Chapter 2328: The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying
Chapter 2328: Strong winds and flying clouds
Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susana, these three high-status gods in Japanese mythology, are all hidden figures in the Hundred Calls of the alien race.
The difference is that Himihu, which is only a local character, is integrated with the mythical character Amaterasu.
Although Himiko is the character prototype of Amaterasu, Amaterasu is not Himiko.
Amaterasu is the most central god in Japanese mythology, the sun goddess, and is regarded as the ancestor of the Japanese royal family and the main god of Shintoism. This fully shows Amaterasu's status in Japan.
Amaterasu was implanted into Himika's body and merged with it incomparably. The biggest reason is naturally that Himika is the prototype of Amaterasu.
Himiko's own strength is not weak. After merging with Amaterasu, it is not as simple as one plus one equals two. Not only did she directly break through the Grand Master, becoming the only Grand Master level master in Japan, she still has extremely powerful abilities.
Great potential can be tapped.
In the early stage of being a great master, it is by no means Himiko’s limit.
In addition, the arrival of siblings Tsukuyomi and Susana also allowed Himiko to have a lineup of masters that directly surpassed that of Oda Nobunaga, the emperor.
Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu are both born as girls. Even though they are mythological characters, their bodies are relatively weak, so they also follow the path of internal cultivation. They have high realms but relatively low combat power.
The only man among the three siblings, Susano'o, inherited the advantage of a strong man's physique and followed the path of internal and external cultivation. This also slowed down his cultivation speed. His realm was low, but his combat power was very high. He was absolutely peerless on the battlefield.
A fierce general, he is also the most powerful among the current Japanese generals.
Oda Nobunaga knew how powerful the three Himiko siblings were, so even if Tsukuyomi and Susana were extremely rude to him, he didn't care.
As the emperor of the Japanese Empire, Oda Nobunaga still has this tolerance for people, but no matter how he tolerates the two of them, Tsukuyomi and Susana cannot work for him. The reason is naturally that their sister
On Amaterasu.
Oda Nobunaga actually regretted it a bit. If he had not been so impatient and directly usurped power and started a dynasty change, it is hard to say that Tsukuyomi, his sister-in-law, but Susana, his brother-in-law, would definitely be the number one general under his command.
It's a pity that in a sudden thought, he couldn't resist the desire for power, and he completely missed Susana, a peerless warrior, and many masters of Shintoism.
After Oda Nobunaga was thrown out by Susana, he hesitated outside the Shinto Palace for a long time, but in the end he did not step in. He had already said everything he needed to say, and believed that the Onmyoji lineage would make the right decision.
For Oda Nobunaga, the top priority was to rush to Kyushu as soon as possible, take over the command of the 70,000-strong naval force, and officially become the naval commander of the Eleven-Nation Alliance of Japan.
"Let's go, take a boat to Kyushu." Oda Nobunaga said with a cold face.
"Hai."
The Japanese Empire originally had 60,000 naval forces, but during the Third Honshu War, only half of the navy was besieged by various countries, and it has only recovered to 40,000 so far.
After three Honshu wars, Oda Nobunaga destroyed countless countries and defeated alliances of various countries before establishing the Japanese Empire, calling himself the emperor, and making the Oda family the overlord of Japan.
The Japanese Empire only had a total of 40,000 naval troops, but it sent 30,000 to support Kyushu. This clearly shows its determination to fight against the Qin Dynasty and its sincerity in joining forces with other countries. This is the biggest reason why the great names of all countries agreed to send troops to support.
Of the 30,000 soldiers of the Oda family, 20,000 have now been sent to Kyushu. The reason why there are still 10,000 soldiers left is because the water village is located in the northern part of Honshu.
When Oda Nobunaga returned to Edo Castle, he received news that the navy had arrived at the port, so he went to the port decisively without doing anything to deal with it, and personally rushed to Kyushu Island with 10,000 navy troops.
The Oda family navy set out from Edo Bay, which was later known as Tokyo Bay, and sailed along the near coast in a southwesterly direction. After passing through the waters of Shima Province and Kii Province, it officially entered the waters of Shikoku Island.
If it had been before the alliance was formed, if the Oda family's navy entered the waters of Shikoku Island, they would have been intercepted and killed by the joint efforts of the Imagawa family and the Hojo family, who were destroyed by the Oda family and then restored their kingdom on Shikoku Island.
But now that the eleven Japanese countries have reached unification and formed an alliance to jointly fight against the Qin Dynasty, the Imagawa and Hojo families will naturally not intercept and kill the Oda family's navy.
Shortly after passing through the waters of Shikoku Island, Oda Nobunaga's fleet arrived in the waters of East Kyushu Island, but this was not his destination.
