At the end of the Heian period, when Genji and Taira were in conflict, he changed his lord from Genji to Taira and continued to fight Sanemori Saito There was one old military commander named Mr.
After 28 years, the child who helped during the Genji vassal era, he met as an enemy when he was on the side of Mr. Taira.
Help a 2-year-old child when he was a vassal of Genji!
A vassal of Minamoto no Yoshitomo!
At that time, Genji was in a dispute between his parents and siblings.
Minamoto no Yoritomo , famous for the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate Father Minamoto no Yoshitomo And his father, Minamoto no Tameyoshi Mr. is.
Yoshitomo began to grow in power in the southern Kanto region, and even surpassed his father's official position.
Feeling a threat, Yoshitoshi is in the northern Kanto region, his second son and Yoshitomo's younger brother, Minamoto no Yoshikata . I will send you.
Sanemori Saito, who was based in Musashi Province (currently Saitama), which was a country between Minami-Kantou and Kita-Kantou, was on the side of Yoshitomo, but later he should follow Yoshitomo. Become.
Minamoto no Yoshikata's vassal! And "Okra Battle"!
Yoshitomo's eldest son, Minamoto no Yoshihira , who felt threatened by the movement of the samurai in Musashi Province following Yoshiken. (Yoritomo's brother) suddenly attacked Yoshiken , who had a base in the Okurakan in Musashi Province. Did.
Yoshihira will be defeated by Yoshihira, who was only a 15-year-old young warrior ..
At the time of this battle, the child of Yoshiken, who was still 2-year-old, was helped by Sanemori to Shinano Province (currently Nagano).
Mr. Sanemori will serve Yoshitomo again and will fight hard in the battle in the capital of Kyoto as a loyal military commander.
A tragic reunion during the Taira clan's vassal era!
Genji's decline!
1156 " Hogen " Ran " , Yoshitomo is Taira's master, Taira no Kiyomori Fight with him and defeat his father, Minamoto no Tameyoshi and his brothers.
However, three years later, " Heiji " Ran " So, this time, I will fight with Kiyomori and lose the war.
Yoshitomo falls to the eastern country and tries to recover, but killed along the way Will be done. As a result, Genji declined, and the era of Taira's heyday came.
Mr. Sanemori, who was a vassal of Mr. Yoshitomo, has safely fallen to the Kanto region, and this time he will be active as a vassal of Mr. Taira.
20 years later , Genji "Taira follow-up" Started raising troops in various places to do so.
Yoshitomo's child, Yoritomo He also started raising troops in Kamakura, but Sanemori will stay in the Taira clan and stand up as an enemy of the Genji.
Will the sound of the waterfowl determine the outcome?
1180 , Minamoto no Yoritomo and Taira troops can be seen on the Fuji River at the foot of Mt. Fuji.
However, in this battle, Mr. Sanemori of the Taira army "The bravery of the samurai of the East" When I told my allies, I was afraid, and my morale was declining due to lack of troops and the escape of soldiers one after another.
Meanwhile, when the Genji army boarded a horse on the Fuji River to hit the back in a night attack, a large army of waterfowl took off all at once. I did. Surprised by this, the Taira army fell into a turmoil and withdrew, and this "Battle of Fujigawa" ended with the victory of Genji without any battle.
When General Taira fled back to Kyo, his corps was about 10 horses.
Reunion at "Battle of Shinohara"!
3 years later, 1183 , Yoritomo's cousin and started raising troops in Shinano Province Kiso Yoshinaka San and Taira's army will fight in Shinohara, Kaga Province (currently Ishikawa).
Half a month ago, the Taira army was already on the border of Kaga Kurikara Pass It was defeated in the war and was in a state of destruction, and the war situation was clear to everyone.
However, among them, the old general, Sanemori, decided this place as the last place . , Dear defending the tail Undertake,
"Because it's the last time, I want to fight young warriors, and it's sad to be comforted by old warriors." I dyed my white hair black and went to the battlefield.
While all allies were routing, Sanemori continued to struggle even if he was alone, but in the end he was beaten up. 73 years old ..
When Mr. Yoshinaka checked his neck, he could not be identified as Mr. Sanemori because he had black hair, but when he was washed in the pond, it was confirmed that he was the person who turned into white hair. I did.
In fact, Yoshinaka was a 2-year-old child of Minamoto no Yoshikata, whom Sanemori once helped.
Yoshinaka, who had defeated his lifesaver, shed tears in the eyes.
Sanemori Saito, the legend after death!
Yoshinaka later used the helmet worn by Sanemori as a memorial service Tata . Dedicated to a shrine (Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture).
This helmet was given as a reward for the Hogen rebellion by the former master, Minamoto no Yoshitomo.
Long after that 1689 , Haiku, Matsuo Basho "Oku no Hosomichi" When I visited this place on my travels and saw Mr. Sanemori's helmet,
"His sword under the messy instep"
And Sanemori remember I was surprised.
"It's very sad to go to a battlefield different from what you think. It seems that the roar under the helmet is also mourning it." It seems that it is a phrase. Kirigirisu is the current cricket.
Mr. Sanemori's "Battle of Shinohara" has been handed down as "The Tale of the Heike" and "Sanemori", and is still popular today as a song and Kabuki.