Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 339 Battle of Kyushu ([-])

After Fuliang Mountain City was preliminarily cleared, Xiujia led the team of attendants to step on the ramp of Fuliang Mountain City.

The dirt road in the mountains was covered with blood and turned reddish brown. Hideka walked along the slope step by step towards Honmaru, feeling that the soles of his feet were sticky, as if the ground was glued to the ground.

After the war, the wounded soldiers were arranged to receive treatment in nearby houses, and the ashigaru, who were slightly healthy, were carrying the bodies of the dead under the command of the samurai.

"Yonago killed 130 people and wounded 212 people in the battle, and Boqizhong killed 87 people and wounded 103 people."

Ukita listened to Akashi Jingqin's report on the battle damage of each reserve team. Among them, the head office of the Hanafaka family and the three-star equipment of the Osafune family had the most arduous tasks, and the battle damage was particularly serious.

The two backup teams killed more than 200 people each, which is acceptable for the head office, but has reached the bottom line of collapse for Samsung.

In addition to these two reserve teams, Qinglong, who was in charge of blocking the reinforcements, killed more than 103 people and injured 312 people. At least it will be repaired for more than a month.

After the Battle of Fuliang Mountain Castle, more than 700 people were killed in Yuxijiaduo, and more than [-] people were injured.

Of course, the Shimadzu family on the opposite side must not be feeling well. The heads captured by Mitsuhide’s family exceeded 1200 levels, and more than 300 people were captured.

If you count the previous encounters at Ruohuai Castle, Ishihong Castle, and Noda, the Shimadzu family killed more than 1500 people and captured more than 1000 people, of which about 500 surrendered to Ukita (Doji Nagakuna).

The battle damage of the Shimadzu family has also exceeded 1/10. Coupled with the loss of the important node Fukurayama Castle, the Toyotomi clan has surrounded him from two directions. If the Shimadzu family does not retreat, it is very likely that they will be completely trapped under Usuki Castle .

After Otomo Zonglin saw Hideka's victory, he finally came out of Tomuro Castle, where he had squatted on the west bank of the Usuki River for more than half a month, and crossed the Usuki River to Fukura Castle.

As soon as he saw Xiujia, Otomo Zonglin congratulated Xiujia with a smile and said, "Congratulations, Your Highness, for defeating the bandits in Sazhou and connecting with Usuki Castle. If this feat reaches the ears of His Highness Guan Bai, I think he will be unhappy." Begrudge the reward."

But Xiujia ignored Otomo Zonglin's enthusiasm, and interrupted his nonsense very indifferently, "Since Major General Zuo Jinwei is here today, why not go to Usuki Castle to sit in the town first, and transport a batch of military equipment into the city by the way, so that you and I They can also act like horns, and can contain the Shimadzu family in Big Rock City."

"Eh, this..." Hearing that the Xiu family asked him to take people to Usuki Castle for a meeting, Otomo Zonglin suddenly felt a little at a loss, and wanted to withdraw the proposal of the Xiu family.

After all, although Fukura Castle is very close to Usuki Castle, the plain below Oiwa Castle has more than ten thousand Shimadzu troops surrounding Usuki Castle, and along the way, Oiwa Castle is condescending and can threaten him at any time. It's hard.

Just when Otomo Zonglin was thinking about how to refuse the order of the Xiu family, he suddenly heard a voice behind him. It turned out that a samurai who had sent a message reported to the Xiu family, "My lord, the Shimadzu family has come to see you."

Hearing Shimadzu's arrival, the Hide family had no time to monitor Otomo Zonglin, and said without looking back, "Set up the main formation at Honmaru, and bring him up."

In fact, after Fuliangshan Castle was captured, Osafuna Tsunao had already started to sort out and arrange the Honmaru, and he was keenly aware of the importance of this place for the next step to attack Oiwa Castle.

By the time Hideka arrived at the main camp, the Honmaru of Fukurayama Castle had almost been arranged, and the courtyard outside the imperial pavilion along the main camp had been surrounded by Ukita’s son Monhata’s feudal curtain, and erected on important nodes. Hideka's Bizen Wusan paulownia flag was raised.

The Hide family was sitting in the royal hall, and on the left and right were their retainers from the Uki family, and retainers from the Toyotomi and Otomo clans.

Yingwa Jiuhu walked all the way from the foot of Fuliang Mountain City, and the most capable soldiers of Yuxi's family were the ones he saw the most. The more he watched, the more frightened he was.

In fact, when he was coordinating the battle in Dayan City during the day, he already felt that the Toyotomi army on the opposite side was not strong enough. Now he saw the soldiers of the Uki family abandoning the Shimadzu family who died in battle at the foot of Fuliang Mountain in twos and threes. Sighing, "The Shimadzu family was hurt so badly in this battle."

When Yingwa Jiuhu was brought in front of Xiu's family, he finally witnessed for the first time with his own eyes the legendary name of the Western Kingdom.

It is said that when he just took over as the governor of the Yuxi family, the Yuxi family was in turmoil, with only more than 20 stones of knowledge and practice, and they had to face the invasion of the Maori family.

Now the Uki family has surpassed the Zhixing of the Mori family, becoming the number one daimyo in the West Country, and the first feudal clan under Toyotomi Hideyoshi. You must know that the one in front of you is still only 14 years old.

Looking at the child in front of him, he is so young that he can even be his own son.

When I was in his grade, I should still be playing with mud in the mud, but he has already straightened a big tree that is about to rot, and the cultivation is more prosperous than before, and the time it takes is only 5 or 6 Years.

Looking at the boy in front of him, Jiuhu even had the illusion that this world is so unreal, that the group of warriors are still groveling for the continuation of their family, but the boy in front of him has become a chess player who can control the world .

In the past, some people might think that Ukita’s prosperity was due to the team left behind by Ukita’s family, but as Hideka led the team to continuous victories over the past few years, outsiders have already realized that this ability and grade are not very good. Matching teenagers.

This time, Ying Wa Jiuhu came from Dayan City as a messenger, so he wore a set of samurai uniforms instead of military uniforms. Your Highness, Secretary of State Toyotomi."

The Hide family didn't know this samurai, but Shimizu Nobuo also whispered in the Hide family's ear, "Yiwa Hisutora was born in Shimadzu, and he called himself Zuomasuke. He was originally the elder of the Shimadzu family, but was later transferred to Yoshihiro Shimadzu as the elder of the family, and it is rumored that Yoshihiro Shimadzu trusted him very much."

Shimizu Nobu is also the writer of the Xiu family's attendant, which is equivalent to the position of the secretary-general of the Xiu family. Naturally, before going out to battle, he must find out the connections of the enemy and friendly troops and most of the samurai, so as to remind the Xiu family at critical times.

After Nobuo Shimizu also reminded him like this, Xiujia finally understood who the person in front of him was, "Have you finally sent an important minister? It seems that Yoshihiro Shimadzu really wants to talk this time."

Xiujia pretended to be calm and asked, "What is Zuo Majie's so-called business here? You and I are currently at war, so don't waste time to be polite when we meet, let's talk about the topic directly."

Yingwa Jiuhu bowed to Xiu's family again and said slowly, "I am here with peace, I hope His Highness Toyotomi can understand."

"Understood?" The Xiu family sneered when they heard this word, "Did you prepare a long paragraph to tell me how powerful the Shimadzu family is, my Xiu family is about to be in trouble, and you are here to save me? "

When they were reading history books, the Xiu family hated these so-called strategists the most. They talked about running the train all the time for the good of the monarch, but in fact the sellers sold faster than anyone else.

Now that Yingwa Jiuhu is repeating his old tricks, the Xiu family's impression of him is much lower.So much so that Xiujia couldn't help it, and directly spoke out to ridicule.

Xiujia's rebuttal aroused laughter from Toyotomi, Otomo and Ukita officials in the hall.

In their view, after today's battle of Fukurayama Castle, although the Uki family suffered certain losses, it was not serious. In addition, there were 8000 reinforcements from the Otomo family and the Toyotomi family, and more than 5000 people from Usuki Castle. In terms of numbers, the Shimadzu family has an advantage.

In the formation, the loss of Fukurayama City caused Shimadzu Yoshihiro's 2 army to be attacked on both sides, and behind him was the Dekuura Peninsula. The entire peninsula is full of mountains. More than 2000 people want to retreat calmly. impossible.

Now should be the time when the Shimadzu family came to bow down to him for peace, so why would they send someone to say such outrageous words?
Even the Xiu family responded with a smile, "Really? So you plan to accept the conditions brought back yesterday? But with all due respect, this is yesterday's price, and today's conditions are about to change."

After the Xiu family knew the identity of Jiuhu, the Xiu family had concluded in their hearts that Yoshihiro Shimadzu could no longer hold on.

Who would have thought that after hearing Xiujia's response, Jiwa Jiuhu suddenly sat upright, and responded to Xiujia in a very serious tone, "Please forgive me for being weak, but for the conditions of the Secretary of State, please forgive my family (Ida Simasai) )unacceptable!"

"what!"

"Bold!"

"Asshole, you don't accept the conditions, what are you doing here today!"

Hearing that Jiwa Jiuhu rejected his offer, the warriors in the temple who were still laughing just now cast angry glances at him, as if he had been slipped away by the other side.

Even the smile on the Xiu family's face gradually faded, and she asked very seriously, "Then what is the purpose of Mr. Yingwa's visit today? You didn't come here specifically to make me happy!"

Facing everyone's censure, Jiwa Jiuhu calmly responded, "Your Highness, please calm down, our family absolutely cannot accept His Highness's request for our family to withdraw from Bungo.

The purpose of coming here today is to redeem the captured Shimadzu soldiers in the form of materials.Of course, in order to show sincerity, the family is willing to withdraw the whole army from Usuki Castle and hand over Tsukumi Castle after returning the prisoners. "

Hearing the conditions of Yingwa Jiuhu, the corners of Xiujia's eyes twitched in anger. This was the first time Xiujia heard someone talk about retreating so righteously, it was rubbing his IQ on the ground.

