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Sho Sasaki, the general guarding the Akasaka Gate in the southwest of Edo, was a little dizzy today, and the reason was very simple, he had already encountered two batches of 100,000 urgent messages, and they were all as anxious as sparks.

The first group arrived at the end of noon, six sweaty horses and three ashigaru arrived at Akasakamon, and when Sho Sasaki's ashigaru checked their plates, the three men looked impatient, saying that they were Ashigaru of Yokohama, and that Kamakura had been taken by rebellion.

Seeing that it is all Tokugawa lineage, Sasaki Sho didn't care much, waved his hand after the inspection and let it go, he didn't care about Kamakura's faint words, and the estimate was also a false report, this matter had to be done twice a year, not hindering the exaggeration of the people's unrest, it was all sent out by the timid local officials in a daze, and it was found out afterwards that it was all a bluff, and then cleaned up and finished, it was all an old routine.

In less than two hours, the same 100,000 anxious four men and eight horsemen came to Akasakamon Gate, and also said that Kamakura was occupied, but this time the messenger sent by the Odawara clan clearly said that Jeju Ming had captured Kamakura.

Jeju Akito now knows that Jeju Akito is the sworn enemy of the Tokugawa Shogun, not only annihilating most of the nation's sailors, but also bombarding Edo Castle, which makes the shogunate extremely embarrassed.

Sho Sasaki clearly remembers the scene of the artillery fire approaching the castle, and now in some places in Edo, you can still see the traces of the fire caused by the artillery fire at that time, and he also remembers the scene of standing in the Akasaka Gate and seeing the blazing fire of the southern castle and the southern part of Honmaru, which is really a disaster that has never been seen in the ages.

He knew that trouble was coming, and as long as Jeju Mingren arrived, the general would definitely make a move. It's a foregone conclusion, but it's always been at sea, but this time it's coming to Kamakura Castle, so isn't there going to be a foot battle.

Sasaki Sho felt a burst of excitement in his heart, this is a lot of military opportunities, you must know that almost no one dares to offend the general now. The world has been peaceful for a long time, and he needs too little combat exploits to be promoted as a middle-level samurai, and now...

The castle tower on the fifth floor of the Uchimaru is also home to all the elders of the Tokugawa shogunate, such as Naotaka Isai, Tadashi Sakai, Toshikatsu Doi, Nobutsuna Matsudaira, and Masamori Hotta.

The latter two are both born in the small surname of Jiaguang, and Inaba Masakatsu is generally a descendant of Kaemitsu, and after Inaba Masakatsu died of illness, Jiaguang, who felt that he was alone, promoted the two of them to Laozhong, as his descendants in the family.

At the shouts of a shogun with a small surname, Tokugawa Iemitsu strode into the castle tower.

Several elders knelt on the ground and asked the general for peace.

"Please." Iemitsu's voice was loud and crisp, without stumbling at all, and he seemed to be in a very good mood, not affected by the fall of Kamakura in the slightest.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you and others have already learned the news of the Ming people's capture of Kamakura, well, let's talk about how my Tokugawa family is dealing with it now."

The family with two black beards is much more mature than in previous years. The expression on his face is also more resolute, not the Jiaguang who was easily impatient a few years ago.

"Your Excellency. The subordinates thought that this time the Ming people dared to step into the territory of the Japanese general, and it was time to teach them a lesson. "Matsudaira Nobutsuna, who is in his prime, has a look in his eyes that tells others what ambition is.

"The subordinates seconded the proposal, and the Ming people dared to bully the door, just to catch them all."

The youngest Hotta Masamori is also a young Zhuang faction, and his and Matsudaira Nobutsuna's fiefdom is now only 10,000 koku, which is less than a fraction of the old ministers. And if it is peaceful today, there is no great merit at all, how to expand the fiefdom, this is a great opportunity in front of you.

Jiaguang's eyes flashed, although it meant that there was nothing on his face. But everyone could see that he was in favor of an immediate dispatch of troops.

But after being beaten repeatedly by Jeju Mingren, he is now much more mature and does not easily express his position directly.

"Your Excellency the General, the old minister is also advocating sending troops, this time the Jeju Ming people captured the general's heavenly domain Kamakura, if my shogunate can't defeat the opponent quickly, I'm afraid the prestige of my Tokugawa family will be greatly shaken." Tadashi Sakai also expressed his stance to send troops.

As the elder, Naotaka Ii also seconded the proposal to send troops, and this time the Ming people deceived the door, and they must be given a head-on blow, otherwise the rule of the Tokugawa family in the whole of Japan will be shaken.

Of course, Doi Toshikatsu is no exception, and on the matter of sending troops to crusade, the opinions are extremely unanimous.

"Okay," Iemitsu gave a high-five, he had been humiliated by the Jeju Akito for a long time, he was almost tossed by the Jeju Akito like a child, first took the Tokugawa family's money bag Sado Shosho, and then sent the fleet he had spent countless money and grain to the sea, and finally bombarded Edo, making him lose face in front of the whole Wa Kingdom, and he even signed a secret agreement in humiliation, offering silver money to let the Akito's fleet leave.

In order to get rid of the blackmail of the Ming people, so many forts around Edo Bay were built, but this one cost more than 100,000 silver sentences, allowing the Dutch people to squeeze countless money and grain.

Edo Bay is now a fort, cut off the compensation to the Ming people and teach the Ming people a lesson, and finally forced the Ming people to come to the foot battle, hehe, foot battle, the flag under its command is standing up to the Ming people can not be contended, the snow shame is in the present day, Jiaguang feels that his blood is burning, and his body is trembling.

However, he managed to control his emotions, and he has grown from the irritability and irritability of previous years.

