"My sons, follow my flag and charge!" Yoshihide Miyoshi took the lead and rushed to the front of the queue. At this moment, his eyes were firm and fearless. At this moment, he was as powerful as a rainbow and moved forward indomitably. The horsemen were infected by the momentum of the family governor and agreed to the promise. Following closely, dozens of knights on horseback bravely faced the enemy with swords and swords.
"Let you have a taste of early marriage!" Ukyo, the official from all the branches, sneered and immediately ordered: "Aim at the enemy general in front and fire!"
The monks in the front row raised their iron cannons and sprayed out golden flames and white smoke. Miyoshi Yoshihide seemed not to have expected that the iron cannon team's reloading speed would be so fast. He watched in amazement as a lead bullet penetrated the armor. It sank into his chest and came out from behind. The huge pain caused him to lose his balance on the spot and fall heavily from the galloping horse.
Xiao Xing, who was guarding him on the left and right, hurriedly got off his horse and helped him up. Seeing his miserable condition, everyone put away their weapons and chanted the Buddha's name silently. Miyoshi Yixian covered his chest with Yin Hong's blood and knew that he was about to die soon, so he pushed Xiao Xing away and sang his death song: " The frost and snow stained by withered grass dissipate in the morning light, and my fate will inevitably be punished."
After repeating this three times, the aftertaste lingered for a long time, so he drew his sword and committed seppuku with tears in his eyes. Miyoshi Yixian's favored servants all knelt beside the lord and committed seppuku and died. Miyoshi Yoshihide's horsemen fired a volley in this round. There were only about thirty people left dead. After the Lord committed seppuku, some chose to dismount and die, while others took the initiative to rush into the formation of the Naginata monk soldiers and were hacked to death with random swords. More than a thousand birds on Kaibuki Mountain seemed to be fighting for their own safety. Moved by his sorrow, he circled around the top of the mountain and screamed, making everyone who saw and heard sigh with regret. A generation of famous generals fell.
Hatakeyama Takamasa was so frightened that he learned that Neraizu had killed Miyoshi Yoshihide. The first thought he had was not to laugh but to run away. He was not the idiot with insufficient IQ and a pitfall more than ten years ago. He was influenced by what he heard and saw. At least he knew how much Miyoshi Nagakei valued the younger brothers of Ichimonzu. The death of Tokawa Ichino more than ten years ago made Miyoshi Nagakei pursue Ashikaga Yoshito and pursue him fiercely for several years. If it weren't for Kanto Kōfang He was so capable that he was beaten down.
The weight of Miyoshi Yoshihide who died this time was more important than Tokawa Issun. Hatakeyama Takamasa counted on his fingers for a long time and felt that he was in danger this time. He decided to announce to the outside world who would bear the responsibility for causing the trouble. The dead Sanhao Yixian had nothing to do with him. He was so happy that no one could find him now. He was wrong.
He didn't expect that Genraizo was smarter than him. At least judging from the hardware configuration, Genraizo's brain ran faster. Genraizo didn't even wait for him to make a decision after hearing the news. He informed Hatakeyama Takamasa to kill Miyoshi. Xian also announced that he was a mercenary and was following the orders of his employer.
Now after the battle, he went back to Genlai Temple to rest. Then everyone in Hanoi said that the general had a bad stomach and was in a bad mood, so he went back to rest for a while. Youzuo Xinjiao remembered that his father's death anniversary was coming soon and he wanted to go home to pay homage to his late father. Regardless of the fact that the anniversary of his father's death was not this month at all, the Anmi clan was caught a step too late by Hatakeyama Takamasa. He had to find a way to fight against the Miyoshi family life or death. The two unlucky ghosts huddled in Takaya Castle for several months. Stay behind closed doors.
A few months later, in early February of the seventh year of Yonglu, the angry Miyoshi Changqing led 50,000 troops to surround Gaowa Castle and vowed to kill him. He immediately announced the recruitment of 50,000 troops from the Miyoshi Corps and Miyoshi Changqing's main formation, totaling six Wan Zhizhi, the generals under his command are Miyoshi Yoshihiro, Azaya Toyasu, Miyoshi Changitsu, Miyoshi Yasunaga, Miyoshi Masayasu, Matsunagahide, Naito Munekatsu and the young governor of the Tokawa family, Tokawa Deho.
