In the two-way army attacking Iyo, Tosa had Zhou Jing as the general, Gamo Fuhide as the deputy general, and Kira Kinsada as the vanguard. And the specific situation after the battle, as Gamo Fuhide had predicted in advance, the fifteen generals of Wago Mori Castle and the fifteenth general of Saionji Temple, Watanabe Kyotada, the lord of Tokiwa Castle, the lord of Tokiwa Castle, the lord of Tenmori Castle, Tsushima Tsunoken, the lord of Kanayama Castle, the lord of Kanayama Castle, the lord of Ichinomori Castle, the lord of Ichinomori Castle, the lord of Ichinomori Castle, the lord of Takerinin Temple, the lord of Takamori Castle, Kono Tsutogen, and the lord of Hagi no Mori Castle, Utsunomiya Botsuna, and other wealthy clans who were among the fifteen generals almost fell in despair, and did not spend much effort at all. In the end, the only people who followed Saionji Gonghiro and Saionji Nobuhisa (both of whom were also among the fifteen generals) were Hokketsu Maenobu, the lord of Hokketsu Honjo, and Doi Kiyora, the lord of Omori Castle.

These two people happen to be the most important figures in the so-called "Fifteen Generals", and they are also the brave generals who have defeated the military power of Chosamune's family and won over the cronies of Iyo Army Daihisatake in history. Among them, Hokketsu Maenobu commanded the Saionji family's navy, and cooperated with the Kono family's navy many times to fight against the Otomo family's Bungo navy, so the position is very close to the Kono family as a guardian; Doi Kiyora's mother,It's the daughter of the former head of the family, Xiyuan Temple.,And the head of the family, Xiyuan Temple Gongguang's main room is a sister.,Before he was served,Served as a hostage in a family.,Because his grandfather and father died in battle.,The family has declined.,It's Xiyuan Temple Gongguang who accepted him.,Re-give 3,000 stone territory.,And lead the family's 300 iron gunners.,So it's very loyal to the Xiyuan Temple family.。

It's just that we are extremely good at both naval forces and iron artillery. I even dare to say that there is no famous naval army and iron artillery team more elite than mine in the entire Yuanben now, even against this partial division of our side, whether it is the naval army of the Fahuajin family or the iron artillery team of Kiyora Doi, there will be no chance of victory. But perhaps considering that the two of them were needed to rule this place, Gamo Fuxiu did not rashly attack, but just surrounded the Kurose Castle of the Saionji family. Then, he investigated among the subjugated people, and learned that Watanabe Kyotada was originally a lineage of the Tosa family, and he had a good relationship with Toi Kiyora in the house, and later Kyotada succeeded the Watanabe family, and served as a hostage with Doi Kiyora, and mediated Toi Kiyora to return to Iyo to restore the family business, which can be said to be his great benefactor, so he entrusted Watanabe Kyotada to go to Kurose Castle to meet the guard general Toi Kiyora, and bring ten new flintlock iron cannons. These ten iron cannons, on the one hand, as a salute, on the other hand, are also a deterrent, Doi Kiyora saw it, it was really thoughtful, and then saw the hundreds of iron artillery outside the city and more than 10,000 troops of Tosa and Sanki, so he took the initiative to persuade Saionji Gongguang to open the castle and surrender.

Compared with the partial division, the main force led by me personally took a little effort. The reason for this is not that there are any military obstacles, but that it is for the sake of governing the area in the future.

The combat power of the Kono family is completely insufficient in front of the reserves directly under me, but the Kono family is a famous family in Iyo Province that has lasted for hundreds of years, participated in the Genhei War under the Minamoto Yoritomo Dynasty, resisted the invasion of Kublai Khan under the command of Hojo Tokimune, and at the beginning of the Muromachi period, the two governors Hosokawa Yoriyuki and Spo Yoshisho both served as Iyo guardians, but they were excluded by the Kono family, and then the Iyo country guardian was inherited by the Kono family from generation to generation. Now, although it has declined due to the century-old dispute between the clan and the split family, and there is constant disturbance in the family, there is still no important minister who dares to challenge the status of the main family.

Therefore, in order to be able to completely control Higashi-Iyo and even the entire Iyo country, and make it one of the foundations of the Kira clan, I must completely eliminate the power of the Kono clan.

Out of this consideration, my attitude this time was unexpectedly tough, and I did not accept the submission of any wealthy clan, and almost fought all the way to the foot of Tang Zhu Castle. This style of play is obviously very appetizing to Ii Nobumasa, Wasuka Keikatsu, Miyata Mitsuji, Shiroto Kazuki and others. They led the battle again and again, and each of them made a lot of contributions.

