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Chapter 397 Race against time

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    Oda Hidenobu was not stupid either. He could hear the implication of Hideho's words, and immediately kowtowed to Hideho and admitted his mistake. While following Hideho and his entourage along the Nakasen Road to the Northern City, he ordered the Momozuna family to immediately withdraw from the previously captured city.  He even withdrew from the territory of the three Simeon families that he had agreed with Hideho.  Although I feel reluctant to give up, in this era of the jungle, all I can do is act within the red lines set by the strong. Otherwise, I may face an ending even more tragic than Honnoji Temple.  On May 14th, Hideho arrived at Gifu Castle, stopped for a while, and then arrived at the Northern Castle belonging to Takatora Toudo at noon the next day.  In this important town of Mino in southwest China, Hideho commended Nabeshima Naoshige and other daimyo who were stationed here. He listened in detail to their reports on the previous activities of the Oda Army in the surrounding area, and he also had a deeper understanding of Oda Hidenobu's behavior.  cognition.  According to the plan, Hideho was to enter Omi Province through Sekigahara two days later, stop at Sawayama Castle for a while, and then go to Mount Gohigashi to visit Toyotomi and Maeda soldiers.  But just before entering Sekigahara, he received a secret letter from Ogasawara Takakiyo, and learned that when the Maori army stormed Gohigayama Castle, the neighboring Sawayama Castle Castle, Ishida Masatsugu, the father of Ishida Mitsunari, was unwilling to send troops to help, and in  When the Maeda Army arrived at the castle, Masatsugu Ishida was unwilling to open the city to provide supplies. This forced the Maeda Army to bypass Sawayama Castle to support Gohigashiyama Castle. Because many soldiers were tired from the long-distance attack, it would have been difficult to say who would have fought in that battle if the raid had not been successful.  Whoever loses wins.  Although there was only half a day left from Sawayama Castle when the news was received, Hideho still ordered the army to take a rest in Sekigahara before diverting southward.  Sekihara is a basin four kilometers from east to west and two kilometers from north to south, surrounded by Mount Ibuki to the north, Mount Sasao and Mount Tenman to the west, Mount Matsuo to the southwest, and Mount Nangong to the southeast.  To the northwest of Sekigahara, the Nishokukuni Street connects to the Hokuriku Expressway, and to the southeast, Mino Road connects to the Tokaido. There are also Hapfu Expressway and Ise Expressway in the surrounding areas. The most important one is Nakasen Expressway, which crosses it. It is an extremely important transportation.  It is an important place and is also an excellent place for field battles.  The Japanese often refer to "Kanto" and "Kansai". The "pass" here refers to the Suzuka Pass set up on Tokaido in ancient Japan, the Fuba Pass set up on Hokuriku Dou, and the Aifa Pass set up on Higashiyama Dou.  close.  As for Sekigahara, as the name suggests, it is a small plain before the pass. The east of Sekigahara is Kanto, and the west of Sekigahara is Kansai.  A battle that was supposed to take place here to determine the fate of all Japan turned into nothing because of Hideho.  Looking at the high mountains on both sides of the road and several small villages on the mountainside, Hideho was filled with emotion. In comparison, although the decisive battle with the Tokugawa clan was moved from here to Mutsu, the situation he faced was worse than that of Ishida Mitsunari in history.  It's a lot easier to deal with.  Historically, Ishida Mitsunari only had one chance, and he could not stand up if he failed, but Hideho was different. Even if Aizu was defeated, he had advantages in Kinki, Kyushu, Kanto and other places. As long as he organized carefully, he could definitely compete with the Tokugawa army again.  Down.  In addition, although Ishida Mitsunari was the commander-in-chief of the Western Army on the battlefield of Sekigahara, the Western Army was divided internally and Mitsunari himself lacked prestige, which seriously affected the Western Army's combat effectiveness and laid hidden dangers for the defeat; while Toyotomi led by Hideho  However, the coalition forces were much more united. Not only did the Owari faction help, but Hideho's own prestige and strength were enough to suppress the forces on both sides, thus ensuring the unity of the coalition forces and suppressing the Tokugawa and Uesugi armies in terms of morale.  