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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 431 Battle at Cypress Mountain

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    Just when Kira Yoshiki was lost in thought, Mogami Yoshihime shook his arm and asked softly: "Will Your Highness take Yoshihime to Kasugayama Castle this year? Is Kasugayama Castle big? Are there any beautiful red-leaf trees? How many of you are there?  What kind of person are you, sister? Do you like Yoshihime? " " Kasugayama Castle is much bigger than Yamagata Castle! It is constantly being renovated every summer. After a while, Yoshihime will know that the red leaves are there.  There are not as many as there are in Yamagata City! There is a sea of ??cherry blossoms that is your Torahime-sister¡¯s favorite place. Your sisters are all kind-hearted and good women, and they will definitely like Yihime.¡±  Yoshitoki accidentally caught a glimpse of Mogami Yoshimitsu with his head shrinking and about to leave. He quickly stopped him and said, "Yoshimitsu, since you're here, come over and talk for a while! It doesn't take long for Yu to stay here."  "Jiu, tell me how you feel after being in charge of the house for the past few months." "Your Highness, Yi Ji, please step aside first!" The little girl saw her brother standing awkwardly in the corridor, so she bowed sensibly and stepped away. The man spoke.  A woman should know how to avoid taboos when talking about business, even when her father and brother are talking about business. This was taught by her mother, Major General Ono, from an early age.  Mogami Yoshimitsu smiled at his sister, and then said: "I have been under a lot of pressure recently! Because of the autumn harvest, the deep-rooted conflicts between my subordinates and my power, and the diplomatic pressure from the Yonezaida family, I have been under a lot of pressure recently.  Date Ky¨­jo has been making a lot of moves, and it looks like he is going to take action on his subordinate¡¯s territory.¡± Since Date Harumune made it clear that this matter is not over, Yonezawa Date has been making small moves, such as Ida.  Nakayama Yataro, a retainer of the Tatsu family, went to the southern border of Murayama County to build a Nakayama Castle.  This forced the lord of Kamiyama Castle, Takenaga Yoshitada, to ask for help from Mogami Yoshimitsu.  This place happens to be the Sukawaguchi Street between Murayama County and Chichi County.  This place originally belonged to the Mogami family.  However, because the Mogami family has been weak for nearly a hundred years, it has been abandoned. As the Date Aizong invaded Murayama County and fought a battle at Hasedo Castle, forcing the Mogami family to bow their heads and submit, they fell under the control of the Date family.  In the past, the Date family was not so bold in building a castle, but now it doesn't matter if they break up with the Mogami family.  Kiragi didn't care much about the stumbling in Dewa Country at that time, and said with a smile: "Even the Date family dares to attack the Mogami family. When I sit in charge of Dewa Country, do I have nothing to do? Then they really don't open their eyes.  At the end of autumn, you can follow me to Kasugayama Castle to see my brother, and you will know the strength of the Ashikaga family! The latest information I received is that my brother is launching a joint war in Ezhong Shogawa with 23,000 troops.  Kaga Ichi's army of 100,000 troops was defeated, and Kaga Ichi's troops invaded the southern bank of the Totori River, and Kaga Ichi's 60,000 troops were defeated again, and Kaga Ichi's troops were swept away in Nomi County. Honganji Temple, the lord of the clan, seemed to have shown its strength to the rest of the army.  "I sent a peace request." "What? Kaga has always lost most of Kaga's country, and he is forced to sue for peace? This is really incredible! How can he destroy an army of 23,000?  Where is it? I can¡¯t understand it!¡± Mogami Yoshimitsu shook his head in surprise and said that he had never heard of such an exaggerated record. It was unheard of and unseen.  Mogami Yoshimitsu sighed and felt nothing special for a while. His level of military strategy was indeed a bit blind.  It was still far behind Date Terumune, who had several battle experiences, and his father Mogami Yoshimori's own military strategy was not very good either.  Or in other words, the military strategy level of the various daimyo people in the entire Dewa Kingdom and even the Mutsu Kingdom is at that level. They really don't care much about the successive battles in Echichu and Kaga. They sigh for a few words and forget about the novelty in the blink of an eye.  