Civilization Guardian Front

The battle between Mino Daimyo and his son ended with the departure of the Oda Army by boat.

"After this battle, Yoshiryu Saito really lost his strength..."

Mitsuhide stood at the bow of the ship, looking at Inabayama Castle which was gradually moving away, and murmured.

"Not only did he fail to obtain the head of His Highness the Third Highness Dao, but he also lost his troops, and Yilong, who was wounded and fled, would probably lose his prestige among the retainers and wealthy families. These things alone are enough for him to have a headache for a while... "

Behind the girl, a young man in black armor took her words and walked forward while talking, holding a bamboo water bottle in his hand.

"In this way, His Highness Nobuna can concentrate on resisting Imagawa Yoshimoto's Shangluo..."

As he said that, Chios pulled off the plug and passed the bamboo tube over.

"Thanks to you leading the army to defeat Zhuyao Daochen's forward army, we have a chance to attack Yilong."

"Huh?" Guangxiu, who never thought that he would be thanked, turned his face away, looking rather embarrassed.

"Thank...thank you, Master Chios."

The girl who fought continuously and didn't have much chance to drink water took a sip of the bamboo tube with a reddish complexion, holding it with both hands.

The clear and sweet drinking water moisturized the dry lips and throat, and the tension and fatigue caused by the battle seemed to dissipate a little.

"I heard from His Highness the Third Prince that you are a master of iron cannon..."

"It's still far from Master Chios's chariot attack..." Thinking of the power of the Oda Iron Cannon Squad on the battlefield, Mitsuhide, who thought he knew a lot about iron cannons, could only humiliate unwillingly. head.

Soon, the girl raised her head again.

"But I won't admit defeat, I will definitely train an iron cannon team that won't lose to Lord Chios!"

A pair of purple pupils with a competitive heart and seriousness met Chios' eyes of the same color.

"Then you have to redouble your efforts, because... I am planning to suggest to His Highness Nobuna that the Iron Cannon Team be handed over to you to lead."

Chios smiled lightly, dispelling the opponent's inexplicable confrontational psychology.

"I'll give you my water bottle, do your best, junior."

After waving his hand, the young man left the bow of the ship.

Guangxiu was left alone in place, staring blankly at the mouth of the bamboo kettle in his hand, his face steaming with heat.

Chapter 95? Yiyuan Shangluo

On the same day that Chios led the infiltration into Mino, the biggest crisis in the history of the Oda family also unfolded in Suruga...

On May 1560th of the third year of Yonglu (June 6st, 1), Yoshimoto Imagawa completed a large-scale mobilization in Junfu City, assembled an army of [-] to Shangluo, and began to march towards Owari, arriving at Fujieda on the same day.

It was already midnight when Oda Nobuna received the message from Suruga.

In the early morning of the next day, Matsudaira Motoyasu was ordered by Imakawa Yoshimoto to lead the Sanqianhe Army from Okazaki Castle and cross the Sakai River to invade Chita County in the southern part of Owari.

Two and a half hours later, the Sanhe Army arrived in front of Marugen Village and immediately launched an attack.

Sakuma Shengshige, the guard of Marugen Village, had only 200 troops in his hands, and faced with more than four times the enemy force, he immediately fell into a bitter battle.Shortly after Matsudaira Motoyasu led the attack on Marugen Village, the Dagao City Gate was opened, and Yudian Changzhao left only 600 men in the city. He personally led a force of [-] troops and stormed Jiujin Village, which had only [-] defenders.

In the afternoon, Kiyosu Castle Honmaru Castle Tower...

In the bedroom of Lord Owari, Nobuna sat leaning on a cushion in front of the desk, and there were papers on the table.

Yoshimoto Imagawa's aggressive westward advance was already within her expectations, and corresponding preparations were made for it.

After the meeting at Shotokuji Temple, with the backing of a powerful ally like Saito Dozo, the daimyo of the Mino country, Nobuna is still very confident that he can contend with the Imagawa army.

However, the sky did not fulfill the wishes of the people, Mino no Maki deliberately let the country to Nobuna, aroused the dissatisfaction of the retainers and nobles, and turned to support Saito Yoshiryu.

Although the position is not right, after assassinating the two younger brothers and seizing Inabayama Castle, Yoshilong is already the real ruler of Mino...

