The Tokugawa family's power in the three kingdoms of San, Yuan, and Jun Tokai is indeed intertwined, and even in the case of the fall of the entire Mikawa, there are still many people who do not cooperate or even resist me.

During the period of besieging Futamatata Castle, I sent Shimazu, Togawa, and Chosamune to clean up the resisting castle lords and wealthy clans in the northwestern part of the Far River. What do you say about the results? It shouldn't be said that it didn't go well, and basically achieved everything and was invincible, but in this situation, the number of voluntary submissions is really a bit pitiful, and it can only reach half.

There are nearly 100 large and small cities, only half of them have surrendered, and there are more than 50 left, even if these three teams can capture one per team every day, then it will be at least ten days, which is really grinding.

There was no need for so many troops here, so I ordered Ikeda to clean up Mikawa. At this moment, the main confrontation between the two sides has moved to Yuanjiang, and his 5,000 men can already have an absolute advantage there. But his result was even worse than on this side, with only a third of the city leaders voluntarily submitting. To be honest, if the middle and lower ruling classes of all the vassal states in the world had this attitude towards me, I would have been embarrassed to be that "man of the world"!

Fortunately, the more dangerous strongholds in the north were taken, and the unfavorable situation of long-term stubborn resistance by the fanatics was avoided. Among them, there was Akechi Hidemitsu, and more importantly, the Sanada family played a considerable role through their own influence, causing the wealthy clans on the fringes of Minami Shinano, which I had not yet directly attacked, to take the initiative to turn to our side and send troops south to attack these still stubborn pro-Tokugawa forces. It's not necessarily that the strength of these Shinano wealthy families is strong, but at least they are some land snakes, where the mountains are high and where the water is deep, they are all clear.

Through these things, I have to reflect on how deep the influence of the Tokugawa was, and how long would it take to completely erase the influence of the Tokugawa family if they were destroyed. If one Tokugawa is still like this, what about the whole world? There are some things that I have thought about in the past, but compared to these issues, the nominal survival of Tokugawa or Mori is not so important.

On the 26th day of May in the 10th year of Tensho (1582), the troops assigned to Yuanjiang and Sanhe finally completed their mission and began to return to our camp one after another. There are still a few left, but they can be handed over to the security commissioner!

At the same time, a breakthrough has been made on my side, and Futamatata Castle is just around the corner, because it is now the fifth day that the city has been deprived of water!

Yasumasa Kamihara was indeed brave and fierce, but unfortunately his troops were exhausted by the continuous attacks for twelve hours a day. Not to mention the slightest negligence of the enemy troops that would flood under the city, even if they were given spare strength, they could not send enough men to the rear every night to protect the waterways. Tokugawa Ieyasu also sent some ninjas to help in the battle, but firstly, it was not easy for him to face the attack of the Gamo clan, and secondly, how much effect could a few ninjas play under the tens of thousands of soldiers in the city?

"Isn't the shouts asking them to surrender still useless?" I sat down in the chair of the big tent and asked with some regret, with a simple but affordable breakfast in front of me.

"Yes...... Yes! Umechiyo's expression was a little embarrassed, as if it was his own fault. But this time, there was no scolding coming out, but it was very quiet! I probably thought that this news would make me happy, so I hurriedly added.

"Good...... Good...... Good! I said the word "good" three times in a row, then put down my chopsticks and picked up a handkerchief. "Whose troops are attacking now?" I asked as I carefully wiped the corners of my mouth.

"It's the clan that goes straight to His Highness!" He replied.

"Is there any reaction in the city?" I asked again.

"It doesn't seem to be as aggressive as the other day!" He replied.

"Let him pull down, and the departments of Nizi, Tsutsui, Bupo, and Tanaka will be on guard!" At this time, I picked up a cup of warm bird's tea and began to rinse my mouth slowly. "Mobilize the iron cannons of each army to the front of the battle, and prepare to deal with the surprise attack of the Tokugawa army!" I commanded it like this.

My iron artillery unit was transferred to the Gamo clan to suppress Tokugawa Ieyasu on the southern front. But in this era, who still has a few iron cannons, not to mention that most of the people who came with me were the more economically developed and Southwest Daimyo, and it was not difficult to put together one or two thousand temporarily!

"Yes!" Mei Chiyo agreed, ran out and gave the order.

"Father, are you saying that Yasumasa Kamihara is going to break through desperately?" Xiuqing, who was sitting at a table next to her, asked. His unit was on last night's shift, so I was called over for breakfast this morning.

"It's 'desperate', but there's nothing 'breakout'!" Gobenmaru brought a copper bowl, and I spit out the tea in my mouth. "Although the food of Shenyuan Yasuzheng has not run out of water, it has been exhausted, and it cannot be kept. Of course, there is also a possibility that the time set for him by Tokugawa Ieyasu has arrived, and he can die without any scruples! Since Yasumasa Kamihara is bent on this, then I will also fulfill his name as a 'resolute general'! ”

"Father is really clever!" Xiuqing said with admiration.

