At this point in the war, not only Hidebo, but even the generals of northern Sichuan also received the news and prepared to withdraw back to Fukusen Temple. However, Hideho did not dare to take the Uesugi family lightly, and in addition to allowing a total of 23,000 people from the Western Route Army Kyogoku Takaji, the Middle Route Army Fukushima Masanori, Hosokawa Tadashi, and the Eastern Route Army Bee Suka Iemasa to return to Fukusenji Temple for support, the rest of the people would continue to attack Wakamatsumomaru until the Uesugi family was wiped out and then returned to the division for rescue.

At this time, Xiubao also sent a request for help in the direction of Kobayashi Village and Changqing Temple, asking the military forces of the two places to immediately move closer to Fuquan Temple. At this time, in the southern Sichuan area, Fukusenji Temple had 20,000 people from Hideho and Fujido Takatora, Kobayashi Village had 8,000 people from Yamato, Mino, and Ikeda Nagayoshi, Tokeiji Temple had 9,200 people including Nasu Shikichi, Hojo Clanmori, and Akaza Yoshiie, Kohiyama had 15,000 people from Yuki, Mori, and Yoshikawa, and Omomachi had 3,000 Satake troops from the Mabe clan, and these troops combined had 55,000 people, and if 23,000 reinforcements from northern Sichuan were added, it would reach 78,000 people, which was slightly more advantageous than Tokugawa Ieyasu's 67,000 people. Considering that the Tokugawa army came from afar, the Toyotomi army was full of energy, and the food and grass were sufficient, and the Tokugawa army had almost no chance of winning this battle.

However, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was in Furukawa, did not think so, in his opinion, the 15,000 men of Kohiyama were his own army, and the 3,000 people of the Daimyo of Jokeiji Temple were about to return to Omi, and they had no intention of fighting, and the Mabishi clan of Omomachi was at least neutral in consideration of the orders of the lord of the Satake clan, so that his own army would reach 82,000 people, and Hidebo would only have 57,000 people left in poor Baba, so why not win with such a gap?

At first, as Tokugawa Ieyasu thought, the Mabe clan of Omomachi was reluctant to reinforce Fukusenji, but he did not dare to disobey Hideho's instructions, so he had to send a thousand troops to support Utagawaso, so as not to be criticized after the war; And Kuchigi Mototsuna and the others did not want to fight with Tokugawa Ieyasu because they were worried about the safety of their families, and when Nasu Ziyoshi and others hurried to Fukusenji, they slowly swallowed and hesitated.

However, at this moment, a reply letter from Yuuki Hideyasu dragged Tokugawa Ieyasu back to reality from his vain thoughts.

"Xiuyasu refuses to join the Tadamasa?!" After listening to Yuki Hideyasu's reply, the Tokugawa generals all widened their eyes in disbelief, and Okubo Tadashi was even more surprised: "Is it coerced by the right government?" ”

"Probably not," Tokugawa Ieyasu frowned, shook his head and said: "He said that there was no painting of Hideyori on the crusade order, which is not enough evidence, not only did he refuse to join the division, but he also did not allow Tadamasa to lead his troops to attack Fukusenji Temple through Hinohara, and the four thousand troops were desperately guarding the intersection, and Tadamasa had no choice but to send someone to report it." ”

"What about the Maori and Yoshikawa armies? They are stationed on the mountain, as long as there is pressure, His Highness Xiukang should be able to compromise, right? Okubo said unwillingly.

"A puff of smoke suddenly wafted from Xiuyuan Xiaoer's position, and he said that the army was preparing for lunch, and he was unwilling to send troops or make way for Yoshikawa Hiroka, so that His Highness Yoshikawa could not go down the mountain to join us."

"After all, it's the brother-in-law of Youfu, so you shouldn't have fantasized about him in the first place!" Honda Tadakatsu said fiercely, "Then what now, do you want to start a war with His Highness Hideyasu?" ”

"Or else?" Tokugawa Ieyasu said helplessly: "This time the family sent troops to take advantage of their unpreparedness, if it is consumed with Xiuyasu, the army in northern Sichuan will arrive at Fuquan Temple, and at that time we still have any hope of victory?" ”

Hearing this, all the generals expressed their opinions, and no one was willing to fight with the second son of the Tokugawa family in front, but Tokugawa Ieyasu overrode public opinion, and immediately ordered the vanguard army to attack Yuki Hideyasu to intimidate him into making way for the Tokugawa army, while Ieyasu himself led the rest of the army to move in the direction of Hinohara, intending to destroy the Maori army on Kohinoki Mountain, and then go to Fukusenji Temple to fight Hideho.

