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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 203 Amazeura Water Battle (Seven Thousand Updates)

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    "So, what are the battle losses of Naito's army?" Youbi Okouchi Kunizuna said: "1,292 Tanba people died in the battle, and 569 people were killed in Naito's army, including 416 mounted samurai, and 2,446 were captured, including the general.  "Naito Sokatsu." "In other words, all the Tanba people ran away?" Kira Yoshichi snorted: "These people are really unreliable. I'm afraid Naito Sokatsu is regretting it, right?"  The first to retreat, followed by the Akai family and the Monai family, all the wealthy families fled in a swarm. They did not dare to pursue too deep and then return, otherwise the death penalty would be even higher," Yamamoto Tokiyuki said with a smile.  "The Hatano family is really unreliable." Yoshitoki Kira curled his lips and said: "Not to mention those trivial matters, is there no problem with the transportation and storage of military supplies?" "No problem! Nakao Castle and Jishoji Temple each reserve 5,000 stone soldiers.  "Liang, the roads in this area are under our control. There is no sign of the Awaji Navy entering the Kamogawa River yet, so it is very safe." The military grain leader was Yanagisawa Motomasa, the former Kyoto money house leader. When the Kira Army entered Kyoto, he  He voluntarily gave up his comfortable position in the money house in Kyoto and came over to serve as a military ration official.  When a written petition was handed to Kiragi respectfully, each 100 Ashgaru consumed 20 koku of food per month. Theoretically, these 10,000 koku of grain could be enough for five months, but considering the intensity of the war, the daily food supply  Consumption may be doubled or more.  "Well, what about the seizures?" Okouchi Kunizuna continued to report: "There are 774 complete sets of pills, 1106 long handles, and 385 sets of armor. 223 uninjured horses. 218 horses with minor injuries that do not affect military use. Thirty thousand koku of military rations.  , and another 400 sets of armor were found in the warehouse. Judging from the flags, it should be the equipment of the shogunate army that was captured. " Kira Yoshihi thought for a while and said: "The equipment of the shogunate will be returned to the shogunate, and the military rations will be given to the shogunate.  , other damaged armors, and all the horses that died in the battle could be replenished to Shiga Bei. Shiga was severely damaged and first retreated to Nijo Castle in Kyoto to rest, and asked Omi to urgently mobilize a thousand ronin to replenish the army.  The camp built by Naito Munekatsu on the mountainside is in a good location and has all the equipment. Let¡¯s stay there!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Okouchi Kunzuna quickly drafted a petition and handed it over to Kira Yoshi. It can be used as a seal.  The decree is issued.  After dealing with a lot of dizzying military affairs, a group of staff retreated one after another. Kira Yoshi rubbed his temples, and then asked Monomichi Hattori Baochang: "Baochang, tell me how the situation is at the Miyoshi Army?" "  The Miyoshi Army is still attacking Shoryuji Castle, and it is said that the castle lord, Hosokawa Harukune, has sealed himself in the castle tower without leaving home. Several generals of the Hosokawa family are now resisting Shoryuji Castle." Hattori Bauchou hesitated.  After a moment, he added: "Katsuryuji Castle can withstand for up to five days." "Five days? Without the support of the navy, I can't forcefully cross the Katsura River. This is really a troublesome thing!" Kira Yoshitoki  He threw away his riding whip in annoyance, hesitated for a moment and then continued: "I order Kuki Shigetaka to do everything possible to defeat the Awaji navy within five days!" "Yes!" Hattori Chief retired in response, saying something before leaving.  He cast a long glance around the corner.  After all the retainers retreated, Kira Yoshitoki just lay on the tatami with his back stretched out. He couldn't breathe due to the heavy government affairs. He had to think every moment and always maintain the majesty of a lord. He was already young.  , if you want not to be looked down upon by your retainers, you can only pretend to be inscrutable and majestic.  "That uncle's eyes are so scary!" "Huh? Why are you here?" Kira Yoshi shook his head and saw Mochizuki Chiyoko sitting next to him, this time wearing a black night-walking outfit, with her back  He was holding a small dagger and two braids of sheep's horns dangling from side to side, which made him dizzy.  "I've always been there! Chiyome seemed to have said that she would always follow His Highness!" Chiyome Mochizuki pointed to her chin and thought carefully, then repeated with a determined tone: "Chiyome still remembers it very clearly, and she was right to say so!" "  Okay! Don¡¯t dwell on this problem.¡± Ji Liangyi felt confused and said, rubbing his forehead: ¡°By the way, which uncle were you talking about just now?¡± ¡°It was the uncle who just walked away! His eyes were so fierce. He was the only one in the room.  Staring at Chiyome! " "Oh, you are the head of the Recruitment Department! He is the leader of the Iga Ninja Army, of course he is powerful Wait! Did you just say that he is the only one in the room staring at you?  Staring at the idiot Loli in confusion, when she saw her nodding matter-of-factly, she felt something was wrong, and asked again: "Then why don't other people look at you?" "Because they can't see it!" "Then why does Hattori protect you?"  "Can you see it?" "Chiyoda didn't know, that's why she said that the uncle's eyes were so fierce!"??¡­ ?The news of the end of the Funaokayama battle quickly spread throughout Kinki. After all, how many pairs of eyes were staring at what was going on there, and the Miyoshi family relied on the advantage of water transportation to get a complete battle report immediately, and they were stationed in Tennoyama to besiege Shoryuji Temple.  In the Miyoshi military tent in the city, Miyoshi Changqing glanced at every retainer with a stern face. No one dared to meet his eyes, including Miyoshi Yixian.  "Do you know what I'm going to say? Ah?" Sanhao Changqing said in a soft voice, "What a bunch of idiots! Idiots! Fifteen thousand people were attacked at once, and the Chinese army collapsed at the first touch, forcing the president to  The general went out in person and was defeated and captured. This is a shame! My Miyoshi family has never experienced this kind of shame! Damn it to the people of Tamba!" No one dared to speak at this time, not even the furious Miyoshi Changqing.  It was common, but only a few times such as the battle at the Shrine Temple and the battle at the mouth of the river would make him furious. Counting this, this was the fourth time Miyoshi Changqing got angry. The last time was because of the death of Shihe Isun.  "It seems that the only way is to capture Shengryuji Castle as soon as possible." Miyoshi Yixian immediately made a decision and encouraged the Miyoshi retainers in the tent: "Gentlemen! This is the time when our Miyoshi family's hegemony is about to be completed.  It's a time of reward! You are seeking the master of a city or the knowledge of half a country, and it depends on your hands!" "Ha! We will do our best to mobilize the morale of the three good retainers and the people!  , what they want is to gain titles through knowledge and practice.  Otherwise, who would go all the way to Kyoto to fight in a joint war?  Therefore, Miyoshi Yixian's encouragement is more powerful than anything else.  The evening of July 13th.  A certain river port in the Yodogawa River. Ever since the Kizugawa navy attacked the Awaji navy, the life of the Awaji navy has been very unsatisfactory. The weakness of the lone army that has gone deep and lost support has been completely exposed. The business on the waterway is different from that on the land. You cannot  Expecting to capture a certain river port and annihilate all the enemies, the various naval forces were familiar with the waterways on the Mujin River and could hide in a reed bush where they could not be found at any time.  Soon there were differences within the Awaji Navy.  The grassroots warriors of the Awaji Navy felt that entering the inland river dispute was a huge mistake, and the outer navy should not violate the agreed rules and enter the inland river. This trend of thought soon affected the decision-making of the top management, and a group of Awaji people agreed with this statement.  Awaji people who hold this view think that the requirements for Sanzhu are too harsh. Sea routes are different from inland rivers. Inland rivers are characterized by wind and waves, small rivers, and shallow channels. They, who have homes and large ships in inland rivers, become a burden. They are slow to respond and often turn slowly.  It has become a target ship in inland rivers, and inland rivers also have a collapse network of rivers.  It is comparable to the most complex jungle maze. People who are not familiar with it can easily get lost if they enter it by mistake.  "Therefore, it is not a good choice to deal with the Kira navy or the Kizugawa navy." Suga Tatsuda, the lord of Pig Bear Castle in Awaji Country, is one of them, and his attitude is supported by many Awaji samurai.  "What do you mean by this? Don't you know that the will of the main hall cannot be changed? Don't cause trouble in the military discussion!" General Oda said dissatisfied: "Maintaining the advantage of the inland river is beneficial to our Miyoshi family, isn't the decree of the main hall not  Are you clear? " "It's wrong for Oda-don to say that! How can you say that this is causing trouble! We are also interested in the future of the Awaji Navy!" He Jianqin seemed to hate General Oda and immediately retorted: "  We men who work hard at sea are trapped in a small river, with no access to the left or right. We can only passively guard the Yodogawa, which is no more than three towns at its widest point. This is going to kill our Awaji navy!" "Shut up!  Old guy!" General Oda picked up the tea cup and threw it at him, but He Ji Anqin nimbly dodged it, which made the old man very unhappy.  The old man drew his sword and cursed: "Asshole! You are looking for death!" Then General Oda also drew his sword. Seeing that the two were about to perform a full martial arts show, the samurai beside him was frightened and quickly hugged the pair.  The young and old asked the warriors outside the door to take them away separately.  The lord of Awaji Noguchi Castle, who was the adoptive father of the late Noguchi Fuyunaga, Noguchi Norimori, was really miserable when he saw his old brother being insulted by Sachijin's people. He could only keep shaking his head and sighing: "Why?  So, why is this so!" "Lord! We must make a decision!" Funakoshi Jinglun said worriedly: "The morale of the Awaji men is low now, and they are all complaining that they are not used to the river here.  , and are not adapted to the fighting methods of the Kira Navy and the Kizugawa Navy. If we continue to defend, I am worried that the morale of the army will be disturbed!" "Yes! Please make a decision, my lord!" No matter what the attitude of the Awaji warriors is, they are not willing to do so!  If we continue to be conservative, for those who agree, just blocking the Yodogawa River will not be able to complete the ultimate mission of annihilating the Kira Navy. For the opposition, blocking the Yodogawa River is a very stupid act. It is to use one's own shortcomings to attack the enemy's strengths.  , the consecutive defeats of Ujigawa and Kizukawakami caused the Awaji Navy to lose more than 30% of its main force, plus the previousThe fleet has been burned in recent days, and the Awaji Navy has lost half of its main force.  Anzai Toyasu pondered for a long time before he said cautiously: "I will contact my brother and inform him of the situation of the Awaji Navy. We really shouldn't stay here, but the prerequisite is that we must defeat the Kira Navy so that they have no energy left to enter Yodogawa and continue to be active.  , otherwise if we retreat and give way to the Yodogawa, the Kira navy will come back. By then, let alone interfering with my brother's great cause, all the previous efforts and losses will be in vain!" Several retainers asked hesitantly: "My lord!  You mean to take the initiative to attack? But the Kira navy is too cunning. Is it too dangerous for us to attack? You know, it is very dangerous for us to go deep into the river!" Anzhai Fuyang gave a mysterious smile: "Don't be afraid.  ! If you run away from the Kira Navy, don't you think the Kira family will let me threaten Otsu Port? "Oh! What a clever idea, my lord!"  : "As long as we send the main force over, both sides will have iron cannons and baked jade. The disadvantage of Kira Sui's small number of ships and men is fully exposed. It would be best if they escape into Lake Biwa. Burn Otsu Port with fire,  Even the two port towns of Sakamoto and Kenda can leave even if they can't catch the Kira navy by then. Anyway, we have made up our minds not to enter Yodogawa. No matter how deep the hatred is, the Kira family can't retaliate! " "  My lord, what a brilliant idea!" The Awaji warriors expressed their admiration.  ¡­ The news of the main attack of the Awaji Navy quickly reached the ears of the Kira Navy. With the surveillance point at Yodogawaguchi, every move of the Awaji Navy was within the scope of monitoring.  This method of communication is also very simple. It uses the smoke of burning dry cow dung to convey messages.  This is a beacon tower originating from the Central Plains Dynasty. It has been used as early as the Kamakura period. The initial defense against the Mongolian invading army relied on the beacon tower to convey messages.  