Pillars of the Wu family

While the Kira Army was fighting, the Yodogawa River was not peaceful. While Miyoshi Changqing was in battle, the general of the Awaji Navy, Toyasu Ataka, also led hundreds of warships to invade the Yodogawa River on July [-]. Compared with the stupid Noguchi Fuyuga, his experience is much more sophisticated. Not only did he make repeated orders and made no mistakes with Yodogawa Zhongqiu, but he also allowed the civilian ships to continue their activities.

Since then, the main waterway of the main stream of the Yodo River has been completely blocked. The Kira Navy was blocked in the Uji River and could not get out. The [-] main forces of the Kira family were guarding Fushimi Mountain and could not get through. They could only watch the Miyoshi Army invade Kyoto. The shogunate defended Kyoto Another [-] military service is enlisted. Even so, it is almost impossible to resist the three good troops who are attacking from both sides.

Then the Anzhai navy dispatched most of the main force, and four thousand sailors under the command of the chief general Antaka Toyaosu invaded the Yodo River Basin with hundreds of large and small ships, and completely blocked the main stream of the Yodo River. No offense to Yodogawa Zhongqiu, and declared that this is an expedient measure. The outer navy has no intention of coveting the inland waterway, so the bows on the Yodogawa can rest assured.

Moreover, the Awaji Navy stated that they neither recruited local ships nor forced the samurai on the Yodo River to pay taxes. The only requirement was to prohibit special navigation rights on the Uji River Basin. Sorry, I can only confiscate the boats. This is a practice that hurts the fundamentals of the Kira family. You must know that the business of the Kira family depends entirely on the water transportation of the Yodo River. Prohibiting logistics transshipment is tantamount to cutting off the economic lifeline of the Kira family.

The main stream of the Yodo River is mainly the main stream of the Katsura River that merges with the Kamo River, and passes through the Kizu River where Yamato and Iga converge.And the Uji River flowing from Lake Biwa.Miyoshi's family suffered a big loss when they were taken over by the Neihe Navy twice.After losing Shihe Yicun and Noguchi Fuyunaga successively, it is naturally impossible to fall twice in the same place with the ability of Fuyuyasu Ataka.

The same trouble is with the Kira Navy. Failure to get out of the Uji River means losing the advantage of convenient water transportation. This time, the Awaji Navy spent blood to block the waters of the Yodo River, and at the same time waited for an opportunity to find an attempt to annihilate the main force of the Kira Navy. A team of five Antaka boats and [-] Seki boats was sent up the river in an attempt to target the Kira navy in Lake Biwa.This time, nearly half of the main force of the Anzhai navy was dispatched, intending to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

The Kira Navy led by Shigetaka Kuki has also expanded to 500 people. Regarding the unruly invasion of the Awaji Navy again, Shigetaka Kuki used several closed ships as bait to lure the enemy into the ambush circle, and then used the set Pocket formations, iron cannons and baked jade combined for sniping.

The Anzhai navy suffered a big loss by being caught off guard. Most of the vanguard was burned in one fell swoop, and a less severely damaged Anzhai boat was successfully captured. The number of sailors who were shot and drowned exceeded. The ambush did not allow a ship to escape the encirclement alone.

In a deep water bend of the Yodo River.Dozens of warships are docked, and by the flags flying on the ships, it is known that they are the Ataka Navy from Miyoshi's family.A military discussion was going on in a certain Anzhai ship, and a group of warriors gathered together to quarrel fiercely, but the captain of the Anzhai Navy, Toyasu Anzhai, turned a blind eye to it, as if thinking about it.

General Xiaotian said with a livid face, "So much loss! What is the reason? What did we miss?"

"That's right! Five Anzhai ships and twenty closed ships! The five hundred troops are gone just like that?" Kageron Funakoshi asked in confusion, "How did they do it?"

"The Kira army must have some trump card that we don't know about. What exactly is it?" Keiji Tamura asked.

Anzhai Dongyasu, who was silent for a long time, suddenly said: "It should be roasted jade, and only roasted jade can have such a great lethality."

"But where did the Kira Navy's baked jade come from? The Mishima Navy denied any connection with the shogunate. According to more than a year of investigation, there was no sign of the activity of the Saiguo Navy in Kinai. Where did the Kira Navy get the baked jade? Jade?" Kato Master Diansuke shook his head, expressing his incomprehension.

"It's hard to say! If the Kira Navy really masters the manufacturing technology of baked jade, it can easily blow up our warships, which will be tricky!" Toyasu Antaka is very aware of how terrible this assumption is, and then ordered: "Transfer all the iron cannons and bakers in Awaji Oshima. This time, my brother ordered that the Yodo River waterway must be blocked. We have a heavy task. We must strengthen the blockade of the Uji River. This matter will be left to you. Already!"

"Yes!" All the Anzhai sailors looked at each other and could only agree with this order.

Shigetaka Kuki suddenly discovered that the route of the Anzhai Navy became strange. Each attack consisted of more than a dozen ships, and the fleet was divided into front and rear teams. In order for the horns to support each other, the range of activities of the Anzhai navy was also limited to the vicinity of the lower reaches of the Uji River, which is convenient for corresponding support.

Compared with the steady and steady fighting of the Anzhai navy, the Kira navy's surprise attack and enemy luring strategy gradually took effect. The two sides stalemate for several days. During this period, there were several small-scale water battles. Shigetaka Kuki felt overwhelmed by the loss of manpower on the ship this time.

