Pillars of the Wu family

Residents of Kyoto set up graves in Ukyo for those who died in battle, such as Takanobu Odate, and placed tributes such as flowers, melons, fruits and pastries to pray for the dead. On the public memorial day of the dead shogunate samurai, Miyoshi Changqing also lamented when he heard the news that the changes in the world made him a buffoon who opposed the shogunate.

In fact, Miyoshi Changqing himself respects these warriors who died in battle. In any era, those who died for loyalty are worthy of respect. It is precisely because Miyoshi Changqing lacks faith that he will never be able to do what he did for the shogunate. For such a heroic act, we can only silently pray for the dead and hope that these people will be able to escape from the sea of ​​suffering in hell and be reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss in the future.

Along with the Miyoshi family, there was also Miyoshi Changyi, an envoy of the Miyoshi family, who sent a letter signed by Miyoshi Changqing. , That will only increase casualties and ruin the prosperity of Kyoto for thousands of years. As a minister of the shogunate, he should contribute to the foundation of the shogunate. I hope the shogunate can understand his good intentions.

When Ashikaga Yoshiki saw this autographed letter, he really wanted to strangle this arrogant Miyoshi Changqing with his own hands. He dared to say such shameless words in front of him, the official of the shogunate. That little problem is really not a big deal, and he can be called a loyal minister, good general, good teacher and helpful friend.

As the shogunate official, how could he accept such shameful words, turned his face on the spot and threw the letter on the ground, pointed at Miyoshi Changyi and scolded: "It's hard work and sincerity! I have never heard of such a thing. Loyal ministers of the shogunate sent. I have never seen [-] troops raid and besiege Yu’s branch city, kill Yu’s loyal ministers, and slaughter [-] troops in a city. Such rebellious actions are indeed well-intentioned and sincere! Hmph! Let’s go back and tell Dr. Miyoshi that Repairer Yu is the Great General of the Muromachi Shogunate who vowed to live and die with Kyoto. His army just rush in to see if Doctor Repairer Miyoshi’s sword is sharper, or there are more loyal servants and warriors in Yu! "

Miyoshi Changyi was so ashamed by Ashikaga Yoshiki's righteous scolding, he had to cover his face and run away, and ran to the shogunate to deliver such a shameless letter. It's no wonder Ashikaga Yoshiki got mad.Although the shogunate has experienced several ups and downs since the coup of the Ming Dynasty, there are bizarre stories such as the general being deposed and then reinstated, and the establishment of two generals at the same time, etc., but in fact it is always the family leader of the Ashikaga family who "manipulates" all these Chuan's.

The semi-general Masato Hosokawa launched a coup d'état to abolish Ashikaga Yoshinori and welcomed Yoshisumi Ashikaga as the new general. Ashikaga Yoshike, who had changed his name, was appointed as the general.In the end, Hosokawa Harumoto supported Ashikaga Yoshihyun as the general, Rokkaku Sadayori supported Ashikaga Yoshiharu as the general, and finally Hosokawa Harumoto chose to make peace with Ashikaga Yoshiharu and abandon the puppet Ashikaga Yoshihide.

This series of "turmoil" represents the political situation in Kinai in the past 70 years. From the beginning to the end, the Hosokawa family dominated the game in Kinai.Hosokawa Takakuni won the support of Ouchi Yoshiko to dominate Kinai again, and Hosokawa Harumoto's restoration of Kyoto was dominated by the Hosokawa family. The only outsider, Ouchi Yoshiko, died soon after returning to the Western Country. en route.

But this time it is completely different. The Hosokawa Kyousho family, which has dominated Gyeonggi for more than 200 years, has completely declined, and it is Miyoshi Changqing, the former housekeeper who led Hosokawa Harumoto, who rose up.The way he rises is to defeat the main family and confine him in the Pumen Temple of Setjin State by using the popular method of defeating the top.This method can't be said to be so bad, at most, some defenders who insisted on the laws of the shogunate denounced a few words. [

But then the Miyoshi family's appetite grew, and they actually wanted to learn from the semi-general Hosokawa Masato on the one hand to control the puppet new leader Hosokawa Utsuna, and on the other hand to control another puppet shogun Yoshiki Ashikaga. Ten years ago, the first light car started from Shangluo, and after two heavy losses in the Battle of Fukakusa and the Battle of Guichuan, he still persisted in his heart.

