When the army entered Bunzen, the situation in Kitakyushu changed again.

Internally, after Hizen's Omura Juntada and Arima Harunobu, Kamachi Zhenren of Chikugo Province was annihilated because of the "internal and external enemies".

The difference is that the first two made a change on the battlefield, and then were booby-trapped by Nabeshima Naoshige. The latter was called to the city by Ryuzoji Takanobu just because of some rumors that he didn't know the truth of, and ordered to be executed, and then the whole clan was saddled with a hunt warrant.

The nature of these two events is very different.

The Kamachi family has been the representative of the Otomo family in the Chikugo area for many years, and the local prestige and influence are huge. At the same time, in the past, when the Longzao Temple family was beaten by the Shao Er family, they had given key help in the snow many times, and it can be said that they were as kind as a mountain.

Now just because of rumors, he kills his old friends, even if it is a forced move at a critical moment, it is still very unpopular.

Don't say that the wealthy families of all over the country, that is, the genealogy of the Longzao Temple family, I am afraid that there will also be dissatisfaction.

Faced with this situation, Mori Terumoto advised: "The mood of the enemy generals must be very complicated at the moment, and most of the people in various places are suspicious and hesitant to stop, but the direct retainers are likely to be unusually agitated and irritable, and this is the right time to take advantage of it." ”

Hearing this, Pingshou Fanxiu felt a little impressed, and praised: "It is worthy of being the god of the Western Kingdom, and this statement has won my heart." It should be counted as a merit. By the way, I would like to ask, the people of the Nizi family complained that you had selfish intentions when you commanded in front of you, and deliberately consumed their strength. About this ...... After listening to Asano Nagayoshi's report, I thought there was no conclusive evidence. But after all, there is no wind and no waves, and I still hope to be more cautious in the future. ”

When the words landed, Huiyuan had to plead guilty in fear and make a gesture of guilt.

I must have scolded in my heart - the relationship between Izumo Niko and Aki Mori, you forcibly entangled to organize a coalition, so how could there be no problems? It's obviously deliberately burying hidden dangers to find faults!

However, people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads.

It's like being slapped in the face, and you have to lower your eyebrows and take the initiative to admit that your face is wrong, humiliation.

The old thief is the most shameless!

——These words turned in Maori Huiyuan's heart.

But don't open your mouth, don't even dare to think about it.

And the tie show is indeed a long plan.

The princes who were forcibly subdued did not expect to be able to submit sincerely, and it was better to be more demanding than to tolerate and be lenient.

Think about what happened in the original "official history"! Hideyoshi gave the high-ranking officials of the magnates Houlu to let them participate in national politics, and in the end they did not get any loyalty; Ieyasu desperately changed the law to toss the appearance of the daimyo almost "call you a girl without a hat", but instead achieved the rule of Edo for 300 years.

In mid-February, the flat hand came to Fengqian, with an army of 70,000, and the mighty and mighty went straight to the front of the building.

Longzao Temple Longxin led about 30,000 troops, known as 60,000, and came to deal with it.

Hirate Hoshu used the local scouts of the Otomo family to find out the news and learned-

The enemy's direct Hizen elite is on the far left, led by Ryuzoji Nobushu; The relatively reliable Chikuzen people are in the middle, and they belong to the exiled Autumn Moon Seed Practice; The wavering Chikugo people served as the right flank, and the commander was Nabeshima Naoshige. The general Ryuzoji Takanobu observes the overall situation from the rear.

It is an asymmetrical glaive.

The key lies in giving full play to the surprise effect of the main force, achieving the tactical effect of oblique attack, and further seeking flank outflanking.

So he gave the order, ordered Yamauchi Kazutoyo to lead 5,000 people to rush forward, and Niko Katsuhisa and Nanjo Mototo continued to live behind, and took the initiative to provoke the enemy's left wing elite. And did not fight with it, only put three volleys, and then retreated into the distance.

Take out a total of 12,000 people to use as bait for suspicious soldiers. The family background is so capricious.

Sure enough, the pioneer of the Longzao Temple family, one of the "Four Heavenly Kings", was very emotional, and he couldn't hold back at all, so he took the lead in chasing after him.

The left wing goes first, probably a planned routine.

However, Yamauchi Kazutoyo withdrew to a destination far away from the battlefield, and Hyakkutake Kenkan was also led astray and went to the northeast and never returned.

This is completely inconsistent with the purpose of outflanking the rear road and forming a flanking attack.

If the vanguard is crooked, it will be difficult for the follow-up troops to correct it. The battlefield is changing rapidly, and of course ordinary people are subconsciously rushing, who has the time to think about so many things?

The left wing commander Ryuzoji Nobushu was very experienced in the battlefield but was not a particularly smart person, he only saw that in front of him, Yamauchi Kazutoyo, Niko Katsuhisa, Nanjo Motosu, etc., all lost their armor and collapsed, and felt that he had repelled at least 10,000 troops, which must not be suspicious soldiers, so he decisively launched a full-army assault.

The draw was rewarded by the envoys, the eyes and the things, and immediately let the rest of the troops attack.

In the middle of the road, Araki Village re-attacked the vanguard, and the actual battle with Akizuki was very fierce, regardless of whether it was up or down.

On the southernmost side, Mitsuyasu Kato is like a sharp knife inserted into a tofu block, without any hindrance, and drives straight in.

