"Everything is for His Highness Kobayakawa."
Standing at the bow of the flagship, Murakami Takeyoshi, rushing to the front with all his strength, said this silently in his heart again.
"Everything is for His Highness Kobayakawa."
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More than a month ago, when the Shimazu family ninjas came to Noh Island, Murakami Takeyoshi's first reaction was to capture him and send him to Amano Keitoku to prove his innocence, because he knew that there must be many crows with hands and eyes that can reach the sky.
Unknown ninjas and informants have infiltrated into this new foreigner's place, and even a second's delay may cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
However, the Shimazu family ninjas told him categorically that all Crow's ninjas had withdrawn, and now all the members and allies of the Yuqiu family's Nankaido Legion were in a completely exposed and undefended state - at least the Miyoshi family and
The Ryuzoji family was all like this. Murakami Takeyoshi naturally couldn't believe it. While arresting the ninja, he secretly conducted a brief investigation out of curiosity - and then he found that all the ninjas of Crow had really withdrawn, and the insiders
They also stopped their activities.
The ninjas of the Shimazu Army explained that this was the Uqiu family's deliberate attempt to expose a flaw in order to lure the Western Union into being fooled. The Miyoshi family was the surrender bait sent by the Uqiu family, and he came to contact the Shimazu family in order to defeat the Red Leaf Fleet.
While far away from Japan, he tricked the Kyushu daimyo into starting a rebellion, thus giving Yu Qiuping the opportunity to catch them all.
When he heard this, Murakami Takeyoshi was already doubtful. The Hongye Fleet left Japan to go to Ming Dynasty to quell the Japanese rebellion. This was top-secret information. Even Murakami Takeyoshi, the leader of the navy, was not informed - it was because the Mishima Navy was suddenly captured recently.
The request to undertake more escort missions allowed Murakami Takeyoshi to discover some clues. The whereabouts of the Hongye Fleet are crucial, because the Yuqiu family’s pressure on Kyushu’s opposition to the daimyo basically comes from the speed and firepower of the Hongye Fleet. If the Hongye Fleet
Otherwise, the Yuqiu family would have lost control of Kyushu. The Miyoshi family who went to pretend to surrender actually leaked this information to the Shimazu family. It can be seen that Yu Qiuping just wanted to have a big deal.
However, although the Shimadzu family's envoy had already said this, Murakami Takeyoshi still wanted to turn around and send it to Amano Keitoku. After all, he felt that betraying the Yuqiu family had no chance of winning. Although he could gain an advantage now,
But what about waiting for the Hongye Fleet to come back? It’s better to sit back and wait for death. Moreover, Yu Qiuping took the initiative to leak the news after the Hongye Fleet left. He obviously had a back-up plan. The Mihaoshi family must also have a supporting plan for the false surrender - at this time, he took the initiative to collide
It would be too silly to put the muzzle on the gun.
The Shimadzu family’s envoy did not aggressively demand Murakami Takeyoshi to rebel immediately. Instead, he relayed Shimazu’s words to Murakami Takeyoshi:
"The Shimadzu family will not force the Mishima Navy to sacrifice themselves as bait, but if the opportunity does come, Mr. Murakami is asked to weigh it himself and seize the opportunity. If you want to reverse the trend of the Oda family's unification of the world, there may be only one chance.
Just once."
In the end, Murakami Bukichi did not arrest the messenger, but let him go.
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At this moment, Murakami Takeyoshi finally got what the Shimadzu family called the "opportunity."
No matter from which point of view, Yu Qiuping fell into the trap, his cleverness was misled by his cleverness, and he was completely tricked by the Shimadzu family. He first leaked the news about the Hongye Fleet's voyage to lure the Kyushu daimyo into rebellion, and then thought
The Miyoshi family and the Nagasogabe family, who owned the Awaji Navy, used a double-acted fake surrender to trick the Shimadzu family into attacking across the sea, thereby annihilating the main force of the Shimadzu family in one fell swoop. However, the Shimadzu family not only saw through the fake surrender, but also used Diao Yebushi to counterattack
The pursuing army of the four nations dealt a heavy blow, and also took advantage of the opportunity of the Uaki family to withdraw to monitor the ninjas. They successfully instigated the rebellion of Ryuzoji Takanobu and cut off the retreat route on Uakihira's road. Uakihira is now trapped in Okitabana on the Shimabara Peninsula, to the west.
