Just a few days later, something bothered him again. The turmoil in the Kinei area for nearly half a year finally settled in autumn. Miyoshi Changqing finally launched the long-prepared trip to Shangluo. The Miyoshi family made great moves. Just after the spring broadcast, Not long after, the Miyoshi family's troops continued to surge towards Kinai. By the beginning of May, more than 60,000 people from Awa, Sanuki, Settsu, Izumi, Kawachi, Tamba and Higashi-Harima countries had gathered. With the military at its peak, the territory was suddenly stirred up by the storm, which made people worried.
Ashikaga Yoshiki hurriedly ordered the Kinai samurai to go to Luo to defend the shogunate, but the reaction of the Kinai people was very ambiguous. Asai Hisamasa had just been forcibly abdicated by his legitimate son Asai Kenmasa and lived in seclusion. Asakura Yoshikage was busy caring about the war in Kaga. Takeda Yoshitomi was troubled by the civil strife caused by Wakasa's twin walls.
Hatakeyama Takamasa took the opportunity to escape from Sakai Town with the Yasumi clan, and ran to Kii to seek support from his generational retainer Tange Morichi, preparing to bring back the old ministers of Kawachi Kingdom, Kii Kingdom, and Yamato Kingdom to wait for an opportunity. Taking advantage of the sudden changes in the Miyoshi family, they retaken Gaowa City and took advantage of the opportunity to revive, and the territory once again fell into a new wave of turmoil.
Looking at the entire Kinai, Nakajo Tokihide and Rokkaku Yoshihide are the only two forces in the Kinai that can contribute to the shogunate. But the problem is that the combined military strength of the two families is only more than 30,000, and these two families also joined forces to defend the mountain last year. There were great conflicts during the war. Neither side was willing to go out to defend Kyoto. Besides, there was Kenmasa Asai in Omi who was anti-Rokkaku and anti-Kira. Oops, so guarding the home is essential for military strength.
Miyoshi Nagakei's resistance was unusually strong. He sent an envoy to walk around Kyoto to contact the shogunate with news. He said that the leader Hosokawa Uzuna had not come to the shogunate to take up his post for several years. This time, he wanted to support Hosokawa Uzuna and become a serious leader. Governor, this reason is so legitimate that no one can find any reason to refute it. It is not justified by emotion or reason that the Governor cannot go to Kyoto to fulfill his duties ten years after taking office. However, the truth is that the shogunate, especially Ashikaga Yoshiteru, does not need this obstructive Governor. .
Ashikaga Yoshiki rebuked Miyoshi Chokei for his evil intentions. All it took was a light chariot and three to five hundred men to enter Luo. Miyoshi Chokei's summons of 60,000 powerful troops was clearly a bad intention. The Miyoshi family was indifferent to the accusations raised by His Highness, and they did it themselves. This is not a good thing for Wei Guangzheng. It is just a name for leading an armed rebellion. How can he sincerely follow the orders of the shogunate? Even if the shogunate really wants to invite Miyoshi Jiakei to lead three to five hundred cavalry to Jingluo to rule, I am afraid that Miyoshi will not be long-term. Qing didn't dare to respond to this.
After experiencing the blow that happened during Kiragi's time, Miyoshi Nagakei's patience was unexpectedly good. He waited until late May to be completely sure that nothing unexpected would happen in Kinai before setting off to Luo. Miyoshi Nagakei took his The puppet Hosokawa Ujitsuna and his 20,000 troops crossed Settsu Province and launched an attack on Shoryuji Castle. However, the Odate Koxinbu in Shoryuji Castle only had 2,000 troops. Even though Shoryuji Castle has repeatedly strengthened its defenses over the years, It is difficult to resist the siege of the Sanhao family's army.
Nakajo Tokihide led 10,000 troops to Fushimiyama to set up a battle formation, while Rokkaku Yoshihide led 20,000 troops to camp on the other side of the Uji River. What surprised both of them was that Miyoshi Nagakei only used 20,000 troops for the operation. There is still no news about the 40,000 troops. According to normal rules, a conservative estimate of the 40,000 troops should be that 25,000 troops can be dispatched. If you are bolder, dispatching 30,000 troops should not be a big problem.
The immobility of the 40,000-strong army was always a danger, forcing Nakajo Tokihide to dare not take any big actions. However, Ashikaga Yoshiki in Kyoto could not wait to order the two of them to drive away Miyoshi Nagakei's 20,000-strong siege army as soon as possible. Rokkaku Yoshihide
All attempts to cross the river were forced back by Miyoshi Changqing's military intimidation, and they were still afraid to move because they were worried that the Miyoshi family might have something behind their backs.
I could only watch helplessly as Miyoshi Chokei besieged and stormed the city. In the end, Ashikaga Yoshiteru couldn't sit still and ordered Rokkaku Yoshihide and Nakajo Tokihide to join forces with the shogunate and the general public to rescue Shoryuji Castle with eight thousand troops. Nakajo Tokihide disagreed.
Rokkaku Yoshihide was afraid that he would not be able to get any credit if he lagged behind like he had done in the past few times and responded proactively, so he hurriedly led an army of 20,000 to respond to Ashikaga Yoshiteru's order.
So the shogunate's nominally 38,000 troops launched an attack on the Miyoshi Army outside Shoryuji Temple from both the Yodogawa and Katsura River directions. This battle at Shoryuji Temple completely shattered the illusion of stability and peace that had existed in the Gyeonggi Province for several years.
, revealing the bloody true face of the Warring States Period.
These 8,000 troops come from all over the country, including bastards of the martial arts family, unappreciated ronin, and local people from the mountain country. After several years of careful training, they have become quite elite. However, the generals who come from the public are really unqualified and do not understand military strategy.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru's arbitrary orders destroyed their last hope of victory.
