Minamoto Yorito, who founded the samurai family and established the shogunate and the imperial family system, has always been the object of admiration in the hearts of samurai all over the world, but at that time, the world's recognized first samurai in Japan was not Yorito, the lord of the samurai in the world, but his younger brother Kuro Yoshitsune.

The Ichinoya Raid, the Battle of Yashima, and the Battle of Tanoura, almost all of Genji's major battles against the Taira clan were completed at the hands of Minamoto Yoshitsune, known as the Japanese god of war. However, not long after the fall of the Taira clan, Minamoto Yoshitsune and his brother Kamakura Hall turned against each other and went to Mutsu. This time, Kuro Yoshitsune seemed to have lost the characteristics of the god of war, and committed suicide by cutting his stomach less than a year after he went to Mutsu.

What kind of power did Gen Yoshitsune rely on to quickly destroy the Heiko? Why was he so quickly defeated in the battle with Kamakura, was it because of brotherhood or did he lose the power to win? Questions arise in the hearts of the world, and Kuro Yoshitsune has become one of Japan's three great tragic heroes.

It is impossible for Chiyo Mochizuki to mention Kuro Yoshitsune for no reason, combined with the previous conversation, Matsugami Yoshimitsu suddenly asked in surprise: "Could it be that Lord Kuro Yoshitsune has something to do with ninjas?"

Sure enough, Mochizuki Chiyonu said with a hint of reverence and pride: "The lord guessed right, that Lord Kuro Yoshitsune does have a deep relationship with my ninja family. In fact, Lord Kuro Yoshitsune himself is a person who is proficient in ninjutsu, so he has a deep friendship with our ninja ancestors.

On that day, Lord Kuro Yoshitsune led from Mutsu was basically 300 samurai but 300 ninja elites, of course, at that time, they didn't call ninjas Ranbo. It was by relying on these three hundred waves that Lord Kuro Yoshitsune built up thousands of ninja troops, which helped the weak Kamakura Hall to wipe out the Heike family in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, soon after, Lord Kuro Yoshitsune and Kamakura Hall were turned against each other due to the selection of Go-Shirakawain, and then Lord Kuro Yoshitsune committed suicide in Mutsu Seppuku. As for the ninja army that once roamed Japan, it also disappeared due to the suspicion of Kamakuraden, and it has never appeared since. ”

Saying that, Chiyo Mochizuki had a look of remembrance and regret on her face, it was the first and only time in history that they ninjas appeared as protagonists rather than supporting characters.

After listening to Chiyo Mochizuki's narration, Matsukami Yoshimitsu first felt that he was bragging, after all, he still knew something about the strength of ninjas. A ninja may be able to kill a samurai with ninjutsu, but a group of ninjas can never kill a group of samurai. Jiurou Yoshijing has thousands of ninja troops under him instead of 3,000 city managers, and he really thinks that they are the first in the universe!

"But the lord doesn't believe what he says? In fact, the ancestor of my Mochizuki family is also one of the three hundred ninja riders, and what I said below is absolutely true!" As if sensing Matsugami Yoshimitsu's suspicions, Chiyo Mochizuki, who has always been calm, suddenly said excitedly.

I see, after listening to Chiyo Mochizuki's explanation, Matsugami Yoshimitsu became more and more convinced that he was making a name for his ancestors. However, Matsugami Yoshimitsu didn't want to dwell on this matter, so he asked instead: "Lord Mochizuki, how could he have such a strong army under Kuro Yoshitsune in the past, and he was so completely defeated in the battle with Kamakura Palace. Isn't it because of brotherly love?"

"Brotherhood! Hmph~~~" For Matsugami Yoshimitsu's question, Chiyo Mochizuki sneered and said: "Lord Kuro Yoshitsune and Kamakura Hall can compete for the world!" Father and son will still turn against each other because of this, let alone half-brothers who have been separated since childhood? However, although Kamakura was not good at military affairs, he was very good at management, and Kuro Yoshitsune relied on Kamakura's support to levy the military resources needed by the Taira clan.

