- Heiankyo

Compared with the Kaifeng of the Song Kingdom, Heianjing of the Wa Kingdom is naturally broken and can not be broken anymore, but after all, it is also the capital of a country built according to the former Tang Chang'an, and it can be regarded as a big city in the top 20 in the 12th century, excluding the Song Dynasty.

But today's Heiankyo is full of wolf smoke, there are cries and fights everywhere, and there are corpses everywhere that no one can pick up, and the two armies with the palace and the Guanbai Mansion as the core are still fighting each other, and every courtyard can become the focus of repeated contention.

Here, there were no more innocents, women and children, and every woman picked up a naginata or bow and arrow, and looked out with resolute eyes, waiting for the order to fight at any time. And any man over the age of twelve is armed with a katana, ready to slash his enemies.

In the Guanbai Mansion, Toba and Fujiwara sat together, and as long as the news of the loss of the position came, their bodies would tremble for a while, and when the position was recaptured, their faces would look better.

Although Fujiwara faithfully activated the hidden Miko Genji family, he was still pressed and beaten by Shirakawa, after all, the samurai of the north, the largest force group, were loyal to Shirakawa, and Toba didn't have a single soldier at all.

"Will lose! We're going to lose! If we continue like this, we will all be killed! Toba muttered under his breath, his words causing everyone to frown.

The night of fighting made everyone feel impetuous.

"Your Majesty, please be calm!" Fujiwara shouted faithfully.

"What to do? Reinforcements, where are our reinforcements? Where are there any reinforcements? Or... Let's talk about peace, how about we admit our mistakes with His Majesty the Emperor? Toba said in fear.

"Peace talks?" Fujiwara smiled faithfully and said, "Your Majesty, if you were the emperor at this time, would you be willing to accept peace talks?" Or, after the peace talks, does Your Majesty think it can still be Your Majesty? ”

"Alive... As long as I can live..."Toba was about to say something even more frustrating, but one of the guards came in and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, Master Gardener asks to see you." ”

Fujiwara snorted, stood up and said, "Oh!! It's finally here, please come in! ”

The gardener walked in under the guidance of the guards, and Fujiwara nodded at him faithfully and said, "Master gardener, I wonder if Enryakuji Temple is willing to help?" ”

Enryakuji Temple, from the Tang Dynasty in the Heiankyo area to establish a sect of the temple, because later moved to Mitsui Sonojoji Temple, since then the two temples have been fighting, because these temples have a large amount of land, become the existence of the feudal lord, and finally appeared a kind of known as the strongest land war in the country - monk soldiers.

The monks are not so much the strongest, but the least afraid of death, because of the belief in the Buddha country, these monks who shouted the Buddha in their mouths and stepped on the battlefield will never retreat until the last person left in the war, and the people of the Japanese country believe in Buddhism, and in the face of these people, often the opponent does not fight and the morale of the self-lowering three points.

In the later Warring States period of the Wa Kingdom, whether it was Takeda Shingen, who was known as the first three masters, or Oda Nobunaga, who was known as the first three masters, they all suffered losses under the monks and soldiers, and Shirakawa also because of the helplessness of these monks and soldiers, and issued "The water of Maochuan, the gambling game of Double Six and the mountain mage, only these three things in the world are not as good as I want!" Exclamation.

Sonori nodded and said, "It has been confirmed, as long as His Majesty Toba is willing to support the spread of the Dharma, they will send troops to help, and now they have begun to descend the mountain." ”

"Good! It's so good! Fujiwara said to Toba with a loyal smile, someone had already prepared a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, Toba looked around, and could only write an edict and stamp his own seal.

The addition of monks and soldiers greatly reduced the pressure on the Toba army, but Shirakawa quickly mobilized monks from other temples to send out horses, and with the continuous reinforcements coming from other places, the Toba army was gradually suppressed.

"No.. There must be reinforcements. Toba looked at the continuous battle reports and said eagerly.

Fujiwara faithfully looked at the garden and Takenaka who were on the side, and said, "Both, are the Marquis of Pingyin ready to watch us perish?" ”

The two glanced at each other, and Takenaka came out of the door and said, "It is true that there is still a road of soldiers and horses driving here, but because they have not received the approval of His Majesty and Lord Guan Bai, they dare not make a move." ”

"What soldiers?" Toba immediately asked.

Fujiwara Faithful smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid it's the army of the Marquis of Pingyin." ”

"What? Song people? ”

"This is our matter of the Wa Kingdom, what are they Song people here?"

"My lord, be careful to keep the wolf at the front door, and welcome the tiger at the back door!"

A group of retainers immediately dissuaded that no one wanted the Song people to enter the army.

