Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1578 Taking Chestnuts from the Fire ([-]) Sanada Father and Son
More than ten small boats rowed out from Zeguo Shinobi Castle, and the Monomiban (responsible for investigation) set up by the Toyotomi Army outside Shinobi Castle on a tall ancient tomb hill immediately discovered their whereabouts and notified them to Ishida Mitsunari in layers.

Ishida Mitsunari came out from the screen and went up to the ancient tomb to check in person. Seeing that there were only about 200 people, most of them were dressed in ragged clothes, and there were even some female relatives, he couldn't help but feel moved.

Otani Kichitsu who came out with him to watch the enemy's situation curled his lips, and said: "It's just a group of fleeing people, if His Highness Ishida doesn't like it, just order someone to drive them out."

Ishida Mitsunari turned his head to look at the generals behind him, and asked, "Which Your Highness is willing to fight?"

Uesugi Jingsheng and Maeda Toshiie looked at each other, and didn't even bother to answer.Both of them are big names of millions of stones, even in front of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, they are dignified figures. Ishida Mitsunari couldn't say anything, so he turned to look at Sanada Masayuki.

Sanada Masayuki stared at the dozen or so small boats for a while, then smiled, and said, "I am a martial artist, a pillar of the imperial court, and it is not brave enough to kill this generation."

Standing beside him was his young second son Nobushige Sanada, who was only in his early twenties and was eager to try. Hearing his father's words, he couldn't help but lose interest, and looked away with a weary face.

Ishida Mitsunari heard what Sanada Masayuki said, and seemed to feel that it was unreasonable to specifically target some fleeing people. He nodded and said, "Sanada Yasuo-sama is right, but the reasoning goes beyond that."

But he didn't seem to intend to explain the reasoning, he just waved his hand and said: "There is nothing important, so don't look any further." After saying that, he turned around and left.Uesugi Kagekatsu and Maeda Toshiie couldn't help frowning at this blunt appearance. Only Sanada Masakayu looked as usual, turned and left after Uesugi Kagekatsu and Maeda Toshiie, but he only took two steps. He stopped and looked back at the boats deeply.

When they returned to their own camps, Sanada Nobushige couldn't help asking: "Did father deliberately ask Ishida Jibu not to send troops?"

Sanada Masayuki sat down slowly, raised his eyelids, glanced at his son, and asked, "Why do you ask this?"

"Because Osamu Ishida originally asked who was willing to go to war. If my father didn't have that intention, he just shook his head. Why did he say that we are the pillars of the samurai family, and that killing people is not brave enough?" Nobushige Sanada's eyes sparkled: " It can be seen that my father deliberately provoked Ishida Osamu to make it difficult to send troops."

Sanada Masayuki chuckled and said, "The group of people just now may be headed by Jia Feiji."

"Is it Kai Ji who captured Miyake Ryoshige last time?" Nobushige Sanada looked surprised: "She was fighting for the general flag before, but now Ninja Castle is in danger, and she ran away as the general?"

Sanada Masayuki shook his head and said: "You have seen the battle where she got Miyake Ryashige. The timing of her attack was exquisite, and she took Miyake Ryashige's head just by meeting her face. Do you think she will run away?"

Sanada Nobushige narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "So, she is either going out of the city to ask for help, or she wants to come for a sneak attack?" After a pause, he frowned again, shook his head and said, "No, it shouldn't be a sneak attack. She only brought Wouldn’t it be self-defeating to attack an army of tens of thousands with more than two hundred people? There was never such a huge gap in strength between the Oda Ufufu and Imagawa Jibu’s main force during the Battle of Ozama.”

Oda Nobunaga's Battle of Ozazama is of great significance, and everyone in the world knows it, but at that time, although Oda Nobunaga's total military strength was 4 against more than [-].When it comes to Ozazama, it is actually almost two thousand to five thousand, and Oda Nobunaga relied on the storm to attack the unsuspecting Imagawa Yoshimoto headquarters. The situation is obviously different from the present.

Sanada Masayuki shook his head and said, "Think about it carefully."

This obviously meant that Sanada Nobushige was thinking wrong, he couldn't help thinking again, and was speechless for a while.

Masashi Sanada did not urge him, and sat still for a while, Nobushige Sanada suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at his father, and said in amazement: "She is going to sneak attack the big-tube reserve team sent by Guan Bai!"

"What do you think of this idea?" Sanada Masayuki smiled and asked calmly.

But Nobushige Sanada was not as calm as his father, and said urgently: "I heard that there was no war at all in Odawara Castle. This large reserve team has no defense at all, once it is attacked by elite warriors...or Ji warriors, something big will happen!"

