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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 593 Three Ways to Bloom

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    Ashikaga Yoshiyasu hesitated for a long time, his childlike face was tangled for a long time, and he thought for a while before saying: "If there are three roads, you should choose to defend Mino or Mikawa! The overall situation of the strong tail trend should remain unchanged more than anything else.  "It's so important that it takes so much time and effort to defeat Sakamoto." "Is that what you think?" Minamoto Yoshitoki chuckled and said, "What about Nakajo Tokihide's 30,000 troops?"  Sakamoto, if you are more radical, you can seize Kyoto, capture Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and support the Shouchimachi Emperor to regain the throne. If you are more conservative, you can attack Kannon Temple and occupy Xiaodani. You can rely on not breaking the pass to defend it and defend Oda Nobunaga and 200,000 Nishi.  All the troops are blocked in Mino Country and are not allowed to enter or exit Kinei. If they want to turn back to Kinei, they can only break through the gate, or turn south and enter Kinei through Suzuka Pass. No matter which one they choose, it will give the Eastern Army a huge space to display. Once the opportunity is seized,  Pursuing and fighting fiercely, the scattered organization of the Western Army will inevitably collapse in an instant. Oda Nobunaga did not dare to take this risk. "It seems that the confrontation between the Eastern and Western Army is similar to the Onin Rebellion, but in fact the difference between the situation is very big.  The morale organization of the Eastern and Western armies all relied on the adjustment of the generals of each party. This resulted in many samurai families with ulterior motives fishing in troubled waters. When they encountered the imperial family of the Eastern Kingdom who had the same orders and respected the original meaning, they were at an absolute disadvantage in all aspects.  The Western Army, which was hastily organized based on the Emperor's decree, even lacked basic unity. Twenty-five thousand soldiers were sent from Kyushu, and 30,000 soldiers from the Western Kingdom and Shikoku were sent. It can be seen that many samurai were half-hearted about the decree. The so-called Western Army gathered  After being together for three days and quarreling every now and then, the warriors below were like a group of bandits fighting for territory, restlessly gathering together and wielding tachi.  There is no such thing as unity from beginning to end.  The chain reaction caused by Shimazu's actions pulled away the entire Kyushu military force.  This had a very bad impact on those martial arts families from the Western Kingdom and the Four Kingdoms who rushed over excitedly thinking that they could reap benefits.  Morale has been hit hard, and the cohesion of the military is also declining rapidly. With so many innate factors restricting it, Oda Nobunaga, who has always been arrogant, does not dare to choose a head-on confrontation.  Ashikaga Yoshiyasu asked unwillingly: "What if Oda Nobunaga left an army to watch Sakamoto?" Minamoto Yoshishi knew what the child was thinking, and probably felt that Oda Nobunaga should not be so stupid, so he said  : "There is no specific number as to how much should be left to be considered as being able to keep an eye on it. Should we leave 30,000 or 50,000? Should we leave the main force of the Oda Army, or should we leave the Allied Forces of the Western Army? Can we ensure that the remaining military strength can indeed be defended?  Tokihide Nakajo, you must know that he is also a general who has been in Kinnei for 20 years. He can't be resisted by just sending a samurai. If the remaining general wants to keep an eye on Sakamoto, he is lying to himself. " Ashikaga Yoshiyasu.  After thinking about it for a while, an idea suddenly came to him: "If we leave 60,000 people, there would be no problem in letting Yoshikawa Motoharu, Kobayakawa Takakage, Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, and Akechi Mitsuhide keep an eye on Sakamoto, right?" "This is a good division! It looks like Saburo is going to  Much smarter than Oda Nobunaga." Minamoto no Yoshiki praised his son's intelligence, and then shook his head and said: "The best of the Western Kingdom and the Shikoku are the Maori family and the Miyoshi family. Now you put the Maori family, the main force in the Western Kingdom, and the Miyoshi family, the main force in the Shikoku.  