In the evening, the Hosokawa family's troops retreated to camp near Jishoji Temple. They made noisy noises all night long, and the news didn't come until noon the next day. The entire Hosokawa family was very disappointed with Hosokawa Harumoto's incompetence, and after retreating
Jishoji Temple later joined forces to force him to hand over his military power. Hosokawa Harumoto was so angry that he left Jishoji Temple overnight, reportedly to go to his father-in-law Rokkaku Sadeyori to complain.
After much research, I learned that many relatives of the Hosokawa family were killed. Among them were Hosokawa Harusada, the second son of Hosokawa Motonsune, the head of Shimowaizumi, and Hosokawa Haruhen, the former direct descendant of the Nougawa family. These two people were not those
Relatives with low status died immediately. Their death immediately caused riots within the Hosokawa family. Many people were disappointed with Hosokawa Harumoto's performance, so they forced him to leave Jishoji Temple and stay with the Rokkaku family.
Miyoshi Masakatsu and Kōnishi Motonari of Settsu Public School clearly expressed their opposition. Both of them were eager to restore their lost family business and avenge Miyoshi Nagakei's persecution of them. Therefore, these two people are the most determined Hosokawa faction.
Harumoto promised to restore their family name and seize the lost territory, so the two of them were the last to want to see the Hosokawa family split.
But as Hosokawa Harumoto gradually loses power within Hosokawa, their status is also somewhat embarrassing. They must make a new choice, whether to support the shogunate or continue to stay in the Hosokawa family to make soy sauce. In the end, the two of them combined
, and also decided to go to Tamba to try his luck.
Because the Shimokonishi clan of the Konishi Gensei branch is also closely related to Konishi Motomori, the governor of the Kamikonishi clan who comes from the Hatano family. Konishi Motomori is Hatano Harumichi's biological uncle. At that time, Hatano Aimeichi and Yanagimoto Kenji were to give Konishi Yuan
Sheng took revenge and helped Hosokawa Harumoto to destroy Hosokawa Takakuni.
It can be said that the Hatano family is also its own Hosokawa Harumoto faction. It was only after Miyoshi Nagakei married the daughter of the Hatano family as the first wife and the Eguchi War two years ago that the attitude changed. Later, Miyoshi Nagakei felt that the Hatano family was of little use.
, and kicked the daughter of the Hatano family away and married the daughter of Yusa Nagasaki, which made the whole Hatano family extremely angry.
Motonari Konishi is a loyal minister of the Hosokawa family, and Masakatsu Miyoshi is the direct son of Masakatsu Miyoshi, Sozo San. Both of them have a great hatred for Miyoshi Chokei, and they have always hoped that Harumoto Hosokawa can successfully avenge them, but at present, it seems
It was impossible to come, so these two anti-three-good avant-garde people could only embark on the road to Damba with their dreams in mind.
Kira Yoshiki had no time to deal with the Hosokawa family's troubles, because he was entangled in another matter. Takigawa Tokimasu, who was acting as a roadblock, said to him: "Master! I want to go out!"
"Yes! Master! Sanya is going to join the battle too!" Sanya Honda came running up and down with a small wooden gun to help his sworn brother. He didn't even look at how tall he was before he started making noises.
"I, Gengoro, are ready to go into battle for the master of the hall!" Gengoro Watanabe specially changed into a plain gun and ran over panting, trying to make a very convincing move.
"Mr. Master! Your Majesty is really..." Shima Tokikatsu mumbled for a long time without coming up with an idea, as if he was reluctantly doing so.
Kira Yoshishi 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 thirty-five years old, were immediately dumbfounded. According to their plan, they should have obtained the permission order from the governor of the family. What has happened now? Mimi Honda dragged Taki in confusion.
Chuan Shiyi asked in a low voice: "What do you mean by the owner?"
"Maybe it means it's not possible yet!" The friends were very frustrated. This time the raid failed shamefully again. Takigawa Tokiyoshi said angrily: "Believe me! It will definitely succeed next time!"
The war was over, but Yoshitoki Kira had no intention of disbanding the army, because Hattori Bouchou sent another bad news. Miyoshi Nagakei was furious after learning that his brother Tokawa Ichino had died in the battle, and immediately
It was announced that the troops of the four countries would once again be mobilized to attack Kyoto, but this time there were mixed reactions within the Miyoshi family, and a reasonable result has not yet been negotiated.
"Continue to march to Kyoto? Do you really think that the more than 10,000 prisoners in our hands are just a joke? If we don't sit down and negotiate for peace after losing the war, Miyoshi Changyi will not want it anymore? The body of Shihe Icun is still in our hands."
Kira Yoshitsune was not in a hurry. Only 2,000 of Omi's 5,000 men remained, and Mikawa Bei survived because of his arrangement. But would this kind of good luck happen again? He was not sure.
It takes time and experience to rectify the military situation and appease the mood, treat the wounded and manage the prisoners. The imperial court asked the escaped Hirohashi Kunimitsu to come over to express condolences to the shogunate army. They said a lot of praise and sometimes used very subtle ways to test his confidence.
How sure are you of defeating Sanhao Changqing?
