Warring States Eagle

On the night of May in the 23rd year of Tianwen, Jiaowei City, which had defended for more than half a year, was finally captured by the Luo family.With the fall of the last residence of Otomo's family governor, the Otomo's family, which has been inherited for 21 generations in Kyushu, was declared annihilated in the tide of history.

That night, the head of Otomo Yoshinobu, the No. 20 generation governor of the Otomo family who committed suicide, was discovered by the subordinates of the general of the Luo family, Takeuchi Hisamori, and was immediately sent overnight to Zhengliang outside the city to verify the authenticity.

During this battle, all the vassals and samurai of Otomo Yizhen were killed; the generals of the Tianbei family, the two brothers Yoshizuru Shinnobu, the two fathers and sons of Takeda Tsucho, and other Otomo family retainers were also killed.Afterwards, Masara ordered the beheading of all male members of the Otomo family, Tianbei family, Yoshizuru family, Taketa family, Usuki family, and Saito family, and the female family members dispersed and moved to the rest of the Luo family to settle down.It can be said that almost all the families of the Otomo family's retainers were exterminated except for the family of the former Otomo family who had already taken refuge in the Luo family.

"Okay! I want to see it with my own eyes. Burn incense!"

That night, when he learned that the heads of Dayou Yizhen had been delivered, Zheng Liang ordered people to spread tiger skins in the curtain, and sat on it without even removing the armor.Seeing the box containing the heads presented by Yoshihiro Shimadzu, he couldn't help laughing.Shimadzu Yoshihiro presented it to Masara respectfully, and then stepped back far away.

"Dayou Yizhen..." Zheng Liang squinted his eyes and looked carefully for a while, then muttered to the head, "Your fate is really bad..."

The fate of Dayou Yizhen is indeed very bad, or in other words, Dayouyi Town was miserably tricked by his father, Dayou Yijian.If it weren't for Ouchi Yoshitaka and Ouchi Yoshitaka to jointly deal with Zheng Liang.It is not enough for Ling Zhengliang to fight back desperately.Not to mention that Otomo Yoshikam would not be seriously injured by Zheng Liang.If Otomo Yoshikami hadn't been seriously injured and died.It is not likely that the family will be divided, so that Zhengliang will have the opportunity to enter the old nest of Dayou's family. As a result, when Dayouyi Town inherits the family governor, there is only one mess that was beaten up by the Luo family. This eventually led to Dayouyi Town, which is known as The most wise governor in the history of the Otomo family was forced by Zheng Liang to commit suicide before he could fully display his talents.

"A samurai who is famous all over the world finally handed over his head to me. Is this life?"

Seeing Zhengliang's emotion, the small surnames such as Eriguchi Nobutsuji, Hyakutake Kenkan, Narimatsu Nobukatsu, Yamanaka Yukimori, Togo Shigei, etc. who were standing aside turned their heads away with red eyes.Although what Zhengliang said is not necessarily the impermanence of life.However, this seemed to have greatly shocked the hearts of the young people.

"This head, together with its body, was sent to Dashan Temple in Takasaki Mountain, where the family governors of the Otomo family were buried, and buried there. This will allow their family to be reunited after death." Zheng Liang said afterwards.A generous burial in Dayouyi Town will not only give Zheng Liang a good reputation, but also appease the former leaders of Dayou's family.

"My lord, please leave this matter to my subordinates!" As soon as Zheng Liang's voice fell, Lihua Daoxue in the big tent immediately begged first.

"Then please Daoxue." Zheng Liang gave Tachibana Daoxue a serious look, and then agreed.

On the second day, after completely controlling Jiaowei City.Zhengliang immediately held a temporary assessment meeting in the city's council hall, mainly to arrange some post-war matters.

The first is the arrangement for some new retainers who have surrendered to the Luo family during this period of time.Taketo Sagara, who was Masara's cheap father-in-law, was appointed as the guardian of Buzene country.Full-time responsible for the domestic and civil affairs of Fengqian country.Ao Jing Takashi, Shiroi Nagabo, Shiroi Futo, Iida Kohide, and Hidaka Zi were also placed in the Cabinet respectively.

Lengquan Longfeng, Shiroi Masabou, Kanqin Qing, Jingdi Fufang, Nyohoji Teru, Sano Kishige, Sano Takaju, Kalai Chengheng, Kalai Tongzhi, Akao Kenzhong, and Zhanbu Shangjize It was assigned to the various standing teams of the Luo family; Portoron, Tsuruta Nao, Uura Taka, and Uura Town were dispersed and assigned to each standing navy.

