Sekigahara, a battleground for soldiers, is surrounded by Mt. Ibuki in the north, Mt. Sasao and Mt. Tenman in the west, Mt. Matsuo in the southwest, and Mt. Nangong in the southeast, forming a basin of four kilometers from east to west and two kilometers from north to south. It is an important route connecting Omi Province in the northwest and Mino and Ise in the southeast, and is an excellent venue for field warfare. The Kanto and Kansai of the Japanese "Ben" mainly refer to the Kanto as the boundary, the east is called Kanto, and the west is Kansai.

Hosokawa Nobumoto knew this, so he chose this enclave in the first place, and now it seems that it is a wise move. Sekigahara Castle, which was established on Mt. Matsuo, was like a tiger eyeing the mountain, ready to go out of the mountain at any time, and dealt the most serious blow to the passing army.

Now, Hashiba Hideyoshi has eliminated Oda Nobutaka and forced down Takigawa Kazuki, preparing to take advantage of the heavy winter snow to fight Hosokawa Nobumoto here.

The siege of the city would never be carried out in this harsh winter season, and what he hoped was to attract the main force of the Hosokawa army to this basin and start a field battle in this basin.

The Yuchai army naturally arrived in advance, setting up the main formation at the foot of Sasao Mountain, and the main force of 8,000 troops guarded it. and sent the important minister Beesuka Koroku as the vanguard, commanding 5,000 troops, and placed them in front of the main formation. Send Kinoshita Yasuke, if Hashiba Hidecho hadn't died, it is estimated that it would not be the turn of this mediocre brother-in-law of the monkey, and the commander of 5,000 troops stood in the northern street southwest of the camp. This is the northwest main road of the Sekigahara Basin, and it is one of the two passages that must be passed through the main city of Nagahama Castle, and it is also the closest road.

The other passage is Higashiyamado Street, which is a very long east-west avenue that can be bounded by the Sekigahara Basin, and can enter Omi to the west and radiate the entire North Omi, and to the east can enter Mino, which radiates the whole of Nishimino.

Since the Hosokawa family's Sekigahara Castle is located on Mt. Matsuo, south of the Nishitoyama Road, this street can be said to be a very, very important passage, and whoever controls this street controls the entire situation.

To this end, the army of Owari such as Oda Nobubu, Hayashi Hidesada, Sakuma Nobumori, and Mizuno Nobumoto was all pressed, with a total strength of 15,000 people, and the back was full of mountains, and the posture of attacking Sekigahara Castle was carried out.

As for the Dongdongshan Road Street, Tsutsui Shunqing is stationed, commanding 3,000 troops; Matsunaga Hide, commander 5000; and Takigawa Kazuki, who was coerced, commanded 2000 troops. With Matsunaga Hideki as the main general, he was responsible for cooperating with the army of Yushiba and lured the Hosokawa army into the Sekigahara Basin to flank on both sides.

Tokugawa Ieyasu also summoned the men and horses of Mikawa, Enoe, and Suruga, with a total of 15,000 troops, to come to support and stationed them on Nangong Mountain. Sakai Tadaji, Matsudaira Yasutada, Hirawa Jinyoshi, Torii Mototada, Okubo Tadashi, Watanabe Moritsuna and other ministers fiercely guarded the arch.

"That's it! With the exception of Mt. Matsuo, which is occupied by Sekigahara Castle, the main roads and steep roads are in the hands of the Minami-Oda system. Oh, by the way, but the Ise street south of Sekigahara is reserved for the main family, and there is a great sense of inviting you into the urn. "In the conference hall of Dinghai City, Honda Masanobu gave a detailed introduction to the information he had obtained.

"Hmm... It's really tricky enough.,This kind of layout diagram.,Presumably from the hand of the Takenaka half-soldier.。 Hosokawa Nobumoto and the others looked around at the simulated sand table, judging from the battlefield layout alone, the Minami Oda Army could be said to have the advantage. From the point of view of modern military experts, it is simply "the Minami-Oda army will win!" And that's not counting the strength of the army, which has a total strength of nearly 60,000.

"My lord is right, and once our army enters the Sekigahara Basin, it will be attacked from all directions, so... It is also called an ambush on all sides. Sanada Masayuki was also analyzing the battle situation on the side, and this kind of conspiracy was really overwhelming.

"Well, do you have any recommendations from the staff?" Hosokawa Nobumoto turned his head and asked Honda Masanobu again, now that Kuroda Takataka is staying in Harima Province, and Mikota Masaharu is staying in Tokubun Castle, even if it is to ask him and Sanada Masayuki for their opinions.

"It's my lord! The General Staff suggested that the West Higashiyamado Street be opened first, and in this case, the Ise Street would be added ... and Sekigahara Castle between the two streets... can form a sharp arrow formation, which is easy to break the enemy's formation..."Honda Masanobu began to fiddle with some small pebbles representing the Hosokawa army, and deduced back and forth on the sand table.

"Then can you break through Nangong Mountain first?" Hosokawa Shinyuki looked at Tokugawa Ieyasu's formation, which was a great threat to the streets of Ise.

"I'm afraid not. First of all, the Tokugawa army's main camp was located at the top of the mountain, and I think the intention was to let us go and then close the door and beat the dogs. Otherwise, they could have blocked the streets of Ise to prevent the passage of our troops. With a wooden stick, Sanada began to explain on the sand table.

"If our army storms Nangong Mountain, first, the streets of Ise are narrow, which is not conducive to the large-scale deployment of our army, and the upward attack will pay a huge price; Second, it is now winter, ice and snow are combined, if it cannot be attacked for a long time, it will be time-consuming and vain; The third is that even if this place is captured, it will have little impact on the entire battle situation, because the enemy's main force, Yuchai Army, is still here unharmed.... "Hmm, the stones on the sand table representing the Hosokawa army are gradually decreasing, indicating that the losses of the Hosokawa army are not small after deduction.

Repression... The scene is unusually depressing... Everyone was shocked by the results of the sand table performance, as if watching a thrilling movie, and everyone present felt very puzzled.

"That is to say... The reason why Hideyoshi's main formation is located at the foot of Mt. Sasao and not on the mountain is that he regards the enemy as weak, and clearly tells us that this is the eye of the formation! Come on, this is the core! Ikeda Hengxing also joined the Hosokawa Army at this time, looking at the position of Hashiba Hideyoshi on the sand table, like a big girl receiving customers, looking forward to it. But looking at the deployment around it, it is clear that this is an immortal jump!

"Damn! Are we just being led by the nose by them? Hosokawa Motoxian couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, he had never fought such a passive battle.

"Once and for all!" Hosokawa Fujitaka frowned, obviously he knew the key to this battle: "This battle!" It will determine the ownership of Gyeonggi in the future, the survival of the two families, and this battle can determine the outcome of this battle! It's a big gamble, the winner is proud of the world, and the loser loses the whole game! ”

"That's right! Since the monkey has made its debut, then I'll take it all! I'm going to show him, I'm going to show the whole world! I'm Nobumoto Hosokawa! Don't be afraid of any hardships! Fear no one! All obstacles will be completely crushed by me! Hosokawa Nobumoto waved his right hand domineeringly and shook it fiercely in the air, as if holding the whole world in it.

"My subordinates are willing to die for the Lord! May generations be loyal to the Hosokawa family!! "Boom, all the Hosokawa retainers knelt down in unison and saluted, and the oath of allegiance resounded in the sky!