In the 11th year of Astronomy (1542), more than 5,000 troops from Kitakyushu set out from Moji Port in Kyushu, and after a two-day sea voyage, they finally arrived at Mitajiri in Zhou Fangguo.\\

On this voyage, Masarashi saw the legendary Ataka ship for the first time. Compared to the customs ship, this kind of ship can really be described as a behemoth. According to the sailors, such a ship was made of turtle bones, so it looked large and strong. On the whole, there is a police building in the center and rear of the ship, which is divided into three floors, with 160 small oars and 80 large oars. According to Zhengliang's idea, in the future, the weapons of this kind of ship should be large barrels and iron cannons, which are the real core strength of the navy, and the core of the navy's formation, according to its volume, can at least carry more than 2,000 stones.

Looking at these big ships, Masahiro couldn't help but salivate. Immediately, he secretly instructed Black Eagle to go to various places to find craftsmen who could build these houses, and use various means to bring them to Luo's house. After the end of this battle, as soon as he returned to the territory, he would start the establishment of a shipbuilding workshop.

On January 17, Masara and others came to Yamaguchi Castle in Zhoufang.

Yamaguchi Castle, the home of the Ouchi family, has been in business for several generations and can be said to have prospered. In addition, Yoshitaka Ouchi's grandfather and Yoshitaka Ouchi were very fond of Kyoto culture, which also attracted a large number of Kyoto people to settle here. To a certain extent, it has also accelerated the prosperity here.

The treatment of the Luo family is still good, and they even arranged an independent camp. After arranging for Shinnosuke Akabane to be in charge of everything, Masarashi went to the castle under the escort of all his retainers to meet Yoshitaka Ouchi. After all, as a guest, I definitely want to meet the host.

"Your Excellency, please stay!" A guard outside the city blocked Masayo's way. Although I don't know who it is, judging from the number and power of the guards behind him, he will definitely not be a small person, so the guards look quite respectful.

"What's wrong? Isn't it okay to go in? Masato asked strangely. Turning away guests is obviously an extremely rude thing to do. Masarashi could not have imagined that Yoshitaka Ouchi, who admired Kyoto culture, would do such a thing.

"It's not like that. But a messenger just came from Kyoto! The guard smiled apologetically and said, "The head of the family may have to talk for a while, so I can't meet the guests for the time being!" ”

"I see, that's for the time being." Masarashi nodded and said. This time, in order to achieve the righteousness of the war, Ouchi Yoshitaka specifically asked the imperial court for a crusade against the Nizi family. Now it seems. It must have been the messenger in charge of sending this crusade to meet Yoshitaka Ouchi. Perhaps, they are discussing something important.

"If you need to meet the head of the family, you can go to the military tent over there first, and later, there are already many adults waiting." The guard continued.

Looking in the direction of the guard's finger, Masara saw several large military tents. Probably as a temporary waiting room. And there were already quite a few attendants standing at the door.

"Okay, I'll go first!" Answering the guards, Masahiro walked over there. The number of military tents is limited, so it is naturally impossible for one person to have one, so Masahiro chose one at random. After leaving everyone to wait outside, Masara walked in.

"Saemon-sama. I'll meet again. After Masahiro walked into the military tent, the first thing he saw was Sugi's professional smile, and then Masahiro found an old acquaintance, that is, Tao Longfang. The latter also seemed very happy after seeing Masahiro. After all, the last Hizen meeting. Not only did it lay the foundation for the alliance between Ouchi and Luo, but Tao Longfang and Masahiro also established a good personal relationship.

"Hahaha, it turned out to be His Royal Highness Zhengliang." Compared with calling Zhengliang by official position, Tao Longfang prefers to call Zhengliang like this. He thought it would be more intimate.

"It turned out to be Lord Longfang, and several adults." Compared with Tao Longfang's unscrupulousness, Zhengliang is much more careful. Otherwise, once he seems to be too familiar with Tao Longfang, who knows what gluttonous words will reach Ouchi Yoshitaka's ears. You must know that now is not the time for the Luo family to be unscrupulous.

"Come, Lord Xingsheng, this is what I often tell you. Hizen fierce general, His Royal Highness Zhengliang of the Luo family. Tao Longfang didn't mind Zhengliang's evasion, but continued to introduce to a middle-aged man beside him.

"It turned out to be the Eagle of Hizen, His Royal Highness Saemon Masara." The middle-aged man also nodded and said suddenly.

"Lord Xingsheng has won the prize. The Eagle of the Fat Front is just some jokes for the people after dinner, it can't be true! Masashi immediately said modestly. When Tao Longfang called this middle-aged man "prosperous" adult. Zhengliang knew who this person in front of Lu Dao was.

