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Chapter 660 Two-sided mediation

"Ouchi Yoshiyama, I have heard some bad rumors about you in Kyoto recently. See if it is necessary to explain it to me...paos." Yi Tusheng was also very unhappy like in front of Tatsutsushi Hosokawa, and asked with a calm face and a whisper.

Like Tatsuo Hosokawa, Ouchi Yoshiyama knew exactly what I came here for. He quickly lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, my subordinates think that he is not wrong. Even if the prince blames his subordinates, he still insists on his opinion." Yi Tusheng sneered, "You are very stubborn. For a little personal grudge, you dare to delay my military affairs. Do you know that this is the one I hate the most. I can execute you at any time."

"I said it, but the prince would be wrong. My subordinates have absolutely no intention of caring about personal grievances. Please be aware of it. In the face of military interests, personal grievances are insignificant and unworthy. Although my subordinates are not famous generals, this small truth can still be understood." Yoshiyama Ouchi looked confident.

"So I have wronged you, so let me tell you, why did you fight so hard with your old enemy, Hosokawa Tatsuo? I asked you to deal with Okubo Tadashi in the Dongzan area. You two actually started to kill each other. This is simply an insult to me."

"We are not killing each other. We just have different ideas about future strategies. This is a normal thing. Please listen to the explanation from the subordinates."

Yi Tusheng coughed and said, "You are very calm. It depends on your calmness to give you an opportunity to explain. Tell me, why do you have to fight with Hosokawa Tatsuoka." Ouchi Yoshiyama said, "Your Majesty, that's not an internal strife, it's just a strategic difference. My subordinates have already made it very clear in the memorial. Tadashi Okubo's military power is very powerful, and his three cities are just triangular, supporting each other and helping each other. It's very difficult to capture.

It is considered that we have long spears and cannons, and there are also great risks. But if we conquer the two surrounding cities first, on the one hand, we can cut off Tadashi Okubo's arms, and on the other hand, we can also bring a certain shock to the enemy in the city and make them lose confidence in Tadashi Okubo, which is really a best strategy. In addition, I have another reason, that is, if we capture these two cities, we can cut off the grain routes of Anyi County and the outside. This is the best way to solve the enemy."

Yi Tusuo said: "Yes, what you said makes sense. I know why I said this word. That's because what Hosokawa Tatsuki said is also makes sense. Do you want to hear what Hosokawa Tatsuki said?!" Ouchi Yoshiyama said: "Of course I want to hear it. Actually, I have sent someone to ask Hosokawa Tatsuki earlier, but he refused to explain to me that he must tell the prince himself, so I don't know his plan."

Yi Tusheng thought, it seems that in comparison, Ouchi Yoshiyama's mind is better than Hosokawa Tatsutsu after all. If Hosokawa Tatsutsutsu could let go of his prejudice and discuss with Ouchi Yoshiyama calmly, such a thing might not have happened. It is very likely that if he doesn't come to the front line by himself, things will be well resolved. Thinking of this, he told him about Hosokawa Tatsutsutsutsu's plan.

"It makes sense to say so. After hearing this, I came up with a new idea." Yoshiyama Ouchi suddenly said.

Yi Tusheng suddenly looked dark and said, "Since you have a new idea, why didn't you say it earlier? Why do you have to wait until I come to say it. This kind of behavior is a delay of opportunity for war. Do you understand?" Ouchi Yoshiyama bowed and said, "The prince misunderstood. I thought of this idea after seeing the prince. Because the prince brought 20,000 troops, this idea could be realized. Otherwise, if I said it, it would be equivalent to not saying it."

Yi Tusheng understood as soon as he heard it, "What do you mean is to divide the troops into two groups and two-pronged teams?!" Ouchi Yoshiyama said, "The prince is wise, and this is basically what the subordinates mean. Please look at the map. Now my camp blocks the necessary path to Mino County. If you attack from here, it will be very flat, but the resistance will definitely be very large, and casualties will definitely not be small. This is also the reason why I proposed to capture two small cities first. But now the prince's 20,000 troops are coming, and this task can be completely asked to complete. Hosokawa Tatsuo and I attacked Mino and Anyi from the left and right sides according to Hosokawa Jun's intention. In this way, his triangle defense will definitely become a bubble, and Anyi County has become an isolated island again. It will not take long to fall into the prince's hands."

"Ouchi is really resourceful. It seems that I will obey your arrangements for the time being. Well, I will follow your opinions and give Tadashi Okubo a three-pronged approach to catch him off guard. But this old guy seems to be able to calm down and there has been no movement!"

"It's not that there is no movement. My subordinates heard that some time ago, Okubo Tadashi sent someone to contact Toyotomi Hidera from the Hokuriku region and wanted to unite with Toyotomi Hidera to fight against the prince, but it seemed that Toyotomi Hidera was unwilling to cooperate with him and refused him. I was very puzzled. Does Toyotomi Hidera want to surrender to the prince? Isn't it a bit too stupid to be safe at this time? Once the prince cleans up the Dongzan area, will he still have a foothold?"

When he mentioned this issue, Yi Tusheng felt instinctively overwhelmed. He couldn't think of what Toyotomi Hidela was. He obviously would never surrender to him, but he just kept his troops in motion. What was he going to do? Is there any powerful foreign aid?

Yi Tusheng couldn't help but think of Russia, but he had never heard of any connection between Toyotomi family and Russia. However, the bastard Takeda Aurora has a close relationship with the Russians, but he is not on Toyotomi Hidera's chassis now, and some things are really hard to understand.

"Is there any special news besides these?" Yi Tusheng asked. Yoshiyama Ouchi thought for a while and said, "In addition, there are many spies near my camp recently, and they are a little unscrupulous. I believe that such spies cannot find any useful information."

Yi Tusheng said: "If you can't find useful information, then you just want to find out irrelevant news. If I'm not mistaken, Okubo Tadashi must want to know if I, Yi Tusheng, came to the front line in person. Since he wants to know, why bother to spend so much effort? Let him know. I'll go out and let him meet again, so that he can rest assured."

Ouchi Yoshiyama said: "It is a good thing for the prince to go out and let them see it. The prince is famous and invincible and has long become the war god of the Ming Dynasty. Our soldiers will definitely increase their morale when they see the prince coming, and their soldiers will definitely lose their will when they see the prince coming, which is very beneficial to us."

Yi Tusheng said: "Just, if you send orders to someone prepare some wine, I will go to the military camp to comfort the soldiers fighting on the front line. This will not only stabilize the morale of the army, but also make it easier for outsiders to know that I have arrived. Wouldn't it be a killing of two birds with one stone?!"
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