August is crisp in the golden autumn, and the summer in Oshu, the northern country, is cool and pleasant. The Kitakami River basin in Oshikawa County, Mutsu Province is also called Ishinomaki Plains. In later generations, it has a famous new name of Sendai Plains. The so-called Sendai Plains are formed by the Matsushima Hills.
The two alluvial plains are divided into two, the southern part is called the Sennan Plains, and the northern part is called the Senboku Plains.
Ishinomaki Plains is an alluvial lowland formed by the alluvial platform at the intersection of Kitakami River and Naruse River. Because of the characteristics of low wetlands, it has become a famous rice grain production area in Mutsu Province. Because it is located on the largest coastline in the eastern part of Mutsu Province and has some
Due to the characteristics of the inland climate, the southern sea breeze blows mostly in the winter, mainly Seiran. However, occasionally there will be several snowstorms blowing from Dewa Country in the west that block the road.
Ishinomaki Plains is the core territory of the Kasai clan, and Ishinomaki Castle on the lower reaches of the Kitakami River has been the Kasai clan's residence for generations. This castle is located next to the outlet where the Kitakami River flows into the Pacific Ocean. It enjoys warm and humid sea breezes all year round.
There is also the Ishinomaki Plains, the largest and most fertile land in Mutsu Province, which is much better than the days of those Mutsu daimyo.
During the Kamakura period, the Kasai clan moved their castle from Teraike Castle in the north of the plains to Ishinomaki Castle, which is closer to the coast and is warmer. This was a clever move. With the support of this warm coast and the large plains behind it, the Kasai clan
He once became the most powerful lord of the countrymen in the Mutsu Kingdom. This good fortune lasted until the Osaki clan split from the Shiba clan and joined the Oshu clan to become his neighbor.
Now this Ishinomaki Castle that has stood for three hundred years has been demolished, and a new city, the Oshu tutelary fort, has been built near the ruins of Ishinomaki Castle. The headquarters of the three garrison commanders, Ashikaga Yoshitoki, is located here.
Here, this emerging city also became the frontline base for the Kanto Ashikaga clan to conquer Mutsu. The garrison palace was built according to the reduced template of the Edo Imperial Palace. It took more than three years from construction to completion. Ashikaga Yoshitoki led an army of 50,000 in the newly built
I stayed in the garrison for half a year.
The beautiful red-leafed trees in the Imperial Palace are dyed bright red, and the red leaves fall quietly, indicating that late autumn is coming quietly. Ashikaga Yoshitoki sat in his room, looked at the fallen leaves in the courtyard, and sighed: "The flowers are the same every year.
, people are different from year to year, and between the flowers blooming and falling, the world has changed beyond recognition."
"The turmoil in the world has become more and more alarming since His Highness the Lord unified the Kanto region! This time, Yongroku Yikui is the manifestation of the turmoil in the Eastern Kingdom samurai clan." Honda Tokimasa is still serious in speech, but as he has grown older over the years, he has also begun to develop a dignified expression.
Beard. There seems to be a rolling cold current in his eyes that makes people feel intimidated. It is said that new recruits are most afraid of looking into his eyes, as it seems that their true thoughts will be revealed every time they look into each other's eyes.
Hojo Tokimasa said: "The stronger His Highness Kōkata becomes, the more and more famous samurai families in the world become agitated. His Highness the Shogunate Kōkō has repeatedly issued edicts blaming us for our inability to restrain the samurai family, which has resulted in the chaos in Kanto and the people's unhappiness. This is also a manifestation of this phenomenon. The shogunate and the
The minds of several powerful Ming Dynasties in Jinei have been confused."
Nangang Toutofang smiled and shook his head: "Haha. There's no need to accuse them. They can just say what they want. As long as Guandong is still firmly in the hands of His Highness, no one can make irresponsible remarks about Guandong.
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"If they are anxious, let them be anxious. I have a lot of things to do, why don't I care about their actions." Satake Yishige grinned and grunted to express his dissatisfaction. In the past few months, he has only been out in the field a few times, and the fights have always been smooth battles.
, many wealthy families turned away as soon as they saw the Kwantung Army, and they were very unhappy when they couldn't meet a decent opponent.
While Ashikaga Yoshitoki was chatting with a group of important ministers, a group of young samurai gathered in another courtyard and were sitting and chatting together. Among them were powerful Ueno samurai such as Obata Nobusada, and Shinano samurai such as Sanada Yukitaka's legitimate son Sanada Yoshiyuki.
, and even Kantō generals like Hojo Ujishige. There is no need to be taboo about a group of young samurai sitting together and talking nonsense.
