Chapter 31 Eleven to fifteen

eleven Two into the enemy line Narita Goro also led the army to come. The vanguard was Doi Jiro, with a total of more than 7,000 riders, holding high various flags, shouting and killing them.Genji's army of more than 50,000 riders arrived at the Ikuta Forest from the front and built fortifications.Among them are Taro Kawara and Jiro Kawara, residents of Musashi country.Kawara Taro said loudly to his younger brother Jiro: "The daimyo can gain reputation through the military exploits of his retainers without personally fighting, but we must go to battle in person. In front of the enemy, it is really anxious to wait for the opportunity to fight without firing an arrow!" I want to break into the walled city and fight a bloody battle with the enemy first. If so, the hope of surviving is very small, you stay and bear witness to me." Jiro Kawahara said with tears: "This is a bit unreasonable, We two brothers, let the elder brother die in battle and the younger brother survive, that is an honor! It is better to die together than to die separately." After speaking, he ordered the soldiers to tell his wife about his dying situation.So, instead of riding a horse, wearing straw sandals and leaning on a bow and staff, he passed through the deer rock in the Ikuta Forest and entered the city; under the starlight, the color of the armor was also blurred and difficult to distinguish.Kawahara Taro shouted loudly: "We are residents of Musashi country, Heyuan Taro private market ## Gao Zhi, Kawara Jiro private market Mori Nao, are the vanguard of Genji's army to attack the Ikuta forest!" The samurai are nothing more than that, what can only two people do in such a large formation? Well, let them play for a while!" No one went to fight them.But these two brothers are excellent crossbowmen, and they shoot arrows fiercely this way. "It's not enough to ignore it, let's kill it!" The people of the Ping family just said this, and the arrows that fought back had already shot past.It turns out that there are two famous archers in the Western Kingdom on the side of the Heike family, they are brothers Manabe Shiro and Manabe Goro, who live in China.The Shiro faction is in the Ichinoya area, and the Goro faction is in the Ikuta Forest.Goro saw the opponent shoot an arrow

Come on, immediately draw the bow and set up the arrow, and shoot it with a whoosh, just hitting Taro Kawahara, from the upper part of the chest armor to the back of the heart.He Yuan stood stiffly with his bow and stick, his younger brother ran over quickly, carrying his elder brother on his shoulders and trying to cross the deer village.At this time, Manabe Goro's second arrow shot, hit Jiro Shengzhi, shot from the soft armor under the armor to the waist, and the two brothers died together on the battlefield.Manabe's soldiers ran over and beheaded the Kawara brothers.Later, when presenting the head to Xinzhong Nayanping Zhisheng, Zhisheng said: "A great warrior! Such a person can be called a warrior who is worth a thousand! It's a pity that he lost his life!"

At that time, the soldiers under He Yuan shouted loudly: "The two brothers He Yuan took the lead and charged into the city just now, and they were already killed!" , brother Heyuan has been killed. Now the time has come, go!" Immediately, more than 50,000 riders shouted loudly.Kajihara ordered those light-footed soldiers to clear the deer village, and led more than 500 cavalry to kill them with shouts.The second son, Pingji Jinggao, wanted to lead the battle and ran far ahead. When Ping Sanjingshi sent an envoy to him: "The general has an order that those who stay away from the army and lead the battle will not be rewarded." Hearing this, Pingci reined in his horse and told the envoy

