Tanabe Castle Tower, when Isshiki Yoshiyuki stood here again, what he saw was the Isshiki family Ashigaru slowly retreating.
After negotiating with Tsutsui Junren yesterday, Isshiki Yoshiyuki weighed the pros and cons again and again, and finally decided not to go into Wakasa's troubled waters for the time being. Neither the Kyogoku family nor the Asakura family can be offended by the current Isshiki family.
Sending troops to Wakasa at this time means that the Isshiki family will compete for food from the Kyogoku family and the Asakura family. Isshiki Yoshiyuki does not think that he has this strength.
As for whether he was willing to give up Wakasa like this, Yoshiyuki Isshiki had his own considerations in mind.
But the retainers had objections to Isshiki Yoshiyuki's decision.
Yumiki Castle Lord Inatomi Yuhide was the first to speak, "My lord, now is our best chance to recapture Wakasa. If we withdraw our troops, I'm afraid there will never be such a good opportunity to recapture Wakasa again in the future."
"So, my lord, would you like to think about it again?"
It is certain that there will be a battle between the Kyogoku family and the Asakura family, and no matter which side wins, Wakasa will have a strong master. By that time, the Isshiki family not only lost the opportunity to capture Wakasa, but also had to figure out how to protect themselves.
Wakasa and Tango are adjacent to each other. In fact, the situation of the two countries is roughly the same. They are both small and weak places, but they are also extremely wealthy places.
Although Tango's maritime trade was inferior to Wakasa's, it was not much worse. Maizuru Minato outside the Isshiki family's base of Kabuyama Castle is also one of the famous commercial ports in recent areas.
It can be expected that no matter which side of the Asakura family or the Kyogoku family occupies Wakasa, the next direction of the attack will be on Tango's side.
So the Isshiki family will have to find a way to protect themselves when the time comes!
Inatomi Yuhide's words won the approval of many retainers.
However, Isshiki Yoshiyuki also had his own considerations, so he said in a deep voice, "In any case, entering Wakasa at this time is definitely not a good opportunity for our family. Neither the Kyogoku family nor the Asakura family are existences that our family can resist."
"But don't worry, everyone, withdrawing troops at this time is not because our family has given up on retaking Wakasa. On the contrary, our desire to retake Wakasa has become stronger!"
"If that's the case, then why, my lord..." Inatomi Yuhide is still a little confused.
At this time, Naosuke Ishikawa, who had been standing aside without saying a word or expressing his position, suddenly said: "I have guessed a little bit of my lord's plan!"
Naomi Ishikawa is already sixty years old and has gray hair on his temples. However, Naomi Ishikawa's prestige in Tango is not low. So after Naomi Ishikawa finished speaking, everyone present turned their attention to Naomi Ishikawa.
"My Lord is withdrawing his troops at this time in order to give the Kyogoku family the illusion that they have withdrawn from the competition with Wakasa, so that the Kyogoku family can freely go shopping with the Asakura family!"
"The Asakura family is about the same strength as the Kyogoku family, or even much stronger."
"If the Kyogoku family wins, it will be a tragic victory, and they will inevitably suffer heavy losses!"
"If the Asakura family wins, they will definitely pay a huge price. After all, the strength of the Kyogoku family cannot be underestimated!"
"No matter which outcome is the outcome, both families will suffer heavy casualties after the war! And when our family sends troops to Wakasa, we only need to fight one of them, thus avoiding a war with both the Asakura family and the Kyogoku family. At the same time, due to the losses of the two families, It’s so disastrous, so even if our strength is not as good as theirs, we still have an opportunity to fight with them!”
"In this way, we will be sure of conquering Wakasa!" Naosuke Ishikawa said with a half-smile.
After listening to Ishikawa Naotsune's words, everyone present suddenly became enlightened.
Isshiki Yoshiyuki suddenly laughed and said: "Hahahaha, indeed nothing can be hidden from Ishikawa Bingo!"
