At the same moment when the Sakamoto War started, Zentoku Temple in Tokaido Suruga Province remained as quiet and peaceful as ever. The decline of the Imagawa family and the rise of the Takeda family did not break the tranquility of the Buddhist temple. At this moment, this temple witnessed the rise and fall of the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Koshigawa.
In the temple, there is a special prisoner, his name is Takeda Nobushige.
For Takeda Nobushige, claustrophobia is a familiar but unfamiliar word. Just a few years ago, in a scene where they met 40% a year ago, his nephew Takeda Taro Yoshinobu, who he had watched since childhood, was imprisoned in a Buddhist temple on charges of treason.
A samurai with a great future persisted but died of depression soon after. Unexpectedly, a few years later it would be his turn to be trapped in claustrophobia.
A young warrior came from the other corner of the courtyard, bowed and said, "Dian Mang Palace! Sorry to bother you."
Takeda Nobushige, who was sitting on the porch, suddenly opened his eyes and said slowly: "Is it Sange Kankai Yuzaemon Weiden?"
"Yes! This time..." Sanzhi Shouyu slowly walked into the courtyard, stopped a few steps in front of him, and said quietly: "This time, I am following the order of my lord to bring it to Dian Mang Palace.
The same thing."
"thing?"
"Yes." Saegashi Shouyu took out a handful of ribs, placed it on the floor and pushed it gently, then bowed again.
"This is..." Takeda Nobushige grabbed the handle of the knife and slowly pulled it out, gradually revealing the sharp blade, "This is my brother's Ribashi Lai Kunitoshi. My father gave this Ribashi to my brother back then, and it has always been loved by my brother.
Since I haven’t left my side for decades, my brother gave me this gift this time in the hope that I would..."
"Yes! My lord hopes that Nomiya-dono will use this rib to complete his final trip." Saegusa Moritomo bowed and said: "I'm sorry, although this request will make it difficult for Nomiya-dono, but for the sake of our Takeda family, please
Dian Mangdian sacrifices once!"
"Hahaha... Can I, Nobushige, commit seppuku and commit suicide to save the decline of the Takeda family's foundation?" Takeda Nobushige shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "If possible, I would rather die in Kawanaka Island than go to hell with those sons who died in vain.
I wish to survive in this world, but can my death really save the Takeda family?"
Sanzhi Shouyou lowered his head in shame and continued to persuade: "...In any case, please accept the Lord's order from Dian Mangdian. I really don't want to use force on you."
"I understand, I understand very well. I can't blame you. You were just following orders..." Takeda Nobunaga smiled bitterly and shook his head. He held the sword in his hands and Guojun gently stroked the scabbard. He praised: "Kamakura's exquisite casting.
, it took more than a year of hard work to get a famous sword. The sword is not only for self-defense, but also the last resort for self-harm. My brother prepared this famous sword for me as a last resort. He must have put a lot of thought into it!"
Saeda Moriyu lowered his head and did not dare to raise his head to respond. He was really afraid of looking into the eyes of Takeda Nobushige. He was afraid of those eyes that seemed to be able to penetrate everything in the world, full of wisdom, firmness and calmness, like a lighthouse in the dark night.
As bright as he was, Takeda Nobushige was very popular in the Takeda family, and many samurai had received his advice and care. Saegashi Moriyu was no exception.
"There is no need to carry burdens, and there is no need to be sad. Birth, old age, illness and death are the ways of heaven. People will always reach this point. It's just a matter of whether it's earlier or later." Takeda Nobushige smiled freely and relieved the stressed Saegashimomomo. The Takeda family
There are rare samurai who are not favored by him. Those people are either old stubborns or die-hard confidants of Takeda Shingen. Saegashi Moriyu is also one of the die-hards, but he is still worse than Kosaka Masanobu and his ilk.
"What's the situation outside?"
"very good……"
Takeda Nobushige shook his head and said: "Don't lie to me. I know my brother's character better than anyone else. He will not touch me unless it is absolutely necessary. What is the situation outside?"
"It's very bad... very bad! The Lord is in a huge crisis, so the Lord has specially told me. At this moment, I feel that I am here to see Dian Mangdian off." Saegusa Moriyou was silent for a while, then raised his head and said firmly: "
Please let Dian Mang Palace set off! If you don’t mind my friend being rude, please allow me to correct Dian Mang Palace’s mistakes.”
Takeda Nobushige nodded with understanding: "Are you still unwilling to tell me the truth? My brother is really a selfish person! As expected, he is still the same brother I know. He has not changed in twenty, thirty or even more years.
