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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 519 This life is over

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    As Lord Furukawa, Ashikaga Fujimasa knew very well that Kira Yoshitoki's seemingly useless words were actually intended to convey a meaning, that is, he was more qualified to become an Ashikaga Rianchichu, and it was impossible for the Ashikaga Shogun family to do so.  If a new Imperial Palace title was opened for Kira Yoshi, then this Imperial Palace title would inevitably bear the name of his Furukawa Ashikaga family.  If that was the case, he might make a compromise and adopt Kira Yoshi as his adopted son, so he chose to take this opportunity to severely beat and humiliate Kira Yoshi, making him angry and affecting the attitudes of the Kira family members.  Every time he, the new generation of the Duke of Kanto, sees his family members, he will be reminded of today's humiliation in Daguang. As time goes by, it may really cause unrest among his subordinates. This is also the reason why he has gone through so many things during his escape journey these days.  This trial was a trial, and lessons learned were summed up from the information inadvertently revealed by Yuki Harucho's mouth.  However, in the conversation just now, he had realized that his ridicule and ridicule did not make him feel ashamed. On the contrary, he refuted him so righteously that he could not even say a word, and he even had some thoughts to prove his actions.  Among the many common people who came after the Ashikaga clan was exterminated, he was definitely the top contender for the leadership.  Thinking of this, Ashikaga Fujimasa suddenly couldn't help but shuddered. At that moment, when he saw Kira Yoshitsune, his eyes were filled with Hong Guoguo's power desire, as well as the almost bottomless ambition and anger.  He yelled at Kira Yoshi: "You evil Ashikaga thief with ulterior motives! You are talking nonsense!" After saying that, he saw Ashikaga Fujimasa suddenly rushing towards Kira Yoshi like crazy, but unexpectedly he looked like a  It suddenly jumped up like a spring and kicked out the idiot. Ashikaga Fujimasa, who was less than 1.6 meters tall, had been hollowed out by drinking and drinking all the time. Under the fierce kick of the burly man Kiragi, he fell down continuously.  It took five or six somersaults before it stopped.  Kira Yoshitsune secretly hated this guy for being so uncooperative. He actually forced him to physically rude himself in front of the ministers before stopping his physical collision. He glared at Ashikaga Fujimasa fiercely and shouted angrily: "Stubbornness is the only thing that can't be changed."  Regarding your evaluation, the current Ashikaga Shogun family is a descendant of the common clan Horikoshi K¨­kata, so what¡¯s wrong with my noble Ashikaga family being promoted only half a rank? Come on! Lock this person up and escort him to Sado Island for seclusion.  Keep a close eye on him!" "Yes!" Several samurai grabbed Ashikaga Masato, who was cursing like crazy, and sent him out. What awaited him was a long life of exile and confinement.  Kira Yoshitoki had already built a small temple on a coastal cliff in the north of Sado Island, and Ashikaga Fujimasa would spend the rest of his life in that small temple.  ¡­ In early August, affected by Takeda Shingen¡¯s Suruga invasion and the Sagami War presided over by Uesugi Teruatora, the Tokaido trade route was temporarily blocked and impassable. The samurai of the Hojo family used their stoic character to forcefully block Uesugi Teruatora¡¯s invading army.  , causing huge trouble to Kira Jun's expansion plan.  In the last few days of late August, the lord of Tamana Castle, Hojo Ujishige, suddenly made a shocking move. He opened the Tamana Castle at night and left without saying a word with the 4,000 troops of the Tamana Hojo clan. They arrived early the next morning.  Uesugi Teruhu, who knew the news, did not make the decision to pursue as Hojo Ushige wished.  Instead, they led the main army to Yusheng City.  "This is a trap! It is intended to induce us to pursue and forcefully cross the Sagami River. Then we will take the opportunity to attack when we are halfway across the river." Hojo Takahiro smiled disapprovingly.  He mocked: "It's a shame that the Hojo family could come up with such a crude strategy. Do you really think that we will force the entire army to cross the Sagami River with just one shot from him?" "That makes sense. Our army can definitely hold on to the Sagami River.  Keep it up something seems wrong! If we keep fighting like this, we are going to have a stalemate? This is in conflict with the strategic goals set by His Highness!" Kakizaki Keika frowned and thought, and the atmosphere in the room was tense.  