Warring States Eagle

After learning that Tao Longfang's army was rushing towards the Ouchikan in the mountain pass, Ouchi Yoshitaka immediately pulled up an army of nearly ten thousand people near the Ouchikan, and then took the initiative to meet Tao Longfang's army and go.At the same time, a summoning order was sent to Sugi Shigeko of Fengzen and Naito Xinglong of Nagato, ordering them to immediately lead the army to Zhou Fang to jointly attack the traitor Tao Longfang.

Immediately, Ouchi Yoshitaka's army rushed to a river beach near Youtianyue City, where he was going to meet Tao Longfang.At this time, Ouchi Yoshitaka still believed that he would soon put an end to Tao Longfang's rebellion.

Near the wide river, there were endless wild grasses. Under the evening sun, the wild grasses showed a blood-red appearance, which seemed to indicate that this place would become a field of Shura's blood.

The army quickly completed its formation on the river beach, while Ouchi Yoshitaka set up his formation on a small hill behind the army, and then quietly waited for Tao Longfang's arrival.Time passed slowly, and the sky was getting later and later. The palms of the generals were covered with sweat. The soldiers were a little impatient, and they moved their postures one after another to prevent the spring mosquitoes from biting them.

"Here we come!" Someone shouted, and everyone immediately felt the ground shaking, although it was very slight.This subtle sound is obviously the sound of human steps, and there are still many people running.

"Prepare to meet the enemy!"

When the soldiers heard the Lord's voice, they all stopped moving and held the spears firmly in their hands.Everyone held their breath, and everything was very quiet.As the pace approached, the soldiers also saw a group of densely packed people walking from the lake.The leading general is Tao Longfang himself.

"You damn traitor!" Ouchi Yoshitaka stood up angrily when he saw the armed Tao Longfang from a distance.Pointing at Tao Longfang and cursing.

"Huh. God won't take it. I will suffer instead." Tao Longfang obviously heard Ouchi Yoshitaka's scolding, and then he snorted coldly, and then turned to shout at Ouchi Yoshitaka's army Said: "Everyone, Ouchi Yoshitaka is greedy for pleasure and extortionate. Even in the autumn harvest season, he ignored the grain waiting for harvest at home and forcibly recruited you to die. Such a foolish king is not worth your life! Why don't you join the subordinates?" Come on this side and overthrow the Hunjun. I promise that I will treat you kindly in the future!"

As soon as Tao Longfang's words came out, all the retainers and soldiers behind Tao Longfang tried to persuade Ouchi Yoshitaka's army on the opposite side.

"Damn it, attack me quickly!" Seeing such a situation, Ouchi Yoshitaka shouted immediately.The retainers around him immediately sent people to the front line, ready to order the front line to attack immediately.

It was just at this moment that there was a commotion in the front line. It turned out that some soldiers actually defected in front of the battle. Although some soldiers did not defect, they threw down their weapons and fled outside the battlefield.

"My lord. You'd better go back to the mountain pass and organize your army to fight against the traitors. I'll leave it to you." At this time.A retainer said suddenly.

Ouchi Yoshitaka turned his head and saw that it was Tao Longxian.Tao Longxian also belonged to a branch of the Tao family, but he did not agree with Tao Longfang, so even if Tao Longfang rebelled at this time, he still stood by Ouchi Yoshitaka.

Ouchi Yoshitaka saw a mutiny ahead, and at this moment his heart was in a state of panic, thinking, it would be better to go back to the mountain pass and wait for the news, so he left Tao Longxian and Lengquan Longfeng together to resist Tao Longfang's rebels, and he returned to the Ouchi Pavilion in Yamaguchi to wait for news.

While waiting anxiously, at nightfall, Lengquan Longfeng, covered in blood, led a group of remnants and hurriedly fled back to the inner hall.

"Longfeng? This is you?" Ouchi Yoshitaka was taken aback when he saw Lengquan Longfeng in such a mess.

"My lord, run away quickly. I can't resist anymore. The soldiers are fighting back. The servants and others are unable to effectively stop the rebels. Tao Longxian is leading some soldiers to make the final stop. Let the servants rush back to escort the lord away from this place." Ah!" Lengquan Longfeng said with a sad face.

"What? How is this possible?" Even if some people defected and fled, the army of 3000 could not resist the rebels who only had [-] people?However, Ouchi Yoshitaka's previous actions have already caused complaints from his retainers and people. At this time, is there anyone willing to support him?Therefore, Tao Longfang's rebel army is fighting more and more, while Ouchi Yoshitaka's army is constantly decreasing.

"Run, my lord, if you don't run, it will be too late. When the servant came back, the rebel army led by Jiang Liangrongfang, the vanguard of the rebel army, had already caught up with us. I think Tao Longxian won't be able to resist for too long." Leng Quan Longfeng persuaded again.

