Chapter 201: The Battle of Anchuan
At the same time that the court sent Fujimaru Katsutoshi as an envoy to Kaga Ichiku, he also ordered more than 700 heads of the Ichikuza army in the Einsatzgruppen in Vietnam and 29,000 heads of the Ichizaku army who were killed in the battle of the Jintong River to Shoushan Castle. And the 29,700 heads were not used for the first inspection.
However, at this time, the Okugoshi Chuichi army had already learned that the Uesugi army had arrived at Moriyama Castle, so they quickly retreated to the area around the Kura River and Himi to the north of Moriyama Castle. And they are also at odds with Koura Koyasu in Kourayama Castle.
As soon as Chaoding saw the retreat of the army, he immediately ordered Tao Qingxian, Usami Dingkatsu and others to lead 10,000 troops out of the city, and also brought more than 29,700 heads. When they arrived outside the castle of Anchuan, they executed each of these heads one by one. This move immediately made the army around Anchuan City and his fellow party Koura Guangyasu angry. In this way, the news of the fiasco of the first battle of the Shentongchuan was instantly exposed to the news that Guangdeji Chengoan and others were trying to suppress the defeat of Shentongchuan in the first battle.
In the early morning of September 27, the court decided to take the Great Bear Chaoxiu as the defender of the mountain castle, and he himself led 21,000 Uesugi troops from the mountain castle to defend the mountain castle, and the Suyoshi people of the Uesugi Keishinobu were the first to fight. Surprisingly, before the Uesugi family launched an attack on the area around Anchuan and Himi, Koura Mitsuyasu suddenly shaved his head and gave way to his son Koura Ichimu. And Koura Ichimori immediately surrendered to the Uesugi family Kaejo before taking office, and also sent his young sister-in-law Koura Kataji to Shoushan Castle as a hostage.
"Ladies and gentlemen, something is wrong!" Just when the leaders of the Guangdeok Temple and other armies were still holding a military meeting to discuss how to go next, a monk soldier armed with a naginata knife hurriedly broke into the big room.
"Why are you so flustered?!" Guangdeji asked dissatisfiedly.
"Back to the words of the general general, the lord of Kourayama Castle, Koura Ishimimori, is now shaved, and his son Koura Kazumori inherited the family governor and surrendered to the Uesugi family!" The monk said angrily.
"What?!"
"Why is this happening?!"
When they heard the news, which was like a thunderbolt from the sky, the leaders of the First Gang Army suddenly lost their minds and began to fidget. Because their retreat has been cut off, unless someone now sends a large number of ships from the sea to meet them, there are only two ways for this army, first, to go to the west to see the Buddha; 2. Surrender to the Uesugi Army.
The Hatakeyama family (Noto Hatakeyama family), who had previously supported the Noto Ichizaku and Ishido Yama clans in their southward invasion of Echichu, also learned some news about the unfavorable situation of the Ichichi army, and they did not plan to continue to support the Ichijo army. In addition, many Noto lords still have to think about their own future, and they can't put on an attitude of fighting the Uesugi army to the end. In addition, the powerful ministers such as the Nagatsuren of the Hatakeyama family concentrated a large number of leaders and troops in Nanao Castle and some surrounding fortifications, completely ignoring the appearance of death and not saving the army not far away, leaving them to fend for themselves.
Chaoding did not intend to let the army survive in case of death. Soon he ordered his troops to begin an offensive against the First Army. The first Uesugi Keishinobu and the second formation's Nagao Fujikei and Naoe Keixuna took the lead in launching a fierce attack on the Ichiwa army outside Anchuan Castle, and the follow-up Nagasawa Mitsukuni, Jimbo Kakuhiro, Tohi Masashi and other Yuezhong people were not far behind.
Soon, the first army outside the city could not resist the onslaught of the Uesugi army and retreated towards Anchuan Castle. However, when the first army in Anchuan Castle opened the city gate to accept the defeated army, it was taken advantage of this opportunity by Uesugi Keishinobu Suyoshi to rush into the city, destroy the city defenses, and occupy both gates of Angawa Castle Ninomaru.
Subsequently, Yamayoshi Toyomori, Saito Asanobu, Takanashi Yorikin, Usami Seikatsu and other troops also joined the siege battle. Soon the Uesugi army completely occupied Ninomaru and surrounded Honmaru. And the Ichikuchi army that insisted on Honmaru only had a hundred monks and soldiers and the leaders of the Ichiku-sa army such as Kotokuji Orio. Kotokuji swore that he had not commanded several battles involving tens of thousands of people, so he could not even organize a decent resistance when the Uesugi army attacked the castle.