It has only been seven years now, and once again led [-] troops to the capital to forcefully threaten the shogun, and Miyoshi Changqing's life label has already been branded with bad names such as traitors and traitors. If it weren't for the [-] troops The powerful power to dominate the Seto Inland Sea and control half of Kinki has long been attacked and destroyed by the swarming Chinese army.

Don't look at Ashikaga Yoshiki's righteous scolding to drive Miyoshi Changyi away. In fact, the shogunate has lost half of its support and now it is very empty. The proud elite recruited 6000 people, and only 6000 did not have time to cross the river. The remnants of the defeated soldiers retreated back to Kyoto and stood firm. Counting the [-] remaining troops of the Nijo Imperial Palace, as well as the former military forces of Funaokayama Castle, Koizumi Castle, and Kishoin Castle, the total force that can be mobilized is only [-].

Nearly half of the 6000 people are from the Yamashiro State. Many of their companions, relatives and friends died in the Katsuragawa raid and the Katsuryuji Castle. The huge blow almost completely destroyed their morale. With a lack of faith, they don't know what loyalty is. They can be sure that many of their killed companions definitely did not die of their own hearts.

The people of Yamashiro were shaken, they couldn't bind their own interests to the shogunate, and the natural scumbags could not become loyal warriors overnight. Almost overnight, these Yamashiro people who had vowed to be loyal to the shogun, They began to take the initiative to break up the relationship with the shogunate, and took the responsibility of guarding Kyoto on the pretext of abandoning the weapons and equipment given to them by the shogunate and fled back to their hometown.

It’s not that their quality is too high to return them voluntarily, it’s just that the current situation is so dark and unclear, these fools really don’t dare to covet such a small advantage, for fear that Kira’s army will launch another big counterattack to rescue the shogunate, and then they will be gone They will be arrested by the shogunate because of their despicable theft, and the people of Yamashiro Country are not the opponents of Kira Army at all, let alone the half-disabled state and lack the right to speak.

At the beginning of July, Yoshiki Ashikaga woke up and found that his army had been reduced by half. More than 600 well-trained samurai Ashgaru abandoned their duties as the shogunate army and ran home. Without leaving anything, he ran away without saying a word, and when he learned the truth, Ashikaga Yoshiki was very angry.

The army of the Ashikaga General's family has been known as "ten thousand riders" since its heyday.In an instant, it fell to a low point where there were only more than 500 troops left, although this army was still dozens of times stronger than the only 100 Fenggong people back then.But who is willing to try again in the hard days before, and get used to the hard life that no one wants to bear a big gap in a good life.

Right now, there are only more than 500 shogunate troops left in Kyoto as defenses. In addition, there are many similar half-public and half-armed samurai officials in Sheguan, Tsinghua University, and Minister Jueai, but these people in Kyoto add up to There are only a few hundred people, and it may be okay for the housekeeper to frighten Xiaoxiao's covetousness to keep the property. Letting them go into battle against the tyrannical Miyoshi army is simply death. Their level can only beat ronin. In front of the situation, there is no table at all.

However, the more than [-] troops of the shogunate were also shaken by the silent departure of their colleagues.Most of them are ronin warriors from all over the world, and a small number of them are samurai sons from all corners of the country. The first purpose of coming to the shogunate is to seek meritorious service, gain benefits and enjoy the peace and prosperity of Kyoto, but there is absolutely no such thing as sending death as cannon fodder. When I have the ability to imitate Ji Liangyi, because they are so bad.

The ambitious ronin all went to Omi Sakamoto to join the army, and the ronin who were greedy for comfort went to Kyoto to join the shogunate.I thought that without the protection of Kira Yoshitoshi, Sakamoto, a rapidly rising city, would be looted by war sooner or later. In the end, like many comets, it would draw a trace in the sky and disappear. As a result, Sakamoto was not hit by any war, and it was Kyoto. face a huge crisis.

