The experience of the Mori family has gained sympathy from many people. It is lamentable that a generation of famous families in the Kamakura period has fallen so much. I think back then, the Oe family also followed the Ashikaga family to participate in the Frost Moon Riots. Among them, Oe Taihiro of the Oe clan followed the Ashikaga family. When Kira was satisfied The two clans died together in the battle, and then the Oe clan had to flee in all directions. From this, the Echigo Mori and An Yun Mori families were divided.
It can be said that they were one of the members who directly participated in the chaos between the Kamakura imperial family and the imperial family, but then Ashikaga, Kira, Shiba and other Genji clan were forgiven during the Hojo era and were able to return to the imperial family system, which later led to the rise of the Ashikaga family. The foundation was laid, but the Oe clan was not so lucky. They quickly fell to the point where they are now, and they are not even qualified to serve as a vassal for the Ashikaga family. This persistence is a great shame and humiliation for the Oe clan.
That's why these two old men cried in despair. It was a cry of hopelessness, a cry of sorrow for not being able to carry the glory of their ancestors. They were venting the heavy courage they had carried since childhood, and the eternal Crying when you can’t see your future goals.
Genji's questioning was like a heavy hammer smashing into pieces the rational dam they had built over the years. What could be more painful than smashing all the sophistry? Hojo Takahiro really wanted to stand up and tell everyone that the descendants of the Oe clan have not forgotten all this, but he He couldn't say it out loud, because what he did made him feel ashamed. The Kamakura royal family later fell to the point where they sold everything for two hundred taels of gold. What words did he have to describe the pain at this time?
He can look down on the Nagao family, who was born in the Kamakura Party, because the Bando Taira clan is only on par with his Oe clan, but he has no capital and no right to look down on the pillar family of the Kawachi Genji family, because the Ashikaga family is the direct descendant of the Kawachi Genji family, Shoshuo, and represents millions of people in the world. The supreme leader of the Wu family.
The 200,000 knights who united under Ashikaga Takauji's white flag will never forget that glory. The samurai family in Kanto deeply understand the pain of not having Genji shine. Even a relative of the Uesugi family can bully the samurai families in the ten countries of Kanto. , the only glimmer of glory that has flowed in their blood for hundreds of years is gradually dissipating, and they have indisputably fallen.
"Sake an oath! Mouri Takahiro! Make your oath to the royal flag of the Genji. The Oe family will always be loyal to the pillar family of the Genji family in Kawachi. If you violate the oath, God will punish you! You and other Oe ancestors will also be punished together!"
"I, Mouri Takahiro (Gaoding) of the Oe clan, witnessed by the royal flag of Genji, swear an oath to Hachiman Daibodhisattva... The Oe clan will always be loyal to the pillar family of the Genji family in Kawachi... If you break the oath, God will punish you... I The ancestors of Dajiang will also kill him together!"
The spirits of the two brothers were almost broken. They cried and laughed at one time and swore a poisonous oath. Everyone in the hall looked at the young man in military uniform with awe. He always stood in silence under the imperial banner of Genji, and the afterglow of the setting sun Falling on his body, a bright golden light was reflected, making him look like a god descending to earth, causing all the warriors present to lower their proud heads involuntarily.
The results of the processing came out soon. The Hojo family's seven thousand koku was reduced to two thousand koku. This was the result of Mr. Hojo Yoshihiro's pleading when he was seriously ill. Otherwise, the thousand koku would not have been given to him, and Hojo Takahiro would be treated as The guilty minister has performed meritorious service for his crime, and redeemed the glory of his ancestors with his military exploits. Of course, he also has the knowledge and deeds of the five thousand stones of land.
The entire Maori family cooperated with this severe punishment from beginning to end. No one dared to question it, because this was not a punishment from the king, but the first time that the Ashikaga family implemented family law. Both the local wealthy family and the local servants were in awe. Looking at the Ashikaga family crest fluttering in the wind on Hojo Castle, that flag seems to indicate that the great changes in Echigo are coming. Where will the storm caused by Genji blow?
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Near the Itoigawa River in Echigo Nakijo County, a group of defeated troops with scattered flags was running away at high speed. The one with the vertical two-hinge flag was the Etsuchu Jinho Army, and the Marugome flag was the military strength of Daokuma Chaohide. The two defeated armies The troops were in disarray, the queues were chaotic, and there were even people helping each other to limp along. It was obvious that they had suffered heavy losses.
As the leader of the Jinbo reinforcements, the Lord of Gankaiji Castle, Terasaki Minbuzaemon, was very unlucky. Before he had gone very far, he encountered thousands of Nagatail troops at the Triangle Terrace. What was even more unlucky was that the Nagatail troops did not know. Where did they invite a group of elite reserves with incredible combat effectiveness? The two sides fought an asymmetrical war.
The two thousand well-prepared Long Tail Army defeated the unprepared Shenbao and Da Xiong coalition forces with less than 700 troops. The army fled in panic. The city's headquarters were surrounded on the spot and they didn't know whether they were alive or dead. After statistics, he discovered that this group of battle dead and missing people was unknown. There are more than a hundred people, which is all the capital of his Terasaki family.
The Jimbo family sent a total of a dozen samurai and fifty ashigaru. In this triangle battle, the samurai ashigaru of the Jimbo family ran faster than a rabbit. In the end, all the people who lost were the men of the Terasaki family. How could this be possible? Not to make him feel distressed, thinking about it, the warriors of the Terazaki family became more and more displeased when they saw Da Xiong Xiu.
