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    Knowing that defeat is certain, he still insists on fighting. This is the basic samurai morality of a samurai. Hojo Tsunari worked hard to lead the army to retreat towards Otemon, trying to use the assault force of the formation to rescue the Hojo clan. The loyal and brave Hojo samurai  He resisted the fierce attack of Kira's army and bought more time for the Hojo clan.  In order to rescue the Hojo clan that was trapped in a tight siege, Hojo Tsunari sent his general Yokoi Echizenmomo out. This veteran general was older than Hojo Tsunari. When he was young, he followed the Hojo clan in the Kanto campaign and relied on his ability to shoot arrows with one hand.  With his skills, he earned a reputation as the unparalleled powerful bow in the eight states of Guandong.  Even though the veteran can no longer draw a strong bow and can only rely on his rich combat experience and accurate half-shots to kill unwary samurai, his accurate and powerful bow skills are still a big threat. Yokoi Echizen defends  Before the special forces entered the city, they received bad news. The Hojo clan was captured alive by a group of samurai from the Kira Army. This news was an unexpected and major blow to the Hojo army.  In the final analysis, Hojo Ujikuni was too young and too impulsive to hack wildly with a tachi in the narrow terrain of Otemon of Tabami Castle. He didn't understand that slashing with a tachi in a crowded and small space was a good idea.  This is a very dangerous thing that not only threatens the enemy but also threatens oneself. Hojo Clan demonstrated the standard ending of threatening oneself on the spot.  Relying on his young, strong and fearless spirit, the Hojo clan slashed seven or eight soldiers of the Kira Army with his tachi and successfully accidentally injured several subordinate samurai. He also stumbled and blocked several fatal stabs and slashed the sharp tachi.  Curling their blades, many warriors from the Kira family took advantage of the moment when he discarded his sword and drew out his ribs to swarm him and capture him.  Losing the Hojo clan means losing the opportunity to escape.  Hojo Tsunari learned that the Hojo clan had been captured alive.  Without saying a word, he led dozens of brave warriors among the cavalry to launch a desperate assault on the Kira army's main formation.  Hojo Tsunari shouted at the soldiers behind him: "Generals, listen to my orders! Surrender immediately after my death and do not resist! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!" "General!" The infantry warriors who had not caught up with the pace knelt on the ground in mourning.  Said: "If the general dies in battle, we will definitely follow him to Hirazan, the underworld!" One general mourned and all the generals cried together. In just a short moment, thousands of Hojo troops outside Tianbamu City threw away their weapons and knelt down.  The ground was bursting with tears, no matter whether there was any movement of the Kira Army around them or not, they were crying loudly. They were crying not only for the general Hojo Tsunari who controlled Goshikibi, but also for the Sagami Hojo clan who had shown kindness to them.  .  "This is the power of the human heart! What Yoshitoki said is right! The Hojo family is definitely not simple. Letting them become a climate is a huge threat to our Ashikaga family!" I saw thousands of people seeing off dozens of knights.  Terutora Uesugi was also moved by this: "Pass on my order to capture Hojo Kamisuke alive at all costs!" Hundreds of cavalrymen came out following the order. They carried spare lassoes and rushed straight towards the dozens of mounted samurai of the Hojo Army.  The moment before the battle was about to take place, they turned around and ran out of the lasso. The horse-riding samurai of the Hojo Army hurriedly raised their tachi and slashed at them. Unfortunately, there were too many lassoes, and their tachis were also lassoed in a few strokes.  , the knight on horseback who lost his weapon was lassoed and pulled off his horse without any suspense and fell heavily.  Hojo Tsunari watched the warriors around him being pulled off their horses one by one by the lasso. The anger in his heart was beyond words, and he shouted: "Despicable people of the Kira family. You don't even give the samurai a chance to die with dignity. You are so sorry."  The dignity of being a samurai! You shameless samurai, you dare to fight with me, Tsunasa!" "I like Kashin! I will capture him alive!"  Before he could even finish his words, he rushed out at the lead, holding up a large gun made of stainless steel and shouted: "I am Saito Shimono Mamoru! I have heard of your reputation as Jihuang Hachiman, so come and fight me here!" Hojo!  Tsunadero laughed and said: "It's exactly what I wanted! Killing Oni Saito before his death is worthy of my reputation in Tsunade!" In the Genpei era, it was a very glorious thing to be a knight.  