A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Nobunaga is said to be the first person in the world to support a shogun, but in the final analysis, his territory is only the two countries of Owari and Mino, the northern Ise half country, Matsudaira Ieyasu of Mikawa is the vassal daimyo, and Asai Nagamasa of Kitaomi It was his allies who responded to him going to Luo.

Due to the large-scale surrender of the people of Minami Omi, not much of the territory in Minami Omi actually belongs directly to Nobunaga. In addition, Rokkaku Yoshiken Rokkaku Yoshiharu is still launching a resistance movement in Koka County, and even if Minami Omi surrenders, he cannot mobilize troops on a large scale.

The imperial palace of Yamashiro Kingdom and Luoyang Castle itself were handed over to Ashikaga Yoshiaki. Although Murai Sadakatsu, Akechi Mitsuhide, Kinoshita Hideyoshi and others were also dispatched to carry out the duties, in fact they were more about showing their presence and contacting the court and shogunate. It cannot bring any bonus to Oda Nobunaga in terms of actual military strength.

You must know that when Ouchi Yoshihiro went to Luoko, he also took on the role of guardian of the Seven Kingdoms and made huge profits from the Ming tribute trade and smuggling trade. The two provinces of China and the various countries of Kitakyushu responded to each call.

Hosokawa Masamoto even ordered half of the Kinnei and half of the Western Kingdom. He held the position of leader of the shogunate and even directly abolished the general. It has reached the point where "I only know the leadership of Hosokawa, but I don't know General Ashikaga".

At this moment, Oda Nobunaga had not yet implemented what would later be called the so-called "separation of soldiers and peasants." Although his retainers followed him from Kiyosu Castle to Komakiyama Castle, and then from Komakiyama Castle to Gifu Castle, the policy of "retainers living together" It becomes easier to implement.

As for the "Knife Hunting Order", this thing is controversial. Anyway, Koheita had never heard that Oda Nobunaga had issued such an order covering the entire territory. Only when the temple weapons were confiscated and the powerful people of the country were attacked, there were some similar orders.

Like other daimyo throughout the Warring States Period, Nobunaga's 50,000-strong army only had 10,000 people who could follow him in battles from morning to night all year round. These 10,000 people should be left behind in Gifu Castle, in Komakiyama Castle, in Northern Ise, they should send people to suppress them, and in Luoyang, 5,000 people should be left behind to show their presence.

There should also be ashigaru running around the customs offices and government offices in various places. Your noble highnesses should also be accompanied by attendants and guards. Do it seven times and do it eight times. After all, it is good to have four to five thousand standing troops around Nobunaga.

This is what he accumulated bit by bit starting from that ancient wild city, thirty-fifty, one hundred, two hundred. When Inagara joined forces, Koheita saw with his own eyes the embarrassment of having only five to six hundred direct troops under his command. The Red Mother's Clothes and the Black Mother's Clothes were all unknown at that time, and Nobunaga, who was as poor as a ghost at that time, dared not even think about them.

So Nobunaga is also difficult and very rare. Although Otsu, Sakai, Shirakawa, and Kusatsu are all under his jurisdiction, in the face of successive years of war, no amount of money can be spent, not to mention that he has just taken over and does not have a mountain of money.

How could he cope with the war without pulling his Mikawa and Omi brothers?

Unfortunately (in this timeline), Mikawa's younger brother, Matsudaira Ieyasu, is still very young. Although Mikawa's general rule has been pacified, the thorns in various places have been roughly flattened. But, how could it be possible to support Matsudaira Ieyasu in the Kinnei campaign for more than half a year in just half the country of Mikawa and Nishi. No matter whether Oda Nobunaga is happy or not, he has to go back to Mikawa.

So since Kinai must be pacified, you can only rely on your brother Asai who lives nearby in Kitaomi. Who told you to marry the most beautiful sister in the world?

