Prime Minister Bizen

A general of the Toyoharu family was naturally noticed by Kuroda Nagamasa. Although the Kuroda clan was reduced in title, the strength of the samurai in the family did not weaken much.So Kuroda Nagamasa just sighed for his bravery and stopped paying attention to things here.

But he never thought that Yukinobu Isono was so good at fighting. Just a moment later, he heard someone shouting from the other side, "The Todo family's Omi warrior, Yukinobu Isono, killed five people!"

Soon after, another person was heard shouting: "The Kuroda family warrior Ryo Harasune was beheaded by the Omi family warrior Takehisa Moya!"

The former Horinori and the now-named Ryo Haruka were both classified as one of Kuroda's 24 generals in later generations, including Hideie's general Suga Masatoshi and Moya Takehisa who had just been named. They were in history. All of them are Kuroda's retainers.

God's will tricks people to divide them into two camps in this life, and finally meet on the battlefield of Guanyuan.

It's just that in history, the two of them fought together as colleagues in Sekigahara, but in this life, the two sides became unrelenting enemies, and their heads were also demanded by the other party.

"What? Sakon Taifu has also been extorted?" In this life, Haruka Ryo is still one of the Kuroda generals. After hearing that his generals were being extorted one after another, Kuroda Nagamasa could no longer restrain his restless heart and glanced around to ask to "Who can repel the enemy?"

Hayashi Naori and Iguchi Yoshiji came out one after another to express their concern for Kuroda Nagamasa.

These two people are also one of Kuroda's 24 cavalry, and their military skills are not low, so Kuroda Nagamasa nodded and approved the two men to fight.

But not long after the two left, they heard a samurai coming forward to report, "The two adults, Hayashi Zhili and Iguchi Yoshiji, have been defeated and have been claimed by the other party!"

Hearing this news, Kuroda Changmasa was shocked and said: "What? Are those two unknown people so powerful?"

The samurai replied, "Master Yoshiji Iguchi fought with one of them for more than ten times, and was finally defeated and killed. Master Hayashi Naori was beheaded by a new young general, who called himself Maeda Hidetora."

"An unknown young general came out of nowhere and killed two of my generals?!"

It is inevitable that Kuroda Nagamasa did not know Maeda Hidetora. This person is the son of Maeda Keiji, who was called Maeda Masatora in history.Because of Maeda Keiji, his records are only a few.

In this generation, the Xiu family bestowed the word "Xiu" as a taboo, and included it in the attendant team to raise it from an early age, and later transferred to the Banner Congregation to learn to fight. A member of the flag family under the direct control of the Hui family.

But there was not much time left for Kuroda Nagamasa to think. The shouts of killing in the distance gradually approached. It seemed that the Toyoharu army had already attacked the mountain and was heading here.

"Hurry up and ask Tosa Mamoru for support!"

We can't just resist here, the Kuroda family. Kuroda Nagamasa's first reaction was to think of Nobuchika Nagasougabu who was handed over to him by Tokugawa Ieyasu.

"Tosa Shou is clearly behind me, why haven't I seen him go up the mountain yet?"

Nobuchika of the Chosoga Division inexplicably stopped at the foot of Mount Mobei. Even though his army had distanced itself from the Kuroda Nagamasa Division on the mountain, it had no intention of following up.

His retainers were a little confused. Only a few close retainers did not dare to disturb him and gave him enough time to think about it.

Nobuchika Chosogabu had long been in touch with Hideie, who promised him the conditions for obtaining the Tosa Ichi National Guard after the war, allowing him to defect before the battle.

Nobuchika Chosame never thought that he would be sent to Kuroda Nagamasa as support and go to the battlefield so early.

At present, the Eastern Army has not broken the formation, and he is still surrounded by the Western Army. If he counterattacks at this time, he may be able to defeat Kuroda Nagamasa in front of him, but the risk he faces is also very high.

