In the first year of Motokame, Nobunaga's 30,000 Oda Tokugawa coalition army marched north from Kyoto, passing through Wakasa Province and attacking the Asakura family.

The guardian of Wakasa Province was originally in the hands of Wakasa Takeda, a branch of Yasui Takeda.

Kai Takeda Nobumitsu, the fifth generation of Kai, is also the guardian of Kai and An Yun, and his descendant Takeda Shinichi inherited the position of An Yun's guardian.

Later Anyun Takeda Nobushi, the fourth generation of Takeda Nobushi, the eldest male Takeda Nobuyei, was given the title of Wakasa for his meritorious service in killing the rebellious ministers on the orders of the evil general Ashikaga Yoshikyo, and his descendants have been hereditary since then.

Wakasa Takeda Eiroku was invaded by the Asakura family, and the family governor Takeda Motoaki was imprisoned in the main castle of the Asakura family.

Although Wakasa Province was annexed by the Asakura family, the local nobles did not return to their hearts, and when Nobunaga's army appeared in Wakasa Province, it was easily crossed without local resistance.

After entering Echizen, Nobunaga immediately captured Tsuruyama Castle and Kanesaki Castle in Asakura Tsuruga Prefecture, and just as Nobunaga was preparing to attack Ichijoya Castle like a bamboo, he heard that the Asai family, the former ally, was backing against him.

The Asai family, who lived in Kita-Omi, has always been an important ally of the Asakura family, and when Nobunaga did not go to Raku, Asai Oda was about the same strength, which can be described as an equal alliance, and now the Oda family has swallowed up Konya, Ise, Shima, and Minami Omi, and its strength has risen sharply.

And the benefits that the Asai family got during this period were not great.

If Nobunaga captures the Asakura family again in this battle, there will be no more resistance to the Oda family in the world, and the Asai family can only succumb to the wings of the Oda family from now on.

Asai Nagamasa, known as the Eagle of Omi, also has high-flying ambitions, so he naturally refused to submit to Nobunaga for the rest of his life, so he was supported by his family retainer and father.

The Asai family and the Asakura family joined forces to wage war against the Oda family.

Wenzhi's sister-in-law Asai Nagamasa rebelled, and Nobunaga was furious, but in the face of the unfavorable situation of the two great names of Asai Asakura, he had to lead the army to retreat.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi took the initiative to ask Ying to take up the duties of the queen of the lower palace, and Nobunaga was moved, and ordered Ikeda Masakatsu, and Akechi Mitsuhide and the two assisted Hideyoshi to break off.

Nobunaga immediately fled to Kyoto after gathering his forces on the spot, but was blocked by the iron cannon of the Kaga ninja Sugitani, but fortunately Nobunaga was only wounded and did not die.

After returning to Kyoto, Nobunaga was very embarrassed, not to mention the injuries on his body, and there were only a dozen riders left around him.

Kyoto, Nijo Imperial Palace.

Nobunaga was flanked by the two armies of Asakura and Asai at Jinqi, and the news of the defeat had reached the ears of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki was wearing a tall black hat at the moment, holding a folding fan, and looking at the sky outside the roller shutter in court clothes.

At this moment, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and from time to time, a lightning light like a long snake broke through the clouds.

Then there was a rumbling thunder, and around the courtyard, a fishy wind with an earthy smell swept in the face.

"The world will change!"

Ashikaga Yoshiaki folded the fan in his hand, folded it heavily, and said this lightly.

Compared with the previous general Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Ashikaga Yoshiaki lacks his brother's high-spirited and unbending momentum, Ashikaga Yoshiaki is not only a shogun, but also adds the spirit of a peerless swordsman.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki was better at patience than his brother, and when he was young, he entered the southern capital Kofukuji Temple as a monk, and later evaded the pursuit of the Miyoshi family, and in order to restore the former glory of the Ashikaga shogunate, he took refuge under the eaves of the Rokkaku, Asakura, and Oda houses, and turned around to seek support.

After he received Nobunaga's help and Kamiraku officially became the shogun, Nobunaga revealed his power as a minister, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki kept his anger down, but secretly looked for an opportunity to bring down Nobunaga.

