Uesugi Terutora and Hojo Ujiyasu both claimed to be the Kanto shogunate. Due to the dispute over orthodoxy, Echigo did not recognize Ashikaga Yoshiji's position as the Kanto shogun.
But this does not mean that Ashikaga Yoshiji is not important. On the contrary, it is because she is too important that she must try to deny her status.
The Kanto shogun recognized by Terutora Uesugi fought side by side with Kenmasa Uesugi, his adoptive mother, against the Ashikaga Haru clan, the ancestor of the Hojo family.
But the embarrassing thing is that Ashikaga Haruji is already dead. No matter what happened to her after she was brought back to Odawara Castle, it was cool.
As her daughter, Ashikaga Yoshiji held a ceremony at Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura to succeed the Kanto Shogun. From a procedural point of view, there was no problem.
But the problem is that Ashikaga Yoshiji, a Kanto general who was supported by the Hojo family, appointed Hojo Ujiyasu as the Kanto leader, breaking the political order that non-Uesugi family members were not allowed to be the Kanto leader.
This is a chaotic fate!
Terutora Uesugi could not separate the traitors of Ashikaga Yoshiji and Hojo Ujiyasu who ordered the chaos, so he had no choice but to refuse to recognize them together.
However, there was no Kantō Shogun on Uesugi Teruhora's side. There was only a handwritten letter from Uesugi Kenmai, the ancestor of Ashikaga Haruji requesting Echigo to send troops to intervene.
This is the political weakness of Echigo, but today, Sanada Nobushige's capture of Ashikaga Yoshiji is very beneficial to Echigo's political stance.
Yamanaka Yukimori looked at the embarrassed Ashikaga Yoshiji, and felt a trace of fear in his heart. Sanada Nobushige's performance on the battlefield was terrible, far exceeding her expectations.
Ashikaga Yoshiji is also a bastard. How could someone of her status be caught so easily? The protection when going out must be extremely tight, unless she is stupid and makes a fool of herself.
The embarrassed Ashikaga Yoshiji was so angry that no one had ever dared to treat her like this. Even if she is a prisoner of war, she should be at the highest level, and it is inevitable to treat her with courtesy.
But she was unlucky. She met the deviant Sanada Nobushige, who tied her hands and dragged her away like a dog, causing her face to be disgraced.
Seeing Yukimori Yamanaka, Ashikaga Yoshiji seemed to have met someone who could reason with him and cursed angrily.
"Whose tribe are you waiting for? Do you understand the hierarchy of superiors and inferiors? I am the governor of the Kamakura Ashikaga family and the general of Kanto! You are so rude, let me go!"
Sanada Nobunari pursed his lips and held his hand, and the rope that tied Ashikaga Yoshiji's hands behind her back tightened, pulling her to the ground. He almost bit his own tongue with his impassioned words, which made her even more embarrassed.
She looked at the playful and smiling Sanada Nobushige with hatred. He could not be killed, and she would never let go of this savage who did not understand etiquette.
Sanada Nobushige laughed when he saw her being pulled out of balance and falling to the ground.
"You dare to be so arrogant when you are in my hands? If it's a dragon, you can hold it for me. If it's a tiger, you can lie down for me. We can wait until we see the imperial office."
Yamanaka Yukimori glanced at him, feeling dissatisfied. Sanada Nobushige kept talking about the Imperial Household, which was disrespectful to Ashikaga Yoshiji, a member of a famous family, and also disrespectful to himself, the superior of the Kanto Palace.
But she still chose to hold back and watch Sanada Nobushige's arrogance. Ashikaga Yoshiji's identity is unusual. If Sanada Nobushige turns against this person, there will definitely be trouble. Sooner or later, someone will take care of her.
Yamanaka Yukimori, who was once a white lotus, has been struggling in the dark samurai society for two years, and her mentality has become darker and darker. If Yoshigan knew her current mentality, I don't know how disappointed she would be.
Sanada Nobushige was excited now and was preparing to present the prisoner to the emperor. How could she care about the prisoner's mood. Umino Riichi, on the other hand, coldly observed Yamazaka Yukimori's expression and ignored it.
I followed a fool, and I couldn't wipe my butt off. Having a fool's reputation is actually pretty good. No one wants to argue with a fool, and they even want to be on guard against causing big trouble if they offend the fool.
As for Ashikaga Yoshiji, who was lying on the ground sulking, she was just a tool for their struggle for power. Who really cared what she thought.
