"If you cross the floating world now, leave the name of the samurai in Takamatsu moss."
In the past, there was a tragic samurai who sang "leave your thoughts on the moss of the castle."
I will look back on the living life of the samurai and explore the meaning of moss.
I will give it to people who love Japanese samurai.
Samurai that Japan is proud of “Muneharu Shimizu”
Leave it in the moss...
The attack on China by the Hashiba Hideyoshi Corps, which was dispatched as a unification project of Nobunaga Oda, who is famous for the history of the Sengoku period. Chozaemon Muneharu SHIMIZU, who achieved the end of his incompetence as a guardian general of Bitchu Takamatsu Castle, a front-line castle that resisted it. What were your thoughts included in the haiku of the times of a busho (Japanese military commander) who remained loyal to the end as a loyal retainer of the Mori family? Also, why did you put the word "moss"? Tachiokaya, a moss ball, will consider the area.
A great commander of the tragedy, Chozaemon Muneharu Shimizu
Although he was a baishin (direct retainer) of the Mimura family, a local ruling family in Bitchu (present-day Okayama Prefecture), he served the Mori family and became the lord of Bicchu Takamatsu Castle. His childhood name was Saitaro. There are various theories about the history of serving the Mori family, but due to his ability, he joined the Mori clan in the operation to conquer Sanin-do and Sanyo-do by the Mori clan as a subordinate of Takakage KOBUAYAKAWA. The way he worked was highly evaluated by the Mori head family and gained strong trust.
The Mori family vs. the Oda family
For a while, the Mori army conquered the territory of the Urakami family, secured Kozuki Castle, and started the invasion of Harima as a frontline base and invaded Himeji, but they met Kanbei KODERA (later Kanbei Kuroda) and gave up the strategy here. And after that, the Mori family will retreat greatly on the front.
Battle of the Chugoku region
Two years later, in 1577, the Oda family's Hideyoshi HASHIBA's army attacked China, and the sphere of influence of Sanin and Sanyo was repainted one after another. At the time of the activation of this attack on China, Hanbei Shigeharu Takenaka was alive, and it is said that the momentum of the Hashiba army was tremendous in the brain battle to win without fighting the stratagems.
※As an anecdote of Hanbei Takenaka, it is said that the research and strategy plan for planning the capture strategy of the castle were so detailed that it was so detailed that the castle fell the moment it was completed as a strategy plan. I love this episode! It's cool !!
Then, after capturing the Akamatsu family, defeating the Ukita army, the tragedy of Yukimori Yamanaka (Shikanosuke) of Kozuki Castle, the Araki rebellion, and the capture of the Bessho family, the fall of Tottori Castle, we will move to the attack on Bitchu Takamatsu Castle.
Bitchu Takamatsu Castle
Bitchu Takamatsu Castle, with Muneharu Shimizu as the guardian general, is a flatland castle using low wetlands. There, the elite deployed cavalry and guns barricaded themselves up and showed a thorough resistance (there is also a theory that it was 5,000). On the other hand, the Oda army took in the Ukita family, 30,000. 3000VS30000! However, it is said that the Mori side was an attitude to watch over the front line from the deep trust in Muneharu Shimizu and the superiority of the navy.
However, against Muneharu, who continues to fight, Hideyoshi will plot on exceptional conditions that if he surrenders, he will give two provinces of Bicchu and Bingo. Muneharu resolutely refused this! I will send a letter to my lord Terumoto Mori and show my loyalty.
I was curious, so when I looked into the kokudaka, Bicchu has a reward of 170,000 koku and 180,000 koku in Bingo, as well as more than 350,000 koku! ※From the list of kokudaka in 1598
It seems that Hideyoshi's letter at that time was famous, and he may not have simply dealt with it, but the Mori side must have further increased his reputation for his proud samurai behavior.
Water attack...
In light of the situation on the Oda side who captured Takeda, Hideyoshi will carry out an unprecedented strategy in history as if to buy time while requesting his lord Nobunaga Oda to go to the front.
That is the "water attack of Bitchu Takamatsu Castle".
