Warring States Eagle

Kitahara Kanemori is in his 30s this year.For a wealthy general in his 30s, not only was he upright when he was young and strong, but his life experience was also quite rich.It is precisely because he has taken a fancy to him, and he is the direct son of the Beiyuan family, so he will not be looked down upon by the Luo family in terms of status, so the wealthy families of the Qidayuan family, Gaocheng family, Tsuruta, Lingkari family, and Beiyuan family discussed After that, Kitahara Kanemori was unanimously elected as the envoy of this mission.

However, when facing the 25-year-old Masamori, Kitahara Kaneshou did not give full play to his above-mentioned advantages. Whether it was on-the-spot response or experience, Kitahara Kaneshou felt that what he was facing was not a young family governor. , but an old and cunning big name.

After some discussions, Kita Satsuma, Kita Osumi, and Nishihinata's forces represented by Kitahara Kanesho finally achieved the goal of alliance with the Roche family, but they also paid a lot for it:

First of all, they must assist the Luo family to take down the Sagara family entrenched in Kuma County in Nanhigo, so that the Luo family can completely control the whole territory of Higo.The Luo family who put forward this condition also had good reasons. One is to let the Kitahara family and other forces make up for the mistakes of the last time they sent troops to help the Sagara family and the Uemura family; Therefore, it is necessary for the Luo family to fully occupy the remaining half of Kuma County in the Higo country, so that the Luo family's sphere of influence can be connected with theirs, and let the Shimadzu family understand that as long as the Luo family is willing, they can do it at any time. Only by sending troops to support these forces will the Shimadzu family restrain themselves.

Secondly, the forces represented by Kitahara Kanesho must pay the Luo family [-] shi of grain as an apology for offending the Luo family last time.It is even more as a reward for the Luo family to come out to mediate at the risk of breaking the alliance with the Shimadzu family.

at last.The Luo family expressed the hope that the forces represented by Kitahara Kanesho would submit to the Luo family in form.Only in this way can the Luo family have an excuse to come forward to mediate.But this request was firmly rejected by Kitahara Kanemori.After some debate, it was finally changed from submission to alliance.This gave the Luo family the righteousness to mediate the conflict between the Shimadzu family and them.

Of course, the idea of ​​subjugating the forces represented by Kitahara Kanesho to the Luo family is nothing more than a means discussed by Masara and the retainers to further squeeze the negotiating opponents.After some analysis, in fact, the entire Luo family thought that this was not the time to directly intervene in the competition for local interests, so even if the other party was willing to surrender at this time, the Luo family would have to seriously consider it.

The situation in Southern Kyushu at this time is indeed quite complicated.Especially at the junction of the borders of Satsuma, Osumi, Hyuga, and Higo, there are a lot of forces from all sides.

In the northeastern region of Satsuma.There are Qidayuan family, Takashiro family, Tsuruta family, Shibuya family, Hishikai family and other forces here; in the northern and western regions of Osumi country next to this place, there are such forces as Kitahara family, Gamo family, and Kawayama family; In the adjacent southwest area of ​​Hyuga, there are forces such as the Kitahara family and the Mi Liang family.Finally, there is the Kuma County area adjacent to these three places in Nanhigo, and there are local powerful families such as the Sagara family and the Uemura family.

In addition to these forces, there are even greater forces.In the Satsuma area in the southwest, the Shimadzu family is rapidly expanding their influence to the North Satsuma and even the North Osumi and West Osumi areas.

In the south, it is the Fu family, the number one powerful man of the Dayu Kingdom, who is trying to fully occupy the Dayu Kingdom.To the southeast are the Hyuga Ito family and the Kitago family who are fighting.Finally, there is the giant Roche's house in the northwest.

And the relationship between these big forces is also intricate.The Shimadzu family in the southwest is ostensibly allied with the Luo family and the Ganfu family on both sides.But on the one hand, it is wary of the Luo family, and will even decisively attack the Luo family when they are in a disadvantageous situation. On the other hand, it is preparing to invade the Osumi country and oppose the Ganfu family.