"Speaking of which, the Satomi family personally kicked off the Eiroku Ikkui, but because of their poor abilities, they were wiped out within a month. It is really stupid to try to challenge my Ashikaga family."
Sanada Yoshiyuki said: "Gun Daisen Masaki Tokishige died of illness, Katsuura Castle Masaki Tokitada, Manki Castle Toki nori, Toki Castle Sakai Haruin, and Masaki Tokishige's legitimate son Masaki Noritoki successively rebelled, and the Satomi clan rebelled and separated from their relatives.
There is no way to retreat, and it is a last resort to harm ourselves before Kururi Castle is captured."
"Satomi Yoshihiro even pulled Masaki Tokitada in to support him before he died. The death of this rebellious minister may have been destined!" Obata Nobusada's speech attracted a burst of approval. The loyalty, bravery, honesty and selflessness advocated in the Ashikaga family
The young warriors despise this sentimental traitor the most.
Many samurai of the Ashikaga family have basically the same views on Satomi Yoshihiro and Masaki Tokitada. The former disobeyed the Kanto Lord's edict and gathered a crowd to rebel, which triggered Eiroku Ichiku. The latter repeatedly surrendered and was a representative of the unscrupulous samurai family.
Two people dying at the same time would not arouse the sympathy of the samurai at all.
The samurai sighed: "The annihilation of the Satomi clan is just the beginning. The people of Kanto are still dissatisfied with His Highness Kōkata. The intermittent battles in the past few years have never stopped.
It’s really hard to wait for the countries to have their footprints spread all over every city!”
Five years ago, when Satomi Yoshihiro rebelled against Ashikaga Yoshitoki's order to reduce the feudal status, the people of the Kanto Kingdom rebelled against each other. The people of the country colluded with the people of the Oshu Kingdom to erupt, and the Eiroku Ichikui, which shocked the world, once again set off a wave of rebellion throughout Kanto.
, the furious Ashikaga Yoshitoki led a fleet to raid the Fusu Peninsula, and used artillery to blast open the thick Otemon of Saganuki Castle, completing the first appearance of artillery in Kanto.
This Yonglu Yikui war started in the fifth year of Yonglu and lasted intermittently until the tenth year of Yonglu. During this period, there were dozens of small battles and tens of thousands of soldiers were killed and injured on both sides. Millions of innocent civilians were implicated. Ashikaga
Yoshitoki used his iron-blooded methods to once again frighten the Xiaoxiao disciples who dared to challenge the majesty of the Kanto General.
"But the Aushu War has been very difficult in the past few years! I haven't been home for a long time."
"Yes! It's really difficult to fight after surrendering and then rebelling, and then to come back and fight again!"
The people of Mutsu Province were dissatisfied with the Kanto Ashikaga clan, especially the Date Terumune. The Date clan's relatives covered a large territory in southern Oshu. The Ashina clan, the Watari clan, the Kokubu clan, the Ryugo clan,
The Tamura clan and the Iwaki clan all stood on Date Terumune's side, while the Shirakawa Yuki clan, the Nihonmatsu Hatakeyama clan, and the Nikaido clan remained neutral.
The first Oshu war in the fifth year of Eiroku was very unsuccessful. Only the Soma family in the southern part of Mutsu Kingdom listened to the call, which made it very difficult for the Kanto Ashikaga Army to invade Mutsu Kingdom. The Ashikaga Army who came from afar was very disappointed.
To adapt to the climate of Mutsu, many samurai became severely acclimatized as soon as they arrived in Mutsu. In addition, the dilapidated roads and poor water supply facilities in houses led to the occurrence of infectious diseases in the military.
The unfavorable start of the army was in a dilemma, forcing General Ashikaga Yoshitoki to make a change. He mainly used the tactics of luring the snake out of his hole and combined with the maneuvers of the Southern Mutsu lords, in an attempt to exchange time for strategic space. This method could not change the unfavorable predicament of the Ashikaga Army.
With the advent of the rainy season, the number of sick people in the army increased, eventually forcing the Ashikaga Army's first crusade to end in retreat.
The decision was hasty and the troops were dispatched hastily, the logistics preparation was not in place, and the intelligence collection was not comprehensive. The proud Ashikaga Legion suffered a bitter defeat with their rash actions. For the proud samurai who have always victorious in every battle, they did not achieve glory.
The result is the biggest defeat. If you don't win, you lose. If you don't take advantage, you lose.
This spirit of excellence is worth promoting. Limited pride is a sign of self-confidence, but the samurai of the Kanto Ashikaga clan are too proud. Many of them have never suffered a defeat or suffered any setbacks. At first glance, they are
He has been invincible through hundreds of battles and looks like he is the best in the world. In fact, it is difficult to say how strong he is in adversity without being hit by setbacks.
