Civilization Guardian Front

"Master Samurai, please use rice balls!"

On the long table, one after another, the kneaded rice balls filled the entire table.

"Oh, I'm just hungry, thank you so much."

After thanking him and taking the rice ball, Yoshikatsu Motegi found a shaded place to sit down.

"I don't know if the Jinchuan army can survive this battle..." While eating breakfast, he thought about the upcoming war.

"Is His Highness Nobuna a better master than Lord Nobuhide? Let us and the rest of the country bet our lives to witness the result."

As one of the many people in Owari, the Mogi family is just the leader of a medium-sized village near Suemori Castle. Two months ago, his allegiance was the then Suemori Castle lord Oda Nobukatsu.

After Nobukatsu's rebellion, Mogi Ryokatsu joined Oda Nobuna's side for the safety of his family, and even led the villagers to hunt his former lord.

From the moment the samurai in gorgeous armor came to Motegi Township and asked him to organize Fallen Samurai, he clearly understood that Oda Kami Sosuke, known as the big fool of Owari, was not stupid at all.

In the past, Oda Kami Sosuke’s deviant behavior was unacceptable to many people, so the people of the country were always vacillating between Oda Nobuna and Oda Nobukatsu.

Now, Lord Owari not only proves that she is a lord worthy of allegiance, but also uses this matter to tell all the people in the country how she will deal with traitors...

The Lord Owari, who was able to eradicate his own brother in such a way and quickly put down the rebellion, was undoubtedly an excellent daimyo with extraordinary abilities.

The news that Yoshimoto Imagawa led the army to go to Luo, and the villages of Marone and Jiujin were besieged has spread in Owari territory...

In this panic-stricken moment, Oda Kamisuke issued an order to all the people of the country who had sworn allegiance, asking them to bring their own subordinates and go directly to Atsuta to gather without carrying military rations.

This is a very strange order...

Regardless of whether you are a retainer or a wealthy family, when you go to war for a daimyo, you are obliged to prepare three to five days of military rations for your subordinates.The daimyo only needs to be responsible for the food expenditure for the subsequent battle. If the war ends in a short time, the daimyo can reduce a lot of expenditure.

Of course, three to five days of military rations was also a source of headache for the vast majority of warriors who were not very wealthy.

After receiving the order from the daimyo to send troops, they almost racked their brains to raise rice and grain. Whether they bought it with money or squeezed it from the people, they had to get enough grain to lead the troops.

The time it takes for each samurai to prepare soldiers and rations varies, and it often takes five to seven days for the daimyo to mobilize the army.

As a result, Owari King, who has always played cards unreasonably, took care of all the military and ration issues this time...

"His Highness Nobuna's actions can indeed mobilize the entire Owari army quickly..." Ryokatsu Mogi chewed and swallowed the last bite of the rice ball, took out the water bottle and drank some water to quench his thirst before wiping his mouth.

Looking across the entire town of Atsuta, the merchants had sincere smiles on their faces when they handed over free rice balls to the soldiers. This situation made him even more puzzled.

"However, what method was used to make the Atsuta businessman take the initiative to provide board and lodging?"

...

May 1560th in the third year of Yonglu (June 6th, 4)

At noon, Qingzhou Castle Honmaru Palace, evaluation room...

Oda Nobuna sat in the main seat, and the two rows on both sides of the lower head were full of retainers in formal attire.

Except for those stationed in important cities, almost all Oda's retainers gathered.

"His Royal Highness..." The short red shoulder-length hair hangs down as the girl half-kneels and lowers her head. Sasa Naruma, dressed in a purple kimono, reports the news to the lord:

"Within two days, the powerful troops from all over the country gathered in Retian one after another. Under the hospitality of the merchants in Retian, the soldiers were peaceful and there was no looting. There are now [-] troops."

Speaking of this, even Cheng Zheng, who has always been calm and calm, had a slight tremor in his voice.

wow...

The Oda retainers below were equally excited when they heard the words.

"This is really the largest gathering in Owari since Mr. Zishuhide!"

"It's unbelievable that our army has gathered such a large army in just two days..."

During the period of Oda Nobuhide, he also mobilized more than [-] troops several times.However, Nobuhide was able to do this by relying on the fanatical support of the Owari people and the loan from the Tsushima businessman.After Nobuna inherited the position of governor of the Oda family, due to internal discord, lack of prestige and other reasons, he always had to rely on thousands of troops from his own lineage to fight when he went out into battle.

Today, the Oda retainers seem to have seen the united and powerful Owari Kingdom during the Nobuhide period.

"Be safe and don't be impatient."

The folding fan gently patted the palm of the hand, and Niwa Changxiu, the old writer of the pen, calmed down the excited retainers.

Everyone's eyes turned to Nobuna who was on the main seat, only to see Lord Owari with his eyes closed, and said calmly:

"The mobilization was so smooth, thanks to Chios' reminder..."

