My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 498 Undercurrent surges, Yunguo Island is restless

The wind is flowing and the grass is dying.

In the swaying mountain forest, there were several muffled bangs, the treetops shook, and a figure jumped out, dressed in black and wearing a Prajna on his face. He threw two kunai at the old man who was chasing behind him. Jump up a nearby tree.

"This person from the Xia Kingdom Jianghu... is really difficult to deal with!"

This man was Fuma Kotaro who left Nagano Castle. He originally accepted the order of Date Masamune and went to hunt down the two men. After several fights, he found that the two were highly skilled in martial arts and very vigilant. They could detect the slightest sign of trouble. .

There was no chance to succeed several times, so he had to go back to report his life to Date Masamune. As a result, he saw that the entire city was massacred. Date Masamune and the three heroes of Date must have had no chance to survive, so they rushed to Yunguo Island immediately. , but met two Xia Kingdom assassins who were in Yujin Mountain halfway.

The other party didn't say anything and just came over to kill him.

The fight was more than 30 miles southeast of Nagano Castle. Fuma Kotaro basically didn't dare to fight with the opponent. After all, scouts from the Xia Kingdom army would appear at any time along the way. If he was discovered by the opponent's scouts and attracted the army, he would have no chance to arrive. Yunguo Island.

In the slanting sunshine of dawn, figures and figures chased each other through this forest and then a hilly area. There was a dilapidated dirt road here. Fuma Kotaro jumped down the hillside and followed the dirt road extending downwards along the hillside. In the distance are villages and towns that have been burned to ashes.

The Japanese here were all killed, regardless of gender, old or young, and hung one by one on the treetops with ropes.

There is no one here anymore, but judging from the signs of destruction, there may still be army scouts who have not gone far, or are wandering nearby.

But here we are very close to the seaside, and we can faintly hear the sound of waves.

The scout heard that the old man's accent was from Wudi, and he felt relieved, as long as it wasn't a Japanese pretending to be someone else.

"Where are your Majesty and the generals now?"

If we go around this place, we have to carry a long way. The old man and another assassin behind him may not be able to intercept him.

The scout seemed to have noticed something, and turned back on horseback. A black shadow fell from the big tree on the roadside. He felt his shoulders tighten, and then the whole person flew forward lightly.

It turned out that the other party threw the scout over to delay his pursuit. Now being distracted by this, Fuma Kotaro disappeared.

Suddenly, Feng Mo Kotaro thought of an idea and grinned: "Haha, Xia people!"

The next second, in the flipped field of vision, another figure flew towards him. He felt that he was caught by someone, and for a moment, his feet were firmly planted on the ground.

As he spoke, the scout suddenly turned his head and drew his sword, "Who?!"

"With a little effort!" Liang Guyuan returned the favor with his hand, but kept his eyes fixed on the front, and said again: "The Japanese are treacherous."

At this time, a man with a bare upper body and a bandage walked out of the forest behind him, with a lot of leaves and grass clippings mixed in his hair and shoulders.

"General?" When the scout looked at the person suspiciously, the man had already walked over, "Lu Meng."

Immediately, he asked the scout about the progress of the army after arriving on the island. When he heard that Nagano had been defeated and Date Masamune was killed by Zhao Yun, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

"Thank you, old man, for lending a hand."

They had previously rescued some Xia people who were robbed by Japanese pirates and were brought to the island. Most of them were women, and of course there were some craftsmen. Probably some Japanese saw this and pretended that they were also Xia people, but they basically knew how to do it when they opened their mouths. Exposed, no matter how well he speaks Chinese, his accent cannot be changed.

"More than thirty miles to the northeast from here, we have been stationed on the coast, waiting for the ships of Zhou Dudu, General Gan and Qi Zhenfu to arrive."

After a moment, a scout came running from the corner on a war horse, with a weapon hanging on his waist and a horn bow on his back. He was looking around for movement.

As soon as the voice came out, the old man beside him pressed the blade, "It's a general from your family."

When his vision returned to normal, he saw a gray-bearded old man in Central Plains robes in front of him. He immediately raised his hands to thank him, and at the same time, he also induced the other person to speak and distinguish his accent.

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer, almost to the point where the view ahead was blocked.

There was the sound of wind passing by in his ears, and the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance. Fuma Kotaro stopped his thoughts and turned the corner ahead.

"Thanks!"

Lu Meng cupped his hands and thanked him. He and Liang Guyuan looked at each other. The latter nodded, stroking his snow-white beard and smiled: "Just in time, I am also a little tired, so I went to ask for a glass of water from Your Majesty, haha!"

