Pillars of the Wu family

In late October, Echigo is already a snow-capped northern scenery. The icy cold wind mixed with wind and snow permeates the whole Echigo. In just half a month, it turns into a pure white snow country. On October 28, it is rare to meet The weather was sunny and sunny, and the residents of Naoetsu Port walked out of their houses early in the morning to clean up the snow on the road.

At 1 o'clock in the morning, a long fleet of ships appeared outside Naoetsu Port. The five flags of Chikuwa on this fleet were waving wildly against the north wind. This huge fleet contained Masatora Uesugi and It is accompanied by [-] troops. They set off from Sakata Port in Dewa Country and returned to Naoetsu Port for the New Year.

As soon as the fleet docked, the samurai disembarked were warmly welcomed by the townspeople of Naoetsu. The news of Echigo samurai Yang Wei's departure had already spread throughout the seven counties of Echigo. Organize to meet these heroes, who have made great contributions to the prosperity of Echigo, and without countless victories, there is no stable life for them. .

It is not the first time that Masatora Uesugi has enjoyed this kind of treatment, but this time it is a bit special. Kiragishi in Naoetsu Port has been waiting for a long time, just like when he received the wind for Kirayoshi many years ago, this time Kiragishi brought Kasuga Yamashiro On behalf of all the ministers, he stood in Zhijiangjin port and waited for his triumphant return.

Yoshitomo Kira greeted him happily and said, "Welcome back! Congratulations to my brother for his victory in Deba!"

Masatora Uesugi didn't expect him to come, and said pleasantly, "My lord..."

"The sea wind is too strong here, please bring the soldiers back to the mountain with me! I will set up a celebration banquet there for all the warriors!" Yoshihiro Kira led someone to bring Uesugi Masatora's released moon hair, and the two The people walked side by side and walked slowly towards Kasugayama Castle. On the way, Masatora Uesugi talked about the details of this battle.

This battle of feathers is really dramatic. When Uesugi Masutora led an army of [-] people across the mountains and entered the village, Daibaoji Yoshinori was really terrified.He never expected that [-] troops would be brought in to help out with a request for help, and he was still wondering if his nephew was taking too much face.

Tremblingly, he went to meet the army, only to find that his good nephew Shigecho Honjo was just one of the generals, and the chief general turned out to be Masatora Uesugi, the dragon of Echigo.He finally understood that this time he really invited a great god, the so-called deep love is easy, but it is not so easy for this great god to invite in and send him away. [

Here, when Daibaoji Yoshizo was still thinking about sending the gods away, Shimizu Hizen Moriyoshitaka brought his own army of [-] troops to Mount Haguro to call for battle. A major force closest to the village.His mission is to come over at the right time to disgust the Dabaoji clan. Today, the Mogami family decided to attack the Dabaoji clan, and the Qingshui clan naturally took on the role of vanguard.

"Master Uncle! Is this group of mobs the enemy you are talking about? Isn't this too simple?" Ben Zhuang Fanchang grinned and sneered loudly: "See if they can't even line up, they are still a hundred or ten people from each family's party. Gather dozens of people from the country, this level of Shinano country did not use it a few years ago, I think they are not as good as the people of Shinano country. This kind of army is simply vulnerable!"

Honjo's protracted taunts made Daibaoji Yoshisou feel a little embarrassed, coughed and explained: "This is just the vanguard army of Mogami Deha, and there are [-] troops waiting to go. With the strength of Haguroyama, I can only recruit [-] at most." The military force, I was "forced" to think of asking the town government for help, but I never thought that the town government would attach so much importance to my subordinates, it really moved Yi Zeng to the point of tears..."

Yi Zeng's performance at Dabao Temple was full of sound and emotion.Talking about squeezing his eyes for a long time, he really shed a few tears, maybe it was because he thought of his dead mother that he managed to shed some tears, but the samurai of Echigo didn't believe him at all. Looking at him with the eyes of watching the play, no matter how good I acted, the audience didn't cooperate, and I didn't even give a step.

