Chapter 29 Volume 9, Volume 1-5

one fierce horse On the first day of the first lunar month in the third year of Shouyong (1184), the Emperor made no plans to celebrate the New Year's Day ceremony, nor did he make arrangements for it, because the emperor used the mansion of Dashan doctor Chengzhong [1] - Liutiao Xidongyuan - as a temporary residence, which was not in line with the court system. Asahi.This is always the case here, and the small pilgrimage [2] in the palace was not held. The Heike family bid farewell to the old and welcomed the new at the beach of Yashima in the Sanuki country, and they thought it was inappropriate to hold a New Year's Day congratulatory ceremony, so even though the emperor was here, they did not hold festivals and far-off worship ceremonies.Therefore, during this grand ceremony in previous years, the envoys from Dazaifu did not come to present trout; nor did the villagers from Yoshino, Yamato Kingdom, come here to sing and congratulate.People commented: "When we were in troubled times, this was not the case in the capital!" At present, the spring has arrived in March, the seaside wind is warm, and the temperature is gradually warming up, but the people of the Ping family feel cold, as if The bitter cold bird in the snowy mountains【3】.They recalled that during the spring season in previous years, the colors of the willows varied, and the shades of the East and West Banks intertwined; Sai Chong, what a joy.Now they can only talk about the past to while away the long spring days, which is indeed sad at this time.

On the eleventh day of the first lunar month of this year, Kiso Zuomatou Yoshinaka paid homage to the Emperor and asked to send troops to the Western Kingdom to attack the Taira clan.It was originally said that the expedition will be on the 13th of this month, but there is news from the Eastern Kingdom that the former military guard Sagen Yoritomo sent tens of thousands of troops to punish Kiso's evil deeds, and has already entered Mino Kingdom and Ise country.Kiso was shocked when he heard the news, and sent an order to demolish the two bridges in Uji and Seta, and divide his troops into two groups to defend against the enemy.However, there were not many soldiers under his command. Seta Bridge was in the frontal position, and Shiro Imai was sent to defend with more than 800 cavalry; Uji Bridge sent Nishina, Takanashi, and Yamada Jiro to defend with more than 50,000 cavalry; Uncle Mr. Saburo Shida volunteered to teach [4] and led 300 riders to go.On the Eastern side, the general attacking from the front is Pu Yu Cao Si [5] Fan Lai, and the general attacking from behind is Jiu Lang Yu Cao Si Yi Jing, and there are more than 30 important daimyos. It is said that the total force is about 60,000 cavalry .

At that time, Lai Chao had two famous horses, one named Shengshi and the other named Zhemo.Kajihara Yuantai Jingji [6] begged Raichao for the raw food.Lai Chao said: "If there is an emergency, I can't live without this raw food horse, and that Zhemo is also a famous horse, which is not inferior to raw food!" So he gave Zhemo to Jingji. When Sasaki Shiro Takatsuna came to bid farewell, Yoritomo didn't know what to think, and said to him: "You have to understand, there are many people who want this horse!" So he gave the raw food horse to Sasaki.Sasaki was flattered and said: "Takazuna will ride this horse to cross the Uji River first. If you know that Takazuna died in the Uji River, it must be taken by others. If you know that I survived by chance, it must be me. Take the lead." After saying that, he backed out.All the big and small names [7] present commented one after another: "It's too early to say this, it's really boring!"

