The Tokaido Corps can be said to be the smallest corps, because the military forces of Suruga and Enoe were handed over to Asano Nagamasa, so that only the daimyo of Owari and Mikawa actually participated in the operation, of which Tanaka Yoshimasa led 3,000 troops, the veteran Hineno Hiroshi led 600 troops, and the rest of the small daimyo troops totaled 1,000; Because of the great righteousness, the Daiko officials of Owari and Mikawa were willing to hand over the castle to the retainers of Hideho, and handed over the 300,000 stone military rations stored in the castle of Kiyosu, and in these two countries, Hideki retained 8,000 people led by the Kuwasan brothers and Koide Yoshimasa.

Considering the uncertainty of the Shimazu family, Hideho only asked the Shimazu family to send 1,500 people to participate in the battle, and Konishi Yukinaga led 4,000 troops to catch up with Hideho's large army with Nagashima Castle, 2,000 people from Terazawa Hirotaka, 9,000 people from Nabeshima Naoshige, 1,800 people from Ito Yubei, 13,000 people from Kobayakawa Hideaki, 3,000 people from Mori Hidebo, and 9,000 people led by Mori Katsunobu and others, a total of 37,800 people, converged with Hideho's army at Mikawa Okazaki Castle, and according to Hidebo's requirements, Nashige Nabeshima and Hirotaka Terasawa led 11,000 men to stay in the three castles of Kitaku, Taruii, and Naeki in Nishimino, and Mori Hidebo stayed behind in Inuyama Castle.

By the time he entered Suruga Sunfu Castle on the sixth day of the third month, the army led by Hidebo had a total of 125,000 people, excluding the troops who had been left behind! This does not include Fukushima Masanori and Ikeda Terumasa who are on standby in Ueno, and Utsunomiya Kunitsuna and Gamo Hideyuki in Shimono, if these four are added, the total number of troops can reach an astonishing 150,000, this number is four times the maximum mobilization force of the Uesugi family, even if the Uesugi family and Tokugawa join forces, it is only 100,000 people, and it is not Hidebo's opponent at all, no wonder when the army passes through Edo Castle, the old Honda Masanobu of the Tokugawa family will sigh from the bottom of his heart: "It is easy to shake the sky, and it is difficult to shake the division of the right house!" Even if this battle can be won, it will undoubtedly be a miserable victory! ”

An army of more than 100,000 is like a flood of beasts. On the Tokaido, the starry night and night are all caused by the samurai of the common people to stop and watch, passing by Yuki Castle. A toddler squeezed through the crowd and danced excitedly beside the marching procession.

"Father. Look at what that person is lifting, the gold is so dazzling! The urchin anxiously pointed behind Xiubao, only to see the horse seal in the hand of the flag guard, shining golden in the sunlight.

"That's the horse seal of His Royal Highness Youfu, the Coiling Dragon Triple Gilded Tang Umbrella, only the heroes who dominate the world dare to use it as a horse seal!" The middle-aged samurai couldn't help but sigh. The so-called "Panlong Triple Gold Umbrella" is a horse seal designed by Xiubao himself, and the triple gilt Tang umbrella is as the name suggests. It is three gilded Tang umbrellas from small to large, stacked from top to bottom, and a string in the middle represents the "way of heaven, humanity, and hell" in the six paths; Above the triple umbrella is a cyan coiled dragon with its upper body hovering over a spear. The umbrella surface touched by the lower body is printed with the Toyotomi family crest "Five Seven Trees" on the east, west, north and south. Viewed from a distance, it is towering and abrupt, shining with golden light, and it is particularly dazzling.

"However, I heard from Mr. Private School. In China, only the Son of Heaven can use the dragon to represent himself? The naughty boy asked in a milky voice.

The middle-aged warrior laughed and said kindly, "Did Mr. say that the five-clawed golden dragon is for the emperor's exclusive use?" If you take a closer look, how many claws does the dragon in the right house have? ”

"One, two, three, four......," the urchin counted carefully, and then said in surprise: "There are only four dragon claws, one less than the emperor!" ”

"That's right." The middle-aged samurai nodded with satisfaction, "The right mansion is powerful all over the world, and even so, he is still loyal to the young lord of Osaka, which is why he can gather so many adults to work for him, and the loyalty of the right mansion can be reflected in this small horse print, which shows its fierce loyalty." ”

"It's easier to walk on five feet or four." The naughty boy couldn't understand what the middle-aged samurai was saying, and just innocently expressed his thoughts based on impressions.

