In fact, early the next morning, Hirokashi reported the truth about what happened during the night, and Yamazaki's daughter-in-law, who couldn't stand her husband's death and went insane, ran out of the swamp unprepared, and while singing her favorite song, she searched for her husband Yamazaki Ryuji, and then unfortunately drowned in the depths of the swamp. The bodies have also been found, and Yamazaki Yumori buried them together, so there is no need to tell where they are.

Zhengheng is more interested in the version of the swamp hime.,There's a little regret in my heart.,I didn't think that I would open a new map to start a fantasy journey.,It turned out that everything was a delusion.,I had to continue his historical journey.,Hey,Fantasy novels.,Write according to the routine.,The map of the Wa Kingdom is almost halfway over.,It's time for a new map.。

With a heart of regret, before Zhengheng left Numajo to continue his historical journey, he erected a stone monument in a vacant lot near Numajo, which recorded the story of Zhengheng's encounter with Numahime at night. Of course, Numahime in the story is the daughter of Dokagami, and she has come down to earth to find Dokagami's descendants with her love for her husband.

Zhengheng is very shameless to turn himself into the descendants of Daojing, you must know that the monk Daojing has an unclear relationship with Emperor Xiaoqian in the Nara period, and he once coveted the throne, and the daughter of Daojing had the "Usa Shentuo Incident" because of coveting the throne.

Masahiro walked away gently, leaving behind a mythical story of Date Masahiro meeting the daughter of the mirror. Obviously, this article is a historical novel, not a fantasy novel, and there are no gods and ghosts. Please rest assured that leaving a stone tablet is just an episode of political balance.

As a result, the city was reduced to ruins in the midst of internal strife. Ichinoi Tejo, two or three miles away from Numa Castle, came to an end on the third day of the fall of Numa Castle, and Ichinoi Tejo's castle commander Nogami Futada chose Cage Castle to uphold his dignity as a retainer of the Tao family.

As a general, Noyama Masatomo commanded the whole army, Kumagai Takanao was the vanguard, and Akashi Keijin was the commander of the follow-up troops, with a force of 3,500 troops. This engagement. The Date Army, which was overwhelmingly superior in momentum and strength, fought for a day. In one fell swoop, he broke through Ichinoi De Castle.

In this battle, more than 1,000 men and women from Ichinoite Castle were brutally slaughtered to deter the enemies who dared to resist the Date army. The 300-strong team led by Yamazaki Yoshimori executed the women and children who surrendered after the war.

Postwar. Zheng Heng looked at the silk book on the case, and muttered in a low voice: "Life and death parting, lonely and silent, noble life, as obvious as the moon." He expressed a minimum of respect for the loyal minister who accompanied another Ouchi Yoshicho on his desperate path in history, and said to Noyama Masatomo, who came to return to his life: "Engrave this farewell sentence on the tombstone of Nogami Fangzhong." ”

Ichinoi Tejo Castle was broken, and Nogami Futashi was killed in battle, facing the menacing Date Army. The former ministers of the Ouchi clan, who had not yet made a decision, were terrified and learned that Hirochu Takaho, Yamazaki Yoshimori and other generals had already taken refuge in Date Masaki. For a while, they either competed to surrender or ran away.

On the first day of July in the first year of Koji (1555), the summer of righteousness, knowing the tireless chirping in the treetops, the summer of Zhou Fangguo was in the same climate as the summer of Bichu, Bizen, and Bigo, and it was warm and rainy, and there was no discomfort for the Date army who came out of these places.

The Katsueiji Temple outside the castle and the Bodhi Temple of the Tao clan were issued when the Mori Gento gave the three sons a lesson in history when they were in the formation of the Tomita Katsueiji Temple, and it can be said that it is a temple with rich historical value, but at this moment it has become the location of the main formation of the Date Army's attack on Waksan Castle.

The presiding officer of the original Katsueiji Temple had already fled to Wakayama Castle in fear to seek refuge, and Masahiro looked at Wakayama Castle, the residence of the Tao family, which can be said to be the symbol of the Tao family, and once became the residence of Ouchi Yoshinaga, and later moved to the Yamaguchi Pavilion and was guarded by Tao Changfang.

For Zhengheng, the capture of Wakayama Castle, in addition to symbolizing the breaking of the spiritual pillar of the Tao family, the two countries of Zhou Defense and Nagato will be captured, and at the same time, it can also form a huge oppressive force on the Yamaguchi Pavilion, and Ouchi Sadaaki has returned to the Yamaguchi Pavilion a few days ago.

Ouchi Sadaaki returned to the Yamaguchikan, Ouchi Yoshitaka obviously could not be suppressed, and also crossed the Atsutogawa, obviously the two Ouchi clans have begun peace talks, in the face of Date Masaki's aggressive posture, Ouchi Yoshitaka is not stupid, he has no intention of sandwiching Ōuchi with Date Masaki.

