Chapter 938: Date - Ashina Dispute!
The Ida family's astronomical rebellion can be said to be the beginning of the entire Oshu Rebellion.
Originally, I thought that after Date Harumune succeeded to the throne of the family, the civil strife in the Date family would subside, and Mutsu would be able to stabilize, but it backfired. And among them, Date Harumune himself has to pay a certain amount of responsibility.
The son-in-law of Date Minoru on the body of Toshimune of Okida, married the fifth daughter of Date Minoru and is a faithful Planter sect. And after Date Harune abdicated to Date Harune, Kamida Toshimune couldn't accept this fact, and turned a deaf ear to Date Harune's various orders, which can be regarded as his own death.
And Date Haruzong really doesn't have the capacity to tolerate people, since you have given your younger brother Date Shiyuan a lot of security and sealed a lot of Zhixing, why can't you also be kind to your brother-in-law?
Not only was it not appeased, Date Harumune was even ready to trick Oda Shunzong into going to Yonezawa City to kill him, but for some reason, the news was revealed, which completely angered Oda Shunzong.
Hanging Tian Junzong did not do anything, and directly raised the anti-flag in the city of Hanging Field, and then sent someone to notify Soma Xianyin, the head of the Soma family next door, and sent someone to the Ashina family for help, ready to hug the thigh of the Ashina family.
Toshimune's thinking is also very clear, and the entire Nanjio can fight against the Date family is the Ashina family. In order to be on the safe side, Toshimune Kakuda also sent someone to Marumori Castle to ask for help from the already reclusive Date Minoru, and Date Minoru did go to Yonezawa Castle in person to persuade him.
However, Date Harune thought that Date Minoru wanted to meddle in the affairs of the family, so there was no bird Date Minoru at all.
As for Hanging Tian Junzong, Date Harumun also hated it more and more, and directly ordered the mobilization of troops in the territory to prepare for the suppression of the Hanging Tian family by force. However, the Date family is fast, and the Ashina family moves faster.
The Ashina Mori clan had long been ready to do something in the Southern Michino, and Toshimune Kasumida's letter of request for help gave the Ashina Mori clan a good excuse. So with the Ashina family taking the lead, Nikaido, Nihonmatsu, Tamura and other forces also joined in, and for a while, almost all the people of Nanjitsu except for Date Harune's father-in-law, Iwaki Shigetaka, abandoned the Date family!
At this time, it was just spring, and the snow on the ground had not yet melted, and the Tsugawa family did not expect such a major event to happen during such a time period. So after the ninja of the Tsugawa family teleported the matter back, it had been several days since Toshimune Kakuda rebelled.
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The fighting in the southern Mutsu has become more and more intense, as more and more forces are involved.
Before, Date Harunzong had to divide a part of his troops to guard against the Tsugawa family in Dewa, but when he saw that the Ashina Mori clan's side was so powerful, Date Harumun also began to panic. At this time, how could he manage so much, Date Harumune could only grit his teeth and mobilize all the troops in the territory to prepare to go to Date County to block the attack of the Ashina family.
At the same time, Date Harumune also hurriedly called out to his allies. The two sworn enemies of staying behind and Kokubun actually stood together rarely, and although Kasai and Osaki did not send reinforcements, they also waved their flags and shouted for Date Harumune in the rear.
The bad weather also caused a lot of unnecessary trouble for the Date family and the Ashina family, and the men and horses of the two sides confronted each other across the Abukuma River and began a war of attrition.
The number of troops mobilized by Date Haru's sect was around 5,000 people, while the number of Ashina Mori's coalition forces was more than 10,000, and the difference in strength between the two sides was not ordinarily large. Date Harumun has no way to do this, he has just experienced a huge turmoil, and the Date family is in ruins, and the Ashina Mori clan chose to do things at this point in time, and he really grasped the lifeblood of Date Harumune.
"What's going on with the Tsugawa family?" In the Ishidada Castle on the banks of the Abukuma River, Date Harumune looked at the map in front of him and said without looking back. Compared to the Ashina Mori clan, Date Harune is obviously more concerned about the news of the Tsugawa family, because the Tsugawa family and the Ashina family are not at the same power level.
Previously, there was a Mogami family between the Date family and the Tsugawa family, but now the Tsugawa family's troops have been stationed in Yamagata Castle, and it is only a day's journey from Yonezawa Castle. If the Tsugawa family took advantage of the battle between the Date family and the Ashina family to raid Yonezawa Castle, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Hearing Date Harumune's words, Nakano Sotoki on the side hurriedly replied, "There is no news about the Tsukawa family from the detective side, and more people have been sent to patrol and dewa all over the country, once the Tsugawa family has any movements, the family can know in time!" ”
"In addition, I also heard a rumor here that the head of the Tsugawa family, Tsugawa Soji, is actually not in the territory, but has gone to Shangluo." Nakano Sotoki then spoke.
"Soji Tsugawa is not in the territory?" Date Qingzong was first overjoyed, and then said with a melancholy face, "The rumors can't be believed, this matter is related to the survival of the family, don't jump to conclusions!" ”
"Kyoto is too far away, and even sending someone to verify it would take too much time, and my family can't wait so long. It's better to send a retainer to the Tsugawa family, so that you can know if Tsugawa Soji is still in the territory! Nakano then replied.
"Hmm." Date Harumune nodded, then turned his head to Sangzuki Keicho on the side and said, "Harima Mamoru, I'll leave the matter to you as an envoy, be sure to find out the whereabouts of Tsugawa Soji!" ”
"Yes! Lord! "Kuwashiri Keicho is the most important minister of the Date family, and Lao Cheng is deeply trusted by Date Harumi.
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At the same time, in Liangchuan City, which is separated by a river from Liangchuan City, this city that has just been captured still emits the smell of "gunsmoke".
"Date Harumune personally sits in Shimutian Castle on the other side, and if he forcibly crosses the river, I'm afraid he will lose a lot. What do you think about this? Standing on the hill outside Ryogawa Castle, Ashina Mori pointed to Abu Kuma in front of him, and said to Nikaido Teruyuki (Teruyuki) and the others beside him.
After Ashina Mori finished speaking, everyone present fell silent.
In fact, despite the fact that the Ashina Mori clan had the largest number of coalition troops, some of the people were actually forced to participate, such as Nikaido Teruyuki and Nihonmatsu Yoshikuni.
These two are the hardcore little brothers of the Date family, whether they are sincere or not, but they really didn't think about fighting Date with Ashina, and they were completely forced to participate in the dispatch of troops this time.
The thousands of troops of the Ashina family directly beat Nikaido and Nihonmatsu last time, and the neighboring people such as Tamura and Ishibashi also responded to the Ashina Mori clan, if they don't participate, I'm afraid the first to be destroyed is the Nihonmatsu family or the Nikaido family.
So in such a matter, Nikaido Teruyuki and Nihonmatsu Yoshikuni both chose to remain silent. As for the others who did not speak, such as Takaaki Tamura and Yoshitsuna Ouchi, who controlled the Ishibashi family, they did not want to be the first bird, while the remaining people such as the Azuida family did not have a say.
Seeing that everyone didn't speak, it was inconvenient for the Ashina Mori clan to force it, so he waved his horsewhip and said, "If our tens of thousands of troops hit and attack a little, wouldn't it be a waste of troops?" Date Harumun emptied his family and gathered four or five thousand people all in Shimutian City, leaving part of the troops to contain Date Haruzong, we can attack other cities first! ”