The second is military adjustment.Among them, the standing force of the First Standing Navy increased from 600 to 200.In terms of warships, there are 230 Xiaozao ships, 31 troop carriers, 120 Guan ships, one giant Fuchuan, and one small Fuchuan (the first imitation small Fuchuan launched by the Luo family shipbuilding workshop last year), stationed at The four places of Karatsu Bay, Hakata Bay, Iki Island and Kanmon Strait are responsible for starting from Kabe Island in Huzi Bay of Hizen Country, passing through Karatsu Bay of Hizen Country, Hakata Bay of Chikuzen Country, the coast of Iki Island, and Hibiki Beach of Nagato Country , The defense of the coastal waters along the coast of Zhoufang Beach along the coast of Buzen Country is mainly to guard against some pirates along the coast and threats from maritime forces such as Tsushima Island, Iwami Country, and the Seto Inland Sea.At the same time, it is also responsible for collecting certain tolls from merchant ships passing through these sea areas of our home, and ensuring the safety of these ships.

The fourth standing navy division, the number of standing personnel has increased from 600 to 800. It has 75 warships, 51 troop carriers, and [-] Kozawa. They are stationed at Tsurumaki Castle in Beppu Bay, Bungo Country. As well as Kuriyama Castle in Usuki Bay, it is responsible for maintaining the safety of the Bungo Coast and the Bungo Waterway.At the same time, since that day, the sea ban in these sea areas of Fengguo Kingdom (originally prohibited for commercial transportation and fishing) was responsible for collecting certain tolls from merchant ships passing through these sea areas and ensuring the safety of these ships.

In addition, the standing number of the first and second standing navy divisions also increased from 600 to 800.After the expansion of the navy this time, the total standing force of the navy has reached 600 people, and the standing force of the Luo family's various teams at this time has reached 250 people.

As for the standing ashigaru team, among them, the first standing ashigaru team led by Kinoshita Masao, the resident changed from all the places in the Bungo country to the Kazan Castle in the Nagato country and the Moji Castle in the Bungzen country, mainly for defense. The Tao family of China and Nagato Kingdom and the forces around the Seto Inland Sea guard the safety of the coast of the Kanmon Strait, assist the First Standing Navy to ensure the safety of the coast, and at the same time assist the Cabinet of Ministers in implementing the Laws of the Luo family locally.

Yoshida Shigemasa's second standing ashigaru team, the station changed from Chikuzen country to Hachiya Castle in Buzen country and Fulai Castle in Bungo country, responsible for the coastal area of ​​Buzen country and the coastal area of ​​Dong County in Bungo country At the same time, it cooperates with the first and fourth standing naval forces to be responsible for the coastal security protection of these areas.And to assist the Cabinet to implement the law of the Luo family locally.

The third standing ashigaru team led by Aguda.The station was changed from various parts of the Chikuzen Kingdom to Marugoyama Castle and Yada Castle in the Nagato Kingdom.Responsible for defending the Tao family of the Nagato country and the Yoshimi family of the Iwami country and other forces, and at the same time cooperate with the first standing navy to ensure the safety of the Nagato country's coastal sound beach, and assist the cabinet to implement the law of the Luo family in the local area.

The Fourth Standing Ashgaru Division led by Tomohisa Oishi changed its base from the original Oita County of Bungo Country and Haibu County to Takasaki Mountain Castle, Qibu Castle, and Tsuruzaki Castle on the coast of Beppu Bay to Oita County of Bungo Country and Haibu County. Qifu Castle and Kuriyama Castle, located on the coast of Beppu Bay, assist the Fourth Standing Navy to maintain the safety of the coast of Bungo Country. At the same time, they are ready to support the Sixth Standing Ashgaru Battalion in defense of the Saeki family in the Kaibu County area and guarding the eastern part of the country. The second standing ashigaru battalion in the coastal area of ​​the county, and assisting the cabinet to implement the law of the Luo family in the local area.

The fifth standing ashigaru team under the leadership of the executive species was changed to Karatsu and Fukaetake Castle and Hakata Port in Chikuzen Kunito County.Responsible for ensuring the safety of the Matsuura Peninsula in the Hizen Country and the Hakata Bay in the Chikuzen Country, and assisting the First and Second Navy Standing Teams to guard against threats from the sea.

Finally, it is the arrangement of internal affairs.After completely occupying the southeastern region of Buzen Country and the northeastern region of Bungo Country, Masarai immediately ordered the demolition of all the castles in Chikuzen Country, Buzen Country, Bungo Country, and Nagato Country (each standing unit needs to be stationed) except for the Walled City).In addition, in these areas, paid corvee services such as the construction of marching roads and the repair of water and machine facilities, which play the role of work-for-relief, will also be widely promoted under the command of the Cabinet.The peasants and soldiers recruited temporarily by various armies at the beginning will also be disbanded after receiving the food rewards given in accordance with the laws of the Luo family. They will serve as important labor forces for the above-mentioned various paid corvees.

