With the fall of the Hatano family, there was no longer any resistance in the country, and the Tanba country once again returned to the control of the Hosokawa clan.

Hosokawa Nobumoto left Fujitaka's army to stabilize the Tanba Kingdom, led by Ogasawara Hidekiyo, who was Hosokawa Fujitaka's retainer. The rest of the army marched south along the Fukuchiyama Line (military road) and headed straight for the rebellious Settsu Province.

At this time, the rebels of the Settsu Hao clan had been blocked by Ikeda Hengxing, and the Hosokawa Navy was firmly controlled by the seaside, so it did not cause much damage to the Hosokawa clan's territory.

Hosokawa Fujitaka also successfully contacted Mimura Motokin, and sure enough, as Kuroda Takataka said, Motokin, despite the opposition of his uncle Mimura Prosei and Takei clan, and some important ministers, overcame public opinion, determined to rebel against the Maori family, and successfully formed an alliance with the Niko family.

Soon, Niko Motohisa made a lightning attack to prepare for China, and with the cooperation of the Mimura family, he captured the castle of the Maori family, and the two families smoothly bordered each other, and they were horns of each other, and the Maori and Uki families were successfully separated.

However, there was a slight situation with Takataka Kuroda.

"What! He even dug into my corner openly! "Koji's political position was originally happy to hear Kuroda Takataka say that the alliance was completed, but when he heard that Takataka was transferred, the whole person suddenly felt bad.

"When the lord is angry, he should be the hostage asked for by the Hosokawa Palace." Kuroda Takataka had to comfort his lord like this, he can't say that Hosokawa Nobumoto values himself, right? Isn't the lord even more annoyed.

"But, didn't you already give him two hostages? Why even you? "Kodera feels that Hosokawa Nobumoto is too greedy and domineering, and now he regrets leaning towards him.

"My lord, now that this is the case, don't worry about it anymore. Besides, wouldn't it be better if your subordinates could also help their family get more benefits in the past? As soon as Kuroda Takataka talked about interests, Kotera's face softened.

"Report! The lord is not good! Ukita and Akamatsu Coalition Troops Command 8,000 Troops to Kill the Family! Please make a decision as soon as possible! Suddenly, a samurai ran in from the door in a panic and told the shocking news.

"What! So fast! The small temple official was so shocked that his hairs stood up.

Since the Ukita Naoya declared independence, it has been overwhelming, sweeping across the entire Mimasaka, Bizen, and Harima Three Kingdoms. The Numata clan, the Coffin Na clan and other Misaku people and some Urakami retainers were all rebelled, and the Urakami family and its alliance Miura family were defeated and retreated.

The Ukita Naoya even said that the flower house job was the internal response, which caused the opening of Takada Castle and the escape of Miura Sadahiro, and finally took South America into his pocket.

The Naoya, who had no worries at all, began to confront the main Urakami clan, and finally surrounded the Tenjin Mountain Castle of Urakami Sokei. The Naokie family repeated the old trick again, and with the retainer of the Sokei family, Akashi Keiqin, as the internal response, set fire to the castle and led the Ukita army into the castle. The fortified castle of Tenjin Yama Castle fell immediately, and most of the Urakami clan's retainers surrendered to the Ukita clan, and only a small number fled to Harima.

After that, Urakami Keiyuki's Tomita Matsuyama Castle was also captured, and the entire Bizen Province became the domain of the Uki family. Immediately after that, the Ukita army began to invade Harima again, and the Uegetsu Castle and Fukuhara Castle in Sayo Prefecture and the Arinian Castle in Ako Prefecture were captured one by one, and Okaloshi Katsu was appointed to be in charge of garrisoning.

"It's... What can I do? "Kodera didn't expect this to be the result at all, he thought that the war was far away from him, at least the Hosokawa family should arrive first.

"Hmm... Was it seen through by the Ukita family? Case... Lord! Your Majesty immediately went to organize a defense and guaranteed to keep the enemy out, please rest assured! Kuroda thought for a moment and quickly adjusted his strategy. He and the Ukita family were both famous wise men of the Warring States, and the contest between them officially began.

"Kill! Take Himeji Castle! Rewards! "Ukita Tadashi led Ashigaru to storm Himeji Castle, and he was the half-brother of the Naoke family. As a staff officer of his brother Naojia, he moved to various places and made great contributions to the Uki family.

"Oh!" The Ukita army rushed to Himeji Castle shouting slogans.

"Archery! Stop the enemy's attack! Reinforcements will arrive soon! "Takataka Kuroda personally commanded the battle, and he had been resisting here for five days.

Whoosh! Arrows rained down, and more than a dozen ashigaru were shot down when they landed.

"One, two, crash! One, two, crash! "A team of ashigaru was pounding on the gate, but the gate didn't move, apparently a thickened gate.

"Quick! Climb up! Climb up! "Togawa Hideyasu led Ashigaru to climb the castle walls, intending to leap in.

"Get rid of them!" Kuroda Toshitaka commanded the defenders and drove the enemy down again and again, and he was Kuroda's own brother.

"It's really tenacious, ordering Oka Jiali and Nagafune Sadako to take turns to fight! Consume them and kill them! "Ukita Naoya has been observing the battle in this camp, and he resents this Kuroda Takataka for bad things about him.

Originally, everything went very smoothly, but with the help of the Mori family, they destroyed the Miura and Urakami families successively, and captured Nannasaku, Nishiharima, and the entire Bizen country. Just as he was about to further annex North America, Motoko Mimura suddenly turned his back on the Mori family, and the Izumo family was just rightly involved. The perceptive Ukita Naoya soon discovered that it was the Hosokawa family who was behind it, and coupled with the Kodera family's position, they immediately locked on the key figure of Kuroda Takataka.

"Lord, it seems that the Yuxi family is really out of the way this time, there are more than 8,000 people below, I'm afraid it's the limit of mobilization." Yoshida Nagatoshi couldn't help but sigh a few words, he is Kuroda Takataka's milk brother.

"Ever heard of the farmer and the snake? The Ukita Nao family is the snake that can't be raised, and the Urakami family is self-inflicted. This snake will not only devour the master, but also take the initiative to bite people, and it is the kind of poisonous snake that strikes with all its might. Kuroda said, looking up at the sky, as if something was brewing.

Suddenly, the north side of Himeji Castle shouted for a killing formation, and tens of thousands of people rushed straight over, with different banners, but the big banner in the middle was Hosokawa Matsugasa!

"What... What the! It's Nobumoto Hosokawa! How could he come! Ukita Naoya was so frightened that his whole body immediately became soaked like water.

"Hahaha! Reinforcements are coming! It's Hosokawa Army! It's Hosokawa Army! Creak! Creak! Oh! Kuroda shouted excitedly and shouted the slogan of victory.

"Bah! Creak! Oh! The morale of the Kuroda army was instantly high, and the joy of victory was also expressed, but the Ukita army, which had been fighting for several days, was like a deflated ball when they saw this scene, and they were depressed.

"Damn! Withdrawal! Withdrawal! In desperation, the Ukita Naoya gave the order to withdraw their troops and began to think about how to defend against the Hosokawa family's attack.

"Hahaha! Win! Kuroda Takataka smiled slyly when he saw the retreating Ukita army.