Two hundred and fiftieth seventh chapters on food for the enemy
Zhu Youcong's positioning for the overseas legions was very clear. These scourges were the bandits on the Japanese island. Li Zicheng and others also had a very simple understanding of this title. Since they were already called bandits, they must have eaten enough.
Just walk around with a big knife all day long, and if you don't like it, you'll rush in and rob it! You don't need to establish a solid base to expand your influence, or follow the mass line to increase your strength. You can even do such trivial things as recruiting surrenders and recruiting rebels.
Ignore it. All they have to do is to find a place on the island where there is plenty of money and food. After eating and drinking, they will take nothing with them but the money, food and beautiful women. They will remove all the things that are in the way and set a fire to take pictures.
Just slap your butt and leave, and take the opportunity to study where to grab next time.
Now Li Zicheng's more than 300,000 troops were blocked by Wu Sangui in the Zhutian area. They had to play with the Japanese pirates, and they had to set up a duel lineup as a routine every day, shouting and tossing before they could rest.
Liu Zongmin's 100,000 troops also had to guard the ruined city of Ikuno, watching Mori Tamasa and the Japanese reinforcements who arrived later perform an siege on the city.
Dorgon, who was defending the left wing, was relatively free. As long as Asai Yori on the opposite side didn't try to cross the border, he didn't bother to pay attention to what the enemy was doing. But who made the Japanese pirates not so honest and came out with new tricks every three days to tease him?
There were another 3,000 supervisory troops watching and laying so many landmines. So he had to squat on the spot and command the troops to hunt. He had no time to leave tens of thousands of Japanese pirates and run out for a walk. Fortunately, there were many Japanese pirates here, and every time the opponent
After a crazy charge, they can always pick up thousands of heads.
However, the glorious tradition of the overseas legions must be continued. They must not give the opportunity to the shameful Ming Dynasty General to cancel his designation and label him a stupid thief. With the main army unable to free up, this arduous task is a matter of course.
The ground fell on the shoulders of Cheng Yaoyin, who led the demolition brigade to set out secretly. And this boy was also very ambitious. After getting rid of the Japanese cavalry at the foot of Ikuno Castle, they really made a lot of trouble.
"Baga! Damn Wu Sangui! Damn Ise Cavalry! They are all idiots! They all should have a disembowelment to apologize!" Tokugawa Iemitsu was roaring, and he grabbed it on the table but found that there was nothing to throw in front of him.
, he could only sigh helplessly and said: "What do they want again this time?" [
"Two thousand war horses!" Harada Zaemon, as the strategist who stayed behind, of course knew why his master was angry, but he had to bite the bullet and answer. Four times! Four times! No one can be fooled.
A gang of bandits would not be able to stand being robbed four times, let alone a dignified shogun?
"Two thousand war horses? Why didn't they grab it?" After thinking about it, the angry Tokugawa Iemitsu realized that this was what they seemed to be doing. Although he couldn't swallow this breath, what could he do? If it was just
Because of negligence, the enemy's small force had the opportunity to flee here from the Takeda battlefield. It is not too outrageous. It is no wonder that this group of bandits took the opportunity to clean up the thousands of samurai defending Edo. But I clearly saw the Ise cavalry.
After returning to defense, why is there still no improvement at all? Instead, the enemy's appetite is getting bigger and bigger?
"Tell them, there are no two thousand horses! At most, two hundred!" After venting the anger in his chest, he still had to do what needed to be done. I think it took him a lot of effort to get to this position by crying, making trouble, and hanging himself.
He was still preparing to rely on Wu Sangui's strategy to take revenge. How did he encounter the enemy's massive invasion? Nowadays, Edo Castle, which has a history of nearly 500 years, has been demolished everywhere, and even a complete section of the city wall has been demolished.
He couldn't find it. Tokugawa Iemitsu believed that if the Ise cavalry hadn't been chasing him from behind, the handful of bandits who had fled here from the Takeda battlefield would have turned his general's palace into a pile of rubble!
