The Anyu family lives in the easternmost county of Tosa, and is said to be a descendant of the Soga clan, known as a thousand-year-old family. But there is a lot of water in it, about the origin of his family, there are also from the Fujiwara clan, the orange clan, the Weizong clan, the Qin clan and other sayings, there is a record of the first generation, is An Yun Xingkan, about 500 years ago.

In the Muromachi period, the Yasui family, like the Chosamune Ibe family, belonged to the Hosokawa family. However, there is very little intersection between the two families, because An Yun's family lives in a corner, and there is also the Xiangzong family in Xiangmei County in the middle. It wasn't until after the Xiangzong family was annexed that the territories of the two families bordered, and then there was a dispute over the border.

First of all, in the third year of Yonglu (1560), the Hao clan under An Yun's family invaded Yesu City in Xiangmei County, which opened the prelude to the bumps and bumps between the two families; Then the contradiction became bigger and bigger, and in the sixth year of Yonglu, An Yun Guohu took advantage of the opportunity of the main force led by the Yuan relatives and the pro-Tai brothers to attack the main force to attack the main mountain city, and led 5,000 ashigaru to attack the capital of the Yuan family, Oka Feng Castle, fortunately, the Fuliu family who stayed in the city was brave and good at fighting, and there were reinforcements from Yasu City to help, so they repelled the army of the An Yun family. Yuan Qin was furious when he heard the news, and immediately invaded Anyun County with color. However, the focus of the strategy of the Changzong family at that time was still the Benshan family after all, so under the mediation of the Ichijo family, a harmony was reached between the two families.

When the Yuan family eliminated the Benshan family last year, the situation was naturally different from before. According to the inquiries of Hattori Masanari's ninjas, more than two months ago in early April, the Motoko sent a letter to An Yun Guohu in the name of the guardian generation, asking him to go to Oka Feng Castle to discuss the continuation of peace, which means that he hoped that the An Yun family would surrender. As a result, An Yun Guohu expelled the messenger who guarded the Yuan family, which gave the Yuan family the righteous title of attacking An Yun's family.

In view of this information, and then contacting the Yuan relatives to test my actions, it is clear that war is about to break out.

It's just that it's still hard to judge the date of Yuanqin's dispatch of troops. This battle, as one of the key battles of the Motokin's unification of Tosa Province, is recorded in history. However, it has been more than ten years since I came to the Warring States Period, and many events can only be remembered in general ways, and the date has long been blurred.

Having lost the advantage of the prophet, it is better to consider the dispatch of troops from the perspective of your own advantage.

Due to the secrecy of the matter, the scope of the military meeting was very small, and only four people participated, including me, Hidekei, the general of the navy, Iwamatsu Noriyo, and Wasuka Masakatsu, who had just returned from Kumano Owase Castle.

The four of them sat in a circle, with a simple map of the four countries in the middle.

"The general situation is like this," I said, "I am going to use two thousand sailors, three thousand standing and reserved, leaving only two thousand sailors to defend the city, and another two thousand of the Saga people, for a total of seven thousand troops. ”

"My lord, is it reliable over there?" Wasuka asked.

"It's been contacted. It's been done through Nagashima's side of the sect, and the price has already been negotiated," I nodded, "Now it's up to you to decide when to send troops." ”

"If you only think about your own family, you can send troops whenever you want. However, if you want to take advantage of the situation, you must find out when the other party will act...... When will it be? Wasuka Masakatsu pondered.

He said this because almost all of our troops were standing troops, and there was no limit on agricultural hours. As Nobunaga moved from Cheongshu to Komakiyama, then to Gifu, and in recent years to Kinai, there were more and more professional soldiers in the family, and the guards of Omi Nobumori Sakuma, Koseru Mori, and Katsuie Shibata all had more than 2,000 standing troops in their hands, some of which were supported by their own families and some of which were supported by Nobunaga. And bullying the wealthy families while they were in the agricultural season has also become a bad method that everyone in the Oda family is good at.

"Your Majesty thinks it's difficult." Iwamatsu Nobutari drew his finger on the map, "To send troops from Kishiwada Castle to Okatoyo Castle, it will take four or five days to sail across the Kii waterway, bypass Cape Muroto, and enter Tosa Bay, and there are still dozens of kilometers to go. Add in the transmission of intelligence and assembly preparations, and it will take even longer. ”

"Maybe you don't have to predict, as long as you know that Changzong and my family will send troops. In less than ten days, it won't be enough to capture Anyun County, right? Xiujing said. For An Yunguohu's power, he Xiangzong and my family have a deep understanding. At the beginning, his father Xiutong became the heir of his uncle Xiu, because Qinxiu was defeated by An Yun Guohu and his sister-in-law Xiuyi died in battle.

