Chapter 834
The Prologue of the Eastern-Western Combination War at Guanyuan
Chapter 834 East-West War (32) Sekihara Prologue
"Is Kobayakawa Hideaki untrustworthy?"
After Shimadzu Yoshihiro left, Tokugawa Ieyasu repeatedly considered these words, looking at who is more credible Shimadzu Yoshihiro and Kobayakawa Hideaki.
In the end, he still chose to believe in the harmless little sheep. Kobayakawa Hideaki is kind-hearted and has no ambitions. It's not like someone who knows internal communication and turns to Xiujia.
However, under the influence of his suspicion, just in case, he still chose to go to Kobayakawa's formation in person to test and inquire about Kobayakawa Hideaki's attitude.
"Xiaobaochuan's family has been greatly favored by Guan Bai. Now the master is being deceived, and His Royal Highness and the master have a blood relationship. In this battle, the family should do its best to fight, wipe out the traitors and support the master, and repay Guan Bai's kindness."
This was a reply from Matsuno Shigemoto, the elder of the Kobayakawa family. He represented the voice of the retainers who came from the Toyotomi faction within the Kobayakawa family.
I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at the other retainers, but ignored Kobayakawa Hideaki who was sitting in the chief seat.
He turned his attention to Inoue Harutada again, he was the famous Inoue clan of Anyi, and he served as Takakage's close minister when Kobayakawa Takakage was alive.
Before Kobayakawa's family was abolished, many Mori-born retainers such as Kuriya Motosada and others returned to the Mori family's retainer system. Only he and Nao Meijing were left behind to fight for the revival of the Kobayakawa clan.
At the same time, they also connected with Toyotomi Hideji, Kobayakawa, and the Mori family, so although the Maori faction had little influence within the Kobayakawa family after Kobayakawa's removal, they still had a pivotal position.
When the war started this time, Meimei was left in Wakayama Castle. Inoue Harutada was considered to be the highest-ranking Maori retainer. Faced with Tokugawa Ieyasu's eyes, he also stated that he would perform well on the battlefield.
After asking everyone, Tokugawa Ieyasu turned his gaze to their Patriarch Hideaki Kobayakawa and said, "You are really lucky to have such a loyal minister and good general under your servants."
Tokugawa Ieyasu knew the Kobayakawa family very well. If it is said that the Kobayakawa family had a relatively balanced retainer structure because of the Maori and Toyotomi faction retainers.
Following Takakage Kobayakawa's death, Hideaki Kobayakawa was changed by Hideyoshi, and a large number of old Kobayakawa officials from the Maori faction took the opportunity to leave the Kobayakawa family and return to the Maori family. Now the Kobayakawa family is dominated by the family of Toyotomi faction retainers.
Because these retainers never left the Kobayakawa family when they were in trouble, and even went through life and death for him, the lord, and Hideji, so Kobayakawa Hideaki owed him a group of retainers morally.
Coupled with his relatively weak personality, after Kobayakawa's family returned to the country, the family's internal affairs have been controlled by retainers.
The young Hideaki Kobayakawa suppressed this group of retainers by virtue of the relationship between Hideji and the Hide family.
Now that Hideji is dead and the Hide family has become a hostile faction, he can completely influence the direction of the Kobayakawa family. As for the mascot sitting on the main seat, don't you see that he doesn't even dare to put a P on it now?
Tokugawa Ieyasu deliberately ignored Kobayakawa Hideaki, and the last compliment sounded more like a sarcasm in Kobayakawa Hideaki's ears. At this moment, his face was already flushed with anger, but he didn't dare to say "no" for a long time Character.
Of course Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't come here to provoke Hideaki Kobayakawa on purpose, he wanted to take this opportunity to tell this young man, don't have any wrong thoughts, your retainers are all on good terms with me.
Of course, for the purpose of appeasement, he changed the subject and said, "Of course, it is also a blessing for the Toyotomi family to have your help. I have seen your determination. After the war, I will definitely report your deeds to the lord." , and made every effort to arrange for Kobayakawa to return to Chikuzen.
