Ashikaga Yoshiki laughed three times, and immediately rushed into the formation with his sword in hand. The dazzling sword light flashed and exuded the chill of death. He walked among the sword lights and shadows, and when he picked up the sword with his hand, his flesh and blood flew everywhere and shattered. Even if he slashed with both hands, it was like
The warrior of the Three Good Army, who was strolling in his own garden and killing with a certain degree of confidence and ease, threw away his helmet and armor and suffered numerous casualties.
The swordsman general is worthy of being a hero taught by two generations of sword masters. He can kill people invisibly with a single swing of his sword. At the same time, he is young and strong and has a strong body. His strength far exceeds that of the old and frail sword master Kamiizumi Hidetsuna. He can kill seven or eight people in a row with his sword.
The famous samurai was still breathing calmly without showing a trace of fatigue. His superb swordsmanship and invincible power were extraordinary. For a time, no one could restrain the invincible shogun.
"His Royal Highness Gongfang's swordsmanship has reached its peak. As the founder of a sect, it is more than enough. It's a pity..."
Kamiizumi Hidetsuna sat on the porch and breathed slowly, lamenting that as he got older, he was not as brave and powerful as he was ten years ago. Ten years ago, he could still rampage and kill the Hojo Army in high mountain battles, but he was retreating steadily. Ten years later, he was reduced to a hacker.
After killing dozens of people, he tiredly retreated to rest. Time passed and it was almost dusk. It is an ancient principle that time does not spare anyone.
Qingshouyuan quietly watched his son fight without any trace of sadness or joy. The rosary in his hand kept turning slowly. The life of the fifty-five-year-old woman was full of drama. In the first half of her life, she was surrounded by countless favors.
A princess of the Konoe family, she had been living on the move since she married Ashikaga Yoshiharu. She finally survived until her son grew up and became a general, and her husband died of illness.
Then she started to live a good life all the way. The revitalization of the shogunate once allowed her to regain her longing for a better life in the future. However, within a few years, conflicts arose again between her son Ashikaga Yoshiteru and another person she and her husband valued.
Conflicts arose during the Ashikaga Yoshihiro period. The senior shogunate left Echigo to find his own way. After more than ten years of estrangement, the relationship was still barely able to maintain the balance of the shogunate. By this time, she had realized that the shogunate was abnormal.
It's a pity that Ashikaga Yoshiki has grown up and is no longer the child who obeyed her more than ten years ago. When his wings are hardened and he learns to go out for food, he doesn't need his mother's care. She can only watch her son ruin everything in front of her again and again.
She had already vaguely anticipated all this if the shogunate allowed the authority of the shogunate to decline and embark on an evil path that would never be restored.
Qingshouyuan was holding on to the rosary tightly. Finally, she couldn't help but shed tears, and she sobbed softly: "My child! It's only now that you wake up, but it's already too late! It's too late..."
Ashikaga Yoshiteru chopped off another tachi. Several samurai around him were overjoyed when they saw this and rushed forward without saying a word. However, they did not prevent the tachi hidden in Ashikaga Yoshiteru's waist from being unsheathed suddenly, and swept through thousands of samurai swords with one move.
Like Pi Lian, a single horizontal slash cut the astonished samurai in half. The sword could not withstand its fierce strength and was weakened again.
The Miyoshi soldiers did not know that this man was Ashikaga Yoshiki. Seeing him wielding a sword to kill people like melons and vegetables, they couldn't help but feel fear and cowardice in their hearts. The Miyoshi soldiers who poured in were not large in number and were in an irregular formation.
The general's energy was declining. Feng Gongkong risked his life to protect his left and right wings, providing him with an excellent opportunity to display his sword skills.
The extraordinary performance of the swordsman general could only suppress the situation for a while, but it could not help the overwhelming number of Miyoshi soldiers. Even Ashikaga Yoshiteru's three heads and six arms could not stop the enemies from all directions. The swordsman general also chopped off several famous swords and killed dozens of samurai.
, still unable to stop the fierce attack of Sergeant Miyoshi who was coming. Taking advantage of the moment when the sword in his hand was cut off again, several samurai suddenly roared and got into a charging position to launch a joint attack on him.
This time it almost cost him his life. Four people surrounded him in a fan shape and slashed him from top to bottom at the same time. However, Ashikaga Yoshiki was unable to react due to frequent fierce fights and was unable to withdraw from the range of the joint attack at the first time.
, hurriedly raised his hands to block two swords, but could not block the remaining two. Yagyu Muneyan, Hayazaki Jinsuke and others were surrounded by enemies and were unable to save them. Kamiizumi Hidetsuna only had time to shout: "Your Highness, be careful!"
