Volume 8, Joban, Autumn, Hope to Return, Chapter 1059, Crossing the Sea
September 24, the first year of Bunroku (1592), Hizen Province, Hirado Port.
"I have met with His Highness Jibu." After hearing that Imagawa Ujihira was going to negotiate peace, General Todo Takatora, the navy commander in charge of the campaign, personally led the fleet back to Hirado Port to greet Imagawa Ujihira.
"Master Todo, please take care of this section of the sea route." Imagawa Ujihira was very polite and did not mean to show off at all.
"It's just..." Takatora Toudo glanced at the three giant battleships and thirty escort cruisers brought by Imagawa Ujihei, and said with some uneasiness, "The North Korean navy is quite brave, is it enough for the Momiji Fleet to only bring this small amount? Um...
"Toudo Takatora squinted and carefully looked at the three giant ships brought by Imagawa Ujihei that he had never seen before, "But those three big ships don't even have gun windows... How can they fight without big guns?"
"The main forces of the Hongye Fleet and Hongye Army are still fighting against the Nanyang people in Nanyang and cannot come here." Imagawa Ujihira shook his head very easily, not caring at all, "Those three large ships are transport ships that usually go to Nanyang for supplies.
, the boat is stable and spacious, making it comfortable to sit on.”
"Then what should we do if we encounter the North Korean Navy?" Todo Takatora's worry continued and he suggested very sincerely, "His Royal Highness, it is better to be careful."
"Aren't you escorting me? What? Aren't you going to protect me?" Imagawa Jihei turned his head and glanced sideways at Toudo Takatora. The murderous aura that burst out in that instant made Toudo Takatora sit still before he could stand still.
On the ground. Realizing that he had lost his composure, Takatora Toudo hurriedly leaned over to plead guilty, saying repeatedly: "How dare you? His Highness Jibu is joking! Even if we risk our lives, we will protect His Highness Jibu!"
"That's alright, let's go sailing." Imagawa Shihei smiled and snapped his fingers in the direction of the Tsushima Strait to the northwest.
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"Are you only bringing this few ships? There are no artillery on board yet..." At this time, on the Nago Castle Castle Tower, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was squinting his eyes, looking meaningfully at Imagawa Ujihira's Maple Seal, which was gradually receding, "Ming Ming
Are there any signs of redeployment in the Imperial Navy?"
"None of them. Except for a few ships in Jinghai, the rest of the southeastern provinces and Zhili navy are all in Nanyang." Kuroda Takataka whispered behind Toyotomi Hideyoshi, "It's not in vain that we mobilize all the ninjas and craftsmen.
We were sent to scout the Ming Dynasty Navy, and now we know the movements of the Navy very well."
"Weird... what kind of medicine is sold in the red leaf gourd?" Toyotomi Hideyoshi snorted twice and shook his head in confusion, "Is this another conspiracy? It's useless, this is just a conspiracy...
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Also puzzled was Todo Takatora, who was escorting Imagawa Shihei to North Korea at the moment. As a close confidant of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he was one of the people who had access to the inside story. He repeatedly confirmed it many times, but still couldn't find it.
He refused to accept the fact that Imagawa Ujihira didn't bring many people with him at all, not even the Red Leaf Army. Apart from the Hyakurai bodyguards, there were only sailors and sailors around him.
Takatora Toudo adjusted the focus of the telescope on his ship, Anzai, and kept observing Imagawa Ujihira on the deck of the giant ship. He was leaning on the side of the ship, enjoying the sea breeze leisurely. There were two guards standing beside him——
Takatora Toudo naturally recognized them. They were both warriors with unparalleled courage - Mori Nagaka and Asahina Taihei. After the death of Honda Tadakatsu, the two of them were regarded as the most respected martial arts warriors in the world.
But even so... this is just a guard of a hundred people. On the Korean shore, there are more than 100,000 Japanese troops. Is Imagawa Jihei really so entrusted? Even if all of the guards of a hundred people are
Honda Tadakatsu may not be able to protect the Imagawa clan.
Just when Toudo Takatora was thinking wildly, Imagawa Ujihei suddenly turned around, faced the lens of his telescope, smiled and waved - Toudo Takatora turned pale with fright again, and almost threw the telescope to the deck with a shake of his hand.
Go up. He deliberately hid in the deck house of the Anzhai ship, and quietly observed Imagawa Ujihira with a telescope behind the window - there was sunlight reflection, so Imagawa Ujihira should not be able to see the situation in this window - not to mention him.
The distance between the Anzhai ship and Imagawa Ujihira's giant ship is several hundred meters, which has long exceeded the limit of human vision.
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"Your Highness? What are you doing?" Ukita Yasuie looked at Imagawa Ujihei who suddenly waved back in confusion, and looked in the direction blankly, "There is nothing over there."
"Boy, do you understand? His Highness is teaching you how to be cool." Asahina Taihei held his beloved Gungeki Kiri in his arms, smiled and bent down, and put his other hand around Ukita Yasuie's neck.
"Brother?" Ukita Taiya's big, watery eyes were full of confusion, "What are you talking about?"
"You will know after you stay with His Highness for a few more years." Mori Nagake hugged his human boneless body and whistled at the side.
"Mori-senpai!" Ukita Yasie saw that neither Mori Nagako nor Asahina Taihei had any intention of explaining to him, so he turned his attention to the only good Samaritan Mori Ranmaru. Mori Ranmaru then smiled softly and added.
Ukita Taiya whispered a few words softly in his ear.
