Tadashi Aoyama and Nobutsuna Matsudaira sat opposite each other for a long time, both speechless.
After a while, Matsudaira Nobutsuna suddenly spoke: "Izu Mamoru, really let go of the surnamed Qin to leave?"
” It seemed that this topic broke the solemnity in front of him, Aoyama Tadashi looked indifferent, and said: "I have already arranged his funeral, once we complete the plan, the Ming Dynasty will kill him." ” With these two sentences of dialogue, the embarrassment between Matsudaira Nobutsuna and Aoyama Tadashi was completely broken, and Matsudaira Nobutsuna said: "The Ming people have surrounded Uto County, an army of 70,000, and the artillery will be non-stop day and night, and it won't take long to break the city, should we rescue it?"
” Aoyama Tadashi has 50,000 in his hands, plus 30,000 in Uto County, which is 80,000, which is more than the Ming army.
Aoyama Tadashi picked up the cold teacup and said, "Our victory or defeat is not here. ” Matsudaira Nobutsuna was silent for a while, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll return to the Guanmen Strait overnight." ” The question and answer of the two decided the fate of the 30,000-strong army of Uto County.
Aoyama Tadashi said: "I will lead the troops into the Hizen country, if I can be sure that the information of Lord Qin is true, then implement the plan, if it is false, I will wave my troops to the east, destroy the Ming army in the Guanmen Strait, and then gather the army and fight a decisive battle with the Ming army!"
” All along, the shogunate tried their best to avoid the Ming army, not wanting to fight a decisive battle with the Ming army, because they could not judge the depth of the Ming army, and once defeated, it would be equivalent to the loss of Kyukoku Island.
At the same time, they also have a plan that has been going on in secret, silently waiting for the opportunity, and now, the opportunity has come.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna got up and bowed in a deep voice: "Izu will be asked to guard it here!"
” Aoyama Tadashi's face was solemn and he bowed down.
Not long after Matsudaira Nobutsuna left, Tadashi Aoyama secretly headed north with a large army, entering the Hizen Domain from Takase Castle.
Further north of the Hizen Domain, it is the sea, and northwest is Tsushima Island!
At the same time, Zuo Liangyu and Kayama Kumori led 20,000 men to storm Uto Castle day and night.
Even though the artillery of the Ming Dynasty was blazing, bombing Utu Castle beyond recognition, and the dead bodies were everywhere, Utu Castle was resolute and desperately resisted, and there was no sign of rout.
For three days in a row, Zuo Liangyu failed to take Utu City.
Dolgon could not wait slowly, and while urging, he sent cavalry to probe around, looking for the main force of Aoyama Tadatoshi.
In the Guanmen Strait, Li Dingguo's support had not yet arrived, and the pace of the bombardment slowed down, which also made Itakura Shigemasa breathe a sigh of relief, and his confidence increased greatly, and he couldn't hold on.
In such a situation, the wrestling between the two sides seems to have come to a standstill.
Tsushima.
Yang Sichang flipped through the information from all over the country without raising his head.
He Xilian stood in front of him and said, "My lord, the news of the defense arrangement we arranged should have reached the hands of Aoyama Tadashi, and now, it depends on how much he believes." ” Qian Jin beside him said filial piety: "All aspects of the grain and grass, and the equipment are almost ready, and after resting for this time, you can fight a big battle." ” Only then did Yang Sichang raise his head and say, "How are those false fortifications doing?"
” He Xilian said: "It's ready, Ezo, Kagoshima, Tsushima Island, etc., there is no problem inside and out, and the shogunate details we are staring at are also ready to give them a chance, let them escape from the island silently, and report to Aoyama Tadashi, and Dolgon has also revealed some ......"
Yang Sichang 'um', and after a while, he said, "The navy in the Guanmen Strait can be withdrawn, and it is not conducive to the actions of the Japanese State to keep an eye on it." ” "Yes."
Qian Jin is filial.
The Ming Dynasty was looking for a strategic plan for the Wa Kingdom from a series of arrangements, especially the occupation of Shikoku Island, but Aoyama Tadashi was like an old turtle and had been unwilling to take his head, so that the Ming Dynasty's actions couldn't help but be cautious, slowed down, and constantly looked for the main force of Aoyama Tadashi, and tried to force him out by various means.
Now, Aoyama Tadashi finally has the initiative to act, and the Ming Dynasty wants to play the play enough, so that Aoyama Tadashi's plan is completely exposed!
He Xilian thought for a while, and said, "My lord, I don't know the plans of the Wa Kingdom yet, do we need to make other arrangements?"
” "No!"
Yang Sichang's eyes were blazing, and he said: "After two months of boiling them, even if Aoyama Tadashi can hold it, Tokugawa Iemitsu's side can't hold it, and if there is another dispute with their tiānhuáng, it will be even more urgent." ” Qian Jinxiao also said: "If Dolgon eats another 30,000 people, and there are only 50,000 people in his hands, Qingshan Zhongjun can't pretend to be a turtle anymore, so he has to make a move." ” He Xilian was silent for a while and nodded.
If there are only 50,000 people left, and the Ming Dynasty has swept the entire Jiuguo Island, it will be a matter of time before he is found, and he can't hide it.
Yang Sichang leaned on the chair, but did not answer their words, but asked, "You say, what does Qingshan Zhongjun want to do?"
Let us continue to eat his forces without any response.
What was his purpose, and what was the Tokugawa shogunate hauling?
” Qian Jin Xiaoxiao said: "The General Staff Office has been deducing, and I can't guess where the way to win the Japanese country is, perhaps, we have missed some places, and the lower officials will study it later." ” Yang Sichang didn't speak, and his heart was also rapidly thinking about the question he had been thinking about these days.
It stands to reason that the Wa Kingdom has the strength to fight, and if they can defeat them head-on on Jiuguo Island, the Wa Kingdom will take the initiative and have a fifty percent or more chance of winning.
But the Wa Kingdom didn't, and kept playing hide and seek.
At the same time, Aoyama Tadashi had already penetrated the Hizen Domain, and the 50,000-strong army was scattered, hidden, and still hiding.
Guanmen Strait.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna looked at the surface of the sea, and the telescope slowly turned.
Itakura Shigemasa stood beside him and said cautiously: "Matsudaira Palace, I have already investigated closely, the navy of the Ming Dynasty really retreated, and it was turned back to Tsushima Island, it is estimated that the grain and grass are exhausted, and they have to rest for a while." ” Matsudaira Nobutsuna glanced at him and said, "Do you know the secrets in the strait?"
” Itakura Shigemasa has been here for so long, how could he not be aware of it, he said cautiously: "Yes, the villain already knows that there is a navy here." ” Itakura Shigemasa's life was temporarily saved, and he was extremely cautious in front of Matsudaira Nobutsuna and put on a bottom-up posture.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna glanced at him with a smile and said, "Itakura-kun still has merit, I will talk to the public in detail, no need to be nervous." ” Itakura Shigemasa smiled stiffly, but he didn't dare to be really careless.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna said: "I will lead the navy to leave tonight, and what you have to do is to take the opportunity to leave the city in three days, raid the Ming army, and go to the Hizen Domain to join Izu Mamoru." ” Itakura Shigemasa was stunned for a moment, and then said uneasily: "However, the Ming army has an ambush outside the city, and if I leave, this city will be empty, once the Ming army occupies it, the consequences will be very serious......"
Matsudaira Nobutsuna knew that Itakura Shigemasa had been hit hard these days, and his mentality was seriously frustrated, so he said with an unmoving face: "I have my own arrangements, you go and prepare." ” Itakura Shigemasa had to respond, "Yes." ”10