After the thousands of soldiers of the Kuroda family gathered, they went to Katsuga Castle under the leadership of Kuroda Zhitaka and prepared to attack Katsuga Castle. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The current head of the Xiangxi family is Xiangxi Motozai, and speaking of the Xiangxi family, it can be regarded as a famous samurai family, but it is a tributary of the Fujiwara clan of Sanki Province. During the Muromachi period, he became the largest power in the eastern part of Sanki Province, and later became the second of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Hosokawa Kyozhao family, the head of the Muromachi Shogunate (the main family and branch of the Kosai family were both among the Four Heavenly Kings).

When the Kuroda family's army came to Katsuga Castle, the Kasai family had already closed the gate, and they had already gathered their soldiers and prepared for the cage castle. The Xiangxi family knew about the existence of the Kuroda family's Sanki country crusade army, after all, the submission of several wealthy clans and countrymen around was not a trivial matter, and it was normal to be known by the nearby overlord Xiangxi family.

However, for the arrival of the Kuroda family, the Kosai family had no intention of opening the castle at all, so Kuroda sent Yamamoto Takatsuquan to Katsuga Castle to see if he could persuade the Kosai family to come and submit. After Yamamoto Ryūquan explained his intention to the guards of Katsuga Castle, Yamamoto Tatsuquan entered Katsuga Castle smoothly.

When Yamamoto Takaquan entered the Imperial Pavilion, the head of the Xiangxi family, Xiangxi Motozai, was already sitting on the main seat of the Imperial Pavilion, and on both sides were Kasai Yoshikiyo, the son-in-law of Xiangxi Motozai, and the head of the Kasai family's feather bed family.

The Hatome family was originally not far from the Gugawa family, and when the Kuroda family's army came, Hatoko Shimitsu already knew the news. Hatoko knew that his city could not withstand the attack of the Kuroda family, and he was unwilling to submit to the Kuroda family, so Hatoko Shimitsu came to Katsuga Castle in advance with all his troops and the people of Hatoko Castle.

"Foreign Minister Kuroda family Yamamoto Takaquan has seen Lord Kosai." Yamamoto Takatsu looked very respectful, and said to Xiangxi Motozai after speaking.

"Hmmm! Yamamoto-sama doesn't need to be polite. After all, some things are not necessarily good to speak first, even if both parties already know the things, Xiangxi Yuanzai also feels that it will be disadvantageous to speak first.

"Does Lord Xiangxi know the current situation of the Xiangxi family?" Since Kasai Motozai pretended to be stupid, Yamamoto Takaquan decided to say it himself, but he still had to sell it.

"Oh! My Xiangxi family is now living in Xiangxi County, what situation can it have? ”

"Lord Kosai, the young lord of the family, Kuroda Vocational High School, went to Kyoto to pay homage to the emperor and the shogun, but the Miyoshi family brazenly launched an attack on the shogun, and the young master of the family was also attacked, but fortunately, the current military situation of the family in Tanba Province has been merged. This time, the family raised a large army to come to Shikoku, just to be able to attack the Sanki country and the Awa country of the Miyoshi family, and it can be regarded as seeking justice for the young master! Yamamoto said.

"Okay! It's a good one to seek justice, and it's really an upstart who sells eye medicine, and he even attacks other people's territories to eat it like this, I really admire Xiangxi Yuanzai! In other words, the main family is also in the Kuroda family's attack plan? Kasai Motozai asked

"Hey! That's true, otherwise the family wouldn't need Chen Bing here. Yamamoto said.

"Let's fight! My Kasai family is a descendant of the Fujiwara clan, a famous family of samurai, and will never submit to the Kuroda family. ”

When Kasai Motozai was sarcastic just now, Yamamoto Takatsu felt that he was probably out of action this time, but now when Kasai Motozai really said it, he was not so surprised, he just looked at Kasai Motozai very plainly, thinking about what he had to say.

"Kasai-sama, don't you want to hear about the conditions of the Kuroda family?" Takasan Yamamoto asked.

"The conditions of the Kuroda family? It's nothing more than sending hostages and transferring other countries, my Xiangxi family has lived in Sanqi for generations, and I won't agree to such conditions, so I'll die of this heart! Kasai Motozai said with a sneer.

"I heard that the Xiangxi family turned out to be the old minister of the Hosokawa family?" Yamamoto Takashi could only take out the last hand and break it.

"Hmmm! This is not bad, the main family was indeed a retainer of the Hosokawa family before, but that was a long time ago. ”

"Doesn't the Kosai family want to avenge His Highness Hosokawa Chitaka who died at the hands of the Miyoshi family?" Takasan Yamamoto asked.

"It's been many years since everything passed, and my Xiangxi family is now just a wealthy family in the Sanqi country." Kasai Motozai said.

"In this case, I already know the determination of the Xiangxi family, please take care of Xiangxi-sama and the two adults." After saying that, Yamamoto Takaquan turned around and left.

"Father, are we really going to fight the Kuroda family?" Kasai asked.

"My Xiangxi family is a descendant of the Fujiwara clan, a famous samurai family, and it is by no means comparable to a family like the Kuroda family. Although the Kuroda family is now in a big situation, we can't fall into the prestige of my famous family and prostrate on the ground against the Kuroda family, so that there is really no difference between us and those small people. Whether it's the Miyoshi family or the Kuroda family, we must show our bravery. ”

"Hey! Father, I see. ”

"Alright, let's go down and prepare for Cage City! The Kuroda family is indeed very powerful, we must be completely prepared! Kasai Motozai said.

"Hey!"

"Yamamoto-sama, how did it turn out? Is the Xiangxi family willing to submit to the family? Kuroda asked.

"Please atone for the sins of the lord, his subordinates are incompetent and have failed to persuade the Xiangxi family to surrender." Yamamoto Takaquan said, as for what Kasai Motozai said about the Kuroda family being nouveau riche and selling eye medicine, he didn't say anything.

"So that's the case, it's okay, since that's the case, let the family give the funeral to the Xiangxi family!"

"Hey!" Everyone in the Kuroda family replied loudly.

Soon the Kuroda family came to the castle of Katsuga Castle, and more than 7,000 people lined up.

"Father, there are no less than 5,000 people from the Kuroda family this time!" Kasai Jiaqing said.

"The news that Junmu Fu has just come back, there are 7,000 people from the Kuroda family who went out to Sanuki Country this time, and this is not counting the thousands of water troops of the Kuroda family."

"The Kuroda family has 7,000 people, and there are thousands of sailors? This ......" Hatome Shimitsu couldn't go on with some surprise.

"It's okay, my lords, this time we will either live or die, let's gamble on our own martial arts, let the nouveau riche who sells eye medicine, and his rabble, see the strength of our famous martial arts family, the Xiangxi family!" Xiangxi Yuanzai said loudly.

Kasai Motozai spoke loudly, and his words could be heard even by everyone in the Kuroda family under the castle, which also caused the anger of everyone in the Kuroda family. You, you scold the Kuroda family, forget it, now even we have brought it, it's just bearable, it's unbearable. (To be continued.) )