Kii lacks mountains, but it doesn't mean that there is none, and the Sengokubori in front of you is such a castle built on a mountain. The castle is fastened to the pass of the two peaks, and from the foot of the mountain to the castle, there are layers of solid earthen platforms that resemble terraces, so the official road from the north to here has to be turned into a meandering upward path.

The Kii people have deployed heavy troops here, and they have a large amount of supplies and equipment. It's not surprising at all, but if I were Shigehide Suzuki, I would do my best to save it even in the face of bad circumstances. Control the sea by the mountains, cut off the road without the plain, advance and retreat can be defended, it is really a place where soldiers must fight!

Naturally, no one can take such a key point of the battle between the two sides lightly, so although it has been 15 days since I arrived here, I did not order a strong siege of the city, but only put the generals of each department on the earthen platform under the city. My orders are: Hold the camp firmly and firmly, and then wait for my further instructions!

"What a good city!" I put away the binoculars in my hand and sighed, at this time, in order to see the basic whole picture of the city. I led a dozen generals to the Dogen Mountain, ten miles away, which is a branch of Wakayama Mountain, and is the only one in the vicinity that can be higher than Sengokubori. "It would be nice to be able to take it in its entirety, it's a shame that it's such a good city!"

"I didn't expect His Royal Highness to cherish the fruits of others' work in addition to talent and life, which is really comparable to the heart of the Buddha!" The Gamo clan took two steps forward, and the telescope I handed me looked in that direction. "Your Highness is indeed a noble sight and realm, whether it is the danger of being a castle or just the scenery nearby, Sengokubori Castle is worthy of a good city, but it is ...... I'm afraid it won't work much in the future! ”

"Oh......" I looked back at him, a little surprised.

"Your Highness has swept the entire territory of Kii in one fell swoop, and the country should be free from the pain of war forever!" The words of the Gamo clan are full of praise and compliment. “…… His Royal Highness's act of supreme virtue should also find a way for Kii to maintain long-term peace and stability. Although this Thousand Stone Hori Castle is extremely dangerous in the world, it blocks the road to the north and south, and it is the product of division and **** in terms of generation, role and meaning. Today, His Highness has fallen into this city, and his role and contribution are the main ones. You can't leave such a hidden danger just because this city is exquisitely beautiful! ”

"Clan! You have a point...... I looked him up and down, then smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Just talking to me doesn't need to add something, it's not necessary between us!"

"Yes, Your Highness Mingjian!" He was a little embarrassed to ask me to say that.

"I see that you literati are just okay and sour!" Keiji Maeda smiled while hugging his shoulders, and the nail leaves on his body made a chaotic sound. "If you don't have a way to conquer this castle, you will definitely be sad and unable to eat and sleep. Today, this city is at your fingertips, and I feel sorry for the future. If you continue like this, will there never be a proper time? Rest assured! After this fall, if you want to stay in this city, you will rebuild it; If you don't want it, just dismantle it; If you are afraid that there may be some disaster in the future, then simply build something else on the original site, how can there be so much trouble? "He is the commander of the front of this siege battle, because he already has a way to get nine out of ten, so it seems very relaxed, and he is surrounded by more trusted generals, so he is a little big and small.

"Build something individual? So tell me what to build! I didn't pay much attention to what he said, I just casually asked him what he thought.

"Anyway, what you have is money, and it's not random to build anything!" Keiji Maeda asked me for a moment and then said, apparently he didn't have a definite plan. "There are many ways to build a temple or a shrine to commemorate the pacification of Kii!" He suddenly said again: "By the way, haven't you always had close contacts with the Nanban merchants?" Then let's just build a temple for the monks of the Southern Barbarians! Anyway, if they are allowed to come and stay here, they don't have to worry about colluding with those flower monks who have always been in the sect! ”

"That's an interesting suggestion...... "Keiji Maeda's careless words made my heart move, and I took a few steps forward to the edge of the cliff and stood on a protruding rock, looking in that direction again.

There is no need to build a church at the moment, but a monastery can be built! As far as I know what little knowledge of European history remains, many of the fortresses of the early Middle Ages were monasteries, mainly due to two basic conditions: the monks themselves had the habit of stockpiling supplies, and the "soldiers" on the defensive, who were extremely fanatical in their beliefs.

If such a fortress with both military and religious functions were built here, it would be tantamount to planting a time bomb in Kii, a stronghold that has always had a deep mass base, and could provoke them to make trouble at any time. In addition, this is also a pair of eyes that are always vigilant and watching everything in the middle of Kii, and any wind and grass are added with double insurance.

