Sugi Takeaki has been distressed these days. [Full text reading]

As an important minister of the Ouchi family, he held the power of the family during the period when the head of the family was in Luo, which should be a very beautiful thing, and the first few months were indeed like this.

But the good times didn't last long, and things soon changed, and troubles followed, which made him unbearable and annoyed.

The trouble at the beginning was not too big, if it weren't for the fact that things were too weird, he wouldn't even take it to heart, a Ming merchant actually sent a messenger to the Ouchi Pavilion, proposing to cooperate with the Ouchi family to mine Iwami Ginshan!

Sugi Wuming almost didn't let the messenger kill at that time, just kidding, that is a silver mountain, a place that can produce tens of thousands of taels of silver every year, how can it be shared with others? Is it necessary to have a dignified inner family?

He felt offended, so he was furious, and if it weren't for the fact that the messenger was a Japanese and a trivial character at first glance, Sugitake-sama would really want to kill the messenger, and kill all of them along with the merchants who hired him with him.

However, not long after this incident, a series of troubles soon made Sugi Takeaki forget about the pursuit, and instead began to worry about it with all his heart.

The trouble first came from the island of Kyushu, when the defeated Shoji clan suddenly revived with the support of the Ryuzoji family, and the two countries of Hizen and Chikuzen had a lot of momentum, and many small wealthy clans defected, directly threatening the rule of the Ouchi family in Kitakyushu.

Of course, Sugi Takeaki will not sit idly by in this situation, there are many people who are dissatisfied with the strength of the Ouchi family, and if the signs of resistance cannot be defeated quickly, then there is a precedent, and it is likely that the latecomers will be encouraged.

As a result, he mobilized hundreds of samurai and thousands of ashigaru in Nagato and Bungo to reinforce Chikuzen Province, intending to defeat Ryuzoji Temple in one fell swoop and nip the threat in the bud.

As a result, not long after Nagato's troops left, he received another warning that this time the trouble actually came from An Yunguo, and the Maori family, whose head of the family died in battle without compensation, actually showed signs of rebellion.

Not only did they reward the samurai and recruit ronins, but they also took advantage of the end of the autumn harvest to begin to gather peasant soldiers, and they had the posture of wanting to make a difference in Anyu.

Sugi Takeaki was very angry and puzzled, even in the previous heyday, the Maori family could only be attached to the Ouchi family as a vassal, and now the head of the family has died in battle, and the elite of the family has suffered heavy casualties in Jinai, where did they get the strength to shout to the Ouchi family?

Thought that His Royal Highness Yixing went to Jinai, and he couldn't help them? Or are they carried away by hatred? Shanwu Ming didn't know what the answer was for a while, he only knew that this sign also had to be suppressed.

It's just that the territory has already been mobilized once, and if it is mobilized again, it will inevitably be a little empty, and it may create opportunities for other enemies to take advantage of, so he can only send an order to the city lord of Wulong City in An Yun Kingdom, Cave Household Yuanyuan, and order the other party to gather the An Yun Hao clan to form a coalition army and suppress the Maori family.

For the Ouchi family, the threat of Maori is simply not worth mentioning, even on the island of Kyushu, it is not much trouble, but it can go from calm to dangerous, it is a little too sudden.

Therefore, even if he received a reply from the source of the cave, Sugi Takeaki could not be calm.

Especially today, although it was a rare sunny day, since he got up in the morning, he had always had a dark cloud-covered ominous premonition, which made him restless.

Counting up, in the past two days, the Anyun coalition army should have almost started attacking Ape Hanging City, could it be that the Maori family really had a conspiracy to defeat the coalition army? No, it can't be, Sugi shook his head vigorously, driving this unlucky thought out of his mind.

That's the coalition of the seven wealthy families, the strength of each family is not under the Maori, it's winter now, and the ashigaru in the territory can also be fully mobilized, at least it can gather an army of more than 5,000, such a force, even if the Niko family who attacked Izumo can try, not to mention a mere Maori?

So what could it be? Could it be that Kyushu is over there...... It can't be, as soon as this ominous thought begins, it becomes more and more difficult to control, and it makes Sugi Takeaki so anxious that he doesn't even notice that lunch time has passed, until the little surname of the attendant appears and reports to him a bad news beyond imagination, and he stops thinking nonsense, because his mind is completely occupied by that bad news, and he has no time to look around.

"The naval armies of the two ports are all wiped out? The port of Shimonoseki was completely burned down? Baba and baba, it's clearly nonsense! He waved his hand and gave the surname a slap in the face, but Sugi Wuming had already believed most of it, if it weren't for this kind of tragedy, how could he have such a violent premonition?

But is it really possible? In the world, there are people who dare to challenge the majesty of the Ouchi family, and they succeed!

"Your Highness Sugitake, the sailors who escaped from Shimonoseki all said so, and besides, the fire in Shimonoseki Port is extremely large, and if you climb high, you can see thick smoke......"

