Then it was reported that Rokkaku Yoshiken coveted the two prefectures of the Kira family and coerced the shogunate to make a decision that was not beneficial to the Kira family. This time the Rokkaku family repeated their old tricks and wanted to use the hands of the shogunate to severely punish the Kira family, and achieved this
The ultimate goal of plotting to seize the two counties, but these two counties were personally rewarded by His Highness Kikata after the Kira family made great contributions to the shogunate. Whoever planned this was against the shogunate, and the Rokkaku family's plan was wrong.
Abacus was eventually punished by gods and Buddhas.
There are many related rumors, but in the end, the Rokkaku family is portrayed as bullies who steal chickens but lose rice. Rokkaku Yoshiken's stupidity and arrogance are gradually shaped through the spread of rumors. A few years ago, the world only thought that he was a "
The "dark fool" family governor, looking back now, he really deserves to be called stupid.
Taking this opportunity, some people revealed the poor performance of the Rokkaku family in the Fukakusa battle and the Katsuragi battle, as well as the story of how they joined forces with the Hatakeyama family to attack the Miyoshi family a few years ago but ended up making a joke. Public opinion in Kinai was one-sided.
To satirize this greedy, arrogant and stupid house governor.
The shogunate was gnashed in hatred by the Kira family, and Ashikaga Yoshiteru even hated the bastards of the Kira family for depriving him of one of his powerful helpers. He even wondered whether there was Kira Yoshiki behind the scenes who was leading the changes.
Fortunately, he is still rational. After careful consideration, he found that Kiragi had no chance to predict in advance. He has focused all his energy on the management of the Eastern Kingdom in recent years and has rarely interfered with the two counties of Kinai. At most, he has a set of relevant plans.
, may not be able to achieve such detailed judgment and decision-making.
But in this way, the shogunate was very uncomfortable being caught in the middle. Fortunately, Ninagawa came with the news from the front. Nakajo Tokihide said that he did not know that Mibuchi Yamato Shoden actually conveyed the shogunate's royal teachings. Because Mibuchi Yamato Shoden
When I came to Dajin due to the cold, I developed a high fever and fell ill, so I couldn't read out the royal teachings. It was not easy to get around Dajin at the moment, so I'm really sorry for that.
Even if the shogunate knew that he was talking nonsense, they still had to cooperate and play out this scene. Ashikaga Yoshiki snorted in annoyance, which was regarded as acquiescing to their unscrupulousness, and then Ninagawa's head said that it was really wrong for the Rokkaku family to repeatedly violate the boundaries.
It was against the laws of the shogunate, but this war still revealed serious shortcomings in the Rokkaku family. The samurai were weak and incompetent, and their morale was low. Although they had an army of 25,000, they were beaten to pieces. In fact, it was a hint that the Rokkaku family was not
Reliable, the Kira family is more reliable.
It is an indisputable fact that they surrendered after losing only 600 people. No matter how the Rokkaku family argued, it was useless. The reason of emphasizing objective factors that everyone is an ally so I surrender is untenable. Even Ashikaga who is not good at military strategy is untenable.
Yihui was also worried about the situation of the Hexagon Army, especially after receiving first-hand war information, he frowned deeply.
"This Hexagonal Army is really outrageous. How can they be so lazy and loyal to the shogunate and protect the foundation of the shogunate?"
The elder Ninagawa bowed down and said sincerely: "This is the reason why I dared to attack at night but did not kill anyone. If the Hexagon Army is so strong that it defeats us, then it will be really defeated by the Hexagon Army."
There is nothing wrong with the family taking away the land of the two counties. But in fact, the Rokkaku family is greedy but does not have the corresponding strength. Since becoming the governor of the family, Rokkaku Kyojo has performed poorly in many battles, exposing his weakness in military strategy.
, if the Roxagonal Hall is used as the shogunate, it is really hard to say whether it can stop the three good armies..."
Ashikaga Yoshiki waved his hand and said calmly: "No need to say any more, just tell me your plan!"
Ninagawa bowed again and replied respectfully: "We respectfully request His Majesty the Lord to decide to exchange one county of Omi Ritai County for the ownership of fifteen thousand captives. For this reason, our Kira family is willing to cede twenty grains and grass."
