Takeda Shingen raised his troops to Luo, and defeated Tokugawa Ieyasu in a three-party battle, which shocked the world and made the world's samurai look at him.
But the good times didn't last long. Uesugi Terutora, who had been planning for a long time, finally showed his fangs and gave Takeda Shingen an unexpected blow from behind.
No one expected that the first resolution passed by the Standing Council of the Kanto Palace after its establishment was to condemn Takeda Shingen for violating the Imperial Order of Peace in Kanto and authorizing the Princesses to attack the Takeda family.
At the critical juncture when Uesugi, Sanada, and Hojo attacked the Takeda Territory with a surprise attack from three sides, Takeda Shingen had to give up his strategic advantage in Toe River and return to the territory to save himself. The campaign to Kamiro was abandoned halfway.
However, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who did not know that the situation in Kanto had undergone drastic changes, was dubious about Takeda Shingen's withdrawal, and therefore missed the best opportunity to pursue.
At the same time, Oda Nobunaga, who was far away in Kita-Omi, was more decisive than Tokugawa Ieyasu.
After confirming that Yoshigan Shiba had no intention to intervene and Yoshiaki Ashikaga was ready to make a move, Oda Nobunaga temporarily let go of Asai Nagamasa who was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, and attacked Asakura Yoshikage first who came to rescue.
Asakura Yoshikage lost two games in a row and lost the two cities of Dayue and Choye. He decided to return to Echizen Kingdom and shrink the defense line.
Unexpectedly, the Asakura family's withdrawal of troops was discovered by Oda Nobunaga, who led his army to attack quickly and defeated the Asakura army at Togayama. He chased the defeated Asakura Yoshikage and fought all the way to Ichijodani Castle.
The various forces in Asakura, which had long been divided internally, did not immediately send troops to rescue Ichijogani City.
The people of the Asakura family in Tsuruga County, who were very different from their main family, chose to stand by and let the Oda army pass by.
Asakura Yoshikage's younger sister, Asakura Keika, seeing that the Asakura clan's defeat was certain, she even took the initiative to join the Oda family and forced Asakura Yoshikage to death.
At this point, Ichijogaya Castle fell, the Asakura clan was destroyed, and the Oda clan took over the Echizen Kingdom.
Oda Nobunaga was tolerant and appeasing to the forces of the Echizen Kingdom. After temporarily stabilizing them, he immediately led his army back to Kitaomi and surrounded Otani Castle.
This time, Asai Nagamasa is doomed.
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Tiger Gozen's stronghold is located southwest of Otani Castle. Oda Nobunaga set up his formation here and commanded the army to surround Otani Castle.
After burning Mount Hiei and attacking the Echizen Asakura family, the destruction of the Kitanomi Asai family was also in sight. The strength of Oda Nobunaga and the strength of the Oda Legion shocked the entire nation.
Oda Nobunaga also secretly made up his mind to use this highly anticipated opportunity to further intimidate the neighboring samurai families so that these bastards would no longer dare to think about fighting against the Oda family.
Asakura Yoshikage's head had already been made of lime and stored, waiting for the heads of Asai Hisamasa, Asai Nagamasa's mother and daughter to be collected and used.
Everything was ready, and just when the Oda army was in full swing and preparing to attack the city, Oda Nobunaga was so angry that he jumped in his own camp.
In front of her, two men, Nou-kun and Ichi-kun, were kneeling. One is his brother and the other is his husband. They should be the closest people to him.
But at this time, the two of them were interceding for Oda Nobunaga's enemies, which immediately made her furious.
The mayor had already burst into tears. Asai Nagamasa knew that the Asai family could not escape this disaster, so he sent the mayor out of the city and returned to the Oda family.
The Oda army that besieged Otani Castle did not dare to embarrass the lord's brother, and immediately respectfully sent him to Oda Nobunaga's main camp.
Ichikun still has his usual arrogant temperament now. He knelt before Oda Nobunaga and burst into tears, begging his sister to let his wife go.
"Sister, I beg you, please give Nagamasa a way out. She doesn't really want to be your enemy. It's the restless ministers of the Asai family who forced her to become enemies with the Oda family.
Since the conflict between the Oda Asai family, there have never been people in the Asai family who had ill intentions towards me. It was Nagamasa who always protected me and insisted that I was her husband.
She is really nice to me! It’s really, really good! "
Although Asai Nagamasa was ruthless to the retainers, he fulfilled his promise of marital kindness to the city king and protected him from beginning to end.
After the two families went to war, Ichikun's life was difficult, but with Asai Nagamasa's efforts to protect him, he felt sweet in his heart and admired his wife even more.
Oda Nobunaga looked at Ichijun coldly. This younger brother usually had a temperament very similar to his own, but now it seemed that he was just an ordinary man addicted to love and extremely stupid.
