In the world of war, there are probably no less than a million warriors in the world who take swords as their profession. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info wants to rank among them, but no matter how it is arranged, it can't convince the public.

If you insist on listening to the wind and rain, ignoring the Basic Law and messing around, you have to make something out of nothing, and hand-pick a "god of war" to come out, maybe Echigo Uesugi, Kai Takeda, and Sagami Hojo will all have a chance to be shortlisted, but they have their own advantages and disadvantages, and it is difficult to distinguish between them.

However, if the scope is limited to water warfare and the "God of Water Army" is evaluated, I am afraid that the only name that can enter the shortlist is Takeshi Murakami.

It's not that he's so powerful that he's recognized at the time, it's just that ...... Since the death of Anzhai Dongkang, apart from this person, there is no other pirate leader's reputation that can spread all over the world.

It all started a long time ago.

In the twenty-fourth year of astronomy (1555), thirteen years ago, the Maori family, a wealthy family in the Angei country of San'in, took advantage of the civil strife of the old lord Ouchi family to break with it. Immediately the two sides launched a series of battles, and Mao Liyuan adopted the clever trick of "going up to the house and drawing ladders" to lure the 30,000 troops of Tao Qingxian, the commander of the Ouchi Army, to the narrow Itsukushima, and then cut off its waterway and trapped and killed this "unparalleled general in the western country".

One of the most important steps to "cut off its waterways" was to rely on the assistance of Murakami's water army.

At that time, Murakami Takeshi, who was weak and weak, was extremely arrogant and unwilling to join others, and after being repeatedly pleaded impatiently, he agreed to the condition of "being an ally of Maori in one day".

However, it was this "one-day ally" who led 300 warships to defeat 5 or 600 ships of the Yashiro Island Navy under the command of Tatakyubo in one day, so that Mori Motosho's strategy could be implemented more smoothly than expected.

Next, this war deeply affected the development of the pattern of the Western Kingdom, and also shocked the world, known as the "Itsukushima Battle", the fame spread all over the world, and the Heyue Night Battle and the Barrel Narrow Battle were on a par (later generations also had the name of "Three Great Surprise Attacks of the Warring States"). While the parties Mori Motosa, Hojo Shiyasu, and Oda Nobunaga were praised, Murakami Takeshi was also able to rank alongside Hojo Tsunari and Hirate Honhide, becoming the "first hero" in the market story.

It was at that time that the name of this naval general began to spread. The pirates, who had always been regarded as inferior and not treated well by regular samurai, felt honored and regarded them as legends of their kind.

At least the Nine Ghosts Jialong and Antaku Shinyasu are very envious of him. Although they have been involved in many battles, they have never been seen as the key to victory.

Two years later, riding on the momentum of Itsukushima's victory, the Mori family completely turned the tide and laid siege to Ouchi's Yamaguchi Castle. At that time, Murakami Takeshi was once again invited to fight and defeated the Otomo family's water army, so that the lonely Ouchi Yoshicho could not get reinforcements for a long time, and finally had no choice but to cut his stomach in the city.

After that, the military fortune of the Maori family rose to prominence, and gradually became the leader of the eight provinces with the territory of Sanyin and Sanyang, and the Murakami naval army was eventually absorbed, and continued as a Maori retainer, and also developed to a certain extent.

It's just that this level of development is far less than Murakami Takeshi's expectations.

In comparison, the territory of the Maori family has expanded at least tenfold, but the rise of the Murakami water army is very limited. In the past, they relied on collecting merchant ship tolls in Noh Island, Indojima, and Laidao to obtain income, but now they still do not see any new sources of income.

Although there are some gold and silver mountains in Shanyin and Yang, the overall agriculture and commerce are relatively poor, and there is not much oil and water. Coupled with the lack of competition for the rich areas of Kitakyushu, the Mori family has always been unable to lead their subordinates to make a fortune together, let alone have little surplus money to subsidize, but often need subordinate forces to bring their own dry food to participate in the war.

Therefore, Murakami Takekichi always believes that his exploits have not been properly rewarded, and he is angry about this.

What's even more unpleasant is that in recent years, Kobayakawa Takakei has been secretly trying to divide and win over the branches and retainers of the Murakami family, although it is relatively hidden, but after a long time, the signs have finally emerged.

Therefore, when Miyoshi, Urakami, and Otomo, the "anti-Oda-Maori alliance", came to the door, Murakami Takeshi hit it off.

According to the agreement, if Murakami Buyoshi defected, the Otomo family would let him participate in the sea trade in Hakata Town to share the profits, the Urakami family would hand over the port and territory of the Kojima area as a reward, and the Miyoshi family would be willing to pay a considerable amount of silver deposits, worth about 10,000 kan.

Compared with the strained days in the past, these conditions are certainly worth exciting.

But there are also obvious risks.

Trade routes, land, and money are tempting, but you need to have a life to enjoy them! What if these three new friends can't defeat the alliance between Mori and Oda? Looking only at the troops in the territory, it may be evenly matched (although Oda is large, the energy invested on the Western Front is limited), but the human factor cannot but be taken into account.

