Winter 1568
Yoshimoto had sent demands for the Amago, Ouchi, and Yamana to back down and surrender. A series of messages had arrived from Amago Haruhisa, Yamana Suketoyo, and Ouchi Yoshinaga which stated their refusal. In response, Yoshimoto had called upon local lords to assist him in chastising the Yamana and the rest of Chugoku.
May 9th, 1568
Yamaguchi Palace, Suo Province
Yoshinaga had heard the news that Harukata was engaging the Imagawa. Sensing it was the right time to make his move, Yoshinaga had sent for local forces to capture Sue Nagafusa, Harukata's son. Yoshinaga had received a frantic messenger.
"My Lord, Nagafusa has escaped!"
"Then send soldiers out to the countryside, he must be found! I want messengers dispatched to the Mori in Yoshida-Koriyama Castle in Aki, tell them to defend their lord, if not for my sake which is understandable, then at least to avenge their father."
"Understood my Lord." The messenger left.
Word of the Yamaguchi Palace Incident, as it was being called had spread, with Yoshinaga moving to secure Suo Province in preparation to face the Sue and their supporters.
May 13th, 1568
Yoshida-Koriyama Castle, Aki Province
Mori Takamoto had received word that Ouchi Yoshinaga had requested his aid. Takamoto had summoned his brothers to Yoshida Koriyama the moment the rumors broke out about Yoshinaga's actions against Harukata, some saying he killed Sue Nagafusa.
"Brother, must we be content with backing Yoshinaga, why not become independent outright, we owe that usurper nothing!" Kikkawa Motoharu was incensed that his older brother, Mori Takamoto would consider working with Yoshinaga.
"As much as I would like to agree if Yoshinaga is left alone and we rebel the Harukata will just move against us next once he is done with him. We will send aid to Yoshinaga but tell him in that the Mori will never serve the Ouchi again. After all this situation we have found ourselves in all rests on Harukata's actions." [1]
May 25th, 1568
2 miles from Tottori Castle, Inaba Province
The Imagawa advance westward saw them take Konosumi Castle and Tajima Province. However, the Imagawa had faced harsher resistance in Inaba Province, as the Yamana were supported by the Amago and Ouchi. Sue Harukata had led the Ouchi as the driving force of this conflict, or at least he was.
"Damn that ungrateful bastard! He would still be Otomo Haruhide the half-brother to Otomo Yoshishige without me! He will not be as lucky as my son. If I find him, I'll explain to Ushimaru his father died in an accident." Harukata's anger had subsided, before turning towards Okimori Naito, and Fujikane Masuda. "Okimori, Fujikane, can I trust you to keep your forces here? Haruhisa and Suketoyo would never forgive us for leaving them.
"Yes, but we do not know how long we can keep these skirmishes going." Naito Okimori warned.
"Then fight until it is no longer possible to delay the siege."
"Understood Commander."
Harukata proceeded to race back to take control of the Ouchi.
[1] Mori Takamoto was the son of Mori Motonari who died in 1563 apparently of poison, here while his father dies he avoids that fate. Motonari was fond of having his sons adopted into local clans to secure power.
[2] Considering Yoshinaga died in OTL at 25 and is 36 TTL I figured he should have at least one son.
I've decided to make a more localized map of the area, the colors are the same on the map except for Suo and Iwami are in silver, to represent Harukata Sue and his faction, While the Ouchi force in Bingo remain loyal to the Mori, and therefore reverts back to grey.
Yoshimoto had sent demands for the Amago, Ouchi, and Yamana to back down and surrender. A series of messages had arrived from Amago Haruhisa, Yamana Suketoyo, and Ouchi Yoshinaga which stated their refusal. In response, Yoshimoto had called upon local lords to assist him in chastising the Yamana and the rest of Chugoku.
May 9th, 1568
Yamaguchi Palace, Suo Province
Yoshinaga had heard the news that Harukata was engaging the Imagawa. Sensing it was the right time to make his move, Yoshinaga had sent for local forces to capture Sue Nagafusa, Harukata's son. Yoshinaga had received a frantic messenger.
"My Lord, Nagafusa has escaped!"
"Then send soldiers out to the countryside, he must be found! I want messengers dispatched to the Mori in Yoshida-Koriyama Castle in Aki, tell them to defend their lord, if not for my sake which is understandable, then at least to avenge their father."
"Understood my Lord." The messenger left.
Word of the Yamaguchi Palace Incident, as it was being called had spread, with Yoshinaga moving to secure Suo Province in preparation to face the Sue and their supporters.
May 13th, 1568
Yoshida-Koriyama Castle, Aki Province
Mori Takamoto had received word that Ouchi Yoshinaga had requested his aid. Takamoto had summoned his brothers to Yoshida Koriyama the moment the rumors broke out about Yoshinaga's actions against Harukata, some saying he killed Sue Nagafusa.
"Brother, must we be content with backing Yoshinaga, why not become independent outright, we owe that usurper nothing!" Kikkawa Motoharu was incensed that his older brother, Mori Takamoto would consider working with Yoshinaga.
"As much as I would like to agree if Yoshinaga is left alone and we rebel the Harukata will just move against us next once he is done with him. We will send aid to Yoshinaga but tell him in that the Mori will never serve the Ouchi again. After all this situation we have found ourselves in all rests on Harukata's actions." [1]
May 25th, 1568
2 miles from Tottori Castle, Inaba Province
The Imagawa advance westward saw them take Konosumi Castle and Tajima Province. However, the Imagawa had faced harsher resistance in Inaba Province, as the Yamana were supported by the Amago and Ouchi. Sue Harukata had led the Ouchi as the driving force of this conflict, or at least he was.
"Damn that ungrateful bastard! He would still be Otomo Haruhide the half-brother to Otomo Yoshishige without me! He will not be as lucky as my son. If I find him, I'll explain to Ushimaru his father died in an accident." Harukata's anger had subsided, before turning towards Okimori Naito, and Fujikane Masuda. "Okimori, Fujikane, can I trust you to keep your forces here? Haruhisa and Suketoyo would never forgive us for leaving them.
"Yes, but we do not know how long we can keep these skirmishes going." Naito Okimori warned.
"Then fight until it is no longer possible to delay the siege."
"Understood Commander."
Harukata proceeded to race back to take control of the Ouchi.
[1] Mori Takamoto was the son of Mori Motonari who died in 1563 apparently of poison, here while his father dies he avoids that fate. Motonari was fond of having his sons adopted into local clans to secure power.
[2] Considering Yoshinaga died in OTL at 25 and is 36 TTL I figured he should have at least one son.
I've decided to make a more localized map of the area, the colors are the same on the map except for Suo and Iwami are in silver, to represent Harukata Sue and his faction, While the Ouchi force in Bingo remain loyal to the Mori, and therefore reverts back to grey.
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