Chongwen knew that there were many soldiers in Hosokawa, and the ships were strong, and he had no confidence in the rabble of Huashan and the Nine Ghost Family. These poor jingle guys are typical thieves, bullying the weak and fearing the hard, and their psychology is extremely fragile. I want to get a vote again, and I'm ready to run away at any time, once I encounter a hard stubble like the Hosokawa Navy, I will definitely collapse at the first touch.

The last hurdle of the new route was like a boulder in front of him, making him feel insurmountable. Although he was confident in front of others, he was actually very hesitant in his heart. He had seriously considered Yura Bay, and there were many advantages to turning it into the end of a new route, at least to avoid the land and sea tyrants of Osaka Bay.

But Yura's natural disadvantage also made him daunting.

Yura Bay is located in the eastern part of the country, far from the most prosperous areas of Kyoto and. In addition, it is difficult to get around by land, and if you want to enter the prosperous plains, you have to climb over the mountains of Kii Province. Japan is a country that lacks cattle, horses, large livestock, and heavy vehicles, and for bulk goods, this road is equivalent to no road.

Sakaijo, on the other hand, is so close to Kyoto that it is a thoroughfare, and the goods can quickly flow from the port to the area of wealth, turning into gold and silver that everyone covets.

Another advantage of Sakai Castle is also incomparable to Yura Bay. Sakai Castle was the only mall in the whole of the province where the merchants were self-governed, and it did not belong to any local power or the shogunate.

Located at the junction of the three kingdoms of Kawachi, Settsu, and Izumi, this place was originally a trade bazaar established by merchants of the Three Kingdoms. Due to its strategic location and the proximity to Osaka Bay, it was a natural harbor, and it soon developed into a commercial city and a self-governing city, managed by a congregation of ten people composed of the largest merchants in Sakai Castle.

Sakai has so much money and goods that all the powerful people of Sakai are salivating, but no one can control it. Because whoever controls this place will be unanimously opposed by everyone, and it will be impossible to survive. Even the shogun or the emperor did not dare to poke this hornet's nest, so Sakaijo became a strange existence.

Of course, not being able to control Sakai Castle does not mean that you cannot share in the benefits of Sakai Castle. The three countries around Sakai Castle have also become the richest places in Sakai Castle because of the huge circulation of money and goods, and as long as they occupy this area, they will have a springboard to enter Sakai Castle and Kyoto. Therefore, the three countries around Sakai Castle are also constantly staging bloody battles.

It wasn't until the Kakune family established the shogunate that the rules of the game changed, and only by becoming the top power of the shogunate could they get the three kingdoms. Now the guardian of these three kingdoms, no matter which one of them is a famous family.

Michiyo Sasaki, the guardian of Settsu Province, is the founder of the shogunate, and the only surviving elder of the Kakune clan era. Yoshihiro Ouchi, the guardian of Izumi Province, and the guardian of the Eight Kingdoms of the Shogunate, was the most powerful daimyo outside the shogunate. The guardian of Kawachi Province is the teacher of Yoshiyuki Kakune, the shogunate's ruler Hosokawa Yoriyuki, and the shogun's heir. And the former Guardian of Hanoi was the former ruling general of the shogunate, because of the loss of political struggle, the Sibo family lost their ruling position, and also lost the vital state of Hanoi.

The shogunate mainly administered the 66 reidom through three major institutions. The shogunate was the military organ of the shogunate, the government office was the administrative organ of the shogunate, and the question office was the judicial organ of the shogunate. In addition to these three institutions, there is also a chief in charge of military and political affairs, called the deacon, who is the first person under the general, and in Dakang, the deacon is called the prime minister.

The three magnates restrained each other, but no one could swallow Sakaijo, and Chongwen transported Kang to Sakaijo without worrying about anyone's robbery. In Yurawan, this is Kii Province, and under the direct control of Yoshihiro Ouchi, the guardian of Kii Province, if the goods are sent here, there will be no scum left that will be swallowed by Yoshihiro Ouchi.

The idea of turning Yurawan into a trading base for Kang was eventually rejected by Chongwen, and the only way to do so was to march to Sakai Castle.

Chongwen suddenly had the confidence to fight the Hosokawa Naval Army, and since the Xu Yi incident, he could feel the suppressed mania in Yura Village. The anger of the pirates is like a silent volcano, brewing and shaking, and once it erupts, it will be a rushing torrent, so why not use this morale.

He didn't have the extra guns to equip these pirates, and he couldn't turn them into disciplined Dakang sailors in the short term, so he had to use their lives to fill in a sea route. Nohime said it well, these servants live too painfully, so they are not afraid of death, and if they are given a reason, they will not hesitate to lose their lives.

Chongwen bought the rice library in the village and spent 6 yuan, which is not legal. These rice don't belong to Takara Kuki, and they are the rice tax paid to Kii's guardian Yoshihiro Ouchi, but since he has decided to start a war with the shogunate, he will also pay a ball tax to the shogunate's retainers. Chongwen gave the money to the nine ghosts, distributed the rice to every household, and let the pirates eat rice balls happily for a few days.

He was loved by the pirates almost immediately, and in Yura Village, Ryuo Island's great sea was equated with a god and Buddha.

3 days later, he got accurate news that the main force of the Awa Navy was still in the Naruto Strait, and the first group was stationed on Numajima, with about three ships and more than a dozen early mornings, which was the closest Awa Navy to the Awaji Navy. However, Numashima is still 50 miles away from the Awaji Suijunyu Island Sekisho, and it takes at least 2 hours to arrive at the speed of the ship.