Said: "Return to your father, This proverb is passed down from the door to the tiger. Going to the battlefield today, the horse leather shroud is returned. " After speaking, he shouted loudly and leaped away. "Don't hurt Heiji, those behind, follow up! Don't hurt Jing Gao, those behind, follow up!" Father Heizan, older brothers Genta and Saburo followed closely behind.More than 500 of their cavalry rushed into the enemy's formation, rushed left and right, fought east and west, and retreated from the city with only a loss of fifty cavalry.Check carefully, Jing Ji is gone.Asked: "Subordinates, where is Jingji?" The subordinate replied: "Go deep into the enemy's line, I'm afraid there will be no return!" Hearing this, Kajihara Heizan said: "I live in this world for my children. Jingji was killed. , What’s the point of being alive. Go back and continue fighting!” So ​​he turned around and rushed into the enemy’s formation, announcing his name loudly: “When the former Hachiman Temple [2] attacked Kanazawa City in the northern part of Yu Country [3] in the battle of the next three years, I His ancestor, Kamakura Gongoro Kagesho, was only 16 years old. He was shot through his left eye to the back of his head when he was fighting for the lead, but he still shot the arrow and killed the enemy. Take a thousand warriors, come up and fight, let your lord see." He shouted and leaped forward.Xinzhong Nayan Heizhisheng said: "Kahara is a famous samurai in the Eastern Kingdom, don't let him escape, kill him!" He surrounded and attacked him with many soldiers.Kajihara desperately shouted: "Where is Genta?" Among the tens of thousands of enemy troops, he rushed from east to west, fought back and forth, and finally found Jingji.I saw him pushing his helmet back, throwing away the horse that had been hit by the arrow, and fighting on foot. Behind him was a two-foot-high cliff, surrounded by five enemies in front, and two subordinates stood on the left and right; Death, here is the final battle of resistance.When Kajihara saw him, he thought, "He's not dead yet." He immediately got off his horse and said, "Jing Shi is here! Jing Ji, I would rather die in battle than retreat!" So the father and son fought together and killed three of the five enemies. One, kill two. "A samurai must advance and retreat in time, hey, come on, Jing Ji!" After Jing Shi finished speaking, he escorted Jing Ji out of the city.This is how Kajiwara II entered the enemy line.

-------------------------- 【1】Sishi is their original surname, and Heyuan is their current residence. [2] Hachiman Temple is the source Yoshiya, because the crown ceremony was held in Hachiman Shrine, so it has this name. [3] The battle of the last three years was a rebellion initiated by Kiyohara Takehiro and Ieheng of the Mutsu Kingdom during the reign of Emperor Shirakawa. It lasted three years (1086-1088) and was put down by Mutsu Shouyuan Yoshika. -------------------------- twelve climb steep slopes From then on, troops from Chichibu, Ashikaga, Miura, Kamakura and other clans, and soldiers from Inomata, Kodama, Noiyo, Hengshan, Sai, Tsuzuki, and private clans all joined Genpei in a scuffle. , You go in and I go out, one side is named, the other side is reported, the sound of calling shakes the mountains, the sound of galloping horses is like thunder, and the arrows shoot each other like rain; there are those who carry the wounded on their shoulders and evacuate to the rear There are also those who insist on fighting with minor injuries, and those who are seriously injured and die immediately.Some fought with horses and were stabbed to death. Some took the enemy's head, or the head was taken away. Both sides are fighting hard, and the situation becomes a confrontation.At this difficult time, Genji saw that it was difficult to win by attacking from the front alone, so Kuro Yusao made a detour to the back, and at dawn on the seventh day, he climbed the Bulbulose Highland from the rear of Ichinoya.When they were about to ride down on horseback, the team was suddenly disturbed because they found two stags and a doe fleeing towards the valley of the Pingjia city.The soldiers in the city looked at it and said: "It turns out that the herd of deer living here was afraid of us and ran into the deep mountains. Why did they escape back to the place where our army gathered? It's so strange! Could it be that Genji came from the deep mountains?" Great army?" While they were clamoring endlessly, Wuzhi Qingjiao, a resident of Yiyu Kingdom, stepped forward and said, "No matter what, those who escape from the enemy must not be allowed to escape!" So they shot down two stags, but failed to shoot them. That doe, let it pass.The former Secretary of Yuezhong stopped him and said, "What are you doing shooting a deer? I don't know if the situation is critical! Now one arrow can withstand ten enemies. It is not only killing lives and committing crimes, but also wasting arrowheads."

