Samurai of the Takeda Family

The new year is coming soon, I wish you all a happy new year.

In the Heian and Kamakura era, riding and shooting was the highest eighteen martial arts to be mastered as a true samurai.

At that time, it was a popular battle among the samurai. The two horse-riding warriors seldom fought in close quarters, but mostly raised their bows and shot at each other on the horses to determine the victory or defeat.

This method of warfare continued in the Kamakura period, but in the Sengoku period, the grouping and large-scale warfare, and the introduction of iron guns, gradually weakened the status of cavalry and shooting.

But for a samurai, riding and shooting is still a powerful killer that must be mastered.

Since safety, the samurai is the best way to practice riding and shooting. There is no other way to practice riding and shooting. There is no other way to practice riding and shooting.

And riding and shooting three objects with dogs chasing objects, which is the closest to the actual combat of war, and is also the most exciting, the most exciting way of riding and shooting.

An ordinary dog ​​chasing game is to order 36 horseback warriors to shoot 150 fighting dogs with their bows in a 40-length and forty-wide arena.

Inu is generally held as a major samurai festival in the samurai family. In the 9th year of civilization, the Onin Rebellion ended and the shogun Ashikaga Yoshinobu became the throne, so Kyoto held a grand inu.

At that time, a total of 1,500 fighting dogs, and more than a hundred warriors on horseback, performed this scene in front of the Hana no Yusho and in front of the general.

The dog chasing contest is about to begin. With three consecutive beatings of the Taiko drums on the high platform, first in the cage of one hundred and fifty fighting dogs in the field, there is a frantic roar of a group of dogs.

Suddenly, the fishy smell was tangy, and the fighting dogs on the field jumped up and down in the dog cage, and kept roaring at the stands.

There was another drum sound, and as the barrier was pulled up, the fighting dogs rushed forward collectively from the long and narrow passage.

Suddenly, the center of the field, which was forty long and wide, was full of fighting dogs who had just escaped from the cage.

The family members of the Takeda family on three sides of the stand looked at this upcoming ceremony of dog chasing and couldn't help but look forward to it.

Regardless of the retainers, the old and the young are keen on this. Seeing the vigorous running on the field, it seems like a fighting dog jumping out of a wooden fence.

Sanada Kotaka sat next to Li Xiao, holding a folding fan and swaying lightly, as if he was leaning on the old and selling the old, saying: "Back then, the Hojo clan ruled the Moonrin Temple, it is said that he was addicted to fighting dogs. Tian Le said that he lost the world."

Li Xiao smiled slightly. This statement sounded like Song Huizong's reason for indulging in calligraphy and painting and even subjugating the country.

Li Xiaoyan said: "I heard that the Sounden Temple of the Hojo family of Sagami inherited the dog chasing things from the Hojo family and is one of the best players."

Sanada smiled, and continued to sway the folding fan in his hand, saying: "Where did the Sounden inherit the Hojo family's theory, but it is only a deception, but the bow and horse art of Sounden comes from Iseyu. The imperial court will have the post of the official samurai, and the two are the models of etiquette, and are the world's teachers. Since the opening of the temple hall, the post of the samurai has been non-Ise-ryu, that is, Ogasawara-ryu."

"I heard that the deacon of Sounden and the shogunate, the great Ise-ryu, and Ise Sadamune, are the brothers. So it is not surprising that I am a master in dog chasing things. But the trickle of today's bow-horse art is worth it. It is called the model of martial arts etiquette, but it is to push the Ogasawara family, followed by the main family."

Li Xiao was stunned when he heard that Zaunden was Hojo Soun. It turned out that he was not born as a ronin as mentioned on the Internet. The father of Ise Sadazong, that is, his uncle Ise Sada’s status is prominent, and he holds great power. Said, he is the teacher of two shoguns Ashikaga Yoshima, and the adoptive father of Ashikaga Yoshisho.

And Hojo Soun and his father, both the Shogunate Shin Cizhong, can become Shen Cizhong, this family style is equivalent to that of the guardian of a country, and it is now a veritable official second generation.

Li Xiao heard that Yukatsu Sanada admired the Ogasawara Yuma-ryu so, and said: "The Ogasawara family is the main stream of the Takeda family, so the art of the two horses is also related to each other."

While Li Xiao was chatting with Sanada Kotaka, thirty-six horseback samurai of the Takeda clan were dressed in gorgeous samurai costumes, all with their own family patterns.

At this moment, they are riding a healthy horse, carrying a quiver, holding a longbow, sitting on the horse majesticly, waiting behind the wooden fence.

The relatives on the side could not help but cheer for the athletes in their family at this moment.

After a while, these horse-riding warriors were about to rush into the field, holding their bows and arrows to kill the fighting dogs, and the one who shot them was the winner.

On the other side of the field, several people tentatively threw a few large pieces of **** meat into the field.

This action immediately evoked the fight from the fighting dogs on the field, and the roar continued, and blood and meat flew all over the place.

When Li Xiao watched this scene, he couldn't help being dumbfounded, thinking that if the samurai accidentally fell off the horse for a while, he might have suffered the fate of this piece of meat.

However, the servants of the Takeda family on the side looked at them and couldn't help pointing with a smile, commenting on which fighting dog was more ferocious.

