"His Royal Highness Yuzhou, I can look forward to you!" Before my feet set foot on the land of Kyushu, Otomo Sorin, ran onto the springboard to meet me. He held my hand tightly, tears rolling in his eyes.

Otomo Sorin's age was no longer young, and his round head was shaved and polished, but it would be a mistake for you to ask someone to become a monk like the usual daimyo, because there was a large golden cross hanging from his short, thick neck. It should be said that he still looks very imposing, with thick eyebrows, a lion nose, and a big toad mouth. Don't underestimate this person, think that when Oda Nobunaga was still fighting for the unification of Owari, Otomo Sorinin (then called Otomo Yoshijin) was a great name comparable to Takeda, Uesugi, and Imagawa! It's just these two years......

"Your Highness Otomo doesn't have to be like this, I'm just doing my part on the orders of His Royal Highness the Imperial Court and the Inner Palace!" To set the mood I wanted to grab his arm and shake it, but I didn't. In every sense, this old man, who has taken a back seat, is more worthy of the title of military general than me.

"With His Royal Highness Yuzhou coming, I can finally sleep well!" Otomo Sorin, in turn, shook my hand, and I had no choice but to turn around with him twice. "Please come with me, Your Highness Yuzhou, and I'll introduce you to you!" He just pulled me down and walked down, in fact, he introduced himself. "This is Inuko Yoshito!" A small "Otomo Sorin" was brought to me.

"Meet His Highness Yuzhou!" Otomo Yoshitomi's first impression was that he was a very practical person, and when he first saw him, he knelt down and gave me a big gift at the signal of his father.

"Don't dare to be, I really don't dare to be!" I tried my best to break free from the "shackles" of Otomo Sorin, and rushed forward to support Otomo Yoshitomi. He was a few years older than me, and as the head of the Left Guard and the head of the Otomo family, I really didn't have the courage to be cheeky enough to accept his salute.

"His Royal Highness is an important minister of the imperial court, and such etiquette is deserved!" Otomo Sorin continued to persuade on the side.

"If His Royal Highness Otomo and His Royal Highness Zuo Du are blindly like this, then I can only set off and go back immediately!" I pretended to be angry and turned around and walked a few steps.

"That'...... Hey, it's all up to His Highness the State! Otomo Sorin seemed helpless to hold me again.

"That's right!" I turned my anger to joy and followed them towards the pier behind the trestle.

At this time, in addition to my ship "Hinomaru", several other major warships also approached, and the important generals who accompanied me in this battle also came ashore one after another, and by the time I reached the stone steps of the official pier inside, a large group of people were already following behind me.

"This is Yoshioka Nagamasa; This is the ...... "The number of people who greeted us here is not at all less than the number behind me, Otomo Yoshinori began to introduce me in turn, in fact, this is still a person with the status of the castle lord or above, otherwise I don't know how many there will be." I don't have a good memory, most of them can't tell who is who in a blink of an eye, but there are two people who have left a deep impression on me.

The first one is a monk wearing a black armor, with a blue face and a little pockmark that is not very obvious, always maintaining a look of not smiling, but his eyes are very sharp. The man was in his sixties, his leg was quite lame, and he was heavily crooked at the first step he took when he was introduced. But his voice was so loud that it made my ears buzz. He is Tachibana Michiyuki.

The second person was much younger, probably less than forty years old. He had a red face and wore a dark red armor, and his body was not fat, but the joints around his body were very thick, and his arms were even too thick compared to his torso. Seeing his appearance, I secretly made an analogy with a boiled lobster in my heart. His name is Takahashi Shaoyun.

After a ceremonial opening remark, we passed through Funai Castle, and I took a look at it as we passed through the castle town. To be sure, it's not as big as Sakaimachi or Ishidama, but it's a different kind of place than those two places.

Order is order! Sakai Town and Ishiyama have long been self-governing for merchants, and as a result, they have been revitalized by a liberal economy. From the very beginning, the town of Fuuchi was a window for the Otomo family to interact with the Portuguese, and it had a harmonious and stable atmosphere under the control of a unified will. It may only be able to squeeze into the ranks of first-class commercial ports, but it is the most suitable function as a mixture of politics and economy. Located in the middle of Kyushu; a harbor large enough to accommodate a large fleet; geographically radiating Sanyo, Shikoku and; All important areas of Kyushu can be quickly reached by land...... If Kyushu needs a "capital", there's no better place to be! I silently wrote this down in my mind.

"I heard that the beacon fire in Kyushu is about to rise, I don't know what the current situation is!" As soon as I entered the council hall of Funai Castle, I asked straight to the point.

"Since His Royal Highness Yuzhou cares so much about Kyushu, then Changzeng, you can introduce the situation!" Otomo Sorin, who was sitting next to me, said gratefully. Although he has given up the position of family governor to his son, he still holds most of the power of the Otomo family.