A lot of stagnation.  Saito grinned widely and said: "You guys are really cautious people! If you ask me to tell Nobu, I'm afraid of what the Hojo family will do. How much morale does a military that can't even withstand the Musashi Kingdom have? We'll do it in front of Hojo  He led his army across the Sagami River to see if Hojo Sagami Mamoru had the ability to cross the Sagami River and attack! " "Yes! I think this is good too! I'm waiting for 36,000 troops to fight against the 20,000 Hojo Army.  If the rest of the people are still cowardly, they will be ridiculed by the remaining samurai when the news reaches Echigo." Honjo Shigenaga shouted, causing the Echigo samurai present to nod in agreement.  Ota Shimasa, Ota Yasushi, Narita Choyasu, and Mita Tsunahide didn't quite understand the customs of the Echigo samurai, but they could still understand what the Echigo samurai said. As new members of the Kira family, these Musashi people expected to be in the  In this battle, prestige was used to boost the power status of the new senator who was born in Musashi Province.  "Morale, the hearts of the people are on the side of our Ashikaga clan. The Hojo Army will be defeated in this battle! Attacking the Hojo Army halfway across the river will be the lifeblood of the Hojo Army!" Uesugi Teruhora, who had been sitting silently on the main seat in a daze, suddenly let go of his rosary.  When he opened his eyes, he exuded a frightening evil spirit.The state of Zen practice continues to improve, and the momentum of Echigo's dragon, who converted to Shingon sect Shugendo and worshiped Bishamonten, is also gradually increasing. In the entire Ashikaga family, excluding Kiragi, he is probably the most powerful.  Under this powerful momentum, even Kanto generals such as Ota Shimasa were suppressed and obeyed.  However, he still raised a question: "It is understandable that the morale of the Hojo Army will be greatly damaged after repeated defeats, but the people of Sagami Country are stable and united. I don't know how to answer this?"  The temporary stability of the country is just an illusion. If you want to establish a peaceful and prosperous era, you must experience blood and fire fighting. The people of Sagami Kingdom who have not experienced war attacks for decades are already afraid. "Uesugi Teruhu valued Ota Shimasa very much and was patient.  To answer the questions he raised, among the Musashi people, Ota was the only samurai that caught his eye, while the rest, such as Asanao Ueda and Choyasu Narita, were far worse.  The Echigo samurai were very excited to receive a positive reply from the general. As the leader of the young samurai in Echigo, Honjo Shigenaga jumped out and said: "The general is right! Why should we worry about the Hojo army? The samurai in Kanto are afraid of the Hojo family.  , but it doesn¡¯t mean that my Echigo samurai are also afraid of them! As long as I have three thousand soldiers as my vanguard, I will definitely destroy the Hojo Army in one fell swoop!¡± Honjo Shigenaga was Kira Yoshitoki¡¯s confidant, and he married Uesugi Terutora!  His adopted sister, Nagao Ohime, the surviving daughter of the Sanjo Nagao family, and also saved the life of Kira Yoshitoki. She received the autograph testimonial from the general of the garrison, and her status among the many military commanders in Echigo was considered high.  Regarding his position, probably only a few top generals and family elders behind him can say a few words about him.  "Chiyo Inomaru, don't brag. If I give you 3,000 men to forcefully cross the Sagami River, I'm afraid you and the army will be trapped together." Kakizaki Keie grinned, slapped Honjo Nobunaga hard on the shoulder, and said loudly  "It would be more appropriate for me, Asanobu, to serve as the first general! Give me Asanobu three thousand troops and I can easily hold back the main force of the Hojo Army and buy time for the general to cross the Sagami River." Ota Shimasa said not to be outdone.  : "I believe that the people of Musashi Province also have this ability. It will be safer for us and six thousand troops to forcefully cross the Sagami River as a vanguard. The cavalry team led by Saito Shimono Morden is more suitable for a surprise attack that comes and goes like the wind, and can resist head-on  It's better to let me wait for the people of Musashi Province who are familiar with the Hojo Army to do it!" The surging voices of the ministers calling for battle could not be heard. Uesugi Teruhora glanced from the faces of the samurai present, and finally locked on Ota Shimasa and said: "  Then the Minbu-don will personally lead the 6,000 troops of the headquarters to act as the vanguard. The duty of the Minbu-don in this battle is to attract the attention of the Hojo army and buy time for us and the main force to cross the Sagami River. " The first day of September.  