such as the anti-Oda faction, the anti-Maori faction, the anti-Otomo faction, and the anti-Miyoshi faction, as well as other chaotic factions that are entangled with each other.  The samurai of the Asai family said to attack Sakamoto first, the samurai of the Mori family said to support Takeda first, the Asakura family said to attack the Ichikai clan first, and the Oda family said to deal with Hida first. Basically, you said yours and I said mine, and they praised each other.  One's own plan is good, but at the same time, each other denies the other's plan, and the result is that they quarrel from the moment they meet in the morning until they go to bed after dark, almost never stopping.  The continuous large camps stationed outside the city of Kyoto have become a new problem for public security in the city. There are almost as many hungover samurai lying on the streets as there are jealous samurai seeking revenge. In just a few days, dozens of murders have occurred in and around Kyoto.  .  More than two hundred warriors died at the hands of the coalition allies.  They were already fighting on their own before they even entered the battlefield.  Military morale and discipline are really a problem.  Ashikaga Yoshiaki said eloquently: "The enemy must unite now! The East Kingdom's Minamoto no Yoshiki is eyeing it. This is a great opportunity for the samurai of Kyushu, Shikoku, and Western Kingdom to unite under the banner of the shogunate. I will formulate a new plan as soon as possible.  It is a law that is suitable for you, and all the three offices and four positions are handed over to you. As long as you defeat Minamoto no Yoshi, it will be easy to say! "The shogunate is a bare commander, and the few remnants of the public, such as Wada Weimasa and Ise Sadaki, are also big cats and small ones!  There were two or three cats. The sharp-eyed Western warrior realized that the general was really weak and could only comfort himself by bragging about his abilities.  The awe of the shogun in my heart disappeared immediately. It was better to say that the general didn't persuade him, but when he tried to persuade him, the quarrel became more fierce. While arguing, he plausibly said that it was important to fight for the right direction.  Akechi Mitsuhide hurriedly walked in and said happily: "Good news! Hatakeyama Kingoden led a force of 15,000 troops to participate in the formation, and Tsutsui Sashashoden led a force of 8,000 Yamato people to participate in the formation. Honganji Temple has always been the leader of the patriarchal clan.  Xianruden also sent two thousand monk soldiers to participate in the formation, and the total strength of the shogunate has exceeded 25,000 cavalry! If you include the 35,000 troops of Takeda Daifu Palace, the shogunate has already gained a military advantage!"  The warriors rejoiced.  He said in amazement: "Oh! Sure enough, we have more troops! Speaking of which, I counted it several times last night. Back then, I only relied on the troops of Xiguo, Kyushu, and Shikoku to gather 200,000 cavalry. Now,  No more than in previous years, the number of people and stone height is far higher than that of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. We also have the support of Tokaido's troops. Even if we gather 300,000 cavalry, it won't be very strange.  According to what is said, this is indeed possible, provided that all the martial arts factions put aside their past differences and overcome the difficulties together, otherwise the more than 200,000 riders will be the limit! After all, the logistical pressure is still very high! " " Soldier food is indeed a problem!  Fortunately, the main grain-producing areas in Kinai and Tokaido are in our hands. The coalition forces can temporarily alleviate the grain shortage by purchasing grain at market prices!" If Miyoshi Yoshitsugu meant something, he was actually reminding Oda Nobunaga.  Don't think about eating alone. As expected, as soon as he said this, everyone looked at Kinai's new overlord.  Being bigger is more eye-catching, just like Takikawa Tokiyoshi is the center of attention wherever he goes. The Kanto Ashikaga family, which has a huge territory, is a figure that attracts the world's attention. The slightly inferior Oda family is the largest family in Kinai and Tokaido.  name, and these grain-producing lands happened to be concentrated in the hands of the Oda family, it was inevitable that they would attract the attention of others.  Since the unification of Nobishi, a large area of ??new land has been developed. The total stone height of the Three Kingdoms has increased sharply from less than 900,000 koku to 1.6 million koku. It is not far from the exaggeration of Echigo. Omi Ikoku  At least 800,000 koku. If he occupies one-third of it, it would be about 300,000 koku. Half of the Mikawa Kingdom must also have about 150,000 koku. Kinai¡¯s territorial kingdoms such as Settsu, Izumi, and Yamashiro are fragmented.  600,000 stones were broken, which added up to almost 25,600,000 stones.  