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At three o'clock on November 18, the fiftieth year of Kangxi, the night had already fallen, and the sparse snow was still falling, although it was not very big, but it was annoying, and from time to time the sound of beating ropes on the top of the tent made the sound of fluttering ropes, which made Tokugawa Yoshimune, who was already quite annoyed, inevitably a little more annoyed, but as the commander of the army of hundreds of thousands, even if he was irritable in his heart, he could not show it, he could only sit patiently in the big tent of the Chinese army, holding the book, and pretending to study carefully. 【】

It's been five days since the army was dispatched, and the progress seems to be going well, and with three days to go, it's time to get to Kyoto Castle, and the road is calm and unhindered, and the daimyo of the feudal domains have returned, and the military strength has increased from 90,000 troops when they set out from Edo to 130,000 today, and the morale of the army is also very strong, I really don't see any problems at all, but Tokugawa Yoshimune always feels that something is wrong, but if he wants him to say what's wrong, he really can't say why, and because of this, Tokugawa Yoshimune will feel quite irritable, It's nothing to do, it's purely the instinct of the general!

"General Yu, Edo Navy Banner Honda Henglong sent an emergency messenger from Hamamatsu."

Just when Tokugawa Yoshimune was uneasy, he saw the curtain of the big tent move, and Taidao held a small surname (the official name of the Wa State, equivalent to the middle officer in the Qing military system) Pingyan Huangshi had already strode in from outside the tent, and hurriedly grabbed a few sons, bowed, and hurriedly reported a sentence.

"Huh?"

As soon as he heard Hiraiwa Koishi say this, Tokugawa Yoshimune couldn't help but be stunned, and an ominous premonition was unstoppable and surging up in his heart, no side, according to the original battle plan, at this time, the Edo Sailor should still be on the way to Osaka Bay, and it is unlikely to appear in Hamamatsu Port, and besides, even if the Sailor has something, it should be reported by the old Nakasakata Yokozo, how can it not be the turn of the Honda Henglong flag, there is no doubt that the Edo Sailor must have had an accident, but what happened, but it has not yet been known, As soon as he thought of this, Tokugawa Yoshimune's brows immediately furrowed, but he didn't hesitate for too long, and said with a sinking face: "Xuan! ”

"Hay!"

Since Tokugawa Yoshimune ordered so, Hiraiwa Akishi didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly answered and hurriedly withdrew from the big tent.

"The villain, the commander of the rear military flag, Honda Henglong, sent the Hadoo Saburo to meet the general."

As soon as the person grabbed a few sons, he immediately gave a respectful gift and reported to his home.

"Well, did you have anything to do with your flag?"

Although the uneasiness in his heart was stronger for a while, Tokugawa Yoshimune did not bring it to his face, and in the face of the envoy's great salute, he just nodded expressionlessly, and asked calmly.

"General, my Edo Naval Division met the main fleet of the Shina people in the waters of the Enshu Beach yesterday afternoon, and after a long battle, the enemy was defeated, Lord Sakata and the main force of the fleet were all broken, Honda Qiben led the remnants to retreat to Hamamatsu Port, and sent a villain to General Yuming, the target of the main fleet of the Shina people is probably our Edo Castle, and please be careful of the enemy attack."

When the Japanese military envoys delivered the news, they never used the form of letters, but passed them on by word of mouth, fearing that the letters might fall into the hands of the enemy, but anyone who could serve as envoys was a dead soldier, and this envoy who came to report the letter was also of this kind, and did not show any letters, but just repeated the original words of Honda Henglong.

"Oh? Is there such a thing? Is there anything else you have to say, huh? ”

Although he had already expected the bad news in his heart, he could not help but turn pale when he heard the news of the destruction of the Edo Naval Division, but he quickly came back to his senses and continued to ask questions quietly.

"Back to the general's words, Lord Honda still has an explanation, saying that the guns of the Shina people are extremely sharp, with a range of more than 200 zhang, and it may be difficult to prevent the Shina fleet from entering Edo Bay with only the Miura Fort and the Bosso Fort, once this happens, Edo Castle may not have the strength to fight, so I remind the general to be careful."

As soon as he heard Tokugawa Yoshimune's question, the envoy did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly recounted Honda Henglong's final explanation.

"Well, got it, let's go down."

Tokugawa Yoshimune didn't ask any more questions, waved his hand as usual, and withdrew the envoy, but he was furious, and his brows were slightly furrowed pacing back and forth in the big tent of the Chinese army, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

"Your Excellency, the family of our army is in Edo, if Edo is lost, the consequences may be unbearable, and my subordinates think that it is not good, and it is better to ......"

Seeing that Tokugawa Yoshimune was speechless for a long time, Hiraiwa Huangshi, who was standing on the side, suddenly couldn't hold his breath, so he mustered up the courage to speak, but the more he spoke, the weaker he became, and at the end, he didn't know what to say.

