Before returning to Hakata, I first packed myself up, and no one could recognize me, and then took a boat to Sakai Port.

Actually, there is no important business here, but another person is waiting for me there. It is not someone else, but it is Asai Lansu who sent to cooperate with Honganji Etsu to launch Ikki.

Now that Ikki is over, he must be waiting for my arrival at the place we agreed on.

As the snow melted in spring, I could clearly hear the war approaching. According to the report, Shibata Katsuya and Hashiba Hideyoshi's vanguard troops had already set up their battles north of Yuwu Lake, and the reason why they did not take action was because of this sudden sleet.

I grew up so old and lived in Japan, Japan for so many years. Except for the one year I remember that I encountered typhoons, which is a tropical storm. When I was in Japan, I saw rain for more than a month. At that time, every household had planned to hold the windows with wooden boards. When the wind and waves were at its worst, people hid in the bunkers at high places and tried hard to hoard food, making it as if the world was doomed.

But this time I saw the longest spring rain. People under this rain felt so distressed. It was not big. It wasn't big. It wasn't big. It was definitely damp when transporting food, grass, guns and medicine. So the military forces of both sides were just across a ridge and looking at each other from a distance.

The latest news was received on the waterway that the troops of our Yuan tribe of Changzong had already begun to gather. This old man was really dissatisfied with his old age and was always thinking about finding the place.

But the situation at the old turtle Tokugawa Ieyasu is unclear - although I have asked someone to bring a message to Shibata Katsuyasu - and I guess that although Shibata Katsuyasu is not good at playing tricks, such a blank check should be a problem. However, a few days later, Tokugawa Ieyasu still lurks silently in his territory without any movement.

When I saw Lan Xiang Asai, I vaguely felt that this young man seemed to have grown taller! He was originally seventeen or eighteen years old, and he ate more and ran more, so he naturally grew taller. He reported to me about the cooperation with Honganji Masaru to launch Ikki. How did he say that it was basically in line with my expectations.

Near Nagahama Castle, there are indeed many people who miss the reputation of Asai Nagamasa and choose to join Asai Lanxiang to become a rebel army of not small size.

And this young man is indeed worthy of being the last one after the general. Before he lurked back, he had already broken these charity soldiers into pieces and lurked to today's Atsuga, Imago, and Sakana. I don't know what kind of way these people actually had basic armed forces, which I had never expected.

I praised Lan Xiang Asai for his contributions, and I promised to give him full armed 2,500 people, but he had to train this man well and become a warrior who could charge at any time. It took less than half a month. Of course, this was based on the fact that the people he recruited were from the old subordinates of the Asai family and had a good foundation. This recruitment was just to bring them back from the fields to the ranks. All they needed was to be familiar, proficient, and unified.

And we agreed that on February 15th, I would like to lead his team to the Xingshi Mountain thirty miles north of Yuwu Lake to hide, waiting for my dispatch at any time. At the same time, this is also a place where I will provide him with weapons and equipment. The coastal area here is very desolate, and it is an excellent area where a hidden army lurks.

Asai Lansui took the order. I sat in the secret base of Sakai Port. After thinking about it, there were three things that must be completed - first, I must remind Shibada Katsuya that the matter about Sakuma Moemasa and Maeda Takashi, of course, is not so straightforward, but it is definitely wrong to hold it in this way. If these two people are still as pitiful as in history, then what is the use of all my previous arrangements?

Therefore, I talked about my own point of view in the letter. Regarding the reckless man Sakuma Moemasa, I suggested that Shibata Katsuya send him an adjutant, a capable adjutant, who is always serious and persistent, to prevent him from committing another mistake and becoming the defeated entire army.

As for the Maeda Tachi family, I didn't say more, but only the recent news that the Maeda's messenger had close contact with the Hashiba clan... Of course, this was made up by me, but it was definitely not a fabrication, because the facts have proved that the Maeda Tachi family had absolutely colluded with Hashiba Hideyoshi! What I said was just a more feasible coat on the history books records!

Second, I asked Yuan and Mo to go to Shiguo, with two ships, with only one purpose, to bring the previously agreed-upon Sun Shiro Suzuki Shigehide and his Zaga remnants to Yoshiyama before February 15th. It was the place I agreed with Asai Lanxiang, and it would become the gathering place for my surprise soldiers. I just don’t know how much effect such surprise soldiers can have in such a large-scale joint battle...

The third thing, I didn't say to most people, I left this matter to Aran, and it was done by her and Chen Kui who was lurking south of Naha. This is also the biggest worry deep in my heart. Will the battle against Hideyoshi Hashiba fail? If it fails, will Japan still be my long-term place to stay?

Although, this battle has only three more endings.

If the coalition led by Shibata wins, then everything is easy to say, and I naturally have plenty of room for my own activities - it's not that I believe Shibata Katsuya will fulfill his promise, but that I don't take his management skills seriously at all. His skills are not worth mentioning to me.

If the two sides draw, this is actually the result I hope to get the most, then Japan will fall into trouble again, at least the beginning of division and governance. The situation of getting along with both sides is almost foreseeable. At that time, it is the best situation to advance and retreat and defend. But it is not easy to achieve such a situation, because there are too many uncontrollable factors, so it can only be said that this is an ideal state.

If Shibata Katsuki loses, even though I have made a bet with Hashiba Hideyoshi, I want to "open a teahouse and ask them to come and visit them often", it actually expresses the intention of retreating. Even Hashiba Hideyoshi considers the issue of face and treats me with courtesy, and with my personality, it is still uncomfortable to stay here.

