different warring states of japan

Chapter 1366 The Destined Ending
Maliciousness is coming from all sides, but Oda Nobunaga didn't notice it at all.

In the spring and summer, Oda Nobunaga set off from Kyoto and led [-] horses to the Wakasa Kingdom via Kita Omi Takashima County on the west bank of Lake Biwa.

The timing she chose was just before the summer harvest, and the local martial arts family chose to bow their heads not surprisingly.

If the stone in the country is only [-] stones high, how can it be the opponent of the [-] Oda army.Since he couldn't beat him, he might as well surrender earlier, so as not to delay his family's summer harvest and cut off this year's vitality.

And the Wakasa samurai, who had been bullied by the Asakura family all these years, simply acted as a leading party and helped the Oda army cross the border between the former two countries and enter the territory of Tsuruga County.

Wakasa Bay and Tsuruga Bay were connected together, and the Oda army set fire to the port along the coastline. Taking advantage of the confusion of the defenders, they turned around and stormed the Totsuyama Castle in the southeast of the county.

At this time, Yoshikage Asakura of Ichijo Valley City had also mobilized an army, and [-] troops entered Tsuruga County to challenge Oda.

The powerful counterattack of the Asakura family was beyond Oda Nobunaga's expectation.Around the two important towns of Totsuyama Castle and Kanezaki Castle, the two sides fought fiercely.

Asakura Yoshikage wanted to expand his power in Shangluo, but he could not get the support of various factions in Echizen.But when Oda Nobunaga came to bully him, the factions were still able to work together to deal with the Oda family to the end.

Oda Nobunaga's good at anti-seasonal warfare, suffered in front of the Asakura family who ruled the Echizen Kingdom for a hundred years.Relying on his strong family background, Asakura Yoshikage managed to pull out [-] horses during the summer harvest.

Asakura's [-] vs Oda's [-], the Asakura family fought at home, and the Oda family came from afar, the two sides were at a stalemate for a while.

And Mitsuhide Akechi, who came with Oda Nobunaga, sat in the army and watched the bloody battle between the two sides without any pressure.

At this time, she was having a private conversation with Honda Zhengxin in her tent.

Akechi Mitsuhide laughed.

"This time, Oda Nobunaga has met his opponent."

Honda nodded sincerely.

"The five generations of the Asakura family sit in Echizen, and the female dominates the side. It is undoubtedly a strong enemy."

Akechi Mitsuhide shook his head.

"No, the Asakura family has long been plagued by internal troubles, but Oda Nobunaga thinks too highly of himself and deceives others too much.

If she wins the Wakasa country, she will stop, and Asakura Yoshikage can only watch helplessly, there is nothing she can do with the Oda army.

But Oda Nobunaga's ambitions were too great, and he wanted to defeat the Asakura family in one fell swoop and stabilize his prestige in the Kyoto shogunate, which stabbed a hornet's nest.

The Asakura family has ruled the Echizen Kingdom for more than five generations, and the domestic situation is complicated, and Asakura Yoshikage can't control the mountains at all.

But when Oda Nobunaga came in, he was forcing all Asakura's retainers to move closer to Asakura Yoshikage. It was probably the first time that Asakura Yoshikage really felt in power, right? "

Honda shook his head sincerely.

"His Highness Oda is too confident."

Akechi Mitsuhide covered his mouth and smiled lightly.

"That's right, as soon as he forced the general to call his mother in the capital, he went out of the capital to attack the Asakura family of Echizen Qiang Fan, this is not ordinary self-confidence.

When she went out of Beijing this time, she only asked Tokugawa Ieyasu to help her, but she insisted on bringing me here. Guess why? "

Honda Zhengxin thought for a while and said.

"I think there are two reasons.

First, His Highness Oda himself knew that the general was not convinced by her.She worried that after she left Beijing, the backyard would catch fire.

You are the Kyoto garrison appointed by the shogun, and Hashiba Hideyoshi, another Oda family's Kyoto garrison, is at the vanguard of the front line.

If you stay in Kyoto, if the general cooperates with you, it is justifiable to lead the army to Luo, and the Oda army left behind in Kyoto is not enough to resist the attack of Shiba's family.

Second, His Highness Oda may have taken a fancy to the benefits of the Hokuriku Road trade route, and wanted to discuss the conditions for sharing the benefits with the Shiba family.

The Oda family has already controlled the port of Sakai, and the important towns such as Takaki Castle, Yodo Castle, Fushimi Castle, and Sakamoto Castle along the Yodo River are either controlled by the Oda Army or occupied by foreign ministers who surrendered to Oda.

If His Royal Highness Oda can win Tsuruga County this time, and control Aifa Pass and Tsuruga Port, all the near-line Hokuriku Road trade routes will be taken over by the Oda family.

She doesn't talk to you now, she just wants to wait for you to beg her after she has established an advantage on the battlefield.

Without Tsuruga Port, the entire Hokuriku Road trade route will be completely cut off. You must represent the Shiba family to negotiate with the Oda family.

You took the initiative to have a small talk, and you just gave the Oda family the opportunity to bid all over the sky, so His Royal Highness Oda can get the most lucrative benefits. "

Akechi Mitsuhide nodded.