Uesugi Masatora didn't take the Mogami family's so-called [-] troops seriously, and said with a slight smile: "Don't be nervous at the Dabao Temple. I'm here to rescue the Dabao Temple under the order of the Lord. The Lord greatly praised the shogunate of the Daibao Temple. Guard me. The loyalty and prudence of the government, from now on we will be colleagues in the same palace as ministers... Since I am loyal to the Kamiso Ashikaga family, I cannot be bullied by the lords of other countries. Our [-] troops are here to eliminate the Deba Mogami clan. Repeated harassment of the village."

"A minister in the same palace... Could it be that they really treat me as the retainer of Echigo? This is not possible! I just said casually how can you take it seriously!" Dabaoji Yoshisou panicked, and kept using He glanced at Tuzuolin Chandong, the old Tuzuolin family, as if he was saying, hurry up and save me.

Of course, Tozuolin Zendong knew very well that this would make Dabaoji very difficult.But with [-] troops in front of you, can we still say no?As far as their family's small body dares to say no, probably everything in this Izuwa country will say goodbye to the Dabaoji family, and maybe everyone will have to go underground to reunite.

A Baoneng saw that the situation was not good, so he pretended to cough and said: "I am waiting for the few people from far away countries who don't understand etiquette, please don't blame the main hall. I mean, I don't know how the main hall plans to eliminate their harassment of the village!"

Masatora Uesugi secretly laughed in his heart, and sure enough, he was still hooked, so he said lightly: "The Shimizu clan was wiped out, and the Dabaoji clan's Dewa Sanzan territory was led by Andu. Haguro Mountain should not be kept, but the territory near Sakata Port was given up and transferred as a whole. Go to Mogamikawa Shimizu's original collar."

"Na... Nani? The main hall means to let me out of the Shonai? That's not okay..." Daihoji Yoshizo stood up suddenly, but his legs were so frightened by the murderous intent in Uesugi Masatora's eyes that he almost sat down On the contrary, Honjo Shigeru sneered while pressing the Taidao, and his sharp eyes dangling like a knife dangled around his neck, as if he intended to use his uncle as a knife.

Yoshinaga of Dongchan Temple said nervously: "No! My lord means that this is really embarrassing! After all, I have lived in the villa for generations, and I really can't live without this land. Please be considerate of our feelings, Shimizu leader It’s okay if we don’t!”

"Huh? Are you going to reject the Lord's order?" Honzhuang Fanchang's tiger eyes were wide open, and his sharp eyes were like serrated knives slashing across the warriors of the Dabao Temple family present.

Honzhuang Fanchang is 1 years old.He has surpassed Saito Asanobu in stature, and is the tallest and most talented among the younger generation of Echigo samurai. His bravery and spearmanship and equestrian skills are no longer inferior to the Kakizaki Keike family. What he lacks is not the tempering of experience, which is recognized by Echigo people. No. [-] for the next generation Echigo seven counties.

Dabaoji Yoshisaka's face frightened by such a cold expression.He never expected that his good nephew would be so tough on him, his murderous words made him feel chills all over his body, and seeing the scattered Echigo samurai coldly glance at the surrounding Dabaoji family samurai one by one, let him They are in the posture of going to hell.

Uesugi Masatora saw how frightened they were, he chuckled and said, "Masters, you must understand one truth. Your lord is not the usual samurai daimyo. It is the Yujiamenfang of His Royal Highness the Shogunate, and he is the No.1 in the world today." General, His Royal Highness exempted the lord from Dali Shu, and exercised the power of the shogunate in this eastern country. Therefore, the decree of the lord means that His Royal Highness's imperial education number is irreversible, and the lord's Laws represent the laws of the shogunate and cannot be violated. It is the Izuha Tanti Mogami Dehamori who is just a member of the shogunate, but he has to salute when he sees the lord.” [

In today's Hanoi Genji's bloodline and legal qualifications, it is only a handful of people who can overwhelm Kirayoshi. Not to mention that Mogami Yoshimori is just the son of a branch family adopted by the Nakano clan, and the Mogami clan is the direct descendant of the upper family. The same goes for the Ashikaga family, and the Mogami clan, a branch of the Osaki clan, a branch of the Shiba clan in Oshu.The family status is about the same as that of the Sena clan, a branch of the Imagawa clan, a branch of the Kira clan, and a branch of the Toe-Imagawa clan.

