Warring States Eagle

The Akizuki family is a powerful family in Chikuzen Yasu County since the Kamakura Shogunate. Together with Harada and Takahashi, they are also known as the "Three Great Clans of the Great Zang Clan".It is said that the Dazang family is the last descendant of Emperor Hanling of the Han Dynasty in China. According to the records of "Ancient Matters", "Nihonshu" and "Jiji", it was the end of Han Dynasty who traveled east to Japan. It is called the post of "Da Zang".

Of course, there are other theories. Some people think that because they lived in Bichu Dazang Valley, this Dazang is not named after an official name, but the surname of the place.In the fourth year of Tianqing (941), Juntomo Iyo Fujiwara launched the Xikai Riot, which is also known as the "Tianqing Rebellion" in history.Dazang Harumi joined the legion led by Yoshiko Ono, and was entrusted to Chikuzen, Kyushu for his meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion. He worked in Dazaifu and built the defense system of Kitakyushu.

The main stream of the Okang family is the Harada family, and later the wild branched out into the Akizuki, Takahashi, Tajiri, Egami, Mihara, Togami, Xiaojinmaru and other tributaries.With the development of history, wealthy families such as Mihara, Togami, and Xiaojinmaru have gradually been submerged by the tide of history. During the rise of the Luo family, the Egami family was exterminated, and the Tajiri family joined the Luo family. At this time, Qiuyue and Takahashi's family are facing the problem of how to choose when the Luo family's army arrives.

As for the Qiuyue family, now Zhengliang is asking the Qiuyue family to give up Yexu County like a lion, which is obviously embarrassing for the Qiuyue family.After all, this is where the Qiuyue family started, and most of the members of the Qiuyue family live here.Therefore, Qiuyue's family resolutely denied the Luo's family's unreasonable demands.Some retainers even asked to go out of the city to fight the Luo family.In fact, they didn't know the situation outside the city at this time, and they thought that the Luo family was just putting on a show.

certainly.Qiuyue Wenzhong finally rejected the proposal of the retainers to go out of the city and fight the Luo family to the death.After all, we can continue to negotiate.There are always conditions where both parties can reach a consensus.What's more, the defenders with less than 2000 people in the city are fighting field battles with thousands of people outside the city.Isn't this using one's own shortcomings to exploit the enemy's strengths?Qiuyue Wenzhong hasn't lost his mind because of his annoyance.

In his eyes, this is the time when the Luo family needs to race against time to expand their results. In this case, the Qiuyue family can naturally negotiate slowly with confidence.But he didn't know that in Zheng Liang's eyes, the power of the Qiuyue family in Yexu County had seriously hindered the Luo family from continuing to expand their power in the Chikuzen Kingdom. Unless the Qiuyue family took the initiative to give up Yexu County, the two families would inevitably There is a battle.This is not something that can be resolved through negotiation.

nightfall.Just when Qiuyue Wenzhong was about to personally supervise the battle again, in response to the harassment that the Luo family's army would come every night, a person was hanged on the city wall at this time.Just as he was about to ask why the defenders of the city hung up people without permission at this tense moment, he discovered that the person who was hung up turned out to be an acquaintance.

This acquaintance was none other than Ohashi Bungo-shou, the retainer of the Qiuyue family who had opened the door and surrendered in Shannu City before.Seeing the long-lost Akizuki Wengen, Ohashi Bungo Mamoru immediately knelt down on the ground and shouted with tears:

"My lord! I finally see you."

In the past few days, Da Qiao Feng Houshou has experienced a lot of ups and downs in life. He thought he was dead this time, but he was personally interviewed by the legendary figure this evening (during the last ambush) What I saw was just a stand-in), and finally even got free unexpectedly.So at this moment, after seeing the familiar lord and colleagues, he couldn't help but choked up in his heart.

same.Qiuyue Wenzhong was also pleasantly surprised to see Ohashi Bungo Shouhou.After losing contact with this retainer on the way to escape, he once thought that the other party was in danger, and even the bad news of the other party's death had been passed on to the other party's family.Now that he suddenly saw that the other party came back safe and sound, he was naturally very happy.Similarly, Fukae Minomori and the others around him were also very pleasantly surprised.

"My lord, I have important information to report."

After a salute between the monarch and his ministers, Mamoru Ohashi Bungo said immediately.His return this time can be said to be both forced and voluntary.Those who were forced to return were naturally entrusted by the legendary big man.And voluntary, because I came back voluntarily after learning about the difficulties faced by my family.

