different warring states of japan

Chapter 2166: Fushimi Castle Cannot Be Abandoned
When Yiyin said that Miyuki would be the commander-in-chief in this decisive battle, Miyuki's scalp went numb.

Although she has worked hard over the years to learn how to be a good ruler, she is still a second-generation time traveler who is protected under the wings of Yiyin.

Her seemingly arrogant confidence actually comes from Yiyin's strength.

Although she longed for independence and the fledgling would eventually take its first flight, when the time came and her adoptive father really let her take charge, Miyuki, like many normal children, felt a little timid.

Just like those young people who clamor in college that they are the successors of socialism and can easily earn tens of thousands of dollars in the future, they are also nervous when they really have to step into society and face life.

Yiyin looked at Miyuki with a half-smile.

"What, are you scared?"

Miyuki said stubbornly.

"Afraid? What am I afraid of!"

Honestly, there was no way Miyuki wouldn't be panicking.

That was Ichijo Hideyoshi, the famous Toyotomi Hideyoshi in history, one of the three heroes of the Warring States Period, and a top player on the island country who climbed from a humble person to the top of the world.

Even though Miyuki usually looks down on Hideyoshi Ichijo's actions, that's because she has Yoshigin to support her even if the sky falls, so she can talk without any pain in her waist.

But if she really had to do it herself, she would be scared.

Yiyin smiled slightly and said solemnly.

“Since you are determined to inherit my career, you must prove to me that you can do it.

He defeated Ichijo Hideyoshi, gained recognition from the samurai, and became the master of the Sōma world.

Transform the island nation into a feudal, ignorant and theocracy, and make the islanders happy to shed blood for the Celestial Empire from generation to generation.

Miyuki, prove it to me, make me believe that you can do what you say.

Defeating Ichijo Hideyoshi will be the starting point of your life. I have prepared the stage for you, and all you have to do is appear on stage.

I have already made arrangements for politics, diplomacy, and military affairs. What are you still afraid of? What you need now is the courage to face the future alone.

Everyone must die, and I am no exception. You can't rely on me forever."

Miyuki looked into Yoshigane's eyes and suddenly felt ashamed.

How could I show my weakness in front of him?

Just like every woman in a world where women are king when facing the man she is secretly observing, Miyuki's face instantly turned red with shame.

She kept thinking, "Uesugi Miyuki, are you still a woman? Shame! I don't want him to look down on me!"

Gritting her teeth, Shenxue said in a deep voice.

"I will beat her! I will prove it to you! I will never let you down!"

Yiyin smiled slightly, with a hint of relief in his eyes.

Of course, he didn't know the inexplicable emotions in Miyuki's heart, but the effect of provoking her today was indeed very good.

The war was naturally organized by Yiyin, but the title of general-in-chief had to be given to Miyuki.

In the Battle of Sōba-Ichijo, both sides used all their strength. Although the fighting had not officially started, the war had actually begun.

Ichijo Hideyoshi wanted a decisive battle at Sekigahara, but Yoshigaki would not let her do so and interrupted her delusion by having a decisive battle in Toba-Fushimi, south of Kyoto.

Although Shenxue looks young, she has lived two lives as a human being, so she is mentally quite old and is capable of taking on great responsibilities.

The battle of Toba-Fushimi was the decisive battle for the unification of the world, and it was the best opportunity for the successor to establish his prestige, and Yoshigaki did not want to miss it. Therefore, Yoshigaki wanted to provoke Miyuki, push her to the front, and hide behind the scenes to command.

The samurai attach the most importance to military merit. If samurai all over the world can see that the young Miyuki is in command with confidence and has achieved the greatest military merit, and has been truly respected by the samurai community, then this will lay the foundation for the stability of the two generations of the Shiba family's inheritance.

Two generations of peace were enough to transform the samurai society, consolidate the Sasaki theocracy, and establish an unshakable ideological line of being close to the Celestial Empire.

