Just when Kira Yoshiki was lost in thought, Mogami Yoshihime shook his arm and asked in a low voice: "Will Your Highness take Yoshihime to Kasugayama Castle this year? Is Kasugayama Castle big? Are there any beautiful red-leaf trees? How many of you are there?
What kind of person are my sisters? Do you like Yi Ji?"
"Kasugayama Castle is much bigger than Yamagata Castle! It is constantly being renovated every summer. After a while, Yoshihime will know that there are some red leaf trees, but not as many as in Yamagata Castle! There is also a sea of cherry blossoms.
Your sister Hu Ji’s favorite place is that your sisters are all kind-hearted and good women, and they will definitely like Yi Ji.”
Kira Yoshiki accidentally caught a glimpse of Mogami Yoshimitsu with his head shrinking and about to leave, and quickly stopped him and said: "Yoshimitsu, since you're here, come over and talk for a while! Speaking of which, I won't spend much time here.
Too long, tell me how you feel about being the governor of the house for the past few months?"
"Your Highness, Yi Ji will step aside first!" The little girl saw her brother standing awkwardly in the corridor, so she bowed and left in a sensible manner. Women should know how to avoid taboos when men speak, even when their father and brother are talking about business.
This is also true, this comes from the teachings of her mother, Major General Ono, since she was a child.
Mogami Yoshimitsu smiled at his sister, and then said: "I have been under a lot of pressure recently! Because of the autumn harvest, the deep-rooted conflicts between my subordinates and my power, and the diplomatic pressure from the Yonezaida family, I have been under a lot of pressure recently.
Date Kyōjo has made many moves, and it looks like he is going to take action on my subordinate’s territory!”
Ever since Date Harumune made it clear that this matter was not over, the Yonezaida family has been making small moves. For example, the Date family's retainer Yataro Nakayama went to the southern border of Murayama County to build a Nakayama Castle. The distance was only
Takenaga Yoshitada, the lord of Kamiyama Castle in Ichiri, asked Mogami Yoshimitsu for help.
This place happens to be the Sukawaguchi Street between Murayama County and Chishi County. This place originally belonged to the Mogami family. However, it has been abandoned because the Mogami family has been weak in the past hundred years. With the Date Aizong invasion of Murayama County and the
After the Hasedo Castle fought a local battle and forced the Mogami family to bow their heads, they fell under the control of the Date family. In the past, the Date family was not so bold in building a castle, but now it doesn't matter if they break up with the Mogami family.
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Kiragi didn't care much about the stumbling in Dewa Country at that time, and said with a smile: "Even the Date family dares to attack the Mogami family. When I sit in charge of Dewa Country, do I have nothing to do? Then they really don't open their eyes.
At the end of autumn, you and I will go to Kasugayama Castle to meet my brother. Then you will know the strength of the Ashikaga family that I am now!
The latest information I received was that my brother launched a joint campaign in Shochuan, Etsuchu. He used 23,000 troops to destroy Kaga Ichi's 100,000 troops, and took advantage of the situation to invade the southern bank of Kaga Sichuan and defeat 60,000 Kaga Ichi.
Ichikui's army is sweeping the entire Nomi County, and the patriarch of the clan, Honganji Xianru, has sent a peace request to me."
"What? Kaga has always lost most of Kaga's country, and yet he is forced to ask for peace from His Highness Kōkō? This is really unbelievable! How did 23,000 people defeat an army of 100,000? It's incomprehensible.
!" Mogami Yoshimitsu shook his head in surprise and said that he had never heard of such an exaggerated record. It was truly unheard of and unseen.
Mogami Yoshimitsu sighed for a while but didn't feel anything special. His level of military strategy was indeed a bit blind. It was still inferior to Date Terumune who had several battle experiences. His father Mogami Yoshimori's own military strategy was also poor.
Not very good. Or in other words, the military strategy level of the various daimyo people in the entire Dewa Kingdom and even Mutsu Kingdom is at that level. They really don’t care much about the successive battles in Echichu and Kaga, and the novelty will be over with a few sighs.
Forget about it in a blink of an eye.
