Mr. Ryuzoji Shimazu who defeated Will steadily promote the unification of Kyushu with the addition of the power of Kitakyushu. On the other hand, Mr. Otomo, who had been quiet in the first match by Mr. Shimazu, took advantage of the collapse of Mr. Ryuzoji and Tachibana Dosetsu . To invade the former Ryuzoji territory in Kitakyushu.
Mr. Akizuki's army has attacked Tachibana Michiyuki's absence, but the famous general [ Tachibana Muneshige ] Will turn back. With the success of Mr. Tachibana, he was regaining control of Kitakyushu, but Tachibana Dosetsu died of illness. Due to his death, Mr. Otomo's expansion of Kitakyushu's territory has failed.
Otomo Sorin's vassal and Shimazu's invasion
Sorin Otomo was trying to capture the world in the center [ Toyotomi Hideyoshi ] To mediate peace with Mr. Shimazu. In response to this, Toyotomi Hideyoshi embarks on peace negotiations, but Shimazu refuses to do so.
This creates tension between Toyotomi and Shimazu.
Sorin Otomo, who can no longer stand alone against Mr. Shimazu who does not succumb to Hideyoshi, is 1586 . I went to Osaka Castle with an expensive tea set as a souvenir and had an audience with Hideyoshi.
[ Because it belongs to the Toyotomi family, I want you to protect it from Shimadzu ] I asked.
In this way, Otomo is a vassal to Hideyoshi Toyotomi To do.
Shimadzu VS Otomo The battle is Tenkabito Hideyoshi VS Kyushu champion Shimazu Move on to.
After learning that Hideyoshi would intervene in Kyushu, Shimazu hurriedly prepared for Kitakami. However, the head of the family, Yoshihisa Shimazu Was worried about how to attack Mr. Otomo's territory.
In the attack on Otomo, the shortest route was to go through Hyuga, but from Mr. Akizuki, [ Those who held down Chikuzen, Chikugo, Hizen, etc. where various forces are mixed to occupy Kitakyushu first. Is good ] Was received.
Yoshihisa Shimazu is Hinata's East Route Or Chikuzen / Chikugo West Route June 1586 The invasion operation from two directions was decided, mainly on the eastern route, and dispatching a separate force to the west.
It took half a year to make the decision, which gave Otomo a sufficient preparation period.
The east route is owner Yoshihisa and Yoshihiro Iehisa With 30,000 troops led by, the west route is Tadatake Shimazu Was an army of 20,000 serving as general. On the west side, the forces of Kitakyushu joined one after another on the way, and eventually swelled to 50,000 troops.
Yoshihisa on the east side temporarily stopped in the land of Hinata to attack Otomo territory at the same time as the corps from the west, July The Shimazu army heading from the west enters Kitakyushu and surrounds Iwaya Castle, the base of the Otomo family.
The number of troops at Iwaya Castle on the Otomo side was less than 800, but it was the Otomo family's famous general [ Takahashi Shigetane who protected it. 】was. Shigetane's child who protected Tachibana Castle [ Tachibana Muneshige ] Recommends to join and counter the excessive force difference, but Takahashi Shigetane [ If we fight as long as our lives, it will last for about two weeks, and Toyotomi's army will come to the reinforcements strong> ] And I was determined to stop with the determination of death.
In this way, Takahashi Shigetane refused the Shimadzu army's surrender recommendation and waited at Iwaya Castle against 50,000 soldiers. The Shimazu army 50,000 launched an attack all at once. The attacking side attacked by letting the numbers say something, but the defense of Takahashi Shigetane's soldiers who defended the castle was terrible, and the castle did not fall at all.
As time went by, the damage to the Shimazu army became bigger, but if we didn't hurry, the Toyotomi army would come, so we couldn't fight endurance and let the numbers talk and continue to attack. About 10 days after the start of the war, the Otomo army began to see the color of fatigue, but it will continue to fight thoroughly.
Finally, on the 13th day, the castle fell ... All 800 castle soldiers were killed in action, and Takahashi Shigetane also committed suicide. However, the attacking Shimazu army was also damaged by about 5,000 people, and it was stalled for nearly half a month at this place.
After that, the Shimazu army marches on to Tachibana Castle, which is protected by Tachibana Muneshige, but in the previous battle, exhaustion and fatigue overlapped, and Muneshige's fraud strategy * I will have a hard time.
* A strategy to falsely surrender and ambush
Late August Finally, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, a reinforcement, Mr. Mouri's [ Takakage Kobayakawa ] Army will land in Kitakyushu. Upon receiving the report, Tadatake Shimazu of the West Route abandons further march.
