World history is very interesting: Yuan Tengfei talks about Japanese history

Chapter 18
Kung Fu taught by Tengu

In the war to destroy the Taira clan, Minamoto Yoshitomo's half-brother, Kuro Genyoshitsune, shined brilliantly in the battle.

Yuan Yichao had many sons. The eldest Yuan Chaochang was seriously injured in the Pingzhi Rebellion and could not act. In order to avoid being captured, he once begged his father to kill him. Eigenta, that is, Yoshihei Minamoto who killed Yoshinaka's father, after his father died, he wanted to assassinate Qingsheng Taira in Kyoto, and was arrested and executed; the third child was Yoshitomo Minamoto; The fifth child, Yuan Yimen, died early; the sixth child, Yuan Xiyi, was captured; the remaining three were born to the same mother.

Minamoto Yoshitsune's mother, Tokiwa, was said to have been the maid of the Empress Konoe. When the Empress entered the palace, she was selected from thousands of beauties in Kyoto, and finally ten girls who entered the finals were selected to accompany her into the palace.Tokiwa was the prettiest among them, and later married Yoshitomo Minamoto as his concubine, and gave birth to three children, Kinwaka, Oiro, and Uwaka, who was Yoshitsune Minamoto's nickname.

Tokiwa was in his early twenties when her husband died, and had to flee with her three children.Helplessly, Kiyomori Hirashi covered the sky with one hand at that time, no matter where Tokiwa mother and son fled, they could not escape Kiyomori Hirashi's sphere of influence.After hearing the news that his mother had been arrested, Tokiwa went to Hira Kiyomori's mansion and surrendered, saying that it doesn't matter if I and my children are executed, but please let my mother go.It can be seen that Tokiwa is a very filial person.

Seeing such a delicate beauty pleading in a low voice, most people can't stand it, let alone Ping Qingsheng is also a big carrot.He promised not to kill Tokiwa's mother and children, on the condition that Tokiwa must be a concubine.Living under the low eaves, Tokiwa could only follow Ping Qingsheng, and later gave birth to Ping Qingsheng a daughter.The three children were thus able to save their lives.Kiyoshi Hirao forced them to become monks, and Jin Ruo and Yi Ruo later defected to their elder brother Minamoto Yoshitomo. Because Niu Ruo was still young, he was raised by his mother Tokiwa at the beginning and lived in Hirao Kiyoshi's home.

When Niu Ruo was seven years old, he was sent to the Kurama Temple in Kyoto to become a monk, and his dharma name was King Zena.The legend of Tengu has been circulating in Kurama Temple for a long time. According to legend, Tengu is a kind of monster that can transform into different images and has mysterious spells.It is said that Minamoto Yoshitsune met a tengu in the mountain when he was practicing martial arts in Anma Mountain. The tengu taught him a lot of kung fu, and he used these kung fu on the battlefield in the future.

The most famous story of Minamoto Yoshitsune when he was young in Kyoto was his encounter with Musashibo Benkei.Musashibo Benkei is the character second only to the protagonist Minamoto Yoshitsune in all Minamoto Yoshitsune's stories.He is the most powerful retainer under Minamoto Yoshitsune. He turned out to be a monk in Mount Hiei. He had a bad temper and did not abide by the rules. He was kicked out by the monks in the temple. He was a bit like Lu Zhishen.He performed "sword hunting" at the Gojo Bridge in Kyoto, that is, he competed with passing samurai. If the opponent lost, he would hand over the saber to him.Suddenly, this rebellious monk became the nemesis of the Kyoto samurai.It is said that before he met Minamoto Yoshitsune, he had successfully captured nine hundred and ninety-nine sabers.Minamoto Yoshitsune, who is short and fragile, used the kung fu taught by Tengu to win Musashibo Benkei's heart.From then on, Musashibo Benkei paid homage to Minamoto Yoshitsune's account and became a party member who lived and died with him.

When Minamoto Yoshitsune was 11 years old, he saw his family genealogy chart in Kurama Temple and knew that he was a descendant of the Gen family, the pillar of the samurai for generations. , To avenge the shame of the Yuan family.

Yoshitsune Minamoto's solo show
At the age of 16, Minamoto Yoshitsune held an adult ceremony for himself, officially named Minamoto Yoshitsune, and went to Mutsu country to join the Oshu Fujiwara clan.

