With a clang, Matsumae Kimihiro's tea cup fell on the table.
He asked in surprise, "What did you say?
Say one more thing."
At this moment, he didn't have the majesty of a feudal lord.
His mouth was wide open, and you could even see the molars in the back.
"Lord of the Tokachi Domain."
Inoue fell to the ground in trust, "Battle reports came from Tokachi.
Our allied forces of the Matsumae Domain, Mutsu and the Anui people were defeated south of the Tokachi River.
More than 10,000 people were beheaded, and the rest were routed."
The muscles on Matsumae Kohiro's face were twitching.
His unconscious hand was holding the fragment of the teacup, and blood slowly flowed out from the seams of his tightly clenched hands.
"Really?"
His voice became extremely dry.
"Sir, there are more than a hundred ashigaru and samurai who escaped from Tokachi, just outside the door."
Inoue's voice fell even lower.
"Call them up."
Matsumae Kohiro said solemnly.
He urgently wanted to know why it was such a disastrous defeat.
This was an army of more than 20,000 people.
Although the Anui people had almost no armor and were weak in combat, they were still more than 10,000 ethnic soldiers.
How could they be defeated so quickly.
Comments on the Ming army's close-combat defeat have been circulating in Japan for hundreds of years, and this was true until the recent Battle of Keichang Bunroku.
It is said that in addition to the Ming people's cavalry being more difficult to deal with, their infantry combat power is also stronger than that of the Korean army.
That's it.
Could it be that the Ming army ambushed them, or had some weapon for long-distance attacks.
Matsumae Gonghiro was puzzled.
When he asked the ashigaru heads and ashigaru who came back one by one, he was completely speechless.
The defeat was indeed tragic, and Matsuoka Hiroshi, Doi Yuki, Yasuda Shinkatsu and others were also killed there.
More than 10,000 people were killed by the Akito, the entire army of the Tokachi noble family was wiped out, most of the Mutsu reinforcements were killed, and a small part surrendered.
He was surprised to hear that the Ming people had sharp iron cannons, fierce close combat, and invincible cavalry.
Is this the Ming army?
Isn't this the strongest army in the world?
If there were such generals, how could they have fought Japan for several years in Korea?
He didn't believe it, so he asked repeatedly and even tortured him.
The answers I got were still the same.
Matsumae Kimihiro finally waved everyone to leave.
He thought for a long time behind closed doors, and more than half of the domain's armaments were lost.
Even the compensation for these fallen samurai and ashigaru could bankrupt the domain's finances, not to mention the continued recruitment of ashigaru.
If the checkpoint leading to Tokachi from the south of the northeast corner is not blocked.
Wouldn't Akito be able to take advantage of the emptiness of Matsumae Domain to invade the domain in one fell swoop, so recruiting Ashigaru is inevitable.
As for such money and food, if Ashigaru is fully mobilized, it will give them money and food.
It will give them a splitting headache.
In the afternoon, Matsumae Kohiro came to the tomb of his grandfather Matsumae Keihiro.
He personally offered sacrifices and knelt down in front of the tomb.
This has become his habit.
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No matter what difficulties he encounters, he will sit in front of his grandfather's grave for a while.
Meditate for a while.
In his opinion, Matsumae Keihiro is a god-like figure.
He brought the Matsumae family from a semi-independent small wealthy family to the throne of the Matsumae feudal lord.
He prepared military equipment, took care of internal affairs, and communicated horizontally and vertically.
He used various and flexible methods to overcome every difficulty.
Come here, true victors.
He seemed to be able to feel his grandfather's soul here, continuing to teach him to move forward.
In the more than ten years since he took over, this has allowed him to overcome countless difficulties.
An hour later, Matsumae Kimihiro opened his eyes.
The sparkle returned to his eyes.
"Your Majesty, Mr.
Qingguang, my grandson, Mr.
Gongguang, has vowed to revive the family name and continue the Matsumae Domain.
He will not give up easily.
There is no one in our Matsumae family who has fled in the face of battle."
Matsumae Kohiro swore down on the ground and got up to take care of the weeds in front of and behind the scenes.
After bowing deeply to the tombstone, Lord Matsumae walked forward firmly.
The news of Tokachi's disastrous defeat reached Mutsu, and several feudal states and wealthy families here were mourning their heirs.
Not only was this a great loss to the strength of each feudal state and wealthy families, but the Ming Dynasty's troops were also eyeing them from the other side.
I don’t know when I landed in Mutsu.
If there were still doubts about Akito's combat prowess in the past, this Ten Victory Battle proved that Akito was not only invincible in naval combat, but also fierce in foot combat.
He could at least compete with the elite Hatamoto of the shogunate.
The news of the fiasco spread from Mutsu to the entire Honshu.
For a time, Akito's arrival surprised many feudal warriors.
After the Battle of Iki Island and the Great Ten Victories, the reputation of the Polu Army spread throughout Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku.
It can be said that the country's prestige spread beyond the region.
There was silence in the castle tower.
Tokugawa Iemitsu folded his hands on his chest and closed his eyes to rest.
His two most trusted subordinates, Inaba Masakatsu and Yanagawa Munomi, looked at each other in confusion.
The defeat of the Tokachi Allied Forces shocked the shogunate.
Of course, the specific situation of the battle is unknown now, but Akito's victory is certain.
This gave the Tokugawa shogunate a huge crisis.
It was repeatedly defeated by the Akito navy.
This can also be explained by the fact that water warfare is not my strength.
Now even the infantry battle has been defeated miserably by the Akito.
Even a bunch of motley coalition forces have defeated the Tokugawa shogunate.
Kawa Iemitsu has no face.
After all, although this war started in Tokachi, it actually started under the orders of the shogunate.
