On the 5th day of June in the second year of Daiyasu Yongji, a large fleet of ships sailed from the west coast of Izumi Province, and with a strong southwest wind, the fleet crossed the Kii Suido, crossed Wakayama Bay, entered Osaka Bay from the Jishimaseki Station where the Awaji Naval Army used to be, and continued along the west coast of Izumi Province, stopping at a beach called Kishiwada.

It is an earthy yellow sandy beach with vast plains on the shore and dotted lakes between soothing hills. A coastal road winds its way from Oyama Pass, the gateway to Osaka Bay, past Kishiwada Village Nishi, to the Yodogawa River to the north.

This is the richest area of the region in the country, full of endless farmland and clean and small villages, which once amazed the heroes of Ryuo Island. It's just that the war in Sakai, which is not far away, has also spread here, and most of the villagers have fled in order to escape the army's food and husbandry, and Kishiwada Village looks lifeless.

The army of pirates dropped anchor a hundred paces from the coast, forming a massive anchorage. Flat-bottomed small morning boats and horseshoe crab rafters paddled with black-clad warriors, carefully boarded the beach, crossed the coastal road, occupied the village of Kishiwada, and drove the few remaining old and weak women and children in the village to a few courtyards in the east of the village, and vacated most of the houses in the village town.

The servants in the village were surprised to see that the ships on the sea were like mountains and clouds, one by one, in a row, and it was simply a city on the sea.

From those large sea ships, the black-clothed soldiers and vehicles and supplies were constantly pouring out, endlessly, and they had never seen so many people, so many vehicles, cattle and horses, and so many supplies in their lives

These black-clothed warriors were very strange, there were foreigners who spoke Chinese, pirates from Kishu, gloomy-eyed Western Kunta, and even a swarthy Nanban giant, all of whom were dressed in black cloth and covered with black scarves. This is rare in the army of the country, except for the real samurai, the noble daimyo has no money to provide a large number of ashigaru clothes, and can only rely on the back of the flag and family emblem to distinguish between friend and foe.

Someone noticed that there was a dragon flag fluttering on Rulin's mast, and there were three sea ripples under the terrifying dragon's head. Countless flags boarded the dinghy and eventually spread throughout the village, and from the village to the north and south, forming a huge coastal camp.

The houses in the village are not inhabited, but store countless grains, forage, cloth, **, oil, cattle and horses, sheep, vehicles, etc. On the periphery of the village are neat camp tents, and there are drainage ditches between the camp passages, and the drainage channels are finally connected to the main moat on the periphery of the camp, which is 2 zhang wide and 2 zhang deep, enclosing the whole camp and forming a fortification.

The black-clothed soldiers built more than 20 watchtowers behind the trench, more than one pound of guns, one pound of guns were listed on the upper floor, and there were two and a half pounds of guns under the watchtower.

The camp was built around the clock, and this would be the advance base for the Raiders of the General Administration of the Empire, and from here they would march towards Kyoto, and the first prey would be the shogunate army outside Sakai Castle, 30 miles to the north.

In the evening, a team of armored soldiers carried 8 huge cowhide war drums to the front of the Chinese army's big tent, and then the rumbling drums resounded throughout the shore and Tian camp, which was the commander of the boat division Longwang Island went to sea to gather drums.

In a moment, the sentry chiefs, the heads of the families, and the heads of the artillery teams came to the big tent of the Chinese army, and saw the big treasurer of the bureau.

At this time, Chongwen was not the tall young man with a white face and a mustache, the scorching sun of the Southern Kingdom made his face dark, and the strong sea breeze made his eyes habitually squint, and his face was full of unkempt beards, and his body exuded a foul smell. A pair of bloodshot eyes, like all pirates, radiate a gloomy and vicious light.

After the generals finished paying their respects, Chongwen asked, "Ah Gan, how is the battle in Sakai?"