We will reward you with 10,000 stones and 50,000 copper coins. At the same time, we will do our best to make up for the lost reputation of Rokkaku Jingzhao, and we should sign a no-war covenant with the Rokkaku family to ensure the long-term peace and tranquility of Omi Kingdom."
Ashikaga Yoshiki was too lazy to care about this nonsense anymore. He thought about it for a while and said: "In exchange for prisoners, money and food, the land of a county? The price is indeed generous enough. I think Rokkaku Kyōjo and the officials of the Rokkaku family have nothing to say.
Yes, then it’s settled, you go!”
The shogunate's ruling quickly reached the Rokkaku family. Seeing the cold judgment written in the official's royal book, Rokkaku Yoshihide and Rokkaku Yoshiharu and his son couldn't help but hug each other and burst into tears.
Thousands of elite soldiers are trapped in the hands of Kira's army and cannot come back. What can they use to deal with Kira's army? Just the less than 10,000 defeated troops in hand? The 10,000-strong army with collapsed morale was given away in the past, so why bother to take it for themselves?
What a shame!
However, it was too shameful for Li Tai County to be ceded to him. It was a hundred times more uncomfortable than calling him an arrogant and stupid family governor. However, Rokkaku Yixian had no choice. The advantage of military power was completely destroyed, and the advantage of public opinion was completely destroyed.
When he went to Kira's house, the Hoshidai retainers were also quite complaining about his decision. The bastard Hoshidai who had been clamoring to seize the two counties before this actually turned their backs on him and put all the responsibility on him as the family governor.
, is simply a hundred times more shameless than the Kira family!
Rokkaku and his son were worried for several days but could not come up with a better solution. The Kitaomi Asai family showed signs of instability again. Now Rokkaku and his son panicked. What if the Asai family took the opportunity to attack them?
It was a matter of losing a county, but the Rokkaku family was completely destroyed. He could be sure that these bastards would not take pity on him as the family governor, but would take this opportunity to seize their own territory and then ask for credit and reward from the new master.
In the end, Rokkaku Yoshixian gritted his teeth and agreed. After all, he could get all the prisoners back and get 200,000 stones of food and grass and 50,000 guan of Yongle money. Then the two sides signed a non-war covenant. The effectiveness of this covenant was limited to the fact that both parties were not allowed to use any means.
time, any form of aggression against each other, otherwise they will be severely punished by the shogunate and deprived of all territories. It does not involve the connection of mutual aid and other treaties. It is better to say that it is an alliance than a peace agreement.
The Kira family was quite kind and quickly rehabilitated Rokkaku Yoshihide's reputation. This all turned out to be a misunderstanding. The night battle at Mount Guard was also described as the Rokkaku family thinking that the shogunate acquiesced to the Kira family's raid, and then gave up resistance and quickly retreated. Although this statement
People will always find fault, but with the endorsement of the shogunate and the two parties involved, the two parties agree. The onlookers are also happy to understand this farce.
Asai Hisamasa did not expect that the two families would reconcile so quickly. The Rokkaku family gave way to Ritai County without saying a word. Twenty-five thousand troops quickly gathered in Kitaomi. Rokkaku Yoshihide came over with red eyes and almost frightened Asai Hisamasa.
He hurriedly sent an envoy to express that this was a "misunderstanding". In fact, he was worried that his in-laws might be in trouble and came to help. Then he ran back to Xiaogu City with his own coalition troops without saying a word and stayed behind closed doors.
After this ordeal, Rokkaku Yoshiken was mentally challenged and had some mental problems. Soon he decided to become a monk and live in seclusion, and he was ordained as a monk and took the title of Sekisei Seigen. The previous name of Rokkaku Yoshihide was abolished and his name was Rokkaku Sakyo Daifu Iridoshi Seigen.
Zhen, or pull out Guanzhai and Chengzhen.
In the Buddhist hall of Guanyin Temple City, Rokkaku Yoshiken, who was dressed as a monk, summoned a group of family members and said solemnly: "I can't admit defeat yet, and my Rokkaku family can't admit defeat either. We still have to rescue my sister and sister in Pumen Temple.
