After the smoke cleared, the victors began to clean up the battlefield and count the casualties of the battle. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Everyone had the feeling of the aftermath of the catastrophe, and they all slapped their horses and praised the unique vision of the equal-handed supervisor and built a mighty and majestic navy directly under him. Otherwise, everyone may become a lone army hanging outside the country.

Hirate also felt fortunate that the attack was indeed unexpected, but fortunately the gunboat played a role. There is another thing that only he knows - the quality of the ship's copper cannons is not good, and there is a danger of exploding if you fire more than thirty times in a row. If Murakami Takekichi survived 30 rounds of shelling and still persisted, he would be helpless.

Therefore, although the army did not suffer any damage, it was not suitable to continue the march as originally planned. The people were instructed to rest in place, reorganize the system, and wait for orders at all times.

The first question he had to figure out was whether the attack was a self-inflicted initiative by Takeshi Murakami, or whether the Mori family as a whole had changed their stance. This will be related to the question of whether the general direction needs to be adjusted in the future.

Nakamura was still a guest commander at the head of Chomune's department, so Ishikawa Goemon was entrusted with the task of going to the Maori territory to find out the truth.

Kinoshita Hidenaga, who was in charge of the "flanks and close to the people", became a messenger, and he immediately returned to Izumi with a letter from Honhide, and then informed Kyoto and Gifu to find out if there was any change in the center.

In addition, Honda Masanobu was the only retainer who was summoned to his side, and Honhide wanted to use his brain and the experience of the envoy Kobayakawa to analyze the possible situation.

This was an obvious honor, and it was not surprising that the other retainers were quite jealous.

Honda Masanobu has never made any military feats such as beheading generals and capturing the flag, and he was completely promoted out of thin air. He does not have long-standing connections like Kawada Nagakin, nor does he have obvious talents in swordsmanship and military science like Numata Yumitsu, nor does he have political representation like Dr. Yasuda Terada and Ina Tadaji, nor does he have a brilliant past like Iwanari Yutsu, nor even has a well-known nepotism like Asano Nagayoshi.

Therefore, the attention and appointment of him caused a considerable degree of jealousy.

Of course, the envy of colleagues has a negative impact on power. Honda Masanobu has a lot of say in front of the sovereign, but he also stays there, and he can't reach out in any military and political practice.

Whether this is an accident or an intentional situation, no one can say.

But that's not a bad thing for a strategist's career. lacks factional support, but it seems that he is neutral and objective enough not to be the spokesperson of any group.

Regarding the matter in front of him, Honda Masanobu gave a three-paragraph analysis.

First of all, based on the principle of trade-offs, it is unlikely that the Mori family would have broken their covenant with the Oda family in this way at this time, which would have done them more harm than good.

On this point, Hikawa thought about it for a while and immediately agreed.

Even if Mori wanted to plot Oda's current position, it would be unwise to make up his mind about Nobunaga's main army, and it would be unwise to change his policy and offend a powerful new ally for the sake of a partial division, or a little territory in Shikoku. Although the Maori Yuan is old, it is definitely not confused.

All in all, the possibility of the Maori family defecting is not high, and what is more questionable is Murakami's personal behavior.

Secondly, through the experience of Honda Masanobu as an envoy visiting Kobayakawa Takakei, Murakami Takeshi may be suspected of being marginalized by the center of power. Kobayakawa retainer Nomi Munekatsu is constantly expanding the size of the navy directly under him, and the station is not far from the Murakami navy, which may mean to replace it.

This made Hisho Tsunode nodded again and again. This is indeed a possibility to consider.

Isn't it the most customary means of expansion for the Maori family to first encircle and make the people of the country vassal, and then subterfuge to suppress and weaken their independence? And the more outstanding they are, the easier it is to be suppressed, because capable people often have desires, and if their desires are not satisfied, their loyalty will be shaken.

To a large extent, this problem is caused by the Maori system and is a "national situation" problem that is difficult to overcome.

Finally, Honda Masanobu made the most crucial point: "If things turn out as expected...... My family has a way to profit from it...... And it's a multifaceted profit at the same time......"

Hearing these tricky words, Pingshou Fanxiu was a little surprised at first, but after thinking about it, he felt suddenly again. He looked at Honda Masanobu and smiled at him.

Indeed, the existence of a strong enemy and the loss of one's own side can sometimes become a help. The capture of Awaji was smooth enough, but it was smooth enough to cause jealousy, and it just happened to take some negative news to balance it out.

This dismal casualty may have come at the right time - just to say that, it's a little too sorry for the soldiers who died in battle.

Hite-sue was a little emotional, and secretly blamed himself for half a second, and then he saw Kawada Naga walking over to report it.

The results came back half an hour later.

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Of the 500 ships in total, more than 80 have sunk or are beyond repair, including four large Ataka ships. In addition, more than 110 ships were severely damaged and needed to be towed back for processing. The number of soldiers killed was close to eight hundred, and the number of wounded was at least more than a thousand.

The two families of the Nine Ghosts and Anzhai have lost about a quarter of their strength, and the remaining three-quarters are also very weak and tired, and have significantly lost their combat effectiveness, and I am afraid that they will need at least a month or two of rest.

Suga Naga's division went through the same battle, but the casualty rate was less than one-seventh; Considering that he was greatly injured when he stormed Zhuangtian City two days ago, his combat effectiveness was indeed amazing.

