Volume 8 Changpan Autumn Colors Hope to Return, Chapter 1064, Abandoned Son
"Ah, A Quan must have been killed by now."
Sitting on the ship departing from Kyushu for Kinki, Toyotomi Hideyoshi looked at the flags of the world's great names on the mighty fleet and sighed to Takataka Kuroda beside him.
"He is an abandoned son, and it should be so." Kuroda Takataka snorted coldly, without the slightest regret like Toyotomi Hideyoshi, "Facing an outstanding person like Imagawa Harubu, it is impossible to calculate everything. Only.
Only by throwing away the discarded pieces and sending each other in both directions can we have the upper hand in the real overall situation."
"That's right. I'm not sure what Hongye will do, and I don't know what changes and accidents will happen in North Korea, but that's not important." Toyotomi Hideyoshi also laughed dryly, and the sighing mood faded from his face in an instant, "
North Korea is an outcast, and the whole of North Korea can be thrown to them, but Japan is mine."
"Imagawa Osamu has told so many people the top-secret decisive battle plan, and he is not prepared to keep it secret at all." Kuroda Takataka's face gradually became excited, as if an immortal chess player has finally met his opponent, "We passed His Majesty Maeda
Know his plan, and he must know that we know his plan."
"Yes, a person who knows Hongye's plan will naturally make a countermeasure - that is, ignore Tokugawa Ieyasu and seize the Yuqiu family's territory before the Hongye army returns. But Hongye must know
This point, so, as the information from A Quan said, the Hongye Army must have returned a long time ago, but they are hiding on a small offshore island or in the mountains of Kii to prevent us from discovering it. Just wait.
When we besieged Maple Leaf Mountain Castle, he gave us a severe blow." Toyotomi Hideyoshi touched the mustache on his chin that was about to fall off, and said with a smile, "But we also know that he knows that we know.
How can he foolishly follow his plan? We will not waste time to attack Maple Leaf Mountain City, which is like a turtle shell. We only need to leave the dazzling banners of the world's army to confuse the Yuqiu family outside Maple Leaf Mountain City.
That's good. The main force of our Toyotomi family, exactly as planned, will directly raid the Tokugawa family heading west, annihilate his main force in Mino, and then pacify Kanto in one fell swoop. The world's armies will not be able to enter Maple Leaf.
It is a mountain city, but it is more than enough to stop the Red Leaf Army from advancing eastward and support them. Once the Tokugawa family is destroyed, we can then go back and wipe out the big names of the Yuqiu family one by one. Their main force is in North Korea, and there are only empty cities in their territory."
"No matter how many plots Hongye has calculated and how many plots he has used, there is no way to reverse the conspiracy. Now that he is in North Korea, it will take at least six days to return to Kinki. But when Hongye brings the Yuqiu army from North Korea, it will take at least six days.
When he came back, we had already wiped out all his allies. How can he, who is alone, fight against me who dominates the world?" Toyotomi Hideyoshi's eyes gradually became murderous, and his hands holding the side of the ship became fierce.
Squeezing it tightly, "What's more, with the big gift I prepared for you, you probably won't be able to come back."
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At noon on September 29, the first year of Wenlu (1592), the battle outside Pyongyang was basically over. The Ming army's magic troops descended from the sky, which directly destroyed the morale of the Japanese army. The Japanese army did not resist for long before being attacked by the Liaodong frontier army and Qi's army.
The army collapsed, which also reduced the casualty ratio of the two armies to a very low level. At this moment, the Ming army was chasing the defeated troops across the mountains and plains.
"Admiral Li." Imagawa Ujihei, who came on horseback, happened to meet Li Rusong who was patrolling the battlefield with a small team of servants. He bowed his hands on the horse and said, "We have been separated for twenty years, and my style remains the same."
"Oh, Mr. Yuqiu." Li Rusong turned sideways and nodded slightly towards Imagawa Shihei. He didn't even bother to say an extra polite word and just walked past. Imagawa Shihei
The guards behind Ping all had angry expressions on their faces, as if they were about to explode - Li Rusong's servants also all had strange expressions on their faces, as if they couldn't believe it.
They were not in disbelief because Li Rusong was not polite to the Imagawa family, but because Li Rusong was too polite. This was far beyond Li Rusong's attitude towards the six ministers - even when he met the minister of the Ministry of War, he couldn't even believe it.
He didn't even bother to nod, so he just called him by his first name. The servants had only seen him treat Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang when he grew up. So, the servants cast doubtful and surprised eyes on Mr. Imagawa.
Ping, I want to see what is different about him.
"Those Ming people are so rude, they show their contempt for others... Tsk..." Mori Nagako, who misunderstood the servants' eyes, thought they were looking at Imagawa Ujihira like barbarians, and couldn't help cursing in Japanese,
"If we really come down and show signs, who is afraid of whom?"
"You may really be no match for him." Imagawa Jihei looked back at Li Rusong, who was dressed in military uniform and the exaggerated iron sword in his hand, "That Admiral Li's martial arts may be on par with your Captain Honda.
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"I know... If it weren't for his brute strength, I would have had an attack just now." Mori Changke muttered in frustration, restlessly shifting the position of the human boneless man in his arms.
"He has not only brute force, but also the generals who can command thousands of troops." Imagawa Jihei continued to look at the direction in which Li Rusong was going, and suddenly thought of something, and shouted loudly, "Li Rusong
Admiral, if you have to fight Beidi in the future, remember not to rush to the front like you did today."
After hearing Imagawa Ujihei's reminder, Li Rusong's servants all trembled like an electric shock. Each of them was a strong man, but they seemed to be in despair as if they had seen the end of the world. They knew their master's temper better than anyone else, and Li Rusong hated it the most.