Upon hearing the retreat of the Shimazu army, Tachibana Muneshige started pursuing, regaining the castle dropped in Shimazu in Kitakyushu, and Mr. Ryuzoji, who had surrendered, also joins the Toyotomi army. In this way, Shimazu's westward operation ended in failure, and Kitakyushu was Toyotomi / Otomo's victory . have become.
Otomo / Toyotomi VS Shimazu's first battle / Hetsugigawa's battle
On the other hand, Yoshihisa Shimazu of the east route decided to narrow down the attack on Otomo to one of the offensive strategies from Hyuga Province and plan the timing. September When I entered, Mr. Chosokabe, the daimyo of Shikoku They will enter the home of Mr. Otomo of Bungo as a reinforcement of Toyotomi.
This reinforcement was just the starting lineup that had rushed ahead. The Toyotomi main corps was still gathering and preparing soldiers. Therefore, Hideyoshi gave a strict order to the Otomo and Toyotomi troops to defend firmly and not take careless actions until the main unit arrived.
However, this order is easily broken by the Otomo army.
Sorin Otomo's child, Yoshinori Shikoku's Sengoku Hidehisa tries to curb the Buzen rebellion I went to Toyomae with. Upon hearing this, the Shimazu army October We will start the march from two directions, Hinata and Higo. In this way, even on the east side of Kyushu, Battle of Otomo / Toyotomi VS Shimazu It began.
The war situation will push the Shimazu army with the success of Mr. Otomo's young military commanders.
In addition, Sorin Otomo, who had just withdrawn and prayed, took command of himself and imported two cannons from Portugal [ Kokusetsu . ] Is fired and explodes in the Shimazu army.
Due to the effects of Mr. Otomo's collapse and the return of Hidehisa Sengoku, the Shimazu army decided to reorganize its army ...
And in December, Mr. Otomo's hometown [ Funai Castle ], Resuming the march toward [ Tsuruga Castle on the way ] To start the orientation. There was a force difference of more than 10,000, but the soldiers in the castle stubbornly resisted with 2000 soldiers.
Hideyoshi was told to refrain from unreasonable battles, but Hidehisa Sengoku insisted that he was heading for the rescue of this castle, and forcibly took out Chosokabe Motochika and Sogo Nagayasu, who oppose it, and Tsuruga Castle. Relief Head to.
Shimazu Iehisa lifted the siege of the castle and waited for Toyotomi's army in the Hetsugigawa River.
Upon arriving at the battlefield, Hidehisa Sengoku of the Toyotomi army crosses the river and tries to scatter the enemy, and is opposed by Chosokabe Motochika and Sogo Nagayasu, but in the end he will cross the river and attack.
Even so, the soldiers of Shikoku and Tosa were strong, and the first Shimazu clan was destroyed, and the Toyotomi army took advantage of the early game. The Shimazu army also sends out the second team and pushes back the Chosokabe army, and the third team also sends out and attacks the Toyotomi army from the side.
However, due to the influence of crossing the river in the cold winter, Toyotomi's army gradually became disadvantaged and fell into a rout state. At this time, the eldest son of Chosokabe Motochika, Nobuchika, struggled to escape the soldiers of Shikoku and died in the war. With the death of this firstborn man, Chosokabe will later fight for a successor and will continue to fall.
Sogo Nagayasu also died in the war, and Hidehisa Sengoku returned to Shikoku to escape. After that, Hideyoshi's anger was bought and his territory was confiscated, and he was to retire for a while on Mt. Koya.
In this way, Toyotomi VS Shimazu in Kyushu First Battle of Battle of Hetsugigawa Will end with the victory of Yoshihisa Shimazu.
Arrival of Toyotomi Army main unit
January 1587 Finally, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's main corps begins to advance to Kyushu. The army of daimyo families under Toyotomi nationwide will land in Kyushu one after another via the Chugoku-Shikoku region. March Hideyoshi himself arrived in Kyushu, and the total number of Toyotomi troops reached 200,000 ...
In front of this large army, various forces in Kyushu obeyed Toyotomi one after another, and the battlefield in Kitakyushu suddenly leaned toward the Toyotomi army. In front of this overwhelming Toyotomi army, Mr. Shimazu, who thought that there was no chance of winning if the troops were dispersed, started to retreat and withdrew from the direction of Kitakyushu.
Mr. Akizuki, who was resisting with Mr. Shimazu, also Gamo Ujisato of the Toyotomi army at the end of March. Will be surrounded by.
