Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Aftermath of Kojima Bay (Part II)
The battle in the Inujima Islands eventually turned into a farce under a sudden heavy rain, and Dentaro Miyamoto simply grabbed one of Murakami's tails and killed a stand-in in armor, looking at Takeyoshi Murakami in frustration.
Regardless of whether Takeyoshi Murakami is the head or not, it is just icing on the cake for the victorious Date Masaki, and it is of no substantive use, and even if Murakami Bujichi returns to Noshima now, it will not be able to stop the progress of the Date family.
The resounding victory of Kojima Bay has changed the confused situation in China.
First of all, Murakami Yoshimitsu and Ryiyasu Murakami of Innoshima put aside their prejudices and joined hands to serve Ida, and then famous samurai such as Yamauchi Takatsu, Miyoshi Hotaka, and Chi Seiharu of Kitango also once again joined the command of Mashiro, and in order to show their guilt, they not only personally led the samurai in their families to converge, but also sent hostages and wealth and household registration.
In addition, the most important thing, and the last corner of the avalanche to collapse, was that the Butto Takakane family of Five Dragons Castle was killed, and the newly appointed lord of the castle, Takakane Butto, who was formerly Takakane Fukase, sent an envoy to the Date army main camp in the key mountain.
The avalanche has become a trend, and no one can stop it, and it has even affected the cities of Anyi Kingdom. With the remnants of victory, Date Sei, under the personal leadership of Masaki, moved into the main camp of the key mountain, and then sent a large number of troops to reinforce Numata Sho, and after hearing the news, the morale of both Ouchi and Mori was low.
Maori Takakei, who was in a state of rebellion, was worried about the rebellion of his subordinates, and in fact, many people had already started to act, the most direct was that Tozaki Castle, where he temporarily lived, was on the cusp. Although the veteran Hiraga Hirosang, as always, showed his support for him. But it couldn't stop the collective rebellion of the Hiraga clan. If it weren't for Hiraga Hiroko's acquiescence, I'm afraid it wouldn't have made such a big fuss. With the previous suspicions, it was obvious that it was impossible for Mori Takakei to be under the dangerous wall, so he fled Touzaki Castle with hundreds of cronies overnight and fled to Koriyama Castle on September 1.
The next day, Zhengheng entered Touqi Castle in a grand manner. Under the protection of his grandson, Hiraga Hiroho, Hiraga Hiroshi went to Mt. Hiei to become a monk. officially withdrew from the stage of history, and is one of the few famous generals who have started and finished well with the Maori family.
The murder of the Tori family, the escape of Mori Takakei, and the submission of Hiroho Hiraga led to the total collapse of the Mori family, and more and more people in Aki Province surrendered to the young Date Masahiro, and more and more people paid attention to this rising star.
With the fall of Murakami Takeshi and the defection of Mori Takakei, Yoshicho Ouchi was suddenly on the cusp, and the two parties that could have been used as a barrier were wiped out and fled. Finally, the soldiers of the Date family were pushed directly in front of Yoshicho Ouchi. Let Yoshicho Ouchi, who was about to send troops, get upset and stuffy in the bedroom. Close your lips tightly and listen to the battle report tightly. Not only did the Noshima Murakami Navy lose its troops, but Iwata Kohiro and the 3,000 Ouchi Army, which were sent to fight together, were also wiped out, and they were unable to achieve the original set goal.
Ouchi Yoshicho heard the return, a mouthful of blood gushed up his throat, swallowed it for him raw, his tone was stern, and he said viciously: "Noshima Murakami misunderstood me!" After snorting bitterly, Fang asked, "How is the current situation of the Noshima Murakami Water Army?" ”
Yashiro Island Navy Shirai Fangyin looked solemn, did not dare to raise his head, and replied sullenly: "There are rumors that Murakami Takeshi escaped, and there are also rumors that he was broken by the salt-filled water army, and his whereabouts are unknown. ”
Ouchi Yoshicho, who was in an extremely bad mood, heard Shirai Fangyin's reply, his face showed anger, and there was a muffled sound, accompanied by a scream that he tried his best to suppress, Shirai Fangyin covered his head with his hand, and the skin on his forehead that appeared between his fingers was dark and blue. Beneath his feet were fragments of a tea set.
was smashed on the head with a tea set, but Bai Jing Fangyin, who had always been unruly, didn't even dare to scream in pain, but pressed the sore spot and knelt with his head down more cautiously. However, the blow on his head was really heavy enough, although there was no blood, but there were Venus flashing in front of him, and his head was buzzing, and he couldn't figure out why it was smashed for a while.
Ouchi Yoshicho shouted viciously: "What I asked you is how the current situation of the Noh Island Murakami Water Army is, what do you say Murakami Takeshi is doing?" ”
Where did Shirai Fangyin know that Ouchi Yoshicho meant this, he didn't dare to take a breath in the atmosphere, and buried his head between his hands, although everyone present felt that Ouchi Yoshicho's feelings had changed greatly, but no one stepped forward to admonish, and it was all about themselves.
