Warring States Eagle

"Is the flag still there? He really is a man! Bury him well. $顶$点$&novel()"

In a courtyard of Changwei Village in Hyuga Country, Kyushu, the Luo family's old Isonoman Chang looked at him and knelt in the middle of the courtyard. Even though he was shot like a hedgehog by an arrow and died, he still held a family flag tightly. Said the corpse of the Ito family's retainer Dochi Osamu.

Of course, Masano Isono didn't know about his young master, Teruyoshi Luo Shi, who was doing his best to handle government affairs in the territory of the Luo family and fully supported the Luo family's strategy in Hyuga, as well as the Imagawa family of Tokaido's preparations for Shangluo. In his heart, he firmly remembered that this time the North Hyuga area strategy must be successful.

As for Matsuo Castle, an important town jointly guarded by the Ito family, the Shimadzu family, and the Saeki family, after a fierce battle last night, due to the sudden attack, and the secret agent of the main family deliberately creating confusion, the three-party coalition forces were unable to organize a large-scale defense for a while. The army counterattacked, so the Luo family's attacking army finally captured the city this morning.It's just that the city was too chaotic last night, and the Luo family's army attacked the west gate with all their strength, which also caused a large number of Matsuo City defenders to escape from the north gate and south gate in the chaos (Matsuo City only has the west gate, north gate, and south gate) Door).

For this reason, after an urgent discussion between Masahiro Isano, Masanobu Takasaka, Yoshimi Irita, and Utake Mita, it was decided that Yoshimi Irita and Utake Mita would stay in Matsuo Castle. The city is to protect the fruits of victory, so as to wait for the arrival of the follow-up receiving army (the receiving team organized by the Luo family's internal affairs cabinet, intelligence cabinet, and military cabinet); on the other hand, it is to promptly clean up the casualties and supplies in the city.Especially the material situation, when the enemy army retreated last night, they did not forget to set fire to the material warehouse in the city, although the fire had been brought under control when Masahiro Isano and others left Matsuo Castle.But the materials hoarded in the city will inevitably be damaged.

Yoshimi Irita and Utake Mitai were left behind Matsuo Castle.Masahiro Isano and Masanobu Takasaka split into two groups.Continue to the two remaining local villages respectively.The army led by Isano Yuanchang attacked Changwei Village, the home of the local wealthy and local family.

Changweizhai is the last checkpoint for the northern part of Hyuga country to enter the Bungo country from the land, and it is also the residence of the local wealthy Tuji family.After Matsuo City was captured by the Luo family this morning, part of the defeated army in Matsuo City fled into the earthen village.In order to fully control all the areas around Matsuo Castle as soon as possible, and to block the mountain passage leading to Bungo Kingdom from the north of Nagao Castle in time, Masao Isano followed the defeated army of Matsuo Castle and immediately launched an attack on Nagao Castle. Onslaught.Fortunately, since it was just an ordinary earthen village, the walls of Changwei City were only more than three meters high.So after a day of fierce fighting, the city was finally captured by the Luo family's army in the evening of the same day. The Tuchi family and the defeated Matsuo castle army who fled into the long tail city were either killed or captured.

After ordering his subordinates to bury the body of the Dochi family governor who would rather die than surrender later, Isano Yuan Chang arranged for the injured Luo's family to stay in Nagao City, and on the other hand led the remaining army directly into Nagao City. The mountain road to the north of the city.

Previously, I learned from my own investigators that only some of the defeated troops who escaped from Matsuo Castle hid in the Nagao Village, while the other part of the defeated troops under the banner of the Ito family and the Shimadzu family directly passed through the Nagao village. Wei Village entered the northern mountain road.This part of the defeated army obviously planned to go along the mountain road to the three-party coalition army that was fighting fiercely with the army led by the lord Masara in the territory of the Saeki family in Bungo country.

