Beiyang new warlord

"Don't worry about it, Mr. Qingshan. Mao has his own plans, but today's matter needs to be bridged by Mr. Qingshan. How about you take some?"

With a clatter, Mao Jue proudly grabbed a large handful of gold coins, and handed them over with a smile. The old man just flicked his sleeves in anger, turned around and left.

Holding the gold coin and watching his leaving back, the smile on Mao Jue's face gradually turned into a sinister smile again, and he hummed coldly.

"Want to take some money out of my grandpa? In Beijing dialect, grandma!"

Chapter 243. Ezo Reinforcements

This battle is fought as if it were a base fight. You are attacking for a while, and I am attacking for a while. The pusher initiative in this war is now in the hands of the Japanese again.

However, it is a pity that the soldiers of the shogunate seem to have kidney deficiency. They have been busy on both sides of the Hengtong Bridge for five or six days. They have built the beautiful city beach into a bunker, but they have never launched a decent attack. This big attack turned small shou yawned every day out of boredom.

In fact, it’s no wonder that it’s not that the samurai of the shogunate lacked courage. Their dishes are dishes, but they still have the courage to attack. However, it’s the psychological barrier left by Mao Jue. Gold, but only in exchange for Mao Jue's verbal promise not to bombard the castle tower, not to bombard rich areas such as Ninomaru Sannomaru where Hashimoto lives, but if there is a fight, will the other party count?

Military Shangyang Candle Golden Gun Head, but in terms of organizational ability, these Japanese people made Mao Jue's eyes shine. In a few days, tens of thousands of civilians were conscripted, and they challenged the earthen load to be transported to Edo City. In front of the gate of the Blacksmith Bridge, which had been burned into a piece of white ground, a mountain of earth was about to rise from the ground.

This is not the same as casting a city. As a foundation, one layer has to be compacted, but it is purely used as a shield. The soil can be poured on the ground, and it will be fast. In a few days, a mound of more than ten meters is really It was piled up, and it almost blocked more than half of the Tokugawa Daitenshu, which was still full of picturesque cherry blossoms despite a few more holes.

In another seven or eight days, the construction of the super large shield will be completed, and those old pudais will be able to sit back and relax. By that time, it will probably be the final decisive battle.

Bata~bata~

Straw sandals trampled on the bluestone slabs of Edo Castle, making a crisp and messy sound. In the small bamboo buildings on both sides of the street, townspeople scrambled to poke their heads out curiously. In the eyes, there were sharp gun points dangling past.

I have to say that the war in Kyushu has indeed entered the most difficult stage now, but this day Amakusa Shiro Tokisada is really tough enough, defending the front line of Amakusa Shimahara, countless people die in battle every day, but he just carried a The cross stood up and fought to the death, defending the last territory of Chichidan, so the Kyushu crusade team couldn't withdraw for a while, but it didn't matter, another important armed group of the shogunate arrived, sticking to the northern garrison of Hokkaido.

Similar to the Chinese dynasties, the Wa Kingdom is also facing the threat from the north. The Ainu, the shogun’s full name is the General Zhengyi, who are crusading against these Ainu people in Hokkaido, not only the tough Xiongnu, Xianbei, Turkic, Mongolian, etc. Compared with the nomads, the Japanese's northern troubles are really weak.

But even so, the non-my people must have a different heart. After driving all the Ainu people from Honshu and Kyushu to the cold and barren Hokkaido, the Japanese are still worried. The Date family also followed the order of the shogunate to send troops, and a total of 13 people from the Tohoku daimyo and the main force of the shogunate arrived in Edo Castle at the end of March.

The main force of the Japanese army gathered here has reached an unprecedented 20. In the Sekigahara War, the total strength of both sides was only about 25.

The population of Edo City is only 30 to [-]. Naturally, there is no room for such a large army. Moreover, samurai are born with privileges, and robbers are all righteous. The nearby Japanese people were not robbed by Mao Jue, but were tossed by these samurai masters Enough is enough, the placement of these people has already ruined the shogunate's many thoughts, and they have to turn a blind eye to the robbery and ignore it.

And the ones entering the city today are the shogunate's Hokkaido crusade general Sakai Tadaki and the Sendai Domain's Date retainer group.

The great name of the Warring States Period, the Cyclops Date Masamune is still alive at this time, but he has already lived [-] years old. As one of the few people who have survived Ieyasu, he can't walk in the aisle at this age. It was his son, Date Zhongzong who took over the position of family governor a few years ago.

This person has also experienced the cruelty of the Warring States Period in Japan. The last batch of survivors are different from those dudes in temperament. Walking around majestically, his sunken eyes carried a murderous look. As far as he could see, the citizens of Edo, who were looking forward to the reinforcements every day, felt terrified, and those kneeling on both sides of the street hurriedly lowered their heads. The second floor snooping is to close the window.

The shogunate obviously attached great importance to the Northeast army. Masakura Inaba and Xingcheng Aoyama came out of the Imperial Palace to greet them in person. Seeing them coming on horseback from a distance, the two extremely powerful ministers got off their sedan chairs one after another, smiling and waiting there with their sleeves folded. Seeing the two of them, Date Tadamune and Sakai Tadakiyo did not dare to neglect, and immediately jumped off the horse and bowed with fists in front of them.

"Northeast Wufu pays homage to the two adults!"

"Haha, General Sakai, Suzerain Date, the general has missed you for a long time, and the banquet has been set up in this pill, please hurry up."

