Chapter 20 Chapter Twenty

Seeing Oda Yurakusai withdraw into the castle, Sanada Yukimura regretted it and trembled with anger. Prior to this, everyone was determined to defend the city to the death.The war has just begun, so there is no need to worry about the morale of the Ronin.However, ever since Youle withdrew to the city, worrying things happened one after another.The detective who was sent outside the city to spy on the enemy's situation disappeared repeatedly among Katagiri and Todo.If it was said that they were there to spy on the enemy, that would be nothing more than that, but in reverse, it could be explained that those who secretly colluded with the enemy could freely enter and leave Daban City.Yukimura asks his cronies who have been with him since he was a child to inquire, and it turns out that Yurakusai has been in frequent contact with the goldsmith Goto Shosaburo.Goto Shozaburo and Katagiri Kamoto have a close relationship, so they are still free to come out of the Katamoto array.If he keeps in touch with the city, needless to say, there will be problems.

Oda Yuraku had no fighting spirit from the beginning.He has a brain, and he has more insight into the current situation than Katagiri Kamoto. He clearly knew from the very beginning that the two sides were far apart in strength and that it was not worth a fight, but seeing that the atmosphere in the city was uncontrollable, he pretended to agree to start a war, but in fact he was still looking for an opportunity to negotiate a peace. "You might as well give it a try. If things don't go well, just surrender quickly and start all over again." Perhaps with such thoughts in mind, he led the soldiers to camp at the place closest to Qieyuan.

Thinking about it again, Yukimura suddenly found that the atmosphere in Osaka City was quite different from when he first entered the city.The Tokugawa army pressed on step by step, gathering more and more, and it seemed that it would reach 200,000.On the contrary, Meng Fengchen's old name was very few.Although letters were sent to the world daimyo for help in the names of Hideyori, Mrs. Yodo, Ono Jichang, and Oda Yuraku, only Fukushima Masanori, Mori Terumoto, and Kato Kiyomasa's son Tadahiro responded.After Fukushima received the request to borrow food, he only agreed to trade with Osaka in the form of free trading. He also offered advice to Edo: "You can take Mrs. Yodo as a hostage and then make peace." He asked his vassal Sano Michiko to enter the city pretending to be a wanderer, and quietly sent 10,000 shi rice and 500 ingots of gold, but he secretly dedicated the oath to Edo.Kato Tadahiro responded that he would order the veteran Kato Misaku to lead two large ships to help, but the shadow of the ship has not been seen so far.Date, Uesugi, etc. are all enemies who came to attack...

Those who were excited at the beginning and kept saying that they were going to launch a decisive battle also fell silent. Now, Hideyori has lost his temper all day long, and the atmosphere in Osaka City is really abnormal. Yukimura saw clearly.At the beginning, Hideyori had little intention to fight, and it was Mrs. Yodo who wanted to fight, and it was Masaru Ono and a bunch of stupid old women who incited Mrs. Yodo. Once Hideyori loses his fighting spirit, everything will be impossible to talk about.Therefore, Yukimura sent Daisuke to Hideyori on purpose at the end of winter, and through Daisuke, Kimura Shigenari, Hosokawa Yorimi, Morimoto Takashi and others persuaded Hideyori.Under the persuasion of everyone in turn, Xiu Lai gradually changed her mind, and it was the middle of the twelfth lunar month.Just as Yukimura breathed a sigh of relief, Mrs. Yodo and the old woman were shaken again.The reason why they are like this is that they are greatly influenced by Osamu Ono.Oda Yule is already suspected of colluding with the enemy. If the attitude of the main general Ono Jichang changes again, how can the battle be fought?

