Warring States Eagle

() Tianwen 11th year (1542) July [-]th.

After discussing with the important ministers for several days, Ouchi Yoshitaka finally decided on the countermeasures against the Ouchi family, and decided to let Roshi Masara return to Hizen to assist the Ouchi family in monitoring the changes in the Ouchi family.At the same time, Ouchi Yoshitaka will have married the daughter of Masara Sagara Takeshi, and Sagara Risa considers her adopted daughter.

In Masarai's view, Ouchi Yoshitaka's special move was mainly to establish a more stable ally relationship with Masara through Sagara Risa and Masara, which played a role in wooing Masara.After all, at the critical juncture of attacking the Nizi family, the Luo family, which already occupied most of Hizen's territory, really needed the strong support of the Luo family, so as to effectively resist the Otomo family's looting, so that the Ouchi family could concentrate on attacking the Nizi family. . .

After things were settled, it was August 11rd in the 1542th year of Tianwen ([-]).The coalition forces once again marched towards Gassan Tomita Castle along the shore of Lake Shinji, via Misawa Castle and Mitoya Castle, which had fallen to the Ouchi camp.The march along this route was actually not smooth. Anyway, according to historical records, the Allied Army did not reach the vicinity of Yueshan Tomita Castle until November.

And Zheng Liang also packed up his clothes, and was escorted by Luo Shifan and turned back quietly.Before leaving, powerful people who were familiar with Zhengliang came to say goodbye one after another.Zhengliang also responded one by one with a "serious injury", and some powerful people even held secret talks.Among them, Nobunao Kumagai spent the longest time in secret talks.Ever since Masara captured Akagane Mitsuki in Setoyama Castle last time, Kumagai Nobunao has regarded Masara as a benefactor who avenged his younger brother, so during this period of time, the relationship between the Kumagai family and the Luo family has become more harmonious. . .

Sending you off for thousands of miles will eventually require a farewell.After saying goodbye to the enthusiasm of everyone.Zheng Liang lay on a stretcher, and then under the strict protection of Luo Shifan, he embarked on the return journey back to Hizen.Accompanying them were the Chiyan Guangqing people who were handed over to the Luo family by Ouchi Yoshitaka.Among these people, mainly include Akaana Mitsukiyo, Akaana Mitsukiyo's father Akaana Jiuqing, son Akaana Moriki, and some family members and clansmen of the Akaana family who were captured in Seto Mountain Castle.A total of more than ten people.

"Are you begging to die?" On the bottom of a valley near the Akina River, Masatoshi stared at Akaana Mitsukiyo and said with interest.After staying away from the coalition brigade, Zheng Liang naturally no longer had to pretend to be seriously injured.

"Please Zaemon-sama fulfill the dignity of my samurai!" Akaana Mitsuki said righteously.Shortly after being captured alive by Zheng Liang.Akane Mitsuki knew who defeated him.To be honest, he has never heard of the title of "Hizae no Eagle". After all, he has been in Izumo all year round, and he still rarely inquires about the Kyushu tycoons.Of course, it can also be understood that Zhengliang's name is only known in Kyushu for the time being, and no matter how great it is, it can still be found in the Zhoufang area, and the reputation is nothing more than that.

In Chixue Guangqing's view, although he has not been executed now, look at this posture.It is very likely that they will be captured and returned to the opponent's territory.Then faced with a miserable life, feeling this, in order to protect the dignity of his own warrior, Akane Mitsuki resolutely decided to ask Zhengliang to die.Originally, Zhengliang planned to ignore it for the time being, but in the end, Chixue Guangqing simply refused to cooperate with walking. If you don't agree to my request, I will stick to my original posture of not going.Of course, at this time Zhengliang took some coercive measures, and Chixue Guangqing probably had to submit.Then he obediently followed Zheng Liang and continued on his way.But Zheng Liang decided to get rid of this time bomb before leaving.

"What do you think? You and I will fight again. If you win, I will release all of you; if you lose, you will bring your family to serve me and return to Kyushu with me. "Zhengliang said lightly.As one of the Ten Banners of Nizi, the Chixue Clan is quite strong.Akaana Mitsukiyo's father, Akaana Jiuqing, was a strong general in Nizi's long-term era, and Akaana Mitsukiyo was Nizi Haruhisa's general. His bravery can be seen in the First Battle of Seto Mountain Castle. Sheng Qing is also a general of the Maori family in the future.So Zheng Liang intends to take them for his own use.

"Is this true?" Chixue Guangqing first showed an expression of disbelief, then pondered for a while, and finally asked tentatively.At first, he showed an expression of disbelief, because it was unheard of for someone to decide their life and death in this way, and he was amazed for a while.Then he pondered again, because after understanding what Zheng Liang meant, he began to think carefully.As a traditional samurai, he values ​​his promise very much. If he really loses to the opponent, he is ready to accept his fate and follow the opponent.Anyway, all the immediate family members are here, and there is nothing to worry about.Thinking about it, the young Patriarch of Luo's family is really ruthless.He obviously hid his family members in a nearby village before the war, but he still found them out.

Finally, why did he tentatively ask Zheng Liang if his bet was true?That's because he decided to take a gamble.In fact, he was still unconvinced when he missed and was captured last time. He thought that he was just missed by Zheng Liang's sneak attack.Combined with his age and the age of the other party in his teens, his judgment became more and more firm.Therefore, he was confident that he would defeat Zheng Liang, and his only concern was whether the other party would keep their promise and release their family after winning.

"It's true!" Zheng Liang said with certainty.

