"I won't hurt you, and I won't be embarrassed by Yoshirokuro, after all, it's a relative," I sighed, "but these boats and food will be confiscated." Moreover, in order to prevent the Urado Navy from continuing to embarrass us, I have to grieve your father and son for a while. When I leave Tosa, I will let you go, so I hope you don't do anything useless. ”

"And what about the rest?" Chi Laihe hurriedly asked.

"The rest, I can let them go immediately." I answered him.

"Thank you for taking care of me, I thank the Chi family on behalf of the whole family." Chi Laihe stood up and bowed, and took the initiative to leave with my personal guard.

After dealing with the affairs of Chi Yori and the father and son, I returned to the cabin with the others.

"My lord," Masakatsu Wasuka admonished me, "though that's a bit too much. However, His Majesty hoped that the lord would not be emotional...... The father and son of the Chi family are so determined to oppose the family, if they stay, it will be very harmful to the strategy of the family! ”

Xiujing remained silent, and Yan Song Jingding sighed, but did not object. Masakatsu Wasuka is telling the truth.

"You'd be wrong. Ikeyori has a high prestige in the Urado navy, and he and I are cousins. For the Tosa strategy of the family, it will definitely be a great help. I laughed.

"But, his attitude!" Xiao Xia questioned angrily. Just now, like Wasuka Masakatsu, she didn't have a chance to speak, but she was choked by Chi Yori's stubborn attitude.

"If the lord is interested, he should stay with His Highness for a while, maybe there will be a change in attitude." Iwamatsu still hopes that Ike Yoriwa will be able to submit.

"You don't know the surname of Yuan Qin," I smiled, "Yuan Qin is very suspicious, knowing that Lai and his father and son spent some time in our army, they will definitely be suspicious of them and ask them why they escaped." When Lai He said that it was because I took into account the relationship between my relatives, with his cold heart and surname, and with his own life, I would definitely not trust each other and what he said. Therefore, even if Lai He goes back, he will no longer be able to gain the trust of the Yuan family, and he will even lose the position of the head of the Chi family...... At that point, compared to the two, he will probably be willing to take refuge in us! ”

"So that's the case, it's the subordinates who are too worried." Wasuka Masakatsu respectfully owes a debt.

"Why, then, did my brother let the others go now? Although their combat strength is not high, and their morale is greatly damaged, someone will definitely report our movements to the Yuan Qin! Xiujing asked.

"I just want them to report the news!" I smiled and said the purpose of this trip, "Surround Wei to save Zhao, wait for work, try to weaken the strength of Changzong's family, and hit the prestige of Yuan Qin himself." ”

"......I see," Xiujing understood, "and they have lost their rations, and they must be replenished as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, if you want to capture Gangfeng City in a short time, the casualties must be very large. Moreover, even if it is captured, there is no way to defend it, but it may be trapped in the city. Iwamatsu said. He knew roughly what was going on in Okatotosejo.

"But I suspect that the Yuan relatives will probably not be fooled. Last time, An Yun Guohu also surrounded Gangfeng City, but Yuan Qin did not return to the army in a hurry, but just flew to support Yesu City nearby...... "I muttered.

"The combat power of our army is by no means comparable to An Yun's family." Xiujing is very confident.

"Do your best, listen to the destiny of heaven!" I put it this way.

In fact, since there was no temptation to visit Takimoto Temple, the war between me and the head relatives of Chozong and my department had already begun.

……，…… The Okatoyo Castle of the Chosō Ibu family is located north of the Kokubun River, only about six kilometers from the sea. Five kilometers to the west is where the Kunitabu River and the Kuman River meet, and then flows south into Urado Bay at Kochi Port. This is the nest of the Urado Naval Army, and the Ikejo Castle of the Ikeke family is located in Tanesaki, which leads deep into Urado Bay from the east, and is famous for its beaches in modern times. On the south bank opposite Tanesaki is Urado, and Katsura Hama, where the statue of Ryoma Sakamoto was later erected; In Nagahama on the east coast, there is the famous temple of the Nankai Temple, which was served as the temple in the Hosokawa period (later renamed Sue-ji Temple by Shonan Sohua, the son of Yamauchi Kazutoyo), and the Bodhi Temple and Seki-ji Temple, which is now the family of Nagasu, and all of them are Buddhist Rinzai temples. About eight kilometers further east is Kira Castle on the east bank of the Niyodo River.

Yuan Qin went out to attack Anyun, took away more than 7,000 troops, and almost exhausted the army in the territory; Only Kira Kinsada led more than 500 people to guard Okatoyo Castle, and then there were several fleeing Urado sailors, all of whom have not yet returned.

