In order to deal with the attack from Settsu and Tanba, Ashikaga Yoshito immediately issued a mobilization order to Omi, Yamashiro, Tanba, Tango, and Wakasa in the form of a gokyo, ordering the lords of various countries to protect the shogunate.

Sakamoto Castle Dahiroma, Kira Yoshishi was wearing smoked purple Wei Wei Pills, holding Bo Qi Angang, hundreds of samurai on the left and right were also dressed in full uniform, Yamamoto Tokiyuki, who was the first on the left hand, nodded slightly at him, and Kira Yoshitoki immediately struck the case with his scabbard, and said loudly: "Today is the day when my Kira army comes out of battle, and the military division divins this battle as a good fortune!" We will win this battle! ”

"Victory! Win! Win! The warriors raised their weapons and shouted.

"This is the moment to show the bravery of my Kira family, gentlemen! Pick up the weapon in your hand! Follow the family to defeat Mitsuki! Kuangfu shogunate! ”

"Defeat Mitsuki and support the shogunate! Defeat Mitsuki and support the shogunate......"

"Good! Bring the wine! Kira Yoshitoki took a sip of the special sweet rice wine, and then shouted, "Out of battle!" Target three tsuki! ”

"Woooooo The dull sound of the conch sounded, and the 9,000-strong army turned into a red and black dragon and marched in the direction of Kyoto.

Yoshitoki Kira led the headquarters of 9,000 troops out of Omi and entered Yamashiro Province along the north bank of the Uji River, but Ashikaga Yoshito still underestimated the determination of Miyoshi Nagakei, the speed of Miyoshi's action was very fast, and the flank of the attack by Tanba was Naito Munekatsu, who had changed his name, and he took over the position of his father-in-law who died in his hands as the lord of Yagi Castle, one of the three fortified castles in Tanba, and this time with the support of the main force of the Miyoshi family, mobilized 15,000 troops to attack Kyoto from Tanba Province.

It was July and the river was swollen in midsummer. The river flows several times faster than in the dry season. There is no boat to transport it, and even if the Kamogawa River is only more than 30 meters wide, it cannot be forcedly crossed. Kira Yoshitoki had to go north to cross the river with the help of a wooden bridge near Kyoto, and when he entered Kinai, the situation was already very bad, Naito Sokatsusho led an army of 15,000 to break into Yamashiro Province, and surrounded Funaokama Castle, and the lord of the castle, Hosokawa Mototsune, fought a cage battle with a thousand troops, and fought a war with a disparity of one enemy and ten.

At the same time, Miyoshi Changqing led a main force of 20,000 troops to invade the mountain city of Kunishin-ryuji Castle from Settsu in the southwest. The governor of the Oshu family, the lord of Katryuji Castle, Hosokawa Harukei, was much worse, and when he saw the army of Miyoshi Chokei, he was so frightened that he almost peed his pants, and he took two thousand troops to defend this fortified city, and on the other side, he hurriedly called for help like the shogunate.

Ashikaga Yoshito took out all the strength in his hands, led by Hosokawa Harumoto to attack with an army of 4,000, Naito Munekatsu under Funaoka Mountain, the result was naturally the Naito army who was waiting for work to lose his armor, this time more than 800 people were killed on the spot, leaving more than 200 people to die within three days, and among the samurai who begged for death were Momoi Harumi, Odate Takanobu, who served the public in the shogunate. Most of the 2,000 newly recruited troops immediately dispersed, leaving 1,500 remnants of the defeated army and retreated back to Kyoto.

As soon as Kira Yoshitoki arrived in Kyoto, he was summoned by Ashikaga Yoshito to the Nijo Imperial Palace. The first thing he said was yelling at him: "Hurry up and drive Sanzhu back!" The entire shogunate is up to you! Be sure to drive away Sanzhu for Yu! Get him out of here! ”

Seeing Ashikaga Yoshito's face tangled together with a look of panic, irritability and anger, his face turned red for a while and pale for a while, Kira Yoshitoki could only sigh secretly that he was unlucky, this highness of the princess was not strong-willed, which made his life much sader.

As the Miyoshi family paid more and more attention to the shogunate, the pressure on Kira Yoshitoki also increased, he was the culprit who killed Tokawa Izuku and Noguchi Fudanaga, defeated the Miyoshi family and made him a famous general in the world, and at the same time, he was also forced to the stage to receive all-round attention by his own Ashikaga Yoshito and the enemy Miyoshi Chokei.

