In the ancient Chinese calendar, the months of Zheng, February and March are spring, and February is also called "Mengchun" because it is in the middle position. "Meng" is the second meaning, and it is often used for other descriptions, such as in the brother ranking.

It's already spring, and although it's still cold, and though it's still blowing the north wind, the warmth has arrived, and the most striking proof is below us. Warm currents from the Indian Ocean along the west coast of the Pacific Ocean have poured into the Seto Inland Sea, and it is said that large numbers of fish are also coming. Although the current kept my fleet against the tide while the wind was favorable, I was very happy that there was no more ice floe in the warm waters.

In the early morning of February 23, 1581, the fleet sailed out of the Seto Inland Sea and headed for Kyushu. Because the current accelerated at the narrow entrance, the fleet in a row was hit to a certain extent, so the hull shook a little.

"Whew!" When stepping out of the hatch, "Hinomaru" shook a little, because suddenly I was careless and almost fell, but fortunately, I grabbed the door frame in time to stabilize my body.

"Be careful, lord!" Imu Hanqi was patrolling the deck not far away, and when he saw this scene, he hurriedly ran over and wanted to reach out to help.

"Not necessarily!" I shook my head at him, struggling to stand on the doorframe.

"Yes!" Imu Hanqi retracted his outstretched hand, but still stood a little nervously one step away.

I glanced at the loyal subordinate in front of me, who looked slightly nervous. "Really! Am I so weak? I thought to myself.

I don't know if I'm a good person to take a boat, but I don't seem to have been seasick in the real sense of the word, except for that trip to Kanto and Hokkaido, but it's possible that the boat I took after that has been more related. Although I no longer have the feeling of turning the world upside down in front of me, I feel restless when my physical strength drops a little longer on the boat, and if I think about something anymore, this feeling will be magnified exponentially, just like last night.

What I am worried about is not the Kyushu War, but this war is more certain than the last time, although the main face is still the two major enemies of Mori and Shimazu, and the military power is similar to the last time, but the operations carried out in the past two years have made significant progress. Two days ago, the Takenaka Hanbei, who arrived in Kyushu in advance, received news that everything was basically ready. If it's not for Kyushu's business, then for what's it? In fact, it was a very unexpected thing, Ah Xue was pregnant.

A few days ago, I very casually remembered if I hadn't "worked hard" enough over the years, but it turned out that I had achieved results again, and I was really amazing! However, the process of discovery was a bit unexpected, and everyone was caught off guard.

When the fleet reached the sea off Bizen, Xue suddenly vomited violently, and at first everyone thought it was seasickness, which had never happened to her. After being examined by the military doctor, I got a major good news: Ah Xue is two months pregnant!

When I heard this, I was naturally overjoyed, and was ready to return to Sakai Town immediately, but Ayuki resolutely disagreed, even if she sent a battleship to send her back, she did not even hesitate to threaten to jump into the sea. In the end, the result of the negotiation was to choose a medium-sized supply ship, but I didn't trust the others, so I asked Ying to go back with 20 guards to send her.

Ah Xue went back, and Ying also went back, and the surroundings were suddenly a lot colder, and I was even more uneasy thinking about their return trip. But at this time, there is no one else around me, in order to dispel my feelings, I found the "fox" last night. Thinking of this, I looked back, and the empty room was silent, and she should have left.

The whole story of the "Three Sisters of Mirage" is known only to me, Senshiba, and Ying, and others may know that there are three of my many concubines, and they may also know that there are several (I can't be sure of three) female ninjas with mysterious identities, but they can't connect the two with each other. They were free to enter and leave my Chinese military camp with a special token, while my guards only recognized the tokens, knowing who they were or where they usually were.

"Lord, are you going to invite the other adults?" Imu Banqi saw me standing there and was stunned for a long time, so he asked tentatively.

"It's nothing, it's been said a long time ago!" I shook my head and led the door to the deck.

At this time, most people had already gotten up, except for those who were still on the post, either eating breakfast or listening to the tasks assigned by the grassroots leaders. Sakurai Sakichi must have been arranging the current work of the guards at this time, because the standard time for my guards to eat was a little earlier.

My breakfast has not yet been delivered, for most of the attendants know my habits, and even if I occasionally get up early, I am in the habit of moving around first, otherwise I will definitely lose my appetite. This kind of walk in the morning feels really good, especially when the fresh air fills my lungs, and it is a very important experience for me, especially after the pleasures of drinking and beauties at night.

