In the mountain road of Kitasatsuma in southern Kyushu, two blood-red faces looked at each other.

"Come on, boy!" Kitahara Kanemori shouted.

"Come on, old fellow!" Not to be outdone, Shimazu shouted back.

So, the knives and guns in the hands of the two were killed together again.

Just when the two faced off, part of the Luo family's coalition army stopped retreating to counterattack because they were caught up by the Shimazu family's army, while some people who ran fast took advantage of the blocking of the pursuers by their colleagues behind them to speed up the pace of escape. As for the Shimazu family's army in the rear, they kept blowing the horn of the conch and instigating their own army to pursue the victory.

"Drink!"

Kitahara Kanemori wields a broadsword and slashes down from the front. The knife in his hand was a three-foot-two-inch broadsword made by the hands of craftsmen who prepared for the future country, and its weight was not light. After a series of battles, Kitahara Kanemori himself actually felt a little difficult to wield this big sword at this time. At the same time, at this time, he also came to his senses. He knew that the few of them were too impulsive, but they couldn't help it. Previously, most of their territory had been occupied by the Shimazu family, and if they didn't work hard, then the family would be destroyed by the Shimazu family.

Moreover, they had never encountered such a large-scale combined attack by the Iron Cannon before, and due to the lack of sufficient understanding of the power of large-scale iron cannon fire, and even if they were severely damaged by a sudden attack, they still believed that they were guided by their lack of vigilance, which led them to be determined to continue the charge after being ambushed. It's just that only now he really appreciates the power of those iron cannons. If he had known that those iron cannons were so powerful, he would not have encouraged his men to continue charging. Pity. It's useless to regret it now.

As Kitahara Kanemoru's opponent in the decisive battle, Shimazu Ageu naturally wouldn't know that Kitahara Kanemoru regretted his heart at this time. On the contrary, in the face of Kitahara Kanemori's oncoming broadsword. Undeterred, he flicked his gun and took the opportunity to dodge to the side. If he had been struck by the sword, he would have died without a whole body. After blocking the knife slashed by Kitahara Kanemori, he also took the opportunity to look at a flaw and stabbed straight through, but Kitahara Kanemori smiled coldly and flashed to the right. Dodged the shot.

Just when Kitahara Kanemori fought a decisive battle with Shimazu Suijiu, the Shimazu Yoshihisa Brigade also killed. Seeing that the third brother was dueling with the enemy generals, he immediately thought about making a living, so he called a herald (actually called a messenger at this time): "You go to Lord Shinna Tadamoto and Lord Kamada Masenen, and also, to Kawakami Kuro." ”

"Yes, ...... as told"

"It's really young and vigorous, although I know that this is the third brother's hope to get the head of the first enemy general in this initial battle, but after all, such a duel will hinder the family's pursuit of the enemy's rout, so the third brother. Your wish can only be fulfilled next time, and the next time for your brother, you will definitely create a zào opportunity. "Looking at the third brother Shimazu who was struggling to attack the opponent's enemy general. Shimazu Yoshihisa muttered to himself.

In this way, under the notice of the messenger, the three generals of the Shimazu family, Shinna Tadamoto, Kamada Masenen, and Kawakami Hisahiro, soon came to meet him, and after receiving the instructions of Shimazu Yoshihisa, the third person also quickly joined the battle group. Seeing that his lord was besieged, Kitahara Kanemori's subordinates immediately participated in the battle, but they were soon killed one by one by the increasing number of Shimazu soldiers around, but in the end, Kitahara Kanemori became the one who was besieged. Shimazu was originally dissatisfied with the addition of Shinna Tadagen and others, but after seeing his brother, he didn't say anything more.

Under the siege of the Shimazu family, Kitahara and the body gradually fell out. However, the people of the Shimazu family were still very afraid of Kitahara's broadsword, so they only circled around him quickly at this time, and did not take the initiative to attack. But when the northern plains were about to retreat, they raised their guns again. Kitahara Kanemori has realized that he knows that he is in danger today. For Kitahara Kanemori, who is invincible with a big sword, the first meaning of life is to be a real samurai and a real hero. Seeing such a scene, Shimazu and the others couldn't help but admire it, and did not take the opportunity to continue the attack.

