Outside Fushimi City, Nizi's main formation is here.
In the past few days, Nizi Yukimori was finally proud. With the help of Takeda Shingen's activities, he was able to win the defense mission of Mika Palace.
Gokogu Shrine is a shrine related to the old emperor. It has been in decline for two hundred years. Fortunately, the foundation is still there. With the continuous logistical support of the Shiba family, Otani Yoshitsugi has long strengthened this stronghold.
After the Nizi Army enters the Yuxiang Palace, it will also receive a large amount of military material support from the Persian-Polish Allied Forces. It can be said that a shotgun is exchanged for a cannon.
Everyone in Nizi's family became excited and vowed to live or die with Yuxiang Palace.
At this time, Nizi Yukimori and Takeda Shingen were sitting in battle, discussing the current situation.
Nizi Yukimori said.
"From the spying on military information, it seems that Ichijo Hideyoshi has focused his main attack on Shimo Toba.
Takatora Toudo, a powerful general under Hideucha Hashiba, first settled in Toba Rikyu Palace. Takaka Kuroda, Masanori Fukushima, Kiyomasa Kato, Yukinaga Konishi and other direct descendants also gathered around Shimo-Toba.
In the Mukojima area south of the Uji River, major Maori banners such as Kobayakawa Takakage and Yoshikawa Hiroie were also found.
Judging from various signs, the main attack direction of a legion was carried out by a direct descendant of Ichijo Hideyoshi, while the flanks were left to the Mori family.
Thinking about it, except for the Maori family who was tied to death by the Ichijo family, the other princes of the Western Kingdom did not have the complete trust of Ichijo Hideyoshi, and most of them were placed on the periphery to serve as early warning and reserve forces."
Takeda Shingen nodded.
"It's a matter of life and death. It's true that Hideyoshi Ichijo didn't dare to entrust outsiders, but in this way, the numerical advantage of Ichijo Regiment was also weakened.
However, how much military strength can be deployed in this place, Shitaba Fushimi, the key depends on whether the main elite can successfully break through."
Takeda Shingen had vaguely guessed the respective thoughts of Shiba Yoshigan and Ichijo Hideyoshi. The two seemed to have made opposite bets on the same place.
It's like a stock buyer and seller arguing with each other. The buyer thinks it's cheap, the seller thinks it's too expensive, and both sides think the other is stupid for buying/selling at this price.
As for who is really stupid, it will take time to prove.
The reality is that both sides have their arrows on the string and have no choice but to fight. This battle of Toba Fushimi, which will determine the ownership of the world, must be fought.
Inari Taisha Shrine, Fushimi Castle, Mikagu Shrine, and Toba Rikyu. The small plain battlefield formed by these four strongholds is only three or four kilometers from north to south and five or six kilometers from east to west.
In other words, the actual battlefield area that can be deployed is only twenty or thirty square kilometers, which is only the size of thirty or forty football fields.
In such a small area, it is impossible to deploy too many military forces. Those who came to participate in the battle were all the main elites of the Ichijo family, that is, the most loyal and capable core team of Ichijo Hideyoshi.
Once he loses his core group of Hime warriors here, just like when Imagawa Yoshimoto and the Imagawa family's core group of retainers died in Okehazama, the world will collapse in an instant.
Ichijo Hideyoshi really put all his capital on the gambling table this time, vowing to beat Tianhanzi and beat Shiba Yoshigan once.
In such a dense small battlefield, with a large number of troops crowded together, a single stone could kill three or four named Ji warriors.
I don’t know what Ichijo Hideyoshi was thinking. Is she really not afraid of the Shiba family’s Nanman artillery team?
As the core figure of the Shiba Goddess Group, Takeda Shingen naturally knew about the existence of the Nanman Artillery Corps, but he did not know how big the Nanman Artillery Corps was now.
Therefore, she didn't understand why Ichijo Hideyoshi dared to make such a desperate move.
But on the other hand, the men and horses that Ichijo Hideyoshi put into the battlefield were all the roots of the Ichijo family, and they were members of his own family who truly dared to fight for their lives.
Once Hideyoshi Ichijo launched a successful counterattack, it meant that the Shiba family's greatest confidence, the invincible living god, Yoshigage Shiba's undefeated golden body was completely broken.
The political consequences of this are very serious and can almost change the trend of the world.
In Takeda Shingen's view, Yoshigan Shiba's decision to start a war with Hideyoshi Ichijo at this time and place was also an irrational act.
Why can't the Shiba family retreat, why can't they wait for the Kwantung reinforcements, why can't they fight decisively at a more certain time and place?