As for the servant himself, now that the master is in doubt, the Toyotomi family needs relatives to be in charge. I would like to promote the servant to temporarily clear his position and status until the master comes of age. "
"Guan Bai!" These two words exploded in Xiuqiu's mind. After seeing Hideyoshi's domineering appearance, and seeing Xiuji's efforts for these two words, he was naturally fascinated by these two words.
But now, Tokugawa Ieyasu actually said that he could be Guanbai after the war.
"That's right, after the death of Zuo Fu and You Fu, who else in the Toyotomi family can be the Guanbai? Could it be the Toyotomi Hidekatsu who killed all his brothers?"
At this moment, Kobayakawa Hideaki seems to have regarded himself as Guan Bai, and his anger towards Tokugawa Ieyasu has also dissipated a lot.
Tokugawa Ieyasu is a master at manipulating people's hearts. Seeing the change of expression on Xiuqiu's face, he naturally understands that he has fallen into his trap. It's the merits that match."
"What? I want to gain Guan Bai and lose it again? How can this be possible!"
"Is there any arrangement for the inner government's late-night visit?" Kobayakawa Hideaki was led by the Tokugawa family's words, and asked Tokugawa Ieyasu this question.
What Tokugawa Ieyasu wanted was your boss, and he continued to seduce him immediately: "I heard that His Highness Kobayakawa has an affair with Youfu, tomorrow I want His Highness to feign surrender to Youfu, and lead Youfu into Guanyuan and fall into my trap. Then listen to me Commander, Kobayakawa's attendant should fight back as the leader of the flag, only by making such incomparable achievements can I convince others to agree to you as Guan Bai."
Tokugawa Ieyasu left, but Kobayakawa Hideaki and his retainers were immersed in the broad road promised to them by Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Until Tokugawa Ieyasu returned to his own camp, the Kobayakawa family retainers were still extremely excited.
Tatsumasa Takikawa and Masaki Hota expressed their opinions one after another, saying, "With the promise of the inner government, the lord will be No. 1 in the Toyotomi family from now on."
Only the old minister, Nagasaki Motoya, who is now 66 years old, has a dignified expression and has been slow to express it. In fact, he does not want the Kobayakawa family to follow Tokugawa in his heart.
Having lived for half a century, he has long seen through the nature of politics. "No. 1 in the Toyotomi family" is bullshit. How many people rushed to take this position after Hideyoshi Sekiba's death, and what was the result?
In his eyes, the Youfu could clearly take advantage of Qingchang's riots against Xiuji and the Wenzhi faction, but they wanted to bring the two sides back together. This political awareness has surpassed many famous names.
Afterwards, he gave up the position of Houmi to Hideji, and took up the position of "Wakanino" whom he had never heard of.
It seems that Hideji was handed over the power to manage the Toyotomi family, but in those few years, who would dare to disobey the Hide family? That decree was really promulgated without the Hide family's consent?
If the Ufu's visit to Luo is regarded as an impact on the No. 1 family of Toyotomi, the defeat of Tokugawa Ieyasu will inevitably make the Kobayakawa family suffer, and it is very likely that they will be punished after the war; if Tokugawa Ieyasu wins, Can Hideaki Kobayakawa really become Toyotomi No.1?Where will he Tokugawa Ieyasu sit?
In his opinion, what really gives Xiujia the right to speak is not "Guan Bai" or "Hang Mian" at all, but the territory, warriors and legions in his hands.
Now that Youfu brought so many people to Luo, how could he be defeated so easily?
Everyone Tokugawa Ieyasu and Kobayakawa put their hope of victory on the success of the ambush, but what is the benefit of the former army being ambushed?
Could it be that Youfu is one of those idiots?If the former army is blocked, they will abandon their subordinates and run for their lives in a hurry, which will cause the total collapse?
Do not make jokes!
In his opinion, instead of taking such a big risk, it is better to make good use of the relationship between his lord and the right government to communicate with each other as soon as possible. When the time comes, he can turn against the enemy on the battlefield and shout "Justice is in the Eastern Army" to gain a lot of benefits.
