Haruhide Ouchi and Ryuzoji Takanobu have indeed secretly formed an alliance. The two had to huddle together to keep warm. With the support of Ryuzoji Takanobu, Ouchi Haruei can effectively relieve the heavy pressure from Otomo Yoshijin, and the expansion in Chikuzen can also be supported by Ryuzoji Takanobu. At the same time, Ryuzoji Takanobu wants to defeat Shaoer Dongshang and seize the land in front of Higashi, which can ensure the safety of the flanks.

Ryosen Takaho came, firstly, to reaffirm the identity of the Date family as the leader of the Ouchi family, and at the same time to obtain the consent of the Date family, if the alliance with Ryuzoji Takanobu was known to the Date family, I am afraid that there would be a crack in the alliance between the two families. This is very bad for the Ouchi family, and it is also bad for the Ryuzoji family.

At the same time, Haruei Ouchi and Ryuzoji Takanobu are both heroes, and they know that if they don't huddle together to keep warm. Once the Date family gains tension in the east and focuses on Kyushu in the west, if the two families want to ensure their independence, they will inevitably clash with the Date family, and it will be difficult for the Ochi Haruei family to resist independently. If there is the addition of Ryuzoji Takano, there may be a glimmer of life.

Even if the Date family is strong at that time, even if the two families together are not opponents, then they can become part of the Date family's regime as a subordinate, and they will be able to be a big boss at that time. Haruhi Ouchi and Ryuzoji Takanobu took a fancy to this.

Zhengheng also knew that the two families of Ouchi Haruei and Ryuzoji Takanobu had already been contacted, and they could only ask for their own consent to make the covenant public, and seeing that Ryosen Takaho said his order so bluntly. He believes in realism and knows that in the general trend of the world, there is no reason to go either east or west, and there is no reason to go both ways. Now, the Date family is concerned about the chaotic war in Kinai. Once the chaos was over, it was time for the Date family to go to Luo, and there was not much strength to devote to the battlefield in Kyushu.

Zheng Heng thought for a moment, and immediately said: "In this way, Haruei Ouchi and Takanobu Ryuzoji have already been in contact, and I agree in principle that the two families form an alliance against the Great Friend. "I slandered in my heart, I can resist Otomo Yoshijin today. Tomorrow I'll be able to put the Date family alone.

Cold Spring Takatsu never thought that the Date family would agree to the alliance between the two families so readily, you must know that when he traveled that day, Ouchi Haruei solemnly explained the matter, and promised a lot of chips, and even sent his eldest son to Okayama Castle as a hostage.

In addition to being stunned, Leng Quanlongfeng, who has rich diplomatic experience, of course did not show any expression, he smiled lightly, remained silent, and nodded frequently, but he did not see the cold light in Zhengheng's eyes. There are a few more tricks in my heart.

As long as the current strength of the Date family does not capsize in the gutter, neither Haruhi Ouchi nor Ryuzoji Takanobu is enough to attract his attention, and he hasn't even considered it once. Historically, Toyotomi Hideyoshi conquered Kyushu when he was in power, and sent his younger brother Hidecho to lead a large army to attack the Shimazu clan, which almost unified Kyushu, and subjugated the Shimazu clan. He believed that as long as he won the Great War of Kinai, he would not be much worse than Oda Nobunaga and his successor, Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Ryosen Takaho saw that the head of the Date family agreed in principle to the covenant between the two families. Now all that remains is the alliance between Haruei Ouchi and Takanobu Ryuzoji, but this knowledge is fragmented. Even if the Date family disagrees, they will form an alliance in a secret way.

The main purpose of his visit was to ask the Date family to send a navy to repel the Saeki navy in Otomo Yoshijin and ensure the safety of Bunzen's water. When Yoshitaka Ouchi sent troops to counterattack Nagato, he landed on the ship of the Saeki Navy, and after Haruhi Ouchi inherited the family business, he found that it was very difficult to develop the Navy, especially under the blockade of the Saeki Navy. If it weren't for the time when Otomo Yoshitsu raised troops, the wind and waves in Zhoufangtan would be too strong. I'm afraid that the battle of Aoyama Castle that made Haruei Ouchi famous and Otomo Yoshijin disgraced will not break out.

After confirming the covenant between Haruei Ouchi and Takanbu Ryuzoji, Ryozumi Takatoyo saw that Date Mashiro agreed so readily, and hurriedly made his second request, wanting to take advantage of Jongei's happiness to have a fait accompli, he underestimated Mashiro's wisdom.

