different warring states of japan

Chapter 2192: A Big Step Back
Takeda Shingen's intervention brought up the internal conflicts of the Kinki Allied Forces again.

The Shenyi Group has never been a monolithic entity. Not to mention the secret competition between Kanto and Kinki, there are numerous contradictions within the Kinki Shenyi Group.

The Akechi and Hosokawa families fought guerrilla warfare at the front and gained military merit. The weak Yuigahama family used the third brother to secretly curry favor with the eldest and second brothers, and the two Maeda families acted as the main force to suppress the weak Amago family.

Yiyin knew these things, but he was powerless to change them. Fingers are of different lengths, and tongues and teeth are still fighting. There is no such thing as a truly fair bowl of water in the world.

What dynamic balance? In the final analysis, it's just a compromise. Everyone just has to get by with this and that, but don't let it lead to a breakup.

When Takeda Shingen joined the game, the first thing he did was to help Amago Yukimori build momentum, seize the opportunity of what Yoshikin had promised the Amago family, and use it to frame the Mori family.

Regardless of whether the peace with the Mori clan was true or false, whether it was a fabrication by others or a rumor spread by Takeda Shingen himself, the result would be the same.

As a saint, Yiyin's words are the law of heaven and it is impossible for him to go back on his word, especially the promise he made to his own branch of the divine lineage.

Since Takeda Shingen has clearly put forward the idea and occupied the moral high ground, anyone who continues to speak for the Mori family and suppress the Amago family will be seeking death.

As long as there is no niche for the Mori family in the future political environment of the Sasaki world, it is only a matter of time before the Mori family is completely wiped out.

Niwa Yukimori has many faults and is mediocre in all aspects, but there is one good thing about her: she is stubborn.

Only a stubborn guy like Niwa Yukimori would not play any political compromise. If he said he wanted to kill the entire Mori family, then he would definitely kill the entire Mori family.

This is what Takeda Shingen values ​​most about Amago Yukimori, a man who does what he says.

Takeda Shingen himself was a strategist who was full of nonsense, and his words were like farts, but he was that kind of person and he didn't like people like that kind.

Keeping one's word is a virtue, but expecting others to do the same when one cannot do it oneself is called double standards.

Takeda Shingen held the political high ground, provided economic transfusions to the Amago clan, and used the Amago clan's traditional advantages in the west to gather troops and defeat the Mori clan. This was the most cost-effective way of revenge.

Takeda's behavior of supporting Amago may not have been intended to target the two Maedas, but objectively it prevented the two Maedas from suppressing Amago and arbitrarily rewarding the reinforcements.

Later, the western country's Amago and the eastern country's Takeda formed a tradition of political alliance, which inevitably suppressed the two Maedas in the middle of the island country, and the two Maedas must have been unhappy.

This mess is the real reason why Yoshigin blames Takeda Shingen for his messy behavior.

As a Kanto samurai, why are you meddling in the affairs of Kinki and western provinces? What do you care about these dirty things in Kansai? Are you here just to kill the Mori family?

Takeda Shingen, you really don't trust me, Sasaki Yoshigane!

From the moment the body of Takasaka Masanobu was desecrated, everyone from Kobayakawa Takakage to the watchdog of the Mori ancestral home had been sentenced to death in Yoshigaki's heart.

Hideyoshi Ichijo has always been very good at judging people.

She knew Yoshikin's character well, so she used Kuroda Kotaka to control Kobayakawa Takakage, causing the Mori family to make a political mistake that they thought was small but was actually so big that they could not afford it.

There is no way Yoshigin would let the Mori family go. This is not just about his promise of revenge for Amago Katsuhisa, but also about the emotional relationship between Kousaka Masanobu and him, as he slept with him every day for ten years and accompanied his daughter as she grew up.

Let the Mori family go? Can Yoshigin live up to the little bit of conscience he has left? Can he live up to his daughter, Takeda Yoshinobu?

For the sake of his own conscience and the relationship between father and daughter, the Mori family must die.

The powerful Mori family was left with no choice but to take the blame with tears and follow Hideyoshi all the way to the end.