But others speak softly, and even if I have special ideas, I don't dare to go against so many people. ——————————————
Early the next morning, Tokugawa Ieyasu took the lead in leaving Ogaki Castle with the troops belonging to this formation. Following him would be Kyogoku Takaji and the Toyotomi family daimyo who were in charge of the left-wing battlefield.
In fact, before them, the Maori family's troops had already left and climbed up Nangong Mountain to ambush them. Today's move was just a show of great fanfare for the Eastern Army to see.
Maeda Toshinaga served as the back examiner. The Kyushu Corps in his hands was not trustworthy in the view of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and it was used as bait to lure Hideie's troops.
Of course, Yoshihiro Shimadzu must be picked out of this. He expressed his loyalty to himself, and he promised that after the war, he would obtain trade concessions for the two countries of Satsuma and Osumi, as well as for Ryukyu.
Tokugawa Ieyasu once asked Shimadzu Yoshihiro, "Since you have already agreed to the conditions for the transfer of the Youfu to Aizu or the transfer of the general, why did you come to tell me today?"
Shimazu Yoshihiro replied, "There are not many transfers from Aizu to Tomokyo. The Youfu only said that I would be given about 30 koku of Aizu alone. This is also true of Satsuma and Osumi. I, the Shimazu clan, really cannot leave my homeland." , so I came to report to Youfu."
Tokugawa Ieyasu believed in Shimadzu Yoshihiro, praised his performance of reining in the precipice, and promised to give him knowledge, but he was still only allowed to accompany 1500 people from the headquarters, and the others stayed in Ogaki City as suspects.
The defender of Ogaki Castle is Otani Yoshitsugi. Tokugawa Ieyasu thought that he was too ill to take care of himself, but believed that he was loyal to the Toyotomi family, so he allowed him to garrison Ogaki Castle with 2000 people from his headquarters. Now, plus 6500 from the Shimazu family people, the total strength reached 8500.With so many people stationed in Ogaki City, Ogaki City can be regarded as impenetrable.
Because too many troops gathered around Ogaki Castle, Maeda Toshinaga, who was in charge of the rear, could only wait until the next day before leaving Ogaki Castle.
Although he was stationed at Mt. Matsuo on the south side, he still took the main road of Nakasendo. The valley road on the north side of Mt. Nangong entered Guanyuan, and then turned to Mt. Matsuo to form an array.
Kobayakawa Hideaki belonged to the Central Army, but Tokugawa Ieyasu deliberately stayed behind to act with Kyushu Daimyo. They left Ogaki Castle half a day later than Maeda Toshinaga.
At the critical moment of the war, even a moment's delay will have a great impact. Although Tokugawa Ieyasu had promised a generous reward before the war, Kobayakawa Hideaki, who served as the bait, was still uneasy, fearing that people had not yet attracted Sekihara. , his side was surrounded in Ogain City.
But it's strange to say that the south side has already reached Takata Castle by the Makita River, and the northern frontline pioneers have already arrived on the Okayama Mountain in the northwest of Ogaki Castle. There is no sign of a single soldier encircling Ogaki Castle.
At this moment, on the Okayama Mountain, the Xiu family was standing on the top of the Okayama Mountain, holding a binoculars and looking towards Ogaki Castle.
Behind him is led by his son Teruya Toyotomi, including foreign daimyos Terumasa Ikeda, Yoshishige Satake, and a huge family of dozens of people including his own retainer daimyo Todo Takatora.
"So there are Kobayakawa Army and Kyushu Corps in the city?" Hideie didn't put down the telescope in his hand or turn around, but he asked behind him.
Behind the crowd, a person knelt in the main formation and responded: "Yes. My lord also said that at first they were only in charge of the rear, but in the end they replaced Maeda Chikuzen with His Highness Kobayakawa. My lord asked me to ask His Highness, Is Servant Kobayakawa also an ally?"
The Xiu family continued to look at Ogaki City, and said to the back, "You don't need to worry about it, tell your master, anyway, when you go to the battlefield, anyone who doesn't wear a red scarf is an enemy."
"Ha Yi, I'll go back and recover right now."
The samurai turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by the Xiu family, "Where are you going in the endless plain, go down to the field ridge and wait for a while, and then pass the order after your master has passed."
