Chapter Ninety-Five: The Western Army

It's just that Wang Ying didn't know that Yamana Zongquan gritted his teeth like this, but it was the territory of the Yamana family that was violated by the Hosokawa family.

And today I myself call the two sides the eastern army and the western army.

Originally, Ashikaga Yoshimasa had been sitting in Kyoto and was called the Western Army. But now he has been driven out of Kyoto, and his place is east of Kyoto, so now the Ashikaga Yoshimasa Department is the Eastern Army, and the Hosokawa Katsumoto Department is the Western Army.

However, the so-called Eastern Army and Western Army were originally a very simple division, which was nothing more than the division of the positions of Ashikaga Yoshimi and Ashikaga Yoshimasa.

But really, the two sides can say that you have me, and I have you.

Until now, the struggle had been confined to Kyoto.

Now, after Hosokawa Katsumoto won the victory in Kyoto, he naturally marched on all sides.

The capital of Japan is now in Kyoto, and the reason why this is so is because Kyoto is one of the four corners of Japan. In particular, there is a large amount of undeveloped land in the east and north of Honshu Island. Kyoto's geographical advantages are even more obvious.

After occupying Kyoto, Hosokawa Katsumoto linked his own headquarters and divided Ashikaga Yoshimasa's supporters in various places.

For example, Yamana Sozen, he is here with a large army, but the territory of the Yamana family is west of Kyoto. It's strange that Hosokawa Katsumoto doesn't want to find a way to take it.

As a result, the Western Army is flourishing, and now there are 200,000 people, which is also very normal.

Although Wang Ying was a little worried in his heart, after all, there were a certain number of people, even if the elite of the Ming army might not be able to win, but at this moment, Wang Ying naturally couldn't show a trace of timidity, and said: "What about the rabble, even if there are 500,000?" I would also like to ask General Yamana to tell me who there are in the Western Army. ”

It has to be said that the acceleration of trade between Japan and China has also brought great benefits to the cultural exchanges between China and Japan. Perhaps the lower classes of Japanese people do not understand Chinese, but most of the upper classes of Japan understand Chinese.

Of course, these Chinese accents are a little bit difficult to describe.

Yamana Zongquan said: "Don't dare to be, I really want to report to the navigator." ”

"The main force of the Western Army is the Hosokawa family, headed by Hosokawa Katsumoto, Hosokawa Nariyuki, Hosokawa Naruharu, Hosokawa Chang and others, and then there are, Hatakeyama Masacho, Kyogoku Mochikiyo, Takeda Nobuyo, and others."

Then it was analyzed in detail.

Wang Ying listened, and even had a feeling that the current talent was a rabble.

Without him, the core of the Western Army is the commander Hosokawa Katsumoto. He is not only the commander, but also the head of the Hosokawa family, and after that, Hosokawa is not a member of the Hosokawa family, but every Hosokawa is a big name.

In other words, the Hosokawa family has the land of the ten countries of Japan.

Of course. Japan's national division is too small. The land of the Ten Kingdoms is only one province in Daming. However, there are only 66 countries in Japan, among which you can see the victory of the Hosokawa family. Hosokawa Katsumoto easily controlled the power of the Western Army with the Hosokawa family as the core. In addition, the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimi was supported by him.

Hosokawa Katsumoto can be even more decided.

But in the Eastern Army in front of him, the power is divided among the three families. Ashikaga Yoshimasa didn't actually directly command the battle, and he didn't have the ability to do so, and it was Yamana Sozen who really directly commanded the battle.

It's just that the mountain family suffered heavy losses before, thinking that they couldn't sit firmly in the position of alliance leader.

Not to mention, Wang Ying found another interesting place in the list of the Western Army, such as in the list of the Western Army, there are Hatakeyama Masada, Yamana Chitoyo, and Spo Yoshitoshi.

Hatakeyama Masato understands very well on the other side that the battle for the inheritance of the Hatakeyama family between them began before the current war.

But Yamana is abundant. Sipo Yimin seems to have a conflict with the family, as if he has a common hatred, so he defected to the other side.

Wang Ying can see through this at a glance, but is it just a two-sided bet?

Wang Ying is sure that the hostility between the two sides is real, and there are also life and death fights on the battlefield. But it doesn't prevent them from communicating privately.

When it really comes to a place where it is impossible to do anything, it is not impossible to betray the master's family and rebel.

After all, family inheritance is the most important thing.

