In late October, Echigo is already a snow-capped northern country, and the icy cold wind mixed with the wind and snow permeates the entire Echigo, and in just half a month, it turns this place into a white snow country, and on October 28, it is rare to encounter a sunny day, and the townspeople of Naoetsu Port go out of their houses early in the morning to take the initiative to clear the snow on the road.

At two o'clock in the morning, a long fleet of ships appeared outside the port of Naoetsu, and the five flags of the bamboo wheels on this fleet danced wildly against the north wind, and this huge fleet carried Uesugi Masatoshi and his 12,000 troops, who had departed from the port of Sakata in Dewa Province and returned to the port of Naoetsu for the New Year.

As soon as the fleet docked, the samurai who stepped off the ship were warmly welcomed by the citizens of Naoetsu Town, and the news of Echigo samurai Yang Wei's exit had already spread throughout the seven prefectures of Echigo, and when they learned of the return of Echigo's heroic lord, the townspeople spontaneously organized themselves to meet these heroes, who made great contributions to the prosperity of Echigo, and without countless victories, they would not have had a stable life......

It's not the first time that Uesugi Masatoshi has enjoyed this kind of treatment, but this time it's a little more special, Yoshitoki Kira has been waiting for a long time in Naoetsu Port, just like he picked up the wind for Kira Yoshitoki many years ago, this time Yoshitoki took the Geneasage ministers of Kasuga Yamajo Castle and stood in Naoetsu Port waiting for his triumphant return.

Kira Yoshitoki happily greeted him and said, "Welcome back!" And congratulations to my brother on his victory in Dewa! ”

Uesugi Masatori didn't expect him to come, and said in surprise: "The Lord ......"

"The sea breeze here is too strong, please take my brothers and soldiers back to the mountain with me! Yu set up a celebration banquet there to entertain the samurai! "Kira Yoshishi brought Uesugi Masato's release moon hair, and the two walked side by side and slowly walked towards Kasuga Mountain Castle, and on the way Uesugi Masatoshi talked about the details of this battle.

It was a dramatic one. When Uesugi Masata led an army of 15,000 across the mountains and entered the village. Dabaoji Yoshizen was really frightened. He never expected a letter asking for help to bring in an army of 15,000 to help, and he wondered if his nephew was too face-saving.

tremblingly went to meet the army, only to find that his good nephew Honjo was only one of the generals, and the general turned out to be the dragon of Echigo, Uesugi Masato, and then carefully looked at the 15,000 tiger ben with new and neat clothes, he finally understood that this time he really invited a great god, the so-called deep love is easy, and it is not so easy for this great god to invite in and send it away.

Here, Dabao Temple Yoshizen is still thinking about the time to send God. Shimizu Hizen Shouyi Gao took his own 1,000 troops to kill the Haguro Mountain called the battle, and behind him gathered the 2,000 national army in the middle reaches of the Mogami River, as a major force in the village closest to the most senior family, his task was to come over at the right time to disgust the Dabaoji clan, and today the Mogami family decided to attack the Dabaoji clan, and the Shimizu clan naturally took on the responsibility of the vanguard.

"Uncle! Is the enemy you are talking about this rabble? That's too easy, right? Honjo Fanchang grinned and mocked loudly: "Seeing that they can't even line up in formation, or a hundred and ten people from each family gather into dozens of people, this level of Shinano was not used a few years ago, I think they are not even as good as Shinano's people, this kind of military situation is simply vulnerable!" ”

Honjo's long ridicule made Daihoji Yoshizen's face a little unbearable. Coughing and explaining: "This is only the vanguard army of the Mogami Dewa Guarding Palace, and there are still six thousand troops ready to go. With the strength of my feather black mountain, I can only raise 2,000 troops at most, and I was forced to think of asking the town government for help, but I never thought that the town government would attach so much importance to it, which really made my tears fall from the touching ......"

Dabaoji Yoshizen's performance was full of emotion, saying that his eyes were squeezed for a long time and he really shed a few tears, probably thinking of his dead old lady who finally shed some tears, but the samurai of Echigo didn't believe in him at all, even his good nephew looked at him with the eyes of watching the play, no matter how good he acted, the audience didn't cooperate, and it was really ugly not to even give a step, and the performance was really boring for a while and stopped acting.

