The time was pushed forward two days from May 1, that is, on the night of April 29, a one-foot house.

The battle of Aoyama Castle made the erector famous, and also woke up Otomo Yoshizhen, who was evaluated by the people of the time for his personal political ambitions, sacrificing the lives of his family, and in terms of political skills, he was indeed a master with a unique vision, but he had a ruthless personality and was unexpected.

The undesirable Otomo Yoshijin has a Kakuma Stone Sect who is also a master and a father, compared with the Kakuma Stone Sect who was born as a martial artist, Otomo Yoshizhen looks relatively weak, however, he rarely gives people a feeling of weakness, he once studied martial arts, once he wears a battle robe and wears a sword, the posture of a country's general, just like the general in Yamato's painting. 、

Otomo Yoshijin was not favored by his father when he was young, and he was depressed all day long, and Kakuma Ishizong once had a relationship with him, but he did not leave a deep memory, and later at the request of Mrs. Ouchi, he taught Otomo Yoshizhen Takeda-ryu and Ogasawara-ryu the art of war.

What a difference a person can make! Kakukuma Ishizong thought and couldn't help but be stunned.

The shame of Aoyama City was avenged today, Otomo Yoshizhen thought to himself. The one-foot house is the location of the Otomo Navy. Now there are only a few people in the conference room, and the military advisor of Otomo Yoshizhen, Kakukuma Ishimune, the patriarch Yoshioka Nagamasa, the general Toji Kenren, and the leader of the Bungo Water Army Urabe Wakabayashi Echigo. Historically, he fought against the Mori Navy and the Shimazu Navy Army, but although the main family was weakened by the defeat of the Ogawa War, he continued to do his best. When the army was sent to Korea, Wakabayashi Zhenxing, who also led the naval army to participate in the war, was the son-in-law of Wakabayashi Echigomori, and now he is only twelve years old and has not yet served the Yuan.

In order to survive, Haruhi Ouchi also allied himself with Ryuzoji Takanobu against the Otomo family. At the same time to the western country overlord. After the defeat of Miyoshi Chokei, Date Masaki, who is most likely to become a person of the world, loses. The reason why Otomo Yoshijin endured for so long was also because he was afraid of Date Masaki, who was two or three years younger than him. Who knows if Date Masaki will nervously turn the bow of the ship and come to a Kyushu crusade, knock the Otomo family to the ground and beat him violently, and swallow Kitakyushu by the way.

Otomo Yoshijin was afraid of Date Masaki, so he naturally paid great attention to Date Masaki's information, and with the news that Date Masaki had sent troops to Inaba and Tajima, he found out from it that Date Masaki could not turn his gun to Kyushu in the short term, because his goal was Kamiraku.

Once the Date family is successful. Otomo Yoshijin lost the opportunity to defeat Ouchi Haruei and unify Kitakyushu, and when the time comes, the Date family will inevitably send a partial division to crusade against Kitakyushu, and this short period of two or three years must be used properly, otherwise he will be like a tiger in a cage.

So, how to deal with Haruki Ouchi? Spreading out the map and carefully deducing it, Haruhi Ouchi was worried about the danger from the sea, and similarly, Yoshijin Otomo believed that the only way to attack by sea could be taken by surprise. But it's not easy to be surprised.

Wakabayashi Echizen Mamoru stood opposite Otomo Yoshijin and said with a little nervousness, "Pavilion master." The Yashiro Navy is like a sharp knife hanging over the head, and after three or four days, there may be heavy fog, and it is the best strategy to attack along the coastline, and the delay may not escape the eyes of Yashiro. ”

Otomo Yoshizhen was silent, but there was a hint of approval in his eyes, and his expression was quite important to the leader of the navy in front of him, the reason why he appeared in the one-foot house was that he listened to the report of Wakabayashi Echigomori, and then asked several old fishermen before deciding to come.

Kakukuma Ishizong knew Otomo Yoshijin's decision, otherwise he would not have come, he thought for a moment, hesitated slightly, and said: "My lord, the Ouchi family is short of troops, and it is necessary to protect the border area, and at the same time to expand the territory in Chikuzen, and at the same time to protect the coast of Bunzen, as long as it is taken by surprise, it will definitely be able to obtain an unexpected victory." First of all, it is necessary to mobilize the forces of the Ouchi family, otherwise it is inevitable that there will be losses, which is not good for the Otomo family, who will face a strong enemy once they get Bunzen. ”

Otomo Yoshijin's brows furrowed, of course he knew the concerns of the Kakuma Ishizong, and it was also the concerns of everyone in the upper echelons. Attacking the Ouchi family, it is inevitable to tear the skin with the head of the Ouchi family, the Date family, and the Ouchi family will be outnumbered and weak, but the difference is that the Date family is a powerful country with 100,000 troops.

