Chapter 227 Another Blind Date
When deciding to attack the main island, Yan Xu considered many landing locations. He almost circled the main island halfway and found that the easiest way was to land at the border between the Mori family and other daimyo territories, and then occupy part of the territory belonging to the Mori family.

In this way, it would not be too much of a stimulus to the Mori family, after all, what was occupied was only a vague border.

At the same time, there is another benefit, which is that you can get help from the hostile daimyo of the Mori family.

The enemy of my enemy is not necessarily an ally, but at least he can be used. As long as you have a sound mind, you will not help your opponent to eliminate the enemies.

Therefore, the Moroboshi family can fully rely on the other party's support and successfully gain a foothold in a short period of time.

However, this method has too many uncertainties. First of all, the Mori family has stockpiled heavy troops on the border. Once they are determined to attack, the Moroboshi family, which can only rely on sea transportation to deploy part of its troops, may not be able to resist, because the number of soldiers and supplies transported at one time is limited, and the secondary island cannot be without a fleet defense.

In addition, it is difficult to distinguish between friends and enemies. Although the Mori family is fighting with its neighbors, the two sides may sell out the Moroboshi family in a private transaction, and even face attacks from two daimyos. By then, even if Yan Xu cheats, it will not be worth it.

Because there are too many uncontrollable factors, Yan Xu came up with another plan, which was to avoid the main island and occupy Ezo Island and another secondary island, connect the three islands on one side of the main island, surround the main island, and take the initiative.

This also has disadvantages. First of all, Ezo Island is too desolate. Even if a lot of energy and material resources are invested in its development, the rate of return is pitifully low. Secondly, the cycle is too long. Without continuous investment for many years, there is no hope of any return.

The only advantage is that there will be no interference, because the Mori family, which is the closest, would like the Moroboshi family to waste all their energy on this desolate island, and they are even ready to reap the benefits after the development is almost complete.

As for the other island next to the secondary island, although it has been well developed, the island is similar to the previous secondary island and there are also several forces existing on it.

Once the Moroboshi family becomes entangled with the other party, the Mori family will not sit idly by, and the chance of stabbing them in the back is 100%.

So Yan Xu chose the most difficult and most direct method, which was to confront the enemy head-on.

Since he is facing away from the Mori family and is vulnerable to backstab, he might as well fight head-on with the bayonet. With the support of props provided by Yan Xu, he doesn't believe that he will lose.

The benefits of a head-on attack are also obvious. Amano Castle is the sharp sword of the Mori family inserted into the sea, and it is also a corner of the main island. Therefore, no matter what happens here, it will not interfere with the territories of other daimyo, and it may even be beneficial to them.

With the loss of Amano Castle, the largest and best port, the Mori family's naval strength was weakened by at least one third, and it went from being the only strong force to being a slight threat.

Therefore, the Moroboshi family will not be disturbed by forces other than the Mori family, but will instead receive some secret support.

Compared to themselves, the enemies of the Mori family would definitely prefer to support the Moroboshi family to fight against the Mori family, and they would even increase their support.

There was no way. The Mori family relied on their carefully built powerful navy and could attack anyone they wanted, which made their neighbors disgusted. When they saw them getting beaten, and the most disgusting port and navy were damaged, how could they stop it? It would be better to help them cheer them up.

Another benefit is that occupying Amano Castle is equivalent to eliminating the biggest threat to Fukushima.

Directly attacking the vital points of the Mori family, gaining the support of other daimyo, and preventing the threat to the secondary island, it can be said that three birds are killed in one stone. At this moment, Yan Xu's initial strategic goal has been completed. The flag of the Moroboshi family has been planted in Amano Castle. Now he is inspecting this pride of the Mori family.

The castle of Amano Castle is still being searched. At present, the ninja has found three secret passages and a large number of traps inside, including some super luxurious traps arranged with a large amount of gunpowder. So Yan Xu was not in a hurry to go in. After all, he didn't want to take a cheap plane.

The warehouse area is currently undergoing an inventory. Due to the large number of items and problems such as corruption and damage, it is not possible to obtain detailed data in the short term. So Yan Xu came to the port area to see when the cleanup can be completed and the new fleet can dock.

Because most of the buildings were made of wood, there was almost nothing intact left after the ravages of the flames. Every time you stepped down, you could hear the rustling sound of charred particles being crushed, and your nose was filled with the stench of smoke and barbecue.

Yan Xu was walking on the street and found that he had actually gotten used to it. He shook his head helplessly and, under the protection of Huiruomaru and Hatamoto, headed towards the port that was being cleaned up.

Now, the people cleaning up the port include not only people from the Moroboshi family, but also people from Amano Castle.

Amano Castle is not just a simple city, but an area formed with Amano Castle as its center. The population of the entire area is as high as tens of thousands. However, the farmers and fishermen, who are the largest in number, have not been greatly affected because they have never been the target of the attack.

So these farmers and fishermen did not move at all and continued to work.

In fact, they had nowhere to go, and no matter who occupied them, they had to pay taxes, so they just worked as usual and waited for the samurai masters to collect taxes.

The real people of Amano Castle were civilians living in the urban area. They fled after the fire, but after the war, they came back and spontaneously organized themselves to help the Moroboshi family clean up the port.

This is the nature of the Japanese. The Moroboshi family used flames and killing to prove that they are strong, and as the weak, they should obey the strong, so they came back and behaved very obediently.

Yan Xu, who was used to this, did not hesitate and organized them to use as coolies. They made an indispensable contribution to the quick cleanup of the almost completely burned port.

Of course, the necessary safeguards were still in place. The warehouse area of ​​Amano Castle was not affected by the fire, and all the stockpiled materials were at his disposal. He had no pressure at all to feed a few thousand refugees.

However, what surprised Yan Xu was that he did not wait for the Mori family's army to arrive, but instead strongly condemned the marriage.

"This is the nth time. Don't they have any other options except marriage?" After seeing off the envoy of the Mori family, Yan Xu couldn't help but complain to Huiruomaru.

"The women of the Wu family were meant for marriage alliances, and it is their honor to marry their master, even if the other party is a princess of the Mori family." Teruwamaru said with a proud expression. Obviously, she said this and thought so. She really thought that it was marrying up for the princess of the Mori family to marry her master.

Yan Xu was a little speechless, but didn't say much. Instead, he thought about the significance of the Mori family's move.

Everyone knows that the so-called strong condemnation is meaningless, not to mention that the marriage itself means surrender, which is not in line with the character of the Mori family.

(End of this chapter)