"Compared to the rebellion of Kuriya Ukyo Ryo and others, I am really worried about the Asakura family!"
Muto Tomei said earnestly.
"The Asakura family......"
Takeda Nobuyo suddenly felt some pain in his head.
As a "second generation" with a well-established family background, his father, Wakasa, was in his prime when he was protecting Takeda Motomitsu. In the past, Takeda Nobuntoyo lived a very prosperous life.
Every day, I invite a few friends to hold a singing party, which is arty and elegant.
Or riding a horse and wandering around without restraint.
Suddenly one day, the father whom he had relied on all his life died, and he inherited the position of master.
But at this moment, Takeda Nobutoyo didn’t feel the joy of a prince ascending the throne, as he did when a daughter-in-law became a mother-in-law! Because after taking the throne, Takeda Nobutoyo discovered that none of his neighbors were worry-free, and everyone was eyeing his house.
The Tango Isshiki family in the west is the old enemy of the Takeda family, and now the Takeda family still has a piece of land occupied by someone else. The Tango Isshiki family is always ready to take back their territory!
The Echizen Asakura family in the east has long coveted the rich land of Wakasa Country, and may send troops at any time. If it weren't for the conflict between the Asakura family boss Asakura Sotechi and Kaga Ichimuzu, the Asakura family would have sent troops to Wakasa.
In Omi in the south, although the head of the Rokkaku family, Rokkaku Sadayori, is his father-in-law, he can be used as an aid. But there is also the Kitanomi Kyogoku family between the Takeda family and the Rokkaku family. Judging from the current confrontation between the Hosokawa family and the Rokkaku family, the Kyogoku family and the Takeda family are not good neighbors.
Isshiki, Asakura, and Kyogoku, the last two are existences that the Takeda family cannot afford to offend now, and even the Isshiki family, who are as salty as salted fish, are not inferior to the Takeda family.
The Isshiki family is one of the four professional families, and their ancestors are also rich.
Even the current territory of the Takeda family belonged to the Isshiki family back then!
None of the three neighbors are fuel-efficient, and I can't afford to mess with any of them.
What makes Nobuto Takeda even more panicked is that, in addition to being surrounded by external enemies, the Takeda family is now also surrounded by crises and conflicts.
In addition to some retainers who didn't take him seriously at all, his uncle Takeda Nobutaka and his family elder Kuriya Mototaka were about to rebel.
Is it going to be hell difficulty just after taking over the throne?
"Lord, it's not good!"
Just when Takeda Nobutoyo was worried, a monk wearing monk's robes strode in from outside the temple.
"Uncle, why are you so worried?"
In Takeda Nobutoyo's impression, his uncle, a monk, had always been a very calm person. But for Runpu Zhouyu to lose his composure like this, something big must have happened.
"Kuriya Ukyo Ryo has raised troops in the home city of Kasumami Castle!"
"What!" Upon hearing this, Takeda Nobutoyo jumped up from his seat, "Ukyo Ryo raised his troops?"
"This is how to do!"
"This is how to do ah!"
Seeing Takeda Nobutoyo's helpless look, Junpu Shuyu sighed secretly in his heart.
"My lord, please do not be anxious. Kuriya Ukyo Ryo raised his troops and surrounded Okurami Castle, the residence of the Kumagawa Daizen Ryouden! The battle for Okurami Castle has already begun!"
Hearing that Kuriya Mototaka did not come to him immediately, Takeda Nobuyo's heart dropped a little. But then he thought about it, Kumagai Katsunao was his strong supporter. If the Kumagawa family was defeated, wouldn't he be missing a helper?
Thinking of this, Nobuto Takeda quickly turned his attention to Tomoe Muto who was aside.
Feeling Takeda Nobutoyo's gaze, Muto Yuki slowly replied: "Among the three Wakasa prefectures, Ozen Ryo is the only one who supports the lord. If Okurami Castle is captured by the Kuriya clan, then the entire Mikata prefecture will fall. At the hands of the rebels, this is definitely not good news for our family!"