Although it is very likely that chasing at this time will not be able to catch up with this part of the defeated army, Isano Masa still needs to enter the mountain road.While taking down the mountain road, organize personnel to build fortifications in key positions in time.Completely blocked the way back to the Hyuga country for the three-party coalition forces who were fighting fiercely with the army led by the lord Masara in the territory of the Saeki family in the Bungo country.

This mountain road is actually a mountain road formed by the alluvial accumulation of a local river called Beichuan. In the first half of the mountain road, due to the alluvial of Beichuan, a part of the fields were alluvial in the mountain road, resulting in this part of the area. Some Hyuga country's citizens live there now.This kind of terrain does not completely become a narrow mountain road until the mountain road is interrupted by a valley called Wandi Valley.From this section of the road until it enters a part of Bungo country in the north, the mountain road is narrow, with only the streams of Beichuan and high mountains and dense forests on both sides of the road.Therefore, the next goal of Masahiro Isano is to capture the inhabited area in the first half of the mountain road, and at the same time start building fortifications in the narrow area of ​​Mandi Valley.

It was dusk at this time, Isano Yuanchang stood on a hillside at the valley entrance of the mountain road, watching his subordinates pouring into the mountain road continuously, while looking towards the south direction.

The area where Matsuo Castle is located is a plain formed by the alluvial flow of several local rivers, including the Dalan River, Beichuan River, and Five Rivers.This area is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the sea on one side. The Songwei City in the center of the plain, the hostile Changwei Village on the edge of the plain in the north, and Aiyan Village on the Aiyan Mountain on the opposite bank of the Dalanchuan River in the south make up the plain. Area defense system.

Now, both Songwei Castle and Changwei Village have been taken, and the news of Aiyan Village on the other side of the Ose River has not been sent yet, so I really don't know the situation there at this time.

On the south side, the Aiyan village, which is the bridgehead from the north of Hyuga country to the largest plain area in the middle of Hyuga country, is now a flickering fire in the village.

The sky-shattering killing sound has been ringing out for a whole day.Swinging knives, constantly swinging knives, people are exhausted, but there are still countless siege soldiers of the Luo family who are not afraid of life and death and continue to climb up. As far as the defenders in the village are concerned, they can only continue to swing their knives to resist.

It was dusk, and the setting sun was like blood, reflecting the inside and outside of Aiyan Village. The half-wall-high corpses piled up under the wall of the village made the defenders in the village even more panicked.

"Woo, woo, woo..." At this moment, the call for retreat of the attacking Luo family's army finally sounded.The defenders on the top of the city were exhausted one by one, and immediately sat down against the wall.Looking down from the battlements, the dark enemy army still couldn't see the edge.So many enemies.How many days can you keep it even if you try your best?

It was shortly after the temporary truce between the two sides.Aiyanzhai also welcomed the envoy of the Luo family.Because of chasing An Yidong Youan's serious injury and coma, he served as the temporary guard in the village. The main general Saeki Yuichi dealt with him.

Before setting off, the lord Masara once solemnly mentioned to them that once they meet the Saeki family in Hyuga country, they don’t have to fight to the death with the Saeki family’s army, they can send envoys to negotiate with them. After seeing the banners of the Ito family and the Saeki family in the Aiyan stronghold, Masanobu Kosaka immediately sent envoys in an attempt to make the other side surrender.As a result, not only did they fail to welcome the envoys of the Luo family, but they also sent people in the city to insult the Luo family loudly, so Masanobu Kosaka simply waved his hand and started to attack directly.

After a day of fierce fighting, Masanobu Kosaka sent an envoy again with the attitude of trying again, but surprisingly, the other party pulled the envoy into the earthen village with a bamboo basket.

"Please retreat immediately and hand over the fortress, so that I will stop chasing you." In a hut in Aiyan Village.The envoy of the Luo family expressed the meaning of Masanobu Takasaka.

