Warring States Eagle

This time, Zheng Liang was in charge of summoning the retainers who were in charge of farming in the territory to the slave farm under Yegao Mountain. Apart from inspecting the first slave farm of the Luo family, there was another important purpose.

This is the technique that guides them through field management.

Zheng Liang was born in a rural area in his previous life, so he has a certain understanding of farming.During this period of inspection of the territory's spring plowing situation, he realized that the field management level of the lingmin was still very low, which would cause a decline in the yield of food crops. Therefore, in order to spread the knowledge of field management to the lingmin, Zheng Liang decided to convene some managers first. Farming vassals and leaders came to learn from him, and then they passed it on to their subordinates and other leaders.

The so-called field management is mainly related to weeding in the field, catching insects, dredging water channels, reasonable distance between crops, cutting during crop growth, depth of crop planting, timing of fertilization and watering, mixed planting of crops between fields, etc. wait.Aiming at the actual situation of the various crops in the current territory, combined with the knowledge he has mastered in later generations, Zheng Liang explained in detail to the retainers and farming experts present one by one in the next few days.

The explanation went smoothly, but Zheng Liang did not expect that his inadvertent personal teaching would bring great shock to everyone.

As those retainers who followed Zheng Liang very early on, they knew that their lord was a capable person in internal affairs, but they had never heard Zheng Liang's personal explanation in such detail.They all benefited a lot from Zhengliang's many viewpoints and farming methods during his explanation.The admiration and loyalty to Zhengliang in my heart could not help but rise to a very high level.

And those new retainers who joined Luo's family one after another in the past few years did not follow Zheng Liang all the time.Although I have heard that some old retainers privately praised the governor's internal affairs ability.But after all, seeing is believing is believing.I have always been skeptical of such compliments.Now that I have finally seen Zhengliang's real materials in person, I am immediately impressed by it, and I feel hopeful that I will follow Zhengliang to do something great.

Finally, there are those folk farming experts. They have always thought that as long as it comes to farming, almost no one can be better than them.If it wasn't for the daimyo who ordered them to be summoned this time, they would have already started complaining.But after hearing Zhengliang's description of farming with their own ears, they even turned red and their ears turned green, relying on their previous farming skills.It's really a bit of a trick in front of Zheng Liang.

After this incident, Zhengliang formed an impossible image in the hearts of these people, and his personality charm was also greatly improved.And this matter was also recorded in the family history of the Luo family and the accounting books of the Cabinet of Ministers. After the measures mentioned by Zhengliang were confirmed, it would be written into the agricultural laws of the Luo family, in a legal way. Widen the form.These well-documented records also provided powerful data for historians to study the powerful Luoshi Empire hundreds of years later, and proved historians' belief that the founder of the Luoshi Empire, Luoshi Zhengliang, was an outstanding civil administrator. thesis. [

While Zhengliang was teaching internal affairs knowledge to the internal affairs retainers and the local people on the farm, conflicts between the Luo family's border area and neighboring countries continued.

In late April, Kinoshita Masunao, who was stationed at Takasaki Mountain Castle on the coast of Beppu Bay in Oita County, Bungo Province, received a warrant from Masara.He personally led an army of 500 people into the Beppu Nada Plain in Hayami County, and began to sweep the fields in the plain.And wantonly plundered the local population and property.

War is always cruel. Even most wealthy families generally would not choose to fight at this time of spring plowing, but the Luo family would definitely not care about this. Zhengliang from later generations only knows that since it is a war, it is necessary to do everything in order to win. Needless to say.So under the sudden entry of Masao Kinoshita's army, Beppu Beach instantly became a sea of ​​flames.Wherever the Luo family's army passed, all the people and property were looted, the houses of the leaders of the Dayou family were burned down, and the fields were destroyed.

Since the entire Beppu Beach is a plain area, it is basically dangerous to defend, so Masaragi does not intend to occupy this difficult-to-defend place, and simply implement a policy of grabbing everything and burning everything.Zhengliang wants to use this place as a bait, constantly harassing Otomo's territory through here, and at the same time lures their army out.

The Luo family can't afford large-scale battles and long-term wars of attrition, but it's good to fight guerrilla warfare occasionally.Anyway, Otomo's family urgently needs time to recover at this time, and Otomo Yizhen, who has just inherited the position of family governor, also needs time to integrate his retainers. He is more unwilling than Zhengliang to start a full-scale campaign so soon.

After learning that the Luo family's army had invaded Sujian County, the two men stationed in Sujian County Mingyue City Qibu Jiantai and Zhenyu Zhifang rushed out to stop it.As for the army of the Luo family in Takasaki Mountain City located on the edge of Sumi County, Otomo's family has always sent people to closely monitor it. Almost as soon as the Luo family's army came out, the spy who was hiding nearby rushed back to report the news.