“…… Find a few people, those who came back from Shimonoseki, I want to ask to understand, what the hell is going on......" Sugi Takeaki's eyes were red, his eyes were fierce, his throat was turning up and down, and he was panting heavily, like a large bellows, and it took a long time before a sentence burst out.

"Hey." The little surname covered his face and went out, and when he came back, he was followed by two very embarrassed water ghosts, one with a long face and a pointed mouth, looking like a close relative of a Tibetan mastiff, and the other was thin like a hemp rod.

"Under ...... The sailor's head dog is stupid, one and two, see the family boss. ”

"What the hell is going on at the port of Shimonoseki? What about Admiral Yamamoto? Sugi Takeaki was barely able to control his emotions at this time.

"The eldest of the family, General Yamamoto has coexisted and died with the Shikamaru, and the port of Shimonoseki is so miserable...... "As the name suggests, the old man is the old man in the family of the Daimyo of the Japanese Kingdom, so when he saw Sugi Takeaki, the little dog also seemed to see his relatives, and immediately fell to the ground and cried, and reported the situation in Shimonoseki.

"Ming people under the banner of the Matsuura Party?" Sugi Wuming felt as if he remembered something, but for a while, his heart was in a mess, but he couldn't grasp that thought.

"It should be, the eldest of the family, the fire that can't be extinguished by the water, and the kind of clipper, are all unheard of things, how can the Matsuura Party have such a thing? What's more, the big boats that followed behind were all blessing ships of the Ming people, and there were horses and ...... on them."

"What do you say? Horses on it? In which direction are they going? Did you go to the East? Sugi Takeaki was shocked and hurriedly asked.

"Yes, my lord." The little dog was a little dazed, until the little surname poked him, and then he was shocked.

"Oh no, it's over, oh my!" A thought flashed through Sugitake's mind like a flint, linking all the clues together, and the whole thing finally surfaced, but it seemed that it was too late to save it.

"The Boss of the Family......"

"Quick, send someone to An Yun and tell the caveman to withdraw his troops as soon as possible, otherwise there will be a danger of annihilation!" In the eyes of the people, Sugi Takeaki jumped up again and roared hoarsely.

"Hey."

Watching the little surname run away quickly, Sugi Takeshi sat down as if he had exhausted all his strength, his heart was full of desolation and incomprehension, all of this was obviously because of Iwami Silver Mountain, and the other party's ultimate goal was still that Silver Mountain, and the attack on the Ouchi family was just incidental.

But who will it be? This person not only controls the terrifying water army, but also knows the situation of the book well, and his wisdom is unparalleled in the world, and Daming actually has such a character.

Moreover, this person also aimed at his own home, which is simply a flying disaster, just to grab a silver mountain, he actually burned down the port of Shimonoseki, what a murderous person.

I hope that the coalition forces can withdraw in time, otherwise, An Yunguo may soon be out of control, and then ...... Can I still hold the silver mountain? He didn't have the slightest bit of confidence.

…… The territory of the cave family is adjacent to the Maori family, even in the Central Plains, the two adjacent villages are generally not too harmonious, and the competition for water and land will cause many disputes, and even develop into a fight, not to mention in this era? Therefore, it is not surprising that the two families have become feuding.

Before, both sides were vassals under the Ouchi family, and the strength was about the same, although they had been fighting, but no one could destroy anyone, but the hatred had been continued.

In recent days, though, the situation has changed. Because of Maori's self-defeating actions, it caused the dissatisfaction of the Ouchi family, and Ando Motogen summoned more than half of the wealthy family of Anyu under the banner of the latter, and gathered an army of 6,000 to jointly besiege the Ape Castle, and the Maori family saw that the fall was imminent.

This is a matter of course, sitting on the maza, Cave House Yuan Yuanzhi looked around the besieging soldiers and horses proudly, this is an army of six thousand, looking at the past with black pressure, and he can't see the end from the beginning, how can a mere Maoli deal with it?

The important ministers of the Maori family didn't know if they were crazy, and they set up a ten-year-old child to be the head of the family, and the Yuanfu ceremony was still mysteriously carried out outside, and finally they were named Maori Yuan...... The name is very majestic, but do they think that with the hundred and ten samurai in the family, plus the dozens of ronins recruited, they can fight against the famous Ouchi family? What an idiot.

In the face of his own army of 6,000, in the end, he could only hide in the city and tremble? Speaking of which, he is really benevolent, and he actually agreed to the proposal of surrender put forward in the military council, but even if the other party surrenders, there is no way to keep the territory, merge and fall to the enemy, and he will become the first wealthy family of Anyun.

"Your Highness Caveman, the city has killed our envoy and refuses to surrender."

"Hmph, you are still so arrogant when you are dying, give the order, and the whole army will attack the city." Cave Cave Yuan Yuan waved the small fan in his hand vigorously, as if it was a big knife, and in the void, it was his sworn enemy who was leading to death.

"Whew!" The sound of the conch sounded, and the army of six thousand slowly pressed forward.

(To be continued)