The fog cleared on May 5, and the sun re-enveloped the land, proving that it was the master of the land, and the messengers between Ueno Castle and Aoyama Castle were busy, especially as the good news of the death of Otomo Yoshitsu was spread a few points faster than the news of the fall of Otsu Castle. The flames of Otsu Castle were extinguished by the breaching Tojikenren before the fog cleared, and the nearby villagers only thought it was another contest between the Yamada clan and the Sugi clan.

The messenger who captured Ouchi Haruei to report the victory to Nagano Castle was the retainer of Toji Kanren, Uchida Town, he got the good news, his face turned pale all of a sudden, where did he think that such a tragedy would happen, Otomo Yoshizhen was actually taken the head, he stumbled into Otsu Castle, saw Toji Kanren, knelt down on one knee and said: "Lord, it's not good, the owner of the hall is defeated, and the owner of the hall was given the head by Ouchi Haruei." ”

Tojikan was shocked and pushed the case open, and immediately rushed forward and grabbed the leading corner of the Uchida town, and said in a vicious voice: "What? "The faces of the retainers around Tojikan all changed dramatically, knowing that once Otomo Yoshijin was defeated and killed, they would be a lone army.

Cold sweat fell from the forehead of Uchida Town, and he hurriedly told the messenger who captured Ouchi Qingying, and still held the good news in his hand, and said: "Lord, the minister does not dare to be the master, please decide, the messenger is outside the door." ”

Toji Jianren took the good news, and the parents of Uchida Town breathed a sigh of relief, the Toji Jianren just now was so terrible, he didn't dare to look up, he had been waiting for Toji Jianren's inquiry, but after waiting for a long time and not responding, he secretly raised his head to look.

Toji Jian even took the good news and tore it to shreds with a loud sound. He couldn't believe that what was written in the good news was true. Otomo Yoshijin was actually beheaded. A mouthful of blood rushed up his throat, dizzy, and straightened up again. His mind was racing, and all his thoughts were lost, but reason told him that all this was true, and Otomo Yoshijin had really been taken, but the only trace of doubt left made him think that there must be other articles in it, and shouted: "Pull it up." ”

Uchida's family pulled up the messenger who had been beaten and bruised and swollen. Toji Jian shouted viciously: "Say, if you say something wrong, I will kill you, what happened in Qingshan City the day before yesterday, if you dare to conceal it and not report it, you will be killed." ”

The messenger was horrified and suffocated when he saw that the other party was actually a soldier of the Great Friendly Army, and his instinct for survival made him nod desperately, only to ask the enemy general to spare his life. Where do you dare to hide it, and said hurriedly: "Yizhen Gong was indeed killed by Lord Qingying." The main knife is Takaju Sada-sama. ”

Seeing that the enemy general did not respond, the messenger hurriedly explained: "There is no doubt about this matter. Lord Qingying has already carried the head of Yizhen Gong, broke ten formations in a row, and killed the heads of two or three thousand friendly soldiers, and the rest of the people all collapsed and fled back to the mansion, this is what the villain saw with his own eyes, and there will be no fake. ”

The "hall owner" Toji Ken even had tears in his eyes, and his voice was miserable, which made people listen to it like a knife, he completely believed what the messenger said, how to do this kind of thing fake, Aoyama Castle is not far away, as long as Otomo Yoshizhen re-erects the banner, it will be a huge blow to the morale of the Ouchi army.

The first deputy general of the family, Yufusun Juro Weixin, listened to the messenger's words, looked at the messenger quietly, and then glanced at the generals again, obviously everyone had believed the messenger's words, frowned, and shouted: "Ouchi Haruying is our enemy, this person is unknown, and he is trying to confuse us with nonsense and take him down." ”

Everyone was shocked, and they all looked at Youbu Weixin, who was deeply trusted by Toji Jianlian, and was regarded as a confidant among his henchmen and entrusted with important tasks, and was loyal, Yubu Weixin saw that everyone did not react, and shouted again: "Tie up, immediately look at the custody, don't let this person escape, and don't let him talk too much." I don't do it yet. ”

Uchida replied and immediately took the messenger with him. Everyone in the audience suddenly fell silent, and Lord Otomo Yoshijin actually disappeared from this world, although the words of the messenger were not credible, in fact, Yubu Yuxin had no doubt about it.

Not only Yubu Weixin, but everyone present seemed to believe the messenger's good news.

Yubu Weixin took a deep breath, he didn't expect that Ouchi Haruei would be so resolute, taking advantage of Otomo Yoshizhen's unstable foothold to go out of the city for a decisive battle, they were able to take advantage of the fog to capture Otsu Castle, similarly, Ouchi Haruei also used the fog to break through Otomo Yoshizhen's military formation and take the head of Otomo Yoshizhen.

