There are more than 60,000 stones in Takashima County, of which the Takashima family owns nearly 20,000 stones.
As the "veteran" overlord of Takashima County, the Takashima family is nominally the strongest force in the entire Takashima County and is the leader (leader) of the "Seven Takashima Families".
The so-called Takashima Nanzu is a kind of national ichikui headed by the Takashima family, and the Nagata, Hirai, Yokoyama, Tanaka, Kuchiki and Yamazaki clans who are related by blood to the Takashima family (split families).
In the early days, the Takashima family was able to dominate the Huxi region by relying on the unity of Takashima Nanato, and had great influence in the entire Nishiomi area.
But now the Takashima Nanachi has long existed in name only, and the Takashima family, the nominal leader, has gradually declined. It can neither effectively suppress the other six families, nor convince the rest of Omi's people, so its position is very embarrassing.
In fact, the Takashima family has always had a good relationship with the Ashikaga shogunate. They have served the Ashikaga shogunate for a long time and are active as a servant of the shogunate. But in the later period, especially after Ashikaga Yoshiharu succeeded to the throne, because the Ashikaga family was very close to the enemies of the Takashima family such as Kuchiki and Shinjo, the Takashima family also began to distance themselves from the Ashikaga family.
This time, Takashima Echichu Mori Takamochi, the head of the Takashima family, became excited after learning that Ashikaga Yoshiharu might leave Kuchiki Valley and return to Kyoto in the near future. He has been planning to find an opportunity to annex the declining new banker in the north.
Finally, on a dark and stormy night, Takashima Gaochi and more than a thousand peasant soldiers took advantage of the night to touch the territory of the new banker. Before dawn, Takashima Takamochi launched an attack on Xinzhuang City, and soon captured the defensive Xinzhuang City.
The head of the Xinzhuang family, Xinzhuang Zhikuan, and others escaped with their own bodies and fled north in embarrassment. Takashima Takamochi did not intend to pursue. For the Takashima family, it was more important to seize the territory south of the Ishida River at this time.
After escaping Xinzhuang City, Xinzhuang Naohuan and others did not dare to stay at all. They were afraid that the Takashima family would send pursuers and that this was a premeditated attack (the Takashima family united with the Asai family), so Xinzhuang Naohuan and others They ran all the way to Ii Castle on the north bank of the Ishida River before stopping.
Faced with such a sudden change, everyone in the new dealer seemed to be in a state of confusion. Especially Xinzhuang Zhikuan, who was seriously injured and fell into a coma, which caused everyone in the Xinzhuang family to lose their backbone.
At this time, Shinjo Naomasa suddenly remembered Kyogoku Takamasa, so he left some people in Ii Castle to take care of Shinjo Naohiro, and took two people to Hakogawa Mountain Castle to find Kyogoku Takamasa.
After learning the cause and effect of the incident from Shinjo Naomasa, Kyogoku Takamasa had to secretly curse his bad luck.
Because he wanted to gain the support of the general to restrain the Asai family, the new banker took the initiative to move closer to Ashikaga Yoshiharu and became friendly with the Kuchiki family. This has undoubtedly worsened the relationship between the Shinzo family and the Takashima family, because the relationship between the Takashima family and the Kuchiki family is now on the same level.
In fact, Ashikaga Yoshiharu would not leave Kuchikidani until next year, and stayed in Omi for more than two years before returning to Kyoto. However, in order to build momentum, Ashikaga Yoshiharu publicized his upcoming opposition to Kyoto all day long, which greatly affected the entire Omi.
In disguise, the new dealer became the first person to be cheated by Ashikaga Yoshiharu.
No matter how depressed he was, Kyogoku Gaomasa had no other choice. The matter was at this point and he could only think about the future.
"Tibetan Palace, may I ask how many troops are left in Yijing City?"
Xinzhuang Naomasa calculated silently, and then said, "In addition, there are more than two hundred people who can still move. Most of these two hundred people are my family's samurai and family members."