"But it's likely to miss the crucial showdown."

"It depends on what the lord wants to achieve...... Maybe it's okay to miss it! ”

"Purpose?" I thought for a moment, "The An Yun family must be weakened, but not extinct. The most important thing is to take advantage of the fact that the army of Changzong and my family has not eased up, and quickly surround Gangfeng City, so that they have no chance to adjust calmly. ”

"Brother is really ......" For my greed, Xiujing was speechless.

"The lord is so sure that the Changzong and my family will win the decisive battle?" Wasuka asked strangely.

"Of course," I replied in the affirmative, "Changzong and my family have 3,000 standing troops, and although the combat strength of the ashigaru under the one-collar system is inferior, there is still a certain tacit understanding and cooperation between them, and it is very convenient to summon them." ”

"It's pretty much the same as we were prepared for......" Masakatsu Wasuka muttered.

"It is impossible to match the armament and combat power." Xiujing Road. He had seen the ashigaru of the Chosō Ibe family in Kyoto.

"By the way, it's July!" I suddenly patted the map and said, which surprised the three of them.

"What does the lord mean that Changzong and my family will also use the agricultural time to send troops?" Masakatsu Wasuka understood.

"Yuan Qin is a smart person." I'll put it simply.

"Your Majesty has agreed to send troops in July," Iwamatsu agreed, but he considered things from a different angle. He pointed to Cape Muroto on the map: "As far as your Majesty knows, every year around August, strong winds pass through here, which is very unfavorable for boating. ”

Yan Song's reminder made me almost break out in a cold sweat. How can you ignore this? In the area of Cape Muroto, strong winds pass through the area in mid to late September of the Gregorian calendar every year, and in modern times, there is a special station for recording typhoons. In the typhoon of September 1961, even the anemometer was blown down.

If you ignore this matter and then be killed by the "kamikaze", how wronged it will be!

The September of the Gregorian calendar, if converted to the Xuanming calendar used in this era, is probably the time of August, or the second half of the seventh month of the leap month...... Luckily, this year's leap is in May, and when we enter August, it's almost the beginning of September.

"Let's go out on July 10th! Arrive back before August. ”

……，…… Facts have proved that the actions of the Yuan relatives of Changzong coincide with our speculation.

On the seventh day of July, it was sunny, and the relatives of Changzong and our troops went out from Gangfeng City, led 3,000 standing soldiers and 4,300 commanders, and divided into two roads to march to Anyun City along the inland mountain road and the seaside. The generals who led the troops were Motoqin and his younger brother Xiangzong Ibu Yashiro Qintai, while Kira Kinsada of Kira Castle extended his east direction and led his headquarters to Okatoyo Castle.

When I got the news from Hattori Masanari, it was already the ninth day of July. Fortunately, we had already made up our minds, so we stayed behind with Mitsunari Futami, contacted the Saga people to send troops as planned, crossed Cape Muroto on the afternoon of the 13th, and entered Tosa Bay that night.

Tosa Bay is said to be a bay, but it is better to call it a beach. The area outside the arc from Cape Muroto to Ashizuri Aki, the southernmost tip of Shikoku Island, is all part of the Tosa Bay area, which accounts for almost two-thirds of Shikokujima's Pacific coastline. This section of the coast belongs to the continental shelf, and is very gentle with the Kanaga Plain, Kochi Plain, and Nakamura Plains by the sea. We found a random stretch of shore boat and spent the first night back in Tosakuni.

The next day he set sail again, and at noon, he was confronted with another fleet of ships.

Yan Song Jingding carefully observed the Nanban clairvoyant mirror for a moment, sighed and said: "It's the Chi family's water army......"

Actually, this can be roughly guessed. Now that the Nagamune family has a faint tendency to unify Tosa, who else can be active in Tosa Bay, except for the Chi family shop and the water army who belong to the Nagamune family? However, after all, the Chi family is the old master of the Iwamatsu Sutra, and the reason why he left was because he had hated the Changzong family, so he didn't want to involve Chi Laihe, not because he had any resentment.

"Since we are hostile to our family from the Changzong, there must be such a day...... Get ready for battle! I comforted me and gave an order to Iwamatsu Jingding.

"Lord, please wait!" Yan Song Jingding suddenly admonished.

Wasuka Masakatsu frowned: "It has been decided, you can't delay the lord's major affairs because of personal relations!" ”

"That's right," Iwamatsu nodded, "However, the Chi family's naval army doesn't have much combat power, and generally only undertakes the task of transportation and supply. With the momentum of our army, it should be possible to make a forced landing on them, and there is no need to meet each other. ”

"That's for the best, of course. It's just, can you get it accurately? Xiujing asked. Obviously, he also didn't want to go to war with Ji Yoriwa, who was his own cousin.

