Chapter 95 Western Army
But Wang Ying didn't know that Yamama Secto-jin was gritting his teeth and speaking out like this, but Yamama's territory was invaded by the Hosokawa family.
Now the Japanese call them the Eastern and Western armies on both sides.
In history, Ashikaga Yoshimasaki has always been in charge of Kyoto and was appointed as the Western Army. But now he has been driven out of Kyoto, where he is located is east of Kyoto, so now Ashikaga Yoshimasaki's troops are the Eastern Army, and Hosokawa Katsumoto's troops are the Western Army.
However, the so-called Eastern and Western Armys are originally a very simple division, which is nothing more than the division between Ashicai Yoshinomiya and Ashicai Yoshinomiya.
But in reality, both sides can say that you have me and I have you.
The previous struggle has been limited to Kyoto.
Now that Hosokawa Katsumoto won the victory in Kyoto, he naturally marched into all parties.
The capital of Japan is now in Kyoto. The reason for this is that Kyoto is among the four parts of Japan. Especially in Honshu Island, there are a large number of undeveloped areas in the east and north of Honshu Island. The geographical advantages of Kyoto are even more obvious.
After occupying Kyoto, Hosokawa Katsumoto connected his troops together and divided the supporters of Ashikaga Yoshimasa in various places.
For example, Yamashiro Sototsu, who led a large army here, but Yamashiro's territory was west of Kyoto. It would be strange if Hosokawa Katsumoto didn't find a way to take it down.
As a result, the Western Army is growing more and more, and now there are 200,000 people, which is very normal.
Although Wang Ying was a little worried, after all, there were so many people that even the elite Ming army might not be able to win. However, at this moment, Wang Ying naturally could not show any timidity and said, "What if there are 500,000 people? Please tell me the famous general of the mountain to tell me who are in the Western Army."
It has to be said that the accelerated trade exchanges between Japan and China have also brought great benefits to the cultural exchanges between China and Japan. Perhaps the lower class of Japanese people do not understand Chinese, but most of the upper class of Japanese understand Chinese.
Of course, these Chinese accents are hard to describe in detail.
Shan Ming Zongquan said: "I dare not take it, I really have to report to the Lord of Vang Hai."
"The main force of the Western Army is Hosokawa family, headed by Hosokawa Katsumoto, including Hosokawa Seiyu, Hosokawa Seihun, Hosokawa Tsubaki, and Hosokawa Tsubaki, and others, including Hosokama Masao, Kyoto Katsuki, Takeda Nobuki, and others."
Then he analyzed it carefully.
After hearing this, Wang Ying even felt that the current talent was a mob.
Nothing else, the core of the Western Army is the commander Katsumoto Hosokawa. He is not only the commander, but also the head of the Hosokawa family. After that, all Hosokawa was not a member of the Hosokawa family, but each Hosokawa was a daimyo.
In other words, the Hosokawa family has land in the ten countries of Japan.
Of course, Japan's national division is too small. Ten countries are only one prefecture in the Ming Dynasty. However, Japan has only 66 countries, and you can see the victory of the Hosokawa family. Hosokawa Katsumoto easily controls the power of the Western Army with the Hosokawa family as the core. In addition, the shogunate general Ashikaga Yoshihiko was supported by him.
Hosokawa Katsumoto is even more decisive.
However, the power of the Eastern Army in front of us was divided into three hands. Ashikaga Yoshimasaki actually did not directly command the battle, and he did not have the ability. The one who really directly commanded the battle was Sunaki Yamashiro.
However, the Shan Mingjia suffered heavy losses before and thought he could not hold the position of leader.
Not to mention, Wang Ying discovered another interesting place on the list of the Western Army, such as the list of the Western Army, including the Minister of the Hoshiyama, Yama Nakaki Shifeng, and Spo Yoshimin.
The Minister of the Hokyama family was very understandable on the other side. The battle for the succession rights of the Hokyama family began before the beginning of this war.
But Yama Nakaki Shifeng and Spo Yimin seemed to have had conflicts with their family, and seemed to have an irreconcilable hatred, so they defected to each other.
Wang Ying can see through this at a glance, is it just a two-sided bet?
Wang Ying was sure that the hostility between the two sides was real, and there was also a life-and-death battle on the battlefield. However, it did not hinder their private communication.
It is not impossible to betray the owner to rebel.
After all, family inheritance is the most important.
Don’t look at the battles between the two sides, but the three management and four protection, and the seven major families have been fighting for more than a hundred years. You have been in me and I have you.
The relationship is very complicated.
Wang Ying said: "This generation is just a collapse. In my opinion, within ten days, we will all set up a large army and go west to Kyoto. We will regain the throne for the king and make things right."
But after a moment, Wang Ying was sure what to do.
Although he was a little worried, he had to move forward.
Because Wang Ying was worried, he said something softened, and the famous celebrities below all turned to the opposite side.
Although Wang Ying did not care about the life and death of Ashikaga Yoshimasaki, he cared about the tasks given to him by Zhu Qizhen. Although Nagasaki was already in hand, even if Ashikaga Yoshiva was at the top, it would not be possible to change this.
But Ishimi Silver Mine and the abolition of the Emperor have not been done yet.
Even if he asks for help from the country, it will take time.
So what he had to do was to stabilize the morale of the army. Taking off offense as defense, he naturally did not have to fight to Kyoto. He only needed to win one or two battles and let all the Eastern Army units confirm that the Ming Dynasty could compete with the Western Army.
When the people's hearts stabilize, they will dispatch troops or seek reinforcements from the country, and they will have time.
"This-----" Ashikaga Yoshimasa was a little hesitant.
It was not that he didn't want to fight the Western Army, but that he was afraid of being beaten. Ashikaga Yoshimasaki knew very well that the army under his command had no combat power.
Just think about it, Hosokawa Katsumoto's focus is actually Kyoto. Ashikaga Yoshimasa is not far from withdrawing from Kyoto, so Hosokawa Katsumoto will not pursue it.
Ashikaga Yoshimasa can stop nearby, such as Nara Castle.
The reason why Ashikaga Yoshimasa retreated here in one go was that he had no confidence in his combat effectiveness.
Wang Ying seemed to see Ashikaga Yoshimasa's thoughts and said, "Please rest assured that the Ming Dynasty will dominate this battle. There is no need for each unit to take action. Just carry food and grass from behind."
When Ashikaga Yoshimasaki heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then please come to Saike."
So Wang Ying immediately moved into a state of combat.
Within a few days, various troops disembarked one after another, and Wang Ying first released the scout.
After a few days of activity, the Ming army scouts rushed straight west to investigate.
Soon news came from various units of the Ming army.
Hosokawa Katsumoto did not advance eastward in large quantities, but only occupied a few strategic points, and most of the places were still under control in various places.
The Omi area is even more uneven in the power of both sides.
The main force of the Hosokawa family did not advance eastward, but many people were competing for land, resources, etc. In short, after the Battle of Kyoto, the entire Japanese order seemed to be in chaos.
This is why, Japanese history regards the Yingren Rebellion as the beginning of the Warring States Period in Japan.
Nothing else.
Not only did the influence of the shogunate lower to freezing point, but everyone seemed to have forgotten that there was another general in Japan, and the previous order of Japan was completely collapsed.
The lower one defeated the upper one, and in order to compete for land, various battles fought from the bottom to the top.
The typical one is Ohashi Oda family, and the current Oda family is still a subordinate of the Spo family, so they are not qualified to have a place at the banquet to receive the Ming army.
However, in history, after the Yingren Rebellion, the Spo family quickly declined, and the Oda family began to rise step by step. Although the pace was not big, it was also listed as one of the Daming, which gave Ohara the foundation for the rise of the Great Demon King.
Now, the Ming army scouts are looking at this.
There is almost no order at all. It seems that one fights for the Eastern Army or the Western Army, but the real fights for their own fields.
Wang Ying was overjoyed and said to himself: "This is exactly what I want."
Wang Ying then called Yang Zhen over and asked him to integrate the cavalry immediately and go west to try his best. He would take down all the places he went to until he met the main force of the Western Army.
Yang Zhen is Yang Hong's grandson and also from martial arts.
Just think about it and you will know that there are no enemies in the Ming Dynasty and there are fewer and fewer wars involved. In order to maintain their influence, the nobles naturally make military achievements on their children.
Japan is naturally a good place to make military achievements. If Yang Zhen can firmly sit in the cavalry general this time, his grandfather will sell it to others for a lot of face.
Otherwise, a battalion official in his twenties would not be able to take on such a heavy responsibility.
Chapter completed!