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Chapter 1553 Heart (Happy Birthday to Earl DDDDD)

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    Although the reinforcements have arrived, there is still no good way to fight.  The Ming army has been at sea. Judging from the size of its warships, the navy hidden in Sagami Bay is definitely no match. Lord Ukita Hideie's navy is trapped in the Kanmon Strait and cannot make it over. How can we cooperate with the Ming army?  War, this is a problem.

    After inspecting the situation of Odawara Castle, Kuuki Yoshitaka and Kato Yoshiaki believed that the Mingship's God's Eye iron cannon had a long range and powerful power, and it would be difficult for the army to enter the city to defend it, so it was difficult to achieve good results. Therefore, the army was stationed in the north of the city, further away from the iron cannon.  The range of the gun.

    The warships of the Ming army continued to chase Ushinobu. Ushinobu was also very lucky. After being targeted by the "Eye of God", he actually escaped several bombardments in a row and repeatedly escaped from extremely dangerous edges.  At this moment, even Matsuda Kenhide couldn't believe it. Could it be that Mr. Ushinobu is really favored by God?  Could it be that he is the destined head of the Hojo family?

    During the interval of bombardment, the Ming army released some small boats and finally began to tentatively approach the shore. These small groups of Ming troops were unable to gain a foothold on the shore and were driven into the sea by the death squad formed by Odawara Castle.  This was also one of the few highlights of the Hojo family's defense of Odawara Castle.

    By June 18, new reinforcements arrived. The Tokugawa family, which was sealed in Edo, finally collected all the cavalry in the Edo area. Tokugawa Ieyasu led 16,000 cavalry to Odawara Castle.  At the same time, he also brought an autographed letter from Lord Hideyoshi of the Kanto region. All military forces in the Kanto region were controlled by Tokugawa Ieyasu. The Kyoto Shrine also sent an edict. All the priests were led by the accompanying Uesugi Omiyaji, and Yamashita  Omiyaji is the deputy and cooperates with Lord Ieyasu to jointly deal with the Ming army's invasion of Sagami Country.

    So far, the number of troops gathered in Odawara Castle has reached 68,000, including 16,000 Tokugawa family cavalry, 38,000 Kyoto reinforcements, and 14,000 Hojo family defenders.

    In the total military strength, warriors and priests account for a very high proportion, with 3,000 warriors and 1,500 priests.  This was Sekishiro Hideyoshi's strategic consideration: fighting on two fronts was too passive. He concentrated his efforts to defeat the new Ming army in one go, then returned to Kyoto, sent the Qingqiu army to Kansai, and fought the final battle in Kansai.

    The conditions for a joint battle at Odawara Castle have been met, but the issue of what tactics to use to induce the Ming army to land has never been discussed to a conclusion.  Looking at the seven huge warships on the sea, as well as the countless Ming warships densely packed in the distance, everyone felt as if there was a big stone weighing on them, feeling heavy.  If this Ming army cannot be defeated as soon as possible, the final battle in the Kansai region will not begin. The entire Yingzhou has been dragged down by the war for ten years, and everyone is almost exhausted.

    Under the bombardment of the Ming army's "God's Eye" iron cannon, Matsuda Kenhide waited for seven or eight days, maybe nine or ten days?  He almost lost count of the days, but there was still no news of the joint battle.

    It wasn¡¯t until that night, when Kazuma Kumamoto returned from attending a military meeting in the north of the city, that there was any definite news.

    "Tomorrow, send someone to write a letter of war and arrange for the Ming army to come ashore and join forces."

    "Mr. Quan Gongji, are you talking about a declaration of war? This can the Ming army come? They can continue to drag it on, or they can disembark elsewhere, such as Kanagawa."

    "The Ming army also needs to consume food and fresh water. They have been at sea for a month and need to go ashore."

    "However, I heard that the Ming army occupied Miyake Island, Mikura Island and Hachijo Island, so they must have accumulated a large amount of military equipment on the islands, right?"

    "Yingzhou is thousands of miles away from the mainland of Ming Dynasty. If ten shi of grain are transported from the mainland, it would be good to have only one shi left here."