Brother!"
Sanzhi Shouyou's expression suddenly changed. He said in a cold voice: "Please set off, Dian Mangdian! I don't want to do anything to you!"
"If you don't want to say it, I will say it for you!" An old voice suddenly came from the Buddhist hall behind Takeda Nobushige, and then a tall and burly old man walked out. He had a mustache, a tiger beard, and white hair, but he was still majestic.
, a pair of tiger eyes with murderous intent unleashing an awe-inspiring aura. Even though he is over seventy years old, he still has a thrilling sense of oppression. One can imagine what a majestic warrior he would be in his youth.
Saegashi Shouyu trembled in surprise and said in panic: "You are..."
"I am a mountain man from Kai, a decrepit samurai! You little kid must have never seen me!"
"..." Saegusa Moriyu swallowed her saliva and was nervous and at a loss.
And this majestic old man walked up to Takeda Nobushige, with an expressionless face that showed no joy or sorrow. He glanced at Saegashi Moritomo lightly and said: "At the beginning, I saw that Taro was smart on the outside but selfish on the inside. It was passed on to him by the Takeda family
Sooner or later, I will fall into the abyss of eternal destruction, but you all don't listen to the nonsense of this old man like me. What surprises me the most is that you stupid boy actually betrayed me, secretly defected to that bastard Taro, and finally exiled me to Suruga...
"
Takeda Nobushige suddenly said: "Father! I don't think the original choice was wrong! You were too impatient. My child did not dare to persuade you back then. I could only prove myself with actions. What my brother did was not good enough, but the territory of my Takeda family
It has been expanding and is several times stronger than when father was in power!"
"So what if we are tyrannical for a while! By betraying allies, killing blood relatives, exiled our biological father, framed our legitimate son, and betrayed many times, can we win the hearts of the people of the country? Can we convince the people of the world? The strength of the Takeda family lies in unity and bravery.
Instead of obtaining land by being mean and shameless, do you know what I hate most about Taro? I hate his self-righteous temper the most!
He thought he was invincible after reading a few military books and strategies, but he didn't know that without the help of the family retainers created by me, he couldn't do anything! He could conquer half of Shinano Kingdom with the help of the alliance, but he would still be beaten by Murakami Yoshikiyo.
He abandoned his armor, if I had personally led the troops in battle, how could I have made such a stupid mistake!"
This old man is the former governor of the house, Nobutora Takeda. Even though he has been living in seclusion for many years, he has been wandering around for thousands of years, but his temper is still as bad as before. His strong aura makes Saegashi Moriyu not even have the slightest desire to resist. Takeda Nobutora has been in seclusion for many years.
The accumulated power and influence were far stronger than imagined, even if Saeda Moriyu had never met this veteran when he was young.
Takeda Nobutora said angrily: "I don't like cunning samurai, and I hate treacherous and shameless people. Back then, I deliberately made a temporary change for the sake of Kai's future. I believed in the cunning boy Imagawa Hikoro Yoshimoto, but I didn't expect this Imagawa family member.
You little bastard, you actually contacted that bastard Taro and had me exiled! It was because he had evil intentions. That’s why he died in the barrel without a complete body!"
"Father, what you said is unfair. Imagawa Jibuden is a very good samurai..." Takeda Nobushige shook his head.
Takeda Nobutora snorted coldly: "Excellent samurai? So he betrayed his uncle Hojo Utsusuna, and his cousin Hojo Uyasu? But I watched coldly in Sunfu as he controlled the chaos in Kadong and almost forced the Hojo family to death.
Ruin, I have been used as a hostage several times to blackmail that boy from Taro into making concessions. Compared to being shameless, he is on par with that boy from Taro! They are all a bunch of bastards."
"Okay... Father is right, let's talk about the situation outside!" Takeda Nobushige picked up the ribs and came to Kunijun, and said calmly: "I am very curious to how far my brother has managed the situation.
Do you have to kill me to feel at ease?"
Takeda Nobutora sneered and said: "The right general's palace has raised troops, and 230,000 horses roared out. Tokaido was in chaos, Junyuan was in chaos, Kai was attacked, and the Takeda family was attacked on all sides, so your good brother thought of you again. I can't
Let the Right General Palace capture you, so that the Takeda family can retreat."
"Retreat? What retreat? Well, I probably understand..." Takeda Nobushige sighed: "If I die, the direct line of the Takeda family will not perish. On the contrary, if I don't die, the direct line of the Takeda family will change owners.