Let Asai Nagamasa go?
When the Oda family attacked the Asakura family, Asai Nagamasa tore up the alliance and stabbed the Oda family in the back. Oda Nobunaga almost died under the attack of the Asai Asakura family.
If such a traitor could be spared, how could Oda Nobunaga suppress the many domestic and foreign samurai who were dissatisfied with her? When they rebel in the future, won't they become even more reckless and unscrupulous?
Oda Nobunaga said coldly.
"You said Asai Nagamasa cares about you, but in my opinion, that may not be the case.
I heard that Asai Nagamasa has never touched you since he got married to you. Is this true? "
The mayor was stunned and speechless.
Seeing that he didn't refute, Oda Nobunaga sneered and said angrily.
"It seems like this is true?
I treated the Asai family sincerely and sincerely married Asai Nagamasa. I didn't even take any of the three northern Omi counties and helped her annex them all.
But what about her! She never wanted to be sincere to me from the beginning! She wanted to betray me from the beginning! "
Ichijun burst into tears, shaking his head repeatedly and muttering.
"No, it's really not, it's not what you think, sister..."
Oda Nobunaga's face darkened and he scolded.
"If not, then tell me, why is she always unwilling to touch you?
She just doesn't want to give birth to a child with the blood of the Oda family. She is afraid that a child with the blood of the Oda family will inherit the Asai family.
She never thought about forming a long-term alliance with the Oda family. She has always harbored the idea of betraying me. She deserves to die! "
Ichijun covered his ears with his hands, fell to the ground, and shouted hysterically.
"No! It's really not like that! She...she..."
The Lord of the City knew that Asai Nagamasa did not want to betray Oda Nobunaga from the beginning. He had no choice but to betray Oda Nobunaga because of the pressure from Asai Hisamasa and the Asai retainers group.
The reason why Asai Nagamasa has always been unwilling to touch himself has nothing to do with the politics of the Wu family. That's because of Yiyin Shiba! Asai Nagamasa is deeply in love with Shiba Yiyin, and she needs time to forget that man!
Ichikun knew that Asai Nagamasa had been trying hard to forget that man, to focus on herself, and to be a good wife.
If it hadn't been for the hatred between the Oda and Asai families, Asai Nagamasa would have lived happily with him in a few years.
But Ichi-kun cannot say these words to Oda Nobunaga! Because of Oda Nobunaga’s bastard sister, she also deeply loves that Shiba Yoshigan!
Ichikun knows Asai Nagamasa España Yoshigan, but Oda Nobunaga does not know Asai Nagamasa Espahi Yoshigan, so Ichikun cannot tell.
Once the city king lets Oda Nobunaga know about Asai Nagamasa España Yoshigan, Asai Nagamasa will have no way out.
The city king knows very well that his sister has a surly temperament and will take revenge on her. She will definitely have old and new hatreds welling up in her heart, and she will kill Asai Nagamasa once and for all.
It was something that was obvious at first, but Ichijun was stuck in his throat and couldn't say it out. When he was in a dilemma, he was about to collapse in an instant, and he fell to the ground and cried loudly.
"Sister! For the sake of the little bean bag I brought you, please let Nagamasa go. I'm begging you, please!"
Oda Nobunaga was unmoved.
When the Asai family broke their alliance, the city king sent a small bean bag, and she recognized the love between brother and sister. But Nagamasa Asai must die. This is a political struggle and there is no room for the nonsense of an ignorant little man like Ichikun!
Nong Jun on the side couldn't bear it and said.
"Mr. City, he also feels sorry for his wife, so please be patient."
Oda Nobunaga looked at Noun-kun coldly and scolded.
"No matter how bastard he is, he still cares about his wife.
how about you? What are you doing here? In military and national affairs, when will it be your men's turn to intervene? If you don't stay well in Azuchi Castle, why come to Kitaomi to stir up trouble?
Have you not learned the principle of obeying your wife when you get married? Do you want me to send a few books on Fu De to your boudoir so that you can study them carefully? "
Mr. Nong felt depressed.
He was persuaded by Ichi-kun to settle in Omi country, but before he got to know the place well, the Oda-Asai family broke up and started a war. No-kun and Ichi-kun divided the north and south, and there was no chance of meeting each other again.
After that, rebellions broke out in the Oda territory of Minami Omi. Nogun hid in Azuchi Castle and was in panic all day long, but Oda Nobunaga's wife never went there to see him.
Faced with Nobunaga's encirclement network, Oda Nobunaga was under tremendous pressure. She was either fighting on the front line or returning to Gifu City to repair, and she couldn't care less about her husband, No-kun.
But in Nogo-kun's eyes, he originally came to Omi Country because he wanted the couple to get along more with each other, cultivate their relationship, and give birth to an heir for the Oda family.