This middle-aged man is none other than Naito Prosperity. Historically, he has made a name for his literary excellence. In fact, in the battle formation, he also has a talent that is not inferior to others. Tao Xingfang, the father of Tao Longfang, did not die before. He is an important minister of the same name as Tao Xingfang in the Ouchi family. The status can be seen from the fact that he is the general of the Ouchi family's main camp this time. It's a pity that such talent. After Yoshitaka Ouchi fell into a downturn, he was gradually alienated by Yoshitaka Ouchi, and after the last time, he went into seclusion and concentrated on playing literature. Even when Tao Longfang raised troops to rebel, he also let the family stand still, acquiescing to Tao Longfang's rebellion. In addition, soon after, with the support of Yoshitaka Ouchi, Naito's daughter will also be married to the sister-in-law of the Mori family, Mori Takamoto, who has just ended his hostage life in Yamaguchi Castle.

After the four people in the military tent exchanged polite words, they began to chat.

"This time, the family's appearance has been recognized by the imperial court, and it will definitely defeat the Nizi family." Naito said first.

"Hmph, the Nizi family is just a local chicken and a dog, last year's war, has been beaten by the family and fled, this time the family has gathered so many troops, the destruction of the Nizi family is not far away!" Tao Longfang's words seemed to return to the scene of the next battle that broke the Tayama Castle of Jijun that day.

As the main promoters of this battle, and even the later warring faction, the two appeared quite confident.

"What the two adults said is very true!" The treacherous and cunning Cedar and the inconvenient Masato echoed the words.

In this way, several people chatted with each other.

After a while, Yoshitaka Ouchi's attendants came to summon him, and it turned out that Yoshitaka Ouchi had already completed the interview, and then summoned all the people involved in the battle to the city for a meeting.

"Everyone!" In the council hall of Yamaguchi Castle, Yoshitaka Ouchi said in high spirits, "The envoy of the Imperial Court has already come, and the Imperial Court is furious at the atrocities of the Nizi family, and in order to maintain the system of the Imperial Court, the Imperial Court has specially ordered the family to punish the Nizi family. Yoshitaka Ouchi's words were righteous and righteous, as if he was heartbroken. Even Masaliang, who is a loyal ally, had to sigh after seeing it, it turned out that the acting skills of the ancients were so good.

"The Lord is mighty! Ouchi's family fortune is prosperous! As soon as Yoshitaka Ouchi's words were finished, all the retainers of the Ouchi family below shouted one after another.

"I announce once again that the two Japanese families are officially out of the Nizi family, prosperous, and you will be responsible for the vanguard of the family, and the rest will follow me as the middle town." Yoshitaka Ouchi continued: "His Royal Highness Masara, when I heard that you were in Kyushu, you were very idle! The back of the family will be handed over to you, assisted by Iida Kohide, no problem, right? ”

"Please rest assured, Dazai-sama!" Zhengliang said firmly: "This family will definitely guarantee that the rear battle will be foolproof!" "It seems that although Yoshitaka Ouchi is in Yamaguchi Castle, his surveillance of Masara has not relaxed at all. At least from Fang Cai's words, it shows that when Masashi was in Kyushu, he knew about hunting everywhere. However, why did he suddenly pick out the matter of surveillance? Is it a sign of trust in the Roche family? Or is it meant to be beaten? It's really intriguing.

Two days later, the army gathered in the Zhou defense Mitajiri officially began to be drawn. The army rode aboard the Ouchi family's navy and marched along the sea route. With such a large army, the Ouchi family can be transported by ship at once, which once again shows the huge strength of the Ouchi family.

The fleet landed in Iwakuni, which was defended by the perimeter. Then he joined forces with An Yun's guardian Dai Hongzhong Takaka, who had been waiting there for a long time, and headed towards An Yun. On January 21, the Ouchi army arrived at Akinomiya Island.

Itsukushima, also known as Miyajima, is a small island with a circumference of 30.9 kilometers and an area of only 30.17 square kilometers, and it is only 1.8 kilometers away from the other side of the river, Ono of Xi'an. In the past, the Heike family built Itsukushima Shrine here, and the island was named after it.

The last time Masarashi took a boat to Kyoto to seek official duties, he also passed through here. At that time, due to time constraints, Masara only had a cursory glimpse, but now he finally has the opportunity to take a good look at the shrine that became famous for later generations due to the Battle of Itsukushima.

From the outside, the shrine looks like a regular temple, with the only difference being that there are more buildings. The shrine is centered on the main hall, and there are various halls such as Hakka Shrine, Monkka Shrine, Daikoku Shrine, and Tenjin Shrine, and there are also Asahaya and Noh stages in between. The color of each shrine is basically vermilion.

The shrine is also connected by a 300-meter-long corridor in the east-west direction. At high tide, you can see Itsukushima Shrine as if floating on the sea. Towering over the shrine behind the shrine, the wide Seto Inland Sea in front of it, and the majestic splendor of the palace-like buildings, you will be introduced to the world of court culture. Towering over the sea, the "Otorii" (the gate of a Japanese shrine) is the symbol of Miyajima, and it and the shrine with red pillars and white walls are reflected in the surrounding green forest and blue sea. The layout of these buildings is quite elegant, and from the outside, they look like a big bird with wings spread.

The army paid their respects at Itsukushima Shrine, and Yoshitaka Ouchi even lit an everlasting lantern and prayed for victory.

After the worship was completed, the army continued to advance slowly, and landed in Anyun Province by sea from Itsukushima. A big battle is about to begin.

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