Chapter 230: Battle between the Navy and the Army
In the battle of Amano Castle, although the Mori family lost a lot of ships, except for a few warships that were under maintenance, most of the ships that were burned were old ships that were about to be eliminated. The ships piled in the port were more used to serve as a fleet to deter other forces from acting rashly. Although the loss was painful, it was not enough to cause serious damage to the Mori family's navy, because at least 70% of the navy's main battleships were on patrol, otherwise the Mori family would not be able to sit still.

The Mori family was able to safely occupy millions of koku of land thanks to its powerful navy.

These navies were always patrolling outside, intimidating the surrounding hostile forces and forcing the enemies of the Mori family to allocate more troops to guard against the Mori navy patrolling along the coastline. Because the navy could move freely on the vast ocean, one force often required the enemy to use three to five forces to deal with it.

What's more, the Mori family has never had more than one enemy, so the Mori family's navy patrolling back and forth will force more hostile forces to respond cautiously.

The combined strength of these forces spent on dealing with the Mori navy is a very large number. Therefore, the navy is too important to the Mori family. Even though they know that it cannot be solved, they have to bite the bullet and make a statement after the problem is raised in order to show their attitude to the navy that has lost its largest base.

"Expand the size of the dock, increase the supply of materials, and then recruit a group of prostitutes from the city to appease the naval officers and soldiers." Except for the last item, Mori Motonari, who had lied with his eyes open throughout, immediately dissolved the meeting.

The meeting is still waiting to be implemented. Do you know how much time and resources it takes to expand the dock to be able to accommodate large ships? Not to mention that there is currently no dock in the entire Maori territory that can accommodate so many ships.

In addition, if one wants to meet the daily consumption of the huge navy, there is no other way except to mobilize reserve resources from Maori City.

The problem is that Maori City’s strategic reserves are prepared for border wars. It’s barely enough to supply one side, and supplying both sides is simply a joke.

In fact, another reason is the conflict between the navy and the army, which is what gives Mori Motonari the most headache.

Although the Mori family relied on the navy, their ships could not go ashore. If they really wanted to occupy the land, they had to rely on the army.

What's more, the army is larger in number and is deeply tied to the traditional samurai class.

This resulted in the daimyo of the Mori family having to make compromises on many occasions. Otherwise, after the Mori family tasted the sweetness of the navy, they would not have only had one large port, Amano Castle, and the remaining docks would have had difficulty maintaining daily supplies for the navy because of the strong opposition from the army and the samurai class.

Even when it came to mobilizing the army to retake Amano Castle, Mori Motonari felt the silent protest from the army and the samurai, which led to many problems in the process of mobilizing the army which should have been quick, and ultimately resulted in a missed opportunity.

Therefore, Mori Motonari, who found it difficult to make a decision between the army and the navy, could only lie with his eyes open and be perfunctory throughout the process. As for the anger of the navy in the future, he could just chop off a navy retainer to apologize. After all, he had already used the retainer's head to apologize, so what else did he want.

However, the pressure will only be ignored but will not disappear. Under the tremendous pressure, the Mori family became more eager to recapture Amano Castle, because only by recapture Amano Castle can the balance between the navy and the army be restored, and as a daimyo, only then can they seize the initiative by balancing the two major forces.

However, since it is impossible to mobilize a large army to retake it by force, and it is also impossible to force the enemy to destroy Amano Castle and its supplies, other methods can only be used.

In fact, the Mori family was really sincere about the previous marriage. As long as the other party was willing to return Amano Castle and go back to Fukushima, they would give her a mere princess, and even buy one get one free would not be a big deal.

Unfortunately, the other party refused, which made Maori Motonari realize that the other party was not a countryman who could be fooled at will. In fact, this was normal. How could a short-sighted countryman occupy Fushima before the Maori family could react, and secretly form a powerful fleet, and seize Amano Castle with unstoppable force, putting the Maori family in a passive position.

"Did the Demon Ninja reply?" Maori Motonari, who had just sat down, asked anxiously after returning to the inner room.

"They demand a box of gold, a hundred girls, and a hundred boys." A confidant said quickly.

"Then give it to them. The only requirement is to kill the head of the Moroboshi family as soon as possible and assist the Mori family in retaking Amano Castle." Mori Motonari said nonchalantly.

Whether it is a box of gold or a hundred girls and a hundred boys, they are all insignificant things in the eyes of Mori Motonari. As long as the goal can be achieved, it is not a problem to multiply the quantity several times. He only looks at the results.

"Don't let me down." Looking at the backs of his trusted subordinates who were hurriedly leaving, Maori Motonari murmured to himself.

However, considering the previous performance of the Demon Ninja, Mori Motonari still had some more expectations.

Outside Mori Castle, several strange figures were waiting for something at a distance from each other. Until the arrival of Mori Daimyo's confidants, all eyes were focused on them, which put enormous pressure on Mori Daimyo's confidants because he knew how terrifying these people were. They could not even be called human beings.

"The Mori family is really generous. I should have asked for more earlier." After the Mori Daimyo's confidant hurried away, the figure almost lying on the ground said in a sticky voice.

"Don't be too greedy. After all, the other party is the leader of a country with millions of people. If he weren't restrained by various forces, he would not be able to free up his hands. How could he easily agree to our request?" A figure standing in the middle said in a flat tone.

"So who will take action this time?" The thin ghost asked the question that all the demon ninjas were most concerned about.

Although the Demon Ninja is a group, it is not a charity. Apart from the leader taking a certain percentage of commission, only those who take action can get the lion's share.

"Oh my god, I'm about to explode. If you don't want to die, you'd better not stop me."

The manic voice silenced the demon ninjas present, and they were obviously very afraid of the owner of the voice.

"Calm down, Blood Fury. You are making too much noise, which is not suitable for assassination. Let Poison Bee cooperate with you. When the time comes, you can cause unrest outside and Poison Bee will take the opportunity to assassinate you. Apart from a commission, the rest of the profits will be divided equally among you." The leader of the Demon Ninja made the decision. Although the irritable Blood Fury was a little dissatisfied, he still nodded, because he could not beat the leader, otherwise who would listen to him.

"Haha, I heard that the head of the Zhuxing family is a tall figure like a god. It's a good opportunity to taste him and see how he is different from ordinary men." The poisonous bee, whose figure alone is so charming, said in a sweet voice, but did not get any response, because everyone present knew what she was. Except for Xuenu, the rest of the people turned around and left.

(End of this chapter)