Chapter 158 Dominate Kyushu Island
Today, all of Kyushu Island, with the exception of Hizen Province, has fallen into the hands of Toyotomi Hideyori. The manipulator behind it is naturally Chen Cao. As long as the countries around Kyushu Island have perfect ports, they all now fall into Chen Cao's hands. inside.
This was also the bargaining chip negotiated with the Toyotomi clan before. Of course, without the help of the Shenwu Cannon, it would be absolutely impossible to break the rule of Kyushu Island within a few months.
The construction of Kumamoto Castle is still in progress. Before the Toyotomi clan failed to capture Osaka Castle, Kumamoto Castle would become the replacement for Osaka Castle. The main reason was that Kumamoto Castle served as the shogunate in Kyushu Island to defend Satsuma. The largest base of the vassal, it is also the most powerful vassal in Kyushu Island except Satsuma Domain.
The situation in the castle tower is much better than before, because in their minds, the Toyotomi clan's "God of War" Sanada Yukimura talks a lot more than before.
"To be able to reach this situation, in addition to Yukimura-sama's bravery, and more importantly, the strong help of Marquis Dingwu, I give a toast to Marquis Dingwu."
Chen Cao raised his wine glass towards Toyotomi Hideyori: "It is a blessing to have someone like Yukimura-sama under General Hideyori. I am just following orders."
"The Hizen Kingdom is in turmoil right now. I heard that they are recruiting troops. Now the Hiragan clan has recruited nearly 40,000 people in its territory to resist our army." Sanada Yukimura put down his wine glass and said to Toyotomi Hideyori: "My lord, all I need is My lord, give the order now, and my army, Toyotomi, can march north in one fell swoop, and I am confident that I can capture the entire Hizen Kingdom within fifteen days."
"There's no rush..." Toyotomi Hideyori laughed, and then looked at Ukita Hideie: "Sir Hideie has another plan to capture Hizen Country without any bloodshed."
Ukita Hideie's current status can be said to be second only to Hideyori himself. Hideyori relies on Fumino Ukita Hideie, and Takeshi is Sanada Yukimura. As for Shimazu Tadashi, his father Yoshihiro's treatment is similar to that of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. .
"The Maori family is now a common target for both the enemy and us." Ukita Hideie said solemnly.
At this time, Chen Cao just ate and listened to what they said without interrupting at all, because in his mind, all the efforts of this group of people now were to plan for his future success and fame.
"The two kingdoms of Zhou and Nagato are in the hands of the Mori clan, the lord of the Choshu domain. The combat effectiveness of their soldiers can be fully demonstrated in the Azuchi Momoyama era. Although Terumoto has retired now, it is beneficial to the lord. Huiyuan is still alive."
Ukita Hideie said with a long sigh: "Although Terumoto was forcibly promoted as the coach of the Western Army back then, everyone knew at that time that I was still in charge of the Western Army. Therefore, if I am Tokugawa Hidetada now, I will definitely stabilize the situation as soon as possible. Live in the Maori family, and then assemble the armies of various Chinese vassal states. When the army goes south, the Maori family will not dare to act arbitrarily;
Even if they sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, it will be a great help to the Tokugawa family, but it will be a great harm to us. "
Shimazu Tadahashi is sitting below. The base camp of Kumamoto Castle is now the gathering point for all the important officials of the Toyotomi clan. And now that he himself has joined the Toyotomi clan again, naturally he cannot continue to stay in the Satsuma domain.
"Lord Hideie's words, I also agree. For this reason, I have sent several teams of messengers to the Choshu Domain a few months ago to tell the Maori family what happened. Fortunately, the government affairs of the Choshu Domain now seem to be in the hands of Motonari, the family governor. , In fact, Huiyuan is still in charge, as long as Huiyuan is persuaded, the overall situation can be settled."
"It's a pity that a month has passed and the Choshu clan still hasn't sent anyone here. I'm wondering if Huiyuan is worried about something?"
Ukita Hideie thought carefully, then Onoji said: "They are also waiting and watching. Now is the wavering stage. Not only that, I believe that the Chinese daimyo who learned about the return of the lord must also be thinking about this matter. desirability.”
Yes...after all, it was the former Toyotomi regime that had disappeared for more than twenty years.
"Betting is like winning money in a casino, but once you make a wrong bet, there is no way out." Chen Cao drank a glass of low-alcohol sake to relieve the fishy smell of the sashimi, and then went to their side Said quietly.
Sun Chuanting had a great time. No one was as good at playing tricks as the Ming Dynasty, let alone the person in front of him who was promoted from the county magistrate to the central government. He also cheated and killed so many people during his tenure as the county magistrate. Lots of bandits.
"Boya, do you think the ingenuity of these people is child's play for you?"
After being asked in a low voice by Chen Cao, Sun Chuanting stopped his chopsticks and wiped the grease from his mouth: "Hey, although I can't understand their words, at least Master Liao can understand them a little bit. How can I use that?" Tangled, this matter simply lies with them."
"Oh, Boya has another insight?" Chen Cao raised his eyebrows.