"Look at the guns!" But at this time, one of the Shimazu samurai screamed and shook the spear in his hand. The tip of the spear was about to stab Kitahara Kanepu, and the big knife in Kitahara Kanemori's hand was whistling, and he directly pushed away the spear.

"Ahh The Shimazu samurai screamed, his arm shook, and the spear in his hand suddenly flew out, and Kitahara Kanemori took a step forward and slashed directly at the Shimazu samurai who had no weapons.

"Gorou is coming." At this time, another Shimazu samurai, in order to prevent the previous samurai from being stabbed, immediately took the sword of Kitahara Kanemori. But how could his sword be able to defeat the big sword of Kitahara Kanemo, he was immediately cut in two and flew to the treetops next to him.

"Rokuro is here." At the last moment, it seems that the younger brother of this samurai, who calls himself Goro, raised his spear and protected his brother Goro in time. Unexpectedly, after Shimazu and others withdrew from the battle circle, three Shimazu samurai came to besiege Kitahara and defend it.

"Die!" Kitahara Kanemori didn't care about the attack of the samurai who called himself Rokuro, but shook his body and slashed directly at Goro.

"Poof!" Gorou's body suddenly turned out to be in a different place, and blood gushed out. Almost at the same moment, Rokuro's spear stabbed Kitahara Kanemori in the shoulder.

"Hahaha......" Kitahara laughed, "I don't have the strength anymore!" Come and take my head. Fast! With that, he threw out the big knife in his hand and collapsed to the scorching earth.

Rokuro did not hesitate to raise his spear and stab him in the abdomen, Kitahara Kanemori did not dodge, after being stabbed, he was still spread to the ground, and a large stream of blood flowed out of his abdomen, instantly staining the ground around his body.

At this time, the red-eyed Rokuro picked up the big knife that Kitahara Kanemori had thrown and came to Kitahara Kanemori's back. Kitahara Kanemorien opened his eyes and stared at the mountains in the distance. The blood that flowed from his heart and shoulders made his upper body tremble violently. Rokuro raised his broadsword and slashed down, holding up Kitahara Kanemori's head that was still wide-eyed.

"Kitahara, the heroic hero of Kitasatsuma Kamomori, was taken by Shimazu Irokuro and took the head!" He screamed wildly, and his voice shook the mountains and rivers. And then. He gently closed Kitahara's eyes with his hand.

I heard that Kitahara Kanemori was killed. The morale of the soldiers who were still resisting when the Luo family's coalition army was blocked in the mountain road immediately plummeted, and the Shimazu family's army naturally took the opportunity to speed up the siege.

Just when the Shimazu family was pursuing the rout of the Luo family's coalition army with all their might, when Kitahara Kanemori and others instigated people to continue to attack the Shimazu family's army, they took the opportunity to carry the corpse of Shiga Yoshikin's retreat to dozens of Luo family members, and finally returned to the Luo family's coalition camp at this time. They were the first to flee back to the camp after being ambushed by the Shimazu family on the mountain road.

After learning that his general, Yoshihito Shiga, had been killed, Roshi Keirai immediately rode over.

"Righteous Relatives!" Luo Huiliang got off his horse and strode over. "What's going on?" He asked aloud. Looking at the corpse of Shiga Yoshikin, whose eyes were round and staring straight at the sky, Luo Clan Huiliang was stunned for a moment.

At this time, Roshi Huiliang remembered Shiga Yoshikin's strong mother, Shiga Yoshikin's wife, and his five-year-old son. According to the law of the Luo family, the relatives of the retainers must live in the castle town of the daimyo residence castle Gakufu Castle. Therefore, Luo Clan Teirashi also met Shiga Yoshikin's mother, wife, and son at the retainer's banquet at the end of the year.