"Yes!" Yoshioka Nagazen looked like a scholar and bowed his head to the person in the high position above him before speaking. Because today was a "unity" meeting, he actually clicked as many as eleven times in a row. "The opposition party in Kyushu now mainly comes from two sides, the Shimazu family in the south and the Akizuki family in the north. The Shimazu family was originally a medium-sized force in the Satsuma and Osumi areas, but in the past ten years, they have defeated the Sagara family, the Ito family, and the liver family successively, and controlled a large area of Higo and Hinata, and their strength has increased rapidly, and now their total strength is about 50,000 people......"

"Please forgive me for asking!" The Gamo clan suddenly interjected and asked, "When you say 50,000, do you mean the number of standing armies, or the number of all the soldiers?" ”

"Oh, I'm sorry! It's that I didn't make it clear,......" Yoshioka Nagazen looked extremely embarrassed, wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied, "Fifty thousand is the number that the Shimazu family will mobilize when fighting a large battle, and the standing army that usually serves in rotation fluctuates between six thousand and eight thousand. If all men between the ages of 16 and 60 were mobilized at a do-or-die moment, the number should reach more than 80,000! ”

"Oh!" The Gamo clan nodded, which coincided with the situation we were getting.

"Then there is the Akizuki family in the north...... Yoshioka Nagazen was obviously a little flustered after being glared at by Otomo Sorin, but at this time, he must not be cold, and after stabilizing his mood, he continued: "It has been less than a year since the Akizuki family was restored with the support of Maori, and it is currently only entrenched in some areas of Chikuzen, and their soldiers and horses are about 10,000. However, the biggest threat is the more than 30,000 Maori troops who have now arrived in Bunzen, and although they have not yet made a clear statement, they may actually directly participate in the battle at any time. However, several countries in the northern part of Kyushu have been at war for many years, and the attitude of the small wealthy clans has swayed from side to side, and it is impossible for them to expand their armies in large quantities! ”

"Your Highness Otomo, how many troops do you still have?" I turned to Otomo Sorin.

"I have 25,000 troops under my jurisdiction, but I can mobilize another 10,000 soon!" Otomo Sorin's hurriedly replied.

"In this way, the two enemy armies in the north and south combined have nearly 100,000 troops, and we are still at a disadvantage in numbers!" I lowered my head and gnawed on my fingernails, looking pensive.

In fact, it's not that I'm not without confidence, and I'm just doing this to make the people of Kyushu more favorable. The Shimazu and Maori coalition forces seem to be menacing, but most of them are just peasant soldiers who have just put down their hoes and picked up bamboo guns. Not to mention how my troops were, even Maeda Keiji's Kii Legion was composed of strong nationalists, and although the Shikoku men and horses were less powerful and poorly equipped, they were basically professional soldiers (they couldn't delay their own production when fighting for others).

"No matter how many of these guys there are, it's useless, and it's not easy to kill them with our elite division!" Keiji Maeda once again volunteered to take on the role of "main battle", and he couldn't let Otomo and Ryuzoji lose confidence.

"You must fight, but the key is how to fight!" In order to prevent them from overheating their heads, the Gamo clan began to "lose fire". "At the moment our advantage is that our morale is strong, and dividing our troops has become the last option. Considering all aspects, the only way to do this is to focus on defeating them all first! With that, he looked at the crowd.

There was silence in the room for a moment, and that was a real problem. However, most of the consideration of this issue is from the perspective of their own interests, especially the vital interests of all of you in Kyushu.

"In Shimoto Yoshisuke, dare to suggest to His Royal Highness Yushu!" The first thing that sat next to Yoshitomo was that he didn't introduce himself first, and I really don't remember who he was. "Although the enemy army is divided into north and south, there is still a difference. The Maori army was backed by the ports of Chikuzen and Fengzen, and could attack and defend freely, while when our army was near, the enemy retreated, and when our army retreated, the enemy returned. Therefore, I thought that only by completely destroying Shimazu could we do ......"

I smiled and nodded as I listened, as if I admired his suggestion. In fact, I have the same mirror in my heart, he is a lost dog who was driven out by Shimazu, and only by defeating Shimazu can he restore his territory in Hinata. Peeking at others, several of them were already frowning, all of them were wealthy clans with territories in the north. sighed secretly in his heart, it seems that the original Otomo advantage was torn apart like this.

"Okay, it's really insightful!" Finally, when he was done, I nodded in the affirmative. Regardless of whether the "insight" is true or false, in short, it is not in line with my strategic intentions. But I don't need to say it directly, there will be opposition from others. "'If you listen partially, you will be dark, and if you listen to both, you will be clear', do other adults have any opinions?" I asked again.

"His Royal Highness Ito's opinion is not in agreement...... "Sure enough, a fat man jumped out, and he seemed to be called "Tian" or something.

"Urgent military situation, the messenger of the Tsukushi family has arrived!" Just as the "Great Debate" was about to begin, an attendant came in to give a message. I looked at Otomo Sorin, after all, he was the master.

"Come in, please!" He also looked a little nervous.

"Meet His Royal Highness Otomo and His Highness Yushu!" The messenger of the Tsukushi family hurried with a burden on his back, and it seemed that it was indeed quite urgent. "Shimazu Yoshihisa personally led an army of 30,000 to attack the Chikushi family, and he was ordered to come to ask for help......"