A sharp shout instantly disrupted the tacit cooperation of the three good warriors. The four of them were stunned and stunned, only to find that the powerful enemy in front of them was the shogunate Ashikaga Yoshiteru. They could not help but be shaken and fearful. Killing a general has always been a heinous crime.
Mitsuu Akamatsu, who was punished with death and cut the Ashikaga Yoshitaka into seventeen or eighteen pieces, committed seppuku and committed suicide in the end, but could not escape the treatment of Shijo Kawara being exposed. They could not afford the risk of annihilation.
This stunned moment gave Ashikaga Yoshiteru the opportunity to counterattack. He slashed and slashed the four people with a sharp swing of his sword, but he still failed to prevent one of them from desperately fighting back and slashed Ashikaga Yoshiteru's shoulder.
This was the first and only wound he had suffered since he was a child. An injury to a general would inevitably shake the morale of the army. The more the soldiers were beaten, the less morale they had. They gradually gave up resistance and retreated to the imperial palace for a final counterattack.
At this time, the offensive outside the imperial palace became more and more urgent. Seeing that the sun was about to go down and there was not enough time, Matsushita was anxious and lined up more than ten military taiko drums, large and small, and erected dozens of large flags in the front line, ordering Xiaoxing to go into battle in person.
Beating drums to support the battle, more than a dozen young and strong warriors beat the military drums loudly, urging the army to move faster and faster.
Finally, the gate of the Imperial Palace couldn't stand it anymore and was knocked open. More and more Miyoshi troops continued to pour in. The excited Ashigaru roared into the imperial palace, but unexpectedly a group of black ninjas jumped out from the corner of the forest.
, they threw a net to cover the gap in the door, and then a few ninjas threw clay pots filled with kerosene mixed with sulfur and rosin.
The samurai ashigaru was unable to break free, so he screamed and wailed in the flames and was burned into a pile of charcoal.
At the same time, dozens of ninjas jumped out to perform special assassination techniques. The accurate Senbon Darts such as the rainstorm pear flower hit the target with 100 hits. Non-mainstream weapons such as the Kodachi Sword and Sword all appeared. There was also the chain scythe used by Hattori Yamoto, who threw the scythe to hook the samurai.
If the warrior's neck is dragged back by force, usually the samurai's throat will be cut by a sickle and die midway.
Hattori Chief suddenly appeared with two hundred ninjas to reverse the unfavorable situation of the war. At this time, Ashikaga Yoshiteru's armor was already covered in blood, and he was sitting in the corridor in an awkward position to be bandaged. The little attendant knelt down on his knees in distress.
He carefully applied knife wound powder on his side, and the strong swordsman general never showed any sign of weakness from beginning to end.
The gorgeous armor was taken off and thrown aside. It didn't make much sense to wear armor after fighting at this point. Besides, this kind of armor lacked protective power and was of little use. Several maids carried a
A tub of warm water and a towel came over to wipe the sweat and stains from the shogun's body. The shogun must maintain a flawless image no matter where he is.
It's not that Ashikaga Yoshiteru likes to be hypocritical and pretentious, but because of General Genji's instinct to maintain his majesty, he must meticulously stick to his beliefs even before his death. This is the so-called stubborn persistence of a noble family.
Chief Hattori knelt down and bowed his head on the ground, and said expressionlessly: "Chief Hattori Ishimami paid homage to His Highness the General, and respectfully requested His Highness the General to evacuate the palace as soon as possible in preparation for his resurrection."
Seeing that his expression was not so respectful, Ashikaga Yoshiki didn't feel dissatisfied. Instead, he smiled softly and said, "Is Iwami Mamoru the Monomishou of the Yoshitoki family? I remember seeing him once before. Ishimi Mamoru was willing to risk his life for his hard work.
I came here to see you one last time. I like this Nijo Imperial Palace very much, so there is no need to leave!"
"Your Highness, Iwami Morden is here to save you! Why don't you want to leave?" Kamiizumi Hidetsuna was a little anxious, and the hopeful ministers of the shogunate were also severely hit.
Ashikaga Yoshiki did not take it seriously, and still said calmly: "Let's go? Where to go? How can we get out of the palace with a bunch of remnant soldiers and defeated generals, the old, weak, women and children? The gates on both sides are closed, and how can we get out from all sides?"
Mibuchi Tōhide knelt down with a bang and begged bitterly: "If we break through by force, the Sanhao Army will not dare to stop them with all their strength! Please leave, Your Highness! We can leave this place to stop us!"
