After learning that Tao Longfang's army was rushing towards the Ouchi Pavilion in the mountain pass, Ouchi Yoshitaka immediately pulled up an army of nearly 10,000 people near the Ouchi Pavilion, and then took the initiative to meet Tao Longfang's army. At the same time, he also sent a summoning order to Sugishige Ju in Bunzen and Naito Kotaka in Nagato, ordering them to immediately lead their troops to Zhou Fang to jointly crusade against the traitor Tao Takabo.

Immediately, Ouchi Yoshitaka's army rushed to a river beach near Mt. Utadake Castle, where he prepared to meet Tao Takabo. At this time, Yoshitaka Ouchi still believed that he would soon extinguish this rebellion of Tao Longfang.

Near the wide river, there is an endless barren grass, and the barren grass is a blood-red appearance under the light of the sunset at dusk, as if to indicate that this place will become a Shura blood field.

The formation of the army was soon completed on the river beach, and Ouchi Yoshitaka set up his main formation on a small hill behind the army, and then quietly waited for the arrival of the Tao Takabo. Time passed slowly, it was getting late, the palms of the generals were already covered with sweat, and the soldiers were a little impatient, and they moved their postures to make the spring mosquitoes bite them less.

"It's coming!" Someone shouted, and the crowd immediately felt the ground shake, albeit very slightly. This subtle sound was clearly the sound of human footsteps, and there were many people running.

"Prepare to meet the enemy!"

The soldiers heard the voice of the lord, and they all stopped moving, and held their spears firmly. Everyone held their breath and everything was very quiet. As the pace approached, the soldiers also saw a dense group of people coming from the lake. One of the generals at the head is Tao Longfang himself.

"You traitor of that year!" Seeing the armed Taolong room from a distance, Yoshitaka Ouchi stood up angrily. Pointing at Tao Longfang and scolding.

"Hmph. Heaven does not take it. Instead, suffer from it. Tao Longfang obviously heard Ouchi Yoshitaka's angry scolding, and then snorted coldly, and then turned to shout at the army on Ouchi Yoshitaka's side: "Everyone, Ouchi Yoshitaka is greedy for pleasure and extorts violently, even in the autumn harvest season, he will forcibly recruit you to come to death regardless of the grain waiting for harvest at home. It's not worth your life to be so faint! It's better to join the next side and overthrow the faint king. I promise that I will be kind to you in the future! ”

As soon as Tao Longfang's words came out, all the retainers and soldiers behind Tao Longfang persuaded Ouchi Yoshitaka on the opposite side.

"Damn, get me the shot!" Seeing this situation, Yoshitaka Ouchi immediately shouted. The retainers around him immediately sent people to the front, ready to order the front line to attack immediately.

It's just that at this time, there was a commotion in the front formation, it turned out that there were really soldiers who defected, and some soldiers did not defect, but threw down their weapons and fled outside the battlefield.

"My lord. You'd better hurry back to the mountain pass and organize an army to fight the rebels, and leave it to you. "This time. A retainer said suddenly.

Yoshitaka Ouchi turned his head and saw that it was Tao Longxian. Tao Longxian also belongs to a branch of the Tao family, but it is not compatible with Tao Longfang, so even if Tao Longfang rebelled at this time, he is still on the side of Ouchi Yoshitaka.

Ouchi Yoshitaka saw that there was a mutiny ahead, and at this time, his heart was also up and down, and he thought that it would be better to go back to Yamaguchi first and wait for news, so he left Tao Longxian and Cold Spring Takatsu to resist Tao Longfang's rebels together, while he returned to Yamaguchi's Ouchi Pavilion to wait for news.

In the midst of anxious waiting, at nightfall, the bloody Cold Spring Longfeng led a group of remnants of the army to flee back to the Great Inner Pavilion in a hurry.

"Longfeng? What are you? Seeing such an embarrassed appearance of Ryosen Takatoyo, Yoshitaka Ouchi was taken aback.

"Lord, run away, I can't resist it, and the soldiers have turned back. The subordinates can't effectively stop the rebels at all, Tao Longxian is leading some soldiers to carry out the most rear-end blocking, so that the subordinates can rush back to escort the lord out of this place! Leng Quan Longfeng said with a sad face.

"What? How is this possible? "Even if someone defects and flees, how can it be said that it is an army of 10,000, and it can't resist the rebels of only 3,000 people? But what Yoshitaka Ouchi did before had already made his subjects complain, and now at this time, there is still anyone willing to support him? Therefore, the rebels of Tao Longfang are fighting more and more, while the army of Ouchi Yoshitaka is constantly decreasing.

"Lord, run, it's too late if you don't run, when your subordinates rush back, the rebels under the command of Jiang Liangrongfang, the vanguard of the rebels, have already caught up with us, and your subordinates estimate that Tao Longxian won't be able to resist for too long." Cold Spring Longfeng persuaded again.

