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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 567 Yonglu Rebellion (4)

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    Ashikaga Yoshiki laughed three times, and immediately rushed into the formation with his sword in hand. The dazzling sword light flashed and exuded the chill of death. Walking among the sword lights and shadows, the sword fell with his hand and his flesh and blood flew to pieces. Even if he slashed with both hands, it was like  The warrior of the Three Good Army, who was strolling in his own garden and killing with a certain degree of confidence and coolness, threw away his helmet and armor and suffered numerous casualties.  The swordsman general is worthy of being a hero taught by two generations of sword masters. He can kill people invisibly with a single move of his sword. In addition, he is young and strong and has a strong body. His strength far exceeds that of the old and frail sword master Kamiizumi Hidetsuna. He can kill seven or eight people with a single swing of his sword.  The famous samurai was still breathing calmly without showing a trace of fatigue. His superb swordsmanship and invincible power were extraordinary. For a while, no one could restrain the invincible shogun.  "His Royal Highness's swordsmanship has reached its peak. As the founder of a sect, it is more than enough. It's a pity" Kamiizumi Hidetsuna sat on the corridor and breathed slowly, lamenting that he was not as brave and powerful as he was ten years ago as he got older.  Ten years later, he was still able to rampage and kill the Hojo Army in high mountain battles, retreating steadily. Ten years later, he was reduced to killing dozens of people and then tiredly retreated to rest. Time has passed and it is almost dusk. Time is not forgiving.  Reasonable.  Qingshouyuan quietly watched his son fight without any trace of sadness or joy. The rosary in his hand was slowly turning all the time. The life of the fifty-five-year-old woman was full of drama. In the first half of her life, she was surrounded by countless favors.  A princess of the Konoe family, she had been living in exile since her marriage to Ashikaga Yoshiharu. She finally survived until her son grew up and became a general, and her husband died of illness. ?????????????????? Then it was a sudden turn of events to live a good life. The revitalization of the shogunate once allowed her to regain her longing for a better life in the future. However, within a few years, the good life caused conflicts again.  There was a conflict between her son Ashikaga Yoshiteru and another Ashikaga Yoshiki whom she and her husband valued.  The generals of the shogunate left Echigo to find their own way out.  After more than ten years of estrangement, she could barely maintain the balance of the shogunate. By this time, she had realized that the shogunate was abnormal.  It's a pity that Ashikaga Yoshiki has grown up and is no longer the child who obeyed her more than ten years ago. When his wings are hardened and he learns to go out to forage, he does not need his mother's care. She can only watch her son ruin everything in front of her again and again.  She had already vaguely anticipated all this if the shogunate's authority was allowed to decline in an excellent situation and then embark on an evil path that would never be restored.  Qingshouyuan¡¯s rosary was clutched tightly.  Finally, he couldn't help but shed tears and sobbed in a low voice: "My child! It's only now that you wake up, but it's already too late! It's too late" Ashikaga Yoshiki cut off another tachi and gathered around him  Several samurai warriors were overjoyed when they saw this and rushed forward without saying a word. However, the sword hidden in Ashikaga Yoshiki's waist suddenly unsheathed and swept across a thousand sabers with one move.  The shocked samurai was split in half, and the sword couldn't bear the fierce strength and was weakened again.  Miyoshijun did not know that this man was Ashikaga Yoshiteru. Seeing him wielding a sword to kill people as invincibly as he was chopping melons and vegetables, he couldn't help but feel fear and cowardice in his heart.  The influx of Sanhao soldiers was already small in number and in an irregular formation, and several generals were in decline.  Fenggong risked his life to protect his left and right wings, providing him with an excellent opportunity to display his swordsmanship. The extraordinary performance of the swordsman general could only suppress him for a while, but it could not help Miyoshi's numerous soldiers. Even Ashikaga Yoshiki, with three heads and six arms, could not stop the eight directions.  To defeat the enemy, the swordsman general chopped off several famous swords and killed dozens of samurai. Still, he could not stop the fierce attack of Sergeant Miyoshi. Taking advantage of the moment when the sword in his hand was cut off again, several samurai  Suddenly, they roared and took a charging stance to launch a joint attack on him.  This time it almost cost him his life. The four people surrounded him in a fan shape and slashed him from the top, middle and bottom at the same time. However, Ashikaga Yoshiki was unable to react due to the frequent fierce fights and lack of energy. He was unable to withdraw from the range of the joint attack at the first time.  , hurriedly raised his hands to block two swords, but could not block the remaining two. Yagyu Muneyan, Hayazaki Jinsuke and others were surrounded by enemies and were unable to save them. Kamiizumi Hidetsuna only had time to shout: "Your Highness, be careful!"  A sharp shout instantly disrupted the tacit cooperation of the three good warriors. The four of them were stunned and stunned, only to find that the powerful enemy in front of them was the shogunate Ashikaga Yoshiteru. They could not help but be shaken and fearful. Killing generals has always been a heinous crime.  Mitsuu Akamatsu, who was punished with death and cut the Ashikaga Yoshitaka into seventeen or eighteen pieces, committed seppuku in the end and could not escape the treatment of Shijo Kawara being exposed. They could not afford the risk of annihilation.  This stunned moment gave Ashikaga Yoshiteru the opportunity to counterattack. He slashed and slashed the four people with a sharp swing of his sword, but he still failed to prevent one of them from desperately fighting back and struck Ashikaga Yoshiteru on the shoulder with one strike.  This was the first and only wound he had suffered since he was a child. An injury to a general would inevitably shake the morale of the army. The more Feng Gong fought, the less morale he had. The soldiers gradually gave up resistance and retreated to the imperial palace for a final counterattack.  At this time, the offensive outside the Imperial Palace became more and more urgent. Seeing that the sun was about to set, there was not enough time. In his hurry, Matsuzuki lined up more than ten military drums, large and small, and erected dozens of large flags in the front line.He ordered the soldiers to go into battle and beat the drums in person. More than a dozen young and strong warriors beat the military drums loudly, urging the army to move faster and faster.  Finally, the gate of the Imperial Palace couldn't stand it anymore and was knocked open. More and more Miyoshi troops continued to pour in. The excited Ashigaru roared into the imperial palace, but unexpectedly a group of black ninjas jumped out from the corner of the forest.  , they threw a net to cover the gap in the door, and then a few ninjas threw clay pots filled with kerosene mixed with sulfur and rosin, and threw a fire stick out. In a blink of an eye, the door was plunged into a sea of ??fire, and they were tied up in ropes.  The samurai ashigaru was unable to break free, and was burned into a pile of charcoal while screaming and wailing in the flames.  At the same time, dozens of ninjas jumped out to perform special assassination techniques. The extremely accurate Senbon darts were as accurate as the rainstorm pear blossoms, and non-mainstream weapons such as Kodachi and Swords all appeared. There was also the chain scythe used by Hattori Yamoto, who threw the scythe to hook the samurai.  The warrior's neck is then forcefully dragged back, and usually the samurai's throat will be cut by a sickle and die midway.  Hattori Chief suddenly appeared with two hundred ninjas to reverse the unfavorable situation of the war. At this time, Ashikaga Yoshiteru's armor was already covered in blood, and he was sitting in the corridor in an awkward position to be bandaged. The little attendant knelt down on his knees in distress.  He carefully applied knife wound powder on his side, and the strong swordsman general never showed any sign of weakness from beginning to end.  The gorgeous armor was taken off and thrown aside. There was no point in wearing armor at this point in the battle.  Moreover, this kind of large armor lacks protective power and is of little use.  Several maids came over carrying tubs filled with warm water and towels.  Wiping the sweat and stains from the shogun's body, the shogun must maintain a flawless image no matter where he is.  It¡¯s not that Ashikaga Yoshiteru likes to be hypocritical and pretentious, but because of General Genji¡¯s instinct to maintain his majesty, he must meticulously stick to his beliefs even before his death. This is the so-called stubborn persistence of a distinguished family.  Hattori Warden knelt down and bowed his head on the ground, and said expressionlessly: "Hattori Iwami Warden paid homage to His Highness the General, and respectfully requested His Highness the General to evacuate the Imperial Palace as soon as possible in preparation for his resurrection." Seeing that he was not so respectful.  Ashikaga Yoshiki didn't feel dissatisfied. Instead, he smiled softly and said, "Is Iwami Mamoru the Monomitsuyo of the Yoshitoki family? I remember meeting him once before. After hard work, Iwami Mamoru risked his life to come here to see Yu for the last time.  I like this Nijo Imperial Palace very much, so there¡¯s no need to leave!¡± ¡°Your Majesty, Iwami Morden is here to save you! Why don¡¯t you want to leave?¡± Kamiizumi Hidetsuna was a little anxious, and the shogunate was full of hope.  The important ministers were also severely hit.  Ashikaga Yoshiki didn't take it seriously, and still said calmly: "Let's go? Where to go? There are a bunch of defeated soldiers in the imperial palace, old and weak women and children. How can we get out? The gates on both sides are closed, and how can we get out of being surrounded on all sides?"  