The coalition army pressed the border, and the confidence that Daimyo Maeda Toshiie, Nakamura Kazuji, and Ikoma Kinmasa had managed to gather was suddenly hit.

Ling Feng naturally knew it, but he didn't care, with the signboard of Shangquan Xin, the Sword Saint, here, there would be no chaos for the time being. Of course, the current situation is also very critical. He must not be defeated, and once he loses once, the morale of the army will be shattered. But the situation at this time is just like the situation of Cao Cao's battle of Guandu, although it seems to be full of crises, it is also an opportunity. If Ling Feng can defeat the coalition forces in one fell swoop, he will be able to lay the foundation for the unification of Dongyi.

In the afternoon, thirty miles away from Fushimi Castle, inside the camp of the coalition army.

At this time, Tokugawa Hidetada, the son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, was gathering with various daimyos to discuss plans for attacking Fushimi Castle.

At present, the main daimyo of the coalition are Mori Hideyo, Kobayakawa Hideaki, Uesugi Tadatsu, and Ukita Hidetaka, representing the four major Banlord families, as well as the heirs of the five commissioners, including Asano Nagamasa, Ishida Mitsunari, Maeda Genyi, Nagashu Masae, and Masuda Nagamori.

In addition, there are Toyotomi Hideyoshi retainers such as Kato Kiyomasa, Takenori Kaguya, Katagiri Kazumoto, Kato Yoshiaki, Hirano Nagayasu, and Wakisaka Yasuharu.

There are also Tokugawa Ieyasu's retainers, such as Sakai Tadaji, Honda Tadakatsu, Kamihara Yasumasa, and Ii Naomasa, who are known as the Four Heavenly Kings of Tokugawa, and then Matsudaira Yasutada, Naito Masada, Hiraiwa Koyoshi, Torii Mototada, Okubo Tadayo, Hattori Hanzo, Takagi Kiyohide, Yonezu Ivana, Watanabe Moritsuna, Torii Tadahiro, Okubo Tadasa, and Beeya Sadaji, known as the Tokugawa Sixteen Divine Generals.

In addition to the daimyo, there are also many great swordsmen gathered, including Miyamoto Musashi, Ito Ichitosai, Sasaki Kojiro, Magabe Dark Night Pavilion, Toho Shige, Morioka Kazuha, and so on. Of course, more importantly, the two sword saint powerhouses of Tsukahara Buchuan and Zhong Juan Zizhai also agreed to help.

At this time, the daimyo of all parties have the support of two sword masters and many great swordsmen, and the high-level combat power has surpassed that of Horio Yoshiharu's side, not to mention the advantage in terms of troops, and they have already consciously won the victory.

Therefore, the strategy they discussed was to besiege the city in a dignified manner and crush it with a general trend. Of course, although they felt that the victory rate was high, they also wanted to reduce their losses, so they did not directly attack the castle, but sent ninjas to summon the various daimyo who were tied to the chariot by Horio Yoshiharu to lure them into rebellion with certain conditions.

A moment later, Fushimi Castle, the official residence of Toyotomi Hideyori.

At this time, although Ling Feng had already dominated Fushimi Castle, he was still nominally dominated by Toyotomi Hideyori, so the discussion was also here.

Nakamura Kazushi said: "My lord, now that the enemy army has arrived at Fushimi Castle for thirty miles and set up camp, and it is surrounded on all sides, the people in the city are now panicking. How to resist the enemy, please announce it to the Lord!"

Toyotomi Hideyori and Maeda Toshiie, Ikoma kinmasa, Fukushima Masanori and other daimyo are also concerned. After all, they have already taken refuge in "Horio Yoshiharu", and even if they change camps, they will inevitably be reduced in territory. But if Ling Feng's side wins, not only do they not have to cut their territory, but they can also gain and expand their family territory. Therefore, except for a few traitors who had already secretly communicated with Tokugawa Tadahide and other coalition forces, the other daimyo still hoped that Ling Feng would win.