"Okay, let's go, let's go!" At this time, Yoshitaka Ouchi also knew that the Ouchi Pavilion was not a place to stay for a long time, so he immediately decided to flee. So in the evening of the same day, Ouchi Yoshitaka took a group of soldiers, flanks, monks, and ministers, about 3,000 people, and took refuge in Hosenji Temple at the junction of Zhou Fangguo and Nagato Kingdom.

After escaping here, Yoshitaka Ouchi immediately wrote a letter to Naito Kotaka (that is, Naito Takayo's father) of the nearby Naito family, expressing his willingness to live in seclusion and give way to his sister-in-law Ouchi Yoshizun in exchange for Tao Takabo's retirement. But after Naito Xinglong received the letter, he sneered, it was Tao Longfang who beat you, you ask and ask him, what's the use of asking me? So he threw the letter into the fire, and let the messenger go.

Poor Ouchi Yoshitaka waited all night at Hosenji Temple, and in the early morning of the next day, not only did he not wait for a response from the Naito family, but he even received a bad letter. It turned out that in the night last night, there were more than 3,000 people who had followed him, but now there are less than 1,000 people left. And the soldiers also spotted the rebel pursuers of the Tao Long house in the rear.

At this time, it was raining heavily in the sky and even windy. It seems that even God is pitiful to Yoshitaka Ouchi. After waiting for so long, not only did the distant Sugi family not send reinforcements, but even the nearby Naito family did not move, and Ouchi Yoshitaka also knew what these families thought, so he didn't dare to go to them. In desperation, Yoshitaka Ouchi had no choice but to brave the heavy rain with the rest of the people and head to Senzaki Bay in the north of Nagato Province. He was going to get there and find a few ships. Then he went to his brother-in-law Yoshimi Masayori, who defected to Iwami. Iwami's Yoshimi family and the Tao family are feuding. I will definitely not support Tao Longfang's rebellion.

But when a group of people finally came to Senzaki Bay, due to the wind and rain, there were monstrous waves blowing in the sea, and Yoshitaka Ouchi and others couldn't even find a broken boat nearby. At this time, due to the escape all the way, there were less than a hundred people around Yoshitaka Ouchi and his family at this time.

"It's heaven that will kill me!" Yoshitaka Ouchi knelt on the beach and let the waves crash against him, and raised his head to the sky and shouted.

"Cheer up, my lord! Now I'm going to have to run away! The cold spring behind him was also crying and pulling Yoshitaka Ouchi.

"Run!? Ha Lu Ha ...... "How come Yoshitaka Ouchi doesn't know Lu Dao." Since Tao Longfang had already made up his mind to get rid of him, how could he let him go? Maybe the pursuers are already here. But Cold Spring Longfeng made him sober up again, so he immediately pulled Cold Spring Longfeng in front of him.

"Lord ......" Seeing the lord's sudden move, even Leng Quan Longfeng was shocked.

"Listen, whether the bloodline of the Ouchi family can continue depends on you."

"Lord ......"

"Listen, now you pick some people, take my son Yoshizun (seven years old), Servant Kohata Yoshimi (fifteen years old), Nijo Yoshitoyo (Nijo Yoshibo's son, fifteen years old) and they will run away separately, no. Even the family members sent someone to escort them back to their parents' homes. Yoshitaka Ouchi said.

"Huh? Lord? Rengquan Takaho was taken aback when he heard this, and he instantly understood what the lord Ouchi Yoshitaka was planning to do. But he preferred to stay with his lord until he died in battle.

"Listen. Whether the bloodline of the Ouchi family can survive or not depends on you. After scattering and fleeing, don't run in the direction of Iwami, the rebels know that we will definitely flee to Iwami, and that direction will definitely be closely monitored, so you will run south and escape in the direction of the Kanmon Strait......" Speaking of this, Yoshitaka Ouchi suddenly stopped. Then he suddenly picked up the ribs of a soldier beside him and cut it at his body.

"My lord?" Seeing this, everyone immediately exclaimed.

"Here, help me shelter from the wind and rain." Yoshitaka Ouchi said, holding up a piece of clothing that had just been cut from his body in his hand. Everyone was relieved, and they all thought that Ouchi Yoshitaka was going to kill himself.

So everyone immediately gathered around Yoshitaka Ouchi's head and set up a small tent to shelter from the wind and rain. Yoshitaka Ouchi then gently swiped his middle finger with his ribs, and bright red blood began to gush out of his fingers.

Everyone didn't know what Yoshitaka Ouchi was going to do next, but they all looked at Yoshitaka Ouchi nervously, and once Yoshitaka Ouchi made any short-sighted moves, they would stop it in time. But to their surprise, they saw that Yoshitaka Ouchi wrote directly on the rag that had just been cut with his bloodied middle finger.

This is a blood book made by Yoshitaka Ouchi temporarily, which is to the effect that as long as Luo Masara can ensure that the bloodline of the Ouchi family can be healthy for a lifetime, then Ouchi Yoshitaka is willing to hand over Chikuzen Province, Bunzen Country, Nagato Province and Zhou Defense Country to Luo Masaliang.

