Kofu Castle is located north of Mt. Fuji, about 200 miles west of Edo on the Nakasendo Road, and was the seat of the Kofu Domain, as well as a transit point for the shogunate army's supply line from Edo to Sekigahara.

The sneak attack on Kofu Castle by the Ming army meant that all logistics, grain, grass, and supplies from Edo were cut off, and it also meant that the back route of the shogunate army was cut off.

The attack on Kofu Castle was led by Zhu Chenggong's Ming Royal Marines, who set out from Osaka, entered the Great Eastern Ocean through the Kii Waterway, spared the Kii Peninsula, and headed northeast to Shizuoka in Suruga Bay to land.

Because the Tokugawa shogunate lost its control of the sea, the coastal areas around Shizuoka were defenseless, and the Tokugawa shogunate seemed to have given up on treatment, and simply did not want to go along the coast, and all the supplies were on the Nakasendo Road.

At this time, most of the Japanese forces in the Kanto region and near Edo were transferred to the official area to fight a decisive battle with the Ming army, so Zhu Chenggong landed in Shizuoka almost without hindrance, bypassing Mount Fuji and driving all the way to capture Kofu Castle, cutting off the connection between Edo and the Sekigahara region.

The first to get the loss of Kofu Castle was the old man Matsudaira Nobutsuna who stayed in Edo, and the old man did not send troops to recover Kofu at the first time, but hurriedly strengthened Edo's defenses.

The last time the Ming army raided Edo from the sea, they sent a fireworks feast, which left a deep lesson on the Tokugawa shogunate, and Matsudaira Nobutsuna, fearing that the Ming army would repeat its old tricks, went to Edo Bay to arrange heavy guards.

To his relief, but also nervous, the Ming Imperial Navy had come to take the back route, and several warships stopped in Edo Bay to deliver the first shells of autumn to the shogunate.

The Ming Royal Navy launched more than 200 Dongfeng rockets into Edo Castle, but fortunately, Edo Castle was fully prepared this time, and this attack did not cause much damage to Edo Castle, and the Ming army did not land.

However, the bombardment put a great deal of pressure on Edo Castle, and the people in the city were panicked and disordered, and the inhabitants moved north like locusts.

The Ming army's fleet was eyeing Edo Bay and was about to launch a landing on Edo at any time, and Matsudaira Nobutsuna was panicked and did not dare to send troops to rescue Kofu, so he had to send someone to send a message to the Sekigahara front, asking Sakai Tadakatsu to figure out his own way.

After all, the defenders of Edo Castle only have 30,000 or 40,000 people, and if they are sent out, their hometown will be wiped out by the Ming army, which is too risky!

Knowing that Kofu was lost, Sakai Tadakatsu's whole body seemed to be short-circuited for a few seconds, which was the first time in his decades of politics that he had appeared in such an unprofessional state.

Then, Sakai Tadashi, who came back to his senses, scolded his mother directly.

Unexpectedly, within half a month of confrontation, the Ming army would be so yin.

Now that the retreat of the army has been cut off, and the shogunate army is most likely to find itself in a situation where the enemy is on its back, it was only at this time that Sakai Tadakatsu really understood the meaning of "dark Chencang" in Chinese.

In order to avoid shaking the morale of the army, Sakai Tadakatsu immediately ordered that the news be strictly guarded and not leaked.

In the camp of Nangong Mountain, the sound in the big tent of the Chinese army was chaotic, and the daimyo of the various departments of the shogunate army were invited to come to the meeting.

Tokugawa Tsunashige, the lord of the Kofu Domain, was in a hurry at that time, and his main city was attacked by the Ming army, which was worse than his wife being robbed.

There is the property he has accumulated over the years, as well as several of his beautiful wives and concubines, how can he not panic?

Tokugawa Tsunashige was only seventeen years old and was the elder brother of Tokugawa Ietsuna, the current shogun of the Shogunate, and the two grew up together and had a very close relationship.

At this time, he made a lot of noise in the big tent, pointed at Sakai Tadakatsu's nose and cursed, and almost ordered the old man to immediately order the withdrawal of troops from Sekigahara and let the army go to the rescue of his Kofu.