Ling Feng said with a smile: "The strategy to break the enemy has long been there, but it is not appropriate to leak it. Rest assured, everyone!"

Toyotomi Hideyori, Maeda Toshiie, and others will be suspicious, and in the current situation, the enemy army is several times larger than their own, and the chance of victory is not great. However, there are no absolutes, and when Oda Nobunaga started, he was also outnumbered and defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto in the battle of Tsukasasa. Therefore, they still had a glimmer of expectation for Ling Feng. Moreover, their lives were in Ling Feng's hands, so naturally they didn't dare to change sides easily.

Subsequently, many ninjas invaded Fushimi Castle to deliver letters, intending to rebel against Daimyo such as Maeda Toshiie.

However, due to Ling Feng's Dragon Guard and Dragon Whale Guard's strict monitoring and control, even if these daimyo had the intention to rebel, they would not have a chance.

Of course, the coalition did not expect to win through rebellion, and the main purpose was to plant a seed in the hearts of the latter. Once the battle situation is unfavorable, this seed will quickly take root and sprout, and Horio Yoshiharu's camp will be defeated.

Immediately, Tokugawa Hidetada and other daimyo leaders came to Fushimi Castle five miles away, lined up in formation, and covered the sky, but did not rush to attack.

Ling Feng switched into the identity of the Sword Saint Shangquan Xin, and led the Dragon Guard and the Dragon Whale Guard to the head of the city, ready to face the battle. And the commander of Huang Longwei disguised himself as Horio Yoshiharu to stabilize the daimyo.

At this time, a middle-aged swordsman with a short beard in Tokugawa Hidetada's main formation walked out, but it was Yanagi Zongju, the son of Yanagi Zongyan, one of the three dogs of the Yanagi family, and a well-known new Yinliu great swordsman.

Yanagi Zongju looked at Ling Feng, first bowed and saluted, and then said loudly: "Master, Horio Yoshiharu has gone against the grain and killed Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who are really disloyal and unrighteous people. Why did the master bother to work for him? The master wanted to promote the new Yin Stream, and all the great names were willing to do their best to help. Moreover, His Majesty the Emperor has promised to canonize Shizu as the Sword Saint of the Protector of the Country. Please consider it carefully!"

Tokugawa Hidetada and other daimyo also nodded yes one after another, and took out the will of the "emperor" to express their sincerity.

Undoubtedly, this is another ploy of the coalition forces. In their eyes, although Horio Yoshiharu has some talents, his family background is too shallow, and if there is no sword saint Kamizumi Shin to stabilize people's hearts, they will immediately fall apart, and it will not take much effort to destroy it. If Ling Feng is really Shangquan Xin, this strategy has a good chance of success.

However, they were doomed to disappointment. Because this Sword Master was just Ling Feng pretending. At this time, Ling Feng's tone was indifferent, imitating Shangquan Xin's tone and said: "Attacking the city is the bottom, attacking the heart is the top, yes, Zong Yan's teaching of the art of war is really good! However, on the battlefield, how can there be a reason to surrender before fighting! However, I can also give you a chance." No matter who you are, if you can defeat me in a duel, you will win this battle, and all our great names will surrender!"

Horio Yoshiharu, who Han Lei pretended to be, also said in a timely manner: "That's true!"

Daimyo such as Maeda Toshiya were disappointed, thinking that this was Horio Yoshiharu's plan, but although this strategy could demoralize the opponent, they didn't want to win too well. However, Shin Kamiizumi is a sword master after all, and there is basically no possibility of defeat. Therefore, they did not speak out to stop it.

Yanagi Zongju looked happy and said, "Okay!"

If it was someone else, he wasn't sure yet, but with Tsukahara Buchuan, a senior sword saint who had instructed Master Izumi, he was relatively sure. If this battle can be resolved peacefully, including the daimyo on the side of the Maeda Toshiie, all the daimyo will have to remember the good of his Yagyu family.

However, before he could invite Tsukahara Buchuan, at this moment, a middle-aged swordsman flashed, came to the city gate, and said loudly: "Miyamoto Musashi is here to challenge!"