At this moment, the sound of bows and arrows being lifted from the strings was heard from the side of the ship not far away, followed by a burst of boos. Then, there was another roar of iron cannons, cheers and then boos. The newcomers in the guard team
Ii Naotaka was so frightened by the sound that he subconsciously drew his sword out of its sheath and guarded Imagawa Ujihira. He was relieved when he found out that it was one of his own family members.
Imagawa Ujihei looked in the direction where they fired arrows and fired, and found a downed water bird falling headlong into the sea.
"I've said it all, bows and arrows are obsolete, how can they be compared with iron cannons now?" Stephen Charlie raised the smoking flintlock gun in his hand, and he was able to shoot an empty water shot at the man holding the bow and arrow.
Atomic Foot showed off.
"Charlie-sama and Mrs. Sugitani are both world-famous archers, how did they give birth to a deviant son like you?" Yoshioka Fangzheng mocked Charlie in a sour tone, "Stephen, you are really a 'father is kind and son is filial'!
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"My father is an old stubborn! He insists on teaching me how to use a longbow!" Charlie, a black-haired man with sapphire blue eyes, was full of accusations against Thompson Charlie at this moment, "Times have changed."
"My family is unfortunate, my family is unfortunate~" Yoshioka Homasa wailed a few more words with compassion, then smiled at Uncle Omaezaki and said, "Omaezaki-sama is also a famous wise general, who would have thought that his son would be a simple-minded bastard?
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"You're an actor, do you have the guts to stop talking about it?" Omaezaki Shuxiu suddenly got angry and picked up Yoshioka Fangmasa and pressed him against the side of the ship. "You know how to entertain me every day. Believe it or not, I'll give it to you."
You throw it down?"
"Who secretly drank wine just now!" Just as everyone was making trouble, Yutaka Ogawa strode over from the cabin, holding evidence of guilt - an open bottle of red wine in his hand, "Drinking is not allowed during the expedition!
Who did what you did? Huh?"
The movement on the side of the ship attracted the attention of Imagawa Shihei and others. Fukushima Yasunari hurried over, leaned over and apologized:
"he
They are fighting again because they are not disciplined strictly, so go ahead and reprimand them!"
"Haha, it's okay, let's make everyone happy." Imagawa Shihei smiled and waved, stopping Fukushima Yasunari, "In the past few years, I have been leading you, the younger generation, to fight in Nanyang, and now I can finally let everyone leave the military.
I’m relaxed and there’s nothing wrong with making a fuss.”
"Besides, the more noisy we get here, the more confused the people who are watching us secretly will be." Imagawa Shihira raised his eyebrows nonchalantly and stretched out comfortably in the sea breeze.
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At the same time, Maple Leaf Mountain City in Hanoi.
"Brother, the latest information is that the fleet that my father belongs to has set sail." Yu Qiuyou, dressed in a black robe of crows, quickly walked into the bedroom on the top floor of the castle tower. Yu Qiu Shang was working with his left hand in front of the desk, with Chacha beside him
He was originally grinding. When he saw Yu Qiuyou come in, he immediately looked uncomfortable and hurriedly retreated to the side. Chacha's trusted maid Honda Komatsu, who is also the wife of Nobuyuki Sanada, also moved away worriedly after seeing Chacha's bad expression.
past.
"Are we going to start?" Yu Qiu Shang raised his head. Time had added many edges to his young face. Now he is also the father of two children.
"Yes." Yu Qiuyou's face was gloomy. The sun shone in from the window behind him, illuminating Yu Qiu Shang's face, while Yu Qiuyou's face, which was exactly the same as his brother's, was stuck in the shadows. "I am also prepared.
Go ahead and clean up the flies to prevent the information from leaking."
"Ah You." Yu Qiu Shang put down his pen and waved his hand to signal Yu Qiu You who was about to leave to stop, "Don't forget the purpose of father's carefully prepared plan for a long time."
"I know." Yu Qiuyou nodded, but the expression on his face was still stern, and murderous intent was revealed unconsciously, "pacify the world with minimal casualties."
At this moment, a burst of brisk footsteps sounded, followed by the sound of children playing. Yu Qiuyou turned around and found Yu Qiu Shang's two children, his brother Yu Qiu'an and his sister Yu Qiucheng
As they were chasing each other and running through the door, they both bumped into Yu Qiuyou.
"Why are you so rash?" Chacha immediately raised her voice when she saw this, but her gentle voice was not very dignified even if she tried hard to tighten it, "Why don't you apologize to uncle quickly!"
"It's okay." Yu Qiuyou shook his head, then slowly knelt down, held the two children in his arms, and gently stroked the backs of their heads with his hands. The brother and sister obviously also liked playing with Yu Qiuyou, and under his
Rubbing back and forth in my arms.
"Uncle! Give you some candy!" Yu Qiu'an handed the candy in his hand to Yu Qiuyou, "I got it from Aunt Cen and Uncle Naojie! Grandma also said this is delicious!"
"Okay, An'er and Cheng'er are the best." Yu Qiuyou took the candy, put it in his mouth, and praised the two children with a smile. Yu Qiu Shang saw his brother showing a rare warm smile,
But I feel a little distressed in my heart.
"By the way, haven't you visited your younger siblings and Ning'er for a long time?" Yu Qiu Shang spoke slowly, mentioning Oda Yong and their daughter Yu Qiu Ning, who were brought back by Yu Qiuyou after the destruction of the Oda family.
Oda Nagaya was a poor woman from the samurai family who was fully aware of all this. Even though her father and her husband's family were in a life-and-death situation, she accepted it calmly.
"Cao is busy with affairs and doesn't have much time." Yu Qiuyou shook his head, and then sighed slightly, "When the world is at peace, I will have plenty of time to accompany them... I feel so sorry for them, mother and daughter."