Edo, shogunate's office.

"General, Daotian Jun is back and bringing back shocking news."

A high-level samurai, wearing wooden clogs, hurried over and reported to Tokugawa Iemitsu who was drinking tea in the backyard of the general's mansion.

He looked a little frightened, as if he had learned some bad situations.

"oh."

Tokugawa Iemitsu picked up the exquisite tea cup in his hand, and touched it with a decent cover on the cup mouth. He took a sip of fragrant tea happily, "He is back so soon, may he bring back the news about the Ming army?"

This is a big deal. Tokugawa Iegumi is a little weak in character and body, but she is still very courageous in other aspects.

"It is said that he is waiting in the meeting hall, and then go to the Xuanshufu family, the old masters and the old masters, Daming, and we will discuss it together."

Upon hearing that the excavation of Tian Masamoto had returned to Edo, Tokugawa Iemitsu did not delay the time, and immediately ordered the summoning of the shogunate's elder Sakai Tadae, the old Aoyama Tadatsushi, the Doi Tada, Matsuhira Nobutsu, and the Daemeda Ichimura to discuss matters.

Matsuhira Nobutsu and Toda Teng arrived in Edo yesterday and brought a 50,000 shogunate samurai army.

The old man, Matsuhira Nobuzuna and the Omegashimadhashi Todashi, took the initiative of Tokugawa Iemitsu to suppress the signs of Catholicism in Shimahara and Amankara.

Then he received an order from the shogunate and hurriedly led the army of samurai to return to Honshu Island from Kyushu Island.

A quarter of an hour later, in the General's Office's meeting hall, Tokugawa Iemitsu and several shogunate leaders, they sat together.

Everyone's expressions were not very good, and they obviously had guessed what was going on.

This is obvious.

When Masamoto Oda came back, he brought back dozens of elite samurai, but Tadao Abe and 20,000 elite shogunate soldiers were gone!

Even an ordinary person noticed something was wrong, not to mention that who is not a cunning person and has a strategy?

Soon, Masamoto Oda, with a look of grief and anger, was brought up by two high-level warriors.

Before he could speak, Tokugawa Iemitsu asked anxiously: "Diging the fields, why are you the only one coming back? Tadao Abe?"

"Your Excellency General."

Masatori Oda knelt on his knees in the middle of the hall and said sadly, "Abe-kun has been killed in battle."

"What!?"

Tadao Sakai said in a silence, "What's going on? I only let you investigate and monitor the movements of the Ming army and investigate their situation clearly, but you did not let you take military action without authorization! Now..."

Masatori Oda smiled bitterly and said, "Old Sakai, I have tried hard to persuade him, but Abe Jun refused to listen."

Tadao Sakai frowned and said, "What the hell is going on?"

Masato Yuda did not dare to hide anything, and told the whole story of his war in Koga in detail without missing a single trace.

After listening to Masamoto Oda, Doi Tatsuka took a breath and said in a low voice: "So, the Ming army landed in Osaka is not an ordinary army. This Ming army is not only well-equipped, but also well-trained and has a very strong combat power?"

"Abe Jun was unprepared and attacked at night. In the end, he turned into a tough battle and was wiped out. Even Abe Tadaki was killed by the generals of the Ming Dynasty?"

"It can be seen that this Ming army has a very fast reaction speed and is extremely well-equipped. Even if it is attacked, it is not at all panic, and its ability to adapt is even more extraordinary."

“It’s not just that.”

Masatori Oda said in a solemn tone, "The crossbow used by this Ming Dynasty army is very accurate and has a very long range. Moreover, the archery skills of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty army are also very accurate. When shooting at a hundred steps, the hit rate is also very high!"

"In the night battle, their crossbows were shot continuously and powerful. The 20,000 elite samurai under Abe-kun failed to rush within fifty steps until the end, and they were killed!"

When Doi Rikatsu and Oda Masato said this, everyone in the hall felt heavy in their hearts. For a moment, everyone was as deep as water, frowned and speechless, thinking about something.

All signs today indicate that the Ming army landed in Osaka this time seems to be very different from the Ming army that fought with the shogunate army on the Goguryeo Peninsula nearly fifty years ago.