Yukimura ignored victory or defeat and entered the city in order to practice his beliefs. Looking at it now, it is really laughable and generous.He was on the moat Sanada Garden in the south of the city, watching the enemy continue to build fortifications in front of him, and he was suddenly furious.Ieyasu and Hidetada couldn't even see their shadows, they just blindly ordered people to build fortifications to prepare for a protracted war.Even if one's own side wants to kill out suddenly and make the other party frightened, it is still nowhere near the itch. Yukimura couldn't bear it anymore, and in the evening, he entrusted the guard of the castle to Iki Shichirouemon, and he quietly visited the camp of Ono Osamu near Tamamakou in the castle.

The governor was receiving guests at this time, so Yukimura waited for a long time before coming out to meet him.What surprised Yukimura was that Zhichang was wearing casual clothes, his face was very pale, and his lips were trembling slightly. Yukimura felt that something was wrong. The visitor seemed to be a female guest. At this most tense moment, the visitor came here for sexual affairs. So, is she Mrs. Yodo, or Chang Gaoyuan? "Ah, Sanada-sama, I've kept you waiting. Just now..." the chief let Yukimura sit on the twig, looked around carefully, and said, "It's an unexpected guest."

"Who?" Yukimura couldn't help asking.It can change Zhichang's face drastically, and make him an extraordinary person. "It was... sent by Shaojun." "Master Youfu?" "My lord has grown tired of defending the city, and ordered to launch a general attack on the enemy at midnight tonight." "Tonight?" "Yes. Your lord said that he can no longer just watch the enemy continue to build fortifications in front of him." "So, you agreed?" Yukimura was shocked.Although he could understand Xiu Lai's mood, he was still shocked by the bravery of this man.

"Of course I refuse... No, I'm trying to persuade him to think twice. It's just that I don't know if Shaojun will listen..." Before the governor could finish speaking, Yukimura cut him off and said, "Who is the envoy sent by Youfu?" "Kimura Shigenari." "Oh, it's Nagato... So, he also agreed to attack?" With a troubled expression on his face, Chief Zhi sighed and added fuel and jealousy: "Master Sanada, in fact, this war has already been scheduled to be negotiated within the year." Yukimura was not surprised by this sudden change.He had already expected such an ending, but he had nothing to say for a while.

"Today is the twentieth of the twelfth lunar month. Some people say that if we continue like this, we won't be able to pass the year." Yukimura remained silent.He had already guessed who was saying this. "However, the Youfu doesn't know about this. He would rather be broken than broken. With his young aggressiveness, he wants to rush out of the city immediately and fight the enemy to the death..." "Master Xiuliang, please forgive Yukimura for talking too much: Your lord just said that you want to negotiate a peace within this year, is that right?"

"Exactly." "This is weird! The Youfu has decided to fight to the death, who wants to negotiate a peace?" Chief Zhi was startled, and immediately turned his attention to the bonfire, "Mrs. Dian first proposed it, and all the old officials including You Le and the women in the inner court also agreed." Yukimura asked calmly, "So, the general in charge of this battle is Mrs. Yodo?" "Master Sanada, please don't joke anymore. Mrs. Dian also puts Shaojun first, and she will never fail to consider him. Moreover, once a peace is negotiated, you must find out the enemy's true intentions, and it is impossible to talk to everyone one by one. Discuss."

