Chapter 703: Kyotaro (1)
Mori Motokatsu's preparations were not over, and although he had never been at war with the Oda family, he knew a lot of things from the information he had gathered over the years. So while letting Mori Terumoto be in charge www.biquge.info of winning over forces such as Ryuzoji Temple, he sent Kobayakawa Takakei to concentrate on integrating the current naval army.
At this time, the Maori family, if you don't count the Oda family, then the navy under its command is definitely the first in the world. The Mishima Navy, which was already known as the strongest naval army, plus the naval forces under the command of Niko, Ouchi, and Otomo, strictly speaking, even the navy formed by Oda Yoshinobu may be difficult to compete with.
After all, strictly speaking, the biggest advantage of both the Clark and the Galen was on the sea, while the ships used by the Japanese navy only focused on coastal combat. In this way, there is actually no comparison between the two sides, but there is a war after all. And it seems that the navy under Oda Yoshinobu has a bigger loss? Who knows~ As Maori Yuan said, all preparations are just to increase the probability of winning the war, but in history, there has never been any war that can be won 100%.
At the end of April, Hakata Port in Kyushu.
After the end of the war in Kyushu, the Port of Hakata was a testament to why it was the most prosperous commercial port in Kyushu and the entire western country. Countless merchants were selling in the town, and countless ships were passing through the harbor, as if the previous war had never existed.
However, this is the life of the Warring States period, just like seeing a car accident in the era of peace, after a few seconds or minutes, other people will still go on with their own lives.
"Lin, this is Hakata Port, the largest port in Kyushu~ Isn't it great?" A burly man in a green samurai suit shouted excitedly.
"Kyotaro, I know you're excited right now, but can you keep a little low-key? Don't you see that everyone else is paying attention to us? Next to the man called Kyotaro, a thin man said helplessly holding his forehead. Obviously, he is the Lin in Kyotaro's mouth.
"Haha~ Don't worry about these little things~ Let's go, take the brothers for a drink first~" Kyotaro said with a laugh, and walked towards the nearest sake house first.
"Haha, Deputy Captain, it seems that the boss is very happy~" A rugged man behind Lin smiled, and beside him, there were 4 or 50 people gathered.
"Hehe, after all, I have been away from the motherland for many years~" Lin chuckled, turned his head and glanced at a corner, and said in a slightly warning tone, "Pay attention, we have been targeted by the forces here." β
"Cut, what are you afraid of? Didn't the boss say that? The local forces here are very weak~" The big man muttered, but he was immediately much more honest.
None of them are afraid of trouble, but if they can, they don't want to cause trouble, after all, they won't do anything good except bring trouble. And they have all heard that this country has always been in the midst of war, although they are not playing on the sea, but obviously, they still have a certain awe in their hearts for the troubled times.
In the sake house, Kyotaro and a group of big men kept drinking and laughing, and not far away, many drinkers sat silently on the side. There is no way, 4 or 50 people are carrying weapons, and who has the courage to sit near them? You must know that although Hakata has troops stationed, if it is just drinking and fighting, they will not care.
But as fearful as they were, they were curious about where these people came from. Because the language they speak is obviously not Japanese, but it is not the language of the Nanban people either. And it seems that the leader is another native.
I don't know how long it took, but Kyotaro suddenly walked up to the owner of the brewhouse and smiled, "Uncle, I'm a businessman who went to sea, and I haven't been back for more than ten years, can you tell me about the situation here during this time?" β
Hearing this, the owner of the sake house looked at Kyotaro strangely, obviously not expecting the person in front of him to ask such a question. However, when he saw the gold handed over by Kyotaro, all his doubts were dispelled. With the idea that he didn't know any secrets anyway, the brewhouse owner told all the major events that had happened over the years.
And Kyotaro sat there, like a curious baby, and when he heard the highlights, he would make an exclamation sound. That look, he is really an excellent listener, if there is a good voice of China in this era, he is definitely the main one with the most shots.
"A small wealthy clan of the Anyun Kingdom actually defeated Ouchi, Nizi and Otomo family successively?!" When he heard that the Otomo family was defeated and submitted by the Mori family, Kyotaro's expression could only be described as dumbfounded.
"yes, who would have thought?" The owner of the sake house also sighed, then glanced at Kyotaro and asked, "By the way, little brother, I see that your conversation and dress seem to be from a samurai background, right?" How could they go to sea to do business? β
"Ha~ No way, you know, the war is chaotic~ Although he is a samurai, the small family is like that." Kyotaro smiled.
"Yes, in troubled times, even if it is as powerful as Ouchi and other daimyos, it doesn't mean that it will be gone~" The brewery owner sighed again when he heard this, but then said with a rather expectant expression, "Now the Oda family, the overlord of, is the most likely force to unify the world, and I don't know if it's true." If so, I'd love to see that day with my own eyes. β
Looking at the yearning look on the face of the sake house owner, Kyotaro laughed and said, "Don't worry, even if the Oda family can't succeed, someone will bring peace sooner or later~" But after speaking, Kyotaro asked curiously, "Is the Oda family strong?" What about the MΔori family? β
Hearing Kyotaro's words, the brewhouse owner suddenly showed an excited expression, "That's very powerful~" As he spoke, he picked up a stack of Azuchi monthly newspapers from the side and handed them to Kyotaro and said, "Look, this is the Azuchi monthly newspaper issued by the Oda family, and a lot of things are written here." β
After handing the Azuchi monthly report to Kyotaro, the sake house owner kept talking about the Oda family, especially Oda Yoshinobu, who said that there was absolutely no one in heaven and on earth.
"Haha~ Uncle, are you lying to me? How could there be such a powerful person in the world? Kyotaro shook his head and smiled, obviously not believing the sake brewery owner's words.
"Why not? That's what everyone who knows about His Highness Shura! When the owner of the brewery heard Kyotaro's words, he became emotional, and then began to tell various legendary stories of Oda Yoshinobu.