Uesugi Masata disagreed with the so-called 6,000 army of the Mogami family, and said with a slight smile: "Don't be nervous about the Daiho Temple, I came to rescue the Daihoji Temple on the orders of the Lord, and the Lord greatly praised the Dahoji Temple's loyalty and prudence to the shogunate and my town guard, and we will be colleagues in the same hall in the future...... Since I am loyal to the Ashikaga family, I can't be humiliated by the lord of other countries, and I am waiting for an army of 15,000 to eliminate the repeated attacks of the Dewa Mogami clan on Shonai. ”

"The same hall is a minister...... Could it be that they really regarded me as the retainer of Echigo? That's not going to work! I'm just casually talking about how you can take it seriously! Dabaoji Yizeng panicked for a moment, and kept glancing at the old Tosorin Zendong of the Spectrum Family, which seemed to mean that you should come and save me quickly.

Of course, Tosabin Zendong knows very well that this will make the Dahoji clan very difficult, but with an army of 15,000 people in front of you, can we still say a word? As far as their small body dares to say a word, probably everything in this Izuwa country will say goodbye to the Dabaosi clan, and everyone will have to go underground to reunite.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Abao Neng pretended to cough and said: "I and the widows of distant countries don't know how to count the etiquette, please don't blame the main hall, I mean I don't know how the main hall plans to eliminate their attack on the village!" ”

Uesugi Masahu secretly laughed in his heart and really took the bait, so he said lightly: "Exterminate the Shimizu clan, the Dabaoji clan is led by the territory of the three mountains of the Yuha, and the Yuguro mountain should not be kept, just let the territory near the port of Sakata be relinquished, and the whole will be transferred to the original territory of the Shimizu clan of Mogami River." ”

"Na...... Nani? What does the main hall mean to let me wait to give up the village? This can't be done......" Daihoji Yoshizen stood up suddenly, but his legs were almost weak due to the murderous intent that erupted in Uesugi Masato's eyes, and Honjo Shigenaga pressed the Taidao and sneered, and his sharp gaze like a knife dangled around his neck, with the intention of taking his uncle.

Tozenji Yoshicho said nervously: "No! What my lord means is that it's really embarrassing! After all, we have lived in the village for generations, and we really can't do without this land, so please understand our feelings. It's okay for us to take it from Qingshui! ”

"Huh? Are you rejecting the Lord's commandment? "Honjo is long and the tiger's eyes are wide-eyed. Sen Ran's gaze was like a sawtooth knife slashing across the samurai of the Daihoji family present here.

Honjo is long and twenty years old. The size has overtaken Saito Asanobu, the tallest and the highest talent among the younger generation of Echigo samurai, and his bravery and spearmanship skills are no less than Kakizaki Keijia, what he lacks is nothing more than the tempering of experience, and he is recognized by the Echigo people as the first person in the next generation of Echigo Seven Counties.

With such a cold expression, he was frightened by the Dabaoji Yoshizen, he never expected that his good nephew would be so tough on him, and his murderous words made him shiver, and then looked at the scattered Echigo samurai one by one and glanced at the surrounding Dabaoji family samurai with cold eyes. If there is a disagreement, let them get off the Yellow Springs posture.

Seeing that they were frightened, Uesugi Masahu smiled and said: "You must understand a truth, the lord is not the ordinary samurai daimyo, but the imperial family of His Royal Highness the Shogunate today, and the first general today, His Royal Highness the Shogunate issued a letter of exemption to the lord, exercising the power of the shogunate in this eastern country, so the lord's edict represents that the number of the imperial religion of the Shogunate is irreversible, and the lord's law represents the law of the shogunate that cannot be violated. It's just the same people of the shogunate, but when they see the lord, they want to salute. ”

Putting the identity theory on the current Kawachi Genji's bloodline legal system qualifications. It's only a palm that can overpower Kira Yoshishi, and Mo said that Mogami Yoshimori is just the son of a branch of the Nakano clan, and the descendants of the Mogami clan are just like that in the Kami-Ashikaga family, and the Spo clan is divided into the Oshu Spo clan, and the Osaki clan is a branch of the Oshu Spo clan, and the family is about the same as the Sena clan, a branch of the Imagawa clan of the Kira clan, and the Sena clan, a tributary of the Toe Imagawa clan, has a place when he meets the shogunate.