"Oh?" "Not everyone is a loyal person like your lord. Needless to say, most of the ronin who gather here come for their livelihood and fame. Once they hear the news of the peace talks, they don't know how to suspect us. At that time, we must There will be great chaos, so it is forced to act in secret." "..." "Your Excellency must also know that the enemy built a tall archery tower in front of us to demonstrate, and placed cannons on it. Not only that, but according to reliable sources, all gold digger craftsmen from Kai, Iwami, Sado to Izu have been recruited Come. I heard that they either bombarded the city with cannons, or dug a tunnel from the ground and filled it with gunpowder to blow up the city. My lord, it seems that this battle is difficult to win!" Yukimura was not surprised, he didn't smile, and he didn't mean to blame.This is not a crime of war, it is a crime in heaven.Thinking of this, he was so weak that he didn't even want to say anything. "Well, I also strongly oppose the peace talks. But Goto Koji went to stir up the High Court, and the High Court went to stir up Mrs. Yodo. They have made up their minds, and it will be difficult for me to change it alone." Seeing Yukimura silent In words, Ono Zhichang desperately poured out his sufferings, "Originally, I also wanted to fight for the Toyotomi family, but once the young master's mother and son are blown up together with the city... well, I have nothing to say The lady also said that we only cared about our own honor and decency, and sent their mother and child into the fire pit. As long as Shaojun can be safe, she would rather go to Edo as a hostage.” Yukimura tried his best to suppress his inner emotions, and said, "What does Oda-sama mean?" "Of course I agree with the negotiation. I knew it was like this, and it should be negotiated from the beginning. I didn't expect it to be like this." "Is there any contact between Katagiri and Omi?" "Yes. Once the peace is negotiated, I will try my best to say a few good words to the Imperial Palace. The Imperial Imperial Palace is not so ruthless." "For the sake of caution, Yukimura will ask the lord one more question: Once the peace negotiation is successful, those ronin will be useless. How will the lord deal with them?" This is the heart of the matter.A salary of more than 600,000 shi cannot afford to support more than 100,000 people.Yukimura's words contained teasing meaning.Zhichang twisted his face.Today's Toyotomi family has long since become an empty shell, Taiko's inheritance has long been exhausted, and only those old people from the Sekigahara War are left as retainers. "I think..." Xingcun murmured, "Let's fight according to the original plan. If you lose, you will lose. If you don't fight, please make peace. Tens of thousands of wanderers are here. I'm afraid it's easier to invite gods than to send them away..." "That's what hurts me the most." "Oh?" "Besides, this matter must be the first thing that was brought up during the negotiation. How can I say that they are all people who are willing to make Toyotomi's heart out, and I guess Kanto Manmian doesn't want to embarrass them. I'm afraid they will say that it's easy to retire and stay. Don't interfere at all." "So, the Toyotomi clan will be stronger than before." "Where! It would be nice to keep the original territory. Therefore, we can only distribute the territory to everyone. There is no other way." As he spoke, the governor seemed to suddenly think of something, and said, "I have a I want to ask my lord for something, but I wonder if my lord can agree?" Yukimura was a little stunned, but still bowed respectfully, "If I can do it, I will help." He already understood that the governor is not enough to plan.The rogues all came here for their livelihood and fame, and the governor naively thought that if they made peace without a fight, they could be dismissed with a few dollars!Even if the peace talks are successful, the peace will be fruitless, and we will live on ignoble things. The Great Imperial Palace may be very lenient and let Hideyori have the old collar, or in other places, give him a territory of the same size.However, is Toyotomi's illness resolved?If we don't find a practical way to solve the ronin problem, everything is meaningless.However, no one seems to think deeply about this biggest problem.Mrs. Dian and the fools around her, out of fear of cannon and rumors of digging underground, just want to make peace and survive. "Actually, what I'm begging Sir for is nothing else: whether Sir can persuade