Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 69

Anguoji Huiqiong was left to hang out for an afternoon, and finally received an interview when the sun immediately set. Unlike before, this time only three generals of the Oda family were interviewed in the shogunate.

One is Hideyoshi Hideyoshi, the general general of the Western Country Expedition, the other is Hideyoshi Ukita, the two kings of Bizen and Misaku, who are assigned to Hideyoshi as support, and the other is Kuroda Hanbei, who is known as Xiguo Zhibei.

Huiqiong of Anguo Temple has clearly felt unusual. First of all, this is rarely the case where the envoys are interviewed after waiting for a long time. He was originally a group of generals arguing about matters and matters, but recently, there are only three people.

"Outside minister Huiqiong, I have met Lord Harima and Bizen." Although it was a little strange, Huiqiong of Anguo Temple still saluted Hideyoshi and the Hide family in a proper manner.
"Under the order of the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Industry, the latest conditions of the Maori family came. The Maori family is willing to add Izumo Banguo to the former conditions. I hope that Harima Mori can agree."

Judging from Huiqiong's performance at Anguo Temple, the Maori family should not know about the Kyoto Incident yet, otherwise they would not be so humble to ask for peace.

The three quickly exchanged glances, but did not immediately reply to Hui Qiong.Guanbingwei took out a stack of letters from his arms and handed it to Huiqiong. After the Maori family faced the Oda family many times and retreated, they decided that the Maori family was weak and secretly communicated with the monkeys.

It can be said that these letters are enough to confirm that the position of at least 5 of the current 3000 Maori troops is already intriguing.

Don't think that the proportion of the number of people is not high. If these 3000 people fight against each other, it will definitely cause a domino effect, and the collapse of the Maori family is already in sight.

Hui Qiong looked at these letters, her heart was burning with anxiety, she bowed her head to Hideyoshi and said, "Harima Mamoru, please give me a chance, I will go back to persuade the Ministry of Engineering's young assistant, think about it, Izumo is not impossible. , if it's not enough, Iwami and even Aki Hankuni can do it."

Hui Qiong was really in a hurry, and lost the calmness that a diplomatic monk should have, and even said angrily words like Anyi Banguo.

Contrary to what Hui Qiong expected, Hideyoshi asked the samurai to lift Hui Qiong, who was kowtowing, and said calmly:
"I Hideyoshi, the samurai who is loyal to the monarch and loves the Lord most in my life. I am very sorry for the appearance of these young people in the Maori family. Your Maori family blindly put forward such illusory conditions that I can't believe you. This is almost half of your territory. How can you guarantee that you will not rebel again after the negotiation?"

Seeing that Hideyoshi didn't believe it, Huiqiong hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, Mamoru Harima, this matter was negotiated by Mamoru Suruga (Yoshikawa Motoharu) and the Minister of Industry, and His Highness Mori did not object, and will never go against the water."

"I mean, you guys were suddenly cut off by half of your territory. It's really hard to reassure me that I won't feel resentment in my heart." Hideyoshi continued shaking his head and said.

"Let's make some constructive proposals. Acknowledging the rule of the main clan over Hoki, Inaba, Tajima, and Bichu, and withdrawing from Bichu's full command, plus Bingo Southeast Anna, Reeda, Pinji, Fumtsu, and Numaguma Five. As a condition, the two sides use the Ashida River as the boundary, how about it?"

"Of course, protons can't be lacking. This time, come with me to Luo to meet His Royal Highness Youfu in exchange for peace. After I have finished speaking, if you accept it, then negotiate peace. Your Maori family will be the leader of the attack on Kyushu in the future. If you don't accept it, then There's only one way to go."

Hideyoshi's conditions were much better than what Huiqiong of Anguo Temple had expected, and even better than what the Maori family had proposed. Huiqiong immediately agreed, saying that he would immediately report back to Takashi Kobayakawa.

When Hui Qiong left, Kuroda Hanbei also threatened that there were more than that number of nobles in the Neitong family.

Hui Qiong, who returned to Chauyama Castle, explained the conversation in the shogunate under the mountain. Long Jing, who heard the conditions of the Yuchai family, breathed a sigh of relief. The conditions were not excessive, at least much better than they expected.

Soon he and Yoshikawa Yuanchun confirmed the content of the agreement, signed the agreement and pressed flowers, and sent the agreement and the selected hostages Kobayakawa Yuanzong (Kobayakawa Hideo) and Miyauchi Yuanjia (Yoshikawa Hiro's family) along with Huiqiong of Anguo Temple overnight. To the Yuchai family army formation.

At ten o'clock that night, Hasegawa Shuichi, who was accompanying Tokugawa Ieyasu in Sakai, received the news of Nobunaga's death, and immediately sent Hideyoshi to Bichu to inform his friend Hideyoshi.