Takenaka came to the door and said with a smile, "Your Excellency is wise, it is indeed the Marquis of Pingyin, the Emperor of Shirakawa is very hostile to my Song Kingdom, and the Marquis of Pingyin is very angry with what Emperor Shirakawa has done, and now he has ordered the army to set off from Settsu, and it is almost there."

It's just that the ancients have clouds, if the name is not right, the words are not good, and if the words are not good, the things will not be done, and please ask Your Majesty and Lord Guan Bai to jointly issue an edict, please enter the King of Pingyin and Qin, so that the Lord of Pingyin Hou can lead the army into the city. ”

"If I don't write, won't you go into the city? It's all your conspiracy! Fujiwara's voice grew louder and louder, and at last it was like a roar.

Takenaka came to the door and replied, "Naturally, we will not enter the city, at least when His Majesty and His Highness are still alive." ”

At this time, another guard came in and said, "Report! The enemy general Taira Tadashi has already led his troops to kill the monks of Enryakuji Temple, and the front is almost unstoppable! ”

Toba suddenly became anxious, and said to Fujiwara loyally, "Let's agree, the Song people just want to learn and start a business, it's not a big deal." ”

Fujiwara looked at Toba faithfully and hesitantly, and the retainers below also quarreled over it.

"It seems that Your Majesty is not Your Majesty wherever you go." Takenaka shook his head and said with a sigh.

Toba clenched his fist violently and shouted, "Don't make any noise!" Listen to my decision! ”

Everyone was startled by Toba's roar, and Toba said loudly, "Immediately invite the army of the Marquis of Pingyin to enter the city, no matter what, His Majesty the Emperor is our biggest enemy, no matter how greedy the Song people are, the country is also ours, just to open a business and pass on learning, or ask for some gold and silver, we can afford it!" ”

It's a pity that both the retainers and the samurai obey Fujiwara Loyalty, and they look at Fujiwara Loyalty, although Fujiwara Faithful feels that there is something wrong, but he can't come up with a better idea at this time, and he can't say anything about letting everyone face death with him.

After Takenaka came to the door and got the request letter issued by Toba and Fujiwara Tadashi together, he immediately took out the fireworks hidden on his body and set them off.

Then, one after another fireworks rang out in Heiankyo, and Fujiwara faithfully watched this scene, suddenly realizing that such a premeditated plan of the Marquis of Pingyin was probably definitely not as simple as the spread of the New Song Dynasty.

Han Tao, who was staying outside the city, saw the signal and said happily, "It's finally here!" Coming in! Send someone to deliver a message to Hou Ye again, and within one day, Ping'an City will be broken! ”

Ping'an City is designed according to the pattern of Chang'an, so it has the reputation of small Chang'an, and the city wall is also a rare height in the Wa Kingdom, with four or five meters.

But such a majestic city wall was not guarded by many soldiers at this time, and most of the sergeants had been divided into two factions to fight in the city at this time, so when Han Tao raised the banner and killed under the city, the Japanese soldiers guarding the city gate suddenly didn't know what to do.

"We came here to quell the rebellion at the invitation of His Majesty Toba, do you want to die?" Sakabe Heita rode a war horse, brandished a spear and shouted loudly, and the two thousand Japanese troops also responded in unison, and the four thousand Pingyin troops standing behind them made the city guards tremble.

"It's... This is Heiankyo, the capital of the Wa Kingdom, do you want to rebel? "There is a Japanese general shouting loudly on the city wall, hoping to scare away Sakabe Heita.

Sakabe Heita snorted disdainfully, after more than two years of edification, his thinking has already changed, in his heart, whether it is Toba or Shirakawa, or the Fujiwara family, they are the source of hindering the progress of the Wa Kingdom, rebellion? He's going to rebel!

"Attack!!"

Sakabe Heitai waved his spear, hundreds of crossbowmen pulled bows and sangxuan, and then a rain of arrows rose to the sky, where did the Japanese army of only 100 people resist on the city gate, less than half a pillar of incense, the city gate was breached, with a cheer, thousands of Pingyin Marquis attacked Heianjing.

Bai He, who was in the palace, learned the news and angrily smashed the statue of the Buddha that had been enshrined for decades.

"Quick! Quickly mobilize all the samurai and drive the Song people out!! ”

"No, Your Majesty, the warriors under Guan Bai have also begun to fight back, our troops are too small, let's go to Kanto with Weichen first, wait for the mobilization of soldiers from all over the country, and then try to do anything else." Ping Zhengsheng knelt down and said.

"No! Once you leave Heiankyo, the situation will be completely out of control. ”

Shirakawa had been in power for decades and was politically sensitive, and he knew very well that as long as he evacuated Heiankyo, it meant that the struggle between him and Toba and even Sekihaku was lost, and even if he could use the Heike to gather enough troops in Kanto, it would be difficult to win it back.