At the fourth watch, the peaceful Sagami Country is still sleeping deeply, and only the Sagami River, which has remained unchanged for thousands of years, is still flowing turbulently. This night coincides with the alternation of bad days once a month.  The absence of moonlight makes the long night dim.  The fourth watch is approaching dawn.  But the sea to the east was still dark and unclear.  Ota Shisei led six thousand troops to gather in front of the Sagami River Ebina Ferry and slowly crossed the river. He had not rested since he put on his armor last night. He made a full meal at the second watch and then led the six thousand troops to set off. At the third watch, he gathered at  It took more than an hour after crossing the river at the ferry to transport most of the troops to the other side of the river.  After all, a river as wide as the Sagami River cannot be built on the Kamogawa River in Kyoto.  The current technology cannot build a bridge nearly 100 meters wide. On the east bank of the Sagami River, Ota is sitting on a bed like a horse with his eyes closed and meditating. Dozens of Hatamoto samurai are loyally protecting him.  After a while, I heard the rapid sound of horse hooves in my ears, and Shiban came to the front with the news that the entire Ota army was crossing the river. As the general, Ota Shi was the last batch of warriors to cross the river. The general was the first to cross the river or the last.  Crossing the river is one of two ways to cross the river. The latter one was used by Ota Shizheng. Both of them have their own pros and cons and it is hard to tell which one is better. You still have to make different choices according to different situations.  When he led his army across the Sagami River.  A piece of fish belly white appeared on the eastern horizon. Ota was staring at the faintly gleaming sky for a moment, and then said: "The whole army is ordered to attack the Hojo Army's camp, but we must first remember the general's instructions.  General's order, don't risk your life by being confused and ruining the military affairs. Our army's combat goal is to lure the enemy to stand firm and gain the opportunity for a surprise attack. Anyone who acts without authorization will be killed without mercy  ¡­The whole army obeys the order! The Ashugaru team and the archery team set up positions here, and the cavalry team follows the main clan to attack!¡± More than a thousand cavalry teams filed out under the common banners of the various samurai families in Kanto, basically removing those who still maintained their position.  The samurai commanded their own cavalry team. These mounted samurai may have a lot of differences in training, weapons, equipment and probability, but as elites who have fought in many battles, their morale is still very good.  This cavalry team has not yet broken out.A large fire was seen lighting up in the woods opposite. Chief Narita, who was in charge of the vanguard, hurriedly notified the forward troops to stop advancing and reported the news to Ota Shimasa. Birds were flying and circling in the sky above the woods like headless flies.  It has been in the sky for a long time. Not to mention the generals in the battle, even the young Narita clan leader also saw that something was wrong. As a saying goes, don't enter the woods.  Ota Zi was holding the reins and wandering in a circle, ordering a retreat. The knights on horseback who were reporting back from the front could already hear faint noises. It would be stupid to rush in with a military force at this time. He  By the time they turned around and found a flat piece of land to set up their formation, the vanguard of the Hojo Army had already come out.  The general at the head was Hojo Ujishige, and he charged at the front with a large gun, followed by more than 1,500 mounted samurai, which accounted for almost seven of the Hojo family's existing cavalry.  As a result, the remnants of the five-color Hojo army and the elites of the national lords of each reserve unit were organized into an army, whose combat power was much stronger than that of the ordinary national army.  Ota Shisei was not surprised at all by this new military system in which the arms were separated and organized into a regiment. This style of separation of arms was originally brought from Kyoto by Kira Yoshitsune. To the Kanto samurai, this was the artistic style of Kyoto.  The new military training method, as for how many gods and gods are included in it, I don't care at all.  Anyway, Kiragi used it very well when he was very powerful, and it is not as high as the separation of soldiers and peasants. It is not difficult to separate the cavalry team, archery team, and Ashigaru team and lead them separately. Whose soldiers are there?  