Pillars of the Wu family

The 1 famous army, the [-] Yuezhong Hao clan new army, and the [-] Kira new army totaled [-] people. They were fighting against an army of more than [-]. Sheng suspects that a samurai who dares to talk big will not live long in this troubled world, and Yamamoto Tokyuki happens to be a samurai who hates talking big.

Tokiyuki Yamamoto most often said that there were always many problems in the Ichikui army, and the sharp internal conflicts were their chances to win, but he knew very well that his defenders were not easy to serve, and the five thousand recruits had never seen blood The [-] new Chinese troops who have just learned to be obedient cannot be counted on. The [-] famous troops only support each other in name but have no command power. This war is destined to be difficult to fight.

The worse is yet to come. The Yixiangyi army has fully utilized its ability to recruit young men. The monks of Yixiangzong from all walks of life have used their top-level skills to instigate the ability, and forcibly fooled the recruited young men into basic believers. Counting new believers, he also successfully incited ordinary believers.

The movement of the Yikui army in Vietnam has always been closer to the east of Xinchuan County. Every day, many soldiers are incorporated into the Yikui army. It is said that in the past month, the number has increased by [-] to [-] per day. This is a bit scary.

Untrained peasants are not scary, but when the number increases, it will lead to a process of quantitative change to qualitative change. As the saying goes, a good man is hard to beat a four-handed tiger and is afraid of wolves. A generation of martial arts emperor Guandi was once defeated What happened to Maicheng, not to mention the 1 defenders in their remote place.

What is even more unexpected is that Yiyi Kui's army has made new changes. A few days ago, they completely ignored the defense of Songcang City and destroyed the city in accordance with their own temperament. The main force, the Yikui Army, was stationed in Xiguang Temple, nailing the defenders in Songcang Castle opposite the Zaoyue River across the river, so that the defenders in the city were completely afraid to move.

Matsukura Castle is located on the top of the mountains in the northeast of Zaozuki River, the peak is 430 meters, there are only three roads for climbing, and there are three passages up the mountain around Matsukura Castle.They are Shengxing Mountain City in the northwest, Shuiwei Mountain City in the southwest, and Akasaka Village in the south.

There are more than a dozen branch city villages around these villages, each of which is built on the top of the hill, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are secret passages connecting each other. In addition, there is a hidden path leading directly to Pingfeng Village behind the mountain. , but that road has always been in the middle of the road, and it cannot be detoured or climbed to the cliff.

This was originally a set of perfect walled city defense network built by the ancestors of the Shiina family over several generations.This is also the basis for defending against the Shiina Clan against the Shenbao Clan. The chief Jinbao has attacked the south bank of the Zaoyue River several times and returned with success because of the protection of this group of fortresses. Always and always is the only way. [

Soon, the Yixiangyikui Army's mopping up came to an end, and more and more troops gathered towards Xiguang Temple. In late June, the Yixiangyikui Army had grown to more than 9 people.Soon at the beginning of July, it quickly exceeded 10 people. It seemed like a huge snowball. As it rolled and got bigger, it easily broke through the [-] mark.

Until the end of July, believers from all walks of life basically gathered together, and all the forces gathered reached more than [-] people. The majesty of the momentum can even be glimpsed in Songcang City a few kilometers away.

It is conceivable how the defenders in the city feel about it.If it weren't for the [-] troops trained by Yamamoto Tokiyuki himself to be professional enough, with good morale and fighting spirit, they could barely act as military police to calm down the flustered Yuezhong aristocrats, otherwise the morale of the defenders in the city would drop all the way to the bottom, and there was no need to fight this war See who pulls more soldiers, scare the place to death.

Within a few days, a large group of monks lived in Xiguang Temple. The old abbot and young novice monks of Xiguang Temple were all driven to live in woodsheds.Wearing cassocks with their heads wrapped, only a pair of eyes that sometimes show fierce eyes are exposed, and carrying a long sharp naginata, they look more like bandits than monks.

These dry monks and soldiers are the main force of Yixiang Yikui. The monks of Yixiangzong don't trust the officials from the local countrymen very much, just like the people of the country don't regard them as their own family members. It is safest to surround Xiguang Temple.The good and quiet place of Buddhism is a miasma stirred up by these flower monks, the so-called doves occupying the magpie's nest.

