Tokugawa Shogunate Imperial Office, Edo.

The general's mansion was covered with mourning, and Tokugawa Iemitsu was treating his adoptive mother Kasugakura.

This Kasuga is not a simple character. The Japanese drama "Dao" tells her story. The Japanese Dao means equivalent to the Imperial Palace in Chinese. This Kasugaga is the general manager of Dao, and its power is actually equivalent to the Imperial Palace in Dao, and its power is extremely powerful.

Although Kasuga is only Tokugawa Iemitsu's adoptive mother, it is not a coincidence that she can become the chief executive of Oo and be in power for a while, because her status in Tokugawa Iemitsu's heart is far greater than that of his biological parents. Speaking of which, Tokugawa Iemitsu's third general is due to Kasuga Iemitsu.

Because Tokugawa Ieki was taken away from his parents when he was very young, his relationship with his parents was very bad. Tokugawa Hidetachi, the second-generation general of Tokugawa shogunate, originally intended to pass the position of general to his second son Tokugawa Tadaka. In a critical moment, Tokugawa Ieki's adoptive mother Kasugakura ran to Tokugawa Ieyasu to cry, which forced Tokugawa Hidetachi to pass the position of general to Tokugawa Ieki.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was resentful of this matter, and after ascending the throne, he finally found an excuse to force Tadao Tokugawa to death.

Therefore, it can be imagined how deep Tokugawa Iemitsu had to have a relationship with Kasugaku. Her death had a great blow to Tokugawa Iemitsu. In addition, Tokugawa Iemitsu was in poor health since childhood and became ill after being overly sad.

That morning, Tokugawa Iemitsu recovered slightly. He was lying in the back garden while serving his maid, basking in the sun. Suddenly, the sound of wooden clogs came from the small stone path outside the garden. Then a guard came forward and reported, "Sir General, Aoyama, and Doi asked for a visit, saying that there was something important to report."

"Are there any big news?" Tokugawa Iemitsu's brows frowned and said weakly, "Let them wait in the anteroom first, and I will arrive later."

"Hi."

The guard agreed and took the order.

In the front hall of the General's Mansion, the old junior (official name) of the Tokugawa Shogunate (official name) Doi Takisuke and Aoyama Tadatsushi kneeled on the carpet with respect. The sound of clogs with a beeping sound stopped after they reached the door. The closed door was immediately pushed open. Tokugawa Iemitsu, who was wearing gorgeous clothes, appeared outside the door under the clan of two guards.

Doi used the two of them to quickly straighten their waists and salute to Tokugawa Iemitsu, saying, "See General."

Tokugawa Iemitsu waved his hand, walked to the main seat and knelt down, and asked, "Sir Doi, what big thing happened?"

The shogunate old man named Tatsukashi Doi responded respectfully: "General, I just got the news that the Central Army of the Ming Dynasty had captured Osaka and massacred more than 100,000 people in Osaka Castle!"

"What!?" Tokugawa Iemitsu was startled when he heard this, and then shook his head and said disbelief, "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! The Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette. Although our Japan has not condemned the tribute for many years, it has never offended the Ming Dynasty. How could the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty send troops to attack? Rumors, this must be a rumor!"

"General." Doi Takikashi said anxiously, "This matter is absolutely true."

Tadatsushi Aoyama also said anxiously: "Did you forget the friction that happened in Osaka at the end of last year?"

"The friction in Osaka happened?" Tokugawa Iemitsu really forgot and asked, "What friction?"

Tadatsuke Aoyama smiled bitterly and said, "General, in October last year, a group of ronin attacked the warehouse in Osaka in the Ming Dynasty. All the goods stored in the warehouse were burned down, and many Han people who were in charge of guarding the warehouse also died..."

"That's all?" Tokugawa Iemitsu said disapprovingly, "Isn't it just a warehouse and a few Han people? It's burning and it's dead. What's the big deal? Do you really think that the Ming Dynasty might start a war with Japan for a little bit of goods and a few lives?"

Doi Takikashi smiled bitterly and said, "Master General, it's not possible, but the war has begun!"

