Warring States Eagle

() In the 11th year of Tianwen (1542), more than [-] troops from Kitakyushu set off from Moji Port in Kyushu, and after a two-day sea voyage, they finally arrived at Santajiri in Zhou Fangguo.

During this voyage, Masaragi saw the legendary Antaka ship for the first time.Compared with Guan Ship, this kind of ship is really huge.According to the sailors, this kind of boat is made of turtle bones, so it looks big and strong.On the whole, there is a Jinglou behind the central yang of the ship, which is divided into three floors, with one hundred and sixty small oars and eighty large oars.According to Zhengliang's idea, in the future, the weapons of this kind of ship should be large cylinders and iron cannons, which are the real core strength of the navy. The core of the navy's formation, based on its volume, can carry at least two thousand stone .

Looking at these big ships, Zheng Liang couldn't help but salivate.Immediately secretly ordered Black Hawk to search for craftsmen who could build these house boats, and use various means to bring them to Luo's house.Zhengliang planned to set up a shipbuilding workshop as soon as he returned to the territory after finishing his battle.

On the seventeenth day of the first month, Zheng Liang and others arrived at Yamaguchi Castle in Zhoufang.

Yamaguchi Castle, as the residence of the Ouchi family, has been managed by several generations, and it can be said to be extremely prosperous.In addition, Ouchi Yoshitaka's grandfather and Ouchi Yoshitaka love Kyoto culture very much, which also attracted a large number of people from Kyoto to settle here.To a certain extent, it also accelerated the prosperity here.

The Ouchi family treated the Luo's family well, and even arranged a du li camp.After arranging Akabane Shinnosuke to be in charge of all affairs, Masara went to the city under the escort of his retainers, preparing to meet Ouchi Yoshitaka.After all, as a guest army, he must meet his master.

"My lord, please stay!" A guard outside the city blocked Zheng Liang's way.Although I don't know who Zheng Liang is, judging from the number and power of the guards behind him, he must not be a small person, so the guards are quite respectful.

"What's the matter? Can't you go in?" Zheng Liang asked strangely.It is obviously an extremely rude thing to turn away guests.Masara couldn't imagine that Yoshitaka Ouchi, who admires Kyoto culture, would do such a thing.

"That's not the case. But an imperial envoy came from Kyoto just now!" The guard smiled apologetically and said, "My lord may have to talk for a while, so I can't meet the guests for the time being!"

"So that's the case, so we have to let it go for now." Zheng Liang nodded and said.This time, in order to gain the righteousness of going to war, Ouchi Yoshitaka specially asked the court for a crusade against Nizi's family.Now it seems.The envoy responsible for sending the crusade must have met Yoshitaka Ouchi.Perhaps, they are discussing an important matter.

"If the adults need to meet the Patriarch, they can go to the military tent over there first, and there are already many adults waiting there." The guard continued.

Looking in the direction of the guard's finger, Zheng Liang saw a row of large military tents.Possibly as a temporary waiting room.And there are already quite a few servants standing at the door.

"Okay, I'll go first!" Zheng Liang said to the guard and walked over there.Since the number of military tents is limited, it is impossible to have one for each person, so Zheng Liang chose one at random.After leaving everyone waiting outside, Zheng Liang walked in.

"Lord Zaemon. I'll see you again." After entering the military tent, the first thing Masara saw was Sugi Shigema's professional smile, and then Masara discovered an old acquaintance, Tao Takabo.The latter also seemed very happy after seeing Zhengliang.After all, the last Hizen meeting.Not only did it lay the foundation for the alliance between Ouchi and Luo's family, Tao Longfang and Zhengliang also established a good personal relationship.

"Hahaha, so it's His Royal Highness Zhengliang." Tao Longfang prefers to address Zhengliang like this instead of referring to him by his official position.He thought it would be more intimate.

"So it's Mr. Longfang and the others." Compared with Tao Longfang's unscrupulousness, Zheng Liang seemed much more cautious.Otherwise, once he seems to be too familiar with Tao Longfang, who knows what greedy words will reach Ouchi Yoshitaka's ears.You know, now is not the time for the Luo family to be unscrupulous.

"Come on, Master Xingsheng, this is the one I often mention to you. The Hizen General, His Royal Highness Zhengliang of the Luo family." Tao Longfang didn't mind Zhengliang's avoidance, but continued to introduce to a middle-aged man beside him .

"So it's Hizen's eagle, His Highness Zaemon Masara." The middle-aged man also nodded and said suddenly.

"Your Majesty Xingsheng, you are too proud. Hizen's Eagle is just a joke called by the people after dinner. It can't be taken seriously!" Zheng Liang said modestly immediately.When Tao Longfang respectfully called this middle-aged adult "Xingsheng".Zhengliang knew who the person in front of him was.