Since it is decided to send troops, it is necessary to decide on the general general, the number of troops, and the timing of troops.

"Your Majesty is willing to go out to Kamakura for the general to annihilate the thieves in one fell swoop, and share the worries of the general." Matsudaira Nobutsuna said without hesitation.

Hotta Masamori also jumped out, and he was certainly the least willing to lag behind.

Iemitsu nodded approvingly, but he didn't agree, he knew that this time the banners around Edo were probably going to be dispatched, and if he didn't have deep qualifications, he might not be able to command some arrogant soldiers.

Although the two of them were appointed to the old middle school, they were not selected because of their military qualifications, but because of their descendants.

"Your Highness, this war is related to the martial arts of my Tokugawa family, and my subordinates are not talented, so I am willing to share my worries for my lordship. He invited himself to be appointed as the commander-in-chief to lead the army to defeat the Ming thieves and recover Kamakura. ”

The old man Ii Naotaka did not hesitate to prostrate himself on the ground, and at this time he was involved as the Tokugawa family chief appointed by Tokugawa Hidetada at the time of his death.

Jiaguang smiled, the candidate in his mind was Naotaka Ii, the two who were the most happy and the most warlike couldn't support it, Sakai Tadashi and Doi Toshikatsu were dying old men. lives up to the bravery of the year, only Jing Yi Naotaka has a peaceful personality, rich experience, and is in the prime of life without losing his sharpness, who else can he be.

"Okay, it's worthy of being the elder of my Tokugawa family, and at this moment of crisis, I have the courage to lead the army to exterminate the Ming people, and this general is right."

Iemitsu smiled and nodded.

"The general is going to gather nearly 30,000 banners on the left side of Edo, leaving 5,000 to guard the outside of the castle. It's all up to you, and the general has only one request, which is to defeat the Ming army, cut off the head of the chief general of the Ming army, and sacrifice the Nikko Shrine. ”

Jiaguang gritted his teeth and said, in a short period of time, his expression teleported extremely quickly, showing extreme hatred.

Everyone else bowed to the ground, but a voice rang out.

"Your Excellency General Bing. The old minister has important things to do. I saw Doi Toshikatsu bow deeply.

"Oh, tell me about it. What's the matter? Jiaguang said in surprise.

"Your Excellency General, I have fought with this group of Ming people several times, and my subordinates deeply feel that their main general is extremely cunning, and their soldiers are extremely elite,"

Toshikatsu Doi gritted his teeth,

His subordinates doubted that he dared to come. With the strength of the first battle, the subordinates set up a large camp on the road from Yokohama to Edo, held on to avoid the battle, and waited for the arrival of daimyo reinforcements from all over the Kantobu Continent to gather 100,000 troops to fight again. ”

As soon as this statement was outstanding, there was an uproar. Toshikatsu Doi, this is not optimistic about the rhythm of more than 20,000 standing reserves.

"The Ming people's naval battle is fierce, but since Qingchang its foot combat effectiveness is not good, this is the consensus of the famous warriors who participated in the war, now the Ming people crossed the sea to come, but more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, my army is more than 20,000, and we must wait for reinforcements from all over the country, this is absolutely unbearable."

Iemitsu scolded with a dark face, if it weren't for Doi Toshikatsu being a third-generation old minister, he would definitely be whipped, but this time he still saved face.

"Lord Doi is thinking too much, if the Ming people's combat power is so outstanding, why is it just that the ronin attacks the Ming people along the coast for a hundred years, but the Ming people's foot combat is not their strength."

Sakai Tadashi also shook his head and said, he was also surprised by Doi Toshikatsu's words, Doi Toshikatsu was a brave general and a famous minister who participated in the two battles of Osaka, how could he be so cowardly today.

"Lord Doi is bad, if the Ming people drive directly to Edo, and they can't defeat the Ming people with 30,000 banners, I'm afraid that the daimyo everywhere in the world will laugh at them in private."

Masamori Hotta was unequivocally opposed.

Doi Toshikatsu looked up to the sky and sighed, he didn't have conclusive evidence, but he was very suspicious in his heart, and he just couldn't let it go.

"If the Shogun is determined to have a decisive battle, Doi Toshikatsu asks the Shogun to appoint him as the deputy general of the army and go out together."

Toshikatsu Doi fell to the ground.

"That's right." As soon as Iemitsu slapped the table, he didn't want to continue to compete with Doi Toshikatsu, but he also appropriately expressed his dissatisfaction.

In a wing room behind the Yamen of the Denglai Military Intelligence Division, Du Li slept very deeply, and in the days when the adults were away, he always slept in the yamen, and he was afraid of delaying the big event, because the adults were the backbone of the family.

In the past few nights, he has been sleeping very late, but he has slept very sweetly.

He faintly heard some sounds, his instincts telling him that something was happening, and he forced himself to wake up from his dream to find that the bedroom door was constantly knocking.

Du Li hurriedly got up in his clothes and opened the door, only to see his guard Wang Xu enter, holding an oiled paper package in his hand.

"Letter from Heron." Wang Xu's words made Du Li's heart lift, because the heron easily did not send a message, and if it did, it would be a big deal.

Du Li took out the note in the package, then took out a book, compared the two, and the message came out, and Du immediately widened his eyes.

"Tell the commander of the sailor, Commander Zhang, prepare a few warships and go to the Japanese country immediately, and report the urgent military situation to your lordship."

Du Li immediately commanded.

Wang Xu hurriedly took the order and left, while Du Li also hurriedly changed his clothes, arranged the affairs of the Military Intelligence Department, and went to the Sailor Dazhai surrounded by guards.

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