In the thirteenth year of astronomy, in the middle of June 1544 A.D. On the day that Otomo Yoshikan went out on the expedition at the Bungo Mansion Inner Hall, Yoshihiro Kanri, who was the general of the Higo Expeditionary Army, had already arrived near the Prison Castle in Higo Tamana-gun.

Yoshihiro has never regarded the Luo family as a real enemy.

"The opponent is just a small retainer of the Shao Er family, and Luo Zhengliang is just a brave and unscrupulous traitor, and his rise is just a flash in the pan. The last injury was just caused by accidentally falling off my horse, not caused by the Luo family at all, this time, I will use the head of Luo Zhengliang to wash away the shame of the last defeat. Yoshihiro often said this to himself.

"Report, the fifty troops of the Otsu Mountain family have arrived."

"Report, the thirty troops of the Renhe family have arrived."

"Report, the fifty soldiers of the Xiaodai family are already waiting at the front, and at the same time, the food of the labor army has been prepared."

"Good!" Hearing the report that one after another Higo wealthy families from all sides responded to the call of the Otomo family to come to converge, Yoshihiro immediately said with a smile.

This time, he only brought 1,000 troops from the Otomo family from Bungo, and the rest of the army was formed by the convergence of the various wealthy families of Higo, including 250 people from the Omiya family, 100 people from the Kai family, 150 people from the Akashi family, 150 people from the Koubu family, 150 people from the Castle family, 120 people from the Ashi family, 100 people from the Nawa family, 50 people from the Kagoki family, 50 people from the Inner Space family, and more than 200 people from the other wealthy families such as Honda, Yoshida, Tanaka, and Amama. The Renhe family and the Xiaodai family, there are nearly 2,500 people in the expeditionary army of Feihou along the way.

"Such a force is enough. The southwest of the other side is pinned down by the Goto Naval Army. The frontal battlefield of Chikugo has the impact of tens of thousands of troops of the main family. And his own way is just to storm the opponent's Tajiri Castle, which is only guarded by hundreds of people, and he will definitely be able to succeed immediately. Yoshihiro said self-sufficiently. In a trance, he seemed to have returned to the battle with Ouchi in the field. It was after that war that he gradually grew into one of the generals of his family.

"Your Excellency, the Governor of the Kai family, Lord Jiafei, asks to see you." At this moment, the samurai beside him said.

"Oh? Please! Yoshihiro said immediately.

"Lord Yoshihiro, I heard that the Xiaodai family in front of me has prepared the meal for the labor army. In the next thought, before the army walked out of this area of mountain roads. It's better not to stop and rest for a while. "After Jia Fei Qinzhi (Dharma name Zongyun) arrived, he spoke directly. The implication is that it is best not to eat the food of the small generation, let alone rest on the spot, but to quickly walk out of the mountain road first.

Of course, Kai's pro-direct move was not to suspect the Xiao Dai family, it was just out of his previous experience in marching. Anyway, all of them brought their own rice balls that were enough to eat for two days, so they didn't need to eat these labor army meals.

And what worries him the most is the terrain. The left side of the mountain road is the mountain area formed by the mountains of Mt. Miike and Mt. Oma, and the right side of the mountain road. It is a mountainous area formed by several mountain ranges, Mt. Tsubatake and Mt. Kannon, although there are only a few fields cultivated by nearby mountain people on the mountain path. However, after all, there are fewer flat and wide sections, and there are more narrow and difficult mountain trails. Such terrain is too easy to ambush.

In Kai's opinion, the most important place to rest is to go directly to Tokukoji Temple and Suwa Shrine in front of you, and then go to the castle of Tsuruyo Home Castle at the foot of Mt. Tsurugake. After resting enough, they entered the flat area on the shore of Shimabara Bay in front of Tsurugashi Castle, and then slowly advanced towards Tajiri Castle of the Chikugo Luo family.

According to the normal travel arrangement, the idea in Jiafei's heart at this time is indeed the safest way to travel. It's just that Kai knows very well in his heart that this method is categorically impossible to achieve in this march, because this is an integrated army, and except for Yoshihiro Kanri, the general sent by the Otomo family, none of the rest of the group will listen to the opinions of others. So he had no choice but to come to Yoshihiro for advice.

"Hehe, Lord Qinzhi is worried about the safety of this march. This matter can be reassured. The general has already sent outposts to guard the main roads at Tokukoji Temple and Suwa Shrine in front, and there is absolutely no problem with safety. Yoshihiro immediately said with a smile.