There are not many closed ships of the Kira Navy, and there are only more than 20 captured ships, and there are three other Anzhai ships. As for the captured Anzhai ship, it is still being repaired at Katada Port. It will not be used in a month or two. Excluding the possibility that it could be used during the war, the production of closed ships has been relaxed for more than a year because of the unobstructed waterways. I did not expect that the Awaji Navy would attack with such a mobilizing force, so the Kira family was caught in a dilemma.

If all the water troops attack, the possibility of losing is far greater than the possibility of winning. The quality of the inland river water army is really not comparable to that of the Ataka water army across the sea. How big a blow to the prestige of Kira's navy is, just blocking the waterway and cutting off the back road is enough for Kira's army to drink a pot.

The plan is still to lure the main force of the Antaka Navy into the decisive battle on the Uji River, but the Antaka Navy is extremely vigilant, and every time the Kira Navy releases the lure to close the boats in the morning, it can only attract a group of closed boats to cruise in the river. Don't fall into the trap, which makes Kuki Shigetaka and other Kira navy soldiers very distressed.

July [-]th.Inside the base camp of the Kira Navy in Otsu Port.A group of navy generals gathered to analyze the battle situation.Jiu Gui said solemnly: "You are also clear about the order of the owner of the museum. The problem now is how to solve the blockade of the waterway. We must act as soon as possible!"

Nagata Oyakuyun clenched his fists and said loudly: "Why don't we go out and catch the Awaji Navy by surprise?"

"How can we be caught off guard? Toyunaga Ataka is not Toyunaga Noguchi, because the number of our ships is only [-]% of the Awaji Navy, what should we do if the raid fails and we are annihilated?" Nobumaka Inokai immediately objected.

"But how should you explain the decree of the master of the museum?" Nagata Daisaku Yun quibbled.

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"Please don't quarrel, both of you! Listen to me!" Yodogawa Mikunaga hurriedly persuaded the two guys who wanted to stand up, and said, "It's better to lure the enemy into the depths according to the original plan. It's just that we have to make some changes and divide half of the navy Attacking the patrol fleet, if the Awaji Navy really pursues them, they will be ambushed. If they don’t pursue them, we can repeat the same tactics and continue to attack. It would be best if they retreated from the mouth of the Yodo River due to fear.”

"I think there is still a problem with this plan!" Baba Zenemon raised a different opinion: "With Toyasu Antaka's ability, he will definitely see through this strategy. What if he invades the Awaji navy into the Uji River in one fell swoop? Don't forget We have far fewer ships and half the number of Awaji Navy."

"And if Toyasu Ataka retreats to the lower reaches of the Yodo River, will the dominance of the waterway be regained? I don't think it's that simple. The Awaji Navy can make a comeback if it retreats. With the number of our ships, it is very difficult to imitate the Awaji Navy to block the Yodo River. .If the Awaji navy turned back and killed them, it would not be the loss of control of the Yodo River.”

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work either! What should we do?" Nagata Oyakuyun said dissatisfiedly: "We can't go on like this! The war in Kyoto is urgent, and it's not an option for me to sit still!"

"Yes! We can't wait any longer!" Shigetaka Kuki pondered for a moment, then suddenly said: "If we can't break this deadlock, why don't we find someone else to break it?"

"Others?" All the samurai were taken aback when they heard the words, Yodogawa Mikunaga seemed to have realized something: "Could it be that..."

"The attack on the Yodo River was carried out according to Kochoden's plan, and there is another thing for Kochoden to do." Shigetaka Kuki showed a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

The main stream of the Yodogawa River is composed of three first-class rivers: Katsura River, Uji River, and Kizugawa River. The source of the Katsura River is mainly the tributaries of Yamashiro and Tanba. The source is the collection of rivers from Ise, Yamato, Iga and other places.

Among them, the more important tributaries are the Nabari River, which is formed by the convergence of the Uda River in the southern part of Yamato, and the Shorenji River in the southern part of Ise, as well as the Kizu River in the North Ise, the Hattori River in the Iga Kingdom, and the Zuo Ue River. It can be said that the sailors walking on this river are all local tyrants from the southern part of Yamato, the northern part of Ise, and the whole territory of Iga. It is conceivable what kind of talents are produced in these three places, and the consequences of messing with them are huge. How terrible.

On the second day, the day before the Battle of the Funa Okayama in Kyoto, half of the main force of the Kira Navy broke into the mouth of the Yodo River to start a battle with the Awaji Navy. The first thing Yodogawa did was to attack the unsuspecting Awaji navy, and it still used rockets and other big killers. The rockets supported by the Kira navy were wrapped with linen cloth soaked in animal fat. It is very difficult to extinguish the fire on the deck.

This raid directly burned more than a dozen closed ships, and even set two Anzhai boats on fire. This time, Anzhai Dongyasu couldn't help being furious, and immediately called out a large number of sailors to encircle and suppress the attackers, but these miscellaneous sailors ran very fast , Only a few unlucky guys were killed by the violent Awaji Navy.

The red-eyed Awaji sailors chased after the sailors who fled back to Kizugawa, and accidentally entered the Kizugawa, which was not part of the blockade. As a result, these sailors naturally hid in the river port prepared for distress, which was full of similar styles. In Xiaozao, the Awaji navy couldn't find the murderer for a while, and it happened that there were port guards driving Xiaozao to block the Awaji navy who was about to enter. (To be continued..)

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