"Tachibana-sama asked, then in the next thought, at this moment, adults should not leave Tachibana City, at present, the Kuroda Shimazu coalition army has achieved a decisive victory in Ogawa, then in the next opinion, the next step should be the appearance of the Ryuzoji family, so at this time, you need to be here to deter the other party, as for the Shimazu Kuroda coalition army, this time although the Otomo family was defeated, but it was only defeated, not completely wiped out, just think that the soldiers who went out to fight to hold the front line, and at the same time rectify the rout and stick to the city, It is also difficult to make a difference in a short period of time compared to the other party. With this respite, it was enough for adults to defeat the Ryuzoji family. If you don't have any worries, you can mobilize all your strength to defeat the other party. ”

Since the person facing him has been changed from Otomo Sorin to Tachibana Michiyuki, Sanada Masayuki is still very careful when he speaks, once there is any mistake or omission, it is easy for the other party to detect the true intentions of the Takayama family, after all, this Tachibana Michiyuki is also a samurai who is famous for his intelligence, so these words are in line with his usual style of doing things, that is, cautious.

Tachibana Michiyuki just nodded after hearing this, and then began to think about it, the three surrounding military divisions of the Takayama family, after a while, I saw him raise his head and say: "Sanada-sama, do you think that Kuroda Kanbei is not trying to unite Shimazu and Ryuzoji to eliminate Otomo, but... Speaking of this, he didn't continue, because this idea also suddenly struck him, because if Kuroda really wanted to fight to the death with Otomo, then with the opportunity of Ogawa's victory, he should not hesitate to immediately wave his army north, so that no matter whether there is a declining force of the Ryuzoji family, it is enough to achieve a decisive victory, but after this battle, Shimazu just took back his old domain and took some advantage, and this is the end?

It's definitely not that simple.,Could it be that the goal of the Kuroda family is not Otomo at all.,But.。。。

Although Tachibana Michiyuki did not explain, Sanada Masayuki immediately understood. "What does Tachibana-sama mean is that the Kuroda family's goal is not Otomo at all, but Ryuzoji?" Speaking of this, Sanada Masayuki also felt that this possibility was very high, because before coming to Kyushu, the lord had analyzed it with himself, and it seemed that it was very likely that the lord had guessed it.

After all, the Kuroda family is a newcomer, and the military strength in their hands is limited, if they have been helping the Shimazu family to advance north, then with the strength of both sides, it is very likely that they will make a wedding dress for the Shimazu family in vain, Kuroda Kanbei is here to establish a foundation this time, how can he not think about himself, so it is very likely that the other party is aiming at Nishikyushu.

"Well, I think it's very likely that with Kuroda Kanbei's character, he would never do such a half-thing, so the battle of Ogawa is probably just a blow to the west. However, if this is the case, then the Otomo family will have a chance to breathe. Hey, it's a pity that we have to go back to the situation of the three families. ”

Tachibana Michiyuki didn't know whether to sigh or rejoice, and after saying this, he shook his head, confessed, and left first.

"Sanada-sama. What are we going to do next, if the Kuroda family really does what the adults guessed, wouldn't it mean that we can leave for the return? Ke'er saw that Tachibana Michiyuki had left, so he walked back and asked quietly.

"It's not okay to go back now, can't you just say it's just a guess when the lord asks? In addition, the lord ordered me to come here to cause trouble for Kuroda, and it would be a shame to trust the lord to do nothing. ”

"What the adults said is reasonable, but they are not thinking about it."

……

Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the Kuroda family has not made any moves in this half month, and Kyushu, which has just been chaotic because of its arrival, has suddenly calmed down again, but everyone knows that Kuroda Kanbei's appetite is by no means limited to this, and he also knows that the current calm is just a precursor to the coming of the big war.

After the defeat of the Otomo family, they no longer have the prestige of the past, not to mention the completion of the grand dream of unifying Kyushu, and they can protect themselves at this moment, and they must also thank the Shimazu family for not taking advantage of the victory of the Ogawa Battle to attack the north, so Otomo Sorin, who should have retired long ago, was disheartened after the defeat, and finally passed on the behavior of the family governor to Otomo Yoshitomi.

And the battle of the Shimazu family not only completely crushed the ambition of the Otomo family to unify Kyushu, but also gained a lot, not only recaptured the Osumi that originally belonged to the Shimazu family, but even the Hyuga country was basically taken into the arms of the Shimazu family, so Shimazu's strength rose sharply.

And when Kanzomi disturbed Kyushu, the Ryuzoji family became a bystander, Ryuzoji Takanobu thought that the family could take this opportunity to take the boat of the Kuroda family and destroy the Otomo family in one fell swoop, but just when Takanshin had begun to mobilize the army and was ready to wait for the Kuroda Kanbei to summon, the other party had already defeated the Otomo family, and this was not counted, which made him deeply ashamed, the Ryuzoji family was also one of the three heroes in Kyushu, although for now, it was the weakest in the three families, but such a big event actually regarded him as an outsider, But although he was angry, what could he do, he wanted to admit it like this, but unfortunately within a few days, the Hizen of the family actually let the Kuroda guard take it silently, and at this time, Ryuzoji Takanobu has begun to realize that the other party does not seem to be going to Otomo, but towards himself.

If it was placed before, Ryuzoji Takanobu would not have any fear, but now, through several major wars in Kyushu in recent years, he has thoroughly realized that the era of peasants and soldiers has passed, but because he woke up too late, so although the current Ryuzoji family also has some flags, but the number is really small and pitiful, the hall has a large part of the Ryuzoji family with a total of 500,000 stones, and now the Qiben Ashigaru that has completed the separation of soldiers and peasants is only 800, and the rest of the army is all peasants.

Looking at the Kuroda Kanwei who has already captured Hizen, although the army is not much, the 3,000 banners under his command are originally soldiers of a hundred battles, and if the two families really start a war, with 15,000 peasant soldiers against 3,000 elite banners, think about it and know that there is no possibility of victory.

And this has reached the critical moment of life and death, and he is still clear about the fact that the face is small and the family business is big, so on the one hand, the mobilized peasant soldiers are gathered like Chikugo Province, and on the other hand, Nabeshima Naoshige was sent to Otomo's house to ask for help.

That's right, it's like the Otomo family asking for help, the two families were mortal enemies, but at this time, he couldn't take care of so much, and there was no eternal enemy for him, only constant interests, and now that Kuroda is in trouble in Kyushu, then he and the Otomo family have a bridge to unite.