The Fujiwara family has ruled Oshu for three generations.Hiraizumi City, where the Fujiwara family lived, became a prosperous metropolis second only to Heian-kyo, and the Fujiwara family even claimed to be the king of the north.At this time, the head of the Mutsu Fujiwara family was called Fujiwara Hidehiro, who claimed to have 17 armor.Fujiwara Hidehiro is a person who loves talents. He not only took in Yoshitsune, but also raised him as an adult.

After Minamoto Yoshitsune heard the news that Minamoto Yoritomo raised his troops, he immediately decided to go to assist.Fujiwara Hidehiro sent two brothers, Sato Tsutsunobu and Sato Tadanobu, to follow Minamoto Yoshitsune. With the addition of Musashibo Benkei, Yoshitsune has his own team.

After Minamoto Yoshitsune met Minamoto Yoshitomo, Yoshitsune valued Yoshitsune very much, and Yoshitsune lived up to Yoshitsune's high hopes. The battle to eliminate Taira became Yoshitsune's personal show.

After Yuan Yoshinaka's demise, the brothers Minamoto Lai and Yuan Yoshitsune each led an army to fight against the Ping family. They experienced three battles successively, in Ichinoya, Yashima and Tanpu respectively.

In terms of terrain, the south of Ichinoya is the Seto Inland Sea, backed by extremely steep mountains that cannot be crossed by ordinary people; the terrain on the two wings is narrow, which is not conducive to the attack of the army.Relying on the strength of the navy, the Taira deployed a solid defense line to the south.Genji did not have a navy, and naval battles were simply impossible for the Heike.Therefore, the Ping family is very confident in their defense.

It's a pity that Minamoto Yoshitsune is a war genius. It is said that the military tactics he learned from Tengu did not play cards according to common sense.He and Yuan Fanlai's main force marched separately, leading only [-] elite cavalry, marched hundreds of kilometers in a hurry, and launched a surprise attack on the position behind Ichinoya.

At that time, it was early spring and February, the mountains were mottled with residual snow, the wind was bitter, and the road was difficult to find.Yoshitsune found a hunter and asked, can men and horses cross this mountain?The hunter shook his head repeatedly and said, "It's impossible, people can't get through it, let alone horses?"Yoshitsune asked again, if a man and a horse cannot pass, can a deer pass?After receiving an affirmative answer, Yoshitsune laughed. A deer has four legs, and a horse also has four legs. Where a deer can pass, a horse can pass.Then he ordered his subordinates: let the horse go down and see if it can rush down the cliff.A total of seven horses were put down, three of which broke their legs, and four were fine and successfully reached the bottom of the cliff.Seeing that the experiment was successful, Yoshitsune took the lead and led seventy cavalry to ride down the cliff and launch a fierce attack from behind the enemy.

The Ping family believed that it was impossible for anyone to cross this mountain, so they did not deploy a single soldier on the mountain.Although the Heike army had a large number of people, he did not expect Yoshitsune to break through the limitation that the cavalry could only fight on the plains, let alone only seventy cavalry arrived. Collapsed, no desire to fight anymore, and fled to the seaside on the Heike warship.

Yuan Yijing took advantage of the situation to cover up the killing, beheaded countless, and blood flowed like a river.At this time, the main force also came to meet Yoshitsune.Many samurai of the Heike Army died in battle, and more than 2000 had their heads cut off.

No matter how miserable you are, do you have Dun Shengmi?

Among the samurai who lost their lives in the Hera family, the most regrettable one was named Toshihira Hira, who was only 15 years old, handsome in appearance and excellent in talent, especially proficient in music and playing the fife.

This is the first time that Ping Dunsheng played in the battle.Originally, he had already straddled his horse and jumped into the water, and was about to board the warship, chasing and killing the Gen family's tiger general Naomi Kumagai all the way to the seashore. He saw from a distance that Toshihira's armor was gorgeous and his equipment was extraordinary. Before it was too late, he yelled and cursed: "Why is the military general in front like a bereaved dog? Why don't you turn your horse's head and fight with me, and live up to the name of the military family."

Hearing this, Dun Sheng gave up boarding the boat, steered his horse back to shore, drew out his knife, and went straight to Xionggu Zhishi.

