You can say you are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but most people will not do it. Even if they want to be loyal ministers, most people will still have to get considerable benefits before they do it.

Since Fujiwara Minori is a smart politician, he certainly knows this truth, so after he proposed the plan, there was a series of coordination and exchange of interests.

In the end, the unlucky Ono Yoshiko was pushed out again. He was arranged to lead the armies of the three countries of Bizen, Bichung, and Bingo of Sanyo Road, and the three countries of Iwami, Izumo, and Hakui of Sanyo Road, a total of six countries stationed in Owa.

Tadori (Kobe), the head of the Yamana clan, a wealthy family in Shangyin, serves as deputy general.

As for the garrison of Mount Gangshan (Wakayama), Mino Mori Tachibana Enho was in charge.

Finally, the tasks were assigned, and Fujiwara Minori breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Ono Yoshigu and Tachibana Enho each bring 10,000 people to station in Owada Tomari and Gangshan, the supply pressure on Namba Kyo will be reduced. Anyway, the two places are not far apart, and reinforcements can be provided if something happens.

In the distance, Fujiwara Hidego, who had been promoted from the fourth position to the rank of field guard because of the suppression of the Taira Shomon Rebellion, hesitated to speak.

Unlike military commanders like Ono Yoshiko and Tachibana Enho who have basically enjoyed peace in the Kinai region in recent years, Fujiwara Hidego, who is located in the Kanto region and always has to deal with attacks by the Ezo people, is more familiar with military life and has a greater sense of crisis.

He felt that it was meaningless to defend Daluntianbo and Gangshan now, because the navy had been completely destroyed and the Yan invaders had enough time to choose where to attack.

Instead of dividing the troops to block it, it is better to streamline and reorganize the 80,000 people in Namba Kyo.

With the current 80,000 mob, it is no problem to defeat a dozen Eyi people, but it is far from enough to deal with the Yan bandits.

The only way to think about it is to reduce the number of 40,000 elite soldiers, and then rely on the advantage of the home field to simply put the Yan invaders ashore, implement a strong wall and clear the country, and stick to a strong city like Pingcheng Jing, maybe there will be a chance.

But until the end of the military discussion, Fujiwara Hidego did not make any proposal.

Because he was a small nobleman who was sent to guard the border. Although he also managed to get into the position of national guardian, he relied on military merit rather than blood to become a national guardian. This was despised at this time and was regarded as a lucky move and a violation of the rules.

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Therefore, Fujiwara Hidego was not qualified to speak at all. If he spoke, no one would care about his opinion, and even worse, he would be laughed at.

Minister of the Left Fujiwara Minori actually noticed that Fujiwara Hidego was hesitant to speak, and he also felt to some extent that the army might need to be reorganized.

But among these armies, the only ones who really belong to the imperial court are the two thousand armored soldiers of his own family and the more than one thousand imperial guards of Ping'an Palace. The rest are private soldiers of various nobles. It is not easy to organize these armies with complicated sources into one.

Minister Left Minister Fujiwara Minoru didn't want to bear the price he had to pay, so he simply pretended not to have seen it.

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On Awaji Island, Murong Nobunaga was not busy crossing the sea. It was not that he had not chosen a good place, but that he first wanted to eliminate the pirates entrenched in the Seto Inland Sea.

These Japanese water monkeys are familiar with the local geography and hydrology, and they are scattered everywhere. If they are not severely attacked, the baggage fleet coming from Dazaifu will always be threatened.

On April 22nd of the seventh year of Shaoming, Murong Nobunaga finally cleared away most of the pirates in the Seto Inland Sea.

At the same time, Wang Jing on the shore also broke through more than ten Japanese manors and fortresses, and the army appeared on the west side of Daluntianbo.

Murong Nobunaga immediately ordered Li Hanqiong to lead 3,000 people to respond. Before setting off, Murong Nobunaga also gave Li Hanqiong a large number of flags and drums, so the momentum was huge.

And Yoshiko Ono, who was guarding Owata Tomari, was recently frightened. Seeing Li Hanqiong's flags covering the sun and the sound of drums shaking the sky, he immediately thought that Li Hanqiong was the main force, so he desperately sent letters for help to Namba Kyo.

After receiving the news, Fujiwara Minori from Namba Kyōchu basically believed it, because in their opinion, this was the optimal solution, a land and water pincer attack.

Therefore, on April 27th, all the samurai corps in Namba Kyōchu were mobilized and divided into three front, middle and rear armies. A total of 50,000 people went to Owada Tomari to relieve the siege.

But they were deceived. By the time they arrived at Owada Toro, Wang Jing and Li Hanqiong had already joined forces and chose to retreat to Mount Liujia northeast of Owada Toro to hold on.

The 8,000 men of Wang Jing and Li Hanqiong were not Murong Nobunaga's main force, but they were also heavily armored and had strong weapons. They defended the mountain, and even if the Japanese had 60,000 to 70,000 men, they would not be able to attack them.

Of course, Wang Jing did not choose to take the initiative. Although he felt that he could defeat these Japanese, he still decided to implement Murong Nobunaga's plan.

On the third day of May, Fujiwara Nobuyoshi, who was besieging Mount Rokko, suddenly received news that the Yan bandits on the Owata Tomari side were not the main force, but that the main force had already landed on Mount Gangshan.

Gangshan, also known as Wakayama, is mostly mountainous with only a few small plains, so it can barely be said to be easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The Gangshan Castle guarded by Tachibana Enho was like this. It was backed by mountains and faced the sea. Only three or four people could walk side by side on the road in front of the pass, and large siege equipment could not be deployed at all.

Tachibana Enho had 10,000 people under his command, and he placed 900 of them in Gangshan Castle, while the rest were camped on the plain at the mouth of the Hidaka River behind Gangshan Castle, ready to be rotated at any time.

In Tachibana Yuanbao's opinion, there was no problem with his arrangement, because Gangshan was so dangerous that it could not be captured in a short time, so he would have enough time to rotate his personnel and block the Yan invaders while waiting for work.

But the facts gave this Japanese general who personally killed Fujiwara Juntomo a blow. Gangshan Pass was indeed difficult to defeat, but that was based on the strength of the Japanese army, not the Yan army.

Murong Nobunaga ordered the brave general Zhang Jianxiong to lead three hundred warriors, wearing three layers of armor and using shields wrapped with iron sheets as cover, followed by a large number of crossbowmen to suppress the Gangshan City defenders.

The Japanese troops at Gangsan Fortress only threw a few rounds of rolling logs and stones before they were suppressed by the wooden crossbows with an effective range of more than 200 steps and were so suppressed that they did not dare to raise their heads.

Zhang Jianxiong and others then rushed to the bottom of the city gate, dug a hole and buried explosives. A loud explosion exploded what Ju Yuanbao thought was a natural hazard.

Moreover, the Yan army's attack speed was very fast. When Tachibana Yuanbao, who was stationed near Hidaka River, heard the noise, he immediately sent troops, but it was too late.

Seeing the Yan army coming down from the hill like a tide, Tachibana Enho did not dare to resist, so he had no choice but to burn the bridge on the Hidaka River and led his soldiers to retreat to Namba Kyo (Osaka).
Chapter completed!