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Chapter 484 Guessing the Meaning of the Kyushu Army

Under Edo Castle, tens of thousands of allied forces blocked the main passages of Edo Castle.The outer city of Edo Castle has been captured by the Allied Forces, and the shogunate general Tokugawa Iemitsu led a group of retainers and [-] shogunate soldiers to defend the inner city.The two sides reached an impasse.

The shogunate is waiting for reinforcements from all over the country, but the reinforcements have not been seen for a long time.It was very difficult for the Allied Forces to capture the base camp of Edo Castle, which was painstakingly managed by the Tokugawa shogunate.The war with the shogunate lasted almost a year, from Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya to Edo Castle, and the Allied Forces suffered heavy losses. Recently, in order to conquer the outer city of Edo Castle, the Allied Forces lost another group of samurai.In addition, troops should be divided to guard the south and north to prevent daimyo loyal to the shogunate from supporting Edo Castle.

But the allied forces were one step too late.Before they completely captured Edo Castle, the expeditionary force sent by the Kyushu Army appeared not far from the battlefield of Edo Castle.

According to the battle report, the two troops led by the veteran Huashan Jiudao and other daimyos, who were in charge of pacifying the Musashi Kingdom, were defeated by the expeditionary force. The veteran Huashan Jiudao fell off his horse and was captured. escaped back.The three or 6000 people lost may be killed in battle, captured, or flee.The Musashi Kingdom was greatly influenced by the shogunate. Because of the defeat of the allied forces this time, Abe Tadaaki, a retainer of the Tokugawa shogunate, actually recruited thousands of soldiers loyal to the shogunate in the Musashi Kingdom. The Allied soldiers who surrounded Edo Castle were panicked.

"Shimadzu Tadahiro, didn't you say that the Kyushu Army fell into the quagmire of pacifying China, and would not be able to get out and intervene in our affairs within three to five years? Those of us respect you as a senior and say it is reasonable, so we are desperate to fight with you Let’s fight against the Tokugawa shogunate together. It’s all right now, we’re going to do our best to deal with the shogunate forces, and how can we fight with the Kyushu army?” Tadyoshi Yamauchi, the feudal lord of the Tosa clan, and other fallen daimyos came to look for it Shimadzu's bad luck.

At this time, we always have to find someone to take the blame.

"China has a territory of millions of miles. It is impossible for their Kyushu Army to completely pacify all places within a year. The old man boldly judged that this army is already the limit force sent by the Kyushu Army now, and they can't focus on us. Here, because the stability of China is what they are most concerned about." Shimazu Tadahiro said, "They can only send a few thousand more people in the short term at most. Crossing the sea to expedition to Honshu Island, the food and grass consumed is an unimaginable figure! "

"Everyone, please rest assured, the Kyushu Army has no plans to completely turn against us." At this time, the Changzhou feudal lord Mao Lixiu made an even more shocking judgment.

"The Kyushu army has sent troops to help the shogunate, and even I was shot. Hasn't this completely turned against us?" said a daimyo who was simply bandaged because of a leg injury.He escaped from the battlefield with Zheng Zhilong.

"Calm down and think about it!" Mao Lixiu shouted, "Among us, our Mori family, Shimadzu family, and Tosa family are the most powerful, with more than [-] troops each. If the Kyushu Army really wants to To our death, they don't need to cross the Seto Inland Sea and take the tortuous route of Edo Bay to find our main decisive battle. If you are the commander of the Kyushu Army and have a powerful fleet in your hands, you How will you act?"

"Of course, attack the rear of our three families directly from Ryukyu, cut off our supplies, and let us have no intention of fighting on the front line, so we can only be forced to flee! This is the usual Chinese military method-'surround Wei and rescue Zhao'!" Mao Lixiu said.

Having said this, the daimyos present are also smart, and they all came to their senses.Indeed, if the Kyushu Army had a powerful ship, it would be fine to attack Hirado, Nagasaki, and Kagoshima directly.As for the empty rear, if the Kyushu army stabbed in the back, the Mori family, the Shimadzu family, and the Tosa family would not die or be disabled. Wouldn't it be easier than traveling thousands of miles to save Edo Castle?
"There is a possibility that can explain such a strange phenomenon." Mao Lixiu said.

"How is it possible?" The daimyos of the fallen coalition army respected Mo Lixiu in awe.

"That is, the benefits they get from attacking our rear are not as good as directly saving the shogunate, so they chose to come directly to Edo Castle to rescue the Tokugawa family. First, it means that they have not negotiated terms with the Tokugawa family. If they can If we lift the siege of Edo Castle, they can sit on the ground and raise the price. If the Tokugawa family refuses to agree, they will directly threaten with force. Second, as senior Shimadzu Tadahiro said, they are unable to intervene in large-scale or long-term wars. We hope to use a small amount of troops to balance our relationship with the shogunate. This is a kind of check and balance. They don’t want a strong neighbor, but hope that we will maintain a balance with the shogunate, so that their interests will be maximized.” Mao Lixiu speculated road.

If Chu Yun and other instigators were present, they would definitely admire the Maoli family.These powerful daimyos who can become bigger and stronger are not easy at all.

"According to my son's letter from Nagasaki, the Chinese in Chinatown are still acting freely, the garrison in Nagasaki Port is indifferent, and the merchants from China are still trading normally, it seems that what this expeditionary force does has nothing to do with them. "Shimadzu Tadahiro said.

"That's right. This is the signal sent by the Kyushu Army to us. They have no intention of fighting us to the death, but want us to let the shogunate go, and keep the situation like this." Mao Lixiu said.

"But wouldn't everything we have done be in vain?" A daimyo said dissatisfiedly, "We are about to conquer Edo Castle, and soon we will be able to pacify the whole country and establish an unprecedented empire."

"That's right, we can't do nothing in vain, even if the Kyushu Army comes, we will drive them back!" shouted some other big names from the main combat faction.

"Don't forget that there are still many retainers loyal to the Tokugawa family in the north, and the Musashi Kingdom has not yet been taken. Together, they can have an army of [-]. If they really angered the Kyushu army, they will completely fight against the Tokugawa family. If we unite, we really can't fight." Mao Lixiu said.

"In my opinion, it is better for us to retreat for [-] miles and let the Kyushu Army enter Edo City. The so-called one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. The Kyushu Army will clash with the Shogunate, and the Shogunate may not be able to satisfy the greedy appetite of the Kyushu Army. They will soon There will be disagreements. When the time comes, the two sides will break up unhappy, and we can make a comeback and take advantage of the Tokugawa family's unpreparedness to capture Edo Castle in one fell swoop." Mao Lixiu said.

"In this spare time, the old man thought that he could divide his troops to plunder the territory occupied by other shogunate forces and supplement our army's food and grass." Shimadzu Tadahiro said at the right time.

(End of this chapter)