Warring States Eagle

In the 17th year of Tianwen, in October and autumn of [-] A.D., Takara Castle of the Ra family in Mii County, Chikugo Kingdom, Kyushu.

At this time, in Gaoliang City, a large number of torches were lit in the courtyard.The eastern sky was still pitch black, but there was a faint bright line between the sky and the earth.

The torch has been replaced several times, so it is still burning fiercely.The retainers of the Luo family sat under the firelight, their shadows swaying on the wall, exuding a dignified atmosphere everywhere.

Everyone present here knew that this battle would determine the life and death of the Luo family.Once the battle is defeated, the Luo family will be completely at a disadvantage and will inevitably lose a large area of ​​territory. All previous efforts will be in vain.Although everyone was dignified at this moment, their hearts were like burning torches, igniting a raging fire.If you don't break out in silence, you die in silence.This is a true portrayal of the atmosphere in the yard.

At this time, Zheng Liang was sitting among the crowd.At this time, he was wearing a golden sword-shaped helmet from Nanman, and he was wearing a Shujiang brocade armor with a white battle uniform inside.There are two samurai swords stuck in his waist, one is Yoshioka Ichimonji who has followed Masara since the rise of the Luo family, and the other is an alliance gift from the Shimadzu family, Yoshito Onikiri.This demon sword, Onikiri, is two feet and seven inches long. It is said that because it has slain ghosts, it has a certain evil spirit in itself, which will hurt the owner of the sword itself.It's just that Zheng Liang is putting all his eggs in one basket this time, so the question of whether it will hinder the main flight is no longer important.

"Bring everyone in," Zheng Liang ordered.His face was expressionless at this moment, and the firelight was reflected on his oily forehead under the helmet.It added a bit of majesty to him who was fully armed.

A few cloaked guards outside the courtyard door came in at the sound.A few short figures followed behind.

"My lord!" without waiting for Zheng Liang to speak.The few people behind the cloaked crowd immediately bowed to the ground and shouted loudly.

The few people who worshiped on the ground were Naoshima Naoshige and Honda Masanobu who were beside Masara.They were mixed in the army formation that was about to go out just now, but they were discovered by the soldiers in charge of punishment, and they were almost mistaken for the secret work of the enemy. These guys, otherwise they are destined to be escorted to a cell in Gaoliang City for a few days.Looking at the embarrassment of several people covered with sweat stains on their foreheads due to the sweltering heat, Zheng Liang shook his head speechlessly.

"They will leave it to you." Zheng Liang finally said softly.Dongxing Heiji beside him nodded immediately.As usual, this time he is in charge of staying at Gao Liangcheng and presiding over the rear.Following Masaragi's order, it finally decided the outcome of Naoshima Naoshige and the others' missed action tonight.

"My lord! It's unfair!" Seeing that he had no chance to participate in the frontline operations.Naoshige Naoshima, the most cunning among them, immediately shouted loudly.That somewhat nondescript image made one think of those rogue idlers who were caught by the Roche family's country boy patrol team for wandering around with nothing to do, and punished as members of the road construction brigade.

Seeing Naoshima's behavior like this, Masara immediately frowned.Masara knew that Naoshima Naoshige had learned a lot of "bad habits" from Ueda Shinji because he often hang out with Ueda Shinji.Moreover, in a vague way, Zheng Liang seemed to see the shadow of Keiji Hanazenda, who would become quite famous in history in the future, from these two people.It's just that Masaragi didn't want Naoshima Naoshige, a future conspiracy in history, to become another Maeda Keiji.Thinking of this, Zheng Liang immediately said:

"Hmph! How unfair? If you don't know why, I will clean the huts in Gaoliang City in the next month."

"My lord, are our archery skills inferior to those of the peasants and soldiers who are about to join the battle?" Naoshima Naoshima, who clearly knew that Masara was deliberately scaring him, asked back without fear.As soon as the words came out.The generals around were secretly sweating for Naoshima Naoshige.Due to the majesty that has been formed for a long time, no general in the Luo family has ever dared to speak directly to the family governor Zhengliang in such a tone.

"Hmph!" Zheng Liang snorted coldly when he heard this.He kind of acquiesced that these little surnames had been trained over the years.Wu Yong is indeed better than ordinary peasants and soldiers.