Brother-in-law, my Rokkaku family still has a strong enemy like Miyoshi Changqing in front of us. Defeating the Miyoshi family can revive the reputation of the Rokkaku family. Are you willing to struggle to survive in the declining Rokkaku family? Follow the family and work hard. You are still the descendants of the family.
Retainers, if my Rokkaku family perishes, you can only be other people's foreign ministers. You must understand the difference between gene generation and foreign ministers!"
Goto Kentoyo and other senior family members were shocked, and said with confused expressions: "We understand! Without the banner of the Sasaki clan, we will have nothing. Please rest assured, lord, we will do our best to assist you in reviving the family name!"
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In early May, on a sunny morning, the golden sun gradually climbed to the top of the Yatsugatake Mountains. The thick fog shrouding the Toishi Castle seemed to be slowly opened, and the long-lost bright sunshine shone on the earth, unlike the scorching sun at noon.
The scorching heat is so dazzling, but it is not as dim as the sunset in the evening. It is so warm and full of faint golden light, nourishing the flowers, plants and trees in the mountains. This is the best time of the year in Shinano.
The strong mountain wind blew into Peishi City, blowing away the putrid smell in the city. The corpses of civilians lying scattered in the streets of the city were left uncollected. The only ones who were still active were the cowering guards at the top of the city. Since last year,
Since the defeat of Kawanakajima, more than half a year has passed since Sanada Yukitaka led 800 remaining soldiers and hid in the Toishi Castle to hold on to over a thousand villagers.
During the six months of holding on, the Sanada Army faced more and more sieges from Kira's army. At the end of autumn, Murakami Yoshikiyo led 6,000 Japanese troops. After the spring planting, the number increased to 8,000. From the north of Toishi Castle, Xima Castle, Neguya
From the city to Sanada Castle in the east, Toyo Castle in the west, and Isesaki Castle in the south, a tight network of fortresses was built.
Since you can't fight up the mountain, I'll simply starve you to death. Since October last year, the Sanada Army has not gained a single grain of food. All the Sanada Township farmers who risked their lives to deliver food to the mountain have been captured and exiled to Sado Island for mining. What's more,
What's worse is that the peasants who were brought here lacked food and clothing, and most of them froze to death and starved to death in the city. For a time, the people in the city were filled with resentment, and they all asked the city lord to open the city and let them go down the mountain.
But how dare Sanada Yukitaka let them go? It’s okay for everyone to endure hunger and cold together. At this time, if all the villagers were let go, how much morale would the city’s defenders have? No one would want to live to earn a life, let alone
He was buried with the Takeda family, but Yukitaka Sanada couldn't let go. He couldn't let go. He couldn't let go of the Takeda family at this time.
Smart people are often more paranoid, and they have to go to the dark side when they follow a path. Yazawa Yoritsuna could not persuade him no matter how hard he tried. Instead, he was ridiculed by Yukitaka Sanada several times and asked him to surrender to the enemy, because this incident made the close relationship between brothers also deteriorate.
He was a little cold, and Yukitaka Sanada sometimes regretted it, but his son still had no choice in the hands of the Takeda family. Even if loyalty was not mentioned, he still had to consider his heirs.
In order to appease the rioting villagers in the city, Sanada Yukitaka swore that he would grab food next spring. He managed to survive the half-year food shortage. Finally, by the time of early spring, the food in the city had basically bottomed out. Sanada Yukitaka and eight others
Hundreds of remnant soldiers risked their lives to go down the mountain to grab food from Isesaki Castle, but unexpectedly fell into Murakami Yoshikiyo's trap. Only 600 of the 800 men escaped back, and the rest of the samurai were trapped outside Isesaki Castle at the foot of the mountain.
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Most of the soldiers who escaped were wounded, but the city was short of medical treatment and food. These injured soldiers could only die in pain after their wounds were infected. Sanada Yukitaka gritted his teeth and burned all their corpses.
Leaving these injured and infected corpses will only bring disaster.
The city was without food and clothing for half a year. In desperation, everyone from the defenders to the farmers in the city began to ration food. Both the civilians and the soldiers had one meal per person. The civilians only gave them a bowl of gruel that looked like clear soup. Ashigaru is good.