It was the samurai of the Tachibana family who just answered the Hide family. Tachibana Muneshige and his younger brother Harada Tosou have confirmed that they are on the Hide family's side. In addition to them, Nabeshima Naoshige, Nagamune Kabu Nobuchi and Shimadzu Yoshihiro.
Shimazu Yoshihiro did not betray Hideie. He received orders from Hideie to drive a wedge between Hideaki Kobayakawa and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Even today, Xiujia is still looking forward to his good brother coming to see him.
As long as Kobayakawa wishes to come over, all the previous problems can be forgotten, and all the previous promises will still be fulfilled.
Late yesterday, Hideaki Kobayakawa's old family, Laisheng Hiraoka, came to Hideka to seek help from Hideaki, and Hideaki really felt relieved for a moment.
But the news from Sekihara alerted the Xiu family.
This battlefield was chosen by the Hide family. Tokugawa Ieyasu naively thought that by letting the Yoshikawa Hiro family leave quietly and announcing to the outside world that the Mori family was summoned back to Osaka first, he could hide the truth?
Little did they know that there were ninjas spread out by the Hideo family on every hilltop in this area. If there was any slight disturbance, the Hideo family would immediately know about it.
"This old turtle, I gave him a way to live but he insisted on seeking death." Tokugawa Ieyasu did not completely follow the original agreement with Hideie to set up the formation, which was enough to make Hideie doubt him.
Now knowing that Tokugawa Ieyasu is going to make trouble, Kobayakawa Hideaki rejected him before and now sends his elders to contact him, which will naturally make Hideka vigilant.
The key point is that Hiraoka Yorikatsu's acting skills are not good either. His nervous state betrays him and makes Hideya doubt Kobayakawa Hideaki.
Reminiscent of the conditions Tokugawa Ieyasu promised Kobayakawa Hideaki Kanbai in history, Hideya deliberately mentioned the idea of letting Hideaki be Kanbai after the war.
Then, Hiraoka Yorikatsu completely collapsed. His expression and demeanor completely betrayed him. From shock to disdain, Hideie finally confirmed that the Kobayakawa family not only did not rely on him, but also prepared to oppose him.
For a moment, the Xiu family's heart was aching, but a battlefield is a battlefield, and the Xiu family cannot tolerate having an affair with their sons and daughters.
In the lens of the telescope, the gate of Ogaki Castle opened slowly, and the military flag with the Kobayakawa Ishizuo samba pattern began to pour out of Ogaki Castle. Soon after, Kobayakawa Hideaki’s own "scythe" horse seal also appeared In the sight of Xiujia.
"It's almost time, let the people below get ready." Hideka put down the binoculars in his hand and ordered to the left and right, "The first battle will be in charge of the troops of Hachiro and Sado, and the Nakasendo Corps will follow the Kobayakawa Army into Sekigahara , and Sasao Yamakyoko fought several times.
The second formation is His Highness Satake, who is responsible for restraining the main force of the Tokugawa Uchifu and covering Hachiro and the others to fight.You don't want to defeat the Tokugawa Inner House head-on, just keep them in check and don't let them run away. "
"Remember, the Kobayakawa family is not an ally!"
"Leave Nangong Mountain to Fu Shishilang and they are responsible for taking it down. I want to have lunch on the top of the mountain."
"Matsuhachiro mixed with the Kyushu Corps and entered Sekigahara as the first line. All your soldiers will wear red scarves on their left arms, and allies in the opposing army will also wear red scarves on their left arms. Stealing and accidentally injuring the friendly army."
When the Xiu family gave the order, the surrounding attendants and Banner were hurriedly setting up the Okayama Honjin.
Now that the Xiu family's orders have been issued, and the Okayama main formation has not yet been set up, the Xiu family simply said to them, "Don't be busy, take down Nangong Mountain today, and set up the formation directly in Nangong Mountain. Today is the decisive battle!"
The generals got the Hide family's military orders and went down to prepare one after another. Before leaving, the Hide family stopped the Ashikaga family and said, "Wait, you will go to Kobayakawa's formation in person and invite your uncle to come up to see me."