Oda Nobunaga cursed secretly and snorted: "I will arrange the issue of grain purchase properly, but I will say something ugly first. Grain purchase is not an unlimited purchase, and credit and credit are not allowed."?Buy, if you find that a certain samurai is not abiding by the rules, then I am sorry to say to that samurai that there is no chance to buy food!  The grain in Kyoto will not be sold to such a person.  " You can't go out without rules, you can't march and fight without military law, and you can't run a country without laws. Even if Oda Nobunaga is the deputy general, even if it's just in honor, his status is higher than that of a bunch of cats and dogs here. Besides, he is also now  The three councilors of the current dynasty have the status of a serious public minister. Of course they cannot be the same as the peasants in the countryside. Even when he was young, he was very rustic and very smart. If the position under his butt has changed, he will no longer be alive.  The bastard who spread incense before his father's death. Oda Nobunaga's success in calming the situation made the samurai of the Western Kingdom realize that this was the real leader of the shogunate, the shogun's personal deputy general, and the emperor appointed him.  With three councilors, there are 60,000 hawks and dogs spread all over the Kinai East Sea. If you don't count that weirdo of Minamoto no Yoshi, he must be the strongest samurai in the world today. The Mori family can't raise 60,000 people with all their strength.  , when the Miyoshi family was at its strongest, there were 60,000 people, but at that time the Miyoshi family was the overlord of Kinai. Now the former overlord only has 30,000 people at full strength. Most of them don't like to listen to Miyoshi Yoshitsugu. This time  The ability to recruit 20,000 people is all due to the efforts of Miyoshi Yasuchang and the three of them. They try to show off the appearance of the former overlord. This is what the Miyoshi family would do.  There is a reason. After all, the Sanhao family was once a rich man in the king's land a few years ago. Although he is a man of yesterday, he cannot give in in front of a group of rustic warriors. He only sent 5,000 people to the battle. I believe it won't take long.  A large number of enemies from Shikoku, Kinai, and Saigoku came to attack. The reason was simple. In the past, the Miyoshi family had 60,000 people to attack others at will, but now they could only use 5,000 people to attack the Miyoshi family, the Mori family, and the Oda family at will.  , A powerful daimyo like the Otomo family who can bring out tens of thousands of people will never miss the perfect opportunity to get the fat of the four countries into his mouth. In order to frighten the enemy and improve the morale of the family, he has to grit his teeth and bring out 20,000 people to Luo.  The Otomo family is planning a war with the Maori family. As long as the Maori army that is hanging on in Tachibanayama Castle is successfully driven away, the Otomo family will be the veritable overlord of Kitakyushu. They can bully everyone with an army of 50,000 to 60,000 at any time.  He is almost as big as the Oda family, but it¡¯s a pity that the family leader is a bit weird. A neon man had to be baptized with the southern name of Francisco. At first glance, he thought he was a Japanese Drake. His life experience.  The direction of change is exactly opposite to Oda Nobunaga's experience. When Owari was a fool, he killed Matt, and when he was middle-aged, his attributes transformed into a big devil mode.  The teacher can be called a tyrant. In his middle age, he becomes more and more stupid and turns into Francisco's model. The Mori family is an enhanced version of the Ichino family, which is slightly less powerful than the Ouchi family in its heyday, and completely different from the Yamana family in its heyday.  No comparison, Moto Moto does not have the guardianship of Nizi Haruhisa. However, the power of the Mouri family is definitely much stronger than that of the Nizi family in its heyday, but it is still much worse than the Oda family.  There are a lot of them, but when tied together they are not as thick as the thick thighs of the Three Kingdoms. Nizi Haruhisa's Eight Kingdoms protects only a small amount of water when squeezed, and it is not as beneficial as one from Owari Kingdom. Therefore, there are often one country and two countries in the East Kingdom.  The Western Kingdom can easily mobilize an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people to fight with great success. The Western Kingdom is often dominated by the overlords of five or six countries before it can only raise 20,000 to 30,000 people to fight. The Western Kingdom is too barren, second only to the poor samurai from Southern Kyushu.  Competing with bitter cold Mutsu to see who is poorer.  The samurai of Saikuni, Kyushu, and Shikoku realized that the Oda family was too powerful. Oda Nobunaga had soldiers, money, and food in his hands, and he held the power of the two commercial centers of Sakai Town and Kyoto, as well as Nobishi and Omi Kingdom.  