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The Assault on Miki Castle took place at Miki Castle, Japan in 1582 during the late Sengoku period. It was fought between a group of conscripts, aided by the Kakushiba ikki, and Bessho Harumasa, an Bessho clan retainer and Shinbakufu member, and his forces.

Prelude[edit | edit source]

In 1578, Oda Nobunaga's commander Toyotomi Hideyoshi attacked the Mōri clan in the Chūgoku provinces, which led Oda's ally Bessho Nagaharu to help the Mōri by shutting himself in Miki Castle and going against Nobunaga. As a result, Hideyoshi started a two-year siege of Miki Castle. This onslaughter caused Negaharu to lose supplies and nourishment for his men. In the end, Nagaharu, his wife, and his younger brother Tomoyuki committed seppuku, in order to save the lives of the castle's soldiers.[1]

In 1582, after Nobunaga's death at Honnō-ji,[2] Bessho Harumasa, a retainer of the Bessho clan, and his forces easily took back Miki Castle from the remnants of the Oda clan and kept Hideyoshi's men at bay. However, this act led to the intervention of Kakushiba ikki members Fujibayashi Naoe and Yasuke.[3] With the help of former commander Nakamura Tadashige‏‎, the duo retained the help of rōnin Koshiro[4] and merchant Hiromichi[5] in their plan to attack Harumasa.

The Assault on Miki Castle[edit | edit source]

With their own plans, Naoe entered the castle grounds secretly and started to take down its gunmen and aided Koshiro find his fellow conscripts. Yasuke soon entered the grounds and met personally with Harumasa, surrounded by his men and his second-in-command, The Tsuno. While insulting him over his ties with Nobunaga, Harumasa accepted Yasuke's challenge to fight over the truth. The Tsuno soon offered to be his master's proxy, to which Harumasa accepted. Leaving the Tsuno to fight against Yasuke, he headed towards the castle's unfinished tenshu to await The Tsuno after his victory.[6]

Ultimately, Yasuke managed to best Harumasa's men and the Tsuno, who fell and died in combat against the samurai. Soon, Naoe and Yasuke had Koshiro lead the conscripts back to Tadashige while the duo headed towards the tenshu. There, they managed to confront and defeat Harumasa. On his knees, Naoe interrogated Harumasa about his plans with the Tatsu and the knowledge about the box. However, Harumasa stated that he had no idea and only allied himself with the Tatsu for his support against the Oda clan remnants in Harima and never cared about his leader's ambitions. Arguing over their viewpoints, Harumasa ended the conversation saying freedom was a coward's way. Done with his retorts, Naoe signaled Yasuke to end Harumasa. Once Harumasa thanked him for a quick death, Yasuke drew his ōdachi and quickly beheaded Harumasa, ending his plans for Harima.[6]

Aftermath[edit | edit source]

After the news of Harumasa's death, Genzaburo, a former commander under Harumasa, learned of Koshiro's hand in his lord's death. He thus ordered his unit to kill Koshiro at Kyokaiji Temple. Koshiro survived but was wounded greatly. After the attack, Naoe fortunately arrived at the temple and met with Koshiro, who recounted the events. Naoe promised to assassinate his attackers. After killing all of Genzaburo's unit, she confronted the commander at Zuiganji Temple and dueled him. Ultimately, she defeated and killed him, ending the threat against Koshiro.[7]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Database: Bessho Nagaharu
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Temple of the Horseman
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – A Voice in Anger
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Brothers in Arms
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Of My Enemy
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Broken Horn
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Genzaburo's Soldiers

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