Pillars of the Wu family

In the evening, the army of the Hosokawa family retreated to camp near the Cizhao Temple, and they quarreled in the middle of the night. It was not until the afternoon of the next day that the news came. After Cizhao Temple, they jointly forced him to hand over his military power, and Hosokawa Harumoto left Cizhao Temple overnight in a fit of anger, and it is said that he went to complain to his father-in-law Liujia Dingyai.

After many investigations, I learned that many relatives of the Hosokawa family were killed, including Hosokawa Haruzhen, the second son of Hosokawa Motosō, the head of Shimoizumi, and Hosokawa Haruken, the former son of the Dian stable family. These two people are not those Relatives with low status died immediately, and their death immediately caused riots within the Hosokawa family. Many people were disappointed with Hosokawa Harumoto's performance, so they forced him to leave Cizhao Temple and live in the Liujiao family.

Miyoshi Masakatsu and Konishi Motosei of the Settsu Congregation clearly expressed their opposition. Both of them were eager to recover their lost family business and to avenge Miyoshi Changqing’s persecution of them. Therefore, these two were the most staunch Hosokawa faction, Hosokawa Qingyuan promised to restore the family name for them and seize the lost territory, so the two of them are the last thing to see the Hosokawa family split.

But as Harumoto Hosokawa gradually lost power within Hosokawa, the two of them were in an awkward position. They had to make a new choice, whether to turn to support the shogunate or continue to stay at Hosokawa's house to make soy sauce. In the end, the two combined , also determined to try his luck in Tanba.

Because the Konishi clan of this branch is also closely related to Koxi Yuansheng, the governor of the upper Konishi family who came from the Hatano family. Sheng revenge, only to help Hosokawa Harumoto destroy Hosokawa High Country.

It can be said that the Hatano family is also their own Hosokawa Harumoto faction. They only changed their attitude after Miyoshi Changqing married the daughter of the Hatano family as the main wife, and the Eguchi war two years ago. Later, Miyoshi Changqing felt that the Hatano family was of little use , Kicked away the daughter of the Hatano family and married the daughter of Yusa Changjiao, which made the Hatano family extremely resentful.

Konishi Motonari is a loyal minister of the Hosokawa family, and Miyoshi Masakatsu is the direct son of Miyoshi Masakado, who entered Dao Zongsan. Both of them have great hatred for Miyoshi Changqing, and they have always hoped that Hosokawa Harumoto can successfully avenge them, but currently It is impossible in the future, these two anti-three good avant-garde people can only embark on the road to Danbo with their dreams in mind.

Kira Yoshitoki didn't have time to take care of the Hosokawa family's mess, because he was being entangled in another matter, and Takigawa Tokimashi, who was acting as a stumbling block, said to him: "Master, I want to go out!"

"That's right! My lord! Sanya is going to fight too!" Honda Sanmi ran up to help his righteous brother with a small wooden spear on his shoulder.

"I, Gengoro, are ready to fight for the owner!" Watanabe Gengoro ran over panting, trying to make a very convincing gesture.

"My lord! This subject is really..." Shima Toki Katsu murmured for a long time without saying anything, as if reluctantly.

Ji Liangyishi glanced at the group of four, and suddenly smiled and said: "I understand your intentions, so please go back and continue to practice hard!"

"Huh?" The four little men, who together were less than 35 years old, were dumbfounded. According to their plan, they should get the permission order of the house governor. What is the result of this now?Mitsuya Honda dragged Takikawa Shimao in confusion and asked in a low voice, "What does the owner mean?"

"It probably means it's not possible!" The friends were very frustrated, this time the raid failed again shamefully, Takigawa Tokiyoshi said indignantly: "Trust me! It will succeed next time!"

The war is over, but Yoshishiki Kira has no plans to disband the army, because Yasuo Hattori has another bad news. Miyoshi Changqing is furious after learning the news that his brother Juhe Yicun died in battle. It was announced that the four forces would be mobilized again to fight in Kyoto, but this time Miyoshi's family had mixed reactions, and no reasonable results have been discussed yet.

"Continue to fight in Kyoto? Is it really a joke to treat the more than 1 prisoners in my family's hands? If you lose the joint battle and don't sit down for peace talks, you don't want Miyoshi Changyi? The corpse of Shihe Yicun is still in the family's hands." Kira Yoshishi was not in a hurry, only 5000 of Omi's [-] people survived, and Mikawa was spared because of his arrangement, but will there be a second chance of this good luck?He couldn't believe it.

It takes time and experience to rectify the army to calm the emotions, treat the wounded and manage the captives. The imperial court asked the escaped Hirohashi Kunimitsu to come to condolences to the shogunate army. How sure are you of defeating Miyoshi Changqing?

