Toshiya Maeda saw it clearly.

In today's Japan, even if the Tokugawa clan and the Toyotomi clan immediately cooperate sincerely and closely, and immediately eliminate all contradictions and combine them into one to train and prepare for war, I am afraid that they will not be Xiao Ruxun's opponent.

Not to mention that now the two forces have irreconcilable contradictions and blood feuds.

Tokugawa Ieyasu is a good leader, deep, wise, cautious, calm, and good at planning, he is an opponent that the first Taiko can't take and can only be coerced politically, but that is the level of a civil war, and when he encounters an unpredictable foreign enemy, what can Tokugawa Ieyasu do?

Seven years ago, Xiao Ruxun once led the army to personally defeat the elite of the Tokugawa army, and Tokugawa Ieyasu was almost captured in defeat, and since then he has bowed down to Xiao Ruxun.

Now that seven years have passed, has Tokugawa Ieyasu improved? Is it stronger than ever?

Having lost a large number of powerful generals and powerful advisers, can he continue to fight again with Xiao Ruxun, who is now completely incomparable?

Unless the heavens hang the curtain and there is another divine wind, just like the one against the Mengyuan barbarians hundreds of years ago, and all their warships are wiped out in the sea, only then can Japan survive and continue to exist.

But that kind of difficulty is too great, and it can't even happen, otherwise the kamikaze would have destroyed Xiao Ruxun's Ming army again seven years ago, instead of waiting until now.

Now the situation is hopelessly favorable to Japan, but greatly favorable to the unified Great Qin.

"Ishida-kun, if there really is a day and I am already dead, please be sure to persuade His Highness and Tokugawa Ieyasu to work together and fight side by side, that is the only way to fight against Xiao Ruxun, otherwise, Japan will cease to exist."

Maeda Toshiya seemed to have a premonition of something, and held Ishida Mitsunari's hand tightly.

Ishida Mitsunari shook his head repeatedly.

"I'd rather be the one who is seriously ill now than you, Your Highness can live without me, but not without you."

Toshiie Maeda also shook his head.

"When it comes to battle planning and seeing through the enemy's conspiracy, I am not your opponent, you are better at using soldiers, and you are an indispensable military advisor to Your Highness, and I am just an old man who can no longer get on the horse and not use a gun, Your Highness is not a big deal without me, you are the key to our victory."

"No, you're more important than me."

Ishida Sancheng said sincerely: "Your existence can stop the crazy behavior of the generals, and can stop His Highness's irrational impulses, but I can't, you can maintain the overall situation, and I am just your pawn, without you, the situation will get out of control." ”

Maeda Toshiya was not unaware that this situation would happen, he could have a premonition of what would become of Toyotomi's forces after his death, and he could also guess the embarrassing situation of Ishida Mitsunari at that time, after all, Ishida Mitsunari was the head of the bureaucracy, and he was a military general.

Speaking of which, being able to get together with Ishida Mitsunari made Maeda Toshiya feel a little strange for himself, but after Toyotomi Hideyoshi's death, in order to maintain his foundation, Maeda Toshiya knew what to do.

The fact that it was natural for him to reconcile with Ishida Mitsunari and come together also proved that he was right, and they worked well together for seven years, stabilizing the crumbling foundation of the Toyotomi clan, which is still stable to this day.

He did a good job of reconciling the contradictions between the military generals and the bureaucrats.

However, looking at Ishida Mitsunari, who obviously had the idea of seeking advice, Maeda Toshiya was silent.

He's a man, he's not a god, and he can't care about what happens after he's dead.

Ishida Mitsunari turned to him for the energy to turn the tide at a critical moment, but what should he do? Could it be that he cut off one of his hands to make an arrow for Ishida Mitsunari?

"Ishida-kun, I understand your intentions, but you have to be clear, I'm just a person, I'm not a god, I can't predict everything that will happen in the future, I can help you if I live, but if I die, whether I can turn the tide depends on yourself."

Maeda Toshiya said with endless anticipation, "Ishida-kun, please." ”

Seeing Maeda Toshiie's aging and earnest face, Ishida Mitsunari immediately bowed down and said, "I will do my best." ”

Toshiya Maeda smiled at this time.

When they arrived at the gate of Maeda's house, Maeda Toshiya invited Ishida Mitsunari to come in and sit down, and Ishida Mitsunari looked at Maeda Toshi's tired appearance and shook his head.

"Please go back and recuperate, it's all up to you."

Ishida Mitsunari retired after speaking.

Looking at the back of Ishida Mitsunari leaving, the worry in Maeda's eyes did not diminish at all.

It was not a good thing that the generals were becoming more and more radical and dissatisfied with the status quo, but although he was also a military general, after actually ruling over, his thinking changed, and he began to understand the political methods that Ishida Mitsunari emphasized, and he became a national consciousness.

In contrast to most military commanders who only focus on their own status and territory, Maeda Toshiie, who was valued by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, has a national strategic vision, and he has undergone a transformation, which is an important prerequisite for him and Ishida Mitsunari to come together.

Especially in this current period of internal and external troubles, the coexistence of a strong external enemy and cunning internal strife is not a good thing for the country as a whole.

However, from Maeda Toshiie's point of view, once it was determined that Xiao Ruxun would launch a war of aggression, he would immediately take coercive measures to force the Toyotomi clan and the Tokugawa clan to unite against Xiao Ruxun.

But he can't do it now, if he could go back to ten years ago, he would definitely do it himself, but now, he can only hope for the smart Ishida Mitsunari.

He felt exhausted, tired, tired.

Turning around, he walked back with the support of his family, and after walking a few steps, he suddenly felt that his head was a little heavy and a little dizzy.

In the next moment, his body fell to the ground without warning, so that the servants in the house who were supporting him did not react, and it took a few moments before he let out a panicked scream.

Ishida Mitsunari, who hadn't gone far, looked back in amazement, he felt that he had heard something very wrong, and the feeling of his heart pounding made him very unpleasant, which prompted him to turn around and move in the direction he had come.

At the same time, at Nagoya, the Tokugawa forces, who learned that the Qin army had begun to retreat, held a joint meeting, and Tokugawa Ieyasu personally attended the meeting with a very serious face.

"The Qin army has indeed begun to retreat, ten large ships have taken away almost two thousand soldiers and moved to the southeast, we will immediately send small boats to follow behind, check the situation and determine the whereabouts of this group of troops."

There are subordinates who report to Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded, and then asked about the movement of Toyotomi, another retainer.

Then he was rewarded with the temporary lack of movement on the Toyotomi side.

After Tokugawa Ieyasu determined these things, he ordered his subordinate daimyos to discuss the matter of Daqin's return of Iwami Ginzan, and soon came to the conclusion that this was an upright conspiracy, which was very close to his speculation.

He also believes that Xiao Ruxun's doing this is purely a righteous and bright conspiracy to make Japan go to war again.