"Bring the military newspaper!"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was the first to react, he raised his hand, and the chamberlain hurriedly took the military report from the guard's hand, and gave it to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu with both hands.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu opened the military newspaper, glanced at it, his expression did not change, and then handed the military newspaper to Shibukawa Mitsuyori next to him, and passed it down in turn.

"Come here, how's the situation in Hyogozu?"

"Back to Your Excellency, the west of the Hyogo-Tsu Ikuta Forest has been occupied by the Ming army, and Lord Lai Yuan has retreated to the mountains to defend."

"Well, what about the direction of Osaka?"

"Little ones don't know!"

"Oh," Ashikaga Yoshimitsu suddenly came to his senses, waved his hand, and said, "Go back, remember to tell Hosokawa-sama, be careful to defend, and implement the plan, this minister is waiting for his good news in Kyoto!" ”

"Little obedience, Your Excellency!"

......

Everyone watched Ashikaga Yoshimitsu talk to the messenger, wanting to interject but not knowing what to say, because Hosokawa's letter was only a few simple words: "...... After half a day of fierce fighting, our army retreated to the area of Mt. Bofu, Mt. Maya, and Mt. Rokko as planned, please rest assured that everything is going according to plan......

What is the plan? Everyone looked at each other, trying to observe the other people's expressions, but it seemed that no one knew.

After the messenger left, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu silently looked at the map for a while, and then looked up and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the main direction of the Ming army's attack has been decided, that is, to attack Kyoto through Hyogozu and through Osaka. ”

"So, I recalibrate the deployment,"

"Uesugi-kun!"

"In!"

"You are the governor of the Kanto region, so it is your duty to maintain stability in the Kanto region, so I order you to rush to Edo immediately, mobilize the local troops, and urge Date and the best family to expel the Ming army."

"In addition," Ashikaga Yoshimitsu paused, and then beckoned to Uesugi Kending, who immediately came over, and listened to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu whisper: "Spo Yoshishige appeared on Ezo Island, and most of the Okuba and Ou guardians are branches of the Spo family, so you have to be gracious and powerful, but remember to be suspicious and emotional, otherwise there will be chaos, and the Kanto chaos will inevitably affect the overall situation; ”

"As long as you support it for three months to half a year, I can send troops to reinforce you! Do you understand? ”

"Understood!"

Ken Uesugi nodded fixedly and returned to his seat.

"Hatakeyama-kun!"

"In!"

"Although the main direction of attack of the Ming army is Hyogo, but the direction of Shimonoseki must not be relaxed, this minister ordered you to rush to Izumo, unified command of Nagato, Zhoufang, Iwami, Yasuk, Izumo, Bizen and other national soldiers, even if the Ming army lands in Honshu, you must block it on the Iwami line, do not affect the battle in the Hyogozu area, can you do it?"

"Your Excellency," Hatakeyama hesitated for a moment, then raised his hand and said, "I don't know how long I need to stop the Ming army?" ”

"At least three months, if there is any accident, you have to fly to Kyoto, and this minister will send you reinforcements!"

"......" Hatakeyama Manjia secretly thought about it, and said, "Your Excellency, I hope to get help from the public!" ”

"Yes," said Ashikaga Yoshiman, cheerfully, "I'll give you two thousand!" ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency!"

Hatakeyama was full of joy, and the public was a direct subordinate soldier of the shogunate, well-equipped and well-trained, but the number was not large, and it was a great trust and honor to be able to deploy 2,000 people to himself this time.

"Shibukawa-kun, how about you stay in Kyoto with the minister and support the front line at any time?"

"Little obedience!"

"Okay, do you have any questions?" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu asked with a light breath while putting his hands on his knees.

Long.

Hatakeyama asked, "Your Excellency, can you tell us about the battle plan for the Hyogo and Osaka directions?" ”

"Yes," Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said with a smile, "Of course you can, the plan is like this......"

......

Looking at the backs of Hatakeyama Manjia and Uesugi Kenta, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu turned his head to look at Shibukawa Mitsuyori, who wanted to speak and stopped: "Do you have anything to say?" ”

"Your Excellency," Shibukawa Mitsuyori thought for a moment, and said, "The little one is still a little worried!" ”

"Worried about what?"

"The situation in Kanto is complicated, and Usugi is too upright, and the little one is worried that he won't be able to deal with it!"

"Alas," Ashikaga Yoshimitsu sighed: "This is also a matter of no choice, Uesugi has a certain prestige in Kanto, and the guards of both Ou and Ou are more convinced of him, in this situation, his upright character may be more able to calm people's hearts!" ”

"But," Shibukawa hesitated.

"But what?"

"It seems that Uesugi-sama and Spoyi used to have a close relationship with the future, so could something go wrong?"

"Well, probably not......" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said this, but suddenly fell silent.

......

Den.