In order to strengthen the advancement of these internal affairs and ensure the implementation of the Luo Family Law in these areas.Masaragi even ordered Masano Isano and Masanobu Takasaka to lead the first and second standing cavalry divisions to station regularly in these areas by patrolling and training.Ouchi Yoshitaka and Otomomatsu will also visit these areas as Masaragi's envoys in the near future.to appease the local people.

In addition, the Cabinet will step up time to conduct a comprehensive population registration and inspection of the Chikuzen, Nagato, Buzen, and Bungo regions that have been occupied since last year.At the same time, it is also necessary to count the loss of the Luo family during this war.

Therefore, as Zhengliang's orders were issued one by one, the various retainers immediately went down to implement them.On the second day, while the various armies dispersed, Masarai also came to Qibu City, which was the temporary residence of the two daimyos of the Luo family (that is, the house building of Otomo's house at the time, and the other temporary residence was Kishidake of the Hizen Kingdom. mountain city).In this war, the soldiers of all the participating teams have accumulated a lot of military merits. In the next period of time, Zheng Liang will be busy with rewards such as signing certificates of appreciation for those who have made meritorious service.

However, when Zhengliang had been busy for less than a day, in the evening, Nijo Liangfeng ran into the courtyard where Zhengliang was in a panic, and shouted while running:

"My lord! My lord! It's not good, the big thing is not good."

The sharp shout immediately attracted the attention of all the cloaks in charge of the guards in the yard.Since Nijo Liangfeng had just become Zhengliang's minor surname not long ago, he hadn't fully adapted to the new rules of being a Zhengliang's minor surname, so he made such a reckless move.

"Why panic?" Zheng Liang, who was still reviewing the application for rewards for some soldiers' territories just now, was also alarmed, and asked loudly.

"My lord, it's not good. Daoxue-sama has passed away." After running into Zheng Liang's room, Nijo Yoshitoyo knelt on the ground and reported.

"What?" The moment he heard Nijo Liangfeng's report, Zhengliang felt a little unreal.Tachibana Daoxue actually died?Is this a joke?When he sent the coffin of Dayouyi Town to Dashan Temple in Gaoqi Mountain today, he was still intact.

"Who sent this message?" After calming down a little, Zheng Liang asked immediately.

"Mrs. Song sent someone to send back the news that Lord Daoxue died in front of the tomb." Nijo Liangfeng reported immediately.

As soon as he heard the news that Otomomatsu had sent someone back, Zheng Liang basically believed the fact that Tachibana Doxue had died.As the younger sister of Dayou Yizhen, although the relationship with Dayou Yizhen has not been very good (Dayou Yizhen was withdrawn and eccentric when he was still a son-in-law, and he has never been very affectionate to his two sisters of the same father and mother), but Dayou Song today Also went to the funeral for Dayou Yizhen.

What puzzled Zheng Liang was that this was really unbelievable!What is the reason that Lihua Daoxue abandoned his family and daughter, and went to die?Do you know that Zhengliang plans to entrust Tachibana Doxue with important tasks in the future?

That night, Zheng Liang rushed to Dashan Temple overnight.At this time, Tachibana Doxue's body had been placed in the main hall of the temple.Judging from Tachibana Doxue's face, he should have been very peaceful when he died of seppuku.Beside Tachibana Doxue's body, there were a Taidao, a longbow and a letter.

That sword is naturally the famous "Raikiri" handed down to later generations, and that long bow is also a family heirloom of the Tachibana family.After looking at the two weapons, Zheng Liang immediately picked up the letter.I saw the words "Master's personal letter" written on the letter, and there was no trace of the letter being opened. It was obviously written specifically for Zheng Liang, and no one else had peeped at it before Zheng Liang arrived.

"Is it the last words? It seems that you have long wanted to die!" Zheng Liang said to himself while opening the letter.After opening the letter, Zheng Liang read it carefully.The content of the letter is mainly to express gratitude to Zhengliang for his value, and at the same time point out that because he could not give up his nostalgia for the old master, he had this act of martyrdom.Later in the letter, Tachibana Michiyuki asked Zhengliang to transfer all his retainers to Yoshida Shigemasa, a good friend he met when he was living in the mountains. As for his family and his only daughter, he hoped that Zhengliang would treat him well.Finally, Tachibana Doxue's words of death, "There is no other place in my heart, even this iron bow will not be able to achieve the prosperity of the country".

"He is a loyal man." After reading the letter and being speechless for a long time, Zhengliang finally sighed, "Bury him well next to the tomb of Otomo Yoshikan. As for his daughter Tachibana Chiyo, she will be the next governor of the family. Before Tachibana Chiyo took over the Yuan Dynasty, the family territory was managed by someone from the family. As for the two family treasures, they were also handed over to Tachibana Chiyo for their own disposal." As for Tachibana Dosetsu's retainers, Masaragi did not intend to follow Tachibana Dosetsu's wishes. Instead, he intends to leave it to Chiyo Tachibana as his future retainer. (To be continued..)