Nabeshima Naoshige was very wise, knowing that the morale of the Chikugo people under his command was very sluggish, and he was really not an opponent, so he deliberately made a very deep and loose formation, and divided thousands of people into twenty formations around the twisted road, with hundreds of steps between each formation, and told the people in advance: "If the enemy is allowed to retreat on his own, as long as he does not attack his own side in turn, he will not be held responsible." ”

In this way, Kato Mitsutai's 5,000 banners won easily, but he was not very familiar with the terrain, and it was a small hill for a while, a small pond for a while, and he had to slow down after trekking through mountains and rivers for six or seven formations.

The enemy's delaying tactics worked.

However, after an hour, Ryuzoji Takanobu's general policy failed. I only kept hearing that the elite of the left wing was invincible, but I never saw the way back to outflank the flat-handed army.

When he found out that the route was deviating, he felt that it was not good, and hurriedly ordered someone to go to inform him that the main force under the command of his younger brother Nobushu had been entangled by many military forces such as Mori Terumoto, Asano Nagayoshi, and Isshiki Yoshita, and could not get out.

Yamauchi Kazutoyo, Niko Katsuhisa, and Nanjo Motoshi fled for a long time, and there was probably about half of their combat strength left, and they also turned around and went on the offensive at this time.

Hizen has the saying of the Four Heavenly Kings, referring to the five people of Narimatsu Nobukatsu, Hyakkutake Kenkane, Kinoshita Masanao, Esato Koushitsune, and Enjoji Nobuyin—yes, it's not common sense that there are five of the Four Heavenly Kings—but the retainers with the strongest combat effectiveness and the most loyal to the Ryuzoji family.

They had suffered a lot of damage in the fierce battles at the end of last year, and were now surrounded by large armies from all sides.

As long as it is all in one catch, Kitakyushu can be reached.

Not long after, Tieshou Fan Xiu heard the news from the front: "The dragon temple army is dispatched!" It seems to be going to the northeast to meet the breakout! ”

The sovereign himself risked his life to save his retainers?

This is rare.

Should it be said that friendship is rare, or do you know that you can't lose this main force?

There are only 2,000 people in the main camp of Ryuzoji Temple, but it is said that Takanobu is a very brave person who should not be taken lightly. Kasai Naganobu, Hitete Jiyin, and Eguchi Masayoshi of the reserve team dispatched to block it.

Fierce battles began between the two sides as far as the telescope could see.

I saw that the black-clothed and black-armored guards of the Longzao Temple family were really brave, and they were not afraid of less to more, and rushed like hungry tigers. However, the flag of the Tieshou family has been on the battlefield for a long time, and it is not a sheep because of the large number of people, although it is at a disadvantage, it is not panicked, and it is steadily resisting.

The first to open up the situation was the wing of "Tian Ji Horse Racing".

Mitsutai Kato had to rest after breaking seven in a row. Later, Keika Kaida followed up as a secondary striker and broke five formations, and the people of Chikugo collapsed immediately, and Nabeshima Naoshige was helpless even if he had wisdom. With the weakest part of his own side, he carried the strongest reserve on the opposite side for nearly three hours, and he had done his best.

Immediately, the Akizuki Tane in the middle was outflanked and flanked, and immediately fell into a critical situation, and under the persuasion of his retainers, he surrendered and laid down his weapons.

Only the last wing is still holding on.

At about two o'clock in Shin, suddenly a samurai with the military flag of the Niko family on his back, carrying a simple burden, happily ran to the main camp of the Heite family, shouting, "Report to the lord of the inner house!" The contemptible people begged for the head of the younger brother of Longxin of Longzao Temple, Xinzhou, and came to offer it in front of the tent! ”

The generals did not doubt him, and they all looked at each other and smiled, thinking that the battle was a victory, and let the samurai come closer.

The general was holding a telescope and didn't notice it.

There were still more than 100 steps away from the tie, and Suzuki Hidemoto, who was the captain of the guard, suddenly came out of nowhere, stopped the comer, and asked, "Who is your Excellency from the Nizi family?" You might as well get your name first, so that you can make an impression in front of the inner house. ”

The samurai was stunned for a moment, then smiled reluctantly, and said, "The contemptible person is Akiyama...... No, the person from the Akigami family, named Captain Saburo Guard, is just a small person, and it's normal that you haven't heard of it. ”

"Huh?" Suzuki Hidemoto didn't hear anything wrong, but subconsciously felt that he should be more detailed, and he had already given up half of his body, took it back, and asked, "Who do you belong to in this battle?" Is it a direct subordinate of Mamoru Niko? ”

"Aha......" The visitor rolled his eyes and replied, "The contemptible man is the power of the Shenxi family. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be ......" Suzuki Hidemoto gave a salute, suddenly reacted, and exclaimed: "No! The Kamisai family is now sealed in Ise, and 35,000 stone Chiyuki is obtained, and the door is allowed to open the sect, and it is no longer listed as a retainer of the Niko family! Who are you? Attention of the Guards, there are suspicious people ......"

At the same time, his hand subconsciously touched the hilt of the knife.

Before he finished speaking, the man who claimed to be a retainer of the Niko family was as fast as lightning and as powerful as an ox, and quickly pushed Suzuki Hidemoto to the ground, and then drew two short-barreled iron cannons from his waist with both hands, and fired his bow left and right in the direction of Hirate Hishohide before the soldiers got close.

"Hizen Martial Artist Jiang Li Kouxin often comes to take the life of the old thief and dog!"

With a roar of rage, two projectiles flew out of the air.

But with such a long distance and such a rush, how can there be any accuracy?

One leaned up and didn't know where it went, and the other hit the unlucky guy who was fifty paces away from the target.

The man was immediately pierced by a dozen knives and guns.