When he remembered the strong face of Shiga's mother, Luo Hui Liang said quietly: "Don't worry, I will personally tell your mother, you are very brave this time, you are a warrior of the Luo family, I will personally bury you in the heroic tomb of my family." After saying that, Tegura closed Shiga Yoshikin's eyes, then quietly raised his hand and bowed to Shiga Yoshiko.

In fact, after suddenly hearing the sound of iron cannons in the distance, Luo Huiliang had a bad feeling. Therefore, while he immediately ordered the whole battalion to be on guard, he also sent a scout to the battlefield of the pursuit to check the situation. And he himself was in the camp waiting for the news from the detective.

After an anxious wait. The first batch of detectives sent out finally returned, but along with the detectives, there was also the body of Yoshikin-Shiga. After getting the news, Luo Che Huiliang didn't care about asking the detective about the situation of the pursuit battlefield before, so he rushed over first. When he saw the corpse of Shiga Yoshi's own death, Luo Cheila naturally wanted to inquire about the situation.

"My lord, the villain met the righteous relatives in the middle of the road, their ......" was asked to the detective and immediately reported to Hui Liang that after they were sent out, they met the Luo family army that was carrying the body of Shiga and fled to the camp in the middle of the road. Subsequently, several members of the Luo family, who had participated in the pursuit of the Shimazu family's forces, described in detail how they encountered an ambush in the mountain pass.

After learning about the rout of the coalition forces and the fact that Ryokari Shigemeng and others continued to attack the Shimazu family's main camp after being ambushed, Luo Che Huiliang couldn't help but secretly curse these people in his heart. At the same time, he also secretly blamed himself, if he had listened to Kai's pro-straight Jian Yì at the beginning, instead of being bewitched by the wealthy clans of Northern Satsuma, he would not hesitate, and the Zhì coalition army was ambushed by the later forces of the Shimazu family when they were pursuing.

After the news that the coalition pursuit army was ambushed by the Shimazu family was transmitted back to the camp, it immediately gave a great shock to everyone in the camp, but this was still the biggest shock, and then the rout fled back to the camp, and the Shimazu family's conch was gradually approaching from a distance, the Luo family camp was in an uproar, especially after learning that their family army had suffered heavy losses and their family had not yet been found, and even after the news that they were killed, Kitasama's Ryoshiki Shigeaki, Keitain Yoshishige, and Kitahara Yukan sat directly on the ground, and their faces were pale.

"Young master, it's time to make a decision." At this time, after learning all the circumstances, Jia Fei was too lazy to care about Ryoshika Shigemaki and the others, but directly found Luo Hui Liang Jian Yidao.

At this time, Luo Zhihuiliang's heart was also gloomy, and it was originally a victory, but because of a little hesitation at the beginning, it turned into a fiasco. If he had listened to Kai's pro-straight Jianyi and stopped the pursuit of the Shimazu family's rout in time, he would not have caused such a result. The allied forces of the Northern Satsuma clans that went to pursue lost more than 3,000 people at once, and the Luo family's side also lost hundreds of standing reserves at once, so that the original coalition camp of more than 6,000 people had more than 3,000 troops left, and the main force of the Luo family was still more than 2,000 people.

If the coalition forces continue to hold on to this place, then it is still possible to hold the camp, but once it is attacked by the fierce attack of the Shimazu family's army, the most severely damaged will inevitably be the Luo family's army as the main force. And the more than 2,000 troops of the Luo family in the big camp are the main force of the Luo family guarding the border of Nanfeihou, once they are damaged here. Or be pinned down here by the Shimazu family. The Shimazu family changed to attack the Luo family's territory in Nanhigo. Then the consequences will be severe. Therefore, the best way at this time is naturally to retreat, return to the border station, and guard your own territory first, and then make plans. It's just that Luo Huiliang is really unwilling. This time, not only did he not stop the Shimazu family's offensive in the North Satsuma region, but he was even forced to retreat to the territory of Nanhigo. This is simply a great shame, as he hopes to be praised by his father Zhengliang and affirmed by his retainers, it is really a great blow.

