Stompe... Stompe... A team of Shimazu stepped lightly across the creek and marched south in a long snake formation.

Now that the Hosokawa army is committing murder in the Satsuma territory, burning, killing and looting everywhere, and the smoke is filled, the Hosokawa side completely adopts the method of fighting to nourish the war.

Many branches and clans of the Shimazu clan have been wiped out, which is actually the strategic policy of the Hosokawa family, so that this family, which has always been a rebel, will be wiped out in the long river of history.

"Go into the city and rest!" The Shimazu army, which had withdrawn from the battlefield, retreated to Kenshida Castle first.

That night, Shimazu Yoshihiro convened a military-political meeting. The first point at the meeting was to confirm the identity of Yoshihiro Shimazu's family, and the second was to contact various offices and prepare for a counterattack.

"Ladies and gentlemen! The main discussion tonight is how to eliminate the Hosokawa army in the country! Please let me know. Shimazu Yoshihiro sat on the main seat and looked at the retainers in his hands, except for the new allegiance Kiiri Jijiu, the rest of the people were his old team, so he was directly open and honest.

"My lord! The subordinates thought that the top priority should be to contact Lord Kamihisa first, and order him to join forces and fight against the Hosokawa army! As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately talked about it. Everyone didn't expect that it was this new recruit Ji Jiu who took the lead in speaking, and normally they all acted in a low-key manner.

"Oh? Is it difficult to be happy to be an adult? Want to pedal two boats? The five generations of Youxi said in a weird manner, because as soon as the guy in front of him entered the office, he stepped on his head, how could this convince him.

"The loyalty to the lord can be seen in the world! Otherwise, I wouldn't have traveled thousands of miles to join us! I hope that the five generations of adults will not be slandered! Xi Jinjijiu's face turned pale, his voice was loud, and he was eager to start showing his loyalty.

"Humph! Then why are you proposing to welcome His Royal Highness? It is clear that there is an ulterior motive! Five generations of Yuxi seized this point and tried their best to discredit each other.

"Five generations of adults! Please note! It's fate! And not Ying! Since the lord is already the head of my Shimazu family, he should send orders to all parties to ward off foreign enemies! This... Is it wrong to say it below? Or does the Lord of the Five Generations think that the lord is not qualified to order His Royal Highness Iehisa? "Xi Jin Ji Jiu is also sharp-toothed, and a few words made the five generations of Youxi start to fidget.

"Bold!" Approaching Kawakami, Tadashi shouted sharply, and the more these two talked about it, the more they went too far, and they even began to piggyback on the lord. He is the same boy who guarded the Minamata Castle River, and now he has been following Shimazu Yoshihiro's side.

The two of them, Ji Jiu and the five generations of Youxi, hurriedly lay on the ground, sincerely afraid.

"Okay, don't fight the verbal battle, leave the strength, and let me go to the battlefield to compete!" Shimazu Yoshihiro's timely opening fully showed the majesty of the head of the family.

"Yes!" The two of them pressed their heads against the floor, as if they were listening to a lecture.

"But—" Shimazu Yoshihiro changed his words and began to think. Among the four brothers, Ichihisa's tactics can be called the first, and they can be used in the present. And now that there are internal and external troubles, Jia Jiu will definitely support himself firmly for the sake of the family, not to mention that this is still the last life of his brother.

So I'm still going to be notified by Jiajiu, as for the candidates... Thinking of this, Shimazu Yoshihiro thought of the candidate for the envoy, and then said: "Ji Jiu! ”

"Yes! Subordinates are here! Joy into Ji Jiu's head immediately broke out in a cold sweat, thinking to himself, could it be that the lord listens to and believes partially, and wants to punish himself?

"You! Go and deliver a letter to Iehisa! Let him return home quickly and destroy the Hosokawa army together! "Shimazu Yoshihiro's approach is correct, the so-called father and son soldiers, fighting tiger brothers, the Shimazu family can lay this world, it is their brothers working together.

"Yes! Subordinates understand! Ji Jiu was overjoyed, his first proposal was not only passed, but also such an important responsibility, and he was immediately full of hope for the future.

In fact, Shimazu Yoshihiro also took into account that Ji Jiu was originally an important minister in the family, and he was brought out of his brother Yoshihisa. Let Ji Jiu be in charge of intermediary matters, which will greatly avoid the conflict between the brothers.

