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    <>"Sir! Why do you say such unlucky words!" Kasuga Bureau was frightened when he heard Tokugawa Iemitsu say such words.  "Although the current situation is difficult, sir, there are still so many people loyally assisting you, there are so many armies to protect you, and the gods are blessing you in the sky, you will definitely be able to turn danger into good luck and repel the Han invaders!"  She spoke very sincerely, but Tokugawa Iemitsu didn't sound too touched, and just sighed slightly.  A person in a high position like him, of course, knows that there are countless blessings from gods and Buddhas. The most powerful people in the world are swords and guns, and now the shogunate is helpless with swords and guns, and has no way to deal with the Han invaders.  What¡¯s even more frightening is that the authority of the shogunate is actually based on the pressure of force on the vassals. Once this kind of military pressure is lost and the support of the court¡¯s righteousness is lost, then the status of the shogunate will be  will be greatly shaken - and this wavering has already appeared.  After the Han invaders launched a war against the shogunate, the shogunate was never able to get any advantages on the battlefield, and it repeatedly lost troops and territory. Its reputation and prestige had been exhausted. People everywhere raised rebellion flags, and the shogunate was about to become alone.  Now even Kanto is facing the terrible situation of being landed by Han invaders. It can be said that it has reached the most dangerous moment. We are afraid that Han invaders will directly advance towards Edo and then turn this prosperous city into ruins.  His wet nurse just said it lightly and wanted to run away, but now there are powerful enemies everywhere, and even if he wants to retreat, there is no place to retreat. In Edo, he was still a general, and if he is in the hands of others, he may want to do it.  Not a single prisoner is available.  He didn¡¯t want to explain these things to Kasuga Bureau. He just felt weak all over and his head still hurt, and he didn¡¯t want to think about anything.  "I'm much better now. Please step back first." He waved his hand gently, indicating that Kasuga Bureau could leave now. "You can pack your bags and leave Edo in the next two days to rest somewhere else.  "No, sir, I absolutely cannot leave you." As soon as he heard that the general was about to drive him away, Kasuga Bureau immediately stopped and looked at Tokugawa Iemitsu anxiously, "Please let me stay.  "Continue to take care of the general!" "Now that Jiang is under martial law to guard against Han invaders, it is natural for you to follow them and leave. There is nothing you can do if you stay here." Tokugawa Iemitsu shook his head, and then.  He said in a weak tone, "I am facing the enemy now, and I don't need anyone else to take care of me." "Sir, I am also the daughter of the Wu family, and the master I serve is you. You can't leave. Can I still leave?" Kasuga Bureau couldn't help it.  She burst into tears, "As the general's retainer and the general manager of Da'ao, I must live and die with you to fight against the Han invaders. Please give me your permission!" After saying that, she knelt down on the ground.  Touch your head to the ground.  Tokugawa Iemitsu originally wanted to say something more, but after seeing Kasuga Bureau's resolute attitude, he swallowed his words again.  That¡¯s okay, let¡¯s fight against the Han invaders together.  That night, the shogunate, who received the news of the landing of Han invaders, finally calmed down, and then began to do its best to deal with the sudden situation. The shogunate's envoys began to dispatch from Edo to various places, preparing to mobilize shogunate troops from various places to return to Edo.  Unlike Edo, which had been awake all night, Yokosuka Castle was surprisingly calm that day.  After occupying Yokosuka, Zhao Song, the commander of the Japanese army of the Han Dynasty, began to assign different tasks to his men. Some of them were responsible for on-site security, while some were sent to expand the occupied area and guard against the mobilization of the shogunate's troops.  After all these mobilizations began to be carried out step by step, Zhao Song and his counselors became more relaxed. Zhao Song fell asleep early that night.  His current residence is Sogenji Temple, a temple of the Soto Sect of Buddhism and an ancient temple in the Yokosuka area.  After the Han army landed in Yokosuka, all the monks in the temple fled directly with the civilians. The few remaining ones were also driven away by the Han army, and were then requisitioned as Zhao Song's temporary residence.  During Tokugawa Iemitsu's panic-stricken night, Zhao Song spent it easily, and he didn't wake up until the next morning.  At this time, Yan Guang and several other council officers were already asking to see him. After a brief wash, Zhao Song immediately met with these council officers.  "Is there anything unusual in the shogunate last night?" Zhao Song asked directly as soon as they met.  "There is no abnormal movement among the troops and horses mobilized everywhere. On the contrary, everything is calm." Yan Guang immediately replied, "At least so far, there is no sign that the shogunate is gathering troops and horses in front of our army to prepare for an attack." "That's it.  , the shogunate was frightened and decided to let us land like this, pretending not to seeSee you?  "A trace of disappointment and disdain flashed in Zhao Song's eyes, "I thought that Tokugawa Iemitsu would be unable to bear it after being bullied to this extent by us.  " "It seems that they want to stick to Edo and fight a war of attrition with us.  Yan Guang was very serious, "Sir, our landing went very smoothly. All the troops can be transported to the land within these two days. The artillery and war horses will be a little later, but it won't take too long."  " "Very good, it seems that Cai De really put his heart into it.  "Zhao Song nodded approvingly, "In this case, we don't have to stay here waiting for others to come and beat us. Tokugawa Iemitsu doesn't dare to come and beat us, so we will come to find him!  " "Sir, we think so too.  "Yan Guang also agreed with him. Then, Yan Guang and others spread the Japanese topographic map in their hands on the table and began to re-plan the use of the next troops. Fortunately, before the landing, these counselors had already  They have made plans for various situations, so now that the situation has changed, they don't feel at a loss. "Where we are now, the southern end of the peninsula" Yan Guang said, pointing to the map.  Then he slid over gently, "So if you want to advance, there is no other way to go at first. You can only attack north. But when we break out of the peninsula, there will be more places to consider  " He put his hand on the northernmost tip of the peninsula, and then stopped on one of the cities. "This is Kamakura. Kamakura is a well-known ancient city in Japan. It was also the location of the shogunate when Minamoto Yoritomo first established the shogunate.  It is of extraordinary significance to say that it is the spiritual holy place of the Kanto samurai and even the entire Japanese samurai.  If we can capture Kamakura quickly, it will definitely deal a big blow to the reputation of the shogunate, and it will also make our momentum stronger In addition, Kamakura is located to the west of the shogunate, which is a choke point. The shogunate must now have a strong influence on us.  We were very anxious about the sudden landing and mobilized troops from all over to rush to support Edo, and we could wait for work near Kamakura, destroy or defeat the troops who came to rescue the shogunate, and then directly attack Edo, leaving Tokugawa Iemitsu with nothing to do.  There is no way to escape!  " During his explanation, Zhao Song remained silent, thinking about the credibility of Yan Guang's plan. From a logical point of view, Yan Guang's plan is also the most appropriate - Edo is the throat of the shogunate, and the shogunate does not  Dare not save, if you want to save, you will naturally have to mobilize a large number of troops, and the Han Dynasty can intercept these troops in the middle, weakening the shogunate's military strength, and also making the shogunate more isolated.  "Finally, he nodded and agreed to Yan Guang's plan, "Then let's take Kamakura first and let Tokugawa Iemitsu rest for a few days, and then the whole army will directly attack Edo.  " Yan Guang is the chief counselor, and he received Zhao Song's personal approval, so the strategy he proposed became the new battle plan for the Han army. The other counselors began to plan the march in accordance with Yan Guang's request.  Route and deployment of officers and soldiers, while Zhao Song and Yan Guang went to the troops to express condolences to the landing officers and soldiers, and at the same time prepared to lead the army to set off as soon as possible. Early the next morning, the Han army, which had completed its rest, set off on time in a mighty manner.  The army, like tigers coming out of the gate, began to press deep into the hinterland of the shogunate. Although there were many crises in front of them, they were not afraid and only wanted to make achievements and defeat the enemy army.  At that time, the shogunate's envoy finally came to the Iga area and found the army personally led by the shogunate's elder Ii Naotaka, and then explained to Ii Naotaka the current difficulties faced by the shogunate and Tokugawa Iemitsu's orders.  When he heard that the Han army had actually landed in the hinterland of Kanto and was within easy reach of Edo, Naotaka Ii was almost stunned and speechless for a long time. ¡°II have a negative general, I have.  Negative God Lord!  "In the end, he could only sigh, annoyed and painful, and his face was ashen. Because of his previous advice, Tokugawa Iemitsu handed over a large number of elite troops to him and asked him to go to Kinki to fight the Han invaders. As a result,  Now he led a large army to fight against the Han invaders, but failed to regain much land. Instead, there was a void in Kanto. As a result, the Han invaders now directly landed in Kanto. He felt that he was indeed guilty. "My lord now is not the time to talk about this!"  "As if feeling his current pain and guilt, the messenger comforted him, and at the same time urged, "Now that Edo is in danger, please send troops to Edo to rescue it. Right now, the most important thing is to save Edo.  Everything else can be slowed down" However, Naotaka Ii still looked ashen. Now it is no longer a matter of slowing down. The problem now is that in the case of a confrontation between the two armies, even if he wants to retreat  Return to Kanto to aidIn Edo, there is no way to do it immediately - if he really retreats regardless of hesitation, the entire army will definitely be destroyed by the enemy's pursuit.  ¡°Moreover, even if he can return to aid, he doesn¡¯t know if Edo can be saved. At least Kinki and Saigoku will definitely not be able to return to the rule of the shogunate now The shogunate is now in decline.  As an important minister of the shogunate, he assisted the Tokugawa family in ruling Japan from the beginning of the establishment of the shogunate. He served three generations of generals and helped them strengthen their control over the daimyo and the court in various ways. He also watched the shogunate change little by little.  Become a behemoth that dominates Japan.  However, just when the shogunate was at its peak, it suddenly suffered a blow. Seeing that the shogunate was in danger, this kind of pain was really unbearable.  He was really at a loss. He didn¡¯t know how to face the divine king and the previous generals, let alone what to do to save the shogunate in such a critical situation.  "Sir!" Seeing that the elder was so uneasy, the messenger couldn't help but urge, "Please make a decision quickly!" "Yes we must make a decision as soon as possible." He nodded.  Under the current situation, it is impossible for the entire army to escape. We can only leave a part of the army as a rear guard to delay the enemy's pursuit and bring the main force back to Kanto to defend Edo.  