In fact, the current Nobuna is also not at peace, just to maintain the majesty of the daimyo, he suppressed his emotions and showed an indifferent appearance.

"Inform Tsushima and Atsuta merchants that Imakawa Yoshimoto Shangluo will block the sea route and allow the soldiers to plunder their wealth. Then exempt [-]% of this year's business tax, and this has won their full support."

Whoa whoa! !

Oda's retainers were amazed. Their impression of the merchant was that they were money-hungry and usurious earthen warehouses. If they wanted to get the assistance of the merchant, it would be impossible without paying several times the price.

Owari's annual business tax is about a few hundred guan, but the daily expenses of a [-]-strong army are close to a hundred guan. In addition to the cost of shipping grain to the hot fields, the merchants hardly earn much...

How can this be?

The retainers all focused their attention on the young man sitting in the front row, hoping to get an answer.

Chios glanced at Nobuna, and found that the girl also cast a curious gaze as if hearing it for the first time.

Obviously, he had already heard his explanation at the military meeting...

Failing to keep a low profile, Chios had to take the initiative to speak:

"Once the Jinchuan army blocks the sea route, the merchants of Tsushima and Atsuta will lose the most advantageous commercial route, that is, the commercial route of Isewan, which is equivalent to cutting off more than half of their profit sources, plus the possibility of plundering wealth... A businessman is absolutely unwilling to bear such a loss of at least tens of thousands of guan."

"But, why do those businessmen believe such lies?" Murai Zhensheng couldn't help asking.

"This may not be a lie..." Chios shook his head lightly and replied:

"In the Suenen River Three Kingdoms under Imagawa Yoshimoto's rule, merchants were not protected like Owari. It was often heard that samurai robbed merchants on the road. You don't have to wait until Imagawa's army arrives. The Tsushima Atsuta merchants themselves don't believe in Imagawa Yoshimoto. No money will be taken, we're just making the situation a little more serious."

At this point, there was a voice of admiration among the retainers seated at the back:

"In this way, helping the Oda family is protecting your own wealth, and the merchant will naturally become generous..."

Dressed in a blue kendo costume, the dignified girl clasped her hands together, and her purple eyes radiated admiration.

"Conversely, he took advantage of the money-greedy habits of merchants, as expected of Senior Chios!"

"..." Chios didn't respond.

In other words, he is still adapting to Mitsuhide Akechi's transformation...

Two days ago, under the initiative of Saito Dozo, Mitsuhide Akechi Ten Soldiers successfully transferred to the Oda family and took the post of Ashgaru General.

Because of Mitsuhide's good record of defeating the [-] army of Zhuyao Daochen with a [-]-man wielding iron cannon team, he was appreciated and recommended by Chios, and Oda Nobuna appointed him as the commander of the iron cannon team.

However, the "car attack method" of the Oda Iron Cannon Team was born after Chios formulated and trained it, and the Iron Cannon Team was deeply branded with Chios' personal imprint.

In view of this, Xinnai still handed over this unit to the command of Chios. In the future, the Iron Cannon Team will become a regular member of Chios' command.

This also means that Akechi Mitsuhide has become his subordinate...

After clarifying the superior-subordinate relationship, Mitsuhide's attitude towards Chios immediately became very hospitable.

He came out with flattering words, even greeted him with care, and even cooked delicious meals and sent them to Chios' home...

Perhaps this is Guangxiu's style of doing things, doing everything he can to impress his boss.

However, Kwang Soo may not have noticed...

Nobuna, Katsuya, Nagahide, Inuchiyo, Hengxing... and others are actually quite cold about her behavior.

Akechi Mitsuhide has excellent abilities, he can learn to do everything well, but he is not good at reading atmosphere...

She didn't know that within two days after she left the Oda family, she had almost offended all the elders in the Oda family.

Right now, Mitsuhide's words of praise to Chios, and his admiring eyes seem to be real.And the reaction of the elders of the Oda family was...

Oda Nobuna's eyelids twitched slightly, and the iron cannon leaning on his shoulder moved and then retracted; Shibata Katsuie quietly put his hand on the handle of the waist knife; Niwa Nagahide smiled gently, but the folding fan in his hand clicked There was a cracking sound; Inuchiyo's face was flat and expressionless, and he just glanced in the direction of Mitsuhide coldly; Hengxing Ikeda clasped his hands on his knees, and murmured some vicious words...

For the safety of his subordinates, Chios decided not to respond to any compliments from Mitsusu.

"Anyway, the army will be assembled today, and it's time for us to meet Imakawa Yoshimoto..."

Nobuna stretched out his hand to smooth the faintly emerging veins on his forehead, and revealed the real purpose of summoning the retainers today:

"Get ready, follow me in half an hour!"

