Okakishi Masa, surnamed Oka, name Yoshimasa, commonly known as Taro Jiro, Chinese New Year's Eve, brave in battle, proficient in iron artillery, calm and reliable, and also strategic, only the name of the martial artist is not under Suzuki Shigehide, but the family accumulation is more than one step worse, and it ranks third in the Saga Party.

He has never shown the desire to "go to the next level", and he has followed the direction of the eldest Suzuki family step by step, suppressing the wolf ambitions of the second Tsuchihashi family.

After Shigeyi Suzuki, who was known as "Saga Sun City", retired in old age, his eldest son Shigekan was ill and weak, and his second son Shigehide was brave and unscrupulous, so Tsuchihashi Morishige was ready to move, but Okamishi firmly supported Suzuki Shigehide's inheritance.

Because of this, he was regarded as their own by the Suzuki family. When Shigehide Suzuki was forced to travel to Sanuki to take up his post, he was specially entrusted with taking care of his ancestral property.

Such a loyal man, but at a delicate time, he took the initiative to find Nakamura and came to the camp of Hisho Hide.

Okakishi claimed to have taken out more than half of the leaders of the Saga Party, a total of 14, including Watanabe, Miyamoto, Matsuda, Imai, Uematsu and other five influential families, and everyone agreed to draw a clear line with the "traitor" Mamoru Tsuchihashi, and begged the "Heite Punishment Department" to let them serve as the main attackers to show their sincerity.

At the same time, he also actively reported and exposed, saying that he had the evidence that the two families of Li Guo and Fox Island had plotted against the Tsuchihashi clan in front of the battle, and suggested that they should immediately send troops to hunt and kill them to avoid future troubles. In addition, although Satake, Mitsui, Shima and others were not caught, their attitudes were also very strange, and they were suspected of passive combat and vacillation, which needed attention.

These words, when they fell on their ears, could clearly be heard, they wanted to kill people with a knife and rely on the army to sweep away political enemies.

Although the Saga people only have a total of about 100,000 stone land and four or five thousand troops, they are divided into more than 20 families, and Hirate Hatsuhide has no patience to confirm them one by one.

Therefore, it is impossible to distinguish the authenticity of Okamishimasa's description.

However, Nakamura Kazushi, who has just been in office for half a year, must know the details, and since he brought someone over, he can explain his attitude.

In the spirit of not having to use suspicious people, Hirata didn't think much about it, and verbally agreed to Okakishimasa's request, and comforted and encouraged him.

"The Zaga people have always been good at fighting, and they can't be on the same level as ordinary Chinese people, and they have also contributed to the Pingshou family in the past, so I have no intention of restraining your behavior as a guardian. But the premise is that there will be no such thing as Tsuchibashi Shouzhong in the future. ”

The words of Tieshou Tsusui are both direct and tactful.

Gangyoshi Masashi immediately understood the sound outside the strings, was overjoyed, bowed twice in a row, got up and patted his chest, and said categorically: "Thank you for the kindness of the Criminal Department!" In the future, the embankment will be strictly controlled day and night to ensure that there are no signs of danger inside! ”

Nakamura Kazushi, who was standing next to him, also showed a relieved expression, and said with a smile: "The follow-up stability and stability of Kii Ichikoku will be very bothered, but please ask Ji Zhengdian to worry a lot!" It's not enough to do it alone. ”

It is the guests and hosts who enjoy themselves and take what they need.

Then Okamichi further suggested: "Without further ado, Lord Crime, you might as well arrest the collaborators Kurikuni and Kitsunejima now, and then order Satake, Mitsui, and Shima to send hostages to prove their innocence." ”

"Uh-huh...... That's right, that's right! Pingshou Tsunode nodded again and again, but suddenly thought of something, and his face was embarrassed, "It's a pity that my subordinates are very unfamiliar with Kii, and I guess I can't even figure out who is who, I'm afraid that the locals will have to cooperate with the identification!" ”

Okamichi smiled when he heard this, knowing that he was thinking too simply.

After a moment's hesitation, his eyes rolled, and he just saw Nakamura Kazushi's face full of "encouragement".

"This ...... We'll be in charge of this! Please rest assured, Lord of the Criminal Department, I will personally lead the team to ensure that none of the suspects who are guilty of thieves can escape! ”

After only a moment's effort, Okakishi Zheng figured out that he must not hesitate at this moment, and he must do it thoroughly.

If I don't mean to be cruel and killing, it's really an arrow on the string, so I have to send it!

"That's great!" There was a hint of approval in Hite's eyes, and he waved his hand sideways and ordered: "Shigersuke (Horio Yoshiharu) You take Kato and Kirata to assist Yoshishoden in cleaning up the internal troubles, and after catching the target, you will hand it over to Sun Heiji (Nakamura Kazuji) for trial." In addition, Yakuro (Konishi Yukinaga) went to inform Keiji and said that he could attack! ”

"Yes!"

The retainers prostrate themselves to receive orders.

Okamichi was stunned for a moment.

He only felt that the lord of the Tie Punishment Department in front of him looked forward to Shengwei, scolded Fang Xuan, looked at the world, and was full of pride, and his words and deeds seemed to contain invisible power. After hearing and witnessing, I felt a sense of awe, and I couldn't help but kneel on the ground and worship.

So my heart became more and more determined.

