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Mikawa Butterfly Chapter 458 The Battle of Fujinami Ban

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    Honda Tokimasa himself despises those who only flatter and flatter others. Yoshitoki Kira has also stated many times that the Kira family does not want useless ministers, but when it is his turn, he always has to treat him differently. Every daimyo family governor likes to be able to talk.  The generations of retainers are just some powerful daimyo whose wisdom is enough to resist the negative effects of flattery.  Kira Yoshi didn't care much about the impact of this kind of flattery, but he didn't like the habit of flattery. He specifically asked his retainers to be concise in their speech and use short sentences. In their words and deeds, he maintained the image of the samurai family and used less long and flashy sentences that are the most common in Kyoto culture.  Honda Tokimasa felt that he was still too rigid. His wife complained several times that he didn't understand the circle. He also deeply reflected on it several times and thought that there was something wrong with the generation of family members flattering the family governor. The Ashikaga family of Kamisui is indeed powerful, and His Highness K¨­kata is indeed powerful.  This is all true.  As the saying goes, the first hit is the most important. If you can't catch up with the first hit, just don't ask for the second place. Seeing the missed opportunity, he was a little unhappy, but he still had a trump card to use. He rolled his eyes and said: "But it was mentioned in the intelligence.  The opposition within the Oda family may be a thorn in the heart of Oda Tansho, and it will bring unpredictable crises to His Highness K¨­k¨­¡¯s support and strategic layout in the future.¡±  He said: "What Tokishoden said is true. I believe that Oda Danmasa Shaotada has a very broad future direction of advancement. The Mikawa Kingdom in the southeast is caught in disputes and civil strife, the Ise Kingdom in the southwest is divided by powerful people who are unable to resist, and the Hideishi of Mino Kingdom in the north is  Fujiyoshilong's death is a good opportunity. The Oda family can attack in three directions, or one can be the main one, the other can be the auxiliary, and then the other can be divided. Now that we join forces with the Ashikaga family, it means that the situation in Mikawa can be stabilized.  After that, the other two countries will start to carry out the strategy one by one and should achieve certain results soon. If the Lord gives strong support, it will become easier. Maybe the Oda family can become a surprise force and muddy the stagnant waters of Kinki.  " "Mikawa will not be peaceful. According to the latest information, my brother's general Tominaga Tadashi has been killed in the battle." Kira Yoshishi's eyes flashed coldly and he snorted: "This is the civil and military power that my brother boasted about more than ten years ago.  A man with both abilities was defeated at the hands of Matsudaira Motoyasu. This kind of idiot is simply disappointing! "In fact, it is a bit unfair to describe Tominaga Tadamoto. His death is somewhat suspected of taking the blame. In fact, he himself did not.  His big mistake was just bad luck. Before he was defeated and killed in the battle of Fujinami Bandai, he had fought a victorious battle at Zenmei's embankment to gain some face for the retreating master's family.  In the two years since the Battle of Okehazama ended, the Imagawa clan has been busy appeasing the Imagawa family's lineage retainers. It is an indisputable fact that the Imagawa family has fallen into decline since the defeat and death of Imagawa Yoshimoto in the battle. Not only did they lose a wise and decisive family governor, but also  After losing a large number of loyal and brave retainers, the new governor of the Imagawa clan did not have enough ability and prestige to calm the wavering retainers.  The power of the Imagawa family then retreated into the Suruga Kingdom and could not leave. The real key task of the Imagawa family was to deal with the commotion among the people in the Suruga Kingdom.  As for the more distant Mikawa Kingdom, it was temporarily handled by Kira Yoshian, one of his own. As soon as the main force of the Imagawa army withdrew, Mikawa Kingdom's defense was left in a vacuum. The originally stable Mikawa Kingdom fell into greater turmoil.  Give some young people a chance to jump out and fish in troubled waters, and the leader among them is the ambitious Matsudaira Motoyasu.  This era happens to be the threshold period when daimyo from various places actively changed from protecting daimyo to daimyo during the Warring States Period.  Those who responded relatively quickly, such as Sagami Hojo Ujiyasu, Kai Takeda Shingen and the late Suruga Imagawa Yoshimoto of the Tokoku samurai family, have initially completed the process of replacing junior high schools with official records.  A relatively complete set of national laws and a systematic fiscal and taxation revenue system are being formed.  The Kinai samurai family such as Miyoshi Nagakei and Rokkaku Yoshihide are also actively doing the same thing, but these two families are born with stunted growth, and their progress is not as fast as that of the Takeda family who are facing a powerful and powerful family, and the reaction is slower than the daimyo.  