At present, both sides of the Battle of Honshu have fallen into the quagmire of war, and neither the Kyushu Coalition nor the Tokugawa Shogunate have any possibility of sitting down and negotiating. The two sides can only fight hard, and the war has reached this point, and it depends on who can hold out to the end. Whoever shows their defeat will soon end in complete destruction.

The daimyo all over Japan are now strengthening their power, and they are all forming alliances everywhere, waiting for the two sides to decide the winner, and then they will support the winning side in the hope of getting the most out of it.

Through a surgical beheading operation, the military council eliminated Tokugawa Iemitsu and the daimyo of the Tokugawa shogunate, which plunged the Tokugawa shogunate into a sharp chaos in an instant.

This also made the daimyo from all over Japan see opportunities and their ambitions swelled. Originally, some well-behaved daimyo were also ready to move, and they were ready to expand their troops to prepare for war.

With the strong support of the Far East, the Satsuma Domain quickly integrated the daimyo from all over Kyushu, formed the Kyushu Coalition Army, and landed in Honshu on a large scale, in order to take advantage of the current chaotic period of the Tokugawa Shogunate to defeat the Tokugawa Shogunate and occupy the Gyeonggi important area of Honshu.

But the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and the strength of the Tokugawa shogunate was not lost after all, and the Tokugawa shogunate was flourishing, and its subordinates were full of talents. After a brief period of chaos, the Tokugawa family immediately responded, quickly shrinking the defense area, concentrating all their main forces on the Kyoto area in the central part of the island of Honshu, as well as the Edo area, the base camp. Then a mass mobilization began, and in the shortest possible time, the situation was stabilized, and preparations for war were completed.

Although at the beginning of the war, the Tokugawa shogunate was defeated by the fierce attack of the Kyushu coalition army, but in the end it was desperately resisted. The two sides fought fiercely for months. After several fierce battles, the front is still in a stalemate.

The Kyushu coalition army camp, Shimazu Tadashi is in the main tent, gathering many generals and various daimyo in Kyushu to discuss the military situation. In the recent battles, both sides have tried their best, but the situation on the battlefield continues to stalemate. Neither of them was able to break through the other's front, and the losses were extremely heavy.

Shimazu Tadashi sat on the horse, looking at the map in front of him with a worried face, and an old man was introducing the military situation on the battlefield to the generals in the big tent.

The people in the big tent are full of worries, and when the war comes to this point, they are all a little worried. Now they no longer have the ambition and pride to sweep the world at the beginning. At that time, the daimyo all over Japan were one-sidedly supporting the Satsuma Domain, and they all swore a promise to fight together. will gather troops to fight against the Tokugawa family, the thief of the country.

However, they fought with the Tokugawa shogunate for several months, and the daimyo from all over the country did not send a single soldier to support the Kyushu coalition army, and these guys are now grabbing territory everywhere and fighting lively. They ganged up, went around in tandem, and all sent people to Beijing to meet the emperor, and their ambitions were fully revealed.

Now, except for the Kyushu coalition and the Tokugawa shogunate, the other daimyo slogans are shouted louder than anyone else. is not to send troops, sit back and wait for the fisherman's profit.

The old man finished stating the military situation on the battlefield. Shimazu Tadashi frowned and did not speak, and his mood was very low. Although countless Kyushu samurai were strong in battle, the Tokugawa Shogunate had been operating in Honshu for many years, and the Kyushu Coalition Army was fighting in a different place after all, and the material supply alone could not be compared with the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Moreover, the Tokugawa shogunate was now largely on the defensive. It's clear that it's going to be consumed by the Kyushu coalition army, it's really a hard bone to gnaw.

At this time, one of the retainers hesitated and said, "My lord, should we contact the Far East and enlist their support." We've already spent most of our baggage. If it is not replenished in time, it will not be able to support several battles. ”

Everyone else also looked at Shimazu Tadashi, wondering what he thought. Shimazu Tadashi sighed, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart. Although he hoped for strong support from the Far East, he really didn't want the Far East to get involved in the war, which was no different from luring a wolf into the house. The Far East will not support him in vain, although their appearance and language are no different from the Ming people, but they are completely different from the Ming people's style.

The Far Eastern Company only looked at profits, and if the Satsuma clan was defeated by the Tokugawa shogunate, they would immediately kick the Shimazu family away and turn to other daimyos. Shimazu Tadashi originally wanted to use Satsuma's own strength to defeat the Tokugawa shogunate and pacify the world in one fell swoop. At that time, even if Satsuma pays some price, the Shimazu family can afford it.

However, in the current situation, once the Far East intervenes in it, even if Satsuma wins, it will have to pay an extremely painful price in the end to satisfy the greed of the other party. But now it is impossible to seek the Far East, and the battle of Satsuma can no longer be fought. The heritage of the Tokugawa shogunate is not comparable to Satsuma, and they really can't consume each other.

Thinking of this, Shimazu Tadashi raised his head and said in a deep voice: "I'll think about it again, you guys go back first!" ”

When everyone heard this, they could only bow helplessly, and then withdrew from the big tent in turn. Only Shimazu Tadashi and a few old ministers remained. Shimazu Tadatsune sighed and said, "It seems that only with the help of the power of the Far East can the Tokugawa shogunate be defeated. ”

The old man next to him thought for a moment and said, "Lord, don't hesitate any longer, the most important thing at the moment is to defeat the Tokugawa shogunate." The more unfavorable the situation is for us, the more we will pay in the future. ”

"I implore the lord to make a decision as soon as possible, destroy the Tokugawa family as soon as possible, and calm the world in one fell swoop......"

"Yes, let's ask for help from the Far East, after several battles, the soldiers are exhausted, and there are not many supplies left, and we won't be able to survive for long. As long as the Far East gang destroys the Tokugawa family, the world will be pacified! ”

Shimazu Tadashi listened to the words of the old minister in the house, and slowly closed his eyes. After a long while, it slowly opened.

"Well, we'll send someone to the Far East to ask for help, and ask the Far East to help us destroy the Tokugawa family. Ladies and gentlemen, I will leave the great cause of the Shimazu family to everyone! ”

After he finished speaking, he bowed slightly to several important ministers of the Shimazu family in the big tent. Several important ministers also knelt down one after another, buried their heads deep in the ground, and shouted together: "I wish the lord to complete the great cause and calm the world!" ”

At this time, a small surname ran in from outside the big tent and whispered a few words in Shimazu Tadashi's ear. Shimazu Tadashi's eyes lit up, and then he excitedly said to several important ministers in the room: "Mr. Kitai is here......

The old ministers in the big tent listened to Shimazu Tadashi's words, and they were all excited. Shimazu Tadashi laughed and said, "You guys come with me to greet Mr. Kitai......" (to be continued......)

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