However, there was a news from the navy that could not be said to be good or bad, Otomo Yoshizhen sent troops, and the delay of the news made Zheng Heng learn that it had been half a month since the Otomo family went out, and there were about 12,000 troops. After hearing this, he not only didn't have the slightest worry, but said lightly: "Otomo Yoshizhen is quite interesting. ”

Zhengheng's attitude is flat, which does not mean that his retainers are worried, you must know that Otomo Yoshizhen and Ouchi Yoshitaka have an alliance relationship, Ouchi Yoshitaka's adopted son Ouchi Haruei is also the younger brother of Otomo Yoshizhen, this relationship, it is difficult to guarantee that Otomo Yoshizhen will not cross the sea to help the war. Although Date Jun is not afraid of anyone's challenge, he still does not want to make trouble.

Noyama Yosasa said worriedly: "My lord, Otomo Yoshizhen is the hero of Kyushu, although my family is not afraid of crossing the sea to participate in the war, but Zhou Fang and Nagato will be the territory of the Date family sooner or later." Once a great war is about to start, it will inevitably be ruined, the people will suffer, and it will take a huge price to rebuild the two places, so it is better to send an envoy to state the relationship between the two countries first, and it is better to let it be neutral. ”

Noyama Yosaki's opinion represents the thoughts of many people, Zhou Fang and Nagato are already in the bag of the Date family, and breaking the two places is also the loss of the Date family, and to regain the prosperity of the Ouchi clan, I don't know that I have to pay such a price. If Otomo Yoshijin comes to participate in the war, I am afraid that he will have to break countless pieces and pieces, and if he wants to recover after the war, he will have to pay a greater price. The retainers were all thinking about how to rebuild after the war, and the arrival of Otomo Yoshijin was limited to that.

The smile on Zhengheng's face was a little cold and piercing, he looked at the generals and said: "Otomo Yoshizhen, a rare ruthless person in the world, the tiger poison still does not eat the son, and the son kills the father, it is a great evil in the world, nothing more than this." However, the change of the second-order collapse is not difficult to understand as the behavior of a Warring States daimyo, but from the perspective of human nature, it is an extremely cruel thing. Correct. Everyone has a love for beauty, forcibly snatching the wife of a retainer and playing in front of the retainer. killed his son on the spot and drove his wife crazy, which shows his madness for **. Such a person has no moral integrity at all. Ladies and gentlemen, do you think he would do anything to rescue Yoshitaka Ouchi for the sake of a fellow brother, who now wishes Yoshitaka Ouchi would die at my hands in order to steal Yoshitaka Ouchi's territory. ”

Noyama Masatomo heard the black history of Otomo Yoshijin. I can't help but feel glad that his lord Date Masahiro, although he is also quite lustful, is quite restrained. Obviously, he would not do the evil thing of robbing the wife of a retainer, and it is even more unlikely that the matter of a father killing his brother would happen.

At the same time, he felt a deep hatred for Otomo Yoshijin, and Noyama Yoshitomo didn't know why this was so. It seems to have completely subverted his outlook on life and the world. There are more or less feelings of love and hatred in everyone's emotions.

Zheng Heng didn't have any expression on his face, and said: "Why did Otomo Yoshizhen send out 12,000 people, if he really wants to help in the war, he can cross the sea by boat, you must know that it has been half a month since we got the news, and we should have crossed the sea a long time ago." ”

The generals nodded their heads, but none of them realized that their habits had been assimilated by the political balance. Up and down, Zhengheng likes that everything is efficient. According to the routine of the Date family, generally speaking, an army of thousands of men must be prepared in a few days, and then arrive at the battlefield in a few days. Otomo Yoshizhen sent tens of thousands of troops, and they were still grinding, obviously with bad intentions. Listening to Zhengheng's cold comments, everyone's minds couldn't help but make up Otomo Yoshizhen's true thoughts.

Zhengheng put down the news he sent, and was picked up by Otomo Yoshizhen's bad mood, and he ordered: "Tell the brothers Murakami Yoshimitsu and Ryoyasu to let the two brothers lead the naval army of the headquarters to go around the Guanmen Strait, and then they can come back." ”

Since Murakami Takeyoshi fled, Murakami Yoshimitsu and Ryoksu have surrendered to the Date clan one after another, because the island Murakami Murakami Clan's navy was divided into two, and the Murakami Yoshimitsu and Ryokan brothers were controlled separately, and Murakami Ryōyasu was also crowned as the owner of the island, and his status was faintly higher than Murakami Yoshimitsu.

Ishikawa Hisataka said: "My lord, since Otomo Yoshijin is a person who does not have any discipline, will we take the initiative to provoke a war, will it cause unnecessary trouble?" "The Date family is only troublesome for the invasion of Otomo Yoshijin.

