Nobunaga Besieged - Massacre at Isa Nagashima - Update 32
A short update, sorry for the long wait. I have to upload the images to my twitter and didn’t want to spam my feed too much every day.
In this update of Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence we see more of the horrors committed by Nobunaga. He is well known for his refusal to respect Buddhism and religion in general is shown off here.
Captured Nagashima Castle
Isa Nagashima thrived as a base of the Ikko-shu, with believers running the local politics. Nobunaga did not acknowledge the independence of temple governments, and thus the Ikko-shu’s main temple, Ishiyama Honganji in Osaka, opposed him. They spoke out against Nobunaga to believers all across the nation.
In response, the believers in Nagashima rose up in an instant, all calling for Nobunaga’s downfall. Brutal battle were fought between the Ooda army and the Ikko-shu, claiming countless lives. However, now, the conflict was about to come to a dramatic end.
Orderly:
Reporting! The believers holding up in the castle have capitulated! They seem willing to surrender.
Nobunaga Oda:
They do, do they.. Shoot them all. Leave none alive.
Orderly:
Ye…b-but, my lord…
Nobunaga Oda:
We’re getting to the root of the problem. This will show the world just what happens to those who oppose me.
The rivers surrounding Nagashima were crimson from the blood of the believers and the flames of the burning town. The other daimyo quivered at this unprecedented act of brutality, regarding Nobunaga with more caution than they had before.