"I don't care what your shogunate's family is like!" Dabaoji Yoshizo cursed inwardly, but he still had to listen with his head down. Not only did he have to listen, but he also listened very seriously. Today, all the samurai families in Mutsu Izuha are descendants of the two generations of the Kawachi Genji shogunate. What Uesugi Masatora is talking about is the housework of the Ashikaga family, just like the private affairs of the emperor. The family affairs of the Ashikaga family are the major affairs of the shogunate.

The owner of the village immediately changed his face, and his murderous look became kind. He said gently, "Uncle, you should understand this truth. Simply put, you must accept my master's kindness, and the wine field in the village is an internal decision of my master. Leader, if you give up this territory, you will not be treated badly. After the Qingshui clan exterminated the clan, the entire territory will be used to compensate you Dabaoji clan and their retainers. You must know that this is the fertile land where the Salmon River and the Mogami River converge. Do the math. Shi Gao still let Uncle take a lot of advantage!"

Daihoji Yoshizo is still not very willing to do this kind of exchange, the reason is not because Shonai Hirano is one of the few rich areas in Dewa country, and Sakata Port is also the most important trade hub in Dewa country and even the entire Northeast region. Let Kira Yoshishi give up the same as Sakamoto Port.

Since ancient times, the trade in the Kanto region has relied on the overland commercial road from Suruga to Sagami on the Tokaido. There are basically no large-scale commercial towns from Awa and Kamiso to the north, and the sea route to the north is very long and far longer than that of Hokuriku. The cost is so much higher that the seaports in the east of Mutsu are not well developed.

Business travelers from the Mutsu country will choose to come to Sakata Port in Dewa to take a boat to Tsuruga Port. After careful calculation, the Hokuriku Road is closer, and you can go to Echizen, Wakasa, Omi, etc. after landing from Tsuruga Port. It is relatively safe to go to Kyoto from the wealthy neighboring country. Compared with it, it is not safe to go from Mutsu to Abo, take the Tokaido, and then take a boat to Kita Ise through Junenzo. It is not safe to go to Iga, Yamato or Koga It is much easier to get to Kyoto from other areas.

Because of this, Taibaoji Yoshisou did not want to make an exchange. Sakata Port is the basis for the Taibaoji Clan to dominate Dewa in the future. Losing Sakata Port will give him an extra ten or twenty thousand koku of land. Zhixing cannot make up for it. The public, I hope they can help at the critical moment, and let Uesugi Masatora and others be fooled first.

However, Tusorin Zendong, the writer of Pudai, said seriously with a deeply appreciative expression: "If Shimizu's territory is completely annexed, it will indeed be a fertile and good place! The territory of Dewa Sanshan and Haguro Mountain Don't think that if we can keep it, we have indeed earned a lot, then Shimizu Yoshitaka will entrust it to the main hall and Echizen hall!"

"You..." Dabao Temple Yoshizeng looked at his Pudai old man angrily and puzzled, thinking that he was going to betray him, but when he saw several Pudai winking at him, he immediately came to his senses and closed his mouth to admit cowardice. If he showed a complaining attitude, blood might be spilled on the spot, don't look at this Zhuang Fanchang who is quite kind.It was all a disguise.

Tosahin Zento said this sentence has another meaning. If the Echigo Legion really easily uprooted the Shimizu clan, then of course they would transfer it without a second thought. The Qingshui clan's territory and strength are similar to their Daibaoji clan. Ruo Qingshui clan was exterminated so easily.If they dare to resist again, they will really deserve death.

But if the Echigo Legion failed to deal with the Shimizu Clan in the end, or if they defeated the Shimizu Clan but could not suppress the resistance forces in the territory, and if it snowed in winter and still failed to be the new leader, then their Daibaoji Clan would have reason to reject this offer. When it was transferred, Dabao Temple Yizeng just wanted to understand the meaning before he bowed his head and confessed.

