Toyotomi Hidetsugu was very happy.
After he successfully suppressed the conflict between Ishida Mitsunari and the generals' faction, the Toyotomi Group's combat power was quite impressive.
Not only did they thwart Ito Naomasa's attack, but they also almost wiped out the famous Ito Red Army. Now, on the official battlefield, the Toyotomi Army was also firmly suppressing the Tokugawa Army.
In the battle for the commanding heights, the Toyotomi Army was invincible and gradually suppressed the Tokugawa Army. The commanding heights were about to be seized. As long as they controlled the commanding heights, they would be able to shoot arrows from the high ground, which would be enough to completely defeat the Tokugawa Army and control Ishikami.
More importantly, Toyotomi Hiuji knew that both armies had gathered their main forces here. Whoever defeated the other side here would be able to defeat the other side's main forces. They would then be able to kill the other side, and the other side's chances of winning would be greatly reduced.
For both the Toyotomi Clan and the Tokugawa Clan, this was a battle that they could not afford to lose.
Therefore, whether it was Toyotomi Hidetsugu, Ishida Mitsunari, or Asano Yukinaga, they only had one goal, which was to take the commanding heights, destroy the Tokugawa Clan's main force, and conquer the Tokugawa Clan's territory in one fell swoop, unify Japan, and complete their hegemony.
They would deal with the rest later.
Therefore, after the two armies were locked in a stalemate for a day, a cruel tug-of-war began the next day. Until today, the Toyotomi Army had suffered slightly more losses, but the Toyotomi Army also had more people. Therefore, the Toyotomi Army and the Tokugawa Army were actually evenly matched.
In the most tragic battle for the commanding heights, during the six hours of fierce fighting, Toyotomi Hidetsugu had already sent several elite troops to fight against the Tokugawa Clan's elite troops. The battle was unprecedentedly fierce, and the heavy losses were also vivid. However, Toyotomi Hidetsugu had a feeling that as long as he persisted to the end, he would be able to obtain the final victory.
After that, he would be able to gain a prestige that was no less than Toyotomi Hideyoshi's. He would gain the prestige that he desperately needed. With this kind of prestige, he would be able to rule the country more smoothly and achieve a greater cause than Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Therefore, Toyotomi Hidetsugu even put on his armor and personally supervised the battle. He wanted to see the scene of the army conquering the highlands with his own eyes.
He saw it.
He saw the Tokugawa clan army retreating like a receding tide. He saw his own army frantically attacking to seize the high ground.
The entire Toyotomi clan's command center was in an uproar, and everyone was celebrating their victory. They immediately arranged for the firearms unit to advance to the high ground and set up the cannons to give the Tokugawa Army the final blow, making them history!
Toyotomi Hidetsugu's heart was about to jump out of his chest. That feeling of excitement was really …
How delightful!
Toyotomi Hidetsugu wanted to share this happiness with everyone he met!
Therefore, he rewarded everyone around him, and everyone was beaming with joy.
In the end, when it was Ishida Mitsunari's turn, Toyotomi Hidetsugu saw that Ishida Mitsunari had a puzzled expression on his face.
"That shouldn't be the case. Why would they retreat? Shouldn't they continue to send more troops to continue fighting for the high ground? If they lose this place, what's the point of fighting for the last six hours? "
Ishida Mitsunari mumbled to himself, and Toyotomi Hidetsugu heard him.
Retreat on their own?
"Shi Tianqing, what did you just say? You said that the Tokugawa Army retreated on their own? "
Toyotomi Hidetsugu looked at Ishida Mitsunari with a puzzled expression.
Ishida Mitsunari nodded.
"Yes, Your Highness. The Tokugawa army took the initiative to retreat, and their retreat was very methodical. They didn't retreat in disorder, but they took the initiative to retreat. They even had someone to cover the rear and stop the pursuers. Although we've taken the high ground now, the Tokugawa army still has the ability to continue attacking before the cannons are set up. It shouldn't be because of a lack of troops. "
Hearing Ishida Mitsunari's words, Toyotomi Hidetsugu, who had just become crazy with joy, calmed down.
There was clearly something wrong with this feeling.
The Tokugawa clan retreated?
