On August 24, Kira Yoshitoshi took the oath to go into battle at Edo Castle. Hidetsuna Kamizumi, as the leading general, attacked early. Three thousand elite warriors held high the Ashikaga two flag seals and galloped past.
Followed by a large group of black warriors wearing black armor and black armor with flags on their backs and flags on their backs. There was a forest of flags outside Edo Castle, and tens of thousands of troops marched slowly, dragging a meandering procession.
The residents of Edo Castle Town gathered in small groups outside the city, curiously watching the Kira army slowly leaving. They were still full of curiosity and fear of the Kira family. It had been many years since Kanto had such a big change. A man from Kyoto
Not many years had passed since the Hojo family conquered Musashi, and the Kira family from Kyoto came to conquer Musashi. The chaotic changes in the world can probably be summarized by the change of ownership of Musashi country.
It is not surprising that these townspeople lack a sense of belonging to the Kira family. Conquerors can never expect to build enough support and trust in a short period of time, especially a "brutal" lord like the Kira family, who captured nearly 100,000 people as soon as they got started.
Sumitomo sent his "distributors" to Echigo to live a hard life, and it's amazing that the townspeople could warmly welcome this tough conqueror.
Musashi Country has a total population of 300,000. Taking away 100,000 people means losing one-third of the population. In the ancient times when rural consciousness was strong, which family did not have some relatives and friends who were sent to Echigo to suffer, but they faced
The Kira family's powerful force is unable to resist. Seeing the disputes in Kanto at this time will inevitably give rise to some strange thoughts.
After watching the excitement, some young townspeople ran to the bar and gathered in small groups to discuss the changes in Kanto in low voices. The topic revolved around the changes in the Kira family in Musashi Country this year and the Kira family's immigration strategy. Some young town residents kept cursing the Kira family for not being allowed to do so.
Fortunately, the more radical townspeople tried to persuade everyone to join the Furukawa family and resist the Kira family. However, they were scolded by the older townspeople as soon as they spoke, so they did not dare to persist.
The ninjas of the Kira family hiding in the corner watched coldly as the troubled young townspeople dispersed indignantly. They followed them secretly to find out their addresses and then secretly recorded their names. They were thinking about how to lure these thorns in the door.
Among the rebels who are secretly monitoring, they will find another opportunity to wipe out these unstable factors.
Lure snakes out of their holes and catch them all in one fell swoop. This is the favorite method of Kira ninjas. They used this method to clear out all the turmoil and hidden dangers in Echigo. As early as when Kira Yoshitomo ordered the arrangement of Echigo immigrants, Monomichi followed Mochizuki Yoshinaga's order.
Implement the "Osprey Plan". This plan aims to eliminate the resistance forces under the Kira family. During the execution of the plan, they can serve as the Imperial Guards.
With the full cooperation of Monomiji, these ignorant townspeople were quickly coaxed into a rebel organization consisting of only a few dozen people. These rebels thought that their strength was expanding rapidly and were overjoyed.
Little did they know that the God of Death was quietly tightening the noose around their necks.
A few days later, on a dark and stormy night, the Kira ninjas cooperated with the Kira family's castle guards to raid several rebel secret spots in the castle town, capturing and killing seventy-five people and seizing three old-fashioned iron cannons and several jade pills.
Thirteen plain spears, twenty-five wooden bows, six wooden bows, and more than thirty pairs of armors of various kinds. More than seventy people have this kind of equipment. It can definitely be called "well-equipped" among the various attacks launched by the townspeople.
The followers of the Kira family acted quickly, and it took only three days before and after the quick trial and sentence to hang all the dozen bandit leaders. The remaining 61 people were all sent to Sado Island to work as miners. It is estimated that they will never be able to return in this life.
In his hometown, more than a dozen gallows were erected on the main road outside the Edo castle town. It was the turn of summer and autumn, and mosquitoes were breeding. Within a few days, they became so stinky that pedestrians covered their mouths and noses and walked around.
Facts have proved that the townspeople will not sympathize with the weak, especially the weak who are ignorant of current affairs, and they will not be tolerant, even if these weak people were once their relatives and friends and helped them. But at this moment, they also resolutely stood against criticism.