There's another benefit to this, but it looks like it's still a long way out! That is, the role of the monastery is still the school, and I can do a great "brainwashing" work through this.

Due to Oda Nobunaga's suppression of Buddhism and his deliberate tolerance of Catholicism, those foreign believers in the region have made a name for themselves, and I have to admit that they seem to be quite experienced in demagoguery, and they are no worse than the inherent monks and gods. Judging from the current situation, this will be very useful in eliminating the influence of Honganji among the lower classes, but it may not be a good thing in the long run!

Past knowledge has taught me that the Holy See in Rome was obsessed with worldly power, and that underneath the robe was often a greedy hand! Once the Catholic influence spreads, it may not necessarily become another Honganji, and it may even become the spokesperson of the "foreign reactionary forces."

If I were to hold a "study class" in Kii to train the backbone of the Catholic Church, I would be able to use this as a pretext to gather all the fanatics together and carry out a reform of the Catholic doctrine with "Japanese characteristics" under my direct intervention, and then control the hands, mouths, and brains of these people. This is by no means impossible, since after the liberation of China, the great leaders used the Catholic leaders at home to resist the attempts of the West to interfere in China's internal affairs under the pretext of religion! Not to mention the grievances and grievances here, just one point: can the loss of bishops and archbishops appointed by the Holy See still count? However, such an unbelievable thing has actually happened, and I am afraid that people cannot help but sigh at the wonder of combining politics with religion. Think about the future when these propaganda machines that I have tailored will be scattered all over Japan......

Ten thousand steps back, if I can't impose my will on these heads, at least it's a big "prison" where all the fanatics are imprisoned! Without these extremists, at least for now, Izumi will be much more stable, although there are always some Catholic faithful, but as long as they are honest and do not interfere with others, they will go, what a good idea!

"There's still plenty of time, so let's rest here for a while! The view is really good...... "I suddenly felt full of energy and a lot more relaxed.

"Yes!" People don't know why I'm suddenly feeling high, but it's not necessarily a bad thing to think about. The little surname and his attendants were busy laying out mats at the edge of a grove of trees, and placing all kinds of dried and fresh fruits, water and wine, which they always carried with them.

"How is the progress of the siege going?" I asked about Gamo Township. Except for him and me, only Keiji Maeda knows the details of this matter, and although Keiji Maeda is the commander-in-chief of the battle this time, he still has some of the details in charge.

"In seven days, it will be all ready, and the time for the general attack is set for ten days!" The Gamo clan has been watching this matter in person for the past few days, so that I have fewer opportunities to meet him.

"It's okay, don't rush too much!" I acknowledged the progress and asked Yoshitsugu Otani, "How is the harassment of the enemy forces in the castle?" Did the enemy find anything? ”

"According to the orders of the lord, our army carried out feints day and night, mobilizing more than 1,000 people each time! The enemy began to deal with it with all their might every time, and it has become a little tired in the past few days...... "Otani Yoshitsugu is cautious, and he is obviously better than Keer Caizang in these matters. Since Nagano Yoshimasa was in poor health and Yasamori returned to him, he had taken the top position and formed the "three sets of carriages" with Keer Caizo and Yamanaka Kanosuke to form the main infantry formation. After some observation, although Fujido Takatora has good internal affairs, his dominance is not as good as the above three, so his current task is mainly to cooperate on the flanks. "Now the enemy forces have also adopted the method of taking turns on duty, and it seems that they are waiting for a general attack of our army. According to the minister's observation, the enemy's long-range firepower is quite strong, with more than a thousand iron cannons and more than three thousand bows and arrows! ”

"You've done a great job...... I was about to praise him a few more words, but suddenly I saw Shinhachiro eating a lot of food on the side. He is now the deputy commander of the Armored Cavalry, who came here temporarily while patrolling the contact line. "Shinhachiro! You also learn from others, don't eat all day long and be careless! ”

"No one is perfect!" Shinhachiro swallows a piece of cream cake and chews it in his mouth.

"You guy!" I asked him to say a word, a little overwhelmed. He's been growing a little lately, but it's a pity that he's not using it in the right place.

"Lord!" At this moment a herald ran up from the bottom of the hill, a little wheezing from the vigorous exercise in a short time. "Tsuchihashi Heiji, the messenger of the Saga people, is here again, and now he has arrived at the camp!"

"So fast?" I was a little surprised that he was gone and returned.

"Maybe you saw that we were hesitant to go down to Sengokubori Castle, so we ......," the Gamo clan said half a sentence.

"Then I'm asking him to wait a few more days!" My heart suddenly brightened. "Put him under house arrest in the Caizang camp, and I'll see him again in ten days when the city is sieged!"