Nai Beppu Beach is a plain area, and Otomo’s family did not expect that this hinterland would be invaded one day, so they did not build a city in Beppu Beach. He was attacked by the army of the Luo family in Takasaki Mountain City at the border.Let's set up checkpoints on the plains to defend, and it will take a lot of troops to garrison for a long time, otherwise it is absolutely impossible to stop the attack of the Luo family's army, and the field combat ability of the Dayou family's army is indeed not as good as that of the Luo's family, so In the end, Otomo's army had no choice but to choose Mingyue City, which was stationed at the border between Sujian County and Kunisaki County.

It’s just that Luo’s family’s Takasaki Mountain Castle is located at the southernmost end of Beppu Beach, and Mingyue Castle is at the northernmost end of Beppu Beach, so when Masao Kinoshita’s 500-man army came to the central area of ​​Beppu Beach without any haste, Only then did we meet the 800-strong army of Dayou's family who rushed over.The two armies immediately started a big battle. As the main generals of the Oyou Army, Kibe Kanyasu and Masama Masao tried to join forces to attack Kinoshita Masao, but they were stabbed twice by the latter, and finally the two fled in embarrassment under the protection of their personal guards.Seeing that the main general was defeated and fled, the army of Dayou's family also began to flee.Less than three quarters of an hour after the two armies fought, the war was declared over.Not even a single person on the side of the Luo family's army was injured.

After defeating the blocking army of Otomo's family.Masao Kinoshita did not pursue the victory.Instead, they stationed on the spot, and then sent people to start looting the nearby areas.

In Mingyue City, Dayouyi Town, who learned of the disastrous defeat of the family's army, immediately issued a mobilization order to the nearby wealthy families, and quickly recruited more than 1000 troops to stand firm in Mingyue City and wait for the arrival of the Luo family's army. In the end, they only waited for Luo's family to stay on the spot, but there was no news that they were approaching Mingyue City.

Since the Luo family did not continue to attack, Dayou Yizhen simply gritted his teeth and issued a new mobilization order to the wealthy families in other parts of Guodong County, ordering them to gather in Mingyue City immediately after raising their own forces.

At a quarter past on the morning of April 27, the Oyoujia army of nearly 3000 people set out from Mingyue City.Go to the Luo family's camp in Beppu Beach.Dayouyi Town did not hesitate to ask the rich families to suspend the spring plowing in their territories, but also to repel the invading army of the Luo family.To use this to establish his prestige in the hearts of everyone in the Otomo family.

At seven quarters in the morning on April 27, Kinoshita Masunao raised a big tent in a place called Ohira near Beppu Beach, and held an appraisal meeting.

There is a curtain around the position, but there is no roof.The late April sun was blazing, and the curtains kept out the wind.The 30-year-old Kinoshita Masao was neatly dressed at this time, and was sitting on top of everyone in the military tent.

"My lord, the detectives have come to report that the enemy's formation is less than two miles away from the main formation." The retainer reported.According to the laws and regulations of the Luo family, retainers can lead fifteen of their own men to fight with the army. [

"Yeah." Kinoshita Masao nodded upon hearing that.

"My lord, according to the news from the black eagle. There are nearly 2000 troops outside Mingyue City. Why doesn't the other party attack with the whole army? This is really a bit puzzling." Another vassal said road.

"Hehe. Such a small scheme is really incomparable to my master!" Kinoshita Masao said with a sudden smile.

"My lord, what is this?" The retainers in the military tent looked at Masao Kinoshita suspiciously, and they all became puzzled.

"Order the army to get ready to go. Since the opponent has mobilized more than 5000 troops, it means that we have won the battle we have been waiting for. The opponent's spring plowing this year will naturally be greatly affected, and it is estimated that the income of the autumn harvest will also suddenly increase." At that time, as long as the family takes the opportunity to go out again, Dayou's family will inevitably suffer from internal and external troubles. As for the army left in Mingyue City, it is just planning to encircle Wei and save Zhao."

"Besiege Wei and save Zhao?" The retainers still didn't understand the meaning.

"Send the order, rise up the army, be careful to retreat slowly, don't let the opponent catch up, and don't let the opponent return to Mingyue City." At this time, Kinoshita Masahiro did not directly explain to everyone, but began to order.After all, the opponent has an army of more than 3000 people, which is six times the number of the Luo family's army of 500 people at this time. To be cautious, it is better to retreat. Anyway, this time not only robbed the population and property, but also let the opponent's spring plowing It has been affected, the strategic goal has been achieved, and it is the safest way to slowly return to Takasaki Mountain City.

