"Father, do you really want to go to war? Didn't you say before that you should accumulate strength and wait and see what happens?"
In the castle of Shanghei Temple, Master Saburo looked confused as he saw the busy retainers and warriors everywhere. Master Sanlang really didn't understand what his cheap father was thinking. Why would he go out into this muddy water when he had nothing to do?
Are Ryomasa Asai or the people of Kitaomi easy to mess with?
Kyogoku Takahiro sighed and said slowly, "I thought about it for four or five days, and finally felt that I shouldn't just sit back and watch, otherwise Omi would only know the name Kyogoku Takayoshi, but not me, Kyogoku Takahiro!"
After all, Kyogoku Takahiro is still a person who cherishes his reputation. If he is indifferent to this matter, what will the dead think of him? And how will the people of Omi view themselves? As the head of the Kyogoku family, what dignity does he have to talk about?
This year's autumn harvest had no impact on the Kyogoku family. On the contrary, due to poor harvests in Asai County and Ika County next door, food prices in Kitaomi soared, and the Kyogoku family took the opportunity to make a small profit.
Therefore, the Kyogoku family is qualified to send troops, and although the retainers of the Kyogoku family are not very supportive of this, since Kyogoku Takahiro has orders, they can only obey.
At this time, in the Kyogoku family, apart from the disobedient members of the country, Kyogoku Takahiro's direct ministers were still very loyal. Historically, after the Asai family was destroyed by the Oda family, many former Kyogoku family officials still chose to join the Kyogoku family. This can be seen from this.
Seeing what Kyogoku Takahiro said, Master Saburo didn't know what to do. After thinking for a long time, Master Saburo had to say, "Asai Ryomasa is not a mediocre person. If our family is at war with the Asai family, we should try our best to stay safe." . The situation of the Asai family cannot be sustained for long, as long as it can be delayed!"
"I understand!" Kyogoku Takahiro nodded, but although he agreed with his mouth, whether he really took it seriously in his heart has to be said separately.
I don’t know why, Master Sanlang always has a bad feeling in his heart. Shaking his head to get rid of the uneasiness in his mind, Master Sanlang came to the backyard to greet his mother, Mrs. Qinchuan.
"Mother." Master Sanlang, who is already ten years old, has a figure far beyond his peers and is much stronger. Standing next to Mrs. Qinchuan, Master Saburo's height is almost the same as Mrs. Qinchuan's.
"Master Sanlang, come and pray for your father with your mother and grandmother!" Mrs. Qinchuan held a string of Buddhist beads in her right hand and stretched out her left hand to pull Master Sanlang to her side.
On the side, Chang Shandian was still kneeling on the futon and reciting unknown Buddhist scriptures.
Master Sanlang didn't want to dampen the enthusiasm of his mother and grandmother, so he had no choice but to kneel down beside Mrs. Qinchuan. At this time, Mrs. Kotokawa took out a Myoho Renge Sutra and placed it in front of Master Saburo. The Kyogoku family were devout disciples of the Lotus Sect, which Master Saburo was already accustomed to.
"Mother, father, you will be safe and sound, don't worry!" Feeling the slight tremor of Mrs. Qintokawa's body next to him, Master Sanlang quickly comforted him.
"Aqin, worship the Buddha sincerely and don't think too much!" A slightly majestic voice sounded from the side, frightening Mrs. Qinchuan to sit up straight and start reciting Buddhist scriptures.
Master Sanlang is sometimes very afraid of his old grandmother. It is said that this was the master who killed people with a naginata in his hand. Although he did not know whether it was true or not, Master Saburo did not want to verify it himself.
Uesaka Castle, a small Hirayama Castle, is currently surrounded by more than two thousand Asai family troops, and the number of troops in the city is only seven or eight hundred at full strength.
Although they were at a numerical disadvantage, it was still possible to defend the city in such a cold wind. The Asai family launched three waves of offensives in two days, but they were all easily repelled.
It's not that the Asai family's troops are too weak, the main reason is that the combat effectiveness of the peasant soldiers is mediocre, and since they are still attacking the city, their effectiveness is naturally very low. In fact, General Asai Ryo Masakata and the head of the Uemori family, Uemori Sama Suke Sadji, had led the troops of the Uemori family to the top of Uesaka Castle. However, because the follow-up troops failed to keep up, they were finally attacked by Uesaka Nobumitsu in the city. Return.
The Yumori family has always been the most powerful among the people of Kitaomi.
The Yumori family's territory is located in the mountains in the eastern part of Ixiang County. It is mostly barren land. Ordinary farmers usually cannot support themselves just by farming.
Therefore, the farmers of the Yusen family are extremely keen on fighting, because they can get rewards by fighting, and they can also clean the battlefield and pick up some weapons to sell.
Even some farmers would quietly run around the battlefield even if they did not participate in the war. Once they found deserters, they would immediately surround them and kill them.
The folk customs are so fierce, so the Yusen family's military strength is naturally good.
However, the Amamori family was poor. One-third of the peasant soldiers did not even have turbans, and the rest of the ashigaru wore tattered belly rolls and turbans. From a distance, they looked no different than beggars.
"Bizen Guards (Asai Ryomasa), I have just led the troops to the Uesaka Castle Tower. Why haven't the follow-up troops followed?" As soon as he returned to the main formation, Amamori Sadji put the pocket on his head. He stood on the table, looking like he was in trouble.
Although Asai Ryomasa has a high reputation in Kitaomi, in fact Asai Ryomasa is only the leader of Kitaomi's "Kokujin Ikaku", and the younger brothers below him are all independent people of the country, not retainers of the Asai family.
Therefore, facing the question of Yumori Teji, Asai Ryomasa could only smile and said, "Umori-dono, there is nothing I can do about this matter. The Aguan family's troops in the third formation failed to arrive in time and missed the opportunity to capture the upper level. I feel very sorry for this good opportunity in Bancheng."
"But today Amomori Palace was able to attack Kamisaka Castle Tower, and I believe I can do it tomorrow. How about calming down?" Asai Ryomasa is very prestigious among the people of the country, so I still have to give him this face.
"Since the Bizen Wardian has said so, let's leave this matter alone. It's just that our troops suffered a lot just now, and I'm afraid we won't be able to participate in the battle tomorrow!"
"Of course, Yusenden is tired."
Before Asai Ryomasa finished speaking, a detective with the Asai family's three-sheng tortoise-shell flower water chestnut behind his back quickly broke into the formation.
"Report! The Kyogoku family's troops in Kamiheiji City are out in battle!"
"What?" Asai Ryomasa suddenly stood up from his position, then kicked the stool in front of him and threw the military equipment in his hand heavily on the table, "Kyogoku Takahiro actually came out, what a courage. Commendable!"
"Have you ever found out how many troops Kyogoku Takahiro dispatched?" Ryomasa Asai asked loudly through gritted teeth.
The detective replied tremblingly, "Sir, the exact number of people is unknown, but the preliminary estimate should be more than 1,500!"
"Very good!" Ryomasa Asai said with an angry smile, "It seems that Omi has been stable for too long, and some people have forgotten the existence of Ryomasa Asai!"
"Let the front line withdraw, and the Asai training team and Asai Kiyomasa team give up encircling the right side of Uesaka Castle and join the Asai Nomasa team on the left."
"Akanden, you lead the Akan family troops to station in Imahama City as a special force. Once our army engages in battle with Kyogoku Takahiro, you will wait for an opportunity to attack the flanks of the Kyogoku family!"
"Ha~ha!"
