Chapter 331 One does not do two endlessly
Matsuno Shigemoto's words not only shocked Inaba Masae, who was pro-Tokugawa, but even Hideaki Kobayakawa was quite surprised. He thought for a moment with a frown, and suddenly a trace of cold light appeared in his eyes.
"How much military power does the inner army have in the inner palace?" Xiaozaikawa Hideaki asked coldly.
"Tonight, eight thousand troops were divided into support to Torii and Naito's two troops, and now there should be only 12,000 people left." Matsuno Shigemoto replied confidently.
Hearing this, Masaen Inaba seemed to understand the plan of Hideaki Kobayakawa and hurriedly stopped him: "My lord, my total strength is only 13,000, how can I fight against the 12,000 flag book of the inner palace? Besides, my family has betrayed my tacit understanding with the Uesugi family, and it is already a treacherous thing. How can I betray the Right Mansion now? I was able to return my skills at the beginning, thanks to the inner palace dealing with me in the middle, the lord should not forget this kind of kindness!"
It was obvious that Masazen Inaba was determined to speak for Tokugawa Ieyasu, but he did not expect that Hideaki Kobazen did not care about the former kindness of the Tokugawa family. Instead, the words "betrayal" made Hideaki furious. He grabbed Masazen Inabazen's clothes and shouted loudly: "Are you a retainer of My Sideaki or a spy from the inner palace? Now that things have come to this point, my family has no way out. Only by surprise attacking the inner palace can you get the post-war additional seal. Don't you understand this?!"
"But... the inner mansion has done me a favor to my family!" Inaba Masaen stammered, "It's really not a real man to do this..."
"Bastard!" Kobayagawa Hideaki pushed him to the ground and ordered the samurai on both sides to pull Inaba Masaen down and imprison him. Without his orders, he would never be released.
Seeing this scene, those retainers who were close to or sympathetic to Tokugawa clan were all silent and did not dare to question Kobayakawa Hideaki's decision.
"Jetsumoto," asked Hideaki Kobayakawa, "It's late at night, how can I get close to the inner palace and not be discovered?"
"The lord is such a bad word," Matsuno Shigemoto smiled slightly, "So what if the inner mansion finds out? I can go to the inner mansion's own formation openly."
"How do you say this?"
"Don't forget, lord. My family is still an ally of the inner palace at this time."
Xiaozaikawa Hideaki slapped his forehead and suddenly realized, "Yes, I am an ally of the inner palace, but I will lead all the troops to his main formation for no reason. Wouldn't the inner palace doubt?"
"Lord, don't worry," Matsuno Shigemoto comforted: "As long as the inner palace still wants to win this battle, I will definitely send someone to ask for help tonight. At that time, the lord will act according to the opportunity."
"Are you sure that the inner palace will send someone?" Xiaozaikawa Hideaki was a little disbelief, "If I miss the opportunity here, I will ask you."
"Please rest assured, lord, I am willing to take responsibility for this." Matsuno Shigemoto bowed solemnly, and returned to his camp to standby.
Although Xiaoyaki Hideaki was upset, he still followed Matsuno Shigemoto's advice and remained silent, waiting for the arrival of the Tokugawa envoy.
As expected by Matsuno, half an hour later, Honda Masaru rushed to Kobayakawa's main formation and brought him a letter of help from Tokugawa Ieyasu and an affidavit of post-war reward.
At the moment of reading the letter, Kobayakawa was indeed a little surprised. However, his surprise did not come from the 1.4 million stone reward and Guan Bai promised by Tokugawa Ieyasu, but rather a sigh that Tokugawa Ieyasu would write such a promise that would not be fulfilled in order to win over him.
Although Kobayakawa is young, he has been dealing with Tokugawa Ieyasu for more than a day or two. He knows Tokugawa Ieyasu's temperament and bottom line. He went on a battle this time to capture the world. Since that's the case, how could he give himself a huge reward of 1.4 million stones? You must know that Hideopo's performance is only 2 million stones. After finally knocking him down, he wanted to build a Tokugawa Ieyasu's daimyo. Is Tokugawa Ieyasu stupid or does he treat himself as a fool?
It was obviously the latter. Therefore, in the eyes of Hideaki Kobayakawa, this affidavit is a piece of waste paper, which not only cannot win over him. Instead, it exposes the dilemma of the Tokugawa family's desperate situation. Of course, he did not express these feelings on his face, but instead solemnly assured Masamune Honta in a tone of empathy: "Please go back and tell the inner palace. His kindness Hideaki is in mind. This is the time for Hideaki to repay his kindness. If there is any instructions, it is okay to say so. I will do my best."
"Kingo is indeed a real man who is kind and kind!" Honda Masamun praised excitedly, "In today's battle, my family lost some of its troops. Of course, the rebels of the Right Mansion did not take advantage of it... According to my lord's prediction, reinforcements from Kawatan will arrive in Hirahara tonight. If so, tomorrow's battle will be very unfavorable to me. Therefore, the lord asked me to tell your highness that you can attack Yuhara Hiroshimaguchi at night, defeat the defenders of Fukushima Izumo and Ikimakura Ichita, and open up the Yuhara River Valley. After that, I will send Tadao Okubo and Yasumasa Kamihara to assist His Highness, from the other side, to the west, to rush to the right mansion to the right mansion and kill the right mansion to disrupt the enemy's team. In this way, I can laugh to the end..."
"Let's go," Xiaozaikawa Hideaki felt more and more incredible when he heard it. "Since you mean, is the inner court asking the family to fight against Yuhara's two Toyotomi troops?"
Honda Masaru nodded: "That's right, these two armies have fought fiercely with our army for a day during the day, and they must be exhausted. Your Highness will definitely succeed in the sneak attack at this moment."
"Izumo guard has 6,000 troops, and there is a static preparatory for the help of Toyotomi who is best at iron cannons. Ichiki Kata is brave and good at fighting, and the five thousand troops brought by him is the pride of the Right Mansion. He has great achievements in fighting against these two people... I really have no confidence."
Hearing Xiaozaikawa Hideaki say this, Honda Masaku was a little disappointed: "Looking at the whole situation, only Jinwu can fight against the Right Mansion. If you don't even have confidence, I might as well surrender directly. What's the point of fighting? But once I surrender, some things will inevitably be leaked. If the Right Mansion knows the relationship between you and me, all your actions before will be in vain, right?"
"Are you threatening me?!" Although Kobayakawa Hideaki's temper is sinister, his temper is hot and he cannot tolerate others threatening him. Honda Masaku's words were completely counterproductive, completely dispelling Kobayakawa's hesitation and strengthening his determination to attack Ieyasu's main formation.
"The foreign ministers dare not." Honda Masaku knew that he had angered Xiaozaikawa Hideaki, but he did not expect that Xiuqiu would do whatever he wanted and kill people to silence him.
Therefore, Masamune Honda just bowed without fear to apologize, and once again asked Kobayakawa Hideaki to follow Tokugawa Ieyasu's arrangement and send troops to Yuhara.
"Your Highness probably has no other way to help me turn defeat into victory. Therefore, please follow the instructions of my lord and attack the Toyotomi rebels of Yuhara." Honda Masamun said seriously.
Chapter completed!