487. Shibata of the Death Battle
When there is hope in people's hearts, they will be full of fighting spirit in everything, and at the same time, they will be cautious, for fear that something should not happen will affect their goals.
However, once you lose your confidence and hope for the future, you will become unscrupulous, which is what people call a revenge social personality.
Shibata Katsuya has always wanted his youngest son Shibata Katsutada to inherit his position, but he didn't expect that because of the conflict with Yushiba Hideyoshi, he would actually unite with the Ming army and the Goryeo army to deal with him, and even killed his young son who he regarded as a treasure under his nose.
This not only extinguished his own expectations for half a lifetime, but also caused infighting among the entire family.
Of his five sons, the first three are all adopted sons, and they have always been ghostly, the fourth son is weak and incompetent, and only the fifth son is loyal and intelligent, and has a heart. As soon as Shengzhong died this time, I was afraid that there would be no successor to the Shibata family, but he would leave a laughing stock for future generations!
Thinking about his Shibata Katsu family's reputation, how can he be ruined in the hands of these incompetent boys?
Rather than being ruined by them, it is better to ruin yourself, at least not regret it, and not feel distressed!
This is the mental journey of Shibata Katsuya, and after learning that the last base of Busan was taken away by the Ming army, he actually just smiled, and without looking back, he led the army to rush to the Yuchai army that "killed" his son Katsutada!
Mt. Kumgang and Mt. Wonsan were successively taken by Shibata Katsuie, and now they are forcing the base camp of the Yushiba Army in Kanano.
He wants to fight the battle that he didn't finish in Mt. Cheap in Goryeo again!
This is also a knot that Shibata Katsuya has always left in the bottom of his heart. In terms of combat, he always thought that he was definitely above Hashiba Hideyoshi, but the Battle of Shidake completely turned his perception upside down, and if I hadn't been helping him contain and fight against Hashiba Hideyoshi in the middle, I was afraid that the Shibata family would have suffered at that time - just like in history.
Over the years, in the battle of Yushiba Hideyoshi, he has become more and more powerless, why the Shibata family's power is as far as Kyoto and Nara, and it is difficult to advance to the west, in fact, it is because he has lost the strength to confront Yushiba Hideyoshi.
He prefers to hand over this matter to his son Shibata Katsutada, and let the juniors complete the unfinished things for him, after all, he is already an old man in his sixties.
But now, everything he envisioned has been shattered, what future, what dynasty, what Taizheng Guanbai, everything has been made of dirt.
What is left of him? Go back to Dongying and continue to tug at Hideyoshi Hashiba? How many years can you hold on to it?
Judging from the recent deterioration of physical condition, at any point in the future, he may die on the spot. Then again, what if you can live a long life? The only son you can look at is gone, do you still expect to have another one at this age?
If you adopt one, what is the difference between it and the previous ones?
Life at this moment is desperate and cold for Shibata Katsuie, life is not only the immediate backcut, but also the future and the distance, what is the meaning of living like this?
The 150,000 or 60,000 Chai Heavenly Army gathered under such a state of mind, and burst out with unrivaled courage and momentum, they were like huge waves rushing to the reef, wave after wave of impact on the territory of Hashiba Hideyoshi, for Shibata Katsuya, what victory or defeat, what win or loss, and even what life and death, what is the big deal?
What if you Hashiba Hideyoshi wins? I'm going to tear a huge scar on your body that will never heal before I die!
As a result, the 300,000 troops of the two sides gathered in Jinye and launched a decisive battle.
Yushiba Hideyoshi is very passive and headache in this situation, although he has an advantage in all aspects, but this also makes him a "shoemaker", facing the barefoot and single-handed Shibata Katsuya, he really has no temper at all.
The small city of Kaneno has almost become a slaughterhouse for soldiers from both sides, and the corpses pulled down at the end of the battle every day have nowhere to bury them. In desperation, Hideyoshi Hashiba had no choice but to have the corpses of the soldiers pushed down from the castle and then poured oil on them and burned them.
On the one hand, every day the sky over the city was filled with black dust, and a large number of surviving soldiers were sick and coughing and wheezing. The bigger problem is the rumor that this is a disrespect to God for treating the corpses of warriors, and that these diseases and pains are the punishment of God, and that defeat and destruction will follow!
Although Hashiba Hideyoshi tried his best to curb the spread of these messages, he still could not resist the momentum of the prairie fire, and more and more officers and soldiers began to panic, and under the siege of Shibata Katsuya regardless of the cost, many troops began to appear intermittently deserters.
This has never happened before in the Hashiba Hideyoshi army, which has always been known for its will and stability, and now that this curse has been broken, is the myth of the invincibility of the Hashiba army also going to be extinguished?
Hideyoshi Hashiba didn't believe it, couldn't believe it, and didn't want to believe it.
What about the promised reinforcements? Could it be that Sun Qilan just took advantage of himself? No, it's not! Judging from the intelligence, their Ming army has already attacked the front line of Seoul and Busan, and the rear road of the Shibata army has been cut off.
Strictly speaking, this is the greatest support and support for himself, but under Shibata Katsuie's desperate style of play, this kind of support seems not so meaningful, and even makes people vaguely feel that "it is Shibata Katsuya who pushed himself".
Although he knew that such a statement did not make sense, the current situation was that if he continued to fight so hard, he was afraid that within a month, the fighting spirit of his troops would be completely defeated, and the outcome would be ...... It's really hard to tell.
Therefore, even if he is embarrassed, even if he has no face, even if he is laughed at and looked down upon by Sun Qilan, he must be asked to increase his support for himself!