He bowed again, got up and went out, walked dozens of steps, and suddenly heard someone talking softly behind him.

pricked up his ears and carefully distinguished, as if it was the military commissioner's assistant to Konishi Yukicho, whispering to Horio Yoshiharu who was close to Xi.

“…… Not stupid...... It doesn't look like it's smart...... Don't dare to refuse...... Nor is it schadenfreude...... If you call someone directly to confront you...... Nothing, it's just more fun that way......"

Konishi Yukinaga's voice is not loud, but Okakishi, as a battle-hardened fighter, has extremely sharp ears and eyes, and can roughly hear what people are saying.

But he could only try his best to hide his emotions and pretend that he hadn't heard anything.

How can a newcomer with a stain on his body easily offend his descendants?

The guards guarding the door on both sides are still watching!

What's more, Okamishi couldn't help but suspect in his heart, this Konishi Yukichi heard that he was a scheming, sinister and cunning character, could he be deliberately angry at this moment?

In short, just ignore it.

It's the same as messing around in the Zaga Party before, talking less and doing more, keeping up with the leader, and staying patient, this way of survival can't be forgotten.

Cautious and silent all the way, out of the big tent of the Chinese army, Okamichi Masatsu cautiously raised his head and prepared to talk.

Governor Konishi didn't know when he had disappeared, and Nakamura Kazushi was the first to speak: "The meaning of the lord is that I will only come forward during the final trial, and it is inconvenient to participate in the previous process." ”

So Okamichi bowed to Horio Yoshiharu and said, "What should we do next, please ask Horio to show me ......"

"You're too humble." Horio Yoshiharu was unexpectedly kind, and waved his hand while saluting in return, "I didn't know anything when I first arrived, and the arrest should be based on Yoshisho Hall." ”

"That's not right......"

"No, no, the lord made it clear just now, let me bring someone to assist you! But there is a need, even if you open your mouth. ”

"That'...... All right. ”

Okamishi was actually quite anxious in his heart, and he didn't have the patience to greet him too much, and after thinking about it for a while, he said in a deep voice: "I thought about it just now, I can first gather all the leaders of the Saga people in the name of discussing military affairs, and then I will not release the evidence for the time being, but will first test to see if there are any hidden traitors." Take advantage of this effort, please bring someone to monitor the troops of those suspicious elements, and when it is ready, they will be wiped out. The specific steps, first of all, ......"

Horio Yoshiharu listened attentively, listened patiently, nodded occasionally, and only after he finished speaking, did he give a salute and responded, "Since Yoshishoden has thought it through, let's do what you say." It's just that there are still a few details in it, and I have to confirm with you again, maybe I didn't understand it for a while......"

"If there is any omission, please correct it."

Seeing that the other party was meticulous and decent, Okamichi gradually developed a good impression, and felt that the person in front of him probably would not be as difficult to get along with as Konishi Yukicho.

"Mainly on the actions at the time of arrest......"

Horio Yoshiharu's tone was still warm and bland.

The two of them discussed for a while in a secluded place, and were in a trance, when they suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the direction of the enemy city.

Gangyoshi was caught off guard, staggered in shock, and then was very puzzled: "Huh? Was it thunder? It shouldn't be thunderstorm yet, right? ”

Following the prestige, a moment later there was another loud bang, accompanied by fire and smoke.

There was also the sound of stones being smashed with iron tools.

Immediately after that, there was the roar of iron cannons, the collision of swords, and the screams of the soldiers on the front line.

Horio Yoshiharu suddenly realized: "These are the two big tubes specially transferred by the lord!" ”

"Big tube?" Okamishi was stunned when he heard this, recalling that he had seen the heroic appearance of the Nanban gunboat of the Heite family a few years ago, and then he was shocked: "I originally thought it was the secret method of the Nanban, but I didn't expect that the Lord of the Criminal Department actually had such an artifact. ”

Ordinary people are just ordinary people, Okamishi is the leader of the Sakaga people, and he pays great attention to the development of iron cannons, so he knows the difficulty of manufacturing the "big tube", and is shocked by the black technology of the Heishou family.

The largest firearm in the hands of the Saga Party was the "Twenty Cylinders", with a caliber of about seven and a half minutes, which was already a heavy weapon that was difficult for individual soldiers to use. Listening to the movement just now, the projectile must be at least four or five hundred pounds, right? That means a caliber of more than two inches.

In the past, it was only known that the naval guns of the Southern Barbarians had this scale, and if they could be moved to land, wouldn't it be a big killer?

Okamishi Masashi suddenly felt glad that he had come to lose his sincerity before the Hirate family took out this big killing weapon. He suddenly made up his mind a certain determination.

In fact......

The only successful product developed so far by the "Haritaya" that was valued by the Hirate Honshu was a small shotgun called the "Blossom Tube", and it also used the barrel that was already available to the Nanban.

None of the local craftsmen have been able to make guns with a caliber of more than one inch, and no one else in Fuso has ever done it.

The two barrels used today were converted from discarded naval guns purchased from the Portuguese. Each gate weighs more than 1,000 catties, and once it encounters complex terrain, it has to be carried by a team of dozens of people, walking slower than a tortoise.

Inside, Horio Yoshiharu, like many of his colleagues, thought it was a flashy luxury.

However, in the face of Okamishimasa, he obviously wouldn't say it, but just smiled mysteriously.