"I don't care what happens to your shogunate!" Dabaoji Yoshizen scolded secretly but had to lower his head to listen, not only to listen but also to listen very seriously and piously, since the Genpei era Kawachi Genji has repeatedly made contributions in Ou Yu, and now all the samurai families of Mutsu Dewa are descendants of the two generations of the Kawachi Genji shogunate, Uesugi Masanatora is talking about the housework of the Ashikaga shogun's family, just like the selfless affairs of the Son of Heaven, the family affairs of the Ashikaga shogun's family is the major event of the shogunate.

Honjo Fanchang immediately changed his face, and his murderous appearance became kind, and Wen Yan said: "Uncle should understand this truth, simply put, you must receive the kindness of my lord, and Sakuda Minato is the direct leader of my lord, and it will not be a disadvantage for you to let you give up this territory, and after the Qingshui clan is wiped out, the whole territory will be used to compensate you Dabaoji clan and your retainers, you must know that it is a fertile land where the Salmon River and the Mogami River converge, and it is calculated that Shigao still lets my uncle take a lot of advantage!" ”

Daihoji Yoshimasu is still reluctant to make this kind of exchange, the reason is nothing more than that Shonai Hirano is one of the few wealthy areas in Dewa Province, and Sakata Port is also the most important trade hub in Dewa Province and the entire Tohoku region, so that Daihoji Yoshizen will give up Sakamoto Port in the same way that Yoshitoki Kira will give up Sakamoto Port.

Since ancient times, trade in the Kanto region has been based on the land trade route from Suruga to Sagami on the Tokaido, and there are basically no large-scale commercial towns from Anbo Province and Kamiki Province to the north, and the sea route further north is very long, and the cost is much higher than that of the Hokuriku Province, so that the seaport in the eastern part of Mutsu is not well developed.

Business travelers from Mutsu will choose to come to Sakata Port in Dewa to take a boat to Tsuruga Port, and it is closer to the Hokuriku Expressway, and it is relatively safe to go ashore from Tsuruga Port to Echizen, Wakasa, Omi and other wealthy territories to Kyoto, compared to taking the Tokaido from Mutsunoku via Anbo, and then taking a boat to Kitaise via Sunensan, and then going to Kyoto through less stable areas such as Iga, Yamato, or Koga.

Because of this, Daihoji Yoshizen didn't want to make an exchange, Sakata Port is the foundation for the Daihoji clan to dominate Dewa in the future, and losing Sakata Port to add one or two thousand stones of land to him will not be able to make up for it, he swept his gaze to the elders of his genealogy family, hoping that they can help at a critical moment, and first fool Uesugi Masahu and others.

However, the head of the spectrum writer, the old Tusa Lin Chandong, with a deeply appreciative expression, said seriously: "If the territory of the Qingshui clan is completely annexed, it will indeed be a fertile and good place!" If the territory of the three mountains of Dewa and the Haguro mountain can be kept, we have indeed made a lot of money, then Shimizu Yoshitaka will please give it to the main hall and the Echizen hall! ”

"You ......" Dabao Temple Yizeng looked at his lineage with anger and puzzlement, thinking that he was going to defect, but when he saw several lineage generations looking at him, he immediately came to his senses and closed his mouth to admit it. If he complains, he may be bloodied on the spot. Don't look at Honjo's longevity, it's quite kind. That's all disguise.

Tosabin Zendong said that there is another layer of meaning, if the Echigo Legion really uproots the Shimizu clan easily, then of course they will turn the past without saying a word, the territory and strength of the Shimizu clan is similar to their Dabaoji clan, if the Shimizu clan is wiped out so easily, if they still dare to resist again, it will really be innocent.

But if the Echigo Legion failed to deal with the Shimizu clan in the end, or defeated the Shimizu clan but couldn't suppress the resistance forces in the territory, it would still be impossible to calm the new collar until the snow in winter. Then their Dabao Temple clan also has a reason to refuse this transfer, and Dabao Temple Yizeng bowed his head and admitted it because he wanted to know this meaning.

