Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 130 Ishida Mitsunari spoiled

Three months later, in Busan Castle, Ishida Mitsunari, the actual commander of the Japanese army, was pacing nervously in the castle tower in the city.

"How's it going? Have you found the source of the rumors?" Ishida Mitsunari asked the bodyguard beside him.

"Lord Ishida, please investigate carefully in this humble position. These rumors should have been started by the prisoners who were released by the Ming army."

"Damn the people of the Ming Dynasty, I wonder why the Ming army is so kind and willing to release such a strong prisoner. It turns out that they have such thoughts. How about, the people who spread the rumors in the first place have checked whether they have found out, and they are all counted. Ming army spies, behead them."

"Lord Ishida, I still have something important to report to you." The guard suddenly lowered his voice.

"Oh, what's so mysterious?"

"When I interrogated a released prisoner, he gave me this book, saying that he had stolen it from the Ming army. When I asked that guy, he was so frightened that he told me everything. But this guy didn't If you are literate, the contents of this book should not be leaked.”

"Oh, what is this book about?" Ishida Mitsunari took the book curiously, but was shocked on the first page.

"Toyotomi Hideyoshi overestimated his capabilities and launched a war of aggression against Korea that ultimately failed. Because he killed his original heir Toyotomi Hideji to make way for his own son Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the current owner of the Toyotomi family is just a few Children aged 10 to 18 years old. Orphans and widowed mothers naturally have little prestige, so the majestic Osaka Castle also lost its role in intimidating the Japanese heroes. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's subordinates looked for their own way out, forming the Western Army Group headed by Ishida Mitsunari and Take Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern Army Group. The final decisive battle broke out in Sekigahara..."

Ishida Mitsunari became more and more frightened as he read it. After looking at it for a few times, he wanted to tear up the book. After thinking about it, he put it in his pocket.

"Did you only find this one? Have you read the things in it?"

"Jiji... I don't know why this book appeared in Ishida-sama's room. Jiji just came in." The guard looked at Ishida Mitsunari's playful eyes and hurriedly explained nervously.

"Go and interrogate those prisoners. Carefully interrogate them. What rumors have you heard? If you find other books or papers, leave them to me." Ishida Mitsunari said.

"I obey my orders." The guard left in a hurry.

Ishida Mitsunari walked into the inner room, closed the door tightly, and quickly read the book seriously. Especially when it came to stories involving himself, Ishida Mitsunari endured his scalp numbness and read it. After reading what was written in the book, I wanted to assassinate Tokugawa Ieyasu, but Tokugawa Ieyasu escaped from the assassination. Tokugawa Hidetada even got a knock on his door, and he was forced to flee in women's clothing.

"People from the Ming Dynasty really don't know how to make up stories. How can I wear women's clothes? I'm not Sima Yi. I really have watched too much "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms."" Mitsunari Ishida muttered to himself.

But as the chapter continues, the expression on Ishida Mitsunari's face becomes more and more solemn. Especially after seeing the chapter where Sekigahara and Kobayakawa Hideaki defected, Ishida Mitsunari couldn't help but feel shocked. After reading the story of the defeat of the Western Army and his execution by Tokugawa Ieyasu, Ishida Mitsunari couldn't help but touch his neck.

After reading for who knows how long, Ishida Mitsunari turned over the book again and again. From being upset at the beginning to becoming calm, he walked to the stove, lit the small stove, and threw the book into the stove page by page. Medium burning. After the burning was finished, Ishida Mitsunari picked up a root and stirred it, and poured a pot of water on it.

After doing this, Ishida Mitsunari walked out of the inner room. I don't know why, Ishida Mitsunari felt that his head was dizzy, but he felt a little better after he came out for air.

When he went out, Ishida Mitsunari found that his personal guard was already kneeling in front of him.

"Master, I did something wrong. Those prisoners who were released were carefully interrogated. Not to mention the books, no notes were found. I really missed the important matter of the master. Please allow me to commit suicide." "Get up, Ichiro, you are here. The job was done well, please bring the guy with the book over here, I want to interrogate him personally."

"I obey my command." The guard stood up respectfully, and after a while, he raised a trembling ashigaru in front of Ishida Mitsunari.

"Tell me, how did you find this book?"

"Master Ishida, I picked it up secretly on the roadside."

"Picked it up on the road? Now go to the roadside and pick up a book for me to read?"

"Really, I don't know why, but this book was placed on the roadside. I saw that no one was paying attention, so I picked it up. Unexpectedly, two days later, the Ming army released our group of people. came back."

"Drag him down." Ishida Mitsunari waved his hand, and two people stepped forward and dragged the unlucky ashigaru out.

"Master Ishida, it seems that the Ming army deliberately gave this book to us." The guard said.

"The people of the Ming Dynasty threw this book randomly on the roadside and deliberately asked these prisoners to pick it up. Then the people of the Ming Dynasty must not only have thrown away this book, but they might also have thrown away other books, or used other methods. This book has been passed on to us. That would be troublesome."

"Master Ishida, what should we do now? Are we going to search this batch of books in Busan City?"

"It's necessary. Now we don't know whether the people of the Ming Dynasty really spread this book to Busan City. If so, what method was used and where it was spread. We have no idea. Taking rash actions will only alert the snake. In this way, I will write a letter now for you to take with you. Take this letter and cross the sea immediately, and give this letter to Taiko. This is the magatama of the Ishida family. You can take it as a token. Taiko sees this. The token will summon you. Go now."

"I humble my duty and obey my orders."

……

In the capital of North Korea, civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty in North Korea held a meeting to discuss the next combat strategy. Zhang Xiao had no specific responsibility for supervising military affairs, so the emperor's envoys were present at this meeting.

"Right now, my army is advancing by water, and has conquered Sacheon Castle and Sunchon Castle, and has completely recovered Chungcheong Province and Jeolla Province. Now the Japanese only occupy Busan Castle and Ulsan Castle in Gyeongsang Province. However, although our army has conquered Sacheon Castle and Sunchon Castle , most of the Japanese defenders succeeded in breaking out from the sea. At present, except for Kato Kiyomasa who led his troops to guard Ulsan Castle, the Japanese army is crowded around Busan Castle. Everyone has their own opinions on how to fight the next battle." Li Rusong He said straight to the point.

"Admiral Li, it is not easy to attack Busan City forcefully. Our troops attacked the fortress checkpoints around Busan City. In just twenty days, we have suffered thousands of casualties. If we continue to fight like this, we don't know how many troops we will have to expend to defeat the enemy." Take down the entire Busan defense line. And now the Japanese are determined to defend the city. No matter how provocative our army is, the Japanese just can't get out." Ma Gui said helplessly.

(End of this chapter)