This is all because it is located in a remote place and half of the year is winter. The spring and autumn seasons are surprisingly short and the traffic is very bad. Several main streets are only wider and neater than the country roads in Echigo, and it is impossible to renovate them with Echigo.  Compared with the main streets that they have passed, it is these two factors that make it okay for the Chinese people in Yuao to fight in a small way, but when it comes to a large formation of tens of thousands of people, everyone is dumbfounded and does not know how to fight.  The Oshu Astronomical Rebellion that Yonezaida was involved in was just a group of Japanese people who had been making noise for a few years. It was just that more daimyo people were involved. It was several levels lower than the Astronomical Rebellion in Kanto. The information was not available in remote areas.  As a result, the Chinese lords of Yuao did not care much about outside news.  At most, some news from Echigo or Kanto can attract some attention. Major events in the farther East China Sea and Kinai are just good stories to them. Yoshitoki Kira has no intention of correcting the young man's personal interests and hobbies. Since he still has  If he didn't realize the role of military strategy, let him do whatever he wanted. Anyway, he would have to go through battles sooner or later, and this time he planned to take the opportunity to polish up the "Deyu General" who was a little too young.  Kira Yoshishi said to Mogami Yoshimitsu, who was not thinking about Shu, "It is already September 6th. I decided to leave Yamagata Castle by boat at the end of September. Before that, I would give the disobedient YiguangLet Huizong teach you a lesson!  Go back and make preparations. In the next few days, Yoshimitsu will lead the army out of Nakayama Castle and cut off the claws of the Date family that penetrate Murayama County.  " "Go out to Zhongshan City and attack it?"  I have never beaten you before!  Mogami Yoshimitsu said in panic: "My first battle was the Battle of Miura Castle. I was defeated by His Highness K¨­kata's troops the first time I went out. Before that, I had never led a military force and had never commanded anything."  Let¡¯s fight together!  " Kira Yoshi secretly laughed at the fact that this Ideba general was still a little immature. The young man who is now thirteen or fourteen years old has not yet grown up. He does many things with a guilty conscience, but this is normal. Not every young governor can be like this.  At the age of ten, he could command his retainers to win the Battle of Fukakusa and annihilate the fierce general Tokawa Ichibun in one fell swoop. In order to cheer up this clan, Yoshitoki Kira calmly said, "It doesn't matter, Yuyu is behind you.  As a support, I'm afraid of what he will do. It's just a fortress on the left and right. It won't be too strenuous to fight. I know you have never commanded a joint battle before you have to experience it. There is always a first experience. It's okay to experience a few more joint battles.  All can be learned.  " Mogami Yoshimitsu also knew that he could not escape this disaster. His subconscious rebuttal just now showed some timidity, so he took a deep breath and said firmly: "I understand, I will do my best!  " Just as Ji Liangyi was about to turn around, he turned back and said to him: "Besides, you don't have to worry too much about the reduction in grain production.  I stored two million koku of grain in ten grain depots in Echigo.  Only a small portion of the grain produced each year is sold.  Most of it is stored in the grain depot, so there is no problem in paying you 50,000 shi as relief.  ¡± ¡­ Under the orders of Kira Yoshitoki, the Dewa Retainers Group moved very quickly. It only took six days to recruit military service members from various places. This was all due to the Kira family members¡¯ ability to do things well. Dewa Kuni Junior High School  The annexation of villages and the demolition of useless walled cities quickly produced good results. The more concentrated farmers lived, the utilization rate of the land was also greatly improved. It also had a great impact on the management of general service, military service and normal taxation.  On the other hand, it was also because of the overwhelming force of 15,000 troops at the time of Kiragi. How dare the people from all walks of life in the three Uzen counties not act diligently, hurriedly picked up their weapons, put on their armors, and took off with lunch boxes wrapped around their belts.  Riding their mounts, they rushed to Yamagata Castle surrounded by Ashigaru. In just six days, they gathered an army of 8,000 troops. For a time, their military strength was quite unstoppable. It was inferior to the peak military strength that besieged Miura Castle.  