"No, no, no... Don't kill me, make a vow! Under the vow! Oops! Mei Beikuni was shot through the thigh and nailed to the ground, and when he saw Nizi Motohisa approaching little by little, he kept begging for mercy.

"Humph! Rubbish! Die! Nizi Yuanjiu didn't want to look at this guy for a long time, so he slashed it down and ended the other party's life.

Qingshui City was also burned.

"Brother, I've found traces of Yoshihiro Shimazu." Renki Motoyoshi walked over and looked at Shimizu Castle with black smoke in the distance.

"Oh? Where is it? Hosokawa Motokatsu raised his eyebrows, this is the most important thing, as long as the main force of the Shimazu family is destroyed, half of the Kyushu expedition will be completed.

"In Iino Castle. In the past few days, there have been more ninjas around us, and although they are secretive, they are still discovered by us. We followed them and we found it. "The ninjas under Renki Motoyoshi are the ninjas of the three families of Koga, Iga, and Wind Demon, and their comprehensive ability is firmly at the top of the list.

"Iinojo?" Motokatsu Hosokawa was not familiar with the geographical location and had no concept in his head.

"In Kita-Hinata, it was originally the residence of the wealthy Kitahara family." Motoyoshi Nishiki carefully told Motokatsu Hosokawa about the situation there.

In the third year of Yonglu (1560), the head of the family, Kitahara Kanshou, died of illness and had no queen. The retainers of the Kitahara family had different opinions on the matter of establishing the lord. The Hyuga daimyo Ito Yoshisuke had long had the intention of annexing the Kitahara family, so at this time, he used his father-in-law as a father to interfere in the internal affairs of the Kitahara clan.

Yoshiyu married Aso, the widow of Kitahara Kanshou, to the lord of the Kitahara clan, Miyama Castle, and established him as the head of the Kitahara clan, so that he could control behind the scenes. However, due to the support of most of Kitahara's retainers, Kitahara Kanemori's uncle Kantaka became his successor.

The unwilling Yoshisuke Ito killed Kanetaka and waved his troops to occupy the lands of Yoshimatsu, Kurino, and Yokogawa. However, the Satsuma Shimazu clan did not want the Ito clan to successfully unify the Hyuga country, so they supported Kitahara Kaneko, who had fled to Kuma, as the new governor of the Kitahara clan.

Kitahara Kanekin, who received assistance, counterattacked and recaptured Tofukuji Temple, Iino and other places. However, the prestige and ability of Kanami were not enough to convince the remnants of Kitahara, and eventually the Kitahara family fell apart, and the castles fell to the Ito and Shimazu clans.

In the fifth year of Eiroku (1562), Satsuma Shimazu Takahisa sent Shimazu Yoshihiro to Iino Castle, and all east of the three mountains belonged to Ito, and all the west of Iino belonged to Shimazu.

At this point, the era of more than 200 years of Hinata Shinkoin domination of the Kitahara clan came to an end.

"It's been so long and still in Hyugaku? Didn't they have the intention of coming? "Hosokawa Motokatsu was a little surprised, it stands to reason that half a month is enough for the Shimazu family to come back to help.

"My lord, I'm afraid that the enemy does not want to fight with our army in the coastal zone, and they are afraid of our warships and artillery." Katakura Keisuna saw through the Shimazu family's concerns at a glance, and he was indeed afraid of the sharp artillery on the battleship.

"Young master, what should we do then? Seeing that the weather is about to turn colder, it is becoming more and more unsuitable for sea warfare. Ito said worriedly, now that the north wind is blowing, it hurts to be blown by the wind on the sea.

"Hmm... Do you have any comments? Hosokawa Motokatsu asked the generals on the left and right openly, now is the time to work together.

"Young master! Then what else to say, since he doesn't dare to come, then let's go over and kill him! "Sanhao Yiji is very arrogant, no matter what three seven twenty-one, one word is dry.

"Young Master, I think we can wait a little longer, continue to fight along the coast, and then destroy the Shimazu family's power in Osumi Province, and see if they are in a hurry. At that time, even if Shimazu Yoshihiro can calm down, his retainers will definitely worry about the safety of the territory. "Hosokawa Haruki now has the assistance of the Uchijima clan and the Takayama clan, and he has made great progress in both political and military strategy.

"His Royal Highness Qingzhi is reasonable, and I agree with it." "I agree with it below." It seems that most of them are still more inclined to wait for the rabbit.

"Good! The next step is to attack Osumi Province! Wipe out the power within the Shimazu family! "Hosokawa Motokatsu also doesn't want to give up the current favorable terrain, it seems that they can only hurt the enemy, and they will obediently come over and be slaughtered.

"Yes! The young master is wise! And they all bowed down.

After Shimizu Castle, it was the boundary of the Taruisui Shimazu family, and the first to attack was Taruno Castle.

This small branch city didn't hold up for even half an hour before it turned into a flame.

The Hosokawa army continued its southern offensive and soon surrounded Tarumi Castle, the main castle of Tarumi Shimazu, located in the northwestern part of Osumi Province, facing Kagoshima Bay and across the sea from Sakurajima.

"Quick! Fast! Fast! "The defenders of the city, led by the samurai, quickly ascended the walled city to defend.

"Father! The baby is ready! Look! "In the city lord's residence, a young man wears a helmet and armor, and he is heroic.

"Akihisa, this is your first battle, be sure to kill a few more enemy samurai! To show the majesty of my Shimazu family! "Shimazu Ihisa patted his son on the shoulder, he is the head of the Tarumi Shimazu family, the son-in-law of the noble brother Shimazu Tadashi, and the sister-in-law of Shimazu Tadashicho.

"Yes! Rest assured, father! The child must make the Hosokawa family regret coming here! Let them have no return! "Shohisa Shimazu patted his chest full of confidence, he is Shimazu's long-term son, he is only sixteen this year, and he is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.

"Hey... Don't talk big, the Hosokawa family is menacing, I'm afraid it's not so easy to deal with. As long as we can hold out for two months, as soon as we enter the middle of winter, the Hosokawa army will naturally retreat. Shimazu shook his head for a long time, his mood was relatively heavy, it had been a few days since the invasion of the Hosokawa army, and he had only heard of the defeat of his own army, but he had not seen his own reinforcements.

"Father, don't worry, my Shimazu family is invincible in the world! In order to cope with this battle, the child has already mobilized the peasants to the maximum extent, and there are 500 iron cannons alone! In addition, the city defense was repaired, and various pits were dug on the periphery, especially at the entrances and exits, huge deep pits and huge protective fences were arranged..."Shimazu Akihisa said with his eyebrows flying, and his eyes were full of anticipation waiting for his father's praise.

"Okay, good, worthy of being the famous general of my Shimazu family!" Shimazu smiled with relief for a long time, his son is indeed angry, and even the main family appreciates it very much. A few years ago, it was the Yuan Dress Ceremony presided over by Shimazu Yoshihisa himself, and he also married his daughter to Akihisa.

"My lord! The Iron Artillery Team is assembled! Please announce it! "Outside, there was the sound of a retainer entering the courtyard Shigetoyo, whose family was originally from the Satsuma country, but in 1554 when they were hostile to Shimazu Takahisa, they were defeated in the Battle of Iwken, and since then they have been under the fate of the Tarusui Shimazu family.

With a bang, the door of the house was opened, and Shimazu Ihisa and his son stood at the door, looking at the five hundred iron cannons standing densely outside, and a sense of pride arose in their hearts.

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