Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 681

But to return to Japan from North Korea, it is impossible to go back with such a large group of people.

With most of the Japanese troops in Gyeongsang-do withdrawn, if all the Japanese troops in Hamgyong-do and Gangwon-do were also withdrawn, the Korean War would be declared a failure.

Xiujia is not worried about the outcome of the Korean War, but Xiujia is worried that the coalition forces of Ming and North Korea will take this opportunity to directly log in to Japan, and then everyone will have nothing to play.

It just so happened that Hideka has already figured out the meaning of the daimyos present through the test just now, so they can be divided into ABC three grades, and A grades are people like Takeda Hidenobu who clearly support themselves. Brought it back.

In this way, even if something unexpected happens in Japan, they can follow Xiujia's strategy more obediently.

Type B is the existence of neutrality such as Satake Yoshinobu and Nambu Nobunao. People in them can also be taken back, but who goes first and who goes second is a subject that needs to be considered.

As for the C category, Kato Kiyomasa, Shimadzu Yoshihiro, and Naoe Kentsugu have clearly stated that there is a problem with this matter. Among them, Naoe Kanatsugu is the least able to go back. This person is likely to become a shit-stirring stick if he goes back. Mess with the show's strategy.

Therefore, Xiujia made a deployment after only a little thought, leaving more than 1.3 members of the First Army composed of Kyushu daimyos such as Kato Kiyomasa, Shimadzu Yoshihiro, and Shimadzu Toyohisa to continue to garrison Hamgyong Road.

The Second Army, composed of Nobuyuki Sanada, Hideji Hori and others, was left with Naoe Kanetsugu as the main force, totaling about 9000 people stationed in Gangwon-do.

The other daimyos and the Toyoharu military force they bring together, totaling about 4 people, will be transported by ship to Tango Maizuru Port to return home in advance.

When Hideka spoke about this plan, Kato Kiyomasa and Naoe Kanatsugu opposed it immediately, and they all demanded to return as soon as possible.

But the Xiu family directly responded to them and said, "Guan Bai is dead, and as an adopted son, I must go back. In the whole of North Korea, except for your main force, the other daimyos are nothing more than small collars, and the number of soldiers is no more than a thousand. And how can we not rule each other and hold on to the front until the court is stabilized?"

Then the Xiu family assured them, "I will send my retainers to negotiate peace with Ming and North Korea. You only need to lead the North Korean servants to temporarily garrison the existing city. When the situation in the inner court is stabilized, we will send out official envoys." After that, I will definitely exchange you back."

This alone is not enough, the Xiu family has to coerce and lure them, "I and all the great names have seen your achievements. After returning to Japan, I will definitely play a new highness, Guan Bai, and ask for your merits and titles."

In fact, it is more important for a daimyo to preserve their strength than to ask for meritorious service, but since Hideka has already carried the sedan chair for them before, in front of so many small and medium daimyos, Kato Kiyomasa and Shimadzu Yoshihiro can only recognize it. this matter.

Naoe Kanetsugu still wanted to struggle with Hideka, but Hideka responded directly, "It is because of Yamashiro guarding us that we can return to Japan with peace of mind. I think Uesugi Nagono, who is far away in Japan, will also appreciate you. Pay it."

In a word, Naoe Kanatsugu must not be allowed to go back. Naoe Kanatsugu has a 4500-man Uesugi army in his hands. After returning, he will be a force that can control the situation in Kyoto. The threat to the Hide family is too great.

Naoe Kanetsugu is actually still unwilling to stay in North Korea, but now the shipping ships are all controlled by the Hideka, even if he wants to go back, he has no boat to take. Let's get on the boat.

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On July 7, the first year of Keicho, when Hideka set foot on Japanese soil again in his own ship, there were more than 22 troops gathered in Tango Maizuru Port at this time.

The last part of the army is more than [-] people led by Asano Yukunaga, Satake and other daimyos, and they will be sent back to Tango around the end of the month at the latest.Hideka, who had been away from Japan for several months, finally returned to this land that heralds her own destiny.

Hideka’s return to Japan from North Korea was actually without Akira. To keep it secret, he naturally had to make a lot of preparations. The most important thing was to let Suga Masatoshi, Nakagawa Hidemasa and Hosokawa Tadataka go to Miyazu Castle and ask Hosokawa Tadakashi to come early. Wuhe City is a guest.

In addition, the army of the Hosokawa family was sent to join the 3000 people who stayed in Tango to block Tango's traffic, and to keep the information as confidential as possible.

It is not so easy to block information when an army of tens of thousands lands in Wuhe Port by sea boat. Fortunately, Tango Mountain is high and densely forested, and there are only a few roads to go out, which is very convenient for the Xiu family to control.

