Just after the afternoon of May 19, the 11th year of Eiroku, the 15,000 troops of the Miyoshi Army launched a general attack on the Nijo Imperial Palace, and this well-equipped army, supported by the fire of 1,500 iron cannons, launched a very bold attack from four directions at the same time.

The only 160 or so samurai in the Nijo Imperial Palace panicked, and they didn't expect that the front foot was still negotiating the withdrawal of the troops, and the back foot of the three good families turned their faces and hit the door ruthlessly, and they were caught off guard by the fire of the iron cannons and covered their faces, and they could only watch the gate of the square city being violently smashed open by the battering ram, and the shogunate was beaten and retreated.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yanagi Zongyan shouted: "Oops! The north gate has been slammed open! I'll go to the rescue first! Hold on! ”

The swordsmen who did not belong to the jurisdiction of the shogunate drew their swords and hurried to the north gate, and more than a dozen young disciples of Kamiizumi Hidetsuna rushed to the big gate with a sword and shouted, slashing left and right to kill the Miyoshi army in front of the ashigaru formation, and easily dispersed the offensive threat in front of the big gate.

The Ashigaru team of the Miyoshi Army has rich combat experience, and did not disrupt their own formation because of a surprise attack, and quickly reorganized the formation under the leadership of Ashigaru Fantou and launched an attack again, the Miyoshi Army, who did not believe in evil, was quickly repulsed, and they finally found that the opponent they encountered was not the same as the previous samurai, and the flexible pace and accurate handling of the swordsmanship in close combat made these battle-hardened Ashigaru a little at a loss, and the length advantage of the three spears was vulnerable in front of the sword master who held the sword.

The brave Yanagi Zongyan didn't even have time to put on the big armor, and rushed into the front of the battle with his superb swordsmanship and extraordinary courage. Holding the sword high in both hands, every slash can take a life. With the exquisite skills of practicing the first sword stream and the new yin stream for many years. Assault all the way like a pig rushing forward, blood burst out of the place it passed, and the head of the body separated.

Under his leadership, more than a dozen unarmored swordsmen all played at a super level, and the ashigaru team of the Miyoshi Army, who cut horizontally and vertically, had no courage to resist at all, so the battlefield showed more than a dozen samurai in long robes and big sleeves, chasing hundreds of armored ashigaru slashing strange scenes, shocked by the bravery of the shogunate samurai, which made the Miyoshi sergeants on the field suddenly a little lost.

The shogunate, which followed the killing, was overjoyed by the public, and drew their swords and rushed to the gate to slash them, and there were only more than 30 men in front of the big gate in the north. Relying on his enthusiasm and physical body to block the offensive momentum of thousands of the Sanhao Army in front of him, the morale of the Sanhao Army was taken away.

Several Ashigaru generals commanded in front of the Miyoshi army saw that the situation was not good, drew their spears and knives and shouted "dodge" and rushed into the formation, led by several Ashigaru generals with extreme confidence and chose one-on-one heads-up, one of the samurai was obviously the leader of several generals, and raised the sword in his hand to stare at Yagyu Soyan.

"The enemy will report to the name quickly, and I will not kill the nameless person in the three good cities!"

Liu Sheng Zong Yan laughed when he heard this, pointed at it with a halberd in one hand and scolded: "Listen to the thieves of the three good families, the one who begs for you is Hezhou Liu Sheng Zong Yan is also!" ”

After saying that, he waved his knife and rushed to kill him, and his fierce posture frightened the man of Miyoshi City, and his courage subsided. The strength of ten stops was instantly removed from four or five stops, and he happened to raise his foot and catch a stone. The force of his body was uneven, and he almost fell down, but he finally stabilized his body, but he saw the snow-bright knife cutting through a beautiful arc.

Miyoshi Noshijo subconsciously said: "What a powerful cross-cutting ......"

The head of the Miyoshi Gunagaru General came out in an instant, leaving the headless corpse cavity like a broken water pipe, spraying bright red plasma frantically around, half of Yanagi Soyan's sleeves were dyed red when covering the splash of dirty blood, in addition to the left hem of the shirt, the boots were also burst into the blood, and the blood stains on half of the body were diametrically opposed to the other half of the clean and neat dress, giving people a sense of extreme contrast and horror.