War is a desperate game between warriors, and the cowardly are doomed to be eliminated from the very beginning.The [-] troops that the shogunate participated in have been shaken several times in the next half month and are facing the crisis of being separated at any time. Ask Nakajo Tokihide's [-] troops to garrison Kyoto to suppress all these troublemakers.

Facts have proved that there are no elites trained in a peaceful and prosperous age.Among the 500 troops under Nakajo Tokihide's command, [-] were strong troops who had experienced the Battle of Mizuo Castle. These bloody warriors walked on the streets of Kyoto.Let these soldiers who are used to the affluent life in Kyoto stand in awe, inadvertently glance at passers-by, just like the cold eyes of a lion when it locks its target before pounce on its prey.

The arrival of this group of fierce samurai has both advantages and disadvantages for Kyoto. The advantage is that the law and order in Kyoto suddenly changed to the level of Sakamoto Town. The behavior of those rogues drinking and eating and forcing credit loans suddenly disappeared, and the whole city became very peaceful and peaceful.

The disadvantage is that as soon as the sun sets, Kyoto is heavily guarded by soldiers. Under the curfew signed by Ashikaga Yoshiki, the night entertainment in Kyoto is almost at a standstill. Hu Tianhudi hugged the concubine Ji in their respective homes. Of course, there were also bold people who ran to their friends' homes to sleep at his home before sunset. As for what activities these people played at night, I don't know. [

It is impossible to let Nakajo Tokihide enter Luo alone. Ashikaga Yoshiki's initial order was to let Nakajo Tokihide and Rokkaku Yoshiken enter Luo to guard Kyoto. Nakajo Tokihide disagreed with this decision, Mibuchi Yinghao's persuasion was useless, and even Liujiao Yixian suddenly changed his mind and changed his mind to disagree with rushing to Beijing, which made the shogunate very scratching its head.

The reason for their refusal is also very simple. The [-] troops marched into Luozhong to guard the shogunate. There were no troops stationed on the north and south banks of the Uji River. , Katada Town, or the Kannonji City of the Liujiao family, all of which will have fatal consequences for the two families. It does not make any sense to keep the old nest in Kyoto.

In the end, the two generals reached a compromise agreement with the shogunate. Nakajo Tokihide entered Luo to guard the capital, and Rokkaku Yoshiken came to Fushimiyama to take over the important task of guarding the east of Kyoto at the camp of the Hara Kira family. The rush to aid, supplemented by the control of the Yodogawa River Basin by the Kira Navy, there is no need to worry about the danger that Omi will be captured by the Miyoshi family in a short time.

In mid-July, the stable situation in Gyeonggi became turbulent again. Miyoshi Changqing seemed to wait for the answer he wanted, roughly judged the strength of the shogunate's support for the military, and quickly mobilized the army to kill the capital. His move greatly surpassed everyone. It is not expected, because this time the Miyoshi Army's marching route is not the traditional crossing of Guichuan, but instead of sending troops from Tanba.

When the [-] troops led by Miyoshi Yoshiken, Matsunaga Hideo, and Naito Zongkatsu entered the Yamashiro country from Tanba, the samurai warriors in Kyoto and even many defenders were all dumbfounded.The long-awaited Kira navy suddenly lost support, and Naito Sokatsu led an army of [-] to attack Funaokayama Castle in the north of Kyoto.Matsunaga Hideo led [-] troops straight to Koizumi City outside the capital, while Miyoshi Yoshiken's troops went straight to Kyoto to kill.

Miyoshi Changqing used nearly [-] troops to sit in Shenglongsi City without moving at all. At this time, Nakatiao Shishu fully understood the strategy of Miyoshi's family. The situation was stable, so he let his younger brother and Pu Dai's retainers lead the army to attack Kyoto. With nearly [-] troops, he could still serve as a ranger. When the attack on Kyoto was most tense, he suddenly came out to act as a new force.In order to achieve the final result, this is the strategy he used to kill three birds with one stone.

