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Volume 3: Tall buildings rise from the ground Chapter 617: Ambition shattered

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    The mountain city country was called Shanzhou because the Ping'an capital within the territory was built in imitation of Chang'an. Therefore, the mountain city country was also called Yongzhou following the example of the Tang Dynasty.

    In the era of peace, this was the number one country in the world.

    It was just dawn at the moment.

    Li Zheng, Yokotani Yukishige, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Hosokawa Fujitaka, Hosokawa Tadayake, Honda Masazumi and others led an army of more than a thousand people and fought out of Kyoto.

    After a fierce battle last night, nearly half of the people were lost in Kyoto.

    These people either died at the hands of the rebels or were dispersed. After a bloody battle, everyone who escaped from Kyoto felt like they were surviving a disaster.

    Li Zheng and the others are now at Tanbaguchi, one of the seven entrances in Kyoto.

    Kyoto Shichikou refers to the seven passages in and out of Kyoto, and Tanbaguchi is the direction to Tanba Country.

    Li Zheng led his troops out of Kyoto from the seven streets of Kyoto last night, heading towards Tanbaguchi, and prepared to return to Tanba Kingdom via the mountains.

    Now they stand at this moment, looking back, there are still several thick smoke rising in some areas of Kyoto.

    It is obviously due to the military disaster last night that Kyoto has not yet been calmed down. Under such a situation, the rebels will definitely take advantage of the situation and loot the houses in Kyoto, causing harm to the people.

    Of course, one of the fires was also set by Li Zheng and the others. In order to block the pursuers, Honda Masazumi burned the Shichijo Bridge over the Kamogawa River.

    However, thinking of the disasters that have occurred in Kyoto in the past hundred years, Hosokawa Fujitaka, who was riding a horse, could not help but sigh with emotion, saying: "When will the world be peaceful and we will no longer have to hold a gun immediately."

    This statement comes out.  Masazumi Honda was trailing behind Lee Masaichi.  He said: "Your Highness Hosokawa, please rest assured that this day will not be too far away."

    Hosokawa Fujitaka glanced at Li Zheng and said with a smile: "We all have this confidence."

    At this time, a shoulder carriage painted with tung patterns lowered in front of everyone.

    Ashikaga Yoshiaki, dressed in hunting clothes, walked out of the carriage. He held a folding fan and said with a red face: "The Takeda family are all a bunch of rebels, look what they will do to Kyoto."

    Ashikaga Yoshiaki has been wandering around all night, and he has lost his bearing and speaks loudly and anxiously.

    Ashikaga Yoshiaki took a look at this time.  Honda Masazumi, who was dissatisfied on the side, reacted immediately and said: "Of course, the Li family is still a loyal minister of the shogunate. After this matter is over, I will definitely summon the world's great names to crusade against the rebellion. When the time comes, the rescue efforts of several honorable ministers will  , I will definitely not forget it.¡±

    Hosokawa Fujitaka nodded and said: "That's what Koboden said. Now we should think about how to get to Tamba from here."

    "I guess that since Takeda Nobunaga and Mochizuki Nobunaga have decided to rebel, they must have guessed that Tanba Country is the only way for us to survive. There must be an ambush on the mountain in front of us. Should we look for another way?"

    "Hosokawa-sama is right." Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded.

    Hosokawa Fujitaka was both civil and military, so he naturally won the trust of Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

    But at this time, Li Zheng said: "His Royal Highness Hosokawa is right. The guardian of Yamashiro Kingdom, Oyamada Nobushige, has joined the rebels. I guess he will block the road ahead, but in my opinion, Oyamada Nobushige's troops are not many.  We can kill this place in one go."

    "This is too risky!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki frowned.

    Li Zhengyan said: "Don't worry, I am absolutely sure about this."

    ?As Li Zhengzhi said.

    The current guardian of Yamashiro Kingdom is none other than Oyamada Echizen Morinobu Shigeru.

    We are currently in Yamashiro Country, heading towards the mountain peak of Tanba Country.

    Oyamada Nobushige led three thousand ashigaru to form a formation in this direction.

    He was ordered to block the road from Kyoto to Tamba Country.  Don't let Li Zheng and Ashikaga Yoshiaki escape from here.

    Oyamada Nobushige established his formation on the middle of a hill.

    Now that the sky is bright, Oyamada Nobushige overlooks the Katsura River at his feet, as well as the army led by Li Zheng who has crossed the river.  His eyes were cold.

    As the elder of the Takeda family, the reason why Oyamada Nobushige joined this rebellion.  But very simple.

    It¡¯s because the reward is unfair.

    This sounds a bit unbelievable, from the leader of a samurai group in Kai County to the guardian daimyo of Yamashiro Kingdom with 225,000 koku today.

    Nobumo Oyamada is actually still dissatisfied.

    Yes, Oyamada Nobushige is indeed dissatisfied. As the elder of the Takeda family for three dynasties who served Takeda Shingen, Takeda Katsuyori, and Takeda Nobukatsu.

