In one of the rooms of Nijo Castle, there was a flat table in the center with a map spread out on it, around which Nobumoto Hosokawa walked back and forth.

"My lord, the first phase of the One Country, One City Order has been completed, please look at the big map." Honda is trusting a small wooden stick and pointing at the map, explaining: "Here, here, and here..."

"Well, that's good. You've worked hard all this time. Hosokawa Nobumoto nodded with satisfaction, the first stage went very smoothly, and it was all completed in a month, which was much better than expected.

"My lord, you have won the award, and you are the hardest during this time, not only need to be approved one by one, but also have to carry out the final review. Your Majesty advises you to take more precautions and rest. Honda Masanobu said with concern that this government affairs are more tiring than military affairs, military affairs are tired of the body, and government affairs are tired of the spirit.

"Okay, I know, when this national policy is implemented, I'll go and take a good rest." Hosokawa Nobumoto waved his hand, he didn't want to be so tired, you must know that staying up late is tantamount to chronic suicide. But in order to be able to maintain long-term peace and stability in the future, we must get through it now.

"How's it going over there in Kyushu?" Seeing that there was nothing to do here, Hosokawa Nobumoto began to inquire about the battle again, this is the final battle.

"Back to the lord, the young lord is now relying on Haili, frequently attacking Satsuma and Osumi, it is said... Countless cities have been conquered, and a lot has been gained. The head of the Shimazu family, Shimazu Yoshihisa, was awarded the head, oh, and Shimazu was also taken, and after the army returned, it could be offered! "Honda Masanobu even reported with a smile on his face, the young master won the name of Southern Kyushu in the first battle, this feat is enough to convince the people in the family, if there is no accident, the next position of the governor of the family belongs to him.

"Oh? Is it? Yoshihisa Shimazu was taken in? Who's in charge now? Is it Yoshihiro Shimazu? Hosokawa Nobumoto was a little surprised, he had recently focused on the implementation of the One Country, One City Order, and paid little attention to the Kyushu conquest.

Although I expected it to go well, I didn't expect it to go so smoothly.

"As the lord expected, it was indeed Yoshihiro Shimazu who took office. However, he seems to have avoided fighting with our army, wandering around the Hyuga country and refusing to return. "Honda Masanobu receives reports here every day, and because the war is not a big problem, he rarely disturbs the lord.

"Hahaha! That's of course, Shimazu Yoshihiro is not a fool, naturally he won't fight for others' strengths with his own shortcomings, remember what their advantages are? "Hosokawa Nobumoto actually likes the Shimazu family more because each of his families is very good.

But because of this, he had no choice but to exterminate the clan to prevent future troubles.

"The lord refers to the Shimazu Iron Cannon and the Taiken Samurai? But compared to the family... It's just a pediatric thing. "Even someone as cautious as Honda Masanobu began to look down on each other.

Also, although the number of people on this expedition is not large, there are 50,000 people, and they are also the elite troops of each family, and they are all the existence of sweeping everything in any corner, not to mention that the navy, iron artillery, and samurai are all the top troops in the world.

"Hehe... Although they are not as good as us individually, they will bring these things together. Hosokawa Nobumoto made a gesture of grasping with his hand.

"What does the lord mean... Fishing in the wild? Honda Masanobu immediately thought of something.

"That's right, ambush with iron cannons, and then use the samurai to counterattack, this is the Shimazu family's trick to win more with less and defeat half of Kyushu." Hosokawa Nobumoto is very familiar with this tactic, and the Shimazu family has tried it many times in history.

The "Tachino ambush" tactic sounds mysterious, but it is actually an ambush pocket formation, and it is the most famous tactic of the Shimazu family during the Japanese and Warring States periods, and because the Shimazu army was at a disadvantage in numbers in many battles, it has been used in almost every large-scale battle since Shimazu Tadara's Isaku expedition in the 7th year of Oei (1527).

Historically, many major wars such as the Kisakihara Battle, the Oshigawa Battle, the Okita Chiefa Battle, and the Tojigawa Battle have been tried and tested. The specific method is as follows: first use the front to attract the enemy army into the depth, then the ambush soldiers on both flanks fire with iron cannons, and finally cooperate with the main force in the rear to encircle and annihilate the enemy army. But the decoy force must be both flexible and tenacious, not only to attract the enemy, but also to preserve the strength of the counteroffensive and to be ready for heroic sacrifice at all times.

"Huh? Lord, according to intelligence, the Shimazu army has been staying in Iino Castle, south of the city... It's Kisakihara..."Honda Masanobu suddenly thought of something, and his face was full of shock.

"That's right, the Kisakihara battle is Shimazu Yoshihiro's famous battle, and it seems that he still plans to repeat his old tricks." Hosokawa Nobumoto nodded, at present, it seems that the Shimazu family only has this tactic to turn the tide.

"However, according to the news from the front, the young master did not go deep into Kyushu, but is still fighting in the coastal area." Honda Masanobu recalled the latest news he received this morning, and the four families of Tarumi Shimazu, Youne, Ijiin, and Kamada in Osumi Province were also destroyed.

"However, the external attack alone is not enough to annihilate the Shimazu family, and if the southern Kyushu cannot be pacified in one fell swoop before winter, then this expedition can only be temporarily over. In this case... It also gave the Shimazu family a chance to breathe. Hosokawa Nobumoto raised his feet and walked to the courtyard, the cherry blossoms had already begun to lose their leaves, and he was ready to prepare for winter in advance.

"What do you mean? The young master will definitely end the battle before the year? That is... Then send someone to inform the young master as soon as possible! Don't fall for it! "Honda Masanobu heard the implication that his young master would definitely take the initiative to seek a decisive battle with the Shimazu army.

"No, let him solve this matter by himself." Nobumoto Hosokawa snorted lightly and signaled Honda Masanobu not to make a fuss.

"But the lord..."Honda Masanobu was about to say something more, but was interrupted by Hosokawa Nobumoto waving his hand.

"Yuan Sheng has also grown up, so he can't be reminded of everything, not to mention that he has followed me all these years, and he should have learned a lot from big and small battles, so I have to believe in his ability." Hosokawa Nobumoto is not worried at all, Motokatsu is nominally the first battle, but in fact, he is no longer a rookie on the battlefield.

"Hmm... What the lord said is reasonable, and the people around the young master are also brave and strategic, so they must be able to see through the enemy's tricks. Honda Masanobu also felt that Motokatsu could save the day, not to mention that his own son also served under his account.

"Yes, the era belongs to their young people after all..."When Hosokawa Nobumoto said this, he laughed at himself, he didn't expect that he was not yet thirty-five years old, and he was ready to think about the successor... I want to chat with more like-minded people about "{?$article_title?} ", WeChat pays attention to "excellent reading literature", chatting about life, looking for confidants~