Although it is believed that the people of Honmaru had the idea of surrendering to the Uesugi army. However, after hearing that all the 29,000 troops of the Kamkogawa had been annihilated by the Uesugi army in the first battle of the Kamkogawa without leaving a single person behind, they gave up the idea of surrendering.
"Report to the lord, the enemy army in Honmaru has no intention of surrendering, and is ready to resist stubbornly." At this time, Ikeda Mori Twied all the way to the Ninomarukan Tower, where Asadachi was, and reported loudly to him.
"Yes, set fire. Set fire to all the buildings, towers, longhouses, and so on in Honmaru. Anyway, they are not ready to cage the city (they did not smear the mud all over the various facilities in the city to prevent fire), so there is no need for our army to consume troops in vain. Chao Ding sneered.
"Yes!" Ikeda then ran to the front to deliver the order.
Half a day later, the sun sets. The Honmaru of Anchuan Castle, whether it is a longhouse or a building without exception, burned to the ground. A large number of ashigaru people with bamboo finch patterns on their backs were carrying one charred corpse after another outside.
"To report to Your Highness, the leaders of the crowd committed suicide when our army set fire, and then when the fire spread to the Great Hiroma, their bodies were burned to the point that they were unrecognizable." Mitsukoku Nagasawa slowly walked to the door of Honmaru and reported to Asada.
"It doesn't matter, as long as they don't run." Asada didn't care if their bodies could be recognized, he just wanted to wipe out Kaga's strength as much as possible, so that they could not interfere with his invasion of Noto. Moreover, the Ichichi in Echichu has been active for seventy-seven years, and it is time to be silent forever.
However, for Noto's invasion, the court decided that it should not be rushed. Because Nanao Castle is one of the few fortified castles in Hokuriku Province, it is not so easy to capture. And the best way is to first attack the various branches and soldiers of Noto, isolate the Seven Tails Castle and besiege it.
When the news of Kaga's two disastrous defeats in Vietnam reached Noto Nanao Castle, Nanao Castle was bustling with activity.
First of all, the governor of the family, Yoshitaka Hatakeyama (Mamoru Iga), hastily succeeded him as the governor at the age of four when both his father and brother were exiled. And the power of the Hatakeyama family, the craftsman, is still held by the Hatakeyama Seven. Therefore, all major events are done by the ministers and the council. The aftermath of Hatakeyama Yoshitaka was served by the Nagasuren of the Seven Hattakeyama Seven, and the Hatakeyama Suruga Mamoru (Hatakeyama Yoshisuke's uncle).
However, the city was soon divided into two factions. One faction was led by Nagashiren and Hatakeyama Suruga Mamoru and Jimboho Sojo of the main battle faction, and they mainly held on to Nanao Castle and sought reinforcements from a large number of troops to repel the attack of the Uesugi army, and also sent people to ask the Oda family, who were still related by marriage to the Uesugi family, to mediate the war. The other faction was led by Miyake Nagamori (the younger brother of Onai Keitaka), Onkai Keitaka, Yusa Soen, Iikawa Mitsumato and others, mainly for the purpose of seeking peace with the Uesugi family.
Although the purpose of both parties is the same, they are both seeking peace. However, Naga-suryen and others wanted to force peace by war, and wait until the main force of the Uesugi army under the command of the Asadaki withdrew to Echigo, Aizu and other places, and then take the opportunity to attack Echichu and restore the old leader of the Hatakeyama family in Echichu. And Wenjing Jingtaka, Miyake Nagamori, Yusa Soen, Iikawa Mitsusei and others are different, they just can't get used to the flying and domineering of the Changsuren clan, so they fight against him and stand on the opposite side of him. The court that had long been aware of it sent Yu Zuo Xuguang and others into Noto, and asked them to start making adjustments to the Noto generals.
At the beginning, only Yusa Sumitsu's clan, Yusa Soen, sent his retainers to start contacting the Uesugi family. Even Onai Keitaka and Miyake Nagamori, who have been working against each other for a long time, took the initiative to seek Kaga's help, hoping that Kaga Ichiwa would send reinforcements to assist the Takusaku Hatakeyama family.
In fact, even if Onkai Jingtaka and Miyake Nagamori don't contact Kaga Kazu, Kaga Kazuki will take the initiative to send someone to the door. After all, once Noto becomes the territory of the Uesugi family, Kaga Kazuku will be completely isolated. There is Asakura in the west, Uesugi in the east, the sea in the north, and the mountains in the south. The truth of the cold lips and teeth is still understood by the public.