Although he didn't know what the other party was talking about, Tachibana Muneshige knew that the other party was showing favor to him, so he hurriedly bowed down to the other party. At this time, the retainer next to him also translated Bi Su's words with him.

"The general doesn't need to accuse, fighting a war has been a dangerous thing since ancient times, and your ministry didn't know what I had surrendered to before, what is the crime?" Tachibana Somao said respectfully, "After hearing the general's achievements, I have always admired the general, and when I saw it today, I was really a hero, such a tiger general, rare in my life!" ”

Because he didn't know much about the structure of the Han army, Tachibana Soshige simply called Bi Su as a general, and it would not be wrong to say it to Gaoli anyway.

Bi Su couldn't understand his words, and turned his head to look at Zhou Pu.

"He said that your subordinates don't know about Toucheng, so you can't be blamed." Zhou Pu smiled and explained to Tachibana Sogerge, "In addition, he also said that you are a big hero. ”

Then, he added intentionally or unintentionally, "This old feudal lord was a person who had followed Ping Hideyoshi to fight Goryeo back then, and he had fought against Li Rusong, Li Rumei, and Yang Yuan. ”

When he heard Zhou Pu's explanation, a rush of excitement that could not be concealed surged into Bi Su's heart, as an officer of the Liaodong Army, of course he had heard of the generals of Liaodong in the Wanli Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, and the old man in Liaodong now talked about the pomp and circumstance of Li Chengliang and Li Rusong's father and son, and people were always a little vanity, and when he heard that he was still too good compared to the Li family (especially the person who said this was still the person who really fought with Li Rusong and others), he must be very happy.

"The feudal lord has won the prize, and the prize has passed!" He laughed and said to Tachibana Somao, "The lord of the domain is the hero, and then there will be the lord of the Lao domain!" ”

"I obeyed the orders of Lord Taeko to go west to Goryeo before, and fought with China and North Korea, which can be described as a sinner...... How can you be called a hero? Tachibana Zongmao smiled bitterly, "Now I just want to do my best to support the country's social affairs as soon as possible, and I don't dare to say anything else." ”

He said this strangely, and after listening to Zhou Pu's translation, Bi Su looked at Zhou Pu curiously, not understanding what this old man meant.

"He's afraid that we'll turn over Goryeo's old accounts!" Zhou Pu explained to him in a whisper, "Japanese people like to talk only half a minute, no wonder Tuanzheng can't hear clearly." ”

"So that's ......," Bi Su suddenly realized.

Then he looked at Tachibana Somao again, and his expression became serious, "Domain lord, please rest assured, our dynasty was originally built on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, and the conflict between the Ming Kingdom and your country and your feudal domain, our country will not be held accountable." Besides, the old story of Goryeo is already an old thing from forty years ago, and no one will mention it again. ”

After a pause, waiting for others to translate to Tachibana Muneshige, he emphasized again, "Besides, the feudal lord obeyed orders back then, as a military general, what is wrong with obeying orders?" Please also ask the feudal lord not to have any mustard, we will not investigate the events of the past, and will only reward the merits according to the current performance! ”

Zhou Pu also promised Tachibana Zongmao these words, and now Bi Su, as a military general, has promised again, which also made Tachibana Zongmao finally put his mind at ease, and he bowed to Bi Su and Zhou Pu again. "Dahan Tianen, I am grateful! I will definitely do my best to cooperate with the Han to defeat the shogunate! ”

"Domain lord, as long as you are loyal to the Great Han in the future, nothing in the past will affect the Great Han's perception of you," Zhou Pu smiled and helped him up, "The 500,000 stone territory I promised you before is just a base, as long as the feudal lord continues to make meritorious contributions, it can be added completely." ”

Although Tachibana Somao was still very calm on the surface, the old man's hands were already trembling slightly, obviously very excited. He apparently found that the great angel valued him very much.