After the two said goodbye to the scout, they headed northeast. The escaped Fuma Kotaro also rushed to the southeast coast and hid carefully. He did not dare to come out until the Xia cavalry patrolling the coast left.

At this time, half an hour had passed. Following the route in his memory, he found a sea cliff, jumped off the gap, found a small boat that could only fit two people, paddled with wood paddles, and quickly headed to the east. Another island.

The distance between the several islands is not that far, only seven or eight miles apart. Those who are not familiar with this place can easily touch the underwater reefs and become stranded.

After Fuma Kotaro, he arrived at Yun Country, which was already under war and martial law. With the news about Shikoku Island, he quickly rushed to Heiankyo, a city built by Takeda Shingen.

With the mountain at its back, there are two urn castles on the left and right in front, named Marugame and White Crane, forming a corner-to-corner trend.

On June 18, the entire city of Nagano was massacred, and the news that no chickens or dogs were left behind entered Marugame first, and then was sent to Heian Kyo as quickly as possible.

Although the two islands are adjacent to each other, they are still in a state of confusion about Nagano Castle. Even though Date Masamune and he are both daimyo, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu sent people to send news, so Takeda Shingen and Date Masamune kept his distance.

It's obviously not worth it to offend two other talented people for a person who is ambitious but not outstanding in actual ability.

This is why, when the messenger from Nagano City came to ask for help, there was no intention to send troops at all.

However, I have always paid attention to the war taking place over there. Unfortunately, since the Xia Kingdom army besieged Nagano Castle, all roads to the east have been blocked, and there are even scouts patrolling in the mountains and forests. The spies had no way of knowing what was going on behind Nagano Castle.

Subsequently, Takeda Shingen blocked the coast, and at the same time encouraged the people in the city to join in defending the city against the enemy, and destroyed all the crops and villages around the city, implementing the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields.

It wasn't until Fuma Kotaro came over with the news that he learned that Shikoku Island had fallen into a brutal massacre. The fields, villages and towns in the mountains, and Nagano Castle, which stood on the seaside and swore to become a harbor city, were all completely destroyed by the onslaught of soldiers. Then it was burned to the ground.

Everyone from Heiankyo to Takeda Shingen, down to the Japanese people, felt shocked, stunned and frightened by this news.

As a once-prominent daimyo, Takeda Shingen was naturally not afraid of anyone, but facing him were Chinese generals whom he had only read and heard about in books, and the troops they had trained.

Maybe I didn't feel anything wrong before, and I was even excited to compete, but when I faced the enemy directly, I suddenly felt panicked.

Heian Jing.

Takeda Shingen sat in the government office and interrogated Fuma Kotaro in detail. As time went by, the people he sent came back with more information and sent the other party away. Then they recruited the Four Heavenly Kings of Takeda: Itagaki Nobukata, Amari Koyasu , all horns and tigers are stable, food is rich and tigers are prosperous.

As well as the four Takeda ministers: Nobuharu Baba, Masanobu Takasaka, Masakei Yamagata, and Masatoyo Naito.

"Hidden piles have been laid on the coast, and the Xia people's fleet cannot approach the coast!"

"We will not shrink from the city like Date Masamune, the Red Guards have already been prepared!"

"Send a letter to Oda Nobunaga. We will pin the Xia army here and let him..." Takeda Shingen put his hands on the table and closed his eyes to listen to the strategies of the four ministers. He was the one who came to the Akabe team. The only regret he felt was that there were too few good war horses since it was rebuilt here.

But not only did he want to touch the edge of Xia's army, but the Four Heavenly Kings under his command also wanted to compete with it.

He slowly opened his eyes, looked at the eight trustworthy people standing beside him, and nodded confidently.

"Then do it!"

After discussing for a while, the eight people left one after another, and suddenly a black shadow descended from the beams in the corner of the study, leaning against the curtain wall in a carefree manner, playing with a kunai.

"Sasuke, are you sure that Emperor Xia has arrived on the battlefield?"

The figure against the wall caught the kunai and stopped, slowly walking into the light of the lights. The figure was thin and thin, with a light green forehead protector wrapped around his forehead. He was also wearing a close-fitting night clothes, but there was a cynical smile on the corner of his mouth. meaning.

"There's nothing I, Sasuke Sarutobi, can't accomplish."

This war ninja had already known about the Xia Kingdom's army from Takeda Shingen. Even though he looked carefree and didn't take anything seriously, Sarutobi Sasuke was still very capable when it came to serious matters.

"Fuuma Kotaro, but failed."

"That person... tsk tsk, he's just an arrogant maniac."

After saying that, Sarutobi Sasuke put away the kunai in his hand, stretched lazily, and then threw something on the ground. A cloud of smoke suddenly rose, and his figure disappeared from Takeda Shingen's sight in the blink of an eye. not see.

