In a small wooden house in Setoyama Castle, the lord of the castle, Mitsukiyoshi Akagu, had just finished drinking a bowl of gruel.

At present, the food reserves in the city are still enough for the defenders to hold out for several months, but I really don't know how long the Ouchi coalition army will besiege this place, so Chixue Guangqing had to order strict control of the food supply in the city. And as the lord of the city, of course, he can only lead by example.

"Report!" At this moment, an urgent report from the attendant sounded outside the door.

"What's the alarm?" Chixue Guangqing put down the empty bowl that had not left any traces of water at all, and shouted.

"Lord of the city, there is a group of enemy soldiers outside the city." The attendant immediately walked in and replied.

"Do you want to attack the city again? Hmph, let them come, I'll let them see our martial arts! Chixue said proudly.

"Lord of the castle, they are not attacking the castle, they are setting fire to the houses of the townspeople outside the castle." The attendant immediately said.

"What? Is there no one in the Red Cave family who bullied me? Chixue Guangqing stood up with a "bang", and then walked out of the wooden house quickly.

As he walked out, he shouted, "Come, gather the team at once, and let us drive away those cowards who can only set fires everywhere." ”

At this time, Kumagai Naosuke had already led two hundred horsemen to set fire outside the city. The task of setting fire to lure the enemy is simply too simple. Kumagai Naosuke was already secretly congratulating himself for speaking out in time to win such a task. It's a credit to you.

"Be careful, sir. The gates of the enemy camp were opened. At this time, the cavalry beside him shouted.

"Oh?" Kumagai turned his head straight to look in the direction of Setoyama Castle, and sure enough, he saw that the gate was slowly opening.

"Don't panic, set me on fire." Kumagai said calmly. At such a distance, it was not too late for him to retreat slowly when the opponent's brigade of men and horses completely pulled out of the city gate.

"He Xiao'er, how dare you set fire outside the city!" It was too late, and just as Kumagai was about to wait a little longer, there was a loud shout from the city gate, and then a general rode a black horse and killed him single-handedly.

"Your Excellency. Be careful! The cavalry beside him shouted.

"Huh?" Kumagai Naosuke obviously didn't expect such a situation, and for a while, there was a short circuit in the brain, and it was stuck there.

"Ha Luha, let's die" When Kumagai came to his senses, the other party had already killed with a big smile. All he saw was a large knife slashing with a cold light. Then it was accompanied by the exclamations of the cavalry around who had no time to react. He felt the whole person fly, and then his vision gradually darkened. The moment he closed his eyes, he saw his headless body fall from the horse.

"Ha Luha, is it possible that the general of the Ouchi family has such strength?" Akata Mitsukiyo laughed and picked up Kumagai's still bloody head with his spear. Then prepare to put the head away and hang it in front of the horse's head.

The generals of the Ouchi family, who were watching the battle and preparing to besiege in the distance, were stunned. Even Yoshitaka Ouchi and Mori Yuan were dumbfounded.

"The thief will be arrogant, Genji Ro's family Roe Saemon Hizen Mamoru came to take your head!" At this moment, a dark shadow suddenly appeared among the coalition forces of the enemy army lured out from the siege of Seto Mountain Castle.

This black shadow is none other than Masahiro's mount, "Hundred Miles Black". I saw that "Baili Black" was like a whirlwind and killed in front of Chixue Guangqing. This time. Mitsukiyoshi Akaya was preparing to hang the head of Kumagai Naosuke in front of the war horse. He is also considered an experienced person, and when he saw Zhengliang stabbing with a gun, he hurriedly raised his gun to block it. However, because the spear was carrying Kumagai's head at this time, the weight was different from usual, and the movement of Akata Mitsukiyo was obviously slower than usual.

It was this slow beat, and Masahiro's spear had already been stabbed. At the last moment, Chixue Guangqing once again showed his true colors as a general, and decisively let go of his hand and let go of the spear in his hand. Then on the side of his body, he tried to dodge Masayo's stab.

But Masato is not a vegetarian either, and the moment Chixue Mitsuqing released the spear in his hand, Masara predicted Chixue Mitsukiyo's next move. So the moment Chixue Guangqing's body began to flash sideways, the spear changed from a straight stab to a sweep.

"Hundred miles black" is inherently fast. And then at such a speed, in fact, the strength of this sweep is very large. Although Chixue Guangqing narrowly escaped a blow, because he was on horseback, he was inevitably swept by Masayo's spear. On the side of the body, it is the case to avoid a critical blow. The body is already a little out of balance. Now with the addition of being swept away, the body immediately began to be unbalanced. In jeopardy. Akaxue Mitsukiyoshi immediately tightened the reins in his hand, trying to use the horse god to regain balance.

However, the most fatal blow came at this time. At the moment when "Baili Hei" and the war horse of Chixue Guangqing staggered, "Baili Hei" actually used his hind legs to kick the hind legs of Chixue Guangqing's war horse. Under the pain, Chixue Guangqing's war horse immediately stumbled, and Chixue Guangqing, who could barely maintain his balance, was thrown to the ground and fell to the ground. , the sword on his body also fell aside.