"It's nothing, anyone can see it with a little more experience!" I smiled and casually pointed outside. "Haven't you seen the various daimyo in the past few days, and many of them are ready to march?"

"So that's the case, Erchen is still shallow!" Xiuqing nodded at this time and suddenly realized. "As soon as Futamatata Castle is lost, our army will take advantage of the situation to go south, and attack the Tokugawa army on both sides, and the major events in the East China Sea will be decided in one fell swoop!"

"Really? I don't think it's going to be that easy! "I laughed all at once, although the child is naïve, it is also an inevitable stage of growth." Tokugawa Ieyasu was scheming, and he must have been ready to retreat at this time. He won't let me stop him, especially now that he has so many 'options'! ”

"But then, won't Tokugawa Ieyasu lose Enoe again after Mikawa?" Xiuqing felt a little incredible, and it was simply incomprehensible for him to think that the daimyo would abandon a large part of the country without a fight. But this can't be blamed on him, after all, many people's concepts have not yet adapted to the changes of the times.

"Then tell me about Tokugawa Ieyasu and Mori Terumoto, who of the two of them is more clever, more powerful, and more visionary?" Instead of answering his confusion directly, I asked a question instead.

"This ...... It should be Tokugawa Ieyasu, right? He thought for a moment and then replied: "The time that Mori Terumoto personally took charge of the Mori family is not very long, and during this period, the Mori family has been suppressed by Nobunaga and you, so he has not made any outstanding achievements, and the general opinion now is that he is far inferior to Nazumoto. Tokugawa Ieyasu has been in the country for a long time, not only reviving the Tokugawa family, but also entangled with Takeda for a long time, and the outside world does not evaluate him much lower than that of Yuan Gong. In this view, Tokugawa Ieyasu is better than Mori Terumoto! ”

"You're right, at least that's what I see!" I nodded, and this view was a bit worldly, but it was also reasonable. "Mori Terumoto is younger, but in the face of life and death choices, he can decisively throw out five feudal states, so Tokugawa Ieyasu can't even give up two, or three?"

"Oh......" Xiuqing was stunned for a moment, obviously he hadn't thought about it from this aspect.

Looking at his thinking expression, I nodded slightly, and did not immediately remind or explain, in fact, in addition to him, Shinkiyo and Yoshikiyo also have this problem, that is, they will still face it behind me, similar to an old fox like Tokugawa Ieyasu. I don't expect them to all be able to practice "fiery eyes", but at least they can't all be the same as Tang Seng.

The sun was gradually moving due south, and the noise outside the camp had gradually fallen silent because of the order I had just ordered. Xiuqing was still thinking about what I had just said, and my mind drifted to a distant place. No one speaks, the voice seems a little dull, and waiting for someone or something to happen is really boring!

"Tut~~Tut, toot, toot......" A conch sound suddenly sounded without warning, and the poignant sound made people's hearts shake suddenly. I listened closely, and it was indeed from Futamatata Castle.

"Although we are in a hostile position, we should still feel the heroism of the other party!" I stood up first, and walked out of the tent as I spoke.

There is no need to go any further, the higher position of our army formation can already clearly see everything that is happening over there. The condescending Futamatata Castle is still in danger, but at this moment, the only gate has been opened.

A charging group of about 200 soldiers rushed out of the gate, and under the guidance of a black-armored general, the character "none" and the Tokugawa military flag, they rushed down the mountain road. The sound of shouting and killing one after another has been heard, but it seems to be a little hoarse to hear.

No special order was needed, and when the cavalry was about three hundred paces from the front line, a rain of arrows flew up like a black crushed locust, and then covered it again. This kind of correspondence, which has already been patterned for a long time, does not require much precise calculation, and it is just right to meet the speeding target.

Because of the distance, I can't judge the damage done to the knight, but there is no doubt that an attack of this magnitude has had extremely serious consequences. The galloping horses had nothing to protect, and even the unrelated pain of a feathered arrow was enough to cause a certain disarray of their rhythm.

A dozen knights were the first to fall, and before they could stand up, they were kicked down and trampled by the horses that came from behind, which immediately caused a chain reaction, and almost half of the knights fell like this.

"Bang, bang, bang......" Then nearly a thousand iron cannons began to roar, and the thick smoke quickly covered the figures of those knights. I knew I didn't have to look any further, and even if someone survived, they would be immediately cared for by the long guns.

"The fate is not broken, the two armies of the clan have entered the city, and the others are ready to go south!" I gave a command, then turned and returned to the tent.

"It is said that there are two thousand ......defenders," Xiuqing reminded carefully, following behind.

"The gates of Futamatata Castle are not closed, and that cavalry is carrying the Tokugawa banner!" I stopped, but didn't look back. "What needs to be done has been done, there is no point in the rest of the people resisting, and they have no such obligation!"