Regarding the changes in Kikuchi Yoshitake, Masashi has not yet noticed it. In the 15th year of Astronomy, that is, at the beginning of March 1555, in the early morning of the second day after the occupation of Yamaga Prefecture, Masarashi led a large army across the Iwano River and set up a camp on a hill in the territory of the Yamaga family on the opposite bank.

At this time, news came from Watanabe-dori. Another mountain road connecting Kikuchi County through a gorge has been occupied by a team led by Watanabe Mirichi. The peasant soldiers of the city family who were in charge of guarding there saw the military momentum of the Luo family from a distance, so they dropped the checkpoint and fled directly. Watanabe took the level without bloodshed.

With the fall of this level, it means that all the passages to Chikugo from the land direction to the north of Higo are occupied by the Luo family. Since then, the southwestern area of Chikugo will become the rear of the Luo family, and will no longer be affected by the war, and the Luo family will also get a safe and stable grain production area.

After setting up camp, information about the various wealthy clans in Kikuchi County was also sent to Masayo. First of all, it is the closest city family and the house of the Luo family. Judging from the current intelligence, since the fiasco to the Luo family yesterday, the two families have hid back at home, and then continue to mobilize the troops in the territory with all their might, depending on the situation, they are ready to stop the Luo family's army with all their might. As for the Kikuchi family, which is the most powerful family in Kikuchi County, although it is an ally of the Luo family, Masashi has not relaxed his surveillance of it. Intelligence shows that the governor of the Kai family visited the Kikuchi family late at night last night.

This piece of information immediately caught the attention of Masarashi, and he immediately instructed Black Hawk to contact Hosaku hidden inside the Kikuchi family in time to find out the details of the meeting between Kikuchi Yoshitake and Kai Qinao.

In Kikuchi County, in addition to the three intelligence of the Castle Family, the Zobe Family, and the Kikuchi Family, the rest of the small wealthy families and small lands who surrendered to the Castle Family and the Castle Family also responded to the call of the two families. Mobilization has begun in the territory. Only the Kikuchi family's territory remained calm for the time being.

The five counties of Aso, Aishi, Yamamoto, Satsuta, and Katama adjacent to Kikuchi Gun. Some of the wealthy clans have begun to mobilize the forces in their territories. Obviously, they are planning to support the wealthy families of Kikuchi County, and some of the wealthy families are still paying attention to the development of the situation and have not changed for the time being.

It was supposed to be such a good opportunity for Masarashi to immediately launch an attack on the castle family and the Yamabu family, but with the conflict between Kinoshita Masa's Naoban team, who was in charge of staying in Yamaga County, and several local indigenous tribes, Masarashi had to suspend the attack plan and refocus his energy on Yamaga County.

Like the Hayato people of Satsuma, these aborigines of Higo have been settling in Higo for a long time. With the entry of other wealthy peoples, these indigenous people were constantly oppressed. He even had to leave the fertile land and settle in the mountains. The northern part of Higo, Yamaga Prefecture, is a mountainous area with many indigenous people.

Unexpectedly, just after Masarashi led a large army into Kikuchi County, the local aborigines confronted Kinoshita Masanaoban's team, who began to fully control Yamaga County. Obviously, these aborigines did not want the Luo family's standing reserves to enter their territory. At the instigation of some of the former Otsu clan and other wealthy samurai who fled into these areas, some aborigines even began to take the initiative to attack the Luo family's standing reserves.

This should be one of the problems encountered by Zhengliang's premature intervention in Feihou, according to Zhengliang's original plan, it was intended to let these aborigines and local wealthy families consume about the same before resolutely entering Feihou, at this time, due to premature intervention, naturally these aboriginal ethnic groups that still retain their strength will become an obstacle to the rule of the Luo family. After receiving a report from Kinoshita Masanao. Masa's first thought was to send a large army to suppress these natives.

"My lord, no!" When he learned that Masara had sent a large army back to Yamaga Prefecture to settle these aborigines once and for all. The military advisor Kansuke Yamamoto immediately admonished.

"Huh?"

"My lord, now that the family has set up a big formation in Kikuchi County, once the family withdraws from here, it will inevitably make the wealthy families in Kikuchi County think that their family has withdrawn, and I am afraid it will lead to the pursuit of the enemy. Moreover, to deal with these aborigines, it is better not to use force as a last resort. ”

"Huh? Is there a way to solve the problems of these aborigines? Masato immediately asked.

"My lord, I heard that there are many soldiers in the army who originally defected to their families from the local aborigines, why don't you let these people enter the territory of these aborigines on behalf of your family to negotiate on your behalf?" Kansuke Yamamoto said.

"This plan is indeed a good plan, but it may not be able to solve the problems of these aborigines quickly. At this time, what the family needs most is time and a stable rear! Masato groaned.

"My lord, the main thing is to let these aborigines not disturb the family's fattening strategy this time, so why don't our family complete this strategy first, and then settle accounts with these aborigines after the end of this strategy?" Kansuke Yamamoto said.

"Okay!" Masato resisted the anger in his heart and agreed to Shinmoto's advice. Soon after, according to Yamamoto Kansuke's strategy, Masarashi selected some soldiers who were originally local aborigines to enter the territory of those aboriginal tribes to lobby, and at the same time sent an army of thousands of people to temporarily return to Yamaga County to join up with Kinoshita Masanao there to prevent those aborigines from rioting at the instigation of those who had intentions.

After such a delay, several days have passed, and at this time, the army led by the Omiya family and responded to the invasion of the Luo family led by the Omiya family, the Jo family, the Kabu family, the Hezhi family, and the Kai family has officially formed, and its forward army has arrived in the Qingpu area of Kikuchi County, blocking the way forward for the Luo family's army to continue to advance.

What made Masarashi feel even more unusual was that a few days ago, Masarashi sent an envoy to his ally Kikuchi family, hoping that the two families could jointly flank this Higo coalition army. However, Kikuchi Yoshitake only gave an unripe reply, but at this time, he let the Higo coalition army pass directly through his territory, which is a bit intriguing.

"Kikuchi has an objection!" Zhengliang immediately confirmed. Obviously, the Kikuchi family plans to be a fisherman again, on the surface, neither offending the Luo family, nor helping the Luo family, and then waiting for the Luo family and the wealthy families of Higo to fight a big battle and lose both, so that he can sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Just when Masara was surprised that the Kikuchi family was so bold, news came from Bungo again. The Otomo family finally sent troops to support Higo. This time, Otomo Yoshikan sent two reinforcements, one way directly to the Takara Castle that the Luo family was building after Chikugo, trying to force the Luo family to retreat by encircling Wei and saving Zhao, and the other way was to come directly to Higo. What surprised Masarashi even more was that Hinata's Ito family also responded to the Otomo family's request this time and sent a team of reinforcements to Higo.

For a while, the fat queen was surging! (To be continued......)