The higher the exposure, the higher people's expectations of the Kira family, Ashikaga Yoshito almost regarded him as a magic weapon to defeat the enemy, the only hole card and an important firefighting captain, once the idea of "looking for Kira Yoshitoki if there is something" is rooted in the mind, it is difficult to be easily removed.

What's even worse is that Ashikaga Yoshito's tolerance for him is so high that he can't imagine it, the mainstay of the shogunate, the only reliance is already very dangerous, if he is pushed to the high position of the commander or even the deputy general in time, then his exposure will skyrocket, high fame is a good thing and a bad thing, and the reputation that is not supported by enough strength is a castle in the air.

Now Ashikaga Yoshito is still young and needs the protection of the Kira family, so he doesn't feel that he will be a threat to the shogunate, but will he still think the same in a few years? People are changeable, especially Ashikaga Yoshito, who is ambitious and very fickle, and it is inevitable that he will be suspicious of meritorious ministers after a long time.

In the past six months, he has gradually realized some signs, Ashikaga Yoshito's trust in him is far less firm than before, he trusts his close ministers who have no power to rely on him completely, and he, a powerful minister who sits on a large territory and is armed, no matter how humble and obedient he is, he can't feel at ease.

"Thousands versus tens of thousands? This battle can be fought ......" frowned and pondered for a moment, and decided to fight for the sake of the shogunate and for his own family, and said in a firm tone: "Your Majesty will definitely do everything to expel the Mitsuki ......"

"Don't listen to anything, do your best!" Ashikaga Yoshito looked very impatient, looking frightened by Miyoshi Chokei's army, his voice suddenly raised two scales, and emphasized in an accentuated tone: "Yu must listen to you and you will definitely be able to!" Didn't you say you would win the last time we fought together? You'll be able to do the same this time! Don't listen to any explanations, just ask if you can do it? ”

“…… Sure enough, did the tone change unconsciously? Kira Yoshishi took a few steps back speechlessly, bowed again, and said, "...... Your Majesty will definitely be able to arrive! ”

"Always remember that behind you is His Majesty the Emperor and Yu, and you carry the safety of hundreds of thousands of people on your shoulders!" Ashikaga Yoshito breathed a sigh of relief as if he had lost a hot potato, and said in a calm tone with a slightly pale face: "The great cause of the shogunate is all pinned on you!" Then His Highness got up and left the room.

Kira Yoshitoki didn't move, sat in place and was silent for a long time before he sighed slowly: "This famous shogunate general is really not good......"

On July 12, the Kira army left Kyoto and rushed to occupy Funaokama, north of Kyoto. Prepare for a showdown with the Naito army besieging Funaokama.

Funaoka Mountain is located about half a mile north of Kyoto. Not far away, on the Kamogawa River, is Kyoto's most famous spot, Kinkaku-ji Temple. It is a bird's-eye view of Kyoto, where the Battle of Funaokama broke out more than 40 years ago, and Kira Yoshitoki will fight a fierce battle here with his 9,000 troops.

"Although there are a large number of Naito's family, I see that their army has different banners and messy equipment, as if it is a wealthy coalition army, and it only needs to be defeated to win against this kind of wealthy coalition army!" Under the watchful eyes of a group of high-ranking samurai, Honda was standing in front of the battle map and talking. There is always a faint smile on his face.,Both temperament and language organization are much stronger than forgetting.,It's quite a bit of a free-flowing military advisor.。

Isshiki Zhigao frowned and looked at the map, scratched his head in annoyance and asked, "I still don't understand how to fight, should I rush over or how to fight?" ”

"Although Naito's army is powerful, there is a disaster, all of you look at it!" Honda was pointing to Funaokama Castle on the suggested map and said with a smile, "This is it!" Funaokama Castle! The Naito army besieged the city and stormed it, and it could not be broken for eight days, although this city was newly built, it used the unique construction technique of my Kira family. And the city is high and deep, there are wells inside, and there is all kinds of grain and grass, even if Naito Sokatsu is extraordinary, he has an army of tens of thousands. It is also wishful thinking to attack this city in the middle of the month. ”

"In other words, if the Naito family wants to fight a decisive battle with my Kira family, they must divide their forces to nail the Hosokawa army in the city." Dao Shikatsu stared at the map and frowned: "It's just that how many troops will the Naito army divide?" Is it two thousand or three thousand? ”

Hondoshi nodded and continued to add: "Yes! The Naito army is distracted by others, but I, the Kira army, are united in their hearts, which is great news! In my humble opinion, Naito Sokatsu must leave at least 3,000 troops to keep an eye on the defenders in the city, and even if the three enemies and one are beaten out by the defenders in the city, they will not immediately threaten the main position, but in this way, the disparity in strength between the two sides will not be so great. ”

Bang Bang Bang ......