Don't look at the wars between the two sides, but three management and four guards, the seven major families have also been fighting for more than 100 years, and you have me and I have you for a long time.

The relationship is very complicated.

Wang Ying said: "This generation is just falling apart, in my opinion, within ten days, the army will be exhausted and go west to Kyoto." Reclaim the throne for the king and set things right. ”

In just a moment, Wang Ying was sure what to do.

He was a little worried, though. But we have to move forward.

Because Wang Ying was worried, he softened his words here, and the big names below all switched to the other side.

Although Wang Ying doesn't care about the life and death of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, he cares about the task given to him by Zhu Qizhen, although Nagasaki is already in hand, even if Ashikaga Yoshimasa is on top, it is impossible to change this.

However, the Iwami Silver Mine and the abolition of the emperor have not yet been completed.

Even if he asks for help from home, it will take time.

Therefore, the first thing he had to do was to stabilize the morale of the army. With offense as defense, naturally there is no need to fight to Kyoto, just win one or two major battles, and let all the departments of the Eastern Army be sure that the Ming Dynasty can compete with the Western Army.

When people's hearts are stable, they can dispatch troops or ask for reinforcements from home, and they have time.

"This -----" Ashikaga Yoshimasa hesitated.

It's not that he doesn't want to fight the Western Army, but he is scared. Ashikaga Yoshimasa was well aware that the army under his command was no longer combative.

Just think about it, in fact, Hosokawa Katsumoto's focus is in Kyoto, and Ashikaga Yoshimasa is not far from Kyoto, so Hosokawa Katsumoto will not chase it.

Ashikaga Yoshimasa could have stopped nearby, such as Nara Castle.

The reason why Ashikaga Yoshimasa retreated here in one go is not that he has no confidence in the combat effectiveness of his command.

Wang Ying seemed to see Ashikaga Yoshimasa's thoughts, and said: "Please rest assured, the king is the master of this battle, and there is no need for all departments to do it, just escort the grain and grass behind." ”

When Ashikaga Yoshimasa heard this, he also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then please leave it to Voyage." ”

So Wang Ying immediately turned into a combat state.

Within a few days, all the troops disembarked one after another, and Wang Ying released the scouts first.

After a few days of scouting, the Ming army drove straight west to investigate.

Soon the news of the various departments of the Ming army came.

Hosokawa Katsumoto did not make a major eastward advance, but only occupied a few strategic points, and most of the places were still under the control of local authorities.

In the Omi area, the forces of the two sides are uneven.

The main force of the Hosokawa family did not go eastward, but many of them competed for fields, resources, and so on in the name of the Hosokawa family. In short, after the Battle of Kyoto, it seems that the order of the whole of Japan was in chaos.

This is also the reason why Japanese history regards the Onin War as the beginning of Japan's Warring States.

None of them.

Not only did the influence of the shogunate drop to the freezing point, but everyone seemed to forget that there was still a shogun in Japan, and it was the complete collapse of Japan's previous order.

In order to fight for the land, various battles are fought from the bottom to the top.

The typical one is the Owari Oda family, and the current Oda family is still a subordinate of the Spo family, and they are not qualified to have a place at the banquet to receive the Ming army.

However, in history, after the Onin Rebellion, the Spo family declined rapidly, and the Oda family began to rise step by step, although the pace was not large, but it was also listed among the daimyo, which gave the foundation for the rise of the Great Demon King of Owari.

Now, this is what the Ming army scouts are probing.

There was hardly any order to speak of, and it seemed that one by one was fighting for the Eastern Army, or for the Western Army, but the real one was fighting for their own fields.

Wang Ying was overjoyed in her heart and said secretly: "This is exactly what I want." ”

Wang Ying immediately called Yang Zhen over and asked him to immediately integrate the cavalry, try his best to march westward, and take all the places he went until he met the main force of the western army.

Yang Zhennai is the grandson of Yang Hong and is also from martial arts.

Just think about it, now that the Ming Dynasty has no enemies to speak of, and there are fewer and fewer wars to participate in, and in order to maintain his influence, Xungui naturally brushes his own military exploits on his children.

Japan is naturally a good place to brush up on its military exploits. Yang Zhen can sit firmly as a cavalry general this time, or his grandfather sold a lot of face to others.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for a battalion officer in his twenties to take on such a heavy responsibility

After all, I don't know how many veterans there are in the Beijing camp today. It's all typed, and that one is worse than Yang Zhen.