Kneel down with a cry.  He begged bitterly: "If we break through by force, the three good troops will not dare to stop them with all their strength! Please go, Your Highness Gongfang! It's okay to leave us here to stop you!" "No need. Yu has already made up his mind to die.  Here, with the prosperous Kyoto as your seat and the blue sky and white clouds as your home, this life is not in vain!" Ashikaga Yoshiki stared at the afterglow of the setting sun and laughed: "Look at what a beautiful sunset!  It's a good time to die!" "Your Highness! You can't die! Wuwuwu" The ministers knelt on the ground and beat their chests and cried loudly, crying and cursing that they were incompetent to kill the general.  An old minister simply rolled his eyes and cried and fainted. The maids hiding in the corner were also crying, and the young people burst into tears. The scene was very sad and miserable.  Jinshi Qingshe suddenly stood up, walked to the open ground, knelt down, and said regretfully: "The ministers are all incompetent, and they have no eyesight to recognize the wolfish ambitions of the Sanhao Army. Just when they brought back the news that they intend to withdraw, they learned that the Sanhao Army was just perfunctory and coaxing the ministers.  As for the sergeants who were unprepared to face the fierce battle, this minister's sin will never be redeemed. I beg Your Highness to grant permission to commit seppuku!" "Seharu-den" Ashikaga Yoshiki looked at Jinshi Seisha's decisive gesture while holding his ribs.  He sighed and said: "I understand, Qingshe Palace might as well take the first step" "Father! Youyou!" The young attendant covered his mouth and looked at him in shock, but saw that Jinshi Qingshe just looked at him.  With one glance, he pulled out his ribs and stabbed his abdomen with a roar. His face turned red and he said with difficulty: "Your Majesty take a step forward for His Highness go to Huangquan to discuss the way!" "Father!" The young attendant said.  He shouted and fainted on the spot. The maids hurriedly carried the young attendant to the palace to rest. The public hurriedly found a few reed mats to cover Jinshi Qingshe's body. The road ahead was difficult and the world was unpredictable, and the warriors had no extra sympathy.  To take care of a dead samurai, being able to cover them with reed mats is considered a good treatment. They themselves don¡¯t know whether they will enjoy the treatment of covering them with reed mats after death.  Hattori Chief Security Officer watched the tragedy in the Imperial Palace with cold eyes.He said calmly: "I'm a little late coming down. I wasted some time just now to rescue the Imperial Palace and the two princesses. Since the General won't leave, please let your family members evacuate the Imperial Palace first!" Ashikaga Yoshiteruomatsu  He took a breath and said with a hint of gratitude: "So Xianzi and the children have escaped? That's good! Then ask Ishimi Shou to rescue Yu's mother and Mrs. Jinshi from the side room!" "Poor nun  I'm not ready to leave either" Kejuin shook his head and said, "Let the little attendant escape on his own!" "Mother" Ashikaga Yoshiki was about to say something when he saw the maid running over to whisper.  After a few words, his face turned pale and he sighed: "The little attendant's stomach seems to have some abnormal reactions, and I'm afraid he won't be able to escape smoothly Is it really God who wants to destroy my Ashikaga family?" Ueizumi Hidetsuna pleaded.  Said: "His Royal Highness! Please" Ashikaga Yoshiki interrupted with a wave of his hand, and said bitterly: "Needless to say, I will be a failed general if I escape. It is better to stay here and die heroically"  Shishou can leave! You are not a retainer of the shogunate and you should not stay here. This is Yu's order. Go quickly!" Sword Master Kamiizumi Hidetsuna hesitated for a moment and sighed when he saw his determination.  He said: "In my old age, I am fortunate to be able to teach His Highness the swordsmanship in the shogunate. I am always grateful for the grace of receiving the salary. It is just a wish to fight for His Highness. It is a pity that the world is unpredictable.  If God does not grant your wish, please ask Your Highness to bow to me, Hidetsuna!" Ueizumi Hidetsuna knelt on the ground and bowed three times.  In order to pay homage to the gods and Buddhas, the swordsmen such as Yagyu Munegen, Okuyama Kugasai, Shioka Kazuha, Sugata Keikane, Hayashizaki Jinsuke, Komagawa Kuniyoshi and other swordsmen also bowed three times, and then stood up.  He bowed and dragged his remaining body back slowly. In a secret spot guarded by ninjas, there was a secret passage leading to the outside of the city. This secret passage was built by Ina Tadashi, one of the architects of the castle when Ashikaga Yoshitoki took over the task of building the Nijo Imperial Palace.  A secret door left intentionally by the family.  