We first launched an attack on Tanesaki's Ikejo, and less than 100 people remained in the city, and we soon fell into the city, becoming a bridgehead for our continued attack.

Then, I left Iwamatsu Keitari and a thousand sailors behind, and led Yoshira Hidekei, Wasuka Masakatsu, Tsubouchi Toshita, Yasutoyo Yamauchi, Seichi Kiyohiro, Fujido Takato, Yagyu Itakatsu, Sakamoto Naoyoshi and others, as well as Saga led by Suzuki Shigehide and Tsuchihashi Morishige, a total of more than 6,000 troops marched along the river to Okayayo Castle. One thousand of them were accompanied by fifty ships and were the vanguard of the occupation of the northern shore.

The well-dressed and neat military appearance naturally brought a lot of disturbances along the way, and Gangfeng City will definitely get the news soon. However, until we crossed the river about a kilometer west of Gangfeng Castle, we did not send any troops in the city. Obviously, as the city generation, Kira Qinzhen is already preparing to defend the city to the death, after all, he only has a force of 500 people.

From the north of the castle to the Kokubun River, it is the castle town of Okatoyo. Recently, with the strength of the Yuanqin, the castle town has also developed considerably, and since the retreat of the Yasuki National Tiger six years ago, it has not been invaded again, and now it has gradually accumulated a little prosperity.

When our troops arrived, many of them had not yet had time to flee, so they had to close their doors and try to escape the robbery. But this is impossible, whether it is out of the strength of the Nagazong family, or to announce the return of the Kira family, I will not let go of this place.

After standing on the deserted main street for a moment while on my beloved horse "Snow Cloud", I quickly understood the layout of the castle. On the side near Okatoyo Castle are residential and commercial areas, while on the riverside are handicraft areas and Kurashiki districts, presumably for water transportation.

"Saga is in charge of the northern district, and Kira is in charge of the southern district, respectively, to clear the castle town, and the materials obtained are gathered at the dock to be loaded!" I issued the order.

As a result, the entire castle town soon became in turmoil. In particular, the northern ward, which is in charge of the Saga people, has almost become a boiling state, and from time to time there are shouts, cries, shouts of killing, as well as the roar of iron cannons, and even the screams of women, and then gradually a little fire appears, and there are many townspeople who are fleeing in chaos.

In comparison, the southern district is much more civilized, and harmony generates wealth, which is one of the creeds of the family's military power. That's why we rarely kill people for no reason, but we do it cleanly. Afterwards, the spoils of war were collected and distributed roughly equally between the standing and reserves, of course, a share of the generals.

Through these two parts of the army, I demonstrated both the destruction of terror and the strict discipline. For a long time after that, Okatoyo Town will not be able to recover, and the people of the Nagazong clan will definitely remember my military strength. In contrast, they will have a little bit of a good impression of my flag.

I took 1,500 standing guards with me, and while controlling the situation in the town, I was monitoring the movements of Okatoyo Castle from a certain high ground. Looking at the three-story main castle tower in the castle, I can imagine that there must be a pair of angry eyes on it, which belong to my cheap brother Kira. However, he remained awake and did not attempt to go out of the city to meet the battle or sneak attack.

"It's so relieving...... However, it is also pitiful enough. Xiao Xia looked at the chaos in the northern part of the town with complicated eyes.

"Really?" I replied casually. Seeing that the action in the town was almost over, I turned back and ordered the guards: "Blow the conch and restrain the army!" ”

"Brother, are you going to try to attack?" Xiujing asked.

"No," I shook my head, "clear a place by the river and set up camp with the navy...... Next, it depends on whether the original relatives come back to help. Of course, if there is a small force of troops, you might as well eat it. ”

……，…… The next day, we didn't do anything. However, Yoshida Takatoshi of Yasu Castle arrived, and he led more than 200 men to try to enter Okatoyo Castle to support, and achieved a similar feat as his father Yoshida Shigeyasu had done six years earlier, but the rear route was cut off by the troops I sent by the waterway, and the strength of his army was almost completely wiped out, and he himself was taken by Hidekei.

Yoshida Takatoshi's grandfather is Yoshida Daibigo Shigejun, his uncle is the in-laws of Kobigo Emura, his uncle is the late national sister-in-law Yoshida Shutaka, and his uncle is Yoshida Sadashige and Yoshida Shushige, all of whom are the right-hand men of the Changzong family. Now the elders are all on the expedition with the Yuan family, only the seriously ill grandfather remains, he thought that he had the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, but he didn't expect it to be a tragedy.

The Yoshida Shutaka brothers are known as the think tank of the Changzong family, and the marriage with the Benshan family, the annexation of the Xiangzong family, and the system of one collar are all Yoshida Shutaka's ideas. Now that Xiujing is courting Yoshida Takatoshi, it can be regarded as a small breath of evil.

