Asano Yukinaga counted the losses after the battle and found that he had killed more than a hundred Tokugawa soldiers. He finally felt a sense of relief.
"We have won! From tomorrow onwards, we will give the Tokugawa army a heavy blow again and again until they are beaten into hell! "
"Oh!!!!!"
The morale of the Toyotomi army was boosted.
In the next two hours, the Tokugawa army did not attack again. Asano Yukinaga laughed and said that the Tokugawa army was a paper tiger that would not dare to attack again after being beaten once. They were just like Tokugawa Ieyasu, who only knew how to hide and attack.
Asano Yukinaga looked at the sky and found that it was already the second half of the night. Thinking about it, he felt that the enemy would need to rest and would not come again after three consecutive night attacks. So, he ordered his subordinates to patrol the camp for him and went to sleep.
His subordinates ordered the soldiers who had been on high alert for the first half of the night to go back to rest, and he called a group of soldiers who were more energetic to patrol the camp to prevent the Tokugawa army's sudden attack.
On the other hand, Igai Naomasa ordered all the Red Garrison members to wrap the hooves of the horses with cloth and put branches in the horses' mouths. They were ready for the night attack.
"The moon is hazy tonight, and there is wind. It is a good opportunity to set fire. It seems that God is giving me a chance. The east wind is blowing. Asano Yukinaga set up the camp downwind. This time, I will make sure that he will not return! Someone, give me the torch! "
Igai Naomasa found the best opportunity and explained his tactics to his subordinates. He asked everyone to bring torches and kerosene to set fire to Toyotomi Kun's camp, causing a big commotion and chaos in the camp. It would be best if the camp was blown up. Then, Kamahara Yasumasa would lead the infantry to kill Asano Yukinaga once and for all.
After the plan was decided, it was time to carry it out. In the second half of the night, when people were sleeping soundly, Igai Naomasa led the Red Garrison members to start the night attack. The operation was very smooth. The sneak ninjas successfully killed the soldiers guarding the gate. Then, the barbecue party began.
Kamahara Yasumasa led his troops to the camp of Asano Yukinaga. With a single order, a round of fire arrows shot into the sky, heading straight for the tent of Asano Yukinaga's troops. The night raid had officially begun, and the cruel game had begun.
In any case, Asano Yukinaga did not expect Ii Naomasa to launch a sneak attack at night after the endless battle during the day. He only left about half of the night guards behind, and the rest went to sleep to recover their strength. That was the time when they slept the most.
The result was self-evident.
Jingyi's Red Guards charged into Fengchen's camp like a whirlwind. Wherever they went, they set fire to everything. The camp, which had already been set ablaze by the fire arrows, burned even more intensely under the influence of the torches.
Later in the night, an easterly wind blew, and Fengchen's camp was downwind. The wind helped to spread the fire, and the fire got out of hand.
Fengchen's camp was burning fiercely, and the Red Guards were also fighting fiercely. The raging fire boosted the morale of Ii Naomasa's troops. They shouted the battle cry and fought with all their might. The soldiers on Fengchen's side were startled awake from their sleep. They were confused, and without any orders, they could only scatter and run for their lives.
As for Asano Yukinaga, he was quite lucky. He had already escaped under the protection of his henchmen.
Although he had woken up, his henchmen made the judgment that it was too late, and there was no point in continuing to resist. So, they carried Asano Yukinaga on their horses and fled, leaving behind the army that was in chaos.
Asano Yukinaga had never expected that the battle between the two armies, which he had commanded after so many years, would end in his crushing defeat. Furthermore, it was so sudden that he was defeated by Ii Naomasa's surprise attack before he could even use the battlefield he had chosen.
In this battle, the Tokugawa army under the command of Ii Naomasa and Kamahara Yasumasa won a complete victory, while the Fengchen army under the command of Asano Yukinaga suffered a crushing defeat. Asano Yukinaga barely survived, and the Fengchen army was almost completely annihilated. A large pile of armaments and supplies became Ii Naomasa's.
When Asano Yukinaga tied himself up and knelt in front of Toyotomi Hidetsugu to beg for forgiveness, Toyotomi Hidetsugu was furious when he found out that Asano Yukinaga had sent his troops to fight a crushing defeat. Not only had he lost face, but he had also lost all face.
Toyotomi Hidetsugu, who had originally planned to severely punish Asano Yukinaga, learned that there were more than a dozen powerful generals and daimyo who were kneeling outside his mansion to beg for mercy for Asano Yukinaga. After thinking about it again and again, he decided to temporarily pardon Asano Yukinaga and punish him with land and money so that he could make up for his mistake.
After that, Toyotomi Hidetsugu summoned Ishida Mitsunari.
Ishida Mitsunari wept and complained to Toyotomi Hidetsugu about his experience of being placed under house arrest and luckily escaping. He blamed himself for his incompetence and was very ashamed of his failure to stop Asano Yukinaga's attack. He was willing to die as an apology.
Toyotomi Hidetsugu stopped Ishida Mitsunari.
"This is not necessarily a bad thing. The generals have always been very arrogant and full of vigor. This time, they didn't listen to my orders and directly attacked. If they won the battle, I would feel that things would be difficult to clean up. Now that they have lost the battle, their morale has suffered a blow, and they will definitely feel guilty.
Even though we are in a disadvantageous position right now, this might also be an opportunity. If I can seize this opportunity to win a battle and display Feng Chen's might, I will definitely be able to greatly intimidate the military faction and make them bow their heads and obey my orders. "
Crisis equals danger plus opportunity. This was what Toyotomi Hideyoshi once said to Toyotomi Hidetsugu. In the past, Toyotomi Hidetsugu did not understand, but now, he understood.
Cleverly using the crisis and turning danger into opportunity. This was what he wanted to do.
Ishida Mitsunari also realized this. He found that Toyotomi Hidetsugu was changing into a qualified ruler. This change was very gratifying, but the timing was not good. This was because opportunity was war, which meant that Toyotomi Hidetsugu, who originally did not want to start a full-scale war, had to start a war.
Only by starting a war could he turn danger into opportunity and make use of it to achieve the hegemony of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Otherwise, it would directly fall silent.
In this situation, Ishida Mitsunari could no longer worry about the Qin Army's strategy. He had to enter the situation where Ishimi defeated Ii Naomasa.
Even so, looking at the slightly excited Toyotomi Hidetsugu, Ishida Mitsunari was still very worried.
Could this also be part of the Qin Army's strategy?
It was hard to say, really hard to say. Ishida Mitsunari could not believe that this situation could also be predicted by Xiao Ruxun. It was really too frightening.
But no matter what, this war was inevitable. Otherwise, the public opinion in Kyoto alone could drive Toyotomi Hidetsugu crazy.
So that night, Toyotomi Hidetsugu held an emergency war conference.
Early the next morning, he went to the palace to visit the degenerate who had become the King of Country R. He pretended to cry and cry. Then, he received the royal flag and the righteous title. He announced that Tokugawa Ieyasu was a traitor, a traitor, and he was an imperial soldier.
A war of hegemony was unexpectedly publicized as a war of rebellion. Therefore, it could be seen how important it was to control the high ground of public opinion.
Since ancient times, the power of people's mouths was not as small as imagined.
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