So they set off from Kamakura.Either by way of Mount Ashigara or by way of Hakone, each headed towards the capital according to its own route.Let’s say Kajihara Gentai Kageki went to Ukishimabara in the Suruga country, climbed up and looked far away, reined in his mounts and looked at the many war horses, and saw that each of them was equipped with his favorite saddle, wearing a different color of the rear, or holding the horse with his left hand. The reins, or the bridle held by the right hand, are innumerably tens of thousands, walking forward in an endless stream.Jing Ji felt that none of these horses could beat his new Zhemo horse, and he was very satisfied.At this moment, suddenly the famous raw food horse galloped over.But seeing it is equipped with a gold saddle, wearing a silk tassel on the hindquarters, and foaming from the mouth, even though there are many Martins accompanying it, they can't control it and let it gallop forward.Genta Kajihara rode his horse forward and asked, "Whose horse is this?" The servant replied, "Master Sasaki's horse." Immediately, Kajihara was displeased, and thought to himself, "How annoying! I thought this Go to the capital to fight to the death with the famous Four Heavenly Kings under the command of Kiso in the capital—Imai, Higuchi, Yu, and Nei—or go to the Western Kingdom to fight to the death with those Heike warriors who claim to be worth a thousand. But Lai Chaogong treated me like this, and served me like this What's the use, why don't you fight Sasaki here and die together. Just this one action can make Lai Chaogong lose two strong generals." Thinking of this, he waited immediately.Sasaki Shiro rode up carelessly, Kajihara thought: "Should I catch up with him from behind and kill him, or give him a head-on blow?" Though thinking so, he spoke first: "Hey, Sasaki, this raw food horse, Are you asking for the collar?" Sasaki heard what Lai Chaogong said, and he must have asked for the raw food horse, so he replied: "Oh, ask about this! Now the big event is going to attack the capital. It is said that Uji The two bridges at Ise and Ise have already been demolished. I don’t have a horse to cross the river, so I want this raw food horse. Later I heard that Mr. Kajiwara also made this request, but unfortunately he didn’t agree. Therefore, I thought that even the request would be in vain, so I decided to Disregarding the reprimand he would receive in the future, he discussed with Martin on the eve of his departure and stole this treasured raw food horse." Hearing this, Kajihara calmed down and said, "So, it's a good idea. How about letting me, Jing Ji, steal it!" After speaking, he laughed and retreated.

-------------------------- [1] Cheng Zhong, according to historical facts, should be Ye Zhong. 【2】Small pilgrimage is a ceremony for all the hall masters to pay homage to the emperor in Qingliang hall on the first month and new year's day. 【3】Bitter cold bird is a kind of bird imagined in the Buddhist scriptures. It is said that it lives in the snowy mountains of the Himalayas. It suffers from the cold at night and strives to build its nest after dawn. But when the sunrise brings warmth, it forgets the bitterness of the night. .Buddhists use this as a metaphor for the laziness of secular people.

[4] Yijiao is Mr. Yixian, Mr. Shintasaburo mentioned in Note 9 of the third section of the fourth volume. [5] Yu Caosi is the name of Genji for the young people of his direct lineage, which is equivalent to the son. [6] Kajihara Genta Kageki: Kajihara is a place name, Genta is the eldest son of Genji, and Kageki is his real name. [7] Daming, see Note 14, Section 11, Volume 5.The identity of the small name is the same as that of the big name, but it occupies less space. -------------------------- two Ujigawa wins first place The horse Sasaki Shiro worshiped had a brown body, a brown mane and a brown tail, a fat body, and a violent temperament. No matter whether it was a horse or a human, as long as it was close to it, it would bite without distinguishing it, so it was named raw food.It is four feet eight inches tall [1].The Zhemo horse that Kajihara worshiped was also fat and irritable, and his body was no different from black charcoal, so it was named Zhemo.Both are equally famous horses.

Genji's army set out from Ozhang, and divided into two groups to attack from the front and rear.The general who is attacking the front is Kamayu Cao Sifan Lai, and the generals include Takeda Taro, Kagamijiro, Ichijojiro, Itagaki Saburo, Inage Saburo, Harutani Shiro, Kumagaya Jiro, Inomata Kohei six, etc., with a total force of about 35,000 Yu Qi arrived at Yelu and Kajihara in Omi.The general behind the attack is Kuro Gosoji Yoshitsune, and the generals include Yasuda Saburo, Ouchi Taro, Hatakeyama Shojiro, Kajihara Genta, Sasaki Shiro, Sasaya Fujita, Shibuya Uma Yunshigesuke, Hirayama Takeshisho [2] Shigeki, etc. The total force is about 25,000 cavalry, and advances to the Uji bridge via Iga country.The enemy army has demolished the Uji and Seta bridges, built many sharp piles at the bottom of the river, fastened thick ropes, and erected sharpened branches to form a fence.

