Chapter 196: Pacifying Kyoto
At noon on September 10 of the first year of Eiroku, Fushimi was in the Ohiroma of the Fushimi Commission. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Father! When our Iga-kun attacked Momoyama, they were blocked by the shogunate's iron artillery and couldn't break through! I saw Ise Sadara slowly walking into the Ohiroma with the support of two samurai dressed in carcasses, and reported to Ise Sadataka who was sitting on a maza. The two samurai who supported Ise Sadara were also in tatters, and there were a lot of blood stains on their bodies.
"Impossible! There are less than 300 shogunate troops on Momoyama, how can you be repulsed? "Ise Sadataka couldn't believe his ears, more than a thousand people went to attack Momoyama, which was defended by less than 300 defenders, and failed! Moreover, when his own side has a large number of people, he cannot achieve a local advantage, which makes Ise Sadataka unable to figure it out.
"Your Highness, now you can only retreat to Yodo Castle to regroup your army, and then contact the surrounding daimyo and countrymen lords before launching an offensive against Kyoto." Ise Sadachi, a fellow clansman on the side, immediately admonished.
"Shichiro Saemon, do you think our army still has a way out? If you look at the fact that hundreds of enemy troops can block the offensive of thousands of our army, then tens of thousands of troops can be repulsed by thousands of enemy troops. Once our army retreats, will Uesugi Kenshin let me go? "Ise Sadataka doesn't think it's a good idea to retreat at this moment, but thinks that once he retreats, he will really lose.
"Then for now, we can only increase the intensity of Fushimi's attack!" Another important minister of the same clan, Ise, said with a sigh.
"Sun Liu, you go to supervise the battle." Ise Sadataka couldn't think of any other way at the moment.
"Yes." Immediately, Jiguanjing Sun Liu (the former retainer of the Sanhao family, Shancheng Zhong) left Daguangma.
Not long after the rooster comb and Sun Roku left, a samurai ran into the big room in a panic.
"What's the panic? What kind of system? Ise said disdainfully.
"Report to Your Highness, something is wrong! The shogunate army slaughtered from the area of Ryuunji Temple and Mikanomiya! The Iga people on the east side of the Uji River have been routed by the enemy cavalry samurai! The samurai said after forcibly calming down.
"What?! Who is the enemy general? Ise Sadataka jumped straight from the maza.
"The flag is printed with a bamboo finch pattern and a banner with a word for the word!"
"It's Kenshin Uesugi! Father, get out of the way, it'll be too late if you don't leave! Ise Sadara, who was on the side, hurriedly advised.
“······” Ise Sadataka wanted to withdraw, but if you look at the situation, retreating is not a rational choice at all. His own army and the coalition forces composed of other people are fighting in the north of the Uji River, and once he retreats as a general, a large number of defeated troops will directly choose to force the Uji River to escape. At that time, the side of Genraiji on the other side will be completely exposed······
While Ise Sadataka was still pacing back and forth, Kenshin didn't have that many worries.
"The head of the thief, Ise Ise, Mamoru Sadataka is there! Don't do anything else! Qianxin rode on the release of the moon hair, and kept waving the small bean in his hand. Behind her, a large number of public samurai and Sakamoto were all in close combat with the rebels.
"The palace has taken the lead, and I can't wait to lag behind! Assault! The four defenders of Fushimi, Fujita Administration, Fujita Hideyuki, Hida Noriya, and Seta Sakyo immediately led 1,500 defenders from the fortress and engaged the rebels head-on. And the 5,000 troops led by Kenshin were just able to pull out and go straight to Ise Sadataka's main camp, the Fushimi Commission.
"Report! The enemy army was killed from the Fushimi Stone, and the number was nearly two thousand! ”
"Report! The enemy's main team merges with the Fushimi defenders! ”
"Report! The six grandsons of Jiguanjing were begged to die! ”
"Report! The enemy has arrived at the Lodge! ”
As one envoy after another reported on the situation of the battle, Ise Sadataka could no longer sit still. He could only hand over the palace army to Ise Bei Nakamori and Ise Sadachi, while he and his sister-in-law were preparing to flee towards Yodo Castle with several banners.
In the afternoon, the lords of the countrymen who saw the general fleeing led their troops across the Uji River to escape from Minami-Omi. Kato Shogun and Nakano Sukezaemon were attacked by Kenshin due to their slow evacuation, and they were subsequently captured. Ise Sadachi and Ise Bichumori were also attacked by the shogunate while they were in the temple army, and they were able to flee to Yodo Castle after losing hundreds of men. After Ise Sadataka contained the remnants, he found that he had less than 1,000 troops left.
"Gokanden! Ise Sadataka has fled to Yodo Castle and is closed. Nakanishi Jirobo immediately reported to Kenshin, who was standing outside the Daihiro room of the commission.
"It's okay, your next target is to come to the people!" Kenshin didn't think that Ise Sadataka could run far, and which of the surrounding daimyo such as the Miyoshi family, the Rokkaku family, and the Hatano family would contain him? It is better to take advantage of the good opportunity to defeat the rebel right army and continue to expand the results.
