Chapter 271 Not necessarily a bad thing
The moment the chariot crashed into the team, Takenaka Banbui's face turned extremely gray. He was originally a teacher and veteran, how could he withstand the collision of the chariot?
Looking at the foot of the knocked feet, Takenaka Banbingwei closed his eyes in pain. He knew that the army was over and he could not even withdraw his troops at this moment.
The battle has just happened again, so how could it be that the chariots and cavalry were chased?
Gripping his teeth, Takenaka Banbui ordered: "Everyone goes to Kyoto on their own, and you must protect the safety of His Majesty the Emperor!"
The samurai around him were stunned and went to Kyoto on his own. Wasn’t that just running away in panic? The so-called protection of the emperor is a beautiful saying, and the real purpose is to be able to run away and count on one!
When the order was ordered, the army was in an uproar. Many people were confused and at a loss. A few shuddered and threw down their weapons and ran away.
But while the chariots rushed around the Japanese team, the cavalry scattered around the sides of the Japanese. The fleeing people faced the sharp sabers directly. Any Japanese who were caught could not escape the fate of being cut down.
Tokugawa Ieyasu took the opportunity to exert his strength and led his men to chase him behind for a while. In the end, only a few hundred of them were able to escape, and more than 4,000 people were killed in battle, and more than 3,000 people were captured.
After the war, Tokugawa Ieyasu, covered in blood, came to a tall carriage, fell to the ground, kowtowed and said, "Tokugawa Ieyasu, the second Kamikaze Army, Tokugawa Ieyasu, thank you for helping the Marquis. The Tokugawa family is only effective in dying, and repay the Marquis' kindness!"
Li Fan was wearing plate armor on the carriage and said with a smile: "Tokugawa Ieyasu! You can fight to the death without retreating, which is also a loyalty to this marquis.
You can hand over all the captured Japanese people to you. Whether they can be used by you depends on your ability!"
Hearing Li Fan's words, Tokugawa Ieyasu looked happy and kowtowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness! I will definitely conquer Kyoto for you, capture Emperor Houyangcheng alive, and unify the country of Japan and give it to the Marquis!"
Li Fan waved his hand and said, "There is no hurry to capture Kyoto. Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not come. It was too early to capture Kyoto."
Tokugawa Ieyasu, you have to remember! I don’t like subordinates who make their own decisions. You have to remember that what I give to you is your Tokugawa family. I don’t give to you. If you make your own decisions, I don’t mind changing to someone who is obedient. Do you understand?”
"Hi! I understand!" Tokugawa Ieyasu hurriedly lay on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. A few simple words made him sweat from behind.
Li Fan was not old, but his aura was suppressed by him. Now that the life and death of the Tokugawa family is in the hands of the Jingbei Army, just one word of Li Fan can destroy his clan and his race.
After Tokugawa Ieyasu retreated, Ahnfei Yanggu, who was standing next to the car, saluted: "Marty! It was because his subordinates failed to observe that he had ulterior motives like Tokugawa Ieyasu to take the post. Then he would cut off his head!"
Li Fan shook his head gently and said, "It's okay! It's not a bad thing for people to have ambition, but ambition is often a motivation.
Tokugawa Ieyasu has ambitions and ability. I hope he will not forget that big trees without foundation cannot survive!"
The daimyo Tokugawa Ieyasu was well-known in later generations. It was he who ended the rule of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and initiated the Tokugawa Shogunate era for hundreds of years.
If Li Fan had not appeared, he would unify Japan in decades and truly control the power of Japan. But now it is different. Li Fan will not give him this opportunity. He will always be the leader of the Second Legion of the Kanfeng Army of Jingbei Army, otherwise there will be only one way to die.
The defeat of Takenaka Half of the Bianwei made Kyoto City very nervous, and she was always worried that Tokugawa Ieyasu would attack the city. To their surprise, Tokugawa Ieyasu actually stopped siege and stationed under the city.
On the other hand, Toyotomi Hideyoshi who was returning to the aid also stopped, stopped in Toyono County, and mobilized troops from Daming from all over the country to aid Kyoto and fight against Tokugawa.
Kyoto was attacked by a sneak attack, and the Emperor was in danger shocked the whole country of Japan. Many people couldn't believe that this was true. The Emperor was a symbol. Who would have to do a thankless attack on the Emperor?
But as the nominal supreme ruler of Japan, the Emperor did not allow anyone to blaspheme, especially the Ming people involved.
Daming from all over the island of Honshu began to put aside his prejudice and gathered towards Toyono County. In addition to Daming from other islands, because of the straits, it was unable to arrive in a short period of time, Toyono County gathered more than 40,000 troops, and with the 30,000 army led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the total force reached more than 70,000.
"Lord! Tokugawa Ieyasu's rebellious people were only three or four thousand at most, and the number of Ming people was less than three thousand. With their navy, there were not many troops that could be used.
But we have more than 70,000 troops. We will definitely be able to eliminate rebellions and kill Ming people. You don’t have to hesitate anymore!”
Takenaka Half-Baiwei knelt in front of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, his head hit the floor and said excitedly.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi touched her thin face, stared at Takenaka Bangui for a while, and then said, "Takenaga! You are the first person to follow me, so I should believe you.
But your recent failures have caused dissatisfaction among many people. I can't let you lead the troops alone, do you understand?"
"I understand..." Takenaka Banbingwei, who was kneeling on the ground, replied bitterly. He knew his situation very well. His successive failures were already apologized by others.
Only when he was deeply trusted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi could he live to this day. But it was the successive defeats that made him hate the Mei people even more and those rebellious rebellions who defected to the Mei people.
This is true for Oda Nobuta in Gifu Castle, and even more so for Tokugawa Ieyasu now.
After hesitating, Takenaka Banbingwei kowtowed and said, "Lord! Takenaka Banbingwei has your heavy trust. Please give me another chance. If I cannot win, I am willing to apologize!"
Toyotomi Hideyoshi hesitated and said after a long time, "Takenaga! Are you sure the only 100 chariots of the Ming people and the thousand cavalrymen?"
Takenaka Banbuiwei recalled for a moment before speaking: "Lord! During the battle that day, the Ming people had only about a hundred chariots, and the cavalry should not exceed one thousand.
The war horses they used were different from ours. They were much taller and must have been transported from Ming Dynasty.
War horses are different from people. The loss of transport at sea is quite large. The Ming people's chariots and cavalry should be more than this number, and it is likely to be twice as high.
But this is definitely the limit, so my subordinates believe that there should be two hundred chariots of Ming people and less than three thousand cavalry!"
"Well! Very good, it's almost the same as what I've calculated. I'll give you another chance, you will lead the front army and the troops will be launched on the Border Port!
Chapter completed!