    "But they can completely bypass Odawara Castle"

    "If they wanted to bypass it, they would have bypassed it long ago. Both Ieyasu-sama and Kamigami Omiyaji believe that the Ming army is also waiting for a joint battle with us."

    "Butwhy do they have to fight head-on? There is absolutely no need"

    Kumamoto Kazuma asked back: "Maybe the Ming army doesn't think we are tough?"

    Matsuda Kenhide clenched his fists: "There are nearly 70,000 troops. If the Ming army despises us, it is a good time to defeat them!"

    Kumamoto Kazuma laughed loudly: "Why do I think the Ming army waited patiently for us to gather troops just because they paid attention to it?"

    Matsuda Kenhide was puzzled: "What do you mean, Mr. Gonggongji?"

    "Perhaps, they value us, so they are afraid that if we separate, it will cost more to eliminate them," Kumamoto Kazuki said.

    Matsuda Kenhide couldn't understand: "Your Excellency's thoughts I'm sorry for my ignorance, but I also ask for your advice."

    Kumamoto Kazuki said: "It may be difficult for you to understand my thoughts, but the generals of the Ming army should be able to understand."

    "Why do you think so, sir?"

    "Because when I was a child, I listened to my motherHowever, my ancestors are Chinese, and my father is a Mingren. He drifted from the sea and was saved by my mother I have the blood of Mingren in my body, so my thoughts,  Many wise people should think so too.  "

    Matsuda Kenhide immediately bowed to show respect: "It turns out that your Excellency is of Chinese ethnicity, and I have been really rude these days."

    The Chinese are a noble ethnic group in Yingzhou. They were roughly formed six hundred years ago. Their ancestors came from the troubled times after the mid-Tang Dynasty when Buddhism and Taoism fought.  They brought advanced Buddhist and Taoist practice methods to Yingzhou and integrated them into Yingzhou's shrine practice system. They also brought advanced painting, engraving, cooking, clothing, literature and other skills, which were deeply loved by the entire Yingzhou people.  Respect.

    But six hundred years later, the Chinese gradually disappeared and were integrated into the mainland of Yingzhou. Few people like Kumamoto Kazuma still remember their Chinese identity - although this identity has become less and less important.  It has practical significance.

    Matsuda Kenhide was not optimistic about the battle decision sent back by Lord Gonggongji, but to his surprise, the Ming army actually agreed, and the battle was scheduled for three days. This agreement made Matsuda Kenhide remember it again.  The day came - three days later it was the first day of July.

    Because of the success of the fight, Matsuda Kenhide finally completely believed that the high-level priest who had been with him for more than a month was actually a Chinese - because he and Akito had very similar ideas. This made Matsuda Kenhide even more confused.  While respecting him, he also secretly made up his mind to protect Mr. Quan Gongsi!

    The day before the battle, a wind speed boat was released from the Ming army's fleet, carrying the Ming army's envoy to the city. It happened to call the door from the Hakone Ishigaki where Matsuda Kenhide was responsible for guarding.

    The envoy signed up as Xiaoyao Jingyi to discuss matters about the battlefield tomorrow.  Matsuda Kenhide put down a bamboo basket and pulled Ming Envoy up, waiting on the wall.  The envoy stood on the stone wall and looked around, especially interested in the wall hit by the iron cannon. Matsuda Kenhide couldn't help but said: "Odawara Castle is the strongest city in the world. No matter how many iron cannons you fire, you can't open it.  "

    After he finished speaking, he realized that there was a language barrier between the two parties.

    But the Ming envoy understood, smiled, and said: "The real strong city lies in the heart of a person." What he said turned out to be Yingzhou dialect. Although the pronunciation was a little strange, it was very fluent.

    When Matsuda Kenhide thought about his words, the envoy added: "That's called a talisman cannon, not a simple iron cannon."

    ps: Today is Earl dddddd¡¯s birthday. I wish Earl a happy birthday and all the best.  The title of this chapter, Blessing, consumes one talisman that the Spirit Fox Taoist owes.

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