The first year of Tensho. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info May 2nd. Sunny.

Shodoshima, the second largest island in the Seto Inland Sea, is the main anchorage of the Date Naval Army, and this is the former site of Nishi-no-Taki Castle facing Sanshu. It used to be the stronghold of the salt-saturated water army, but it was attacked by the Murakami water army, but the main buildings of the castle are generally intact, and it is not difficult to renovate them.

Shimizu Soharu's battle report was sent in duplicate to his own temple and Kishiwada Castle, and although the results were gratifying, the lesson was equally thought-provoking, if it were not for the heroic killing of the enemy by the Date army and the Saga people, coupled with the enemy's advance and retreat, the victory may not have been known, at least it would not have been so hearty. The lesson is profound, and everyone realizes that victory cannot come from the gift of the enemy.

Accordingly, Noyama had to slow down the offensive and step up training to adapt to the new battlefield. Hanafang Masayuki and Murakami Tsuyuki led 3,500 troops to rest and train near Nishi-no-Taki Castle for more than ten days, and they were about to suffocate to death.

Yeshan Yichao's order was delayed, and they could only be in a hurry.

At the head of Nishi-no-Taki Castle, Hanafang Masayuki hammered the railing with a heavy fist, making a creaking sound, and didn't raise his head, and asked, "When does Daisuke Miyauchi plan to attack Sanzhou?" ”

Murakami shook his head and replied, "No, there is no news yet." But it's too fast to think about it, I heard that the country of Apo has long been messed up, maybe there will be new news in the next two days, and it should be time for us to make a move, otherwise we will be lazy. ”

Hanafang Masayuki sat down, picked up the kettle and took a sip, sighed, since the victory of the Awa Kingdom, they only reported each other once a day, and the communication was not very convenient across the sea and mountains, and said: "I hope that the order will be given sooner, and the matter will be finished early." ”

Murakami nodded slightly, and said: "Shimizu-kun has won the battle, the Awa country is in chaos, and they have defected, Shengrui City is fighting in a lonely city, and the old boy of Miyoshi Yixian doesn't know what he is thinking, or he doesn't move his nest, what do I say about keeping Shengrui City." ”

Hua Fang Zheng bowed his head and said, "That's what I said." ”

While the two were talking, Shanzhou was near the sea, and Xiangxi Yuanqing took a small boat and paddled desperately between the waves, heading towards Xiaodou Island. The voyage soon fell into the hands of the patrol fleet of the Date Navy. He noticed that some people were looking at him with contempt, others were whispering, and mocking words drifted to his ears with the sea breeze.

The bow of the patrol boat was a little older, he was a member of the Salt and Salt Army, and later switched to the Date Navy and became a samurai with a sword, he was fortunate enough to see Kasai Motokiyo at a glance, and the feng shui took turns, and now he asked in a mocking tone, "Matagoro, are you going to Shodoshima?" ”

Xiang Xi Yuanqing was slightly sluggish, raised his head and said, "Yes!" ”

"Hey!" The bow of the boat walked slowly, took Xiangxi Yuanqing's shoulder and said, "Goro, why bother?" I once heard that you surrendered to my lord many years ago, and returned to Sanzhou with the help of my lord, and gathered more than 3,000 people under the pretense of the majesty of my lord, and was actually attacked by the old pervert of Xiangxi Yuancheng with more than 300 people, and the camp mutinied, and my lord is now in Shangluo, you should go to Kyoto. ”

Xiangxi Yuanqing felt a little resentful, the tiger fell in Pingyang and was bullied by dogs, and the dragon dived in the shallows was played by shrimp, not to mention that he was the head of the Xiangxi clan in Shanzhou, and the salt-saturated water army used to be the subordinates of their family. Although the Xiangxi clan is weak, and the nest is stolen by Xiangxi Yuanzheng, it is not a scary person who can hook up your shoulders. Xiangxi Yuanqing shook his head, got rid of the arm in the bow of the boat, and soon the boat landed, and he jumped down quickly.

"Humph!" A cold snort came from behind him: "I don't know what to lift, and I still think that the toad wants to eat swan meat, and I don't look at my own virtue, and I am a fool who dreams!" ”

Xiangxi Yuanqing's swift steps stagnated slightly, his heart tingled, and he accelerated his pace. At that time, Zhengheng had a verbal agreement with his father Xiangxi Yuanzheng to promise his righteous sister to him as his wife, and at the same time, Xiangxi Yuanzheng promised his daughter Xiangji to Zhengheng as a side room. As time went by, the disparity in status became more and more disparity, and even more so that his sister Xiangji died, and it was no longer over. Back then, Xiangxi Yuan Qinghu faked the tiger, and once released the news, and the old people of the Xiangxi clan knew about it. Nowadays, most of them are treated as a joke, as a toad that wants to eat swan meat, and if they want to climb high branches, they don't know how to write dead words.