Okuma Asahide didn't expect that it would turn out like this. Of course he recognized the family crest of the Kira family. The Takeei-den had been silent for more than half a year after he came to Echigo, and his many things in Kinai had long been forgotten by the forgetful people. According to legend, who has ever seen the famous shogunate general with the power of ghosts and gods? In the past, he, Daxiong Chaoxiu, was the first one not to believe it, but who dares to say it now?
Seeing the frowning expression on Da Xiong Chao Xiu's face, Terasaki Shinzaburo took the initiative to lean over and asked angrily: "Da Xiong Bizenshou! Isn't that what you said at the beginning? Didn't you say that the superintendent of the Nagao family is terminally ill? Why did we see Nagao Kagetora appear in this formation? You didn’t mean to trick us, did you?”
"Huh? How do you say this? How could I, Chao Xiu, risk my own life to trick Jinboden and Terasaki-den? Our Daxiong Army has also suffered a lot of damage, hasn't it?" Daxiong Chaoxiu braced himself up to deal with Echichu's vulgarity. Even though he looked down on these guys from the bottom of his heart, he had to bow his head under the roof. If he wanted to return to Echigo, he had to rely on these guys.
"It seems that Bizen Mamoru doesn't know the situation of the Nagao family? Whose army does that belong to?"
Da Xiong Chao Xiu rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "That military force you are talking about? It is the military force of His Highness Kira Zuohe Guardsman. It is said that there was a big storm in the Kinei. I don't know if you have heard of it. ?”
"Are you talking about the Kira family? There seems to be a saying that they are really so powerful?"
"I don't know. This is also my first time seeing you."
There was a rumble of vibrations in the distance, and both Daokuma Asahide and Terasaki Minbuzaemon were shocked. They did not expect to sacrifice so many people to stop the Nagatail Army for half an hour. At this speed, could they escape without knowing who they were? When they returned to Yuezhong, they still had two opinions. The two of them urged at the same time: "Hurry up! The Long Tail Army is catching up!"
"But the wounded soldiers..."
"I can't control it any more! Run away first!"
As a result, the defeated army's escape speed obviously accelerated. The wounded soldiers supporting each other tried their best to shout and chase their friendly troops, but their companions did not hesitate to abandon themselves and run for their lives alone. This made them give up resistance in despair and gathered in a group to accept their fate. As if waiting for the Nagao family to attack.
However, in a moment, hundreds of Echigo cavalry were whizzing by like a whirlwind. The flags of Long-tailed Kuyoba and Saito Chikiri clearly showed the master of this cavalry team. The long-tailed cavalry didn't even glance at the wounded soldiers and went straight from the wounded soldier's head. Passing by, it was enough to leave this kind of dirty work to the Ashigaru team. They didn't bother to reward the heads of the old, weak, sick and disabled.
The main formation of the Nagao family also came over shortly afterwards. A group of ashigaru with nine obsidian patterns on their backs escorted all the wounded soldiers away. Among the main formation, Nagao Torahime, who was wearing the Zazagata armor, seemed particularly excited as she was going out for the first time. Although she didn't cut down anyone in her first charge, this progress was something she had never imagined.
For a twelve-year-old girl, seeing a real bloody battlefield is still too heavy, but Nagao Kagetora is different. She is the daughter of the Nagao family. When she was five years old, she watched her brother Nagao Kagetora behead him with his own hands and start a rebellion. As a retainer, as the unofficial successor to the family governor, she has to go to China and Vietnam with her brother every year. Regardless of whether she is disgusted or disgusted, she has long been forced to accept this kind of daily life where people can die at any time.
How many nights did she wake up from nightmares, watching people covered in blood wailing and dying, with blood spurting out along with the severed heads. Her brother told him that this is war, this is the world of men, if a woman If you want to adapt to this life, you must be better than men. If you have nightmares, go to the meditation hall to meditate and recite sutras. With the blessing of gods and Buddhas, the martial arts family is not afraid of evil and filth.
Over the years, she has developed the habit of meditating and chanting sutras from time to time. The Tenshi Koyoku of Surangasa Temple and the Toragozen Temple of Rinsen Temple's Qingyan Temple have become her most frequented places. Compared with Gochi Kokubunji Temple or the Bodhi Temple of the Nagao family, they are more beautiful. It made her feel at ease, not to mention that her mother was there.
"Continue the pursuit! Capture the big bear Chaoxiu alive!"
"Yes!" The morale of the Nagao army is strong. Princess Torahime has always been the most popular idol in the Nagao family. When she wears a large armor and holds military uniforms to exercise the power of the king, no matter how well the servants or concubines in the Nagao family behave, A very high level of fighting.
The earlier encounter had gone too fast. She only had time to adjust the formation before leaving it to Yamamoto Tokiyuki, Saito Asanobu, Ueno Ienari and others to take command respectively. Although it was the first time for everyone to cooperate, fortunately, The standards of several Ogata generals are very high. Both the Kira Army and the Nagao Army are brave and capable veterans.
The cavalry outflanked and attacked the flanks wantonly. The Ashgaru assaulted the big bear with a frontal attack. The Jinbo Army faced the gun formation. The Kira Army's Ashigaru team was very eye-catching. They held long spears and large shields and easily broke through the weak gun formation. The situation was changed at the beginning of the war. Facing a one-sided victory, Daxiong Chaohide and the Jinbo Army abandoned the first formation of the city and turned around and fled. The battle lasted less than two quarters of an hour.
At a slight price, he ate the big bear in one bite and protected the main force of more than a hundred people in the Allied Forces. This victory made a huge contribution to boosting morale. (To be continued.)