Honjo Shigenaga was still frowning in thought, but the situation on the opposite side was experiencing twists and turns.
The Chinese army first divided a road and walked out with more than a hundred knights on horseback. The knights surrounded the armorless warriors and stood in front of the formation.
Everyone in Yangbei was surprised. A fight was about to begin. Why did the elite of our formation come out?
Traditional joint battles involve gun formations knocking each other out, and only elites will be put in one after another when the consumption is almost exhausted.
If you attack the elites in a big way from the beginning, wouldn't it be a waste of energy for the opponent's miscellaneous soldiers? It's not worth it.
Honjo Shigenaga ordered to postpone the battle to see what tricks the opponent would play.
I saw only a white flag with the Ashikaga family crest, which was dazzling and unusual in style, causing shock in the Yangbei formation.
Yang Beizhong is not from the countryside. They are from a high background. They are all members of the imperial family and have a deep understanding of the nobles of each family.
Nakajo Fujitsu said doubtfully.
"Is this the Ashikaga white flag?"
Although Honjō Shigenaga didn't want to admit it, he still nodded.
"It is indeed the style of the imperial flag.
What is going on at Tochio Castle? Flying the Ashikaga flag and carrying the imperial flag are not the usual style of Nagao Kagetora (Uesugi Terutora)."
Facing the strange situation, she felt bad, there was something weird about it.
No matter how courageous the Nagao family in the mansion is, they would not dare to arrogantly use the royal flag and fly the Ashikaga flag in Totoo Castle. Is this village really giving up its head?
Is Nagao Kagetora back? It doesn't look like it.
That person is very angry and will definitely pull out his troops and directly force him to surrender. It is impossible to use the strategy of using flags to intimidate him.
Even if she was given a royal flag by the general, she was not qualified to plant Ashikaga flags all over the city. This was still transgression and against the rules.
Unable to think of a reasonable explanation, Honjo Nomonaga could only turn his gaze to the cavalry in front of the opponent's formation. He felt uneasy, frowning and waiting for changes.
Yoshihiro and his entourage came to the front of the battle, and he said to Yamanaka Yukimori.
"Yamazaka Princess, hold my royal flag and call the formation for me."
"Hi!"
Yamazaka Yukimori bowed slightly, galloped left and right in front of the formation with a flag, reined in his horse and shouted to the enemy formation.
"My lord, the legitimate son of the Shiba clan, Yoshihiro Shiba, entered the path of Kenshin and went on an envoy to Echigo country on behalf of the shogunate.
Holding the general's sword, Echigo guards and enshrines Tomi Castle as the imperial residence.
Who are you waiting for! How dare you raise your troops to approach and attack the direct descendants of the Genji family in Hanoi, and you will die!"
After she finished speaking, she raised the flag and returned to Yiyin.
The noise in Yangbei's formations exploded violently, and our villager Fanchang's face was ashen and his fists were clenched.
Terutora Uesugi must have returned to Echigo!
She couldn't catch up with the rescue, so she asked the shogunate's envoys to come and stop them first, hoping that the Northerners would not dare to attack.
If it were an ordinary envoy, I would not mind ordering a war.
The shogunate must be respected, but when it comes to personal interests, the envoys can only be asked to wait until the beating is over. If someone accidentally kills someone, just say sorry.
But now?
What the hell is going on! What’s going on with Mitsurugi! What’s going on with Gosho Gyōzai! What’s going on with Genji’s direct descendants in Kawachi!
The legitimate son of Shiba holds the sword? Oh, the royal palace!
Honjo Shibunaga squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, looking at the young man in white who was surrounded by him, in disbelief.
I never expected that the shogunate would give such great support to Nagao Kagetora Kamiro, and even the shogun's husband would be sent as an envoy.
The Yangbei Zhong had already exploded internally, and their fighting spirit had subsided.
At that time, the Kawachi Genji and the Ise Taira clan competed for the pillars of the Wu family. The Ise Taira clan won first and killed the mother of the first shogun Minamoto Yoritomo.
There were twists and turns in dealing with the legitimate daughter Minamoto Yoritomo, and the final result was that Izu was exiled and handed over to the custody of the local Taira clan branch, the former Hojo family.
At that time, the Isehei clan was extremely powerful and squeezed the Kanto samurai family to the extreme. The samurai clan dared not speak out in anger.
When Minamoto Yoritomo arrived in Izu, under the supervision of the former Hojo family, he actually had an affair with the son of the governor of the Hojo family, and they had a secret relationship.
The former Hojo family's guards were too strong...where are the personal guards posted...
Subsequently, the former Hojo family, together with the branch of the Kanto Taira clan who had been squeezed by the Ise Taira clan, joined forces with Minamoto Yoritomo and started a rebellion.
These Taira samurai families were the Bando Hachihei clan from which the Kamakura shogunate was founded.
Taking the lead of the direct lineage of Kawachi Genji, the Kanto samurai family finally had a backbone, and they rebelled together under the pretext of their original oath of allegiance to Kawachi Genji from generation to generation.
In his heart, he wanted to get rid of the military and food service of the Isehei clan, but in his words, he was loyal to Mitsumi Masaru for generations. This oath became politically correct.
The Kwantung warriors raised their troops not to fight for power, but to fulfill the oath of their ancestors and to be loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous!
After that, Minamoto Yoritomo defeated the Isehei clan, established the Kamakura shogunate, became the first general to conquer barbarians, and established the imperial family system.
