On the morning of July 11, the Yoshino River was foggy, but it did not affect the view, and a zigzag procession marched along the Yoshino River. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 With a number of 1,000 people, it is already a remarkable team in the Shikoku region, and it is like a victorious army.

The turbulent Yoshino River did not affect their mood at all. The smile on the face of the leading general, Namba Denbei, grew brighter as they got closer and closer to the White Ground Castle, completely unconcerned about the sweat rolling down his forehead, and this smile continued until he saw the empty White Land Castle.

In the Battle of Shikoku, who has the greatest credit among the four * regiments, there is no doubt that it is Shimizu Soji, and Namba Denbei is naturally excited as a general of Shimizu Soji, which is also the reason why he was able to obtain the glory of attacking Shirachi Castle, which is the central important place of Shikoku.

Namba Denbei was in a happy mood. In his eyes, even the three good Yixian had committed suicide. Where did Onishi Laiwu, who had fled back to White Land City, still have the courage to resist his soldiers? has not yet surrendered obediently, and the credit for attacking Baidi City can be said to be at your fingertips.

However, the reason why Shimizu Soji let the Namba Denbei lead the army alone was that it was time for the Namba Denbei to work hard under him, and secondly, he knew that the Namba Denbei was cautious, steady, and would not be complacent.

The cautious Namba Denbei was still sober-minded, and he also knew that the strength of the Fourth * Regiment was strong, and Onishi Raimu couldn't stop their attack at all, but he still sent scouts to inform them of their arrival, and he didn't rush forward without a single brain.

The gates of the city were opened, but no one came out to meet them. It was strange that the scouts were searching outside, cautiously looking inside, but none of them dared to go in first. Even if it is a surrender, it will naturally come out to greet them when they arrive.

The leader of the scout group was impatient, pressing the knife with his left hand, and pointing at the people one by one with his right hand, "You! You! And you! Let me go in and take a closer look. ”

Under the threat of the warlords, a small group of scouts finally crept into the quiet White Ground City.

There was no sound inside, and there was no reaction to the invasion of enemy troops. The scouts grew in courage and shouted loudly, but as they entered the door, they heard a sharp arrow fly out of the shadows and into the neck of one of the scouts.

A scream rang out throughout the White Ground City.

Then the fallen flags at the head of the White Land City were erected one by one, and the dense arrows inside the gate pierced the scout team into a hornet's nest, and the leader of the scout group saw that the team was completely wiped out, and he hurriedly rushed downstream with the remaining scouts.

Watching the gate of Baidi City close again, there were shadows on the city tower, and flags were erected. Beneath Namba Denbei's calm exterior was the fury that rolled like volcanic magma, and a little glad that if he hadn't sent scouts to the thunder, it wouldn't have been a dozen scouts who stepped into the trap.

Finding out that the news of the refusal of the White Land Castle immediately caused a commotion, some people proposed to go up to attack the White Land City, some people proposed to ask for backup, and so on, but the Namba Denbei shook his head slightly and snorted vigorously: "We may be in trouble." ”

The banner erected at the head of the White Land Castle was not the Maru to Yan family pattern of the Onishi family, nor the third-order Ryoshi family pattern of the Miyoshi family, but the seven sorrel family patterns, and Namba Denbei asked a little ambiguously, "Is it the Chosamune Ibe clan from Tosa?" ”

Ogasawara Nagamasa, the lord of Chongqing Castle who was the guide, nodded and replied, "Yes, it is the Nagazong Ibu clan, one of the seven powerful Tosa. ”

Hearing this, the Namba Bunbei pondered for a moment and said, "As soon as the Ten Rivers survived, they died in the hands of the Chozong and my clan, it seems that we are in a lot of trouble, so we will return to Daxi Castle first!" "Onishi Castle is also subordinate to Onishi Yoribu, but it is apparently abandoned.

While the Namba Denbei was rejoicing in his caution, the chief of the clan in Shirachi Castle was also rejoicing, and he took advantage of the night to pretend to be Date and sneak attack Hakuji Castle and gain control of Hakuji Castle, with no more than 300 soldiers and horses under his command. If the Namba Denbei ventured in, they would not be able to inflict a large number of casualties, and they would have to withdraw from Hakuchi Castle and return to Tosa Province.

Seeing that Namba Denbei was frightened away, the cold sweat hung all over his spine, and the panic in his heart calmed down slightly, patted his chest, muttered dangerous words, and immediately informed his brother Changzong and my relatives who were hurrying to come behind him of the latest battle report here.