Different from the Changwei Village that Isano Yuanchang was in charge of, the walls of the Aiyan Village are even taller.Moreover, the Aiyan Mountain where it is located is also quite steep, so it is more difficult to attack it than the Changwei City built under the low-lying Changwei Mountain.And because people want to run away in a safer direction and in the direction of home (after all, the central part of Hyuga country is the base camp of the Ito family's defenders), most of the defeated troops who escaped from Matsuo Castle last night They all poured into Aiyan Village, which made it more difficult for Aiyan Village to attack.It is precisely because of the above reasons that the pursuit army led by Kosaka Masanobu has not yet conquered the village.

Since the village is so difficult to conquer, and the other army that the lord told before departure has not yet arrived, in order to fully occupy the nearby area as soon as possible, thereby consolidating the control of the Luo family over the Kitahyuga area, Masanobu Takasaka decided to He gave up the idea of ​​surrendering the defenders in Ling'ai Yanzhai, and instead planned to let the opponent leave.That's why the envoy of the Luo family made the request just now.

Facing the request from the envoy of the Luo family, the samurai belonging to the Ito family in the hut replied a little angrily: "We are not samurai who are easy to bully... Anyway, as long as I wait for a while, the reinforcements will arrive of."

"Hehe, reinforcements?" The envoy of the Luo family smiled disdainfully after hearing the words, "Your army in the Bungo region has been trapped to death by the army led by the master Yagata-sama Masaragi, and whether it is the Ito family or The Shimadzu family, the troops in your territory are now concentrated at the border of the territory bordering our family, may I ask, where did your reinforcements come from?"

"You?" When the envoy of the Luo family said this, the warriors of the Ito family were angry for a while, but they couldn't refute.

"If I don't hand it over, what can you do?" Compared to a few angry Ito family warriors, Saeki Yuinao, who was the temporary chief general, asked.

"It goes without saying. If you refuse to hand over the fortress, you will have to wait to die. Do I need to tell you about this?"

"Even so, your side failed to break through the city today."

"You mean, even if the whole army is wiped out, you still have to fight with me? To tell you the truth, tomorrow our Iron Cannon Squadron will participate in the siege, and another army of 2 people from our family will soon arrive. "Seeing that the other party seemed to be going to stick around, the envoy of the Luo family didn't mind saying some replies in order to increase the pressure on the other party.

"Hiss!" Following the words of the envoy of the Luo family, the samurai of the Ito family and others in the hut couldn't help feeling a little colder.Even the interim chief general Yuichi Saeki bowed his head in thought.

"How? Are you really planning to fight to the death with us?" The envoy of the Luo family continued to press.

"But it was wrong again." After pondering for a while, Yuichi Saeki finally spoke.

"wrong?"

"That's right. People in the world are watching us. If I run away without any resistance, once it spreads, what face do I have to live in this world?"

"What do you mean, is it fighting or fleeing?"

"That's what you need to think about, Master Messenger. Hahaha!" Suddenly, Yui Saeki laughed unnaturally, "You must be a samurai too..."

"Because I'm a samurai, I tried my best to be polite. Even when our army is clearly in the upper hand, I negotiated with my lord. It's the first time I've negotiated with you like this."

"I understand your feelings very well. But. There is no medicine for regret in the world. I have thought about it. It seems that I cannot hand over the fortress to you right now."

"Does that mean we're going to fight? Okay! Our lords are waiting for the next battle, and we've grown impatient for a long time. If that's the case, I have no choice but to go down the mountain and see you on the battlefield!"

"Ah, my temper has come up again. I have only spoken half of my thoughts. If I hand it over immediately, it seems a bit hasty. Surrendering in broad daylight will embarrass the samurai!"

"What do you think?"

"Before the sun goes down, please shout at the foot of the mountain to pretend to attack the city. Wait for a while. Our side also shouted from time to time, firing arrows indiscriminately, pretending to exchange fire with your side."