Returning to Kanto to rest for a year, he reflected on his mistakes and learned lessons. In the sixth year of Eiroku's reign, he once again launched an army to invade Oshu. However, this time he was replaced by Satake Yoshige as the vanguard general, joining forces with Nasu Shiin, Utsunomiya Hirotsuna, and Koyama Takato.
Shiroharu's troops entered Oshu, and Ashikaga Yoshitoki's main camp, with only 20,000 troops, sat at Utsunomiya Castle to monitor changes in Mutsu.
The appointment of indigenous daimyo as the vanguard achieved very good results. This year's war gradually broke out the stalemate. The people of Mutsu Province had a very deep relationship with the Utsunomiya clan, Nasu clan and Satake clan. For example, the Nasu clan once
Being an adopted heir of the Shirakawa Yuki clan, theoretically, just like Satake Yoshiaki has the right to inherit the Kanto domain, he has the power to reversely interfere with the Shirakawa family's decisions.
The Shirakawa Yuki clan and the branch Komine clan are from a branch of the Yuki clan of Shimonoseki, and they are a branch of the Oyama clan. Although these two families have been at odds for many years and rarely interact with each other, they are always close to each other.
Continuously, when faced with the clan leading an army to attack Mutsu Kingdom to deal with them, the Shirakawa Yuki clan and the Komine clan were very panicked, fearing that the clan's group of retainers would be easily intimidated by the clan, and it would be terrible if they were exiled in the blink of an eye.
After all, under the multiple pressures, Yuki Haretsuna quickly changed sides and joined the crusade.
The current governor of the Ida family, Shigetaka Iwaki, was originally close to the Date family. In the early years, he adopted Takashi from the adopted son of the Date family, Iwaki, because he had no heirs. However, the elder brother of the Date Terumi clan turned around and married the direct daughter of his uncle Yoshiaki Satake.
The close relationship brought Chitaka Iwaki back into the Satake clan's camp.
When his brother-in-law Satake Yoshige led the army to attack, Iwaki Chitaka almost forgot the fact that his younger brother was Date Terumune without even thinking about it, and made a gorgeous turn around under the guidance of Satake Yoshige.
, became the leading party for the Kanto Ashikaga family to invade Mutsu, and made many achievements in the invasion of Oshu.
The samurai with strong local connections were appointed as the vanguard, and combined with military coercion and other methods, the local indigenous samurai rebelled and served as the leading party. They achieved good results in the six years of Eiroku's war. During this period, Ashikaga Yoshitoki once returned to Edo Castle to preside over government affairs.
, Uesugi Kenshin's appointment as acting military general also showed great confidence in Mutsu Ichiku's crusade.
Sanada Yoshiyuki lamented: "The second Oshu expedition was much stronger than the first one. A small number of Oshu people rebelled and a majority wavered. They made a huge contribution to our army's efforts to break through the Mutsu barrier. Unfortunately, we missed a little bit of calculation and ultimately failed. It's really disappointing."
I feel so sad!"
Hojo Ujishige felt the same way: "The sudden comeback of Date Kyōshōden was far beyond the expectations of our samurai. The most influential daimyo in the Northeast since the Nagasho era is indeed well-deserved. Our army encountered another enemy in front of the Date family."
If you hit a nail once, the Date family will be much more difficult to deal with than the Kanto Samurai family."
Faced with the reluctance of the Ashikaga Army, Date Terumune was of course not willing to surrender to Ashikaga Yoshitoki, his wife-stealing enemy. However, with his personal prestige, he could not influence the decision-making of a group of uncles and aunts. After careful consideration, he decided to admit defeat.
Coward. Ask his father Date Harumune to come out and coordinate the people of Minamimutsu to fight against the menacing Ashikaga Army.
Most people in Oshu don't have a particularly strong desire to resist the Kanto Ichiku. Even if many of these samurai have deep ties to the Date family, they are unwilling to involve themselves for their relatives. At this time, there is a special need for samurai with high prestige to serve as Oshu.
General Ichikui used his personal prestige and charm to reunite the scattered people of Mutsu Province to fight against the invading army. The young Date Terumune did not have these conditions. He hoped that his father Date Harumune would come out to help him.
This proposal was rejected by Date Harumune as soon as it was mentioned. Instead, Date Terumune was persuaded to go to Maruyama Castle to invite his grandfather Date Aizune out. This old man was definitely the top person in the Northeast in terms of prestige and influence. In the early years of Nan
The campaign for the Northern War spread all over Yu'o. He also interfered in Hitachi Province, Shimono Province and Echigo Province. In his hands, he expanded the Date family's kinship network several times, and successfully took away the hereditary inheritance from the Osaki clan.