Hatakeyama Takamasa pondered for a long time and felt that this was the end of it for him anyway. He might as well break things off and fight with the Miyoshi family without doing anything else, so he hid in Takaya Castle and played with him in the Flying Goose Passage, while at the same time he spent all his wealth to raise an army.
He has the potential to fight against Miyoshi's army. Most people play Kogandenshu for flirting between lovers. Hatakeyama Takamasa's Kogandenshu is of a higher standard. He wrote to Miyoshi Changqing and cursed him all winter long. His courage was indeed
As expected of Hatakeyama Takamasa, he was extremely brave.
He can be provoked but cannot be resisted. His clumsy words are no match for Miyoshi Nagakei's sharp words. After a few letters and a few countermeasures over the air, Hatakeyama Takamasa cursed him to death. Hatakeyama Takamasami said
He did not do this, but Miyoshi Changqing regarded it as "shirking responsibility" to fool himself, and he became more and more determined that this guy must be completely eliminated.
Rabbits bite people when they are anxious. Hatakeyama Takamasa is even more powerful than rabbits when he is anxious. He took the special military budget of 50,000 kanmon sent by Yamamoto Tokiyuki in time and went around recruiting troops. Not to mention that this second-rate governor really has two brushes. That's all.
The situation still allowed him to raise an army of 40,000 from Kawachi Country, Yamato Country, and Kii Country, including the Genlai Zhong who ran away and tried to trick him and the mercenary Zaga Zhong who had always been a member of the Xiang clan.
There are actually more than 4,000 iron cannons in this 40,000-strong army. On average, every ten people hold one. This is an exaggeration. The rate is outstanding. It scares the Sanhao family to death if they have money and nowhere to spend it. In fact, the Sanhao family has no shortage at all.
I started playing with iron cannons more than ten years ago. I was once equipped with two thousand iron cannons and frightened many Kinai samurai. Nowadays, the number of iron cannons held has not increased much. Miyoshi Nagakei does not plan to use iron cannons with Hatakeyama.
The military plays shooting.
The two sides went out to confront Kyokoji Temple in February. They spent the whole three months in confrontation and scolding without doing anything. With the support of the Zaga crowd who were experienced in scolding, Hatakeyama Takamasa suddenly felt that his strength had doubled and he didn't have to be afraid of arrogance.
The three good things lasted forever, so I kept provoking me to death. If I didn't accept it, I came to teach Xingsi to kill me. Whoever is a coward is not a hero.
Although Hatakeyama Takamasa seemed to be taking the initiative by jumping up and down, in fact, this battle was caused by Miyoshi Chokei coming to seek revenge. The Hatakeyama army passively accepted the fight rather than actively seeking it. Miyoshi Chokei patiently looked for the best opportunity to launch an attack.
, the Hatakeyama Army was stuck at the accumulation limit in early May when it entered a long period of exhaustion from the initial excitement period and launched the attack.
Miyoshi Nagakei chose to fight at night very wisely, and he also came in time for the rainy season in May. On a dark rainy night, he sent out troops at the second watch and the third watch. Each ashigaru had to carry a few lunch boxes as temporary supplies.
Before dawn, Miyoshi Masayasu's troops launched an attack on the Hatakeyama Army's advanced formation outside Kyoukoji Temple, where the Kii people were stationed, such as Shumi, Tamaki, Nonagase and other places. Fortunately, reinforcements from Anmi Sobosu's troops arrived and the battle was short-lived.
, both sides took the lead and made the decision to retreat temporarily.
At dawn, Miyoshi Choitsu, Ikeda Nagamasa, Itami Okako, and Matsuyama Shinsuke's troops encircled along the side of Mount Iimori. Yukawa Naomitsu's Yukawa Army and Dohashi Taneki's Zaigazu took the initiative to attack.
Then the two sides continued to invest reinforcements to support the fierce battle on the front line. Anzai Toyasu, Miyoshi Yasunaga, Miyoshi Shengsheng fought against the Yamato people and the Tsutsui clan, and the Tokawa depository and Sanuki people fought against the Kawachi people Anmi clan house.
