On September 4, the eleventh year of Eiji (1568), the allied forces of the Miyoshi family and the Matsunaga family could not attack the Kannonji Castle guarded by Uakihira for a long time. When reinforcements from the Asai army arrived, the Oda family and the Asai family's allied forces immediately cooperated inside and outside and defeated
The Miyoshi family and the allied forces of the Matsunaga family suffered heavy losses. The Matsunaga army suffered heavy losses. Only less than 13,000 of the 18,000 people successfully retreated to Yamashiro Country. The loss was close to 30%, and they were unable to fight anymore.
On September 5, the main force of the Oda family arrived at Minami Omi Kannonji Castle.
On September 6, the main force of the Miyoshi family also gathered in Yamashiro Country from Shikoku, Settsu, Kawachi Izumi and other places. The alliance between the Miyoshi family and the Matsunaga family originally had their own agendas. Seeing the heavy losses of the Matsunaga family, the Miyoshi family naturally would not
You're welcome. Under the pressure of the Miyoshi family's army, the severely injured Matsunaga Hide was "invited" back to Yamato Country in despair, and Kyoto and Nijo Castle fell back into the control of the Miyoshi family. The Matsunaga family, which had suffered a huge loss of its main force, also
Temporarily withdrew from the competition in Kinki.
On the same day, Ashikaga Yoshiteru declared Ashikaga Yoshiteru a traitor, and the daimyo and troops supporting Ashikaga Yoshiteru were all rebels, demanding that they immediately capture Ashikaga Yoshiteru and offer him to Kyoto. Ashikaga Yoshiteru responded tit-for-tat, claiming that Ashikaga Yoshiteru was a pseudo-shogun.
, the Miyoshi family and the Matsunaga family were both rebellious officials and traitors, and they called on the great names of the world to attack Ashikaga Yoshiei.
On September 8, the Asakura Army arrived at Minami-Omi and met with the main Allied forces. The coalition supporting Ashikaga Yoshiteru included the Oda family, the Asai family, the Asakura Army and the Minami-Omi wealthy family, with a total number of 75,000 people.
In contrast, the total strength of the Miyoshi family gathered near Kyoto also reached 55,000.
On September 9, the Miyoshi family's army advanced to Seta, 40 miles east of Kyoto, while the Oda family's army gathered near Kannonji Castle. The two armies were 50 miles apart. In the Kinki area, a total of more than 130,000 people were gathered.
It was the largest military force seen in the Kinki region since the confrontation between the east and west armies of the Onin Rebellion. For a time, the entire Kinki region was shrouded in the dark clouds of war, and the people of Yamashiro Province and Minami Omi fled to other places for refuge on a large scale.
Businessmen near Lake Biwa also went to the north shore to escape the war. And all the daimyo and samurai in the world also set their sights on Kinki - the decisive battle that decided the position of shogun and the ownership of Kyoto.
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After the coalition assessment meeting ended on the morning of September 9, Yu Qiuping was standing on the tower of Kannonji Castle Sannomaru chatting with a group of friends.
"Hey, Momiji, you are in such a miserable state! In the meeting just now, the general looked at you with an expression of wanting to eat someone!" Ryoichi Sawaki ended the meeting and kept making jokes with Yu Qiupei.
"Touhachi, if you think about it in your shoes, if I were Kōhoden, I would be very reluctant to eat Momiji!" Kinoshita Hideyoshi laughed and took over the topic, "I'll settle the score for you! If Momiji hadn't eaten Rokkaku
If the Rokkaku family is killed, then the Rokkaku family will become the wings of Gongfangdian. You know how good the relationship between the Rokkaku family and Kongfangdian is! Then, with the Rokkaku family and the Asakura family in hand, Gongfangdian can
Our Lords should be on equal footing! By the time our Onon is too far away from Kyoto, Kōhoden may be able to control the entire Yamashiro Kingdom by itself!"
"It's great now!" Kinoshita Hideyoshi smacked his lips and paced aside, and said matter-of-factly: "The Rokkaku family was wiped out by Momiji, and the territory of hundreds of thousands of koku in Minamiomia is now controlled by our Oda family. His father-in-law
Fangdian can't make a penny! So much food, money, and weapons are all ours! The wealthy members of the Kamao family have also pledged their allegiance to us. All the wishful thinking of Gongfangdian has been messed up by the red leaves.
"
"Also, don't forget, we are sitting in the castle tower of Kannonji Castle for the meeting!" Ikeda Hengxing did not forget to fan the flames and said: "This was originally the residence of the Rokkaku family!
Now that the Liujiao family has been driven into the ravines in the south by us, Gongfangdian, don’t be so angry!"
"Okay, okay, you guys, stop teasing!" Yu Qiuping was annoyed and annoyed by what they said, "If it weren't for the great cause of our Oda family, would I have contradicted Gongfangdian in public?"
"What Hongye said is that all of you should take Hongye as a role model." Niwa Nagahide, who was following behind everyone, whispered earnestly: "My lord specially summoned Hongye yesterday and praised him severely. For the sake of Weaving
It can be said that Hong Ye has given everything to the Tian family’s great cause.”
"Your Highness Niwa, thank you." Yu Qiuping cupped his hands humbly upon hearing this, "If His Highness Asai hadn't arrived in time, I would have been in big trouble! I still have to thank His Highness Asai."
"He is the husband of Princess Asai! Of course he will help our Oda family when we are in trouble!" Ikeda Hengxing shouted with a matter-of-fact expression, "But, the Asai family, who are related to us by marriage, is still reliable. You
Look at the Asakura family, what kind of attitude does Asakura Yoshikage have!"