"Okay, I won't say much else, the only thing we have to think about now is how to win this battle as soon as possible," Bi Su looked at the map spread out on it next to a mound, "Domain Lord, let's think about what to do next, right?" The feudal lord has lived in Kyushu for many years, so he must be much more familiar than us, so I wonder if the feudal lord has any advice for us? ”、

"It's not much advice, it's just an idea for the general." Tachibana Soshige smiled slightly.

Bi Su immediately waved his hand, and brought several of his senators, as well as Zhou Pu and Tachibana Somao, to the side of the map, these senators had been studying the map for a long time, and according to the information they had obtained now, they had also drawn a lot of traces on the map, ready for the chief's reference.

There was no obstacle for Tachibana Soshige on this map - he knew all the kanji written on it, but the Japanese reading was different, so it didn't affect his reading at all.

"The red circle is where our army is now staging." After Zhou Pu asked the person next to him, he explained to Tachibana Soshige, and then put his hand on a red circle in the middle of the map, "This is the Liuhe Domain, where we are now." ”

"I've seen it below." Tachibana Muneshige nodded, then looked at the map carefully.

Under his sight, the western part of this map of Kyushu is already a large red circle, densely packed, and there are many lines that have moved to the east and north, which is shocking to see. As far as the eye can see, the Han army is now unstoppable in Kyushu.

Even if he should be happy about it from his current position, he can't be happy. The shogunate was so embarrassed by the big man, he naturally had a feeling of hurting him.

After a moment of silence, he put away his meaningless thoughts, then reached out and swiped to the left, leaving Kurume Castle. "If nothing else, the remnants of the shogunate army should have retreated to Kurume Castle by now. The Arima family of the Kurume Domain was a close confidant of the shogunate, and it had always been very trusted by the shogunate, and this time it was also the most active person to mobilize reinforcements to the shogunate, and ...... After the defeat of Nagasaki, the shogunate army would certainly not be able to withdraw too far, and their best course of action was to retreat to Kurume Castle and hold on to it. ”

"Kurume Castle?" After hearing Zhou Pu's translation, Bi Su became serious and looked at the map carefully, "Then in the opinion of the domain lord, what will the shogunate plan to do next?" ”

In his opinion, since this Tachibana Muneshige is a veteran and famous general in Japan, he can at least be a consultant to speculate on the possible movements of the shogunate army, so that he can know himself and his side better.

"The Great Han landed in the west, and the Shimazu family started in the south and east, and now that the shogunate has been defeated and is completely unable to deal with it, there should be no head-on confrontation...... It should soon be able to sweep the entire territory of Kyushu. Tachibana Muneshige muttered, "Now the shogunate should no longer plan to fight in the field, retreat to the Kurume Domain, hold the castle, and wait for reinforcements from the shogunate...... Or at least delay the time for the Great Han to sweep away the entire Kyushu. ”

Then, he smiled bitterly, "They have no choice but to do it, and in the next place, they shouldn't be able to drag it out for too long." ”

"They definitely can't wait for reinforcements, our army won't give the shogunate army a chance to step into Kyushu again, these people can only wait for death." After listening to Zhou Pu's translation, Bi Su laughed, and then he asked again, "So from the perspective of the feudal lord, how should we continue to fight?" ”

"Now that the situation is already good, we should take advantage of the victory to pursue it." Tachibana Muneshige immediately replied, "Although I don't know where the Han army near Nagasaki has hit, but I think it should be very smooth, so I think the general should divide his troops into two routes, go all the way south to sweep away the remnants of the shogunate, and then take the opportunity to join the Han army near Nagasaki; The other way was to the north and attack Kokura. ”

"Why do you do that?" Bi Su asked again.

"Going south and joining the Han army near Nagasaki can further divide the shogunate army -- now that our Tachibana family and the Shimazu family have joined forces with the shogun, we have cut in from the east and west, and divided the island of Kyushu into two parts, and if we go south, we can further cut Kyushu and divide the participating shogunate forces into small areas, and we cannot take care of each other, so that we can exterminate them as soon as possible."