This is all because it is located in a remote place and half of the year is winter. The spring and autumn seasons are surprisingly short and the traffic is very bad. The main streets are only wider and neater than the country roads in Echigo, and it is impossible to renovate them with Echigo.
Compared with the main streets that they passed, it was these two factors that made it okay for the Chinese people in Yuao to fight in small groups, but when it turned out to be a large battle with tens of thousands of people, everyone was dumbfounded and didn't know how to fight.
The Oshu Astronomical Rebellion that Yonezaida was involved in was just a group of Japanese people who had been arguing for a few years. It was just that more daimyo people were involved. It was several levels lower than the Astronomical Rebellion in Kanto. The information was not available in remote areas.
As a result, the Chinese lords of Yuao did not care much about outside news.
At most, some news from Echigo or Kanto can attract some attention. The major events in the East China Sea and Kinai are just a good story to them. Kira Yoshitoki has no intention of correcting the young man's personal interests and hobbies. Since he still has
If you don't realize the role of military strategy, let him do whatever you want. Anyway, he will have to go through battles sooner or later, and this time he plans to take the opportunity to polish the "Deyu General" who is a bit too young.
Kira Yoshiki said to Mogami Yoshimitsu, who was not thinking about Shu, "It is already September 6th. I have decided to leave Yamagata Castle by boat at the end of September. Before that, let's teach the disobedient Date Terumune a lesson."
! Go back and prepare. In the next few days, Yoshimitsu will lead the army out of Nakayama Castle and cut off the claws of the Date family that penetrate Murayama County."
"Go out to Nakayama Castle to attack the city? I have never fought before!" Mogami Yoshimitsu said in panic: "My first formation was the battle of Miura Castle. The first time I went out to the battle, I was defeated by His Highness Kōkata's troops.
Before this, I had never led a military force and never commanded any joint battles!"
Kira Yoshichi secretly laughed at the fact that this Deyu general was still a little immature. He was thirteen years old this year and fourteen years old. He had not yet grown up. He did many things with a guilty conscience, but this was normal. Not every young house governor could be like him.
That way, at the age of ten, he would be able to command his retainers to win the Fukakusa battle, and annihilate the fierce general Juga Ichibun in one fell swoop.
In order to encourage this sect, Ji Liangyoshi also patiently comforted him: "It doesn't matter, I have Yuyu behind you as a support. You are afraid of what he will do. There is just a wall on the left and right. It won't be too strenuous to fight. You know
You have to experience it before you have commanded a joint battle. There is always a first experience, and you can learn everything after experiencing a few more joint battles."
Mogami Yoshimitsu also knew that he could not escape this disaster. His subconscious rebuttal just now showed some timidity, so he took a deep breath and said firmly: "I understand, I will do my best!"
Just when Kira Yoshi was about to turn around, he turned back and said to him: "In addition, you don't have to worry too much about the reduction in grain production. I have two million koku of grain stored in ten grain depots in Echigo. The amount of grain grown every year is
Only a small part is sold. Most of it is stored in the grain depot. There is no problem in paying you 50,000 shi as relief."
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Under the orders of Kira Yoshitoki, the Dewa Retainers Regiment moved very quickly. It only took six days to recruit military service from various places. This was all because of the Kira Clan's ability to do things well, Dewa Kingdom withdrew and annexed the villages. The action of demolishing useless walled cities quickly produced good results. Farmers lived more concentratedly, which greatly improved the utilization rate of land. It also brought great convenience to the management of general service, military service and normal taxation.
On the other hand, it was also because of the overwhelming force of 15,000 troops under Kiragi. The people from all walks of life in the three counties of Uzen dared not to act hard. They hurriedly picked up their weapons, put on their armors, and rode their mounts with lunch boxes wrapped around their belts. They rushed to Yamagata Castle surrounded by the Ashigaru people. In just six days, they gathered 8,000 troops. For a time, the army was at its peak, and it was quite unstoppable.
Compared to the heyday of the army that besieged Miura Castle, there was nothing that could be done about it. This time, there was neither the Senboku Onodera clan nor the Yuri Twelve Heads of Yuhou. The intervention of the Andō clan, and the enemy was Yonezawa, their former ally. The Date clan, and Kira Yoshitoki on the other hand, did not mobilize all three Uzen counties, but only sent out the Mogami clan and their forces. The name was to capture Nakayama Castle, which was deep in Murayama County.
