As soon as Huixing finished speaking, someone echoed:

"Toyotomi-sama, what you said about Huixing is quite reasonable."

"Anyone with a little common sense knows what Mount Koya is."

"I think Ogata Ittousai and Kinoshita Genichi may not have the guts to attack Mount Koya."

As soon as this person finished speaking, he heard someone say:

"I'm not familiar with Genichi Kinoshita, let's not consider him and Miss Toyotomi's companions. Just talking about Ogata Ittousai, looking at Ogata Ittousai's previous experience, he has basically only been fighting against the Edo shogunate before. He doesn't

He must have the guts to attack Buddhism."

"If you attack Buddhism, you will become an enemy of all those who worship Buddhism in the world. The name of Ogata Ittousai will not only stink among the government, but also among the people.

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There are four people who agree with what Huixing said just now: "Ogata, Genichi and the others dare to attack Mount Koya?"

They spoke one by one, explaining their views.

Toyotomi Nobuhide did not stop them or immediately spoke out to refute them.

He sat quietly on the main seat and listened to their speeches silently.

It wasn't until each of them finished speaking that Toyotomi Nobuhide raised the corners of his mouth slightly:

"Why don't Ogata Ittosai and Kinoshita Genichi dare to attack Mount Koya?"

"I have never met my uncle."

"But I have heard about my uncle's deeds from many people."

"You can't use common sense to understand my uncle."

"He is bold and decisive in what he does for others."

"He dares to think about things that ordinary people don't dare to think about."

"He dares to do things that ordinary people dare not do."

"He is a man who dared to single-handedly destroy Iga no Sato 41 years ago."

"Do you think something like 'common sense' can restrain him?"

"If the situation calls for it, I think he would even dare to attack Edo Castle, let alone Mount Koya."

"As for Ogata Ittosai... let alone him."

"Regicide, the capture of Nijo Castle, the destruction of Shiranui, and the defeat of the shogunate's army. These deeds are like a fantasy. He did one after another."

"I don't think words like Mount Koya and Buddhism can restrain him."

"According to the information currently known about Ogata Ittousai, he is a person who must avenge himself."

"In order to settle accounts with us, he joined forces with Uncle Uncle and others to attack Mount Koya - I think this possibility is not only possible, but also very high."

"Even if he doesn't want to settle a score with us, he might choose to fight alongside my uncle and the others out of friendship."

"After all, he and his uncle have a very good relationship."

"The battle in Osaka last night has taught us a profound lesson - we must not underestimate my uncle and Ogata Ittosai."

"In short - don't be careless."

After finishing speaking, Toyotomi Nobuhide turned his attention to Master Sengen next to him.

"Master, I leave it to you to strengthen the security of Mount Koya. Leave now. The Iga people who are left behind in Mount Koya will be at your disposal for the time being."

"I understand." Master Xianyuan nodded without any hesitation, then quickly stood up and trotted away from the banquet site.

After Master Sengen left, Toyotomi Nobuhide glanced at the faces of everyone in the venue one by one.

"Although last night's battle in Osaka failed to successfully kill Ogata Ittosai, it was not without results. We successfully completed our planned plan of 'destroying Osaka's treasury and administrative capabilities'."

"After last night's hard work, Osaka's treasury and administrative capabilities have been completely destroyed and will be difficult to recover in the short term."

"Osaka was not only an important town for the Edo shogunate to monitor the daimyo of the Western countries who had always been at odds with the shogunate, but it was also the most important logistics center connecting the Eastern and Western countries."

"Without Osaka, there will be only one Edo shogunate in Kyoto who has not yet recovered from the 'Tenmei Fire'. Its control over the Western Kingdom will be greatly weakened, which will pave the way for us to win over the Western Kingdom daimyo in the future."

"At the same time, Osaka Port was destroyed. Without Osaka, the most important logistics transfer center, the huge manpower and material resources deployed by the Edo Shogunate in the Western Kingdom would be difficult to transport back to the Eastern Kingdom."

"And those very few vassals in the Western Kingdom that were loyal to the Edo shogunate found it difficult to go to support the Edo shogunate."

"So, in other words - our great cause of 'destroying the Edo Shogunate' has successfully completed the first step."

"We have successfully broken off one arm of the Edo shogunate, so that the Edo shogunate can only rule half of Japan, and the Edo shogunate can freely allocate the resources of the Eastern Kingdom."