Xiujia asked himself that he could not keep it completely secret, as long as people could not figure out what happened to Tango.Right now, everyone's eyes are on Osaka and Hideji, how can they have the time to take care of Tango's sloppy place?
As soon as Xiujia arrived in Tango, he supplemented the story line with Masatoshi Suga, Hidemasa Nakagawa, Tadataka Hosokawa and others. It turned out that Xiuji ordered the North Korean army to return to Kyushu in mid-June, and at the end of June, he pulled up a dog with more than 6 dogs. The army of ten thousand people.

The army of so many people marched out from Nagoya in a mighty manner, passing the daimyos such as Mori and Hidehisa whom Chacha and others had placed high hopes on along the way, and they had no intention of being hostile to Hideji at all.

Hideji's army came from Maori, Bichu, and Bizen all the way to Harima. Most of the territory here is Hideyoshi's hiding place. Chacha is in a hurry to take people to Himeji Castle to garrison Confronted with Xiuci.

However, Kinoshita, the guard of Himeji Castle, refused the request of more than 1 Toyotomi Banners led by Ishida Mitsunari to station in Himeji on the grounds that there were no five big men's monograms and that Wu Fengxing could not lead troops.

Ishida Mitsunari does not have the monogram of the five big brothers. At this moment, the Kobayakawa family among the five big brothers has been changed, and the five big brothers only won 4 places. Hideyoshi happened suddenly Maeda Toshiie and Tokugawa Ieyasu were both cultivating in their own territory. The order to recruit Asano Nagamasa as the boss had just been sent out of Kyoto not long ago, and the above three people never rushed to Kyoto to deal with Hideyoshi's affairs.

Mori Terumoto's character determines that he is a very successful person, but it is absolutely impossible for him to be in charge. Naturally, he is unwilling to sign the pleading for Shimaru's succession and the document designating Hideji as an enemy of the court.

Uesugi Jingsheng usually doesn't talk much, but his political awareness is very high. At this time, he and Terumoto Mori are the only five big bosses, and Terumoto Mori is not sticky, so he naturally doesn't want to lie down through the muddy water.

Therefore, whether Shiwan succeeds to the throne has not been approved by any of the five big brothers so far.

Yoshiharu Horio is also very politically conscious among the three elders. It is impossible for the five big bosses to want the elders to stick to the pot.Kazushi Nakamura intends to support Ishida Mitsunari and Chacha, but they are weak.

As for the last middle-aged and old Yu Chai Xiusheng, he was even more entangled. On one side was his wife and nephew, and on the other side was his own brother. He has fleshy palms and backs, so he has not expressed his opinion for a long time.

Most of the remaining ten people are going to fight in North Korea. Naturally, no one can make a decision. Therefore, the more than 1 people brought by Ishida Mitsunari this time are actually the Toyotomi family mobilized in the name of the sole heirs of Chachadenji and Shimaru. banner.

Himeji Castle, as Hideyoshi's last fortified defense against the Western daimyo Shangluo, has always been Hideyoshi's relatives as the castle representative.

And this pro-vassal is the biological elder brother of Beizhengsuo, Kinoshita Iesada, and he is also the biological father of Kobayakawa Hideaki.

You Hideyoshi just dealt with Hideaki Kobayakawa, and even killed him, even drove Hideaki and Ning Ning out of Kyoto to become monks, and you still expect the Kinoshita family to support Shimaru on your side, Ishida Mitsunari?

Hearing the current situation, Hideka asked them, "So Hideji has settled in Himeji Castle?"

Masatoshi Suga shook his head and replied, "It doesn't look like it has. For some reason, His Highness Kinoshita doesn't seem to have let the Western Army enter the city."

The attitude of the Kinoshita family is actually very interesting. Hideka thought that he refused Ishida Mitsunari's entry to the city to make it clear that he would join the Western Army. After all, there are so many things here before. It must be false to say that he has no resentment towards Hideyoshi of.

But now, after rejecting the Eastern Army, he also refused the Western Army to enter the city, and wanted to strictly maintain neutrality when the two sides were already fighting each other?The political mind is a little simpler.

But to be honest, although Kinoshita Kasada rejected your Ishida Mitsunari's request to enter the city, he also rejected Toyotomi Hideji's request to enter the city. As a daimyo of the Owari faction, being conservative and neutral under such circumstances is really a great honor to the deceased Hideyoshi. up.

After being rejected by the Kinoshita clan, Ishida Mitsunari is now leading people to garrison Akashi Castle, which can be said to be the last line of defense in the Settsu Plain.

In fact, the current situation is just as the Xiu family expected. In a short period of time, Xiuci has an absolute advantage. If he can destroy the Akashi defense line, then someone in Osaka City will take the initiative to contact him. When the time comes, Xiuci will become the new leader Toyotomi's family governor is basically stable.

