Beiyang new warlord

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And this guy is actually making sarcastic remarks here.

"General Mao doesn't need to worry. There are too many shogunate troops. It's just a show. The big name of Kinki Hokuriku may not work hard for the death of the Tokugawa family. The only thing to worry about is the army of more than [-] relatives of the Tokugawa family in the Kanto area. , I believe that with the general's martial arts prosperity, it should be no problem!"

Do what you do and love what you do, the old guy's Nanjing mandarin is getting better and better the more he practiced, but what he said was nonsense.

Like Ishida Mitsunari's Western Army back then, Mao Jue's Western Army was also full of contradictions, let's take Kuroda Tadyuki as an example!He recognized Mao Jue's strength, so he encouraged Mao Jue to fight with the Tokugawa family more and more, just like Kuroda Rushui back then, no matter whether the Eastern Army won or the Western Army won, his Kuroda family's appeal You can take chestnuts out of the fire, but this time, the Kuroda family will never do Tokugawa Ieyasu a big favor, persuade Kobayakawa Hideaki to surrender, and directly end the Sekigahara War.

The Kuroda family's little abacus Mao Jue didn't know why, so looking at the map, he had the right to think that the old guy farted, or it was tasteless, and just put it in the left ear and out the right ear, and ignored it.

Shimadzu Mitsuhisa and Nabeshima Chimatsu were obviously not proficient in their business, so they could only listen to the interpreter while translating, their faces were still confused for a while, and they could be ignored for the time being.

However, despite the disparity in strength, Mao Jue is not without a chance of winning. Compared with the shogunate, he still has a great advantage, the navy.

In the late Qing Dynasty, the British army fought two Opium Wars. 5000 Qing troops in several provinces in the north and south fought with 80 people. They could not find the north. They relied on the navy to march all the way along the coastline. No matter how many Qing troops could reach the sea, Today, Mao Jue's fleet is like the British devils fighting the Qing Dynasty against Japan. The two most famous Kumano and Maori naval forces of the Japanese navy are in their own hands. The coastline of the Fusang Islands is also like Mao Jue's back garden. That way, you can come and go when you want.

Yang Liandong, who used to be in charge of the fleet of the old Dongjiang and was regarded as Mao Wenlong's confidant, and now also promoted by Mao Jue as a naval officer, tapped his finger on the map with great interest.

"General, let's sail this time! Anyway, we walked around Wa Island last time, and we are familiar with the route!"

"This time we won't have any trouble with these dwarves. The army went straight to his Edo Castle and took his capital. Let's see how he, the Tokugawa devil, is still playing!"

"General Mao, it's not right!"

Regardless of the fact that he has become the old devil and dwarf in the mouth of General Yang, Tadako Kuroda hurriedly interjected and vetoed it.

"Even if the shogun took down Edo Castle, the Tokugawa family can completely move the city. As long as the coalition forces are defeated in the Western Kingdom, he will still be the shogun. Tokugawa Ieyasu did this before, deliberately throwing Fushimi Castle away. Under Ishida Mitsunari's attack, and this may not affect the shogunate's army, the family ancestor also had the world in his heart, and sent troops to attack the territory of the Xiguo daimyo, but during the Great War of Sekigahara, the Xiguo daimyo was still involved in the war."

"It's better to put the Dongjiang navy into the frontal battlefield!"

Here, at the time of Sekihara, it seemed that Kuroda's family belonged to the Eastern Army, and he also exploded the "chrysanthemums" of many people present. Hearing what he said without hesitation, many Japanese daimyo next to him suddenly showed dissatisfaction. Happy to come.

It's just that in order to persuade Mao Jue to calm down, the old guy couldn't care less.

Indeed, Mao Jue was a little moved by this idea, but it was only a thought, because he didn't have time.

From the seventh year of Chongzhen to the ninth year of Chongzhen, it seems that there are still two or three years, but these two or three years are too short for even fighting for the small world of the Wa Kingdom. Take Tokugawa Ieyasu as an example, the old guy survived Takeda Shingen was killed, Mori Motoji was killed, Oda Nobunaga was killed, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi was killed. In the end, the Sekigahara War was over and he was still reluctant to die. He stayed until the Toyotomi family was completely wiped out. , a full five or sixty years.

But although the big battle in front of him is a challenge to Mao Jue, it is also an opportunity. Tokugawa Ieyasu has spent his whole life to have the popularity and army. Now Mao Jue has less than half of it. If the main force of the shogunate is defeated in the First World War, although it may not be possible to destroy the Tokugawa family in Kanto in one go, it will definitely be able to establish the hegemony of the Toyotomi family in Kansai, as long as there is only half of the Japanese kingdom ten years before Chongzhen , For Dongjiang, the goal has been achieved.

How to choose is really a difficult problem for Mao Jue.

However, it can be said that opportunities are for those who are prepared. Just when a group of big shots were at a stalemate, a rogue appeared from below. He was about twenty years old, and most of them were standard ronin. Trousers, a mustache with a moon head, and only a knife on his shoulders, he slammed into the edge of the table carelessly.

"My lords, General Mao, attack Shikoku Island!"

"Who are you, barking here? Do you have a say?"

The person standing here is either a daimyo, or General Dongjiang. A ronin standing here is a bit like a group of bigwigs on Wall Street discussing the direction of the stock market in the later generations, and a toothbrush seller came in unexpectedly. Kuroda Tadyuki was the first to be impatient past.

"Josuke in Xiadao is the grandson of Changzong's family members. I also went to sea in Zhoushan, East China Sea, served for General Mao in Hangzhou, and served in Shimabara."

Kuroda Tadaichi suddenly lost his temper. Although Changzong's Gabu clan perished, it can be regarded as a famous family, even higher than his Kuroda family, and this kid's words also revealed that he was Mao Jue's old subordinate , This made the old fox Kuroda a little jealous.

But for Mao Jue, he didn't know what the Changzong was. As for the pirates in the East China Sea, he had hired [-] if not [-]. He couldn't even remember the big bosses of the pirates, let alone a cat or a dog. , Listening to the translator's translation, Mao Jue hummed impatiently.

"Why attack the Four Kingdoms?"

"The general wants to support the Toyotomi family. The best way to reestablish the Toyotomi family is to recapture the country of Settsu, Osaka 65 stone. Compared with the mountains in Kansai, taking the sea route to Osaka is also the shortest way for the general. ,and!"

There was actually a hurdle here, this guy deliberately delayed for a moment, and then he showed off that kind of fist.

"I'm not talented. I have contacts in the Tosa and Kochi domains of the four countries. If the general wants to attack the four countries, I can use them as internal support!"

"General Mao, you can't trust this man! His long family is a former Tosa daimyo, and he is just trying to restore his family's rule. Nagato, our army's retreat is cut off!"

"So, this person is really well-connected in Shikoku Island?"

Unexpectedly, he met another leading party, such a person Mao Jue would not refuse anyone, and couldn't help squinting his eyes. His expression made Kuroda Tadyuki want to slap himself in the face.

If he could win Shikoku Island, it would be a good move for Mao Jue. Nobuzuna Matsudaira could gather 30 troops, but the price he had to pay was to prepare rations for 30 troops.

The shogunate’s main military food transportation route is to cross the sea from Osaka to Shikoku, and then transport it to Aki Kingdom, and seize Shikoku Island, which threatens the shogunate’s army. Not to mention, they have to use the Western Mountain Road to transport logistics food and grass. The shogunate’s army will have to pay at least one more double the price.

As for leaving Hagi City, the way back is cut off?What Mao Jue is most afraid of is that others will cut his back. His entire army is guest soldiers. At worst, he is like Zuo Liangyu. , There are more than 400 sailors, but they can still run if they can't beat them. The real worry is that the Shimadzu family, the Kuroda family, and the Nabeshima family joined the army. The Shimadzu family was like this back then. 8000 people were recruited, and they didn't need to work hard when they needed to go to war. , As a result, Ishida Mitsunari was defeated, and the Shimadzu family army who was playing soy sauce fell into a siege. It is said that only 500 of the more than 3000 people returned to Kyushu alive.

Thinking about it this way, it would be a good thing for Mao Jue if the back road was cut off, at least when he was about to fight, he would have to weigh up the two-sided fate after the last battle in Guanyuan.

And to take the initiative to fight, there is another right in his hands.

Preset battle rights!

This is especially important for the Dongjiang Army, which relies on firearms.

