Chapter 618: The Deceased's Entrustment
After writing the letter, Tsukushi Weimen immediately ordered an absolutely loyal samurai of the clan to keep the letter, and promised to hand over the letter to the Luo family's governor Luo Masara when the Luo family attacked Shibata Castle, the residence of the Tsukushi family.
"Bring the wine." After asking his cronies to collect the letter, Tsukushi Weimen ordered.
Soon, the two attendants brought up the glasses and the wine, and then bowed. Tsukushi Weimen picked up the wine glass and drank three glasses in a row, and then said to Sugi Xingyun, who had not spoken on the side:
"Lord Guardian, I'll go first."
Then he ignored Sugi Xingyun's reaction, but calmly tore his clothes, exposing his chest, and when he swung his knife to cut his abdomen, he looked up again at his cronies kneeling in front of him and said:
"Remember, after I die, cut off my head, and then keep it, as long as I hold my head, I can save your life and give you the opportunity to meet the governor of the Luo family."
After saying that, he stabbed the knife into the lower abdomen with an indifferent expression (looking at his expression, it was as if he was not about to die), and then slammed it fiercely. After a spasm all over his body, he finally collapsed to the floor. This famous family of Hizen who has been working against the Luo family in order to avenge the original sect master, the Shao Er family, finally came to the end of his life at this moment.
Seeing Tsukushi Weimen die by seppuku in front of him, Sugi Xingyun finally reacted at this time. I saw that his hands trembled a little, and he was about to pick up the wine glass placed in front of him, as if he was about to drink a glass to suppress the shock. It's just that his trembling right hand seems to have been a little disobedient to his brain, and no matter how hard he tries, he still can't pick up the glass. It was as if the glass weighed a thousand pounds.
As a matter of fact. At this time, Sugi Xingyun's thoughts were quite complicated. There is the fear of impending death. There is the relief of learning that Tachibana Kanmitsu and others surrendered, and there is also the bitterness of seeing Tsukushi Yuimon die in front of him, and there is even more worry about losing contact with his sister-in-law, Sugi Shigeki...... Complex emotions filled his brain.
"Haha......" After a long time, he suddenly laughed loudly. His sudden move surprised the samurai of the Tsukushi family, who were grieving over the death of Tsukushi.
"It's my turn." Shanxing couldn't stop laughing, quietly closed his eyes, and slowly tore off his clothes. Wearing a white undershirt, he had a calm attitude and silently raised his sword.
"The enemy is probably about to break into the door." By this time, he had already heard shouts of killing and appeared near the courtyard. Obviously, it should be Tachibana Kanguang and others who forcibly opened the gate of Nimaru and let in the Luo family's military strength.
Then he stabbed the tip of his knife to the left side of the abdomen. But for a time he did not die immediately, so he appeared very painful.
"I'll help you ......," the samurai of the Tsukushi family said when they saw this.
"No!" Shan Xingyun shouted, twisted his face, and slashed the knife to the right. As if it had been cut to the vital point, the white cloth wrapped in his abdomen suddenly turned blood-red, and Shanxingyun's face was like dirt.
"Hahaha......" He looked at the samurai of the Tsukushi family, as if he wanted to say something, but finally didn't say anything. In an instant, the wooden floor was soaked in a pool of blood, and he collapsed to his death. Actually at the moment of death. He still remembers his sister-in-law Sugi Shigeki, who lost his trace that night. It's just that there has been no news of Sugi Shigeki for so long, and he is already desperate. So he can only pin his hopes on the second son who follows Yoshitaka Ouchi. At least leave a little blood for the Chikuzen Kunisugi family.
After confirming that Sugi Xingyun was also dead, the samurai of the Tsukushi family cut off the head of the Tsukushi Gate in accordance with the order of the Tsukushi Gate, and then found a wooden box nearby to carefully store the head. After everything was dealt with, he looked at Sugi Xingyun who had fallen in a pool of blood, gritted his teeth, and finally cut off Sugi Xingyun's head, which was also preserved in a wooden box.
He stood up with his knife in his hand and circled the hallway a few times. At this time, the army of the Luo family was approaching, and the sound of swords colliding and fighting continued to reach the ears. He was hesitating whether to get out of the town now or to wait for the enemy soldiers to enter the courtyard before surrendering. Just as he turned to the third lap, a Ashigaru of the Luo family suddenly attacked from behind.
"Yikes!" Ashigaru's spear stabbed him in the sleeve. He immediately jumped to the side.
"Wait!" In the face of the relentless pursuit of the Luo family, he seemed to threaten and begged with a big knife, "The Guardian of the Cedar Dynasty is dead." I am willing to surrender. With that, he pointed to the room where the bodies of Sugi Xingyun and Tsukushi Yumen were located with the tip of his broadsword, and then pointed to the two wooden boxes wrapped in rags in his hands.
The Luo family took a step back, turned sideways and saw that there were indeed two headless corpses in the room, pointed their spears, and said to the warrior, "Bring them." ”
The samurai hesitated for a moment, but finally handed over the wooden box containing Sugi Xingyun, and as for the head of the Tsukushi Tsukushi Gate, he decided not to hand it over even if he was killed against the orders of the lord, unless he met the governor of the Luo family.
"Shanxingyun is dead!" The ashigaru of the Luo family opened the wooden box and found that it was indeed the head of Shanxing Yun, so he immediately picked up the head with a shot and ran out while shouting.
The soldiers of the Ouchi family, who were still resisting around them, were stunned for a moment at first after seeing the head of Sugi Xingyun, and then dropped their weapons one after another. As a result, the entire mountain city was quickly controlled by the Luo family's military power.
"My lord, what should we do with these heads?" Half an hour later, in the council hall of the mountain castle, several Luo family members had just moved the bodies of Sugi Xingyun and Tsukushi Weimen, and the deputy general Inudo Ryan immediately asked Yoshida Shigemasa.
"The corpse is buried thickly, as for the head, send it to the lord and wait for the lord to decide." Shigemasa Yoshida said. Whether it is the disposition of these heads or the request of Tsukushi Yumen, these are not things that he Yoshida Shigemasa can dispose of beyond his authority, and it is naturally handed back to the lord and the lord to decide.
"What about the three guys?" Ryan continued. Naturally, the dog boy Lai An refers to the three of Tachibana Kanmitsu, Kitahara Zhenhisa and Ohashi Toyogo Mamoru of Toucheng. By this time, all three soldiers had been disarmed and taken into custody, and all three were placed under house arrest.
"Just kill them all." Before Yoshida Shigemasa could speak, Oza and Tani Junbei on the side said. The last time Masahiro was attacked, he was also slashed. Originally, he didn't have a chance to play in this big battle, but under his life-and-death pleading, Masahiro was relieved. After the last ambush, he didn't have a good impression of the Ouchi family and the people of the Otomo family, so he naturally wanted to kill all these enemy generals.
"Okay, there's no need to argue, of course, it's just waiting for the lord's fate." Yoshida Shigemasa said irresponsibly: "Leave these people alone, now our next goal has not been solved." ”
"Well, but this time it shouldn't take a single soldier." Dog boy Ryan looked at the box next to him containing the head of Sugi Xingyun and said meaningfully. (To be continued......)