Chongwen handed over 18 patrol clippers to the Filthy Duozhong, except for the captain of the ship, the captain of the first and the captain of the fire, who were served by experienced old pirates, the others were untouchables, and the Chito Danzaemon served as the sentry officer.

Let the untouchables serve as flank guards and guards, Chongwen is also very bold, not that no one in the boat division has expressed concern, but Chongwen is still willing to gamble, one is that no one is available, and the other reason is that the idea of playing the left emon made Chongwen impressed.

The fleet of more than 400 large animals is a trouble, and the journey of thousands of miles by sea, bumpy and rocking, is a great torture for the large animals, and it is likely to cause illness and death.

Danzaemon knew the habits of livestock very well, and he suggested that on the one hand, it was necessary to build special stables and cattle pens, and on the other hand, to drink a lot of alcohol to keep the cattle and horses in a drunken state, so that it would be much safer to take the sea route, and it would be good to rest for a few days after disembarking. As a fleet guard, it is also a very important duty to take care of these large animals, so since Danzaemon has experience, why not use him.

In addition, it is the catfish boy, he is the general ledger of the bureau, so he naturally has the responsibility of managing the baggage. Chongwen used him as the deputy sentinel of the guard, making the catfish boy boss unhappy, and he was a good man, how could he let Chongwen roar for the untouchables of the country, and then he took office honestly.

Nowadays, the route of the Nanguo Sea is already very familiar, and the southwest wind prevails in the summer of the country, and the fleet is slightly headwinded. Chongwen also deliberately practiced the queue at sea, constantly changing the flag, and the fleet was slow. It is only 270 miles of sea distance from Xiayong Island, and it takes 3 days to arrive, and the average daily is less than 100 miles, which can be called a turtle crawling speed.

On the outside, Chongwen seems to be very calm, but he has been anxious inside, and he can't get any news from Sakai Castle at sea, and Chongwen is very worried about Nohime's safety. Ouchi Yoshihiro can muster up to 6,000 soldiers, and the shogunate army will have more than 16,000 troops. If the city was destroyed and the jade was burned before he arrived at Sakai Castle, he would not have been able to accept this result anyway.

The real trouble is still found by the head of the moon generation, Kajiyama Shijiu.

This guy has gone crazy thinking about the Kagoshima Dagang of the Shimazu clan, and now he has a gun and artillery in his hand, and his confidence is bursting. Without Chongwen's permission, he recruited more than 3,000 Kyushu pirates and ronins without authorization, forming a huge fleet, ready to follow the boat master on the expedition.

Although the reputation of the Kayama clan in southern Kyushu has become stinky, and there were too many people who died in the Ryukyu raiders last time, but after all, those who did not die still made a fortune, which made many poor and boring guys have the idea of luck, and actually let him pull up a huge team, which made Chongwen in a dilemma.

On the Anointed Blood Bird boat, Chongwen kicked Birch Mountain Zijiu over, and scolded with his halberd finger: "Idiot, idiot! Why didn't I let people hang you on the mast in the first place, you are only a troublemaker, you are a natural cheap bone, a chaff head!"

Do you think you are going to a desert island in the south to grab a few savages, you are going to fight desperately with the most powerful army in the country! You have made so much waste, what else can you do except eat up my military rations! The first rain of arrows will scatter your birds and beasts, and if you stomp your feet, these fools will mess up my gun fortress, and you don't need to think about it with your dog brain, the guy who steals chickens and dogs will never be able to enter the battle formation, forever!"

Kayama Zijiu knelt on the deck, beating and scolding, without saying a word.

Chongwen angrily bumped upwards and shouted angrily at Huashan Yizheng: "Yizheng, cut you waste father immediately!"

Huashan Yoshimasa knelt at Chongwen's feet and said in a low voice: "My father holds the banner of the Rolling Sea Dragon King, he is a member of the East China Sea merchant group, and he is in charge of the East China Sea. If you behead your father, you will violate the rules of the regiment when you go to sea, and you will also violate the regimental sect... The same as the dead and the dead, that is, brothers. ”

Chongwen didn't come up in one breath, sat down on the chair, pointed at Birch Mountain Yoshimasa, and said for a long time: "A pair of stupid father and son... ”

Only then did he sit up on his knees and whispered, "Although we are useless, we can carry grain, grass and ammunition for the army, and draw water and wood." ”

Chongwen said coldly: "I have a lot of filth, I am more disciplined than you, and I can endure hardships. ”

Shihisa Kayama said: "We can be the vanguard of the army and spy on the military situation. ”

Chongwen sneered: "I have a scout team, which is much more elite than you, and what dozens of people can do, you have to raise thousands of people?"

Shihisa Kayama said loudly: "We bring our own grain and grass. ”

Chongwen sneered and said, "They will gnaw all the bark of your Fangjin City, and you can raise 3,000 people?"

The catfish boy suddenly said: "We always need manpower, in order to keep the support endlessly, don't we want to build three supply villages in Fangjin, Shishi and Yuliang? These people can build docks and freight yards, and they can also take on the responsibility of guarding." ”

Chongwen sighed, pointed at Huashan Zijiu and said, "Tell me about you, such a big person, you don't know as much as a fart child." Do you think that the battle formation is just a group of people taking a piece of iron and cutting each other? The war is fought for grain and grass, medicine, copper, and iron!

You people, I can't let them go into battle, that's to let them go to death, and they will also harm others. But at this point, these people can only be hired, each person has one or two dollars of silver per month, plus three dollars of salt and vegetable silver.

