"My dear, how long do you think it will take us to end the war on the battlefield?"

The march was quite boring, so Emma rode to Zhao Hongyu's side and chatted with him.

Sara was a horse behind and didn't follow Emma over to join in the fun.

Glancing at Emma sideways, Zhao Hongyu smiled and said, "It won't take too long, in fact, Kyushu is not big." It's just that I can't give you a very accurate answer, after all, although we have the initiative and advantage, there are still many of our enemies in Kyushu who need time to destroy. ”

For Zhao Hongyu's answer, Emma didn't get the answer she wanted.

If she could, she hoped that her husband could tell her that the war would end tomorrow.

Because the little girl is now a little tired of being here in the Wa Kingdom.

After all, Emma is still young, and she has a curiosity about everything, but this curiosity and novelty disappear quickly.

From the time she first came to the East, she felt new to everything here, and now she has lost interest in the outer circle.

Besides, Zhao Hongyu has indeed been on the side of the Wa Kingdom for a long time.

It has been almost two months since they first came to the East, from the landing of Osaka Commercial Town to the present.

And in the past two months, most of them have been based on battles, and they haven't let Emma experience the customs of the East or anything at all, so it's normal for the little girl to lose her freshness.

At the same time, the city of the Japanese people in this era is indeed not good.

This made Emma, who had seen the prosperity of Manhattan in the Americas, unable to see the city here in the Japanese country in his eyes and heart in any case.

It's only the cities in Europe that can be seen by Emma.

But the problem is that there is a big problem in the cities of Europe, that is, the pollution problem in European cities in this era is very serious. This made Emma a little unbearable.

Think about it, the whole city is in a dung water, what kind of environment is that.

It's horrible.

"I hope we can solve the matter here as soon as possible, and then go to a country called Daming. I've been hearing you talk about the prosperity of that country, but I'm really eager to see it. ”

Emma was coquettish at Zhao Hongyu, which made Zhao Hongyu cute.

Hearing Emma say this, Zhao Hongyu also felt that he had been here for too long.

It's just that he can't leave the things here and go to Daming.

After all, he had a complete plan in mind. Controlling Kyushu is a key part of this plan.

Therefore, he can't leave right now, he must solve the problem on the Kyushu side before he can take Emma and Sara to the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongyu coaxed Emma and said, "Don't worry, just be patient for a while, it won't take long for the things here to be done, and then I can take you and Sara to Daming." Zhao Hongyu raised his hand and gently pinched Emma's face.

Emma nodded, "Okay." I also know that things here are very important, and it doesn't really make you leave everything right now. I'm just complaining to you, or I'm afraid you'll forget about it. ”

After listening to Emma's words, Zhao Hongyu felt a little crying and laughing.

But there was nothing he could do about it. After all, Emma is still a child, so he can't treat her like an adult.

As a child, there are always some privileges that exist.

For example, coquettishness, and nonsense to say something that doesn't look for the edge or something.

on this. Zhao Hongyu couldn't seriously care about anything with her.

"Wonderful, wonderful, my loveliest wife. I have all these words of yours in my heart, and I will never forget them. Zhao Hongyu nodded to Emma with a smile and a smile, saying that he would definitely keep this matter in his heart and dare not forget it at all.

After getting Zhao Hongyu's assurance, Emma let him go and did not continue to dwell on this issue.

At this time, the Wa Kingdom had entered winter, and the weather had become cold.

Although Kyushu is located in the southern part of the Wa Kingdom, its geographical location is equivalent to the north of the Yangtze River on the Chinese mainland, so the climate is not so warm.

Fortunately, Zhao Hongyu had already prepared for this, and he, Emma, Sara, and Hattori Chizuru all wore furry coats or cotton clothes.

Therefore, I didn't feel too cold.

The scouts who had been sent out earlier had withdrawn by this time.

