"The Sannomaru includes these areas, the Ninomaru is set up here, and then here is the Main Maru and the castle tower..." Yu Qiupei and Takenaka Shigeharu watched the staff use ribbons to outline the outline of the city wall on the makeshift sand table, "It should be
No problem."
"But these are not enough. These only ensure that Iwaya Port will not be attacked by the ground. We also need to prevent the enemy from attacking Iwaya Port from the sea." Yu Qiuping said while pointing his fingers at several highlands and hills around Iwaya Port.
He pointed out, "Build forts in these places to protect Iwaya Port. The Akashi Strait is very narrow. If they want to attack Iwaya Port, they must pass through here. We will use the fortress artillery to bombard them."
"But Your Highness, we don't have that many artillery." A staff officer reminded carefully.
"It's okay. When we retreat, we can dismantle some of the naval guns and put them here first, and then produce the artillery to make up for the shortfall in the fleet. Anyway, the quality of the fortress guns is not very important." Yu Qiuping nodded nonchalantly and used
The right hand drew several lines on the south side of Iwaya Castle, "dig trenches here, build roadblocks, and build three bastions for defense."
"Okay, that's almost it." Yu Qiuping glanced at Takenaka Shigeharu, and after getting his approval, he ordered several staff officers, "Quickly write a plan and calculate the amount of materials for Iwaya Castle. We are going to start construction.
Got it!"
"yes!"
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On the afternoon of August 2, on the west side of Awaji Island, when Nobuyasu Anzaku led a fleet of more than 300 ships northward along the west coast of Awaji Island to the vicinity of Sano, he was surprised to learn that the Hashiba army in the Sano mountainous area not only did not retreat, but instead received
Received the support of Hongye Army.
"What? Uncle, are you sure?" Anzhai Nobuyasu confirmed to Shihe Icun's envoy, "The Hashiba Army did not withdraw, but the Hongye Army landed?"
"The wicker flag is Hosoragi Bei's troops." The envoy reported the truth to Nobuyasu Anzai, "His Royal Highness Anzai has begun to assemble the Awaji people. His highness currently has no advantage in troops and is switching from offense to defense, waiting for support.
"
"Are they crazy? Instead of withdrawing, are they planning to take down Awaji Island?" Nobuyasu Anzhai was shocked and angry when he heard this, "Don't they take our Awaji Navy seriously?"
"It seems that there are follow-up troops landing from Akashi Beach in Harima Country." The envoy pointed to the far northeast, "Our ninjas discovered that troops are still being transported in the Iwaya Port area."
"That's really unreasonable." Nobuyasu Anzhai glanced in the direction of Iwaya Port from the west, but his view was blocked by the rolling mountains and cliffs on the west coast of Awaji Island. He didn't know what Yu Qiupei was doing at Iwaya Port. The positions where Yu Qiupei landed and the fortifications
The place is just east of the mountainous area of Awaji Island. It is impossible to see the situation there through the mountainous area from the sea to the west of Awaji Island.
"Are you going to attack?" Several samurai from the Awaji Navy eagerly asked Nobuyasu Anzaku for a fight.
"Don't be anxious, my father asked me to do things easily." Nobuyasu Anzhai glanced at Awaji Island, and then at the mighty navy behind him, "Don't they want to land? Then we will let them all board, and then we will
Kill all the navy troops and trap them all on the island!"
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At the same time, on the east side of Awaji Island, more than 300 ships led by Tatsucho Suga have already advanced to the vicinity of Iwaya Port because of the shorter distance. Looking at the Iwaya Port area from the east side of the sea, there is no mountainous area to block the movement of the Red Leaf Army.
What they could see was that thousands of people were building a fort on the east side of the mountains in the north of Awaji Island, near the beach!
"Oh my god...what are they going to do?" Suga Tatsucho stared dumbfoundedly at the nascent big city and the auxiliary soldiers who were as busy as an ant nest. "They built such a big thing in one day.
Toy?"
"They want to build a castle and stay here without leaving." Yuki Saburo, a senior pirate of the Awaji Navy and a subordinate at Suga's side, whispered, "They also want to seize Iwaya Port."
"We can't let them build the city! The Red Leaf Army has so many iron cannons and cannons, and its ability to defend the city is top-notch. This place is so narrow, and only one side can be attacked. If they are allowed to build the city here, we will never be able to take down the city again.
It's gone! Iwaya Port is gone too! Since Your Highness allows me to act cheaply, I have to be decisive!" Tatsucho Suga made a decisive decision, "Everyone, go north! Attack the Akashi Strait! Drive the Momiji Army out of Iwaya Port and Awaji Island!"
After receiving the order, the fleet of more than 300 Awaji naval forces commanded by Chief Suga immediately began to sail towards the Akashi Strait at full speed. The Military Intelligence Department ninjas who were watching with telescopes from high places naturally discovered the movements of this force, and soon
The information was delivered to Yu Qiuping's desk.
"Has the Awaji navy in the west responded?" Yu Qiuping first confirmed with other ninjas from the Military Intelligence Department.
"No, Nobuyasu Azaya's flag has stayed at Sano Point and has not continued north." The ninja whispered with certainty, "It seems to have docked at a port on the west coast."