Some could still get some rice grains to eat, but they were not much better. The samurai ate rice balls and thick porridge and could barely survive.
Eating this meal is almost the same as not eating at all. How could the peasants endure without food? In less than half a month, large numbers of peasants starved to death. Many people's corpses fell together at the gate of the city. However, the warriors could not eat enough.
, the Ashigaru people were struggling on the edge of life and death, huddled at the foot of the warm city wall all day long, where could they find the strength to clean up those dead bodies.
As the temperature rises, the putrid smell is simply unbearable. What's worse is that the plague may occur at any time. The gate of the city has been designated as a restricted area for life, and is blocked by fences. The Sanada army has already tried its best to defend the city, and there is no need to
To defend the city, just using these dead bodies to block the city gate is the biggest biological weapon.
The two to three hundred defenders of Mishan City and Zixing City could only guard the walled city but did not dare to go out to grab food. It was even more difficult. In May, the famine knocked down all the defenders in the city. When the two city lords saw that the situation was not good, they immediately launched an attack.
The city surrendered, and he would rather go to the prisoner camp and eat three meals a day than be locked up in the city and eat one meal a day, but Yukitaka Sanada still gritted his teeth and persisted, and his paranoid temper was demonstrated to the extreme.
Murakami Yoshikiyo seemed to have made up his mind not to attack. He patiently continued to play his strategy of cutting off food. If you don't get down, I won't get up. Everyone was competing to see who was more patient. At this time, Shinano was evacuating new villages and reorganizing farmland responsibilities.
and the development of new fields, Murakami Yoshikiyo was promoted to the Ashikaga family tree generation elder as the leader of the Northern Shinano flag. He was required to be responsible for promoting all aspects of government affairs in several counties of Northern Shinano. He really had no time to distract him from attacking a doomed building.
Dead city.
The reason why Peishi City has repeatedly blocked the army is that the first reason is that the terrain is dangerous and several surrounding branch cities are at the horns of each other, so as to help each other to ensure safety. The second reason is that it relies on the surrounding reinforcements to protect its flanks. Even if it is surrounded by the enemy army, it can rely on the support of friendly forces.
Protecting the city safely through the threat of siege is similar to the dozens of fortress groups in Nishi Ueno with Minawa Castle and Takaduri Castle as the core. It does not rely on one fortress to defend the city, but several or dozens of fortress groups.
The large-scale effect can prevent the enemy from massive siege.
So when the horned rice mountain city and the square-shaped city of Toishi City fell one after another and were surrounded from all directions without any reinforcements, this fortified city became a dead city. What could happen if the grain and grass were piled up like mountains and the soldiers were elite and good at fighting?
All you have to do is cut off the supply of food and grass in the city and the support from the rear, and trap you for one, two, or three years, but in the end you will still be dead.
In Toishi Castle Castle, Sanada Yukitaka lay on his side without moving for half a day. His body was thin and his hair was as messy as a chicken coop. His long beard had not been trimmed for a long time. The samurai could only lie down due to hunger for many days.
Lying down reduces the torture of hunger. The more you move, the less you have strength and the easier it is to get hungry. When lying still becomes a habit, this mountain city is not far from destruction.
He left in a hurry when he was defeated and retreated last year. Even his wife Kyounin was left in his hometown of Sanada Castle and did not have time to take him to Toishi Castle. Now he does not know where he is. If he is trapped, there are only five people alive in the city.
Hundreds of people, this is the data from half a month ago. Perhaps when you wake up one morning, you will find more people dying of hunger.
Yazawa Norizuna weakly pushed the door open and came in. Long-term hunger had made his body a little swollen. The thick bags under his eyes showed that his mental state was very poor. The smell of similar chicken coops and body was difficult to cover up. As for lice, he had long been used to it.
Not surprising, Yazawa Yoritsuna was not surprised to see him lying still, swaying and lying on the tatami.
"We are running out of food. We can survive on one meal a day for seven or eight days. If this continues, we will have to change it to one meal every two days."
Sanada Yukitaka's eyelids moved, and after a while he said: "Are arrows still shooting messages from outside the city every day?"