family, and the main force of the Kinai shogunate, Mitsuhide Akechi, was deployed to Omi to suppress Sakamoto. The main force of the Western Army under Oda Nobunaga was only available to the Oda family, Asakura, Asai, and the Kinai people. Such a Western Army did not belong to the Eastern Army at all.  Opponent." "Then" Ashikaga Yoshiyasu thought for a while.  Said: "It must be feasible to assist Echizen country!" Minamoto no Yoshiki said: "It is not feasible to make the most of it." "Why?" Minamoto no Yoshiki took the trouble to answer: "First of all, Echizen country has a narrow terrain. An influx of twenty people in a short time  With an army of ten thousand, it is difficult to use all its power. Secondly, when the army is dispatched to rescue Echizen, it must pass through Omi Province's Ika County. This county was once captured by Yu's master, Yamamoto Michiki. It only needs to repeat the same trick and recapture it to block the streets of Tsuruga.  The 200,000-strong Western Army will only die. Leaving tens of thousands of troops stationed in Ixiang County can perfectly prevent Sakamoto's movements. How many troops do Kyoto need to leave to protect Minami Omi?  To protect the military strength, if the Hida Corps suddenly attacks west to capture Gifu Castle, and Sakamoto's defenders then march east to capture Kannonji Castle and Otani Castle, completely opening up the Higashiyama Road line, there will be no point in Oda Nobunaga's northward aid to Echizen.  With their superior strength, they defeated Uesugi Danmasa's 50,000 troops and occupied Kaga, but this had no impact on the battle situation. It didn't matter even if Oda Nobunaga fought all the way to Echichu. Uesugi Danmasa only had to hold on to what he knew and what he didn't know.  With natural dangers, you can play a game of catching a turtle in a urn. The only option to enter Hida and Mino is the Hida River. Without the support of the navy, it is like a mirror, and going to Shinano is asking for death. The farther you go, the more likely you are to die.  "Hurry." Ashikaga Yoshiyasu said thoughtfully: "So the only way to attack Sakamoto is to eliminate hidden dangers. Nakajo Tokihide left half of the army behind and took the other half with him."Maizuru Port has lost its ability to influence the situation of the war. The capture of the Emperor Masachika probably wanted to take this opportunity to force the Emperor to withdraw the imperial declaration, and at the same time give Yu Zhi an enemy to regain the disadvantages of reputation and justice. This is just a  He was so impetuous that the Emperor burned Mount Hiei instead of catching him.  "Minamoto no Yoshi was able to guess Oda Nobunaga's way of thinking to a close. Just because the two of them had exchanged letters for many years and exchanged experiences, their exchanges gradually faded from confidants to friends and then to enemies and friends.  It takes more than a day or two to guess what the other person is thinking. Judging Oda Nobunaga's thoughts from his temperament and behavior is actually not very difficult to guess. The most important thing is that he is confident enough, no matter what Oda Nobunaga chooses.  Neither of these methods will succeed. The smooth escape of the Emperor Masachika was an accident, but the raising of troops in Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine by the leader of the samurai family was not an accident. The declaration of peace by the court was just a convenient name for the samurai family.  This can be seen from the fact that Yoritomo Minamoto raised his troops in accordance with the order of Nioh, and Takauji Ashikaga changed his banner in accordance with the order of Emperor Go-Daigo. When the army was raised, the role of the name became less important. The samurai's competition was bloody.  Fighting, instead of the ministers playing tricks and playing tricks to win, the battle between the Eastern and Western armies still relies on real swords and guns, rather than shouting slogans to each other over thousands of miles to determine the outcome of the Battle of Shangluo.  Minamoto Yoshitoki and his retainers have repeatedly deduced various unexpected factors and prepared numerous sets of corresponding solutions. For example, Hokuriku Road, Higashiyama Road, and Tokai Road will go to Luo at the same time to eliminate the disaster.  