Shodoshima Island became a huge military station, and drills and training were carried out everywhere, and Xiangxi Motokiyo traveled all the way, and under the leadership of the soldiers, he entered Nishi-no-Taki Castle, which became the command center of the Shikoku Army's partial divisions. The meeting room in the city was crowded with people, and the sound of scabbards clashing was incessant, all pointing in front of a huge map. A young warrior in his twenties held a bamboo stick and pointed at the mouth of the map and scolded Fang Xuan, and from time to time someone asked a question and quickly answered.

Xiangxi Motoqing had never really seen the appearance of the command center of the Date Army, he had never seen such a strange army, and no one had ever advertised the map as a treasure, which was magnificent, and informal. One person took Xiangxi Yuanqing through the conference room and into a small study, and people came in and out from time to time.

The two samurai in the study were sitting opposite the case, pointing, and discussing something, the older samurai heard the arrival of Xiangxi Yuanqing, and hurriedly got up and smiled: "Xiangxi-kun, come, please drink some soup to warm up, in the lower flower room, this is Murakami Tongyuki." The conditions in the army are poor, and it is really a snub to Your Excellency. ”

Murakami Toshiyuki squinted at Kasai Motokiyo and didn't get up, with contempt in his eyes. Murakami Tsuyuki is not a native of Ita, let alone from Bishu, but he was once sent by his father to stay with Zhengheng for a year and a half, called an attendant, and is actually a hostage. Murakami Tongyuki is not ashamed, but proud, plus he has to smell the reputation of Princess Yi Yuanqing to slander the princess, if it wasn't for Hanafang Masayuki to stop him, I'm afraid he would have already made a duel request. He is one of the suitors of Princess Righteousness.

Hanafang Masayuki didn't care, he knew that Murakami was not deep, but he had outstanding water combat ability, that is to say, he was a pure samurai. He invited Xiangxi Yuanqing to sit down, and said: "Entering and inviting Your Excellency to come, there is a major matter to discuss, our army will have to launch a general offensive in the near future, and please contact all the people in Shanzhou, and don't help the mischief before we divide the victory or defeat with the Miyoshi clan!" ”

Xiangxi Yuanqing drank a few sips of the soup, wiped his mouth, and bowed deeply to Hanafang Zhengxing: "The power of the Xiangxi clan in Tanzhou is limited, and I am young and thin, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince other families to live up to the good intentions of adults, and I am really ashamed to love adults." ”

Seeing that Xiangxi Yuanqing shirked, Hanafang Zhengxing's eyes narrowed, he shook his head slightly, Xiangxi Yuanqing is really a shallow person, and he still thinks about the small profit in front of him, the short-sighted guy, and said with a smile: "Daisuke Miyauchi once said to me that the head of the wealthy family in Sanzhou, only the Xiaxiangxi clan has loyalty and can share the glory and disgrace with the Date clan. As long as Xiangxijun can cooperate with the action, Daisuke in the palace of the next generation guarantees the safety of the Xiangxi clan. ”

Before Hanafang Masayuki sent troops this time, the commander of the legion, Noyama Yoshito, specially recommended to him the head of the family in front of him, Xiangxi Yuanqing, according to the words of Noyama Yoshito, the Sanzhou Xiaxiangxi clan is a native native of Sanzhou, and he is an acquaintance. Such local natives, as long as they are sober-minded and have the posture of a Chinese person, will inevitably be of great use in the future. What's more, others don't know, Yeshan Yichao still doesn't know that in this matter, what Zhengheng did did was not authentic, and he was ashamed of Xiangxi Yuanqing.

Because of this relationship, Hanafang Masayuki is quite humble to Xiangxi Yuanqing.

Hanafang Masayuki persuaded Xiangxi Yuanqing to use it for him, and when Xiangxi Yuanqing left, Murakami Tongyuki, who was slightly squinting, opened his eyes and asked: "Hanafang-kun, do you really want to use him, why do you trust this kind of repeated villain." ”

Hanafang Zhengxing laughed, his voice was very calm, and said: "Why can't it be this person, the villain has the usefulness of the villain, but he is just to use him to test the water, to test the reality of the state, the ability of the Miyoshi clan, and know that he will not be defeated in a hundred battles?!" ”

Hanafang Masayuki's strategy is very simple to say, that is, let a person raise the flag in Sanzhou. Attract all the attention of the top and bottom to his head, and use it to test the reality of the upper and lower parts of the state, the desire of the people, and also to test the reaction ability of the Miyoshi clan.

If Miyoshi Yoshigen reacts quickly, they just sacrifice a pawn, and if they react slowly, they will be able to let the decision-makers see clearly the reality of Sanzhou and Miyoshi Yoshixian, and no longer wait endlessly, watching Shimizu Zongzhi make contributions.

Xiangxi Yuanqing knew that he was just a pawn who crossed the river, and if he wanted to get back on his feet, he had to keep moving forward, and of course he needed to be rewarded if he wanted to move forward. He had no choice, and following Hanafang Masayuki's strategy, he immediately set off to return to Sanzhou.