"You're right.

Although I tried my best to please Oda Nobunaga, she still couldn't trust me.Perhaps Maeda Toshiie's lesson from the past made her not easily believe in the sincerity of me, Shiba's vassal.

Owari country is a part of the Tokaido trade route. The Oda family has controlled the trade circle between Tsushima and Atsuta since its establishment. His Highness Oda is not a layman in business, and he has also seen the grand occasion of the trade route back then.

Today, the Imagawa family is in decline, the Tokaido trade route is weak, and the Hokuriku trade route is rising. She naturally wants to get a share of the Hokkaido trade route.

The more chips in hand, the more benefits in exchange.It's just that I'm afraid that she will easily choke to death because of her lack of greed.

Gao Tianyang is a character. She used the interests of the Hokuriku Road trade route to tightly tie up almost all the samurai along the way, and even the monasteries of other sects such as Yixiangzong, and her interests were deeply entangled.

Probably only Takada Yono knows how deep the water is on the Hokuriku Road business road in the past few days.Even I didn't dare to explore it, lest I offend people if I didn't understand it.

Everyone was eating well at the table, but when the Oda family came, they would eat and drink from other people's bowls. Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents.

I admire this Oda Nobunaga very much, she really dares to think, and she really dares to do it.So heroic and fearless, with a bright future, I was a little tempted and wanted to hang out with her. "

Honda Shoshin laughed apologetically, thinking that Akechi Mitsuhide was being sarcastic, but in fact Akechi Mitsuhide really had some admiration and some secret understanding in his heart.

In addition to the two reasons mentioned by Honda Masanobu, there may be a deeper reason hidden in Oda Nobunaga's heart, which made her long for Akechi Mitsuhide's assistance, but was a little hesitant.

Maeda Toshiie, a member of the wild child group who grew up with Oda Nobunaga, could have become Oda Nobunaga's right-hand man.

It's a pity that Maeda Toshiie was so obsessed with Shiba Yoshiyin that he stuck to the collar of Owari Shiba, and insisted on dedicating it to Shiba's data center, as a source of wealth for his family, and even slapped Oda Nobunaga hard.

Had it not been for Maeda Toshie's tip-off to Kanto, Shiba Yoshiyin would not have returned quickly from Tokaido and seized the opportunity to unite with Shangluo.

Because of this, Maeda Toshiie exposed his sincerity, was dealt with coldly by Oda Nobunaga, and left him to eat ashes in the mountains of Kami-gun, Mino Prefecture.

If there is no new opportunity, Maeda Toshiie, an excellent samurai who is loyal to Shiba Yoshigin, Oda Nobunaga will not give her another chance to succeed, and let her rot in the mountains of Mino.

But Akechi Mitsuhide was most interested in why Oda Nobunaga gave Maeda Toshiie a chance back then. What was she trying to do by supporting this Shiba retainer and driving this wedge into the Shiba family?
It wasn't until he established a cousin-brother friendship with Nokun and exchanged letters that he learned that Oda Nobunaga hadn't slept with Nokun in recent years, and Akechi Mitsuhide suddenly realized.

Oda Nobunaga has always been thinking about Shiba Yoshihiro in his heart.

Whether it's Maeda Toshiie or the current Akechi Mitsuhide, she really intends to subdue him as her grasp within the Shiba family.

Oda Nobunaga was eager to conquer Shiba Yoshigin, that's why Maeda Toshiie took the opportunity to make a fool of himself, and made Owari Shiba lead Owari Shiba to become bigger and stronger in the confidant of the Oda family.

But this time, Oda Nobunaga, who had suffered a lot, became hesitant in the face of Akechi Mitsuhide who took the initiative to approach him. He wanted to believe it, but he couldn't.

Understanding this truth, Akechi Mitsuhide knew what he should do.

She doesn't care whether Oda Nobunaga has real feelings for Shiba Yoshiyin, or wants to completely annex the Shiba family's territory and family name by taking down Shiba Yoshiyin.

In Akechi Mitsuhide's view, Oda Nobunaga deserved to die when Shiba Yoshigin was taken away for the first time that year, causing Shiba Yoshiyin to embark on the bloody and tearful samurai road!Damn it!Damn it!

She must gain the trust of Oda Nobunaga, and then let her die in her own hands after Oda Nobunaga completely buried the Ashikaga Shogunate.

Gaining the trust of the suspicious Oda Nobunaga may seem difficult, but it is actually not difficult.

Human nature does not like self-denial. When cognition conflicts with objective facts, it is often better to distort self-cognition than to admit mistakes.

And a successful past will make successful people full of confidence in themselves, and they are less willing to admit mistakes than ordinary people, and even cause path dependence.

Successful people often choose to believe in their own abilities and judgments. In the face of setbacks, they are not willing to bow their heads and reflect on themselves, but it is easier to inspire their fighting spirit to face difficulties.

Therefore, as long as successful people are unwilling to stop losses, they may pay a higher price by misleading them with the right medicine.