This name is very convenient. It can prevent the Date family from being highly vigilant. At least they will not nervously summon his first clan and quasi-first clan to form a joint battle. So one day later, eight thousand troops rushed to the upper reaches of the Mogami River. When one of them arrived in Sukawa, only the Date Army and the Yonezawa National Army of 5,000 troops came to the opposite side. Subsequently, they were accompanied by the next generation members of the Genri Moto clan, the Kokubu Mori clan, and the Japanese troops who stayed behind the Sozo clan were still coming. On the road.
The main strength of the Date family has actually been between 3,000 and 4,000. After the Battle of Mipo Castle, the losses were reduced to just over 3,000. The small strength of the main force is also a major feature of the Yuyu Daimyo, because their own army There is not much force, so when all the people under his command come together to make up the numbers, they only have 5,000 troops. As a county-level martial arts family, it is already very difficult to have so many troops.
If it weren't for the big tree when the Mogami family climbed up Kiragi, the military strength directly under the Mogami family would only be about 2,000 men at most, which is not as strong as the Tendo clan of the Mogami family. Under normal circumstances, the Mogami family would fight alone. The Date family is looking for death. Even if the Mogami clan is summoned, the number of members of the Mogami family is more than 8,000. However, the Date family can easily gather an army of more than 12,000. This is He pinched the Mogami family's fate so that they did not dare to act rashly.
After receiving the order, Mogami Yoshimitsu had to go all out and launch an attack on Nakayama Castle with Tendo Yorisada as the vanguard. Nakayama Yataro asked Yonezawa for help while holding the castle and insisted on waiting for three days before Date Terubune came with five thousand troops. During this period, Mogami Yoshimitsu's attack could only be described as mediocre. He neither caused any serious damage to Zhongshan City nor dared to let the army fight to capture the city. Fighting and fighting every day was like a vacation.
As the vanguard general, Tendo Yorisada was very active in attacking, but his military strategy level was just that. In addition, siege warfare was a war that tested extreme abilities. Yataro Nakayama held on to the castle and did not go out to fight. He also If you don't have decent engineering equipment, you can only use crude bamboo bows to shoot at the defenders in the city, and then use the ashigaru to beat the military drums to climb over the soil. This means that the army will be beaten out as soon as it enters. It is very easy. The defenders in the city were forced to fight against the enemy with more troops.
Seeing Date Terubune's attack, the eight thousand Mogami troops inevitably fell into panic. Mogami Yoshimitsu also lost sight of one thing and didn't know how to deal with it. He wasted the best opportunity to make adjustments and watched the five thousand troops stationed in Zhongshan Castle without any effect.
There was no other way. At this time, he finally remembered that he could mobilize the army. It was really the first time he commanded an army and he was so nervous that he forgot about it.
The arrival of Date Terumune obviously would not give him another chance to mobilize. His confidant General Yoshinao Oniba personally guarded Otemon, which reduced the originally slim chance of siege to zero. The two sides faced off for three days, spent in exchanges and provocations.
After that, until Murata Munashi, Watari Motozon, Kokubu Mori, Ryukou Toto, Kuwazaki, Kurokawa Haru, Akiho Naomori, Kuroki Munejun and other Chinese troops arrived one after another, the number of defenders in the city suddenly increased to more than 9,000.
Forcing 10,000 people.
When Mogami Yoshimitsu saw this situation, he knew that he had no chance at all. Without getting a clear answer from Kira Yoshitoki, he returned to the army and retreated early the next morning. His move immediately attracted the Date army to follow him.
Although Date Mimoto strongly opposed the pursuit, the people from all the countries under him expressed that they could not let go of this opportunity.
They have never seen what Commander Kira Jun looks like. They just heard from hearsay that their master's family suffered a big loss at the hands of Kira Jun. Most people can't tell the specific situation. In the eyes of these people, this is not enough evidence at all. Come to think of it,
It is reasonable for the Echigo Kira family to suddenly launch a night attack with 15,000 troops and defeat the 13,000-strong Dewa Nationalist Army. They would have been able to do this if they had so many troops and launched a night attack, so I didn't feel that way.