You arranged for them to build warehouses and wharves for the Sho Bureau, and to hoard war materials for our Sho Bureau, in Mogawa in Hyuga Province, in the Ten Cities of Tosa Province, and in Yura Village in Kii Province. If you do this well, I'll make a contribution to you, and if you win the game, I'll find a way to give it to Kagoshima. If you can't do it well, I can only cut off your arm and thank you for the game. ”

Kayama Shijiu thanked him for his deep salute and replied loudly: "Yes!"

Chongwen glanced at the catfish boy and said, "You are responsible for raising the bricks, wood and stones for the construction of the military village." Arrange a few competent accounting offices, keep an eye on these places, and within one month, I want these wharf warehouses to be completed to ensure the smooth flow of military supplies. ”

The catfish boy bowed down and replied, "Oh." "It seems that he is quite happy that he is now in charge of building the military supply village along the way, at least for the time being, and does not have to follow the fleet to listen to the na's calls. Huashan Zijiu has been the head of this month, and he has long been frightened by the people of Longwang Island, and it is not difficult to be at the mercy of it, this job sounds not bad.

Chongwen waved his hand and said tiredly: "Zijiu, you step down, catfish boy, you discuss with him, if you delay the big thing of the game, I will beat your ass carefully." ”

The catfish boy said with a smile: "You can rest assured when you go to sea." He grabbed the head of the moon generation, ran away happily, and turned his head and squeezed his eyes at Birch Mountain Yoshimasa.

Chongwen glanced at Birch Mountain Yoshimasa, the kid was still kneeling. Chongwen suddenly asked: "In your country, is there a family governor who took the initiative to abdicate and give it to his son?" ”

Birshan's heart jumped, and he said, "This kind of thing is very common in the country. ”

Chongwen's eyes lit up, and he asked again: "Isn't that one door and two masters, how should the old family governor deal with himself?"

Kayama Yoshimasa said: "In general, in this case, the old governor will become a monk. ”

Chongwen nodded and said thoughtfully: "In this way, it's also a two-pronged strategy." ”

Kayama Yoshimasa bowed deeply and said, "Although my father is indeed inadequate, his loyalty to Ryuwang Island and His Highness is unquestionable, please believe in him Your Highness." ”

Chongwen kicked it over and scolded with a smile: "Mother, what are you little devils thinking about, I'm thinking about something else." ”

In late May, the fleet crossed Cape Zota and began to enter the eastern seas, and also entered a tailwind state, and the strong southwesterly winds from the Asian continent drove the huge fleet to the north, and the speed of the ships was more than doubled. On the 3rd, the fleet entered Tosa Bay on the island of Shikoku, and the forward cannon sent someone to report it, and the Kumano naval commander Takara Kuki personally welcomed him to the sea.

For the person of Nine Ghosts Longliang, Chongwen had some strange feelings in his heart. This pirate rarely gets into trouble, and there are some things that he doesn't need to be told by Chongwen, he seems to know what to do. Sometimes Chongwen thinks that this person is smart and makes him uncomfortable, are you the roundworm in his grandfather's stomach?

Of course, it's not that he doesn't trust the Nine Ghosts Longliang, it's impossible for him not to trust Yanchun's father, but he is faintly a little inexplicably wary, maybe for people who are too smart, human beings will have this kind of inexplicable unease.

The Nine Ghosts Takara didn't come alone, he also brought Ryoshi Shimomura from Yura Village. The news they brought made Chongwen's heart tighten, is it about to start a war so soon?

"Righteous government, beating drums, ordering the leaders and leaders of the team to go to the flagship to discuss the matter. Chongwen commanded.

The heavy drums of war rang out, and they were heard far away over the silent blue sea. This is the drum of the summoning, and it also indicates that the war is not far away, and the atmosphere of the entire fleet suddenly becomes tense, and the sound of war drums seems to beat the hearts of every boat master pirate.

In the long cabin of the Anointing Bird ship, Chongwen said to the two servants in a deep voice: "We have been walking at sea for more than 20 days, and we have not received any news from the Eastern Kingdom. What you said was the first time that the boatmen had learned the real battle situation, and they should also listen to it. ”

Nine Ghost Longliang said with a solemn expression: "Understood, I will tell what I know and tell you." ”

In a few moments, the sentry and the leader of the team arrived at the Bloodbird ship in a small boat, and nearly 30 people were crowded on the upper deck. Chongwen led the two out of the sea Liu Guan, the sea in the green forest Yanghao, the cannon Qi Qi Qian, the pilot fire head general Shun, the Kumano Navy General Nine Ghost Takashi, Yuliang Village Hosaku Shimomura Ryoshi walked down the stern, on the upper deck with the generals to discuss with the generals, the head of the close service to Cai Niu and the Birch Mountain Yoshimasa stood behind him.

When the personnel arrived, Chongwen didn't talk nonsense, and said loudly: "The Shogunate Navy Coalition is only 450 miles away from us now, and they are waiting for us on the island of Yi now. ”

There was an uproar, like a wok of water boiling instantly, and these guys who were about to hold back their problems on Fujiang Island were excited.

Xu Yi shouted: "Into the mother, just sharpen the knife and come to the fat pig, this is the blessing of Mazu Niangniang!"

Xu Weixue shouted: "When we catch up, kill him and leave no armor." ”

Lin Feng shouted: "Mother, grandpa has been waiting impatiently for a long time." ”

Chongwen shouted: "Shut up!" Under the prestige, the frog crowed immediately, and many people glanced at the big axe of the rich cow out of the corner of their eyes, looked at their fingers, and suddenly extinguished the idea of whistling and coaxing.