"Hey!" Harada Zaemon was also very aggrieved. I have never heard of such a shameless bandit since ancient times. He wanted money, food, and women, and now he has to fight horses. Fortunately, those bandits still explained the country.
Speaking of which, haven't they ever heard that things can only be done three times? What's the point of always coming to Edo Castle to rob?
In fact, Cheng Yaoyin was quite unwilling to run away and do this. There were tens of thousands of Japanese pirate cavalry hanging behind him, and those guys were often fooled into overtaking him. If he wasn't careful, he wouldn't even have a way out. But there was
What can we do? When we set out this time, we all carried dozens of kilograms of weapons and equipment, but we forgot to bring food. Liu Zongmin didn't even say that he would lend him some beef jerky. He has more than 10,000 men.
Let's eat. If we don't rob, why should we imitate the disaster victims in the Ming Dynasty who dug and ate dirt?
Originally, Cheng Yaoyin wanted to go to Kyoto to solve the food problem. After all, the co-owner of Wajima lived there, so it would be no problem to handle such a small matter. But when he beat the more than two thousand ashigaru responsible for the defense in Kameyama
After finding no one who could breathe, I rushed to the field so excited that I almost burst into tears. I finally understood why General Zhenguo called that guy a grasshopper.
Cheng Yaoyin dared to swear in the name of his ancestors. He had never seen such a poor king in his life! Didn't he just ask him to provide 20,000 shi of military rations to help him? There was no need to make such a big noise and send a large number of soldiers.
The tattered minister came to beg for mercy? In the end, for some reason, the bandit responsible for the robbery was deceived into taking away more than two hundred stones of rice to take home for the New Year.
The confused Cheng Yaoyin didn't come back to his senses until he entered the Nara area. He was a bandit responsible for robbery. When did he change his profession to be a good person and help the victims? But now even returning to Kyoto is of no use.
There is nothing scary about the group of Ise cavalry who are responsible for eating ashes behind him, but who can guarantee that the group of beggars who have just had a full meal will not wait eagerly for him to go to put out food again?
Since all this is because the Tokugawa shogunate is too stingy, then we need to find another place to rob, not only to get back the military rations that were deceived, but also to make them understand that it is unreasonable to abuse their boss in this way.
But no matter how much food he got, he couldn't wash away the shame on his body. So after he punched several big holes in the city wall of Edo, Cheng Yaoyin asked that not only did he want hot rice balls, but also
Big fish, big meat and money to buy fruit, otherwise don't blame him for not giving the shogun face and go to the city to find it yourself!
If the bandits were really allowed to enter the city, then Tokugawa Iemitsu would be the shogun. In desperation, he could only agree to this request through Harada Zaemon. He didn't ask for anything else, just these bandits.
Get out of here!
The request was met, and Cheng Yaoyin was embarrassed to continue messing around. After all, there are not many knowledgeable sheep like Tokugawa Iemitsu these days, so he should be kept so that he can rob him next time. So Cheng Yaoyin waved his hand.
, tens of thousands of people left happily half an hour before the Ise cavalry arrived.
But before they had gone a few dozen miles, Cheng Yaoyin suddenly remembered that eating and not drinking was not a life that a bandit should live. Although the sake on the island was tasteless, it was still better than the others. So... I don't know what trick to use.
The bandits who deceived the Ise cavalry and chased them to Nara are back. They didn't even change their slogans, and they still robbed them themselves if they didn't give. In order to get these bandits drunk and get rid of them, Tokugawa Iemitsu had no choice but to agree.
.However, this time he was a little tricked and deliberately delayed, hoping that Date Tadamune and Date Hidemune, who had not left far, would come back in time.
However, to Tokugawa Iemitsu's disappointment, it was not until the day after the bandits left that the Ise cavalry he was expecting appeared at the foot of Edo Castle. When he inquired about it, Date Tadamune's answer was that they were lost.
!Hmm. The Japanese pirate cavalry was teased by a group of foreign bandits on their own land and couldn't find their way home! If he hadn't still expected these two unlucky brothers to wipe out the bandits, Tokugawa Iemitsu would have dared to kill them on the spot.
