None of this was out of Tokugawa Ieyasu's expectations. However, Tokugawa Ieyasu did not expect Li Dan to contact him. However, this was no longer important. The most important thing now was what he should do. Should he accept Daming's invitation? Should he be a traitor?
In fact, Tokugawa Ieyasu did not think for too long. He had no other choice. What else could he do?
Daming might not be able to fully conquer the Japanese Empire, but he could easily wipe out Tokugawa Ieyasu and his people. If Tokugawa Ieyasu did not choose to submit, he could only die together with Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi had suffered a great loss at Daming's hands. So many of his people had died, but he still had to beg Daming for peace.
What happened in the end?
Daming did not accept Toyotomi Hideyoshi's request. There was no chance for him to negotiate.
"What do you need me to do?"
Tokugawa Ieyasu quickly made up his mind. He put down the letter in his hand and looked at the man who called himself Hayakawa Kyosuke.
When Hayakawa Kyosuke heard Tokugawa Ieyasu's words, he smiled and said, "Tokugawa-kun, you don't need to do anything. You just need to wait until the army reaches Osaka and capture Toyotomi Hideyoshi alive.
With this credit, Daming will support the Great General to become the ruler of the Japanese Empire. "
After hearing Hayakawa Kyosuke's words, Tokugawa Ieyasu wanted to strangle him to death. What a vicious way to do it.
Although Toyotomi Hideyoshi was defeated, he still had his loyal followers. If Tokugawa Ieyasu did this, it would be equivalent to cutting himself off from Toyotomi Hideyoshi's old followers. At the same time, many people would look down on Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Not only did he surrender, but he also betrayed Toyotomi Hideyoshi to gain Daming's support. His reputation would be ruined.
Under such circumstances, he had to surrender to Daming completely. Tokugawa Ieyasu naturally did not feel good about it.
However, Tokugawa Ieyasu knew that if he didn't do that, he would be dead for sure, especially after Daming's men arrived.
However, Tokugawa Ieyasu thought of something else. Hayakawa Kyosuke had said that he would only capture Toyotomi Hideyoshi after the Daming had reached Osaka. Why were they so confident?
What if they couldn't beat him?
Doesn't that mean I don't have to work anymore?
Did he have any other choice?
Betting on both seemed like a good idea. As for the consequences of the matter being leaked, Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't care at all.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi had suffered heavy casualties and his position was unstable. If the Daming could not defeat him, he would overthrow him.
If it weren't for the Daming's army, the war would have already begun.
Under such circumstances, betting on both sides was the best choice. So what if someone found out about it?
Who could do anything to him?
"Alright, I agree to this!" Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at Hayakawa Kyosuke and smiled.
Hayakawa Kyosuke smiled and said, "Then I shall congratulate you, Tokugawa-kun. Oh yes, the person who asked me to deliver the letter has something to tell you. If you wish, you can become the emperor of the Japanese Empire. At the same time, the Tokugawa family can become a family of the Japanese Empire."
After saying this, Hayakawa Kyosuke did not wait for Tokugawa Ieyasu's reply. He stood up, bowed to Tokugawa Ieyasu, and left.
Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at Hayakawa Kyosuke's back and was speechless. Tokugawa Ieyasu could tell what Hayakawa Kyosuke was trying to say. Hayakawa Ieyasu was just trying to encourage him.
The content of the encouragement was simple. Hayakawa Kyosuke wanted him to kill the emperor and then support the Daming to ascend to the position of emperor.
Could he be trusted?
Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't believe it at all, because if he did that, he was afraid that the Great Ming Dynasty would kill him directly to appease the Nihon Nation.
"You don't even dare to leave a letter. Li Dan -kun, are you telling me that I can't do this?"
Tokugawa Ieyasu held the letter that Li Dan had written to him with a ferocious look on his face. However, after a while, Tokugawa Ieyasu let go of his hand dejectedly and his expression returned to normal.
In fact, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was not unprepared. Other than sending his men to Daming for peace talks, he was also preparing for war.
Everyone who could be mobilized was mobilized. If the Great Ming Dynasty did not accept the peace talks, then this battle would be unavoidable.
Under such circumstances, the Great Ming Empire's warships directly appeared in Osaka. This would be the main battlefield of the war between the Ming and the Japanese. Before this, the Great Ming Empire had already sent people to occupy Kobe as a logistical supply base.
At the same time, they occupied a small island on the outskirts of Osaka as a docking point.
At this time, the people in Osaka were in a panic. Countless people from the Japanese Empire began to flee. Their only destination was Kyoto.
The Ming Army launched a landing operation three days after reaching the waters of Osaka. The army of the Japanese Empire basically didn't cause any trouble to the Ming Army. The Ming Army quickly gained a foothold on the coast and began to march toward Osaka.
They didn't encounter any decent resistance along the way, and they directly arrived at Osaka.
Zhang Weixian looked at Osaka in front of him and raised his eyebrows. He looked back at the Wei Dynasty behind him and asked, "Is this the strong city of the Japanese Empire that you mentioned?"
According to the information provided by Dongchang, Osaka was a strong city of the Japanese Empire. For this reason, Zhang Weixian had brought heavy artillery. However, after seeing the city, Zhang Weixian was immediately disappointed.
This city did look strong, but what was up with the five-meter-tall city walls?
The cannons of the Daming could burn the city. There was no need for heavy artillery at all.
Wei Dynasty was slightly embarrassed, but he still explained, "This Osaka city was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi on the site of the Ishiyama Benyuji Temple. It has the title of" The Unparalleled City of the Sengoku Period. "Our people from Dongchang have also come here. Maybe the city wall is very thick, so it is easy to defend and difficult to attack!"
Zhang Weixian glanced at Wei Dynasty and nodded. He didn't say anything more on this matter.
However, from Zhang Weixian's point of view, this Osaka city could not stop the advance of the Daming army.
This Osaka city was captured by Tokugawa Ieyasu during the battle of Sekigahara and then burned down.
However, this time, it was estimated that this city would not wait for Tokugawa Ieyasu to capture it. Zhang Weixian looked around and said directly, "Fire two rounds of cannons first, then see the situation."
Since a large number of cannons were equipped, the Daming army would first fire two rounds of cannons when attacking a city. This had become a regular tactic.
In Osaka city, everyone was in a panic. The one guarding Osaka was Toyotomi Hideyoshi's younger brother, Toyotomi Hideonaga. At this time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was already worried about other people.
In Kyushu Island, Maeda Toshiie was killed in battle, and his army was destroyed. The strength of Toyotomi Hideyoshi was unprecedentedly weakened. Toyotomi Hideyoshi no longer trusted anyone.
Osaka city was very important. Naturally, Toyotomi Hideyoshi would not hand it over to others.