The Battle of Itsukushima: The proud work of Motonari Mori, the "best wise general in the Western Kingdom" during Japan's Warring States Period.

There are three classic surprise battles in the Warring States Period in Japan: the night attack on Kawagoe by the third generation governor of Hojo Ujiyasu, the Battle of Okehazama by the great demon Oda Nobunaga of Owari Kingdom, and the so-called "God of Strategy" ——Motonari Mori's Itsukushima Battle.

This battle took place in the 20th year of Tianwen. The person who played opposite Mao Liyuan was none other than Tao Qingxian, a famous person from the Warring States Period who had "the unparalleled general of the Western Kingdom".

Just like the famous "Three Arrow Training" is mentioned when mentioning Mo Liyuan, whenever Tao Qingxian is mentioned, what comes to mind is always the defeat of the lower than the upper. Tao Qingxian's master at that time, Ouchi Yoshitaka, was said to have lived a corrupt life, indulging in singing and drinking every day, so he was killed by Tao Qingxian, and he became the leader.

According to historical records, Tao Qingxian was handsome, so he was successful at a young age. In addition, he was brave in battle. In the past, he and Mao Liyuan teamed up to take over the Nizi family, so he became famous in the chaotic times of the Warring States Period. . Come to think of it, both in terms of brains and martial arts, he is a first-rate talent.

However, such a ruthless character was killed by the beggar-turned-moori Yuan. And even when the strength is completely unequal, less can win more.

How much difference? How did you win? All below.

It is said that in 1551 AD, Tao Qingxian killed his old owner Yoshitaka Ouchi and established Yoshinaga Ouchi as his puppet. On the other hand, the Maori family used tricks to alienate the relationship between Nizi Haruhisa and his retainers. The threat from the rear was eliminated. Under the strong offensive of Maori and Sichuan, ing expanded strongly.

In 1553, due to Iwami Kuni's request for help, the Maori family decided to occupy Itsukushima and start a war with Tao Qingxian.

In September 1555, Tao Qingxian led an army of 25,000 (Tonghuo) to attack the Miyao Castle built by Mourimoto on Itsukushima, while Mourimoto and his eldest son Takamoto, the two His son Motoharu set out from Ginshan Castle with 3,500 people, and after joining 500 people from his third son Kobayakawa Takakage, a group of 4,000 people went to fight Tao Qingxian.

Twenty-five thousand versus four thousand, even a fool knows that there is no chance. Tao Qingxian does not need to surround the area for reinforcements. The Maori army will be annihilated and the whole army will be wiped out.

At this time, the power of Motonori Motonari, who was called the "God of Strategy" by later generations of Japanese, was revealed.

Miyao Castle was originally a front from the beginning, and the reinforcements it sent just turned around and ran away, just to arouse the last bit of fighting will of the exhausted generals and soldiers in the city.

Just like the classic line in the Anti-Japanese War movie - please hold on for the last five minutes!

What can you do in "five minutes"? The answer is - surprise attack.

Moori Gen is just like Gohojo. The surprise attack in the talent tree has all been lit up. As long as they get the slightest chance, he will fly up and bite you.

On September 30, it rained heavily, the visibility at sea was extremely low, and there was a sense of chilling in the world. And in this chaos, Maori Motonari's ship had quietly approached the enemy.

It is said that at that time, Mourimoto's soldiers said that bad weather was not conducive to navigation, and it was better to wait until the weather improved before fighting. As a result, Mao Liyuan started to speak loudly and cursed: "Bagaya Road, you just want to use the wind and rain to hide our whereabouts. Under the bright sky, are you going to use your flesh and blood to sharpen the knives of tens of thousands of enemy soldiers? ! ”

That night, all the people landed, and Maori Yuan ordered all the ships to be scuttled and fight.

The next day, the Maori army took action. Two thousand troops, led by Moto Takashi Mori and Motoharu Yoshikawa, attacked Tao Qingxian's main formation. Takakage Kobayakawa led people to rescue Miyao Castle. At sea, there were pirates who had been cheated by Tao Qingxian in the past and the navy of the Murakami family. The Maori family's navy circled behind and launched a surprise attack, burning countless ships.

Without any precautions, Tao Qingxian's army was like a piece of loose sand. The formation was instantly broken through, and the soldiers fled in all directions, completely defeated. Even Tao Qingxian's loud shouting was of no avail.

In the end, the Maori army won an absolute victory. Two of Tao Qingxian's three generals stabbed each other to death, and one of them committed seppuku. Tao Qingxian's body had no head. It seems that after the seppuku, a retainer intervened, and then Buried to avoid falling into Maori hands.

However, in the end, Tao Qingxian's head was found, and the last 500 remnants of Tao's army were completely eliminated under the siege of Maori's second son Yoshikawa Motoharu, and the Itsukushima battle officially ended.

In the prelude to this surprise battle, after Tao Qingxian became the actual person in charge of the Ouchi family, the political and strategic collision between Tao Qingxian and Mao Liyuan had already begun, and in Various historical records all clearly reveal Mouri Yuanju's strategies and tricks to be superior to others.

This small country from An Yun relied on its own intelligence and used unexpected surprise attacks to put itself on the throne of the guardian of the Ten Kingdoms.

The Battle of Itsukushima was the same as the other two classic surprise battles. Moto Moto effectively established his position after this battle. Like Hojo Ujiyasu and Oda Nobunaga, Moto Moto established his position effectively. Yuan had become the most advantageous Warring States daimyo in Japan and China at that time.