The Kanto strategy is about to begin, and Azuma County will take the lead first. The two places in Echigo and Sagami worked hard to make final preparations for the upcoming collision.
Turning his attention back to the near future, there was also a secret conversation going on in Iimori Mountain Castle in Hanoi.
The Japanese Wa clan originated in the Nara Basin of Yamato, and later moved north to the Kyoto Basin, where they made their capital Heian Kyo, also known as Kyoto.
Since the Middle Ages, the Seto Inland Sea coast to the west of the Kyoto Basin and Osaka Bay have grown with the help of maritime trade, which has also brought threats from the sea.
The Osaka Plain east of Osaka Bay is undefendable and extends all the way to the Kyoto Basin, posing great hidden dangers to Kyoto.
The two territorial kingdoms of the Osaka Plain are divided into north and south by the Yodogawa River, with Settsu Kingdom on the north bank and Kawachi Kingdom on the south bank.
Later, Hanoi was divided into east and west countries, with Izumi Kingdom on the coast and Hanoi Kingdom on Kyoto.
These three territorial states are important barriers for Kyoto to defend against maritime threats, and the Yodogawa River is Kyoto's lifeline.
The river leading from Lake Biwa to Kyoto is called the Seta River. In the south of Kyoto, it is renamed the Uji River. After entering the Osaka Plain, it is the Yodogawa River.
This important river runs through Kyoto and connects the east and west. It is the lifeline of Kyoto's commerce and a necessary military supply line for conquering Kyoto.
The Ikoma Mountains are located south of the Yodogawa River and divide the Osaka Plain and the Nara Basin. Mount Iimori is located in the northern part of the Ikoma Mountains and monitors the waterway from Yodogawa to Kyoto.
When Miyoshi Nagakei went to Luo, Ashikaga Yoshiteru led the shogunate coalition forces to confront each other on the plains of Kawachi at the foot of the mountain. Afterwards, the war went unfavorably, and the shogunate's coalition forces retreated to Yodogawa, making the situation precarious.
It was Yoshigan Shiba who defeated Miyoshi's flanking forces in the Nara Basin, made a surprise attack on Iimoriyama Castle, came to the rescue, and stabilized the position of the shogunate's coalition forces.
In the end, the three good parties of the shogunate negotiated a peace, which led to today's Nishikon situation.
After the war, there was a reshuffle within the shogunate, and Yoshigan Saba became the leader of the local powerful faction.
At this time, the situation in Hanoi Kingdom was that Yu Sa Nobujio occupied South Hanoi and Mibuchi Fujihide occupied North Hanoi. The real lord of Kawachi, Hatakeyama Takamasa, barely managed to hold on to his tens of thousands of stone straight collars and eke out a living.
Shiba Yoshi withdrew from Iimoriyama Castle after the war and gave the castle to the Mibuchi family.
Today, the two mothers and daughters of the Izumi Hosokawa family and the two mothers and daughters of the Mibuchi family gathered together and were having a secret conversation in Iimoriyama Castle.
Hosokawa Motonsune and Mibuchi Harukata are biological sisters. When the Mibuchi family died out, Mibuchi Haruika succeeded him from the Izumi Hosokawa family and inherited the Mibuchi family business.
Hosokawa Motonsune had no daughter, so he asked Harumi Mibuchi for a daughter, Hosokawa Fujitaka, who would be adopted into his lap and continue the Izumi Hosokawa family business.
Although the four people belong to two different families, they have close blood ties and share weal and woe.
Hosokawa Fujitaka bowed to his two mothers and sisters, then took out information from various places and asked them to read it carefully and explain it himself.
"The general transferred the Ashikaga warriors from Yamashiro Province to Sakamoto Castle to suppress the Minami Omi Rokkaku family.
In Yamashiro, Nijo Castle was controlled by Ninagawa himself, and Fushimi Castle was handed over to Akechi Mitsuhide.
On the west side of Konka, the Shikoku Miyoshi clan and the Miyoshi trio seem to be at war. The war is about to break out, and even the Tanba rebellion can't take care of it.
But in fact, there were constant ship exchanges between the four countries, transporting large quantities of heavy military supplies to Sakai Port.