"Oh?"

Qiuyue Wenzhong paused for a moment, then nodded, and motioned everyone to follow him back to the meeting hall.In fact, he also knew that at this time, Bungo Ohashi was able to penetrate the encirclement of the Luo family's army outside the city and come back safely. Naturally, he was inseparable from the Luo family outside the city, and even came back to act as a messenger.He really wanted to know what else the Luo family wanted to say when they let his retainers back.

"My lord, just tonight, Mr. Zheng Liang has led an army of more than [-] people to the outside of the city." Bungo Ohashi reported directly after sitting down.This information was specially requested by Zheng Liang before he left.

"En." Qiuyue Wenzhong nodded upon hearing this.As early as in the evening, some retainers came to report that the Luo family's military strength had increased again.Now that I heard Ohashi Bungo Mamoru's exact report, I naturally didn't feel nervous anymore.In his opinion, with nearly 2000 defenders in the city, and there are many warriors from the Qiuyue family among them, as long as they don't leave the city to fight, if the Luo family's siege army outside the city does not have tens of thousands of people, it will be difficult to conquer the city. of.And he had carefully checked that before Zhengliang's army came, the Luo family's army outside the city was no more than 1000 people (the remaining 6000 people were sent to besiege the nearby Guchu Mountain City), even if they added At this time, the newly arrived army is only five or six thousand people, so Qiuyue Wenzhong can naturally hold the city.

The idea of ​​Qiuyue Wenzhong is a fact.In the Warring States period, if there were no siege weapons, it would be very difficult to conquer the city with only the tactics of crowds and the defenders were brave and resourceful.What Qiuyue Wenzhong didn't know was that the Luo family had quite a few siege weapons.

"The Ouchi family mountain castles and Akashi castles in the west and north have been captured by the Luo family, and Sugi Xingyun and others have died." Ohashi Bungo-shou immediately broke out important information.

"What? Shannu City and Akashi City have fallen?"

Before Qiuyue Wenzhong could react, all the retainers in the council hall were the first to exclaim.This news is too unbelievable.

"Is this serious?" Even Akizuki Wenzhong confirmed to Ohashi Bungo Shou in surprise.

Ohashi Bungo Mamoru smiled wryly after hearing the words. In fact, he also hoped that it was fake.But this is what he experienced.Even the gate of Shanxi City was opened by him.So he immediately nodded and said:

"My lord, this matter is absolutely true. If my lord doesn't believe it, you can take a look at the wooden boxes I brought back. The head of Sugi Xingyun is in it." In fact, Mamoru Ohashi Bungo dared not say clearly that this was an order from Zhengliang Yes, because before he came back, Zhengliang had decided that Qiuyue Wenzhong and others would not believe his words, so he specially asked him to bring back the heads of Shan Xingyun and others.

So after getting the permission of Qiuyue Wenzhong, the attendants outside the meeting hall immediately brought up the three wooden boxes brought back by Mamoru Ohashi Bungo.When the first wooden box was opened, inside was the head of Shan Xingyun treated with lime.And the second box contained the head of Chikushi Yuimon. When the third box was opened, Akizuki Fumune, who was convinced of Ohashi Bungo Mamoru's words, immediately asked suspiciously:

"Who is this person?"

"My lord. This person is the important minister of the Otomo family, Tian Beizaemon Jiansheng. He was asked by the Luo family to protect the escape of Otomo Jibu Daisuke Yoshikan. It is also said that Otomo Jibu Daisuke Yoshikan was also shot by Masara. Cheng was seriously injured, and Otomo's important town at the border of Bungo Kingdom, Nishou Castle, has also fallen into the hands of the Luo family." Ohashi Bungo Mamoru once again broke the heavy news.

"In addition, Chikugo Kingdom's Wenzhusuo, Hoshino, and Kusano families have also surrendered to the Luo family. This evening, I witnessed the military power of these three families and the governors of the three families in the Luo family's camp this evening." As if afraid that everyone would not believe it. In general, Ohashi Bungo Mamoru continued.

Afterwards, Mamoru Ohashi Bungo stated what he had seen, heard and done since he escaped that night.In particular, it is important to understand that the Luo family has a siege weapon that can emit huge projectiles, and this weapon can directly break through the city gate.