Where would a scheming balance be agreed to so simply. He smiled and said, "I ask our Date Navy to help the Ouchi family expel the Saeki Navy Army, and if you are willing to let my family station troops in the Kokura area, it will not be impossible." ”

Where did Ryosen Takatoyo think that Zhengheng would be waiting for him here, and the alliance with Ryuzoji Takanobu could certainly make some changes in the external situation of Ouchi Haruhei, but under the huge pressure of Otomo Yoshizhen, it could play a limited role. In this way, Zhengheng will agree to his request so readily, but if he sends troops to expel the naval army of Otomo Yoshizhen, it will play a decisive role, and once the Date naval army appears in Zhoufangtan, Otomo Yoshijin will worry about whether the Date naval army will attack the coast of Bungo through the Bungo Waterway, and the pressure on Haruei Ouchi will be greatly reduced.

But it would be a very terrible thing for the Date family to gain the power to garrison troops near Ogura Castle, and the Ouchi family would be able to rely on the Kanmon Strait to resist the attack from the Date family, but if there was no Guanmen Strait to block it, the Date family would appear wherever he wanted to appear anytime and anywhere.

Just when Leng Quan Takaho wanted to refuse in person, Zheng Heng's words rang in his ears again, and said: "The Ouchi family doesn't have any naval forces now, and it doesn't matter if I garrison the army in Okura or not, I just want to see the sincerity of Ouchi Haruhideto." ”

What did Lengquan Longfeng come to request, the water army. Because the Ouchi family did not have a navy, they sent him to Date to ask for assistance. If the Ouchi family has a naval army, even if it is not comparable to the Otomo family's naval army, it will be able to make Otomo Yoshijin have some scruples, and he will only land in Bunzen Province after completely defeating the Ouchi naval army.

The Ouchi family does not have a naval army, the Date family's naval army is strong, and it is true that there is no need to garrison in Ogura Castle, the garrison of Okura Castle is just an attitude, and Masahiro needs the attitude of Ouchi Haruei's subordination, and Ouchi Haruei also needs the attitude of Machiei's protection.

If, to put it mildly, the two families turned against each other, the small army of the Date family stationed in Ogura Castle would soon fall under the siege of the Ouchi family, and it would be able to be used as a bargaining chip for the Date family at that time, thinking of this, Ryosen Takatoyo basically agreed in his heart, but he did not have the right to decide, and replied: "The foreign minister will definitely inform the head of the family, and he will be able to get an answer in about half a month to a month." However, the Date Navy was also asked to patrol the vicinity of Zhoufang Beach within this month. ”

Zhengheng didn't expect that Leng Quan Takaho still didn't give up his pleading, he had already said it very obviously, the premise of sending the navy army was the garrison of Ogura Castle, he thought in a low voice for a moment, and said, "Okay, if Ouchi Qingying can keep his promise." I will send a naval army to deter Otomo Yoshiko. ”

Leng Quan Longfeng heard Zhengheng's approval, and thanked him: "Okay, please also ask Lord Dazai Daji to keep his promise, then the foreign minister will not bother your lordship." With that, he got up and left.

On May 1 of the second year of Eiroku, Nagano Castle in Bunzen Province of Kyushu, the tense atmosphere was still pervasive in the Bunzen country, and in order to resist the land attack of Otomo Yoshizhen, Ouchi Haruhei strengthened many castles in the border with Bungo, in order to resist the first wave of attacks on Otomo Yoshizhen. Just block the first wave of attacks. was able to gather troops for Haruei Ouchi, and calmly fought with Otomo Yoshijin to reproduce the battle of Aoyama Castle again, but the threat from the sea still made it difficult for him to sleep.

Seeing this situation, Ouchi Qingying is also helpless, the best way to fight with the navy is to use the navy, but in the absence of the navy, if you want to use a small number of troops to ensure the safety of the coastline, it is really difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and she can only hope that the matter of Lengquan Longfeng will be done quickly.

Haruei Ouchi shook her fan. Looking at the information about Otomo Yoshijin that had just been sent, beads of sweat seeped out of the bald head on his forehead. It flows down the cheeks to the jaw, dripping onto the paperwork one by one. His vest was already soaking wet.

"Drink it, Your Highness!"

What a crisp and gentle voice, Haruei Ouchi knew it was a small night when she heard it.

Born in the noble Kyoto family, Yoshitaka Ouchi admired Kyoto culture, and followed his family to Yamaguchikan since he was a child. Became the adopted daughter of the old pervert Sanjo Koyori, and later fled to Kyushu after the rebellion of the Tao Takabo, and became the adopted daughter of Yoshitaka Ouchi at the request of Sanjo Koyori, who of course followed Yoshiei Ouchi after his death. The two are nominally brother and sister, but in the erosive Japanese society. Even brothers and sisters have no etiquette, so how can they take care of the nominal brother and sister.

