Otomo Sorin's victory over Kumamoto Castle in one fell swoop and the power of the East.

So, how did he take this famous Xiongcheng in Kyushu?

This kind of thing is not a secret, at least, the soldiers who participated in the siege and defense of the city know that under the inquiry of those who are interested, the details of this siege battle have slowly spread.

Some people say that the reason why the Otomo clan took Kumamoto Castle lightly is mainly because the generals under Otomo Sorin, such as Tachibana Michiyuki and Takahashi Shaoyun, are all fierce generals who no one can stop.

This point was most profound to the soldiers defending the city, because they had personally experienced the bravery of these two fierce general brothers, and it can be said that they were frightened by these two fierce general brothers.

Therefore, these two people also mixed up the name of "Otomo Shuangbi" and became the hottest famous generals at the moment, especially Tachibana Michiyuki because of his first "shadow stream" swordsmanship, his body is as fast as thunder, and he has won the honorific title of "Thor".

However, it is also rumored that the Otomo clan mainly relied on the power of iron cannons, and the soldiers who defended the city could not raise their heads, so they easily took Kumamoto Castle.

If it weren't for the constant fire of the Otomo clan's iron cannons, which made him unable to mobilize soldiers from the other three walls to come to support, what use would Tachibana Michiyuki and Takahashi Shoun be as fierce as they were?

This Dongying's "gossip people" originally liked to hearsay, fabricate mythological stories, and a weapon fight of hundreds of people can be described by them as a battle of earth-shattering ghosts and gods, not to mention that this time the Otomo clan really took Kumamoto Castle, which was garrisoned by nearly 10,000 people.

As a result, the name of the "God of War" Otomo Zonglin is that the more he crosses the evil, the more he crosses the evil, and the Ryuzoji clan and the Shimazu clan, who are also wealthy families in Kyushu, are all frightened, for fear that this "god of war" will take them to the knife.

So, will Otomo Sorin take a knife on them?

Absolutely!

After this battle, Otomo Zonglin's heart was already swollen, the fortified city Kumamoto could be taken so easily, what could other cities in Kyushu be counted?

At this time, if you don't take advantage of the situation to dominate Kyushu, when will you wait!

Of course, he is not the kind of stunned young man who doesn't know who he is when he is hot-headed, he also knows that the strength of the Ryuzoji clan and the Shimazu clan is not weak, each family can pull out twenty or thirty thousand horses, and at this time he has only more than 10,000 horses under his hands, rashly running to attack others, the hope of winning is not very great, even with the help of iron cannons, after all, the siege battle has to rush to the city wall in the end, if the number is at a disadvantage, it is difficult to take down the city.

However, he would not easily let go of this good opportunity, and after taking Kumamoto Castle, he began to incorporate the forces of Higo Province, and nearly 10,000 soldiers were also scattered by him and incorporated into the Otomo clan's main army, and his strength expanded to 20,000 at once.

At the same time, he also issued a conscription order to all the wealthy clans of the three kingdoms of Bungo, Chikugo, and Higo, and ordered these wealthy clans to bring their men and horses to wait for the dispatch to conquer Kyushu.

This time, these wealthy families did not dare to disobey the order anymore, because everyone had become the famous "God of War" in Dongying, and fortified cities like Kumamoto Castle were easily taken by others, and if they annoyed this "God of War", it would be terrible.

Besides, can you suffer a loss by following the "God of War" to conquer Kyushu?

Maybe they can become the daimyo of a country after unifying Kyushu!

As a result, the wealthy families of the three kingdoms of Bungo, Chikugo and Higo responded one after another, leading their armies to help, and within a month, the number of men and horses under the command of Otomo Zonglin exceeded 30,000.

At this time, Otomo Zonglin finally couldn't hold back his ambition and showed his fangs.

He did not hesitate to send out a message, scolded the Longzao Temple clan, and then led the army to the Feiqian country!

The excuse that this guy came up with is quite ridiculous, that is, the Ryuzoji clan colluded with the Ouchi clan and secretly supported Kikuchi Yoshitake's rebellion.

The Ryuzoji clan is wronged, they do have a good relationship with the Ouchi clan, but Kikuchi Yoshitake's rebellion has nothing to do with them, and they are not even allies.