Everyone in Qiuyue's family listened quietly, and the originally lively atmosphere gradually became dignified.Obviously, the current situation is very unfavorable to Qiuyue's family.The Luo family, which had solved the troubles of the Chikugo Otomo family and the nearby Ouchi family, was now able to deal with the Qiuyue family with all their strength.Previously, Qiuyue Wenzhong thought that he could rely on the troops in the city to resist the attack of the scattered Luo family, but it was obviously a bit difficult at this time.

After sending all the retainers back with a solemn mood.Qiuyue Wenzhong returned to his usual reading room in the backyard with a cloudy face, and then began to think alone.

Roshi Masara releases Ohashi Bungo.Although the conditions for Qiuyue's family to accept the peace negotiation were not explicitly stated, its purpose is self-evident.

"My lord." Just as Qiuyue Wenzhong was meditating, a soft voice sounded from behind.Qiuyue Wenzhong turned her head to look, and it turned out that the person who came was her favorite concubine Zhiji.I saw the latter kneeling on the ground at this time, but holding two letters in his hand.

"Zhi Ji, what is this?"

"Have you forgotten, my lord? I once said that someone from my family will come to contact me recently." Zhiji said immediately.

"Oh!" Qiuyue Wenzhong also recalled at this time.Chihime's family is the Kamiya family of the Chikuzen country (now it has moved to the Hizen country), and a letter from the Kamiya family was shot into the city from outside the city yesterday.Qiuyue Wenzhong has also read these letters, and it is nothing more than to understand the situation of Zhi Ji who is trapped in the city, and to say that letters of contact will continue to be sent tonight at the west city wall.

Under normal circumstances, this situation would be considered collaborating with the enemy.It's just that Zhiji is really very popular at home, and she also gave birth to the second son of Akizuki Wenzhong at the beginning of this year (Akizuki Zhongshi, nicknamed "The Tiger of Chikuzen", who became famous for rebelling against Otomo's family in the future), plus the previous Due to the guilt of tearing up the covenant with the Luo family, the in-laws, the Shenya family, fell into an embarrassing position in the Luo family (the Shenya family was the most active and contributed a lot during the alliance between the Luo family and the Qiuyue family), so he agreed Let Zhiji go to the west city wall to wait for the letter from home tonight.Now it seems that Zhiji has already got the family letter.

"My lord, this time my lord sent someone to shoot two letters into the city, one was for my concubine, and the other was for my lord." Zhi Ji, who was still in a weak state after giving birth to her second child continued.

Women in the Warring States period are generally very miserable. Once they give birth to a child, many people will die early due to dystocia or physical weakness. Even if the child is saved, many will die because of poor care. It is definitely a major event for a woman to have a child. If she is not careful, she will end up losing her wife and child.Moreover, due to the harsh living environment, the life expectancy of women in the Warring States Period was generally only in their thirties.

Even the daughters of rich families generally have a miserable fate. Apart from being used as political tools, once their husbands die or the family makes unfavorable choices, in order to save their lives and their children, they either remarry or become monks, or even Suicide, and they cannot avoid the fate of being generally short-lived due to the harsh living environment.

Among them, the most typical ones are the number one beauty in the Warring States Period, Ashi, who died as a martyr, Nohime, who disappeared in the historical records for no reason, and Tachibana Chiyo, who died of poverty. Sada's betrayal of the Otomo family led to the demise of the family, and she committed suicide. After marrying into the Takeda Katsuyori family, her adopted daughter Yukihime (the eldest daughter of Nobunaga's sister-in-law Toyama Kantaro) died of postpartum weakness.

Of course, women in the Warring States Period were also smart and even courageous, such as Zhi Ji at this time.Although she is very favored at home, she abides by her own women's morals and hardly participates in the jealousy among the girls in the family.And when her husband's family fell into a battle with the head of the family, she resolutely assumed the role of communication regardless of her own weakness.

At the same time, in her heart, she always remembers the kindness that Zhengliang rescued her from the pirates in Matsuura County, Hizen country, and escorted her back to her family.So after learning from her brother's letter that there was still an opportunity to improve the relationship between her husband's family and the head of the family, she couldn't wait to participate in it.

When Qiuyue Wenzhong received Zhiji's letter, his heart first felt warm.Because at this time, Zhiji not only handed him the letter written by Shenwu Shaoce to him, but also handed him the letter from Shenwu Shaoce to Zhiji alone.This shows that Zhiji didn't hide anything. This is to avoid suspicion to avoid dissatisfaction in the family and reduce his burden of fighting the fire.

Taking the letter gently, Qiuyue Wenzhong tore off the sealing seal, and then read it slowly.

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