Changzong I clan is the half-brother of Changzong my family, is the second son of Changzong my country, now 20 years old, is a military general who is both civil and military, and the right and left hand of Changzong my family. Historically, he followed the name of his brother and succeeded the Tosa Kira clan, changed his name to Kira Kinsada, and was also known as Yagoliang, Zuokyo Jin, and Harima Mamoru. He has made outstanding military achievements in the Raid Ichijo clan, and often takes the position of chief general in place of the Yuan of Changzong and my department, which shows his status in the Changzong and my family and the deep trust of the Yuan family in this younger brother. From the fact that the Yuan relatives can rest assured that Qin Zhen can lead the army, it can be seen that Qin Zhen's own generals should be comparable to the Yuan Qin, who is known as the "Ghost Ruozi".

Furu Qinzheng, who served as the deputy general, wanted to directly rush up and fight with the generals of the Naida family, so that his martial arts would spread all over the world with the Date family, but who let Changzong and my family be the main general of the sneak attack on Baidi City, he had to obey the orders of Changzong and my family, and waited for the arrival of the army before making plans.

Fuliu Qinzheng is the first fierce general under the command of Changzong and my department, and he is good at guns, and he has been given 21 times in his life by Changzong and my department. Two years later in history, another powerful Aki national tiger of Tosa Province attacked Okatoyo Castle when the Chozong Ibe clan went out to attack the Motoyama clan, but was repelled by Fukuru pro-masa with 20 people, and since then his martial name has been greatly enhanced, and it is called "Fukuru's Arakiri". Furu pro-masa is also trusted by the head of the Changzong and my department, and serves as the teacher of his sister-in-law, the son of the Changzong and my department.

At noon, the 700 troops led by the head of Changzong and my department finally arrived at Baidi City.

The arrival of the head relatives of Chozong and our department, the Namba Denbei, who was close at hand, immediately knew about it, and he said fiercely: "I have been deceived! "It turned out that he had already arrived from the Yuan Yuan of Changzong and my department, and he knew that Baidi City had set up an empty city plan just now, and he was put on the table.

Chozong and my clan set up an empty city plan, but fortunately, the character of Namba Denbei was quite cautious and steady, and he did not go crazy because of the contempt and ridicule of the white castle, he repaired the Great West Castle on the one hand, and sent an envoy to pass the Shimizu Soji.

In the eyes of Namba Denbei, asking for help from Shimizu Soji was not such a shameful thing. If he loses the battle and asks for help, he will not have the face to see Shimizu Soji at that time. The only way to apologize to Muneji Shimizu in the way of a samurai is to wash away the shame he brought to the Namba family.

Fukuru Kinmasa, who was crawling in the depths of the grass and trees, waited for a day, but still did not wait for the attack of the Namba Denbei. He peered out into the road through the cracks in the grass, and apparently disappointed him, he stood up slapping at the bugs crawling all over his body.

Fukuru retreated to Hakuji Castle, and Chomune's head was equally disappointed, as he did not expect the arrogant Date army to endure humiliation and not attack. On the contrary, he has been renovating the Great West City, and he is ready to confront them.

Namba Denbei has time to go on, anyway, the 4 * regiment has no intention of invading Tosa Province now, and Iyo Province is the next area to be dealt with by the 4 * Regiment, as long as the Iyo country is conquered, it will have a bridgehead to enter Kyushu.

The Nagazong Ibu clan doesn't have time to confront each other, he is not a monopoly in Tosa, the long-standing enemy of the Nagazong Ibu family, and the biggest obstacle to the unification of Tosa, the Motoyama family is still lingering, licking and eating wounds, not to mention that the Aki National Tiger, who dominates the eastern part of Tosa, does not want the Nagazong Ibu clan to be dominant, and blatantly supports the Motoyama clan and the Chozong Ibu clan to fight in the ring. If the head of the Changzong clan and his main force are not in the country for a long time, neither the Benshan clan nor the An Yi clan will let go of such a good opportunity to seize power.

White City, brightly lit.

The first wise general of the Jiangcun family under the command of the head of the Changzong clan said: "My lord, I didn't expect that the enemy would be so cautious, so that we are in a dilemma, and we have to discuss how to reconcile with the Date family in the best interests?" ”

Gu Zhongcheng, a diplomatic practitioner, hesitated and stopped.

Tani Tadasumi was originally a priest at the Ichinomiya Shrine in Tosa Province, and was highly regarded by his relatives and Motokin's father and son because of his excellent diplomatic and martial skills. Historically, it was his efforts to persuade the head of Chosō and my tribe to finally give up resistance and surrender to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, preserving the Chozong and my clan.