Right now, Ashikaga Yoshiaki is confident that the opportunity has come.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki said hatefully: "Nobunaga, this person is flying and domineering, and when he was not in front of Luo, he treated me with respect, but when he knew that Wang Mang was humble and not usurped, now after holding the authority of the world, he controls the world, acts arbitrarily, and becomes the Cao Cao of my Ashikaga family!" ”

The general dressed as a monk, the close minister Siemkei (later known as Yamaoka Keitomo), said: "Your Royal Highness, now that the daimyo of the world sees Nobunaga's dilemma at this moment, with the leaders of the Asakura and Asai families, I believe that there will be more princes who disagree with the Oda family and break with Nobunaga." ”

"Exactly." Ashikaga Yoshiaki paused and said, "The Asakura Asai incident is certainly good, but these two may not be Nobunaga's opponents. I will write letters to the daimyo in various places in the form of an imperial letter, asking them to go to King Kyoto and crusade against the unrighteous minister Oda Nobunaga. ”…,

Siem Kei thought for a moment and said: "The poor monk feels that there are many forces that are dissatisfied with Nobunaga at the moment and can be dispatched for us, among them, the North Ridge Hiei Mountain Enryakuji Temple in the Northern Ridge of the Southern Capital, the head of the Honganji Temple, the main mountain Ishiyama Daigobo, Awaji, the Miyoshi trio peeping at Awa, and the Rokkaku family in dormancy, will support us. ”

Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded and said, "Very good, but you also missed someone." ”

Yu Qing thought for a while and asked, "The poor monk is ignorant, and he also asks the Gongfang Hall to make it clear." ”

Ashikaga Yoshiaki said lightly: "Kai's Dharma Academy, Jiyama Shingen. ”

"The Takeda family." Siem Kei said carefully, "It is true that the Takeda family has made a lot of noise since the defeat of the Hojo family by Mizenga, and the poor monk guesses that there may be no opponent except Oda, if the Takeda family can send troops to King Qin to attack the area of Mikawa in Tokaido, it can contain Nobunaga's powerful ally, the Tokugawa family, but ......"

"But His Royal Highness, I'm afraid it won't work now, the main force of the Takeda Army is fighting a decisive battle with the Hojo family in Suruga, and even if he receives the general's imperial letter, he can't pull out of Kamiraku. What's more, now Takeda and Oda are still allies. ”

Ashikaga Yoshiaki said: "No, Shingen's ambition is in Joraku, which is the ambition of the descendants of Silla Saburo Yoshimitsu for generations, and they have always wanted to replace the Hachimantaro Yoshiya, replace my Ashikaga family, and take charge of the family of the Kawachi Genji pillars."

"Then in this case, the Takeda family is not a threat to His Royal Highness, why did you still summon him to Shangluo?"

Ashikaga Yoshiaki laughed and said, "Siamkei, don't you know, aren't there few famous people in the world who peep into my general's position?" I just want to drag the Takeda family into the water, enter this chaotic situation, muddy the general trend of the world, and let the forces of all parties compete with each other, so that I can pull one faction to fight the other, and not let any one side dominate. ”

"In a situation where the forces of all parties are evenly matched and unable to hold each other, if everyone wants to survive in the hostile forces without being attacked, they must use the call of righteousness in my hands to surrender to my Ashikaga family, and this is the true way of the emperor."

Hearing this, Siamqing hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness is far-sighted, and the poor monk admires it. This text is provided by Qihang Dagger Qishen

Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded, and said: "Takeda Shingen is the first warlord today, the famous generals under the demon are like clouds, and the elite soldiers of Koshin are the best soldiers in the world, if he can go to the king of Luoqin, under the general attack, Nobunaga will inevitably not be protected, so the Takeda family must go to Luo, I will issue the imperial book, so that the Hojo Takeda two families reconcile, if Shingen is carefree, then he can boldly go to Luo." ”

"In this way, the Oda family will inevitably fall in my hands, so that everyone in the world will know the fate of the rebellious minister and thief Oda Nobunaga, and let them know that those who defy the authority of the shogunate will inevitably be attacked by the heroes of the world."

