Oda Nobunaga led his old cronies to temporarily take control of Kyoto, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki fled to Izumi in Hirate Honhide, where he could make a comeback at any time.

This is what is commonly known as the "Motokame Change".

At that time, it seemed that if Hiteto Honhide had mobilized elite troops as soon as possible and attacked Kyoto before the heroes near and far, Oda Nobunaga, who had only a bunch of rabble, would probably be difficult to resist.

But I don't know why, as a well-known general, the Pingshou Punishment Department did not seize the opportunity to send troops, but sent a number of envoys to coordinate from it, and after repeated attempts failed, they began to reorganize the army.

It wasted most of the month.

This gives the enemy a great opportunity to call in friends and enlist support.

With the Kyoto Imperial Court as the banner, the name of the shogunate, and the past prestige of Oda Nobunaga, to win over old friends who cared about old loves, and careerists who wanted to fish in troubled waters, or simply those who were not used to Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Hinobu Hinohide—the third factor was probably the most important.

It stands to reason that the opposing forces will unite around Izumi, support the shogunate, support the tie, and prevent Oda from regaining central power.

The persuasiveness of the brand of the Great Shogun of Seiyi is even better than that of the imperial court in some respects, and the connections of Hirata Honhide are certainly inferior to those of Oda Nobunaga, but they are also comparable to each other, so as not to make the other party special.

Kyoto and Kishiwada Castle were the two major strongholds, and the people of began to divide into camps and gather with each other.

To deal with this kind of thing, the people in Ki have long been able to practice makes perfect, and they have a set of ways to benefit without cost.

For example, the Hatano clan of Tanba responded to Ashikaga Yoshiaki's claim at the first time, and sent a member of the kinship, leading an "army" composed of six samurai and forty ashigaru, and rushed to Izumi, and offered a "huge amount of money" of five taels of gold (purchasing power is about 20 kan), expressing resolute support for the shogun and drawing a line with the chaotic party.

This was followed by Akai in Tanba, Ichishiki Tango, Horiuchi and Uto in the deep mountains of Yamato and Kii, and even the ninjas of Iga and Koga......

Some of them are in front of the emperor of the soil in peace, and send someone to the center to brush up on their sense of existence; Some of them nominally belonged to the jurisdiction of the shogunate or the Heite family, but in fact they were extremely independent, and symbolically expressed loyalty; Some have vague and embarrassing identities but are shy in their pockets, hoping to spend a little money to launder themselves.

However, a few months ago, Ashikaga Yoshiaki sent some cronies and retainers to pacify various chaotic areas and try to expand the territory under his direct control, which played a certain role, so it is not completely unclear that there are forces that sincerely support the Shogun.

Wakasa guardian (of course, the kind of guardian who can't control the field and has no real power) Takeda Motoaki, under the persuasion of Isshiki Fujinagu, came to Izumi in person to serve the shogun.

But he didn't know what went wrong in the middle, and his important retainers, Awaya, Itami, Kumagai and others, all chose to lead their troops to Kyoto to join and support Oda Nobunaga.

As a result, the Tie side received only 1,200 men from Wakasa, and the opposite side received 3,000 men.

Echizen Asakura Keiken listened to Makijima Akimitsu's suggestion and announced that he would respond to the call of the Shogun, but the attitude of the other "remnant" Asakura Keigami was diametrically opposite, and the two guys started to fight on the spot, and not a single soldier could come to the south.

In the Nangi region, there are Ninagawa relatives active. He persuaded the warlike forces of the Yamazaki Katake, the leader of the Rokkaku Yu Party entrenched in Koga, to join Izumi, but then accidentally got involved in the conflict between the locals when he went to Hanoi and died inexplicably.

This gave a rare opportunity, and Iwanari Yutsu, the deputy official of the semi-national state appointed by Heide Tsuhide, immediately gained the pretext to take advantage of the opportunity to occupy the entire territory of Hanoi.

In terms of temples and shrines, the Ichijo sect of course preferred to be like the Venerable Master's in-laws, but there was no agreement on whether to send troops directly. The Tendai sect and the Nichiren sect each mobilized a small number of monks and soldiers and provided money and food to support Nobunaga. The Rinzai sect and the Shingon sect have maintained a consistent style of not mixing with armed struggle.

Even businessmen also have their own positions. If it weren't for the secret support of the giants, Shibata, Kinoshita, Akechi and others would not have been able to get sufficient funds for their activities. It's just that businessmen are more realistic than samurai and monks, and they don't turn down good opportunities to make a fortune just because of their position.

All in all, Oda Nobunaga's occupation of Kyoto regained his long-forgotten connections and prestige, and in a matter of days, he quickly gained allegiance and continued to snowball.

Lacking military and political preparations, at least to outsiders, the Tie Shohide had no choice but to concentrate his forces on Izumi and then use the trump card of Ashikaga Yoshiaki to win more hearts and minds. There were also many who gathered under his command for different reasons.

The scales of history are constantly swinging as the weights gradually fall.

The do-gooders began to refer to the two sides as the "Western Army" and the "Eastern Army" respectively, as was customary during the Onin Rebellion.

