"What is my other self's plan? What does Asai Nagamasa think? Surrender or fight?"
"If a war breaks out, our Asakura family should only have to deal with Uesugi Kenshin's group, right?"
Before he could finish his words, Asakura Yoshikage felt the urge to curse.
With two Kenshins, plus one Hojo Ujiyasu, and powerful daimyo like Satomi and Utsunomiya in Kanto, it would be impossible for them to win.
Kenshin Uesugi is a military god who has never been defeated, not to mention that there are two of them.
No, my brain is not enough and I can’t think of any solution.
"Get the car ready immediately! I'm going to meet my other self."
He is older than me and more knowledgeable. He must have a better way.
……
Kitaomi Province, Odani Castle, castle tower conference hall.
Ever since Xiaoxing finished reading the Oda family's notice, everyone in the Asai family fell into an unspeakable silence.
The coalition forces composed of Takeda, Imagawa, Saito, Hojo, Oda, Date and others were commanded by the Tiger of Kai, Takeda Shingen. This lineup was really too terrifying.
A person's name is like a tree's shadow. Just hearing those familiar names is enough to silence all the warriors.
"Father, how about this? Should we accept the Oda family's proposal?"
After a long time, Asai Nagamasa couldn't help but speak out, breaking the silence in the conference hall.
"A coalition of this size is definitely not something we can handle."
Asai Hisamasa frowned, thought about it again and again, but couldn't make up his mind.
"If it was just handing over two-thirds of the territory, it wouldn't be a big deal. But to sever ties with the Asakura family and march to Kyoto with the army is simply unacceptable."
"Our Asai family and the Asakura family are old friends. In another world, we are one and the same. This is undoubtedly proof of our friendship."
Father, are you out of your mind?
The Asai family in the other world seemed to have been swallowed up by the Asakura family.
Although he thought so, Asai Nagamasa did not say it out loud.
After all, even under the rule of the Asakura family, he and his father lived a good life in that world, and he also had several younger brothers.
Moreover, the Asai Asakura family in that world deliberately put the name of the Asai family in front to show respect for Asai.
In addition, unlike the young Yoshikage on this side, the elderly Asakura Yoshikage on the other side is indeed a very good person with excellent governing ability. He is completely different from his father and is worthy of being the lord of Asai Asakura.
"But, father... although the Oda clan only has 15,000 men, they are all armored and have a large number of war horses and those chocobos called horses. The difference in strength between the two sides is too great. This battle is simply impossible to fight."
"I know, but we absolutely cannot abandon the Asakura family. This might not be a divisive tactic of the Oda family. They're deliberately trying to separate our two families and leave us isolated and helpless."
"this…"
It seems reasonable.
While he was pondering, a lot of noisy sounds suddenly came from outside the door.
Immediately afterwards, the two Asakura Yoshikage, the Asai family members from another world, and many Asakura family samurai walked in together.
Asai Hisamasa's face lit up with joy, and he immediately felt more confident. He quickly stepped forward to greet the elderly Yoshikage.
"Duke Yijing, I feel relieved now that you are here."
"Don't worry, we're all here."
Elder Yi Jing smiled and said with a hint of emotion:
"Before we came, many people, including Axue, didn't want us to support Kita-Omi, thinking it was just the Asai family's business."
"But how could they know the deep friendship between our two families? Asai and Asakura have always been one."
"Besides, if one's lips are gone, the other's teeth will be cold. To sit back and watch our allies fall is to wait for death."
"Yes, you are right." Asai Hisamasa was deeply moved.
Compared with the young Yijing in his own world, this elderly Yijing is really convincing.
"Lord Yi Jing, how did you handle the situation with Uesugi Kenshin?"
"I've asked the Ikko clan for help and sent a general from our clan to lead 5,000 elite soldiers. Together with the Ikko Ikki, we won't attack proactively and will focus on stalling for time. We should be able to drag this out and decide the outcome."
Elder Yijing paused, then smiled and said:
"The Hokuriku region is mountainous, making it difficult to advance. I have ordered the destruction of the roads, which should slow down Uesugi Kenshin's march."
"Besides, the Uesugi family only occupies a portion of Echizen. With the concerted efforts of the Hokuriku daimyo, they can at least delay the war for two or three months."
"On the other hand, Beijinjiang and Meinong are too close. Even if we ride at full speed, we can reach them in a day. It is really too dangerous."
“So, here we are.”
"This time, I emptied my family's savings and recruited a total of 33,000 soldiers. Odani Castle is one of the five largest mountain castles in Japan. If we just want to defend the city, it shouldn't be a problem."
Very good!
Asai Hisamasa smiled and relaxed completely.
At the same time, he secretly cursed the Oda family for being careless and underestimating the enemy.
Even though the Oda clan was well-equipped and Takeda Shingen had superb command skills, they were of no use in siege warfare.
The Asakura family has an army of 33,000, and even if they empty their own savings, they should be able to muster 7,000 samurai and cannon soldiers.
Adding them together, there are 40,000 people.
With so many people, even if it's two for one, we're sure to win.
"As expected of Duke Yi Jing, it looks like we can rest easy this time, haha..."
