After receiving Oda Nobunaga's reply, Yu Qiuping instantly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He didn't even notice that Oda Nobunaga had left with his sleeves, and he didn't notice that more retainers and warriors gathered around Oda Nobunaga to greet him.
Asking about the purpose and details of this sudden expedition, he didn't notice that he had been pulled back to the camp by Ryuko and Honda Tadakatsu. He sat down on the stool in a daze, with only one thought left in his mind -
It's over.
History repeated itself. Oda Nobunaga once again violated the wishes of the Asai family and brutally attacked the Asai family's allies, the Asakura family. What will happen next? Will the tragic history of the Asai family and Asai Nagamasa's family be repeated? Yu Qiupei
I no longer dare to think about it.
He originally thought that his persuasion had made Oda Nobunaga change his mind, but he was completely tricked. Oda Nobunaga was still the Oda Nobunaga in history. He went his own way and could not listen to other people's advice.
"Your Highness, Your Highness?" Longzi looked at Yu Qiuping's distracted look and closed the door of the camp with some worry, then whispered: "Your Highness, are you worried about the Asai family?"
"Yeah." Yu Qiuping responded casually, but his eyes were still staring blankly at the soil under his feet.
"Are you worried that the Asai family will go to war with the Oda family to protect the Asakura family? Are you worried that His Highness Asai will become our enemy?" Ryuko sat obediently next to Yu Qiuping and asked again.
"Yeah..." Yu Qiuping's eyes turned red for a moment when Long Zi said something that was on his mind. He could only try his best to suppress the feelings in his heart.
"I don't think so, Your Highness." Ryuko hesitated for a moment, scratched his little head, and whispered: "Your Highness, listen to me! Since the Asai family, the Asakura family, and our weaving
The Tian family are all allies, so if the alliance is fighting, they don't look like gangs! What's more, our Oda family is stronger and the Asakura family can't beat us, so why would he bother to fight against us for the sake of the Asakura family?
"
Seeing that Yu Qiuping was speechless, Ryuko quickly added a sentence with some guilt, as if he wanted to prove his point: "I think Oda Hall and the ministers at home should also think so, so they launched a sudden attack.
The Asakura family. Otherwise, if the Asai family suddenly becomes hostile to us, we will be attacked from both sides. The Oda-dou Palace must have confirmed that this situation will not happen, so it dared to act like this."
"Ah... it's possible." Yu Qiuping slowly raised his head, put his hands on the edge of the stool, and looked blankly at the ceiling of the tent again, "But Changzheng is a bad guy! All in his mind
For the sake of justice, how can we consider the comparison of strength and political factors? The Asakura family and the Asai family have been allies for generations, and the Asai family has been favored by the Asakura family for rebuilding. That idiot Nagamasa will also fight the Oda family in order to repay his kindness.
Bar."
"No way!" Ryuko was very puzzled by Yu Qiuping's point of view, "His Royal Highness Asai is the husband of Princess Ashi, and he has such a good relationship with Princess Ashi! He is also the sister-in-law of Oda-den, and he is still your Highness.
My adopted brother! Out of this friendship, I won’t be an enemy of the Oda family!”
Yu Qiuping sighed helplessly, glanced at Ryuko, touched her head, and smiled noncommittally. He knew that Ryuko was talking about Oda Nobunaga and the Oda family, most of the Tokugawa family.
People's opinions. It is precisely because of this that Oda Nobunaga dared to attack the Asakura family brazenly, and the important ministers of the Oda family would not raise objections. Because it was Oda Nobunaga's arbitrary action that achieved the effect of the surprise attack.
.Asakura Yoshikage never thought about it
Oda Nobunaga suddenly crossed Asai Nagamasa's territory and attacked him, so the troops were not even assembled.
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On March 28, the Oroku Allied Forces continued to advance northward in the Asai family's territory. Asai Nagamasa sent wave after wave of mediators with their own handwritten letters, seemingly trying to persuade Oda Nobunaga to change his mind.
Almost as soon as the previous envoy left, the next envoy would arrive immediately. The envoys had no time to reprimand Oda Nobunaga for his rudeness in entering the territory of his allies without greeting him, but were focused on persuading Oda Nobunaga to cease the war. At the same time, Asai Nagamasa
He also sent someone to contact the Asakura family and asked them to send an envoy to apologize to Oda Nobunaga. Asakura Yoshikage, who had always been proud, was reluctant at first, but seeing the disaster approaching, he did not dare to act like that again.
He hurriedly sent an envoy to apologize to Oda Nobunaga.
However, Oda Nobunaga seemed to have made up his mind. He rejected the Asai family's mediation and the Asakura family's apology, and was determined to attack the Asakura family. Asai Nagamasa was anxious and came to the Oda in person on the night of the 29th.
Outside Nobunaga's military camp, he asked Oda Nobunaga to stop his troops, but was rejected. Oda Nobunaga sent someone to reply that he was seriously ill and could not see the guests. Asai Nagamasa waited until late at night, and finally returned helplessly.
Oda Nobunaga's excessive attitude made the important officials of the Oda family a little worried, fearing that they would anger the Asai family. At their request, Oda Nobunaga sent an envoy to appease Asai Nagamasa and promised him half of the territory of Echizen Country in the future.
He would be granted a title, and it would not be difficult for the Asakura family members. However, Asai Nagamasa seemed to have a temper, claiming that as long as Oda Nobunaga did not agree to withdraw his troops, he would not see Oda Nobunaga's envoy for a day. However,
However, the retainers of the Asai family maintained a restrained attitude, restrained their own troops, and did not pose a threat to the Zhidoku coalition.