Uesugi Masatora turned a blind eye to Daihoji Yoshisou's aggressive performance, seeing that they agreed to this request, he smiled and agreed.Then he ordered the Echigo army to go out, and Honjo Shigeru then got up and went out. He led a thousand elite cavalry and two thousand ashigaru out of Haguroyama.

Shimizu Yoshitaka discovered that it was not the Taibaoji army that was marching up and down Mount Haguro, but an army that had never been seen before.They held a bamboo wheel and two feathered sparrows, and it was written that Honjo Echizen Shoufan was long. Not only did Shimizu Yoshitaka not know the specific situation of the Dabaoji clan, but even the Qingshui family's national army didn't understand what was going on.

Shimizu Hizen Mamoru Yoshitaka looked suspiciously at Ashikaga Nihiryo on the top of the mountain, and asked strangely: "How come the Haguro Mountain has been replaced by Maruji Hikari Flags? My lord should not have sent troops! Honjo Echizen Morisho Couldn’t it be the rescuer he moved here... Isn’t this person the Honjo Echizen Mamoru who went to Echigo to rescue him a few years ago? Could it be him? This... This is not Maru Er Bibi at all! This is Ashikaga Ni Bibi two!"

He was still foolishly unable to tell the difference between Maru'er Hikari and Ashikaga Nihiryo, so he saw Honjo's long cavalry go around and charge lightly, and the flanking formation from both sides tore apart his formation in an instant.At this moment, the disadvantage of Shimizu's teaming up with the Baijuro party of the Chinese people to form a united formation is exposed. The gap between the formations is too large, and the Echigo cavalry can be easily allowed to intersperse. The formation is not strict at all. Instantly crushed by love.

Shimizu Yoshitaka even had the opportunity to persist in resistance, so he was pushed by Echigo's Ashgaru to retreat one after another. This retreat could no longer be held back. The retreat turned into escape, and then further evolved into the collapse of the entire army. Honjo Shigecho got The general's order was to take Shimizu Yoshitaka's head, so he rode alone to face the main formation of Qingshui's army, and dozens of knights on horseback followed closely behind to protect the general's wings.

Seeing Honjo Shigecho's aggressive approaching attack, Shimizu Yoshitaka immediately lost his position, and Kido Zhou was not good at defending, so he rode his horse to stop him, and rushed up without even holding his spear, and was cut into two by Honjo Shigecho with his armor. cut.The stinky blood splashed out from the torso and sprayed on the face of the village, making the ghost's face even more hideous and terrifying.

Shimizu Yarokuro and Shimizu Kosaburo held their spears and wanted to meet them, but they were scared out of courage when they saw Kido Zhou's defense, but Honjo Shigeru was not willing to let them go.After chasing up, stabbing, picking, and then slashing, the stumped limbs and severed heads were taken away from the body, and the two young men fell off their horses and died without a word.

Perhaps it was because Honjo Fanchang's appearance was too horrifying, causing Shimizu Yoshitaka to shrink back in fear, and the people who could stop Honjo Fanchang were killed one by one, even the family members of the Qingshui family were also scared Keep a distance from him, the family governor, for fear of being targeted, and his courage will be taken away. Those warriors who tried to resist him were beheaded one by one, leaving only a group of mediocre people who were afraid of fighting.

Qingshui Yigao shouted fearfully: "I surrender! Don't kill me! I..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Ben Zhuang's long and long spear slashing at his head, and the big head shot up into the sky with a look of confusion and bewilderment, and he didn't know why it happened until the moment he died. After being killed, Honjo Shigeru shook off the body cavity that was oozing blood, took it off and said with a big laugh: "The enemy general! Shimizu Hizen Shouyi Gao was taken by my Honjo Fanchang!"