At this moment, a horn suddenly sounded in the distance.
At this moment, everyone's faces turned ugly.
The notice was received in the early morning, and just a few hours later, the Oda army arrived.
It is obvious that they will first send troops and station them in the border area, and then attack in one go after issuing the announcement.
"Duke Yijing, please lead your troops to station here immediately."
"No, the army is still behind. We just came here first by carriage."
"that's true……"
Ordinary soldiers did not have horses, and it was impossible for them to have so many horses. They had to rely on walking on their own two legs, and could only march thirty or forty miles a day.
And it would take at least three or four days to walk from Ichijodani Castle in Echizen to Odani Castle, even if one marched quickly all the way.
At this time, Asai Hisamasa thought of another thing.
Odani Castle is not on the border, and the Oda army's arrival here means that all the cities ahead have fallen.
It would be fine if they surrendered voluntarily, but if the city was broken, Xiaogu City would not be able to hold out for three or four days.
"Duke Yijing, what should we do next?"
"Let's go out of the city and have a look first."
Chapter 65 Congratulations, you captured me, Asai Nagamasa
Outside of Xiaogu City, there were only more than two thousand cavalrymen, half of whom were real horses of varying heights, and the other half were chocobos called horses.
Neatly and in order.
During this time, the flags of Oda, Imagawa, Takeda, Hojo and others made everyone feel nervous.
However, the number of people was too small and they were all cavalry, which made everyone feel somewhat relieved.
Soon, many cavalrymen separated and built a row of simple pavilions with umbrellas and tents, and laid two layers of carpets on the ground.
Takeda Shingen sat in the middle, holding a military fan. He looked around and was about to ask his subordinates to help him shout. Kiyomiya Maya came forward as quickly as possible, presented him with a loudspeaker, and explained again how to use it.
"...Shingen-sama, this is something we all made together. Please try it."
"Okay. Hello... can you hear me?"
Takeda Shingen tried it, and a huge sound resounded in all directions.
This scene made her look happy.
In the past, if you wanted to make a statement in front of the enemy, you would either have to send someone to risk their life forward or find someone with a loud voice to help make the statement. With this thing, it is much easier.
The person delivering the message, the tone of voice and so on, are never conveyed correctly.
"I am Takeda Shingen, the commander-in-chief of the Oda Ieyasu army. I will give you ten seconds to consider whether you want to surrender."
"If you still refuse to surrender after ten counts, I will launch a general attack."
"Ten, nine... one."
"Very good, since you are not going to surrender, then I will not be polite."
Everyone on the city wall looked at each other in confusion.
How could she shout so far away that her voice could be heard?
As for the siege? No one cares.
The cavalry had no way of attacking the city.
What's more, even if the Asakura family's 33,000 troops have not arrived yet, there are more than 2,000 defenders in Odani Castle, which is enough.
At this time, the elderly Yi Jing took the initiative to find a loud-voiced person to help shout:
"Takeda Shingen, why are you attacking our Asai Asakura clan? We have no intention of stopping the Oda clan from advancing to Kyoto. Can't both sides coexist peacefully? We can also lend you the passage."
"Haha... I don't trust you. What if after we reach Luoyang, you suddenly attack our retreat?"
Takeda Shingen laughed for a while, then turned to look at the white curtain, asking with his eyes if there was any way to launch a surprise attack.
Seeing this, Baimu understood.
He stepped forward silently, drew the pistol from his back, and threw it with force.
"careful!"
Faced with the oncoming pistols, the elderly Yoshikage's subordinates, including Asai Nagamasa, Asai Saburo, and Asakura Saburo, all stepped forward with shields to block them.
boom!
With a loud bang, the pistol instantly pierced through the five shields in front of the elderly Yi Jing and nailed to the stone behind him, with half of the gun body embedded in it.
Due to the shield blocking, the gun blade deflected and passed by the side of the elderly Yijing.
But even so, a bloody cut was still left on his shoulder.
The five people standing in front of him were also stabbed in the chest, heart, shoulders and other places.
This horrifying scene left everyone stunned and they quickly stepped back to avoid it.
The next second, a second pistol came towards him, pinning young Yijing to the ground.
"Lord Yoshikage!"
Asai Hisamasa exclaimed, and without bothering to check his injuries, he hurriedly pulled his "son" back.
The third one hit the iron chain on the right side of the city gate, breaking it and causing the entire city gate to shake.
"Is this still a human being? Get down! Everyone get down!"
Because Asai Hisamasa was retreating, the fourth pistol only hit his left arm and passed through it instantly.
As the pistol sank into the rock of the city wall, his left arm fell off.
“Ah…! Get down! Everyone, get down! Protect Duke Yijing! Protect Duke Yijing!!”
The fifth one pierced the heart of the Asai family's powerful general, Isono Umamasa, causing him to fall to the ground.
This scene filled Asai Hisamasa with grief.
"Asshole Oda!"
The sixth one hit the iron chain on the left side of the city gate, causing the entire city gate to collapse and fall heavily onto the moat.
"It's over... Our Asai family is finished..."
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