Zhengheng waved his hand and said, "I just gave Otomo Yoshijin an excuse to stay in Fengmae, he is a smart person and will understand my intentions." If there is no excuse, he is afraid that he will despise me, and then it will be extraneous. ”

From a moral point of view, the political balance that was slowly picked up by the festival was quite unaccustomed to the shameless character of Otomo Yoshijin, but from the perspective of the Warring States Daimyo, Otomo Yoshijin was also a smart person, especially in the grass creation stage. I have to say that Otomo Yoshijin is an opponent worthy of the attention of political and economic authorities.

As imagined, when the brothers Yoshimitsu Murakami and Ryoyasu led the fleet to the sea off Toyozen, he was most surprised by the stay in the town of Otomo Yoshijin in Toyozen, and he felt a sense of sympathy for the peer who knew his intentions.

Of course, if Otomo Yoshijin knew the attitude of what he thought was a good friend, he would immediately lead a large army across the sea and teach him what it was. Although the ministers of the Ouchi clan who remained in Bunzen asked to cross the sea to help in the war, Otomo Yoshijin was held back on the grounds that the navy was unfavorable.

The story of Otomo Yoshijin and Date Masahiro, two good friends, will be discussed in detail later, so let's not mention it here, but return to the battle of Wakayama Castle.

Katsueiji Temple is not enough miles away from Wakayama Castle, which can be said to be a dagger on the chest of Wakayama Castle, and the two wings of the Date Army have already shown a flanking posture, Wakayama Castle has already been in turmoil. On the night of the arrival of Date's army, Mashiro ordered the whole army to make all kinds of noises in an attempt to make the other side think that Date was preparing to attack the castle.

In fact, this is just a strategic application of political balance, and those earth-shattering noises are actually deliberately made by the soldiers. However, when the soldiers defending the city heard such a loud noise, they thought that the other party had launched a night attack, so they were so frightened that they had no intention of defending. Hundreds of soldiers deserted that night.

Zhengheng looked at Ruoshan Castle, it is a mountain city of Lianguo style, because it is located in the hinterland of the Zhou Defense Kingdom, close to the mountain pass area, the degree of solidity is obviously not as strong as the Lianhua Mountain Castle and the Anhang Mountain Castle in the border area, nor is it as obvious as the geographical advantage of the Marsh Castle.

After taking a cold approach to the dispatch of troops to Otomo Yoshizhen, Zhengheng held a military meeting to deal with Wakayama Castle, obviously insiders will always see it more truly than outsiders, and the views of Hongzhong Takabao and Yamazaki Xingsheng are quite pertinent, of course, Hongzhong Takabao, who has lived in Wakayama Castle for a long time, knows better about the situation in Wakayama Castle, and you must know that his concubine is still trapped in Wakayama Castle. He stood up first and said, "My lord, although there are more than a thousand people in Ruoshan City now, the people are panicking, and it is the time to give them grace and power. First use force to suppress Ruoshan Castle, to constantly attack their confidence in defending the city, inspire them with leniency to the captives, give preferential treatment to those wealthy warriors who surrender to Cheng, allow those who surrender to Cheng to be guilty of their crimes, and do not blame the past, and give a certain amount of food to the soldiers who surrender to Cheng and leave them as they please. ”

Regarding Hongzhong Longbao's opinion, Zhengheng also thought so, nodded and said: ""Sun Tzu's Art of War cloud: 'The three armies can win the spirit, and the general can win the heart', that is, the enemy's army can hit its morale, and for the enemy's generals, his determination can be shaken. It emphasizes the 'soldiers who surrender without a fight', and if this is the case, then follow the method of Mamoru Mikawa, well, General Takei, you lead a thousand troops to capture Prison Mountain and give Wakayama Castle the final blow. ”

Prison Mountain and Wakayama Mountain are separated by a mountain range, and the Prison Mountain Castle facing Katsueiji Temple has long been empty, and it has become an empty city, and the banner of the Bamboo Feather Sparrow was planted in the prison mountain castle at noon on July 2, and it fluttered in the wind, and Ruoshan Castle scattered nearly a hundred defenders.

The Maiden of Wakayama Castle asked Lady Naito, holding the new lord of the castle, Tao Tsuru Shoumaru, and asked the retainers who stayed behind, "What should I do now?" ”

No one answered her question, there was really no one who knew how to deal with the current situation, most of the elites followed Ouchi Yoshinaga to Huangquan, and most of the people left behind were mediocre people, where was there any good advice.

At most, there are a few tricks that make people laugh when they say it, hey, when the defeat is decided, no one wants to accompany their orphans and widows to die, and most of them have already secretly sent letters to Date's house. (To be continued......)