Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

The trigger for the Battle of Osaka was ignited in the early morning of the seventh day of the winter month in the 19th year of Qingchang.The next day, Qianji moved to Mrs. Dian's residence. The preparations for the battle in Osaka have been completed, so there is no need to repeat them. General Hideyori Hideyori led the banner chief Ma Liang, Ma Yinfeng Tsugawa Sakon, the head of the guards Hosokawa Sanuki Shou Lai Fan and Mori Kachi Shou Yuanlong, a total of 3,000 troops guarded the city.Obviously, no one thought they would be directly involved in the war. The cold winter is about to enter, and swimming is no longer possible. Under the persuasion of Toyomasa Okuhara, Hideyori worked hard to practice horseback riding.

Sanzatoen in Honjo was guarded by the brothers Genemon Suzuki, Kichiemon Hirai, and Jiemon Hirai, and Doshibashi was guarded by thirty "Yoriki" officials and fifty "Tongxin" samurai.Erdao City surrounds the main city with a moat in between.Outside the moat is Sandao City, surrounded by a wide and deep moat.On the east side of Erdo Castle, the area from Tamazuokou to Aoyakou was guarded by 3,000 men led by Asai Zhou's defense chief Fang and Miura Hida Moriyoshi, and the Aokikou was guarded by Inakiemon Wei Jiaoliang and others. Thousands of guards.In this area, the soldiers suddenly became nervous, because the enemy was likely to invade from these two places.

Therefore, the mobile unit here is the 5,000 elite led by Hideyori's personal guard Kimura Nagamon. On both sides of the Erdao City, the urn at the back gate is guarded by Aoki Minbu Shaofu Yizhong and 1,000 people, and to the north of the back gate is guarded by 1,500 people from Modao Genfan Yunjuri; The 1,000 people from Shaofu Zhongchun, the 5,000 people from Mori Toyozen Shousheng, and the 4,000 people from Hayami Kai Shoujiu formed a camp to guard. On the south side, a total of 13,000 people, including Senshi Toyozen Rendao Zongya, Changso Ibu Miyauchi Shosuke Morikin, Akashi Sabusuke Shoju, Yuasa Ukon Masaki, Ishikawa Higoshu Yasho, etc., live in the center. The 1,300 men of Oda Nagayori, the de facto commander-in-chief Ryoji Ono's 5,000 men, and the 3,000 men of Goto Yuhei Kichiji were deployed as mobile units.

On the north side and the northwest corner are the 5,000 people of Ono Lord Ma Ryoji's house, and the Kyobashi mouth is the 3,000 people of Fujino Hanya.The Urn Castle was guarded by 3,000 men led by Sukatsuka and others led by Horita Shukaku, and 3,000 men led by Saiseikou was guarded by Ito Dango Nagami... Osaka Castle is really well-defended. These deployments formed the core of Hideyori's "impregnable" main formation. In addition, Sandao City also made detailed deployments.The southwest of Sandao City is an open space, there are several entrances and exits, which are respectively connected with the market.

Passing through Morimura Exit, Yamato Bridge Exit, Kuromen Exit, Hirano Exit, Hachimachi Exit, Tanimachi Exit, Eigani Bridge, Andoji Bridge, Kubaoji Bridge, Nongren Bridge, Honmachi Bridge, Sian Bridge, Hirano Bridge, Koryo from the east Bridge, Tenjin Bridge, Tianman Bridge, Jingqiao, and the archery tower in the northeast corner are all closely guarded, which is really "impregnable as gold".However, a mere 30,000 to 50,000 people cannot fill this vast area. There is a proverb called "a crab digs a hole as big as its body". If there is a truth in the proverb, then for Hideyori, an ordinary crab who has no special skills, the hole in Osaka Castle is really too big.For an unrivaled hero like Hideyoshi, maybe he can maneuver well, but for a mediocre person, just blocking those entrances and exits is already too much.Moreover, they also need to decorate the "impregnable" facade to incite those ambitious people.

