Chapter Ninety-Three: The Afterglow of Kyushu (6)

There are many choices for people, and Matsuura Mori finally chose to break through, because he left a way back for himself, and if he hadn't reserved the boat in advance, his choice would probably be the same as that of his father and brothers. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

People are selfish again, and Matsuura Mori finally chose to flee alone, and did not tell Arima Harumu, Arima Yoshinao, Sensenishi Naoto and others about the ship, but he thought that he had done his duty. When Matsuura Mori broke through with a decisive way, he also pushed Sunriver Castle to the Jedi, and the decision to break out had been eliminated from the options that people in the city could choose.

The Date Army's final reply made the Arima clan in the city despair, but more people relaxed a little, knowing that in the end the Date Army had no intention of breaking the city and slaughtering them, and demanded that the Arima clan be responsible.

At this time, Arima Qingchun in the corner of the inner city was twisting Buddhist beads in the corridor outside the bedroom, and Ah Ruo, the concubine who was pouring wine for Arima Qingchun under the corridor, suddenly stopped her movements and asked, "My lord, is the time up?" ”

Arima Qingchun pretended to be casual, still twisting the Buddha beads and chanting Amitabha, and said with a smile: "You think it's ridiculous, what I don't like the most in my life is Amitabha, but now I used this way before I died." ”

Ah Ruo said again: "It seems that something is wrong, my lord. ”

A smile appeared on Arima Qingchun's face and said, "Ah Ruo, if you say that my life is only fifty years, I have lived to be eighty years old, and I have already fought for the sky for thirty years, which is enough. I have no regrets in my life, I have always acted according to my own will, and I have never lost my temper. There are glory and suffering, only self-knowledge. ”

Ah Ruo said in a low voice: "The villain understands. ”

Arima Harumi replied: "Since I understand, I should also understand my current mood, I will never admit defeat, even if I die, I will die like a real samurai, I am always fighting." He looked up to the sky and laughed.

"Old City Lord!" Hurrying over was Satofu, an old servant who had been following Haruma for a long time, "The enemy has sent in and asked for a final decision within an hour, on the condition that the Arima clan is responsible for this battle." ”

Arima Qingjun glanced at Zotai and said, "Zotaifu, do you think I'm an irresponsible fool like them?" What a fool, do you even think I'm a coward? ”

Zotai had already expected that Arima Qingchun would get angry, and lay down deep on the ground and said: "What you reprimand is that the old servant has been following the old city lord for fifty-six years, and the old servant will also explore the way for you when he goes underground." After saying that, he tore open his clothes, exposed his chest, and stabbed his lower abdomen with a knife with an indifferent expression.

Arima Qingchun looked at everything in front of him, nodded with satisfaction and said, "It is worthy of being a Zotage who understands my heart." ”

Seeing Satofu fall to the ground, Arima Qingchun smiled slightly, "Now it's my turn, Aruo, tell the people of the Date family that I died with my eyes open." He chuckled, opened his eyes, and slowly ripped off his clothes. Wearing a white undershirt, he had a calm attitude and silently raised his sword.

"I'm going to watch them!"

Arima Qingchun muttered to himself, suddenly stabbed the tip of the knife to the left abdomen, twisted his face, and slashed the knife to the right abdomen. As if it had been cut to the vital point, the white cloth wrapped in his abdomen suddenly turned blood-red, and Arima Qingchun's face was like dirt. He looked at Ah Ruo, as if he wanted to say something, but finally didn't say anything. In an instant, the tatami mats were soaked in a pool of blood, and Arima Qingjun fell to the ground and died.

The dead Arima Qingchun opened his eyes angrily, and he didn't blink an eye.

Ah Ruo watched Arima Qingchun and Sata Fu fall in a pool of blood, her face was like ashes, she pulled out a short knife from her waist, looked at Arima Qingjun, and said with tears in her eyes: "My lord, please wait for me." As he spoke, he stabbed himself in the neck and struggled to lie on Arima Harumu's lap and die.

When Arro's body collapsed.

The final decision had been made in Arima's room, and he heard his father step into the Yellow Spring before him, and with tears in his eyes, he stabbed the knife into the abdomen and cut off his head by the guards who had helped him.

After the guards placed the body of Arima Yizhi in order, they also committed suicide by cutting their stomachs in the courtyard.

Qianqianshi Naoto originally wanted to grovel to live, but no one wanted to see him alive and commit suicide by seppuku under the Bodhi Temple tree outside the city of Hinojiang a day later. Among the sons of Arima Harumun, only Omura Juntada and Matsuura Mori, who had chosen to surrender early, and Matsuura Mori, who fled to another country, all chose to commit suicide. However, Omura will also pay the price of blood for his faith, but that will be years later.

The fall of the Arima clan was just a small episode in the conquest of Kyushu by the Date army, and Katayama Hengcho left Iga Kutaka to tidy up the place, and he did not stop for a moment, behind him, tens of thousands of fierce warriors converged into a mighty torrent, galloping forward, unstoppable.

Hirado, located in the westernmost part of Kyushu, was a barren land with a strong people, close to North Korea, and was home to several powerful bandits that had long been active and merged into the famous Matsuura Party.

It is worth mentioning that the current party leader Matsuura Takanobu has a far-reaching vision, and took the lead in colluding with Wang Zhi, the leader of the most powerful maritime group in the East China Sea, thus becoming one of the best figures in the Japanese sea, with four or five thousand people and dozens of sea ships, and his strength is strong.

From the top floor of the castle tower of Hirado Castle, you can see Hirado Port, the phosphorescent light rippling on the sea, the white sails of Nanban merchant ships, and even Ikishima Island when the weather is excellent.

Matsuura Takanobu leaned sideways on the tatami mat of the main seat, he was about thirty years old, and his gestures were elegant, not like a pirate, but more like a cultural person who was beautiful inside and out. Matsuura Takanobu studied Zen from Zen Master Laofu, the former presiding officer of Pumen Temple, and learned the art of war from Shindangryu Shita Shinta, Fujiwara Sobu, Ise Sadashun, and hobby Yokoflute and Eagle Hunting.

However, perhaps because of the transfer of Nanban merchant ships to Yokoseura, which was under the control of Omura Juntada, and the death of his partner Wang Nao, and the severance of maritime trade with the Ming Kingdom, he was in a bad state of mind at the moment.

He reached out and gently pressed his forehead, sighing in anguish. What worries her even more is that the strong arrival of the Date Army has postponed the original plan to destroy Yokoseura indefinitely, and what makes him even more desperate is that the Ouchi clan, who has always had a good relationship with him, has also lost contact. Internal and external troubles, in such a situation, how should it be good?

Matsuura Takanobu cheered up and said, "Anjing, you first report the military situation." ”

Tian Anjing, the pen head of the pen who is second only to Matsuura Takanobu, bowed down and said: "Lord, everyone, according to the expedited report of the exploration horse, the general of the Western Route Army of the Great Friendly Army, the general of the Western Route Army, the whole army was wiped out, and the Great Friendly Army lost four or five thousand people, the corpses were like mountains, and the river was cut off. Now one part of the Date Army continues to pursue into Higo, and the other part enters Hizen Country, and the Arima clan is defeated one after another, and it will be broken soon. Now that only the Matsuura Party in Kitakyushu has not yet surrendered, it will come to attack soon, and the Date Army's troops are very sharp and difficult to resist. ”