Two days later, Katsuga Castle, which has changed its owner several times, the current city lord Xiangxi Yuancheng was tired enough last night, he is old and weak, but his heart is still there, not to mention that his son Xiangxi Yuanzai died unexpectedly. If he does not give birth to a son, this great family business will be left to others.

Xiangxi Yuancheng was woken up from his sleep, and he didn't care about the resentful eyes of the concubine, so he rushed out in a single dress. He stared sharply at the retainers who had come to pass him, and he didn't mind the saber stained with blood if he wasn't given a reasonable explanation.

The retainer ignored Xiangxi Yuancheng's murderous gaze, took a few breaths, and said, "Lord, the big thing is not good. The rabbit cub of Xiangxi Yuanqing came back, and he also pulled up a team in Shanglin City, and Katayama Taketoshi surrendered to the enemy, erected a banner, and asked the lord to decide. ”

Xiangxi Yuancheng was shocked, Xiangxi Yuan didn't come back early in the morning and didn't come back at night, and he was surprised by the re-emergence of the flag at this juncture. He took a deep breath and, without hesitation, categorically ordered to send a messenger to Ten Rivers City to ask for help from Yoshiken Miyoshi.

Xiangxi Yuancheng sent a messenger to ask for help, and on the other hand, he tried to attack Shanglin City, he knew his own family affairs, and Xiangxi Yuanqing defected to the Date family in that he was attached to the Miyoshi clan, and he had completely cut off the road to his family, and there was only one way to go to the dark.

Xiangxi Yuancheng's temptation was destined to fail, and Xiangxi Yuanqing, who had the support of Hanafang Masayuki, had the upper hand in strength, and broke through Xiangxi Yuancheng's army in one fell swoop, forcing Xiangxi Yuancheng to hide in Katsuga Castle and dare not raise his head, looking forward to the help of Miyoshi Yixian.

When the news of the revival of the flag of Xiangxi Yuanqing came, Miyoshi Yoshiken and Xiangxi Yuancheng spied a trace of something bad from it, and now it is a delicate period that leads to but does not start, and Awa is in a mess in the country, but it is just a partial division of the Date army stirring, and the main force of the Date family has not yet moved.

Miyoshi Yoshiken quickly saw clearly that Xiangxi Yuanqing's actions were just a temptation, and it was also an obvious warning, and the Date Army, who was not triggered, finally couldn't bear it, although he didn't want to pay attention to Xiangxi Yuanqing, but he knew that if he didn't extinguish the flame of Xiangxi Yuanqing in time, it would soon become a prairie fire.

Miyoshi Yixian knew that Xiangxi Yuanqing was just a pawn, and he was fighting to disturb the hearts of the people in Sanzhou, of course, he also had the intention of testing his hypocrisy, but he knew that he knew, or he had to jump down, this is a conspiracy, so that you have to listen to the enemy's calculations. He knew that only by dispatching heavy troops to kill Xiangxi Yuanqing in the shortest possible time and extinguish the small fire regiment, he might be able to kill chickens and monkeys and deter people at home and abroad, otherwise, the future of the Miyoshi clan would definitely be dark.

Yoshiken Miyoshi gritted his teeth tightly and couldn't say a word, and the calculations of the Date family frightened him. He knew that the strength of the Miyoshi family and the Date family could not be compared, and now not only was Awa's country in chaos, but disagreement would also become a prairie fire.

Miyoshi Yixian clenched his fists and muttered in a low voice, "Even if you die, I will make you break a mouthful of teeth." ”

Miyoshi Yixian gave an order, and the leading generals gathered around him rushed in all directions one by one, returned to their team, and quickly mobilized an army of nearly 10,000 people, starting from Shihe City and rushing straight to Shanglin City, announcing to all the people in Sanzhou that Sanzhou still belonged to the Miyoshi family.

Shanglin City soon turned into a lone sail, desperately resisting in the rough waves.

There was fire all around, and the flames had already enveloped the head of Shanglin City. The buildings in Shanglin Castle turned into a sea of fire at this time. In the sea of fire, Xiangxi Yuanqing, dressed in armor and carrying a spear, stabbed to death a soldier who wanted to enter the city step by step surrounded by raging fire, and commanded his men to extinguish the fire.

The shouts of killing kept coming, and it was the soldiers of Shanglin City who were doing their last effort, but they soon fell silent.

"Taketoshi Katayama died in battle."

Xiangxi Motoqing heard the bad news that the retainers who followed him to erect a flag to revive the Shimo-Xiangxi clan were killed in battle, and that was a brave general loyal to the Shimo-Xiangxi clan. Shanglin City, which was small in the city, only held on for two days, and was about to face the situation of the city being ruined, and he looked at the other side of the sea, looking forward to the arrival of reinforcements.

"Katsuga Castle has fallen?!"

The joy that Shanglin City was about to break was gone, and the flames in Shanglin City were blazing, and the hearts of Miyoshi Yixian were also blazing. The last thing he wanted to see finally happened, the rebellion of the people of Sanzhou was on fire, and his heart sank into the abyss. (To be continued.) )