Yubu Weixin raised his head, looked at Toji Jianren who was in grief, and said, "My lord, the rumors cannot be believed. If you run away for fear of rumors, you will always be the laughing stock of the world. Next, either attack Aoyama Castle to avenge the owner of the pavilion, or fight according to the city. "All the generals are speechless, attacking Qingshan City, which is now immersed in a festive atmosphere, may show flaws. However, last year's battle of Aoyama Castle caused Toji Jianren's adoptive brother Toji Kan Fang to die in the siege battle, and all the generals had relatives who died, knowing that Aoyama Castle was not easy to attack.

Toji Kenren looked up at Yubu Yushinobu, he knew that Yubu Yuishin had no intention of attacking Aoyama Castle in order to kill his father and brother, Otomo Yoshijin was arrogant, and it was a fact that he was unpopular among the middle and lower samurai in the Bungo country, and his expression was depressed.

The life and death of Otomo Yoshijin is a huge blow to the morale of the Otomo family, and the number of soldiers and horses in Aoyama Castle may not be much more than the number of 3,000 in Otsu Castle, but the difference in morale is too far away. The Ouchi army fought to kill Otomo Yoshizhen, and it was the time when the soldiers were at their peak.

As for his own side, he is a lone army, and I am afraid that once Hayashi Koshinakamori learns of the suffering of Otomo Yoshijin, he will inevitably leave the fleet away from Bunzen Province and return to Bungo Province. You must know that Otomo Yoshizhen only has a son under his knees, and how a baby controls the foundation of the Otomo family, when the time comes, it will inevitably return to the collegial system of important ministers, and whoever has more soldiers in his hands will have a greater say in the collegial discussion of important ministers. Without the help of Wakabayashi Echichumori, Toji Kanren would have to break through the Aoyama Castle defense line if he wanted to return to Bungo Province.

Toji Kenren gritted his teeth fiercely and said: "Even if the owner of the pavilion is not dead, the situation is still in danger, otherwise two days is enough time to come to the exact news, and it is not advisable to stay here for a long time, but it is also not possible to withdraw from Bunzen and return directly to the mansion, we will go to Idami Port, and at the same time echo with the Kakukuma Ishizong of Himejima Castle." ”

After the decision was made. The fog that haunted my heart was swept away. I also have a clearer view of the current situation. Company Commander Tojikan breathed a sigh of relief. said: "Whether the matter of the hall master is true or false has not yet been determined, but even if it is fake, it must be a lot of injuries, but it is not possible to take any more risks." I personally lead the army to guard the back road, Sun Shilang, you take the people to retreat first. ”

Yubu Weixin did not object, and he asked, "My lord, do you want to continue to hide it from the soldiers?" ”

Toji Kan shook his head and sighed, "I can't hide it, the news that the Uchida family is panicking and rushing into the city with enemy envoys will spread soon. However, with the prestige of our waiting, and at the same time, in order to be able to go home, we can still suppress their backlash in a short time. ”

When Toji Kanren decided to abandon Otsu Castle and transfer to Igami Port, wanting to communicate with the Kakukuma Ishizong who had built the castle on Himejima before making a decision on whether to return to the prefecture, the bad news of the fall of Otsu Castle and the destruction of the Yamada clan also spread to Aoyama Castle at the same time.

Ouchi Haruying's face is true, two days ago, he broke through the Otomo Yoshijin military formation, and he seemed to be uninjured, but he was physically and mentally exhausted and his face was pale. I haven't fully recovered yet, and I can hear the report. shouted: "Sure enough, sure enough, it's coming!" There was still surprise and wonder in his tone.

Knowing this emergency military situation, Ouchi Haruei did a better job than Toji Kenren, and he didn't shout so loudly that the people of Aoyama Castle, who were immersed in joy, that their back road was cut off, but just summoned two important ministers, Sugi Shigeju and Sada, to discuss the next response.

Both Sugi Shigeju and Satta Takaju both knew that the so-called head of Otomo Yoshijin was actually the head of Shiga himself, and Otomo Yoshijin was shot in the thigh, so he should be fine, but in order to boost morale, he had to lie and continue to tell it.

Fortunately, Otomo Yoshijin didn't know if he had taken the wrong medicine, or if it was really a complication of a leg injury, and there was no movement after two days, which made Haruei Ouchi, Sugi Shigeju, and Takari Sada star, and they all wondered if they really killed Otomo Yoshijin that day.

Sugi Shigeju is clear about the Yamada clan, this Yamada clan and his cousin have been fighting for the land near the Yama Country River for twenty or thirty years, and the battle below can make his power more stable, once there is a big fight, he will be able to come out to mediate, and then slightly eccentric to cut some land from the two families to the clan, this is his wishful thinking, and now the Yamada clan is only left with the castle of Otsu Castle, and he never thought that he was destroyed by the general Toji Kanren under the command of Otomo Yoshizhen.