The incident occurred suddenly, and the peasants and soldiers naturally had no time to mobilize. This is why Xinzhuang City fell so quickly. In this era, wars were fought by temporary mobilization of ashigaru. 90% of ashigaru were peasant soldiers composed of farmers, and their equipment and combat effectiveness were very low. The new bankers did not even have time to mobilize the peasants and soldiers, and the results can be imagined.
"So what's going on with the Takashima family?" Kyogoku Takamasa continued to ask expressionlessly.
Shinjo Naomasa shook his head, "Until we entered Ii Castle, we didn't see the Takashima family sending any pursuers. There was no movement from the Asai family either. I don't know what the enemy's plan is."
"Although the Asai family and the Takashima family are both enemies of the Shinzhuang family, this does not mean that the Asai family and the Takashima family are allies. In fact, in a sense, the Takashima family and the Asai family are equally hostile, because The Takashima family regards Takashima County as their territory, and now the Asai family has extended its hands here.",
Kyogoku Takamasa first analyzed the situation, briefly comforted Shinjo Naomasa, and then continued, "The attack on the Takashima family was too sudden, and the Asai family didn't even think of it."
"However, once the Asai family learns about the fall of Xinzhuang City, they will definitely take action." Kyogoku Takamasa said softly while holding his chin.
Shinjo Naomasa coughed a few times, then struggled forward and held Kyogoku Takamasa's hand, and said with a sincere face, "I know very well that my ability is not enough to solve this crisis. I have heard for a long time that Sakyo entered the palace and was named Yasha Saburo." , I have also heard about the battle of Anekawa in the past."
"Today our family is in such a catastrophic situation, I would like to invite Sakyo to come into the palace and give me some advice!"
Xinzhuang Zhichang knew that although his military skills were good, when it came to military strategy, he was very average. Now that the Xinzhuang family has lost all its cities and only has one or two hundred troops, with Asai in the north and Takashima in the south, what will you do if Xinzhuang is allowed to prosper?
At this time, Shinjo Naomasa could only pin his last hope on the famous "Yaksha Saburo" in front of him in Kitaomi.
Kyogoku Takamasa did not express his position, because at this time he was also thinking about whether he should run or stay.
The Kyogoku family would naturally suffer no loss if they ran away. After returning to Sakata County, they would still be the eldest brother, but they would feel somewhat unwilling to do so.
If he stays, it means that Kyogoku Takamasa must go all the way to the end.
Before coming here, Kyogoku Takamasa was quite confident, because there was nothing he couldn't afford to offend in Takashima County, and everyone was about the same strength. Even though the Asai family is their biggest enemy on the surface, in fact, the strength in Takashima County is only that of the Tagaya family, and Kyogoku Takamasa is confident that he can still cope with it.
But now, the new dealer has obviously collapsed, which means that Kyogoku Gaomasa will have to go it alone to a large extent.
Just rely on the hundreds of people under his command?
It's a bit difficult.
I thought I was here to torture others, but who would have thought that when I came out after playing jungle, my opponent had already defeated the baron and was about to push for a high ground, but my teammates on all three lines had defeated all the super ghosts. How was this going to happen?
However, the chaos in Takashima County also has its advantages, because it is easier to fish in troubled waters. As the saying goes, opportunities and dangers coexist, Kyogoku Takamasa is not willing to go home in despair.
Then we have to bite the bullet.
"Although the Tibetan Palace and Ii Castle are the site of the Fourth War and cannot be defended, they are already the last stronghold of the Shinzhuang family in Takashima County, so they must not be lost."
"While the Asai family has not yet reacted, the Tibetan Palace should use the influence of the new villagers in Takashima County and mobilize as many peasants and soldiers as possible for the Ii Castle. At the same time, reserve more food supplies and prepare to defend the Ii Castle. Prepare."
"In addition, I am sending someone to report to the Kuchiki family and the shogun, asking the shogun to intervene in this matter, or the Kuchiki family may send troops to pretend to attack the Takashima family and force the Takashima family to withdraw."
"In this way, we can at least avoid having to fight on two fronts from the enemy's front and rear."