The squad leader of the scout, rode his horse to Zhao Hongyu, grabbed the reins, and then saluted and said loudly to him: "Your Highness, there is Shiliang City in front, it is expected that our army will arrive in the city in an hour, please get ready." We were not aware of the presence of enemy forces in the vicinity, and there were no suspicious people. ”

After listening to the report of the scout team leader, Zhao Hongyu put away his smile and became serious.

"What's the environment like around Shira Castle?"

Zhao Hongyu asked.

"Your Highness, after our investigation, we found that Shiliang Castle was built on a hill and had a moat more than two meters wide, and its high walls were thick enough to be easy to defend and difficult to attack. At the same time, most of the potholes around it are very unfavorable for our troops. ”

After listening to the scout, Zhao Hongyu's expression gradually became serious.

Because he heard from the scout team leader's report, it seemed that the Shiliang Castle in front of him was likely to be the first troublesome city he had encountered since he sent out his troops.

"Continuing to investigate, expanding the scope, I need to know everything around me in real time." , Zhao Hongyu waved his hand to let the scout team leader continue to investigate, and then turned around and looked at Hattori Chizuru who was following him: "Chizuru, send a few Iga ninja troops to infiltrate Shira City, I need to know the details of the defenders in the city and their movements, these scouts can't do it." ”

Since it is very likely that Shiliang City is a difficult bone to gnaw, what he has to do now is to try to understand all the situations in Chen Nei.

Only in this way can he make the most secure arrangements.

After getting Zhao Hongyu's order, Hattori Chizuru nodded, and he didn't know how she did it, and he didn't see her speak or make any movements. Eight or nine of the Iga ninjas disappeared into the group.

"I hope Shiliang City isn't so troublesome." , Zhao Hongyu said to himself after Hattori Chizuru nodded to himself.

Shira Castle, located fifteen miles south of Kagowan in Kyushu, is a castle built on a mountain.

Because the whole city is built on the mountain, the defense of this city has been greatly improved, and it is a typical city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

During the Warring States period, the ancestors of Shigenobu Yamaguchi, who were based in the Satsuma Domain, established themselves in Kyushu with this fortified castle. Throughout the years of the Warring States, no one has ever been able to conquer Shiliang Castle.

Therefore. On the Kyushu side, Shira Castle also has the reputation of the city that never falls.

The height of the walls of Shiliang Castle is about 12 meters, and the walls are smooth and steep and difficult to climb.

At the same time, a winding snake-like road was built in the city, and nine inner city passes were set up, which is equivalent to adding nine obstacles to the entire city.

If an enemy breaches the first gate, it is actually nothing to Shira Castle. Because in front of the enemy, they have to face the same nine gates.

However, because of the narrowness of the bend in the inner city, it is not conducive to arranging troops at all, which will cause heavy losses to the enemy besieging the city.

It is precisely because of this design that Shiliang Castle runs through the entire Warring States period. There is no reason for the fall of the Empire.

At the same time, the surrounding area of the city was full of potholes, and it was impossible for the army to unfold in its entirety. This is also an obstacle for the enemies attacking Shira Castle.

Of course, Zhao Hongyu will not understand this, after all, he is not a Japanese in this era.

However, Hattori Chizuru knew a little, so she took this opportunity to describe Shiliang Castle to Zhao Hongyu.

Hiss!

After listening to Hattori Chizuru's description. Zhao Hongyu suddenly gasped.

Although he hasn't seen Shiliang Castle yet, with Hattori Chizuru's description, Zhao Hongyu can also imagine this troublesome city.

If, as Hattori Chizuru said, the castle is narrow, and there are nine passes in the castle, then it would be really troublesome to capture the castle.

Don't look at Zhao Hongyu's artillery, but it is very troublesome for the artillery to move.

Especially on the inner city roundabout of Shira Castle, it will become more difficult.

Basically, when it comes to circling the mountain road, artillery is unlikely to come in handy.

At that time, if you want to seize this city, you will have to let the soldiers of the Imperial Army fill it with their lives.

This is the last thing Zhao Hongyu wants to see, and it is also the situation he wants to avoid the most.