Iwamatsu nodded earnestly and looked at me.

I held up the clairvoyant mirror and looked, and sure enough, many of the Chi family's sailors were load-carrying boats for transportation, and the draft was very deep, which was in line with the judgment of the Iwamatsu Sutra. They probably spotted us too, and there were faint signs of panic.

"Just do as you say!" I agreed.

"Yes!" Yan Song received the order gratefully, summoned his own soldiers to blow the conch.

In front of the command of the navy was Tsubouchi Toshita, who carried out the orders conveyed by the conch very well, and the forward clippers galloped forward in two arcs - this was ready to outflank, otherwise it would be a zigzag firing formation.

The Chi family's naval army hurriedly turned around, but the speed of the ship could not be compared with our modified ship, and it did not take long for it to be successfully outflanked by our two wings and fell into our semi-encirclement. Tsubouchi Liding first carried out two rounds of demonstration shooting, forcing the Chi family water army to give up resistance. There were four attacking boats that did not believe in evil and tried to break through in the direction of the coast, but they were immediately attacked by our left flank, and more than forty people on the deck were almost killed and wounded, some of their bodies were planted in the sea, and some fell on the gang, and the rocking small hayabune gently rose and fell on the sea.

The Chi family's water army understood that it was powerful, and there was no more action. The remaining forty or so ships were quickly taken under our control, and several of the leaders were taken away and taken on my ship.

"His Royal Highness Lai He, His Royal Highness Keihe, and Ji Liulang, it's been a long time," Iwamatsu Jingding stepped forward with a wry smile and saluted everyone, "Oh, and Heisan, you have all become the captain of His Royal Highness Lai He's personal guard!" ”

"Are you...... Determined! "The leader is Chi Yoriwa and is dressed in black Jinhaoori, and he looks about forty years old. He recognized Yan Songjingding, and his expression was very surprised.

"Brother Shirozuo, do you remember me?" Xiujing also greeted him.

“…… Is Jiro left? Perhaps, it's time to call you Xiujing," Chi Yoriwa quickly understood who we were when he heard this salutation, and his gaze immediately fell on me after a little search, "Keijiro Xuanjing?" ”

"Exactly," I smiled and nodded, "It's an honor to meet for the first time." ”

"Now that I know who the enemy is, and they are all old people, then I can leave with peace of mind," Chi Yoriwa pulled the young boy named Rokuro, "This is my sister-in-law, who was only in the gento the year before last, and his name is Rokuemon Kinrai...... I have heard for a long time that His Royal Highness Xuanjing has always been benevolent, and he should not do anything like a peerless heir, and please let him and the rest of the people leave, and the responsibility for the defeat will be borne by me alone. ”

"His Royal Highness Lai He ......," Iwamatsu Jingding tried to persuade him.

"You don't have to say it. I will never turn my back on the house of the Lord. "Ji Yori-hwa's attitude is very firm.

I looked at him and couldn't help but admire the arrival of the Yuan relatives in my heart. When I was in Tosa, the Chi family still had some attitudes towards the Chozong family, but now it is obvious that they have been completely subdued by the Motokin.

An excellent monarch is naturally easy to get the support of his subordinates and wealthy families. Time has passed, and Yan Song Jingding still looks at things from the perspective of the day, and it is natural that he will inevitably hit a wall.

However, the Yuan family apparently did not give the Chi family full trust. As Iwamatsu Jingding remembered, the Chi family was still only responsible for transportation and supply, and these five or six hundred men and fifty ships were almost all the strength of the Chi family, and the armament was very poor.

Chi Laihe definitely didn't know that in the end, he himself would be ordered to seppuku by the Yuan family because of his wife's slander...... "His Royal Highness the Yuan family, have you already won the decisive battle against the An Yun family?" I asked, smiling.

Chi Laihe didn't answer, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

I had no choice but to continue, "The An Yun family must have been forced to start Caging City, right?" These ships are loaded with military rations, and they are transported to the front line to prepare for a long-term siege! ”

"His Royal Highness Xuanjing is right." Chi Laihe said sullenly.

"Brother Shirozuo, there's really no need to ......be so serious," Xiujing said in a cordial tone, trying his best to ease the atmosphere between them.

"Xiujing, you don't need to say much. Although they are considered relatives, it is really helpless to be born in this troubled era," Chi Laihe sat on the deck with his own care, "His Royal Highness Xuanjing is also the identity of the guardian generation, and now that he appears here, it is natural that he will inevitably fight with the main family...... Anyway, needless to say, if you fall into my hands, I won't be polite. ”

…… This man is really stubborn.

(To be continued)