Warring States Eagle

It is May of the 23rd year of Tianwen.

During these few months, the Luo family also made great progress in Bungzen and Bungo.

At the end of February, after repeated fierce battles, Taketatsu Castle in Kunitsu County, Bungo Kingdom was conquered by the fifth and sixth armies led by Tomohisa Oishi and Takekichi Murakami respectively. Except for the two fathers and sons Zhutianjin Changzhong and Zhutianjin Zhenheng who were attacked by the army of the family, all the males of the Zhutianjin clan including Zhutianjin Zoriyasu, the son of Zhutianjin Changzhong, were beheaded by the Luo family soldiers.Takedatsu, who has been living in the Kunisaki Peninsula for several generations, was almost wiped out.

After conquering the territory of the Takeda Tsu family, the fifth and sixth armies went straight along the coast of the Kunisaki Peninsula to attack Takada Castle, which was being attacked by the fourth army led by Kakukuma Ishimune and Aguda.Yoshizuru's Takada Castle, which was attacked from two sides, was in a precarious situation in an instant.

In mid-March, the Nonaka family in Xiamo County, Bungzen Kingdom, who had resisted for several months, also surrendered.However, Kumon Shigemada, Watanabe Toru and others, who had long been irritated by the Ye Zhong's resistance, slaughtered all the males of the Ye Zhong's family in the process of taking over the city.Afterwards, Kumon Shigetada, Watanabe Michi and others were punished by the chief general Masao Kinoshita.

At the beginning of April, the last recalcitrant point in the Buzen Kingdom, the Yamada family in Shangmo County was also ambushed while chasing the Luo family army because of Kansuke Yamamoto's false retreat. As a result, the Yamada family army suffered heavy casualties. Yoshida Shigemasa took the opportunity to take Yamada Castle in one fell swoop.The Yamada family also suffered the end of the genocide.

With the destruction of these recalcitrant wealthy families one by one, the entire territory of Buzen Kingdom was also completely included in the territory of the Luo family.

In late April, Takada Castle in Bungo Kingdom was finally conquered.But the capture of Takata Castle.The main reason was not caused by the joint attack of the Luo family's three-way army.Instead, it was because of the lack of food in the city that caused civil strife.Because of this, the Luo family's army took the opportunity to attack the city.During the drought last year, the policy of opening the granary to relieve the refugees forced by Dayouyi Town finally brought adverse effects as time went by.

Like Takata City, Jiaowei City, the last stronghold of Otomo's family, is also in crisis of food shortage.Everyone in Dayou's family never expected that the strategy of Luo's family was so determined this time, and they persisted directly from last year to now.It has been more than half a year.

Although Jiaowei City, one of the important towns of Dayou's family, had indeed stored a lot of grain and other materials before, but due to the opening of the granary last year, the grain in the granary was consumed a lot, and now it is besieged by the Luo family's army After such a long time, not only food, but even table salt have long been used up.

And with the fall of Gaotian City, all the troops of the Luo family also came to surround Jiaowei City one after another.By the end of May, nearly 2 Luo family troops had gathered outside Jiaowei City.Seeing that the Luo family was about to launch a general attack on Jiaowei City.And because of the lack of salt and food, and being besieged for so long, the defenders in Jiaowei City had already lost their determination to resist.

Astronomy 23 May 28.When the decisive battle was about to take place, Zheng Liang received a document from Jiaowei City.The document invited the Luo family to a decisive battle tomorrow.But I hope that the Luo family can stop their attack on Jiaowei City today.

"I'm afraid there is fraud in it!" Kansuke Yamamoto said immediately after learning the content of the document.

"Not bad!"

……

The other generals in Masarai's main tent immediately nodded in agreement with Kansuke Yamamoto's inference.

"My lord, I ask for orders to go to the city to persuade Oyou's house to surrender." At this moment, Lihua Daoxue suddenly asked for orders.

