Kakuishi Kumamune immediately asked about the current military situation. The first thing he did was to reorganize the team, because he could see that the current army's morale was so low that it almost collapsed! He had to spend a few days to rest and train.
And divided the troops into four teams according to their own habits.
Unexpectedly, he did not reprimand the loose retainers, because although he was originally in Tachibanayama Castle, he had heard about everything that happened here.
The news that the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Dayou family were defeated by a group of low-ranking Yixiang Zong Yitui has become a topic of conversation after dinner. The Dayou family suddenly became the laughing stock of everyone from the three hegemons of Kyushu.
In fact, Kakuishi Kumamune's illness has not improved at all. He suffers from severe asthma. Years of military service and sleeping in the open have made his originally strong body as strong as an ox riddled with holes. Now he must take medication every once in a while.
The doctor prescribed the medicine for him, otherwise once he became severely breathless, his life would be in danger.
Kakuishi Kumamune's family and subordinates tried their best to dissuade him from coming to lead the army, because at this time it was obvious that the situation was in a mess and could not be restored. Moreover, his own physical condition might cause an accident at any time.
But he still came to the rescue day and night despite all objections. Firstly, because he was a veteran of the Dayou family. He served three generations of Dayou family governors and almost watched the Dayou family develop little by little with his own eyes. He really couldn't bear it.
Seeing the hard work of generations destroyed in one fell swoop.
Come on, Kakuishi Kumamune is a commander who likes challenges very much, and likes to fight hard and dangerous battles. He likes to study the art of war, and he even likes to use the novel art of war he studied in seclusion on the battlefield.
At this time, Du Fei and Shimazu Yoshihisa didn't know the news about the Otomo family's coaching change, so they confidently decided to confront the Otomo family head-on!
After constant exploration, they have learned that there are only more than 4,000 Dayi soldiers left, and their morale is extremely low, almost on the verge of collapse.
Du Fei heard the Ninja's report and hesitated for a moment: "Do you want to investigate again? After all, we have to have a head-on confrontation with the Otomo family."
"Haha, in this situation, we must seize the opportunity and strike decisively! Once they make up their mind to escape, we will not be able to completely defeat them." The fourth brother of Shimazu Yoshihisa, Shimazu Iehisa, said with confidence.
"Make a decision quickly! Brother!" The Shimazu family became a little anxious when they saw that Shimazu Yoshihisa was still hesitant.
After pondering for a long time, Shimazu Yoshihisa finally decided to attack the Otomo family head-on immediately! Annihilate them in one fell swoop!
He left only 500 soldiers to guard Xiaogao City, and led the remaining nearly 3,000 soldiers and horses to quietly cross the river from the other side by boat. As soon as he crossed the river, he ordered the entire army to hide in the dense forest by the river.
Du Fei approached him and asked: "General! Why don't you just attack the big friend's army?"
"Even the remnants of the Allied Forces still number 4,000. Even if we win, we will suffer a lot of losses. It is better to wait for the enemy's meal at noon and then suddenly attack! That can greatly reduce the losses of our army!"
Shimazu Yoshihisa has his own plan in mind: these thousands of soldiers are the Shimazu family's only force in Hyuga. If something goes wrong, the Shimazu family will completely lose control of the Hyuga country!
But Du Fei was very puzzled by his conservatism: since he was determined to fight with the Dayou family, why did he change his mind midway? If the Dayou family learned of the trend, wouldn't it cause a lot of trouble?
But then he remembered the embarrassment of the Otomo army the day before, and his heart suddenly relaxed. Forget it, an army like the Otomo family probably wouldn't be able to do anything good.
He also followed the Shimazu army group and hid in the dense forest by the river.
Waiting was difficult, and Du Fei soon felt very bored, yawning one after another.
Seeing Shimazu Yoshihisa busy, he came to Shimazu Iehisa's team and wanted to chat with Shimazu Iehisa.
This kid who was already leading troops to fight was actually only seventeen years old. After working together for a few days, Du Fei discovered that although he was a young master, he had no airs about him. He would be very modest when he encountered something he didn't understand.
He asked Du Fei for advice.
After Du Fei finished answering his questions, he always knelt on the ground and thanked Du Fei very politely. Du Fei was a little embarrassed because of his politeness.
When Du Fei came to his camp, he saw Shimazu Iehisa sitting on the battle horse with one hand on his knees and a copy of "Sun Tzu's Art of War" in the other hand, reading carefully.
"Didn't bother you?" Du Fei felt very warm when he saw the things from his homeland. He didn't expect that this child would be so interested in the things from China.
"Oh! It's Master! Sit down, sit down!" The Shimazu family saw Du Fei coming and immediately got up and got him a mazar. Before Du Fei could sit down, he pointed to a chapter in Sun Tzu's Art of War and asked:
"Master, it's such a coincidence that you came here! I was worried about that! I don't know many of the men in this chapter. Please read it to me, master."