It is a group of mountains, with the Ryuzoji Army to the north and the Shimazu Army to the south. The only way out is the Ariake Sea to the east - and the navy on the Ariake Sea is the Awaji Navy and the Mishima Navy.
As long as the Mishima Navy rebels here, there is no need to defeat the Awaji Navy. It only needs to hold back the Awaji Navy - and deprive the Oda Army of the opportunity to retreat by sea. If successful, what awaits the Oda Army is
In the pincer attack from the north and south, it self-destructed due to lack of food.
Annihilating 30,000 Oda troops in one fell swoop, and killing all the governors and important ministers of the Yuqiu family, the Chosogabu family, and the Miyoshi family - this could directly break the backbone of the Nankaidō Army, and it might really be an opportunity to turn the tide of the world.
Murakami Takeyoshi has seen the speed of the Hongye Fleet. If he wants to send a speedboat to catch up with the Hongye Fleet heading to the Ming Dynasty and call them back, it will take at least dozens of days. Before that, the Western Alliance can first annihilate the remaining ones on Kyushu Island.
Mori Kotaka and Sawaki Yoshiyuki, who had no navy and no retreat, forced the central Kyushu daimyo to rejoin the Western Alliance, and then launched a massive counterattack on Shikoku Island and China, and even recaptured Shikoku Island, Sanyo Road and Sanin Road in one fell swoop.
It is possible.
And the key to turning everything around now lies in Murakami Takeyoshi's hands.
Murakami Takeyoshi was actually struggling in his heart, because instead of rebelling, he actually had a simpler and more stable path to choose - to help Uakihei and the Oda army withdraw to Higo, regroup, and hold on until the Momiji fleet returned, and Ori
The Tian family will still have an overwhelming advantage, and the Kyushu daimyo will inevitably be defeated. If this is done, Murakami Bukichi and Mishima Suijun will still be rewarded for their great achievements. It is simply a simple path that cannot be simpler.
But…
The image of Kobayakawa Takakage appeared in front of Murakami Takeyoshi's eyes.
If he had chosen the safe path and chosen the path that was the most rational against the Mishima Navy, what would have happened to Kobayakawa Takakage? The Mori family would undoubtedly be defeated by the Oda family, and the Sanyo Road that Kobayakawa Takakage was responsible for was Hashiba Hideyoshi.
The place where he is responsible for the suppression. With Hashiba Hideyoshi's attitude of killing all enemies...what will happen to His Highness Kobayakawa? With his temperament, he will never betray the Mori family and live in an ignoble way.
His Highness Kobayakawa, who has given himself three lives, saved himself from sin countless times, and whose last wish is for him to live well. If he does nothing, what awaits him is death under the power of the Oda family.
...Even if the Mori family successfully surrenders, His Highness Kobayakawa will probably spend his whole life regretting his own incompetence.
Even for him, I will end the Oda family's trend of unifying the world, even if it means blocking the Mishima navy.
"Everything is for His Highness Kobayakawa."
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The Mishima Navy's sudden attack caught the Awaji Navy off guard. In an instant, two Anzha ships and four Kanbune ships were set on fire by arson ships, and the fire spread further downwind. The Awaji Navy's formation was completely prepared for the transport troops.
Prepare, there is a serious disconnect between the big ship and the small ship. The Mishima navy's Anzha ships and Kanbune ships rush towards the queue of small morning boats that are going back and forth between the shore and the big ship. Those small morning boats full of soldiers from the Chosogabe family simply do not have enough speed.
and flexibility to dodge. They had a very deep draft and were overwhelmed by the charge of the Mishima navy. Countless soldiers were capsized and fell into the water.
Due to the ongoing transportation operations, the Awaji Navy was not ready for combat at all. Not to mention wearing armor, even the weapons were still in the cabin. Facing the iron cannons, bows and arrows and baking bombs of the Mishima Navy, the Awaji Navy
They were defeated without the ability to fight back and were beaten into a state of disarray. More and more ships were set on fire, and more and more ships lost their combat capabilities and were forced to flee to the depths of the Ariake Sea.
