Today's lanterns are lit up for the New Year's ceremony of Hosokawa Nobumoto, and in February of the 7th year of Tensho (1579), all the commanders and vassals of all parties were present. Even the relatives of Changzong and my department came, and not only that, but also brought the son-in-law, the second son, and the third man, and it seems that they are ready to ask for pardon.

"See the lord! Congratulations on the triumphant return of the lord! I wish my Hosokawa family a prosperous life! "In the large and wide room of Nijo Castle, the important ministers saluted together, and the scene was spectacular.

"Well, Happy New Year!" Hosokawa Nobugen floated a little, although he was defeated this time, but fortunately, the navy won a big victory, and overall it was already very good.

"Happy New Year, Lord!" The crowd saluted again to congratulate the New Year.

"In this cross-sea operation, because of the wrong intelligence, our standing army suffered a slight loss, and Sakamoto Bei, Saga Bei, and Shima Bei need to replenish their troops, and set the sea for preparation... It needs to be reorganized. "Hosokawa Nobumoto said this, his mood was a little heavy, and the Blue Oni Shinoi Sect had already done his duty. But... It is still necessary to immediately replenish the commander, this is the fate of the samurai.

"I'm sure I'll take Tsunoi-sama as a role model! Dedicated to the Lord's family! Dedication! Everyone was in awe of the dead Shinoi Kyoye, especially the red ghost Akai Naomasa, who was even more proud of his friend.

"Kanemaru Shoji! I order you to be transferred to the commander of Dinghai Bei! We must carry forward the fine tradition of fighting bravely and fearless of life and death! Hosokawa Nobumoto turned his head to look at Kanamaru Shoji and said in an unquestioning tone.

"Yes! Please rest assured! Your Majesty will never fail to fulfill the mission of preparing for the sea! "Kanamaru Shoji was already prepared in his heart, and immediately went out to receive the order.

"Also... There are still those who have been vacant..."Hosokawa Nobumoto glanced at the generals below, and they immediately sat upright, hoping that the lord would notice him.

"Motoshige Suzuki!" In the end, Hosokawa Nobumoto shouted out Suzuki Motoshige, who had followed him since he was a child, and the biased word "Yuan" given by the Motofu gift. And all the results are good, and he went to the battlefield at a young age.

"Yes! Subordinates are here! Motoshige Suzuki excitedly came out of the ranks, looking forward to the next appointment.

"Promote you to the rank of general! Serve as the commander of Noken! Sure enough, Nobumoto Hosokawa was optimistic about this child.

"Thank you, Lord! Your Majesty will definitely build Nengden into an iron army! Suzuki Motoshige trembled even more, and shouted it directly when he took the oath.

"Excellent! That's what you want! Hosokawa Nobumoto nodded, signaling that he could step back.

"In this case, the position of commander of the invincible samurai team will be vacant again..."After Hosokawa Nobumoto said this, the generals who were originally depressed immediately came to their senses again, and looked at Nobumoto with eager eyes. Yes, how did you forget this position, this is the lord's family guard!

"This position is a bit special, the samurai in it are all sword masters, and the commander should naturally be the best in the world! It's a pity that the master of Shangquan is used to Xianyun Yehe, otherwise, this position belongs to him. So... I've decided—" Hosokawa Nobumoto paused deliberately, causing everyone to crane their necks, desperate to find out who it was.

"A grand contest is held! The winner will become the leader of my Hosokawa family's invincible samurai team! Hosokawa Nobumoto's words were like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, and the people below immediately talked about it, no one thought that it would be like this, isn't the lord afraid that real power will fall into the hands of others?

In this regard, Hosokawa Nobumoto is full of confidence, so he specially summoned Hidetsuna Kamiizumi and Kitada Gukyo last night to ask how strong Ichijo Kaneda is, after all, among those people, there is also a quasi-sword saint master Oka Ichiha.

