Chapter 96: Preliminary preparations for burning Kyoto
This time it was all in vain, but on the other hand, Levi got information about the Shimada family.
After the ninjas went deep into the Shimada family for confirmation, they found that this information was true. The current Shimada family can be described in one word, that is, chaos.
The second son Shimada Renrou secretly killed his father, then framed the blame on his eldest brother and second sister, and quickly proclaimed himself the master of the family, putting his eldest brother and second sister under house arrest.
It's a very standard operation to defeat the top. The time when the information the ninjas gave to the Shimada family disappeared happened to be the time when the previous head of the Shimada family died.
And this Shimada Renlang blocked the news. He did not immediately deal with the two people who were under house arrest. Instead, he began to give priority to controlling the samurai of the Shimada family. His thinking was also very clear. Because he was not in the right position, he chose
First, control some of your subordinates to stabilize the situation, especially the swordsmen of the Shimada family. Then you can deal with the others how you want.
The whole history of the Shimada family can be said to be very legendary. The Shimada family was originally just fishermen and didn't even have a surname. They defected to the current shogun Minamoto Yoritomo when he was just gaining power. Then this fisherman's family was surprisingly good at fighting.
, seemed to be born with supernatural power, and helped the Genji shogunate defeat many samurai swordsmen of the Taira family.
So he was given the surname "Shimada" and gathered a group of people to develop into the current samurai family.
This family, which was originally like a nouveau riche, was looked down upon by the Fujiwara family, but now Levi suddenly thought of a plan that could completely control this family. Not only that, he might also use it as bait to catch more prey.
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"Koizumi, it is your arrangement to send ninjas to rescue the daughter of the Shimada family, and then kill the eldest son directly. Do you understand?"
"Hayin!"
That Shimada Renlang disguised as an eight-headed man-slayer came to power in such a way that he was able to defeat his superiors, which will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of many people. According to the ninja's intelligence, he has only been in power for a few days. In such a short period of time, he will definitely be dissatisfied.
It is impossible to control all samurai.
Levi's purpose was very simple, to split up the Shimada family, rescue the second daughter of their family and directly control them, and use her mouth to spread the news that Shimada Renrou was a monster.
This is a very simple, but very effective plan, because it happens to be carried out at the time when he is uncomfortable. Levi does not need others to believe that Shimada Renlang is a monster, he only needs to convince the samurai who are dissatisfied with his second son
Just have an interface for making trouble.
When the time comes, those people will naturally persecute him and force Shimada Renlang to prove that he is not a monster.
In today's Kyoto, the method of proving whether you are a monster or not is usually decided by the priests. People who kill people will face two choices. One is to prove that they are not monsters. Then Li Wei and his Onmyoji will be able to come forward openly.
Beat him as a monster and kill him directly. Secondly, if he chooses to turn against him directly, then the Shimada family will be completely in civil strife, and the opposition samurai will join another heir of the Shimada family to resist.
So Li Wei chose to save the second daughter of the Shimada family, because the second daughter would definitely be easier to control than the eldest son.
A better result would be to make other demons become restless and join in, so that Li Wei can take this opportunity to kill more demons.
And if the plan fails, Li Wei will only lose two ninjas at most, and the benefits are far higher than the risks, so he is ready to make the next move here. It would be best if this idle move can work. If you fail, you have nothing to lose.
Li Wei will not focus on this step of leisurely chess. His main concern is the other step of the plan to burn Kyoto.
In other words, he used his napalm bombs and the Tsuchimikado family's paper cranes to bomb and grill the monsters.
This requires improved paper cranes to transport napalm bombs. According to Li Wei's idea, he imitated the dive bombing mechanism on the last battlefield and let the paper cranes carry napalm bombs directly into the monsters. The best way to fight.
So Levi came to the Tsuchimikado family, and under the guidance of the shrine maiden, he met Tsuchimikado Nagato, who had basically recovered from his injuries.
The last battle with Tengu left him slightly injured, mainly due to the excessive consumption of spiritual power.
Tsuchimikado Nagato gave a slight salute. This boy, who was a few years younger than Li Wei, had been the head of the Tsuchimikado family for several years, but his immature face showed a mature and sophisticated style of doing things: "Young master, This is my roughly improved finished product, what do you think?"
Based on Tsuchimikado Nagato's improvements in the past two days, he thought of a way to increase the control distance of the Paper Crane, which was to give the Paper Crane a fixed action process, allowing it to automatically fly to the destination and then self-destruct, so that there is no need to The Onmyoji continues to control it, and the paper crane can continue to fly after it is completely out of the Onmyoji's control.
In fact, the white paper figurine they made through the art of shiki paper already had the simplest intelligence, and could at least understand some basic instructions through language alone.
Nowadays, this kind of paper crane is very big, but it only has a load of about one kilogram, and its speed is only about 40 kilometers per hour. Such a toy-like thing will definitely be a living target on the battlefield of future generations.
But in this era, combined with Levi's napalm bombs, it can create unparalleled bombing effects.
The buildings in Kyoto are generally made of wood, and the 50-meter-high attic in Damingfu is all made of wood. If napalm bombs are thrown under such a building, it will soon have the effect of starting a prairie fire.
"Overall, it is practical enough, but how accurate is the paper crane's bomb delivery?" Li Wei asked.
"I haven't tried it, but you can consider giving the paper crane a rough target and let it hit it directly when the time comes." Nagato Tsuchimikado returned.
This idea coincided with Levi's, so Levi expressed his concept of dive bombing, and Tsuchimikado Nagato nodded, thinking that this plan was feasible.
"By the way, Young Master, as far as I know you seem to have asked craftsmen to make the firearms you used before. I'm very interested in those things. Can you take me there to try it too?" Tsuchimikado Nagato said. .
"Hmm? Then let's go and have a look."
Since this Onmyoji is interested, Levi will not be stingy with this most basic musket. In his imagination, both monks and Onmyoji will be equipped with muskets.
The two of them came to the workshop where muskets were developed.
There is also good news for the craftsmen. They have improved the double-barreled musket. The method is very simple. Just add a barrel and place two lighters. It still feels familiar, but the craftsmanship is not enough. The whole thing is made thicker and bolder. The double-barreled musket weighs roughly more than ten kilograms, and perhaps only those warriors with spiritual power can handle it.