Why?
"They took the initiative to retreat and give up the fight. Then, was the fight for the past six hours fake? It can't be? "
"Absolutely not!"
Ishida Mitsunari immediately dispelled Toyotomi Hidetsugu's doubts. "We must take the high ground. There is no doubt about that. The Tokugawa clan did not spend so much manpower and resources just to lure us into the trap. However, they suddenly retreated. Something is definitely not right."
"Then what's the reason?"
Toyotomi Hidetsugu was bewildered.
Ishida Mitsunari thought hard for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out the reason.
At that moment, the Tokugawa army's retreat horn sounded. Toyotomi Hidetsugu and Ishida Mitsunari saw the Tokugawa army slowly retreating from the battlefield.
Toyotomi Hidetsugu and Ishida Mitsunari didn't give the order to chase after them. Instead, they watched as the Tokugawa army retreated.
A group of generals immediately surrounded Toyotomi Hidetsugu and asked why he didn't give the order to chase after them. When they learned that the Tokugawa clan had retreated, they were bewildered.
Only a few of them requested to lead their troops into the Tokugawa clan's camp to finish off the Tokugawa clan.
However, Toyotomi Hidetsugu didn't allow it because he felt that there must be a demon behind this anomaly.
Sure enough, after an hour or so, the demon came.
The Tokugawa clan sent a messenger to see Toyotomi Hidetsugu. Toyotomi Hidetsugu immediately summoned the messenger.
"What? The Qin Navy is coming to Nihon? "
Toyotomi Hidetsugu was shocked when he read the letter that Tokugawa Ieyasu had written to him.
The officials and generals were also shocked and couldn't believe what they had heard.
Toyotomi Hidetsugu handed Tokugawa Ieyasu's letter to Ishida Mitsunari. Ishida Mitsunari took it and read it.
At first glance, Ishida Mitsunari knew that Tokugawa Ieyasu hadn't given up collecting intelligence on the Qin Navy. He had sent people to Nihon and the coastal areas of Qin to try to find clues. However, it wasn't until the Qin Army Navy arrived in Nihon that they found something wrong and reported to him immediately.
However, it seemed that it was too late.
The Qin Army might have already started to move.
Was it really just a hoax, a hoax led by the Qin Navy to cover up the real action?
The Tokugawa clan and the Toyotomi clan had been fighting in Ishikami for more than half a month. Both of them had suffered great losses. Their food and armaments were even more worn out. They were no longer as sharp as when they first raised their troops.
At this moment, the attack of the Qin Army was completely unexpected.
"Is … is it true?"
Ishida Mitsunari looked at the messenger.
"If it's false, why did my lord retreat and give up fighting for the high ground?"
The messenger asked back.
This question just hit the question of the Toyotomi clan.
At this time, even Asano Yukinaga, who hated Tokugawa Ieyasu the most, had to think carefully about the sincerity of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Was it true, or was he trying to use the name of the Qin Army to confuse the Toyotomi Army and take this opportunity to fight back?
No one would believe that Toyotomi Hidetsugu immediately agreed to Tokugawa Ieyasu's request and the two armies joined forces to fight against the Qin Army. At this time, Tokugawa Ieyasu's actions were also very suspicious. There were many possibilities.
For example, a Daimyo of the Toyotomi clan pointed out the possibility that Tokugawa Ieyasu was cheating.
For example, Tokugawa Ieyasu had betrayed the interests of Country R and asked for reinforcements from the Qin Army. In fact, Tokugawa Ieyasu had joined forces with the Qin Army to deceive the Toyotomi Army and lead them to a dead end, so that the Tokugawa Army and the Qin Army could destroy the Toyotomi Army together.
It was not impossible.
After this statement was put forward, everyone looked at the messenger in a different way.
The messenger immediately knelt on the ground.
"Your Highness, this is absolutely true. Although my lord has conflicts with the Toyotomi clan, it is absolutely true at this time. My lord will never join forces with the Qin Army. Qin Army is powerful, and it is easy for him to annex Country R. My lord will never do such a thing!"
"Your Highness! Don't believe him! Predecessor Pavilion was killed by the joint forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Xiao Ruxun. How dare he say that? "
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