With Yoshilong's hostility towards Nobuna, the ally relationship between Mino Owari is naturally impossible to continue. Nobuna must face Imagawa Yoshimoto's Shangluo army alone, and even guard against Mino's taking advantage of it.

Either of the two is a headache for any daimyo.

Now, she has to worry about two things, and she has to find a way to solve it...

Fortunately, the Oda Nobukatsu rebellion incident was completely suppressed by Niwa Nagahide and Chiosi, and all the territories of the officials and wealthy families involved in the rebellion were confiscated afterwards.

This incident not only strengthened Oda Nobuna's direct power, but also effectively deterred many Owari nobles.

In front of me, the documents on the case are all letters declaring their allegiance to the powerful families in Owari...

In order to prove that the loyalty stated in the document is not false, many wealthy families even sent a direct relative to Qingzhou City as a hostage.

"With the support of the wealthy family, at least ten thousand troops can be mobilized..." Nobuna, who had scanned through every letter and confirmed all the power in his hands, continued to look worried.

"Compared to Imagawa Yoshimoto's army, it's still far from enough, and..."

The girl pressed her hand on her chest, and the beating transmitted to her palm was still fast, and it hadn't slowed down since yesterday...

Every time I close my eyes, the face of that person involuntarily appears in my mind.

Unknowingly, every word and deed touched Nobuna's heart, and the young man who dyed her with his personal mark from the inside out...

"Life is connected, you told me this yourself."

Knock Knock...

Six regular taps came from the window behind him, Shinna's eyes froze, and he withdrew his hand from his chest.After reorganizing her thoughts, she pushed open the window frame and took a piece of letter paper back and forth from the crack.

Without hesitation, he even spread out the letter paper with some urgency, and read the above content:

"Lord Chios has successfully rescued the Third Highness Dao. The Yilong Army was defeated and unable to pursue, and is now returning to Jindao Port by boat. It will be about four hours."

"Chios, you really did it..." whispered, the girl's hands tightened uncontrollably, and the paper immediately crumpled into a ball.

However, Nobuna held the letter paper with the news to his chest as if he had acquired something precious.

Afraid of it slipping away from his hands, it seems that through this silly behavior, the safety of his lover can be ensured.

"It's fine."

At this moment, the sliding door of the dormitory was pushed open with a gap...

brush!

The letter paper in his hand was hidden behind the back and under the hall in an instant, Nobuna blushed, and asked loudly towards the door:

"Who?"

"His Royal Highness..." The girl with a small surname outside the door showed half a serious face through the crack of the door, and she didn't notice the shameful and guilty reaction of the lord at all.

"Lord Kawajiri Hidetaka has sent news that Matsudaira Motoyasu led an army of [-] to surround Marugen Village, and Datakajo Uden Changzhao's [-] troops stormed Jiujin Village. The two villages are short of troops. Please send reinforcements to Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

Anyone who is an Oda vassal knows how important the five fortresses built around Narumi and Odaka are to the Owari Kingdom.

Once the Marone and Jiujin villages fall, the connection between Dataka Castle and Narumi Castle will be restored, and almost the entire Chita County will fall under the control of the Imagawa family, and the Imagawa army can set off from Narumi Castle at any time to threaten Kiyosu within a day city.

As the surname of Nobuna's close servant, he is naturally aware of the stakes in the middle, and his tone can't hide his emotional fluctuations.

"I know the matter, let's step back..." Waving his hand, Nobuna returned to his usual impatient expression.

"His Royal Highness?" The little girl raised her face with her eyes wide open.

The two villages, which are related to the lifeblood of the Oda family, are in an emergency, and the lord doesn't respond immediately?

"It's annoying, why are there so many questions?" Nobuna lay sideways on the tatami, and cast a cold glance at Xiaoxing outside the door.

The warning gaze made the girl feel chills all over her body.

"Tell Zhenji, I'll take care of this matter, don't worry about it." The tea-haired girl picked up the Uirang cake cut into slices from the lacquer plate on the table with her fingers, and threw it into her mouth, still looking not in a hurry.

"Yes, Your Royal Highness..." Xiao Xing lowered her head, she knew that Xin Nai must have thought more about it.

You shouldn't bother or offend Lord Owari for this.

"I will tell Lord Hidetaka Kashiri."

pull the door shut...

Nobuna was the only one in the bedroom, chewing Uiro biscuits tastelessly.

After learning that the two villages were in an emergency, she did not send reinforcements immediately, but she had no other choice...

