Warring States Eagle

The sky is always full of haze, and there is no ray of sunshine.The sea fog over Beppu Bay in the distance penetrated into the city of Funaikan from time to time.

Ruobayashi Echihou stood in front of the door of a room in the city lord's mansion, clasped his hands proudly, and slightly closed his eyes.He is sitting in the city lord's mansion.As the Luo family's army rushed to the city, more and more retainers in the city came to see Yanichi Maru's mother and son.Just with a child who is only six years old, and a woman, how to deal with these people?Therefore, Wakabayashi Echigoshou, who has the largest official position in the city and has the most military power, is naturally the only one who can call the shots in the city.

"Ta Tata..."

At this moment, a footstep was coming quickly.

"Report!" The vassal saluted quickly when he saw the governor standing in front of the door.

"What's the matter?"

Wakabayashi Echigo Mori asked sternly, but his eyes were still slightly closed.The visitor was one of his tribe.Before the Luo family's army was about to approach the mansion hall, he moved his clansmen into the city or into the navy ahead of time.

"My lord! You look very ill."

"Don't gossip, what's the matter?"

"My lord, there has been a change in the army of the Luo family outside the city. It seems that they are preparing to attack the city."

"Is it finally here?" Wakabayashi Echigomori suddenly opened his eyes and said to himself.Ever since the Luo family's army surrounded the mansion, they have not attacked the city, and they have not even entered the towns outside the city. Instead, the other party has started to raid the area around the mansion.Judging from the information that Esaku shot into the castle yesterday, in the area around the Funaikan, only Takasaki Mountain Castle and Tsuruga Castle, guarded by the Otomo clan, have not been captured.But over time.It will be a matter of time before these two branch cities are breached.And today.Is the opponent finally going to attack the city?

"Send someone to inform the Palace Master." After thinking for a while, Ruo Lin Yue Houshou ordered while walking towards the city wall.

"Palace Master?" The clansmen were taken aback when they heard the words, and then thought of who this so-called "Palace Master" was.He was just a six-year-old child, and because he was almost wiped out, not many people in the city saw him as the true heir of the Otomo family, so this clan didn't react for a while.As for the "Palace Master"'s mother, everyone already regarded him as a poor mother.Not only did her husband die.Now seeing that his son can't keep it.At this time, everyone in the city is in danger, and obviously they don't have much confidence to resist.

After letting the clansmen go to Yanshimaru's mother and son to report the changes outside the city, Wakabayashi Echigoshou quickly came to the city wall of the main entrance of the palace hall.At this time, the change of the Luo family's army outside the city has already made the guards on the city very nervous.

Standing on the city wall and looking out, under the orders of the generals, the Luo family's army began to slowly approach the mansion hall, and a neat formation stood out on the side facing the main entrance.

"Prepare to fight!" Seeing this scene, Ruobayashi Echigoshou thought that the Luo family was really going to attack the city, so he immediately ordered.

"My lord, do you see there?" Just then.A retainer beside him pointed to the distance and said.The direction the retainer pointed was the direction of the army formation that stood out from the Luo family's army just now.

At this moment, the army formation suddenly stopped far away from the city gate.Then they parted instantly, revealing a spacious passage.Immediately afterwards, a group of people walked slowly from the passage to the city gate.

"The coffin?" Ruo Lin Yue Hou watched with a glance and saw a coffin being carried in the group of people. Besides, behind the coffin, several people were holding some wooden boxes.The whole team looked quite solemn and solemn.

"Pause the attack." Seeing this, Wakabayashi Echigomori immediately ordered the guards on the city wall not to attack.

Just like that, thousands of guards from Dayou's family on the city wall and nearly [-] Luo's family soldiers outside the city watched the coffin gradually arrive at the gate of the mansion hall.

"By the order of my lord, I will return Otomo Yoshikam's body! To show respect for the deceased, our family will retreat half a mile and officially start the war in two hours." After stopping the coffin outside the city gate, A warrior of the Luo family stood in front of the city gate and raised his head and shouted at the city wall.After leaving one person behind, the rest of the Luo family began to evacuate under the leadership of this warrior.

Zheng Liang, who was guarded by everyone in the distance, also waved his army, and the Luo family's army surrounded in the palace hall also began to retreat in an orderly manner.