Gu Zhongcheng initially opposed the adventurous actions of the head of the Chozong tribe, because he believed that this approach was extremely risky, and the slightest mistake would anger the Date family, and the price to pay for this would inevitably be heavy, but in the end he could not be convinced.

But the head relatives of Changzong and my department knew it, shook his head, and said: "If you don't take the risk, when the Date family integrates Sanki and Awa, and then takes Iyo, you will gather the power of the three kingdoms, and tens of thousands of troops will invade Tosa Province. ”

This is also the reason why the head of the Nagamune clan gave up attacking the Motoyama clan and took the lead in the Awa country to seize the White Land Castle, he wanted to take the lead in fighting with the four * regiments of the Date family, and then use this bargaining chip to negotiate with the four * regiments to obtain good enough conditions.

Obviously, Nagamune's head family thought too well, what he didn't expect was that he would encounter an overly cautious Date family general like Namba Denbei, and when the army of the Fourth * Regiment arrived, I am afraid it will not be a peace negotiation, but a surrender, and he will have to pay a heavy price for the tiger's mouth.

However, the head of Nagamune's department took a deep breath and said to Gu Zhongcheng: "I also ask Gu Bingwei to go to Tokushima to explore the wind, and on the condition that Hakuji Castle belongs, Nagamune and Ibu clan are willing to serve as the guide of the Fourth* Regiment of the Date family to attack Tosa Province." ”

The guide in the mouth of the head of the Nagamune Ibu himself, named the guide, is actually an agent, and he sent troops to Hakudi Castle in order to use this as a bargaining chip to obtain the conditions for negotiations with the four * regiments of the Date family, and serve as the agent of the four * regiments of the Date family, Tosa Province, and speed up the unification of Tosa Province.

The Chozong Ibe clan invaded Hakuchi Castle.

At the base camp of the 4* Regiment in Tokushima, Noyama Masasa, Shimizu Soharu, Hanabo Masayuki, and Murakami Tsuyuki all received a warning from Namba Denbei. They didn't have much shock, the invasion of the Changzong and my clan into Baidi City was just a few struggles before they died, but this incident still made everyone angry, and they actually struggled in front of them.

Shimizu Soji admired the caution of the Namba Denbei, and he believed that it was the caution of the Namba Denbei that caused the Chosō clan to be struggling.

It can be seen on the map that it is easy for the Date family, who have occupied Sangi and Awa, to defend Hakuji Castle, but for the Chozong and Ibu clans, it is an enclave, and it is still an enclave that needs to be defended with all their might, and the gains outweigh the losses.

However, the relatives of Changzong and my department dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head, and it was delusional to want peace negotiations. Shimizu Soji first proposed a two-way attack strategy, originally the next step for the Fourth * Regiment to deal with was the more important Iyo Province, since the head of Nagamune and my department took the lead, then they could not be let go.

Shimizu Soji proposed to take revenge on the Chosho Ibe clan, but Murakami Tsuyuki put forward a different view, he was anxious to deal with Iyo Province, and he couldn't slow down the strategy of Iyo Province because of Nagamune Ibu clan, so he first postponed the attack on Chomune Ibu clan, and then turned back to deal with Nagamune Ibu clan after capturing Iyo country.

Hanafang Masayuki, who had done his homework in Tosa Province, said with a smile: "Actually, there is no need to be so troublesome, as long as you write a piece of paper, you can uproot the Chozong and my clan." He slowly told everything he knew and planned, but in fact it was just a copy of the difficulty of Changzong and my department in the sixth year of Wenzheng (1509).

Although the land of Tosa Province was barren in the troubled times of the Warring States period, the local wealthy clans were no less divided than other regions, and there were as many as seven famous wealthy clans, which became the Tosa Seven Heroes, and the wars between various forces for land and population continued to intensify.

Among them, the Changzong and my clan are incompatible with other local wealthy clans whether it was in the Wenzheng period or now.

In the sixth year of Bunsho (1509), the governor of the Motoyama clan Yomei, united with the Yamada Sect, the Kira clan and the Ohira clan, and organized a coalition army to besiege the Chosō family, and the nineteenth generation of the head of the Nagasho family was unable to return to the sky in front of the coalition army, and soon the castle Okatoyo fell, and Yu Honmaru committed suicide.

Now everyone on Shikoku Island knows that the unification of the Date family is unstoppable, in this case, it is better to give the local wealthy families of Tosa Province a chance, and provoke civil strife in Tosa with a letter of paper.

Noyama Yoshichao bowed slightly, he didn't make a decision immediately, he had actually approved Hanafang Masayuki's decision, and he still needed to think about it. (To be continued.) )