"No need. I have already made up my mind to die here. With the prosperous Kyoto as my seat and the blue sky and white clouds as my house, this life is not in vain!" Ashikaga Yoshiki stared at the afterglow of the setting sun and laughed: "Everyone knows
Look! It’s a beautiful sunset, it’s a good time to die!”
"Your Highness! You can't die! Wuwuwu..." The ministers knelt on the ground and beat their chests and wailed loudly. While crying, they cursed their own incompetence for killing the general. Several old ministers simply rolled their eyes and cried.
After fainting, the maids hiding in the corner were also crying, and the young people were in tears. The scene was very sad and miserable.
Jinshi Qingshe suddenly stood up, walked to the open ground, knelt down, and said regretfully: "The ministers are all incompetent and have no eyesight to recognize the wolfish ambitions of the Sanhao Army. I just brought back the news that they intend to withdraw, and I learned that the Sanhao Army was just perfunctory and coaxing the ministers.
As for the sergeants who were unprepared to face the fierce battle, my sin will never be redeemed until death. I sincerely ask His Highness to grant permission to commit seppuku!"
"Seisha-den..." Ashikaga Yoshiki looked at Jinshi Seisha's decisive gesture of clutching his ribs, and sighed: "I understand, Seisha-den might as well take the first step..."
"Father! You...you!" The little attendant covered his mouth and looked at him in shock. However, he saw Jinshi Qingshe just glanced at him, then pulled out his ribs and stabbed his abdomen with a roar. His face turned red and he said with difficulty:
"Your Majesty... take a step forward... for His Highness... go to Huangquan to discuss the way!"
"Father!" the young attendant shouted and fainted on the spot. The maids hurriedly carried the young attendant to the palace to rest. The public hurriedly found a few reed mats to cover Jinshi Qingshe's body. The road ahead was difficult and the world was unpredictable.
The samurai did not have the extra sympathy to care for a dead samurai. Being able to cover his face with reed mats was considered a good treatment. They themselves did not know whether they would enjoy the treatment of being covered with reed mats after their death.
Hattori Chief watched the tragedy in the Imperial Palace with cold eyes and said calmly: "I'm a little late coming down. I wasted some time just now to rescue the Imperial Palace and the two princesses. Since the General will not leave, please let the family members evacuate the Imperial Palace first."
Bar!"
Ashikaga Yoshiki breathed a sigh of relief and said with a hint of gratitude: "So Kenko and the children have escaped? That's good! Then ask Ishimi Mamoru to rescue Yu's mother and the side room's wife, Jinshi!"
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"The poor nun is not going to leave either..." Qingshouyuan shook his head and said, "Let the little attendant escape on his own!"
"Mother..." Ashikaga Yoshiki was about to give some advice when he saw the maid hurried over to whisper a few words. Her face turned pale and she sighed: "The little maid's stomach seems to be reacting abnormally. I'm afraid she won't be able to escape smoothly."
I'm out...Is it really God who wants to destroy my Ashikaga family?"
Ashikaga Yoshiki interrupted with a wave of his hand, and said bitterly: "Needless to say, if I escape, I will be a failed general. It is better to stay here and die a heroic death... Ise Mamoru can leave! You are not a retainer of the shogunate and should not stay.
Here, your mission has been completed. This is Yu’s order, go quickly!”
Sword Master Kamiizumi Hidetsuna hesitated for a moment, but seeing his determination, he could only sigh and said: "At this old age, I have the honor to teach His Highness Kōkata swordsmanship in the shogunate. I am always grateful for the grace of receiving salary, and I can fight for His Highness Kōkata."
Forget it, it’s just a wish. Unfortunately, the world is unpredictable and the sky always fails to fulfill people’s wishes. Please, Your Highness, please accept my bow again!"
Kamiizumi Hidetsuna knelt on the ground and bowed three times. With the five-body prostrations of worshiping gods and Buddhas, he followed the example of swordsmen such as Yagyu Muneyan, Okuyama Yukasai, Shioka Kazuha, Sabuda Keikane, Hayashizaki Jinsuke, Komagawa Kuniyoshi and other swordsmen.
He also bowed three times, then stood up, bowed, and slowly retreated with his remaining body. In a secret spot guarded by ninjas, there was a secret passage leading to the outside of the city. This secret passage was the one that undertook the construction of the Nijo Imperial Palace during Ashikaga Gishi.
During the mission, the Ina Tadashi family, one of the people who built the city, left a secret door specially.
Ashikaga Yoshiki stared at the motionless ninja and asked strangely: "Why hasn't Iwami Morden left yet?"