Seeing the two of them insisted repeatedly, Tokugawa Iemitsu couldn't help but become skeptical and asked, "Has the Ming Dynasty really sent troops?"

"The Ming Dynasty has indeed sent troops." As soon as Tokugawa Iemitsu finished speaking, an old voice suddenly sounded outside the door, "And Osaka has been captured, and what Lord Doi and Lord Aoyama said are true."

As he said that, a thin figure stepped into the front hall and knelt on the ground to salute Tokugawa Iemitsu.

The visitor was Tadae Sakai, who was the current eldest son of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Speaking of which, the Sakai family is a famous Japanese family. In the early years, Tadao Sakai was ranked first among the four kings of Tokugawa and made great achievements in unifying Japan. Since then, Tadae Sakai and Tadae Sakai were both the eldest son of the Tokugawa Shogunate, and they were truly powerful in the court and the country.

"Sir Sakai?" Tokugawa Iemitsu asked, "Didn't you go to Nagoya?"

"Yes." Tadashi Sakai responded respectfully, "I went to Nagoya, so I realized that the Ming army had indeed captured Osaka and committed bloody acts in Osaka. It is unimaginable that the Ming Dynasty, which has always regarded itself as a country of etiquette, would have committed such beastly acts. It is barbaric, cruel, bloody, and cold, which is simply outrageous!"

"This..." Tokugawa Iemitsu's face turned pale and he said in a lost voice, "That's how the Ming Dynasty really declared war on our Japan, but why is that?"

"Because we want to ban smoking." Tadao Sakai smiled bitterly, "But the Ming Dynasty did not allow us to ban smoking. The Osaka Warehouse Incident is just an excuse. The real purpose of the Ming Dynasty is to use force to open the door of Japan, so that their cigarettes can be dumped continuously, and then drain all the silver in Japan."

"What to do?" Tokugawa Iemitsu said anxiously, "What to do now?"

Tokugawa Iemitsu has been in poor health since childhood and has a cowardly personality. He suddenly heard that the Ming Dynasty had started war against Japan, and he was frightened and was in chaos.

"Mr. General, don't be anxious." Sakai Tadae said in a deep voice, "There is an ancient Chinese proverb called 'The soldiers come to block the enemy, and the water comes to flood the earth'. Since the Ming Dynasty has already declared war against our great Japan and committed bloody acts in the great orphans, we don't have to tell them any etiquette, just gather the army to fight back."

"Yes, yes, counterattack, you must fight back!" Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded repeatedly and echoed, "Immediately mobilize the army to eliminate all the Ming troops landing in Japan, and avenge the hundreds of thousands of people in Osaka who died. We Japanese blood must not be in vain!"

Tadatsutoshi Aoyama said: "Sir Sakai, you just came back from Nagoya. Nagoya is not too far from Osaka. Do you know the current situation in Osaka, and do you know the situation of the Ming army landing from Osaka? For example, how many troops does this Ming army have in total? Where did they go after capturing Osaka?"

Tadae Sakai waved his hand and said in a narrow voice: "Don't worry, Lord Aoyama, I have sent Abe and Oda to Kinki to spy on the news. If nothing unexpected happens, they will be able to bring back the latest news from Osaka by the latest tomorrow. Then we will know the truth of everything we want to know."

Koga Prefecture is located more than 200 miles northeast of Osaka.

Three days ago, the Central Army of the Ming Dynasty set sail from Osaka, and it was only about to reach the territory of Kaga County this evening. Long before the brigades of the Central Army arrived, the two first condemnation brigades of the Central Army had already captured Kaga. However, this time Wang Pu did not order the city to massacre. Without Wang Pu's military order, no soldiers of the Central Army dared to kill without authorization.

Li Dingguo saluted Wang Pu again and took the order.

Watching Li Dingguo leave quickly, Wang Pu nodded repeatedly. It was obvious that Li Dingguo's performance made him very satisfied. After further studies at the Army Officers University, Li Dingguo has fully accepted advanced tactical and strategic ideas. Many times his thinking has even kept up with Wang Pu's thinking!

