This is a war that has been prepared for a long time, and all Tokugawa Ieyasu needs is an excuse. At that time, Mori Terumoto occupied the fortified Osaka Castle, and if it was attacked, it would have suffered heavy casualties. Moreover, the Eastern Army at that time was not completely monolithic.

So Tokugawa Ieyasu let go of this old rival after choosing to greatly weaken the strength of Mori Terumoto.

Now that everything is unnecessary, the Tokugawa family has taken control of the entire Wa Kingdom. Tokugawa Ieyasu's power was even greater than that of Toyotomi Hideyoshi back then.

After straightening out all the relationships, Tokugawa Ieyasu had long wanted to attack his old rival Mori Terumoto. Now that Huang Taiji has sent the perfect excuse, how can he not make good use of it. What's more, he also received hush money from Kato Kiyomasa and Nine Ghost Yoshitaka!

The day before Li Xiao arrived at Nagato, Tokugawa Ieyasu sent an envoy Nobusei Ueki to issue an ultimatum to the Mori family. Or, hand over the looted fifty thousand taels of gold. Otherwise, they will have to endure the wrath of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Mao Lihui was so angry that his head was smoking, and after removing his shirt Xincheng into eight pieces, his mood finally relaxed a little. Anyway, the two sides have long been going to tear their faces, and now killing a dogleg can be regarded as a breath of air.

"Yaga!" Seeing that the shirt Nobusei had returned to the state of parts, Tokugawa Ieyasu was so angry that he scolded. He thought that Mori Terumoto would resist, but he definitely didn't expect that Mori Terumoto would kill his own envoy. The two countries do not fight each other, this rule passed down from China. Most people still obey it!

After all, everyone fights for profit, life and death. It's not for money, it's for land!

After the blood was shed, the bosses of both sides remembered a sentence at the same time.

Communication is the best way to solve problems!

The task of the messenger is to deliver the news of the bigwigs on both sides, and if necessary, he must carry out patient persuasion and education. Now that Mori Terumoto has killed Kami-shisei, it means that the Mori family doesn't even want one last chance to negotiate.

It's about stumbling to the end with yourself!

Since the Battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu has taken power. It was the first time anyone had challenged his authority like this!

"Kato-kun, you immediately organize a raiding party. The Ming Dynasty sent 100 troops for every 10,000 stones, and I will personally cut off the head of Maori Huiyuan. Tokugawa Ieyasu said viciously.

"Your Excellency, I heard that Mori Terumoto has received help from the Ming Kingdom. The Ming army, close to 2,000 men, had landed at Nagato. And they have a dozen warships to help! Wakisaka Yasuharu reminded Tokugawa Ieyasu.

After all, the Ming Dynasty is a big country, and if Maori Huiyuan has the support of the Ming Dynasty behind him, then things will become complicated.

"The army of the Ming Kingdom ......!" Tokugawa Ieyasu was a little hesitant, and he was still very impressed by the battle with the Ming army in Korea. Konishi's generation of famous generals was almost annihilated in Pyongyang.

Now that the Ming army has actually come to the homeland of the Wa Kingdom, does Maori Huiyuan really want to rely on foreign forces to confront him?

"The army of the Ming Dynasty is vulnerable, and Juniper, Liu Ting and others, who fought very hard in North Korea that year, were all killed by our Houjin army. The current Ming army is corrupt and incompetent, and military discipline is corrupt. General, don't worry too much about them! Huang Taiji said proudly to Tokugawa Ieyasu.

You bastards have swallowed Lao Tzu's gold, and this time I will let you know how powerful Li Xiao is. Since the gold is not returned, it is also a pleasure to watch you being beaten to pieces.

"Your Excellency, I think Babel has a point." Kiyomasa Kato was one of the people who wanted to take out Mori Terumoto the most because in the Battle of Sekigahara. The appearance of Maori Terumoto Maori Xiuyuan fought with him, and Kato Kiyomasa suffered heavy losses in that battle. This kind of grudge will not be avenged now.

Tokugawa Ieyasu also believed in Huang Taiji's words, and the battles after the rise of the Later Jin were enough to support Huang Taiji's seemingly arrogant words.

"Don't care about the army of the Ming Dynasty, there are only about 2,000 people, and there are only a dozen warships." The other half of Tokugawa Ieyasu's confidence came from the number of the Ming army.

How much storm can more than 2,000 people set off on the battlefield? More than a dozen warships ......! Kato Kiyomasa, the Kumano Navy under the control of Nine Demons Yoshitaka has more than 200 warships and more than 40,000 soldiers.