Why do you take the Kira family so seriously?
Date Terumune was not stupid. He also knew very well that his Chinese army was definitely no match for Kira's army. Moreover, Kira Yoshitomo was so sinister that it was difficult to predict whether he would launch a surprise attack. He did not dare to take such a big risk.
He risked his entire army to pursue the Mogami Army. Even if he caught up with the Mogami Army, he would not dare to attack boldly. At most, he would just attack and get some advantages and then withdraw.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to just stay at Nakayama Castle and not go anywhere, so he ordered the 5,000 Mutsu soldiers who were willing to go to war, led by Murata Soshiro, Kurokawa Haruji, Akiho Naomori, and Kuroki Sotoshi to pursue the retreating people.
The Mogami Army and Yoshimitsu Mogami did not expect that they would dare to chase them out, so they could only grit their teeth and retreat towards Narizawa Castle.
When he was about to enter Narisawa Castle, the envoy of the Kira family informed Mogami Yoshimitsu not to enter the city, but to choose the nearby Kashiwagi Mountain to reorganize his formation. Mogami Yoshimitsu was a little confused about this order. Kashiwagi Mountain is just a mountain near Narisawa Castle.
A small hill. This height of the mountain is not enough to establish a huge geographical advantage, so Yoshimitsu Mogami did not want to set up a formation here. However, the order had to be carried out, and less than 8,000 troops hurriedly climbed up Mount Kashiwagi to set up a formation.
At this time, the Date Army had already arrived in a hurry. When they saw Mogami Yoshimitsu setting up the formation at Kashiwagi Mountain, he turned to attack Narisawa Castle without saying a word. These Chinese people were not stupid at all. They felt that Mogami Yoshimitsu was clearly planning to set up the formation here.
It sounds a bit funny to lure yourself into the bait, and 8,000 people line up on the mountain to prepare for the 5,000-strong army. But it is not so pleasant to do. It is absolutely ridiculous for them to climb the mountain with 5,000 people and attack with force to deal with an army that is larger than themselves.
Unwise behavior.
If Mogami Yoshimitsu chooses to enter the caged castle of Narisawa Castle to defend, maybe the five thousand Date troops will climb Mount Kashiwagi to monitor Narisawa Castle below. Currently, Mogami Yoshimitsu chooses eight thousand troops on Mount Kashiwagi, and builds a castle under Mount Kashiwagi.
Ma wants to use the power of his horns to fight against the invading Date army.
The 8,000-strong army was firmly entrenched in the formation and they were calmly deployed, as if they were telling the people of Date at the foot of the mountain in a silent language that the Mogami family could let the Date army attack the 8,000-strong army on the mountain. Even if Date Terumune
Even if you pull out all the troops, you may not win. You can also let the Date army attack Narisawa Castle. You won't be able to defeat it in a short while anyway. You have to be wary of the troops on the mountain rushing down to make a surprise attack and lose in vain.
This tactic of the Date Army can be understood by several leaders of the Chinese people. The best choice before the Date Army, which is composed of all the people, is to retreat. Mountaineering operations are seeking death, and siege operations are also a recipe for death.
It's not necessarily possible to get an advantage. The strength of these 5,000 troops is really embarrassing. It's better to retreat early to avoid wasting troops and food.
But if they were asked to retreat immediately and were unwilling to do so, because they strongly demanded to fight out to pursue the Mogami Army, but ended up retreating in despair within a few hours of fighting out, the face between the relatives would not be saved.
There is only one way to save face for now, and that is to attack Narisawa Castle and then find a reason to retreat.
He was waiting for something to happen. In the evening of the same day, the Date army hurriedly withdrew the siege of Narizawa Castle and chose to set up camp in the Sukawa River not far away. Although they only pulled up a small wooden fence and set up tents inside it.
The name of the checkpoint as "camp" is a bit crude, but Yuao people almost always set up camp like this when marching or attacking. At most, they will wait until a long-term siege to set up a camp similar to the one in the battle of Miura Castle.