Holding the head of the general in his left hand and standing solemnly in front of the gate of the big hand with a sword in his right hand, Yanagi Zongyan exudes invincible spirit like an invincible general, and the morale of the Miyoshi army drops again, and when he is hesitating how to deal with it, he hears: "The enemy general Miyoshi City is the Cheng, and I and the state samurai Yanagi Zongyan have been taken!" ”

With the outstanding performance of the swordsmen, the morale of the Ashigaru team in front of the Miyoshi army gradually fell, and the brave shogunate took the opportunity to choose to take the initiative to find war merits, and the shogunate took the opportunity to choose to take the initiative to find war merits, and the shogunate served the well-known fierce general Isshiki Awaji Mamoru with more than ten cavalry samurai, shouted and rode his horse into the chaos of the Miyoshi army, brandishing spears and rushing back and forth to kill the Miyoshi army's defeat and retreat, and then evolved into a head rat scurry, for a time the defensive pressure of the north gate was sharply reduced, and everyone cheered and celebrated the great victory with less victory.

Although they worked very hard to persist in the battle, but the local advantage can not change the overall disadvantage, in the battle of the north gate is in full swing at the same time from the east gate, west gate, south gate have warnings, under the last resort Shioka Kazuha, Kimada Keikakane, Okuyama Suga Sai each led a dozen of their fellow disciples to rush to help, Kamiizumi Hidetsuna took a few younger apprentices, as well as the relatively young Hayazaki Shisuke and Komagawa Kuniyoshi to stay outside the gate of the Tsunekoshōsho as the last reserve.

"May the gods and Buddhas bless the shogunate and bless His Highness the Shogun to survive the difficulties......," Hayashizaki prayed in a low voice, he had been chanting softly since dawn, and his seemingly powerless actions reflected the anxiety and helplessness of the samurai in the palace, and at this time only the gods and Buddhas could help them.

Several cronies and important ministers in the palace were anxious to turn around, and the news of the deterioration of the situation repeatedly destroyed their fragile nerves, and the four gates of the Nijo Imperial Palace only lasted less than half an hour before they were all captured, and it was only an hour from the beginning of the battle to this moment, and more than fifteen samurai were killed in the battle, and nearly one-tenth of the battle damage was still under the premise that the swordsmen had successfully attacked and attacked, if it weren't for the outstanding performance of the apprentices of Hidetsuna Kamiizumi, I am afraid that no one would be able to sit and speak calmly at this time.

Ueno Nobutada said, "It won't last long!" Hold on for another hour or two at most, and several lines of defense in the palace will collapse on all fronts! The number of troops in the public is too small and too small. ”

The disillusioned shogunate had never thought that the war would come so quickly, and that they were not well prepared, let alone how strong their morale was. It all relied on the breath in his heart to support the attack of the three good army. The devil knows if he can hold on for two more hours. The most optimistic samurai could not make a more optimistic judgment.

Yoshimasa Hitoki asked nervously, "Will Sakamoto's side suddenly kill 10,000 troops to come to the rescue?" If I'm not mistaken, Sakamoto should have 16,000 troops in charge, and if he leads the army to help, he will definitely be able to drive away the actions of the Miyoshi rebels! ”

Isshiki Fujicho carefully looked at the expressionless Ashikaga Yoshiteru and said: "It shouldn't be, the Sakamoto army still needs to resist the military pressure of the Asakura clan and the Asai clan in the north, and it should have been possible to send six thousand troops to help, but Nakao Castle, Shogun Yama Castle, and Fushimi Mountain Castle fell into the hands of the Miyoshi family, and the way for the Sakamoto army to enter Luo was only a very dangerous waterway full source delivery."

The problem also goes around to the monitoring point in Fushimi Yama Castle. It is easy to find a large number of fleets entering the Yodo River from the Uji River, and it is difficult to expect the military to come to the rescue of the Nijo Imperial Palace in Kyoto, and considering that Nakajo Dewa Mamoru personally experienced the Battle of Rakuchu, he is very disgusted with the stingy attitude of our back then, and there is probably no hope! ”

The shogunates turned pale and lowered their heads, and they refused to reward Nakajo Tokihide and Rokkaku Yoshiken for their own selfishness, and it was their group of shoguns who actively proposed it, on the grounds that Kyoto was in chaos during the Luozhong War, and the shogunate didn't reward them so much with money everywhere. Just like that, in a few words, plus a few thousand runs, Yongle money, and a promotion to an official position, small favors and small favors sent them away.

But I don't want to offend these two big trees fiercely because of this time of saving, and there is no opportunity to enjoy the shade without the big trees. From then on, the shogunate's life became worse and worse, and even the tribute sent by Ashikaga Yoshitoki from Kanto stopped growing, and as time went by, the two sides gradually parted ways, so that the Kyoto riot and the current Miyoshi army reversed, and neither of them sent a single soldier to send reinforcements.

Knowing that he has done something wrong and is unwilling to bow his head and admit it, he is still dead and stubborn to the end, this is the last dignity and privilege of the proud shoguns, and the lord of this group of shoguns, the sword and the mighty general Ashikaga Yoshiteru, is not like this.

Renmu Yoshimasa continued to ask without giving up: "Then what about the military situation in Cizhao Temple!" They must have come to the rescue! ”

Settsu Qingmen said with a bitter face: "It is said that there is no big problem, but there are countless problems, it is not yet known who is the general of these three thousand troops, and it is not known how much the external enemy is strong and the internal discord can be played, and there are still three thousand defenders of the Sanhao family in Xiangguo Temple to obstruct it, and it is not so simple to rush all the way over." ”

The shogunate genealogy on behalf of the people, you and I are discussing the countermeasures, just like the usual discussions, there is no result, in the end, this is not good, that is not good, and it is completely feasible to sit and wait, what kind of family governor has what kind of retainers, lack of backbone, people's hearts are not aligned, and lack of resourcefulness is their fault, and the more outstanding ability of the shogunate is basically dug up by the Kanto Ashikaga family to serve the public, and the rest are either more serious shortcomings in ability, or with a similar problem of foolishness or self-righteousness.

Ashikaga Yoshiki saw through all this and was tired of all this, and always sat on the main seat to wipe the sword, and there were nearly a hundred swords neatly placed on his side, including both the boy Che Angang, the Onimaru Kunitsuna, and the world's famous swords such as the Three Moons

"It can't be delayed any longer! If you drag it any longer, there will definitely be danger! Mibuchi Fujiei was so anxious that he said anxiously: "Why don't His Royal Highness agree to their request first, and withdraw from the Nijo Imperial Palace in exchange for a dignified retreat of the shogunate?" In the past, there was also a lesson from the past of the Keirin Temple (Ashikaga Yoshinori), and it can be revived even if it is temporarily retreated. ”

A group of shoguns were looking forward to the critical moment with hope, and the shogunate was willing to take the initiative to retreat and avoid a catastrophe, but they didn't want Ashikaga Yoshiki to say lightly: "It's surprising that there is no way back from a strong siege on all sides, but the monarchs still fantasize that Yu can retreat to Sakamoto with dignity by bowing his head and admitting defeat!" ”

The retainers of the shogunate lineage lowered their heads in embarrassment, knowing that this proposal was stupid, but they were still unwilling to give up a trace of luck, Mibuchi Fujiei said eagerly: "If you don't try, why don't you know it?" ”

Ashikaga Yoshiki stared at Mibuchi Fujiei indifferently, as if he was looking at a stranger he had never known, and he trembled and didn't dare to look at each other. I heard him say: "This sentence always has a sense of déjà vu. That's probably the last few months. Yu has heard the most sentences! If you don't try it, you know that it won't work, so Yu didn't leave Kyoto after listening to your advice, and insisted on staying in Kyoto to wait and see the situation change.

A few days ago, the Miyoshi army entered Koizumi Castle, and you said that the death of Ashikaga Yoshiko would plunge the Miyoshi family into chaos, and the crisis in Kyoto may have a turning point, and the facts have proved that the Miyoshi family will not give up. It turns out that the Miyoshi family has no intention of retiring from the army, and in the end, they still have to bow their heads and beg in front of the Miyoshi family in exchange for that illusory chance of resurrection? ”

Being sarcastically ridiculed by the general in person, Mibuchi Fujiei was embarrassed and embarrassed, and forcibly defended: "Your Majesty's judgment is wrong, but this can't blame me for being incompetent, it's really too cunning for the Miyoshi family!" I never thought that they would get Jueqing to deal with the shogunate, and I didn't expect that he would change his name to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, aiming at the position of shogun! ”

Ashikaga Yoshiteru's eyes suddenly became extremely sharp and clear. said softly: "There are many things you can't think of, why can Ashikaga Yoshitoki create a miracle of dominating Kanto in more than ten years." Why Miyoshi Nagakei would be desperate to take revenge on the shogunate, why the Miyoshi family died mysteriously, and how Ashikaga Yoshiaki was willing to listen to Miyoshi's rhetoric against the party, you will never understand, and it is precisely because you don't understand that Yu is trapped in the Nijo Imperial Palace, so you are still fantasizing about Kaejo surrendering in exchange for a dignified departure. ”

