Time is like an arrow, time is like a shuttle, in the blink of an eye, half a year has passed...

Today, the Hosokawa army is on standby and swears to go out!

Hosokawa Motokatsu was the general general, and his subordinates were Haruyuki Hosokawa, Shinyuki Hosokawa, Takashi Hosokawa, Hidehide Mibuchi, Motoken Hosokawa, Motogu Kitada (Jokai Maru), Motoyoshi Hitoki (Miracle Maru), Motohisa Niko, Asakatsu Yuuki, Nobuyasu Matsudaira, Terumoto Mori, Kamisho Keikatsu, Uki Diverse Family, Matsunaga Hide, Yoshitsutsugu Miyoshi, Ikeda Tsuneko, Niwa Nagahide, Takigawa Kazuki, Otomo Sorin, Nagamune Ibe Motokin, Satake Yoshishige, Utsunomiya Kunitsuna, Satomi Motoyoshi (Umeomaru), plus the Navy, the Invincible Team and the Iron Cannon 3000, The total strength is more than 50,000 people!

Although the number of people is small, they are all the elite of each family, and if you pay attention to it, you will find that this expedition is all related to the daimyo and the daimyo of the outside.

In the name of the Shimazu family's disobedience to mediation, the unauthorized seizure of the territory of the Sagara family, and the unauthorized killing of Sagara Yoshiyo, the Kyushu conquest began!

It can be seen that this expedition is not only to unify Kyushu, but also to continue to raise the prestige of Hosokawa Motokatsu, which is his first battle in the true sense and lays a more solid foundation for it.

"Those who are close to the country will be punished, and Jinchuan will be tied!" Hosokawa Motokatsu stood on a high platform and read aloud the inscription.

"Today, lead the world's soldiers and horses, rejuvenate the righteous army, do the right thing for the sky, crusade against the rebels, and the soldiers are invincible!" Hosokawa Motokatsu waved his hand and pointed straight in the direction of Kyushu.

"Caused by the soldiers! Invincible! "Caused by the soldiers! Invincible! "The voices below are high, and the morale is high.

"What the thief has done, men and gods are angry! May you help me to destroy the remnants of sin and cleanse the world! Hosokawa Motokatsu suddenly pulled out the famous knife "Fallen Leaves" on his waist, raised his arms and shouted.

"Willing to serve the Hosokawa family! I am willing to die for His Royal Highness Yuan Sheng! Everyone spoke in unison, their eyes fiery.

Hosokawa Motokatsu looked at the cheers of the tide below, and felt the aura of worship in it, which was simply a pleasure! It's as if the world is in your own hands...

Suddenly, his left hand touched the ribs around his waist, and he immediately reflected on it, and he almost lost himself just now, and immediately suppressed the evil thoughts in his heart.

"Whew... Power is so intoxicating... OK... It's okay..."Hosokawa Motokatsu finally came to his senses and did not sink. Looking at the long knife "Fallen Leaves" in his hand and the short knife on his waist "Xiao Hui", which was given by his father during the Yuan Dress ceremony, both knives have a unique golden snow gourd pattern, which is collectively known as the Snow Gourd Double Knife. Among them, the long knife "fallen leaves" is the most magical, and it is said that as long as the blade sees blood, even if it is not autumn, there will be fallen leaves flying all over the sky, so this knife is called "falling leaves".

Hosokawa Motokatsu listened to the drunken cheers, adjusted his mentality, raised his left hand, and retracted it in the air, and immediately fell silent.

"Expedition!" The left hand followed the trend and gave the order.

"Oh!"

Hosokawa Nobumoto was on the lookout of the Nijo Castle Castle Tower, watching Hosokawa Motokatsu's every move intently, his eyes full of satisfaction.

"My lord, all the ministers have arrived." Honda Masanobu's voice came from behind, and he did not accompany him as a military advisor on this expedition, but stayed behind to continue to assist Hosokawa Nobumoto in handling internal affairs.

As for the military advisor who accompanied the army, it was Hosokawa Motokatsu's own newly acquired retainer Katakura Keisuna. This person is the military advisor who has served as Date Masamune for many years in history, and is known as the "two great courtiers of the world" along with Naoe.

Therefore, when Hosokawa Motokatsu pacified Mutsu, it was not without gains, and he absorbed and recovered many ronins who lost their family names or lost their main families. For example, there is Itami, who is known for his bravery, Yoshimitsu Mogami, who surrendered in order to keep his family name, Suda Nagayoshi, a famous field general, and even Date Masamune, who is known for his bravery.

Not only these outsiders, but also the heirs of their own vassals were invested in Hosokawa Motokatsu's account. The more famous ones are, Sanada Nobuyuki, Yukimura two brothers, Kuroda Nagamasa, Honda Masamu, Maeda Toshinaga and other younger generations.

"Greetings, Lord!" In the large room, the ministers knelt down to welcome the arrival of Hosokawa Nobumoto, and all the generals present were the generals of the Hosokawa family, the ministers of finance and politics.

"Hmm." Hosokawa Nobumoto responded lightly on the main seat.

"I have gathered you here to prepare for the implementation of our family's future development policy." Honda Masashi conveyed it on his behalf, and as soon as these words came out, everyone immediately exchanged their heads and talked about it.

"What is the future of development?" "Isn't it the Kyushu Expedition?" "Yes, yes, aren't the young master and the others already set off?" "Isn't it possible for us to participate too?" "That's great! Hahaha, I'm worried that I don't have a chance to make meritorious contributions! ”

Hosokawa Nobumoto turned his head and glanced at Asakura Aiomaru, who understood and shouted, "Silence! ”

Suddenly, there was silence below, and they knew that the lord was about to speak.

"You are probably still at the level of war, what I want to say now is that the war is coming to an end, and long-term peace and stability is the future development pattern." Hosokawa Nobumoto looked left and right, and the following people had followed him for a long time, and their loyalty was definitely one of the best.

The people below, you look at me, I look at you, the war is coming to an end? People who are used to fighting and killing all their lives obviously feel very abrupt.

"What? Aren't you happy to enjoy peace in the future? Hosokawa Nobumoto smiled, to be honest, he himself was not adaptable, after so many years of fighting, he was idle all of a sudden, and no one felt uncomfortable.

"Happy... Glad... Hahaha..."The people below echoed.

"But my lord, if you don't fight, what are your ministers doing? What about the backup team? Sanada asked everyone's doubts, and he was glad that he had a vision. No, the two sons were sent to the young master's account, and this Kyushu campaign can still get a piece of the pie, and he will definitely be the young master's minister in the future.

"The reserve remains unchanged, and the position remains unchanged, but the responsibility has changed from external combat to internal security." Hosokawa Nobumoto had already thought about it and proposed it directly at this meeting.

"Order? But my lord, aren't there garrisons everywhere? They are mainly responsible for policing. "What Shima Katsu said was very subtle, but everyone could hear it.

The implication is that each place is a vassal domain, and each family has its own garrison to defend the castle and improve the law and order of the village town. If the main family intervenes and directly manages it, first, there is no precedent, and second, it is easy to touch their interests and easily have a heart of rebellion.

"What are you afraid of! Whoever dares to disobey will destroy him! The lord rest assured, Heihachiro resolutely supports the lord's resolutions! Even if he serves his subordinates' territories, he will never frown! "Honda Tadakatsu thought that he was going to cut the feudal domain, and he was the first to pat his chest to show his loyalty.

"Your Majesty too!" "Your Majesty too!" The others also agreed, they were all die-hard fans of Hosokawa Nobumoto, even if they were to let them die now, they were willing. I want to talk about "Mortals Through the Law of Survival" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~