The situation of the other miscellaneous soldiers was different, some were defeated after more than ten minutes of participation, nearly half of them were killed or wounded, and some never had time to participate in the battle, and there were basically zero losses. But these people cannot be regarded as the backbone.

Only the eight Nanban galleons of the draw did not suffer any damage at all. This is thanks to the strong and steady sea breeze, and the speed of the paddle boat will be thrown far away by the sailboat.

As for the enemy's losses -

Suga, who was so happy, boasted about Haikou: "The Murakami Navy lost no less than 100 ships, including 10 houses. Thanks to the command of the equal, the warden won this great victory. ”

The old and serious Nine Ghost Jialong said: "I see that all the soldiers are very brave in battle, and the total results are ...... There should be nearly seventy, how about it be safer to write down as sixty? ”

Only the upright and immature Anzhai Xinkang is the most honest: "Report to the supervisor, according to my observation, everyone sank a total of two Ataku ships, more than 10 closed ships, and more than 20 small morning boats. ”

In the end, the tie Fan Xiu still took the statement of the Nine Ghosts Jialong. For the sake of morale, a certain exaggeration must also be accepted. The actual battle loss ratio is close to six to one, which is really shameless to spread out, and Nobunaga may also be annoyed by it; Properly groomed to three to one, it's not so ugly.

Of course, it doesn't make much sense to just be a number, and it is really worth mentioning that during the retreat of the other side, several ships could not keep up with the speed and were captured by the tie army. Six small boats and more than 90 prisoners of war were intercepted, which is important.

After summing up the situation, the draw announced several preliminary decisions.

First of all, whether this matter is a private act of Murakami Takeshi or a change in the position of the Maori family, it is not appropriate to continue to go deep into Shikoku without the situation being clear.

Next, the newly conquered Awaji Island and western Sanuki should be given priority, and at the same time, the navy should always pay attention to the movements in the Seto Inland Sea to prevent the Murakami navy from trying their luck again if they don't die. After identifying the Maori family's movements, we will study the next steps.

It just so happened that the guy from the head of the sect of Changzong did not hesitate to jump out and confront the Miyoshi family for the sake of the righteous name in the hands of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, so let him sing the leading role for a period of time first!

In addition, in today's naval battle, although the casualty ratio is a bit ugly, it finally repelled the enemy army! The tie gave encouragement to all the generals, especially highlighting Suga's performance.

In fact, the eight gunboats that had made the first contribution were left behind, because those ships were still in the training stage, and they were all commanded by Portuguese instructors and interpreters, and this time it was the additional allowance of 1,000 taels that was temporarily promised, so that the instructors who pretended to be "neutral" could help. This is not an outsider.

Therefore, in fact, it was the Navy Army Supervisor who was personally designated by Pingshou Tsuei to be a positive example.

At the beginning, this position that required dealing with the Nanban people was considered a "chore" and was disliked by everyone, and only Yamauchi Kazutoyo, who had a strong sense of fame, did not shy away from it, and now he will be rewarded.

Instead of wasting time entangled with the opposing Einsatzgruppen, the artillery fleet used its speed advantage to cut into the rear to threaten the enemy's main force, which was the key to forcing Murakami's naval forces away. Although the order was given by Hirate Hasuhide himself and passed on to the ship through a bow and arrow, it was not easy for Yamauchi Kazutoyo to carry it out completely.

Eventually, Dictated by Hirate Honhide, Honda Masanobu began to write a draft of the war report to be sent to Oda Nobunaga.

The letter first boasted about Haikou, used many adjectives that didn't want money, and boasted that the original arrangement was perfect, enough to bring down the Miyoshi family in one fell swoop. This is, of course, complete.

Then he exaggerated today's losses, claiming that most of the navy was lost, and that it could no longer develop towards Shikoku, and could only hold a few small strongholds in Nishisanuki.

Of course, it should be emphasized that the reason for the huge casualties is purely because the Murakami's naval army changed its position too suddenly and did not react in a hurry. The generals fought very bravely.

Later, the well-organized gunboat unit was openly disparaged, describing it as an expensive toy that was expensive to build, not very practical, and could only be used on specific occasions.

Hisho Honshu is very satisfied with Honda Masanobu's writing and comprehension, and not a word has been added or reduced. Then he passed the draft to the nine ghosts Yoshitaka, Sasa Seimasa, Hirate Hideyi and other people to read, and there was no objection.

So things were happily decided.

It wasn't until everyone withdrew from the military discussion and returned to their posts that Sazuo Chengzheng deliberately stayed until the end, and when the others were gone, he quietly asked: "Obviously there is still strength left to continue to attack the country of Sanuki, why do you want to show weakness?" ”

When Hijo heard this, he said, "What if I was only going to take off a small part of Sanuki?" ”

Zuo Cheng Masachi said: "Why is this? ”

Tie Fan Xiu pretended to be profound: "The middle of the day is the sun, and the moon is full." Sometimes you need to leave some leeway. ”

Zuo Zuo Chengzheng was suspicious: "Didn't you say 'Delong Wangshu' a few days ago, which is a metaphor that cannot be tolerated?" ”

Tieshou Tsuyoshi laughed: "This time and that time, you will be able to understand it in the future." ”