On the night of the second day of the seventh month of the ninth year of Tensho (1581), this day looked no different from other days, and the war with the Shimazu family was still going on tepidly, and even the best tempered people could not help but feel a little irritable in their hearts.

In the past few days, the attacks on the various passes controlled by the Shimazu family have intensified, and I hope to make them feel some pressure. I don't dare to say anything about being able to completely defeat the Shimazu family this time, but at least let them not cause trouble behind me for a year.

To be honest, things moved a little unexpectedly fast, or I didn't expect the "monkey" to be in such a hurry. Niwa Nagahide's death was definitely an accident, and the identity of the Oda family's overseer had naturally fallen on the head of the "monkey". According to my information, he is now getting more and more "black", and there is friction with Oda Nobuo without even a short "honeymoon period".

I'm counting the days with my fingers on my fingers every day, and it's still hard to grasp the rhythm of returning to.

As events unfolded, a huge amount of information was being sent from and from all of Japan every day, and analyzing these things became my main job. The tense atmosphere is already felt by many people, and the day when I return to is not far away!

"It's fine!" I took a closer look at the stack of messages from the Tokai and Kanto regions, then pushed it forward on the table and let out a long breath. "There is no sign of any change in the Eastern Alliance, and this is the collapse. That's what I'm most worried about during this time, and if they try to plot against at this time, it won't be easy for me to do it! ”

"This is also the will of heaven favoring the lord, wanting to make the stars rule the world!" Hanbei Takenaka said with a smile, his face shining with radiance. Ever since I told him about his plans to return to in the near future, he has finally put a stone in his heart on the ground, and it seems that after years of hard work, he has finally seen the dawn of victory.

"But for the Shimazu family, our army still needs one or two victories, please consider increasing the intensity of the action in three days as appropriate!" Yoshitsugu Otani is a native of Kyushu, so he may be more worried about the Shimazu family. "Generations of Shimazu family governors are ambitious people, and they will definitely not give up easily for the plot of hegemony in Kyushu for many years. The return of the lord to is naturally a major event related to the prosperity of the world, but I am afraid that I will not be able to come back in a year and a half, and I have to worry about any recurrence! ”

"If it succeeds, we can capture two cities this time and annihilate two to three thousand people from the Shimazu family, and the deterrent power should be enough!" Takenaka Hanbei immediately retorted. In his opinion, the Shimazu family is just a disease of ringworm, and he is afraid that it will be extraneous at this time. "Although I didn't have much frontal combat with the Shimazu family during this time, the lord's 'strangulation tactics' were very effective. The Shimazu family's economy has already been severely hit, and I am afraid that it will not be able to cause great damage to other forces in Kyushu in the short term. Now, as long as one or two big victories are fought, our army can completely ceased the war with dignity and return to! ”

Yoshitsugu Otani lowered his head slightly and didn't say anything else. Although he may not be convinced at the moment, he also knows that everything should start from the overall situation, and the current "big picture" is.

"Although it is a pity that Shimazu was not completely subdued in this battle, the safety of is the most important thing at the moment!" I cleared my throat and said that it was necessary to unify our understanding at this time. "I won't say anything about the significance of returning to at this moment, in fact, even if I am alone, I have to go back. This determines the rise and fall of the Zhuxing family, and there is nothing to hesitate about! ”

The expressions of the crowd varied, some pensive and some nodded silently, but they all listened to what I was saying.

"Although the main force must return to the division, Kyushu can't let people go, careful arrangements are still necessary!" I turned my face sideways and exclaimed, "Yukimori! ”

"Yes!" Yamanaka Kanosuke wanted to stand up and pull, but I signaled that I didn't have to.

"This time, it's up to you to guard Kyushu, are you sure to defend the Maori family?" I asked.

"This lord, please rest assured, Fengqian and Chikuzen can be safe!" Yamanaka Kanosuke nodded, and said confidently: "In the past two years, he has been stationed in Fengqian as a minister, and the coastal city defense is very perfect, and now the Hizen departments have been stabilized, at least locally, our army can form a comprehensive advantage." The Maori family's navy has been destroyed by the lord, and they will not be able to get involved in Kyushu in three or five years! ”

"That being said, it still can't be taken lightly!" I scanned the room solemnly, then looked at Yamanaka Kanosuke's face again. "This time, I will increase your troops to 5,000 and still garrison the front line of Chikuzen. Although it is unlikely that the Maori family will attack Kyushu again under the current circumstances, it cannot be ruled out that they will take risks in order to deal with other battlefields! ”

"Yes!" Yamanaka Kanosuke nodded, he is cautious and I am relieved.