Jiulang Yu Cao Si looked at the Pingjia Castle and said, "Let the horses go down and try." So he drove down a few horses with empty saddles, some broke their legs, fell down and rolled down, and some went down without incident. up.Three saddled horses arrived on top of Etsuchu Maeji's temporary barracks, and stood there trembling.Yu Caosi looked at it and said: "Every rider takes care of the horse carefully, and it is possible to go down without damage. Let's act, and Yoshitsune will be an example!" .The front end of the stirrups of those walking behind almost touched the armor of the person in front.There are gravel mixed with gravel under my feet, and when I slipped, I slipped down to Erchoyuan, and I couldn't hold my feet until it was flat.Looking down from there, the big mossy rocks go straight up and down, about fourteen to five feet deep.The soldiers said, I am afraid this is the place where they were buried, and they stood dumbfounded in shock, not daring to move forward.At this time, Yoshiren Sahara Juro stood up and said: "We, the Miura family, gallop in this kind of mountainous area day and night in order to hunt birds. This is no different from our family's horse farm." He rode down first.The soldiers followed suit one after another.In order to cheer up the horse, the soldiers yelled in a low voice.And because it was too eerie, people walked with their eyes closed. This place is simply not a place that people can go to. Only ghosts and gods can haunt it.Before the end of the descent, they all shouted together.The roar of these three thousand riders is like the sound of more than one hundred thousand riders due to the echo of the mountain wall.Judge Murakami set fire to the temporary barracks of the Ping family on behalf of Kang Guo. Just in time for the strong wind and billowing black smoke, the Ping family's soldiers were terrified and fled to the beach ahead.Many boats were prepared on the seashore, but because people rushed to get on the boats, each boat was packed with four or five hundred people, some even a thousand people, how could they get on board! Three big boats had just sailed away from the coast. It sank in less than three towns.Later, it was announced: "People with status are on board, and ordinary soldiers are not allowed to come up." He swung his waist knife and long knife and hacked at random.Even so, there are still many people who cling to the forbidden boat, some have their wrists cut off, some have their arms cut off, and the seaside of Ichinoya is dyed red, and the corpses are piled up like a mountain.Noto Mamoru was invincible in all previous battles, but this time he was unexpected. He fled westward on his light black horse and took a boat from Akashiura in Harima to Yashima in Sanuki. .

-------------------------- Thirteen Etsuchu former division died in action Whether it was the frontal position of the Heike family or the position on the Ichinoya Beach side, they were all fiercely attacked by the troops of the Musashi and Sagami clans.When Xinzhong Nayan Heirazhisheng was about to go east to meet the battle, suddenly an envoy of the Kodama tribe ran from the side of the mountain and said to him: "You used to be the governor of the Musashi Kingdom, so we people from the Musashi Kingdom came here to give you Report the letter, please take a look at the back!" Xinzhong Nayan and his entourage turned around to look, but seeing black smoke billowing in, they panicked: "Ah, the western position has fallen!" Then they panicked desperately Zhang Di just fled.