Shaojun to accept the peace agreement..." "Just now you also said that the only person who opposes the peace negotiation is the Lord Youfu." "Although it is a peace negotiation, all of this is for the Lord Youfu. However, there are too many young people with high spirits and high spirits around him, and they don't understand this kind of painstaking efforts anyway. If it is said that the chief is afraid of the enemy Forget it, but if it is said that my timidity has caused Madam to shake, Chief Zhi really dare not speak easily." "Oh." "Not only that, if the Kanto side proposes to have the mastermind cut seppuku, the governor will have to die to apologize." Yukimura was taken aback, and looked at Jichang again.Zhichang's voice was unexpectedly high-pitched, and even the corners of his eyes were red.It seems that he tried his best and showed the greatest sincerity. "Master Repair." "Oh. Really made Sanada-sama laugh..." "Your Excellency's painstaking efforts for the Youfu's sake, I understand very well." "So, you agreed? If your lord speaks, Shaojun and Nagatoshou will give up their prejudices." "Oh, this is the only thing I can't..." "Huh? You don't want to?" "My lord, please forgive me. I will not lie by nature. If the Youfu asks about the outcome of the war, I will not say the word "agreement" anyway." "Your Excellency opposes the peace talks?" "My lord, the time to negotiate peace has already passed. War means death, and peace means death. If I report this to the Youfu, he must be more determined to go out of the city to fight. Therefore, I am really not competent." Saying, The corners of Yukimura's eyes were also hot. Yukimura miscalculated, he never expected that the fighting spirit in the castle was actually out of muddle-headed impulse.When Sekihara joined the battle, everyone could still straighten their spines and persevere to the end.Both Ishida Mitsunari and Otani Kichitsugu, who died for him, acted after some careful consideration. "Tokugawa Ieyasu is not the only one who holds the truth." Although this is also his own persistence, what shines through it is the bloody spirit that has been tempered and spared his life.But in the current Osaka City, there is no such blood at all, there are only vague resistance and serious small calculations, and the chattering ronin gathered for this.If this is the case, the fate of Sanada and his son has come to an end.People like Sanada Yukimura put aside his elder brother Nobuyuki's faithful advice, drove away his uncle, and made fun of his good friend Byogo Matsukura before coming here... "My lord thinks that the peace negotiation is actually an arrangement of the Imperial Palace?" "Repair-sama," Yukimura said, still facing the bonfire, "Osaka's fate has come to an end, but this is not the fault of the Great Imperial Palace." "What do you mean? Blaming me?" Yukimura shook his head lightly, "Of course it's not the fault of your lord. If you have to say whose fault it is, it can only be said that it was the catastrophe of this Osaka city... Although Yukimura will not persuade Youfu to negotiate a peace, he will not just escape. " "This……" "Xingcun will inherit my father's behest and share fate with Lord Youfu. Please remember this meaning too." For a moment, Xiu Xiu was stunned and bowed his head in silence.Obviously, he didn't understand what Yukimura meant.Yukimura raised his head - even if you don't know, it's okay. "Then...then, in your opinion, who is suitable to persuade the young master?" "I don't need to say this. It's Mr. Xiu, or Mrs. Dian. Apart from this, there is no one else." At this moment, I heard a sound of leg armor, and a person broke into the tent. It turned out to be Zhi Fang, the younger brother of Zhi Zhang. "Brother, something serious happened!" "event?" "The dog drove the boat out of the boathouse, rushed to Sakai Port, and set fire to the people's house." "Set fire to the people's house?" "I heard that he left with a group of people in high spirits, saying that he was very dissatisfied with his brother's decision. In order to support the young master, he wanted to personally light the fire for the decisive battle." "What, he..." Chief Zhi's face turned pale again, he was in a state of embarrassment, his whole body was trembling, and he was about to give up. Yukimura looked at the two brothers coldly, life was like a dream.Why is life so ridiculous?The governor who fanned the flames when the chaos broke out, now has no fighting spirit at all.On the contrary, Daogou, who had no fighting intention at first and frequently