"In addition, the Ryuzoji family also needs to have a lot of contact, and it just so happens that the Ryuzoji temple politician is in Kuma Honjo. Hello! You go get in touch and ask them to send reinforcements too! You can't just grab the land, right? Shimazu Yoshihiro frowned, he was most unaccustomed to the style of the Ryuzoji family, hard fighting, hard fighting made them Shimazu's family, but the Ryuzoji family nested behind to bully the little wealthy family and grab the territory.

"Yes! Subordinates receive orders. "The five generations of Yuxi took the order hard, this matter is very difficult to do, the dragon temple family is too selfish.

Kuma Castle, located in the southern part of Kitahigo and bordering the Aso family, is currently the last castle conquered by the Ryuzoji family to invade Higo Province.

Higo Province can be basically divided into three parts: southern, central, and northern, and Southern Higo is dominated by the Sagara family, and is now destroyed by the Shimazu family. After Nakahi, it was the territory of the Aso family, and now it is also invaded by the Shimazu family, resulting in the loss of half of the country and the precariousness.

The environment of North Higo is relatively special, it was originally the territory of the Higo to protect the Kikuchi family, and the residence is Kuma Castle, and among the ministers of the Kikuchi clan, the three families of Akashi, Kumabe, and Castle are the most powerful.

In the seventeenth year of civilization (1485), Kikuchi Shigetomo was defeated in the Battle of Makunoira, and the main Kikuchi clan turned from prosperity to decline. In the second year of Eishō (1505), 22 retainers, including the castle, Akashi, and Kumabe clans, jointly submitted a petition to Masataka Kikuchi, asking him to hand over the post of guardian of Higo and replace it with Aso Yuenaga, but Masataka of course would not agree.

So in the third year of Eisho (1506), Aso and the Otomo clan attacked Kufufu Castle and drove Masataka to Mizushima, and Yuenaga finally got the position of Higo Guardian and changed his name to Kikuchi Takekyo. After usurping the Kikuchi clan's family business, Kikuchi Taketsune wanted to escape from the mercy of the Otomo family, but was exiled by the retainers of the Otomo family.

Later, the ministers of the Kikuchi clan supported Kikuchi Takepo as the new governor, and although Takepo was born in the Tama clan, he was a descendant of Kikuchi Takesumi. At this time, although the position of family governor was still held by someone from the Kikuchi clan, he had actually completely become a vassal of the Otomo clan.

In the fifteenth year of Eisho (1518), at this time, the governor of the Otomo clan had been replaced by Otomo Yoshikan, and he forced the ministers of the Kikuchi clan to exile Kikuchi Takebo, and made his younger brother Otomo Shigeji the governor, and gave him the name Kikuchi Yoshitake.

After Kikuchi Yoshitake became the governor, the Akashi clan took de facto control of Kufufu Castle, and the castle clan and the Kumabe clan began to be excluded from the core of power. After Yoshitake's death, the Kikuchi family name was severed, and the Akashi clan occupied Kuma Castle and became subordinate to the Otomo clan, becoming a member of its Higo country.

In the second year of Eiroku (1559), the Akashi clan had a conflict with the Kumabe clan due to territorial issues, and the head of the family, Akashi himself, went out in Saruhui Castle and fought a fierce battle with Kumabe Kinnaga in the Asegawa River. After the death of the Akashi Tibetans of the Akashi clan, Kumabe Kinei braved the rain to launch a surprise attack on the Akashi army, and his in-laws were defeated, so they had to send his son Kintaka to ask for help from the Bungo Otomo clan, while the Kumabe clan chose the Hizen Ryuzoji clan as a backer.

In the 6th year of Tensho (1578), the Otomo clan was defeated at Ogawa, and in the 9th year of Tensho (1581), that is, this year, Ryuzoji Takanobu led the army to attack Higo with his sister-in-law Masashi as the general, Kumafu Castle was breached, and the family governor (Kintakaka) was exiled to Takekoshi Castle of the Ashi clan, and the Akashi clan has since declined.

Immediately after that, he attacked Kumamoto Castle of the Castle Clan, and the head of the Castle Clan, Castle Kingen, was forced to surrender.

At this point, it can be said that the Ryuzoji family and the Shimazu family officially bordered. I want to chat with more like-minded people about "{?$article_title?} ", WeChat pays attention to "excellent reading literature", chatting about life, looking for confidants~