As he spoke, Tachibana Muneshige gestured on the map and motioned to Bi Su, "The other way is to take down the Ogura Domain as soon as possible with minimal casualties while other places are still in turmoil - Hosokawa Tadashi, the lord of the Ogura Domain, is a close confidant of the Shogunate, and they are also enemies of the Great Han, and Okura's location is very important, and it faces the island of Honshu across the sea, and the early occupation of Kokura can cut off all ties between Kyushu and the shogunate...... It can also prepare for the next step of the Han attack on Honshu. ”

After listening to his words, Bi Su frowned and thought for a while, then turned his head and discussed quietly with several senators.

After their deliberation, they felt that Tachibana Soshige's plan was not inappropriate, and it was very suitable for their current needs and situation. They should indeed continue to pursue the victory now, sweep away all the shogunate troops as soon as possible, take the island of Kyushu, and cut off the connection between Kyushu and Honshu.

However, there is one point, the original plan of the Han army was to cross the sea and march directly to Kanto after taking Kyushu, and fight a decisive battle with the shogunate army as soon as possible, and it was only a small force from Kyushu to the north and then enter Kyoto - but Bi Su did not plan to make this clear to the other side now.

"How's the strength of the Ogura Domain?" After deliberating for a while, Bi Su asked again.

"The Ogura Domain is a large domain of more than 300,000 koku, and it may be possible to gather a few thousand people in a haste within the domain," Tachibana Soshige replied honestly, "However, even if a few thousand people are gathered, they are just a rabble, and they will not be able to resist the advance of the Han army, and since the shogun can quickly defeat even the Fukuoka Domain, they will definitely not be able to cause much trouble to the shogun." ”

"Alright, let's take the feudal lord's advice." After discussing with the senators for a while, Bi Su finally made up his mind.

After the transportation of the Han Navy in the past few days, his regiment has basically been transported to Hakata Bay.

However, due to the previous pursuit of the Fukuoka Domain's forces, these forces were now scattered along a line from Hakata Bay to the Bungo Yanagikawa Domain, and they needed to be regrouped.

He now plans to gather his troops here, and then divide his troops into two routes, attack Kokura with the main force to the north, and strive to take the Ogura domain as soon as possible, and use a part of the troops to go south, striving to join up with the Han army in Nagasaki, further divide the shogunate army, and assist Zhao Shuai and others to encircle the remnants of the shogunate.

In addition, he had other plans - he wanted to use Tachibana Soshige, a new vassal army that had taken refuge in him.

Now that Tachibana Muneshige has taken refuge in himself and is so courteous, it would be a bit disrespectful to not use his troops to share the pressure on himself. Although the Tachibana family's army may not have much combat strength, it can at least provide him with some cover.

"The feudal lord has been fighting horses for many years, and now he has the opportunity to put on the battle again, so he must be very happy...... I wonder if the feudal lord has no ambition to fight the enemy again? He smiled and asked Tachibana Soshige, "If the feudal lord is feeling unwell now, then I won't force it." ”

"I'm only sixty-four years old now, and my spirit is still strong, how can I not go to the battlefield?" Provoked by Bi Su like this, Tachibana Somao immediately replied, "Since I have already raised troops to come here and follow the general, I don't plan to answer before collecting troops, I just want to be able to go into battle now to kill the enemy and restore discipline for the imperial court." ”

"Good, good!" Bi Su laughed and praised the other party, "Then let's just do it, the feudal lord also asks the troops to divide into two ways, follow me with the main force, and attack the Ogura clan together, the feudal lord himself takes the remaining feudal soldiers, and follows my lieutenant general and Lord Zhou to the south, now that our Zhao Shuai is still there, the feudal lord can go to meet him, presumably he also wants to meet the feudal lord." ”

After understanding the other party's arrangement, Tachibana Soshige hesitated slightly. Of course, he understood that the other party's arrangement was not only to facilitate himself to meet the commander of the Han army, but also contained more sinister intentions.

The Han general obviously did not believe in his surrender, so he made up his mind to divide his army and bring the main force into his hands, and sent himself south first to accept the surveillance and control of the main army of the Han Dynasty.