Sanada Masayuki nodded and said, "So, what do you think of this idea?"

"Of course it's wonderful for Kai Ji, but it's a big bad thing for Kanbaro!" Sanada Nobushige stood up anxiously, but at this moment he finally realized that his father's reaction was not quite right, and he sat down again with a twitch in his heart , asked suspiciously: "Father, what do you mean..."

Sanada Masayuki put away his languid look just now, sat up straight a little, and said: "After the Tokugawa Uifu surrendered, Lord Kanbai-sama Weijia Hainiu, and now there are only a few families such as Hojo and Date who have not surrendered. And after Master Guan Bai issued the order that there is nothing to do, the big names from all over the world can only be content with the current territory, even if there are ambitious people, there is no place for heroes to use their skills.

Although Hojo and I, Sanada, are enemies and not friends, has there ever been any real distinction between friends and foes among the world's great names?Now Guanbai is powerful, I, Sanada, can't resist, but since there are still people who resist, why do I have to kill them and then hurry up? "

Nobushige Sanada understood, and finally sat down safely, but after thinking about it, he asked again: "Then...do you want to help secretly?"

"Never!" Sanada Masayuki immediately reached out his hand to stop him, saying: "It may be okay to sit and watch the situation, even if Guan Bai finds out, he won't say much, but if he intervenes, once Guan Bai finds out and finds evidence, then I'm afraid It’s the end of eternal catastrophe and the loss of family name.”

Sanada Nobushige felt a little regretful, shook his head and said: "But even if Kai Fei Ji succeeds in the sneak attack, I think the Hojo family has no hope in this battle. When Hojo falls, Date will be alone, and the world will eventually be ruled by Guanbai. My Sanada family ..."

"I thought so too at first, but I got a piece of news recently, and I feel that things may still be changing." A flash of light flashed in Sanada Masayuki's eyes, and he returned to his previous calm appearance, and asked lightly: "Do you know that Misaki city?"

Sanada Nobushige said in surprise: "Naturally, why did father ask such a question?"

"Misaki Castle has changed hands." Sanada Masayuki glanced at his son and said, "It is said that Hojo's family is short of money and food, so they pawned Misaki Castle to the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance."

"A pawn? A city?" Sanada Nobushige opened his eyes wide: "What's going on here?"

"The specific situation is not yet clear, but the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance has already stationed troops in Misaki City. This is certain. It is said that Mr. Guanbai is also discussing countermeasures." Sanada Masayuki touched the beard of his chin and said: " There are rumors that the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance is to develop trade in Kanto, just like the Shimizu Castle of the Shimadzu family, and will build another crystal building in Misaki Castle. It happened that the Hojo family was besieged and embarrassed, and even Odawara Castle was already in danger, so Simply pawn Misaki Castle to them."

Nobushige Sanada digested the news carefully, and then asked: "Since the Hojo family is already in danger, why did the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance agree to this 'pawn'? Attacking?"

"I also thought this was strange at first, but when I think about it carefully, I'm afraid... Hey, I'm afraid the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance is really not afraid." Sanada Masayuki snorted softly and said, "Xinfan, let me ask you, the Anton Navy was not afraid at the time. Have you ever heard of the battle with the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance?"

"Naturally, I have heard of it. It is said that the warships of the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance have many huge and unparalleled tanks, and a single shot can sink a large house ship. Since that war, no one in the Japanese navy has dared to take it lightly. Qifeng."

Nobushige Sanada replied like this, but immediately changed the subject: "But no matter how powerful the navy of the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance is, their giant ships can't go ashore! Lord Kanbai has more than [-] troops here. If even the city of Odawara If you can't withstand such an attack, what is the mere city of Misaki?"

Sanada Masayuki smiled and asked: "Then if these giant ships go to Osaka Bay and head towards the coast—every city, including Osaka Castle, and bombard them, what do you think of Lord Guan Bai's face? Is there any way to counter it? "

"This..." Nobushige Sanada hesitated for a moment, then frowned and said, "If Master Guanbai gets ruthless and gathers the world's navy to fight with the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance, it may not necessarily be impossible to win, right?"

"Maybe you can, maybe you can't, but I want to ask you, if you are Lord Guan Bai, do you think it is worthwhile to do so?" Sanada Masayuki shook his head and said: "The Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance has been trading with me in Japan for ten years. Although it made money, didn't Japan benefit from it?

Among other things, after the Maori family surrendered, most of Ishijian Yinshan's output went to Guan Bai, but if the silver could not be traded with the Tang people, where did Guan Bai's newly built large-tube reserve team come from?Where did the more than ten giant ships (Jinghua has not yet completed all deliveries) used for the Odawara conquest come from?

