The second day of the twelfth lunar month in the first year of Tianqi.
There are only six days left before Ping Liaohou's twenty-second birthday.
Just as General Anyuan was making careful preparations for his husband's birthday, news that the Kaiyuan Army was about to fight the shogunate's army quickly spread among the army.
In the last battle before the year, Ping Liaohou would personally lead his army to pacify Japan in one battle.
In this way, his twenty-second birthday will be spent on the battlefield again.
Chikuzen Domain Moji Port.
Liu Zhaosun carefully read the information sent back from Edo by the raincoat guards, and his brows gradually furrowed.
He looked at Jin Yuji who was following him and made a pun.
"It turns out that being afraid of your wife does not respect national boundaries. The dignified General Zhengyi is actually afraid of his wife. Isn't his wife the most powerful person in the country?"
"Are the shogunate troops determined to fight decisively?"
After the Battle of Kyushu broke out, Shen Lian commanded the Capricorn Guards to lurk throughout Japan. Nagasaki, Satsuma, Edo, Kyoto, several important cities have Kaihara intelligence forces.
Compared with the previous intelligence bureau, the Capricorn Guards have stronger penetration capabilities, more professional espionage skills, and can kill without leaving any traces.
Under the leadership of two spy chiefs, Shen Lian and Zhangdong, the Capricorn Guards quickly made a good start in Kyushu, killing a large number of so-called Japanese jounin.
After the war broke out, in order to learn as much information as possible, the lords of each lord did not hesitate to hire a large number of peasants - or ninjas - to go deep into Kyushu Domain to spy on the Kaiyuan Army's intelligence.
It's a pity that most of these ninjas never came back. Most of them were discovered by the corywei guards and killed in Kyushu.
Then, Shen Lian took people to fight in Shikoku, Honshu and other places, killing many ninjas in tit for tat.
Since then, the coir raincoat guards have become famous far and wide.
Now, no matter who they are, Kaga Jonin or Iga Shiba, when they see this strange team wearing raincoats, they stay away from each other.
Liu Zhaosun looked back at his wife and said in surprise:
"The shogunate was about to start a decisive battle, but Tokugawa Hidetada actually listened to his wife's words and fought with our army in Sekigahara."
Jin Yuji rolled her eyes at Marquis Pingliao, stepped forward and said in a sweet voice:
"Isn't your husband also a general who conquered the barbarians? Are you afraid of Mrs. Gaoming? Why do you want to conquer the country and conquer the city? Your husband also wants to accept a Japanese girl?"
Liu Zhaosun waved his hand quickly, and he coughed twice.
Qiao Yiqi, Sun Chuanting and others followed around.
He came close to Jin Yuji and laughed softly:
"Madam, you know that I am a self-proclaimed general who conquered the barbarians, not the real general who conquered the barbarians in Edo. Hahaha, the Japanese country is only a small country. This country and the city are all over the country. I guess that's the same thing... ·”
He knew that Jin Yuji was still concerned about Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan was really good at controlling men, and even Liu Xiahui like himself fell into her trap.
Thinking of Liu Zhaosun, I feel regretful...
A cold wind swept across the harbor. It was freezing cold on Kyushu Island in December. Marquis Pingliao took off his cloak and put it on Jin Yuji.
The two walked eastward along the seawall until they reached the end of the Kanmon Strait.
Across the strait of five or six hundred steps, the warriors of the Nagato clan on the other side were looking eagerly towards the west bank.
The guards protected Marquis Pingliao in the center. Liu Zhaosun gently pushed the shield in front of the two of them and pointed at the densely packed Japanese warriors not far away:
"Jin Yuji, I am going to fight again. The decisive battle with Tokugawa Hidetada is in Sekigahara."
"Decisive battle? Sekigahara?"
Jin Yuji looked surprised. She originally thought she could return home after the Battle of Kyushu, but she didn't expect there would be another fight. Ever since she met her husband, she felt that he was in an endless battle.
Even if the generals can maintain their fighting spirit, what about the soldiers below? Fighting all year round in a distant foreign country, it is difficult for them to have any reason to persist like this.
"Where is Sekigahara?"
"In Mino Country, specifically here, twenty-two years ago, Tokugawa Hidetada and his father Tokugawa Ieyasu fought a decisive battle with the Toyotomi clan here and finally won."
Liu Zhaosun took out a simple map of Japan from his arms, spread it out on the ground, pointed to the waist of Honshu Island, and introduced it to Jin Yuji.
"The feudal lords of the Kyushu Domain are afraid of being attacked by the Kaiyuan Army. They are now hiding in the mountains and dare not come out. The other feudal clans are also choosing to wait and see. They will join whoever wins. Our army has blocked Kyushu. I thought the shogunate would surrender. , I didn’t expect the general’s wife to have such a tough attitude and force Tokugawa Hidetada to fight our army with a knife.”
Jin Yuji said anxiously:
"Mino Country is so far away from Kyushu, do we have to fight all the way there?"
Liu Zhaosun smiled and shook his head.
"Of course not. We used warships to transport soldiers to land on the Yuanjiang River, then went north to capture Sanhe, and finally fought them in Sekigahara."
Jin Yuji asked anxiously:
"What are the chances of winning the expedition?"
Liu Zhaosun thought for a while and stretched out five fingers.
"About 50%. Each feudal clan in Kansai is fighting on its own and basically does not listen to the shogunate's orders. The Hizen clan who listened to Hidetada's words has been massacred by Korean soldiers."
However, the combat power of the Kanto vassals was far greater than that of Kansai. If the warriors of each vassal risked their lives to fight against the Kaiyuan army, the casualties would be heavy.
Liu Zhaosun suddenly remembered Akira Kurosawa's movie "Ran". Could it be that Mrs. Ajiang also wanted the Tokugawa family to be wiped out?
"If only the shogunate army participates in the battle, our army has a good chance of winning. If the red-haired barbarians also come to join in, then it is not certain."
"Husband, take care of yourself,"
Liu Zhaosun nodded and said nothing more.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, except for some remaining garrison, all the Kyushu army set off, took ships, and headed towards the hinterland of Honshu Island.
