Chapter 157: Attack on Kamakura
Leaving aside Echigo, which was gradually gaining the upper hand, the Uesugi army on the Sagami side also began to invade. Although Sagami Province was once the domain of the Uesugi family in Ogiya.
On June 4, Okabe Motonobu, Asahina Taichao, Asahina Shinji, and Yamagami Michikazu (Yamagami Hide) led a force of 5,000 troops into Sagami Tsukui-gun. However, due to the large number of lords in Tsukui Prefecture, they have moved into Musashi and demolished all the branch castles and castle towns. Except for the villages in the mountains, there is not a single house in sight on the plains.
The army of Okabe Motonobu and others only attracted the attention of the Hojo family, and it was not the force that served as the main attacker.
Another Uesugi army, led by Toshimitsu Anazawa, marched by sea with a force of 1,000 troops. However, their route is to bypass the Miura Peninsula and head to Sagami Bay.
Originally, when the Hojo clan in Odawara Castle learned that the Uesugi army had entered Tsukui-gun, they immediately convened a military council. However, this time the military council was only attended by the assessors and some lords who were close to Odawara Castle.
The Hojo clan didn't say much nonsense, and directly ordered the Jade Rope Clan of Jade Rope City to go north to resist the attack of the 5,000 Uesugi Army. As for the defense of Musashi Tokita and Aoki, he didn't think about it at all.
What's more, the successive defeats of the Hojo family led to the mobilization of more than 3,000 troops at most, and the Jade Rope people accounted for one-third of them.
After the Jade Rope Clan and Huang Bei's banner leaders Hojo Tsusunari and Hojo Clan were killed in battle, there was not much left of the lords of the Jade Rope Clan. The Hojo clan could only find the second son of Hojo Tsunari, who had changed his name to Numata Yasumoto, and let him serve as the banner leader of the jade rope people who temporarily replaced the young Hojo clan Shun.
The Hojo family officially abolished the five-color plan in the first year of Eiroku because the Hojo family was already overwhelmed. However, they obviously didn't take into account the mood of the white generals and samurai such as Yasukatsu Kasahara, who were still on the Boso Peninsula.
Because the Hojo clan Shun was in a hurry shortly after the death of the Hojo clan, he was named Hojo Saemon Daifu Shun. And his mother is the daughter of the Hojo clan Yasu, so she enjoys the treatment of a public. Although he was already ten years old by the first year of Eiroku, the Hojo clan still did not let him complete his first battle. Because the Hojo family no longer has a few important ministers, he doesn't want to lose his sister's only son again.
In this way, Numata Yasumoto was inexplicably 'entrusted with a heavy task' and led 900 jade ropes to the north to resist the 5,000 Uesugi army. Yasumoto Numata was still satisfied when he was asked to change his name at first. Because it is still very dangerous to be a member of the Hojo family, and if you don't get it right, you will lose your life. However, after the death of his father and brother in battle, he still did not escape the fate of being 'entrusted with a heavy responsibility' by the main family. Of course, Numata Yasumoto was changed back to the original Miao character Hojo before he went out.
Is Hojo Yasumoto completely unwilling to hit the stone with an egg, 900 people and 5,000 people? Only the gods can win!
Just when Hojo Yasumoto was still on the march, Okabe Motonobu and others led 5,000 Uesugi troops from the Tokaido pioneers all the way to the side of Sagami Mountain, and by the way, Okazaki Castle, which was only garrisoned by 20 people, was captured to win the defender Uzeng Xuanbo.
The person who escaped from Izu when the Takeda army stormed Nirayama Castle was the one who escaped from Izu, but he was able to escape the fifteenth year of junior high school. This time, he was 'honored' in Okazaki Castle and died in battle for the Hojo family. It's just that the Hojo clan will not hold a memorial service for him.
After Okabe Motonobu and the others captured Okazaki Castle, they were not ready to move on, and their mission was limited to attracting the attention of the Hojo family and drawing out the main force of the Tamaki people. As for doing more than anything else, it counts as voluntary labor, and it is not cost-effective.
However, even if the Uesugi army stayed in Okazaki Castle in Osumi County, it was enough to deter the Hojo family. Ashigashita-gun, where Ozumi-gun and Odawara Castle are located, is just a palm-sized pottery-gun, so you can rush to Odawara Castle in a short time, and you can still show off your military strength in an 'armed march' before leaving.
Yamanaka Castle in Aika County was also garrisoned by 1,500 troops led by Asahina Shinji. This way, there is no need to worry about being cut off.
When the news of the loss of Okazaki Castle reached the ears of Hojo Yasumoto, who was still on the march, he had to speed up to Huaishima Castle, southeast of Okazaki Castle.
At the same time, the 1,000 Uesugi Army led by Toshimitsu Anazawa also bypassed Kaneda Bay and Owada Bay with ships provided by the Okamoto Navy and landed near Kamakura.
"Listen, everyone! There is no need to take the heads of miscellaneous soldiers and ordinary samurai, we have only one goal - the head of the Ashikaga Yoshiji of the Kamakura Prince! Immediately after getting off the boat, Toshimitsu Anazawa yelled at the ashigaru people on the boat and on the shore, "And! Dig all the mornings! ”
"Brother! You're cutting off everyone's back road! As soon as Shunji Anazawa got off the boat, he heard the order issued by Toshimitsu Anazawa and was puzzled.
