Chapter 742 Psychological Warfare

But when he heard Lin Tianshuai say the word "attacking the heart first", President Konishi had a new idea.

He then asked for instructions: "Before going to the Tokugawa Camp, you should first go to Shimayama Castle and send messages between companies. The psychological attack effect may be better."

"Oh? Are you sure?" Lin Tianshuai asked, "The side of Daoshan City may be more dangerous. Do you want to go?"

President Konishi replied: "I'm sure I want to go!"

Lin Tianshuai became entangled instead, because for Mr. Konishi, going to Daoshan City was indeed more dangerous.

On the side of the Tokugawa Army, whether Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shimazu Yoshihiro, or Asano Nagamasa, they are all old foxes who have been living in the brutal Warring States for decades, and their rationality can be trusted.

In Shimayama Castle, Fukushima Masanori, Hachisuka Kasuke, and Asano Yukinaga are all a new generation of young men. They are only in their twenties and thirties and act more impulsively.

If you don't like it, it's very possible to kill Yukino Konishi directly.

This is not because Tianshuai cares about the life of Governor Konishi, but that Governor Konishi has already passed the initial test and will have greater use value in the future. It would be a pity if he was buried in the small island mountain city.

After thinking for a while, Lin Tianshuai said: "How could I not know that it would be more effective to go to Daoshan City to attack the heart first? But I am just worried that Daoshan City is dangerous and unpredictable.

So I really have no intention of letting you take risks in Daoshan City. Without any strict requirements, do you still want to go? "

President Konishi said firmly: "I'm sure I want to go! Thanks to Tianshuai who values ​​me so much, I will naturally do my best."

Shen Weijing, who was translating in the middle, was stunned. Why did Xiao Xijun look like a different person?

If they were so unafraid of death, they wouldn’t have lived an ignoble existence after the city of Pyongyang was destroyed!

Tianshuai's PUA spell is so powerful, it can actually make a person completely reborn.

Lin Tianshuai finally agreed, "We have a Chinese saying that goes like this, life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor belong to me!

I hereby promise that as long as you, Mr. Konishi, come back alive, I will ensure your wealth! "

President Konishi said goodbye and rode his horse to Ninomaru, the eastern island mountain castle, where he shouted to ask for an audience.

Not long after, Konishi Yukinaga was brought in and went all the way up to the Honmaru, the highest point of Shimayama Castle.

The hastily built Honmaru is very rough. Several Japanese generals are sitting in a small shed on a high platform in the middle, looking very crowded.

The commander-in-chief, Masanori Fukushima, is in the center, with Nagamune Motochin sitting beside him, and Hachisuka Kasei and Asano Yukinaga on the left and right.

"The commander-in-chief entrusted me to you." Before Governor Konishi could say his opening remarks, Masanori Fukushima interrupted Governor Konishi and asked directly: "Are you here to persuade me to surrender?"

President Konishi replied: "No."

Fukushima Masanori snorted coldly and asked: "Then you are here to see our jokes?"

President Konishi replied again: "No."

The youngest and most energetic Yuki Asano yelled: "It's not this, it's not that, then why are you here? Are you here to die?"

Elder Xiao Xixing replied calmly: "I have no other intention, I just came here to inform you of the situation outside.

You are trapped in Daoshan City and completely cut off from the outside world. You must know nothing about the outside world, right? "

Yuan Qin, our subordinate of Chang Zong, chuckled and said: "I guess reinforcements must be coming, and the Ming army has not defeated the reinforcements yet. Otherwise, you wouldn't show up here, right?"

Konishi Yuki sighed: "Your guess is correct, but not correct.

The reinforcements have indeed arrived, and the Ming army has indeed not defeated the reinforcements, but the main reason is that as many as 40,000 reinforcements cannot come out. "

The new external news about Governor Konishi caused a little stir in the hearts of several people who had been in isolation for several days.

Governor Konishi looked at Asano Yukinaga and continued to introduce the situation in detail: "The general of the reinforcements is Tokugawa Dainagoni Ieyasu, and the superintendent of the army is your father.

In addition, two powerful feudal lords, Satsuma Shimazu Yoshihiro and Yanagawa Tachibana Muneshige, joined forces, and at least two of the four great kings of the Tokugawa family came.

The total strength of the reinforcements is estimated to be around 40,000, while the Ming army facing them has only 17,000, and is currently only ten miles away from Daoshan City.

However, the Tokugawa reinforcements used Taihe River as a defense line and could not hold out for several days, so the Ming army could only be forced to confront each other. "

The facial expressions of Masanori Fukushima and others have changed to a greater or lesser extent. This is the case for normal people. The more detailed the news, the more complicated their thoughts become.

The question they were thinking about most at this time was that the Tokugawa reinforcements were only ten miles away from Shimayama Castle, so why were they so motionless?

