At the Furukawa Imperial Palace in the Shimonoseki Kingdom, Ashikaga Fujimasa went crazy in the castle tower. His subordinates and friends who were particularly favored in the past did not dare to get close. The dignified Lord Furukawa was pointed at his nose and threatened by a member of the clan who was lower than himself.
Threatening to bring tens of thousands of troops to the door to destroy him, Lord Furukawa, this humiliation was enough to drive Ashikaga Fujimasa crazy for a while.
He did indeed act like this. For several days in a row, he broke things and cursed people. The people who were attached to the Furukawa Imperial Palace were completely afraid to visit him. Harusuke Kada was missing for many days in a row. Ashikaga Fujimasa these days
Tian scolded all the eighteen generations of Kira Yoshi's ancestors, and also brought his own ancestors into the house. In the eyes of the servants, this Lord Furukawa was already crazy.
On this day, Ashikaga Fujimasa smashed another pile of lacquerware and roared: "Kirara Yoshitoki! I want to be incompatible with you! The Kanto samurai under Yu's wife will tear you to pieces! Yu's sworn brother Hojo Ushimasa will kill you! You
This bastard..."
Matsunagamichi hugged two pretty maids and watched Ashikaga Fujimasa going crazy. The two maids were so frightened by the crazy Furukawa that they were trembling all over. Matsunagamichi put his hands into his clothes and rubbed them without daring to move.
It seems that Mr. Furukawa is going crazy but not completely crazy. Ashikaga Fujimasa goes crazy for a while every day and then returns to normal at night. Is this called crazy? Definitely not.
After performing performance art all afternoon, Mr. Furukawa was also very tired. He turned around and found Matsunaga was still watching the fun with his arms around him, so he dismissed the two unsightly maids and complained to him: "
Your Highness Matsunaga, isn't he so irresponsible! Why didn't Yu give Yu a few words when he went crazy here for several days? It costs money to break so many things! Now even the maids dare not take out the porcelain and let Yu
Smashed!"
Matsuhisa Nagahide was still holding the handkerchief of an unknown maid in his hand. He put it in front of his nose and sniffed it gently and said: "It's right for His Highness Kōkata to get angry. That Kira Yoshiki didn't know what to do and even threatened His Highness Kōkō's safety. If I
His Highness Fang will definitely be looked down upon by the Kanto samurai family if he cannot properly express the anger of a samurai!"
"That's what I thought. But what I did didn't seem to be very successful. What went wrong?" Ashikaga Fujimasa was very confused. The retainers were so scared by the success that they didn't dare to come to see him, but the Kanto people
There was no intention of coming over to exhort anyone. He, the public servant, could not continue to go crazy.
Matsunaga Michi said: "His Royal Highness Kōkata has done a good job, but it is not enough! We should write letters to contact the lords of the Kanto countries to fight against the Kira family together. Attacking the Furukawa Imperial Palace is not a trivial matter. If the people of Kanto country can't even understand this truth, it's not a trivial matter."
It’s impossible to survive in this troubled world!”
"That makes sense. I'm going to write a letter now... write to them to ask for help!" Ashikaga Fujimasa was stopped just as he was about to get up. Matsunaga has no hope at all for the IQ of this idiot Kakata, but he
It's crazy to go crazy like this for a few days and then ask for help if you can summon the people of Guandong. They would have come here a long time ago, so why wait until you pretend to be crazy and act stupid before coming here.
The current situation of the Furukawa Imperial Palace is that there is not even an important minister in charge of the government. Matsunaga is just a bitch who uses the tiger skin as a banner. At present, it seems that this tiger skin has a tendency to lose its prestige, mainly Ashikaga Fujimasa.
This good-for-nothing family governor was not very effective. He could not win over the family members and could not coax the people of the Kanto Kingdom. He made the short-lived anti-Kira alliance look completely different and had to end in an anticlimactic manner.
Matsunaga was also very anxious in his heart, and he persuaded Ashikaga Fujimasa with earnest words: "His Majesty Kakata wrote a letter asking for help in such a hurry, and there should be no response. Considering the situation of Furukawa Imperial Palace, it is difficult to say how many reinforcements can be invited, and Kira
The army is so powerful that even the Hojo family cannot resist it. I believe that the Kanto lords will carefully consider the various risks involved in raising their troops!"
"Then what should I do? Just watch Kira Yoshiki knock on the door?" Ashikaga Fujimasa turned pale with fright, recalling the painful Furukawa Incident more than ten years ago, and the Furukawa Imperial Palace might be attacked by fire at any time.
The crisis made him shiver. It was a lingering shadow from his childhood.
