Chapter 096: After Sekigahara

Linhai County is only eighty miles to Yuexi Town, if it is a cavalry, it can be reached in one day, since Gao Chong has made all preparations, Chen Cao also calmed down from the hurry just now: "Send an order to Qi Changguo, let him send troops to assist, these Japanese people are superb in martial arts, don't take it lightly." ”

"Yes..."

Chen Cao led the team to set off within two hours after the order, and it was important to find the orphans of the Toyotomi clan, and now everything else was not a problem.

Although it is only eighty miles, Taizhou is mountainous, Ninghai County and even this three-sided mountain range is surrounded by it, and the Yuexi Town under its rule is located at the mountain pass, even if you go to Yuexi Town, if you want to reach Yue'ao Ping, it is not feasible to ride a horse, you can only walk.

Chen Cao arrived in Yuexi Town when he was a child, and the high-intensity riding made his hips extremely painful, if it weren't for the fact that there were a lot of guards stationed in Yuexi Town at this moment, the town of Shankou really seemed a little desolate.

"Uncle...", a hundred household officials came to report: "Soon after Lord Gao left, the Japanese people in Yueaoping began to act, and after our peripheral stalkers were discovered, they broke off to the only wooden bridge at the entrance of Yueaoping Village, and a small flag department on the periphery couldn't help but rush in, and there is no news so far. ”

Chen Cao jumped off the horse and rubbed his numb legs vigorously, although it was already the middle of the night, the excitement of finding the Toyotomi clan made him seem to be beaten now: "Is there an escape road around Yuehua Mountain?" ”

The hundreds of households left behind hugged their fists: "I asked the people in the town, and the local hunters said that Yuehua Mountain is thirty miles in radius, and there are many fierce beasts, insects and ants in the mountains. ”

Chen Cao frowned, there are no electric lights and flashlights in this era, and it is too dangerous to enter the mountain by torches alone, plus if these Japanese people are really the Toyotomi clan, according to the force of the Sanada family under him, it is very likely that his side will suffer a big loss: "Order, all the guards in the town are dispatched, and they are not allowed to act without permission after arriving at the entrance of Yueaoping Village, and wait until dawn before building a bridge into the village." ”

"Yes..."

"Uncle," Zhao Xin leaned over to Chen Cao's side: "Gao Chong said that there are people from Yueping in Yuexi Town doing business. ”

Chen Cao frowned lightly: "Lead the way." ”

The old man is a little old, and he is doing all kinds of mountain goods, and the business is not good or bad.

"Old man, are the people of the Toyotomi clan satisfied with their life in the mountains?" Chen Cao asked with a smile.

The old man's body froze slightly, and Chen Cao, whose eyes were vicious, naturally saw it in his eyes: "Big... My lord... The grass people don't know what the adults mean? ”

Chen Cao has already determined the harvest this time, and the old god is saying: "Ben Bo Ming Ming Wu Bo Chen Cao, let you go into the mountain, you should know which way to enter, and after entering, bring a message to the people of the Toyotomi family, just say that Ben Bo intends to help them return to the Japanese kingdom of Toyotomi, and want to discuss with him, if you are unwilling, then Ben Bo will start a large-scale attack tomorrow to exterminate this 'Japanese Kou', if you are willing, let the people of the Sanada family come to pass the message, and Ben Bo will naturally treat him with courtesy." ”

The old man continued: "The grass people really don't know what the uncle is talking about..."

Chen Cao shook his head with a smile: "Ben Bo is tired, he has to rest first, and he ordered the Jinyi guard not to monitor the old man's house, and all actions will be convenient..."

Three hours later, Qi Changguo, who got the news, rushed with his troops, and the fighting will and military quality of the Qi family army under his command were really different from those of these garrison troops, Chen Cao asked Qi Changguo to lead the troops to the mountain pass of Yue'ao Ping to wait, and act as soon as the hour came.

Chen Cao really couldn't sleep, because what awaited him was a grand plan to 'conquer the Wa Kingdom'...

At the beginning of the hour, Chen Cao arrived at the entrance of the village in Yueaoping, Qi Changguo and Qi Xianzong, two fathers and sons, were waiting at the edge of the village in armor, and Qi Xianzong stepped forward: "Uncle, last night, there were brothers from the guard who wanted to fight for merit and enter from the side mountain, but there was no news. ”

Chen Cao frowned, and looked in through the faint light: "Not to mention the Sanada family, the individual combat effectiveness of the Japanese people is not ordinarily strong, if it is fought alone, I feel difficult; How about an old man entering the mountain last night? ”

"Yes," Zhao Xin hurried over: "I just received the news, the mountain that the old guy entered from a path last night." ”

"Then wait another hour, and if there is no more news, launch a general attack." After Chen Cao finished speaking, he turned around and asked Zhao Xin to prepare a chair to come over.

Chen Cao sat on the chair and waited, and after a while, there was a sound from the mountain forest on the right, and the Jinyi guard beside him suddenly drew his knife and stood next to Chen Cao.

