Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 150 Three Rivers Raid ([-]) Plan (big chapter)

Xiujia came out of Sakamoto Castle with mixed feelings in his heart.

The Xiu family didn't have such big ambitions. He originally wanted to rely on the big tree to be a minister in a down-to-earth manner. Who would have imagined that history would force him to step up to the stage and end up in the vortex called "power".

But things have come to this point, we can only take one step at a time.

According to Hideka's original plan, he commanded 1.5 people from Okayama to go to Owari to support the monkeys, and he didn't want to show himself too prominently.

Because judging from the recent battle report, although the monkey has suffered some losses, it still holds the initiative on the battlefield.

Hideka's army is more about helping Hideyoshi, telling the Oda Tokugawa coalition that there are reinforcements behind me, how about you?Do you have any?

So as to give them a certain amount of psychological pressure, so that they choose to surrender.

But now that Husong's identity has changed, Xiujia must seize every opportunity to gain military merit. At least before Hesong is born, he should not be suspected.

For the Xiu family, the actual military exploits are precisely their amulets.

I will look at the history of Hideyoshi. The million-dollar Kanbai Hideji killed as soon as he said it, why didn’t the million-dollar Mori family and the Uesugi family not reduce it?
Because everything about Hideyoshi was given by Hideyoshi, just like Niwa Nagahide and Ikeda Hengxing in the early Hideyoshi regime, their stone heights are more of Hideyoshi's political compromise and fiction.

After their deaths, Hideyoshi no longer needed political compromises, so naturally there were excuses to reduce their territories.

As for the daimyos who rely on their own military merits, Hideyoshi must be cautious in their disposal, because their knowledge is awarded according to military merits, which is hard evidence in terms of Japanese etiquette.

If Ji dared to reduce their stone height, it would be tantamount to declaring war on all warriors in the world.

As for Xiujia, if he can seize this opportunity and gain some meritorious service, even if Hideyoshi sees him as an eyesore due to Husong's relationship in the future, he will consider how to deal with himself because of his meritorious service.

Even for foreign daimyos, I, Bizen Hashiba's family, are all pro-vassal real power daimyos, if Hideyoshi dares to deal with such daimyos cruelly, then those unrelated foreign daimyos will inevitably feel like a dead dog Now, the Xiu family can also take advantage of the opportunity to spread a wave of propaganda, and march into Luo in the name of the Qing emperor's side. Presumably, they will get the support of many famous names.

After communicating these things, Hideka's heart, which had been suppressed for a few months, became agitated again. When he returned to the main camp of Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, Hideka asked Tsusue Sanzhicheng to present Owari's latest battle report to him.

After thinking about it all night, Xiujia came up with a bold idea: the troops marched to Ise Matsuban and boarded a boat to surprise Sanhe!

After figuring out some details, Xiujia called the generals to discuss and drag out all his ideas.

With dark circles under his eyes, the Xiu family said to Akashi Jing personally, "Satsuma, please go back to Bizen immediately, gather all the water troops of the family, and bring 5000 guns to the salt water army to ask for help, let them take all the ships to arrive Ise Matsuban assembled, and at the same time loaded all the cannons at home on board, and brought them along."

At first, Xiujia didn't want to show off in the battle of the thick tail, so he had no firearms or cannons, but an all-iron cannon configuration. Now that he has changed his mind, he must prepare for the attack.

In history, Komaki's long-handed surprise attack was due to Ikeda Hengxing's delay in Iwasaki Castle for too long, which led to being overtaken by the Tokugawa family. At this time, the Ikeda army was still marching in formation and did not line up to meet the enemy. Leading to a defeat in World War I.

Xiujia naturally wanted to learn his lesson, not only to spread out the scout ninja army widely, but also to strictly control the time of attacking the city. It was best to control as much territory as possible before Tokugawa reacted.

Akashi Quandeng fiddled with the abacus quickly on the side, and said to Xiujia, "There are 15 people in a small boat, and 50 people in a closed ship. Even with the salt-saturated water army, we can only transport 5000 people at a time. Not counting horses and armaments."

As early as the beginning of the Ezo trade, the navy of the Uki family was invested in the Setoya by the Hideka as a real asset, which also made the Setoya a rare and powerful merchant in Japan. Straight to Nawu and Tsudaya.

Of course, the downside is that the strength of the Xiu family's navy has been greatly reduced, and there are only a few scenes of shutting down the ship and filling up the early hours. Only the fleet of the Salt Water Army can transport about 9000 people in one round.