This middle-aged man is Naito Xingsheng.In history, he is famous for his literary talent.In fact, on the battlefield, he also has a talent that is not inferior to others.Before Tao Longfang's father Tao Xingfang died.He is an important official with the same name as Tao Xingfang in the Ouchi family.His rising status can be seen from the fact that he is the general of the Ouchi clan this time.It's a pity that such a talent.After Yoshitaka Ouchi fell into a downturn, he was gradually alienated by Yoshitaka Ouchi, and finally he lived in seclusion and concentrated on playing literature.Even when Tao Longfang raised his troops to rebel, he kept his family on hold, tacitly acquiescing to Tao Longfang's rebellion.In addition, soon, with the support of Ouchi Yoshitaka, Naito Xingsheng's daughter will also be betrothed to Mori Takamoto, the son of the Mori family who has just ended his hostage life in Yamaguchi Castle.

After the four people in the military tent greeted each other politely, they started chatting.

"This time the main family's appearance has been approved by the imperial court, and the Nizi family will definitely be defeated." Naito Xingsheng said first.

"Hmph, Nizi's family is nothing more than chickens and dogs. They were defeated by my family and fled in the first battle last year. This time, with so many troops gathered by my family, the destruction of Nizi's family is not far away!" Tao Longfang said. Among them, it seems to have returned to the scene of breaking the Tianshan Castle of Jijun in the next battle.

As the main facilitators of this battle, and even the later rushing faction, the two seemed quite confident.

"What the two adults said is true!" The old and cunning Sugi Shigemo and Zheng Liang who was inconvenient to express their opinions agreed.

In this way, several people chatted with each other.

After a while, Ouchi Yoshitaka's attendants came to summon him. It turned out that Ouchi Yoshitaka had finished the interview with the imperial envoy, and then called all the people who participated in this battle to the city for a meeting.

"Everyone!" In the meeting hall of Yamaguchi Castle, Ouchi Yoshitaka said vigorously, "Just now the envoys of the imperial court have come, and the imperial court was furious about the atrocities committed by the Nizi family. Start the punishment." Ouchi Yoshitaka's words were righteous words, as if he was heartbroken.Even Zheng Liang, who is a loyal ally, had to sigh after seeing it. It turns out that the acting skills of the ancients are so good.

"My lord is so powerful in the world! The Ouchi family is prosperous!" As soon as Ouchi Yoshitaka finished speaking, all the retainers of the Ouchi family shouted loudly.

"I announce again that the main family will officially join the Nizi family in two days. Xingsheng, you will be in charge of the first attack of the main family, and the rest will follow me as the middle town." Ouchi Yoshitaka continued: "His Masaragi, I heard that when you were in Kyushu , It’s very leisurely! The rear of the family will be handed over to you, assisted by Iida Xingxiu, is there any problem?”

"Don't worry Dazai-sama!" Masara said firmly, "My family will guarantee that nothing will go wrong!" It seems that although Ouchi Yoshitaka is in Yamaguchi Castle, he has not relaxed his surveillance of Masara at all.At least from the words just now, it shows that Zheng Liang knew about hunting everywhere when he was in Kyushu.But, why did he suddenly mention the matter of surveillance?Is it to express trust in the Luo family?Or do you mean to beat it?What an insider.

Two days later, the army gathered at Shuo San Tajiri officially began to march.The army respectively sat on the water army of Ouchi's family and marched along the sea road.Such a large-scale army, the Ouchi family can actually be carried by ships at once, once again showing the huge strength of the Ouchi family.

The fleet landed in Iwakuni, Zhoufang.Then join up with Anyun's guardian Dai Hongzhong Takashi Kanebu who has been waiting there for a long time, and head towards Anyun.On January 21, the Ouchi Army arrived at Aki Miyajima.

Itsukushima, also known as Miyajima, is a small island with a circumference of 30.9 kilometers and an area of ​​only 30.17 square kilometers.In the past, the Heira family built the Itsukushima Shrine here, and the island was named after the shrine.

The last time Zheng Liang went to Kyoto to seek an official by boat, he also passed by here.At that time, due to limited time, Masaragi just glanced at it briefly, and now I finally have the opportunity to appreciate the shrine that is famous for later generations due to the Battle of Itsukushima.

From the outside, the shrine seems to be no different from ordinary temples, the only difference is that there are relatively more buildings.The shrine is centered on the main hall, and there are Hakka Shrine, Menke Shrine, Daikoku Shrine, Tenjinja Shrine and other halls, and there are Chaozaya and Noh Stage in between.The color of each temple is basically vermilion.

Corridors connect them.When the tide is high, you can see Itsukushima Shrine as if floating on the sea.The Mishan towering behind the shrine and the wide Seto Inland Sea in front, as well as the majesty and magnificence of the palace-style buildings introduce people into a world of court culture.The "big torii" (the gate of the Japanese shrine) standing on the sea is a symbol of Miyajima. It and the temple with red pillars and white walls complement the surrounding green forest and blue sea.The layout of these buildings is quite elegant. Looking from the outside, they look like a big bird in flight.

The army worshiped at Itsukushima Shrine, and Ouchi Yoshitaka even lit a long lantern and made a prayer for victory.

After the worship, the army continued to advance slowly, and landed in Anyun Mansion by sea from Yandao.A big battle is about to start.