In the ninth year of the Yuan Turtle, in the words of the Southern Barbarians, it was 1576 A.D., and it was officially changed to Yuan on August 1, also known as the first year of Tianzheng.

Most of the people, whether they were grassroots samurai, small traders, townspeople, farmers, craftsmen, etc., could not accurately describe the political factors behind this incident, but everyone agreed that the Hirate family must have been very, very powerful at this time.

It's so powerful that it's hard for everyone to make an analogy.

Oda Nobunaga, Miyoshi Nagakei, and even more distant Ouchi Yoshiko and Hosokawa Masamoto don't seem to be enough, and if you look any further, you have to mention Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Ashikaga Takashi, and even Minamoto Yoritomo.

That seems to be ...... Not cautious enough.

All in all, times have definitely changed, but the average person may not be able to say what has become.

Even the important generals of the Hitete clan may not dare to say that they understand the direction of the wind.

What is the difference between the "three powerful generals and left guards" and "the four upper powers" and the left guards?

Why is it that after just one or two steps of climbing, there is such a drastic change?

The change of the yuan is only the affairs of the imperial court and the imperial family, and what does it have to do with the samurai regime?

The answer is clear in everyone's mouth, but at the same time, everyone seems to have a good tacit understanding, and no one is willing to say the sentence that everyone knows.

Even Hiraite, who likes to joke about it, fantasized about "what if I became the head of a country" decades ago when he was bragging, and now he is unusually restrained at this juncture.

Kawada Nagakin, Iwanari Tomoto, and Nakamura Kazuji, not to mention them.

When asked, they only said that the war has not stopped, and that we should focus on the task at hand, and not go too far.

The tumult among the retainers gradually dissipated with the new journey that began in September—but in a way, it also intensified.

Because the target of the crusade is the wealthy clans of the Tamba Kingdom.

And the general Zhengyi who ran away happened to be in Tanbo.

This time, Tieshou Fan Xiu did not use any clichés such as "rescuing the public party" and "escorting the king" as an excuse, but announced very publicly-

"Ashikaga Naka abandoned the world and disregarded the world, rashly abandoned the imperial palace, and was bent on colluding with bandits, where is the righteousness of the samurai? Today, on the orders of the imperial court, this volunteer soldier is sent out, with the intention of arresting Guiluo. ”

There is a kind of black humor in the words, "Why did Your Majesty rebel".

After gathering 36,000 troops on the outskirts of Kyoto, Hiraite Honhide marched westward, and in three days he attacked Yagi Castle.

In the eastern counties of Tanba Province, the wealthy clans of Ohata, Kawakatsu, and Kabayashi surrendered one after another, while the Naito and Uzu families insisted on resisting for more than ten days for the sake of their independent status, and were reduced to ashes in the artillery fire.

However, Ashikaga Yoshiaki had already run to the west of Tanba, protected by Akai and Hatano.

The Hirate army took advantage of the victory to pursue, led by Hirate Hideyoshi and Nakamura Ichishi, respectively, and attacked Yagami and Kuroi Castle respectively, but due to the rugged roads and the difficulty of transporting firearms, they could not be broken for a long time, but were counterattacked at night, which was quite damaged and forced to retreat.

In addition, on Tanba's side, Tango Isshiki Yoshimichi originally saw that Naito, Uzu and others were destroyed, and had already announced his surrender, and after seeing that the war had changed, he rose up at both ends.

The chaotic situation caused Ashikaga Yoshiaki to take refuge in the Maori family of Aki Province in spite of retention.

I didn't choose a shallow well, probably because of old grudges.

At the same time, the unequaled warrior "Tanba Red Oni" Naomasa Akai is said to have contracted a disease and died in battle, and it is also rumored that it was caused by the injury of a stray arrow.

In order to save the morale of the army, and this guy is indeed good enough to fight and famous enough, Pingshou said to the soldiers: "Although I have not been able to take down half of the West Tanbo today, it can also be said to be a victory if the 'Red Ghost' died." When he comes back, there will be no obstacles. ”

It may seem like there is no way to get it quickly, but it's unsettling to be so close to Kyoto.

So he made arrangements to let the second generation of Meyi Mitsu be the commander, assisted by the governor of Konishi, and lead the troops of Omi, Yamashiro, and Wakasa, including Kyogoku Takayoshi and Takeda Motoaki, plus the new annexes of Higashitanba, and the three thousand banners, and they will be in the two countries of Nishitamba and Tango, and patiently encroach on them.

It's a task that isn't too difficult, but requires a bit of patience.

In other words, it is suitable for young people to practice.

On the other hand, it is also because Ashikaga Yoshiaki went to Aki, and then the focus on Tanba is not prioritized.

As the general went, Hirate's gaze unconsciously turned farther west.

According to some in-depth intelligence and analysis, Mori Terumoto and Asai Nagamasa conspired to carve up the Ukita Naomasa family, and now it is just a cover for the affair of the runaway.

This was a common situation in the troubled times of the Warring States, and the loyalty of the local samurai to the center was never high.

Bizen Ukita Naoya was obviously a top-notch smart man, but he still didn't hesitate to choose to support a draw, spurning Ashikaga and giving Mori and Asai the opportunity to attack.

And even after the siege, when he wrote a letter asking for help from, his tone was still very calm and calm, and he didn't see any panic.

Apparently this guy has a bottom in his heart.

After Asai Nagamasa lost Takataka Kuroda and accepted the collegial system of the Harima people, although he still maintained a strong military strength and territory, he lost most of his enterprising spirit; Maori Terumen has never had any eye-catching performance in all aspects of military, political and foreign affairs, and he has been held hostage by his two uncles openly and secretly.

