Although Todo Takatora and others can understand Hideho's plan, they are still a little worried. They are not sure that Manano Yorihiro and Nomura Yukinari will take the risk to cooperate with Hideho when Osaka Castle is controlled by Ishida Mitsunari and the Seven Hands. , and even more doubtful whether Kinoshita Katsutoshi will continue to do nothing, directly entrust the plan to the followers in exchange for the support of the followers, and then seek a position in the center afterwards. After all, he can be regarded as attached to the high platform. He is the closest daimyo to the institute, and being able to enter the center is what Gaodain is willing to see. However, at Hideho's insistent request, Todo Takatora still summoned Kirigakure Shiaemon. According to Hideho's request, he led two jounin to sneak into Osaka Castle and attacked Mano Yoribo and Ninomaru stationed in Sannomaru respectively. Yukinari Nomura and Katsutoshi Kinoshita of Nishinomaru sent secret letters. Knowing that the secret message had been delivered, Hideho persuaded everyone to wait patiently. It was not until half an hour later that he suddenly stood up and asked the retainers to immediately mobilize the 20,000 elite Toyotomi clan in the surrounding area, divide the troops into two groups, and rush to Tenmanqiao Gather at the west gate of Sannomaru. "Raising troops in the middle of the night, with the bright fire, will inevitably attract attention in the city. Please think twice, my lord, if you really want to attack the city, it is not a bad idea after sunrise." Takatora Toudo advised. "Who said I was going to attack the city?" Hideho couldn't help but asked: "Leave now and wait until you arrive at the predetermined location. At the right time, what's the harm even if you are noticed by the city?" "It's rare for my lord to be so confident. I hope I am not underestimating the enemy too much" Fukushima Takayoshi was slightly worried. Unexpectedly, Goto Kiji patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "It is precisely because it is rare that we should believe it more, right? After so many years, when have you ever underestimated the enemy? Besides, in this situation, No matter what the best strategy is, entering the city is a foregone conclusion. Since the Lord has done this after careful consideration, we, as retainers, can only act according to the order. " "Thank you for your advice, I will mobilize the army now." After hearing this. Fukushima Takayoshi understood Fuji Motoji's advice and immediately ran out of the house after bowing deeply to Goto. In about half an hour, the army was assembled outside Hiranoguchi. Hideho immediately ordered Ogasawara Takakiyo and Goto Motoji to lead 10,000 people each to rush to Tenman Bridge and Sannomaru west gate. Accompanied by Xing, he led a thousand Overlords to follow behind Ogasawara Takakiyo. Tenman Bridge is an important passage connecting the north and south of the Yodogawa River, and plays a very important role in Osaka Castle. The Osaka Winter Formation of that year connected Tenjin Bridge, Tenman Bridge and Kyobashi in northern Sichuan. They were stationed by the leaders of the Seven Hands Group, Ito Nagami, Hota Moritaka and Nakajima Ujitane respectively, forming the main defense line in the north of Osaka. , it was not broken through until the end of the Winter Formation, which also reflects the importance of Tianma and other three bridges. At this time, Tenjin Bridge connecting Kawakita and Sogo was already in Ukita's hands, and Kyobashi connecting Bizen Island and Ninomaru was guarded by Matsuura Hidehito, making it difficult to capture; only this bridge was located at the junction of Sogo and Sannomaru. , the Tenman Bridge connecting Kawasaki was garrisoned by Mano Yorihiro, which became the key to Hideho's operation. At this time, Nomura Yukinari was responsible for defending the west and north sides of Ninomaru; Hayami Morihisa, as the pen leader, led 2,000 people to station in the southwest area of ????Ninomaru to defend the inner bridge connecting Ninomaru and Sannomaru; as for the connection The area around Ninomaru, Sannomaru, and Sogo's tamagoostoma is under the responsibility of Ito Nagami. Since the current military forces outside the city are mainly concentrated on the west and south sides of Sannomaru, the number of troops at tamamaru is relatively small. , compared with Matsuura Hidehito's 2,500 people, Ito Nagami only had about 1,000 people, even 300 fewer than Nomura Yukinari. As the head of the Kodai-in clan, Kinoshita Katsutoshi led one hundred and fifty soldiers of the Kinoshita clan to station in Nishinomaru to ensure the safety of Kodai-in. Ishida Mitsunari did not take him seriously, but asked Gun Soho to lead a thousand soldiers. The army was stationed at the three gates of Honmaru, Hideyori and Yodohime. As for the newly promoted Majima Mitsuyoshi and Sagishima Takayoshi, the former was assigned to be stationed at the west gate of Sannomaru, and the latter was assigned to the residence of Sannomaru Ishida Mitsunari. As a mobile force, they followed Ishida Mitsunari's dispatch. It should be noted that out of respect for Hideyori and Yodohime and for the convenience of deploying troops, Ishida Mitsunari did not live in the Yashiki in Ninomaru. Instead, he used Masuda Nagamori Yashiki in the south of Sannomaru as his residence. The command post has full authority to direct matters within the city. At three o'clock in the morning, Ogasawara Takakiyo led his troops to the Tanimachi area not far west of Teman Bridge. Hideho and his retainers rode their horses to the front of the team. Looking at Teman Bridge in front of them, they felt really nervous. "My lord, if Manano Bungo Mamoru is unwilling to open the door, this action of ours may anger Ishida Harubu, and even lead to a night attack on the castle where the young master lives." Even though the matter has come to this, Toudo Takatora still reminded him kindly. Xiubao nodded slightly and replied quite seriously: "Indeed, this is a gamble, but don't worry Gao Hu, I will never lose this time." Hearing these words, Todo Takatora solemnly bowed to Hideho and said: "I believe in my lord's judgment. No matter what, this world cannot allow these gangs to do whatever they want, and the majesty of our family must not be damaged in the slightest." Suddenly, there was a sound of horse hoofbeats. From far to near, accompanied by flying dust, an envoy with the Gochitung flag on his back galloped towards Hideho's army. "Protect the lord!" Seeing this situation, Ogasawara Takakiyo subconsciously shouted. More than a hundred Overlords immediately rushed in front of Hideho and protected Hideho and Todo Takatori on three levels outside. "I am the envoy under the command of Manano Bungo, and I have something important to see His Highness Youfu!" In order to prevent being accidentally injured, the envoy usually shouted while riding a horse. "Bungo Mamoru's envoy?! Get out of the way!" Hideho excitedly pushed away the surrounding samurai, leaving a gap for the envoy to enter alone. Unexpectedly, the commander came to the gap, immediately dismounted deeply, took three steps and two steps at a time, rolled and crawled to the front of Xiubao's horse, and shouted loudly: "I am reporting to Your Highness, my lord asked me to tell this to Your Highness." , he has taken control of Tianmanqiao and Ximen as planned, and begs His Highness to enter the city quickly!" "It's done!" Xiubao clenched his fists and said secretly. "Tell Bungo Mamoru for me that I will lead an army of 20,000 into the city and ask him to wait where he is." Hideho said calmly. "I obey, but before I set off, I heard that Ishida Harubu had mobilized the troops of Sagishima and Ito to rush to Tenmanqiao. The situation is very unfavorable for Bungo Mamoru. Please ask Your Highness" said At this point, Shi Fan felt that he had made a mistake and immediately swallowed the second half of the sentence. "I understand what you mean," Hideho nodded to the envoy and solemnly promised: "Go back and tell Bungo Mamoru that as long as I am here, he will never suffer a loss!"