Outside the south gate of the capital, on the avenue.

Shigetoshi Katagiri rides a tall horse and wears Fuso armor with a very exaggerated design. A helmet with red armor and white hair and large horns.

However, this armor is not an ornament. Katagiri Shigetoshi is a master with a Fuso naginata, wearing this [Red Ghost Armor], galloping between the two formations, very brave.

He was followed by 20,000 Fuso soldiers, most of whom were ordinary soldiers wearing leather armor, and a few were samurai in armor.

The armor and armor on these soldiers are similar in style. But the colors are varied, and the subtleties are different.

Many of the soldiers had a flagpole tied to their backs, and on the flagpole were the family crests of their respective daimyos.

These 20,000 soldiers, who belonged to many daimyos, fought first for their own daimyo and then for Toyotomi Shogun.

That is, the minister's minister's minister, not the emperor's minister.

But this army is not a rabble. Rather, it was a strong elite who survived through the Fuso Warring States period.

Including Katagiri Shigetoshi, many samurai are known as "heroic".

"What a fertile land." Shigetoshi Katagiri let his horse carry him, and his attention was completely focused on the fields on both sides of the road.

Fuso is also a mountainous country with very few plains. What's more, now the situation in Fuso is stable, and there is no extra territory.

As a great name, his thirst for land is endless.

"Goguryeo, which owns such a land, was beaten to the capital by Wu Nian, whose land and population were smaller than Goguryeo. The king of Goguryeo and his vassals were all rubbish. ”

"They don't deserve such a rich land. Should let me come. ”

Shigetoshi Katagiri has just set foot on the land of his allies, but he has developed endless greed for his allies.

He was not stupid, and quickly put away this greed and hid it in the depths of his heart.

But soon Katagiri Shigetoshi was shocked again.

"What a majestic city. Compared to our Edo Castle, it is not inferior. Katagiri Shigetoshi looked at the Goguryeo capital city that appeared in front of him, and the greed in his heart was ready to move again.

"Da-da-da-da." A Fuso samurai rode up at a gallop, stopped in front of Katagiri Shigetoshi, bent down and saluted, "Your Excellency." General Cho Man-sung of Goguryeo was greeting the adults in front of the city gate. ”

"Got it." Shigetoshi Katagiri once again put away his greed, rode his horse past many Fuso soldiers, came to the city gate, and saw Zhao Mancheng standing with his head held high.

Shigetoshi Katagiri looked at the man in front of him and felt a little dazzling.

"This man is strong. Snow unicorns? But why is he called a unicorn? The unicorn is a rui beast and is not fierce. ”

Shigetoshi Katagiri turned over and dismounted, first bowed to Zhao Mancheng, and then said in jerky Chinese: "General Zhao." The contemptible people are Fusang Nayan, Katagiri family governor, Katagiri Shigetoshi. ”

Zhao Mancheng's eyes flashed away, and the so-called Zhongnayan was a very high official position under the emperor's rule.

But the emperor is in name only, and this official position is of course symbolic.

The powerful one is the title of Katagiri family governor. Fuso Daimyo with a complete and powerful retainer regiment and a vast territory and a population of 660,000 koku.

"Katagiri-sama." Zhao Mancheng was not rude, and even followed the local customs, and also gave Katagiri Shigejun a big bow. Then he invited, "Katagiri-sama." Thank you for coming all the way to Goguryeo to help in the war. ”

"Our general. General Li, general of the expedition to the north and ambassador for the defense of the capital. The banquet has been prepared to wash the dust for Katagiri-sama. ”

"Thank you." Shigetoshi Katagiri bowed again.

Before going to the banquet, Zhao Mancheng first communicated with Katagiri Shigetoshi, and asked Katagiri Shigetoshi to camp outside the city on the grounds that there were many soldiers and horses in the city and it was crowded.

The location of the barracks was already chosen by Zhao Mancheng. They did not doubt the combat effectiveness of Katagiri Shigetoshi and the 20,000 Fuso soldiers under his command, but they were worried about the military discipline of these people.

After all, this is the Fuso coalition army, and everyone has it.

Wouldn't it be bad if the Fusang soldiers fought in the capital and didn't start fighting, so they started to mess up first?

Shigetoshi Katagiri was a little unhappy about this, but he didn't say anything considering that he had just arrived.

After the communication was completed, Katagiri Shigejun and Zhao Mancheng rode into the city together and came to a private house of Lee Yoon-chung for a banquet.

Accompanying the banquet were many of Lee Yun-jong's colleagues, Goguryeo generals with considerable status.

In order to avoid Shigejun Katagiri being uncomfortable, Lee Yun-hoong adopted a separate meal system. That is, each person has a small case, and everyone eats their own.

Drinking, listening to music, watching dances.

There are a lot of tricks.

After watching the song and dance, after three rounds of drinking. Shigetoshi Katagiri put his hands on his knees, held his head high, and said, "General Li." Wine is good wine, and beauty is beautiful. ”

"But I didn't come to drink or see women when I set foot on the soil of your country."

"It's to get the head of the Liaodong thief, Wu Nian's head."

"Let's talk about war."

"How many troops does Wu Nian have at present? How many troops do we have? ”

Talking about state affairs at the banquet, and the pride and conceit in Katagiri Shigetoshi's words are already about to come out.

Ask for Wu Nian's head?

Li Yunpet and Zhao Mancheng glanced at each other, and they both felt a headache.

We also want to cut off Wu Nian's head, but is it that easy?

Li Yunpet was very personable, put down the wine glass, and said with a smile: "Katagiri-sama is really fast-talking. Immediately, he said: "Wu Nian has seven captains, the same number of 10,000 households. ”

"Every 10,000 households had at least 12,000 soldiers. Among them, the infantry army was the mainstay, equipped with a small number of cavalry. ”

"The captains are Huang Hu, Guan Jinhan, Wang Gui, Zhang Sheng, Long Ji, Zhao Yanting, and Tie Niu, all of whom are fierce generals. The soldiers are also elite troops who have followed Wu Nian and experienced many bloody battles. ”

"From the standpoint of view. Wu Nian had two lieutenants who specialized in guarding the city. And the five lieutenants were hoarded outside Jiangjie City, and it seemed that they were the main attackers. ”

"And we Goguryeo soldiers. There are 10,000 elite infantry troops and 40,000 ordinary infantry troops. 20,000 elite city defense troops, a small number of imperial guards, and 10,000 ordinary infantry troops transferred from other places. ”

"There are 80,000 infantry troops in total."

Shigetoshi Katagiri frowned slightly, what the hell is going on with this soldier? It's a mess. After thinking for a while, Katagiri Shigetoshi raised his head and said, "I have long heard that Wu Nian's army is very brave and good at fighting. I don't despise him. ”

"Just as his army is equal to my brave and skilled Fuso soldiers."

"He had eighty-four thousand."

"Fusang's 20,000 soldiers can fight him 20,000."

"The remaining 64,000 men will be handed over to your 80,000 soldiers in Goguryeo."

"The advantage is ours."

"The question now is whether Wu Nian dares to fight with us."

"If he doesn't dare, how can we lure him into battle?"