, Kaishuang Masaharu, Enji personally succeeded.
The battle lasted from midnight to the afternoon. The Hatakeyama Army was tired and hungry and had to fight left and right to resist the fierce attack of the Miyoshi Army. The unlucky weather kept changing, with light rain, cloudy days, and violent winds and showers. The samurai arrived in Ashigaru and were soaked in water. They were afraid of rain and humid weather and didn't even take out their iron cannons.
Only then did the Hatakeyama Army realize that they were in trouble. The Miyoshi family had deliberately been fighting for three months to wait for the best time in the rainy season. Miyoshi Nagakei had already planned to launch an attack when it was raining heavily. Today is the day after all. It doesn't matter if it's tomorrow or tomorrow, as long as it's a rainy night, it's the best time for the Miyoshi Army to dispatch. The rain has made the Hatakeyama Army's 4,000 iron cannons useless, and they have lost a major weapon that they can rely on. The command purely based on morale and fighting spirit is still perennial. The three good armies with coordinated operations have an advantage.
The Miyoshi family continued to increase troops and insisted on carrying out the refueling tactics to the end. The remnants of former Miyoshi Yoshihide under Shinohara Chofusa and under Matsunaga Hide entered the battlefield. The people of the country went to the battlefield, and all Hatakeyama Takamasa could send was the Horiuchi Tora Division. How could the fight continue if the reinforcements were three against one?
The Hatakeyama Army asked for reinforcements, but at this time, Hatakeyama Takamasa didn't even have a bird feather. He didn't dare to send the two thousand banners and was unwilling to send them. He didn't dare to move the ten thousand troops led by Miyoshi Nagakei. , he didn’t know that he had no way out and Miyoshi Nagakei was very busy. He stubbornly believed that either the generals would not move and whoever moved first would be giving in. So the Nelaizhong and the Zahezhong began to retreat, and the Kii people’s general Yukawa Naoko demanded death, the Kii army collapsed, the Kawachi army collapsed, and the Hatakeyama army collapsed.
General Hatakeyama Takamasa fled in embarrassment, taking the 2,000 troops he was reluctant to invest and the Anmi clan's headquarters into Kii Country. Miyoshi Nagakei had no intention of controlling the direction of his retreat and sent a unit to recapture Takaya. The castle turned around and attacked Yamato. The first unlucky ones were Tsutsui Junkei, Juichi Enmori, Katazuna Haruori, and Furuichi Yinei, who were burned down by the violent Miyoshi army.
Then they launched an attack on the people of Yamato near Mount Bodhiji Temple, Yada Temple, Taira Gundani, and Ikoma Mountain. In the blink of an eye, nearly half of Yamato Kingdom was covered by the Miyoshi family's military front. Seeing that the situation was not good, Rokkaku Yoshiharu quickly sent an envoy to express his absolute There were no other attempts, and Miyoshi Chokei seemed to have no intention of attacking Omi, so the two sides concluded a no-war peace agreement.
Unwilling to fail, Hatakeyama Takamasa, who retreated to Kii, once again gathered the 20,000 monks and soldiers of the severely damaged Kii Kuni Neraishou, Zagazhu, and Yamato Kokufukuji Temple to launch an attack on Izumi Kunigan Wada Castle, which was under the control of the Miyoshi family. Miyoshi Nagakei's attitude highlighted the sequelae of greatly reduced ambition. He did not decide to fight to the death at all. He only ordered his legitimate son Miyoshi Yoshihiro to lead the army to expel him, and at the same time sent Miyoshi Yasunaga to negotiate with Hatakeyama Takamasa.
The siege of Kishiwada Castle lasted for more than half a year, and finally Hatakeyama Takamasa retreated after regaining part of the territorial control of the Kawachi Kingdom. Miyoshi Nagakei watched helplessly as the enemy who killed his brother retreated triumphantly. These years of fierce fighting made him realize the importance of the Hatakeyama family. How difficult it is to deal with the Kagoya Governor, and he also brings with him the even more difficult Kii Senbing Group, Neraiji Temple, Honganji Temple, Kongobuji Temple, and Kumano Sanzan. These are all troublesome and difficult forces. Miyoshi Nagakei has no trouble at all. Intend.