The Pingshou Criminal Department sits in Hequan, supports the general, and is located in the west, which is the "Western Army".

Oda Dan controls Kyoto and controls the imperial court, and the direction is in the east and is for the "Eastern Army".

For some people who have a long history with both sides, it is undoubtedly very difficult and painful to have to choose one side or the other.

For example, Oda Nagayi, who is the younger brother of Oda Danmasa and the sister-in-law of the Hitete Punishment Department.

After learning of the dispute between the "Western Army" and the "Eastern Army," he repeatedly wrote letters to his brother and brother-in-law, earnestly persuading the troops to make peace, and trying to mediate, but never received a substantive response.

In the end, Oda Nagayi continued to chant waka, lamenting the tragedy of swords between relatives in the troubled times, and then grieved excessively, unable to help himself, and ran into the Mustayama Temple in Settsu in pain, claiming that he wanted to escape into the empty gate and ignore the world.

Most of his retainers ran to the temple gate to ask the lord to change his mind, and a few joined the east and west sides according to their own will.

As a scholar and tea man, Oda Nagayi gave the impression of a strong literary atmosphere, so this kind of "sensitive" and "fragile" behavior was unreasonable, but it was also expected by everyone.

In any case, the small forces around reacted quickly, and some watched and some ended. But the big forces that are a little farther away seem to be moving slowly.

I wonder if it's because it's not well-informed, or if the stakes are more complex and it's difficult to make a decision?

Perhaps the situation is different from place to place, and it is difficult to explain clearly.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was the first to raise the banner of supporting Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but it took more than a month to finally make arrangements, so that his son Tokugawa Nobuyasu led 5,000 Mikawa soldiers to arrive at Izumi through the ships provided by the monks of Nagashima to join the battle.

Of course, Oda Nobutada wanted to help his father, but the internal opinions were chaotic, and the granary "broke out" in a fire, and he was in a dilemma for a while. Fortunately, Kinoshita Hideyoshi and Takenaka Shigeharu arrived at Gifu Castle in time, stabilized the hearts of the people, and persuaded the retainers to cut down on food and clothing and share the money and food, and put together an army of 12,000 people.

Then, on the way to Kyoto, this army was echoed by Takigawa Kazuki, Tsutsui Shunkei, and the Minami Omi Hao Alliance, and gathered more than 25,000.

After some unknown behind-the-scenes dealings, Oda and his son had more than 40,000 troops when they met.

Kai Takeda and Echigo Uesugi also delivered speeches expressing their close attention to the situation in. The two sides tacitly suspended the battle between Shinano and Nishi-Ueno.

Further afield, Hojo, Ashina, Date and the like, they must also have their own attitudes, but their attitudes are not worth paying attention to.

On the Kansai side, the reaction was a little slower, and Asai Nagamasa "considered" for a long time before agreeing to support Oda Nobunaga's "Eastern Army" under the persuasion of Akechi Mitsuhide.

Immediately, Yoshikawa Motoharu of the Maori family led 10,000 troops to invade Tajima under the banner of "Kamiraku protects the princess", and Kobayakawa Takakei also led the naval army to circle in front of the preparation.

Considering the potential trade-offs between benefits and risks, Asai Nagamasa ordered Beschoji Nagaharu to stay behind in Kansai, and he took Kuroda Takataka, Araki Murashige and others with 15,000 troops and marched from Settsu to Yamashiro, and the garrison sent envoys to greet him at a place about half a day's journey away from Nobunaga.

Mori was determined to continue to follow Ashikaga Yoshiaki, so Otomo Sorin, who had only been condemned by the shogunate last year, decisively embraced Oda Nobunaga in an attempt to get rid of the bad influence of his reputation.

This in turn led to forces such as Shimazu, Ryuzoji, and Akizuki sending envoys to Kishiwada Castle to pay their respects.

Then Ito, Aso, and Liver Fushi and others approached Nobunaga on the grounds of "loyalty to the imperial court".

A series of butterfly effects are dazzling.

By the time Ashikaga Yoshiaki had fled from Kyoto, the total strength of the "Eastern Army" had reached about 58,000.

On the other hand, the "Western Army" gathered about 10,000 troops directly under the central government at Kishiwada Castle, mobilized 12,000 vassal nobles from various places, and received the assistance of 5,000 members of the Tokugawa family and 6,700 people from the small forces in Kinai, totaling more than 33,000.

Theoretically, Hirate Honshu could also squeeze more troops out of Shikoku, such as the "Otomo Raiders" who were returning from Kyushu. Or ask for support from the monks of Ishiyama Honganji Temple.

On the other hand, if Oda Nobunaga had a buffer and could leave Beijing temporarily and return to Gifu Castle to reorganize himself, he could also recruit more troops in Omi.

In any case, in terms of numbers, the "Eastern Army" always had the absolute upper hand.

This is a slight departure from what the public expects.

Most people at the bottom expect Asai to be on the side of the tie, or at least benign neutrality. After all, the rumors about the "truth of the assassination" in Kinai have never stopped. I didn't expect it to be so unexpected.

From the point of view of strength and personal prestige, Asai Nagamasa can be said to be the third weight after Oda and Tora, which directly changed the balance of the situation.