The Spring Festival of the tenth year of Yongroku is approaching, and half a year has passed since the Oda family has a foothold in Riyoshizhao Shangluo. The pen ~ fun ~ www.biquge.info the secretary of the pavilion and the townspeople gradually let go of their initial apprehensions and accepted the rule of the new master of Kyoto safely.

Under the strict orders of the upper echelons, the samurai of the Oda family not only did not commit any crimes in the middle of the year, but also frequently went out to maintain law and order, restore order, and have special respect for the royal family and the ministers. And after these broken aristocrats, they naturally know the rules of reciprocating the peach.

"The people of Owari are indeed loyal to the monarchy!"

"Oda Danmasa is the pillar of the country."

"The people of the East are not all rude people like Kiso Yoshinaka."

Before you see it, you can imagine that the face that tried his best to maintain the dignity of the Gao family inevitably fell into flattery.

Oda's name, just like the Ouchi, Hosokawa, and Miyoshi clans in the past, resounded far and wide. The difference is that Oda Nobunaga, as the lord, did not covet the prosperity of Kyoto and the shogunate, but quietly led Oda's main force back to Mino. Compared with the high-class seats of the shogunate, he seems to pay more attention to the annual harvest in the collar, the grain and the soldiers.

After all, it is now a chaotic era of decay and happiness, and mastering the righteousness may not be enough to command the world.

Yet there are not many people who can't see this – or pretend not to see it – don't seem to be few.

At least the newly appointed shogun Seiyi, Ashikaga Yoshiaki-sama, was one of them.

Since the beginning of Kamiroy, he has always worked tirelessly, running up and down, and is more diligent than the patrol Ashigaru. After meeting with the emperor, liaising with the minister, and at the same time establishing a new shogunate government with the old shogunate as the team, Hosokawa Akimoto and Hatakeyama Akitaka of the "Three Pipes" family, Isshiki Fujicho and Kyogoku Takayoshi, who were born in the "four positions", plus Mibuchi and Settsu and other famous families, formed a new shogunate decision-making layer.

A few years ago, the ancestors of the Ashikaga family relied on these surnames to govern the world, but now the only figure who is not completely an empty frame is the only one left in Kawachi to protect Hatakeyama Takamasa. Therefore, militarily, the emerging shogunate also relied on new shogunates such as Akechi Mitsuhide and Wada Yumasa, as well as Settsu Ikeda and even Yamato Matsunaga.

The biggest hidden danger is not the personnel, but the city. The Ashikaga shogun, who was known as the lord of the samurai family of the world, did not actually have a decent castle, but was placed with the shogunate in the main mountain of the Nichiren sect, in the national temple near the Rokujo River, and was called the "Rokujo Imperial Palace". After all, the temple is only a religious facility, and no matter how much the vigilance is strengthened, the security is always inferior to that of a professional castle.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who had just recovered the Imperial Grain Land of Yamashiro Country, naturally had no money left to repair the city. And the Oda family, unintentionally or unintentionally, also forgot about this link. Optimists may think that the new shogunate is in full swing and no one dares to brush it up, but it seems to someone that it is only a matter of time before Miyoshi counterattacks.

Since he has killed a general recognized by the world, there is no pressure to kill a general who has not yet received recognition from the world.

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Yamazaki Castle is built 150 ken (270 m) above the plains, far from the market, surrounded by rivers, so it is not hot in summer, but in winter, it is difficult to protect against the cold. Being in a foreign country, and it is inconvenient to collect materials on the spot, it is not complicated to transport them, but the source is a big problem. Fortunately, Murai Sadakatsu, who was in Kyoto, was good at internal affairs and prepared military rations for the winter in advance, so that the army would not starve. But the firewood was not enough, but Murai couldn't change it.

The lower-class samurai and ashigaru cannot return to their hometowns at the end of the year, and they have to endure the cold, and their morale can be imagined. In the face of this rice-free cooking, the tie can only follow the example of the good generals of the ancients, play the means of undressing and pushing food, and share weal and woe. Firewood is only distributed according to the number of people, and the soldiers who need to patrol are met first, and as a general, not only do they not have preferential treatment, but they have to reduce their salary.

In this way, the resentment was calmed down a little.

Pingshou Fanxiu had countless injuries on his body, he was easily cold, his joints were sore, and he fell ill suddenly. However, in this position, there is no other way than forbearance. There was no maid to serve in the city, only the warrior Ji, who was also a guard, to serve in front of the couch - but there was no time to savor the beautiful red sleeves at the moment.

"Your Highness's benevolence is enough to be called a model in the world." Kawada Changqin looked at the coughing and coughing Honxiu, and praised it like this, and everyone echoed it, looking at the demeanor and tone, as moved, it didn't seem to be a complete compliment. In particular, the newly promoted young retainers Ina Tadaji and Tokuyama Hidenori have the feeling of meeting Mingjun.

