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I, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, am now challenging the big job that would be in The Textbook of History.
That's......
- Kyushu Great Return!!
If his son Hideyoshi had succeeded in "Kyushu Great Return" against "China Great Return", where Hideyoshi Kata handed down the Heavenly Seat, he would surely be told.
I feel like my great father's got me shoulders lined up right now and I feel so good.
But Princess Kofi, running next door, looked at me like that and revealed her frustration.
"Lord Hideyoshi! What are you doing! If the Lord hadn't gone backwards in the first place, he would have gone further!
And right after that.
- I found it. Ooh! Toyotomi! Follow him! Go after him!!
What an early chase. I thought the Hoshikawa Army captured us.
"Oh, don't panic! Now that I'm uphill and the road is crooked, I just found it! The distance from the other person is still...... WOW!!
- Dwon!!
When the noise of artillery fired from the Hoshikawa army came around, I cut the words by accident.
Then he tied his mouth to a single letter and kept his hands and feet moving diligently.
Now you're more of a "Kyushu Great Escape" than a "Kyushu Great Return"......
It's not my main hope that it will be in the textbook, but I have no choice.
Anyway, now I'll reopen it and push it through!
"Run! Ow! Running away!
We were desperately fleeing east as we fought the looming terror of the Hoshikawa army.
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When Hideyoshi is running through Toyoko Street in desperate shape.
In Fushimi, Kyoto, Tokugawa Jiayang was relaxing and making tea.
Beside them are Honda Masayoshi and Dada's political sect.
However, the proximity of the touch of the outpost is evident from the fact that they were dressed in armor, and that 200,000 shogun army soldiers had already surrounded the perimeter of Osaka Castle.
In other words, the rest was the arrival of Tokugawa Jiayang and the situation where he was just waiting for the decree of the total attack.
"It's about time. Hoshikawa and Kuroda arrived on the battlefield."
and Jiayang speaks honestly in a relaxed tone.
Honesty also returned it with a soft voice color.
"Yeah, I guess it's about time"
"Then it's time..."
Jia Kang dared cut the words there.
And I took my eyes off the tea bowl, and saw the proper faith and the political sect.
The political sect looks at its gaze and freezes its zokri and spine.
Those are ruthless eyes that reflect the darkness of the abyss.
Zheng Zheng, I don't think I saw that eye somewhere.
And again, I calmly looked him in the eye and finally realized it.
- Genuine eyes of Honta...... or...
Then what he thinks is narrowed down.
- Are you going to harm Lord Hideyoshi... how merciless...
The political sect glanced at the visible one eye and tried to contain the outrage that had sprung up.
Of course, with him, I don't know a few experiences of dyeing my hands in 'dirty things'.
Otherwise, 'Cyclops' and I wouldn't have gone so far as to bombard the heavens with that name.
But now that I'm forty-five years old and I'm a parent to people, I know how important it is to 'take advantage' of people.
And the political sect was afraid that Tokugawa Jiayang was the 'genius to make use of people'.
But what do you think...
Doesn't the housekeeping in front of you look like the only thing on your mind is' killing people '?
- Is this what makes people change...
When he slowly opened his eyes, he now caught the whole body of Jiayang.
- Would you have been the owner of such a small back? I know Lord Tokugawa.
Jia Kang, who looked surprised to see him sigh that way, put Kotori and the tea bowl on the meal.
"So shall we leave too?"
"Yeah, I thought it would be a good time."
It is clear that that means when Jiayang leaves Fumimi and sets out for Osaka Castle.
If you're a housekeeper now, you'll turn Osaka's city into a sea of fire for nothing.
If that happens, the heavens will be greatly disturbed.
The original Jia Hang would know that much, and he wouldn't have made the choice to enter the battlefield himself in the first place.
"Old drives people crazy."
The political sect snapped as he told himself.
Jiayang, with his heavy hips up, glanced at Guillaume and the political sect.
The political sect didn't even show a glimmer of concern for his gaze, and continued in a low voice.
It's not my hobby to celebrate the new year on the battlefield.
"Well... it sounds like someone from Snowland."
Zhengzong shifts his gaze to Jiayang as he narrows his eyes.
Nor did Jia Kang take his gaze off the political sect again.
Two people scattering sparks quietly.
It was Jia Kang who opened his mouth first after a while.
"... and what do you want to say?
When the political sect exhaled, he answered with a slight enhancement of the tone.
"I'm not going to fall in one go. This castle."
The eyes of Jiayang and Honesty are wide open.
They have completely lost their words and seem to be nothing more than just opening their mouths slightly.
The political ministry continued quietly sighing at how those two were doing.
"Make your peace."
"Japanese-style...?
"Oh, the conditions are" the breakdown of the Fort of Long Residence, "" the breakdown of the castle exit such as Maida Maru, "" the landfill of the moat of Sanomaru and Erumaru, "let's go around here"
Honesty killed my voice and laughed at the proposal of the political sect.