"It's too late! Honda Henglong is right, the fleet of the Shina people should almost reach Edo Bay at this time, and even if our army returns to the division immediately, it will not be able to keep Edo Castle, and it will only be in chaos. ”

Tokugawa Yoshimune shook his head bitterly and gave a very unoptimistic judgment.

"Then ......, general, do you want to go down and seal the mouth of the envoy?"

As soon as he heard Tokugawa Yoshimune's statement, Hiraiwa Akishi's face was instantly difficult to see, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it, and he couldn't help but worry that once the news leaked, it would deal a fatal blow to the morale of the whole army, so he gritted his teeth and proposed a sentence gloomily.

"It's useless, there are not only my Edo soldiers in the army, but also a lot of soldiers in Enoe and Suruga, after all, we can't kill them all, this news can't be sealed."

If he could keep his mouth shut, Tokugawa Yoshimune would have been happy to do so, in fact, he hadn't thought about it that way, but unfortunately he couldn't.

"Ah, this, this ......"

As soon as Tokugawa Yoshimune said this, Hiraiwa was dumbfounded, thinking that after the news spread throughout the army, his army's heart was destined to collapse, and his face turned pale in an instant.

"Go, drumming generals!"

Tokugawa Yoshimune had obviously made up his mind, and did not say much to Akishi Hiraiwa, but drank with a solemn face.

"Hay!"

Tokugawa Yoshimune gave such an order, although Hiraiwa Akishi was still worried in his heart, but he didn't dare to delay, hurriedly responded, hurriedly withdrew from the Chinese army's big tent, and after a while, he heard the drums outside the tent shook the sky, and the originally quiet camp instantly boiled, and all the daimyo and the main generals rushed to the big tent of the Chinese army.

After the drum sounded the three links, all the generals who were qualified to go to the big tent had arrived, and at the top of the list were four old middle schools, namely Tokugawa and his entourage, Mizuno Tadayuki, Abe Masacho, and Jiushi Shigeyuki, followed by four Wakanian (the official name of the shogunate, second only to the old middle, and was the leader of many military generals and the imperial family), respectively, Okubo Yasuken, Matsudaira Katsuyui, Naito Longbow, Honda Hiroaki, and then Saigo Akiichi, Toda Masao and other eight generals, as for those feudal lords, they can only be ranked outside the tent.

"Gentlemen, it's so late, and I invite you to come, there is something to announce, according to investigation, the main force of the fleet of the Shina people has gone to sea, and it is rushing to Edo Castle at this time, and my Edo Naval Division is not in a good position to fight, and the whole army has been shattered!"

As soon as the drums stopped, the generals had already arrived, and Tokugawa Yoshimune did not say much to greet, nor did he hide anything extravagant, and straightforwardly explained the unfavorable situation he was in.

"Buzz ......"

As soon as Tokugawa Yoshimune said this, the generals immediately became in a commotion, no side, Edo Castle is the foundation of the shogunate, if there is really a mistake, the back road of their own hundreds of thousands of troops will be cut off, and there is a Qing army besieging Kyoto in front, their own side is obviously in a dilemma, not to mention encountering such a dilemma, it is a headache to think about.

"You don't have to panic, the move of the people of China is just to disturb the hearts of our army, its main force is still under the city of Kyoto, and the only one who goes to Edo is only the sailor, even if the ship is strong and the artillery is sharp, but unfortunately there is no division on the ground to cooperate, but it is difficult for me to Edo He, and the general has ordered Tokugawa Masao to hold Edo tightly, when it can block the people of China for more than half a month, if our army can break the enemy under the city of Kyoto, this battle is a great victory for our army, all the kings should use their own lives, this battle, our army has no way to retreat, only to move forward bravely, put it to death and survive, Do you dare to fight with this general? ”

Tokugawa Yoshimune ignored the panic of the crowd, pressed his hand with a calm face, signaled everyone to be quiet, and then calmly analyzed it, and finally broke off his throat with sensationalism, and tried his best to encourage him.

"Fight! War! War! ”

As soon as Tokugawa Yoshimune said this, Tokugawa and his party were the first to draw out the katana at their waists, raise it high, point diagonally at the top of the tent, and chant loudly.

"Fight! War! War! ”

With Tokugawa and his entourage taking the lead, the blood of the generals immediately boiled, and they drew their katanas one after another, shouting in unison, and the morale that was originally low due to panic suddenly rose to a peak.

"Okay, this general will fight to the death with you, and the people of China are incompatible, and the princes listen to the order: you and others will return to the camp, inform the departments of this news, and show the determination of this general to fight to the death, and hope that I will work together to exterminate the people of China and return the peace of my Dongying!"

Tokugawa Yoshimune also drew the katana at his waist, raised it high, and gave the order in a heroic manner.

"Hay!"

Since Tokugawa Yoshimune had given the order, the generals did not dare to slack off, and each bowed down to the promise, and returned to the various departments one by one in high spirits, and according to the instructions of Tokugawa Yoshimune, the determination to fight to the death was spread to the whole army......

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