A few days later, the three elite guards gathered at the Mou family to discuss an action plan to assassinate Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Luo Sigong named this operation "Operation Beheading."
The direct executors of the operation were the three heroes of Kinyiwei, assisted by Yagyu Tajima Mamoru.
That night, Danma Shou and his two children were lying on the kang in the east wing. Danma Shou said, "We are leaving for Japan tomorrow."
Li Yuan said: "Teacher Yagyu, I can't go back to Japan with you. I want to stay."
Qian Dayou was surprised. He sat up and asked, "Why?"
Li Yuan said: "I want to stay and avenge my father."
Qian Dayou said: "There is a murder case involving us, and it is very dangerous to stay here."
Li Yuan said: "I know there is danger, but I must stay to seek justice."
Qian Dayou said in despair: "Yuanzi, I can't bear to leave you."
Li Yuan said: "I can't bear to let you go either. Otherwise, you can stay here. Uncle Luo will help you find your father."
Qian Dayou said: "I'm afraid of being arrested by the government, so I don't dare to stay."
Li Yuan said: "Then you go to Japan, I will think of you."
Qian Dayou said: "Will the Mou family take you in?"
Li Yuan shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Qian Dayou said: "What will you do if the Mou family doesn't take you in?"
Li Yuan said: "I can collect firewood and sell it to support myself."
But Ma Shoudao said: "Yuanzi, if you insist on staying, I will ask the Mou family to take you in."
Li Yuan said: "Teacher Yagyu, thank you."
Early the next morning, the three heroes of Kinyiwei, Tajima Mamoru, Qian Dayou, and a group of five people set out on the journey.
Before leaving, Li Yuan and Qian Dayou shed tears to say goodbye.
At Tajima Shou's request, Mou Ying agreed to take Li Yuan in, but Ma Shou offered fifty taels of silver ingots as Li Yuan's living expenses, but Mou Ying refused to accept it.
At this time, the Ming army was fighting Japanese pirates in Goryeo, and it was inconvenient to cross from Goryeo south to Japan, so they had to cross eastward from the Central Plains.
Five people and four rode south, arrived at Ningbo Port, boarded a sea ship, set sail, and landed on Kyushu Island in Japan a few days later.
There were already three horse-drawn carriages waiting here, and the five people got into the carriages. A few days later, they secretly sneaked into Fushimi Castle, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's hometown, through a tunnel, and settled in a private house in the north of the city.
In the room, the three heroes of Kinyiwei and Tajima Shouwei were standing in front of a square table. On the table was a topographical map of the castle tower. Tajima Shou pointed to the map and said: "This is the residence of the old Toyotomi traitor.
It is surrounded by a large square, open and unobstructed, clearly visible at a glance. When you come here, you will definitely be discovered, and then you will have to force your way in."
They studied for several hours and finalized the assassination plan.
That night, the bright moon hung high, which was not suitable for assassination, but the three heroes were eager to take action and did not want to wait until the moon eclipsed.
At midnight, the three men left the house, walked through the streets and alleys, and quietly came to the castle tower.
The city wall here is much shorter than the Forbidden City of the Ming Empire. The three heroes used the gecko wall-walking skill and quickly climbed to the top of the city.
The three heroes held the top of the city and looked around. They saw that every five meters on the city, there was a soldier standing with a plain spear, nine in total.
Wu Kunshan is responsible for the three in the east, Mou Ying is in charge of the three in the middle, and Pudu is in charge of the three in the west.
The three heroes returned to their respective positions and launched attacks almost simultaneously.
Wu Kunshan made an upward movement and took out the Fujiryu Sword. Before the ashigaru in the east could react, his head had already fallen to the ground. Wu Kunshan ran quickly, came to the east and approached the two ashigaru. He raised his sword and cut off the head.
Dong San Zu Qing saw that the situation was not good and just wanted to shout.
Wu Kunshan rushed forward and beheaded the man as well. At the same time, Mou Ying and Pudu also succeeded. In a moment, the nine ashigaru defenders were killed by the three heroes.
The three heroes came to the city along the stone steps. According to the topographic map in their minds, they arrived at the main square in less than two quarters of an hour. The three heroes lay in the dark and watched secretly. They saw eight groups of soldiers patrolling the square.
, two teams each in the east, west, and south, each with forty-one people.
These patrols wear battle hats, large red armor, and hold plain spears. They are the famous elite ashigaru in red armor. These ashigaru are highly skilled in martial arts, one is as good as ten, and they are responsible for the protection of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
The three heroes rushed from south to north. As soon as they appeared in the square, they were discovered. The two elite ashigaru groups in red armor responsible for guarding the south rushed over first and surrounded the three heroes. A melee began.
The red armored soldiers responsible for guarding the other three sides left one team to stay at their posts and sent another team to support.
It is not easy for the three heroes to kill the red-armored people. Most of them require three or four moves to kill one of them. Hundreds of red-armored people surround the three heroes, making it difficult for the three heroes to move forward.
The battle lasted for more than a quarter of an hour. When the gong sounded, the red-armored people covered each other and retreated. They retreated to the front of the imperial residence, lined up left and right, and prepared their spears with flat ends, ready for battle.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, wearing a helmet and armor, was sitting on a horse in the middle, with more than a dozen retainers and generals standing on both sides.
The three heroes didn't know what tricks the other side was going to play, so they didn't rush forward to kill them. The two sides faced each other about 20 meters apart.
Mou Ying used the moonlight to look around and saw a man sitting on the horse. He was about sixty years old and looked like a monkey. He thought to himself: "This man must be the old thief Toyotomi." He took a step forward and asked in Japanese: "
The person sitting on the horse across from you is Mr. Guan Bai?"
