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Mikawa Butterfly Chapter 539 Mutsu Fort

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    The golden autumn in August is refreshing, and the summer in Oshu, the northern country, is cool and pleasant. The Kitakami River basin in Oshikawa County, Mutsu Province is also called Ishinomaki Plains. In later generations, it has a famous new name of Sendai Plains. The so-called Sendai Plains are the Matsushima hills that run across it.  The two alluvial plains are divided into two parts, the southern part is called Sennan Plains, and the northern part is called Senboku Plains.  Ishinomaki Plains is an alluvial lowland formed by the alluvial platform at the intersection of the Kitakami River and Naruse River. Because of the characteristics of the low wetland, it has become a famous rice grain producing area in Mutsu Province. Because it is located on the largest coastline in the eastern part of Mutsu Province and has some  Due to the characteristics of the inland climate, the southern sea breeze blows mostly in the winter in Seiran. However, occasionally there will be snowstorms blowing from Dewa Country in the west that block the road.  Ishinomaki Plains is the core territory of the Kasai clan, and Ishinomaki Castle on the lower reaches of the Kitakami River has been the Kasai clan's residence for generations. This castle is located next to the outlet where the Kitakami River flows into the Pacific Ocean. It enjoys warm and humid sea breezes all year round.  There is also the Ishinomaki Plains, the largest and richest land in the Mutsu Kingdom, which is much better than the days of those Mutsu country daimyo.  During the Kamakura period, the Kasai clan moved the castle from Teraike Castle in the north of the plains to Ishinomaki Castle, which is closer to the coast and is warmer. With the support of this warm coast and the large plains behind it, the Kasai clan  He once became the most powerful national lord in the Mutsu Kingdom. This good fortune lasted until the Osaki clan split from the Shiba clan and joined the Oshu clan as his neighbor.  Now this Ishinomaki Castle that has stood for three hundred years has been demolished, and a new city, the Oshu tutelary fort, has been built near the ruins of Ishinomaki Castle.  Here.  This emerging city also became the frontline base for the Kanto Ashikaga clan to conquer Mutsu. The garrison palace was built according to the scaled-down template of the Edo Imperial Palace.  It took more than three years from construction to completion. Ashikaga Yoshitoki led an army of 50,000 people and stayed in the newly built garrison for half a year.  The beautiful red-leafed trees in the Imperial Palace are dyed bright red, and the red leaves fall quietly, indicating that late autumn is coming quietly. Ashikaga Yoshitoki sat in the room and looked at the fallen leaves in the courtyard, and sighed: "The flowers are the same every year.  , People are different every year, and the world has changed beyond recognition. "Since His Highness Gongfang unified Guandong, the turmoil in the world has become more and more shocking! This Yonglu Yikui is the manifestation of the turmoil in the Eastern Kingdom."  For a long time Zheng still had a serious look, but as he got older over the years, he began to grow a majestic beard.  There seemed to be a rolling cold current in his eyes that was daunting. It was said that new recruits were most afraid of looking into his eyes, as it seemed that their true thoughts would be revealed every time they looked into each other's eyes.  Hojo Tokimasa said: "The stronger His Highness K身kata becomes, the more restless the great names of the samurai family in the world become. His Highness the Shogunate K身k身 has repeatedly issued edicts blaming us for our inability to restrain the samurai family, causing chaos in Kanto and the people's unhappiness. This is also a manifestation of this phenomenon. The shogunate and the  The hearts of the powerful Ming Dynasties in Kinei are already in confusion." Nangang Toutofang smiled and shook his head: "Haha, there is no need to accuse them. They can just say what they want, as long as Kanto is still holding His Highness's hand tightly.  Here, no one can make irresponsible remarks about Kanto. " "Let them be anxious. I have a lot of things to do, so why don't I care about their actions." Satake Yishige grinned and expressed dissatisfaction.  In recent months, he has only been out a few times, and they have all been smooth battles. Many wealthy people have turned away as soon as they saw the Kwantung Army. He was very unhappy when he could not meet a decent opponent.  When Ashikaga Yoshitoki was chatting with a group of important ministers, a group of young samurai gathered in another courtyard and were sitting and chatting together. Among them were powerful samurai like Ueno Nobusada like Kobata.  There are also Shinano samurai like Yukitaka Sanada's legitimate son Yoshiyuki Sanada, and veteran Kanto generals like Ujishige Hojo.  There is no need for taboos for a group of young samurai to sit together and talk nonsense.  "Speaking of which, the Satomi family personally kicked off the Eiroku Ikkui, but because of their poor ability, they were wiped out after only one month. It is really stupid to try to challenge my Ashikaga family." Sanada Yoshiyuki said: "Gundaizen Masaki  Tokimo died of illness, Katsuura Castle Masaki Tokitada, Manki Castle Toki nori, Toki Castle Sakai Haruin, and Masaki Tokishige's legitimate son Masaki Noritoki successively rebelled. The Satomi clan rebelled and separated, and there was no way out. In Kururi Castle  It was a last resort to harm oneself before the attack. "Satomi Yoshihiro even pulled Masaki Tokitada into his back before he died. Perhaps the death of this rebellious minister was destined," Kobata Nobuzada's speech attracted a burst of approval.  , the spirit of loyalty, bravery, honesty and selflessness promoted in the Ashikaga family, the young samurai despised this kind of sentimental traitor the most.  Many samurai of the Ashikaga family have basically the same views on Satomi Yoshihiro and Masaki Tokitada. The former disobeyed the Kanto Lord's edict and gathered a crowd to rebel, which triggered Eiroku Ichiku. The latter repeatedly surrendered and was a representative of the unscrupulous samurai family.  The death of two people at the same time would not arouse any sympathy among the samurai.  The samurai sighed: ※The annihilation of the Satomi clan is just the beginning.However, the people of the Kanto Kingdom who are not convinced by His Highness, have been engaged in intermittent wars in the past few years. They have been out in battles in Xiaye, Xiajue, Shangjue, Anfang, Changlu and other countries, and have left their footprints in every city. It is really hard.  ah!  " Since five years ago, when Satomi Yoshihiro rebelled against Ashikaga Yoshitoki's order to reduce the seal, the internal rebellion of the Kanto people broke out and the people of Oshu colluded with each other. The Eiroku incident shocked the world and once again set off a wave of chaos throughout Kanto.  After the rebellion, the furious Ashikaga Yoshitoki led a fleet to raid the Fangsui Peninsula and used artillery to blast open the thick Otemon of Sagaki Castle, completing the first appearance of artillery in Kanto. The Eiroku Ikaku war started in the fifth year of Eiroku and has continued intermittently.  It lasted until the tenth year of Eiroku. During this period, there were dozens of major battles and small battles. Tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides were killed and wounded, and millions of innocent civilians were implicated. Ashikaga Yoshitoki once again used his iron-blooded methods to frighten those who dared to challenge the Kanto shogunate.  The majestic Xiaoxiao: "But the Oshu War has been very difficult in recent years!  I haven't been home for a long time.  "    "yes!  It＊s so difficult to surrender and fight again, and then come back and fight again!  " The people of Mutsu Province are not convinced by the Kanto Ashikaga family, especially the Date Terumune. The Date clan's relatives cover a large territory in southern Oshu. The Ashina clan, the Watari clan, the Kokubu clan, and the Ryugo clan  , the Tamura clan, and the Iwaki clan all stood on the side of Date Terumune. The Shirakawa Yuki clan, Nihonmatsu Hatakeyama clan, and Nikaido clan remained neutral. The first Oshu war in the fifth year of Eiroku was very unsuccessful.  . In the entire southern part of Mutsu Country, only the Soma family listened, making it very difficult for the Kanto Ashikaga Army to invade Mutsu Country. The Ashikaga Army who came from afar were not adapted to the Mutsu climate, and many samurai suffered from serious symptoms as soon as they arrived in Mutsu Country.  The acclimatization, coupled with the dilapidated roads and poor housing and water supply facilities, caused the occurrence of infectious diseases in the army, forcing General Ashikaga Yoshitoki to make a change and use the tactics of luring the snake out of its hole to combine with the strategy of Southern Mutsu.  The lord of the country tried to trade time for strategic space. This method could not change the disadvantageous predicament of the Ashikaga Army. With the advent of the rainy season, there were more and more sick people in the army, which eventually forced the Ashikaga Army to retreat in its first crusade.  It ended. The decision was hasty and the troops were dispatched hastily. The logistics preparation was not in place, and the intelligence collection was not comprehensive. The Ashikaga Legion, which was like a proud man of heaven, suffered a bitter defeat with its own rash actions. For the proud samurai who had been victorious in every battle.  Achieving brilliant results is the biggest failure. Failure to win means losing without taking advantage. This spirit of excellence is worth promoting. A limited amount of pride is a sign of self-confidence, but the samurai of the Kanto Ashikaga family are too proud.  Many of them have never suffered a defeat or suffered any setbacks. At first glance, they look invincible and seem to be the best in the world. In fact, it is difficult to say how strong they are in adversity without having been hit by setbacks.  