The Ganfu family in the south is on the one hand forming an alliance with the Shimadzu family and on the other hand guarding against the Shimadzu family. At the same time, at the same time supporting the Saigo family in the Minamihyuga area northeast of the Osumi country against the Ito family (in history, the Shimadzu family began to fight against the Ito family in the future) Invaded Osumi, and the Ito clan invaded Minami Hyuga and was invited into the northern part of Osumi to fight against the Shimadzu, but the Ganfu clan formed an alliance with the Ito clan).

The Beigo family in the southeast just took advantage of the fact that another powerful Toyosu Shimadzu family governor, Shimadzu Tadahiro, had no sons, so the Beigo family governor Beigo Zhongxiang appointed his son Beigo Tadaki as Shimadzu's son. Tadahiro's adopted son was given to Shimadzu Tadahiro, and Kitago Tadakin inherited the Toyosu Shimadzu family.The Zhongxiang Beixiang then abdicated and lived in seclusion, and handed over the position of governor of the Beixiang family to Beixiang Shijiu, the eldest son of Beixiang's loyal relatives.

Therefore, the Shimadzu family in Toyosu and the Beigo family are equivalent to being under the leadership of Beigo's loyal relatives.So in fact, the two have become one family.After unifying the local area, the Beixiang family was not satisfied with the current territory, so they began to march to the capital basin in the northwest.It was here that it met the Ito family, who also moved southward in a big way.

The Ito family, under the diligent rule of the governor Ito Yoshisuke, has already occupied all the territory in the central and northern parts of Hyuga Kingdom at this time. The area is less than [-]%. Although the forestry resources are relatively rich and the fishery around the coast is relatively prosperous, the income of the territory is too low, which is obviously not enough for the ambitious Yoshisuke Ito.

So Yoshisuke Ito focused on the Kobayashi, Miyako and other basins in the southern region.At this time, the Kobayashi Basin was controlled by the Kitahara family, while the larger Capital City Basin was controlled by the Kitago family.In order not to immediately touch the vigilance of the powerful families in all southern regions, Yoshisuke Ito took the method of hitting the Kitahara family and the Kitago family one by one.First, the target of the attack was directed at the Kitago family in the basin of the capital, and at the same time the Kitahara family, and even the Sagara family were joined together to deal with the Kitago family for foreign aid.

At this time, the main purpose of the Ito family is to occupy the southern part of Hyuga country as soon as possible to achieve the unification of Hyuga, and then rely on the mountainous terrain on the Hyuga border to resist the sudden rise of the behemoth Roche family.So he first actively responded to the Otomo family's request to send troops to support when the Otomo family in Higo country was attacked by the Luo family, and then sent troops to Nanfei to fight against the Luo family when the Sagara family in Nanhio was on the verge of extinction. When the home of the Otomo family, the Bungo country, was invaded by the Luo family, they denounced the Luo family loudly, and even sent troops to support the Saeki family of the Otomo family in the southern part of the Bungo country to fight against the Luo family.All this is just to keep the enemy out of the door, so that some dead ghosts can stop the Luo family from approaching the country in the past.

With such a complicated situation in southern Kyushu, it can be said that big fish and small fish are mixed in a pool of muddy water, and the situation is complicated and confusing.

However, the Luo family's strategy for the southern part of Kyushu at this time is quite simple, that is, the Higo country has not yet been unified and is still occupied by the Sagara family, the Uemura family and several local wealthy families. Half of Kuma County Seize it and complete the rule of the entire territory of the Higo Kingdom.

Why does Zhengliang attach so much importance to the remaining half of Kuma County?

One is because this half of Kuma County is located in the most fertile area of ​​Kuma Basin, one of the famous granaries in Higo country. After capturing this place, the Luo family's income will increase by at least [-] shi.

The second is that it connects Minamihyuga and Kita Osumi areas, and is almost the east gate of Minamihigo area.Once this door is opened, the forces of Hyuga and Osumi can easily enter the Nanhigo area and cause damage to the Luo family's territory.

The third is, out of the need for defense.Similar to the terrain of Hyuga country, the borders between Higo country and Hyuga country, Osumi country, and Satsuma country are almost all mountainous terrain. As long as this area is gathered in your hands, the border of the Luo family in Higo country will be formed. A complete mountain defense line, which is beneficial to the external defense of the Roche family.

As for what kind of strategy Fang Zheng the Luo family will have after occupying the last half of Kuuma County, it depends on the specific situation.

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