The long rainy season in early autumn has passed most of it, and this day Yuezhong ushered in continuous rainy days, and an army of more than [-] Kui has set up a camp with a face of several miles.The heads of all major troops in the Yikui Army gathered at Xiguang Temple and held a grand banquet in this brightly lit temple.

"I've always had ulterior motives, what a good feast!" Shen Baochang had a bad expression on his face while holding the wine cup. Recently, he had a bad rest and couldn't finish his meal, and he didn't even have any appetite when he saw the chicken and fish feast. Since the rise of troops and the response to Yiyiyi, this day has not gone smoothly.

Sheng Xingsi Tanrong was holding a chicken leg and was eating happily. He accidentally caught a glimpse of Shenbao Chief's expression of not thinking about tea and rice, and sarcastically said: "What's wrong with Shenbaodian? It's because you dislike the poor food in our temple, and you can't eat simple food Is it? I heard that your samurai eat better than us, do you have chicken legs for every meal?"

Seeing the little monk's father looking at him, the head of the Shenbao counterattacked with a half-smile: "I'm sorry, but I'm going to disappoint Master Yanrong. I still don't like meat food very much, so at my age I can't eat so much meat, and I'm still too old to have a good appetite like Master Tan Rong."

Embarrassment and embarrassment flashed across Shengxing Temple's face. It was still embarrassing to be vaguely pointed out that he had violated the rules. How could he have thought that Jinbao Chief would be so bold as to imply that he violated the precepts, and turned to see his father's furious anger? With warning eyes, he quickly shrank his head and said perfunctorily, "Hey! That's such a pity!"

Ruiquan Temple Tanxiu raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "Today is an auspicious day for my 10,000+ brothers to gather. Come, everyone, hold up the wine glass, so we can drink this glass together on this auspicious day!" Even if he is dissatisfied, he must try his best to cheer up , Accompanied by a group of Hua monks who violated the precepts and poured yellow soup.

A big banquet lasted until midnight, the pattering rain outside mixed with the cool breeze blowing into the Buddhist hall, a pile of leftovers were left on the spot coldly, and the drunken monk didn’t know where to find a tender place for lingering love Go, there is a monastery behind the Buddhist hall, which was originally the room where the abbot lived for meditation. Just like the solemn and sacred Buddhist hall has become a banquet hall for monks, this place has also become a place for their meetings.In the abbot, there were more than [-] monks and officials sitting loosely, reeking of alcohol.

Guangde Temple Chengxian stopped his mouth and slowly picked up the teacup to drink the bitter matcha, carefully admiring the expressions of the people in the abode who were thoughtful. Displeased: "Does the Great Monk of Guangde Temple mean to attack the city with all his strength when the wind and rain do not rest? But we have always been bad at attacking the city, so how can it be better? Compared with this, the poor monk thinks that it is better to attack Yujin City first. That's right."

"I'm not afraid of this, we have a secret weapon. We will definitely teach them a lesson." The self-confident appearance of Chengxian Guangdeji made the monks of Etsuchu Ikki even more dissatisfied, but the other party was appointed by Kaga Ichikui The main force of the army, with heavy troops under their hands and from the first-line army against the Noto Hatakeyama family, is completely different from the mob of Etsuchu Ichikui.

"Oh? The powerful monks still have a secret weapon? Let's hear it." [

"Iron cannons! The iron cannons produced by Nelaizhong in Kishu! Everyone must know that the Tsuda family in Kii is good at making iron cannons. I always retreated to Kii and hibernated in Kii for a few years because of the misfortune of the past few years. It was a blessing in disguise in Kii Developed a congregation called Zahezhong, and established contact with this group. From now on, the Jizhou Iron Cannon will be given priority to our Yixiangzong. Last year, the master learned that the progress of Hokuriku Yixiangyikui was very important, so he specially allocated [-] guns. Iron Pao, the great monks sent me here this time, and I brought five hundred of them."

"So we have five hundred iron cannon monks, right? It's really good news!"