raised doubts, now has a fierce fighting intention as if he is grabbing credit.The old minister's flame of ambition has unknowingly spread to young people such as Hideyoshi, Chongcheng, Daogou, etc., burning to the point of being uncontrollable. "You bastard!" Zhichang yelled angrily, "What time is it now, he went to set fire to Sakai Port! What the hell is he going to do? Once it arouses the resentment of Sakai Port people, let alone defend the city, even the grain road... ...will be cut off by them! At that time, we can only starve to death!" "But, the fire over there has already started, and under the blowing of the sea breeze, it is spreading..." "What a bastard! Has it spread? Then...Zhifang, you hurry up, I too...excuse me!" The Chief Zhi left a word and ran straight out of the tent. Yukimura was still sitting on the tree without moving.Young people's hearts are burning, it is inevitable.His son Daisuke is also a fire, but he doesn't know how he is burning. At this time, suddenly there was a clatter, and there was a lot of noise outside.It seems that everyone knows about this accident.Yukimura stood up slowly, gathered the unburned firewood into the fire, and walked out of the tent.The people outside were in a panic, and gunshots sounded from time to time in the low altitude. Some impatient people were afraid that they were already shooting at the enemy. The southern sky suddenly brightened a lot.Yukimura quietly stretched out his hand to measure the direction of the wind. The wind was coming from the northeast. Fortunately, the fire would not burn the entire Osaka Castle.He hesitated, not knowing whether to go back to the moat or to see Hideyori's main camp.Just as he was hesitating, a red light suddenly lit up in the darkness to the south. boom-- There was an earth-shattering loud noise.There was a rumbling sound of collapse in the area of ​​the castle tower in the city, and the ground under his feet shook violently. Yukimura froze in place.Could it be that the final battle is about to be fought? Then, another burst of flame shot out from the darkness on the right, and immediately after that, there was another loud noise that made the world tremble!It must have been Tokugawa who saw the fire at Sakai Port as a signal of a break in the peace talks, and started the bombardment without any explanation. Loud noises hit the eardrums, and the cannons hit the center of the city and the warehouse area.Soon, the excited attackers will attack from across the moat, and the soldiers inside the city will come forward without flinching. Yukimura hurried five or six steps outwards, then stopped again.After the deafening bang, the shouts that should have been raging did not sound, only a stiff silence.Could it be that the huge roar made people stunned for a moment, forgetting to act? Yukimura was also a little dazed, if the ronin was frightened by the loud noise he had never heard before, how could he fight? Yukimura rushed into the city, and the city was silent.There are bonfires crackling at the foot of the city, there is no one around, and the world seems to be frozen. "Excuse me! Sanada Zuowei Menzuo came to visit Lord Youfu." Normally, the soldiers would have raised their guns to block him, and they would let him in after several interrogations. Tonight they didn't even ask for their names. From time to time the frost crumbs shattered underfoot, the gravel rustled, and there was an eerie silence all around. Yukimura's expected third shot was never fired. "Saemon Sanada came to visit your lord." After leaving the urn, the surroundings suddenly brightened.The number of bonfires increased, and the flags lined up in the open space of the city fluttered against the night wind.The curtain in front was even brighter, Yukimura looked there, groaned, and froze. This is a strange scene that anyone can't help but stop.Hideyori stood in the middle, with a bed table inlaid with dazzling mother-of-pearl shells beside her.The tall Hideyori stood upright on the bright crimson felt, wearing a pair of armor connected by crimson leather strips, trembling all over.Whether it was out of anger or fear, his face was pale, his disheveled hair was clinging to his temples with sweat, and there was a floating light and shadow on his left cheek.Stranger than him was Mrs. Dian who stood in front of him and was grabbed by the Dazang Bureau and Zheng Rongni by both sleeves.Rather than saying that she is a human being, it is better to say that she is a gorgeous, sad and arrogant Yasha. The carp embroidered on the clothes