However, the Kuro Sutra was too high-ranking to cover the master, and after the fall of the Taira clan, it was jealous of the Kamakura Palace. When escorting the Taira captives into Kamakura, Kamakura was afraid of the skilled ninjutsu Kuro Yoshitsune-sama so much that he prevented him from entering Kamakura. At this point, the brotherly relationship between Lord Kuro Yoshitsune and Kamakura Hall has come to an end. ”

Matsugami Yoshimitsu couldn't hide the shock in his heart when he heard this, and today he learned a lot of old things about Kamakura that he and even the world didn't know from Chiyo Mochizuki. Minamoto Yoshitsune led the 300 men who assisted Minamoto Yoritomo in the crusade against the Taira clan from Mutsuno, and it turned out that it was not 300 horsemen but 300 ninja horses, and when the Taira clan fell, Minamoto Yoritomo had already become suspicious of Minamoto Yoshitsune, so that the brothers fell out of harmony. In just a few years, Gen Yoshitsune was able to destroy the Taira clan, and the name of the military god relied on thousands of ninja troops, so how did Kuro Yoshitsune, who had such a powerful force, quickly fall into the hands of Minamoto Yorito? Matsugami Yoshimitsu's nervous palms were sweating at this time, and he felt that he was likely to know the truth about the defeat of Genyoshitsune hundreds of years ago.

Thinking of this, Matsugami Yoshimitsu forcibly endured the excitement in his heart and trembled and looked at Chiyo Mochizuki. "That'...... So what exactly was Kuro Yoshitsune defeated at that time? Why did he fail so quickly?"

Regarding Matsu Yoshimitsu's question, Chiyo Mochizuki smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, the reason why the ninja army led by Kuro Yoshitsune is strong is because his subordinates have gathered a large number of ninja elites, and secondly, they also have the support of several large and small ninja families behind them. These families developed ninja tools to improve the actual combat ability of ninjas, developed drugs to improve ninja abilities to train new ninjas, and there are countless injuries for ninjas. All of this required the support of huge financial resources, and in the past, the capital of the march of Lord Kuro Yoshitsune also depended on Kamakura Hall. After the two turned against each other, losing the financial support of Kamakura Palace, this ninja army was no different from a toothless tiger. ”

"Doesn't Kurou Yoshitsune have the financial resources himself?"

Speaking of financial resources, Matsugami Yoshimitsu couldn't help but be suspicious. Not to mention the looting gains made by Yuan Yijing when he was fighting to destroy the Ping clan, which was rich and rival, the dozens of manors and the Yiyu country that Yuan Yorichao rewarded for his merits were enough to provide him with enough financial resources. How could it be that they couldn't afford to feed thousands of ninja troops? It's really okay to reduce the number of people, not to mention that those ninjas have a friendship with him!

"That's the shrewdness of Kamakuraden!" Chiyonu Mochizuki sighed and continued: "When Lord Kuro Yoshitsune defected to Kamakura Hall, there were not many retainers, so Kamakura Hall gave him more than a dozen imperial family members to do it. In the future, with the establishment of meritorious deeds by Lord Kuro Yoshitsune, the manor of Kamakura Palace's favor was also managed by these people. Besides, Lord Kuro Yoshitsune was originally a heroic person, and although he gained a lot from the crusade against the Ping clan, most of them were given to meritorious people.

Later, after Lord Kuro Yoshitsune turned against Kamakura Palace, the royal furniture under his command obeyed his orders, and the manors in Kamakura were gone. The ninja army is not invincible, and most of the three hundred ninja cavalry that Lord Kuro Yoshitsune used to be close to after many years of fighting have also died out. After Kamakura Hall turned against him, he bribed a group and secretly killed a group, and the ninja army of Kuro Yoshitsune was scattered. I think that when His Royal Highness Kamakura gave the royal family in the past, he was on guard against Lord Kuro Yoshitsune! After all, the character received by Lord Kuro Yoshitsune is the word "righteousness" passed down by Genji, and Kamakura Hall only received the word "court" from his father's Yoshitomi. Kamakura Hall has always regarded himself as the leader of the Genji clan in the world, and I'm afraid it can't tolerate the Kuro Yoshitsune-sama who is the descendant of the Genji!"

Matsugami Yoshimitsu now understands that in addition to the struggle for power, the original source Yoritomo and the source Yoshijing also have a dispute over their concubines. The Kwantung samurai have always obeyed Genji's orders, and Minamoto Yoritomo also commanded Kanto with his identity as Genji's descendant. In this way, as the real Genji descendant, the Gen Yoshitsun is a thorn in the flesh in his eyes, not to mention that the Gen Yoshitsun has the merit of destroying the Ping clan, and he has to guard against it. In this way, under the deliberate planning of the Minamoto Yorito, the rapid defeat of the Gen Yoshitsune can be imagined.