All the square officials were not happy.The power of iron cannons has long been spread throughout the world with the war in Kinai. As a sharp weapon for killing people at close range, it easily squeezed out bows and arrows and became the first choice of samurai daimyos. Only a rich and powerful customer like Zong would call in a thousand iron cannons in one go, but if it were any other samurai name, he might not be able to buy a hundred.

"In this way, shouldn't we attack Yujin Castle more? It is located in a dangerous place on the plain, and we can rely on it. Taking Yujin Castle is equivalent to opening up the passage to Echigo." Honjueji Dingyun pointed out something I said a sentence, which means to remind everyone not to lose sight of the purpose and forget the purpose. After the war, it is their slogan for sending troops.If Echigo is not busy playing Echichu, it will be a joke.

"Uozu Castle cannot be attacked. The boats coming and going on the Saatsuki River are under the flag of the Kira family. We may have to cross the Saatsuki River to besiege Uozu Castle." Born in Ishiguro Kakuzaemon, Hebei County, Kaga Country , I have no feeling at all about the so-called Etsuchu clan, regardless of whether the clan is Ishiguro Sakon Chengguangkan, or the powerful Ishiguro Sakon Kuroto Naruto's glaring glances are ignored, everyone is a samurai, and there is nothing to say of.

Ishiguro Sakon Kuroto Naruzuna snorted angrily: "According to Kakuzaemon's theory, we can't attack Matsukura Castle either. You have to defeat the Kira Navy, and you don’t have to do anything if you can’t defeat the Kira Navy. Is that what you mean?”

Ishiguro felt that Zaemon's expression changed, and he argued, "This is all Zakon Kuroto's one-sided words, I have never said that..."

Seeing that the situation is not going well, the head of Shenbao half persuaded and half sarcastically said: "Okay! Don't quarrel, no matter which city you attack, you have to cross the river and attack. If we are afraid of Kira's navy, how can we continue to fight? Don't forget that in Echu There is not only one Satsuki River, there are Shiraiwa River, Joganji Ship, and Jintong River in the south, and the Busi River, Katakai River, and Kurobe River in the north. Don't treat every river as your enemy, and don't forget Echigo The main force fell into the Shinano country and the Ueno country."

"The poor monk also agrees with Shenbaodian's judgment. Although the Kira Navy is difficult, it cannot be defeated. The main force of the Kira Navy dare not move lightly in the territory of Echigo. With my [-] troops in front of us, this ranger does not dare to approach. , but the poor monk still does not agree to attack Yujin City for three reasons.

First, Uozu Castle is the throat guarding the streets of Echigo. It is very important that it is located between the coast and rivers and is difficult to defend. There is also an unknown pass that is dangerous to block the way. It is too late for the enraged Echigo to mobilize the army. We only need to send a thousand elites to guard the pass that we do not know. Is it impossible for soldiers to fly to Echigo? "

A group of square officials laughed loudly at the humorous words of Guangde Temple Chengxian. On the contrary, the heads of Etsuchu Ichikui looked serious and sometimes whispered to each other without knowing what opinions they were exchanging.

"Secondly, the location of Uozu Castle is even better than Matsukura Castle. It faces the sea to the south and leans against the Saogetsu River. This special team of the Kira Navy is stationed in the port next to Uozu Castle Town. As long as we attack Uozu Jincheng had to face the direct confrontation of the Kira Navy. The right time, place and people were all on the side of Uojin Castle, but the attack on Matsukura Castle was different. It is true that the early moon river was close to Matsukura Castle, but that city was on the mountain and not on the river. By the way, what else can the Kira Navy do except harass them from behind? Landing operations? Impossible!"

Speaking of most people here nodding subconsciously, Chengxian of Guangde Temple smiled slightly and looked sideways at Yuncheng of Shengxing Temple and Tanxiu of Ruiquan Temple. The guy sent was not simple at all.just a few words

It's not something a literary monk can say. It seems that they still underestimate the enemy.

"Thirdly, there are tens of thousands of defenders in Songcang City, and tens of thousands of residents. In order to fight against my army, they have hoarded a large amount of food and grass enough to last for several years and countless armaments. I don't believe that you will not be greedy... It seems to the poor monk that this year's strategy should focus on capturing Yuezhong. Once the rebels in Yuezhong are eliminated, there will be room for further advances. What's the point of trying to capture Yujin City?