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    When he served as the governor of the Oyamada family, he became the chief minister of the Takeda army.At that time, ministers such as Kosaka Masanobu and Baba Nobusa were just Ashigaru generals and ordinary samurai.

    Because these people gained Shingen's trust, one by one, they became generals at the level of a legion, and their power and position exceeded him.

    That's all. Later, Li Xiao, Sanada Masayuki, and Baba Masafusa all joined the Takeda family for more than ten years. Not only did they become the masters of a country, but each of them had a stone height of more than 500,000 stone, which was more than the two people in his territory.  times.

    The feeling of imbalance in Nobumo Oyamada¡¯s heart became even stronger.

    Therefore, when Mochizuki Shinaga greeted him, he agreed. Of course, he would not do anything to conspire against him.

    Mochizuki Nobunaga only needs him to block the intersection from Kyoto to Tanba, blocking Li Zheng's way of life. This is of course a promise for Oyamada Nobushige, who has always been blind to the rising star of the Li family.

    "Report to the lord, the enemy has discovered our army!"

    Oyamada Nobushige couldn't help but be surprised when he looked at Li Zheng's army after crossing the river and quickly forming an array in the direction of his ambush.

    This made his original plan of ambush come to nothing.

    "It doesn't matter, attack!"

    Oyamada Nobushige wielded the sword and shouted loudly.

    Immediately, the sounds of killing broke out in the woods beside the Katsura River. The Oyamada Army, which used to be the Takeda family's regiment, rushed out of the jungle and began to attack their former comrades.

    The first thing the county's legion took action was the stone-throwing crowd.

    When Oyamada Nobushige accompanied Shingen on his expedition to Hojo, he visited Takiyama Castle.  With a thousand people, he defeated Hojo Teru who was twice his size.  What they relied on was the slingshot army and the staged assault tactics of the Oyamada family's cavalry.

    Hundreds of Oyamada clan members threw stone ashigaru and charged at the front, whirling the stone bullets above their heads. Then, using the momentum, they threw it high into the sky and landed directly on the Takeda army's formation.

    This sudden attack method of warfare smashed the troops in front of them, and the soldiers who were united in the front were beaten to death.

    Seeing this, Honda Masazumi was furious.  Immediately, the Iron Cannon Ashigaru was ordered to fire at the Oyamada Army from the ranks of the Western Kingdom Phalanx.

    On the battlefield, the smoke produced by the firing of iron cannons filled the air.

    After the volley of gunfire, the second round of ashigaru shots came down.

    Nobushige Oyamada¡¯s military strength.  Immediately there were heavy casualties.

    Soon after, the Oyamada Army¡¯s cavalry team appeared and conducted a staged assault!

    The Takeda Army counterattacked with the spears of the Western Kingdom's phalanx. Facing the enemy as hard as a hedgehog, they were ready.

    Oyamada¡¯s army was unable to capture it for a while.

    Instead, hundreds of corpses were dropped along the outer perimeter of the battle formation.

    General Ashgaru issued the order to attack, but the Yamashiro Kingdom Ashigaru under his command held their spears tightly and refused to move forward one by one.

    "The people in Kyoto are really worthless!"

    Oyamada Nobumo couldn't help but curse, he couldn't help but miss this place.  The military force assembled in Kai County that year.

    Could it be that they retreated after such a simple blow? Could it be that they couldn't see that the enemy army in front of them was already a tired soldier?

    However, Nobumo Oyamada, who was supervising the battle on the hillside, was not anxious at all. Instead, he watched the battle progress with a sneer at the corner of his mouth and ordered a second attack.

    The roar of iron cannons on the banks of the Guichuan River sounded again.

    Due to the hasty march, the gunpowder and projectiles carried by the iron cannon were lost a lot, so after several rounds were fired.  It has no effect.

    Seeing that the opponent's iron cannons were useless, Oyamada's army swarmed forward together.

    And at this moment, on the banks of the Guichuan River, a military force of two to three thousand people was rapidly approaching.

    "damn it!"

    Oyamada Nobushige cursed loudly.  "They actually caught up with us."

    Oyamada Nobumo's face was full of annoyance.

    On the contrary, the army of two to three thousand people speeded up and rushed to the location of the fierce battle.

    "Great. Finally caught up!"

    Mochizuki Shinaga looked up to the sky and laughed.

    At the last moment, he and Takeda Nobutoyo led the pursuing troops and finally caught up with Li Zheng's army on the banks of Katsura River.

    "Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Rimasa, and Hosokawa Fujitaka are all here. They are all here! God is really helping me. Father, have you seen it? I am right."

    Mochizuki Shinaga looked ecstatic at this moment, looking up to the sky and shouting.

    Takeda Nobutoyo was on the side and said: "Okay, don't hurt their lives, do you understand?"

    Mochizuki Nobunaga nodded and said: "Don't worry, brother. Immediately send an order to Mr. Oyamada to stop the offensive."Seeing the fierce resistance from the opponent, Oyamada Nobushige knew that it was impossible to capture Li Zheng alive. Ashikaga Yoshiaki took it into his own hands. He suppressed his ambition at the moment and ordered the army to stop attacking.