If the Eastern Army in the valley cannot penetrate the Toyotomi banner of Kyogoku High School, and the Eastern Army in Mopeishan cannot defeat Kuroda Nagamasa, wouldn’t he become a bastard in a cage and be slaughtered by others?

This is also the reason why Changzong's followers stagnated at the foot of Taopei Mountain and were reluctant to go up the mountain.

What to do after going up the mountain?Are they really fighting against the Eastern Army?How will I explain it to Xiujia then?
But if he doesn't take action after going up the mountain, will Kuroda Nagamasa think that he has betrayed the Western Army? What if he joins forces with Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Maori army on the mountain to kill him here?
It doesn't matter if I die, but the hope of revival of Changzong's family must not be in vain.The believer was struggling here, and Kuroda Nagamasa's attendants came to ask him for help.

Kuwana Yoshinari told Nobuchika, "My lord made a decision early on. If my family is stuck in Sekigahara like this, it will arouse the suspicion of other daimyo."

Nobuchika took another look at the defense line in the valley. The fighting there was still fierce, but the Eastern Army still showed no sign of breaking out of the valley.

Perhaps seeing his hesitation, his younger brother Tsuno Chitada persuaded him, "I don't understand, brother, why are you still hesitating?
The Eastern Army is the attacking party, but its progress is slow. This is the time to reflect the importance of our clan.In this way, after the war, he can ask for some rewards from the right government office.

On the contrary, if there is no movement for a long time, if the Youfu wins afterwards, even if we do afterwards, the Youfu will definitely be unhappy anyway.Elder brother has been wandering here for a long time today, if the Youfu is defeated, my Changzong and our family will not have any good results after the war. "

People who are not in his position will never know the pressure of his position. Although Nobuchika Chosonggabu has hooked up with the Hide family, at a time like this when deciding the fate of his family, making a wrong step will be doomed, and some hesitation is also normal.

But this hesitation made his subordinates anxious. Even though his younger brother Tsuno Chitada dissuaded him, Chosou Gabu Nobutachika was still unwilling to take action.

At this moment, Kuroda Nagamasa's samurai came to ask for help. He called the man over and said, "Go back and inform Kuroda's servant first. Tell him that my clan, the Chosou family, is resting and eating, and let him support it for a while longer until our army has finished eating." I will support him later.”

Kuroda Nagamasa was so angry at the actions of Chosamebu Nobuchika. If I can hold on, do I still need to ask you for help?
The fierce fighting situation on the Mobi Mountain side and the unusual behavior of the Chosomegabu at the foot of the mountain naturally fell in the eyes of Tokugawa Ieyasu and others.It was not even necessary for Kuroda Nagamasa to go to Tokugawa Ieyasu to complain, as Tokugawa Ieyasu's envoy came to inquire.

Facing the messenger who asked Tokugawa Ieyasu, Nobuyoshi Nagamune did not dare to excuse his return with a meal. The reason he gave was that "the battlefield on the mountain is not wide enough to allow the Kuroda family to fight, and it is not enough to increase the number of troops." It's just fueling. If Kuroda's attendant really can't hold on, he will definitely go up to support Yunyun."

The envoy returned to Mount Tenman with the reply from Chosogabu Nobuchika. Not long after, Kuroda Nagamasa's retainers also came here to file a complaint against Chosogabu Nobuchika to Tokugawa Ieyasu.

But at this moment, Tokugawa Ieyasu had more important things to solve.

Maeda Toshiie, who was originally stationed at Matsuo Mountain, came to report that a group of troops, numbering no less than 3 people, came to Ise Street on the south side of Nangong Mountain.

At this moment, Sekigahara did not start the war as planned, so he came to ask Tokugawa Ieyasu if he wanted to follow the example of Kyogoku Takaji and block the invading enemies from the south in the valley.

"The invading enemies are flying the banners of the Nakagawa and Mori families, and some are Owari and Ise daimyo." Said the samurai who came to the transmission.