A philosopher once said that as long as you are honest with yourself, no one in the world can deceive you.

And in this world, the best cheater may be the one who has been successful before.Because they will PUA themselves, the success of the past will be their heaviest burden.

Oda Nobunaga is the most successful daimyo of this era, and her power is thriving.And she also once took everything from the weak Shiba Yoshigin, and she was full of confidence in conquering again psychologically.

Therefore, as long as she can't let go of her obsession to conquer Shiba Yoshigin again, Akechi Mitsuhide has the confidence to let her die under her obsession.

Of course, not now.

The most important thing now is to let Oda Nobunaga kill the Ashikaga shogunate first, and Shibo Yoshigin must be innocent and win the whole process without any cause and effect.

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Just when Akechi Mitsuhide was thinking about what to do to gain Oda Nobunaga's trust and make plans for the future, Oda Nobunaga's main team was full of joy.

The news of victory came to the main camp one after another, making Oda Nobunaga's tail cocked to the sky.

Oda Nobunaga hinted before the war that Katsuya Shibata would distribute the fat of the Echizen Kingdom to the Owari faction headed by Katsuya Shibata after the war.

This huge booty immediately made everyone red-eyed.

Shibata Katsuie, Ikeda Hengxing, Mori Kecheng and other meritorious veterans put out their breastfeeding strength to fight for military merit.Even Hashiba Hideyoshi also rushed to the front line and came back after earning a lot of military merit.

Important towns such as Tetsuyama Castle, Kanazaki Castle, and Hita Castle were taken, and the connection between Tsuruga County and the Fukui Plain was cut off.

Seeing Oda Nobunaga's complacent appearance, Niwa Nagahide, who was worried that she would get carried away, asked cautiously.

"Main hall, the situation is very good now, what are you going to do with Tsuruga Port?"

Oda Nobunaga glanced at Niwa Nagahide, knowing that she was admonishing himself to be cautious.

Asakura's army was blocked back, and Tsuruga Port was surrounded on three sides by the Oda family, and the only way to communicate with the outside world was by sea.Asakura Keiji is still leading the Tsuruga people to defend the port town, stubbornly resisting.

It is not difficult to win Tsuruga Port, but how to deal with Asakura Keiji is a big problem.

At that time, Asakura Sodi sent troops to attack the Kaga country for Shiba Yoshigin, and he fought so hard that he ran away with his head in his arms, and he died because of this.

This kind of kindness in exchange for his life made Asakura Keiki look at him differently by Shiba Yoshigin and gained a special status.

As Shiba Yoshigin's status is rising, Asakura Yoshikage has long since given up on intervening in Tsuruga County, and he does not want to offend Shiba Yoshigin, the great god, because of Asakura Keiki.

Shiba Yoshiyin is now in Kanto, and obviously doesn't want to care about the dispute between the shogunate and the Oda family, which can be regarded as a major benefit to the Oda family.

Niwa Nagohide was really afraid that Oda Nobunaga would get hotheaded and storm Tsuruga Port, killing Asakura Kageki, and make Shiba Yoshinho angry and come to hurt the Oda family, then the loss outweighs the gain.

Oda Nobunaga shook his head and said.

"Mi Wuniang, have I become a fool in your eyes?
Asakura Kageki, of course I have to save this baby to negotiate terms with Akechi Mitsuhide, how could I let her die so easily?

Tsuruga Port is an important part of the Hokuriku Road trade route, and it cannot be bypassed.Asakura Keiki's mother is kind to Jindadian, and the Shiba family will not ignore her.

I heard that the Shiba family is doing some kind of crap welfare pension to raise lazy women, relying on the profits earned from the Hokuriku Road trade route.

You said, if I take Tsuruga Port and Asakura Kageki to negotiate with Akechi Mitsuhide?Will she bow her head?
I don't want much. Hideyoshi has already found out from Tsuda Zongji that the Shiba family will get about [-]% of the benefits of the Hokuriku Road trade route being near this side.

No matter what, my Oda family can't be less than the Shiba family, right?I want [-]% too, isn't that too much?

As for whose flesh the [-]% was cut off from, I don't care, I just ask the Shiba family to ignore Asakura Keiki, and whether they want Tsuruga Minato.

Now that there is a war in Tsuruga County, ships from the Hokuriku Road trade route are stranded in Tsuruga Port, and caravans are stranded in Aifaguan. They are all watching the result of this battle.If time dragged on for a long time, it would not be good for the Hokuriku Road trade route.

I believe that the Shiba family will give me a satisfactory answer, so that the Hokuriku trade route can continue to prosper. "

Niwa Chohide smiled and nodded, Oda's move is brilliant.

Shiba Yoshiyin is known for his benevolence and righteousness. Whether it is to give benefits internally, or to gain Asakura Keiji for kindness, the benefits must be given to the Oda family before an agreement can be reached.

The Oda family only needs [-]%, which is equivalent to the benefits of the Shiba family in the near future. This request of Oda Nobunaga is not too much.

As for who will be cut and who will be unlucky for this, it is up to the Shiba family to decide. If the Oda family does not interfere, it is not considered an offense.

(End of this chapter)