Chapter 161 Nagato Kingdom Kamiya River
Hagiyama Castle, Abu County, Nagato Province
The Maori clan has taken root here for more than 400 years. Although the current governor is a Maori scholar, the power of the Maori clan is the same as that of the Tokugawa shogunate now. Dual governance is implemented. Terumoto, who lives in seclusion behind the scenes, is the voice of the Maori family. .
Hagiyama Castle has been built for hundreds of years and is strong and tall. When Oda Nobunaga pointed his sword at the Choshu Domain, the fight with the Mori family was in full swing. If it were not for Toyotomi Hideyoshi's participation, the Mori family's surrender to the Oda family might not have been possible. Moreover, Hideyoshi had Thirty thousand troops besieged Hagiyama Castle for four months without success. Terumoto even waited until the main force of the Mori clan came back for reinforcements, forcing Hideyoshi to withdraw his troops.
"I didn't expect that the late lord is still alive...it's ridiculous...hahaha..."
Hide looked at his father, and then said with a sad look on his face: "Father, Lord Yoribo's vanguard of 170,000 former troops has arrived at Ishimi Country, and behind him, 100,000 Toyotomi troops have also set up in Toyozen. Battle formation, father, what choice should I make now?"
"Buzen?"
Huiyuan drags his somewhat heavy body, and his health has been deteriorating in recent years. Especially this year, he always feels that his end is approaching.
"Ahem... With Hideie's wit, how could he possibly have a decisive battle with the shogunate army in Bunzen?"
Huimoto was Huimoto, and he could tell at a glance that the Ukita Hideie family would never allow the decisive battle between the two armies to be set up in Bunzen Country. In that case, according to the narrow borders of Bunzen Country, a decisive battle involving hundreds of thousands of people would probably not be possible. of expansion.
Xiuji participated in the Battle of Munroc and played a great role in the Battle of Ulsan, defeating the Ming army that came to attack the city several times.
"Father, could it be that the decisive battle site they set up in Bunzen was just a cover?"
'Dong dong dong...'
There was a gentle knock on the door, and then the door was opened. Lao Zhong knelt outside the door: "My lord, there is news from Toyoga County that 50,000 people from Toyotomi Army's former general General Sanada Yukimura entered Toyoga County. The Kamiya River stops.”
The current strategy chosen by the Choshu Domain is to temporarily not help both sides. Back then, Terumoto Mori was forcefully forced to be the head coach of the Western Army, but he didn't know that all this was Ishida Mitsunari's idea, and the authority of the head coach of the Western Army was But everything is in the hands of Ukita Hideie and Ishida Mitsunari. He is just a puppet.
But when Hideyoshi came back, he was not very kind to the Mori clan, so Terumoto has not chosen to join the shogunate army until now, but chose neutrality. Because of this, all the troops in Nagato and Shubo are now Concentrated in Hagiyama Castle, the army here has a total of 50,000 people, which can be said to be ready for action.
In this way, the territory of the Choshu Domain is now open space. Except for the surveillance scouts, the two countries can now come and go at will. It is for this reason that Sanada Yukimura's 50,000-strong vanguard army entered the Kamiya River in Toyagama County without being blocked at all. .
Huiyuan looked at the map next to him, then let out a long breath and said: "The Hideo family really did not hide his reputation as a wise general... I think that when His Excellency Guan Bai conquered Kyushu, it was at this Kamiya River that he defeated the dragon. The main force of the temple building department has thus laid the key battle to enter Kyushu. Now that the Toyotomi clan has chosen this place again, it seems that it is a gamble..."
"What if we are asked to send troops when the shogunate's army arrives?" Hide asked with a frown.
Huiyuan squinted his eyes to regain his composure, and then spoke for a long time: "As long as I am still alive, they will never dare to force our Choshu Domain. If this is the case, then there is a fool in the shogunate who forces rebellion against our Choshu Domain, and the shogunate will definitely fail."
"Father, the child still can't make a decision."
The wrinkles and age spots on Huiyuan's face looked a little rosy at the moment: "Hideya is telling me that the Kamiya River is the place of choice for our Choshu clan. If you pass on the order, all the armies will be ready and waiting for my order."
"yes..."
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The only intersection of the official road in the Kamiyagawa Plain is in the shape of an 'eight'. Hideyoshi fought a battle with the main force of Ryuzoji Temple here. In the end, Hideyoshi's subordinates Fukushima Masanori and Kato Kiyomasa led a surprise attack force to kill from the mountains on both sides. They went out and broke through the main formation of Ryuzoji Temple, and then they were able to win a complete victory.
Standing on the top of the mountain on the south side, Sanada Yukimura seemed to have participated in that battle back then.
"Sir..." Shimazu Tadayaro quickly walked up to the top of the mountain: "The entire army has camped at the entrance of the valley, and scouts have been arranged to inquire about the situation in the mountain. In addition, the feudal soldiers from various strongholds in the Choshu Domain have been withdrawn. Toyoga-gun is now empty.”
"Food can only last for fifteen days. It is reported that Tokugawa Yorifu's forward troops have just arrived at Ishimi Country. They are not very fast. It will take at least ten days to get here..."
Sanada Yukimura looked at the flag on the top of the mountain on the north side, and then said: "It seems that if you want to attract them here, you have to defeat them..."
Shimazu Tadayaro felt that Sanada Yukimura was joking, but the terrain here was indeed perfect. When the Ryuzoji army guarded the Yamaguchi of the Kamiya River, Hideyoshi was unable to move forward. However, Hideyoshi was defeated and led the entire Ryuzoji team to attack. , thus allowing the surprise attack troops of Fukushima Masanori and Kato Kiyomasa to take advantage of the loophole.