The bushes near the mountain road shook, and just as Chen Cao squinted and was about to give orders, Lou Xingye pulled a middle-aged man out of the bushes, and said excitedly: "Uncle," Lou Xingye pulled the middle-aged man over: "This guy's kung fu is excellent, and he almost hit me with a knife." ”

Chen Cao saw Lou Xingye still holding a long knife in his hand: "You also snatched someone else's knife?" ”

"Uncle, Lou Xingye is holding a Qi knife in his hand..."Zhao Xin lowered his head and whispered.

"Qi Dao?" Chen Cao then remembered that Qi Jiguang had created a long knife similar to the Japanese after fighting with the Japanese Invaders: "Ancestral? ”

Lou Xingye stepped forward and knelt down: "Uncle, the little one will follow the uncle, this should be a vote." ”

"Where did you learn that?" Chen Cao frowned and laughed angrily.

Lou Xingye smirked and touched his head: "The little one was taught by his father before leaving." ”

"Get up and talk about it."

Lou Xingye stood up and pointed to the middle-aged man with his head hanging behind him: "The little one wanted to go in and see their details, so that he could explore the way for the uncle to go in, so he went all the way from the old man's road into the mountain, who knew that he had just approached the village, and this guy jumped down from the tree, and slashed at me with a knife in his hand. ”

"Okay," Chen Cao clapped his hands: "In the future, you will follow me and be my guard." ”

"Yes..."Lou Xingye gave his hand excitedly.

"Do we have a translator?" Chen Cao turned his head to look at Zhao Xin.

"Yes," Zhao Xin patted his chest confidently: "My subordinates have found a few translators in our Zhenfu Division." ”

"Ready," Chen Cao stood up and shouted, "Musketeer cover..."

Zhang Fengnian immediately led the family team forward, and Qi Qi took off the flintlock pistol and aimed at the position at the entrance of the village.

"Build a bridge."

The guards had already carried the felled logs one by one to prepare to build a bridge.

"Uncle, there's movement..."

Chen Cao fixed his eyes and saw that the old man took two middle-aged men and walked slowly towards the entrance of the village last night, and when he got closer, the old man spoke: "Uncle Dingwu, my master is invited, but he is only willing to see the uncle alone, I don't know if the uncle has the guts." ”

"Presumptuous..."Zhao Xin shouted: "The acquaintance asked your master to come out to greet him personally, otherwise, the army will kill it, and there will be no armor left." ”

The two people beside the old man had unkind expressions, Chen Cao thought about it, then stopped Zhao Xin, and then said, "Ben Bo can see your master alone and lead the way." As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Zhao Xin: "I'm going in, I will act when I see the opportunity, and I must not act without permission." ”

"Uncle..."Zhao Xin still wanted to dissuade.

Chen Cao waved his hand: "Don't worry, I have my own plans." Xingye, come in with me. ”

"Okay..."

Seeing that Chen Cao dared to go in with only one person, the old man became more and more respectful, and saluted Chen Cao: "Uncle Dingwu, please..."

The outside of Yue Ao Ping is narrow and wide, and the whole village is built in the middle of the mountains, which has the feeling of a paradise.

In the middle of the village is a large house with thatched roof, but the whole building is made of wood, which is much more patterned than the surrounding houses.

As Chen Cao expected, the way this house opens the door and the layout is exactly the same as that of the Japanese architecture.

The main door of the room was pulled open from the inside, and Chen Cao saw a middle-aged man sitting cross-legged on the main seat, and many people kneeling on both sides.

"Uncle Dingwu, please..." the old man arched his hand towards Chen Cao.

Seeing this, Chen Cao took off his shoes very politely, and then asked Lou Xingye to wait by the door and not go in, pacing in with a smile on his face.

A middle-aged and elderly man in the first seat on the right arched his hand towards Chen Cao, speaking fluent Da Ming dialect: "Dingwu Bo is heroic, please take a seat." ”

Chen Cao naturally couldn't sit on his knees, he was the Earl of Daming, even if the other party was Toyotomi Xiulai, then Chen Cao was bigger than him in terms of rank: "Ben Bo Ming Ming Wu Bo Chen Cao, even if Your Excellency is the general of Zhengyi, according to the rules, you have to salute when you see Ben Bo, what do you think?" ”

The person on the main seat stared at Chen Cao without changing his face, and the middle-aged man with a mustache on the left side was already about to get up, when the person on the main seat reached out to stop his movements.

Seeing this, Chen Cao was already able to determine that the person in front of him was indeed Toyotomi Hideyori, so he started his own performance: "On September 15, the fifth year of Keichō, the battle of Sekigahara, if it weren't for the rebellion of Kobayakawa Hideaki, who was subordinate to the Western Army, if you want to come to this battle, it will be a complete victory for your Toyotomi family, but history will never treat this kind of retainer well, and there will be no good result..."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the people in the hall showed indignation, of course, not against Chen Cao.

"After the end of this war, your Toyotomi family has reached the brink of death, but it's a pity that Ishida Mitsunari is loyal to these old ministers," Chen Cao sighed: "Your so-called Osaka Winter Battle is actually good, thanks to the help of the Sanada family, but in the summer battle of the twentieth year of Keicho, it is really a pity, according to me, it is not advisable to have no Toyotomi after Osaka, and it is only after Sekigahara that there is no Toyotomi to meet the situation, but for the former Sekihaku, this should be a sad thing." ”