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Looking at the Dihuang Hachiman flag getting closer and closer, Shima Shengmeng turned his head slightly, looked at Shiba Yiyin affectionately from the armor, and smiled without saying a word.
The mask blocked her expression, so she no longer had to hide her feelings. Then she picked up her horse speed, surpassed Yiyin, and rushed to the front line.
"Destiny lies with Sibo! Righteousness lies with the Western Army!"
Hearing her sharp shout, the cavalry followed her and rushed towards the enemy formation, the torrent of steel surging.
"Destiny lies with Sibo! Righteousness lies with the Western Army!"
Hojo Tsunari looked back at the Akiyama River. Hojo Ushimasa's main formation had crossed the river. He smiled happily and finally let go of his worries.
She shouted to Hatamoto on the left and right.
"Zhu Ji! Follow me!"
"Hi!"
Hojo Tsunari no longer had any worries, holding his gun under his own military flag, staring at the frontier he was about to touch, thinking to himself.
Your Highness Ujiyasu, I have tried my best, but I have no choice but to take the first step and wish the Hojo family a prosperous military fortune.
Shima Shengmeng, who had squeezed her horse power to the limit, did not use any tricks to break through diagonally. The remaining dozens of armored cavalry followed her horse's iron hooves and rushed straight into Huang Bei's spear formation.
Dozens of spears that rushed forward broke instantly, and the war horses howled. Some fell to the ground, overturning the knights on their backs, and some smashed into the formation. For a time, the front troops of both sides suffered countless casualties.
Shiba Yiyin led the knight knight on horseback and rushed in along the hole opened by the iron horse, constantly tearing and widening the gap, dividing and isolating the enemy.
He himself led the crowd towards the Dihuang Hachiman Flag and rushed towards it. Hojo Tsunari shouted and led the flags around him to form a formation to greet them.
Several Hojo Hatamoto, who was not afraid of death, slashed the horse's legs from the side with their large naginata, and then were trampled by the cavalry, turning them into pulp on the ground.
The speed of the cavalry was forced to slow down. At this time, Hojo Tsunari's bannermen fired their spears and stabbed the knight down. The length of the lance is not as long as that of the infantry lance, and several people fell off their horses in a short time.
Yiyin was still circling, deflecting the spears coming from around him. At this moment, the war horse's strength could no longer support it, and it knelt down on its front hooves, flipping him forward.
The sudden inclination shocked him, his feet came off the pedals, and he fell off the rein. The surrounding comrades were caught off guard and had no time to dismount and support.
Seeing the opportunity, Hojo Tsunari shouted, formed a small formation of three with Hatamoto, and rushed up to stab him to death.
Yiyin showed his ferocity, glaring his eyes and using the killing mode to resist this wave of stabbing attacks. He gripped his rifle tightly, preparing to exchange his wounds for a stabbing blow.
Hojo Tsunagi sneered in his heart when he saw that he didn't hide, but was eager to confront him head-on. If he calls on the left and right warrior Ji to cooperate, he will be stabbed to death on the spot.
At this time, a loud shout came from the side, and a cavalry rushed out.
"Don't hurt my lord!"
When Dao Shengmeng saw Yiyin in danger, his heart suddenly hit the three-man formation. She and her horse were thrown to the ground, and a Hojo Princess warrior was knocked away.
Before rolling down, he threw out his spear again. The strength was so great that it penetrated the abdomen of another Hojo Princess samurai beside Hojo Tsunari, nailing him to the ground and wailing.
Hojo Tsunari stepped forward and kicked Shimakatsu's fierce action of drawing out the sword, and pierced the gap on the right side of her shoulder armor and breastplate with the gun, and stabbed in hard. Blood immediately poured out from the gap.
Shimakatsu was in great pain and stood up to resist, but was stepped on by Hojo Tsunari and couldn't get up. She suddenly gave up struggling and instead hugged the spear tightly, holding Hojo Tsunari to prevent her from moving.
Hojo Tsunade was alert, and looked up to see Yoshigan rushing forward and shooting her through the throat. The momentum continued, knocking her to the ground and almost breaking her neck.
Hojo Tsunari raised his hands high, as if he was trying to grab something, his eyes widened, and he murmured something in his mouth as if he wanted to tell something, but he only spit out blood.
In the end, he spurted out a mouthful of blood, fell to the ground with his arm, and died.