The headquarters of the Eleven-Nation Naval Alliance is located in Hizen Province on West Kyushu Island, where Oda Nobunaga's destination is.
From the waters of East Kyushu to Hizen Province in West Kyushu, there are two days to go. One is to go around to Minami Kyushu, and the other is to go around to Kitakyushu.
Oda Nobunaga's location is between Shikoku and Kyushu. The journey around Southern Kyushu is equivalent to circumventing more than half of Kyushu Island, and the sailing distance is even longer.
Relatively speaking, the sailing distance of leading the navy northward, passing through the Kanmon Strait, and detouring around Kitakyushu is much shorter than that of sailing around Minami Kyushu.
After another day and night of sailing, Oda Nobunaga finally arrived in Hizen Country.
Hizen Province was originally the territory of the Arima family, but now the Arima family has been destroyed by the Otomo family. The Otomo family occupies the northwest Kyushu region and the central region of Kyushu Island.
The original roots of the Otomo family were actually in the Tohoku Kyushu region, but now they are also occupied by the Mori family.
The territory of the Mori family was originally in the western part of Honshu, but most of the territory in the west was gradually occupied by the Oda family during the three Honshu wars.
Unable to expand to Honshu, the Mori family could only turn their focus to Kyushu Island, expand in the relatively weak Kyushu, defeat the Otomo family, and occupy the Northeastern Kyushu region.
Another power on Kyushu Island, the Shimazu family, occupies southern Kyushu.
The three major forces in Kyushu Island, Mori, Otomo, and Shimadzu, divided up Kyushu. They were also at odds with each other and continued to conquer.
If it hadn't been for the Great Qin's invasion of Japan, both the Otomo and Shimazu families would have been ready to join forces and jointly fight against the Maori family. After all, for them, the Maori family were also outsiders, and as a local force, they would naturally have to expel the outsiders first.
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However, the sudden conquest of the Qin Dynasty interrupted the plans of the two families, forcing them to form an alliance with their mortal enemies, the Maori family, to fight against the Qin Dynasty.
After arriving at Hizen Province, Oda Nobunaga got off the warship. Otomo Sorin, the governor of the Otomo family, came to greet him in person. The two people following him were none other than Tachibana Michyuki and Takahashi, both known as the "Otomo Twins."
Shao Yun.
Among the two, Tachibana Michyuki is the most famous, with many titles such as the God of the Kyushu Army, the incarnation of the God of Thunder, etc.
After the Mori family defeated the Otomo family and occupied Tohoku Kyushu, they originally planned to pursue the victory and continue to occupy northwest Kyushu. It was Tachibana Michizuki who turned the tide and repelled the Maori family's army, allowing the Otomo family to keep northwest Kyushu.
"Your name is as loud as thunder even in Kanto, and I have admired it for a long time." Oda Nobunaga said to Tachibana Michizuki with a smile.
Tachibana Michyuki's eyes were full of surprise when he heard this. He never expected that Oda Nobunaga, the overlord of Japan, would know that he, a general in remote Kyushu, could not help but have a great impression of Oda Nobunaga.
Seeing that Oda Nobunaga not only ignored him, but also directly poached himself in person, Otomo Sorin was naturally extremely angry, but he did not dare to express it directly. After all, Oda Nobunaga was now the leader of the Eleven Nations.
Seeing that Oda Nobunaga and Tachibana Michyuki were not chatting, and looked like they were sorry they had met so late, Otomo Sorin knew that he could not continue like this, so he quickly interjected: "Alliance leader, most of the navies from all countries have arrived. General
We are all waiting for you, our leader, at the central tent."
Oda Nobunaga saw through Otomo Sorin's little thoughts, but he didn't care. He said with a smile: "In that case, let's go to the central army first and meet the generals."
Under the leadership of Otomo Sorin, Oda Nobunaga came to the Chinese army tent, opened the tent curtain and strode directly in. As he looked, there were only five daimyo present, namely: Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen.
, Sorin Otomo, Takamoto Mori and Yoshihisa Shimazu.
Only five of them personally led the army. Others, such as Tokugawa Ieyasu and others, only sent generals and led the army to support, but did not personally come to Hizen Kingdom to supervise the battle.
In addition to these five daimyo, Oda Nobunaga knew most of the generals present, and most of them were defeated generals under his command.
For example, the Four Tokugawa Kings are: Honda Tadakatsu, Sakai Tadashi, Sakakihara Yasumasa, and Ii Naomasa;
Four of the Eighteen Mori Generals: Kobayakawa Takakage, Yoshikawa Motoharu, Shishido Takaie, and Amano Takanashi;
Four of Takeda's twenty-four generals: Takeda Nobushige, Takeda Noburetsu, Anayayama Nobujun, and Ichinoburyu;
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Most of the generals present were famous generals in Japan, but except for a few, they had another identity in common, that is, they were defeated generals of the Oda family.