The Qingshui Nationalist Army was ravaged seven or eight times by the head of the village and led the cavalry. Nearly a thousand people died in their hands. The rest of the prisoners were not calm when they saw such cruel methods. Escorting the captives to Mount Haguro, the cavalry continued to mop up the deserters on the edge of the battlefield. The war took only half an hour from the beginning to the end. It is an undead and all survived.

The Echigo Legion proved their strength with their strength. The heads of more than a dozen bloody warriors were tied to the long saddles of the village and returned from victory. His whole body was covered with blood from humans to horses, and he possessed powerful force. The terrible tacit understanding and the cruelty and ruthlessness that treat people like nothing frighten the generations of Dabaosi's genealogy to dare not move.

Uesugi Masatora frowned at his bloody smell.He coughed and said, "Echizen didn't go down to wash his armor. Seeing his colleagues with a stench is really out of the etiquette of a samurai."

"Okay!" Honjo Fanchang grinned at Dabaosi Yoshizeng, and led his mount back swaggeringly.

Seeing that Daihoji Yoshizo was still a little hesitant, Uesugi Masatora explained in a concerned tone: "I think some of you have never seen the style of my Echigo samurai. We are forced to do this. Every year, we fight every day. The samurai kill several people every year. The longer they fight, the more indifferent they become. The scene just now was nothing. The two fierce battles in Kanto last year killed nearly [-] lives. You are used to it Enough."

Dabaosi Yizeng's face was frightened.Who would have thought that Echigo would be so scary, usually only know that Echigo is rich and rich, but now looking at the warriors of Echigo, they are all like monsters. It's not worth mentioning in my eyes, I really don't know what to say when I mess with such a group of people.

A few days later, the Echigo Corps of the Kira Army set off from camp.After crossing Mt. Haguro and heading northeast for less than ten kilometers, they entered the territory of the Shimizu family. There were long cavalry from the village chasing and killing the deserters, so that the news of Shimizu Yoshitaka's killing had not yet been sent back, and even if the samurai left behind by the Shimizu family knew This news is useless, all their main forces were buried under Mt. Haguro, and they tried their best to resist Uesugi Masatora who came in a surprise attack.

The vanguards this time were Hojo Takahiro and Kurokawa Kiyomi, and with Honjo Shigecho winning first, he couldn't help but want to take the lead, as soon as the vanguard of more than a thousand troops arrived.The unprepared Koguchikan was broken, and then he successively captured the Abekan, Tazawakan, "Yakushikan", Kamenkan, and Hachikokan. The army hardly encountered decent resistance wherever it passed. South except for Qingshui City, all surrendered.

Kaji Haruna and Takemata Keitsuna, as partial divisions, crossed the Mogami River and marched northward, destroying the castle all the way. From Yanbikan to Kawaguchi on the other side of the Salmon River, Honjo Shino and Naoe Keizuna surrounded Shimizu Castle with another [-] troops. In the rear, the Narazawa Pavilion, the Numazawa Pavilion, the Kadozawa Pavilion, the Sarubane Pavilion, and the Tekura Fuka Pavilion were captured one by one.

Due to many factors such as climate and population, there are few decent fortresses in Dewa country, not to mention the existence of so-called strong cities. A large number of pavilions and fortified pavilions called 楯 are large-scale earthen villages.This level of defensive power in the city is like paper in front of Masatora Uesugi, not to mention the weak combat power of the Yu people is simply embarrassing.

Masatora Uesugi raised an army of [-] to attack Shimizu City. The back road was cut off, and the city was empty without the protection of a branch city. What he was facing was the dragon of Echigo. After two hours of persistence in vain.Shimizu Yoshitaka's son, Shimizu Yoshitaka, committed seppuku suicide in exchange for the safety of his clansmen after Kaesong surrendered in Qingshui City.

Uesugi Masatora agreed to his request. Anyway, not many men of the Shimizu clan were killed, and only Shimizu Yoshitaka's youngest daughter Shimizu Hime was ten years old. The little girl ghost sat on her brother's bed Weeping in front of him, he is the last blood of the Shimizu family, Uesugi Masatora hesitated to keep this little girl, and send her back to Kasugayama City for disposal.

