He Renlong received a telegram from the Military and Political Yuan, and began to work on the matter of moving the headquarters forward.

At this time, the ten divisions in Kumamoto had already pushed to Oita Prefecture and met the shogunate army of Abe Tadaaki, who had come to the rescue, led by 80,000 elite shogunate cavalry and 50,000 or 60,000 local feudal soldiers, which were shipped from Shikoku Island.

At the same time, six divisions led by Ho Sansheng were also confronting Kuroda's army in the Fukuoka area.

For the Huaxia army, as long as Abe Tadaaki and Kuroda Mitsuyuki were defeated, the island country of Kyushu would all fall into the hands of Huaxia.

So these two battles are crucial.

In Fukuoka Prefecture, the arrogant Kuroda Mitsuyuki did not take the Chinese army seriously at all, and he had the "Kuroda Twenty-Four Cavalry" under his command, threatening to wipe out the Chinese army at the foot of Zhizhen Mountain.

On this day, Kuroda summoned a meeting of his generals to discuss how to destroy the army of the Kata Kingdom.

Mitsuyuki Kuroda was a short, fat man, who walked like an old she-duck. Today, he put on a fat green cloak and shouted like a madman at the meeting: "Under the guise of protecting the interests of merchants, the Kaga Kingdom has sent troops to our island country in a big way, and our Hirado Island, Kumamoto, and Saga have been attacked by them one after another. Now that they are coming to Fukuoka again and vainly trying to occupy the Chikuzen Domain, you say, do you agree!? ”

His generals shouted: "Don't agree, resolutely don't agree!" ”

The first to stand up was Inoue Nonobo, who had a white cloth belt tied around his head to show his confidence in fighting to the death. He said: "I, Inoue Nofang, died at the foot of Zhizhen Mountain, and I will never let the Huaxia Army step into our Fukuoka half a step!" ”

"Lord of Light, please give me a group of men, and I will rob their camp tonight." A young general in his early thirties shouted.

Everyone's eyes looked at the speaker, and it turned out to be Kogawa Shinsho.

Inoue Nobufang and Kogawa Nobusho, one is the son of Inoue Nomasa, the other is the brother of the fierce general Yoshitoshi Kogawa, these two are from the shomen, they are very brave in battle, and they are deeply trusted by Kuroda Mitsuyuki.

Inoue Nobo is a wise general, and his father is one of the three major bosses of the Kamikuroda family who are known for their resourcefulness, and he inherits his father's mantle.

And Kogawa Nobunsho is a martial arts master, his brother Kogawa Yoshitoshi is a famous fierce general of the Kuroda family, and Kogawa Shinsho has his own family's martial arts heritage.

Inoue did not approve of Xiaohe Xinzhang's expedition: "Xinzhang-kun, you haven't figured out the basic situation of the Huaxia Army yet, so you are clamoring to rob the camp, and really give you a team, how sure are you to win?" ”

Xiaohe Xinzhang was dissatisfied: "Inoue no Fang, do you still have any doubts about the strength of my Xiaohe family?" In the early years, my Xiaohe family followed the generals to fight, and they won every battle, and they were never defeated. Today, my Xiaohe Xinzhang is also a battle to win, and it will be successful! ”

Hikaru Kuroda: "I am very relieved that Shinsho Kogawa has this determination. Prepare for battle and obey my commands! ”

Kogawa Nobunaki's words made Kuroda Isseari, a veteran of the Kuroda family, very unhappy, fifty-three-year-old Kuroda Issei is a giant man with a length of six feet, yes, people in island countries are generally short, and a length of six feet can be called a giant. Dressed in a large buffalo waki standing pocket larger than Mitsuyuki Kuroda, and huge (for an island nation), he was Kuroda's retainer and one of the "Kuroda Eight Tigers", and he was distinguished by his military achievements.

"Yaga! Kogawa Shinsho, do you still have me 'Kuroda Eight Tigers' in your eyes? When Lao Tzu killed the enemy, you didn't know where to play with the mud and sand! He even said wildly that he would win the battle? You're going to take the lead with me Kuroda Kazunari, right? ”

The so-called "Kuroda Eight Tigers" are eight generals under Kuroda Hikaru who can fight and kill.

Kogawa Nobunaki is a very temperamental person, and after listening to Kuroda Issei's words, he burst into a rage: "Eight Grid Tooth Road! Do you think you're a great Kuroda Tiger? Let me tell you, you are already an outdated general, and now if you want to resist the Huaxia army, you must rely on us young people. ”

Kuroda Issei was ashamed and angry: "Yaga! You look down on me? You're nothing in my eyes! ”

Xiaohe Xinzhang was furious: "Eight of your mother's comparisons!" Lao Tzu is not a thing? You old bones aren't things! Do you dare to come out and compete with Lao Tzu? ”

"Compare with him! Compare with him! ”

Kuroda Ritaka, Kuroda Toshinori, Kuroda Naoyuki and other "Kuroda Eight Tigers" generals are also coaxing and pushing Kuroda Isnari out for competition.

Hikaru Kuroda slapped the table: "Yaga! At the moment of the great enemy, are you not united and engage in a contest? Stand down! ”

Inoue Nobo muttered in Kuroda's ear: "Vassal King, martial arts competition is also a way to boost fighting spirit, let them compete if they want to compete." ”

Kuroda Mitsuyuki squinted at Inoue Nofu, then shook his green trench coat and asked, "Can it really boost morale?" ”

"Of course, it can boost morale."

Kuroda Mitsuyuki's small eyes rolled: "Okay, let them compete." ”

Inoue Nobo walked up to Kogawa Nobunaki with a smile: "Good boy, the feudal lord has agreed to your request for a martial arts competition, you are ready to go!" ”

Inoue Nobo is also one of the "Kuroda Eight Tigers", and of course he doesn't want to see the arrogance of Kogawa Nobunaki.

In this way, Mitsuyuki Kuroda set up a ring outside the tent, and he wanted to use a competition between generals to boost the morale of the soldiers.

Although it was February, the land was still covered with snow, and the northwest wind blew the snowflakes from the trees to the ground, and many soldiers were stomping their feet while basking in the sun to ward off the cold.

Dressed as a samurai and armed with a sword, Nobunaki Kogawa was the first to jump into the makeshift ring, and Kuroda Kazunari was not to be outdone, and his "tall image" won the applause of the soldiers as soon as he appeared in the ring.

Mitsuyuki Kuroda announced the rules of the competition, and he walked into the ring with duck-like steps and loudly announced: "This competition is intended to learn martial arts, and the two sides must not hurt each other until the point is reached." The winner will be rewarded with 20,000 stone of rice and the title of pioneer officer of this expedition. ”

Under the ring, there was a thunderous roar of joy, and the soldiers needed such a lively scene to drive away the bitter cold.

Inoue is also in the ring, he is the referee of this ring, after the mother duck swayed out of the ring, Inoue announced loudly: "The competition starts now!" ”

According to the rules of the competition, before the samurai start the competition, both sides should strike each other's blades to show respect, which is also to tell the other party that the competition has begun.

"Boom!" After a thud, the two separated for some distance, their scarlet eyes staring at each other.

There was another cry in the ring......