Obviously the most anxious person should be Ichijo Hideyoshi, why is Shiba Yoshigan so anxious?
From Takeda Shingen's perspective, the Battle of Toba Fushimi was not the best choice for both Hideyoshi Ichijo and Yoshigan Shiba.
It can only be said that the two people in the world are tired of the endless pulling and pulling, and are very impulsive. They want to win a big one.
This fact makes people speechless.
Takeda Shingen could not control the boss of the two bosses, so she could only face the excited Nizi Yukimori and persuade him not to be too impulsive.
Pointing to the three big boxes in front of him, Takeda Shingen said.
"There are 1,300 gold coins here. They are all Suruga gold of sufficient weight. They are the cash stored by the Takeda family in Tigura, Kyoto."
Nizi Yukimori glanced at the box and said.
"You want me to hire evil samurai to join the war?
Ever since Suzuki Shigehide was persuaded by Hosokawa Fujitaka to participate in the war, the price of mercenaries has been sky-high by Hosokawa Akechi and his family, and I am afraid that with this little money, they will not be able to recruit many people who dare to fight."
Gold is cheap in the island country. The market price at this time is that one silver coin is worth 800-1,200 copper coins, and one gold coin is worth four silver coins.
In other words, the 1,300 gold coins that Takeda Shingen placed here are equivalent to 5,000 to 6,000 copper coins and are worth a lot of money.
But in the face of a money-burning war game, five or six thousand guan is indeed not much.
Nizi's family had a weak foundation. Even with the blessing of the saint, they could not afford to support many exiled Xiguo Ji warriors. Especially Nizi Shengjiu's death in the battle with Xiguo severely damaged the power and morale of Nizi's family.
If Nizi hadn't been so lucky and happened to be pregnant with the descendant of a saint and entered Nizi's family, Nizi's family might have been in ruins long ago.
But even with the help of saints, Nizi Yukimori could only barely support himself.
In the final analysis, this world is material, and the army is the most realistic thing. You can't support soldiers without money.
Therefore, even if they take over the defense task of Yuxiang Palace, the Nizi family can only squeeze out one or two thousand troops to move in.
These people have been with the Nizi family for many years. If the loss is too great, it may affect the rise and fall of the Nizi family.
Takeda Shingen naturally did not want the Nizi family to suffer too much in this war. She also hoped that the Nizi family would go to the Western Kingdom to cleanse the Mori family in the future. The Nizi family was too weak and did not meet her expectations.
Hiring desperadoes like the Zaga Party to serve as cannon fodder to reduce the losses of the Nizi family's direct lineage was Takeda Shingen's method.
Takeda Shingen said.
"This is just the first payment. The Takeda family does not have much reserves in Kyoto, but more supplies will be mobilized from Kanto soon.
The Nizi family came forward to negotiate with those mercenaries, and I will guarantee the commission. I believe that my reputation, Takeda Shingen, is still significant enough among the mercenaries."
Nizi Yukimori nodded and asked.
"Then let me borrow your money, and then you ask the Takeda family to come up with a charter so that the Nizi family can pay it back in installments."
The two families of Nizi and Takeda are cooperating, not one side is subordinate to the other. Whether it is for the dignity of his own family or for the long-term relationship in the future, Nizi Yukimori cannot take it for free and must express his position.
Takeda Shingen shook his head and said.
"I don't need you to pay me back, I just want you to promise me one thing."
"Speaking."
"You can't go to Yuxiang Palace, and you can't go to the battlefield."
Nizi Xingsheng's face turned cold.
"Your Highness Takeda, you are interfering in the internal affairs of the Nizi family."
Takeda Shingen said seriously.
"I know that you are the most powerful general of the Nizi family, but you cannot die because you are the mother of the descendants of God.
If you accidentally die on the battlefield, will the young Tenth Highness have the ability to fulfill the agreement between you and me?
My investment is to eliminate the Maori family, and I need you to live to ensure that my investment will not be in vain."
Nizi Xingsheng looked unhappy.
In fact, everyone in Nizi's family also hoped that she would not go to the battlefield, but when she thought that the enemy on the opposite side was the Maori family, Nizi Yukimori couldn't bear it.
Nizi's retainers group could not convince the governor, but Takeda Shingen could. The two parties were in a cooperative relationship, and she had to consider the opinions of her partners.
Although Nizi's family will definitely protect Nizi Yukimori with all their strength, but swords have no eyes on the battlefield, who knows if a stray arrow will happen to kill Nizi Yukimori.
It is impossible for Takeda Shingen to agree to Nizi Yukimori taking such unnecessary risks, and he must definitely stop it.