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Now that Yoshihiro Shimadzu is under house arrest, it indicates that the Shimadzu family is determined to violate the peace agreement in the South Kyushu area previously made by the Luo family.

Of course, in Zhengliang's mind, even if the Shimadzu family really canceled the strategy of the Northern Satsuma and Western Dayu areas this time, he will eventually dispose of the Shimadzu family, and in Zhengliang's future plan, annex Shimadzu Home is also an inevitable step.

If the Shimadzu family can be subdued this time, Zheng Liang will naturally be gentler when dealing with the Shimadzu family in the future. After all, if the Shimadzu family is really subdued, it will be of great help to the Luo family's current strategy for the West Country of.

What disappointed Zheng Liang was that the Shimadzu family finally chose to fight.Yes, Zhengliang thought that the Shimadzu family's decision this time was a confrontation with the Luo family, although the Shimadzu family was only doing it under the banner of retaliation for the invasion of the Shimadzu family's territory by the nobles in Kita-Satsuma and Nishi-Osumi District, and did not He didn't play the banner of fighting against the Luo family, but it was just that the Shimadzu family didn't intend to tear up the face with the Luo family and temporarily maintained peace between the two families.For Zhengliang, this is just a cover-up.

The expansion of the Shimadzu family's power and the intention to connect with the Ito family's power territory are indeed intolerable to Masara, and this has caused great trouble to Masara's subsequent plans.It's just that Zheng Liang was also hesitant about how to deal with the Shimadzu family's decision this time.

If we decisively fight against the Shimadzu family and join forces with the powerful families in the Kita-Satsuma, Nishi-Osumi, and Nishi-Hyuga regions to fight against the Shimadzu family, then the Luo family is likely to go into the vortex of war in the southern Kyushu region.After all, the Ito family in the Hyuga area will not let go of this opportunity to unite with the Shimadzu family to fight against the Roche family.

More importantly, at this time, nearly 8% of the Luo family's internal forces have been fully invested in the war vortex in the West Country and Kitakyushu regions.Just these two regions.The Luo family successively invested nearly 8 troops.Among these [-] people.It includes not only nearly [-]% of the standing troops of the Luo family, but also most of the reserve troops of the Luo family and temporarily recruited farmers and soldiers (these farmers and soldiers naturally also include logistics tasks such as material delivery and maintenance of newly occupied territories. of farmers).

If this battlefield in Southern Kyushu also rises at the same time, then Zheng Liang is expected to invest at least 2 troops in it.Then there will be nearly 10 troops put into all the battlefields. Let alone the 10 people, most of them are not standing, and the combat effectiveness is low. Huge numbers too.Not to mention the unnecessary natural losses caused during the transportation of their respective materials.

Unlike those tyrants who have been accumulated for generations, the Luo family is just a family that has only been established for more than ten years.The accumulated resources and foundation are naturally limited.Although at this time the Luo family has occupied Hizen Country, Chikugo Country, Higo Country, Chikuzen Country, Bungo Country, Buzen Country, and Iki Island, and also captured Nagato Country, Zhou Fang Country, Anyi Country, and Bigo Some areas of the country, but in fact Chikuzen country, Bungo country, Bungzen country, and Iki Island are newly occupied, and have not yet reached the level of support for the Raiders of the Luo family (it is already very good to be self-sufficient) , not to mention that riots had just occurred in the areas of Chikuzen, Bungo, and Bungzen at this time.As for the newly occupied areas of the last Nagato Kingdom, Zhoufang Kingdom, Anyi Kingdom, and Bingo Kingdom, they only provided part of the material support from the war and plunder for the Luo family's army, and there was no long-term support at all.So at this time, the three regions that actually supported the Luo family's strategy involving nearly 8 people were Hizen, Chikugo, and Higo, which had been ruled by the Luo family for a long time.

But even with the stable support of the above three areas, there are limits. If a new battlefield is opened in Southern Kyushu at the same time.Then it is equivalent to the Luo family launching three battlefields in the West Country, Kitakyushu and South Kyushu regions at the same time.Under such circumstances, Zheng Liang estimated that the entire internal affairs system of the Luo family would be shaken.To know.The stability of the internal affairs system is the basis for determining the stability of the Luo family's rule, and it is also the basis for the Luo family's continuous strategy.And the continuous fighting during this period has actually put great pressure on the internal affairs system of the Luo family. Not long ago, Togo Heiji, Arima Harujun, Sagara Taketo and other cabinet retainers jointly wrote to Masara brought up.

Therefore, in order to ensure the stability of the Luo family's rule, Zheng Liang must carefully consider whether to open up the battlefield of Southern Kyushu.After reading the letter in his hand, Zheng Liang stood up and looked out the window through the wooden window where the room was located.

Although it was the end of January at this time, the weather outside still seemed a bit cold. Under such weather, it also affected the progress of the various armies of the Luo family to a certain extent.

"Am I being too greedy?" Looking at the gradually darkening sky outside the boat, Zheng Liang suddenly said to himself.