Thinking of this, Hideho was secretly grateful, and at the same time he was relieved for Ishida Mitsunari.  From an overall perspective, Hideho believed in Ishida Mitsunari's loyalty to Hideyoshi, Hideyori and the Toyotomi clan; but from within the Toyotomi clan, Mitsunari's loyalty would undoubtedly have an impact on Hideho's hindsight role and weaken Hideho's reputation in the hearts of the daimyo.  status and prestige.  After experiencing this war, Hideho regarded the conflict between himself and Ishida Mitsunari as an "internal conflict" that could be resolved by means other than war.  Therefore, even if he received the news that Ishida Masatsugu was unwilling to support Go Higashiyama, Hideho was not too resentful towards Mitsunari.  The reason why he avoided Sawayama Castle was just to express his attitude to Mitsunari and the daimyo in the world. On the one hand, it was to give Ishida Mitsunari a warning and let him know his temper; on the other hand, it was also to tell other daimyo that even if Mitsunari stayed in Osaka  Protect Hideyori and his son, but he will not give Sancheng too high a rating after the war. Now, it is time for these big names to choose sides. Absolute authority must be established within the Toyotomi clan. Hideyoshi will never allow them to fight against each other.  The elbow-blocking thing happened again.  Going south through Ogaki Castle and Katsuhata Castle, Hideho finally arrived at Nagashima Castle at the border of Owari and Ise Province on May 18th.  This castle located on the northeastern border of Hideho territory was an important part of the Yamato Toyotomi clan's northeastern defense line. It was originally the residence of Shima Kiyoshi, but was temporarily handed over to Fukushima Takayoshi's father, Fukushima Takaharu.  After being informed in advance by the envoy, when Hideho arrived at Nagashima Castle, Yamato Toyotomi's retainers of more than 5,000 koku had already bowed down outside the city, waiting nervously and excitedly.?The arrival of an army of this unprecedented size.  We learned from Takaden Ishin and others who stayed behind at home that on May 13, Kuroda Nishui and Mouri Terumoto rushed to Osaka Castle alone, and met Sogo outside the city. Before that, they had been at loggerheads with the Mouri family.  The specific content of the conversation is unknown, but according to the envoys of the Ukita family and the ninjas installed by the Yamato Toyotomi family in Osaka Castle, Ishida Mitsunari arranged for Mori Terumoto to ignore the objections of the Ukita and Maeda families.  and Kuroda Rusui temporarily went to live in their respective houses in Osaka, but they were not allowed to enter the Honmaru to meet Hideyori and his son.  At the same time, it only took less than eight days for the Shimadzu and Kato coalition forces to suppress the defenseless Tosa Kingdom, and then crossed the sea to Mihara Castle in Maori territory to join forces with the Kyushu coalition forces led by Kato Kiyomasa, who was chasing the Kuroda Army.  .  The two armies chased Kuroda slowly along the route of Kuroda and Minamiluo, traveling day and night, but in the end they were one step behind Kuroda and Mori, and arrived at Osaka Castle in the early morning of May 15th.  During this period, there was almost an error. Since the Shimadzu Army was the first to arrive, the Ukita Hideie stationed outside the city actually thought that the Kato Army was defeated in Kyushu, which allowed the Shimazu Army to go straight to Osaka and fight with the previously arrived troops.  Maori Terumoto cooperated with others to seize the city.  Even though Shimazu Tadahashi tried hard to explain, Ukita Hideie just didn't want to believe it, so the two sides became tense and a fierce battle was about to break out.  Fortunately, the forwards led by Kato Kiyomasa arrived later and the conflict between the two sides was resolved.  However, the Ukita Hide family still insisted on their original attitude, that is, they could enter the city, but they were not allowed to bring soldiers, and no daimyo was allowed to see Hideyori and his son without permission before Hideho arrived.
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