Nobuyasu Anzhai tried his best to reorganize his formation, but he was still losing ground. Having lost most of his early boat, he was particularly struggling to deal with the arson boat, and he was gradually driven away from the shore. The long man standing on the beach on the shore
Soga's troops were at a loss at this moment. A few archers and iron gunners tried to shoot at the Mishima navy, but to no avail.
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"It's really over now." Miyoshi Nagaharu watched helplessly as his Awaji Navy suffered heavy losses due to a sudden attack by the Mishima Navy. They were chased all the way north and gradually disappeared from sight. "His Royal Highness Jibu
Ah...what on earth did you do to fake the surrender? Your only friendly forces are the Miyoshi family, the Chosogabu family, the Ryuzoji family and the Mishima navy. Two of them were sent by you to fake the surrender, and the other two were real ones.
Switched sides... Oh my god..."
"Have the sea routes been cut off...but now we are trapped on the Shimabara Peninsula?" Yoshihiro Miyoshi also despaired of the current situation. "It is impossible for us to break the situation. Are there any reinforcements that can come to rescue us?"
?Isn’t His Highness Sawaki in Higo Province? There are also His Highness Mori’s troops.”
"They can't get across without a boat. If you want to get to the Shimabara Peninsula, you can only take a detour to Hizen Country, but that is the territory of the Ryuzoji family. Even if you have to force a breakthrough, I don't know how long it will take." Miyoshi Choji glanced at Rain.
A large number of auxiliary soldiers and their carts stopped by Qiuping Horse, "But can the food we bring last for three days?"
"Where is His Highness Arima's troops?" Miyoshi Yoshihiro thought of Arima Harunobu, who had been ignored by everyone. "Omura Castle and Takajo Castle are still in his hands. If he can attack the Ryuzoji Army from behind, he can cooperate with us.
With a pincer attack from the north and south, can the Ryuzouji army be killed?"
"His Majesty Arima does not have 1,000 people left in total. Moreover, Nabeshima Naoshige, who is staying behind in Hizen from the Ryuzoji family, may also send troops to come! After all, the Ryuzoji family has rebelled, so there is no need to keep anyone to guard against Otomo.
Home! Nabeshima Naoshige must have more than 3,000 people at his disposal. It would be easy to capture Omura Castle and Takagi Castle, and then come to Okinawa to support Ryuzoji Takanobu." Miyoshi Choji once again poured cold water on Miyoshi Yoshiki, "Now
The enemy is attacking from the north and south, and our troops and Choso's troops have been severely weakened. It is already difficult to escape unscathed. The only sensible move now is to leave the death squads behind to hold off the Shimazu army, and then send three backup troops
The red leaf army of the team broke through the Ryuzoji family's defense line, and withdrew as many troops as possible to the Arima family's castle. With the support of the food and grass of the horse armor, the second wave of reinforcements arrived at the Oda family on the Kumano Suijun ship to support!
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"But the Ryuzouji Army has occupied the camp we built before. The Hongye Army does not have any siege equipment. It is not easy to break through. Besides, the Hongye Army has already attacked. With our troops and Changzong's troops, they can stop it.
How long will the Shimazu army last?" Miyoshi Yoshihiro turned sideways on his horse and shouted in a panic.
"If it really comes to that point, I can only ask you, brother, to abandon the army and flee together with His Highness Jibu and His Highness Chosou. Although the Awaji navy is in a state of disarray now, we will allocate one or two fast boats for you to break out of the encirclement.
It's still possible to cross the Ariake Sea." Miyoshi Nagaharu let out a long sigh and said solemnly, "It doesn't matter if 30,000 troops died here. As long as you family heads escape back, you can make a comeback with the strong financial and manpower of the Oda family.
If you are all captured, then Nankai Road will be doomed."
And Yu Qiuping, who Miyoshi Choji said should abandon the army and abscond, was looking at the Maru Cross Flag in the south, smiling bitterly and saying to himself:
"As expected of the four Shimazu brothers...the four brothers are the most troublesome."
Chapter completed!