"My master has long anticipated the changes in Kyoto, and has given me a secret order to act expediently." Hattori Chief's eyes flickered, and he whispered: "I dare to ask His Majesty the Shogun to transfer the successor of the shogunate.
Things..."
"Bold!" Mibuchi Fujihide stood up and shouted angrily: "What kind of lord has his own retainers. Ashikaga Prime Minister is sitting in the East Kingdom but he is still not satisfied, and he also wants to seize the sacred inheritance of my shogunate.
.I, Fujiying, have reason to doubt whether your master is involved in this conspiracy to usurp the throne!"
Hattori Bouchou ignored Mibuchi Fujihide at all and said respectfully: "Your Majesty the General, does he know why the Miyoshi Army stopped attacking at this time?"
Only then did the ministers suddenly realize that the noisy military drums outside the imperial palace suddenly stopped. A group of ninja troops from the Kanto Ashikaga family set fire and threw some hidden weapons to kill the rebels in the imperial palace, but they did not stop the attack outside the imperial palace. Photographed
Tsuharumon said in surprise: "Could it be that reinforcements are coming?"
Hattori Bouchou said: "Nakajo Tokihideden led 6,000 troops out of Yamashiro Province before noon, and when the Nijo Imperial Palace was under attack, he launched an attack on Shogun Yamashiro on Kuabo Mountain. Miyoshi Yoshitsugi, the governor of the Miyoshi family, rushed out.
Three thousand Miyoshi troops from Sogoji Temple in Kyoto went to the outside of the city to rescue Shogun Yamashiro. At the same time, three thousand Miyoshi troops from Jisho Temple, led by Akechi Hyuga Morden, raided the Miyoshi troops outside the imperial palace. The three Miyoshi troops were beaten.
He was caught off guard and was busy cleaning up the fire in the backyard."
The main force of the Miyoshi trio was divided into two groups. Matsunaga and Naito Munekatsu attacked the city with resentment, and the No. 3 trio sat behind and waved the flag and enjoyed the victory. The latter was obviously outnumbered by the former.
Because of the overwhelming power, Ashikaga Yoshiaki temporarily changed his mind and supported Miyoshi because of their strong military strength.
It's good to hide behind and enjoy the gains, but the consequence is that the Miyoshi trio will hand their backs to the enemy without defense. Mitsuhide Akechi acts as such a sharp knife and pierces the backs of the Miyoshi trio. He can be called an elite.
The fighting power of the three thousand army cannot be surpassed by the proud people of Awa Province. This is the essence of Ashikaga Yoshiteru's hard work to maintain in the years of financial constraints. It can deal with the inferior people of Settsu Province and Yamashiro Province.
The three good soldiers are easily captured.
Since Akechi Mitsuhide received the secret order, he quickly made efforts to secretly win over all the guards in Cizhao Temple. With his years of reputation, he won the love of the soldiers and used his unparalleled skills to control them. He gradually isolated several factions who disobeyed the order and obtained these three thousand
After obtaining the actual command of the military power, he prepared the troops and reorganized the army for two months, waiting for the opportunity. Finally, the moment came when the Miyoshi Army launched a large-scale attack. So, after receiving the information from Hattori Yasunaga in the afternoon of that day, the army launched a direct attack.
Behind the Three Good Army.
With the intelligence support of Hattori Ninja, the fatal sword thrust by these three thousand soldiers was at a very sharp angle. There were more than 800 mounted samurai in the three thousand troops, all brave men armed with long spears, bright clothes and angry horses.
Akechi Mitsuhide used these 800 cavalry as a vanguard and took the lead in entering the gap where two of the three of the three were stuck together.
The subordinates of the two divisions of the Miyoshi Army hurriedly responded to the battle. When encountering an enemy attack, their first reaction was to look for their own military strength, so they turned a blind eye to the friendly forces on the opposite side just under their noses. They were so close but did not rescue each other, but gave Mitsuhide Akechi a chance.
There was a huge space for display, but in just a moment these more than 800 cavalry were able to kill through the rear of the three good armies.
More than 2,300 Ashigaru troops who caught up later quickly expanded the gap they penetrated. The iron artillery team and the archery team guarded the left and right wings and shot down the Miyoshi Army on both sides. For a time, the defenseless Miyoshi Army could not even position themselves.
Open, the knights on horseback who were turned back turned back to attack, slashing with spears and bayonets like chopping melons and vegetables, blood flowed into rivers, the sound of killing shook the sky, smoke and dust were everywhere, weeping ghosts and wolves could not be heard, and the strength of the troops in the vicinity of the Sanhao Army was unknown.