He personally ordered the Mutsu clans to go out to Tokachi, and even dispatched some naval forces to transport them.
He did not insist on a certain victory.
In his opinion, as long as Akito was restrained and his plan to annex Tokachi was thwarted, Waiting for change.
When the shogunate navy is completed, it will be time for the decisive battle with Akito.
Once the Akito navy is defeated, the Akito of Ezo will be a trapped beast and still fighting, and there will be no danger.
Who would have thought that this bunch of miscellaneous people would collapse at the first touch.
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They were defeated in one day and most of them were killed.
They were so incompetent that even he, the Japanese general who conquered the barbarians, lost his face.
What a shame.
In the past hundred years of fighting against the Akito, the infantry had never suffered such a disastrous defeat.
This happened on his watch.
Many daimyo samurai who had always hated the Tokugawa family must be celebrating.
"Your Excellency, there is no conclusive news on this matter yet.
It is better to wait until everything is settled before dealing with it."
Masakatsu Inaba finally spoke.
"Mutsu has confirmed the news, but the battle report from Matsumae Clan has not arrived yet."
Tokugawa Iemitsu opened his eyes and smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Now it is because the accurate battle report from Matsumae Clan has not arrived yet, so I am discussing with you and others.
For a moment.
We can’t let Akito continue like this.”
"Your Highness, we should support the Matsumae clan as soon as possible so that he can regain his strength and even be better than before.
He will be nailed to the Ezo land and cannot allow Akito to successfully completely occupy the entire Ezo land."
Yagyu Munenomi suggested.
"You mean to ask other daimyo to send out Ashigaru or Hatamoto to help Matsumae."
Inaba Masakatsu asked doubtfully.
"With such a disastrous defeat in Tokachi, the other daimyo are probably extremely reluctant to come to Matsumae to aid, and even the general cannot force him to give orders.
After all, the Mutsu reinforcements suffered heavy losses, and in addition to the previous expedition to Jeju, if there is another defeat, the general's prestige will be Big damage."
Yanagawa Munaki shook his head.
"Just don't move the flag lightly.
After all, after several defeats, some people may be ready to make a move."
Masakasa Inaba pointed out the reason.
"Of course Hatamoto can't go to sea until the navy is completed.
Hatamoto can't board ships and go to sea in case of accidents.
I mean, there are many exiled samurai now.
They have no food and clothing, and they are not as good as provoking troubles in the countryside..."
Yanagawa Muneki looked at Tokugawa Iemitsu.
"Well, yes, it would be a good idea to hire them.
You can reinforce Matsumae Clan and let him fight Akito.
Even if he loses again, it will not damage the general's reputation."
Masakatsu Inaba nodded in agreement.
Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded slowly, this method is feasible, no matter what, the Matsumae clan must resist it.
"As for the Akito Navy, didn't the Dutch Merchant Store in Osaka say that the Akito cannons are sharp?
We hope our army can capture a Akito warship and seize its cannons for the gunsmiths to study."
Yanagawa Muneki looked at Masakatsu Inaba.
Masakatsu Inaba nodded to indicate that this was the case.
"After hearing this, I went to General Mukai Fune and learned that Akito's artillery is indeed sharp.
It is more powerful than the Nanman's artillery.
I want to see if this is the reason why Akito's battleship is extremely powerful."
Yanagawa Munenomi bowed.
"In this case, we have to obtain Akito's battleship and study it in detail.
If this is indeed the case, our army has imitated such artillery.
Akito Navy, huh, huh."
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Tokugawa Iemitsu said fiercely.
Yanagawa Munenomi had no words, just a few clicks was enough.
"Your Highness, now the foreign daimyos Choshu, Ishibō, Tosa, Satsuma, Sendai and other places have sent military masters.
Now they have arrived in the town and begun to enter the general affairs of each lord.
Now that there is news, it is not There is no sign that they are disloyal."
Yanagawa Munaki said.
"Yes.
We need to be more careful.
These daimyo are all cunning and cunning.
They know that our shogunate has great distrust of them.
I am afraid that only as time goes by will we be able to gain anything."
Tokugawa Iemitsu said that he is much older now.
"Don't worry, my lord, these are all our elite soldiers and generals.
They will definitely fulfill their duties for the general."
Yanagawa Muneki bowed.
Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded approvingly, and he was extremely relieved about Yanagawa Muneki.
"General, my subordinates have something unclear, and I would like your Highness to give you some advice."
Yanagawa Munomi hesitated and said.
"If you have anything to do, just say it clearly."
The atmosphere was good, Tokugawa Iemitsu said cheerfully.
"This time we are sending military masters to each clan.
I don't know if we are sending military masters to each Daimyo clan, as well as Kii Clan, Owari Clan and Mito Clan."
Yanagawa Munenomi asked.
Tokugawa Iemitsu took a deep look at Yanagawa Muneki.
He knew that his military masters were asking him for instructions on whether these three families should send military masters.
These three families were the three imperial families of the Tokugawa shogunate.
They were all the sons of their grandfather who opened the domain, that is, the brothers of their father Hidetada were the first governors of the family and were also the leaders of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Their combined fiefdom amounted to nearly two million koku.
Ordinarily, people from the same clan can help each other, but these three families have the right to inherit the position of general, of course, when the general has no heirs or when the general acts in reverse.
There is something interesting here, why is the general acting in reverse?
"Send the Art of War Master to them.
After all, all the daimyo offices have been dispatched.
In order for the other daimyo not to be too resistant, they have to be sent there as well.
Of course, when the Master of War Art arrives there, don't deliberately inquire about anything, so as not to hurt the harmony.
Of course, some information will come to you.
Even if it comes to your door, don’t let it go.”
Iemitsu wrote lightly.
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