Now that time has passed, the offensive and defensive sides have changed directions, but Sanada Yukimura said that he will take the initiative to defeat the opponent.
"Sir, even if the shogunate army is fooled here at Taniguchi, they have a large number of people. They can retreat after failure. There are many people behind them."
Sanada Yukimura no longer conceals anything at this moment. After all, the Shimazu family has already boarded the chariot. It is impossible to think about it anymore. What's more, this battle must not only win a big victory, but more importantly, it must hold back the main force of the shogunate. This will provide convenience for Chen Cao, who is marching by sea, and buy enough time.
"The frontal battlefield requires the lord to come in person. As for the surprise attack troops in the north and south mountains, I and Miyoshi Masayasu will each lead 5,000 people. As long as I cut off their connection with the main formation, they can then move towards the shogunate army. Our formation rushes forward, and the Ming army is covering the rear. If there is chaos in the front army of the shogunate, our army has a 60% chance of winning this battle."
"Only 60%?" Shimazu Tadaro's eyelids trembled a little.
Sanada Yukimura said coldly: "For the rest, if I risk my life and break through to Hidetada's main formation, then my Toyotomi family will win this battle, and the help that should be given will follow." ,
Hey...what a wonderful country..."
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"Hizen Country taught us..."
Before Toyotomi Hideyori led the remaining 50,000 troops to Kamiya River, Chen Cao said these words, and then bid farewell to Hideyori and left with his troops. The two armies were temporarily separated.
Chen Cao then ordered Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng to lead the third division to attack Hizen Country. After taking Hizen Country, they rushed to Kamiya River as soon as possible to support Hideyori's headquarters, and then rushed to Fangjin Village with the remaining two divisions. Board the ship and head to Musashi Country to start his important plan to sneak attack Edo.
At the same time, more than a dozen Japanese fleets docked at Longjiang Ferry in the Ming Dynasty. After a month of sea travel, they finally arrived in Nanjing City in the Ming Dynasty. Then officials from the Ministry of Rites came to greet them, although it was not the tribute date agreed by the court. But this is still a 'vassal state' after all. As a kingdom of heaven, naturally it cannot lose its face.
This team of envoys bribed the officials of the Ministry of Rites as quickly as possible in Nanjing City, and then got the permission to go to Beijing. Even the officials of the Ministry of Rites were puzzled. In the past, all the Japanese who came to pay tribute were all flamboyant. How could these officials of the Ministry of Rites be given to them? Take advantage, I don’t know what happened this time.
With the help of the ships, the gold and silver vessels of the fleet headed towards the capital one by one, at a very fast speed...
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In mid-May of the fifth year of the Apocalypse, the vanguard of the Tokugawa shogunate's former army, which had been oppressing them with great power, finally arrived thirty miles away from the Kamiya River in Toyoga County.
"The vanguard general is Itakura Shigemune, the son of the famous Itakura Katsushige, one of the twenty Tokugawa generals. He has an army of 10,000. He is already thirty miles away and will arrive soon."
After receiving the news, Sanada Yukimura nodded slowly, and then looked towards Hideyori's camp outside Taniguchi: "Quickly report to the lord that the enemy's vanguard has arrived, so prepare early."
"yes..."
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Itakura Shigemune didn't pay too much attention to this battle because they had too many men. Even if they didn't need to gather more than 500,000 troops, they only needed 170,000 people in front of them to beat the old men to the ground.
"Lord," Itakura Shigemune's trusted retainer came on horseback: "The scouts have come to report that the Toyotomi army has gathered at the Kamiya River. Looking at the posture, they want to fight my army here."
Although Itakura Shigemune was a little arrogant, he was not stupid. He was confident that he did not have the courage of Oda Nobunaga and the strategy of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, so he would not fight with 10,000 troops against the opponent's 100,000 troops. s Choice.
"Send someone immediately to inform the general..."
"yes..."
Seeing that it was getting late, Itakura Shigemune immediately ordered the entire army to rest on the spot, and then set up camp to prepare dinner. His father was one of the famous Tokugawa dynasties, and his family had a martial arts tradition. At least he would not be so stupid as to even be a scout. Not to the point of letting go.
It’s not too hot in Japan in May, but in Toyagama County, which has become an open space, there is still a feeling of wind leaking from all directions.
The main force of Tokugawa Yorifusa's 160,000 former troops has just arrived at Shufeng and will not reach Kamiya River until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest. Therefore, what Itakura Shigemune has to do is to serve as the vanguard and must not make mistakes. .
At nightfall, Itakura Shigemune, who had just laid down, felt a slight tremor in the earth. This sign indicated that a large group of cavalry was approaching quickly. What's more, the Japanese country has always had few war horses. People can feel the sound of the earth and the number of the opponent's horses. No less than five hundred.
The anxious Itakura Shigemune was about to ask someone to report the situation when he saw his bodyguard running into the tent and saying, "My lord, something bad has happened. The enemy has attacked the camp."
Night attacks, let alone the generals of the Ming Dynasty, had to be cautious, as they basically would not occur in the Japanese country. Even the Battle of Sekihara, it was the two armies marching in the dark that happened to encounter each other and started a battle, but it also happened not long after They separated quickly, and their vision at night was so poor that it was difficult to judge the relationship between the enemy and ourselves.
"Quick, blow the trumpet, prepare to kill the enemy..."
Itakura Shigemune himself felt that his voice was trembling.