is golden, and against the backdrop of the bonfire, Mrs. Dian's hands are like silver snakes.Under Mrs. Dian's feet was Qianji who was pushed to the ground.Qianji looked like she was alive and dead, like a colorful statue that had been removed from the window lintel of a certain temple. In front of these people, Oda Yurakusai was looking at Yukimura with a painful expression on his face, and only Yule was still alive. "Sanada Zaemonsa, see your lord." "Oh, Sanada-sama." It wasn't Xiu Lai who started the conversation, but You Le.You Le said: "You have also seen that this formation is guarded by the head of the village and commanded by the guards. The Lord Youfu is safe and sound, so you can rest assured. Also, the cannon is just a bluff, and the loss is not big. Some reckless people sneaked out of the city, let go Fire started. So the enemy was in a panic, so they used cannons to ask us whether we are sincere in negotiating peace, that's all. You also have to be more careful to prevent riots." Yukimura wanted to speak, but stopped.Regarding the negotiation of peace, he has not heard a single order from Xiu Lai.Well, what's the use of asking them now?I don't need to intervene, their mother and son must have quarreled. "What nonsense!" Youle pretended to be angry, "Women say that it is Youle who colludes with the enemy and makes them fire. Besides, I heard that some idiots actually believe it and want to kill me. Then kill me." .Youle is already tired of living, and I feel uncomfortable living. If someone helps me end my life, I will be grateful." At this moment, a person scrambled into the light of the bonfire, "Report!" Hideorai was still trembling and stood still. "Fujino Hanya, have you passed on the order of your lord not to fight, to the ronin?" When Youle interjected again, Xiu Lai suddenly yelled: "Who is it! Who said that you are not allowed to fight! I...I...will never ignore the dog! My order is for people to follow the dog! Say no!" The one who will fight is...Master Mother." Fujino Hanya, who was still young, sneered with his mouth crooked, "My lord, if it is this order, there is no need. Even if the order is conveyed to those ronin, they can't move. After hearing the sound of the cannon, they were all paralyzed with fright. gone." "Oh?" "Alas! Just as Oda-sama expected, ronin are all for the sake of making a living. If you want to get ahead, you must gain more military exploits, but how can you still have the will to fight now? When you heard that the pillars of the castle tower were bombarded and the eaves collapsed , Seven or eight people were injured, they were so frightened that they couldn't straighten their backs, how could anyone dare to fight out! Everyone stayed in place, pretending that they didn't see or hear anything." It seems that Fujino Hanya was really pissed off by Ronin, and he gritted his teeth and said things that were difficult to say. "What's the matter!" Mrs. Dian opened her mouth, but roared angrily, "The words of the Chang Gao Court are not false! I heard that the Imperial Palace always wanted to negotiate a peace, but General Du firmly opposed it. He ignored Ah Qian and bombarded him with cannons. City, and clamoring to blow up the city from the ground. Alright, now give him an excuse!" "Shut up!" Hideyori swayed her huge six-foot-tall body, stomping her feet, "Is mother the chief general of this castle? You must obey Toyotomi Hideyori's command in battle—Hanya!" "exist!" "Pass the order down, pass it on to the Seven Hands Group and all the flags. Look, the sky is gradually turning red. Let them open the gates of the city and fight out together before the flames disappear! This is the order of General Toyotomi Hideyori." "No!" Mrs. Dian trembled again, yelling in despair, "there are 300,000 enemies. They have been waiting at various exits for a long time. What's the use of killing 20,000 to 30,000 flags? The entire army will be destroyed in the blink of an eye. destruction!" "How do you fight if you are greedy for life and afraid of death?" Xiu Lai strode towards her mother and raised her fist, "Since I was sensible, I have regarded this city built by my father as my own grave. Women don't want to intervene! From now on, if there is another Cut in... Even my lord, I will show no mercy!" "Oh, it's interesting! You Fu even raised his fists. Please take a look, everyone. Your lord is angry, and he is going to beat your biological mother! Hit, hit, hit your biological mother!" Mrs. Dian's indignant look was already hard to look at.She suddenly bumped