Just as Masao Kinoshita expected, Otomo Yoshizhen's mind was active this time. He wanted to take this opportunity to repel the Luo family's invasion of Beppu Beach and build up his prestige at home. He also wanted to take advantage of the emptiness along the coast of Beppu Bay caused by the Luo family's dispatch of troops to Beppu Beach, and send people to land from the sea to attack Qibu City (the inner hall of the prefecture).Even if the sneak attack is unsuccessful, the Luo family army that invaded Beppu Beach can still return to rescue Qibu City!In his opinion, he is the winning side of this conspiracy theory.

Dayou Yizhen's idea is good, but he encountered an unexpected opponent.This person is Kakukuma Ishimune, the military strategist of the Luo family who is in charge of the Bungo country.

Kakukuma Ishimune was originally a retainer of the Otomo family, and after he became a retainer of the Luo family, he has always tried his best to avoid directly confronting the former owner of the Otomo family on behalf of the Luo family.It wasn't until Otomo Yoshikami died that the Bungo Kingdom, the traditional territory of the Otomo family, almost fell into the hands of the Luo family, and Zheng Liang married Otomo Yoshikan's daughter, and he took the initiative to ask to sit in Bungo Kingdom himself.

Considering that Kakukuma Ishimune was originally an ex-officer of the Otomo family, he was very familiar with the situation in Bungo Kingdom and the retainers of the Otomo family, and he and his clan were under surveillance by black eagles, so Masarao approved granted his request.

Kakukuma Ishimune's active request this time is actually an indirect expression to Masara of his complete submission to him.From then on, he only had the Luo family in his heart but not the Otomo family, or Luo Shi Masamori had replaced Otomo Yoshikami's position in his heart.After Zheng Liang married Otomo Yoshikam's daughter, almost all the former Otomo's defected retainers had this idea.From Zhengliang's point of view, perhaps this group of retainers regarded him as a lesson from the former family governor Otomo.He became the new spiritual sustenance for these retainers to fight for.But no matter what, as long as these retainers are loyal enough to the Luo family, that's enough.Zhengliangfa forced all retainers to be loyal to the Luo family from the bottom of their hearts.

Before leaving Otomo's house, Kakukuma Ishimune was a teacher of military strategy in Otomoyoshi Town, and now he is a student to a teacher.The teacher Kakukuma Ishimune, who has known every move of the students for a long time, naturally took precautions. After the army of Otomo's family secretly landed from Beppu Bay, they were confronted on the beach. A sneak attack by the Luo family's army.

Unprepared, Otomo's army was defeated immediately, and they fled to the ships that were still at sea.At this time, the big tube on Qibu City also fired.

It also coincided with the heavy misfortune of Tian Beijian, the Patriarch of Dayou who was in charge of the sneak attack this time.At this time, he happened to be standing on the bow of the ship and directing his subordinates to fight against the Luo family's army that was chasing him, trying to gather up the rout of Dayou's family as much as possible.When he didn't pay attention, he was hit by a flying iron pellet.

Tian Beijianzhong was not killed, but he was knocked out and fell into the sea.What was even more unlucky was that he was wearing a heavy kai at this time, so he sank quickly to the bottom of the sea the moment he fell into the sea.Even if several relatives and warriors tried to salvage him from the sea, they could not find him in the end.Alas, Tian Bei Jianzhong, who had only inherited Tian Bei's family for a few months, sank to death and fed the fish.Before he died, he claimed to be the number one warrior of Otomo's family, but he couldn't even pull out his samurai sword in time.

Speaking of which, Tian Bei's family, which is a branch of Dayou's family, seems to be unlucky whenever they meet Luo's family.Tian Beijianzhong's father, Tian Beijiansheng, was defeated twice by the Luo family's army. When he met the Luo family's army for the third time, he was besieged and beaten by the Luo family's army to cover the escape of the clan's governor Otomo Yijian. and die.

But now, Tian Beijiansheng's son, Tian Beijianzhong, the new governor of the Tianbei family, was knocked unconscious by a cannon shot from the Luo family, and then sank to the bottom of the sea and drowned.How sad!How sad!

After losing two patriarchs in a row in less than a year, the Tian Bei family had no choice but to temporarily hold a Yuanfu ceremony for Tian Bei Zhenzhou, the second son of Tian Bei Jiansheng, who was under the age of 16, and directly named him as the governor of the Tian Bei family. bit.It's just that I don't know if the new governor of the Tianbei family will be as unlucky as his father and elder brother when he encounters the Luo family's army next time?