Although the number of people in the city has reached about 100,000 at this time, the number of generals to lead them is far from enough.More than half of the generals deployed in Sandao City had to serve as the defense of Erdao City. Needless to say, Brother Ohno, Aoki Kazushige, Mori Katsunaga, Akaishi Sabu, Yuasa Ukon, Sengoku Soya, Nagsogabe Morikin, Princess Ma, Kimura Shigenari, and others all had to play multiple teams in Sandao City. leadership task. Moreover, if you want to defend Sandao City, you must build a protective fence outside the city.This is what troubled Sanada Yukimura the most.He built the "Sanada Fortress" at a critical point in the south of the city, and ordered his son Daisuke Yukizuna and Iki Shichiroemon Too to lead 5,000 people to guard it.

The Gamo fence in the northeast of the city was guarded by 300 people led by Iida Saomasuke.Yano and Izumi Shou Masato led 300 people to guard the Jinfu Fence.The Naruno fence was guarded by 2,000 subordinates of Inoue Rōzaemon Yoriji and Ono Jichang.It's just that it's really impossible for Zhichang to come to this Naruto fence to command, it's just supervision. The walled city in the southwest is guarded by 800 people from Mingshi Danhou guarding Jinyan.Boraoyeon's fortress was garrisoned by 700 men from Hayato Susukita Masakansho, Yonemura Liubingwei, and Hirako Shizen.The main points of the shipyard are guarded by 400 people under the leadership of Ono Zhichang.

The boathouse fortress in the northwest is garrisoned by Ono Dou's 800 men.The Fukushima Fortress was guarded by 2,500 men from Ogura Sakuzaemon Yukiharu and Miyajima Bitchu Shou Jianxing.In Tianman City Walled City, there are ten thousand people from Zhitian Youlezhai... they are deployed one by one, and the 100,000 people are allocated in the blink of an eye. Moreover, since the commander of the fortress outside the city must be responsible for the security of Erdao City at the same time, it means that those temporarily hired outside can only fight randomly according to their own wishes.

In the eyes of Tokugawa Ieyasu, who once galloped through thousands of troops and never conceded defeat to the late Taiko, this series of "impregnable" deployments? Ieyasu reprimanded Toshikatsu Doi for offering Shigemasa Yamaguchi's plan to enter the city to assassinate Hideyori.He tried to stop it, and his intention was very clear: Xiu Lai was already "a trapped beast still fighting", so how could he do that assassination? On the fifth day of the winter month, Ieyasu sent Katagiri Kamoto to Nijo Castle, ordering him to attack Osaka, and then immediately sent Jowazumi Mori nobushige to convey a completely opposite message to Kato and Ikeda, which had entered the southwest of Osaka Castle. Secret Order: Do not rush to attack!

On the one hand, Ieyasu ordered Katagiri Kazumoto to attack Osaka, but on the other hand, he sent a secret order to the brothers Kato-style minister Akisei, Ikeda Musashi Mori Takashi, and Ikeda Saemon governor Tadaji who hurried to the front line of the Kanzaki River: "This place is very far away from Osaka Castle. The terrain is not good, so we must not cross the river easily. Continue to investigate the enemy's movement and stand by for orders." This contradictory order unintentionally reveals Ieyasu's attitude towards this war.It seems that Ieyasu doesn't want to fight... Before Xiuzhong arrived, he wanted Osaka to initiate a "peace negotiation".