The situation that my brother and the right general have repeatedly been at odds with each other may not be a good situation."
When Tsurugaoka Hachimangu raised troops, it kicked off the massive White Flag Rebellion. Minamoto no Yoshitoki served as the general and personally took charge of Kamakura Prefecture. His legitimate son Ashikaga Yoshiyasu served as deputy general and personally participated in military affairs, and then quickly established the Hokuri Army Regiment and the Higashiyama Regiment.
The two acted as flankers, while he himself led the strategy of Tokaido.
The general of the Northern Army Regiment, Uesugi Kenshin, had a total of 60,000 troops under his command. With Numata Yumitsu as the general of the special forces, he went south along the Hida River from Hida Province and directly attacked Higashi Mino and Oda in Central Mino.
Territory, Uesugi Kenshin personally led 50,000 cavalry out of Kaga Kingdom, and used Genjin Sugiura, a powerful warrior of the Kaga people, as the vanguard general, leading an army of 5,000 troops to attack the heart of Kaga Kingdom.
The general of the Higashiyama Army, Yukitaka Sanada, had an army of 50,000 under his command. He ordered Nagasaki Ogasawara to lead an army of 10,000 out of Minami-Shinano to attack Mikawa Kingdom, and ordered Tsurun Miyabe to lead an army of 10,000 out of Minami-Shinano.
He attacked the Toe Kingdom, and he himself led an army of 30,000 people to attack the Takeda family's last stronghold in the Shinano Kingdom, Suwa County.
The so-called Higashiyama Legion is basically a ranger unit attacking the flanks of the Takeda family. The courage to bring out 50,000 elites as a ranger force is not something that ordinary people can do. Unfortunately, Minamoto no Yoshitoki can do it, even if the Takeda family mobilizes all its strength.
There were only more than 40,000 people together, but it still could not change his firm determination to take over Kaiguo in a short time.
At the same time that the two legions were out, the 120,000-strong main force led by Minamoto Yoshitoki came out of Ashigarazaka and aggressively attacked Suruga Country. Takeda Shingen was unable to stop him from the left and from the right, but his army was too small, and he could not resist.
It needs to be scattered over large territories such as Kai, Suruga, Toe, and Mikawa, and there is no way to fight against an army several times larger than our own.
No matter how difficult the situation was, Takeda Shingen did not give up. He chose to personally lead an army of 20,000 people to block the Sadao Pass in an attempt to make a last stand. His courage was commendable and his judgment was not bad. But it was 20,000 people versus 120,000 people.
This six-fold absolute gap is enough to erase all the advantages of time and place, not to mention that the Takeda family has only a small number of soldiers and is panic-stricken, while the Kwantung Army happens to have a large number of soldiers and high morale. You don't have to fight to know how tragic the outcome of this battle will be.
The cunning Minamoto no Yoshishi did not launch an attack immediately. Instead, when he learned that Mikawa, Toe, and the western part of Suruga were in chaos, he sent ninjas in advance to walk around the Satsuma Pass. The news of the Sanshu Rebellion forced the Takeda family's military confidence.
After losing morale, they took advantage of the darkness to attack Satao Pass in one go.
Even with the absolute superiority in military strength and general situation, Minamoto Yoshitoki did not give the Takeda family any chance to make a comeback. The night attack of 120,000 people on 20,000 people was simply terrifying, even though Takeda Shingen had already been mentally disturbed by the night attack.
Baku was already prepared, but could not resist the Kwantung Army's night attack which turned into a strong attack.
A major defeat forced Takeda Shingen to flee back to Sunfu Castle. When the troops were gathered in the city the next day, his troops had been reduced from 20,000 troops to less than 8,000 men. Sanada Yukitaka defeated the Suwa Commandery.
He killed the defending general Yonekura Tango and Shigetsugi, and then invaded Kai Kingdom on a large scale, defeated several fragmentary counterattacks by the defenders, and captured the Kai warriors Sone Masayo and Komai Masanao.
It was very dangerous to lose his old nest, forcing Takeda Shingen to make a choice between Suruga and Kai. Whether to stay in Suruga and continue to hold on, or to withdraw to Kai to expel Yutaka Sanada's invading army and make plans. At this most critical moment, Takeda
Shingen made a fatal mistake, he began to hesitate.
Interest can blind people's eyes. Under the huge pressure of interest trade-offs, the wise and wise Takeda Shingen will also fall into confusion and confusion. It was very difficult for him to make a choice at that time. Choosing to stay in Suruga meant that huge dangers were approaching.