Flying feet didn't stop for a while, and finally brought the news at ten o'clock on the evening of the 3rd.At this time, however, Hideyoshi had already received the news from the show's house and processed it.However, as usual, Hideyoshi handed the flying legs to the Hide family and the two previous ones to take care of them together.

Of course, like Hasegawa Shuichi, there was also Akechi Mitsuhide, who had temporarily taken control of Kyoto, and he sent Hakuto to send letters to the Mori family.

It is a pity that on this rainy night, Hikaru, who did not know the sudden change in the situation, accidentally broke into the Yuchai army camp and was captured by the Yuchai samurai. This letter to the Maori family was finally sent to Hideyoshi together with Hikaru.

I saw Mitsuhide Akechi wrote in the letter, "I am in Kyoto today, and Zunjia is fighting Yuchai. If Zuncha and Yuxi are attacked, even if Yuchai Yuxi is united, it is no different from a fish in a net."

Hideyoshi looked at the contents of the letter, and his back was chilled. Just imagine, if Akechi Mitsuhide's flying feet arrived at the Maori military camp safely, how would the situation develop?

In fact, after the three people's negotiation, the Hide family cooperated with Hideyoshi to control all the business trips on the streets from Bizhong to Biqian. At the same time, they sent a naval force to block the Seto Inland Sea and control the spread of news. I just don't know how these two slipped fish came to be. in preparation.

No matter how they slipped through the net, things have already happened, and the Hide family once again sent an order to Bizen Okayama Hanabo Masayuki through Zhezhi Sanzhicheng, no matter day or night, the blockade order must be strictly enforced, and whoever violates the order will be executed.

The words are decisive and ruthless. For many years, Huafang Zhengxing has never seen Xiujia say such a thing. It is because he is ignorant of his rudeness, and he has once again raised his vigilance and presided over the situation of Bizen.

Along with the second letter sent to Kafang Zhengxing, there is also an order for him to prepare 4 people for two days of dry food tomorrow, and the same amount of drinking water to be prepared in bags, as well as an order to prepare doctors and a gathering station to gather the remnants in advance. At one point, I thought the front line had suffered a major defeat.

The suffocating night finally ushered in the light, and on the morning of the fourth day, the sun was shining brightly.

According to the agreement, the Maori army started the prize pool from Xingshan and Chaushan down the city, lined up on Shanyang Avenue, and retreated to Anyi.

The Hide family had red eyes that had not slept all night, and only at this time did they quietly inform the two elders, Oka Rikatsu and Togawa Hidean, of the news of the change in Honnoji Temple.

And told the two to lead the support corps of the post-7000 signs to enter Koyama Castle and Chauyama Castle respectively, and they must strictly abide by this Beizhong pass, and must not let the orders of the Maori family in the past.

Neither Hideyoshi nor Hideyoshi could guarantee when the Maori family would know the news of the change in Honneng Temple.

Even if the Maori knew about it afterwards, they could rely on the terrain to hold them back.Waiting for the major events in Kyoto to be resolved, and after entering the Central Plains, turn around and teach Maori a lesson.

The Hide family, together with Hideyoshi, took 3 troops and began to retreat to Okayama. At the beginning of the period, the troops marched neatly and slowly. After the Maori army disappeared from view, Hideyoshi immediately ordered the whole army to run forward. Be sure to arrive tonight. Okayama.

历史上秀吉6月6日自备中高松城退却到备前沼城行军22km，6月7日、8日两天从沼城到姬路城距离70km约每天35km。

6月9日从姬路到明石行军距离35km。6月10日、6月11日经兵库到摄津尼崎44km，6月12日从尼崎到富田23km，13日富田到山崎合战爆发。

This marching speed may not be a miracle for modern and modern high-discipline troops and ancient Chinese elites, but don't forget, the Japanese Warring States troops were mainly composed of long-term malnourished peasants and soldiers, and they did not have the physical strength for a long time. run.

Moreover, with the trouble of night blindness, marching at night is very easy to cause camp clamor.

Coupled with the geographical environment of the western country of Japan, even the gentle Sanyo Avenue is often surrounded by hills and plains. The terrain is undulating, and the army lacks enough horses to transport quickly.

That's why it was called a miracle in history, but at this moment Hideyoshi is one of the real experiencers of this incident, and he finally knows how Hideyoshi did it.

After Hideyoshi led the troops forward quickly, the skirmishers who fell along the road were gathered up by the Ukita Army, and finally reached Okayama at night.

That night, Hideyoshi ordered the samurai to take off all his armor, leave the number plate and the baggage, and hand it over to the fleet waiting in Okayama-cho, and put it on the boat and transport it to Himeji without stopping.

