In the early morning of March 10, the ninth year of Tianzheng (1581), the Hongye Fleet set sail. In name, it was going to the outer sea to conduct military exercises, but in fact it was going directly to the coast of the Ming Dynasty. The reason why the Hongye Fleet was able to complete preparations for setting sail in just one week
, thanks to the renovation time of more than half a year before. In order to ensure the concealment of its whereabouts, the Momiji Fleet moved to various ports around Awaji Island before departure.
As the traces of the Momiji Fleet gradually disappeared on the sea level, this meant that the Uaki family, which had ruled the Seto Inland Sea for a long time, had temporarily lost its power to deter the daimyo along the Seto Inland Sea. Although they had the Awaji Navy and the Mishima Navy
The naval force controlled by the Uqiu family is still the strongest in the Seto Inland Sea, but it is impossible to rely on naval gunfire to force the coastal cities to fall and make the coastal areas completely undefendable.
"How is it?" At this time, Yuqiupei was standing on the castle tower of Awaji Kunisu Castle, watching the fleets of fleets sailing towards the outer sea.
"I haven't sent any crow ninjas to monitor. To be precise, I have suspended the work of all crow ninjas and secret agents at home." Amano Keitoku responded very simply, "There have been several similar incidents, and they have learned a lesson.
Only when they are completely empty will they dare to act."
"Is it really okay to make it so big? What if we can no longer hold on and burn ourselves?" Yu Qiuping, who has always been conservative, still has a worry in his heart, "Removing the surveillance of Crow will allow us to fish.
The target was exposed, but at the same time it also gave many spies the opportunity to carry out activities that would not normally have the opportunity to act. If they were under normal surveillance, they knew that the rebellion was likely to be exposed, and they should have no idea. But if there are no restrictions..."
"A plan that can quell Kyushu in one fell swoop cannot be risk-free." Amano Kyoutoku showed some dissatisfaction with Yu Qiuping's awakening. "If Your Highness cannot make up his mind, please terminate the plan now."
"You have been planning it for so long, so there is no reason to stop it just because of my words." Yu Qiuping crossed his fingers and squeezed the back of each other's hands, "Let's continue to execute it."
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On March 13, the ninth year of Tensho (1581), New Miya Castle in Uma County, Iyo Province, Shikoku Island.
Uma County is the easternmost protruding part of Iyo Province, and Shinmiya Castle is the easternmost protruding part of Uma County, almost embedded in the three countries of Tosa, Awa, and Sanuki. In the battle of the Oda family to pacify the Shikoku,
This area was also captured by the Chosogabe army very early. In the post-war peace negotiations, Chosogabe Motochin had promised to return all the territory of Iyo Province to the Miyoshi family. Chosogabe Motochin
And they did as they were told - except for Shinmiya Castle. When the receiving troops sent by the Miyoshi family came to take over the castle, Chosou's army did not return Shinmiya Castle for the time being on the grounds that they needed a food supply point to withdraw from Iyo. At that time,
The Miyoshi family, perhaps because they did not want to undermine the peace agreement and embarrass Yu Qiuping, did not forcefully ask Changzong's troops to hand over the new palace city.
However, after the Chosoga Army had completely withdrawn from Iyo, the remaining Chosoga Army still had no intention of withdrawing from Shingu Castle. However, it happened that the Miyoshi Army and the Chosoga Army accepted Yu Qiupei's recruitment and attacked together.
The Maori family and the friendly forces fighting side by side were naturally embarrassed to fight in the rear, so the matter was shelved again.
After the Chinese expedition, Miyoshi Yoshihiro returned to his territory and asked him to return the Shingu Castle to the Miyoshi family. I thought that this matter could be solved by relying on some feelings cultivated by the two armies fighting side by side.
It was easier to solve, but it turned out that Miyoshi Yoshihiro was still too optimistic. Although Chosogabe Motochin could not directly refuse due to the previous agreement in black and white, he asked the Miyoshi family to pay the Chosogabe army to "represent on behalf of Shinmiya Castle".