Failure to stop Minamoto Yoshitoki means that the entire army will be wiped out and perished. Choosing to withdraw to Kai means giving up the territory that has been hard-won for many years. Even if he can withstand Minamoto Yoshitoki's army, it will be useless. The most likely thing is that he will be defeated.
The angry family members abandoned him again.
After hesitating for a day and a night, precious time disappeared. Soon a series of bad intelligence gave up his plan to stay in Suruga. Ogasawara Nagaki suddenly crossed the border and invaded Higashi Mikawa. Under the guidance of Minamoto no Yoshitoki's banner, everyone in Mikawa country
The three parties of the Yama family followed the trend and changed their banners in an instant. Higashi Mikawa became the territory of Minamoto no Yoshitoki in an instant. The Mikawa flag of the Takeda family and the fierce bull Akiyama faithful became prisoners in such a confused manner.
Then Miyabe Tsurujun invaded Toe Province and saw the castle extended to the Banbori Koshi Rokuro clan. The lord of Hima Castle, Iio Yuumae, guarded Renryu, the lord of Inui Castle, Amano Palace Gate Gate, and the lord of Sasamine Castle, Amano An Yun guarded the tiger.
Kage. and Nobuteru Sena and other people from the country gradually left the Takeda family. Yasutomo Asahina, as well as the three members of the Ii Valley who fled to Edo, Kondo Yasuyuki, Suganuma Tadhisa, and Suzuki Shigetoki returned to their respective territories to mobilize old troops.
In response, Takasaka Masanobu, the flag leader of Enjiang, was surrounded by the army and had to flee back to Sunfu Castle in panic with his army to take refuge.
In just a few days, Yuanjiang and Mikawa fell into the hands of the Kwantung Army one after another. Takeda Shingen's many years of hard work were wiped out in one fell swoop. He could not even imagine that the Jun that he was once proud of had been carefully built for many years.
Yuan San's control system actually hides so many loopholes. Even though he realized early on that it was internally unstable, he still thought he could control it wishfully.
The loophole was so big that it broke the sky. What was even worse was that the Suruga sect members suddenly disappeared. Without even thinking about it, they must have defected to the enemy. Staying in Suruga was like putting yourself in a wolf's den. That night, Takeda Shingen became extremely fast.
The army left Suruga Country, and before leaving, he released his ribcage and gave it to Saeda Moritomo, so that this minister who had been with him for many years could get to know his dear brother Takeda Nobushige.
"It's such a touching story. On the night when my brother was defeated and fled, he could still think of me, an ordinary person living in a claustrophobic temple. It's really touching! But..." Takeda Nobushige narrowed his eyes and stared quietly.
Saegashi Shoutomo remained motionless, and after a long time he suddenly said: "But, I choose to refuse!"
"Reject? Did Dian Mangdian force me to take action? Okay! Then let me reluctantly end Dian Mangdian's life!" Sanzhi Shouyou stood up with a livid face and was about to take a step when he suddenly noticed two people stretching out from behind him.
He held himself up with his arms, and dozens of black-clothed ninjas stood around him.
The leading ninja took off his mask to reveal an ordinary face, turned around and said to Takeda Nobushige: "I'm sorry! I'm late!"
"No! Hattori-don came just in time." Takeda Nobushige stood up, held Lai Kunijun in both hands, walked to Saeda Moritomo, and said softly: "Please ask Kanji to bring this rib back to Zaemon Weitou and hand it back."
Give it to my good brother, and send a message, saying that I Xinfan has no need of him in this life. In comparison, my brother needs it more. Take it carefully and don't lose it."
Saegashi Moriyou was trembling with anger, and the anger rising in his chest was like a fire that was hard to contain. But when he saw Takeda Nobushige's calm and determined eyes, he felt as if he had been splashed from head to toe with a bucket of ice water.
With a chill in his heart, he let out a long sigh: "It turns out that Dian Mang Palace had already predicted it. It seems that my lord has miscalculated on you..."
Takeda Nobushige said firmly: "You are wrong. Brother did not miscalculate me! What was wrong was that brother neglected the wisdom and layout of the Right General Hall. He was too confident and even arrogant! There were many times when he almost noticed it.
He discovered the hidden dangers within Kai, but because of his self-confidence, he thought he could control the overall situation and missed the best opportunity to eliminate the hidden dangers. By now, it has been difficult to recover."
"I understand! I will definitely convey the message from Dian Mang Palace in this way."
"Also, tell me brother... Farewell!" Takeda Nobushige slowly turned around, supported his father Takeda Nobutora and disappeared from the end of the corridor.