The two armies have completed their deployment and entered the confrontation.Although it is a matter of morale and it is inconvenient to export, negotiating peace is still Ieyasu's wish.Therefore, he let Katagiri Kasumimoto, who had been the pillar of Osaka not long ago, enter the nearest position in the north of the city to persuade him to surrender Osaka. However, the Katagiri brothers did not take any action to persuade them to make peace. Could it be that they really resent Hideyori extremely?In fact, the Katagiri brothers once contacted the High Court, but there was no reply.As a result, Ieyasu issued an ultimatum, ordering them to prepare to attack, and also specifically ordered other troops not to attack. But when Ieyasu sent Jowaizumi to give orders, Kato's camp was already discussing the issue of crossing the river in the Nakanoshima offensive. Nakanoshima is a small island surrounded by a river in the north of Osaka Castle.Kato's soldiers and horses forcibly crossed the sea from Shikoku to Amagasaki, and then moved their camp from the Kanzaki River to the opposite bank of Nakanoshima.After setting up camp, the situation of the Osaka army on Nakanoshima was clearly visible.There are about 10,000 people, and they have more than 30 boats, and they are closely guarding the river.At this time, the number of people in Kato's department was less than seven hundred.Seeing this situation, Dasaka's party leaned over the boat to deliberately provoke: "Come here if you have the guts, and I will kill you all!" Since Kato Yoshiaki was a general who was single-handedly selected by Mr. Hideyoshi, the other party purposely yelled and provoked.The fighting spirit of both sides gradually increased. At sunset, the night mist containing frosty air thickly enveloped the river surface, and the vigilant ships finally disappeared in the lower reaches of the river, and the river surface became silent. At this moment, Kozaemon Kagayama, who had gone to inquire, came back and persuaded the minister to cross the river: "The enemy despised our small number of people, and transferred all the warships to Ikeda downstream. The troops on the shore Hurry over there too. If you want to cross the river, now is an excellent opportunity! We might as well cross the river in one fell swoop and set up camp on the other side!" During the freezing season, it is best to launch a surprise attack.Kozaemon lobbied like this, and the young Mingcheng's eyes lit up.Mingcheng is very clear that his father stays in Edo in name, but actually stays there as a hostage. Moreover, Brother Ikeda, who was about the same age as him, also came out to claim credit, so he made a bold decision: "Okay. Since the enemy has let down his vigilance, God help me! Cross the river immediately!" At this moment, a person came in a hurry, it was the elder Tsukujiro Hei who was in charge of receiving Ieyasu's envoy Izumi Izumi and Nobushige Izumi.Lang Bingwei said anxiously: "Wait, just now the Imperial Palace sent a fast horse, and it is strictly forbidden to steal credit. Let us inquire about the enemy's movement and stand by for orders." "Did the Imperial Palace send an envoy? Don't worry, the Imperial Imperial Palace is sympathetic to us. He knows that the enemy's military strength is far superior to mine, so he won't let us go to war reluctantly, so as not to fail. As long as we win? I must win a battle! The Imperial Imperial Palace has decided They will praise us for winning more with less in such a cold season. The enemy has moved away, and the opportunity is once in a lifetime. You see, the fog is getting thicker and thicker. Take advantage of the fog to cross the river, and you can kill the enemy by surprise at dawn .” However, the grey-haired and battle-experienced Tsukujiro Bingwei shook his head lightly, and disagreed: "My lord is brave, but crossing the river in this severe cold weather is not that easy. Based on my experience Even if the boat crosses to the other side without a place to anchor, it will be like a mouse drowning in water, and it will be a great disadvantage if it is rushed by the enemy, and the soldiers' hands and feet will be frozen, and they will not even be able to control their knives and guns." "At that time, gather all the muskets to guard, won't it be enough?" "It's bad! I deliberately fired guns and cannons to expose the location. Is there such a surprise attack? Besides, we have only 700 people, but the enemy has more than 10,000. Even if we have muskets, it is useless. According to the old man, it is still according to what the Imperial Palace said. It is the best strategy to join forces with Ikedabe to cut off the enemy and attack at once. Please think again, my lord." "Are you afraid?" "If something happens, it will be extremely dangerous." Hearing Lang Bingwei's words, Ming Cheng felt reasonable.At daybreak, the opposite bank is filled with our own flags. Just imagine, this