At this time, more than 60 pirate ships of all sizes in Yura Bay had been repaired, and nearly 800 Fangzu-Kumano sailors were holding back their anger and preparing to fight to the death with the Hosokawa family. The southwest wind suddenly rose, there was nothing to hesitate about, and Chongwen ordered to pull the anchor and set off, and the whole army marched towards the Bay of Canada in a noisy manner.

The coalition forces sailed out of Yura Bay, into the waters of Wakayama Bay, and headed north along the broken west coast of Kii. At about Shin time, the fleet arrived at the mouth of the Kii River, 20 miles from the Jijima Sekisho, and the Chijima could be seen by bypassing the Katai Bay, and the Sekisho could be reached before dark.

However, Chongwen doesn't like night battles, one is that the pirates are too poorly nourished and have too much night blindness, and on the other hand, the poor vision is not conducive to giving full play to the firepower advantage of the Anointing Bird Ship.

That night, the fleet was anchored at the mouth of a small bay called Matsue, much to the displeasure of the pirates who had eaten rice balls for a few days, and they were eager to rush into Sakai Castle and carry all the rice in the city. However, in just a few days, Chongwen had already established his prestige, and his orders were still barely carried out.

That night, Chongwen summoned Shihisa Kayama and Takara Kuki to the Bloodbird Ship and announced the discipline for the next day's decisive battle. There are only two: first, Chongwen is in the center, the nine ghosts are in the direction of the left wing of the island, and Huashan is in the direction of the right wing of the Zhengde Temple. Second, the whole army will stop with the dragon king flag of the main mast of the Anointed Bird ship, and the dragon king flag will advance on the left and right flanks when it advances, and the dragon king flag will retreat on the left and right wings when it retreats.

Chongwen knew in his heart that it was pointless to talk to the pirates about the art of war and tactics that were too complicated, and he couldn't remember or execute them. As long as the 800 people are in unison, it is enough, and the coalition hedgehogs can be divided and surrounded to the greatest extent, and as for the flanks and anything, they can only see who has the greatest fate of the pirates on both wings.

The reason why the Nine Ghosts are on the left flank is because the left flank faces the sea and there is a possibility of being outflanked, and the Nine Ghosts Takashi is a little stronger than Huashan in terms of command. The right flank is the coastline, which will not be detoured by enemy ships, and it is relatively safe, and the possibility of the collapse of the Fangjin naval army is much smaller. The real decision is not in the wings, but in the center.

If the Bloodoper Ship first bombarded the Hosokawa family's bullshit houseship, split the Hosokawa Army in two, and then came around from its back to scatter the left and right flanks of the Hosokawa Naval Army, then the coalition would have won. If the two wings of the coalition army collapse first, and the left and right sides of the bird boat are besieged by countless Hosokawa boats, and sooner or later they can't support it, then Chongwen will lose.

After sending away the two pirate leaders, Chongwen asked Liu Guan: "Where are you hiding that pair of bear paws?"

Liu Guan said sneeringly: "It's finished eating early." ”

Chongwen said angrily: "Hu, I can smell the smell of bear paws on your body through the cabin." Mother, are you a mouse, stealing food and hiding things, and your hands are faster than catfish cubs. Take it out, these days grandpa has faded out of his mouth. ”

Liu Guan said with a smile: "This bear's paw should be eaten while it is hot, what kind of identity is it to go to sea, how can you eat cold bear's paw, or I will do it for you." ”

Chongwen shouted: "Catfish boy, the second time you go to sea and order you to give me a hot bear paw, go quickly." ”

Liu Guan looked depressed: "I am also a person who has sat in the Fengtian Palace, and it is really unreasonable to eat meat with a poor water **." ”

Chongwen, the catfish boy, and the Laicai cow grinned and feasted on a bear's paw, and comfortably burped to the long cabin. Hanako was waiting for Nonghime to shampoo her hair, and Chongwen only got the verandah to take refuge for the time being.

As the sun sets, the sky is full of red glow, and you can see Mt. Wakayama in the distance. The climate here is warm and humid, and even in winter, the mountains and forests remain green. This is a fertile soil that grows twice a year, but the servants here are not as good as dogs, and there is really no other way out except for hard work.

Mother, these guys are full of rice, will they still play with their lives? They shouldn't be fed, and hungry dogs will desperately hunt down wild wolves.

While he was thinking wildly, Nohime silently walked to his side and gently held his hand below.

The two looked at the mountains of Kishu silently, and after a while, Chongwen said, "Where are you going?"

Nohime said lightly, "Sakaijo." ”

Chongwen said: "No, you should go to Zhengde Temple, let the wealth cow send you, and bring those 6 servants." ”

Nohime shook her head lightly and said, "No, I'm going to Sakai Castle." ”

Chongwen said, "On this boat, you may never get to Sakai Castle. ”

Nongji smiled and said softly: "I am on the ship, you will win, in order to keep me alive." ”

Chongwen stopped talking, just held Nohime's small hand tightly and listened to her slight breathing. I don't know why, he wasn't nervous at all, the warm body temperature of Nongji made him relaxed and keen, and he understood more clearly than ever that tomorrow, no matter whether it was success or failure, it was by no means a decisive battle, just a small episode before the decisive battle.

The real decisive battle is in Sakai Castle, the gladiatorial arena full of money and power, which is his final destination.

The sky is getting darker and darker, and darkness envelops Songjiang Bay, and many people are destined to be sleepless this night.