Beat him to death.
Tokugawa Iemitsu was very angry, and Cheng Yaoyin couldn't be happy either. His group of bandits made trouble again. After eating and drinking, these guys actually started to think about Japanese girls! But they were just rogues and couldn't be like them.
The main army is so rich and wealthy that it supports a group of idlers. So for this matter, we have to go to Edo and find the Japanese shogunate who is much kinder than the Ming Dynasty general to help solve personal problems.
However, eating and getting food in the past few days also made these soldiers feel a little embarrassed. They decided to cause Tokugawa Iemitsu as little trouble as possible. They would first send a thank-you letter and then start looking for them around Edo themselves.
Let the fat sheep know that even if they are bandits, they are reasonable bandits!
But this time Cheng Yaoyin suddenly decided to ask Tokugawa Iemitsu for a war horse, why didn't he force him to come out? Isn't it just to grab some women? Who has never done this before? Is it worth sending an army to follow closely?
She? Well, this is the territory of the Japanese pirates. They can do whatever they want. The soldiers of the demolition brigade also happened to feel that there is nothing to see in Edo and they should move away. Since they sent mules, they reluctantly accepted them.
It's also a good idea to save some energy.
But Cheng Yaoyin was very suspicious of the brains of the two unlucky guys, Date Zhongzong and Date Xiuzong. They wandered around and got lost again, which forced the running Huanshi bandits to turn around again.
Looking for those two road idiots. And this time luck seems to have gone away from the demolition brigade. It took two days to find only more than 8,000 Japanese mules. As for the dwarfs responsible for driving... It seems
In hibernation.
But there are more than 10,000 bandits, but only more than 8,000 mules? What to do with the remaining people? Cheng Yaoyin can't favor one and the other, so he has to go to Edo for a final visit. Please trouble an old acquaintance. By the way, tell Tokugawa Iemitsu not to let those
The two unlucky brothers continue to come out and embarrass themselves. Zu Dashou who was in Liaodong back then performed better than them! It is better to quickly mobilize the infantry from the front and stay there, otherwise the next batch of rogue bandits may not be as reasonable as them. If they are even
Is it a loss if the shogun’s family is demolished together? [
"You think I'm free, don't you? You actually dare to bargain?" Cheng Yaoyin glared at Harada Zaemon, who was in charge of delivering the horses, and shouted to him: "Sixth! Tell someone to bomb that broken house.
Two shots!"
"Don't! Don't! Let's give it! Can't we give it?" What kind of broken house is it? That's the big house of the Tokugawa generals, okay? What if these bandits really bombard it with the big cannons that smashed down the walls of Edo?
Didn't the grievances these days have been in vain? Harada Zaemon had to cry and begged: "Please show me your noble hand, I will go back and report to the general, and I will send it to you immediately!"
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"No wonder people say that you Japanese pirates only care about food and not about fighting. I'm talking to you but you just don't listen. You have to do something violent..." After scolding for a long time, Cheng Yaoyin suddenly remembered what he promised Liu Zongmin.
. But the grasshoppers in Kyoto have become so virtuous from starvation, what good things can be hidden in their homes? "By the way, go back and tell the prodigal son in the city to pick out a few of his daughters who are pleasing to his taste and serve them well."
Wait until I come back to pick it up in a month! If I can’t get the goods by then, hum…”
"Yes! Yes! I will definitely tell my general!" Harada Zaemon is not stupid. He finally heard the news he dreamed of from Cheng Yaoyin. These bandits are really leaving! And it will be at least a month.
I won’t spend my time messing around in Edo.
"Old Six! Hurry up and inform us, let the forwards lure those two idiots away. After we accept these things, we should go back to Wu Sangui to have some fun!" If we do this, we can't force Tokugawa Iemitsu to withdraw from the Takeda battlefield.
If he returns to defense, Cheng Yaoyin really has no choice but to rush into Edo, wring him out and escort him to the front of the two armies. (To be continued...)