"Hehe, I wonder what you're talking about... there's no way Toyotomi would drink such conditions"
Zhengzong moved his gaze from Jiayang to Honesty.
Honesty looked at the gaze of an overly harsh political sect and swallowed the gokuri and spit.
"No way... is Lord Dade seriously thinking about that?
"Where's the point in making jokes on this occasion?
"Yes, no, if you say so."
Honesty makes me pull my face and step back.
When Jia Kang came out in front of the political sect all the time in lieu of such honesty, he put his face closer to his face.
"Say it quickly. What does the Lord have in mind?
"If you're tough outside, you only have an attacker inside."
"Inside... then?
Against Jia Kang whispering his eyebrows, Zheng Zheng turned his eyes stripped of his ambition, to his too horrible glance, Jia Kang took a step back when he let go of his close-knit face.
And the political sect closed with a heavy tone that echoed directly into his heart.
"Attack the Temple and you will fall."
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About the same time...
Sunfu Castle, far from the western country, which presented the scene of the disturbance.
Thousand princesses sat on the edge looking at the sky today.
She's been doing this every day for as long as she's free since 'previous' Hideyoshi disappeared.
There came the orchid of the samurai.
"Was Hideyoshi brave enough to fight?"
"Yeah......"
Same raw reply.
Whatever she had asked since then, Orchids and Aoyagi were heartbroken to find out what was going on when they saw her only responding carelessly.
The orchid frowned and sighed loudly.
But I didn't see any more words to speak, and she seemed to lean softly against Chihime, gently on her back.
Then Chihime snapped blushing.
"Will you be well in the distant future..."
The orchid narrowed his eyes and replied in a gentle tone.
"Yeah, I'm sure she's fine! And I wish you every happiness."
Unfortunately, it's a cloudier day.
Thousand princesses staring at the gray sky with distant eyes asked for someone not in front of them.
"What the hell is a thousand happiness...?
And...
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The heart temple of Kyoto--
Shinobu Ishida Souyoshi's use, Hatsumura, spoke to Souyoshi without showing up.
"Home health has finally moved"
"Right..."
In contrast to Sosei, who showed no insignificant interest, Hatsumomo continued with only a slight enhancement of his tone.
Osaka Castle is in danger.
Soo-yong did not return the words.
Instead, he stared at the first bud he couldn't possibly see.
Two facing each other.
From the first bud, I have a good view of Soo-yong's face.
It's not just the face.
A headscarf hiding a round head.
Soft shoulders.
Extended spine posture.
His eyes reflected his rigour and tenderness.
The first buds love them all.
What does it show in his eyes now after all?
I wonder what I see when I disappear.
Apparently, it's starting to snow outside.
The sharpened silence that seemed like a winter day was also spreading into the room.
And......
Soo-yong broke the silence.
"Leave here as long as you can today. From now on, you can only live for your happiness."
Those are the words I was prepared to be told one day.
That's why she could accept it so much.
And she asked him the last time.
"What is Zongyong's happiness?
Soo-yong answered the query in a quiet tone when he faintly loosened his mouth.
"Needless to say, rewarding His Royal Highness Tai..."
Before Soo-yong could finish saying that, the signs of the first bud had disappeared from before him.
Soo-yong took a silk-woven hand wipe out of his nostrils as he moved his legs forward.
Slowly sit back.
And he gently wiped the floor.
There......
Traces of one ninja tear...
Soo-yong felt the warmth of tears coming from the hand wipe and snapped a word.
"Thanks......"
One of the rooms was engulfed with heat, as it was unlikely that it would be beneath the cold skies of a kyoto with a little snow.
It's like reflecting the tireless flames of loyalty of a room owner.
And late that night.
Souyoshi Ishida disappeared from the temple in the dark.
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Celebrating 16 Years (1611) Early December 13th -
When Tokugawa Jiayang arrived at Osaka before nightfall, he finally had the full capacity of the Shogun Army.
How dare you join their soldiers with the great famous men gathered from all over the country to the tune of 200,000.
The general general of this operation was Jiakang Tokugawa, and what a sentry the general Hideyoshi became as deputy general.
The Toyotomi army on the other hand is 30,000 in Osaka Castle, 5,000 in Maida Maru, and 3,000 in Long Residence Fort, combined with 38,000.
The difference in force strength was roughly five times greater.
By the Hirano River, Tokugawa Jiayang lined Okayama near Nara Street,
"Explain the operation."
and asked Somo Tachibana, who appointed him as the side-general, to take measures to attack Osaka Castle.
Zongmao, who spread the map of Osaka Castle all over his desk while the snow glistened, pointed to a point.
"I know the key to defeating Osaka Castle is to set up a main unit in Tea Mountain."