"Ahem..." Takeda Shingen coughed several times due to the smoke, and almost choked with tears. However, he was not angry, but rather enjoyed the coughing. He slowly stood up and pushed the curtains open, "It's good to be alive... "

He died of tuberculosis back then, but a few coughs reminded him that he was still alive and well at this moment.

But his appearance was still old, and he didn't understand why the Chinese civil and military people opposite him were getting younger and younger.

Soon after, he issued a series of orders to arrange hidden piles at sea, strengthen Heian Kyo, intensify training of Qingzu, and gather wandering samurai to form the Ronin team.

At the same time, he also sent a letter to Oda Nobunaga in the rear...

News of the bloody massacre by the Xia Kingdom army has spread on Yunguo Island, which is a large island where Oda Nobunaga's city, Azuchi Castle, is also being built.

When the letter was delivered here, the man known as the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven was admiring his wife Saito Guiche sitting at the dressing table.

The wind blew in through the window lattice, stroking the hem of her skirt and her snow-white hair. She smoothed her hair and looked at herself in the bronze mirror, with wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.

He chuckled softly and said: "My beauty is gone, why bother calling me here again."

"You are my wife, the closest person to me."

A man named Oda Nobunaga, also a great man among many famous men, stood up from the futon, walked behind his old wife, and stroked her white hair.

Soon, a letter arrived from outside.

"I'm about to go on an expedition. Nohime must pray for me like she did back then!"

The wind blew eight hundred miles.

At the same time, three armies of soldiers and horses, totaling 60,000 people, arrived here one after another on the eastern coast of Shikoku Island and stationed themselves here to rest and recuperate.

The temporary rest allowed the military generals and academies to arrange their soldiers, and they seemed to visit each other to and from the Youyan, Bingzhou, and Tang armies. This was a traditional post-war exchange.

Teach each other or exchange the tactics that are beneficial to the armies in fighting the Japanese.

Dragon Banner Hunting, in the emperor's camp, the generals of three soldiers and horses walked in ahead of each other. In the emperor's imperial tent, they stood in three distinct groups.

After Su Chen listened to the reports from the military commanders, he asked Wu Zixun to take two jars of the royal wine that had been prepared and fill them with wine for everyone.

Here, Su Chen picked up the wine: "We won the first battle. Shikoku Island, one of the Japanese islands, has entered the hands of Daxia. It all depends on the generals and soldiers who work hard. I respect you all!"

"Drink victory!"

The generals in the tent had serious expressions on their faces, and took a gulp of the wine in their hands. Their serious expressions immediately disappeared, and they all congratulated each other and boasted about the attack on the island.

In the past few years, even though many of them had grievances, they have now been resolved one by one, and there is more friendship.

"This battle was fought happily, but it is a pity that Kong Ming and Yuwen Chengdu stayed on Tsushima Island." Qin Qiong picked up the drink and drank it down in one gulp, "The next step is to let Zhou Yu and Gan Ning come over. By the way, Your Majesty , what are the arrangements for General Guan?"

"Conquering Shikoku Island and asking Guan Junhou and others to stand still will allow the Yizhou Army in his hands to become a surprise force in attacking Yunguo Island!" Su Chen put down his drink and wiped the wine stains on his beard.

Speaking of Guan Yu, we have to mention Lu Meng, who previously rescued the Yizhou Army and prevented its entire army from being wiped out.

"Lu Ziming...it's a pity." Yuchi sighed respectfully.

"Yuchi Heitan, do you think it's a pity for me?!"

A loud voice suddenly sounded outside the tent, causing the expressions of all the generals inside the tent to be slightly startled. Su Chen, who was at the head of the group, was also stunned, and then all eyes looked towards the curtain.

Then, the curtain opened, and a figure strode in. At the same time, an old man also followed.

"Lu Meng?"

"General Lu!"

Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and others called out each other's names in surprise. Lu Meng, one of the two people who came in, smiled at the generals on the left and right, then stood in the middle and raised his hands heavily to the emperor who was in the first place.

"Lü Meng pays homage to Your Majesty and gives orders to Your Majesty!"

The old man on the side also slowly raised his hand: "Liang Guyuan, a countryman, pays homage to Your Majesty!"

Su Chen was surprised to see that Lu Meng was still alive, but when he saw the Grand Master Liang Guyuan beside him, the surprise turned into confusion.

How did these two get together?

After finally seeing the look in Su Chen's eyes, Lu Meng told everyone in the tent exactly what happened after he fell into the water.

It made everyone call it miraculous.

(End of this chapter)