The tree falls and scatters, and many times it is the hearts and minds that are lost.

"Your Majesty, if you don't leave, you can only fight." Ping Zhengsheng persuaded again.

"Father-in-law!" At this time, Zhangzi Zhonggong came out and persuaded Bai He, "Father-in-law, for the sake of the child, please cherish your life!" ”

A trace of tenderness flashed in Bai He's eyes, and he nodded and said, "That's it, withdraw!" ”

The suppression battle of Heiankyo was much easier than Jiang De imagined, because the internal scuffle caused by the city's defense force was greatly reduced, so that Han Taobu did not encounter any decent battles all the way, from Settsu to Heianjing, the final casualties were less than 100 people.

By the time Jiang De entered the city, the battlefield cleaning work in Heianjing had already entered the end. Under the "invitation" of Han Tao and others, nobles such as Toba and Fujiwara Faithful appeared at the gate of the city to welcome Jiang De's arrival.

Toba and Fujiwara faithfully looked at Jiang De, who was riding a tall horse, wearing a mountain armor and a bright silver mask, and only felt a chill in their hearts.

Of course, Jiang De was not so terrifying, but the countless ironclad soldiers who followed Jiang De into the city were terrifying.

Not to mention Toba, Fujiwara Faithful, who has been a white for so many years, has never seen such a sophisticated and huge team.

To put it bluntly, the nobles who were accustomed to the elegant life of the Heian period did not know what war was, and the magnates of the Liao and Song dynasties were not far behind.

Jiang De looked at Toba and Fujiwara, who were dressed in black, and turned over and dismounted with a bang.

"Stop!" "Wow! Wow! Call! ”

With an order, all the sergeants stepped on the spot two steps and stopped.

"The country of the rising sun, the Son of Heaven has seen the country of the sunset, His Royal Highness the Marquis of Pingyin." Toba was shocked by the military momentum and took the initiative to step forward and say.

"Hmm...."Jiang De hummed, and then fell silent, the deathly silence around him, such an atmosphere made Toba sweat in this spring.

Sometimes, the power of silence is terrifying.

"I heard that there was a rebellion in your country, and the king of the Japanese is safe?" Jiang De said with the corners of his mouth slightly curved.

Toba hurriedly said, "Thank you Your Highness for your concern, it's fine." ”

Jiang De nodded, continued to urge the horse to step forward, no longer looked at him, Toba saw Jiang De so cold to him, and suddenly his heart was cold, and Fujiwara Faithful, who was beside Toba, felt a headache, Jiang De didn't even mean to look at him, the signal contained in this is enough to make everyone think about three points.

Could it be that this Song people hoped that the future Wa State would be the same as the Song State, and that the lord would occupy the ruling power?

Fujiwara Faithful waited for the Pingyin army to enter the city in such a nervous mood.

Of course, just in case, there was still a part of the army stationed outside the city, and all the gates of Heiankyo were also controlled by Jiang De's faction.

At any time, you can't be complacent, otherwise, there will be too many things that have flourished and declined.

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"My lord, all the key departments of Heiankyo have been mastered, and the Japanese army loyal to the Toba and Fujiwara families has shrunk to the royal palace and the Kanhaku Mansion, and the traces of Shirakawa have been discovered, they have reached Omi Province and are continuing to the east, and they are constantly gathering Kanto soldiers on the way, presumably preparing to gather the forces of Kanto to fight back again." Xu Guanzhong came to Jiang De's side and said to Jiang De, who was standing on the city wall and looking at the scenery.

"This is natural, after all, the most powerful force in the Wa Kingdom is actually the samurai regiment in the Kanto region!" Jiang De said with a smile.

Unlike later, before the Warring States period of the Wa Kingdom, the Kanto Plain, which was later famous in the Wa Kingdom, was still a barren land, and it was not really developed until the Tokugawa Ieyasu period, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi transferred Tokugawa Ieyasu to the Kanto region, Tokugawa Ieyasu was still shocked by the desolation of the Kanto.

In Jiang De's time, Kanto was equivalent to the northeast of the Central Plains, although the potential was unlimited, but it lacked development, and the people living in these places were often good at fighting because of hard work, and later Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu all came from Kanto, and there was a background reason.

"Toba and Fujiwara should have a small move." Jiang De asked suddenly.

"The lord was so cold to them before, they must have felt something, and they thought that they would unite with the princess to put pressure on the lord in the future." Xu Guanzhong said in agreement.

"Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Typhoid Fever" said that the outside must first be at ease, at least, there must be a superficial unity...."Jiang De remembered a person, who was taken away by his father, but also lived a comfortable life.

"What do you mean?"

"Give them a signal, let them move quickly, don't wait until the Kwantung Army arrives to make trouble, at that time, we don't have time to deal with them." Jiang De said with a smile.