Asano Yukinaga had decided to start the war by force.
On one hand, he hated Ishida Mitsunari. He was very angry about the alliance between Toyotomi Hidetsugu and Ishida Mitsunari. How could he not see that Toyotomi Hidetsugu and Ishida Mitsunari had reached an agreement, which was a major loss for the military faction.
Asano Yukinaga probably knew that it was his punch that changed Toyotomi Hidetsugu's mind, so he had to take the blame for this.
But on the other hand, he could not tolerate Ishida Mitsunari continuing to be arrogant. This arrogant bastard, who even wanted to take responsibility for the war that had already been killed. He had no mercy, and only wanted to suppress them and forcibly seize their interests. He was not a person to work with at all.
The feud between the civil officials and the military generals had a long history. If Ishida Mitsunari succeeded this time, how could the military generals have a foothold?
As for the Qin army, since they had already left, he ignored them. In any case, he felt that the Qin State needed to recuperate after the battle of 160,000 soldiers, and it was impossible for the State of Qin to start another battle in a short period of time. Any speculation that deviated from this premise was false and non-existent.
So he did not care about the Qin Army.
What he cared about was revenge, as well as protecting the military generals and his own interests.
Revenge for Toyotomi Hideyoshi, as well as realizing his ambitions and ideals, were things that had to be done no matter what. There would never be a second possibility.
Therefore, an attack was necessary and unchangeable. No matter who he faced, no matter whether it was the famous Red Guards or not, the result would be the same. He must avenge Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he must avenge his own humiliation.
Moreover, the Red Guards were not invincible. In the past, the famous Takeda Red Guards, the predecessor of the Aoi Red Guards, had been ambushed and wiped out by firearms. Asano Yukinaga had arranged more than 10,000 iron cannoneers in the army, specially prepared for the Aoi Red Guards.
He would let the people of the Jingi Red Guards experience how the Red Guards felt when they were annihilated.
Ii Naomasa had long asked Kamahara Yasumasa to send troops to watch the movements of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, so he soon received the news that Asano Yukinaga had sent troops to attack.
"As you expected, Asano Yukinaga's troops have already set off. There are about 20,000 people, and they are coming for us. It seems that the war is about to start."
Kamahara Yasumasa came to Ii Naomasa's residence.
"This shouldn't be Toyotomi Hiuji's order. Otherwise, he would have arranged for reinforcements."
After listening to all the information, Ii Naomasa gave his opinion.
Ii Naomasa gave his opinion after hearing all the information.
"It doesn't matter if it was arranged by Fengchen Hiuji or not. Fengchen Hiuji was killed by the lord, so what's a mere Fengchen Hiuji? "Ai Yikun, you have the Red Soldiers under you and the Wild Soldiers under me. Why should we be afraid of Asano Yukinaga? He misses Toyotomi Hideyoshi so much, isn't it better for us to send him to see Toyotomi Hideyoshi? "
Ii Naomasa shook his head and said with a wry smile, "I'm not worried about Asano Yukinaga. I'm not worried about him at all. I'm worried about Qin."
"Qin's side? Qin has already withdrawn his troops and won't come back. What are you worried about? Jing Yijun, you are too cautious. There are some things that you don't have to worry about. If Qin really has a plan, he shouldn't give up this place. It will be easier to fight a war with a base. How can he give up his base before the war? "
Kambara Yasumasa said.
Ii Naomasa frowned.
"That's right. Who would give their base to someone else before the battle even started? Shenbara-kun, don't you find it strange? "
Kanbara Yasumasa shook his head helplessly.
"Before we think about this, Asano Yukinaga is coming. We'd better prepare to defeat Asano Yukinaga first!"
Ii Naomasa nodded and collected his thoughts. He began to think about how to deal with Asano Yukinaga's 20,000 troops.
According to the intelligence, only a few of them were cavalrymen. Most of them were infantrymen, and some of them were cannoneers.
"I guess they are here to deal with the Red Guards. Asano Yukinaga was a famous general under Toyotomi Hideyoshi's command. He came prepared. This battle may not be easy for us. However, does he think that I will continue to make the same mistake that the Red Guards made?"
Ii Naomasa shook his head. It seemed that he had announced Asano Yukinaga's strategic death.
However, Asano Yukinaga didn't realize this. He was still looking for a suitable terrain to deal with the cavalrymen. The infantrymen on the plain had no advantage. However, if they were on the valley road, the threat of the cavalrymen would be instantly reduced, and the attack power and safety of the cannoneers would be significantly improved.
Back then, the Red Guards were too arrogant. As a result, they were ambushed and killed.
The Red Guards had been famous for a long time. It was worthy of Asano Yukinaga's attention. Therefore, Asano Yukinaga also worked hard to find a suitable grave for them. He planned to bury the glorious history of the Red Guards in the grave.
This was to announce Toyotomi's rebirth.
He attached great importance to this battle, and he really wanted to fight this battle well. He personally chose the battlefield, chose a suitable place for the battle, and really found a battlefield that was suitable for the Red Reserve Army's graveyard. Then, he set up camp nearby and prepared to send people to challenge tomorrow.
However, Asano Yukinaga didn't expect that he would be attacked by the Red Guards' cavalry that afternoon. These cavalrymen were very fast, and their attacks were very sharp. They specifically targeted the weak points on the periphery of his camp and attacked from all directions.
In just half an hour, Asano Yukinaga learned that seven or eight small camps had been destroyed by the Red Guards. They lost some soldiers and horses.
This made Asano Yukinaga very angry. He immediately ordered all the camps to be on guard. All the cannoneers were in position. If they encountered an attack from the Red Guards, they would immediately shoot.
This did have some effect. After receiving the order, the cannoneers used the fences as cover and fired at the Red Reserve Cavalry that were galloping from outside. However, the accuracy of their shots was a bit problematic. They couldn't even kill a single cavalry with ten shots.
The Red Guards retreated at sunset. Asano Yukinaga checked the losses and learned that he had lost more than six hundred soldiers and a dozen small camps. It was a huge loss.
He gritted his teeth and decided to teach Ii Naomasa a lesson the next day. Then, he ordered the army to be on guard and prepare to rest after dinner.
However, Ii Naomasa's attack came again. This time, it was the Red Guards again. They were as sharp as ever. They specifically chose to attack when Asano Yukinaga's troops were eating. Many soldiers hurriedly put down their bowls to resist. They were caught off guard.
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