Chapter 203: Thunder (3)

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In the battle of Muroyama Castle, there was not much to remarkable, and Akamatsu Masahide, who had not slowed down in the aftermath of the slaughter of Sanshi Castle the day before yesterday, had only the little combat power left in his hands and could only shrink in Tatsuno Castle, and at the same time sent a large number of messengers to the Harima people who often did not get along with each other, and reported the arrival of the Date army, so that they could unite and fight against foreign enemies, and there was no other means to stop Urakami Masamune from returning to Muroyama Castle.

Akamatsu Masahide's face,It hasn't looked good since he received Hirai Yuri's rank.,At the beginning, he strongly advocated taking over Urakami Masamune's territory in Harima and Bizen before the Date family arrived.,Of course, he nominally took back the castle that the clan Akamatsu Harumasa rewarded Urakami.,Now as soon as Hirai Yuri's rank arrives,The true face is revealed.。

The Date Army, which came with a big victory, is something that can be provoked lightly, and Harima is afraid that there are not many people in the country who dare to face the soldiers of the Date Army, and there is no need to think about reinforcements in a short time, and the undercurrent that had calmed down within the Tatsuno Akamatsu family began to stir. Akamatsu Masahide is not the only son of the first lord, there is another person behind him, Uno Masayori who succeeded to Uno Village Yori, this son was supposed to inherit the Tatsuno Akamatsu family, but the first lord Akamatsu Murahide died suddenly, Akamatsu Masahide was able to inherit Tatsuno Castle in a smooth way, and the anti-Masahide secretly rumored that the death of the ancestor was not collected by the power of heaven.

Akamatsu Masahide sent troops to steal Urakami Masamune's territory, not because he was bold, but to let the people in his family see his ability, but he forgot a little, the opponent he had to face was not comparable to ordinary people, and he ignored the beautiful country at his fingertips, and there was a great momentum of army pressing, which made the opposition to Masahide more and more loud.

When Yuri Hirai, who was the most supportive of Akamatsu Masahide's ascension, had a head left and sent it to Tatsuno Castle, Akamatsu Masahide's position in the castle immediately became shaky, and some people even secretly said that they would take Akamatsu Masahide to Three Stone Castle to bear the guilt.

Akamatsu Masahide is worthy of being the general who will crisscross the West Harima Province in the next ten years, and after shrinking his main military force into Tatsuno Castle, he began to organize the interior in an orderly manner, and made a big promise, which is nothing more than the old three. It also controlled Tatsuno City.

The purpose of the political balance is not to take Tatsuno Castle directly, and to prepare for the first war of the former country, which greatly expands the living space of the Date family, and now there is still a low-hanging Misaku country at your fingertips, where is there still military power to invest in Harima country. It's not that the Date family doesn't have the ability to capture Harima Country, but they are really powerless, even if they capture Harima Country. It's going to be bordered by the overlord of Kinai, Miyoshi Changqing, and now the Date family is surrounded by enemies, if you add the wisdom and courage of Miyoshi Changqing, it will be even more overwhelming, or leave Harima Country as a buffer between the two families, and the benefits outweigh the disadvantages for the Date family who continue to recuperate.

Zhengheng now sits on the three kingdoms of Bi Qian, Bei Zhong, and Bi Hou. The country of Misaku is at your fingertips, the stronger the strength, the little Akamatsu Masahide dares to pull out his teeth, whether it is tolerable or unbearable, not because he wants to attack Harima country, but more about teaching a lesson.

At the same time, Shohei did not send a direct army into Harima Province. Instead, he released Urakami Masamune and led his troops back to Muroyama Castle, blocking the truth of people who could use it as an excuse, although on the surface Urakami Masamune had surrendered, and the land he occupied would be the new territory of the Date family.

But this is the case with the name of righteousness, Akamatsu Masahide seized Urakami Masamune's Muroyama Castle, killed Urakami Masamune's heirs, and hated the city to kill his son. Urakami Masamune's search for Akamatsu Masahide was just a matter between Urakami Masamune and Akamatsu Masahide.

Of course, Masahiro is not a good man and a woman, and he will return Urakami Masamune to Muroyama Castle for the sake of a breath, in fact, the geographical location of Muroyama Castle is extremely important, and it is called Muroyama. It is not a mountain castle, but a port castle, and it is a major traffic point in the sea 6 and has the reputation of "Murozu Senken" in the Edo period. The Daimyo of the Western Province Kamirako Sankan was from the Port of Murozu under Muroyama Castle6, so there were many lodging grounds nearby, which also provided ample financial resources for the Urakigami clan to compete for the hegemony of Nishiharima and Bizen.

The most important thing to obtain the control of Muroyama Castle is to win the initiative for Zhengheng to attack and retreat and defend, and after Muroyama Castle is the Harima Plain, which is easy to attack and difficult to defend in the Pingchuan River, retreating and occupying Muroyama Castle, it is equivalent to falling into the bag of the Date family in the sixteen counties of Harima, and the two counties of Isai and Idong have become within the sphere of influence of the Date family, and they will be taken and taken.

In order to maintain control over Muroyama Castle and Urakami Masamune for a long time, it was necessary to build a strong walled castle and a self-sufficient field at the rear of Muroyama Castle.

