In the main camp of the Luo family at the foot of Gaoliang Mountain, Zhengliang sat on the main seat. On the left and right sides are the military division Yamamoto Kansuke, the cavalry general Isano Yuanmasa, the general Kinoshita Masanao, the ashigaru general Oishi Tomohisa, the iron artillery general Ander, and the ashigaru general Honda Toshimasa. As for Hidemasa Akimine, Hontsuna Uemura, Gunbei Ozaya, Tori Watanabe, Kamiyo Katsuri, Kamachi Kanhiro, Nobukiyo Fukuda, Mitsukiyo Akagu, Nakamoto Tao, Shingoro Roche, and Sasuke Roche are on standby in their respective teams.

At this time, the detective who was in charge of guarding the border area of the Okusanoya came in and reported: "Report! Lord, the main camp of the Otomo family is less than ten miles away from the main family. The enemy's previous vanguard was 1,000 men of Saeki Yuijian. ”

"Zhilu Dao, you can step down." Masashi said flatly, in his opinion, the army of the Otomo family, which claimed to be less than 50,000 people but less than 20,000 people, was just a rabble.

"Humph! Saeki Yujian? Overestimate one's strength or oneself. Order, immediately line up, and first repel the rabble of Saeki Weijian. After Masayo finished speaking, the retainers rushed out and prepared for battle according to Masahiro's original plan.

Soon after the retainers left the Great Tent, 2,200 soldiers had formed nine phalanxes, which, from a distance, blocked the main road from Mt. Kora to the Chikugo River from south to north. At the same time, 3,000 peasant soldiers were lined up behind the nine phalanxes, ready to go into battle at any time.

Although the enemy army was only ten miles away from the Luo family's main formation, they walked slowly for more than an hour before they arrived at the Luo family's main formation and began to line up.

Compared with the almost uniform routine of the Luo family, the army of the Otomo family is much worse. Not only are they disheveled. The formation is scattered. Most importantly, they lacked the terrifying murderous aura of the Luo family's army. Coupled with the fact that the vanguard was defeated and the Lord was to be taken for not long ago, their morale can be imagined.

After a while, the two armies, having formed their positions, slowly approached.

"Let the cavalry charge first." Otomo Yoshikan, who was in the main camp of the Otomo family, ordered. At this time, the Luo family actually lined up in front of the fence they had already arranged, which made Otomo Yoshikan immediately decide to use the cavalry to give the Luo family a hard blow.

"Kill!" The more than 500 cavalry of the Otomo family who received the order of Otomo Yoshikan immediately shouted and killed in front of the Luo family's big array. Half mile, 400 meters, 300 meters, 200 meters, 100 meters...... As the Otomo cavalry got closer and closer, the Luo family's main formation was still indifferent, and they didn't even feel nervous and scared for fear of being charged by the cavalry. Their expressions at this time. It's like waiting to see a play.

"Huh? Wrong! As the general of the left formation, the military advisor Usui Jiansu was suddenly startled, and immediately said, "Quick, tell the lord that the other party is afraid of fraud." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw a burst of neighing of war horses and the sound of soldiers screaming in the middle of the battlefield. It turned out that the cavalry who was running at the forefront suddenly fell into the trench that had been dug in advance by the Luo family.

This trench was dug by Masahiro in advance, and then had people bury a large number of bamboo sticks in it. In the end, it was re-covered with twigs and dirt. Since the vanguard army guarded by Shiga for the purpose of exploring the path was defeated, they did not have time to get here to investigate, so the cavalry became victims of these traps.

The Luo family dug a total of two trenches this time, one is the trench that is now hidden, and the other is the trench behind the Luo family's army. In the rear of this trench. It is where the main array of the Luo family is protected by a fence.

Watching the horses fall into the trenches, the hearts of the Otomo family kept dripping blood. But everyone in the Luo family was overjoyed.

"Alright, the show is over. Let the archers shoot and suppress the formation, and the rest of the group will slowly retreat to their own formation. Seeing that there were no more cavalry to fall into the trap, Masara immediately ordered. The fall of Fang Cai and the attack of the archers of the Luo family took advantage of the chaos, and the cavalry of the Otomo family lost almost half of their combat strength, and the purpose of deliberately lining up in front of the formation has been achieved, and the next step is to rely on the formation to meet the enemy.