"So I think we should send troops immediately to support Da Shanliang!"
"The poor monk thinks so too!" Runpu Zhouyu on the side also nodded and said.
"Yes! Send troops, send troops immediately!" Takeda Nobuntoyo had no idea at this time. In fact, he didn't know what to do at this time!
Although the Wakasa Takeda family made their fortune by fighting, they have always paid attention to cultural literacy, and all the leaders in the past generations have been educated people.
Takeda Nobuyo learned the cultural skills very well, but he forgot the ability for the Takeda family to settle down - fighting!
Although the Wakasa Takeda family began to decline from Takeda Motomitsu's generation, it can only be said that it flourished and then declined. But the real decline of the Wakasa Takeda family began in the era of Takeda Nobutoyo.
Muto Tomoe took the lead and began to mobilize troops.
In the entire Wakasa Takeda family, a large part of the main military force came from retainers.
In addition to mobilizing his own troops, Muto Tomoe also ordered people to go to the Yoshimi clan to request the Yoshimi clan to send troops.
In addition to controlling Wakasa's navy, the Yoshimi clan also had considerable mobilization power.
Without waiting for a reply from the Yatsumi clan, the envoy from Okurami Castle Kumagai Katsunao arrived at Gozeyama Castle.
"In the main hall, the troops from the Takeda Daizo Daisuke Hall have also begun to gather towards Okurami Castle. I'm afraid our family won't be able to hold on for much longer!"
In the empty imperial palace, facing the Kumagawa family's envoy, Takeda Nobutoyo didn't know what to say in order to stabilize the Kumagawa family.
"Where's Uenosuke-den?"
"Master Muto has returned to the city to mobilize his troops!" Junpu Shuyu replied with his eyes closed.
Takeda Nobutoyo sat down helplessly and said dejectedly: "Uncle, what should I do now?"
"well......"
Junura Shuyu sighed, and then continued: "My lord's top priority now is to gather the troops of Gozeyama Castle and personally lead the army to Okurami Castle. The first is to shock the Daizo Daisuke Palace and Kuriya Ukyo Ryo, and the second is to stabilize the general. Cang Jian saw the Xiongchuan family’s military strength in the city.”
"In addition, immediately send an order to the cities near Okuramijiao and order the city lords to lead their troops to march to Okuramijong to join the lord!"
"Just do what uncle wants!"
...
Wakasa, Sanfang County, Okurami Castle.
Okurami Castle is located in the middle of Mikata County, between Kunyoshi Castle and Kasami Castle.
To the north of Okurami Castle is Kuniyoshi Castle and Mihama Bay, the territory of the Kuriya family, and to the southwest is Kasumimi Castle, the residence of Kuriya Mototaka.
Kasumimi Castle is very close to Okurami Castle, but only seven or eight miles away. You only need to stand on the top of the mountain to see each other easily. So even though he was on guard against the Kuriya family, Okura Mijo was still surrounded by the Kuriya family before he had time to react.
Kuriya Gentaka mobilized more than 1,200 ashigaru, well-equipped, and some peasant soldiers mobilized by Takeda family retainers who joined Kuriya Gentaka's side. The total number of troops was about 2,000, which already accounted for one-third of the entire Wakasa country's mobilization force. one.
Although Wakasa Kingdom has a stone height of 100,000 people, it can mobilize at least 10,000 people if placed in Omi.
However, Wakasa country has a small population, and the main population gathering areas are within the direct jurisdiction of the Takeda family in the central Wakasa region. Therefore, these two thousand people are almost the maximum mobilization strength of the entire Sanfang County.
The number of troops assembled by the Kumagai family in the city was only three to four hundred, and Okurami Castle, where they lived, was not a fortified city.
Under such a situation, it is really not easy to defend the city.
What's more, Takeda Nobutaka is also coming with his troops. How can Kumagai Katsunao not panic?