The Kira family¡¯s beacon is the same as the original beacon. This kind of Kinki communication can only express one agreed meaning. The surveillance of the Kira Navy and the beacon lit have only one meaning, and that is the massive invasion of the Uji River by the Awaji Navy.  When receiving this news, everyone in the Kira Marine Corps breathed a sigh of relief. They were not afraid of the Awaji Marine Corps coming to fight, but they were afraid that the people on the other side would never come. The biggest headache was staying calmly in the Yodogawa River.  Time is money and life, and the Kira Marine Corps has a very heavy task.  The sooner the Awaji naval forces are eliminated, the greater the help will be to the overall war situation.  Prior to this, the sneak attack methods used were basically unsatisfactory. Even if the sneak attack was successful, there would still be a price to pay, and you would even lose some money when you were unlucky. This kind of simple confrontation would obviously cause the Kira Navy to suffer even more.  Their little wealth must not be able to use up the huge Awaji Navy. The Awaji Navy still has 2,000 main men and twice the ship reserve at its home base on Awaji Oshima, while the Kira Navy does not have any back-up support.  During the military meeting, the Kira family's sailors looked excited. The young man Takeuchi Kuroemon, who was sitting in the last row, shouted loudly: "The Awaji navy unexpectedly attacked in full force! They must be crazy, right?" A man sitting in front of him shouted  A strong man slapped him on the back of the head and yelled, "You don't even have your top hair combed. How do you know if you're crazy or not?" After that, he gave him a sidelong look.  "Hahaha" A group of warriors laughed.  "You! You Tsuji Hachirobei, why do you say I'm young? Ichu Hachiroemon is younger than me!" Takeuchi Kuroemon pointed to the young man diagonally opposite who was gloating about his misfortune.  The warriors smiled even more happily.  "Okay everyone! Listen to me first!" Kuki Shigetaka smiled and clapped his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said: "The Awaji Marines haven't figured out our strength yet, and I guess they are still thinking of taking the opportunity to invade Lake Biwa and raid our house.  The plan of the confidants, so we have to teach them a lesson! " "Yes! Teach them a lesson!" The warriors, young and old, clenched their fists and said in unison.  "Are the roasters and iron cannons ready?" Yodogawa Mitsunaga nodded and said: "They are all ready! The three hundred iron cannons that the master asked Bipa House to allocate to our navy before going out to battle are all in place, and the men have been eager for them for a long time.  These iron lumps, I have also touched the real ones several times in the past two years. I took advantage of a few days to practice my shooting skills and selected those who could not miss the target within ten rooms to form an iron artillery team. I can also use them" "  "Okay, attack immediately!" The two naval forces met at Amanaseura on the Uji River. The Awaji Navy took the initiative to seek a decisive battle and was well prepared. The Kira Navy also had plans in advance. Awaji Navy's large and small ships  Hundreds of ships, including two sent by the Anzhai ships, forty ships brought by the Kanfune ships, and eighty ships by the Kozai. Excluding the Anzha ships, the number of the other two ships was much greater than that of the Kira family. This was still weakened many times.  One can imagine the Awaji navy.How powerful they will be if they attack with all their strength.  Ujigawa Amanaseura happened to be at a sharp turn in the river. This sharp turn made the entire river form a V-shape. The Kira Navy blocked the exit on the right side and ambush. The Awaji Navy rushed to the front to close the ship and saw the ambush of the Kira River.  The army immediately blew the conch as soon as possible.  "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo here," the low conch blowing made a shrill scream, and a moment later it was interrupted by a muffled "bang". A Kira samurai killed the Awaji samurai who was blowing the conch.  "The Awaji navy is coming! Get ready for battle!" Several samurai spread out and shouted to the fleet to paddle. The ashigaru standing on the bow raised the iron cannon to aim and fire. For a while, the iron cannon rumbled.  , the Guanzhou ship that was hit by a salvo made a strange "creeping" sound. This was the first appearance of the powerful iron cannon. With the new gunpowder, it could easily penetrate Guanzhou ship's armor.  Broken pieces of wood flew towards the body and cheeks of the Awaji sailors under the impact of lead bullets.  