At this moment, Tokugawa Ieyasu was a little proud. Although the battle did not unfold as he expected, Kyogoku made many mistakes, and he indeed blocked the Eastern Army's offensive at this moment.

Under such circumstances, Tokugawa Ieyasu became bolder again, and he had the idea of ​​wanting to fight Hideka again. "It seems that our right government has nothing to do with our Kyogoku Councilor and Yoshikawa Izumo. We have to mobilize the army from the other side as a last resort."

Tokugawa Ieyasu said to the daimyo on the left and right, "They are just some miscellaneous soldiers. In that case, let them come in and fight. Councilor Hosokawa will lead the battle, and Aoki Aoki, Maeda Echichumori and others will assist. The two thieves Nakagawa and Mori were strangled here in Sekihara."

Hosokawa Tadayoshi got Tokugawa Ieyasu's military order and immediately got up and left.

At the beginning of the war, he didn't have much confidence in the victory of the battle. After all, the situation outside the battlefield had already deteriorated to this point, and the Western Army was already about to withdraw from the thick tail.

But who would have thought that the last wave of chaos in Beijing would revive the whole situation, at least at this moment the advantage of the war is indeed with the Western Army.

Maybe everyone in the Western Army didn't expect that the world-famous Fengchun Legion would be so fat, and it looked no different from the ordinary armies of the Warring States Dynasty daimyo.

Since Kyogoku Takaji can still withstand it, Hosokawa Tadayoshi will naturally seize the opportunity to earn military merit. After all, Tokugawa Ieyasu promised him the security conditions of Bungo country after the war.

It was Nakagawa Hidemasa, Mori Tadomasa and others who led the team from Tokugawa Ieyasu's intelligence. They were afraid that the battle would end too soon, so they left most of their luggage and rushed to the battlefield.

As a result, Nakagawa Hidemasa and Mori Tamasa led more than [-] troops up Fujikawa Sakugen, and what they directly saw was the Maeda family's battle flag clanking on Matsuo Mountain.

Taking a few more steps forward, there was some imaginary battle anywhere in the field of vision.

Directly in front is Mount Tenman where Tokugawa Aoi is located. At the foot of the mountain, there is a group of troops with the Hosokawa Kuyo pattern military flag heading towards him. On the right, there is a group of troops with various flags heading towards him. Double team here.

Nakagawa Hidemasa was completely confused. The composition of his army was extremely complicated. They came here to fight against the wind and earn military merit. How could they have to directly confront the main force on the opposite side?

"Why is this happening? Why hasn't the Youfu entered Sekihara to fight yet?" Mori Tadamasa beside him was also confused. Hideya came to urge him in the morning, for fear that they would be late and not catch up with the heat. Now he is really here. .

What about your ally?
Hosokawa Tadayoshi, who was on the front of the battlefield, didn't give them a chance to react. The iron gunner stepped forward directly and greeted them with a round of iron cannon.

This series of iron cannon sounds finally brought Nakagawa Hidemasa back to reality. "The battle cry came from the north side of Nangong Mountain. It seems that the right government is breaking the formation. At this moment, even if we engage in the battle first, we must not retreat."

Today, I will send my general warriors to the front line to fight against the Hosokawa Councilor's Department, and I will ask Mori to fight the incoming enemy from the right.You and I will help each other and we must hold on until the main force of the right government arrives. "

Mori Tadamasa replied: "This is the right thing to do, but we still need to send someone to go back and inform His Highness Youfu that we are in place. So that he can make arrangements early and join us in Sekigahara."

After the two finished speaking, they stopped wasting time and led their own troops to fight against Hosokawa Tadake's and Aoki Kazuki's troops.

The core of Nakagawa Hidemasa's department is his upper commander. After the previous loss, there are still about 4300 soldiers left. In addition to that, there are 700 soldiers under Tagaya Hidetsuke and Oda's rule, and the total number is only 5000.