Asano Yukinaga couldn't help but shouted again: "Isn't this a lie?"

President Konishi retorted: "Anyone with a little brain can figure out whether I am deceiving you!

Previously, when the Ming army captured Sannomaru, the situation was already very favorable. Why did they stop attacking Shimayama Castle Ninomaru?

That's because the main force went to block the Tokugawa reinforcements, so Shimayama Castle only focused on siege and suspended the siege!

You also know the tactics of the Ming army. Every time they start a battle, they use heavy artillery to clear the ground. But in the past few days, have you heard the sound of artillery coming from the west?

If there is no sound of artillery, it means that there is no battle, and then the two sides can only confront each other silently! "

After a pause, President Konishi added: "A few days ago, I went to the Tokugawa camp as an envoy and met Tokugawa Dainagon and his father who was the supervisor of the army!

What I heard from Tokugawa Daigan was that we must hold on to the end and never take the initiative to fight the Ming army! "

Asano Yukinaga asked with complicated emotions: "Does my father mean this too?"

Governor Konishi replied: "Tokugawa Daigan is the general. Whether to fight or defend is all decided by Tokugawa Daigan. Your father did not say much."

After saying this, President Konishi bowed slightly, saluted, and said in a deep voice:

"Today I am here to visit you all out of the righteousness of my former comrades. Please take care of yourself from now on. I will take my leave now!"

The rest of the people were still digesting the new news, and were a little confused when they heard President Konishi's sudden departure.

Fukushima Masanori said quickly: "Are you leaving now?"

President Konishi replied, "What else? As I said just now, I just want to tell you the new news from the outside. I have said everything that needs to be said. What else can I do if I don't leave?"

Fukushima Masanori added: "Won't you provide us with some pointers?"

If President Konishi didn't give any suggestions, they would rather hear what President Konishi had to say.

President Konishi sighed deeply, "I really don't have any suggestions to give, you can see the final outcome at a glance!

Either surrender, be captured, or die. What other outcome is there?

You just have to choose which path to take, do you have any suggestions?

You have all seen the combat power of the Ming army, and there are countless North Korean cannon fodder as the vanguard. You have lost Sannomaru, don't you think you can still win, right? "

Everyone was speechless. What Governor Konishi said was so unreasonable.

Konishi Yukinaga seemed to suddenly remember something, and said to Asano Yukinaga: "Do you want to write a letter to your father? I can help you deliver it to your father ten miles away.

After all, there is a possibility that you will never see each other again, so it is better to write something in advance to avoid regrets. "

Mr. Konishi's tone was very gentle and full of humanistic care.

Masanori Fukushima seemed to see something, "You want to disturb the morale of the troops on both sides?"

Konishi Yukinaga said disdainfully: "You really don't understand good people's hearts! I didn't limit what Yukinaga Asano wrote!

He could express his determination to fight to the end in his letters, and persuade his father to also fight to the death for his country!

If there is a reply there, I can send it over again! Is it wrong to help father and son communicate? "

In the end, Asano Yukinaga could not resist the temptation to leave a message to his father and wrote a letter to Yukinaga Konishi.

After all, no one knows what will happen tomorrow when they are trapped in a lonely city, so being able to leave messages to their loved ones can make up for the regret.

After coming out of Shimayama Castle safely, Governor Konishi rushed to the Tokugawa military camp without stopping.

Please collect the book!

And he successfully entered the enclosure of Tokugawa Ieyasu's main formation, and Asano Nagamasa, Shimazu Yoshihiro, and Tachibana Munesege also rushed over.

But apart from these few, no one else was present, unlike last time where a lot of generals were present.

It may be that President Konishi's remarks last time were too shocking. Tokugawa Ieyasu was worried that a similar situation would happen again and continue to have a bad impact, so he deliberately controlled the number of people.

President Konishi said to Asano Nagamasa: "The commander-in-chief asked me to deliver a letter!"

Asano Nagamasa said in surprise: "What's going on?"

Governor Konishi replied: "I went to Shimayama Castle to visit a few of them, and your son wrote a letter home and asked me to bring it to you!"

Asano Nagamasa's mood is very complicated, why does it sound like a "suicide note"?

But he had to accept his son's letters. Asano Nagamasa took the letter from Konishi Yukinaga, but did not open it and read it.

He was afraid that he would see something that would make it difficult for him to restrain himself and cause him to lose his temper in public.

President Konishi said: "I see that your son is very strong and brave, and has made up his mind to live and die with Shimayama Castle in order to repay Taigu's kindness.

I believe his reputation for loyalty and bravery will spread in the future. You, the Asano family, have given birth to a good son and grandson! "

Asano Nagamasa: ""

Tokugawa Ieyasu interrupted President Konishi's state-of-the-art behavior and asked, "Are you just delivering a message this time?"