The Ming Dynasty army at that time not only had its equipment backward, but its combat effectiveness also seemed to be far inferior to the current Ming Dynasty army.

Tokugawa Iemitsu's eyes were a little flustered, his face looked pale, he looked around and asked: Love reading,

"Abe Tadaki is a famous savage in our country. Now even he has died at the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and his 20,000 elite troops were destroyed..."

"This time, the army of the Ming Empire, which was advancing on both water and land, now looks very powerful. What should we do?"

"Your Excellency General, don't worry."

Tadao Sakai took a breath and advised, "Although the Ming Dynasty people were well-equipped and well-trained, they were hard-working to go on an expedition, which was difficult to last, and there were many logistical inconveniences and restrictions."

"As long as we can withstand their army's attack, after a while, the war will develop in a direction that is beneficial to us."

After saying that, Tadae Sakai turned his gaze to the shogunate old man named Tatsukashi Doi and asked, "Doi, what are your opinions?"

The three elders of Tokugawa Shogunate, Sakai Tadae, Doi Tadae, and Aoyama Tadae are each in their own strengths: Aoyama Tadae is good at internal affairs, Doi Tadae is good at wisdom, and Sakai Tadae is good at regulating relationships in various aspects.

These three people are the pillars of the General's Mansion and have made great contributions to the stability and development of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

It can even be said that the Tokugawa shogunate is now perfected by them.

If the three of them had not devoted their efforts to help Tokugawa Iemitsu deal with various affairs and suggestions, Tokugawa Iemitsu would have been unable to take up the position of shogunate general, and the country would have been a mess.

Doi Takikashi pondered for a while, but did not immediately answer Tadae Sakai, but asked Masamoto Yuda, "Daotian, you just said that the war between Tadao Abe and the Ming Dynasty army took place in Koga Prefecture?"

Masatori Oda said, “That’s right.”

Doi Tatsukaku said: "Do you know where the Ming army is going to march next?"

Masamoto Oda said: "The Ming Dynasty army is now moving towards Nagoya. After conquering Nagoya, they may cross the Kiso Mountains, the Akashi Mountains and the Kanto Mountains and advance eastward."

"According to subordinates' estimates, the ultimate goal of the Ming army may be Edo, which is the imperial hall of the general."

“What’s wrong.”

Tadatsushi Aoyama was puzzled, "If the Ming army's target was Edo, then their large fleet would just land directly from Edo. Wouldn't that be better?"

"But now they chose to land in Osaka, walk more than a thousand miles of rugged mountain roads before attacking Edo. Isn't this a waste of time, or is it asking for trouble?"

"No, it's not what Lord Aoyama said."

Doi Takisaki shook his head and said, "The ultimate goal of the Ming Dynasty people should be Edo, and the reason why they chose to land in Osaka was not an unnecessary move!"

He shouted sternly, "This general led the army of the Ming Empire is a great talent, and his intention is very sinister. They want to lure our shogunate army to fight him!"

Aoyama Shigetsu said in a voice: "In other words, do they want to achieve their contributions in one battle?"

Doi Tatsukashi is worthy of being the think tank of the three old masters of the Shogunate, and he can see through the Niu Family Army's strategic intentions at a glance.

But this is nothing strange. Zhu Youxiao and Zhong Chuxiang did not mean to hide their strategic intentions.

What is strategy?

Strategy is a macro strategy, which is affected by many factors such as national strength, manpower, and military strength.

When the two countries go to war, those with a little judgment can basically easily judge the strategic intentions of countries hostile to their own side.

It is not difficult to paralyze the enemy tactically, but if you want to paralyze the enemy strategically, the difficulty is not unusual.

So now it is normal that Doi Takikaku can see through the enemy's plan at a glance.

However, seeing through means seeing through. It is not easy to deal with the current push and advance of the Royal Marine Corps.

The enemy is now showing off a carriage and horse, and is about to force you to fight to the decisive battle.

Otherwise, in this case, if one side avoids fighting, it will cause a huge blow to the morale and self-confidence of the people.

At that time, compared with the previous Tadao Abe, the 20,000 elite samurai army was annihilated, which was a pain that one side could not bear.

Therefore, Doi Tatsuka, now, felt that the enemy was very difficult and frowned and thought bitterly.
Chapter completed!