At the banquet, he reprimanded his old friend for his madness. For many townspeople who lack political stance, participating in such a dangerous thing is asking for death. If they are caught, there is no reason to forgive. It is better to die to avoid harming themselves in the future.
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The rules of survival in troubled times allowed the townspeople to quickly use the means of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages to avoid the attacks of the Kira family. Simply speaking, the followers of the Kira family had no intention of getting involved in any serious way. They quickly put this matter behind them after conducting a secret trial.
To fully deal with the housing and living arrangements of 300,000 farmers in Echigo is a huge event.
You must know that 300,000 people is not a small number. Housing for 300,000 people needs to be built quickly. They cannot live in tents, eat and sleep in the open. For this reason, new castle towns must be planned to give them a living environment that is not inferior to Echigo.
, Secondly, the pressure caused by food and clothing is not small. Although the Kira family does not have to pay for this money, it is not a problem if the temporary residence is not so convenient.
Moving so many people here will inevitably lead to some bumps and tumbles. All kinds of quarrels and disputes need to be handled by the people's delegates, ranging from big things like food, clothing, housing and transportation to neighborhood disputes, which family has one less chicken or duck, and which family's dog secretly eats the bacon dried in the house?
, trivial things are always indispensable for these junior practitioners who come and go like a breeze. These young teenagers are often busy from early in the morning until dark before they can rest, and they really have the meaning of community volunteers.
Kiragi issued an order before departure. Taking advantage of the Echigo 300,000 immigration plan, the entire Kasuga Imperial Palace should be moved to Edo Castle as soon as possible. The Edo Castle renovation plan that started at the same time was also in full swing. First of all, the Kasuga Imperial Palace was to be moved to Edo Castle.
The small castle castle main castle and the castle tower of Edo Castle have all been demolished. The next step is to demolish all the existing Edo Castle Town.
The planning of Edo Castle Town is very unreasonable. The crowded roads and wooden houses stuck together are fire hazards. A single fire can turn all the castle towns into ashes. Edo Castle has been burned down several times in history.
It was so dark that even the castle tower of Edo Castle was burned down, and Edo Castle was also called the Fire City.
Kira Yoshi was not stupid enough to make the same mistake, and he did not allow the samurai land, temple land, and town people's land to be divided into a six-two-two pattern. It was a waste for the samurai family to use so much land. It would be better to hand it over directly to the town people for living.
Divide the road into various specifications such as four-bay alleys, eight-bay alleys, sixteen-bay main roads, etc. One bay is 1.8 meters wide, and sixteen bays is 28 meters wide. They are used as main roads.
There is no problem in running eight carriages in two directions in parallel.
The relocation of the Kasuga Imperial Palace meant that Kira Yoshitoki's wives also had to take their children south to Musashi Country. Kasugayama Castle only had guards to guard the castle. The related institutions of the Shogo and Echigo were also moved to Edo Castle and resettled.
Kira Yoshitsune's attitude was that he wanted to join Kantō and would not leave.
It was much more straightforward than the Hojo family's two-generation journey from Izu to Sagami. The Hojo family wanted to move their residence to Musashi Country. However, after three generations of construction, Odawara Castle had long since become a world-famous city, and it was difficult to move.
I was reluctant to abandon such an old nest. But I didn't feel comfortable handing it over to any of the family members if it was not abandoned, so I dragged it until Kiragi came over from Echigo to kill him.
Kira Yoshitoki is not worried about Kasugayama Castle being occupied. When he leaves, he will seal off all the two pills and above. Kasugayama Castle is not handed over to any samurai. This city has been Kira Yoshitoki's annex from beginning to end. The remaining soldiers are just in the mountains.
The samurai guarding the mountain castle in the house at the foot is just like letting the servants look after the house when the master goes on a long journey. The servants can only live in their own small courtyard and look after the house, and cannot go to live in the master's bedroom.
As Kira's followers moved south one after another, the security level from Echigo Province to Ueno Province and then to Musashi Province increased by several levels. Echigo's left-behind army sent another 5,000 people to guard Amabashi Castle to maintain the security of this Kanto artery.
