Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 200

The Xiu family handed over the copying of the "Wu San Tong Wen" to the two of them, and as time approached, they fell into waiting for the intersection.

When the time came to September 9th, most of the daimyos gathered in Okayama had been gradually transferred to Okayama, leaving only the Ukitamoto team in Okayama, which still had no action.

Togawa Hidean and Ishida Mitsunari finally made a clear division of labor. Ishida Mitsunari will become the ex-battalion chief executive in charge of logistics transfer work on the Shikoku front, while Togawa Hidean will supervise the transfer of materials to Okayama as the chief executive in Okayama.

This division of labor seems to be that Hidean Togawa has assumed a higher rank as the chief executive, but he handed over the actual power.Hideka did not intervene in this matter, but gave a low score to Togawa Hidean's performance in his heart.

In Xiujia's eyes, as the chief executive, he should supervise the most important position, rather than occupying the false name of Ishida Mitsunari to create a former battalion chief executive to exercise power.

You must know that the main military supplies, including rations, arrows, and gunpowder, were provided to the entire legion by Yuxiduo this time. As Yuxiduo's next writing boss, shouldn't you be responsible for taking care of them?

Hidean Togawa had a historical evaluation, but in Hideka's view, his current actions were just to curry favor with Ishida Mitsunari and throw away the bottom line.

Xiujia originally thought that with years of development, today's Ukido is already a far cry from the past due to his own efforts, and that Togawa Hidean should no longer have the need to kneel and lick.

Sure enough, the desire for the upper class is a habit rooted in the deepest part of the human heart, and Hideyasu Togawa's behavior secretly left the impression of "unusable in preparation" in Hideya's heart.

It is strange to say that the two of them have clearly divided their responsibilities. Now half of the troops of the Four Kingdoms Legion have assembled in the four countries, and most of the supplies have been transferred to Sanuki. However, Ishida Mitsunari, the former battalion chief executive, is still staying in the Okayama Castle, didn't go to Sanuki to manage his supplies, and I don't know what he was thinking.

As time draws closer, the hearts of the Xiu family have become extremely mixed. After all, even the only flag with the "Wu San Tong pattern" has been sacrificed. , this embarrassing face.

Fortunately, in the evening of that day, Hanabang Zhengxing finally presented the answer sheet for Xiu's family.

As the three flags were opened, Xiujia stepped forward and looked carefully, and could see the gradient between the top layer of cloth and the cloth below, but fortunately, the cloth workers are skilled, so long as you don't look closely, you can't see the problem of.

As for the lines on it, even Hideyoshi, who is always with Hideyoshi, didn't find any sense of disobedience.

Perhaps Mitsunari Ishida, who is often by Hideyoshi's side, can discover the clues, but he can't get in and observe, so he probably can't find the problem.

Seeing the completion of the new flag, the Xiu family was very happy, and said to everyone, "Quickly, use the best wood to prop it up, and let me see the appearance of the 'Wu San Tong Wen' in the formation."

"This matter has already been prepared. I have ordered people to make flagpoles and poles with vermilion ash poles, and I will set them up for His Highness to admire." The flower house Zhengxing said with a smile on his face.

Or how can I say that Lao Bitou's family is always stable, if it is not oppressed by the top, the Xiu family is really reluctant to let him step down, and can always be anxious about the urgency of the master's family, and have prepared various plans early.

Soon, three flags were put on the flagpole. They were square array flags with black stripes on a white background each 2 meters in length and width. Each of the three flags was held by three-dimensional attendants and fluttered in the wind. It was quite spectacular.

"Picking! Picking! Picking" the excited Xiujia immediately announced, "Zhuang Jibing Wei Naoqing and Shimizu Banbei Nobuya, order you two to be the banner holders of our family and my own 'Wu San Tong Wen' flag, and follow the banner. Choose a small team from among the attendants to be the flag guard team. Remember that people are with the flag, and those who die with the flag die."

Regardless of the strong tone of Xiujia's words, it sounded like a sound of nature to the two of them. Never underestimate the sense of honor of a warrior who has received traditional martial arts education.

For this group of samurai who were born in the traditional samurai family and grew up with the Yuxi family, the glory of the Yuxi family is equivalent to their own glory.

One side of these two "Five San Tong pattern" flags represents the Bizen Hashiba family (Ukita) recognized by the emperor, and the other side represents their patriarch Hideya himself. Being able to be granted the important task of holding these two flags is the trust of the real patriarch in them .

In fact, there was no need for the Xiu family to emphasize it at all. If there was such a day, where they would have no face to meet the Xiu family, they might directly choose to commit seppuku.

As for the other military flag representing the entire army, the Xiu family has not yet decided who will hold it.