Of course, Otomo Yoshijin and Urakami Munekei can't be said to be mediocre, but they are both far from Mori Motoyoshi and Oda Nobunaga, and the Miyoshi family is even more troublesome, and the question of who has the final say between Shinohara, Nagabo and Miyoshi Nagaitsu has not yet been resolved. When it comes to the front line, Takashi Kobayakawa and Hitetsuhide are also much more powerful than the generals of Urakami and Miyoshi.

Takeshi Murakami is no longer confused, and it is impossible to be as young and frivolous as he was thirteen years ago, so he hesitated, thought about it left and right, and figured out a foolproof plan.

That is, when Otomo and Mori were in the middle of the war, he led his troops to quietly leave the front line, and then rushed to the eastern front to attack the Oda family's naval army.

In this way, it not only shows the attitude of rebellion, but also has enough impact on the battle situation, but avoids confrontation with the old master head-on, and will not form a blood debt. This leaves room for "rebellion" and does not prevent the "new friends" from receiving gifts.

The Maori system as a whole is relatively loose and does not have a strong control over the affiliated forces, and even if there is a certain degree of vacillation in their position, as long as it does not get to the point of deep hatred and hatred, it will not be liquidated too thoroughly afterwards. This is very different from the Oda family. This is not because Maori Yuan is benevolent, but because he is poor and sour, and he is not able to lead his subordinates to be promoted and make a fortune together, so it is rare for his waist to harden.

According to the cooperation of various intelligence, he appeared in the Seto Inland Sea at a very opportune time, and cleanly and quietly killed a small group of absent-minded scouts, and took advantage of the fact that the landing of the Hirate army was not over.

Therefore, the people of the Tieshou Army saw such an uninvited guest from the sea.

Things went as smoothly as expected.

Twenty-three-year-old Takeshi Murakami enjoys the satisfaction of winning more with less, and thirty-six-year-old Takeshi Murakami likes the stability of bullying the weak.

Halfway through the landing, the enemy flotilla curled up in a mess was the best target.

Although the man named Nine Ghosts Jialong had good skills and organized a limited counterattack in time, there was still a gap between his subordinates' shooting skills and Murakami's water army.

Nobuyasu Ataka who had just returned to Oda was an old neighbor, and the family had always been rich and well-equipped with large warships, but his command and training were only mediocre.

Awaji's Suga Dacho is noteworthy, and this person's reserve can compete with the elite of the Murakami family. However, it is expected that it is also lonely and difficult to speak, so it is a big deal to send more people to encircle and suppress.

Murakami Bukitshi did not charge ahead, there was no need for this.

He stood on the shiptower of the flagship, holding the "Thousand Miles Tube" of the Southern Barbarians, looking at the situation from afar.

It had been a while since the engagement, and the vanguards of the two sides had already fired more than a dozen rounds at each other, and the smoke and smell of blood were blown away by the sea breeze and spread everywhere, but the Oda naval army still had less than two hundred ships capable of fighting, and the rest of the men had not completely sorted out the queue so far, and were still congested on the shore. Although a few generals were anxiously urging, the speed of the miscellaneous soldiers was not much faster than that of the turtle.

On land, you can see the thousands of troops led by the military general called "Tie Shoxiu", and it is said that nearly half of them are veterans of a hundred battles, which should not be underestimated. But no matter how powerful you are, you can't control the affairs of the sea.

On the other side, there is a suspicion that there are reinforcements from the other side, and the flag hung is something that has not been seen before, perhaps it is the family crest and military flag of the tie.

The size of this fleet is not large, but each one is the size of an Ataka ship, and the shape is a strange style of a Nanban merchant ship, and I have never seen anyone drive this kind of warship for naval warfare before, so it is estimated that the usage should be much different from an ordinary Ataka ship, right?

One, two, three...... There are a total of eight large ships, which seem to be a bit threatening on the surface, but if you think about it, you can know that this is just a temporary naval army, and the training and command are definitely not much stronger. And it is outrageous that there is no small boat escort, and it can easily attack around the rear. This shows that the people who formed this unit did not understand any actual combat experience.

To be on the safe side, Murakami Buyoshi still sent a steady man, with five Ataku ships, ten Seki ships, and ten small morning boats, to meet the enemy. Then he turned his gaze back.

On the main battlefield, Murakami's navy had already set up a formation along the flank, and more than seventy percent of the 500 warships brought in were in attack positions, showing a semi-encircled posture. Then it was only necessary to continue to expand the front and encircle all the enemy forces on the shore, and the battle would be extremely fruitful.

Wipe out the Awaji Navy and Oda Navy in one fell swoop, and get a good reward from the three daimyos, plus today's expected capture, it should be no problem to get another 200 warships. In the future, the entire Seto Inland Sea, from west to east, will resound in the name of Murakami! If you have the chance, you may be able to cooperate with Urakami and Miyoshi to occupy Awaji, collect the remnants of the island, and expand the fleet to more than 1,000 ships.

At that time, it should be enough to be on an equal footing with the daimyos, and no longer have to submit to anyone.

That's when —

"- Boom! Boom! ”

Just as Takeshi Murakami was slightly distracted, imagining a better life in the future, a series of thunderous sounds suddenly came from the side, startling his arms and falling to the ground with his binoculars in his hands.