And Maori Huiyuan, who started with a naval army, now has only more than 30 warships. The number of the navy is less than 6,000, and the number of the army is more, and it will definitely not exceed 10,000.

In order to support these soldiers, Maori Huiyuan emptied his family. The fiefdom has been complained about by heavy taxes, which is already the limit of his army!

This time, Tokugawa Ieyasu prepares to kill chickens with a knife. Gather the 50,000 troops of the Daimyo and jointly attack the Mori Terumoto, who has lost a lot of strength.

"Hello!" Kiyomasa Kato agreed, looking at Yasuharu Wakisaka proudly. This old guy has always been against himself, and now that the general is on his side, looking at the bitter gourd face of Wakisaka Yasuji, Kato Kiyomasa is not to mention how happy he is.

Each daimyo was summoned by Tokugawa Ieyasu to assemble the number of troops they should dispatch as quickly as possible. Of course, these daimyos are not stupid. The elite samurai of the family will definitely not be dispatched, but more will recruit those peasants and send them to the battlefield as cannon fodder.

Anyway, this battle will definitely be won, and the loss of some peasants will be able to share some of the spoils, which is a very good deal.

There was a nursery rhyme that said that the rice of the Tokugawa family could bury the entire Edo Castle. The gold and silver of the Mori family can be spread all over the floor of Osaka Castle.

Although the Maori family is now in decline, the emaciated camel is always bigger than the horse. No one would believe that the Maori family had no money. All the daimyo were eager to try it and were ready to go to the Maori house to grab a good hand.

Li Xiao helplessly waited for the upcoming battle in Hagi City, and the training days were very boring every day.

Overestimating the mobilization capacity of the army in this era, even in a rigid country like the Japanese state. If you want to organize a large army, it is definitely not something that can be achieved in ten days and half a month.

Tokugawa Ieyasu organized it for a month and a half before he could be considered to have assembled the army to fight against the Maori family. The farthest armies, even from Hokkaido.

Look at the dense military camps around Edo, and then look at the more than 200 warships densely packed on the sea. Tokugawa Ieyasu was confident, and intelligence showed that Mori Terumoto had received no aid except for 2,000 Ming troops.

This time, the crusade against Maori Huiyuan totaled more than 80,000 people. Of course, as is customary, there should be a number of people who claim to be there. Kato Kiyomasa also dared to brag, claiming to the outside world that there were 500,000 crusading troops.

Looking at his dense army, Tokugawa Ieyasu had no doubt that the Maori family entrenched in the southwest would be crushed into powder by the army.

Against the blazing July sun, Tokugawa Ieyasu left Edo with his henchmen, retainers, and samurai, with the ambition of eliminating Mori Terumoto and truly unifying Japan.

Although the pace of the build-up was slow, the pace of the march was quite fast. It has to be said that the spirit of obedience of the Japanese people is very good. After walking for less than five days, he came from Edo to the outskirts of Hagi Castle.

"My good man, there are many more Japanese soldiers than Tartar soldiers." Man Gui looked at the people all over the mountains, and his eyes were full of small stars. This time, Maori Terumoto also smashed the pot and sold iron, and promised all the samurai under his command. As long as you cut off a human head, you can get a reward of fifty taels of silver!

It's the last moment, and there's no need to hide it anymore. If you don't spend money at this critical moment, when will you wait?

Although the price is not high, this time it is Li Xiao's private action. The Ming court will never recognize his military exploits in the Wa Kingdom, and of course will not give Li Xiao any reward. In fact, no one impeached him for sending troops to the country without permission, which was already the best result of Wei Zhongxian and Ye Xianggao's strict suppression.

Man Gui doesn't think so, now they are all poor. The fathers and villagers who live on Long Island are still waiting for their extra money. Mongolians are very practical, but even the most practical people will feel embarrassed to eat relief food all day long.

Now Man Gui looked at the black barracks opposite, and all he saw was a shiny silver ingot.

"Yes! There were many Japanese soldiers, but they had few cavalry. It should be easier to deal with than the Tartars! Li Xiu was also watching.

"You don't have to worry about things on land, what you have to care about is the Japanese army. Mori Terumoto said that this time, the Kumano Navy can be regarded as a full army. A dozen of your ships have to deal with more than 200 warships of the Japanese Kingdom, can you do it? Li Xiao was a little worried about Li Xiu, after all, it was the first time for his younger brother to organize such a large-scale naval battle.