The horse-riding warriors stood in a parallel row outside the field, but they looked eager to try, with excited expressions and no sense of fear.

Since the older retainers of the Takeda family will not participate, the selected competitions are all young children. Many of them expect to show their skills in the competition and be appreciated by Takeda Shingen, and thus become a ambassador. In recent years, the most unsatisfactory is also mixed with a banner.

"Look, Li Xiao," Yukatsu Sanada suddenly folded the fan and pointed at the thirty-six riding samurai, "The Akiyama family and the Akiba clan are very good at bowing horses, and the Ogasawara clan is a tributary of the Ogasawara clan. , And the Akiyama family and the Ogasawara family can be said to be the same clan."

Li Xiao took a closer look and found that nearly half of these 36 horseback warriors were painted on their clothes, all with the family patterns of the Qiushan family and the Jibu family.

Of course, Li Xiao also saw three familiar faces. Among them were Akiyama Kajiu and Masatada Obe, both of whom were from the sidelines of Takeda Katsurai, and one of them was even more astonished, that is, Li Xiao’s future mighty general, Akiyama. A long-time brother, Masahiro Tsuchiya.

Li Xiao couldn't help but be surprised that he was so big, and he also came to participate in the dog chasing competition.

However, looking at the other party's head shaved for half a month, it seems that Yuanfu just now looked like he was twelve years old during the Chinese New Year.

At the time, clothing for this age was not too early.

However, as far as his body is concerned, when he comes to the dog chasing competition, Li Xiao can't help but worry a little bit for him.

"Start."

With an order on the high platform.

At this time, one side of the wooden fence was pulled up, and thirty-six equestrian warriors, holding the reins, rode their horses into the field.

Seeing a samurai rushing in on horseback, the fighting dog in the center of the venue subconsciously fled to the corner to avoid it.

At this time, the warriors on horseback, almost at the same time, drew bows and arrows together, and shot at the fighting dogs running around on the ground.

squeak

The arrow broke through the air, and a long series of buzzing sounds came first.

The arrows used by the samurai were all specially made dysprosium arrows, and every arrow shot out of the air was accompanied by a neigh.

From time to time, bows and arrows swept across the air like migratory locusts, and the fighting dogs on the field couldn't avoid them, and they were shot to death one after another.

As the war horse galloped, the warriors calmly sat on the war horse, drew the second arrow, and aimed at a sprinting fighting dog on one side of the body, and shot it with one arrow.

There was a sudden splash of blood on the field, and the frightened fighting dogs flew around in panic. At this time, the difficulty became apparent. As soon as the fighting dogs speed up, many of the arrows in the hands of the samurai shot into the air.

This second arrow is not easy to hit. This fighting dog is more powerful than a human, faster, and smaller in size, making it more difficult to hit.

Therefore, the samurai who can shoot the fighting dog can show their excellent bowing and horse skills.

The vigorous posture of the horseback warrior galloped on the field. Despite the difficulty, the center of the field was still shot and wounded by fighting dogs.

Some fighting dogs were pierced by arrows and killed immediately, while others were stuck on the ground with their bows, struggling unwillingly to move.

Many more pit dogs who had been shot back attacked and rushed to the injured rider, biting at the horse underneath the opponent, and even biting the horse's hoof.

The scene suddenly became lively and mixed. The anger of the samurai, the sound of arrows, and the howling of fighting dogs were mixed together. In the side of the stand, the audience looked nervous and clenched their fingers.

Whenever a samurai mount was bitten on the field, many people would scream and worry for the other side.

However, more people are more fascinating and exciting.

But from the perspective of Li Xiao's eyes, this scene did not think of Spanish bullfighting. It was the same show.

However, the bloodiness is even worse. If this scene is seen by the current Animal Protection Association, it must be prevented vigorously.

"The Lord, Your Highness Yixin, has left the scene."

While Li Xiao was watching the game on the field, Shioka Yiyu kept his eyes on Takeda Yoshinobu in the stands.

Li Xiao heard Shigang Ichiyu's reminder and suddenly raised his head to look up on the stage~www.wuxiamtl.com~ It is true that Takeda Shingen took him close and was descending from the stand and slowly leaving the stage.

At this time, Yoshinobu Takeda left the scene. It was very suspicious. Did he decide to do it? It seems impossible. The new year has just passed and he can't be ready so soon.

Soon, a small note quietly passed into Li Xiao's hands.

This was passed to Li Xiao privately by someone from Takeda Katsuyoshi, and it said that Takeda Yoshinobu had returned to the residence early because of feeling unwell.

Li Xiao looked at it with a look of no confusion, and the conjecture in his heart became stronger. He immediately told Yukatsu Sanada of the situation.

After hearing this, Sanada Yukatsu immediately sent someone to give orders to the ninjas under his command to strengthen monitoring of the surrounding movement, and sent someone to follow Takeda Yoshinobu's whereabouts.

The current situation is more painful for Takeda Katsuyoshi and Li Xiao who speculated that Takeda Yoshinobu might rebel.

The first hand of the rebellion is in the hands of Takeda Yoshinobu. If there is no news that he hasn't done anything, Li Xiao and Takeda Katsuyori will not be able to move here. They can only wait for the changes. . ..