Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1854
"So, what if I want you to continue to be Toyotomi Hideyoshi's loyal minister?"

As soon as Gao Yushi said this, Shimadzu Zhongheng was quite surprised, but he reacted very quickly. Although he may not have figured out the key point, he still said decisively: "Since Lord Hou ordered, Zhongheng will naturally follow."

"Don't you want to ask why?" Gao Wushi chuckled.

Shimadzu Tadahiro said: "I think about it, but the younger generation knows that what the Hou Ye thinks should be said will naturally be said, if the Hou Ye does not say it, it is naturally inappropriate to say it, then the younger generation will not ask too much."

Gao Wushi laughed loudly, and praised: "The Shimadzu family is based on Satsuma, and swept the entire island of Kyushu in a short period of time. I thought the key lies in the Shimadzu army, but now it seems that it may not be the case. From your point of view , Shimadzu Erden must be a man of foresight and foresight, so there should be a book in history for such brilliant achievements back then."

Shimadzu Tadahiro said: "Master Hou is over-reputed. The juniors are dull and far inferior to their parents, so they often feel ashamed secretly. As for the father-in-law, it is rare in Japan, but how can Master Hou be compared?
Lord Hou An Nan Ding Bei Ping West Expedition East, this is really invincible across the world.Shimadzu knows the light of fireflies, so he has the practice of leaning on the jade on the reeds, and I hope the Lord Hou will learn from it.Lord Hou has an order, and Shimadzu will do his best. "

Hey, it seems that the Shimadzu family has done a good job in unifying their thinking, which is really gratifying.However, Gao Wushi also knows that there is no need to doubt that the Shimadzu family is tied to their own warship. After all, the current financial source of the Shimadzu family is completely tied up by Jinghua. civil strife.

In this case, Shimadzu's attitude seems to be taken for granted.Of course, the Shimadzu family must have their own ambitions, which can also be seen from the fact that Shimadzu Tadahiro proposed to eliminate the Japanese army when they first met.

In particular, he also clearly stated that Toyotomi's direct lineage in the Asahi Japanese army accounted for sixty-seven out of ten of the power of Toyotomi's family. Obviously, the Shimadzu family very much hoped that Toyotomi would decline, because in this way, at least one island of Kyushu would be left to Shimadzu. got it.

But Gao Wushi didn't answer the question, he just praised Shimadzu Tadahiro fiercely, and then said: "I already know your intentions here, but don't worry, I will make arrangements for the follow-up actions.

Later, I will send someone to discuss with you how to contact you in the future. If there is any action that requires your cooperation, I will naturally inform you in advance.Other than that, you can still act as usual, even if you want to fight our army, just deal with it as usual, understand? "

Although Shimadzu Tadashi couldn't think of any other plans for Gao Wushi, he still respectfully accepted it, then got up to leave, and was led to a clean place to discuss contact information with the servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs next to Gao Wushi.

Two flowers bloomed, each showing one branch. Two days later, Hanyang also received a warning from the Japanese army in Busan, saying that at least [-] elite Ming troops had landed in Sacheon.

According to the news from Busan, one of the forwards of this Ming army easily captured Jinju the day after it landed, and the other three were divided into three groups to attack the southern cities of Jeolla Province.The Busan defender said that given the serious shortage of Japanese defense forces in the south, the loss of southern Jeolla-do may be a foregone conclusion.

The Busan side believes that the Ming army on the southern front should have two possible actions in the future. One is that the western side temporarily shifted to rest after capturing the southern part of Jeolla-do, and the main force of the Sacheon and Jinju began to move eastward, intending to win in one fell swoop. Busan, cut off the connection between the Japanese army in North Korea and the Japanese mainland, and then marched north and south, gradually strangling the Japanese army in North Korea.

Another possibility is that the Ming army on the south line will use two prongs, and the west road will continue to go north after taking the southern part of Jeolla-do, and capture Namwon, Jeonju, and even Gunsan and Geumsan. Besieged Busan, but not in a hurry to attack the city, just to attract other Japanese troops to help.

After receiving the news, Hanyang was shaken, and the top Japanese army held an emergency military meeting again.At the meeting, Ukita Hideo’s family was extremely anxious, and said at the beginning: "No matter what kind of possibility it is, it is the same for us. Busan must not make any mistakes, otherwise our Hanyang army will suddenly become rootless, so we must Reinforce Busan immediately!"

Mori Hidemoto brought [-] troops in this battle, which was the largest troop dispatched by the Toyotomi family, and naturally the most unforgivable. Therefore, he also agreed with Ukita Hideo's point of view, saying: "Yes, Busan is The core of our army's transportation of supplies, once Pusan ​​falls, important supplies such as food, grass, gunpowder, etc. will be in dire straits, and they will not be able to gain a foothold in North Korea for a long time, so we must immediately assist Pusan ​​without delay!"