"Persuading to surrender?" Zheng Liang was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled calmly, "Dao Xue, the defenders in the city have persisted for more than half a year, and at this time they have proposed a date for a decisive battle to our side. Obviously the other party has no intention of surrendering. It is only a matter of you going in." It just adds to the danger."

"Hey!" Lihua Daoxue sighed after hearing the words, and immediately sat back in her seat.

"No matter what tricks the other party has in this move, let the soldiers be on guard immediately when they go down, and as for their appointment to fight, just promise them." Zheng Liang finally said.

On that day, Luo's family agreed to the truce and decisive battle agreement of Dayou's family, so the fighting all around stopped for a while, and silence enveloped the inside and outside of Jiaowei City.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

"When the wine is placed in the high hall, the moon is dark in the border town."

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Not long after the truce, the sound of small drums and singing came from Jiaowei City.What is being sung loudly is the very famous Liange "Gao Guan" at this time.The more than [-] Dayou family soldiers in the city could not help but burst into tears after hearing this song.They are all ready to die with the city tomorrow.

"Is this the last sound of Dayou's death?" When the song reached Zheng Liang's ears outside the city, Zheng Liang looked at the towering Jiaowei City and said to himself.

On the second day, before daybreak, Zheng Liang went into battle, personally came to Jiaowei City, and beat the drums for the decisive battle.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

"Kill! Kill! Kill..."

With the sound of the war drum, the Luo family's army of more than 2 soldiers began to attack Jiaowei City with loud shouts of killing.This battle actually determined the final outcome from the moment it started.How could the more than [-] defenders who were short of salt and food be the opponents of the Luo family's army of more than [-] people, whose morale was high because they had completely captured the relevant areas of Bungzen and Bungo countries? ?

So, starting from the morning, the deafening sound of war drums, iron cannons, large cylinders, arrows, neighing and mourning of horses, shouts of soldiers, etc., continued to resound throughout Jiaowei City until dusk. when.

In the courtyard of the Mansion of the Lord of Jiaowei City, which was full of cherry blossoms and morning glory, Dayou Yizhen was sitting under a cherry blossom tree with a haggard face.

More than an hour after the start of the decisive battle, the relatives and warriors outside the courtyard kept coming in to report bad news.First, a big hole was blasted in the Waimaru city wall by the Luo family's terrifying weapon that could make a loud noise, and then a large number of Luo's family troops poured into the Waimaru.Not long after, Ninomaru was also breached.By mid-afternoon, even Sannomaru had been breached.Just now.The city wall of Honmaru also declared emergency.Seeing that the Luo family's army was about to rush in.

For such a result.Dayou Yizhen had expected it a long time ago.In fact, as early as last year, as long as the Luo family was willing to pay enough, Jiaowei City would have been overrun by the Luo family.But that nasty Hizen Eagle seemed to be deliberately teasing and humiliating Otomo Yizhen, but it has not launched a real siege battle for a long time.This feeling was like intentionally cutting Dayouyizhen's flesh with a knife, which made Dayouyizhen feel ashamed and indignant.

Every night, Dayou Yizhen would always dream of the ugly face of Masara Roshi.I kept saying to him: "I won't kill you, I want to save your life, and let you slowly watch how the Otomo family, which once dominated Kyushu, was gradually eaten away by the Luo family. I even It will trap you to death in the city, and will give you a chance to die when you are exhausted."

Every time he dreams of such a dream, Dayou Yizhen will wake up from the nightmare, and then cannot fall asleep for a long time.He has complained countless times that he was born too late.If he had been born a few years earlier, and inherited the position of governor of the Dayou family a few years earlier, perhaps the final outcome of the Dayou family would not have been like this.When Dayou Yizhen inherited the family governor, Dayou's family had already been beaten down by the Luo family, leaving only a mess.No matter how powerful he is, he can't fight against the wise and brave Luo Shizhengliang with such a mess.

And Otomo Yizhen's life.He had never fought head-on with Luo Shizheng Liang before. This time it was the time for the two to face each other head-on, but it was the time when Otomo's family was lost.

