When Ryosen Takataka and other Ouchi retainers rushed to Kyushu in batches to join the Luo family with the most descendant bloodline of Ouchi Yoshitaka, as well as blood books and flowers, Masarashi had already begun to hold an assessment meeting in the eastern region of Chikuzen Province in Tachibanayama Castle in Chikuzen Province.

As early as a month ago, when he received information from the Luo family detective who was lurking in the Tao family's territory about the secret appearance of mobilized peasants in the Tao family's territory, in order to receive the information from the Ouchi family more quickly and respond in time, Masara had already come to Tachibana Mountain Castle.

This time, in order to convey the information that Tao Longfang raised troops to rebel in a timely manner, more than a dozen Luo family detectives who were responsible for transmitting information were directly tired. This is also unavoidable, after all, you can't ride a horse in a hostile territory, so the detective who is in charge of transmitting information can only run on his legs. And when they arrived at the beach, in order to speed up the boat, the intelligence officers who rowed the boat were already exhausted and foamed when they arrived at the contact point in the sea near Tachibanayama Castle.

After receiving the news that Tao Longfang had gone out to the Ouchikan in Yamaguchi, Masato had immediately issued an order to summon the retainers. And when the news of Yoshitaka Ouchi's killing came, all the retainers happened to have arrived. Of course, in order to catch up with this meeting, people such as Masanao Kinoshita and Tomohisa Oishi in Bungo Province came almost overnight.

The venue for the judging meeting was the residence of Shigemasa Yoshida, the lord of Tachibanayama Castle, and it was a standard Wakoku-style garden surrounded by cherry blossom trees.

This time, Masara was still dressed in armor and dressed as a military general, sitting on a stacked mat (i.e., tatami mat) in the middle of the room. Two small surnames, Nobutsune Esato and Yoshihiro Shimazu, stood behind him. One of them was holding his sword in his hand. One of them held his Nanban headbag.

Due to the limited size of the house, the important ministers of the house and the leaders of the various teams will sit on a stacked mat made of rush, with their knees together and their hips on their heels. Other retainers, such as the lieutenant generals of the various teams, could only kneel outside the courtyard with a small cushion spread under them. The sliding doors and partitions around the room have been removed, leaving only four pillars. This rather open design is to facilitate the generals in the courtyard to hear and see all the processes of the military discussion in the room.

After the retainers sat down, Masarashi immediately said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I just received information from Zhou Fangguo that Lord Yoshitaka of Ouchi Dazai Daji Nishikoku was rebelled against by Tao Longfang and has been brutally killed. As his subordinates, we must avenge him. Masara's words were righteous, as if he was really a good subordinate of Yoshitaka Ouchi.

"Bring people in." After saying something righteously, Masato said to Fei Duan, who was guarding the gate of the courtyard. The latter immediately turned and walked out. Soon after, a young man of eighteen or nineteen years old was brought in. This young man was obviously very scared in his heart at this time, even if he was brought to Zhengliang. His feet were still shaking.

"This is Ouchi Yoshinaga, the adopted son of Lord Yoshitaka of Ouchi Dazai Daiji Nishikoku Exploration Theme, and at his strong request, he decided to go out to the Ouchi family and capture the sinner Tao Takabo who killed Lord Ouchi Dazai Dazai Nishikoku Exploration Yoshitaka, and avenge Lord Ouchi Dazai Daiji Nishikoku Exploration Lord Yoshitaka." Masahiro said solemnly to everyone.

"Please Dazai Shaoji repair the doctor, Lord Justice for the villain, and avenge the villain's father!" At this time, Ouchi Yoshicho (that is, Otomo Haruei) also suddenly knelt on the ground and cried. Everyone saw that his whole body trembled, and it seemed that he was really overly sad because he suddenly learned of the death of his adoptive father, Yoshitaka Ouchi. Hey, that's pitiful!

But everyone was wrong, in fact, Otomo Qingying at this time trembled because of fear. When the Luo family occupied the inner hall of the Bungo National Palace, he also became a prisoner of the Luo family, and then he was sent to Hizen Kunino Takayama under house arrest. On the wild high mountain, he studied Buddhism with some monks every day, and then occasionally went to the farm next to Zhongxiao Temple to raise pigs and feed chickens, and his life was quite uneventful. Later, after he learned that his stepmother, her son and daughter, and his two own sisters had settled in the castle town of Gakufu Castle, and that his life was also taken care of by the Luo family, he felt more at ease, and even fully adapted to such a life.