The remnants of the Kai Takeda clan completed a task that usually took several years to complete in two months. This was not just a matter of a flash of inspiration. This kind of calculation was reflected in all aspects of the war, taking advantage of the main force of the Western Army.  When we moved to Mino Country to confront the main force of the Eastern Army, Uesugi Kenshin, who was a partial division leader, led an army of 50,000 troops with overwhelming momentum. In late April, he captured the last fortress of Kaga Country. Echizen had always ordered General Yoriteru Shimoma to flee.  When the Echizen Kingdom took refuge, the Kaga Ichikui generals, including Nanari Yorishu, Chaoshengji Kyoho, and other Kaga monks and officials, committed suicide. All the members of the Kaga Ichiku clan were not spared.  Uesugi Kenshin didn't want them to be spared, so he killed thousands of people from old to young, from monks to district officials. Then Uesugi Kenshin raised the butcher knife again against the stubborn Ichikai clan. This time they were still confident in the massacre and stopped the Eastern Army.  They were all thieves, and the one who blocked them was called the thief monk. After staying in Kaga Country for a few days, he continued to attack westward and entered Echizen Country. Asakura Keika, the hidden son of Echizen Country, immediately rebelled. This leader of the Sixth Army.  Senwa serves as the general who resists Kaga Ichikazu and the Eastern Army, but is the biggest instability factor in the Asakura family. His ambition is to overthrow the Asakura family and kill all his relatives. For this reason, he specially changed his name to Dohashi Kage.  Mirror, and asked Uesugi Kenshin to transfer it to Minamoto no Yoshi. He couldn't wait to change his name to Douhashi Toki mirror, and abandoned all the characters passed down from generation to generation in the Asakura family.  The Kagiri Kiriki rebellion at the territorial bridge in the capital exposed the entire Echizen Kingdom to Uesugi Kenshin's eyes. It was like an invulnerable tiger suddenly exposing its soft belly. At this time, all he needed was a sharp knife and a child to stab it hard.  Can kill a ferocious beast. Uesugi Kenshin is not a child, and he does not have a sharp knife in his hand, but the Eastern Army Rangers that quickly increased to 60,000 people after entering Echizen Kingdom. Most of Echizen Kingdom fell in an instant.  Entering the control of Kenshin Uesugi.  While Uesugi Kenshin was rushing to conquer Echizen Country, he was cleaning up Yoriteru Shimoma and his remnant party. This Echizen army, which had always been strong, was no longer the powerful and powerful army it was more than ten years ago. Since Uesugi Kenshin invaded Kaga Country with fierce force,  , killing a large number of elite members of the Kaga Echizen Ichikuzu in one go, they basically lost their hematopoietic ability, and then caught up with the Sanrihama incident. The furious Asakura Yoshikage led an army to attack the Echizen Ichikechu, which greatly weakened the power of the Echizenbo official.  He has long lost the courage he once had.  The sporadic resistance at Ichijodani Castle did not bring any trouble to Uesugi Kenshin. The only force that could be called resistance was the old man of Tsuruga County, Asakura Keiki, who was nearly seventy years old and played the role of a white-haired man in his later years.  The old samurai who sent the black-haired man away still persisted and led the five thousand Tsuruga people who stayed behind to desperately resist Uesugi Kenshin, and hurriedly sent his second son Asakura Kagetsune to Mino Country to deliver a message to Asakura Yoshikage.  This man who lived in Gifu City was living a carefree life. Every day he got together with the literati from the Western Army, dancing, writing, drinking and singing. Even during the confrontation, he did not feel nervous or sad at all. His comfortable life had come to an end at this moment.  The most trusted general, Asakura Yoshikage, changed his character from Miao to Tong to show his determination to sever ties with the Asakura family. With the help of this leading party, most of his hometown was sent away. Asakura Yoshikage became furious on the spot.  Cursing randomly, he hurriedly led the Asakura army back to his home base.  