Chapter 99? You are my destiny

May 1560th in the third year of Yonglu (June 6th, 5)

In the morning, Mikawa Kingdom, Yoshida Castle...

Imagawa Yoshimoto's [-] Shangluo army marched for four days, passed through the two countries of Suruga and Enjiang, and entered the territory of Mikawa yesterday evening.

After resting overnight in Yoshida Castle, an important place on the eastern border of Sanhe, the energetic Imagawa army is ready to go again.

"Hurry up, we're going to Okazaki Castle today!"

"After breakfast, pack up your equipment and set off immediately!"

In Sannomaru Castle, Imagawa samurai shuttled among the soldiers, scolding those who moved too slowly.

It wasn't until the ashigaru subordinates finished their preparations for the trip that they brought their respective teams into line, facing the direction of Honmaru, and waited for the general to appear.

This wait is half an hour...

Sweat dripped from the corners of the forehead and eyebrows, and the skin felt slightly itchy as it slid across the skin, making one unable to help but want to reach out and scratch.But under the awe-inspiring atmosphere of the entire army, few people really took any action, they just prayed that Her Highness the Princess would appear sooner.

Finally, the luxurious black-lacquered and gold-patterned wooden sedan chair was carried out by eight strong men...

dong dong...

""Long live Your Royal Highness! ! ! ""

Imagawa's army shook the ground with their spears, and at the same time roared at the top of their lungs.

Yoshida Castle is already one of the largest large-scale castles in the Mikawa Kingdom. Its city walls are still crowded even when it accommodates 5000 people, and the distance between each soldier is less than half a step. Thousand Faces.

From a distance, the Imagawa army holding three guns in dense array looks like a mountain of swords. They shouted in unison, which can be said to swallow mountains and rivers, and even caused a slight tremor of the city wall on the ground.

Although he has such regrettable shortcomings as a princess who likes extravagance and pleasure, seems slow in doing things leisurely, and occasionally gets awkward...but Yoshimoto Imagawa is really loved by his subjects and common people.

She carried out land inspections in the territory, clarified that all regions in the country should pay the contribution share, increased the income of the ministers, and reduced the situation where the wealthy families concealed their land properties, but did not increase the burden on the people.The development of coastal salt production and the development of gold mines have made the Junyuanjiang Three Kingdoms rich.

Many of her actions seem like child's play when she decides, but the implementation results often prove her correct.

It is also because of Yoshimoto's excellent internal affairs ability that the Suruga Imagawa family has become a powerful force capable of standing on a par with Kai Takeda and Sagami Hojo.

"Hehe, you really deserve to be our family's army." With his palm open, he opened the wooden sedan chair curtain, and Imakawa Yoshimoto looked at the huge army in front of him, with a smug look on his face.

"Look at how the big fool Owari will resist our army this time... Asahina Shinoki and Katsuyama Shigen!"

""Yes, Your Royal Highness! ""Two high-ranking warriors walked out of the front ranks of the army and half-kneeled in front of the Yiyuan sedan chair.

"Each of you leads [-] troops to speed up to Owari, capture the Nakajima and Zenshoji villages, and liberate the [-] troops of Okabe Gorobei from Narumi Castle."

"Yes!" Ge Shan Shiyuan answered without hesitation.

"..."

Asahina Shinoki hesitated a little, his expression hesitant to speak.

"What's the matter, Xinji..." Without immediately blaming the retainers, Yoshimoto asked curiously as if he had discovered something new:

"Is there something wrong with our strategy?"

"Forgive me for your boldness..." Asahina Shinoki lowered his head and answered the lord's question:

"The previous battle with Kurosuekawa, it was because we divided our troops that the Oda Army had a chance to win. If Her Royal Highness the Princess leads the entire army to attack, the big fool Owari will have no chance of winning."

Asahina Shinoki is also very good at talking, pointing out the cause of the defeat in the last war, and completely removing the responsibility for the defeat from the lord.

Hearing this, Yoshimoto fell into deep thought.

"Well... what you said also makes sense." The girl's peerless face with a languid aura turned to contemplation for a short while, and then she relaxed again and said:

"However, last time it can be said that our family was too eager to fight the fool, so the task entrusted to you this time is to attack the two villages, not to head-to-head with that stupid woman."

"Then, the big fool Owari came with his army, what shall we do?"

The failure of the Kurosuegawa battle made Asahina Shinoki deeply afraid of the Oda family's ability to grasp the fighters.

"Oda Nobuna should be busy mobilizing in Qingzhou City at this moment, unless she gives up on gathering an army and stops you with her thousands of soldiers..." Yoshimoto looked at the west from a distance, as if everything in Owari Kingdom had been It's under her control.

"If this is the case, you will retreat to Narumi Castle or Kuka Castle, and wait for our army to arrive..."