Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 2290 Three-way Triumph () Taking Osaka by surprise

The night is dark, and the walls of Osaka Castle look older and stronger under the moonlight. The torches on the city wall swayed in the wind, reflecting the tense and frightened faces of the defenders. Obviously, under this quiet night, an uneasy atmosphere is quietly spreading.

Outside the city, the Jinghua Marine Corps was marching in formation. Their armor was bright and their momentum was like a rainbow. They moved forward at full speed without taking any precautions, because they knew that the Marine Corps' scout cavalry had already guarded everywhere, and now they just needed to reach Osaka Castle as quickly as possible.

The nominal commander-in-chief of this Marine Corps was none other than Narita Kai, the concubine of "that Lord from Ming Dynasty". She was riding on a war horse, her eyes sparkling with eagerness to try. In front of her and behind her were a number of elite soldiers whose number could not be seen in the darkness. They marched in neat steps toward Osaka Castle like a torrent.

However, there are three actual commanders of this army, namely Gao Yunping, Masaki Tanba, Shibazaki Izumi. Among these three people, Gao Yunping is the current First Independent Coordinator of the Marine Corps Stationed in Japan, while Masaki Tanba and Shibasaki Izumi are retainers of the Narita family. These two people had followed Kaihime's command during the Battle of Ninja Castle, and were now her direct followers, but they had always carried the name of the Narita family.

In this battle, Gao Yunping was the main general, and Masaki Tanba and Shibasaki Izumi were the left and right lieutenants. The troops they led were more than 4,000 under Gao Yunping, and more than 1,000 each from Masaki Danba, Shibasaki Izumi. All in all, there were more than 6,000 troops in the entire army, less than 7,000. Earlier, Asano Nagamasa told Kodaiin that the so-called Kaibi Princess quietly gathered "30,000 elite soldiers" in Sakai Town, which was obviously just a "claim".

In fact, the total number of permanent troops stationed by Jinghua in Japan is probably only "30,000 elite troops". These 30,000 people can be roughly divided into three stalls: in the direction of Misaki Castle in Kanto (self-controlled by Kyoka)-Tamaso Castle (sealed by the Narita family), there are about 13,000 troops stationed; in the direction of Kyushu Shimazu family Shimizu Castle, there are about 13,000 troops stationed there. Nine thousand; and then in the direction of Kinki Sakai Town, there are about eight thousand troops garrisoned.

There is no need to say much about the first two here, except for the garrison issue in the direction of Sakai Town. This was originally Japan's most prosperous commercial port. Due to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's construction of Osaka, Sakai merchants were forcibly relocated to Osaka, leaving a rapidly desolate Sakai Port.

Later, because Kyouka built two "Crystal Towers" in Misaki Castle and Kiyomizu Castle, which promoted local prosperity, Hideyoshi was moved, so he strongly invited Kyouka to open a Crystal Tower in Osaka, but the matter was not discussed immediately. The reason why there was no agreement was that Kyoka insisted that the location of the "Crystal Tower" must be stationed by its own troops. How could Hideyoshi tolerate Kyoka garrisoning troops in his Osaka Castle?

After several rounds of negotiations, the final agreement was for Kyoka to open the Crystal Building in Sakai Town and retain a local garrison of no more than 10,000 troops. Of course, Hideyoshi also retained the power to check the number of local garrison troops at any time.

The reason why Hideyoshi agreed to such conditions was not only because of the majesty of the Crystal Building, but also because the Crystal Building, as a comprehensive trading company, could bring huge foreign trade. More importantly, only the location of the Crystal Building could buy the products provided by Jinghua. of artillery.

With all the forces on the East Asian sea being unified by Jinghua, Japan can no longer purchase artillery and other items from the so-called "Nanbarbarian merchants (Westerners)". Therefore, Hideyoshi wants to maintain his military hegemony in Japan without losing to Tokugawa and The Eastern and Western Daimyos headed by Shimazu could only hold their noses and invite Kyoka to enter the Kinai region.

Of course, the so-called Kaiji secretly gathering troops in Sakai Town also existed. However, it did not reach the order of 30,000. Secondly, she could not go out in full force to drain all the troops in Sakai Town. After all, Sakai Town currently stores a huge amount of southern Xinjiang rice, saltpeter, artillery and other strategic materials, as well as a massive amount of Ming Dynasty copper coins - Yongle Tongbao (in Japan, this is the best "money").

It was with these supplies and the constant flow of Yongle Tongbao that Kafihime was able to fulfill her highly pragmatic order, allowing the eastern and western armies to engage in a tug-of-war at Azuchi Castle for nearly a year. In fact, both the Eastern and Western armies received a large amount of assistance from Jinghua, so that they could continue to pour human lives into this flesh and blood mill.

Obviously, Gao Pragmatic is not afraid of spending money. He only wants to consume Japan's war potential, especially those who have been veterans for many years. What's more, as long as wars these days are turned into wars of attrition, a lot of weapons and ammunition can often be recycled, and the real consumption is mainly human lives and food.

Human life, it was Japan's expense. No matter how high the loss was, pragmatism didn't care, even what he wanted was this effect; food, with the advancement of planting technology in southern Xinjiang and the influx of immigrants for development, there is still enough power to support the two-front war, and Gao Pragmatism doesn't really care either.

In short, Kaiji planned to use these six to seven thousand people to capture Osaka Castle, known as the largest city in Japan. This sounds a bit outrageous, because Osaka Castle, as Hideyoshi's residence and de facto political and commercial center, usually has more than 10,000 troops stationed there, and in some cases it can even exceed 20,000.

Osaka is also surrounded by the territories of the Toyotomi family or daimyo loyal to the Toyotomi clan. In theory, the city has a steady stream of reinforcements. How could such a majestic city with such abundant troops be successfully captured with only six to seven thousand marines?

On the one hand, it is of course relying on strength, but on the other hand, especially this time, Kaiji intends to rely on internal responses.

In Osaka Castle, the Toyotomi family's Osaka Town Chief and Tang Secretary Sanyo Ryuzawa stood in the shadows, holding the token tightly in his hands, feeling both nervous and excited. To this day, he has been lurking in the Toyotomi family for many years. In name, he has even become one of the top four Sakyo-doctors. In formal occasions, he should call himself "Minamoto Court Minister Ryuzawa Sakyo-doctor Sanyo". Within the Toyotomi family's retainer system, the status has been upgraded to "Laozhong" - this is the most important retainer second only to the retainer (in theory, Tokugawa Ieyasu is Hideyori's chief retainer today).

As a middle-aged man who has been deeply favored by Taiko in recent years, Ryuzawa Miyo has long held the position of "Osaka Town Chief". The Osaka Town Office is one of the "Far Country Offices", and its responsibility is to "take charge of the government affairs of the place." In other words, his position is like that of the Shuntian Prefect of the Ming Dynasty and the mayor (or even secretary) of the capital in later generations.

As usual, his subordinates had "thirty cavalry and fifty men of the same mind." This is not to say that he only has eighty subordinates, because "Yori" and "Kiki" are actually the same thing, which are "middle and lower-level samurai who serve the daimyo or high-ranking samurai", and Toyotomi Hideyoshi is a "tenka" "People", the level of the knights he sent to Longze Shiyang was not low, and each knight also had thirty or fifty subordinates. As for the "Tongxin" who should be the lower-level samurai in theory, they are also highly matched in Osaka, and each Tonxin also brings several of his own subordinates.

In short, Ryuzawa Miyo already has about 1,400 armed men at his disposal, and on weekdays he actually plays a role similar to that of the "Osaka Police Department" in later generations.

Of course, due to the time and environment, although these people's daily role is similar to that of "police", they are all warriors and most of them have been on the battlefield. They cannot be regarded as just a security force.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Miyo Ryuzawa took a deep breath and walked out of the Osaka Town Office with a normal expression. Outside Zhixingsuo, about five hundred warriors were already waiting in line. There were two people leading the queue in front of these people. They were both dressed as warriors and looked smart and capable.

Longze Shiyang nodded towards the two of them, and one of them turned around and said loudly: "You may still be wondering why Zhixingsuo summoned you at night, but now you listen carefully - there is an order from Gaotaiyuan :

Since the death of Taige, tea and tea in the shallow wells of the Dian Palace have been filthy and have disrupted the imperial palace, corrupting the Toyotomi family tradition. The regent has been incompetent, leading to civil strife in the east and west. Both public and private affairs are against Taige's last wishes. Now, in the name of Taige's widow, I invite the soldiers of Beijing to leave Sakai and enter Osaka to bring order to the chaos and help the world. Anyone who is ordered to do so must do so! "

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. They looked at each other and asked each other. When Longze Shiyang saw this, he suddenly raised his spirits and shouted loudly: "When Taige was here, all the orders of Beizheng were given before him, and he did not disobey them! Now that the orders of Beizheng are here, how dare you to hesitate!" "

After saying that, he held up a piece of cloth and waved it from side to side, as if to prove that he had indeed received the personal order from Gaotaiyuan. In such a dark night, even if there were torches around him, how could the warriors clearly see the so-called "Jun Ling" in his hand? But at this time, it is enough for everyone to see a "token" or a "warrant", because that means that they are just following orders. Therefore, after a very short silence, Longze Shiyang heard the warriors shout: "Accept the Jun Order of Beizhengsuo!"