In the afternoon of the next day, probably seeing that our side had no intention of attacking the city, Gangfeng sent a messenger, and it was the bald head of Takimoto Temple.

I received him in the Lord's tent.

"Your Highness Takimotoji, I didn't expect to meet again so soon." I'm still smiling.

"It's the honor of the foreign minister," Takimoto Temple is still polite and thoughtful, but there is a hidden wit in his words, "This is all thanks to the blessing of His Royal Highness Captain Saemon...... When I think about it, the words seem to be still in my ears. ”

"Each other, each other." I laughed.

Really, did you tell the truth again?

"However, what the foreign minister said is that there is no hostility between the family and His Royal Highness Captain Saemon, and this is indeed true, so I would like to ask His Highness Captain Saemon to find out." Takimoto Temple had a solemn face, "The foreign minister thinks that many times, the enemy is found by himself. If you identify the other person as an enemy, then you will indeed become an enemy. ”

"Really?" I was bored anyway, so I went down with him, "I prefer to believe the truth than words." Since the late His Royal Highness Kuniqin, I have been watching what the Chozong family has done in Tosa. ”

"Does His Royal Highness Captain Saemon think that Tosa Province should always be in a state of fragmentation, allowing each family to fight back and forth, so that the people will not be at peace?" Hearing my words, Takimotoji Ji's expression was both surprised and indignant, "His Royal Highness Captain Saemon is also a native of Tosa, and he is known to be benevolent, so don't you think about your homeland and people?" ”

Look at what you say, it's really level. However, if I were really Keijiro Kira, I wouldn't have to think about it at all, because I had been dead for more than ten years...... Thinking of this, I couldn't help but stab: "Your words do sound very reasonable. If Brother Ling could have such eloquence in Kyoto, he might be able to avoid the misfortune of losing his life. ”

Hearing me mention my dead brother, Takimotoji Tsukimoto's face changed slightly. He exhaled deeply and bowed down, "The foreign minister is here for official business...... Since Captain Saemon has been restraining the military situation, he must have asked for something. Please also submit it for our family to discuss. ”

"Since that's the case, then I'll say it......" I stretched out four fingers, "There are four things, if the Changzong and my clan can do it, I will immediately withdraw from the army." ”

"Please advise." Takimoto Temple raised his head and looked at me seriously.

"Then please listen," I nodded, and went on one by one.

"First, my mother was held by His Royal Highness the Yuan Qin, and my brother was forced by His Royal Highness the Yuan Family, so that the mother and son were separated for 12 years. This is only to inform His Royal Highness the Yuan Prince, and later my brotherhood will take matters into its own hands.

"Second, as the head of the Tosa Kira family, my status has passed the imperial judgment of the Light Source Temple, and there is no doubt that since His Royal Highness Kira married his sister, he also has the status of a family. Therefore, please also accept my gift, change your name to Kira Qinjing, and manage the old territory of the Kira family on my behalf, otherwise, please replace the Miao character and withdraw from the Wuchuan place, otherwise I will immediately capture Kira Castle.

"Third, my brother Xiujing, as a descendant of my family from Xiangzong, the family name and old collar should be restored. In addition, please explain the death of His Royal Highness Xiutong.

"Fourth, when it is said that the old man Katsugano, who is in charge of my Yuan Suit, why something happened in the family territory of Changzong and my department, please also ask His Royal Highness the Yuan Prince to give an explanation.

"For these four things, you can Pegasus inform His Royal Highness who is going out on the expedition. If he can do it, I will immediately retire. If not, ask him to return to the army! I finally said this.

Takimoto Temple listened to my words very carefully, but his expression became heavier and heavier, and his cheeks gradually twisted like a toothache. It's just a matter of explaining something, that's a scene; However, Ji Liang's pro-Zhen and Xiangzong's pro-Tai are the west and east wings of the Yuan family, how can they give up their positions in the ruling territory?

These words were not so much a condition of an armistice as a declaration of challenge.

When I finished speaking, he sighed: "These conditions, the foreign minister must tell you the truth." ”

"Then I'll wait," I nodded, and threatened, "if there is no response within two days, I will lead my army to wreak havoc in the territory and burn down all the farmland and houses!" ”

In fact, this can only be a plan that stays in words. Neither in conscience nor in good spirits, I can't do that. In my plan, Tosa must be taken, and if I do it now, after taking Tosa, I will face all kinds of scabs, just like Nobunaga who stabbed a hornet's nest. In this era, the general influence of the town class dominated by industry and commerce and the peasant class were not at the same level at all, and the latter was the foundation of the state and the samurai.

I wonder what the Yuan relatives will think? Will you rush back with your army?

(To be continued)