Seeing that Masara did not clearly deny his words, Naoshima immediately rolled his eyes and continued to ask: "My lord, are our riding skills worse than those farmers and soldiers?"

The meaning of Naoshima Naoshige is obvious, that is, he is protesting to Zheng Liang, protesting that those peasants and soldiers who seem to be inferior in combat power can go to the battlefield, why can't they.Of course Masara knew what Naoshima Naomo meant, but he was so angry that he sneered.

This guy actually compares the peasant soldiers who were temporarily recruited and only used as reserve soldiers, but does not compare with those standing ashigaru and samurai, and deliberately did not compare with the direct combat ability of those peasant soldiers. This made Zhengliang angry.You must know that these guys are only about ten years old, and they are not as good as adults in terms of stature and strength. Even the "Number One Warring States General Tadakatsu Honda" in the future will only start at the age of 12. Aren't they going to die? ?So Zheng Liang became angry, and his complexion became worse and worse.

Seeing that the face of the lord Masaragi became more and more cloudy, Togo Heiji, Yamamoto Kansuke and others next to him turned their heads away, because they knew that these little guys would suffer next, so they couldn't bear it.

"Remember, what is needed on the battlefield is grand strategy, not cleverness." Zheng Liang gave Naoshima Naoshima a hard look, and then said, "Don't say any more, and copy all "Sun Tzu's Art of War" for me ten times when you go back." Those who have not finished copying are not allowed to eat." At this time, "Sun Tzu's Art of War" had been passed from the Ming Dynasty to the Wa Kingdom, and it was favored by many wealthy families with rich background.Of course, the vast majority of wealthy families just use it as a decoration to show off their family heritage.

Seeing that the final struggle ended in failure, and they were punished by being punished for copying books, several people headed by Naoshima Naoshige became dejected.

Zhengliang ignored these guys who came to make trouble before the battle, waved his hand to signal a few batches of fans to take them down, then immediately turned to Dongxiang Heiji and asked, "When is it already?"

Dongxiang Heiji looked at the sky and said, "It will be the fourth quarter of Yin time soon."

Zheng Liang nodded when he heard the words, and immediately said: "Bring the wine."

Yinshi four quarters is close to dawn, and this time is the best time to start, otherwise there will be early morning fog later.This is not conducive to the march of the army.

Ari and other attendants who received the order immediately served wine and Katsuri.

Zheng Liang picked up Su Tao's wine glass, took a sip, and then gave it to everyone.All the retainers didn't speak, but they didn't feel tragic either. The atmosphere was much more relaxed than before after Naomi Naoshima and his surnames just made such a fuss.

"Let's have a big fight." Masao Kinoshita handed the cup to Masato Isano who was beside him. Although he didn't speak, the raging fire in his eyes clearly expressed this meaning.

"Okay!" Masahiro Isano, who was also wearing a brand-new armor at this time, laughed.Although the word "good" was also spoken from the heart, the heroic smile clearly responded to Kinoshita's words.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss..." Zhengliang's beloved horse "Bailihei", who was tied to a dry cherry tree trunk outside the yard, seemed to feel the atmosphere in the yard, and immediately kicked his iron hooves, raising a fire. Dust and neighing loudly.

If you want to say who is in the most depressed mood in Gaoliang City tonight, it is not Naoshima Naomo and others, but Bai Lihei.Unfortunately, Bailihei was not able to participate in tonight's operation because he was seriously injured in the battle when Zhengliang was ambushed, so he was very angry.Tonight alone, five attendants and seven war horses have been attacked by it.In the end, in order to appease Bailihei's anger, Zheng Liang had no choice but to go out in person, and tied it outside the gate of the courtyard of the closest meeting hall.Although Bailihei could not participate in the battle tonight, he was able to see the Luo family's army marching here for the first time, and even looked at the battlefield in the east from the height of the terrain.

Soon, the cup was passed back to Zhengliang.

"Are you all ready?" Zheng Liang stood up and slammed the Su Tao wine glass into pieces.

"Oh!—Oh!—Oh!——" The crowd raised their swords and shouted in unison.

(Author's words: This time I came back and updated directly to the end of the book.) (To be continued..)