Just kidding, what's so exciting about capturing a shabby Kyoto? The enemy's base camp is in Sakai. If you don't take advantage of the situation and push together, why bother outside?
What if someone pushes back then!
"What Mimasaku Morden said is true. I also believe that we should march towards Izumi. After the complete defeat of Hosokawa Rokuro, it will not be too late for the shogun and the governor to celebrate the ceremony!" At this time, the crowd was like a salted fish. The existence suddenly made a sound.
Everyone turned around and saw that it was Takahiro Kyogoku of the Omi Kyogoku family.
It is strange to say that Kyogoku Takahiro just came with two hundred knights and followed Ashikaga Yoshiharu to join the battle. Although the two miscellaneous soldiers led by Kyogoku Takahiro really can't get into the eyes of Hosokawa Takakuni and Urakami Muramune, they are loyal after all, and the Kyogoku family's family name is placed here, even if they look down on it in their hearts, but I won't say it either.
Ashikaga Yoshiharu obviously had a good impression of Kyogoku Takahiro, because when he was in exile in Omi, apart from Kuchiki Inizuna of Kuchiki Valley, it was Kyogoku Takahiro who spent the most time to greet him.
In fact, what Ashikaga Yoshiharu didn't know was that Kyogoku Takahiro was just doing this for free. Since "joining" Hosokawa Takakuni's side, the Asai family in the north and the Rokkaku family in the south have stopped a lot, so Kyogoku Takahiro had nothing to do and went to Kuchiki Valley to find Ashikaga Yoshiharu to set up the Dragon Gate Formation.
This is what Kyogoku Takamasa told Kyogoku Takahiro to go talk to Ashikaga Yoshiharu about life when he has nothing to do, and leave a good impression in front of Ashikaga Yoshiharu. For the Kyogoku family, it is still very good to gain some reputation. necessary.
Historically, before Ashikaga Yoshiteru was killed by Matsushita Nagahide, although General Zhengyi had no real power, he was still somewhat weak-minded in recent areas. To other major forces, this may not be a big deal, but to the Kyogoku family, it is something that catches the eye.
"Since Musashi Shouden has said so, let's wait until we have completely defeated Hosokawa Rokuro and Sasumatou before we celebrate!" Ashikaga Yoshiharu betrayed Kyogoku Takahiro, and then continued, "Then the next battle will be The responsibility has been handed over to Ukyo Daifuden and Mimasaku Morden, and I will stay in Kyoto to take charge of the overall situation!"
"Ha!" Hosokawa Takakuni and Urakami Muramune agreed quickly.
Two days later, Hosokawa Takakuni and Urakami Muramune led the army to leave Kyoto and march towards Settsu. Accompanying them were some troops from the Rokkaku family and the Niki family (Iga nation), including Kyogoku Takahiro.
On March 10th, Hosokawa Takakunikata's advanced troops entered Yoshikatsuma, and met head-on the troops of Hosokawa Harumotokata's general Miyoshi Motonaga.
After Hosokawa Motaka's persuasion, Miyoshi Genchang finally chose to forgive Hosokawa Harumoto and led his troops across the sea from Awa to Settsu on February 21.
Miyoshi Motonaga did not want to see Hosokawa Takakuni regain the hegemony of Kinai. This was a fatal blow to the Miyoshi family. So no matter what, Miyoshi Motocho can only stand on the side of Hosokawa Harumoto.
The arrogant Hosokawa Takakuni Front was quickly defeated by Miyoshi Gencho who was overwhelmed with combat power.
At that time, Hosokawa Takakuni deployed formations on the Nakajima and Urae lines, and Urakami Muramune deployed formations at Noda Castle, Fukushima Castle and other places, with a total force of more than 20,000 people.
Miyoshi Yuanchang, Miyoshi Yixiu and other troops were stationed at Tennoji Temple, with a total force of 15,000 people. Hosokawa Mochitaka also brought more than 8,000 reinforcements to station in Sakai.
