After listening to Shang Yi's words, many daimyo felt a sense of fear in their hearts for no reason. After all, some people really felt guilty. Among the daimyo, Maori Guangzuna's face turned red and white. He was not feeling guilty, but I was embarrassed and anxious, because just mentioned by Shang Yi, the Yoshikawa Hiroyuki family standing still and Kobayakawa Hideaki defecting to fight back were all related to the Mouri family.
Yoshikawa Hiroie and Kobayakawa Hideaki are actually the grandsons of the Mori family.
This matter started more than a hundred years ago. At that time, the fifty-second generation governor of the Maori family, Maori Genari, was known as the most intelligent general in the Warring States Period. In 1547, Maori Yuan relied on the military prowess of the Maori family to defeat himself. His second son, Motoharu, was adopted by the Yoshikawa family and was renamed Yoshikawa Motoharu; his third son, Motori Takakage, was adopted by the Kobayakawa family and renamed Kobayakawa Takakage. As a result, Motoharu and Takakage inherited the Yoshikawa family and the Kobayakawa family respectively, and Motoharu Motoharu became the adoptive son of the Kobayakawa family. The head of the Maori family was also passed down to the long-born Maori Takamoto. In this way, it was actually equivalent to having three great names in the Maori family at the same time. It was known as the two rivers of Maori at the time.
Hiroie Yoshikawa during the Sekigahara War was the third son of Motoharu Yoshikawa, while Hideaki Kobayakawa was the adopted son of Takakage Kobayakawa.
Motonari Motonari's original intention was to take advantage of this blood relationship to defend the main Mori family with the Yoshikawa and Kobayakawa branches, forming an unshakable force. It is said that Motonari Moton brought his three sons to his bedside before he died. Let the three people take apart the arrows and swear an oath. The three of them will break one arrow and break three arrows together to show that the three families of Mouri, Yoshikawa and Kobayakawa must unite closely and be united to the outside world. However, what Motomoto did not expect was that one arrow would break. But after the family was separated, each had their own interests. It was simply impossible for Yoshikawa and Kobayakawa to support the main family with all their strength, regardless of their own gains and losses.
During the second generation of Mouri Takamoto, Yoshikawa Motoharu, and Kobayakawa Takakei, the two rivers were still able to unite and cooperate, pushing the Moori family to a peak. In the era of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the territory was once as high as 1.2 million koku, but by After the third generation, everyone began to have their own selfish interests, and that was how Hiroie Yoshikawa and Hideaki Kobayakawa ignored the overall interests during the Sekigahara battle. One of them stood still and the other switched sides and surrendered, which ultimately led to the defeat of the Western Army.
In addition, Motoki Mori, the head of the Mori family at the time, was promoted as the general-in-chief of the Western Army. However, during the Sekigahara War, Motoki Mori was in Osaka Castle and persuaded Toyotomi Hideyori to visit the battlefield in person. However, the actual battlefield of the Western Army The commander is Ishida Mitsunari. Although Ishida Mitsunari is loyal to the Toyotomi clan, his qualifications and prestige are not enough to convince the public, and he cannot command some senior daimyo at all.
Later, some people believed that Motoki Moto actually did not want the Western Army to win, so he deliberately stayed in Osaka instead of going to Sekigahara. Otherwise, if Motoki came to the battlefield of Sekigahara in person to command the Western Army, the outcome would be different, because Motoki Motoki's qualifications and prestige are not comparable to Ishida Mitsunari. With him sitting in front of the army, Yoshikawa Hiroie and Kobayakawa Hideaki may not dare to act rashly, and at least Motori Hidemoto dare not not go to war.
Therefore, from another perspective, the Sekigahara War was actually a battle led by the Maori clan. Regardless of the general of one party or the role of turning the tide, it was actually borne by the Maori clan. The final winner, Tokugawa Ieyasu, actually He was just a supporting role in this battle, but this decisive role ended up with tragic consequences.
After the Battle of Sekigahara, although Motoki Motoki retained the title of Choshu Domain, his territory was reduced from 1.2 million koku to 390,000 koku. Although Yoshikawa Hiroie helped Tokugawa Ieyasu on the battlefield, However, he was regarded as a traitor by the Maori family, and his territory was reduced from 145,000 koku to 30,000 koku. Kobayakawa Hideaki even betrayed the enemy and betrayed the owner. He died in depression two years later because Kobayakawa Hideaki was not alive. , the Kobayakawa line was cut off, and the Maori and Sichuan system carefully constructed by Motonori Mori completely collapsed, and at the same time, it became a laughing stock in Japan.
Therefore, when Shang Yi named Yoshikawa Hiroie, Kobayakawa Hideaki, and Mouri Hirotsuna, they could not hold their breath. After all, for the Mouri family, the Sekigahara War had always been a shame, so they immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, We, the Choshu Domain, are willing to accompany the emperor to fight, and in this battle of Sekigahara, we ask the Emperor to let us, the Choshu Domain, take the lead in order to wash away the shame of the Mouri clan in the last battle of Sekigahara."
Shang Yi nodded and said: "Know your shame and then be brave, Maori Guangzuna, although you are not a senior, you are very brave. I will give you a chance to clear your shame."
Maori Guangzuna was overjoyed and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
As soon as one person expresses his position, there will be a second and third one. After all, the forty-seven people present know in their hearts that in this case, they are not allowed to say no at all. Maybe Shang Yi will not do it now. What can I say, but all Japanese people understand the term "settlement of accounts after the fall".