Should the next step be to direct the army to Echigo or turn around and besiege Matsukura Castle?If we choose to go straight to Echigo, what should we do if the tens of thousands of defenders in Songcang City rush out to intercept our retreat?Wouldn't it be superfluous if we choose to turn back and fight Songcang Castle again? It would be different if we took down Songcang Castle first.

The people of the Shiina family in Uozu City turned into a beach of loose sand, and the defense naturally collapsed. The Kira Navy, which has lost the meaning of support, will definitely withdraw, and Echchu will be in our hands. So, if I ask you to choose, it is to fight first. Matsukura Castle or Uozu Castle? "

Guangde Temple Chengxian's speech ended for a while.Several Yuezhongfang officials jumped up and shouted: "Of course it's Songcang City! What are you working so hard for? Of course it's for the land, money and food. It's a pity that we don't eat the fat of Songcang City! No matter what you think, we are going to attack Songcang Castle!"

Honkakuji Dingyun saw that the situation was not good and quickly said: "Everyone stay here, in fact, Uojin Castle is also a piece of fat! Facing the sea, backed by the Saatsuki River, the transportation is convenient, and there are well-developed castle towns and seaports. Let's go fishing. Jincheng actually eats meat and drinks soup!"

Shengxing Temple Yuncheng waited and stared at the officials of Yuezhong with two ox eyes, half threatening and half coaxing: "Yes! Yujin City has a port and a castle town, and everything will come if you take down the port. I think it's still Yujin City is better, everyone from the village must know that Yujin City is richer, Master Tanxiu said, right?"

"The old monk thought that the words of the powerful monk are very good, and Yujin City is better!" Ruiquan Temple Tiaoxiu agreed with a smile.

Ruiquan Temple tallow is as thin as an old monkey and smiles like an old fox, Shengxing Temple Yun Cheng looks like a big bear and behaves like a mad bull.Chengxian of Guangde Temple is not a countryman like them. He has been living in Shishan Hongan Temple for more than ten years and is very uncomfortable with this rough method.

In the early years, Xian walked around in Kyoto and Sakai town, and what he saw and heard was an elegant person. As a learned monk, he learned the eloquence and won the trust of the master. When he returned to Kaga, he was treated with courtesy.Where have I seen the naked threats of such a country brash.

The officials of Yuezhong Fang suddenly hesitated. Yuncheng of Shengxing Temple and Tanxiu of Ruiquan Temple are equal to the two generals of the Yixiangzong of Yuezhong. How can they not worry about them now that they have resorted to the usual intimidation methods.

Seeing that the two old monks in Yuezhong did not cooperate, Kotake Saburo, a wealthy family in Hebei County, was dissatisfied. People can bully them Kaga Yikui, so he stood up and pointed at the two threatening old monks and cursed: "You two disrespected the general's order and made things difficult for our general, do you think I Kaga Yikui If you have fewer people than you, you will be bullied! Let me tell you two old things, we have General Sugiura Genren, as long as the general gives an order, the 20 soldiers will immediately level up the two of you, just like we used to Believe it or not, like Mie Xiaoyikui!"

"Wow! The poor monk hates being threatened first in his life, and the second hates being raised in person. You have violated two precepts in a row, and the poor monk will tear you apart today!" Buzi rushed towards Xiaozhu Saburo head-on, the latter's face turned blue with fright, his legs gave way and he almost knelt down.

Suddenly, two burly men rushed out from the abode and stood in front of Xiaozhu Saburo. They were as strong as two wild oxen with big waist, round waist, and two pairs of bull's eyes like copper bells. With one punch, he held his arm with both hands at the same time, and at the same time kicked him in the crook of his leg to subdue him on his knees.

Shengxing Temple Yuncheng was still struggling crazily.But the two monks are really powerful, let Shengxing Temple Yuncheng struggle with his brute strength, his face is almost distorted and deformed, and he still holds him tightly to prevent him from moving. Asked: "Aren't the two of them... the head monk next to the chief general? Why are they here?"

"Yes, it is indeed the head of the general's monk. These two are Chaosheng Temple Shengzhi and Chaosheng Temple Shengli. They are the two adopted sons adopted by the master of Chaosheng Temple in his later years. The superior cultivation method is very good, and it has been praised by the master of the Dharma."