Also, don't forget that the army directly under Guan Bai is separated from soldiers and peasants. How much money do these people need to feed them?If there is a bad relationship with the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance, most of the coastal areas will be destroyed by the Maritime Trade Alliance's random cannons, let alone these trade gains, Guan Bai's financial resources to dominate the world will be greatly reduced. "

Only then did Nobushige Sanada want to understand the truth, suddenly realized, and said: "Then according to father's intention, has Guan Bai already contacted the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance at this moment, trying to reach some kind of deal with them?"

"Using Guan Bai's method, I think this matter should have already started, but..." Masashi Sanada changed the subject, frowned slightly, and said: "I always have some doubts, and the intention of the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance may not be the same. It’s not necessarily that simple, there might be something inside that we haven’t found out yet.”

"Why does father have such doubts?" Sanada Nobushige asked: "The Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance has always only had money in its eyes. What other ideas do they have?"

"If it is true as you said, then please explain to me why the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance is willing to build a crystal building in Qingshui City and Misaki City, but it is unwilling to build a crystal building in Osaka City, the center of Japan and the most active business. Crystal Tower? What's the reason?" Sanada Masayuki asked, staring into his son's eyes.

It's a pity that although Sanada Nobushige is both a brave general and a wise general, he has only a half-knowledge of government affairs. Hearing this, he was stunned for a while, scratched his head and said, "Maybe... maybe..."

"No need." Sanada Masayuki shook his head and said, "I think the biggest possibility is that the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance believes that Guan Bai is too powerful and powerful. If he goes to Daban City to build a crystal building, he may be threatened by Guan Bai in the future. In the end, it’s not a good idea to withdraw, nor to stay, it’s a dilemma for me.”

"Worried about Guan Bai blackmailing them?" Nobushige Sanada was really surprised, and asked: "Isn't Guan Bai the most important business, why did he blackmail them?"

"Guan Bai values ​​business and trade very much, but what Guan Bai values ​​more is that everyone obeys his orders." Masashi Sanada snorted coldly and said, "Not only that, but you also know Guan Bai's background. He is generous, but regardless of any interests, he actually wants to take the big head.

Let’s just talk about Ishimi Ginzan, if it wasn’t for the fact that there were smart people like Takakage Kobayakawa in the Mori family who were willing to hand over half of their output to prove their loyalty, I’m afraid Guanbai would have to come to China before he conquered Kyushu or even the Four Kingdoms. Surgery! "

Nobushige Sanada understood now, and suddenly said: "What my father said is very true. The Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance is the property of the ministers of the Tang Dynasty. With the arrogance of the Tang people, they must not be able to bear being ordered by Guan Bai, let alone the interests in their hands. Most of it was taken away by Guan Bai, so he was reluctant to go to Daban City to build a crystal building.”

But when he said this, he paused, frowned and muttered: "But this matter is too far away from our Sanada's house, we seem to be unable to do anything."

Masayuki Sanada smiled, and said: ""Zuo Zhuan" said: "Be prepared for danger in times of safety, and be prepared when you think about it." Now that the general situation of the world has gradually become clear, my Sanada family can't be the mantis arm of a chariot, but now However, a variable has happened.

How this variable will change in the end is of course not up to my Sanada family to decide, but there must always be some preparations in advance, so as not to be at a loss when the time comes, and miss the opportunity because I can't adapt to the situation. "

"Yes, father is right." Nobushige Sanada nodded vigorously and bowed.

Sanada Masayuki suddenly didn't respond, and stared blankly at one place, motionless.Nobushige Sanada waited for a long while but didn't wait for his father's next words. He couldn't help but looked up, seeing this appearance, and asked, "Father?"

Sanada Masayuki immediately reached out his hand to stop it, but his eyes started to move quickly, obviously thinking about something quickly.Nobushige Sanada didn't dare to disturb him, and waited honestly for his father to think carefully.

"Crack!" Masayuki Sanada's upraised hand suddenly fell down and patted his thigh, with a gleam in his eyes, and said: "Odawara Castle was besieged, and the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance accepted the Hojo family's pawn to accept Misaki Castle." , although it is unclear how much food they gave the Hojo family for this, it must be enough to keep the Hojo family alive for a while.

But at the same time, Ninja Castle is already the only remaining castle of the Hojo family besides Odawara Castle.Now that Ninja Castle is at stake, if the Hojo family doesn't want to fall into a desperate situation, you say... Will they think of a way to persuade the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance to rescue Ninja Castle? "
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