"That's right." Yoshiyuki Sawaki nodded repeatedly in deep agreement, "He put on a stinking face at the evaluation meeting, with those troublesome honorifics and honorifics in every sentence, and ignored our lord! I don't know.
I thought he was the leader of the coalition! Didn't he just bring 20,000 people? What's so impressive about it? Our Oda family has an army of 33,000 this time, and more than 7,000 wealthy Ashigaru families in Minamiomi are also under our control.
Why is he so awesome!"
"You guys, please don't be so rude to His Majesty Asakura." Niwa Nagahide angrily scolded: "His Majesty Asakura is also an important ally of ours, and you must not be negligent! Without the help of the Asakura family, we and Asai can only rely on us.
Home, but there is no way to take down Kyoto!"
"Okay, okay, Your Highness Niwa, we know!" Ikeda Hengxing waved his hands impatiently. Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he turned around and asked curiously: "Huh? Where is Anu?
?”
"My brother and Senpai Mori are over there." Ryoyuki Sawaki pointed to the fence not far away, "I've been in a daze there for a long time."
Seeing this, Ikeda Hengxing immediately burst into laughter on his face. He stood on tiptoes and walked quickly behind Maeda Toshiie and slapped him hard on the butt. "Aquan, what are you looking at!"
"Hengxing, what are you doing!" Maeda Toshiie was suddenly attacked by Ikeda Hengxing. He punched back in great displeasure, then turned around and continued to look at the land below the city with extremely fascinated eyes. Everyone was stunned.
Attracted by his appearance, they all came to the railing and looked down——
I saw that the mountains and fields were filled with military camps, and the entire land around Guanyin Temple City was covered with dense supplies and troops. The flags of the Oda family, Asakura family, Asai family, and countless small wealthy families were flying in the wind.
Zhongzhaozhan. The camp was full of busy ashigaru, some were lining up for drills, and some were carrying baggage. It was so crowded and crowded that it was dizzying to see. From time to time, there would be messengers riding tall horses in the camp.
Horses passed by quickly on the small road, stirring up smoke and dust, and everyone around them got out of the way. On the official road leading to the northeast, the civilian auxiliary troops carrying heavy supplies of food and grass almost filled the official road, forming an endless stream.
An extremely long dragon stretched to the northeastern mountainous area - the end of sight. Such a huge army consumes countless amounts of food and grass every day. The food and grass of Minami Omi cannot support such a large army, so it can only come from Kitaomia, Mino, and even Echizen.
and Owari continuously transported grain and grass. This long supply line stretched for hundreds of miles.
Guanyin Temple City is tightly surrounded by military camps with three floors inside and three floors outside. Almost everything as far as the eye can see is filled with flags and camps of the coalition forces. Looking down from above, this huge military camp with 75,000 people is like a slow
The trembling ancient behemoth is really breathtaking. All Yu Qiuping can think of is the scene when looking down from the camera lens on Tiananmen during the military parade.
"It's... magnificent." Kinoshita Hideyoshi held it in for a long time, and finally came up with a word from his meager vocabulary, but he seemed to feel that the word did not convey the meaning, and he shook his head repeatedly.
"I have never seen such a huge army and such a spectacular sight in my life." Maeda Toshiie stared at the military camp below the city, unwilling to look away for a moment. "It must be the same over there at Miyoshi's house.
The scene."
"This will be a battle that can be recorded in history." Sen Kacheng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke in a deep voice, and his tone could no longer contain his excitement and expectation: "Being able to appear in this battle
It is really a blessing for the Wu family."
"Yes. 75,000 people versus 55,000 people. There will be 50,000 soldiers fighting each other. Kinki has not had such a large-scale battle for many years. This battle will determine the ownership of Kyoto and the position of the general.
, determines who is the overlord of Kinki, and even determines the entire world and the direction of the entire Warring States Period." As a time traveler, Yu Qiuping spoke of the weight of history with emotion: "This battle will be no less than the Ichinoya surprise attack.
, no less than the Battle of Yashima, no less than the Battle of Dannoura, no less than the decisive battle between the East and West armies during the Onin Rebellion! It has become a legend widely praised by the world! A few years later, no matter who wins or loses, in this battle
Active samurai will surely become heroes that are praised by people all over the world, and their stories will even be compiled into anecdotes or written into books, and they will be passed down forever like the story of Judge Kuro Yoshitsune."
"You're still a good talker!" Maeda Toshiie was so excited by Yu Qiuping's heroic words that he patted Yu Qiuping's shoulders twice, then raised his leg, stepped on the railing, and faced the magnificent military camp below.
He shouted: "As long as I, Maeda Toshiie, can make a great contribution in this battle, I can go down in history and become a famous samurai in the world!"
Everyone standing by the fence became excited because of the words of Yu Qiupei and Maeda Toshiie.
"And me! When I get ahead, I want to become the master of a city and a country, and marry many noble ladies! Let those who think I am of low status kneel in front of me and apologize!" Kinoshita Hideyoshi waved his fists and cheered together.
shouted.
"And me! How can such a decisive battle be without me, Ikeda Hengxing! The success or failure of the Oda family all depends on me, Ikeda Hengxing!" Ikeda Hengxing also shouted excitedly towards the railings.
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"And I!"
"And I!"
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We are all passionate samurai, and we are all samurai deeply influenced by the samurai tradition of honor. In this atmosphere of future war, no one can stay away. Even the usually gentle and elegant Niwa Nagahide and the taciturn Mori Katsunari
, they all started shouting.
Yu Qiuping raised his head and looked at the blue sky and the rising sun, and suddenly his heart was filled with excitement.
"I will also become a great samurai, a samurai who will go down in history."
Going to Luo and fighting to Kyoto was once the dream of the Imagawa family and the dream of His Highness the Governor. Now, I will realize it on your behalf!