In the early morning of March 30, the twelfth year of Tianwen (1543), beside the granary west of Mibuji Temple in Kyoto.
Masayasu Miyoshi, the son of Masako Miyoshi and one of the famous Miyoshi Trio in his previous life, is currently leading the troops of the Miyoshi branch to ambush in the buildings in various streets and alleys, seizing all the key entrances and dangerous places nearby. Here, just waiting for Sanhao Changqing to fall into the trap. Although the number of people was limited, Miyoshi Masayasu was not very worried - anyway, according to the plan leaked by Matsushita Nagahide, the granary was just a feint attack.
At six o'clock in the morning, through the hazy light and scattered lights in the streets of Kyoto, Miyoshi Masayasu discovered that Naito Bei was heading south along the street beside Shinkawa, and his troops were pointing directly at the granary.
However, when the offensive began, Miyoshi Masayasu could no longer relax. The only thing that echoed in his mind was the proverb - "A flock of sheep led by a tiger can defeat a flock of tigers led by a sheep."
"Sir, we can't stop you at Xinjiekou!"
"Sir, all the rooms on the right are occupied. They have gone to the second floor!"
"Sir, someone set fire to the block behind us. We are downwind here!"
"Sir, be careful, there are arrows!"
Reports of defeat came like a snowflake. Naito Bei, who had never been known for being good at fighting, under the leadership of Miyoshi Nagaki, easily defeated the elite soldiers of the Miyoshi branch. They were driven away from the streets outside the granary. Got out.
"I'm going, is this really a feint?" Miyoshi Masayasu's mind was blank at this moment, and he began to doubt his father's decision for the first time in his heart, "This Miyoshi Changqing is so heroic, he will definitely lead the Miyoshi clan back to its peak. , why would my father go against him? Wouldn’t it mean that the Sanhao family’s fortune would be wasted in internal strife?”
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At eight o'clock in the Yin hour, Anle Temple.
"Scattered fires and the sound of fighting can be observed to the west of the Kamogawa River. Miyoshi Chikuzen has already taken action, which is unmistakable. And we also saw troops heading towards the granary with torches in the direction of Dairenji Temple. It should be Kizawa Reinforcements sent by Nagamasa." Takeda Harunobu boldly stepped on the tiles on the roof of a house. After surveying the situation to the west, he turned around and jumped off the eaves gracefully, saying to Imagawa Yoshimoto: "Then follow the plan. .”
"No problem." Imagawa Yoshimoto was also ready to go, "Let's go."
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At 2:00 p.m., several clusters of flames suddenly burst out from the Heian Shrine in the northeast of Dalian Temple. The flames spread continuously in the silent night and quickly climbed up the wall.
"It's on fire! It's on fire! The shrine is on fire, come here quickly!" The priests of the shrine were frightened by the sudden change and hurriedly tried to get water to put out the fire - only to find that the well had been blocked in advance at some point. . The panicked priests had no choice but to run into the streets and cry for help. People who were woken up in the middle of the night got up one after another to observe the situation. Some people woke up their families and took Xinrui to evacuate, some people immediately lifted buckets to help, and some people with a big heart just turned around and went back to sleep. .
The unrest continued to escalate, and soon spread to the Dalian Temple a mile away. At four o'clock in the morning, soldiers from the Kizawa family's main army and the Hosokawa army from Dairenji Temple arrived one after another to put out the fire. They didn't have time to put on their armor, so they carried buckets and water basins and ran towards Dalian Temple - who would have thought that dozens of ambush soldiers would suddenly appear in the alleys on both sides of the street, cutting down the unarmed ones without any defense. The ground immediately caused chaos.
"Killing!"
"Killing!"
The common people witnessed the sudden large-scale fighting and the splattering of blood. They were so frightened that they threw fire-fighting buckets and brooms all over the ground and fled in all directions. The Kizawa Army and Hosokawa Army, who were about to put out the fire, suddenly encountered the enemy. They also fled backward in embarrassment. They wanted to go back to Dairen Temple to get weapons and fight again, but they were broken up by the chaotic people and collapsed in the area. on the street.
"Huh, good job." Takeda Harunobu looked at the blood on the knife in the moonlight while looking at the corpses scattered on the street - some were soldiers who came to put out the fire and were hacked to death by the Takeda family; Some of the people who came to help put out the fire were probably trampled and pushed to death during their escape.
"It's a good thing that I'm not here, otherwise I would have to talk about my indiscriminate killing of innocent people." Takeda Harunobu laughed at himself, and at the same time looked to the southwest - sure enough, after discovering the enemy attack, a large number of Kizawa Army and Hosokawa Army came towards the enemy in a mighty manner. The Heian Shrine is coming to kill these murderers and arsonists.
"We succeeded in luring the enemy. Next we will look at Imagawa."
It's home. "
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"I hope Torachiyo won't go too far..." At this time, Imagawa Yoshimoto, who secretly sneaked to the southeast of Dairenji Temple, was looking at the movement in the direction of Heian Shrine on the second floor of an unmanned restaurant - he saw that there was already "In full swing", I couldn't help but worry.