The Xiu family was very happy that Hana Fang Zhengcheng was able to complete the production of the three formation flags in a short period of time. Who knew that Hana Fang Zhengxing still had gifts ready to be presented to the Xiu family. Did he ask his son Hana Fang Zhengcheng to bring many white cloths to the Xiu family? , Unfolded in front of it, it turned out to be a large formation flag with a length of 3 meters and a width of 1 meter.

"Due to time constraints, we can only make 3 Changliu array flags, and please make atonement, Your Highness." Hanafang Zhengxing said with some embarrassment.

For Xiujia, Huafang Zhengxing had already overfulfilled the task, and it was too late for Xiujia to thank her, so how could she blame her?

Xiujia thought about it for a moment and said to Hanabang Masayuki, "Since only three sides have been produced so far, let's give the three teams of Qinglong, Suzaku, and White Tiger as standing supplies. After all, they are the backbone of our family. The three flags can better promote the justice of our family."

Hideka's idea was approved by Hanafang Masayuki, who praised the three teams standing by and said, "The Qinglong and Suzaku have battle-tested, and there are two tiger generals, Qiu Shangjiujia and Takayama Clan, and now they are bestowed with the 'Wu San Tong Wen' 'It will definitely be like a tiger with wings, and the white tiger is a newly established standing, and most of the staff are from Sanuki, and now being bestowed with the 'five-san paulownia pattern' by the adults can better reflect His Royal Highness's heart to treat all Sanuki people equally."

"Your Highness can consider such far-reaching considerations, and the veteran can retire with peace of mind." Masayuki Hanabo said in a slightly lonely tone, but then offered a big gift to the Xiu family, "Mata Shichiro, bring the flag."

Hearing his father's order, Hanfang Zhengcheng turned around and took the warriors of the Hanfang family down. After a while, more than a dozen people came with a handful of white cloth. Since the sky was getting dark, they couldn't see clearly, so they could only be introduced by Hanfang Zhengxing.
"Your Highness, these are the flags that several painters rushed to make for His Highness after they were familiar with them. Due to time constraints, they only made more than 100 pieces, and now they are specially dedicated to Your Highness."

As Hanafang Zhengxing's voice fell, Hanafang Zhengcheng unfolded one of the flags in front of Xiujia, but it was a flag about 1 meter long and 40 centimeters wide, with Wusantong patterns painted on it.

Xiujia did not expect that there would be an unexpected surprise. He stepped down from his seat, held up a flag, and looked at it carefully for a moment. Due to the relationship between time and the size of the pattern, the hollowing out of the bottom of the tung flower was very rough, but the overall effect was still good. Yes, Xiujia is very satisfied.

"During this time, you asked several painters to make them as quickly as possible, and sent these flags to the three standing Sanuki, with the team leader and team leader behind them. Our Ukita army is the locust army representing the emperor! "Xiujia said happily.

In fact, there are not many flags at present. Only more than 100 flags have been produced, and it is impossible to replace them with the whole army. However, Xiujia's banners and attendants often use colorful mother clothes on the battlefield, so they can't use them. By the flag.

In the Ukita Army, everyone below the small captain carries flags and flags. Naturally, the small captain starts to carry these rare flags.

The Xiu family had a good idea, but they didn't know that the next "Wu San Tong Wen" had already triggered a phenomenon-level trend at home, and the most caring entourage (150 people) and bannermen (500 people) in the troops directly under the Xiu family didn't care what kind of warriors they were. The traditional cloth is traditional, and the bamboo tubes for the flags have been prepared for a long time, and they are all eagerly waiting for these flags to replace their own mother's clothes.

Now the Xiu family didn't give them the flag immediately, but they were rumored to give it to others, which made them feel a little uncomfortable, and several people came to the Xiu family to ask for the flag.

After a moment of consideration, the Xiu family agreed to their request. Since the three standing teams were going to be awarded the Changliu array flag, the matter of relying on the flag should not be overly partial. The flag-holders and team captains are given priority.

What if the flag is not enough?Members of the attendants who have studied in Yuxi's many schools for many years went to the field in person, and copied them according to the gourd painting. Although the details are not satisfactory, they are not the main banners after all. Usually, the family crest banners of the samurai family are mostly made by the subordinates Ashigaru , The samurai made it by themselves, in short, it is right to bluff people when the number of people comes up.

On September 12th in the 1584th year of Tensho (9), the sky in Bizen was sunny and the sea was quite peaceful. However, there were forests of spears and mountains of armored soldiers outside Okayama Town. The soldiers gathered again, waiting for Xiu's arrival.

