There is a very famous saying in the Chinese military book: soldiers are impermanent, and water is impermanent.

When the news of Date's arrival at the Tsukiyamakan spreads, Ouchi Yoshicho will face a situation of rebellion and separation, which is very beneficial to Date Masahiro, who is in a hurry.

He took advantage of the lack of deep understanding of the war by the defenders of the Tsukiyamakan, and sent Taoshan Hengchang to lead 800 Fukuoka people to attack the Tsukiyamakan.

The Tao Shan Heng squad easily eliminated the sentinels patrolling the cordon around the castle's perimeter. I saw him wave his hand slightly, and a group of people changed into Ouchi's foot equipment and passed the garrison of the Tsukiyamakan under the cover of darkness. Killed several guards, and the sound of killing instantly spread throughout the entire castle, and the sound of enemy attacks rang out at the same time.

A samurai who looked like a general led dozens of people to rush out first, he was about thirty years old, and his figure was burly, but when he walked, it could be seen that he walked frivolously, and his expression was not very good, which could be seen to be the result of long-term indulgence in alcohol.

Tao Shan Hengchang shook his head secretly, are the generals of Ouchi Yoshicho so useless? Is it better for such a family to be replaced by the more enterprising Date family, and it would be strange not to replace them?

The general already knew about the enemy's attack, but he didn't expect to attack Sannomaru, and he shouted loudly: "Who are you, you dare to invade the Tsukiyamakan, don't you want to live?" He broke out in a cold sweat when he saw the enemy in the Ouchi footgear. I suddenly thought of four or five years ago. There is also such a place in the Tsukiyamakan. Could it be that someone rebelled again, thinking of this, he turned around and ran towards the inner hall. As soon as the main general ran, it suddenly became a mess.

Where did Tao Shan Hengchang think that he would encounter such a strange thing, under the cover of the night, the cry shook the sky, and he rushed away.

Early in the morning, when the leaders of Ouchi Yoshicho and Tao Changfang arrived in a hurry. The Tsukiyamakan was already in chaos, and the enemy army had long since disappeared, but the defender ran in front of them and cried, and was scraped alive by the angry Ouchi Yoshinaga.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru, the exiled general of the Omi Kingdom, sent envoys to various places, stating the key points, asking them to come forward to form an anti-Nagakei encirclement network to jointly resist Miyoshi Chokei's perverse actions, and the first to join in were Rokkaku Yoshiken and Hatakeyama Takamasa, who were in trouble, and the rest were still waiting to see the participation of the powerful Sengoku Daimyo.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru is looking forward to Hosokawa Fujitaka being able to bring him a happy news. Apparently Hosokawa Fujitaka was only able to grope his blindness, when he set off for Bei China. Date Masaki was invited by Yoshitaka Ouchi to inspect Aki Country non-stop.

June 21, 1555, the first year of Koji. Zhengheng arrives at Silver Mountain City. The arrival of Zhengheng really frightened Ouchi Yoshicho, who had just won, and while stepping up the arrangement of the defensive line, he secretly sent his cronies to Ginzan Castle to investigate the movements.

Ouchi Yoshitaka agreed to Ankokuji Huiqiong's unreasonable request as early as the beginning of June, in order to be able to catch Date Masayo, had to give up Yoshimi Masayori, of course, this is his verbal rhetoric, deep down of course he is extremely opposed to this, and also comforted Yoshimi Hiroyori who came to ask for help, and as soon as he and Ouchi Yoshicho decided the victory, he sent reinforcements to Tsuwano Sanhonmatsu Castle, which was surrounded by many sieges and was about to run out of food, to stabilize Yoshimi Hiroyori.

After Anguosi Huiqiong returned to Bei China, Zhengheng did not go to Anyiguo as promised, but stayed with his wives and concubines. Even the purest of the most innocent Noyama Yoshitomo didn't know what his lord was thinking, and according to his thoughts, once he received a request from Yoshitaka Ouchi, he would definitely gladly go.

Of course, Zheng Heng is not a guy with a brain, otherwise he would not have earned such a huge family business in a short period of time, his women are mostly political marriages, and during this time, he hardly approached a woman. In fact, he is patiently waiting for the news of the dark department sent to various places, the war caused by the Kasai Motoqing of the Zanki Country, whether it will make Miyoshi Chokei's fierce reaction, as well as the latest movements in Kinai, the siege of Tomita Castle in Tsukiyama of Izumo Province, and more importantly, he wants to know the reaction of Zhou Fang and Nagato because of the arrival of Masahiro.

Zhengheng believes that the most important thing is how the local forces in Zhou and Changzhou view the arrival of the Date family. Since these two places are the territories of the Ouchi clan for generations, many local forces have an unclear relationship with the Ouchi clan, and whether they will xenophobic the arrival of the Date family. Only by understanding the true reflection of the world can we make the right decision.