(End of this chapter)
"Is Kobayakawa Hideaki untrustworthy?"
After Shimadzu Yoshihiro left, Tokugawa Ieyasu repeatedly considered these words, looking at who is more credible Shimadzu Yoshihiro and Kobayakawa Hideaki.
In the end, he still chose to believe in the harmless little sheep. Kobayakawa Hideaki is kind-hearted and has no ambitions. It's not like someone who knows internal communication and turns to Xiujia.
However, under the influence of his suspicion, just in case, he still chose to go to Kobayakawa's formation in person to test and inquire about Kobayakawa Hideaki's attitude.
"Xiaobaochuan's family has been greatly favored by Guan Bai. Now the master is being deceived, and His Royal Highness and the master have a blood relationship. In this battle, the family should do its best to fight, wipe out the traitors and support the master, and repay Guan Bai's kindness."
This was a reply from Matsuno Shigemoto, the elder of the Kobayakawa family. He represented the voice of the retainers who came from the Toyotomi faction within the Kobayakawa family.
I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at the other retainers, but ignored Kobayakawa Hideaki who was sitting in the chief seat.
He turned his attention to Inoue Harutada again, he was the famous Inoue clan of Anyi, and he served as Takakage's close minister when Kobayakawa Takakage was alive.
Before Kobayakawa's family was abolished, many Mori-born retainers such as Kuriya Motosada and others returned to the Mori family's retainer system. Only he and Nao Meijing were left behind to fight for the revival of the Kobayakawa clan.
At the same time, they also connected with Toyotomi Hideji, Kobayakawa, and the Mori family, so although the Maori faction had little influence within the Kobayakawa family after Kobayakawa's removal, they still had a pivotal position.
When the war started this time, Meimei was left in Wakayama Castle. Inoue Harutada was considered to be the highest-ranking Maori retainer. Faced with Tokugawa Ieyasu's eyes, he also stated that he would perform well on the battlefield.
After asking everyone, Tokugawa Ieyasu turned his gaze to their Patriarch Hideaki Kobayakawa and said, "You are really lucky to have such a loyal minister and good general under your servants."
Tokugawa Ieyasu knew the Kobayakawa family very well. If it is said that the Kobayakawa family had a relatively balanced retainer structure because of the Maori and Toyotomi faction retainers.
Following Takakage Kobayakawa's death, Hideaki Kobayakawa was changed by Hideyoshi, and a large number of old Kobayakawa officials from the Maori faction took the opportunity to leave the Kobayakawa family and return to the Maori family. Now the Kobayakawa family is dominated by the family of Toyotomi faction retainers.
Because these retainers never left the Kobayakawa family when they were in trouble, and even went through life and death for him, the lord, and Hideji, so Kobayakawa Hideaki owed him a group of retainers morally.
Coupled with his relatively weak personality, after Kobayakawa's family returned to the country, the family's internal affairs have been controlled by retainers.
The young Hideaki Kobayakawa suppressed this group of retainers by virtue of the relationship between Hideji and the Hide family.
Now that Hideji is dead and the Hide family has become a hostile faction, he can completely influence the direction of the Kobayakawa family. As for the mascot sitting on the main seat, don't you see that he doesn't even dare to put a P on it now?
Tokugawa Ieyasu deliberately ignored Kobayakawa Hideaki, and the last compliment sounded more like a sarcasm in Kobayakawa Hideaki's ears. At this moment, his face was already flushed with anger, but he didn't dare to say "no" for a long time Character.
Of course Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't come here to provoke Hideaki Kobayakawa on purpose, he wanted to take this opportunity to tell this young man, don't have any wrong thoughts, your retainers are all on good terms with me.
Of course, for the purpose of appeasement, he changed the subject and said, "Of course, it is also a blessing for the Toyotomi family to have your help. I have seen your determination. After the war, I will definitely report your deeds to the lord." , and made every effort to arrange for Kobayakawa to return to Chikuzen.