But the morale of the remaining army will definitely be greatly reduced. How long can they resist the enemy?  Naotaka Ii is really not sure, but now he can only give it a try.  That morning, he immediately summoned all his generals, and then informed these generals of the situation facing Kanto.  When they heard that the Han invaders had landed directly in Kanto and threatened Edo, these generals, like Naotaka Ii, fell into panic and panic. They were all the bannermen of the shogunate for generations, and many of their families lived near Edo.  , Edo's encounter with war is tantamount to saying that their families have been put in danger.  Immediately, almost everyone said in unison that they would return to support Edo.  Originally, they fought high-spiritedly all the way from Kanto, fully intending to fight the Han invaders to the death and regain Kyoto for the shogunate. However, after fighting for so many days, the shogunate's army still made little progress, and their patience and morale had been worn away.  , the original excitement has never been reproduced again.  Now that we have heard the news that Edo is threatened, naturally everyone just wants to retreat.  This was what Ii Naotaka was most worried about. He thought about it, and finally selected a few generals who were most loyal to the shogunate, and asked them to lead their respective troops to cut off the rear and cover the retreat of the army. And these few  All the generals finally agreed with tears in their eyes.  Although the top brass of the military finally reached a unified opinion, the tens of thousands of troops were scattered widely, and the advance, retreat, and redeployment could not be solved at once. In the next few days, Naotaka Ii was personally directing the mobilization and preparation of the troops.  , and at the same time, they also attach great importance to confidentiality, hoping to deceive the enemy on the opposite side and try to make it easier for them to retreat.  However, even though he was so cautious, the unusual movement on the other side did not escape Zhou Pu's eyes.  Because he knew the plan of the Han army before, and knew that he would definitely ask Ii Naotaka to go back for support when Edo was threatened, so he paid great attention to the movements of Ii Naotaka's army. When the other side began to redeploy their deployment, he also  He concentrated his troops and began to prepare to attack the shogunate army.  As soon as the shogunate army begins to retreat, he will attack, not to annihilate Ii Naotaka's army, but to hold them firmly so that this shogunate army cannot return to aid Kantung and affect the war on Zhao Song's side.  At the same time, in order to further delay and divide his opponents, he also prepared a psychological attack.  The past few days have been like years for Ii Naotaka. Starting from the day he received the order from the shogun, Edo sent people every day to urge him to lead his troops back as soon as possible, and his eagerness became higher day by day.  And in the past few days, he had been receiving bad news. After the Han invaders landed in Yokosuka, they took a short rest and then launched their attack again. Then they marched north and directly broke out of the peninsula and captured Kamakura.  Kamakura is the old place of the samurai family and is of great significance. It fell into the hands of the Han invaders, which really made Ii Naotaka heartbroken. Moreover, I heard that it fell very easily. Although there were many defenders in the area, they were directly defeated by the Han invaders and had no choice but to escape.  Kamakura.  ?????????????????????????????????????????????????: The fall of Kamakura also made the connection between Kanto and Kinki very difficult, and made his return journey a bit more difficult.  The intention of the Han army is also very obvious. They want to first eliminate some of the shogunate troops returning to support Edo, and then directly attack Edo - then?Even knowing their thoughts, Naotaka Ii has no way to go now.  Under the anxious pressure, he has been almost sleepless these days. He seems to have aged more than ten years, and even his voice is hoarse.  However, due to his efforts, the redeployment of the shogunate's troops was finally nearly completed. Tomorrow he could take most of his men to leave the Iga area and turn towards Edo.  But on this day, the enemy army on the opposite side sent an envoy, claiming to ask to see Ii Naotaka.  The shogunate had sent envoys several times before to negotiate peace with the Han invaders, but to no avail. This was the first time that the Han took the initiative to send envoys to find him.  Surprised, Naotaka Ii immediately summoned the envoy of the Han Dynasty - although he knew that the other party was unlikely to propose too good conditions, Naotaka Ii still had a faint hope in his heart, hoping that something could turn around at the last minute.  However, although Naotaka Ii was sincere, the Han envoy was quite arrogant. After coming to Naotaka Ii, he did not salute solemnly, but just bowed his hands. According to his words, the shogunate and minister of the shogunate have now been captured by Japan.  The imperial court dismissed all imperial officials. They were no longer officials, so they could only be treated in this way. Although Ii Naotaka was angry, he tolerated it in the end.  "I wonder why you came to me now?" he asked coldly.  "Sir, you have been working hard day and night recently, but are you ready to retreat?" But the envoy responded tit-for-tat, looking directly at Ii Naotaka, without any awareness that his life was in the hands of others, "If this is really the case, then I will tell you the truth.  Well, our envoys from the Heavenly Dynasty have already prepared the army. As long as you and your army escape, our entire army will attack and chase you all the way. So please think twice before you act and don¡¯t make a decision that you will regret for the rest of your life.  Come!"  
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