The two bloody defeats of the Japanese reinforcements in Hitachi Kingdom and Kaiguo Kingdom spread the invincible power of the Polu Army's cavalry throughout the entire Japanese territory, from Kyoto and Osaka in the west to the Choshu Domain in the far west, and in the central part to Omi, Almost all the feudal lords and samurai from Linjiang, Northeast China to Mutsu were aware of the reputation of the Akito cavalry.
Along with their reputation, the Ming army's reputation for ruthlessness and bloodthirsty massacres was spread, as evidenced by the Battle of Yokohama, the Battle of Kai Blood Temple, and the Battle of Blood Slope, as well as hundreds of burned villages and thousands of The number of massacred villagers was too numerous to describe in the eyes of the Japanese.
These villages were densely located in Mutsu, Hitachi Province, Ueno, Shimono, Echizen, Echigo, Sagami, Musashi, Mino Shinano, etc.
The entire northeastern part of Japan and Kanto were ravaged and destroyed by the Ming army's cavalry.
These prestige and brutality intimidated countless vassals.
The 40,000 eastern aid troops gathered in the Kansai and Gyeonggi areas in Kii were also intimidated by the prestige of the Ming army's cavalry, and could only slowly march eastward.
To be precise, Tokugawa Yorinobu, the twelfth son of the Tokugawa family Kantoku, the lord of the Kii domain, was shocked by the Ming army.
He knew in his heart that the army in his hand was Edo's last hope.
As long as he was not defeated, Edo would have room for war or surrender.
If he was also defeated, it would mean that people would no longer be able to control it.
I am afraid that the daimyo from all over Japan would There are people who are ready to rise up and fight for power.
Tokugawa Yorinobu has an extremely violent temper.
Among Tokugawa Ieyasu's sons, this person is also famous for his tyranny.
However, Tokugawa Yorinobu is also famous for being good at accepting remonstrances.
Originally, according to his style, commanding an army of 40,000 people was to march eastward in one fell swoop.
If the Ming army encountered obstruction, he would engage in a battle that will go down in history and defeat him in one fell swoop.
The Ming army relieved the crisis in Edo.
He didn't think about replacing him, but after the news came that Tokugawa Yoshitsune's entire army was wiped out in the Battle of Kai Blood Temple and he only escaped with his life, the pen masters around him, Ando Chuji and Mizuno Tadashi, urged the feudal lord not to agree with him.
Akito's decisive battle.
Although among the 40,000 troops, there are 6,000 standing troops from Osaka Castle and other shogunates, plus 6,000 standing troops from Kii Domain, and more than 20,000 feudal troops from more than 30 daimyo including Choshu Domain.
In addition to the two thousand cavalry and equipment, it seems to be quite powerful, but it is no different from the reinforcements of Jiyi Fan.
They are all mixed armies with different subordinates.
Even among the 40,000 troops, there were more than 10,000 vassal soldiers from the former Western Army, the feudal enemy of the Tokugawa family.
Moreover, the active request for war by the former sworn enemy Choshu Domain seemed extremely suspicious.
Therefore, if a joint war begins, each army will have their own concerns.
If it goes well, it will be okay.
If it does not go well, it may collapse immediately like the previous two reinforcements. therefore.
At this time, the priority should be to preserve military strength and not seek a decisive battle.
As long as this large army is preserved, Ming people will not dare to act unscrupulously.
Tokugawa Yorinobu has always relied heavily on his elders, so the two people's arguments put him in a dilemma.
After all, each has his own advantages.
If a quick victory is achieved, Akito will be defeated immediately and the problem will be solved.
But if the joint war was defeated, Tokugawa Yorinobu simply couldn't imagine what the Tokugawa family would be like.
Just when Tokugawa Yorinobu was in an extremely difficult position to weigh his options.
News came from Tanma that the number of Akito cavalry in Kai was increased to 8,000, and Kai was almost reduced to white.
They are now appearing at the junction of Shinano Country and Kai Country.
This is the final blow.
Tokugawa Yorinobu would not be so arrogant that he could compete with the nearly 10,000 Ming army cavalry with a one to four military strength ratio.
Even if he were lucky enough to win, most of the 40,000 horses would be lost, that is, If the Tokugawa family will lose most of their military strength, then Akito will withdraw his troops.
It is certain that Japan will re-enter the era of the Warring States Period and strive for hegemony.
In other words, the outcome of victory or defeat will not be too good.
In this case, there is nothing to think about.
Tokugawa Yorinobu immediately decided to slow down the march.
No matter how slow it is, it can be as slow as walking ten miles every day.
Advancing eastward at a turtle's speed, it was clear to Edo that peace was the priority and no more fighting could be fought.
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Tokugawa Yorinobu, who was in his thirties, gave Tokugawa Iemitsu a hint that peace could only be made now.
Otherwise, it will be the time when the Tokugawa family loses control of Japan's national affairs.
As for whether Edo can receive it, there is absolutely no problem.
Therefore, there are only 8,000 Polu troops left behind, that is, 6,000 Beihua troops and 2,000 Korean troops.
The so-called siege was to kill all the people transporting rice and grain to Edo, cutting off Edo's food routes.
However, the Ming Dynasty did not care at all about the contact between Edo and the direct leaders of other feudal lords, and even allowed the shogunate to receive information from the outside world.
The situation of the war and the movements of the emperor and nobles of Kyoto and the daimyo of various places.
To say that the people who were most affected by the successive defeats were definitely not the emperor of Kyoto, the so-called officials and nobles, as well as the local vassals, generation daimyo, and foreign daimyo.
The people who were hardest hit were Tokugawa Iemitsu and a group of family elders.
Iemitsu, who was waiting for reinforcements and news of a great victory in Edo, received a series of news of defeats.
His two uncles were defeated in the battles of Xue Slope and Xue Temple, and only escaped with their lives.
In other words, his Expectations shrunk from three to one.
In Tokugawa Iemitsu's view, it was like God was going to kill him.
At this time, Iemitsu was already a little crazy.
He really shouted an order to lead more than 10,000 Ashigaru out of the city to fight with the less than 10,000 Ming army who stayed behind.
The old and important ministers of the left and right families hurriedly dissuaded him, saying that this was the rhythm of suicide.
The city was patched together with the shogunate's own standing supplies and dozens of daimyo's samurai ashigaru in Edo.
There were indeed more than 10,000 ashigaru gathered together, but who could say that these soldiers could defeat the eight thousand ashigaru outside the city?
The Ming army cavalry probably couldn't do it even if they invited Hachiman the Great God.
When the time comes, Edo will be completely defeated.
The loss of Edo will be tantamount to announcing the end of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo and the beginning of Japan's return to the Warring States Period of hegemony.
After all, the shogunate itself has experienced two major defeats and two major defeats for the pro-clan.
The remaining strength may be relatively strong, but it is not much stronger than some of the major sects.
What's more, the strength of the Tokugawa family will be counted as that of the Gosan family, so One can imagine the intrigue within the Tokugawa family.
Therefore, these family elders and important officials even came up with bloody admonitions.
If Iemitsu went out of the city for a decisive battle, he would disembowel himself and commit suicide.
In fact, Iemitsu has an impatient temper.
After he loses his temper, he has no plans to go into battle at this time.
He also knows that if he goes out to battle, it will be more misfortune, but he still wants to revive his family name, and also wants to defeat the Ming army and save him.
Iemitsu's reputation, to put it bluntly, is that he has not lived enough.
How could he die like this?
Then, news came that the reinforcements from Kansai and Kyoto were advancing at almost a snail's pace and that nearly 10,000 Polu cavalry were moving in Shinano.
It was obvious that the Polu Army's nearly 10,000 cavalrymen were waiting for the arrival of the 40,000 reinforcements, and at the same time they were engaged in other activities of burning, killing and looting.
The slow pace of the Kansai reinforcements showed that the general of the Kansai reinforcements, Tokugawa Yorinobu, did not have the confidence to win and had to conserve his strength.
Moreover, at this time, he forced the shogunate to ask for peace from Akito.
"Your Majesty the General, Lord Yorinobu has no choice but to do this.
If the vanguard fights decisively, everyone will be happy to win, and Akito is defeated.
If there is a big defeat, just like the first two lines of reinforcements, the foundation of our shogunate has been lost, and I fear that the world will be shaken and chaos will return. ” Tadayo Sakai advised, "The old minister's idea is to discuss with the Ming people first to see what the Ming people want.
The Ming people have always been far away in the western continent.
At the beginning, they also said that the emperor of tomorrow would send them to attack Buchen.
If our shogunate agrees to some conditions for them, Well, maybe Akito will withdraw."
Sakai Tadashi said it very tactfully, and his meaning was very clear.
Let's talk about peace.
Now this is the safest way.
Tokugawa Iemitsu's face was gloomy and silent.
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The last two generations of great generals had the reputation of attracting the admiration of all Japanese daimyo.
However, a few years after he took power, he was defeated by 20,000 Ming troops.
Even the town of Edo was destroyed.
Trapped, he, the general, was as embarrassed and helpless as a caged bird.
No wonder it was so difficult for him to bow his head.
"Your Majesty General, it's okay to talk first.
If the outcome is decided in the west, we might as well just deal with the Ming people here."
Matsudaira Nobutsuna was also a shady person.
This statement that the peace talks were delayed and waited for change finally made Tokugawa Iemitsu nod.
In fact, Iemitsu has given up hope on Western reinforcements.
After all, if Tokugawa Yorinobu fights with such a mentality, then he will win without defeat.
However, Iemitsu also placed his hope on the navy.
What if the fleets of some daimyo from Kyushu, Shikoku and Honshu succeeded in a sneak attack?
Although the possibility is not too great, once it succeeds and most of the Ming army's fleet is lost in battle, then the Ming army will The cavalry and infantry army will definitely be in chaos.
At that time, the shogunate will summon the daimyo from all over the country to counterattack, and it is not impossible that the entire Ming army will be annihilated.
Even if the Ming army is not completely annihilated, a great victory is still expected.
This is the real ambition in Iemitsu's heart.
Because the chance of success may not be too great, it is said to be ambition.
But before that, it was also a good idea to deal with Mingren and let Mingren think that the shogunate was seeking peace and to relax their vigilance.
The one who is on the mission this time is Sakai Tadashi.
There is no other way.
Who knows Sakai Tadashi?
It was him who negotiated the secret agreement with Akito Navy last time, and it was Sakai Tadashi who proposed the peace talks.
No one can compare with him.
More appropriate.
In this way, the 60-year-old veteran Tadayo Sakai once again embarked on the journey of peace talks.
This job was an errand that was not human inside and outside.
It was done and the crisis in Edo was solved.
However, I don’t know how many people in later generations will criticize it and treat it as a crime.
As the chief culprit, in fact he was just following orders.
No, no one in the country is scolding, but there is no solution to the current crisis.
The shogunate is in turmoil.
As the head of the Tokugawa family, he is on the same boat as the Tokugawa family.
The Tokugawa family's warship sank. , the Sakai family will also drown, and no one will be better off.
This is because knowing that this is a big pit, Sakai Tadayo also has to jump, not only for the sake of the shogunate, but also for his own family and vassal state.
Sakai Tadashi, accompanied by more than a hundred guards, left the city through the south gate, because the Ming army's camp was five miles outside the south gate.
As soon as they were three miles out of the city, hundreds of teams of Polu troops surrounded them.
After explaining their intention, Sakai Tadashi and his party were led into the Ming army camp
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