Guanbai is the official position of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, which is equivalent to the prime minister of the Central Plains Dynasty. Japan has an emperor, but in name only. At this time, Guanbai Toyotomi Hideyoshi is the real head of Japan.
Toyotomi asked: "Who are you?"
Mou Ying said: "We are the three heroes of Jin Yiwei."
Toyotomi Hideyoshi said: "Oh, I know, you should be Mou Ying, that red-haired ghost should be Wu Kunshan, that monk should be Pudu, and the layman's name is Zhang Jianxiu, am I right?"
Mou Ying was shocked and thought: "Japan's espionage work is very good. The old thief Toyotomi actually knows our details very well."
Toyotomi Hideyoshi asked again: "Why did you break into the castle tower at night? Could it be that you wanted to assassinate me?"
Mou Ying said: "What Guan Bai said is absolutely true. You are right. The three heroes are here to assassinate you."
"Ha..." Toyotomi Hideyoshi laughed, "Just the three of you?"
Mou Ying said: "Just the three of us."
Toyotomi Hideyoshi sneered and said: "You are daydreaming. Mouying, I will give you two ways to die and let you choose. Do you want to die quickly or slowly?"
Mou Ying said: "What does it mean to die quickly? What does it mean to die slowly? I would like to hear the details."
Toyotomi Hideyoshi said: "Under my throne are the Four Heavenly Kings, the seven spears of the base mountain, and hundreds of fierce generals. With my order, everyone will go into battle. In an instant, you and others can be trampled into flesh. This is a quick death."
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"I can also order the generals to play a wheel battle with you one on one, one against one. This is a slow death."
Mou Ying said: "Guan Baijun, let me discuss with my two brothers before making a decision."
Toyotomi Hideyoshi said: "Yes, I am waiting for you."
Pudu understood Japanese, listened to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's words, and pondered over countermeasures.
Wu Kunshan didn't understand Japanese and didn't know what Toyotomi Hideyoshi was talking about, so he asked: "Boss, what kind of nonsense is the old thief Toyotomi talking about?"
Mou Ying recounted what Old Toyotomi meant and asked: "Two brothers, shall we fight in a group or alone?"
Pudu said: "This is their territory. A wheel-and-wheel battle is not good for us, so we might as well decide it quickly."
Mou Ying said: "The old thief Toyotomi has many men, so we may not be able to get close. If we fight alone and defeat them one by one, we may still have a chance of winning."
Pudu thought Mou Ying was right and asked Wu Kunshan, "Brother Kun, what do you think?"
Wu Kunshan said: "You can play whatever you want, I will listen to you."
Pudu said to Mou Ying: "Brother-in-law, let's do what you say, let's fight him alone."
Mou Ying turned around and said to Toyotomi Hideyoshi: "Guan Baijun, our brothers have discussed it and decided to fight you alone and play a wheel battle."
This played into Toyotomi Hideyoshi's plan. Old Toyotomi's martial arts skills were superb and his swordsmanship was godlike. He was not afraid of group fights or single battles. He was very confident and felt that the three heroes could not kill him. It would be impossible to kill him.
Idiots talk about dreams.
He gave the three heroes two choices, not because of his own safety, but because he wanted to kill them all in one fell swoop. At this time, none of the four heavenly kings were present, and the seven guns and men of Jiyue were not available. Old Toyotomi had sent people to inform them to come to the rescue immediately.
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The four beams and seven pillars were incomplete. Old Toyotomi was not sure that he could catch all the three heroes at once, and he was afraid that they would escape, so he discussed it with the three heroes.
Old Toyotomi greeted the people on his left and right, saying: "Here comes someone, who can go over and capture this guy?"
"My lord, the young general is willing to go." A general stepped forward and walked out of the queue and called.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi turned around and saw that the general who was being ordered to fight was Taro Aoki, the leader of the Ashigaru-gumi. He was the squad leader of the elite ashigaru of the Red Armor.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi said: "Go."
Taro Aoki stood opposite Mou Rongtian with his plain spear in hand. Mou Ying saw that the armor he wore was the same as that of the Red Armor soldiers, except that his helmet was different. He was wearing a thirty-two star helmet.
Aoki shouted: "I am Sekihaku Toyotomi Hideyoshi's retainer, and so is Aoki Taro. Mouying, you should die." After saying this, he pointed his gun and stabbed him.
The Red Armor soldiers moved a low-legged table and placed it in front of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. There were teapots and teacups on the table. Toyotomi Hideyoshi was drinking tea leisurely while watching the battle with great interest.
Aoki felt that he was unambiguous in these two times. He was still a small Ashigaru-gumi leader. He felt quite unconvinced and wanted to be promoted, but there was no chance. He reported three times that he wanted to go to Goryeo to participate in the war, but his superiors did not approve it.
He was depressed, but he didn't expect that the three heroes came to assassinate him. How could he miss this golden opportunity for promotion?
Aoki's marksmanship was good, and he was the best among the red-armored ashigaru, but he couldn't compare with Mou Ying. Within ten rounds, Mou Ying chopped off the head with a sword. The red-armored soldiers stepped forward and carried the body back.
Our team.
"Mou Ying! Baga! Die!" a Japanese general roared, rushed forward, and stabbed Mou Ying with his spear.
This man's name was Aoki Jiro, the younger brother of the deceased Aoki Taro. When he saw his eldest brother died tragically at Mouying's sword, he was furious and eager to avenge his eldest brother. He did not bother to ask Toyotomi Hideyoshi for instructions, nor did he tell his name, so he stepped forward to fight.
Aoki Jiro, like his elder brother, was the leader of the ashigaru group. His abilities were slightly higher than his elder brother's, but they were also limited. After a dozen rounds, Mou Ying cut the jade belt around his waist with a sword and chopped it into two pieces. The red-armored people stepped forward.
Take the body down.
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