Pillars of the Wu family

On June 100th, Fujitaka Hosokawa brought good news. The twelve closed ships were finally completed under the rush of more than [-] Shima boatmen day and night. Because the construction period was too short, there was no time to make other preparations. In order to complete the task as soon as possible, the detailed Takashi Kawato called Hida workers to help, and hired dozens of farmers near Katada to help cut down trees. It took a month to finally make twelve closed ships. This is already the limit speed, and one more will not Can't do it.

Yoshishi Kira tried his best to say a few words, and set aside [-] kanmon to reward Shima Boatman and Hida Worker. Hosokawa Fujitaka also received [-] kanmon as a reward. She was already so untidy, and it is said that she cried bitterly for a long time when she returned home holding the fifty pennies, and she didn't know what happened.

The newly appointed naval officer Shigetaka Kuki immediately led more than 200 brothers to familiarize himself with the new ship. According to him, he can drive this kind of closed ship with his eyes closed. The craftsmanship of Shima boatmen also made them feel at ease. They can drive in three to five days. The ship went out to fight.

Entering mid-June, the news that Miyoshi’s family was going to battle in Kyoto quickly spread to Kinai like a virus. At this juncture, Miyoshi Changqing’s confidant General Imamura Keimu, who was in Kyoto, led to another major event, because he forcibly expropriated the land There was a fierce conflict between Qian and the townspeople of Kyoto, and the townspeople united with Nayan Kunimitsu's official shravakashimura in Hirohashi Gonchu, and fought with the miyoshi led by Imamura Keimitsu in the streets of Gyeonggi.

Although Imamura Keimura has a large number of people and well-equipped equipment, the Shravakashi Village is not without advantages. With the support of the merchants, underground people, and the imperial court behind it, the Shravakashi Village has been very patient with Imamura. Qingman played hide-and-seek, the two sides fought from Zuojing to Youjing, from Xiajing to Shangjing, there were more than a dozen vicious fights in ten days, it was really lively.

On June [-], Imamura Keimura seized the opportunity to successfully block the Shravakashi Village and kill him. Dozens of townspeople who accompanied him were also massacred after surrendering. This tragedy immediately caused a great uproar in Kyoto, and the court An order was issued to ask Miyoshi's family to properly handle the uproar, but Miyoshi Changqing chose to ignore the imperial order directly, and Imamura Keimura still swaggered through the streets in Kyoto.

Such a rampant Miyoshi family immediately aroused anger inside and outside of Kyoto. On June 23, when Imamura Keimura appeared on the streets of Kyoto again, he was surrounded by Kyoto residents who had been waiting for a long time, and was stabbed from top to bottom by the short knives held by the residents. Bai Baixia died on the spot, and the accompanying dozen or so Miyoshi samurai saw that the situation was not going well and slipped away, and fled all the way to Jiechuan Mountain City to report to Miyoshi Changqing.

Miyoshi Changqing of Akutagawa Mountain City was furious when he heard that someone in Kyoto dared to kill his trusted general. If you don't punish, you will not be able to establish your authority, so I respectfully ask my lord to order the crusade against the lawless!"

Miyoshi Changqing thought about it for a moment, and then ordered: "Order Settsu and Izumi to increase the number of troops by two thousand, and our allies, the Hatakeyama family, will also cooperate to increase the number of troops by three thousand! Yicun, Hinata, go back and prepare for the battle in Kyoto tomorrow. !"

"Yes!" Shihe Yicun and Miyoshi Changyi took the order and retreated.

When Miyoshi Changqing decided to go to battle, Ashikaga Yoshito also made a decision to go to Kyoto. It was the evening of June 24 when the shogunate's imperial teacher arrived at Sakamoto Castle, which was the second day after Imamura Keiman was killed. Kira The first thing Yishi did after receiving the imperial teacher was to gather his retainers and announce the order to go out.

"Is it finally coming out! I've been waiting for a long time!" Kato Koaki, who is only 19 years old, is only a light-hearted person, but at the same time he is the first group of veterans to join Saijo Bei. His confidant considers himself.

"That's right! Our family should also join the battle! The [-] army is a formidable force!" Ashgaru General Tsunataka Okochi, who had just come from Mikawa, clapped his hands and praised.

"It's about to go out, but it's a pity that Omi's two backups haven't been trained yet!" Yamamoto Tokiyuki glanced back and forth at the retainers in the hall with one eye, as if to determine the difference in the expressions on each person's face.

Yoshitoki Kira tilted his body slightly, and said, "Since our family will go out tomorrow, I will entrust Fujitaka and you gentlemen for the affairs of Sakamoto Castle!"

At dawn on the second day, Aju put on the armor for Yoshihiro Kira. He was wearing the smoked purple Weiwei pills worn by his ancestor, Manshi Kira, during the turmoil of the Frost Moon. This is the family armor of the Kira family. Genji's eight-collar suit is just right for him, because the tomaru of the Kamakura period is very light, and even if it is several times larger, it will not make him breathless.