"Listen! The current military situation of Tsukui County and Aijia County should be completed, as long as I take down the head of the Kamakura Princess, I will go straight to Aijia County! Toshimitsu Anazawa didn't seem to hear Shunji Anazawa's questions, and after going ashore on foot, he took the lead in rushing to the Hachiman Palace in Kamakura with a dozen samurai.
"Hey! Follow me! Shunji Anazawa could only shake his head and move forward with the rest of the ashigaru people following behind Toshimitsu Anazawa.
In order to prevent the sinking of the Kohaya boat from being used by the Hojo family, the sailors of the Okamoto Navy still set fire to the ship, and when everything was done, they also ran towards the Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura Tsuruoka with their knives.
Kamakura Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine is located in Kamakura Prefecture and is located in the heart of the Hojo family. Usually no one would be prepared for a sneak attack. In addition, since the Hojo clan and the Hojo clan Yasu, father and son completed the renovation of the Kamakura Tsuruoka Hachiman Shrine, there has been no daimyo army that has been able to enter Kamakura after bypassing the Miura Peninsula in broad daylight.
Danger is imminent, but the ridiculous Lord Yi is unaware. He was still very drunk, and collapsed in the dormitory snoring like thunder. Seeing the dust and black smoke burning on the coast, the Toyozen clan, who was in charge of guarding the Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura, guessed that an enemy was coming, and immediately ran to report the situation to Ashikaga Yoshiji.
Ashikaga Yoshiji, who was still half-drunk and half-awake, felt very strange, and asked his retainer Bunzen Clan, "Impossible! This is Kamakura, not a jade rope! Where will the Uesugi Army fight? ”
When the Fengqian clan Sheng heard this, he couldn't help but throw himself to the ground with the five bodies that the Lord Gongfang admired, and hurriedly said: "Gongfang Palace, the Uesugi army can't attack from the plains, and there is still a sea route!" Kamakura has no danger to defend, and it will be too late for the Uesugi army to attack! The Gongfang Hall still broke through immediately, defected to the Hojo Sakyo Daifu Hall in Odawara Castle, and then discussed! Just as the Bunzen clan was bitterly admonishing the Ashikaga Yoshiji, Anazawa Toshimitsu, Anazawa Shunji, and Anazawa Shiro Guards each led more than 300 troops to attack Kamakura from three sides.
"The Uesugi army has invaded Kamakura! The surrounding castle towns were set on fire by the Uesugi army! At this time, Yajiro Matsuda, who was also guarding Kamakura, ran in with a disgraced face.
"Then run!" At this time, a woman immediately walked over from the bedroom next to her, she was Jokoin, the daughter of Hojo Shiyasu.
"Yes." Toyozen and Matsuda Yajiro immediately carried Ashikaga Yoshiji out of the dormitory, and when they walked out the back door, they could see that the streets and fields of Kamakura were ablaze. This public party was so frightened that his soul was not possessed, and all the strength of the wine turned into a cold sweat.
Just when Ashikaga Yoshishi was sober and was about to cover his face with his sleeves and run wildly, the Uesugi army also completed the siege of Kamakura Tsuruoka Hachiman Palace.
Originally, the defenders of Kamakura did not exceed 200 people, and at the moment when the Hojo family's rivers were declining, it was already very important for the Ashikaga Yoshiji to have more than 100 defenders.
"Yu is the Kamakura Gongfang Ashikaga Left Horse Head Yoshi, you can't be rude to Yu!" With the remaining strength of the wine, Ashikaga Yoshishi yelled at the samurai of the Uesugi Army and the ashigaru who were armed with swords and spears.
"Up! That person is Kamakura Ashikaga Yoshiji! The Toshimitsu sword of Anazawa pointed directly at the Ashikaga Yoshiclan, and the samurai and ashigaru behind him flocked away.
In an instant, the three of Ashikaga Yoshiji, Toyozen Mori, Matsuda Yajiro and more than a dozen samurai of the Kamakura Gongkata family all died in the chaos. However, due to the slow walking of Jokoin, when she went to the back door and saw the scene of Ashikaga Yoshishi and others being hacked to death with knives, she couldn't help but scream, which attracted the attention of Toshimitsu Anazawa and others.
"Who is this person?" Shunji Anazawa immediately found a common man from the street and asked him to identify Jokoin.
"Return, if you go back to your lordship, this person is the daughter of Yasuko of the Hojo Sagami Mori clan..." But he will soon experience what misfortune is coming from the mouth.
"How dare you add an honorific title to the Ise thief of Odawara Castle? Come! Drag it down and cut it! Shunji Anazawa immediately waved his hand, and let the two samurai behind him drag the bewildered passerby down and cut him down.
"Brother, the daughter of Hojo Shiyasu, what should I do? You can't take it away, can you? Shiro Anazawa on the side walked to Toshimitsu's side and asked.
"If it is sent to Heyue City, then in terms of the character of the Lord, this woman will not escape death, it is better for me to wait to be a villain!" After Toshimitsu Anazawa finished speaking, he gave a knife to the Pure Light Temple, which was sitting on the ground crying.
In the end, the Uesugi army only took the head of the Ashikaga Yoshiji, and none of the other people's heads were removed, including the one of Jokoin.
The Uesugi army withdrew, but the Kamakura Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine was burned down, and even the castle town with Kamakura was burned down. Toshimitsu Anazawa and others led their troops westward along the coast, preparing to arrive at Huaidao Castle and head north to Aika Castle and Yamanaka Castle in Aika County.
Since there were no ninjas to provide information sources, Toshimitsu Anazawa's detachment of more than 1,000 people was completely like a blind man, and he only had directions and did not know where the Hojo Army was.