situation is naturally quite refreshing, but once you become a drowning mouse, shivering in the cold wind, it is not a question of whether it looks good or not. "Are you just letting the fighter plane slip away? Kozaemon, what do you think?" Mingcheng looked regretful. Kagayama Kozaemon, who advocated a surprise attack, turned to Tsukuda Jirobei, "Excuse me for my impoliteness, could you please listen to my junior's opinion?" "You haven't given up yet?" "Exactly." Kozaemon leaned forward and said without hesitation, "I would like to ask first, regarding this battle, does senior regard it as Kato's war or the world's war?" It's extremely rude. Tsukujirou smiled wryly and said, "Needless to say, of course it's a war in the world, it's a war in the Tokugawa shogunate. Why..." "In that case, we must cross the river tonight!" "Kozaemon, why are you so stubborn? Tell me first, why do you have to cross the river?" "That's good." Xiaozaemon didn't feel disgusted, and raised his head straightly, "As the senior said, this is a war that concerns the world. Therefore, led by Rilong and Tadatsugu, all armies in China and the four countries The seniors also know that Jingxiang is setting up a battle." "So what?" "If one of the teams crosses the river first, what will happen? The Battle of Nakanoshima is about to start?" "Since everyone is here for the war, this is quite normal." "This is the key! Because we have few people, once we cross the river first and start the war first, the other ministries will scramble to cross the river and join forces with our ministries to fight against the enemy. But what will happen if we fall behind?" "how?" "Brother Ikeda alone has 8,800 men and horses. Once we let them cross the river first, who are we going to fight? At that time, we can only stand on this bank and watch the excitement. We came here to make meritorious deeds. Is it appropriate to hide behind others and watch the excitement?" Hearing this kind of argument, Tsukujirou Beibei couldn't help but secretly complained. "Senior, I still have something to say." "Oh?" "The Kato family was once enshrined by the Toyotomi family. If we just watch the excitement, the war will be over. Kato's family must be worried." "Well." "In this battle of the world, even if there are twists and turns in the middle, Edo will win in the end. Instead of being indifferent to a battle that must be won, it is better to cross the river first, and then get help from the Chinese and Shikoku ministries. I want them to help, The best way is to cross the river first. What do seniors think?" When Kozaemon Kagayama said this, a person next to him took over the conversation: "It's really admirable! Young people have some insights. It's a good idea to let others help us fight!" Known as one of Kato's two pillars "one tenant and one river village", the old Kawamura Gonshiro. Once a war starts, people's thinking will always jump beyond common sense.People originally killed each other for no reason, so there is nothing wrong with "abnormalities".But before the brutal killing is accepted by the world, people must find a reason, that is, to fight for fame and fame for their family.Kaga-san Kozaemon was obviously calculating like this.Once Kato and his family are suspected by the shogunate, everyone will be in danger.It was precisely because they saw this clearly that they set off together after the Patriarch was left in Edo.Once they are rated as "watching the fire from the other side" and attract groundless suspicion, what are they going to do? This is indeed a war without any risk of failure, and Tsukujiro Hei is definitely not ignorant of this account. Therefore, after Kawamura Gonshichiro praised Kozaemon, he also praised with deeper emotion: "Oh, what a hero! It's not easy, I admire it! It's my fault that I don't understand you. I'm ashamed. My son, Then please give the order to cross the river immediately." So far, everyone thought of Ieyasu's order as caring and compassionate, but no one raised any doubts. "Good! Cross the river when the fog is at its thickest. Be careful, or you'll get cold hands and feet!" In this way, Kato Mingcheng went against Ieyasu's will and resolutely crossed the river. Kato's situation is like this, so what about Ikeda? Ieyasu's messenger, Shiro Izumi Mori, first went to the formation of Ikeda Tadatsuki in Okayama.Both Ikeda Tadatsugu and Himeji Ikeda Ritaka are the sons of Sanzaemon Teruma.Lilong is the elder brother, and Zhongji is the younger brother. The two brothers had quarreled over fighting for the lead long before moving to this place. "When attacking Osaka, no one can be the first to attack. We brothers must communicate with each other and fight together." Although the two had already made an appointment, since they arrived in Amagasaki, Lilong actually rushed ahead of Tadatsutsu and crossed the Zaemon Ton River ahead of schedule. Push the camp to the Kanzaki