To put it bluntly, their Ryuzoji clan and Kikuchi Yoshitake both went to the big tree of the Sugar Daddy clan, and there is no direct relationship between the two.

At this time, Otomo Zonglin actually talked about this, and they really felt a little like crying without tears.

Didn't we secretly support Kikuchi Yoshitake's rebellion, and it was the Ouchi clan that secretly supported Kikuchi Yoshitake's rebellion, why don't you go to the Ouchi clan for trouble?

Of course, Otomo Zonglin knows this, the problem, he doesn't dare to go to the trouble of the Ouchi clan, because the Ouchi clan is too powerful, and the Ouchi clan of Zhou Fangguo is a famous overlord of the western country, and in its heyday, it almost occupied the entire western part of Honshu and the northern part of Kyushu.

The so-called "persimmon looking for a soft pinch", at this time he didn't dare to move the Ouchi clan, but he pinched the soft persimmon of the Ryuzoji clan.

In fact, the Ryuzoji clan is also a famous overlord in Kyushu, and in their heyday, they had the five kingdoms of Finger Hizen, Higo, Fengmae, Chikumae, and Chikugo, and their strength was also quite terrifying.

Unfortunately, this time is not the same as in the past, and the Ryuzoji clan has also been split due to infighting, and at this time, they also have the three kingdoms of Hizen, Bunzen, and Chikuzen, and Matsuura-gun, which is north of Hizen, is not owned by them.

Isn't the Matsuura clan of the Hirado Domain also a daimyo of Hizen Province, why is it said that the Ryuzoji clan is also a daimyo of Hizen Province, is it possible that there are two daimyo in one vassal country?

This is really there, in Toying, it is not strange that there are two or even three daimyo in a vassal state, as for the reason, sometimes it is caused by the change of shoguns, sometimes it is deliberately done by shoguns in order to balance local forces, in short, it is not strange that a vassal state has two daimyos.

This Hizen country is not an ordinary vassal state, in Kyushu Island and even in the whole of Toei, Hizen country is considered one of the largest vassal states.

There are only a few prefectures in the general vassal states of Toei, but there are more than 10 prefectures in Hizen Province, and there is more than one castle in Hizen Province, and in addition to the famous Hirado Castle, there are also large and small castles such as Nagasaki, Saga, Omura, Shimabara, and Karatsu.

Hizen Province can be said to be the old nest of the Matsuura clan, or it can be said to be the old nest of the Ryuzoji clan, in short, Hizen country is not ordinarily big, and in the entire Toying, there are a few.

Otomo Sorin's goal this time is the famous Saga Castle in Hizen Province, which is not the seat of the Ryuzoji clan, but it is also an important castle, because as long as this castle is taken, Hizen Province will be equivalent to opening the door.

As soon as they heard that Otomo Sorin had led an army to attack and mobilized nearly 15,000 men and horses to garrison it, they tried in vain to hold back the Otomo clan in one fell swoop.

It stands to reason that 15,000 men and horses are stationed in a city, and even 30,000 horses are difficult to capture, but unfortunately, the Ryuzoji clan made the same mistake as Kikuchi Yoshitake, that is, underestimating the power of the iron cannon.

As a result, the Saga defenders were also stunned by the iron cannons, and Tachibana Michiyuki and Takahashi Shaoyun were really brave and fierce generals, and Saga Castle was taken by the Otomo clan in less than three days.

At this moment, all the princes of the entire Dongying were even more shocked, could it be that this Great Friends Zonglin was really the reincarnation of the God of War?

The Ryuzoji clan was even more anxious like an ant on a hot pot, and he couldn't stop worrying.

What to do?

If Hizen Province is occupied by the Otomo clan, the Ryuzoji clan will be finished!

At this time, there were Ming maritime merchants who found the Longzao Temple clan.

This person is none other than Wang Zhi's godson Mao Lie.

However, he did not regard himself as Wang Zhi's godson, but lied that he had changed to Zhang Bangqi, the first assistant of the Ming cabinet, and became Zhang Bangqi's retainer.

In other words, he is a traitor, and he has betrayed Wang Zhi.

Traitors are generally despised, but the Longzao Temple clan does not dare to despise Mao Lie at all, because Mao Lie said that he can also find a way to get an iron cannon!