"You don't have to worry about that," the middle-aged samurai was very pleased, he turned to look at the other samurai who were watching the scenery together, and said earnestly, "The loyalty of the right house should be understood not only by the young lord in Osaka Castle, but also by the main hall in Edo." ”

"Echizen Mamoru can't talk nonsense." The young samurai beside him reminded, "You are the elder of the Yuuki family, and you share the knowledge and deeds of your own family. ”

"The lord is the adopted son of Taige, if it weren't for Taige, how could he get such attention from the palace? I'm going to tell you the truth, even if the lord is there! "It turns out that this middle-aged samurai is Yuuki Hideyasu's important minister Mizuku Echizen Mamotomo, Yuki Hideyasu Zhiyuki 110,000, and Mijuku Masayo has 10,000 exclusively, which shows the status of this family elder in the Yuki family.

"There are a lot of people here, so let's go back quickly." Perhaps because he was afraid that Masatomo Gojuku would get emotional, or because he was worried that someone with ulterior motives would listen to him and tell him about right and wrong, the young samurai hurriedly persuaded him to return to Honmaru quickly, "My lord still wants to discuss with you about sending troops." ”

"Sending troops?" Mijuku Masayo slapped his head suddenly, and realized: "If you don't mention it, I almost forgot, this time my family is also going to send troops." ”

The group walked and chatted, and soon came to Honmaru in Yuki Castle. Unlike in the past, this time Yuki Hideyasu chose to meet with Masatomo Mijuku at Honmaru's castle tower.

"My lord, the army of Youfu has just crossed the Guinu River, and now it is camping to the north of the city." Omatomo Gojuku bowed to the ground.

But Yuki Hideyasu turned his back to him, leaning on the railing and looking into the distance, and said in amazement: "This place is too far worse than Osaka, I really miss the days in Osaka!" ”

"Is the lord missing Taige?" Masatomo Mijuku seemed to feel a hint of sadness from Yuuki Hideyasu's words.

Hearing Mizuku Masatomo say this, Yuki Hideyasu couldn't help but sigh: "If it weren't for Taiko, there would be no Hideyasu today, but... There are some things that Xiukang can't give up either. ”

"You mean the Inner House?" Masatomo Mijuku asked.

"After all, he is my biological father, and after Nobuyasu's death, I am the eldest son of the Tokugawa family, how can the relationship between father and son be separated." Yuuki Hideyasu did not answer his question directly.

"But your current Miao character is 'Yuchai', and you are 'Major General Yuki Yuki', a member of the Toyotomi family." Masatomo Mijuku corrected. In his opinion, Yuki Hideyasu, who is the adopted son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, should stand with Hideho who should maintain the authority of the Toyotomi family, and the two have a good personal relationship, and there is no conflict of interest.

Hearing the word "Yuchai", Yuki Hideyasu was even more emotional: "The second son of the Tokugawa family, not only failed to inherit the family business, but became a hostage to the enemy, and also called it 'adopted son', fortunately, Taiko pampered me and took pity on me, and Hideyasu was able to live a carefree life in Osaka Castle, I thought it would be a pleasure to end my life like this, but I didn't want Hideyori to be born, and I didn't expect that I would become the adopted son of the Yuuki family, and it changed hands twice, am I Yuki Hideyasu a plaything?" ”

"Don't say that," Hideyasu Yuuki said, and Mijuku Masatomo was also heartbroken, "Now that you can enjoy 110,000 koku Zhixing as an independent daimyo is much better than staying in the Tokugawa family as an unappreciated second son, the lord should know this." ”

"But after all, I am the heir of the Tokugawa family," Yuuki Hideyasu said hatefully, "With this relationship, I can't escape the shadow of the inner government after all, let alone say that I am independent or not, in the eyes of outsiders, my Yuuki family is just a branch of the Tokugawa family, hehe, it's ridiculous to think about it." ”