The two sides took the lead in fighting, and then began to fall into a tug-of-war. The confrontation lasted for more than a month, and more than 80 people were killed and more than 300 injured by Hosokawa Takakuni. Hosokawa Harumoto's side also suffered hundreds of casualties...
In a great battle with a total number of nearly 40,000 people, no more than 200 people were killed after more than a month of fighting. It was indeed "intense" enough.
The battle lasted until mid-April. Seeing that it was impossible to break through Hosokawa Harumoto's defense line, Hosokawa Takakuni and Urakami Muramune were not only a little anxious.
"I didn't expect the enemy's resistance to be so tenacious. There has been no progress in the war for more than a month. The morale of our army has begun to decline. If this continues, the situation may not be good!" When Urakami Muramune said this, he was actually thinking The face is very angry.
This time when we sent out troops, it was obvious that Nima had so many allies, but when the fight finally broke out, he was actually the one-man show here. The likes of Rokkaku, Asakura, Takeda, and Kitahata are said to be powerful daimyo, but at critical moments they are not as good as the Kyogoku family.
Although the Kyogoku family is rubbish, someone else still took charge and personally brought two hundred people to join the war, right? It's better than other forces that don't even see a hair!
Hosokawa Takakuni didn't know what Urakami Muramune was thinking, so he picked up a bowl of water from the table in front of him and drank it in large gulps. The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and Hosokawa Takakuni was also very irritable.
"The enemy's total strength is only 30,000, and the Miyoshi family troops stationed on the front line of Tennoji Temple alone have 15,000. Our army's 20,000 does not have much advantage in terms of numbers!" The leader, Niki Yoshihiro, also brought 500 troops to join the battle this time. Hosokawa Takakuni had also taken refuge in Niki's house, so the relationship between the two was pretty good.
"I believe that if there is another support force that can circle to the flank of the Miyoshi family and attack the Miyoshi family, they can easily break through the Miyoshi family's defense line!" After Yoshihiro Niki finished speaking, Kyogoku Takahiro, who was sitting aside, suddenly said. .
It's okay not to mention this, but when he mentioned this Urakami Muramune, he got angry. "The Asakura family has still not moved its troops. It is said that the Kitahata family's troops have been mobilized. The Rokkaku family did send some troops to participate in the war, but they Together with the General, we are defending Kyoto, so there are no reinforcements that can come to support the battle here!"
Kyogoku Takahiro smiled, and then said, "Didn't Miasaka Morden forget that there is a support force right in front of us?"
Urakami Muramune was stunned when he heard this, "What does Musashi Shuden mean?"
"Could it be that Mimasaku-den has forgotten the Akamatsu Sakyo-dofu-den???" Kyogoku Takahiro was talking about Akamatsu Harumasa, the head of the Akamatsu family. Of course, he was still called Akamatsu Masasuke at this moment.
"That's right!" Muramune Urakami and Takakuni Hosokawa slapped their thighs in unison, how could they forget the Akamatsu family!
Although the Chisong family has been ousted by him, they are not without combat effectiveness. Three to four thousand troops can still be mobilized casually.
At present, all the troops are involved in a tug-of-war with the Miyoshi family. As long as the Akamatsu family's troops can arrive, attack Miyoshi Gencho's flanks, and cooperate with the battle on the main battlefield, great things can be expected!
After fighting for more than a month, the soldiers on both sides have no fighting power. All they need is a new force to join the battlefield, and victory can be established in an instant!
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The Akamatsu family quickly agreed to participate in the war. The head of the Akamatsu family, Akamatsu Masasuke, personally led four thousand troops from Harima and could reach Settsu in less than a month.
And this news also reached the ears of Hosokawa Harumoto. However, instead of feeling anxious, Hosokawa Harumoto had an urge to laugh out loud.
"The Kyogoku family, there are so many surprises for me! Hahahaha!" Looking at the back of Kyogoku Takamasa slowly leaving, Hosokawa Harumoto said with an excited smile.