The fact that the Shimizu clan was wiped out without a sound frightened Mogami, and when he went to visit the horse and reported that Uesugi Masatora came to the rescue with an army of [-], he was even more frightened out of his wits, and quickly called Mogami Hachimura discussed the countermeasures, and at the evaluation meeting, Mogami Yoshimori said worriedly: "Today Shimizu Hizenshou unfortunately lost his life in Yuheishan, and now the Uesugi main hall is in full swing, and thousands of tigers are rushing straight to Mogamigawa. Shimizu Castle harakiri "committed suicide", and the middle reaches of the Mogami River fell into the enemy's hands, how should we deal with it?"

Mogami Bachao didn't speak, but turned his eyes to Tendo Laizhen. The Tendo family is the leader of Mogami Bachao. The strength of the Tiantong family can be compared to the family governor of Mogami Yoshishou. Now he has been with Shiratori for a long time. Became an ally, and got the cooperation of Naomoto Hosokawa, the governor of the Oshu Hosokawa clan, plus the support of the Ueyama clan, Tone clan, and Buddhist monks and soldiers from the Buddhist temple. Personal power further suppressed Mogami Yoshimori, and became a veritable country of Dewa. The number one samurai.

The young and vigorous Tendo Laizhen was very disdainful of Mogami Yoshinori's behavior, and said with a cold snort: "Uesugi Masaru is really powerful, he took down Shimizu Hizenshou in two or three strokes and took away a large area of ​​​​Mogamigawa's territory, but Uesugi's army also because of this The opportunity to expose the "Xingzang" attack on the downstream has been lost, and we only need to guard the city hall strictly to defend against strong enemies. When the autumn harvest weather turns cold and heavy snow falls in September, will they fight or retreat?"

Nobuzawa Mitsuru agreed: "That's right! If the Uesugi army comes over, we won't be afraid. We will guard for two months until the time when the mountains will be covered by heavy snow. By then, the Uesugi army will not be able to fight or retreat. We can rely on The advantage of the favorable location and people will wear down their morale little by little, and when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, the snow will thaw and the soil will soften, and then attack back to regain the lost territory.”

Yoshimitsu Mogami, who was sitting next to Yoshimitsu Mogami, frowned when he heard what they said. Ashikaga Kamisaburo's heroic deeds, I can't help feeling admiration in my heart.

Looking at his family's genealogy, he was very unhappy to behave like this, so he interrupted indignantly: "But what if the Uesugi army retreats?"

The genealogy of the Mogami family is all samurai who have gone through storms, and they guessed the score when they saw the young master. Tendo Laizhen jokingly said: "Is the young master worried about this problem? Wouldn't it be good if the Uesugi army retreated! They Let's take the lead and we'll take the city, if the Young Palace is interested, we can use this battle as the first battle!"

Mogami Hachimura and his clan burst into laughter. Seeing his son being teased lightly, Mogami Yoshimori scolded angrily, "Gengoro can't stop talking!"

"Father! I haven't finished asking my child's questions. Please wait until the child finishes asking and I will shut up." Mogami Yoshimitsu said seriously: "If Uesugi is leading the army to retreat, leaving behind a stronghold to defend the city What should we do? What if Qingshui City is handed over to Dabao Temple Yizeng to guard it? It is closer to the Onodera clan, so what if Dabao Temple and Onodera join forces to suppress us? The question is over."

Mogami Yoshimitsu turned his head to look at Mogami Yoshimori, and found that his father showed a surprised expression, and the Mogami members in the hall also made contemplative movements. To be able to see the problem so thoroughly, the lords of my own country still look down on this little "hairy" child, isn't it a bit too condescending.

Tendo Laizhen wanted to open his mouth but didn't know how to deal with it. If the real thing turned out as he said, it would be wishful thinking for them to seize the city and keep people. Their military strength is absolutely invincible, and it would be even worse if Dabao Temple Yoshinori came to guard it. However, the power of the Dabao Temple family might expand to the level of the Tiantong clan. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m to read.)

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