"Okay, let's go!" At this time, Ouchi Yoshitaka also knew that Ouchi Hall was not a place to stay for a long time, so he immediately decided to flee.So in the evening of that day, Ouchi Yoshitaka took a group of soldiers, sidemen, monks and ministers, about 3000 people, to take refuge in Hosenji Temple at the junction of Zhou Fangguo and Nagato Kingdom.

After escaping here, Ouchi Yoshitaka immediately wrote a letter to Naito Xinglong (that is, Naito Takayo's father) of the nearby Naito family, expressing his willingness to live in seclusion and give way to his son Ouchi Yoshitaka as a condition , in exchange for Tao Longfang's retreat.But Naito Xinglong sneered after receiving the letter, Tao Longfang was the one who beat you, you should ask him if you ask for it, what's the use of asking me for it?So he threw the letter into the firepit, and then the person who sent the letter was sent away.

Poor Ouchi Yoshitaka waited for Ah et al. at Hosenji Temple for a full night. In the early morning of the second day, not only did he not get a response from Naito's family, but he even received a bad letter.It turned out that during the night last night, there were more than 3000 people who followed around, but now there are less than 1000 people left.Moreover, the soldiers also found Tao Longfang's rebel pursuers in the rear.

At this time, it was raining heavily in the sky, and even the wind was blowing.It seems that even the heavens are pitying what happened to Ouchi Yoshitaka.After waiting for so long, not only did the farther Sugi family not send reinforcements, but even the nearby Naito family did not move. Ouchi Yoshitaka also knew what these families were thinking, so he was even more afraid to go to them.In desperation, Ouchi Yoshitaka had to take the rest of the people to Xianzaki Bay in the north of Nagato Country in the heavy rain.He was going there to find some ships.Then go to Iwami's brother-in-law Yoshimi Masahiro.Shi Jian's Ji Jian family and the Tao family are feuds.He would definitely not support Tao Longfang's rebellion.

But when a group of people finally came to Xianzaki Bay, due to the wind and rain, there were huge waves in the sea, and Ouchi Yoshitaka and others couldn't even find a broken boat nearby.But at this time, due to fleeing all the way, there are less than 100 people around Ouchi Yoshitaka including his family members.

"This is God's death!" Ouchi Yoshitaka knelt on the beach and let the waves hit his body, raised his head and shouted at the sky.

"My lord, cheer up! Now we have to run away!" Lengquan Longfeng behind him also cried and pulled Ouchi Yoshitaka.

"Run away!? Hahahaha..." How could Ouchi Yoshitaka not know.Since Tao Longfang had made up his mind to get rid of him, how could he let him go?Maybe the chasing soldiers are about to kill here.But Lengquan Longfeng woke him up again, so he immediately pulled Lengquan Longfeng to his eyes.

"My lord..." Seeing the lord's sudden action, even Lengquan Longfeng was astonished.

"Listen, whether the blood of the Ouchi family can continue will depend on you."

"My lord..."

"Listen, now you pick some people, take my son Yoshitaka (15 years old), my follower Kobata Yoshimi (15 years old), Nijo Yoshitoyo (Nijo Yinbo's son, [-] years old) and they run away separately, no. Even the family members sent people to escort them back to their natal homes," said Ouchi Yoshitaka.

"Ah? My lord?" Lengquan Longfeng was taken aback when he heard this. He instantly understood what the lord Ouchi Yoshitaka was planning to do.But he would rather follow the lord until he dies in battle.

"Listen. Whether the bloodline of the Ouchi family can survive depends entirely on you. After dispersing and fleeing, don't run in the direction of Ishi Jian. The rebels know that we will definitely flee to Ishi Jian, and that direction will definitely be killed. They are under strict surveillance, so instead, you will run south, in the direction of the Kanmon Strait..." Yoshitaka Ouchi stopped suddenly at this point.Then he suddenly picked up the rib of a soldier beside him and cut it on his body.

"My lord?" Everyone exclaimed immediately upon seeing this.

"Come on, help me shelter from the wind and rain." Ouchi Yoshitaka said, holding up a piece of clothes that had just been cut from his body.Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief, they all thought that Ouchi Yoshitaka was going to commit suicide.

So everyone immediately gathered around Ouchi Yoshitaka's head, and temporarily built a small tent that could keep out the wind and rain.Immediately, Ouchi Yoshitaka gently stroked his middle finger with a rib, and bright red blood began to flow from the finger.

Everyone didn't know what Yoshitaka Ouchi was going to do next, but they all looked at Yoshitaka Ouchi nervously. Once Yoshitaka Ouchi committed suicide, they would stop it in time.But to their surprise, Ouchi Yoshitaka wrote directly on the rag that had just been cut with his bloody middle finger.

This is a volume of blood written by Ouchi Yoshitaka temporarily. It basically says that as long as Luo Shi Masahiro can guarantee the health of the Ouchi family's bloodlines for a lifetime, then Ouchi Yoshitaka is willing to transfer the Chikuzen Kingdom, Buzen Kingdom, and Nagato Kingdom And Zhou Fangguo handed over to Luo Shi Zhengliang.