In addition, the great names also have enough confidence in the strength of the Chinese army. Especially when Shang Yi said that he would only bring the Chinese army to the battle, he also hinted to the great names that the Chinese army alone was enough to defeat the 300,000 shogunate army. Since Shang Yi Yi has such confidence, so why not join the Chinese army to fight together. If he wins this battle, the fall will be basically successful. In the future, he will be able to reorganize Japan's order and gain enough benefits for himself. Therefore, They all expressed their willingness to go to war with the Chinese army, and many daimyo made oaths on the spot, vowing to fight to the death with the shogunate army, etc.
Shang Yi also nodded and said: "Okay, since you have all decided, then follow the order and station yourself at the designated position." He added, "Cheng Jin."
Cheng Jin immediately stood up and saluted, saying: "Here."
It turned out that although forty-seven Japanese daimyo participated in this military meeting, only the generals of the Chinese Army were qualified to sit at the conference table. All the daimyo could only stand on the sides. Of course, they were not allowed to kneel. .
Shang Yi said: "Let's start giving orders."
Cheng Jin said: "Yes." Then he left his seat and turned around, facing the great names, and said: "Moori Hirotsuna listens to the order."
It was already autumn at this time, with a thin autumn rain falling in the sky and a slight mist. Therefore, after entering the mountainous area of Sekigahara, the humidity also increased significantly.
On August 9, Shang Yi led his army up Sasaya Mountain. At this time, the Chinese army had set up a large tent on the top of the mountain and established a preliminary position. At this time, both the defeated shogunate army and the shogunate army also entered. In the Sekiyuan area, the entire mountainous area was filled with murderous intent, and the atmosphere was very tense for a while.
The Sekigahara area is located in the middle of Honshu Island. It was formerly known as Fuwa Pass. It is one of the three passes in Japan. It is also the dividing area between Kanto and Kansai in Japan. It is an important gateway for the east-west transportation of Honshu Island. It is surrounded by mountains, including Mount Ibuki in the north and Mount Ibuki in the west. Mount Sasao, Mount Tenman, Mount Matsuo in the southwest, Mount Nangong in the southeast and other mountains surround a basin about five kilometers long from east to west and three kilometers wide from north to south. Nakasendo Road runs through it and leads to Omi in the west. , Kyoto and Osaka, bordering Hokoku Street to the north and Ise Street to the south, are strategically important roads that Japan has to fight for, so Shang Yi also chose this place for the decisive battle with the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Currently, the shogunate army and the overthrown shogunate army are facing off from east to west in the Sekigahara area.
The formations of the overthrown army were arranged in a north-south pattern, with the Chinese army as the main force. The Chinese army only left one regiment to guard Hikone Castle, and the rest all went out to fight. The 11th Army was stationed at Matsuo Mountain in the southwest; Shang Yihe
Cheng Jin led the remaining division and three brigades to garrison Sasao Mountain in the northwest.
One in the south and one in the north, forming two wings of the overthrown Tokugawa army. In the middle, Hirotsuna Nimori led his troops to set up a formation on the east side of Mount Tenman, satisfying his desire to fight the first formation, while Nabeshima Katsushige's troops were in Tianma.
On the south side of Manshan Mountain, the formation was set up along the Higashiyama Road, and on the north side of Mount Tenman, Arima Tadayori set up the formation along the Fujifuran River.
Mount Matsuo and Mount Sasao are located to the southwest and northwest of Sekigahara respectively, about three kilometers apart. The Chinese army occupies two highlands in the north and south, standing side by side. The range of heavy artillery can basically cover the entire area of the formation. Once the shogunate army
Attack the center of the fallen army
, both sides can provide fire cover, and if the shogunate army attacks the north and south, the rebel army in the middle can break through from the center and attack the flanks of the shogunate army. In addition, once one of your own daimyo defectes or stands still, you can also attack them from the mountain.
Fire artillery bombardment.
In this battle, Shang Yi did not intend to let the Chinese army fight alone. After all, he was facing the 300,000-strong army of the shogunate army. Although the Chinese army still had a greater chance of victory in a real fight, it had to pay a considerable amount of effort.
losses are inevitable. If it is in China, of course not
Don't worry, but now we are in Japan. Shang Yi must ensure that the Chinese army still has the strength to suppress the whole country of Japan after winning. Therefore, all the major names involved in the fall of this battle must go out to fight, let them fight first
The shogunate army went to fight, and the Chinese army took action to clean up the mess.
In addition, although Shang Yi does not intend to annex Japan this time, it is still necessary to support a group of pro-China daimyo in Japan, and this battle is also a test of candidates who can be supported. Whoever fights hard will be supported.
To say that whoever works hard means that he is completely on the side of China, but at least the big names who fought hard will be isolated in Japan. If they want to survive in Japan in the future, they can only rely on China. To put it bluntly, they are handing over their names.
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Shang Yi's main tent was located in Mount Sasao. Of course, Mount Sasao was the command center of the entire army. Shang Yi was very satisfied with this arrangement. In the Battle of Sekigahara, the Western Army was generally arranged in this way, but at that time it was still
Occupying Nangong Mountain in the east forced the Eastern Army to form a long snake formation along Zhongshan Road, and now Nangong Mountain has been occupied by the shogunate army.
Of course, Alexandra, Toyotomi Kaoru, and the rest of the Toyotomi clan also went to war with Shang Yi and came to Sasao Mountain. Toyotomi Kaoru was also quite emotional, because this was where the real decline of the Toyotomi clan began.
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Of course Alexandra understood her mood, patted her back and said: "Don't worry, we will definitely win this battle, and we will make the Tokugawa shogunate spit out our capital and profits."
Toyotomi Kaoru was also amused by her. After all, she still had considerable confidence in the Chinese army. She turned around and asked Shang Yi: "Your Majesty, when will we start attacking."
Shang Yi smiled and said: "What's the rush? Let's rest for a few days first. I think this battle won't be fought for a while."
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