According to the previous covenant made by the three parties, the eastern part of Chikuzen Province will be divided equally between the Luo family, the Akizuki family, and the Aso family. The Luo family obtained the territory of the Soka family, and the Akizuki family and the Aso family divided the Ouchi family's direct territory near their territory.

Of course, in order to avoid damage to their reputations, both the Akizuki family and the Aso family waited until the Luo family fought to seek justice for Ouchi Yoshitaka and defined the Zongxiang family as being an accomplice with the traitor Tao Longfang, and then they began to go to the Zongxiang family under the banner of responding to the call of the Great Luo family to recruit Tao Longfang's accomplices.

This time, while adding righteousness to themselves, it is also because such a move will bring them reputation. Of course, although according to the agreement, they needed to send troops to help the Luo family contain the defenders in the Ishimaru Castle and Banyuan Castle of the Zhuzong Statue Family, they only sent a part of the army to pretend to attack outside these two castles. Anyway, even if they took these two cities, it was just to make a wedding dress for the Luo family, so why should they lose their troops and attack the city because of this.

And after the Luo family took the territory of the Zongxiang family, according to the covenant, the Akizuki family and the Aso family will concentrate their forces to march towards the territory of the Ouchi family on the east bank of the Heyuan River in the great righteousness of protecting the territory directly under the Ouchi family. At this time, because they had just received the news of Yoshitaka Ouchi's death, some of the local left-behind people were in chaos, which just gave the Akizuki family and the Aso family a chance to get along.

In order to avoid the retaliation of the two of them in the future for embezzling the territory of the Ouchi family, the wealthy families of Fengzen Province and even the Nagato Kingdom and Zhou Fangguo, the Aso family agreed to let the Luo family borrow from their territory on the east bank of the Heyuan River, and let the Luo family's army pass under its important city of Huawei Castle. Prompted the Luo family to enter the Fengqian country. Thus becoming the first target to face the revenge of the wealthy families of the Ouchi family. So that the Aso family can hide behind the Luo family and wait for the opportunity.

The careful thinking of the Aso family and the Akizuki family, Masahiro is naturally very clear, according to the covenant, this time out of the eastern part of the former country, the Luo family actually only obtained the land of one county in Zongxiang County, as for the four counties of Yuanhe, Kurade, Jiama, and Suilang, they were divided by the Aso family and the Akizuki family. With such a small harvest, Zhengliang is naturally not satisfied.

Of course, Masato after acquiring the Jongka County. It is also possible to tear up the alliance with the Aso family and the Akizuki family, and then attack the territories of these two families, but in this way, even if they finally get the territories of these two families, it will take at least several months or even longer. Then the wealthy clans of the Ouchi family, such as Fengzen Province, Zhou Defense Province, Nagato Province, Aki Province, Iwami Province, etc., have also recovered from the news of Ouchi Yoshitaka's death, and at that time, the autumn harvest is over, and they will have enough time to deal with the invasion of the Luo family. This kind of situation is something that Zhengliang is unwilling to face. Because once this happens, the Roche family will lose its greatest interests.

Well for the Roche family. What is the best benefit?

That was to seize the Sugi Castle and Moji Castle, which were directly under the jurisdiction of the Sugi family on the coast of the Kanmon Strait in Bunzen Province. These two castles were bridgeheads from Nagato Province and Zhou Province in Honshu to Bunzen Province. The seizure of this place is equivalent to cutting off the direct connection between the Bunzen Province and the Nagato Province and the Zhou Defense Province on land. As a result, the Luo family can slowly encroach on the territory of Fengqian Kingdom.

Secondly. Kokura Castle and Moji Castle are important checkpoints in the Kanmon Strait. Mastering this place is equivalent to blocking the Guanmen Strait, and as long as the Luo family's naval army is blocked here in the future, it will be equivalent to cutting off the connection between Zhoufangtan and the Seto Inland Sea and the coastal Xiangtan waters of Chikuzen and Nagato countries, so that the Luo family's naval army can gradually dominate the coastal waters of Chikuzen and Nagato countries, and can even attack Iki Island and Tsushima Island with all their might. It also controlled the right to speak on the maritime trade routes in this area. The benefits can be enormous, both strategically and commercially.

In the last place, since the Luo family was located between the territory of Chikuzen Province and the territory of Bunzen Province, it was separated by the territory of the Aso family and the Akizuki family, so in order to avoid accidents, the territory of Bunzen Province and the territory of Chikuzen Province lost their land connection. Mastering Kokura Castle and Moji Castle can ensure that the Luo family can keep in touch with the other territories of the Luo family through waterways. And from the geographical point of view, it has even formed a layout that encircles the Aso family and the Akizuki family on three sides.

Therefore, capturing Ogura Castle and Moji Castle in the Bunzen Kingdom as quickly as possible is the ultimate goal of the Luo family's strategy of building the former country and the Bunzen country.

The so-called bystanders Qing authorities are fascinated, because the Aso family and the Akizuki family do not understand the overall geographical environment of Kyushu and the various parts of Honshu, so after they got the promise of carving up the eastern region of Chikuzen Province with the Luo family, they only cared about their immediate interests, thinking that after this time they embezzled the direct territory of the Ouchi family, the strength of the family would increase a lot, but they were completely ignorant of the way, and Masara had already laid a siege around them.

And in order to gain mutual trust, this time the Aso family and the Autumn Moon family temporarily sent the son-in-law of the family to Masato as an alliance hostage, and temporarily stayed in the camp of the Luo family, once the strategy is over, the Luo family will return these hostages to the Aso family and the Autumn Moon family. Similarly, Kamiya Sakuze, Yoshioka Nagamasa, and others, who had previously represented the Akizuki family and the Aso family on behalf of the Luo family, also temporarily stayed in each other's homes as hostages.

"The other party is really too rude, knowing that the head of the Lu Dao family is here, the governors of the two families did not come to meet in person, and only sent a retainer to send the hostages, is this a distrust of the family?" After meeting with the Akizuki family and the Aso family respectively and waiting for the two groups of people at the Mizumaki Bridge, the cavalry general Takasaka Masanobu said a little annoyed.

"They are wary of their own family, worried that their own family governor will be taken advantage of by their family to put under house arrest." The military advisor who accompanied the army, Kakuma Ishizong, spoke.

"Not only that, my lord, but my majesty found that when the two families were helping their family to contain the clan and go out into battle, the troops they discharged were just some old and weak. At this time, in order to guard against their own family, they also arranged heavy guards in their respective cities. Shinnosuke Akabane, who had secretly infiltrated the eastern Chikuzen region before, also spoke.

"Hmm. The family can't be relaxed, this is the territory of the Aso family, and as a precaution, we also need to be vigilant when setting up camp and marching. Masashi also said.

Although it is an alliance between them, Masara received information from Shinnosuke Akabane not long ago, and in order to guard against the Luo family, the Aso family and the Akizuki family have privately signed another joint agreement. Therefore, the Luo family cannot take these two lightly.

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