There are some things that cannot be helped. This time, neither the Senhoku Onodera clan, nor the Yuri Twelve Heads of the Feather Queen, and the Anton clan intervene. The enemy is the former ally Yonezaida clan, and on the other hand, Kira Yoshi  Tokiya did not ask all the three Uzen counties to mobilize, but only used the Mogami clan and their forces to attack Nakayama Castle, which was deep in Murayama County. This name was very convenient to prevent the Date family from being highly vigilant, and at least they would not be nervous about gathering.  His Ichimon and the Quasi-Ichimen took up positions and fought together. So when eight thousand troops rushed to Sukawa, one of the upper reaches of the Mogami River, only the Date army and his subordinate Yonezawa came on the opposite side.  The army has a strength of five thousand, and the follow-up army of the Yuan clan, the Kokubu Sheng clan, and the left-behind Yong clan are still on the way. The main force of the Date family has actually been between three thousand and four thousand.  After the Battle of Mipo Castle, the losses were reduced to just over 3,000. The small main force is also a major feature of the Yuno daimyo. Because his own army is not large, the number of people under his command to make up the total is only 5,000.  It is very difficult for a county-level samurai family to have so many troops. If it were not for the big tree when the Mogami family climbed up the Kiragi tree, the number of troops directly under the Mogami family would only be more than 2,000.  The Mogami family is not as strong as the Tendo clan. Under normal circumstances, the Mogami family would be seeking death if they singled out the Date family. Even if the Mogami family's relatives were called on, there would only be more than 8,000 members of the Tendo clan, and the Date family  A clan of the Mogami family can easily muster an army of more than 12,000 people. This fact makes them afraid to act rashly. When Yoshimitsu Mogami received the order, he had to go all out to rely on Tendo Yori.  Zada was the vanguard to launch an attack on Nakayama Castle. Yataro Nakayama approached Yonezawa for help and waited for three days before Date Terumune came over with a force of five thousand troops. During this period, Mogami Yoshimitsu's attack could only be mediocre.  To describe it, Tendou Lai Zhen, as the vanguard general, was very active in attacking without causing any serious damage to Zhongshan City and did not dare to let the army fight to capture the city.  However, his level of military strategy was just like that. In addition, siege warfare was an extremely test of ability. Yataro Zhongshan held on to the castle and did not go out to fight. He did not have decent engineering equipment, so he could only use inferior bamboo bows and weapons.  The defenders in the city fired at each other, and in conjunction with the ashigaru who beat the military drums and climbed over the soil, this attack meant that the troops were beaten out as soon as they entered, and it was easy for the defenders in the city to create a situation where more and fewer were defeated.  Seeing Date HuizongOver time, the eight thousand Mogami Army inevitably fell into panic. Mogami Yoshimitsu also lost sight of one thing and did not know how to deal with it. He wasted the best opportunity to adjust and watched the five thousand troops stationed in Zhongshan City without any solution.  At that time, he finally remembered that he could make adjustments. It was really the first time he commanded an army that he was so nervous that he forgot about it.  The arrival of Date Terumune obviously would not give him another chance to make adjustments. His confidant General Yoshinao Oniba personally guarded the Otemon gate, which reduced the originally slim chance of attacking the city to zero. The two sides faced off for three days, spent in exchanges and provocations.  After that, until Murata Munashiro, Watari Motosuke, Kokubun Mori clan, Ryugo Sono clan, Kuwazuki clan leader, Kurokawa Haru clan, Akiho Naomori, Kuroki Munejun and other national troops arrived one after another, the number of defenders in the city suddenly increased to more than 9,000.  Forced into 10,000 people.  When Mogami Yoshimitsu saw this situation, he knew that he had no chance at all. Without getting a clear answer from Kira Yoshitoki, he returned to the army and retreated early the next morning. His move immediately attracted the Date army to follow him.  Pursuit, although Date Mimoto strongly opposed the pursuit.  However, people from all the countries under his command expressed that they could not let this opportunity pass by.  They have never seen what Kira Jun looks like.  I just heard from hearsay that my master's family suffered a big loss at the hands of Kira Jun.  