The Miyoshi and three troops who had withdrawn from Tanba did not go to the Seto Inland Sea to set up defenses. They were repairing and on standby along the north bank of the Yodogawa River.
Rumors spread all over the place, saying that the Sanhao Civil War would start after the autumn harvest. But these mysterious things in the Seto Inland Sea cannot be hidden from us who are so close.
Not only was the Miyoshi family not torn apart due to the Tanba rebellion, but it was actually bridging the differences. "
Mibuchi Haru looked at the dazzling information everywhere and her mind couldn't turn around anymore. She asked.
"Since the Sanhao family is moving towards harmony, where do the rumors about civil strife come from? There must be a reason for the rumors to come out of nowhere, right?
Paralyzing Tamba's rebel party? Preparing for a new round of counterinsurgency raids? "
Hosokawa Motonsune glanced at his sister, shook his head and said.
"If the Tanba samurai are determined to defend it, with the Tamba Highlands facing the Osaka plain, no matter how they cover up their traces, they will not be able to capture the stronghold of Yamagami Castle in the mountains.
This rebellion will not be over unless we can take down the new Tanba guardian, Hatano Hideharu's Yakami Castle.
The Miyoshi family took so much trouble to hide it, and it was not the Tanba Kingdom that they were plotting. "
Hosokawa Fujitaka nodded.
"Yes, the army of the Miyoshi and the Three Men is not trying to fight back. They are entrenched along the Yodo River and want to use water transportation to get to Kyoto."
Mibuchi Haruyu and Mibuchi Fujihide widened their eyes at the same time and lost their voices.
"impossible!"
Hosokawa Motonsune was as calm as ever, as if he had predicted this.
Mibuchi Haru looked at her sister in panic. Seeing her acting like this, she was even more at a loss and said anxiously.
"We must notify Kyoto immediately to prevent the Miyoshi family from tearing up the agreement and going to Luo again."
Hosokawa Motonsune and Hosokawa Fujitaka looked at each other but neither spoke. Sanbuchi Qingyu suddenly became anxious and shouted.
"You guys should say something!"
Hosokawa Fujitaka shook his head.
"The general won't believe it.
Yodo Castle, the gateway to the Yodogawa River in and out of the Kyoto Basin, is in the hands of Matsunagahide. She frequently visited Kyoto to show her sincerity to the general and to contribute to the harmony between the shogunate and the Miyoshi family.
The person who guards Fushimi Castle in the southern suburbs of Kyoto is Akechi Mitsuhide. He has always been submissive and self-indulgent to the general. Even the Shiba retainers can hardly stand it anymore.
Yodo Castle and Fushimi Castle, two important passes guard the river waterway, and the shogunate's territory along the way is not blind or deaf. Civil war in the Sanhao family is imminent, so why are they suddenly united in Luo?
If the news is sent to Kyoto, the general will only think that we are provoking it, and the most likely result will be to issue strict instructions. "
Mibuchi Haru thought about it in his mind, and realized that this was really the case, and he suddenly became confused.
she murmured.
"How did things get to this point?"
Hosokawa Fujitaka sneered.
"Yuan Chang's mother returned to Beijing, and rumors about twin girls immediately spread in Beijing. I knew that this would happen sooner or later.
Akechi Mitsuhide has a vicious mind. She deliberately tried to alienate the general from us and expel us from Kyoto just for today.
The general is self-willed, has no one available around him, and does not know the truth outside. He is completely led by Akechi Mitsuhide. "
Sanbuchi Haru thought for a while and shook his head helplessly.
"The general is too strong-tempered to listen to unfavorable advice. But would Akechi Mitsuhide really do this? It's really unbelievable."
Mibuchi Haru looked at Hosokawa Fujitaka with complicated eyes. She understood her daughter's thoughts.
But it was really hard for her to believe that such an anomaly could appear in the Wu family, where family business was the most important thing. It is unbelievable to throw the lord of the world off his horse for the sake of his own love.
Hosokawa Fujitaka gritted his teeth and said.
“This black-hearted crazy woman, what can’t she do?
Don't think that there will be any good consequences if her conspiracy succeeds. She will leave traces after doing something, and her conspiracy will not be brought to light in the end.
I will keep this information well, and when she gets out of control and Duke Qianxin returns, I will hand it over to Duke Qianxin personally. "