The shogunate's 8,000-strong army was only half-crossed when they attacked. Several of the shogunate's leaders were captured on the spot. The prisoners of more than 4,000 soldiers who died were defeated without any suspense. Rokkaku Yoshihide's
The army crossing the river also encountered a similar sneak attack across the river, and the Awaji navy took the opportunity to attack in an attempt to cut off the Hexagon Army's retreat.
Fortunately, Rokkaku Yoshihide had been wary of this kind of dirty trick and did not dare to send too many troops across the river at once. He hired dozens of Kira Navy ships and rushed to disperse the Awaji Navy troops. More than 2,000 troops of his own crossed the river.
He desperately fled back to the boat and escaped, but before he could meet the main force of the Miyoshi Army, he was hit by a sap, and Rokkaku Yoshihide's heart was half cold.
Looking back again, he found that Tokihide Chujo had not left the Fushimiyama camp despite his procrastination. Rokkaku Yoshiken knew that he had been deceived by the illusion of victory again. He thought he was fighting as if he was really going to win. In fact, the opponent he cared about the most was Kira.
The legion didn't move at all, clearly not optimistic about the rescue plan across the river.
Having learned his lesson, Rokkaku Yoshihide immediately sent an envoy to contact Nakajo Tokihide to ask him what his plans were. Nakajo Tokihide did not hide it from this quasi-ally. He bluntly stated that the order he received was to try his best to save Kyoto, and secondly to keep it.
Don't lose too much of your own army in the war in Kinei, lest the foundation be damaged and the family fortune be affected. The Miyoshi family's ambitions for Kyoto are well known. Since he came here, he wouldn't just fight for the Shengryuji Castle.
Instead of wasting time on a branch city that is bound to be lost, it is better to prepare for the next fierce battle in Kyoto.
When Rokkaku Yoshiken thought about it carefully, this was also the case. Nakajo Tokihide was just a generational general of the Kira family. In terms of military strategy and status, he could not compare with when Kira Yoshitoki was around. The last time the battle at Moriyama was so fierce,
The action was simply because Rokkaku Yoshiken's covetousness towards Sakamoto was offended. If not for this reason, he would probably still be staying in the two counties looking after the nursing home.
Looking back over the past few years, what I wanted to do day and night was to seize the two counties of Omi. However, instead of seizing the two counties, my army lost the territory of Litai County. Not only did I lose an important territory in vain, but I also lost the prestige and family cohesion that I had worked hard to accumulate.
And forced the Rokkaku family's strategic direction to shift to Omi in the north and Iga country in the south.
The two armies quickly calmed down, and their respective leaders stared at the unhurried siege of the three good armies. This siege lasted from late April to the end of June.
In the end, I fell because of the lack of food and reinforcements. On June 29, the Katsuryuji Castle Honmaru was captured, and it ended with Odate Takanobu and dozens of his subordinate samurai committing suicide.
All the two thousand troops in Shengryuji Castle were killed in the Cage War for more than two months. The tragic battle situation spread to Kyoto and caused great shock. The people of Kyoto had already experienced too many illusions of peace and prosperity.
Forgetting the wars that Kyoto had experienced, they recalled the Doichiku that ran rampant in Kyoto more than a hundred years ago, the Onin Rebellion ninety years ago when the Eastern and Western armies ignited the fire that ravaged most of Kyoto, and Funaoka more than forty years ago.
The blood spilled on Luohan Bridge in the Battle of Shanhe, and the shocking reversal of victory in the Battle of Guichuan seven years ago with a small number and a large number.
The war has never been far away from Kyoto, and peace and prosperity are still far away. Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who once boasted of reviving the shogunate, can only huddle in Kyoto and sigh. The Gongon princes who went to the court to smile happily were speechless. They boasted that Kyoto protected the shogunate.
The public was scurrying around like ants on a hot pot, and the people in Kyoto suddenly remembered the young man who had saved Kyoto twice, and now the famous general Yoshitoki Kira who was far away in Hokuriku and dominated the Eastern Kingdom.
Kira Yoshi will not be able to take care of the young and old men in Kyoto for a while. The strong entry of the Miyoshi Army into Shoryuji Castle is a wake-up call for Kyoto that has not stood for many years. Businessmen and cultural people who dream of a peaceful and prosperous age can take a break.
Rest, the townspeople who are eager for light corvee and low taxes have to work harder to cope with the coming exorbitant taxes. The war will never stop as long as the curtain is kicked off. This is the correct tune for troubled times.
When Miyoshi Nagakei stepped into Shoryuji Castle Castle Tower, he leaned on the railing and looked at the endless Yodo River, and recalled the scene where he stopped here seven years ago. These seven years were like a reincarnation, guided by fate.
Let him stand in this familiar place again, and he will not miss the opportunity to go to Luo. No one can stop his progress. Miyoshi Changqing looked firmly in the direction of Guichuan, where there is a city that symbolizes the authority of the world.
, Kyoto.
The followers in Sakamoto Town spent an uneasy afternoon. When they received the news that their father had committed suicide, Odate Harutada could only shut himself in the house in sorrow for the whole day. Matsui Masayuki didn't know that he could only comfort him.
If you look at it more broadly, life and death are determined by gods and Buddhas, and the death of an old person at an old age is considered a joyful death.
Odate Takanobu is the elder brother of Odate Harimitsu, and he is an old samurai in his seventies. Just like Hosokawa Motonsune who died for the shogunate in the Battle of Katsuragi River, the news that he died for the shogunate's loyalty spread to Kyoto.
This attracted many townspeople to spontaneously pray for blessings. It happened that Miyoshi Nagakei also transported the remains of dozens of dead samurai and those who died in previous battles to Katsura River and handed them over to the shogunate for acceptance. (To be continued.)