Now Xiujia's impromptu sea transportation plan, naturally there is no way to raise so many sea ships for transportation.

Xiujia said, "This is what you are going to do. You will go to Qingzhou with Lord Otani, and meet Lord Meinongshou first, and state your plan to him, hoping to get his help. Father asks for Hachaisui With the help of the Kumano Navy and the Kumano Navy, can they transport ten thousand people at once?"

Akashi Quanto made a rough calculation and replied to Hideyoshi, "Even with people, horses and equipment, ten thousand people are more than enough at a time."

"Should we wait for a reply from Quanda Nayan before proceeding with this operation?" It was Gang Lisheng who asked the question. As one of the elders of the family, he thought he knew some inside information, and he also knew that the family was embarrassed now. situation, so he tentatively asked the Xiu family.

"This is natural. Tens of thousands of troops who did not march according to the route may cause criticism, and failure to declare will eventually lead to a lot of guilt." Xiujia replied, "It's just that it's May 5th now, and the preparations for the march can be done in advance." Get ready."

"For example, gunpowder. I didn't expect to engage in high-intensity combat. I didn't have enough gunpowder. Now that Satsuma Shou is back, I can bring some gunpowder. At the same time, I will place an order for gunpowder from the merchants in Sakai Port. I must reserve it in a short time. Sufficient gunpowder for military use."

"Secondly, there is military rations. Previously, because there was a military station set up by my father on the marching route, the military rations carried by the soldiers were only 5 days old. Now I have to reserve 20 days of military rations as soon as possible. When I leave Kyoto and enter Yamato and Ise, there will be no There are so many depots."

"Please leave these matters to me." It was Kamei Tomoki who spoke. He was originally the farmer of the family, and he was very handy in supervising military rations. The Xiu family agreed without even thinking about it.

"The army marched for a long distance, and the straw sandals worn by the soldiers are also consumables. Take advantage of this time to buy some from the villagers, and at the same time buy some rough cloth."

"Are you going to prepare military uniforms?" Kamei Izumo asked puzzled. ,

"No, the coarse cloth is bought and pulled into finger-width strips for soldiers to tie on their feet. It can relieve leg muscle pain when marching forcibly. At the same time, it can also prevent branch beasts when marching on mountain roads. Scratches on soldiers' legs causing meaningless attrition."

What Xiujia said is that the "leggings" that have made great achievements in later generations not only have the above functions, but more importantly, they can be used as emergency tourniquets, but the effect of this function is not obvious in this era of low-heat weapons .

After arranging these preparations, Xiujia still felt that something was wrong. He was afraid that Akashi Quandeng would not be enough, and sending him there seemed to be informing Xiuchang rather than asking for his opinion, which was a bit high-profile.

So at the end of the meeting, Akashi Zento was asked to cooperate with Kamei Tomoki in the work of purchasing materials. He and Otani Yoshitsugu went to Cheongju to meet Hashiba Hidecho and Hideyoshi first, and he told his own plan. The ideas in it may be able to Express it more clearly.

So after a night's rest, Hideya and Otani Yoshitsugu took a fast horse on the second day, under the escort of 30 samurai attendants headed by Yasuda Kunatsugu, and headed for Owari at full speed.

Yasuda Kunichi was one of the wise samurai rescued by Hideka in the Battle of Yamazaki. It was rumored in history that this man had a black beard and was a man of great strength.

When Xiujia saw him in real life, his height was only about 1 meters. Because of his background as a mountain dweller, he was indeed much stronger than ordinary warriors. Before that, he served in Zhuang Lin Yixin's Banner Congregation.

Due to the Battle of Ruyi Mountain, the Xiu family's servants suffered heavy losses. Yasuda's adoptive and Ke'er Saizo were transferred to serve in the servant team. Both of them were small captains in charge of 10 people. If there are too many, Yasuda Kunisui will take over the command temporarily.

Shimizu Yukiya and Zhuang Qingzhi, the Hide family's personal attendants, joined the battle.

Xiujia's cavalry team is all warriors who are skilled in bow and horse, and among them, Otani Yoshitsugu's equestrian skills are relatively weak.

What, what level did you ask Xiujia to be?The Xiu family is the lord, how can you compare your abilities with the lord?
Because of this, the marching speed of this team was very fast, and they arrived outside Qingzhou City before sunset on the 18th. After Otani Kichiji inquired about Hashiba Hidecho's location, he took Xiu's family to the barracks outside Qingzhou City. Meet Hideyoshi and Hidecho.