As I said before, the Toyotomi Army has already gained an advantage outside Usuki Castle, and the continued delay of the war will only be detrimental to the Shimadzu family. The Hide family even began to doubt whether the person sent by Shimadzu Yoshihiro was a An old man who has been struggling in politics for many years.

After hearing his answer, the retainers of Otomo's family in the hall took the lead in frying the pot, and yelled at Jiuhu, "Bastard, what about Zueki City, and what about the more than 100 villages in the South China Sea!"

"Bastards, it's obvious that you have violated your ability, but you still say such righteousness, I really want to tear your mouth off!"

"My lords!" Hearing the croaking from Dayou's house, Jiwa Jiuhu interrupted, "How can you come up with skills in the chaotic times of the Warring States Period? Could it be that the past abundance, fat, and buildings of Dayou's family were all passed down from the ancestors? Is it? It’s not taken from another family.”

What Yingwa Jiuhu said directly ignited the anger on Dayou's side, and even Dayou Zonglin couldn't help pointing at him and scolded, "You guy is still stubborn when you get here. If it weren't for the Secretary of State, I wouldn't care about it." Are you a messenger, I will definitely kill you!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and begged the Xiu family, "Please allow me to teach him a lesson, His Highness the Secretary of State."

However, when everyone was angry at his sophistry, Xiujia suddenly admired this samurai with sharp tongue.

There is no shortage of samurai who sell physical strength in the Warring States Period of Japan, but brain eaters like Masanobu Honda, Kansuke Yamamoto, Hanbei Takenaka and Kanbei Kuroda are indeed rare.

But now the warrior sitting opposite the Xiu family, his calmness and eloquence made the Xiu family love him.

Xiujia raised his hand to stop Otomo Zonglin's nonsense, and asked Yuwa Jiuhu with great interest, "I think the people sent by Hyogotou should not be so stupid, you should be able to see that after the loss of Fukura Castle What does it mean to the Shimadzu family?

What supported you to come here, in front of so many people, to say such words that would cause public outrage.

I wonder if Shimadzu Hyogo said this to you before you came, or did you think of it yourself, and when did you think of these words? "

Although the samurai around him looked like they were going to eat him, Jiwa Jiuhu still looked directly at Xiujia, and responded to Xiujia with a smile on his face, "If Your Highness is interested, we can talk after peace is restored." At that time, I will naturally confess the ins and outs to Your Highness."

Hearing the response from Yuwa Jiuhu, Xiujia also asked with great interest, "Oh~ is it? Then why are you so sure that I will definitely accept your conditions and let Shimadzu Yoshihiro return to Saeki calmly?" ?”

Ying Wa Jiuhu looked at the warriors on the left and right of him, with a slight arc in the corner of his mouth, he responded softly to Xiujia, "Because I believe in His Highness's bearing as the No. Wisdom of the Daimyo who ruled the seven countries of the Western Kingdom with millions of stones at a young age."

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Hearing Yingwa Jiuhu's answer, the smile on the corner of Xiujia's mouth gradually disappeared, and his face just froze there, gradually becoming serious.

He naturally understood the meaning of what Anwa Jiuhu said, he didn't expect that the matter between himself and Hideyoshi would be seen through by the man in front of him.

Xiujia looked at his companions on the left and right in some panic, and found that except for Akashi Jingqin who agreed with a slightly dignified expression, the other expressions were quite normal, and they all responded to Yingwa Jiuhu's irrelevant answer.

Xiujia looked at Akashi Jingqin, who was on the lower left of her, and seeing him nodding slightly to herself, Xiujia took a deep breath and responded to Yuwa Jiuhu, "I can temporarily agree to your conditions, anyway, the Shimadzu family also agrees." It won't be a few days to jump around, so it's also a good choice to change some armaments.

Of course, the price to redeem the captured samurai and ashigaru would have to be doubled.And before the transaction is completed, you have to be pledged as a person in Fuliang Mountain City and not leave. "

Hearing the concession made by the Xiu family, the corners of Ying Wa Jiuhu's mouth curled up into a smile again, and he saluted the Xiu family and responded, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your forgiveness, the price is definitely not a problem, and please report the amount, so that my retainers can take it back and inform the soldiers." Your Highness Ku."

The Xiu family had just been dumped by Jiwa Jiuhu, and felt that he had something to hold in his hands. He said a little unhappy, "The captured soldiers have not been counted yet. When the time comes, you and Iyoshou (Akashi Jingqin) The docking is good, and all the materials can only be released after the handover is completed."

After issuing these orders, the Xiu family even lost interest in continuing the military discussion, and waved their hands to let the generals go down, "Iyoshou and Dazai (Ukita's family) are responsible for arranging the next defense. I'm a little tired. Go down and rest first."

(End of this chapter)