Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 360

Edo Nishinomaru, inside the Great Imperial Palace.

All the important ministers of the Dongying court, or the important ministers of the Tokugawa shogunate, all bowed their heads solemnly and sat there on their knees, not a single one made a sound.

40 troops, they are all willing to share.

After all, the Ming army took the Iwami Silver Mine, and the Tokugawa shogunate's biggest source of income was cut off.

If the Tokugawa shogunate can't hold on anymore, Dongying will almost be over.

If Dongpu is finished, their so-called important officials will also be finished.

Therefore, they have no objection to sending troops.

The problem is, let them lead the army to fight and fight the Ming army, and they will not be so active.

There is no way, they basically rely on the blessings of their parents or even their grandparents to get to the top, and few of them have actually been on the battlefield!
Just kidding, without any experience in leading troops in combat, if you command an army of 40 to fight the Ming army, wouldn't you be looking for death?

Therefore, everyone dared not say a word, for fear that the "heavy responsibility" would fall on them.

Tokugawa Hidetada glanced around majestically, and then asked coldly: "I'll ask again, who dares to lead an army into battle?"

He was really a little angry.

This bunch of waste knows how to fight for land and stone heights. When they really want to fight with others, they are all like turtles, and they don't dare to fart!
It seems that these people will not take the initiative to stand up as the chief general, and only myself can appoint them.

So, who should be sent?
He raised his head again and swept over them one by one with cold eyes.

The shogunate Tokugawa Iemitsu, this is a wimp who relies on women for everything.

The pro-vassal daimyo, that is, the Tokugawa Gosanjia, there is really no one who can fight!

The genealogy daimyo, that is, the general of the Eastern Army under his father at the beginning, seems to have disappeared at the moment, and all the people present are the second-generation ancestors who rely on the achievements of their parents and even grandparents!

As for the last daimyo who excludes foreigners, they are not considered to be their cronies of the Tokugawa clan. Even if these people are willing to go, he would not dare to hand over the 40 troops to others!

How to do it?

It was such a coincidence that the world happened, just when he was hesitating, someone in the outer daimyo really said: "His Royal Highness, why don't you let the humble minister go."

Zhong Nayan Maeda Toshinori!

This Maeda Toshitsune is the feudal lord of the Kaga Domain, and the Kaga Domain is the one with the most stones among the foreign daimyos.

The Maeda family of the Kaga domain is 120 million stones high!
As for why a foreign daimyo can have so many Ishiko, it is because Maeda Toshinori's father, Maeda Toshiie, was one of the five elders when Toyotomi Hideyoshi was in charge of Dongying, just like Tokugawa Ieyasu.

The five elders of the Toyotomi family, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Maeda Toshiie, Utaki Hideke, Mori Terumoto, and Kobayakawa Takakage.

Among them, the Utaki Hide family is the adopted son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Mori Terumoto and Kobayakawa Takakage are the sons of Mori Motonaku, and these three elders are always on the side of the Western Army.

At the time of the Sekihara War, Maeda Toshiie had already passed away, and the Maeda clan of the Kaga Domain was still on Tokugawa Ieyasu's side in the end.

That is to say, the Maeda family of the Kaga domain actually belonged to the Eastern Army. However, because Maeda Toshiie and Tokugawa Ieyasu were both one of the five elders of the Toyotomi family and had similar status, the Maeda family was not the Tokugawa family. cronies.

However, the Maeda clan did not join after the Sekihara War, and could still be regarded as one of their own.

Moreover, Tokugawa Hidetada also married his second daughter Zhuhime to Maeda Toshinori.

In other words, Maeda Toshitsu is his son-in-law!
It should be no problem for my son-in-law to command an army of 40, right?

This Maeda Toshitsuji had also led an army to participate in the Battle of Osaka, and he was the one with the most experience in leading troops among all the people present.

Tokugawa Hidetada frowned and pondered for a while, then nodded slightly and said: "Okay, you will be the general, leading an army of 40 to a decisive battle with the Ming army!"

By the way, is Maeda Toshitsuji mentally ill?
The Tokugawa Yusan family and the Tokugawa family's cronies were unwilling to lead the army to fight the Ming army. Why did he rush out to seek death when he was a foreigner?

Whether it's for the benefit of Kaga Clan or for his own life, he shouldn't stand up!
Moreover, he doesn't need to use this method to gain any fame, because at this time, the Maeda family is the most famous in Japan except the Tokugawa family.

No matter how much fame he gains, the Maeda family's reputation will surpass that of the Tokugawa family. Isn't this also courting death!

In other words, he definitely didn't come out for fame or profit.

So what is he for?