Sun Chuanting waved his hand with a smile, took the plate of unfinished sashimi in front of Chen Cao, and then said with a smile: "Master Hou, although I guess I don't know what they think, but I know what you think, Master Marquis. "
Chen Cao raised his eyebrows and showed an expression of "waiting for you to whisper".
I saw Sun Chuanting put a piece of sashimi covered in mustard juice into his mouth, and he was sweating all over his head: "After the surrender of Chikuzen and Chikuhou, the Marquis used the excuse that the army was resting and stopped moving forward. He clearly wanted to use Mori's vacillation to wait for Edo's move;
Because the opponent is their mortal enemy, and with the thoughtful help of the Marquis, this gang has now grown to nearly 100,000 troops, which is already huge in three months, so the Tokugawa clan will definitely gather heavy troops after discovering their true and false strength. Come to encircle and suppress, this number is definitely comparable to the five hundred thousand that the Marquis said at the time;"
I saw Sun Chuanting swallowing the sashimi, and then looking at Chen Cao with interest: "If your guess is correct, the Marquis will definitely take advantage of the conflict between them to launch a sudden attack from the sea and directly attack the hinterland of Edo. At that time, all the troops of the Tokugawa family were here. As long as Sanada Yukimura was not a waste and held back their main force, the Marquis could lead the army to attack Huanglong?
Yes or no? "
Chen Cao's expression did not change, and he sneered for a long time, and then observed Toyotomi Hideyori and the others. Fortunately, these people were now immersed in the spirit of dominating Kyushu and did not care about them at all.
Chen Cao then looked at Sun Chuanting with an evil smile: "Bo Ya is really the roundworm in my stomach, do you know this?"
Sun Chuanting smiled and raised his hand to Chen Cao: "Master Hou, please don't make fun of me. I am your chief of staff. I mobilized the navy to make frequent visits. I must be inquiring about the local sea routes so that I can land in a good place." no?"
"It's a bit interesting..."
Chen Cao admired Sun Chuanting very much. This guy actually saw his own thoughts clearly.
Sun Chuanting continued: "According to this situation, if the enemy comes with all their strength, they will definitely come with a great commander. At that time, the defense of Edo City was empty. Even if there was one, it would not exceed 50,000 people at most. But in my Dingwu In front of the army, a hundred thousand people can stop it, so with the help of divine cannons, Edo Castle is within easy reach."
"It's a pity that Edo Castle is too far away from Heiankyo, the residence of the Japanese emperor. Otherwise, I, Chen Cao, would have to go to Luo once to gain face."
Chen Cao sighed and whispered, then stared at Sun Chuanting and said: "So Boya thinks, once this plan is implemented, what is our winning rate?"
"The Marquis never does anything that is uncertain."
Chen Cao choked up with just one sentence. This guy is not simple: "Oh, how can you see it?"
"Judging from the fact that the Marquis does not interfere in their affairs, we know that the Marquis has his own ideas, otherwise the Marquis would not leave everything to them."
As he spoke, Sun Chuanting dipped another piece of sashimi into his mouth and chewed it with a happy face.
Chen Cao shook his head and said, "You can completely replace me as chief of staff in the future."
Sun Chuanting quickly shook his head: "The lower official does not have the courage of the Marquis."
Good guys don't fall for it.
What he said here was rising. After listening to the reports of his ministers, Toyotomi Hideyori looked at Chen Cao and politely handed over his hands: "Ding Wuhou, it depends on you, when can Hizen Kingdom take action?" ?”
After listening to Liao Yaowen's translation, Chen Cao said: "A small country is now frightened by Lord Yukimura's reputation. In my opinion, we only need to station troops at their borders, and then wait for the summer harvest before marching into Hizen Country. "
Chen Cao's suggestion was honest and pertinent. The national conditions of the Japanese country were not that perfect. The Toyotomi clan now had an army of one hundred thousand people. It was a big problem in terms of food. The Dingwu army relied entirely on domestic shipping for its food sources, and he Their assets are no longer enough to supply the Toyotomi clan with food and grass, so they can only decide their actions on the premise of satisfying the Dingwu Army. Now, part of the Dingwu Army's food is still provided by the Toyotomi clan, and their food is not rich.
The Japanese country has many mountains and few paddy fields, and food needs to be traded with the Ming Dynasty. Before a new batch of food arrives, they do not have the strength to enter Hizen Country.
Food is also the most important reason that troubles them.
This kind of thing was actually said but not said, because Chen Cao needed to build several seaside ports in Fangjinzhai during this period of time to make long-term plans for the future.
Toyotomi Hideyori also agreed with Chen Cao's opinion, and the food issue has always been in the hands of Osamu Ono, and he knew it best. After listening to Chen Cao's words, he looked at Toyotomi Hideyori and said it was completely reasonable.
"I dare to ask Marquis Sadabu," Ukita Hideie suddenly said: "I wonder if Marquis Sadabu has any opinions on persuading the Choshu Domain to move, or how we should deal with it if the Choshu Domain betrays the shogunate?"
Chen Cao was stunned, he realized that there were many smart people among them, at least Ukita Hideya lived up to his reputation as a wise general.
"I have some ideas..."