River area.Tadatsugu was furious, and hurried across Zaemon Tongawa, and camped side by side with his brother. "It was the brother who broke the appointment first, so don't blame the brother for acting on his own." After setting up camp, Tadatsugu immediately sent an envoy to his brother's camp, and it happened that Ieyasu's envoy also arrived. Chenghe Quanshou ordered in a stern tone: "Dayu has all orders: Do not attack rashly. The soldiers stay on the river bank, carefully investigate the enemy's situation, and stand by for orders." In the Ikeda formation in Okayama, Tadatsugu and the veteran Arao Tajima Shouzheng were discussing at the same table, discussing how to win merits in the fog, when Ieyasu's order came suddenly.Hearing the order, Tadatsugu fell silent with a bitter expression on his face, and Arao Tamaru agreed nonchalantly: "Obey the order. The Great Imperial Palace has learned from you. Attacking from here, the terrain is unfavorable and there are many enemies. You must not rush into the army. Even if you want to cross the river, the water is very deep. , Envoy Kuang Zun also saw that the enemy on the opposite side had already laid down their guns and waited in full force, how could they survive?" Oda Yurakusai's 10,000 troops were guarding Nakanoshima on the other side, and Arao Tanimamori's statement was serious, so the envoys Jojo and Izumimori believed it and left satisfied.He also has to rush to Zhongji's elder brother Lilong's formation. After Izumishou left, Tadatsugu rebuked Arao Tamaru and said, "Why didn't you even ask me what I mean, and just agreed to come down without permission? How rude!" "Having said that, I can't speak to you, my lord. My lord must not want to agree." "That's needless to say? The key to the war lies in the opportunity. Once the opportunity is lost, the credit for the first battle will be snatched by my brother." "Ha ha!" "What's so funny? Shut up!" "Hahaha, my lord is really sincere." "Ok?" "It's hard to come to this battlefield. If you believe Izumi Shou's words, how can you win the first place? To that order, just be submissive." "Oh?" "Otherwise, how could the envoy return with satisfaction? It is estimated that there has already been a quarrel in Brother Ling's formation. This is the opportunity, and we can take the opportunity to quickly prepare for crossing the river." Zhongji smiled and said, "Aha, good." "If you want to deceive the enemy, you must first deceive your companions. I will leave the battle to my subordinates. Please rest assured." Whether it is Kato or Ikeda's veterans, they have long been accustomed to this practice on the battlefield-putting military exploits first. In this way, Arao Danmamoru ordered his men to go to the nearby houses to collect the door panels and make them into rafts, while he himself led the musketeers and rushed to the river in the mist. When it was past midnight, they did not hide their actions.When the raft advanced into the river, an order was given, and the muskets fired at the opposite bank.In the thick fog, people on both sides immediately screamed.When he was about two feet away from the opposite bank, Arashi Tamaru jumped into the river first, "The water is not up to your chest, jump quickly! Let the raft go back and cross three or four more times!" He raised his hands high to signal the crowd, and charged in enemy group. On Nakanoshima, Oda Yurakusai's army was taken aback. They had no idea that the enemy would dare to launch a sneak attack on such a cold night. They still held expectations: when the two armies confronted each other here, the battle between Ieyasu of Osaka Castle and Nijo Castle Set to negotiate.What's ridiculous is that the other party seems to be grabbing credit in order to get Jiakang's praise.The sudden shooting in the fog immediately made the happy people panic, and the enemy's rafts rushed across one after another, which caught them off guard. "There are many enemies, not to be underestimated." "Hold it, beat them back!" There are music troops and they fight and retreat.Suddenly, there was another shout from behind.It turned out that, taking advantage of the club's attention being attracted by Ikeda's men, Katobe also rushed towards Nakanoshima from behind. Before dawn, Nakanoshima turned into a horrible Shura field. The Chinese Department and the Four Kingdoms Department lined up on the other side of the river, but they were unable to enter, and the camp suddenly boiled. "What's going on?" "Someone took the credit." "We must not lag behind, and prepare to cross the river immediately." Ikeda Musashi Shou Lilong even beat his chest and feet, complaining again and again: "It must be my younger brother. Can't you see the horse seal? Whose horse seal is it!" Since he couldn't see where Ma Yin was, Li Long hurriedly sent someone to check, and reported that Zhongji's camp was already empty, and all 4,200 soldiers had crossed to