Chapter 22: The Status of Nagato Province

The fact that the Otomo family can dispatch 30,000 people may not be too big a problem in terms of numbers, but it is estimated that there are still some catty ones, such as the weak chickens of the Minfu and the small lotus reserve team, whether they should be counted as the number of people, these are actually known to everyone, after all, the 30,000-strong Dayou army back then, but the Ryuzoji family, which is not half a country, can still get a glimpse of it. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

But in any case, the Otomo family at this point in time is definitely the number one force in Kyushu, and there is no one. Its strength is not something that the Kuroda family can easily ignore at all.

With the current scale of Akama Pass, Kuroda Vocational High School estimates that there are only 500 soldiers at most, and some of the 500 people mentioned here must be stationed outside the city.

Such a figure is absolutely impossible for Kuroda Vocational High School to be satisfied with. Since this place was the first stronghold to defend against the Kitakyushu Otomo family, and it was likely to be the bridgehead for the Kuroda family to attack Kitakyushu later, such a small castle now does seem a little shabby.

If it is only to place 500 people here, and it is still the current small bar, in case Akama Pass faces a sudden attack from the Kyushu Otomo family one day, with a small town like the current one, can it really withstand the attack of the Otomo family? It is estimated that there is still hope if all 500 people are equipped with iron cannons, but Kuroda Vocational High School does not allow such a situation to occur.

The Kuroda family is actually not afraid of the attack from the Kyushu Otomo family, even if it is captured by Nagato Ichikoku, Kuroda Vocational High School feels that it doesn't matter.

It's not that Nagato is not important to the Kuroda family, but because if the Otomo family goes out of the Nagato country, the first will have to ensure an extremely long supply line, and if there are a large number of people, this will bring the Otomo family a strong logistical pressure, except for the Kuroda family, there is really no one who dares to say that they have no logistical pressure on this day.

Second, the entire Nagato country was invaded by the previous dispute between Ouchi and Maori, the Zhou and long raids of the Maori family, and the subsequent Maori family's outings of the Otomo family and the Kuroda family, and now the Nagato country, the local power is extremely weak, and the land is withered, although there are still hundreds of thousands of stone of land there, but it is good that such a country can lure the Otomo family out of battle.

It's just that if Kuroda Vocational High School knew that not long ago, the military strength of the Otomo family, Kakuma Ishizong, mentioned that while the Kuroda family was tired, the Otomo family would go out to attack the two countries of Zhou and Chang, what would Kuroda Vocational High School look like, it is estimated that it would not be too good, because the Kuroda family army at that time, as Kakukuma Ishizong said, was already at the end of the strong crossbow, and the army was very tired.

In particular, the elite soldiers of the 10,000 families of the Kuroda family, led by Kuroda Vocational High School himself, after half a month of fierce fighting in Shikoku, and then for the siege of the Maori family's Sutaka-Nishimura area, they carried out a very intense rapid march, and it was indeed unbearable to fight, even if the combat effectiveness can be guaranteed, but the result will definitely be at the cost of a lot of casualties.

As for the reason why Kuroda Vocational High School wants the Otomo family to attack Nagato Province the most, it is to use the price of Nagato Country to make the Otomo family strike first, as long as the Otomo family does set foot on the land of the Kuroda family, the Kuroda family will also have the righteous name of going out to Kyushu, which is what Kuroda Vocational High School is willing to see.

And Kuroda Vocational High School is also quite confident in defeating the Otomo family, because the current strength of the Kuroda family is indeed stronger than the Otomo family, there is no doubt about it. It's just that the Akama Pass in front of him doesn't fit Kuroda's intentions, and it seems that it's going to be demolished and rebuilt.

Seeing that Itetomo and Matsui Shigetaka were already standing on a shore by the sea, he walked over quickly and shouted, "Two uncles. ”

The moment he approached him a hundred steps closer to him, he already felt it, and with Kuroda's shouting, he immediately turned around and shouted excitedly, "Kanbei, you're finally here." ”

"Yes! Kanbei, we've been waiting for you for a long time. Ite Yushi hugged Kuroda Vocational High School.

Both of them are 1.8 meters tall, and Matsui Shigetaka, who is only 1.7 meters next to him, is relatively short, but even Matsui Shigetaka is definitely a tall person in the current Wa Kingdom.

"Uncle." Kuroda Vocational High School was excitedly hugged by Ide Tomo, but Imate Tomoshi is a person who doesn't know the importance of it, so he uses a lot of strength, Kuroda Vocational High School can only say with difficulty, his face is flushed, and it is a little distorted.

"What's the matter, Kan Kanwei." Imate said with a smile.

"Uncle, your strength is too great, I ...... I'm a little out of breath. Kuroda said loudly, and finally coughed.

"Ahh Imate Yushi immediately let go of Kuroda Vocational High School, and said embarrassedly while picking his head: "This ...... Officers and soldiers, I ...... Ha ha! I was so excited that I didn't pay much attention. ”

"Ahem! Uncle, I know, but when you hold people like this in the future, you have to pay attention to a little strength, my body is ...... Ahem...... It's relatively good, and others may not be able to stand it. I guess no one can stand it except for Iwasuke and Takebei. Kuroda said jokingly.

"Pay attention later, pay attention later, hahaha!! Are you laughing at me? And half-guards! You're coming along," Ite said, embarrassed.

"After all, I'm a junior, how dare I make fun of my uncle? I'm telling the truth! Kuroda said with a difficult smile.

"I've seen Lord Dan Zhengzhong and Lord Shui Zhengda." Shigeharu Takenaka, who was standing behind Kuroda Vocational High School, said after saluting respectfully to the two.

"By the way, two uncles, I came to Zhou and Chang this time, in fact, I also have my own purpose." Kuroda said.

"You don't have a purpose, will you come?" Imate said with a big grin.

"Uncle, can't you just say it?" Kuroda said embarrassedly.

"Doom...... All right! ”

"Two uncles, I actually do have something very important to tell you."

"Just say it!" Matsui Shigetaka said solemnly, his nerves were not as big as those of Ite.

"Hey! Before I came this time, I had a long discussion with the half-guards about how the future of the family should be arranged. Kuroda said with the same seriousness, and even his tone infected Ite.

"What is the future of the family? This is really something to think about! The words Shigetaka Matsui bit hard, as if he was thinking about something.