He refused to leave until he had to pay the cost of "guarding". When Shihe depositor heard the news, he became very angry. It was clearly the Yuanqin of the Chozong Division who occupied the city and refused to let it go, so why did he have the nerve to ask for money? But Sanhaoyi
Xing didn't want to cause trouble, so he agreed and planned to pay him to settle the matter.
But the next actions of the Chosogabe family completely angered the Miyoshi family - they issued a long list of "surrogate fees": the renovation and reconstruction of the castle tower, the maintenance of the Ninomaru castle wall, and the general maintenance of the surrounding roads.
Please, water canals and water conservancy projects, distribute food to local people, maintain local security, punish people's lawsuits and disputes, exterminate bandits and bandits...all the various items are added up, and each item has its own content, and the total amount suddenly
It was close to half a year's annual tribute from Iyo Kingdom - apart from other things, Chosougabu Motochin's extortion skills were learned very quickly from Yu Qiupei.
Originally, the Miyoshi family had been in a state of financial debt due to years of military warfare, and it was only because of Yu Qiuping's reward for sending troops that they could barely pay the samurai's salary. This "defense fee" was like an astronomical figure to them.
Unable to pay, the Miyoshi family asked for relief and grace from Chosonggabu Motochin, but Chosonggabu Motochin refused and threatened to take back the city without paying the money. The angry Miyoshi army could no longer endure it and filed a complaint.
The matter was brought directly to Yu Qiuping.
However, Yu Qiuping's reaction once again surprised everyone - Yu Qiuping, who had been taking care of the Sanhao family and suppressing the Changzonggabu family in negotiations, was uncharacteristically this time and did not take any actual actions or strong statements, but only symbolically
A document was issued requesting both parties to negotiate and implement the originally signed agreement as soon as possible. Some people believe that this is Yu Qiuping's attempt to make up for his previous harsh attitude towards Changzonggabu Yuanqin; there are also rumors that Yu Qiuping and Changzonggabu Yuanqin
The two of them committed the Longyang affair, and Yu Qiuping, who was not a womanizer, turned to his side by betraying his sexual appearance...
No matter what the reason behind this is, Yu Qiuping has obviously made it clear that he does not want to get involved in this matter. Miyoshi Yixing originally wanted to settle the matter temporarily and wait until a good opportunity comes to solve the remaining problems in the future. However, Shihe Deposit Insurance was
He couldn't bear this humiliation. Yuma County was originally a territory allocated to Shihe deposit, but a large piece of it was eaten away. How could he swallow this? So on March 13, the ninth year of Tianzheng (1581),
Tokawa deposit insurance led the army to surround Shin Miya Castle, cutting off Shin Miya Castle's connection with the outside world, and the Shin Miya Castle crisis broke out.
Chozong Gabu Yuanqin had no intention of giving the Miyoshi family any face. After receiving the notice, he immediately led his troops and asked Shihe depositors to relieve the siege immediately. Shihe depositors refused to accept it, so Changzonggabu Yuanqin actually
Directly ordered the troops to attack. However, Chang Zonggabu Yuanqin still considered Yu Qiuping's face and asked the soldiers not to use weapons, but to bump, push, squeeze and other methods to fight in groups to drive the three good troops away from the city little by little.
Get kicked out.
Miyoshi Yoshihiro got the news and raised troops at about the same time as Chosōgabu Motochin, but he obviously had more worries and did not dare to conflict with Chosōgabu's troops. The isolated and helpless Tokawa deposit was in the brawl.
They retreated steadily, and finally had to withdraw from Shinmiya Castle. The Miyoshi Army and Chosou's army were sitting in silence and confronting each other in Uma County with a distance of half a mile.
Seeing that the situation was getting tense, Amakihei also reacted. He ordered Sawaki Yoshiyuki and Mori Kotaka to lead the Sanuki and Awa clans to march to Uma County, and intervened between the two armies to mediate. Miyoshi Yoshihiro
Immediately asked Sawaki Yoshiyuki and Mori Kotaka to seek justice for themselves and return the Umo County intact to Zhao, which was clearly written in black and white in the armistice agreement. However, Sawaki Yoshiyuki and Mori Kotaka said that Yu Qiupei did not grant them the right to use force.
They have the power to make judgments on measures, but can only mediate. Therefore, if the Chosogabu Motochin does not compromise, they will be powerless against the Miyoshi family's demands.
Previously, Miyoshi Yoshihiro had endured the humiliation and asked the whole family to exercise restraint against the Shinmiyagi crisis for so long. He was waiting for the Oda family to intervene and make judgments after the incident intensified. However, in fact, the Oda family's response disappointed him and Miyoshi Yoshihiro.
His face was disgraced at home. It is said that Tokawa Deposit Insurance Company actually angrily accused Miyoshi Yoshihiro of being a coward in front of all the elders at a certain evaluation meeting, and Miyoshi Yoshihiro was indeed questioned because of the failure of the compromise line.
All of this was also seen by other famous people in the Western Kingdom.
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On March 25, the ninth year of Tensho (1581), inside the castle tower of Satsuma Inner City.
"It's unimaginable..." Shimazu Yoshihisa looked at the Miyoshi family envoy kneeling in front of him in the dark room, and sighed thoughtfully, "Today, when the Oda family is already invincible, there are still people who will fall to us.
Are these Kyushu Hayatos weak and weak..."
"There is never an invincible enemy." Shimazu seemed to be very dissatisfied with his elder brother's attitude, and complained in a low voice in front of the envoy, "Because when any daimyo is so powerful that outsiders think it is invincible, there will be internal reasons for it.
Pride leads to all kinds of contradictions.”
"That's what Third Brother said." Shimazu Iehisa clenched his fists with equal fighting spirit, and said loudly regardless of the fact that they were having a secret conversation in a secret room, "There are no absolutes on the battlefield. Who can predict the success or failure before the dust settles?"
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"His Majesty Shimazu, please believe in the sincerity of our Miyoshi family. Even if we risk our lives, we can make the Yuqiu family look good." The secret envoy of the Miyoshi family who came was none other than Miyoshi Choji, the son of Miyoshi Yixian. At this moment, he was sternly speaking.
He complained in a voice: "The hatred for killing my father comes first, and the hatred for seizing the land is behind. Our Sanhao family is not a coward who will be slaughtered by others. We were willing to surrender before because we wanted to preserve the family crest passed down by our ancestors. Who would have thought that Yuqiu Hongye would bully
There are so many people that they are not even willing to honor the only land left in the country. If we continue to tolerate it, won’t it mean that our all-powerful fathers will be shamed into the ground because of us dogs?”
"I already know your sincerity. Why don't our Shimazu family want to wash away the humiliation of the inner city being bombarded? But the Yuqiu family doesn't just win by winning." Shimazu Yoshihisa said softly in a very tolerant tone,
As if he could understand everything, he helped Miyoshi Nagaharu up, "Not to mention the invincible Momiji Army. With the Momiji Fleet here, our Shimazu family can't even take a step out of Kyushu Island, and the entire coast may fall at any time.
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"The Momiji Fleet is no longer in Japan." Miyoshi Nagaharu's sudden interruption stunned the four Shimadzu brothers present.
"Our top secret information." Miyoshi Nagaharu took out a letter from his arms and handed it respectfully to Shimazu Yoshihisa's hand. "The Red Leaf Fleet sailed to the open sea, not for exercises, but to open up connections with the Ming Dynasty.
They went to the coast of the Ming Dynasty to exterminate Japanese pirates in order to explore and cooperate with trade. Also leaving with them were the strongest members of the Hongye Army, Tokiwa Bei, Mingbabei and Hosoryu Bei. The only naval force that Yuqiu Hongye can rely on now is Mishima.
Chapter completed!