Volume 2: Soaring! The Overlord of the Region Chapter 416: The Heisei Abandoned Houseman Ran Away
"The military camp is covered with frost and the autumn air is clear. A few lines of wild geese fly by at midnight. Over the mountains, I can see the scenery of Nengzhou, but I can't help but remember my hometown from the expedition..."
"Hmm, Hori-san, this is the Chinese poem that Lord Kenshin chanted after he conquered Noto Nanao Castle, right?"
"Yeah, although it's late spring and early summer now, the seasons don't match. But as a native of Kasugayama Castle, I really miss my hometown right now."
"Hey, Hori-san, most of the soldiers in our Kasugayama Division are from Echizen, Echichu, and Echigo. I heard that you in Echigo have already raised the banner to attack the Kufang-dono?"
"Yes." The warrior named Hori nodded without hesitation, and then said without lowering his voice at all: "Danzo, you are from Echizen Province, right? The lord there is named Matsudaira. I heard that he also raised the banner to attack the Kufangdian?"
"Haha, as for our feudal lord, well, it's hard to say about the current feudal lord. Although the first feudal lord was the son of Tosho-jin , he grew up eating rice from the Toyotomi family. Learning martial arts, studying, getting married, and becoming a feudal lord were all arranged by the Taiko at that time. In my opinion, it is only because the first feudal lord is gone now, otherwise, it would be the turn of a little-known person like Ikeda Mitsunaka to be the first hero?"
"Hahaha, Danzo, you're right. Well, it seems like the Tokugawa family is really going to be in trouble."
"Isn't it? It's only the end of May, and we are already surrounded by enemies. And you see, we are talking loudly about these things in the army, but who cares?"
"Let's not talk about that. Anyway, if there really is another battle, I will just fall down and pretend to be dead when I get to the battlefield."
"Haha, same, same."
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By May 1619, the main force of the Ming Dynasty and the new Tokugawa army had been confronting each other for nearly a month, five or six miles apart in the south of Kyoto.
During this month, public opinion was clearly not favorable to the Tokugawa family.
No matter how much patience and time he spent, the old turtle still bullied the orphans and widows to get to the top. This person has a scale in his heart: Although Toyotomi Hideyoshi's world also had a deep conspiracy background, he still conquered it by himself. And what about you, Ieyasu? You stole it!
Therefore, the Tokugawa family's rule was naturally at a disadvantage when facing the orphans of the Toyotomi family.
The most important point is that it is the nature of the Japanese to obey the strong. And now it seems that the Ming Dynasty is much stronger than the Tokugawa family. Therefore, after considering many factors, everyone's choice is clear.
The reason why the Tokugawa New Army remains basically stable is, on the one hand, due to inertia, and on the other hand, most of the officers of the new army are from the Tokugawa family.
But now, Zhu Youdong has clearly announced that he will only kill the chieftain, and the rest of the people should try their best to keep them safe. It is hard to say how long these officers can hold out.
"Your Excellency Huangmen, the situation is extremely critical now."
"Yes, brother. The morale of the army is unstable. When I inspected the barracks, I could already feel that the soldiers' eyes had changed."
"Alas, although I have repeatedly warned them that if the Tokugawa family falls, their territories will definitely be reduced or eliminated for various reasons. But most people are short-sighted and often have a lucky mentality. So..." Tokugawa Yoshinao shook his head helplessly: "This war can no longer be fought."
"So what does Brother mean?"
"Let's go to Hawaii first, and then to North America. Spain's colonial power in the Americas is mainly in Central and South America, and its power in North America is almost nonexistent. If we go there, away from the oppression of the Ming Dynasty, and unite with the local Indians, we should be able to do something. At the very least, it would be no problem to become a Hawaiian chief and live a peaceful life. It's better than staying in the country, living in anxiety every day, and finally being served a cup of poisoned wine."
"Brother, what you said... Although I am not convinced, it seems that this is the only way. Then, brother, how should we retreat?"
In fact, Tokugawa Yoshinao had an idea in his mind a few days ago and at this moment - to write a letter directly to Kaiyang who was nearby: Let me go, and then I will go to America to make trouble for the Spanish twins. This way, it will be good for both you and me.