Before the sun rose, Yoshitoshi Kira sat on the horses and waited for the people around him to bring the horses in accordance with the requirements of the battle ceremony. Then he had a meal. The general cooked wine with three dishes and three offering cups. When I was young, I used sweet rice wine instead. Why I use the number three is very particular, because the odd numbers three, five, and seven, which are considered auspicious numbers since the Asuka era, are used on the battlefield of the battle except for the formation. also appear frequently.

The three kinds of food are generally Dabao, Daoli and Kelp. Dabao has the meaning of killing the enemy because the sound of Dabao is the same as "Shengli". These three kinds of food also have the meaning of asking for a piece of auspiciousness. These three kinds of food should be served in pottery respectively. Among them, there are five pieces of abalone, seven pieces of pounded chestnuts, and five pieces of kelp. There must be more Shengli than the other two kinds of food. , I don't know why.

There are three kinds of food to be particular about. Abalone should be eaten from the narrow end. If the wide one indicates a bright future, the first glass of wine can only be drunk after eating the abalone. The three glasses of wine should be stacked together when they are empty. Drink from the top glass first, and the person who pours the wine must be a brave ashigaru general, then eat the boiled and peeled Katsuri, and then drink the second glass of wine, the last kombu must be pulled hard and then eaten from the middle, in order Finish the third glass of wine.

Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of people, after performing the ceremony of the three offerings, Kira Yoshitoki shouted: "This battle must be won! The Kira family must win! The Shogunate must win!"

"This battle must be won! The Kira family must win! The Shogunate must win!" Hundreds of warriors shouted victory, and the scene was extremely enthusiastic.

"Let the battle!" With the waving of the army, the Kira family's army moved out one after another.

On the afternoon of June 25th, Yoshitoki Kira led an army of 24 troops to move to the Yamashina Basin on the east bank of Kamogawa near Kyoto, and then stopped moving because he had received the news that the Miyoshi family's [-] troops had entered Kyoto. With the Miyoshi family's strong logistics The advantage, within a day on June [-], pushed the army to Katsuryuji Castle on the west bank of the Yodo River, which is only four and a half miles away from Kyoto, and the soldiers of the Miyoshi family pointed directly at Kyoto.

"Kyoto is already in chaos. Some ministers packed up their bags and took refuge at Enryakuji Temple, and some fled to Asakura's house. It is said that Hirohashi Nagon Kunimitsu packed up his belongings and fled to Nakao Castle. It was suddenly reported in Kyoto that Miyoshi's house was going to be set on fire. Kyoto avenges Keimura Imamura, and I don’t know who is spreading this rumor.” When Tokyuki Yamamoto kept aiming at Kirayoshi, the latter looked at him innocently.

"How could I tell you that Keimura Imamura was plotted by Hattori ninjas? How could I tell you that the rumors were spread by Hattori ninjas? How can I bring the imperial court into the camp if I don't?" Yoshitomo Yoshihiro also felt himself Too much emphasis on using tricks, not masculine enough, but he is only nine years old, what is so masculine, take a wooden sword to ask for it?That's death!

"Hosokawa Harumoto is an idiot, he caused trouble at the party, and ran faster than a rabbit when something happened! He retreated back to Nakao City with a shy face, and I don't know what His Royal Highness thinks of him." Ashikaga Yoshito relied on the more than 100 people to defend him. Nakaojo, it is impossible to say that Harumoto Hosokawa is not welcome, but this guy is definitely not bad for causing trouble.

But everyone has to give him face, not only because of the [-] people in his hand, but also because of his brother-in-law Yoshihide Rokkaku, who has already pushed an army of [-] people to the south bank of the Uji River, but his attack will come soon. That's it, because the Liujiao family said that there are not enough boats to cross the river, so they can only stop here, and they don't know what kind of boats are shuttling on this river.

Anyway, he just faced Kira Yoshishi's [-] troops across the river, and he made up his mind to watch the fire from the other side. Kira Yoshishi didn't even bother to complain about it. The unreliable Liujia family plus an extremely unreliable Liujiayi Yin, what else can he say?living comfortably without anybody's help.

On June 27th, Miyoshi’s family, who was huddled in Shenglong Temple City, finally moved, but he made a surprising move. Two thousand riders, and the rest came from Settsu and Izumi. His task was to punish the townspeople who participated in the turmoil first. After arresting and killing hundreds of townspeople indiscriminately, these eight thousand riders entered the Cizhao Temple again. It seems that the target is behind Nakao City.

Commander-in-Chief Juhe Kazukun led [-] people from four countries, [-] Settsu people, [-] reinforcements from the Hatakeyama family, and [-] Yamashiro people led by Ise Sadataka, a deacon of the government office. Stationed in Toba, south of Kyoto, and faced off against the [-] troops of Kira Yoshitoshi across the Kamogawa River. Miyoshi Yasunaga's son, Miyoshi Yasunaga, led [-] troops to Katsuryuji Castle, and was in charge of monitoring Rokkaku Yoshiken's forces as a ranger. movement.

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