Ashikaga Yoshiki stared at the motionless ninja and asked strangely: "Why hasn't Iwami Morden left yet?" "My master had anticipated the changes in Kyoto very early, and gave me a secret order to act expediently." Hattori  The security guard's eyes flickered uncertainly, and he whispered: "I dare to ask His Majesty the General to transfer the sacred objects inherited from the shogunate" "Bold!" Mibuchi Fujihide stood up and shouted angrily: "What kind of lord?  What kind of retainer is this? Ashikaga is still not satisfied with the Eastern Kingdom, and he wants to seize the sacred inheritance of my shogunate. I, Fujihide, have reason to doubt whether your master is involved in this conspiracy to usurp the throne!"  Hattori Chief ignored Mibuchi Fujihide at all and said respectfully: "Your Majesty the General, does he know why the Miyoshi Army stopped attacking at this time?" Only then did the ministers suddenly realize that the noisy military drums outside the imperial palace suddenly stopped, and the Kanto Ashikaga family  A group of ninja troops set fire and threw some hidden weapons to kill the rebels in the palace, but they did not stop the attack outside the palace. Settsu Haruto said in surprise: "Could it be that reinforcements are coming?" Hattori Bao  The chief said: "Nakajo Tokihideden led 6,000 troops out of Yamashiro Kingdom before noon, and when Nijo Imperial Palace was under attack, he launched an attack on Shogun Yamashiro on Kusen Mountain. Miyoshi Yoshitsugi, the governor of the Miyoshi family, hurriedly ordered the Prime Minister of Kyoto.  The three thousand Miyoshi troops who passed through the temple went to the outside of the city to rescue Shogun Yamashiro. At the same time, the three thousand monks from Jisho Temple, led by Akechi Hyuga, the guardian of the temple, attacked the Miyoshi troops outside the imperial palace. The three Miyoshi troops were caught off guard.  , was busy cleaning up the fire in the backyard at this time. "The main force of the Miyoshi trio was divided into two groups, Matsunaga and Naito Munekatsu were attacking the city with resentment, and the No. 3 trio was sitting in the back waving flags and enjoying the victory.  In terms of military strength, the latter was obviously more powerful than the former. Ashikaga Yoshiaki temporarily changed his mind to support Miyoshi and the three people also valued their strong military strength.  It's good to hide behind and enjoy the gains, but the consequence is that the Miyoshi trio will hand their backs to the enemy without defense. Mitsuhide Akechi acts as such a sharp knife and pierces the backs of the Miyoshi trio. He can be called an elite.  The fighting power of the three thousand army cannot be defeated by the proud people of Awa Province. This is the essence of Ashikaga Yoshiteru's hard work to maintain in the years of financial constraints. It can deal with the inferior people of Settsu Province and Yamashiro Province.  The three good troops are easily captured.  Since Akechi Mitsuhide received the secret order, he quickly made efforts to secretly win over all the guards in Cizhao Temple. With his years of reputation, he won the love of the soldiers and used his unparalleled machine to control them. He gradually isolated several factions who disobeyed the order and obtained these three thousand  After obtaining the actual command of the military power, they had to reorganize the army and wait for the opportunity for more than two months. Finally, they waited for the moment when the Miyoshi Army launched a large-scale attack. So, after receiving the information from Hattori Yasunaga in the afternoon of that day, the army launched a direct attack.  Behind the Three Good Army.  There is Hattori ShinobiSupported by the intelligence of the observers, the fatal knife thrust by these three thousand soldiers was at a very sharp angle. There were more than 800 horse-riding warriors in the three thousand troops, all brave men with long spears, bright clothes and angry horses. They were wise and bright.  Taking these eight hundred cavalry as the vanguard, they took the lead in entering the gap where two of the three good men were stuck together.  The subordinates of the two divisions of the Miyoshi Army hurriedly responded. When encountering an enemy attack, their first reaction was to look for their own military strength, so they turned a blind eye to the friendly forces on the opposite side just under their noses. They were so close to each other but did not rescue each other. Instead, Mitsuhide Akechi  There was a huge space for display, but in just a moment these more than 800 cavalry were able to kill through the rear of the three good armies.  More than 2,300 Ashigaru troops who caught up later quickly expanded the gap they penetrated. The iron artillery team and the archery team escorted the left and right wings and shot down the Miyoshi Army on both sides. For a while, the defenseless Miyoshi Army could not even get into position.  Open, the horseback samurai who was turned back turned around to attack, slashing with spears and bayonets like chopping melons and vegetables, blood flowed into rivers. For a moment, the sound of killing shook the sky, smoke and dust filled the air, and the cries of ghosts and wolves could be heard endlessly. The strength of the troops in the vicinity of the Sanhao Army was unknown.  The situation, thinking that the Kanto Ashikaga army was making a surprise attack, immediately followed them into chaos.  