At this time, it is the end of the first lunar month, the high mountains of Hira and the mountains of Shiga【3】, the long-term snow on the peaks has begun to melt, and the ice in the valleys has also begun to thaw, so the water level of the river is higher than usual , I saw the white waves surging and rising because they were blocked by the shoal. The sound of the waves shook the sky like the roar of a waterfall, and the backflow of the river was fierce.The night has faded away, and the dawn is gradually appearing, but the river fog is thick, and the colors of the horses and armor are completely unclear.General Jiulang Yu Cao Siyi arrived at the river bank, raised his eyes to look at the river, thought to test the morale first, so he said: "What should I do? We should detour from Dian and Yuxi, or wait for the river to fall. Let’s talk again?” Shigetada Hatakeyama was only 21 years old at the time, and he stepped forward and said, “I had already estimated this river when I was in Kamakura, and this is not some strange water pond that suddenly appeared. The lower reaches of the lake in the Omi country can’t be done until then. Do you want to build a bridge before moving forward! I remember that during the Battle of Jicheng [4], Ashikaga Mataro Tadazuna rushed to the other side of the river with amazing power. Now I'm loyal, so let's go into the water and test the depth of the water." After saying that, with the Danzhi tribe [5] as the main force, more than 500 horses rode densely and bridle to form a row.Just as he was about to take action, he suddenly saw two warriors galloping from the corner of a small island called Tachibana to the northeast of Byodo-in [6]. outline.At that time, people didn't know what was going on. It turned out that the two of them wanted to compete for the first place, and Kajihara grabbed the place about [7] ahead of Sasaki.Sasaki Shiro said: "This is the largest river in the Western Kingdom. Your horse's girth is loose. Tighten it!" Hearing this, Gunyuan thought it was true, so he stepped on the stirrups and put the reins on the horse. On the neck, tighten the girdle with both hands.At this moment, Sasaki suddenly jumped forward and rushed into the river.Kajihara knew that he had been duped, so he immediately followed him, shouting, "Hey, Sasaki, don't miss out on your deeds! There are ropes stretched under the river!" With that said, Sasaki pulled out his waist knife and cut the bridle ropes one by one. Cut off, riding on the best raw food horse in Japan, regardless of the turbulent flow of the Uji River, he crossed to the other side in a straight line.The origami horse Kajihara was riding was swept into an arc in the middle of the river, and crossed the bank from far downstream.Sasaki stood on the horse with both feet on the stirrups, and announced his name to the enemy loudly: "I am the fourth son of Sasaki Saburo Hideyoshi, descendant of Emperor Uta IX, Sasaki Shiro Takatsuna, the pioneer of Uji River! Anyone who has the guts to come up and share with me Takazuna High and low!" Shouting and rushing towards the enemy line.More than 500 riders from Hatake Mountain followed closely to cross the river.At this time, Yamada Jiro shot an arrow from the opposite bank, and it hit Hatakeyama's horse's forehead deeply. The horse failed, and Hatakeyama got off the horse holding a bow and staff in the middle of the river.He ignored the wave crashing against the rocks and rushed towards his helmet, diving from the water to the opposite bank.Just as he was about to go ashore, he suddenly felt someone pulling him from behind.Asked: "Who is it?" "Why, is it Okushi [8]?" He replied, "Yes." When Okushi Jiro held the crowning ceremony in person, Hatakeyama was the elder who crowned him. "The current is too fast, and the horse was knocked down. There is no choice but to drag you forward." Hearing this, Hatakeyama said, "'You children, you can't live without my loyal protection!" Throw it ashore.After Dakushi was thrown ashore, he immediately stood up and announced his name to the enemy: "The resident of Musashi country, Okushijiro, is a relative, and the pioneer of walking and wading in the Uji River." Hearing this, the enemy and the soldiers in the headquarters all laughed.Afterwards, Hatakeyama changed to another horse and came ashore. He saw an enemy general wearing a light green straight gown and armor embroidered with red thread. He was riding a white horse with gray round spots. The decorated saddle rushed forward first.So he asked: "Who is coming here? Please report your name!" "A member of Lord Kiso, Judge Nagase Shigetsuna." "Then, today I will let you come to sacrifice to the military god!" Hatakeyama said and immediately He dragged the man off the horse, cut off the head, and hung it on the knot in front of Jiro Honda's saddle.The battle began at this point. After Kiso's army stationed at Uji Bridge defended for a short period of time, the army of the Eastern Kingdom had already crossed the river to attack. They were gradually defeated and retreated to Mt. Kibata and Fushimi.On Seida's side, using Shigenari Inage's strategy, he crossed the river from Komi Shallows in the Tagami area.

