The distance between Kinki Port and Damingfu is not far, only about fifty kilometers. For a ninja's march, it only takes about half an hour at most.
Therefore, when the shogunate ninja army launched an offensive, the daimyo nobles of the Kingdom of Water were informed of the relevant information immediately.
At the same time, I also learned from the commander of the Kirigakure garrison that the Kirigakure ninja army, which was originally scheduled to have 2,000 people and was only responsible for garrisoning Damingfu, had been secretly transferred by the elder group to go south to support the southern archipelago. There were only ninja troops stationed at the port and Damingfu. More than 1,500 people...
Among these 1,500 people, nearly 1,000 ninja troops were deployed at the port and the outer defense line of Daming Mansion.
"How are perimeter defenses deployed?"
The daimyo was already so angry that his head was spinning, but he still suppressed the urge to vent his anger and asked coldly.
When the shogunate's ninja army launched an offensive in the southern and eastern islands, the daimyo's energy was mainly focused on exchanging letters with the other four powers, discussing how to curb the expansion of ninja power and control the erosion of the power of ninja villages on the secular world, and did not pay too much attention to the ninja. Military defense affairs.
Now, the consequences of taking things lightly are here.
"...Three hundred underwater troops and three hundred coastal defense troops have been deployed at Kinki Port, and about 400 people have been deployed on both flanks."
Commander Kirigakure turned pale and replied in a low voice.
"A Thousand Ninja Army...hehehe..."
When the daimyo heard this, he was so angry that he let out a gloomy laugh like a night owl.
The servants and warriors in the palace were so frightened that they dared not speak out.
"If ten are to surround it, if five are to attack it..."
The daimyo finally calmed down and continued to ask in a cold voice: "How many people have come from Uchiha's bandit army?"
"About...two to three thousand people..."
Commander Kirigakure could only respond vaguely.
The outer defense line had been completely defeated by the fierce offensive of the shogunate ninja army. The few defeated ninjas who fled back to Damingfu could not tell how many people there were on the other side. The only details of the battle that Commander Kirigakure knew was that he was killed by Uchiha Tokumitsu. The hired demigod Sansho Hanzo easily used Sansho poison to break Kirigakure's defenses, and then the Kirigakure ninja army was quickly defeated by the fierce offensive of the shogunate's landing force.
The number of the attacking shogunate ninja troops was only roughly estimated based on the ships.
The daimyo closed his eyes tiredly.
"Your Highness, please come out of the palace to inspect the north!"
Konoe Atsushi knelt down with a plop and begged.
The daimyo heard this but was unmoved.
Several internal ministers who originally tried to refute Konoe Atsushi also shut their mouths.
The daimyo didn't refuse, which meant he was "going out to inspect the palace".
I just need to find a few reasons for His Majesty the noble Daimyo to come down.
"How is Goju Yagura, who is stationed in the northern prefecture, doing now?"
Konoe Atsushi ignored his colleagues' thoughts and turned to Commander Kirigakure to ask.
"I have sent someone to inform Yagura Jonin that at this time, the Ninja Army may have moved to the area north of Daming Mansion to deploy defenses..."
Commander Kirigakure was also intimidated by Konoe Atsushi's momentum and couldn't help but reply.
"How many ninja troops are there? How powerful are they? Are they reliable?"
Konoe Atsushi continued to ask.
Although his tone was aggressive, Commander Kirigakure couldn't care less.
"There are about two thousand ninja troops, all of whom are Kirigakure elites; and the Yagura jounin is a Jinchuuriki. He once fought fiercely with Uchiha Tokumitsu, Hatake Sakumo, and Orochimaru alone on the battlefield of the Land of Fire without defeat... "
"Your Highness the Daimyo, please come out of the palace to inspect the north! Yagura Jounin is already waiting for His Highness!"
Konoe Atsushi no longer hesitated and turned his head to kowtow to the daimyo.