Of course, Ouchi Haruei is not the first person to hold hands with this poor girl, she already has at least three hand-holding objects, Sanjo Gonglai, Ouchi Yoshitaka and Ouchi Haruei, Ouchi Haruei obviously doesn't mind being the third hand-holding man.

Ouchi Haruei took the hot soup, drank two sips, and continued to look at it, he actually didn't understand what was contained in these simple information, and now he had to let him do so, he knew very well, if there was no intervention from the Date family, even if he reached an alliance with Ryuzoji Takanobu, it would be useless, and I am afraid that it would not last for a few years.

"Your Highness!" Xiao Ye knew that he didn't need to, but he still couldn't hold back and said, "Now that the temperature is getting hotter and hotter, you can get cool outside for a while, and if you continue like this, you will get heat stroke." ”

Ouchi Haruei put down the pen, rubbed his eyes, lifted his oily white face, looked at Xiaoye, and said with a wry smile: "No! Xiaoya, if the Bunzen coast collapses, then I will be exiled, but the days of exile are bitter? ”

Xiao Ye remembered the days when he went from Kyoto to Zhoufang, and from Zhoufang to Fengsae, it was extremely bitter, and he shook his head.

"Xiao Ye, it will be evening in a few hours!"

"Well, after dinner, you can't watch it anymore."

"Good, good, sure!"

"What's going on today? I used to say a few witty words at this time, and then told myself to wait at night, but today I didn't say anything, and that expression ...... "Xiao Ye thought for a moment and walked out.

Ouchi Harui Yingjing was in a daze again, for a person whose attention was highly focused on reverie, time passed in an instant, and he did not stay for a moment. The light footsteps of Xiao Ye as he left the room still ringed in his ears, and the Western clock had struck six o'clock.

The sky darkened suddenly, and one of the attendants lit an oil lamp with flint and covered it with a red lantern, and the light flickered and dragged a long shadow of the lamp in the room. He breathed a sigh of relief and drank the dish that had been brought to him. At that time, the vegetable pickled rice was already quite a good meal in the ordinary samurai family, but in the mouth of Haruhide Ouchi, it could only be regarded as coarse grain light rice. However, in order to resist the attack of Otomo Yoshijin and maintain a large army, Toyozen's warehouse has already bottomed out.

Food, the war is food, and the Ouchi family can only sustain it now by asking the Date family to send troops to help, once the food runs out and the people's hearts are disheartened, the army will collapse, and I am afraid that it will collapse without Otomo Yoshijin coming to attack.

While drinking the vegetable pickled rice, Ouchi Haruei stared blankly at the information in his hand, which he had been reading for a whole half a day, but he still couldn't find any news in his favor, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and took a deep breath.

Without a clue, Xiao Ye walked in, she glanced at Ouchi Qingying coquettishly, smiled charmingly, stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, you go out with me, and cool down in the courtyard for half an hour." As she spoke, holding a straw oil lamp in her right hand and a prisoner in her left hand, she walked out of the room and sat him on a bed.

Saying that, Xiao Ye smiled mysteriously at Ouchi Qingyingjing, and then sat down next to him gently, and said with a smile: "After half an hour, you must sleep?" ”

What a night! The stars were flashing mischievous eyes, the moonlight was so gentle, and the cries of those unknown little insects were like intoxicating fairy music. The night dew is cool, and the shadows of the flowers are swaying. For all this, Haruei Ouchi seems to have lost consciousness, and he is immersed in the hesitation after the destruction of the country and the family.

"Report ......"

A small surname hurriedly walked in from the outside, the footsteps were a little hurried, he saw Ouchi Haruying was sitting outside with his sister Ouchi night to enjoy the cool, and swallowed the words behind him, for fear that one would not be good, and stepped on the desolate steps of the first few small surnames.

"What's the matter?" How could Haruei Ouchi have the heart to enjoy the beautiful scenery and enjoy the cool and the moon, he heard the hurried footsteps behind him, thinking that something earth-shattering had happened again, and subconsciously stood up and looked back at the little surname who was already so frightened that he was kneeling on the ground and trembling.

"What's the matter?" He asked again, not so much in a reproachful tone as a begging. He wanted to hear good news, but the bad news for several days had already made him feel terrified of every little surname who entered his room, yes, a lord of the kingdom was afraid of a little surname, and he was afraid of hearing some bad news again. (To be continued.) )