Ouchi Yoshicho asked again, "How is the situation with Mishima Murakami?" ”
Shirai Fangyin didn't know what to say or not to say, so he had to say everything he knew tremblingly: "In addition to the annihilation of the entire army of Mishima Murakami, the other two islands are also panicked, the Date army broke through to the island, because the situation between the two brothers of Murakami on the island is somewhat delicate, and the specific situation has not yet come, and the village who came to the island is now caught in the battle for the protection of Yizhou, and Mishima Murakami has no hope, whether to send a naval army to take over the defense line of the islands?" ”
Ouchi Yoshicho didn't punish Shirai Fangyin this time, but his expression was very ugly, and the conference room fell into a dull state for a while, since Ouchi Yoshicho expelled his lord Ouchi Yoshitaka, coupled with the successive inability to use his fists and kicks, Ouchi Yoshicho's prestige was greatly hit, and for a time his feelings became extremely bad, and everyone was especially cautious and cautious, trying to avoid angering him as much as possible. Even if you are a close cronie and retainer, you will be punished greatly if you say a wrong word, and being hit on the head by a tea set is already a fairly light punishment.
Just as the conference room was in a dull state, a close acolyte came in and reported: "My lord, Lord Hongzhong Mikawa Mamoru is back!" ”
Everyone in the conference room was in high spirits, and Ouchi Yoshicho hurriedly said, "Why don't you ask Mikawa to come in!" ”
Since Jiang Liang Fangei's repeated failures in his advice, coupled with Jiang Liang Fangei's initial advocacy of alliance with Mori Takakei and Murakami Bukitsch and Date Masaki against each other, now Murakami Takeshi has been defeated, and Mori Takakei's strength has been greatly reduced and he is no longer able to attack, and all the pressure is suddenly pressed on Ouchi Yoshinaga's head, which makes him very angry.
Hongzhong Takabao heard the news and dragged his heavy feet into the conference room. Seeing the unbearable gaze of the wolf in the white well, he couldn't help frowning, and stepped forward to report: "Lord, the situation is a little bad, the Noshima Murakami Water Army was completely wiped out, and the news of Murakami Takeki's whereabouts was unknown spread, the entire Aki country was shaken, and the Maori family thought that the building was about to collapse, and they couldn't stop panicking, and more and more wealthy people went to the Date family, and the young and vigorous Maori Longjing couldn't even suppress the Maori family, let alone the people of other countries. ”
Ouchi Yoshicho took a deep breath, leaned steadily towards Fuji, and said, "I know that Maori Takakei is not comparable to his father, and it is understandable that the people of Aki are panicking all day long, in short, I don't pay too much attention to them. ”
After a pause, Yoshicho Ouchi suddenly asked, "If there is another battle of Koriyama, what are the chances of my family winning?" "The Battle of Koriyama was a battle that took place in the vicinity of Yoshida Koriyama Castle in Aki Province in the ninth year of Astronomical Astronomical in the Warring States Period of the Wa Kingdom, and the two armies of Aki Province's wealthy clan Mori Motosho and Daimyo Haruma of Izumo Province were defeated by Yoshihisa Nichi with the assistance of Yoshinaga Ouchi, who was still called Tao Takabo, and won the final victory.
Hongzhong Takabao frowned slightly, he knew that Ouchi Yoshicho was still unwilling to admit defeat, but he was not easy to refute, so he had to try his best to say: "Lord, it is not very realistic to fight a battle in the mountain castle of Yoshida County, but it is to lead the Date army to Yinshan Castle, maybe there is still an opportunity to take advantage of it." ”
Hongzhong Takabao's vision can not be described as vicious, but he was also shocked by the bad news that followed, what he never expected was the change of people's hearts, not with his preferences, nor with his natural thoughts.
On September 11, when the Takamatsuyama Castle was left behind and saw Kumagai Takanao appearing in front of the battle, he opened the castle and let the advance of the Date army enter the castle, blocking the main road between Koriyama Castle and Ginzan Castle at once, as long as Takamatsuyama Castle was held, Ouchi Yoshicho of Ginyama Castle would face Date Sei's attack alone.
It is obvious that it will not be Date Masaki who will enter Takamatsuyama Castle in person, and now the main force of Masaki is slowly and leisurely stationed in Tozaki Castle. Although the situation was very favorable to the Date family, Masahiro refused to attack Ginzan Castle directly in one go, nor did he plan to attack Koriyama Castle in the near future, but planned to defeat the small cities and castles around Koriyama Castle one by one, making Koriyama Castle fall under heavy siege and pushing the Date family's forces to the front line of Ginzan Castle. In this case, Ouchi Yoshicho will have to send heavy troops to gather in Ginzan Castle and be unable to move, which is an excellent opportunity for Ouchi Yoshitaka who is eager to land, once Ouchi Yoshitaka moves, Ouchi Yoshicho will inevitably send troops and horses back to Zhou Fang Nagato to fight to the death with the former master, and Silver Mountain Castle will fall without a fight.
The people and places that broke the deadlock were always people and places that no one expected, and Shirai Fangyin, who suffered the pain of being smashed by Ouchi Yoshicho, covered his head with his hands, and the skin on his forehead that appeared between his fingers was dark and blue, and as soon as he left the conference room, his face was even more ugly than the wound.
Bai Jing Fangyin gritted his teeth and looked back at Yinshan City, his face was hideous, obviously disgusted by the shame of smashing, he was also a prince, but he was summoned by Ouchi Yoshicho like a dog, and he came and went, beating and scolding at will, and he was very ashamed.
Bai Jing Longyin, who had secretly been in a relationship with Lengquan Longfeng for a long time, saw that his brother had a hideous face, lowered his head and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, so he greeted Bai Jing Fangyin.
Bai Jing Fangyin, who was already shaken, heard his brother's mentions, took a deep breath and seemed to have made up his mind, and said, "Hmph, he is unkind and blames me for being unjust, go, go back." (To be continued......)