-------------------------- [1] Four feet and eight inches in a day is approximately equal to one hundred and forty-five centimeters. 【2】Wu Zhesuo was originally the guard of the palace where the emperor, the emperor, and the empress lived. 【3】Mt. Bira and Mt. Shiga are both on the west bank of Lake Biwa. 【4】The battle of Zhicheng took place in the fourth year of Zhicheng (1180), that is, the attempted coup d'état launched by Prince Takakura Yiren.At that time, Ashikaga Mataro forcibly crossed the Uji River, please refer to the eleventh section of the fourth volume. [5] The Tanji tribe is the descendant of the Danjibi prefectural governor, a local tyrant group entrenched near Kumagai City, Saitama Prefecture.

【6】Byodo-in Temple is located in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture. It is a temple rebuilt by Fujiwara Yorimichi in the seventh year of Eisei (1052). [7] Section is the unit of distance in ancient Japan, and one section is about 10.9 meters. 【8】The Okushi clan belongs to the Hengshan clan, and belongs to the seven clans of the Musashi Kingdom together with the Tanji clan of Hatakeyama. -------------------------- three Battle of Kawara After the enemy was defeated, they immediately sent someone to report the battle situation to Minamoto Yoritomo.Minamoto Yoritomo first asked the envoy, "How is Sasaki?" He replied, "It's Ujigawa's first battle." Looking at the combat records, it really read: "Ujigawa's first battle Sasaki Shiro Takazuna, second battle Kajiwara Genta Jing Ji."

Kiso Satou received the report of the defeat of Uji and Seta, and rushed to Rokujo Nishi-doin to bid farewell to the Emperor.In the West Cave Yard, the Emperor, his ministers, and the people in the hall all said: "The world is full of dangers, what should we do?" People clasped their hands and tried their best to pray.Kisomoto had already arrived at the door of the Emperor's Imperial Palace, but he turned back without reporting to the Emperor because he heard that the Eastern Kingdom's army had reached the Kamogawa River.On the way home, I passed Liujo Gaocang, where a mistress I had known for a short time lived there, so I went in to bid farewell, but did not come out for a long time.A new retainer, Echigo Nakata Iemitsu, said: "Why are you so lingering? The enemy has already attacked Kawara. Is waiting for death in vain!" Let's take a step and wait for you on Huangquan Road!" After saying that, he committed suicide by caesarean section.Kiso thought to himself: "This is to die for motivating me," and immediately set off.Naha Taro Hirosumi, a resident of Ueno country, was the vanguard, and there were no more than a hundred riders in total.When I arrived at Liutiao Heyuan, I saw that the soldiers of the Eastern Kingdom came up first with more than 30 riders. Among them, there were two warriors galloping forward.I only heard Yanwu ask: "Are you still waiting for the troops behind?" The imperial emissary Heyuan replied: "The first line has broken through, and the remaining soldiers are all disintegrated. Just chase after them." He shouted to catch up.Kiso thought to himself that today is the last battle, so let me kill all the soldiers of the Eastern Kingdom.With that in mind, he rushed forward. General Kuro Yoshitsune, while letting the soldiers fight, remembered the emperor and wanted to go to escort him, so he tightened his armor and galloped to Liujo Imperial Palace with five or six warriors.At the Imperial Palace of the Emperor, Cheng Zhong, the Dashan doctor, climbed up the earth wall on the east side, looked around tremblingly, and saw a white flag suddenly raised over there, and there were five or six warriors riding with their helmets tilted backwards, as if they had just been fighting fiercely. The left sleeve of the armor was fluttering in the wind, and the smoke and dust flew up from the horse.Cheng Zhong sighed: "It's Kiso who is here again, this is a terrible situation!" The monarchs and ministers panicked and said: "This time, I will definitely die." Cheng Zhong said again: "The warrior who is coming here, There is another logo on the helmet, which seems to be the soldiers of the Eastern Kingdom who have just entered Beijing." Before he could finish speaking, Kuro Yoshitsune had already galloped to the door.He dismounted from his horse and knocked on the door, shouting: "Kuro Yoshitsune, brother of the former military guard Yoritomo Sagena, has come from the Eastern Kingdom. Open the door quickly." Cheng Zhong was overjoyed, and hurriedly jumped off the wall, but sprained his waist.Because he was so happy, he forgot the pain, and ran to the emperor to report to the emperor with his waist bent.The Emperor was overjoyed when he heard that, and told them to open the door immediately to let them in.Kuro Yoshitsune is wearing a brocade silk straight gown with red