The former Si Shengjun of Yuezhong was a warrior general who defended the mountains. He thought that he could not escape at this time, so he simply reined in his horse and waited for a decisive battle with the enemy.At this time, Inomata Xiaoping Liu Zegang found him, and thought that this enemy was worthy of a fight, so he jumped on his horse with a whip and a stirrup, and was shot off the horse as soon as he fought.It is said that Inomata is a famous warrior in the eight countries of Kanto, who can easily break off the branches on the antlers.The former division of Yuezhong is even more famous as a strong man. People have seen with their own eyes that he can do things that can only be done by the joint efforts of 20 or 30 people. Drag up and down.So he pinned Inomata down so that he couldn't move at all.Inomata was pressed down and wanted to pull out the knife, but he couldn't grasp the handle with his fingers; he wanted to speak, but he was pressed so tightly that he couldn't make a sound; his head was about to be cut off. But although his strength could not match the enemy, but his heart was very strong, he was not discouraged at all, took a breath, and said calmly: "You probably have heard of my name, anyone who takes someone's head must be rewarded." If you become famous, you have to get the other party to report their name in order to be considered a great military exploit. Killing the head of an unknown person is nothing!" The former division of Yuezhong thought that what he said was reasonable, and replied: "My name is Yue Zhongqian Si Shengjun was originally from the Heike family, but now he is a retainer because he is unworthy. Who are you? Tell me your name." He replied, "A resident of Musashi country, Inomata Xiaoping Liuzhigang." Then he continued Said: "Looking carefully at the current situation, the Genji is strong, and the Heike family has seen decline. Now you are proud of being under the rule of the Heike Lord. Of course, you can obtain the enemy's head to seek rewards, but I don't think you can do this, so you should let it go." I am the right one. Then I can use my military exploits to save the lives of dozens of your family." Hearing this, the former Secretary of Yuezhong said angrily: "I, Sheng Jun, is certainly unworthy, but I belong to the Heike family. Plead with Genji. I, Sheng Jun, will never spare you Genji's people. Your nonsense is really abominable!" As he said that, he was about to behead him.At this time, Inomata said again: "It's outrageous, will people who have surrendered still be decapitated?" Etsuchu Maeji said: "In that case, I will spare you!" and dragged him up.The front was dry dry land, but the back was deep water field, so the two of them sat down on the ridge to rest.

After a while, a warrior wearing black leather armor and riding a moon-white war horse came galloping.The former chief of Etsuchu was very skeptical when he saw it, and Zegang said, "This is my man, named Hitomi Shiro, who probably ran over when he saw me here. Don't worry." As he said this, he thought in his heart: "Wait for him to get close and fight with Etsuchu Maeji together, run over!" While he was thinking, the distance was already a short distance away.At first, the former commander of Etsuchu watched the two of them in turn. When Shiro was seen galloping nearby, and he was glaring angrily at the approaching enemy, Inomata took advantage of his unpreparedness, suddenly stood up, roared, and pointed his hands at Eshitsu. Zhongqiansi pushed hard on the chest armor, and pushed him down into the paddy field behind.When he was about to get up, Inomata immediately rode on him, pulled out Etsuchu Maeji's waist sword, lifted the lower part of the armor, stabbed him three times, and then cut off his head.Seeing Shiro arrive at this time, Inomata was afraid that he would rob him of merit in the future, so he put his head on the sword, held it up high, and shouted: "The Heike warrior who has always been known as the incomparable supernatural power, Etsuchu former Shi Shengjun, I have taken the head of the Six Principles of Kohei Inomata." Write down a great achievement for yourself.

-------------------------- fourteen death of loyalty Satsuma Shouhei Tadato is the general who defends the western position of Ichinoya. He wears a blue-purple straight skirt and armor stitched with black thread. Surrounded by soldiers, he took his time, retreating while fighting, and walking while fighting.At this time, Okabe Rokuno Tachusumi of the Inomata tribe on the Genji side saw him as a general, so he stepped on his stirrup and whipped his whip, leaped forward and said, "Who are you, tell me your name!" "My own man! "However, when Mrs. Liu Ye saw his face when he raised his head, the teeth were stained black with iron slurry. He thought that none of his own people had blackened teeth. This must be the son of the Heike family, so he joined him on horseback. Let's fight.The hundred or so cavalry soldiers around Zhongdu were assembled by various countries. Seeing this situation, none of them came to help and fled in a hurry.Zhongdu said to himself: "Damn guy, what kind of person is this? It's just a word of mouth." So this strong man from Kumano, with quick hands and eyes, quickly drew his sword and put Liu Yetai on the horse. He stabbed twice and fell off the horse. After he fell off the horse, he stabbed again casually, stabbing him three times in total.The first two stabs on the armor did not penetrate, and the last stab on the face was only slightly injured, but not fatal.When Zhongdu held him down to cut off his head, Liu Yetai's guards rushed up from behind, pulled out a long knife, and chopped off Zhongdu's right arm from the elbow.Loyalty didn't know well, so he said: "Hold on! Wait until I finish reading the Buddha ten times!" After speaking, he pushed Liu Yetai out of the place with a bow, and then faced the west and recited: "The light illuminates a hundred thousand worlds, All living beings who recite the Buddha's name will not give up." [1] Just after ten times of recitation, Liu Yetai attacked from behind and took the head of Zhongdu.He only knew that this was a general, but he didn't know who it was, so he opened the paper bag inside the quiver to look, and saw a short song titled "The Flower of Traveling" inside:

Journey day and night, lodging under the cherry tree; The host tonight turned out to be cherry blossoms. The inscription said loyalty, and only then did I know that this person was Satsuma Shouping Zhongzhong.So he picked the head on the tip of the knife, held it up high, and shouted: "The famous Heike general Satsuma has always been loyal, and I, Okabe Muno Tachu, took the head." , Both the enemy and us heard it, and people said: "It's so pitiful, this man who is proficient in martial arts and poetry, a great general." -------------------------- [1] This is a sentence in the "Guan Wuliangshou Sutra", which means to praise the boundless Dharma and save all living beings. -------------------------- fifteen rebalance captured The three lieutenant generals, Chong Hengqing, were the deputy generals in the Ikuta forest area, and all the troops they belonged to had fled in all directions, leaving only the master and slave cavalry.The outfits of the three lieutenant generals that day were: dark blue straight gowns embroidered with flying birds in yellow silk thread, wearing light and dark purple armor on the outside, and riding a famous horse named Tongzilumao.Standing on the left and right was his wet nurse's son, Gotohei Morinaga. At that time, he was wearing a white fine-spotted straight jacket, an armor stitched with red thread, and he was riding a moon-white horse that was treasured by the three lieutenant generals.Kajihara Genta Kageki and Shoshiro Takaya in Genji's army recognized this man as a great general, so they jumped on their horses and followed him, brandishing whips and stirrups.Although the receiving boat was right by the sea, it was too late to get on the boat due to pursuers, so they crossed the Cou River and the Moizao River, where there was a lotus pond on the right and a forest on the left, and passed through Bansu and Sumo toward West ran.Since he was riding a fine horse, and the pursuers were exhausted, it was difficult to catch up. Seeing that the distance was getting farther and farther away, Kajihara Genta Kageki stood up on the stirrups and shot an arrow fiercely. It just hit the upper part of the hind legs of the three lieutenant generals, and went very deep.At this critical juncture, Goto Bingwei Morinaga was afraid that the three lieutenant generals would change his horse, so he whipped a few times and fled.The three lieutenant generals looked at it and said: "What's the matter, Sheng Chang! You have sworn to leave me alone!" Sheng Chang pretended not to hear, took off the red mark on the armor and threw it away, and ran away.The three lieutenant generals jumped into the sea because the pursuers were approaching and their horses were injured, but there happened to be a shoal there and they could not sink, so they dismounted from their horses, cut off the belt on the armor, untied the knots, and put the armor on. When everything was thrown away and he was about to cut himself open, Shoshiro Taka's family ran in front of Kajihara, jumped on his horse with a whip and stirrups, quickly dismounted, and said, "You can't do this. Let me accompany you." So he dragged him to his own horse, tied him tightly to the front bridge of the saddle, and rode another spare horse back. Let's say that Gotobei Morinaga rode that steed and finally escaped safely.Later, he went to Kumano Shrine and joined the priest of the shrine, Ochu Faqiao.After Fa Qiao's death, his successor, Ni, went to Beijing because of a lawsuit, and Sheng Chang also accompanied him.Many people in Beijing knew that Sheng Chang was the son of the three lieutenant generals' wet nurses, so they said: "This shameless Sheng Chang, who was so favored by the lord at the beginning, didn't die with him, but unexpectedly died for this old nun." It's too shameless to be a servant!" Sheng Chang was really ashamed to be so reprimanded.It is said that he often used a fan to cover his face.