The Ako Plain, between Sanishi Castle and Muroyama Castle, was the perfect place to be, and was famous as the stage for the story "Tadashizo" in the Edo period, but now it is just a plain with little bloom, unlike Harima, which began to open more than 1,000 years ago.

There is no shadow of "Ako Castle", an important stage for the loyal ministers, only a small mansion manages the nearby land, and the owner of this small mansion followed Urakami Masamune to the expedition to Tenjin Mountain Castle, and was defeated and died, and the mansion that lost its master was supposed to be dull, but now it has become the most shining mansion in Harima Province, and Mashiro lived here when he came to Ako County.

After occupying the three kingdoms of Bizen, Bichu, and Bigo, the biggest foreign enemies that the Date family had to face were not Mori Motosho and Kobayakawa Takakei father and son, who fled back to Aki in panic, nor the Niko clan of Izumo, nor the Yoshicho Ouchi who was still in Nagato and Zhoufang, and certainly not Miyoshi Chokei, who was in Kinai, but a threat from the sea, especially the moment threat of Murakami Takeyoshi, who had a grudge against Masahiro. Murakami Takeshi may not dare to be presumptuous when the Date family is strong, but once he is unable to do so, he is a great threat, and he can attack the weakness of the Date family anytime and anywhere, which no one will let go.

Although the Date family had a navy when preparing for China, that navy was obviously not enough to deal with the threat of Murakami Takeyoshi, and more often than not, they maintained the safety of fishermen along the coast. The Japanese country is an island country, and the pre-center, bizhong, and bihou are all close to the sea, and it is difficult to defend against all aspects and threats from the sea.

It's just that Zhengheng has only a few dilapidated ships and some small mornings on hand, the ships can be built, the three countries are all near the sea, and there are many sources of non-commissioned officers and soldiers who operate the sea ships, as long as they have a little training, they can become an army, but the two countries of Beizhong and Beihou face the Murakami Navy directly, and they are always threatened by the Murakami Navy Army, and once the dock is built, it will inevitably cause the Murakami Navy to counterattack, and it is very likely that they will be blocked in the port and cannot move.

After entering Bizen Country, Masahiro put his mind on the ports in Bizen country, there are many bays along the coast, comparatively speaking, the Asahikawa Estuary and the Chiho River Estuary are the most favorite, Masahiro will build a future Date family's political center Okayama Castle at the mouth of the Asahikawa River, the importance of Okayama Port is undoubted, it will become one of the most important ports of the Date family, and the Chiho River estuary, that is, the Ako Plain, will be prepared for the Date family Kamiraku, to capture Kinai must have a strong naval army.

The most important thing is that Okayama Castle is not a day's work, and once Okayama Castle is built, it will inevitably attract the attention of all parties, and Ako Port will become an important substitute for the Date family's sea ships. Zhengheng stood on the coast, looking at the island in the distance, the cold sea breeze, and turned his mind for several years, from the end of the road to the hegemony, the fierce generals under his command are like tigers, the ministers are wise, the expansion of the city of the three kingdoms, sitting on tens of thousands of elites, the heart is suddenly surging, Zhengheng is determined to build a strong naval army for the Date family in the next few years.

Zhengheng said to the generals behind him: "The 800,000 taels of silver that Niko Haruhisa promised to deliver will be invested in building sea ships and training naval forces, and in the next few years, our biggest enemy will be a threat from the sea, once we have obtained the control of the Seto Inland Sea, Kamira is just around the corner." ”

The generals were also excited when they heard this, they heard for the first time about the ambition of Zhengheng, Shangluo, is the dream of every samurai, leading the army to Shangluo, it is the dream of every leading general, they are all from small families, more are from generals, the original little bit of careful thinking, has already been thrown out of the clouds under the successive victories of the Date family, and now the only thought is to follow closely behind Date Zhengheng to step on the peak of life, for themselves and their own family to fight for a bright future.

Speaking of this, Zheng Heng suddenly said to Ge Longheng: "The dock is heavy, and it needs to be closely guarded, so transfer two hundred-person teams to supplement the Lujiuju Island on the opposite shore to build a water village to use each other as horns, and then transfer five hundred people to come over and garrison, ten miles away, it is forbidden to have fishing grounds and salt farms, and they are included in the military forbidden land." Three years, give you three years, I need a navy that can fight habitually, once the army is formed, this Ako County will be your territory, and you will also become the first county lord of your family, can you do it? ”

Ge Lang Hengxin obeyed the order.

The generals around him have cast envious glances, Ge Lang Hengxin in the battle of the former country in the battle for the great feats, as a meritorious person has not received any reward, today has been officially appointed by Zhengheng, the lord of a county, the first person in the family.

Although military discipline is relatively strict, it is not possible to break down the city and plunder it on a large scale, but if there is a seizure, except for the military use, it will be rewarded for meritorious deeds. More importantly, with the expansion of the Date family, the retainers who originally followed Zhengheng were reused.

The lord of a city, the lord of a county, or even the lord of a country is just around the corner. With the end of the war in Bizen Province and the fact that Date entered Nishiharima, Mashiro's eyes finally moved to Mimasakaku, and Hisaharu Takeuchi, who was unwilling to be lonely, found Katayama Marinaga.