During the period, it is strictly forbidden for anyone to interfere or influence. However, with the changes of the times, Ikkid¨­ gradually faded out of people's sight in the late Kamakura period. In the Warring States Period, Ikkid¨­ usually appeared only on special occasions.  For example, this time Hojo Tsunari fought against Saito Asanobu's Ikkidou. The weapons used were not the bamboo bows of the Kamakura period but the sharp weapons in their hands. When the two of them galloped, the two guns collided and sparked a spark.  , the war horses gradually took off their impact and turned around for the second round. Every collision was a battle of wits and courage. If one was not careful, one of them might be stabbed to death.  Even someone as strong as Saito Asanobu would not dare to stand up to an opponent of comparable strength. He was sure of stabbing Tsunari Hojo to death without getting hurt, but he was not sure of capturing him alive without getting hurt. In this world, he could capture Tsunari Hojo alive in a single attack.  No one exists yet, neither Saito Asanobu norEven Takigawa Tokiyoshi couldn't do it.  The two were in a stalemate for no less than thirty rounds. Saito Asanobu, who was waiting for work and had a good meal, felt that there was not much change. However, Hojo Tsunari, who had not eaten a grain of rice from the morning to this evening, was a little unable to hold on.  The numbness coming from his right hand, which was already sweating after ten rounds, reminded him that he was about to reach his limit.  Hojo Tsunari suddenly laughed and said: "How about the final round to determine the outcome!" Saito Asanoge caught a glimpse of Ueno Ienari giving him a thumbs up from the corner of his eye, and responded loudly: "That's exactly what I meant!" The two of them said  Riding his horse to charge again, Hojo Tsunari's arm holding the big gun trembled slightly. He smiled bitterly in his heart, knowing that he still didn't persist to the end. He gently lowered the gun blade to slow down the horse's progress. People who didn't need to be close to him also  Knowing that Hojo Tsunari was about to give up resisting the idea of ??committing suicide.  At this moment, he suddenly heard shouting from behind: "Uncle!" "Uzbang?" Hojo Tsunari was stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to turn around, he saw Saito Asanobu's big gun slashing at him. He subconsciously raised his head.  The big gun resisted and was pushed away by the huge force of the moment. Hojo Tsunari sighed: "Uzunari is still alive and has not been killed. Even if he dies, you can rest assured!" Just as Hojo Tsunari was about to close his eyes and wait.  When he was dying, Saito Asanobu put away his gun, stood up and laughed and said: "Anfang guarding the palace is safe and sound, so there is no need to die at Shangsuosukeden! Why didn't Shangsuosukeden quickly dismount and accept the surrender? In order to protect the 7,000 Hojo troops.  Life? " Hojo Ujikuni was tied up and sitting on a horse.  He could only raise his head anxiously and shout: "Uncle! You can't die! My father and brother will be sad if you die!" "So your plan is to capture me alive!" Hojo Tsunari was silent for a moment.  The whole person seemed to suddenly become much older: "Iwant to surrender!" Hojo Tsunari's defeat and capture was a major event that affected Musashi's progress. On the small side, it was the only eight thousand elites in North Musashi who had the power to resist who were defeated and captured.  To put it bluntly, this means that the strongest military group in Musashi Kingdom has disappeared, which is a huge blow to the Hojo family, especially the Hojo family samurai in Musashi Kingdom.  But before that, Uesugi Teruhu was determined to hide the news. With many years of experience in commanding troops, he quickly discovered that this was an excellent opportunity, so he made a military adventure that he had never thought of before and sent out several troops.  Detective Qi disguised himself as a messenger of the Hojo family and asked for help.  Attempting to use the strategy of luring the snake out of its hole to defeat the remaining Hojo troops in the Musashi Kingdom.  His bold adventure was completely beyond the expectations of the Hojo family. The Hojo Uteru of Takiyama Castle and the Hojo Clan of Iwatsuki Castle didn't know it was a fraud, so they hurried to Tabami Castle with their troops to ask for help from Hojo Tsunari and the Hojo clan.  Such a hasty dispatch of troops was naturally blocked by the Kira army that surrounded Kitamushi.  Hojo Uteru is only a twenty-two-year-old young man, and the even younger Hojo Ujiki is still a seventeen-year-old boy. When he saw the murderous Kakizaki Keie and Saito Asanobu, his legs became weak with fear.  In order to buy the two boys time to escape, the Kanadai retainer took the initiative to block the knife. Facing the frontal assault of the two Echigo Musou generals, it was indeed not something that the two young boys could resist. They had only one way to escape.  