The Oshu Quest.
Date Haramune's words can be as powerful as the loud support of countless samurai. As for Date Harumune himself who is unwilling to come out but recommends his reclusive father to come out, he has his own considerations. Date Harumune's network of connections is no worse than that of his father.
, his skills and knowledge are not any worse than his father's, but when he comes out, it is very likely that the soy sauce will turn into a hostile force. After all, there are still many people in the Tianwen Rebellion who are as determined as the Soma family to oppose the Date family.
Date Harumune's vision is indeed extremely accurate. He knows better than anyone else what kind of samurai his father is. He is smart and strong and is especially good at winning people's hearts. The reason why the Oshu Tenbun Rebellion has such a wide impact is because of his father's influence.
It was so strong that all the big names in the Northeast had to choose sides.
The process of inviting Date Terumune was not complicated. The old man had been living in seclusion in Maruyama Castle near Soma County, Mutsu Province. With only five villages of reclusive materials as support, he lived a very poor life. Date Terumune took a few
Gift and several of his uncles went to Maruyama Castle and knelt down and started crying. They were crying because the Date family was about to be defeated and taken advantage of by the enemy. They were crying because the Date family was about to be extinct and there would be no one to support the Date family.
All ancestors worship at the four seasons.
He cried so much that he frightened the accompanying samurai of the Date family. As the governor of the house, he attached great importance to the cultivation of cultural etiquette. The governor's words and deeds were always stared at by many pairs of eyes, as if he was putting himself in a
Being exposed on the stage in front of the public, saying the wrong words and using the wrong expressions, or behaving frivolously and speaking recklessly will lead to dissatisfaction, criticism, and even more serious political incidents.
Therefore, the larger the aristocrats in ancient and modern times, the more rules they have. These rules are not set up for a better life, but to maintain a bright public image, the demeanor and appropriate behavior of a noble. Young Date Hui
Zong was not the best etiquette expert, but he was not the type to burst into tears before even seeing his grandfather.
He didn't want to cry but he had to cry. If he cried loudly for no reason, that was mental illness. Date Huizong was physically and mentally normal and it didn't seem like there was something wrong with his head. So if he cried for no reason, there must be other reasons, such as attracting Date Huizong.
To gain sympathy, pity or a little bit of pity, as long as it can attract the attention of Date Yuzong, this cry is enough.
This was Date Qingzong's trick for his son. If he didn't do this, it would be really difficult to get that grandfather out. Ever since the Tianwen Rebellion was defeated by his son and he was forced to live in seclusion, Date Qingzong was like a pool of stagnant water.
In the past few years, neither the sudden changes in Kanto nor the new situation in Yuao could attract the old man's attention. The time of Maruyama Castle seemed to be forever fixed on the day when the Date Aizong was defeated and lived in seclusion. There were almost no activities in the city.
signs of a deathly silence.
Date Huizong cried for three days in a row. He started crying outside the city every morning as soon as it dawned. He cried until evening before returning to a nearby temple to rest. After three days of crying, his throat became hoarse and his eyes were swollen like peaches.
After paying a heavy price, Ida Yinzong's dead heart finally showed signs of recovery, and he finally agreed to go out to help Ida's family tide over the difficulties.
"The return of Date Kyōshōden surprised us, but the Kanto Ashikaga family still did not suffer because we have General Echigo no Ryū in charge!" Sanada Yoshiyuki admires Kenshin Uesugi, the god of the Northern Army.
The legendary story is familiar to almost all the young generation of the Eastern Kingdom.
When he was young, he raised an army to attack the rebels and established his prestige. Then, with the support of the ministers, he replaced his sickly and dim brother Harukage as the governor of the family. When he went to Luoyang and entered the capital, he met Ashikaga Yoshi who changed his life. The two legendary samurai had a great meeting and formed a marriage bond.
He took the legendary general who was famous in Kyoto to Echigo, and thus began a magnificent epic legend.
There is no doubt about the glory of Ashikaga Yoshitoki. In just a few years, Shimokai Echigo created the myth that the height of Echigo stone increased from 400,000 stone to 2.8 million stone. In the face of the always-failing Sagami Hojo clan,
The Kai Takeda clan and the people of the Uoku Province were in a difficult situation of being attacked from all sides, but they were still able to defeat each other and create a series of staggering legendary achievements. The invincible spirit of conquering the east and west and treating the brave men of the Eastern Kingdom like chickens and dogs all gave Ashikaga Yoshi