.Kawada Nagauchi served as one of the persons responsible for the immigration transfer. With his excellent internal affairs skills and many years of rich experience, he quickly entered his position and performed well.
Another outstanding devotee, Masuda Nagamori, serves as a member of the Edo Castle Reconstruction Commitment Group. What he needs to do is to follow Mitsui Toraka and Ina Tadaka who were transferred back to the center to do clerical and record-keeping work and run errands. It is said that they are far away in Kinai.
Yamamoto Tokiyuki also provided a lot of information and opinions to support the construction of Edo Castle.
This is the first time Masuda Nagamori has seen such a grand new town construction plan. The newly built Edo Castle Town plan is very large, including a land area of up to 10,000 town steps, which means that an area of 100 square kilometers will be used, enough to complete the project.
The city of Kyoto covers an area of more than 20 square kilometers. It is said that a total of three phases of construction took more than 50 years to complete.
The first phase of the project is to build Edo Castle as big as the current Kyoto City. The core urban area of 2,000 machi steps will be built with the Edo Castle under construction as the center. This Edo Castle will become Kira Yoshitomo
In the future residential city, it is expected that it will take a full three years to complete the main building. It is not ruled out that higher construction requirements will lead to program adjustments and strengthening.
Seeing this amazing plan, Masuda Nagamori was so excited that he couldn't sleep well for several days. However, he knew that this plan was still highly confidential. It would take more than three years to build Edo Castle, and the first phase of the castle town would take even longer.
In eight to ten years, the new-style castle towns, mainly made of slabs and Sanhetu, will become a new benchmark for Kanto architecture. Within ten years, the construction cost is expected to exceed Yongle sen 7 million guanfeng, and it can be guaranteed that there will be overspending in the future.
It won't save any money.
When the townspeople of Naoetsu heard that His Highness Kōkō left Echigo and established a residence in Edo, a large number of townsfolk followed him southward. This was beyond the expectations of the Kira family members. There were 200,000 people in Naoetsu and Kasugayama castle towns.
The residents of the town are the hard work accumulated by the Kira family for many years. The systematic handicraft industry has developed very well. Just taxes can make a lot of money every day. Neither Kira Yoshitoki nor the Shogyin family let them go south to participate in the construction of the Edo Castle.
intention.
Tens of thousands of townspeople moved south to Kanto with their families and fled to Edo Castle. This change caught the followers by surprise, so they had to recruit farmers from Musashi Province to build Edo Castle as soon as possible. With so many townspeople following them, they went south and started a revolution in Naoetsu. There was a commotion in Niigata Town, and there were varying degrees of public unrest in Niigata Town, which placed a very heavy burden on Hosokawa Fujitaka.
The followers quickly held an internal working meeting to discuss countermeasures, and finally drafted a decree and sent it back to Echigo Castle for posting. The decree did not encourage the townspeople to blindly follow the south to Edo because the urban construction of Edo Castle was far from officially started. Most of the townspeople in Echigo have long been accustomed to the developed castle town facilities and superior living conditions. Blindly going to a large construction site will actually not get much needed things, but will cause a lot of economic losses.
After finally calming down the restless people of Echigo, the war in Shimosu Province officially broke out. The vanguard of the Kira Army ran into the vanguard of the Kanto Allied Forces. Perhaps the Kira Army's swift action exceeded the expectations of the Kanto people. The preparations for the Kwantung National People's Army were not very complete. They only temporarily changed their formations to take a defensive stance and sent envoys to contact their allies.
Ueizumi Hidetsuna led the Ueno Seven Guns to forcefully open a gap with an arrow formation. More than a thousand cavalry led by Nobusada Kobata, Nobuya Wada, and Tadanari Anaka quickly followed up and filled the gap. A big hole was dug out, and what followed was a rout without any suspense. The Chinese troops fled in panic and had no formation at all. Hidetsuna Kamiizumi chased them for several miles until they discovered the main force of the Dongguo People's Army nearby. The pursuit stopped only after the activity started.