But fate played a joke on him again, and at this time, the rebellion of Tao Longfang gave Masarashi the opportunity to enter the eastern region of Chikuzen Province and even the Bunzen region. And Otomo Haruying, who used to be the adopted son of Yoshitaka Ouchi, naturally became a righteous signboard for Masayo to send troops. So Otomo Haruei, who had just adapted to a peaceful life, was sent to Tachibana Mountain Castle by Masaara, and then was taught what Fang Cai said, and finally there was a scene just now. But even so, he was still very scared in his heart, and he felt helpless, especially when facing the Luo family governor Luo Zhengliang, he always felt frightened for no reason.

is completely different from Otomo Qingying's mood at this time, but the eyes of the retainers below looking at Masahiro are full of admiration. The lord of his own family is so powerful, he actually predicted a few months ago that the civil strife in the Ouchi family would become more and more intense, so he had already made relevant preparations, and now he has found such a banner of righteousness. This time, the Luo family's strategy for the eastern region of Chikuzen Country will definitely be successful.

"Go down and rest, don't worry, your father's revenge will definitely be avenged for you." Masaro said with a sad expression. After the banner is torn up, it is natural to let him go down to rest.

After Otomo Qingying was helped down, Masahiro's face immediately straightened, and he said solemnly: "Listen to the order!" ”

When the people below heard this, they immediately straightened their waists, sat up straight, and looked at Masato with their eyes intently, waiting for Masato to issue an order.

"The first standing ashigaru team, after the main family marched to the eastern part of Chikuzen Province, continued to strictly guard the Higashi Castle in Hita County in Bungo Province, the mountain checkpoint in Mt. Yufuka, and the Hinatsu Castle in Kuju County, and guarded against the movements of the wealthy clans of Bunzen Province on the other side of the mountain range. As soon as the wealthy clans in the Bunzen Province region went to support Chikuzen Province, they immediately went to the border of Bunzen Province, forcing them to be unable to support Chikuzen Province. ”

"Yes!" The commander of the first standing ashigaru team who was appointed immediately received the order, Masanao Kinoshita, immediately received the order.

"The second standing ashigaru team, you will be the main force of this battle, and immediately after the meeting, gather troops outside the city, and be ready to go out to the territory of the Zongxiang family at any time."

"Yes!" Shigemasa Yoshida, the commander of the second standing ashigaru team, and the lieutenants Hisamomori Takeuchi, Kamiyo Katsuri, Ueda Shinji, Kuroki Minori, and Luo Masamune led the order at the same time. After recuperating for so long, they finally had a battle to fight, and their hearts were excited.

"The third standing ashigaru team. After leaving some of the recruited peasants to guard the border with the Akizuki family, you immediately gathered and rushed to Hakata Port, where your family's navy had been waiting for a long time, and naturally there was a task handed over to you at that time. ”

"Yes!" The commander of the third standing ashigaru team, Akuta, and the deputy general, Asakura Soto, led loudly.

"The fourth standing ashigaru team. We will continue to defend Takasakiyama Castle, Funaikan and Tsuruzaki Castle on the coast of Beppu Bay in Bungo Kokuoita and Kaibe Prefecture, and guard against the forces of the wealthy clans in Bungo Kokudai Tomoya Sumi and Kunisaki-gun in the north, and ensure the safety of the coast of Beppu Bay. In view of the civil strife in the Ouchi family, the Otomo family may have some changes, and as soon as they are found to be in the Bunzen Province, they will immediately go to the Beppustana area to delay their departure. "At this time, it is possible that Otomo Yoshizhen will not only take advantage of the internal strife of the Ouchi family to invade the Bunzen Province, but also may go out to aid the Bunzen Province or even the eastern region of Chikuzen Province, no matter which choice Otomo Yoshizhen makes, it is something that Masaarashi does not want to see, so it is necessary to stop the Otomo family from going out.

"The Intelligence Pavilion immediately spread rumors that Yoshitaka Ouchi had been killed by a rebellion in the eastern region of Chikuzen Province and the Ouchi family area such as Bunzen Province, and created chaos in these areas. The Cabinet stands ready to take over the affairs of the interior of the newly occupied areas at any time. ”

"Yes!" Kansuke Yamamoto and Heiji Togo received the order at the same time.

"The cloaks, two cavalry teams, and iron artillery teams will go out with me."

"Oh!"

A loud howl like a wolf howl suddenly sounded in Tachibanayama Castle. (To be continued......)