After a while, the blood book was finally completed, and Yoshitaka Ouchi then carefully wrapped it in a rainproof letter bag, and then found the flower seals of the Western Kingdom Exploration Question, the Governor and other flowers carried by Yoshimi Kohata, and after wrapping them all, Yoshitaka Ouchi handed these things to Ryozumi Takataka in the end.

"My lord?"

"Listen, go into hiding, look for an opportunity, gather the fleeing people, and then head to Kyushu and hand these over to the Hizen Eagle in person." Yoshitaka Ouchi said with a ruthless face.

"Huh? Lord? The Luo family ...... "Cold Spring Takatsu originally wanted to remind Ouchi Yoshitaka that the Luo family is the sworn enemy of the Ouchi family, how can he go to the Luo family?" But before he finished his words, he was stopped by Yoshitaka Ouchi, and he saw Yoshitaka Ouchi say with bloodshot eyes:

"Time is running out, so let's cut it short here. If that Fat Eagle is interested in getting the kingdoms in the Blood Book, he will naturally treat you well. This blood book, these flowers, as well as my sister-in-law and you, are all his great righteousness in obtaining Kitakyushu and the Western Kingdom. He categorically wouldn't refuse. Ha Lu haha, Tao Long Fang, do you see? That's what I left for you, and soon, I'll see you below. ”

"Lord!" Rengquan Takatsu and the others heard the death will of their lord from Yoshitaka Ouchi's words, and immediately said with grief and indignation.

"Don't delay any longer, the pursuers will be here soon, and I'll buy you time. Quick, take them, and get out of the way. Ouchi Yoshitaka said quite resolutely at this time.

Immediately, driven by Yoshitaka Ouchi, Rengquan Takataka and dozens of others separated to escort Yoshitaka Ouchi's sister-in-law, Yoshizun Ouchi, other children and family members to disperse and leave one by one. As Yoshitaka Ouchi expected, the main target of Tao Longfang's pursuers at this time was still Yoshitaka Ouchi, so it was even more dangerous to follow Yoshitaka Ouchi's side, and his move really rescued these people. Although Tao Longfang also sent people to search several Ouchi Yoshitaka's family members afterwards, the real target of Tao Longfang was Ouchi Yoshizun and others, so he didn't bother to embarrass these family members who had lost their identity, so these family members had to avoid death. In the future, when Ouchi Yoshizun returned to Zhou Fangguo after being divided by the Luo family, these people who fled back then were found by Ouchi Yoshizun one by one, and lived a happy and stable life.

In order to completely eliminate the traces of Ouchi Yoshitaka in Zhou Fangguo, in order to completely eliminate the traces of Ouchi Yoshitaka in Zhou Fangguo, he set fire to the Yamaguchi Ouchi Museum in a fit of rage, burning down dozens of palaces and Buddhist temples, and the Yamaguchi Ouchi Museum, which condensed the culture of Yamato, Ming and Korea, finally became a scorched earth, and many ministers who took refuge from Kyoto to Yamaguchi also died in the war, and the glorious century-old Yamaguchi culture also withered without a trace with the death of Ouchi Yoshitaka, which really made people sigh.

Of course, that's all for a later date. Now, after Yoshitaka Ouchi dismissed his son, family and others, he entered the Daning Temple in the nearby Fukagawa with great fanfare with more than 20 guards who were willing to stay and accompany Yoshitaka Ouchi to his death.

Ouchi Yoshitaka and others made a big move, and sure enough, they attracted too many pursuers, and soon Daning Temple was surrounded by Tao Longfang's army.

Another autumn day is coming, in the Daning Temple, the tall maple tree has been shrouded in fiery red maple leaves, after the washing of the rain, the original fiery red maple leaves appear particularly charming and even a little blood red, as if to show that this piece of land is about to experience a bloody disaster.

After two days of confrontation with the rebels in Daning Temple (only less than one day in history, but this time in order to buy time for other escapees, Ouchi Yoshitaka tried his best to use negotiations and other means to delay), Ouchi Yoshitaka left a "floating without stopping to leave my name, hating the dark waves of spring in the world, and finally realizing that victory and defeat are only the morning dew and lightning, and passing away", and then under the witness of the Daning Temple host, before the rebels completely rushed into the temple, calmly cut their stomachs.

Once dominated the seven kingdoms of northern Kyushu and the western country, the guardian of the seven countries, the western country exploration of the theme of Ouchi Yoshitaka returned to Huangquan, only forty-five years old, the legal name of Longfu Temple Temple Ruiyun Zhutian. Also martyred were more than 20 dead soldiers, including Takakei Okabe. Another branch of the Tao family, Tao Longkang, the son of Tao Hongquan, and Tao Longxian and others also fought to the death in the previous battle to cover the escape of Ouchi Yoshitaka. (To be continued......)