Others criticize his own fighting style, especially criticizing his liking to lead the charge - even for Li Chengliang, he would be severely criticized, let alone an ordinary person - there was once a general because
He beheaded him for admonishing him. Now a little Han drifter in the Japanese country dared to speak of Li Rusong in front of so many people... Oh my God... They couldn't imagine what would happen.
The servants all looked like they were facing a formidable enemy and were already prepared to block Li Rusong with all their strength. Several servants beside Li Rusong kept a close eye on Li Rusong's hand holding the Yanyue knife, fearing that he would rush towards Imagawa while wielding the knife.
Ujihira has gone.
However, to the surprise of the servants, Li Rusong's right hand holding the Yanyue Sword did not move. Instead, he moved his left hand. The servant on Li Rusong's left was instantly startled and rushed forward to stop Li Rusong from drawing out the sword from his waist.
But it was all in vain.
Li Rusong did not draw his sword, but casually raised his left hand, stretched out two fingers, turned his back to Imagawa Ujihira, and made a "received" gesture in the air.
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"Your Highness, the false information campaign was a great success." Governor Konishi immediately found Imagawa Ujihira after returning from his troops. His joy was beyond words, and he kept making the sign of the cross on his chest with his right hand. "We mixed the false information with the false information."
In the real plan, when the Toyotomi family saw that the plan was true, they took the information as true."
"Well, 'the Ming army will not move until spring next year.'" Imagawa Ujihei nodded, thinking about something, and responded to Governor Konishi, "If the situation develops exactly as we expected, Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Now he should not pay attention to His Highness Tokugawa who raised troops to lure the enemy, but directly went to besiege Maple Leaf Mountain Castle. But he didn't know that the Toyotomi Army in North Korea had collapsed, and we were about to
I will lead the imperial army back to Japan, relieve Maple Leaf Mountain City from the siege, and then engage in a pincer attack with His Highness Tokugawa's army from east to west."
"It is indeed a plan that His Highness has worked hard for ten years. This battle is really a complete victory." Governor Konishi looked at the flags of the Toyotomi daimyo scattered on the ground and the horse seal of Toyotomi Hidematsu who had disappeared without a trace.
, couldn't help but shake his fist.
"No, don't be careless. Your opponent is Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a man who stands at the top of the world as a commoner. You must not underestimate him. There must be something I missed in the plan, and he must have other back-ups. It's just that
I don’t know where it is. If someone else is in Japan, they can’t predict how I will act in North Korea. But I’m in North Korea, so I don’t know what tricks he will do in Japan.” Imagawa Ujihei looked towards the southwest of Pyongyang City.
At Nanpu Port, Toyotaka Takatora has led more than 200 Toyotomi ships to escape and has not tried to attack the Momiji Fleet. "In any case, rushing back to Japan as soon as possible is the right way. We have already fought hard here, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Japan estimates
Let's take action. We can't delay here and return to Japan as soon as possible. Send an order to all the ministries to rush to Nanpo Port immediately, board the ship and prepare to evacuate."
"What about the situation in North Korea?" President Konishi asked.
"All the imprisoned clan members were handed over to Master Shen Weijing. How to deal with North Korea in the future is their business. This time, the North Korean court has a lot of traitors who have liaison with Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It is estimated that they will inevitably be held accountable. The captured Japanese soldiers, weapons and property
They are all at their disposal, but the prisoners must be released according to the previous agreement, and I will send a fleet to pick them up again." Imagawa Ujihira had no interest in the thousands of miles of country under his feet that had just been conquered by the Japanese army, so he decided casually.
Its fate, "Just tell Mr. Shen to be kind to the Korean people."
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On the evening of September 30, the first year of Wenlu (1592), the daimyo of the Yuqiu clan rushed outside Nanpu Port to prepare to board the ship. Many of them had not yet recovered from the shocking changes in front of them——
Although there have always been conflicts between the daimyo of the Yuqiu family and the daimyo of the Toyotomi family, why did they suddenly fight? How did the Ming army appear outside Pyongyang like a magical force descending from the sky? Why did the Ming army get along well with the Japanese army?
, and have no intention of taking action?
"So His Highness didn't let us go to the city because he was afraid that the Maeda family would do something bad to us?" Asahina Taihei finally understood what Imagawa Ujihei was thinking at that time, and complained in a dumbfounded voice, "Your Highness, you are so arrogant.
When did you become so old? You obviously don't know any martial arts, but you are like a peerless master who doesn't need protection. Do you still want to say something like, 'There is no need to follow, you are just a drag'?"
"Hahahaha..." Imagawa Jihei's guards were all amused by Asahina Yasuhei's words. Imagawa Jihei himself couldn't help but laugh, and casually put the question away amidst laughter.
"Your Highness." During this campaign, the commander of the Momiji Fleet Squadron, Yasumasa Itami, reported to Imagawa Shiheihui that the campaign was going to Korea, "The army has basically boarded the ship, but it is already getting late. When should we set off?"
"Let's go now. Didn't I ask you to find a lot of guides who are familiar with hydrology?" Imagawa Jihei looked at the tanned Itami Yasumasa. He looked quite like his father Itami Yasukichi. But at this moment, Itami Yasukichi
He was leading the main force of the Hongye fleet to prepare for war near Batavia and could not return in time. Even the Hongye army returned to Kinki on a transport ship. Naturally, there were not many warships that could be sent to North Korea. "Although we only have thirty.
There is only one cruiser, but there is no pressure to deal with the more than 200 coffin ships of the Toyotomi family. Just go at night. Every second counts now, and we cannot give Toyotomi Hideyoshi a chance to make a huge difference in Japan."