The two counties that were agreed upon only gave half of it, and they still have to fight for you for half a year. The key is that most of the Asai Army are conscripts, and they have to go home and farm, otherwise they will starve to death next year.

For the first time, Asai Nagamasa felt resentful towards Oda Nobunaga!

Unavoidable!

Nobunaga, who was short of troops, even sent a letter asking if he could ask Uden Nagateru of Higashi Mikawa and other people affiliated with the Yamauchi clan to go with him to attack the Kitahata family in Minami Ise next year, and he could bear the food and grass. The military resources and the due rewards are also quite generous.

No one's life is easy, just look at his bright appearance, but he doesn't know how much bitterness he has behind the scenes.

"Let's all discuss it. Owari Danmasa has sent a message." Chief Yamauchi returned from the Takeda family and continued to preside over the meeting of the Lianbanzhong non-stop.

Xiaopingta didn't sit in the room, but stood in the corridor. The stove was burning inside the house and it was very warm, while outside it was completely white. Standing on a high place and looking out, there is a lot of snow in Fuzhong City. Maybe there will be a good harvest of winter wheat next year.

"I'm afraid that the troops for Chungo's expedition against Takeda may not be sufficient to support Owari Dansho..." Isshiki Miya had doubts.

"Takeda tried his best and only had a few thousand troops from Kai, five thousand from Suruga, and four thousand from Suwa. The offensive and defensive momentum has changed, and the only thing to worry about is the reinforcements from the Hojo clan." Hosokawa Minami is good at military tactics.

"The Hojo clan is now using its forces on two fronts. On the one hand, it is increasing pressure on Ueno, and on the other hand, it seems that it is preparing to completely pacify the Boso Satomi clan."

"How is Satake?" Chief Yamauchi also asked.

"Satake Jiro just sent his envoy to Luo to pay a visit to the public and Owari Tansho." Koheita turned around and spoke.

"What do you want?"

"From the fifth position, Hitachisuke!"

Everyone here knows that Satake Jiro Yoshige is also a unwilling master. The official position of the Wu family these days is mainly about good looks. However, it is not ruled out that those who wish to use formal official positions to represent ruling power, such as Dazai Shaoer of the Ouchi clan, Mikawa Mamoru of Matsudaira Ieyasu, and the Date clan also sought the official position of Mutsu Mamoru.

The imperial court was a decoration, and all local official positions were in name only. But occupying the name of a territorial country, and then seeking an official position in the country, that's four words, justifiable!

This is the case with Satake Yoshitaka's Hitachi Suke. Although in fact, the Hitachi country is not dominated by the Satake family. The Edo family, the Oda family, the Makabe family, the Kasaoka family, the Kashima Jingu family, etc., are all together. rise.

The Satake family is just a little bigger. Under the leadership of the previous head of the family, Satake Yoshiaki, they have expanded their power. Especially in the past ten years, he has closely followed the footsteps of Uesugi Kenshin, the leader of Kantō, and used both kindness and power to attack pro-Hojo forces and win over the anti-Hojo noble families.

The Satake family's family business almost doubled under the leadership of this British master! It was originally thought that when Yoshiaki Satake died of illness at the age of thirty-five, the Satake family would stop moving forward. Unexpectedly, Satake Yishige is now as good as his father, punching the "Kanto Phoenix" Oda, and stepping on the alliance of Date's sons-in-law.

"Can we contain the Hojo clan?"

"The Oda family who relies on the Hojo family, the Satake family is bound to win!" Kodaira smiled slightly.

"Draft a letter and give it to His Highness the Commander, asking him to urge the Satake clan to send troops in the spring."

"What about controlling my own movements?"

"It seems to be preparing to stabilize the upper field and rescue the lower field."

"Then..." Hosokawa Saime looked at Xiaoheita.

"Next year Hojo may have to fight on three fronts! There is no way to support Takeda!"

Xiao Pingtai walked into the house from the outside and sat down, full of confidence!

"You can discuss how to attack Takeda next year!"