For example, Wang Pu's camping concept is loose on the outside and tight on the inside. The Central Army's stay in Jiahe County looks terrible. Some soldiers are plundering everywhere, and some are raped women. The Central Army of the Ming Dynasty, which originally had a strong military discipline, seemed to be corrupt at this time, and looked more like a group of scattered soldiers and extremely lax in defense.

However, if the shogunate army really thinks that the Central Army’s military discipline is corrupt and its defense is lax, it would be a big mistake!

Someone made this mistake!

The person who made the mistake was Tadao Abe. This guy was the double lord of Shimono's Iron-Shiko and Musashi's Ninja vassal. He had a fiefdom of nearly 100,000 stones, and was considered a daimyo. This guy was fierce and brave. He had a very famous reputation in the Tokugawa Shogunate. He was a powerful general under Tadao Sakai, the master of the shogunate.

Three days ago, Tada Abe and Masamoto Oda visited Nagoya with Tadatsuki Sakai, but they heard that the Ming army had attacked Osaka and massacred the city. Tadatsuki Sakai was shocked after confirming the authenticity of the news. While rushing back to Edo to report to Tokugawa Iemitsu, Tadatsuki Sakai and Tadatsuko Sakai led his troops to stay to reconnaissance and surveillance the Ming army.

At this time, Tada Abe and Masamoto Oda were at Yongyuan Temple more than 100 miles north of Koga, and they had more than 2,000 troops under them.

These two thousand people are partly the shogunate elite soldiers from Edo, and the other part is the two of them. They are all composed of all kinds of samurai. In Japanese samurai are professional soldiers. They are different from samurai (light infantry). They are full-time and do not need to rely on farming to obtain food. They can directly receive salary from the king of the country, so they have more advanced equipment and more sufficient training, and their combat effectiveness is far from comparable.

The ninja sent out to send Koga's intelligence back to Yongyuan Temple like flowing. After learning about what the Ming Central Army did in Koga Prefecture, Tadao Abe's face turned green and roared with his thick neck: "It's so arrogant. These damn Ming people are so arrogant. They have to pay the price for Osaka and the numerous beasts committed along the way!"

Masamoto Oda and Tada Abe are tied with the two generals under Tadae Sakai. However, compared with Tada Abe's bravery and good fighting, Tada Abe appears to be more cautious and steady.

Seeing Abe Tadaqiu's face turned red and his neck was thick and dancing, Masamoto Yuda knew what he wanted to do, and hurriedly persuaded: "Abe-kun, the task assigned to us by Lord Sakai was only to monitor and spy on the truth of the Mingjun, but we did not let us take action without authorization..."

"Datianjun!" Before Datian Masatori finished speaking, Tadaqiu Abe interrupted his words rudely and said sternly, "As a brave and noble warrior, can you bear this shame when you witness the Ming Dynasty killing and robbing people on our country's territory? Anyway, I can't stand it. I must make the Ming Dynasty pay the price, the price of blood!"

"But we only have two thousand people!" Tadao Abe said anxiously, "but there were at least fifty thousand people in the Ming Dynasty!"

"So what about 50,000 people?" Tadao Abe said disdainfully, "When Toyotomi (Hideyoshi) Kanbashi was expeditioning North Korea, five hundred samurai could defeat 50,000 Ming troops without leaving any armor. This time we had two thousand brave warriors. Can't we deal with these 50,000 Ming troops?"

Tadao Abe advised: "Abe, the Ming people still have a large number of red cannons and iron cannons!"

The Japanese did not know that the Ming Empire had more advanced general artillery, and they thought that the Central Army's general artillery was bought from the West. In addition, the Japanese still had the understanding of muskets at the level of flintlock rifles. They had no idea that the Ming Central Army had been equipped with breech rifles with rifles.

"So what? We, the great Japanese samurai, are good at ninjutsu. We launched a sudden attack at night. Although the Ming people had a large number of red cannons and iron cannons, these firearms could not play any useful role at night. Firearms that could not work were even worse than fire sticks!"

Daotian Masato was silent and could no longer find a reason to dissuade him.
Chapter completed!