With the grain producing areas as the backing, the 60,000-strong army almost scared people to death. No matter how you look at it, it looks like the shrunken Minamoto no Yoshiki. If the Kanto man called it a dragon, Oda Nobunaga would be considered a tiger.  After several days of quarreling, Oda Nobunaga gradually understood the respective opinions of the so-called elites of the Western Kingdom. Each had their own opinions, and their ideas overlapped and conflicted with each other. Like a shrew, the quarrel was endless. After being unbearable, he finally stood up and said  : "The threat from Hida and Kaga is nothing more than scabies. Bando and Shinano are far apart from each other in the high mountains and ridges, which can be regarded as an armpit change. Only Sakamoto, who is in the adjacent Reiyoki, is a serious problem. Sakamoto cannot eliminate the unrest in Gyeonggi!"  If Minamoto no Yoshiki is allowed to be unscrupulous, Sakamoto must be captured before Minamoto Yoshiki marches into the East China Sea." Oda Nobunaga is more determined than ever. He is extremely convinced that his lifelong enemy is only that person, and he has experienced transformation again and again!  When Minamoto was reborn from the ashes, the boy he had hoped for still chose the opposite path to his own, a path that protected the past that was bound to be abandoned and went against the ambition of innovation.  "Your performance really disappoints me! Why don't you understand that you are so stubborn?"The sect will surely perish. Only by following Nobunaga's pace of innovation can we bring new hope to Japan!  Insisting on guarding the despised past will only make you lose yourself and wallow in the past, which is a waste of your talent. The dream of conquering the Seven Seas urgently needs your strength. Why don't you help me?  Why do you want to be that hateful old gatekeeper!  " When he hated Yuan Yi even more than before, this hatred made him like an angry lion, his eyes seemed to be bursting with flames, and he sneered secretly: "Do you think you have won?  Do you think that 230,000 cavalry can lock down Kyoto and reserve the throne of the general who conquers the barbarians?  you are wrong!  There is no sure-win war in this world, no matter how cunning your calculations are, they will eventually have the power to deal with you!  Wait!  When I take care of Sakamoto, I will deal with you" In the evening of the same day, the Nijo Imperial Palace reached an understanding for the first time. Several samurai agreed to Oda Nobunaga's proposal and would send all their troops to attack Sakamoto Castle. At the same time, the warriors from the West, Kyushu, and Shikoku  The navy must carry the Kinai legion to assist the Takeda family in the defense of Jun Enzo. On April 25, the shogunate army swore to go out and marched.  Kitanomi was surrounded from all sides. The Western samurai who were proficient in navy warfare were very careful to avoid the inland river march. The Ashigaru troops were scattered outside and the cavalry were hidden inside. As long as the Sakamoto navy dared to land with troops, they would instantly fall into the encirclement from all sides.  Kobayakawa Takakage was very cunning. After learning that the Oda navy had suffered a disastrous defeat at Lake Biwa, he deliberately let the Kobayakawa navy avoid the Sakamoto navy's blockade, just like what Fuyayasu Yasaka had done back then, spreading out bit by bit from the main stream of the Yodogawa River.  Slowly blocking the mouth of the Uji River and then slowly penetrating into the Uji River, the army was surrounded by enemies on all sides and had no way to retreat. Even if the Sakamoto navy had the ability to reach the sky, Yodogawa Mitsunaga managed to rush into the Uji River in an attempt to surprise the main force of the Kobayakawa navy and defeat Ori.  After a counterattack by the Tian army, Kobayakawa Takakage was willing to abandon one of his ships and retreat. He retreated very simply, leading the main force of the navy to retreat back into the Yodogawa River, which actually embarrassed the Sakamoto navy.  Should we stay in Uji River, should we chase him? It would definitely be a trap. If we don¡¯t chase him, we would be unwilling to do so. If we go all the way to expose our whereabouts and lose our only advantage of ambush, it would be a huge loss. ¡°We can¡¯t chase him!  The army of the Western Kingdom gathered in Kyoto, with more than 200,000 riders and so many ships, and this Kobayakawa Navy is just one of them. There are also Mishima Navy, Otomo Navy, and Awaji Navy. I can't fight!  Must retreat!  "Yodogawa Mitsunaga hesitated for a long time before deciding to retreat. His mission was by no means to cripple all the sailors. He was guarding the pearl on Lake Biwa behind his back. Sakamoto was his beloved home. Watching Yodogawa Mitsunaga retreat in a hurry, Kobayakawa Takakage laughed.  