Astronomical 14th year, 1545 A.D., spring.

This day is the third day just after the New Year. There was a slight rain in the sky, and although there was no strong wind on the sea, it was a little cold, and it was really not a good thing to go out to sea in such weather.

On a small island near the Goto Sea, Sazaburo and several of his men had just woken up from their sleep. Sazaburo was a merchant in Sakai Town, and he often traveled back and forth from Tsushima Island to Sakai Town, and this time he had just done a business in Tsushima Island, and then he was going to return to Sakai Town by sea of Tsushima Island, Iki Island, Hirado Island, Goto, and Tosa.

The main reason why he chose this sea route was to buy some goods from the Ming Kingdom and even Nanban on Hirado Island. These goods may not be available elsewhere, and even if they do, they will be much more expensive than here. Speaking of this Hirado Island, it is a really good place, in addition to paying a certain amount of parking fees, there is no need to pay even commercial taxes, and there are so many goods on the island, no wonder so many merchants can deliberately make a detour.

Speaking of those guys who were called "Southern Barbarians" by the Luo family peasants and soldiers who maintained order on the island, Sazaburo was really taken aback. The last time he came to Hirado Island, he had heard the people of the island talking about these strange people, and he was very curious, but he did not have the opportunity to see the so-called "Nanbanians". This time, he happened to meet one, but when he saw the real person, he was almost scared away. Those people are so scary to look like they are, and they are as tall as giants, so it's no wonder that many people privately call them "ghost people".

Yesterday, he was talking about business on the island, so it was a little late for him to leave Hirado. When his flotilla came to the vicinity of Goto. It was already evening. So he rested overnight on a small island on the outskirts of the Goto Islands.

"Boss, what are you thinking about these days?" This is, asked the clerk of the merchant house next to him, who was sorting out the goods.

"Left, you don't know what to say, there has been a peasant riot in Kyushu recently? Let's just walk directly from the sea today, and don't dock when we pass the seaport of the Satsuma Shimazu family. Sazaburo commanded.

"Boss, you don't go straight to the bay of Tosa before you plan to go ashore to rest, do you?" The trainee immediately asked. It's not a pleasant thing to sail on the sea for a long time. Of course, he didn't want to.

"To be on the safe side. That's all there is to it. Otherwise, it is a trivial matter for the goods to be robbed, and I am afraid that those rioting peasants will not even let us go! Sazaburo said. He had seen a riot among the followers of the Ichikoji sect near Kyoto, and the scene was terrifying.

"Huh? Boss, look, what's over there? At this moment, another merchant house apprentice on another boat next to him exclaimed.

Sazaburo looked suspiciously in the direction the apprentice was pointing. I saw a few small black dots looming on the sea in the east, and then, behind the small black dots at the beginning, small black dots appeared one after another, one, two, three...... When Sazaburo saw clearly that the few small black dots in the front were behind the ship. At this time, dozens of small black dots have appeared, and there seem to be more small black dots appearing one after another.

"It's weird. There are so many ships, in this sea area, there are only the five islands of the navy, but when he went to pay the toll last night, he clearly saw that the ships of the five islands were docked in the port, could it be that last night he drove out of the city? After thinking about it, Sazaburo immediately dismissed the idea. There are absolutely no fools sailing at night at this time of year, and it is even more impossible that a large number of ships sail at the same time at night.

"Isn't it the ships of the Goto Navy? And what about the ship of this family? And so many at once? Sazaburo wondered.

"Boss, those boats are flying white eagle flags, and they are the Luo family's sailors." At this time, a sharp-eyed apprentice shouted.

"What? The Luo family's water army? Sazaburo was taken aback. This is the sea area of the Five Islands Naval Army, and not far behind him is the main island of the Five Islands Naval Army, think about it, you can know what the Luo family's naval army is here for.

"Get on the boat, let's go!" The so-called battle between two giant whales at sea, they who happened to be nearby were likely to suffer, so Sazaburo did not hesitate to give the order to set sail and escape.

"To...... Where are you going? The apprentice next to him immediately asked.

"Hirado, go to Hirado Island." In desperation, Sazaburo decided to go to Hirado Island to avoid the limelight first. If you continue to stay here, you will definitely be seen as a ship of the Goto naval army.

So, following Sazaburo's order, the two merchant ships immediately set sail in the direction of Hirado Island to the west.

"Boss, look!" As they had walked less than a mile by water, they saw another fleet of ships in the distance. When Sazaburo saw it, his mouth suddenly grew. This time they were closer to the fleet ahead, so he finally got a clear view of the fleet ahead.

More than 200 ships, ranging from small to early in the morning and large to close the ship, are really overwhelmingly advancing. It's just spectacular. And those ships also carried the flag of the Luo family.