"Yeah! The latest message is that Echigo has released Nomiya, Taroden and the prisoners, but they didn't let us go for some reason."
"The people outside the city are really thoughtful. They come every day to persuade us to surrender. They use different methods to seduce us every day, but they don't know that our family will never give up easily!" Sanada Yukitaka's eyes showed a mocking look, and he had no idea what Murakami Yoshikiyo was doing.
In the eyes of a senior siege expert like him, besieging a city and depriving it of food is always the stupidest way. Murakami Yoshikiyo is obviously such a fool.
Yazawa Norizuna said worriedly: "The city is unstable! The matter of eating corpses was just settled a few days ago. Everyone has a lot of resentment. If my brother doesn't make a decision quickly, I'm afraid this city will be sacrificed sooner or later.
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"Go and comfort me, and you must keep persisting..." Sanada Yukitaka gasped excitedly: "We can't admit defeat at this time! We must not!"
Yazawa Yorizuna shook his head. He knew that his brother had an almost paranoid mentality towards Takeda Shingen. He vaguely realized that this was not because of the so-called loyalty or the kindness of acquaintance. Maybe it was because of cherishing feathers, just such words.
It is always difficult to speak up. The smarter people are, the more conceited they are.
Neither of them wanted to talk about the difficulties in the city anymore. After chatting for a while, they talked about releasing the prisoners of Takeda Army. Yazawa Yorizuna asked: "Why did the Kira family look for me and wait to surround me to death? The samurai in the city today
Half of them are dead, most of Ashigaru is dead, and not many civilians are left dead. If we are allowed to go to Kai now, we will definitely not refuse! Why continue to be trapped?"
"Needless to say, it must be the idea of the mayor of Kasugayama Castle..." Yukitaka Sanada laughed inexplicably: "What have you done in Shinano over the years? How many times have you blocked the Kira family's road? Just a little investigation.
You can know that the Lord of the Town must hate me Yukitaka very much, so he will never allow us to retreat to Kaibi calmly."
Yazawa Yorizuna looked at Yukitaka Sanada cautiously and whispered: "There is also news. It has been confirmed that Genta and Tokujiro died in the battle with Hachimanhara."
Sanada Yukitaka's face suddenly changed. His face that was full of persistence and confidence just now turned gray. He couldn't hold it back any longer and choked up: "...Is it finally confirmed? It was me who harmed those two children! It was me who was too much.
Greed got them all killed, so why do I insist on defending the city? Why should I defend it when my heirs are dead?"
Sanada Yukitaka closed his eyes in pain to prevent tears from flowing out of his eyes. He is the lord of a city and the flag-bearer of the Shinano sect. He must always maintain his majesty. Even in front of his younger brother, he must work hard to make himself look good.
Not that weak.
Yazawa Yoritsuna could understand his brother's painful mood at this time. Since childhood, he had placed too much trust in the two brothers Sanada Nobutsuna and Sanada Masaki. He carefully cultivated him and sent him to Takeda Shingen's side as a valet. In recent years, his eldest son Nobutsuna has grown up.
He was on the verge of becoming a great general, but he didn't want to die in Hachimangahara in his early twenties. His second son, Masaki Sanada, was only fifteen years old, and died here in the Battle of Kawanakajima, his first battle. How could he let this person die?
My father is heartbroken.
He also gradually understood what his brother meant. As a father, he usually did not have time to discipline his children. He could only use his own life as bait to resist the powerful attacks of the Kira family, and then relied on defending the city like this to fight for the two children who stayed beside Takeda Shingen.
A piece of credit, even if Yukitaka Sanada died in the stone city, relying on this hard work, he could still be regarded highly by Takeda Shingen and be trained as a confidant.
But it all came to nothing. Two children died in Hachimanhara, but his father suffered all winter and didn't know why. The Kira family chose to tell him the news when the city was running out of food and aid. It was definitely with bad intentions, but Sanada
Why should Yukitaka accuse the Kira family? As an enemy, he has no obligation to tell him the truth. Even if he tells him now, it is out of good intentions. Even if he dies, he will be a clear conscience.