"Huh?" I stopped when I reached the side of the ship, and I saw a back at the opening of the gangway leading to the lower deck. This shouldn't have caught my attention among the four figures, but the peculiarity was that he was sticking his upper body out of the porthole and vomiting. "What's wrong with him?" I asked Imu Banqi, who was following me, that I was not familiar with the back of this flag on duty, and it seemed that he was a newcomer.

"A newcomer, a little seasick!" Iki Hanshichi's duties (Sakurai Sakichi was in charge of the guards and attendants, Ishikawa Sadatomo's peripheral personal soldiers were in charge of the Ashigaru team and chariots, and Sakurai Sakichi was in charge of the other two) was to manage the flag book, so he was very clear about these things. "He's a mountain man from the eastern country, and he may have never been on a boat in his life, so he's a little uncomfortable!"

"In that case, he shouldn't be assigned a job on the ship, as long as he is allowed to make up for his job when he arrives in Kyushu!" I said with a frown, feeling a little disgruntled in my heart. If I can't even arrange such a trivial thing in my personal guards, it can only show the incompetence of the grassroots managers.

"Yes, that's what my subordinates did!" Imu Banqi said embarrassedly, his eyes uneasy to glance at the people below. His subordinates had already arranged for someone else to take his place, but he himself did not agree to do so, and said that he must not abandon his duties because of such a simple matter. Dongguo people are indeed like this, and they have a kind of inflexible stubbornness in everything! After saying that, he shook his head and sighed.

"I see!" I felt much better when I realized what was going on, and it was really not the manager's fault, and maybe it was a good thing that there were such samurai. "Well......" After taking a few steps, I still felt that something was wrong in my heart, so I stopped and asked, "What's his name?" ”

"Kunishin Yasuda!" Imu Hanqi replied.

"Kunishin Yasuda?" I was stunned for a moment, and a vague shadow gradually floated in my mind.

"Yes! Lord, it's Kunishin Yasuda! Imu Hanqi nodded very affirmatively.

I finally dug out this name from the corner of memory, the name that should not have been forgotten, in fact, not much time has passed, but there have been so many things in the past few months! He is the son of Takeda Shingen, the person who was recommended by the Sanada family, how could he forget him?

"This man...... Well...... How do you usually behave? I stood there and asked in a deep silence, but didn't turn around.

"Oh......" Imu Hanqi muttered behind me, I don't know if I was stunned for a moment. I don't have the habit of interfering too much with the authority of my subordinates, and the average daimyo doesn't always care about the condition of a certain samurai, unless there is something special about this person. "Yasuda Kuninobu has only been here for a short time, and he has not yet been on the battlefield, but judging from his training, attendance, and behavior, he is a trustworthy samurai. In terms of martial arts, he is also outstanding in the flag team, and I am ready to observe him for a while to give him some chances! ”

I nodded and didn't answer the question right away, it's often irrational to make judgments that are too fast, although he is the son of Takeda Shingen, but so is Takeda Katsuyori, who can say what his character will be like? Don't fully trust what you see with your eyes, it's not necessarily true.

As far as I can get the information, he has a certain amount of patience or perseverance, but I can't finally judge whether he is rational or not, just as it is irrational to try to rebuild the glory of the Takeda Shingen era, and it is also irrational to be blindfolded by extreme hatred. But I still think he should be given a chance, even if it's for the sake of Takeda Shingen's face!

"My lord! Just now, all the ships have sent a message, and everything is ready! "At this time, Sakurai Sakichi came back after finishing his business." Our army will arrive at Funai Castle in the afternoon, and Lord Takenaka must have been prepared at this time. I don't know what else the lord has to order, so I'll notify the relevant personnel as soon as possible! ”

"Remember to inform Lord Washio-tail, he is going to land at the same time as me!" I reminded.

I asked the imperial court for support in this war, of course, in name, I don't need them to seal me anything, just send a minister to accompany me. Oda Nobunaga used to do this kind of thing, and when he went out into battle, he would take ten or eight ministers with him at every turn, and many of them were assigned to serve in a system. Naturally, I can't compare with Oda Nobunaga now, but this small request has not been dismissed.

"Yes, there's a 'special person' over there!" Sakurai replied.

"Well, that's good!" I nodded and glanced down the stairs again, where the figure was still standing. "In this battle, if you need the flag team to attack, you will put him in the forward battle sequence. I want to see if he deserves more responsibility, and I want to test my eyesight......" I commanded the two Guards administrators.

"See the land! It's Kyushu ......," a lookout from the mast shouted, accompanied by the quacking of seagulls.