Kira Yoshitoki also understood Hirohashi Kunimitsu's difficulties. Changqing who offended Miyoshi had already been forced to stand in the shogunate's camp. It would be too stupid if he still couldn't figure out the strength of the shogunate. His temptation did not get the desired result. Kira Yishi's answer to him was always so ambiguous, neither admitting nor denying, Hirohashi Kunimitsu also felt that asking a ten-year-old child could not get any results, so he gave up.

The next day, another news came. In the Izumi Hall of Cizhao Temple, Yoshitoki Kira said to Tokiyuki Yamamoto: "This time, Miyoshi Changqing's tone has changed, saying that he is very disgusted with the stubbornness of the Yodogawa people who blocked Matsunaga Nagayori from crossing the river for reinforcements. So he ordered the Miyoshi army to arrest the Yodogawa party members, and ordered Toyasu Ataka, who was stationed in Awaji, to lead the Awaji navy to advance into the Yodogawa, and strictly ordered him to destroy the Yodogawa people who blocked the Kamogawa! Master, what do you think?"

"This is Miyoshi Changqing's change!" Yamamoto Kansuke almost didn't think about it, so he said decisively: "The Miyoshi family will do their best, so they must not be reconciled to admit defeat like this, and send a navy to wipe out the relatively weak but important Yodogawa people , Take this as an opportunity to control the Kinai waterway, and when the situation changes between the two sides, it will be meaningless for the main family to return to Sakamoto Castle.”

"Yes! Sakamoto Castle is on the shore of Lake Biwa, the source of the Uji River. This Yodo River connects Katsura River, Kamo River, Uji River, Kizu River and other tributaries. Once the Miyoshi family realizes the importance of the river, it is not only adjacent to the Kyoto of Katsura River and Kamo River. It has become very dangerous, and even Sakamoto Castle has become unstable." Yoshiki Kira rubbed his sore eyes, feeling very tricky.

The Yodo River is the largest river in Kinai, including Yamashiro, Omi, Settsu, Hanoi, and Yamato. This river runs through almost all the prosperous areas in Kinai, and there are countless other tributaries. Kinai relies on complex and dense The network of waterways, the geographical advantages of the region, the densely populated area and the gathering of merchants here also bear the important task of Japan's political, economic and cultural center.

Relying on information asymmetry, mastery of water channels, and the advantages of surprise, the Kira family successfully defeated the star of the Miyoshi family, Juhe Yicun, and killed him. This is the limit that can be achieved under the comprehensive advantages of many aspects. With so many advantages, the course of this battle is still extremely tragic. If you expose your own advantages, lose control of the waterway, and have no chance of being caught by surprise, can this battle still be fought?

Fortunately, the Kira family is not without a chance of recovery. With good secrecy work, Miyoshi Changqing has not yet known that Kamogawa was blocked by the Kira family navy. The Miyoshi family has always mistakenly believed that the Yodogawa people were the main force. In addition to transporting soldiers, I just do some soy sauce work of chasing defeated soldiers and watching captives, saying that they are the main force really wronged people.

That afternoon, Yodogawa Mitsuemon, the leader of the Yodogawa congregation, ran to Jizhao Temple for help. I don’t know where he got the news. Kneeling down and saluting solemnly, he said, "His Highness Kira, please save the suffering people on the Yodo River! These innocent people are being captured by Sanzhu, and we, the people of the Yodo River, are about to die!"

"Don't worry Sanyouemon, they are coming for you, as long as you stand up and show up, the civilians who have been persecuted innocently will be released." Yoshiki Kira deliberately emphasized the word "you". Emon reacted immediately.

Yodogawa Mitsuemon took a deep breath, and lamented: "As long as I stand up and surrender myself, can I be forgiven? I understand! I will surrender now! Farewell!"

"Wait!" Seeing Miyomon Yodogawa turn around and leave, Yoshihiro Kira hurriedly asked someone to stop him, and said with a wry smile, "Miyomon is really impatient! What's the point of surrendering yourself now? What matters is the control of the waterways of the Yodo River, and it doesn’t make any sense to put your life in it, the main family’s intention is to let you stand up and tell the Miyoshi family where you are and know your whereabouts, so they won’t waste time interrogating those civilians.”

"So that's what it means! It seems that I'm Mitsuemon! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Yodogawa Sanemon is a typical rough person. Although he is rude, he has the shrewdness to travel around. This kind of person is easy to think wildly , if it wasn't for Kira Yoshishi's haste to stop him, this guy would really mess things up.

For this kind of vulgar man with a lot of flowers and intestines, Kira Yoshitoki chose to warn him immediately: "In short, Miyoshi don't have to worry about the safety of those civilians. The subordinates are the top priority at the moment, if you can’t break through the siege of the Miyoshi family’s navy, neither your own navy nor your Yodogawa people will end well.”

"I'm already working on the gathering of the troops! All the Yodogawa armed forces will gather in the Kamogawa valley before noon tomorrow, please rest assured, Your Highness Kira!" Yodogawa Sanemon bowed and retreated after receiving a satisfactory answer.

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