After learning that Kinoshita Tokichiro was gearing up with his father-in-law, Du Fei, who had just been lucky enough to scare away Mouri Terumoto, immediately had a long face. He didn't expect that Tokichiro would be so arrogant!
So he quickly wrote a letter, and in the letter he scolded Tokichiro unceremoniously! Du Fei was not a stingy person. In a city as big as Ishiyama Honganji Temple, Tokichiro said that Du Fei would not hesitate.
So I gave it to him as a gift. But Tokugawa Ieyasu is still his relative and his father-in-law, Lao Taishan. Isn't it just a slap in the face in disguise? Although he understood that Tokichiro was already prosperous at this time.
, but he still couldn't swallow this breath.
Du Fei regretted a little after publishing the letter: based on his understanding of Tokichiro's character, since Tokichiro had already spoken out to seek trouble against his father-in-law, he would definitely do what he said, and it would be almost impossible for him to give him this letter again.
It makes no sense at all.
Sure enough, then Tokichiro came back with a letter. The letter was very simple, with only a few cold words: "Anyone who stops me will die."
"Bastard!" Du Fei angrily tore the letter into powder! He had never hated a person as much as he did now!
I didn't expect that the little monkey who used to call him master and run around in a hurry would be so heartless and unrighteous today!
At this time, Luo Ji didn't know yet. Seeing Du Fei's appearance, she quickly came over and hugged Du Fei from behind.
Du Fei suddenly felt Luo Ji's gentle body rubbing ambiguously against his own back, and he felt slightly relaxed.
"What's going on?" Luo Ji looked at the scraps of paper on the ground curiously and said, "Who are you so angry with, Your Highness?"
"What?" Du Fei didn't want Luo Ji to know about this matter. Then this crazy girl would probably immediately pick up a knife and go to settle the score with Tokichiro.
Du Fei immediately summoned his ministers, who all frowned when they heard the news! Yes, they had just lived a peaceful life for a few days, and no one wanted to go head-to-head with Tokichiro, a difficult opponent.
"Your Highness, I think we should try our best to persuade His Excellency Tokichiro to give up this idea!" Oura Weixin carefully looked at Du Fei's face and said: "Now his power is not what it used to be, and we are not suitable to fight with him easily.
There will be a conflict!”
Seeing that Du Fei's face was not good-looking, Oda Shisheng said quickly: "That Tokichiro is too much! I think we should give him a blow!"
"Kohata Kanbei! What do you think?" Du Fei suddenly asked about Kohata, who had been silent in the corner.
"Your Highness, I know that at this moment you must want to send troops to teach that arrogant monkey a lesson, but I don't recommend that you use too straightforward a method. To be honest, although the monkey is now powerful, compared with His Highness Tokugawa, it is still
He’s a lot immature.”
Du Fei's face showed a trace of imperceptible joy: "You think so too?"
He then turned to ask Kai Zongyun: "What do you think?"
"I agree with Xiaobata's view," Kai Soun smiled and rubbed his sparse beard: "This is the best policy! It is best to use other methods to avoid conflicts between the two parties. Their conflict is that when Monkey was seeking support from the Iron Triangle Alliance,
His Highness Tokugawa flatly refused. Apart from that, there is no conflict of interest for the time being. The competition between them at this time will only make the other daimyo applaud!"
"Then who's going to convince Monkey?" Du Fei's words caused everyone to reach a deadlock again.
You must know that what made Kinoshita Tokichiro unique in the Warring States Period was his ability to persuade others. In this aspect, it is difficult for anyone to match him.
"I'll go." Kenji Ishikawa volunteered, "I'll try my best, but I'm not sure."
At this moment, Du Fei's retainer Takashima Masashige suddenly came in a hurry. As soon as he entered the venue, he walked up to Du Fei with a sullen face and whispered a few words.
"What!" Du Fei was shocked after hearing this: "His Royal Highness Tokugawa took the lead in challenging Kinoshita's army? Is this information true?"
Takashima Masashige nodded with a stern expression: "Absolutely yes, this was accidentally learned by the ninjas I sent in Kinki to search for Shikifu materials. It is said that His Highness Tokugawa attacked the Kinoshita Army's garrison in Iwamura Castle the evening before yesterday!
Iwamura Castle's guard Miyoshi Hiroshi was killed, and about 2,000 soldiers were wiped out!"
How cruel! Du Fei couldn't help but stick out his tongue. He didn't expect that his father-in-law was not a fuel-efficient lamp either!
"I think our worries about His Highness Tokugawa are unnecessary," Oura murmured, "The seemingly powerful Tokichiro may be the one who needs to worry!"
"Huh! You deserve it!" Du Fei perked up after hearing the news: "Let His Highness Tokugawa teach this little guy a lesson and let him know what real war is!"
He immediately ordered Kobata Kanbei: "Send two thousand fire weapons to His Highness Tokugawa! And tell him that if he needs anything, the son-in-law of Shikoku will immediately support him with all his strength!"
When Tokugawa Ieyasu of Okazaki Castle received Du Fei's letter and arms, he proudly said to Tadashi Sakai, one of the Four Tokugawa Kings next to him: "Look! I said, this son-in-law is very reliable! I have a good taste.
?”
"Haha, now that we have the support of this munition, our firepower will be greatly improved!" He then said with a smile: "Your Highness, which team will this batch of munitions be used to equip?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a sturdy general with thick eyebrows and big eyes beside him said arrogantly: "Our second team has the least firearms equipment, of course they are given to us!" He is one of the Four Tokugawa Kings, known as Dechuan.
Tadakatsu Honda, the number one general of the Kawa family.
Honda Tadakatsu is said to have fought in hundreds of battles, large and small, in his life, and he didn't even have a single scar on his body! People called him "The Undefeated Kongo Heihachiro".
Not only was this man extremely skilled in martial arts, but his commanding ability was also at the top of the Tokugawa family. Tokugawa Ieyasu often took him for reference when formulating certain combat policies.
This person's character is in line with his ability and appearance. He is very arrogant and domineering. He is the kind of person who will kick him in the face even if nothing happens. Therefore, although Sakai Chuji is older than him and is nominally one of the Four Tokugawa Kings, he
I didn't buy it at all.
And Tadashi Sakai, who knew his character and temper well, was also wary of him. He said in a tone that seemed to be pleading: "You can't handle so many firearms for your own army, so just leave half of them for me."
"How can that work?" Honda Tadakatsu said persistently: "I have already planned to divide the troops into two teams, one is the fire command team, and the other is the cavalry team. Now there are just two thousand fire commanders.
Equipment! Are there any spare firearms left for you? Besides," Honda Tadakatsu suddenly showed a look of contempt: "Your troops are only responsible for covering, and mine are the main vanguard!"
Sakai Tadashi blushed at what he said, and was about to scold Honda Tadakatsu, but the attentive Tokugawa Ieyasu immediately saw the signs and shouted: "It's not your turn to make the decision in this matter?"
"Oh, that's inappropriate." Sakai Tadashi and Honda Tadakatsu saw Tokugawa Ieyasu's anger and did not dare to say anything. They both lowered their heads and obeyed Tokugawa Ieyasu's reprimand.
"At this time, we should think about how to defeat the enemy! You actually put your energy into fighting for the use of weapons! As punishment, neither of your troops will be supplemented with firearms! Kanbara Masayasu, Ii Naomasa! These two
The Qianhuo Tong will be divided equally among you!"
Ii Naomasa and Kanwara Masayasu excitedly kowtowed and thanked them. They also used the corners of their eyes to glance proudly at Sakai Tadashi and Honda Tadakatsu, who looked like bitter gourds.