That's the case, Otomo Yoshijin has to admit that the Date family is much stronger than him, much more powerful, Otomo Yoshijin's voice is low, revealing a resolute and murderous aura, and said: "Now the situation in my family can be said to be precarious, only to obtain the hegemony of Kitakyushu, maybe there is a chance in the future, and now is the last time to calm down." ”

Of course, everyone present knew what Otomo Yoshijin was referring to by the so-called calm time, and the Date family was concerned about Kinai. Kyushu is an attack between the Kyushu people, Ouchi Haruhi said that it was a foreigner from Zhou Fang and Nagato, but he himself is the half-brother of Otomo Yoshizhen, and he is a model of how to be too anxious, of course, it can be called a civil war of Kyushu people. Once the Date family turned their heads to look at Kyushu, there were no eggs under the nest, and the people of Kyushu could only kneel at the feet of Honshu Island and sell their manners.

Of course, there is a difference in Kyushu, and the southern Kyushu claims to be the descendants of the bear raiders, and the reason why the Shimazu clan was able to gather a large army all the way to almost unify Kyushu in history is to organize the descendants of the bears who are brave and good at fighting.

Of course, the difference between southern Kyushu and northern Kyushu is not discussed, but on the issue of Honshu, southern Kyushu and northern Kyushu have taken the same position, and the view that Kyushu is a Kyushu island by Kyushu people is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Yoshioka Nagazen said: "The current situation is indeed full of crises, and it is a simple matter to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Ouchi family, as long as the lord goes to fight outside Aoyama Castle, even if there are only three or two soldiers around him, it is enough to deter people's hearts, and of course, it is better for Chikuzen's allies to respond." ”

Kakuma Ishizong muttered: "The matter of attacking Bunzen, the owner of the pavilion has been discussing with us for a long time, as long as there is indeed foggy weather on the sea, it is indeed easy to hide from the Yashiro Island naval army for a period of time, but after attacking Bunzen, the minister is worried that the Ouchi family will refuse to hold the city, and then the situation will become complicated, don't forget, the Date naval army is much stronger than us." ”

Wakabayashi Echigomori immediately expressed his loyalty and said, "The minister must guard the coastal defense and prevent the Date Navy from harassing the coast with a ship and a soldier." When he said this, his heart was empty, others may not know the strength of the Date Navy Army, and the ships of the Yashiro Island Navy Base alone are enough to crush his Navy Army.

Of course, Otomo Yoshijin knew Wakabayashi's thoughts. He also knows that with his own water army, he may not be an opponent. He pondered for a long time. Then he slowly turned his eyes to look at Yoshioka Chosama, the head of the three elders of Bungo. In terms of tactics and strategy, Kakuma Ishizong wins, but in terms of strategy, Yoshioka Nagazen is not inferior to others.

A sentence that is not lost to others is enough to show that Yoshioka Nagamasasu has a high status in the mind of Otomo Yoshizhen, he pondered for a moment before slowly speaking: "Pavilion master, we must take into account the success or failure of the battle of Kinai, judging from the battle of Inaba and Tajima, the main force of the Date family will not be able to return in the short term, but it can be said that it is difficult to say that there is no division to put together." Now that Awaji Island has fallen into the hands of the Date family, seventy or eighty percent of the people who came to help in the war were naval troops. To put it mildly, as long as the Date navy divides three or four points of strength, my family's navy can only barely resist it. ”

Encouraging resistance is the part of crushing, and Otomo Yoshizhen has always paid great attention to the construction of the naval army since he came to power, for practical purposes, but also to enhance his strength, in order to trade with the southern barbarians, to obtain important strategic materials such as iron cannons, gunpowder, and saltpeter. Even when the shipwright built new sea vessels, he was a strong supporter of Catholicism for several years. At this time, Catholicism was still new to the Otomo family. The power is not very large, but no one knows that the historical Otomo Yoshijin will go so far.

Otomo Yoshijin stood up, paced back and forth in the conference room, and said: "Kyushu is the second most important position in the eyes of the Date family, and it is the back of his road to Shangluo, and he will definitely not relax, if you want to break through Bunzen, I am afraid that it will take half a year, and Chikuzen may not be able to settle down in a year or two." The Date family won't give me such a long time, and it won't take long, as long as I learn about the Bunzen crisis, I'm afraid that his navy will come to copy our back road, and the Yashiro Island navy can go back and forth in a day. ”

Yoshioka Nagazen saw that Otomo Yoshizhen hesitated, and said, "Pavilion master, the old minister is willing to be a messenger to go to Okayama!" ”

Otomo Yoshijin was stunned, raised his head and looked at Yoshioka Nagamasa, and motioned to continue.