There was no fierce collision as expected. Even Kamiizumi Hidetsuna did not expect that the battle would be so easy. He was fighting against at least 5,000 troops. It was obvious that they were serving as a vanguard and warning force. , the configuration of the cavalry and ashigaru teams was also relatively reasonable. However, this short battle lasted less than an hour, and the situation was one-sided almost from the moment of contact. It seemed that the resistance of the people of Kanto was not determined.
The generals in the front line were also puzzled by this, because they were worried that they would be trapped if they advanced too aggressively. After discussion, Hidetsuna Kamiizumi decided to camp on a hillside and released his horsemen to find out the enemy's strength. After passing through the captured samurai, The prisoner's office interrogation revealed that there was huge turmoil within the Kwantung Chinese Allied Forces. The cause was that some powerful Chinese people suddenly announced their withdrawal, which had a huge impact on the already disunited Chinese Allied Forces.
After hearing the news, Ueizumi Hidetsuna realized that something was wrong with the situation. First-hand information about the movements of the Kwantung Allied Forces was very important, so he immediately sent his envoy to report this information to the formation. After a long wait It was not until the morning of the next day that the main force of Kira's army marched towards the territory of Xiahui Kingdom.
In the military tent in Katsushika County, Kira Yoshishi listened to Kamiizumi Hidetsuna's latest intelligence report with a smile on his face. As expected, the Kanto people stationed at the Furukawa Imperial Palace broke into civil strife. The incident broke out. The departure of Sano Masatsuna was the trigger. Just a few days before Ueizumi Hidetsuna invaded, Sano Masatsuna emphasized that his territory was close to Ueno country and it was not appropriate to be overly involved in the war between the two shogunate palaces. The next day He left Furukawa Imperial Palace with his troops and returned to Karasawa Mountain Castle.
The departure of Sano Masatsuna did not arouse the attention of many samurai. The Sano family has always been close to the Ueno country and the Musashi country and rarely participated in the internal strife of the lower country. Even if the family's special situation left, there would be no way for other samurai to criticize it, but no one would
Thinking that his departure was just the beginning, the chain reaction that followed would have a huge impact on the Kwantung allied forces.
The great Tadakuni who followed him personally said hello to everyone from the Minami Hitachi Thirty-three Hall, but no less than 3,000 Japanese people left the coalition forces. In the blink of an eye, the already small military strength was restored.
After reducing the number of people, what is even more worrying is that the Oda clan is beginning to waver. His family's territory is so close to Minami Hitachi. Oda Sadakuni returns to Hitachi with his own military strength, and he also has to lead the Lang party to serve as Duke Furukawa.
If the enemy fights a war, if he loses or suffers heavy losses, wouldn't it give the great merchants an opportunity to expand?
Under such worries, Oda Uji also requested to leave the Furukawa Imperial Palace and return to his own territory to take care of the territory. This request was immediately sternly rejected by the Furukawa Crown Prince. Ashikaga Fuji Masashin said that you look down on me and think that I read less.
Bullying, he immediately issued an order not to allow any Kanto people to return to the territory from now on. This order will be effective until the Kira army is defeated.
At this time, not only Oda Shiji was not happy, but the people of Kanto who were watching the excitement were also a little unhappy. They were thinking that they would give money and food to this idiot to spend a lot of time, and what if they didn't let people evacuate if there was something wrong with their own house?
Meaning, as soon as Nasu Ziyin saw this good relationship, he immediately shouted, "I have to go back beforehand. You continue," he left his three uncles and most of the main force of Nasu Qiqi and returned to his Shimono country.
An embezzlement plan was planned in the territory.
When Utsunomiya Hirotsuna saw it, he realized that he was going to attack the Kanto Army gathered at the Furukawa Imperial Palace. He was hesitating whether to take the opportunity to say that he had something to do at home and needed to go back for convenience. His two elders, Tsunao Mibui and Minagawa,
Junzong mentioned that he was not feeling well and wanted to go back to his hometown to see a doctor with his army.
Utsunomiya Hirotsuna secretly cursed "Oh no!", which was obviously colluding with the Kira family to plot against him as the governor, so without saying a word, he went to Hoga Couture and said that he was still very young and should spend more time and energy
When it comes to handling domestic government affairs and carrying on the family line, the military strength of the Utsunomiya family was entrusted to Hōga Couture, who quickly ran back to Utsunomiya Castle with his own Hatamoto samurai.
