Chapter 35: The Great Purge
Taking advantage of the cold weather in the depths of winter, the upper reaches of the Oi River had already been covered with thick ice, and while Kokura was able to return to Shimada Castle, Shima Kiyoko led more than 5,000 people to cross the river through the depression on the north side of Makinono. Just as Nasu Ziyoshi and others opened the city gate, the vanguard led by Shima Kiyoshi also happened to come to the right bank, immediately lit torches, and quickly reinforced.
The military commander guarding the gate was the important minister of the Asharai clan of the wealthy clan of Fuji County, Suruga, known as the "Onishiki Division", and it was he who led the wealthy clan of Higashi-Suruga to capture Sunfu Castle first, and Osamu Omori hit the Nakamuraichi clan left and right, forcing him to submit.
But the so-called heaven outside the sky, there are people outside the people, and the wealthy family who dominates the situation in Suruga can be described as vulnerable in front of Hidebo's stables. Before Shima Kiyoshi arrived, this "ghost style department" was already a little overwhelmed, and he barely relied on the advantage of numbers to suppress Nasu and the others near the city gate. In the face of the mighty army crossing the river, Ashishi Yoshian could not hold on after all, and reluctantly led the side to retreat closer to the city.
When Shima Kiyoshi arrived, on the one hand, he ordered Ashigaru to seize the favorable terrain such as the arrow turret, and on the other hand, he instructed Nasu Ziyoshi to lead 2,000 men around the east of the castle to block the Shote Gate, while he himself led a large army to continue to advance towards the Imperial Palace.
The original owner of Shimada Castle had already been corrected in Kakegawa Castle, and his retainers led the young lord to Osamu Omori for help, but he did not expect him to directly occupy Shimada Castle and expel the family members and retainers of the old castle lord, and these people had no choice but to cross the river and defect to Yamauchi Ichitoyo. From their mouths, they learned that Shimada Castle was not a large castle in the first place, and there were only two exits, the Te Gate in the east and the Oteemon Gate in the west, and as long as these two key points were controlled, it would be difficult for Osen to fly even if he had wings.
At this time, Osamu Omori was still sleeping soundly in the bedroom of the inner courtyard, and the head of the Ashai family, Ashwashi Yoshi, rushed into the inner courtyard covered in blood, and the little surname in charge of the bed immediately stepped forward to stop him when he saw this: "Ashwash-sama, the Lord is resting, if there is any major matter, please let me tell you on my behalf." "Tell a!" Asharai Yoshishi first pushed the little surname to the ground, walked to the front of the bedroom, kicked the paper door away, walked into the room, and shouted at Osamu Omori, who had just been woken up by himself: "Your Royal Highness Omori, the people of the distant river crossed the river and attacked at night, and now they have been killed to the palace, please hurry up and go down to the front-line headquarters to fight the enemy, only in this way can you kill and inspire the soldiers to kill the enemy bravely." ”
Osamu Omori was frightened by this sudden situation, he hurriedly pushed away the two concubines in his arms, sat up, lowered his head, and said to himself: "Impossible, the mediation of the Nakamura family is useless, didn't he tell me that it is nine out of ten?!" ”
Seeing Osamu Omori like this, Ashihari Yoshishi stepped forward first, dragged him out of the quilt, and said to the little surname behind him: "You hurry up and replace His Highness with Guzu, and then we will go back to the battlefield together and swear to fight to find a way out." ”
When Osamu Omori heard this, he quickly broke off his hand and retreated to the wall, shaking his head in horror and trembling, "Are you crazy?" I, I don't want to send him to death, Shinkuro, quickly take off your clothes to me, in this case, going out of the hand gate should be regarded as a common people to escape......" The little surname next to him was about to take off his clothes after hearing this, and Ashihari Yoshishi went to stop him first, he walked to Omori Jicho's side, approached him and whispered in his ear: "Your Highness, as far as I know, there is still a tunnel in this city that leads to Izu-gun..." Take me over quickly, there will be a big reward after you get out of the city! ”
With that, Osamu Omori turned around and beckoned the two young women in the bed to get up and walk with them, and as soon as the two stood up, they saw Ashihari Yoshishi first raise the bright sword, and shouted unconsciously. Omori looked at their frightened expressions, and naturally looked back, as soon as the face turned halfway, Ashihari Yoshisen's knife had already fallen on his neck, and Omori fell to the ground in a pool of blood, struggling a few times before moving.
