The night of September 11, 1575, was not a very good day, and the moon, which was supposed to show most of its face at this time, lost its shape due to the obstruction of the clouds, and the brilliance it sprinkled was naturally greatly reduced. Fortunately, there was no wind, so there were not many waves at sea.

It was on such a night that a huge fleet of more than 200 warships of various kinds was quietly sailing on the sea outside San'in. In order to maintain a safe distance during the voyage, each ship hung a small light on the top of the mast and the bow of the ship. But even such a simple indication did not affect the speed of the fleet in the slightest, which shows that the quality of the commander is quite high!

"Nothing should happen, right?" Murakami Yoshimitsu raised his head and looked at the clouds in the sky, with his experience, although his vision was not very good, there would be no wind and waves. Although he didn't know how many night voyages he had as an experienced veteran pirate, it was the first time he had commanded such a large fleet.

The two families of the Sanyo Mishima Navy have already officially joined the Mori clan, although the Kurishima Navy is still a retainer of the Kono family, but that's just a name. The reason for this result was that Takakei Kobayakawa was a decisive factor.

To this day, Murakami Yoshimitsu still remembers that on the eve of the Battle of Itsukushima, Takashi Kobayakawa only went to the island to persuade them, and it was as clear as if it was yesterday. "It's the right choice to follow the Maori family, because there is His Highness Kobayakawa there!" Murakami Yoshimitsu himself is also a little funny, how could this operation fail under the command of His Royal Highness Kobayakawa?

The Shima Navy was the weakest among the three islands, but this time because Takeshi Murakami of Noh Island was ill and could not come, the Tsukami Navy's Tsukami was dragged in the battle in Sanyo, so he became the commander of this combined fleet. This was Kobayakawa Takakei's consistent way of showing respect for the Mishima Naval Army, and he himself was the commander-in-chief of the whole army, but he left the honor of "Commander of the Fleet" to them.

"Uncle, why haven't you rested yet? The work of the night patrol has me on it! Just when Murakami Yoshi's heart was surging, a voice came from behind him, and he looked back and saw that it was Murakami Motoyoshi.

"It's nothing, people don't sleep so much when they're old!" Murakami Yoshihiro laughed at himself, in fact, he was just 41 years old and not old, but compared with Murakami Motoyoshi, who was less than 20 years old, it seemed a lot of vicissitudes. Besides, people who beg for a living in the wind and waves always grow old faster.

"As an old sailor, I think you are excited by the strong smell of blood tomorrow morning, right? That's what my dad looks like......" Murakami Motoyoshi said confidently, not yet knowing what prudence is. He is the eldest son of Takeshi Murakami Noshima, and it was indescribably easy to break out of the shadow of his father's wings for the first time. "By the way, and gold! I'm afraid that half of the gold in the world is now hidden in the warehouse of Jianbu Mountain City, and after tomorrow, our Murakami Navy will hold a large pile of gold and become famous all over the world with His Royal Highness Kobayakawa, which is indeed exciting and can't sleep! ”

"It's good to be young!" Although Murakami Yoshiyoshi disagrees with Motoyoshi's opinion, he is very fond of this kind of vitality, and once upon a time he was in this state of mind during the battle of Itsukushima, but he didn't know when he spent it clean. Of course, he said this silently in his heart, and he often didn't listen to such words for young people.

"Why, uncle, don't you see it that way?" Although Murakami Motoyoshi was impulsive but not sluggish, he saw the disapproval in Murakami's heart.

"Do you think the Zhuxing Qing Clan is really vulnerable? If that were the case, he wouldn't be where he is today......" Murakami Yoshiyo looked up at the cloud-shrouded sky, calibrating his course with the stars that appeared and disappeared from time to time. "Needless to say, Zhuxing's combat power is not without the strength of a battle even against the Koshu army, and it seems that he has not lost to anyone in a head-on battle since he arrived in the Western Kingdom. You can't fight with such people without ......"

"But now that the Zhuxing Qing clan is not in the Danhou, you don't think that we can't even deal with some women and children, right?!" Murakami Motoyoshi interrupted him, but immediately felt that his tone was too impulsive, and hurriedly softened his tone and said: "I also admit that we are not the opponents of the armor cavalry on land, but who have the Mishima naval army been afraid of at sea?" His Royal Highness Kobayakawa's strategy this time is seamless, and our army of nearly 20,000 is only dealing with a few thousand peasants at most! ”

"Many people once thought they had grabbed the 'tail' of the Zhuxing Qing clan, but in the end, they all found that they were holding a blade in their hands!" Murakami Yoshiyo sighed, now he is always more cautious about things. "Maybe you should inquire more about the past experience of the Zhuxing Qing Clan, unexpected counterattacks are often unguardable!"

"His rumors have spread widely enough, but is there no speculation in it?" Murakami Motoyoshi also has the usual problem of ordinary young people, that is, he is unwilling to admit his loneliness when his elders teach him. “…… Even if the Zhuxing Qing clan had taken a few good moves before, it was just a collision into great luck! He's a small businessman, from start to finish, and I don't believe he's so clever every time! ”

"If that's ......"