    Mochizuki Nobunaga rode forward, confident that at this distance he would not be attacked by the iron cannon, he shouted: "Please give me the answer, General of the Guards!"

    At this moment, Hosokawa Fujitaka, Honda Masazumi and others were covered in armor, all stained with blood. It was obvious that they all went into battle in person.

    Yokotani Yukishige said to Li Zhengyan: "My lord, please do not agree."

    Li Zheng smiled and said: "Don't worry, just talk nonsense with him."

    At that moment, Li Zheng drew his horse out, and the two left their respective military positions, came within a few steps of each other, and stationed their horses to stop.

    Li Zheng said with a smile: "Congratulations to Your Highness Wangyue for your great achievements. Usurping the throne and killing your father is unprecedented in ancient and modern times."

    Mochizuki Nobunaga felt that he had a chance to win, so he ignored Li Zheng's ridicule and said: "General Konoe, why do you say that? Since ancient times, the winner has been the king and the loser is the enemy. Li Shimin has changed the Xuanwu Sect and finally became a sage king. I  What I do today will make me feel excusable in the future."

    Li Zheng smiled and said: "Yes, yes, the four words "winner and loser" are very good."

    Just as Mochizuki Nobunaga was smiling confidently, Li Zheng suddenly said: "His Royal Highness Mochizuki, you can hide it from the Imperial Palace Master, Chao Yue Gong, and commit such a treasonous act today. In any case, you are a man of the world."

    Mochizuki Nobunaga glanced at Li Zheng and said: "My Lord, regardless of my father's kindness, I am planning to use Iga ninjas to attack and kill the three of us, father and son, so I have no choice but to strike first. I am also forced to do so.  , it was actually self-defense, and my father is still loyal to the Imperial Palace."

    "But I don't think so. As the saying goes, others treat me as a scholar of the country, and I treat others as a scholar of the country. If the imperial master didn't plan to kill the three of us, father and son, how could I have rebelled? If my father wanted to rebel, he could have delayed it for a while.  Time, why rush today, won¡¯t there be better opportunities in the future?¡±

    Mochizuki Nobunaga talked eloquently, and after explaining himself, he said: "Your Majesty, General Konoe, if you want to discuss the gains and losses with me, after Your Excellency surrenders, I will have time to talk with you slowly and in detail."

    Li Zheng laughed and said: "Your Excellency is still stubborn at this moment. It is because you are wise enough to refuse advice and your words are enough to cover up your mistakes."

    "Your Excellency is also the first-class person in my family. Unfortunately, I make too many excuses for myself. If I were your Excellency, I would rebel if I wanted to rebel. If I am ambitious, I will be ambitious. I will never be pretentious. When did you see Li Shimin?  After you ascended the throne, did you ever defend yourself for killing your brother and forcing your father to abdicate?"

    Mochizuki Nobunaga was secretly surprised when he saw that Li Zheng had no awareness of being a prisoner under his command, but he still said: "Your Highness, General of the Imperial Guard, I think you are wise enough to refuse remonstrances, and your words are enough to cover up your wrongdoings."

    "Now that the outcome has been decided, for the sake of Mr. Yakata, as long as you persuade him to put down his weapons, how about I guarantee that I will never harm your lives?"

    Li Zheng smiled sarcastically and said, "Can I believe it when I talk about guarantees to people like you who have no father and no king?"

    Mochizuki Shinaga said angrily: "If you want to die together, I can make it happen for you."

    Li Zhengzhi sneered, but at this moment, the sound of horse hooves rumbled on the side of the hillside.

    This scene seemed to shake the heaven and earth.

    Takeda Nobushige and Oyamada Nobushige looked in shock, and saw large groups of horse teams with sun and moon flags on them suddenly appearing from behind the hillside.

    "It's Sun and Moon Bei!"

    As a former friendly army, Oyamada Nobushige recognized at a glance the Li family's horse-riding regiment that made great contributions to killing Nobunaga in the Battle of Nagashino.

    I heard that in the Battle of Kurobegawa, Uesugi Kenshin was also blocked by this cavalry team and was eventually wounded and died.

    Seeing Sun and Moon Bei appear, Oyamada Nobushige quickly commanded the army and deployed in the direction of the enemy.

    On the plains, if you encounter such a cavalry attack in a hurry, your entire army will definitely be destroyed.

    Just as Oyamada Nobushige was moving his formation, another large army came from the bank of Katsura River with flags raised.

    Their military strength was just right, and two thousand Danba people led by Li Yong, the lord of Danba Guishan City, came to respond.

    Mochizuki Nobunaga couldn't help but change his face when he saw the two armies, and said to Li Zhengyan: "I just thought that your Excellency is confident. It turns out that I have arranged for the supporting troops and horses here. Very good. I, the backup troops of the Musashi and Yamato legions, will be here soon.  Come and have a showdown here to see who is the winner."

    Li Zheng listened to Mochizuki Nobunaga's words and said with a smile: "I'm afraid you will be disappointed. Not even a single soldier of your backup army will arrive here."

    "What?  "

    At this moment, Mochizuki Shinaga finally couldn¡¯t sit still.

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