Hattori Hanzo, the ancestral title of the Hattori family, in which Hattori is the surname, and the name "Hanzo" is a name used by the Hattori family to pass down from generation to generation. In addition, the patriarchs of successive generations have passed down the name Iwami Mamoru from generation to generation, so it is also called Hattori Iwami Mamoru. It's just that this title was later given the title of a person, and it was he who was referring to Hattori Hanzo.

The Hattori clan was enshrined in Tokugawa Ieyasu during the second generation of Hattori Hanzo Masanari, and Tokugawa Ieyasu recruited the self-proclaimed warriors from the Iga region to form the Iga Harmony Ninja Legion and handed it over to Hattori's command.

Hattori Hanzo refers to the second generation of Hattori Masanari, one of the sixteen Tokugawa generals, also known as "Oni Hanzo", and many of the Iga Tongxin soldiers under Hanzo are Iga ninjas. At this time, although Hattori Hanzo was not as famous as later generations, it was still the sharpest sword under Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was in Sakai City at the time of the Honnoji Change, and he was in Sakai City due to the urgent shortcut, and he was escorted by Hattori Hanzo, Chaya Shiro Jiro, etc. The ninja leader Hanzo Hattori played a huge role, and after a long journey under his loyal escort, Ieyasu finally returned to Mikawa Province safely and spared danger, so Hattori Hanzo has always been a person that Tokugawa Ieyasu trusted very much.

Now to kill Toyotomi Hideyoshi, there is no more suitable person than Hattori Hanzo, this existence known as the god of ninjas in later generations, the ability is naturally not to say.

For Tokugawa Ieyasu's orders, Hattori Hanzo can get the best execution here, even if he heard Tokugawa Ieyasu say that he wanted to assassinate Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Hattori Hanzo did not hesitate at all, and he didn't even ask a reason, the first question Hattori Hanzo asked was: "When to do it?" ”

"Wait until the Ming army arrives!" Tokugawa Ieyasu opened his mouth and said, "Toyotomi Hideyoshi can't be allowed to escape. ”

Since he chose to assassinate Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu naturally wants to do it once and for all, it is best for him to die, and it is a big trouble to live.

"I'll arrange for people when I go back!" Hattori Hanzo bowed down and said, although it is said to be an assassination, but it is basically impossible to sneak in and assassinate, and it is likely to evolve into a forcible attack in the end, so there must be enough ninjas, it is impossible for one person to do anything, and Hattori Hanzo also needs to prepare.

Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded: "Okay, arrange the manpower, and there must be no omissions." ”

The turmoil in Fushimi Castle was turbulent, and the people's hearts were in chaos, and it was impossible for Toyotomi Hideyoshi to suppress it, and what Toyotomi Hideyoshi was looking forward to was a victory, a victory that was enough to shock people's hearts. Once the Ming Dynasty can't defeat Fushimi Castle, then the hearts of the people in the city will naturally be settled, and this is a battle for survival.

At dawn the next day, Daming's scouts appeared outside Fushimi Castle, and Fushimi Castle instantly became nervous.

Although Toyotomi Hideyoshi tried his best, he only managed to gather a team of 50,000 people, and there were many samurai in this team, who had not been trained on the battlefield, but their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. After discovering the scouts of the Ming Dynasty, Toyotomi Hideyoshi also personally climbed to the top of the city to boost morale and prepare for this battle.

After the sun rose, the vanguard army of the Ming Dynasty appeared outside Fushimi Castle, a vanguard of 30,000 people.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi looked at the Ming army below with a clean appearance, and his heart continued to sink, and at the same time, he also knew deeply how his army was defeated.

30,000 people, standing in rows, banners unfurled, they just stood there motionless, a stick of incense time passed, they did not move like a pillar, half an hour passed, they still stood there straight, so military power is really shocking. When the large army behind the Ming Dynasty came up, Fushimi Castle was like a boat in the waves.

Originally, Toyotomi Hideyoshi still wanted to go out and give the Ming vanguard a blow, but seeing 30,000 people standing there neatly, Toyotomi Hideyoshi decisively chose to give up this idea. For a military formation like the Ming Dynasty, Toyotomi Hideyoshi has no confidence at all, and if he doesn't get it, he will be chased into the city by the Ming Dynasty, then it will be really troublesome.

Zhang Weixian rode forward slowly, and the surrounding Ming troops suddenly knocked on their shields, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Kill, kill, kill!" ”

The sound shook the universe, and the entire Fushimi Castle was shrouded in the shouts of the Ming soldiers, and countless people turned pale and showed fear.

Zhang Weixian put down the binoculars in his hand and ordered: "The artillery starts firing, and the others set up camp!" ”

With Zhang Weixian's order, the army began to camp, and at the same time, the artillery was also pushed out, and it was directly placed in front of the formation, looking like you can kill me if you come over. To put it bluntly, Zhang Weixian is bullying Toyotomi Hideyoshi without artillery, I can beat you, but you can't hit me.

The artillery soon began shelling Fushimi Castle, and the explosion sounded instantly.

Now the question in front of Toyotomi Hideyoshi arises, whether to defend the castle, or to withdraw, and if you defend it, you can only be bombed, if you don't defend it, what if the Ming army attacks it? However, Toyotomi Hideyoshi obviously thought too much, and Zhang Weixian didn't even build a ladder, making it clear that he didn't want to climb the city wall.

It has been a while since he fought with the Japanese state, and Zhang Weixian has not yet discovered that there is a city wall that cannot be blown up, and the artillery will not be able to change the explosive package.

In Fushimi Castle, Tokugawa Ieyasu was also waiting anxiously, he was afraid that Daming would attack like this, if Daming attacked today, then his arrangements would be in vain. Also worried is Toyotomi Hideji, once the Ming invades, he will be executed by the Ming as the son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Toyotomi Hideji didn't believe that the lord of the Ming Dynasty would help him, only if he killed Toyotomi Hideyoshi, in order to appease people's hearts, the lord of the Ming Dynasty would not kill him, and he could survive.

Zhang Weixian looked at Fushimi Castle outside the city, and the expression on his face became solemn, he didn't expect Fushimi Castle to be quite strong, and it had been bombarded for so long, and it still hadn't exploded.

The power of the Ming Dynasty's artillery has long spread throughout the Wa Kingdom, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi has strengthened Fushimi Castle a lot, and it is not ordinarily difficult to blast it out. Osaka Castle has not been so fortified, and it is normal to have such a result now. But it can't be opened, and Zhang Weixian is not in a hurry.

At the end of the day, the Ming Dynasty shelled from time to time, and the walls of Fushimi Castle looked crumbling, but they did not collapse.

But everyone knows that even if the walls of Fushimi Castle are strong, it will not be able to block the artillery of the Ming army forever, unless the artillery of the Ming army is insufficient, and it is inappropriate to pin hope on the lack of artillery shells of the Ming army! Toyotomi Hideyoshi wants the Ming army to know how powerful he is, so it is impossible to sit still.

When night fell, Daming's camp fell silent, and Fushimi Castle finally settled down, but Fushimi Castle, where people's hearts were in turmoil, was destined to be an unquiet night tonight.