Fan Xiu stroked his chest, stopped coughing, took another sip of hot tea, and then stretched out his hand to signal to everyone: "It's just a minor illness, don't worry about it, and ask all the gentlemen to strictly abide by their posts." ”

"Your Highness......"

"This ...... Ahem...... This is a general order, so I don't need to repeat it! Honhide took Samurai Hime's shoulders and sat down against the wall, then ordered, "Yabei (Asano) go and get the map." Kurozo (Kawada), Uenosuke (Numata) stayed, Yahachi (Honda) stayed, and let's hear the news of Tan's return too! ”

Everyone said yes in an uproar, and they didn't mention their orders, and after a while, the room was clean again.

"The people of Kaimachi have reported that in the last half month, there has been a lot of business coming and going from Shikoku, and the number of transport ships has increased by more than 60 percent."

Nakamura stood at his side until he was commanded, then he bent forward, took a few broken steps, handed the yellowed paper with the briefing note to Hirata with both hands, and then took two more steps back and stood up straight again.

"Hmm......" Hirate Hasuhide stretched out his hand to take it, but he didn't look at it much, just looked up at Nakamura Kazushi, and asked as if unintentionally, "Do you have any opinions?" ”

"If you only know how to act according to orders, how can you overstep your responsibilities." Nakamura's face was expressionless.

"Just talking."

"Don't dare."

"Don't you know what you think after you take the order?"

Fan Xiu raised his tone by half a voice.

Nakamura was slightly stunned, and after a moment, he bowed down and replied, "Shikoku is poor in property, and it is difficult to maintain food and wages for the expedition. If the Miyoshi family mobilizes a large army and crosses the sea to counterattack Kyoto, they will inevitably have to buy supplies from nearby merchants. Therefore, it is only necessary to monitor the Kaimachi to determine the enemy's movement in advance......"

"Is that what you think?"

"This is all your opinion, Your Highness." Nakamura didn't understand what he meant, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he could only say the truth in a deep voice.

"Such a 'high view'...... Cough ......" Hirata chuckled, causing a few more coughs, and then stretched out his hand to Kawada Nagajin and Honda Masanobu, who were sitting silently, "Don't you have any opinions?" ”

The two of them glanced at each other, and their faces were quite embarrassed. After a while, Kawada's long-term relatives became closer, and he said:

"If the Miyoshi family sends troops here, they will inevitably need to bring in supplies through Kai Town, which is definitely good. But by extrapolation, the circulation of merchants to the four countries may not necessarily be the transfer of the three good families. For example, at the end of the year, trade will naturally be concentrated on the sea lane, so what is the anomaly? ”

Fan Xiu nodded slightly, as if agreeing. As a branch of Chinese civilization, Fuso has always been extremely springy, and the lower-class samurai people have the habit of accumulating to consume at this time throughout the year, and the merchants are naturally the most active at this time.

"But the winter farming is also an opportunity for the daimyo to rectify military affairs, and if Miyoshi secretly hoards military rations for the army, I'm afraid it won't be good." Honda Masashi responded with a few words, and then looked at Honxiu's face before cautiously adding, "It's just that we still can't tell when the enemy will ......."

"If only my family's information could cover Shikoku Island......"

No one took the topic because there was no point in "if" and "as" these things.

On the same day, he believed that he could predict the three good changes based on the movements of businessmen alone, which was from a political perspective. Politics itself is intricate and interlinked, and what is needed is not accurate and scattered information, but to judge general trends in the environment. But this is not the case in the military, without meticulous intelligence and clear planning, it is impossible to achieve anything.

And that's exactly what is missing at the moment.

Based on the actions of the merchants, it can only be roughly judged that the Miyoshi family may have started to act. However, it is impossible to judge how many troops to organize and when to set off.

"I spoke too much that I didn't know everything. This is not the work of a loyal minister. Pingshou closed his eyes and stroked his forehead, half-jokingly reprimanded.

"Your Highness's foresight, I don't dare to speculate." Kawada Nagakin.

Fan Xiu scolded with a smile when she heard this: "You and I have known each other for nearly ten years, don't you know that I am a person who hates flattery?" ”

"But Your Highness, this is not flattery." Kawada leaned over to confess, and then said, "Although I used to be conceited and witty, I am still far from His Highness's subtle knowledge. Before His Highness arrived in Tokaido, he prophesied that the three states would be in turmoil, and before he arrived at Koshin, he already knew Takeda's wish to form an alliance......"

Pingshou Fanxiu was speechless when he heard this, and could only cough a few times, not responding, and making a profound gesture.

Although this kind of thing is not without its harm, it definitely outweighs the disadvantages in establishing authority. Just like this time, Hirate Honhide asserted that the Miyoshi trio were going to counterattack Kyoto in the near future, and there was no exact reason, but his subordinates were convinced.

Others are using cause to deduce effect, but I am just using effect to know cause – this is really not enough for outsiders. So Fan Xiu was silent, just lowered his head and looked at the map in front of him.