With a sound, he ordered the entire army to regroup and fight back to the Uji River. Behind him, hundreds of Mishima Navy and Awaji Navy fleets were arranged neatly. They held black gunpowder cans in their hands, which were the Mishima Navy ships.  Even though this secret has been inherited and carried forward by the Sakamoto Navy, even though it is no longer a secret weapon, in this era of sailing and rowing wooden boats, gunpowder is always the most threatening weapon.  . There are 1,400 boats and tens of thousands of sailors, and 70% of the naval elite from the Seto Inland Sea gather here. Lake Biwa is still as clear and blue as a beautiful sapphire, and all of this is gradually transformed by the bright blood and fire.  The sky was dyed red, and the sky of Otsu Port was reflected in blood. Fires shot up into the sky, howls and curses were heard. This beautiful city fell in less than half a day. Thousands of sails competed with each other outside the small Otsu Port.  People screamed, the Sakamoto navy did not dare to face the enemy head-on. They used more than two hundred warships to fight an enemy several times their own. Each iron cannon needed to fight against several times the number of bows and iron cannons, unless everyone became a sharpshooter.  If there are no false starts, the opponent must cooperate and not hide and shoot black guns, otherwise there will be no chance of winning. This is indeed the case. As soon as Yodogawa Mitsunaga retreated to Sakamoto Port, he learned that Otsu Port had been captured and tens of thousands of shogunate.  The army ravaged that beautiful city wantonly. The red flames of war and the dark smoke turned the twenty years of hard work into ashes. Otsu Castle turned into flames in the billowing smoke. Yodogawa Mitsunaga closed his eyes in pain. The defender of that city  The Sakamoto navy's attempts to rescue Otsu Port all failed without exception. The Saigoku navy was well prepared. Nobuyasu Anzai, Takeyoshi Murakami, and Takakage Kobayakawa were all outstanding heroes.  The family's unparalleled general, Kobayakawa Takakage, was extremely smart. He commanded the naval forces to mobilize their formations and put up an iron wall to block the Sakamoto navy. "The opportunity was lost!  Retreat!  "Yodogawa Mitsunaga stared at the beautiful burning city for the last time, and turned around and left without hesitation, because at this moment the shogunate army had already reached the outside of Sakamoto Castle. At the critical moment when 30,000 defenders were resisting the siege of 150,000 troops on all sides, the Sakamoto navy was the only one.  The mobile power that can be used in the battle on Usayama Castle.The situation was unusually cruel. The brave and skilled Okouchi Kunizuna guarded Usayama Castle and held back the shogunate's 30,000 troops with 3,000 defenders. Whether it was veteran generals like Shibata Katsuie, Yoshikawa Motoharu, or Takahashi Sho.  Young samurai such as Yun, Narumatsu Nobukatsu, and Kira Chisada could not defeat him. The defenders' iron cannon fire was too powerful, and the cost of risking their lives to rush to Otemon and attack the city was too heavy.  In addition to this difficulty, there are almost no strong points in the entire Shiga County. Oda Nobunaga personally led an army of 30,000 to attack Sakamoto Castle, forcing Nakajo Tokihide to fight with Asakura, Asai, Wakasa Takeda, and Tango from Takashima County.  Isshiki's coalition front line has withdrawn, and the gap in the battle situation caused by the huge military disadvantage has become more and more obvious. Sakamoto Castle, which is said to be undefended, has only a water castle that can serve as a defense, but it is not enough if a large area of ??castle towns outside the city is not defended. Failure to defend it means  Years of hard work have gone up in smoke. Isn't Shou seeking death by drinking poison to quench his thirst?  The Western navy in pursuit of victory blocked Sakamoto Port, and the famous trade center in the Lake Biwa area has become a death place. The cunning shogunate army adopted suppressive tactics and attacked everywhere to suppress the activities of the defenders, just like the cunning wild wolves hiding in the bushes.  Li seizes the opportunity to take a bite, and from time to time he will use the shameless tactic of being a turtle. When you come out, I will retreat, and when you retreat, I will come out again. A street can change hands several times for a whole day.  In such an unrestricted stalemate, morale was disappearing little by little. Sakamoto's defenders could only rely on the iron artillery ammunition stored for many years in exchange for a short-term balance of power. The unbalanced balance of power is also called terrifying.  Balance, the strength gap between the two sides is very large, but they only maintain a superficial balance of power for various reasons. This is a very dangerous state.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! PS: I bow to my book friend Wu An Gongsun for the reward, thank you for your support!
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