That's right, when he first raised his troops to battle Itsukushima, what Zheng Liang had in mind was to pick a peach while the Maori family and the Tao family were both wounded in the battle.The purpose at that time was just to take the opportunity to weaken the power of the Maori family, to prevent it from growing into a new powerful hostile force of the Luo family, and at the same time to take the opportunity to attack the territory of the former Ouchi family, and seize as much profit as possible.

It's just that with the continuous development of the situation, the original goal has also undergone great changes. At this time, Zheng Liang hopes to win the Nagato country, Zhou Fang country, An Yi country and even Bingo country in one fell swoop. Overlord of the Western Region.

But things will not always be smooth sailing, after all, the enemy will take the initiative to deal with the Luo family's situation.As far as the Maori family in the Anyiguo area is concerned, Morimoto, who has returned to Tianshan City, Jijun, used his superb means to make the Luo family who attempted to take down the last two counties of the Maori family in the Anyiguo area in one fell swoop. Both armies suffered great resistance and almost made no progress.

As for the area of ​​Bingo Country, at this time, it was even more caught in the interweaving of the Luo family, the Mori family, the Nizi family and the local powerful four parties, which made the progress of this army extremely difficult.The riots in the Kitakyushu area also had a lot of impact on the Luo family. As a result, the Luo family had to use sea transportation to transport materials to the West Country area. While increasing the logistical support difficulties of the Luo family, it also led to The Luo family's navy had to allocate part of its forces to ensure the safety of water transportation, thereby weakening the Luo family's control over the newly occupied Seto Inland Sea and other waters.

In addition, the Luo family was caught in the vortex of war in the Western Kingdom and the Kitakyushu region, and the surrounding forces would naturally pay close attention.For example, the rich families such as the Yoshimi family in the Iwami country area have already taken action. If Zhengliang had not arranged an army to attack proactively in advance, so that he could not be separated, otherwise these wealthy families would have led the army to get a share of the pie.And the Nizi family behind Shi Jian's family, after finding out the situation in the Xiguo area at this time, will inevitably take action.

Even the South Yiyu Xitusi family, which has already formed an alliance with the Luo family, is acting very strange at this time. Before that, Zhengliang sent people to invite him to jointly attack the Kono family in the northern Yiyu country, but until now, the Xitusi family has not There was no response to the Luo family's invitation.

As for the Kono family who have already fought against the Luo family's navy at Suitan in the Shikoku area and the coast of the Seto Inland Sea at this time, if it is not restrained by the Luo family's army at this time, it is difficult to guarantee that they will take some initiative to attack the Luo family. action.The one who made Zheng Liang more cautious was naturally the Hosokawa family, who claimed to be the overlord of the four countries.If there is a change in the Luo family, Zheng Liang believes that the Hosokawa family, who have always coveted the Xiguo area, will definitely join in the strategy of the Xiguo area immediately.

It wasn't that Zhengliang deliberately made enemies with the surrounding forces, but as the Luo family continued to grow, it naturally had to become the target of the surrounding forces. After all, no one wanted to have such a male who was ready to annex them at any time. eagle.Under such circumstances, as long as you are not a fool, you will naturally be alert to the Luo family, which naturally makes it difficult for the Luo family to achieve success in diplomatic relations with these forces.At the same time, it is even more doomed that as long as something happens to the Luo family, these forces will pounce on the Luo family's territory like wild wolves.

Under such circumstances, if Zhengliang opened up a new battlefield in Southern Kyushu again, the risk facing the Luo family would be much greater.The so-called gains come with losses. In order to more securely ensure the benefits obtained in the Xiguo region and achieve greater achievements in the Xiguo region, Zhengliang decided to suspend investment in Southern Kyushu.

Of course, the inevitable response is also necessary.Thinking of this, Zhengliang immediately returned to the original tatami, took out the pen and ink letter, and began to write a letter to deal with the situation in Southern Kyushu.

First of all, I ordered Kai Chinao, who is on the border of Nanhigo, to lead the [-]th Standing Ashgaru Division to closely monitor the situation in the Southern Kyushu area, and report the situation in the area to Masara in a timely manner, while ensuring the safety of the border of the Luo family territory. Prepare to be attacked.

Secondly, he sent an order to his son-in-law Tooumaru Rashi Teruyoshi, who was carrying out riots and pacification in Kitakyushu, to speed up the progress of the pacification, and then promptly organized the army to go to the border area of ​​Nanhigo to meet Kai directly, and jointly deal with the changes in Southern Kyushu.

In the end, I ordered Kakukuma Ishimune, who was still in the Southern Kyushu area at this time, to immediately rush to the three areas of Kita-Satsuma, Osumi, and Nanhyuga, and try his best to unite the powerful forces in these areas to block the Shimadzu's attack and try his best Delay the expansion of the Shimadzu family and the Ito family.

After writing the above order, Zheng Liang immediately sent several messengers, ordering them to rush to the corresponding area to notify the relevant personnel.Not long after these messengers went down, Kato Duanzang hurried in and said hurriedly, "My lord, urgent news from Mino."

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