ground, an armor with dark purple borders on it, a spade-shaped knot on the helmet, a waist knife with gold gauntlets, eagle feather arrows with white ground and black spots on the back, and a rattan A paper about one inch wide is wrapped around the handle of the bow to the left, which fully shows the general's boldness.The Emperor looked at the window lattice of the middle door and said, "It's so majestic, let's all report their names!" Sasaki Shiro Takatsuna and Shibuya Ma Yun Shigeko reported their names one by one.There are six warriors including Lian Yijing.Although the armors they wear are different, their bearing and demeanor are almost the same.Dashan doctor Cheng Zhong was ordered to call Kuro Yoshitsune to the wing room outside the palace, and inquired carefully about the battle situation.Yoshitsune reported respectfully: "When I heard that Yizhong was rebelling, Lai Chao was shocked, so he sent Fan Lai and Yoshitsune to lead more than 30 main warriors and more than 60,000 cavalry to escort them. Yoshitsune has not arrived yet; Yoshitsune defeated the enemy army in Uji, and rushed here first to protect Shengjia. Yoshinaka fled north along the Kamogawa River, and has sent troops to follow and chase them. At this moment, I think they have all been eradicated." The report is so calm and composed. The Emperor was very happy to hear that, and said: "Great, the remnants of Kiso's party may come to make trouble, so you should guard here!" Yoshitsune respectfully accepted the order, closed the four doors tightly, and waited to collect soldiers.In a short time, more than 10,000 riders were collected. Kiso originally wanted to serve as the Emperor in case of emergency, and fled to the Western Kingdom to join forces with the Heike family, so he recruited twenty slave laborers to carry the imperial court.Now that he heard that Jiulang Yoshitsune had rushed to the imperial palace to guard, he roared angrily and rushed towards the tens of thousands of cavalry enemy troops.He was almost killed several times, but he fought bravely and finally broke through the encirclement.Kiso burst into tears and said, "If I knew this, I shouldn't have sent Imai to Seta. I swore to die together when I was a boy riding a bamboo horse, and now I have to die in two places separately. It's a tragedy! We must find out. Imai's whereabouts." So he drove north along Heyuan.When galloping between Liutiao Heyuan and Santiao Heyuan, when encountering an enemy attack, he fought and fled. With very little force, he repelled the enemy army as numerous as clouds five or six times, and finally crossed Kamo River. , fled to Awataguchi and Matsuzaka.When we set off from Shinano last year, there were more than 50,000 riders. Today, when we pass through Shinomiya Kawara, there are only seven masters and slaves left.And it's really sad that I will walk on the road to the underworld alone! -------------------------- Four Kiso's death When Kiso set out from Shinano, he brought two beauties with him, one named Aba and the other named Yamabuki.Shanbuki stayed in Beijing due to illness.This Abba, with white skin and long hair, has an outstanding appearance, and is good at using a strong bow. No matter whether he is on horseback or stepping down, he hits every shot with a hundred hits.She is good at riding a fierce horse, and can go up and down freely in difficult and dangerous places. When fighting, she wears high-quality armor, holds a long knife and a strong bow, and takes the lead in attacking the opponent's general. She has repeatedly made military exploits, and almost no one can compare with her.Therefore, many people were either defeated or killed in this battle, but she remained among the last seven knights. It is rumored that Muzeng Nagasaka took the main road leading to Tanba, and it is also rumored that he fled to the northern country along the Longhua Mountain Road.In fact, Kiso ran towards Seta in order to find out where Imai Shiro was going.Shiro Imai defended Seta with more than 800 cavalry, and now there are only 50 cavalry left. Worried about the safety of the main general Kiso, he rolled up the battle flag and retreated to the capital.Traveling to the Tadehama area of ​​Otsu, I happened to meet Kiso.They recognized each other at a distance of one town, and the two met on horseback. Kiso held Imai's hand and said, "Yoshinaka wanted to risk his life in Liujo Heyuan, but because he was worried about your whereabouts, he broke through the siege and headed towards you." This way." "Thank you for your concern. Kanhei also wanted to fight to the death in Seta, but because he missed you, he rushed over here." Kiso said: "Looking at it this way, our master-slave fate It's not over yet. Yizhong's army was disrupted by the enemy and fled in the mountains and forests. Maybe they are hiding in this area. Raise