"If that's the case, it's even more terrifying!" A friendly voice sounded like a whisper, accompanied by Takakei Kobayakawa and Motoko Iida.

Kobayakawa is also 41 years old, like Murakami Yoshiyoshi, but he looks much younger, and although he wears a general-standard Nanban carcass and a folded black hat, he looks more like a scholar than a samurai. Although Kobayakawa Takakei rarely takes action in person, Murakami Yoshiyoshi knows that his martial arts are quite strong.

"Your Highness!" Murakami Yoshiyoshi and Motoyoshi saluted the general of the army together.

"If the Zhuxing Qing clan is really a guy who started by luck alone, then it is really a very terrible thing!" Takakei Kobayakawa stopped the uncle and nephew with a smile and continued the topic just now. “…… If it is an invincible warrior, then I will lead him into a desperate situation by trickery, because such a person often blindly worships his own strength; If I am a scheming and scheming man, I will try to explore the trajectory of his strategy, because such a person will form a fixed mind after repeated successes; It's only for someone who is so lucky that I don't have anything to say, I really don't know what to do, because I don't have the ability to act against the sky no matter what! ”

"Well......" An ethereal exclamation poured out of the mouths of the two uncles and nephews, but Murakami Yoshiyoshi expressed doubts and Murakami Motoyoshi was confused.

"But for this kind of person himself, I think I am also afraid that it will be difficult to sleep!" Takakei Kobayakawa was still smiling kindly, and his confidence never disappeared in his tone. "Because such a person can be said to have nothing but luck, and he himself does not know when such a thing as luck will run out! Once his luck is over, everything for himself is over. At this time, often this 'lucky person' is already in a high position, and what awaits him from the clouds is only broken bones! ”

"When I meet His Highness today, the luck of the Zhuxing Qing clan will come to an end!" Murakami Motoyoshi immediately regained his high fighting spirit, how could that little businessman not be the opponent of His Royal Highness Kobayakawa, right?

"I can't say that completely, at least at the moment, I don't dare to go to Tottori to have a hard fight with the Zhuxing Qing Clan!" Kobayakawa Takakei gives the impression of being both confident and not boastful, and he has been the sole proprietor of the Maori family's contacts with the minor vassal forces in the past, and the reason why he has always been almost invincible in this regard is that he never uses deception. “…… At the moment, I don't see this person very thoroughly, let's say he is clever, but I have never seen him come up with any serious strategies; Say he's a waste, and from time to time he comes up with a few tricks that can't tell the way; Let's say that he is humble and high-minded, some methods are really not like what great heroes should do, but there are so many wise men and fierce generals following him! Now I can only explain it all as luck and hope that he will run out sooner. ”

"This time, the Zhuxing Qing clan is not in the Danhou at all, even if there is luck, it will be beyond the whip!" Iida Motojin is considered to be the number one in the Maori family, but his brain is not very good, so his practice has always been to absolutely trust the judgment of Kobayakawa Takakei, and it can even be said to be superstitious.

Kobayakawa walked over and crouched on the side of the boat, looking at the dark waters in the distance, the waves splashing up and wetting his skirt, but he didn't care at all. "You know what? One of the most important reasons why I chose Tango to attack was that I was afraid! ”

"Oh?!" All three listeners were stunned.

"The Zhuxing Qing clan is preparing to build a naval army in Miyazu Town, Tango, and I'm afraid that once he builds it, the last bit of advantage in our western kingdom will be over!" Takashi Kobayakawa said without replying.

"A layman is starting to build a water army? Sneer...... "Murakami Motoyoshi couldn't hold back his laughter.

"Yes, layman!" Kobayakawa Takakei turned around and stared at him with blazing eyes. "A layman built a cavalry that could directly face Takeda's Akabei; A layman assembled an iron cannon corps that could be on an equal footing with his lord who held the hegemony of and the sea trade; A layman's first liege was on the edge of the front, but no nobleman had ever succeeded in rebelling under him; A layman rules over a vast barren land, but he and his troops have never been short of money to spend; If this layman builds a naval army......"

Kobayakawa Takashi didn't continue, but the three listeners broke out in a cold sweat.

"It's foggy!" After a moment of silence, Kobayakawa suddenly raised his head, his nose twitching vigorously in the air. Everyone looked up together, and sure enough, there was a faint white veil floating in the black night sky.

"Your Highness don't need to be anxious!" Murakami Yoshimitsu tested the wind speed and direction in the air with a finger dipped in saliva, and then said confidently: "At this time, the sea in San'in is often foggy, and it will disperse tomorrow at dawn, and there will be no big wind and waves." Tomorrow's attack will not be affected, Your Highness rest assured! ”

"That's good......" Kobayakawa Takakei thought sideways for a moment and asked, "What time is it?" ”

"The ugly time is coming, and the time has not yet come!" Murakami Yoshimitsu looked at the moon.

"Your Highness, look there!" Iida Motojin suddenly pointed to the distant coastline and said.