"Whoosh" Just as Chixue Guangqing tried to get up again, Masashi had already turned his head on the "Hundred Miles Black" to kill, and a long spear was pressed against his throat. Then he was shot on the head by Zhengliang and fainted directly. With such a fierce general, it is very likely that he will choose to hit the head of the gun directly.

"Kill!" Seeing this scene, Yoshitaka Ouchi, who finally reacted, immediately shouted, and ordered the coalition forces to kill the enemy soldiers who were rushing to rescue Akaki Mitsukiyo. What's more, due to the suddenness of the incident, the gate of Setoyama Castle in the distance is still open. How can you miss such an opportunity? So the Ouchi family shouted and rushed to cover up.

In the midst of the flow of people, the troops of the Luo family quickly gathered around Zhengliang and protected Zhengliang again.

"Tie him up, and treat him alive!" Masayo commanded on his horse. Such a heroic man is indeed worthy of the respect of others. According to the development of events, he should have been inadvertently shot in the throat by an arrow from one of Tao Longfang's retainers during an inspection of the city's defenses. In this way, it is better to be killed by an arrow than by someone for no apparent reason.

With the dramatic misconduct of Chixue Guangqing, he was captured by Masayo. The defenders of Setoyama Castle lost their backbone and their combat effectiveness plummeted, and soon the Ouchi coalition army occupied Seto Yamajo Castle.

The day of the fall of Setoyama Castle happened to be the 15th day of June in the 11th year of Astronomy. According to historical records, the Ouchi coalition only captured Setoyama Castle in July, and now it has been a month ahead of schedule after Masayo's intervention.

"Hahaha!" In the main tent outside Setoyama Castle, Yoshitaka Ouchi looked quite happy, he didn't expect that Setoyama Castle, which had been unable to attack for a long time, had finally been conquered, and he had no reason to be unhappy.

"His Royal Highness Masara, this time the capture of the lord of Setoyama Castle is really a great achievement!" Yoshitaka Ouchi praised. As soon as Yoshitaka Ouchi said this, all the heroes around him also echoed it. The blow of Masayo's talent is indeed impeccable, and it is indeed the primary hero of the capture of Seto Mountain Castle. The most important thing is that they finally don't have to fight that damn cage battle.

"Tell me, what reward do you want?" Yoshitaka Ouchi was rarely so happy, so he gave Masaka the opportunity to choose a reward. The surrounding Haoqiang couldn't help but warm up when he saw that Zhengliang had gotten such an opportunity. This is a reward that Yoshitaka Ouchi has never given before.

"Dazai-sama, there is nothing else to ask for, the only request is that I hope that Dazai-sama will hand over Akato Mitsukiyo and his son's family to be disposed of." Masahiro immediately took the opportunity to say. After the capture of Setoyama Castle, Akagu Mitsukiyo's father Akaxue Hisashi and his son Akamur Morikiyo and others surrendered with their families. At the moment, he is imprisoned, waiting for Yoshitaka Ouchi's fate.

"Oh?" Yoshitaka Ouchi smiled and looked at Masayo in surprise.

"That's right." Feeling Yoshitaka Ouchi's puzzled eyes, Masarashi immediately analyzed: "Being able to capture such a hero alive is naturally something to celebrate, so I plan to bring these people back to the territory so that the people can enjoy it." ”

"Flutter!" Before Yoshitaka Ouchi could react, there were already a few heroes around him who snickered. Is this still the Eagle of Hizen who bravely captured the enemy's generals in front of the battle? It's like two people! No, seeing that he is less than a teenager, he is really still a teenager! The heroic image that the good government had not easily established in the hearts of the people collapsed like this.

"Aha!" Finally reacted, Ouchi Yoshitaka Ha Ranha laughed. Haoqiang, who had endured it for a long time, also laughed.

"Accurate!" Yoshitaka Ouchi said after the most reluctance. It turns out that this Saemon-sama is planning to use these people to show off. That's fine! Originally, he was extremely angry that Chixue Guangqing and the others blocked the way forward of his army. Now being used as a tool for display, it is not a more vicious way to deal with Chixue Guangqing and the others than to directly cut them down.

After promising Masato to hand over Akaxue Mitsukiyo and his son's family to Masara for disposal, Ouchi Yoshitaka rewarded some meritorious people.

When everything was over, there was a report from the city that it had been cleared. Ouchi Yoshitaka immediately led everyone to Setoyama Castle.

Because of this great achievement, Masara was invited by Yoshitaka Ouchi to follow him and enter Setoyama Castle together.

The crowd walked out of the tent under the leadership of Yoshitaka Ouchi. Masara inadvertently glanced at Kato Duanzo, who was waiting in the big tent, and saw that he secretly made a gesture to Masa. Seeing this, Zhengliang was immediately stunned. Yes, now is the perfect time to implement that plan, and it seems that Kato Duanzo is completely ready.

Thinking of this, Masahiro immediately looked at the mountains and forests near the army. Sure enough, I saw a red cloth tied to the top of a big tree not far away. Since it was on top of a tree, no one had noticed it for a while.

After confirming the situation, the political conscience said that as soon as his code came out, the plan could be launched immediately.

It's just that now is really the best time to launch the plan?

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