Chapter 226 negative positive

If it was not Mitsuhide but Hideyoshi who was so excited that he swallowed the rice dumpling leaves, how would he step down?He would definitely laugh and say, "Guangxiu and his ilk are nothing, we chew and eat the armor and people together like this rice dumpling."Although this is bragging, it can make the gift giver happy and can go down the stairs smoothly. However, Guangxiu is an introverted female intellectual.He knew something was wrong and couldn't spit it out, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and swallow it down.Unexpectedly, he didn't swallow a mouthful and got stuck in his throat, and it took him a while to catch his breath.As a result, this scandal spread throughout the capital along with his reputation as a traitor.

"...I never expected that General Akechi Mitsuhide swallowed the leaves." "...Isn't that right, Hideyoshi must have been scared out of his wits, he couldn't even tell the difference between the rice dumpling leaves and the rice dumpling." "This is the harbinger of a losing battle." "Who would give zongzi if I knew this? It's not worth asking people to give him gifts at all." On the one hand, Hideyoshi's popularity has skyrocketed.On the other hand, Guangxiu's situation is very bad. It is impossible for his morale to rise up if this continues, and he is bound to lose the support of the people and lose the battle.

After all the people dispersed, the retainer Saito Toshizo ran to report in a panic again: "Your Highness, Chikuzen will be opened tomorrow... the 13th will come to Yamazakiguchi." "What? He... has come?!" "Yes. Moreover, when he set off from Himeji Castle, he heard that there were less than 10,000 horses. But now it has increased to 26,000 to 7,000." "Li San! Did you even believe Chikuzen's rumors? How could an army of less than 10,000 people grow to 26,000 or 7,000 in just three days? Don't listen to those words that have no shadow!" "Unfortunately, there are indeed so many people."

"How come there are so many?" "According to the person we sent out to inquire about the news, Chikuzen arrived in Settsu Tomita on the 12th, and the result of the negotiation with Niwa Chohide seems to have unified Niwa's army." "What? Nobutaka was also conquered by Chikuzen?" "Yes. Chikuzen shaved his head and ran to Tomita to reprimand Nobutaka, saying that your father and your brother were killed. Why are you still hesitating? Come and kill us in the capital immediately to take revenge! Chikuzen is threatening and taking revenge." I tried to persuade him, and ended up buying Nobutaka."

"Hmm... Niwa and Nobutaka's army has a total of 8,000 people?" "Yes. Add in four thousand from Ikeda Nobuki, four thousand from the Nakagawa and Takayama armies, 10,000 from Hashiba himself, and some miscellaneous troops such as Hachisuka Railong, and the total is about 26,500." About a hundred people." "Twenty-six thousand five hundred?" "Your Highness, it may be too late to restore Yodo Castle now. The situation is quite critical. It is better to cancel the decision to fight here and return to Sakamoto Castle for the time being! I, Saito Rizo, beg you."

However, once feminine intellectuals think their plans are right, it is difficult for them to accept other people's opinions.Mitsuhide shook his head again and again and said, "According to you, if we start the battle at Yamazakiguchi, we will have no hope of victory? Ah, Saito Toshizo?" "No, no. I'm not sure if we can win. I just think this is the place where the enemy's sharp troops will pass. Wouldn't it be beneficial for us to deploy troops here?" "Forget it, return to Sakamoto Castle? This is not possible!" "This...why is this?"

"Think about it, I, Mitsuhide, withdrew into Sakamoto Castle before the war started. What would happen? Even those who want to cooperate with us will run to Hideyoshi. No way! A samurai sometimes takes risks, this is the samurai the spirit of!" "But..., the enemy's 26,000 army is like raging waves..." "In terms of numbers, we are not many, right? You have three thousand, Aguan Zhenming and Mizoo Katsuhei (Akechi Chaomo) have three thousand, plus my five thousand, and Jinshi, Murakoshi, Horio, Miyake and the others, there are more than 16,000 people in total, right?"

"That's true, but..., it's ten thousand less than the enemy!" "Risan! Have you forgotten that Tsutsui Junqing has come to Dongling?" "I'm really sorry, I don't think His Highness Shunqing is reliable. I told you before that he has a close relationship with Zhuqian." "This is your fault, understand? If we give up our plan to fight here and return to Sakamoto Castle, Tsutsui Junkei will go to Hashiba Chikuzen as you said. However, if we risk a decisive battle here, he will We will attack Yuchai's army from the Dongling on the other side and attack him by surprise. In this way, we will have 25,000 to 6,000 people. So, in terms of numbers, we don't need to be afraid of him."

In the face of this stubborn female intellectual, Saito Rizo could no longer insist on his own opinion.However, he was still worried about whether Tsutsui Junqing would be able to cooperate with our army in combat. "So, why don't you go back to Sakamoto Castle?" "If we don't go back, the situation will be unfavorable to us if we go back. I, Guangxiu, am not a timid person who is afraid of not being able to catch the opportunity." "Then I have nothing to say, please set up your formation immediately!" After Saito Toshizo finished speaking, he immediately ran out to summon the generals to come to discuss matters, and prepared to form a formation to fight against Hashiba's army.