Chapter 663: Who Betrayed Whom
The seventh day of the fourth month of the eighteenth year of astronomy.
On this night, the Hakata Port of Kyushu Chikuzen Kunitaka was in flames. The fire could be seen even from miles away.
"Ahh
In the Luo family's rebuilding of Hakata's material camp, several soldiers of the Zongxiang family who were burning with fire all over their bodies screamed and rushed out of the material camp, trying to run wildly towards the sea at the port, but after only a few steps, these people fell to the ground one by one, and then struggled on the ground for a while and then became completely silent.
"Huh?" At this time, the soldiers of the clan and the Ouchi family, who were on the shore outside the camp and on the boat, were stunned by the situation in front of them. Fang just smashed into the camp like a bamboo, how did it become like this in an instant? Also, didn't the general say that he was going to set fire to that camp? Now that the fire is burning, how can you burn your own people?
"Ahh
In shock, a scream suddenly came from the shore, and everyone was suddenly awakened, and looked in the direction of the scream, only to see countless torches speeding towards their place from the left and right sides of the harbor. Some of the ships on the fringes seem to have begun to fight, which is why screams can be heard.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ”
At this time, even a fool already understood that they had fallen into the trap of the Luo family and were ambushed. So in the open space between the burning camp and the port, a second battlefield was launched. It's just that most of the coalition forces that came to sneak attack this time have entered the camp, and the defenders who stayed outside to guard the ships are only more than 200 people, and there are nearly 600 elite opponents of the Luo family who have flocked from all over the place. So soon the army formation they had organized on the spot was scattered in pieces. Some even fled back to their boats on the shore. Attempted to escape by boat.
"Woo woo woo ......"
It's a pity that even if you want to escape by boat. There is no chance at this time. I saw that at the mouth of Hakata Bay, countless torches appeared one after another (in the dark night. The distance is so far that you can only distinguish the light of the fire, but you can't see the appearance of the ship). And the sound of the conch was heard. This is the first standing naval team of the Luo family that has just arrived.
While the battle raged in the port of Hakata, the forces of the people, who had been watching the situation in Hakata from all over the world, saw the fire burning on Hakata's side (at this time, the flames of Hakata had risen into the air, and it was particularly dazzling in the dark sky). Such a fire can be seen from miles away), and at this time there is also action.
In a large courtyard in Tochoji Temple, many monks have gathered at this time. Most of them were monks with weapons in their hands.
"Since the opening of this temple, it has been a forbidden place for military generals, and the young Eagle of the Fat Front dares to send someone to trespass and rob the grain, what is the intention?" The temple presiding officer, Xianhai, stood on a high place and said to the crowd in the courtyard. What Xianhai said was a trick he directed and acted himself. After learning that Hakata had been burned, he immediately sent someone to pretend to be the army of the Luo family, pretending to capture the fine work and forcibly break into the Dongchang Temple, and pretending to be rich and intent on robbing the food, causing chaos inside (and then taking the opportunity to hide). This then aroused the anger of the people in the temple. And Xianhai took the opportunity to splash dirty water on the Luo family.
"At a time when Buddhism is in danger, defeat the enemy of Buddhism, Luo Zhengliang!" At the instigation of the monks who had already taken refuge in the Ouchi family, such as Xianhai. With this slogan, the monks of Dongchang Temple rose up and went to the territory of the nearby Luo family overnight. Prepare to burn and loot on this scale.
On this night, temples and shrines such as Jotenji Temple and Kushida Shrine near Tochoji Temple also did similar things.
The unrest that occurred overnight in the area around Hakata immediately had a chain effect. The surrounding area also became in turmoil.
At the same time, in a Zhuangzi outside Chikuzen National Hanayama Castle in Kyushu, the governor of the Tachibana family, who was the head of the Chikuzen family, Tachibana Kanmitsu, was nervously walking around in a secret room.
Not long ago, on the grounds that he was not feeling well, he took leave of absence from Chikuzen Guardian Dena Fushin Kei and returned home to recuperate. After that, Tachibana Kenzai, who served as the deputy general of the 3rd Standing Navy of the Luo family, and Yasumu Minbu, a major minister of the Tachibana family, who served as the deputy general of the 5th Standing Ashigaru Army, each returned home on the pretext of going home to visit the governor's illness.
"Father, don't worry, I believe that with the strength of the Ouchi family, there will definitely be results tonight." Tachibana Kanzai, who was sitting on the other side of the secret room, saw that his father was so nervous, and immediately comforted him. Compared to his father, Tachibana Kanmitsu, he seems more calm.
"Fire, fire." Just as the two fathers and sons were talking in the secret room, the wooden door of the secret room was suddenly pushed open, and the important minister An Wumin ran in in surprise.
"Fire? There's a fire there? Tachibana Kanmitsu suddenly turned around, walked in front of the Anwu Minbu in two and three steps, and grabbed the arm of the Anbu Minbu and asked.
"My lord, Your Majesty has seen the fire, the light of the fire coming from the direction of Hakata."
"Really? Quick, take me to see it. Tachibana Jianguang directly grabbed the Anwu Minbu and walked out.
"Lord, son, please here." The Ministry of Anmu immediately pleaded.
"Father, son-in-law should go and see the situation of the guards in the mansion first." Tachibana Kenzai politely declined to check on the firelight coming from Hakata, and instead asked to check on the guards in the mansion. Because by this time he had already had doubts. Given the distance between Tachibanayama Castle and Hakata, it was obviously impossible to see the light of the fire coming from Hakata. Unless someone passed the situation back, and now the Ministry of Anmu Civil Affairs directly said that he saw the fire, which had to make him suspicious.
Tachibana Kanmitsu, who was in a hurry to personally confirm Hakata Flamelight, would think of so much, so after agreeing to Tachibana Kanzai, he left directly with the Anmu Minbu. Tachibana Kanzai also began to walk outside the courtyard where they were.
"Young master." He was walking about ten steps, but a shout sounded behind him. Tachibana Kanzai turned around and looked back when he heard the sound, and found that it was the Anmu Minbu who was walking quickly.
"What?" Tachibana Kanzai immediately asked. At this time, he just didn't believe that he could see the situation on the Hakata Port side of Tachibana Mountain Castle, but he didn't suspect the Anmu Minbu, an important minister of the Tachibana family, because of this.
"The head of the family asked his subordinates to accompany the young master to inspect the guards of Zhuangzi." The Ministry of Anmu immediately replied.
"Hmm. Then let me come. After Tachibana nodded in agreement, he turned around and prepared to continue walking outside the courtyard gate.
"Ahh The moment he turned around, there was a sudden sharp pain in the reserve, and he couldn't help but scream as he staggered a few steps forward. After barely stabilizing his body, he quickly turned around and saw the sneering face of An Wumin under the moonlight.
"You?" Tachibana Kanzai immediately understood who had attacked him from behind. It's just that he couldn't have imagined that this person turned out to be his own important minister, the Ministry of Anwu Min.
"Did the young master ever remember Ming Ji?" Under the moonlight, Anwu Minbu looked at Tachibana Kenzai with burning eyes and said. (To be continued......)