No matter how Hideyoshi Ichijo behaved and did things, at least she rarely misjudged people in her life. She was very accurate in her judgment of Sasaki Yoshikane, which led to her conspiracy that left the Mori family with no way out.

After complaining to Takeda Shingen a few times without any real concern, Yoshigaki could only acquiesce in her behavior and watch Takeda Niwa form a substantial alliance against the Mori family.

The death of Kousaka Masanobu seemed ordinary, but it strengthened the sisterly relationship between Uesugi Yoshikage and Takeda Yoshinobu, and achieved the divine alliance between the Takeda and Amago families, which were not related at all.

With the inevitable demise of the Mori family, the huge power vacuum hollowed out by the overlord of the western country would inevitably be filled by other forces, and the future of the world of Sasaki also changed.

However, at this point in time, few people felt the huge impact of this incident, and everyone's attention was still focused on the upcoming decisive battle between Spoelstra and Ichijo.

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"You want me to quit Toba Rikyu?!"

Yiyin rubbed his temples and sighed as he looked at the excited Uesugi Yoshikage in front of him.

"Speak more softly and calm down. You are already a mature warrior girl. Don't make a fuss when you encounter a little thing."

Uesugi Yoshikage clenched her fists. She didn't expect that Yoshigin would call her for a private talk and actually ask her to leave the palace. She sat up straight and said.

"Toba Imperial Villa is the base I requested from Yoshitsugu Otani. It is a core base located on the front line.

Once they had left the palace, an army could cross the Koeda Bridge and take control of the Kamo River.

Our army is suppressed south of Kyoto, and we can't stop Hideyoshi from going to Kyoto!"

The reason why Uesugi Yoshikage was so excited was that Yoshigin's request was too unbelievable.

The Katsura River and the Kamogawa River meet to form a Y shape, and the main part of Kyoto is in the V above the Y shape.

Toba is actually the connection between the upper and lower parts of this Y-shaped character, and is divided into Upper Toba and Lower Toba on both sides of the Kamogawa River.

Once the Toba Rikyu Palace in Lower Toba is abandoned, another army will be sent to control the small branch bridge between Upper and Lower Toba.

A single army corps could march straight in without having to worry about its logistics being blocked by enemy forces on the east bank of the Kamogawa River and getting stuck in the city of Kyoto.

The Kyoto city area, with Nijo Castle as its main component, is actually on the west bank of the Kamogawa River. It was not that the Ichijo Corps could not go north, but they were more afraid of being cut off by the defense system of Toba-Fushimi on the east bank.

Because the terrain of the Kyoto Basin is mountains in the north and water in the south, if the logistics line cannot be guaranteed to be safe, the army will go straight into Kyoto, which is equivalent to being surrounded on three sides, trapped in an isolated city, and waiting to die.

This is also the fundamental reason why Hideyoshi Ichijo was reluctant to go north after taking Yodo Castle, but instead kept trying. Toba-Fushimi is the defense line that controls the water transportation network in the south of Kyoto. Without taking Toba-Fushimi, how could Hideyoshi Ichijo dare to go north with peace of mind?
War is not a game. An army composed of people is actually very fragile. The most important thing is to ensure that everyone has food and water to eat and drink every day.

When Uesugi Yoshikage studied the topography of Kyoto, he immediately realized the importance of Toba Imperial Palace, so he volunteered to guard it here and strive to gain the first merit.

But now, the first battle was a half-baked success, leaving Uesugi Yoshikage too embarrassed to face Takeda Yoshinobu.

At this time, Yoshikin asked Uesugi Yoshikage to withdraw from Toba Palace. How could Uesugi Yoshikage not be excited?

If she retreated, where would her face be? Wouldn't she be laughed at to death when she went out?
Yiyin sighed helplessly, pointed at the map and whispered to Uesugi Yoshikage.

"Although we claimed that a legion had ambushed your army, we only achieved some inglorious victories and caused us some insignificant losses.

But in fact, this defeat made the Toba-Fushimi defense line passive and useless.

In the main battlefield of the ambush, we lost 876 female warriors, all of whom were elites from the Uesugi and Takeda families.

The Uesugi and Takeda families are not short of people, but for the time being they are unable to put together an elite team of a thousand men to travel all the way from Kanto to Kyoto.

