"All in one battle?"

Sakai Tadashi Huo Ran got up and said coldly, "Forgive these Ming expeditionary forces who came from afar, they don't have such good teeth!" , want to defeat our sunrise country in one fell swoop? ”

"I have a sentence I want to say: The blind man looks at the bustard, and he thinks too beautifully!"

"That's right."

Doi Toshikatsu also stood up and said viciously, "Since the army of the Ming Dynasty is trying in every possible way to induce the army of our shogunate to fight a decisive battle with it, then we will have a decisive battle with the army of the Ming Dynasty as they wish!" ”

"I want to see how the 200,000 Ming army can defeat our shogunate's million-strong army in one fell swoop!"

"Everyone!"

Tokugawa Iemitsu nervously asked, "How should this decisive battle be fought?" Where do we want to start fighting, so that we can give full play to our advantages and defeat these Ming invaders? ”

Doi Toshikatsu said: "Since the army of the Ming Dynasty wants to lure my shogunate army into a strategic decisive battle with it, then we have already taken the initiative before this battle has begun!" ”

"The choice of the battlefield, the choice of time...... etc., it can be determined by us, unless the Ming Expeditionary Force does not want to fight a decisive battle with our army, they can only passively respond to the battle. ”

Regarding the key point of this point, Doi Toshikatsu analyzed it very accurately, and there was no deviation.

Since Zhu Youxiao and Zhong Jixiang had made up their minds to destroy the living forces of the Tokugawa shogunate, and then destroy the will of the Japanese to resist, they would definitely not miss the opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the shogunate army.

And since this goal can be achieved as soon as possible, Zhu Youxiao will definitely not dodge, even if the enemy is premeditated and prepared.

This was originally the ultimate goal of Zhu Youxiao and Zhong Jixiang to lead the army on an expedition by land.

In order to achieve this strategic goal as soon as possible, Zhu Youxiao was even willing to take certain risks, including letting the Japanese choose the battlefield of the decisive battle!

He led a large army, all the way to show off his might, and set up a posture from Osaka to Edo, just to give the shogunate army a chance to choose the battlefield.

From Osaka to Edo, the road is more than 1,000 miles long, with countless mountains and rivers and valleys in between, and there are a lot of geographical advantages, which can be chosen by the Japanese soldiers.

Zhu Youxiao has this self-confidence to organize the army of the Japanese invaders, and the first battle collapsed, and the 60,000 soldiers of the Ming Royal Marine Corps also have this strength, and there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the seaside, waiting as a reserve!

Tokugawa Iemitsu thought about it, but found that he was a little dizzy now, and he couldn't think of a good way to do it, so he said, "Doi-kun thinks where is the best place to choose the battlefield?" ”

He is now in a hurry, and he can't wait to defeat the expeditionary force of the Ming Empire as soon as possible and relieve the urgent need in front of him.

Although they had already lost the fierce general Abe Tadaaki, they still had 20,000 elite samurai of the Wa Kingdom.

But there are not many others in their own country, the population is large enough, and everyone dares to fight!

provoked himself, and under the ruthlessness, there was no problem for all the people to be soldiers.

There is a huge army, even if you use people to pile up, you can drown the enemy's 200,000 army.

Thinking of this, his somewhat hanging heart suddenly let go, and his face immediately returned to normal, returning to his original calm state.

"Your Excellency General, the battlefield I have planned is not anywhere else, it is Uenohara!"

Doi Toshikatsu turned his mind and found a place that was extremely suitable for the decisive battle between the two sides, which was very beneficial to his own side.

Without thinking, he said, "Uenohara is the last pass out of the Kanto Plain in front of the Kanto Mountains, and if the Ming Dynasty army does not take the southern or northern coastline, they must pass through here if they want to reach Edo!" ”

"Of course, if the Ming army takes the coastline, we also have a way to change their marching route and lead them to Uenohara."