Nakajo Tokihide could see it, and Rokkaku Yoshiken could also see it, so he immediately left [-] troops to guard the camp, and personally led [-] troops to cross Kamo River and enter Toba and Miyoshi Yoshiken's army. As the situation unfolded, Tokihide Nakajo issued an order immediately after confirming the Miyoshi family's strategy to seal all the seven ports of Kyoto under martial law.At the same time, troops were divided to support Yoshihide Rokkaku who was fighting outside Kyoto.

Suganuma Sada directly replaced Koizumi Castle, and the [-] troops he led needed to face Matsunaga Hide's [-] troops. Suganuma's military strategy can only be described in general terms. An extremely difficult move, and this Koizumi city has been in disrepair for a long time, and it cannot be compared with Shenglongji city at all.Even worse than Chuan Okayama Castle, the pressure on his shoulders was enormous.

Funaokayama Jojoro was also replaced by Isshiki Naotaka, who was more skilled in combat, and he was facing Naito Sokatsu who was also capable of fighting. Although his military strategy was much higher than that of Suganuma, the opponent on the opposite side Naito Zongsheng is also stronger than Matsunaga Hideo.Moreover, this person has a feud with Kira's family, and the force of the attack is much higher than that of his scheming brother Song Yongxiu.

The situation facing both of them is very critical.However, the joint battle that broke out in Tobahara in the south of Kyoto was even more exciting. Miyoshi Yoshiken led an army of [-] troops to attack the Toba Pass. It is inevitable to win, but Yoshihide Rokkaku and Tokihide Nakajo are unwilling to give up, and the two sides have launched a long-term war here.

The [-]-strong army of Miyoshi Yoshiken faced the [-]-strong army of Rokkaku Yoshin and the [-] reinforcements led by Okochi Kunizun. The two are stronger than each other, and because of the discord between the Kira Army and the Liujia Army, there will inevitably be major problems in coordination. Miyoshi Yoshiken took the opportunity to cut the gap between the two armies and almost separated and surrounded the two armies.

Fortunately, Okochi Kokatsuna launched an attack on the breakthrough cut and successfully thwarted the plot of the Miyoshi Army. The camp was set up at Kosenji Temple not far from Tobaguchi, and Rokkaku Yoshiken camped outside Tobaguchi, and Okochi Kunzuna retreated to Tobakou and stationed with the guards of the Kira Army.

Only half a mile away is Matsunaga Hideo, who camped outside the Tamba Exit. His main attack direction is Koizumi Castle outside the Tamba Exit, and Naito Munekatsu has successfully broken through Nagasakaguchi, one of the seven entrances in Kyoto, stationed at the foot of Funaoka Mountain, directly threatening To the safety of Kyoto, Nakajo Tokihide did not dare to let this person invade the heart of Kyoto, so he could only leave [-] shogunate defenders in the Nijo Imperial Palace to wait, and he led [-] troops to stay in the Nijo Imperial Palace to suppress the shogunate defenders. It is also necessary to keep an eye on the changes on both sides of the North and the South to guard against crises.

The war lasted from the beginning of July to the end of July, and the Miyoshi Army showed a huge advantage in strength. It fought steadily and steadily, step by step, and slowly reduced the space for activities of the Kira Army and the Hexagon Army. The garrison general Suganuma decided to ask for it, and all 1000 defenders in the city survived. This was the first tragic defeat for the Kira army.

This fierce cage city battle lasted nearly a month. Matsunaga Hideo took great pains to capture the city, cutting off water and food to lure, mobilize, harass and attack. The defenders of Koizumi City paid more than 600 lives for the capture of this city, and it was difficult to win it.

After the capture of Koizumi City, the Miyoshi Army was full of joy thinking that they could get a lot of money, but they searched the city and found that there was not even a grain of food. Several small sky guards that stored military food were clean enough to run away mice, and the tower was set on fire. There is no such thing as gold, silver and jewelry.Armor and armor were tattered and there was not a single piece of integrity. The frustrated Miyoshi army could only vent their anger on the thousands of residents outside the city.In this way, these unlucky residents suffered from wars and fires, so they could only drag their families and flee to the capital city overnight.