There was a sound of gasping in the abode, Chao Shengji was a general who ruled across Hokuriku decades ago, and with his own strength, he forcibly cut off the arrogant Kaga Sanji. Under his onslaught, the small Yikui army was defeated They were defeated.It was Kaga's famous general Nobuhisa Kaga who asked for it personally, and the three leaders of the three Kaga temples, Matsuoka Temple Renzuna, Kokyoji Renshu, and Hongquanji Renwubai, the three leaders of Kaga Sanji Temple, committed suicide one after another in his hands.

This feat made Chaoshoji Mizuo a well-deserved general of the Hokuriku Ichikui Army. In terms of military exploits, abilities, and wrists, he is a strong man who makes people talk about it. The defeat is only 40 years ago. The prosperous Asakura Zong dropped his hands, and then came to Kaga to wash away the shame of failure with a series of victories.

It has been less than ten years since Chaosheng Temple's death. As the saying goes, Chaosheng Temple's successor, Chaosheng Temple's successor, is still a ruthless character.Under his leadership, the Kaga Ichikui Army had close ties with the main mountain Ishiyama Honganji Temple, and no one in the entire Hokuriku Ichikui dared to stroke his beard.

"The two masters, let go! I believe that the great monk Yun Chengyu must have figured it out." Guangde Temple Chengxian smiled and gestured. The twin brothers hesitated and let go as they said. They knew that the master was on behalf of the young scholar monk who followed closely. He is not an ordinary person, and the premise of completing this task still needs the cooperation of this person, so he still has to sell some face.

Shengxing Temple Yuncheng really stopped making trouble, rubbed his arms and gave Xiaozhu Saburo a hard look, then sat back in his seat angrily.He didn't even look at the two brothers from the beginning to the end. He didn't know whether he should cast a look of hatred or other expressions. It is a great shame to hold it down and not move, but he dare not offend these two people, so he can only knock out his teeth or swallow his blood.

Ruiquan Temple Tanxiu quietly swept across the crowd.From their envious eyes, they knew that this plan was probably going to go bankrupt, so they coughed and said with a smile: "I agree with one case, why should there be such an unpleasant situation, let's just let the small conflicts go away! Hehehe... But having said that, we still have a lot of choice, the poor monk thinks it's better to divide the army into two halves. How about attacking Yujin and Songcang Castle separately?"

"Sounds like a good idea, so let's do it!" Shen Baochang hurriedly expressed his support, and the officials of Yuezhong Fang also expressed their approval when they saw him jumping out to support first. Chengxian of Guangde Temple agreed after thinking for a while In the end, the plan of peace and mud was accepted by both sides, and the Yiyi Kui army will be divided into two to attack separately.

After the meeting, the monks from all walks of life went back to rest, and the head of the Jinbao sat in a daze in his abode. Now his situation is very embarrassing. Well, the Jinbo family had also served Ashikaga Yoshike who was in distress, and it was wrong to let the upright samurai family do it, and to be the lackeys of a group of monks would be insane.

But he is the guardian of Yuezhong and not the official of Yuezhong, so he is so awkward to be caught among the monks of Yixiangzong, just like a little green among thousands of flowers is always the most eye-catching character in the crowd, especially when facing Kaga Yikui and Yuezhong When Yi Kui was having internal strife, the awkwardness and inner fear became even stronger.

He was really afraid that Kaga Ikkui and Etsuchu Ikki would really stand up, because he, the guardian of Etsuchu, would probably be forcibly coerced into the Ichiku army by Katsukoji Yuncheng and Zuizumi Tatsuhide to fight against Kaga Ichiku. From a cooperative relationship to a master-slave relationship, from a mutual use relationship to a unilateral envoy, this is what he does not want to see.

Chief Jimbo began to regret that he believed in Harunobu Takeda's one-sided words. He deepened the relationship between Jinbo and Etsuchu to the point of forming an alliance. Now it is very difficult to break away. It is Masuyama Castle in Tonami County, very close to Tonami's old nest.

Shinbo chief clenched his fists and said viciously: "No matter what, we must move the city to Toyama Castle as soon as possible! We must get rid of these lunatics!" (To be continued...)