Incidents in Shimono Country and Hitachi Country that they left without saying goodbye or found absurd reasons to escape had a great negative impact on the fledgling Kanto Allied Forces. Ashikaga Fujimasa felt that these samurai did not respect him, Furukawa.
The government immediately proposed to punish these villains who disrespected the government. Fortunately, Matsunaga's persuasion calmed down the aggrieved mood.
Looking back at the coalition forces at Furukawa Imperial Palace, we saw that they had dropped from an army of 45,000 to a pitiful level of less than 40,000. Just when they were lamenting that the passing years were unlucky and their teeth were getting choked up even if they drank cold water, Ozeki Takazo and Haga Couture jointly proposed
The reason for the retreat is that the governor is really worried about further problems in the territory when he leaves. It is better to stop the war here this year, and the same thing will happen next year.
"Why are we fighting a joint battle? I haven't fought a joint battle since the beginning of the year. These bastards shamelessly said they would fight here first! They simply despise the dignity of me, Mr. Furukawa!" Ashikaga Fujimasa didn't know yet.
There is a saying "beat your sister", otherwise he will definitely shout it happily.
Ashikaga Fujimasaica would not understand the painstaking efforts of these two samurai families. On the surface, the three Ozeki Takamasu brothers suppressed the governor and looked very tyrannical and majestic. However, in fact, he was very worried that his betrayal would cause dissatisfaction with the Kira family. When he
Knowing that the lord Nasu Ziyin, who had always looked down on him, ran back to the territory without saying a word, he knew that this was probably the secret guidance of Kira Yoshitsune. Otherwise, his lord's IQ would never have been able to come up with this vicious plan to drain the bottom of the fire.
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At this moment, a highly intelligent samurai such as Ozeki Takazo has noticed that the Kira family is secretly maneuvering inside. The people of these families suddenly changed their attitude and retreated without saying a word. There must be something wrong with their retreat so cleanly and resolutely.
The fact that they did not choose to be aggressive on the battlefield shows that their confidence in the Kira family is not that strong yet. Using a more conservative method to influence the confidence and morale of the Kwantung allied forces is also a good way to fulfill their promise.
"So, Dr. Satake Ukyo still has no intention of evacuating?" Kira Yoshi held the bat fan and turned it around between his fingers. The bat fan seemed to be stuck between his fingers and rotated rapidly without stopping.
Many Kwantung warriors in the military tent were surprised and admired.
This is a pen-turning technique that he used to be very good at, but it has become rusty after many years of not using it. He has many similar little tricks that he can use to shock the people of Kanto. It is absolutely no problem. They will only think that this is a Kyoto legend.
The profound skills come from without doubting that there is something weird about the origin.
Takigawa Tokiyoshi stared at the pen-turning skills for a long time before he said, "Your Highness, can we launch a general attack? We can't wait any longer."
"Don't worry, Tokiyoshi-don. His Highness Kōkata has formulated a strict attack plan and is only waiting for a signal to trigger it." Sanada Yukitaka said: "It's almost time for this signal to appear!"
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In Sekijuku Castle a few miles away from the Kira Army camp, Kada Harusuke sat in the assessment room without moving all day. Ever since the Kira Army's emissary informed him of Kira Yoshi's position in the morning, he had not drank.
He didn't eat or drink, and he sat upright without moving. He was very anxious and conflicted in his heart.
"In the end...should I betray His Highness?" Harusuke Kada was still hesitating about the choice of the day. His wife and her young legitimate son looked at Harusuke Kada worriedly. This Bando Hachihei clan
The powerful warriors who came from the Daibo clan successively supported the two Furukawa princes to ascend the throne, but in the end they were despised by their nephews and thrown away like garbage. It is understandable how angry and confused they were.
The contractual relationship between the emperor and his father was completely destroyed in the hands of Ashikaga Fujimasa. The retainers did not reward the master for his great contributions, but instead demoted and took away their posts. In other samurai families, this would be a huge dispute that could kill the family governor, such as when Hara Infou started
The Lord of Death, Chiba Yonao, has a large family, because Chiba Yonao changed his position to favor his favored minister, Enjoji Nonoto, and was instigated by the Ashikaga Nari clan, so he immediately threw away his arms and killed the direct descendants of the Chiba clan.
