Chapter 152: The Battle of Situations (Part II)

"I have been authorized by the head of the family to represent the family with full authority." Kobayakawa Takakei replied with a bowed head.

"Very well," I nodded again, "The first thing is about the former Ashikaga Left Lieutenant General of Bigo Castle......"

Kobayakawa Takakei was slightly stunned, raised his head, and looked at me with a surprised face.

Ignoring his surprise, I continued: "...... Since the first year of Tensho, Lieutenant General Ashikaga Left has been stirring up trouble and trying to disturb the situation and stir up strife, and you have provided him with refuge and followed his instigation, causing Sanyo Province to fall into war for several years. Therefore, you must expel Lieutenant General Zuo, or persuade him to retire from his home. ”

"That's fine." Kobayakawa replied very easily, and his expression was even a little lighter. At the very least, if I hand over this matter to them, it means that I will retain his dominion over Bigo Kingdom.

"The second thing is about the disposition of your territory," I pondered for a moment and said the plan that had been considered a long time ago, "The Ouchi family is a famous family for hundreds of years, and the so-called 'benevolence from all over the world is not lacking in human worship', therefore, Zhou Fangguo, as the leader of the Ouchi family for generations, must be returned to the Ouchi family. Correspondingly, I also reserved the country of Azumi for the Maori family to continue the sacrifices and bloodlines of the Oe clan, a famous family in Kamakura; Bigo Province handed over to the Kobayakawa family of His Royal Highness Nakaji, and was responsible for the placement of Bichu Hoida Motokiyo and Shimizu Soji, and the specific plan was considered by His Highness Chumoji. ”

I have been thinking about this plan for a while, mainly on the disposal of Suiida Motokiyo and Shimizu Soji. Considering that Hoida Motokiyo is very cooperative, that he is the half-brother of Kobayakawa Keimoto, and that Mori Hidemoto is deeply loved by Mori Terumoto and is expected to join the family of the Tsunamu, I decided to keep his life. As for Shimizu Soji, he is the favorite general of Kobayakawa Takakei, and when Hideyoshi attacked Takamatsu Castle in history, the Maori family simply handed over the Five Kingdoms, but he disagreed with Hideyoshi on the handling of Shimizu Soji, which shows the importance he attaches to him. Now that Takamatsu Castle has not yet been subdued, in order to end the situation as soon as possible, it is better to be relaxed.

“…… The family will follow the arrangement of the Taichang Prince. Kobayakawa Takakei was silent for a moment, then bowed his head and said to me.

"Then there will be no problem," I smiled slightly, "I will issue the two countries' security certificates, and I hope that you will immediately submit the relevant documents of Zhou Wei and China, as well as the affidavit and hostage to surrender to my family." ”

"I will do my best to cooperate." Kobayakawa Takakei owes his body. Now that he has made a choice, he has behaved very simply. However, immediately after that, he changed his words, "This is the disposition of the Shanyang countries...... However, regarding San'in, what arrangements does Taichang Gong have? ”

"San'in? Do you mean the Yoshikawa family? I snorted, "As far as I know, the Mori family has lost control of San'in, right?" In this peace negotiation, the Yoshikawa family did not participate in it at all, right? I've heard that they're receiving an envoy from the Yura family! ”

Kobayakawa Takakei sighed. The Yoshikawa family did exactly that, obviously feeling the hostility that I had deliberately conveyed, and he had no way to refute it. However, he still tried to win me out: "Even so, Taichang Gong just said, 'There is no shortage of people who give benevolence to the four seas...... The Yoshikawa family originally lived in the country of Anyun, and now in addition to the direct collar and guardian collar of the San'in countries, there are still more than 3,000 stone of the collar in the country of Anyu, hoping that the prince of Taichang will allow the Yoshikawa family to inherit the three Yoshikawa scriptures, in order to show the benevolence of the prince of Taichang. ”

"Yoshikawa Nobune?" I thought about it for a moment and understood who he was talking about. Yoshikawa Nobunobu is the later Yoshikawa Hiroka, the one who ate a half-sky bento in the Battle of Sekigahara and pulled Mori Hidemoto to play soy sauce together. For a long time, he inherited the Yoshikawa family's "Sutra" character bias and the three thousand stone collar of the generations, and once offered to join the Iwami Ogasawara family because the territory was too small, but was reprimanded by his father Yoshikawa Motoharu and his mother Zhuang Ju. Fortunately, when Yoshikawa Motoharu and Yoshikawa Motocho died one after another, he was able to succeed him as the head of the Yoshikawa family, and according to the name of the Maori clan, he changed it to the same name that has been passed down to future generations like Kobayakawa Hidebayashi.