Zhengheng was the first to extend his tentacles to Zhou and Changzhou, but in fact, he had already sent secret envoys to contact the local wealthy clans when he was fighting against the combined forces of Ouchi Yoshinaga, Mori Takakei, and Murakami Bukit, hoping to disrupt the enemy's movement from their rear.

Due to the fiasco of Murakami Takeshi, the flight of Mori Takakei to another country, and the withdrawal of Ouchi Yoshicho from Aki Province, the local wealthy clan obviously did not dare to risk being discovered by Ouchi Yoshinaga and contacted the Date family, and had to constantly cut off contact with Zhou and Chang.

War can always form many dark places, and dark places will always produce many secrets. When the news of Ouchi Yoshitaka's counterattack on Zhou and Chang came to him, Date Masaki once again focused on this traditional territory of the Ouchi clan. The two major clans fought for each other and caused a great chaos, and the war made Date Masato's secret envoy have a better chance of contacting the local forces, at least there is no need to worry about the incident of Jinguang Zonggao, after all, there are not many people in this world who have the courage and courage to make a move.

Due to the secret envoys of the Date family, they knew many secrets that should not be known, and the layout of the Zhou and Chang countries also kicked off at this time. When Date Masahiro learned that Yoshitaka Ouchi had been defeated at the hands of Yoshicho Ouchi, he sent out the news that he was going to inspect Aki in the near future, yes, this news was not a secret, and in a short period of time it almost reached the point of being known to everyone. To be exact, he wanted to see how far his influence had been in Aki, Izumo, Zhoufang, Nagato and other places.

Zhengheng inspected An Yi Country, and An Yi Country, which had just been conquered, would of course make waves, and it would also have a great impact on the empty Zhou and Chang states in the rear. But when it comes to Izumo Province, it doesn't seem to have much impact. When Yoshitaka Ouchi attacked Tsukiyama Tomita Castle, he went to Akikoku. If Date Masaki wants to intervene in Izumo Province. It is most secure to retrace the path that Yoshitaka Ouchi has taken. Once the Date army invaded Izumo Province from Aki Province, coupled with the flank attacks of Hakuki and Iwami's partial divisions, Izumo Province had no choice but to die.

On June 21, Date Masahiro, who had just entered Silver Mountain City, got good news that Hashimoto Masamitsu, who had traveled to Zhou Fangguo, brought back a person, a figure that Masahiro had not expected, and now this person was kneeling in front of Masahiro.

Ever since Masamitsu Hashimoto became in contact with Ishiyama Honganji, he has become a special envoy to Ishiyama Honganji. At the beginning of this year, with the ascension of Honganji Temple, he returned to Japan to help Miyamoto Masashige deal with the foreign affairs of the Date family. Last month, he traveled to Zhou Fangguo, saying that he was traveling, but in fact, he was acting as a secret envoy to liaise with the local wealthy families on behalf of the Date family, and to make preliminary preparations for the Date family to enter the Zhou Defense Kingdom.

Now, the retainers of Aki have not yet arrived, and there are only the retainers who have followed Date Masahiro in the venue, Noyama Masato, Akagi Takao, Ishikawa Hisataka, Miyahara Masasei, Hagiwara Takanobu and others are all there, and he said with a smile: "I don't know if Shinano Mamoru has any advice for coming this time?" ”

Su Du Longkang, the lord of Lotus Mountain City in Jiuke County. His face is not very good-looking now. I think it was the political balance strategy that succeeded. Saddle Mountain Castle and Lotus Mountain Castle, the two castles are close at hand. The lords of the two cities, Suki Du Longkang and Sugi Soyama, both wanted to become the county of Jiuke County, and due to the well-known truth, the Sugi clan was a branch of the Ouchi clan, and Sugi Zongshan naturally became the county representative of Jiuke County. Ouchi Yoshicho rebelled, Sugi Zongshan falsely accused Sumi Du Longyasu of his heart to Ouchi Yoshitaka, Suki Du Longkang almost died, if it weren't for Ouchi Yoshicho not wanting the Sugi family to dominate in Jiuke County, I am afraid that he would have died a long time ago. Now, Ouchi Yoshitaka has counterattacked Zhou and Chang, and rumors have arisen again in Jiuke County, and Sumi Du Longyasu remembered the events of the year in his heart, and his heart was bumpy, coupled with the news that Date Masahiro was inspecting An Yi, Ouchi Yoshicho would definitely not be polite to Sumi Du Longkang, who was suspected of rebellion. Hashimoto Masamitsu happened to hear about this incident and reported his family to Lotus Mountain Castle.