Twelve years ago, his father Ashikaga Haruji died suddenly. His eldest brother Ashikaga Fuji, with the assistance of his uncle Hajida Harusuke, killed Mrs. Hojo and another brother Umechiyo Omaru. Then the Hojo family broke into Furukawa Imperial Palace and killed his brother Ashikaga Fuji.
He captured the young Ashikaga Fujimasa. There was a time when his life could not be saved and he was kept in confinement in Soeiji Temple without seeing the light of day.
During that time, he could not see anyone else. Ashikaga Fujimasa, who was only eight years old, had no idea how to survive. He was confined to a small room to live alone every day. The door was guarded day and night by samurai from the Hojo family.
The gate, food and clothing were all attended by two elderly people. The young Ashikaga Fujimasa huddled in the corner and had nightmares alone every night. This process lasted for a long time.
Later, for some unknown reason, Hojo Ujiyasu released him and arranged for him to become Lord Furukawa. From then on, his life seemed to suddenly change direction, from a criminal awaiting death to the supreme Lord Furukawa. Not only did he marry the Hojo family
His daughter became the royal wife, and she also received strong support from many people in the Guandong Kingdom. For this reason, he once went crazy with joy and did many crazy things.
He knows that everything he has is given by the Hojo family, so since he ascended the throne as Lord Furukawa, he has spared no effort to support the expansion of the Hojo family. Several attempts by the Kanto people to organize an anti-Hojo alliance have failed because of obstruction. Maybe he did not
It is capable of initiating the people of Guandong to cause big troubles, but it is still very easy to destroy an alliance that has great hope of success. This is the so-called failure of success and failure of success.
What Ashikaga Fujimasa fears most is that the Furukawa Imperial Palace will come knocking on his door again. He will do anything to prevent the invasion of the Kira family. He urgently hopes that Matsunagamichi can come up with a way to avoid disaster for him, but Matsunagamichi has no idea.
It's another matter. He is not a vassal of the Furukawa family, and he is not even a guest general. He just came to Kanto to disrupt the Kira family's expansion plan in accordance with his father's instructions.
Different starting points mean that the interests of both parties are completely different. Ashikaga Fujimasa wants to be a good leader of Furukawa and continue his dream of unifying Kanto, while Matsunaga just needs Furukawa to stand.
Just come out and stop the invasion of the Kira family. As for whether Furukawa's interests will be damaged or his own safety is not included in the plan.
Thinking of this, Matsunaga's thoughts gradually became clearer. He smiled and said, "This is a plan. I wonder if His Highness can adopt it."
"Please tell me, I will definitely agree!"
Matsunaga Dichi said unhurriedly: "I believe that the difficulties encountered by His Highness the Lord are simply due to the lack of defense forces in the Furukawa Imperial Palace. The people of the Kanto Kingdom should send troops to assist the Lord Furukawa when he is in trouble. However, the people of all the countries have
They have their own difficulties and some deep-rooted contradictions, which makes many people of the Kanto Kingdom, even if they are willing to help His Highness, give up the rescue plan because the external pressure on their territory is too great..."
Ashikaga Fujimasa hurriedly interrupted: "That makes sense. But how can I convince these Kanto people who are hostile to each other?"
"Actually, it's not difficult to say. Furukawa Kōkō's name is a golden sign in the eight countries of Kanto. The people of Kwantung are willing to recognize you as the co-owner of Kanto. This is largely because of the accumulation of his family over the past hundreds of years.
As long as His Highness Kōkata can find a way to gain this prestige!" Matsuzuki Nagamichi gradually showed his fox tail, but Ashikaga Fujimasa was not aware at all that this mentor and friend was actually trying to trick him.
After reciting the word "name" several times, Ashikaga Fujimasa fell back depressedly and complained: "Last time, I followed Matsunagaden's suggestion and granted the Kanto people the title of the House of Houses. As a result, I encountered collective opposition from the eight houses of the Kanto. In the end, I could only
He pinched his nose and swallowed back what he said, and the Edo family and the Oda family were very unhappy about this!"
Matsunaga's face suddenly darkened, and he secretly scolded Ashikaga Fujimasa for not opening and lifting certain pots. On the surface, he even looked remorseful, and said with shame: "Last time, I was not familiar with the customs of Kanto.
I mistakenly came up with a way to mislead His Highness Gongfang's judgment. I have to apologize to His Highness Gongfang. Our Sanhao family definitely had no intention of deceiving His Highness Gongfang!"
"I know this very well. Matsunaga came all the way from Kinai to the Shimo Kingdom to assist me in unifying the eight Kanto countries. I am very grateful in my heart!" Ashikaga Fujimasa seemed to understand Matsunaga's loyalty and bravery in coming all the way to assist him.