The Oda family occupied most of Honshu Island through three Honshu wars, causing a lot of killings, and had deep hatred with all countries.
Among the generals present, there were many who had an irresolvable hatred towards the Oda family.
Yuhi's enemies now meet again, but not only can they not take revenge, but they have to obey the orders of hatred. This feeling is extremely frustrating.
When Miyamoto Musashi saw that there were so many generals present who had enemies with the Oda family, his expression changed instantly, and he subconsciously guarded Oda Nobunaga.
Oda Nobunaga smiled and shook his head at Miyamoto Musashi, and then, greeted by several daimyo, he strode onto the main stage and sat on the leader's seat between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen.
Oda Nobunaga looked at Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen on the left and right, and asked: "You two, how many of the troops that have been agreed to come to support have not yet arrived?"
Uesugi Kenshin replied: "Only the Uyizaki family in Hokkaido and the Date family in northeastern Honshu have not arrived yet, but they should be able to arrive in two or three days."
Oda Nobunaga nodded. If he just delayed for two or three days, it should be too late.
"Everyone, Zhou Yu has already sent out troops in advance, leaving us less time to prepare."
Oda Nobunaga's face was full of sternness, and he said solemnly: "Now, 70,000 naval troops from the eleven countries have gathered in Hizen Country, but each army comes from different countries. They do not belong to each other and do not understand each other. They are just for resistance.
Qin Cai forcibly pieced them together, and it will be difficult to bring out the full combat power."
The famous names such as Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen all nodded in agreement. They are all knowledgeable soldiers and know the importance of unity.
An army with divided hearts and minds, even if it has many people, may not be able to defeat an army with few people but united as one.
"So in the coming time, all armies must conduct training. They must follow orders and prohibitions and know their soldiers and generals well." Takeda Shingen said.
As soon as this was said, Uesugi Kenshin and other daimyo agreed, and Oda Nobunaga also nodded in agreement.
Seeing the reactions of the daimyo and generals, Oda Nobunaga knew that he could not completely take over the command. The two deputy leaders, Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen, were the people promoted by the other ten countries to check and balance him.
If it were anyone else, Oda Nobunaga would naturally fight for it. It's not that he really cares about the right to command, but he is afraid that someone with insufficient ability will give random commands.
But as for Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen, Oda Nobunaga was still very confident in letting them command the army. After all, they were opponents that even Oda Nobunaga was not sure they could win.
After some discussion, Oda Nobunaga took the initiative to divide the 70,000 naval troops of the Eleven Kingdoms of Japan into three divisions, with Oda Nobunaga, Uesugi Kenshin, and Takeda Shingen each leading one division.
Oda Nobunaga was responsible for commanding his own navy of 30,000 men, while Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen each commanded 20,000 coalition troops.
Under this arrangement and command, Oda Nobunaga, the leader of the alliance, seemed to have become a decoration, only in name, but he knew very well in his heart that this was the best arrangement.
The gap between the eleven Japanese countries is too great. Many generals are not convinced by Oda Nobunaga, the leader of the alliance. If he forces the command, it is estimated that many troops will not be able to command, so they must find another way.
Come to take charge of the army.
All in all, it doesn't matter whether the 40,000 sailors who are not from the Oda family listen to Oda Nobunaga's orders, as long as they listen to the commands of Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen.
Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen have high prestige and can make the allied forces under their command obey their orders, and these two people are knowledgeable people. They will not hinder Oda Nobunaga at such a critical moment.
Therefore, as long as Oda Nobunaga can command these two people, he will naturally gain the command of 70,000 naval troops.
In the second year of Shenwu, March 15th.
Zhou Yu, who had led his army to the expedition in advance, was still on his way to Japan.
The Song Army and the Wu Army, both of which were part of the coalition forces to conquer Japan, had already dispatched troops from Jianghuai and Jiangdong respectively, and after joining forces, they sailed toward Kyushu together.
On the side of the Qin army, Zhou Yu looked to the east and asked the guide Xie Siyun beside him: "Elder Xie, how long will it take to reach Kyushu Island?"
Jie Siyun thought for a moment and then replied: "About five days."
As soon as he finished speaking, an old man with an immortal air and a childish face walked over. Seeing this, Jie Siyun immediately saluted and said, "Uncle Master."
After Zhou Yu glanced at the old man, he also bowed respectfully.
He never expected that the famous Dong Huang Taiyi, the last leader of the Yin Yang family, would go to Japan with the army.
Taiyi ignored Zhou Yu and stared at the sky. After a long time, he stroked his beard with a mysterious face and said: "The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying."
After saying that, he turned around and left calmly.
Seeing this, Zhou Yu and Xie Siyun froze on the spot, looking confused.