It took dozens of brave Hojo warriors to fight the Hojo family out of the siege.  Then he turned back and found that his home city had already become the territory of the Kira family. The remaining retainers were either killed or surrendered and became the guide of the Kira family.  In just a few days, the situation suddenly changed, and there was no longer a place for the two of them in Musashi Country.  A great defeat extinguished the ambitions of the two young men, and making achievements and being famous in Kanto all became extravagant hopes. When they were hesitating whether to withdraw to Odawara, the two brothers Hojo Ujiteru and Hojo Ujiki were on the way to escape.  When they met, the two brothers looked at each other's miserable and dejected appearance and cried silently, holding each other's hands with tears in their eyes.  The two counties immediately formed a force of 6,000 troops and tried to move closer to Kawagoe Castle. However, the reaction speed of Kira Army was completely beyond their expectations. They set up a hasty obstacle near Kawagoe Castle to prevent the two men, who had 6,000 troops, from approaching Kawagoe Castle at all.  Fortunately, Daidoji Masashige was not an idiot who did not understand military strategy. He actually led two thousand remaining troops to break out of the encirclement of Kira's army.  Daidaiji Masashige was very ugly when he saw the two Hojo brothers. Instead of feeling lucky, he beat his chest and lamented that the Musashi Kingdom had come to an end. The two brothers looked at each other speechlessly and could only lament that the situation had deteriorated to this point. Daidaiji Masashige had no time to spend with Hojo.  The two brothers exchanged views on the current situation, and they had to find a way to get rid of the tens of thousands of Ji Liang's troops trailing behind him.  "Your Highnesses, please leave Musashi Province as soon as possible! Kawagoe Castle is no longer safe, and Edo Castle and Koki Castle are not necessarily safe either. The only way forward is to return to Odawara Castle and make plans! I am willing to divert Kira's army for your two Highnesses.  Please, your two highnesses, set off as soon as possible!" After saying these words, Daoji Masashige led his army to the south.  ? ?Uji Teru pulled Hojo Uzuki and fled to the southwest without stopping. Along the way, he encountered several small groups of cavalry pursuits by the Kira Army and was almost caught by the main force of the Kira Army. After going through many difficulties and dangers, he escaped from the Kira Army.  Surrounded by the enemy, they only dared to stay overnight on Mount Takao in the southwest of Musashi Province in the middle of the night. They didn't even dare to enter the small machine city not far away.  The hard life for several consecutive days has caused Hojo to suffer a lot. For a seventeen-year-old boy, the journey of life is just a short journey ahead. He still has an extremely bright future, and he should work hard.  We should enjoy the wonderful life of the green years instead of eating ashes and suffering in the wilderness, let alone suffer the huge blow of defeat.  Thinking of what he had experienced these days as if he was having a nightmare, Hojo Ujiki murmured to himself sadly: "What happened? Why did you change your appearance so suddenly? I always thought that Musashi Country did not belong to my Hojo family."  Territory, but when I saw that all my former retainers betrayed me, my heart ached Were we all wrong? " "Don't think too much, it's not our fault" Hojo Uji Teru was tired.  Shaking his head: "The Kira army is too powerful. It is so powerful that it is completely beyond our expectations. Uncle Ujikuni and Tsunarisari are missing and are probably dead in Tamami Castle. We are defeated!" Hojo Uteru is slightly older.  , second only to his eldest brother Shinkuro and Hojo Umasagi who died at birth, he is the second among the living brothers. He is much more mature than Hojo Ujimasa who has been a hostage in the Imagawa family for several years. Although he has suffered a series of dazzling blows  , but he is still trying to appease his younger brother and his morale that is almost collapsed.  The two brothers did not expect that the Kira Army, with tens of thousands of tiger soldiers, would dare to carry out a series of military adventures. The dazzling methods were completely beyond their expectations, causing the Musashi Kingdom's defenders to suffer blows again and again.  The people belonging to the Hojo family also set off a wave of rebellion and became a glorious leader.  For example, the Katsunuma clan led by the Lord of Katsunuma Castle, Mita Masabute Tsunhide, and other gang members such as Moro Soshige, Okabe Hirosada, Hirayama Tsunkage, Shioka Hidemitsu, and Kanuma Shury¨­, and others, such as the old corps reactivated by Ohta Shimasa.  Iwatsuki people, Oishi Ishimi Mori Kenshige, Komiyayama Danshozaemon, Asaba Shimotsumori, Kasuga Settsu Mamoru, Hirosawao Harimamori, Hamano Shuiyoshi, Kato Hyobu Shaosuke, Honma Kogoro and others rushed to invest.  