Governor Konishi replied: "Of course I have a mission. The Commander-in-Chief sent me to ask Danaya if he still wants to fight together?

If Danaya had no intention of sending troops, then he would first mobilize his troops to conquer Daoshan City. "

Tokugawa Ieyasu replied without any emotion: "Thanks to Lin Jingluo for your kind care, but I cannot tell outsiders in detail how I use my troops."

No matter how provocative you are, Tianshuai, I will take care of myself.

At this time, a very troubled look appeared on Mr. Konishi's face, and he said hesitantly: "Actually, I still have some news about the Ming army. I don't know whether to talk about it or not."

Tokugawa Ieyasu said: "As long as it is news about the Ming army, there is nothing that cannot be said."

Governor Konishi said: "Yesterday I went to see Commander Tian and walked outside the tent and overheard the conversation between Commander Tian and Commander Ma Gui.

They said that the 20,000-strong Ming Dynasty navy should soon arrive in the southeastern waters and might land at Xishengpo. "

Everyone in the enclosure was moved. Their 40,000 soldiers and horses came from the direction of Xishengpu! If the Ming Dynasty navy lands at Xishengpo, it will be equivalent to cutting off their retreat!

Tokugawa Ieyasu always felt that this scene looked familiar. In the Three Kingdoms, there was not only Sima Yi, but also Jiang Qian stealing books!

You, Lin Tailai, use the allusions of the Three Kingdoms endlessly, right?

Then Tokugawa Ieyasu felt a deep pain in his balls. This kind of news that did not know whether it was true or false would only make people more upset.

He couldn't help but question: "Is the news true or false? Did Lin Tailai let you hear it on purpose?"

President Konishi said very irresponsibly: "How did I know this? I just knew that I heard a few words."

Tokugawa Ieyasu couldn't help but look at Shimazu Yoshihiro, the lord of Satsuma Domain. What do you think?

Kyushu Island has always been a window for Japan's "external exchanges", and Kyushu Island Satsuma Domain is an old comprador spanning hundreds of years, and relatively more knowledgeable about foreign situations.

Shimazu Yoshihiro frowned and said: "Now the main trading port of Ming is in the southeastern province of Fujian, which is a more distant area than Ningbo.

So the elite of the Ming Navy is also in Fujian. From last year to this year, more than half a year is enough for the Fujian Navy to rush over."

Tokugawa Ieyasu continued: "If it is really possible that the Ming Navy arrives, then our army should retreat in time to avoid being attacked from both sides and annihilated."

Asano Nagamasa has a different view, "If the news of the navy is true, then why does Lin Tailai need to leak it, and why does he need to keep challenging?

Dainagon, you have been keeping your troops in place, Isn't that exactly what Lin Tailai wants?

If there is a navy about to land, Lin Tailai doesn't need to do anything, just wait for the navy to land and outflanking!

So it should be that Lin Tailai saw that the Grand Minister was holding out and couldn't find an opportunity to take advantage of, and thought that it was hopeless to defeat our army and didn't want to continue to waste time.

So he deliberately released the news of the navy to induce our army to retreat voluntarily, and then the Ming army could conquer Shimayama Castle without any worries. "

If it wasn't a moment of complete despair, Asano Nagamasa would definitely not give up Shimayama Castle easily, not only because his son was there, but also because there were a large number of Toyotomi's direct troops there.

Tokugawa Ieyasu said: "Even if the news about the Ming navy was deliberately released by Lin Tailai, it does not mean that it must be false news.

The art of war says, if it is real, then pretend it is fake, and if it is fake, then pretend it is real. With Lin Tailai's cunning, it is very likely that he released real news, but made us think it was fake news."

Asano Nagamasa retorted: "Whether we hold on or retreat, can we win?

If just because of a rumor, the 40,000-strong army immediately gave up rescuing Shimayama Castle and directly retreated, wouldn't it become a laughing stock in the world?

If you are worried that the Ming navy will land in Xishengpu and be attacked from both sides, in addition to retreating, there is another way to solve it!

That is to attack head-on, defeat Lin Tailai in front of you as quickly as possible, and resolve the crisis of Shimayama Castle!

In this way, even if there are 10,000 or 20,000 Ming navy landing in the rear afterwards, what can they do to me?"

Shimazu Yoshihiro, who made the first analysis, kept silent and listened to the two people's heated debate in silence.

Tachibana Muneshige, the lord of Yanagawa Domain, who had never spoken, initially thought that Tokugawa Ieyasu made sense, but later he thought that Asano Nagamasa's speech also made sense.

Listening to both sides' arguments over and over again, the CPU in my brain was about to burn out.

Konishi Yukinaga, who had been ignored for a long time, couldn't help but say: "I'm the envoy of the Ming army, and you are openly discussing the next direction of action in front of me. Is this okay?"

Everyone: ""