This person's words don't matter...... I nodded: "It depends on the meaning of His Highness the Central Affairs." ”

"Thank you very much!" Kobayakawa Takakei went away, "Then, the conditions of Taichang Gong, the family has really accepted it...... I also hope that Taichang Gong can accept one of the conditions of his family. ”

"On what terms?" I frowned impatiently. Really, at this point, are the Maori family still bargaining with me? My disposition is much more benevolent than the Tokugawa family in history, not only is the territory larger, but also allows them to retain the territory, what are they not satisfied with?

"Please ask the prince to accept the daughter of the main family as a side room," Kobayakawa replied with a bowed head, "In this way, it will greatly strengthen the identification of everyone in the family with the Kira family; If there is an heir, it can also relieve the regret of Taichang's public funeral a little, and the family will use this as a fetter to help the Kira family stabilize Sanyo for generations. ”

It's such a condition...... I suddenly understood why Takashi Kobayakawa mentioned the aftermath of Jingzhong.

He was testing my true heart to see if I was willing to value family affection. If I were to be obsessed with Jingzhong's death, I would inevitably lower the bottom line of accepting the Maori family in my heart, and he would have to lower his posture to prevent the negotiations between the two sides from breaking down. However, if I care, he can use the marriage of the two parties to win back a game, and when he has an heir, he will not only get one or two kingdoms from me, but also become a link between the family and the Maori family, and the Maori family will certainly be loyal to the family, and I will definitely look down on the Maori family because of the child's bloodline.

It was a happy ending for both parties. Although Xiao Xia is still sick, this is a little unbearable for her, and I don't have this mind at the moment, but this is something related to the situation in Shanyang after all.

Perhaps, a covenant could be made first, and then formally incorporated after a year and a half.

"I can understand your intentions," I said with a deep groan, "but, as far as I know, neither the Maori family nor the Kobayakawa family have a suitable princess, right?" ”

"This matter is not too much to worry about", Kobayakawa Takashi was very confident, and took the opportunity to confirm the marriage, "Since Taichang Gong has agreed, then go back and arrange it immediately." ”

"How is it arranged? Adopt a daughter? I asked casually.

"Taichang Gong Mingjian," Kobayakawa Takakei bowed his head and explained, "Don't hide it from Taichang Gong, there is indeed no suitable princess in this family, but there is one in the next eldest sister's family, and you can come to this family by inheritance...... Taichang Gong should know that the main room of the head of the family, the main room of the Iyo Kono family, and the main room of the Yoshikawa family are all born to the sister, so in terms of identity, there is no problem in serving as the side room of Taichang Gong. ”

"Oh, is it the daughter of the Anato family?" I nodded. As he said, the daughters born to his sister-in-law, Wulongju, have a very high status in the Maori family, and they are indeed qualified to marry as adopted daughters.

"That's right," Kobayakawa Takakei said, "it's Tenmahime, the eldest daughter of Motohide, the nephew of the lower nephew." ”

"Anato Motohide's daughter?" I was slightly stunned, "Isn't it Sister Ling's daughter?" ”

"Taichang Gong said with a smile," Kobayakawa Takashi looked at me strangely, "My sister's three daughters, who have just been introduced below, are all married!" ”

I looked at him strangely: "So, how old is the Tianman Ji you are talking about?" ”

"Hui Taichang Gong, Tianman Ji is eleven years old this year, and the dress ceremony can be held next year, and he has reached the age of marriage." Takakei Kobayakawa replied casually.

……，……

In any case, the Maori family actually surrendered to me, and Kobayakawa Keimoto, who had returned earlier, was once again sent to the Shinkei army as a hostage. On the eastern front, Muneji Shimizu also handed over Bichu Takamatsu Castle, which was taken over by Hidekei and the three seis of southern Kyushu. After that, Keihide left 15,000 Iyo Castle to defend Matsuyama Castle, Takamatsu Castle, and Hino River Valley, and led the rest of the Six Kingdoms and Uki family, a total of more than 60,000 people, to invade Harima, and put on a posture of going to Izumi to relieve the siege of Hideko.

For Hideyoshi, Harima Province has a very important position. If Kita-Omi is the place where he traces, then Harima Country is the stage where he soars. And when he moved to Fushimi Castle, he handed over the national capital Himeji Castle and the surrounding territories to his brother-in-law Kinoshita Iesadai (who was also Hidekage's brother-in-law), which shows how much he attached importance to this country.

However, since Hideyoshi summoned the troops of the country to besiege the city of Quanzhou, the country is now in emptiness, and it is undoubtedly a very reasonable and natural choice for Hideyoshi to attack this country.

Hideyoshi received the news and reacted as well. I was taken aback by how violently he reacted. Because he mobilized most of the troops under his command, including the five countries of Yamashiro, Tanba, Harima, Tajima, and Settsu, the North Omi and Minami Omi armies of Keihide, the Owari army of Oda Nobuo, and the Tokai Daodaogawa family, the Mino Ikeda family, and the Kanamori family of the unified Hida, a total of thirteen kingdoms with more than 120,000 people. Only the Harahide Nagabu of the Northern 6th side remained in Kinai and continued to besiege Quanzhou Castle.