your rolled-up battle flag as a sign of assembly!" Imai raised the battle flag high Hold it high.Those soldiers who were defeated from the capital, and those who were defeated from Seta, about 300 cavalry, gathered when they saw Imai's battle flag.Kiso was overjoyed and said, "With these warriors, we can fight the last battle. Who is the commander of the enemy army that is densely packed here?" "It's Ijojiro from the Kai Kingdom." "How many troops are there?" "About six thousand horses. "Well, it's a decent enemy. Anyway, if you want to fight to the death, you should pick a decent enemy and rush into their formation to fight them to the death!" After finishing speaking, he took the lead in killing them. Kiso Zuomatou’s attire that day was: a brocade silk skirt on a red ground, wearing a densely decorated armor with Tang silk, a spade-shaped knot on the top of the helmet, a precious long knife, and a bow wrapped with vines, the back is higher than the head With the few eagle-tailed arrows left over from the battle that day, he rode the famous taupe horse, which was sturdy and fat, and wore a saddle decorated with gold.He stood up on his stirrups, and announced his name loudly: "I have heard of Kiso Katsunoka, but what you see today is Zuomatou, Yiyushu, and Asahi General Minamoto Yoshinaka. Over there is Ijojiro from the Kai Kingdom." Well, we are match in chess! Let's fight Yizhong, let Bing Weizuo see!" He shouted and rushed over.Jiro Ichijo shouted to his subordinates: "The one named just now is a general, boys! Don't let them run away, kill them!" After finishing speaking, he commanded the army to encircle and fight forward, risking their lives.Kiso commanded 300 cavalry surrounded by more than 6,000 cavalry, galloping in all directions, using all kinds of tactics, until the end, looking back, there were only 50 cavalry left.If you want to kill there, there are more than 2,000 horses led by Doi Jiro to block the way; if you want to kill this way, there are four or five hundred horses standing firm; Ten cavalry, or a hundred cavalry, have an advantage over the enemy.After tossing and fighting, rushing from left to right, in the end there were only five cavalry left.Among the five riders, this Abba is still alive.Kiso said: "You are a female generation, no matter where you go to break through, escape quickly. I am determined to fight to the death. If you fall into the enemy's hands, you will commit suicide, and some people will say that I did not die in the last battle. Bringing a woman with you is so ugly." But Abba still didn't want to leave, after repeated persuasion, she thought to herself: "Come on, let me fight a strong enemy, and let me show you the last battle." Then she reined in and waited for the opportunity .At this time, Mi Tian Hachiro, a famous strongman from Musashi Kingdom, led thirty cavalry to charge forward.Aba rushed forward, confronted Mitian Hachiro with his horse, and suddenly captured him over the horse, pressed him in front of the saddle, made him unable to move, and immediately cut off his head and threw it into the wilderness.Then she discarded all her armor and other things, and fled towards the Eastern Kingdom.For the rest, Tezuka Taro died in battle, and Tezuka must have fled in despair. Now only Shiro Imai and Princess Kiso are left to ride from Erqi.Kiso said: "I don't feel much about this armor, why is it so heavy now!" Imai Shiro said: "Your body is not tired, and your horse is not tired. Why does this armor feel heavy? It is probably because the subordinates are exhausted. I am a little discouraged! Even if there is only one person left, I will make them feel like an enemy. Now I have seven or eight arrows, which are enough to resist for a while. What you see over there is the Awazu pine forest. You can kill yourself in that pine forest Let's go." As he spoke, he rode his horse forward, and suddenly saw another unknown army of about fifty cavalry chasing him.Imai said: "Go into the pine forest quickly, and I will defend you." Kiso said: "Yoshinaka originally wanted to die in the capital, but he fled here to die with you. It is better for us to die than to fight separately. Let's fight the enemy to death together." They were two horses marching side by side, Imai immediately jumped off his horse when he heard this, leaned close to Kiso's horse's head and said: "A man with a bow and arrow, although he is famous in ordinary times, if In the last moment, you can't show your weakness by yourself, it will be a shortcoming that will never be forgotten. Your body is already tired, and there is no one to meet you. If the enemy separates us, is defeated by those unknown people, and dies at their hands, Speaking of it in the future, the death of Kiso, who is well-known throughout Japan at the hands of unknown rats, is nothing short of eternal