Chapter 153: Sudden Waves

"The Holy Decree of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty,"

Wu Chun got up and walked to Xiu Lai's position with the holy decree in both hands, and it was not until everyone led by Chen Cao learned to kneel on the ground that Wu Chun opened the holy decree and recited it.

"Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: .....................

Today, Toyotomi Hideyori is the general of the Japanese state, and all the things that the Japanese country consults are under its command, and they are in charge..."

Toyotomi Hideyori knelt and stood up, then raised his hands high, and received the holy decree from Wu Chun's hand, Wu Chun continued: "The Holy Lord's edict is to order Wuhou Chen Cao to be a full-time servant of the affairs of the Wa State, before the state is completely determined, the military of the Wa State will be handed over to the Dingwu Marquis Chen Cao to deal with, and the general Toyotomi Shulai needs to be cautious and obedient. ”

"The subordinates obey the order..."

After Toyotomi Hideyori finished speaking, he was helped up by Wu Chun, and then said with a smile: "The general will work harder, we have all discussed it, and the battlefield matter will be handed over to my Ming army to deal with." ”

Hideyori nodded in response.

After the affairs in the officialdom were dealt with, Chen Cao sat back in his position and began to ask about business.

"From the point of view of the two adults, what are the daimyō of the feudal kingdom that can be used by General Hideyori in the Wa Kingdom today?"

Shimazu Tadashi and Ukita Hideya glanced at each other, and Ukita Hideya spoke first: "The subordinate has been exiled to Hachijojima for many years, and he has limited knowledge of domestic affairs in Japan, so it is better to let Zhongheng explain it." ”

Shimazu Tadashi bowed to Chen Cao: "After the end of the Battle of Osaka, the world lost its lord, and Ieyasu went on a large expedition to loot the people loyal to the Toyotomi family, and in the past twenty years, except for the two countries directly under the Lord Xiu family and my Satsuma Domain, I am afraid that there will be no daimyo willing to surrender, by the way, there is also the Maori family..."

"None of them are courtiers of my Toyotomi family, and they don't need to." Osamu Ohno said expressionlessly.

Xiu Lai looked at Chen Cao: "Dingwu Hou, everything that can be used is here." ”

"How many troops can the Uki family send?" Chen Cao looked at Ukita Xiu's house.

Xiujia thought for a while: "After the war, my family's territory was reduced, and now only the two countries can be used, and there were less than 10,000 soldiers that could be conscripted at that time, but now it is not clear." ”

"After the war, the Maori family sat on the two countries of Zhou Defense and Nagato, and the country was strong, and among the ministers, at least 20,000 people could be recruited," Shimazu Tadashi glanced at Toyotomi Hideyori, and then said to Chen Cao: "With the troops in the hands of the subordinates, at least 50,000 troops can be formed." ”

"Are you sure you're convinced of the Maori family?" Chen Cao frowned.

Osamu Ohno didn't believe it, he knew the inside story back then, the reason why Mori Terumoto became the commander of the Western Army was really a bit of a situation of catching ducks on the shelves, according to the Toyotomi family's close feudal retainers at that time, when the Ukita Hideya family was the main commander, but it was a pity that the Hideya family was too young at that time, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi was not too long dead, so it was difficult to convince the public, and it was not enough to let Ishida Mitsunari become all the leaders of the Toyotomi family.

Although Mori Terumoto was a little reluctant, but after all, it was a diehard loyalist of the Oda family, and after Nobunaga's death, Hideyoshi avenged him, and became a close minister of Hideyoshi, in addition to the Ukita Hideya, the Mori family is the most profitable person after the Ukita family, and the third is the Shimazu clan.

"Mori Terumen is still alive?" Osamu Ohno spoke.

Chen Cao only knew a little about the history of Japan's Warring States Period, and he didn't know it well, so he could only listen to Liao Yaowen, who was sitting next to him, translate what others said to him at the moment.

Shimazu Tadashi nodded: "He is more than seventy, and his health is not as good as before, as long as he is still alive, it is naturally no problem to move the Maori family to participate in the war." ”

"We have made a big show that we have returned to Japan, how many troops will the Tokugawa family use to meet us?" Sanada Yukimura asked.

"Now the two generals Xiuzhong and Jiaguang jointly created a dual politics, the so-called prosperous era is today, the world is all attached, if you send troops, there should be 300,000 people." Shimazu Tadashi thought about it and groaned.

300,000, listening to the ears of the people in the castle tower, it has its own merits, if it is placed in the Ming Dynasty where Chen Cao is located, although these troops are many, they are also at the pediatric level, but if they are placed in the land of the Japanese country, this number is enough to scare the opponent to death.

After all, when Hideyoshi was at war against Korea, the number of troops in the whole country was 300,000, and this was still under the condition that the daimyo of each country tried their best to retain their strength, and now that the Wa Kingdom has been resting for more than 20 years after entering Edo, it is natural to easily recruit 300,000 troops.

"From the perspective of Benhou, there should be no less than 500,000 people."

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and Chen Cao's seemingly inconspicuous sentence frightened the people in the room dumbfounded.

50,000 vs. 500,000?

The mantis arm is a small meaning when the car is a car.

When a country is invaded by a foreign enemy, as long as the country is in a unified state, the number of troops that can be called up is absolutely beyond the imagination of the opponent.

The reason why the Ming Dynasty was wiped out by the Manchu Qing Dynasty was that it lost in internal contradictions, if it was placed before Wanli, he would have to be wiped out on the land of Liaodong if he was allowed to be a million people in the Manchu Dynasty.

"From this point of view, the Tokugawa power is still huge, and this battle depends on the decision of the Marquis of Dingwu."