As for the servant himself, now that the master is in doubt, the Toyotomi family needs relatives to be in charge. I would like to promote the servant to temporarily clear his position and status until the master comes of age. "
"Guan Bai!" These two words exploded in Xiuqiu's mind. After seeing Hideyoshi's domineering appearance, and seeing Xiuji's efforts for these two words, he was naturally fascinated by these two words.
But now, Tokugawa Ieyasu actually said that he could be Guanbai after the war.
"That's right, after the death of Zuo Fu and You Fu, who else in the Toyotomi family can be the Guanbai? Could it be the Toyotomi Hidekatsu who killed all his brothers?"
At this moment, Kobayakawa Hideaki seems to have regarded himself as Guan Bai, and his anger towards Tokugawa Ieyasu has also dissipated a lot.
Tokugawa Ieyasu is a master at manipulating people's hearts. Seeing the change of expression on Xiuqiu's face, he naturally understands that he has fallen into his trap. It's the merits that match."
"What? I want to gain Guan Bai and lose it again? How can this be possible!"
"Is there any arrangement for the inner government's late-night visit?" Kobayakawa Hideaki was led by the Tokugawa family's words, and asked Tokugawa Ieyasu this question.
What Tokugawa Ieyasu wanted was your boss, and he continued to seduce him immediately: "I heard that His Highness Kobayakawa has an affair with Youfu, tomorrow I want His Highness to feign surrender to Youfu, and lead Youfu into Guanyuan and fall into my trap. Then listen to me Commander, Kobayakawa's attendant should fight back as the leader of the flag, only by making such incomparable achievements can I convince others to agree to you as Guan Bai."
Tokugawa Ieyasu left, but Kobayakawa Hideaki and his retainers were immersed in the broad road promised to them by Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Until Tokugawa Ieyasu returned to his own camp, the Kobayakawa family retainers were still extremely excited.
Tatsumasa Takikawa and Masaki Hota expressed their opinions one after another, saying, "With the promise of the inner government, the lord will be No. 1 in the Toyotomi family from now on."
Only the old minister, Nagasaki Motoya, who is now 66 years old, has a dignified expression and has been slow to express it. In fact, he does not want the Kobayakawa family to follow Tokugawa in his heart.
Having lived for half a century, he has long seen through the nature of politics. "No. 1 in the Toyotomi family" is bullshit. How many people rushed to take this position after Hideyoshi Sekiba's death, and what was the result?
In his eyes, the Youfu could clearly take advantage of Qingchang's riots against Xiuji and the Wenzhi faction, but they wanted to bring the two sides back together. This political awareness has surpassed many famous names.
Afterwards, he gave up the position of Houmi to Hideji, and took up the position of "Wakanino" whom he had never heard of.
It seems that Hideji was handed over the power to manage the Toyotomi family, but in those few years, who would dare to disobey the Hide family? That decree was really promulgated without the Hide family's consent?
If the Ufu's visit to Luo is regarded as an impact on the No. 1 family of Toyotomi, the defeat of Tokugawa Ieyasu will inevitably make the Kobayakawa family suffer, and it is very likely that they will be punished after the war; if Tokugawa Ieyasu wins, Can Hideaki Kobayakawa really become Toyotomi No.1?Where will he Tokugawa Ieyasu sit?
In his opinion, what really gives Xiujia the right to speak is not "Guan Bai" or "Hang Mian" at all, but the territory, warriors and legions in his hands.
Now that Youfu brought so many people to Luo, how could he be defeated so easily?
Everyone Tokugawa Ieyasu and Kobayakawa put their hope of victory on the success of the ambush, but what is the benefit of the former army being ambushed?
Could it be that Youfu is one of those idiots?If the former army is blocked, they will abandon their subordinates and run for their lives in a hurry, which will cause the total collapse?
Do not make jokes!
In his opinion, instead of taking such a big risk, it is better to make good use of the relationship between his lord and the right government to communicate with each other as soon as possible. When the time comes, he can turn against the enemy on the battlefield and shout "Justice is in the Eastern Army" to gain a lot of benefits.
But others speak softly, and even if I have special ideas, I don't dare to go against so many people. ——————————————
Early the next morning, Tokugawa Ieyasu took the lead in leaving Ogaki Castle with the troops belonging to this formation. Following him would be Kyogoku Takaji and the Toyotomi family daimyo who were in charge of the left-wing battlefield.