Ouchi Yoshicho had a heart for Suki Du Longyasu, forcing him to accept Hashimoto Masamitsu's rhetoric and come to probe Date Masahiro's tone to see if he could defect to Date 's house. What's more, the Date family is now in full swing, and the Ouchi clan is declining, if you can join the Date family in advance, you will definitely be able to cross Sugi Sozan and become the county representative of Jiuke County, and realize the dream that has been held for a long time.

He listened to Zhengheng's question, immediately sat up straight, and replied respectfully: "I have always served the Ouchi family, but I followed him when I was obsessed with the Tao family, and I thought that I was ashamed of my life, and I knew that there would be no day when I would return to my old master. After Tao usurped power, he did not want to be selected among the sons and nephews of the Feng family, but usurped the upper position, and there were quite a few complaints in the bottom, so he was humiliated by Tao and endured humiliation. And the rise of the Date family is obvious to all, Lord Date is now allowed to be sealed by the imperial court, and invited to come to relieve the siege of the old master, so he intends to vote, I wonder if Lord Date can make him your retainer? I swear that this matter is absolutely sincere, and I will regret it. ”

Zhengheng is quite appreciative of the eloquence of Su Du Longkang, and in his words, he abandoned the old master and went to the new master, showing a loyalty to the old master Ouchi Yoshitaka, and because he participated in the astronomical drama for 20 years, he was ashamed of Ouchi Yoshitaka and had no face to see Ouchi Yoshitaka. Originally, Tao Longfang rebelled, and he should be selected from the Ouchi clan to inherit the Ouchi clan, but he didn't expect Tao Longfang to change his name and surname to become the new head of the Ouchi clan. Now, the Date family came to relieve the siege at the invitation of Yoshitaka Ouchi, and Sudo Tatsuyasu came to the Date family with guilt for the old owner and hatred for the current head of the family.

Zheng Heng looked at Du Longkang with interest, pointed at him and smiled: "You are right, a person like you who has a city government, I don't think you will easily run to my door and think about temporarily submitting to me, and the camera moves." I'm pretty confident about that, but I want to see your value. ”

Being asked by Zhengheng like this, Su Du Longkang panicked and kept blinking his eyes. He originally thought of a good rhetoric, but he couldn't use it, he never thought that Zhengheng was so young that it was terrifying, and he was a demon near wisdom, he raised his head and said: "Lord Bizheng Shaobi, presumably Lord Bizheng Shaobi also saw it, Long Kang came to participate with sincerity this time, I hope that my lord can solve my troubles." ”

Zheng Heng sat up straight all of a sudden, staring at Du Longkang. Su Du Longkang only felt uncomfortable being stared at, and his heart was in turmoil. Isn't it natural that the generals of troubled times follow their powerful masters, and he looks back at Hashimoto Masamitsu.

Zheng Heng stared at him and said: "Actually, you are not the only one who came to follow, Shanzong Shan of Saddle Mountain City sent his family elder to come, the grievances between the two of you, I think you won't be unclear, I want to know who is the most valuable between you and him?" ”

Shu Du Longkang listened to Zhengheng's words, of course he wouldn't believe it, he only felt a chill at the base of his neck, and he never thought that Sugi Zongshan, who had always been deferential to Ouchi Yoshinaga, also wanted to defect to the strong like him, and the grudge between the two had reached the point of life and death. Shu Du Longkang finally showed a wry smile: "What the adults said is that I don't know what the adults asked me to do, and I will definitely not give up." ”

Zhengheng smiled and said, "That's right." Originally, I thought that Kurakake Mountain Castle and Lotus Mountain Castle would be accepted at the same time, but I needed a place to fight Ouchi Yoshicho, and it just so happened that you could come in person today, so you would use Kurakake Mountain Castle as a place for the decisive battle, you know what to do, right? ”

Su Du Longkang immediately responded: "Yes, yes!" ”

It was a victory that Yoshinaga Ouchi had been waiting for day and night, but the first person to win was unexpected.

Ouchi Yoshitaka led more than 10,000 men and horses to come to the rescue of the frost city, relying on the advantage of soldiers and horses skilled in the navy, crossing the thick Dongchuan, the former army encountered Tao Changfang lured to Taoshan, was ambushed, killed more than 300 heads, and then led the whole army to attack, drove the defeated soldiers, drowned in the thick of the East River seven or eight hundred, robbed more than ten small boats, the sunken ship blocked the mouth of the Houdong River, so that Ouchi Yoshitaka could not give full play to the advantages of the navy, had to confront each other. Tao Changfang ordered people to send hundreds of heads to the Frost Fall City, and the morale of the Frost Fall City plummeted, and he succeeded in one blow.

All the retainers are now full of praise for Tao Changfang, but Ouchi Yoshicho's eyes are quiet, he has three sons, two of them are adults, the eldest is sixteen years old, and the younger one is fifteen years old, all of them have already been served, but only one of the lords can take on it. (To be continued......)