It's rare for Toyotomi Hideyori to be smart, with their strength, they must not be able to resist the Tokugawa family, and Sanada Yukimura, a wise general in the Warring States period, has only exerted his strength in the two battles in Osaka, not to mention the battle of defending the city.

Chen Cao groaned, and then looked at Shimazu Tadashi: "This Hou needs detailed information on all the feudal lords of Kyushu. ”

This was embarrassing for Shimazu Tadashi, but his confidant Inoue Senshin immediately opened his mouth to relieve Shimazu Tadashi: "Marquis Dingwu and listen to the courtiers, the Tokugawa shogunate began to punish those feudal daimyo who were loyal to the lord after Osaka, and because they were afraid of our Satsuma Domain and the Mori clan's Choshu Domain, they placed the Tokugawa family's henchmen and retainers in Kyushu and China to guard the important places;

My Satsuma Domain includes the main domain, Osumi Province and Hyuga Province, and the guardian daimyo of today's Hyuga Province is the retainer of the famous Tokugawa general Ii Naotakaka, the Kuki Takahei;

The daimyo of Hizen and Higo are Takagi Kiyoji and Hirawa Kinmori, both of whom are descendants of the so-called 'Tokugawa Sixteen Divine Commanders', while Hiraiwa Kinmori's main sect is divided into Owari Province;

The other Kyushu countries are also the forces of the Tokugawa family, and the Marquis only needs to sweep away the feudal kingdoms of Takagi Kiyoji and Hiraiwa Kyomori, and there is no opponent of my Satsuma clan in Kyushu. ”

Chen Cao turned his head to look at Liao Yaowen, this guy's job was a spy, and when he saw Chen Cao looking at him, he nodded quietly in agreement with Inoue's words.

Seeing this, Chen Cao asked, "In this way, the feudal kingdom of these two can be said to be the biggest power of the Tokugawa family in Kyushu?" ”

"Exactly..."Shimazu nodded in response.

Chen Cao thought about it, and then asked again: "Your Satsuma Domain should have the news of all the strength of these people, let's say, how many of them can be used?" ”

Inoue Qianxin looked at Shimazu Tadashi, and then leaned over and said: "Back to Dingwuhou, the Hizen country can adjust 17,600 people, and the Higo country can adjust 14,300 people, plus the power of the four countries of Fengzen, Fenggo, Chikuzen, and Chikugo, there should be nearly 70,000 people." ”

"Seventy thousand people," Chen Cao read silently, he commanded 50,000 people, it is not a big problem to deal with these people, once Kyushu is taken, the Maori family takes advantage of the situation to raise troops, then the Tokugawa shogunate will gather hundreds of thousands of troops in a short period of time to go south, their so-called 'land of China' daimyo will definitely send troops to Kyushu in the shortest possible time, and the Maori clan's Choshu and Zhou defense will be the first to bear the brunt.

"Zhao Xin, according to the plan, delay for a while, and after the troops rest for a day, let General Hideyori's command be the guide and attack Higo Country first."

"Yes..."

...

"Hurry up, I'll stop them, and I must report the news to the adults."

"Hirata-kun.... Take care..."

A brocade-clothed guard official inserted the knife back into the scabbard, and then glanced at the corpse on the ground: "Hou Ye said, try to drag the guys who stayed in the hall as much as possible, and release a false signal to them, if it weren't for Hou Ye's high opinion, they would definitely run out now." ”

"My lord, I still ran away."

"Don't be afraid," the hundred household officials rode on their horses: "Their horses are not as fast as ours, besides, we have already done it in three days, and the rest of the things will naturally be done by others." ”

"The one who ran away?"

"No matter, we have other tasks."

...

Kurata Heimasa was a little anxious, his men had not yet returned, and he was eager to know what the outcome of this battle would be.

Shangshan Heiji looked at him and said, "How should I write this letter?" ”

Before Kurata could speak, there was a knock at the door: "My lord, someone is here." ”

Hirata Zhaoichi's mission is to pretend to be a samurai of the Satsuma Domain to report the news, and although he lives in Bozu, it is natural that a person of Kurata Heimasa's level will not pay attention to a down-and-out samurai for too long.

"My lord, it's not good..."

Looking at Hirata Zhaoichi, who was kneeling in front of him, Kurada Heimasa frowned: "What is the intention of the Ming people?" ”

Hirata Zhaoyi said bitterly: "My lord, my lord is surrounded by the Ming army in this city and can't advance or retreat, the Ming people said that they want my Satsuma Domain to hand over the Japanese who attacked and harassed the Ming Kingdom, otherwise they will level my Satsuma Domain, and now the army of my domain has suffered heavy casualties, please help." ”

Shangshan Heiji was in a hurry at the moment, but the steady Kurata Heimasa gave him a look: "Let me ask you, how many people are there in the Ming Kingdom?" ”

"Nearly 50,000 people."

"So much?" Kurata Pingzheng frowned: "Does your father-in-law have anything else to say?" ”

"The lord asked for help from the countries of Kyushu, but they didn't send troops, and in desperation, the lord could only send a small one here to ask the lord to make a decision, and I hope that the lord will report the matter to the shogunate as soon as possible, and ask the shogunate to send troops to rescue."

Kamiyama Heiji couldn't bear it anymore: "Kurata-kun, no matter what the people of the Ming Kingdom want, if they invade my Japanese border like this, they should be attacked like the people of the Yuan Dynasty." ”

"My lord Mingjian, the Ming army is surrounding the city, and the city will not last long, please make a decision as soon as possible."

Kurata Heimasa thought about it and said, "You go down to rest, and I will write a letter to the shogunate." ”