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Chapter 1651 Ironclad Ship

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    When he learned that the savior plan was successfully completed, Zhao Hao had just finished his inspection of Wenquanjin, Lightning Island and Zhenyuan Island, and was lingering in Sakai City, Japan.

    He came to Sakai City this time for two purposes. One was to witness the armistice and peace treaty signed between the Oda Army and the Ichigo clan; the other was to serve as the elder of the man and help Zhao Shizhen marry Oda City, which he longed for.

    Compared with ten years ago, when Zhao Hao led the newly formed coast guard fleet to overwhelm Kyushu and defeat the Maori navy in the Kanmon Strait, the situation of Japan's Warring States Period has undergone earth-shaking changes.

    To put it simply, these ten years were the process of Oda Nobunaga fighting against all the heroes and breaking Nobunaga¡¯s siege three times.

    The first time was in the fourth year of Longqing, 1570 AD, the first year of Japan's Gengui.

    After Nobunaga went to Luo, he quickly fell out with the general he supported, Ashikaga Yoshiaki.  Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who was not willing to be a puppet like the emperor, secretly contacted those daimyo whose interests were harmed because of Nobunaga's visit to Luo, such as the Asakura family, the Miyoshi family, the Rokkaku family, etc., and Honganji Kennyu also launched the Ichikui to jointly form the first  A Nobunaga siege network.

    The two sides fought fiercely for half a year. In the end, Oda Nobunaga won a decisive victory in the Battle of Anegawa, severely damaging the core of the encirclement network, the Asakura Asai Allied Forces.  But Nobunaga also paid a heavy price. His younger brothers Nobuji and Nobuhiro, as well as important minister Mori Katsaki, were killed in the battle. Both sides were unable to fight anymore.  Later, with the mediation of other forces, the two sides reached an armistice agreement and the first siege was resolved.

    Two years later, Takeda Shingen, the Tiger of Kai, finally had his hands free. At the invitation of the general Ashikaga Yoshiaki and his brother-in-law Kenyoshi, he raised troops to Luo to attack Nobunaga.

    Takeda Shingen lived up to his reputation and defeated the Tokugawa and Oda coalition forces in the original three-party battle.  The Takeda family suddenly gained momentum, and various big names responded one after another. This was the second siege of Nobunaga.

    However, just as the Oda army was retreating steadily, Takeda Shingen suddenly died of illness, and the Takeda army had to withdraw to Kai.

    The most threatening opponent no longer existed. Nobunaga immediately became aggressive again and personally led an army of 30,000 to surround Otani Castle where Asai Nagamasa was located.  Then they surrounded the point for reinforcements and defeated the Asakura army that came to the rescue. Nobunaga took advantage of the victory and pursued it, and Asakura Yoshikage committed suicide.

    ??Subsequently, Otani Castle fell and the Asai family perished.  Two months later, the Oda army destroyed the Miyoshi clan.  In December, Matsunaga surrendered.  The second Nobunaga siege ended with Nobunaga's victory.

    Two years later, the Tokugawa-Oda Allied Forces defeated the Takeda Army and became completely invincible in the "world".  The proud Oda Nobunaga gave up the position of family governor to his son, regarded himself as a "people of the world", and acted increasingly domineeringly.

    The following year, which was the fourth year of Wanli, 1576 AD.  The last hope of the whole village, Uesugi Kenshin, the "Dragon of Echigo" as famous as Takeda Shingen, finally conquered Nobunaga at the request of Ashikaga Yoshiaki.  Anti-Nobunaga forces such as Mori Terumoto, Ishiyama Honganji, Hatano Hideharu, and Kishu Zagazo also responded one after another. This was the third Nobunaga siege.

    Uesugi Kenshin, known as the God of War, was indeed extraordinary and defeated the Oda army in the Battle of Tetori River.  Those daimyo who had been forced to surrender to Nobunaga rebelled, and the situation once again favored the anti-Nobunaga side.

    However, sometimes we have to admit the existence of ¡®destiny¡¯.

    After finally clearing the obstacles to entering Beijing, Uesugi Kenshin issued a general mobilization order for the Kanto expedition in the first month of last year. He decided to go to Luo for a decisive battle with Nobunaga after the snow in Echigo melted.

    However, on March 9, before going into battle, Uesugi Kenshin suddenly collapsed in the toilet and lost consciousness.  It is said that he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage due to excessive drinking, and he died as a result

    Because Kenshin was unmarried and had no children, and died suddenly in his prime, as soon as he died, the Uesugi family fell into civil strife and completely withdrew from the stage of hegemony.

    " Nobunaga, who relied on God's help to survive a major crisis, can finally free his hands to deal with the few remaining threats.

    After the heroes have withered one after another, the only ones that can pose a threat to the Oda family are the Maori family and Xianru's Ichikami clan.

    ??~~

    "Compared with the internal disagreements, the Maori family on both ends of the spectrum should obviously focus on dealing with the Yi Xiangzong who is united and regards death as home.

    The Yixiang Sect is a Buddhist sect that developed from the Pure Land Sect, also known as the Pure Land Shinsect.

    They preach that there is no need to understand Buddhist scriptures or participate in complicated temple rituals. You only need to join the Yixiang Sect and chant the slogan "Namo Amitabha" all the time, and you can enter the Western Paradise after death.

    Just like the Wuwei teaching popular in the Ming Dynasty, this simple practice method and easy-to-obtain practice achievements are widely believed by the people at the lowest level.

    And the Yixiang Sect is legal in Japan, so its power is expanding rapidly. Not only does it have its own territory, but it also has its own monk soldiers.  They built Ishiyama Honganji Temple in Osaka as their home base.

    Osaka is less than a hundred miles away from Kyoto, and there is a vast stretch of plains between them.The hulls of some ships are covered with thick iron sheets, and cannonballs will rebound when they hit them.  This was a countermeasure that Jiugui Jialong came up with after witnessing the horror of the Ming army's artillery.

    These ten earliest armored ships in the world have 7,000 crew members and are called the strongest battleships on earth by Oda Nobunaga.

    Last June, seven armored ships set sail for the first time and encountered the patrol squadron of Takashima Police Station at the mouth of Edo Bay.

    The squadron's frigates and speedboats fired Xuande cannons, but they were unable to penetrate the armor of those Japanese ships.  Instead, they were killed by the large tubes and arrow fire rods on the opponent's ship.

    Seeing that the enemy was outnumbered, the cruise squadron had no choice but to withdraw from the battlefield.

    With the victory in the first battle, the morale of the Oda navy was greatly boosted, and they firmly believed that they were invincible!  Kuki Yoshitaka is also known as the "Hideyoshi of the Sea", and his scenery is unparalleled.

    Soon, the armored ship arrived at Osaka Bay and took control of the Kizugawa River again, cutting off the sea lifeline of Ishiyama Honganji Temple.

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