After a while, the blood book was finally completed, and Ouchi Yoshitaka carefully wrapped it in a rainproof letter bag, and then found the flower seals of Xiguo Tanti and Family Governor carried by Kohata Yoshimi, and put them After everything was wrapped, Ouchi Yoshitaka finally handed these things to Lengquan Longfeng.

"My lord?"

"Listen, hide, look for opportunities, gather the fleeing people, then go to Kyushu, and hand these over to the Hizen Eagle face to face." Ouchi Yoshitaka said with a ruthless face.

"Ah? Master? The Luo family..." Lengquan Longfeng originally wanted to remind Ouchi Yoshitaka that the Luo family is the sworn enemy of the Ouchi family. How could he go to the Luo family?But before he finished speaking, he was stopped by Yoshitaka Ouchi, who said with blood in his eyes:

"Time is running out, so let's make a long story short here. If that fat former eagle intends to get the countries in the blood book, he will naturally treat you well. This blood book, these monograms, and my son-in-law and you are all It is he who obtained the righteousness of Kitakyushu and the Western Kingdom. He will definitely not refuse. Hahaha, Tao Longfang, have you seen it? This is the gift I left for you, and soon, I will see you below."

"My lord!" Lengquan Longfeng and others heard their lord's will to die from Ouchi Yoshitaka's words, and immediately said with grief and indignation.

"Don't delay any longer. The pursuers will arrive soon. I will buy you time. Quickly, take them and flee quickly." Ouchi Yoshitaka said quite resolutely at this time.

Immediately, driven by Yoshitaka Ouchi, Ryutoyo Lengizumi and dozens of people separated to escort Yoshitaka Ouchi's son-in-law Yoshitaka Ouchi and other children and family members to disperse and leave one by one.As Ouchi Yoshitaka expected, the main target of Tao Longfang's pursuers at this time is still Ouchi Yoshitaka, so it is more dangerous to follow Ouchi Yoshitaka, and his move really puts these Everyone was rescued.Although Tao Longfang also sent people to search several family members of Ouchi Yoshitaka after the incident, but Tao Longfang's real target was Ouchi Yoshitaka and others, so he didn't bother to embarrass these family members who had lost their identities, so these Family members were also spared death.In the future, when Ouchi Yoshitaka was entrusted by the Luo family and returned to Zhou Fangguo, these people who fled back then were found one by one by Ouchi Yoshitaka, and lived a happy and stable life.

However, Tao Longfang, who could not find any trace of Ouchi Yoshitaka and others, in order to completely eliminate the traces of Ouchi Yoshitaka in Zhou Fangguo, set fire to the Yamaguchi Ouchi Hall in a rage, burning down dozens of palaces and Buddhist temples, Yamaguchi Ouchikan, which condensed Yamato, Ming and Korean cultures, eventually turned into a piece of scorched earth. Many officials who took refuge in Yamaguchi from Kyoto also died in the flames of war. The century-old Yamaguchi culture also withered with the death of Ouchi Yoshitaka Without a trace, it really makes people sigh.

Of course, these are things in the future.Now after Ouchi Yoshitaka dismissed his son, family members and others, he entered the nearby Daning Temple with great fanfare with more than 20 guards who were willing to stay and accompany Ouchi Yoshitaka to die.

The fanfare of Ouchi Yoshitaka and others really attracted too many pursuers, and Daning Temple was soon surrounded by Tao Longfang's army.

Another autumn is coming. In Daning Temple, the tall maple trees have been covered by fiery red maple leaves. After being washed by the rain, the original fiery red maple leaves look extraordinarily coquettish and even a little blood red, as if to show that this piece of land is about to experience A bloody disaster.

After two full days of confrontation with the rebels at Daning Temple (the confrontation lasted less than one day in history, but this time, Yoshitaka Ouchi tried his best to delay it by negotiating and other means to buy time for other escapees. ), Yoshitaka Ouchi left behind his death sentence "Floating endlessly, it is difficult to keep my name, I hate the dark waves of spring in the world, and finally realize that victory or defeat is nothing but the morning dew, and it is gone as soon as it passes away", and then presided over Yixue in Daning Temple Witnessed by Qing Shu, before the rebels outside the temple completely charged into the temple, they performed seppuku calmly.

Yoshitaka Yoshitaka, the protector of the Seven Kingdoms who once ruled Kitakyushu and the Western Kingdom, and Ouchi Yoshitaka who explored the topic of the Western Kingdom, was only 45 years old.More than 20 dead soldiers including Takakage Okabe were also martyred together.Another branch of the Tao family, Tao Hongquan's son Tao Longkang and Tao Longxian also fought to the death to cover Ouchi Yoshitaka's escape in the previous battle. (To be continued..)