In addition to being dismissive of Kai's pro-straight concerns, Yoshihiro Kanri also had another thing that needed to be taken into account and did not say it explicitly. Before this expedition to Higo, the family governor Otomo Yoshikan personally summoned him. The main thing is to let him take advantage of the opportunity of this expedition to strengthen the relationship with his relatives and friends. After all, the Luo family is not vegetarian, and Otomo Yoshikan has begun to worry that there will be a situation where Higo will secretly join the Luo family like the Chikugo Kuroki family.

In the previous march, the nearby Hao clan was in charge of the labor army along the road, but when they were about to leave the Higo area and enter the plain area where they could directly attack the border of the Luo family's Zhugo, they did not accept the labor army of the Xiaodai family, who guarded one of the land passages into Higo. What does this make the Xiaodai family and other wealthy families think? In order to make each family have unnecessary thoughts, Yoshihiro Kanri had no choice but to refuse the kindness of Kai.

"It's just that, Lord General, there are mountains and forests on both sides of this mountain road, so you must guard against it." Seeing that Yoshihiro Kanri didn't take his reminder seriously, Kai had no choice but to do his best to remind.

"Hahaha!" Who knew that after hearing his words, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Your Excellency the General, is there something wrong with what you are saying?" Even a person with good cultivation would be angered by Yoshihiro Kanri's demeanor at this time. So Jia Fei asked directly with a slight unhappiness in his straight tone.

"Hehe, please don't get me wrong. I just think this worry is a bit redundant. Mt. Oma on the left stretches for miles, and the mountains are densely forested, and if you plan to enter Mt. Oma from the plains on the coastal side of Shimabara Bay, it is absolutely impossible to reach here in ambush at the end of the day, and the only way to enter here is through the prison castle of the Oyo family, which is guarding the main road to the mountain. ”

"In addition, if you can ambush from the Guanyin Mountain and the Tsurugaku Mountain on the right, you will inevitably pass through the Kagoko Mu family and the Inner Space Family there when you march, can it be that Lord Qinzhi also makes the subordinates doubt the loyalty of these two families to their own family?" Yoshihiro said with a smile still on his face. The current Yoshihiro Kanri is still young and vigorous, and it is far from reaching the height of the three elders of Fenggo after Otomo Yoshizhen takes power in the future. I thought even more in my heart, this Kai personally thought that he had helped the Omiya family to keep the territory, and even defeated Aso Weizhi's father and son, and he thought he was sorry.

Feeling the unkindness in Yoshihiro's tone, Kai sighed in his heart, and then quickly analyzed it and left. For him, at this time, he really wants to shout: the erection is not enough and the plan!

Just when Yoshihiro Kanri and Kai were separated unhappily, in the Xizhao Temple, where the Otomo Coalition had just passed, several people were discussing secretly in a room.

"My lord, there is information from the front that the army of the Otomo family has entered the territory of Tamana County and seems to be about to reach the border of Chikugo."

"Hmm. What about the situation of the Akashi family? The middle-aged man sitting in the center asked.

"My lord, it has been confirmed, this time, the Red Star family will also bring his two younger brothers, Red Star and Red Star Town, directly into the battle."

"Ha Luha, God help me Kikuchi Yoshitakeya! The Akashi family is afraid that his two younger brothers will assassinate his son Akashi Tongjia while he is not at home, which just leaves an opportunity for the family. Just relying on the Red Star Commander's family, a little guy who has just served the yuan, he can't stop his own family. The middle-aged man said with a smile.

"My lord, is this family going to ignore the orders of Lord Dazai and attack the castle without authorization? I'm afraid this will incur the wrath of Lord Dazai! A retainer immediately reminded.

"No, no." After hearing the retainers' speculation, Kikuchi Yoshitake immediately shook his head and said, "Lord Dazai Shaoji is kind to his family, so naturally he can't disobey his orders. ”

"Full Moon Fang!" After finishing speaking, Kikuchi Yoshitake immediately raised his head and shouted.

"Your Majesty is here!" A sturdy young monk immediately responded.

"Give you 200 people, will you be able to complete the task given by Lord Dazai?" Kikuchi asked.

"I am willing to die for my lordship!" The young monk gritted his teeth and replied loudly.

(Ladies and gentlemen, today is the last day of the double monthly pass, and I kneel down to ask for the monthly pass!) Appreciate! (To be continued......)