In his opinion, the so-called family members of the Furukawa family are not reliable at all, including his uncle Kada Harusuke, who either have ulterior motives or are trying to fool him, the Furukawa family.
The corrupt family clan, Harusuke Kada, who has a strong desire for power, the obedient but incompetent fellow friends, and the people of Kanto who have barely shown their faces in front of him all day long.
The circle of Furukawa's retainers that formed Ashikaga Fujimasa, if you include the self-absorbed Hojo Ushimasa, can be called his personal social circle.
Most of these people are of no use in the eyes of Ashikaga Fujimasa. With so many useless retainers, it would be better to have Matsunaga Michichi who can be called a "confidant". It would be great if he could be his face.
Okay, thinking of this, Ashikaga Fujimasa suddenly raised his head and looked at Matsu Nagatomi carefully, staring at him, which sent chills down his spine.
Matsunaga had no idea what weird things this perverted guy was thinking about. He always felt that his eyes were staring at him, so he pretended to cough and said: "I mean that His Highness Gongfang wants to face
The Kira family must do something extraordinary. If the resistance of the Kwantung People's Army cannot be aroused, the Furukawa Imperial Palace will surely suffer disaster, and His Highness Kōkata's own fate will not be so good."
"Then how can I boost the resistance of the people of Kanto!"
"Of course I have to take something from His Highness and give it to the people of Kanto!" A hint of cruelty and cunning flashed in Matsunaga's eyes.
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On July 17, Uesugi Teruhora led an army of 30,000 men and marched directly towards Sagami Country. This time he targeted the Tamana Castle, an important point in Higashi Sagami. This castle was an important support point for the Hojo family on the north shore of Sagami Bay. The lord of the castle
It is none other than Hojo Hitachiki Shige, the son of the current family governor of the Tamawa Hojo clan, Hojo Tsusunari.
This fortified city is equipped with more than 4,000 elite Hojo troops for defense and has abundant supplies of food and grass. According to Hojo Ujimasa, there should be no problem at all in using this city to defend the city until winter to force the Kira army to withdraw. His idea does make sense. It is in line with the habits of the Kanto samurai family, but there is always something unexpected in Kira Jun's description.
The 30,000-strong army was transformed into three groups. Kakizaki Keiie and Saito Asanobu each led 10,000 troops to wreak havoc in Higashi-Sagami Country. In just a few days, they destroyed the city and killed everyone, and destroyed the Hojo family east of the Sagami River. The power was emptied. Tamana Castle was completely isolated from the walled defense circle of Sagami Kingdom in form.
The samurai of the Hojo Army may not be familiar with the Kira Army's tactics of cutting off all the passages in all directions and then slowly playing the trick of catching a turtle in an urn. But as a general, Hojo Ujishige knows very well that the Kira Army is good at overpowering others with force rather than simple tactics. In a head-on battle, bad news kept coming to the defenders in Yusheng City.
On July 23, Saito Asanobu entered Kamakura to clear out the remnants of the Hojo clan. A few days later, he further captured Arai Castle and completely integrated the Miura Peninsula into the Kira family system. As the war ahead became more and more unfavorable, This caused the atmosphere in Tamana Castle to undergo strange changes, and the guarding samurai and ashigaru were psychologically affected to varying degrees. Their will was far less strong and brave than they had sworn before.
Defending a city is not as simple as having enough food and grass and having elite soldiers. The ultimate goal of defending a city is to completely repel the invaders. Therefore, the defenders need not only elite defenders and sufficient food and water sources, but also high morale and perseverance. Only with the hope of going on and seeing the hope of victory can the warriors be motivated. If the warriors always knew that they would die if they could not hold on, would they still have the morale to continue to hold on?
It was not the first day that Hojo Ujishige became the lord of the city. As a general who has commanded the army for many years, he naturally knew this truth. No matter how many troops there are without morale, they are still weak. Even if there are only a small number of troops with high morale, they can win the war, even if it is as far away as Genpei. The Battle of Fujigawa in the joint battle, the slightly more recent 100,000 shogunate troops in the late Kamakura years surrounded Akasaka City with 500 soldiers unable to attack it for a long time, and the Central Plains Dynasty also has allusions about soldiers including grass and trees. These all illustrate from the side the importance of morale and fighting will to an army. The important role of the military.
The morale of Kira's army was high after they captured the city, but the 4,000 defenders on our side were sitting in the city without doing anything. The samurai under his command were very anxious, and the peasants were even more anxious. The walled city Kira's army attacked was their own walled city, and the villages they robbed were their own. Village. The money and food originally belonged to them, but they fell into the pockets of Kira Jun for nothing. If you don't hurry, there will be ghosts.