In this situation, I thought that the Kanto Ashikaga army was making a surprise attack, and chaos immediately followed.
The more than one hundred iron artillery troops carefully trained by Akechi Mitsuhide are all sharpshooters of this era. As long as weather conditions permit, they can fire almost all rounds within fifteen cells. In just two quarters of an hour, more than thirty rounds can be fired.
Shooting, the Miyoshi troops on both sides were killed and wounded no less than 1,500 people. The brilliant performance made every samurai feel dumbfounded. Even Akechi Mitsuhide did not expect such an effect.
The turmoil in Kyoto taught the shogunate a vivid lesson. Strong soldiers, strong horses, elite soldiers, and high morale are the way to go. From then on, Akechi Mitsuhide was determined to train a strong army that can be drawn out to fight.
The most proud thing of the year was precisely these eight hundred mounted samurai. With the support and help given by Sakamoto Castle, these eight hundred cavalry trained vigorously and prevented Miyoshi Nagakei's royal horse from returning to the crowd.
The strong and elite horse-riding samurai faced the ordinary ashigaru who had no formation and relied on the favorable terrain. It was really easy to destroy them. Wherever the cavalry passed, there was no leaf. They held their swords and guns high like a sickle and harvested rows of helpless rows.
At the end of his life, corpses littered the fields and blood flowed into rivers, like a strong whirlwind blowing into the ignorant enemy camp. The red-eyed knights on horseback rushed straight through dragging a bloody path, leaving behind a body
There were corpses with dismembered heads and remnant soldiers writhing and wailing.
A camp of 2,000 people was killed by 800 cavalry in two rounds. Miyoshi Nagatoku, the most important official of the generation, was killed here. The person who took his life was Akechi Mitsuhide's son-in-law, Akechi Zuomasuke Hidemitsu. The general died.
The morale of the three armies collapsed after the banner was thrown down. The remaining troops of more than a thousand were routed and all abandoned their armor and fled in disgrace. Several other formations were overwhelmed by the defeated troops, and the good formations were also thrown into disarray.
The situation in the other camp was similar. No less than six or seven hundred people died in the Iron Artillery Corps. Their morale had already been reduced to a mess by the iron artillery snipers. When the two thousand Ashigaru led by Akechi Mitsuhide rushed forward, they were instantly defeated.
The inverted flag rolled back like a rapidly receding tide. In the blink of an eye, they retreated all the way to the west without even taking up a defensive stance.
The general of the unified army, Mihao Changsheng, happened to be the disciple of Mihao Changyi. He was the brother of Mihao Changde who was killed by Zhizhi Xiuman. This gentleman did not know the news of Mihao Changde's death. When he saw the soldiers
After being defeated like a mountain, the first reaction was to kill the defeated soldiers and restrain the three armies. However, the situation was over and no manpower could reverse it. He killed one defeated soldier but could not kill a thousand defeated soldiers. Omefu was attacked by a swarm of defeated soldiers and fled westward. The so-called military law ordered
It will lose its original meaning.
When Miyoshi Changsheng saw that most of his troops were fleeing, his army was completely defeated and his morale was completely depleted, he knew that he had caused a catastrophic disaster. He had no choice but to tear down the banner, take off the general's armor, and pretend to be an ordinary samurai knight.
Armed with their war horses, they followed the defeated troops to the west under the escort of the horse warriors. The defeat of two formations devastated the morale of the three armies. Akechi Mitsuhide's troops were morale boosted by the victory and swept away all the Miyoshi who came to obstruct them.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki was so frightened by the military strength that he hurriedly summoned Miyoshi and three others to discuss a solution. Matsunagamichi and Naito Munekatsu were also called over to discuss the matter. Naturally, the attack on the Imperial Palace would slow down the pace indefinitely.
Hattori Baochang said: "As the saying goes, it can't last long. The several retreating troops that Hinata defended the palace took advantage of when their morale was high. It was indeed majestic. However, this army's strength could not last for long. Matsunaga Hide's clever mind would soon realize that Hinata defended the palace.
The palace's stamina is not enough, so we only need to send two thousand elite troops from the Sanhao Army to fight with it, and if the Imperial Palace's attack is strengthened, it will be over quickly."
Ashikaga Yoshiki murmured: "A meaningless battle?"
Hattori Chief shook his head: "That's not the case. Without the disruptive sight of Akechi Hinata guarding the palace, it would be impossible for me and all the shogunate samurai who are willing to escape to escape. This is using their lives to delay time and hesitate for a moment.
The soldiers of the Three Good Army will encircle and kill them, and it will be too late to regret it by then!" (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!