At sea, the main force of the navy, led by Iwamatsu Keitari and Futami Mitsunari, marched to Imabari Port Town and Yuzuki Castle Town to plunder in an attempt to force the Kono Navy and the Kurushima Navy to fight. However, the two of them were extremely calm, and they kept cowering in the inner harbor and did not come out, relying on the water village and shore defense. This made Iwamatsu Jingding and Futami Mitsunari extremely depressed, but they couldn't really loot the two towns, after all, it was my predetermined territory, and the Tsuya in Mie Town and the military port in Awaji Province would slowly move over.

When I heard the news from the trolls, I was very puzzled. The current commander of the Lai Island Naval Army is just a fifteen-year-old doll, where can he get this calm kung fu? Kono Sailor is too, the entire Kono family is about to overturn, under the nest, how can there be no eggs, why has there been no action so far? And what can they rely on for such persistence?

It wasn't until Murakami met alone that I understood some of the inside story. During this time, they were not obsessed with sticking, but always hesitating. Over the question of whether to go to the Mori family or the Kira family, the Tsukito Kurishima and Murakami Tsukiyoshi brothers, and the elder brother Tokui Tsuyuki, who was in charge of the Kono Navy, had been arguing endlessly, and had been unable to make a decision. It wasn't until I led my army to surround Tang Tsuki Castle that they panicked, so they asked their youngest brother, Murakami Tokiyo, to come and test the wind.

Murakami was twelve years old, and his eldest brother Tokuju and his second brother Kuraishima were born to Kono's daughter. Seeing his young age and pretending to be calm, I couldn't help but feel some pity. Speaking of which, it is really difficult for their brothers, several of them are not very old, and their parents died since they were young (their mother died in childbirth when they were born in Tongqing, and their father Tongkang died four years later), and even Deju Tongxing, who is the eldest son, is now only eighteen years old, but he has to face such a major choice.

In a sense, their father, Laijima Tongyasu, is a very legendary figure. He successively married Kono Torano's daughter and Mori Motosa's granddaughter, and gave birth to four sons and two daughters. The eldest son has to live in Tongxing, inherit the famous family, and lead the Kono Naval Army; The second son inherited his own family business and led the sailors on the island; The fourth son, Ushifukumaru, was born to Motosho's granddaughter, and after the death of Toyasu, he came to the Kono family with his mother, who remarried Kono Tonobu, and then became the adopted heir of Kono Tonobu because of the east wind of the Maori family entering Iyo Province, that is, the current governor of the Kono family; Two daughters, one married to Mori Moto, the fourth son, Yoshikawa Motoharu and Kobayakawa Takakei's half-brother Hoi Ida Motokiyo, gave birth to Mori Motohide, who was the heir of Mori Terumoto for a long time, and was also the general of the Mori family during the Battle of Sekigahara; The other daughter married Takeyoshi Murakami of the Noshima Water Army, gave birth to the next commander of the Noshima Water Army, Murakami Motoyoshi, and married the only adopted daughter of Kobayakawa Takakei, one of the five elders (this guy has no biological children, only adopted sons Hidebao, Xiuqiu and this adopted daughter).

In other words, when he came to the island and did nothing, his descendants almost ruled the entire San'in, Sanyo and the entire western part of the Seto Inland Sea. And he himself, who was also in charge of the internal affairs, foreign affairs, and military affairs of the Kono family, was once appointed as the heir of his brother Kono Tsunobu, but he failed to do so because of the disagreement of his retainers, so he left the Kono family and took refuge in his own Kurushima Castle, until the Battle of Itsukushima, which defeated the Ouchi family and laid the foundation for the take-off of the Mori family, he was asked by Mori Motosashi and Kobayakawa Takakei to re-enter the mountain.

At this time, Tsukiyo Murakami had already bowed in front of me: "Tsukiyo Murakami, who came to the island family, has come to meet His Royal Highness Captain Saemon......"

"It's His Highness Jingo!" Satake Nowakamaru Nobuhide, who is also only twelve years old and has just recently become a new talent, reminded loudly from the side, "More than a month ago, His Royal Highness was personally edicted by His Majesty the Emperor, and His Royal Highness has been promoted to the position of Saemon Sae from the fifth place!" ”

"Yes. Meet His Highness Kira Kingo. Murakami hurriedly changed his words.

"It's okay," I waved my hand to Satake Nobuhide, and asked Murakami Tsukiyo kindly, "Did His Highness Tsukiyo Shima come here to discuss surrender?" ”

"This ......" Murakami was a little nervous. He probably didn't expect that I didn't have any politeness, and directly asked the most critical question.

"Just say it!" I encouraged him, "To put it mildly, in terms of age, I should be the elder of your brothers, and in front of me, even if I lose my words, it doesn't matter, so don't worry about anything." ”

"Yes," Murakami nodded, "The three brothers have discussed for a long time, and I feel that His Royal Highness Jin Wu has always been benevolent and worthy of our trust and trust...... Our foundation is in the navy, and our territory is in Iyo Province, and His Royal Highness Kingo is also the commander of the Oda family's navy, and he controls almost the entire sea, as well as most of Shikoku...... However, this time, His Royal Highness Jinwu attacked all the way and did not accept the surrender of any wealthy family, and even our younger brother, Well, the head of the family sent someone to ask for surrender, was also sent back by His Highness Jinwu...... So we don't know, if we surrender, will we keep our family name and territory? ”

Because of the tense relationship, he said these words a little intermittently, but the idea was probably clear, that is, he hoped to ensure the territory and status after subjugation. And when he had said that, he bowed down again and waited for my reply.

