At dusk, in the camp of the Ming army by the sea, Sheng Yong had received two reports from the Eastern Front.

Regarding the fact that Ping'an led more than 300 horsemen to suddenly march westward and go deep into the south of the mountain and the lone army that the Ming army had not yet controlled, the generals felt that it was a wave battle. Everyone said a few words in front of Sheng Yong.

When Sheng Yong and Ping'an spoke face-to-face, most of them didn't have anything good to say. But behind the scenes, Sheng Yong hardly talks about the good or bad of peace, and sometimes it even seems to be a bit like maintaining peace.

At this time, Sheng Yong said something as if talking to himself: "We have just arrived, and we don't know much about the deployment of the enemy army. The enemy military couldn't guess the specific location of our landing, and they didn't think they were very prepared. Peace is not a respite at all. ”

The civil and military forces in the big tent were silent for a while, and everyone didn't seem to understand what Sheng Yong meant, whether it was peace that didn't give Sheng Yong a chance to breathe, or didn't give the enemy a chance to breathe?

Sheng Yong flipped through the map and the reports of various ministries, sat on the top and frowned and pondered for a while.

At this time, the scouts had already discovered that there were a large number of enemy troops and fortifications in the east of the camp where the officers and troops had landed on the east side of the camp, in the north of the mountain and in the area of the lower mountain gate. Sheng Yong, relying on the information he has obtained so far, is also speculating: the early intention of the Japanese army may be to form an east-west confrontation with the Ming army by relying on the mountainous terrain on the front line of Bofu Mountain; The Japanese army wanted to take the initiative to calm down the war and start the war in the form of a war of attrition.

If you guess correctly, Sheng Yong still admires the Japanese army a little bit of the commander of the army, and that guy seems to be an understanding person. In the hazy global battlefield, the two sides can't see clearly, and the main general has to guide the situation according to the time, make use of his strengths and avoid weaknesses to figure out the rules, and he really has some experience; In the past 100 years, there have not been any large-scale battles in Japan, and the commander of the Japanese army is really a talent.

Of course, it may also be that Sheng Yong thinks too much.

"Give it to him, give it all to him!" Sheng Yong suddenly said angrily, "The main force of the cavalry battalion has a total of two thousand elite cavalry, all of which have been transferred to the commander of Ping'an. ”

Sheng Yong paused and said, "Order the horsemen who have already disembarked to gather and prepare, and set out to the south of Bofu Mountain early tomorrow morning." The rest of the horsemen will be given priority to go ashore tomorrow, assemble and then go to the south of the Bofu Mountain. ”

The pro-soldier general hugged his fists and said: "The last general will give an order immediately." ”

The general reminded: "Marshal, there is still a lone Japanese army on the Western Front, do you want to transfer troops to clear it?" ”

Sheng Yong shook his head and said, "It's too late for the infantry to go, and the Japanese army must have entered the mountains to the south." Whether it is necessary to destroy with cavalry is determined by the peace ahead. ”

"Yes." The ministry will hold the fist.

At this moment, a military general walked into the big tent, stood at the door to salute, glanced at the upper position, and walked quickly. He whispered in Sheng Yong's ear: "Dashuai, the scout caught a strange little old man. The old man couldn't speak Chinese, but he took out a piece of Chinese characters...... and he took the paper out of his bosom.

Sheng Yong looked at it, and it read: Friend of Yao Fang, please see.

"Yao Fang is here?" Sheng Yong said, "Go and ask, if you come, send people over." ”

The military general hugged his fists and said, "Yes." ”

That Yao Fang's father is the marquis of the Ming Dynasty, and her sister is the imperial concubine. Sheng Yong didn't doubt Yao Fang at all, not to mention that Yao Fang came to Japan to be a spy and a spy, maybe there was really someone here.

…… Yao Fang knew this old man, Yao Fang fled to Busan Town, and it was this person who followed the person who collected the money in the past.

Even Ouchi Katsu's Chinese is not good for him, let alone such a servant-like person. Yao Fang immediately went to the Chinese army and asked Hou Hai for a translator. Through the translation, the two began to communicate reluctantly.

The old man said, "My master has found a place to meet Mr. Yao and make a deal." ”

Yao Fang asked, "What is the trade?" ”

The old man said: "The copper coin and the news that the Ming army is interested in." ”

Yao Fang was a little puzzled: "Why does he (Ouchi Katsu) want to trade with me?" ”

The old man said: "Mr. Yao is a trustworthy person, the last time you went to North Korea, you could get away even if you didn't pay, but you still managed to fulfill your promise." Mr. Yao is also a powerful person in the Ming Kingdom, and even in the Korean State where he is not familiar with the place, he can also get the help of the officials of the Ming Kingdom and the Li clan of the Joseon Dynasty. In this transaction, Mr. Yao can get the news first and pay later. ”

Yao Fang asked, "What's the news?" ”

The old man was silent and shook his head, meaning that he didn't know.

Yao Fang asked again: "The cash last time was a huge amount of money in Japan. He doesn't think it's enough? What does he want so much money for? ”

The old man remained silent.

Yao Fang said: "Where is he?" ”

The old man said: "Somewhere in the Bofu Mountain, the situation is dangerous, and my master will only wait for three days." ”

Yao Fang thought for a while and said, "Let's set off overnight tonight, and you lead the way." ”

He then said to the translator: "This is a secret, you can't divulge it." I can't know too many people, and it's inconvenient for me to find another translator, so you can go with me. ”

The official was a little embarrassed: "Okay...... Let's do it! ”

Yao Fang left the tent and went to see Hou Hai and told him about it. Hou Hai dissuaded him, so he had to ask Sheng Yong for more than a dozen personal soldiers to escort Yao Fang and his party.