"Young master, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, please don't hesitate!" At this time, seeing the young master Luo Shi Huiliang's uncertain expression, Jia Fei immediately reminded again. He was worried that if the young lord Huiliang did not listen to his advice and did not withdraw his troops, the young lord who did not know the danger during the period might not be able to set foot on the land of Higo again. When I think of this. He felt anxious. He prayed that the young master would only retreat in the direction of Feihou. It won't be pursued by the Shimazu family, and it can be deeply reflected on later.

And Jia Fei's words finally made Hui Liang wake up, yes, he had previously led the original victory situation to a fiasco because of hesitation, so this time Hui Liang no longer hesitated, so he immediately gave the order to retreat.

Soon, the Luo family's troops in the camp began to be ordered by the heralds: "The young master orders the withdrawal of troops!" ”

"What? Withdraw troops? "The wealthy families of Northern Satsuma, who had just recovered from learning that their pursuers had been ambushed and suffered heavy losses, and that their relatives were unlucky and unlucky, were immediately shocked again by the news that the Luo family had withdrawn their troops.

"No, you can't withdraw your troops!" The crowd who came back to their senses immediately shouted while asking to see Luo Shi Huiliang.

"Humph! If you don't withdraw your troops at this time, when will it take? Don't forget, it was your request for a pursuit that led to this fiasco. "Hui Liang did not meet with the wealthy clans of Northern Satsuma, but Kai Fei personally met with everyone, but Kai Fei did not give these people a good face.

At this time, the Shimazu family had already given the order for a general attack. From south to east, Shimazu Tokihisa, Ijiin Tadaro, Yingwa Kutora, Kayama Tadasuke, Uehara Naokin, Shinna Tadamoto, Shinna Tadayao and other Shimazu warriors rushed to lead a large army to kill, and these Shimazu family troops shouted as they advanced: "Hugh wants to let one enemy run away, kill all the enemies, and take the head of Terura!" ”

Such a slogan was learned by Shimazu Yoshihisa from the captured prisoners of the Luo family's coalition army, and the general general of the coalition army, Luo Shi's son-in-law of Luo Shizhengliang, immediately let his subordinates learn and deliberately failed to shout, in order to reduce the morale of the Luo family's coalition army.

"That's it. Remove! "In the Luo family, the army is completely reckless and is packing up supplies, and then preparing to retreat. And in the distance, the military strength of the Shimazu family is also approaching. Faced with such a situation, all the wealthy clans of Northern Satsuma had to retreat at the same time. Of course, the direction of their retreat was not the direction of the Luo family's army, but their respective territories. Since then, the alliance between the Luo family and the wealthy clans of Northern Satsuma has almost come to an end.

And when the Shimazu family's troops arrived at the camp of the coalition forces, they only saw the dense barren grass around the camp, and they could not see a single person, only the warm sunshine.

"Huh! It's so stingy. Not even a single thing left for us! Tadasuke Kayama couldn't help but sarcastically as he watched the mess and smoke of the coalition forces break up the camp.

"Look for the enemy now!" Shimazu Yoshihisa saw such a situation in the coalition camp and immediately ordered. Soon, the detective who was ordered to leave traces on the ground and followed it back sent back the news that he had discovered the military strength of the Luo family and the wealthy clans of Northern Satsuma.

"Young master, continue the pursuit." The retainers immediately pleaded.

"No, suspend the pursuit, camp on the spot, and discuss after the enemy's intentions are confirmed." In the face of the surging crowd, Shimazu Yoshihisa decisively gave the order to camp on the spot. According to the Shimazu family's research on the Luo family's family governor, Shimazu Yoshihisa knew that the Luo family's family governor Luo Shi Masarake was a scheming guy, and now no one knows whether the Kyushu Eagle Luo Masara's sister-in-law Luo Shi Huiliang is also as scheming as his father, although this time the Shimazu family won by luck, but for the sake of safety, it is more appropriate to take a steady approach. Anyway, even if they miss this opportunity to pursue, at least the Shimazu family has kept the fruits of this victory.