"Mr. Kisai, your prediction is right, the Ming army did choose Hyogozu."

"Hehe, of course!"

Sitting opposite Yoshimitsu was an old man in his sixties, with white hair and hair, only his eyes still bright.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was silent for a moment, and then picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Mr. Kisai: "So, do you think our army can defeat the Ming army?" ”

Mr. Kisai did not have a flattered expression on Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's action of pouring tea, but calmly picked up the teacup, drank it all, and then shook his head and said, "Your Excellency, this old man can't say clearly. ”

"The old man can only say that the Ming army must be defeated, otherwise it is impossible to negotiate peace!"

"Well," Ashikaga Yoshimitsu nodded: "I understand this, but if Emperor Ming wants me to confess, it will never be." ”

"That's right," Mr. Mu Zhai raised his head and looked at the roof, his eyes were a little hazy: "So Your Excellency must defeat the Ming army, only in this way can the peace negotiation be successful, and you no longer need to go to the Ming Kingdom to confess." This kind of thing is not uncommon in all Chinese dynasties. ”

"Well, I know, the Western Xia in the Song Dynasty and the Tubo in the Tang Dynasty are all like this."

"Hehe, yes!"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was in a better mood after listening to Mr. Kisai's words, and he went on to describe his deployment, hoping that Mr. Kisai would provide some advice.

"Uesugi Ken is going to Kanto...... Hatakeyama is full of family to Kansai...... Hosokawa Yorimoto, Hosokawa Manmoto ......"

After listening to this, Mr. Kisai closed his eyes and muttered to himself, but Ashikaga Yoshimitsu did not speak, quietly waiting for the other party to speak.

After about a stick of incense, Mr. Kisai opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, it is more appropriate to hand over the affairs of Hyogo to Hosokawa Yorimoto, Hosokawa Yorimoto has been on the battlefield for a long time and has experience, and his son Manyuan is also a young hero, brave and strong, and the countries near Hyogo Tsu are all the territory of the Hosokawa family, and they will definitely fight to the death to protect the family's territory." ”

"Hatakeyama is full of moderation and respect, can accept Yayan, is suitable for kesei, and it is more suitable to go to Izumo."

"As for Uesugi Kending, the old man can only say that there is no better choice, I hope he will hold on for a while longer!"

"Hmm," Ashikaga Yoshimitsu nodded secretly, Mr. Kisai had similar thoughts to his own, which made him feel a little more confident.

"It's just that for Shibukawa Mitsuyori, what are you going to do?"

"He's my nephew, and although he's not good at battlefield duels, he still has the ability to strategize, so I want him to guard Kyoto."

"That's right," Mr. Mu Zhai frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said, "This Shibukawa Manlai still needs to be careful, the old man always feels that he has some fog on him!" ”

"The fog?" Ashikaga Yoshihiro smiled all over his face: "But Sakura has been checking for a long time, and I haven't found any problems." ”

"Well, it's better to be careful, the war in Kyushu is all Shibukawa Manyori's own words, and there is no witness at all; Spo Yizhong brought it back, but suddenly wanted to negotiate peace with the Ming Kingdom, could there be any problems in this? Moreover, don't you think that after Shibukawa came back, his temperament became much calmer? ”

"Mr. Kisai, I have a slightly different opinion, the area around Kyushu is full of arrogant soldiers, and Shibukawa Manyori is not good at battlefield duels, so it is normal that he is unable to defend various places; As for the traitor Yoshishige Spo, it is more likely that he was affected by the war in Kyushu, and in addition, Spoyi will die at the hands of the Ming army, and the possibility of him surrendering directly to the Ming army is almost none, so I think it is more likely that he wants to know about his father's situation, as for what happened after that," Ashikaga Yoshimitsu sighed: "It's all a last resort, as the head of the shogunate, I can't let the Ashikaga family go down the old path of the former Kamakura shogunate." ”

"In the end, after experiencing such a big thing, it should be normal to grow up a little!"

"......" Mr. Mu Zhai sighed: "Then Your Excellency will look at it!" ”

“......”

......

After Ashikaga Yoshimitsu left the study, he immediately summoned Fukuyama Yukinari, the leader of the Sakura Organization, and told him carefully for a while, and the other party took the order and left.

After Fukuyama Yukinari left, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu looked at the small courtyard to the west, and his heart was full of waves: Mr. Kisai, you and I have known each other for more than 20 years, you have helped me a lot, you have helped me to destroy the Southern Dynasty and stabilize the shogunate, and even I tried to replace the emperor at your suggestion.

However, you have always been reluctant to accept any official position, and only willing to be a guest in the house, why is this?

In addition, I don't know anything about your past, I only know that you are from the Ming Kingdom and have taken refuge, but, but, will you be a pawn of the Ming Kingdom?

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu felt an inexplicable panic in his heart for no reason.

......