Kumagai Naomi is a famous general in the Kanto region, and he is by no means a man with a false name. After a few rounds, he defeated Tonsori.Zhishi was eager to take the head of the enemy general. When he lifted his helmet, he saw Dunsheng's immature appearance, delicate features, elegant and handsome, and there was no fear on his young face. He also looked at the flute stuck in Dunsheng's waist. Recalling the clear, melodious and touching sound of the flute played by the enemy last night, if it weren't for such a handsome and elegant man, who could calmly play such a clear and moving sound without any turbidity and disorder on the eve of the battle?
Zhishi let go of Dunsheng and told him to escape quickly, but Dunsheng said: "As a warrior of the Heping family, since I have been able to fight, how can I be greedy for life and afraid of death? Have compassion for the enemy, you are so skilled in martial arts, since you have defeated me, it is also my honor to cut off my head and die at your hands."

No matter how much Kumagai Naomi repeatedly persuades, Tonsei has made up his mind to die. Seeing that the follow-up soldiers of the Yuan family will gradually arrive, in order to prevent Tonsei from being humiliated by others, Tonsei gritted his teeth and cut off Tonsei's head.

Naomi Kumagai has been on the battlefield for decades and killed countless people. At this time, he couldn't help but burst into tears. Seeing the elegant and handsome young man turn into a ghost in an instant, he felt that life was impermanent, like a dream.Zhishi pulled out the fife flute on Dunsheng's waist, played a tune, and then left the battlefield without a sound, and became a monk, and lived in the mountains forever.

Ping Dunsheng was not yet an adult, and his body and head were separated when he first went into battle, just like the cherry blossoms in Japan, which bloomed and withered sadly in an instant, and only then did they achieve the beauty of cherry blossoms.

Later, Nobunaga Oda, a man of the Warring States period, loved to sing "Dunsheng" whenever he went to war, and the lyrics told the story of Hera Dunsheng.We have lived past the age of 15, and we will earn money every day from now on. There is nothing tragic about dying on the battlefield.

Baiqitoyashima

Although the Heike family suffered a disastrous defeat in this battle, the commander-in-chief Hei Zongmori took the Emperor Antoku, who was less than seven years old, and the three artifacts that symbolized the inheritance of Japan, and ran away by boat.The Yuan family did not have a navy, so it was impossible to catch up with the Heike army.

Although the Heike family was seriously injured in the Battle of Ichinoya, the leader was still there, and the entire army was not wiped out.Immediately, the two sides launched the Battle of Yashima.

Yashima is located in the northeast of Shikoku. It is a peninsula protruding into the Seto Inland Sea. There is a shallow water between Yashima and the land. You can ride a horse when the tide is low.The Heike family believed that if Genji wanted to attack Yashima, he had to come from the Seto Inland Sea, so he distributed the main force on the sea north of Yashima to guard against the source army, and relaxed the defense to the south of Yashima.The terrain of Shikoku is mountainous, and the entire Shikoku Island is surrounded by water.The Heike family believed that it was impossible for Genji to go to Shikoku by water first, and then climb over the mountain to attack Yashima from behind.From this point of view, Ichinoya did not hurt Ping, and Ping did not learn a lesson.

Yoshitsune is a master who specializes in copying the enemy's rear. He contacted Kumano's navy and prepared to transport Genji's army across the sea.Minamoto Yoritomo's confidant, Kajihara Kagetoki, proposed to install oars on the bow and stern of the ship to facilitate advance and retreat.Minamoto Yoshitsune disagreed with this opinion and scoffed, saying that only cowards always think about retreating.Kajiwara Kagetoki was a respectable figure in Kamakura, and when Yoshitsune was humiliated face to face, he immediately became furious, reprimanding Yoshitsune as a reckless wild boar.There are no ferocious beasts in Japan, and wild boars are considered the most ferocious beasts, equivalent to jackals, tigers and leopards in China.During World War II, the Japanese army also called the death charge "pig sudden attack".

Minamoto Yoshitsune is definitely not a foolish wild boar. After analyzing the strength of both the enemy and us, as well as the meteorology and hydrology, he believes that it is the right time to attack at this time.He led only five ships and more than 100 samurai to the sea. After successfully landing on Shikoku Island, he climbed over the mountains and arrived in front of the Yashima Heike navy.At this time, the Heike garrison had dispersed to attack the main force of the Yuan army led by Minamoto Lai. It was unexpected that Minamoto Yoshitsune would dare to attack them with only more than 100 people.The Heike samurai resisted a few times symbolically, and retreated to the ships at sea one after another.

(End of this chapter)