Uesugi Masatoshi turned a blind eye to the performance of Daihoji Yoshizen and Goko, and when he saw that they agreed to this request, he smiled and agreed, and then ordered the Echigo army to go out of battle, and Honjo Shiganaga then got up and went down, he led a thousand elite cavalry and two thousand Ashigaru out of Haguro Mountain, and the cavalry brazenly circled behind Shimizu Yoshitaka, and the Ashigaru array took a stand and launched a surprise attack.

Shimizu Yoshitaka found that it was not the army of the Dabaoji clan that was up and down from the Black Mountain, but an army that had never been seen before, and they were fighting with a bamboo wheel and two feathered flying birds. It says that Honjo Echizen Mamoru is prosperous, not only Shimizu Yoshitaka does not know the specific situation of the Dahoji clan. Even the Shimizu family's national army didn't understand what was going on.

Shimizu Hizen Shouyoshitaka looked at the Ashikaga two in the mountain suspiciously, and asked strangely: "Why did you change to the two flags on the Haguro Mountain?" The lord shouldn't have sent troops! Could it be that Honjo Echizen Mamoru was the rescuer he moved...... Isn't this the same Honjo Echizen Mamoru who went to Echigo to rescue a few years ago? Could it be him? This...... This is not a pill two at all! This is Ashikaga two lead two! ”

He was also stupid and couldn't tell the difference between the two of the pills and the two of the Ashikaga two, so he saw the long cavalry of Honjo attacking around the rear ashigaru, and the formation of the two sides of the attack torn apart his formation in an instant, and the disadvantage of the Shimizu clan and the countrymen's Hyakujuro party to unite as a formation was revealed at this moment, and the gap between the formations was too large to easily condone the Echigo cavalry to penetrate it, and the already not tight formation was ruthlessly destroyed in an instant.

Shimizu Yoshitaka can even insist on resisting the opportunity to be pushed by Echigo's ashigaru to retreat successively, this retreat can no longer hold the position of retreat evolved into escape, and then further evolved into the total collapse of the whole army, Honjo Shigenaga got the general order is to pick the head of Shimizu Yoshitaka, so he rode alone to meet the main formation of the Shimizu army, and dozens of horseback warriors followed closely behind to protect the two wings for the general.

Seeing Honjo's long and menacing killing, Shimizu Yoshitaka suddenly confused his position, Kido Zhou's defense was not good at riding a horse to block, and he rushed up and was cut in two by Honjo's long and man's armor without even holding the spear, and the smelly blood splattered out of his torso and sprayed on Honjo's long face, making the face of the demon even more hideous and terrifying.

Shimizu Yarokuro and Shimizu Kozaburo held their spears and wanted to greet them, but when they saw the tragic situation of Kido Zhou's defense, they were suddenly frightened and lost their courage, but where was Honjo Shigeranga willing to let them go, he chased after them and stabbed them again and again, and the severed limbs were taken away from their bodies, and the two young men fell off their horses and died without saying a word.

Maybe it's because Honjo's appearance is too terrifying, and Shimizu Yoshitaka is frightened and keeps shrinking back, and the people who can stop Honjo Fuchang in front of him are killed one by one, and even the retainers of the Shimizu clan are scared to distance themselves from him, the family governor, for fear of being targeted, and the courage to be taken away is difficult to appear, and those samurai who tried to resist him were killed one by one, leaving only a group of war-feared people.

Shimizu Yoshitaka shouted in fear: "I surrender!" Don't kill me! I ......"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Honjo's long spear slashing at his head, and the great head rose to the sky with a look of confusion and incomprehension, and he didn't know why he was killed until the moment he died. Shimizu Hizen Shouyi Gao was taken by my Honjo Prosperous! ”

The Shimizu People's Army was ravaged by Honjo Fanchang with cavalry back and forth, this burst of light died in their hands of nearly a thousand people, the rest of the captives saw such a brutal means are all quiet as a cicada, Ashigaru escorted the captives to climb the Haguro Mountain, the cavalry continued to sweep the deserters on the edge of the battlefield, this war from the beginning to the end of a total of only half an hour, Honjo's long main force only a few dozen people were lost, and the cavalry was even more alive without death.