Could it be that he is a beauty with a sword?

Not to mention, he is just for beauty.

The reason why he stood up as the chief general was indeed for his beloved beauty.

However, this confidante is not his wife Tokugawa Zhuzi.

He is for the love in his heart, Horio Tadaharu!
Because Horio Tadaharu is the lord of the Matsue Domain, and the lord of the Matsue Domain is the lord of the Izumo Kingdom, and Matsue Castle is in the Izumo Kingdom!

In other words, if he did not lead his army to resist the invasion of the Ming army, the Izumo Kingdom would be over, and Matsue Fan would definitely be over as well.

Who is this Matsue feudal lord Horio Tadaharu?
This person can actually make the head of the Maeda clan, the second largest wealthy family in Japan, so obsessed.

Could it be that Horio Tadaharu is a rare beauty?
of course not!

These days, the emperor of Dongpu can be a woman, but the feudal lord is absolutely impossible to be a woman.

Horio Tadaharu is a man, and he is also a famous "beautiful boy under heaven" in Dongying today!
Well, Japan is really messed up.

Especially at this time.

At this time, there is no such thing as love between men and women in Dongying, they do not distinguish between men and women!
Moreover, they are patriarchal!

As for the reason, it is probably because there were too many large and small battles during the Warring States Period in Japan, and the fights were endless.

At that time, young men were basically fighting abroad, and there must be no women in the army, so the only one who accompanied them through life and death was that.

In this way, a twisted emotion slowly formed.

During the Warring States Period in Japan and even the early days of the Edo Shogunate, almost everyone believed that to be an outstanding samurai, one must be gender-neutral!
Moreover, a woman is just a tool to marry into the family and carry on the family.

The relationship between that and that is precious, it can be called a pledge of eternal love!

Uh, there is no way, Japanese pirates are so disgusting.

These are not made up, they are real.

It is also true that Maeda Toshitsune, the lord of the Kaga domain, is infatuated with Tadharu Horio, the lord of the Matsue domain!
With his sword as his beauty, he took the initiative to stand up as the general and lead his army to fight the Ming army. The other important officials of the Tokugawa shogunate couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

They were really afraid that Tokugawa Hidetada would point to them.

As for whether Maeda Toshitsu is qualified to serve as the general.

Nobody has an opinion.

Because Maeda Toshitsune's status is really high.

I won't talk about the glory of the Maeda clan of the Kaga domain, but just talk about the Tokugawa clan.

He is Tokugawa Hidetada's son-in-law.

In other words, he is the brother-in-law of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the shogunate, and the uncle of Empress Meizheng!
This status and status are not qualified to be the general, who is qualified to be the general?
Tokugawa Hidetada saw that everyone had no objections, so he drew up an edict on the spot, appointing Maeda Toshitsune as the general of the Tokugawa Army.

Maeda Toshitsu is still quite active for his beloved confidante.

After Tokugawa Hidetada appointed him as the general, he immediately led the Tokugawa shogunate's own army to the Shinano country to gather troops.

As for why it is Shinano country, it is because Shinano country is relatively close to Edo and Osaka, so it is convenient to gather people.

And it is on the main road to the west, so it is convenient to go out.

After he arrived in the Shinano country, he immediately called in [-] elites from the Kaga domain to help out, and at the same time he kept urging the Tokugawa Gosanya and all the genealogical daimyos and foreign daimyos to quickly mobilize their men and horses.

You know, the Kaga clan is the most capable of fighting with these [-] elites.

This leading role is very good. A foreign daimyo is so selfless and took out his family fortune. Can you be embarrassed by Tokugawa Gosanjia, Fudai daimyo and other designated foreign daimyos?

It is precisely because Maeda Toshitsu is so "selfless" that the army assembled quite quickly this time.

The Tokugawa Gosanjia, Fudai daimyo, and other designated foreign daimyos were moved and gave most of their family fortunes to help out, and the 40 troops were assembled in less than ten days.

Maeda Toshitsune did not wait for Tokugawa Hidetada's urging, as soon as the army was assembled, he sent his troops straight to Izumo without saying a word.

His running is not a description of walking fast, but a real running. Along the way, he is desperately urging the army to run fast, at least a hundred miles a day!

With his marching speed, he might be able to reach the Izumo country in about ten days.

Tokugawa Hidetada couldn't help being very pleased when he heard the news.

Fortunately, he saw the right person, this Maeda Toshitsu is indeed a rare general, at least the speed of dispatching troops and marching speed is unmatched.

He had to know that Toshiko Maeda was so anxious to save his beloved confidante, he would probably be so angry that he spurted blood!

(End of this chapter)