Most people can't tell what the specific situation is. In the eyes of these people, this is not enough evidence. It is reasonable to think that after coming to Echichi, the Kira family's 15,000-strong army suddenly attacked at night and defeated the 13,000-strong Dewa people's army.  Even if they had so many troops to launch a night attack, they could do this, so they didn't think much of the Kira family.  Date Terumune was not stupid. He also knew very well that his Chinese army was definitely no match for Kira's army. Moreover, Kira Yoshitoki was so sinister that it was difficult to predict whether he would launch a surprise attack. He did not dare to take such a big risk.  The entire military force was bet on the risk of pursuing the Mogami Army.  Even if he caught up with Mogami Army, he would not dare to attack boldly. At most, he would just attack and get some advantages and then withdraw.  Instead of doing this, it would be better to just stay in Nakayama Castle and not go anywhere, so he ordered the 5,000 Mutsu Japanese troops who were willing to go to war, led by Murata Soshige, Kurokawa Haruji, Akiho Naomori, and Kuroki Munejun to pursue the retreating troops.  The Mogami Army and Mogami Yoshimitsu did not expect that they would dare to chase them out, so they could only grit their teeth and retreat towards Narizawa Castle.  When they were about to enter Narisawa Castle, the envoy of the Kira family informed Mogami Yoshimitsu not to enter the city, but to choose the nearby Kashiwagi Mountain to reorganize his formation. Mogami Yoshimitsu was a little confused about this order. Kashiwagi Mountain is just a mountain near Narisawa Castle.  Small hill.  The mountain at this height is not enough to establish a huge geographical advantage, and Mogami Yoshimitsu does not want to set up a formation here.  However, the order still had to be carried out, and less than eight thousand troops hurriedly climbed up to Baimu Mountain to form a formation.  At this time, the Date Army had arrived in a hurry. When they saw Mogami Yoshimitsu setting up the formation at Kashiwagi Mountain, he turned to attack Narisawa Castle without saying a word. These people were not stupid at all. They felt that Mogami Yoshimitsu was clearly planning to set up the formation here.  It sounds a bit funny to lure yourself into the bait, and 8,000 people line up on the mountain to prepare for the 5,000-strong army. But it is not so pleasant to do. It is absolutely ridiculous for them to climb the mountain with 5,000 people and attack with force to deal with an army that is larger than themselves.  Unwise behavior.  If Mogami Yoshimitsu chooses to enter the caged castle of Kashiwagi to defend the castle, maybe the five thousand Date troops will climb Mount Kashiwagi to monitor Narisawa Castle below. At present, Mogami Yoshimitsu chooses the eight thousand troops on Kashiwagi Mountain and a castle under Mount Kashiwagi to lay out his plan.  Ma wants to use this horn power to fight against the invading Date army.  The 8,000-strong army was stationed in the formation and they were calmly deployed, as if they were telling the people of the Date country at the foot of the mountain in a silent language that the Mogami family could let the Date army attack the 8,000-strong army on the mountain. Even if Date Terumune  Pulling out all the troops doesn't necessarily mean you'll win. You can also let Date's army attack Narizawa Castle. You won't be able to defeat it for a while anyway. You have to be wary of the troops on the mountain rushing down to make a surprise attack, and you'll lose in vain.  This tactic of the Date Army can be understood by several leaders of the Chinese people. The best choice before the Date Army, which is composed of all the people, is to retreat. Mountaineering operations are seeking death, and siege operations are also self-defeating.  It may not be possible to get an advantage. The strength of these five thousand troops is really embarrassing. It is better to retreat early to avoid wasting troops and food.  But if they were asked to retreat immediately and were unwilling to do so, because they strongly demanded to fight out to pursue the Mogami Army, but ended up retreating in despair within a few hours of fighting out, the face between the relatives would not be saved.  There is only one way to save face for now, and that is to attack Narizawa Castle and then find a reason to retreat.  He was waiting for something to happen. In the evening of the same day, the Date army hurriedly withdrew the siege of Narizawa Castle and chose to set up camp in the Sukawa River not far away. Although they only pulled up a small wooden fence and set up tents inside it.  The name of the checkpoint as "camp" is a bit crude, but the Yuao people almost always set up camp like this when marching or attacking. At most, they will wait until a long-term siege before they set up a camp similar to the one in the battle of Miura Castle.  .    