So, I handed this over to Lan and Chen Kui. Lan took Garen's fleet and cruised around Japan as the backyard army for me to participate in the war. Chen Kui... I asked him to take the fleet with him, and he would be responsible for it without regrets. He took Su, Sa, Smith, and Aphra brothers and sisters, one step ahead of me and head to the West!

For nothing else, I hope they will go to Britain and catch Smith's false "royal blood" - even if they are self-reliant, with the cherished goods of the East, they will definitely have a foothold in Britain! And they will nail a solid nail to my next global journey!

After I finished assigning the task, Zhang Yunxiu and Zhang Youxi came to me. I suddenly remembered that I had promised them to study in the West, so the Zhang brother and sister were added to the team that I don’t regret.

The matter at Sakai Port was finished, and we took a boat back to Bota. We knew that Buhui was going to lead the team to the West, and Grandfather Ye and Uncle Ye knew that I wanted to cultivate Buhui and make him a talented person on his own. We couldn't help but worry, but we were also very pleased. However, both of them said that before Buhui did something, they would not help Buhui - because they were worried that Buhui would become dependent.

However, my uncle was worried, so he took Yan Zhu, who had turned around in one step and three times, and stepped onto the unregretful fleet. As the ship slowly left the port, he headed all the way to the west.

After the first month of the year, Grandfather Ye and Uncle Ye knew that the war was about to come, they were ready to leave. But before leaving, they repeatedly reminded me and told me that the sword had no eyes over and over again, and told me to be careful. Although I knew that I was no longer Wu Xia Ameng, in their eyes, I was still the timid and afraid of things.

When I sent them away, I felt very sad. Although I was not related by blood, my long-term mutual care was better than my relatives!

I repeatedly reminded the two elders to take care of themselves. When the war is over, I will immediately go to Nanyang to find them, and then discuss the issue of staying in Nanyang or going to the West.

All left. Suddenly, I felt a little empty in my heart, but I was much more confident - the war was about to start. If my relatives were still here and if the road to retreat was not paved, it would probably be really worth worrying about!

During this period, it seemed that the tension on Honshu Island was smelling, and the Otomo family's horse snooping horses and messengers increased almost three times more than before! They traveled between Honshu Island and Kyushu Island, and were exploring the situation of the war that might determine the future direction of Japan - because the heavy rain that tightly dragged both sides had stopped!

On February 11, Shibata Katsuya ordered his nephew Sakuma Morimasa to send troops to Omi. The generals who were ordered to lead their troops from Echizen Kitanozo, opened the way to the mountains, built bridges when they encountered water, and continued to remove snow. After entering Omi, they approached Hideyoshika's fortress on Tenkan Mountain with an extremely powerful attitude and set fire near Kinomoto! This was Shibata Katsuya's test of Hashiba Hideyoshi's will to fight, and it was also a demonstration and challenge. Unfortunately, for some reason, he did not receive a positive response from the stubborn Hideyoshi Hashiba Hideyoshi.

As a result, Shibada Katsuya became more imposing! On February 20, the Katsuya personally led a large army to reach Yanase in the rain and snow, launching a temptation to surrender to Nagahama Castle. Soon, after hearing the news, Hashiba Hideyoshi rushed his army northward, trying to cut off Shibada Katsuya's retreat!

As the military chief, Shibata Katsue retreated to Nakao Mountain in the north of Yanase without hesitation, and set up its base here. At the same time, he built fortifications in the surrounding Oak Valley Mountain, Lin Valley Mountain, Nakaya Mountain, Beisho Mountain, Xingshi Mountain and other places - he was in Shibata Yasuo Mountain, and the canyon of Shanyin was where my surprise soldiers were ambushed. At this point, Shibata Katsue had already imagined that he had formed a confrontation with Hideyoshi and believed that he had taken the initiative, but the fact was not the case.

In terms of combat, Hideyoshi may not be as brave as Katsuya Shibata Shibata, but in terms of strategy and tactics, especially in marching maneuvers, Hideyoshi is definitely in Katsuya Shibata Shibata! From mid to late February to early March, Hideyoshi Hashiba took advantage of the confrontation between Shibata Shibata Shibata's main force and his own feint troops to personally lead the army from Mino to Ise! Surround the Matsu Castle, seize Kameyama, and occupy the Guofu Castle. At this point, the connection between Katsuya Shibata and Ichie Takigawa!

After receiving the news that the Satoshi family entered Orie, Hashishi Hideyoshi left the swaying Oda Nobuo to pacify the situation of Ise, but he divided his troops to guard against Oda Nobuo, and he led his army to quickly northward to Orie. In early March, Hashishi Hideyoshi's army had firmly occupied the high ground in the area of ​​Kita, and set up its own formation at Mount Zuoya, Doki, Shinmei, Tatsuo, Iwasaki, Oirawa, and Kyuki, to guard the passes of each mountain road. In addition, Ninoha Nagathathi was also asked to send troops to the Haitsuguchi.

By this time, the main forces of Shibata Katsuya and Hashiba Hideyoshi had arrived north of Yuwu Lake and were facing each other head-on!

In terms of situation, Hashiba Hideyoshi's military force is about 54,000, while Shibata Katsue's military force is about 38,000. Considering the difference in combat effectiveness between the two sides, the two sides can actually be said to be evenly matched!
Chapter completed!