Chapter 675 21. Planning to Secretly Help Shishan City

Now that everyone knows what's going on, they should prepare!

"Report to Gifu Dansho that in the middle of February next year, His Highness will go to Kyoto in the procession of princes!" Kobayata announced loudly to Kanamori Nagachika.

"Yes!" Kanamori Nagachika took the reply with both hands and bowed to Yamauchi Taro who was sitting on the upper hand.

Murakami Yoshimitsu immediately stood up, led Kanamori Nagachika out of the hall, and sent him out of the city.

The heavy snow in Shinano fell at the right time. Such heavy snow would be enough to close the mountain road and cut off merchants and travelers in a few days. With the dangers of mountains and seas, it is enough to defend the border.

When the snow melted, the calendar of the third year of Genki would be turned over!

Watching Kanamori Nagachika and an attendant galloping out of the city on horseback, Kobayata, Hosokawa Cainu, and Uncle Tsunayoshi were still on the terrace of the castle tower of Fuchu Castle, probably watching them see them off.

"Koyata, how many people will be needed for the princes' procession when His Highness goes to Luoyang next year?" Uncle Tsunayoshi put his hands in his sleeves, probably because he felt cold.

"Fifteen thousand!" There is no need for more, and less is nothing.

Ten thousand men and horses are endless. With fifteen thousand Nobunaga soldiers, the world is so big that you can go anywhere. Not to mention that Oda Nobunaga could not force Yamauchi Taro to stay in Luoyang, even if he wanted to force him to stay, he had to weigh the weight of this fifteen thousand army.

"Are you going or am I going?" Hosokawa Saijo was in good health, and he still wore a single piece of clothing because the wind was strong at the castle tower.

"You go! I want to go somewhere else!" Koyata had other plans.

"Why?" The two asked at the same time.

"I plan to go to Ishiyama and then to Kishu."

Koyata knew who could do it and who couldn't. Now that the conflict between Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga was gradually emerging from under the water, the Yamauchi family alone was not enough to defeat Nobunaga. Kobayata had to find a powerful ally for Yamanouchi who could really contain Nobunaga's military power and strike at Nobunaga's rule.

There was no need to talk about Ishiyama Honganji, as everyone knew that it resisted stubbornly. However, in the Kishu region, the mercenary groups known for the Negoro clan and the Saiga clan were also important forces in the entire Nobunaga encirclement.

Although in future games, "Saiga Sunichi" was really famous, and his iron cannon skills were devastating. However, the Kishu Suzuki clan at that time was just a member of the Kishu mercenary group, and was not yet able to stir up the situation in the Warring States period.

They must be united with the belief of the Ikko sect as a link, and quickly gather and participate in the battle against Oda Nobunaga at the necessary time.

If the 30,000 Kishu people could directly join the ranks of the anti-Nobunaga army, it would be a very beneficial reinforcement for the entire army attacking Oda Nobunaga.

Not to mention, the Kishu people also had a large number of iron cannons, and in terms of combat level, they were completely at the forefront of this era.

"It's fine to go to Ishiyama. With a single order from Master Xianru, there are millions of followers. How about going to Kishu?" Although Uncle Tsunayoshi looked down on the fighting power of the Ikko Ikki, he couldn't resist the huge number of people in the Ikko Ikki.

"Yes, Kishu belongs to the Yukawa clan, and the reputation of the Yukawa clan is well-known. The Yukawa clan also supports the Hatakeyama clan, and the Hatakeyama clan is vassalized by Gifu Danmasa and fights with the retainers Yusa clan and Yasumi clan." Hosokawa Saijo didn't care much about the Kishu people.

"It's still a fighting force. It would be a great honor if we can use it!"

"Okay, you are a person with ideas, then I will escort His Highness to Kyoto." Hosokawa Saijo didn't ask any more questions.

"Then what do you want to prepare?"

"Three thousand gold is enough! The rest will be discussed later!"

Kobayata persuaded the two families to spend only three thousand taels of gold, which seemed to be a very low price. All three of them knew that Ishiyama Gobo was a famous strong city and town, and the Kishu people also had 30,000 strong soldiers. How could such a small amount of money impress them?

"Could it be?" Uncle Tsunayoshi suddenly thought of something else from the iron cannon.

"Yes! I'm going to bring a lot of gifts to persuade these two families!"

How to make Ishiyama Gobo more solid? How to make the Kishu people more warlike?

Portuguese guns!

If cannons were set up on the top of Ishiyama Gobo, with the strong city defense and the special and complex geographical environment, the Oda army would be killed if they came one by one, and two by two!

In addition, Ishiyama Gobo is right by the sea, and can rely on water transportation for continuous supply. As long as we can help Ishiyama Gobo keep the Kizu River mouth open, it may not be a ten-year Ishiyama war, and twenty years is not a difficult task.

Kuki Yoshitaka's ironclad ship, to put it bluntly, is not the iron-clad Antaku ship! The ship is only wrapped with a layer of iron sheet, which can defend against the roasted fire arrows of the Mishima Murakami Navy and the Mori Navy, but I don’t believe it can defend against the cannons of the Yamanouchi family!

If the Portuguese can’t shoot shotguns, then ask the foreign soldiers!

The ship-borne cannons of the caravel, please taste the "justice punishment" claimed by capitalist explorers!

With a few 18-pound or even 24-pound shells, the ironclad ship of Kuki Yoshitaka, which doesn’t even have a keel, relies entirely on the addition of sheds to ensure the strength of the hull. To put it bluntly, it may not take three or five shots to sink you into the sea.

Besides, the Yamanouchi family is not without navy, nor without cannons. In addition to Portuguese, we also have bronze smoothbore cannons. Get two gunboats loaded with five or six bronze cannons, set up a military port on the Atsumi Peninsula of Mikawa Province, and block Toba in the opposite Shima Province every day.

If you, Kuki Yoshitaka, stick your head out, I will come out and beat you up. I will keep an eye on you all the time and not let you go out to Awaji Beach in Osaka Bay to stir up trouble. I will directly block the navy of the Oda clan at home and make them exist as a navy.

As for giving the Portuguese guns to Suzuki Shigehide and his Kishu people, Kobayata was still hesitant. It wasn't because of anything else, but because he was afraid that some of them would run back to Kishu if the war didn't go well, and the Portuguese guns would be given to Nobunaga for nothing.

After all, these people were mercenaries after all. Although their moral integrity was very good among mercenaries, it was the moral integrity of mercenaries after all. Unlike Ishiyama Honganji, which was the headquarters of the Ikko sect, Honganji would never give up resistance until the last moment.

"Teach casting skills?"

"Of course not! But giving two or three guns is still okay!" Kobayata was not stupid.

At worst, if they were broken, the navy would transport two more guns in. As long as the waterway was not cut off, it was worth giving anything to disgust Oda Nobunaga.

"I will inform you two of this matter for now. It is just my personal plan now. We will make a decision next spring!"

"The Gifu bullet is like a giant. We must use all our strength to deal with it!" Uncle Tsunayoshi looked at the falling snow and said something serious.

"Who said it's not true? At this point, we are just trying our best!"