After a night of repairs in Okayama, the personnel carried rations and weapons and set off lightly the next day. They continued to Noju Ako that night. On the afternoon of the second day (June 6), more than 6 personnel finally arrived in Himeji.

The entire army was renovated in Himeji, receiving the equipment and baggage that they had previously handed over to the navy, and at the same time waiting for the arrival of the soldiers who were left behind.

At this time, although Hideka and Hideyoshi tried their best to block the news, the news of the change in Honno Temple finally reached the ears of the Maori army today.

"It should be pursued immediately!" Yoshikawa Yuanchun, who heard the news, said angrily.But Takashi Kobayakawa was more cautious and sent a scout to Shanyang Road to investigate.

The scouts who explored Shanyang Avenue were the first to report, "Xingshan City, Chajiu Mountain City is facing a formidable enemy, and the city gates are closed. It is speculated from the battle flags in the city that both cities are guarded by no less than 3000 troops."

Soon, the scouts who ran a little farther to investigate the situation in Takamatsu also reported that "hundreds of people are still stationed in many places above the dam, all with shovels, as if they were going to dig the dam's water surface to prepare."

Yoshikawa Yuanchun, who received the news of the scouts, did not make trouble with Kobayakawa Takajing. He himself knew the strength of Koyama Castle and Chauyama Castle. 7000 people in the two cities were enough to defend the attack of tens of thousands of troops, not to mention that there were always preparations in the future. Dig up dikes and flood dead Maori soldiers.

If he didn't listen to Kobayakawa Takajing's dissuasion and pursued forcibly, even if he didn't care about the pursuit of the two mountain city defenders who were guarding the main road, tens of thousands of Maori soldiers would be killed under the impact of the flood.

Seeing that Yuchai Hideyoshi was ready, Yoshikawa Yuanchun suppressed his unwillingness and admitted the truth, but he no longer chose to continue to cede territory backwards. The castle monitors the Oda Army.

Speaking of the situation in Kyoto at this time, when Nobunaga was killed, Tokugawa Ieyasu was just about to return to Kyoto after a visit in Sakai, when he suddenly received news of Honno Temple brought to him by Tadakatsu Honda.When he heard the news that Zhizhijun was looking for him, he was so frightened that he lost his mind instantly.

In the end, he accepted the suggestion of Tadashi Sakai, and returned to Mikawa first, and then crusades Akechi Mitsuhide's idea of ​​occupying the righteousness after reorganizing the army.

But at this time, Guangxiu has blocked the mountain city and Omi, and the road back to Sanhe has been blocked. What should I do?
Fortunately, at the suggestion of Hattori Hanzo, he decided to pass Yamato and Ise, cross the Buyin Mountains to reach Ise, and take a boat back to Mikawa.

So the history of the old turtle's difficult escape began to unfold.

However, Hosokawa Chugyo, who was originally dispatching troops in Tango and was about to go to the Western Country to help Hideyoshi in the crusade against Maori, rejected the solicitation of his father-in-law Mitsuhide Akechi after hearing the news of the change in Honnoji Temple, and ordered the troops to block the needs of Danbo and Tango. Dao, cut off the relationship with the wise family.

Kobe Shintaka and Tsuda Shinsumi, who organized the second wave of the Shikoku offensive in Izumi, also received a letter from Mitsuhide. In the letter, Mitsuhide hoped that the two would join his own camp, and claimed that he would support Shintaka to succeed him.

Nobunaga was originally very tempted, but Niwa Nagahide finally persuaded Nobunaga's stupid son who was about to go astray, and let him know the current situation.

Tell him clearly: who is dying with Akechi Mitsuhide now; and he is your father's enemy, but you made peace with him, what do you want the vassals of the Oda family to think of you?This made the foolish son of the landlord's family wake up.

Tsuda Nobunaga was the eldest son of Oda Nobunaga's younger brother, Oda Nobunaga. Perhaps it was because Nobunaga killed his father. After receiving this letter, he decided to follow Mitsuhide and raise his army. Unfortunately, the incident was exposed and was killed by Kobe Nobunaga and Niwa. Changxiu teamed up to kill.

Akechi Mitsuhide himself took advantage of this time to control Yamashiro and Azuchi, and at the same time, under the guise of Nobunaga's pressed flowers, he temporarily controlled Hideyoshi's North Omi territory.

He will give the vassals and nobles who have made great contributions in the transformation of Honnoji Temple to a huge territory, and to the ordinary soldiers, he has distributed a huge amount of treasure from Kyoto and Azuchi.

Whether it is Mitsuhide Akechi or Hideyoshi Yuba, they are all preparing for the upcoming battle.

(End of this chapter)