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In fact, this group of Date family's Mutsu people chose to set up camp here very carefully. They must maintain the pressure on Narizawa Castle but not get too close to prevent them from being killed by the Mogami Army on Kashiwagi Mountain in a night attack.
The army was defeated, and he said clearly that he was not afraid of the Kira army, but he still kept an eye on the possibility of a night attack when the time came.
As for the main force of Kira's army still in the village, it would definitely not be able to be mobilized within three to five days. Murata Soshiro and others were not worried about this at all. Just before sunset that day, when dinner was not ready, these five thousand people
The formed Date army was suddenly attacked by a small fleet sailing upstream, and the hungry Ashigaru died in confusion under the fire of iron cannons and strong bows.
Murata Soshiro is the ninth son of the Date Aizong clan and the biological uncle of the Date Terubong clan. He has been working as a housekeeper for the Murata family of Mutsu country and has never seen such a powerful weapon. He was so shocked that he couldn't even speak.
They couldn't come out. Kurokawa Haruji, Akiho Naomori, Kuroki Munejun saw the loud rumbling noise and the thick white mist that was ejected. It was really shocking. Their subordinates and all the servants were attacked by iron cannons.
The shooting was so chaotic that they couldn't even form a formation.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the four people discussed and led the army to retreat quickly. As for the food on the stove and the small pack loads and grains they carried, they all abandoned it. Kuroki Munejun, who had just entered the original server, was still in the mood to set off a fire to disperse the pack horses and disrupt them.
From the sight, their move did have a good effect. At least in front of this chaotic camp, the Kira navy did not dare to rush in and make a surprise attack.
Just as the Date Army was about to leave, the Kira Army's cavalry suddenly came from behind. Also arriving was Mogami Yoshimitsu, who had received the general's order. Seeing the siege, Murata Soshiro almost fainted from fright, Kurokawa Haruji
Li Lizui hurriedly ordered the samurai to support him, and he, Akiho Naomori, and Kuroki Munejun each led their own troops and fled as fast as they could.
If you run away, you will leave behind the rest of the army. The people of the four families and the people from all walks of life are not willing to die. In the end, they plan to scatter in all directions. Whoever runs faster will be safe. If you are unlucky, you will have to admit that you are unlucky. Murata Soshiro
Unfortunately, he was overtaken by Kira's cavalry and was honorably made a prisoner.
Kurokawa Kiyomi, Akiho Naomori, and Kuroki Munejun were lucky enough to escape back to Zhongshan City. There was no way to deal with some losses. By the time the three-pronged army rushed back to Zhongshan City, it was already midnight, and Date Terubune was disturbed.
When he woke up, he learned that his army had suffered another defeat, and that his uncle Murata Munashiro and his companions, about eight hundred of his countrymen, had been captured. He screamed angrily in the castle tower, but the current situation was so bad, he
What else can I do but get angry?
When he woke up early the next morning, Date Huizong found that 23,000 troops had been surrounded outside Zhongshan City. Murata Munoshi was forced to press down to the top of the city and call for the door. The 800 captured Date troops knelt down.
There was a lot of wailing in front of the battle. The scene was so miserable that people couldn't bear to look at it. It was probably this feeling that an object hurts its own kind. The people of the Date family ran to Date Terumune to beg for help, hoping that he would rescue them as soon as possible.
colleagues and relatives.
As soon as Date Huizong saw this situation, he knew that he could not refuse it in any case. The system within the Date family was based on the local leaders of the country based on geographical marriage. This was different from the lordship system that valued the blood system.
They are completely different, but both have a fixed problem, that is, they can never escape the stereotype of family members controlling huge amounts of territorial resources.
After a long quarrel, the Date retainers reached an agreement that afternoon and asked the Kira family to redeem the captives. Of course, surrender was absolutely impossible, and peace talks and withdrawals were not allowed. They were just maintaining hostility.
The humiliation of redeeming his captives in such a state, and the shame of Date Terumune's wife being kidnapped by Kira Yoshitsune to be his concubine, cannot end just because of this setback. Living in this troubled world, sometimes face is worthless.
