"Shinnosuke Akabane has seen an adult."

In the council hall of Kishiyue City, a weak young man who looked to be in his thirties knelt in front of Zhengliang.

"You're a samurai?" Zhengliang looked at the person in front of him with a smile. This guy was very calm from the moment he was brought in, and even without getting the invitation of Masayo, he directly reported to his house and knelt in front of Masaliang.

What made Masarashi even more sure that he wasn't a real fighting samurai was that he was wearing an armor that was much larger than his stature at the moment. caused him to walk, a little unnatural, even a little laughable. At the same time, his face was blue and purple, obviously he had been beaten, which was probably the masterpiece of the soldiers of the Luo family.

According to Shigemasa Yoshida, this guy was the ninth captive and was accidentally found by a patrolling samurai in a pile of firewood and grass. After being discovered, this guy was very consciously tied up, and he didn't realize that he was about to die at all. After receiving the news of the capture of the new prisoner, Yoshida Shigemasa waved his hand, ready to directly let his subordinates click this guy on the spot.

Who knew that when the samurai was about to be executed, this guy laughed loudly, and then began to scold Masahiro. This immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of those Luo family warriors, and then they began to beat this guy wildly.

"You were clever enough to get my attention in this way, and you escaped for the time being. Now, tell me, is there anything you want to say to me? Remember, if you can't show something special about you, then I don't mind killing you with this knife by my side. Then you'll enjoy the same treatment as Hatamori," Masarashi continued to smile. In order to let people outside the castle know that the head of the Hata family was dead, Masayo ordered the head of Hatamori to be hung on the city wall.

"The Luo family, a small Haoqiang who suddenly rose on the East Songpu Peninsula, in less than a year, through various means, unified the western and central regions of the East Songpu Peninsula, and annexed the Huzi family in one fell swoop two days ago. And the head of his family, Luo Masara, is rumored to be Genji, and it is rumored that he once beheaded more than a dozen enemies in World War I. With the title of 'Matsuura's Eagle'," Shinnosuke Akabane told some of the situation of the Luo family, "None of this is wrong, right? His Royal Highness Masara. ”

"Oh?" Masashi said with a calm expression, "It seems that the Bojia family has long known the situation below!" But there is a doubt below. I wonder if you can solve your doubts below? ”

"Your Highness wants to ask why the Bojia family has already mastered the western part of the Higashi Songpu Peninsula after His Highness has mastered the western part of the East Songpu Peninsula, but why is there still so few people to defend the city?"

"Exactly," Masaro said, nodding.

"Arrogant, stupid. If you want to describe the head of the family who is still hanging on the city wall at the moment, then this is the evaluation below," Shinnosuke Akabane said with a little disdain. It was as if he was angry that he had not listened to his advice and had led to such a situation.

"It's not a sign of grace to insult your own head behind your back," Masahiro smiled slightly. "Then you proposed the plan to return to Karatsu overnight and then support the Sashi family?"

"Hehe, Ming Chinese once said that a good bird chooses wood to perch, since it is an incompetent lord. Even if it leads to death, then it won't be a master," Shinnosuke Akabane said with a smile, and at the same time he was about to pick up the Akabane fan that he often had on his body, but suddenly remembered that he had lost it in order to escape for his life. He acquiesced in Zhengliang's speculation.

"His Royal Highness's strategy can be described as a chain of plans, and I really can't imagine it in the next, after the destruction of the Huzi family. His Royal Highness will definitely take advantage of the situation to attack the Sashi family. And in fact, it was not bad to be expected," Shinnosuke Akabane said quite smugly.

"Your Excellency, aren't you afraid that I will kill you in a fit of rage because you have destroyed your family's strategy?" Masaro stared at Shinnosuke Akabane and said.

"No, Your Highness will definitely not be like this" Shinnosuke Akabane stared back at Masarashi confidently, and then said calmly.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Masahiro suddenly laughed.

"Hahaha. You're interesting," Masarashi said, "tell me." The good birds you just said choose trees to perch, is the Luo family that 'wood'? Masa's tone this time was much more serious.

"Nope. In my opinion, His Highness is in danger at the moment," Shinnosuke Akabane shook his head directly and said.

"Oh? Dangerous? ”

"Why does Your Highness knowingly ask?"

"Haha, okay" Masarashi finished asking what he said, and then waved his hand, signaling that Yoshida Shigemasa could take Shinnosuke Akabane down.

"Your Highness, why don't you make a gambling oath?" At the moment when he was taken out of the ruin, Shinnosuke Akabane suddenly turned around and said.

"Oh?" Masara looked up at the other party.

"If the Luo family wins this war, then I am willing to serve the Luo family and be loyal to the Luo family forever until he dies" Shinnosuke Akabane.

"Ha Lu Ha Ha , good" Zheng Liang laughed when he heard this, "Tie him to a stake in the open space in the courtyard, I want him to witness the victory of my family with my own eyes." The second half of the sentence was said to Shigemasa Yoshida.

The latter bowed down to receive the order.