Kira Yoshitoki smiled and clapped his hands, this military discussion was very exciting, even he couldn't help but applaud, and said to Honda Tokimasa in approval: "Yahachiro said very well!" ”

"Some of the hall masters' compliments!" Honda was cramped down and sat down to the side, his face full of excitement, this was the first time Kira Yoshitoki praised him in front of everyone, this is the evidence of his progress, a good start.

Kira Yoshitoki didn't know what Honda was thinking, and continued on the topic just now: "Our army is united, and Naito's army is distracted, and this is a victory!" Our army's order is unified and prohibited, and the Naito army's banner cannot be consistent, this is a second victory! The elite of our army, the chaos of Naito's army, this is a three-win victory! With these three victories, why should our army not be able to defeat the enemy? ”

Watanabe Takatsuna was the first to stand up and shouted, "Our army will win!" ”

A "bang, bang, bang" armor collided, and dozens of samurai stood up and waved their fists, shouting: "Our army will win!" Our army will win! ”

Tokiyuki Yamamoto pointed to Yoshitoki Kira, Tokimasa Honda, and Tokikatsu Shimashima, and said to Yumitsu Numata, a young man beside him: "Yumitsu! Do you see it clearly? Those are your three senior brothers, and you will become such a master of military strategy in the future. ”

The boy took a deep breath and said very firmly, "Yes! I'll definitely work hard! ”

"Shiga prepares for the order! I order you to be the pioneer of our family! I'll leave it to you for the first battle! ”

"Yes!" Shiga Bei was rebuilt from the disabled Omi Reserve, and the Ashigaru General Yamazaki Ieyoshi led several Ashigaru generals to bend over and obey the order.

"Otsu prepares to listen to orders! Order you to be the second striker, take Omi Bei, you have a heavy responsibility, and you must not be careless! ”

"Yes!" Otsu is to be rebuilt with Otsu in the middle of the dismantled 2,000 troops, Ashigaru Shogun has Mitsui Takayasu's father, Mitsui Echigo Shou Anlong, since his clan Mitsui Tiger High, sister-in-law Mitsui Takayasu was pulled down the Kira family, this family also brought a few of their own doors and a group of Ashigaru to the Kira family, with more than a year of good performance in the reorganization of the army, also promoted to the command of 150 people of the Ashigaru general.

"Takashima and Katada are ready to listen to orders! You are divided into left and right sides to protect the two wings, and the heavy responsibility of protecting the main formation of the Chinese army will be handed over to you! ”

"Yes!" Takashima Bei's main force is Naotsuna Kuchigi, Takashima Yoritsune, Hirai Yoriji and other Takashima seven-headed original team, and Kanada Bei mainly includes Miyabe Jijun, Kawada Shigekini and other Omi military samurai, as well as some ronin.

The four reserve armies of Shiga, Otsu, Takashima, and Katata each had 1,500 men, and the main force was composed of gun and shield teams, archery teams, and horse teams. or more difficult classes to train. Heavy wisteria bow cast iron feather arrows are also equipped. Although the matching armor has been upgraded to full, it is different from ordinary and high-level armor, and the defense and shape are different.

This can be said to be favoritism, but the Kira family does not have the economic strength to equip 9,000 people with the same weapons and equipment, which may require 100,000 Guan Yongle money, but fortunately, they can also understand that without the consciousness of giving up the land, it is impossible for the Kira family to give them the best equipment and support. There has always been a difference between the miscellaneous army and the lineage, how can the people of the country be compared with Qiben and Ma Hui, this truth has been understood by the samurai since childhood.

"The three rivers are ready to listen to orders! Bless the Honjin! Kira Yoshishi took out Bo Qi Angang and shouted: "All the kings will follow me out of the battle on the boat Okayama!" Goal: Munekatsu Naito! ”

At dawn on the second day, the sun broke through the morning mist and shone on the green grass, the crystal dew emitted a genius brilliance in the sun, and in the hazy mist a rumbling vibration came from afar, a group of cavalry wearing red feet and red faces whistled past, and the wind blew the dew into the sky, through which the red and black military formations on the opposite side were seen marching in unison.

In the distance, the Naito family's drummer Juqi seal can be clearly seen, and it is obvious that Naito Munekatsu has already adjusted his army to prepare for the response. The whole Kira army didn't seem to be surprised by the dense banners of the Naito army, but showed excitement in their eyes.