This behavior of the Asai family was regarded as tacit approval by the Oda family. After all, those who are aware of current affairs understand that it is very unwise to go against Oda Nobunaga's 45,000 troops at the moment. They feel that although Asai Nagamasa feels unhappy, in fact he is not happy.
What extraordinary thing will they do? After sealing part of the Echizen land to Asai Nagamasa, they should be satisfied. After all, the Oda family no longer requires the Asai family to send troops to assist. They just want them to remain neutral, so they are willing
Give them territory.
After ensuring the neutrality of the Asai family, the samurai of the Oda family and the Tokugawa family immediately looked forward to the upcoming military exploits. The Asakura family was attacked, and they might not even have time to assemble their troops, and they would have to face the Oda family and the Tokugawa family.
The army is destined to be unable to resist. What will follow must be the wealth and merit brought by conquering the city. Amid the calls for war, only Yu Qiupei is running up and down, trying to win over more people to convince Oda Nobunaga
He withdrew his troops and left. His voice seemed so abrupt and unsociable. Not only Shibata Katsuie and others rebuked him for his cowardice and neglecting public affairs, but even Tokugawa Ieyasu, Mori Katsunari, Niwa Nagahide and other well-connected people also advised him to
Yu Qiuping gave up this plan.
Yu Qiuping asked to see Oda Nobunaga several times, but was also rejected. On the evening of the 29th, Yu Qiuping also waited all night outside the main tent, hoping that his determination could impress Oda Nobunaga, but he also found nothing.
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On March 30, the Allied Forces of Oroku arrived at the castle gate of Echizen Province. Before Oda Nobunaga attacked the city, he held an evaluation meeting in the army to prepare for the assignment of combat missions. Ume Akihira finally got the opportunity to meet Oda Nobunaga.
, before Oda Nobunaga could sit firmly in his seat, he stepped out of the queue, knelt down in front of Oda Nobunaga, kowtowed heavily several times, and said in a deep and heartbroken voice: "Your Majesty, your Majesty!"
"
If what you want to say is to persuade me to retreat, you can get out." Oda Nobunaga's tone was cold, he tapped his leg, rested his cheek on his right hand, and looked at Yu Qiuping sternly.
"My lord." Yu Qiuping stayed up all night, his eyes were blood red now, he raised his head and stared at Oda Nobunaga, "My lord is so reckless and rude, have you really considered the feelings of the Asai family?"
"Presumptuous!" Sasaki Narimasa saw Yu Qiuping being so rude and was the first to scold him. There were also many warriors around who were unhappy with Yu Qiuping and responded with words to cater to him.
However, Oda Nobunaga did not seem to be amused by Yu Qiupei's rude questioning. Instead, he smiled with interest and asked: "So what if you have considered it? So what if you haven't considered it?"
"My lord, the Asai family is our ally, and the Asakura family has been the ally of the Asai family for generations." Yu Qiupei stared at Oda Nobunaga without fear, "My lord, without permission, invaded the territory of the alliance. Without permission.
If asked, attack allies of allies. Does the Asai family still exist in the eyes of the lord? Does the lord not care about the feelings of the Asai family at all? The Asai family is an ally that has fought side by side with us many times, how can the lord act like this?"
"So? What does it matter?" Oda Nobunaga seemed to be dismissive of everything Yu Qiupei said, "Yu's goal is to spread force across the world and pacify the world. Whoever dares to stand in front of Yu will be destroyed.
Who did you kill? If Asakura Yoshikage refuses to cooperate, I will kill him, so how can I have time to consider the love between my children?"
"What about the Asai family? Where is His Highness Asai?" Yu Qiuping spread his hands and roared in a low voice with some annoyance: "Didn't my lord say that the Asai family is an important ally of the Oda family? Didn't he say that His Highness Asai is your assistant to calm the world?
?My lord angered the Asai family so rudely, have you ever considered his feelings?"
"What's the matter? Can Asai Nagamasa be an enemy of Yu? Isn't it clear at this moment who is stronger and who is weaker between the Oda family and the Asakura family?" Oda Nobunaga sneered and whispered disdainfully: "Commander
Alliances rely on interests rather than friendship. As long as Yu gives the Asai family a generous territory, they will obey his orders. Otherwise, they will always care about other people's feelings. Doesn't it mean that I can't fight whoever the Asai family forms an alliance with?
Then if the Asai family formed an alliance with all the daimyo around Yu, would Yu have no choice but to sit back and wait for death? When I went to attack the Asakura family, Asai Nagamasa hadn't come to argue with me yet, you would have turned the world upside down.
Already?"
"My lord, please stop making excuses! This time, my lord is too arrogant! For the sake of Echizen's rich territory, he did not care about the feelings of his allies! He betrayed his trust and committed the greatest injustice in the world!" Yu Qiupei felt that he had no way to deal with Oda Nobunaga.
Communicated. When he thought that the history of his previous life was about to repeat itself, he actually yelled a little uncontrollably. For a moment, many samurai around shouted "unbridled" and drew their swords out of their sheaths one by one. Tokugawa Ieyasu and Niwa Nagahide saw this.
He stood up and moved forward, separating Yu Qiuping from the warriors, hoping to ease the tense situation.
"Momiji, why don't you admit your mistake to the Lord quickly!" Niwa Nagahide stood in front of Yu Qiupei and glared at him fiercely. However, Yu Qiupei almost lost his mind at this moment and stared at Oda Nobunaga with eyes set on fire.
"No, there's nothing wrong with him. He doesn't think he's at all wrong." Oda Nobunaga snorted viciously, stood up abruptly, waved his hand, and several women came forward and handed Yu Qiuping to him.
Fighted out.
Chapter completed!