For a time, the Awaji navy inside the ship suffered a devastating blow.  The blood spurted everywhere.  Several unlucky warriors were directly beaten to bloody gourds.  "The iron artillery team loaded the bullets! The archery team fired the arrows!" The iron artillery team immediately withdrew from the bow of the ship. The archers and ashigaru picked up the arrows wrapped in oilcloth, buckled the arrows and pulled the bows. Then several sailors took out fire breakers to ignite the rockets.  Rockets shot out in an instant and nailed the damaged Guan ship. In a moment, the unfortunate Guan ship turned into a blazing fire ship.  "Yes! That's it! Keep working hard!" Kuki Yoshitaka shouted loudly and encouraged. For a moment, the morale of the Kira navy was greatly boosted. Dozens of Kohaya boldly ran to the front of the fleet and shot them with simple bows and arrows, and fell into chaos.  Awaji fleet.  Once counterattacked by the opponent, they would immediately withdraw the fleet, and then be destroyed by the Kira Navy. This rogue tactic really troubled the Awaji Navy.  At this time, seven or eight blazing fireboats on Amanaseura blocked the river. Anzhai Fuyang saw that this was not possible and immediately ordered: "Rush over immediately! Let the Anzhai ships run over and suppress them with iron artillery and archery teams. We will definitely  To break up their formation!" "Yes!" The huddled ships immediately moved out of the waterway, allowing an Anzha ship loaded with iron artillery and archery teams to stand out from the fleet, with its huge hull and thick hull.  The deck can effectively protect him from the danger of being burned by rockets. The commander on the ship is Admiral Oda, the confidant of Anzhai Fuyang.  An Awaji samurai on the Anzha ship asked for instructions: "There is a fire ship ahead! What should we do?" General Oda slammed the table.  He shouted: "Charge over! Knock them away! Each team is ordered to open fire as soon as they see the Kira navy, shut down the ship and let it go early. Do you understand?" "Yes!" "Tell the fleet behind you that as long as I  If you hit the ship, follow me and rush over!" "Yes!" The warriors on Anzhai's ship quickly got busy.  It didn't take long for the huge Anzha ship to start slowly accelerating towards the fire ship, driven by the row of oars. After a huge vibration, the Anzha ship successfully knocked away the fire ship blocking the way, and the Awaji samurai covered it with black smoke.  The mouth and nose were coughing, and the outer deck of the flame-scorched Anzha ship was boiling hot. The sailors were busy using oars to push away the obstructing fire ship in an effort to continue rowing.  At this time, there was a sudden thunderous noise in the distance obscured by the billowing waves of fire and black smoke. Then the Awaji samurai on the upper deck of the Anzhai ship fell into the river with blood spraying all over his body. This unexpected change caught the sailors a little off guard.  General Oda drew out his tachi and shouted: "Don't stop! Keep paddling! Paddle me quickly!" Perhaps his order had an effect. The sailors rowed hard with all their strength, and the Anzha ship, which had been stagnant for a long time, finally  It began to move slowly, and then hundreds of flaming arrows suddenly fell from the black smoke. The bodies fell on the deck and ignited into a raging fire. General Oda quickly ordered the samurai to scoop water to put out the fire. Anzhai's ship was in chaos.  General Oda shouted almost hoarse: "Don't stop! Keep paddling! Don't stop for any reason!" "Bang, bang, bang!" Another series of iron cannons roared and thundered, killing the Awaji samurai on the deck.  Halfway through, many bullets hit the deck and penetrated a deep bullet hole. If the bow deck was not thick, they might have penetrated into the cabin. The remaining warriors did not dare to stand in the front row. They could not figure out what was going on on the other side.  What kind of weapon could he hit the people on Anzhai's ship from such a distance?  As the Anzha ships walked out of the fire ship area little by little, they finally saw the fleet on the opposite side clearly. They saw two Anzha ships at the front, and a dozen or so Kanshu ships guarding them. The densely packed iron cannons on the Anzha ships were pointing at them, and  Guan Feng was flying towards them with hundreds of burning fireballs.  When a warrior saw the formation clearly, he shouted: "Be careful!"  