Captain Xiaoxi was very frustrated, and stumbled: "I said a long time ago, since the Ming army is going south in a big way, and the powerful navy in its hands is not ready to move, then there must be a big conspiracy, and there should be no reason to think about guarding the city. !How about now?
Let alone Kaesong now, I don’t think Hanyang can defend anymore, otherwise, if we fail to rescue Busan in time, we will all become the turtles in the urn of the Ming army. No matter how bravely we fight in the future, we will be worn out bit by bit sooner or later. clean! "

Although Kato Kiyomasa now knows that Gao Yushi's tactics are ruthless enough, he did underestimate this figure who was rumored to be like a military god of the Ming Dynasty before, but he can't even look down on Konishi Yukio who is a surrenderist With a face, he immediately scolded: "President Xiaoxi! You are also a general of the first army, so cowardly and fearful of fighting, how decent! Are you worthy of the important task entrusted to you by His Royal Highness? The Second Army has a commander like you. Eight lifetimes of mold!"

President Xiaoxi sneered and said, "I'm cowardly and afraid of fighting? I'm a man who knows the current affairs as a hero. I adapt flexibly according to the situation of the battle. A reckless man like you knows no strategy!
Now the north and south of the Ming army are all elite troops, and the vital points of Busan are about to be locked by the Ming army on both land and water. As the two generals said, once Busan falls, our army will inevitably lose its strength, even in Hanyang for a while. Blocking Ma Gui, what's the use of it? "

Speaking of this, Kato Kiyomasa was about to reprimand angrily, but President Xiaonishi's expression changed, he squinted his eyes and stared at Kato Kiyomasa fiercely, and said slowly: "You don't even care about severing contact with the mainland, is it because you plan to stay Come down to be the king of Joseon? Your Highness Taige treats you well..."

Before he could finish speaking, Kato Kiyomasa suddenly got up, put his hand on the handle of the knife, and said angrily: "How dare you insult me ​​like this, draw the knife, I will tear your body to pieces today!"

The generals around them hurriedly pulled the two of them back, only Ukita Hideka, Mori Hidemoto and Kuroda Rusui did not move, but Ukita Hideka was furious and yelled very rarely: "Shut up! In front of the great enemy, the two of you don’t want to do your best to serve His Royal Highness Taige, but are hostile to each other and roaring. Do you think that my Toyotomi family has no military law!”

As Toyotomi Hideyoshi's adopted son and son-in-law, he is also one of the generals. Now that he has brought out the general law, it is somewhat deterrent.Although Kato Kiyomasa was flushed with anger, he could only stare at Konishi Yukio without speaking, and then was pushed back on the cushion.

Although President Konishi is angry at Kato Kiyomasa, who is ignorant and stubborn, but if it comes to a duel, President Konishi is naturally unwilling.He is one of Chiyue's seven guns, and has always been known for his force. Unless President Konishi uses a musket, how can he be Kato Kiyomasa's opponent?
Therefore, when Ukita Hide's family got angry, although President Xiaonishi appeared to be aggrieved on the surface, he was extremely skilled at borrowing the donkey down the slope, and looked away with a cold snort.Anyway, my attitude has already been made clear, it doesn't matter if I don't speak next, the two generals are eager to rescue Busan, and I am not afraid that Kato Kiyomasa will turn against the sky.

However, what Governor Konishi did not expect was that although Ukita Hideka was eager to rescue Busan, they were hesitant about whether to give up Hanyang.

The Ukita Hide family was worried that abandoning Hanyang would run counter to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's order, so he hesitated and said, "Busan must be saved, but Hanyang is the core of Joseon. You should know that it is easy to abandon Hanyang today, but it is difficult to get it again in the future." Well, in case His Highness Taige blames me afterwards..."

He looked around, hoping to find an ally who held the same views as him, but none of them said a word. Kuroda Rushui was watching his eyes and nose, nose, nose, nose, and heart early in the morning. At this moment, he seemed to be asleep, obviously. Can't count on it.

At this moment, Yoshihiro Shimadzu, the head of the Fifth Army Corps, suddenly said loudly: "Busan should be rescued, but His Highness Taiko's orders must also be carried out! I would like to lead the Fifth Army Corps to stay in Hanyang, even if it is the last soldier. Never give up!" I only hope that you can return to the division or send troops to help as soon as possible after the siege of Pusan ​​is lifted...not to save me, Yoshihiro, but to ensure that Hanyang is not lost! "

Ukita Hideka was deeply moved when he heard it, and was about to speak, but Kato Kiyomasa also jumped up against the case and said loudly: "A single army is fighting against a hundred thousand Ming army, the left guard is a heroic general! But how can such a big battle be without me? I am Kato I would like to join His Highness Shimadzu in this great event, His Highness Ukita, His Highness Mori, and I would also like to stay in Hanyang and go south to rescue the Queen of Busan Palace!"