"Where is the main force of the Awaji Navy?" Yu Qiupei turned his attention to Uchiha Aooka, and he personally monitored the main force of the Awaji Navy.
"Not sure. When we last received information at noon, their location was still at Sumoto Castle. Even if we head north at full speed, we won't be able to reach the Akashi Strait before tonight." Although the answer given by Uchiha Aooka was not precise, it was enough.
Already.
"That's good. What's coming in front of us is only one-third of the Awaji Navy. It couldn't be more appropriate." Yu Qiuping smiled and signaled to the flag bearer, "Send the order for Itami-sama to lead the main force of the Hongye Fleet to sail immediately.
Leave the Akashi Strait and head southeast to meet this force!"
As the Maple Bird Horse Seal swayed, the huge fleet slowly moved its body like an ancient beast. The small boats that were originally involved in the transportation mission dropped off the last batch of personnel and materials and returned to the team. The large ships
The ships slowly lined up in the Akashi Strait and sailed out to the east.
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At seven o'clock on August 2, on the sea east of Awaji Island, Suga Tatsucho was on his flagship Anzai, waiting for the arrival of the Momiji Fleet.
The Anzai ship he owns is one of the best in the entire Seto Inland Sea, second only to His Royal Highness Anzai's flagship and the Murakami family's flagship, and even the young master's Anzai ship is not as good as him. The length of this ship is 40
The huge hull of 1 meter often scares the little water thieves just by taking a look at it, and they have no courage to fight. Standing on this big ship, the field of vision is also very broad, which makes Suga Tatsuma feel like he is dominating the sea.
Domineering.
"For hundreds of years, our Awaji Navy has always been the king of the Seto Inland Sea. I really don't know what these people who overestimate their capabilities are thinking, and they dare to come to Awaji Island to run wild?" Suga Tatsucho snorted disdainfully.
He shouted, "Last time we gained some advantage through a raid, but in the end we were so beaten that we couldn't even get out of the port. We didn't have a good memory this time, so we didn't hide in Kishiwada Port. Instead, we sent him to our door to find him.
beat?"
"Last time I fought with you, I didn't bring my flagship out. It seemed that our ship was not as big as yours. Bumpkins, let me show you what a giant ship is this time!" Suga thought of this, and his heart was filled with excitement.
The sense of superiority could hardly be suppressed, and there was even a sense of pity and guilt. Previously, Kuki Yoshiro's Kumano navy challenged them, but was crushed in just a few hours. This time, they wanted to crush another enemy like a tiger pounces on a rabbit.
A naval force has arrived.
"Sir, their ship is coming!" A sailor who climbed to the top of the mast to look out excitedly shouted to Suga. Suga looked in the direction of his finger and could see the northern part of Awaji Island in the distance.
At the cape, you can faintly see the outline of a ship's bow, which is winding out from behind the northern cliff.
"Here we come." Suga sneered, "I wonder what you will think after seeing my giant ship."
"Count how many ships they have sailed out of the cape, and make a sound." Suga ordered the guards beside him, while he turned around to check the formation of the fleet.
"One..." Several guards began to count in unison.
Tatsucho Suga waved his hand to signal the flag bearer to issue an order, slowly adjusting the formation of the fleet, while listening to his subordinates counting. However, after waiting for a long time, several guards still did not count "two", which made him a little angry.
.
"Didn't I ask you to count out loud?" Suga Tatsucho shouted loudly with his back to his guards, "Why is it still one or two after a long time?"
"Sir...Sir...there are no two!" A guard's voice had become a little trembling, "Sir..."
"How is it possible? It's been such a long time, and secondly, the third ship has sailed out a long time ago." Suga turned around dissatisfied, intending to give a hard lesson to his incompetent guards, but he suddenly
He froze on the deck.
They are right, there is indeed no "two". This is because the first ship of Hongye Fleet has not been able to sail completely out of the cape after such a long time.
I saw a ship that was so huge that Suga was unimaginable, slowly sailing out of the cape. Judging from its outline, only half of its hull was exposed, and the rest was covered by the cliff.
Covered. However, with just this half of the hull, its size is already more than twice the size of Suga Tatsunaga's giant Anzha ship.
Everyone in the Awaji navy stared at the huge ship to the north in stunned silence. The sailors who were shouting and chatting were speechless for a moment, as if their voices had been cut off by a pair of scissors.
Under the gaze of everyone, the giant ship slowly sailed out of the cape with the undulations of the water. It was as if nature was slowly completing the huge outline with a paintbrush. The red leaf flag on the bridge faced the wind.
Floating, the five cannons on the sides reflected golden light in the sunlight. Its huge hull was like an ancient strange fish, leaping out from the deep sea like a titan, carrying the intimidating power of devouring everything. Suda
The captain is not even sure whether it is a ship or not - it has every necessary element of a ship, but its size is too terrifying, and it has exceeded Suga's understanding of a "ship".
Category is like a castle floating on the sea.
In front of that giant ship, Suga Tatsucho's Anzha ship and the Awaji navy fleet were like ants encountering an elephant, as if they would be crushed by a random foot. And that giant ship was just
It is the Kawachi Maru, the flagship of the Momiji Fleet.