Ashiwashi squatted down first, dragged Omori's hair bun and cut off his head, and by the way, tore off a piece of fabric to wrap him, and walked out of the bedroom with him.
At this time, the Suruga people outside the palace were basically wiped out, and only Ashihari Yoshiyasu still led the soldiers from Fuji County to continue to resist by relying on the corridor outside the palace. At this moment, Ashihari Yoshiken walked out of the inner courtyard and shouted towards the palace, "Katsuji, Osamu Omori has been executed by me, don't resist, disarm and surrender!" After speaking, he walked up to Shima Kiyoxing with Omori's head, and respectfully handed the head to Kiyoxing for inspection.
Seeing this, Shima Kiyoshi was overjoyed, signaled to the side to take the head away, and said to the Asharai Yoshian in front of the palace: "His Royal Highness Shikibu admires the bravery of the battle, and now that the chief rebel Omori has been executed by the lord of the Ru family, there is no need for Your Excellency to continue to resist, if you can lay down your arms, my island left is a personal guarantee, and I will definitely not move His Highness and others in the slightest." ”
Seeing that the eldest brother Yoshishi had handed over Omori's head to Shima Kiyoshiko, Asharai Yoshiyasu finally stopped being resolute, and immediately ordered the soldiers to lay down their weapons. It stands to reason that he is a wealthy family in Fuji County, so why should he work hard for the Omori family that he can't beat?
Shima Kiyoxing really did not break his promise, and in addition to continuing to clean up the remnants of the Omori clan, he did not create the tragedy of Nakata Castle again. After the battle, on Hidebo's orders, the lords of the wealthy clans of Suruga, Enoe, and Higashimikawa went to Kakegawa Castle to participate in the assessment.
The inside and outside of the venue were heavily guarded, and in order to prevent a repeat of the last accident, these wealthy families were not allowed to carry weapons, even if they were placed under the porch. After waiting for the wealthy families to sit down, Hideho walked into the venue, accompanied by Yamauchi and Arima.
The first thing to do is, of course, to announce the losses and casualties of the riots involving the three countries. Yamauchi Kazutoyo took the document from the hand of the young surname, and after asking Hideho for instructions, he read it out in front of everyone: "This riot of the people of the country caused 2,000 deaths and 3,500 injuries, involving 48 wealthy families, of which 15 were completely exterminated, including Elephant Island, Nakata, and Omori, and 21 wealthy families including Shikawa and Iwamoto who confiscated their territories. "Thirty-six of the forty-eight pro-Tokugawa wealthy families have been completely eradicated, and the remaining twelve are all small wealthy families that are not worth mentioning, except for the Asharai family, and they can no longer make any big waves.
There are sixty-three wealthy families in the three families of Junyuan, except for the above forty-eight, all of them are neutral or pro-Hideyoshi forces, based on this, Hideho announced a personnel appointment: "In the reward for those who have contributed to this battle, Toshimi Nishio is temporarily appointed as the deputy acting minister of Mikawa Province, and the Arima Feng clan is the deputy acting minister of Enoe Province, as for Suruga Province," Hideho paused, "Let's let Ashihari Yoshiken serve as the deputy acting officer, and I will send someone to ask Taiko for specific personnel appointments, and I hope that everyone can work with one heart and one mind in the future and continue to serve Taiko." ”
Hearing that he was so valued by Xiubao, Ashisai Yoshixian immediately bowed to his feet and cried: "The humble position was bewitched by the governor of Omori, and he went against His Royal Highness in the middle of the servant, which was a crime and deserved death. I am here to swear an oath, and then I should look forward to the head of the horse with His Royal Highness in the middle of the servant, if I violate the oath, the sky will thunder! ”
In fact, after Ashiwa Yoshishi killed Osamu Omori first, he had completely betrayed the Tokugawa family, so if he didn't get close to Hideho at this time, could there be another way out? This rebellion, which lasted for seven days involving the Three Kingdoms, ended in a complete victory for the Xiu Bao side. The battle is over, but can Hideho's eastward journey be smooth sailing?