"The Maori family also has more than 30 ships, and we have guns and trebuchets on board. At long distances, our ships have a great advantage. If the enemy ship approached, let the Maori navy meet it. In this way, our losses will be minimized. ”

"Yo! Okay, dick! Man Gui looked at Li Xiu in surprise, he didn't expect that this half-grown boy who usually doesn't say anything would actually fight. Although he is not familiar with naval warfare, this kind of charge allows others to go up, and his bad character in the back is like Li Xiao.

"It's all taught by the big brother!" was praised by Man Gui, and Li Xiu was a little embarrassed.

"Humph! Big brother, can it be considered a military merit to kill the Japanese robbers? Li Hu looked at Li Xiu and snorted, and then asked him what he was most concerned about. Since talking to Li Xiao that night, he has been very interested in military exploits.

"Not counting!" Li Xiao's answer made Li Hu feel like he was being poured cold water from head to toe.

In this team, Li Xiao is the largest. He said it didn't count, then it definitely didn't count. In this regard, Li Hu is deeply resentful.

Because it is a local snake, Li Xiao and Maori Huiyuan's position is very good. It is a hillside facing north and south, and there are various roadblocks underneath the hillside. There's also something like a trap with sharp bamboo.

Powerful explosives, plus firecrackers. Li Xiao felt that the tens of thousands of people on the other side were filled under his feet, and they might not be able to fill up.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was facing south and north this time, and not only was he at a disadvantage in terms of terrain. And when attacking during the day, sunlight also becomes a disadvantage. Li Xiao They had their backs to the sun, so Li Xiao's soldiers could calmly aim and shoot.

But Tokugawa Ieyasu's soldiers not only had to attack from the back, but also had to face the bright sun. Before he could attack, his eyes were glazed. How much of a hit rate can a musketeer shoot with feeling?

Despite this, Tokugawa Ieyasu was confident that he could easily defeat the armies of the Ming and Mori families. An army of tens of thousands of people can run over and bring Mori Terumoto's head back to Edo.

Didn't give Li Xiao Maori Terumen much time to react, the day after arriving in Hagi City. Tokugawa Ieyasu began the siege!

Tokugawa Ieyasu's purpose was very simple, to feint the Ming position. The main force attacked the army of the Maori family, and tried to defeat the Maori family in one fell swoop. When the time comes, even if the Ming army is strong, it will be useless.

At the same time as the army attacked, the navy would also attack the port of Nagato. After capturing the port of Nagato, the navy would land behind Mori Terumoto. At that time, Maori Huiyuan will be attacked on his back, and he will definitely not last long before he collapses.

With the addition of the Ming warships, the Maori navy had no more than fifty ships in total. And the Kumano Navy of the Nine Demons Yoshitaka has more than 200 ships. And there are a lot of ironclad ships with iron sheets on the outside, and the sides of these things are wrapped in iron sheets. Ordinary arquebus, don't even think about penetrating it.

The Franc cannon is fine, but there are a few Franc cannons on the ship. There are only a handful of people in the country who can afford to use cannons, and Kato Kiyomasa has a few Franc machines under his hands. That's all he has!

Kato Kiyomasa always felt that his right eyelid was jumping hard today, but look at the heyday of the military formation behind him. Kiyomasa Kato felt that he might soon be able to sit in the hall of Hagi Castle.

The fiery sun showed only one head, and the camp was full of hangovers. This year is clearly an advertisement for the Ming Army.

As soon as the order was given, Kuroda Kanbei led his men to rush to Li Xiao's position.

According to yesterday's combat deployment, he was in charge of feinting against Li Xiao. In his opinion, the task was well accomplished. With more than 10,000 elite soldiers, it would be a shame if they couldn't crush a few thousand Ming troops.

"Duck Jigi! Onboard! Kuroda Kanbei roared, and the long knife in his hand slashed through the air.

"Yike......!" The Japanese soldiers seemed to be stupid, because the shape of the opposing military position was too good. In many cases, fifty cannons were enough weapons to change the entire course of the campaign.

The shiny gun carriage is a little smaller than the Franc machine. But it's powerful!

The Japanese soldiers rushed over like a tide, but Li Xiao was nervously looking at the rangefinder stone on the ground.

When the leading Japanese soldiers stepped over the rangefinder stone, Li Xiao's order to open fire was also issued almost simultaneously. The mortar shells with whistles smashed on the heads of the Japanese soldiers.

"Boom", "Boom", "Boom" ......! Thirty mortars roared, and the charging Japanese soldiers in the firelight were very miserable.

The person was kicked up by the huge wave of air from the explosion, and then the arms and legs and other parts of the human body flew everywhere. The powerful explosion shocked everyone at once.

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