"It seems that the sea area of the five islands is going to change the sky!" Seeing this, Sazaburo couldn't help but sigh.

"Boss, instead of sighing, you better decide where we should go first, the other party has two Xiaozao coming to our side." The apprentice beside him said anxiously.

"Stop the boat!" Sazaburo immediately decided.

"Huh?" Everyone on both ships was taken aback by Sazaburo's decision. Doesn't stopping the boat mean they don't run for their lives anymore?

"Stop the ship, listen, no matter what the other party does, don't resist even if you rob us of our goods, and immediately take out the proof that we paid the parking fee on Hirado Island, and the small flag dedicated to the Goto Navy to take it off the bow of the ship." Sazaburo confirmed again. He was ready to be detained by the other party. But he was no longer panicked in his heart, because he was familiar with the merchant Yuda Nobuyasu in Sakai Town, and Yutian Nobuyasu had a good relationship with the Luo family, and he was even operating the Luo family's iron cannon recently.

Just when the Luo family's navy invaded on a large scale, in a wooden house in Jiangchuan City, the leader of the Goto navy, Ukumori Ding, was eating meat with his maid in his arms.

Egawa Castle was built on a hill on the main island of Goto (which was later called Fukue Island). There are several springs on the mountain, and a small stream called the river is formed at the bottom of the mountain, hence the name of the castle. Below Jiangchuan Castle is a relatively flat land, and at this time, a lot of fields have been opened up by the families of the Wudao naval army. On the flat ground near the sea, there is a fine harbor, on which are moored the ships of the Wudao navy.

At this time, Yu Jiu Shengding wiped a handful of oily and shiny mouths, and his originally dark face was smeared with lard, which became even darker and shiny. He was tall and sturdy, and wore a new kimono, and because he was eating hot pork, his body was hot, and his chest was half open, and his sleeves were pulled up, revealing a strong chest full of black hair. At this moment, he looks like a judge of the sword and pen in the City God Temple.

Eating meat and drinking wine is the life of Yujiu Shengding, since becoming the head of the family, the Wudao Navy has become stronger and stronger under his leadership, almost occupying most of the sea area along the southern coast of Kyushu, if it weren't for the sudden appearance of the Luo family, he would even send troops to attack Hizen and seize a piece of his own territory on the land of Kyushu Island.

Yu Jiu Shengding ate the meat in one bite, hugged the maid who poured him wine, rubbed her breasts, and said and laughed with Ha Luha, who was not clean on his mouth, and was about to punish the maid on the spot, when a close retainer ran in with an exclamation.

"What's going on?" Yaxing was disturbed, and Yujiu Shengding was naturally very unhappy.

"Lord...... Lord, Luo ...... Roche family. The retainer was overly alarmed, and his speech became incoherent.

"How is the Luo family? Did you send money and food to your family? Uku asked with a smile. Thinking of the territorial waters of the Luo family that he had personally led troops to threaten before, Yu Jiu Shengding felt full of spirit.

"No...... No, it was the Luo family's sailors who killed it. The retainer finally told the truth.

"Impossible!" Ujiu Shengding's first reaction was to veto the retainers' report. Not long ago, he had just sent an envoy to Luo's house to repair the previous matter because he led troops to threaten the Luo family's territorial waters, and the two sides even reached a grain sales agreement, and the Wudao Navy purchased a sum of grain from the Luo family, so he thought that the Luo family's grain had been delivered.

Besides, the rumors that had been released from the Luo family before, it seemed that like other powerful people in Kyushu, they were doing their best to quell the peasant rebellion in their territory, how could the Luo family be able to spare troops to deal with him at this time? You must know that even if Lu Dao is as strong as the Otomo family, he is still in the territory at this time in the midst of pacifying the rebellion of the people. How could the Luo family, whose strength was similar to that of the Otomo family, be able to quell the riot so quickly?

At the end of the year, it was just after the New Year, and almost all the wealthy clans would stop fighting each other at this time. Moreover, such cold weather is even more unsuitable for fighting at sea. You must know that if you fall into the sea at this time, even if you don't need to be attacked by others, if you soak in the sea for a long time, you will even freeze to death. Even if you can climb back onto the boat, you will be seriously ill afterwards. Such cold weather is really not suitable for fighting at sea. It was for this reason that he transferred most of the ships back to the harbor and sent only a small number of ships to guard the perimeter, in fact, mainly to collect the money from the passing merchant ships.

At this time, he suddenly received a report from the Luo family's navy, and his first reaction was naturally not to believe it. But when he heard the shouts outside, he suddenly "clicked" in his heart and exclaimed: "This ...... How is this possible? (To be continued......)