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Some people have doubts about me holding Akai too high, but I think that Akai Naomasa is indeed a famous general with both civil and military skills, and judging from the example of the three times that Akechi Mitsuhide's expeditionary force could not advance or retreat, he is really capable.

None of us are from the Warring States Period, and our subjective views on that era are judged by the history that followed, and the historical manuscripts of the Warring States Period, such as "Taiko Ji", "Nobunaga Gongji", "Tensho Ji", etc., although the authenticity of these books has been improved because the author is a Sengoku person, these books are still suspected of being revised by Toyotomi, Tokugawa and other authorities.

Finally, let's talk about the two "famous generals" who are often touted as gods: Kiyomasa Kato and Masanori Fukushima.

Are these two people considered celebrity?

I don't think so.

The so-called "famous general" should refer to a military strategist who can resist one side alone and be a competent commander.

These two brothers, of course, have nothing to say about martial arts, but when it comes to the art of war?

High martial arts does not mean that he must be a good general, otherwise it would not be Xiang Yu who lost the battle between Chu and Han.

Every time the two adults fight, they act as the vanguard and rush to the front, which is indeed commendable, but if the monkey or the turtle puts them in the commander's seat and lets them use strategy to take charge of themselves, can they still do it?

I don't know.

Because of their lack of ability, these two have never commanded a major battle alone.

Because their master never dared to do this, the "strategy value" of these two brothers is frighteningly low, if they are allowed to be the general general, the consequences will be unimaginable!

I'm not hacking these two...... Think about the battle of Sekigahara, these two because of their personal grudge with Ishida Mitsunari, they were willing to be used by Tokugawa Ieyasu and became his lackeys, and they were even more naïve and ignorant fantasies, Tokugawa Ieyasu would not usurp the throne, but would only assist the Toyotomi family with peace of mind, and as a result, the battle was over, and Tokugawa Ieyasu became a general.

It's a traitor!

These two guys also made a fortune and got so many territories, but in fact, they were all transferred to Kansai, and one of them also went to Kyushu, which is far away from Kyoto. ……

As far as the reality is concerned, I am not particularly good friends with Gamo Township, and the relationship is generally maintained at the level of "a little more distant than a friend, a little closer than a colleague".

In the bedroom of the three-story small castle tower of Hino Castle (it seems that the Gamo family has mixed well over the years, and when Hino Castle was first built, it was only used as a branch castle, two floors), I saw the Gamo clan lying on the hospital bed.

I remember that there is such an idiom to describe that people are not lightly ill and have an ugly face, which is called: the face is like gold paper.

This is the case with the current Gamo Township, the color of his face is so pale that it reminds me of the ghosts I saw in the ghost movies I saw in my previous life.

The weather is very hot now, but the Kamo clan is now extremely weak and has to cover it with a thick quilt, but fortunately, the people in the city still have a way, they put several large basins of cold well water in the room, and change it every few moments, so as to regulate the temperature of the bedroom, so that the lord of the castle will not suffer from heat stroke.

Sure enough, as soon as I walked into the room of the Gamo clan, I felt a burst of coolness and comfort.

It's just that the situation in Gamo Township doesn't seem to be objective, and it no longer has the high-spirited appearance when they were separated in Azuchi Castle.

Seeing me, the Gamo clan, whose lips were purple, smiled reluctantly.

"Your Highness, it's great to see you here, and I'm much more relieved to see you."

"Hehe, although His Royal Highness Gamo is recuperating, I just came here to investigate this incident on the orders of the lord, but the lord is still very concerned about you...... Oh! That's right! The Lord ordered me to bring many medicinal herbs and supplements, among which there were two sprigs of high-quality red ginseng purchased from Korea, which were of great benefit to His Highness Gamo's health. ”

"My lord is so kind to me."

"Your Highness, you can rest first, and then we'll talk about business later." Originally, I was going to ask him what happened on the day of his assassination, so that I could find out the truth as soon as possible.

But now that I saw the sick appearance of Gamo Township, I dispelled this idea again, because he was in poor health now, and what he needed was rest, and what I wanted to ask might bring back those unpleasant memories of him.

Don't rub salt into someone's wounds!

Moreover, it is a shame for anyone that a samurai is attacked when he is not wounded on the battlefield, but when he lets his guard down.

"Ah, don't go, it's not early, come and have lunch with me...... Hey, don't shirk it, if you are so polite again, Your Highness Wise, you will look down on me. ”

Well, that's all it takes, and if you don't give people face, you really can't say it.

The most important thing is that one of my hands was actually grabbed by him, which is really worthy of being a famous general, and if I am seriously injured, I can also make me unable to advance or retreat.

Of course, if I were to be serious, I would still be able to break free with a little force, but in this case...... People will never give me a good face again.