The Echigo Legion proved its strength with its strength, and Honjo's long saddle returned victoriously with a dozen bloody samurai heads chained to them. His whole body, from man to horse, was splashed with dirty blood. The powerful force, the terrible tacit understanding, and the cruelty and coldness that treats people like mustards, the genealogy of the Dabaosi clan does not dare to move.

Uesugi Masata frowned at his bloody body. He coughed and said, "Echizen didn't go down to clean his clothes and armor, and with a fishy smell, he saw that his colleagues really lost the etiquette of a samurai." ”

"Okay!" Honjo Fanchang grinned at Yoshizen of Daihoji Temple, and swaggered down with his mount.

Seeing that Daihoji Yoshizen was still a little apprehensive, Uesugi Masatoshi explained in a concerned tone: "Presumably, a few people have not seen this style of my Echigo samurai, and we will be forced to do this, fighting every day, fighting every day, and the samurai have to kill several lives every year, and the longer they fight, the more indifferent they become." The scene just now was nothing, but the two fierce battles in Kanto last year killed nearly 20,000 lives, and you should get used to it. ”

Dabaoji Yoshizen was bluffed, where would he have thought that Echigo would be so scary, usually only knew that Echigo was rich and rich, and now look at this Echigo samurai one by one like monsters, they are out of the country every few years to fight and kill a few times in their eyes is simply not worth mentioning, they provoke such a group of people really don't know how to say good.

A few days later, the Kira Army's Echigo Regiment set out for the expedition, crossing Haguro Mountain and traveling less than ten kilometers to the northeast before entering the territory of the Shimizu family. There was a long cavalry in Honjo chasing the deserters, so the news of Shimizu Yoshitaka's killing had not yet been transmitted, and even if the remaining samurai of the Shimizu family learned the news, it would be useless. All of their main forces were buried under the Haguro Mountain, and they were powerless to resist the sudden attack of Uesugi Masato.

This time, the vanguard is Hojo Takahiro, Kurokawa Kiyomi, there is Honjo Fanchang first won a while to lay the foundation, he can't help but grab a head, as soon as the vanguard of more than a thousand troops arrives, the unsuspecting Furuguchikan is broken, and then he successively captures the Abe Pavilion, Tazawa Pavilion, Yakushi Pavilion, Kamen Pavilion, Yashokan, and the Eight-Way Pavilion, where the army has passed, almost no decent resistance, and all the south of Mogami River except Shimizu Castle surrendered.

Kaji Harutsuna and Takemata Keitsuna crossed the Mogami River and approached the north as partial divisions, destroying the castle all the way from the Iwabikan to the Kawaguchi Kazuna on the other side of the Salmon River, and Minoru Honjo and Naoe Keitsuna threw another 3,000 troops to outflank the rear of Shimizu Castle, and the Naradawakan, Numazawakan, Kakuzawakan, Saruhanekan, and Tekura Fukakan were captured one by one.

Due to many factors such as climate and population, there are few decent castles in Dewa Country, not to mention the existence of the so-called fortified castle, and a large number of pavilions and fortified pavilions called Yuki are large-scale tulou cottages, and this level of defense of the city is like paper paste in front of Uesugi Masato, not to mention the weak combat effectiveness of the people of Yukuni is simply embarrassing.

Uesugi Masata raised 8,000 troops to attack Shimizu Castle, the back road was cut off, the city was empty and there was no branch city to protect, and the face was the dragon of Echigo, after two hours of vain persistence, Shimizu Yoshidaka's son Shimizu Yoshishi committed suicide by seppuku in exchange for the lives of the people after the opening of Shimizu Castle and the surrender of the city.

Uesugi Masahu agreed to his request, anyway, there are not a few men of the Shimizu clan who were killed, and the only one left Shimizu Yoshidaka's youngest daughter Shimizu Ji is only ten years old, and the little girl is sitting in front of her brother crying, he is the last blood of the Shimizu family, Uesugi Masahu hesitated or left this little girl, and took care of her life and sent her back to Kasuga Mountain Castle for disposal.