The samurai of the Hojo Army came to Hojo Ujishige and asked the general to take them out of the city to repel the Kira Army. This request was rejected by him without hesitation: "I can understand your mood. Not only are you anxious, but I am also anxious, but there are some things. It’s useless no matter how anxious you are! The situation outside the city is completely unclear. I cannot easily lead my army to leave the city without permission. What if the Kira army uses deception to trick our army into leaving the city again? "
Everyone understands the principle, but it is not that easy to do it. Hojo Shigeki has the important responsibility of guarding the eastern part of Sagami Country and has no choice. If he had followed his original intention, he would have rushed out with four thousand troops to fight the Kira army. The heavy burdens and constraints prevented him from continuing to mess around like before. As a general, he must have the courage to be unfazed by honor or disgrace. Hojo Ujishige did not do very well, but he has been working hard to learn to do better.
He tried to persuade the samurai of the Hojo Army to go back. When he turned around, he heard that his lord was about to cross the Sagami River with an army of 20,000 men. He was so frightened that he quickly wrote a letter to dissuade the Hojo clansama from being emotional. At this time, Kira
The army is a cunning tiger, lurking around Sagami Country looking for opportunities to pounce. At this time, leading the army eastward will definitely fall into the trap of Kira Army.
He didn't know what changes had taken place in Odawara Castle in the past few months, and he didn't know how much pressure the Kira ninjas had brought to the Hojo family by sneaking into Nishi Sagami and stirring up trouble. Even the townspeople in Odawara Castle had spread many unfavorable rumors.
There are rumors about the Hojo family, such as the Kira army's army surrounding Tamana Castle, just like the siege of the small machine castle, leaving no chance for the Hojo family to survive.
In the eyes of many lower-level samurai of the Hojo family, the Hojo Ushimasa is a very unqualified family governor. The Musashi Kingdom is the Yoshino that the Hojo family has worked hard for two generations to conquer. It was about to be handed over to the Kira family before it was warm in the pocket. Now it turns out that
He also had to let go of Hisashi Sagami, who had belonged to the third generation of the Hojo family. The Hojo clan's evaluation among the Sagami people was almost as high as that of the Imagawa clan, "the lord of the country's subjugation".
What was before the Hojo Ujimasa was such a mess. Not only was there war on the eastern front, but the western front was also very uneasy. The Three Kingdoms Alliance of Kabuto Shun was easily torn up by Takeda Shingen. The Takeda Army brazenly invaded Suruga Country and plundered Sunfu Castle in one fell swoop. Izu
The National People's Congress showed varying degrees of vacillation, and the dissent and debate within the Spectrum of China were fierce.
His ally Takeda Shingen brazenly broke the alliance and chose to kill his other ally and in-law, the Imagawa family. Hojo Ushimasa himself was very angry and resentful, but the Kira army was right in front of him and he could not find the strength to support the Imagawa family.
, could only silently endure the accusations from the retainers, and worked hard to discuss strategies with his father, Hojo Ujiyasu.
After a period of sleepless discussions, Hojo Ushimasa was still determined to personally lead the charge against Kira's army. Whether it was for the personal dignity of the family governor or to do what he could for the Hojo family, he had reason to use all his strength for it.
The 20,000-strong army was all the troops raised from Odawara Castle. Once this army came out, Odawara became an empty castle.
Hojo Ushimasa led 20,000 troops to quickly march to the west bank of the Sagami River and set up a formation, assuming a posture of wanting to fight the Kira army to the death. Saito Asanobu was overjoyed when he saw this posture, and immediately joined the Kakizaki Kage family to prepare to forcefully cross the Sagami River.
The Hojo Army launched a massive offensive in an effort to defeat the Hojo Army in one fell swoop.
PS: Kira ninjas are humans, not gods. They can’t fly or escape, and they don’t have the ability to see through people’s hearts. There are thousands of core ninjas in total. Most of them are strong ninjas for military purposes, and a few are ninjas who specialize in gathering intelligence. On the periphery
There are so many that they are only used as informants. Their skills are ineffective and they are mainly concentrated in the five countries in the territory, Kanto and several major intelligence outlets in Kinei. Among them, the intelligence collection in the territory is the most comprehensive, followed by Kanto and Kinai, and as for Mikawa Nato, there are more than a dozen
In places where I haven’t been back in years, there is usually nothing going on, and there is basically no management. Similarly, Owari Ise and other countries have not set up intelligence collection points.