Chapter 717 29. Raise the Sword and Fight for Justice
This chapter is called: Raising troops and swords to compete with deer
On the fifth day of the tenth month of the first year of Tensho, in Shinano Country, the castle in Yamauchi Prefecture.
From dozens of sub-prefectures in Shinano, Kai, Musashi, Suruga, Ene, and Mikawa countries, military forces gathered one after another, from the top of the city to the school grounds below the city.
Black, indigo, red, yellow, flags of various colors fluttered like a sea. They are also surrounded by a pure white tall and long flag, the most precious treasure of the Qing and Genji clan. It has been passed down for hundreds of years since Minamoto Yoritomo launched his army. It represents the royal white flag of the Genji orthodoxy.
There are also the imperial flags of the Hinawakiya Hachiman Daimyojin and the two imperial flags of Ashikaga Futiki closely following the side. The sweeping west wind stirs the three long flags like leaps.
Just like the Yamauchi clan's head of writing family, Hosokawa Harugong Daifu Tsuneo stood on the steps and shouted loudly, Hosokawa Saime, who is now the head of the samurai family, is holding a scroll that has grown several times longer and loudly inspecting the soldiers. With every roll call he made, a general galloped out and shouted yes.
Kodaira sat high on the horse, and a group of generals surrounded Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who was also riding on the horse. The sound of people and horses neighing was endless. Ashikaga Yoshiaki seemed to enjoy the feeling of being surrounded by tens of thousands of troops. He closed his eyes and listened quietly to the roll call of Hosokawa Saime.
"What a military force that is second to none in the world!" Isshiki Palace came to see off his son Isshiki Yuyu. Since he is old, he will be responsible for staying behind this time.
"This is what my grandfather and father have accumulated for me through decades of hard work!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki opened his eyes, very proud.
"It is also because of Uncle Tanzheng, Uncle Cainv, and all of you who have worked tirelessly to serve the public, that we in the mountain are where we are today!"
Ashikaga Yoshiaki's speech became more and more tactful, taking into account all aspects, focusing on priorities and priorities. After speaking, he smiled at the surrounding ministers and nodded one by one.
"Hatamoto Division 5, Kanai Meigoro Hideharu!" Hosokawa Saime called to the Flagmoto Division.
Kanai Meigoro was used to fighting on foot, but this time he naturally rode forward on horseback. He was dressed in a gold-leaf Nanman body, and the sun shone brightly, making people blink.
Behind him were two flag bearers, carrying his large horse mark with a cypress fan pattern on his back, as he walked all the way to Hosokawa Minae. Hosokawa Cainv asked how many horses, how many bows, how many bows and how many iron cannons. Kanai Meigoro announced the numbers loudly. Only when the number of people required in the military service account was met, the counting was completed.
Then there were other squads including Ogasawara Nagamasa, Kawabe Ieyoshi and others, who stepped forward one after another to take their names. After finishing counting the flags, the members of the imperial sect also began to count the flags. The first one in the ranking is naturally Imagawa Yoshichichi. With a huge army of 6,500 men, he is the most knowledgeable among the Yamauchi retainers, the majestic Lord of the Suruga Kingdom.
At the first roll call, Imagawa Yoshiuchi galloped out from Ashikaga Yoshiaki's side. Several horse-riding warriors also galloped out from the crowd of Suruga people. One of them had Imagawa Fuyikiryo stuck behind his back, and the other had a writing stick stuck behind his back. There is the banner of Kokuchizu and Suruga's guardianship. It was so majestic to come around Imagawa Yoshinori to respond to Hosokawa Kaiko's instructions.
Hosokawa Zainyu and Imagawa Yoshiuchi nodded, "Imagawa Suruga Palace is a royal palace, commanding 40,000 swords, riding 221 horses, holding 1,125 silver coins, and 820 bows. One hundred and ninety-nine for iron cannons, three hundred for lifting objects, four hundred and twenty-five for ribs, and three thousand for small ones!”