"Oh!" The group then regrouped and quickly headed towards the southern part of Toba.
At this time, Neraiji Kuahide still failed to break through Toba, and he had just learned of Ise's defeat.
"Ise Ise Mamoru was defeated?!" Neraiji Kuahide's first reaction when he learned of Ise's rout was shock. Obviously, the right army under his command had 8,000 troops, how could it be defeated all of a sudden? Even if it was 8,000 pigs, it was impossible for the shogunate army to catch them in an instant. However, the fact is that Ise, who has a crowd of 8,000, was instantly defeated.
This is not the end, and then Genraiji Kuaixiu experienced what it means to be a two-sided attack. Kenshin led 6,000 shogunate troops to the right flank of Neraiji Temple, while the three of them, who were holding Toba, were Hayatsu Matajiro, Hayashi Kiyoshi, and Baba Sunjiro, who were holding on to Toba, and immediately led 1,000 troops to fight out from the fortress to meet the shogunate army's main team.
The Iron Artillery Corps of the Roots had completely lost their advantage in the white-knuckle battle, and it was like a burning stick in their hands. Originally, Neraiji Kuaiso also planned to use a small number of iron cannons to form a blocking formation to snipe Kenshin, but the Kanada people were not fools. Juchu Youjiro and others directly took the people of the headquarters to fight the iron cannons under the fast show of Genlai Temple. As a result, under the offensive of the shogunate army, the owner of the workshop was killed in the battle of Youjing, and the people of Nelai were defeated. Even the Kii Honganji Officials, who followed the Genrai people into battle, also suffered heavy losses.
Seeing the right time, Akechi Mitsuhide directly led 500 troops to launch a surprise attack along the Katsura River from the southwest of the Neraiji Kuaixiu. Escorted by monks, Neraiji Kuahide then quickly fled along the streets of Toba into Yodo Castle and joined forces with the remnants of Ise Sadataka. However, after containing more than 2,000 remnants of his own side, Neraiji Kuahide retreated directly to Kii, and as for the remaining defeated troops and Ise Sadataka, he didn't want to worry about it. This time, the losses of the Genlaizhong were already very large, and thousands of iron cannons were lost. If you continue to fight like this, I'm afraid you will lose everything.
Ise Sadataka and others begged each other bitterly, hoping that Neraiji Kuahide would continue to stay and fight against the shogunate army. And this time, Neraiji Kuahide had learned the power of the dragon of Echigo, and he didn't want to stay in the most dangerous place like Kyoto. Then the two sides parted unhappily. Ise Sadataka could only leave Yodo Castle with his son Ise Sadara and his fellow clansmen, including Ise Inaba Mamoru, Ise Bichumori, Ise Sadachi, Ise Sadaun, and Isenomiya Chiyo, as well as 1,000 troops, and returned to Nakao Castle to defend it.
Kenshin would not let Ise Sadataka survive this day, and quickly joined forces with the Kyoto congregation and once again attacked Nakao Castle with 7,000 troops, and launched a general attack with the force of furious waves. Many of the Ise soldiers scattered in terror and fled. Soon, Nishinomaru, Kitanomaru, and Ninomaru in Nakao Castle were captured one after another, and Ise Sadataka and others could only stand in the second-floor castle tower of Honmaru and prepare to resist stubbornly.
"Looks like I won't survive today······" Ise Sadataka Ise, who was sitting in the big room, smiled bitterly.
"Your Highness, we didn't lose to the shogunate, but to Uesugi Kenshin!" Ise said unwillingly.
"It is true that the power of the 'strong court' in Gyeonggi is useless, but under the command of Uesugi Kenshin, the shogunate army was able to defeat our army and the Nerai people one after another." Ise Beichumori expressed agreement with Ise Sadachi.
"Father, the shogunate has stopped attacking at this moment, maybe it's time for me to wait for seppuku······ Ise Satara turned to look at the young Ise Sadawei and Ise Sadashi behind him, gritted his teeth and said.
"Send the child out, I'll wait here for seppuku." Ise Sadataka discovered Ise Sadara's thoughts. He knew that Kenshin would not be too embarrassed by the two children since he had won a big victory, and as long as he sent them to Matsunaga Hide, he would be able to continue the blood of the Ise family.
"Yes."
Subsequently, Ise Sadataka, Ise Inaba Mamoru, Ise Bichumori, Ise Sadachi, Ise Sadaun, Ise Miyo Chiyo and others successively killed themselves in Ohiroma. When the two children, Ise Sadawei and Ise Sadako, were sent out, the shogunate army rushed into Honmaru and beheaded Ise Sadataka and others. Then, Kenshin didn't want to harm the two children, so he could only send them to the outside of Tawenshan Castle in Matsunaga Hide.
The death of Sadataka Ise announced the unification within the shogunate and showed the strength of the shogunate to daimyo such as Miyoshi, Rokkaku, and Hatakeyama. Kenshin himself also received his own income - he was appointed as a deacon of the government office, the imperial companion, and the new Hokuriku (Wakasa, Echizen, Kaga, Noto, Echichu, Echigo, Sado) position was also held by Kenshin.