"It's better to go too far, but how can you lure people away with fire?" Taiyuan Xuezhai looked calm and calm. Even if he had to perform such a combat mission, he did not wear a feathered fabric, but dressed in cassock as usual. "Kizawa Nagamasa has so many troops and is cautious. Even if there is a fight at the granary, they may not send everyone there. We must make a big fuss among His Majesty Takeda before he can really put his Only when the troops are lured away can we have a chance to take action."
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However, at this time, nearly 3,000 troops were ambushing in the Dalian Temple. Kizawa Nagamasa sat by the window on the top floor of the pagoda, watching with interest the movements in the direction of the granary and Heian Shrine.
"Luring the enemy once was not enough. I came to Heian Shrine to lure the tiger away from the mountain for the second time." Kizawa Nagamasa was busy arranging his military uniform. At the same time, he slowly pulled out half of the katana from the scabbard, and felt satisfied with the reflection on the blade. The moonlight came into view, "But anyway, your target is still Dairenji Temple, and I am still the target. Whether it is the envoys of the Takeda family and the Imagawa family, or Naito Bei of Miyoshi Nagakei, no matter how fancy you use Plot, no matter how much you try to hide and seek, won't you still come to Dalian Temple in the end? If you don't kill me, you will never have room for a comeback."
"Then I won't move and will wait for you in Dalian Temple!"
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Mao, beside the granary west of Rensheng Temple.
After a fierce battle, Miyoshi Nagakei and Naito Bei had repelled Miyoshi Masayasu's people from around the granary and gained control of the granary. Miyoshi Nagakei didn't delay much. After ensuring the surrounding vigilance, he directed Naito Bei's auxiliary troops to use the transportation tools they brought to start transporting grain and grass from the granary.
"Every cart must be filled, every pole must be filled!" Naito Munemori stood on a pile of millet in the granary, shouting at the auxiliary soldiers. The entire granary was as busy as a beehive. , frantically searching for and shipping food.
"Tanzheng, guess what Kizawa Nagamasa is doing now?" Miyoshi Nagakei leaned against the door of the granary, crossed his arms, and sneered with a sure victory.
"Go back to the master, Kizawa Nagamasa must be obediently leading the army and waiting in Dalian Temple, waiting for the rabbit." Matsuzawa Nagahide laughed twice, and the scars on his face seemed to be blooming with joy.
"Seriously, aren't you tempted?" Miyoshi Nagakei suddenly turned around and looked at Matsunagahide with a kind smile, "I have read the letter of surrender written by Kizawa Nagamasa to you. Then. Guy, you are really merciless when it comes to buying people. You are a right-hand document from a small Sanhao family, and he is willing to spend half a sum to buy you, and he will also seal the city of Xingui Mountain to you. That is not what you have been thinking about for a long time. The city?"
"Haha, master is joking. If I had other intentions, how could I hand over the letter to you as soon as I received the letter? Then follow your instructions and use a trick to defraud Nagamasa Kizawa?" Matsuzawa Nagahide quickly defended himself with a smile on his face: "Now doesn't Kizawa Nagamasa think that our purpose is to attack him? Isn't this deceived? He stood still to protect himself, and then gave us the opportunity to rob food and return to Tamba. What an opportunity!”
"Who knows who you are lying to now, Tanzheng? Maybe letting me cut off the grain is also part of Kizawa Nagamasa's plan." Miyoshi Nagakei raised his eyebrows, then took a step forward and stared at the bow. Matsunaga Hide said: "So, how did Kizawa Nagamasa know that what you wanted was Nobuyuki Mountain Castle? Apart from me, didn't you say that you had never mentioned it to outsiders? Huh? Moreover, You never appear in the official documents of the Miyoshi family. Don't you have to hide behind the scenes? In the eyes of outsiders, you Matsunaga Danmasa should be just a small person. Why would Kizawa Nagamasa come here specially? What about sleeping with you?"
"This...I don't know, maybe Kizawa Nagamasa really has great powers. Just like me, even though I have tried hard to remain anonymous, I still haven't been recognized by Master Xuesai?" Sweat instantly broke out in Matsunagahide's temples, trying hard He defended himself: "But I really don't know how to explain it. Master, please believe that I am sincere to the Sanhao family!"
"Haha, it's not important, you
Whether you are loyal to the Sanhao family or not, I will still use you when it's time to use you. For your talent, it doesn't matter even if you endure some risk of betrayal. When I shouldn't use you, I will definitely kill you, even if you are loyal to the Sanhao family. "Mihao Changqing shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, "Tanzheng, just take care of yourself. "
"Thank you, Master!" Matsuhisa Nagahide was in a rare state of embarrassment. He had no choice but to bow to Miyoshi Chokei in thanks and said at the same time: "Then the Imagawa family, do you need to send someone to remind them not to attack Dalian Temple again. After all, There must be heavy troops left in Dalian Temple, and once attacked, there will be no return."
"What do you care about them? Why should the Miyoshi family care about the safety of the Imagawa family and the Takeda family who are far away?" Miyoshi Nagakei tilted his head and replied matter-of-factly, "The chess pieces are just chess pieces. They are just using each other. We all want to get rid of them. Kizawa Nagamasa, this is consistent, but we have no obligation or reason to protect each other. Rather, I hope they will attack you and make your false surrender more realistic, so as to confuse Kizawa more Wait for a while, so that our own plan can be implemented smoothly. Master Xue Zhai is also not a kind person, so how can he not understand this? "