Sakai Tadashi was already upset, and at this time, he was scolded by a hairy boy in public, and he couldn't help but blacken his old face, and said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness Tsunadashige, this is the military council of the shogunate, please respect yourself!" ”

Tokugawa Tsunashige is a typical second generation official, his father is the last general of the expedition, and he is the master of the Kofu Domain, in his opinion, since he has spoken, Sakai Tadakatsu, this old thing should be done immediately, and now he dares to make a face with the master?

As if someone had stepped on his tail, he jumped up on the spot, pointed at Sakai Tadakatsu and shouted: "Self-respecting fart, if it's late, there is one less silver and one grain of rice in my big treasury of Jiafu, and you, the old guy, will have to bear the compensation......"

As he was talking, he only heard a "snap", and Tokugawa Tsunadashige's brain was smacked hard, and he almost fell down.

The back of Tokugawa Tsunadashige's head was buzzing, and he couldn't help but be furious, and he just turned around to find the attack of the black hand, and when he saw the main one, he suddenly became half a cut shorter.

The man who beat him was Tokugawa Mitsuyoshi, the lord of the Owari Domain, who married his sister Chiyohime.

The identity of "brother-in-law" is not terrible, what makes Tokugawa Tsunashi afraid is that his brother-in-law is also his uncle......

Tokugawa Mitsuyoshi's father, Tokugawa Yoshinao, is the ninth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the shogunate, that is to say, Tokugawa Mitsuyoshi is the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the same generation as Tokugawa Iemitsu, the third general of the shogunate, and a generation older than the current fourth generation of shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna.

Tokugawa Mitsuyoshi is not very old, only in his early thirties, but he is relatively calm, as can be seen from the fact that he is cuckold.

A man, when he learns that he is wearing a green hat, still maintains a normal relationship with his wife, isn't this calm?

How can a young and vigorous young man do such a thing?

I only heard Tokugawa Mitsuyoshi say sharply: "Tsunadashige, you don't look at what kind of occasion this is!" How can you be presumptuous here, why don't you get out of the way! ”

Sakai Tadashi saw this and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he didn't take Tokugawa Tsunashige in his eyes, most of the people here were from the Tokugawa clan, and as a powerful minister with a foreign surname, if he dealt with this kid in front of so many people from the Tokugawa clan, it would inevitably make them unhappy.

Well, now that Tokugawa Mitsuyoshi, who is also a member of the clan, makes a move, it will be different.

Sure enough, no matter how arrogant Tokugawa Tsunashige was, he didn't dare to talk back to his uncle and brother-in-law, because he was more arrogant than himself when he was young, and he had a heavy army.

The little master finally stopped, and Sakai Tadashi squeezed out a smile on his face and asked everyone to continue the discussion.

The topic of discussion was nothing more than how to solve the change in Kofu, and some people proposed to return to the army to rescue and ensure the safety of the rear road.

This statement was deeply approved by Tokugawa Tsunashige, the lord of the Kofu Domain.

Tokugawa Mitsuyoshi frowned and said, "Go back to the army to rescue Kofu, what about Sekigahara?" Will my Tokugawa shogunate be defeated without a fight? ”

"Once we return to the army, the Ming army and the rebels will definitely follow closely and pursue all the way, I am afraid that before we reach Jiafu, we will be caught up by the Ming army and bite off a piece of meat!"

Tokugawa Mitsuyoshi's words caused some daimyo to nod their heads.

Fighting a war is not child's play, this time I brought so many people here, and I went back after half a month? Travel too!

Moreover, it is not easy to withdraw troops, especially retreating under the nose of the enemy, which is most likely to be attacked by the enemy, and if it is not done well, the whole army will be broken and defeated.

Sakai Tadashi nodded thoughtfully, he knew that Tokugawa Mitsuyoshi originally didn't want to deal with the Ming army, and now he worked so hard not to let the army withdraw for a reason.

Tokugawa Mitsuyoshi was the lord of the Owari Domain, and Owari would bear the brunt of Sekihara's loss, and his property and wives and concubines would also become the spoils of the Ming army at any time.

It was in his own interests, and Tokugawa Mitsuyoshi said that he would not let the army leave.