In fact, Akizuki tries to gain time to defend at his home castle, but the Toyotomi army repairs the destroyed castle overnight, and the Toyotomi army launches an attack from here. Akizuki Tanezane, who was shown the strength and financial strength of the Toyotomi family at this one-night castle, surrendered to Toyotomi shortly thereafter.
With the surrender of Mr. Akizuki, Hideyoshi finally begins to attack Shimazu in earnest. The Toyotomi army divides the army into two, and the army led by Toyotomi Hidenaga moves south from the eastern side of Kyushu, in the direction of Hyuga.
On the other hand, Hideyoshi himself went south through Higo on the west side.
April In addition, the Shimazu army will gather troops near Takashiro, an impregnable castle in the south of Hinata, which once rejected Otomo's large army in the Battle of Mimigawa, and will wait for Toyotomi Hidenaga's army here.
The Shimazu army had gathered 35,000 troops and was thinking of defeating the large army moving south again. However, when Toyotomi Hidenaga's army, which has a large army of more than 80,000, surrounds Takashiro, he creates a number of positions and forts around him without force attack, and prepares for endurance battle.
As time passed, Hideyoshi's army moved south from the west, which was inconvenient for the Shimazu clan, and if he continued to stare at him, he would be attacked by the Shimazu clan's home, Satsuma.
Even though it is an impregnable Takashiro, if it is surrounded by a large army as it is, it will eventually fall. In mid-April, the Shimazu army, which has been waiting for no effect, will rush to the Toyotomi army's fort in Nejirozaka to rescue Takashiro.
Iehisa Shimazu was against it because it was an attack on the premise of losing, but Mr. Shimazu was cornered so much that it could not be said that he was still in a hurry.
A fierce battle begins at Nejozaka, south of Takashiro.
20,000 troops will raid the fort of Nejozaka, led by the veterans of the Shimazu army, such as Yoshihiro Shimazu and Iehisa Shimazu. However, the Toyotomi army also solidified the area around the fort with fences and moats, and a large number of gun corps were deployed, and the attacking Shimazu army was shot down one after another.
As for the gun, there was also Mr. Shimazu, but Hideyoshi's gun has been improved, and the rapid fire performance is high, and the Shimazu army who inevitably pushes down the fence and tries to break through becomes the prey one after another. did.
A minority unit of 500 people led by Todo Takatora skillfully commanded the Shimazu army, which was exhausted, and disturbed the Shimazu army. Toyotomi's Kobayakawa Takakage and Kuroda Kanbei When the army of the Shimazu clan participates in the attack, the Shimazu army has no chance of winning in front of the difference in troop strength and the males who have been in battle.
The Shimazu army, which suffered great damage, routed as it was, and in mid-April, Takashiro was also attacked and fell. May 1587 In front of the Toyotomi clan's large army approaching Satsuma, the home of the Shimazu clan, Yoshihisa Shimazu finally decides to surrender.
Yoshihisa Shimazu, who curled his head and headed for an apology to Hideyoshi Toyotomi, was greeted by Hideyoshi at a gorgeous banquet, and after receiving a grand hospitality, he was accepted to surrender, and at the same time, Mr. Shimazu's Satsuma Osumi. Made a promise to guarantee the territory of.
These are considered to be political appeals for Toyotomi Hideyoshi to appeal to the world the folly of hostile to the Toyotomi family and the advantages of being subordinate to the Toyotomi family for the sake of unification of the world.
Some Yoshihiro Shimazu The warlords appealed for a thorough fight and continued the fighting after that, but surrendered at the persuasion of Yoshihisa, and the fighting was completely over by the end of May.
In this way, all the powers of various parts of Kyushu came under the control of the Toyotomi family, and the story of the Three Kingdoms of Kyushu came to an end. Three years later, in 1590, Hideyoshi Toyotomi unified Japan.
Subsequent Kyushu region
1592 after the unification of the world From then on, Hideyoshi started sending troops to Korea, and Kyushu became its front base, so many soldiers will be stationed there.
Yoshihiro Shimazu, Muneshige Tachibana, Kiyomasa Kato, Yukinaga Konishi Was given territory to Kyushu by Hideyoshi. However, the successor to Sorin Otomo Yoshimune Otomo Will confiscate his territory by making the mistake of believing in false alarms and abandoning the castle and withdrawing while sending troops to Korea.
Sorin had already died of illness by the time Hideyoshi invaded Kyushu, which would actually destroy Otomo as a daimyo.