"That's right, it's just as Bigoshou said! Our family is planning to temporarily retreat to the Kenbuyama Castle to wait and see what happens. We will wait for an opportunity to send troops after the Kyogoku family and the Asakura family decide the winner!"
"To use a Ming Dynasty saying, this is like sitting on a mountain and watching a tiger fight!"
"Or maybe the snipe and the clam are fighting over each other and the fisherman gets the benefit!" Isshiki Yoshiyuki, who is well versed in the culture of the Ming Dynasty, knows these words easily.
When Isshiki Yoshiyuki said this, the retainers present also understood Isshiki Yoshiyuki's plan, and they immediately no longer had any objections.
In this way, the Isshiki family dismissed the heavy troops deployed at Tanabe Castle, and Isshiki Yoshiyuki's troops also retreated to the castle building.
Naturally, the movements of the Isshiki family could not be hidden from Kyogoku Takamasa, who had been paying close attention to the movements of the Isshiki family. Seeing that the Isshiki family had retreated as reported by Tsutsui Junren, Kyogoku Takamasa was relieved.
After the Isshiki family retreats, the Kyogoku family avoids the risk of fighting from both sides and is attacked from both sides, and can concentrate on dealing with the Asakura family!
.......
At this time, Kyogoku Takamasa was in Imhama Castle. At this moment, Imhama Castle or Kyogoku Hall were busy with this matter.
The marriage trial between the Kyogoku family and the Wakasa Takeda family has begun!
When he supported Nobuo Takeda to the throne, Kyogoku Takamasa proposed marrying Kyogoku Takahiro's daughter Aki to Nobuo Takeda, and Nobuo Takeda personally came to Imhama Castle to propose marriage to Kyogoku Takahiro.
Regarding this matter, Kyogoku Takahiro naturally had no reason to refuse and quickly agreed.
The wedding date agreed upon by both parties was approaching, so during this period the entire Kyogoku family was preparing for Aju's marriage.
Although Aku is only a concubine, her marriage to Wakasa this time represents the "interest relationship" between the Kyogoku family and the Wakasa Takeda family, so everyone in the Kyogoku family pays special attention to it.
In the back hall of Kyogoku Hall, Kyogoku Takahiro is sitting with Kyogoku Takamasa drinking tea.
"Saburo, do you have any suggestions about the person who will send the bride off? We are going to ask Sosuke Kami to make a trip." When Kyogoku Takamasa and Mrs. Sanjo got married, it was Kyogoku Hidetsuna who went to Kyoto to pick up the bride. This time Naturally, the first person who thought of Kyogoku Takahiro as the bride's candidate was Kyogoku Hidetsuna.
Kyogoku Takamasa was silent for a while, and then said: "Uncle, there have been a lot of things going on during this time, and this time, because of the things I have always complained about, my family has received favors from Mount Hiei, so I have to send someone to thank you again, both emotionally and logically. Fan, so my uncle may not be able to get away for a while."
"Well... Sosuke Kami is indeed very busy during this period. It is said that Sosuke Kami is writing another book, but he has to stop writing temporarily because he is too busy during this period. We should understand! "Kyogoku Takahiro nodded.
"How about I serve as the messenger to send off the bride this time! The Asakura family has been moving a lot during this period, and I am planning to go to Wakasa in person to take charge, so it is just right to be the messenger to send off the bride!"
"Well, then I'll leave this matter to you!" As soon as he finished speaking, Kyogoku Takahiro suddenly thought of something, and then suddenly looked at Kyogoku Takamasa with a reproachful look and said: "Sanrou, there is something I have to say it.”
"Father, please give me some instructions!"
"You and Ajiu have been married for several years, why has there been no news?"
"You know, when I was your age, you could run on the ground!"
"You are the young master of this family and the future master. If you have no heirs, how can you make your retainers feel at ease?"
"So we need to hurry up on this matter!"
Upon hearing what Kyogoku Takahiro said, Kyogoku Takamasa suddenly said with a bit of pain: "Father, it is possible to have children..."
"fart!"
"Do you really think I don't know this?"
"After Ajiu married into our family, although you slept on the same bed, you have always..."
