Now that Yoshihiro Shimazu is under house arrest, it indicates that the Shimazu family has decided to break the peace agreement in the southern Kyushu region that the Roshi family had previously formulated.

Of course, in Masaara's heart, even if the Shimazu family really cancels the raid on the North Satsuma and Western Dayu regions this time, he will eventually dispose of the Shimazu family, and in Masara's plan after that, the annexation of the Shimazu family is also an inevitable step.

If the Shimazu family can be soft this time, Masashi will naturally be gentle when dealing with the Shimazu family in the future, after all, if the Shimazu family is really soft, it will be of great help to the Luo family's current strategy for the western region.

It's just that to Masarashi's disappointment, the Shimazu family finally chose confrontation. Yes, Masara thinks that the Shimazu family's decision this time is a confrontation against the Luo family, although the Shimazu family is only in the name of revenge for the invasion of the Shimazu family's territory by the wealthy clans of Kita Satsuma and Nishi-Osumi District at this time, and does not play the banner of confrontation with the Luo family, but it is just that the Shimazu family is not ready to tear the skin with the Luo family and keep the peace between the two families for the time being. For Zhengliang, this is just a cover for ugliness.

The expansion of the Shimazu family's power, and the intention to connect with the Ito family's power map, was indeed intolerable to Masara, which caused great trouble to Masara's subsequent plans. It's just that how to deal with the Shimazu family's decision this time, Masarashi also fell into hesitation.

If they decisively fight against the Shimazu family and unite with the wealthy clans of the Kita Satsuma, Nishi-Osumi, and Nishi-Hyuga regions to fight against the Shimazu family, then the Luo family will probably go to the whirlpool of war in the southern Kyushu region. After all, the Ito family in the Hyuga region will not let go of this opportunity to unite with the Shimazu family to fight against the Luo family.

More importantly, at this time, nearly eighty percent of the troops within the Luo family had been completely engaged in the whirlpool of war in the Western Kingdom region and the Kitakyushu region. Just these two regions. The Luo family has successively invested nearly 80,000 troops. Of these 80,000 people. It includes not only nearly ninety percent of the Luo family's standing troops, but also most of the Luo family's reserve troops and temporarily recruited peasant soldiers (these peasant soldiers naturally include peasant soldiers who participate in logistical tasks such as material delivery and maintenance of newly occupied territories).

If this battlefield in Minami Kyushu also rises at the same time, then Masaro expects to devote at least 20,000 troops to it. In total, nearly 100,000 troops have been put into all the battlefields, not to mention that most of these 100,000 people are not standing and have low combat effectiveness, just the daily consumption of resources by these 100,000 people is a huge number. Not to mention the unnecessary natural wear and tear caused by the transportation of the respective materials.

Unlike those who have been accumulated over several generations, the Luo family is only a family that has only been on the rise for more than ten years. The accumulated resources and foundations are naturally limited. Although at this time the Luo family had already occupied Hizen Province, Chikugo Province, Higo Country, Chikuzen Province, Bungo Province, Bunzen Province, and Iki Island, and also conquered some areas of Nagato Province, Zhou Defense Province, Aki Province, and Bigo Province, but in fact, Chikuzen Province, Bungo Province, Bunzen Province, and Iki Island were newly occupied, and they had not yet reached Cheng dù (it was already very good to be able to support themselves), not to mention that at this time, riots had just occurred in Chikuzen Province, Bungo Country, and Bunzen Country. As for the last Nagato Kingdom, Zhou Defense Kingdom, Aki Kingdom, and the newly occupied areas of Bigo Province, they only provided part of the material support plundered by the war for the army of the Luo family, and there was no long-term support at all. Therefore, at this time, the strategy of nearly 80,000 people participating in the Luo family was actually supported by the Hizen Kingdom, Chikugo Kingdom, and Higo Kingdom, which had been ruled by the Luo family for a long time.

However, even with the stable support of these three regions, there is a limit, and if a new battlefield is opened in southern Kyushu at the same time. This is equivalent to the fact that the Luo family is carrying out three battlefields at the same time in the Western Province, the North Kyushu region, and the South Kyushu region. In this case, Zhengliang estimates that the internal affairs system of the entire Luo family will be shaken. To know. The stability of the internal affairs system is the foundation that determines the stability of the Luo family's rule, and it is also the foundation of the Luo family's continuous strategy. And this period of continuous combat has actually caused great pressure on the internal affairs system of the Luo family, and this issue has been raised by Togo Heiji, Arima Harumu, Sagara Takeren and other internal cabinet ministers not long ago in a joint letter to Masayo.

Therefore, in order to ensure the stability of the Luo family's rule, Masayo must carefully consider whether to open up the battlefield of southern Kyushu. After reading the letter in his hand, Masarashi stood up and looked out through the wooden window where the room was located.

Although it was the end of January at this time, the weather outside was still a little cold, and in such weather, it must have affected the progress of the Luo family's various armies.

"Am I being too greedy?" Looking at the gradually overcast sky outside the ship, Masara suddenly muttered to himself.