But now it seems that it was better to stay in Gifu City and stay alone in an empty house than to see through the reality that Oda Nobunaga doesn't care about him now, crying every night and tossing and turning.
Nobunaga knew in her heart that Oda Nobunaga only had Shiba Yoshigan in her heart, and she was obsessed with him. As for Nobunaga, her first wife, she had already forgotten about him.
Nogo-kun has given up completely in the past two years. He originally stayed in Azuchi Castle and was unwilling to show his face again. This time he came to Kitaomi purely to plead for Ichi-kun.
But in the eyes of Oda Nobunaga, this was a sign of his restlessness. The little husband dares to dictate military and national affairs, which is simply lawless.
Oda Nobunaga had obviously forgotten that the man she could never let go of was dictating more about the Wu family and causing her more trouble, but she turned a blind eye and took it for granted.
Ha, double standard girl.
Nobun-kun is a traditional samurai husband. He was suppressed by Oda Nobunaga's words of husband's virtue of marrying and obeying his wife. He was speechless and felt depressed and miserable.
Just when Nobun-kun was deflated, Ichi-kun had already recovered her breath. She was about to say something again, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Oda Nobunaga.
"Okay! You don't have to talk nonsense! Didn't you hear anything?"
Ichijun and Nongjun listened attentively, and vaguely heard the sound of charging and killing in the distance.
Oda Nobunaga said calmly.
"Hashiba Hideyoshi has already bribed several of the city defense generals of Otani Castle and made an appointment to open the city gate.
It's too late for you to plead for mercy. Today is the day when Asai's mother and daughter are beheaded. When the Asai family is destroyed, the army has already entered Xiaotani City and no one can save them. "
The city king was stunned for a long time, let out a cry to the sky, and then fainted. Noun-kun was shocked and held the limp Ichi-kun in his arms, carefully checking his condition.
Oda Nobunaga frowned and cursed.
"Isn't that embarrassing enough? Take him down to rest! Find a doctor to look at him! It makes me upset!"
Seeing that the matter had come to this, Nobunaga could only wipe away his tears and call for Ichikun to be lifted up and taken away, not daring to make Oda Nobunaga angry again.
Oda Nobunaga watched them stagger away from the main formation, and then a hint of complexity appeared in his eyes.
It was not that she was ruthless to her brother or unjust to her husband, but Asai Nagamasa had to die. This was a political decision that had to be made.
Oda Nobunaga has embarked on the road to fight for the world. She is facing a life-and-death political struggle. Even if she is willing to tolerate others, can others tolerate her?
A king is selfless. Now that he has made a choice, he must go on without hesitation and show no mercy.
As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, unless, as Akechi Mitsuhide said, only one male and one female can have room for relaxation.
Oda Nobunaga couldn't help but think of Yoshigan Shiba. If it were him, would he make a stupid choice for the sake of family ties?
Oda Nobunaga burst into laughter when he had this idea just now, wondering what he was thinking about.
Yoshigan Shiba's relatives died long ago when the Owari Kingdom was wiped out, and he had no wife, so naturally he would not have the embarrassing moment of being cried out by his brother's husband.
Could it be that a relative could fall from the sky and embarrass him?
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Ichijun woke up from a coma, but his mind was still blank.
When he slowly came to his senses and remembered Asai Nagamasa's situation, he suddenly stood up. But because he stood up too quickly, he felt dizzy and almost fell back, but someone grabbed his back.
"You don't want your life!
The doctor said that you are too frightened and worried, and your vitality has been damaged. You should take a good rest, lie down quickly, and don't move around. "
Ichijun took a closer look and saw that it was Nongjun who was supporting him with a concerned look on his face. He asked urgently.
"Nagamasa! How is she, Nagamasa?"
Nong Jun couldn't bear to look at him, so he looked away and whispered.
"You should stop meddling with women's affairs. The sound of fighting in Xiaogucheng has become much quieter now. I want to come... I want to come..."
Nongjun didn't say the word "fall", but Shijun already knew it in his heart. His face turned pale, he wanted to cry but his eyes hurt, and the tears had already dried up.
He smiled miserably and muttered to himself.
"No-kun, why are our men's lives so miserable... Yoshigoshi Shiba... Hideyoshi Hashiba...
I hate it so much, I really hate it! "
Letting out a hoarse yell, Ichijun fell limply into Nongjun's arms. Nongjun was so frightened that he hurriedly called for the doctor to come.
Ichijun, who fell limply in Nogun's arms, fell into coma again. In his gradually losing consciousness, there was only a lot of hatred gathering and getting stronger.
One hates Shiba Yoshigan for taking away his wife's heart, and the other hates Hashiba Hideyoshi for taking away his wife's life. As time goes by, this hatred will last forever.