On the opposite side, Hosokawa Tadayoshi had a wave of recruitment during the previous season. The 21 stone territory exploded with 5500 people. The number of both sides was roughly equal.

But Tadake Hosokawa's soldiers are Tango and Tanba soldiers, and to put it bluntly, they are the descendants of self-confidence who have fought with them for a long time.Because they basically followed the victorious battles, the soldiers brought back a lot of trophies, so they were relatively wealthy, and their equipment was obviously better than that of the impoverished Kamisou samurai.

But the Kanto samurai have tenacity and courage that the old warriors from Kinki do not have.

Aren't you shooting iron cannons?I'll cum with you too.

Not only did I shoot at you, I also took advantage of the gap between your reloading and the smoke to rush up to wrap you up and fight you hand-to-hand.

The battle here is obviously different from the previous high-level battle between Toyotomi Teruie and Kyogoku in the north, where the mothers-in-law of both sides launched iron cannon fire. The two sides had already fallen into a fierce battle as soon as they engaged.

On the other side, the Matsusaka people led by Mori Tamasa were in the past Oda Nobuo's military strength and combat effectiveness was guaranteed.On the opposite side, Aoki Kazuki led the remnants of the remaining powerful samurai families of Meinong. Although they had an advantage of 1 people, their combat effectiveness and fighting will were not the same at all.

The fierce battle here naturally fell into Maeda Toshinaga's eyes on Matsuo Mountain on the south side of the battlefield.

Looking at the 2-strong coalition army of powerful families with thick tail behind Nakagawa Hidemasa and others, he was as greedy as if he saw a plate of delicious food.

However, he didn't move!
Everyone can see that the daimyo behind Nakagawa Hidemasa are a group of fish belly. The Chikuzen soldiers of the Maeda family can defeat them with a single charge, and then surround Nakagawa Hidemasa and Mori Tadamasa and strangle them in Sekigahara. This is also virtue. Kawa Ieyasu's plan.

But at this moment, Maeda Toshinaga thought of the promise that Maeda Toshiie of Oita City made to him before leaving: "The army in the right government has raised troops to suppress the war, and the troops are extremely powerful. When you get to the battlefield, you must not go into battle blindly."

I have already made enough merits in the Western Army, and I will not be punished even if I do nothing after the Western Army wins.On the other hand, the Eastern Army has misunderstood us. If you can sell Youfu's face at a critical moment, I can keep most of the Maeda family leader after the war. "

Maeda Toshiie is such a person. In the Battle of Shiyue, he directly abandoned his allies Sakuma Morimasa and Shibata Katsuie and fled first. Then after Toyotomi Hideyoshi arrived, he immediately surrendered to him and begged for forgiveness.Now that things have come to a point, he has to hand over his own way of conducting himself to his son.

It's just that Maeda Toshinaga is obviously not a Toyie. Although his father's earnest teachings are in his ears, he doesn't know whether this is a good time or not.

If it weren't for his father's words, with his character, he would have led someone to rush down the mountain when he saw the fish belly at the moment.But Li Chang's actions today naturally aroused the confusion of his retainers.

The patriarch Lian Long asked: "My lord, why didn't you go out to fight? If you attack the famous people behind him at this moment, the Zhongchuan Army will definitely be defeated."

Sometimes when a person is hesitating, he is waiting for someone else to say something like this. Perhaps he has already made a decision in his heart, but he just needs others to help him express his decision, so that he can be considered to have recognized his own idea.

But after all, it was his father, so Maeda Toshiie was still a little hesitant.

After a while, Shinohara Kazuko pointed to Tokugawa Ieyasu's main camp on the west side and said, "My lord, Tianmanshan is waving the flag. This is calling for my lord to attack!"

Now not only his own elders have spoken out to agree with his inner thoughts, but the whole army, including the Tokugawa government, is watching his performance, so he naturally completely forgot his father's teachings.

"Attack! Righteousness lies in the western army, defeat the eastern thieves!"