Under the guidance of Kira Jun.  Narita Shimonoseki Nagasaki, wearing the kinship talisman Ozo Choyoshi, Narita ¨­zouchei, Narita Echizenmori, as well as generational retainers Tanaka Shikibe Shaosuke, Nozawa Hayato Sasuke, Beppu Jibe Shaosuke, Suga Tosa Mamoru, Hato  Ino Tomomo, Honjo Zaoei Mensa, and Yamada Bungo Mamoru served as the vanguard to attack Kawagoe Castle.  At the same time, Ota Yasushi also instigated a rebellion against the Edo Castle remnants in Edo Castle. This group of popular samurai had been in a very bad situation since their master, Ota Yasushi, was exiled and the Ota family was killed in the Mifuneyama battle. Taking advantage of Kira  When the army entered Musashi Country and caused a huge turmoil, under the leadership of Dr. Itamiemon and Asakura Heijiro, they quickly started a riot and waited for an opportunity to seize Edo Castle.  Kira ninjas took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the city and cause chaos everywhere.  Yamanaka Yoriji, one of the six Hojo Yuio families, was unfortunately killed in a raid by the rebels. Seeing his relatives being killed, the culprit Yasushi Ota brought the former Kanadai retainers to attack the Hojo army in the city.  Toyama Tanba, the current lord of Edo Castle, took the remnant party across the sea and fled to Odawara Castle.  Minamimusashi only had a small machine castle left to resist, and the other castles fell one after another in just half a month. Seeing this situation, Hojo Ushimasa was furious and quickly ordered the Hojo army on the Fusui Peninsula to hold on.  The territory cannot be ported, and the Hojo Army of Shimosu Province must cooperate with Furukawa Duke Ashikaga Fujimasa and Chiba Yintomi to resist the attack of Kira Army.  It can be seen from his attitude that the Hojo family still has not given up the Musashi Kingdom and the further territories of Upper and Lower Sushu. However, his Kira army's advance was too fast, and it had already digested the huge Musashi Kingdom before it was even three months old.  Once in the sky, looking north from the small machine city, one can see the entire Musashi Kingdom with Ashikaga fubiryo flying everywhere, making travelers who don't know the truth think that Koga Koga is once again powerful.  On March 24, Teru Uesugi led a large army to gather at the foot of Xiaoji Castle and surrounded the Minami Musashi Fort, which was only guarded by 3,000 people. After a month-long invasion of Musashi, Uesugi Teru's troops were attacked and killed.  More than 2,000 Hojo troops were injured and more than 9,000 prisoners were taken. It was a disastrous defeat for the Hojo clan.  Almost all the pro-Hojo forces in the entire Musashi Kingdom were uprooted. The Musashi control network that the Hojo family had worked hard for two generations to run was torn to pieces. The most important losses were the Hojo Clan and Hojo Tsunage.  The prisoners, as well as nearly half of the eight thousand troops under Hojo Tsunari's command were members of the Goshikibei. These were all the elites of Sagami and Izu countries. They were captured in an unfair battle. It was enough.  It made Hojo Masaru so painful that he couldn't sleep well for several nights.  DisappearingWhile the Hojo Army was gaining strength, the Kira Army led by Terutora Uesugi was also rapidly expanding. From the original 45,000 troops to the current 51,000 troops, the increase reached more than 6,000 troops.  Almost all the neutral and anti-Hojo military forces in Musashi Kingdom were brought under his command, leaving only two groups of people in Musashi Kingdom. One was the remnants of the party that supported the Hojo clan, and the other was the vassal army that supported the Kira clan.  Kira Yoshitoki also began to mobilize troops at this time. He ordered the Nagao Touchang of the Ashikaga Nagao family, Nagao Kenkage of the Shirai Nagao family, and Nagao Sokage of the Suisha Nagao family to lead an army of 5,000 men.  Ueno Kingdom stayed behind, Nagano Yasumasa was the vanguard general and led an army of 5,000 people as the vanguard. He personally led 10,000 troops out of Hirai Castle, aiming directly at Odawara Castle in Sagami Kingdom.  At this time, the dull Kanto people finally realized that the situation seemed not good. Kira Yoshitoki was trying to crush the Hojo family to death, so Anbo Kunisato saw Yoshihiro, Hitachi Kuni Satake Yoshiaki, Shimono Kuni Utsunomiya Hirozuna  , Sakai Yinji and Yamamuro Katsunobu of the Kamiyasu Province, and Takajo Yinji of the Shimotsui Province raised their troops in response to the general's order to attack the Sagami Hojo clan at the time of Kira Yoshiki.  In the blink of an eye, 60,000 troops gathered across Kanto. They were not aiming to attack Odawara Castle, but were targeting the areas occupied by the Hojo family in the Lower and Upper Kingdoms. When they took advantage, they always rushed out.  In the words of the Kanto people, it would be foolish not to take advantage of it.
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