into Xiu Lai with her body, crying loudly. Hideyori still raised her fists and stood there in a daze.Two old women held Mrs. Dian, who fell to the ground and cried loudly, from left to right, and they themselves were sobbing. At this time, one person quietly pulled Yukimura's leg armor, it was Nobujuro Toomasa Okuhara.Feng Zheng said: "Master Sanada, I'm here, so you should hurry back to the camp." Yukimura came back to his senses and nodded.Qianji was still staring at the sky expressionlessly, while Youle frowned and pulled out his beard. "I'm sorry." Yukimura saluted Hideyori who was still standing still, and hurried away. After leaving the city, Yukimura rushed to Sanada Garden located between Hachimachi-meguchi and Kuromenkou.Unlike Hideyori who went to Honjo, his footsteps are extremely quick.Perhaps it was a fit of anger, but Xiu Lai's words just now still echoed in his ears: "Since I was sensible, I have regarded this city built by my father as my own grave!" , These words sounded tearful.It's hard for Yukimura to escape the blame for Osaka's fall into this situation. During this month, there have been various minor conflicts.It is not an exaggeration to think of these conflicts as fierce battles between the world's great names showing their strong morale to Ieyasu and his son.No matter where you look, there are horse seals of famous daimyo who survived the troubled times.The ronin in the city also performed bravely.Since the battle to occupy the city had already been set, they did not have the will to die, but only to show their strength, they carried out some ingenious harassment battles.Although the enemy claimed 300,000, according to Yukimura's calm estimate, it was no more than 200,000.When they approached the city wall step by step, everyone returned to the city according to the original plan, and then calculated again. When Yukimura saw the camps of his nephews Sanada Kouchi Moriichi Nobukichi, Uchi Nobumasa's Ma Yin, and Uesugi Nagon Kagekatsu camped from Dongfang Morimura to Nakahama, his heart ached.Looking at the Matsuya entrance, the horse seals of Masamune Date and his son Hidemune fluttered in the wind, and Mori Nagato Morihide and Fukushima Masakatsu's army marched in the southwest.Although Shimadzu's 30,000 troops have not yet arrived, the Tenkagi clan that was part of the Yukimura Alliance during the Sekigahara War is almost an enemy now, and only General Hidetada's orders are obeyed.Even if he is a brave general, if he looks at this situation every day, he will naturally be discouraged. The defending side defends the city, unable to increase its troops, and can only watch helplessly as the hoarding of rice and grain decreases day by day; the attacking side can continue to recruit more soldiers from all over the world. "It seems that our calculations were wrong." Even Yukimura murmured from time to time, "I thought that in this cold winter, the enemy would be impatient, but it turned out to be the opposite. In this way, before next year, The firewood in the city will be burned out." With 2,500 ex-officials and newly arrived ronin, the total army in Osaka is claimed to be 120,000, but in fact it is only 96,000. But even so, there are nearly 100,000 horses, and the food and grass cannot be measured. Hideyori seemed to be his only reliable ally. Thinking of this, Yukimura hurried out of the city, stepped on his horse and galloped away. Back at Sanada Garden, the situation is quite different from that in Honjo.Twelve thousand people from Toshisune Maeda reside in Xiaoqiao Village in front of you, with bright bonfires, and Mizuno Village on the left is the Tokugawa Hidetada Camp not far away.In fact, Furuta Shigeharu, who was on Maedabe's side, was in contact with Sanada.The two had reached a tacit agreement, and if Sanada came out, they would calmly make way for a passage and let them go straight to Ieyasu's main line.But on the right side, Ii Naotaka, Matsudaira Tadanao, Todo Takatora, Date Masamune, and Date Hidemune lined up in a row, becoming the vanguard of Ieyasu Chamoshan's main formation. It is not easy to rush over casually possible. From the watchtower of Sanada Garden, one can overlook the Ieyasu main camp on the opposite side at any time. It is not difficult to see that there are more bonfires in the enemy camp tonight.After seeing the fire in Sakai Port, they must have sent envoys to all directions in a hurry, and received various secret reports from all directions.It's just that the flames didn't make people feel much murderous intent.The flames of the