The Shimizu clan was quietly wiped out but scared the most intimidating Yoshimori, and when he went to Tanma to report Uesugi Masahu with an army of 15,000 to the rescue, he was even more frightened and did not possess his body, and hurriedly invited the most senior eight to discuss countermeasures, and the most senior Yoshimori said worriedly at the assessment meeting: "Today, Shimizu Hibi Maemoru unfortunately lost his life in the Black Mountain, and now the Uesugi bullet main hall is in full swing, and the ten thousand tigers are rushing straight to Mogami River, Shimizu Yoshishi can't resist sacrificing Shimizu City to commit suicide, and the middle reaches of Mogami River fall into the hands of the enemy, how should we deal with it?" ”

Mogami Hachishu didn't speak.,But turned his gaze to the body of Tendo Yorizhen.,Tendo clan is the leader of Mogami Hachisha.,The strength of the Tendo clan can be comparable to the governor of Mogami Yoshimori.,Now he has been an ally with Shiratori for a long time.,And with the cooperation of Hosokawa Naomoto, the governor of the Hosokawa clan in Oshu.,Plus the clan Kamiyama clan、The East Root clan,And the support of the monks of the Buddha Temple.,Personal power further suppressed Mogami Yoshimori.,Become the first samurai worthy of the name of Dewa country.。

The young and vigorous Tiantong Lai Zhen was very disdainful of Mogami Yoshimori's style, and said with a cold snort: "Uesugi bomb is really powerful, three or two to solve the clear water fat front guard and snatch a large territory of Mogami River, but the Uesugi army has also exposed the opportunity to attack the downstream of the Tibetan strategy has been lost, I just need to strictly guard the castle hall at this moment to resist the strong enemy, and when the weather turns cold and heavy snow falls in the autumn harvest in September, will they fight or retreat?" ”

Yanzawa fully agreed: "That's right! If the Uesugi army is not afraid to fight, we will defend it for two months until the heavy snow closes the mountain, and then the Uesugi army will not be able to fight or retreat, and we can take advantage of the geographical advantages and the advantages of the people to demolish their morale little by little, and when the warm flowers bloom in the spring of the next year, the snow and water will melt and the soil is soft, and then we can regain the lost territory by attacking back. ”

Mogami Yoshimitsu, who was sitting next to Mogami Yoshimori, couldn't help frowning when he heard them say this, this year, he just served and bowed to the shogunate general Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and learned from the messenger of the shogunate about the heroic deeds of this kinship Ashikaga Kamizaburo, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of worship in his heart.

Looking at his own genealogy, he was very unhappy with such a style, so he interjected indignantly: "But what if the Uesugi army retreats? ”

The genealogy of the most supreme family is all samurai who have gone through the wind and waves, and when they see the appearance of the young master, they guess eight or nine points, and Tiantong Lai Zhen joked: "Is the young hall worried about this problem?" Wouldn't it be good if the Uesugi army retreated! They walk on the front foot and we take the city on the heel, if the young hall is interested, you can take this battle as the first battle! ”

Mogami Hachijo and his clan then burst into laughter, and Mogami Yoshimori saw that his son was being ridiculed, and scolded angrily: "Gengoro can't stop talking!" ”

"Father! The child's question has not been asked yet, please wait for the child to finish asking and then stop. Mogami Yoshimitsu said with a serious expression: "What if Uesugi Dan is leading the army to retreat, leaving a group to defend the castle?" What if Shimizu Castle was handed over to Daihoji Yoshizen to guard it? It's closer to the Onodera clan, so what if Dahoji and Onodera join forces to suppress us? That's it. ”

Mogami Yoshimitsu looked back at Mogami Yoshimori, and found that his father showed a surprised expression, and the top generation in the hall also made contemplative movements, Mogami Bayu's laughter was dumb, and the little doll can see the problem so thoroughly, and his own group of Chinese lords still look down on this little hairy child, is it a little too big.

Tiantong Lai Zhen almost wanted to open his mouth but didn't know how to deal with it, if the real thing really evolved as he said, they were still wishful thinking to keep people in the city, there was a territory, a living city and the elite appointed by the Uesugi Shoto, their military strength was absolutely unbeatable, if they were replaced by Dabaoji Yizeng to guard it, it would be even worse, and the power of the Dabaoji family might swell to the level of the Tiantong clan. (To be continued......)