The sea area separated Shikoku Island from is currently under the control of the Awaji Naval Army, whose position at this time was to support the Miyoshi Three, and to oppose the shogunate supported by Oda. Therefore, when they first arrived in, it was difficult for the Oda family, whose foundation was not yet secure, to stretch their hands across the sea.

Awaji Province is a small country with no fertile land, only 60,000 koku real estate, and most of the island's residents go to sea for their business, and gradually form a naval force between the Seto Inland Sea and the Kii waterway, relying on cards to collect taxes to make a living. Its sphere of influence was close to Kinai, and it was connected to Ishiyama, Kaimachi, Amagasaki, Kishiwada and other important trading areas, so it was valued by the overlord of the time, Miyoshi Chokei. Miyoshi Chokei inherited the gateway of the Awaji Yasuku family with his third brother, changed the name to Azuku Dongyasu, and integrated the eighteen Awaji naval armies for his own use, which helped consolidate the control of, which is self-evident. Later, Miyoshi Changqing listened to Matsu Yongxiu's slander and executed Anzhai Dongkang, which was tantamount to cutting off his own arm.

Anzhai Dongyasu, known as a gentle and steady general, is also a famous cultural person, with his personality charm and excellent means won the support of the Awaji eighteen naval forces, his unprovoked killing, so that the Awaji people were greatly disappointed in the Miyoshi family, and since then they have been separated from morality.

Now the leader of the Awaji Naval Army, Anzhai Nobuyasu, although he is Dongkang's biological son-in-law, but his popularity and ability are far inferior, and he just relies on Yu Wei. At the same time, because of his father's affairs, he also has a lot of problems with the Miyoshi family.

Hirate Honshu thought for a long time, and vaguely remembered that in history, the kid Nobuyasu Ataka did surrender to the Oda family.

[PS: Historically, Ataka Nobuyasu surrendered around 1572, and also participated in the battle against the Maori Navy together with the Nine Ghost Water Army]

So here - will there be some breakthroughs?

"Awaji Stay-at-Home ......"

Fan Xiu read out loud and tapped lightly on the table with his right hand.

The rest of them didn't talk casually, only Yumitsu Numata, who was sitting on the side with a magic stick, had a bright eye.

"Your Highness, what you said is that if the Awaji Navy is in charge of the Ataka clan, there may be some connections in the following."

"That's ......" Fan Xiu knew that he had a wide range of friends, and he was not surprised, but asked carefully. Where does this relationship come from? ”

"Returning to His Royal Highness, the late Lord Settsu (Dongyasu) of Ataka was always fond of literature, and often went to Kyoto to learn from the monks.

Numata Yumitsu is an old shogunate, and he has not yet officially received Zhixing from the hands of Hirate Tsunohide, and it is only fitting that he walks as a ronin.

"Then please ask Ueno Suke (Numata's character) to take a trip."

"What does Your Highness command?"

"Since they are old friends, there is always nothing wrong with moving around all the time, does it have to be something to visit?"

The implication of Pingshou Honxiu's words is that Ataka Nobuyasu is also a famous figure after all, and he will not make promises easily, so he doesn't have to rush for a while. Numata Yumitsu heard the string song and knew the elegant meaning, and he understood it well.

Although this trip could not solve the urgent needs of the moment, Fan Xiu still did not hesitate to order his subordinates to go and prepare. Although there is a difference in urgency, but there is a difference in priority, if you can omit the Anzhai family, the effect is better than defeating the three good families ten times on the battlefield.

However, how can the current confusion be solved?

In the history of the previous life, Miyoshi's counterattack did not break through the shogunate's small but tenacious defenses, and it was because Hirate Honhide had no intention of worrying about Ashikaga Yoshiaki at all - taking a step back, as long as he put his current subordinates in Kyoto, it was almost foolproof. After all, if the trio wants to exert a surprise attack effect, it is impossible to bring out too many troops.

It's just that in this way, although it is not defeated, it cannot be won, it is just a senseless war of attrition. For those who know what will happen, they are unwilling to accept this outcome.

With the strength of a tie, if you want to win a big victory, it is impossible to fight with regular troops. To ambush, it is necessary to anticipate the exact movements of the enemy.

Since the means of reconnaissance are insufficient, is there a way to attract the enemy? The other party's primary target is, of course, the shogunate. So what is there that can compare the attraction of the Miyoshi trio to the life of Ashikaga Yoshiaki?

From the point of view of name, it seems that it is quite difficult to find such a thing.

Fan Xiu struggled to get up, walked to the window, and pushed it open.

A cold wind blew, although it was biting cold, but it also made people feel much sober.

Tie Fan Xiu suddenly had a plan.

At least this kind of thing, for the three people, it is really an irresistible temptation.

It's just that...... The owner of this thing was a thing that most samurai wouldn't want to provoke: the guy's name, called-

Matsunaga Dan is less than Hisashi. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )