Warring States Eagle

"To the south, the Omura clan and the Xixiang clan are gathering forces at Haowu Castle, and they are expected to come to their own Songyue Castle; to the east, this road is the fastest for the coalition forces. The Ryuzoji clan and the Hirai clan The army has already marched towards Takeo Castle of the family, and the Arima family's army is also gathering at Songgang Castle, obviously preparing to join the armies of the two previous two families; The troops are being mobilized; at the same time, according to reports from the investigation, the Shaoer family is also gathering powerful troops from the counties of Kishi, Adoptive, Sangen, and Kanzaki." In the council hall of Kishigake City, Onishi Kuniji reported with a frown.

"The hateful Ryuzoji family ignored the peace agreement and openly responded to the Shaoer family's call?" Dongxiang Heiji said harshly.

"Hmph, Ma and Hirai took advantage of the opportunity to occupy part of the territory belonging to the Goto family last time when the family was busy clearing up the war situation. It seems that they want to get more territories this time." Akabane Shinnosuke said with a sneer.In the romance, there is no sense of tension that the enemy is coming.

"The so-called peace agreement is nothing more than a piece of paper." Kizuo Shigetada sighed, "Your Highness, since the other party has blatantly tore up the peace agreement, the hostages left by the Longzooji family can also be used."

"Your Highness, the cavalry team has achieved some success after a month of training, and I kindly request you to join the battle." Miyazawa Heihachi pleaded.

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Hearing that these coalition forces were coming, some of the Luo family's retainers were filled with righteous indignation and asked for a fight one after another.

"Your Highness, I wonder if you have a countermeasure?" Kakukuma Ishimune, who was still mature and prudent, asked in the end.

"Hehe, it's just a chicken and a dog. I have a plan here." Zheng Liang said with a smile.

Seeing the patriarch so calm and calm, some of the retainers who decided to fight to the death were immediately excited, while some of the worried retainers felt relieved.In the past, as long as one saw the expression of the Patriarch, it basically meant that the Luo family could turn danger into good luck in the end, and this time should be no exception.

"The territorial borders in the south and northeast are guarded by Oishi Tomohisa and Yoshida Shigemasa respectively. The two men were ordered to guard the city while at the same time sending people to sneak into the nearby mountains and pretend to be suspicious soldiers. Don't dare to act rashly." Zheng Liang said.

"Your Highness, this plan is very clever." Kakukuma Ishimune immediately reacted.He exclaimed, "The castles guarded by Oishi Tomohisa and Yoshida Shigemasa are located between mountains, and there are many mountains and forests nearby. It is indeed a suitable place to deploy suspicious troops."

"Your Highness, is there something you don't understand?" Ming Fengxiuzheng asked in confusion, "Even if a suspicious soldier is deployed, the other party may not be willing to give up attacking our family's stronghold.**"

"Hehe, Zhisuke, analyze it." Zheng Liang said.

"Yes, Your Highness." Akabane Shinnosuke bowed to accept the order, "The Omura clan and the Xigo clan in the south direction have just been defeated by the main family, and their vitality has not yet recovered. Although they are responsible for the attack on the main family this time. However, in fact, they are the least willing to fight against our family among the coalition forces. Therefore, as long as our family sends suspicious soldiers, they will definitely stop advancing and wait and see."

"As for the northeast, the Jiangshang clan, the Qianlan clan, and the Shangwife clan joined forces. Except for the Jiangshang clan who is a loyal retainer of the Shaoer family, although the Qianlan clan and the Shangwife clan obeyed the call of the Shaoer family on the surface, in fact It is also with the idea of ​​preserving strength, especially since the name of the head of the main family has been resounding throughout Hizen, these two tycoons are even more unwilling to directly confront the main family." Akabane Shinnosuke explained the reason why Masara made such an arrangement. .

"Although the two coalition forces can use suspicious tactics, it is difficult to force the troops of the Ryuzoji, Hirai, and Arima families in the east to retreat." Tsukuma Ishimune said, "Besides, there are still a few The Er family personally led the army that came later."

"The army in the east direction can only go out of the city to fight directly." Masara said, "Before the army of the Shaoer family behind arrives, defeat the vanguard army of the Ryuzoji, Hirai, and Arima families."

"Your Highness's plan is to turn passivity into initiative." Kakukuma Ishimune nodded in agreement.

"Everyone, although the three-way army is very powerful, it's just a bluff. I will definitely show these native chickens and dogs what real bravery is." Zheng Liang shouted.In fact, from Zheng Liang's point of view, although the Shaoer family gathered many powerful people to besiege this time, in fact, these powerful people have their own calculations.If they hadn't seen the gradual rise of the Luo family, which also threatened their interests, they would definitely not have cooperated like this.Even if they cooperate, they are each playing their own calculations, and they can't form a combat force at all.As long as the Luo family persists for a period of time, these coalition forces will naturally disperse when they see that there is no profit to be made.

"The Patriarch is mighty!" All the retainers shouted.

"Listen to the order!" Zhengliang yelled solemnly, "Order, Tomohisa Oishi leads the second standing ashigaru team to guard Songyue Castle, Kawara Castle and Hirota Castle; orders, Shigemasa Yoshida and Shingoro Roshi lead the third army Always prepare the Ashgaru squadron to guard the Lion City; the rest of the squadrons will stick to their garrisons to strictly guard against changes in the surrounding tyrants."

"Kakukuma Ishimune!"

"The subject is here!"

"The Lion City is up to you, please help Yoshida Shigemasa and Roshi Shingoro to guard the Lion City."

"I will fulfill my mission!" Kakukuma Ishimune ordered.

"Akabane Shinnosuke!"

"Chen is here!"

"Songyue Castle, Kawara Castle, and Hirota Castle, please, please Oishi Tomohisa guard these three castles."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Aguta led the Fifth Standing Ashgaru Team to participate in this battle, and the rest stayed in the territory to assist Togo Heiji in defending the territory." Zhengliang said, "Also, Kiyomasa, you go to Ouchi's house quickly and ask the other party to come forward for mediation."

"Yes, Your Highness!" Duanmu Qingzheng said with a bow.During this period of time, Duanmu Qingzheng assisted Zhengliang to maintain the relationship with various powerful powers, as well as the power of the temples in the territory, and achieved good results. In addition, another bus followed a Shenglong and stayed in Sakaicho as the Luo family and the imperial court and Sakaicho. The contact person of the wealthy businessman, now the foreign affairs in the territory can only rely on Duanmu Qingzheng.

"Government of the country and loyalty, you two immediately arrange personnel to sneak into the territories of the powerful, and spread the news that the Shaoer family is disregarding righteousness and attacking other people's territories, and at the same time spread the news that the Longzosi family and other powerful families are secretly uniting with the Luo family!" Zheng Liang ordered again.Since Hizen has become a mess now, it's better to mix it up a little more.

Daxi Guozhi and Wooden Zhongzhong also took orders.

On the eleventh day of the fifth month of the tenth year of Tianwen, on the morning of the second day after receiving the news that the allied forces of the Shaoer family were attacking in three directions, Zheng Liang personally led the army to Wuxiong City.

This time Zheng Liang brought 100 capes, 100 low-level samurai, 30 messengers, and 200 fifth standing ashigaru squad.The accompanying generals are the commander of the fifth standing Ashgaru squad, Akuta, Ashgaru general and physician Akimine Hidemasa, sidekicks Kato Danzo, Hidan, Uemura Motozuna, Tetsunosuke, Ueda Shinji, Ahri, Honda handsome.The cavalry general Miyazawa Heihachi also participated in this battle, but this time he could only lead the ashigaru. After all, the cavalry has not yet finished training and is not yet equipped to participate in the battle. Moreover, the incident happened suddenly, and it is obvious that it is impossible to wait for the cavalry in the wild alpine mountains. The team converged.In addition, the small surnames Luo Masamune, Murakami Takekichi, and Nabeshima Naoshige also followed Masara.

After the army arrived at Takeo Castle, and after learning that the armies of the Ryuzoji, Hirai, and Arima families were still converging, Masara gave the order to go out of the city and take the initiative to attack.

So after leaving Mingfeng Hidemasa and the remaining 100 people of the first ashigaru team to guard Takeo Castle, Masara led the army and went straight to the territory of the Hirai family.In this army, 100 people from the first ashigaru team led by the executive species were added.

Several farmers and soldiers of the Hirai family who were in charge of guarding the checkpoint decisively abandoned the card and left after seeing the menacing Luo family army.

"What is that mountain in front of you?" After occupying the checkpoint of Hirai's house, Masara asked, pointing to a small mountain in front of him.

"My lord, that's Pig Bear Mountain. Not far below the mountain is the simple earthen village built by the original Goto family to guard against the tyrannical forces in the east. After the Goto family fell, the Hirai family took the opportunity to occupy it, and later burned it down. "The detective responsible for leading the way immediately reported back.

"Order, camp today in that burnt village." Zheng Liang ordered.

Soon, the Luo family's army entered the village of Zhuxiong Mountain that had been burned to the ground.Although the earthen village had been burned down, it happened to be stuck in the passage of Hirai's family entering the plain outside Takeo City. The front and back of the earthen village are mountain roads with mountains and forests on both sides, which can be described as a strategically important place.

"Ah Li, Fei Duan, you two lead some people to the village in the territory of the Hirai family ahead, and grab some rice, wood and thatch back." In the temporary military tent set up in the earthen village, Zheng Liang gave an order.

"Remember, the attitude should be a bit harsh, and you must pretend to let the villagers know that we need the thatch to make thatched people." Zheng Liang emphasized.

"Honta Toshimasa, Tetsunosuke, you two, lead some people to the villages we passed just now, force those villages to relocate to the territory of our family, and let some people go on purpose." Zheng Liang continued to order.

"Muramoto Tsuna, Ueda Shinji, you are in charge of guarding the mountain road outside the earthen village today. Be careful to deliberately let some people who escaped from the villages in the back escape the checkpoint and go in the direction of the Hirai family's Suko Castle."

"Yes, Your Highness." Although His Highness didn't know why His Highness asked them to be bad people and let them be good people at the same time, everyone bowed and took orders.

Following Zhengliang's order, the villages near Zhuxiongshan Tuzhai immediately ran away.Teams of soldiers rushed into the villages like wolves and tigers, following Zheng Liang's orders, wantonly looting supplies and forcibly relocating villagers.And some of them were deliberately released by the soldiers of the Luo family to the side of Suko Castle of the Hirai family.

Nearly a day after the Luo family's army was stationed in the pig bear mountain village, at dusk that day, the coalition forces of the Longzoji family, the Hirai family, and the Arima family finally arrived late.

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