Mysterious Job Called Oda Nobunaga - 149

Kosivik’s army steadily eliminated the enemy lords one by one, and the Yagmouli who were holed up in Yagmouli Castle surrendered within a short time.

The morale of the enemy in the Nargut province was not so high. They were not expecting a sudden victory, since several of their own provinces had already been overrun.

Moreover, the main force of the former king’s faction does not seem to be sending any serious reinforcements, probably to preserve their strength. It is not surprising to think that they have been abandoned. And it is true.

The former king Paphs has already given up maintaining the mainland where the capital is located, and has shifted his policy to deepen his control over the Giant Islands across the straits. He intends to maintain his government in exile, regarding the Giant Islands as a single nation.

That in itself is not such a bad option. If they can drive back Hasse’s Royal Army for several times, the Giant Islanders could be widely shared as an independent nation. In the past, the Giant Islands were a separate country.

Besides, the two great lords of the Giant Isles, Counts Talmud and Samyut, must be intent on defending their lands, and Pahtus cannot ignore them from a position of power.

Pahtus cannot ignore them from his position. When their allies on the mainland are being exterminated by my attack, their policy must be confirmed.

But the convenience of the former royalists is none of my business.

Kosivik took me on a tour of Yagmouri Castle. It is a small castle, though, so it does not take much time.

“The enemy surrendered soon after, so the territory and other parts of the castle have not been destroyed. It’s not very technical, but probably hasn’t changed much since the last time.

Compared to his father, old General Sivik, Little Sivik is not so dominant. However, he was not incompetent, but rather faithful to his duties.

The second generation is often the most well-mannered one. Perhaps, they grew up watching their parents being reckless, which makes them solid?

“That’s nostalgic. Nevre Castle was about this size at best. The earthworks were low, and the territory was not designed for a proper battle with the enemy.

“I do not intend to undermine your Excellency’s late home, so I am not …….”

“I know. It is true that neither here nor in the old place was much of a castle. However, we can’t talk about it as it is. First of all, the number of people who can stay here is too small.

–It would be fun if we could make this place like Azuchi Castle.

Wasn’t Azuchi Castle the residence of Oda Nobunaga?

I have heard this boast many times in the past. The atmosphere of the castle is said to be so different from that of the castles of this world that I can’t give you a concrete image of it, but I can imagine that this Odanobunaga’s taste would be fancy.

–The Azuchi Castle was a very gorgeous and gorgeous castle. It must have been the most magnificent castle in Japan at that time. It’s a pity that it burned down. At least if it had remained as it was, my greatness would have been preserved for future generations. Oh, it’s a shame. It’s a shame.

I’m sorry, but I’m not going to build you a castle to show off. What we’re building now is a military base for war.

–I know. Even if you knew exactly what you know about Azuchi Castle… you wouldn’t build something like that now. We don’t have time.

There are two kinds of castles.

But there is no castle that has no military significance. However, castles of lords and kings have a certain capital element. It becomes the center not only of war but also of politics.

My castle of Maust or the castle of the king is such a place. The castle is the one where the common people imagine a princess dancing. Of course, the basic idea is to make it glamorous and splendid.

No matter how simple and sturdy a lord may claim to be, he should not be stingy in this area. A symbol of authority is meaningless if it does not stand out. If you walk into a dance party in tattered clothes, you are just a freak with bad manners.

And the castle we are going to build from now on can be anything as long as it is purely military. I don’t care how ugly it is, as long as it keeps the enemy out and kills more of them. Even the High King, Oda Nobunaga, knows this.

–But I would like to build a good castle. Even if we can’t build Azuchi Castle, we can at least manage to build Kitanosho Castle in Echizen.

Kitanosho Castle?　As soon as the name of another unfamiliar place came up, the voice of an additional ability echoed in my head for the first time in a long time.

–I acquired the special ability “The art of the High King’s rope”. He can use Oda Nobunaga’s knowledge and sense when building castles.

Ah, this could be useful.

A list of unfamiliar names of castles appears in your brain. When I select one of them, the basic data of the castle is displayed.

There were no stone castles at all. Most of them are made of soil, and they are competing against each other by digging holes and blocking the roads with them.

I choose the Kitanojo castle.

The structure of the castle is pouring into my head, even though I have never seen it before.

Ha ha ha. The west side of the castle is a moat formed by a large river. This is the same idea as Naglad fort. It would be effective anywhere in the world since it reduces the number of attackers to one.

But the most eye-catching thing is the high-rise structure that rises like a fortress. Although not as tall as the towers, the stone walls spread out quite high, and unless you have a good number of them, you will be overwhelmed just by looking up at them.

Not bad, let’s build a castle called “Kitanojo Castle”.

–Of course. This is an important point to hold the Hokuriku region. The enemy will soon be at a standstill. Well, it would take a very powerful man to take it down.

Okay, with Oda Nobunaga’s knowledge, we’ll build the best military facility.

I told Kosivik.

“Prepare as many of your craft as you can. I also need to gather large stones as soon as possible.

“You are going to build a castle of stone. Then I will call the stonemasons.

“Technically, it’s a little different, but, well, you can have the masons.”