Although Otomo Yoshikami had troubled the Luo family several times, in Zhengliang's heart, he still admired him.Otomo Yoshikami is not some rubbish lord, being able to lead a wealthy family to become a hegemony daimyo shows that his ability is quite good, and he can even be called a wise lord.Objectively speaking, his strategy of attacking the Luo's family with all his strength is very correct, otherwise, once the Luo's family is fully established, it will be a tragedy for the Dayou family.The only pity is that even the best lord, if he meets a better lord (such as Zhengliang), it is likely to be a tragedy.The result of the battle between the Luo family, the Otomo family, and the Ouchi family last year directly changed the pattern of Kitakyushu, thus affecting the fate of the three families, and indirectly affecting the fate of the wealthy families in other parts of Kyushu.It changed the course of history.Since then, the Luo family has truly become an important chess piece that affects the history of the Wa Kingdom.But Otomo Yoshikami has tragically become a supporting role to set off this historical event.

Of course, after experiencing the incident of Otomo Yoshikami, Zheng Liang was also clearly aware of a problem.That is, no matter how profound the family background is, if the lay governor dies suddenly, and the heir has not been determined or is incompetent, and thus cannot get the support of the retainers, even if the internal retainers are united, a family will be under external pressure. The next point is separated.Therefore, Zhengliang has paid more attention to his own safety since then.He didn't want to follow the path of Yoshikami Otomo again.

Previously, it was learned from the intelligence sent by the Luo family in the city that the Otomo family in the city was using Otomo Yoshikam's death to arouse the will of the guards.In order to reduce the fighting spirit of the guards in the city and to gain the goodwill of the former Otomo family leaders inside and outside the city to a certain extent, and also out of the admiration from the heart of Zheng Liang, Zheng Liang received the remains of Otomo Yoshikan sent by Masao Kinoshita. On the second day, it was decided to send the body back to the city.

Zhengliang's move won the admiration of the former Otomo family retainers who had already surrendered to the Luo family, and also declared to the local people the goodwill of the Luo family towards the local people.So two days ago, Irita Masaki, who followed Isano Masao from the south of Tsuruga Castle, was moved and ashamed, and personally asked to enter the castle to persuade him to surrender.

To be honest, he had no choice but to surrender before.If it hadn't been for the powerful families of the Otomo family who had learned that his son had taken refuge in the Luo family, and had misunderstood the Rutian family and secretly contacted the Luo family to assist the latter in invading Oita County, these wealthy families would not have allowed him to distinguish.In addition, he was indeed unwilling to cause the illegitimate son who had joined the Luo family to be blamed by the Luo family because of his resolute refusal to rebel, and even lead to the destruction of the family. Therefore, after careful consideration, he finally chose to surrender to the Luo family.

After seeing Otomo Yoshikami's remains with his own eyes this time, he felt even more ashamed. After discussing with his son-in-law Irita Yoshimi, he resolutely requested to go out of the embassy to be responsible for escorting Otomo Yoshikam's coffin into the city. In addition, he was also responsible for persuading the Yanshimaru mother and son in the city to surrender.During this mission, he already had the will to die. If the people in the city had to execute him, he would have nothing to say.If the people in the city were unwilling to surrender but did not kill him, then he would be burned with Otomo Yoshikan's body at the moment the mansion hall was breached.

Just as Irita escorted Otomo Yoshikan's coffin into the mansion building, Shioichimaru's mother was leaning on the railing on the east side of the mansion, staring blankly at the moat formed by a tributary of the Oita River. Opposite the main road.

At this time, under the influence of spring, the palace hall has become a small town hidden in the thick green.The sea breeze blows from the Beppu Bay in the north, bringing a slight coolness and fishy smell.The sky was overcast, with not a single cloud in sight.The city will soon fall!

The continuous eaves under the city are hidden in endless green, forming a sea of ​​green.Do the people living in the house know their own destiny?

The Luo family's army was already outside the town at this time, once these troops rushed in, they would set fire to the city first.Once the defending side decides to stick to it, the attacking side must first burn the city. This is common sense in war.At that time, the panicked crowd will cry and howl in the fire, which is extremely tragic.Thinking of this, she felt that she had committed a serious crime, as if she had killed those innocent creatures.

In addition to these creatures, there are also his son and daughter who is less than one year old.She thought it was ridiculous to think that she was favored by Yoshikami Otomo because of her beauty, so that she would whisper in Yoshikami Otomo's ears every night, luring Yoshikami Otomo to make his son the heir of the family governor.So what if we fight now?Isn't it about death in the end?

Just thinking about it, it seems that the reason why she decided to fight for the position of family governor for her son was not for power.What the hell is that for?By the way, for survival.Every time she saw the hostile eyes of the former wife's son-in-law towards her and her children, she felt scared.He was worried that this person would be detrimental to their mother and son after he succeeded the family governor, so after several struggles, he decided to help his son compete for the position of family governor in order to protect himself.

"Ma'am. Just now the guard came to report, and Echigo Mori-sama is escorting the coffin of the House Governor to this side." At this time, the maid hurriedly came to report.

"What?" (to be continued...)