Perhaps awakened by this sudden blow, Ashikaga Yoshiteru at this moment is quite a bit of a sense of right and wrong, his tone is calm and his expression is indifferent, and there is no evil spirit and hatred, and the dark clouds of hatred and anger that have been blinded for many years gradually dissipate, leaving only the resoluteness, bravery and indomitable tenacity that can be called virtue, which is the fine quality that Ashikaga Yoshiteru is proud of.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru leaned forward and asked, "Without strong reinforcements, can Yu still retreat with dignity?" But I didn't know that Yu was claustrophobic in a temple in Kyoto and ended up depressed, and a few of the monarchs present were willing to do their best for Yu, and a few people changed their faces to serve Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who was supported by the rebel party Miyoshi family, and continued to be the genealogy of the shogunate. ”

"Your Majesty ......" Mibuchi Fujiei hung his head in embarrassment, and the important ministers of the shogunate in the hall also showed the same look of shame, if it was really as Ashikaga Yoshiki said, there would probably be few samurai who would die for Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and they didn't want to leave the flower world in Kyoto and were not used to living in the countryside with a daimyo to be a retainer, most of them would still follow Ashikaga Yoshiaki's curtain as a minister.

The so-called iron-clad battalion and flowing soldiers, as long as the house is not broken, a pair of dishes and chopsticks and restart the stove will not be the same, and it is inevitable that there will be a little less blood in a high position, so a few years later, there will be a Ming Dynasty poet who writes angrily: "Every time the righteous slaughter dogs, the negative heart is more than a scholar!" ”

Watching the performance of the shogunate coldly, Ashikaga Yoshiki smiled indifferently: "Yu's good brother who hasn't seen him for more than ten years, what kind of person he is, only from Yoshiaki's performance yesterday, you may be able to see some intentions, recognize that the Miyoshi family rebelled against the party and deposed the family, thinking that after studying in Kofukuji Temple for decades, he thought that the level of being a general would be better than Yu, and he thought that he was just as proud as Yu was more than ten years ago......"

No one would believe that a new general with no political experience would be more suitable than a young and experienced general, and the infinite possibilities of the former just showed that there were too many accidents, and they did not necessarily fit into the mature shogunate system that had been gradually honed over the past 20 years.

At this time, there was a chaotic roar from several directions of the palace at the same time, the ping-pong is quite like the firecrackers set off during the New Year, in front of the palace you can clearly hear the noise of the soldiers in the distance, it is obvious that the shogunate side of the public and a small number of swordsmen are gradually unable to withstand the offensive of the Miyoshi army, even if the swordsmen are brave and fearless swordsmanship, and the public is brave and good at fighting and moving forward, but after all, they are mortal fetuses, there is no King Kong and no nine lives, and they will die if they are hit by a round of iron cannons.

Suddenly, the main formation of the Miyoshi army outside the city sounded the military drum, and the retainers looked into the distance with complicated expressions, knowing that this was the signal that the Miyoshi family had decided to launch a general attack, as long as the military taiko drum did not stop attacking, it would either fail and surrender, or all the troops would die, there was no third way to choose, it was so fierce and cruel.

Jin Shi Qingshe walked in in a panic and said, "Oh no! The Miyoshi Army captured the North Gate, and the Isshiki Awaji Mamoru rushed into the chaos and was shot by the iron artillery team of the Miyoshi Army. ”

"What should come is coming!" Ashikaga Yoshiki took out the sword inscribed as the imperial sword of the immovable country, and calmly ordered: "The big battle will be fought in front of the palace in a while, Yu doesn't need you to stick to the last moment, Yu only hopes that you can look at the love of the monarch and the minister for more than 20 years, and escort your mother, wife and children out of the palace, and Yu will no longer have any regrets!" ”

Settsu Qingmen knelt down and leaned over with a pop: "His Royal Highness!" Please take back your fate, and we are willing to serve His Royal Highness and serve the shogunate! ”

"Yu's mind has been decided! You don't need to persuade more, do it! ”

At this moment, a gust of wind blew into the Tsunegosho, gently blowing the Ashikaga two flags hanging on the shadow wall, Ashikaga Yoshiki strolled under the corridor with a sword and looked up at the blue sky, and said, "The wind is ......" (to be continued......