In fact, before them, the Maori family's troops had already left and climbed up Nangong Mountain to ambush them. Today's move was just a show of great fanfare for the Eastern Army to see.
Maeda Toshinaga served as the back examiner. The Kyushu Corps in his hands was not trustworthy in the view of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and it was used as bait to lure Hideie's troops.
Of course, Yoshihiro Shimadzu must be picked out of this. He expressed his loyalty to himself, and he promised that after the war, he would obtain trade concessions for the two countries of Satsuma and Osumi, as well as for Ryukyu.
Tokugawa Ieyasu once asked Shimadzu Yoshihiro, "Since you have already agreed to the conditions for the transfer of the Youfu to Aizu or the transfer of the general, why did you come to tell me today?"
Shimazu Yoshihiro replied, "There are not many transfers from Aizu to Tomokyo. The Youfu only said that I would be given about 30 koku of Aizu alone. This is also true of Satsuma and Osumi. I, the Shimazu clan, really cannot leave my homeland." , so I came to report to Youfu."
Tokugawa Ieyasu believed in Shimadzu Yoshihiro, praised his performance of reining in the precipice, and promised to give him knowledge, but he was still only allowed to accompany 1500 people from the headquarters, and the others stayed in Ogaki City as suspects.
The defender of Ogaki Castle is Otani Yoshitsugi. Tokugawa Ieyasu thought that he was too ill to take care of himself, but believed that he was loyal to the Toyotomi family, so he allowed him to garrison Ogaki Castle with 2000 people from his headquarters. Now, plus 6500 from the Shimazu family people, the total strength reached 8500.With so many people stationed in Ogaki City, Ogaki City can be regarded as impenetrable.
Because too many troops gathered around Ogaki Castle, Maeda Toshinaga, who was in charge of the rear, could only wait until the next day before leaving Ogaki Castle.
Although he was stationed at Mt. Matsuo on the south side, he still took the main road of Nakasendo. The valley road on the north side of Mt. Nangong entered Guanyuan, and then turned to Mt. Matsuo to form an array.
Kobayakawa Hideaki belonged to the Central Army, but Tokugawa Ieyasu deliberately stayed behind to act with Kyushu Daimyo. They left Ogaki Castle half a day later than Maeda Toshinaga.
At the critical moment of the war, even a moment's delay will have a great impact. Although Tokugawa Ieyasu had promised a generous reward before the war, Kobayakawa Hideaki, who served as the bait, was still uneasy, fearing that people had not yet attracted Sekihara. , his side was surrounded in Ogain City.
But it's strange to say that the south side has already reached Takata Castle by the Makita River, and the northern frontline pioneers have already arrived on the Okayama Mountain in the northwest of Ogaki Castle. There is no sign of a single soldier encircling Ogaki Castle.
At this moment, on the Okayama Mountain, the Xiu family was standing on the top of the Okayama Mountain, holding a binoculars and looking towards Ogaki Castle.
Behind him is led by his son Teruya Toyotomi, including foreign daimyos Terumasa Ikeda, Yoshishige Satake, and a huge family of dozens of people including his own retainer daimyo Todo Takatora.
"So there are Kobayakawa Army and Kyushu Corps in the city?" Hideie didn't put down the telescope in his hand or turn around, but he asked behind him.
Behind the crowd, a person knelt in the main formation and responded: "Yes. My lord also said that at first they were only in charge of the rear, but in the end they replaced Maeda Chikuzen with His Highness Kobayakawa. My lord asked me to ask His Highness, Is Servant Kobayakawa also an ally?"
The Xiu family continued to look at Ogaki City, and said to the back, "You don't need to worry about it, tell your master, anyway, when you go to the battlefield, anyone who doesn't wear a red scarf is an enemy."
"Ha Yi, I'll go back and recover right now."
The samurai turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by the Xiu family, "Where are you going in the endless plain, go down to the field ridge and wait for a while, and then pass the order after your master has passed."