The more than one hundred iron artillery troops carefully trained by Akechi Mitsuhide are all sharpshooters of this era. As long as weather conditions permit, they can almost fire without miss in fifteen rooms. In just two quarters of an hour, more than thirty rounds can be fired.  Shooting, the Miyoshi troops on both sides were killed and wounded no less than 1,500 people. The brilliant performance made every samurai feel dumbfounded. Even Akechi Mitsuhide did not expect such an effect.  The turmoil in Kyoto taught the shogunate a vivid lesson. Strong soldiers, strong horses, elite soldiers, and high morale are the way to go. From then on, Akechi Mitsuhide was determined to train a strong army that can be drawn out to fight.  The most proud thing of the year is precisely these more than 800 mounted samurai. With the support and help given by Sakamoto Castle, these 800 cavalry trained vigorously and prevented Miyoshi Nagakei's royal horse from returning to the crowd.  The strong and elite horse-riding samurai faced the ordinary ashigaru who had no formation and relied on favorable terrain, and it was really as easy as destroying them. Wherever the cavalry passed, no leaves grew, and their swords and guns were raised like a sickle to harvest rows of helpless people.  His life was at stake, with corpses strewn across the field and rivers of blood, like a strong whirlwind blowing into the ignorant enemy camp. The red-eyed knights on horseback rushed straight through, dragging a bloody path, leaving behind a body.  There were corpses with dismembered heads and remnants of soldiers writhing and wailing.  A camp of 2,000 people was killed by 800 cavalry in two rounds. Miyoshi Choitoku, the most important minister of the lineage, was killed here. The person who took his life was Akechi Mitsuhide's son-in-law, Akechi Zuomasuke Hidemitsu. The general died.  The morale of the three armies collapsed after the banner was thrown down. The remaining soldiers of more than a thousand were routed and all abandoned their armor and fled in disgrace. Several other formations were overwhelmed by the defeated troops, and the good formations were also thrown into disarray.  The situation in the other camp was similar. No less than six or seven hundred people died in the Iron Artillery Corps. Their morale had already been reduced to a mess by the iron artillery snipers. Two thousand Ashigaru led by Akechi Mitsuhide charged and they were instantly defeated.  The inverted flag rolled back like the tide, and in the blink of an eye they retreated all the way to the west without even putting up a resistance posture.  The general of the unified army, Mihao Changsheng, happened to be the disciple of Mihao Changyi. He was the brother of Mihao Changde who was killed by Zhizhixiu Manzhen. This gentleman did not know the news that Mihao Changde was killed. When he saw the soldiers  The first reaction of the defeated soldiers was to kill the defeated soldiers and restrain the three armies. However, the situation was over and no manpower could reverse it. He killed one defeated soldier but could not kill a thousand defeated soldiers. Omefu was attacked by a swarm of defeated soldiers and fled westward. The so-called military law ordered  It also loses its original meaning.  When Miyoshi Changsheng saw that most of his troops were fleeing, his army was completely defeated and his morale was completely depleted, he knew that he had caused a catastrophic disaster. He had no choice but to tear down the banner, take off the general's armor, and pretend to be an ordinary samurai knight.  Armed with their war horses, they fled westward with the defeated troops under the escort of the horse warriors. The defeat of two formations devastated the morale of the three armies. Akechi Mitsuhide's troops were greatly boosted in morale by the great victory and swept away all the Miyoshi who came to obstruct them.  Ashikaga Yoshiaki was frightened by the military strength and hurriedly summoned Miyoshi and three others to discuss a solution. Matsunagamichi and Naito Munekatsu were also called over to discuss the matter. Naturally, the attack on the Imperial Palace would slow down the pace indefinitely.  Hattori Chief said: "As the saying goes, it can't last long. The several defeated troops that Hinata defended the temple while their morale was high and killed were indeed majestic. However, this army's strength could not last for long. Matsunaga's clever mind will soon realize that Hinata defended the palace.  The stamina of the palace is not enough, so we only need to send two thousand elites of the Miyoshi Army to fight with them. If the attack of the imperial palace is more powerful, it will be over soon. " Ashikaga Yoshiki murmured: "Is this a meaningless battle?  Hattori Chief shook his head: "That's not the case. Without the disturbing sight of Akechi Hinata guarding the palace, it would be impossible for me and the shogunate samurai who are willing to escape to escape. This is using their lives to delay time and hesitate for a moment.  The soldiers of the Sanhao Army will besiege and kill them, and it will be too late to regret it." (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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