the other side. "Oh, let the city and the spring play tricks!" Just as Tadatsu's family elder Arao Tajima expected, Ikeda Ritaka did receive Ieyasu's envoy Jowa Izumimori in person. "It's only now that the ban is issued. It doesn't seem like the action of the Great Imperial Palace who has experienced many battles. If so, simply order the troops to leave. They have already entered here, and the enemy is right in front of them. How can we control the attributes of Sharpening Dao Huo Huo Huo Huo? Next? I will play by ear and leave everything to my next." Hearing what he said, Chenghe Quanshou was enraged: "What do you take the order of the Great Imperial Palace for? This is an order! I am the messenger sent by the Great Imperial Palace himself. Hmph, what I said is what the Great Imperial Palace meant. Why? , you want to disobey Shangyi?" After being reprimanded by Izumi Shou aggressively, Lilong was speechless. He drank a glass of wine angrily and fell asleep. Unexpectedly, as soon as his head fell asleep, there was a loud gunshot outside.He jumped up and asked, only to know that the door panels of the people's houses that he had been eyeing for a long time ago were actually requisitioned by Zhongji.He regretted it so much that he shouted: "Get up! Get up! Get ready to cross the river! Quick!" At this time, the mist on the river surface has slightly glowed the bright white of the morning. Fighting is about strategy and tactics, but more influential than these are morale, confidence in victory and defeat, and tenacity ready to go.Sometimes, the seemingly accidental "impulse" can often dominate everything.Such is the case with this contest. Assuming that the fog is not thick and the weather is not cold, Kato Akisei will never consider crossing the river.Under these conditions, if Jojo and Izumi were unable to defend, he might not immediately follow the advice of the old minister Tsukujiro Hei, and would delay it.However, because they regarded Jiakang's people as coming to condolences, Fang immediately took the action of crossing the river. In the long-suppressed herd of horses, as long as one horse rushes out first, the rest will desperately follow.Besides, Brother Ikeda wanted to run away long ago.Cheng and Quanshou came in time, and the horse ran away. Chutsutsube and Katobe landed on Nakanoshima, and let the flames of war ignite all over the island before dawn, which was the early morning of the seventh day. As far as the eye can see, Ikeda Tadatsugu's horse seal is fluttering in the downstream, while Kato Akimaru's horse seal is fluttering on the river, and Nibu is viciously pounced on Oda Yurakube. As a result, everyone couldn't hold back anymore.The first to jump onto the boat was Togawa Higo Mori Tatsuan of 39,000 koku from Bitchuniwa who camped alongside Ikeide Ritaka, and then the 186,000 koku man from Sakushu Tsuyama who was very close to Kato. Mori Mino defended Zhongzheng and began to cross the river. The Ikeda Toryaka tribe of Himeji also launched a river-crossing battle shortly after dawn, and the troops of the Arima Genboto Toyo clan at Tamba Fukuchiyama 80,000 stones discovered that Nakanoshima had been preemptively occupied by their own people, which was a big step forward. , Straight across the river and rushed towards Tianman Mountain. Kaga's prediction of leaving Kozaemon has completely become a reality.If only a small group of troops crossed the river, the Youyue army would still have a huge advantage in numbers, but once the troops from all walks of life continued to move, they would be unstoppable.Under the attack of the Katobe who came from the upper reaches and the Ikedabe headed by Arao Tajima, the club was defeated frequently.Except for Kato and Ikeda Erbu, all the people who came to kill on the river were enemies. When the faint sunlight was covered by clouds and mist again, and the frosty ground was wet with mist, You Lebu fled in the direction of Tianman. Oda Yurakusai gritted his teeth with hatred, to be deceived by Ieyasu so easily!Although he has not received confirmation, Ieyasu seems really unwilling to fight.Sending the Katagiri brothers to the northern front line, Ieyasu must also want to solve the problem through negotiations.In fact, Youle's judgment is by no means random.However, after suffering the unexpected night attack, he was naturally filled with unspeakable anger, "That old fox is over seventy, and he still plays tricks like a fool. He is really a belligerent person." Youle, who was aggrieved, was already sixty-eight years old. When he packed up the remnants and retreated to Tianman, he was already exhausted and exhausted.However, at this moment, Arima Xuanfan's 800 soldiers swarmed up in a boat, and Youle hurriedly let the panicked soldiers get into the barrier to stabilize their position.But even so, I still dare not be careless. Looking back, Nakanoshima has been filled with the seals of Ikeda Tadatsugu