The flames jumped into the water, and General Oda yelled and cursed, organizing the iron artillery team to fight back, becauseThe iron artillery team hid in the cabin and fired through the shooting port. If the Anzha ship wanted to counterattack, it had to turn the ship horizontally to fight back. In this process, it could only use the bow and arrow ashigaru on the upper deck to fight back.  "Asshole! You used rockets! Why didn't we bring rockets!" General Oda had no time to complain more, because the iron cannon on the opposite side roared again, and the huge gunfire accompanied by the white smoke rising into the sky, will  The two Anzha ships in front of them were covered in Yunlai Wonderland. Hundreds of bullets traveled a distance of 60 meters and hit the bow and arrow Ashigaru who were trying to avoid on the deck. Blood burst out and killed and injured countless people.  "Odaden! We can't fight like this anymore! If we continue to fight like this, all of our sons will die!" After several rounds of fire, there were more than fifty dead bodies on the deck, and countless people fell into the river. In the blink of an eye, it was  With nearly half the ship's casualties, how could such a tragic blow not make the samurai of Awaji feel heartbroken.  "What?" General Oda's eyes were bloodshot, he glared at the several samurai with ferocious expressions, and shouted angrily: "As samurai, are you still afraid of death?" "We have absolutely no intention of doing so! As samurai, it is our fate to die on the battlefield.  , It¡¯s just because it¡¯s not worthwhile for the men to die!¡± A samurai also shouted angrily with his eyes red: ¡°If we continue to fight like this, even if we die, we won¡¯t be able to touch a single hair of the Kira Navy.  How can we meet Hirasaka's father and brother after death? "Yes! If we die in the Uji River, we can't accept such shame even if we die in battle!"  The general shouted immediately: "Paddle! The target is opposite the Kira Army Anzai ship, hit it!" "Yes!" The samurai rushed into the cabin with their heads down to convey the order. General Oda stood on the deck, looking back at the slow fire ship.  The Guanzhou ship slowly passed through and shouted: "Main hall! I am here to be loyal to the Mihaoshi family!" A young man was lowering his head to reload his ammunition. Suddenly, he turned to the Anzhai ship in the distance and accelerated slowly. He pointed at it and said: "  Look! The Anzhai ship on the other side is starting to move! Are they stunned?" A middle-aged man kicked him in the butt and scolded: "Shut up, Sun Sanlang!  You are not allowed to talk when you are on duty. Have you forgotten the rules of the Iron Artillery Team? " "Tah! You are obviously talking too!" The boy named Sun Sanlang muttered in a low voice. At this time, a samurai happened to pass by and suddenly stopped.  He came down and said, "What did you just say?" "Ah!" Sun Sanlang was startled and stammered: "IIdidn't say anything!" The middle-aged man who just kicked Sun Sanlang  Seeing this, he quickly came over, nodded and knelt down and said, "Yes, sir! Son Saburo didn't say anything, we can all testify!" "I don't want to hold people accountable!" The samurai impatiently interrupted their nonsense, and his tone changed.  He said sternly: "I didn't hear what you just said clearly. Now repeat it immediately. What exactly did you say?" "II said the ship over there seems to have moved. Are you fooled?" Sun Sanlang was frightened.  He quickly repeated what he had just said.  "The Anzhai ship has moved!" The samurai pushed away a few iron artillerymen and looked into the distance. Sure enough, the Anzha ship gradually moved over. His expression changed and he hurried onto the deck, pushing aside the samurai who blocked the way, and faced  The navy general who was discussing tactics reported: "Oh no! That Anzha ship is heading towards us at full speed!" "What!" Kuki Shigetaka dropped the map in his hand, quickly walked to the high platform to look out, and then groaned.  An order was issued: "Let the roasting team on the Guan ship attack and blow up the ship! Don't stop the iron artillery team! Do a good job of suppressing fire, and we must not let them probe back to counterattack!" "Yes!" As soon as the order was issued, the guards only took a moment.  Several Kanbune ships in the fleet suddenly broke away from the main force and rushed towards the Awaji Navy's Anzabune at full speed. Their actions immediately attracted the attention of the Azakabune, and the iron cannons from the firing ports began to fire sporadically, causing considerable damage to the Kira family's Kanbune ships.  Loss.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster! PS: A single chapter is 7,000 words! Please subscribe from the bottom of my heart!
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