Yuki Hideyasu's obstruction at Hinohara won Hideho more than half an hour to gather troops, and during this time, 23,000 reinforcements from the north bank, 8,000 from Kobayashi Village, and 6,200 from Jokeiji Temple arrived at Fukusenji Temple one after another, while 3,000 people, including Kuchigi Mototsuna, were delayed on the road, seemingly unwilling to participate. At this point, the number of troops in the area around Fukusenji Temple reached more than 57,000 people, and with the addition of Hibara's Yuki and Mori, the total number of troops could reach 70,000, which was no longer at a disadvantage to Tokugawa Ieyasu. On the contrary, the superiority of the Toyotomi army on the north shore did not change because of the withdrawal of 23,000 people, the Toyotomi army of Nishiide Maru had 4,700, Goken Ding had 5,500, Ikebo had 20,000, and Ninomaru and Tsuruhara Terrace also had 20,000, a total of 50,200 people, which was still a strong force that was difficult to resist for the Uesugi army of less than 10,000 in Honmaru, especially after learning that Hideho was in danger, Kato Yoshiaki and other Toyotomi daimyo stepped up their attacks on Honmaru and Kitademaru in order to go south to support Honjin as soon as possible. The teapot oar on the south side of Honmaru was destroyed by a cannonball, and the earthen collapsed into a gap two people wide, and Shimazu Yoshihiro immediately led 20,000 soldiers from Ikebo to charge inward.

Curiously, Nagamasa Kuroda, who was adjacent to him, did not participate in the support. After Fukushima Masanori and Hosokawa Tadashi were transferred to southern Sichuan, there was only one army left in the Gokending area, as long as he wanted, he could completely cooperate with the Uesugi army in the city, plus Kobayakawa Hideaki and Tanaka Yoshimasa at the east gate, the total strength could soar to 2300 in an instant, and the Toyotomi army would be reduced to 3300 people, so there might be a possibility of victory.

But what surprised him was that Kobayakawa Hideaki, who had been communicating with each other before, did not fight against the water as agreed at the moment, nor did he storm the Uesugi army, but guarded Ninomaru with Tanaka Yoshimasa, and only used iron cannons to shoot at the Uesugi army in the city, and did not have the intention of attacking.

"What exactly does Kongo mean?" Kuroda Nagamasa, who heard the news, said angrily: "Could it be that he turned his back on the inner government and reached a tacit agreement with the right government instead?" ”

At this time, one of the Eight Tigers of Kuroda, Musato Yushin, also advised: "The lord's previous battle against Goxuanding has laid the foundation for future rewards, and if he falls to the Tokugawa family at this time, won't his previous efforts be wasted?" You see that there is no movement on Jinwu's side, it seems that it is either an alliance with the Right Mansion or there is a high-ranking person to guide him. ”

"What you say also makes sense," Kuroda Nagamasa bowed slightly, "but my father has already raised troops in Kyushu at this time, as a son, how can I go against him?" ”

"According to the ministers, the old lord asked you to follow the Eastern Expedition of the Right Mansion, not entirely to let you attack the Right Mansion with the Tokugawa family."

"What does that mean?"

"Just imagine, it is a foregone conclusion that the old lord will raise troops in Kyushu, if you follow the right mansion and lose, it will be offset by the two sides, and there will be no loss to the family; On the contrary, if the right government wins and the old lord loses in Kyushu, or the two sides are offset, the family can still maintain its inherent territory. Therefore, regardless of Kyushu, whether you follow the inner government or not will not have much impact on the family; On the other hand, if you follow the Right Mansion, you will be able to obtain a reward of more than 100,000 stone with your current merits. The current situation is also in favor of the Right Mansion, and Your Majesty really can't figure out any reason for you to give up your current achievements and throw yourself into the arms of the Inner Government. ”

After listening to the advice of his mother, coupled with the strange movements of Kobayakawa Hideaki, Kuroda Nagamasa finally decided to go to Hideho's side and ordered Momasato Tomoshin to lead two thousand pioneers to assist Shimazu Yoshihiro in attacking the city, while at this time, Kobayakawa Hideaki sent someone to Utagawaso to inform Fukushima Takayoshi, asking him to retreat to Omoto to recuperate, and replace him against Sakakihara Yasumasa. (To be continued.) Please search, better update faster!