Cannon replied: "Sakai Port has been closed, and it is impossible to enter at all, and I saw from the sea that a fire was burning on the outskirts of Sakai Castle, and there were shouts of killing in the city. Last night I took advantage of the darkness to go ashore from the mouth of the Ishizu River in Hamaji Temple, and scratched my tongue, saying that yesterday the shogunate army launched a wave of fierce attack, and the shogunate soldiers had a left yoshicho in their hands, and after igniting it, they threw it on the wooden house. . . That thing is something like my firecrackers.

The fire set fire to the well towers and Yakura inside the castle moats, and the shogunate forces broke through the second line of defense and rushed into the inner castle barricades. Yoshihiro Ouchi personally led the army to counterattack, and beheaded Hatakeyama Mitsukei's younger brother Hatakeyama Mitsuka, and the shogunate army's offensive slowed down slightly. However, at this time, the Ouchi army has been compressed to the vicinity of the Four Heavenly Throne Temple, a radius of less than half a mile, and the soldiers are dying and surrendering, and there are less than a thousand people around Ouchi Yoshihiro.

It's just these two days, and Yoshihiro Ouchi is bound to be finished. The shogunate army sent people to persuade him to surrender several times, but Ouchi Yoshihiro was very tough, he said that he admired my Chinese hero Chu Xiangyu the most in his life, since he had no face to see Zhou visit his father, dying in Sakai Castle was also the glory of the samurai. ”

Chongwen laughed and said, "King Xiang is not as treacherous as him. After a pause, he asked again: "Where is the Kwantung Army led by General Spoyi?"

"The Kwantung Army set out from Kyoto three days ago and arrived at Takatsuki Castle yesterday. ”

Erchuhai frowned and said, "Takatsuki, it's been less than 50 miles in two days, what is the friction of his mother?"

Chongwen looked at the second out of the sea and said: "Who said that if the Ouchi family is destroyed, the war of the country will be over? They may have to fight each other in the future if they divide the spoils unevenly." Spoyi wants Hosokawa Yoriyuki to consume more, and he can get more after the war, it seems that this time he is bound to win the Izumi country, and Hatakeyama Mankei will not agree. ”

Erchuhai laughed and said: "I understand, but we are here, and his spring and autumn dream should also wake up." ”

Chongwen shook his head and said, "We also have our difficulties. He turned his head again and asked Li Qiqian, "How is the condition of the horses?"

Li Qiqian, the cannon, said with a bitter face: "6 horses died, and the others are not in good spirits, and they have lost fat very much, so I am afraid that they will not be able to fight in the past few days." ”

Chongwen said: "I can't wait, tomorrow at the beginning of the day, you set off to Sakai Castle to sentry into the enemy's situation." ”

The cannon saluted and replied, "Oh!"

Chongwen looked around at the generals and said, "I know that everyone is tired and needs to rest urgently. However, the situation waits for no one, and once Sakai Castle falls and the shogunate army is held in the trenches, it will be difficult for us to destroy the shogunate army in one battle. The Kwantung Army came up again, and we were attacked on both sides, and we were about to fight a big defeat, and the previous battles were all over.

At most, I can give you half a day's rest, and tomorrow at noon I will cook and go out at noon. With the fundamental place of Sakai Castle, it is necessary to form a corner with the Kishiwada battalion, and only then can it have the confidence to fight a decisive battle with the Kwantung Army. ”

Wu Ping said: "The cattle also have losses, and they are sluggish, and I am afraid that the cannon medicine will not be easy to transport." ”

Chongwen said: "Look at this coastal road, it is very smooth and strong, the traffic of vehicles is unimpeded, and we have enough manpower, even if we use people, it is enough to tow the gun truck." This is a horse Pingchuan, and the shogunate army has no danger to defend, so they have the best trouble. ”

Hong Dizhen asked, "Then who will guard the shore and Hetian?"