Sadada Takaju knows this person Toji Kenren, the last battle of Aoyama Castle was this person who blocked his way and made him return in vain, he attacked the military formation of Otomo Yoshizhen two days ago but found that most of them were mediocre generals, and the Toji Kenren who blocked the road last time was not there, so it turned out that he came to copy their back road.

Ouchi Qingying saw the expressions of the two, and was a little relieved, if even the main general was messed up, I am afraid that he would know that he was defeated without fighting, he pondered for a moment, raised his head and said: "I don't know what happened to Otomo Yoshitown, there has been no new news in two days, I'm afraid it's really bad luck, we don't know whether Otomo Yoshizhen is alive or dead, so you guys talk about it, will Toji Kenren, who is far away in Otsu City, know the situation of Otomo Yoshizhen in advance?" ”

Sugi Shigeju's heart was shocked, he shook his head, and said: "The border line between Toyozen and Bungo has already been full of eyeliners, and it may not be easy to let Toji Kanren know new information, and now the first thing Otomo Yoshijin needs to do is to clarify the truth, and once it takes a long time, I am afraid that it will become true even if it is not true." ”

If it's not true, it will make people real, Ouchi Haruei couldn't guess what Sugi Shigeju meant by this, and looked at him, Sugi Shigeju explained slightly: "As we all know, in the nineteenth year of astronomy, a second-order collapse broke out in the mansion, and Yoshijin rebelled, raided the governor's dormitory, killed the head of the previous family, and also killed Shiochi Maru. ”

Speaking of this, Sugi Shigeju looked at Ouchi Haruhei, knowing that Ouchi Haruhi is also the heir of Otomo Yoshikan, Ouchi Haruying's face changed slightly and then regained his calm, and continued: "He consolidated the family business and drove all the opponents out of the house, and most of these opponents went to Higo to serve his uncle Kikuchi Yoshitake, and in the twenty-third year of Astronomy, Kikuchi Yoshitake was forced to commit suicide. After 26 generations, Higo's famous Kikuchi clan finally did not avoid the bad luck of severing the family name, which caused the Higo's famous Kikuchi clan to perish. ”

Speaking of this, Sugi Shigeju mentioned the key point, and said: "Otomo Yoshijin is cunning and cunning, and he is not well regarded among the people of Bungo, once the news of his serious injury spreads and he still hides it, I am afraid that those who have speculation will jump out, and the fake will become true." ”

Ouchi Qingying's face tightened, he didn't have much opinion about his brother being said like this, in fact, he also thought that it was better for his eldest brother to die. You must know that once Otomo Yoshijin really has three long and two short, his only sister-in-law, the one-year-old young son, will die again, and it is not without a chance for him to pick up the country of Bungo, you must know that he is the second son of Otomo Yoshikan and the younger brother of Otomo Yoshijin.

As soon as Otomo Yoshizhen dies, if his only son dies again, although Ouchi Haruei has inherited the Ouchi family business for his adopted son, it will be difficult to return to the Otomo family to inherit the family business, not to mention that he is still the murderer of Otomo Yoshijin. However, if the drip stream is cut off, it is not impossible for Ouchi Haruhei to let his second son inherit the Otomo family to the already hung up Otomo Yoshizhen as an adopted son, and if you add the escort of the army, I am afraid that most of the people of Bungo will agree with this matter.

Ouchi Haruei's reverie is beautiful, but it can't change the current predicament, how to solve the siege of Otsu Castle, or can't discuss a reason, in the case of nothing to do, can only send more cronies to monitor the situation of Otomo Yoshitown.

Without waiting for the latest information from Otomo Yoshijin, the news of the retreat of Toji Kanren from Otsu Castle reached Aoyama Castle, and Haruhide Ouchi laughed and praised his calculations, if Otomo Yoshijin knew that Toji Kanren was the first to withdraw his troops under the unclear situation, I don't know if he would die of anger.

In a small town far away from Aoyama Castle, Otomo Yoshijin's injuries were much more serious than expected, and in ancient times when there were no anti-inflammatory drugs, the infection caused by being stabbed by a spear could only expect the blessing of the Buddha, and Otomo Yoshijin is still a believer in Zen Buddhism and has not gone astray.

Otomo Yoshijin was lying on a tatami mat, the room was a little messy, exuding a strong smell of medicine, his eyes were scattered, his face was red, and from time to time a maid put a wet cloth on his forehead, and he struggled for a long time and couldn't get up, and said weakly: "How is the situation outside?" (To be continued.) )