Astronomical 14th year, the end of March.

Higo Kikuchi-gun, the castle is foggy outside. There was an air of slaughter in the air. With an absolute superiority of 1,500 troops, the Luo family besieged the city of Yufu, which only had more than 300 people, and it was difficult for birds to enter.

At this moment, the Luo family's main formation was built on a small hill no more than five hundred meters away from the city.

Not far away, the moist water vapor of the Kino River was steaming, and there was a fog in front of me, like a huge curtain hanging there. It's the end of March, and it's about to start the rainy season in April. During this season, a layer of fog rises in the mountainous areas of Higo. A thick mist poured out of the mountains and mixed with the steaming water vapor of the Kino River, enveloping the entire castle.

Looking from the main camp of the Luo family, there is a white expanse everywhere, and the outer Maru Tengu Maru earthen ramparts, Ishigaki, and Horikiri of the castle are not even a vague outline.

"Such a thick fog makes it impossible for the iron cannon of this family to exert its power!" At this moment, Masara was sitting on top of the maza, holding the military equipment, and said to the military advisor Yamamoto Kansuke who was sitting beside him.

"Yes, Your Majesty grew up in the East China Sea since he was a child, and the mountains there always produce dense fog during this season, and this season is indeed not a good time to go out into battle." Kansuke Yamamoto responded.

"Have all the troops of the other small wealthy clans in Kikuchi County arrived?" Masarashi continued to ask.

"After receiving the conscription order from the family, they hurried here, and now that the family is a well-deserved name in Kikuchi County, they naturally don't dare to make a mistake, this time is a good time to show allegiance to the family, and they naturally won't let go of such an opportunity." Kansuke Yamamoto immediately replied.

"Hmph, count them as acquaintances." Masahiro snorted. After solving the Obe family. The entire Kikuchi County except for the Kikuchi family in front of you. The rest of the small wealthy families and small lands are no longer to be feared.

Originally, Masahiro also planned. If anyone dared to disobey the order this time, he would immediately use this as an excuse to eradicate these wealthy clans, and as a result, they were all very shrewd, and after receiving the Luo family's conscription order, they not only immediately came to assist the Luo family in besieging the city with their troops, but even brought this year's annual tribute. You must know that they only paid a New Year's tribute to the Dayou's family at the beginning of the year, and now that the new master is here, they have to tearfully smash the pot and sell iron to raise enough money and food for the New Year's tribute. The arrival of these money and food. It just relieved the logistical pressure of the Luo family.

Of course, these wall grasses will definitely be hidden dangers in the territory, especially when the law of the Luo family will be implemented soon, it will definitely be like in the past before and after the construction, and it will be resisted by many local small wealthy families and small lands. Therefore, Masahiro decided to strike preemptively this time, no longer waiting for them to start resisting before sending troops to pacify them one by one, and simply transferred them to the feudal seal in advance, and then divided the territories of some retainers who supported the Luo family's policy to Feihou. As for immigration, this time it was waived, taking into account the feelings of the people who could not leave their homeland and the financial pressure of the territory. It would be nice to relocate only a few displaced people and the rest of the territory that had recently taken refuge in the Luo family.

"My lord, the military forces of the various families in Kikuchi County have been put in place according to the orders of the family. Waiting for the lord's order. Just then, a herald stepped forward to report.

"Okay, herald, out of battle!" When Zhengliang heard this, his face immediately became calm, and at the same time, he stood up directly from the marching horse, and then raised his eyes to look at the city surrounded by thick fog, and pressed the military equipment in his hand heavily on Lu, and then ordered.

"Oh hehe! Oh hehe! ”

With Masahiro's order, there was soon a loud shout from the soldiers before the attack was heard from the bottom of the mountain, and at the same time, the sound of the flag was also ringing.

Then the drums slammed and thumped, and in the fog, the army could not be seen marching out of battle, only the footsteps of countless soldiers could be heard, as if rustling on everyone's heart.

At this moment, countless Echigo soldiers and ants gathered under the castle. The road up the mountain is not wide, and the Luo family's logistics army is trying to widen it so that the follow-up troops can be deployed enough.

The first sequence of the siege was dominated by the small wealthy clans and miscellaneous soldiers from Kikuchi County and even from Yamaga County, who walked in front with arrowboards on their shoulders, bags of sand and dirt, and large wooden stakes at the siege gate. The follow-up was the samurai of the Luo family, with spears and arrows, and even iron cannons, advancing in order.

As the army advanced, the outline of the city gradually became clear. On the front of the mountain road is the Demaru Tengu Maru of the castle, and after a horicut, there is a four-room high stone wall, and above the stone wall is a curved wheel with a layer of wood. There is a black hole in the curved wheel at intervals that can be used for bow and arrow shooting. On the left and right sides of the stone wall, there is also a tall arrow turret, and several Kikuchi soldiers are stationed above it with bows and arrows. On the tiger's mouth in the center of the stone wall is the Otemon Gate, which is also the destination of the siege army.

The fog still shrouded the city. On the mountain road, a steady stream of armies continued to advance, and they were advancing cautiously from the beginning to the end, and the flags behind them were waving with the drumming of the mountain wind......

Just when the Luo family was attacking Kikuchi Yoshitake's castle, in the camp of the Higo coalition army in Higo Kokuaishi County, Yoshioka Nagamasasu looked at a letter from Bungo with a solemn face.

"How's it going, what's going on with the Chikugo army?" Before Yoshioka Nagazen handed him the letter, Kansheng Tianbei on the side immediately asked. Although the main responsibility for this defeat in Kikuchi County is still on the hands of the wealthy families of Higo who are cowering, Tianbei Jiansheng takes this as his own shame. Therefore, he was especially worried about the progress of the army that also aimed to encircle Wei and save Zhao along the way after Zhuhou.

In his heart, in fact, he hoped that the army had also suffered setbacks, so that his defeat this time was not so conspicuous in comparison.

"It's not good!" Faced with the eager inquiry of his colleague, Yoshioka Nagazen said with a frown.

"Oh? What's going on? After hearing Yoshioka Nagamasa's answer, Tian Bei Jiansheng first secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued to ask.

"The other party is stubbornly defending Takara City, so that the army of this family can only camp outside the city, and there has been no progress so far." Yoshioka Nagazen said.

"If that's the case, I'm afraid I won't be able to make the army of the Luo family withdraw after the fattening. The latest information came yesterday, the Luo family has basically assessed Kikuchi County, and at this time is besieging Kikuchi Yoshitake's Castle, once the castle is captured, then its troops will be directed at us here. With the current strength of these fat wastes in the camp, it is absolutely impossible to resist the attack of the Luo family's army. (To be continued......)