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was chosen as Harada's replacement as commander of the Siege of
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held a conference with his comrades, after receiving a letter of advice from the imperial court via imperial envoys in April 1580. Kōsa and his son surrendered a few weeks later. The fighting finally ended in August 1580.
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to set up a blockade and disrupt the fortress' supply lines from the Mōri navy with massive new battleships. Later, in the Second
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asking for his aid in supplying the cathedral fortress. Yoshiaki eventually raised some troops himself to aid the besieged.
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with 30,000 troops, and ordered his generals to build fortresses around
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were their last bastions of strength. He besieged both fortresses simultaneously, attacking
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was forced to revise his tactics and began to attack the outposts, and the supporters of the Ikki. Nobunaga ordered
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launched a midnight stealth attack against
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341:Mount Hiei
326:Kanegasaki
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