The daimyo remained silent.
Only the clear and loud kowtow of Konoe Atsushi echoed in the palace.
"Daming Mansion is where the Ancestral Temple and Shrine are located and the center of national government. Where can I go out easily..."
After a moment, the daimyo said faintly, "Get up, Sir Du Siqing... As a Zhongnayan, you should look like a noble official, don't humiliate yourself like this..."
Even so, the hearts of all the noble officials were relieved.
The daimyo intends to go on inspection tour!
"Your Highness! The northern counties are also the territory controlled by the king, and they should be inspected to appease the people! You must not be trapped in Daming Mansion without knowing the actual situation of the place!"
said the Home Secretary, immediately kneeling down.
"Yes, yes..."
"Please also ask His Highness to inspect the northern border and appease the people!"
Other chamberlains who were slower to react spoke out one after another.
"Boom boom boom!!!"
At this time, there was a faint loud noise of the detonating talisman detonating outside.
A ninja hurriedly jumped and landed outside the palace, hesitating whether to enter the palace or not.
Commander Kirigakure recognized his messenger ninja and waved him in.
The messenger ninja hurried into Commander Kirigakure's side and whispered a report.
"call……"
After listening to the report of his subordinates, Commander Kirigakure waved him to leave, and said to the noble officials in the hall who were waiting for news: "The Uchiha ninja forwards have arrived at the outskirts of Daming Mansion, and about three hundred people are launching a test attack. …”
"According to the reconnaissance ninja report, there are more than two thousand enemy troops in the rear who are landing for training..."
There are only 500 ninja troops stationed in Daming Mansion...
Even the ports and peripheral defense lines defended by thousands of ninja troops could not withstand the offensive of the shogunate ninja army for long. The ninja power of the Daming Palace was probably not enough to fill the teeth of the shogunate ninja army...
Although Commander Kirigakure didn't say it clearly, the daimyo and noble officials all knew the meaning behind his words.
"Even if we patrol the counties, the ancestral temples, shrines, and government ministries still need to be stationed and protected..."
The daimyo said quietly: "Si Qing Du, are you willing to take on this important task?"
"Thanks to His Highness's appreciation, I will do my best!"
Although it might be dangerous to be left in Daming Mansion, Konoe Atsushi took over the job without hesitation, and then kowtowed Xie En's bowed head loudly.
"Lord Chamberlain, prepare to drive!"
The daimyo no longer hesitated and stood up. The eunuch in charge quickly stepped forward to support him.
At this time, the sound of the detonating talisman exploding became louder and louder.
…
"Sir, please launch an attack!"
Standing on a hill in the south of Daming Mansion, Uchiha Tokumitsu led two conquest columns to observe the situation of Daming Mansion in the Kingdom of Water.
The accompanying ghosts Masahiko Gui Deng and Qian Nuo Shui Wuyue couldn't wait any longer, intending to bloodbath the Daming Mansion in revenge for the genocide.
After wiping out the port defenders, Uchiha Tokumitsu was not in a hurry to attack Damingfu. Instead, he sent the first division of the Tokumitsu Red Guards as the vanguard, and led the Kusanagi to recruit ninjas as the vanguard to launch a test attack on Damingfu.
He didn't want to capture the Daiming of the Land of Water alive, nor did he want to bloodbath the Daiming's Mansion like the ninjas of the Ghost Lantern and Shui Wuyue tribes advocated.
Although he does not object to killing, Uchiha Tokumitsu does not like meaningless and indiscriminate killing.
What's more, if the massacre of the city is really adopted, I am afraid that the Uchiha clan will also become the target of public criticism in the ninja world. Even the nobles in the eight eastern counties of the Fire Country who are cooperating with the Uchiha clan will be alienated by fear.
What he actually wants is what Konoe Atsushi once said when he came to envoy, just cede the land of Water Country to pay compensation and open a port for trade.