Yes, when the army first set up to fight on Itsukushima, what Masahiro had was just to pick a peach while the Maori family and the Tao family were both defeated in the war. At that time, the purpose was just to take the opportunity to weaken the power of the Mori family and prevent it from growing into a new powerful hostile force of the Luo family, and at the same time take the opportunity to attack the territory of the former Ouchi family and seize the benefits as much as possible.

It's just that with the continuous development of the form, the original goal has also changed greatly, and at this time, Masara hopes to be able to take the Nagato Province, Zhou Defense Kingdom, Aki Province, and even Bigo Province in one fell swoop, and become the overlord of the Western Country region in one fell swoop.

But things will not always be smooth sailing, after all, the enemy will also take the initiative to deal with the situation of the Luo family. In the case of the Mori family in the Aki Province region alone, the Mori Yuan, who had already returned to Tayama Castle in Yoshigun, used his superb means to make the two armies of the Luo family, which were trying to take the last two counties of the Mori family in the Aki Province region in one fell swoop, suffered great resistance, and almost no progress was made.

As for the Bigo region, at this time, it was even more mired in the interweaving of the forces of the Luo family, the Maori family, the Niko family, and the local wealthy clans, which made the progress of the army along the way extremely difficult. The riots in the Kitakyushu region also had a lot of impact on the Luo family, and the Luo family had to use the method of shipping materials to the western region, which not only increased the difficulty of the Luo family's logistical support, but also led the Luo family's naval army to allocate a part of its forces to ensure the safety of water transportation, thereby weakening the Luo family's control over the newly occupied Seto Inland Sea and other waters.

In addition, the Luo family is caught in the whirlpool of war in the western country and the northern Kyushu region, and the surrounding forces will naturally pay close attention. For example, the Yoshimi family and other wealthy clans in the Iwami country area have already taken action, if it weren't for the fact that Masarashi had arranged a large army to take the initiative to attack in advance, so that they could not be separated, otherwise these wealthy clans would have led the army to come and get a piece of the pie. And the Niko family behind the Iwami family, when they find out the western region at this time, they will inevitably make some moves.

Even the Nanyi Yu Xitu Temple family, which has formed an alliance with the Luo family, is acting very strange at this time, and Masahiro had previously sent someone to invite him to join forces to attack the Kono family in the Northern Yi Yu Kingdom, but until now, the Xitu Temple family has not responded to the Luo family's invitation.

As for the Kono family, who was already fighting against the Luo family's naval army in the Shikoku region and the Seto Inland Sea coast at this time, if they were not held back by the Luo family's army at this time, it would be difficult to guarantee that they would have taken the initiative to attack the Luo family. What makes Masayo even more cautious is naturally the Hosokawa family, who claims to be the overlord of the four countries. If there is a change in the Luo family, then Masara believes that the Hosokawa family, which has always coveted the western region, will definitely immediately participate in the strategy of the western region.

It's not that Zhengliang deliberately makes enemies of the surrounding forces, but with the continuous growth of the Luo family, it naturally has to become the target of the surrounding forces, after all, no one wants such an eagle to appear around him who is ready to swallow them at any time. Under such circumstances, as long as they are not fools, they will naturally be alerted to the Luo family's arrival, which naturally makes it difficult for the Luo family to achieve diplomatic relations with these forces. At the same time, it is even more destined that as long as the Luo family has a situation, these forces will pounce on the Luo family's territory like wolves.

Under such circumstances, if Masarashi once again opened a new battlefield in Minami Kyushu, then the risk for the Luo family would be much greater. In order to ensure the benefits and achievements in the western region more securely, Masarashi decided to suspend investment in southern Kyushu.

Of course, the inevitable response is also necessary. Thinking of this, Masarashi immediately returned to his original tatami mat, took out his pen and ink letters, and began to write letters in response to the situation in Minami Kyushu.

First of all, he ordered Kai to be in front of the border of Minamihigo, and ordered him to lead the 7th Standing Ashigaru Brigade to closely monitor the changes in the shape of the southern Kyushu area, report the situation in the area to Masarashi in a timely manner, and ensure the safety of the border of the Luo family's territory, and prepare for an attack.

Secondly, he ordered his sister-in-law, Tang Wangmaru Luo Shi, who was in the midst of a rebellion in Kitakyushu, to speed up the pacification process, and then organize troops to go to the border area of Minami Higo in time to join Kai Qinzhi and jointly deal with the changes in southern Kyushu.

In the end, he ordered Kadokuma Ishimune, who was still in the southern Kyushu region at this time, to immediately rush to the three areas of Kitasama, Osumi Province, and Minami-Hinata, and try his best to unite the powerful forces in these areas to block the attack of the Shimazu family, and try to delay the expansion of the Shimazu family and the Ito family as much as possible.

After writing the above order, Masato immediately sent several heralds, ordering them to immediately rush to the corresponding area to inform the relevant personnel. Not long after these heralds went down, Kato Duanzo hurriedly walked in and hurriedly said, "My lord, urgent news from Mino. (To be continued......)