Du Fei took the book in his hand and saw that he was reading the chapter "Fire Attack". He couldn't help but secretly admire him because the whole book was written in Chinese characters and mixed with a lot of ancient style texts from the Warring States Period.
It must look very strenuous.
So he read aloud:
Sun Tzu said: There are five types of fire attacks: the first is the fireman, the second is the fire accumulation, the third is the fire baggage, the fourth is the fire storehouse, and the fifth is the fire team. There must be a cause for the movement of fire, and the cause must have equipment. There is a time to cause fire, and there is a time to start a fire.
The sun, the hour, and the dryness of the sky. The sun, the moon, the Ji, the wall, the wing, and the Zhen. All these four places are the day when the wind rises. Any attack by fire will be responded to by the changes of the five fires.
: Fire. If it breaks out from the inside, it should be responded to outside as soon as possible. If the fire breaks out and the soldiers are quiet, wait but do not attack. If the firepower is extremely high, you can follow it and not attack.
You can start from the above. Fire can be sent out outside and wait inside. It can be sent out at the right time. The fire is sent up the wind and the attack is downwind. The wind lasts for a long time during the day and stops at night. Every army must know the changes of the five fires and guard them with numbers. Therefore.
He who attacks with fire is wise, and he who attacks with water is strong. Water can be used to destroy, but cannot be captured.
The one who defeats the enemy without laziness in his efforts will be unlucky, and the order is "Fei Liu". Therefore, it is said: The wise master will take care of it, and the good general will be lazy. He will not move unless it is beneficial, he will not use it unless he has it, and he will not fight unless it is dangerous. The master cannot be angry and raise an army.
Generals should not attack when they are angry. They should act when it is beneficial to them, and act when they are not. Anger can lead to joy, and anger can lead to anger. A country that has been destroyed cannot be revived, and the dead cannot be resurrected. Therefore, a wise leader should be cautious, and a good general can warn him.
This is the way to secure the country and the entire army.
After reading, he took a long look at the dumbfounded Shimazu family: "How was it? Did you gain anything?"
"Uh-huh, Master, I'm so sorry, I didn't understand a single word," Shimazu said, scratching his head.
Du Fei took a deep breath and said, "Then how did you read the beginning of this chapter and how did you understand it?"
Iehisa Shimazu said in a low voice with some embarrassment: "Our Shimazu family has an old minister named Kakukane Uyei. He is a learned man. He can speak Japanese, Chinese, and Nanban language. I learned it earlier.
He read out the chapters to me and explained their meaning. He didn’t come out with me in this battle, and I really wanted to know the following chapters, so I just guessed here, but it seemed to have no effect.”
So that's it! Du Fei smiled and shook his head gently: What a studious boy! Seeing that you are so diligent, I will explain it to you!
"Do you want to know what this sentence means?" Du Fei smiled and looked at Shimazu Iehisa with a somewhat childish look in his eyes.
"Please explain to me quickly. I've been making guesses all night and I'm almost exhausted." He lowered his head again and wanted to salute, but was stopped by Du Fei.
Du Fei felt a little pain in his back in order to give him a gift in return. When he saw him bending down, he was so frightened that he stopped him quickly: "Don't pay! If you have something to say, don't be so polite in the future!"
Shimazu's face turned slightly red, making him look more like a child. He suddenly asked blankly: "I heard that you are from China, is it true?"
"That's true. Who did you listen to?"
"That's great!" Shimazu shouted with a loud voice! Du Fei, who was sitting next to him, was startled.
Shimazu Iehisa opened his eyes in excitement and shouted, "Are you really from China? Then have you ever met Guan Yunchang, Zhang Yide, yes, yes! And that Zhao Zilong! Have you seen them?"
"
Du Fei quickly blocked his mouth and looked around carefully: "Keep your voice down! We are lurking now! If the friendly forces find out, our success will be in vain!"
When he saw Shimazu Iehisa's childish and longing eyes blinking at him, he could only sigh and said: "I know them, but there is absolutely no way they know me because they are already dead."
"What!!" Shimazu Iehisa seemed to be very disappointed: "How could he die? They are so powerful! Is there anyone who is still powerful?"
"Not only are they dead, but they have been dead for many years. What you said was almost more than a thousand years ago."
I saw Shimazu Iehisa murmuring to himself thoughtfully: "Yes, even the most powerful and arrogant generals will die of old age in the end."
Du Fei was so angry and funny that he picked up Sun Tzu's Art of War and knocked him on the head and said, "Young man! We seem to have gone too far? Do you still want to listen to my explanation?"
"Haha, I'm sorry. When I was a kid, I heard Mr. Kakuzu tell me the story of the Three Kingdoms. I still miss those top military commanders. It would be great if I could be as brave and good at planning as them!" Shimazu Iehisa finished.
He clenched his fists and stared fixedly at a certain point in the sky, looking intoxicated.
What a brat after all! Du Fei looked at him and couldn't help but shake his head.