"Your Excellency, you want to escape at night. Before that, stay here and pretend to be a decisive battle?"

"As you said just now, they are all warriors. They handed over their positions easily in broad daylight. People will laugh at them."

"It's a deal. After sunset, the city will be handed over to us."

"It doesn't matter whether it's handing over or defending. In short, after sunset, we will retreat quietly. In this way, the face of both sides will be saved, and no soldier will be damaged. What do you think? Can you convey it to your lord?" Up to now, Saeki Yuichi still doesn't know who the general of the Luo family who attacked the city for a day today is.

Regarding Yuichi Saiki's words, the envoy of the Luo family was a little speechless, staring at Yuichi Saiki for a moment, he couldn't help laughing.

"Tell it to our lord?"

"Hahaha... What a brilliant idea. As an envoy, why don't I report it? However, please strictly abide by the agreement, and the limit is limited to sunset."

"Of course I understand. I have no room for maneuver. I will never be so persistent and take the lives of everyone in the city as a trifle."

"Okay, what an enlightened general, I admire it!" The envoy of the Luo family laughed again.

Zuobo Yuzhi remained serious: "If your lord agrees, I will be very honored. Both sides are retainers who grew up eating Lumi, and it is clear that the winner and loser are clear. Once they fight, it is really terrible. Please also treat your lord well." Say a few words."

"If our lord agrees, we will use shouting as a signal."

"In this way, I am relieved. Please send my greetings to your lord... Around midnight, our army will automatically withdraw." Saeki Yuichi responded directly.

If the main general at this time is Ito Youan, then Ito Youan will naturally refuse to retreat and stick to it like he drove away the envoys of the Luo family this morning.But Yoshizuo Saeki has always been very dissatisfied with Yuan Ito's decision. After all, the other party has sent away his family Yuki Ito, Yufan Ito and others in advance, and Yoshizuo Saeki is with himself His son Zuo Eki Weiding was left here. Doesn't this make their Zuo Eki family die?

While Yoshizuo Saeki was very annoyed by this, Youan Ito was seriously injured by an arrow in today's fierce battle and fell into a coma. He didn't even have the chance to appoint a temporary chief general. Naturally, he became the temporary chief general.And at this time, the Luo family sent an envoy again to allow them to evacuate, he was naturally moved, although in the process of his decision to accept the envoy request of the Luo family, several warriors of the Ito family had obviously They were dissatisfied, but before they could stop their exit, Yui Saeki waved his hand to stop them directly.As for the rest of the Ito family, although they were dissatisfied, they naturally did not object when their lives would be guaranteed.

In this way, the negotiations between the two parties finally came to an end.Not long after the envoys of the Luo family went back, there was a burst of shouts of siege from the Luo family at the foot of the mountain, and the defenders on the mountain also shouted frequently to fight back under the arrangement of Yuichi Saeki.

In the midst of feint attack and feint defense, the time agreed by both parties finally arrived.The mountains and forests standing on the north and south sides of Dalanchuan River are red with the afterglow of the setting sun.As the twilight grew thicker, after confirming that the Luo family's army had given up a passage, Saiki Yuinao finally stood up slowly, and gave the order to withdraw to the gate of Kadogawa Castle in the central plain area of ​​Hyuga Kingdom behind the mountains to the south.

"Just evacuate quietly like this?"

"Yes, how else can we withdraw?" Saeki Yuichi said to some Ito family warriors who were still dissatisfied.As for the vassals of the Saeki family, since it was his young master's decision, he would naturally not object to it, but instead would support the decision of Saiki Yuichi, after all, who doesn't want to live!

"The emergency documents carried by Mr. Ito Yuki who set off from here this morning should be conveyed to the rear at this time. Then, the rear army may come to support." Some people still said unwillingly.

"Forgive me for speaking bluntly. Is there really a large army that can come to support in time?" Seeing that there are still people trying to stay.Saeki Yuichi asked directly.