Perhaps that was what he intended. His original plan was to place the decisive battle in the Harima area. This area is where he has been fighting for many years, he is extremely familiar with the local terrain, and has a high degree of trust, and can take advantage of both geographical advantages and people. The previous siege of Quanzhou Castle was probably just waiting for Tokugawa Ieyasu's pretense, because according to Tsushima's intelligence, when the Tokugawa family came to converge, in addition to the 25,000 troops, they also carried a large amount of military rations purchased from the Hojo family, which was enough to support the 160,000 army for two months.

As a result, Hidekei's attack on Harima this time was as if he was sent to the door to be beaten, and he attacked under Himeji Castle, and Hideyoshi's army had already moved, and then he was forced to retreat back and retreat into Bizen Province. As a result, the offensive and defensive momentum was immediately reversed, and now it was Hideyoshi's turn to attack Bizen and Mimasaka respectively.

In other words, while I was calculating Hideyoshi, he was also calculating our actions. After all, no one is stupid to reach this step.

I still didn't go to the battlefield, but I advanced from Kira Castle to Sanki Utatsu Castle. Standing on the watchtower of the castle tower, across the sea are Bizen and Misaku, where there is a wolf smoke, nearly 200,000 troops are facing each other, and from time to time a conflict breaks out, the scale of which is comparable to the decisive battle between the two daimyos.

This information was quickly collected to Xiujing, and then sent to me by sea.

In addition to the situation in the previous situation, the situation in Azukuni and Kinai was constantly being sent in, allowing me to grasp the overall situation and make a comprehensive plan.

"It's okay over there in Quanzhou City, right?" I asked with concern about the Iga people who were arranged by Hideko's side.

"Back to Your Highness, there is no problem in Quanzhou City. Although the Northern 6 side was a siege, only half of its forces were actually used, and the other half of the army remained in the southern part of Izumi to prevent the Kii side from attacking. It's His Royal Highness Xiuxing, this time is a lot more stable. ”

In this way, Xiuchang did not ignore Zhou Jing, but he could only guard 6 routes, and there was no way to do it by sea. As for Xiuxing's progress, it was very natural, and if Jingzhong had arranged it at the beginning...... I shook my head, pushing these thoughts out of the war.

"What's going on with His Highness Youkyo over there?"

"The Great Palace, His Highness Youjing said that there is no problem in supporting, but can you shrink the front, give up some passes and strongholds, and rely on two or three fortified cities such as Okayama Castle behind? Such an inch-free division of troops to defend everywhere is tantamount to a competition of strength, which is beneficial to the Yuliang family. Especially on the side of last moon city, there have been three conflicts, and the family has suffered some losses. ”

"Aren't there enough troops? Then let's let the forces of Shinkei's Central Kyushu and Kitakyushu come up! I said in passing.

"Taichang Gong wants to confront Bizen and Misaku? Fight a long game? Hosokawa Shinyuki, who had recently returned to Shikoku, frowned, "Didn't you say that the Yura family had received a large amount of military rations, so what was there to confront them?" This is purely based on the regular soldiers, which is really not very in line with the style of Taichang Gong! ”

"So I'll leave it to Xiujing to command," I smiled slightly, "frontal defense, overall allocation, this is the style he is good at." It's just that in the past, it was to defend one city, but now it is to defend the entire front of the two countries. ”

At this time, another piece of information came that the Yoshikawa family had concentrated their forces at Inaba Totori Castle and could move south to attack Hidekei's flank at any time.

"Let the Iyo people in Bichu go up and defend the direction of the Chiyogawa River Valley," I thought for a moment, "In addition, I ordered Shimazu Yoshihiro of Nagato, Yasuhiro Yamauchi, and Futami Mitsunari of Tsushima to unite with Mizu6 to attack the Izumo Province of the Yoshikawa family and force Yoshikawa Motoharu to divide his army. ”

"May I ask the main hall, do you want the Maori family to cooperate?" Pingnai Jingding, who was about to return to An Yunguo, asked.

"No," I shook my head, "it's enough to hold down the Yoshikawa family, Nagato Kunizhong and the Anlan detachment. After all, the Maori family has been crusaded against by their own family, and they have to adjust the territories of each family, and there is some chaos inside, so there is no need to trouble them. ”

The interior is destined to be ordered.

I closed my eyes slightly, and silently calculated in my heart the time to collect troops from Anyun and leave for Bizen, and then wrote an order and handed it to Maeda Toshinaga, the commander of the close attendants: "You quickly lead people to Mie Castle, order Tiger Gozen to concentrate the forces of Ise Province, go to Yamato Province to join the Iga people and the Yamato people, and then use Tiger Gozen as the general to defeat the North Kawachi army of Ikoma and advance directly to Kyoto!" ”r

【…… Chapter 152: The Battle of Situations (...... Middle】!!