The retainers and samurai of Imagawa Yoshiuchi came out one by one and responded loudly, ensuring that the military service accounts were paid in full. The men and horses were displayed on the school grounds, and there was no falsehood.
The roll call was going on in an orderly manner. When Xiao Pingtai heard that the members of the Yuyimen had finished, he estimated that the members of the Yupudai family were about to call their names, so he slowly took two steps forward.
"Old members of the royal genealogy family, Xiaoji, the sister of Chang Yicheng of Shinshu Saku County, Zhengda Bizuna's family, understands the 5125 key!" Hosokawa Saime looked specifically at Xiaoheita.
Baidan was naturally familiar with Heita-chan's name, so he jumped up and walked out of the crowd with Heita-chan. Kodaira was dressed in a southern barbarian body, Honda Tadakatsu was holding a golden bamboo leaf horse mark, and Sakakihara Yasumasa was holding a long flag of sunlight and moonlight, and followed.
When all the troops in the field saw Xiao Pingtai coming out, they all stood on tiptoes and looked left and right. Who knows the famous name of Fujiwara Danmasa? That is a fairy-like figure, and it is rare to have the opportunity to see him up close.
Xiao Pingtai held up a bamboo stick, without a headband, and only the side hair was randomly tied into a small braid. He didn't speak, he just waved his bamboo stick to greet the soldiers on the field.
"えいえい!" Xiaopingta shouted with all his strength.
"おう!" All the soldiers cheered and responded one after another.
Seeing this, Ashikaga Yoshiaki also rode out from the surroundings of the generals. This time he specially wore the armor of his grandfather Yamauchi Yoshinori to show his will to succeed his ancestor. He must command the great army of hundreds of battles left to him by his ancestors, embark on the journey to Luo, and strive to create a peaceful world.
Although he is not strong in stature and not as tall as his father, Ashikaga Yoshiaki just showed up, and the momentum of the troops in the school grounds was even higher. He made a fist with his right hand and waved it in the air.
"えいえい!"
"おう!"
"えいえい!"
"おう!"
When the generals saw this, they also lined up one after another, gathered to the left and right of Ashikaga Yoshiho, and loudly responded to Ashikaga Yoshiho's shouts with the soldiers. The army of more than 40,000 people suddenly seemed to be of one mind and became one person.
In particular, the soldiers of Shinano Ene have been favored by the country for generations. Whenever he talks about the world, he must always say "I am in the mountains!"
"The remaining heroes of the Sixth Generation are in the hands of Your Highness. Your Highness is truly the master of destiny!" Kodaira rode his horse to Ashikaga Yoshiaki's side.
"I will definitely restore the Ashikaga family and open the prosperous era of the Rokuon-in Palace again!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki was also excited, his face flushed, and his eyes were full of sparkling spirit.
"Go out, go out! All the troops go out!" Hosokawa Saijo didn't say anything. What else can she say? If she doesn't go out when the three armies are fighting and the momentum is high, is there a better time?
After saying that, Hosokawa Saijo mounted the warhorse brought by her family and jumped on it. As a military magistrate and a veteran general, Yamanouchi has no better general than him to take the lead.
With a wave of his hand, Hosokawa's thousands of horses, who had been prepared on the side, came out together, marched proudly in front of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and cheered and signaled to Ashikaga Yoshiaki as they walked. Ashikaga Yoshiaki waved his hands repeatedly and cast encouraging eyes to every soldier he saw.
Each team of troops went south from in front of Ashikaga Yoshiaki in turn, along the Inauchida Street, and entered the northern part of Mikawa Province. There are many branch castles that Tokugawa Ieyasu set up to prevent the Yamanouchi army from entering Nishi-Mikawa. In order to make the plan complete, his son-in-law Okudaira Sadamasa was even stationed there in person.
Nagashino!
Nagashino is in front!