Yuan Yinfang is a treasonous villain. Harusuke Kada is unwilling to be such a reviled bastard, but if he doesn't move, he may never have a chance to act again. Lord Furukawa and Ashikaga Fujimasa are becoming more and more like a man who has subjugated his country.
Your Majesty, your unimaginable and even perverse actions have already wounded many warriors in the Furukawa Retainer Regiment. If he doesn't take action, his fellow clan members will do it. At that time, it will be so worthless to risk your life in vain.
Kada Harusuke did not want to die for Ashikaga Fujimasa at all, even if his father Kada Takasuke died fighting for the Furukawa Kōkata family, even if a dozen of his relatives died for the Furukawa Ashikaga family, the main family
He has fought hard for many years and won many praises from the Kanto samurai, but to this moment, the damage caused by Ashikaga Fujimasa's disdain and cold ridicule is not as profound as that of Ashikaga Fujimasa. People are always animals that hold grudges but not gratitude. Ashikaga Fujimasa is such a heartless person. Hagada Haru
You might as well be a heartless person for once.
Kada Sukezuna rushed in and saw his sister-in-law and nephew quickly bowing and saluting, and then said eagerly: "Brother! Let's take action! The prince of the town is about to launch an attack! If you don't move tonight, you will miss it.
The perfect time! Matsunagamichi has noticed our disappearance from Furukawa Imperial Palace. This secret cannot be kept for long!"
"..." Kada Harusuke's brows furrowed into knots, and he clenched and unclenched his fists more than a dozen times. He suddenly raised his head and looked at his anxious brother and the samurai of the same clan walking anxiously outside the room, and then turned around.
In his head, he saw his wife's demure smile, as if to say that everything is up to you. The thirteen-year-old son-in-law clenched his fists and looked at him with reverence.
He knew that his legitimate son respected him the most, and vowed to be a great samurai like himself. Looking at the expressions of his wife and children, Harusuke Kada's heart suddenly untied, and he smiled with relief and said: "I was still hesitating about my ancestors for hundreds of years.
My loyalty was ruined in the hands of my family, and it wasn’t until this moment that I figured out the truth... It turns out that the most important thing about my family is not loyalty but my family, and the hundreds of years of family business of my Kada family!"
"Brother! You finally figured it out!" Kada Suketsuna was overjoyed and said quickly: "In today's chaotic world, we shouldn't have acted with foolish and loyal thoughts..."
Harusuke Kada shook his head and said with a smile: "No! Suketsuna is wrong! Loyalty is not wrong, and it is not my family that is wrong but His Highness Kōkata, and I will still be loyal to His Highness Kōkata! I, the Kada clan, are the first-rate Taira clan.
A loyal and brave man, he has always fulfilled his duties for five hundred years and never betrayed his lord. The current Kakata Highness, Ashikaga Fujimasa, is unworthy and unworthy and has been spurned by the Kanto samurai. I, Harusuke, would like to welcome the town master into Furukawa as the new Kōkata Highness.
, I, the Kada clan, will dedicate my loyalty to Kanto Kōkō to the new Kōkōgata!"
Kada Suketsuna was lectured in a gentle way, and he lowered his head in embarrassment. Seeing his little nephew making faces at him, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I had known that I, Suketsuna, would not mess with my brother. Why would I have to be scolded?"
Yeah! But speaking of it, it’s a good thing that brother can figure it out! I wonder if brother means to start the army now?”
"Raise the troops! We, the Kada family, are determined to break with Ashikaga Fujimasa, the evil palace of Furukawa. From today on, we will officially raise troops to welcome the prince of the town to enter Furukawa!" Harusuke Kadaa looked at the sunset outside the hall with a smile and said softly: "In this troubled world, the town may have to wait until the end of the war.
It ended at the hands of the prince!"
"Father! You should be called His Highness Gongfang!"
"..." Kada Sukezuna quietly exited the room, leaving time for the family to enjoy family happiness.