After carefully verifying Zhou Pu's identity, He Gui and other Han officers and soldiers immediately paid tribute to Zhou Pu, and their attitude changed - although the Han army has always been at odds with the cabinet, it was a struggle at the top after all, and the officers and soldiers at the bottom still had an instinctive awe of the officials of the imperial court.

Besides, Zhou Pu took the risk of going deep into Kyushu before the arrival of the Great Han and contacted the feudal lords who were dissatisfied with the shogunate, and this brave act was also respected by the Han officers and soldiers who had always worshiped heroes.

Because of the admiration of the Han officers and soldiers, Zhou Pu was also able to easily restrain these officers and soldiers.

Now hundreds of Han officers and soldiers have been assembled on the border of the Liuhe Domain, and they have become a powerful force, but because they have been chasing the rout of the Fukuoka Domain and the reinforcements sent by other domains in the previous few days, they have not received much rest, and at Zhou Pu's suggestion, they began to camp on the spot, rest their troops, and prepare to wait for follow-up reinforcements.

According to the agreement reached between Zhou Pu and Tachibana Soshige, the Han army could pass through the territory of the Liuhe Domain without restrictions, but could not enter the domain (of course, it was not necessary to enter), and at the same time, the Han army should also be disciplined and not loot the civilians in the Liuhe Domain.

When Zhou Pu relayed the request of the Liuhe Domain, the Han officers present all agreed. Of course, this was not only because the Han army was accustomed to the style of Qiu Wuwu, or because they were afraid that the Liuhe Domain was an ally, but more importantly, they did not want to slow down the march because of the scattered looting of the soldiers.

In the evening, Tachibana Muneshige led the main forces of the feudal army that had been assembled in his domain to the temporary camp of the Great Han, and like the Shimazu family, he was ready to assist them in their sweep of Kyushu as a collaborator of the Great Han army.

Obviously, as long as the Han can win this war, then they will occupy a very important position in Japan in the future, so of course Tachibana Muneshige wants to be more active in advance and make these Han people value themselves more.

As soon as he came here, he brought a few of his cronies to the formation of the Han army, and took this opportunity to carefully observe these Han officers and soldiers. Although these officers and soldiers looked very tired, their camp was meticulous, and they did not relax in the slightest because the situation was good now, and the Han soldiers who were on guard kept watching them vigilantly.

These Han officers and soldiers, although their faces were different, but their physique was very strong, and it was obvious that they were well supplied, and in his opinion, these people were heroic, and their actions were also ordered and forbidden, and they were very fast.

Such an elite unit, coupled with a uniform uniform, made him feel palpitations when he saw it.

He had fought for many years before, and even fought against the most elite border army of the Ming Dynasty in Goryeo, although the Han officers and soldiers should be a little stronger than the Ming border army at that time, but he originally thought that he could also imagine the strength of the Han army.

But now that they actually met, he found out. They were far more rigid and rigorous than any army he had ever seen before. As a veteran general for many years, of course he knows in his heart that what is unparalleled in the East and the West is unparalleled in front of the battle array, no matter how brave the generals are, they are just an inconspicuous small wave before the battle array, and the only thing that really determines the victory or defeat is the quality of the officers and soldiers, and the quality of these people is obviously much more elite than he expected.

No wonder they were able to defeat the shogunate's front to the brink without much difficulty.

After a few days of chaos, the situation is now clearer, and more and more information has been gathered into the Liuhe Domain. He knew that the troops of the Fukuoka Domain had been completely defeated, and the army of several thousand people had fled in disarray, and then was basically annihilated in the pursuit of the Han army for several days; Nagasaki is also on the verge of collapse, and now Nagasaki Castle is about to fall into the hands of the Han.

Thinking of this, he secretly congratulated himself on his good fortune, and finally jumped out of the shogunate, a ship that was about to sink, before everything was irretrievable.

What the shogunate army is like now, he knows very well in his heart, he thinks that under a soldier like the Great Han, it is impossible for the shogunate army to win, and even whether the Kwantung nest can be held is a problem.

If the shogunate can be completely eliminated by the answer, it will be best for him, even if the shogunate barely holds the Kanto region, then at least he still has the righteous name of the imperial court on his side, and he can still be a big feudal lord and seek a wealth for the Tachibana family.

With this secret thought, he came to the depths of this temporary camp, and then met Zhou Pu again.

Compared with half a day ago, this Han envoy is now even more full of spring breeze, obviously proud of the Han army's march so smoothly. And Tachibana Muneshige did not have the arrogance in the castle just now, but looked respectful, he bowed and knelt on the ground.

"The lord of the Yanagawa domain, Tachibana Soshige, see the angel."

In the face of this old man's salute, Zhou Pu did not, not because he was arrogant, but because he was now in the Han military camp, representing the majesty of the Han court and the Han emperor.

In this way, he also wanted to establish the absolute authority of the Han over these feudal lords.

"Lord, please." After Tachibana Zongmao finished saluting, Zhou Pu beckoned Tachibana Zongmao to get up, and a slight smile appeared on his face. "I'm tired of the feudal lord today, and I ask the feudal lord to continue to work hard in the future and contribute to the great cause of the revival of your court."

Zhou Pu has already discussed with him, and from today onwards, Tachibana Somao will openly stand on the side of the Han army under the banner of "reviving the imperial court and crusading against the Tokugawa traitors", and then spread the word to the Quartet and encourage others to cooperate with the Han army. Although the feudal lords everywhere did not regard the imperial court as a thing, the banner of the imperial court could still make them fall to the Han without scruples.

And in order to reward Tachibana Zongmao's surrender, and Tachibana Zongmao was originally a famous general, so Zhou Pu also generously gave the title of 'Deputy General of the Rejuvenation Army' to the other party - of course, in order to continue to use the banner of the Japanese Imperial Court, the title of General General Zhou Pu was intended to be awarded to the imperial family or Fujiwara Regent.

Although the title of deputy general cannot be turned into money or soldiers, Tachibana Soshige values it very seriously, because he knows that this identity will also be of great help to his relationship with the Han Dynasty in the future.

"The feudal lord has a great name in Japan, and as long as the feudal lord passes down the inscription, there will be many people who will respond in droves." Zhou Pu smiled and said, "Being able to get the help of the feudal lord will save us a lot of trouble. ”

"A little fame is not very useful, and it is good to be listened to." Tachibana Soshige replied half-jokingly and half-seriously, "If you really want to be effective, you still have to rely on the military might of the Han Dynasty and the banner of the imperial court...... Dare to ask the angel, has our imperial court left Kyoto now? Is it already in the hands of the Great Han? ”

This question made Zhou Pu a little embarrassed.

According to his previous arrangement with the Japanese court, before the Han army marched, Zhou Pu would send a message to Kyoto, and when he received the information he had given, his collaborators in Kyoto - Left Minister Ichijo Kaneya and Right Minister Nijo Yasudo and others - would immediately mobilize and hijack the Japanese emperor and emperor to leave Kyoto, find a way to come to Kyushu, and devote themselves to the protection of the Han army.

However, many days have passed now, and no news from Kyoto has reached Kyushu, and there is no sign that the Japanese royal family and ministers have come to vote for Kyushu.

This situation can't help but make people a little worried.

He had explained to the people in Kyoto before that he would do everything he could to come to Kyushu, and if it really didn't work, he would hide in the mountains and forests, and now it seems that the people in Kyoto are doing it according to the second method, but they are the imperial court, and they are the most important signboards, and the shogunate will definitely look at it very closely, not to mention whether they can escape or not, even if they can escape, the shogunate will definitely launch a crazy search.

Zhou Pu had seen these ministers and royal families in Kyoto before, and to be honest, he had a good impression of them, but the good impression only came from their conversation and culture, which made him, a former scholar, resonate a little. Zhou Pu could only be worried.

If there is really no way for them to escape the search of the shogunate, then the signboard of the imperial court will be greatly discolored.

However, there is no way to do this, I can only pray that these ministers are lucky, besides, now that the Han has a minister envoy who came to the capital with a letter from the emperor himself, as long as he is allowed to come to Japan, it will be a remedy.

Zhou Pu kept these things in his mind, and he didn't plan to explain them clearly to Tachibana Zongmao, he just vaguely brought them over. "Your imperial court has not come to Kyushu yet, but has only fled into the mountains and forests temporarily, after all, Guanshan is far away, and the shogunate is very eager to search, so it is difficult to come over for a while."

However, he chose to be vague, but Tachibana Soshige took it very seriously.

"My lord, in order to reduce the resistance of other feudal lords and break the morale of the people on the shogunate side, the imperial court is very important to us, so we must take it seriously."

"What does the feudal lord suggest?" Zhou Pu asked rhetorically.

"According to the following opinion, we should first take advantage of the chaos of the situation, first play the banner, quickly recover Kyushu, and then go north immediately after a little rectification!" Tachibana Somao was very calm, obviously he had already made up his mind before, "Although this seems a bit hasty, it is the best choice for us - the elite soldiers of the Great Han Dynasty are incomparable, and it is difficult for the various feudal clans to resist in a hurry, as long as they ascend to Honshu, the world will be even more shaken, and more people will be shaken and thrown to us at that time." ”

After glancing at Zhou Pu cautiously and making sure that he did not object, Tachibana Muneshige continued, "Moreover, I have been fighting in the western country for many years, and I am also very familiar with the mountains and rivers of the western country. As long as we occupy Kyoto, the name of the imperial court will naturally be in our hands......"

He paused, as if he felt that the next words were a little difficult, "At that time, the Emperor and the Emperor have already fallen into the hands of the shogunate, we can also declare that they have been held hostage, and then find a few surviving imperial families and ministers from Kyoto as regents, and raise the banner of the imperial court again." ”

Obviously, he was also very skeptical about whether the imperial court could avoid the shogunate's recourse, so he wanted to simply ignore the fact that Kyoto should be conquered as soon as possible, so that the imperial court would fall into his hands as soon as possible.

"The feudal lord's words are very reasonable, and in fact, I have this intention." Seeing that the other party put forward a proposal that was almost the same as his previous thoughts, Zhou Pu couldn't help but admire, "I also think that after we conquer Kyushu, we should take advantage of the fact that the shogunate army has not yet been fully assembled, and directly enter Kyoto, so that the initiative will continue to be in my hands." ”

Then, his smile deepened, "When the time comes, I will ask the feudal lord to continue to assist me, and I will be the first ambassador of the Han Dynasty to inspect your Kyoto on behalf of the Son of Heaven." ”

At this time, he looked at Tachibana Soshige very pleasing to the eye, and felt that he was more useful than Shimazu Tadashi - Shimazu Tadashi wanted Kyushu Island, as long as Kyushu fell into his hands, he would be lazy, and he had expressed that he didn't want to interfere too much in the war on Honshu Island, but Tachibana Soshige was different, his fief could only be on Honshu Island in the future, so he was very enthusiastic and wanted to fight over as soon as possible, which also happened to meet Zhou Pu's needs.

This Tachibana family will be of great use in the future, Zhou Pu thought secretly.

"It's incumbent!" As if he felt Zhou Pu's thoughts, Tachibana Zongmao held his head high, with the style of a general.

While they were still talking, there was a sudden commotion outside the camp, and both of them stopped their talks very vigilantly and looked in the direction where the voice came.

However, they soon realized that the clamor was a cheer rather than a shout from an enemy, and they regained their composure.

Then, they learned that it was the regiment of these Han armies that was coming from Bisu.

Under the twilight sky, amid the cheers of the soldiers, Bi Su brought several of his senators to this temporary camp.

At this time, he was full of spring breeze and enjoyed the happiness brought by victory. At his insistence, his regiment broke through the shackles of the original order, launched an assault on the shogunate army, and then broke through the opponent's line with a devastating momentum, causing the opponent to flee in full, but he was not satisfied with this, but ordered the officers and soldiers to continue the pursuit.

In this undoubted pursuit battle, his subordinates lived up to his expectations, and basically destroyed the enemy with irresistible momentum, and also conquered a large area of Kyushu, which was undoubtedly a great and glorious victory.

This victory can not only boost the morale of his subordinates, make them more supportive of themselves, but also allow the superiors to see their abilities and appreciate themselves more.

He received a warrant from Zhao Shuai from the sea off Nagasaki today, and although there were many words of reprimand in the letter, criticizing him for not acting rashly, he could also clearly see the meaning of appreciation between the lines.

As long as you continue to save up military merits like this, you will probably be able to rise to the top when you go back...... Maybe even be knighted.

And all this is the pursuit of his half-life career as a horseman. These pursuits now seem to be not far from him.

Without waiting for further orders, he led the main forces of the regiment and began to advance along the path pursued by his vanguards, preparing to further expand the results of the battle and destroy all resistance forces in northern Kyushu.

When he came here, he finally got the news that the messenger of the Son of Heaven had come to the army. He did not dare to slack off, and took a few of his senators and heralds, and rode to this side as fast as he could.

Soon, he was in the makeshift camp.

"The first regiment of the Han army is Bisu, and I have seen Lord Zhou." As soon as he saw him, he saluted Zhou Pu.

Compared with the deference of soldiers and junior officers, his attitude is much more reserved, but he still respects each other very much-although the senior officers of the Han Dynasty do not take the cabinet members very seriously, but this envoy of Lord Zhou Puzhou can be appointed by the Son of Heaven, Bi Su does not want him to sue in front of His Majesty.

"Bi Tuanzheng, long admiration!" Zhou Pu also saluted him, "Your regiment broke the enemy army before and beat the enemy army with fear, which is really admirable!" ”

"It is the duty of us soldiers to fight for the country, and we dare not take credit." Bi Su humbled himself, "In addition, we are just martial artists, and we can't be vague when we go into battle, and we will fight a few enemy troops when we encounter them, but now, ...... In Kyushu, you have to give a lot of advice, so as not to spoil the court's plan. ”

He also knew that the strategy of the Han Dynasty was to use the military as a supplement to achieve political goals, and to mobilize the Japanese to fight the Japanese as much as possible, rather than blindly emphasizing fighting, so today, when the goal has been successfully achieved in the first stage, special people are indeed needed to give advice on the next step.

"It is for this that I was sent by the Son of Heaven, Bi Tuanzheng, please rest assured, this matter has been decided in my heart." Zhou Pu responded without modesty, and then pointed to Tachibana Somao next to him, "Come, let me introduce first, this is Tachibana Somao, the lord of the Liuhe Domain, and he has now surrendered to our country......"

Then, he lowered his voice, "He has a lot of prestige among the military lords in Japan, and being able to get his help has saved our army a lot of trouble. Our army had already reached the gate of his territory before, but fortunately I restrained them and did not cause trouble. ”

"Oh?" Bi Su was stunned for a moment, then immediately turned his head and saluted Lihua Zongmao. "I've seen the feudal lord! If your subordinates have offended before, please forgive them! ”

Although as a Han officer who has always been arrogant, Bi Su actually looks down on those who surrender to him, but now, since he can be used, Bi Su can of course show superficial politeness.