Masakatsu Inaba's old model's creaky old face almost smiled into an old wrinkled chrysanthemum flower. Under his hospitality, the two generals also showed joy. They hurriedly waved their hands and even said they didn't dare. Jinhuan, on this side let the retainers lead the way, and lead the two generals and several important retainers of the Date family to the castle tower. He turned around and shouted in astonishment.

"Master Qingshan?"

From the reception to the present, Aoyama Xingcheng didn't say a word, and he was still there in a daze. In the past few days, his biggest political opponent, Inaba Masakatsu, was reminded by this sound, and then he came to his senses.

"Two generals, huh? Already gone?"

"Master Qingshan, what's the matter with you these days?"

Even if he is a political opponent, with different political views, Masakatsu Inaba couldn't bear to see Aoyama Yukina's decadent appearance every day, and couldn't help but question in amazement.

But it's really a bit obsessed, Aoyama Yukunari didn't hide it, he still tilted his head and said in distress.

"The old man is thinking, where is his surname Mao's grasp of turning defeat into victory?"

"Turn defeat into victory?"

Masakatsu Inaba was also taken aback when he heard this, but immediately after, he laughed out loud.

"My lord Aoyama is worrying too much. Today, the Sendai Domain and the Northeast Defense Army have also arrived. There are more than 20 capable warriors, plus more than [-] ashigaru. It is more powerful than the Ieyasu Lord at the time of the Sekigahara War. Jue was born in the world of Kunsha Mentun, with three heads and six arms, he can't resist it!"

"But where did he get the confidence and arrogance?"

"It's just arrogance, Lord Qingshan, don't worry, Huangqiu will be built in a few days, and that's when he, Mao, will be killed. Don't let His Royal Highness wait too long, let's go!"

Saying that, Inaba Masakatsu got into the sedan chair nonchalantly, watching his sedan chair swaying, the irritable Aoyama Yukunari suddenly pushed away the maid, and shook his head anxiously.

"I won't take the sedan chair anymore, the old man has to take a walk!"

Not to mention, according to the shabby diet of the Japanese people on weekdays, this one is really rich, fried shrimp tempura, the small fish that was originally two fingers wide has become a palm-wide big fish, miso soup, dried noodles, and so on. There are balls of exquisite sushi, but at this time, the rice is not delicious sashimi, but a kind of fish slices that have been marinated, a bit like Mao Jue's canned fish.

But this meal was quite grand in Japan, and Sakai Tadaki and Date Tadamune were so moved that they didn't even pay attention to the two seals on the wall that had just been repaired with mud, water and wood. Pale white dancers with stained teeth were dancing extremely full Japanese dances, and the waka with weird tones came out from behind the screen little by little.

Especially Tokugawa Iemitsu, the nervousness and fear of being swept away a few days ago, on the contrary, he has never felt the tyranny of his power and the taste of power like now, it seems that he vaguely understands his grandfather Tokugawa Why does Jiaguang have to fight for the world even if his head is sharpened?

Picking up a glass of wine himself, the young general who had not yet turned thirty asked with a concerned smile.

"The Governor of the Date family, how is Zongzhenggong?"

Standing up abruptly, Date Zhongzong hurriedly toasted respectfully and made a big bow.

"Thank you, General, for your concern. My father is very good. He went up the mountain to shoot wild boars last autumn, but this time he heard that Tang thieves had invaded the country. His old man is very concerned!"

"Your Highness General, where is this Tang thief marching now? How many troops are there? I hope the general will let you know."

These words made the corners of Tokugawa Iemitsu's mouth twitch, and the rest of Tokugawa's retainers couldn't help showing embarrassment. Where are they going to march? They share the Edo Castle with themselves, and they can faintly see Mihama Palace every night. Those who didn't know thought that there were two shoguns in Edo Castle.

But if you can become a high-ranking official, you will naturally be able to speak, and Inaba Masakatsu laughed while holding the wine.

"The Tang thieves are indeed numerous, about fifty or sixty thousand! But they are at the end of their ropes. His Royal Highness the General personally went to battle and surrounded them by the seaside. He only waited for the Northeast army to arrive and give Lei Ting a shot." hit!"

"Hehe, yes, yes!"

"exactly!"

For the first time, Inaba Masakatsu was so popular, not only the retainers Fudai, but even the general Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded slightly, but then, the smile on his old fox Inaba froze.

"It's so good. When I came here, my father was still talking to the general about how he fought bravely and died under the command of Duke Jiakang to judge the martial arts in the world. If there is such a large-scale joint battle in his lifetime, even if he dies in battle, it will not be a loss."

"By the way, Inaba-sama, what is the earth mountain outside the Great Imperial Palace doing?"

The first half is not bad, but the second half is which pot is not opened and which pot is lifted. Originally, it would be embarrassing enough for the big guys to be afraid of the Dongjiang Army shells falling on their heads. This savage from the Northeast was exposed again. Hundreds of retainers, each of them felt hot and slapped in the face.

"Hehe, what about this? In order to attack the Tang thieves, His Highness the General ordered that this earth mountain be cast and equipped with cannons and iron cannons to bombard the enemy from a high position!"

In the end it was Inaba Masakura, the old fox, it was fast and good to make up the nonsense, followed by a large group of Tokugawa family banners and nodded with a smile.

"That's right! That's right!"

"exactly!"