Since the Gamo clan only asked me to see me by name, it was only the two of us who met face-to-face during the meal.

With the help of the maids, the Gamo clan sat up.

The lunch on the coffee table is very simple: fried burdock, boiled Ulva soup, tofu miso soup, the only food that is still "high-end and high-grade" is the small yellow croaker in a fish dish, but even the fish, in order to take care of the sick Gamo Township, is also made into a "steamed fish" with an extremely bland taste, so that people can't eat any taste at all.

In the same way, for the sake of the body of the Gamo clan, there is no alcohol to drink.

"Oops," the Gamo clan was also embarrassed, the Gamo family is also a famous family with a long history, and the economic situation is quite abundant, but it is necessary to entertain others with such a shabby lunch, and he is also his friend (he himself thinks so, but I don't feel this way myself), this is obviously too ......

"It doesn't matter, Your Highness Gamo, your body is the most important, I can understand," in order to show that I really understand, I put aside the etiquette and took a big bite of rice without eating, "Hmm...... Well, it's good, this burdock is delicious......"

Actually, I didn't even taste what this burdock tasted like.

"Your Highness loves you...... Alas! The Gamo clan was a little moved, but also a little helpless, "I'm sorry for it now, when my injury is healed, I will definitely hold a feast in Azuchi City, please have a good meal, Your Highness Wisdom!" ”

"Haha...... Then I'll wait! ”

"That's right......"

The Gamo clan drank a taste of the soup and said, "Your Highness Akechi, you may wonder why you are so good to me, and you will suddenly run back to Hino Castle...... Originally, this matter was also a secret ordered by the lord, but now that the lord has sent you here, it means that the lord can trust you. ”

Oh? Trust me? Oda Nobunaga sent me here, is there still a meaning to this? I don't see it.

"The lord is about to launch a new round of attack on Ishiyama Honganji, and this time not only Lord Sakuma, but also the water thieves near Osaka Bay have also pledged their allegiance to the lord, so the lord plans to form a large fleet of more than 30,000 people and 1,000 ships in Osaka Bay!"

"30,000 people...... 1,000 ......"

My teeth chattered, and my expression was in disbelief.

At the beginning of the opening of the new shipping routes, even the maritime powers of Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands (the Netherlands, which seems to be not very strong now) had no more than 10,000 navies (of course, this has to be taken into account, when they started, they were only small countries, and it was impossible to provide tens of thousands of soldiers like the populous countries like France and Austria).

Moreover, if this army can really be formed, it will be absolutely epoch-making in the history of Japanese warfare - in Japanese history, the navy, or navy, has always existed as a subordinate battle group of the army until the Meiji era (even in the naval war between Japan and Korea)...... 30,000 people are no longer a subsidiary battle group, it can be regarded as a large army, and it is really an unprecedented move to match the naval army into a separate large army!

It's really worthy of Oda Nobunaga, that is, he will have this kind of courage, this kind of courage, and this kind of vision to do this kind of thing that can leave a name in history!

Gamo clan said: "The goal of the lord's move is not only Ishiyama Honganji, Kyushu, Shikoku, and Saikoku are his goals!" ”

I also excitedly said, "Great! The Maori family's naval army was basically worthless after the Battle of Mujinkou, and those enemies in the west were even more earthy chickens and dogs! From now on, this family will be the only master of the Japanese sea! ”

This is a bit exaggerated, the Satsuma Navy in Kyushu and the Tosa Navy in Shikoku are still very combat-effective.

"Alas......" the Gamo clan sighed, "This matter is still a secret, not many people know about it, that is, I and Oda Ujin-sama know that Ujin-sama has arrived in Osaka Bay half a month ago, and he is going in the name of assisting in the attack on Araki Murashige, and I am also planning to return to Hino Castle and gather my men and horses to rush to Osaka...... Alas! Who would have thought that such a thing would happen! ”

He was very unwilling, and even slapped the coffee table with his hand in annoyance!

"It's really exciting! The achievement was just around the corner, but I was defeated by a group of guys of unknown origin...... My wound, not three or four months, I can't get on the horse, the military situation waits for no one, I delay it like this, the lord will lose patience when he comes back late, and replace me with someone else! ”

"Your Royal Highness, don't be so discouraged, nine times out of ten things in life are unsatisfactory......"

I've always prided myself on being sharp-tongued, but at this time, I couldn't find the right words to comfort the frustrated person in front of me.

Also, Japan is a small country, and the so-called "meritorious service" is to fight around a small area, which is really nothing in the eyes of "future generations".

If I were a Gamo clan, I would never be as indifferent as he was.

Of course, I must not tell him this, and he will not understand it.

But how to comfort him? The depressed mood hinders the healing of the wound.

"Your Highness, are there any temples or shrines in the city that you can trust? I'm going to pay you a prayer and maybe I'll get some good results. ”

"What?"