regret, so hurry up and go into the pine forest!" Kiso said, "Okay," and drove to the Awazu pine forest. Imai Shiro single-handedly broke into the fifty-odd enemy army, stepped on the stirrups and stood up, announcing his name loudly: "You should have heard of it on weekdays, and today I will let you know how powerful I am. I am Kiso Imai Shiro Kanhei, the son of the foster father, is thirty-three years old. Speaking of himself, Lai Chaogong also knows about it. Now that Kanhei is going to fight with you, let Lai Chaogong take a look." After saying that, he slammed the remaining eight arrows fiercely Shoot out.Immediately, eight of the enemy fell off their horses, and it was unknown whether they were dead or alive.Then he drew his waist knife, dashed eastward and westward, galloped his horses and slashed, no one dared to step forward to fight.The enemy just shouted "shoot the arrow" and surrounded him in the core, and the arrows shot towards him like raindrops. Fortunately, the armor was strong and could not penetrate or hit the gap, so he was not injured. Kiso galloped to the Awazu pine forest alone.At that time, at dusk on the 21st day of the first lunar month, thin ice formed on the ground, and it was hard to tell that it was a deep water field. The horse leaped into it, and was sunk in the muddy water, even the horse's head was submerged.No matter how he stepped on the stirrups to drive and whipped with the whip, the horse just didn't move at all.Just because he was worried about Imai Shiro, he turned his head to look around. At this time, Miura Ishida Jiro, who was chasing from behind, was staring at his face and shot an arrow.Kiso was severely injured, bowed his head, and put his helmet on the horse's head. Two of Ishida's soldiers chased him and finally took Kiso's head. "Kiso, who is famous all over Japan, was shot to death by Ishida Jiro for a long time!" Imai Shiro was fighting fiercely. Hearing this cry, he said, "This is the end, who am I fighting for? Please look, Dongguo Everyone! This is Japan's number one example of a tough guy committing suicide!" After speaking, he inserted the tip of the knife into his mouth, fell headlong under the horse, and died through his throat.Therefore, the first battle of Awazu was declared over without a confrontation. -------------------------- Fives Higuchi was punished Imai's elder brother Higuchi Jiro Kanemitsu [1] wanted to crusade against Juro Tibetan experts, and led his army to Nagano Castle in Hanoi.But there was nothing there, and it was said that the expert had moved to the famous grass of Kii country, so he rushed to the famous grass again.At this time, news of the battle in the capital came, so they turned to the capital.When walking to the Yodogawa Bridge, I met Imai's subordinates. "Ah, it's so sad, where are you going? Lord Yoshinaka died in battle, and Imai also committed suicide." Hearing what his subordinates said, Higuchi shed tears and said, "Everyone, please listen to me, you Those who yearn for the lord can escape to other places, or become monks, or beg for food, and pray for the lord's blessings. I will go to the capital to fight them to the death, and meet you in the underworld! I think it's time Let’s go to see Shiro Imai!” He led a team of more than 500 riders, and there were people standing still or fleeing on their horses along the way, and when they reached the south gate of Toba Hall, there were only about 20 riders left.People from various ethnic parties and wealthy families in the Eastern Kingdom knew that Higuchi Jiro was about to enter Beijing today, so they refused to guard at Shichijo, Suzaku, and Shizuka respectively.One of Higuchi's subordinates, Chino Taro, broke into the enemy army gathered in Sizuka, and shouted loudly: "Are there any subordinates of Ichiro Jiro of Kai Kingdom here? I am not looking for them to fight, anyone can come up!" After finishing speaking, he burst out laughing, and then announced his name: "The person speaking here is Kayano Taro Mitsuhiro, a resident of Suwa Kamiya in Shinano Province, the son of Dr. Kayano Mitsuhiro. I am not looking for one of Jiro's subordinates to meet. , because my younger brother Chino Shichiro was under his command, and he wanted him to see me die in the army, so he could tell my two sons who are now living in Shinano, and let them know how heroic the death of their father was, and it was by no means cowardly So, I didn’t choose enemies here for no reason.” After finishing speaking, he galloped forward, dashing east and west, shooting down three of the enemy’s cavalry, and when he met the fourth enemy, he confronted him on horseback, and both fell to the ground. Get off your horse and stab each other to death. Higuchi Jiro and the Kodama tribe are friendly to each other, so the Kodama tribe gathered together to discuss: "According