The Bofu Mountain Range is like a "Ya" character that slopes to the left, and the main peak is on the west side of the mountain range, and does not extend to the coast; The Punzhi Mountains in the east, including the Xiashan Gate by the sea and the mountains in the south.

The Japanese fortifications and defenders were all in the Punzhi Mountains to the east; It is only because there is a plain from the north foot of the main peak in the west to the coast, and it is impossible to form an overall defense line.

The place where Yao Fang and the others went was roughly in the mountains and forests in the middle depression of the word "Ya". In order to avoid the Japanese scouts, everyone passed along the mountainside woods of the main peak of the mountain, and it was relatively quiet to travel at night. Fortunately, the old man knew the path, so the group did not get lost.

Everyone tossed for several hours, and when they arrived at the agreed place, the sky was already dark.

It is a small temple hidden in the mountains. There are no rivers or other water sources around, so there are no houses or people on all sides. The soldiers of the Ming army climbed over the wall and looked at it for a while, and then invited Yao Fang in.

A dilapidated small temple with an oil lamp lit inside. Ouchi Katsu stood at the door of an earthen house and bowed, he was originally a bald head, and he really looked like a monk living in this dilapidated temple. Then he said, "The two of us." ”

Yao Fang thought for a while, pointed to the translator and said, "Translation officer." ”

Ouchi Katsu looked at the cyan round-necked official uniform on the translator's body, but shook his head and made a gesture of writing.

So Yao Fang and Ouchi Katsu entered the house and closed the broken wooden door.

Yao Fang said slowly: "Have you run out of money?" ”

Ouchi Katsu seemed to understand, but he didn't answer, pointing to an old wooden case and inviting Yao Fang to take a seat. Paper and ink were already laid out on the wooden table, as well as a lamp. Yao Fang was too lazy to be restrained, and sat cross-legged on the ground.

Ouchi Katsu wrote some words to the effect that his wife had been given an expensive high-grade magatama and hid it in her clothes, but she did not wear it when she slept with her at night.

Yao Fang looked at the words on the paper, he knew every word and understood the literal meaning, but he didn't understand the meaning of Ouchi for a while.

Katsu Ouchi: She's afraid I'll find out. That jade should have been given by Dow, and it was with my money.

Yao Fang suddenly realized, looking at Da Nei Sheng's eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic, after all, Yao Fang also understood that feeling.

Yao Fang: Dow knows about the two million dollars?

Ouchi Katsu: I don't dare not say it, otherwise I don't dare to spend a penny, I know all about it. The whole family of the Great Inner was also opposed to making enemies with the Ming Kingdom, and I let go of the Ming people without permission, and the sins of the Great Inner Family can be big or small; If you take out the money and share it with the city lord of the county, Tao, you will be considered innocent. But Dow only got a small share of me.

When Yao Fang saw this, he immediately felt something from Ouchi Sheng: grievance.

Yao Fang: What's the news this time, and how much thank you should I give you?

Katsu Ouchi: Five million to ten million. What the value is, Mr. Yao decides from it.

So Ouchi Katsu kept writing and wrote down what he knew one after another. After Yao Fang finished reading each piece of paper, it was placed on an oil lamp and burned and destroyed.

The total strength of the various armies of the Japanese army was about 80,000 or less, and the main forces of the Japanese state were gathered. There are three forces in the army, namely the people and horses under the command of the Ouchi family, the Spo family, and the Hosokawa family; The latter two were both under the stewardship of the Muromachi Temple. The person with the highest military power was Yoshishige Spo, because the Spo family had the highest credit in Muromachiden.

The Governor Ouchi Morimi proposed a strategy and made arrangements in advance, and currently has the support of the Hosokawa family, and the main general, Yoshishige Spo, should also agree.

The defenders of Shima County to the northwest withdrew to the valley at the southern foot of Mt. Hafushi to defend the southern pass, and then received reinforcements. The main force was deployed in the plain west of Kaoya County, and the main force of the Ouchi Army was already in the mountainous area north of Mt. Bofushi, building a defensive base to resist. At that time, tomorrow, the two armies will form a situation of confrontation between the east and the west.

In the event that Mt. Habofushi was lost or the Japanese flank was threatened by the sea, the main Japanese force retreated to the Dazaifu area to continue the resistance. The whole strategy is to rely on the terrain to defend instead of attacking, resisting the strong walls and clearing the wilderness, and waiting for time to change and drag down the expeditionary Ming army.

At the same time, the Japanese water warships were deployed along the coast from the Kanmon Strait to Nambakyo (Osaka), mainly attacking at night by fireships, destroying the attack of the Ming army's naval division and avoiding the cutting off of the Japanese army's sea grain routes.

The warehouses of cities and villages such as Aowu County stored grain, which would be burned down after the Japanese army evacuated; Moreover, the assassins and dead soldiers were hidden in the villages and cities, waiting for the opportunity to assassinate and kill the generals of the Ming army. There are spies in ambush in the town of Gunwu, ready to poison and decompose.

At Yao Fang's request, Ouchi Katsu wrote down the villages and towns where the assassins were hidden, but Ouchi Katsu did not know where they were hidden. As a retainer and military general of the Ouchi family, Ouchi Katsu only knows some major matters, and he is not responsible for specific affairs.

Yao Fang: You first find a place where you can hide 10 million coins, and then you can send them after the war, because there are not so many copper coins in the army.

Ouchi Katsu glanced at the paper, revealing a look of surprise, and that look disappeared in a blink of an eye, he knelt on the ground, leaned forward and saluted Yao Fang.