With Masakatsu Hachisuka as the magistrate and under the guidance of Takataka Kuroda, a long embankment is built to create a lake of about 200 hectares, and Bitchu Takamatsu Castle is a castle on the lake. And that means that the logistics has been cut off, and the Muneharu army will be completely isolated.
Evaluation of Muneharu
In response to this news, Morikata is also taking the best action possible to save Muneharu. We willorganize a rescue team with Mori All-Star with Terumoto Mori, Motoharu Yoshikawa and Takakage Kobayakawa. Rather than saving one castle, it is a development that the leaders of the Mori side rush with all mobilization to save Muneharu. It's an episode that shows the high evaluation of Muneharu.
And with the advent of this Mori relief force, the front around Takamatsu Castle will be completely stalemate.
The Mori side could not take measures to rescue before a large-scale flood attack, and the Hashiba side was an opportunity for Mori to be at the forefront, but it could not besiege and could not bring it into a decisive battle. That's why I was asked Nobunaga for reinforcements.
While the two armies are facing each other, they are proceeding with peace negotiations at the same time, and Hideyoshi plunged the Mori side's proposal of "the cession of the Mori family and the safe opening of the Shimizu army," and confronted a ruthless settlement of "fifive countries cession and Muneharu Shimizu's seppuku." Leader Mori, who wants to save but can't save his loyalty to Muneharu Shimizu, will also tell Muneharu about this negotiation process. Muneharu says that he entrusted Ekei Ankokuji with a book that pleaded for his own suicide, saying, "It would be cheap if his life could save the Mori family and the castle soldiers"
And here is an urgent report of the Honnoji Incident, and Hideyoshi finally responds to peace.
The end of Muneharu
It is said that Hideyoshi gave a side dish to Muneharu, and it is said that a small feast was held in Takamatsu Castle. It is also said that Muneharu purified the castle after the establishment of peace, went to Hideyoshi's headquarters and exchanged cups. It's an episode that was highly evaluated by the enemy, Hideyoshi. I danced there before.
"If you cross the floating world now, leave the name of the samurai Mononofu in Takamatsu moss."
It is said that he composed a haiku of death.
It ended in June 1582, two months after the siege.
Considering the word "moss" in the death phrase
Did Muneharu Shimizu compose this phrase regretfully?
Did you also compose this phrase as your desire?
I didn't get any impressions. As many people associate, I think that "moss" is the strongest power word that feels eternal time. I feel the resistance that I can't give in to the strong people unfolding at Bitchu Takamatsu Castle, respect and pride for myself and the castle soldiers who fulfilled the responsibility to take care of the front line of the Mori family, and I want to pass it on to future generations forever.
My thoughts on it
It was never a useless battle.
I can't stop crying at the famous phrase as if I were shaking off this question.
"Cross over now."
I feel a refreshing sense of galloping in these words. However, isn't this paradoxically an expression of a terrible siege? And I was struck to think that my master's house, the castle soldiers, and the feeling of worrying about the future of the land of Bitchu Takamatsu.
And here is the result of Muneharu Shimizu's decision.
The result of Muneharu Shimizu's suicide
The Mori family: "5 countries cession" → "three countries cession"
Hideyoshi's army: Marching upward due to an urgent change of direction of the army
Takamatsu Castle Soldier: Preservation of Life
The Mori family: An important post under the later Toyotomi government
It can be said that he played a great role at a milestone that has become a major historical change. Also, isn't it a hero who protected his master's house and castle soldiers?
Of course, there are many heroes who have left their name for themselves by domestic affairs, wisdom, or military prowesss, but I think that it should be evaluated that they have left so many results under this situation.
The conflict that caught a glimpse of the phrases of the times, at least I want to say that I was worried about nothing.
And I will firmly accept the feelings put into "moss".
I guess this general was an excellent warlord who would play an active role even in other battles. Thank you very much for your hard work.
【A sequel】
Hideyoshi has approached Muneharu's legitimate son Kageharu as a direct vassal with a daimyo status of 10,000 koku as a manifestation of respect for Muneharu SHIMIZU after unification of the whole country. However, Kageharu declined this. It is said that he was still loyal as a vassal of Mori. In addition, it is said that the family survived until the Meiji Restoration, and their descendants were listed as barons.
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