Kira Yoshitoki also understood Hirohashi Kunimitsu's difficulties. He had offended Miyoshi Nagakei and had been forced to stand in the shogunate's camp. It would be stupid if he still couldn't figure out the shogunate's strength. His temptation did not get the desired result. Kira
Yoshitoki's answers to him were always so ambiguous, neither admitting nor denying. Hirohashi Kunimitsu also felt that asking a ten-year-old child would not yield any results, so he gave up.
The next day, another news came. In the spring hall of Jishoji Temple, Kira Yoshitoki said to Yamamoto Tokiyuki: "This time, Miyoshi Chokei's tone changed. He said that he was extremely disgusted with the Yodogawa people who stubbornly blocked Matsunaga Choyori from crossing the river for reinforcements.
So he ordered the Miyoshi army to capture the Yodogawa gangsters, and ordered Anzai Toyasu who was stationed in Awaji to lead the Awaji navy to advance to the Yodogawa River. He strictly ordered him to destroy the Yodogawa gangsters who blocked the Kamogawa River! Master, what do you think?"
"This is Miyoshi Nagakei's change of tactics!" Yamamoto Kansuke said categorically without even thinking about it: "The Miyoshi family had no spare capacity to spare, so they would not be willing to admit defeat like this, so they sent out naval forces to annihilate the relatively weak but important Yodogawa people.
, use this as an opportunity to control the Kinai Waterway. By then, the situation will change, and it will be meaningless for our family to return to Sakamoto Castle."
"Yes! Sakamoto Castle is located on the shore of Lake Biwa at the source of the Uji River. This Yodogawa connects Katsura River, Kamogawa, Uji River, Kizugawa and many other tributaries. Once the Miyoshi family realized the importance of the river, not only was it adjacent to the Katsura River, but also the Kamogawa in Kyoto
It has become very dangerous, and even Sakamoto Castle has become unstable." Kira Yoshi rubbed his sore eyes, feeling very troubled.
The Yodogawa is the largest river in the Kinai, encompassing Yamashiro, Omi, Settsu, Kawachi, and Yamato. This river runs through almost all the prosperous areas of the Kinai, and there are countless other tributaries and branches. The Kinai relies on complex and dense
The waterway network gives the region its location advantage. It is densely populated and has many merchants. It also assumes the important role of Japan's political, economic and cultural center.
The Kira family relied on information asymmetry, control of waterways, and the advantage of surprise to successfully defeat the Miyoshi family's famous star Juga Icun and chase him to death. This is the limit of what can be achieved with the comprehensive advantages of many aspects, even if there are
With so many advantages, the course of this battle is still extremely brutal. If one's own advantages are exposed, control of the waterway is lost, and there is no chance of surprise, can this battle still be fought?
Fortunately, the Kira family does not have no chance of recovery. With good confidentiality work, Miyoshi Nagakei has not yet known that the Kamogawa River is blocked by the Kira family navy. The Miyoshi family has always mistakenly thought that the Yodogawa people were the main force. In fact, the Yodogawa people
In addition to transporting soldiers, they only did some soy sauce work of chasing defeated soldiers and watching prisoners. It is really unfair to say that they are the main force.
That afternoon, the leader of the Yodogawa clan, Yodogawa Sanemon, ran to Jishoji Temple for help. I don’t know where he got the news. He was followed by a group of fleeing Yodogawa clan. As soon as Yodogawa Sanemon entered the door, he
He knelt down and saluted solemnly: "Please, His Majesty Kira, please save our suffering people on the Yodo River! These innocent people are being captured by Sanzhu, and we in the Yodogawa River are about to be unable to survive!"
"Don't worry Sanemon, they are coming for you. As long as you stand up and show yourself, the civilians who have been innocently persecuted will be released." Kira Yoshitoshi deliberately emphasized the word "you", and Yodogawa San
Eemon reacted immediately.
Yodogawa Sanemon took a deep breath and lamented: "As long as I stand up and surrender, will I be forgiven? I understand! I will surrender now! Farewell!"
"Wait!" Seeing Yodogawa Sanemon turning around and leaving, Kira Yoshitsune quickly asked someone to stop him, and said with a wry smile: "Sanemon is really impatient! What's the point of surrendering now? The Miyoshi family wants to
What we have is the control of the Yodogawa waterway. There is no point in risking your life. What I want is for you to stand up and tell the Miyoshi family where you are and know your whereabouts. If they know your whereabouts, they will not waste time interrogating those civilians."
"So that's what you meant! It seems that I, Sanemon, are different! Sorry! Sorry!" Yodogawa Sanemon is a typical rough man. Although he is rough, he is shrewd in traveling around. This kind of person is easy to have random thoughts.
, if Kira Yoshihi hadn't hurriedly stopped him, this guy would have really messed up the matter.
For such a rough man with a lot of tricks, Kira Yoshiki chose to warn him immediately: "In short, Sanemon, don't worry about the safety of those civilians. The Miyoshi family's navy will be here soon. Call on your troops."
Our subordinates are the top priority right now. If we can’t break the Miyoshi family’s naval encirclement, neither our navy nor you, the Yodogawa people, will end well.”
"I'm already in the process of summoning the troops! All the Yodogawa armed forces will gather in the Kamogawa Basin before tomorrow noon. Please rest assured, Your Highness Kira!" Yodogawa Sanemon bowed and retreated after receiving a satisfactory reply.