Rescue of Mitsunari

The rescue of Ishida Mitsunari was the battle that happened in Kyoto in an failed attempt to kill Ishida Mitsunari in Kyoto.
Mitsunari is the New Succesor of the Toyotomi Clan
After the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi the Toyotomi Clan was in a very dificult phase in deciding who would be Hideyoshi's Succesor.The candidates were: Ishida Mitsunari, Kato Kiyomasa and Fukushima Masanori. Tokugawa Ieyasu wanted to be Hideyoshi's succesor too, but Hideyoshi did not trust him and the new succesor was Mitsunari,Hideyoshi's most reliable retainer. After learning that Mitsunari was the new succesor of Hideyoshi, Kato and Fukushima refused to work to Mitsunari and joined forces with Ieyasu, who was furious too in not having been selected to be Hideyoshi's successor. Then Ieyasu had an idea: If he could kill Mitsunari, he would be free to be the new Hideyoshi's succesor. Ieyasu then ordered the Anti-Ishida, an army that Fukushima and Kato have mounted, and taking advantage that Mitsunari was in Hideyoshi's grave isolated from everybody, Kato and Fukushima moved to attack Mitsunari there.
The Beggining of the Battle
the battle started with some Anti-Ishida troops going where Mitsunari is,when they have appeared there,Mitsunari fought and defeated the troops that were there,Mitsunari called some of his troops and prepared for battle,even isolated and knowing that he could be killed he continue to fight.
The Reenforcements
Meanwhile,Naoe Kanetsugu who wass passing close to Kyoto was attacked by Anti-Ishida troops too,but he quickly destroyied them all.But when Hattori Hanzo appeared as an reenforcements for the Anti-Ishida,the situation for Mitsunari and Kanetsugu were Bleak.Meanwhile,Shima Sakon learned that there is an attempting to kill Mitsunari in Kyoto and appeared there quickly and defeated some of the Anti-Ishida officers, but there were too many of them and he was quickly Surrounded by the Iga Ninjas led by Hattori.Sanada Yukimura and Maeda Keiji also appeared there too to Save Mitsunari.
The Humilhating Defeat of the Anti-Ishida Army
When Yukimura and Keiji appeared there, the tide of the battle was completely turned,Keiji have gone to help Sakon and Kanetsugu,and Yukimura went to help Mitsunari,who was being attacked by Hanzo,but when Yukimura came,Hanzo was defeated and retreated, leaving only weak officers in the Anti-Ishida Army,Mitsunari and Yukimura were charging throught the Escape Route and defeating the Anti-Ishida officers,after Mitsunari and Yukimura reunited with Kanetsugu,Sakon and Keiji,they resumed their advance,Fukushima tried to stop them,but he failed and retreated,Kiyomasa stood in their way with rifleman,but they were whiped out by Yukimura and Keiji,and Kiyomasa was killed by Mitsunari and the Anti-Ishida Army was finished,in the end of the Escape Route,they were ambushed by Hattori Hanzo, who wanted Mitsunari's head no matter what,but Hanzo had no chance against Yukimura,Keiji,Sakon,Kanetsugu,and Mitsunari's might together,and retreated,after this,Mitsunari saw the Tokugawa Simbol on a flag of a dead Anti-Ishida troop and now he knew that Ieyasu was behind this,and he decided to face Ieyasu.
Aftermath
Fukushima returned to the Edo Castle and when he told Ieyasu that he have failed,Ieyasu punished him with 50 whip lashes.
Portrayals
See People of the Sengoku period in popular culture

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