Chapter 12: Shallow Well

Since the rebellion of Kotani Castle, Asai Nagamasa was tragically plotted by his false father Asai Hisasa, and then with the help of Miyazawa Heihachi, he broke through Kotani Castle and forced Asai Hisamasa to death with his own hands, and he was depressed for a while. The disillusionment of his hopes and ideals www.biquge.info as well as his self-blame for his heart, made him miserable and lifeless. Fortunately, after being depressed for more than half a year, he stubbornly supported it, he wanted to live, and wanted the people of Kita Omi to take a good look at who was the most outstanding family governor of the Asai family since Asai Ryomasa, it was he Asai Nagamasa, not the mediocre Asai Hisasa. The more strongly I want to make a career, the more I resented the already soulless Asai Hisasa, you must know that although the strength of the original Asai family is not enough to fight against the Date family, it can still protect itself, and after the Otani Castle Rebellion, the Asai family can only rely on the Date family.

Asai Nagamasa originally wanted to be passive confrontation, but fortunately, Asai Ryomasa left him enough loyal ministers and good generals, and these people did not abandon Asai Nagamasa because of Asai Hisasa's troubles, and did not turn to Asai Hisamasa because of the latter's vague bloodline, and supported Asai Nagamasa as always. In their eyes, only the young Asai Nagamasa can take over the mantle of Asai Ryomasa, and Asai Nagamasa is the most outstanding family governor of the Asai family after Asai Ryomasa, and there is no one.

After Asai Nagamasa sobered up from his depression, he took charge of Kita-Omi and treated the people well-being, caring for the well-being of the people. In order to take charge of these villages, Asai Nagamasa did not leave a series of problems in the villages to his retainers. Instead, they listen to the villagers' statements and make a ruling. It can be seen that Asai Nagamasa wants to blend in with the people and understand the feelings of the people. Asai Nagamasa also attaches great importance to the beliefs of the villagers. To make Omi more prosperous and prosperous by allowing the people to live and work in peace and contentment, Asai Nagamasa also gathered around the people who rejected the rule of the daimyo.

After taking control of Kita-Omi, Asai Nagamasa knew that in order to keep the Asai family in peace for a long time, the only way to ensure that the Asai family would not be left behind in the rolling tide of history was to actively follow the Date family, so he sent the family general to Osaka Castle with his young son.

Originally, the battle of Isekuni didn't care about Asai Nagamasa's affairs, but the battle of Isekuni was the first time in three years that the Date family dispatched more than 1,000 people to fight, and it was impossible not to pay attention to it, but after hearing that Mikumo Narumi and Gamo Kenhide had sent troops to Suzuka Pass, Asai Nagamasa didn't pay much attention.

Who knew that Suzuka Pass, which was not open for a day, was not held for a day, and it was actually broken under the attack of the motley army of Mikumo Narichi and Gamo Kenhide, which made the eyes of many people who were already concerned about this war shine, and Asai Nagamasa was no exception.

Suzuka Pass's unexpected defeat led to a series of subsequent sudden changes, originally only wanting to contain some of Akechi Mitsuhide's men outside Suzuka Pass, forcing Akechi Mitsuhide to not be able to deal with Kitabatake Gukyo wholeheartedly, giving Kitabatake Gukyo the confidence to resist to the end. Masahiro didn't expect that Suzuka Pass would be breached straightforwardly, and no one expected the speed at which it was breached, and the unexpected result was that he was not prepared enough to break into Ise Province, giving Akechi Mitsuhide a chance to make amends on his return trip.

Although it was not possible to take advantage of the fact that Akechi Mitsuhide was still in Minami Ise to capture the empty North Ise, the loss of Suzuka Pass still gave the Date family the opportunity to seize Ise Province. Although the border between Ise-Ita and Date-Domain is long, and there is not only one place in Date Territory that can enter Ise-country, the mountains around Suzuka Pass are an important route for transporting military rations and supplies, and although there are other places where people can be transported, most of them are barren mountains that are difficult to pass, and large-scale marches and battles are not possible.

The Suzuka Pass was broken, making the situation in Ise Province precarious, and Masahiro could not turn a blind eye, originally his purpose was just to compete with the crane and the clam for the fisherman's profit, and now that the fisherman has made a move, he can't stop, and he can only capture the crane clam in one fell swoop.

Facing Ise Bay and looking down on the Tokaido region such as Owari, Mikawa, Enoe, and Suruga, the capture of Ise Province will allow the Ida family's powerful naval forces to gallop across the sea. Whether it is Oda Nobunaga of Owari or Imagawa Yoshimoto of Suruga, he can no longer look directly at the soldiers of the Date family, and he can either choose to surrender or only be able to tremble under the soldiers of the Date family, which is the advantage of seizing Ise Province.

In the case of the defeat of Suzuka Pass, Mashiro decided to take Ise Province once and for all, which gave Asai Nagamasa hope, and he asked Mashiro in Osaka Castle to fight, and on the other hand, he contacted Miyazawa Heihachi in Sawa Yamashiro.

Miyazawa Heihachi's cruelty and bloodshed made Asai Nagamasa and his Kita Omi feel suffocated and fearful for a while, and their attitude towards him gradually changed from admiration to fear and fear. Such a terrifying character, sitting in the mountain city of Sawa, the neighbors dare not move too much. Asai Nagamasa originally didn't want to have anything to do with him, but in the Otani Castle Rebellion, he and Miyazawa Heihachi had to be involved, although Miyazawa Heihachi quickly withdrew from Kita-Omi after the war, but the two sides still had some intermittent contact.