"Order, let the pikes all press." After the cavalry team was frustrated, Otomo Yoshikan was not in a hurry or impatient, and ordered in a deep voice.

"Hehe, are you trying to use infantry as cover to fill in the first trench first? The order was given, and the iron artillery team and the archery team attacked with all their might. When he saw several pairs of spears on the other side start to fight, Masa saw the other party's intentions at a glance, so he immediately ordered.

So under the suppression of the Luo family's iron cannons and bows and arrows, the Otomo family tried hard several times, but they were all in vain. At this time, night was about to fall, and the two sides had to withdraw their troops and wait for tomorrow to fight again.

"Is this the true strength of the Luo family's iron cannon?" After returning to the military tent, Otomo Yoshikan sighed. It's just that he wondered a little in his heart, why were the few iron cannons that he had previously obtained by doing everything possible to get out of Luo's house so much less powerful than the iron cannons he saw on the battlefield now?

"Lord, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid it will be bad for my family!" Just when Otomo Yoshikan sighed at the power of the Luo family's iron cannon, the military advisor Usui Jiansu spoke. The Luo family is too cunning, and when fighting, they first use a trench to block the army of the Otomo family. Then, while the Otomo family was trying to fill the trench, they attacked the Otomo family's soldiers with bows and arrows and iron cannons. If this continues, even if the Otomo family fills in the first trench, if the other party hides behind the fence and continues this rogue attack, the Otomo family will be helpless.

"Let's see if the Luo family is still like this tomorrow. If this is still the case, the family will launch an onslaught at any cost. "In the face of this kind of positional warfare, if you are determined to attack at any cost, you can only use crowd tactics to pile up.

After hearing this, the military advisor Usuki Jian also nodded silently, although he superficially agreed with Otomo Yoshikan's decision, but he was quite worried in his heart. Judging from the current situation, the Luo family obviously intends to use positional warfare to wear down the Otomo family. But this time, the Otomo family united the Goto Navy and the Higo relatives of the Otomo family, and marched towards the territory of the Luo family from three directions at the same time. It stands to reason that the Luo family should be quick to decide! So, why is the Luo family now putting on a posture of entanglement?

In addition, if it drags on for too long, it may not be beneficial to the Otomo family. First of all, there is an army of more than 10,000 people, and the food consumed every day is amazing, and the longer the time drags on, the more food stored by the Otomo family will be consumed; Secondly, in order to ensure the supply of grain and grass for more than 10,000 people, a lot of grain needs to be transported from Fenggo, and this grain transportation channel is always threatened by the Akizuki family who are working for the Ouchi family.

"Report, lord, report urgently after fattening!"

At this moment, the samurai's message sounded outside the big tent.

"Is it from Higo? Counting up, there should be good news coming from the army of Higo at this time. Hearing that it was Higo's report, Otomo Yoshikan immediately said with a soothing face.

Soon, a detective walked in with a tired face, and presented the letter to Otomo Yoshikan. The latter immediately took it apart and looked at it.

"Huh?" Just after a few glances, Otomo Yoshikan suddenly screamed and fell directly from the marching horse.

"My lord?" Usutari Jian is quick with his eyes and hands, and he just supports Otomo Yoshikan, who is about to fall to the ground on his back.

"Kikuchi-sama, I'm sure you'll use your head as a wine glass." Otomo Yoshikan couldn't take care of the gaffe, and swore with an angry face.

"Kikuchi villain?" When he heard this, he suddenly sighed in his heart, "Could it be that something happened to the fat queen?" Thinking of this, he asked the two samurai who had walked in after hearing the news to help Otomo Yoshikan up, and then he picked up the letter that had fallen to the ground and read it.

At first glance, even Usuki, who has always been known for his calmness, changed his face.

Higo's army was defeated, and it was defeated in Higo's territory. And the most frightening news is that Kikuchi Yoshitake has rebelled again. (To be continued......)