Early the next morning, Yan Siqi saw Li Chunfang again. www.biquge.info On this trip, Li Chunfang only had one sentence to say: "General Tokugawa Ieyasu has agreed to the request of the military division of Kangning. ”

Kangning, who was washing, shouted inarticulate after hearing this: "The herald is white, land!" ”

Li Chunfang chuckled in her heart. Corning's decision so quickly shows that he had already made arrangements before that. Could it be said? Has he been waiting for this moment for a long time?

The facts are basically in line with their conjectures. Not all of the ships led by Corning reached the outskirts of Edo Castle. Instead, almost half of the ships remained in the future Yokohama Port.

To have such an enclave, what are the strategic considerations, Yan Siqi does not understand. It is not so much to bury a nail in the heart of the enemy, but to hang a free piece of mutton in the enemy's mouth.

Corning, however, doesn't seem to think so. He had a lot of hopes for such an enclave, far from his control.

Soon after Li Chunfang returned to Edo Castle, Kangning's order also reached Bai Qi's hands. Although landing warfare is not what he is good at, as long as he puts his feet on the land, everything seems to be easy.

Without the resistance of the beachhead, without the blocking of mines and barbed wire, Bai Qi and his subordinates did not pay any casualties in the initial operation of this sudden attack.

According to common sense, when the Tokyo Bay is not far away and has been shelled, the troops here should be more vigilant, so it is impossible for them to be unaware. But they soon discovered that there were only a few people guarding the defenses in this area.

After a short but not fierce battle, the men together did not capture a few prisoners, and after some interrogation, they learned that most of the territory in this area belonged to the shogunate. And those banners have been ordered to go to the vicinity of Edo Castle to protect the safety of their lords, and most of the people who remain here are farmers who are in charge of farming.

The combat ability of these people is naturally not worth mentioning. As for those samurai, who were only a minority, they were simply vulnerable to an enemy who had absolute superiority in numbers.

Before the defenses of Sagami Province could react, Shiroki's subordinates were already advancing along the coastline towards Musashi, Tokugawa Ieyasu's old nest.

Unexpectedly, the speed of their march was so fast that they caught up with the banner troops who went to escort them.

When the scout passed this information back, Bai Qi looked down at his legs in disbelief. Then he looked at the scout with a puzzled look.

Of course, the scout didn't know why the other party was marching slowly, but said lightly: "They seem to be waiting...... Waiting for someone to come and gather. ”

Bai Qi nodded with a little satisfaction, then drew his long knife, roared and led the crowd to rush forward.

Upon his return to Edo Castle, he was soon received by Tokugawa Ieyasuda and informed him of Kangning's further reaction.

Hearing that Kangning had already prepared, Tokugawa Ieyasu immediately frowned and fell into deep thought. Since Kangning's subordinates have landed in Sagami Country, it seems that it is a high probability that the bannermen who have just finished the Battle of Osaka Winter and have not obtained any benefits on the battlefield will suddenly be caught off guard by the other party from the rhythm of resting.

No wonder, Corning sent an invitation to him early, it turned out that he had already made arrangements, so he had no fear.

So he slowly stood up and said to the people around him, "I have decided to go to the banquet at Corning's. ”

When everyone heard this, they were stunned. First, Tokugawa Hidetada stood up and said, "Father, have you forgotten the Hongmen Banquet?" ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu was unmoved, and replied: "If you don't go to the Hongmen banquet, how can Gaozu have the world?" ”

His main adviser, the monk known as the black-clothed prime minister, stood up and stopped him with his heart and said: "The general's words are wrong, even if the general has the ambition of a high ancestor, then Kang Ning is not as easy to fool as the overlord of Chu!" ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu gave each other a deep look. In the past period of time, this person has almost become his chief military advisor, and most of the plans for Toyotomi Hideyori are also from his hand, but it backfired, even if the plan was meticulous, he never thought that there would be such a Cheng Biting Jin as Kangning.

After the Battle of Osaka and a series of defeats that followed, the black-clad prime minister had to set out to learn everything about Corning. Judging from the information that has been obtained, this person has a huge foundation in Shandong, and this time he came to the Japanese Kingdom after taking refuge in Boss Huang's Black Coat Society, and was sent here to help Toyotomi Hideyori.

Judging from the current situation, Kang Ningsui is nominally a military advisor of the Toyotomi family, but what he does is very different from Kuroda Takataka back then.

Kuroda Takataka was resourceful and helped Toyotomi Hideyoshi win many tough battles, however, what Kangning did was clearly accumulating his own power. From the very beginning of the negotiations, he has been openly present as a third party. This person's ambition is not something that a small military advisor can satisfy.

Since the picture is very large, it is natural that his handwriting cannot be underestimated. Throughout the twenty-first history, people who can have an opportunity like the overlord of Chu will basically not miss the opportunity. What's more, there is a lesson from the past that the world laughed at, such as the overlord of Chu, so Kangning naturally will not let go of Tokugawa Ieyasu easily.

Therefore, he naturally did not recommend the shogun to go to this Hongmen banquet.

At least, wait until news of reinforcements arrives.

On this point, the black-clad prime minister and his lord Tokugawa Ieyasu have a distinctly different point of view. In his opinion, even if the other party launched a surprise attack, the shogunate bannermen who were fighting at home would not be defeated so easily.

He still had one last bit of luck.

But this time, it is obvious that Tokugawa Ieyasu, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, knows his own combat power better.

With a panicked announcement, the news of the defeat of the bannermen was sent to the general. Even though the black-clothed prime minister wanted to stop him, Tokugawa Ieyasu already knew that his choice was only to become a prisoner and take the initiative to negotiate.

I regret that I should not have transferred the main forces to Yamashiro Province and Omi Province. However, Yamashiro State has Kyoto, where the emperor lives. If you want to continue to have the advantage of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, the mountain city must be preserved.

But who knows, Corning actually used the strategy of diverting the tiger from the mountain, and then smashed Huanglong, preparing to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle.

In this way, the situation has become completely passive, and it is better to solve the problem at the negotiating table than to sit back and wait for the very likely defeat.