Compared to other countries in the central part of the island, Kii has a small population, so the land per capita is not large. I have to admit that this kind of self-government of the people of the country is much more relaxed than that of ordinary daimyos. The premise is that there are many people in the country, not bandits, and there are not too many wars.

In mid-April, the fields have been ploughed for spring, and there are green patches everywhere, and the ridges of the fields are obviously much sparser than in other places, which is another example of the sparse land. Because the battle was imminent, most of the nearby peasants had already taken refuge in the mountains with their families, but they did not need to worry too much, because according to the situation, no matter which side won the battle, they would not be sincere enough to destroy their crops and houses.

I raised 15,000 troops to conquer the Kii country, and the number of people in Maeda Keiji and Yamanaka Kanosuke, who had entered here earlier, has exceeded 20,000. As far as this team is concerned, 2,000 iron artillery troops, 1,800 Cossack light cavalry, 3,000 armor cavalry, plus 2,000 guards including Qiben, such a luxurious lineup is unique in all countries. So I'm not worried at all, there's really nothing to worry about!

There are mountains in Kii, but they are not high; There is water in Kii, but it is not deep. Therefore, most of the hills and mountains here are gentle slopes and shallows, but there are slightly more trees and forests, so it is not difficult to walk if no one makes trouble. In view of this, I deliberately changed my horseback riding to a chariot, not the traditional Japanese cow-drawn palace chariot, but a recently specially made two-horse-drawn chariot, which looks a bit like the bronze chariot and horse of the Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang.

Kii's new store was opened, and 11 major shareholders, including Masuda Nagamori, formed a "Judgment Team" and hired 27 managers of various levels in charge of various businesses, and all business began to get on track. Other words...... My personal will began to permeate every corner of Sakai-cho's economic life.

Under these circumstances, I led the army into Kii with peace of mind, and not only did I have no worries about the future, but the road ahead was much smoother.

As the commander of secret warfare, Kato Duanzo's quality should be higher than that of Takenaka Hanbei, and unlike regular warfare, this method of warfare is mainly a conspiracy and ambush between each other. Maybe they're more suspicious than the average military advisor, but there's almost no chance of a big loss. If they hadn't sniffed out the danger from the darkness, they wouldn't have known how many times they had died!

However, I am not saying that Kato Danzou is better than Suzuki Shigehide in this kind of thing, in fact, their skills should be said to be equal in their strengths. The crowd of Kii is crowded and scattered, and my ninja army can also attack with the two strongholds of Saga and Yachikan, and since both sides are masters of ninja use, it is impossible to hide from the other party for too long even if there are only a few hundred people. It stands to reason that in this case, the contact between the two sides should be limited to small-scale encounters, and it is impossible to divide the victory or defeat too much, but there is a unique factor that determines the tilt of the scale!

Hoskin's 1800 Cossack light cavalry was the "weight" of this upside down.

As both sides spy on each other, the opponent's build-up will be quickly discovered, and the other side will change its tactics when it is time to respond. Everyone's strength is about the same in this kind of encounter, what else can you do?

But the Cossacks who came and went like the wind were different, although they were on the other side of the border with Izumi, it was only a matter of two or three hours to run a hundred miles. Often, a certain wealthy clan has just turned back to a stronghold, and before they wake up, they are attacked by these "devil cavalry", and how can the hundreds of people in their own hands resist it? By the time Shigehide Suzuki gathered his men to help, all he saw were headless corpses and burned houses.

In this way, more than two months and more than 3,000 men were lost, and Suzuki Shigehide had to give up his intention to fight with us in the north, and the whole army turned to the more remote south. The city lords and wealthy clans who stayed here showed their deference to me, at least on the surface!

Now that the north has all fallen into my hands, then seize this opportunity to continue the attack! "Taking advantage of his illness to kill him" is not only the logic of hooligans, but also the principle of the commander-in-chief.

"What is this place?" I asked, lifting the bamboo curtain from the car window.

"Three miles ahead is Shimoharatsu, and after crossing the river, it will be deep into the northern plains of Kii!" Xue leaned over and said softly to me.

As my side room, she actually shouldn't be in the army anymore, but after the first few experiments, I don't think I'm used to not being around without her. After thinking about it, I decided to pretend to be a public and private, which is a certain "privilege" as a high-ranking person!

"Oh, soon!" I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, the speed and quality of this time were really different from the one I came with Oda Nobunaga. When I looked up, there was still no sign of the people, but there were traces of destruction in some places, and I thought that it was the traces left by the fighting between the two sides in the previous months.

Bands of soldiers marched on both sides of the road, and on the parallel paths in the distance, and the military looked as neat as if they were going to a banquet, which might have been the appearance of conquerors. "Kii is already mine, I hope everyone can see this clearly as soon as possible!" My heart is very complicated at the moment, there are excitement, joy, regret, and a little sadness.