"Hmm," I snorted majestically, following Nobunaga's plain appearance, "what are you going to do if I disagree with you?" ”

"This ......," he exclaimed softly, looked up at me, and soon fell to the ground again, "the word has arrived, and the mission has been accomplished...... Anyway, unlike the two brothers and the head of the family, I don't have any responsibilities, so it doesn't matter if I can't go back......"

"Huh!" Seeing that he looked like he had come to his senses, I couldn't help but laugh, "Please get up!" I'm not going to deal with you. ”

"Is that so?" Murakami got up and asked suspiciously.

"Not bad," I nodded, "I'll be honest with you!" Iyo is my intended fiefdom and will be the direct leader of my family, and I don't want to leave too many old forces behind, so that's why I'm so tough...... However, you are a naval army, and you don't have many territories on land, so it doesn't matter. If you can avoid fighting and surrender to me, I will only welcome and give you an appropriate reward. ”

"Then you can rest assured!" Murakami's nervousness was swept away, and he smiled for the first time, "Thank you very much for your generosity!" ”

"You're welcome. Please go back to Your Highness Tongqing, and just convey it to your two brothers! As I spoke, I motioned for Satake Nobuhide to take off the ribs on the case and give it to Murakami Tokiyo, "This knife is called Chiko Cunyan, it is made by the Ise Village family, it is not particularly sharp, and the knife posture is unique and beautiful. When we first met, I would like to give it as a gift. ”

"Yes. Generously from His Royal Highness Xie Jinwu! Murakami respectfully took the ribs and withdrew from the main account.

……，…… At the end of July, Tokui Tsuyuki of the Kono Navy and Kurishima Tsuri of the Kurijima Navy came to the military camp outside Yuzuki Castle and surrendered to me, and at the same time, some ships under the banners of the two families left the inner harbor and, under the leadership of Murakami Toiyasu, threw a dozen or so baked burns at the water gate of Yuzuki Castle to show their intention to break with the Kono family. Receiving this blow, the morale of the defenders of Yuzhu Castle plummeted, and Kono Toriyoshi, who served as the governor of the family, had no choice but to take the initiative to open the city gate.

In an instant, Ii Naoto, Wasuka Keikatsu, Miyata Mitsuji, Shiroto Kazuki and others led half of the Ii Chibei and the entire Crab River Bei to pour into the city, quickly controlling all the important places. Subsequently, I led Nobuhide Satake and other attendants to Honmaru to meet with the current Iyo guardian and Kono family governor Kono Tsunao.

I don't know what the reason is, but the Kono family is very fond of the names Tongxuan and Tongzhi. The current Iyomori Kono Tsunao, and his adoptive father is Iyo Mamoru and Sakyo Doctor Kono Tsuno; Iyomori Kono's father is Danmasa Shaobi Kono Tsunao, that is, the father-in-law of Kurishima Tsuyasu; Danzheng Shaobi Kono Tongzhi's father, and the criminal department Daisuke Kono Tongxuan...... Counting the father of Daisuke Kono Tsunobu of the Criminal Department, formerly known as Kono Toshino, who was formerly known as Daisuke Kono Tsunao of the Criminal Department, and later worshiped the Kono Kyotoshi who was biased by the Ashikaga Yoshikyo, the name of the head of the five generations of the family actually came in turn.

However, now, this cycle is coming to an end. I have decided to confiscate all of the Kono family's territory.

At the castle tower, as the guardian of Tosa, I visited Iyo Guardian Kono for the last time as an equal. He is very handsome, he is only eleven years old this year, a year younger than his half-brother Murakami Tongqing, but he looks a little older than Murakami Tongqing, but because the corridor outside is full of my close attendants, his expression is a little helpless.

"In this battle, His Royal Highness Yuzhou has worked hard. Although the results were not satisfactory, they also showed their ambitions, so I guess I can leave with peace of mind! I said according to the cliché, and my attitude was very polite.

"His Royal Highness Jingo......" His words were a little hesitant.

I nodded slightly: "If you have any wishes, please do not hesitate to ask, I will try my best to meet them." ”

"Really?" He sighed, "I see...... As a family governor, you should have this kind of awareness! ”

He suddenly sat upright, and his attitude became very solemn: "I heard that the master of the art of war in His Royal Highness Jinwu's family is a master of the famous swordsmanship Yanagi family. I would be grateful if His Highness could see me off. ”

(To be continued)