However, he was afraid that Kaiyang coveted his talent for breaking the army. What if after he told Kaiyang about this plan, Kaiyang pretended to agree and actually killed him when he went out to sea? There was no way. His navy was at a disadvantage now, and he really couldn't communicate with Kaiyang with confidence.
So, there is no choice but to continue fooling this silly brother of mine.
"Sir Huangmen, in order for our Tokugawa family to revive overseas as quickly as possible, we must bring enough people and troops out. Therefore, the troops now holding on to Fushimi are very important. We have to retreat, but we have to retreat slowly and gradually. The specific operation method is that I will lead a part of the people to withdraw first, set up a defense line seventy or eighty miles away from you, and then you will lead the follow-up troops to withdraw. Then, I will rely on the new defense line to buy time for you, and you will lead the withdrawn troops to establish a new defense line behind me... This will be carried out in turns. As long as we enter Mikawa, there will be no problem. That is the birthplace of my Tokugawa family. Once there, we can get the support and cover of the people. Then we can retreat in big strides until we go out to sea in Edo."
"...Brother, I admire your talent. Brother, Japan is too small and too weak at this time. Otherwise, if you were to switch places with the emperor of Ming, I'm afraid you would achieve much greater success than him! In short, let's do as you wish. Now, let me put on your armor and pace back and forth on the Fushimi Castle Tower to cover your retreat."
"Yoshi, I'll leave it to you then!"
And then, nothing happened.
After leading his most trusted 1,000 hatamoto and a small number of new troops to retreat, Tokugawa Yoshinao directly left those new troops behind and rushed to the seaside of Owari Province with his own hatamoto: Zhu Youdong used his momentum to suppress others in Kyoto, and he was not idle either. The remaining navy and the clipper fleet were already ready.
As soon as he moved, Zhu Youdong, who was close by, immediately sensed it. But at first, Zhu Youdong didn't react to what Pojun was going to do. By the time he understood, it was too late.
On April 25, after receiving the results of the battle north of Kyoto, Tokugawa Yoshinao knew that the outcome was decided.
Afterwards, he issued a series of secret orders, ordering his 3,000 hatamoto stationed in Musashi Province to lead 20,000 men and women and more than 3,000 craftsmen to board ships in the coastal area of Ueno north of Edo and sail directly to Hokkaido.
On May 29, after receiving a secret report from his ninja subordinates that the fleet had arrived in Hokkaido, he immediately called Tokugawa Yorifusa to fool him. Then, under the escort of the last thousand hatamoto, he went to the coastal port of Owari to board the clipper fleet and sailed directly to Hokkaido!
On the 30th, Zhu Youdong, who sensed that Pojun was getting farther and farther away from him, understood in his heart: This guy is indeed a Heisei waste, afraid of hardship, fatigue, death, and pain! He is not as upright as the time traveler from Siam. As a shogun, he actually abandoned his retainers and troops and ran away!
Well, just run away, I don't know where you will go. But considering Japan's current geographical location, I think you will probably go to North America via Hawaii, right? Then let you go there to disgust the Spanish Gemini.
As for Pojun's talent , to be honest, Zhu Youdong felt a little sorry for it, but he didn't pay much attention to it: for a long time to come, his main task was to carry out a thorough reform within the Ming Dynasty and effectively integrate the power of dozens of countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia, with a population of nearly 200 million. Pojun's talent really couldn't be used in a short period of time.
Therefore, after sensing that Tokugawa Yoshinao had escaped, Zhu Youdong still issued an order from Kyoto, asking Li Guozhu to lead the fleet to pursue him along the northeast line of Honshu Island: just catch up to Hokkaido, that would be the best, but it doesn't matter if you can't.
Then, on June 3, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, who had not received any news from Tokugawa Yoshinao for a long time, began to lead the new army to retreat. This retreat caused the new army, which was already in a state of uncertainty, to completely collapse. The Ming army took this opportunity to pursue them, and as a result, a large number of new soldiers surrendered...
At this point, the Tokugawa family no longer had the strength to fight against the Ming army, and the war in Japan quickly came to an end.