Sakai Port fire have burned the sky red, which is much more terrifying.According to this method of burning, the market in Sakai Port may have been reduced to ashes. Why set fire there?As soon as this fire burns, the people of Sakai Port will suddenly become enemies.A businessman whose family is ruined has deep personal grievances beyond the imagination of a reckless samurai.If the Toyotomi family can win, the merchants in Osaka and Sakai Port will help each other and defend against the enemy under the premise of the same interests, but youth and recklessness have ruined this possibility.They are a bunch of idiots, once they lose their hearts, how can they fight? The cannon went silent after only two blasts. What was the reason for this?Is it true that as Oda Yuraku said, Tokugawa just wanted Osaka to make up his mind to negotiate a peace. Now, they feel that this goal has been achieved? Just when Yukimura suddenly thought of Mrs. Yodo who was like a Yasha, Iki Shichirouemon's voice suddenly came from behind. "Oh, what's the matter?" Yukimura turned his head slowly, and his eyes fell on a businessman who was kneeling on one knee—this person seemed to have come with Iki Shichiroemon, needless to say, he must be disguised as a businessman emissary. "This person is from Sakai Port, Nakobei, and he is trustworthy." "Let me believe you. What's the matter?" Yukimura took a step back carefully and asked.Because there was an aura about that person, which reminded people of the frightening fighting spirit of Iga and Koka ninjas. "Quickly, quickly report the news you got to your lord." Iki Shichiroemon urged in a low voice. The man seemed to be stuttering, and spoke in a rough voice: "The peace negotiation has been decided! But... But, when they were negligent, they set a fire." Shichiroemon took up the conversation: "I heard that the merchants in Sakai Port are afraid of the fire of war. They have carefully studied the trend of the war a long time ago. Is there such a thing?" "It's... true." "In Osaka Castle, Oda Yurakusai was the first to initiate the peace talks, right?" "Yes. But Lord You Fu didn't believe it, saying that this was the idea of ​​the Great Imperial Palace, and Jian... resolutely opposed it. So, Lord Oda persuaded Mrs. Dian... the little one even carefully inquired about these things..." He stuttered from time to time, and Iki Shichiroemon interrupted him impatiently: "Master Oda thinks that if this war continues, not to mention the Toyotomi clan, even this area will be turned into ruins. It is only because of his face that he appears so energetic in front of everyone. In fact, he is already exhausted, and he is seventy-four years old. Once he withdraws to Junfu, it is impossible to come back. Once the Great Imperial Palace is gone, the mind of the daimyo will change accordingly. Therefore, it is wise to hold back your temper and wait until then. Is that what you said?" "Yes... yes. The Youfu didn't listen to this suggestion, Mrs. Kedian..." "The madam quietly asked Goto Shozaburo to rush to the Imperial Palace, expressing her intentions, saying that if the lives of mother and child can be saved, peace can be negotiated, right?" "Exactly." "Hearing this, the Imperial Palace was also moved. So, he immediately ordered Honda Masakami and the Acha Bureau in Nijo Castle to rush to the Kyogoku Chudaka camp, and asked Zhong Gao to invite his mother, Chang Gaoyuan, out of Osaka Castle..." Speaking of this, Shichiroemon breathed a sigh of relief, "In this way, the Changgao Court and the Acha Bureau first negotiated, followed by Chief Ono. The negotiation was carried out without our knowledge, I am afraid There will be a result within a day or two. However, the people of Sakai Port just breathed a sigh of relief, and the arson happened. Therefore, the mastermind who incited the right government and the servants to oppose the peace is Mr. Sanada. Thoughts, you just came here?" "Exactly." The man's eyes widened. Yukimura felt his eyes go black for a while.It wasn't Yukimura who persuaded Hideyori to fight, but if Yukimura was really invited to participate in the negotiations, he would definitely oppose the peace talks. Iki Shichiroemon said calmly again: "The villain reached a deal with this person without the permission of the adults. I hope the adults can spare his life." Yukimura remained silent, staring up at the sky.Maybe it was foggy, but the afterflame of the fire formed a halo above the head, which was getting bigger and bigger, making people think of the dazzlingly beautiful dawn.