It would take ten or even twenty years to realize the significance of the Warring States Period.  At this time, it happened to be the window period for the formation of the first batch of Warring States daimyo. For example, the powerful Ashikaga clan, the overlord of Hokurikudo, the Kamizuki family, had basically completed the overall process of the Warring States daimyoization, and established the names of Echigo, Shinano, Ueno, Shinano, Dewa,  The flag generation control system with these countries as the core, a complete set of implementation agencies and a reasonable government order system made them unrivaled in a short period of time.  The Imagawa family, which is located on Tokaido, is much worse. Originally, Imagawa Yoshimoto had already brought this set of work to the final stage and spent nearly ten years promoting the modernization of the Mikawa Kingdom.  Basically, the Japanese lords outside the territory of Nishi Mikawa Kira Yoshitoki were completely absorbed into the Imagawa family system. However, with the sudden death of Imagawa Yoshimoto, a large number of the mainstay family retainers died, and the promotion of the Warring States Daimyo era was not carried out.  Retreat and return to the scene at the end of the Daimyo guardian era when Imagawa Yoshimoto first came to the throne.  Protecting the Daimyo is more stable than the Warring States Daimyo?It has a major weakness, that is, the protection of the daimyo relies on the territories of only one or two countries, and the number of daimyo people who nominally obey them may far exceed the territory they actually control, so only one-sixth of the Western Kingdom appears.  In the palace, the Yin Yang Taishou is so exaggerated that it is unbelievable, including the newly rising An Yun Maori family, which is also following the traditional path of protecting the name.  The advantage of this kind of road is that it can reduce casualties, as well as unnecessary war consumption and losses. The disadvantage is that the territory's surrender is just a trick of changing the king's flag on the city wall, and it still has autonomy when it comes to management.  The daimyo people could support, ignore, or even oppose the military orders issued by their nominal lord. Their relationship was more akin to allies in a coalition of geographical interests, rather than the relationship between a lord and his retainers in the orthodox sense.  The situation in Echigo before the arrival of the Kiragi period was almost the same. The national lord was still unmoved by Uesugi Teruhora, who was still very young at the time, and often urged him to send troops over and over again. It was clear that he was not listening to the instructions and wanted to establish his own empire.  In the first five years when he first ascended the throne of the Household Governor, Uesugi Teruhora often faced this kind of embarrassing situation where the king gave orders and responded with few responses. His king was more like the one elected by the samurai alliance called "Echigo Kingdom"  The leader of the alliance, rather than the guardian of Echigo in the traditional sense.  This was perfectly reflected in the repeated rebellions and civil wars in Echigo, and it was also a major reason why Terutora Uesugi was determined to inherit the Yamauchi Uesugi family governor.  If this kind of guardian daimyo has the military and strategic skills of Uesugi Terutora, it doesn't matter if he can continue to fight all the way and win continuously. Over time, he can still add up to a qualitative change and perfect the Sengoku daimyo.  But it would have been much worse without Uesugi Teruhora's abilities. Imagawa really only learned a few percent of his father's internal affairs skills, and the flowers in the greenhouse lacked the most important political vision and skills.  Although his grandmother Imagawa Jugini tried his best to help calm him down, an old woman over sixty years old who had lived in seclusion for nearly twenty years was a little unable to do what she wanted when she first came out.  The most terrifying thing for the guardian daimyo is that the dominant position of the territorial state is affected, and the dependent people of the country fall into serious conflicts and instability. This involves centralization, the core link in the process of the Warring States Period of daimyo, and the guardian daimyo and the people of the country.  It is a simple contractual relationship of dependence. The daimyo provides protection in exchange for the loyalty of the people of the country. This is quite different from the obligation of the daimyo's lineage retainers to serve the master's family during the Warring States Period. The same thing is that loyalty needs rewards to maintain it.  , but the former requires far more rewards than the latter.  The Imagawa family regressed from being a daimyo during the Warring States Period to becoming a guardian daimyo.  Because of the serious lack of centralization of the Mikawa Kingdom, it faces an uncontrollable crisis. This is like each daimyo always having a core dominating country, and then establishing corresponding family hegemony. For example, Zhou Fang once dominated Kyushu for hundreds of years.  The core ruling states of the Ouchi clan are Shufang Kingdom and Nagato Kingdom.  