Sometimes it is as heavy as Mount Fuji.
The reputation of the Yonezawa Date family governor is very important. Date Harumune also worked as an Oshu explorer for a period of time, and even bought the false title of Dr. Sakyo from the court. Many relatives in the family rely on it.
The reputation of the Ida family intimidated the young servants who served under it. At the same time, it was also for this reason that a large number of sons and daughters were sent to various families to be adopted sons and daughters. Without this halo, there would be no Ida who caused the astronomical chaos.
Dajia.
The face of the young family governor Date Huizong was more important than anything else. The family governor was exposed and humiliated. Date's retainers and the many people who relied on him were also embarrassed. This knot was definitely not a matter of words or words.
A little setback can be reversed, but it won't be over until the Kira family returns Mogami Yoshihime.
The matter of snatching a bride has risen from a simple marriage love to a serious problem of the face of Kira Yoshitoki and Date Terumune. The humiliated Date Terumune has become a bigger enemy of the Mogami family. At this time, no matter the Mogami family,
Neither Yoshimitsu nor the reclusive Mogami Yoshimori can accept the Date family as an ally, let alone send Mogami Yoshihime back.
Because Date Terumune is definitely a dangerous person to Mogami Yoshihime at this moment. Even if the Mogami family betrays Kira Yoshiki and re-engages with the Date family, it will not be able to eliminate the knot in Date Terumune's heart. Just imagine a person who has been slapped in the face.
How can a man face his wife who has been snatched away and the children he will give birth to in the future? An unstable marriage and hatred for Mogami Yoshimitsu, the messenger, will bring serious disasters to the Mogami family. At this moment, the Mogami family has no way out.
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The Mogami family was dragged into their own warship by Kira Yoshitoki using a marriage-stealing plan. The only thing they could do was to try their best to keep up with the Kira family's pace, and they were forced to accept the mess left by Kira Yoshitoki's departure.
The powerful daimyo Senhoku Onoji Temple is located in the north of the county, and the Yonezaida Terubune in the south of Murayama County.
The envoy sent by the Date family was a member of the Date clan. The lord of Takahata Castle in Dewa Province was Oryakawa Moramune. As the powerful elder of the clan who guarded the northernmost gate of the county, it was his power that directly supported Nakayama Castle.
After the construction of the village, Koryanggawa Shengzong solemnly made a request to the Kira family to redeem the Murata clan, hoping to exchange money or food for the redemption of eight hundred captives.
Mogami Yoshimitsu refused without hesitation, saying bluntly that at this time, the two sides were hostile and there was no possibility of redeeming the captives. Only by reaching peace first could we talk about the redemption of the captives, and it was easy to defeat the Date family's plan.
Although the redemption of defeated prisoners is the most popular method nowadays, the victor can not only obtain meritorious service, but also gain benefits from the redemption process, but there is a prerequisite for redeeming prisoners, that is, the war will not be fought, or it will be temporarily
There is a truce without fighting.
It's impossible that while there's a war going on here, I'll sell the captured prisoners over there, and the released prisoners will return to the Date Army in a short time before they can return to their original identities and continue fighting against the Kira family.
I have the strength to earn a little money, and the money is earned by risking my life. I may not always have such good luck. I can't let a general like Kira Yoshitoki spend half a day just to earn the Date family's money.
It's a small amount of money, it's a waste of his time and an insult to his intelligence.
It's not easy to train your own samurai son in this world. Even if you live a tight life, you don't forget to train more elites. Date Terubong will be jointly pressured by the family members and the people of the country. On the one hand, there are physical injuries.
On the other hand, he was unwilling to lose eight hundred disciples and one Ida in vain.
To redeem prisoners, you must first cease the war. Without a cessation, you cannot redeem the prisoners. This paradox made Date Terumune very angry. He was unwilling to agree to the truce. But if the truce was not allowed, there would be no way to redeem the prisoners. Otherwise, Murata Sozo and
The eight hundred captives were about to cause trouble, and it was difficult for Date Terumune to be the governor of the family. Finally, after thinking for a long time, he decided to find a trick to see if the Kira family would agree to ransom the captives. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature,