Chapter 2194 An opportunity that must not be missed
The great victory in the Battle of Tominomori did not excite the whole army, but instead caused each family under Ichijo's command to fall into a weird silence.
Everyone knows that hitting the younger ones will bring on the older ones.
The three little gods are indeed easy to deal with, but if they beat their children until they are full of teeth, their parents will come looking for them.
Shiba Yoshigan went out from Owari, went up to Raku Kyoto, fought fiercely against Rokkaku Miyoshi, and went to Kanto to establish the Kanto Secretariat. He was said to be unrivaled in the world and never lost a single defeat in eighteen years.
Who wouldn’t be frightened to see such a hero standing in the opposite camp?
Besides, a disgusting thing happened during the Battle of Tominomori.
Ichijo Hideyoshi sent Kuroda Takadaka to Kobayakawa Takakage's formation, forcing Kobayakawa Takakage to surround and kill Takasaka Masanobu, and even desecrated the deceased's body.
The Mori family was forced to have no way out, so they could only stand together with the Ichijo family and fight to the end.
From this incident, it can be seen that Ichijo Hideyoshi herself has no confidence in the status quo, so she can only use tricks to force the Mori family to board the ship.
Since Hideyoshi Ichijo has no confidence herself, how can she give confidence to the people below her?
Therefore, although one legion was completely victorious in the Battle of Tominomori and beheaded 800 elite warriors from the Uesugi and Takeda families.
But instead of rallying morale and popular support, this great victory made everyone even more uneasy.
In particular, the Shiba family saint came to Luo Jingdu and arrived at the battlefield, which brought huge pressure to everyone.
Hideyoshi Ichijo was not clear about this.
With no way to turn back, she could only seek a quick victory, decisively fight against Shiba Yiyin and win a complete victory, in order to restore her rule that was on the verge of collapse.
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In Yodo City Residence Hall, Hideyoshi Ichijo and Hideyoshi Ichijo had a secret conversation.
Faced with Uesugi Yoshikage's strenuous retreat and the act of voluntarily giving up Toba's departure from the palace, Ichibashi Hidecho was worried.
she said.
"This matter is fraudulent, and our army must not act rashly.
The Sage has arrived in Kyoto. Although the Shiba Army is now nominally headed by Uesugi Yoshikage as the general, in fact it is the Sage who really calls the shots.
Toba Rikyu is such an important stronghold, and the Shiba family retreated at the earliest opportunity. Their plot must be grand. They want to lure our army into their trap, and Guan Shiro must not fall into the trap.
In my opinion, since the Shiba family has withdrawn from the Toba Palace, we might as well send a partial force across the river to guard the Toba Palace while the main force goes north to Kyoto to escort you into the capital and complete the journey to Luo."
Ichijo Hideyoshi sighed.
"Going to Luo to Luo is just an excuse for me.
If I do what you want, I might be able to successfully go to Luo, but if I can't defeat Shiba Yiyin once and break his undefeated golden body, what's the point of going to Luo?
The Shiba family is inextricably linked to Kyoto. We cannot control the samurai family in Kyoto, let alone make the temporary shogunate bow. The representatives of the United Front of all parties under the name of the Grand Council will not pay attention to us.
Entering the capital is humiliating and we will get nothing. On the contrary, outsiders will see that we dare not face the shameful behavior of Shiba Yiyin, and they will look down upon my Ichijo family even more.
I went to Luoyang to have a decisive battle with Shiba Yoshigan. Only by defeating him can I reverse the decline and let the Ichijo family regain its footing.
I originally thought that I would have to cross the mountain town of Omi and meet the Kwantung reinforcements at Sekigahara in order to induce Yoshigan Shiba to join the battle.
But I didn't expect that I just arrived in Kyoto and brought the old one out after giving a small one.
Xiuchang, this is the opportunity I have been waiting for for a long time, and there is no way I will miss it."
Ichihide sighed.
"I know that you are eager to defeat the saint, but the saint will not leave the palace without preparation and assume a decisive battle with you. He must be confident before coming to Luo.