The silent march was gradually closing into Naito's army at the foot of Mt. Funaoka. It wasn't until the distance between the two sides was shortened to Rokumachi that a shout was heard from afar: "Stop!" ”

The nine thousand troops stopped at the same time, aligning left and right according to the general's order, but in a moment the thousands of troops stood still like statues, and there was a "quack" piercing crow cry in the distant sky, and several crows landed in front of the Kira army, looking at the silent human beings curiously.

"Array! Get ready to attack! With the general's order, the samurai commanded the ashigaru to line up various tactical military formations, with bows and arrows at the front, followed by spears and shields, and the cavalry teams were divided into left and right, which was the standard configuration of the Omi four preparations, and the strongest mounted samurai were used to protect the two wings, which was the military formation for another while.

Seeing those crows landing in front of the formation, Yamamoto Shiyuki immediately rejoiced: "Lord Pavilion! See the ravens before the war! This is a good omen! "In Japan, the crow is also known as the Yata-tori, and the Yata-tori enshrined at the Kamo Gozu Shrine is said to be the embodiment of Kamo Kenkaku's life, and it is recorded in the Kojiki that during the first emperor's crusade to the east, Kii Kumano was lost in the mountains and forests, and the gods sent Yata-sama to bring them out of the dense forests of Kumano.

It is very mysterious to say, in fact, these eight birds are three-legged golden crows, which are passed down in the same vein as Chinese mythology, "Huainanzi" said: There are crows in the day, and those who are still squatting, which is called three-legged black, "Xuanzhong Ji" said: The east of Penglai, the mountain of Daiyu, there is a tree of Fusang, and the tree is ten thousand feet high.

This is to say that there is a three-legged bird in the east in mythology, and Fusang happens to be another name for Japan, "Liang Shujuan 54 Zhuyi Chapter" said: Fusang country, in the first year of Qi Yongyuan, its country has Shamen Huishen to Jingzhou, said Yun: "Fusang is more than 20,000 miles east of the Han Dynasty, the land is in the east of China, and its soil is full of Fusang wood, so it is named." ”

Kira Yoshishi was not interested in these broken crows, but this opportunity to boost the morale of the army would not be given up, and he immediately rushed to the front of the battle on horseback, shouting loudly: "The crow fell in front of our formation, this is a good omen favored by the heavens, and we will win!" ”

"We will win! Win! Win! Suddenly, the shouts of the mountains and tsunamis broke out instantly, as if a huge powder keg was ignited, and the crows that were shocked flew up, and even the Naito army, which was not far away, was also affected, and for a time the people and horses neighed and the flags swayed, which obviously caused a lot of commotion.

Kira Yoshitoki galloped back to his main camp, looked at the small commotion caused by the Naito army in the distance, and immediately waved the military equipment in his hand, shouting: "Listen to my orders!" Get out now! ”

"Woo woo woo ......" The low sound of the conch sounded, and the warriors of each preparation drew their swords and shouted forward.

"Knock knock!" The huge military drum was set up on a four-wheeled flatbed carriage, two strong men with drumsticks to beat the drumbeat of the attack, two strong men and pack horses plugged their ears with strips of cloth, and only one king on the carriage trended and the two pack horses followed the formation slowly.

Naito Sokatsu stood in the main camp and frowned silently, he sat next to his younger brother Matsunaga Guard, as the intelligence chief officer of the Matsunaga family, it was not very strange that he was recruited to join the army, Naito Sokatsu did not have a few decent retainers, and he could rely on a few members of the Naito family such as Naito Katsusuke.

This time, the general of the Hatano family, Hatano Hidekin, the younger brother of Hatano Harumi, asked, "General! Isn't it time for us to attack? ”

"General! The people seem to be restless, isn't it a time to go to war? Matsunaga reminded.

"If you don't dare to attack with the outnumbered, we and other samurai will definitely be deeply ashamed! The morale will be exhausted without any more battles! The second son of the Akai family, the future Tanba Akaki, who is still the adopted son of the Ogino family, Naomasa Ogino shouted, "What do you know about this crucian carp samurai who has never been in battle? Do you still want you to teach us the way of battle? Huh? ”

"You ......" Matsunaga Bei stood up, and when he saw the strong and sturdy Akai Naomasa, he couldn't help but take a few steps back with a weak heart, and his actions immediately caused a wave of ridicule from the people of Tanba.

"That's it! Stop arguing! Naito stood up irritably, picked up the military equipment and waved it vigorously, and ordered: "Go out immediately!" (To be continued......)

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