Ukita Hideka was overjoyed. Originally, he thought it would be good for Yoshihiro Shimadzu to stay, but after all, he only had 1 people in his hands. Even if he stayed to defend Hanyang, he might not be able to persist until the main forces of the left and right armies rescued Busan. Come back, but if Kato Kiyomasa also stays, then the situation is different.

Kato Kiyomasa also had 1 people under his command. Although there were casualties before and there was no time to make up for it, the main force is still there after all.In particular, he and Yoshihiro Shimadzu are both well-known generals in the world. The two joined forces, and I didn't ask them to take the initiative to attack. They just defended Hanyang as a cage city, and they should be able to last for a long time.

Ukita Hideka was tempted, but this time he was not the only general, he had to ask Mori Hidewon for his opinion no matter in terms of etiquette or strength, so he turned to Moori Hideo and asked Said: "His Maori, do you have any opinions on the plans of His Majesty Shimadzu and Kato?"

Language is amazing. For example, Ukita Hideka’s sentence seems to be asking, but in fact it is undoubtedly saying: "You better have no opinion."

Mori Hidewon could of course hear the implication of Ukita Hideka's family, but coincidentally, he really had no objection.

Originally, defending Hanyang to the death is tantamount to going south to rescue the rear of the army in Busan, and as we all know, it is never a good job to be a queen. The Ming army with a large advantage will inevitably suffer heavy losses under the attack.

Kato Kiyomasa may not be afraid of such a heavy loss. After all, as long as he is still alive afterwards, His Highness Taige will never treat him badly.As for Shimadzu Yoshihiro, in Mori Hidemoto’s opinion, he is willing to stay because he is sick: You are not Toyotomi’s direct descendant, no matter how much your loss is, His Highness Taiko will probably not give you any compensation, at worst, he will give you a promotion. Official titles and the like are not worth much.

However, Hidemoto Mori thought about it again, and it seemed a little bit suddenly: out of 1 people in the fifth army under Yoshihiro Shimadzu, only 3000 were soldiers sent by the Shimadzu family himself, and out of the 3000 people, there were still 9000 soldiers left. Busan was ruled by his son Tadahiro Shimadzu.Therefore, among the 7000 people he currently has in Hanyang, there are actually only [-] direct descendants of the Shimadzu Army, and the remaining [-] people come from very complicated sources, including Toyotomi's family and various small daimyo.

Looking at it this way, even if Shimadzu Yoshihiro really puts all of the Fifth Army in Hanyang, the Shimadzu family will not suffer a great loss. On the contrary, they may gain the trust of His Highness Taiko from now on. loss.

Mao Lixiuyuan, who thought he understood the truth, made up his mind and was about to agree, but who knew that Kuroda Rushui who seemed to have fallen asleep for a long time on the other side suddenly spoke first: "The great credit is at your fingertips, do you really want to turn a blind eye to it?" ?”

As soon as Kuroda Rushui said this, everyone was stunned, even his son Kuroda Nagamasa was puzzled, he didn't know what his father meant by what he said, so he couldn't help asking: "Father, where did you say that?"

Heitian Rushui got up Shi Ran, and said: "I did some calculations just now, Busan reported '[-] Ming troops', this number should be correct, but I'm afraid you all misunderstood it."

Kuroda Nagamasa was surprised and said: "Fifty thousand is fifty thousand, what's wrong with that?"

"Ah! That's how it is!" Changzong's relatives suddenly slapped the table and said, "[-] is right, the problem is that the [-] Ming army does not refer to the landing force - it includes the Ming army navy, And they can't go ashore!"

Nagamune Ibu Motokin was also the lord who ruled the Tosa back then, so he suddenly figured out what Kuroda Rushui meant.Everyone understood what he was doing, and began to analyze the number of people who landed in the Ming army, and finally came up with an accurate figure: nothing more than thirty thousand.

Fifty thousand changed to thirty thousand, and everyone's mentality suddenly changed.Naomi Naoshima made the first plan and said: "I heard that the southern Ming army was led by the old Gao Ge himself. I really didn't expect this man to be so arrogant, with only [-] troops around him, he dared to threaten Pusan ​​and force our army to go south for rescue. .

That being the case, I think it is better to use the strategy and go south with a large army, but instead of rushing to rescue Busan first, it is to directly attack the headquarters of Gao Wushi!Once this person is captured, the morale of the Ming army in both the north and the south will inevitably collapse. At that time, our army will sweep North Korea without any obstacles! "
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