You have controlled Hakata, Shimonoseki, and have many spies in Sakai Port in the past few years. Even I know that the Shiba family has been actively buying up the collapse of the Nanman Kingdom, and you must be aware of it.
You have also seen with your own eyes the power of the Dayou family's national collapse. A few cannons smashed open the city gates and walls, which is indeed worthy of the name of the collapse of the earth. This is just a fake imitation of the Southern Barbarians, and the genuine product is even more powerful.
In the Battle of Shiba Oda, the Southern Barbarians once made a big splash when the country collapsed, but only three or four cannons destroyed the Oda army into chaos.
Nowadays, the saint is deliberately trying to buy the collapse of the country overseas, and he is afraid that he will use it on us.
What you don’t know from the rear is that I saw the Ming army collapse in droves on the front line of the peninsula. Pyongyang fell in a single battle. Konishi Yukino had nearly 20,000 soldiers and more than 11,000 casualties. It was simply appalling.
I think that spears and iron cannons are most afraid of the collapse of the country. The sage comes prepared, so Guan Bai must not be careless."
In the end, Hideyoshi Ichijo was worried that Hideyoshi would not pay attention to it, so he simply gave his advice in the form of advice to a monarch and his ministers.
But Ichijo Hideyoshi still shook his head and sighed.
"I understand your concerns, and I also know how much money Sponey Bank bought overseas after the country collapsed.
The current Sibo family's Nanman army has not only three or four troops that have collapsed, but more than a dozen. They hired Nanbaran sailors at a high price to operate the cannons. They are indeed powerful.
But conquering the world relies on elite soldiers and strong generals. How can it be achieved by relying on the collapse of a few kingdoms?
Yoshigan Saba was arrogant and obsessed with the power of national collapse. He thought he could replicate the victory of the Battle of Saba Oda, but he forgot what season it was now.
The mountain city country is trapped in a basin. It rains a lot after autumn, and it gets a little colder every time it rains.
This year happens to be a warm autumn, and winter is about to begin, but the weather has never gotten colder.
Therefore, whenever it starts to rain, it will inevitably rain continuously for a few days to cool down the weather.
To prevent iron cannons from moisture, just wrap them tightly and be careful of the matchlock and gunpowder getting damp.
But if the country collapses so badly, how can he use it to prevent moisture? I'm afraid it will turn into a pile of scrap metal in the end, right?
Seeing that winter is coming, the rain will come down sooner or later. When the time comes, I will take advantage of the situation and march forward. Without the help of the national collapse, I will see how Sibo Yiyin will respond!
The Kwantung reinforcements are not available, and he only has 30,000 to 40,000 troops in his hands, but I have 60,000 men. He would be too careless to fight me here and now.
Sixty thousand versus forty thousand, the advantage is mine!"
Ichijo Hidecho's eyes widened, looking at Ichijo Hideyoshi who showed his trump card, and he felt a hint of admiration in his heart.
It turns out that my sister understands everything, she is just pretending to be confused.
Sibo Yiyin made a miscalculation. After all, humans cannot defeat the heavens. In the face of the celestial phenomena, what is the use of claiming to be the incarnation of a god? Isn't it that he cannot defeat the power of heaven?
Neither Ichijo Hideyoshi nor Ichijo Hideyoshi were superstitious, and the rumors about Shiba Yoshigan's influence were automatically filtered in their hearts.
It's nothing more than Shiba Yoshigan, who knew astronomy and geography, and took advantage of the celestial phenomena, just like Ichijo Hideyoshi took advantage of the autumn rain this time.
They couldn't believe the theory that Bishamonten came to save the world, and they didn't dare to believe it.
Because if they believed that Shiba Yiyin was an omnipotent god, they would just kneel down and beg for mercy.
Only when you believe that Shiba Yiyin is a human being can you have the courage to resist him.
Man cannot defeat God. Only by denying the other person's divinity can he muster up the courage to fight him.
But what if the other person is really a god? Can he really control the wind and rain?