The short-term impact of the loss of Miyoshi Yoshihide on the Miyoshi family is not great. At least from the battle of Kyokoji Temple, it seems that the Miyoshi family's combat power has not lost half a point. Instead, they use this opportunity to call on the troops who share the same enemy to drive away and defeat the difficult Hatakeyama Takamasa. , the Kawachi Kingdom also completely fell into the hands of the Miyoshi family, and most of the people in Yamato Kingdom were captured. Only the Tsutsui clan and the remnant party affiliated with Kofukuji Temple still persisted, and their existence will basically not affect the control of the army.
In the long run, the Miyoshi family still lost more than they gained. The death of Miyoshi Yoshihide meant that the dominance of the Miyoshi family in Shikoku's home base was greatly reduced. Awa Kingdom and Sanuki Kingdom lost their rulers successively. Miyoshi Nagakei made up his mind to The placement of the residence in the Kinai further strengthened the centrifugal force between the Shikoku homeland and the Miyoshi family in the Kinai. This centrifugal force directly acted on the Miyoshi family.
The former Awa Kingdom was succeeded by Miyoshi Nagaharu, the eldest son of Miyoshi Yoshihide, and the Sanuki Kingdom was replaced by Tokawa Sumho, the second son of Miyoshi Yoshihide. This seemed to be to compensate for the bad impact of Miyoshi Yoshihide's death, but After all, these two children have lived in Awa country all year round. They are not familiar with Miyoshi Changqing's uncle, nor can they say that they are close to him or have any affection for him.
The reduction in centripetal force is only one aspect. As long as it is handled properly, there is no need to worry too much. More importantly, Miyoshi Changqing's mood has been greatly affected. Losing the younger brother he relied on most is equivalent to losing an arm. He also feels that the Miyoshi family has expanded to this extent. That's right, he didn't intend to provoke the Kanto Ashikaga family of Omi Province. The Rokkaku family's talent for running away wasn't something even a general could handle, and he had no intention of playing hide-and-seek with them in the mountains of Koka County. It didn't matter whether he wanted to expand in the future or not. It is enough to leave everything to his son Mihaoshi Yixing to determine the destiny.
Gradually, Miyoshi Changqing was immersed in the practice of art and culture. The territory in Kinei was entrusted to one family by Miyoshi Changqing, and the family handle was controlled by the generation genealogy Lao Songjiongxiu. Just like the Sui Yang Emperor who lived in seclusion in Jiangdu, he indulged himself every day. In the singing and tea party, he lived a free and unrestrained life, chatting and laughing, visiting with famous scholars, and no white men.
He also had a close relationship with Dalin Zongtao, the eminent monk of Daitoku Temple, and specifically persuaded him to go to Sakai Town to establish Ryuheiyama Nanzong Temple as the Bodhi Temple of Miyoshi's family in Kinai. Miyoshi Nagakei had to dismount his horse and walk in in advance every time he went to Nanzong Temple to show his kindness. Respected, he often said to his family members: "My heart is not afraid of millions of troops, I am only afraid of Zong Tao's shout."
It’s not that Miyoshi Changqing has a funny head, but that Dalin Zongtao is a monk with extraordinary ambitions. He has never done anything in his life: drinking, eating meat, marrying a wife and having children. His common surname is Fujiwara, who is the heir of the Duke of Kyoto. He became a monk in Tenryuji Temple with the Buddhist name Wei. Chunshou Tao, later dissatisfied with the unhealthy customs of the Kinai Five Mountains, moved to Daitoku Temple, where he worshiped under the sect of Kotake Sogen and practiced Zen. He became famous all over the world for his literary talent, Zen teachings and tea ceremony.
When his teacher Gu Yue Zonggen gave him the title, he said in a verse: "The good atmosphere is lush and green, thousands of branches are blooming, the colors are intertwined with each other in spring, the phoenix perches high on the green parasol, and the birds are afraid of the power and lower their nests in the trees."