In this way, Yiyin can die with peace of mind.

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South of Kyoto, Fushimi Castle.

The fact that the Kyoto Basin was able to replace Nara as the center of the world had a lot to do with its convenient water transportation.

Hundreds of small rivers flow into Lake Biwa in the Omi Basin, and the only one flowing out is the Seta River, which goes directly to Kyoto, connecting the two major basins of Omi and Kyoto.

The Kyoto area runs from north to south through the Katsura River, the Kamogawa River, and the Korai River.

The Koraigawa River in the east merges with the Ujigawa River in Fushimi and continues eastward.

The Katsura River in the west merges with the Kamogawa River, and eventually merges with the Uji River in Yodo to become the Yodo River, which flows into Osaka Bay.

These rivers were like the blood vessels of rule, connecting the waterways, linking the Omi Basin, the Kyoto Basin, and the Osaka Plain, bringing them together and forming the basis for the imperial court to unify the island nation.

Since ancient times, the core area of ​​Kinki, centered on the Yodo River basin of Lake Biwa, has been the cornerstone of the emperor's rule.

Until the direct line of the Kawachi Genji rose in the Kanto Plain, with the development of productivity, a political situation in which Kanto and Kansai were both powerful gradually formed.

However, the third Ashikaga shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, took a different approach. He paid tribute to the Celestial Empire, opened up the Kanko trade, and stabilized the shogunate's base through maritime trade.

Subsequently, the gradually active commodity economy in Kansai once again surpassed the closed manor economy in Kanto.

With the large-scale development of the Kanto Plain by the Samurai Giri Promotion Association established by Yoshigin Sasaki, the flood problem in the Kanto Plain was gradually solved, and the terrifying agricultural production capacity of the Kanto Plain was gradually released.

The Kanto Plain is a unique and huge plain in the island country. It is larger than the Nobi Plain, Osaka Plain, Omi Basin, Kyoto Basin and Nara Basin combined.

The most critical means of production in feudal society is land. Only with land can there be food, population, and everything needed for the functioning of society.

Kanto is isolated and its business is not as active as Kansai, which is close to the mainland, but once the huge agricultural production capacity of the Kanto Plain is unleashed, it will be enough to suppress the entire island country.

Unless the times change and the agricultural society enters the industrial society, changing the productivity and production relations, whoever occupies the Kanto Plain will be the master of the island nation.

At this time, the potential of the Kanto Plain had not yet been unleashed, and the Kinki core area from Lake Biwa to Osaka was still unique and the focus of world unification.

The confluence of the Yodo and Fushimi rivers is an important town in the Kyoto Basin, the core area of ​​Kinki.

Yodo Castle is the key to the Yodo River entering the Kyoto Basin in the west, and Fushimi Castle guards the ferry crossing from Omi Nara in the east into Kyoto.

Controlling Yodo Castle and Fushimi Castle is equivalent to controlling the communication in the entire Kinki core area.

Whoever controls Kyoto controls the core area of ​​Kinki and even the world.

The first priority in controlling Kyoto is to control its extensive waterways. The key lies in Yodo and Fushimi, and the focus is on Yodo Castle and Fushimi Castle.

To the Sasaki family, Fushimi Castle was far more important than the Yodo River.

To the north of Fushimi Castle is Kyoto, the center of the world; to the south is Tamonyama Castle, the residence of sages leading to Nara; and to the east is Azuchi Castle, the symbol of Oda's old territory.

In the Battle of Sasaki-Ichijo, if Fushimi Castle was lost, it would be equivalent to losing the strategic initiative, and Sasaki Yoshikane could only watch Hideyoshi Ichijo choose the next direction of attack.

Therefore, once Yoshikane Sasaki, who was unwilling to fall into a passive position, decided to start a war in advance and disrupt Hideyoshi's wishful thinking, Fushimi Castle would become the key point that Yoshikane Sasaki must not give up.