Hideunaga was supposed to be in charge of the battle of the big and small Ida castles, but now the situation has fallen into anxiety, and neither side is sure to completely defeat the other. After the situation fell into a sit-in battle, Hidecho has been accompanying Hideyoshi to fish in Cheongju. At the moment, the two are in the battle bragging.

Hideyoshi was very happy when he heard that Xiujia was here, and ordered Ishida Mitsunari to bring Xiujia here.

Xiujia was very moved when he saw the dusty Xiujia, and said to Xiujia, "Hachiro has worked hard. You have arrived in Owari from Okayama so quickly. Look at your tired face. By the way, you have brought many people this time." come over?"

Xiujia calmed down, and replied to Hideyoshi without saying a word, "30 iron cavalry."

When Hideyoshi heard this, he jumped up from his seat with a straight face, and asked the Hide family, "But what happened? Someone in Kinai rebelled and lost the battle? Did Naizang help that guy break through A Quan's block? Or did the two conspire to get out of here?" Hokuriku going south to attack Kinai?"

Hideyoshi couldn't help but be nervous. After all, Hideyoshi asked for instructions in the letter to lead 1 soldiers to join the battle. Now he looks tired and dirty, and he only brought 5000 people to Owari. Why? It looked like they had escaped from a defeated battle.

As for Hideyoshi’s Neizosuke, it was Sasaka Naruma. After the battle between Hideyoshi and the Zhitoku Allied Forces, he led the army from Toyama to attack Suesori Castle in Noto. As a result, he was met by Maeda Toshiie who returned from Kyoto. Maeda Toshiie Launch a surprise attack and defeat him.

For Hideyoshi, Kyoto is his basic board, and he must ensure that there is no problem with the basic board. Seeing Hideyoshi's appearance, his mind kept turning the names of possible enemies.

"That's not the case. Thanks to my father, Kyoto is peaceful under the governance of Lord Horio Yoshiharu, and the price of goods has not increased much. The army of the boy is still staying in Kyoto to wait for his father's instructions. This time, the boy took the lead to ask the father. Report and request."

Xiujia heard that Jinai was peaceful, so he let go of his hanging heart, and asked Xiujia, "Since I have approved your marching route, you just need to come step by step. Why stay in Kyoto to wait for instructions?"

"That's right, it's just that I want to change the route, and I'm afraid that the retainers will be stupid, so I come here to explain it myself."

"Change the route? Is there a faster route from Kyoto to Owari? What's more, there are military depots along the way, which is also convenient for troops to replenish. Which way do you want to go?" Hideyoshi was puzzled when he heard that Hideka wanted to change the route. asked.

"My boy wants to go to Yamato to Ise Matsuban."

"Why is this? Isn't this road going in a big circle in the opposite direction? And Ise is already connected to Owari, so it won't have the effect of surprise Tokugawa?"

Hashiba Hideyoshi was puzzled by Hideka's arrangement, but Hidecho, who had been silent on the side, suddenly had a bright eye, and he grabbed the key word "pine board" and said, "Masaka, Hideka, are you going to raid Mikawa?" ?”

Hearing Hideonaga's conjecture, Hideyoshi was also stunned by Hideo's proposal, "You want to surprise Sanhe by boat? No, it's not allowed. What kind of plan is this? I don't agree."

Hachisuka Masakatsu, who was under the seat, also said to Hideka with a solemn expression, "Settsu Mamoru was killed because of his aggressive advance just now, why are you still thinking of digging into your pocket?"

After all, Xiujia had been Hachisuka Masakatsu's student for more than a year, and he liked this down-to-earth child Hachisuka Masakatsu very much, so out of good intentions, he dissuaded Xiujia.

"I don't quite understand Hachisuka-sama's meaning"

"I understand what I mean. From Sakuma in Chiyake to Ikeda in Ichinomiya, all those who wanted to conduct a roundabout operation failed, which shows that this plan will not work at all. We should put our ideas on the right path and compare them." it is good."

Xiujia couldn't help but rolled his eyes when he heard that, feeling that he completely denied this method of warfare because of the failure of his predecessors in combat. You must know that in history, Marshal Peng and Marshal Lin who were the founding fathers of our later generations were good players in mobile warfare and division and outflanking .

Facing the tortoise shell on the opposite side, it is necessary to mobilize them to find flaws, otherwise it is a useless tactic to simply sit still and consume supplies.

The purpose of mobile warfare is not to move in a roundabout way, but to restrain the enemy's movement, to save the enemy who attacks the enemy, and to guide the enemy to reveal his flaws and attack.

