Tokugawa Ieyasu, Oda's interior minister, there is no doubt that Tokugawa Ieyasu is the only hero in Japanese history. He is not only a pioneer of a dynasty, but also a legendary hero throughout his life. He is alert, has practiced martial arts all his life, and has the ability to penetrate Yang with a hundred paces-he is known as the first archer at sea, which constitutes his brave and strong side. Although life was rough since childhood, for the sake of national security, he was sent to an ally as a hostage and was kidnapped and captured halfway. Years in prison and the loss of parents' care tortured his young mind, and developed his indomitable will and cunning and expressionless character, so that when he became an adult, he could do what ordinary people could not: in order to win the trust of his allies, he humiliated and killed his wife and children; In order to make friends with powerful people, he killed his children. His forbearing kung fu, which ordinary people can't bear, makes him a unique great figure in Japanese history. However, behind the great ambition of unifying Japan, there are unacceptable treachery, betrayal, deception and cruelty. Although he is very favored under Toyotomi's account, after all, the two do not live next to each other, and he has to guard against Hideyoshi's suspicion and the slander of small groups at any time. Hideyoshi was getting old when he died, but his body was still strong, and no one in the world could beat him, so he resolutely followed the example of the Yuan Dynasty to unify the world. Xiuji was recognized as the overlord at that time, and the orphans left behind were also recognized as heirs, which naturally became a stumbling block to his plan and must be removed quickly. So Konka had to betray his oath to Xiuji, tear off the mask and show his ferocious face. He started a pebble dispute, so that orphans and widows died heroically in the fire. He also brutally killed thousands of innocent people in order to kill weeds. Tokugawa Ieyasu's life can be roughly divided into three stages: "weakness", "from weakness to strength" and "strength". The country that Tokugawa Ieyasu inherited from his father when he was a teenager is a small country. In the era of the law of the jungle, the fate of this weak country is doomed to be tragic. Even if we try our best to attach ourselves to the protection of powerful countries, we will not get absolute equality and respect. Therefore, what this survival stage needs is "cognitive ability", that is, to fully understand one's position and conditions and take survival as the first priority. Konka is very aware of its situation. In order to break through this dilemma, he adopted the strategy of "survival first" in troubled times. The main principle is the offensive strategy of killing yourself, even if it is used as a shield or cannon fodder. He chose to attach himself to a powerful country and tried his best to show himself in the melee. This is the only way to survive, open a way and turn the crisis into a turning point. His strategy not only won the attention and respect of powerful countries, but also exercised the combat effectiveness of the Tokugawa army. He served as the front line and the most dangerous striker in the battles of Tanigawa and Qianchuan, and fought bravely with the determination to die. As a result, he found a chance to win at the most critical limit. Due to the extraordinary performance in these battles, Tokugawa's position was gradually affirmed. Konka, who is in the weak stage, just unconditionally admits that he is weak. So the political stance is extremely low-key. However, on the battlefield, with the spirit of "step back and broaden the horizon, come to a bad end", all of them stand out by gambling, laying the foundation for future development. Therefore, Konka's "cognitive ability" is the main reason why he can endure humiliation and never come late. If Konka relies on "cognitive ability" in the weak stage, then the most important things in the weak stage are "willpower", "judgment" and "organizational ability". In the Battle of the Three Kingdoms, Konka was defeated by Takeda Shingen, the first man in the art of war in the Warring States period, which made him deeply realize the harm of "recklessness". It is not enough to achieve great things after experiencing the chaos of not obeying the art of war. If you are interested in going to Los Angeles and then ordering the world, you must change your strategy. Therefore, at this stage, Konka attaches importance to the choice of alliance. Who is the most favorable alliance with? How to force the weak? Instead of unconditional and imperative attachment to the strong. And before every battle, there will always be deep thinking, who should I fight? Who can't fight? When should we use a protracted war? When should we take a war of attrition? Decisions on these issues require wise and clear "willpower" and "judgment". For example, in the battle of Gaotian Shencheng, he resolutely avoided the temptation of challenge and stayed put, thus consuming Takeda's combat effectiveness. The battle of Chang Xiaoyu, for the sake of prestige, even at a great sacrifice, he took part without hesitation. This determination and perseverance are the key to his transformation from weak to strong. In addition, in many alliances and campaigns, he deeply felt the importance of consultants and began to carefully cultivate think tanks. Such as political adviser Ben Duoda, intelligence adviser Hattori Shimada Hanzo, strategic adviser Naito Shinsei, Takamu Qingxiu and others. Were planted in this period. These people made the Tokugawa Corps form a stable, planned, organized and efficient "snake of the long mountain", which made great contributions to his later defeat of Ishida Mitsunari, elimination of opposition forces and mastery of political power. The key battle to make Tokugawa Ieyasu truly powerful is the long-term battle of Xiaomushan. After these two wars, he had a chance to compete with his biggest enemy, Toyotomi Hideyoshi. But in the long-term bitter struggle, he has begun to pay attention to "strategy" rather than "strategy", and also found the importance of "command" from organizational warfare. "Strategy: that is, the meaning of intelligence, that is, not to be able to fight and be good at fighting as the way to solve the problem