A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Suddenly a group of men and horses came out of the diagonal. The three good soldiers were caught off guard. The bow and feet in the rear were cut down one after another, and they screamed again and again.

Yamauchi on the front was resisting very resolutely. Yamauchi Yoshikatsu had three or four arrows stuck in his body, but he still waved his sword and fought hard, refusing to retreat even one step.

With the combined efforts of the two parties, the Miyoshi army collapsed, and several Miyoshi bannermen guarding Miyoshi Masakasu retreated hastily. He disappeared in a flash, and not a single one of the Yisheng soldiers and horses who had just besieged Yamauchi in a ferocious manner could be seen.

"May I ask if this is Yamauchi Habayashi Shinshu Mamoru?" the samurai leading the team asked.

But Yamauchi Yoshikatsu didn't reply at all, nodded slightly, and actually sat down holding on to the wall. Jurobe Akechi knew from the look on his face that he was seriously injured, so he didn't ask any more questions.

"This is Mitsuhide Akechi, the remaining guard at Shirakawa, Jurobe Akechi. Where is His Highness Mr. Kimakata now?"

Anyone who is familiar with Japanese history should know the name Shirakawa. Emperor Go-Shirakawa was the last emperor in Japan to hold real political power.

There are a large number of palaces, villas and mansions in Baihe, most of which belong to the ministers and generals of the imperial court. In addition, it is located on the only way from Otsu, the business center of Lake Biwa, to Kyoto, so Ashikaga Yoshiteru set up a stay-at-home service here.

On the one hand, we take care of those garden buildings to prevent damage. On the one hand, Baihe is a very good street customs station, where business travelers can be stopped and exorbitant taxes collected.

This is also the reason why Akechi Mitsuhide has nearly a hundred people under his command. If he can collect taxes, why can't he be afraid of not being able to raise troops?

And without looking at who is commanding them, anyone knows that they will be the Four Heavenly Kings under the Oda regime in the future and the person in charge of the mountain raid strategy. The troops directly under his command numbered between 15,000 and 20,000, and were assigned to one of the top retainers such as Hosokawa Fujitaka and his son, Yamato Tsutsui Junkei, etc.

When the number of people was about the same, Miyoshi Masayasu was the kind of person who was rubbed casually in front of Akechi Mitsuhide.

But now, he is just a Shirakawa left-behind soldier, and his status is not as high as Otsu's Wada Weimasa. It is even worse to compare with Hosokawa Fujitaka who participated in the shogunate affairs.

If Xiao Ping Tai were here, there might be a drama like "I know and do one thousand three hundred strings, I will give you half of it, and you will be my retainer." A good show was staged in which the emperor and his ministers share the same wealth and become sworn friends with Jinlan.

However, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu was in no mood, and he had no idea who Mitsuhide Akechi was. He couldn't even speak now, so he reluctantly raised his hand and pointed at Kaoru Wakamaru on his back.

More than half of the Yamauchi clan's attendants were dead, and now everyone alive was injured, except for five.

One of the least injured attendants hurried to see Teruwakamaru, only to find that the arrow that seemed to be inserted into Yamauchi Yoshikatsu's shoulder had actually penetrated directly into Teruwakamaru's neck. By now, Teruwakamaru had already lost his face. Gray and white, dead can't die any more!

This man was busy taking off Teruwamaru from Yamauchi Yoshikatsu's back and laying it flat on the ground. Yamauchi Yoshikatsu couldn't stand up, so he lay on the ground and stared at the twelve-year-old child. An hour ago, he was calling himself uncle, and now he is dead like this.

Mitsuhide Akechi stepped forward and recognized that this was the shogun's legitimate son and only son, Ashikaga Teruwakamaru!

A look of shock, pain, sadness, resentment and other emotions was all over his face, and he knelt down directly on his knees. Although he didn't cry loudly, his eyes were red.

Yamauchi Yoshikatsu couldn't control himself and burst into tears. He and Teruwakamaru didn't have much of an uncle-nephew relationship, but he and Ashikaga Yoshiteru still had a good rapport.

Now his father trusted him and gave him his only son, but he died like this. Moreover, the person who died was Yamauchi Yoshikatsu's "king" and his future "king and father".

On the one hand, he hated himself for not taking care of his son, and on the other hand, he was also heartbroken that his famous Genji family was attacked and killed.

Seeing Yamauchi Yoshikatsu crying desperately, Akechi Mitsuhide quickly came back.

"Your Highness Habayashi, the only priority now is to find His Highness Gongfang and protect His Highness from Kyoto."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu, who had been crying for a while, fainted. Everyone hurriedly stepped forward to support him, only to discover that there was a huge hole in Yamauchi Yisheng's abdomen. It was obviously stabbed by a spear, and the blood had already turned the skirt armor (grass pleats) red.

Seeing that this man was exhaling too much air and not taking in enough air, his whole face quickly turned gray. Seeing this, several attendants felt extremely sad. One of the seriously injured people wiped his neck on the spot and took the first step.

However, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu held on, "His Royal Highness is still at the Imperial Palace, go to the rescue as soon as possible."

After saying that, his hands tightly grasped Akechi Mitsuhide's hand, his eyes widened, and his arm muscles trembled rapidly.

The words of the word "save" disappeared, and there were 163,000 powerful names in the East Kingdom. The shogunate dismounted and all the imperial ministers accompanied them. The guardian of Shinano was appointed. The fifth rank was under the rank of Major General Ukonoe. The Ashikaga sect of the Genji clan, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu died in battle!

Those clenched hands fell heavily to the ground full of blood and mud. Such a noble bloodline and family inevitably died under the spear of the unknown.

At this time, the remaining four servants in the mountain all burst into tears and started wailing loudly.

Yoshikatsu Yamauchi, who was brave and skilful on the battlefield, adaptable to the situation, treated his soldiers kindly and kindly to the soldiers and civilians at a young age, died like a humble soldier. How could these attendants accept such a cruel reality?

"What is His Highness Habayashi's last order! It is to rescue the general! If you want to avenge His Highness Habayashi, pick up your sword and go to the Imperial Palace with me now!" Akechi Mitsuhide scolded the four remaining attendants.

Then he quickly ordered people to carry the two corpses on their backs and send them to Baihe! Avoid any accidents that may even happen to the body in the end.

He glanced at Yamauchi Yoshikatsu's body and gently touched his eyelids with his hands, hoping to close Yamauchi Yoshikatsu's staring eyes. But when I touched it lightly, it didn't move at all.

Akechi Mitsuhide sighed and did nothing more. The environment was simple and there was not even a straw mat. How could the bodies of the two people be carried away in such an unobstructed manner.

"Let's go, let's go, target the Imperial Palace!" Looking at the figure retreating, the flames of Kyoto on the other side were soaring into the sky.

It was no longer the wailing of humans, it seemed as if all the creatures on the entire earth were wailing. That kind of terrifying situation constantly stimulated Akechi Mitsuhide. There was an indescribable look in his eyes, and his expression was cold and almost lifeless.

And his heart was rolling like an endless ocean, whistling, crashing, tearing, and reversing.

"What's going on in this world?"