Other countries such as Chikuzen, Iwami, Anyun, and Bunzen are all sub-core ruling countries.  The core dominating country is the core area where this family has survived for generations.  For example, the Shimazu clan in Satsuma, the Niko clan in Izumo, the Mori clan in Anyun, the Takeda clan in Kai, the Hojo clan in Sagami-Izu, the Imagawa clan in Suruga, and the Ashikaga clan in Echigo all have their own core.  Dominate the country to ensure the stability of its foundation, and then deploy and consolidate it for expansion.  A newly conquered territory usually takes a long time to accumulate popularity and prestige. This process may require one or two generations of hard work. For example, the Hojo family took three generations to manage the Izu-Sagami kingdom into an iron barrel formation, just like a  The hedgehog was placed in front of the Kanto warriors' heads to prevent them from making any rash moves.  Traditional territories are definitely the safest, but newly conquered territories require more time and patience. It would be a bit hasty for Imagawa Yoshimoto to digest Mikawa in only ten years. If Imagawa Yoshimoto is given another ten years,  When the Imagawa family really grows up, it may be a different story.  "It's a pity that history has no assumptions.  The defeat of the Imagawa family happened right before their eyes. When the Imagawa army fled back to Suruga, the shadow that had squeezed in the hearts of the people of Mikawa Enji country suddenly dissipated. Just like Toichi Kui of Kyoto, he would lose the control of his lord.  They swarmed from all directions.  Some lords of the Mikawa people with ulterior motives would take the opportunity to add insult to injury. They would unite with the old underground people of Geso Village and use the slogan of taking care of their own territory to expel Imagawa, and forcefully expel the Imagawa family's last vestige of influence. The leader of these was Okazaki Castle.  Matsudaira Motoyasu, a "good old man" with a simple appearance and a simple and amiable temperament, suddenly drew his sword and stabbed the Imagawa family, catching many members of the Imagawa family by surprise.  I remember when Matsudaira Motoyasu refused the call of the Imagawa clan in the name of revenge for his father-in-law, and insisted on killing Oda Nobunaga before he could return to Sunfu with peace of mind. Many of Sunfu's generational retainers also sang praises for this, calling Matsudaira Motoyasu the next three.  The important ministers who have consolidated the Imagawa family for ten years must be put to great use. The Imagawa clan once regarded Matsudaira Motoyasu as his future right-hand man and his confidant.    As a result, before the aftertaste of the words of praise dissipated, Matsudaira Motoyasu raised a flag of rebellion to attack the "immoral" Imagawa family. It was like being slapped hard on the Imagawa family's face.  , He was so confused that he didn't know how to express his anger and confusion. The Imagawa family, whose power had been completely dispersed, was really powerless against the Mikawa Kingdom, so they had to order the Mikawa Kingdom middle school to be loyal to the Imagawa family in the form of a decree.  The Chinese people unite under the banner of Kira Yoshian and resolutely fight against Matsudaira Motoyasu, a treacherous and shameless man.  But he still didn't expect the dark side of Matsudaira Motoyasu. He actually spread the news in Mikawa Kingdom that Imagawa Yoshimoto was ignorant and immoral, and forced tens of thousands of troops to go to Luo without any hesitation on the grounds of personal interests and hobbies. The Imagawa clan really  He is described as a dandy who is obsessed with Kyoto culture. The decline of the Imagawa family is directly related to the perverse behavior of the two generations of family governors. The Imagawa family was pawned off by the loser before they really made a move. Mikawa Kingdom's only remaining reputation is  Then all was lost.  The end of the second year of Yonglu.  Matsudaira Motoyasu raided the Mikawa Kira Territory with 2,000 troops, easily defeated Kira Yoshian's 1,600 troops, and easily captured Tojo Castle, the city where the Mikawa Kira family had lived for generations. Kira Yoshian, who was the governor of the Mikawa Kira family, was  He was forced to flee to Saijo Castle to seek asylum, and asked Nobuzada Ohuchi for support in dealing with the arrogant and domineering Matsudaira Motoyasu.  Ohuchi Nobuzada felt that Kira Yoshian was the governor of Saijo Castle.  He readily gave support to the 800-strong army, led by General Yamaoka Yaunao, and assisted him. Kira Yoshian followed the advice of his family's elder, Tominaga Tadayoshi, and divided the 500-strong army, led by Tominaga Tadayoshi, to attack the Matsudaira family tree.  Ueno Castle guarded by family elder Tadanobu Sakai.  Matsudaira Motoyasu immediately ordered Matsudaira Yoshikage, the governor of the Matsudaira clan who split up the family, to lead an army to rescue Ueno Castle. Matsudaira Yoshikage felt that Mikawa Kira's strength was so bad that he, the family governor, did not need to personally lead the army to rescue, so he ordered his legitimate son Matsudaira Yasutada to lead the army to rescue Ueno Castle.  In Ueno Castle, just when Yoshikage Matsudaira was sitting in Fukou Castle and stood still, information was suddenly received that Kira's army was raiding Nakajima Castle between Fukou Castle and Ueno Castle.  