As for requests such as the Daimyo's abdication and the Mizukage's resignation, they were purely for bargaining.
Besides, as long as the strength of the ninja army allows, after defeating Kirigakure, everything in the Kingdom of Water will not be left to his hands.
"Be calm and don't be impatient..."
Uchiha Tokumitsu said warmly to Masahiko Kito and Chino Minazuki: "Ninja, please stay calm and don't let hatred blind your eyes!"
At this time, Hyuga Shuhiro, who went to the outskirts of Daming Mansion for reconnaissance, rushed back.
"Lord Tokumitsu..."
Hinata Shuhiro knelt on one knee in front of Uchiha Tokko and reported: "The north gate of Daming Mansion is open, and a group of cars is escaping north!"
"Is he the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Water?"
Uchiha Tokko nodded slightly and continued to ask.
If the daimyo escapes, he will definitely take away the garrisoned Kirigakure ninjas. Then the daimyo mansion will be like a ripe peach, waiting for him to lead his troops to pick it.
"Judging from the car's ceremonial guard, it is indeed the daimyo himself."
Hinata Shuhiro was also a little excited: "There are more than 300 ninja troops and 2,000 samurai army accompanying him!"
Marched into the Daming Mansion and forced the Daming to flee.
Such atrocious behavior has never happened since the establishment of the one-village-one-country system.
Uchiha Tokumitsu can be said to have set a precedent!
"Send the signal..."
Uchiha Tokko turned to Masahiko Kito and said, "Notify the Ninja Alliance to launch an attack!"
"As ordered..."
Although Ghost Light Masahiko was unwilling to do so, he still took out the flare and shot it into the air.
In order to prevent the Zhengyi column of the Oni Lan and Minazuki tribes from walking alone, Uchiha Tokumitsu deliberately brought them all with him.
As the signal flares rose into the sky, there was a loud commotion in Daming Mansion.
The noble officials fled, the Ninja Army retreated, and the Daming Mansion of the Kingdom of Water, which was almost undefended, suddenly fell into civil strife.
Uchiha Tokumitsu ignored the commotion in the city and had no intention of sending vanguard troops into the city first. He just quietly observed the rather grand capital in front of him.
"Do you know why we can't massacre the capital and capture the daimyo?"
Suddenly, Uchiha Tokimitsu asked.
"...If we massacre the city and capture the daimyo alive, there will be no room for maneuver and it will definitely be a fight to the death."
Ghost Light Masahiko and Minazuki Chino looked at each other, and Minazuki Chino came forward to answer.
"As long as you know."
The bald Uchiha didn't even look back and continued to observe the Daming Mansion.
"Have you figured out why Kirigakure was defeated?"
"There is disunity between top and bottom, internal discord..."
Minazuki Chino continued to answer.
"It's good to know."
Uchiha Tokumitsu turned around and sighed: "Our victory is actually a bit of luck. Although Kirigakure is weak, it is one of the five great ninja villages after all. If there is a full-scale decisive battle, the shogunate may not be its opponent... "
If nothing else, Uchiha Madara, who was controlling the Third Mizukage behind the scenes, was troublesome enough.
The reason why Uchiha Tokimitsu conquered Kirigakure and conquered the Kingdom of Water was to blast the old guy's gold coins. Naturally, he was not willing to capture or kill the daimyo, causing everyone in the Kingdom of Water to share the same hatred and attack the shogunate.
The capture of the Daming Mansion was enough to weaken the power of the Daiming and Mizukage. Only by properly controlling the force of the beating could Kirigakure become even more divided.
"I understand!"
Ghost Light Masahiko and Minazuki Qiannuo knelt down on one knee and responded.
Uchiha Deguang nodded, turned around and continued to observe the movements of the Daming Mansion.
The torn apart Kirigakure is a good Ninja Village, and the completely dead Uchiha Madara is the good ancestor of the Uchiha family!
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