The Ito family samurai who was still speaking just now fell silent.In fact, today's envoy from the Luo family is right.At this time, almost all the troops in the rear territory were concentrated on the border between Hyuga Country and Higo Country controlled by the Luo family. When will we wait?And with the situation in the village at this time, can it really persevere?Not to mention that the Walled City can persist, the food problem alone has caused headaches for everyone.

"Hey, retreat slowly." After a while of silence, Saiki Yuichi still sighed before speaking.After all, this is the territory of the Ito family.In the future, his father and son will still rely on the Ito family, so it's better not to offend too much.

"You, what are you talking about?"

"If there are reinforcements... Maybe they will arrive within two or three days. Therefore, try to delay your withdrawal as much as possible to buy time for the arrival of the reinforcements and the defense of the rear wall. If you go too fast, you will lose your calculation. .” After listening to Saeki Yuichi’s words, everyone no longer had any objections.

As a result, the defenders of Aiyanzhai finally began to withdraw from Aiyanzhai slowly under the command of their respective generals.At this time, the Luo family's army at the foot of the mountain was watching the movement on the mountain.From the north bank to the south bank of the Great Lazy River, from Yangang to the vicinity of the ditch on the west side of Gongqi, all are barracks of the Luo family.The sun was setting.Red bonfires lit by soldiers were everywhere.Under the watchful eyes of many soldiers from the Luo family, the defenders of Aiyan village began to retreat.

"It's strange. They just shouted at each other. Why did they suddenly abandon the city?"

"Those samurai must have some good ideas in their hearts. In short, just obey the orders."

The defenders couldn't fathom the thoughts of the many samurai masters. After withdrawing from the city wall, they began to move quickly to the south.And when they were evacuating along the mountain road to the coastal land on the east side of Aiyan Mountain in the twilight, they suddenly found some shadowy things on the sea in the distance, which was really inconceivable.Someone took a closer look and found that some military ships were constantly approaching this side, and the target seemed to be this side of the coast.

"Could it be your own navy?" someone asked doubtfully.

"How is it possible? Those guys ran away long ago after seeing Matsuo Castle fall this morning." Someone immediately said contemptuously.

Twilight was already approaching, and it was so dark that you could not see your feet.But the sea surface in the distance reflected the afterglow of the sky, bright and gray.Although the flag number on the ship could not be recognized, it could be seen from the line of ships that followed that it was a ship coming from the coast of Bungo Province in the north.

"Report, a large number of ships have been found on the sea." The report was immediately passed on to Yuichi Saeki.Yui Saeki heard it straight away, and hurriedly rode up to a nearby rock where the sea could be seen in the distance.

"Could it be that the other party repented?" Zuo Eki was deeply disturbed, and then turned his eyes to look behind him, and saw piles of red flames jumping in the mountains of Aiyan Mountain in the vast night.Apparently, the opponent had already entered the Aiyan stronghold on the mountain after his side retreated.

"Is it the enemy's fleet, or your own fleet?" A retainer of the Saiki family asked beside Saiki Yuichi.

"That's needless to say! It's clearly an army coming from the Bungou country. It's obviously the navy of the Luo family. There are really many, at least tens of thousands of people. In this way, the young master doesn't have to leave the city just because Fortified and blamed."

"These reinforcements are the Luo family's army?"

"Could it be that the Ito family has such a large navy?"

"Hehe." Naturally, it is impossible for the Yidong family's navy to have such a large scale.At the beginning, the Ito family only arranged [-] warships to be on the coast east of Matsuo Castle. At first, everyone thought that when Matsuo Castle was attacked, these navy troops would wait for the shore to come to support them. There was no movement last night, instead the boat sailed out of the harbor and hid in the back.But today, after discovering that the flag on Matsuo Castle had been replaced with the family crest of the Luo family, they simply set off and left. (To be continued..)