to the custom of samurai, no matter who they are, they should socialize widely, in case there is someone to take care of them in case of emergency, so as to relieve temporary distress. , You have to prolong your short life. Higuchi Jiro is friendly with us, of course he also has this intention. Let us ask to save Higuchi's life in exchange for the reward for this battle." So an envoy was sent to see Higuchi.The envoy said: "Usually under the command of Lord Kiso, Imai and Higuchi have long been famous. Now that Lord Kiso has died in battle, there is no need to worry about it. Please submit to us. We will use the reward of this battle as a guarantee to save you from death. You can become a monk and become a Taoist, and you can also pray for the lord's blessing." So, Higuchi, the world-famous warrior, surrendered to the Kodama clan when his luck was about to run out.This matter was reported to Jiulang Yucao Si, Yucao Si told the emperor, and finally pardoned his crimes, but the ministers and palace officials who were often at the king's side, as well as the ladies in the palace, said: "Muzeng threatened Fazhu Temple, shouted loudly to disturb the king, When arson and murder are rampant, there are curses of 'Imai,' and 'Higuchi' everywhere, if you pardon this kind of person, it will cause resentment!" Just because everyone said so, he was sentenced to death. On the 22nd of the same month, the new regent Fujiwara Shijia was dismissed, and the former regent Fujiwara Kitomichi was restored.It took only sixty days to hand over the official position, which is just like Huang Liang's dream.In the past, Fujiwara Michizane was promoted to Guanbai and died in seven days; now, although Fujiwara Shijia only served for sixty days, they held a New Year's festival and made appointments in the first month. On the 24th of the same month, the heads of Kiso Samatou and five of his henchmen toured the avenue for public display.Although Higuchi Jiro had already surrendered, he had repeatedly asked to be shown in public with these heads, so he was asked to parade through the streets with the heads in a calico blue straight gown and a Liwu hat.On the next day, the twenty-fifth of the same month, Higuchi Jiro was finally killed.It is said that Fan Lai and Yoshitsune had interceded for Higuchi beforehand, but people said: "Imai, Higuchi, Mi, and Nei are the four heavenly kings under Kiso's command. If you forgive these people, they must have worries." Especially the Emperor had a decree, so he was finally killed .According to historical records, when the strong Qin was weakened and the feudal lords rose up, Peigong entered Xianyang first. Fearing that Xiang Yu would come later, he did not buy his wives and beautiful women, and did not plunder gold, silver, pearls and jade. Dazhi.Zuomatou Kiso also entered the capital first. If he could obey the order of Minister Yoritomo, his resourcefulness would not be inferior to that of Pei Gong. Since last winter, the Heike family left the coast of Yashima in the country of Sanuki, settled in the coast of Namba in the country of Settsu, and settled in the old capital of Fukuhara.In the west, "Valley of Oneness" is used to build a castle, and in the east, "Ikuta Forest" is used as a front door.Soldiers were stationed at Fukuhara, Hyogo, Itajuku, and Suma between the east and west.These people were recruited when they conquered the eight countries of Sanyo Road [2] and the six countries of Nankai Road [3], and they are said to have more than one hundred thousand riders.Ichinoya is surrounded by mountains in the north and the sea in the south. The entrance is narrow, the valley is wide, and the coast wall stands like a screen.From the foot of the mountain in the north to the beach in the south, huge boulders were piled up, big trees were cut down, and deer villages were built. In the depths of the water, the walls stood tall. Carrying arrows, one has the courage to be worth a thousand, and its momentum is like clouds.Below the battlements, there are rows of pommel horses, with about 20 floors, and the drums are beating from time to time, and the majestic sound is shaking the sky.The real one is: a bowed back is like a half-moon hanging on the chest, and the three-foot sword light is like autumn frost across the waist; red flags on high piles are planted everywhere like a forest, and the red flags fly like fire when the wind blows. -------------------------- [1] Higuchi Jiro Kanemitsu, Imai Shiro Kanhei, and Ochiai Goro Kenxing are all sons of Kiso Yoshinaka's adoptive father, Nakahara Kanento.The first two characters of the names are the place names of their respective residences. 【2】The Eight Kingdoms of Sanyo Road are Harima, Misaku, Bizen, Bichu, Bingo, Aki, Shuo, and Nagato. [3] The six countries of Nankaido are Kii, Awaji, Awa, Sanuki, Yiyu, and Tosa.