Warring States Eagle

The people on the mountain road fell completely silent because of the sudden actions of Masara and Kizo Shigetada.

"Your Highness, the other party has reconciled with the Huzi family behind our backs, and now they are asking our family to stop attacking the Huzi family. This is a violation of the covenant, and we can categorically reject it," Mu Zuo Shigetada said.

It turned out that the letter was sent by the Hirado Matsuura family about the news that they had reached a settlement with the Huzi family, and they also asked the Luo family to stop the Raiders against the Huzi family and the division of the Huzi family in a tone like a patriarch.So it's no wonder Muzuo Shigetada was so angry.

"No..." Zheng Liang was silent for a while, and finally said, "Even if it wasn't for the letter from the Matsuura family, the family would have to stop for the time being."

"Ah? Your Highness?" Kizuki Shigetada thought that the Patriarch had succumbed to the Hirado Matsuura family.

"Look at this letter again." Zheng Liang took out another letter from his arms and handed it to Mu Zuo Shigeta.

This letter was entrusted by Togo Heiji to Onishi Kuniji to bring to Zhengliang this morning.The content of the letter is mainly to report some situation of the territory, and the core is the content about food.After the consumption of the 8300 shi of grain originally stored in the territory, and the need for territory construction in the next few months, it is estimated that there will be less than 6000 shi of grain left in this month.There is only one meaning, which is to tell Zhengliang that the territory has insufficient food reserves.

According to Zhengliang's plan, in order to prevent sudden natural disasters and outbreaks of war, the territory must have at least 6500 shi of grain reserves during the winter. Zhengliang was also unexpected.Of course, Zhengliang did not include the [-] shi of grain that the Shenya family had not yet delivered. After all, these were just reservations, before the grain entered the Luo family's warehouse.It's not really food that belongs to Luo's family.

In war, what is fought is indeed food rations. This time, Zheng Liang fully understood the essence of this sentence.So Zhengliang analyzed it again.Decided to suspend flags and drums for the time being, and focus on construction with peace of mind, relying on the monthly snow salt trade with the Shenya family, first hoarding enough food.

and.This time the Luo family made a sudden attack, and the territory of the territory has been expanded again. Roughly estimated, the stone height of the territory is already more than 9000 stones.During the Warring States period, under normal circumstances.About 200 to 300 soldiers are mobilized for every ten thousand shi, but now the Luo family is supporting nearly 300 standing troops with less than [-] grain reserves and less than [-] territorial stone heights, coupled with frequent battles, From this point of view, the lord Zhengliang seems to be a bit militaristic.If it weren't for the fact that he vigorously promoted laws that are conducive to internal affairs in the territory and that most of the people in the territory were originally refugees, it is estimated that there are already complaints in the territory.

"Your Highness, this..." After reading Togo Heiji's letter, Muzo Shigetada didn't seem to see the difficulties that the Luo family was currently facing.So he still asked suspiciously.

"Hehe. Let's go, follow me over there." Zheng Liang smiled slightly, interrupted Mu Zhuo Zhongzhong's words, and took the lead to walk to a small hill beside the road.

"Yes, Your Highness." Mu Zuo Shigetada was taken aback for a moment, then bowed and saluted.

On a small hill beside the road.Zheng Liang stood at the very top, looking at the seemingly endless forest in the distance.Behind him are wooden Shigetada.As well as Masara's three close servants Kunatsuzuo, Mingfeng Hidemasa, Kinoshita Masao, and even Shigemasa Yoshida followed.Although Kinoshita Masao was injured.But as the lord's servant, he insisted on guarding Masara, and Yoshida Shigemasa followed out of curiosity.

"Shigechu, why are you wondering why I am going to agree to the request of the Matsuura family?" Zheng Liang said calmly, without turning his head, but still looking at the mountains in the distance.

"Forgive me for speaking bluntly. The strength of our family is already second only to Bota in the Eastern Matsuura Peninsula. Even in Matsuura County, it is already an important tycoon. I think that there is no need for our family to agree to this unreasonable request of the Matsuura family." Shigeta Muzo He bowed deeply to Zheng Liang's back, and then said calmly.

"Well, from the letter from the Matsuura family, it can be basically concluded that the Huzi family has made a concession this time, and the Matsuura family has at least gained control of the maritime trade routes of Hirado, Tsushima, and Hakata." Zhengliang was not in a hurry to explain why he prepared Agree to the other party's request, but turn to analyze the situation of each family.

"In this way, the Huzi family's navy has to retreat to the Huziwan area," Muzuo Shigetada said, "No, the Matsuura family controls the maritime trade route, and the Huzi family retreats to Huziwan, so the waters where the Huzi family's navy retreated will become unowned. It's on the ground." Mu Zuo Shigetada immediately realized.

"Yes, after the Huzijia navy retreats, the coastal waters from Banwuwan to Huziwan will become unoccupied land." Zhengliang nodded and said, "The Matsuura family has no time to take care of this water area, so it is the waters of our family. When the army incorporated it into the territory of the family." Zheng Liang expressed his inner thoughts.

"Will the Huzi family not just let it go?" Mu Zuo Shigetada asked a question.

"The defeat of the Huzi family's naval army this time, coupled with the internal strife in the family, is bound to decrease greatly, and it is presumed that they will not take the initiative to provoke a war for a long time," Zheng Liang said, "but the Zuozhi family has become a hidden danger. "

"What?" Kizuo Shigetada didn't expect that what the head of the family was worried about was not the Huzi family but the Sashi family, an ally of the family?

"There are no permanent allies, and there are no permanent enemies." Zhengliang looked up at the blue sky in the distance, and said quietly, "After this change, the Eastern Songpu Peninsula has formed a trend of three opposing families, and the Huzi family occupies the peninsula. In the east, the Sashi family occupies the south, while the main family occupies the west and the middle, and the strength has already surpassed these two. Sazhi Timing is by no means a fool. , will also stand aside and watch the death fight between the main family and the Huzi family. If my prediction is not bad, Sazhi should be now threatening those little local tyrants who occupied the former territory of the Sashi family to return their territory."

"Your Highness is wise, thinking about it now, the series of weird actions of the Sashi family since the war started is indeed very likely to be the case." Shigeta Kizuo thought about it carefully and felt that what Zheng Liang said was indeed very reasonable.

"Hadota, the overlord of Matsuura County, will not continue to sit idly by. Although Hadoto in Karatsu is seriously ill, Hatamori in Iwatake Mountain Castle will not remain silent," Zhengliang continued.