Having said that, Toyotomi Nobuhide put on a somewhat heroic smile.

"How? I didn't lie to you before, did I? I will definitely lead you to defeat the Edo Shogunate."

"Before, some people told me, 'The Edo shogunate owns all of Japan, how should we fight them'."

"And now, thanks to our strategies and hard work, the Edo shogunate currently only has half of Japan left."

"How's it going? Do you still think the Edo shogunate is invincible?"

Toyotomi Nobuhide's remarks just now caused the atmosphere around him to change immediately.

When they learned that their own army could not encircle and suppress even one Ogata, many people were so shocked that they looked sad.

And now, after listening to what Toyotomi Nobuhide said just now, many people's faces gradually started to look better again.

"The battle situation in Osaka exceeded my expectations."

Everyone, whose faces had not looked good for a long time, heard Toyotomi Nobuhide continue.

"We failed to successfully annihilate Ogata Ittousai, and Ogata Ittousai is now allied with Uncle Uncle and the others."

"It is no longer safe to stay in Mount Koya."

"So, even though I may be a little hasty, I still decided to start the second phase of 'destroying the Edo shogunate' ahead of schedule."

"From now on, all important supplies stored in Koyasan will be moved away."

"By the morning of tomorrow at the latest, all the important supplies must be moved onto the Nikki Maru and Hyundai Maru, and then all the members currently staying in Mount Koya will board the second ship and head north to Edo to launch the 'Edo Battle'!

"

If Toyotomi Nobhide's previous words made everyone's faces full of astonishment look better, then these new words Toyotomi Nobhide just said made everyone's faces change from good-looking to full of surprise.

consternation.

"'Edo War'?" Someone's eyes widened, "Toyotomi-sama, what should we do with Ogata Ittousai and Kinoshita Genichi in Osaka?"

"The information we currently have about them is wrong." Toyotomi Nobuhide said lightly, "We have far underestimated them...especially the strength of Ogata Ittousai."

"With our currently severely damaged military strength, even if we want to defeat Ogata Ittosai, we will have to pay a heavy price and end up with a tragic victory."

"I'm quite tired of the word "miserable victory."

Toyotomi Nobuhide grinned.

"I just want a crushing victory! Just like yesterday's attack on the Osaka government!"

"Therefore, although I am very reluctant, I can only abandon Ogata Ittosai and ignore him for now, and then slowly think of ways to deal with him."

As soon as Toyotomi Nobuhide finished speaking, he saw another person asking quickly:

"But... Toyotomi-sama, aren't the musketeers who participated in last night's Battle of Osaka basically on their way back to Mount Koya? What should they do? Nikki Maru and Gyokumaru cannot accommodate so many people."

"I will make detailed arrangements for the musketeers later." Toyotomi Nobuhide replied, "The 'Edo Battle' does not require the participation of the musketeers. They will only need to temporarily hide in our other strongholds in Japan."

"There is no need for musketeers to participate in the war?" The person who asked just now opened his eyes a little wider, "Without musketeers... how can we capture Edo?"

It wasn't just this person who was looking at Toyotomi Nobuhide with confusion.

Almost everyone at the scene cast doubtful glances at Toyotomi Nobuhide.

The Battle of Edo - this word has always been a word full of secrets among the Toyotomi Army.

Toyotomi Nobuhide often mentioned this term in public.

But no one knows what the battle plan of the "Edo War" is.

No one has ever heard Toyotomi Nobuhide explain the detailed battle plan of the "Edo War". He only heard Toyotomi Nobuhide say that the goal of the "Edo War" was to completely destroy the center of Tokugawa rule.

Edo, which greatly damaged the morale of the Edo shogunate.

All the cadres of the Toyotomi Army have always believed that the "Edo Battle" was probably like the "Osaka Spring Formation", in which elite musketeers were dispatched to surprise various key points in Edo.

The cadres of the Toyotomi Army have always thought so.

But who would have thought... Toyotomi Nobuhide now actually said in public: "The Edo War" does not require the participation of musketeers...

This undoubtedly surprised everyone so much that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.

"Who said that without the musketeers, Edo cannot be captured?" Everyone saw the smile on Toyotomi Nobuhide's face, and there was a rich and intriguing look. "As long as my sister is here, even if there is not a single soldier, we can win."

We can also easily complete the 'Edo Battle' and conquer Edo."

The look of astonishment on everyone's faces became even more intense.
To be continued...