However, this combat idea that transcends generations is not so easy to be accepted at the moment, and the Hideo family has no actual combat power to understand them with reason and emotion. Let's have a gamble.

"Father, please stamp me. I am willing to use Sanuki 13 as a bet. If I am not victorious, I am willing to be punished." Hideka had already made a plan for the Battle of Sanhe, and now he has officially handed over the plan and the marching map to Hideyoshi for review.

After all, Hideyoshi was born as a farmer, and he had been gambling all his life. When he heard that Hideyoshi wanted to gamble with him, he suddenly became interested and said, "Are you willing to bet on Sanuki? Are you so confident? Are you sure?" Know the danger?"

"I have fully considered the danger," Hideka said firmly, "but if the war continues like this, there will never be a result. Father and Senator Tokugawa have been confronting each other here for 3 months, and the spring plowing has already been delayed. If you want to work in summer, do you want to do it after the autumn harvest?"

"Presumptuous, are you questioning my plan?"

"I don't dare. I know that my father will win this war. It's only a matter of time, but what happens after we win?"

"Tokugawa is only temporarily withdrawing troops due to logistical problems. Father still wants to go to Bacheng from city to city, and the actual gain is only the territory of Oda's attendant."

"What's more, behind Tokugawa, there is an even more terrifying enemy-the Hojo family. Is my father prepared for long-term consumption with Tokugawa Hojo? Even if there is, what about Shikoku? What about Kyushu?"

"Now my son has a way to break the game. If he wins, my father can quickly force the Tokugawa family to surrender, turn around and teach Nagamunebu and Shimadzu, and wait until the west side is fully evaluated before competing with Hojo."

"If the child loses, the father will just continue to follow the original plan, and he can still get the child's bet Sanuki, why not do it?"

Hideyoshi's heart was moved by the rhetoric of the Xiu family. It is true that he did not have so much time to spend here. If there was a better opportunity, he would certainly try it, not to mention that this opportunity was a guaranteed profit.

After thinking for a while, Hideyoshi finally said, "Okay, I'll make a bet with you. If you win, I will seal you 15 shi. If you lose, Sanuki, I will accept it with a smile."

Hearing this, Hideka's hanging heart finally let go, and in the shogunate, Hashiba Hidecho and Hachisuka Masakatsu were still planning to persuade "Master (brother)"

But Hideyoshi raised his hand to stop him, and then said to Xiujia, "If you have any requests, just ask me, I will try my best to satisfy you."

"I request that the Hashiba water army and the Kumano water army of Kuki Shima be handed over to my command so that they can fight across the sea."

"can."

"There are only 1.5 people in my family. I ask my father to strengthen me. Not many, 5/6000 people is enough."

"I'll give you 8000 people, and you can choose whatever name you want."

"Once I open up the situation in Sanhe, I ask my father to attack the Tokugawa family from behind to expand the results of the battle."

"No problem, I know about it, is there anything else?"

"We still need some gunpowder replenishment."

"You go to Zoji for these, he will make up for you and send them to Songban, is there any more?"

Hideka thought for a moment, then replied to Hideyoshi, "No more."

"Then let's choose the daimyo unit to be attached to. As I said, you can choose all the daimyo."

After thinking for a while, Hideka said, "I am on good terms with Nakagawa Kiyohide-sama and Sakuma Masakatsu-sama. I think there will be no mistakes in the military order. Please assign them to me."

"The Nakagawa Army has 2400 people, and the Sakuma Army has 1200 people. If it's not enough, who do you want?"

"I heard that His Highness Tsutsui is unwell and is no longer in the army. Can you hand over his troops to my commander?"

"Xiaoichiro, how many people are there in Tsutsui's team?" After all, this army has been directly commanded by Hidecho, and Hideyoshi didn't know their actual situation, so he asked Hidecho.

"There are more than 3000 people left, led by Matsukura Ukon and Shima Ukon." After thinking for a moment, Hidecho returned.

"That's 6600 people. Is there anyone else?"

Hideyoshi's connection in the Yuchai army is not deep, and after much deliberation, he can't give the names of the familiar people. Seeing this situation, Hideyoshi said to Hideo, "I will give you 1400 members of my banner, and then send Kazutoyo Yamauchi, Yoshitsugu Otani, Nagayasu Hirano, Takenori Usaya, and Yasuji Wakizaka will give you exactly 8000 people, so you must give me a decent fight!"

After Hideyoshi finished speaking, he punched Xiujia on the shoulder, and Xiujia saluted him in pain, promising that he would definitely get Sanhe for him.

(End of this chapter)