Sakai Tadashi nodded and said, "In the area of Uenogahara, the mountains are steep, the canyons are long and narrow, and the terrain is unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty army. ”

"There, it is difficult for their elite cavalry to play a role, and it is difficult for the Ming army's battle formation to set up an effective shooting queue, and its power is bound to be greatly reduced, this is indeed a very ideal battlefield, which is beneficial to us." sweet potato

"And it doesn't stop there."

Doi Toshikatsu sneered, "Uenohara is low-lying, according to the calculation of time, when the Ming army comes here, it has already entered October, it is the early winter season, and after the snow melts in Uenohara every spring, it will turn into a land of Ze. ”

"You can imagine: if my shogunate's army of hundreds of thousands or even millions can trap the army of the Ming Dynasty in the canyon of Uenohara for two months, then ...... There's a good show to watch! ”

"We just need to firmly encircle them in Uenohara, and only wait for the spring to turn snow, and the opportunity to annihilate them in one fell swoop will come!"

"At that time, the grain and grass of the Ming army will be soaked in water, and the speed of their cavalry will not be able to exert itself, and it will basically be completely useless, and at that time, hehe......!"

"Okay, great!"

Tokugawa Iemitsu rose up and shouted loudly!

His excitement was beyond words, as if the shogunate army had firmly trapped the Ming Dynasty army in the Uenohara Gorge!

It seemed that the army of the Ming Dynasty was floating in front of him, and a few months later, he was at the end of his rope and disarmed and surrendered!

Thinking of the pride, the Tokugawa family's eyes couldn't help but pass a trace of hideousness: if this battle is won, he will never let go of any Ming soldiers who set foot on his own land, and he will not let go of any of them!

"Humph! I heard that the Han Empire, all dynasties and dynasties like to kill the enemy the most, should I also come to this time, for those captives of the Ming Empire, let them dig a big pit by themselves, and kill them in one fell swoop? ”

"But ......"

Tokugawa Iemitsu was excited for a while, came back to his senses, and then asked, "How many troops are we going to gather in this battle?" ”

"We, the shogunate, have all the armies under our direct control."

Doi Toshikatsu replied without hesitation, "This battle is related to the life and death of the Tokugawa shogunate, and it is not to be careless, my subordinates think it is very necessary, mobilize all the troops, and then form two major group armies!" ”

"One of them, the Kansai Group Army, which is composed of daimyo from, Kyoto, Kyushu, and Shikoku, is personally commanded by Sakai-sama!"

Toshikatsu Doi began to strategize, "The combat mission of the Kansai Group Army is to follow and monitor the Ming Dynasty army, and once the Ming Dynasty army enters the Uenohara Gorge, immediately cut off its retreat from behind them!" ”

Sakai Tadashi got up suddenly, stood up, bowed his head, and replied, "Hey! ”

Doi Toshikatsu said again: "The daimyo of the Kanto region will form the Kwantung Group Army, which will be personally commanded by His Excellency the General!" ”

With a wave of his big hand, he said in high spirits, "The combat mission of the Kwantung Group Army is to quietly assemble outside the Uenohara Gorge at the right time and lure the Ming Dynasty army into the Uenohara Gorge!" ”

"Then, the two major armies of Kwantung and Kwanti attacked from east to west, trapping the army of the Ming Empire in the valley, just waiting for the spring to turn snow, we will launch a general attack and annihilate it in one fell swoop!"

I have to say that this guy is worthy of being a wise man in the shogunate, waving his hand and strategizing, showing his true qualities as a strategist.

If an ordinary army is engaged by him like this, there is a great chance that it will be blocked and annihilated by him!

It's a pity that he met a hanger.

There was no objection to Doi Toshikatsu's plan and arrangement, and it was immediately decided.

"Good! It was decided, we will win this battle! ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu took the case, "Gentlemen, go down and prepare as soon as possible, you must be cautious about this battle, here, I wish us victory!" ”

Immediately, he announced the dismissal of the meeting, and the bigwigs began to get busy, issuing secret orders one after another.

The general has an order that everything must be focused on this decisive battle with the Ming Empire Expeditionary Force, and anyone who does not cooperate will be severely punished!

All of a sudden, the wind and clouds were surging in all parts of the country, and the smell of war quickly spread.