That's right, today is the day when the last batch of sergeants left for Sanuki. Hideka, as the military director, accompanied the last batch of soldiers to Shikoku. Only the three teams of Qinglong, Suzaku, and Firearms were still in the castle town. The backup team and Xiujia's bannermen and attendants haven't been transferred yet.

Xiujia rushed to the dock in Okayama Town early to hold a swearing-in meeting for the whole army. Along with Xiujia came Hanabang Masayuki who was the acting general of the whole army, and Oka Toshikatsu who was the vanguard general two days ago When he arrived at Takamatsu Castle, the Hide family temporarily led the army gathered in the four countries.

In addition to the samurai on Hideo's side, Mitsunari Ishida also accompanied Hideo to the plains outside Hong Kong to review the entire army with Hideo.

Ishida Mitsunari, who was originally in a very good mood, followed Xiujia to the earthen platform and stood behind Xiujia, and Xiujia, as the general, stepped forward and said to the generals in the audience.

"You are all the cornerstones of the Yuxi family, and many of them have even fought with their father for many years. It can be said that the Yuxi family has a share of credit today."

"Since my father's later years, the three kingdoms of Bizen, Bichu, and Misaku have been at war year after year. Among them, there are many wars that gamble on the fate of the country, such as the Maori Crusade, the Battle of Yamazaki, the Battle of Kidake, and the Sanhe Raid."

"More than 7 years of war has exhausted the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms, and the people's livelihood has withered. Especially in the past two years, there have been many small battles. I know that some soldiers have not even returned home for more than a year. I promise here that the War of the Four Kingdoms Afterwards, I will let all the people in my family rest and recuperate, and all the soldiers will take turns to stop fighting and go home to rest."

"But as warriors, don't we just live in this world to make meritorious deeds?"

"What's more important is that we are fighting for the peace of the world. Da Nayan has swallowed the world with anger, and the world will be stable in the end. The time for you to make meritorious deeds is running out!"

Xiujia opened the chapter to give ordinary samurai ashigaru a face, telling them 'you are the reason for Ukita's success', so that they have a more sense of belonging to Ukiya.

The next sentence is to lower your posture again. After all, the ashigaru warriors of Uki's family have been fighting for years. Even if they can win every battle and get the spoils by robbing each other, everyone will inevitably have complaints in their hearts. At the same time, they make a promise to guarantee that this war will end. There will be no more big wars after that, and they will take turns going back to rest.

The Xiu family did this with the intention of retreating, voluntarily acknowledging their mistakes so that the warriors below would be ashamed to take responsibility for themselves, and at the same time take the initiative to meet their deepest needs and reduce their inner complaints.

Then Xiujia changed the subject and told everyone that the significance of his current battle was extremely great. Of course, these words were not attractive to this group of ordinary warriors who lived at the bottom of the political ecology.

For them, if they can't manage an acre of land, who is willing to manage the general situation of the world? After all, from their birth to the present, the great names of various countries have conquered each other, and soldiers have killed each other. Haven't they been here for so many years? ?Even if the world is not peaceful, how bad can it be for them?
What they are concerned about is the second half of the sentence "Boys, your chance to make meritorious deeds is about to disappear!"

This is the G-spot that really hit everyone's heart. After all, there is no way to grab money so fast in farming, let alone a patriarch like the Xiu family, who wins battles all the time, and basically doesn't need to worry about his own life. Where can I find such a good thing? !
After the Xiu family said this, the soldiers present couldn't hold back and whispered to each other to confirm the accuracy of the news. The soldiers in the Warring States period were like this. If they couldn't understand the righteousness of what they said, it would be better to say something real to arouse it. their competitiveness.

The purpose of Xiujia's saying this is to mobilize their enthusiasm and let them cherish the few opportunities to make meritorious deeds, so that they can bravely kill the enemy on the battlefield of the Four Kingdoms without retreating.

Xiujia saw that the atmosphere had turned up, and said at the top of his voice, "Please bestow the king's banner!"

Not long after, Zhuang Zhiqing and Shimizu Shinya walked up to the earthen platform holding three "Five Three Tong Pattern" flags, and showed them to the soldiers present. Pass.

Under the command of their respective captains, the bannermen and the attendants, who had already passed the Qi in the audience, took off the mother clothes on their backs, and put on the "Wusan Tong pattern" that they had held in their hands before. The sea breeze rustled.

The sudden change caused everyone to exclaim in surprise. They didn't know what happened, but when they saw the pattern of "Wu San Tong Wen" painted on the flags behind the attendants and everyone in the group, they all expressed their sympathy. exclaimed.

Hideka was very satisfied with everyone's performance, turned to look at Ishida Mitsunari beside him, but saw him with a serious face, green and frightening.
(End of this chapter)