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Chapter 1579 For the future of Yingzhou

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    In February of the thirteenth year of Longqing, in Edo Castle, Matsuda Kenhide, who had just gotten married, was summoned by the garrison headquarters to discuss matters before he finished his wedding leave.

    When he came back from the headquarters, his father-in-law, Soyoshi Yokoshima, saw his serious face and asked, "What happened to Xianxiu?"

    Matsuda Kenhide sat on the wooden couch, repeatedly wiping his sword "Flying Wind Slash" with a white silk scarf, and replied solemnly: "Li Guo provoked the Ming Dynasty, and His Excellency Taidian issued a summons order to our Yingzhou, and the Kanto garrison was  The army is the most elite force in Yingzhou, and we are His Excellency Taidian's most trusted retainers, and I am about to go on an expedition thousands of miles away."

    Yokoshima Muneyoshi was silent for a while, and then said: "Xianxiu, you have been married for less than a month, and now you are going to fight? You will be sad Can't you ask for leave from Commander Kumamoto?"

    Matsuda Kenhide saw the skirt under the door of the bedroom, sighed and said: "Today, Mr. Kumamoto taught us a poem: The luminous cup of grape wine, if you want to drink, play the pipa immediately. Don't laugh when you are lying drunk on the battlefield, you have fought in ancient times.  How many people responded"

    A soft cry of "Ah" came from the bedroom, and a faint sound of crying was heard. Matsuda Kenhide couldn't bear it, but he said in a more firm tone: "This is a Tang poem, written by the ancestors of Ming Dynasty. Mr. Kumamoto said  , We, the samurai who are the retainers of the Tai Dian, must always remember this poem and be prepared to be loyal to His Majesty the Grand Palace at all times. Only when we face the war with such a spirit of not fearing life and death can we, the retainers and samurai, be  The meaning of existence.¡±

    In the evening, Xizi knelt in front of Matsuda Kenhide's knees and stuffed the sewn embroidered scarf into Matsuda Kenhide's arms. Looking at her silent husband, she couldn't help crying: "I heard that Your Excellency Taidian has many  Retainers, why bother recruiting them from Yingzhou!"

    Matsuda Kenhide frowned and said: "You don't understand! Commander Kumamoto said that it is precisely because His Excellency Taiden has so many retainers that we, Yingzhou, must fight for it. This is Yingzhou's opportunity. If we want to build a prosperous Yingzhou, let Yingzhou  To truly integrate into the Ming Dynasty and let the people of Yingzhou become the people of the Ming Dynasty, the people of Yingzhou must work hard. This is also the responsibility of our garrison!"

    Xi Zi didn¡¯t dare to say anything anymore and just cried softly.

    The next day, Matsuda Kenhide brought Xizi to the headquarters. There was already a long queue here, and almost every soldier in the garrison came with his family.  As a battalion of 1,000 households, Matsuda Kenhide did not have to compete with ordinary soldiers for a position. He walked in the officer queue and quickly entered the room. With the simple instructions of the photographer, he took a photo of the couple with a click.

    There are two photos, one for each person.  After getting the photo, Xizi treasured it in his arms. He couldn't help but turn it out many times along the way and couldn't get enough of it.  Matsuda Xianxiu said proudly: "This is the Taoism of the Ming Dynasty. It has not been transmitted to the entire Yingzhou. His Excellency Taidian specially sent it to our garrison from the Ming Dynasty. Keep it well. Xizi, read it when you miss me.  Look, when I get to the battlefield, I will look at it often. If I look at it every day, it feels like Xizi is by my side."

    Xizi nodded heavily and followed closely behind Matsuda Kenhide, feeling sad and happy at the same time.

    Seven days later, all members of the Kanto garrison were dispatched. Under the welcome of the people of Edo, they marched to the Yokosuka military port. More than 6,000 people formed a team at the dock, looking at the magnificent military appearance.

    But what is even more spectacular are the giant ships docked beside the trestles on the pier.