It was the samurai of the Tachibana family who just answered the Hide family. Tachibana Muneshige and his younger brother Harada Tosou have confirmed that they are on the Hide family's side. In addition to them, Nabeshima Naoshige, Nagamune Kabu Nobuchi and Shimadzu Yoshihiro.
Shimazu Yoshihiro did not betray Hideie. He received orders from Hideie to drive a wedge between Hideaki Kobayakawa and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Even today, Xiujia is still looking forward to his good brother coming to see him.
As long as Kobayakawa wishes to come over, all the previous problems can be forgotten, and all the previous promises will still be fulfilled.
Late yesterday, Hideaki Kobayakawa's old family, Laisheng Hiraoka, came to Hideka to seek help from Hideaki, and Hideaki really felt relieved for a moment.
But the news from Sekihara alerted the Xiu family.
This battlefield was chosen by the Hide family. Tokugawa Ieyasu naively thought that by letting the Yoshikawa Hiro family leave quietly and announcing to the outside world that the Mori family was summoned back to Osaka first, he could hide the truth?
Little did they know that there were ninjas spread out by the Hideo family on every hilltop in this area. If there was any slight disturbance, the Hideo family would immediately know about it.
"This old turtle, I gave him a way to live but he insisted on seeking death." Tokugawa Ieyasu did not completely follow the original agreement with Hideie to set up the formation, which was enough to make Hideie doubt him.
Now knowing that Tokugawa Ieyasu is going to make trouble, Kobayakawa Hideaki rejected him before and now sends his elders to contact him, which will naturally make Hideka vigilant.
The key point is that Hiraoka Yorikatsu's acting skills are not good either. His nervous state betrays him and makes Hideya doubt Kobayakawa Hideaki.
Reminiscent of the conditions Tokugawa Ieyasu promised Kobayakawa Hideaki Kanbai in history, Hideya deliberately mentioned the idea of letting Hideaki be Kanbai after the war.
Then, Hiraoka Yorikatsu completely collapsed. His expression and demeanor completely betrayed him. From shock to disdain, Hideie finally confirmed that the Kobayakawa family not only did not rely on him, but also prepared to oppose him.
For a moment, the Xiu family's heart was aching, but a battlefield is a battlefield, and the Xiu family cannot tolerate having an affair with their sons and daughters.
In the lens of the telescope, the gate of Ogaki Castle opened slowly, and the military flag with the Kobayakawa Ishizuo samba pattern began to pour out of Ogaki Castle. Soon after, Kobayakawa Hideaki’s own "scythe" horse seal also appeared In the sight of Xiujia.
"It's almost time, let the people below get ready." Hideka put down the binoculars in his hand and ordered to the left and right, "The first battle will be in charge of the troops of Hachiro and Sado, and the Nakasendo Corps will follow the Kobayakawa Army into Sekigahara , and Sasao Yamakyoko fought several times.
The second formation is His Highness Satake, who is responsible for restraining the main force of the Tokugawa Uchifu and covering Hachiro and the others to fight.You don't want to defeat the Tokugawa Inner House head-on, just keep them in check and don't let them run away. "
"Remember, the Kobayakawa family is not an ally!"
"Leave Nangong Mountain to Fu Shishilang and they are responsible for taking it down. I want to have lunch on the top of the mountain."
"Matsuhachiro mixed with the Kyushu Corps and entered Sekigahara as the first line. All your soldiers will wear red scarves on their left arms, and allies in the opposing army will also wear red scarves on their left arms. Stealing and accidentally injuring the friendly army."
When the Xiu family gave the order, the surrounding attendants and Banner were hurriedly setting up the Okayama Honjin.
Now that the Xiu family's orders have been issued, and the Okayama main formation has not yet been set up, the Xiu family simply said to them, "Don't be busy, take down Nangong Mountain today, and set up the formation directly in Nangong Mountain. Today is the decisive battle!"
The generals got the Hide family's military orders and went down to prepare one after another. Before leaving, the Hide family stopped the Ashikaga family and said, "Wait, you will go to Kobayakawa's formation in person and invite your uncle to come up to see me."
(End of this chapter)