"The two brothers, one is a valet of Oku and the other is a centipede. Logically speaking, they should be the safest. However, they did not expect that the Kira army almost took the life of the lord when they attacked the main formation. The valet beside the lord and the samurai Hatamoto suffered no casualties, but Genta was killed.
The life of Tokujiro was involved... It’s really not as good as God!”
"No! I'm too proud of my brother, but I let my guard down when I was certain to win this encirclement. Unexpectedly, not only did I fail to do my best, but my own son got involved..." Sanada Yukitaka cheered up, took a deep breath and said:
"No matter what, we have to find a way out for the hundreds of men in the city. We can't sit back and wait for death, otherwise our persistence will be meaningless!"
Yazawa Norizuna's spirit was shaken, and he secretly said excitedly: "Brother, has he finally enlightened? That's right! The death of two nephews is still a big blow. If it were me, I would have surrendered to the Kira family long ago. These miserable days
It’s really uncomfortable, so it would be better to end it as early as possible.”
"You take your sons and surrender, and I will leave Shinano and join Kai."
When Yazawa Yoritsuna heard this, he was sweating profusely. This was completely different from what he had imagined. Why did his brother still have to join the half-dead Takeda family in the end? In his opinion, the loyalty of the Shinano samurai to the Kai Takeda family was nonsense.
Regarding the matter, the relationship between the Sanada family and the Takeda family is that of serving the public. Their territory was obtained with merit. Now that the Takeda family is declining, it is only right to take the opportunity to join the Kira family.
Although he said this, he did not dare to persuade his brother in this way. If he exposed his unscrupulous little thoughts and angered his brother, he would lose more than he gained. So when he said it, he changed his words and said: "How can this be done! Brother is me.
As the head of the Sanada family, it is said that people are humble when they leave their hometown. After all, it is not appropriate for my brother to go to Kai alone. Even if he goes to Kai, he will be looked down upon by the samurai of Kai. At least I have to bring my trusted samurai from the Sanada family with me.
, Gengoro is still in the Kai Kingdom, and with the loyal and brave samurai of our Sanada family, we can still make a comeback..."
Sanada Yukitaka shook his head noncommittally: "This matter has been settled. I will send a contact outside the city tomorrow. I know you will have a way to contact them, so I told Murakami Yoshikiyo that we will surrender to the city!"
The two were explaining things about the city, but they heard a noise in the city. Kawara Takashi ran in with a strange expression that seemed to be excited and afraid. When he saw the two brothers, he said: "My lord, Dongzuna-den is here.
! Come and have a look at the top of the city! Everyone who can move in the city is gathered at the top of the city!"
"What! What did you say!" Sanada Yukitaka didn't know where the strength came from. He jumped up with a "swish" and grabbed Kawara Takamasa's arm and stared at him: "Tell me again who is here? There are others outside the city.
Who is it? What’s going on!”
Kawahara Takamasa's family has been the patriarch of the Sanada family for generations, and his own sister is the wife of Yukitaka Sanada. Compared with the highly disciplined samurai family, the relationship between the ruler and ministers of the Sanada family is the most harmonious. Kawahara Takamasa said excitedly: "My lord,
Your grandfather, Donggang Palace, is here! Outside the city, there is only Donggang Palace and a small team carrying lotus. From a distance, it looks like they are carrying a lot of things. We are saved!"
Sanada Yukitaka took a few steps back in disbelief, sat down and smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect that I would be tricked to this point! I lost... I lost completely!"
The other two people in the room were frightened by his behavior. They didn't know what the reason was, which made Yukitaka Sanada sigh. Yoritsuna Yazawa asked anxiously: "Brother, what's wrong? Shouldn't you be happy after not seeing your relatives for a long time?"
"Stop talking, you will know later."
The Otemon gate has become a restricted area for life and it is not suitable to pass through it. Sanada Yukitaka opened the gate that had been sealed for half a year. He and his family members hurriedly freshened up and managed to put on a decent appearance before going out to greet him. He saw a tall figure
The thin old man walked slowly with a cane. When the samurai of the Sanada family saw the old man, they knelt down and saluted, as if he was the master of the castle. He was the grandfather of Yukitaka Sanada, the last governor of the Shino clan, Umino.
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