For the relationship between the Takayama clan, Otomo Zonglin is still very happy, which shows the weight of his own heart, if the Otomo family is not so important, he will not be able to come to the army that the faction relies on the most.

And Sanada Masayuki has been fighting with the Takayama clan for many years, and it is necessary to listen to his advice, and there will be no more accidents to pacify Kyushu by himself.

"Thank you Takayama-sama for your concern, and I want to hear about the good advice of the adults for pacifying Kyushu. Presently... Since the other party talked about it, Otomo Zonglin was not polite, and directly threw out a big topic - the unification of Kyushu, and then slightly introduced it to Sanada Masayuki, of course, many still boasted about how strong it was and how weak the other party was.

As soon as the words came out, Sanada Masayuki already knew why the lord mentioned that he couldn't do anything when he summoned him, and it seemed that he was far inferior to the lord in terms of people's hearts. At the time, I thought that the reputation of Kuroda Kanbei alone was enough to attract the attention of the Otomo family, but now it seems that the other party doesn't care too much about the existence of Kuroda Kanwei.

Although he already knew what the other party thought, he still had to say it, and as for whether the other party listened to it or not, it was not something he could control, so Sanada Masayuki did not give him advice as Otomo Sorin envisioned, but poured a basin of cold water on his head fiercely.

"My lord, I think that the current situation in Kyushu is very complicated, Kuroda Kanbei definitely has the ability to stir up the storm, according to my lordship, at present, Kuroda is only uniting Shimazu, but Ryuzoji Temple is still not moving, which is definitely not in line with its style of doing things, in the next is to think that the reason why Ryuzoji Temple is not moving, is waiting for the best time, once the front-line army is unfavorable, and the Lord sends reinforcements to cause the emptiness in the territory, it is the time when the Ryuzoji family goes out of the army. Although the Longzoji family did not carry out the separation of soldiers and peasants, or mainly peasants and soldiers, but the main force of the adults has been sent to Erchuan, although the retainers and the Hao clan have also completed the separation of soldiers and farmers, but how can they compare with the elite, coupled with the advantage in numbers, it is difficult for them to block the offensive of the Longzoji family, as long as the rear is unstable, then the front will definitely be panicked, and the other party only needs to seize the opportunity to win in a battle. Therefore, I think that some of the elites should be transferred back immediately, and Erchuan can also turn the offense into defense, so that the opponent has no way to start. After that, the Otomo family only needs to bury their heads in development, and after a few years, it will be the best time to unify Kyushu. ”

Otomo Zonglin finally listened patiently, but he didn't take a word to heart what the other party said. He even felt that the Takayama clan in the Kanto region was a little nosy, and even he vaguely felt that the other party didn't want Kyushu to be unified at all? Of course, the thought only flashed through his mind and then vanished. After all, thinking that the Takayama family had spared no effort to help the family before, it was obvious that the other party wanted the Otomo family to become strong, otherwise why would they need to aid a large amount of supplies? Maybe the Takayama clan is really just more afraid of Kuroda Kanbei, so he wants to be cautious.

It's just a few years that is not a long time, but it also depends on who to say, Otomo Zonglin is definitely old age as a family governor at this age, and if it drags on for a few more years, he is afraid that he will not be able to wait for that day, and the rise of the Otomo family can no longer be completed in his own hands, and this regret is something he is unwilling to accept no matter what.

So I only heard him say in a firm tone: "Takayama-sama's kindness is understood in my heart, but this is related to the future of the Otomo family, so the decision to unify Kyushu will not be changed, and I ask Sanada-sama not to say more about this matter." ”

Since the words are not speculative, Sanada Masayuki is not willing to stay here for long, and after explaining the idea that the lord wants to visit Tachibana Michiyuki by himself, he got up and said goodbye, and he didn't even take a break.

And early the morning of the second day when Sanada Masayuki and his party left Funai Castle, the people from the Ogawa front appeared in front of Otomo Sorin. And after learning about the situation on the front line, Otomo Sorin's almost fainted in a hurry.

In just seven days, 20,000 elite troops were defeated by the other party, and these seven days are still considered a journey, which means that the Great Friends Army was defeated as soon as they arrived at the front line, how can this not make the Great Friends feel frightened.

Just a few days ago, Tahara Kingen personally commanded an army of 30,000 to the north bank of the Erchuan River, and just when he wanted to set up camp, suddenly the Shimazu army came out from both sides of the north bank. However, the Shimazu army has been preparing for a long time, and although the army is only more than 10,000 people, it has killed the Otomo army alive and dead.

To say that this is not to blame Tahara Kin Ken for being careless, because Kuroda Kanbei completely used the inertia of thinking, Tahara Kin Ken could think of the other party waiting for the Otomo family to cross the river on the south bank and attack halfway, and he could also think that the other party might take advantage of the fact that he had just crossed the Ogawa River and launch an attack while his foothold was not stable, but he never expected that the other party would be waiting for him on the north bank on his side. Not to mention him, even if the Gaoshan Clan and the military advisors under his command came in person, they might not be able to imagine it. This battle is really amazing, although China has a precedent of fighting against the water, but at that time it was clear, but Kuroda officers and guards played yin, which made people even more unguardable.

Of course, this is also in the face of the Great Friendly Army, Kuroda Kanbei dares to do this, if the opposite side is really the Takayama Army, even if he can come up with such a strange plan, he will not dare to use it, after all, the elite of the Alpine Army, even if he uses this strategy, at most it can only cause a certain amount of chaos to the other party, but once the other party eases up, it will be the end of his own, after all, there is no way back in the last battle.

Such a big battle of tens of thousands of people, it only took more than an hour to end, and this battle not only defeated the 30,000 army of the Otomo family, but also crushed the determination of the Otomo family to unify Kyushu, after all, in the case of several times the military strength of the other party, it can be easily defeated by the other party, not to mention the fact that the military strength has been seriously damaged now, if the military situation is only one aspect, then the losses of the middle and lower level retainers of the Otomo family after this battle are even more serious.

Tahara Qinxian, Kitada Jinshu, Saeki Weikyo, and dozens of middle- and lower-ranking samurai of the Otomo family were killed in this battle, which also caused the size of the Otomo family's retainers to drop sharply, and the situation began to be green.

Not to mention how Otomo Sorin's and his subordinates panicked, just talk about the battle of Ogawa, Kuroda Kanbei only formulated a strategy, but only the Shimazu family was specifically implemented, as for where did the Kuroda army go?