The conclusion drawn from the results is amazing, the originator of the three major streams of the art of war is enough to be a cow, there is a Shinto stream that has participated in the way of the sword for most of his life: Ishino is straight, there is a year of transmission, two years of enlightenment of the avenue of the stream: the recitation of Ami mercy, there is a twenty-one Yin stream of the extreme meaning of the sword: Aizhou Jiuzhong, it is not as good as a seven-day god!

"Quiet!" Asai Manfukumaru let out a loud shout and stopped the discussion below.

"Also, the thunder artillery battalion will be fully reequipped, using the latest iron cannons, and the number will also be expanded to six thousand!" Hosokawa Nobumoto then expanded the Thunder Artillery Battalion.

"The presidential leader is still Seihiro Zhezhi, and the commanders in charge are Michishun Igazaki, Shigehide Suzuki, Tsuda Arimasa, Tafu Kesumi, and Inatomi Yunao!" The first few people are all old men of the Hosokawa family, and they are all masters who are proficient in iron artillery.

And Tian Fu Jingcheng and Inafu Youzhi are the iron cannon masters who came out of the competition competition, Tian Fu Jingcheng created Tian Fuliu, and Inafu Youzhi created Inafuliu, and they plus the future An Jian Yuansheng, and called the "Three Iron Cannon Masters of the Warring States Period".

"Yes!" Six people came out to receive orders, and it just so happened that each of them created their own genre and could carry it forward in the army.

In addition, the 6,000 people were exactly 1,000 each, and each person was equipped with weapons based on their strengths, such as "Zhezhiliu", "Daoshunliu", and "Tsuda-ryu" were all rapid-fire iron cannons, and "Suzuki-ryu", "Tafu-ryu", and "Inatomi-ryu" were all siege cylinders.

There are three main types of Hosokawa iron guns: the Kokutomo barrel, caliber: 1.7 cm, and the total length: 104.5 cm. It is characterized by a variety of forms, ranging from hundreds of canopies to just one canopy. Of course, the Hosokawa family still uses a nine-shoe. 匁 is the ancient unit of measurement of the day, 1 匁 = 3.759 grams.

Sakai barrel, diameter: 1.5 cm, total length: 98 cm. It is characterized by "forging double rolls", which refers to the use of two iron plates rolled into a body, which is relatively strong and durable, and can shoot continuously for a long time.

Inatomi tube, diameter: 1.6cm, total length: 186cm. The Kunitome Tube, Sakai Tube, and Satsuma Barrel can generally be understood as small guns, which are used on people, while the targets of large iron cannons are castles, military ships, etc., so they require a long shooting range, high power, and a relatively long gun. Originally, the large cylinders of the Hosokawa family were all produced by Kunyou, but now they use the 800 jade cylinders and 50 jade cylinders invented by Inatomi Yunao, and also developed the Inatomi-ryu gunpowder technique. This makes the big barrel more powerful and has a longer range.

"Motoyoshi! You have made great contributions to this naval battle, and you will be given the title of Xiangjima and Yashiro Island! "The two islands mentioned by Hosokawa Nobumoto are Yashiro Island in Zhou Defense Province and Mukai Island in Bigo Province, which were originally owned by the Mori family's naval army, but since they were destroyed by the Hosokawa naval army, it is difficult to control the islands in the Seto Inland Sea anymore.

"Yes, thank you!" With nepotism, Murakami Motoyoshi really began to rise to the top, so nepotism is the truth no matter what time it is.

"In addition, repair the captured Nanban warships, and strive to participate in the war in half a year." Hosokawa Nobumoto finally thought of the galleon.

"It's my lord! According to the number of captured cannons, the combat power of three Nanban warships can be guaranteed! There are still two cannons to replace! "Murakami Motoyoshi has already estimated.

"Excellent! Finally, let's talk about some people in the recent period! It's a matter of trespassing! As he spoke, Hosokawa Nobumoto looked at the head relatives of the Chozong Ministry, who had already soaked through his clothes in a cold sweat.