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Chapter 393 Edo Kaicheng

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    After the banquet that night, Hideho did not rush to let Tokugawa Ieyasu and others return to Minawa Castle. Instead, he stayed in Numata Castle to rest for two days. It was not until May 7th that they were allowed to go south with the large army.  On the evening of May 7, a force of 140,000 troops arrived at Minawa Castle and joined forces with Motoji Goto and Yukinaga Asano who had arrived earlier. At Hideho's signal, Tokugawa Ieyasu asked the 20,000 Tokugawa troops in the city to disarm, except for peasants.  The soldiers and some banners disbanded on their own and returned to their hometowns. Most of the Tokugawa clan officials and a small number of elites stayed in Minawa Castle under the supervision of Asano Yukinaga, waiting for further disposal.  In the early morning of May 8th, Hideho asked Tokugawa Ieyasu to send his retainers to the Tokugawa leader in Kanto to persuade the city lord who was still holding on to open the city. On the other hand, he led the army to march westward along Nakasendo Road, and on May 10th  Arriving at Komoro Castle, he commended the Sanada clan for their bravery in the Battle of Shinano. However, the previously rebellious daimyo of Shinano were severely reprimanded by Hideho. He immediately asked these daimyo to disband their troops and only allow a small number of them to carry with them.  The retainers accompanied the army to Osaka to meet Hideyori and Yodohime.  At noon on May 11th, the army arrived at Takashima Castle on the east coast of Lake Suwa. Hideho and others, who had planned to take a short rest before continuing on their way, received bad news here: just three days ago, the siege of Jiang  When the Toyotomi coalition forces in Toki were conducting artillery deterrents, they happened to hit the temporary warehouse storing gunpowder next to the castle tower, causing a violent explosion, which directly caused the left side of the castle tower to collapse. Tokugawa Hidetada happened to be in the temple at this time and was unfortunately killed on the spot.  buried.  Despite all efforts to rescue him, he died in the end.  Sadly, late that night, an envoy sent by Ieyasu arrived in Edo and conveyed Ieyasu's order to open the city to the Sakai brothers.  In grief and anger, Sakai Shigetada committed seppuku next to the warehouse. His younger brother Sakai Tadatsuki, as a representative of the Tokugawa army, surrendered in Kaicheng in the early morning of May 9. Ogasawara Tadakiyo and others took over Edo Castle, and the Toyotomi army attacked the German army.  The Sichuan leader's crusade also came to an end.  Subsequently, the daimyo who participated in the siege set out from Edo Castle and marched westward along the Tokaido, finally catching up with Hideho's main team at Naegi Castle in Higashi-Mino.  However, before that, everyone in the Tokugawa clan in Takashima Castle, including Tokugawa Ieyasu, was suffering from the death of Tokugawa Hidetada. Some retainers also tried to incite a small number of accompanying Tokugawa troops to mutiny, and fought for Tokugawa through assassinations and other methods.  Xiuzhong takes revenge.  But Tokugawa Ieyasu stopped such actions and severely reprimanded the mutinous Tokugawa army.  Compared with the death of Tokugawa Hidetada, he was more concerned about how Hideho could calmly organize his army to attack Edo from three directions and capture the vast area except Honmaru and Ninomaru in one day.  You know, Edo Castle is a huge city that Tokugawa Ieyasu spent ten years expanding and strengthening. Although it is not as good as Osaka Castle, it is still among the top three cities in the world. It was easily captured by Hideho, which is undoubtedly a sign of Germany.  A kind of trampling on Chuan's prestige.  "Lord, what should we do?" Honda Tadakatsu and other retainers expressed their inner worries to Tokugawa Ieyasu and their confusion about the future of the Tokugawa clan more than once. In their view, Tokugawa Hidetada's death was tantamount to  A disaster.  But Tokugawa Ieyasu did not fall into confusion. He spent the whole night sorting out his thoughts, and finally made an important decision the next morning.  "Why do you think the right government wants to keep us in Numata Castle for two more days?" Tokugawa Ieyasu asked all the retainers.  "Do you want to use us as hostages so that the Asano army can take over Minawa Castle?" Honda Tadakatsu asked.  Tokugawa Ieyasu shook his head and turned his attention to Sakakihara Yasumasa.  "In my lord's opinion, is it related to the Toyotomi army's dispatch of troops to Edo?" Sakakihara Yasumasa's words showed a trace of nervousness and worry.  "Capture Tamana Castle, control Edo Bay, invade Kokufudai, and complete the siege of Edo. It is impossible for the right government to know nothing about this series of wars. It is actually a bit far-fetched to think that we deliberately stayed in Numata Castle.  , Thinking about it deeply, it seems that it was really intentional by the Youfu." Tokugawa Ieyasu then slowly explained: "Just like Osaka Castle is a symbol of the Toyotomi clan, Edo Castle is the entrance of the Tokugawa clan.  It is the symbol of the Lord Kanto. Taking it is the best blow to the Tokugawa clan and the best warning to those half-hearted daimyo. " "But according to the report from the envoy, the Toyotomi coalition did not pursue the victory and conquer Ninomaru and Ninomaru in one fell swoop.  Honmaru, but carried out continuous bombardment, seems to want to create a tense atmosphere and deterrence," Honda Tadakatsu said curiously.  Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded and replied: "Perhaps as you said, the Youfu initially wanted to use this to coerce Hidetada to surrender and avoid causing greater casualties. However, this situation is now difficult for him.  It doesn¡¯t seem to be a bad thing.¡± ¡°My family¡¯s military strength has been disintegrated and it no longer poses a threat to him,¡± Honda Tadakatsu sighed helplessly.  "I'm not referring to military strength," Tokugawa Ieyasu corrected: "Twenty thousand versus tenThere is no suspense at all, and failure is inevitable.  But the most important thing is the issue of the Tokugawa family's successor.  " "Heir?  "Tokugawa Ieyasu's words caused quite a stir in everyone's hearts: "Master Hidetada died in battle. Is there anyone else in the world who can shoulder such a heavy responsibility?  " "Not only is there, but it is very suitable.  " Tokugawa Ieyasu said with confidence. "The Lord refers to" Sakakihara Yasumasa seemed to have the answer in his mind, but he seemed unwilling to go into details. "That's right.  "Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded solemnly, and everyone followed me and heard the clues. On the morning of the 12th, Tokugawa Ieyasu came to Hideyasu's residence before the army set off, and formally expressed to him that he wanted Tokugawa Hideyasu to succeed him.  Hideyasu first comforted Ieyasu, but still politely rejected Tokugawa Ieyasu's request on the grounds that "Hideyasu is the adopted (only) son of the Yuuki family and must inherit the Yuuki family name."  In Hideho's mind, of course, the best way to establish authority was to drive out all the Tokugawa clan. However, in fact, considering that Ieyasu still had a lot of use, Hideho gave up on this idea and instead ordered the army to leave as soon as possible.  At the same time, it was hinted that Tokugawa Ieyasu also needed to discuss the matter of the successor at the joint meeting. On May 13, the army finally arrived at Naegi Castle in Higashi Mino. As the lord of Naegi Castle, Kawajiri Hidenaga asked the retainers to prepare a grand banquet.  Treat these daimyo from all over the country well. At the same time, Oda Hidenobu, the head of the Oda family and known as the "Gifu Nakaton", also hurried to Naegi City after learning the news, preparing to meet Hideho before he came to Beijing.  See the previous one.
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