Matsudaira could not tolerate such a blatant attempt to divide the Kira family, so he immediately gathered the remaining retainers and warriors in the city, more than fifty of them, and rode out of Shengou City to meet the invading Kira army. It must be said that the Matsudaira family of Shengou was very courageous.  It took more than fifty cavalry to smash the 700 troops led by Ji Liangyi'an into pieces, throwing away their helmets and armor and fleeing.  Seeing that a big victory was about to be won, Matsudaira Haokage almost without thinking led the fifty or so cavalry to kill them along the road. They chased and escaped for nearly half an hour and arrived in front of Shanmingdi. At this time, Ben  Tominaga Tadamoto, who was supposed to attack Ueno Castle, suddenly appeared from an unknown corner, and combined with the defeated Kira Yoshian army, Matsudaira was surrounded.  In an instant, a pursuit that seemed to have no suspense turned into a one-sided massacre.  All thirty-four members of the Matsudaira family and the Ichigomidai were killed. The Matsudaira family suffered heavy losses, which also made the reputation of Tomo Yong Tadayoshi a reality. The soybean Yaunao Yamaoka just made a gesture to block the attack from the direction of Ueno Castle, forcing the lord of Ueno Castle Sakai Tadanobu.  Not daring to act rashly, it can be considered that they made a considerable contribution to this war. Then the Kira family played a triumphal song all the way, successfully captured Nakajima Castle and the newly lost Tojo Castle, and then lived comfortably in Tojo Castle.  Have a peaceful winter.  But Kira Yoshian never thought that at this time, Matsudaira Motoyasu was like a wounded wolf, staring at Tojo Castle's every move. He didn't care at all about Ohuchi Nobusada's advice.  He thought that this battle would be enough to suppress the arrogance of the Matsudaira family, and that he, the governor of the family, could successfully secure his position as the head of the Mikawa Kingdom and join forces with the Imagawa clan to deal with the Owari Oda family.  However, things are unpredictable. In early March this year, when spring was blooming, Matsudaira Motoyasu ordered Matsudaira Chuji, a member of his clan, to lead 3,000 Matsudaira troops to launch another attack on Tojo Castle. Honda Hirotaka personally served as the vanguard, Matsudaira Mitsuru.  The second time he was in charge of the post-war campaign, he launched a mighty attack on Tojo Castle.  Before going out into battle, the Matsudaira Army held a special ceremony. Hirotaka Honda took out a toshimaru and wrote "Tominaga Bangoro Tadashimoto" on it. Then he threw the pill high into the air and was hit by Hiraiwamoto.  Hirotaka Honda was very happy and said: "This is a good omen! We, the Matsudaira Army, will definitely take the life of Tominaga Bangoro Tadashimoto!" As a result, the morale of the Matsudaira Army was greatly boosted, and the samurai encouraged them.  The chanter quickly went out into battle. At this time, Kira Yoshian in Tojo Castle did not expect that the Matsudaira family would dare to send troops. In a panic, he ordered Tominaga Tadamoto to lead the hastily assembled 1,500 troops to go out to fight, and he sent  The messenger contacted Nobuzada Ohuchi of Saijo Castle to call for support.  Tominaga Tadamoto's original intention was not to challenge at this time. He knew very well that the Matsudaira family's eccentric character was particularly vindictive. It was really a stupid move to use his inferior force to fight against an army twice his own. However, sometimes he could not and  Ji Liangyi'an, who didn't understand military strategy, patiently communicated, especially when he fell intoThe confused family governor couldn't listen to anything, so he had only one option: sending troops.  When the 1,500 troops walked out of Tojo Castle, they immediately formed a formation around the city, ready for battle at any time. It was obvious that Tominaga Tadamoto had made up his mind to wait for the reinforcements from Saijo City, which made Honda Hirotaka worried.  The attack was not serious, and he immediately ordered Okubo Daihachiro and Torii Hanrokuro to take turns to provoke him before going into battle, but Tominaga Tadamoto still gritted his teeth and persisted.  After a stalemate like this for half an hour, Kira Yoshian's envoy in the city came for the third time to urge him to send troops quickly to drive away the Matsudaira Army. The morale of Kira Army also declined due to long-term provocations and avoidance of fighting. Tominaga Tadashi knew  There would be no good results if he continued like this, so he immediately ordered the entire army to attack the Matsudaira Army.  Honda Hirotaka saw that Tominaga Tadogen suddenly changed his strategy of holding on and changed to a full-scale attack with the entire army at a complete disadvantage. He immediately decided to pretend to be defeated and retreat back, while Okubo Daihachiro and Torii Hanrokuro were like two  He was a wandering god with a mouth like a broken gong, scolding the Tominaga family from top to bottom. He also insulted the Mikawa Kira family's governor, Kira Yoshihiro, as a loser, constantly provoking Kirajun's anger.
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