Tea Mountain is a small high mountain south of Osaka Castle.
Zongmao offered to lay the headquarters of Jiayang there.
It should be noted that Osaka Castle is a huge structure, which means that every city is covered with walls and moats.
The north and east are surrounded by rivers, while the west is followed by moats filled with abundant water.
Among them, the only weakness was' South '.
The so-called "Sanomaru" moat is only empty on the south side, and further south of Osaka Castle is because of the spread of flatlands prone to formations by large armies.
But still, if we don't move on to the main battalion to Tea Mountain, roughly 200,000 large armies can't play out enough.
That's what Zongmao pointed out.
However, Jiayang had one concern.
"But isn't there a long stay behind you?
"How about taking control of the long-distance fort there first?
"Attack of the Fort of Long Residence" is an extremely obvious proposition.
Rather, it is an inevitable proposition.
But that fort, which I had heard was being used merely as a warehouse, surrounded the perimeter with double moats, with huge gates reportedly made of thick iron.
And no matter what, the fort is guarded by Guiguangbang, which was even said to be the 'ghost of Cage Castle'.
- Wouldn't you be able to drop it if it was so easy...
And Jiayang was concerned.
And Zongmao, of course, is well aware of that.
Because what to hide, in the battle of the Willow River ahead, despite the overwhelmingly unfavourable situation, I saw with my own eyes that the vast multiplicity of passengers masterfully manipulated the oligarchs and flirted with the Pan-island army scatterly.
So Zongmao made another contribution to Jiayang, which clouded his face.
"Attack the castle exit of Osaka Castle at the same time as Fort Long"
"Out of the castle... sure, with Maru Maida? It's a bad name."
For Jia Kang, the name 'Maida' is never a good thing to get along with.
That's why he looked more and more sinister.
"Is there no other offense?
And he asked Zongmao, but he tied his mouth and shook his neck to the side.
But he encouraged weak health in a powerful tone.
"Fortunately, below Yukimura Maida, all of Toyotomi's proud warlords are absent! If you are there, Guiguang Traditional is just one person. But no matter how you say him, you can only protect one or the other! If you attack two points at the same time, make sure one of them falls!
Jia Kang nodded loudly, trying to be pushed by Zongmao's tone, "Uhm, maybe I will," he said.
Zongmao, who saw it,
"Then let's head to the Long Stay Fort offense!
and tries to get out of the curtain in a mild motion.
But that's what I call him. Jia Hang says, "Wait!," he withdrew.
Unexpectedly, Zongmao's face clouds with a strong tone.
Then Jia Kang said with a wrinkle between his eyebrows.
"The Lord and I have had a great friendship. Then you can't let the Lord go."
"What the hell!? No way, is that what you suspect!?
"I will proceed with caution in everything. Don't feel bad."
"But..."
"Besides, it's comforting to have the Lord on your side. Stay next to me."
Thus Jia Kang kept 'Nishikuni no Shuang' Zongmao away from the battlefield.
Zongmao was biting his lips at remorse, but Jia Kang's words were absolute, and there was nothing else than to back off.
When Jia Kang glanced at Zongmao, he began to instruct each army to assign him.
"The General of the Long Stay Attack orders Uesugi"
"Ugh, Uesugi!? Then Yao's defense will be sweet!!
Zongmao spoke aggressively.
Yao refers to the east of Osaka Castle, where many other soldiers form in addition to the army led by Uesugi Jingsheng.
Of course, Jia Kang, who knew about it, told Zongmao instead of just saying, "No worries."
"On defense? It's not this one who's attacking. Besides, they're not coming out. There is no one in Osaka Castle today who has such a temper."
"Do not insult the enemy! If you can get through the east, it's a straight line here to Okayama!
Against Zongmao, who was still devouring, Jiayang, who was at last in a grumpy mood, complained with one hand spread out in front of him.
"Don't say anything more. The Lord must have a wider heart that believes in the great names a little more. It was the fierce men from all over the country who gathered here. Where one Uesugi has fallen out, what will be the impact"
"I'm sorry..." Zongmao lowered his head as he bit his lip, feeling the oppression of not being able to speak any more.
Such a gentle hand on his shoulder, Jiayang,
"The Lord will continue to support the General. Steal from me and learn from me in this battle."
And he told me in a serene voice.
Jiakang then instructed him to allocate roughly 30,000, such as Fujido Army, in addition to Uesugi Army, to the Long Residence Fort offensive, 30,000, such as Maeda Army, Iui Army, etc. to the Maidamaru offensive, and the rest to continue to wait around Osaka Castle.
And when the morning sun finally started showing its face in the eastern sky...
And when he gathered the preachers together, with a rugged face,
Okay, here we go.
issued a decree that
It was the moment when the Osaka Winter Formation's lid was cut and dropped.