Yoshioka Nagazen breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and continued: "Now that the Date family is strong, and if the Otomo family wants to gain time to seize the hegemony of Kitakyushu and even Kyushu, they have to temporarily grovel to the Date family, compromise, and claim to him. ”

Otomo Yoshijin has a stubborn personality, but he didn't feel anything when he heard Yoshioka Nagassu's last sentence about handing over the hostages, laughed, and said: "Miaoya, what the Date family wants is just an obedient Kyushu, Ouchi is still Otomo, and it doesn't matter in his eyes." ”

Yoshioka Nagazen saw that Otomo Yoshijin agreed to his suggestion, but he sighed slightly in his heart, he didn't have Otomo Yoshijin's optimism, I'm afraid Okayama's trip would not be easy, but he didn't say it, maybe this is the only chance for the Otomo family to win the hegemony of Kyushu.

Otomo Yoshizhen's finger kept wandering on the map, stopped at the top of an island, and said: "Today, I will return to the prefecture and raise 10,000 troops to attack the defense line of Qingshan Castle. Kakukuma Ishimune, please lead 2,000 people to build a castle on Himejima, and at the same time, Wakabayashi Echizen Mamoru will move the navy to Ibi Port, echoing Himejima Castle from afar, and taking advantage of the narrowness of the strait to deal with Date's navy. ”

And they were commanded to depart.

A new round of the Battle of Bunzen began, and Otomo Yoshijin immediately mobilized his troops after returning to the prefecture and set out for Aoyama Castle on the morning of May 1. Haruei Ouchi has always paid special attention to the movements of the inner castle of Bungo Prefecture, and learned about the situation in Otomo Yoshizhen for the first time, which led to the scene of the previous chapter.

Ouchi Haruei is also a wise man, he was very surprised, why did Otomo Yoshijin fall twice in the same place, you must know that the city of Aoyama Castle is strong, as long as thousands of people are guarded, food and water are enough to withstand the attack of ten times the enemy, why would it still collide.

Among them there is fame, there is a conspiracy. However, the situation no longer allows Haruei Ouchi to hesitate, no matter what the purpose of Otomo Yoshijin is, since he takes the initiative to personally lead the army to come, then he must personally lead the army south to resist the attack of Otomo Yoshijin.

Only by withstanding the first wave of attacks from Otomo Yoshizhen, otherwise Haruei Ouchi would not have the face to stubbornly maintain his last dignity in front of Date Mashiro, and he had already grovelled and knelt down under Date Mashiro's crotch. When he learned of Otomo Yoshijin's arrival, he immediately greeted him.

May 3, in the evening.

Ouchi Haruei can't be compared with Otomo Yoshizhen in terms of troops, and the decision made in the last battle of Aoyama Castle is almost the same, just holding on, but Otomo Yoshijin is no longer in a hurry to attack the castle outside Aoyama Castle, but drinks and has fun.

Conspiracy, there is a conspiracy, Ouchi Qingying flashed his mind, looked at the blank sea, clenched his fists, slapped the city, and said: "Damn, I was deceived, the Otomo family fought with a plan to attack the west, the main force dragged Qingshan City, and the division smuggled by boat to attack the back road, and the back road was broken, and the defenders in the city lost their morale." ”

Aoyama City has to be defended, once Aoyama City is lost, the Bunzen country is in crisis, the Ouchi family is in crisis, Ouchi Haruhei knows that now is not the time to be sad and desperate, once Aoyama City is broken, he is afraid that he will only have a dead end, and his good brother who killed his father will not let him go.

Ouchi Qingying stroked the saber on his waist, looked at the generals around him, looked at Sadda Takaju again, and said, "Sadda Takai, you are willing to attack with me." As he spoke, he stepped on his horse and shouted, "Open the gates of the city and attack, so that they can see that there are no cowards in the Ouchi clan." ”

Sada's eyes froze, since Ouchi Haruei was about to attack, he immediately followed, and the city quickly organized a team of more than 1,000 people, more than 100 cavalry, waving the blades in his hands, and rushing towards the city gate in units of five.

Ouchi Haruei stood at the forefront and ordered: "Open the door, enter the enemy formation, except for the head of Yoshizhen, the other soldiers are all trampled underfoot." The guntai drum beat and shouted "Kill!" Kill! Kill! "It's used to lift the spirits. A Tang Ling banner appeared in front of the formation, more than 100 cavalry in armor lined up in a conical formation, in Ouchi Haruhi as an arrow, towards the military formation of Otomo Yoshizhen, behind them were eight or nine hundred infantry carrying spears trotting to follow.

Otomo Yoshijin thought that he had won the plan, and the news of the truncation of the back road of Aoyama Castle would come soon, and when the time came, Aoyama Castle would win without a fight, and did not pay too much attention to the military formation, and last year's battle cut down all the timber nearby, so he had to hastily sort out last year's military formation.

Otomo Yoshijin suddenly heard the sound of fighting outside the battle, and the wine glass he picked up spilled on the ground, and shouted loudly: "What happened outside, who rebelled?" He didn't believe that the timid Haruei Ouchi would take the initiative to attack, knowing that he was several times superior to the enemy in terms of troops.

He was answered with a wail: "Enemy! The enemy is out of town! (To be continued.) )