These Kanto warrior families who raised armies became imperial families and were entrusted to all the countries in the world to share their wealth and honor.
The Yangbeizhong are the descendants of the imperial family who came to the plain north of the Agano River and multiplied for hundreds of years.
Although the Minamoto no Yoritomo branch ended in the second generation, the direct line of the Kawachi Minamoto clan returned to the Ashikaga family.
However, the reason why the Kanto samurai family raised the army in the first place was the oath of loyalty to the direct descendants of the Genji clan in Kawachi for generations, and it was not to follow Minamoto Yoritomo in rebellion. The moral right to raise the army was still in the hands of the Ashikaga family.
Although everyone knows that it is just an excuse, this oath is indeed the political cornerstone and moral basis for the imperial family to rule their own territory.
The Minamoto no Yoritomo branch has perished, but the direct line of the Minamoto family in Kawachi is still there, and the pillars of the samurai family are still there. To not respect the Ashikaga family is to deny the justice of one's own territorial governance.
When all the families in Yangbei learned that the target of their attack was the Imperial Palace and that the enemy troops were direct descendants of the Genji family in Hanoi, how could they not panic?
This is digging your own roots!
As long as they dare to attack Tonglewei City today, tomorrow other martial arts families can invade the territory of the Yangbei people at will without any excuse.
The crime of great rebellion should be punished by everyone!
The formations in Yangbei were in chaos, and Zhongtiao Tengzi tried his best.
"Should we withdraw our troops first?"
Honjo Nobunaga glared at her and said through gritted teeth.
"no."
She knew that once the troops were withdrawn, not to mention the declining morale of both sides, it would be difficult for the Yangbei people to have the courage to attack Tonglewei City.
Within the Yangbei Congregation, a small group of people led by Nakajo Fujizai had long surrendered to Uesugi Teruhora to gain benefits, while Honjo Shigenaga represented the majority of the Yangbei Congregation who refused to bow their heads.
Uesugi Teruatora was not there, but an imperial post appeared. This showed that Joetsu's reinforcements had not arrived in time, and it was the opportunity for the Yangbei Zhong to attack.
If we retreat at this time, our morale will be frustrated, we will not be able to unanimously agree internally, and we will be delayed for several days, then it will really be over.
When Terutora Uesugi arrived with reinforcements, Honjo Shigenaga had no choice but to bow his head and surrender.
Among the four faction clans in Yangbei, the most powerful ones now are Zhongtiao Tengzi and Honzhuang Shinchang. The two parties have been competing for internal leadership.
If Terutora Uesugi were to simply dismantle this rebellion, Honjo Shigeru's prestige would be dealt a devastating blow.
Each family will definitely vote for Nakajo Fujitsu and become a dog for Uesugi Teruhora. Even if Honjo Shigenaga wants to follow him and become a dog, it will be a step too late.
Nakajo Toshi who took refuge first must be more trusted than her. Honjo Nobunaga, who relied on his resistance to Uesugi Teruhora to gather people's hearts, no longer had the power to compete with her for the leadership of the Northern Alliance.
The Yangbei Zhong occupies half of the Echigo Plain, and their power is not small. The main village has been young and promising, and its ambitions have not been fulfilled. How can it be given up so easily?
she said.
"The enemy sent someone to say a few words and you believed it? Where is your brain!
How could the general send a young man as an envoy to Echigo? Or his own imperial office? Is it possible!
Don't be fooled by the enemy's tricks, they are all nonsense!
Bragging! Prepare to attack!"
Regardless of whether it is true or not, Honjo Shimanaga is going to cover his ears and pretend not to hear. He will win today's battle first.
It's best if the imperial court is fake. If it's true, Yangbeizhong should win a big victory in order to occupy a favorable position to think about the future.
In the Wu family, the most important thing is to have strong fists. Only when you win can you talk about it.
On the opposite side, Yiyin saw chaos in Yangbei's formations, the sound of conchs was intermittent, and each reserve team was uneasy and moved at different paces.
Naoe Kanetsu said respectfully.
"Oitaisuo, the enemy is attacking. Please return to our formation and take command."
Yiyin frowned slightly, it was best not to fight in this fight. The rebels were obviously shaken when they heard about Yusuo Xing, and there was a chance.
He said to Yamanaka Yukimori.
"Give me the imperial flag."
Yamanaka Yukimori hesitated, Yoshiyin frowned and scolded.
"Bring it!"
"Hi!"
Having no choice but to hand over the royal flag to Yoshigan, Yamanaka Yukimori also wanted to persuade the Lord not to be impulsive, but Yoshigan had already rushed out at the lead.
She was about to cry but had no tears left. When she turned around, she would be ridiculed by Dao Shengmeng again. The Lord was really...
Yiyin rode his horse forward, rolled the flag on the flagpole as he ran, and then threw it forward with all his strength.
The two armies were separated by more than a hundred steps. Yoshiyin used the momentum of his horse to rush forward, threw the flag, and planted the flagpole more than ten steps in front of Honjo Shigenaga and others.
Yiyin reined in his horse thirty steps away and cursed.
“If you don’t retreat, kneel, make peace, or fight, what do you want?
Descendants of the Chichibu clan, the Miura clan, the Sasaki clan, and the Omi clan, please do not let your ancestors be shamed!
Who dares to fight with me!"
Seeing that the enemy army was wavering, Yiyin decisively launched a cavalry attack.
For him, who has a cheat, it can not only increase his prestige, but will not reduce the strength of his troops and deepen the hatred between the two sides.