Miyazawa Heihachi was appointed as the main envoy of the Ise country, and Asai Nagamasa led the elite men and horses to follow the battle, and returned with peach, and after returning from Kameyama Castle in vain, Miyazawa Heihachi repaired the castle and built a fort in Taniguchi for the purpose of attacking Ise country, and asked Asai Nagamasa to attack Shikafushi Rabbit Castle, which was locked in the way.

Trapped beasts are still fighting, Akechi Mitsuhide will never be tied, he will definitely fight with Miyazawa Heihachi around Kameyama Castle and Suzuka Pass, and this battle is likely to involve the entire Ise Province around, Asai Nagamasa does not want to miss it, only to quickly capture Kafushi Rabbit Castle.

In the military formation, Naokei Endo, who was familiar with geography, looked at the somewhat vague map he had asked for from Kamo Kenhide on the case and carefully identified it, and then pointed to a dot on it and said, "My lord, please look, Lufu Rabbit City is here, on Niuding Mountain." ”

Asai Ino, who was waiting next to him, hurriedly put the poorly carved wooden soldier figurines on it, and the word "wise" was written on it in ink. Endo Naojing's hand circled around Niuding Mountain and said: "According to investigation, there are a total of twelve branch cities around Lufu Rabbit City, but don't worry, Lufu Rabbit City is sticking to this city, these twelve branch cities have become empty cities, and now the number of people and horses in Lufu Rabbit City is about six hundred." ”

There was a commotion in the crowd, and Akawei Kiyotsuna was shocked: "Why less?" "You must know that the Lufu Rabbit family is one of the five families of the Beishi Guan Clan, and everyone with a mobilization force of 2,000 people, I heard that Endo Naojing said that the Lufu Rabbit City has hollowed out twelve branch cities, and there are only about 600 people, how not to surprise him.

Naokyo Endo explained the reason: "The Shikafutu clan is one of the five families of the Guan family, and has always followed the actions of the clan, since Akechi Mitsuhide swept the northern Ise, the clan Sekiyasu Yi Morinobu was killed, and the governor of the Kafutu family, Omi Moratori, was also killed, and now it is his younger brother who is in charge of the castle. However, this fixed stay to buy brother to seek glory and seek refuge in Wise Guangxiu, which made the Lufu Rabbit family very dissatisfied, and killed a group of opponents, so the relationship with the people in the territory is very poor, even if you want to mobilize, you don't dare to let the landlords enter the city, who knows if there are any opponents among them? ”

Asai Nagamasa pondered and analyzed: "Lufu Rabbit City is built in the canyon, even if there are only 500 men and horses to defend the city, but it is very difficult to put it in a position, and it is not easy to break the city. ”

Endo Naokei nodded and said: "Yes, Suzuka Pass is broken, Date has arrived, Lufu Rabbit City has become a Jedi, Lu Fu Rabbit Dingzhu controls Lu Fu Rabbit City with a reign of terror, as long as the defenders in Lu Fu Rabbit City feel alive and hopeful, after investigating nearby, he found that although Lu Fu Rabbit Dingchang was killed, but his third son Lin Dingbao is still fighting in the Buyin Mountains, if Lin Dingbao can appear outside Lu Fu Rabbit City, Lu Fu Rabbit will be suspicious, the lord and minister are not in harmony, and the city is easy to break. ”

Asai Nagamasa slapped his palms and said, "Very good." ”

The news of the commotion in the city and the enemy's attack soon spread throughout Lufu Rabbit City with the sound of the assembly call. In fact, as early as the night when Suzuka Pass was broken, Lufu Rabbit City knew that they could not be spared, and they all found out in despair that Lufu Rabbit City had become a lonely city.

The new governor of the Lufutu family did not dare to mobilize the people and horses in the territory to enter the city, which made the people in Lufutu City panic, and the grass and trees were all soldiers. The family governor of the Kawamata clan, the head of the Kawamata clan, who lives in the deer and the rabbit, has a gloomy face and is discussing countermeasures with the clansmen.

An old man who was over fifty years old blew his beard and glared at the case and shouted: "These days, the Date family has been passing through Suzuka Pass in a steady stream, and there are at least more than 20,000 people, and there are endless follow-up people, and the sentinel has already inquired clearly, this time the main will be Miyazawa Heihachi of Sawa Yamajo." ”

Everyone was shocked: "What, that butcher in Sawa Mountain City?" "The name of the butcher of Miyazawa Heihachi is famous, and it is an existence comparable to evil spirits in the neighborhoods of Sawa Mountain Castle, which naturally caused everyone to be shocked, and some people were still trembling, and it is not a joke that Miyazawa Heihachi slaughters a city every time he breaks a city.

The old man said, "Yes! He is the main general of this battle, with more than 20,000 men and horses in his hands, and now he has set up a formation under Guishan City, Lufu Rabbit City has no way to retreat, and has become a lonely city, not to mention that there are only 600 people in the city, and I can't bear to send a team of people and horses, and now they are indeed here. And? ”

"And what?"

The old man said mysteriously: "And Lin Dingbao, the son of Omi Shou, is here, everyone, although Lin Dingbao is the third son of Omi Shou, he is also the heir of the main family, not a concubine, it is difficult to ensure that there will be no panic in the city, can this Lufu Rabbit City still be defended?" ”

Suddenly, everyone thought together, although they followed Lufu Rabbit to settle the scenery for a while, but now the situation is like this, Lufu Rabbit City is difficult to preserve, and the dead Dao friends are not dead and poor, they all have anyway and looked at their family governor.

Kawamata Toyo Houhou's face turned pale, and he shouted: "People don't destroy the heavens and the earth for themselves, and we will wait for the opposite." (To be continued.) )