After returning to Kanto to rest for a year, he reflected on his mistakes and learned lessons. In the sixth year of his reign, he launched another army to invade Oshu, but this time he was replaced by Satake Yishige as the vanguard general, joining forces with Nasu Shiin, Utsunomiya Hirotsuna, and Koyama Taka.  The troops of Asahi and Yuki Haruto entered Oshu, and Ashikaga Yoshitoki's main force was stationed in Utsunomiya Castle with only 20,000 troops to monitor the changes in Mutsu. This year's war achieved very good results by appointing indigenous daimyo as the vanguard.  The stalemate gradually broke out. The people of Mutsu Province were closely related to the Utsunomiya clan, the Nasu clan and the Satake clan. For example, the Nasu clan was once adopted by the Shirakawa Yuki clan, and in theory it was owned by Satake Yoshiaki.  The same as the succession rights of the Kanto governor, he has the right to reversely interfere with the decisions of the Shirakawa family. The Shirakawa Yuki clan and the branch Komine clan are from the branch of the Yuki clan of Haosui, and they are also the branch of the Oyama clan. Although these two families.  For many years, they had not been on good terms with each other and had little contact, but their relationship with each other was always strong. Faced with the clan leader leading an army to attack the Mutsu Kingdom to deal with them, the Shirakawa Yuki clan and the Komine clan were very panicked, fearing that they would be responsible for the succession of retainers.  It would be terrible to be easily intimidated by the clan and exiled in the blink of an eye. Under the multiple pressures, Yuuki Harutsuna quickly changed sides and joined the embrace of the crusade. The current governor of the Iwaki clan, Shigetaka Iwaki, was originally a pro-Date clan.  In the early years, he had adopted Iwaki Chitaka from the adopted son of the Date family because he had no heirs. However, the elder brother of Date Terumune turned around and married the biological daughter of his uncle Yoshiaki Satake. The relationship of marriage and marriage brought Iwaki Chitaka back.  Pulled into the Satake clan's camp.  When his brother-in-law Satake Yoshige led the army to attack, Iwaki Chitaka almost forgot the fact that his younger brother was Date Terumune without even thinking about it, and made a gorgeous turn around under the guidance of Satake Yoshige.  , became the leading party for the Kanto Ashikaga family to invade Mutsu, and made many contributions to the invasion of Oshu. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out of the military coercion and other methods to let local indigenous warriors rebel and serve as the leading party, and achieved good results in the six-year war in Yonglu.At this time, Ashikaga Yoshitoki once returned to Edo Castle to preside over government affairs, and Uesugi Kenshin served as Acting General of the Army, which also showed great confidence in Mutsu Ichiku's crusade.  Sanada Yoshiyuki lamented: "The second Oshu crusade was much stronger than the first. A small number of Oshu people rebelled and a majority wavered. They made a huge contribution to our army's efforts to break through the Mutsu barrier. Unfortunately, we missed a little bit of calculation and ultimately failed. It's really disappointing."  It＊s such a pity!§ Hojo Ujishige felt the same way: ※The sudden comeback of Date Ky身shoden was beyond the expectations of our samurai. The most influential daimyo in Northeast China since the Nagasho era has truly lived up to his reputation.  The Tatsu family hit another snag. The Date family was much more difficult to deal with than the Kanto samurai family. Faced with the reluctance of the Ashikaga Legion, Date Terumune was of course unwilling to surrender to Ashikaga Yoshitoki, his wife-stealing enemy.  , but with his personal prestige, he couldn't influence the decision of a group of uncles and aunts, so after thinking about it, he decided to give in.  Asked his father Date Harumune to come out and coordinate the people of Minamitsu to fight against the menacing Ashikaga Army.  Most people in Oshu don＊t have a particularly strong desire to resist Kanto.  Even though many of these samurai have deep ties to the Date family, they are unwilling to involve themselves for their relatives. At this time, there is a special need for samurai with high prestige to serve as the general of Oshu Ichiku, who can reunite the scattered people with their personal prestige and charm.  The people of Mutsu Province are fighting against the invading army. The young Date Terumune does not have these conditions. He hopes that his father Date Harumune will come out to help him.  This proposal was rejected by Date Harumune as soon as it was mentioned. Instead, Date Terumune was persuaded to go to Maruyama Castle to invite his grandfather Date Aizune out. This old man was definitely the top being in the Northeast in terms of prestige and influence. In the early years of Nan  The footprints of Zhengbei War can be found all over Yuao.  He also interfered in Hitachi Kingdom, Shimono Kingdom and Echigo Kingdom. In his hands, he expanded the Date family's kinship network several times, and successfully took away the hereditary Oshu clan from the Osaki clan.  