between ourselves and the enemy, but to achieve the goal with the highest realm of" winning without fighting "in the art of war. Even if we have to fight, we must let the enemy take the initiative to fight, in order to gain moral reputation and win the hearts of the people. Like the Battle of Guanyuan and the Battle of Osaka, he always adopted a strategy, as if he had to fight, and every battle would be won by political strategy. As for the strengthening of "command", it is necessary to know people well, give full play to the professional talents of staff officers, give full play to the fighting capacity of the organization, make the cohesion and image of subordinates inspired by the general's personality and divinity, and make Qi Xin work together to achieve the ideal goal. This is the main reason why he finally defeated Toyotomi Hideyoshi and became a vassal. In the book, we can also appreciate the deception, separation and integration between Japanese princes during the Warring States period, as well as all kinds of intrigues and tricks that bully the weak by the strong and bully the few by the many, such as risk and alienation in Thirty-six Plans, and important concepts and strategic rules in Sun Tzu's Art of War. Therefore, reading this book can not only grasp the important historical facts and battles of the Japanese Warring States period, but also understand Tokugawa Ieyasu's struggle process and the way to success, and apply its important principles to enterprise management and commercial warfare. Reading so many books is worth it anyway. Tokugawa Ieyasu was the first king of the Tokugawa Dynasty (Edo shogunate). During the chaotic Warring States period in Japan, he destroyed heroes and established a long-term regime for more than 260 years. 1867, the Tokugawa dynasty was destroyed by the giant guns of the western world and returned to the throne. During the Meiji Restoration, the Tokugawa Dynasty and its founders were once hated by the Japanese, who thought that Japan was humiliated by them, and Tokugawa Ieyasu's confinement order caused Japan's isolation and backwardness. This psychological state is similar to that of China, who hated the Qing Dynasty during the Revolution of 1911. In World War II, Japan was defeated and lost its dignity. All the glory and pride accumulated in the past became dreams. The Japanese found that their times were almost the same as those in Tokugawa Ieyasu 300 years ago-treachery, struggle, life and death-so they once again aroused introspection and tried to face the contemporary Japanese environment through historical understanding, reawakened the lost national spirit and let the Japanese rebuild their self-confidence. Therefore, a group of Japanese writers went straight to Tokugawa Ieyasu from Tokugawa Ieyasu's grandfather and grandfather to establish Great Japan. Patience is not cowardice, let alone submission. Like Gou Jian, who was defeated and willing to be the slave of the enemy, Han Xin was forced to crawl under his crotch by hooligans. This patience of retracting fists is absolutely unbearable if a person is not strong enough. When Nobunaga, the leader of the League, asked Tokugawa Ieyasu to kill his wife and children, Tokugawa Ieyasu did not hesitate to start work at once. Only a coward will rashly draw a knife and blood will spill five steps. " Life is worse than death "is tragic enough to touch the martyrs." However, history is ruthless, and many political leaders often prefer to lose their reputation and wait for the broken jasper to be restored to its original state one day. Someone once asked Tokugawa Ieyasu, "What can I do if the cuckoo doesn't crow but listens to it?" Tokugawa Ieyasu's answer is "Waiting for the cuckoo to crow. Dumas' last sentence in The Record of Monte Cristo is: "Wait, this is a mystery-humble cowards use it to hide their shame, and strong giants use it as a springboard". During the Warring States Period, there were many heroes, including Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and only Tokugawa Ieyasu deeply understood this mystery. This mystery extracted by Japanese writers in the depths of Tokugawa Ieyasu's spirit is also the gene for the Japanese nation to stand up from the rubble after the war and turn from weak to strong. Isolated patience has no power, but it must come from wise choice. Readers who are familiar with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms in China remember the scene of "letting Xuzhou". Liu Bei is an assassin in Xuzhou. When Lu Bu came to defect, Liu Bei put him in Xiaopei. In a recent foreign war, Lu Bu attacked Xuzhou City, and Liu Bei was defeated by the enemy. Anyone's reaction will be, from now on, Lyu3 bu4 will not * * *, and Liu Beize will not. But will surrender to Lu Bu and be placed in Xiaopei where Lu Bu lives. This shameful decision requires great wisdom. After the Battle of Kawaguchi, Tokugawa Ieyasu not only refused to avenge his leader Imakawa (revenge for his late master is the noblest sentiment of Japanese samurai, otherwise he would be spurned), but made a treaty with the leader's enemy. Like Liu Bei, this violent reaction to the traditional samurai spirit is unexpected, unbearable, and ultimately difficult to achieve the set goal, which makes people marvel at his courage. Tokugawa Ieyasu's life is full of strategy, deception and murder, but also full of loyalty, service and the lofty ideal of unifying the country. Tokugawa Ieyasu's story is comparable to China's Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The characters in Romance of the Three Kingdoms are deeply rooted in people's hearts and become one of the books that have the greatest influence on China people's character. Similarly, Tokugawa Ieyasu's demeanor also influenced Japan, and Tokugawa Ieyasu was deeply trusted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Toyotomi Hideyoshi confided that Tokugawa Ieyasu was a moral man, so he dragged his wife and sent his son away. But Tokugawa Ieyasu was ungrateful and killed all the descendants of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. This reminds us of Sima Yi in China. The difference is that Sima Yi was forced to save himself and embark on the road of no return, and the next generation began to work; On the other hand, Tokugawa Ieyasu took the initiative to destroy all potential enemies.