In fact, this group of Date family's Mutsu people were very particular about choosing to camp here. They had to maintain pressure on Narizawa Castle but not get too close to prevent them from being killed by the Mogami Army on Kashiwagi Mountain all night.  The attack on the entire army was over. He said clearly that he was not afraid of Kira's army, but he still kept an eye on the possibility of a night attack when it came to timing.  As for the main force of Kira's army still in the village, it would definitely not be able to be mobilized within three to five days. Murata Soshiro and others were not worried about this at all. Just before sunset that day, when dinner was not ready, these five thousand people  The formed Date army was suddenly attacked by a small morning fleet going upstream. The hungry Ashigaru died in confusion under the fire of iron cannons and strong bows.  Murata Munoshi is the ninth son of Date Huizong and the uncle of Date Huizong.  I have been working as a housekeeper for the Murata family of Mutsu country, and I have never seen such a powerful weapon.  For a moment, I was so shocked that I couldn't even speak.  When Kurokawa Haruji, Akiho Naomori, and Kuroki Munejun saw the loud rumbling noise and the thick white mist that spewed out, it was really shocking. Their subordinates and the servants from all walks of life were hit by a volley of iron cannons and strong bows.  They were in a hurry and couldn't even form a formation.  Seeing that the situation was not good, the four people discussed and led the army to retreat quickly. As for the meals on the stove and the small pack loads and grains they carried, they all abandoned it. Kuroki Munejun, who had just entered the original server, was still in the mood to set off a fire to disperse the pack horses and disrupt them.  Sight, their move did have a good effect.  At least in front of this chaotic camp, the Kira navy did not dare to rush in and make a surprise attack.  Just as the Date Army was about to leave, the Kira Army's cavalry suddenly came from behind. Also arriving was Mogami Yoshimitsu, who had received the general's order. Seeing the siege, Murata Soshiro almost fainted from fright, Kurokawa Haruji  Li Lizui hurriedly ordered the samurai to support him, and he, Akiho Naomori, and Kuroki Munejun each led their own troops and fled desperately.  ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡­  Murata Munoshi was unfortunately overtaken by the Kira Army's cavalry and became a prisoner of honor.  Kurokawa Kiyomizu, Akiho Naomori, and Kuroki Munejun were lucky enough to escape back to Zhongshan City.  There is no way to deal with some losses. By the time the three armies rushed back to Zhongshan City, it was already midnight. Date Terumune was woken up and learned that his army had suffered another defeat, and that his uncle Murata Soseki  About 800 of his fellow countrymen were captured, and they were shouting angrily in the castle tower. But the current situation was so bad, what could he do besides being angry?  When he woke up early the next morning, Date Kaizune found that 23,000 troops had been surrounded outside Zhongshan City. Murata Munoshi was forced to press down to the top of the city and call for the door. The 800 captured Date troops knelt down.  There was a lot of wailing in front of the battle. The scene was so miserable that people couldn't bear to look at it. It was probably this feeling that an object hurts its own kind. The people of the Date family ran to Date Terumune to beg for help, hoping that he would rescue them as soon as possible.  colleagues and relatives.  As soon as Date Huizong saw this situation, he knew that he could not refuse it in any case. The system within the Date family was based on the local leaders of the country based on geographical marriage. This was different from the lordship system that valued the blood system.  They are completely different, but both have a fixed problem, that is, they can never escape the stereotype of family members controlling huge amounts of territorial resources.  After a long quarrel, the Date retainers reached an agreement that afternoon and asked the Kira family to redeem the captives. Of course, surrender was absolutely impossible, and peace talks and withdrawals were not allowed. They were just maintaining hostility.  The humiliation of redeeming his captives in such a state, and the shame of Date Terumune's wife being snatched away by Kira Yoshitsune to be his concubine, could not end just because of this setback. Living in this troubled world, sometimes face is worthless.  Sometimes it is as heavy as Mount Fuji.  The reputation of the Yonezawa Date family governor is very important. Date Harumune also worked as an Oshu explorer for a period of time, and even bought the false title of Dr. Sakyo from the court. Many relatives in the family rely on it.  