Date Harumune's words are as powerful as the loud support of countless samurai. As for Date Harumune himself who is unwilling to come out but recommends his reclusive father to come out, he has his own considerations. Date Harumune's network of connections is no worse than that of his father.  , his skill and knowledge are no worse than his father's, but when he comes out, it is very likely that he will turn the original soy sauce into a hostile force.  After all, there were quite a few people in the Tianwen Rebellion who were as determined as the Soma clan to oppose the Date clan.  Date Harumune's vision is indeed extremely accurate. He knows better than anyone else what kind of samurai his father is. He is smart and strong and is especially good at winning people's hearts. The reason why the Oshu Tenbun Rebellion has such a wide impact is because of his father's influence.  It was so strong that all the big names in the Northeast had to choose sides.  The process of inviting Date Aizong was not complicated. The old man had been living in seclusion in Maruyama Castle near Soma County in Mutsu Province.  With only five villages living in seclusion as support, Date Terumune went to Maruyama Castle with some gifts and several of his uncles, knelt down and began to cry. What he was crying about was that the Date family was about to fall into ruin.  The enemy took advantage of this and cried because after the Date family was about to die, there would be no one to worship the ancestors of the Date family for four seasons.  He cried so much that the samurai accompanying the Date family were frightened. As the governor of the family, the most important thing is the cultivation of culture and etiquette.  The governor's words and deeds are always stared at by many pairs of eyes, as if he is putting himself on the stage and exposed to the public.  Saying the wrong thing, using the wrong expression, or behaving frivolously and speaking recklessly will lead to dissatisfaction and criticism or even more serious political incidents.  Therefore, the larger the aristocrats in ancient and modern times, the more rules they have. These rules are not set up for a better life, but to maintain a bright public image, the demeanor and appropriate behavior of a noble, young Date Hui  Zong wasn't the best etiquette expert, but he wasn't the type to burst into tears before even seeing his grandfather.  He didn't want to cry but he had to cry. If he cried loudly for no reason, that was a mental disorder. Date Huizong was physically and mentally normal and it didn't seem like there was something wrong with his head. Then there must be other reasons why he cried for no reason, such as attracting Date Huizong.  To gain sympathy, pity or a little bit of pity, as long as it can attract the attention of Ida Yi Zong, this cry is enough.  This was Date Qingzong's trick for his son. If he didn't do this, it would be really difficult to invite the grandfather out. Ever since the Tianwen Rebellion was defeated by his son and he was forced to live in seclusion, Date Qingzong was like a pool of stagnant water.  In the past few years, neither the sudden changes in Kanto nor the new situation in Yuao could attract the old man's attention. The time of Maruyama Castle seemed to be forever fixed on the day when the Date Aizong was defeated and lived in seclusion. There were almost no activities in the city.  signs of deathly silence.  Date Huizong cried for three days in a row. He started crying outside the city every morning as soon as it dawned. He cried until dusk before returning to a nearby temple to rest. After three days of crying, his throat became hoarse and his eyes were swollen like peaches.  Paying a heavy price finally gave Ida Yizong's dead heart a sign of recovery.He finally agreed to go out to help Ida's family tide over the difficulties.  "We were surprised that Date Ky身sh身den came back, but the Kanto Ashikaga family still didn't suffer because we have General Echigo no Ry迂 in charge!" Sanada Yoshiyuki admires the Northern Army God Uesugi Kenshin.  The legendary story is a familiar story to almost all the young generation of the Eastern Kingdom.  When he was young, he launched an army to attack the rebels and established his prestige. Then, with the support of the ministers, he replaced his sickly and dim brother Harukage as the governor of the family. When he went to Luoyang and entered the capital, he met Ashikaga Yoshi who changed his life. The two legendary samurai had a great meeting and formed a marriage bond.  He took the legendary general who was famous in Kyoto to Echigo, and thus began a magnificent epic legend.  There is no doubt about the brilliance of Ashikaga Yoshitoki. In just a few years, Shimokai Echigo created the myth that the height of Echigo stone increased from 400,000 stone to 2.8 million stone.  The Kai Takeda clan and the people of the Hao Province were in a difficult situation where they were attacked from all sides, but they were still able to defeat each other and create a series of staggering legendary achievements. The invincible spirit of conquering the east and west and treating the brave men of the Eastern Kingdom like chickens and dogs gave Ashikaga Yoshi  It was shrouded in a mysterious light.
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