Izu country.

The two families of the Takeda Army and the Hojo family have been fighting fiercely for more than a month.

Because of the personal command of Takeda Shingen, and the offensive of the three fierce generals of Yamaguchi, Baba, and Naito, the battle between the Hojo Army and the Takeda Army was more defeated than victorious.

Although the Hojo Army was superior to the Takeda Army, it was defeated by the Takeda Army and was driven back from Suruga to Izu Province.

Under the offensive of the Takeda Army, the Hojo clan abandoned several castles on the border.

At this moment, the Hojo family unanimously agreed that it was okay to fight to this extent, and it could not be fought again, otherwise the Takeda family, together with the eight major names of the Kanto region, Koyama, Satomi, Satake, etc., would be in danger of being destroyed if the Hojo family was not careful.

What's more, Hojo Shiyasu is now sick in bed again, and there is no one in the Hojo family to challenge, Takeda Shingen's might.

At the moment, even the most staunch main battle faction against the Takeda family has nothing to say.

But the Hojo family didn't know that the Takeda army was also struggling at the moment, although it won victory after victory on the battlefield, but the long-term large-scale mobilization of troops made the Takeda family's internal production wither

The peasants and soldiers under the devil have all begun to fight unintentionally, and their morale is declining.

In this case, even Takeda Shingen was helpless, but he could not show weakness to the Hojo family and withdrew his troops in advance, so he was stuck in place.

At this time, Ashikaga Yoshiaki's two secret envoys, Matsubara Michitomo and Niko Shinzaemon, had quietly entered the Takeda Hojo army and showed the two governors the imperial book that the general had made peace with. …,

As a result, both Takeda and Hojo families ostensibly agreed to sell to the shogun to make peace, but in fact, they both stepped down.

Not only that, but the two families re-negotiated and prepared to reopen negotiations for the alliance.

The first year of the Motoki, June.

At this moment, the news of Takeda's peace with the Hojo family has reached the ears of Uesugi Kenshin, who fought in Vietnam.

When Uesugi Kenshin heard the news, his first reaction was to be furious, and the peace between the Hojo clan and Takeda Shingen meant a betrayal of the Ko-Vietnam Alliance.

At present, the main force of the Uesugi family is fighting in Echichung, attacking the territory of the Takeda family, and the Hojo army is leaving, and Takeda Shingen can dispatch the army of the three kingdoms of Koshin to the north at any time to attack the hinterland of Echigo.

And the main force of the Uesugi army is not there, Echigo is empty, and Shingen can take advantage of the situation to enter and go straight to Kasuga Mountain Castle.

Faced with this situation, Uesugi Kenshin had no choice but to give up, besieged the line of Toyama Castle for several months, and began to withdraw his troops on his own initiative.

At the same time, Naoe Jinggang, who ordered Chengshengcheng to confront Li Xiao's army, also led his army to retreat.

Hearing that the Uesugi army was retreating, the Takeda army naturally refused to let the other party leave so calmly, Li Xiao and Jimbo Nagaken dispatched from Josheng Castle and Toyama Castle to pursue the retreating Uesugi army.

The two armies of Takeda and Uesugi fought several more fierce battles, and as a result, the pursuing forces under the command of Jimbo Nagaken and Honda Masanobu were defeated by Uesugi Kenshin.

When Naoe Jinggang was evacuating, Yazhong thought that Li Xiao's ambush was successful, and after the Naoe army lost part of its military resources, it retreated to Xinchuan County in embarrassment before it had to get out.

After retreating to Matsukura Castle, Uesugi Kenshin left Kawada Naga and Shiina Keinao as two generals, and after assisting Shiina to sit in Shinkawa County, he led the main force of the Uesugi army back to Echigo.

At this point, the Uesugi army's strategy against Vietnam and China ended.

In July, the news of the resumption of the Kosho alliance between Takeda and Hojo also spread throughout Kanto and Echigo.

The restart of the A-Xiang Alliance, which has been fighting for a year and a half compared to history.

Li Xiao suggested that Shin Xuan use war to force peace, and the plan to force the Hojo family to succeed in March