Looking at Shinnosuke Akabane, who was escorted farther and farther away by Shigemasa Yoshida and others, Masarashi couldn't help but say to himself: "What an interesting guy, the Luo family is victorious, and he became a retainer; Once...... Then will he be saved, and will he also be saved from death? ”

……

In winter, the evenings are very long. However, fearing a counteroffensive organized by Boda on the second day, Masarashi did not sleep well all night.

On the second day, as soon as it was dawn, Masato ordered Black Eagle and the scout to step up the investigation, and of course, almost all the strength was now concentrated in the direction of Lion City. Due to the rush of time, coupled with the Black Hawk who had been monitoring Kishi Yuechen nearby, there were only four people with reconnaissance power. And the Lion City is the direction where the largest military power of the Bodo family is concentrated, and Masashi has to deal with the danger from there with all his might. And in the direction of the city, there is only one retainer of the Bojia family with more than a dozen ashigaru guards, and there is really no threat.

After the arrangements were made, Masarashi began to anxiously wait for reinforcements from Tsuda Hiromune and others.

As the minutes ticked by, the hour (six to seven in the morning) and then the hour (seven to nine o'clock), and no one came. What's even more strange is that not only did no one from the Luo family come, but even from the Bo family. Except for the occasional head or two poking out from the village outside the city, and then looking in horror at the head of Hatamori above the castle, there was no movement.

Weird, really weird!

No, someone must be sent to check, and at this time Masahiro finally reacted. If you send people, the direction of the Lion City is not needed for the time being, there is a good arrangement of all the manpower that he can find, as long as there is something to do there, he will definitely be able to get a return, and now since he has not been rewarded, it means that there is no abnormality in the Lion City for the time being.

And in the direction of Hijo, now Masarashi is not sent to monitor alone, so just in case, Masarashi decided to send a samurai to monitor.

Just as Masato was about to deliver the order, a footlight ran in, "Temple... Your Highness, sneak attack, Tsuda-sama and others were sneak attacked, and Hirasa-sama asked His Highness to retreat as soon as possible. Ashigaru had apparently done his best to report the news, panting as he spoke.

"Huh?" Zhengliang stood up with a "whoosh".

……

At this moment, between Mt. Hikochi and Mt. Onokidake, on a mountain road called Zori, a battle to the death is unfolding.

"Kill", Tsuda Hiromune howled wolf, raised his katana, and cut off the head of a peasant soldier with a single sword.

"Lord Guangzong, this place is not suitable for a long battle, it is better for us to retreat as soon as possible" Heizo Masanaka, who was on the side, kicked over a foot that was stabbed to death by him, and then shouted.

"Damn, I was attacked again" Tsuda Hiromune spat out a mouthful of water and scolded in his heart. Since the last time he was attacked by the Akatsuko Coalition forces for too long and the Nagakura coalition, he hated the enemy's sneak attack tactics the most. At this moment, my heart is even more on fire.

This morning, according to the agreement, the men and horses led by Tsuda Hiromune, Tadajiro, and Hirasa Masada have been assembled, but the mysterious army newly established by the head of the family has not arrived until the moment of departure time. With Tadajiro as the front, Tsuda Hiromune as the center, and Hirasa Masata as the rear, the team rushed to Kishigaku Castle along the secret path that Masara had walked yesterday.

After more than an hour, the team was finally about to walk out of the dense forest. In order to speed up their journey, the trio chose the wider avenue between Mt. Onokake and Mt. Hikochi instead of the forest trail on the other side that Masarashi had taken during his sneak attack yesterday.

There was nothing wrong all the way, but when he was about to arrive at Kishigaku Castle, he was attacked by a surprise attack in the place of Saori.

"Dead" Tsuda Hiromune was like a tiger descending from the mountain, raising his katana, and the katana in his hand drew an arc in the air, flying towards the head of an enemy samurai.

The other party was not afraid, and directly raised his knife to greet him.

"Dang!"

Qingyue's gold and iron resounded in the sky, the enemy samurai's katana could not withstand such a violent impact and actually got out of his hand, Tsuda Hiromune's heavy katana was still in a hurry, coldly swept over the enemy's shoulder, blood splashed, one of the enemy samurai's head had already flown up in the air, although the head was different, but it was still hideous, staring at Tsuda Hiromune.

"Hehe" Tsuda Hiromune didn't look at the other party, turned around and stared at another target, and then took a step towards the other party.

"Dang!" Nearby, Hirasa Masataka cut off the opponent's attack with a single sword, and then glanced at the battlefield. Compared to Tsuda Hiromune's ignorance, he was much more anxious in his heart.

The other party was obviously also heading towards Kishiyue City, and there were many more people than their own side. This time, on his side, there were more than 100 people on his side, and there were at least 200 people on the other side.

What's even more unfavorable is that they were attacked in the middle of the formation, and the entire Luo family's troops were divided into two teams because of this. Coupled with the narrow mountain road, the Luo family could not give full play to the advantages of the battle formation. If it continues, when more reinforcements from the other side arrive, your side will be in danger, no, it is dangerous now......)