If one's own family comes to lead, and the structure of the leadership of the country's lords over one's own military is not changed, it is like changing the soup without changing the medicine.  Ohta Shimasa is also a generation of fierce generals who are famous in Kanto.  Although he thought that being nearly 40 years old and staying up all night without sleep made him a little weak, his foundation as a fierce general remained unchanged. When he saw Hojo Ujishige rushing in front of him, he couldn't help but pick up his big gun and fight head-on.  The fight between the mounted samurai and the mounted samurai was completely devoid of tricks. They just pulled out various strange weapons such as tachi, large body spears, sickles, and spears, and collided with their bodies or weapons.  The navy-blue armor of the Hojo Army galloped towards the Ota Army with long lances in hand and charged at the Ota Army. The leader Hojo's rough breathing seemed to be spurting out hot air. The horseback warriors of the Hojo Army behind him tried their best to remain similar.  Breathing rhythm, following Hojo Ujishige's order, he picked up his spear, tightened the reins, leaned forward like a full-strung bow, and violently collided with Ota's army.  The horses of both sides collided with each other at that moment, and the huge impact caused the knights on both sides to tremble and almost fly away.  He tightly held on to the reins and was suddenly shaken at that moment, letting his hands fly away.  At the moment when his body lost control, the mounted samurai of the Hojo army thrust out his gun and stabbed hard.  But he saw a flash of white light in front of his eyes and felt a sharp pain in his chest.  It turned out that the mounted warriors of the Ota Army also struck the most violent blow at this time. The spears of both sides penetrated each other's chests in no particular order. For the two mounted warriors, the entire battlefield seemed like a strange still picture.  He couldn't hear the rumbling neighing of the iron-hoofed horses and the killing howls, but through his two-finger-wide face, he could see the motionless warrior holding a big gun.  "Didi" The two warriors realized there was a weak voice almost at the same time. Through their faces, they saw Yin Hong's blood flowing between each other's throat chakras and their faces, and the blood merged into a thin line.  Lines of blood seeped out from the gaps, like a faucet that had been forgotten to turn off and flowed endlessly.  The injuries of the two warriors were too serious. The impact of that moment and the piercing of the spear directly penetrated the body. Half of the blood-stained spear blade was exposed from the other end. In just a few seconds, the two bodies looked at each other.  The slowly falling mount fell into the dust together. In the rising smoke, his consciousness gradually became blurred until he fell into endless darkness.  Brave warriors like this will always be a minority in the cavalry team. Only the bravest and most confident horse warriors will stand at the front of the queue.  But the reality is so cruel. Those who rush to the front are often the first to die. Their martial prowess will die in the confrontation before they have time to show off. On the contrary, the knights on horseback who perform mediocrely have a better chance of surviving.  The first wave of assault was a horse battle to determine the male and female, and then the mounted warriors from both sides dismounted to fight in formation.  This is a major feature of mounted warriors and one of the cavalry tactics of non-nomadic peoples. When the cavalry loses mobility and cannot line up to continue the assault, dismounting and regrouping becomes the only option for the warriors. This is not to say how crude it is.  Rudimentary, most non-nomadic civilizations have used similar tactics to some extent.  The advantage of the Hojo Army was gradually revealed in this dismounted formation. What was competed in the immediate chaos was personal bravery and combat courage. The timid will retreat at the last moment and lose their lives, while the dismounted formation became a test of horseback riding.  The experience of group operations is exactly what the Ohta Army does not have.  The so-calledThe ??Tian Army is a coalition of 6,000 Musashi warriors with Ota Shimasa as the general. The warriors from all over Musashi hardly ever had decent training together. When the Ogidani Uesugi family ruled Musashi Country, they never thought of a group of mounted samurai.  The possibility of fighting, by the time the Hojo family ruled the Musashi Kingdom, they were subordinate to the Hojo family, large and small, in several countries. They were torn apart and had no time to get together.  