Chapter 133 Dark under the lamp

"Fukushima Masaki." Yan Xu, sitting in the main seat of the castle tower, was wearing a black ghost-faced armor, with a Mo Dao across his knees, and began to give orders with murderous intent.

"Hi!"

"Has the recruitment of farmers in the territory been completed?"

"Reporting to the lord, it has been completed. A total of more than 5,000 farmers have been recruited, of which 3,000 young and strong have been given armor and recruited as foot soldiers. They will be led by samurai from each village to form an army, and the remaining 2,000 farmers will be responsible for transporting food and fodder."

"Okay, you will lead these three thousand foot soldiers to march into the Sagara clan. Once you occupy the clan, you will station troops there. If the Shimazu clan sends out troops, you will hold your ground and not retreat."

"Hi!"

"Yi Yu Jing."

"Lord."

"You will command five hundred elite foot soldiers and one hundred hatamoto to guard Onimaruyama Castle. You will also be responsible for the allocation of food and other supplies. No mistakes are allowed."

"I'm willing to guarantee it with my life!"

"Also send a message to Fukiji, assign him 500 foot soldiers, and ask him to guard Xiaoshui Town. At the same time, he will be in charge of the navy."

It is not that easy to send out an army. Not only do they have to defend their old nest, but they also have to guard against sneak attacks from other enemies. It is impossible for the entire army to attack. After all, who can hide the recent big commotion of the Moroboshi family?

In addition, the grain route must also be arranged. Although Yan Xu can return to modern transportation at any time, he is still planning to use this trick to cheat people. Naturally, he has to pretend to be good and cannot let others find out his details easily.

"My lord, how do we announce this battle to the outside world?" Yi Yujing thought about what needed to be done, then realized that he had forgotten one thing, so he hurriedly asked.

Since ancient times, it has been important to have a legitimate reason for fighting. Even Japan, which has always been fond of going back on its word and is good at sneak attacks, is no exception. So it is not enough to just fight, you also have to be right. No matter whether it is truth or fallacy, there must be a reason.

"What do you mean by fighting? The attack on the Sagara family was because they stole water, so it doesn't count as fighting. Didn't you see that those who went there were farmers?" Yan Xu curled his lips, as if he didn't know that most of these farmers were well-equipped with weapons and had a samurai organization.

"As for the Fukushima family, I see that my father-in-law is old and has no one to rely on, so I plan to go there in person to share his worries." Yan Xu's expression at this moment was quite like that of a politician. At least Yi Yujing was impressed when he heard the words, thinking that he was indeed worthy of being the lord and had already mastered the essence of Japanese military law.

In Japan, the techniques and routines are called "military tactics", and the deployment of troops is called "military law", so strategy is also within the scope of military law.

The army that finally went on the expedition consisted of 2,300 foot soldiers and 600 hatamoto, as well as a hundred chariots. Their strength was already greater than that of the invading army of the Otomo family, so Yan Xu was in high spirits when he boarded the chariot.

"Let's go, target the Fukushima family!" Yan Xu, standing on the chariot, roared, marking the beginning of the Fukushima unification war.

In the first battle of the Moroboshi family, the target was not the easy persimmons such as the Sagara family and the Shimazu family. In fact, having Fukushima Masaki was enough. Although his subordinates were all temporarily recruited farmers and foot soldiers, their equipment was not bad. Under the command of many samurai, they could also exert a certain combat effectiveness. At least they could swallow up the Sagara family, which was left with only a skin, and temporarily stop the Shimazu family.

This time, Yan Xu set the Fukushima family as his target for the expedition. He had no other intention but to make up for the betrothal gift. For this purpose, he specially prepared so many eight-treasure Dahua ships that made his scalp numb, and enough thick and thin iron pipes, so that his father-in-law could go to heaven happily and happily, and never have to worry about the world again. However, the biggest reason for choosing the Fukushima family was that the speed at which the situation there deteriorated was beyond his expectations. Just listening to the information brought by Sarutobi gave Yan Xu goose bumps all over his body. If it was delayed any longer, who knows if it would turn into the Japanese version of the Resident Evil.

In fact, Yan Xu was careless. He thought that it was just a piece of flesh and blood of a big monster. How powerful could it be if it was transformed into a monster with this thing, not to mention the inferior blood curse, which could be even worse than the Fukushima pollution in later generations.

It’s actually right to think so, because Yan Xu had learned some things about monsters from his ghost father before.

There are many monsters and demons in Japan, but 90% of them are so weak that they are almost harmless to humans, such as paper umbrellas and lanterns, which can only scare people. Kappa is considered powerful among them.

A big ghost like Guifu who has lived for three hundred years has almost no rivals in Japan. Only a few big demons can defeat him. As for the Demon King, he has long been extinct and even he has never seen him.

Moreover, although the big monsters are powerful, they are not invincible. An army composed of hundreds of elite soldiers, coupled with swordsmen, onmyojis and shrine maidens, can defeat the big monsters and prevent them from even leaving the door.

With this level of skill, even the God of Land in Eastern mythology could step on him, so how much impact could a mere piece of flesh and blood have?

But Yan Xu didn't ask clearly, or who told him that the secret treasure of the Sagara family was the flesh and blood of a great native monster in Japan?
After Yan Xu entered the Fukushima family's territory, he realized that the situation was more serious than he had previously imagined.

The autumn harvest had just been completed, and even if the lord collected heavy taxes, the remaining food was barely enough for the farmers to survive the cold winter. There was no need for them to despair to the point of carrying the old man to the mountain to fend for himself.

Although this is also considered a tradition in Japan, once there is not enough food, the old and weak will be carried to the mountain. Those with a conscience will let them fend for themselves, while those who are more ruthless will push them hard for fear that they will go back again.

Yan Xu saw this scene many times along the way. Many farmers had become so numb that they did not avoid the army when they saw it, and even had some kind of expectation. This showed that the rule of the Fukushima family was on the verge of collapse.

"We didn't see any Fukushima troops along the way?" After hearing the report from the ninja who went to explore the way, Yan Xu frowned. He didn't understand what the Fukushima family wanted to do.

The actions of the Moroboshi family could not be hidden from anyone. In fact, the navy of the Otomo family had already appeared near Komizu Town and Onimaruyama Castle, and sent a harshly worded letter. However, judging from the other party's actions, it seemed that the Moroboshi family wanted to take the initiative to break the current balance on the sub-island.

The Shimazu family was shocked three times in one day. They immediately sent people to send valuable gifts in an urgent effort to deepen the alliance between the two sides.

The Sagara family chose to lie low completely and were ready to surrender. Even Fuji's brother, Ou Doudou, had already bought a house in Komizu Town and was ready to move in.

So to say that the Fukushima family didn’t know, or didn’t have time to react, is to fool themselves.

It can only be said that the internal situation of the Fukushima family is now more complicated, and they have no time to take care of the situation outside, so Yan Xu waved his hand.

"Everyone speed up the march!"

At Yan Xu's command, the army quickened its pace, increasing its speed by at least three times. At the same time, more spies were sent out, but his heart was always shrouded in a shadow, because he felt that he seemed to have overlooked something, but he couldn't think of what he had overlooked.

Yan Xu spent a lot of time preparing for this war. He prepared supplies, intelligence, troops, strategies, and so on. Therefore, he had no idea what he had overlooked. It was not until he arrived in Fukushima Castle that he realized that the Daimyo of Fukushima had played a trick on him.

(End of this chapter)