It seems that this general has a rough appearance, but he is very careful in his heart...... Such an arrangement is indeed very appropriate, Tachibana Muneshige smiled bitterly in his heart.

Although he was a little unhappy, now that he had come to this point, there was really no room for disagreement.

"Yes!" He bowed down again and received this order from Bi Su.

So, on the morning of the next day, under the surveillance of the Han army, the army of the Liuhe domain was divided into two parts, one part as the main force, following Bi Su and his men north, and the other part led by the feudal lord Tachibana Muneshige, following the two companies sent by Zhou Pu and Bi Su to the south, preparing to join the army in Nagasaki.

"Tuanzheng, a thousand dollars buy horse bones, remember!" Before leaving, Zhou Pu specially told Bi Su, "Although the Shimazu family cooperates with us, they are too selfish, the Liuhe Domain is now the most controllable domain by us, what fate they can fall to is also highly concerned, which directly affects our recruitment of other wealthy families in the future, Bi Tuanzheng must treat these feudal troops well, so as not to chill the hearts of the Liuhe Domain, nor to chill the hearts of others!" ”

He was afraid that Bi Su would use these people as cannon fodder because they were soldiers and vassals, causing too many casualties - not that he was worried about the lives of this group of people, but that if he did so, he would affect his future efforts to win over the wealthy clans of Kyushu and Honshu.

"Lord Zhou, don't worry, I, Bi Su, am not a person who doesn't know the general situation!" Bi Su laughed, "I just took them to strengthen the momentum of our army, but I didn't think about relying on them to open the way!" ”

"Then I'll be relieved." Zhou Pu nodded and smiled, "I wish Tuanzheng a smooth journey!" ”

"Be careful, too." The two of them waved goodbye.

Just as Zhou Pu was leaving, the envoys of the Tachibana family and the Shimazu family began to spread around with the "Kyushu Reward and Punishment Order" he had written.

The "Kyushu Reward and Punishment Order" was written by him to the feudal lords of Kyushu Island, imitating the format of the imperial edict, and clearly informing these people of the Han's intentions and orders.

The above first explains the original intention of the Han army to come to Japan to punish the shogunate and support the imperial court, and then enumerates some of the shogunate's crimes, which is essentially to put on a halo of "assisting friendly courts" for the Han Dynasty's attack on Japan.

Next, he explicitly designated the daimyo of the Arima family, the Shogun, Kuroda family, and Hosokawa of the Ogura Domain, who had or were about to fight with the Han Dynasty, as "pseudo-rebellious subordinates", and declared that the Han soldiers would burn them and the shogunate officials, and exterminate the entire clan on the charge of rebellion.

After making his intentions clear at the beginning and intimidating him, Zhou Pu asked the feudal lords who received the letter to make a decision within the next two days, if they surrendered and raised troops to join the Han, and if they came to Nagasaki Castle to meet the Han envoys and generals, then they could protect their families and territories (of course, he did not plan to tell the deal with the Shimazu family yet), and if they did not surrender, they would be regarded as enemies, and the Han army would march on them, so that they would also be burned.

Today, when the Han army has already routed the shogunate army and is sweeping around, this threat is particularly powerful.

After the issuance of the Kyushu Reward and Punishment Order, Zhou Pu believed that the feudal lords of Kyushu, who were still wavering and waiting, should have made a clear choice within the two-day deadline - just like Tachibana Soshige.

After the release of the article, his preliminary work has been completed very smoothly.

When marching all the way south, although there were scattered civilians and routs everywhere, it did not affect Zhou Pu's mood at all, riding on a horse and looking at the spring scenery around him, he was already leisurely. He was convinced that after these exploits, he would become a capable minister in the eyes of the Son of Heaven and an official relied on by the imperial court.

In other words, his future prospects are limitless.

Dahan ...... In this way, the island nation will be brought under its control.

"The sun shines in the east and the heavenly soldiers appear, and in front of the Daoyi bowing down the steps, the sixty-six countries are thunderous, but the big man is between his fingers." When he thought of being complacent, he couldn't help but blurt out.