The Ota Army was no match for the Hojo Army, which had endured several years of hard work in high-mountain battles. As soon as they met, they were beaten to pieces and had no ability to fight back. They could only fight and retreat to the rear to gain more room to move.  The weakness of the Ota army's lack of tacit cooperation was exposed under the pull of Hojo Ujishige. After all, how could they compare to the elite of the Hojo army who had just joined together.  Fighting and retreating until he quickly retreated to the side of the war horse, there was no way to retreat. Ota Shige knew that he could no longer retreat. Suddenly, he realized that Hojo Ujishige's horse-riding samurai had rushed too far and was already a certain distance away from his own horse.  So with an order, the rear team got on their horses and turned around to attack the mounted samurai of the Hojo Army.  Hojo Shige saw that the fat to his mouth had inexplicably turned into a prickly prickly pear. He didn't care to continue to pursue the Ota army and quickly ordered a retreat. Fortunately, at this time, Hojo Shigema's main formation had already rushed over, and tens of thousands of troops were overwhelming.  The Ota Army's cavalry team was frightened by the attack, and immediately dropped the Hojo Army's cavalry and retreated.  There were not many casualties in this small-scale fierce battle.  The total number of samurai who died on both sides did not exceed 150. Most of the samurai were very good at using their own advantages to survive on the battlefield. Of course, all the soldiers were also proficient in the skill called "escape". Veterans' escape from battle**  He was a master at playing, and most of the battles were so intense that very few died.  Hojo Ushimasa led the army to follow up and bite Ota Shimasa's tail tightly, trying to completely swallow up this army to frighten the arrogant Kira army. Ohta Shimasa also knew very well how much Hojo Umasa hated him as a traitor.  , the original exile of the Ota clan from Sagami Province was just an expedient move to appease the people of Musashi Province.  However, he did not expect that this expediency would attract a group of "robbers" to invade the house with the help of his leading party, and the Musashi Kingdom would be captured with such a commotion that the Hojo clan was so frightened that they did not dare to send reinforcements. Among them were the people of the Musashi Kingdom.  Richie's betrayal played a huge role in leading the party.  If the people of Musashi country unite as one to fight against Kira's army.  Maybe the arrogant Kira Yoshiki could be trapped in Musashi Country without being able to escape.  As long as the Kira Army's invincible tiger skin can be pierced.  He would be sure to contact more people who were watching to stand up against the Kira family.  His father Ujiyasu Hojo could have used the name of Koga Koga to mobilize the people of the Kanto Kingdom, and combined with the support of the people of the Mutsu Dewa Country and even the Kinai Miyoshi family, he could have created a great situation that would blossom both internally and externally, but all this was in the hands of the Musashi people.  Everything came to nothing in the public betrayal.  How can one not regret that a good situation has gone down the drain?  More than a thousand cavalry troops retreated to the main formation on the west bank of the Sagami River. At this time, the Ota Army's Ashigaru Division had used the wood that was constantly being transported back to the ship to make a wooden fence to block the horses. Dobori had no time to dig it, so he had to prepare it with  Gravels and iron caltrops were mixed together as substitutes. More than a thousand civilians recruited from Sagami Province were busy rushing around, and finally completed all the wooden fences on the front before the Hojo Army's large formation attacked.  Ota Zizheng immediately stood in front of the formation with his spear drawn, his eyes calmly watching the approaching momentum of the Hojo army, and secretly sneered: "What I Zizheng wants is the hatred of your Hojo family! If you don't hate me, maybe you won't take the bait."  "Won't you come up and bite the hook when you see my Ota family's flag?" It's already five o'clock, and the white fish belly on the horizon gradually turns into a burning cloud.  Not long after, a red sun glowed with a soft red light and revealed its faint golden glow from the horizon. Ohta Shizheng ordered the ashigaru in the rear team to eat immediately before the battle started. The ashigaru quickly took out the prepared lunch boxes and  With the cowhide water bag, I ate three rice balls with the warm water and fish rice balls I poured in last night.  