Yushiba Hideyoshi made up his mind and immediately asked for help from the Daming Army, or rather from myself. Three days later, in Seoul, I received this letter that seemed to be earnest, but in fact it was rather reproachful.
The implication is that we agreed to fight together against Chai Tiansheng, and now you have gained a lot on the southern front, but we are under more pressure on the northern front. I hope that you will abide by the agreement and fight with us Shibata Katsuya, and you can't break the rules and agreements.
It was none other than Governor Konishi, who had been teased by me several times and driven out of Pyongyang. He was sent only to give in to me, to tell me that the situation was under my control anyway, and that it was only a plea from the defeated general.
Seeing this letter and seeing this person, I can't help but secretly admire the open-mindedness of Hideyoshi Hashiba, as the current leading big man in Toei, I can show such a posture to win allies under unfavorable conditions, my generation really can't match! It was not by luck that he was able to become the actual supreme power in history, but because of his real strength and wisdom!
Help him? Yes, help! Why not help him?
Years ago, I stole the victory that should have belonged to him in Zhiyue, should I return it to him now? Although according to history, Hideyoshi Hashiba does not have a few years to live, but at least I should respect this great opponent and let him at least get his wish to unify Dongying before his life reaches zero!
Even if the brilliance is short, at least he was once brilliant!
So I immediately got on my horse and rushed to the City Lord's Mansion to meet Li Rusong.
"Li Shuai!" Goodbye Li Rusong, this important minister in the northeast of the Ming Dynasty has regained his majestic bearing, probably because of the continuous victories that made him regain his confidence, but the eyes looking at me are more complicated and difficult to understand.
"Admiral Sun!" Li Rusong was very polite: "Coming in such a hurry, what are you doing to attack the Japanese invaders?" ”
I smiled lightly: "Exactly! Now that we have cut off the back road of Shibata Katsuya, and successfully assassinated Shibata's descendants, which has been blamed on Yushiba Hideyoshi, the two sides broke out in the vicinity of Kaneno, it is a good time for us to step forward and attack! ”
Li Rusong also smiled: "Admiral Sun, you have made a great contribution this time, the news has returned, the capital division has been shaken by the government and the opposition, are you still not satisfied with this great success?" ”
My face was indifferent: "The evil is still in front of the door, how can it be described as a success?" As a soldier of the king's army, how can we miss the opportunity and give up halfway? ”
Li Rusong took a deep look at me, retreated left and right, and the three brothers Rusong, Rumei, and Rubai and me were left in the entire big tent, and then he sighed and said: "Qilan, there is a sentence, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”
I smiled and said, "But it doesn't hurt to say that." ”
Li Rusong sighed again: "Qilan, my father, myself, and my brothers and generals all admire you very much, and this time you are the king of Wanliqin, which makes us deeply admired. But Qilan ......"
He poured me a glass of water and said softly: "You must know the truth that all birds and beasts, good bows are hidden, foxes and rabbits are exhausted, and lackeys are cooked. ”
I asked lightly: "This is the reason why the Li family raised the Jurchens, right?" ”
Li Rusong was stunned by my question, and his hand holding the teapot stopped in mid-air, allowing the tea to slowly overflow from the cup. Li Rusong and Li Rumei were quite ashamed, and they had already turned their heads away, embarrassed to look at me.
"Huh!" Li Rusong was born as a general, and he recovered his mind after a while, gently put down the teapot and said with a smile: "Qilan, when everyone has a narrow line, every family has difficulty chanting scriptures, who doesn't leave a way back for themselves?" My suggestion is entirely for your sake, if you insist on attacking Shibata Katsuya and strive for a victory, I am afraid that the day you go to Zhuxian Town will be the time when the twelve gold medals will summon you back to Beijing, don't you understand the stakes? ”
From his words, I heard seven points of sincerity, it seems that the recent cooperation has made him have a certain change in my opinion, no longer simply indifferent and spectators, but really regard himself as half of his own.
I looked at him for a long time, and suddenly said softly: "Brother Li! I know that you are good for me, but I also have a word for my little brother, please listen to Brother Li. ”
He nodded, I stood up and paced two steps, raised my voice slightly, and said: "My second uncle Zhang Jiangling once said when he was alive that when it was a big deal, it was a big thing, and it was inevitable that there would be a disease that had just passed, but it was not as good as that, it was not enough to settle down and settle down the country. My teacher Qi Jiguang Qi Nantang also said that it is not my intention to seal the marquis, and I wish Hai Boping. As a descendant, how can Qilan be mediocre and alone? ”
Li Rusong was silent, Li Rubai hung his head and was silent, but Li Rumei looked at me with burning eyes. My tone remained the same, but the speed of my speech was much slower: "Life in the world is like a white horse passing through a gap." I'm afraid that I don't do it when I want to do it, and I can't do it when I want to do it. If you have to choose between prosperity and wealth and the peace of the country......"
Everyone looked at me, but I didn't go down, but recited aloud the song "Crossing the Zero Ding Yang" that alerted future generations!
After a hard encounter, there are few stars around.
The mountains and rivers are broken and the wind is fluttering, and the life experience is ups and downs.
The panicked beachhead said panic, and the zero ding sighed in the ocean.
All men are mortal? Keep Dan in mind.
After listening, Li Rumei shouted, "Okay!" Good poetry! Good feelings! ”
Li Rusong pondered for a long time, and suddenly got up and bowed to the ground: "In this case, my brother and I are not as good as my brother!" Well, since ancient times, who has not died, leave Dan to take care of the sweat! Just rush this sentence, the sun and the moon can learn from the brother's sincerity! Brother Bucai, I am willing to follow you north to Jinye to attack Shibata, and work together to drive away the Japanese invaders! ”