and Kato Akimari. "Come on, our troops were attacked at night, so hurry to the city and report the battle situation." The man who led the horse disappeared in the rout, so Youle grabbed a strange young guard beside him, asked him his name, Yoshino Sanshirō, and ordered him to enter the city, "I thought the general would not be able to fight a battle if he didn't leave Fushimi Castle." Look, now it seems that you have made a big mistake. The old fox still instigated the daimyos of China and the Four Kingdoms to join the war just like when he was in the Sekihara War. I told Ohno Xiu that I thought the old thing would besiege the city first and not rush to start, but I missed it, and I’m really sorry. Tell him that the battle outside the city is hopeless. After seeing the fire here, immediately open the city gate for me, and then, I have to stick to the city.” People are always confused, and Youle's previous ideas were not bad, but after the surprise attack, he completely lost his mind.If he can keep calm enough and send a secret envoy to the other party, he will definitely not lose the last chance to negotiate with Ieyasu.In fact, he has already seen clearly that if the battle is fought hard, it will only lead to the defeat of the Toyotomi family, and he is also very troubled about how to eliminate the ambition of the ronin. Sanshirō Yoshino, whose ability is still questionable, had not been there long before Yurakusai greeted Arimabe who had just landed with steam on his forehead.He had no hope of winning from the beginning, so naturally he couldn't defeat the attacking side with high morale. Yoshino, who didn't know what Ono Jisho looked like, was wandering in confusion among the various formations in the city. Yurakusai saw that the soldiers of Miyajima Beichu were attacked by Fukushima and Ikedabe like an avalanche, so he had to order the soldiers to set fire After breaking through the fortress, they hurriedly fled into the city. The battle must be won!For Tokugawa Ieyasu, who grew up in the chaos of war since he was a child, and now finally pacified the world, this is an unchangeable iron rule. "It's better than nothing." This is another sentence that Ieyasu has been talking about recently, but when he heard that the troops from China and Shikoku had attacked to the bank of the Tianma River in the blink of an eye, at a river just across the river from Osaka Castle, Camping somewhere, I couldn't help but sullen, and said angrily: "Trouble me!" The soldiers were still high-spirited, and came one after another to repay their merits and ask for battle: "When will the general offensive be launched?" Honda Masazumi just smiled.Ieyasu's plans have been completely disrupted.If you are still confronting each other and trying to persuade the other party, you can still find a way to resolve the grievances between the two sides, but now that the matter has reached this point, what will happen in the future may not be predictable and controllable by human beings.It was precisely to prevent this evil from happening that Ieyasu sent Shiro and Izumi to pass orders around. Now that I think about it, I am afraid that he chose the wrong person.But what happened now, what's the use of cutting him off? In fact, since ancient times, there has been an unwritten old rule in the military-allowing to compete for merit.Therefore, Kato and Ikeda's ministries took the lead in attacking, which cannot be regarded as a violation of military orders.The one who made the first-class military exploits was the main force Ikeda Tadatsuki who occupied Nakanoshima in one fell swoop. "My lord, shouldn't we praise them?" Ieyasu didn't answer Zhengchun's suggestion for a long time. "Massune, you don't seem to understand what I'm thinking." In Ieyasu's mouth, "Ueno-sama" and "Shengjun" have very different meanings.Zhengchun was startled, "Did I make some mistake?" "Well, it's not a fault...it's not a fault." Ieyasu shook his head, "But, just like 'eating 80% full' in health preservation, winning is only 80% enough." "Eight points." "Listen, if you win too much, it's the same as eating too much, it's only harmful. You have to remember it well." Despite what he said, Ieyasu agreed with Zhengchun's suggestion, "Praise Tadatsuki." But at this moment, Zhengchun didn't realize the deep meaning of Ieyasu.It is said that Masazumi didn't really understand the meaning of this until he was driven to a corner of Oshu by political enemies after Ieyasu's death.This is something for later, don't say anything. On the eighth day of the first winter month, Ieyasu was in a state of despair until he met Tian Hairen, who was in a hurry to Beijing, in Erjo City.But after seeing Tianhai, he regained his vitality and devoted himself to government affairs. On the tenth day of the winter month, Hidetada led an army to Fushimi Castle. At this point, the two armies of Edo and Osaka officially confronted each other.