Looking sideways, the banners and soldiers around him rode on their horses silently, only the shouts of the pioneers and the shouts of the baggage team came from far away from the front and back. Such a feeling is not even like a war, can the Soviet army, which suppressed the "Prague Spring", be considered a war?

"Ah Xue, get in the car!" Sitting alone in the car was a little boring, and I instructed Ah Xue next to the car.

Although this ...... was already my side room, she was still very shy to be in the same car surrounded by such a large army, and a blush crept up her pretty face and peeked at the others.

The quality of my troops is very good, and the flag guards are the elite of the elite, except for my orders, they will never take the initiative to say anything, and they have truly achieved the same color before the collapse of Mount Tai. That's it for now, everyone looks straight ahead as usual.

"Hurry up!" I pressed again.

"Yes......" Ah Xue had no choice but to jump off the war horse and hand it to the accompanying female soldiers, and then got into the carriage and came to me.

"You're already mine, what's there to be ashamed of!" I asked, reaching out and taking her body into my arms, sniffing the fragrance of her hair.

"Your Highness...... In the Army...... Bad for His Highness's reputation! She buried her head in my chest and said in a low voice.

"What are you afraid of! As long as we are always the winners, who will dare to make irresponsible remarks! "I grabbed her arm and used some more force, and the squeeze of their armor made me feel a little pain." Help me take off this 'burden'! "Now (in fact, I haven't used it a few times at all) I can't use it again, and it's really awkward to put it on my body." Why didn't you wear my original Nanban armor? I looked at her and asked curiously.

Xue likes white, so her armor and horses are white, although she rarely wears a helmet and usually ties her hair with a white ribbon. This time, she wore a set of silver silk woven carcasses lined with yak leather, and sporadically decorated with gold silk with snowflake patterns, although it was also very chic, but in the end it was not as novel and magnificent as my original "peacock suit".

"I always wear His Royal Highness's clothes and armor in the side room to swagger through the market, and after a long time, outsiders will have ideas......" Ah Xue is still so serious.

"I don't say anything, Xianzhi doesn't say anything, you just treat him as ...... if someone else says it"

"Lord, there is a newspaper!" At this time, Goto Matsubei whispered outside the window.

"What's the matter?" As I asked, I tapped on the window frame, and the car stopped there.

"Maeda-sama was unable to come to greet the lord in person due to the affairs of the Governor-General and the miscellaneous affairs, so the special envoy asked the lord for his guilt! This is a document, please read it! As he spoke, a fold with a red brocade cover was handed in through the crack in the window.

"This guy has learned this too!" I took the fold and flipped it up. "Where do I live at the first stop? Who is in charge of reception? ”

"Back to my lord, it's scheduled to be in Boshan City......" he replied quickly. At that time, Lord Kato Duanzo will greet the lord in place of Lord Maeda, and there will also be Nakaku Kentake, the lord of Hayama Castle, the local wealthy Xiguan Wanshang, Yida Sect City, Bingjian Ichitei and others! ”

"It's okay, but I don't seem to have any decent characters!" I nodded. Actually, the itinerary was arranged a long time ago, but I usually can't remember these things. "That's it, but I want those people to kneel and wait!" I thought about it, but I still didn't think this first shot was majestic enough. "I'll write another letter, and you can ask someone to bring it to Duan Zang!" I went to the kang table and put down the book, picked up the brush, and found that the inkstone was dry.

Ah Xue immediately knelt and moved over, poured a few drops of water into the inkstone, picked up a piece of ink and grinded it. She studied very carefully, and a strand of hair hung down on her forehead.

Seeing her serious and persistent expression, I couldn't help but think of the bits and pieces of her being by my side in the past 8 years. "It's not difficult for a person to do a good deed, it's rare to do good deeds without doing bad things in a lifetime!" I sighed at the incisiveness of Chairman Mao's summary, and at the same time I was pleased with my own blessings.

"Your Highness, the ink has been studied!" Seeing that I didn't write, Ah Xue just stared at her with a brush, and couldn't help but blush.

"Oh...... Good! "I took a piece of paper and brushed it up and wrote a note." Go and get it to the messenger. I handed it out again through the window.

"Yes!" Goto Matsubei said yes succinctly and immediately left, and the car began to move slowly again.

"Ah Xue, come over and let me hug me!" I stretched out my hands to Xue again.

She had no choice but to lean over to me.

"Wait, you've changed this armor too!" I pointed to her and immediately added, "Change it from the inside out and put on the light yellow kimono in the box!" ”

"Your Highness! …… Over here? "Ah Xue is like a frightened little rabbit, look at me and look at the window.

"What are you afraid of! The curtains are there, and no one dares to peek! I said cheekily.

"Alas......" Seeing my resolute expression, she reluctantly slowly reached for the collar. This is my little Snow! No matter how excessive my requests were, eventually she complied.