In the Hyuga Beach on the coast of Hyuga Country, the results of the battle between the Ito family and the Luo family were shocked, and the strength of the Luo family's water army was too strong in this water battle. But the next piece of information surprised him even more.

The Luo family navy, which secretly arrived on the coast of Bungo Province, united with the Luo family navy originally stationed there, and cooperated with the local Luo family defenders who were fighting against the Otomo Saeki family and the Ito family in Umibe County, Bungo Province, and attacked the camp of the Otomo Saeki family and the Ito family at night, driving the rout of the Otomo Saeki family and the Ito family all the way to the hinterland of the Saeki family's territory. At this point, the trouble of the Luo family in the southeast has been temporarily resolved. At least for a short period of time, neither the Saeki family nor the Ito family dared to easily attack the border area of the Luo family.

After this great victory, the Luo family's navy did not seem to stop there, and instead they directly attacked the coastal areas of Tsumi County and Kunisaki County in Bungo Province. Here, a fierce battle is once again fought with the Otomo family water army, which was improvised together.

The Luo family's navy, which had an advantage in both numbers and ships, finally defeated the Otomo family's navy after a day of fierce fighting. Since then, the eastern part of Kyushu, from the coast of Kunisaki County in the northernmost Bungo Province to the coast of Hyuga Province in the south, has formed a situation in which the Luo family's navy is dominant. Although the Luo family could not invade these coastal areas by landing warships, they could harass them. More importantly, the trade routes in this area were once again opened up by the Luo family, and the sea blockade strategy of the Ouchi family, the Otomo family, and the Ito family jointly declared a failure.

As for the waterways on the Shikoku side? Due to the sudden death of a house governor and a house foundation on the Tosa side, the family has fallen into chaos at this time. There is simply no energy to cooperate with his traditional allies, the Ouchi family and the Otomo family, to block the Luo family's maritime trade routes.

And for the Shikoku Iyo region across the sea from Bungo Province. In particular, the Saionji family, which is facing the Bungo Waterway, will directly face the threat of the Luo family's water army.

This had to make Xiyuan Temple's mood solemn again. So he instantly thought of a few guests who had been guests at Xiyuan Temple's house for several days.

"What happened to the guests on both sides?" Saionji Shichong gently put down the information in his hand. Looking up at Xiyuan Temple, Gongguang asked.

"There was nothing unusual on either side, and both stayed quietly in their respective yards. It's just that they all hope that the family can make a wise decision as soon as possible. Xiyuan Temple Gongguang replied.

"A wise decision?" Saionji Shimitsu muttered to himself with a heavy face. This kind of choice between the big overlords is really difficult.

The Otomo family, as the former overlord of the Bungo Kingdom, is now a down-and-out phoenix that is not as good as a chicken. The Otomo family has declined, which is naturally a good thing for the Saionji family, which has been invaded by the Otomo family. But this time, the envoy of the Otomo family came on behalf of the Otomo family and the Ouchi family. The Kono family in northern Iyo had also been invaded by the Ouchi family before, resulting in the Kono family having to expand its power to the southern part of Iyo Province in order to have enough territory and resources to resist the Ouchi family. This is also the reason why the Kono family has been invading the territory of the Saionji family.

If you connect with the Ouchi family through the Otomo family, and then beg the Ouchi family to send troops to force the Kono family to suspend the invasion of the Saionji family. It's a good move.

It's just that at this time, the Luo family, which has completely controlled the Bungo waterway, is also powerful! If it is really after the unification of Bungo, as the Xiyuan Temple family that chose to take refuge in the Otomo family and the Ouchi family, the Luo family will definitely settle accounts after the autumn, and at that time, the Xiyuan Temple family will fall into the situation of being besieged by several powerful families, the only difference this time is that the more powerful Luo family has replaced the original position of the Otomo family.

So why don't you choose to take refuge in the Luo family? But Xiyuan Temple is faintly worried in his heart.

From Fang Cai's information, it was learned that during this period of time, in addition to colliding with the power of the Ito family and the Otomo family along the coast, they also fought repeatedly and fiercely with the power of the Otomo family on the Beppustana Plain in Awami County in Bungo Province.

During the spring ploughing period, they do not levy each other. This is an unwritten agreement of the major famous and wealthy families of the Warring States. And the Luo family obviously did not abide by this agreement. The performance of the Luo family is in the view of Xiyuan Temple. The Luo family is a powerful overlord who may not keep his promises.

Once the Luo family has put down powerful enemies such as the Otomo family, the Ouchi family, and the Ito family, will they be free to deal with the allies of the Saionji family? After all, in the eyes of Saionji Minoru , as long as the Haoqiang in the Bungo Country region intends to invade the Shikoku region, there will be no way around the Saionji family as the only way to go, and the Luo family, which is so powerful, has no ambition to invade the Shikoku region?

And just as Saionji Temple was thinking left and right, in a courtyard in the castle town of Matsuba Castle, Kizo Shigetada, the envoy of the Luo family to the Shikoku region, was discussing with Ahri, the chief general of the escort this time.

"How, did you find it?" Kizo Shigetada asked.

"Found them. But there are also quite a few guards at their residence. Ahri, who had just returned, replied.

"I can't wait, the lord has been waiting for me in Kyushu for a long time, and I'll have to rush to other parts of Shikoku after that." Kizo Shigetaka said. They had come to the territory of the Xiyuan Temple family a few days ago, and were received by the Xiyuan Temple Shichong.

During this period of time, Xiyuan Temple was also very enthusiastic about their group, but he did not reply to the Luo family's invitation to form an alliance. Confused, Kizo Shigetuda spent a lot of money to buy off the important minister of the Saionji family, Kamiko Guangyasu, and at this time it was learned that it was the envoy of the Otomo family who arrived at the Saionji family earlier than them, and they also sent an invitation to the Saionji Shimitsu to form an alliance. As an important passage connecting the Shikoku region and Kyushu Bungo Province, the Saionji family became a fragrant gluttonous for a while, and the governor of Saionji seemed to be hesitating.

Xiyuan Temple was really hesitant, but most of the retainers in the family did not hesitate at all. All along, they have been struggling to resist the continuous invasion of the Otomo family, and now the Otomo family is in decline, and they plan to pull them as allies against the Luo family, the idea of the Otomo family is very ghostly, but in the past in the fierce battle with the Otomo family, the retainers who have lost a lot of clansmen will naturally not give a good face to the envoy of the Otomo family.

During this period of time, although the envoys of the Otomo family have repeatedly sent gifts to visit the retainers of the Saionji family, they have been neglected to varying degrees. In stark contrast, the envoy of the Luo family, who had just arrived, was warmly welcomed by all the retainers. In the hearts of these retainers, they would rather form an alliance with the Luo family than with the Otomo family. (To be continued......)