He could even imagine in his mind that when he led his army to attack along the circling mountain path, the enemies on the hovering mountain path on the upper floor could easily attack them.

Grandma's, isn't this only passively beaten?

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongyu felt a chill in his back, and at the same time, his eyelids jumped vigorously.

No!

You can't let this happen to you, absolutely not.

Therefore, I must think of a better way to solve this problem.

It's just that, after thinking about it, Zhao Hongyu really can't think of a good way for the time being, after all, he hasn't seen what Shiliang City is like yet.

So, he can't come up with a plan right now.

Only when he arrived at Shira Castle and saw the city that Hattori Chizuru had become the 'city of immortality' in Kyushu that he could slowly come up with a plan.

Oh my God, is it because I'm too smooth, so God is starting to give me problems?

Zhao Hongyu sighed in his heart.

However, Zhao Hongyu thought about it again, as if there was no need to think too badly.

After all, he still didn't know how many defenders there were in Shiliang City.

If there weren't many of the defenders, it wouldn't have gotten too bad.

You must know that after the first battle of Maitreya, each of the thirteen daimyo in Kyushu suffered very heavy losses.

Therefore, the Satsuma clan is not necessarily an exception.

If Shiliang City is also transferred to soldiers, and the defenders in the city are insufficient, then he will have a great chance.

Zhao Hongyu suddenly thought of this question, which suddenly made his mood better.

"Well, things don't seem to be too bad, our Maitreya originally inflicted heavy losses on the Kyushu coalition army. Therefore, the thirteen daimyo who wanted to come to Kyushu were basically greatly injured. Zhao Hongyu seemed to be talking to himself, but he said as if he was talking to Hattori Chizuru. Therefore, if the defenders of Shiliang Castle are insufficient, then it will not be an opportunity for us. ”

After hearing this, Hattori Chizuru on Zhao Hongyu's side nodded and agreed: "I also think that the number of defenders in Shiliang City will not be too much, after all, we have killed a lot of Kyushu soldiers in Maitreya." It's just that we don't know much about the situation in Shira Castle right now, so we can't make a very effective judgment, so we can only wait for the ninja to come back and we will make a decision. ”

Hattori Chizuru was telling the truth, and Zhao Hongyu nodded in agreement.

At this time, it was useless for him to just think nonsense, it was better to wait for the ninjas to make plans after they returned from Shira City.

After all, when the ninja returns, they will definitely bring detailed intelligence information.

And with that effective intelligence information, you can make reasonable arrangements accurately.

What he's thinking about here now is simply a blind thought-

Dividing Line –

The towns of Thesa and Kinoe, two small towns with a population of less than 500 people, are located in Kago's Bay, on the southern tip of Shira Castle.

Usually the people in these two towns make a living by fishing, but it is relatively easy to earn a living in the sea on the Wakoku side, so many residents of coastal villages and towns live as fishermen.

Of course, there are a lot of fields around these two beings, but because it's winter now, no one is cultivating them.

Originally, there were very few boats in Kagorawan, so there were few outsiders in the two coastal villages. But today it is different, and there are a lot of Nanban people in these two small villages and towns.

When the Nanban landed, they called the people of the two villages out of their homes, tied them up in a string and drove them out of existence.

When they left the village, the Nanban people even set a fire and burned the whole village.

Not far away, more than a dozen Portuguese flag-bearing ships were quietly parked there.

"Lord Rodelny, we have discovered the traces of the Song Empire's army, they are marching towards Shiliang Castle, the eastern city of the Satsuma Domain, do we need to catch up?"

A European swordsman wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a thin sword hanging from his waist came up to a guy who looked like a leader.

"Speed up the march, we need to join this feast. I hope it's still in time, or I'll regret it for the rest of my life. ”

The Portuguese Roderny, who had completed the task entrusted by Zhao Hongyu and hurried back, suddenly landed in Kagoer Bay and destroyed two villages.

I don't know what the feast in his mouth is.

And what is the purpose of his intention to catch up with Zhao Hongyu's army? (To be continued......)