Of course, the deeper reason why Shimazu Yoshihisa did not pursue the Luo family's army is first of all because judging from the news reported by his own detectives, the Luo family's retreat camp is kept very tight, and even if the Shimazu family pursues, it will not get much benefit from the other party.

What's more, the main purpose of the Shimazu family this time is to occupy the North Satsuma region, and what needs to be done most now is to take advantage of this victory to attack the remaining areas of North Satsuma that have not yet been unified, as for the Luo family, it is better not to offend too much. At least before taking full control of Satsuma Province and entering Osumi Province, there must be no too fierce confrontation with the Luo family, otherwise it will affect the Shimazu family's strategy in southern Kyushu. In order to avoid overstimulating the Luo family, Shimazu Yoshihisa even decided to send someone to send all the corpses of the Luo family soldiers killed this time back to the Luo family's military garrison at the border.

Secondly, if the army of the Luo family is pursued this time, then the military situation of the pursuit is naturally the most suitable for cavalry. However, although the cavalry of the Shimazu family claims to have 1,000 people, there are actually only more than 400 war horses in it, and the remaining 500 or so horses are just ordinary horses. If the cavalry is sent to pursue this time, once the Luo family resists with all their might, then the cavalry of the Shimazu family will definitely suffer a lot of losses. This will naturally have a lot of impact on the Shimazu family's next strategy plan for Kita-Satsuma and Nishi-Osumi.

In the end, in the iron cannon team of the Shimazu family this time, there are actually only more than 600 iron cannons in the iron cannon team of the Shimazu family, and the iron cannons in their hands are still forged by the Shimazu family after exhausting their wealth, but even so, in terms of quality and range, these iron cannons are not as powerful as the iron cannons in the hands of those Ming pirates. Of course, the iron cannon in the hands of these Ming pirates is not called an iron cannon by them, but a fire gun. This time, in the strategy of Kita Satsuma, these hired pirates did play a big role, but according to the agreement made by the Shimazu family and the pirate leader Wang Zhi, once it comes to the conflict with the Luo family, these pirates must withdraw from the battlefield to avoid direct confrontation with the Luo family. This pirate leader seems to be very scrupled about having a direct conflict with the Luo family.

Judging from the information obtained from his own careful investigation, it seems that the Ming pirates led by Wang Zhi have cooperated with the Luo family in trade, and the two sides have also reached some agreements on peaceful coexistence. If this is the case, these pirates are naturally reluctant to directly confront the Luo family's army.

And this time when attacking the Luo family's coalition army, in order to make these pirates help the Shimazu family, Shimazu Yoshihisa deliberately concealed the news that the Luo family's military strength was also in it. And since Shimazu Yoshihisa has already deceived the other party once, if he really continues to pursue the Luo family's army in the future, then he will no longer be able to hide the news of the Luo family's military strength from these Ming pirates, then not only will his previous lies be exposed, but he will even have a bad relationship with Wang Zhi because of this, Shimazu Yoshihisa is naturally unwilling to have such a situation. After all, at this time, the Shimazu family, whether in trade or force, still desperately needed the help of these Ming pirates led by Wang Zhi.

As for the other wealthy families of Northern Satsuma who also escaped, Shimazu Yoshihisa was not worried at all. After today's battle, although the Shimazu family's army has also suffered hundreds of injuries, it is naturally much better compared to the thousands of injuries of these wealthy families. What's more, after this war, the morale of these wealthy clans to resist can be said to have suffered a heavy blow. With low morale and weakened strength, Shimazu Yoshihisa was confident that he would be able to unify Northern Satsuma into the territory of the Shimazu family in a short period of time, and thus truly unify the entire Satsuma country.

(Thanks to the tip of "Jun Xiang Yezi".) I'm asking you for a monthly pass here.,So far,There's only one monthly pass for this month in this book.,Sad.。 The enthusiasm of the code word suddenly dropped to the ice level. (To be continued......)