Wakasa, Goze Mountain Castle.
On the occasion of Takeda Nobuo's wedding, the Asakura family invaded with troops, which gradually cast a shadow over the originally peaceful and lively Wakasa.
Although there is still a Kuriya family resisting in the east, and according to the latest news, the Kuriya family still has the upper hand (Battle of Kuniyoshi Castle). But this does not mean that the Kyogoku family can breathe a sigh of relief.
Kyogoku Takamasa began to mobilize troops and generals in Goze Mountain Castle. In addition to asking Uesaka Munanobu to urgently mobilize the Kyogoku family ashigaru in Wakasa, he also quickly sent a letter to Imahama Castle to request Kyogoku Takahiro. Send reinforcements.
This battle can be said to be a matter of life and death for the Kyogoku family.
Once the Kyogoku family fails in this battle, all the plans of Kyogoku Takamasa over the years will be lost, and the good situation that the Kyogoku family has worked so hard to establish will no longer exist.
Even though the Kyogoku family was already one of the top names in recent regions at this time, the rise of the Kyogoku family was still too short, and its foundation was not stable at all.
Apart from anything else, Wakasa Country is the territory that was just controlled, and it is also the most unstable. Once the Kyogoku family is in decline, I am afraid that the first one to stand up and cause trouble will be his "new brother-in-law" Nobuo Takeda.
In the Warring States Period, such things were too normal.
Look at Ise again.
The Kitahata family has always been resentful about the Kyogoku family's previous involvement in Ise, but it was only due to the pressure from the Hosokawa family that they had to shake hands with the Kyogoku family and make peace. And once the Kyogoku family fails in the battle with the Asakura family, the Kitahata family will definitely jump out to confront the Kyogoku family, hoping to seize the opportunity to seize Yuanben and other counties.
Even for the Seki family and the Nagano family, the Kyogoku family's allies in Ise, I'm afraid it would be a good idea not to add insult to injury at this time.
Even the Kyogoku family's base, Kitaomi, is not necessarily monolithic. After all, there are many wealthy families within Kitaomi. Although after defeating the Asai family, the Kyogoku family appeared to control these wealthy families, this was also based on the premise that the Kyogoku family's strength continued to grow.
It can be expected that once the Kyogoku family is defeated by the Kyogoku family, the wealthy families in Kitaomi will inevitably have other thoughts. And once these wealthy families in Kitaomi start trouble, the foundation of the Kyogoku family will be endangered, which is much more serious than that of Ise and Wakasa.
Therefore, the situation faced by the Kyogoku family at this time is quite serious, and this battle must not be lost.
Goze Mountain Castle, Takeda Clan Hall.
Kyogoku Takamasa entered the hall with a steady step, holding a sword on his waist.
When other samurai enter the residence of the "head of the Takeda family", they naturally have to remove their sabers. Even the samurai of the Takeda family have to carry it upside down with their right hand, but obviously Kyogoku Takamasa is not included in this list.
On the second day of Takeda Nobuo's wedding, Kyogoku Takamasa, as a send-off messenger, as usual had to come to "say goodbye" to Takeda Nobuo and then return to Imahama Castle to return to Kyogoku Takahiro. However, due to the current Wakasa situation, it is naturally impossible for Kyogoku Takamasa to really leave. This is just a formality.
When the two met, they didn't talk about anything domestic. The focus was on the war with the Asakura family.
"The Asakura family's heavy troops have been deployed at the Wakasa border. Although the Kuriya family has won a victory, the family does not have much confidence in it. Therefore, the sooner the troops are dispatched, the better, otherwise once the Kuriya family collapses, the Asakura family's The army can then march straight into Gozeyama Castle." Nobuo Takeda seemed a little anxious.
Kyogoku Takamasa nodded, "The great chef is very worried. I have asked the Daisuke of the Uesaka Civil Affairs Bureau to gather troops. The troops will be dispatched in three days!"
"Then what should we do for this battle?" Takeda Nobuo turned his attention to Kyogoku Takamasa.
Kyogoku Takamasa pondered for a moment, and then replied: "What the Takeda family needs to do is, on the one hand, to mobilize troops to follow the family to fight together, and on the other hand, they must be responsible for the logistics supply of military supplies."
"I don't plan to fight this battle in Wakasa's country, so I can only parry but not fight back!"
"I believe that instead of waiting for the Asakura family to enter Wakasa and passively defend, it is better to take the initiative and rely on the favorable terrain in the eastern Wakasa area to conduct a confrontation. This can also make up for our early disadvantage of insufficient troops!"
Kyogoku Takamasa's intention is obvious.
Wakasa is a place where commerce is extremely prosperous. If it suffers from a war, it will inevitably be greatly damaged. This will be more than the gain is worth the loss for the Kyogoku family.
In addition, Wakasa Province is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the sea in the north. It is surrounded by extremely steep places that are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Only the center is relatively flat. After the Asakura family attacks, the Kyogoku family will face a situation where there is no danger to defend.
And if it was in Goze Mountain Castle, then Omi would be exposed to the Asakura family again. The Asakura family could surround Gozeyama Castle while sending troops south to attack Omi.
Therefore, in Kyogoku Takamasa's view, launching an attack was the most appropriate method.
"However, Mikata County is firmly controlled by the Kuriya family. We have had many negotiations with it before, but to no avail! We want to send troops into Mikata County, but the Kuriya family may not agree!"
"He, Kuriya Gentaka, did have a good plan beforehand. He wanted to get between the Asakura family and the Asakura family to get benefits! But Kuriya Gentaka forgot. It is true that his Kuriya family has a bargaining chip, but if this bargaining chip If it cannot play a decisive role in the entire battlefield, then it is a useless bargaining chip!"
"The Kuriya family's military strength is simply not enough to control a battle involving tens of thousands of people. Even if they occupy some geographical advantages, they appear to be very fragile in the face of absolute strength!"
"Asakura Sotechi saw this, so he sent troops. And once the Asakura family sends troops to attack the Kuriya family, it means that the Asakura family no longer values the Kuriya family's bargaining chip. For the Asakura family, The Kuriya family has no use value anymore!”
"At this time, my family is sending troops to Sanfang County. If the Kuriya family can clearly understand the situation and actively cooperate, it will be of some use to our family. But if we don't know what to do, our family will also not be able to use the Kuriya family!"
"The Kuriya family has lost its use value to both the main family and the Asakura family. So is it necessary for the Kuriya family to continue to exist?"
"Or is there still room for the Kuriya family to continue to survive?"
After hearing Kyogoku Takamasa's analysis, Takeda Nobuo suddenly became enlightened. He quickly said: "In this case, the Kuriya family has no other choice but to cooperate with us?"
"Ha! Unless he, Kuriya Gentaka, really doesn't want to live anymore!" Kyogoku Takamasa sneered.
"Sakyo's entry into the palace is indeed worthy of the reputation of Yashasaburo. He analyzed the situation here so thoroughly in just a few words, which is far inferior to me!" Takeda Nobuo looked at Kyogoku Takamasa with admiration and said, and almost yelled "Kyogoku" Here comes the words "Gao Zheng NB"!
"Now that Master Daizen can start making preparations, we will ask Daizen Daifu to send troops together with my family in three days!" Kyogoku Takamasa was worried about leaving Nobuo Takeda alone in Goze Mountain Castle, otherwise what if he did something behind his back? What about Yao Mozi?
Therefore, Nobuo Takeda had to send troops along, and Nobuo Takeda certainly knew this and did not refuse.