The eating time for this breakfast is only a few minutes, so that the samurai ashigaru in the front team can also take advantage of this opportunity to eat breakfast.  It is a pity that the Hojo Army did not enjoy this treatment. In the middle of the night, they received information from the Fuma Ninja that the Kira Army was preparing to land near the Sagami River. Hojo Ujimasa ordered the entire army to assemble urgently that night. Not to mention that he had no time to eat and even had no clothes.  Not necessarily neatly dressed.  Hojo Ushimasa stared at the waiting Ota army and cursed, describing him as a shameless villain, a traitor, and other adjectives. Especially when he saw clearly that the person standing in front of the formation was Ota Shimasa himself, he became even more angry and threatened to capture Ota Shimasa alive.  Capture him alive and then kill him with your own hands to express the hatred in your heart.  Ogasawara Yasuhiro stared at the Ota Army for a long time and suddenly said: "It doesn't seem right! Why does the Kira Army only have such a small strength! According to the normal follow-up speed, the Kira Army should not have finished crossing the river."Why are there so few people?  " "It's indeed wrong. This should be the first formation of the Kira Army. It looks like there are about six thousand people in this formation. The flags and flags are also the names of the Musashi people. It should be correct.  "Ise Sadaun had also served as the deputy commander of the Musashi people earlier. He was very familiar with the flag seals and the names of the sub-patterns of the Musashi people. He could easily tell which flag seals were genuine and which flag seals were counterfeit.  Yamato Harutong said: "Uesugi Tanshoden is by no means an ordinary general. He should not have made the serious mistake of letting the vanguard be trapped and isolated on the river bank. Looking at the posture of Ota Minbuden, he should be well prepared. This wood  Zha Juma should have prepared all the necessary measures long ago!  After such deliberation, the minister is very suspicious of where the main force of Kira's army is, and where is the Uesugi Danzhengden now?  " "You can't still be in Yusheng City, right?  "Hojo Ushimasa replied with some uncertainty: "For example, Uesugi Danshoden occasionally fell ill and became bedridden" Yamato Harutong replied: "There is such a possibility, but it is very small and almost non-existent.  , Uesugi Danshoden would not have sent a vanguard to cross the river when he was ill. A few days ago, he would rather let Hitachi Kaiden evacuate Tamana Castle rather than pursue him. This shows that Uesugi Danshoden was well aware of the trap set by the lord, and the lord's move was brilliant.  It¡¯s not bad at all, but once it is discovered, it is likely to be targeted by various tricks, such as¡± As the qualified superintendent of the Hojo family, Hojo Ushimasa¡¯s intelligence needs no elaboration. He immediately heard the overtones of several teachers, and his face suddenly changed.  Pale as paper, he whispered: "For example, attack east and west, divide our troops to cross the river, and then wait for the opportunity to rush out and give my Hojo army a fatal blow!  " Hojo Ushimasa's guess was very accurate. At a hidden ferry downstream of the Sagami River, the main force of the Kira Army's main force began to forcibly cross the Sagami River on the fourth watch. After Uesugi Teruhora's anti-corruption calculation time, a conclusion was drawn.  This is the safest time to forcefully cross the Sagami River. The main force of the Hojo Army must have been attracted by Ota Shimasa. As long as they leave the main camp of the Hojo Army, it means that the Hojo Ujimasa has lost the best opportunity to change his tactics. If the Hojo Army cannot change its tactics, it will  It was equivalent to falling into the offensive rhythm of the Kira Army. This was the result that Uesugi Teruhu wanted. At the end of the Uo period, the sun had already risen high. Uesugi Teruhu ate a bowl of hot egg noodles in the proposed formation on the west bank of the Sagami River.  , fresh vegetables picked from nearby fields and fish soup stewed with river fish from the Sagami River, combined with kombu, the most popular ingredient of this era, and eggs that are limited to the military, there is simply no more perfect autumn breakfast than this.  Just after breakfast, I received two pieces of information transmitted at the same time. The first one was the latest news transmitted by the military commander. All the 30,000 troops under his command had successfully crossed the river. Uesugi Teruhu just glanced at it and threw it aside.  Regardless, the next piece of information surprised him: "The Hojo Army actually retreated!  "
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