Chapter 38 The Cowardice of the Generals
Kobayakawa Hideaki's position was located in the northeastern direction of the Toyotomi Army. When he and Yoshimasaki Tanaka arrived at the Fukutoji Temple in Hideobo's main formation, all the names had arrived. The entire temple hall was bustling with people whispering and discussing, all of them wondering what was important, so that Hideobo would rather put the attack on the Uesugi family aside and let everyone come to discuss it.
But when everyone arrived, Aoki Kusu, who was sitting behind Hideopo's side, signaled to everyone to be quiet. Then Hideopo sighed heavily.
"If Song Zhong is ready to go, why did Your Highness summon us at this time? If it is a military opportunity, it would be inappropriate?" Fukushima Masashima, who has always been honest, said unhappy. Seeing that Wu Xuanding was about to fill it up, he would have to be his own gun to attack Ruo Song, but at this time he was recalled by Hideopo, and he was inevitably unhappy.
"Don't be anxious, you can see this thing first and then it's not too late." Hideopo did not directly answer Fukushima Masahisa, but ordered the surname Xiao to hand over a letter to the generals for circulating.
"I just received this siege. Xiubao was unwilling to deceive you, so I summoned you here regardless of the progress of the war. I want to hear your opinions. Xiubao didn't want to say more about whether to go or stay, whether to be enemies or friends, and listen to the emperor." Looking at the surprised expression on everyone's faces after reading the book, Xiubao said calmly.
"The siege order said that your highness has been arrogant and domineering since he was appointed as the young master, arbitrarily and domineering, wantonly attacking hostile daimyo, oppressing the young master and all the elders, and his bad deeds are outrageous. Now he ignores the persuasion of everyone and insists on attacking Aijin. It is unbearable. So he called on the world's daimyo to remember the kindness of Taige, to raise troops to defend the king, to attack the rebel ministers, to save the young master from danger, to save the people from water and fire, and to return the world to peace. How could such absurd remark that turned black and white, and to be extremely ridiculous from the hands of the three elders and the two followers?" As the genealogy of the Toyotomi family, the Housekeeping Master of the House of Mind, asked indignantly.
Takato Fujido also saw the clues, leaned forward, and analyzed to everyone: "As we all know, until now, my lord has been assisting the young master with all his heart, and has been sleeping all night, without any neglect. Whether it is the Osaka Rebellion or Ukita Commodation, the lords are doing their best. Because of this, Kaga Dana said that the former prime minister regarded the lord as his close friend, so how could he sign such a letter together? According to the foreign ministers, someone must have held the young master and the two elders hostage, intending to destroy my lord and usurp the Toyotomi family's foundation!"
"I also think this matter is strange. Your Highness can ignore it. It is not too late to go back to Sakura to ask for an explanation when he captures Wakamatsu Castle!" Kyoto Takagi has already captured Shinanzhuang and approached Nishidemaru. Like Masano Fukushima, he wanted to grab a gun, and it was expected that he would say these words.
However, Yoshiji Otani, who served as the general of the West Road, did not show absolute support for Hideo, but instead expressed his own opinion: "The incident happened suddenly, and this siege order cannot be verified. I wonder who sent him to Fukuto Temple?"
Hideo nodded slightly and replied: "It is normal for the Ministry of Justice to be worried. It is not to be concealed. The order of the siege was given to Senator Ikeda by An Yi-aka Nayan's retainer. He wanted to persuade him to lead his army to Kinki to serve the king. He never expected that the senator would send the order to Aizu and hand it over to Hideo. According to the envoy, Nayan had led nearly 40,000 troops to capture Osaka and Kinki Machin, and was preparing to attack Fushimi and his family Yamato Machin.
The date of this siege order is March 23, which has been more than twenty days since then. If the Maori army progresses smoothly, Fushimi may have been captured and our territory will not be fully protected. In short, Kinki must be filled with smoke and life and life will be damaged. The territory of all the adults may be affected. The family members in Osaka are still unsure of their lives and deaths. Hideopo couldn't bear this. If he said that he would go or stay, he would listen to the emperor and would never stop him."
"Forty thousand troops..."
"Snatched Osaka?"
"Why aren't the left-behind family..."
After hearing Hidepo's blunt statement, the hall was boiling again, especially the Daming, whose territory was located in Kinki, many of them were shaken. After all, the territory was empty and it was impossible to withstand the powerful offensive of the Maori army. If it were to pay the life of the family for 10,000 or 20,000 stones, it would be unworthy. Thinking of this, Kinki Daming and others retreated.
"Your Highness, the leader of the Right Mansion, mobilized his troops to attack Aizu. There are only more than a hundred people left to guard the territory. Now Omi, where Kurikiya is located, may have been occupied by the Maori army. His family is also very worried about him. Yuan Tsuna really doesn't want his family to die because of this, so I hope the lower people will forgive him." Kuriki Mototsu, the lord of Kurikiya of Kitao, said first that he would not continue to follow Hideopo, hoping to return his skills to exchange for his family's safety.
As soon as this was said, many Kinki little daimyo expressed their timidity. According to statistics, the generals of the army lost nearly 3,000 troops. However, as the general of the general, Hideopo did not show any indignation at all. Instead, he comforted calmly: "My lords, you will never blame Hikaru for making such a choice. But please remember the favor of Taige. Even if you return to the territory, don't join the camp of the thief, so as not to let us fight each other and let the thief take advantage of it. If Matsu goes to Kinki, it will take as soon as possible for 17 or 8 days. If you don't have enough food and grass, you can collect it from the pursuing office. Hideopo try to satisfy it. Please don't worry."
"Your Highness!" Hearing that Hidepo's forgiveness and understanding of them, these little daimyos all bowed down deeply and said with gratitude: "It's hard to bear to betray Your Highness at such a moment. How could we join the thief and oppose your Highness's righteous army? Please rest assured that once your family is safe, we will go to Yamato to help defend and never let the Maori thief's ambitions come true!"
"It's enough for you to have this intention. After all, the Maori family is one of the five elders. You must not fight against them unless you have to, so as not to cause trouble." Hideopo felt that it was beyond reproach for the sake of his family. There was no need to blame them at this time, so as not to feel dissatisfied with other daimyos.
"Your Highness, since the Maori army has arrived in Sakura, our land of Simino is in danger. Please allow us to return to our fellow Simino colleagues to prepare for war so as not to be threatened by the Noo Corridor." The Nishio Mitsuko, one of the seven Simino families, took the opportunity to say to Hideo. In order to prevent Simino's rebellion, Hideo specially ordered the seven families to lead only 100 people to follow the battle. In this way, Mino's powerful daimyo is only Oda Hideno, and the Oda family has become Hideo's ally, which is enough to ensure the safety of the Noo Corridor. On the contrary, if these seven daimyos are put back to Mino, it will be irresponsible to Kinki's allies.
According to the secret agreement, as long as the war in Kinki started, Oda Hidenoon would raise an army to seize Simino, which was now a land of unbroken land. In addition, the master was all in his own army, and the remaining retainers would never resist. They could only hand over the castle to Oda Hidenoon to realize the initial strategy of Oda's pacification, and then connect Echizen-Mino-Ohara to form a line. This area can support Kinki to the west and Kanto to the east. It can be said that it is a link between the east and west, and there must be no mistakes. Therefore, Hideo could not let the seven Simino families return to their abilities.
Chapter completed!