The destruction of Koizumi Castle became a major event that changed the situation on the battlefield. Then half a month later, the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse. Isshiki’s high-guarded Funaokayama Castle was breached because the food and grass in the city had been consumed. The reinforcement Nakajo Tokihide tried his best to cover him and finally escaped from Naito Zongkatsu's tiger's mouth, but there were only a few thousand defenders left.

The destruction of Koizumi Castle and Funaokayama Castle had a great impact on the morale of the Liujia Army, and this impact was soon reflected in the Battle of Tobaguchi at the end of August.Miyoshi Yoshihide's troops stormed into Rokkaku Yoshihyun's main camp with great force, almost taking his life as the general, and in the end it was Nakajo Tokihide's [-] troops who made a strong surprise attack on Miyoshi Yoshin's army Potential repelled.

But this rescue revealed the weak point in the heart of Kyoto. Matsunaga Hideo rushed into Kyoto city because of Fatian's breakthrough of Danbaguchi. Nakajo Tokihide led Okochi Kokatsuna's department back to Kyoto, and fought Matsunaga Hideo outside the Nijo Imperial Palace. On the long street with Ukyo, the fierce battle lasted for most of the night until the sky became bright and ended with Tokihide Nakajo winning a complete victory.

This fierce battle was fought extremely fiercely.The [-] exhausted divisions of the Kira Army faced the [-]-odd Matsunaga Army who was also incomplete and low in morale. One of the two sides lacked physical strength and the other lacked morale. Nakamura's Xinbei Gaoji was captured by Nakajo Tokihide, which became an important turning point in the war.

The belief that the Matsunaga army insisted on was wiped out as Nakamura Gaoji was killed and fled all the way to Tanbakou. Enter Koizumi City.Miyoshi Yoshiken fled all the way to the Toba mouth to escape.

In this battle, Nakajo Tokihide won more than 600 heads, but he lost only more than [-] people. The root cause of the huge difference is that Matsunaga's army was defeated and fled, and Nakajo Tokihide was chased and killed along the way to get nearly [-] heads. Of the more than [-] heads, only the more than [-] people really died in the stalemate.The Matsunaga army killed in this battle only had more than [-] heads, and the rest were harvested from chasing and killing the defeated army.

Matsunaga Hide's [-] troops were completely disabled.There are only [-] defeated troops left that are not enough to serve as generals, so they can only be merged into Miyoshi Yoshin's army, and Miyoshi Yoshin's troops can be reassembled into an army of [-]. Liujiao Yoshin sees that the situation is not good Immediately transferred the [-] troops from Fushimi Mountain to make up [-] troops and continued the stalemate with Miyoshi Yoshiken.

Until the last day of August, more than [-] people from Naito Munekatsu's department were ordered to set off from Funaoka Mountain as the "first line" of Shangluo, and on the other side, Miyoshi Yoshiken was ordered to attack Liujia Yoshin with [-] troops. Naito Sokatsu's eight thousand tigers met with the shogunate defenders led by Nakajo Tokihide in Ukyo Asuka and the remnants of the headquarters, and a fierce battle inevitably broke out.

Tohide Nakajo's military strategy is not much different from Sokatsu Naito's, and he is even more skilled in martial arts, but the army under him is all exhausted, and the shogunate defenders are all unusable. Gao's right-wing army was taken care of by Munekatsu Naito and suffered heavy losses. If it weren't for the assistance of his brother Kazuha Oka to stabilize the situation, Tokihide Nakajo might suffer another defeat.

Even so, the two sides fought fiercely in Ukyo for three days and fought inextricably. The whole Ukyo was in a mess. The flames of the war burned and destroyed several courtyards. Dozens of Buddhist temples in Ukyo were burned by the fire. The officials and monks who lived in Ukyo fled urgently. Taking refuge in Mount Hiei, even the Emperor worriedly prayed for peace in the world.