"It's time." After pondering for a long time, Dayou Yizhen looked up at the afterglow of the setting sun, and said suddenly.Otomo Yizhen's sudden words stunned the servant Koshiro who was standing near him.

Immediately Koshiro heard Otomo Yoshijin's voice again: "It's time, Koshiro, excuse me."

"Ah? My lord?" Xiao Shiro was immediately frightened and took a few steps back.

"Didn't you hear? Excuse me. Even if I die, Dayou Yizhen, I will definitely not be stained by those low-blooded knives of the Luo family." Dayou Yizhen said again.

"Excuse me..." Koshiro's weak voice seemed to melt into the evening sun, "If... if it is an order... I will obey." The sword at the waist, the snow-white blade of the sword immediately shone brightly in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The sun had already set to the west, but the sky was suddenly filled with blood-red sunset glow.Seeing Koshiro's actions, there was a happy smile on Otomo Yoshijin's mouth.

"Please……"

Received the master's order again, Koshiro picked up the sword, turned around behind Otomo Yoshijin, and raised it quickly.However, for some reason, he suddenly staggered and his body shook, as if he couldn't find a place to cut the knife for a moment, and finally he fell to the ground with his buttocks.

"Xiao Shiro, what's wrong with you?"

"Woooooo..." Koshiro didn't answer, but burst into tears.He didn't know why, but his arms were numb and his legs were weak.

"Stop rambling, hurry up..." Dayou Yizhen urged again.

"My lord, I... I... can't do the lord's fault."

"Can't you do it? Okay, then I won't force you. Hehe, resentment came up quietly, and when I realized it, the hatred turned into haze and the flowers were gone..." After finishing speaking, Dayou Yizhen suddenly pulled out the knife from his waist, With a swipe, he stabbed the knife into his lower abdomen.Severe pain instantly spread throughout his body.

However, at this time, his heart was suddenly ready to move, as if he was looking for a way to survive, "Heh... since I was born... why... you were born?" In the end, with eyes full of reluctance, Dayou Family No. 20, a generation of family governors, died sadly.

"My lord, please wait for me." Several retainers and guards who heard the strange noise coming in from the yard also knelt down in front of Dayou Yizhen after seeing Dayou Yizhen's seppuku. martyrdom.In an instant, in the courtyard full of cherry blossoms and morning glory, there were corpses lying all over the floor.

"My lord, since you don't want to be stained by the lowly blood of the Luo family after death, then I will follow your order." Looking at the corpses all over the ground, Xiao Shiro muttered to himself.

Then, trembling, he walked to Dayouyizhen's dead body that had begun to stiffen, knelt down on the ground, and gently cleaned up Dayouyizhen's corpse with both hands, just like treating a lover.

At this time, there were bursts of shouts and killings outside the yard.It seems that the Luo family's army has already broken through the Honmaru and rushed in.Time is running out.

So Koshiro stood up immediately, and after saluting again to Otomo Yoshijin's corpse, he raised the tachi in his hand.Suddenly he shouted "Ah", closed his eyes and swung down with all his strength.Dayouyizhen's head was cut off immediately.

"Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Master!" Looking at the head of Otomoyoshi Town rolling to the side, Koshiro shouted and threw himself on the ground, hugging the head of Otomoyoshi Town in his arms.

After a long time, Koshiro looked up at the cherry blossom tree in front of him, and then slowly climbed to the largest cherry blossom tree in the yard, leaning against the trunk of the cherry blossom tree, holding the head of Dayouyi Town in his left hand, and his right hand It was the knife that was drawn from Otomo Yoshijin.

Smiling again and glanced at Otomo Yizhen's leader, Koshiro suddenly shouted: "My lord, I'm here." After saying that, he directly stabbed himself in the abdomen.Along with the severe pain all over his body, Koshiro slowly closed his eyes with a smile on his face.

A gust of evening breeze blew by, and a few cherry blossom petals fell on the corpses all over the yard with the wind... (To be continued...)