In comparison, whether it is decision-making ability or execution ability, the Ukita Naoya is overwhelmingly excellent, and if there is no external interference, it may be able to grow into a behemoth in the gap between the two in the future.

The reason for Hite's intervention in Kansai was not that he was worried that his allies would be killed, but that his allies were too big, which was difficult for anyone but himself to understand.

In October, he deployed troops on the Awaji and Sanuki lines to prepare for battle against Asai and Mori, but the result was that he had not yet officially marched, and his inner fears were confirmed.

Here's the thing......

Mori and Asai preempted the intervention of the tie army, attacked from both sides, and won a great victory.

However, then, Asai Nagamasa divided all the newly acquired land in the two eastern counties of Bizen to the retainers of the Spectrum Dynasty and the people of Harima Province, which caused Misaku to be greatly dissatisfied, claiming that he had fought bloodily but was not treated fairly, and angrily left with his troops to return to his hometown, shouting that "the Asai family is far less fair and convincing than the Uki family".

At the same time, Kobayakawa Takakei was about to take advantage of the victory in Bichu to expand, but suddenly received a letter that asked him to rush to support Kitakyushu, and also heard a rumor that the Hetete clan would buy the two rivers with a high-ranking official. The monarch was suspicious and had to go and explain in person. Afterwards, Maori Terumen denied issuing the order, and it became a foggy unsolved case.

So the Ukita Naoie, who had suffered a big defeat, did not lose much, but told Hinote Honhide, "I don't know if Lord Da Nayan intends to attack Mori or Asai first, no matter which side, the contemptible people are willing to invite themselves to be the vanguard."

It shows his energetic and ambitious attitude.

The situation in Kansai is still worrying.

And there were not very serious accidents in Kyushu, but they were still worth a headache.

Originally, Otomo Sorin's move to stand up for the tie did not change the situation that he was beaten by a bunch of people, at best, it only affected the ways and means of how the head of Nagamune's department intervened in the affairs of Kyushu as the "guardian of the South China Sea".

Connecting Shimazu to fight Otomo, becoming United Nations Friendship to fight Shimazu, is not much of a modification, and it was a very common thing in the Warring States period.

It stands to reason that emaciated camels are bigger than horses, and with some assistance, it will not be a problem to hold on for a few more years.

Who would have thought that Otomo Sorin, who was eager to regain the lost territory, thought that he could try to reverse the situation with reinforcements from the four countries, and actually encouraged the head of Chomune's department to fight back with him.

The latter also agreed.

After all, they are only subordinate forces, not retainers, and they can't strictly prohibit it, so they can only be advised to be as cautious as possible.

Unfortunately, in the end, he was not cautious enough.

At the end of October, in a great battle that took place in Hinata, 15,000 Shikoku soldiers of Nagamune's own family were firmly held back by the Shimazu family, whose reputation was not yet known, with less than 3,000 men, and it was difficult to advance an inch.

In the face of the 18,000 troops of the Shimazu Yoshihisa and Yoshihiro brothers, not only did they not give full play to their advantages, but they were beaten all over the ground looking for teeth, embarrassed, and many important generals were killed.

Then Changzong and my relatives got the news from the front, and they could only withdraw their troops and retreat to defend the city, not daring to show their heads, and they would also inevitably lose their troops.

What's more serious is that after the incident, Otomo Sorin, Otomo Yoshitomi, father and son shirked their responsibilities to each other, causing a split within the retainers into two factions and a big dispute.

Shimazu took advantage of the situation to sweep the entire territory of Hyuga Province, and almost all the people of the country fell in despair.

Chikuzen also lost two battles because of the loss of Tachibana Michiyuki, but he didn't have to worry about a lot of debts, so it didn't matter much.

Kyushu can only wait for the army to save the field anyway.

All in all, the problem faced by Tie Tsuhide is that the enemy in Kansai is too forbidden to fight, and he cannot help but intervene, otherwise the forces under the banner of allies will be large; The enemy of Kyushu is too strong, and it is impossible not to intervene, otherwise the forces under the banner of allies will be annexed; The enemies of Tanba and Tango were too close to Kyoto, and they had to intervene, otherwise the ministers, monks, merchants, and literati would feel unsafe.

Not to mention that there are Hojo and Uesugi waiting to be cleaned up in the east.

I don't know why I was suddenly faced with a situation of using troops in multiple directions.

Full of calculations, Tieshou Fan Xiu can now pull out 15,000 banner standing troops, more than 40,000 conscripts, and subordinate forces can also provide about 50,000 or 60,000 troops, but they still don't feel that it is enough.

Leaving a part of the defense against Uesugi and a partial division attacking Tanba, and the rest of the people being put on any line in Kansai or Kyushu is still a decisive force, but it is impossible to control the situation while taking care of both fronts.

Why is it so overstretched all of a sudden?

The powerful people of the world are still fighting back and forth, not that the situation has deteriorated a lot all of a sudden.

What has changed is the mentality.

When he held Ashikaga Yoshiaki hostage and performed the official ceremonies of the shogunate, Hirate Honhide actually only enjoyed power and did not bear much obligation.

Anyway, in the end, the pot of war can be thrown on the head of the general Zhengyi.

Now that guy has run away, it is equivalent to being in charge of his own house, and his mentality is completely different. When I saw anyone who violated the central designation and started a war and expanded without authorization, I seemed to feel that I was slapping myself in the face.

At this time, Heite was a little glad in his heart, and he was right that he did not rush to accept the official position of "Minister from the Second Interior", nor did he immediately ask for the titles of "Elder Genji" and "Pillar of the Samurai Family".

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight, this seems to be just a joke, but there is really some truth in it.