A battle also broke out at the Tobaguchi south of Kyoto. Rokkaku Yoshikenho, who lost the support of Okochi Kunzuna, resisted the joint attack of Miyoshi Yoshiken and Matsunaga Hideo, and was killed in a big defeat at the Tobaguchi. More than [-] members of the family, many of the genealogical family members died in the battle, and Liujiao Yixian was forced to return to the camp with the remnants of the army.

The Ukyo Fire, which had been raging for many days, was extinguished under a heavy rain. What was also extinguished was the will to continue fighting. The inseparable battle for two months had already made the samurai on both sides numb to their desire for achievement, repeating day after day. The casualties of the attacking companions were severe, and there was no hope for the living samurai.

Only 6000 remnants of Nakajo Tokihide’s troops retreated to the Nijo Imperial Palace, and the [-] defenders of the shogunate were killed by more than [-] people, and they withdrew from the sequence of the Asukai battle early. Fleeing back to "lick" the wound, Naito Zongkatsu's life was also very difficult in comparison. Less than [-] people were left in the [-] army and returned to Funaokayama Castle. Five hundred elites who had experienced the Vietnam-China War broke through three battles and got nearly a thousand heads in one day and were injured.

The hands of both sides were not much left. A total of more than 1 people from the Nakajo Tokihide Division and the Shogunate Army defended the Nijo Imperial Palace. [-] people from the Rokkaku Yoshiken Division were blocked in the Tobaguchi camp. Let alone, the absolute superiority of Miyoshi Yoshiken's [-] troops on the battlefield suppressed him in no way, and he was fought at the military level of Liujiao Yoshin to the point where he was basically at the end of his rope at this moment.

Nakajo Tokihide and Yoshihide Rokkaku fought so hard, but in fact they were still worried that Miyoshi Changqing would take the opportunity to cross the river to change the course of the battle. He was trying to deter Miyoshi's family from crossing the river, but Nai discovered that the generals of both sides There seems to be a difference in the command level of the army, and the difference in the quality and equipment of the soldiers is not big. The only difference is that the difference in the strength of the troops is too great.

Not to mention that the difference in troop strength is more than doubled, there are still [-] troops sitting on the other side of the river and staring at it. Absolute disadvantage, Kyoto is the last decent city except Nijo Gosho, Kyoto Shichiguchi, Funaokayama Castle, and Koizumi Castle cannot be relied on, and the most important point is that the Miyoshi Army as the attacking side can retreat and avoid, but the defensive On one side, the Kira Army and the Liujia Army had nowhere to retreat.

As soon as they retreat, they have to abandon the Nijo Imperial Palace, but Ashikaga Yoshiki, the strong man, has already sworn a heavy oath at Ishikimizu Hachiman Palace, and will never repeat the tragedy of his father and grandfather, and will never allow any powerful samurai to drive General Zhengyi away He will never leave the Nijo Imperial Palace even if he leaves Kyoto, even if he dies, he will live and die with Kyoto.

Miyoshi Changqing watched the battle situation in Kyoto coldly. It was not until Kyoto, which had been fighting for two months, entered the endgame stage, that he decided to cross the Katsura River and attack Kyoto for the final blow, so he mobilized hundreds of warships from the Awaji Navy to blockade the Yodo River and stop the war. Any ships that enter the Uji River for the first time are especially prohibited from the Kira Navy. Any ships that can already be used for military purposes appear. You can't chase to prevent the enemy from luring the enemy into a deep attack.

The tortoise tactics of the Awaji Navy focused on the blockade of the main stream of the Yodo River, leaving the Kira Navy with nothing to do. The number and quality of their ships could not be compared with the Awaji Navy that dominated the Seto Inland Sea. There was really no other way except sneak attacks and harassment. Pass through the intersection of Yodo River and go to Katsura River to stop Miyoshi Changqing.

Miyoshi Changqing stood on the north bank of Katsura River and looked at the faint bloody Kyoto in the distance. Behind him was the landing of [-] tigers and wolves with high morale. With the banner of five nails, Miyoshi Changqing said with great ambition: "No one can stop me from going to Luo!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, monthly pass, your support, It is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m to read.)

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