On other battlefields, in order to rescue you who were besieged, Yoshitsugu Otani was forced to take the initiative to attack, and was taken away by a legion.

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As for the Hosokawa army in Katsuryuji Castle, their originally tight defensive posture was relaxed in order to rescue you sisters, and they suffered heavy losses.

As for the current battlefield situation, Tominomori and Senryomatsu on the southern front are under the control of the Ichijo Legion. Hideyoshi Ichijo has already crossed the Yokoohijino Swamp and is directly threatening both sides of the Uji River and even Fushimi Castle.

On the northern front, the Hosokawa army in Katsuryuji Castle was severely damaged and could no longer threaten the enemy's flank in the west, and its role as a nail was almost exhausted.

The plain between the Katsura River and the Kamogawa River is flat, so a legion can mobilize its troops at will without worrying about its rear, looking for our weak points in the long Kamogawa River and breaking through at any time.

Further north, the vanguard of an army had passed Kamituba and its tentacles reached Toji Temple.

In other words, we were already in a passive position in terms of terrain and were completely suppressed in the southern line and were on passive defense. We could only wait for Hideyoshi to complete his deployment of troops and calmly choose the direction to take the initiative.

This passive defense makes people feel bad. "

Uesugi Yoshikage pursed her lips in depression. The worsening situation on the battlefield was entirely caused by her greed for merit and recklessness. In the face of facts, she could only bow her head and admit her mistakes, saying weakly.

“But you just announced me as the general commander and ordered Otani Yoshitsugu and all the armies to obey my orders, but now you want me to withdraw from Toba Palace.

Don't say I don't agree, how will outsiders see me? If I lose again... I will be regarded as a big nemesis in the eyes of the Wu family who doesn't understand the art of war, and it will be difficult for me to turn things around. "

Yiyin said calmly.

"Then don't lose, just win.

As long as you win, whatever you do is right. There are not so many whys in the world. Some noise and some sarcasm will disappear without a trace after the war.

You are psychologically worried about gains and losses and care too much about what others think. It's nothing more than fear of losing.

I have said all this not to blame you for the consequences of your defeat, but to tell you that if we do not retreat, we will be handing the initiative of the battlefield to Hideyoshi Ichijo.

I don't like being passive, never have.

We need to seize the initiative, so we must retreat and leave room for Ichijo Hideyoshi to make things difficult for us."

Uesugi Yoshikage calmed down and thought about it.

"Because you don't want to passively wait for Hideyoshi Ichijo to choose the direction of attack, you proactively give her a huge temptation to lure her to follow?"

Yiyin nodded.

"right.

The composition of a legion is too complicated, and the princes of the Western Kingdom do not want to have too many casualties. No matter which direction is chosen in the end, the casualties will not be small.

At this time, if there was an excellent breakthrough that could allow them to break into the enemy's defense line and reduce their own losses, they would definitely beg Hideyoshi to fight.

However, Hideyoshi Ichijo's current political weakness made it impossible for her to refuse everyone's pleas.

More importantly, I was in Fushimi Castle.

Ichijo Hideyoshi came to Kyoto in the name of going to Kyoto, but in fact he was eager to have a decisive battle with me. When these islanders are at a strategic disadvantage, they always have some unrealistic fantasies and the mentality of a decisive battle.

You and I have traveled through time and space, so you should know what I am talking about.

Therefore, as long as we withdraw from Toba Rikyu, she will definitely cross the river and seek a decisive battle with me.

But once her main force crossed the river, what happened next would no longer be up to her.

Behind Toba Imperial Villa is Fushimi Castle. To the north of Fushimi Castle is Inari Taisha Shrine, and to the south is Mikamiya Shrine. If you want to attack Fushimi Castle, you must remove these two flanks.

In this way, new space is opened up, new battlefields are chosen by us, and the initiative is back in our hands.

Today we take a big step back in order to take a big step forward tomorrow. Do you understand now?"

Uesugi Yoshikage looked at Yoshigin and snorted.

"I see, I see. It's just that your words sound a little familiar."

Yiyin touched his nose.

"do not mind the details."