Dalin Zongtao once praised himself and said: "With the bamboo grate in hand, I can fight against the fake and the genuine. I have singled out the Xi Lai and passed it down. Without establishing writing, I call the Southern Zong orthodox. It is no longer dusty. Sometimes I scold Lin Jide Mountain and use the big machine." , Sometimes the slave calls Sakyamuni Maitreya as his living master, ah ha ha, even though he is old, he has nothing to do and he says, Planting pine trees and loving oneself in the cold year, peaches and plums are not fake spring."
Such an interesting monk is Miyoshi Nagakei's only spiritual sustenance, which can temporarily make him forget the profound impact of his younger brother's death. If this development continues, Miyoshi Nagakei may become another legend in Sakai Town, but it is a pity that God does not allow it. People would like to give Sanhao Changqing a blow to the head just when he thinks his merits are complete.
In August of the eighth year of Eiroku, Miyoshi Yoshihiro suddenly fell ill in Akutagawa Mountain Castle, but he passed away on July 8th. He was just twenty-four years old when he died. The Miyoshi family suddenly lost a war-hardened family governor.
The heir has lost the most important stable core in the Miyoshi family system. The much-anticipated heir to the family governor has died, and the Miyoshi family still has no idea how to proceed.
After learning that his legitimate son died suddenly, Miyoshi Changqing suffered a nervous breakdown. He couldn't tell whether his legitimate son died of jaundice or was assassinated by a retainer. His whole body seemed to have been drained of energy. He spent the decadent months unconsciously.
For a time, I gave up on myself and developed a strong sense of world-weariness. At the same time, I began to be suspicious of someone who had interfered with Miyoshi Yoshihiro's death.
Under the strong advice of the Miyoshi family members and Matsunagahide, the grief-stricken Changqing adopted Tokawa Icun's legitimate son Tokawa Chongcun as his heir, and changed his name to Miyoshi Yoshicun and then to Miyoshi Yoshitsugi. This move
It also aroused the dissatisfaction of brothers Miyoshi Nagaharu and Tokawa Demho, who guarded their hometown in Shikoku.
Let the second son of Miyoshi Yoshiken inherit the Tokawa family, and let the eldest son of Tokawa Icun inherit the Miyoshi family. This is a move that is ill-conceived. What's more, if Tokawa Icun died so early, regardless of his prestige when he was alive,
Their ability is inferior to that of Mihao Yixian. How can he convince Mihao Yixian's two sons?
Miyoshi Changqing was confused. He huddled in the castle tower in a daze all day long. The sudden death of his legitimate son who had been raising him for twenty years completely destroyed his faith. His collapsed will destroyed the wisdom he was proud of in the past. The whole Yonglu
Nine years was a huge tragedy for Sanhao Changqing, and at the end of this year, another tragedy occurred.
Miyoshi Nagakei, who was in a state of mental confusion, listened to Matsunagahide's slander and mistakenly believed that his younger brother Anzhai Fuyangyasu had intended to commit rebellion. At the end of the year, he used a normal summons as a pretext to enter Shoryuji Castle and kill him. The reason turned out to be a ridiculous "against the will."
, when An Zhai Dongkang's head was presented to him, the unconscious Miyoshi Changqing suddenly had a violent reaction.
He knew the owner of this head, a very important person he was very familiar with. Looking at the familiar head evoked scattered memories. It was the oath made by the four brothers of Miyoshi thirty years ago when they swore to kill Miyoshi Zongsan.
He remembered himself, Mihaoshi Yixian, Shihe Yicun, and the man in front of him. What was his name? He couldn't remember.
Miyoshi Changqing anxiously pulled his hair and painfully recalled his name. It wasn't until Xiao Xing, who had been waiting for a long time, asked whether to collect the body of Anzhai Fuyang that he suddenly remembered that the dead samurai was his biological brother. Not only did he remember his
The identity also reminds me that Shihe Icun has been dead for many years, Miyoshi Yoshihide left him a few years ago, his legitimate son Miyoshi Yixing also left him, and the head he was holding in his hand left him just now
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"Ah! Icun, Yixian, and Sunjiro have already left...will even Dongkang abandon me? My final day of longevity is coming!" (To be continued.)