Bunchi-ha and Budan-ha in the Toyotomi family during the Korean troop dispatch When the conflict between the vassals of Higo became more serious, the conflict between Kiyomasa Kato, a Budan-ha of Higo, and Yukinaga Konishi, a Bunchi-ha, intensified.
In addition, the Toyotomi clan's warrior and ambitious Kuroda Kanbei was also given territory to Kyushu, and the fallen Otomo Yoshimune also asked for an opportunity to rebuild the house in cooperation with Kuroda Kanbei.
1597 Due to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's death from illness, the Korean troop dispatch ended, but the conflict between the Bunchi-ha and the Budan-ha escalated further, and the top of the Toyotomi family's Bunchi-ha Mitsunari Ishida Ieyasu Tokugawa with the Western Army led by Battle of Sekigahara of the East Army led by Will develop into.
Sekigahara of each Kyushu daimyo
Kuroda Kanbei Was preparing for the battle in anticipation of this movement from an early stage, so he raised troops at the same time as the outbreak of the Battle of Sekigahara. It is said that Kyubei used the Battle of Sekigahara to build a large force in Kyushu and had ambitions for the world.
Kyubei declared his participation in the East Army and captured the castles on the West Army side of Kyushu one after another. Kiyomasa Kato also raised troops as the East Army and launched an attack on the territory of Yukinaga Konishi, who became one of the masterminds of the West Army.
On the other hand, Tachibana Muneshige [ I can't forget the grace of Hideyoshi and join the East Army ], Declaring participation in the Western Army, and going to the Kinki region to participate in the Battle of Sekigahara. However, Naoshige Nabeshima , who was in control of Mr. Ryuzoji. Declares participation in the East Army and launches an attack on the territory of Tachibana Muneshige.
Yoshimune Otomo, who was confiscated by Hideyoshi, was planning to cooperate with Kuroda Kanbei to rebuild his house. After being persuaded by Mr. Mouri, he declared his participation in the Western Army and raised troops with Mr. Otomo's former vassal, aiming to rebuild the house with the help of Mr. Mouri.
As a result, Kuroda Kanbei will not be able to borrow the power of Mr. Otomo, and will first attack the enemy Yoshimune Otomo. On the other hand, Mr. Shimazu of Satsuma Yoshihiro Shimazu to join the East Army. Was dispatched to the Kinki region, but could not join the East Army, and Yoshihiro was persuaded by Ishida Mitsunari to join the West Army . Will be.
In this way, Kyushu is divided into the East Army and the West Army, and as a matter of course, multiple battles occur at the same time in various places, and Kyushu will show the appearance of a great war. It was thought that Kyushu would be involved in the war as it was, as in the Three Kingdoms era of Kyushu, but that was not the case.
The battle of Sekigahara was settled in a short period of time, and the leaders of the Western Army, such as Mitsunari Ishida and Yukinaga Konishi, were executed, and the post-war processing was cleared up early.
The territory of Yukinaga Konishi of Higo was conquered by Kiyomasa Kato, and later Kiyomasa Kato . Is a daimyo who governs the whole of Higo It will be.
As expected, Kuroda Kanbei did not think that Sekigahara would end early, so he presented all the occupied territories of the Western Army to Ieyasu Tokugawa, and did not appear on the front stage of history after that. His son, Kuroda Nagamasa , who was active in the Battle of Sekigahara and received a reward from Ieyasu Tokugawa. When he came back, [ Why didn't Ieyasu stab him? ] Is famous for the anecdote.
Tachibana Muneshige also withdrew due to the defeat of the Western Army, and when the two opponents reconciled, they returned to Kyushu side by side. However, Naoshige Naoshige was invading Mr. Tachibana. When Shigeru So challenged Naoshige Naoshige to a decisive battle, he temporarily defeated 30,000 Nabeshima troops with a unit of about 1,300 people, but the troops were so different that he was eventually pushed in and defended at the castle.
In response, Mr. Shimazu dispatched reinforcements to Mr. Tachibana, and the war is likely to expand further, but the ceasefire order from Ieyasu Tokugawa was delivered to each power, and with the persuasion of Kiyomasa Kato, Muneshige Tachibana Surrender
In this way, the war in the Kyushu region that took place behind the Battle of Sekigahara will end without a hitch. Naoshige Naoshige, who was active as an eastern army, officially succeeded Mr. Ryuzoji, and after that he changed to Mr. Nabeshima and became the lord of the Edo Shogunate as the ancestor of the Saga and Nabeshima clan.
Thus, in 1603, the Tokugawa Shogunate Was opened, and the era entered the Edo period, and the world of Taihei for 260 years will continue.