The reputation of the Ida family intimidated the young servants who served under it. At the same time, it was also for this reason that a large number of sons and daughters were sent to various families to be adopted sons and royal wives. Without this halo, there would be no Ida who caused the astronomical chaos.  Dajia.  The face of Date Huizune, the young family governor, was more important than anything else. The family governor was exposed and shameless. Date's retainers and the many people who relied on him were also embarrassed. This knot was definitely not a matter of words or words.  A little setback can be reversed, but it won't be over until the Kira family returns Mogami Yoshihime.  The matter of snatching a bride has risen from a simple marriage love to a serious problem of the face of Kira Yoshitoki and Date Terumune. The humiliated Date Terumune has become a bigger enemy of the Mogami family. At this time, no matter the Mogami family,  Neither Yoshimitsu nor the reclusive Mogami Yoshimori can no longer accept the Date family as an ally, let alone send Mogami Yoshihime back.  Because at this moment, Date Terumune is definitely a danger to Mogami Yoshihime.? Characters, even if the Mogami family re-engaged with the Date family when they betrayed Kiragi, it would not be able to eliminate the knot in Date Terumune's heart. Just imagine how a man who has been slapped in the face will face his wife who was snatched away and his future life.  The children who were born, the unstable marriage and the hatred for Mogami Yoshimitsu, the messenger of the Lord, will all bring serious disasters to the Mogami family. At this moment, the Mogami family has no way out.  The Mogami family was dragged into their own warship by Kira Yoshitoki using a marriage-stealing plan. The only thing they could do was to try their best to keep up with the Kira family's pace, and they were forced to accept the mess left after Kira Yoshitoki left.  The powerful daimyo Senkita Onoji Keimo in the north of the county, and the Yonezaida Terubune in the south of Murayama County.  The envoy sent by the Date family was a member of the Date clan. The lord of Takahata Castle in Dewa Province was Koyangawa Moramune. As the powerful elder of the clan who guarded the northernmost gate of the county, it was his power that directly supported Nakayama Castle.  For the construction of the house, Koryanggawa Shengzong solemnly proposed to the Kira family to redeem the Murata clan, hoping to exchange money or food for the redemption of eight hundred captives.  Mogami Yoshimitsu refused without hesitation, saying bluntly that at this time, the two sides were hostile and there was no possibility of redeeming the captives. Only by reaching peace first could we talk about the redemption of the captives, and it was easy to defeat the Date family's plan.  Although the redemption of defeated prisoners is the most popular method nowadays, the victor can not only obtain meritorious service, but also gain benefits from the redemption process, but there is a prerequisite for redeeming prisoners, that is, the war will not be fought, or it will be temporarily  There is a truce without fighting.  It's impossible that while there's a war going on here, I'll sell the captured prisoners over there, and the released prisoners will return to the Date Army in a short time before they can return to their original identities and continue fighting against the Kira family.  I have the strength to earn a little money, and this money is earned by risking my life. I may not always have such good luck. I can't let a general like Kira Yoshitoki spend half a day just to earn the Date family's money.  Small money, that's a waste of his time and an insult to his intelligence.  It's not easy to train your own samurai son in this world. Even if you live a tight life, you don't forget to train more elites. Date Terubong will be jointly pressured by the family retainers and the people of the country. On the one hand, there are physical injuries.  On the other hand, he was unwilling to lose eight hundred disciples and one Ida disciple in vain.  To redeem prisoners, you must first cease the war. Without a cessation, you cannot redeem the prisoners. This paradox made Date Terumune very angry. He was unwilling to agree to a truce. But if the truce was not allowed, there would be no way to redeem the prisoners. Otherwise, Murata Sozo and  The eight hundred captives were about to cause trouble, and it was difficult for Date Terumune to be the governor of the family. Finally, after thinking for a long time, he decided to find a way to see if the Kira family would agree to redeem the captives.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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