Asai Nagamasa saw that something was wrong and hurried back with his own troops. Uesugi KenHe has never seen how powerful he is, but he has always heard of the terrifying reputation of the God of the Northern Army. If Asakura Kageki can't bear it and hands over Tsuruga County, the next step is not to go all the way.  Fight to Kitaomi and take away his lair too.  Takeda Yoshitomi was more worried about the safety of his own family than he was. The loss of Tsuruga Port would expose the territory of Wakasa Kingdom. It would be difficult for him to protect his vitals with his head and body, let alone Awaiya and Yoshimi at home.  With the existence of Wakasa's double wall, there is no need to think about being loyal and devoted to one's life, but to push back and deceive the top experts. The meaning of the existence of these two families is to avenge the Wakasa Takeda family.  Isshiki Yoshimichi was even worse than them. As early as Nakajo Tokihide fled to Maizuru Port, that is, before the confrontation in Mino began, Isshiki Yoshimichi fled back to Tango Kingdom in embarrassment with his own military strength to protect his home base.  Tango Kuniman only had 4,000 troops at full strength, and most of them were at the level of peasant uncles who put down their hoes and picked up their bamboo spears. When it came to their farming skills, these peasant soldiers could not be said to be second-rate even if they were first-rate.  But if you want to test your ability to kill enemies on the battlefield.  I'm afraid it's not even a cropper's style.  A major general with few soldiers has no morale.  Isshiki Yoshimichi himself had no ambition at all. He was frightened by the 15,000 troops at Maizuru Port at his doorstep. He guarded the castle built by the friendship of the Ashikaga family and did not dare to go out. He thought that the war would be too great.  It's scary that people's hearts have changed too much. It's safest to stay in a stable home. The so-called Hokuriku Four-Nation Alliance has long become a joke.  The departure of Asakura Yoshikage, Asai Nagamasa, and Takeda Yoshito without saying goodbye signifies that the disintegration of the Western Army system is accelerating. Sooner or later, the so-called Western Japan Allied Forces will become the Kinki Allied Forces west of the East China Sea.  Neither the Mori family nor the Miyoshi family were willing to stay any longer, clamoring to go home and guard their respective lairs, but how could Oda Nobunaga let them go? As soon as they approached, the samurai in Ki might also follow them, so how could he?  It's not like becoming a polished commander.  The Western Army was once again reduced to more than 140,000 troops, and its morale also dropped to a new low. Oda Nobunaga hoped to use a small-scale victory to boost morale, so he actively planned a plan to regain control of the southern bank of the Nagara River. This battle  The core of the plan is simply pitiful. It just wants to push the Eastern Army from the south bank of the Nagara River back to the south bank of the Kiso River.  Even greater expectations are unthinkable, because the lower reaches of the Kiso River and Nagara River are already controlled by the Eastern Army's navy.  When the small Sichuan Union Company went out to conduct reconnaissance, they had to rely on their familiarity with the terrain before they dared to act.  Oda Nobunaga's plan has not yet been put into action. June, the most stormy month, has passed quietly, ushering in the good season of July, when the rain is relatively relieved and sunny days appear. Gifu City received bad news from Kinai, Hojo Tokimasa,  The Kakizaki Kei family's 60,000 troops left Iga and invaded Yamato. Facing an army of 60,000 and supported by the Iga ninjas who led the way, Tsutsui Junkei and his Yamato people made a wise decision to surrender.  Then 60,000 troops coerced the Yamato people into 70,000 troops, and captured Shinikiyama Castle and Iimoriyama Castle with fierce winds and fierce fire. The troops went straight to Takaya Castle where Kawachi Kunihatakeyama Akidaka was located. Hatakeyama Takamasa, who had been hiding in Kii, took advantage of the situation and raised his troops.  , with more than 12,000 soldiers from the Kii Kingdom and the Genlai army, came to the gate of Gaowu City. At this moment, there were only a pitiful 500 defenders in the city.  