Sister River, located northeast of Lake Biwa. The www.biquge.info of the Ink Pavilion originates from the Golden Dung River in the northern part of the Omi River and flows until it flows into Lake Biwa in the west of Mt. Ibuki, and is said to be the residence of the elder sister of the Enma, Ryuo. This river is directly divided into two in the eastern part of the river, and it is only a few quarters of an hour away from Kotani Castle, so it is very convenient to reinforce or retreat to Kotani to defend it.

This is the reason why Asai Nagamasa chose this place as the decisive battle. After all, the Asai family is only more than 200,000 stones, and the total strength is only about 15,000 people, and if it is distributed to various castles, it is impossible to resist the 70,000 troops of the Oda family.

And although he did not receive specific information, Asai Nagamasa believed that Oda Yoshinobu would definitely lead the main force of Ise in this battle. Will those castles be able to withstand the onslaught of Oda Yoshinobu's tribe? Asai Nagamasa didn't have that confidence.

After the safe evacuation of the Oda Army, Asai Nagamasa had gone alone to the trail in Kanesaki, where the mountain of corpses was still piled up on the ground, firmly blocking the road. It stands to reason that there should be many carnivorous scavengers such as wild wolves with so many corpses, but when Asai Nagamasa went there, the surroundings of the corpse mountain were quiet, not to mention animals, and even insects could not be seen. It was as if it had become a dead place, so silent.

Just by standing there, Asai Nagamasa could think of that day, with what terrifying bravery Oda Yoshinobu used to block the enemy. You must know that at that time, Oda Yoshinobu had not rested for nearly two days. In this case, he can still have such strength, why is Asai Nagamasa not worried?

Although the role of today's war warriors is more limited to command, individual martial arts are increasingly unable to influence the trend of war. However, Oda Yoshinobu is the person who has the potential to completely change the trend of the war even if there is only one person, so when Asai Nagamasa is considering, he must take Oda Yoshinobu into account, at least, and do not have unexpected things.

Seeing that everyone had no opinions, Asai Nagamasa turned his head to look at Asai Hisamasa and said lightly, "Father, I bother you to go to Echizen in person, and ask His Highness Asakura to send troops to support." After speaking, Asai Nagamasa took out a letter from his bosom and asked the little surname to hand it to Asai Hisasa, "In this letter, I have explained all the pros and cons of this battle, and I also ask my father to make sure that His Royal Highness Asakura commands all the troops that may be mobilized to come to support." ”

"Don't worry, His Royal Highness Asakura won't fail to understand that once the family fails, the consequences of the Asakura family will ......" Asai Hisamasa nodded and said in a deep voice.

Subsequently, Asai Nagamasa asked Endo Naokei to personally go to Ishiyama Honganji Temple and Kishiwada Castle, and asked Honganji and the Miyoshi family to send troops to Yamashiro Province and Izumi Province when the Oda family attacked Omi, so as to increase the pressure on the Oda family.

After arranging everything, Asai Nagamasa glanced around at everyone, slowly stood up and said loudly, "Everyone, whether the Asai family will become the master of or disappear from the world completely, we will see after this battle." So I hope you can dedicate your bravery, resourcefulness, and life to your family!! ”

"Whoa, whoa!"

Two days later, Hisamasa Asai arrived in Echizen Province. However, after seeing Asakura Yoshikage, Asai Hisamasa found that there was another person, who was Shimoma Yoriteru of Honganji.

"Please tell His Highness Asai about the reinforcements, and the family will definitely mobilize all possible forces!" After reading the letter, Asakura Yoshikage looked at Asai Hisamasa and said in a deep voice, "If the Asai family perishes, the Asakura family will follow, so the family will definitely do their best!" ”

After speaking, Asakura Yoshikage stretched out his hand and pointed at Yoriteru Shimoma, and then Hisashi Asai said with a smile, "And this time, the Lord of Honganji also knows that the main family and the Asai family alone may not be able to fight against the Oda family. That's why I sent the next master to Kaga, and now the next master has gathered a full 50,000 believers! We are always ready to help! ”

"Really?!" Hisamasa Asai looked at Yorisho Shimoma in surprise, obviously unbelievable for this unexpected joy.

"Amitabha, Oda Yoshinobu's burning of Nagashima has caused the wrath of the Buddhists all over the world. As long as it is against the Oda family, all Buddhists will definitely not stand idly by! Shimoma Lai Zhao said in a deep voice.

Well, in fact, Shimoma Yorisho himself didn't imagine that things would go so smoothly, you must know that although Kaga Province is known as the country of Buddhas, in fact, it is difficult for Honganji Temple to order those Buddhists to attack other forces at will. As mentioned earlier, the reason why more people believe in the Ichijo sect is just to survive in Kaga Province.

Perhaps, Yorisho Shimoma should really thank Oda Yoshinobu more, if it weren't for his fire on Nagashima, I'm afraid the Buddhists in Kaga wouldn't have paid attention to him at all. After all, help the Asakura and Asai families fight against the Oda family? How can they be so idle! However, under the real tragedy of the burning of Nagashima, coupled with the fact that Shimoma Yorisho and the local Honganji temple official Nanori Yorishu constantly preached the Oda family's oppression of the Buddhists, and even threatened that once the Oda family captured Echizen, the next step would definitely be to attack Kaga and kill all the Buddhists.

In this regard, although the wealthy clans of Kaga Province were unwilling, they could not prevent the Buddhists in the territory from joining the army against Oda Nobunaga.

Immediately, Asakura Yoshikei immediately mobilized all the troops of Echizen and Wakasa under the name of Asakura Keiken, and in just two days, nearly 40,000 troops were gathered. This is the limit of what the Asakura family can mobilize. For this reason, he even requisitioned the defenders of most of the castles in Echizen. If there were no reinforcements from Honganji Temple, Asakura Yoshikage would never dare to play like this. Because at this time, if someone rebels in the territory, most of Echizen's castles can be captured in an instant.

On the other hand, Shimoma Yorisho also returned to Kaga and led 50,000 Buddhists to Omi together with Shichiri Yorishu.

The addition of these two forces instantly made the war blurry. After all, all of a sudden, the Asai family's troops increased from 15,000 to 100,000. What about the Oda family? It's just 70,000 people. And most importantly, this is just one of the enemies of the Oda family.

On the other hand, the Hatano family and the Akai family of Tamba once again led an army of 10,000 to Settsu Province, and at the same time, in Ishiyama Honganji Temple, there were 40,000 troops of Buddhists and Araki from Settsu Province, of which 30,000 were Buddhists.

And in the Miyoshi family in Hozumi Province, they also gathered 20,000 troops again, ready to send troops to Hanoi Province at any time. For a while, the entire was suddenly surrounded by a solemn atmosphere.