"what would you like?"

There is no idiot's lunch in the world. If you want to seek the Four Kingdoms, the risk you pay is proportional. Maybe the last branch of Changzong's family will disappear in the long river of history. Since he jumped out, it is natural to get the same. With comparable income, Mao Jue bent down in interest.

"Tosa Ikkuni!"

Speaking of this, the voice of this calm Yasuo-like rogue also trembled a little. No one knows what it's like to lose a territory and wander around better than them, Xuanmen rogues. Zonggabu Shengqin fought for the Toyotomi family, fighting the entire clan, and now it is his turn to help.

"Add Awaji Country."

Glancing at him, Mao Jue tapped the map a few more times and landed on a series of small islands connecting Shikoku Island and Honshu. This is the territory of 20 shi. The assistant took a deep breath, and the other Japanese daimyos and ronin couldn't help but see red in their eyes.

For the samurai, nothing is more attractive than the territory. Originally, the Kyushu daimyo followed Mao Jue out, largely due to the force of the Dongjiang soldiers, but now, a carrot hanging in front of the donkey's head appeared. up.

Seventy-eight out of ten daimyos in the world, with more than 2000 million stones, are all on the side of the Tokugawa family. Although the risk is extremely high, if it comes true, the benefits will definitely not be small. A million stone daimyo is not a dream!

Unknowingly, the originally lifeless atmosphere in this hall suddenly became turbulent.

On April 14th, when the shogunate Geishu Kawaigawa was actively preparing for the war, the Western Army swallowed up Hagi Castle moved. Even the Mori family came out in full force. A total of [-] troops marched along the east coast of Honshu Island. It turned out to be marching all the way north, with a tendency to go straight to Osaka Castle.

Nobuzuna Matsudaira, who was preparing for the battle in Anyi Country, had obviously disrupted his original strategy.

Chapter 284. Half Surrounded

The whole world of Wa Kingdom is like a huge chessboard. The two big dragons in the northwest and the southeast are fighting each other.

When the Chomunegabu clan was the strongest, it once unified the Shikoku Islands and annexed the Awaji country connected to the mainland. Unfortunately, it was the Chomunegabu clan who was born at the wrong time. Ambitiously wanting to intervene in the affairs of Honshu Island, he bumped into Toyotomi Hideyoshi who was fighting for the position of the people of the world. The Four Kingdoms Conquest Zhongchang Zonggabe was defeated, and returned to Tosa and Iyo, retaining half of the territory.

In the Sekigahara War, Chang Zongga's team was on the wrong team again, and they were on the side of Ishida Mitsunari's Western Army. What made this clan even more aggrieved was that they didn't even have a chance to play their part, and they became the non-fighting opponents of Maori and Sichuan Nangongshan. The victim, the military position is behind the Maori family. If the Maori family does not enter the army, the Changzong and our troops dare not enter the army. Once the Maori family rebelled, several of their troops would be wiped out. So in the great war that decided the world, the Changzong and our tribe were innocent He got soy sauce, and was immediately cheated along with the Maoli family, and his territory was confiscated.

Today's Shikoku Island daimyos are almost all newly sealed on the corpse of Nagamune, such as the Hachisuka clan of Awaji Sanki, the Yamauchi clan of Tosa, and the Todo family of Imabari. These daimyos are almost all around Tokugawa Ieyasu The love generals and important ministers, and the Takamatsu clan are simply descendants of the pro-fan daimyo Mito Matsudaira family, so in the Matsudaira Nobuzuna Maori conquest, the entire Shikoku Island fully supported it.

Today, the supply pressure of the shogunate army is even more pressing on Shikoku Island. Every day, the dwarf boats, which are somewhat similar to the historical Korean wooden houseboats but much smaller, continuously transport rice from Kanto. Most of Shikoku Island All the men were gathered to help transship. On the coast of Zanqi, all kinds of supplies were piled up like a hill. Amidst the men's yelling, the rice that was drool-worthy was pushed onto a cart, transported to a boat, and transported west across the sea. past.

But in the midst of the hustle and bustle, patches of sail shadows suddenly appeared on the sea level. The boat has not been loaded on one end, and a new boat has arrived on the other end. Seeing the voluntary work here, the tents can't help but complain Complain.