Because of the nonsense of the Western Army, the country of Hanoi was empty. Yu Sa Nobu led more than 8,000 people from Hanoi to participate in the battle of Mino. Lao An, the family member who stayed at Takaya Castle, saw that the clan house was in a bad situation and quickly ordered the governor of the family, Akira Hatakeyama.  Gao was tied up and sent out of Takaya Castle, thinking that he would be forgiven if he bore the thorn to plead guilty, but he didn't expect Saito Asanobu to pull out his sword and chop off his dog's head when he accepted the surrender.  This kind of success is often ruined, and it is a disaster to keep a retainer with extremely bad military skills and evil intentions. Minamoto no Yoshiki deliberately spared his life because he wanted to kill him in front of everyone. Hatakeyama Takamasaichi  He kicked the dog's head away with his foot and cursed that this bastard had betrayed him again. There were not many loyal and stable samurai in the Kawachi Hatakeyama family.  After the fall of Hanoi Kingdom, Nagao Yoshikage led an army of 10,000 troops to attack Izumi Kingdom. Hatakeyama Takamasanori and Tsutsui Junkei's army of more than 20,000 troops launched an attack on Settsu Kingdom. Hojo Tokimasa and Saito Asanobu were ordered to go north.  The attack on Yamashiro Kingdom took only six or seven days to complete a series of great changes. If the heavy rain at the end of June had not caused the river water to swell and indirectly led to the interruption of communications, Oda Nobunaga would not have been so embarrassed that even the information would have been delayed so much.  After receiving this news, he really couldn't continue the fight. Even the Mino Kingdom, which he had worked hard for many years, could not be defended. Whether it was Oda Nobunaga himself or the Western Army, Kyoto was a place that could never be lost.  Oda Nobunaga stayed up all night and finally made a painful decision to abandon Mino Country and retreat to Kinai. In order to cover the retreat, he also deliberately chose to start the retreat in the evening. In one night, all the 140,000 troops retreated without breaking through.  big.  While Oda Nobunaga led his army to retreat, Minamoto Yoshitoki also received accurate information about the retreat. After weighing the pros and cons, he gave up the plan to pursue the enemy. The main force of the Western Army was in Gifu Castle, the main force of the Eastern Army was in Komakiyama Castle, and the Western Army  It is very convenient to withdraw to the west without breaking through the pass, and the Eastern ArmyBut it was very difficult to get up, and they needed to cross the Nagara River and the Ibi River in sequence. The obstruction of these two rivers made it unrealistic to continue the pursuit. If they pursued forcefully, they would easily fall into a trap and suffer a head-on attack.  After gaining a comprehensive advantage, he decided to move the main camp to Gifu Castle first, and ordered Yukitaka Sanada to lead an army of 100,000 people to cross the unbroken barrier and launch an attack on the Asai family, hoping to force Oda Nobunaga to turn around and rescue the Asai army to expose the flaw.  As a result, Oda Nobunaga was indeed ruthless. He watched helplessly as his brother-in-law Asai Nagamasa was defeated. In less than a day, Otani Castle was breached by artillery fire. The entire clan committed seppuku without sending a single soldier.  He rescued the soldiers, and the northern four-nation coalition forces were abandoned by him.  A man did extraordinary things, abandoning his allies again and again and losing all his last vestiges of faith. The more than 140,000 Western troops who retreated to defend Kyoto also lost their basic morale. Oda Nobunaga suddenly regretted his cowardice.  , when he takes the first step back for various reasons, it becomes a habit to take the next step back, which shows that he is still afraid of Yuanyi from the bottom of his heart, and is afraid of the giant dragon in Kanto.  His guilty conscience ruined the little advantage the Western Army had. The only achievement he could show off was when he retreated to Kyoto, successfully forcing back the troops of Hojo Tokimasa and Saito Nobubu. However, he was really embarrassed to show off this achievement. Last year  When Oda Nobunaga went to Luo, he was a stronger man than Minamoto no Yoshi. Now, looking back, the gap between the two is not that big, just like the difference between a firefly and a bright moon.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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