But Akashi Castle is not a small town. This city is located at the junction of the three kingdoms of Awaji, Settsu, and Harima, backed by mountains and facing the sea.

Although the foundation of the city is only a medium-sized earthen wall castle, with the 1 Toyotomi banner elites, it will definitely be possible to delay it for 1 to 2 months. After all, Ishida Sancheng himself is not a mediocre general.

As long as the clan is given time to mobilize, relying on the strong power in the Kinki region, it is not impossible to mobilize an army of 10 people by then.

To predict the future direction of the war, the attitudes of the most powerful daimyos in Japan are very important, so Hideo asked them, "What is the attitude of the three big names Maeda, Tokugawa, and Asano?"

"It is said that Maedanaka Nagon set off from Etchu Takaoka to Osaka immediately after Kanbai's death, leaving behind his son Etchu Mamoru in the collar, but Tokugawa and Asano did not give a clear answer. "

This is Tsusaki Sannojo's answer, "However, my subordinates have investigated that both the Tokugawa family and the Asano family have already mobilized troops in the territory, but they have not issued the final order to go out."

In fact, the attitudes of these three parties have been very clear. Asano Nagamasa, as Hideyoshi's adopted brother, his attitude is inclined to which side we will not mention for the time being, but Tokugawa Ieyasu and Maeda Toshiie undoubtedly support Shimaru and Chacha.

The reason is also very simple, because Shimaru is a child who is just 3 years old, while Toyotomi Hideji is already an adult.

If Toyotomi Hideji came to power, he would definitely be in charge directly. At that time, it is not known whether the system of five big bosses and five enforcements can survive, and if Shimaru succeeds to the throne, orphans and widows must rely heavily on them, these five big bosses.

The reason why they didn't act after receiving Chacha's letter asking for help was probably because they were waiting for the latest situation from Osaka.

If Chacha's mother and son can't even hold on to Xiuci's one-hit combination, they naturally don't need to face the new Guan Bai swordsman, and they might be designated as rebels and reformers to exterminate the clan.

But if Mitsunari Ishida withstood Hideji's first wave of attacks, then Shimaru would have the capital to support them. At that time, the situation would be reversed, and they would not be united internally by coercing the forces of Kyoto, Tokaido, and Hokuriku. Is Xiuci's opponent?

It seems that the attitude of the Mori family is a bit strange. As the governor of the house, Mori Terumoto not only did not sign the letter supporting Shimaru's succession, but his territory faced Toyotomi Hideji but let him come over without firing a single shot. What do you say Is it strange?
The current Xiu family even felt that Mori and Xiuji were on fire, and that Xiuci was able to know the news faster than himself when the news was blocked in Kyoto, the only possibility was that there was a traitor in Kyoto.

Moreover, the traitor must have a very high status if he can get out of Kyoto by himself under the situation of Kyoto's blockade. At least Ishida Mitsunari, the emissary of the five big brothers to and from his territory, would never dare to stop him.

Immediately, Xiu's family asked Tsushaki Sanzhicheng again, "Is there any movement over there?"

Noo is Hideji's territory, but when Hideji went to Nagoya, he actually brought his own army of only 5000 people, but Noo's million stones are not for nothing. If it is really necessary, Noo can explode 3~4 every minute Wan Dajun is coming.

At that time, there will be nothing to do with Tokugawa Ieyasu when he fights with Hideji.

"Mino has also started to mobilize. Its territory is mobilized by Maeno Jingsada, Haneda Masaki and other elders. So far, more than 2 people have been mobilized. But an interesting thing, news came a few days ago that the West Mino town Ogaki Castle was taken by Shima Kiyoyoshi and Otani Kichitsu."

"How much do you get?"

Tsushage Sanzhicheng replied, "There are about 6000 people, but only 2000 people were used for the surprise attack. Ogaki Castle was captured within 3 days after starting from Osaka. The guard of Ogaki Castle, Bai Jiangxiuding, fled."

"It's really expensive and fast." Hideka sighed when he heard the news. This battle was really well fought. After taking Ogaki Castle, it is equivalent to locking the westward path of the Hideji Mino Army. If you can cooperate with Tokugawa Ieyasu The 3 people of Xiuci were strangled in Mino.

Not only the Xiu family, but other people couldn't help but sigh with emotion after hearing this information, and the balance of this battle in their hearts has already poured down.

Tadake Hosokawa was a little dissatisfied when he was "invited" to Maizuru Castle by Hideka at first, but after hearing the report from the front line, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He looked at the young man in front of him, and took the initiative to ask the Xiu family: "Has His Highness Da Nayan come back now and thought about what to do?"

(End of this chapter)