Warring States Eagle

In the early summer of Astronomy 17, after Togo Heiji and Akabane Shinnosuke were left in charge of taking over the territories occupied by Higo Kunisin, Masara once again led the army to Aso County, the home of the Omiya Shi family.

This time, the army marching with Zhengliang included a cloaked group of more than [-] people and a samurai squadron of more than [-] people.The reason why the quota is not full is because some cloaked warriors and samurai were injured during the Higo Raiders, and now they can only stay in a safe area to continue treatment.

In addition, the first standing Ashgaru team of more than 400 people led by Tanane, Tetsunosuke, and Asakura Sodi; Enjoji Shinyin, Komon Shigetada, Kuroki Miren, and Rashi Masamune led The sixth standing ashigaru team with more than 400 people, these two teams will serve as the main force of the Aso County Raiders.And the army of more than [-] people in all parts of Feihou who surrendered to the Hao clan will also advance with the army.

Because Kai personally proposed that he would not continue to fight against the old master, Masara left the seventh standing ashigaru team under his command in the area occupied by Higo. Changshin continued to move forward with the team.The task left by Kai Nao and others is to assist the Cabinet led by Togo Heiji and Akabane Shinnosuke to speed up the acceptance of Higo's newly occupied territory.

Since the eastern part of Higo is mainly mountainous, it is not suitable for cavalry operations, so the No. [-] Standing Cavalry Division led by Masahiro Isano was also left to assist Togo Heiji and Akabane Shinnosuke. [

Due to the difficulty of the mountain road, Zhengliang gave up the plan to go directly through Wuzi Castle and enter the hinterland of Omiya Shijia along the mountain road, but instead entered Iwao Castle in Shangyicheng County from Kenshida Castle.After meeting with Kato Duanzo and Aso Weichang who were stationed there, they entered the foothills of the south side of Mount Aso.

Mount Aso, with its active volcanoes and hot springs, divides Aso County into two main basins, the north and the south.The place where Masara's army is located is the smaller Minami Aso Basin, while Omiya Shijia's Honjo Hamanokan and the important town of Yupu Castle are in the Kita Aso Basin on the other side of Mount Aso.

At the end of June, Masara's army had advanced to the bank of Kurokawa on the southern Aso border.Kurokawa is a small river formed by the Aso volcanic lake. As long as you cross this small river, you will officially enter Aso County.

"Kansuke, I want to enter Kita Aso before July." Masara said looking at the bonfire in front of him.July is officially entering midsummer, and this season is very unfavorable for marching and fighting in the mountains and forests.

It is different from those tourist attractions that have been planned and built in later generations.At this time, Mount Aso is surrounded by wilderness, and even the mountain roads that are often passed by mountain people are actually rough and difficult.Marching in such weather not only has to endure the sweltering heat, but also needs to beware of those mosquitoes and snakes at all times, especially those dry land leeches that are almost everywhere.In addition, the rugged mountain roads have brought great troubles to the delivery of logistics grain and grass.Therefore, in such an environment, the longer the march is delayed, the lower the morale of the army will drop.Even the Luo family's army, which has been trained and experienced several battles, is no exception.

At this time, Kansuke Yamamoto, who was serving as a military adviser with the army, wore a square scarf on his head and a cloth feather weaving over his armor, and sat by the campfire.Seeing Zheng Liang's figure, he stood up abruptly, and helped him to sit in front of Zheng Liang.

"My lord, according to the news reported by Black Hawk this evening, it seems that General Aso Yui in the Hamanokan just learned of the incident at the castle of Kenshida, and there is chaos in the Hamanokan at this time of the war."

"Yeah. It's about time." Zheng Liang nodded.After the battle at the foot of Kenshida Castle, the Luo family wiped out many areas in Higo in just a few days. Although there were rugged mountain roads blocking them, during this period of time.The defeated soldiers of the Allied forces of Otomo's family should also be able to rush back to Omiya Si's family to report.

Kansuke Yamamoto looked at the sparkling Kurokawa outside the camp. "How does the lord plan to deal with Asu Weifeng?"

"Do you have any objection to my handling of Asu Weifeng?" Zheng Liang asked.After meeting directly with Kai in Wuzi City, Zheng Liang also personally met Asu Weifeng, who had become a prisoner of the Luo family.In Asu Weifeng personally promised to surrender to the Luo family.And under Kai's direct plea, Zheng Liang agreed to spare the lives of Aso Weifeng and his son.Kansuke Yamamoto raised this question at this time, and he must have his own thoughts on it.

Kansuke Yamamoto glanced at Masara, and silently added firewood to the bonfire.In the mountain wind, thick smoke rose from the crackling firewood, drifting from Masara's side to the opposite bank of Kurokawa.

"My lord, although after the surrender of Asu Weifeng and his son, the family will definitely transfer them, but the lord's doing so may chill the hearts of other retainers. Besides, even if Asu Weifeng and his son are transferred, they will always The people of Aso County will not have a sense of belonging to the lord, so don’t forget the plot to rebel in the territory a few years ago!" Yamamoto Kansuke is obviously trying to persuade Masara to break his promise to get rid of Aso Weifeng and his son .

After listening to Yamamoto Kansuke's words, Masara pondered.As the territory became larger and larger, Zheng Liang was indeed more and more apprehensive when considering things.In terms of the disposal of Asu Weifeng and his sons, Zheng Liang was more concerned about using this to buy Yi Jiafei and his sons, so he finally decided to transfer the title of Asu Weifeng and his sons. .Relatively speaking, Kansuke Yamamoto looked at this matter from the perspective of fundamentally ensuring the stability of the Luo family, so he raised an objection.

"My lord, it is necessary to appease the two fathers and sons of Asu Weifeng for the time being, so as to successfully take down Aso County and let more local wealthy families join our family. They get rid of them. In fact, it only takes a glass of poisoned wine to settle the matter quietly." Kansuke Yamamoto saw that Masara was moved by his suggestion, so he continued to speak in a low voice.

"You can't do it too early, at least you can't do it until the family has completely controlled Fei Hou and these local wealthy families have been completely subdivided into different places and united together." Zheng Liang said in a low voice, looking at the shadowy mountains in the distance.

"My lord is wise!" Kansuke Yamamoto knew that Masara agreed with his suggestion, and immediately accepted the order.

The conversation between Masara and Kansuke Yamamoto that determined the fate of the father and son Aso was of course not known to others.After resting overnight on the bank of Kurokawa, the army officially crossed Kurokawa on the second day, and then bypassed several lines of defense of the Omiya Shi family at a very fast speed, and directly arrived at the Omiya Shi family's home town. .

Under Aso Weifeng's persuasion, Hamanokan officially announced its surrender, and then the rest of the Aso family's retainers also surrendered one after another, and Zheng Liangbing took Aso County without fighting.So far, the entire Higo country, except for the last half of Kuma County, has been included in the power map of the Luo family.

According to the preliminary statistics of the Cabinet, the current total income of the Luo family has reached about 90 shi. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to read.)[