    Four years ago, Matsuda Kenhide had seen the Ming Dynasty giant ship on the sea from a distance during the Battle of Odawara, but looking at it from a distance was not as good as looking at it up close. Now that it was so far away, he could no longer move his eyes away, staring blankly at the tall ship.  The hull of the ship and the ship's mast pointed directly at the white clouds. Unknowingly, I walked under the ship and raised my head higher.

    At this moment, Matsuda Kenhide wanted to express his extremely shocked feelings to others, but when he looked back, he saw that the entire battalion of 500 soldiers only had one posture, opening their mouths and looking up, and everyone's eyes widened.

    Matsuda Kenhide suddenly remembered his responsibility as a Sento, and was about to scold the entire team when someone shouted in surprise: "Matsuda-kun, is that you?"

    Matsuda Kenhide looked down and discovered that there were several sergeants standing under the battleship's bridge. They were dressed slightly differently. They were the Ming army's standard red coats. But the leader was an out-and-out Yingzhou native, and he was his own.  I know him well, Yukishige, the second son of the Sanada family.

    After the two exchanged military salutes of the Ming Dynasty, Matsuda asked: "Yajiro, why are you here?"

    Sanada Nobushige smiled and said: "I surrendered to His Majesty Taiden during the Battle of Osaka. I was fortunate enough to be accepted as a retainer by His Majesty Taiden and was awarded the post of Hundred Households. Later, I was transferred to Yokosuka to guard the base."

    With that said, he said to Matsuda Kenhide: "You are the third battalion, right? This is the battleship South of the River, and what you want to board is the troop transport ship next to it."

    Matsuda Kenhide followed his hand and looked over, and sure enough he saw a flat-top ship docked next to the Kawanan. He looked at the huge battleship in front of him with reluctance, and said regretfully: "It's a pity that it's not this one.  "

    And Sanada againNobushige said goodbye: "Yajiro, I feel relieved knowing that you are still alive. When I come back from the expedition, I will drink with you again."

    Matsuda Kenhide led the third battalion towards the troop carrier converted from containers. As the soldiers of the third battalion marched, they continued to look up at the huge and majestic hull of the Kachinan and the densely packed gun windows.

    A samurai under Sanada Nobushige sneered softly: "A bunch of bumpkins."

    Sanada Nobushige said: "Why make fun of others, wasn't it the same when we came here? Speaking of which, I also envy them, they can go out to sea by boat and engage in magnificent wars."

    The samurai under him all sighed: "Sanada-kun, Master Shizuichi still hasn't approved our petition for war?"

    Sanada Nobushige said in frustration: "Shizuichi himself didn't even have the chance to participate in the war"

    At the end of February, a huge convoy sailed away from Yokosuka. More than 6,000 officers and soldiers of the Kanto Garrison were divided into 25 troop transport ships and slowly headed southwest.  The ship sailed along the coast for a day and docked at Miyake Island. After staying here for a day, it joined the escort fleet and sailed again.

    On Sagami Bay, the fleet formed a formation, with the troop transport on the right and the escort fleet on the left, keeping pace.  The third battalion's troop carriers are the fifth and sixth, numbered Ying 5 and Ying 6. You can see the two patrol ships at the front, then the two frigates, and next to the Ying 5 is the heavy destroyer  Guide, after Guide is Zhangde, and behind it is the battleship Hezhinan with the highest mast, and behind it are the figures of other ships.

    Matsuda Kenhide walked from the bow to the stern, then walked back to the bow from the stern, and said to Kimura, "Kimura-kun, it is as you said, you can't see the end at a glance!"

    The morning sun rises behind itself, shining a red light on the sea. Every ship in the fleet seems to be bathed in a golden river and sparkle.  Looking at this magnificent fleet sailing scene, Matsuda, Kimura, and all the officers and soldiers of the third battalion of the garrison army, everyone felt an indescribable sense of sacredness, and no one was willing to go down to the cabin to rest.

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