"Okay, it's a deal, I hope Zaemon-sama won't break his promise, otherwise it will be a disgrace to my samurai family!" After Tokumasa's affirmative reply, Akane Mitsuki said dubiously.But man is a sword and I am a fish, and now Mitsuki Akaana has no choice but to grasp the last straw.

"Your Highness, why do you need to do it yourself for such a trivial matter, or should the minister come down and do it for you?" Isano Yuan Chang who was on the side was anxious when he saw this.Then there is a reason why the owner of the house personally fights with others?Doesn't this mean that there is no one in Luo's family?Are the retainers of the Luo family so incompetent?Therefore, he asked to act instead of Zhengliang.

"Hahaha, is it true that the guardian of a country is going to break his promise in front of the people below?" Chixue Guangqing became anxious when he saw Cheng Yaojin suddenly appeared.Seeing Masahiro Isino behave like this, Mitsukiyo Akaana became more and more sure that Masara was just a show.Young and energetic.At this moment, he was suddenly full of confidence in regaining his freedom.

"It's okay! I haven't exercised my body for a long time, this time I just need to stretch." Zheng Liang smiled lightly.If you want to convince the opponent, you can only do it yourself, and it is meaningless to rely on the hands of retainers.

"Yes!" Sensing Masaragi's unquestionable tone, Masahiro Isano immediately leaned over and obeyed.

"Come here. Help Lord Guangqing untie. This time, we will use wooden sticks as weapons!" Zheng Liang said.

Soon, two capes came to untie Akane Mitsuki, and brought a wooden stick with the same size and length as the long stick in Zhengliang's hand.

"Start! Please remember. If you lose this battle, Master Chixue Guangqing, you will be my retainer." Zhengliang said.

"Hmph, thanks to His Highness Zhengliang's attention, but I'm afraid I will disappoint His Highness. Please accept the move. Ha!" Chixue Guangqing replied without saying a word.Immediately after, he shouted loudly, and using a stick as a spear, he raised his stick and stabbed at Zheng Liang.

Zheng Liang smiled slightly, and at the same time turned sideways to avoid the opponent's stab.

Chixue Guangqing saw that one stab failed, so he immediately stabbed again.This time, Zheng Liang did not avoid it anymore.It's a secret spear technique "Yinluo".Just defuse the opponent's offensive.

After launching the attack, Zheng Liang became unstoppable, "pushing", "running to the wolf", and "beating two dogs with a stick" all with guns and sticks, making Chixue Guangqing helpless to fight back.After being beaten several times by Zhengliang, Chixue Guangqing was defeated.But he was still unconvinced, so Zheng Liang asked someone to bring a short wooden stick as a long knife, and the two had another exchange of ideas.

This time Chixue Guangqing was even more miserable.Using his proficient spear technique, he could barely deal with Zheng Liang's attack, but after using the sword, he completely became a beaten person.at last.Akaana Mitsuki even screamed after being beaten.After all, being hit by a wooden stick is quite painful.

In the end, under the watch of everyone from the Chiyan clan who was just about to regain their freedom, they witnessed the defeat and surrender of Chiyan Mitsuki, who boasted of good force, and unwillingly became Masaragi's vassal.Of course, before their loyalty is fully confirmed, their clan will still have to keep their hands tied and continue to follow the brigade.

After preliminarily solving Chixue Guangqing's thorn, the Luo family's team decided to rest in place temporarily, preparing to set off after lunch.

"Your Highness, a comatose person was found by the river ahead!" At this moment, Kato Duanzang, who was in charge of vigilance nearby, came back to report.

"Oh? Has anyone been rescued?" Zheng Liang asked.He subconsciously thought that that person should be an unlucky ghost who accidentally fell into the Akina River, and he was going to let someone wake him up before letting him leave on his own.

"Already awake! But that person's identity is quite special." Kato Duanzang said with a strange expression.

"Ok?"

"Your Highness, do you still remember that when your servant was ordered to assassinate the second son of the Mori family, someone launched an attack first?" Kato Duanzo continued.

"Yeah!" Zheng Liang nodded.

"The person being rescued now is one of the few people who fell into the river that day in order to protect the second son of the Maoli family."

"A member of the Maori family?"

"Exactly! I happen to have information about this person. This person's name is Watanabe Michi, and he is a retainer of the Mori family." Kato Duanzo said.

"Watanabe-kun?" Zhengliang instantly remembered who this person was?Watanabe Toshi's father is Watanabe Katsura, who stood on the opposite side of Yuanjiu when Maori Yuanjiu was fighting for the governor of the family, and attempted to rebel, but was killed by Yuanjiu.After Watanabe's father was killed, he fled to Beigo and attached himself to the local noble family Yamauchi Zhitong, so he gave himself the name "Tong" to express that he would not forget the kindness of Yamauchi Zhitong's rebuilding.Later, Mao Liyuan wrote a letter to Watanabe, saying that although your father conspired against him, but the Watanabe family could not be cut off, you came back and continued to be Mao Li's retainer.Watanabe was overwhelmed with gratitude, so he returned to Yoshida Junshan Castle. Wei Yuan put his foot on his back and ignored the revenge of killing his father.And his son Watanabe became one of the eighteen generals of the Maori family.

"Is this person awake?" Thinking of this, Zheng Liang suddenly wanted to meet this person, so he asked.

"Wake up, he woke up, but it seems that he has forgotten everything." Kato Duanzang replied with a strange expression.

"What? Amnesia?" Zheng Liang asked in surprise. (To be continued.)