"And then there's the trolls!" I continued, "There are not many places where naval forces are needed in the War, so the Celestial Naval Forces must quickly return to Bungo after carrying troops back to. With this force, the Shimazu family will not dare to go north with all their might, so it will be foolproof! ”

"Lord, can you consider having His Royal Highness the Nine Ghosts Jialong take on this task!" Takenaka Hanbei looked a little worried, I didn't discuss this decision with him beforehand. If the powerful combat power of the Zhuxing Navy is stationed in, it will have a deterrent effect on the coastal area of Sanyang, and he feels that he should not give up this powerful weapon.

"The situation in is becoming more and more urgent, and His Royal Highness the Nine Ghosts is also like an arrow, we can't be so unkind!" After saying that, I ended this meeting of the senior retainers directly under me, but motioned for the half-guards of Takenaka to stay.

"My lord, isn't there too much power left in Kyushu?" Hanbei Takenaka knew what I was going to talk about, and asked it directly after the others left.

"The big drama that is going to start will be colorful, but it also needs to be echoed by Kyushu!" My back was a little sore from sitting for too long, so I leaned my back back. "If we go back with so many soldiers and horses, we may instead suppress some hidden dangers. That's not what I wanted, to make them explode! ”

"This ...... Be! Takenaka Hanbei finally nodded, he knew how much I cherished my "wings".

"I still have two plans before leaving Kyushu this time, although it seems that it is too early to say, but it seems too hasty to discuss it after a few days after the Shimazu family has learned the lesson!" I looked at the Takenaka Hanbei, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "This time our progress on the Eastern Front is very smooth, at least half of the Hyuga has been controlled by us, I roughly calculated yesterday, about 100,000 koku is still available." I'm thinking about giving this piece of land to Ito Yoshisuke in the name of restoring the old Ito family, do you think this will work? ”

"There shouldn't be any problems in terms of reliability, I don't think there is at least no need to worry about him being connected to the Shimazu family!" Hanbei Takenaka replied after a moment's thought. "Ito Yoshisuke must be cautious about reviving again after so many years of being under the fence, not to mention how much they will be grateful for the kindness of the lord, at least they will not offend the lord who is very likely to control the entire world hegemony for the sake of a Shimazu family who has only achieved strength in Kyushu at most. Now the key is how much of a difference this can make, I don't think he can stop a frontal attack from the Shimazu family on his own! ”

"I also know that he can't stop it, but he finally has a pair of eyes that are always vigilant!" I smiled mysteriously and said, "Kyushu needs some people who are grateful to us, and this is very beneficial for us to carry out a series of changes here." In any case, they are just some forces that can be united, and it is our own people who can really be relied on! ”

"So the lord has other plans?" Takenaka's half-guard sensed my intentions and asked with some surprise.

"That's the second plan I'm talking about, but it's even more immature!" I leaned forward with my arms propped up on the bookcase and said softly, "Actually, this is the plan......"

By this time, the night was already deep, and the flickering candlelight seemed a little dim. The sentry outside the tent stood quietly and straight, and from time to time in the distance patrols whispered to each other for passwords.

"This ...... Such...... At this time in time? Takenaka's face turned pale, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. Now the world is undecided, and Kyushu is our rear. Isn't the lord's move a bit scheming, because the minister is worried that it may cause a great change! ”

"Didn't you keep telling me to be positive? Now how can I look forward and backward again! I leaned back in my chair, but the smile on my face grew stronger. Before we go, we will deal a major blow to the Shimazu family, and there are 5,000 troops in the north. Let's not talk about the Ito family, even the people of Nabeshima and Omura have also benefited greatly, so they can't make any big waves! ”

"But the minister or please be cautious, this move is very likely to lead to a situation where everyone is in danger in Kyushu!" His face turned red as he said anxiously.

"Everyone is at risk...... It seems to be very good...... "His words strengthened my confidence even more, and in this case, "everyone is in danger" in Kyushu may be a good thing. But it's really playing with fire, and you have to be careful! "This matter is so decided, so please leave everything to the arrangement!" I was determined to take a big gamble.

"Lord, you ...... Alas! "Seeing that I was iron-hearted, the half-guard of Takenaka sighed, and stopped persuading.

"How are the Shimazu military operations going these days? There will be no problem with the action after three days! "My mind settled, everything was decided anyway.

"After a period of frequent attacks, the scope of the Shimazu Army's activities has been greatly reduced, and now there are only some sporadic ninjas still operating on the periphery!" Takenaka Hanbei replied. "Now that the defense line of the Shimazu army has shrunk to a rather small size, the connection between several major strongholds is weaker, and our army's tactics of interspersing and dividing should be successful!"

"That's good......" I looked out at the deep night, as if I could rest tonight.