It seems that even though Taige has passed away and Diandian has been regent for nearly two years, the effect of the three words "Beizhengsuo" is still surprisingly good. This is not only because Hokusei is the head wife of Taige, but also because of the huge influence Hokusho has had on the Toyotomi system over the years.

After all, the "Ningning Kindergarten" back then was no joke. Among the Eastern and Western armies currently fighting at Azuchi City, how many famous daimyo and generals had "graduated" from her Ningning Kindergarten in the past?

The natural next step is to divide the troops to take over the Osaka Castle castle tower and the gates of the outer castle. Due to limited manpower, the troops were divided into two groups. Half of the troops went to open a city gate for the Kyoka Marines to enter the city, and the other half went directly to arrest... Oh no, to protect the young master Hideyori - and control Yodono Asai by the way. Chacha.

Soon after, Mrs. Yodo, who heard that something had happened in the city, ran out of her bedroom with Osamu Ohno, disheveled, and quickly went to Toyotomi Hideyori's room to wake up her son. However, unexpectedly, Hideyori has been woken up - the swordsmanship teacher Sakai Jiro beside him seems to be going somewhere to protect him.

Mrs. Yodo's face turned pale and she rushed over. She held Toyotomi Hideyori tightly in her hands, her eyes full of fear and helplessness. Although Toyotomi Hideyori was young, he could still feel his mother's uneasiness. He held his mother's hand tightly and did not dare to make a sound.

"Mother, I heard that there is a rebellion in the city. Teacher Sakai said that there is a secret passage next to the castle tower that can be passed. We can leave the city through the secret passage first, and then we can come back to put down the rebellion after gathering the retainers and samurai around Osaka Castle. Mother, we will be fine. "Yes, right?" Toyotomi Hideyori's voice was trembling, but he still made the matter clear in a few words.

Mrs. Yodo was stunned for a moment. She didn't even know that there was a secret passage out of the city near the castle tower. But then she thought about it, the man in Taikaku was cunning, and it seemed only natural that there would be a secret passage out of the city near Osaka's castle tower.

Without further ado, there was no time to delve into it now, so he took a deep breath, tried to calm down his emotions, and said: "Yes, Hideyori, we will be fine. With Ohno repairing...and Sakai Jiro and the others here, we We will definitely be able to escape from Osaka Castle and lead the army back to put down the rebellion in a few days.”

However, at this moment, a rush of footsteps broke the silence of the palace. A Hatamoto samurai walked in quickly and whispered a few words to Jiro Sakai with a hint of anxiety on his face. Jiro Sakai immediately turned around and said: "Mrs. Yodo, Narita Kaihi has led the Kyoka Marine Corps to break through the city gate. , Longze Shiyang's whereabouts are unknown, we must evacuate as soon as possible." Upon hearing this, Mrs. Dian's face stiffened and she said in a panic: "Okay, we'll leave now, but please be sure to protect Shaojun."

Sakai Jiro nodded, turned and left, preparing to arrange evacuation. After Lord Osamu waited for him to leave, he slowly came back to his senses and said hesitantly: "Jiro Sakai has only been in the Imperial Palace for more than a year. How could he know if there is a secret passage near the castle tower? Even I don't know about this!"

Yododen was in a state of confusion and scolded unhappily: "How do I know how he knew it? I didn't build Osaka Castle!" Onoji Nagano frowned slightly, but still advised: "Chacha, please be patient. impatient……"

Although the two people had had an affair for a long time, Asai Chacha at this time was no longer as gentle as when they were in love. Even though Hideyori was only eight or nine years old, she still felt that Ono Osamu's behavior was inappropriate, so she scolded him again: "Screaming My house!"

Osamu Nagano exhaled a breath, suppressed his dissatisfaction, and said in a low voice: "Yes, Yododen."

At the same time, in a small temple in the city, Gaotaiyuan Ningning was sitting quietly. There was a cup of tea in front of her, and the fragrance was lingering, but she had no intention of drinking it. Her heart was filled with worries about the future of Osaka Castle, but more importantly, she was looking forward to the coming changes.

Soon, the army led by Narita Kai arrived in front of the small temple. She dismounted herself, walked quickly into the temple, and bowed to Gaotaiyuan.

"Kodai-in, I have long admired your name, I am Narita Kai." Kai-hime's voice was calm and powerful, saying: "Our army has successfully entered Osaka Castle, and now I hope to use your name to control this place as promised. "

Kodaiin Ning Ning raised her head slightly, looked at Narita Kai with deep eyes, looked at it carefully, and sighed: "You are the 'most beautiful woman in the Eastern Kingdom' Kai Ji? You are indeed a beautiful woman, who will captivate the country... I know Your purpose of coming. If you can reiterate your promise in front of me, I will immediately come out with you to appease everyone in the city."

Kaiji nodded and said: "Don't worry, Kodaiin, I will do my best to protect Hideyori."