Chongwen said: "Nine ghosts Longliang, the army will go out tomorrow, and you will guard here." All the supplies on the ship were unloaded and stored in the warehouse, and the fortifications were to be strengthened and improved. You also have to deal with the Hai Li Qing and the Fangjin Water Army, and when they get here, you hand over the defense to Catfish Boy and Kayama Shiku, and you and Hai Li Qing go to Sakai Castle to join me. ”

Nine Ghost Takara hesitated and said: "Your Highness, the Great Treasurer, since the departure of the Ten Cities, the 2,000 members of the Kumano Navy have not made an inch, and they are very uneasy in their hearts. If he hides behind again this time, it will be a shame for the samurai, and he will ask to be the vanguard of this battle and become the shogunate general Hosokawa Yorimoto first. ”

Chongwen waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, as long as Hosokawa Yorigen is not a fool, he will not fight me in Sakai Castle." The terrain and morale here are not in his favor, and if my expectations are correct, as soon as he finds out that we have arrived, he will withdraw the troops of Sakai Castle and join up with the Spoyoshi of Takatsuki Castle. That's the decisive moment, don't worry, it's time for the Kumano Navy to show off their skills. ”

The Nine Ghosts bowed their heads and said, "When the decisive battle comes, please don't forget us, please." ”

Chongwen nodded, turned to the generals, and said, "Brothers, in order to open the door of the kingdom, we have killed and injured many brothers, Qidong Wang Yaliu is dead, Hong Donggang is dead, Shen Nanshan is also dead, and my brothers from Longwang Island are also killed and injured. ”

Xu Chaoguang said coldly: "That's your blind command, how can there be a reason to rush into the barbarian ship formation, we should bombard them with guns from afar, so many people will not die." ”

Liu Guan said dissatisfiedly: "There is no big sea, you are still a little thief who kidnaps tickets and kills people on Nanao Island, a sea rat hiding in Tibet, and what kind of command do you want, and you are laughing to death." ”

Xu Chaoguang said loudly: "Even if it is a kidnapping and looting, I have never killed or injured so many brothers. ”

Lin Feng said: "You should save the province, how can there be so many medicines in the army for you to squander, I heard Brother Hai Liqing say that yesterday's battle consumed 4,000 catties**." Besides, if we fight head-on, I'm afraid that most of the shogunate's naval forces will flee the battlefield and wait for us at the Jijima Pass, and you can also see that place, so you can kill it in such a narrow water?"

Wu Ping said: "Go to sea, don't listen to that guy, just say what you have to say." ”

Chongwen waved his hand and said, "Before I gave the order, I could say anything, we people at sea, we don't have to learn from those guys with teeth in their stomachs." But when I gave the order, I had to do as I was told. When the battle is over, I have my own opinion on what I did, and if everyone thinks I did a bad job, I will not covet the false name of this big treasurer. ”

Hong Dizhen said: "Now that we have entered the heart of the country and established ourselves in Kishihotan, what do you say?"

Chongwen said: "The shogunate army has killed many of us, and we all want to burn and loot here, and take revenge on the servants. But I say, no, the dead and wounded brothers will naturally have to be compensated, and we will make the shogunate pay the price, but we must not wantonly commit adultery and harm the innocent. This is a military order, not a consultation with you. ”

Xie He frowned and said, "Why is this? The brothers are all holding back the fire in their bellies. ”

Chongwen said: "It's very simple, this place will be your own territory in the future, is there a reason to rob your own house in the world?

Xu Weixue nodded and said, "What Da Wai Hai said is extremely true. ”

Chongwen continued: "In the past, you were bandits, and the emperor was far away, so you could do whatever you wanted. Second, what you said about going to sea is good, you are just little thieves, and the robbers are all businessmen and ordinary people, which of you has made a fortune and glorified your ancestors? Now, what we want to rob is the biggest powerful and rich man in the country, and how can we do it by burning, killing and looting?"

Haili Qinglin Yanghao asked, "Then what did you rely on to loot them?"

Chongwen said: "By the treaty. ”

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