The fields are in full bloom in June, and many crops are in their most brilliant growth in their short lives! The Rokkaku River, the main river of Kitejima and Ogi-gun, provides abundant resources on both sides of the river, especially the Takaszoji Temple in Ogi-gun and the territorial watershed of the Hirai family, which can be described as a grain-producing area in Hizen.

The Rokkaku River originates in the mountains of Kiteshima-gun. At first, small streams were formed in the mountains, and then at the junction of Kitejima-gun and Ojo-gun, the Rokkaku River was formed, and a small part of the water flowed back to the flat land in front of Takeo Castle in Kitejima-gun, irrigating a small plain, while more water flowed along the narrow flat land between Mt. Inokuma and Mt. Yuma, and finally to Ojo-gun.

Since ancient times, the narrow flat land between Mt. Inokuma and Mt. Yongmeng has been the main gateway from Ojo-gun to Kishima-gun. At this moment, the army of more than 1,600 people of the Luo family is in this passage, confronting the alliance army of nearly 5,000 people. Strategically speaking, the passage here must not be lost, and if it is lost, the gate of Kishima County will be wide open, and not only will a large plain territory in front of Takeo Castle be under the enemy's attack, but Takeo Castle will also be besieged.

And judging from the defensive arrangement of the entire Luo family, this is also the best breakthrough point for the Shao Er family to enter the territory of the Luo family. This can be seen from a simple analysis. At present, entering the territory of the Luo family from the southeast of Hizen, there are three main entrances. From south to north, there are Matsugaku Castle, which borders the Omura family, Takeo Castle, which borders Ogi-gun, and Lion Castle, which also borders Ogi-gun.

Geographically speaking, since the southernmost Matsugaku Castle is located in the relatively remote Nanhizen of Hizen, if the rest of the Haoqiang are ready to attack the Luo family from this road, they must reach the Songgang Castle of the Arima family by water, and then enter the territory of the Saigo family and the Omura family, and only after making a big circle can they reach Matsugaku Castle, which is obviously not cost-effective. At the same time, it would have been impossible to capture Matsugake Castle, which had been heavily defended by troops, without several times the strength of Matsugaku Castle and the time it would take for several months. So the coalition forces will definitely not choose this path.

As for the northernmost Lion City. In fact, in terms of distance, the alliance of the Shao Er family is almost the same whether it is attacking Lion City or Takeo City. The only difference is the location of the Lion City, which is so numerous and high that the trails are difficult to navigate. After guarding the Lion City, it is almost a one-man affair. And because of the narrow mountain paths. It is not convenient for the spread of the army. Therefore, the coalition forces will not choose this path either.

At the end of the road, there is only Takeo Castle in the middle lane. Here. Not only is the location moderate, but from the topography of the city, although it is blocked by a narrow mountain road before reaching Takeo Castle, it is far from reaching the level where it is impossible to open a single pass. Its narrowest point. It is the passage between Pig Bear Mountain and Wuyong Mountain. The passage here is divided into two by the Hexagonal River, close to the side of Pig and Bear Mountain, and the ground is flatter and wider, which is conducive to the spread of the army; Closer to the side of Wuyong Mountain, the ground is much more rugged and narrow. Only a small number of troops can be allowed to pass at the same time.

The most lethal thing is that once the coalition forces break through here, the terrain behind them can no longer effectively block the coalition forces, because unlike Lion City and Matsugaku Castle, Takeo Castle cannot completely block the mountain road, and as long as the coalition forces surround Takeo Castle, they can send the rest of the troops to bypass Takeo Castle from the side to attack the hinterland of the Luo family's territory.

Regarding the above-mentioned issues, as early as the invasion of the three armies of the Shaoji family, Masara had a detailed discussion and discussion with Kakukuma Ishimune and Akabane Shinnosuke. In the end, it was concluded that as long as the people of the Shao Erjia coalition were not all fools, they would definitely choose to break through from the direction of Takeo Castle, so Masara had already made detailed defense arrangements here, and Masara himself would take the defense himself. Meantime. As Takeo Castle is located in the center of the border of the three territories, if something happens in the other two places, Masarashi can also quickly provide support.

Although the Shao Er family was menacing this time, the Luo family had already expected it. Coupled with the calm and relaxed appearance of the head of the family, the retainers obviously felt that they had found the backbone. Instead of panicking because of the strength of the enemy, they united as one to meet the battle that would determine the direction of Hizen's strong forces with extremely high morale.

Looking at the groups of enemy soldiers on the opposite side, Masahiro only had peace in his heart at the moment. After a year of life and death on the battlefield, Zhengliang has grown a lot in terms of experience and mentality. At this moment, he truly became a powerful head of the family in the Warring States Period, and fully integrated himself into this era.

"Your Highness, it seems that the other party is planning to retreat temporarily." At this time, Shinnosuke Akabane on the side said.

When Zhengliang heard this, he immediately looked to the opposite side, and sure enough, he saw that the coalition forces of the Shao Er family began to retreat slowly.

"A temporary truce so soon?" Zheng Conscience was surprised. But he didn't know the helplessness of Shao Er Dongshang in the big array on the opposite side this time. Finally, he finally had the opportunity to face the Luo family's army, the damned "shrinking turtle", who originally defeated the Luo family by virtue of his numerical advantage. The result was the opposite, first Qianbu Zongli was singled out by the other party's general, and then the Arima family's Dobiliang Shigechun tried to single-handedly challenge the head of the Luo family, but was flattened by a big man who ran out from the opposite side. Originally, due to the continuous attacks by the Luo family along the way, the morale of the army was already very low, but now not only did not take the opportunity to improve the morale, but even the generals were asked for one after another, and the morale dropped again and again.

Although there are a large number of people, but under such a narrow terrain and such morale, it is afraid that it will not be able to achieve much effect by rashly launching an attack, so after some retainers put forward a request for a temporary truce for one day, Shao Er Dongshang took this step to agree to the truce. Anyway, it will take a long time to come, and when the morale is restored again, it will be the time to break the army of the Luo family.

While watching the coalition army of the Shao Er family slowly retreat into the distance and begin to set up camp, Zhengliang also ordered the army of the Luo family to slowly retreat and return to the temporary camp.

In the evening, Kato Duanzo came to report.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty has already investigated clearly, after the enemy ceased troops, the army was divided into two camps, the Baba family, the Egami family, the Qianyu family, and Arima crossed the Rokkaku River with their own troops, and camped on the other side of the bank." Kato Duan Zangyu reports.

"Oh? Is it intended to attack from the left and right sides at the same time, or even flank the main house? Zhengliang wondered.

"Your Highness, if this is the case, the family must not be guarded, although the family has also arranged guards on the other side, but once the other party attacks, it is very likely to be broken through. If the other party breaks through and quickly goes around the back of the camp, then the family will be in danger. The Kakuma Ishizong on the side immediately said.

(Xie Lu Xie Shuyou, tomorrow Tianming, Ahri, renewal ticket 20,000 monthly pass; Xie Lu Xie Shuyou ngstone renewal ticket. ）

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