Since the three castles of Narumi, Odaka, and Takeka are under the control of the Imagawa Clan, of the [-] koku territory in Chita County, more than [-] koku of Chiyuki do not belong to Owari today.

Based on the calculation of the stone height alone, Owari under the rule of the Oda family is only 43 shi. Compared with the 80 shi of the Imagawa family Suenhe Three Kingdoms, the ability to mobilize military service is very different.

It is very dangerous to rush to send reinforcements, because the scattered troops in Nobuna's hands are bound to be impossible to match Imagawa Yoshimoto.

The side with fewer chips can only be more cautious in making moves.

Moreover, Nobuna's most capable retainers, as well as her most elite subordinates, are still on their way back to Owari...

"Waiting is so frustrating..."

Chapter 96? Tsushima

At the time of Xuzheng, Tsushima Port...

The intersection of Kiso Sangawa and Ise Bay is centered on Tsushima Shrine, which is richly donated by Japanese believers. It integrates the functions of inland rivers, sea routes, and land commercial goods transfer stations in one place, so it can become the most commercial place in Owari. Prosperous port town.

In troubled times, just as a samurai would not give up the opportunity of war and plunder, a businessman would not let go of any possibility of making money.Smugglers of stolen goods often sneak into the port after dark.

Although the night is dark, the lights of Tsushima Port continue to shine, and the water reflects the red flames, dazzling like pearls under the quiet night...

In the brightly lit dock area, Tsushima merchants are busy inspecting the goods arriving at night, or taking advantage of this time, loading some goods that are inconvenient to get off during the day on board.

"Master Sakata, there is another boat on the river!" A guard beside a businessman pointed to the northwest.

At night, the water of the Nagara River is like ink, but the businessman can still see the faint shadow of the boat when he takes a closer look.

"Hmm... It's not the merchant ship that we have an agreement with. I don't know who is here this time..." The merchant looked at the shadow of the ship, his hands rubbed his chin and thought:

"Smugglers... If I talk to them first, how much more money can I make?"

The profit-seeking nature made him naturally smile as a philistine, and waited for the ship to approach with the guards and servants around him.

However, what happened next made Sakata's smile disappear instantly...

As the ship approached Tsushima Port, the flames reflected the people on the wooden ship... The whole ship was full of black helmets and black armor, and the flag with yellow background and black papaya pattern was swaying in the wind.

After the leading ship appeared, countless shadows of ships appeared one after another, and each ship was full of heavily armed soldiers.

"That's not a merchant ship, it's the Oda family's army!"

"A lot of ships, at least thousands of troops!"

"Does Her Royal Highness want to reproduce the tragedy of Tan Zhengzhong burning Tsushima?"

Seeing a huge number of Oda soldiers suddenly, the people on the pier couldn't help but panic and commotion.

"Quickly report to Lord Hotta!"

...

After staying on the slightly crowded wooden boat for four hours, the Oda Army finally arrived at the destination, and under the skilled boat handling skills of Kawanami, they sailed into the wharf of Tsushima Port.

However, before the ship docked, the Oda Army found that the pier was full of people, holding torches and staring at them with unsightly faces.

"What do these stinky merchants mean? Do we have to pay them taxes when we call at the port?"

"They still have weapons in their hands, are they planning to rebel?"

After fighting during the day, the Oda soldiers who could not take a good rest on the ship saw the slightly hostile attitude of the Tsushima businessman, and grumpy and angry expressions surfaced on their faces, each of them clenched their weapons tightly.

At this moment, a hand interrupted their rising anger.

"Okay, be quiet!" Chios yelled, raising his voice.

The officers and men of the Oda Army suddenly fell silent, and all their eyes were fixed on the back of the general who was leading the bow of the ship.

"It's just an incident that isn't even a misunderstanding..." The young man turned around and gestured to Niwa Chohide behind him.

"As the chief executive, you should be very familiar with the Tsushima businessman, right?"

"That's right, it was the first time I met Lord Chios near Tsushima, so you should still have some impressions?" Changxiu pressed the folding fan to his lips, his eyes lost in reminiscence.

"I will never forget it in my life. It was also the first time in my life that a group of people pointed a gun at me and let a woman look at me."

Chios spread his hands helplessly, while the girl holding the folding fan smiled lightly.

"Oh, Lord Chios really holds a grudge, seventy points."

Everyone around can see that Changxiu is in a particularly good mood at this time...