Gaotaiyuan suddenly frowned: "Try your best?"

"Yes, I can only agree like this, because the sea and the sky are separate, and I haven't received a reply from my master yet." Kafei said sincerely: "But you don't have to worry too much, my master is a generous lover, and I don't think he will treat a There is no murderous intention for a child who is not threatened."

Gaotaiyuan was silent for a moment and sighed: "The matter has come to this, what else can I say? Please lead the way."

Therefore, with the cooperation of Kodaiin, Narita Kai successfully took over Osaka Castle. The officials and samurai of the Toyotomi family in the city fell silent the moment they saw Kodaiin, acquiescing to the big changes tonight.

The night was dark and the secret passage was silent, with only the swaying of torches and the occasional rolling of gravel. Sakai Jiro—no, he should be called by his real name now—Sakemaki Banana, as a close confidant of Narita Kai, together with Ohno Osamu, led Yododen and Toyotomi Hideyori and his mother and son deep into this tortuous secret passage.

However, the front of the secret passage was blocked by a pile of gravel and soil, and someone had obviously set up an obstacle in advance. Mother and son Yodono looked frightened, but Osamu Ono immediately became alert. He pulled out his katana and glared at Sakemaki.

"Sakai, what do you mean?" Osamu asked sternly.

Sake Maki Ren's negative expression was as usual, he sighed softly, and quietly unsheathed the katana in his hand, "Ohno repair, please be patient. Let me introduce myself first: I am Sake Maki Ren, Narita's retainer, Be loyal to Princess Kai."

"Is it you? You are actually a spy who sneaked into my Toyotomi family!" Osamu Osamu roared, and charged towards Sakemaki Renegade with a sword.

"Hahahahaha, you Mr. Ohno dared to touch Taige's widow, how can you tell me what you think about me?" Jiuzaki pulled out his sword with a shoulder-length shoulder and said coldly: "Let me see what I have to say today, Mr. Ohno... How is your ability under the bed?"

He deliberately said "under the couch" in a very strong way, which made Osamu Osamu's face turn green, while Yododen not far away also turned red. Since Taiko's death, her status has been respected like that of the female emperor. How could anyone dare to expose her shortcomings to her face? But now that things have come to this, what can I do besides feeling ashamed and angry?

The night was as heavy as splashed ink, and the secret passage was cold and damp, as if even the air had condensed into substance. The light of the torches swayed in the narrow passage, casting mottled shadows that danced like ghosts.

The figures of the two samurai, Sakemaki Renegade and Ohno Harucho, were intertwined in the firelight. Each confrontation was accompanied by the whistling sound of the blade cutting through the air, echoing among the four walls of the secret passage. Their breathing sounded particularly heavy in the silence, like wild beasts roaring in the dark.

Osamu Ono waved his katana angrily, his eyes burning with rage, as if he wanted to burn out all the darkness in the secret passage. He roared angrily, his voice echoing in the secret passage, shaking everyone's heart.

However, Shumaki Renegai seemed unusually calm. His body skills are strong and every dodge is just right, making Ohno Haru's attacks always miss. His eyes were firm and deep, as if he could see through all falsehood and deception.

Suddenly, the Sake-maki sword suddenly exerted force and struck Ohno Masuchi with a knife. Although Onoji responded quickly, he was still forced to retreat by the sword. There was a flash of panic in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by determination. He knew that he could not retreat, because there were Yodian mother and son behind him who needed to be protected.

Just as the two men were fighting fiercely, the sound of rapid horse hooves and the noise of soldiers suddenly came from outside the secret passage. The light of the torch pours in from the entrance of the secret passage, illuminating the dark secret passage. The marines led by Narita Kai poured in like a tide, their armor shining in the firelight, looking majestic and solemn.

Narita Kai walked into the secret passage and frowned slightly when she saw the scene in front of her, but she quickly regained her composure. She waved the soldiers to stop, then walked up to Sakemaki Basin and Ohno Haraminaga.

"Stop." Narita Kai's voice was calm and majestic: "Ono Haram, your resistance is in vain. Sakemaki, you did a good job."

Ohno wanted to say something else, but he was immediately restrained by the swarming Marines. Sake-maki Renegao had already sheathed his sword, lowered his head to Narita Kai, and said, "It is my honor to serve you and the princess."

Narita Kai nodded, then turned to Yodono mother and son, and said calmly: "Mrs. Yodo, Hide...ah, 'Hideyori Young Master', please come with me."

Under the leadership of Narita Kai, the pale-faced Yodono mother and son were taken out of the secret passage, while Sakemaki Basaki led people to lead Ohno Haramchō away. He knew that Princess Kai would definitely refuse to interfere with this scandal. This matter could only be temporarily handled by himself until the master's order arrived or before the Ministry of Internal Affairs intervened.
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